Saturday, January 21, 2006 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Thames Whale Rescue teams are attempting to save the life of the whale which has been swimming in the London Thames river over the past few days. The northern bottle-nosed whale, which had gotten weaker and weaker, became beached this…
US Department of Health proposes priorities for flu vaccine distribution
Thursday, December 20, 2007 Draft guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in November have established a series of tiers and categories for distribution of scarce vaccine in the event of pandemic flu. These guidelines give strong preference for emergency responders, military and national security…
FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 goes to Lionel Messi
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United States begins testing equipment for demolition of a major VX nerve gas stockpile
Saturday, May 7, 2005 Testing began on a chemical reactor at the Newport Chemical Depot near Terre Haute, Indiana on Friday morning. If successful, the reactor will be put to use destroying the large VX nerve gas stockpiles stored at the facility over the course of the next two years….
Australian Muslim killed by her hijab in go-carting accident
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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…
Website Launched: Now Return To Earth
Submitted by: Ryan Letterman After months of preparing, talking, and planning, your company finally launches its new website. It looks professional. Everyone feels great about it. You celebrate and pat each other on the back and say good job! The excitement begins to fizzle and you say, Now what? The…
Available Washington Nationals Tickets At Reasonable Price}
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On the campaign trail, December 2011
Sunday, January 1, 2012 The following is the second in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the campaign manager…
Amazon.com to acquire Whole Foods at US$42 per share
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