Hotel development proposal could displace Buffalo, NY business owners

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…

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WMAQ reporter Amy Jacobson leaves job following controversial video

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago announced yesterday that reporter Amy Jacobson was leaving her job after being videotaped in a bikini with her two sons at the home of Craig Stebic. Jacobson has been covering the story…

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Opponents: New Zealand government sneaks bill into House to avoid public backlash

Thursday, December 7, 2006 The New Zealand Government has tabled the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill, despite unprecedented political opposition. In 2003 the Hon Annette King signed a Treaty with Australia agreeing to hand control of the natural health products…

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Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds

Friday, May 16, 2008 Controversy has arisen over the reported presence of blue asbestos on the MV Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology. According to the Saint Martin newspaper The Daily Herald and the shipping news…

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Four British energy suppliers face investigation into claims of misselling

Sunday, September 5, 2010 The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the regulator of the electricity and gas markets in Great Britain, has launched an investigation into four of the largest British energy suppliers over suspicions that they not…

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