Pepsi, Coke Rivalry Becomes Physical When Pepsi Deliveryman Punches His Coke Counterpart In The Face At A Pa. Wal-Mart

Why A Weak Dollar Hurts U.S. Manufacturers

A cheaper dollar helps domestic manufacturers because it makes local costs, such as wages and rents, decline in relation to the costs borne by international competitors.

Not Your Ordinary Bum - Homeless man is chess king of Washington

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.

Travelling salesman donates kidney to Idaho man he met during sales call

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - When Jamie Howard knocked on Paul Sucher's door six months ago, he was trying to sell him a new vacuum cleaner. He ended up giving him one of his kidneys.

The chance encounter with Howard, a travelling salesman for the Kirby Co., led to transplant surgery in August. Now, the colour is returning to Sucher's cheeks and he is recovering.

Sucher, 35, suffered kidney failure three years ago because of high blood pressure, forcing him to undergo dialysis.

Man faces 30 years for 52-cent doughnut theft

Authorities said Scott A. Masters, 41, slipped the doughnut into his sweat shirt without paying, then pushed away a clerk who tried to stop him as he fled the store.

The push is being treated as minor assault, which transforms a misdemeanor shoplifting charge to a strong-armed robbery with a potential prison term of five to 15 years. Because he has a criminal history, prosecutors say they could seek 30 years.

Woman Sues Kmart Over Toilet Paper

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A woman has sued Kmart for allegedly collecting a 7 percent state sales tax on a nontaxable item: a 12-pack of toilet tissue. Mary Bach alleges a Kmart department store in the Pittsburgh suburb of Monroeville improperly collected the tax on the $3.99 item, charging her $4.27 - or 28 cents too much.

Although most paper goods are taxable under Pennsylvania's sales tax code, toilet tissue is listed as a nontaxable item by the state Department of Revenue.

Bill Gates Has To Prove He's Got Money And Won't Be A Drain On Social Services Prior To Obtaining Visa To Nigeria

Is this ironic or what?

Do It Yourself PR Disasters - Delta Wants Extra Ticket For Conjoined Twins

PHOENIX -- An Arizona woman who wanted to take her 1-year-old conjoined twin daughters on a cross-country flight to visit relatives was frustrated because she was told she'd have to buy an extra seat. Mandy Bailey says Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines originally told her she must buy an extra seat because both children need access to an oxygen mask in case of an emergency.

'Gay bomb' wins Ig Nobel award

While some awards clearly poke fun at popular culture, others are meant to provoke debate about science, honouring achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think", according to the magazine.

Company Recalls A Toy It Gave As A Gift For Another Recalled Toy (Yes, It's That Complicated)

LOS ANGELES - The first recall was bad enough: A million-plus "Thomas & Friends" toys pulled because of lead paint. The second was surreal: The maker of the smiley-faced trains sent customers "bonus gifts" so they'd stay loyal — and now some of those toys have been recalled, too.