EBay fined $63 million for selling fake Louis Vuitton stuff
A Paris court on Monday ordered Internet auctioneer eBay to pay $63 million in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online, according to reports.
The court also barred eBay from selling four perfume brands — Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain, AFP reported.read more
Jeffrey Epstein pleads guilty to prostitution charges
New York billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from underage girls in South Florida.
Circuit Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo sentenced the 55-year-old money manager Monday to 18 months in the Palm Beach County jail, followed by a year of house arrest. He will al... read more
EveryScape takes you there digitally
Everyscape, a Massachusetts-based startup, has recently launched an online mapping service that allows users to not only explore a neighborhood but also to go inside shops and restaurants.
With a few clicks of a mouse, users can navigate... read more
Teenager decapitated at Six Flags accident
A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said.
Six Flags officials are uncertain why the unidentified 17-year-old from Columbia, S.C. scaled two six-foot fences and passed sign... read more
Ruslana Korshunova falls to her death
Russian born supermodel Ruslana Korshunova was found dead Saturday afternoon from what police call an apparent suicide.
the 20-year-old model fell to her death from the ninth floor of her New York apartment around 2:20pm on Saturday, The New York Post, the Daily News and Newsday reported.
... read moreJesus in ultrasound? … we say it’s just placenta
Is it a simple sonogram or a holy sighting? For one Miami, Florida mother, the birth of baby Sabastian was a gift from God. After suffering a recent miscarriage, Amy Janer was nerve-racked about her third pregnancy until she saw a 3D ultrasound at 32 weeks.
Janer said the face of Jesus can be... read more
The Brothel Bus - the hookers come to you!
Sure, $US40 sounds a bit steep for a bus fare — even in Florida.
But the ride, say Miami Beach police, included an open bar and female passengers offering lap dances and other sexual favours.
Police said the sleek black “brothel bus” was cruising early on Sunday morning w... read more
Men, hold on to your weiners, Lorena Bobbitt is back!
Exactly 15 years ago this week the world first heard the story of John Wayne and Lorena Bobbitt. John Wayne, an ex-Marine, was accused of coming home drunk and raping his wife. Lorena was accused of retaliating by cutting off her husband’s penis while he was asleep.
Lorena went from ano... read more
Exxon Valdez dissaster not worth $2.5 billion says court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million.
The court ruled that victims of the worst oil spill in U.S. history may collect punitive damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., but not as much as a federal appeals court... read more
James Fagan is pure evil
The father of a Florida girl abducted and buried alive in a trash bag by a sex offender has blasted a Massachusetts politician who said he’d have to torment young victims on the witness stand if mandatory sentences for offenders passed the state Legislature.
Mark Lunsford, whose 9-year-... read more
