Media speculate over possible presidential bid by Michael Bloomberg

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is prepared to spend one billion dollars of his own money for a 2008 White House bid, the Washington Times reports, citing his friends and “close associates” . However, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday made light of Senator Chuck Hagel‘s suggestion that Bloomberg could run as an independent with Hagel as running […]

Obama responds to criticism over medical marijuana raids

Thursday, May 3, 2012 In a Rolling Stone magazine interview on Wednesday, United States President Barack Obama responded to recent backlash over his alleged policy shift on medical marijuana. In January 2004, then-Illinois Senator Obama said, “The war on drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our nation’s marijuana laws.” Since he took office as […]

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan President

Sunday, July 24, 2022 Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the ninth President of Sri Lanka at a ceremony in the country’s Parliament in Colombo on Thursday. Wickremesinghe, who has served as acting president in his predecessor’s absence, defeated rival candidates for the presidency by 134 votes to 82, with support from MPs of the ruling Sri Lanka People’s Front. […]

‘Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008’: Review of soccer preliminaries

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 A number of relatively unknown entrants made the Taiwan 2008 Invitational Games for the Deaf soccer tournament an unpredictable event. Teams from Thailand, Australia, Iran (Silver Medalist in soccer at the 2005 Summer Deaflympics), Uzbekistan, Malaysia, and Japan took part. On September 6, soccer giants Thailand and Iran defeated Malaysia and Uzbekistan in shutouts of 11-0 […]

Malaysian government warns citizens about Uncyclopedia

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Satire site Uncyclopedia, a parody of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has been labeled by the Malaysian government as dangerous. The Internal Security Department of Malaysia issued the warning today, saying that the site has […]

Whole Foods moves to renewable energy

Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Whole Foods Market, a natural food grocery chain based in Austin, Texas, announced that it intends to use wind energy for all of its electrical needs. This will make the company the largest business to use renewable energy in the United States. “It’s a sales driver rather than a cost,” Michael Besancon, a regional president for […]

Can You Be A Home Remodeling Contractor?

See More About: Accessories For Rope Splicing Many people want to have their homes remodeled, but put the project off for a variety of reasons. Some are unable to raise the funds required for a good remodeling program, some do not know where to start with the remodeling of their house, and yet some others do not know who to […]

Stolen minibus recovered 35 years after theft

Friday, November 6, 2009 A 1965 Volkswagen minibus that was stolen in 1974 has been recovered by customs agents in Los Angeles. The vintage minibus was in pristine condition, valued at $25,000, and was found during a routine inspection of a shipping container scheduled for departure to The Netherlands. A routine computer database search on its vehicle identification number flagged […]