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Thursday, August 31, 2006 Some of the United Kingdom‘s most heavily congested motorways are to have their hard shoulders converted into new lanes during busy periods, if a pilot scheme proves successful. The idea is to create an extra lane at a fraction of the cost of widening the roads. The hard shoulders can be converted in less than 2 years as opposed to the 10 needed to add a new lane. A similar schemeContinue reading

Thursday, July 20, 2006 The New York Times reports that safety officials working for the Food and Drug Administration have expressed concerns over the safety of an antibiotic, telithromycin and questioned its approval for use. The drug, marketed under the trade name Ketek, has been widely prescribed since its 2004 FDA approval. The New York Times reports that David Graham, one of four FDA safety officials concerned about safety of the antibiotic in both adultsContinue reading

Friday, February 21, 2020 On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump issued a series of seven pardons and four commutations. All of the pardons issued were “full and unconditional”. The commutations included, among others, Democrat Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois; Trump is a Republican. Rod Blagojevich was jailed for corruption after he tried to sell Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat after Obama was elected president, among other charges. He was sentenced toContinue reading

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Jared Foster, a transfer quarterback with the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels football team, was arrested yesterday in Oxford, Mississippi and charged with selling steroids. Rebels head coach Houston Nutt said that Foster will not be allowed to remain with the team. Foster was arrested for alcohol possession by a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in 2006 while a star player for Madison Central High SchoolContinue reading

Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life andContinue reading

Friday, June 11, 2010 Turkey’s Finance Ministry has given Google a tax demand of $18.6 million, and Transport and Communications Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m called on Google to register as a taxpayer in the country to “help accelerate” the lifting of a ban on YouTube and Google services. As The Register reported, access to search engine Google had been limited due to a block imposed on its IP set, and most of Google’s online services hadContinue reading