Toronto Mayor: ‘I Do Not Use Crack Cocaine’
Rob Ford responded to a video that surfaced last week that The Toronto Star says appears to show him smoking the drug.
Rob Ford responded to a video that surfaced last week that The Toronto Star says appears to show him smoking the drug.
Co-operative Bank has stopped offering new business loans amid concerns over its capital position and talks with UK regulators.
BBC News – Business
Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes time to grilling up a tasty steak or other meat on the grill? Yes — but it depends on what you’re after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — a.ka. “natural” hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.
“Those who commit sexual assaults are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that make our military strong,” he said. Obama challenged Navy graduates to follow “that inner compass that guides you not when the path is easy and obvious, but when it’s hard and uncertain.”
Germany’s economy barely grew in the first quarter of the year, figures show, as private consumption helped offset shrinking exports and investment.
BBC News – Business
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Itch can be a useful warning sign, or a maddening symptom with no cure. But the origins of itch have long been a mystery.Scientists think they’ve come closer to understanding the origins of itch in a molecule that makes mice scratch like mad.