Thursday, October 18, 2007 It can be difficult to be John Reed. Christopher Hitchens called him a “Bin Ladenist” and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he “blames the victims of terrorism” when he puts out a novel like Snowball’s Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell‘s Animal Farm which he was inspired…
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes at Texas A&M, kills one, injures four
Sunday, January 18, 2009 A United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed Monday (before 3:00 pm CST) after takeoff at Duncan Field at Campus of Texas A&M University, during a routine mission flight shuttling cadets from the university to Camp Swift. Two active-duty soldiers were killed in the crash, and four Army National Guard…
California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef
Sunday, February 17, 2008 I am dismayed at the in-humane handling of cattle that has resulted in the violation of food safety regulations at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. In a press release today, California-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. indicated that it has voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw…
Six Ways A Cosmetic Clinic Can Make You Look Younger Without Surgery
Read An Opinion On: Rhinoplasty Surgeons In Southlake Texas Six Ways a Cosmetic Clinic Can Make You Look Younger Without Surgery by Tamara Cassidy Want to look as good as you feel? Many people feel younger than the image they see in the mirror. Aging, sun damage, characteristic facial positions, and characteristic facial poses can…
Business Brief for December 16, 2005
Friday, December 16, 2005 Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Business_Brief_for_December_16,_2005&oldid=1093987”
Second earthquake in eleven days hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Sunday, August 15, 2010 A second powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 has struck the island of New Britain in the Pacific Ocean region around Papua New Guinea, just 11 days after a damaging 7.0 quake left the western side of the island without power and communications for almost three days. The epicenter of the quake,…
State of emergency declared in New York over H1N1 swine flu virus
Thursday, October 29, 2009 According to US health officials, New York state governor David Paterson has declared a state of emergency in the state as a result of the H1N1 swine flu outbreak. The Associated Press news agency reports that the six-page declaration was issued because at least 75 people have died of H1N1 related…
Anti Gps Tracking Device Saves Your Privacy}
Read An Opinion On: Samsara Dash Cams Gps Tracking Anti GPS-tracking device saves your privacy by Chris at TechChee.com We may live under many eyes these days. With the advent of technology, tiny-sized GPS tracking devices can be obtained easily. You could have been tracked by your suspicious wife or boss who are so much…
Syrian security forces raid Homs, one killed, twenty injured
Monday, July 11, 2011 Syrian forces have raided the city of Homs, and has killed at least one civilian and injured twenty from machine gunfire and armor activity in heavily populated areas. This raid is reportedly the heaviest since troops were deployed to the city two months ago in an effort to crush dissent against…
Singer and songwriter Michael Jackson dies at age 50
Thursday, June 25, 2009 Michael Jackson, a singer and songwriter who was dubbed as the ‘King of Pop’, has died today at the age of 50. Initial reports had stated that Jackson is in a coma after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center. According to TMZ, rescue crews from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded…