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    Wikinews Shorts: May 20, 2007

    A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, May 20, 2007. Full report: David Hicks transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Australian prison After five years in U.S. military custody, David Hicks has returned to Australia. Hicks was taken to the maximum…

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    Ontario ombudsman hands over lottery investigation to police

    Tuesday, March 27, 2007 At a news conference in Toronto, Canada on March 26, 2007, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin called on the provincial government to transfer regulation of its lottery system from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to…

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    Scientists use DNA analysis to track elephant poaching networks

    Friday, February 18, 2022 Findings published Monday by a team composed mostly of University of Washington Center for Forensic Science researchers in Nature Human Behaviour report using a form of DNA analysis techniques originally designed for human teeth to track…

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    Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients

    Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened…

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    Divers safe from pesticide from MV Princess of the Stars

    Friday, June 27, 2008 Divers from the Philippine Coast Guard and Navy were given a clean bill of health from any effects from the toxic waters surrounding the sunken passenger ferry, MV Princess of the Stars off the coast of…

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    Lemon Meringue Pie

    More On This Topic: Vortex Plus Clearcook Air Fryer Lemon Meringue Pie by CarolSavage Lemons have been used in cooking since medieval times but the meringue was not perfected until the 17th Century. Lemon custard was said to be invented…

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    Pipe bomb found near nuclear power plant in Arizona

    Friday, November 2, 2007 The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona is currently locked down while security teams are doing a sweep of the area after a pipe bomb was found this morning. Arizona Public Service Company (APS) spokesman…

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    U.S. warns of al Qaeda threat to stock trading and banking websites

    Friday, December 1, 2006 The U.S. government warned private financial services that al Qaeda is planning a cyber attack on the U.S. stock and bank accounts, officials said on Thursday. Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke says: “There is no information…

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    Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt

    Monday, June 14, 2021 Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election of the US city of Cleveland, Ohio set to take place November 2, discussed his campaign and policies with Wikinews this spring. According to Cleveland Scene,…