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Police arrest train passenger for a 16-hour loud cellphone conversation
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 A 39-year old woman, Lakeysha Beard, talked for more than half a day while on an Amtrak train going from Oakland, California to Portland, Oregon. The loud cellphone conversation lasted sixteen hours last Monday, after which police stopped the train for twenty minutes at Salem, Oregon to arrest the woman. According […]
Mysterious power failure takes down Wikipedia, Wikinews
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday, February 23, 2005 On Monday, at 10.14 pm UTC, the Wikimedia server cluster experienced a total power failure, taking down Wikipedia, Wikinews, and all other Wikimedia websites. The servers are housed […]
Crosswords/2005/February/2
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword (Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people, print it out and fill it in at you own leisure!) < Yesterday’s crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 Across 3 Down 4 Yesterday’s […]
Why Choose A Mac?
Here’s An Opinion On: Wolf Appliances Best Kitchen Design Submitted by: Gen Federico Mac users are smug. If the conversation ever turns to computers, they will take great pleasure in explaining just exactly why their computer is far better than your PC. But should this put you off and let you stick to your guns […]
Fur fans flock to Toronto’s Furnal Equinox 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019 From March 15 to 17, the Canadian city of Toronto played host to the tenth Furnal Equinox, an annual event dedicated to the “furry fandom.” Wikinews attended. Programming ranged from music to gender, science to art, covering dozens of aspects of the varied subculture. The event’s featured guests were visual artists […]
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UK retailers MFI and Woolworths collapse
Friday, November 28, 2008 Two major retail chains in the United Kingdom — general retailer Woolworths Group and furniture vendor MFI Group — have entered administration. Entertainment UK — which distributes videos and DVDs to retailers and are owned by Woolworths — have also entered administration. “The boards of Woolworths PLC and Entertainment UK Ltd […]
Keeping Your Furry Friend Healthy With The Animal Hospital In Bloomfield, Ct
Here’s An Opinion On: Marc Ching byAlma Abell A pet is more than just a furry distraction in your home. It is a member of your family. Your dog or cat provides companionship to you and your family. They can easily become a child’s trusted friend. They can even be a great comforter during sad […]
Category:Sports
This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 14 October 2019: Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei sets new world record at Chicago Marathon 1 October 2019: Norway’s Warholm wins gold in 400 m hurdles at World Championships in Doha 6 November 2018: Ross Edgley swims around Great Britain for first time […]
Getting even with the law: Wikinews interviews New York City’s ‘Jimmy Justice’
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 “What bothers me is watching an officer write someone a summons and then commit the exact same violation with their official vehicle. A civilian known as ‘Jimmy Justice’ who resides in New York City (NYC), New York, the largest city in the United States, has been videotaping NYC police officers and […]