U.S. Coast Guard investigation finds ‘poor safety culture’ contributed to Deepwater Horizon disaster

Sunday, April 24, 2011 An investigation by the United States Coast Guard has concluded the largest oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry was partly the result of a “poor safety culture” aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The April 2010 explosion aboard the rig, which is located in the Gulf of Mexico, triggered a disaster that led to widespread environmental damage. The report squarely blames Transocean, which managed the Deepwater Horizon, forContinue reading

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Hard drugs temporarily legal in Ireland due to constitutional loophole

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s Health Minister, introduced emergency legislation in the lower house of the Irish parliament yesterday evening, to negate the legal loophole created by a decision from Dublin’s Court of Appeal that morning. Various hard drugs — including ketamine, ecstasy, and magic mushrooms — were rendered legal, following the law governing their prohibition being found to be unconstitutional. The drug possession case of Stanislav Bederev led to the legal loophole;Continue reading

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Here’s An Opinion On: Working Hands Corporate Massage Submitted by: Johny Deanes Fancy a Naturist Massage Wantage or Swedish Massage Wantage? Would you like to be able to go above and beyond in order to benefit from top quality massages? If the answer is yes, then all you may have to do is to go online, to massageabingdon.com! You will definitely not regret it! Are you going through rough times? Would you like to beContinue reading

Pakistani immigrant convicted of N.Y. subway plot

Thursday, May 25, 2006 A Pakistani immigrant was convicted on Wednesday of plotting to blow up a New York City subway station in a case that shed light on police investigation tactics since the Sept 11 attacks. Shahawar Matin Siraj, faces a maximum life sentence after a Brooklyn federal court jury convicted him of conspiring to place and detonate an explosive on the city’s mass transit system. Siraj, 23, was arrested on the eve ofContinue reading

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CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Michael McMahon running in Prince Edward—Hastings

Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Michael McMahon is standing for election in the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings. McMahon moved to Windsor in 1951, getting a degree in education, teaching locally and in Papua New Guinea. He served as Branch President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), served on multiple of their major committees, and recentlyContinue reading

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You Deserve Someone Who Understands Heat And Air In Oklahoma City

Here’s An Opinion On: Home Care Package Provider byAlma Abell If you are a homeowner, you know how important it is to take good care of your appliances. After all, you need to make sure that they are properly functioning at all times. Hopefully, with a little extra care, you won’t have any major problems with your appliances. This is why everyone should have a contractor who specializes in Heat And Air in Oklahoma City.Continue reading

Oxford University anti-peer-to-peer policy hits legal music service Spotify

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The University of Oxford is preventing students from accessing the legal, peer-to-peer online music service Spotify. Officials in the university’s Computer Services department (OUCS) say too much of the network’s bandwidth is taken up by people using such services, slowing down the network for others. Spotify, which has more than 2.7 million users in the UK, allows users to listen to music stored on other users’ computers over the internet, eitherContinue reading

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Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs

Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. The boy was today awake and smiling, still in some pain but in good spirits and expected to make aContinue reading

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Bob Innes, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek

Monday, October 1, 2007 Robert (Bob) Innes is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Hamilton East—Stoney Creek riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom,Continue reading

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