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USPTO partially confirms validity of Amazon “1-click patent”

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an office action, which confirmed the patentability of claims 6 to 10 of the Amazon 1-Click patent, US 5,960,411. The patent examiner, however, rejected claims 1 to 5 and 11 to 15. Amazon now has up to six months to amendRead More

USPTO partially confirms validity of Amazon “1-click patent”

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20 confirmed dead after Kintampo freak tree accident

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 A freak accident caused twenty deaths and some injuries, according to officials, at the well-known Kintampo waterfall, in Ghana, on Sunday afternoon local time. Those affected were reportedly school students from Wenchi Senior High School on a supervised trip, and several tourists, who were swimming at the time of a rainstormRead More

20 confirmed dead after Kintampo freak tree accident

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Bomb scare closes main Edinburgh thoroughfare

Thursday, July 7, 2005 The Police sealed off Princes St while the bomb squad performed a controlled explosion on board an Edinburgh double-decker bus, following reports of a suspicious package on board. A block of Princes street was closed to the public from approximately 17:30, while investigations were carried out. Later a second controlled explosionRead More

Bomb scare closes main Edinburgh thoroughfare

When You Need Car Scratch Removal In Baltimore Detailing Experts Can Offer That And Much More

Here’s An Opinion On: Used Cars Hamilton Callaghan Motors byAlma Abell If you have never had your car professionally detailed, you may be surprised to learn that this service is one of the most common means of car scratch removal in Baltimore. In addition, detailing professionals are experts are restoring vehicle beauty, and offer benefitsRead More When You Need Car Scratch Removal In Baltimore Detailing Experts Can Offer That And Much More

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State Farm Insurance allegedly destroying papers

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Zach Scruggs, a lawyer for United States Senator Trent Lott, says that State Farm Insurance Company is destroying records related to claims for damage from Hurricane Katrina. The records allegedly contain information saying that State Farm fraudulently denied insurance claims made by its policy holders, including Lott, that had homes thereRead More

State Farm Insurance allegedly destroying papers

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Australian writer Harry Nicolaides jailed for three years for insulting Thai Royal Family

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 File:King Bhumibol Adulyadej Portrait.jpg Melbourne writer Harry Nicolaides, 41, was sentenced on Monday to three years imprisonment for defaming the Royal Family of Thailand. He had pled guilty to the lèse majesté indictment that arose from a self-published 2005 novel, Verisimilitude, of which only 50 copies were printed, and just sevenRead More

Australian writer Harry Nicolaides jailed for three years for insulting Thai Royal Family

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CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Stefan Jetchick in Louis-Hébert

Friday, October 10, 2008 In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with Stefan Jetchick, who is a candidate in Quebec’s Louis-Hébert riding, running under the Christian Heritage Party of Canada (CHP) banner. The CHP is a minor, registered political partyRead More

CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Stefan Jetchick in Louis-Hébert