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Federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit in Manhattan today claiming the defendants took money from Lebanon to buy used cars in the U.S. and sell them in West Africa. Money from the car sales and from drug trafficking was … …
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Hezbollah Laundered Money With Used Car Sales, U.S. Says
It must have just happened, because as we came up to the back of the crowd of cars, the first police car zoomed by us. … It was a scary sight, and I still feel odd thinking about it. … (2) simple joys (4) slice of life (29) strange observations (16) tatting (2) teaching (1) transportation (5) Urdu (4) useful/interesting links (1) valima parties (1) wardrobe malfunction (1) weather (7) Wednesday mini tutorials (4) weird sense of humor …. Welcoming a Stranger To My Strange Land … …
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A Little Off Center: Scary Sight
Car dealerships even force customers taking vehicles in for early changes to sign a disclaimer stating they know it isn't recommended, likely in an attempt to avoid lawsuits for selling unnecessary services. But despite all of … …
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Also, we also have weird crosswalk things in the middle of a few blocks that have flashing lights that are activated if a pedestrian crosses, which requires all traffic to come to a screeching halt at a non-intersection — and pedestrians end up using … First, the walk signal was too short for my snail's pace, and second, in two directions, cars making right turns on red barely slowed and their sightlines into the crosswalk were blocked by guys holding Little Caesars placards. … …
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MetaChat – Why actuated signals are bad for pedestrians.