Windows Vista faces possible trademark challenges

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Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, announced the name of its forthcoming version of the Windows operating system from its headquarters in Redmond, Washington Friday. But in choosing the name “Vista,” Microsoft may find itself in a legal fight. Microsoft has made a name for itself in legal circles as a […]

‘Recession gardens’ replace victory gardens

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Sunday, March 29, 2009 With the United States in a recession, more and more people are looking for ways to spend less money and get a better bargain at the same time. In a time where prices are higher, ‘recession gardens’ are becoming increasingly popular, echoing the victory gardens which were planted during World War […]

Bermuda Chief Justice: No new charges in Middleton murder

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Saturday, May 5, 2007 Despite expressing personal sympathy for the Middleton family, Bermuda’s chief justice Richard Ground dismissed, on Friday, an application to re-examine the 1996 killing of Rebecca Middleton. Seventen-year old Rebecca Middleton, of Belleville, Ontario, Canada had been in Bermuda on vacation when she was raped and murdered. At the time, police had […]

On the campaign trail in the USA, May 2016

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Monday, June 13, 2016 The following is the first edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: a former Republican congressman briefly joins the Libertarian Party and […]

US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

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Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This […]

Category:Graffiti

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This is the category for graffiti. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 8 April 2014: Scottish artist Alan Davie dies at age 93 16 December 2013: Glasgow’s Common Weal launch; ‘Not me first. All of us first’ 23 June 2013: Questions raised over Mosquito device ahead of New South Wales trial 22 August […]

Dealing With Kilometer Conversions In Arizona

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Read An Opinion On: 4wd Truck For Sale Brisbane 2017 New Dodge Ram byAlma Abell There is often a need for kilometer conversions in Arizona, because a lot of Canadian residents flock to this State for the winter. Canadian distance measurements are in metric, so when a Canadian is driving around in Arizona, they will […]

News briefs:April 23, 2010

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 Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything.  Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To […]

Ohio man dies after sitting in chair for two years

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Friday, April 1, 2011 A morbidly obese Ohio man died Wednesday after being found unconscious in his home several days earlier. The man had been sitting in a chair for two years and was physically fused to it when he was discovered by two roommates, one of which was his girlfriend. Authorities who arrived at […]