US dog attack owner charged with involuntary manslaughter
June 8, 2021
Friday, March 25, 2005A Spotsylvania County woman, whose three dogs allegedly attacked and killed her elderly neighbor, was freed Wednesday by posting a $10,000 bond. Dianna Large, 36, received one felony charge of involuntary manslaughter and three misdemeanor charges in an indictment issued last week. In her first appearance before a judge, she answered Circuit Court Judge William H. Ledbetter questions with simple “Yes sir.” and “No sir.” responses. The short hearing, held Thursday, formalized the...
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Uruguayan Language Academy rejects FA sanction against Edinson Cavani as ‘poverty of cultural and linguistic knowledge’
June 7, 2021
Monday, January 4, 2021 On Friday, the Uruguay language academy shared a statement rejecting football player Edinson Cavani's ban of three matches and a £100,000 (US$137,000) fine ruled by The Football Association (FA) in England. The sanction was made on Thursday based on a comment on Instagram that the Uruguayan striker made to a fan who congratulated him on his football performance. In particular Cavani wrote "Gracias, ((es))Spanish language: ?Thank you negrito" and the FA concluded...
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Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed further
June 7, 2021
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments "Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development" — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 "Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale "by owner"" — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 "Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended" — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 "Court date "as needed" for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal" — Wikinews, August 14, 2006 "Preliminary hearing for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y....
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Category:Sports
June 4, 2021
This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 28 April 2021: Wynnum defeat Maroochydore in round 4 of Australia's Sunshine Coast Rugby Union 2021 season 9 April 2021: North Korea withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, citing COVID-19 concerns 26 February 2021: Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Cricket inaugrated after being renamed as 'Narendra Modi Stadium' 4 January 2021: Uruguayan Language Academy rejects FA sanction against Edinson Cavani as 'poverty of cultural and linguistic...
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Germanwings crash victims identified
June 4, 2021
Friday, May 22, 2015 N.B.: This article does not follow Wikinews policy of citing independent sources for verification. There is no evidence of any inaccuracy as a result. See collaboration page for discussion. N.B.: This article does not follow Wikinews policy of citing independent sources for verification. There is no evidence of any inaccuracy as a result. See collaboration page for discussion. Investigators looking into the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash in March announced on Wednesday that...
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Ohio man dies after sitting in chair for two years
June 2, 2021
Friday, April 1, 2011 A morbidly obese Ohio man died Wednesday after being found unconscious in his home several days earlier. The man had been sitting in a chair for two years and was physically fused to it when he was discovered by two roommates, one of which was his girlfriend. Authorities who arrived at the house in Bellaire reported seeing the man sitting amidst his own urine and feces, which were infested with maggots. The...
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Finnish police isolate ports in Helsinki
June 1, 2021
Saturday, August 6, 2005 The Finnish police isolated the ports of Katajanokka and Länsisatama on Saturday. The ports were isolated at around 9.30 p.m. local time and the isolation was called off at around 11.30 p.m. Finnish police received reports from Estonia that a shipping container loaded with explosives could be coming from Estonia Saturday evening. They checked every truck that passed the ports with the assistance of the Border Guard Service. There are still two...
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Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology
June 1, 2021
Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as "Gold Base", located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at Scientology's international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. Retrieved from "https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Blown_for_Good_author_discusses_life_inside_international_headquarters_of_Scientology&oldid=1659358"
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St. Lucian footballer Philip Tisson shot dead in Brooklyn, New York
May 30, 2021
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Philip Tisson, a member of the Saint Lucia national football team, has been killed by a gunshot wound to the head in New York. Tisson was in New York participating in the Digicel Caribbean Cup tournament. Several members of the team were at Tropiks Bar and Grill in Brooklyn celebrating an earlier victory over Saint Kitts and Nevis. At 4.30am, Tisson entered a parked car outside of Tropiks. While seated in the...
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FDA issues proposed rules requiring calorie content on menus
May 30, 2021
Sunday, April 3, 2011 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued proposed calorie labeling rules requiring most retail food vendors to display the calorie counts in items on their menus and menu boards. The proposed rules, issued Friday and expected to be finalized in 2012, would apply to most restaurants, snack bars, vending machines, coffee shops, drive-through restaurants, and convenience and grocery stores. The US Congress required the rules in the health-care reform law...
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