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Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt falls in Pacific Ocean

Monday, January 16, 2012 The Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt fell into the Pacific Ocean some 1,250 kilometers west of Wellington, Chile yesterday after circling in Earth orbit for two months. The spacecraft was designed to retrieve soil samples from the largest moon of Mars, Phobos, but its engines failed and it had remained in Earth orbitRead More

Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt falls in Pacific Ocean

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Manitoba volunteers go to war against Red River flooding

Monday, April 6, 2009 Over 1,600 volunteers registered to help build approximately 65,000 of the 500,000 sandbags to create dikes 20.5 feet (6.2 meters) high to protect the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba in the war against the Red River of the North flood. 700 volunteers answered at the rural municipality of St. Andrews alone. Once sandbags areRead More

Manitoba volunteers go to war against Red River flooding

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Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!”Read More

Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

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United States Senate prepares for floor vote on net neutrality

This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.If this article is ready to be developed, change the {{prepare}} tag to {{develop}} This article is a prepared story. It describes an event that is scheduled or expected but has not yet occurred.If this articleRead More

United States Senate prepares for floor vote on net neutrality

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New Delhi orders Uber cease operation following alleged rape

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 Following Friday’s alleged rape of a woman in New Delhi by an Uber taxi driver, the city administration has directed Uber, and all other unapproved radio cab and internet-based taxi companies, to halt operations in the city. In the notification, issued by the Delhi transport department on Tuesday, it was saidRead More

New Delhi orders Uber cease operation following alleged rape

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Utah legalizes homebrewing

Sunday, March 29, 2009 The United States state of Utah has legalized homebrewing of beer and wine. H.B. 51, “Exemption for Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing License”, was signed into law by Utah governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. on March 24 after being passed by large majorities in both houses of the State Legislature. The bill wasRead More

Utah legalizes homebrewing

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Australian PM faces inquiry into Iraqi kickbacks

Friday, April 14, 2006 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Cole Inquiry Australian Prime Minister, John Howard appeared before the Cole inquiry on Thursday, the first time an Australian Prime Minister has appeared before an inquiry with royal commission powers since 1983. Unlike his foreign minister Alexander Downer who gave evidence before theRead More

Australian PM faces inquiry into Iraqi kickbacks