Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients

18 November, 2020

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Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened to the public in 1971 and was envisioned as part of the National Cultural Center […]

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UK’s ITV cancels police drama “The Bill” after 27 years

17 November, 2020

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Friday, March 26, 2010 British television network ITV announced today that it will cancel long running police drama The Bill. The Bill is one of the United Kingdom’s longest running drama series, having premiered the pilot episode, entitled “Woodentop”, in 1983. The series has suffered from declining ratings despite an overhaul in 2009 which included […]

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FBI document reviews symbols used by pedophiles

17 November, 2020

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007 File:FBI-pedophile-symbols-416.jpg In an exclusive report, Wikinews has obtained an internal FBI document from Wikileaks detailing symbols used by organized pedophiles to identify one another. Wikileaks obtained the document via Spanish “childhood erotica” networks. According to Wikileaks, the unclassified parts of the document were only briefly published by the Ann Arbor, Michigan […]

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New study claims Stonehenge was a place of healing

17 November, 2020

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Thursday, September 25, 2008 Archaeologists Timothy Darvill of Bournemouth University and Geoff Wainwright, President of the Society of Antiquaries, claimed to have found evidence that Stonehenge was once a center of healing. In an excavation conducted at the site, a large number of human remains were found that display signs of physical injury or disease. […]

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Osama bin Laden praises martyrdom in video

17 November, 2020

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Sunday, July 15, 2007 Osama bin Laden has appeared in a new but undated video praising martyrdom. “The happy (person) is the one chosen by Allah to be a martyr,” he could be seen saying. The video had the insignia of the As-Sahab group, considered the media production house of Al-Qaeda. The background looked similar […]

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Algerian 2012 Paralympic coaches express optimism

17 November, 2020

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Sunday, August 26, 2012 London, England — With the 2012 Summer Paralympics due to start in London later this week, Algeria’s athletics competitors are ready to earn medals in their events. According to the team’s athletics coaches in a conversation with Wikinews, the runners have been well prepared and have international experience that has prepared […]

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Officials: Plot to kill Indonesian president foiled

17 November, 2020

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Friday, May 14, 2010 Indonesian authorities said earlier today that they have uncovered a plot by rebels to assassinate several senior government officials, among them president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. National police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri commented on the matter earlier today, saying that several rebels intended to conduct the attack and declare an Islamic state […]

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