Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as…
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Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics
Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s…
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch to be auctioned off
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Neverland Valley Ranch, owned by Michael Jackson, is to be sold at auction on March 19, 2008, unless Jackson pays over US$24 million. Financial Title Company, the trustee of his Santa Barbara County, California, home and amusement park, has foreclosed on the property. They notified Jackson of the foreclosure and sale…
All You Need To Know To Buy Right Cateing Supplies
Read More About: Pet Shop Boyz There are certain factors which a host has to think before throwing a party or a ceremony or a celebration. If an event is held without proper planning and preparation, things will get messy. Being prepared is a crucial thing indeed. In catering services, food is supplied to an…
Thailand forces registration of prepaid phones to thwart insurgency
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 In a move aimed at hampering the near-daily bombing attacks in southern Thailand, all owners of prepaid phones are required to register by midnight local time today or face being blocked. Originally scheduled for implementation at the end of last year, the move was deferred to allow people more time to…
Rosemary Cousin, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, Australia, speaks to Wikinews about democracy, transport, forests and other local issues
Sunday, October 3, 2021 Nominations were declared on September 21 for South Gippsland Shire’s upcoming council elections, to be held by post from October 5-22. A total of 24 people in the Australian council’s three wards have put themselves forward to stand as candidates. The shire has been governed by administrators appointed by the Victorian…
Can The Lemon Detox Diet Help Obese Men Lose Weight?
Read More About: Gastric Sleeve Cost California Can the Lemon Detox Diet Help Obese Men Lose Weight? by Pluto Becks The idea that the reason why so many men today are obese is because they are lazy and have no willpower is absurd. How could we possibly have progressed in the last thirty years from…
Canadian government faces elections speculation
Sunday, March 18, 2007 Talks of an election are beginning to rise again in the media as Canada’s Conservatives rallied last night in Toronto. Conservative MPs came to the two day event in Toronto for a training session. It was a campaign-style event with about 5,000 party supporters. During the event, the Prime Minister talked…
Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages
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…
New Year, New You: Losing The Weight For Good
Read More About: Gastric Sleeve California New Year, New You: Losing the Weight for Good by JonathanTrott2k1 If your weight problem falls in the category of obesity rather than a few extra pounds, the typical New Years resolution of getting trim through diet and exercise probably seems daunting and with good reason. Practically speaking, it…