US First Lady undergoes neck surgery

Saturday, September 8, 2007 United States First Lady Laura Bush underwent elective surgery on Saturday at George Washington University Hospital and is now “resting comfortably at the White House,” according to spokeswoman Sally McDonough. Last month, the First Lady injured her neck and shoulder during a hiking trip. The neck surgery, called posterior cervical foraminotomy, […]

Thursday, May 8, 2014 Citing violations of its policy regarding “Marine mammal items”, eBay terminated an online listing on Monday by the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, for a 40 ft (12 m) sperm whale carcass reportedly beached upon its shores about a week prior. With an initial asking price of

eBay removes Canadian town’s listing of sperm whale carcass

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Wikinews Shorts: June 14, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, June 14, 2007. Contents 1 14 injured in bombing at soccer match in southern Thailand 2 80th bird-flu death confirmed in Indonesia 3 Myanmar reports outbreak of bird flu 4 Hamas takes control of Palestinian Presidential compound A bomb blast during a soccer match at stadium in Pattani

Wikinews Shorts: June 14, 2007

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The implosion of a relationship between Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and journalist Rachel Marsden has resulted in controversy and international headlines. Associated Press and ABC News have also

Wikipedia founder embroiled in affair and financial allegations

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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

Amtrak to run services to Burlington, Vermont starting July 29

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