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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2007:
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Diner's Journal Blog: Menus as Literature
Verbose menus...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
TierneyLab: Sun?s Long-Lost Twin Gets a Name
HIP 56948, we hardly knew ye. This "solar twin" finally has a name and myth fitting for a member of a dysfunctional astronomical family. (Credit: Digitized Sky Survey) The judges in the Solar-Twin Naming Contest have decided on a winner — and more. They were ready to pick one of the proposed Greek names and myths [...]...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Well Blog: Small Breast Tumors Can Be Aggressive
Small tumors may need more aggressive treatment...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
N.Y. Couple Convicted in Slave Case
A jury found a wealthy couple guilty of forcing their two Indonesian domestic workers into involuntary servitude...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
The Lede Blog: Relief and Dismay in Saudi Rape Case
King Abdullah spares the "girl From Qatif" from 200 lashes and a jail term, but does not mollify critics of Saudi justice and the way it treats women...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Judge Says White House Logs Public
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House visitor logs are public documents, a federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a legal strategy that the Bush administration had hoped would get around public records laws and let them keep their guests a secret...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
City Room: The Regulars Return for the Usual, on Second Avenue
Customers lined up at Second Avenue Deli, a New York City culinary institution, for its reincarnation some two years after it had been forced to close because of high rents...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
McCain Seeks to Capitalize on New Endorsements
Senator John McCain is making a push to attract independent voters in New Hampshire and plans to restart his Iowa campaign...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Bush Says U.S. Economy Is Sound
The president acknowledged ?some storm clouds and concern?' over the nation?s credit crunch and mortgage problems, but warned against raising taxes...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
DealBook Blog: National Oilwell Varco to Buy Grant Prideco
The maker of oil and gas drilling equipment said it will acquire Grant Prideco for about $7.4 billion, creating a company with an estimated market value of $32 billion...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Adobe Quarterly Profit Jumps 21 Percent
The desktop publishing software maker said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales rose to beat Wall Street?s expectations, fueled by strong sales of Creative Suite 3 and Acrobat...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Stocks Fall Amid Economic Worries
The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 175 points and all the major indexes lost at least 1 percent...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Leno and O?Brien to Resume Their Shows
NBC announced that the two hosts will return to the air on Jan. 2, even if the writers? strike has not been resolved...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Loews to Spin Off Lorillard Tobacco
In a move that would finally separate it from the tobacco business, Loews said it planned to divest its interest in Lorillard Tobacco, the maker of Kent, Newport, Maverick and True...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Telecom Industry Wins a Round on Eavesdropping
A bill to protect companies from lawsuits for cooperating with warrantless eavesdropping advanced in the Senate...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Miami end winless streak
Miami win for the first time in 2007 to halt speculation they could become the first side to end an NFL season 0-16...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
Black accuser Radler gets jailed
David Radler, whose testimony helped jail media tycoon Conrad Black, gets 29 months in jail for fraud...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
The Lede Blog: Giant Rat of Sumatra, Alive and Well
The species found in the mountains of Indonesia may be new to science, but not to Sherlock Holmes...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Bits : Ribbit Takes the Telephone Into the Cloud
Ribbit, based in Mountain View, Calif., will announce a telephone Web service intended to make it possible for programmers to add telephone features to any Web page...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Dot Earth Blog: Of Humans, Oil, and Whales
An artist's rendering of a bowhead whale diving. (Richard Ellis) Our endless quest for that wondrous liquid fossil fuel, oil, is expanding toward the ends of the Earth as higher prices justify more extreme extraction efforts. Jad Mouawad, my friend and colleague covering the global oil industry, ventured to frigid Barrow, Alaska, recently to write about [...]...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
N.Y. Couple Convicted in Slavery Case
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- A jury on Monday convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving two Indonesian women they brought to their mansion to work as housekeepers...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Corzine Signs Law Abolishes Death Penalty in New Jersey
Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law a measure repealing New Jersey?s death penalty, making the state the first in a generation to abolish capital punishment...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
In Chaotic Race, Huckabee Rising
In weekend campaigning, Mike Huckabee?s ascendancy rippled across the Republican field...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
A Toxic Pipeline: Counterfeit Drugs? Path Eased by Free Trade Zones
Counterfeiters use free trade zones to hide a drug?s provenance or to make or relabel adulterated products...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Ex-Publisher Gets 29 Months in Prison
F. David Radler, former publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times and No. 2 man in Hollinger International, was sentenced to 29 months in prison for his role in a scheme to steal from Hollinger shareholders...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
DealBook Blog: Related Gets $1.4 Billion From Investor Group
Related Companies said it would receive $1.4 billion in equity and debt investments from a group including Goldman Sachs, Michael Dell?s MSD Capital and Mubadala Development...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
DealBook Blog: National Oilwell Varco to Buy Grant Prideco
The maker of oil and gas drilling equipment said it will acquire Grant Prideco for about $7.4 billion, creating a company with an estimated market value of $32 billion...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Loews to Spin Off Lorillard Tobacco Unit
Loews, which has interests in financial services, hotels and watches, said it plans to spin off Lorillard, one of the largest U.S. cigarette makers, into a separate publicly traded company...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Leno and O?Brien Shows to Resume
Jay Leno and Conan O?Brien will return to the air on Jan. 2, but they may be forced to perform without writers...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Ingersoll to Buy Climate Control Maker
The industrial conglomerate agreed to buy Trane, the air-conditioning company that is the successor to American Standard, for $10.1 billion...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Stocks Decline Before Fed?s First Credit Auction
Wall Street extended last week?s losses in early trading as investors remained skeptical that the Federal Reserve?s first credit auction will be effective in loosening up a tight market...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Wheat breaks through $10 a bushel
US wheat futures break through $10 a bushel for the first time fanning fears about food price inflation...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
US offers EU gambling ban deal
The US offers trade concessions to the EU as compensation for refusing to change gambling rules...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
Dollar fall narrows US trade gap
The US current account deficit falls in the third quarter to the lowest level in two years as US exports surge...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
US 'slavery' couple found guilty
A US couple are found guilty of forced labour for keeping two Indonesian women as slaves in their home...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
Nations agree S American highway
The leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile agree to build a road from coast to coast across South America...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
Ingersoll to Buy Climate Control Maker
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd. said it agreed to acquire Trane Inc., an indoor heating and air conditioning systems maker, for about $10.1 billion...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Ingersoll to buy Trane for $10bn
US conglomerate Ingersoll-Rand buys temperature control firm Trane for $10.1bn...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
Greenspan wants homeowners helped
Federal Reserve ex-head Alan Greenspan calls for direct help for homeowners hit by the credit crunch...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
No headway in US college killing
Indian diplomatic officials meet US university after the killing of two Indian students...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
Celine Dion, She Went On and On
About 4,000 fans bid farewell to ?A New Day,? Celine Dion?s show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
On Facebook, Scholars Link Up With Data
A team of researchers is using the Facebook habits of students to study how personal tastes, habits and values affect the formation of social relationships...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
For Recipients of Medicare, the Hard Sell
Federal officials are trying to cut down on aggressive or deceptive sales pitches for Medicare Advantage plans...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Candidates Scrambling to Cope With Rise of Huckabee
The chaotic nature of the Republican race was on display over the weekend as Mike Huckabee?s sudden rise to the top tier rippled across the field...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Political Memo: In ?08 Race, the Other Clinton Steps Up Publicly
Bill Clinton is not running his wife?s campaign, but he has become the most powerful force in her political operation besides the candidate herself...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Addenda: Advertising Accounts
Accounts...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Drilling Down: Commercials Bask in a Show?s Glow
Viewers who enjoy a program are more likely than disgruntled viewers to have favorable responses to advertisements during that program...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Looking Ahead
Key milestones expected in the week ahead...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Zurich Journal: The World Is Flat, and Chocolatiers Want to Coat It
Swiss chocolatiers, having long ago conquered markets in Europe and North America, are now aiming at the vast expanses of Russia, India and China...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Boycotted Radio Host Remains Unbowed
The humbling of Don Imus has done nothing to quiet Michael Savage, a radio host with a far bigger following and far more checkered track record...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Chinese Airline in Airbus Deal and in Negotiation With Boeing
China Eastern Airlines intends to buy 40 Airbus A320 aircraft and is in talks for 40 Boeing 737s to expand its domestic and regional routes...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
A Familiar Editor for Gawker
Nick Denton, the entrepreneur who has built Gawker Media into a formidable blog brand, will become the managing editor of his flagship site, Gawker.com...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
The Media Equation: A Warning From Behind the Curtain
Media consumers have been watching the writers? strike from the sidelines, but they might take notice if the awards season is replaced by marches and pickets...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Facebook, the Place People Go to Meet Other Scrabble Players
Scrabulous, a Scrabble-like application that lets Facebook members play one another online, has been experiencing booming popularity...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
At Web Site for Journalists, Criticism of a Campaign Article Becomes a Melee
A round of media self-criticism turned into a schoolyard brawl last week, as editors, reporters and bloggers traded insults over a front-page article in The Washington Post...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Free Trade Zones Ease Passage of Counterfeit Drugs
Counterfeiters use free trade zones to hide a drug?s provenance, or to make, market or relabel adulterated products, according to anticounterfeiting experts...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Greenspan Urges U.S. to Help Those Facing Foreclosure
Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, said that the government should provide direct financial assistance to those threatened by foreclosure in the credit crisis...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
E-Commerce Report: A Quicker Resort This Year to Deep Discounting
Ideeli, a new e-commerce Web site, will offer members a chance to buy heavily discounted luxury items ? as long as they are quick enough...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Once Broke, GameStop Moves Up to S.&P. 500
A decade ago, the company now known as GameStop was bankrupt, but now it says it?s the world?s largest video game retailer and is about to join the S.&P. 500...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
A Book Signing With the Author a World Away
With his recent conviction and sentencing, the media baron and author Conrad M. Black has turned to a device called the LongPen to help him hold book signings from afar...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Group to Ask for Expanded Inquiry of the Power Markets
A broad coalition of groups is expected to file a petition asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its investigation into the marketing of power...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
A Pro Athlete With Spare Millions? Lenny Dykstra Has Your Magazine
Lenny Dykstra, a former baseball star, is launching The Players Club, a magazine aimed at helping players manage their millions...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Advertising: A Year for Quick Hits and Fast Flops as Campaigns Broke New Ground
In 2007, a growing number of marketers, agencies and media owners forsook the tried-and-true in favor of new ways to reach elusive consumers...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Ingersoll in Bid for Climate Control Maker
Ingersoll Rand, the industrial conglomerate, is near a deal to buy Trane, the air-conditioning company that is the successor to American Standard, for about $10 billion...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Case Lays Bare the Media?s Reliance on Iraqi Journalists
Bilal Hussein is an Iraqi photographer who had a hand in The Associated Press?s 2005 Pulitzer Prize for photography before being jailed without charges by the U.S. military...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Changing Courses at the Food Network
Having taken food and chefs from what was once the domain of public television to new celebrity heights, the Food Network is now undergoing a transformation...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Faster Chips Are Leaving Programmers in Their Dust
Newer computer chips with multiple processors require dauntingly complex software and programmers are having a hard time keeping up...
New York Times - December 17, 2007
Canada reactor resumes operation
A Canadian nuclear reactor supplying medical isotopes worldwide restarts, after safety concerns shut it down...
BBC News - December 17, 2007
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