McCain ad questions Obama’s benefit to families

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Thursday, August 7, 2008 The latest advertisement for United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain is questioning Democrat Barack Obama’s benefit to families. Last week the BBC reported that the McCain campaign had released an advertisement comparing Obama to American celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, calling him “the biggest celebrity in the world.” McCain’s […]

Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2008, what would the question be? The year that markets collapsed, or perhaps […]

Protesters clash with police as Bush visits London

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Monday, June 16, 2008 Protesters taking part in a demonstration in London’s Parliament Square were caught in violent brawls with the Metropolitan Police as United States President George W. Bush was making his way to meet Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street on Sunday evening. The protest, called for by the Stop the […]

Oil rig in Gulf of Mexico sinks after explosion; eleven missing

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Friday, April 23, 2010 The oil rig Deepwater Horizon sank yesterday after an explosion Tuesday night that left eleven people missing. According to an officer from the US Coast Guard, the rig sank sometime in the morning. The rig had caught fire after an explosion of unknown origin occurred two days ago. 115 of the […]

Four Australian states ablaze, two dead, homes lost

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Monday, January 23, 2006 Bushfires are burning across Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania assisted by very hot conditions. Victoria is the hardest hit with a single blaze burning out over 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) and destroying 20 homes. There are around a dozen fires burning in Victoria, with others in South Australia, Western […]

Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010

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Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at […]

Dermatologists In Albuquerque Can Help Improve The Condition Of Your Skin

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Read An Opinion On: Argan Oil Argan Oil For Hair byalex Many people with a variety of skin problems find help from dermatologists Albuquerque clinics. People of all ages can be helped with a variety of issues related to the skin. Dermatologists may be trained in both the medical and the cosmetic sides of dermatology. […]

Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links

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Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is […]

Indiana Department of Homeland Security violates Wikipedia copyright

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This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, February 2, 2010 The Indiana Department of Homeland Security was revealed on Saturday to have violated the copyright of a number of contributors to online encyclopedia Wikipedia in a document on […]

Canadian city announces first Studios of Brampton tour

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 Created by the Brampton Arts Council and the City of Brampton, the Studios of Brampton studio tour will allow residents a chance to view works by dozens of local artists at twelve locations. The tour will run October 1 & 2 from 10 pm until 4 pm ET. On the tour […]