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Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:50:26 +0000

Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting.

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Man Sues Apple for Siri's Imperfections

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:30:50 +0000

Apple iPhone 4S users know that Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant, can be hit or miss. Sometimes she understands you perfectly and reacts with precision, and other times? Well, not so much.

But a New York man is so upset by Siri’s flaws and foibles that he’s filed a lawsuit against Apple.

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Red Cross Fined $9.6 Million for Blood Safety Violations

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:44:27 +0000

In the second multi-million-dollar penalty levied against the American Red Cross in the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration has fined the agency nearly $9.6 million for “sloppy and unsafe blood management practices.”

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Worst Malfunction Ever Cheats Man Out of $57 Million Jackpot

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:18:50 +0000

Most slot machines these days are run on computer chips, which means that just like your trusty laptop, they’re bound to fail on occasion.

That’s what happened to Behar Merlaku, who thought he’d won a $57 million jackpot, only to learn a software error voided his big score.

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American Eagle Airlines Fined a Whopping $900,000 for Keeping Passengers Stuck on Tarmac

Shauna Wright — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:27:59 +0000

A Department of Transportation rule implemented in April 2010 prohibits airlines from keeping passengers sitting on a tarmac for more than three hours — a rule it says an American Airlines affiliate has since violated so frequently that it’s now been slapped with a $900,000 fine, the first such fine handed down since the edict took effect.

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Jerry Sandusky Tells Bob Costas 'I Shouldn't Have Showered With Those Kids' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:15:34 +0000

Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, broke his silence Monday night about the scandal that lead to the firing of head coach Joe Paterno and three other university officials.

In a phone interview with Bob Costas on NBC’s ‘Rock Center With Brian Williams,’ Sandusky said, “I have horsed around with kids, I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact,” but declared himself innocent of the abuse charges.

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Man Sues White Castle Over Booth Size

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:18:54 +0000

Normally a lawsuit involving a fast food chain and a patron has something to do with the food. In the case of Martin Kessman versus White Castle the main complaint by Mr. Kessman is that the restaurant’s booths aren’t big enough. Online Dish explains how his local White Castle repeatedly broke promises to make the booths at his local franchise bigger.

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Black Valedictorian Sues Her School After Being Forced to Share Honor with White Student

Shauna Wright — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:28:10 +0000

In 1957, nine black students were denied entry at the illegally racially-segregated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, setting off a firestorm that became a watershed moment in the civil rights movement.

Now, a young woman claims another school in the state is still discriminating against minority students.

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