Details emerge in Haiti earthquake; thousands feared dead

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 A massive earthquake, registering 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale, struck Haiti yesterday, destroying many buildings, disrupting communications, and burying an unknown number of people underneath rubble. Thousands of people are feared to have been killed by the tremors, which were felt as far away as Venezuela. Witnesses say bodies were lining the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, after the quake struck on Tuesday afternoon, sending a cloud of dust fromContinue reading

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Apple executive Steve Jobs resigns

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Thursday, August 25, 2011 Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, has chosen to step down from his post as CEO of the company. The former Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook will be succeeding Jobs as CEO. Jobs resigned in a letter to Apple’s board of directors stating, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s C.E.O., I would be the first toContinue reading

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Wikinews interviews Rich Mann and Kevin Smith of the United States Australian Football League about the upcoming National Championship

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 With the United States Australian rules football National Championship this weekend, Wikinews interviewed United States Australian Football League (USFooty) president Rich Mann, and Media Relations representative Kevin Smith. The USAFL Nationals will feature teams from the United States and Canada. A 50/50 rule is being implemented for the tournament. This means that an American team can have no more than nine players who aren’t Americans and a Canadian team no moreContinue reading

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Should Men Pay On Every Date?}

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Here’s An Opinion On: Mining Truck Australia Australia Mining Truck Should Men Pay On Every Date? by Leon Casey Hey should men pay on every date? You actually can use this as a conversation starter by asking women their opinion on this very topic. What are the common answers we generally get by asking this question? Some people would say that men should not act stingy. We also have people like David Deangelo or SwinggcatContinue reading

Darling announces UK budget for 2009

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Thursday, April 23, 2009 The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, yesterday announced the 2009 budget. The budget is an annual audit of the nation’s finances, and decides what should be done with taxpayers’ money. The chancellor fell under scorn for his GDP growth forecasts, which are considered to be too optimistic in predicting that Britain will bounce back from its weakest economic performance since the end of the second world war. DarlingContinue reading

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What Sets A Club In Atlanta Apart From The Rest

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Here’s An Opinion On: Electric Guitars byalex Atlanta happens to be the most populated city in Georgia, USA. It is the hotbed of entertainment. If you happen to be a party animal, then hop into a club in Atlanta and sample the rich menu on offer. Most of the top notch clubs are located in the midtown area. So popular is the city that it has been nicknamed the “Mecca” of nightlife. You will notContinue reading

John Reed on Orwell, God, self-destruction and the future of writing

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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 to write after the terrorist attacks on September 11. “The clear references to 9/11 in the apocalyptic ending can onlyContinue reading

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Space Shuttle Discovery landing cancelled for today/Brief

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NASA has cancelled today’s planned landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Officials initially delayed the landing, but finally cancelled any attempts for today citing the reason as being “unstable, unacceptable cloud cover [with the] potential for showers in vicinity of landing site.” There will be two more opportunities tomorrow morning.

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Lansing, Michigan airport designated ‘aerotropolis’

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Saturday, December 24, 2011 On Wednesday the Lansing, Michigan Capital Region International Airport and surrounding land was designated as an “aerotropolis” by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Strategic Fund board. The Next Michigan Development program allows the airport to offer tax incentives in order to attract manufacturing, distribution, and technology businesses to the surrounding area. Incentives can include property tax abatements or the elimination of most state and local taxes for a specified period ofContinue reading

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