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US News Archive for June 2006:
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Gates leaving Microsoft role
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday he will transition out of a day-to-day role at the company in 2008 to spend more time on global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
CNN - June 15, 2006
U.S., Afghan troops target Taliban
At least 40 alleged insurgents were killed as part of Operation Mountain Thrust, a military operation aimed at routing out resurgent Taliban fighters that have recently cropped up in southern Afghanistan, the military said Thursday...
CNN - June 15, 2006
Hawaiian waters become marine sanctuary
President Bush created a vast new marine sanctuary today, extending stronger federal protections to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the surrounding waters. "This national monument is more than 100 times larger than Yosemite National Park," Bush said...
CNN - June 15, 2006
Fossil Looked Like a Duck and Swam Like a Duck
Scientists have dug up fossils from 110 million years ago that looked remarkably like a modern-day water bird...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Bus Bomb Kills 8 Afghans on Way to U.S. Base
The attack in Kandahar was the first to specifically target civilians working at the base...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Goldman and Macquarie in Battle to Buy AB Ports
The two financiers are battling over Associated British Ports Holdings, which controls 21 ports in Britain...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Stocks Post Sharp Gains in Rebound From Sell-Off
The Dow Jones rose 1.8 percent today in a worldwide rally that brought even bigger gains in emerging markets...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Gates to Give Up Daily Role at Microsoft in 2008
Bill Gates plans to remain chairman while spending more time on his global health and education foundation...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Bush warns against protectionism
The US president warns against protectionism and says "tough decisions" must be made on trade talks...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Bush creates new marine sanctuary
President Bush announces the creation of the world's largest marine sanctuary, comprising a chain of Hawaiian islands...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
E-mail stumping from Iraq wins North Dakota election
While City Council candidate Maj. Mike McNamara was answering voter e-mail in Falluja, Iraq, his wife and daughter handled his campaign back in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The strategy paid off this week when the Marine reservist won the election from thousands of miles away...
CNN - June 15, 2006
U.S. reveals face of 'terror chief'
The U.S. military reveals for the first time a photo of Egyptian-born Abu Ayyub al-Masri, believed to have taken over al Qaeda in Iraq after the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an air strike last week...
CNN - June 15, 2006
Hill launches Iraq war debate
The House erupted in impassioned, election year debate over the Iraq war on Thursday. "We must stand firm in our commitment to fight terrorism and the evil it inflicts throughout the world," said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois. His Democratic rival, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, said the war was a "grotesque" mistake. "The administration continues to dig a hole," she said. "They refuse to come up and see the light."...
CNN - June 15, 2006
Alito Vote Loosens Limits on Evidence
The Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that police can use evidence collected with a warrant even if officers fail to knock before rushing into a home...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated
Regina and Renata Salinas Fierros were ''doing great'' after doctors separated their bodies in a long operation...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Bear Stearns sees 81% profit rise
Strong trading in bonds helps US investment bank Bear Sterns report an 81% massive leap in earnings...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
'Pitt beats DiCaprio' in film bid
Brad Pitt beats Leonardo DiCaprio in a bidding war for the film rights to a zombie book, according to a report...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Wonderful Life tops US film list
It's a Wonderful Life is named the most inspiring movie of all time in a list from the American Film Institute...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Iraq: Data haul exposes al Qaeda
Iraq's national security adviser said digital al Qaeda documents confiscated in recent days provide a wealth of information that could seriously disable the terror network...
CNN - June 15, 2006
Afghan minibus blast: 10 dead
A minibus carrying workers to an American base blew up in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing 10 people and wounding 15 others...
CNN - June 15, 2006
US hurricane leaves lasting marks
Seven years after a huge hurricane battered North Carolina, people and businesses have still not completely recovered...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Brazil court delays Varig ruling
A Brazilian judge postpones a decision on whether the airline Varig can be sold to a group of the carrier's employees...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Ice hockey: Edmonton win
Edmonton win game five in overtime to trail Carolina 3-2 in the Stanley Cup finals...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Ronaldo has tests over headaches
Under-fire Brazil striker Ronaldo is taken to a clinic after complaining of dizziness and headaches...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Messi to start on Argentina bench
Argentina's Lionel Messi returns to training after a foot injury, but is left out of the line-up to face Serbia & Montenegro on Friday...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Miami schools ban Cuba book
A school board in Miami votes in favour of removing a controversial book about Cuba school libraries...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Venezuela to get Russian aircraft
President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela will receive 30 Russian fighter jets, to replace its fleet of US planes...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Bogus hurricane victims get $1.4bn
The US government was defrauded of $1.4bn by bogus hurricane victims last year, an investigation reveals...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Doctors separate conjoined twins
Surgeons in the US state of California separate a pair of 10-month-old conjoined twin girls...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Mexico teachers clash with police
Mexican police fight running battles to evict teachers protesting over pay from the main square in a southern city...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
U.S., Afghan troops to target Taliban
The Taliban has regrouped in recent months in southern Afghanistan, prompting a combat operation involving more than 10,000 U.S., Afghan and coalition forces, military officials said...
CNN - June 15, 2006
Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely
The class-action lawsuit, Turkmen v. Ashcroft, is the first and largest of several brought by immigrants held after the Sept. 11 attacks...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
The DNA Age: That Wild Streak? Maybe It Runs in the Family
Discoveries about genes are prompting fresh consideration of how much control people have over who they are...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Adviser Who Shaped Bush's Speeches Is Leaving
Michael Gerson is credited with giving voice to both "compassionate conservatism" and the "axis of evil."...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Officials Seeking Source of Lethal Heroin Mixture
An additive that shuts down the respiratory system has been linked to at least 130 deaths in Chicago and Detroit...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Suspect Is Held in 4 Stabbings in Manhattan
The man was arrested after a doorman and cabbies who had seen one of the attacks called 911 on their cellphones as they followed him...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Bush Plans Vast Protected Sea Area in Hawaii
President Bush will designate as a national monument an area that is home to a spectacular array of sea life...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
American Media Considers Selling 5 Magazines
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Doctors Seek Delay in Ads
CHICAGO, June 14 (AP) — The American Medical Association said Wednesday it would press for a waiting period before pharmaceutical companies can advertise new prescription drugs and implantable devices, to give doctors more time to study the products...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Fees Sought for Oil Leases
The Bush administration wants 56 oil and gas producers to renegotiate Gulf of Mexico drilling leases that let them avoid paying as much as $10 billion in government fees...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
United Airlines Plans to Lay Off 11% of Its Salaried Workers
United Airlines will eliminate at least 1,000 salaried and management jobs by the end of the year as part of its efforts to reduce costs...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
A Ford Executive Cites Speed of Cutbacks
The Ford Motor Company is making faster-than-expected progress in reducing its work force as part of its corporate revamping...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Investors Seek Climate Change Information
A group of 27 investors have asked the SEC to require that companies disclose their financial vulnerability to changes in climate...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
China Places Limits on Lending to Soften Downturn
China's government stepped up efforts to cool the world's fastest-growing major economy as investment rose the most in almost two years in the first five months...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Court Asked to Overturn Conviction Against Adelphia Founder
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
British Ports Owner Selling to Team Led by Goldman Sachs
The agreement for AB Ports, Britain's biggest ports operator, came after Goldman Sachs raised its bid to £8.1 ($14.91) a share...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
French Insurer Makes $10 Billion Acquisition
The French insurer AXA has agreed to buy the insurer Winterthur for 12.3 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion)...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Markets Regain Some Momentum After Recent Losses
Stocks gained momentum in late afternoon trading by mixed reactions to the Commerce Department's Consumer Price Index inflation data...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Hewlett Unveils Servers Meant to Cut Costs
The company said the new line would play a major role in its vision of the next generation of data centers that operate with less energy and almost no people...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
U.A.W. President Elected for Another 4 Years
Ron Gettelfinger's second term promises to be as tumultuous as his first, when the auto industry was hit by its worst downturn in more than a decade...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Bayer to Acquire Schering; German Merck to Sell Stake
The new company is expected to become a German powerhouse in pharmaceutical research and production...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Insurer Reports Theft of Data on 930,000
The American International Group, one of the world's largest insurers, said yesterday that a burglar stole computer equipment in March from one of its Midwest offices that contained personal information on 930,000 people...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Advertising: The Top Man at Havas Plays His Hand at Aegis, but Comes Up Short
Aegis shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal from Vincent Bolloré , who owns a 29 percent stake in the company, to name two representatives to its board...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Entrepreneurial Edge: Building a Business Empire in China
American know-how is building a formidable economy in China while creating echoing opportunities in the United States...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Economic Scene: Investing in Good Deeds Without Checking the Prospectus
Increasing evidence shows that donors to charities often tolerate high administrative costs, fail to monitor charities and do not insist on measurable results...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
New Boutique Investment Bank Reveals Its Name, at Long Last
Ever since the longtime dealmaker Joseph R. Perella announced that he was starting a boutique investment bank, Wall Street has been playing a kind of parlor game. The goal: Guessing the name of Mr. Perella's firm...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Airbus Delay on Giant Jet Sends Shares Plummeting
Another delay in the delivery of the new double-decker A380 airplane raised questions about the company's management and strategy...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Market Place: NYSE's Coup Stirs Political Opposition in Europe
The NYSE Group's traction has slipped as politicians in Europe have lined up in favor of a domestic alternative to its proposed acquisition of Euronext...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Fed's Dilemma: Prices Climb as Economic Growth Slows
Economic growth in the last month and a half was generally strong across the country, but showed "some signs of deceleration."...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Japan's Top Banker Owned Stake in Scandal-Hit Fund
The Japanese central bank governor revealed that he invested in a fund implicated in an insider-trading scandal...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
At Tribune, a Call for a Split
A boardroom feud at the Tribune Company escalated as the Chandler family, Tribune's second-largest investor, called for a breakup of the company...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Falling Short of A+
Dell is trying to bounce back from a bad year and is now willing to question just about anything...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
S.E.C. Asked Grasso if He Buoyed Stock
Richard A. Grasso faced questions from regulators about whether he prodded traders to support the A.I.G.'s share price while he was head of the New York Stock Exchange...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
AOL to Turn Netscape Site Into a Newspaper of Sorts
AOL is turning its Netscape.com site into a collection of links to news articles, submitted by users and expanded upon by a staff of bloggers...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
A Modest Rise Still Amplifies Inflation Fears
When the government reported that the core measure of consumer prices was up 2.4 percent from 12 months earlier, analysts greeted the numbers as uniformly bad...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Marine sorry for Iraq deaths song
A 23-year-old US marine apologises for singing a song about the killing of Iraqis that was spread on the internet...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Colombia seeks US aid extension
The US and Colombian leaders hold talks in Washington about how to speed up the eradication of drugs...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
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