News briefs:July 27, 2010

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Gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo comments on North Colorado proposal

Saturday, June 15, 2013 Wikinews reached out earlier this week to former U.S. Congressman and 2014 Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo for his response to the secessionist proposal of eight Northern Colorado counties. Tancredo maintains he is better suited to repair the geopolitical gulf at the root of the proposal than Governor John Hickenlooper. The […]

Looking For Hot Tubs In Salt Lake City? Arctic Spas Utah Carries Hot Tubs To Fit Any Budget

Read An Opinion On: Solar Batteries For Sale Buy Solar Batteries Buying a hot tub is a wonderful idea if you’re looking for a fun, family activity. Hot tubs can be a great way for a family to spend quality time together, while socializing and relaxing. Although, hot tubs are often perceived as a luxury […]

13 pilot whales returning to sea, off Western Australia

Monday, April 4, 2005 Rescuers were today sending a pod of 13 pilot whales back into the ocean at Geographe Bay, near to Busselton, south of Perth, in Western Australia. Six additional members of the pod had died during the stranding, including at least one calf. More than 300 people were watching as the whales […]

Two separate fighter jet crashes kill two, injure two in Afghanistan

Monday, July 20, 2009 A United States fighter jet crash on Saturday has claimed the lives of the two American pilots onboard in eastern Afghanistan, and a NATO fighter crash at Kandahar Airfield has injured two more pilots today. The latest crash is the fifth in the space of a week. On Tuesday a helicopter […]

Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY

See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]

Drowning In Medical Bills? Contact A Bankruptcy Attorney In Washington Indiana For Help

Read An Opinion On: Kent Law Group Conveyancing Gosford byadmin Medical bills and job loss are two of the main reasons that people are forced to file for bankruptcy. Hardworking people, who have always paid their bills promptly often feel humiliated when they can no longer do this. They wait too long to contact a […]

Man banned from keeping animals after forcing cat to inhale cannabis

Friday, September 11, 2009 A 19 year old from South Tyneside, England has been banned from looking after animals after stealing a cat and forcing it to inhale cannabis. Mark Kane, from South Shields, England, was banned from looking after animals for 10 years after causing “unnecessary suffering” to a tabby cat in January 2009. […]

Satanism: An interview with Church of Satan High Priest Peter Gilmore

Monday, November 5, 2007 In the 1980’s and the 1990’s there were multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children or non-consenting adults in the context of Satanic rituals that has come to be known as The Satanic Panic. In the United States, the Kern County child abuse cases, McMartin preschool trial and the West Memphis […]

Europe suffers widespread power cuts

Sunday, November 5, 2006 A sudden cold snap across Europe caused a surge in demand for electricity. Two high voltage power lines in Germany failed. This triggered a cascade of cuts as automatic safety devices cut millions of customers in order to prevent a total blackout of the continent. Parts of Germany, Belgium, France (including […]