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International Tennis Federation bans Sharapova for two years after positive drug test

29 October, 2020

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Friday, June 10, 2016 On Wednesday, the International Tennis Federation banned 29-year-old Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova for two years after she tested positive on January 26 for the drug meldonium. The drug was banned on January 1 this year. The tribunal found that I did not seek treatment from my doctor for the purpose […]

Fern Britton may appear on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing

29 October, 2020

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 TV star Fern Britton is in talks with producers about appearing on BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing. She was best known for being co-presenter on ITV1’s This Morning — and is set to make her TV comeback on the hit show. She has been offered Brendan Cole as her dance […]

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

29 October, 2020

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Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]

Australian House of Representatives acknowledges Cyclone Larry efforts

29 October, 2020

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Wednesday, March 29, 2006The Australian House of Representatives today acknowledged the impact of the recent devastating Cyclone Larry and the efforts of the support given to the residents and communities of north Queensland in order to restore normal life. Phillip Ruddock (Liberal, Berowra) moved a motion expressing this after Question Time today, which included a […]

Iowa falls to Texas in Alamo Bowl

29 October, 2020

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Sunday, December 31, 2006 The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-6) came into the Alamo Bowl as underdogs to the Texas Longhorns (10-3), 18th-ranked and defending national champions. It probably came as a surprise to the entire Alamo Bowl record crowd of 65,875 as Iowa ran out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Iowa almost extended […]

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

29 October, 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 […]

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

29 October, 2020

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Law center helps defend open source

29 October, 2020

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Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Eben Moglen, Columbia University Law Professor, will head the newSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC). An initial 4 million dollars has been provided by Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to fund the project. The law center will provide free legal service for open source projects and developers. In 2004 OSDL established a […]

Computer professionals celebrate 10th birthday of A.L.I.C.E.

29 October, 2020

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Wednesday, November 30, 2005File:Turing1.jpg More than 50 programmers, scientists, students, hobbyists and fans of the A.L.I.C.E. chat robot gathered in Guildford, U.K. on Friday to celebrate the tenth birthday of the award winning A.I. On hand was the founder the Loebner Prize, an annual Turing Test, designed to pick out the world’s most human computer […]

ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

29 October, 2020

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Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]