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Mass delivery of anti-Islamic DVDs in swing voting states

20 November, 2020

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Voters in swing states across the United States began receiving a one-hour DVD of Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West over the weekend. The video was produced and distributed by Clarion Fund, a non-profit organization connected with Zionist and pro-Israeli organizations. The DVDs were delivered with leading newspapers mostly in […]

News crew kidnapped and tortured by slum ‘militia’ in Brazil

20 November, 2020

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Sunday, June 1, 2008 A crew of three news workers was kidnapped and tortured by members of a criminal organization self-labeled as a militia in a favela (Brazilian slum) in Rio de Janeiro, local daily O Dia reported this Sunday. A reporter, a photographer and a driver – all employed by the newspaper – were […]

Cars big winner as 34th Annual Annie Awards handed out

20 November, 2020

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Monday, February 12, 2007 Cars drove home the big prize last night, from the 34th Annual Annie Awards. The animation industry’s highest honor, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annies recognise contributions to animation, writing, directing, storyboarding, voice acting, composing, and much more. As mentioned, Pixar took home the big prize last night, after facing stiff competition from four other […]

Zara Kay tells Wikinews about her non-profit organisation Faithless Hijabi

20 November, 2020

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This article requires pre-publication review by an uninvolved reviewer (one not substantially involved in writing the article). Note, only qualified reviewers may do this and publish articles. This right requires experience with Wikinews policies and procedures. To request the right, apply here.Reviewers, please use Easy Peer Review per these instructions. -Article last amended: Sep 15 […]

Category:Sports

20 November, 2020

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This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 1 September 2020: University defeat Maroochydore in round five of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season 25 August 2020: Caloundra defeat Wynnum in fourth round of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season 18 August 2020: Caloundra defeat Maroochydore in third round […]

Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle

20 November, 2020

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Thursday, March 13, 2008 Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans. A similar scheme has operated in South […]

HIV-positive man receives 35 years for spitting on Dallas police officer

20 November, 2020

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Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public servant for spitting into the eye and open mouth of a Dallas, Texas police officer in May 2006. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that no […]

Associated Press will charge for online content in 2006

20 November, 2020

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Tuesday, April 19, 2005 The Associated Press (AP) announced yesterday that it will charge its members for online content, starting on January 1, 2006. The decision occurred at its annual board meeting. Until the new pricing arrangement takes place, news sites that purchase AP content for their print editions have been able to use the […]

David S. Touretzky discusses Scientology, Anonymous and Tom Cruise

20 November, 2020

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008 David S. Touretzky, prominent free speech activist and critic of Scientology, discussed his opinions on the recent Internet backlash against the Church of Scientology in an interview with former Scientologist and Wikinews reporter Nicholas Turnbull. The recent conflict on the Internet between critics of Scientology and the Church has been spurred […]

Sex, mental and physical exercise, fight dementia

20 November, 2020

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Friday, April 8, 2005Professor Perry Bartlett of University of Queensland‘s Brain Institute recommends sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run to stave off dementia. The researcher, interviewed on Australian ABC radio today [1], said that with 52,000 Australians expected to be diagnosed with dementia by the end of the year, people wishing to ward off […]