After another money-losing year, Bank of America Corp. got the upper hand with Uncle Sam in 2010. The Charlotte-based bank had no federal income tax expense for a second straight year and actually reported a tax “benefit” of nearly $1 billion. Also, the bank’s billions in accumulated ... Read more...
Mumia abu Jamal - Teachers Baaad Have you noticed that politicians flit from boogey-man to boogey-man, a process of demonization that is usually little more than misdirection from more pressing problems? According to a number of new governors across the country, the newest boogey-men (and I... Read more...
by M.T. Richards Four years ago, Southern rap heroes UGK commanded listeners, without much discretion, to "Quit Hatin' the South." Nobody hates on the South now. From New Orleans' native son Lil Weezy to Rick Ross in Miami, many of today's most formidable hip-hop artists reside below the vaunte... Read more...
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EMC issued a warning today that hackers have stolen information about its RSA SecurID two-factor authentication that could be used by cybercriminals to more easily breach customers' systems. In an open letter, RSA executive chairman Art Coviello revealed that the information was stolen via an APT (... Read more...
IAmNotADictionary Phrase Of The Day: March 30th - Official #Fail Day - Today marks the day that it all went wrong. Today is the anniversary of one of the most (if not the most) major fail in the history of Amerikkka. 30 Years ago on this day (March 30th) in 1981, only 69 days into his preside... Read more...
Pennsylvania’s surging gaming industry will probably overtake Atlantic City next year as the nation’s second-largest casino market, Wall Street analysts predicted Tuesday. Pennsylvania has been growing by double-digit margins at the same time that Atlantic City’s gaming revenue has plunged ... Read more...
Trouble down under has led to a major controversy concerning the contamination of the food supply with genetically-modified organisms (GMO). Fonterra, a New Zealand-based cooperative that represents the world’s largest exporter of dairy products, has been pinned by Greenpeace Australia for all... Read more...
Google has begun testing Google Music internally, a sign that the much anticipated service is nearly ready to launch. Employees at the online behemoth have begun a process commonly referred to in Silicon Valley as dog-fooding, in which employees try out a new service or product, music industry so... Read more...