Wikinews interviews Steve Burke, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate

Sunday, December 13, 2015 This article is a featured article. It is considered one of the best works of the Wikinews community. See Wikinews:Featured articles for more information. Macomb, New York Councilman Steve Burke took some time to speak with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination.
Burke, an insurance adjuster and farmer, was elected coRead More…

Heavy hailstorms leave Sydney appearing snowed in

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Recent heavy hailstorms occurring at approximately 4 o’clock in the afternoon today left parts of Sydney with the appearance of being snowed in, with thick blankets of hail covering streets and sidewalks with layers of hail.
The hail was observed in the Central Business District of Sydney, where cars were observed — possibly sheltering from the worst of the downfallRead More…

Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan

Friday, September 28, 2007
Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that backs this haunting, shimmering zither and glockenspiel peacock, and the only complaint coming from the audience at the Bowery Ballroom last Tuesday was that they could not camp oRead More…

Tax Accountant In Miami Exempt From Irs New Continuing Education Requirements

More Detail Here: Foreign Rental Property Depreciation Tax Accountant in Miami Exempt from IRS New Continuing Education Requirements by Craig AllisonThe Internal Revenue Service today reminded certain NON Tax Accountant in Miami they must complete 15 hours of continuing education (CE) annually beginning in 2012 and the programs has to be taken from IRS-approved providers. Tax Accountant MRead More…

Canadian government announces major tax reductions

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a five-year program that could reduce taxes by a total C$60 billion. The planned tax reduction measures include: Low-end personal income tax rates would be reduced from 15.5% to 15%, taking retroactive effect to the start of 2007;
The basic personal exemption, the amount at which income is taxable, is raised from C$8,Read More…

Concerns raised over UK hospital disinfection practices

Wednesday, November 8, 2006
A survey, conducted by the Patients’ Association, an independent charity devoted to defending the interests of patients, has revealed “unease and concern among health professionals” that infection control practices in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service are “endangering patients’ lives”. The survey published today, revealed that NHS infection control staff fRead More…

Toothpaste fills cavities without drilling

Thursday, February 24, 2005
A paste containing synthetic tooth enamel can seal small cavities without drilling. Kazue Yamagishi and colleagues at the FAP Dental Institute in Tokyo say that the paste can repair small cavities in 15 minutes.
Currently, fillers don’t stick to such small cavities so dentists must drill bigger holes. Hydroxyapatite crystals, of which natural enamel is made, bond withRead More…

Wire Dog Crates For Big Pets

More Detail Here: Ash Aryal By Ryan Pauline
Top trainers recommend that every dog be trained to spend quiet time in a pet crate. This enables you to have the peace of mind that he isn’t getting into anything when you can’t watch him. If the dog crate is placed in the lounge room or another area where there’s lots of activity, he can still be part of the flow without getting underfoot.
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Mysterious power failure takes down Wikipedia, Wikinews

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
On Monday, at 10.14 pm UTC, the Wikimedia server cluster experienced a total power failure, taking down Wikipedia, Wikinews, and all other Wikimedia websites.
The servers are housed in a colocation facility (colo) in Tampa,Read More…

G20 protests: Inside a labour march

Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account.
Friday, April 3, 2009
London — “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”.
It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London. I’m riding with seventeen members of the Cardiff SocialistRead More…