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Court decision means Floyd Landis loses Tour de France title

28 November, 2020

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Thursday, September 20, 2007 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis will be stripped of his title after test results revealed, Friday, the cyclist used synthetic testosterone during the competition. Landis may also face a two year ban, even though he has repeatedly denied using any performance-enhancing drugs. The final option that would salvage Landis’ […]

City to sue owner of partially collapsed 19th century livery in Buffalo, New York

28 November, 2020

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Buffalo, New York —Two weeks after a 19th century stable and livery on Jersey Street partially collapsed and caused 15 homes to be evacuated in Buffalo, New York, residents still do not have answers from the city despite a court order to work with them and come to an agreement on […]

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

28 November, 2020

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Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]

State Farm Insurance allegedly destroying papers

28 November, 2020

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Zach Scruggs, a lawyer for United States Senator Trent Lott, says that State Farm Insurance Company is destroying records related to claims for damage from Hurricane Katrina. The records allegedly contain information saying that State Farm fraudulently denied insurance claims made by its policy holders, including Lott, that had homes there […]

Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review released

28 November, 2020

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Friday, February 3, 2006 The Pentagon released its findings from its Quadrennial Defense Review today. This review focuses mainly on defining and identifying weak points in United States defenses, and prescriptions for improvements in those areas. This review, known as the Quadrennial Defense Review because Congress requires it every four years, does not alter the […]

On the campaign trail in the USA, September 2020

28 November, 2020

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Thursday, October 29, 2020 The following is the fifth edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee secures ballot access in all […]

2007 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Brackets

28 November, 2020

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These are the complete brackets for the 2007 NCAA Men’s Division I National Basketball Tournament. All games are played at neutral sites. The higher-seeded team is designated the home team on the scoreboard and in the official scorebook, and will wear white jerseys on the court for the game. Contents 1 Midwest Regional – St. […]

500 stranded melon-headed whales rescued in Philippine bay

28 November, 2020

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Saturday, February 14, 2009 Philippine fishermen, volunteers and authorities with dozens of fishing boats have joined hands in guiding back to sea about 500 disorientated melon-headed whales that were stranded in the shallow waters near the mouth of Manila Bay delta in the Bataan Peninsula. The gentle mammals were first spotted swimming back and forth […]

KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

28 November, 2020

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also […]

Former Satyam CEO Raju, his brother and CFO arrested and detained in profit-fraud scandal

28 November, 2020

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Monday, January 12, 2009 Byrraju Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman of Satyam Computer Services, and his brother, B. Rama Raju, the company’s managing director, were arrested late Friday by Andhra Pradesh police. The brothers were placed under judicial custody in a Hyderabad, India jail and will remain there until January 23. Facing charges of criminal […]