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Singer Mary J. Blige gets hit with a tax bill of $3.4 million

Mary J. Blige has been going through some financial problems as of lately, and that includes a tax bill of $3.4 million, and that is on top of $900K she owes the state of New Jersey.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

Cellphone unlocking bill introduced by members of U.S. Congress

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has introduced a bill dubbed the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. Co-sponsors of the bill include Jared Polis (D-CO) and Thomas Massie (R-KY).

In the Media by Owen Weldon

New $100 bill coming

A new redesigned $100 bill is coming. The new bill will have the same old face, Benjamin Franklin, but it will have a few tech tweaks.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

Man in UK builds up $90,000+ chat line phone bill

A man in the United Kingdom racked up a phone bill of more than $90,000 in a span of three months after he attempted to alleviate his loneliness by calling a premium rate phone line.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 1 comment

Five-year-old runs up £1,700 iPad bill in just 10 minutes

Bristol - In a case of what should have been "don't let the kid near your iPad", a five-year-old boy managed to run up a bill of £1,700 ($2,571) in a mere ten minutes, by innocently buying dozens of costly add-ons.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Affordable birth control may be denied to Oklahoma women

A bill being presented to the Oklahoma Senate may deny women the right to have their insurance cover birth control. Some believe it poisons a women's body.

In the Media by Micki Hogan - 3 comments

Illinois State Senate passes same-sex marriage legislation

Springfield - In what some are calling the "Valentine Vote", the Illinois State Senate has voted on a bill that will legalize same-sex marriage.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 2 comments

Colorado lawmakers vote to make it harder to plead insanity

Denver - A bill that would make it harder for defendants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity passed its first vote from Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday; it’s the first of several votes before the bill could become law.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan - 8 comments

Atheists take offence at 'Merry Christmas Bill'

Atheists in Texas have come out against a bill that would allow teachers to tell their students "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah".

In the Media by Sami Zaatari - 4 comments

NYPD billed Tamon Robinson's mom for dent in car that killed him

Laverne Dobbinson, 45, mother of Tamon Robinson, 27, who was hit by a New York City Police Department car says the police billed her $710 for damages on the car that killed her son.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 3 comments