Thursday, March 23, 2006 The new book Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports, by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams of The San Francisco Chronicle, is being released today. The authors not only implicate professional baseball celebrity Barry Bonds in the use of performance-enhancing drugs, but also say Gary Sheffield received human growth […]
Avalanche in Canadian Rocky Mountains kills two
Sunday, March 14, 2010 Two people in the Canadian Rocky Mountains were killed yesterday in an avalanche that struck an informal meeting of 200 snowmobilers. 30 others were hurt, and nineteen people were treated and released at a hospital. According to reports, the incident occurred on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, British Columbia on Saturday at 15.30 local time; officials believe […]
Things You Should Know About Air Conditioning
More On This Topic: Air Conditioning Services Maitland Submitted by: Tafs Member An Air conditioner can be one of the most valuable accessories for your house, as it s one of the best cooling appliances that can turn out to be real handy at the time of summer. Before installing an air conditioner, you need to know crucial things about […]
Baby attacked by dog in New York
Saturday, January 5, 2008 An eight-month old boy, Andrew, was attacked and killed by a Doberman pinscher in Brooklyn, New York. The dog was a three-year old named Mackabee, who is also neutered. The grandmother was babysitting the boy. While she was in the kitchen she heard the boy scream and ran next door to a neighbor for help. The […]
Voluntary sterilization of poor women proposed by Louisiana state legislator
Thursday, September 25, 2008 A Louisiana representative has proposed a controversial solution to “generational welfare,” which would pay women on welfare to get sterilization. Republican John LaBruzzo said he thought of the idea because of his constituents’ outrage over paying for welfare. “You have these people who are just fed up with working their buns off to try to provide […]
Ukraine opposition candidate Yushchenko is suffering from a Dioxin intoxication, doctors say
Saturday, December 11, 2004 VIENNA —Doctors from the Rudolfinerhaus clinic in Vienna say “there is no doubt” Ukrainian opposition leader Victor Yushchenko was poisoned with Dioxin. Yushchenko’s body had about 1,000 times more than the normal concentration of the toxin. It is unknown if there were any other poisons in his system. Although it has not yet been proven that […]
6v Battery
More On This Topic: Safetyandmobility Website 6v battery by mikelchisom311 6v battery means a battery having the voltage of 6 volts. It has the nominal capacity of 7.0Ah. It has an improved capacity and good battery life. They are of good quality and have high performance life thus being in great demand in the market. They are highly protected from […]
Reality TV star sought after model found dead in California dumpster
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 A millionaire reality TV star is being sought by police over the murder of a model whose body was found in a Californian dumpster. 28-year-old Jasmine Fiore was found dead in an unzipped suitcase in Buena Park, Orange County. Police are seeking real estate tycoon Ryan Jenkins, 32, a contestant on the reality show Megan Wants […]
US Basketball: Jazz win, maintain Northwest Division lead
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 Mehmet Okur scored 12 of the last 14 points for the Utah Jazz in the final minutes of their game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, propelling the Jazz to a 100-95 win against the Bulls. Okur finished with 20 points and was the high scorer for the Jazz, who now have won three in […]
Wikinews interviews specialists on Russian intervention in Ukraine
1 2 3 Wednesday, March 5, 2014 In the past few days, tension has been increasing due to conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation which has led to the United States, the United Kingdom, and France increasing pressure on Russia to remove their troops from Crimea. Wikinews interviewed specialists in Russian foreign policy and specialists in international law about […]