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Wikinews interviews Darcy Richardson, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama

18 December, 2020

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Friday, November 25, 2011 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Darcy Richardson of Florida took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Richardson, 55, is a political activist that helped form the New Democrats in 1989 and founded the progressive Battleground Blog earlier this year. He is also a political […]

Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean

18 December, 2020

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Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. The study has been published in this week’s edition of the journal […]

CIA Director confirms use of waterboarding on terror suspects

18 December, 2020

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008 The director of the Central Intelligence Agency has confirmed that his agency used the extreme interrogation technique known as waterboarding on three terrorism suspects nearly five years ago. In testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, Michael Hayden urged lawmakers not to place restrictions on the interrogation methods available to […]

Elwood Norris receives 2005 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention

18 December, 2020

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Tuesday, April 19, 2005 MIT has announced that Elwood “Woody” Norris, inventor of potentially revolutionary technologies of Hypersonic Sound beams and AirScooter flying vehicles, will receive this year’s Lemelson-MIT prize for invention this Friday, April 22. The prize comes with an award of US$500,000, making it the largest single award for invention given in the […]

Derailments close Australian rail routes

18 December, 2020

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Sunday, February 1, 2009 Two train derailments in two days have closed railway lines in Australia. A Rio Tinto iron ore train derailled at Pilbara, on a spur of the Tom Price to Dampier line on Thursday 29. The following day, a freight train with 40 wagons derailed east of Kalgoorlie, injuring three people. The […]

Christchurch, New Zealand floods causes havoc

18 December, 2020

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Tuesday, August 8, 2006 Hillside suburbs in Christchurch, New Zealand have been suffering from torrential rain since Monday night. The Heathcote river burst its banks and caused surface flooding in areas. Around 60-millimetres of rain has fallen. The Heathcote river in Beckenham has inundated areas in Eastern Terrace, making some roads impassable. Terry Sefton, Christchurch […]

Bryan brothers announce retirement from Davis Cup

18 December, 2020

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 On Sunday, the Bryan brothers announced their retirement from the United States’ Davis Cup team. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan have participated in the tennis tournament representing the US for almost fourteen years. Mike and Bob Bryan hold the record of winning sixteen grand slam titles together. The 38-year-old duo made […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Mark Grenier, Welland

18 December, 2020

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Saturday, September 15, 2007 Mark Grenier is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Welland riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Minor alterations not affecting the content have been made to this interview; the original text is available by clicking […]

Canada’s social insurance assets pass $140 billion in fourth quarter

18 December, 2020

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Sunday, February 13, 2011 With a fourth-quarter investment earnings of $3.9 Billion CAD, largely driven by stock market rises, the Canada Pension Plan’s (CPP) assets rose to $140.1 Billion reported the CPP Investment Board on Thursday. Rate of return for the quarter netted three percent, bringing the first nine months of the fiscal year to […]

Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed further

18 December, 2020

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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]