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…
“Virtual fence” along US-Mexico border scrapped
Thursday, March 18, 2010 United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has announced that the US Government has ended funding for a controversial “virtual fence” along the US-Mexico border. The system of sensors and cameras along the Southwest border known as SBInet has been plagued with cost overruns and missed deadlines The program, called…
Diamond Anniversary Rings: Buying Guide
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News briefs:June 2, 2006
The time is 18:00 (UTC) on June 2nd, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Consensus reached on incentive package for Iran 1.2 Two Iraqi women, one pregnant, killed by US soldiers 1.3 90 days of hard labor for Abu Ghraib dog handler 1.4 World conference of expatriate Greeks to…
Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’
Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming…
Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals…
What Is Narcolespy?
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London Knights trade Steve Mason to Kitchener Rangers
Sunday, January 6, 2008 On the morning of January 4, 2008, while at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 19-year-old goalie Steve Mason received a phone call from Canada informing him that he was traded by the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights to the Kitchener Rangers. In a press release Friday, Kitchener Rangers Head…
Bush attempts to reassure Americans in radio address
Saturday, October 11, 2008 George W. Bush, the President of the United States, has attempted to reassure Americans on the economy in his weekly radio address. “Over the past few days, we have witnessed a startling drop in the stock market — much of it driven by uncertainty and fear,” he said, introducing the address….
Dermacare The Top Aesthetic And Laser Clinic In Singapore
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