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John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview

14 September, 2020

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defending […]

Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean

14 September, 2020

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Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. The study has been published in this week’s edition of the journal […]

Daimler acquires stake in winning team Brawn GP, changes its name to Mercedes Grand Prix

14 September, 2020

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 On Monday Daimler AG announced a deal to buy a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP. As a result, the team who won both the 2009 Drivers’ and Constructors’ championships this year with Mercedes-engined cars, would be rebranded as Mercedes Grand Prix from 2010 Formula One Season onwards. The team could possibly […]

Israel buys nuclear capable subs

14 September, 2020

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Friday, August 25, 2006 Israel has purchased two more Dolphin class submarines which have the capacity to carry nuclear warheads. Israel already has three older nuclear weapons-capable Dolphin submarines but the new Dolphins have propulsion systems that allow them to remain submerged for longer periods of time, according to the Jerusalem Post, making it harder […]

National Hockey League news: March 25, 2008

14 September, 2020

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 There were 4 games played in the National Hockey League on March 24, 2008. Contents 1 Game summaries 1.1 Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Islanders 1.2 Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens 1.3 Calgary Flames @ Colorado Avalanche 1.4 Minnesota Wild @ Edmonton Oilers 2 Player of the Day 3 Related news […]

Apple to hold media event on September 1, may update iPods and Apple TV

14 September, 2020

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Friday, August 27, 2010 Apple Inc. will hold a music-centered event in San Francisco, California on September 1. It has been widely speculated that the company will introduce an updated line of iPod portable music players and a new Apple TV. The company e-mailed invitations for the event to various media organizations on Wednesday. The […]

Category:May 17, 2010

14 September, 2020

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? May 16, 2010 May 18, 2010 ? May 17 Pages in category “May 17, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:May_17,_2010&oldid=1022933”

More US recalls: Fish pool toy rips fingernail off child, numerous toys with excessive lead

14 September, 2020

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Saturday, November 10, 2007 The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more products over the last few days, though not all because of excessive lead. While American toy companies have been rocked in the last few months by numerous unsafe Chinese-made products, mostly due to excessive amounts of lead in paint, a few of […]

Joe Hockey agrees to lobby states to ditch tampon tax

14 September, 2020

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Thursday, May 28, 2015 Australian treasurer Joe Hockey has agreed to reconsider the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on tampons and other hygiene products after being confronted about the issue on Q&A Monday night. Mr Hockey was responding to a question from student activist Subeta Vimalarajah. “I started a petition against taxing the sanitary products […]

Computer glitch delays online tax filing in Canada

14 September, 2020

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Thursday, March 8, 2007 Computer systems used by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for the handling of tax filing data for Canadians have been temporarily shutdown due to infrastructure problems.[1] A March 7 article in the Toronto Star[2] states that due to errors in the electronic filing system, Canada Revenue Agency will be unable to […]