- 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…
- UncategorizedGM recalls 1.3 million cars over steering issues
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 General Motors (GM) announced on Tuesday a recall of 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac cars in the US, Mexico, and Canada over problems with the power steering system. Recalling these vehicles is the right thing to…
- Uncategorized2009 Shri Shyam Bhajan Hindu religious festival held in Hyderabad
Monday, August 17, 2009 Nanduji presenting the bhajan to Baba Shyam The Shri Shyam Bhajan, a Hindu religious festival, was organised on August 15th in Hyderabad, India. This was the city’s annual function, which was coincidentally celebrated a day after…
- UncategorizedUS president Obama, Congress call for blocking of executive bonuses at AIG insurance company
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 United States President Barack Obama stated Monday that insurance giant AIG is in financial trouble due to “recklessness and greed,” and called for legal action to stop the company from giving out millions of dollars in…
- UncategorizedF1 driver Massa speaks about accident: “I wasn’t scared”
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Felipe Massa in 2008. Image: Vïctor J. Tornet. Formula One driver Felipe Massa has been speaking to the press about the accident which left him seriously injured during the qualifying session of the 2009 Hungarian Grand…
- UncategorizedJohn Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview
Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his…
- UncategorizedMicrosoft without Bill Gates at the helm
Friday, June 27, 2008 Bill Gates After 33 years of managing software giant Microsoft, founder Bill Gates will retire from day-to-day management today. Gates will retain the title of Chairman but without executive functions and will only report for work…
- UncategorizedAuthorities recover lost radioactive capsule in Western Australia
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- UncategorizedBlair ally Lord Levy arrested
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 Police have arrested Lord Levy, chief fundraiser to the Labour Party and close associate of Tony Blair. Lord Levy was arrested by the Specialist Crime Directorate of London’s Metropolitan police as part of an on-going investigation…
- UncategorizedPenske Auto selected to buy General Motors’ Saturn unit
Friday, June 5, 2009 General Motors Corporation (GM), an American automaker which has filed for bankruptcy protection, announced on Friday that the Penske Automotive Group (PAG) was selected to purchase Saturn Corporation. The transaction should be completed in October. The…