US automaker bailout deal fails to pass Senate

Friday, December 12, 2008 A US$14 billion bailout package deal for the “Big Three” United States automakers — Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors — has been rejected in the United States Senate after failing a procedural vote. The bill was rejected after bipartisan discussions on the bailout broke down when Republican Party leaders insisted that […]

Category:Education

This is the category for Education. See also the Education Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 26 January 2018: United States: Two dead in Kentucky high school shooting 20 October 2017: Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, scientists say 21 January 2016: Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 On Sunday, US television station CBS aired “The Vulcan Hello”, the premiere episode of Star Trek: Discovery. The episode is slated to be the only one of the series broadcast on conventional television, with future installments exclusive to streaming platform CBS All Access. Discovery continues the long-running Star Trek franchise with

First Star Trek series in twelve years, Discovery, debuts on television

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Category:Science and technology

This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 18 February 2018: Fourth U.S. state governor orders net neutrality in government contracts 7 February 2018: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasts Elon Musk’s personal Tesla into solar orbit 25 January 2018: Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai 17 January

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 Six of the world’s major polluters, who participated in this week’s Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (AP6 or APPCDC), have launched a multi-million dollar fund to develop clean-energy, but stressed they will be heavily reliant on polluting fossil-fuels for generations to come. Green groups, labelling the talks a

World’s biggest polluters won’t cut back on fossil fuel

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Monday, October 3, 2016 Authorities in Indonesia initiated an investigation after a pornographic film was illicitly screened on a 24-square-meter (roughly 260-square-foot) LED billboard in the capital city of Jakarta on Friday, in full view of rush hour commuters. The film, depicting a couple engaged in explicit sexual activity, appeared on the screen for several

Indonesian authorities investigate after pornographic film screened on billboard in Jakarta

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MMVAs handed out in Toronto, Canada; Wikinews was there

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Last night was the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. MuchMusic is the most watched music channel in Canada, and has been holding the event since 1990. Roughly 6,000 fans line the streets surrounding Much headquarters each year, and 1,200 more score “the wristband” and enjoy a free

MMVAs handed out in Toronto, Canada; Wikinews was there

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Monday, April 21, 2008 A nightclub hosting a rock concert in Ecuador’s capital Quito has been swept by fire ignited by pyrotechnics. At least 15 people are dead and 35 injured. The nightclub was located around 500 metres from the city’s main commercial centre, which is in the south of the city. Figures for dead

Pyrotechnics at Ecuador nightclub rock concert trigger 15-fatality fire

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