RU486 Abortion pill hearings begin in Australia

Friday, February 3, 2006 An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill “RU486” has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women’s access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9. The Senate committee is considering a bill to remove ministerial control of the abortifacient […]

Nigerian “free puppy” scam revealed on the internet

Thursday, September 20, 2007 A Nigerian “free puppy” scam has been circling the internet for months without any reports on television or on the radio. Just yesterday the Toronto Star reported about a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada woman, on September 10, who was scammed by a Nigerian man (Paul) claiming to be a Christian missionary who could no longer take care […]

Author of My Billion Year Contract reflects on life in elite Scientology group

Thursday, January 14, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Nancy Many about her book My Billion Year Contract, and asked her about life working in the elite Scientology group known as the “Sea Org“. Many joined Scientology in the early 1970s, and after leaving in 1996 she later testified against the organization. Published in October, Many’s book has gone on to become […]

Voluntary sterilization of poor women proposed by Louisiana state legislator

Thursday, September 25, 2008 A Louisiana representative has proposed a controversial solution to “generational welfare,” which would pay women on welfare to get sterilization. Republican John LaBruzzo said he thought of the idea because of his constituents’ outrage over paying for welfare. “You have these people who are just fed up with working their buns off to try to provide […]

NBC employee wins $266M from California lottery

Thursday, May 6, 2010 An NBC employee won US$266 million from the California Lottery’s Mega Millions drawing. The winner, wishing to remain anonymous, will receive $165 million in total, after federal taxes, reports spokesperson for the lottery Cathy Doyle Johnston. David Reese, a KNBC assistant manager, was informed by the winner around 2:30 local time Wednesday. Reese told the employees […]

How To Evolve Your Business Model As Times Change

Read More About: Mad4 Heli Are You Prepared to Meet New Customer Needs? We’ve been forging our way through uncertainty for a few months now, and I have to say: small business owners are resilient. In a time of stress and sadness we pivoted, we adapted, and I hope everyone, their families and their small businesses are OK. I’ve written […]

Canadian neighbourhood protected from bully for three years

Sunday, March 29, 2009 Ralph Scala was sentenced Saturday for 49 counts of mischief, criminal harassment, and uttering threats during seven years of neighbourhood bullying in Toronto, Ontario. Scala, aged 36, slashed tires, smashed windows, and intimidated and insulted his neighbours. “I had to go and calm her down when she found her property littered with dog refuse, dead squirrels, […]

Detroit chemical plant experiences explosions, fire; residents evacuated

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 All residents within a half-mile radius of the EQ Resource Recovery chemical plant in southeastern Michigan were asked to voluntarily evacuate on Tuesday due to a chemical plant explosion. ClickOnDetroit reported that nearby residents who choose to stay were told to close their doors and windows. The plant, located in Romulus, near Wayne, is about 15 […]

Environmental Public Relations Means Green Sss

Read More About: Social Media Background Screening Services Environmental Public Relations Means Green SSS by Kevin Waddel Green Peace, tree huggers, people who wear Birkenstocks – they all used to be closely associated with environmental public relations as they set about to save the world from itself. Of course, as more and more people joined the movement and became concerned […]