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[quote]This happened like a month ago.[/quote] You are confusing the civil charges that the SEC recently brought to the latest criminal one that the feds from the US Attorney's office just filed....

[quote]Elizabeth Holmes, once a darling of Silicon Valley, vowed to disrupt health care with inexpensive, accessible finger-prick blood tests. Now the 34-year-old founder of the biotech startup Theranos is facing federal criminal charges. On Friday, the US attorney’s office in San Francisco wrapp...

On this day, which is also Flag Day, I'd like to say this: As a legal immigrant who once came to America for higher education, I must say that the country I arrived in was a lot different than the one it is since the current administration took over. While I condone some (not all) of the political a...

[quote]One way to think of President Trump's trade policy as a sort of soap opera. There are multiple plotlines, there's high drama, and plot twists abound. And on top of all that, you can walk away for a while, come back, and still know the general thrust of the plot — in this case, the thrust bein...

Did it all start when USC won the AP national championship in 2003 pissing off LSU fans? Every other day there is a thread here bashing high California home prices and cost of living, cheering exodus of companies from the Bay Area and such when I'm pretty sure a majority of those railing on CA have ...

One can ask why we weren't having these tragedies 30- 40- 50 years ago. We have to look at some of the differences. The vast majority of us had 2 parents in the house. Most of us had one parent at home to raise us until 1st grade came along, so we had attention an overwhelmed daycare attendant can't...

[quote]Aaron Schlossberg, the Manhattan lawyer who was filmed this week demanding workers in a restaurant speak English, was treated to a Latin-themed party on Friday night. Outside his apartment. More than 4,000 people planned to attend the event in midtown Manhattan, which organizers said would...

2/4 vs. 5/8...

That should have been Brees with the Lombardi trophy, not some fricking backup named Foles....

[quote]An Indian once told me that Northern Indians are the engineers and math whizzes. The Southern Indians are the 7-11 and franchisee types. Or maybe it's the reverse. Anyway, I found that interesting.[/quote] It's the reverse actually. Most hotels are owned by Patels and Singhs who come f...

frick you Roger Goodell. ...

They have won enough to last two or three generations. At this point, what is the difference between 5 championships and 7 or 8? Have taken all fun out of football the last 10 years or so. I'm so numb....

[quote]I have never ever supported ANY subsidy to any industry. When you choose to take your business somewhere, you are essentially "voting" for that business. [/quote] So I am assuming you are against mortgage interest deductions and long-term capital gains tax too? Because that is essentiall...

[quote]Let green energy come naturally through the market. Let consumers decide when they want to switch to green energy. It isn't right to prop up ANY industry that consumers do not vote for with their wallets.[/quote] So you are saying the Oil and Gas industry never benefitted from an...

So the worst they can be is 2nd seed. Can we leap frog Minnesota in any scenario? [link=(http://scores.espn.com/nfl/standings)]LINK[/link]...

[link=(https://youtu.be/EYX1rIe3SaQ)]LINK[/link] Remember this?...

Thanks, Trump! fricking Republicans....

[quote]Alcohol.org recently conducted a survey asking bartenders to spill their thoughts on everything from most annoying bar behaviors to which drinks make them think negatively of customers. The top five drinks aren't all that surprising, although you've definitely ordered at least one of them bef...

[link=(https://www.google.com/amp/amp.tmz.com/2017/12/12/keaton-kimberly-jones-confederate-flag-bullying)]Keaton Jones Gofundme Campaign halted over mom’s confederate flag post on Facebook [/link] I feel like the whole message around the kid's original bullying story is now lost due to the new re...

Will that be the theme going into the playoffs for us Saints fans? Russell Wilson scares the heck out of me....