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US 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

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Completely New Lumpy Skin Elimination Program

Read An Opinion On: Sleeve Gastrectomy Recovery Time Completely new Lumpy skin Elimination Program by bry9ji74br Are you looking to lose cellulite? If that you are, you likely have found that that you have a variety of options. For instance, you could begin losing cellulite naturally, if you use exercise and healthy eating. You can

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Wikinews Shorts: July 9, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 9, 2007. On July 9, 2007, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the release of an 80GB hard drive version of its PlayStation 3 video game console, priced at US$599. Sony also announced a price drop to US$499 for its current 60GB model. Jack Tretton, Sony Entertainment America

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Canada’s Trinity—Spadina (Ward 19) city council candidates speak

Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Trinity—Spadina (Ward 19). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include Nick Boragina, Joe Pantalone (incumbent), George Sawision, and Hïmy Syed. For more

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Windows Vista faces possible trademark challenges

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, announced the name of its forthcoming version of the Windows operating system from its headquarters in Redmond, Washington Friday. But in choosing the name “Vista,” Microsoft may find itself in a legal fight. Microsoft has made a name for itself in legal circles as a

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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2008, what would the question be? The year that markets collapsed, or perhaps

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Who Said You Do Not Need A Family Lawyer?

Read An Opinion On: Family Lawyer Newcastle Submitted by: Ana Moore Who told you that you do not need a family lawyer? Your friends? Your neighbors? Do you believe them? Tell you what? Ideally, every family should have a lawyer to represent them. Unfortunately, not everybody can afford to hire a family lawyer. Heck, some

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27 believed dead in Indonesian plane crash

Saturday, May 7, 2011 Officials say 27 people are dead after a plane crashed into the sea off east Indonesia today. Fifteen bodies have been recovered and it is thought the others on board have sunk with the wreckage. “I can confirm that all the passengers were killed when the plane exploded as it crashed

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