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Creator of website satirizing Glenn Beck on winning domain name case

30 November, 2020

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Wikinews interviewed the creator of a parody website satirizing American political commentator Glenn Beck, about his thoughts after prevailing in a domain name dispute brought by Beck before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Florida resident Isaac Eiland-Hall created the website in September, and it asserts Beck uses […]

Sarkozy appoints François Fillon as Prime Minister of France

30 November, 2020

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Thursday, May 17, 2007File:Francois fillon1.jpg The new President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has appointed François Fillon to head the new French government. Fillon’s predecessor Dominique de Villepin stepped down yesterday, and formally handed over the post during a ceremony today. The nomination did not come as a surprise after the British newspaper the Financial Times […]

ADP says US economy lost 742,000 jobs in March

30 November, 2020

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 According to the payroll services company ADP, United States private sector employers cut 742,000 jobs in in March. The figures were almost 80,000 more than the average analyst prediction of 663,000 losses. This is the largest monthly payroll decline since January 2001, when the ADP began tracking job activity. ADP also […]

Apple to lower UK iTunes prices

30 November, 2020

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The European Commission has forced Apple Inc. to lower its prices for media in its United Kingdom iTunes store, Apple’s online media shop. The change in policy will occur within the next six months, Apple announced this morning. Apple is the producer of the world’s most-sold MP3 Player, the iPod and […]

City of Buffalo, N.Y. fighting lawsuit against hotel proposal

30 November, 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 […]

Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

30 November, 2020

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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. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]

“Anonymous” plans to protest Church of Scientology on February 10

30 November, 2020

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 The Internet-based group “Anonymous” released a new video on YouTube Monday, announcing international protests outside Church of Scientology centers set for February 10. The video “Call to Action” uses the same computer synthesized voice as a previous video titled “Message to Scientology”, which was posted to YouTube last Monday. The “Message […]

U.S. Senate majority goes to Democrats

30 November, 2020

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Friday, November 10, 2006 George Allen, incumbent Republican Senator from Virginia, conceded the state’s mid-term election to Democratic challenger Jim Webb on Thursday. Democrats have now gained the six seats needed by the party to hold majority control of the Senate. “The people of Virginia have spoken, they have spoken in a closely divided voice. […]

Category:July 14, 2010

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? July 13, 2010 July 15, 2010 ? July 14 Pages in category “July 14, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:July_14,_2010&oldid=1848983”

Wikinews interviews Bill Hammons, Unity Party of America presidential nominee

30 November, 2020

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Friday, October 23, 2020 Wikinews accredited reporter William S. Saturn reached out to Unity Party of America presidential nominee Bill Hammons of Colorado to discuss Hammons’s 2020 campaign for President of the United States. Hammons, a former Newsweek manager and owner of the website “Bill’s List”, founded the Unity Party in 2004 with supporters of […]