4 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia locked down after COVID-19 case

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4 local government areas in New South Wales, Australia locked down after COVID-19 case

Illinois law means end to horse slaughter in US

Friday, May 25, 2007 Legislation banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption in Illinois, was signed into law today by Governor Rod Blagojevich. “It’s past time to stop slaughtering horses in Illinois and sending their meat overseas. I’m proud to sign this law that finally puts an end to this practice,” Governor Blagojevich said.…Continue reading

Illinois law means end to horse slaughter in US

Sprint Nextel customer service rep. harasses client; Sprint cancels his account

Sunday, July 22, 2007 Virginia – Joshua Brady, a former Sprint Nextel customer, has had his cellular phone account shut off, but not because he wasn’t paying the phone bill, or even because he was late on payments, but because a customer service representative who assisted him, began to call him outside of her job,…Continue reading

Sprint Nextel customer service rep. harasses client; Sprint cancels his account

Saudi Arabia fears Hajj swine flu outbreak as four pilgrims die

Sunday, November 22, 2009 As the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca gets underway, Saudi Arabian authorities have expressed concern swine flu could impact pilgrims. Four, with underlying health issues, have already died. Two men and a woman in their seventies and a seventeen-year-old girl have died, according to the Health Ministry. The men from…Continue reading

Saudi Arabia fears Hajj swine flu outbreak as four pilgrims die

Wikinews interviews Australian Glider Amanda Carter

Friday, September 28, 2012 Melbourne, Australia — Monday, following her return from London, Wikinews talked with Amanda Carter, the longest-serving member of Australia’s national wheelchair basketball team (the Gliders). ((Wikinews)) You’re Amanda Carter! Amanda Carter: Yes! ((WN)) And, where were you born? Amanda Carter: I was born in Melbourne. ((WN)) It says here that you…Continue reading

Wikinews interviews Australian Glider Amanda Carter

California jury orders Skilled Healthcare to pay $671 million in damages

Friday, July 9, 2010 A California jury in a Humboldt County courthouse ordered nursing home operator Skilled Healthcare (SH) to pay $671 million (about €531 million) in a class action lawsuit from patients of SH’s 22 California facilities and their families. The jury found that SH failed to properly staff its facilities to comply with…Continue reading

California jury orders Skilled Healthcare to pay $671 million in damages