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The $20,000 good deed: Walmart employee making only $9 an hour RETURNS envelope full of cash to shopper after it fell out of her purse

A Walmart employee making only $9 has returned an envelope containing $20,000 in cash, saying that his conscience simply wouldn’t allow him to keep the money. Bismark Mensah, an immigrant from Ghana who works at a Seattle-area Walmart, found an envelope stashed in a shopping cart after it fell out of a shopper’s purse. Rather than pocket the money, Mr Mensah grabbed the envelope, ran after the woman, and returned it to her, causing her to tear up with joy. Hailed as a hero: Bismark Mensah, pictured April 4, who works at a Walmart in Washington, will be honored for his quick work in returning an envelope stuffed with cash to the customers who had accidentally left it in a shopping cart The Seattle Times, which first reported the encouraging story, also recounted how Mr Mensah, 32, was honored for his act as a Good Samaritan. He was given the ‘Integrity in Action’ award by the big box chain, and was presented with a plaque with his name on it for his heroic actions last October. Th

“Breastaurant” Trademark is now in the hands of a Spicy Texas Restaurant Chain

While many restaurant chains across USA, feature their waitress in skimpy outfits to attract the customers calling their restaurants as “Breastaurants”, the Texas based Bikinis Bar and Grill has now trademarked the tem, which means that, now they are the only one who could use that term officially. Doug Muller, CEO of ATX Brands LLC, which owns the Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill, after receiving this trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office , announced that Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill is America’s ONLY Breastaurant. With the new trademark, the Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill has made a major move in the “Breastaurant “ industry. The restaurants which have sex-appeal, has seen a major boom in its sales after the recession. The fight to catch the throne is heating up between Twin Peaks, the Tilted Kilt, Bone Daddy’s and others as the “Breastaurant” industry is now worth more than 1 billion US Dollars. The Hooters, is trying its best to save its throne. The Breastaura

Going, going, err... The moment 72-year-old chimney stack refuses to collapse despite being blown up as part of $1.6M demolition

The demolition of a 175-foot-tall chimney stack on the former Peninsula Plywood mill site in Port Angeles, Washington, didn't exactly go smoothly. The 1,000-ton smokestack was tougher than it looked. The Peninsula Daily News reports that nothing happened when a crew detonated explosives at 3.30pm Monday. Scroll down for videos of demolition Oops! The demolition of a 175-foot-tall stack on the ex-Peninsula Plywood mill experienced an embarrassing snafu when the tower remained standing, with only a small halo of smoke at its base (center and right) The newspaper says engineers decided the stack was being held up by a web of reinforcement steel, or rebar, inside the tower. So the next plan was to use huge electrical saws to cut through the rebar. Finally, at 6.15pm, the resilient smokestack fell, kicking up a cloud of dust. Wallace Technical Blasting of Woodland is in charge as part of a $1.6million contract for Rhine Demolition to clear the 19-acre Port of Port Angeles prop

Deaf student charged in Lone Star campus stabbings chillingly tells police of his 'fantasies to stab people to death since elementary school' as it emerges the long-planned college attack 'was thwarted because his knife broke'

A deaf student has admitted to slashing 14 of his classmates in a stabbing spree across his Texas college campus today - telling police he has had fantasies of stabbing people to death since elementary school. Dylan Andrew Quick, 20, also told a fellow inmate that his real plan was to kill the students he attacked but the razor-knife he was using broke mid-way through his planned assault. The accountancy student, of Cypress, Texas, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the random stabbing attacks which took place across Lone Star College's campus buildings from 11am. Violent fantasies: Police reported that Dylan Quick had admitted his role in the Lone Star College stabbings last night and had fantasized about knifing people to death since elementary school Concerns: Tiffany Quick, pictured with her son, sent him as a teenager to library classes at the college because she was fearful he wasn't socializing enough. He was home-school

Obama enjoys 'sequester soul concert' at White House amid massive budget cuts and government worker furloughs

The sequester may have many across the country singing the blues, but for President Obama, it was all about Memphis Soul. Even with the threat of furloughs and government cuts sparked by the sequester, Obama took the time to enjoy a star-studded concert at the White House tonight. The White House celebration of Memphis Soul music in the East Room - which included special guest appearances by Queen Latifah and Justin Timberlake - is likely to rile Obama's Republican foes. All smiles: President Obama speaks welcomes performers to the concert in honor of Memphis Soul music in the East Room of the White House Royal entrance: Queen Latifah arrives for the concert in honor of Memphis Soul music at the White House Some conservatives have called on Obama to give up golf, especially since popular public tours of the White House have been canceled because of the budget cuts. Other recent casualties of the sequester have been the Navy's Blue Angels fleet and the tens of thousands o

'That is a lying, sick, sociopathic, disgusting freak': UFC fighter SUSPENDED after nasty tirade about transgender contender

A former Giants player has been suspended by the UFC after he called a post-op transexual fighter a 'sociopathic, disgusting freak' in an online interview. Heavyweight Matt Mitrone made the controversial remarks about Fallon Fox on MMAFighting.com's 'The MMA Hour' show on Monday. Born a man, Fox, who competes for small Championship Fighting Alliance has had hormone therapy to help her transition from male to female and in 2006 she underwent gender reassignment surgery. Angry rant: Heavyweight Matt Mitrone, pictured, made the controversial remarks about Fallon Fox on MMAFighting.com's 'The MMA Hour' show on Monday The Florida State Boxing Commission has been reviewing Fox's license to determine whether she'll be able to keep fighting against women in the CFA's female tournament. Mitrone, who played defensive line in the NFL with the Giants in 2002 and the Vikings in 2005 before switching to fighting, called her a liar because Fox failed t

Sales of winter food reach 'unprecedented levels' as families turn to pies and stews to keep out the cold

Ribsticking and warming, there is nothing so sure to keep out the winter chill as a hot pie and buttery mash, or a steaming stew. And it seems families across the country have been relying on the heart and soul warming fare to combat the continued cold conditions. Retailers say sales of winter foods such as stews, casseroles, hearty soups and pies have reached 'unprecedented levels' because of spring's late arrival. According to trade magazine The Grocer, some supermarkets have reported selling triple their usual amount of so-called comfort foods ahead of what is said to have been the coldest Easter on record. Supermarket Morrisons said that sales of pies were up by 246 per cent in the week leading up to the Easter weekend, and the chain sold 80 per cent more cans and cartons of soup than in the same period last year. In the week running up to the bank holiday, sales of packets of mixed 'casserole vegetables' increased by 39 per cent compared to the previous. Sale