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San Francisco Bacon Restaurant Closes after Neighbors Complain of Smell

San Francisco Bacon Restaurant Closes after Neighbors Complain of Smell

While some people may firmly believe that there’s no such thing as too much bacon, a neighborhood in San Francisco begs to differ. A bacon restaurant — aptly named Bacon Bacon — was forced to close its doors earlier this [...]

May 22, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Report: Locks of Love Can’t Account For $6.6 Million Worth of Donated Hair

Report: Locks of Love Can’t Account For $6.6 Million Worth of Donated Hair

Locks of Love is tangled in scandal. According to a new report from watchdog group Nonprofit Investor (NPI), the West Palm Beach-based charity, which collects human hair to make wigs for children suffering from medical hair loss, can’t account for $6 million worth of [...]

May 17, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Prince Charles’ Pricey Organic Produce Shop Shutters

Prince Charles’ Pricey Organic Produce Shop Shutters

It looks like the Prince of Wales isn’t immune to Britain’s weak economy. Prince Charles was forced to close his organic vegetable store, citing falling trade and rising prices, according to Reuters. The heir to the throne, and an advocate [...]

May 9, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Fiji Is No Paradise for Low-Wage Workers, Says New Website

Fiji Is No Paradise for Low-Wage Workers, Says New Website

If you are daydreaming about a vacation in a tropical paradise, you may hop online and Google “Fiji.” If your search goes as planned by the International Trade Union Confederation, along with unions in Australia and New Zealand, you will [...]

May 8, 2013 Breaking Fresh
U.K. Call Firm Flies Staff To New Zealand To Cover Overnight Shift

U.K. Call Firm Flies Staff To New Zealand To Cover Overnight Shift

A Welsh call center is using a novel solution to provide its customers with 24-hour service. Rather than hiring more workers or switching current staff to the overnight shift, U.K.-based Moneypenny is transporting some of its employees to a different [...]

May 3, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Employees Get Tattoo of Company Logo For Pay Raise

Employees Get Tattoo of Company Logo For Pay Raise

Talk about company loyalty. A New York-based real estate firm Rapid Realty has offered its 800 employees a 15% pay raise if they tattoo the company’s logo onto their bodies, and the offer is snowballing, according to CBS New York. [...]

May 2, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Italy Faces a Shortage of Pizza Makers

Italy Faces a Shortage of Pizza Makers

A growing slice of Italy’s pizza makers are not actually Italian. Despite a long recession and high unemployment, Italians may be less inclined to take pizza-making jobs because of the long hours and modest pay, according to the Telegraph. According [...]

April 30, 2013 Breaking Fresh, Unemployment
These Are the Best and Worst Jobs of 2013

These Are the Best and Worst Jobs of 2013

Analyzing numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and other government agencies, Careercast.com has published its 25th annual rankings of 200 common jobs throughout the United States. The rankings are calculated based on work income, stress, hiring [...]

April 24, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Ben Affleck to ‘Live Below the Line’ with Food Budget of $1.50 per Day

Ben Affleck to ‘Live Below the Line’ with Food Budget of $1.50 per Day

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April 23, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Nike Pulls ‘Boston Massacre’ T-Shirts from Shelves

Nike Pulls ‘Boston Massacre’ T-Shirts from Shelves

Sports retailer Nike has pulled a T-shirt that some shoppers might find insensitive in light of the recent events in Boston, the Huffington Post reported. The T-shirt — with the words “Boston Massacre” emblazoned on the front, and what looks [...]

April 23, 2013 Baseball, Breaking Fresh, New York Yankees