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Burger King Chicken And Pork Will Be Cage-Free By 2017

Jon Prell — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:41:18 +0000

Burger King, the world’s secong largest fast food restaurant made a stunning announcement today that will really raise the bar for rival restaurants. Burger King said that by 2017, all of it’s eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs. The humane treatment of animals, namely chickens and pigs, by the restaurant and fast-food [...]

Creepy 'Piggyback Bandit' Has High Schools On High Alert

Jon Prell — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:02:41 +0000

Believe it or not, but there is a short, stocky man that is showing up at high school basketball games, dressed in that team's uniform doing things like giving water to players, giving shoulder massages and even asking for piggyback rides at the end of the game. This is no joke and it has some very concerned about the safety of the kids.

Can People Live Forever? – Scientists Say Maybe [Video]

Jon Prell — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:10:42 +0000

What if you could live forever or at least for several thousand years with the same vitality you had as a younger person? Pretty cool, huh? Well, scientists say that we could live to well past 100 and in the very near future. You might be asking yourself how this is possible, but some researchers say [...]

Husband Digs Through Mounds Of Trash To Find A Needle In A Haystack – Wife's Engagement Ring [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:07:08 +0000

You talk about love, check out this story. Brian McGuinn lives in Florida and by mistake threw away his wife’s engagement ring valued at $10,000. By the time McGuinn and his wife realized what he had done, the trash had already been taken away. So, McGuinn did the only thing he could do…he went to the dump [...]

Facebook And Other Social Networking Can Kill Your Job Prospects

Jon Prell — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:51:13 +0000

The economy seems to be getting worse by the second, the price of everything is going up and the job market is not good. This is a time when the level of college graduates finding a job is at an all-time low. The number of unemployed workers looking for work is at near record levels and there [...]

Extreme Couponing Frustrating Manufacturers And Retailers

Jon Prell — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:26:39 +0000

Today's eceonomy is forcing just about everyone to save money where they can and pay closer attention to bargains. One of the ways people are trying to save money is with coupons and thanks to the TLC show "Extreme Couponing", people are using coupons more than ever and in some cases are trying to reduce their bill to almost nothing for hundreds of items.

Most Trusted Celebrity In America – Betty White

Jon Prell — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:08:23 +0000

Former “Golden Girls” star Betty White appears to really have a ‘golden touch’. Most 89-year-olds in this country are living a quiet, stay at home life, but not White and according to a poll released on Wednesday, White is the most ’trusted’ celebrity with Americans and the person most likely to drive up the business of [...]

Cops Shut Down Girls' Lemonade Stand

Jon Prell — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:57:49 +0000

We are in the midst of some pretty hot weather here in tri-state and a lot kids might have their sights set on Holiday World and Spalshin' Safari but, how do they raise the money for the tickets? I know, just what we used to do when we were kids, open a lemonade stand on the fron lawn, right? Wrong, according to police in Midway, Ga.

Man Robs Bank To Get Healthcare

Jon Prell — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:00:34 +0000

Medical insurance is something that way too many people in this country do not have and really need. Take for example, James Verone, a 59-year-old convenience store clerk who has a variety of health issues and no insurance. What sets Verone apart from the rest of us is what he did to get the necessary medical care.