Saturday, January 27, 2018 Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for 40 to 175 years in Ingham County, Michigan, United States. Nassar pleaded guilty in November to seven charges of sexual assault in Ingham County, however, he is alleged to have victimized over a hundred girls over several…
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Minnesota to require 25% renewable energy production
Saturday, February 24, 2007 This article features in a News Brief from Audio Wikinews: Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota signed a bill into law on Thursday that requires the state to generate a significant amount of its energy needs from renewable sources. The amount of power generated by wind turbines in the state stands now…
Heating &Amp; Air Conditioning Trades Duct &Amp; Ducting Sizes
Read An Opinion On: Bq Design Site By George I Freed Air conditioning and heating ducts. How do you properly and correctly assess and judge vent duct size, sizes and diameters correctly and fully according to professional heat and air-conditioning trades as well as state, federal and provincial building codes and standards. In your home…
Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky
Saturday, April 4, 2009 Noam Chomsky is a professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Linguistics and Philosophy. At the age of 40 he was credited with revolutionizing the field of modern linguistics. He was one of the first opponents of the Vietnam War, and is a self described Libertarian Socialist. At age 80…
New Zealand prisoners do nothing says National party
Sunday, November 5, 2006 Figures released by Simon Power, law and order spokesman for the National party, show that the New Zealand Labour led government lets 81% of all prisoners not do any work while in prison. Newspaper, Sunday News says that some Christchurch prisoners have been given a barbecue for good behavior. Simon Power’s…
Wikinews Shorts: December 11, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, December 11, 2008. Contents 1 British pound falls to new low against euro 2 US retailer Office Depot to close down stores 3 Obama calls on Illinois governor to step down Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. The British pound sterling fell…
A Lawyer Can Help You Get Your Social Security Disability Benefits
Read An Opinion On: Core Logic byAlma Abell Getting disability benefits from Social Security can be a long, drawn process which often poses numerous challenges. Social Security sets the bar quite high, as a claimant it is your responsibility to prove beyond doubt that you are indeed disabled, but your disability stops you from doing…
News briefs:August 15, 2006
The time is 17:30 (UTC) on August 15th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Tanker spills 1000s of tonnes of crude oil off Nicobar Islands 1.2 Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon develops double pneumonia 1.3 New Zealand Maori Queen dies 1.4 Rae gains support in Canadian Liberal leadership…
Foxconn under pressure after tenth employee suicide this year
Friday, May 28, 2010 Taiwan electronics giant Foxconn has moved to repair its reputation after the suicide of a tenth employee this year, two others having survived attempted suicides. The latest death came on the same day as Terry Gou, Chairman of Foxconn’s parent Hon Hai Precision, opened the Shenzen production facility to the media…
Giving A Child Up For Adoption In Oklahoma City: How The Process Works
Read An Opinion On: Modelling Agencies Sydney byAlma Abell It takes a lot of courage to go through the process of Giving a child up for adoption in Oklahoma City. It can be a very emotional and trying time. However, if you choose to go through a Christian adoption agency, they will help provide you…