Sunday, June 26, 2005 Maureen Faibish of 711 Lincoln Way San Francisco, CA was arrested on June 24, 2005 on the charge of child endangerment in the actions leading up to the death of her son, 12-year-old Nicholas Faibish, who was mauled by one or both of her two pit bull dogs, Rex 2 and…
News briefs:June 9, 2010
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Scenario for impeachment of Lula raised in Brazil
Tuesday, June 28, 2005 São Paulo, Brazil — The government of the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his party, the Workers’ Party are the target of several serious accusations of corruption. This is the most severe political crisis since Brazilians first attained their right to vote for a President in 1989, the…
Thai Tourism Minister applauds the Chiang Mai Charity Calendar
Saturday, October 13, 2007 A small desk calendar, which started as a voluntary school project, has risen to unexpected heights of fame. His Excellency Dr. Suvit Yodmani, Thai Minister for Tourism and Sports paid tribute to the young creators of the “Chiang Mai Charity Calendar” by travelling up from Bangkok to preside at the official…
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Emergency declared in US state of Washington, eight additional casualties, many still without power
Monday, December 18, 2006 A state of emergency was declared Sunday for the U.S. state of Washington by governor Christine Gregoire, as additional reports of storm-related casualties surfaced. The state National Guard has been deployed to aid in distributing supplies. Thousands were still without power in the coastal and Puget Sound regions, though most urban…
Lesson Planning From The Heart}
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Top Drilling Supplies Drilling Equipment Lesson planning from the heart by oxfordhousebcn.com Lesson Planning from the Heart: Right brain strategies for preparing and teaching effective lessons. Author: Duncan Foord Bio data: The author is Director of Teacher Training at OxfordTEFL, Barcelona Spain. He has been training teachers on…
Obama commutes whistleblower’s sentence: Chelsea Manning to walk free in 120 days
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Yesterday, mere days before he is to leave office, U.S. President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Army intelligence officer Chelsea Manning from 35 years to time served. Manning, who in 2010 released thousands of classified documents to the public through WikiLeaks detailing abuses of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has…
Spreading floods in Pakistan worsen, at least 1600 dead
Friday, August 6, 2010 Since last reported, the flooding in Pakistan has spread and has now struck more than four million people. The UN reports it has left at least 1,600 people dead. The floods have been confirmed as the worst in eighty years. Heavy monsoon rains led to the flooding of the huge Indus…
Wikinews interviews Zahra Stardust about the upcoming by-election in the Bradfield electorate of the Australian parliament
Sunday, November 1, 2009 With two by-elections coming up in Australia, many minor parties and independents will be looking to gain a seat in the House of Representatives. Zahra Stardust (real name Marianna Leishman) is the candidate for the Australian Sex Party. Wikinews reporter Patrick Gillett held an exclusive interview with Ms Stardust, candidate for…