US House of Representatives passes health care bill

Monday, March 22, 2010 The United States House of Representatives has passed the controversial health care bill, as amended by the Senate. The bill passed 219 to 212. “This bill is complicated, but it’s also very simple: Illness and infirmity are universal, and we are stronger against them together than we are alone,” Democratic House

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Parents arrested after putting baby on Craigslist

Sunday, June 1, 2008 A couple from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has been arrested on charges of public mischief after listing their seven day old baby girl on the popular Internet classified ads website Craigslist. The listing claimed that the baby was unexpected, “healthy and very cute”. It asked CAN 10 000 for the baby.

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UK opposition leader David Cameron’s bicycle was stolen

Thursday, July 24, 2008 Conservative Party leader David Cameron was last night a victim of crime following the theft of his bicycle. The Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom was out shopping in West London when the incident happened at around 6:30 last night. He was said to have chained the bike to

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News briefs:April 27, 2010

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Whalers upset Spirit in opening game for Ontario Hockey League

Thursday, September 22, 2005 The 2005-2006 Ontario Hockey League season kicked off to a start Wednesday night at Wendler arena in The Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan, USA with the Saginaw Spirit hosting the Plymouth Whalers, with over 4,600 people attending. The Whalers won 7 – 2. A power shot by a player sent

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‘Jelly bellies’ memo costs Florida police chief his job

Thursday, November 2, 2006 Winter Haven, Florida police chief Paul Goward was tired of seeing fat hanging out over the belts of some of his officers. So he posted a memo to encourage the so-called ‘jelly bellies’ to get in shape. The memo, entitled ‘Are You A Jelly Belly?’ didn’t single anyone out, and, apart

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News briefs:August 14, 2006

The time is 19:00 (UTC) on August 14th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 UN sponsored ceasefire in Israel-Lebanon begins 1.2 Tamil Tigers say Sri Lanka’s government bombed orphanage 1.3 Colombo land mine explosion kills seven 1.4 Suspected low pathogenic H5N1 Bird Flu virus found in the United States

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