Former Pennsylvania Governor George Leader dies aged 95

Friday, May 10, 2013 George M. Leader, former Governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, died in Hershey, Pennsylvania yesterday at the age of 95. Leader’s death, at a retirement community he and his wife founded in 1985, comes after the former governor suffered a short illness. The community’s spokeswoman, Kelly S. Kuntz, announced Leader’s […]

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Blunkett: Brown supported Iraq war to save job

Thursday, October 12, 2006 The Blunkett diaries, being serialised in the Guardian, claim that Gordon Brown opposed the war against Iraq. Only at the last minute did he give in, according to the diaries, when he realised that Blair would sack him otherwise. Gordon Brown, interviewed by the Guardian, said he did not think Blunkett […]

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British singer Susan Boyle admitted to hospital

Monday, June 1, 2009 British singer Susan Boyle has agreed to be admitted to a local clinic for exhaustion, according to media reports. Boyle is said to have been taken by ambulance to the Priory clinic after she began to act strange in her hotel room, reportedly suffering an “emotional breakdown.” Staff for Britain’s Got […]

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Fibroid Painful Tumors Attacking Uterine Walls

Click Here To Know More About: Buy Bean Bag Filling Bean Bag Beans Submitted by: Nilutpal Gogoi Fibroids are tumors and generally attack the inside portion of the uterine wall which is generally muscular in nature. Fibroids, however, also occur on the outside portion of the uterus. Fibroid ulcers can develop in all female body […]

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Strong winds and heavy rain across southern UK

Monday, March 10, 2008 The southern United Kingdom has experienced heavy rains and strong winds, with approximately 10,000 homes now without power. In addition to damage to property, many journeys have been disrupted, as a result of cancelled flights, in addition to closed roads and rail tracks. The UK Met Office described the current conditions […]

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Pakistan: Suspected US drone strikes kill seven rebels

Sunday, October 10, 2010 Security officials in Pakistan have stated that “[a]t least seven militants” have been killed by suspected US drone strikes. According to reports, US aircraft fired four missiles in North Waziristan, which killed seven or eight rebels and destroyed two cars parked outside a building. An intelligence official informed AFP that at […]

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Wikinews Shorts: August 30, 2008

A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, August 30, 2008. Contents 1 Gambian Central Bank predicts economic growth of 6.5% 2 Teenager killed in Liverpool, UK 3 iPhone ad labeled ‘misleading’ by UK’s Advertising Standards Authority  Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. The Central Bank of The Gambia has […]

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