Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Reports say that the host of the United States television game show Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek, 67 is being hospitalized after suffering from a minor heart attack. “Alex Trebek, host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ has had a minor heart attack. He is resting comfortably in a Los Angeles, California hospital, and he will be […]

Thursday, December 7, 2006 The New Zealand Government has tabled the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill, despite unprecedented political opposition. In 2003 the Hon Annette King signed a Treaty with Australia agreeing to hand control of the natural health products sector over to an Australian regulatory body, however she needs to pass enabling legislation in

Opponents: New Zealand government sneaks bill into House to avoid public backlash

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Saturday, September 7, 2019 Adam Kokesh, an Iraq War veteran, activist, radio show host, and currently a candidate for the US Libertarian Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, spoke with Wikinews to discuss his background, political positions, and campaign for President of the United States. Kokesh, who hails from Arizona, has been active in the anti-war movement

Wikinews interviews 2020 US Libertarian Party presidential candidate Adam Kokesh

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King of Nepal to restore democracy

Friday, April 21, 2006In an address to the nation, the king of Nepal, Gyanendra said that he was turning the nation pro-democratic. “We are committed to multi-party democracy and a constitutional monarchy. Executive power of the kingdom of Nepal, which was in our safekeeping, shall from this day be returned to the people. We hope

King of Nepal to restore democracy

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Thursday, October 3, 2013 A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United States shows Bank of America leads all lending institutions in complaints. Since mortgages complaints were recorded in December 2011, 77,622 total have been added to CFPB’s database. 29.2% of these complaints involved

Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 The Israeli cabinet today (Tuesday) declared Prime Minister Ariel Sharon “permanently incapacitated,” a declaration that officially ends his tenure as Prime Minister. Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose centrist Kadima party won parliamentary elections in March, is currently in negotiations to form a coalition government. Sharon has been in a coma

Israeli PM Ariel Sharon declared ‘permanently incapacitated’

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