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Bush Administration changes official position on legitimacy of Qur’an desecration allegations

31 October, 2020

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Saturday, June 4, 2005 After an investigation of allegations that Islam’s holy book the Qu’ran was mishandled in front of inmates at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Bush administration has acknowledged the credibility of some of these reports. According to Robert Burns of the Associated Press, U.S. military officials acknowledged that, “a Muslim holy book was […]

US Congress House panel OKs big cut in public broadcasting funds

31 October, 2020

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Saturday, June 11, 2005 A House subcommittee voted Thursday to sharply reduce the federal government’s financial spending for Fiscal Year ’06, including eliminating taxpayer funds that help produce such shows as Sesame Street and Arthur. The spending cutbacks far exceeded even those requested by the White House. Among initiatives slated for reduction are $39 million […]

Wikinews interviews Bill Hammons, Unity Party of America presidential nominee

31 October, 2020

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Friday, October 23, 2020 Wikinews accredited reporter William S. Saturn reached out to Unity Party of America presidential nominee Bill Hammons of Colorado to discuss Hammons’s 2020 campaign for President of the United States. Hammons, a former Newsweek manager and owner of the website “Bill’s List”, founded the Unity Party in 2004 with supporters of […]

Tyrus Wong, Bambi artist, dies at 106

31 October, 2020

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Monday, January 2, 2017 On Friday, Tyrus Wong, a Chinese-US painter who inspired the style of Disney animated film Bambi, died at home of natural causes in Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles, according to his daughter Kim Wong. Born on October 25, 1910 in Guangdong province, China, Tyrus Wong left the country with his father at the […]

Russian choreographer Igor Moiseyev dies at age 101

30 October, 2020

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Friday, November 2, 2007 Igor Moiseyev, who has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of folk dance, has died today after a long illness. He was 101 years old. Born Igor Alexandrovich Moiseyev on January 21, 1906 in Kiev, Moiseyev graduated from the Bolshoi Theatre ballet school in 1924 and danced in the […]

Category:August 3, 2010

30 October, 2020

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? August 2, 2010 August 4, 2010 ? August 3 Pages in category “August 3, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:August_3,_2010&oldid=1924974”

Judge orders residents and city to come to agreement on partially collapsed building in Buffalo, New York

30 October, 2020

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 Buffalo, New York —Judge Justice Christopher Burns of the New York State Supreme Court has ordered a halt to an emergency demolition on a 19th century stable and livery on 428-430 Jersey Street in Buffalo, New York that partially collapsed on Wednesday June 11, initially causing at least 15 homes to […]

MetLife to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup

30 October, 2020

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Monday, January 31, 2005 Metlife announced on 01/31/05 that they were going to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup. Travelers Life and Annuity is an insurance underwriter. MetLife is a large life insurance and annuities underwriter. MetLife will have to borrow a lot of money to pay for the company, so rating agencies like […]

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer makes 2005 Budget speech

30 October, 2020

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Wednesday, March 16, 2005 The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable Gordon Brown PC MP, in a speech to the British House of Commons today presented his ninth Budget, what is very likely to be his last Budget before the next UK General Election. This opened the parliamentary debate on the 2005 […]

NY Post columnist suspended over extortion allegation

30 October, 2020

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 The New York Post has suspended gossip columnist Jared Paul Stern pending an FBI investigation into allegations that he tried to extort money from billionare Ron Burkle. Stern has denied the allegation. Stern contributes to Page Six, the New York Posts gossip and celebrity news section. The allegation first appeared in […]