Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC

Friday, November 6, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a US government agency. In an interview with Wikinews, Jeff Dimond, a member of the Division of Media Relations for the CDC, answered a few question regarding the current situation of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic.
The CDC reported that during week 42 (October 18–24) of this year, the swine flu activity increased inRead More…

Rocketeers find possible impact crater in Nevada

Friday, March 9, 2007
Imagine coming back from a camping trip in the desert. Then a few months later you notice in your photos from the trip that you camped inside a giant impact crater so big that no one documented it before. Could it happen?
During several trips to the Black Rock Desert, mostly while supporting the Stratofox Aerospace Tracking Team for suborbital space rocket launch efforts,Read More…

American pitchman Billy Mays dies at age 50

Sunday, June 28, 2009
American pitchman and advertiser Billy Mays has died at the age of 50. Mays was probably most known for his pitching of the multipurpose cleaning product OxiClean.
According to reports, Mays’ wife, Deborah, found him unresponsive Sunday morning in their home located in Tampa, Florida. Fire-rescue crews pronounced him dead at 7:45am EDT. The cause of death was heart disease.Read More…

Hiring A Residential Asphalt Paving Service – 4 Steps To Take

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When you are looking into residential asphalt paving services chances are you’re researching a large, costly job. Just like many other home improvement services, there are plenty of poor contractors looking to scam you or provide sub-par workmanship. To protect yourself and ensure you’re getting something you’ll be happRead More…

BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview focuses on the owners of a dungeon, what they charge, what the clieRead More…

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014
Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm.
Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ permission, resulting in hundreds oRead More…

Wikinews interviews Eric Saussine, director of the James Bond fan film Shamelady

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The James Bond film series is one of the most popular and successful, having grossed over US$4 billion worldwide. The suave, sophisticated secret agent has secured his place in popular culture as the definitive action hero that has appeared in twenty-three films between 1954 and 2006.
Daniel Craig was announced as the seventh actor to portray 007 in late 2005, making hisRead More…

Speaking From The Heart What’s The Point?

Read An Opinion On: Family Lawyers Central Coast By Angel True When it comes to life my philosophy is simple: Do what you love, love what you do. Figuring this out can take time to learn and grow into actually making it happen though – easier said than done sometimes as well. But before you can live the life you love you have to learn to speak from the heart. In other words, only your heaRead More…

Two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants close in Buffalo, New York, USA

Friday, May 11, 2007
At least two Kentucky Fried Chicken [KFC] restaurants, operated by G & H Restaurant Specialties, have closed in Buffalo, New York “for remodeling,” according to signs placed on the front doors of at least one location on Elmwood Avenue and Bryant Street in Buffalo. The other KFC is located on East Delavan Avenue, also in the City of Buffalo. Despite the claim of closingRead More…