Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Alistair Darling Image: Antonio Cruz/ABr. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced to a shocked House of Commons today that two password-protected — but not encrypted — computer disks containing the entire Child Benefit database… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

Friday, February 15, 2008 Sexy video clips have a more negative influence on girls than on boys, says Dutch pop professor Tom ter Bogt. Ter Bogt investigated the influence of sexy video clips on the thoughts, behaviour and self-image of… Continue Reading →

Saturday, April 9, 2005 TTC Streetcar The Toronto Transit Commission is expected to strike Monday. The TTC workers union, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, rejected a deal offered by TTC management. They last went on strike in 1999. The… Continue Reading →

Thursday, November 2, 2006 Helsinki, Finland —The Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman has found that an infant formula study has been conducted on thousands of newborns in several hospitals without obtaining informed consent from the parents, who were not informed of the… Continue Reading →

Thursday, August 9, 2007 Fallen tree after the tornado.Image: Jay Gorman. During heavy rainstorms that flooded rail lines and subways, a tornado touched down in New York City, the National Weather Service reports. It sustained winds around 111 mph to… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Romania’s mining industry is gradually being restructured and downsized to comply with European Union competition laws Approximately 9,000 Romanian miners will be made redundant in 2006, slightly more than the 7,000 which are expected to be… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 The following is the third edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s… Continue Reading →

Monday, July 19, 2010 A suicide bomber killed 43 people in Iraq Sunday, injuring an estimated 40 more. The attack occurred southwest of Baghdad and targeted members of a government-backed militia, Sons of Iraq, also known as the Sahwa, who… Continue Reading →

Friday, May 11, 2007 The front doors of the Elmwood and Bryant KFC.Image: Jason Safoutin. At least two Kentucky Fried Chicken [KFC] restaurants, operated by G & H Restaurant Specialties, have closed in Buffalo, New York “for remodeling,” according to… Continue Reading →