News briefs:June 8, 2010

19 November, 2020

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

19 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 […]

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Wikinews interviews Tom Millican, independent candidate for US President

19 November, 2020

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. As a non-partisan news […]

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Young motorcycle racer Peter Lenz dies in race crash aged 13

19 November, 2020

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Monday, August 30, 2010 Peter Lenz, a 13-year-old motorcycle racer, has died after being involved in a crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While on his warm-up lap, Lenz fell off his bike, and was then struck by fellow racer Xavier Zayat. He was immediately attended to by the on-track medical staff and transported to […]

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Quad crash kills fourteen year-old in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

19 November, 2020

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Saturday, November 21, 2009 A 14-year-old boy has been killed in an accident involving a quad bike in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The boy has been identified as Paddy McErlean, who crashed near his house in the town of Maghera. What is believed to have happened is that Paddy was travelling on an all-terrain vehicle […]

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US Senator Robert Byrd dies at age 92

19 November, 2020

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Senator Robert Byrd, the longest serving member of the United States Congress, died yesterday at the age of 92. A spokesman for the Democratic Senator from the state of West Virginia said Byrd had been hospitalized since last week. At first he was thought to have been suffering from heat exhaustion […]

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

19 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 […]

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Continental and United Airlines to merge

19 November, 2020

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Continental Airlines and United Airlines officially announced Monday their plans to merge after both companies’ boards of directors approved the plan on Sunday afternoon. The joint company, branded as United Airlines, will take its livery from both airlines, acquiring the United name and using the Continental Globe and colors, giving it […]

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans graduate students

19 November, 2020

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See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list.Tuesday, September 13, 2005 NAICU has created a list of colleges and universities accepting and/or offering assistance to displace faculty members. [1]Wednesday, September 7, 2005 This list is taken from Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students, and is intended to make searching […]

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