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Kentucky faith-based agency under fire for religious coercion

11 February, 2021

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Saturday, May 5, 2007 A lawsuit filed by a former employee of Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children (now Sunrise Children’s Services) and four other tax-payers, has shed light on the possibility of religious coercion by the organization. The lawsuit challenges the faith-based agency’s eligibility for state funds. Specifically, interviews of children conducted by the state […]

Wikinews interviews Bill Hammons, Unity Party of America presidential nominee

11 February, 2021

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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 […]

Australian refugee contractor accused of breaching its duty of care

11 February, 2021

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Friday, December 30, 2005 Contents 1 Richard Niyonsaba 2 Denial of food 3 Background and Criticisms 4 Sources The Australian Centre for Languages, a company which has a multi-million dollar contract with the Australian government to provide refugee services, has been accused of breaching its duty of care following the death of a chronically ill […]

18 Motorcyclists killed during Bike Week

11 February, 2021

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Monday, March 13, 2006 2006 was the deadliest Datona Beach Bike Week ever, with a total of 18 bikers being killed on Florida roads, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. This year’s festivities brought in about 500,000 bikers to the Daytona area, and 14 of those killed were from Florida. Walter Fliss, 51, had recently […]

Quad crash kills fourteen year-old in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

11 February, 2021

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Saturday, November 21, 2009 A 14-year-old boy has been killed in an accident involving a quad bike in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The boy has been identified as Paddy McErlean, who crashed near his house in the town of Maghera. What is believed to have happened is that Paddy was travelling on an all-terrain vehicle […]

Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out

11 February, 2021

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to […]

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

11 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]

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

11 February, 2021

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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 […]

Opening race of 2014 F1 season brings ‘fascination’

11 February, 2021

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Monday, March 17, 2014 Nico Rosberg won the opening race of this year’s Formula 1 season in Australia yesterday. TV commentators spoke of “fascination throughout the field” as big names retired and new names proved themselves. Former champion Lewis Hamilton qualified on pole but problems were evident by the second lap when he received a […]

Exclusive: David Anderson talks about the Stardust@home project

11 February, 2021

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Following the return of the Stardust space capsule from its encounter with the Comet Wild 2, NASA scientists have come up with a novel approach to dealing with the samples of “interstellar dust” that have been collected; they want help from the public. The Stardust spacecraft carried an aerogel-based dust collector, […]