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The innermost circles of the American mafia are abuzz. The Boss of the Philly mob — ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino — is taking a victory strut, hobnobbing around the highest echelons of old-time mafia folk, mostly in Florida, describing what may have been the heist of the century: the 2020 presidential election.The feat is drawing praise from far-flung corners of the Italian American business community, which sees the thanks of a grateful administration as key to the revival of the community’s political influence.But an associate says that Merlino might just be willing to flip on Joe Biden and the Pennsylvania political...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has done away with 2% miscellaneous deductions for taxpayers who itemize. This includes employees who drive for their job and are not reimbursed for the use of their personal vehicle or receive far less that the standard mileage rate of 55 cents a mile and recoup their costs through a hefty reduction in taxable income when they itemize their deductions. Think drivers who deliver pizza, for example. If they don't live in a state (e.g. California) that requires employers to reimburse their employees for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, they end...

A Domino's driver saved the life of a regular customer after staff became worried because he didn't place an order for 11 days. Kirk Alexander suddenly stopped requesting regular pizza deliveries from his local shop in Salem, Oregon. Staff were particularly concerned when he missed his usual Saturday night slot. General manager Sarah Fuller said: "It was weird, and not like him at all." She immediately sent a delivery driver to Alexander's house to check on him. The employee found the television and lights on but there was no answer at the door – so Fuller called police. She said:...

A pizza delivery guy's tip causes an uproar. But CNN's Jeanne Moos reports he may end up making a bundle.

Internet Revolts Against Local Car Dealership that Harassed Pizza Delivery Guy Over Tip F&R Auto Sales in Westport, Mass. was flooded with negative reviews after a video showed workers berating the man over a $7 tip. A local car dealership incurred the ire of the Internet after a video showed workers berating a pizza delivery driver over a $7 tip. Workers at F&R Auto Sales can be seen in a video hassling the Pizza Palace driver after he dropped off their food order—only to drive back a second time when they called back and demanded he return with their change....

A man in his 80's is on the mend from minor injuries, but his vintage car received major damage after being T-boned by a pizza delivery car, a Downey police dispatcher said.

Two military personnel were killed and four people seriously wounded in a shooting at a British army base in Northern Ireland, police said Saturday. "The two fatalities as I understand it are military personnel," a police spokeswoman said,

By JEFFREY GOLD – 6 hours ago CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — An anonymous jury will hear the case of six men accused of plotting to attack soldiers at Fort Dix, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler rejected defense complaints that such a jury would be biased. He agreed with federal prosecutors that the trial presents an exceptional case and could create apprehensive jurors. Several factors led to his decision, including pretrial publicity, he said. The six were arrested in May and charged with planning to raid the New Jersey military installation, which is being used...

If I have one operating philosophy about life it is this: "Be cool to the pizza delivery dude; it's good luck." Four principles guide the pizza dude philosophy. Principle 1: Coolness to the pizza delivery dude is a practice in humility and forgiveness. I let him cut me off in traffic, let him safely hit the exit ramp from the left lane, let him forget to use his blinker without extending any of my digits out the window or towards my horn because there should be one moment in my harried life when a car may encroach or cut off...

A pizza deliveryman won't face charges for fatally shooting a would-be robber several times when he was approached in a high-crime area, but his employer, Pizza Hut, has fired him for violating a company policy against carrying firearms. Ronald B. Honeycutt, 38, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, says he's been delivering pizzas for 20 years and has always packed heat on the job. According to a report in the Indianapolis Star, prosecutors announced Friday the Carmel, Ind., man will not face criminal charges.

This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38726 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 WEAPONS OF CHOICE Pizza man saved by gun, but fired for packin' heat Prosecutors call it 'clear case of self-defense,' yet national chain prohibits carrying firearms Posted: June 1, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com A pizza deliveryman won't face charges for fatally shooting a would-be robber several times when he was approached in a high-crime area, but his employer, Pizza Hut, has fired him for violating a company policy against carrying firearms. Ronald B. Honeycutt, 38,...

Papa John's fills soldier's unusual order: 40 pizzas to Iraq Papa John's International Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZA) is sending 40 pizzas to U.S. Air Force troops stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq. Karen Sherman, vice president of community and public relations for the company, said 18 members of the Louisville-based pizza company's executive team -- including founder and CEO John Schnatter -- made the pies Thursday in the restaurant at the company's headquarters. They are being shipped via FedEx and are scheduled to arrive in Kirkuk on Sunday evening. The delivery was spurred by an online customer request form received from a U.S....

<p>Cops are baffled by the case of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells.</p> <p>September 7, 2003 -- ERIE, Pa. - Four hidden keys may have saved Brian Wells from being blown up by the pipe bomb that was shackled to his neck. Wells was the 46-year-old pizza delivery man who was killed by the bomb 40 minutes after robbing a PNC Bank in Erie on Aug. 28.</p>

Delivery story 26 David Fair writes I've been working at a small chain store for a year and a half in suburban Pittsburgh. I have many stories, but this is my favorite. We had an order the previous day from the local Chamber of Commerce for a delivery the next day. It was a big order, about 15 pies with various toppings for a meeting they were going to have. They also asked if we could time the delivery for 12 noon sharp. So far, no problem. We came in and prepared the pizzas before hand and set them in...