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Read MoreCanadian woman faces 234 counts of double-doctoring
Wednesday, August 24, 2005 Brampton, Ontario woman Wendy Grant, 41, is facing 234 charges of double-doctoring after obtaining prescriptions for 6000 pills. The Ontario Provincial […]
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Read More‘Freedom Tower’ renamed ‘1 World Trade Center’
Saturday, March 28, 2009 The 108-floor central component of the new World Trade Center in New York City has been officially renamed 1 World Trade […]
Read MoreOnline buyers conned by fake Olympics ticket web sites
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Two web sites purporting to sell tickets to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games due to open in Beijing, China on Friday […]
Read MoreJudges rule patrons may sue nude bars for lap-dance overcharges
Saturday, April 23, 2005 A three-judge Texas Court of Appeals ruling will allow men who were overcharged at nudie clubs to sue for refunds and […]
Read MoreAuthor Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working […]
Read MoreNew York executive files $60 million libel lawsuit over insurance scandal
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 A former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executive has hit former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer with a $60 million defamation lawsuit […]
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