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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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US News Archive for July 2006:
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New York building collapse probed
An explosion and fire leveled a building on New York's Upper East Side Monday, injuring at least 15 people, officials said. Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said an e-mail sent by the building's owner "leads us to believe this may have been a suicide attempt."...
CNN - July 10, 2006
Judge rules Capitol Hill raid was legal
An FBI raid on a Louisiana congressman's Capitol Hill office was legal, a federal judge ruled Monday...
CNN - July 10, 2006
6 Milosevic Aides Go on Trial in The Hague
The accused represent almost all of Serbia’s top political and military leadership during the 1999 war in Kosovo...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Gas Explosion Blamed for N.Y. Building Collapse
Authorities said they were investigating the possibility that the blast on the Upper East Side this morning was the result of a suicide attempt...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk
Two astronauts made repairs to the space station today...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Hong Kong Investor to Buy PCCW, Ending Foreign Takeover Bid
Richard Li, the 39-year-old tycoon who heads PCCW, the city’s leading telecommunications company, agreed today to sell most of his stake to a local investor...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Troubled Airbus Confronts a New Set of Problems
Beyond its management crisis, Airbus's parent company faces poor sales figures, delivery delays and a lawsuit...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
US 'to make Russia nuclear offer'
The US is reportedly ready to make concessions to Russia over storing nuclear fuel to win backing for foreign policy...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
US in $80m 'Cuba democracy' plan
US President Bush approves a fund of $80m to boost democracy measures in Cuba over the next two years...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Paulson takes up US Treasury post
Henry Paulson, former chief executive of investment bank Goldman Sachs, is sworn in as the US treasury secretary...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Italian team return home as heroes
Italy's World Cup team returns home to a triumphant heroes' welcome in Rome. The players were whisked off to an official reception hosted by Prime Minister Romano Prodi, before parading the World Cup in front of tens of thousands of waiting fans in the city center...
CNN - July 10, 2006
New York building collapses
An explosion and fire leveled a residential building on New York's Upper East Side Monday morning. At least 15 people were injured, officials said. New York Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta told CNN the cause appeared to be a gas explosion...
CNN - July 10, 2006
Congress having trouble passing even sure things
Take an unpopular president, factor in deep divisions in the GOP ranks and add to that Democrats determined to regain control. It all means a Congress having trouble doing its most basic job: passing legislation...
CNN - July 10, 2006
China's Monthly Trade Surplus Hits New Record
Economists said that the huge imbalance raises the prospect of more tensions with the U.S. and Europe...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Leaders of Israel and Hamas Sound Far From Deal
However, there were hints that behind-the-scenes package deals could be in the making that may involve the release of Palestinian prisoners at a later stage...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Japan Steps Up Pressure on North Korea
A top government spokesman said the country should consider whether its Constitution would allow pre-emptive military strikes...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Fire Chief Cites Gas Explosion as Likely Cause of Building Collapse
The owner of the building was evidently in critical condition with burns and other injuries. There were other injuries, none serious...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Astronauts Begin 2nd Spacewalk
Two astronauts are making repairs to the space station...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Webdenda: People and Accounts of Note
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New York Times - July 10, 2006
Australian Real Estate Firm Makes Biggest Acquisition Yet
Centro said it agreed to pay $1.8 billion for Heritage, which is based in Boston and owns 157 shopping centers in 27 states...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Belize fights to save its coral
Roger Harrabin travels to an island off the coast of Belize where campaigners blame global warming for the erosion of their precious coral...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Getty returns antiques to Greece
The J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is to return two disputed ancient artefacts to Greece...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Shamed Zidane wins FIFA award
French captain Zinedine Zidane wins the FIFA award as the outstanding player of the World Cup despite being sent off for head butting an opponent during his team's defeat in the final against Italy...
CNN - July 10, 2006
Olmert: Gaza operations to continue
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Monday put no time limit on military operations in Gaza designed to to free an Israeli soldier abducted two weeks ago and rout out Palestinian militants firing missiles into Israel...
CNN - July 10, 2006
Getty Museum Will Return 2 Antiquities to Greece
The government of Greece says that the objects were illegally removed from Greek soil...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Israel Vows to Fight Until Soldier's Release, and Palestinians Mourn Their Dead
Israel plans to continue its Gaza Strip offensive until militants both release a captured Israeli soldier and halt their rocket attacks...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
UK to act over NatWest 3 treaty
The UK asks the US to ratify a controversial extradition treaty being used in the case of three British bankers...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Guatemala faces up to its past
Guatemala appears to be finally coming to terms with its turbulent past, the BBC's Nick Caistor discovers...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Pirates sets US box office record
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest sets an opening weekend record at the North American box office...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Campaigner knifed to death in US
A 27-year-old man from London is stabbed to death in Washington DC while walking home with a girlfriend...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Zidane sees red, Italy wins Cup
Italy defeated France on penalty kicks in the World Cup final in Germany. Retiring French captain Zinedine Zidane was ejected in extra time for head-butting Italy's Marco Materazzi. Zidane had put France ahead from the penalty spot early in the first half, with Materazzi equalizing 12 minutes later. The two sides were level at 1-1 at halftime and remained tied through the second half and 30 minutes of extra time...
CNN - July 10, 2006
The end of cowboy diplomacy
A grinding and unpopular war in Iraq, a growing insurgency in Afghanistan, an impasse over Iran's nuclear ambitions, brewing war between Israel and the Palestinians -- the litany of global crises would test the fortitude of any president, let alone a second-termer with an approval rating mired in Warren Harding territory...
CNN - July 10, 2006
U.S. urges China: Pressure North Korea
The United States on Sunday pushed China to apply more pressure on North Korea to end its missile tests and return to international nuclear disarmament talks...
CNN - July 10, 2006
Congressman Says Program Was Disclosed by Informant
Representative Peter Hoekstra, Republican of Michigan, said that a whistle-blower alerted him to a "significant" intelligence program that Congress had not been briefed on...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
The New Gender Divide: Small Colleges, Short of Men, Embrace Football
Colleges eager to attract men to increasingly female campuses have found that football teams can be a lure...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
A Star Falters, France Fades, Italy Rejoices
Italy won its fourth World Cup title, but the match is certain to be remembered for Zinédine Zidane's behavior...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Big Race: Running Hard, Senate Power Seeks a New Image
Rick Santorum, a symbol of the conservative movement in 1994, is fighting for his political life in Pennsylvania...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
News Analysis: Bush's Shift: Being Patient With Foes
The president is discovering the limits of his pre-emption doctrine, and the frustrations of its alternative...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Detainee Rights Create a Divide on Capitol Hill
Republicans differ on what rights terrorism suspects should have and how much deference should be shown the president...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Webdenda: People and Accounts of Note
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New York Times - July 10, 2006
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury's schedule of financing this week includes today's regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Irksome as an Athlete, and Now as a Reporter
Paul Kimmage, a former cyclist, wrote about doping in cycling after retiring, angering cyclists. Now he has written about, and angered, the cycling press...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
In This Paper War, an Owner Faces an Exodus of Journalists
The journalists resigned from a locally-owned California paper last week because they claim the owner repeatedly undermined news coverage...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Looking Ahead
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New York Times - July 10, 2006
Addenda
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New York Times - July 10, 2006
E-Commerce Report: Online Movie Tickets a Still-Evolving Force
The Web has helped make concert ticket lines all but obsolete. Why, then, are people still waiting in lines for movies?...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
You're Supposed to Add Water to Your Folgers?
Procter & Gamble Company is exploring so-called viral or word-of-mouth marketing online, and eyebrows are being raised all over cyberspace...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Putting the Irish Brand on British and U.S. TV
Setanta Sports delivers broadcasts of Irish sports like Gaelic football and hurling to expat-friendly bars in Britain and the U.S...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Drilling Down: Sale Shoppers Annoy Grocers as They Save
Grocers loathe "cherry-pickers" - shoppers who visit several stores on a single grocery run, choosing only the sale items in each...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Australian Trust Says It Will Buy Heritage
An Australian real estate investment trust has agreed to acquire Heritage Property Investment Trust for about $1.8 billion...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
David Carr: The Devil Wears Teflon
The movie "The Devil Wears Prada," a chic, not-so-veiled parody of the imperiousness of Vogue editor Anna Wintour, is entertaining. But is it accurate?...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Dell's Exploding Computer and Other Image Problems
Images of a Dell notebook that burst into flames, published on the Internet, have hurt Dell's attempts to improve its image...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
A Resurrection, of Sorts, for the Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead has licensed Rhino Entertainment to manage exclusively all of the band's intellectual property...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Old Media, Not New, Is World Cup Winner
The World Cup demonstrated the continuing power of live sports events to pull in the mass television audiences that advertisers crave...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Rural Idaho Town Seeks to Turn Film's Cult Status Into Prosperity
Preston, Idaho, where the movie "Napoleon Dynamite" was filmed, is hosting an annual festival in the film's honor...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
U.S. Omits Doctor Information From Implant Data
Federal health officials are releasing records about recent heart-defibrillator implants, but are withholding the identities of the doctors involved...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Link by Link: A Sense of Something Rotten in Aspen
Kenneth Lay's death, allowing him to escape prison and his family to potentially keep its assets, was met with suspicion in the blogosphere...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Advertising: Shopping by Phone, on the Move
The September issue of Lucky magazine will let readers send text messages from their mobile phones to buy merchandise from 18 marketers and retailers...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Golf: Woods loses to Immelman
Trevor Immelman holds off a late surge from Tiger Woods to win the PGA Western Open...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
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