US swimmer Phelps suspended over ‘pot pipe’
Friday, February 6, 2009 United States swimmer Michael Phelps has been banned from competition and his training stipend revoked for three months by USA Swimming after Phelps was photographed smoking from a glass pipe, often used for smoking cannabis. The picture was published last Sunday by British tabloid News of the World. USA Swimming, which is the governing body of swimming in the United States, however said that no “anti-doping” rules had been violated. “This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero,” it stated. “Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust.” HAVE YOUR SAY Should Phelps have been punished at all? If…
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…
Mobile Credit Card Processing: An Affordable Way To Accept Credit Cards
More On This Topic: Income Protection Tax Deductible By Kevin Cross I Mobile credit card processing has been revolutionized. Not only can you accept credit card payments by phone, you can accept credit card payments by cell phone. This is going to change the entire way the mobile merchant does business, and every mobile merchant will do business this way because it is so irresistibly affordable. The makers of this technology understand the professionalism of being able to accept credit card payments, and the barriers presented to the mobile merchant. Theyve been able to seamlessly bridge that gap by providing a way for you to quickly, easily and affordably process credit card transactions by phone. Most mobile merchants don’t take credit cards at all because of how expensive it is. When they have a credit card transaction, they still have to do a batch report on the terminal at the…
Non-sponsors’ logos plastered by peeved Paralympians
Friday, May 18, 2012 Bruce, Canberra — In an exclusive interview with Wikinews, Australian Paralympians Evan O’Hanlon and Scott Reardon discussed the increased professionalism of their sport, and the challenges elite athletes now face in securing sponsorship deals. O’Hanlon, with the support of his Australian teammates, is on a mission to professionalise Paralympic athletics. He is leading a charge to encourage runners to cover the logos on shoes they wear to training and in competition because he believes that many people who see him in pictures when he wins world records think his shoes are paid for by sponsors; they are not. Paralympic athletic competitors must buy their own shoes; while Australian Paralympic competitors receive support from the government, they still must pay for things their abled-bodied counterparts would not. O’Hanlon and Reardon believe unless competitors organise as a group and act together, they will not change the sponsorship landscape…
Category:Cannabis
This is the category for cannabis, a drug with recreational and medicinal uses. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 12 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election 16 February 2018: United States: Berkeley, California declares itself a sanctuary city for recreational cannabis 16 April 2017: Canada to legalise marijuana to ‘make it more difficult for kids to access’ 20 January 2017: Germany legalises medical use of cannabis 12 January 2017: Artist who changed Hollywood sign to ‘Hollyweed’ surrenders to authorities 3 January 2017: Hollywood sign modified to read ‘Hollyweed’ 31 December 2016: Helsinki court jails anti-drug chief Jari Aarnio for drug smuggling 4 May 2014: First arrests made in Singapore for possession of New Psychoactive Substances 22 April 2014: Glasgow cannabis enthusiasts celebrate ‘green’ on city green 2 December 2013: Police report drug haul seizure worth up to £30 million in Brownhills, England…
Republican leaders in US want more tax relief in economic stimulus
Monday, January 26, 2009 As the newly inaugurated Barack Obama administration continues to push for a US$825 billion stimulus package to aid the struggling United States economy, some Republican legislators say they will not vote for such a plan without the inclusion of more tax cuts and less “unnecessary” spending. Arizona Senator John McCain, Obama’s general election opponent and a leading voice within the Republican Party, says he would not vote for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan as it currently stands. Appearing on Fox News Sunday yesterday, McCain echoed his campaign platform in saying, “We need to make tax cuts permanent, and we need to make a commitment that there’ll be no new taxes.” McCain and other Republicans say they are unhappy with the bill introduced in the House of Representatives, which combines roughly $550 billion in domestic spending with $275 billion in tax cuts. McCain believes not enough…
Bedlocker Retractable Tonneau Cover By Pace Edwards Review
More On This Topic: Online Motor Insurance Quotes By Ken Bishop The BedLocker Retractable tonneau cover by Pace Edwards offers the capability to open and close the tonneau cover with the aid of a remote control. Yeah thats right. An electric motorized retractable tonneau cover. Just think of it, you are doing your Christmas shopping and coming out of the store with your arms loaded with bags, just hit the button on the remote control and voila the tonneau cover on your truck opens up. Is it worth the money? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFDr3tHu-pE[/youtube] Im sure that some out there would say, what a waste of money, and there are others who would say what a great and practical idea. For those of you who like lots of extra toys on your truck, this is a must. There are many who just love the capability that this feature provides. If you have some…
Canadian province declares April 13 “Corner Gas Day” to honour retiring TV sitcom
Friday, April 10, 2009 On Monday, April 6 Saskatchewan Premier, Brad Wall, signed the proclamation that April 13 shall be declared “Corner Gas Day” to honour six seasons of the award winning sitcom, Corner Gas the hit television comedy which will air its last episode “Good Night, You’ve Been Great” April 13, 2009. Lead comedian, producer and writer, Brent Butt was recognised at the signing ceremonies for developing what is called the most successful Canadian show made. “For six great seasons, Corner Gas has welcomed people from across Canada and around the world to our province, and made short work of the misconception that there’s ‘not a lot going on’ in Saskatchewan. We want to thank Saskatchewan’s own Brent Butt, the Corner Gas producers, cast and crew for many hours of laughter.” said Wall, “Their stories have really captured the spirit of this great province, and shown off Saskatchewan to…
CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Paul Arbour in Carleton—Mississippi Mills
Friday, October 10, 2008 In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with Paul Arbour. Arbour is a candidate in Ontario’s Carleton—Mississippi Mills riding, running under the New Democratic Party (NDP) banner. The riding is currently represented by Gordon O’Connor, a Conservative. The Minister of National Revenue, O’Connor is up against the NDP’s Arbour, Liberal Justin Mackinnon, and Green Jake Cole. Previous MPs in the riding were Progressive Conservative, Liberal, and Canadian Alliance members. A riding since 1988, Carleton—Mississippi Mills is in the Capital region. The following is an interview with Arbour, conducted via email. The interview has had very limited editing, to eliminate in-text mentions of website addresses, but is otherwise left exactly as sent to Wikinews. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=CanadaVOTES:_NDP_candidate_Paul_Arbour_in_Carleton—Mississippi_Mills&oldid=778888”
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