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FanFiction.Net adult content purge felt across fandom two weeks on

14 September, 2020

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Saturday, June 16, 2012 Two weeks ago, FanFiction.Net purged the site of much of the adult content, surprising many fan fiction readers and writers; leaving several archives on the Internet unprepared for a deluge of new users, problems continuing to this day. FanFiction.Net removed around 62,000 stories after a change allowing writers under the age […]

Living with HIV during COVID-19: Wikinews talks to HIV-positive sex workers about how pandemic has affected their lives

14 September, 2020

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This article is under development. You are welcome to discuss its development or contribute to it.If it is ready to be reviewed and fact-checked, Submit for review?Template:Assistant:Submit/formLiving with HIV during COVID-19: Wikinews talks to HIV-positive sex workers about how pandemic has affected their livesSubmit for review by changing the {{develop}} tag to {{review}}This is not […]

Ground broken on Northpoint development in Cambridge, Massachusetts

14 September, 2020

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A view of the Leonard Zakim bridge from the construction site. The warehouses at right will be replaced by a five-acre park within two years. The elevated roadway in the foreground is the John F. Gilmore Bridge. Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts —Construction of two condominium buildings and a five-acre park began on March […]

Wikinews interviews Rocky De La Fuente, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate

14 September, 2020

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Thursday, March 31, 2016 Businessman Rocky De La Fuente took some time to speak with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. The 61-year-old De La Fuente resides in San Diego, California, grew up in Tijuana, and owns multiple businesses and properties throughout the world. Since getting his start in […]

Interview with Brazilian blogger Ricardo Serran Lobo

14 September, 2020

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Ricardo Serran Lobo is a Brazilian blogger who writes about his famous neighbor, the politician Roberto Jefferson, head of the Brazilian Labor Party in the Brazilian Congress of Deputies. Jefferson has become a major figure in the ongoing Brazilian mensalão scandal revolving around corruption and bribery. Vizinho do Jefferson [1] quickly […]

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Afghanistan

14 September, 2020

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Early yesterday afternoon local time, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India, with its epicenter in the Hindu Kush mountain range which stretches from Afghanistan to North Pakistan, causing damage to life and buildings. A Wikinews correspondent felt the shock waves in Behror, Rajasthan at 2:50 PM IST […]

Democratic holdout agrees to support health care reform in US

14 September, 2020

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 A conservative Democratic United States senator has agreed to supply the key 60th vote needed for passage of a sweeping health care reform package. Senate Democrats have reached a breakthrough in their struggle to pass sweeping heath care reform legislation, lining up the 60 votes needed to overcome fierce Republican opposition. […]

Michael Moore’s new film ‘Sicko’ leaked via P2P

14 September, 2020

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 A number of reports confirm that Michael Moore’s forthcoming documentary has been leaked onto Peer-to-peer networks. This is the second pre-release leak in a month of a film from Lionsgate Studios. The movie, SiCKO contrasts the U.S. healthcare system with that of several other countries and includes a trip to Cuba […]

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

14 September, 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

14 September, 2020

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