New Jersey officials: Stimulus bill hurting Atlantic City casinos
Sunday, March 29, 2009 A New Jersey congressman says restrictions on federal stimulus money are hurting gaming destinations like Atlantic City, and he is seeking to repeal a provision banning the use of funds for casinos or other gaming establishments. HAVE YOUR SAY Is Ken Calemmo right to suggest thatContinue Reading
Runaway train causes chaos on London Underground
Monday, August 16, 2010 A London Underground engineering train ran away and travelled four miles on the Underground’s Northern Line early on Friday morning, resulting in part of the Northern Line, which carries 500,000 passengers daily, being closed for much of the day. The runaway train apparently had an engineeringContinue Reading
Irish Finance Minister Donohoe criticises OECD’s global minimum corporate tax rate
Friday, April 23, 2021 On Tuesday, Finance Minister of Ireland Paschal Donohoe criticised talks co-ordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for a global minimum corporate tax rate, arguing smaller countries like Ireland “need to be able to use tax policy as a legitimate lever to compensateContinue Reading
Seedless Grape Breeding In China Have Developed New Technologies
Here’s An Opinion On: Dijgtal Marketing By Lanbo Jiang Commitment from the Northwest University and chair of the National 948 Project “embryo rescue technology system and disease resistance of grape to establish new lines incubation” of research results, April 4 at the Ministry of Agriculture adopted by Shaanxi Yangling, ShaanxiContinue Reading
Passenger plane crashes in Nepal killing 18
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 A passenger plane carrying tourists, has crash-landed at an airport near Mount Everest killing 18 of the 19 people on board. Of those killed were 12 German, two Australian and two Nepalese tourists. The remaining three were the plane’s crew who were of Nepalese decent. TheContinue Reading
No hotel previously on site of proposed Buffalo, N.Y. hotel location
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,Continue Reading
News briefs:May 10, 2010
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Saving Money With Pre Authorization In Medical Situations
Here’s An Opinion On: Acls 123 Pre authorization is something that your health insurance used as a hoop for you to go through in order to receive your benefits. But why do they do? Well, honestly, because they want to examine the thought process behind the treatment, while requiring aContinue Reading
Judge delays exit exam decision until Friday
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 A California judge has delayed until Friday his decision on whether to stop the state from requiring high school students to pass the California High School Exit Examination in order to graduate. On Monday, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert B. Freedman said he would issueContinue Reading
Suspected US drone strikes kill twelve in western Pakistan
Thursday, December 17, 2009 Pakistani intelligence officials said earlier today that two suspected US drone attacks in Taliban-dominated tribal areas of the country have killed at least a dozen people, although some reports put the number as high as seventeen. The first attack targeted a vehicle carrying two suspected militantsContinue Reading