Amy, Blake caught in bed Sep 10, 2009
Friends say the incident has left the 58-year-old former taxi driver who suffers from heart problems and high blood pressure sick with rage and worry. A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Mitch hates the fact he's reappeared it's making him ill. Mitch was absolutely furious, he still is. He can't believe Blake has wormed his way back into his daughter's life. He thinks it's the worst scenario for Amy. Just when she's starting to sort herself out, the man responsible for dragging her... (iAfrica.com)
Falling down on the town Sep 10, 2009
Dykes, 40, was slapped with a 12-month good behaviour bond this week, after a magistrate in the Downing Centre Local Court said his conduct in an incident that involved a taxi driver was ''appalling ... On the way, the taxi driver had to push the heavily intoxicated Dykes, slumping from side to side, into an upright position. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cubans upset over snub of baseball in Olympics Sep 9, 2009
I think it's got to be resolved somehow," said Martin, who last season led his team to the National Series, Cuba's equivalent of the World Series. Martin Chacon Perez, a 48-year-old taxi driver, also believes the Olympic call came down to time and money. Watching the intersquad game from a worn, wooden seat, Perez said that he thought the duration of baseball games no longer is suited to the demands for high TV ratings abroad. "In my opinion, it's the delays during the game," he said. "The... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
On your bike! Aug 28, 2009
" said Ibrahim, a taxi driver. "The Danish government advertises that it is good to have bikes. Good for the health and good for the community. (BBC News -- Europe)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Aug 28, 2009
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T. rex 'would outrun footballer' Aug 28, 2009
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Iverson feels like he's been in a time capsule Aug 25, 2009
The former taxi driver was sentenced to life in prison for killing Dianne Bill and 25 to 30 years for killing Carol Mayers. The women's bodies were found in Mayers' Grand Forks apartment in November 1968 after they failed to show up for work at a restaurant. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Bombings Interrupt Baghdad's Summer Of Optimism Aug 22, 2009
Two Baghdad residents _ technician Laith Sahib and taxi driver Walid Abdul-Rahman _ have a different take on why things went horribly wrong Wednesday. They blame the withdrawal of American forces from the cities. (CBS News -- World)
UPDATE: Vick signs deal with Eagles Aug 15, 2009
first amendment wrote on Aug 14, 2009 1:16 PM:" If a taxi driver was caught running a dog fighting ring, did their prison term, then went back to driving a taxi would any of you know, or care? I doubt it. I don't like what he did, but he paid the consequences, he has to live with it, he has to hear about for the rest of his life. I say let him go back to his job like any one of you would. Put yourselves in his shoes. You are a plumber, teacher, paper pusher, garbage collector. If you had to... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Taxi service allows patrons to decide fares Aug 5, 2009
When he's not a taxi driver, the 46-year-old Hagen works full time for the American Red Cross. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- International)
Officer suspended for Gates slur in e-mail... Jul 30, 2009
" Hell with the email, they ought to fire him for idiocy. Posted by yesobama July 29, 09 06:59 PM I think Yes he is entitled to his own opinion. but as a civil servant you cant make comments like that. He represents the Boston police department. If he made the comment anonymously with no ties back to him then fine. I as a Supervisor cant post anything controversial that would reflect bad for the company i work for. By all means call him what you want just don't be dumb enough to leave a paper... (The Drudge Report)
Whalen says she would call 911 again Jul 30, 2009
In a recording of the 911 call Cambridge police released Monday, Whalen said she did not get a good look at Gates or the other man, a black taxi driver who helped Gates open his door after the professor had returned from filming a documentary in China. Well, there were two larger men; one looked kind of Hispanic, but I m not really sure, Whalen told the dispatcher. (Boston Globe)
Foreign media prod Italians awake Jul 29, 2009
As I was driving through Naples last week, the beginning of a sense of national understanding and shame was eloquently expressed by a chatty taxi driver who sheepishly admitted that at first, like many Italians, he had dismissed Berlusconis antics as a bit of fun. Now, as tourists seemed to want to speak only about the scandals, he had changed his mind, saying Berlusconi had made Italians look shocking overseas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Monkey mayhem Jul 26, 2009
A taxi driver even had one on his dashboard. "Every six months we have a ceremony," he said. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Machismo and the Gates incident Jul 23, 2009
His front door was stuck shut and his taxi driver helped him pry it open. Then, Sergeant James Crowley appeared at his door and demanded to see identification. (Boston Globe)
Kasab gives more details, hearing adjourned Jul 21, 2009
He earlier confessed that his partner, Abu Ismail, kept the taxi driver engaged in talks while he placed the bomb under the drivers seat. The bomb later went off at Kandivli. (India Times, India)
Lions rugby star's assault arrest Jul 18, 2009
Wales and British Lions rugby star Mike Phillips has been arrested over an alleged assault on a taxi driver. The 26-year-old scrum-half was arrested after a taxi driver claimed he was assaulted in a dispute over a fare in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan. (BBC News -- UK)
The best of times, the worst of times Jul 16, 2009
Problem is Obozo would ask the taxi driver to take him to Socialist Field, I suspect. Ain t no 2005 World Series Champion White Sox playing there. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Honduras lifts curfew 2 weeks after military coup (AP) Jul 13, 2009
Guillermo Quintanilla, a taxi driver, cheered the action. "Thank God," he said. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Ethnic tensions taboo Jul 9, 2009
Two people in Guangzhou who were prepared to speak were Han taxi drivers, one of whom turned up his radio when the news came on to hear updates from Xinjiang ... A taxi driver said he agreed with the security crackdown in Urumqi. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Bercow `Relieved' to Quit Tories, Promises Independent Stance as Speaker Jun 27, 2009
The son of a taxi driver, Bercow, 46, is the youngest holder of the post in more than a century. Bercow won with the support of many Labour lawmakers, beating former Conservative Cabinet minister in a run-off by 322 votes to 271. (Bloomberg -- UK)
* World News Quick Take Jun 18, 2009
Taxi driver Leung Yiu-yuen, 56, suffered second-degree burns to his genitals after his wife, Miu Tsui-fun, 58, attacked him. She had previously laced his drinks with female hormones in an attempt to make him impotent when she became convinced he was having an affair, the newspaper reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- It's not just young, liberal rich kids anymore: Whole families, taxi drivers, even conservative women in black chadors are joining Iran's opposition street protests ... Nearby, a taxi driver shouted out his window: "Everybody should join! Don't just watch, join!" A mother and her daughter, making their way through the crowd of thousands, said they had come because they could not sit at home anymore and watch what was happening. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Obama's Gramps After D-Day Jun 5, 2009
The two Kansas boys - each 6-foot-2, by Ralph's recollection - spent the rest of their leave together, touring the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and other sites with a helpful taxi driver. At night, they sampled the London theater offerings. (CBS News -- US)
Could we Blame the Ghana Police Jun 5, 2009
When provided, they can ask, "Where are the paracetamols in the kit? They had better ask for water as well, I suppose. They do all these just to ensure the driver is punished to serve as a scapegoat, or a warning to those intending to have their loud-mouthed all-knowing "Burger" passengers intervening to stop them taking their daily "Cedi-vitamin" supplements. The money deficiency in their pockets or the greed for bribe dictates that they have their way whenever they desire. They can as well... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Genevieve Caine May 20, 2009
She worked at a poultry plant and as a taxi driver and a waitress in Sisseton. She later moved to Watertown and was employed by Minnesota Rubber for 15 years until her retirement. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Katona speaks out May 15, 2009
As for her relationship with former taxi driver Mark Croft, who she recently left for a time, Katona says their marriage is now back on and rock solid. We don't row, we have banter - that's just me and Mark," she says. "We'll probably split up again next week. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hong Kong 'flu' hotel sealed off May 9, 2009
Efforts are also under way to trace people who travelled on the same flights as the Mexican, and taxi drivers with whom he came into contact ... Honest taxi driver reaps rewards. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Country profile: Singapore May 8, 2009
Honest taxi driver reaps rewards. Jacob Zuma's three first ladies. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Delhi 'passes poll turnout test' May 8, 2009
Page last updated at 05:48 GMT, Friday, 8 May 2009 06:48 UK. Delhi 'passes poll turnout test. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Judge turns down Polanski request May 8, 2009
Honest taxi driver reaps rewards. US ex-soldier guilty of Iraq rape. (BBC News -- Europe)
Your reaction to claims May 8, 2009
Honest taxi driver reaps rewards. Ten US banks fail 'stress tests. (BBC News -- UK)
Pakistan 'to eliminate militants' May 8, 2009
Honest taxi driver reaps rewards. Girl, 10, found hanged in bedroom. (BBC News -- South Asia)
TAR: Losing their noodle May 5, 2009
Karma sent them a taxi driver who couldn't find his elbow with a map. As the driver drove around to the wrong place, Ozzy wondered how he could kill him and hide the body. (iAfrica.com)
Pakistani jets pound militants near capital Apr 29, 2009
Mohammad Shahid Khan, a taxi driver, said he saw tanks, heavy artillery and hundreds of soldiers heading over the Ambala pass leading to Buner. In a sign militants were preparing to put up a fight, Taliban fighters later Tuesday took control of a police station in the town of Pir Baba, said another military official. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
All hail as champ on Target again Apr 19, 2009
Takeover Target is trained by former Queanbeyan taxi driver Joe Janiak, who admitted after his $5. 8 million earner crossed the line in the TJ Smith that "I'd probably still be living in a caravan" had the horse he bought for a measly $1375 not come his way. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A tech-savvy rebellion Apr 17, 2009
A colorful politician who was once a taxi driver in New York City, Hussain's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has long remained Pakistan's third-largest political party behind the Pakistan Muslim League of Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of the Bhutto dynasty. Hussain has a murky history as a creation of the Pakistani military to weaken the PPP's hold over the Pakistani southern port city of Karachi in the province of Sindh. (Asia Times Online)
Humour deficit? Apr 16, 2009
"There should be a little respect - even if your freedom of expression is compromised. What about a person's dignity?" says Lunga, a taxi driver from Soweto. However, Mr Khosa says it is not that South Africans are not ready for satire, they are just not exposed to it. (BBC News -- Africa)
Now for a drier track - Waller delighted as Triple Honour drawsgate one in Doncaster Apr 15, 2009
Now for a drier track - Waller delighted as Triple Honour draws gate one in. The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The dawning that followed football's darkest day Apr 15, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. scarves, flowers and other items laid in tribute to the victims of Hillsborough carpet the goalmouth at Anfield's Kop end in the days after the disaster. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Day that shook a code, and a nation Apr 15, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Sebastian HassettApril 15, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Officials not welcome at Dajka funeral Apr 15, 2009
The husband of the late reality TV star Jade Goody has been jailed for assaulting a taxi driver. Chew On This I love the idea of a cereal where there's no need to read a label - because you've made it yourself. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Goody's widower jailed for attack Apr 15, 2009
Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed has been jailed for 12 weeks for assaulting a taxi driver ... He assaulted the taxi driver while on bail for a separate offence of hitting a 16-year-old boy with a golf club. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Massive protests target Georgia's Saakashvili Apr 10, 2009
Other people, like taxi driver David Japaridze, are neither fans of Saakashvili nor supporters protests. "I'm tired of protests," Mr. Japaridze says. (Christian Science Monitor)
Is the Dollar Doomed? Apr 6, 2009
While heading into town from the airport, my babbling taxi driver kept one hand (barely) on the steering wheel while his other shoved a stack of local currency, the som, into my face, as he insistently urged me to trade them for dollars. After checking in at the grim Hotel Uzbekistan, a nattily clad porter showed me and my wife to a room, fiddled with a broken TV set, and then reached into his jacket pockets for large bricks of som. (Time.com)
Hundreds due at Goody's funeral Apr 4, 2009
Husband Jack Tweed will be able to attend the funeral, after his sentencing for assaulting a taxi driver was postponed. The date for the sentencing has been moved to 16 April. (BBC News -- UK)
TAR: Risky business Apr 1, 2009
The worst reaction anyone showed towards any of the contestants was when Charla and Mirna's taxi driver gave them a death glare after one of their stupid comments. I see they're charming the locals as well as the other teams. (iAfrica.com)
Tweed to attend Goody's funeral Mar 26, 2009
Jack Tweed will be able to attend his late wife Jade Goody's funeral next weekend, after his sentencing for assaulting a taxi driver was postponed ... Tweed denied the latest conviction, after he was accused of attacking taxi driver Stephen Wilkins last May. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Jade Goody to be buried on April 4 Mar 24, 2009
"It just shows how many people really did love her." Goody's widower Jack Tweed, 21, who she married just days before her death, could be forced to miss the funeral because he is due to be sentenced on Thursday after being convicted of assaulting a taxi driver. Magistrates warned earlier this month that Tweed, who had denied the offence, could be jailed. (India Times)
Reality TV star Jade Goody dies Mar 22, 2009
Goody's husband Tweed is awaiting sentence for attacking a taxi driver ... Tweed, 21, is awaiting sentence after he was found guilty of attacking a taxi driver and threatening to stab him after leaving a club in Essex last year. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Salem man denied cowboy hat in church guilty of attempted murder Mar 22, 2009
(AP) -- A former Oregon State Hospital patient has been convicted of setting fire to a church and trying to kill a taxi driver in Salem. The Statesman Journal newspaper reported that Kam Shing Chan, also known as Daniel Chan, was convicted Friday of attempted aggravated murder for both the fire and for holding a knife to a taxi driver's throat. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Cancer news via lawyer's letter Mar 20, 2009
His son, Chris Brace, a taxi driver from Sutton in Ashfield, said he was now demanding an apology from Broadbents solicitors. The legal firm insisted it had not been warned that Mr Brace did not know he had only a few months to live. (BBC News -- Health)
Jade Goody due to be christened Mar 7, 2009
" Ms Goody has vowed to raise as much cash as possible for her sons, Bobby, five, and four-year-old Freddie, through media deals before she dies. Her husband, Jack Tweed, 21, is awaiting sentence after he was found guilty of attacking a taxi driver and threatening to stab him after leaving a club in Essex last year. Bookmark with: Print Sponsor JADE GOODY LATEST STORIES VIDEO REPORTS CERVICAL CANCER RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites... (BBC News -- UK)
Editor's Mailbag (March 4) Mar 5, 2009
I am a taxi driver in Albany and make very little money. We also have a 4-year-old. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Husband of dying Jade Goody faces another jail term Mar 4, 2009
Jack Tweed, who wears an electronic tag following his release from prison for an earlier offence, was found guilty of attacking a taxi driver for refusing to take him where he wanted to go. Tweed wept in court as his lawyer told the court that Goody had less than four weeks to live and claimed her illness had changed his lifestyle. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Goody husband accused of assault Mar 3, 2009
Jack Tweed is accused of attacking a taxi driver. The husband of reality television star Jade Goody has appeared in court accused of attacking and threatening a taxi driver in Essex ... Taxi driver Stephen Wilkins told magistrates that Mr Tweed and three other people climbed into his cab at about 0330 GMT on 5 May last year. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
In Orwell's steps Feb 11, 2009
Keith, my taxi driver, tells me he used to work in the pottery industry as an electrician. He got himself a BA and then an MA in ceramic design just at the point where Royal Doulton moved its production to Indonesia. (BBC News -- UK)
Nevada man claims feds disclosed protected ID Feb 9, 2009
He said he was installed as a taxi driver in Las Vegas and provided information that led to the arrests and convictions of at least four "people entering the country illegally" on charges including fabricating false passports. But while filing a complaint in 2004, he said, a Las Vegas police officer checked a computer database and addressed him as Lee McKnight, the name he gave up when he entered the federal witness protection program. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Thousands march against keeping Chavez Feb 7, 2009
"We don't want Venezuela to be a second Cuba," said Reddy Puentes, a 49-year-old taxi driver. While the march was largely peaceful, a group of four or five Chavez supporters attacked some straggling protesters as they began to march - punching them and burning their protest signs. (AZCentral -- News)
