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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…

Monday, February 21, 2005 Los Angeles, California —A simple saliva test can predict whether children will get cavities, how many cavities they will get and which teeth are most vulnerable. Developed by researchers at the University of Southern California in…

Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. In the report it was stated that Anderson…

Thursday, October 9, 2008 Dominique Strauss-Kahn made his comments at a press briefing. The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the world is on the brink of a global recession but predicts the economy will begin to recover…

Saturday, May 21, 2005 Socks In an effort to ease complaints by the U.S. and Europe about a heavy influx of low priced Chinese goods, China will raise export tariffs on 74 categories of textile products in June. This follows…

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties…

Friday, December 14, 2007 Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic condition causing benign tumors (neurofibromas) to grow along certain types of nerves and, in addition, it can affect the development of bones or skin. There are several variants of the disease…

Monday, January 26, 2009 Half a million participated in anti-China demonstrations on October 25, 2008 (“1025 demonstration”) in Taiwan.Image: MiNe. On Thursday, the municipal intermediate people’s court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China pronounced sentences for 21 defendants implicated in the…

Monday, November 19, 2012 Ellie Brush, pictured in a 2009 game, was one of several players absent from Saturday’s game Image: Camw. Before a crowd of 575 on Saturday at Wembley Park in Box Hill, metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, W-League team…

Monday, June 14, 2021 Arthur O’Kostendt. Image: Arthur O’Kostendt . Incumbent Mayor Frank G. Jackson at the Cleveland March for Our Lives demonstration on March 28, 2018. Image: Erik Drost. Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election…