News briefs:March 29, 2006
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Author of My Billion Year Contract reflects on life in elite Scientology group
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Nancy Many about her book My Billion Year Contract, and asked her about life working in the elite Scientology group known as the “Sea Org“. Many joined Scientology…
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
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Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died…
City Planning Board postpones decision on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal
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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by…
Hewlett-Packard to cut 9,000 jobs in $1 billion restructuring plan
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Hewlett-Packard (HP) expects to lose 9,000 jobs between now and 2013 in a US$1 billion (£686m) restructuring plan. The 9,000 jobs losses will be in the enterprise services division, but the…
On the campaign trail, March 2012
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 The following is the fifth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of…
Manned Soyuz space mission aborts during launch
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Friday, October 12, 2018 Soyuz MS-10, a manned Russian space mission bound for the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month stay, was forced to abort by a booster rocket failure Thursday morning. Rescue teams…
Curaçao wins maiden Caribbean Cup
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 On Sunday, Curaçao’s football team won their first Caribbean Cup defeating the defending champions Jamaica 2–1. Elson Hooi opened the scoring for Curaçao in the tenth minute. The defending champions were…
New computer worm poised to cause massive outages
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Anti-virus software publisher Symantec has reported that outbreaks of two varieties of worm are imminent following system failures on two unnamed major corporate networks in the United Kingdom. After receiving several…
2008 YODEX Review: Varied competitions, Vast creations
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Monday, May 26, 2008 The 27th Young Designers’ Exhibition 2008, recognized by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) as the largest show of student creations, recently ended Sunday May 18. It was…