- UncategorizedUS unemployment rate reaches 9.8%
Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This is the 21st consecutive month of job losses in the country. The United States has now lost 7.2 million jobs since the recession officially began in December 2007. The new data has sparked fears that unemployment could threaten an economic recovery. Top US officials have warned that any recovery would be slow and uneven, and…
- UncategorizedOil spill reported in Gulf of Mexico
Tuesday, December 26, 2006 At least 21,000 gallons of crude oil has spilled into the Gulf of Mexico near the United States mainland coast, about 30 miles off the shore of Galveston, Texas. The U.S. Coast Guard says that oil is still leaking at a rate of 80 to 400 gallons a day. The High Island Pipeline began to leak on Sunday and was immediately shut down when a pressure loss was detected. The pipeline is owned by Plains All American Pipeline who state that the incident is “under investigation” and that officials are working to “minimize the impact of the incident.” “A medium crude oil pipeline ruptured 30 miles…
- UncategorizedNews briefs:June 16, 2008
Contents 1 Scores dead, thousands flee as flooding spreads across southern China 2 RAF Harrier jet crashes in Rutland, England, pilot survives 3 Senior intelligence official suspended after leaving top secret files on train 4 Australian government considers controlling fuel supplies 5 Temporary restraining order stops demolition of partially collapsed building in Buffalo, New York [edit]
- UncategorizedColleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND
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 is estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 students have been displaced. [1]. In response, institutions across the United States and Canada are offering late registration for displaced students so that their academic progress is not unduly delayed. Some are offering free or reduced admission to displaced students. At some universities, especially state universities, this offer is…
- Uncategorized2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Thursday, April 12, 2007 Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Cricket National Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada. Victory for New Zealand would have assured them of a semi final place, instead it leaves Sri Lanka tied for first place in the Super 8 table with New Zealand and Australia, but third on net run rate. Toss: New Zealand won, and elected to bat first. New Zealand innings Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate Peter Fulton c Silva b Vaas 28 54 4 0 51.85 Stephen Fleming lbw b Vaas 0 4 0 0 0.00 Ross Taylor c Sangakkara b…
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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Renovation D Submitted by: Lauren Hanifan There’s nothing like getting your precious jewelry professionally cleaned. It sparkles like it did the first time you put it on. Nevertheless, it can be troublesome to go to the fashion jewelry establishment when you have a lot on your schedule to take care of. You can use common home items to clean your precious jewelry when you’re pinched for time. You can find out what to do when you read this article. You’ll never ever have to make a special journey to the jeweler once again. You’ll need to clean your silver jewelry in a specific…
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- UncategorizedCanada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak
Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and Peter Kapsalis. For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.
- UncategorizedGoogle mistakenly collects private data from Wi-Fi networks
Saturday, May 15, 2010 Google revealed late yesterday that it had mistakenly collected information about Internet sites people had visited on public Wi-Fi networks. The admission came from Google engineering head Alan Eustace in the form of a blog post on Friday afternoon. In the statement, Google said that it had been unknowingly gathering the personal data for over three years through its Street View photo-mapping feature. The discovery was made during internal investigation resulting from earlier concerns by German regulators over the issue. Two weeks ago, Google told European officials that, while it did collect data from Wi-Fi services for location technologies, it did not save private user data.…
- UncategorizedWikinews interviews winner of 55 Paralympic medals, Trischa Zorn
Monday, September 3, 2012 London, England— Last Friday, Wikinews interviewed Trischa Zorn, 55-time medal-winner. The U.S. Paralympic swimmer’s haul includes 41 golds. Zorn discussed a variety of issues, including frustration with the classification system that has disadvantaged some United States swimmers because of what she sees as its subjective nature. She also talked about the increased visibility of the Games, how things have changed from when she started in 1980 to the current 2012 Summer Paralympics. Zorn discussed how sponsorship has evolved from her early time participating, and issues with the Paralympics inside the United States at the present. This year Zorn was inducted into the International Paralympic Hall of…