NBC employee wins $266M from California lottery

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Thursday, May 6, 2010 An NBC employee won US$266 million from the California Lottery‘s Mega Millions drawing. The winner, wishing to remain anonymous, will receive $165 million in total, after federal taxes, reports spokesperson for the lottery Cathy Doyle Johnston. David Reese, a KNBC assistant manager, was informed by the winner around 2:30 local time […]

News briefs:August 13, 2006

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The time is 20:00 (UTC) on August 13th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 H5N1 bird flu confirmed in the Netherlands 1.2 Recuperating Castro shown in Cuban media 1.3 South Africa sets deadline in land transfer scheme 1.4 Forest fires continue to rage in Spain 1.5 Firefighters tackle industrial […]

Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam

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Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account for one in four spam messages. BACKGROUND Spamming remains one of the biggest problems facing […]

Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads

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Saturday, August 12, 2017 Yesterday, the state government of Victoria, Australia announced their decision to trial self-driving vehicles on two of the state’s major connecting motorways, the CityLink and Tullamarine Freeway. The trial is to use autonomous vehicles from automobile companies including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Tesla. The two-year trial is to have three phases. […]

Avalanche buries cars in Colorado

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Saturday, January 6, 2007 An avalanche on U.S. Route 40, which was 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep, has buried many cars, caused other cars to be pushed over the edge of an expressway, and injured eight people, just outside of Denver, Colorado. The avalanche started at 10:30 AM, starting about 12 miles off […]

Critter Map Software Llc: Best Watch Faces Apps For Your Android Wear

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Read An Opinion On: Design School Sydney Bachelor Of Visual Communication CritterMap Software LLC: Best Watch Faces Apps for your Android Wear by backcountrynavigatorDo you find your watch face boring and useless? Are you looking for something new that can give your Android wear a good life and use especially if you are always out […]

Euro 2008: Austria vs. Poland

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Thursday, June 12, 2008 June 12, 2008 Austria 1 – 1 Poland Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Howard Webb (England) Ümit Korkmaz 56’Andreas Ivanschitz 64’Roland Linz 64’Ivica Vasti? 64’Roman Kienast 64’Sebastian Prödl 72’René Aufhauser 74’Jürgen Säumel 74’Ivica Vasti? pen. 90+3′ 30′ Roger Guerreiro 46′ Mariusz Jop 46′ Pawe? Gola?ski 58′ Marcin Wasilewski 61′ […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville

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Monday, September 24, 2007 Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]