Wikinews Audio Brief for August 06, 2010

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We briefly recap the top stories from around the world and on today's this day in history, we present the missingest man in New York.

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Wikinews Audio Brief for August 05, 2010

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California's same-sex marriage ban is ruled unconstitutional; mass panic ensues as Zimbabwean officials fake an air crash; UFO encounters may have been covered up by Churchill and Eisenhower and, in history, the story of Silent Otto.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Thursday, August 05, 2010

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Wikinews Audio Brief for August 04, 2010

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Eight people and a gunman are dead in shooting rampage at a Connecticut beer warehouse; US President Barack Obama'a approval ratings hit a new low and in history, we trace the importance of a humble, everyday device that was vital for the French Revolution.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Wednesday, August 04, 2010

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Wikinews Audio Brief for August 03, 2010

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A suicide bomber kills five Afghan children; California Representative Maxine Waters is charged with violating ethics rules; the FBI asks the Wikimedia Foundation to remove its seal from our websites and, in history, the Church Committee begins hearings on a secret US government program that involved giving unsuspecting citizens LSD.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Tuesday, August 03, 2010

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Wikinews Audio Brief for August 02, 2010

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As California attempts to get the Crown Fire under control, floods in Pakistan leave at least 800 dead; after 100 days, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill still threatens the Gulf coast; Chelsea Clinton gets married and, in history, one of the giants of American literature dies in 1988.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Monday, August 02, 2010

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Wikinews Audio Brief for July 30, 2010

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Raging Southern California wildfires force mandatory evacuation orders; 3 fatal air crashes occur in the United States; a French woman admits to killing her eight infants and, in history, Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace..

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Wikinews Audio Brief for July 29, 2010

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Police in Gibraltar investigate yet another suspicious death; Tennessee's Lieutenant Governor suggests that Islam is a 'cult'; the president of Iran sharply criticizes an octopus and, in history, the USS Forrestal incident becomes one of the worst US Naval disasters.

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Wikinews Audio Brief for July 28, 2010

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A plane crash in the Pakistani capital Karachi kills 152; bull fighting banned in Catalonia; hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean is considering standing for president of Haiti and, on this day in history, The Red Priest dies a pauper in Vienna.

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Wikinews Audio Brief for July 27, 2010

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Twin car bombs kill 20 in Iraq; An investigation into Washington D.C. Metro crash finds a need for new safety rules; New Jersey governor calls television show "Jersey Shore" negative and on this day in history : it's time to put on your all-Rush mix-tape, grab a 2 liter bottle of Shasta and make a saving throw for the father of role-playing games.

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Wikinews Audio Brief for July 26, 2010

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Two NATO soldiers are captured in Afghanistan; BP CEO Tony Hayward is set to resign and "get back to his life"; British snooker player Alex Higgins is found dead at age 61 and, in history, Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders the raid of a polygamist Mormon fundamentalist community.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Monday, July 26, 2010

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