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Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working […]
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Read MoreFall sweeps through Texas
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Read MoreMurder, rape of Albert Namatjira’s great-granddaughter makes belated news
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Read MoreSalvador Sobral wins Eurovision for Portugal
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 “18 hours of mass hysteria” (according to the Sunday Times of India) broke out last Friday in Mumbai as hundreds of […]
Read MoreUS Airport evacuated in ‘liquid bomb’ scare
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Read MoreNew Zealand runs low on 20 cent coins
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Read MoreHIV-positive man receives 35 years for spitting on Dallas police officer
Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public […]
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