Last missing body from Minnesota bridge collapse found

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 The remains of the last missing person following the bridge collapse in Minneapolis were recovered on Monday. The official death toll now stands at 13, following the collapse nearly three weeks ago. All recovery efforts have now been stopped. The remains of Gregory Jolstad were found yesterday. Jolstad, nicknamed “Jolly,” was […]

Closure of Guantánamo prison will take longer than expected

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Thursday, December 24, 2009 The New York Times said on Wednesday that the Obama administration may not be able to close the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and transfer terrorism suspects held there until 2011 at the earliest. The administration announced plans last week to acquire an under-utilized state prison in the […]

California congressman George Radanovich to leave office

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 California Republican congressman George Radanovich announced Tuesday that he is leaving office in 2010 to spend time with his wife, who is battling ovarian cancer. He has asked that state senator Jeff Denham replace his seat in the state’s 19th congressional district, although former congressman Richard Pombo is also considering the […]

Militants in Pakistan torch NATO, US military vehicles

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Sunday, December 7, 2008 Pakistani officials have reported that vehicles supplying NATO forces in Afghanistan have been set on fire by suspected militants. The attack occurred in the northwestern city of Peshawar which lies on Pakistan’s North-Western frontier at 0230 local time. Sources claim that more than 250 gunmen using rockets, grenades and AK-47s overpowered […]

Brazil’s Minas state stops sales of Toyota Corolla

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Friday, April 23, 2010 Minas, one of the largest states of Brazil, has stopped the sale of the Toyota Corolla over safety concerns. The move was made after nine Corolla customers reported that their cars automatically accelerated. The state public prosecutor’s office said in an online statement on Tuesday that the problem is blamed on […]

What Really Happens When You File For Bankruptcy

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Read An Opinion On: Authorised Representative Afsl Online Afsl Authorised Representative By Carl Hampton Having a hard time paying your bills? Do they seem like they just keep adding up? A lot of people in this situation think that filing for bankruptcy is the easy way out. In all reality, bankruptcy should be your very […]

An interview with Jimbo Wales/Color-free

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Wednesday, February 22, 2006 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Just five years ago, when Jimbo Wales founded Wikipedia, the project’s goal of 100,000 articles [1] seemed ambitious. Yet today, the project, now one of the top 25 […]

Canada’s Etobicoke Centre (Ward 3) city council candidates speak

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This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Monday, October 30, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Etobicoke Centre (Ward 3). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for […]