News briefs:July 21, 2010
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Southwest Airlines flight skids off runway at Chicago’s Midway
Thursday, December 8, 2005 A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 skidded off the runway at the Chicago Midway Airport on Thursday evening. The Southwest Airlines flight 1248 was en route to Midway from Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The aircraft attempted the landing at approximately 7:15 p.m. local time under heavy snow, and skidded off the runway, crashing…
Car entrapped by ice in Halifax
Sunday, December 11, 2005 This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. Halifax, Nova Scotia Following the first major snow storm of the season, several cars were reported to be ‘entrapped’ by slick…
Creating A Terrific Angry Birds Birthday Party
Creating a terrific Angry Birds Birthday Party by Thor Hanso Angry Birds has transformed from a simple iTunes game into one of the biggest video games of the past decade. The popularity can be attributed to the easy game play, fun action, challenging levels and the variety in the game. Since Angry Birds has been…
Todays Firms Have To Make Use Of Accountants Software Program}
Read An Opinion On: Property Advisors Canberra Investment Property Advice Todays Firms Have To Make Use Of Accountants Software Program by Cletus Perilli A lot of people today presume that starting a small commercial enterprise is straight forward. If only they knew just how misguided they are in their supposition. Aside from developing superior products…
Teen charged over ‘bomb attempt’ at US Christmas celebration
Saturday, November 27, 2010 The threat was very real. Our investigation shows that Mohamud was absolutely committed to carrying out an attack on a very grand scale. A 19-year-old Oregon, U.S. resident has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction after a sting operation; authorities say Mohamed Osman Mohamud, born in…
Video details tortures by Saddam’s soldiers
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 A video provided by the American Enterprise Institute intends to show tortures committed by the soldiers of Saddam Hussein during his rule. The film shows extremely graphic scenes and it is NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN. It depicts Iraqi soldiers singing and praising Saddam, beating prisoners and cutting prisoners’ fingers and hands…
Antique Auto Insurance For Those With Good Taste}
Read An Opinion On: Nsw Green Slip Comparison Aami Green Slip Prices Antique Auto Insurance For Those With Good Taste by Rob Gormly You may be one of those lucky few that have a mint condition antique car. Are you paying too much for your insurance coverage? Are you paying as much for your antique…
Technical troubles hold up International Space Station repairs
Monday, August 9, 2010 A faulty ammonia line fitting delayed repairs to a cooling pump on the International Space Station Saturday during an eight-hour spacewalk. During the spacewalk, astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson were to repair a faulty cooling system, which failed on July 31. The faulty cooling unit was to be swapped…
Canada tests cow for mad cow disease
Friday, April 14, 2006 Initial tests done on a six-year-old dairy cow in Fraser Valley, a farming community near Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, are inconclusive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or “mad cow disease,” said Canada’s Food Inspection Agency. Further tests are being conducted at Winnipeg’s National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease and results are…