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At least 65 dead after train derailment in West Bengal, India

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At least 65 people were killed and over 200 injured when a train derailed in West Bengal, India. Suspected rebels triggered the attack which occurred in the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express. The train, which runs from Kolkata to Mumbai, had thirteen coaches derailed, five of which were subsequently struck by a freight train coming in the opposite direction.

The train derailed near the city of Sardiha, about 90 (150 ) southwest of the state capital of Kolkata. The region is a Maoist stronghold where multiple attacks have occurred in the recent past. The exact cause of the disaster was unclear, with some officials claiming an explosion had led to the attack, while some unaffected passengers stating they heard no blast.

Police officials, including Bhupinder Singh, the head of police of the state, said the metallic parts which held parts of the rail track together were missing and labeled this as an act of sabotage. Singh blamed the Maoists for the attack stating policemen had found Maoist leaflets at the scene.

However, the driver said he had heard an explosion in the attack which derailed as many as ten passenger coaches. The country's railways minister said the combined effect of sabotage to the tracks and a bomb blast led to the incident. According to her, there was "definitely sabotage" and the bomb blast had led to the derailment. "From whatever I have been told the apprehension is the Maoists were involved," she added. Police officials mentioned they were investigating whether the removal of the "fish plates" was the primary cause of the attack.

"The driver heard a loud noise which indicates there could be a blast. A detail investigation will reveal more, but definitely there was lot of tinkering done to the tracks," a senior railway official, Vivek Sahay, said.

The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time, and police forces and local medics took an hour to rech the site. Lack of roads and the fear of an ambush by Maoists slowed rescue operations. Passengers complained of the slow operations; some of them claimed luggage and valuables were stolen in the confusion.

E. Mitra, a doctor at the nearby Kharagpur Railway Hospital, noted 30 bodies had been taken to the hospital. But "a lot of dead bodies are strewn under the derailed carriages," he added. Home Secretary of the state, Samar Ghosh, said 65 bodies had been found till then.

helicopters came to the scene at dawn as local television footage showed onlookers standing on the top of the affected carriages, as soldiers cut holes in the roofs with a gas-powered circular saw.

"People are crying. Rescuers are struggling to save the survivors and get the bodies out," Naresh Jana, a witness, said. "I can see body parts hanging out of the compartments and under the wheels. I can hear people, women, crying for help from inside the affected coaches."

"There was a massive jerk, and we thought the Maoists had stopped the train to hijack it," another unidentified witness told local media. "But thank God it was an accident ... at least many people are saved. This area is very dangerous, very dangerous."

The railways minister of India announced a compensation of $11,000 and a job in her ministry for the families of the dead and $2,200 for those wounded.

The Maoists guerillas who are known as "Naxalites" in India are powerful force in Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, which are the relatively poorer states of India. In the past few years, poor or landless peasants and tribesman have rendered their support towards the insurgents, due to the wealth gap and as a result of the former losing their land to government-aided mining companies.


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UK Conservative party wins last seat in 2010 general election

May 28, 2010

The Conservative Party has won the last seat of the, taking the seat of with a majority of over 11,000. Voting in the constituency had been delayed by the death of the United Kingdom Independence Party candidate in the run-up to the original polling date of May 6, 2010.

The new MP,, took over 52% of the vote, with the – partners with the Conservatives in the  – in second place. Despite the relationship between the parties in government, the Liberal Democrat candidate Howard Keal had promised that there would be a "full-on fight" for the seat. The came third, although the fall in its share of the vote was described by political opponents as "catastrophic" for the party.

McIntosh, formerly MP for the constituency, said that she was "delighted", adding that it was a "very exciting time" in politics. Keal said that he was "grateful and humbled" for the support he had been given. Jonathan Roberts, the Labour Party candidate, said that it was "an extraordinary election, undertaken in extraordinary circumstances in an extraordinary constituency."

This was the first election held for the constituency, which was formed from parts of two former Conservative-held seats ( and Vale of York). The Conservatives' share of the vote (compared to notional figures for the new constituency based on the 2005 election results) rose by 0.2%, with the Liberal Democrats up 5% and the Labour Party down 11.6%.

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 * Anne McIntosh (Conservative) – 20,167 (52.87%)
 * Howard Keal (Liberal Democrat) – 8,886 (23.30%)
 * Jonathan Roberts (Labour) – 5,169 (13.55%)
 * Toby Horton (UKIP) – 2,502 (6.56%)
 * John Clark – 1,418 (3.72%)
 * Total votes: 38,142 (turnout of 50.3%)


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There must be some problem with that factory. Do they abuse workers or anything?


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Suspected serial killer appears in British court

May 28, 2010

A man accused of being a serial killer has appeared in magistrates court in West Yorkshire today charged with three counts of murder. 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths is accused of killing Suzanne Blamires, 36, Susan Rushworth, 43, and Shelley Armitage, 31, all prostitutes.

Griffiths, a former van driver with a degree in psychology and studying for a in criminology, gave his name as "Crossbow Cannibal" when asked. He has been in police custody since Monday when police were alerted to a recording that appeared to show a murder.

A caretaker had been reviewing footage from the flats where Griffiths lives when he saw footage of a woman and a man enter a flat early on Saturday morning. Two minutes later, she ran out and was followed by the man, who beat her to the ground and shot her in the head with a crossbow. Over the course of the weekend, the man was seen several times with bin bags and a rucksack.

On Tuesday, the day after the arrest of Griffiths, Blamires' remains were found in the in nearby. She had been cut into several pieces and her head was located in a rucksack. Police continue to search for the other two alleged victims; Rushworth has been missing since June last year and Armitage vanished in April.

Police have searched much of Bradford's, where Griffiths' third-floor flat is located. Forensic investigations at the flat are expected to last around three weeks. There are plans to search landfill sites for bodies, and police may yet expand the inquiry to cover three more cold cases, although at present they have not been linked to the current inquiry.

Sniffer dogs have been used throughout the city, and police have been taking away plastic evidence bags. Some alleyways remain closed off. Police charged their suspect yesterday.

Griffiths was known as "the lizard man" in his block of flats owing to his habit of walking his two pet in the area. One neighbour is reported to have quoted him as saying he was studying for "a PhD in murder and ," and he has spent time in a high-security psychiatric hospital. During his five-minute court appearance he did not enter a plea, kept his head bowed and fidgeted with his cuffed hands. He said "Here, I guess," when asked for his address.

As he stood in the glass-fronted dock, guarded by three security officers, he was watched by the families of Rushworth and Armitage, who were accompanied by police family liaison officers. Blamires' family chose not to be present, but the victim's mother Nicky Blamires, 54, has told the press that Suzanne was a "much-loved" family member even though she "went down the wrong path and did not have the life she was meant to have." "Nobody deserves this," she said. "All these girls were human beings and people's daughters."

Griffiths' morning court appearance was followed by a second one this afternoon, at Bradford. This time, he confirmed his name without incident. He was remanded into custody until next month, when he will appear in court again.

British media has been quick to compare the case to, dubbed the "Yorkshire Ripper". Sutcliffe was a Bradford killer responsible for thirteen murders and seven attempted murders, including several prostitutes. Since his 1981 conviction he has spent most of the last three decades in high-security psychiatric hospital near London.


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I'd like to note that although the sources say something about a second court appearance being planned this afternoon, I have found no source that reports him as actually having attended the Crown Court. Therefore, I have made no mention of this in the article. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Broadcast report
The details added here were reported on the news on BBC Radio 4 at 7:00 and again at 8:00 local time. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:07, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Dack?
Not being from the UK I may have to claim ignorance here.

In the sentence, "As he stood in the glass-fronted dack ..." I am not sure what a "dack" is. I looked it up and found nothing; is it UK slang for something? Is it a thing found in UK courts we in the US do not have? Or is it supposed to be "deck"? - which, though, would make sense to me, would still seem like an odd word choice, at least to this Yank since a deck is something you have a BBQ on :) Turtlestack (talk) 23:07, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

 * It's what happens when you get distracted while typing ;). Fixed. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Dock! lol, now I get it :) Turtlestack (talk) 00:53, 29 May 2010 (UTC)


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US Representative Joe Sestak allegedly offered job by Obama to stay out of Senate election

May 28, 2010

US Representative, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, says that he was offered a job in the Obama administration if he would drop out of a Senate. Obama told journalists in a news conference that an official report on the allegations will be released "shortly".

Sestak made the allegations first in February. Media attention grew, however, only when he defeated Arlen Specter, the incumbent senator and White House-preferred candidate, in the Senate primary last week. Since then, there has been more pressure on the Obama administration to reveal what they discussed with Sestak.

Republican leaders have asked the Attorney General's office to review the legal implications of this job offer, but the Justice Department has rejected other requests to investigate or appoint a special prosecutor.


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not neutral


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Overall a good page. Maybe a little more elaboration on the results and what they mean, and maybe a little easier to read presentation wise, but its a very good page.


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Foxconn has a number of employees equivalent to the population of the US state of Wyoming, which had 101 suicides in 2007 *. What's interesting is that its rate of suicide is higher than that of all but 3 states; it was even #1 in 2006. "There must be some problem with that state"?

By comparison, D.C. also has roughly the same population and 36 suicides, and it also has the lowest rate of suicide when compared to the states. Still more than Foxconn, even if the suicide trend continues through the year to reach 20.

Something to consider!

* This site doesn't allow direct linking to the statistics page. It can be reached under About Suicide: Facts and Figures: State Statistics.


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US actor Gary Coleman dies aged 42

May 28, 2010 US actor died Friday at the  in, Utah, after complications from a. Coleman was admitted to the hospital on May 26 after falling and injuring his head. He went into a coma on May 27 and required life support. He was taken off life support and died shortly after noon on Friday. He was 42 years old.

Coleman had been suffering multiple medical problems throughout his life, however, it is unknown if these problems affected his death. He suffered from a congenital kidney disease which required two transplants and daily dialysis. On February 27, 2010 Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of the television show .

Coleman's career began with appearances in US 's such as ' and '. He was best known for his recurring role as Arnold Jackson on  and his recurring line, "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?".

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And, did you never wonder why?

It might have something to do with considering free speech an absolute.

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I was having a discussion on IRC with markie and Tempodivalse over a block markie made over an edit the IP made. In the end, we agreed that WN:Comments needed a clarification on what was acceptable or not on the comments page. As a newbie, I'll stay out of this, but I'd like this to go somewhere. Griffinofwales (talk) 22:55, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * That is simple vandalism. People are allowed to post basically anything they want in Comments: namespace.  But if it is hateful, flat out insulting, or plain vandalism/spam/etc - kill it with fire.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 22:58, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Well... If it's any of the above for the sake of doing so then kill it etc. However, if some serious attempt is made to express what appears to be a genuinely held distasteful opinion then it stays. Shaka, of course, knows which article in particlar it would be quite wrong to censor all hate from the comments page for. That last sentence is shit. Ha, got in before all you grammer, eh, Nazis. I can't be bothered thinking of anything better at one in the morning. You get the point. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 00:04, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Someone said nazi? :-p --Diego Grez let's talk 22:23, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

new CSD criteria
I propose a CSD criteria that would allow near-empty categories (1-2 articles) to be deleted immediately without going through a RFD. The community seems to be ok with deleting them, and this would only speed up the process. Griffinofwales (talk) 22:11, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Portals too. Griffinofwales (talk) 22:12, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * We'll have to be more specific. Category:Tuvalu, for example, currently has only two articles, but country-level categories are, as I understand the policy, considered necessary. Therefore, I think that we should add to CSD only categories below the "top-level", so to speak. Benny the mascot (talk) 22:20, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Aye. There are 'important' categories that need to be kept. There are less importants (ex. Category:Pichilemu) that need to be kept because they have many articles. --Diego Grez let's talk 22:22, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * That was the type of category I was referring to. Anything not top-level shouldn't be kept (referring to empty cats). Griffinofwales (talk) 23:05, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, but let's set the minimum at 5 articles. Categories with less than 5 articles shouldn't exist yet. Benny the mascot (talk) 01:21, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Meh, I think most of those categories should still go through DR. There are too many special cases for a speedy delete rule about it. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:13, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree, better to get community input for these sort of things. DRs can always be closed early if the result is obvious; WN:IAR. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:20, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Agree with bawolff and Tempo. These should probably go through WN:DR. Mike moral  ♪♫  19:31, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

 * Please don't import jargon from The Other Place. Over use of terms such as "CSD" and "RFD" is particularly offputting to those who are not already heavily involved in Wikimedia projects. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:13, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Accreditation and real name
(This has been discussed on IRC a few times before, but without any clear indication as to what community consensus on the issue is.) I've been wondering about this for some time now: is it permissible for a user to obtain accreditation by using a real-sounding pseudonym, not his real, legal name? If so, it would make requesting AR a much more inviting for those not wishing to divulge their identities (such as myself, Cirt, Bennythemascot, etc.). The policy doesn't appear to say one way or the other on this issue. Open to thoughts. Tempodivalse [talk]  03:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

I think accredited reporters should make visible their name and an easy way to contact them. --Diego Grez let's talk 03:29, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Um, this wasn't intended as a vote or even a proposal, I just wondering what community opinion on this is. Personally I don't really have any strong feelings one way or the other. Tempodivalse [talk]  03:30, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I suppose I should comment here since I think I can guess what prompted this thread. :) Since AR has no legal or official real-world implications, I don't see an issue with using a "pen name" (so long as that's made clear, both on-wiki and when utilizing your status for journalism purposes). I personally used my first and middle names, which is what I use all over the internet and even in some real-life (ish?) circumstances, to apply for AR. However as Diego says, accredited users should be easily contactable in case of any issues. – Juliancolton  | Talk 03:33, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Among Julian's lines, I'd say it'd be best to identify yourself as using a pen name. Like in a nice disclaimer next to your listing in WN:CV. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  03:36, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Define "real". In many jurisdictions (such as mine) simply using a random name I gave myself will make that one of my legal names. I can get a bank account in that name, a passport in that name and be charged under that name. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 06:41, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Mm, by "real name" I had meant birth name, the name one uses in everyday life, passport name, etc. Although I suppose that sort of stuff does depend on jurisdiction, yeah. So does all this mean I can go request AR under a pseudonym, and it wouldn't be against policy? Tempodivalse [talk]  14:30, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

 * I don't think there was ever any policy for or against it - it's a grey area. I wouldn't oppose that for sure. All that said, IIRC David Shankbone's birth certificate carries a different name. I could be wrong on that though. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:45, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It is a relatively well-known secret that David Shankbone is a pseudonym; although, pen name seems less appropriate as his primary focus has been photography. Pen names do have some history in journalism, such as that of Eric Arthur Blair – who I added a quote from to the style guide today. I would add a caveat to this, in that someone on-project should know your real name; I would be happy if that was through use of identifying to the Foundation, as is required for OTRS or CheckUser access. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:17, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
 * What I've been wondering is, it really so necessary to give out the legal name? The idea is accountability, I know, but it really doesn't verify or help anything. I mean, I could come up with a false name, pass it off as my real name, and nobody would ever know the difference (unless we have WMF-style identification with passport, but this is not current practise). How important is it? Tempodivalse [talk]  23:28, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it depends on the level of reporting that you plan to do. If you're working on high school sports articles (like me) and other relatively trivial stuff, a pen name should probably be fine. If you're working on more intense reporting, such as investigative reports, then you should provide your real name for accountability, verifiability, and such. Benny the mascot (talk) 14:09, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Tempo, my point is that someone should know your details – much like a senior editor would. As stated, that could be through identifying to the foundation, i.e. Cary. I would trust him to defend someone's right to anonymity, and being ex-EFF, Mike Godwin would probably stick up for that too. -- Brian McNeil (alt. account) /alt-talk • main talk' 14:22, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I understand, but that's not current practise. My point is: unless we actually implement that (which I'm not opposed to, BTW), just asking people to divulge a "real name" as we do now is useless because there's no way it can be verified as true for accountability purposes.Tempodivalse [talk]  14:30, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

 * I'm torn on this- on the one hand, I can understand why someone would be reluctant to divulge their real name on-wiki. Personally, I'd have no objection to doing so here, but because of my activity as an admin on Wikipedia, I have some concerns that someone with less-than-pure motives might find that here but I suppose I'm still not averse to divulging my full name. On the other hand, I think, for the professional look and feel of WN (ie for it to be taken seriously by potential interviewees) and for accountability of those entrusted with AR, we should require a real name. I think we should require ARs to identify themselves formally to someone on-wiki and since the WMF are set up for that for CU/OS/OTRS etc, that would seem a sensible method to use. If editors have legitimate concerns for not wishing to divulge their real name, that shouldn't prevent them from getting AR if they have need of it (though, thinking aloud, surely the credentials should be issued in the real name) and a real-sounding pseudonym should be acceptable. If we were to go with the "real-sounding" pseudonym, would mine be acceptable or would I have to use a first name (hypothetical question- I've no need for AR for the foreseeable future)? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts?   14:51, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

 * I understand why some want real names to be used, but there are good reasons not to divulge your real name. If Cirt's real name was splattered all over Wikinews, it is entirely possible that he'd have been sued into bankruptcy by now by the Church of Scientology (that's common practise for them when people "libel" them by printing factually accurate stories about their organization). Hiding behind the WMF by only divulging your real name to them is all well and good, but could the WMF withstand a sustained, largescale legal assault by the CoS? I think not. They're barely surviving financially as is. It wouldn't take much to sue them into non-existence. We've recently seen what Jimbo's response is when funding is threatened: he'd sell his own grandmother for dogmeat if it would help secure current and future funding. If it came right down to it, and the WMF's very existence was threatened by a massive lawsuit for your identity, they'd give in, no question. Your anonymity isn't as important as Wikipedia's survive (and I agree with them on that future decision, btw:P). Here's what I think we should do: have *two* categories of accreditation. A type 1 accreditation that uses real names and other information, and a type 2 accreditation that makes it entirely clear up front that the person who gets it will be using a pseudonym. That way we can preserve some of the credibility of accreditation without sacrificing the anonymity of those who require it for their type of reporting. We can have the best of both worlds. :) Gopher65talk 16:15, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Good compromise. I'd still be slightly more comfortable with someone on-wiki knowing some basic personal details, but I suppose if one is trusted enough by the community under a pseudonym to get AR, there's not much risk of it being used abusively (one would hope). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts?   16:32, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with Gopher, having a two-tier accreditation policy is a good way to go. Danger of lawsuits is one reason I (and many other contributors, I suppose) am reluctant to divulge my name; the other is simply a bigger risk of stalking - it wouldn't be too difficult, if given a person's general location and full name, to do some searching and pinpoint him to an address. A pseudonym would avoid all of this. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:39, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Local links and politicians' categories
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 * Where a political figure (or any repeately reported-on individual) reaches a threshold of three or more articles, the following should be done:
 * A redirect, eg Joseph Stalin should be created which points to Category:Joseph Stalin.
 * The category (Category:Joseph Stalin should be created as a brief page, and use - among other details - the wikipedia template to link to their Wikipedia article.
 * All existing articles where they are mentioned should be searched for (hint: use "Stalin, Joseph" to avoid the redirect interfering with the search).
 * For each matching article, archived or not, the first occurrence of someone's name should point to the local redirect; the second occurrence may be set to point to the relevant Wikipedia article.
 * I have just done this for Alex Salmond. I recently did so for Nick Clegg, and preference of local links is something a lot of our new recruits from Wikipedia need to pick up on. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:51, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Something I've often wondered about is if we should bite the bullet and try to create categories for political parties. E.g. Category:UK Liberal Demotwat party, Category:UK Conservaspiv party etc. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:42, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You forgot Category:UK Blab-bour party. :DD On a more serious note, wouldn't just creating the politician categories be enough? I favour a slightly more minimalist approach, and don't see a big need to do categories on everything mentioned in an article. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

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I feel that the current categorization system we have is not catching up with our growing collection of articles. While we have enough categories for geographic location and general topic, we don't have enough categories on public figures (politicians, actors, etc) or important events (earthquakes, elections, etc). Therefore, I request that the community to revisit the failed policy proposal Categories and topic pages and create a robust categorization system. A few ideas: Thoughts? Benny the mascot (talk) 14:15, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Per Brian McNeil above, categories for public figures should be created once there are three (or five? This is open to debate) articles about that person.
 * The same should apply to key events, such as elections and natural disasters.
 * All categories should be organized into an understandable hierarchy that is easy to navigate.
 * People like Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Ted Kennedy should be categorized not into "United States" and "Politicians", but rather into "United States politicians", which would then be categorized into both "United States" and "Politicians".
 * Places like Illinois, California, and New York would be categorized into "US States" instead of being categorized directly into "United States". This would alleviate many of the clutter we have in the United States subcategories.
 * Local links will be encouraged.
 * I agree. I'll create some as soon as I come back home. --Diego Grez return fire 14:16, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, great! But I'd like to have a written policy as well, so that we are all on the same page. Benny the mascot (talk) 14:18, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

 * Yes, but not exactly as proposed. A Category:United States politicians is not needed when you normalise the database. This is what DPL is for! If you want that page, you simply use DPL to select all Category:People, who are Category:Politicians, and Category:United States.
 * If you've no idea what I mean by normalised, go look up some stuff on database design. You don't store two copies of pieces of information in different places where it can get out of sync - unless needed for performance reasons. And, then you use additional code to keep the two in sync. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:13, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * And, write a policy? Pffft! You're just setting up challenges for Shaka and myself to apply the stealth IAR. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:15, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * But if we put all politicians into Category:Politicians and all US-people in Category:United States, then both pages would get ridiculously huge and hard to navigate. We need smaller, more specific categories, IMO. Benny the mascot (talk) 16:28, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * We've already got stuff like that—Category:Hillary Clinton, Category:Louisiana, etc. I don't see anything preventing more like those to be created. C628 (talk) 16:35, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Benny, re-read what I wrote. Use DPL. Filing someone in the correct category is mandatory. Creating needless categories is a waste of time. Duplicating information is bad database management practice. Trust me, know what I'm talking about. I was designing databases and their management systems before you were born. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:23, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't see how DPL is going to help here. If I understand your suggestion correctly, a DPL for US politicians would create a separate list of people both in the "United States" and "Politician" categories, but it still keeps those two categories unnecessarily large and hard to navigate. Benny the mascot (talk) 17:38, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Needless to say, I've never designed a proper database in my life, but it seems to me more like creating an extra layer to go through to reach the information than an outright duplication. Wether that's a good thing or not... Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:42, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * What I think Brian is trying to say is that a DPL can be configured to display pages in several specific categories, not one. For instance: Instead of creating a Category:US politicians, we could configure a DPL to list all pages containing the categories "US" and "Politicians", which is more economical. The less of this category-layer stuff we need to have, the better, IMO. We're not like Wikipedia, which doesn't have the luxury of the dynamic lists and so has to categorise it manually. Tempodivalse [talk]  18:15, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I know what DPLs do, and I think Benny probably does too. What I'm struggling to grasp is how they solve the issue of massively cluttered parent category pages - equally, I'm not convinced that the solution is any better than the problem it fixes. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:22, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know what DPLs do. Basically I agree with whatever Blood Red Sandman said. Creating an internal Category:United States politicians would reduce clutter on Category:United States and Category:Politicians while keeping article categorization (and hopefully DPL capabilities) unchanged. Benny the mascot (talk) 18:40, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, since we're all clear that a DPL is a great way to find out what is simultaneously in both categories, evidently some other objection is being raised here to "large" categories. I'm having difficulty understanding what objection is being raised (and I can't disagree, nor agree, with the objection until I know what it is).  Is this about whether people get added to large categories like Category:United States, or is it about something else?  --Pi zero (talk) 19:50, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The problem is that large categories with lots of subcats are apparently quite hard to navigate. I say apparently not because I don't believe Benny, but just because I don't tend to browse categories much. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:11, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Hm. On Wikinews, I think of categories as a tool for DPL selection. Categories as a direct means of taxonomy on Wikipedia have always seemed to me rather clunky, and I simply ignore category hierarchy there; for data with no inherently top-down structure, I'd rather browse one category with a thousand pages than a category with ten subcategories each with ten subcategories each with about ten pages. Wikibooks can use category hierarchy more usefully, but our data here seems to me more like the chaos of Wikipedia than the library classification of Wikibooks. For us, other than the natural geographical hierarchy, I would think even category browsing would favor larger flatter categories, rather than intersection categories like "US Politicians". --Pi zero (talk) 01:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with most of this (when theres enough articles for a topic, create a category. seems like no brainer). I don't like the idea of a category specificly for subcategories. It just seems wrong. I don't see why having a large number of subcategories is that bad thing. Really I would expect most people to browse subcategories via things like United States/Subdivisions. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:17, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Also Categories and topic pages has some things I don't like. Pages should be categorized in broad and specific categories, not just the broad one. Also, I have never seen anyone do . Stuff like Category:City, province/state is more common. I would suggest for any tertiary political divisions we use something like  . Bawolff ☺☻ 07:17, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't believe sub-pages can be created in the category namespace. Thus, putting a / in is meaningless. It would, as Bawolff says, be far more appropriate to use the Category:California, and Category:Los Angeles, California where there is a need to go to that detail level. What I'm asserting is that you should never have Category:Los Angeles, California politicians. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:02, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I can see why you prefer using DPLs instead, but I think my suggestion of categorizing the subcategories would definitely help in making the parent categories seem less clunky. Benny the mascot (talk) 20:04, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The categories are not clunky. They are functional. Accurate categorisation of data is completely different from human convenience. Maintaining "artificial" categories for your convenience is a waste of resources best aimed at the production of news. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:45, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


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American? I make that, let's see.... two continents and 35 sovereign states. Very specific. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:38, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think so. IRC consensus? I hate when US people call themselves American, like if they were the only in the continent. --Diego Grez return fire 20:40, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep, that's sort of what I thought too (and this has seen a mini-revert war and IRC foodfight over it). But I suppose it depends on one's interpretation, whether you use it in the classical definition (demonym for United States as well as the continent) or the strict, literal meaning. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Noting the exclamation mark, "!IRC-consensus".  In short, we discussed this, had a class dramah war, and we ended with quite a few rationales for why it should be "American" as opposed to whatever "US-ian" is. Sincerely,  Blurpeace  20:44, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I used to use it in the meaning its used here. Then I grew up and saw it for what it is: elitist bullshit from the US. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:45, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * BRAVO! --Diego Grez return fire 20:46, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

I think we should go with "US", as it's being used as an adjective nowadays. Benny the mascot (talk) 20:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think so, and it is shorter and specific. --Diego Grez return fire 20:50, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * And not offensive to 34 governments and their collective peoples. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:51, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Done and move-protected for 24 hours. Benny the mascot (talk) 20:57, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Olé! :) --Diego Grez return fire 20:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks Benny, I was about to do the same thing. This is getting pretty silly. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Hooray that man mascot. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:00, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yay. Finally this editwar ends. --Diego Grez return fire 21:00, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Without making any comment on whether American or US is linguistically, stylistically or philosophically correct, I fail to see an "edit war" and if you are going to change the title, at least change the first line of the text which still reads American. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 21:05, 28 May 2010 (UTC) Tempodivalse corrected the first line but the last para still has American. Yes sofixit but I'm not going to get involved. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 21:08, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It doesn't, and yes, there was a move war. --Diego Grez return fire 21:06, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I count about four or five individual, non-self reverts. That seems to constitute at least a small move war. This isn't Wikipedia, which requires massive amounts or reverts, moves, and drama to even consider protecting a page. Tempodivalse [talk]  21:10, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * However, I will note that I'm disappointed at Benny for reverting to his preferred version and then protecting, as opposed to simply locking it first (in case of a move war, standard practice is for a sysop to lock the page on the version that currently stands, not make sure to lock his version in place)). Tempodivalse [talk]  21:13, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * In fairness to Benny, he locked it in the position consensus dictated. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:16, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I completely agree with Benny. Why the fucking problem with using American? US is pretty good, and Benny is right. --Diego Grez return fire 21:16, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) Agree with Tempodivalse, that is not how a sysop is supposed to act faced with a self-proclaimed edit war. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 21:17, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * (ec)I am aware of that policy. However, there was consensus to move it back, as you, Diego, and Blood Red Sandman were in favor of using "US" in the title. Benny the mascot (talk) 21:18, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You cannot possibly consider consensus to have been reached before anyone has the time to even comment. You protected it within minutes of a few editors commenting without even allowing differing opinions to be posted. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 21:20, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

(Unindent) I'll be perfectly honest - I had to actually look up the policy to find out. If it had been me, I might have sought consensus specifically to protect after reading the policy - which isn't technically correct but a perfectly reasonable course of action. In the end, though... it was a little silly at worst. Not a 'disappointing' thing imo; would be if he repeated it or something. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:21, 28 May 2010 (UTC) To respond to the last edit, which conflicted with me: you must move fast to minimise damage when a published article has/is being moved. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:21, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with BRS regarding time: the very nature of Wikinews dictates that we make decisions as quickly as possible. In hindsight I realize I could have acted differently, but I still maintain that what I did seemed to be the best decision at the time. Benny the mascot (talk) 21:26, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, it's not really anything serious and I agree that action needed to be done quickly (or else have our twitter feed clogged). However, the moving of the title to "American" by several other editors would have suggested that there was significant, but unspoken, consensus for that position too. *shrug* Nothing to make a big deal out of, really. Tempodivalse [talk]  21:29, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Anyway, it should not be moved. --Diego Grez return fire 21:32, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * (ec) You're right; I should have considered so-called "unspoken opinions" as well. I've unprotected the article pending community input on the matter. Benny the mascot (talk) 21:34, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It's okay, no great harm was done. Looks like this version will remain in place, now that there have been a few days without objections. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:39, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep, it seems. --Diego Grez return fire 14:40, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

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May 28, 2010 The men's basketball program of the (UConn) has been cited by the  (NCAA) for eight major violations of its recruiting policy. These allegations have resulted in the resignation of two of the team's assistant coaches, and. Head coach is also accused by the NCAA of not monitoring the activities of his assistant coaches closely enough, which they said lead to the rules violations.

These citations come after the NCAA's 15-monthlong investigation relating to the team's possible recruiting violations of, who was set to play for the team during the 2007–08 season until he was expelled from the school for a restraining order violation. Sellers and Archibald are accused of placing 160 unauthorized phone calls and sending 191 unauthorized text messages to recruits who had not yet committed to play for the team yet, which is a violation of NCAA rules because teams are only allowed to place a certain amount of phone calls to recruits.

"Coaching is my passion and something I have spent many years of enjoyment doing I want the record to reflect this and for the people to see the respect and integrity that I will show toward the process in the months ahead," said Sellers in a statement, promising to cooperate with any further NCAA investigation.

Former coach Archibald also allegedly placed an unauthorized phone call that lasted approximately 29 minutes. However, the player's name was kept anonymous and withheld from the report. The investigation also reports that the two accused assistant coaches gave improper and false information when NCAA investigators interviewed the two about the situation. Both Sellers and Archibald have resigned within the past 2 weeks.

It's not exactly, certainly anywhere near the high point of my career, as a matter of fact it's certainly one of the lowest points at any time that you are accused of doing something. It's a very serious matter," said Calhoun, who has been the coach for UConn for the past 28 years. Calhoun, 68, has already been enshrined in the and recently signed a $13 million contract extension with UConn. In the NCAA report, Calhoun, among other things, was criticised for not watching over "...the conduct and administration of the men's basketball staff in the areas of: telephone records, representatives of the institution's athletics interests; and, complimentary admissions or discretionary tickets,"

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May 29, 2010 The erupted on Friday. It is located 50 kilometers south of the capital of Guatemala,. Throughout the evening and night, volcanic ash fell in the municipalities of Amatitlán, Villa Nueva, and Guatemala City.

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Hello, my name is Kevin and I am junior in high school. I enjoy video games, science fiction, computers and technology, so much more. But most of all, I enjoy spending time with my amazing girlfriend. Below I'll list some of my favorite video games, movies, TV shows, and websites. I also collect video game consoles, I currently own a GameCube, Xbox 360, Dreamcast, Nintendo DS, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, and Game Gear. My favorite console of all time is the GameCube. I run a popular online forum called Haven, feel free to join and be a constructive member, the URL is: http://forums.lyokohaven.co.cc/

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Today on Wikinews : Suspected serial killer Stephen Griffiths appears in British court; Maoist rebels are suspected in a deadly train derailment in India; California state senators ban sugary sports drink from schools; the US Air Force breaks a record for hypersonic flight and, in history, a solar eclipse ends an ancient war near modern day Turkey.

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Today is Friday, May 28th, 2010. I'm Dan Harlow and this is Wikinews.

Suspected serial killer appears in British court (0:57)
A man accused of being a serial killer has appeared in the Bradford magistrates court in West Yorkshire today charged with three counts of murder. 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths is accused of killing three prostitutes, Suzanne Blamires, 36, Susan Rushworth, 43, and Shelley Armitage, 31.

Griffiths, a former van driver with a degree in psychology and studying for a PhD in criminology, gave his name as "Crossbow Cannibal" when asked. He has been in police custody since Monday when police were alerted to a CCTV recording that appeared to show a murder.

A caretaker had been reviewing footage from the flats where Griffiths lives when he saw footage of a woman and a man enter a flat early on Saturday morning. Two minutes later, she ran out and was followed by the man, who beat her to the ground and shot her in the head with a crossbow. Over the course of the weekend, the man was seen several times with bin bags and a rucksack.

On Tuesday, the day after the arrest of Griffiths, Blamires' remains were found in the River Aire in nearby Shipley. She had been cut into several pieces and her head was located in a rucksack. Police continue to search for the other two alleged victims; Rushworth has been missing since June last year and Armitage vanished in April.

Police have searched much of Bradford's red-light district, where Griffiths' third-floor flat is located. Forensic investigations at the flat are expected to last around three weeks. There are plans to search landfill sites for bodies, and police may yet expand the inquiry to cover three more cold cases, although at present they have not been linked to the current inquiry.

Griffiths was known as "the lizard man" in his block of flats owing to his habit of walking his two pet monitor lizards in the area. One neighbor is reported to have quoted him as saying he was studying for "a PhD in murder and Jack the Ripper," and he had spent time in a high-security psychiatric hospital. During his five-minute court appearance he did not enter a plea, kept his head bowed and fidgeted with his cuffed hands. He said "Here, I guess," when asked for his address.

As he stood in court, guarded by three security officers, he was watched by the families of Rushworth and Armitage, who were accompanied by police family liaison officers. Blamires' family chose not to be present, but the victim's mother Nicky Blamires, 54, has told the press that Suzanne was a "much-loved" family member even thogh she "went down the wrong path and did not have the life she was meant to have." "Nobody deserves this," she said. "All these girls were human beings and people's daughters."

Griffiths' morning court appearance was followed by a second one this afternoon, at Bradford Crown Court. This time, he confirmed his name without incident. He was remanded into custody until next month, when he will appear in court again.

British media has been quick to compare the case to Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the "Yorkshire Ripper". Sutcliffe was a Bradford killer responsible for thirteen murders and seven attempted murders, including several prostitutes. Since his 1981 conviction he has spent most of the last three decades in Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital near London.

While the UK attempts to cope with the aftermath of the serial killings, violence also broke out in India as

At least 65 dead after train derailment in West Bengal, India (4:23)
at least 65 people were killed and over 200 injured when suspected Maoist rebels triggered an attack on an Express train in West Bengal derailing it near the city of Sardiha.

The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time, and police forces and local medics took an hour to reach the site. Lack of roads and the fear of an ambush by Maoists slowed rescue operations as the region is a Maoist stronghold where multiple attacks have occurred in the recent past.

Air Force helicopters managed to arrive on scene at dawn as local television footage showed onlookers standing on the top of the affected carriages, as soldiers cut holes in the roofs with a gas-powered circular saw. A doctor at a nearby hospital noted 30 bodies had been taken to the hospital, but "a lot of dead bodies are strewn under the derailed carriages," he added. Home Secretary of the state, Samar Ghosh, said 65 bodies had been found so far.

The exact cause of the disaster was unclear, with some officials claiming an explosion had led to the attack, while some unaffected passengers stating they heard no blast. The driver said he had heard an explosion in the attack which derailed as many as ten passenger coaches five of which were subsequently struck by a freight train coming in the opposite direction.

Police officials, including the head of police of the state, said the metallic parts which held sections of the rail track together were missing and he labeled this as an act of sabotage. Maoists leaflets were also found at the scene. According to the country's railways minister, there was "definitely sabotage" and a bomb blast had led to the derailment. The minister also announced a compensation of $11,000 and a job in her ministry for the families of the dead and $2,200 for those wounded.

The Maoists guerrillas who are known as "Naxalites" are powerful force in the relatively poorer states of India. In the past few years, poor or landless peasants and tribesman have rendered their support towards the insurgents, due to the wealth gap and as a result of the former losing their land to government-aided mining companies.

As citizen in India react angrily to the growing economic divide in that nation, workers in Taiwan are also feeling pressured as

Foxconn under pressure after tenth employee suicide this year (6:50)
Taiwan electronics giant Foxconn has moved to repair its reputation after the suicide of a tenth employee this year.

The latest death came on the same day as Terry Gou, Chairman of Foxconn's parent Hon Hai Precision, opened the Shenzen production facility to the media for the first time. In the face of accusations that he ran a modern day sweatshop, he showed off employee recreation facilities. Gou, bowing as an expression of regret, promised to work to prevent such tragedies occurring again.

Although not a household name, Foxconn is the largest producer of electronics components and badge engineered electronics products in the world, Badge engineer is the replacement of the branding trademark of one product as another. Foxconn manufactures products for companies like Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Apple.

Labor activists have criticized conditions at Foxconn's factories as "military-style", with workers working long shifts and not being able to speak to each other. However, Foxconn claims that the suicides were mostly the result of relationship problems unrelated to its own management style, and it argues that for a work force so large the number of suicides is small.

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UK Conservative party wins last seat in 2010 general election (8:50)
The United Kingdom's Conservative Party has won the last seat of the 2010 general election, taking the seat of Thirsk and Malton with a majority of over 11,000. Voting in the constituency had been delayed by the death of the UK Independence Party candidate in the run-up to the original polling date of May 6, 2010.

The new MP, Anne McIntosh, took over 52% of the vote, with the Liberal Democrats – partners with the Conservatives in the coalition government – in second place. Despite the relationship between the parties in government, the Liberal Democrat candidate Howard Keal had promised that there would be a "full-on fight" for the seat. The Labour Party came third, although the fall in its share of the vote was described by political opponents as "catastrophic" for the party.

This was the first election held for the constituency, which was formed from parts of two former Conservative-held seats. The Conservatives' share of the vote rose by 0.2%, with the Liberal Democrats up 5% and the Labour Party down 11.6%.

McIntosh, formerly MP for the Vale of York constituency, said that she was "delighted", adding that it was a "very exciting time" in politics.

In a victory that's just as "sweet",

California Senate prohibits sports drinks in public schools (10:06)
earlier today, California state senators voted 21 in favor and eleven against the prohibition of sales of sugared sports drinks at public schools during class hours. Soft drinks are already banned during school hours.

Studies have shown that sweetened drinks contribute to obesity among adults and children, leading to diseases like diabetes. According to Senator Alex Padilla, "Sugar-sweetened electrolyte replacement beverages are still available and have surged in popularity among kids,". He added that the bill "is a a common sense step forward in the effort to address the obesity epidemic in California,"

Governor Schwarzenegger is also sponsoring a package of legislation aimed at reducing child obesity in California and today's bill will now move to the state assembly for further legislation.

However, not all political victories have been without controversy as

US Representative Joe Sestak allegedly offered job by Obama to stay out of Senate election (11:03)
US Representative Joe Sestak, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, says that he was offered a job in the Obama administration if he would drop out of a Senate primary election. Obama told journalists in a news conference that an official report on the allegations will be released "shortly".

Sestak made the allegations first in February. Media attention grew, however, only when he defeated Arlen Specter, the incumbent senator and White House-preferred candidate, in the Senate primary last week. Since then, there has been more pressure on the Obama administration to reveal what they discussed with Sestak.

Republican leaders have asked the Attorney General's office to review the legal implications of this job offer, but the Justice Department has rejected other requests to investigate or appoint a special prosecutor.

Charges of corruption are not limited to the political realm today as

NCAA Basketball: University of Connecticut cited for eight major rules violations (11:59)
the mens basketball program at the University of Connecticut has been cited by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for eight major violations of its recruiting policy. These allegations have resulted in the resignation of two of the team's assistant coaches, Beau Archibald and Patrick Sellers. Head coach Jim Calhoun is also accused by the NCAA of not monitoring the activities of his assistant coaches closely enough, which they said lead to the rules violations.

These citations come after the NCAA's 15-month long investigation relating to the team's possible recruiting violations of Nate Miles, who was set to play for the team during the 2007-08 season until he was expelled from the school for a restraining order violation. Sellers and Archibald are accused of placing 160 unauthorized phone calls and sending 191 unauthorized text messages to recruits who had not yet committed to play for the team yet, which is a violation of NCAA rules because teams are only allowed to place a certain amount of phone calls to recruits.

Former coach Archibald also allegedly placed an unauthorized phone call that lasted approximately 29 minutes. However, the player's name was kept anonymous and withheld from the report. The investigation also reports that the two accused assistant coaches gave improper and false information when NCAA investigators interviewed the two about the situation.

Calhoun, aged 68, has been the coach for UConn for the past 28 years and has already been enshrined in the College Basketball Hall of Fame as well as recently signing a $13 million contract extension with UConn. "It's not exactly, certainly anywhere near the high point of my career," Calhoun said in a statement, "as a matter of fact it's certainly one of the lowest points at any time that you are accused of doing something. It's a very serious matter,"

UConn has been scheduled to appear in front of NCAA investigators on October 18 for sanctioning and further investigation. It is likely that the basketball program could lose scholarships and receive probation.

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US actor Gary Coleman dies aged 42 (14:45)
US actor Gary Coleman has died at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah  after complications from a brain hemorrhage. Coleman was admitted to the hospital on May 26 after falling and injuring his head then went into a coma on May 27, requiring life support. He was taken off life support and died shortly after noon on Friday.

Coleman had been suffering multiple medical problems throughout his life, however it is unknown if these problems affected his death. He suffered from a congenital kidney disease which required two transplants and daily dialysis. On February 27, 2010 Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of the television show The Insider.

Coleman's career began with appearances in the US sit-com's The Jeffersons and Good Times but he was best known for his recurring role as Arnold Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes and his recurring line, "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?".

Coleman was 42 years old.

Finally,

Experimental aircraft breaks record for hypersonic flight (15:52)
the experimental Boeing X-51A Waverider scramjet managed to break a hypersonic flight record Wednesday during a test flight.

The United States Air Force (USAF) said that the scramjet was able to fly for 200 seconds, achieving a top speed of around Mach 5 and setting a new record for what the Air Force called "the longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight." The previous record of twelve seconds was set by the NASA X-43 in 2004. This hypersonic flight, also the first to use hydrocarbon fuel, was hailed by US government officials as a success. Despite an unknown failure which caused the X-51 to lose acceleration, an X-51 program manager said that the USAF was "ecstatic" about the event's accomplishments.

The X-51 is 14 feet long and has no real wings, allowing it to withstand the shock wave created during flight.

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The aircraft was launched over the Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range from under the wing of a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress at 50,000 feet around 10 a.m. PDT. The X-51 was then propelled by a solid rocket booster to Mach 4.8.

After about 200 seconds in flight, Boeing said that "something then occurred that caused the vehicle to lose acceleration", possibly due to an engine blowout. "At that point, the X-51A was terminated as planned." Although it was expected to fly for about 300 seconds and reach Mach 6, the scramjet only managed Mach 5 at a height of about 70,000 feet. The aircraft then landed in the ocean as planned, however there are no plans to retrieve it.

This test is the first of four planned flights for the X-51 program, with the other three planned for this coming fall. Previously, the X-51 had flown twice, but remained attached to the B-52 both times.

On this day in history (18:12)

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In 585 BCE, the Battle of Halys, also known as the Battle of the Eclipse, took place at the Halys River (in present-day in Turkey) between the Medes and the Lydians. This was the final battle of a five-year war between Alyattes II, commander of the Lydians and Cyaxares who commanded the Medes. The battle ended abruptly due to a total solar eclipse which was perceived as an omen, indicating that the gods wanted the fighting to stop.

Famed ancient historian Herodotus states that there were two reasons for the war. First, the two sides had clashing interests in Anatolia, but also there was a motive of revenge. The desire for revenge was over some Scythian hunters employed by the Medes who once returned empty-handed and were insulted by Cyaxares. In revenge the hunters slaughtered one of his sons and served him to the Medes. The hunters then fled to Sardis, the capital of the Lydians. When Cyaxares asked for the Scythians to be returned to him, Alyattes refused to hand them over so, in response, the Medes invaded.

According to Herodotus's "Histories", "when they saw that it had become night instead of day, they ceased from their fighting and were much more eager that peace should be made between them."

In the aftermath, a truce was hastily arranged. As part of the terms of the agreement, Alyattes's daughter Aryenis was married to Cyaxares's son Astyages, and the river Halys was declared to be the border of the two warring nations.

Since the exact dates of eclipses can be calculated, the Battle of the Eclipse is the earliest historical event of which the date is known with such precision.

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Canada keeping eye on Deepwater Horizon spill

May 30, 2010 The Canadian Government is watching the "slowing growth" of the BP oil spill.

Canada is running their on a twice a day mission to the gulf, monitoring for signs that the BP  may expand up the  into Canadian waters, and to provide assistance to US efforts to contain the spill. This started in May, and is expected to continue until the spill has been fully contained, or no longer needed. Canada has also provided technical experts, research and development teams, and general staffing to assist in spill containment and cleanup.

While the risk is slim that the oil slick will move up the seaboard enough to get into Canadian waters, it is possible. Currently the spill is being held within the, however, as the spill grows each day it is at bigger risk of being picked up by the.

"If oil is swept up into the Loop Current—which moves at about 3.3 to 6.5 feet (one to two meters) a second—there's essentially no way to stop it," Tony Sturges, professor emeritus of oceanography at, told. "Once [oil] gets into the loop current, you can bet the farm it will go around to the south"

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The trial is set to begin on June 3, and many of the charges Blagojevich faces are based on a federal honest-services fraud law. He challenged the constitutionality of this law and argued that the trial should be delayed until the high court decides the issue. The request had already been denied by judges in the lower courts.

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'Statues of Democracy' removed in Hong Kong

May 30, 2010

Two sculptures have been confiscated and thirteen pro-democracy activists arrested in Hong Kong, in what critics have described as "politically motivated" censorship.

The sculptures, a new replica of the "" and a carving called the "Tiananmen Massacre Relief", had been placed in the piazza of Hong Kong's shopping mall in remembrance of the 21st anniversary of the.

Although the Causeway Bay piazza is designated as a public space, its day-to-day operations are run by the shopping mall's management. They made a complaint that the, or the "Alliance" for short, had failed to ask permission for their activities.

When police and officials from the attempted to remove the sculptures on the grounds for obstructing public access, they were prevented from doing so by activists for two hours. The police made 13 arrests, including that of a legislator for preventing the police from carrying out their duties. The statue was removed and is currently in the custody of the (C&ED). The 13 persons arrested were released on bail the same day.

Alliance secretary claimed that as Times Square was a public area, the police had no right to stop them, that similar activities had been held before, and that he had "...never been treated so barbarically and so violently...".

Alliance vice-chairman said that C&ED's action was unusual, and that he has contacted the department to find out if the department was trying to censor materials related to the Tiananmen Square incident.

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 * Hmm, true, but personally I found the article really interesting because its a different angle on the BP oil spill. I don't think it has lost relevance, but it is based on information from a while ago. Bawolff ☺☻ 11:57, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

 * I suspect you could fairly easily find current information on this angle. Look for a press release; are they still doing it? (well, yes, but can we verify that?). Maybe even shoot some questions about it, go for OR... Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:00, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

 * As Bawolff said, its still newsworthy... While the information is a little old, this is origional reporting for a lot of it (yes it has been said that the oil spill could get picked up by the loop current, and yes it has been said that it could travel up the Eastern Seaboard, but no one has talked about how that could affect Canada. Now we also know that Canada has been flying missions daily to keep track of it... I think this seems highly news worthy. Of course I have a bias because I wrote the article. I have updated the article with a news story that was posted yesterday. ☠ Travis "TeamColtra" McCrea  ☠ - (T)(C) 18:35, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I, too added a newer dated article, however, it is an editorial, and even though it would be nice to have another Canadian article, this one, too sounds more like an editorial and not really like news news. If there was actually oil on CA beaches, then news...So far only CA migratory birds seem to be actually really affected  and NEB is watching.    SriMesh |  talk  19:45, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I feel its news -- Canada is keeping an eye on the BP spill... If a country one day massively increased their military size, and started doing a lot of military drills, then that could be an indicator that there could be war, and would be newsworthy. I feel this is newsworthy in the same sense. Thats just my opinion ☠ Travis "TeamColtra" McCrea  ☠ - (T)(C) 20:34, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Exponentially
I doubt the oil spill is growing exponentially at all. That's misleading if you ask me.

 * Quite right. It is already fixed. --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:33, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

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editprotected "Walkom: Threat of oil spill disaster worse in Canad": This should be changed to "Canada", as that is what the title of the source is. Heavy Water (talk) 17:58, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hello there. I noticed that you began the article, and then seemed to stop, which is why I did a little c/e. It is very wonderful that you are beginning to write some articles here! For info on style there is the Style guide. It is good to do a search of other wikinews articles on the same type of topic you are writing about to discover any relevant categories you may wish to add to your article, in this same way you may find an infobox which may also relate your story to previous ones on the same subject or the same area. It is good that news stories are current (never older than 3 days), which yours is. It is wise to have an article be at least a minimum of three paragraphs long. Your article could be expanded a little bit more if you so desire. Your addition of an image was wonderful. If the image is not in the public domain ie copyright free, then any credits requested must be added. External site : Wikilink: Hope to see other articles written by you! Kind Regards SriMesh | talk  18:01, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

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WHAT'S POINT OF CRITICISM?
- ZERO, THESE MEETINGS WILL GO ON, HAMAS IS INTEGRAL PART OF PALESTINE! SILLY TO CRITICIZE, SUCH FOOLISHACTS WASTE OF TIME! OBAMA IS NOT DOIN ENOUGH TO STOP ISRAEL'S NONSENSE!


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