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Oldest ex-Major League Baseball player, Billy Werber dies at age 100

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Thursday, January 22, 2009 Billy Werber, third baseman in Major League Baseball, has died at the age of 100. Werber died of natural causes on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at an assisted living center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was moved there after his health deteriorated a month ago. His son said that when admitted,
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Felipe Massa takes pole for the first night Formula One race at Singapore

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the second session and the pole position for the Sunday FIA 2008 Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix on the street circuit at Marina Bay, Singapore. This will be the first nightly Formula One event that utilizes artificial lighting and the 800th Formula One World Championship
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Nine firefighters killed in South Carolina blaze

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Nine firefighters were killed on Monday while battling a massive fire at a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina. Firefighters were called to the scene of a massive blaze at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. at around 6:30 p.m. EST. At around 7 p.m., nine firefighters were sent inside
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British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 In findings published Sunday in Environmental International, a team from Britain’s University of Exeter reports that surfers and bodyboarders are roughly three times as likely to house antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and other bacteria that could easily become resistant, than other people who recreate in the coastal waters of the United Kingdom.
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Medical helicopter crashes near Chicago, Illinois killing four

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Thursday, October 16, 2008 A medical helicopter has crashed near Chicago, Illinois killing three crew members and the patient, a thirteen-month-old baby girl. The crew aboard the helicopter included the pilot, a nurse and a paramedic. The helicopter, operated by Air Angels Inc., was transporting the baby to Children’s Memorial Hospital from Valley West Hospital,
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Elmwood Village Hotel proposal in Buffalo, N.Y. withdrawn

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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews,
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Wikinews Shorts: April 2, 2007

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A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, April 2, 2007. Contents 1 Argentinians mark 25th anniversary of Guerra de las Malvinas 2 The US Supreme Court will not rule on habeas corpus for detainees 3 Russian scientist: Iran could create nuclear weapons 4 Nelly Furtado leads 2007 Juno Award winners 5 Yushchenko calls early elections
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Mars orbiter finds widespread evidence of water-bearing minerals

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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found evidence of hydrated silica or opal, a form of mineral, over large areas in the Martian surface, including in the large martian canyon called Valles Marineris. The discovery was made by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer (CRISM) instrument on the orbiter. The findings are published
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Rower Tuijn halfway across Pacific in record attempt

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Monday, July 9, 2007 Dutch adventurer Ralph Tuijn has reached the halfway point of his attempt to be the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean unaided. The 16,000 kilometre journey from the coast of Peru to the seaside city of Brisbane, Australia, the widest section of the Pacific, has never been crossed absolutely
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Scientology ties at New Village Leadership Academy stir controversy for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith

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Saturday, September 12, 2009 The Calabasas, California private elementary school New Village Leadership Academy (NVLA) opened its 2009–10 school year this week amid controversy over its connections to Scientology. The school was founded by celebrity couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, who paid about US$1 million to lease the facility in 2008. Former head of
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