“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world; Those who are afraid to try themselves, and those who are afraid that you will succeed.” — Ray Goforth
This got me thinking when I...
A government order expires Tuesday that temporarily banned a certain kind of short-selling of the stocks of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 17 large investment banks.
Federal regulators on Tuesday extended through mid-August a temporary order banning a certain kind of short-selling of the stocks of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 17 large investment banks.
A U.N. panel granted China permission Tuesday to import elephant ivory from African government stockpiles despite opposition from some countries and environmental groups.The standing committee overseeing the U.N. Convention on International Trade in...
The girl was 11 when she was molested by a man with no legs.The man paid her $5. And that was how she started selling sex.Afghanistan is one of the world’s most conservative countries, yet its sex trade appears to be thriving. Sex is sold most obviously...
Selling sex isn’t illegal in Sweden, but buying is _ a radical approach to prostitution that faced ridicule when it was introduced nine years ago.Now, while Americans are preoccupied with the downfall of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer in a prostitution...
Selling baseball in China won’t be easy or cheap. Of course, the rewards in a country with 1.3 billion people could be enormous.Enter Major League Baseball, which worked for years to put together this weekend’s two exhibition games in Beijing between...
Costa Rican police detained 14 people Tuesday, including a family court judge and a lawyer, on suspicion of participating in a scheme in which mothers allegedly were paid to give up their babies.Police estimated that Costa Rican adoptive parents may have...
Costa Rican police detained 14 people Tuesday, including a family court judge and a lawyer, on suspicion of participating in a scheme in which mothers allegedly were paid to give up their babies.Police estimated that Costa Rican adoptive parents may have...
A woman who doesn’t want her breast milk to go to waste has taken out a newspaper ad in hopes of selling it. Martha Heller, 22, of Tiffin, took out the ad in The Gazette, offering 100 ounces of her breast milk for $200 or the best offer.Heller said her...
A woman who offered two days in her “white trash dream” of a life for sale on eBay _ including her two young daughters and depression medications _ was reaching out for help, authorities said Thursday.Benton Police Chief Michael O’Neill would not...
Early marriage is a trend in Sudan. Out of a population of over 7 million people, only about 500 girls are able to complete their primary school each year, and one in five adolescent girls is already a mother.
A girl is treated as an asset by the...
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