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British Government warns against tax breaks for Scientology

11 December, 2020

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Thursday, October 21, 2010 The new British coalition government has warned local authorities in the United Kingdom not to provide tax breaks to branches of the Church of Scientology. After an investigation by The Guardian newspaper revealed that several local authorities have granted Scientology tax breaks worth over a million pounds, Secretary of State for […]

National Hockey League news: February 17, 2008

11 December, 2020

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Sunday, February 17, 2008 There were 10 games played in the National Hockey League on February 16, 2008, including the New York Rangers, who hadn’t played since the afternoon of February 10, taking on the Buffalo Sabres. Contents 1 Game summaries 1.1 Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers 1.2 Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs […]

Category:June 10, 2010

11 December, 2020

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? June 9, 2010 June 11, 2010 ? June 10 Pages in category “June 10, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:June_10,_2010&oldid=1333711”

Ozzy Osbourne’s personal possessions fetch $800,000 for charity

11 December, 2020

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Sunday, December 2, 2007 American heavy metal performer Ozzy Osbourne, who became famous as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath and later as a solo act, has raised more than US$800,000 for The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, founded by his spouse Sharon Osbourne at the Cedars Sinai Hospital, by auctioning off personal items. A […]

Man charged with attempted murder in £40 million London jewel heist

11 December, 2020

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Sunday, September 6, 2009 24-year-old Aman Kassaye, of no fixed abode, is to face a charge of attempted murder for his alleged role in an armed robbery that netted £40 million ($65 million) worth of jewelry from a London store. Kassaye is the seventh man to be charged, and is also facing prosecution for conspiracy […]

Missing dog’s severed head found by 17-year old girl

11 December, 2020

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Thursday, March 15, 2007 A $2,500 reward has been issued by the Humane Society of the United States for information on an “implied terroristic threat”, according to Sergeant Jim Gray of the St. Paul Police Department. According to Crystal Brown, 17 year old owner of the dog, a gift-wrapped box with a note saying “Congratulations […]

News briefs:August 2, 2010

11 December, 2020

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Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:August_2,_2010&oldid=1451857”

Baby attacked by dog in New York

11 December, 2020

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Saturday, January 5, 2008 An eight-month old boy, Andrew, was attacked and killed by a Doberman pinscher in Brooklyn, New York. The dog was a three-year old named Mackabee, who is also neutered. The grandmother was babysitting the boy. While she was in the kitchen she heard the boy scream and ran next door to […]

Rescue teams try to save London whale

11 December, 2020

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Saturday, January 21, 2006 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Thames Whale Rescue teams are attempting to save the life of the whale which has been swimming in the London Thames river over the past few days. The northern bottle-nosed whale, which had gotten weaker and weaker, became beached this afternoon. Rescue teams quickly moved […]

Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise

11 December, 2020

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Sunday, September 25, 2005 The Church of Scientology has threatened legal action in order to take over ownership of the domain name of a web site which links to the odd behaviour of one of the world’s most famous scientologists: Tom Cruise. http://ScienTOMogy.info has apparently received a fax and at least 6 emails in the […]