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US adds 173,000 jobs in August; unemployment rate drops to seven year low

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US adds 173,000 jobs in August; unemployment rate drops to seven year low

Monday, September 7, 2015 The US economy added 173,000 jobs in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The unemployment rate fell from 5.3 to 5.1 percent, the lowest since April 2008. Although August job gains were lower than most economists forecast, job growth numbers for June and July were revised upwards by […]

Woman sells name on eBay

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Woman sells name on eBay

Wednesday, March 30, 2005 A Knoxville, USA woman has sold her name on eBay and received an offer. Terri Iligan, age 33, will legally be named “goldenpalace.com” after the required legal work is complete. The casino owning the website paid $15,199 over the eBay auction service. She said that she got the idea when trying […]

South Park Returning For Another Season

Here’s An Opinion On: Aria By Faye Wong The future of South Park has been up in the air for a little while. The show ending their mid season episode on a strange note that left many people wondering. Of course they have an additional few episodes left for the end of the season, but […]

Canadian man who found faults of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation dies at age 83

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Canadian man who found faults of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation dies at age 83

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 Robert ‘Bob’ Edmonds, who sued the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), died Monday in hospital at age 83 of cancer. “He’ll be remembered as the guy who just wouldn’t go away,” said Ontario Ombudsman André Marin speaking of the loss. “I was the speakerphone and he was the speaker – […]

Brush fire threatens Molokai, Hawaii

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Brush fire threatens Molokai, Hawaii

Thursday, September 3, 2009 Two CH-47 Chinook helicopters were called in on Wednesday, September 2nd, to help contain the wildfires on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai. Smaller helicopters that were fighting the fire since it started around noon on August 29th were redeployed as well. According to Gen Iinuma, Maui County Civil Defense administrator, the […]

Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

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 […]

The Reason Inlet Filters Are So Important For Bagged Vacuum Cleaners

Here’s An Opinion On: Epoxy Garage Flooring Newcastle By Alec Nelson As a vacuum technician I am constantly repairing vacuums that develop problems because the owners were not told how to maintain their vacuum cleaners. I am going to focus on vacuum cleaner inlet filters in this article. I would estimate that at least 40% […]

Technological University Dublin senior lecturer Dr Lorcan Sirr speaks to Wikinews on housing market in Ireland

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Technological University Dublin senior lecturer Dr Lorcan Sirr speaks to Wikinews on housing market in Ireland

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Wikinews correspondent J.J. Liu spoke with Technological University Dublin (TUD) senior lecturer at the School of Surveying & Construction Management, Dr Lorcan Sirr on Friday regarding the supply of housing in the Republic of Ireland and relevant parallels across the rest of Europe, as well as recent developments by the government […]

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

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