Thfire.com Everyday news that matters BMW AG revealed a convertible roadster version of its i8, a high-performance plug-in hybrid concept car. The new car, called the i8 Concept Spyder, is designed to perform like a sports car while logging better fuel economy than the typical small economy car. BMW said the two-seater can travel 17 to 19 miles on battery power alone, which contributes to ... Read More »
Keith Olbermann Fired by Current TV
Current said on Friday afternoon that it had fired Mr. Olbermann — one of the nation’s most prominent progressive speakers — just a year into his five-year, $50 million contract. It was the culmination of months of murky disputes between Mr. Olbermann and the channel that he was supposed to save from the throes of ratings oblivion. Yet as inevitable ... Read More »
US Consumer Spending Up, What About Income ?
Time and time this graphs are always opposite. Consumer spending and cost of living is always on the raise but average income is always on the fall. To put it in simple terms the average Joe gets paid less than his father and his father got paid less than his grandfather, all this while cost of living got raising. How ... Read More »
Increase in Autism rates worries authorities
Federal health authorities have significantly raised their estimate of the prevalence of autism in children, concluding in a new study of 8-year-olds that 1 in 88 has some form of the disorder. The analysis, based on a review of tens of thousands of health and school records in 14 states, was released yesterday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ... Read More »
World’s Biggest Record Lottery of $540 Million to be Drawn Tonight
A lottery win which can make you richer than Mitt Romney and Britney Spears in an instant! The world’s largest and a record lottery amount of $540 Million is all set to be drawn tonight in Atlanta. Buyers have lined up this week in 42 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands to purchase $1 tickets ... Read More »
MasterCard Confirms Massive Credit Card Theft
MasterCard is investigating a security data breach at a US-based credit card processor. It is believed millions of credit card information might have been compromised. MasterCard is yet to reveal any details regarding the investigations. “As a result, we have alerted payment card issuers regarding certain MasterCard accounts that are potentially at risk,” the firm said in a statement to ... Read More »
Witness details Trayvon Martin’s killing
Someone has stepped up, reporting to have witnessed last month’s shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old whose death has sparked nationwide controversy. The witness detailed to CNN the Florida incident from what initially sounded like an argument to its fatal conclusion. “It would have to be starting with hearing voices, but not seeing, and then, after the voices, opening ... Read More »