News briefs:May 31, 2010
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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 …
Art Linkletter, creator of “Kids Say the Darndest Things”, dies peacefully at 97
Thursday, May 27, 2010 Art Linkletter, creator of the television show Kids Say the Darndest Things, died peacefully in his Los Angeles, California home Wednesday. Linkletter was best known for his television broadcasting hits, Kids Say the Darndest Things, People Are Funny, The Art Linkletter Show, and House Party. Linkletter was also a famed author, …
CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Steven Elgersma running in Haldimand—Norfolk
Friday, September 19, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian Heritage Party candidate Steven Elgersma is standing for election in the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. Wikinews contacted Steven Elgersma, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address …
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See More About: Dental Cbd Cbd Dental Helping Your Teen Have a Positive Orthodontics Experience by Jordan Rocksmith Very few teens will admit to enjoying their time at the orthodontist. Usually these visits involve a lot of discomfort and frustration. If you have a teen who will soon be joining the ranks of orthodontic clients, …
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Yahoo! snaps up Flickr
Monday, March 21, 2005 Portal and search company Yahoo! has purchased Ludicorp Research and Development Ltd., the private corporation which owns the photo sharing site Flickr. The news was officially disclosed in a Sunday posting to the corporation’s staff blog and is credited to Caterina Fake, Flickr’s vice president of marketing and community. The posting …
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Portuguese Republican National Guard in Dili confined to headquarters
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 The Portuguese Republican National Guard (GNR), that arrived last Sunday at Dili, have interrupted their patrols in the streets of Dili and are now confined to their temporary headquarters. According to a Portuguese governmental source, the GNR force is confined to its improvised headquarters in Dili, with orders from the government …
Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is …
Three dead infants found in Canadian home
Thursday, June 11, 2009 The remains of three children were discovered in a bucket at a home at 1302 Sandford Street in London, Ontario in Canada on Saturday, June 6, 2009. The bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition, so much so that it was originally thought to be a single corpse until further …
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Tour de France: Michael Rasmussen wins stage 8
Sunday, July 15, 2007 Michael Rasmussen has won stage 8 of the 2007 Tour de France and has captured the overall lead. He blew away David Arroyo of Spain and Stéphane Goubert on the final climb. Iban Mayo took second. In the end, Arroyo and Goubert were overtaken by the chase group. Rasmussen, the Danish …
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