It is no accident that Greenwich, Conn. has the nickname of the hedge fund capital of America. It has an enviable proximity to New York City, expensive ZIP codes, and a large number of wealthy Wall Street residents. Now the town will be known for something else; the location for the most expensive house for sale in America. How much is the most expensive house for sale in America though? [...]

People spend crazy amounts of money on all kinds of things, such as works of ‘art’, cars and obviously pigeons. Wait, pigeons? Yeah it seems that pigeons, those annoying birds that poop everywhere in cities and swarm around feeding on discarded food waste, can even fetch a high price tag. Apparently this particular pigeon in question is not your ordinary run of the mill bird though, but more like a [...]

The global financial crisis is claimed by many to have begun back in 2007 and to have started primarily in America due to a huge housing bubble and the massive issue of sub-prime lending. People who were unable to buy a house were lent money to, even if they had little or no chance of being able to pay back these loans. This seemed okay while the economy was stable, [...]

If you’re cynical, and lets face it many of us are, then this story will hopefully go some way to restoring your faith in humanity. A story has emerged on the popular blogging site Tumblr about a waitresses’ amazing tip from a supremely generous stranger. Ironically this post came from the waitresses daughter, who’s username on Tumblr is Casual Cynic. According to Casual Cynic’s blog post her mother has a [...]

  A man in Florida has managed to kill a 19 foot python which was on the side of a road. Jason Leon was travelling home when he spotted around 3 foot of the python sticking out of nearby bushes. It is not clear how Jason ended up in a battle with the snake, but it managed to wrap itself round Jason’s leg, and he was forced to pull his [...]

Initial reports suggested that 51 people had lost their lives in the Oklahoma Tornado, however BBC News has now stated that the death toll stands at 91. We are not yet sure if this is a typo, as they appear to be the only place making this statement, and all other sites state that the death toll is 51, including at least 20 children. UPDATE: Other UK news agencies including [...]

The Oklahoma Tornado is big news today. So far 51 people have been reported killed, including at least 20 children. Images have been popping up all over the web of the tornado, but the following 10 images are what we found to be the most powerful, from photographers at the scene of the devastation. What has been the most powerful image you have seen of this natural disaster? Let us [...]

It can be hard to picture how devastating and dangerous the tornado over in Oklahoma actually is if you are not there to witness it for yourself. You hear the news of 51 people dying in the natural disaster, and it can be hard to fathom how that is possible. Well footage of the tornado’s path has been posted to YouTube in time lapse format. It shows how large the [...]

The town of Moore, Oklahoma has suffered from a massive tornado over the past 24 hours, and 51 have been announced dead. The twister managed to wipe out two schools and destroyed a number of neighborhoods. Dozens who survived were also left injured from the swiftness of the tornado. President Obama has declared Major Disaster in Oklahoma following the tornado. After the tornado struck a school there have been unconfirmed reports stating that [...]

If you’ve ever worried about whether or not the media is presenting a fair and balanced coverage of the news, then this data is not likely to allay your fears. Freedom of the press has been found to go hand in hand with democracy and human rights, so of course it is important. Freedom of the press is at a relatively high level in America which is good but it [...]