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Continue ReadingAvalanche buries cars in Colorado
Saturday, January 6, 2007 An avalanche on U.S. Route 40, which was 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep, has buried many cars, caused other cars to be pushed over…
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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Centrestone Jewellery Insurance byAlma Abell No matter what kind of insurance you’re looking for, you’re going to find there are many different insurance…
Continue ReadingLandfill named after comedian John Cleese
Monday, May 21, 2007 In an unofficial move by contractor, Roy Harding, a rubbish tip has been named after comedian John Cleese, dubbed "Mt. Cleese" in Palmerston North, New Zealand.…
Continue ReadingEarth Day 2009 celebrated around the globe
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Today is the 39th observance of Earth Day in the northern hemisphere. Earth day is celebrated in Autumn on November 30 in the southern hemisphere. Senator…
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Continue ReadingBroward County Sheriff’s police dog killed in shootout in Florida
Thursday, July 17, 2008 A man shot and killed a Broward County Sheriff's Office police dog in Miami Beach after a two-county chase in Florida early Thursday morning. The shooter,…
Continue ReadingInterview: Drupal founder Dries Buytaert balances community and company interests
Sunday, February 24, 2008 In the year 2000, Dries Buytaert created Drupal, a freely licensed and open source tool to manage websites, as a bulletin board for his college dorm.…
Continue ReadingOil rig in Gulf of Mexico sinks after explosion; eleven missing
Friday, April 23, 2010 The oil rig Deepwater Horizon sank yesterday after an explosion Tuesday night that left eleven people missing. According to an officer from the US Coast Guard,…
Continue ReadingWikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball player Tina McKenzie
Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia —On Saturday, Wikinews interviewed Tina McKenzie, a former member of the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders. McKenzie, a…
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