United States Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announces retirement
Saturday, April 14, 2018 Current United States Speaker of the House and 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection and plans to retire […]
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Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch to be auctioned off
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Neverland Valley Ranch, owned by Michael Jackson, is to be sold at auction on March 19, 2008, unless Jackson pays over US$24 million. Financial Title Company, […]
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Former Costa Rican president sentenced to jail on charges of corruption
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Rafael Calderon, the former president of Costa Rica, was sentenced to five years in prison after he was convicted of corruption while in office. Calderon, who […]
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Pakistani Punjab police website hacked
Sunday, July 11, 2010 An official website belonging to the Punjab Police of Pakistan was hacked on Friday, a private TV channel reported. The hackers left a message on the […]
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California wildfire forces evacuation of thousands
Sunday, April 27, 2008 At least 400 homes have been evacuated in Sierra Madre near Los Angeles, California after a wildfire which started on Saturday, began to threaten their homes. […]
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Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of […]
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Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study
Thursday, January 29, 2009 Giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual with “more personal touch” can increase milk production, so says a scientific research published in […]
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Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of […]
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‘Each makes the other more difficult to recover from’: University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Earlier this month, Wikinews spoke with University of Sussex professor of economics L. Alan Winters regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European […]
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Ex-US soldier sentenced to life in prison for Iraqi teen rape, four murders
Saturday, September 5, 2009 A former US soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a teen and murdering her and her family while on active duty in […]
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