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Cars big winner as 34th Annual Annie Awards handed out

Monday, February 12, 2007 Cars drove home the big prize last night, from the 34th Annual Annie Awards. The animation industry’s highest honor, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annies recognise contributions to animation, writing, directing, storyboarding, voice acting, composing, and much more. As mentioned, Pixar took home the big prize last night, after facing stiff competition from four other […]

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Global Verge And Others

Click Here To Know More About: Financial Planner Sydney Best Financial Planners Sydney By Ryan Paulin Global Verge was a promising company that was going to offer users an alternative to paying high prices for their phone and internet service. However, they seemed to have floundered before they were even able to launch. One of […]

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Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs

Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. […]

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UK government announces cut in VAT

Monday, November 24, 2008 Related news 2008 financial crisis on Wikinews Elizabeth II annuls Fred Goodwin knighthood Nationalised bank Northern Rock sold to Virgin Money Iceland voters reject deal to repay billions to UK, Dutch US bank Goldman Sachs accused of fraud G20 Summit plans to inject US$5tn into economy before 2011 Photograph: Lee Jordan […]

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United States Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announces retirement

Saturday, April 14, 2018 Current United States Speaker of the House and 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection and plans to retire from the U.S. House of Representatives when his term expires in January. “We all know that I did not seek this job, I took it […]

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News briefs:June 9, 2010

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BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon

Sunday, October 21, 2007 Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview focuses on the owners of […]

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MetLife to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup

Monday, January 31, 2005 Metlife announced on 01/31/05 that they were going to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup. Travelers Life and Annuity is an insurance underwriter. MetLife is a large life insurance and annuities underwriter. MetLife will have to borrow a lot of money to pay for the company, so rating agencies like […]

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San Francisco & New York City office towers get new owner

Saturday, March 17, 2007 Vornado Realty Trust of Paramus NJ has completed a deal to take a majority interest in the 1.8 million sq ft building at 555 California St in San Francisco, (aka The Bank of America Center) and the 2 million sq. foot building located at 1290 Avenue of The Americas in New […]