Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC

Friday, November 6, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a US government agency. In an interview with Wikinews, Jeff Dimond, a member of the Division of Media Relations for the CDC, answered a few question regarding the current situation of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. The CDC reported that during week […]

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Tips On Using Flare Fittings

Click Here To Know More About: Stainless Steel Fittings Carrington Products byAlma Abell For many plumbers, the use of flare fittings is common place and a great way to join together two pipes. Many plumbers use flare fittings because they are much easier to maneuver in a tight spot than welding would be and they […]

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Bomb scare closes Times Square, New York

Sunday, May 2, 2010 A car containing a bomb was discovered in Times Square, New York City, causing the evacuation of streets surrounding the area. Reports say the vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder, parked outside a theatre on 45th Street and Seventh Avenue, had smoke coming out of the back at around 6:30 p.m EDT (10:30 […]

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Mexican police official, bodyguard shot dead at restaurant

Thursday, June 26, 2008 Gunmen today opened fire in a Mexico City restaurant, killing a top police official in charge of monitoring the country’s illegal drug trade, as well as one of his bodyguards, Mexican officials said. The attack is the latest waged against authorities attempting to fight Mexico’s powerful drug cartels. Security officials in […]

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Australia to lose $2 billion due to Japanese disasters

Friday, April 1, 2011 The fallout from earthquake and tsunami catastrophes in Japan will cost Australia about A$2 billion in lost export earnings in the near term due to lower Australian exports to Japan, according to estimates in a Treasury brief released Thursday. After China, Japan is Australia’s largest export market, making up 15 percent […]

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Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas/suicide note

This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally posted at Stack’s site, http://embeddedart.com/. The hosting company, T35, took the site offline per an FBI request. The note is reproduced here in its entirety. […]

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Historic gym the site of Benet Academy, Illinois victory over Oswego

Monday, January 18, 2010 Benet Academy Redwings 40 34 Oswego Panthers The Benet Academy Redwings boys basketball team defeated the Oswego High School Panthers 40–34 Saturday night at Benet’s historic Alumni Gym.  Located at Lisle, Illinois, United States, the gymnasium is home to Benet’s winning streak of 102 consecutive home games. The statewide record lasted […]

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Three children die in Edinburgh house fire

Thursday, August 5, 2010 A criminal investigation has begun in Edinburgh after three children were killed in a fire at a three storey house just before 3pm yesterday. Firefighters were called to the house on Slateford Road in Scotland’s capital city, for a reported gas explosion, and they put out a small fire in an […]

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