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Russian territory expands by 4.5 square kilometres after seismic activity

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018

Saturday, November 14, 2009 According to scientists, the land territory of Russia has expanded by about 4.5 square kilometres within the last few years in the Far East due to seismic and volcanic activity. The gained land was recorded in the Sakhalin Peninsula. Boris Levin, head of the Institute for Sea Geology and Geophysics of […]

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Building partially collapses in New York City’s Upper West Side

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018

Thursday, July 14, 2005 A building being prepared for demolition collapsed this morning in New York‘s Upper West Side around 9 a.m. EDT. Five people are known to be injured from the accident, as well as one rescue worker who was injured in the aftermath. None of the injuries were life-threatening. The building was a […]

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Russian territory expands by 4.5 square kilometres after seismic activity

October 20, 2018October 20, 2018

Saturday, November 14, 2009 According to scientists, the land territory of Russia has expanded by about 4.5 square kilometres within the last few years in the Far East due to seismic and volcanic activity. The gained land was recorded in the Sakhalin Peninsula. Boris Levin, head of the Institute for Sea Geology and Geophysics of […]

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Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018

Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and […]

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Amended USA Freedom Act draws questions from civil liberties groups

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

Sunday, May 11, 2014 The USA Freedom Act, introduced in to the US House of Representatives as HR 3361 and to the US Senate as S. 1599, on Thursday passed out of House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and on to the House floor. Foreign Policy reported the bill was “the most aggressive NSA reform […]

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as head of IMF

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

Thursday, May 19, 2011 Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as the head of the International Monetary Fund after he was arrested and charged with sexually attacking a chambermaid at a hotel in New York. In a statement to the executive board of the IMF, he said he was resigning from his position “with immediate effect” to […]

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New Jersey officials: Stimulus bill hurting Atlantic City casinos

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

Sunday, March 29, 2009 A New Jersey congressman says restrictions on federal stimulus money are hurting gaming destinations like Atlantic City, and he is seeking to repeal a provision banning the use of funds for casinos or other gaming establishments. HAVE YOUR SAY Is Ken Calemmo right to suggest that the gaming industry is as […]

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NCAA Football: Grambling State legend Eddie Robinson dies

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

Thursday, April 5, 2007 Former Grambling State head coach Eddie Robinson died Tuesday night, after a lengthy fight with Alzheimer’s disease. Robinson was diagnosed with the disease in 1997, and spent the last year in a nursing home. Eddie Robinson was one of the giants in coaching. He was a great football coach and person […]

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NZ National party leader wants book based around his emails published

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Doctor Don Brash, New Zealand National party leader, is seeking legal advice to see if the injunction he has placed on his emails to stop them from being published will still be valid if he lets a new book based around those emails to be released to the public. Dr Brash, […]

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Thousands take to streets protesting ‘ratbag’s Bedroom Tax

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

Sunday, March 31, 2013 Demonstrations took place across the UK over the holiday weekend, echoing the message personally delivered to Iain Duncan Smith at a Capita-sponsored talk last week. Chants of “Axe, axe, axe the bedroom tax” could be clearly heard throughout Edinburgh’s demonstration. At the end of his minute-long tirade at the Secretary of […]

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