This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Monday, September 8, 2008 According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a rights group called the American Rights Counsel LLC has attempted to have at least 4,000 anti-Scientology videos removed from the […]
Bloggers investigate social networking websites
Friday, January 27, 2006 The humble beginnings of many popular Web services, such as Google, LiveJournal, and Yahoo!, are well-documented and available on their websites, and frequently recounted in news stories about the firms. These websites are also scrutinized for any perceived violations of users’ privacy or other basic rights. However, until recently, no investigation […]
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How To Get Out Of A Speeding Ticket In 3 Easy Steps!
By John Oleander The scene: you are driving along superhighway at a speed limit you call average speed. As you continue to traverse thruway, you didn’t expect bumping on a waving officer for a violation you have no idea of. Once your car is pulled over, you begin to realize that you are faced in […]
Category:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
This is the category for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iranian politician. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 9 April 2013: Wikinews interviews Amir Abbas Fakhravar about Iranian nuclear intentions 9 October 2012: On the campaign trail, September 2012 1 October 2012: Iranian news agency apologises for reproducing The Onion article 29 September 2012: Iranian […]
CoolBrands: New Zealand coolest place in the world
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 New Zealand has been voted the coolest place in the world by United Kingdom brand: CoolBrands. Coolbrands is owned by a consultancy firm in the UK, called Superbrands. It started in 2001, CoolBrands is a way of telling how ‘cool’ a brand is. Superbrands defines “brands that have become extremely desirable […]
Category:Federal Emergency Management Agency
This is the category for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a US disaster mitigation body. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 23 May 2011: Tornado touches down in Joplin, Missouri 24 April 2011: Tornadoes damage hundreds of Missouri homes, force closure of airport 24 September 2010: American Samoa received eight minutes warning before […]
Advertise Your Company With Promotional Beanie Hats And By Showing You Have A Heart
By Matt Franks Winter is coming, and with it, the colder weather. Soon people are going to be bundling up tight and protecting themselves against the cold and the snow. There are a lot of promotional items that companies are ordering so that they are remembered during the colder months, and one of the popular […]
Pennsylvania state trooper found guilty of first-degree murder
Friday, March 20, 2009 In the United States, a suspended Pennsylvania state trooper has been convicted of first-degree murder for killing his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, faces a mandatory life sentence without parole for slashing to death John Yelenic, a Blairsville dentist who was in the final stages of divorcing his wife, Michele. […]
Satirist Stephen Colbert runs for U.S. President
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The American satirist Stephen Colbert has announced that he will run for the Presidency of the United States. He made his announcement on his mock news show The Colbert Report. However, Colbert said that he would only run in his home state of South Carolina as a favorite son. He also […]