Deputy at tow yard fired 6 shots to kill man sitting in car, son says
A Volusia County sheriff’s deputy was in plain clothes when he fired six shots and killed a Port Orange man sitting inside a vehicle Saturday at a tow yard, the dead man’s son said Monday.
The son said his father, who is deaf, had a concealed weapons license and had his gun tucked in his waistband and covered by his shirt.
Red-light camera contractor spent thousands on meals for Sacramento County and CHP employees
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers accepted free meals worth thousands of dollars from the private company that operates the county’s red-light intersection cameras, then recommended the county choose that company over several competitors for a new red-light contract worth up to $11.8 million, a Sacramento Bee review has found.
“Even if it is not a corrupt relationship, it doesn’t look good,” said Levinson, who is a member of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. “It tells a story of a company trying to curry favor with the government and tells the public that government is where people go who can pay to play.”
Yes, you can retire before your 40th birthday
Dropping out of the workforce years before everyone else, means you have to be completely debt free, with savings equal to about 25 times the income you wish to achieve in retirement, taking any government pensions or payments into account.
It depends on how dedicated you are to your cause, and how quickly you can pay off any outstanding debts (including paying off your mortgage) and accrue the required savings.
Directors, Actors, Producers, Camera People And More Demand Peter Sunde Be Freed
He's been put in the equivalent of a maximum security prison and basic requests for more humane treatment have been rejected.
Even if you absolutely hate The Pirate Bay and think it's the worst thing that's ever happened to the entertainment industry (a ridiculous view, but nonetheless...), the idea that the legal recourse against it should have been criminal, rather than civil charges, is mind-boggling. The idea that the site's spokesperson, who had little to do with the actual operations for the site should be criminally charged and convicted is equally ridiculous. And then the fact that he's treated at the same level as a violent criminal, and treated with such little respect and dignity concerning his own father's funeral is a travesty of justice.
TSA Not Sure If It Groped Man Before Flight, Demands To Grope Him After Flight Is Over
Nygard claims he got the full groping in Minnesota, but the TSA (or potentially a Spirit airlines employee) apparently believed it was overlooked -- though, they didn't "realize" this until the flight was halfway to Denver.
Nygard keeps asking why they need to search him, and the TSA has no good answer, other than saying they need to do so. Nygard asks if he's being detained, and they don't answer.
Finally, Nygard just walks away, saying that if he's not being detained, he's leaving.
Microsoft needs Minecraft to boost mobile ambitions
The software company's Windows Phone system has only 2.5 percent of the world's smartphone market, and its Surface tablet barely more, according to tech research firm IDC.
Markus Persson, the game's creator and co-founder of Mojang, said last year that Windows phones are so insignificant in terms of market share that they are not worth developing for.
Microsoft is expected to pay close to $2.5 billion for Mojang, or about 8 times sales last year.
DHS asks stores to watch customers behavior for terrorist signs
While saying the government cannot prohibit sales of some everyday materials, Mr. Johnson said retailers should be trained to look for anyone who buys a lot from what he described as a “long list of materials that could be used as explosive precursors.”
Other than pressure cookers, Mr. Johnson did not say what other products might appear on the guidance that will be sent to retailers.
Alibaba IPO may raise as much as $24 billion
Even if Alibaba skews toward the conservative end of that range, it would raise $22.1 billion, eclipsing the largest American IPO to date: Visa (V), which raised $17.9 billion and beating global record holder Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (IDCBY), which raised about $21 billion in 2006.
Russian rouble falls to new low on sanctions threat
A recent weak economic performance and the conflict with Ukraine have combined with Moscow's commitment to intervene less with the value of the rouble, said Mr Narain.
The turmoil in the financial markets is happening as the war of words between Russia and the West intensifies. Nato has accused Russia of a "blatant violation" of Ukraine's sovereignty and engaging in direct military operations to support pro-Russian rebels.
Google's 'Captain Moonshot': I will BOMB you with DELIVERIES
The company said that its Project Wing craft will provide unmanned craft which could bring light deliveries to people in areas where automobile or large-scale airmail deliveries are impractical or not possible.
The company has been testing working on the project for more than two years and says it is currently testing a small fleet of craft in Australia.