Wikinews interviews candidate for New York City mayor Vitaly Filipchenko

December 19, 2022 0 Comments

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 In early May, Wikinews extended an invitation to Vitaly Filipchenko, an independent candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, set to take place November 2nd, alongside other candidates. Filipchenko answered some questions about his policies and campaign during a phone interview. Filipchenko, registered on the New York City Campaign …

Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life

December 19, 2022 0 Comments

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals …

Security increased at Delta plants due to extortion threat

December 19, 2022 0 Comments

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Delta Electricity, New South Wales’ second largest electricity producer has increased security at its four plants near Sydney following an extortion threat. Delta Electricity operates coal-fired power plants at Wallerawang and Mount Piper (near Portland) in the state’s Central West with Mummorah and Vales Point both between Sydney and Newcastle. Delta …

Wikinews Shorts: December 9, 2008

December 19, 2022 0 Comments

A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Contents 1 US media group Tribune files for bankruptcy protection 2 Quebec votes in general election 3 Bailout for US automakers nears agreement  Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. The United States media group Tribune Company has filed for …

Wikinews interviews William Pomerantz, Senior Director of Space Prizes at the X PRIZE Foundation

December 18, 2022 0 Comments

Regardless of who wins the prize, people all around the world will be able to experience the mission through high-def video-streams. Saturday, August 28, 2010 Andreas Hornig, Wikinews contributor and team member of Synergy Moon, competitor in the Google Lunar X Prize, managed to interview Senior Director of Space Prizes William Pomerantz of the X …

Victoria Wyndham on Another World and another life

December 18, 2022 0 Comments

Thursday, December 13, 2007 Victoria Wyndham was one of the most seasoned and accomplished actresses in daytime soap opera television. She played Rachel Cory, the maven of Another World‘s fictional town, Bay City, from 1972 to 1999 when the show went off the air. Wyndham talks about how she was seen as the anchor of …

Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

December 17, 2022 0 Comments

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. …

Chemical firm LyondellBasell collapses

December 17, 2022 0 Comments

Friday, January 9, 2009  Correction — January 17, 2009  LyondellBasell did not collapse. Although the United States units and an affiliate registered in Germany filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection, the rest of the group, including the Netherlands parent, is operating normally. Sources: “Press release: Non-U.S. Operations Not Affected By Chapter 11 Filing (English version)” — LyondellBasell, …

Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients

December 17, 2022 0 Comments

Monday, March 20, 2006 Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses. Janet Evans of Marion, Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone grafts you got might have been contaminated”. She reacted with shock, “I was flabbergasted because …

Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas/suicide note

December 16, 2022 0 Comments

This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally posted at Stack’s site, http://embeddedart.com/. The hosting company, T35, took the site offline per an FBI request. The note is reproduced here in its entirety. …