Tuesday, August 6, 2013 This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes. […]
Manchester United bests Ajax to win Europa league
Friday, May 26, 2017 On Wednesday, in the UEFA Europa League final, Manchester United defeated Dutch capital-club Ajax AFC 0–2 to win the Europa League title and qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage despite finishing sixth in the Premier League this season. A deflected goal from Paul Pogba’s left-footed shot in the first […]
New Jersey backpedals on proposed bikini waxing ban
Saturday, March 21, 2009 New Jersey has reversed its plans for a state-wide ban on bikini waxing after salon owners from across the state spoke out against the proposal. The New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling planned to consider a ban on so-called “Brazilian waxes” in response to two women who reported being injured […]
Home-invaders pose as NYC police
Monday, July 16, 2007 In two separate incidents, men posing as members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), have invaded homes in the New York City area. In both cases, they robbed the residents, but in the most recent, they sexually assaulted a woman. On Saturday, July 14, at 1:09 a.m. EDT (UTC-4), four […]
Man in Florida, USA, arrested for using 911 to complain about fast food
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 A man in Boynton Beach, Florida located in the United States, was arrested for misusing the city’s 911 emergency phone service. Jean Fortune, 66, called 911 to complain about a fast food order from Burger King he had not yet placed. On Monday Fortune called 911 to complain that the Burger […]
Crosswords/2005/February/7
Monday, February 7, 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 your own leisure! < Previous crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 Across 3 Down 4 Yesterday’s […]
Zimbabwe submits to popular pressure: foreign currencies now legal tender
Thursday, January 29, 2009 Zimbabwe has decided to abandon its currency, the Zimbabwean dollar, in favour of other currencies. Acting Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced today that Zimbabweans will be allowed to make transactions in other currencies along with the local currency. “In line with the prevailing practices by the general public, [the] government is […]
US Navy aircraft crashes after Afghanistan mission
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 According to the US Navy, an aircraft has crashed in the Arabian Sea while returning from a mission in Afghanistan. The US Navy Fifth Fleet said in a statement that the aircraft, an E-2C Hawkeye surveillance plane, had crashed into the ocean after experiencing “mechanical malfunctions,” in what the statement termed […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Rhinoplasty Beverly Hills Cost Best Rhinoplasty Doctor Cosmetic Surgery Is It For Me by Breastwq To answer your question and go straight to the point, cosmetic surgery is for everyone who earns a decent salary at the end of the month. Cosmetic surgery is extremely affordable in contemporary times and millions […]
Telegram introduces blogging and instant view features
Friday, November 25, 2016 On Tuesday instant messaging application Telegram announced publishing service Telegraph. They also introduced “instant view” and “jump to date” features. Telegraph offers a simple publishing service without an account. It supports embedding photos, tweets from Twitter, and videos from YouTube and Vimeo by dropping in a link. It allows users to […]