Nick Coates, 17, runs Sharpenews ? the first global news site aimed at young people.
It has had 89million hits in 18 months and rakes in �2,500 a month from advertisers.
Several firms have made big offers but Nick insists he doesn’t need the money.
He said: �I could walk away with about �4million ? but I’m not interested in that at the moment.�
Nick, of Cheltenham, Gloucs, started the site when he was just 12. It now has 70 volunteer staff worldwide and has won awards including website of the year.
The whizzkid is also studying for four A-levels and even does ten hours a week working at a Comet store.
It is now safe to say that Obama now has the nomination in his hand. As to his choice of a VP I am sure he does not want to choose Hilary. But in the end he probably is going to wake up and take her on board his campaign, because he does not have a fighting chance against McCain without her. We all know that she does not really want to be the VP. Nobody does, but its better than nothing and when its offered to you… you take it.
A drunk American driver plowed into a group of Mexican bike racers after falling asleep while driving, killing one and injuring ten others. The wreck happened 15 mins. after the 34-kilometer race started. Juan Campos was charged with killing 37-year-old Alejandro Alvarez of Monterrey. Campos claims that he is an America citizen living in Brownsville. We are looking into the incident in terms of whether American citizens were involved,” consulate spokesman Todd Huizinga said. Some how i don’t think he is an American. He is probably just using the “citizen” thing to stall his jail time.
You have a 0.0000004% or getting killed by a falling coconut.
60 Year old Dianne Odell spent almost her entire life in a capsule that breathed for her. Odell was stricken with polio when she was 3 and her lungs were damaged. And from then on she has spent most of her days in the 7 ft. capsule. Her life came to an end when a backup generator failed to kick in after a power outage.