One of the largest crowdfunding websites in the world has recently changed is policies to no longer allow campaigns that relate to abortions.
The site has been touted as an alternative to KickStarter.com that is more accessible to people in need of smaller amounts, often for personal causes like medical bills, house repairs and scholarship funds, but recently the site has...
A high school student in upstate NY wants to be remembered for his deep love for cats and lasers. New York high school student Draven Rodriguez will be graduating from Schenectady High School this year and has started an online petition to let him use his laser cat photo as his senior picture.
On the petition he writes, "Hi all. This...
During those late-night cravings or when you find yourself with only $3 for the rest of the week, instant Ramen Noodles are the solution. Half of the world swears their childhood, college years, and often even adult life to the non-so-gourmet-meals.
According to a new study, however, they might be killing you. OK, not necessarily, or not outright, but the research shows...
Amazon.com plans to open a 222,500-square-foot distribution center in Concord this coming November. The new facility will be built in the Concord Airport Business Park, next to the Concord Regional Airport. The Silverman Group, a New Jersey-based real estate company, will be constructing two speculative industrial buildings totaling 550,000 square feet, almost half to be leased by Amazon.
The new facility...
In a highly anticipated event this afternoon, Apple announced the release of its new smartwatch, calling it the 'Apple Watch' (some speculate that iWatch was too hard to copyright due to the already existing iSwatch copyright). It will go on sale in early 2015 starting at $349 for the base model and presumably much more for the sport and 18k...
DEA agents and local police agencies around the greater New Orleans area joined forces to seize over 320 large marijuana plants and over 250 lbs of processed marijuana.
Officials stated that the confiscated marijuana has a street value of over $1 million.
On Tuesday morning, Police were tipped off that Megan Crain, 25, had stolen the vehicle and may be headed to the Tangipahoa area. Chiasson...
The city of Clearwater has just broke ground on a new $7.1 Million public library complex, next to the Countryside Recreation Center at 2640 Sabal Springs Dr.
The new 22,500 sq. ft. facility was designed by Harvard Jolly Architects and will be built by Ajax Construction of Oldsmar, FL. The majority of the cost will be funded by Penny for...
There are now 16 companies competing for four casino licenses to be built throughout the state, with winners to be decided on by a state panel within the next couple months.
Albany will the recipient of another major casino, along with 3 additional casinos in the Syracuse and Binghamton (southern tier) regions of upstate NY.
The largest players in the gambling industry are betting on...
Tinder has now become the largest dating platform in the world, and because it's based on quick interactions, the responses can get pretty hardcore...
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There's finally some good news in the war between Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels that have invaded. A cease-fire was just agreed upon Friday night in eastern Ukraine with Russian-backed separatists. This is a major step in possibly bringing an end to nearly five months of relentless fighting, which has caused more than 2,600 deaths and sparked the greatest crisis between Russia...