Friday, March 11, 2005Many infertile American women would choose the sex of their next child if given the option. A survey of 561 women being treated for infertility has found that 41% would use sex selection if it were offered at no cost. Contradicting fears that such sex selection would cause gender imbalance, the survey […]
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013 This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes.
Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes
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Friday, May 26, 2006 Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — 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, October
In depth: Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal controversy
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007File:Nadine Strossen 5 by David Shankbone.jpg There are few organizations in the United States that elicit a stronger emotional response than the American Civil Liberties Union, whose stated goal is “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of
ACLU President Strossen on religion, drugs, guns and impeaching George Bush
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Sunday, June 29, 2008 While nearly all coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third-party candidates. These prospects represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. Wikinews has reached out to
Wikinews interviews Kent Mesplay, Green Party presidential candidate
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A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Contents 1 Trial of Jose Padilla under way in Florida 2 North Korea may be shutting down nuclear reactor 3 China mine explosion traps 33 underground 4 Excessive bacon bad for lungs, says academic study 5 E-mail circulating UK Holocaust denial in schools is a
Wikinews Shorts: April 17, 2007
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More On This Topic: Faac Gate Automation Australia byalex For businesses in the Arlington area, having access to a range of reliable and trustworthy professionals is essential. There are many jobs and tasks that have be carried out by outside professionals, such as putting the right security in place, which is something that a good,
Thursday, February 2, 2006 Bathurst Regional Council, the local government responsible for the city of Bathurst and its surrounds in Central Western New South Wales, Australia yesterday revealed it had received a development application for the new Bathurst Base Hospital. The new hospital is to be built behind the current hospital on the same site
Bathurst, Australia’s new hospital to be almost doubled in size
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009 A six-pound infant born in San Francisco, California has six perfectly formed and functional fingers and toes on his hands and feet, so that it isn’t considered a disability or deformity, say doctors at Saint Luke’s Hospital who were amazed by the oddity. In a medical rarity, super baby Kamani Hubbard
Baby in California born with 12 functioning fingers and toes, in a rare case of polydactylism
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