Posted by Timothy Wong on 22 October, 2006
Health officials are investigating a woman’s claim that she found part of a human finger in a Subway sandwich – an allegation reminiscent of the chili bowl finger hoax that hit a Wendy’s restaurant last year. Two health inspectors visited the Subway restaurant in Chowchilla on Thursday after the woman reported finding what appeared to [...]
Posted by Timothy Wong on 16 October, 2006
Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy — almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall. General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car [...]
Posted by Timothy Wong on 10 October, 2006
Soon enough, Google really is going to control all information on the Internet. $1.65B also doesn’t seem that much in comparison to other business buyouts, takeovers and purchases. Google, the Internet’s leading search engine, announced Monday that it is buying popular online video site YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock. YouTube, which was founded in [...]