Athletes prepare for 2012 Summer Paralympics at the Paralympic Fitness Centre
Monday, August 27, 2012 London, England — As Paralympians ready for the Games which are set to open later this week, they have access to a world class fitness center inside the Paralympic Village which is designed to maximise their pre-Game preparations. According to volunteers staffing the center, instead ofContinue Reading
Former US First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson dies at 94
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson nee Claudia Alta Taylor, wife of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson, has died at her home in Austin, Texas. She was 94. She died of natural causes about 4:18 p.m. CDT (UTC-5). Her family and friends surrounded her whenContinue Reading
US Nationwide Pollution Permit Restrictions Upheld
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 The US Army Corps of Engineers decision to place restrictions on issuance of nationwide pollution permits has been upheld by a federal court. In National Association of Home Builders v. Army Corps of Engineers, the District Court for the District of Columbia found that the CorpsContinue Reading
President Obama Socialist Communist Marxist Fascist Nazi
Click Here To Know More About: Compare Online Green Slips By Delwyn Lounsbury – THE DEFLATION GURU The alarming thing is Obama’s socialist, communist, Marxist, fascist and Nazi policies and rhetoric are intended to incite class warfare and plunge our nation into a severe economic decline of deflation and theContinue Reading
Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean
Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. The study has been published in thisContinue Reading
Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology
Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother becameContinue Reading
Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did notContinue Reading
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Click Here To Know More About: Corporate Yoga Rates Melbourne byAlma Abell When it comes the time for somebody to move, unless they have the ability to move themselves, they typically call a moving company. A moving company will offer an estimate, send a truck out with a few helpers,Continue Reading
News briefs:April 23, 2010
Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything. Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By TurtlestackContinue Reading
Space Shuttle Atlantis set for June 8 launch despite worker strike
Sunday, June 3, 2007 After having its launch delayed three months due to damage caused by hail stones during a storm, Space Shuttle Atlantis has been given the green light by NASA to launch on June 8. “NASA’s senior managers have signed the Certification of Flight Readiness confirming that SpaceContinue Reading