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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…
Several groups seek to purchase Saturn auto brand
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an Ohio-based investment group and Telesto Ventures have indicated separately that they are interested in purchasing the Saturn auto brand from General Motors (GM). According to The Wall Street Journal, Nissan-Renault is interested in purchasing Saturn. Bloomberg, however, indicated that Nissan-Renault may be a partner of Penske’s…
Eldest son of Khadr family denied bail; purchased weapons for Afghan militants
Thursday, August 21, 2008 Tuesday was a tumultuous day in the Khadr household as they desperately awaited to hear whether Abdullah, the Canadian family’s oldest son, would be released on bail after nearly four years of detention awaiting trial in the United States for helping Afghan militants procure weapons. “We couldn’t help but be a…
Feverfew compound gets at leukemia roots
Wednesday, February 23, 2005A compound in the common daisy-like plant feverfew kills human leukemia stem cells and could form the basis for newer, more effective drugs for the disease. American researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York say that it could take months to develop a useable drug from the compound,…
Attorney Jack Thompson sets sights on Sims 2
Tuesday, August 2, 2005 Attorney Jack Thompson, fresh from the “Hot Coffee” controversy, has set his sights on the Electronic Arts (EA) video game The Sims 2 for a mod that removed the blur on nude character models in the game. Thompson was quoted as saying “Sims 2, the latest version of the Sims video…
Fourth U.S. state governor orders net neutrality in government contracts
Sunday, February 18, 2018 On Thursday, Phil Scott of Vermont became the fourth governor in the United States to sign an executive order requiring all companies providing Internet access to state agencies to abide by net neutrality for all customers in his state. He said he did this because Vermonters rely on Internet access without…
Modern technology maps new sections of the Great Wall of China
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Using infrared laser rangefinders and global positioning system modern technology, a survey released that the Ming Dynasty section of the Great Wall of China is 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 mi), some 2,551 kilometers (1,585 mi) longer than previous estimates. Historical accounts put the wall’s length around 5,000 kilometers (3,107 mi), however it was not actually physically measured. The…
Why Do You Need A Fitness Personal Trainer
More On This Topic: Online Prescription Hair Loss Treatment By Chris Chew Many people want to have a healthy lifestyle and hit the gym regularly. They work out religiously and do everything they know of to lose weight, build up stamina, and gain endurance or simply to put on nice looking muscles. The problem is…
Category:Caribbean
This is the category for the Caribbean, a region of sea and islands east of Central America and north of South America. We categorize the Caribbean within the North America news region. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 17 January 2020: Seismic activity continues to shake Puerto Rico with 5.2 quake 27 October…