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Father-of-14 Sperm Donor: I'm a 36-Year-Old Virgin

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:17:45 CST

A 36-year-old California man who boasts he's an "organic" sperm donor and has fathered 14 children through his free donations, has never had sex, he has revealed. Silicon Valley computer security specialist Trent Arsenault tells Anderson Cooper today that he's a "donorsexual" who has committed " 100% of my sexual energy...

Branson to Pilot Sub to Deepest Spots on Earth

Rob Quinn — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:37:22 CDT

Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson has turned his attention to the least known part of our planet: the ocean. Branson unveiled plans yesterday to send a deep-sea submarine to five of the deepest points on Earth, reports the Los Angeles Times. Fellow adventurer Chris Welsh will pilot the craft to the...

Toddler Stashed in Overhead Bin on Virgin Flight

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:57:00 CST

A mom is still sputtering in fury after a Virgin Blue airlines steward stashed her baby boy in an overhead bin during a flight from Sydney to Fiji. Natalie Williamson says the flight attendant placed her 17-month-old son, Riley, in the bin and closed the latch, leaving him in there...

Virgin's Stores Go Way of Dodo

Kevin Spak — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:57:45 CST

America's last six Virgin Megastores will close their doors by this summer, the AP reports, even though they’ve managed to remain profitable amidst the economic storm. The real estate firms that bought the chain in 2007 determined they could collect more rent from new tenants. “I’ve been pushing back a...

Virgin Megastore to Close

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:37:00 CST

New York City’s iconic Virgin Megastore will close in April, Billboard reports. The Times Square fixture is the US’s highest volume music store, but the real estate company that acquired Virgin in 2007 is booting it for a higher-rent tenant. An exec told Reuters last year that Virgin pays $54...

Virgin May Try '3 Strikes' for File Sharers

Jonas Oransky — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:40:00 CDT

Virgin Media may become the second ISP to unplug users who share files illegally, the Register reports. The company is in talks with a UK record industry association over a "three strikes" system, which would disconnect users who share copyright-infringing files after two warnings. "We are taking this problem seriously...

Move to Nationalize UK Bank Sparks Fury

Peter Fearon — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:48:48 CST

Furious shareholders concerned about the risk to their investments are blasting the British government's decision to nationalize ailing Northern Rock bank. The British Treasury is expected to face lengthy legal action from investors once the government formally announces details of the takeover today. Trading in bank shares is being suspended,...

Brits Hatch Secret Plan to Bail Out Northern Rock

Kevin Spak — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:05:00 CST

Worried that the state might be stuck nationalizing Northern Rock, Britain has worked up a contingency plan behind closed doors to divide the troubled bank among the country’s commercial banks. A private buyout is still preferable, the Guardian reports, but some now fear the main bidders will back out, leaving...

Google Founder's Wedding Date Suppressed

Colleen Barry — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:23:45 CDT

Valleywag reports that somebody leaked Google founder Larry Page's wedding date to a Fortune editor, but the info was later scrubbed from the story in which it had appeared. And the old version of the article doesn't show up in the Google cache of the page. Yahoo cached the original...