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Mayor declares weather emergency in New York City
Thursday, January 13, 2011 On Tuesday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a weather emergency in New York City, New York. The announcement was issued as a preemptive measure in preparation for an expected 6-12 inches of snow Wednesday, although the Metropolitan Transportation Authority claims to be ready for 14 inches. Bloomberg explained the meaning of […]
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Íngrid Betancourt returns to France
Friday, July 4, 2008 Freed hostage Íngrid Betancourt arrived in France today, two days after being rescued from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who had kept her captive in the Colombian jungle for more than six years. Standing alongside President Nicolas Sarkozy at a military air base southwest of Paris, Betancourt said, “I […]
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News briefs: February 20, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014 Wikinews Audio Briefs Dateline Friday, February 21, 2014 Listen to this brief Problems? See our media guide.
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Taliban resurgent in Pakistan on enforcement of Sharia law/Interview archive
What is the current situation in the NWFP? The Pashtun people are or were renowned for their hospitality. Many westerners commented on it. Some with suspicion NOT willing to believe some people so poor could be so generous. It was almost a character flaw. One could travel with out fear of personal danger as long […]
Silk Scarf Exceptional Xmas Gift Idea
More On This Topic: Yarn Australia Online Victoria House Needlecraft Silk Scarf – Exceptional Xmas Gift Idea by Jeff T Christmas is coming on fast and it is time to start choosing gifts and marking off names on your Christmas list. A silk scarf can be the optimal present for the fashionista. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VZiWd3P72k[/youtube] If she […]
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2012 Olympics clash with Ramadan
Sunday, October 15, 2006 Muslim groups from across the world are criticising the organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London after it was revealed that the games will take place over Ramadan. The most holy month in the Muslim calendar, which will take place from the 21 July to 20 August in 2012, involves fasting […]
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US unemployment rate reaches 8.5%
Friday, April 3, 2009 The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the US economy lost 663,000 jobs in March, bringing the unemployment rate up to 8.5%, an increase from last month’s jobless rate of 8.1%. The jobless rate is the highest it has been since 1983. Since the start of the […]
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United Nations: More people with access to cell phones than toilets in India
Friday, April 16, 2010 According to a United Nations survey, more people in India, the second most populous country in the world, have access to mobile phones than to a proper toilet. Over half a billion cell phones are active in India, but only 366 million people there have access to a toilet. “It is […]
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Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes. […]
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US Airport evacuated in ‘liquid bomb’ scare
Thursday, August 17, 2006 The discovery of a suspect bottle of fluid in a passengers carry-on luggage has prompted the evacuation of Tri-State Airport, located near Huntington, West Virginia. The bottle was identified by a security screener as a woman passenger attempted to board a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina. Since the discovery of an […]