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NFL: Saints trade for kicker

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Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election

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Four arrested after building spire in Moscow painted in Ukrainian colors

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Wikinews 2020: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review

Friday, January 1, 2021 After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from our contributors during 2020. Retrieved from "https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_2020:_An_%27Original_reporting%27_year_in_review&oldid=4608262"

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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

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Obama’s new stance on same-sex marriage earns donations

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NBC employee wins $266M from California lottery

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Oakland, California record release party catches fire

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