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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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Dubai parties at hotel gala despite economic gloom
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike
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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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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US News Archive for July 2006:
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Rockets fall across north Israel
PM: Israel will continue fighting in Lebanon until the release of two Israeli soldiers abducted by Hezbollah guerillas last weekSuspected Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israeli city of HaifaIsrael: Airstrike in Lebanon destroys Iranian long-range missileIn 6 days of fighting, 165 killed in Lebanon and 24 in Israel...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Storms push firefighters off front lines
Heavy rain and lightning forced firefighters from the ridges where they were battling a cluster of wildfires that have destroyed close to 60 homes and blackened more than 130 square miles of desert and forest east of Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. Other fires are burning in Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and Minnesota...
CNN - July 17, 2006
80 dead as quake triggers tsunami
A major earthquake off the coast of Java Monday and a tsunami that followed killed at least 80 people, according to Red Cross officials...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Bloomberg Unveils Plan to Reduce Homelessness
New York’s mayor announced today a new, more aggressive approach to hard-core street homelessness...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Howard Beach Attacker Sentenced to 15 Years
Nicholas Minucci was convicted last month of a hate crime in the beating and robbery of a black man in Howard Beach last year...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
At Gateway to Hezbollah Country, Seaside Town Becomes a Target
Tyre, Lebanon, has become a path to safety in the north as refugees flee Israel's bombing campaign...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Tsunami Kills Scores in Indonesia After Quake
The death toll climbed to at least 80 and was expected to rise further, with many injured or missing...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Citigroup Posts Profit Gain, but Sees Challenges
The company said it faced a “challenging” operating environment as global market turbulence continues and the American economy slows...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Israel plans Lebanon buffer zone
PM Olmert says Israel will destroy terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, south Lebanon Suspected Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israeli city of HaifaIsrael closes Haifa port due to Hezbollah rockets -- ReutersIsrael denies Lebanese TV report of plane shot down...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Storms could hinder wildfires battle
Fire crews made progress Monday against wildfires that had destroyed 58 homes and blackened 130 square miles, but they faced a threat of thunderstorms with lightning and enough rain to either douse flames or cause flooding in burned out canyons...
CNN - July 17, 2006
86 dead as quake triggers tsunami
A major earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami that followed has killed at least 86 people, but the death toll is expected to rise as the search for victims moves ahead, officials and witnesses said...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Congress, Bush on collision course over stem cells
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday restrictions on federal support for stem cell research are too harsh, but President Bush has vowed to keep them in place...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Quake Near Indonesia Sets Off Fears of Tsunami
Initial reports that at least 5 people were killed and perhaps dozens were missing were overtaken by counts of at least 37 people dead...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Heat Wave Grips Most of the Nation
Temperatures in the 90’s are expected in nearly every state, and 100-degree heat predicted in many places...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Shuttle Safely Returns to Cape Canaveral
Discovery ended a 13-day mission that paved the way for completion of the space station. Video...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Webdenda: People and Accounts of Note
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New York Times - July 17, 2006
Hospital Chiefs Get Paid for Advice on Selling
For a fee, executives at some of America’s leading nonprofit hospitals talk privately with hospital suppliers...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Plame suit makes political waves
Whatever the legal outcome of a lawsuit against Vice-President Dick Cheney, the case is making political waves...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Jump in US industrial production
US industrial output rises strongly in June, a sign that the Fed may have scope to raise interest rates further...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Mid-East crisis dilemma for US
The escalating violence in the Middle East leaves the US with few good options, the BBC's Jonathan Beale writes...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Colombia's 2014 World Cup bid
Colombia joins the race to stage the World Cup when it returns to South America in 2014...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
YouTube hits 100m videos a day
Internet video site YouTube says its users are now downloading more than 100 million videos per day...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Golf: Woods in Open defence
Tiger Woods starts the defence of his Open title in the company of three-times winner Nick Faldo at Hoylake on Thursday...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Airbus ups pressure on Boeing
European planemaker Airbus unveils plans for its new look A350, stepping up the battle with rival Boeing...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Armed gang fires on Mexican jail
Authorities in the Mexican state of Tabasco call in soldiers after a gang attacks a jail with grenades and bazookas...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Annan, Blair call for intervention
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and British Prime Minister Tony Blair call for an international stabilization force to help end the cross-border attacks between Hezbollah and Israel...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Fire crews struggling
Fire crews struggled Sunday to quell wildfires still raging across steep, rocky swaths of California's desert region, as the harsh terrain slowed efforts to fully contain the blazes that have destroyed 58 homes and scorched more than 120 square miles...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Israel launches new strikes
Another round of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut's international airport and other targets around Lebanon Monday as Western countries made plans to evacuate their citizens from the country...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Senate to debate stem cell bill
The US Senate debates a bill to promote stem cell research - raising the prospect of a veto by President Bush...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
Israel, Hezbollah trade attacks
The Israeli military and Hezbollah trade deadly attacks for a fifth straight day, with the Lebanon-based militants striking Haifa and other towns deeper inside Israel...
CNN - July 17, 2006
Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Deepens
Several studies raise an ominous prospect: that increases in diabetes may worsen the rising toll from Alzheimer’s...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Bush Administration Plans Medicare Changes
The changes could cut payments by 20 percent to 30 percent for complex treatments and new technologies...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Shuttle Is Cleared to Return Home
Discovery has two opportunities about 90 minutes apart to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Hurricane Aid Flowing Directly to Homeowners
After a year of political battling and bargaining, $10 billion in federal aid is finally making its way to victims...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Arizona Ballot Could Become Lottery Ticket
A group has proposed awarding $1 million in every general election to one randomly chosen voter...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
WNYC’s Planned Move Will Finish Its Breakup With the City
After broadcasting since 1924 from the Municipal Building at 1 Centre Street in Manhattan, WNYC is making a $45 million move northwest to Varick Street...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
NBC Keeps Fingers Crossed for ‘America’s Got Talent’
NBC executives have every justification in calling “America’s Got Talent” the most successful new show of the summer. But is it a hit?...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Looking Ahead
FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY Fed watchers will be out in force when the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, delivers his semiannual report to Congress on monetary policy and the state of the economy. In the first day of what is known as the Humphrey-Hawkins testimony, Mr. Bernanke will address the Senate Banking Committee; the next day he will testify to the House Financial Services Committee. With Mr. Bernanke still in his rookie year, many on Wall Street can be expected to be parsing his speech for signs of what kind of player he might turn out to be. (Wednesday and Thursday.)...
New York Times - July 17, 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 17, 2006
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Drilling Down: On Second Thought, It Looks Good on You
Though more accepting of a larger body size, Americans still feel a compulsion to diet...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Interactive Netscape Site Gets Some Sour Responses
When AOL tried to update Netscape.com last month, it received some surprisingly angry feedback...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Senator’s Slip of the Tongue Keeps on Truckin’ Over the Web
Senator Ted Stevens's comments about the Internet are fast flying around the Internet...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Addenda: Coors Chairman Charged With Driving Drunk
Coors Chairman Charged...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Webdenda: People and Accounts of Note
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New York Times - July 17, 2006
H.P. to Unveil Radio Chips to Store Data
A new technology could allow large amounts of information to be stored on tiny chips attached to objects...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
News Online Seems to Have Long Shelf Life
A new research paper seeks to answer a riddle for publishers, editors and even readers: when does new news become old news?...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Mining Rivals Increase Bids in 4-Party Fight
Phelps Dodge, the Phoenix-based mining company, sweetened its offer for the rivals Inco and Falconbridge by 2.75 Canadian dollars a share on Sunday...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Paramount Hires an Executive From G.E.
Frederick Huntsberry has been named chief operating officer at Paramount Pictures, the film unit owned by Viacom, the studio said on Sunday...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
From Group of 8, Energy Focus Is on Oil
The summit touched lightly on alternatives to fossil fuels, but focused mostly on how to bring more oil to the market...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
BBC Presses for Financing, and Its Detractors Cry Foul
The license fee that every British television owner must pay to finance the BBC's operations is under review by the government...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
E-Commerce Report : Making Several Stops at Shops Online, but Paying All at Google
Competition is heating up to offer consumers alternative ways to pay for online purchases...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
When Couric Broadcasts the News, Some Radio and Web Sites Will Too
The president of CBS News and Sports outlined expansive changes that are planned for "The CBS Evening News" when Katie Couric takes over in September...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
For Ailing Disney, a Shot of Strong Medicine
With two humbling years at the box office, the Walt Disney Company is planning an overhaul of its movie studio...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Alltel to End Local Service as a Spinoff Is Completed
Alltel plans to announce today that it has completed spinning off its local phone unit and merging it with Valor Communications...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
How Far Would You Drive to Avoid a Rental-Car Tax?
A new study by the nation’s largest car rental company shows that people will go miles out of their way to avoid a $4-a-day tax on rental cars...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
David Carr: Couric Listens, but Who Will Watch?
It is clear that the battle that Katie Couric will be confronting this fall is less uphill than up against a wall...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Advertising: For CBS’s Fall Lineup, Check Inside Your Refrigerator
CBS plans to announce Monday that it will place laser imprints of its trademark eye insignia, as well as logos for some of its shows, on some 35 million eggs...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Study Finds Backdating of Options Widespread
More than 2,000 companies appear to have used backdated stock options to sweeten their top executives’ pay packages, a new study suggests...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
News Analysis: Agreeing to Talk It Over, but Making No Promises
The seconds are counting down in a high-pressure chess match between the chiefs of Renault and Nissan and G.M...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
At One Paper, All Tension Is Local
What started as a conflict over journalistic ethics has escalated into a full-blown rebellion by the staff of The Santa Barbara News-Press...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Airbus Offers Guided Tour of a Fiasco
Airbus plans to disclose details of a radically redesigned midsize plane on Monday — a $10 billion project that will compete with Boeing’s 787...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Hospital Chiefs Get Paid for Advice on Selling to Hospitals
Companies are paying executives at some of America’s leading nonprofit hospitals to talk privately with providers of hospital supplies and services...
New York Times - July 17, 2006
Ecuador volcano sparks evacuation
Thousands of villagers are moved out of their homes, as Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupts for a third day...
BBC News - July 17, 2006
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