Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, […]
Computer professionals celebrate 10th birthday of A.L.I.C.E.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005File:Turing1.jpg More than 50 programmers, scientists, students, hobbyists and fans of the A.L.I.C.E. chat robot gathered in Guildford, U.K. on Friday to celebrate the tenth birthday of the award winning A.I. On hand was the founder the Loebner Prize, an annual Turing Test, designed to pick out the world’s most human computer […]
Allegations that New Zealand school administers corporal punishment
Thursday, August 24, 2006 South Auckland Tyndale Park Christian School have been asking parents of the pupils for permission to administer corporal punishment. The parents are informed that corporal punishment is illegal in New Zealand schools but it quotes the Bible “we ought to serve God rather than men”. Strapping children has been illegal since […]
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 […]
How To Find And Sell Scrap Iron In Philadelphia
More Detail Here: Australian Opal Rings Online Australian Opal Rings byphineasgray A declining economy and soaring commodities prices convinced people to sell their gold and silver jewelry for cash. Once in the habit of selling precious metals, they began looking for other metals to turn into cash. That old iron and those rusty bed springs […]
Category:Dominique Strauss-Kahn
This is the category for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a French politician, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 30 April 2012: French journalists claim Gaddafi promised Sarkozy campaign €50 million 24 August 2011: Strauss-Kahn case dismissed 19 May 2011: Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as head of IMF 18 […]
Bush unveils America’s new Iraq plan
Thursday, January 11, 2007 President Bush gave a speech that unveiled a “surge” strategy plan for the Iraq War. His plan involves sending 21,500 more troops into Iraq. He and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have sent benchmarks for the Iraqi government to accomplish. These benchmarks include increasing the Iraqi Army’s size and appointing a […]
News brief: April 26, 2010
Audio Wikinews News Brief for April 26, 2010 Recorded by: [[User:w:User:username|w:User:username]]Problems listening to the file? See media help. RSS Contents 1 Intro 2 Script 2.1 NATO tankers in Pakistan attacked, four killed 2.2 Thai prime minister dismisses offer by anti-government protesters 2.3 WHO starts simultaneous immunization campaigns in over 100 countries 2.4 Mississippi tornado kills […]
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Memorial for toddler who died under care of controversial ‘1 Mind Ministries’ group
Saturday, August 30, 2008 A memorial service was held Friday for Javon Thompson, a toddler that died in Baltimore, Maryland, while under the care of a religious group called “1 Mind Ministries”. Thompson died in late 2006 or early 2007 in an apartment in West Baltimore. According to police statements, members of 1 Mind Ministries […]