Court rejects Polanski bid to have child sex charges dismissed

Thursday, February 19, 2009File:PolanskiIFFKV.jpg Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza has today rejected a motion by lawyers for French film director Roman Polanski to have charges of unlawful sex with a child dismissed. In 1977, Polanski was arrested charged with sodomy, sexual assault and rape of a 13-year-old girl at Jack Nicholson’s house in California, United…
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November 2, 2020 0

Be As Famous As Oprah In Your Own Niche!

Click Here To Find Out More About: Ux Design Agency Vancouver Submitted by: Sasha Spinner Why is Oprah so famous? She doesn t dance, sing, write books or appear to have any special talents. The one thing she does and does so well is interview other people! Think of it, that is really all she…
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November 2, 2020 0

8th case of mad cow disease found in Canada

Friday, August 25, 2006 An 8th case of mad cow disease was found in a cow in the province of Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency did a test and found BSE. The agency found no part of the beef cow’s carcass entered either the human or animal feed chains. The CFIA said that, “the…
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November 1, 2020 0

Judge orders residents and city to come to agreement on partially collapsed building in Buffalo, New York

Thursday, June 19, 2008 Buffalo, New York —Judge Justice Christopher Burns of the New York State Supreme Court has ordered a halt to an emergency demolition on a 19th century stable and livery on 428-430 Jersey Street in Buffalo, New York that partially collapsed on Wednesday June 11, initially causing at least 15 homes to…
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October 31, 2020 0

News briefs:July 16, 2010

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October 31, 2020 0

Industrial And Building Projects Have Their Own Unique Needs

Click Here To Find Out More About: Buy Off Road Camper Industrial and Building Projects Have Their Own Unique Needs by AlRat Metals Supply Co. is known throughout the United States as The Beam People , with inventory including a wide array of Wide Flange Beams from 4 through 40 and in lengths from 20…
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October 31, 2020 0

Southern Ocean whale slaughter to resume

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 The international environmental organisation, Greenpeace, have been shadowing a Japanese whaling fleet currently operating in the Southern Ocean in Australian Antarctic Territory. They claim a minor victory against the six-vessel fleet, saying no whales have been killed since Christmas Eve. However they expect a resumption of whaling and protest activity soon.…
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October 30, 2020 0

Vestas protesters sacked with immediate effect

Thursday, July 30, 2009 Eleven of the 25 workers at the Vestas factory in Newport, Isle of Wight, England who have been carrying out a sit-in since Monday July 20 have been sacked with immediate effect. According to one of the protesters known as “Mike”, the occupiers were given their dismissal notices concealed under slices…
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October 29, 2020 0

News briefs:January 04, 2008

Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief January 04, 2008 23:35 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Israeli troops kill 9 in Gaza 1.3 Georgian President faces election challenge 1.4 US unemployment hits two-year high 1.5 Israel plans crackdown on West Bank settlement outposts 1.6 Transaven Airlines plane carrying 14 people crashes off Venezuelan coast 1.7 Sportswriter Milt Dunnell…
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October 28, 2020 0

Hurricane-force winds kill 15 people as storm hits Europe

Sunday, January 25, 2009 As a storm swept across parts of France and Spain on Saturday and Sunday, it left 15 people dead. Its winds were recorded up to 190km/h (118 mph), which are hurricane-force winds. The storm made landfall near to Bordeaux, France at 5:00 am Central European Time on Saturday the 24th January.…
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