Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

9 December, 2017

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Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]

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Australia/2005

9 December, 2017

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

8 December, 2017

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]

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Obama lessens US ban on offshore drilling

8 December, 2017

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Thursday, April 1, 2010 US President Barack Obama has announced that he will ease the country’s ban on offshore oil drilling, which has been in place since the 1980s. According to the plan, offshore drilling would now be allowed in parts of the Atlantic, from Delaware down to 125 miles beyond the shoreline of Florida, […]

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NASA sets launch date for Space Shuttle Discovery

7 December, 2017

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Saturday, March 7, 2009 After almost two months of delay, NASA has set March 11 as the launch date for Space Shuttle Discovery. On February 22, NASA had stated that they indefinitely delayed the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, which was originally scheduled for takeoff on February 12. Launch was then further delayed until February […]

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Germans and Arabs establish a search engine that competes with Google

7 December, 2017

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Wednesday, April 26, 2006 In the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Seekport, a German and Saudi founded technological company, began to start on a web-search engine dedicated to the Arabic language called Sawafi. According to Arabic marketing officials, it is predicted to compete with the popular web-search engines, such as Google or Yahoo. Sawafi’s goal […]

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6 December, 2017

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Choose the best Orthodontist for Braces Treatment in South Lyon by amazingsmile95 Orthodontics Braces tend to be repaired as well as completely removable dentistry appliances used to correct the actual conjunction involving tooth as well as chew. Orthodontic as well as tooth straightening can be carried out to strengthening the look as well as performance […]

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American Indian Movement spokesperson dies, age 75

26 November, 2017

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Vernon Bellecourt, once the primary spokesperson for the American Indian Movement, died recently at age 75. Bellecourt, an Ojibwa who fought for Native rights, was perhaps best known for his opposition to Native names and mascots for sports teams. First in the headlines in 1972, Bellecourt organized a cross-country caravan of […]

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