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Swiss mountaineer Erhard Loretan dies in climbing accident

Saturday, April 30, 2011 Acclaimed Swiss mountaineer Erhard Loretan died Thursday on his 52nd birthday when he fell in a climbing accident. According to Swiss police, Loretan was climbing with a client to the summit of Gruenhor, a 4,043 meter peak in the Bernese Alps, when both fell for unknown reasons from a height of

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Are Stunt Scooters Much Better Than Skateboards

Here’s An Opinion On: Tecbo Sport Site Are Stunt Scooters much better than Skateboards by Archie Meeks On the skateboarding recreation area the discussion will on a regular basis appears about and that is very best – stunt scooters or skate boards. Granted boarders can never claim that stunt scooters are better or similarly, and

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Last British volume car manufacturer closes down

Friday, April 15, 2005 The last British-owned volume car manufacturer, MG Rover, has closed down, with the loss of 5,000 jobs. International accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooper was brought in last week to put the company into administration. Today PwC announced that MG Rover’s only hope, the Chinese car company SAIC, had no interest in buying the

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Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, August 13, 2009. Contents 1 Paris suffers second night of violence 2 No concrete progress but North American leaders express solidarity 3 Mexican federal police foil plot to assassinate President Calderón 4 Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to another three years of house arrest 5 Four Rio Tinto

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On the campaign trail in the USA, July 2016

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 The following is the third edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: two individuals previously interviewed by Wikinews announce their candidacies for

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Sedentary Jobs Can Lead To Weight Loss Surgery

Here’s An Opinion On: Sarms For Bulking For Sale Sedentary Jobs Can Lead To Weight Loss Surgery by AndresB As obesity is affecting more and more Americans, studies are being done to identify underlying causes. According to a recent study sedentary jobs are among culprits in the weight gain tendency. 41 percent of the employees

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Tornado touches down in New York City

Thursday, August 9, 2007 During heavy rainstorms that flooded rail lines and subways, a tornado touched down in New York City, the National Weather Service reports. It sustained winds around 111 mph to 135 mph, causing damage to buildings and vehicles. Starting from the Bay Ridge area, the tornado continued for two miles through Brooklyn.

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Child abuse case in West Virginia ends in jail time

Friday, September 15, 2006 A 35-year old woman, Venus Critchfield of Philipippi, West Virginia, United States was convicted of child abuse and sentenced to two to six years in prison. Critchfield was accused of beating her stepchildren with boards, and using hooks and ropes to secure them and force them to stand for long periods

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Amtrak to run services to Burlington, Vermont starting July 29

Sunday, June 19, 2022 The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) confirmed Thursday US train operator Amtrak will begin services to Burlington on July 29, becoming the first passenger rail service to the city in nearly seventy years. The Ethan Allen Express, which has run between Rutland and New York City since the mid-1990s, will operate

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