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US News Archive for August 2004:
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Charley takes aim at Florida
Storm forecasters are warning that Hurricane Charley -- already packing winds of 105 mph -- could strengthen further before slamming into the Tampa Bay area in Florida this evening. Tampa Bay hasn't taken a direct hit from a hurricane in more than 80 years...
CNN - August 12, 2004
Al-Sadr reported wounded in Najaf fighting
Renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr suffered shrapnel wounds to his arm and chest during fighting today in Najaf, according to a spokesman in Baghdad. Al-Sadr was treated at the Imam Ali Mosque and is expected to fully recover. Insurgents loyal to al-Sadr have been battling U.S. and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf for the past week. In Basra, meanwhile, gunmen kidnapped a British journalist...
CNN - August 12, 2004
Martinez inspires Boston
Pedro Martinez claims his first shutout in almost four years as Boston thrash Tampa - plus a round-up...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Islanders retain Niinimaa
The New York Islanders agree a new deal with defenceman Janne Niinimaa - plus other news...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Peru pins hopes on Amazon gas
More than twenty years after natural gas was discovered deep in the Amazon jungle, the ambitious Camisea energy pipeline project becomes reality...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Winning back respect
Charles Gusewelle believes the US election is about restoring his country's reputation around the world...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Cricket: Play delayed
Persistent rain in Manchester postpones the resumption of play on day two between England and West Indies...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Soham officer guilty of alibi lie
Soham detective Brian Stevens is convicted of concocting an alibi for laptop pornography charges...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Poppy Day victims 'forgotten'
The daughter of an Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb victim says the police investigation has been forgotten...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Water shortage 'scapegoat' claims
An MSP urges Scottish Water to come clean over problems with supplies in Shetland...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Welsh jails among most crowded
Cardiff and Swansea prisons remain in the top 10 most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales, a report finds...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
US lecture tour for Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair is to undertake a potentially lucrative lecture tour of the US, her spokeswoman confirms...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
'Improve NHS error reports' call
Hospitals must improve recording of medical errors which may contribute to 72,000 deaths a year, researchers say...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Super ant colony hits Australia
A giant 100km colony of ants which has been discovered in Melbourne, Australia, could threaten local insect species...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Five to screen Friends spin-off
Five wins the right to broadcast Friends spin-off series Joey, after Channel 4 pulled out of bidding...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Murder police launch search
Police search for two men wanted for questioning in connection with separate murder investigations...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
UK's 'FBI' chief named
David Blunkett names the man he wants to lead the UK's fight against organised crime...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Rich 'hijack' low-cost pensions
Stakeholder pensions, aimed at low-income workers, are little more than "tax dodges" for the rich, says the TUC...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Minibus driver's crash 'regret'
The minibus driver charged over a fatal coach crash in Austria tells a UK newspaper of his sorrow and regret...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Hubble peers at celestial bubble
The Hubble Space Telescope has looked
into a bubble of interstellar gas and dust being inflated by particles from a young star...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
N.J. governor resigns, admits gay affair
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced his resignation today after admitting, with his wife at his side, that he had an extramarital homosexual affair. "My truth is that I am a gay American," McGreevey said at a press conference. The married father of two said his resignation would be effective November 15. State Senate President Richard Codey, a fellow Democrat, will assume the state's governorship...
CNN - August 12, 2004
400,000 Floridians evacuate
Emergency officials ordered hundreds of thousands of residents along central Florida's Gulf Coast, including the Tampa Bay area, to evacuate Thursday as Hurricane Charley strengthened. The storm is expected to slam ashore late Friday or early Saturday...
CNN - August 12, 2004
New Jersey governor out
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced his resignation today after admitting, with his wife at his side, that he had an extramarital homosexual affair. "I am a gay American," McGreevey said. His resignation takes effect November 15...
CNN - August 12, 2004
N.J. Governor Admits He's Gay, Resigns
Democrat James McGreevey acknowledges affair with another man, reportedly a former government employee who is expected to file civil lawsuit...
Fox News - August 12, 2004
Maradona seeks presidential help
Former football star Diego Maradona meets Argentine President Nestor Kirchner in a bid to pursue treatment abroad...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Pound slams US over drugs
World anti-doping chief Dick Pound criticises US athletics bosses over doping scandals...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Paraguay sacks disaster official
The top disaster relief official is sacked amid claims that aid to victims of last week's shopping centre fire was mishandled...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Photographer sues Aguilera
A photographer sues singer Christina Aguilera alleging her bodyguard punched and spat at him...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Griffey Jr to miss season
Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr will miss the rest of the season because of injury...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Nets heading for NYC
The NBA approves the sale of New Jersey to a group building a new arena in metropolitan New York...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Ancient remedy 'shrinks cancer'
An ancient native American cancer treatment is shown to have a beneficial effect, despite scepticism...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Dominican migrants perish at sea
About 50 migrants from the Dominican Republic die trying to reach the US territory of Puerto Rico...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
'Big decline' in Colombia cocaine
US drugs tsar John Walters says cocaine production has declined in Colombia by 30% in the past two years...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Six dead in Peru bus crash
Six people die and 37, including two Britons, are injured in a bus crash in central Peru...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
US budget deficit soars in July
The US government reports a larger-than-expected $69.16bn budget deficit in July, as it nears record levels for the year...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Fear over future sales hits Cisco
Quarterly profits at technology giant Cisco climb 41%; but shares dive after it warns that many clients are becoming more "cautious"...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
9/11 suspect 'not aware of plot'
The man charged with helping the 11 September 2001 plotters "knew nothing about the plan", a German court is told...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
HP shares tumble on profit news
Hewlett-Packard shares fall after disappointing third-quarter profits, while the firm warns the final quarter will also fall short of expectations...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Heavy competition hits Toys-R-Us
US retailer Toys-R-Us may sell its
Babies-R-Us unit after being hit by intense competition from retail chains such as Wal-Mart...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Programmes and Schedules
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BBC News - August 12, 2004
Driver charged over coach deaths
The driver of a minibus is charged with causing the death of five British tourists in a coach crash in Austria...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Rich 'hijack' stakeholder pensions
Stakeholder pensions - low-cost plans aimed at low-income workers - are little more than "tax dodges" for the rich, says the TUC...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Roadside blast kills UK soldier
A British soldier dies after an explosive detonates at the side of a road in the Iraqi city of Basra...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Car prices down across the board
The cost of buying both new and second hand cars fell sharply over the past five years, a new survey has found...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Ministers 'cannot block' £7m win
The government cannot prevent a convicted rapist from collecting his £7m lottery win, the Home Office stresses...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Golf: Clarke sets early pace
Darren Clarke cards a 65 to take the lead after the first round of the USPGA...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Football: Real 'set to sign Owen'
Michael Owen will join Real Madrid in a £8m plus player deal, according to reports...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Cricket: England tame Windies
England take two late wickets to leave West Indies 275-6 in the third Test...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Pair killed 'minutes after call'
A couple shot dead in their seaside bungalow contacted police shortly before they were killed...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Man remanded on murder charge
A 34-year-old County Antrim man is remanded in custody charged with murdering a man...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
A9 route reopens after landslide
A stretch of the A9 has reopened north of Perth after heavy flooding triggered a landslide...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Shops closed as flooding hits town
Heavy rain causes flooding across parts of south Wales, with shops closed in Neath and more bad weather forecast...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Oil at new high on Iraqi violence
The price of both US light crude and Brent oil reach fresh record highs on continued concern at the ongoing unrest in Iraq...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Arrests for all offences proposed
People could be arrested for all offences, including minor ones such as dropping litter, under Home Office proposals...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Clues to beating stomach cancer
Scientists believe they may have found a new way to fight a potentially dangerous stomach infection...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Many graduates 'find jobs boring'
Almost one in three graduates are bored with work, with many considering a career switch, a survey says...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Long-awaited Doom 3 hits the UK
Doom 3 goes on sale in the UK at a time of renewed concerns over violence in video games...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
No Friends spin-off for Channel 4
Channel 4 says it will not join a bidding war for Friends spin-off Joey claiming the price is too high...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
Should police powers of arrest be extended?
A Home Office consultation paper has suggested that police in England and Wales should be given powers to arrest people for minor offences including dropping litter. What do you think?...
BBC News - August 12, 2004
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