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US Capitol lockdown lifted after shooting

Sunday, April 12, 2015 In Washington D.C., the U.S. Capitol building has reopened after shots were fired in front of it. For safety, no entry or exit was permitted from the building after a man committed suicide just before 2pm […]

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Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam

Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account […]

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James Bond star Roger Moore, 89, dies

Thursday, May 25, 2017 It is the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated. On Tuesday, British actor Roger Moore, best known for portraying Simon […]

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Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

Friday, January 9, 2009 The Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 24 to 14 last night’s FedEx BCS National Championship Game to win the Division I title of the National Collegiate Athletic Association‘s American college football […]

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Business Brief for December 14, 2005

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 These are short blurbs about current events in the business world. Contents 1 A World Bank lead economist speaks on Bird Flu 1.1 Sources 2 Gold prices drop 2.1 Sources

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2007 Brooklyn Book Festival showcases borough’s continued literary tradition

Thursday, September 20, 2007 Wikimedia Commons has media about 2007 Brooklyn Book Festival. Brooklyn Borough Hall featured a Who’s Who in New York’s literary community during the second annual Brooklyn Book Festival. According to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the […]

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Wikinews Shorts: May 15, 2009

A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, May 15, 2009. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed budget cuts and layoffs for California yesterday. Californian education budgets would be cut by $3 billion USD for the next five years if California voters […]

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Dutch Ambassador to India expresses regret following Schiphol false-alarm

Friday, August 25, 2006 India summoned the Ambassador of the Netherlands, Eric Niehe to the Ministry of External Affairs today, following the detention of 12 Indian nationals in Amsterdam because of their alleged “suspicious” behaviour onboard a NorthWest Airlines flight […]

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Fred Thompson’s ‘exploration’ causes confusion on USA election rules

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 The day after Fred Thompson’s “exploratory committee” announced that it raised just over US$3 million dollars, the type of fundraising is causing “confusion” over Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules for the “exploratory” status. CQ Politics reports, […]

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Businesses and individuals worldwide to turn lights off as part of Earth Hour 2009

Friday, March 27, 2009 Earth Hour 2009 takes place Saturday, March 28, 2009 between 8:30 to 9:30 pm local time when communities will participate by turning out their lights starting in New Zealand and progressing along time zones around the […]

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