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 […]
Bush administration drastically cuts penalties sought for in tobacco trial from $130 billion to $10 billion
Friday, June 17, 2005 Bush appointee Robert McCallum overrode Justice Department lawyers who had been handling the government’s tobacco racketeering trial for the past 5 years. McCallum ordered the lawyers to reduce the penalties sought at the close of the nine-month trial from $130 billion to $10 billion, angering some of the trial lawyers to […]
EU to investigate secret CIA establishments in Romania, Poland
Thursday, November 3, 2005 The European Union, the Council of Europe and the Red Cross said Thursday they will investigate allegations by Human Rights Watch that the CIA has set up secret jails in Romania and Poland. Mark Garlasco, senior military analyst with Human Rights Watch discovered the secret prisons by examining flight logs of […]
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]
Major Reasons That Cause Pressure Fluctuations In Your Irrigation System}
Major Reasons That Cause Pressure Fluctuations in Your Irrigation System by Danny Woodhams You might have spent a lot while purchasing irrigation supplies in Perth and would expect a good value for your money. However, there are a number of issues that can occur in an irrigation system. One of such difficulties is water pressure […]
US Treasury Secretary: “We need the ability to seize firms”
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Treasury Department secretary Timothy Geithner and the Obama administration are pressuring Congress to allow the government to seize troubled financial institutions such as insurance companies and investment firms. Currently, banks are the only such entities that the government has authority to take over. Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, Geithner […]
Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’
Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming […]
Category:Music
This is the category for music. See also the Music Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 5 October 2017: US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66 30 July 2017: British dancer and talent show winner Robert Anker dies in car accident aged 27 25 July 2017: Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester […]
Category:Music
This is the category for music. See also the Music Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 5 October 2017: US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66 30 July 2017: British dancer and talent show winner Robert Anker dies in car accident aged 27 25 July 2017: Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester […]
ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data
Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]