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Cocaine found in frozen mango puree shipped to Montréal, Canada

23 November, 2020

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced Tuesday that they had seized approximately 160 kilograms of cocaine discovered in buckets of frozen mango puree imported from Mexico. Investigations led the police to a shipping container destined for the Port of Montréal, in the Canadian […]

NASA prepares to launch mission to nearby asteroids

23 November, 2020

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007 NASA is beginning the final preparations for next Wednesday’s launch of the Dawn probe, aboard a Delta II rocket. The Dawn probe, costing over US$250 million, will visit the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta. The launch was originally planned for mid-June, however due to a damaged crate, shipping delays, […]

Wikinews interviews Frank McEnulty, New American Independent Party nominee for President of the United States

23 November, 2020

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 So far, the news on the U.S. presidential election has been dominated by Republican Party and Democratic Party nominees John McCain and Barack Obama. However, recently, some “third party” candidates have begun to gain notoriety, namely Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr and independent Ralph Nader. Unbeknownst to many, there are several […]

9/11 health care bill passed in US House of Representatives

23 November, 2020

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Thursday, September 30, 2010 The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday approved US$7.4 billion to pay for the medical bills of workers sickened or injured by the September 11, 2001 attacks (9/11 attacks) on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. The bill was passed by a vote of 268–160. Thirteen […]

Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

23 November, 2020

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Thursday, March 13, 2008 Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 largest health services. The strike will […]

Memorial for toddler who died under care of controversial ‘1 Mind Ministries’ group

23 November, 2020

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Saturday, August 30, 2008 A memorial service was held Friday for Javon Thompson, a toddler that died in Baltimore, Maryland, while under the care of a religious group called “1 Mind Ministries”. Thompson died in late 2006 or early 2007 in an apartment in West Baltimore. According to police statements, members of 1 Mind Ministries […]

Thousands watch Boobs on Bikes parade in Auckland

23 November, 2020

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Thousands of spectators lined Queen St. in central Auckland, New Zealand to watch a parade of around 20 female porn stars riding topless on motorcycles. The girls, wearing studded knee-high leather boots and leather pants, braved a winter chill, nippy wind and objections by some city officials, in a shot at […]

Car bomb kills at least three in Dagestan, Russia

23 November, 2020

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Thursday, January 27, 2011 According to police, at least three civilians were killed and three others injured by a car bomb in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia. Reports say the blast occurred outside the Karavan Cafe in Khasavyurt and only killed those inside the cafe. An unconfirmed report says one of the injured died […]

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

23 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 […]

Naperville, Illinois welcomes home Olympic silver medalist Molly Schaus

23 November, 2020

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 US Olympic ice hockey silver medalist Molly Schaus returned to her hometown of Naperville, Illinois last weekend. Her travels culminated in a visit on Monday to Spring Brook Elementary School, where as a fourth-grader she set the goal of some day being an Olympian. Schaus’s dream was fulfilled this year during the […]