California releases search warrant for Wells Fargo bank on identity theft
Saturday, October 22, 2016 The California Department of Justice on Wednesday released the warrant and affidavit of a criminal investigation of the Wells Fargo bank. The State of California served the warrant on October 5 to search the San Francisco headquarters of Wells Fargo for felonious activities related to identity theft. The warrant said property to be seized at the bank’s San Francisco headquarters was related to the unauthorized creation of accounts by Wells Fargo employees including the names of individuals for the accounts; account information and fees; the names of employees and their managers who created accounts without the consent of the Wells Fargo customers in question; and all communications including emails referencing the unauthorised accounts. California Attorney General Kamala Harris’s criminal probe is part of an increasing list of officials nationwide questioning the business practices of Wells Fargo such as California State Treasurer John Chiang who announced a…
Tributes paid to the victims of the July 7 2005 London bombings
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 A permanent memorial for the victims of the July 7, 2005 London bombings has been unveiled in Hyde Park, London, England. Today is the fourth anniversary of the bombings, when 52 people were killed by suicide bombers on board three Underground trains and a bus. 52 stainless steel columns standing 3.5m (11.5ft) tall were inaugurated in the presence of Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Bowles, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Minister for London, Tessa Jowell. Each column represented “a unique person and a unique grief” according to the Minister for London. Jowell continued, “Each one casts a shadow just as they do – each one standing tall and proud just as they did, and each one will in an individual way absorb and reflect light just as they did.” A 1.4 tonne stainless steel plaque with the names of the…
Soft drink companies to stop high school soda sales
Thursday, May 4, 2006 Most U.S. soft drink companies will stop selling their soda products at high schools across the nation as part of a soft drink industry deal that aims to reduce childhood obesity. The agreement, announced Wednesday morning by the William J. Clinton Foundation, means that the nation’s biggest beverage distributors, Coca Cola Co., Pepsico, Cadbury Schweppes PLC, and the American Beverage Association, will pull their soda products from vending machines and cafeterias in schools serving about 35 million students, according to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative between the Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association. “This is an important announcement and a bold step forward in the struggle to help America’s kids live healthier lives,” said Bill Clinton, according to a press release from the foundation. “These industry leaders recognize that childhood obesity is a problem and have stepped up to help solve…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville
Monday, September 24, 2007 Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.
Three Parenting Issues That Affect Young Working Parents
By Ann Marier Young parents are usually beset with so many problems when it comes to rearing and caring for their children. Because of the ever-increasing cost of living in the country, both parents now need to earn a living to keep the family well provided for. Since both parents now have careers outside of the home, there are many parenting issues that these parents need to consider and resolve. Getting a Babysitter One of the biggest parenting issues that beset young parents nowadays is the care of their baby while they go to work. It is a constant struggle for young parents to leave their baby at the babysitters while they go to work. Young mothers are especially very reluctant to leave their babies in a new place. If you are one of those mothers who find it very uncomfortable to leave your baby alone in the house with…
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Click Here To Know More About: Investment Property Advice Property Advisor Submitted by: K David Lee QuickBooks is a bookkeeping or accounting software for business owners (without having any accounting knowledge) who want to maintain their finances in an organized and accurate way. The QuickBooks software combines a variety of accounting processes that are user-friendly that helps in alleviating the use of complex multiple tables, spreadsheets and tracking sheets (which are the traditional and time taking way documenting or maintaining accounting tasks of a business). What the QuickBooks Accounting Software does for your Business? Helps in precisely tracking income and expenses as well as also ensures that your “tax return is ready” all year long. Give you the benefit of importing or manually entering all banking transactions, loan transactions and credit card transactions in real time, which save your time and money. Allows you to create and keep track professional…
Creationist sentiments affect Imax business strategy
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Imax cinemas in several southern US states have begun to refuse screening of films that deal with evolution and the big bang, fearing they will drive away customers. This step follows pressure from customers claiming such films are blasphemous to the Christian religion and are counter to biblical teachings which fundamentalists take to be the literal word of God. Some of the affected cinemas are located in science museums often visited by families. Carol Murray, the marketing director of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Texas, commented that trial customers complained, “I really hate it when the theory of evolution is presented as fact,” a view reflected by several others. Conversely, a producer of an Imax film entitled Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, James Cameron, said that he was “surprised and somewhat offended” at some of the reactions. Films suppressed by this controversy…
Mysterious dimming of Tabby’s star likely due to space dust, not alien superstructures, say scientists
Saturday, January 6, 2018 On Wednesday, a team of over 200 scientists led by astronomer Tabetha Boyajian announced the mysterious dim-and-recover behavior of stellar object KIC 8462852, also called “Boyajian’s Star” or “Tabby’s Star,” is likely to be due to clouds of color-warping space dust and not a planet, another star or, as some astronomers have hypothesized, a giant structure built by a distant civilization. “If a solid, opaque object like a megastructure was passing in front of the star, it would block out light equally at all colors,” Dr. Boyajian told the press. “This is contrary to what we observe.” And, in a separate statement, “Dust is most likely the reason why the star’s light appears to dim and brighten. The new data shows that different colors of light are being blocked at different intensities. Therefore, whatever is passing between us and the star is not opaque, as would…
Democratic holdout agrees to support health care reform in US
Sunday, December 20, 2009 A conservative Democratic United States senator has agreed to supply the key 60th vote needed for passage of a sweeping health care reform package. Senate Democrats have reached a breakthrough in their struggle to pass sweeping heath care reform legislation, lining up the 60 votes needed to overcome fierce Republican opposition. Senators met Saturday in Washington, D.C. during a driving snowstorm in a frenzied effort to move forward on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The spotlight was on moderate Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, who had been the last holdout as Senate Democrats raced against the clock and against determined Republican opposition to pass their health care bill by their self-imposed deadline of December 25th, Christmas. Change is never easy, but change is what is necessary in America today and and that is why I intend to vote for cloture, I intend to vote…
Ban Ki-moon leads contest for next UN Secretary-General: Poll
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon emerged as the likely successor to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday when an unofficial poll of Security Council members resulted in Ban being the only candidate to avoid a possible veto by one of the five permanent members of the council. A formal ballot to choose the next Secretary-General has been scheduled for October 9. The Security Council’s recommendation will then go to the UN General Assembly for ratification which is usually a formality. Annan’s term ends on December 31, 2006. The 15 members of the council voted “encourage”, “discourage” or “no opinion” beside each candidate’s name on Monday’s straw vote. The ballot was secret, however the five permanent members of the council who have veto rights, the United Kingdom, United States, France, China and Russia, voted on a blue ballot paper in order to demonstrate which candidates, if…