US House of Representatives rejects bail out bill in vote

9 August, 2022

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Monday, September 29, 2008 The US House of Representatives rejected a bill on the USD 700 billion bail out of US banks. The voting on the bill has completed. If passed, the bailout plan would have allowed for the United States government to purchase devalued mortgage backed securities, resulting from the subprime mortgage crisis from […]

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

8 August, 2022

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This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]

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Doctor Disability Insurance What You Should Know

7 August, 2022

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Debt Collector Did Not Validate Debt By Jamie Fleischner Your income as a Physician. It is the lifeblood of your finances. Could you survive without it? Many people who have lost their jobs recently would attest that their income is hard to live without. But what if you […]

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Brazil spots unknown tribe of indigenous people in Amazon jungle

5 August, 2022

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Brazil has located an isolated group of indigenous, uncontacted people in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian National Foundation of Indians (FUNAI) announced today. FUNAI, a state agency, uses aerial expeditions to avoid impacting uncontacted people and invading their land. The agency’s policy is to avoid maintaining any human contact with […]

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Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics

5 August, 2022

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Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s […]

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Boy survives flight in wheel well of Boeing 737

5 August, 2022

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 A Russian teenager has accomplished an unprecedented feat in the history of world aviation. He flew a distance of 1,300 kilometres in a wheel well of a Boeing 737 and lived. The fifteen year old Andrey Scherbakov spent two hours in the wheel well of the airplane at extreme temperature of […]

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Simple Dog Training Advice To Consider

4 August, 2022

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Cavoodle Puppies For Sale Nsw Australia Submitted by: Sean Goudelocks When it comes to training your pet, you will most likely find moments of frustration. Those moments when chaos seems to be the only thing that your dog wants to be a part of might drive you up […]

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England’s elderly face human rights breaches in home care system

4 August, 2022

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 A report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) finds that, in many cases, England’s home care system breaches the human rights of the elderly it is supposed to serve. The Close to home: older people and human rights in home care report is the result of a […]

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Study shows long-term couples more satisfied with relationships and sex lives

2 August, 2022

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 A recently-published international study shows that in long-term couples, men are more satisfied with their relationships, and women are more satisfied with their sex lives. The study, which also says that men enjoy cuddling (i.e. hugging and kissing) more than women, was published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour by the […]

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Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life

1 August, 2022

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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 […]

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