Mayor declares weather emergency in New York City

Thursday, January 13, 2011 On Tuesday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a weather emergency in New York City, New York. The announcement was issued as a preemptive measure in preparation for an expected 6-12 inches of snow Wednesday, although the Metropolitan Transportation Authority claims to be ready for 14 inches. Bloomberg explained the meaning of […]

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Microsoft sued due to case of Xbox 360s overheating

Wednesday, December 7, 2005 A Chicago owner of an Xbox 360 console is filing a class action lawsuit against Microsoft, the company that manufactured the console. The lawsuit is based on the widely circulated claims that the console overheats, resulting in complete lockups of the system or various error messages. Robert Bryers, the man who […]

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Saudi Arabia plans to open embassy in Finland

Saturday, October 20, 2007 It has been announced that Saudi Arabia is planning to open an official embassy in Finland, to signify continuing improvement in relations between the two countries. Teemu Tanner, director general of Africa and the Middle East at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, said to reporters concerning Finnish President Tarja […]

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Police evict Vestas protesters

Friday, August 7, 2009 The remaining six workers staging an occupation in Newport, Isle of Wight, England have left peacefully after police entered their factory. After barricading the office which has served as a living quarters for 19 nights against police entry, three of the workers, Justin Moody, Mark Smith, and Dave Arbuthnott, exited via […]

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Blog alliance forms over leaked Downing Street memo

Sunday, June 5, 2005 On May 30, 2005, in a “blogswarm”, a massive blog alliance formed. The swarm was fueled by the leak of a secret British memo known as the “Downing Street memo“. Hundreds of blogs formed into the “Big Brass Alliance“, almost overnight, and the alliance is still growing. A blogswarm is when […]

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