News briefs:January 9, 2007


The time is 20:00 (UTC) on Tuesday January 9, 2007, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Polish Archbishop resigns after spying revelations 1.2 Natural gas odor permeates New York and Jersey Cities 1.3 Accusations Tigger threw punch fill airwaves as teen claims neck injuries 1.4 Hindu Holy Men in India […]

Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas/suicide note


This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally posted at Stack’s site, http://embeddedart.com/. The hosting company, T35, took the site offline per an FBI request. The note is reproduced here in its entirety. […]

Thomson Corporation and Reuters agree to merge


Wednesday, May 16, 2007 The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC announced Tuesday that they have agreed to combine the two companies. The boards of both Thomson and Reuters will recommend the merger to their shareholders. The Canadian Thomson-family holding company Woodbridge, which controls 70% of Thomson, has agreed to vote in favour of the […]

Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics


Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s […]

Amazing Benefits Of Going To Pawn Shops


byalex Imagine the situation, Christmas is almost here and you still have a lot of gifts to buy. When you and your spouse calculated the entire amount you still have to pay, you saw that it has exceeded your budget and your funds are extremely tight. Sounds like a similar story? Well, most of us […]

Austrian police find dozens dead inside lorry


Thursday, August 27, 2015 Austrian police today found an estimated 20–50 decomposing corpses in an apparently abandoned lorry. Roadworkers who spotted the vehicle, which had been there since yesterday at least, alerted police. Responding officers found it full of corpses. The lorry is on the so-called “Eastern Motorway”, the A4, close to the Hungarian border. […]

United States Senate prepares for floor vote on net neutrality


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Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebrated by 450,000 people


Saturday, March 4, 2006 Nearly half a million people packed into Sydney’s “Golden Mile” on Saturday night to applaud the city’s 28th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Parade organisers estimated the crowd at over 450,000. They lined Oxford St – along the parade’s route – in Sydney’s unofficial gay district, cheering the 6,000 […]