Thursday, January 14, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Nancy Many about her book My Billion Year Contract, and asked her about life working in the elite Scientology group known as the “Sea Org“. Many joined Scientology in the early 1970s, and after leaving in 1996 she later testified against the organization. Published in October, Many’s book […]
Thursday, December 20, 2007File:Puss Get the Boot.jpg Jack Zander, the animator whose career lasted from the “golden age” of theatrical animation into the 1980s, has died at the age of 99 on Monday, December 17. Born in May of 1908, he helped animate the Tom and Jerry cartoons with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, including
American animator Jack Zander dies, aged 99
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Saturday, December 3, 2005 Mayor Scott Jewell of the city of Dyer, Tennessee did not issue a “stop work order” to Dyer Grain Company late Tuesday afternoon as had been expected. The order would have temporarily halted construction of new grain storage tanks. Dyer Grain’s efforts at expansion have been blocked several times over the
Tennessee town mulls ‘stop work order’ as construction of controversial grain tanks begins
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This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Monday, October 30, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Parkdale—High Park (Ward 13). Two candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for
Canada’s Parkdale—High Park (Ward 13) city council candidates speak
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See More About: Html5 Banner Ads Html5 Banner Developer Sydney byadmin National moving companies are those movers offering services from Huntsville to any location with the United States. For some national companies this means just the continental USA, but for others, it includes all of the states in the USA, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the
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Friday, June 8, 2007 On June 7, Mike Svonavec, the owner of the land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001 has a US$10 million price tag for his property which is sought by the group, Families of Flight 93 and the United States National Park Service, (NPS)
National Park Service covers donation box at United Airlines Flight 93 memorial
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The United States Federal Communications Commission released a plan to provide broadband Internet access to at least 90% of the American population today, and sent a copy of the plan to Congress, which will consider whether to introduce legislation to enact portions of the proposal. Other parts will be decided on
US plan for broadband Internet released
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Friday, August 15, 2008 In what seems to be the strongest reaction to the Russian invasion of Georgia, Poland agreed to place ten American interceptor missiles in a base in its territory. The deal, reached on Thursday, concluded almost two years of negotiations, so far delayed by Poland, reluctant to irritate its eastern neighbour. However,
United States and Poland sign missile-defence deal angering Russia
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Friday, October 30, 2009 Mobile phone and computer manufacturer Nokia is filing a lawsuit against Apple over patent infringements. The infringements include speech coding, wireless data, security and encryption technology Nokia claims is used in Apple iPhones. According to a Nokia press release, 40 other companies are paying royalties to them in return for the
Nokia files lawsuit against Apple
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