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Friday, May 12, 2006As expected, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman today issued a preliminary injunction stopping the state from requiring would-be high school graduates to pass the California High School Exit Exam, but the state superintendent of schools said he would try to overturn Freedman’s ruling. Just before 2 p.m. PDT, Freedman announced… Read More »

This is the category for Health. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 12 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election 6 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election 5 September 2021: Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and… Read More »

Sunday, September 4, 2005 The Australian Government‘s plan for the full privatization of Telstra, Australia’s dominant telecommunications company, received criticism leveled at the government and company by executives. The government owns 51.8%, with the remaining 48.2% of Telstra stock held by shareholders, having been partially floated in the 1990s. Phil Burgess, senior executive, made comments… Read More »

Sunday, November 5, 2006 On November 2, Ted Haggard resigned from the presidency of the National Association of Evangelicals and his pastorship in the New Life Church after allegations that he repeatedly engaged in homosexual sex with a prostitute (Mike Jones) and used methamphetamine. Haggard, a critic of gay marriage and homosexuality, is a leading… Read More »

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 The first website in the world allowing consumers to buy life insurance online instantly has been launched today, targeting specifically New Zealanders. The website, run by life insurance company Pinnacle Life, allows New Zealanders in many countries in the world to buy life insurance online without the need for a medical… Read More »

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… Read More »

Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming… Read More »

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, April 26, 2007. Contents 1 Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at record high on Wednesday 2 Anarchist youths attack police station in Athens 3 US Senate bill includes withdrawal date from Iraq 4 Colombia hit by nationwide power-outage The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all time… Read More »