Here’s An Opinion On: Australian Premier Finance Site Leasing Cars Can Be Economical by Ken Charnly Leasing a car or truck is often the best way to secure reliable transportation for those who dont have a lot of money or for those who are looking for their first car. Lease terms typically only require the consumer to commit to a […]
US state of Florida assumes control of Disney World’s self-governing district
Thursday, March 2, 2023 A sign outside the Reedy Creek Improvement District office in 2021. Image: Asher Heimermann. On Monday, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill assuming state control of a board overseeing the Reedy Creek Improvement District, Walt Disney World’s self-governing area. The five board members, who supervise government services in the district, are now to be appointed […]
More US recalls: Fish pool toy rips fingernail off child, numerous toys with excessive lead
Saturday, November 10, 2007 The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more products over the last few days, though not all because of excessive lead. While American toy companies have been rocked in the last few months by numerous unsafe Chinese-made products, mostly due to excessive amounts of lead in paint, a few of the latest recalls were actually […]
McCain and Obama face off in U.S. presidential candidate debate
Sunday, September 28, 2008 The two major party presidential candidates in the US, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, faced each other yesterday in the first TV debate. Despite that McCain had asked to postpone the debate, both were present at the University of Mississippi. The debate, which was moderated by PBS‘ Jim Lehrer, was planned to be focused […]
Russia asks Iceland for details of bank rescue plan before giving loan
Saturday, October 18, 2008 Russia has requested Iceland give them more details of the island nation’s plan to rescue the banking sector and thus the entire national economy before granting them a loan. Two weeks ago, Iceland’s banking sector collapsed and was largely nationalised. Icelandic banks are in significantly more debt than the country can afford, and the nation may […]
Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s infertility
Monday, April 23, 2012 File:Frida Kahlo by Artist René Romero Schuler.jpg Frida Kahlo is an oil painting on canvas by Artist René Romero Schuler.Image: Tom Dupuis.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) According to a new diagnosis by a surgical pathologist, Frida Kahlo most likely suffered uterine damage during a streetcar accident as a teenager and this led to a rare […]
Canada’s Parkdale—High Park (Ward 14) city council candidates speak
Wikinews This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Monday, October 30, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Parkdale—High Park (Ward 14). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s […]
U.S. warns of al Qaeda threat to stock trading and banking websites
Friday, December 1, 2006 The U.S. government warned private financial services that al Qaeda is planning a cyber attack on the U.S. stock and bank accounts, officials said on Thursday. Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke says: “There is no information to corroborate this aspirational threat. As a routine matter and out of an abundance of caution, US-CERT issued the situational […]
Sirius CEO visits congress
Friday, March 2, 2007 Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin appeared before a newly formed Antitrust Task Force, a sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday last week in Washington, D.C. to defend the proposed U.S. merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio services. The Sirius Logo The hearing, carried live on C-SPAN, was attended by representatives from various competing broadcast […]