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Wikinews interviews Frank Moore, independent candidate for US President
Saturday, March 1, 2008 While nearly all coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. Wikinews has impartially reached […]
ADP says US economy lost 742,000 jobs in March
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 According to the payroll services company ADP, United States private sector employers cut 742,000 jobs in in March. The figures were almost 80,000 more than the average analyst prediction of 663,000 losses. This is the largest monthly payroll decline since January 2001, when the ADP began tracking job activity. ADP also […]
Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007
Monday, December 31, 2007 What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse fell […]
Free Forex Buy And Sell Indicator Online Forex Tools
Here’s An Opinion On: Binnari By Arkaitz Arteaga A free Forex Buy and Sell Indicator is a good option if you are someone who trades actively in foreign currencies. This could be a very useful tool for you if you want to keep track of the daily price rises and falls in the forex market. […]
New Zealand Recorded Crime Statistics available online
Saturday, February 12, 2005 New Zealand’s Recorded Crime Statistics are now available online from Statistics New Zealand. In an unheralded change to its website on January 20, 2005, Statistics New Zealand now provides the last 10 fiscal years of Recorded Crime Statistics for New Zealand. Using the Table Builder service, the country’s Crime Statistics can […]
U.S. study of gay sheep may shed light on sexuality
Monday, August 15, 2005 Oregon State University (OSU) animal researchers in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s (USDA) Dubois, Idaho-based Sheep Experiment Station released a report on an OSU-USDA study which was initiated in 1995 after breeders asked the government to determine why some rams bought as breeding studs showed no interest in females. […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Buy Ariat Boots Online Australia Maintenance supplies are needed in every business enterprise regardless of its nature. These supplies are necessary for the business to continue operating. It includes supplies for carpet cleaning, cleaning products, window cleaning, floor cleaning, and janitorial cleaning. For carpet cleaning supplies, you may need vacuum, and […]
Wikinews Shorts: November 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, November 9, 2007. Glasgow in Scotland was today announced to be the host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The result which was announced in Sri Lanka was witnessed by thousands of people who had gathered in Glasgow to watch the announcement and resulted in “jubilation” in the streets. […]
Murray Hill on the life and versatility of a New York drag king
Monday, November 19, 2007 Drag—dressing in the clothing atypical of your born gender—in recent years has found mainstream success. Films such as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar have prominently featured drag performers. But they have all focused on […]
Kenya government fires health worker strikers over failure to ‘report back to work’
Saturday, March 10, 2012 The Kenyan government has dismissed 25,000 striking health workers, mostly nurses, citing failure to heed government orders to recommence work and concern for the welfare of hospital patients. Speaking on behalf of the government, Alfred Mutua stated the workers were dismissed “illegally striking” and “[defying] the directive … to report back […]