Sunday, October 5, 2008 Fannie Mae, a housing mortgage lender, has forgiven the mortgage debt of Addie Polk, a 90-year-old woman from Akron, Ohio who attempted to kill herself when she was being evicted from her home on Wednesday. Polk had lived in her home since 1970, and refinanced her mortgage numerous times since 1997…
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Stock markets worldwide rise on hopes of US economic recovery
Friday, August 21, 2009 Stock indexes worldwide rose on Friday, after US bank chief Ben Bernanke said that the US economy was starting to recover from the recession. Addressing a conference in Wyoming, the bank chief said that “the prospects for a return to growth in the near term appear good.” He added, however, that…
2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre
Thursday, January 27, 2005 PORTO ALEGRE-RS, Brazil —The fifth World Social Forum (WSF) has kicked off in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The Forum is back in its original home, Porto Alegre, after last year being held in Mumbai, India. The event was opened January 26, 2005 and it is scheduled to…
Getting Rid Of Infestations By Contacting A Rodent Control Company
More Detail Here: Atlex Stockyards byAlma Abell Can you imagine getting up in the morning, walking into your kitchen to find a mouse scurrying across your floor or counter-top? You might open up a cabinet and find it filled with bugs that are getting into the containers of food you have stored there. Sometimes, no…
Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans. A similar scheme has operated in South…
Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007
Monday, December 31, 2007 What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse fell…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Johan Boyden, Toronto Centre
Friday, October 5, 2007 Johan Boyden is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Toronto Centre riding. Wikinews interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Votes_2007:_Interview_with_Communist_Party_candidate_Johan_Boyden,_Toronto_Centre&oldid=1838596”
How To Do A Better Search Engine Optimization Than The Rest
More Detail Here: Asheville Website Design By Seomul Evans The problem with search engine is that almost all publishers and business owners online are trying it. This should not come as a surprise since search engine optimization SEO is considered as the key in doing well in the eyes of search engines. What this means…
Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)/Aviation
Aviation articles by Wikinewsie Iain Macdonald. Power firm helicopter strikes cables, crashes near Fairfield, California Germany bans Mahan Air of Iran, citing ‘security’ Lion Air disaster: Crashed jet’s voice recorder recovered from Java Sea Iranian cargo plane crashes into Karaj houses Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK’s Gatwick Airport…
Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012…