11-year-old California girl charged for throwing stone in defense

2 October, 2017

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Monday, July 18, 2005 An 11-year-old girl faces serious assault charges in California after casting a stone at a group of boys who were throwing water balloons at her. In April, Maribel Cuevas was apprehended by Fresno, California police and spent five days in a detention center after throwing the object at the group of […]

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Western Australia apologises to abused wards-of-state

1 October, 2017

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April 7, 2005 The state Premier of Western Australia (WA), Dr Geoff Gallop, gave an apology to children physically and sexually abused in institutional care within the state between the 1920s and 1970s. The statement was given in reaction to an Australian Senate inquiry into institutional child abuse published last year. “We acknowledge our state’s […]

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Computer professionals celebrate 10th birthday of A.L.I.C.E.

1 October, 2017

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Wednesday, November 30, 2005 File:Turing1.jpg More than 50 programmers, scientists, students, hobbyists and fans of the A.L.I.C.E. chat robot gathered in Guildford, U.K. on Friday to celebrate the tenth birthday of the award winning A.I. On hand was the founder the Loebner Prize, an annual Turing Test, designed to pick out the world’s most human […]

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Lose Weight And Make Your Metabolism Work For You

30 September, 2017

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Get More Information Here: Best Burgers In Sydney Best Burger In Sydney Submitted by: Luis Mejia Weight gain is the product of not paying attention to what you put in your body, how often you do it and when. It s a bad habit to get into, even if you ve never struggled with your […]

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Australia saves three billion plastic bags from circulation

30 September, 2017

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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 The Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, has praised supermarket shoppers and operators for cutting three billion plastic bags from circulation during the past two years. He said a report compiled by the Australian National Retailers Association, representing major supermarkets, showed that by the end of last […]

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Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009

30 September, 2017

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A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, August 13, 2009. Contents 1 Paris suffers second night of violence 2 No concrete progress but North American leaders express solidarity 3 Mexican federal police foil plot to assassinate President Calderón 4 Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to another three years of house arrest 5 Four Rio Tinto […]

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BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon

30 September, 2017

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Sunday, October 21, 2007 Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview focuses on the owners of […]

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A Complete Guide For Dental Implant Prices In Canoga Park, Ca}

30 September, 2017

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Get More Information Here: Chatswood Dentists Best Dentist Chatswood A Complete Guide for Dental Implant Prices in Canoga Park, CA by Dr. John Cohen Get the Best Deal on Dental Implants Finding the best deal on dental implants is pretty hard. It can take weeks, if not months to narrow down who and where youll […]

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At least fifteen dead after stampede at Mali mosque

29 September, 2017

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Friday, February 26, 2010 According to a government official, at least 26 people were killed in a stampede on Thursday at a historic mosque in the northwestern city of Timbuktu, Mali. “There were 26 killed and 40 wounded,” Oumar Sangare, the Internal Ministry spokesman, told Reuters. However, other news agency reports put the death toll […]

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