San Jose replaces Detroit as 10th-largest U.S. city

Monday, July 4, 2005 TOP 11 U.S. CITIES Rank/City 2000 Pop. 2004 pop. 1. New York 8,017,840 8,104,079 2. Los Angeles 3,704,402 3,845,541 3. Chicago 2,896,049 2,862,244 4. Houston 1,961,307 2,012,626 5. Philadelphia 1,513,672 1,470,151 6. Phoenix 1,326,120 1,418,041 7. San Diego 1,227,658 1,263,756 8. San Antonio 1,155,180 1,236,249 9. …

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Canadian CEO accused of fraud, suspected to have fled country

Friday, January 12, 2007 Police are now searching Canada-wide for 25-year-old Adam Spencer, a man with ties to the Oakville, Ontario and Toronto areas. He is a motivational speaker, and the founder/chief executive (CEO) of Emexis Integrated Solutions, an upstart information technology company. First off, Spencer told investors between September …

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New Jersey to consider bikini waxing ban

Friday, March 20, 2009 New Jersey is considering a state-wide ban on Brazilian waxes, the removal of hair from the bikini area. Although genital waxing has never really been allowed in the state, the New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling plans to propose a ban with more specific legal …

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Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV

Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco. The iPhone is claimed to be “a revolutionary mobile phone” as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile version of the Apple operating system Mac …

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Wikinews interviews a Restore the Fourth organizer

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 A grassroots movement known as Restore the Fourth, dedicated to the protection of the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution, are to hold protests countrywide on July 4. The planned protests come in the wake of information about NSA surveillance leaked last month, notably the PRISM …

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Vindicated Thai GM activists face gaol all the same

Saturday, April 30, 2005 Contents 1 Crop discovery and destruction 2 Blame 3 Status of GM in Thailand 4 Sources 5 See also Two activists who helped identify a vagrant Genetically Modified (GM) crop of papaya, which was later confirmed and destroyed by Thai officials, now face prison over their …

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