Inside Whitney Houston’s Final Days—and Her Troubled Relationships
“The last thing I remember her saying was ‘I just want to love and be loved. I want to love like Jesus did. Unconditionally,’” Tiffanie Dixon, Whitney Houston’s hairdresser, tells contributing editor Mark Seal in June’s Vanity Fair of the last night she spent with the singer. Dixon was with Houston and her alleged boyfriend Ray J (the singer-actor famous for, among other things, being Kim Kardashian’s partner in a 2007 sex tape) at Tru nightclub, where the paparazzi overwhelmed Whitney when she left.[MORE]
Facebook Targets $96 Billion Value
Facebook Inc. pulled back the curtain on how much it thinks it's worth, targeting a valuation as rich as $96 billion in what would be a record technology debut.
The filing sets the clock for Facebook's executives to persuade investors ahead of a scheduled May 18 initial public offering that the social network deserves such a lofty price. Eight-year-old Facebook would become the most valuable U.S. technology company at the time of an IPO, exceeding Google Inc.'s $23 billion valuation in 2004.[MORE]
Authorities still looking for cause of chemical odor in central Israel
After hours of inspections, tests and visits to various sites, the Environmental Protection Ministry still has no clue as to the cause of the acrid odor that enveloped the center of Israel on Thursday.
Almost 2,000 complaints were received yesterday by the ministry, from residents ranging from Tel Aviv to Ra'anana.[MORE]
Dubai plans to build underwater hotel
Dubai has announced plans to build an underwater hotel, in a sign that the emirate is shaking off its financial crisis and returning to the grandiose projects of its boom-time heyday.
Drydocks World, a ship-building company that has filed for bankruptcy protection, has signed an exclusive arrangement with BIG InvestConsult of Switzerland to build a “Water Discus hotel” in Dubai.[MORE]
Utah Woman Discovered Cocaine Hidden Inside Tampons Purchased At Salt Lake City Store
A woman who purchased a box of tampons Sunday at a Utah store returned home to find that the feminine care products were filled with cocaine, police report.
The discovery by shopper Cindy Davidson has prompted an investigation by Salt Lake City cops, who suspect that the stuffed tampons were part of a drug smuggling scheme that somehow went off the rails.[MORE]
Brooklyn man guilty of stealing $100K in benefits by dressing up as dead mom
A Brooklyn man who snubbed a deal that could have sprung him from jail could instead serve dozens of years in prison after a jury convicted him today of stealing more than $100,000 in government benefits - by dressing up as his dead mom.
Two videos of Thomas Prusik-Parkin's wacky Norman Bates-like stunt - in which he wore a red dress and a platinum wig - were aired for jurors during the grand larceny trial.[MORE]
Russia threatens to strike NATO missile defense sites
Russia’s top military officer warned Thursday that Moscow would strike NATO missile-defense sites in Eastern Europe before they are ready for action, if the U.S. pushes ahead with deployment.
“A decision to use destructive force pre-emptively will be taken if the situation worsens,” Russian Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov said at an international missile-defense conference in Moscow attended by senior U.S. and NATO officials.[MORE]
Rand Paul Launches Campaign to End the TSA
Senator Rand Paul has issued a press release in which he vows to lead the charge to “end the TSA” and put a stop to the needless and humiliating groping of toddlers and grandmothers.
Earlier this year, Paul was detained by the TSA after refusing to submit to an invasive pat down after already having passed through a body scanner. The incident prompted national headlines and caused the Senator to miss his flight.[MORE]
Pepsi brings back Michael Jackson for new ad push
One billion cans of Pepsi are about to come plastered with a most unlikely ingredient: Michael Jackson's silhouette.
Pepsi is about to try once again to breath serious life into the deceased King of Pop's global image in a move that has left some marketing experts aghast, and others applauding.[MORE]
Water Bottle Leads to Suspect in Biggest Drug Heist in History
Investigators have arrested two brothers from Cuba in a mysterious $80 million drug caper that included an elaborate scheme complete with repelling rope and disabling the alarm system.
Amaury Villa, 37, and Amed Villa, 46, citizens of Cuba who have both been living in Miami, have been charged in connection with the largest pharmaceutical heist in U.S. history, as well as the biggest theft in Enfield and state history.[MORE]
Mouth spray that gets you drunk in seconds - but you sober up just as fast
A new gadget is designed to get people drunk INSTANTLY.
The makers claim, however, that the 'harm' is limited, because you sober up equally rapidly.
The alcohol is delivered via an aerosol spray, so people feel briefly drunk, then sober up.[MORE]
California medical pot crackdown hits upscale Santa Barbara
A crackdown on California's medical marijuana supply chain by federal authorities targeting the state's illegal drug trade arrived this week in the affluent, coastal county of Santa Barbara.
The latest actions include three asset forfeiture lawsuits filed against properties housing marijuana operations and warning letters sent to people associated with 10 cannabis dispensaries deemed "illegal marijuana stores," federal officials said.[MORE]
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