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Denny’s Super Bowl free ‘Grand Slam Breakfast’ brings 2 million diners

27 January, 2021

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Friday, February 6, 2009 Denny’s 1,600 chain restaurants across North America, Puerto Rico and Canada, were slammed for eight hours Tuesday with hungry patrons standing on sidewalks for nearly two hours to take advantage of the $5.99 “Grand Slam Breakfast” giveaway. Denny’s, a dining chain with annual revenue of about $900 million, has advertised in […]

Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan

27 January, 2021

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Friday, September 28, 2007 Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that backs this haunting, shimmering zither and glockenspiel peacock, and the only complaint coming from the audience at the Bowery […]

Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan

27 January, 2021

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Dogs rescue owner during diabetic attack

27 January, 2021

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006 In Centerton, Indiana a man is alive thanks to his 2 dogs. Bill Burns was taking his nightly stroll with his dogs, Butch and Dusty, when he had a severe diabetic attack in a cornfield. His dogs immediately reacted. Morgan County sheriff’s Deputy, Steve Hoffman, was on a rural road just […]

An account of the Esperanza Fire from an animal rescuer

27 January, 2021

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This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, December 2, 2006 As families fled their homes in the early morning hours on Thursday October 26, there was no warning. The Esperanza Fire […]

Eight mountaineers missing on Mont Blanc in French Alps after avalanche

27 January, 2021

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 Rescue crews have called an end to the search for eight mountaineers who went missing on the French side of Mont Blanc after an avalanche that occurred on at 0100 GMT August 24. Eight other climbers were also injured. Five of the missing are said to be Austrian and three were […]

Indigenous Australians told to “wash for fuel”

27 January, 2021

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Thursday, December 9, 2004 MULAN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Under a draft plan of the Australian Federal Government’s “mutual obligation” agreements, members of the Aboriginal community Mulan in Western Australia will be obliged to ensure that homes and yards are clean, students attend school, rubbish bins are emptied twice a week and that children undertake frequent […]

Gordon Parks, African American filmmaker, dies at 93

27 January, 2021

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Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Renowned African American artist Gordon Parks, known for his photography, film direction, and autobiographical works, including the book and film The Learning Tree, died Tuesday at his home in New York. He was 93. Parks was a pioneering black artist with an impressive list of honors and accomplishments, including at least […]

11-year-old California girl charged for throwing stone in defense

27 January, 2021

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Monday, July 18, 2005 An 11-year-old girl faces serious assault charges in California after casting a stone at a group of boys who were throwing water balloons at her. In April, Maribel Cuevas was apprehended by Fresno, California police and spent five days in a detention center after throwing the object at the group of […]

Actress Mia Amber Davis dies aged 36

27 January, 2021

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Thursday, May 12, 2011 American plus-size model and actress Mia Amber Davis has died at the age of 36 in Los Angeles, California. Davis, who appeared in the film Road Trip, died one day after undergoing routine knee surgery. Davis was more than 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and weighed over 300 pounds (136.1 kilogrammes). […]