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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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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
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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US News Archive for August 2007:
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Hurricane Dean gains strength
Dean has strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane with dangerous 125 mph winds as it pounded Caribbean islands and headed toward the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters predicted Dean would approach Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula by Monday with maximum sustained winds around 150 mph. full story...
CNN - August 17, 2007
Barack Obama gets name-dropped in hip-hop
Vibe magazine dubbed him "B-Rock." He gets shout-outs in some of the most popular hip-hop singles of the summer. He had a high-profile meeting with Ludacris. Barack Obama has captured the imagination of the hip-hop community. full story...
CNN - August 17, 2007
City Room: Fattest of the Hamptons Fat Cats?
Beach Patrol: Corey Kilgannon is wrapping up a week of blogging from the Hamptons. Meow...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Bits Blog: Lawsuit Challenges Google?s Keyword Ads
American Airlines sues Google over the use of its trademarks in search advertising...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
The Caucus Blog: Fred Thompson at the Fair
Fred Thompson punched his ticket at the Iowa State Fair today, acting very much the candidate...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
The Lede Blog: The Compact Disc Turns 25
What's the life expectancy of a recorded music format? History says, about 30 years...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Edwards to Pull Out of Fund for Lenders
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said today he will get rid of personal assets tied to lenders who have foreclosed on Hurricane Katrina victims...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Russia Resumes Patrols by Nuclear Bombers
The renewal of regular, long-range patrols over the world?s oceans after a 15-year hiatus is another sign of Russia?s growing assertiveness...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Rescue Halted at Mine After 3 Deaths and 6 Injuries
A seismic jolt last night caused an accident during an effort to reach the six trapped miners in Utah...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
[TS] Talking Business: Even Quants Wobble When Markets Quake
How seemingly invulnerable quant funds have been buffeted by recent storms in the markets...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
The Days of the Yen Carry Trade May Be Ending
For several years, investors have borrowed cheaply in Japan and invested that money in higher-return locales. But the recent market volatility may mark the end of this particular investment strategy...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Toys ?R? Us Halts Sales of Vinyl Bibs
The giant toy chain said the move was a ?precautionary measure? after tests it commissioned in recent days found two samples of bibs with lead exceeding its standards...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
China Seeks to Regain Confidence on Food Safety
The government said it appointed Vice Prime Minister Wu Yi to head a Cabinet-level panel to oversee product quality and food safety...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Fed Cuts Lending Rate: Dow Closes Up 233 Points
Acting to avert an economic downturn, the Federal Reserve approved a half-percentage point cut in its discount rate on loans to banks, a move that sent stocks surging...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
US dog fight pair plead guilty
Two men accused of organising dog fights, alongside Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, plead guilty...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Huge payout in US stuttering case
Six US citizens who, as children, were used in an experiment to induce stuttering win nearly $1m in damages...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
'Babies at risk' in Guatemala row
The owner of a Guatemalan children's home under investigation says infants' health is at risk while the row goes on...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Mine rescue mission turns deadly
Three rescue workers were killed and six injured Thursday night during an apparent "seismic bump" at a Utah mine, according to state and hospital officials. The three who died did so in a "remarkable act of selflessness," Utah's governor said. full story...
CNN - August 17, 2007
U.S. troops in 24-hour battle
U.S. troops fought it out with insurgents over the last 24 hours in and near Tarmiya, one of the many volatile spots on the northern Baghdad outskirts, the military reported on Friday. full story...
CNN - August 17, 2007
Mueller's notes: Ailing Ashcroft was isolated
The White House demanded in 2004 that the Justice Department approve a secret national security program without allowing the ailing attorney general, "feeble, barely articulate, clearly stressed," to discuss the matter with top advisers, according to the FBI director's personal notes. full story...
CNN - August 17, 2007
City Room: Revisiting Joe Gould?s Secret
Fifty years after the death of Joe Gould, a look back at the Greenwich Village bohemian, who was famous for writing an enormous "Oral History of Our Time." The problem was, the history didn't exist...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
The Lede: Troop Withdrawals . . . From Liberia
Liberia's nation-building progress under the watchful eyes of U.N. peacekeepers...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Russia Orders Bomber Patrols
MOSCOW (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he had ordered the military to resume regular long-range flights of strategic bombers, a show of Russia's resurgent military power which comes amid a chill in relations with the United States...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Two Plead Guilty in Dogfighting Case Tied to Vick
Michael Vick, the Falcons quarterback, is now the only defendant who has not pleaded guilty in the case...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Rescue Halted at Mine After 3 Killed and 6 Injured
A seismic jolt today caused an accident during an effort to reach the six men who have been trapped in a coal mine in Utah...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Challenging Nasdaq, Borse Dubai Bids for OMX of Sweden
Borse Dubai made a $3.95 billion bid for the Nordic stock exchange operator, a premium of nearly 14 percent over the cash-and-share offer from Nasdaq...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Tokyo Stocks Plunge as Asian Slump Persists
The benchmark Nikkei index was down by 5.4 percent as investors who have been borrowing yen to invest globally rushed to cut their losses...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Fed Changes Direction With Rate Cut
Saying it now feels that the recent disorder in financial markets has raised the risk of a downturn, the Federal Reserve today approved a half-percentage point cut in its discount rate on loans to banks...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Fed cuts rate to stabilise market
The US Federal Reserve cuts the interest rate at which it lends money to banks from 6.25% to 5.75%...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
US bridge confirmed dead now 11
Two more bodies are pulled from the Minnesota bridge wreckage, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 11...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Hurricane hits eastern Caribbean
The islands of St Lucia and Martinique feel the force of Hurricane Dean, the first of the Atlantic storm season...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Small Plane Crashes in Alaska; 5 Die
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) -- A small airplane crashed near this island city in southeast Alaska Thursday killing five people, authorities said...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
3 Killed and 6 Injured in Rescue Effort at Mine
Three rescue workers were killed and six others were injured when a seismic jolt caused an accident during an effort to reach six men who have been trapped at a mine in Utah, officials said...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Patchwork City: One Billion Dollars Later, New Orleans Is Still at Risk
While parts of the city are now substantially safer from possible floodwaters, others have changed little...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Asian Stocks Slide Again Despite Late Wall Street Rally
Japan?s Nikkei 225 stock index tumbled more than 5 percent in today?s session, reaching a one-year low. European shares were mixed in early trading...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Elvis 'gig' ends day of tributes
A concert featuring footage of Elvis caps a day of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of his death...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Giuliani anti Palestinian state
US Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani says he is not in favour of the creation of Palestinian state...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Officials Confirm Inquiry on Senator?s House Renovations
The F.B.I. is investigating whether Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska had a role in arranging a 1999 government contract worth as much as $70 million for a company that later oversaw renovations of his house...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
College Ratings Race Roars on Despite Concerns
U.S. News & World Report releases its rankings of America?s top colleges, under attack as never before by college officials who accuse it of using dubious statistics...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Notes Detail Pressure on Ashcroft Over Spying
The F.B.I. director?s notes provide another eyewitness account of the confrontation over the secret N.S.A. surveillance program...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Max Roach, Master of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83
Max Roach was a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940s and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
For Giuliani, Ground Zero as Linchpin and Thorn
As Rudolph W. Giuliani campaigns around the country, his stewardship of New York City after the Sept. 11 attacks has become a topic of scrutiny...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
As Billboards, Public Phones Always Work
Public telephones are one of New York City?s stranger cash cows...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Seismic ?Bump? at Mine Kills 1, Injures Several
One rescue worker is dead and at least eight were injured during an attempt to reach six men trapped at Crandall Canyon Mine, officials said...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Patchwork City: One Billion Dollars Later, a City Still at Risk
While parts of New Orleans are substantially safer from flooding, others have changed little...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Padilla Is Guilty on All Charges in Terror Trial
In a significant victory for the Bush administration, a federal jury found Jose Padilla guilty of terrorism conspiracy charges on Thursday...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Business Briefing: Switzerland: Insurer?s Profit Rises
The Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services said its second quarter was reduced by payouts for the June floods in Britain but still rose 8 percent...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Mortgage Ills Start to Strain Homebuying in Manhattan
The turmoil in the mortgage market is starting to make it harder for New Yorkers to get the large loans that are typical in a city where the average apartment in Manhattan costs $1.3 million...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Business Briefing: Britain: Retail Sales Post Gain
Retail sales in Britain unexpectedly rose in July by the most in five months as price cuts by stores lured shoppers...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Business Briefing: Australia: Qantas Reports a Jump in Profit
Qantas Airways, Australia?s biggest airline, said second-half profit almost tripled and announced plans to buy back 10 percent of its stock...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
world business BRIEFING | EUROPE: Russia: Industrial Output Slows
Russian industrial production growth slowed in July after expanding at the fastest annual rate in two and a half years in June, the Federal Statistics Service said...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Darden Restaurants To Acquire 2 Chains
The parent of Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurant chains said Thursday that it would buy Rare Hospitality, owner of the LongHorn Steakhouse and Capital Grille chains...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
The Churn: People in the News
People...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Top Talent Agent Joins William Morris
The William Morris Agency completed an expensive deal to hire Ed Limato, the longtime agent to A-list actors like Denzel Washington and Mel Gibson, after Mr. Limato won the right to leave I.C.M...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Fifth Third to Buy a Southern Bank
Fifth Third Bancorp said Thursday that it would acquire the First Charter Corporation in a deal valued at $1.09 billion...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Estée Lauder Profit Misses Forecasts
Cosmetics maker Estée Lauder Lauder reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, despite nearly doubling net income in the company?s fiscal fourth quarter...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Bogus Diabetes Test Strips Traced to Chinese Distributor
An investigation found that a distributor in China was the source of about a million fake blood sugar test strips that have turned up in at least 35 states and eight countries...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
New York Life Upgrade
Standard & Poor?s Ratings Services raised its credit and financial strength ratings for the New York Life Insurance Company on Thursday from AA+ to AAA...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
I.B.M. and Sun to Cooperate in Technologies for Servers
The collaboration, which will enable Sun?s Solaris operating system to run on I.B.M. servers, will likely put pressure on competitor Hewlett-Packard...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Sales of Ink and Laptops Push H.P. Past Forecast
Computer and printer maker saw its fiscal third-quarter net income jump 29 percent on strong sales of laptop computers and printer ink...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Sales Improve for 3 Retailers, Pushing Profits Higher
Sales at J. C. Penney, Kohl?s and Nordstrom were up in the second quarter, beating Wall Street estimates...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Singapore Airlines to Receive Superjumbo Plane on Oct. 15
The first flight with paying customers aboard Singapore Airlines? new Airbus A380 aircraft will depart on October 25 from Singapore to Sydney...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
[TS] High & Low Finance: A Credit Crunch Unlike Any Other
Why is the credit panic of 2007 being played out in slow motion? Information may arrive instantly, but insight takes longer...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Europeans Plan to Investigate Ratings Agencies and Their Warnings
European officials are concerned that ratings agencies like Moody?s and Standard & Poor?s are paid by the very issuers they are supposed to be rating...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Boston Scientific Adds 2 Units to Those It Hopes to Sell
Hoping to reduce debt and focus on its core businesses, the medical equipment maker said it is looking to sell its cardiac and vascular surgery units...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Lenders in Canada Act to Fix a Problem in Their Debt Market
Prior to the agreement, some nonbank holders of asset-backed commercial paper were unable to roll over their debt and get their banks to provide emergency financing...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Rate of New Home Construction Plunges
Last month, the pace of new residential construction and the rate of building permits issued fell to their lowest points in more than a decade...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Error in Skype?s Software Shuts Down Phone Service
Skype?s 220 million users, some of them small businesses that had given up their landlines, were left without a way to call colleagues, customers and friends...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Judge Sides With Whole Foods on Deal for Wild Oats
A federal judge rejected a bid by government antitrust authorities to temporarily block Whole Foods Market?s planned acquisition of a rival, Wild Oats Markets...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Dell, Admitting Managers Inflated Sales Reports, Will Restate Income
The PC maker said it would reduce net income for the period by as much as $150 million and revenue by 1 percent or less per year...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Advertising: Now, the Clicking Is to Watch the Ads, Not Skip Them
Even while consumers seek to avoid advertising on TV and the Web, a growing number websites are presenting advertisements as entertainment...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Venerable Toronto Exchange Faces a Band of Rivals
The Toronto Stock Exchange has lost many of its biggest listings to foreign takeovers and private equity moves, now it is facing the emergence of several new local rivals...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
At Treasury, the Secretary Waits It Out
At Goldman Sachs, Henry M. Paulson, now the Treasury Secretary, was known for his aggressive deal-making. But as this month?s financial disorder has spread, Paulson has remained on the sidelines...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Stronger Asia Seen as Better Able to Deflect Ripples, or Big Waves, From U.S.
The U.S. used to be able to pick up the slack when growth stalled in the rest of the world. Now that dynamic has reversed, but many countries are still worried that the U.S. could drag them down as well...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Big Changes and Big Loan for Lender
Countrywide Financial said it had tapped $11.5 billion in emergency financing from 40 of the world?s largest banks amid difficulties in selling its home loans...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
A Day of Wild Market Swings and Global Anxiety
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 340 points before staging a late rally after a day of wild swings as investors weighed the impact of the crunch in the American credit market...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Japanese Stocks Decline 2.61 Percent
The Nikkei 225 stock index was down 421 points shortly after the start of the afternoon trading session...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Tennis: Roddick falls to Ferrer
David Ferrer beats defending champion Andy Roddick in straight sets at the Cincinnati Masters...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
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