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Famous Tech Entrepreneur Halsey Minor Declares Bankruptcy

How easy is it to blow $200 million? Just ask high-tech mogul Halsey Minor, who went from dot-com multimillionaire to flat broke in less than five years. Fifteen years ago, Minor was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine as one of the Internet entrepreneurs the magazine called “Masters of the New Universe.” In 1999, Fortune magazine’s list of “40 Richest Americans Under 40″ had Minor at No. 31 with […]

Virginia Candidate's Green Car Business Sues for $85 Million Over Visa 'Fraud' Article

Controversy erupted last week over a “green jobs” business founded by Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman who is now running for governor of Virginia. GreenTech Automotive (GTA), the company McAuliffe started in 2009, has filed an $85 million libel lawsuit against Watchdog.org, a project of the non-profit Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, for an article critical of GTA’s use of “an immigrant-investor program to raise […]

Random Laws That Actually Exist In The United States

You might want to check out this list of random laws in the United States to make sure you aren’t breaking any of them. 1. In Florida, it is considered an offense to shower naked. 2. In Oklahoma, people who make “ugly faces” at dogs may be fined and/or jailed. 3. In Chico, California, it is illegal to plant a garden in any public street. 4. In Los Angeles, California, […]

Candidate for Lt. Gov. in Virginia Sends Out Unconventional Email About Ill Mother

Pete Snyder is currently running for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia. He sent an email out that is causing GOP activists to take a second look. This email could be taken as too personal, taking advantage of a horrible situation for political gain, or conveying the purity that comes with a loving mother. The reader should decide. His subject line was simple, “Mom.” This technique is known by new media professionals as […]