Home NewsNews on Home continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Documents: Woman Forced Into Prostitution- July 5, 2008 A mentally disabled woman was held against her will and forced into prostitution to pay off the debt of her cousin who had handed the woman over to her captors, federal documents allege.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/documents-woman-forced-into-prostitution?fromrss=1 Guerrilla gardeners dig in to beautify Los Angeles- July 4, 2008 More than a dozen people, some wearing orange protective gear, pulled rakes and shovels from a dingy shopping cart and started working on a parched patch of land along a busy off-ramp of the Hollywood Freeway.It was a Saturday night and drivers whooshed past on their way to the Sunset Strip club scene.But the crew was undeterred, and by the wee hours, they had transformed the blight into bloom with green bushes and an array of colorful flowers.City workers on overtime Nope, no budget for that...http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/guerrilla-gardeners-dig-in-to-beautify-los-angeles?fromr... Harvesting peas, potatoes - and a sense of security- July 4, 2008 It's been decades since that famous forager Euell Gibbons reached through the White House fence and picked four edible weeds out of the president's garden.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/harvesting-peas-potatoes-and-a-sense-of-security?fromrss... G-8 leaders face ominous economic woes this year- July 4, 2008 Passersby walk past a price board indicating regular gas is sold at 190 yen per liter and the high-octane gas at 200 yen per liter at a gas station in Tokyo Thursday, July 3, 2008.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/g-8-leaders-face-ominous-economic-woes-this-year?fromrss... Viva Pi ata: Trouble in Paradise Release Date and New Details Revealed- July 4, 2008 Roarios and Tigermisus and Fizzlybears, OH MY! Microsoft today announced that "Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise" will be released and on store shelves by 5th September.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/viva-pi-ata-trouble-in-paradise-release-date-and-new-det... U.S. mortgage rates declined last week- July 4, 2008 Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages declined in the United States in the last week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/u-s-mortgage-rates-declined-last-week?fromrss=1 Martial arts legend's house to be turned into museum- July 3, 2008 A Hong Kong mansion previously owned by martial arts legend Bruce Lee is to be turned into a museum dedicated to the star's memory - if locals don't object to the proposal.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/martial-arts-legends-house-to-be-turned-into-museum?from... Wealth During Recession Not Out Of Question- July 3, 2008 There's an old adage that proclaims that the "rich gets richer and the poor get poorer," and that's never more true than during a recession.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/wealth-during-recession-not-out-of-question?fromrss=1 Banks expected to reduce mortgage lending 'even further'- July 3, 2008 Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing , Bill Payments Thursday 3rd July 2008 - 11:26am Banks expected to reduce mortgage lending 'even further' Mortgage availability will continue to fall in the ...http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/banks-expected-to-reduce-mortgage-lending-even-further?f... Three-quarters of nursing homes cited for not meeting some provincial standards- July 3, 2008 Jean-Marie Cloutier, 83, of Ottawa looks out his room window at his nursing home in Ottawa.http://www.topix.net/home/2008/07/three-quarters-of-nursing-homes-cited-for-not-meeting-so... |