Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor New York, NY, United States (AHN Sports) – Officials for the UFC visited Madison Square Garden in their latest attempt to renew its push to get MMA officially sanctioned in New York. In its public plea to get state sanctioning for the sport, the UFC promised to bring at [...]

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Hard money loans are tools for investors, business owners, property owners, would-be property owners and others for whom conventional loans are unattractive or unavailable. Originally, the term was used to describe any loan that was secured by property or other collateral, as opposed to unsecured borrowing, such as cash advances from a credit card or bank line of credit. Today, although the meaning has not really changed, the way that the term is used has. It can all be confusing to the average person, so we hope to shed a little light on the subject.

The Media Line Staff Tel Aviv, Israel (TML) – Israel’s decision to reconsider its tax and royalty regime for energy is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty and risks future exploration, the partners in the giant Leviathan natural gas project said. Charles Davidson, the chief executive officer of Texas-based Novel Energy, and Gideon Tadmor, CEO of [...]

Colorado insurance regulators fielded more than 25,500 inquiries from consumers in the past year, resulting in a total of nearly 5,000 formal grievances. During this period, the investigation of … View full post on Insurance Stories

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Albany, NY, United States (AHN) – Former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi has pleaded guilty to accepting gifts in return for $250 million worth of investments from the state pension fund. Hevesi admitted to receiving nearly $1 million in gifts from Markstone Capital Partners in exchange for approving [...]

AHN News Staff Tehran, Iran (AHN) – In order to comply with the American sanctions, four energy companies have announced their withdrawal from Iran. The United States said that Italy’s ENI, Royal Dutch Shell, French Total and Norwegian Statoil on Thursday decided to stop their business with Iranian companies to avoid penalties aimed at companies, [...]

AHN News Staff Kashmir, India (AHN) – Despite Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s call to parents to strictly observe curfew and stay at home, schools in the Kashmir Valley on Monday finally reopened after 100 days, but faced thin attendance as curfews continued in several parts of the state. The schools in the valley [...]

A southwestern Idaho lawmaker plans to make another run at banning texting while driving. Republican state Sen. John McGee laments the Idaho Legislature’s failure in 2010 to pass a ban. A bill … View full post on Insurance Stories

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel Arieh O’Sullivan (TML) – Israel has found a unique way to retaliate against Iraq for firing Scud missiles on it nearly 20 years ago: it has decided to sell Iraq Israel’s used cars. Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said he has approved a new plan to export tens of thousands [...]