US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This is the 21st consecutive month of job losses in the country. The United States has now lost 7.2 million jobsContinue reading

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Are You Prepared For Nose Surgery?}

Here’s An Opinion On: Best Hair Loss Doctors Manhattan Are You Prepared For Nose Surgery? by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItpmjX6xO2o[/youtube] jitesh Today many people are opting for rhinoplasty for enhancing the shape of their nose. Rhinoplasty is used for cosmetic procedures as well as for correcting deformed noses due to traumas and injuries. If a person wants to go under any cosmetic procedure he should be prepared for the surgery. You should go under various tests prior toContinue reading

Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to a mass communication medium. Last January Dr. Cailliau retired from CERN, the European particle physics lab where the WWW emerged.Continue reading

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Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean

Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. The study has been published in this week’s edition of the journal Nature. Data from Cassini’s cosmic dust analyzer show the grains expelled from fissures, known as tiger stripes, are relatively smallContinue reading

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This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 21 April 2021: Wikinews discusses DRM and DMCA with Richard Stallman after GitHub re-enables public access to youtube-dl 7 April 2021: NASA’s helicopter Ingenuity survives its first night at Mars 25 December 2020: ‘Earth-based life can survive in hydrogen-rich atmospheres’: MIT professor Dr Seager tells Wikinews about her research on organisms thriving in oxygen-less environment 18 December 2020: GregoryContinue reading

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Strategy For The Working Professional For Ias Exam Preparation}

Here’s An Opinion On: Presentation Skills Online Course Submitted by: Ranjit Singh It can’t be denied that IAS exam preparation require an additional efforts by the candidates, who are working all day. In any case, it is additionally genuine that, this doesn’t rule out the working applicants from cracking the Indian Administrative Services examination. The main thing required is a best technique & dedication. Set up your plans for future in a realistic way. OnContinue reading

Marussia F1 test driver Maria de Villota seriously injured in testing accident

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 The Marussia F1 team’s test driver, Spaniard María de Villota, was taken to hospital by air ambulance today after a collision in testing at Duxford Aerodrome. At the end of her first installation run, the car she was driving had a low-speed collision with the loading ramp of the team’s support truck. According to BBC Cambridgeshire presenter Chris Mann, the car “suddenly accelerated” into the rear of the vehicle. The MarussiaContinue reading

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Remodeling Your Basement Can Help You Save On Home Energy Bills

Here’s An Opinion On: Residential Painters Port Stephens By Christopher Behan While many homeowners worry about the insulation in their walls and attics, or how efficient their window and doors are, many overlook their basement. At first glance it seems like the concrete and earth around it would provide excellent insulation, but concrete walls frequently have an R-value of one or lower. During summer, a non-insulated basement can make it more difficult to cool yourContinue reading

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life andContinue reading

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