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license stories: 5 news summaries
RUNAWAY PLANE

FAA Revokes Northwest Pilots' Licenses

Distracted duo have 10 days to appeal

Oct 27, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The distracted pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 are no longer pilots: the FAA today announced it has revoked the licenses of Timothy Cheney, 53, and Richard Cole, 54, for the incident last week in which the pair overshot their destination airport by 150 miles. The pilots, who attributed the... More »

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FAA • Northwest Airlines • NTSB • pilot • distraction • license

 Lizzie Borden's 
 Hometown 
 Museum Wins 
 Rights to Name 

Fall River bed and breakfast keeps accused murderer's brand local

Aug 25, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lizzie Borden would be so proud. Merchandise bearing her name is now the exclusive property of her hometown Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast in Fall River, Mass., the Boston Globe reports. The B&B prevailed before the US Patent and Trademark Office in securing the rights to the infamous spinster’... More »

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murder • museum • merchandise • Patent and Trademark Office • patent • license

Seattle Smacks Down Fake Wrestling League

Classifies spoof as a sport, then regulates it

Mar 25, 09 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seattle has put the smackdown on a mock-wrestling circuit that stages WWE-style bouts in bars, putting the fake league is in the strange position of trying to prove its antics aren't a sport. Seattle Semi-Pro Wrestling, which started as an "art joke" in 2003, says it's merely staging theatrical... More »

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sports • wrestling • feud • Seattle • license

(Newser) - China has canceled two Oasis concerts in April because band member Noel Gallagher appeared at a Free Tibet concert more than 10 years ago, NME reports. The decision “has left both Oasis and the promoters bewildered,” a statement from the band read. Calling the band "unsuitable,"... More »

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China • censorship • concert • Oasis • cancelled • license • Noel Gallagher • Liam Gallagher • Free Tibet

 Iraq Denies Blackwater Contract 

Official: 'They have a bad history'

Jan 29, 09 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi government has refused to grant Blackwater a license to continue its security work in the country, the New York Times reports. The controversial firm probably won’t exit the country at least until spring, as the US and Iraq work on rules for private contractors. “There are... More »

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Iraq • Blackwater • security contractors • Iraq war • license

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