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US News Archive for June 2006:
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Bush: 'Seize the moment'
President Bush capped a surprise trip to Baghdad on Tuesday by visiting U.S. troops and urging Iraqis to "seize the moment" and rally behind their new government...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Alberto weakens over Florida
Locals are waving it off as "a mosquito breeze," but Florida authorities are warning people to stay off the streets until the danger from Tropical Storm Alberto passes. The storm made landfall around midday today near Adams Beach...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Bush to Iraqis: 'Seize the moment'
U.S. President George W. Bush has capped a surprise trip to Baghdad by visiting U.S. troops and urging Iraqis to "seize the moment" and rally behind their new government...
CNN - June 13, 2006
House Approves Funds for Wars and Hurricane Aid
The House and Senate reached agreement by reducing disaster assistance to within the limit set by the president...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
World's Image of U.S. Slips Further, Survey Shows
Favorable views of the U.S. dropped sharply over the past year, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Brazil 1, Croatia 0: Kaka's Goal Lifts Brazil in Berlin
Kaka delighted the Brazilian fans who have sambaed their way to Germany, scoring in the 44th minute, and the defending champions won a record eighth straight World Cup game...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Clinton Seeks Middle Ground in Abortion Debate
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said that the nation's focus should be on preventing unwanted pregnancies...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Representative Kennedy Reaches Deal
The congressman pleaded guilty today to driving under the influence of prescription drugs...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Goldman Sachs Profit More Than Doubles
Goldman Sachs reported that its earnings more than doubled from a year earlier but the company failed to impress Wall Street and its stock fell...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Suit Seeks to Force KFC to Stop Using Trans Fat
An advocacy group sued KFC today to get it to stop using a key ingredient of its fried chicken...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq
U.S. President George W. Bush arrive in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. The visit is Bush's second to Iraq since U.S.-led troops ousted Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Bush makes surprise visit to Baghdad
U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. It marks Bush's first visit since Iraq's new government was approved on May 20. Bush last visited Baghdad in November 2003 for a surprise Thanksgiving dinner with troops...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Bush drops in on Baghdad
President Bush arrived Tuesday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. It is his first visit since Iraq's permanent government was approved May 20. The trip is designed to boost the government of the new prime minister and allow the two leaders to get to know each other...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Lawyer: Rove won't be charged in CIA leak case
White House senior adviser Karl Rove has been told by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald that he will not be charged in the CIA leak case, according to Robert Luskin, Rove's lawyer...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Alberto Weakens as It Nears Gulf Coast
The National Weather Service service said coastal regions could expect flooding of seven to nine feet...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Miami Heat, Down 2-0, Hopes Home Court Helps
In the aftermath of being decimated by the Dallas Mavericks in the first two games of the N.B.A. finals, a huge question hangs in the humid air: Will the real Shaquille O'Neal show up?...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Wholesale Prices Crept Higher in May
The increase was the latest sign that inflation was heating up at a higher level than the Fed prefers...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Price data hints at US inflation
Core US producer prices rose by more than expected in May, figures show, indicating inflationary pressures remain...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Goldman unveils surge in profits
Profits at Wall Street heavyweight Goldman Sachs more than double to $2.3bn in the three months to May...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
US Church in gay bishops debate
US Anglicans are to meet to discuss moves to appease Church leaders critical of their stance on gay bishops...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Spain rejects CIA flight claims
Spain denies colluding over CIA "terror suspect" flights as a Spanish judge says he can investigate the claims...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Florida hurricane threat recedes
Tropical Storm Alberto lashes Florida, but now seems unlikely to become a hurricane before landfall...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Rise in violent crime alarms US
Murder and robberies rose in the US last year for the first time in four years, figures from the FBI show...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Iraq: 70,000 to patrol Baghdad
At least 70,000 coalition forces -- most of them Iraqi -- will be deployed on the streets of Baghdad Wednesday morning in a massive effort to bring security to the Iraqi capital, according to the Iraqi prime minister's office...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Car bombs kill 14 in Kirkuk
At least five car bombs explode during a two-hour period in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, killing at least 14 people and wounding 20 others, a police and morgue officials say...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Rove Won't Be Charged in C.I.A. Leak Case
The prosecutor advised Karl Rove that he would not be charged with any wrongdoing, effectively ending the nearly three-year criminal investigation...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
US imbalances 'threaten economy'
Global trade imbalances are one of the biggest threats to the world economy, the head of the IMF warns...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Brazil court agrees to Varig sale
Debt-ridden Brazilian airline Varig may survive after a court agrees "in principle" to sell it to a workers' group...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
US-Cuba row over mission blackout
US diplomats in Havana complain about power cuts at their mission, as Cuba says its power shortages are over...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Warming 'threat to Asian security'
Rapid global warming poses a variety of security threats to the Asia Pacific region that have been "seriously underestimated," a new study says. The report, released Tuesday by a Sydney-based think tank, paints a grim scenario of disease, food and water shortages, natural disasters, territorial tensions and mass population movements threatening political stability in the region...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Palestinian security forces clash
Palestinian security forces are on high alert after Palestinian Authority and Hamas security forces clashed in Rafah, resulting in two deaths...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Contractors make billions on Iraq front line
Private military contractors are earning billions of dollars in Iraq doing of the most dangerous jobs. "Military doesn't even like to go where we are going," said one contractor...
CNN - June 13, 2006
Flight of Young Adults Is Causing Alarm Upstate
A migration of young adults from upstate New York is turning many communities grayer...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Dogs and Their Fine Noses Find New Career Paths
Dogs are being put to use in areas such as medicine, environmental protection and anti-piracy efforts...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Czech Republic 3, U.S. 0: U.S. Is Routed by Czech Republic in World Cup
Four years of planning and expectation, and two years of qualifying, unraveled disastrously in five minutes for the United States at the World Cup in a humiliating defeat...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Violent Crime Rose in '05, With Murders Up by 4.8%
In the preliminary report, issued by the F.B.I., the biggest increases in murder came in medium-size cities and in the Midwest...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Police Struggles in New Orleans Raise Old Fears
With the city's force recovering from Hurricane Katrina, memories of its incompetent, brutal past have returned...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
U.S. Muslims Confront Taboo on Nursing Homes
Many Muslim families are trying to reconcile Islamic teachings on caring for elders with the modern realities...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Prisoners Gain in Suit Attacking Lethal Injection
The Supreme Court opened the door for death-row inmates to challenge the way most states carry out lethal injection executions...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Britain: U.S. Rules May Not Apply
Britain's stock market regulator said that United States regulations were unlikely to apply to companies listed in Britain should the Nasdaq Stock Market or another American company buy the London Stock Exchange...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Germany: VW to Extend Workweek
Following a trend that is spreading across Germany, Volkswagen said that it planned to increase its working week to 35 hours from 28.8 hours without a pay increase...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
India: Industrial Production Up 9.5%
India's industrial output rose a stronger-than-expected 9.5 percent in April, helped by consumer spending on products like motorcycles, televisions and refrigerators...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Brazil: Judge Approves Varig Offer
A Brazilian judge approved an offer by a Varig employee group to buy the debt-ridden carrier, which was once Latin America's largest airline...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Military Members Caught in a Cup Dispute
FIFA's media representative would not make a deal with the Defense Department's American Forces Network, so AFN will not carry any World Cup matches...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Britain: Signet and Zale End Talks
The Signet Group, the owner of Kay Jewelers and Jared stores, and a rival, the Zale Corporation, ended merger talks just hours after announcing that they were discussing a possible deal...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Spain: Bank to Buy Texas Operations
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria of Spain announced it would buy two Texas banks...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Memo Pad
NEW JETBLUE SHUTTLE JetBlue Airways is starting a shuttle service, with six daily nonstops between Kennedy International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. Introductory one-way fares, available through June 30, are $39, with a 14-day advance purchase requirement, for flights between Aug. 17 and Sept. 30. Regular one-way fares will range from $50 to $145. JetBlue described the introductory fare as 40 percent lower than any in the New York area. But the main shuttle carriers, Delta and US Airways, fly between La Guardia and Reagan National Airport, which many business travelers consider a far more convenient route than Kennedy-Dulles...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Sports Media and Business: 2nd-Rate Broadcast For the Third Jewel Of the Triple Crown
It is no secret that ABC Sports is an ESPN delivery system, and at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, an inferior ESPN production showed how unprepared it was to carry a Triple Crown race...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
On the Road: As Fancy Seats Get Comfier, Let Us Now Praise Coach
Most business travelers actually fly in coach, where most of us buy the cheapest convenient fare...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Frequent Traveler: Zen on Hot Asphalt for a Biker on Business
I would rather ride my motorcycle for a business trip than fly — and I often do...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Market Place: Downturn? What Downturn? Lehman Profit Is Up 47%
Despite the news, shares of Lehman Brothers fell more than 5 percent as investors expected the bank's ability to consistently beat estimates to wane...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Human Rights Commission to Study Advertising Industry's Hiring Practices
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has scheduled hearings on how the advertising industry hires, retains and promotes minority employees...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Monster Is Subpoenaed
Monster Worldwide, parent of the job search site Monster.com, was subpoenaed over the timing of stock option grants to executives...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
China Posted Trade Surplus of $13 Billion Last Month
The huge trade gains could create new pressures on Beijing to allow its currency to appreciate against other world currencies...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Mirant Withdraws Its Offer to Buy NRG
The Mirant Corporation, a power generator, withdrew its bid under pressure from Mirant shareholders, who said they could make more money if Mirant sold itself instead...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Advertising: General Mills to Let Agencies Call the Shots
General Mills will let its two principal agencies, Campbell Mithun and Saatchi & Saatchi, determine the media in which ads run and which agencies will create them...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
For Disabled Travelers, Many an Obstacle Along the Way
Companies may follow the letter of federal law, but not always its spirit...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Arcelor Indicates Some Willingness to Talk With Mittal
The European steel giant formally rejected a 25.8 billion euro hostile takeover bid by Mittal Steel. But for the first time, Arcelor said it might be willing to negotiate...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
European Union Moves Ahead With Turkey and Croatia Talks
The European Union pushed forward with enlargement plans, conducting a first round of membership negotiations...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Calling Truce, Northwest and Attendants to Resume Talks
In a temporary truce until June 30, flight attendants agreed not to strike and the airline agreed not to set aside their contract...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
As DVD Sales Slow, Hollywood Hunts for a New Cash Cow
DVD sales are expected to grow just 2 percent this year, a far cry from the double-digit growth the movie industry enjoyed just two years ago...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Broad Economic Worries Drive a Global Sell-Off
Fears about higher interest rates, rising inflation and a slowing economy sent stocks lower, with emerging markets taking the biggest hit...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Dispute Over Evidence in Pellicano Wiretap Case
The investigation of Anthony Pellicano, a Hollywood private eye, has turned up only a single recording in which people were wiretapped, prosecutors said...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Somber Tone and Protest as U.A.W. Convenes
Leaders and members of the United Automobile Workers are now aiming to protect what they have rather than gain new ground...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
A Daily Pill to Combat Impotence?
A daily dose of Cialis, the No. 2 impotence drug, would be aimed at allowing more spontaneity in the user's sex life...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
David (Car) Has Better Chance Against Goliath (S.U.V.)
A large number of sport utility vehicles and pickups have been redesigned to reduce the threat they pose in collisions with smaller cars...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
New Argentine law curbs military
Argentina enacts a law to prevent the armed forces from waging war against their own people ever again...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Blackout on Canada terror trial
Lawyers acting for Canadian terror suspects claim a media blackout shows they cannot get a fair trial...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Colombia police theft trial opens
The trial begins of 147 Colombian soldiers accused of stealing a $20m haul of guerrilla money...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
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