5-year old American girl dies after visiting the dentist

Friday, September 29, 2006
Diamond Brownridge, a 5-year old girl from Chicago, Illinois, has died after a visit to the dentist. Children’s Memorial Hospital officials say that the girl was rushed to the hospital when she never woke up after being sedated for a dental procedure. She had been in a coma, on life support, since being admitted to the hospital early in the weekend.
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Preliminary hearing against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy
Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006
“Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006
“Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006
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Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend

Monday, June 21, 2010
Victoria, and husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland lead the procession around Stockholm after marrying SaturdayImage: Prolineserver (Wikimedia Commons).Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm CRead More…

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Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away

Looking at the fire 1 mile away facing the west, northwest. Image: Jason Safoutin.Monday, May 14, 2007
Buffalo, New York —A massive warehouse complex of at least 5 buildings caught on fire in Buffalo, New York on 111 Tonawanda Street, sending a plume of thick, jet black colored smoke into the air that could be seen as far away as 40 miles.
As of 6:40 a.m., the fire was under control, and firefRead More…

England: Multi-storey carpark in Liverpool gutted by fire, 1,300 vehicles destroyed

Thursday, January 4, 2018
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service vehicle.Image: John Bradley.A fire on Sunday night in the seven-storey carpark for the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England destroyed almost all the vehicles parked inside and led to cancellation of the final evening of the Liverpool International Horse Show and evacuation of nearby blocks of flats. The blaze reportedly started with a parkRead More…

Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Cape Wrath from the sea in 2007 Image: Colin Wheatley.A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to Inverness on a shopping trip.
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Former SA Deputy President Appears In Court

Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Former Deputy President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has appeared in a Durban court to face corruption charges. Mr Zuma was dismissed by the President, Thabo Mbeki, earlier in the year, following the conviction on fraud charges of his financial advisor, Schabir Shaik. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Former_SA_Deputy_President_Appears_In_Court&Read More…

Clashes in Nigeria kill hundreds, troops on alert

Monday, March 8, 2010
Location of Jos in NigeriaAccording to witness and media reports, at least two hundred people in Nigeria have been killed after pastoralists and villagers clashed near the city of Jos, which has been the source of repeated tension between Christians and Muslims.
Local authorities, however, contradicted witness reports, saying that there were eight casualties, as did Mark LiRead More…

Shooter targets Congressional baseball practice in Virginia, six hospitalized

Friday, June 16, 2017
On Wednesday, at least six people — United States House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, Representative Roger Williams, congressional staffer Zach Barth, lobbyist Matt Mike, and two Capitol police officers, Crystal Griner and special agent David Bailey, were hospitalized after shots were fired on a ball field in Alexandria, Virginia during practice for a charity baseball gameRead More…