Monday, September 12, 2005 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is being criticized for misallocation of personnel in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA representatives said they requested volunteers from fire departments around the U.S., to handle its community relations campaign. However, a document FEMA sent to local fire departments asked for firefighters with very […]
Senior citizen group seeks recovery of Medicare expenses from U.S. cigarette makers
Saturday, August 6, 2005 A U.S. lobbyist group, the United Seniors Association, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Boston to recover Medicare expenses related to tobacco smoking. The suit says there is a link between nicotine addiction and smoking-related diseases. The first of its kind lawsuit seeks to recover as much as $60 […]
CanadaVOTES: Liberal Dr. Eric Hoskins running in Haldimand—Norfolk
On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Liberal candidate Dr. Eric Hoskins is standing for election in the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. Wikinews contacted Dr. Eric Hoskins, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address them. Wikinews is in […]
Web Design Plan To Develop A Successful Website
Read An Opinion On: Asheville Website Design Specialists Web Design Plan to Develop a Successful Website by 8trackweb It s very natural for people to think of a website as a form of good looking color scheme. However, Web Design is much more than making a site look attractive. Efficient web design involves site structure, […]
Twins announcer Herb Carneal dies at 83
Monday, April 2, 2007 The Minnesota Twins are ready to take the field for their season opener Monday, April 2, but they will be doing it without their legendary radio announcer Herb Carneal. Carneal died at age 83 in his Minnetonka home Sunday of congestive heart failure. He had declared a week prior to his […]
Two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants close in Buffalo, New York, USA
Friday, May 11, 2007 The front doors of the Elmwood and Bryant KFC.Image: Jason Safoutin. 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 […]
Consumer database of several major North American stores hacked
Friday, January 19, 2007 TJX Companies logo. TJX Companies, a U.S. chain, that owns big box stores Winners, a fashion outlet, and HomeSense, a home accessories store, has revealed they had their computers hacked back in mid-December. It also affected the U.S. and Puerto Rico stores Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright, which are […]
Struggling To Pay The Irs?
Read An Opinion On: Small Business Accountants Maitland By Roy Fisher, CPA If youre struggling to settle a debt with the IRS, you may be able to take advantage of an Offer in Compromise (OIC). If you are eligible, this option could go a long way to easing the financial pressure because it allows you […]
Wikinews interviews organiser of New Zealand’s Rock2Wgtn festival Phil Sprey
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 File photo of KISS, who headlined night one. Image: Wok. Across Easter weekend Wellington, New Zealand was host to Rock2Wgtn, an international two-day hard rock festival. Large crowds showed up at Westpac Stadium to see the various acts. The world has never seen an event of this kind before. Day one […]
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