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Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
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Bus crash in Victoria, Australia injures twenty, some critical
Thursday, July 24, 2008 A bus crash in Victoria, Australia has injured at least 20 people, two of whom are listed as critical. One victim…
Popular soap opera ‘The Young and the Restless’ celebrates 35 years on the air
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Skeletons found under home in Hertfordshire
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Hubble telescope spots oldest galaxies ever seen
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Icelandic government passes Icesave deal; €12,000 debt per citizen
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Explosion in Turkey kills seventeen
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Pope Benedict XVI heads to the UK amid protests
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News briefs:October 24, 2007
Audio Wikinews News Brief for October 24, 2007 Recorded by: DavumayaProblems listening to the file? See media help. RSS This is the Audio Wikinews Brief…