News briefs:August 23, 2005
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Prison officers’ strike ends in England and Wales
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Prison officers in England and Wales are on strike today as part of a continuing dispute over pay rates with employers, the Ministry of Justice. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) announced the strike, the first in…
Billy West, voice of Ren and Stimpy, Futurama, on the rough start that shaped his life
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 13, 2008 Ren and Stimpy. Bugs Bunny. Philip J. Fry and Professor Hubert Farnsworth on…
Low Back Pain In Ferguson Can Be Treated By Chiropractic
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Reform Party of the United States nominates fitness model Andre Barnett for president
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Fitness model Andre Barnett of Poughkeepsie, New York won the presidential nomination of the Reform Party of the United States at its national convention in Philadelphia last weekend. Consultant Kenneth Cross was selected as his running…
XM and Sirius submit FCC transfer request
Thursday, March 22, 2007 Today, the satellite radio providers XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio submitted a joint application to transfer control of their ground and space-based transmitters to the new, merged company. This is a major step for…
British Airways cabin crew begins strike
Sunday, March 21, 2010 Cabin crew workers at British Airways have begun a three-day strike, affecting over 60,000 people, after last-minute talks between BA and the union, Unite, collapsed. The strike will extend for three days, after beginning at midnight…
Australian Defence Department funds controversial development training
Thursday, April 3, 2008 Australia’s Department of Defence spent thousands of dollars on controversial development seminars, Australian media reported Wednesday. The seminars are run by a San Francisco, California-based training company called Landmark Education. The company evolved from Erhard Seminars…
Celebrities contribute to Katrina relief
Published:Wednesday, September 7, 2005Updated:Saturday, September 10, 2005 (Travolta, Preston, Moore, Stones, Three Doors Down, Johnson, Smith) After Hurricane Katrina passed across the United States, various artists and media stars have leapt at a call to action. John Travolta and wife…
Fatal shooting at Salt Lake City mall
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Five people were killed by an 18 year-old man who opened fire inside the Trolley Square Mall on Monday evening, according to preliminary reports. Police say they have shot dead one suspect. The shootings started at…