Saturday, February 12, 2005 Sutter, CA –An elementary school in northern California has been testing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag-based identification program on its 7th and 8th grade students since January 18th, 2005. According to the ACLU, this is the first time that public school students in the United States have been required to […]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Buffalo, New York — Officials in Buffalo, New York have closed a portion of a downtown street after a sinkhole was reported. At approximately 4:20 p.m. (Eastern time) Washington street between E. Eagle and Clinton was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Wikinews was on scene and obtained exclusive photos and
Sinkhole reported in Buffalo, New York
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Thursday, March 13, 2008 Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 largest health services. The strike will
Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week
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Thursday, July 3, 2008 Mongolia’s ruling People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) has been declared winners of the country’s legislative elections, two days after allegations of vote-rigging leveled against the ruling party sparked violent protests in the capital of Ulaanbaatar. Preliminary results show the MPRP with 47 seats out of 76 in the State Great Khural, General
Mongolia’s ruling party wins elections as rioting subsides
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Correction — January 10, 2009 This article incorrectly states that Mr Madoff attended Hofstra University Law School. His education was actually with Hofstra College, which he graduated from in 1960. Friday, December 12, 2008 Top broker and Wall Street adviser Bernard L. Madoff, aged 70, was arrested and charged by the FBI on Thursday with a
Market maker Bernard L. Madoff arrested in $50B ‘giant Ponzi scheme’
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Submitted by: Connie Limon The Miniature Pinscher is an ancient breed, although not in the form that we know today. Opinions differ about the origin of the Miniature Pinscher. He just might be the neatest of the toydogs. He makes an admirable, clean pet for any size home. Most authorities agree the Miniature Pinscher is
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Submitted by: Marcia Yudkin Not far from my home in rural Western Massachusetts, you can enjoy brunch on weekends at a farmhouse cafe constructed of straw bales. On one wall, Strawbale Cafe sports what it calls a “truth window”: Pull open the window shutters to see for yourself that the walls of the building truly
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Class action: Foreign workers pay thousands to obtain jobs in Canada
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Click Here To Find Out More About: Off Road Buggy Goulburn Off Road Carts & Generators The Uses of Generators by Rick Oros Generators provide a source of power when there is no available hookup to an electricity line. Generators can be portable or permanently installed and can provide small amounts of power or huge
Friday, August 24, 2007 Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Eddie Griffin died on August 17, 2007, at age 25 due to injuries sustained in a car crash, the Harris County medical examiner’s office confirmed on Tuesday. The former Minnesota Timberwolves forward, who was waived in March for violating the League’s substance abuse program, ignored
Former Timberwolf Eddie Griffin dies at 25
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