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Too Bad You Weren't on the Road When a Truck Full of Money Overturned
Dayna Evans · 08/31/14 12:15PMImagine How Stressful Owning an Enormous Mansion Must Be
Andy Cush · 08/15/14 12:15PMBuzzFeed Is $50 Million Richer
J.K. Trotter · 08/11/14 11:47AMBuzzFeed, an air-conditioned content factory headquartered in New York City, is quite a bit richer today, thanks to a $50 million investment from the powerful Silicon Valley venture capital outfit Andreessen Horowitz. The news was announced in a lengthy write-up in today’s New York Times Business section:
Insurance Company Pays Man's Settlement With $21,000 in Coins
Aleksander Chan · 08/05/14 09:31PMAndres Carrasco reached a settlement with Adriana's Insurance Service, Inc. this past June following a lawsuit he filed in 2012 in which he alleged an employee of the company physically assaulted him. The company paid his settlement with a check but also, his attorney claims, in buckets of change that amount to more than $21,000.
I Need a Dollar: Should You Give to New York's Homeless?
Paul Cantor · 07/28/14 11:30AMI met Roger Blondell around 2 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon in early July. A tall chubby black man, Blondell was dressed in worn-in jeans and a shirt that looked like he'd had it on for a few days. Still, he didn't seem quite homeless. We were standing on the corner of 24th Street, at 7th Avenue, across from Whole Foods. "Can you spare some change?" he asked.
A Lot of People Bought Chipotle Last Quarter
Aleksander Chan · 07/21/14 10:54PMA lot of you have been eating Chipotle lately. Lots. The fast-casual burrito chain posted a 26 percent hike in second quarter profits and same-store sales (or locations open at least a year) are up 17.3 percent. And that was after the first price hike at the company in three years. But who is buying all that Chipotle? Millennials, says founder Steve Ells.
Octomom Pleads No Contest to Welfare Fraud, Gets Community Service
Aleksander Chan · 07/14/14 07:10PMSelf-Important Higher-ups Now Charging Underlings for Networking Chats
Dayna Evans · 06/23/14 04:35PMThe NY Post reported this week that money-hungry professionals are starting to reject advice meetings with under-experienced subordinates unless they're paid for their time. Keep in mind that these people likely had meetings with their superiors when they were starting out, and that advice was probably free.
In Wisconsin, a Year of Your Life Is Worth $5,000
Andy Cush · 06/17/14 11:15AMBenevolent Rich Guy to Hide Cash-Filled Envelopes in NYC This Weekend
Andy Cush · 06/13/14 03:44PMStrippers Accused of Drugging Men With Molly, Robbing Them of $200,000
Andy Cush · 06/11/14 02:46PMCEOs Made 331 Times As Much as Their Workers Last Year
Matt Murphy · 06/01/14 04:20PMDead Guru's Followers Stick Him In Freezer, Claim He's "Meditating"
Adam Weinstein · 05/30/14 02:50PMBrinks Truck Accidentally Drops $125,000 in Front of an Honest Man
Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/29/14 11:15PMAfter Alleged Dog Bite, Man Sues for Two Undecillion Dollars
Dayna Evans · 05/18/14 03:00PMAdam Weinstein · 05/09/14 12:14PM
How Much Is Too Much to Pay a Rich Person For Being Incompetent?
Adam Weinstein · 05/06/14 10:40AMSome Federal Judges Are Too Invested (Literally) in Their Cases
Michelle Dean · 04/28/14 10:07AMThe Center for Public Integrity released a report today showing that in 26 cases since 2010, federal appellate judges had a financial interest in one of the parties before them. As you might imagine, that's a giant no-no under federal law. Judges are supposed to keep an eye on what their investments are and recuse themselves from cases accordingly.