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House of Supreme Court Justice threatened

Author: 11 28th, 2019 in Uncategorized No Comments »

Monday, January 23, 2006 In the town of Weare, New Hampshire, a movement is under way to force Supreme Court Justice David Souter to sell his home for “public benefit,” an expansion of the eminent domain provision in the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution that the Supreme Court legalized in the controversial 5–4 decision […]

Fur fans flock to Toronto’s Furnal Equinox 2019

Author: 11 9th, 2019 in Uncategorized No Comments »

Monday, March 25, 2019 From March 15 to 17, the Canadian city of Toronto played host to the tenth Furnal Equinox, an annual event dedicated to the “furry fandom.” Wikinews attended. Programming ranged from music to gender, science to art, covering dozens of aspects of the varied subculture. The event’s featured guests were visual artists […]

Category:August 3, 2010

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Nicolaus Copernicus buried again

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Monday, May 24, 2010 Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was buried for the second time yesterday, in the Catholic church of Frombork, Poland. Copernicus is considered the founder of modern astronomy, and known for declaring that the Earth revolved around the Sun, contrary to popular belief at the time. His body was discovered and exhumed in […]

John Constable painting location mystery solved after 195 years

Author: 11 7th, 2019 in Uncategorized No Comments »

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The mystery of the location of a viewpoint used by English painter John Constable has been solved, after nearly 200 years. The Stour Valley and Dedham Church was painted in Suffolk, England, between 1814 and 1815, but changes to the landscape meant that the spot he chose was not known, despite […]