‘Twin Towers’ warship set to enter New York

19 October, 2017

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 A warship built with steel from the World Trade Center is set to enter New York and travel up the Hudson River to the site of Ground Zero. 7.5 tons of steel from the buildings have been used in the construction of the USS New York. When the ship reaches Ground […]

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South Carolina governor Nikki Haley endorses Mitt Romney for U.S. president

19 October, 2017

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Saturday, December 17, 2011 South Carolina governor Nikki Haley endorsed Republican Party (GOP) presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney yesterday at an event in Greenville, South Carolina. According to The Washington Post, the widely-sought support of the Tea Party-backed Haley reflects a softening of conservative concerns about Romney, who is considered a moderate […]

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Hundreds of SUNY New Paltz students demonstrate, storm administration building

18 October, 2017

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Saturday, October 22, 2005 New Paltz, New York — More than 350 U.S. students took part in a demonstration Friday outside the SUNY New Paltz Student Union Building where student leaders used a bullhorn from the rooftop to rally the gathering on the concourse below. University police dispersed student leaders from the roof which was […]

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House approves Senate amended economic stimulus package

18 October, 2017

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Friday, February 8, 2008 The United States House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan US$152 billion economic stimulus package that gives one-time rebates to United States citizens, US$600 for individuals or US$1,200 for couples plus US$300 for each child. US$300 checks would be sent to people on low-income including retirees on Social Security which was […]

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Blender Foundation launches open movie, open game projects

18 October, 2017

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Monday, June 11, 2007 The Blender Foundation, which maintains the open source 3D tool Blender, has announced two new projects, codenamed Peach and Apricot. Project Peach will be a new open source movie, following in the footsteps of last year’s Elephants Dream project (which was initially codenamed Orange). Apricot, on the other hand, will use […]

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5-year old American girl dies after visiting the dentist

18 October, 2017

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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, […]

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Used Trucks For Sale: Finding The Right Place To Shop}

17 October, 2017

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Submitted by: Sivakumar T A Given the fact that Lifted trucks are more expensive compared to the other types of corporate vehicles, you have to carefully assess and choose one. This task is indeed perplexing and challenging since there are multitude of distributors and retailers of lifted trucks for sale in the market. Actually, you […]

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Rugby Union: Ballymore Cup North Queensland carnival

17 October, 2017

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Sunday, July 26, 2009 Rockhampton Grammar School, Townsville Grammar School and St. Augustine’s College (Cairns) played the North Queensland Carnival as part of the Ballymore Cup quarter finals this past weekend. Rockhampton Grammar School won the final and will play Siena Catholic College in the semi final. The Ballymore Cup is a state wide Rugby […]

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Crosswords/2005/February/7

17 October, 2017

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Monday, February 7, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword. Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people; print it out and fill it in at your own leisure! < Previous crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 Across 3 Down 4 Yesterday’s […]

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