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Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Scientists Virginia sharks pup a virgin birth
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Bodies, perhaps of migrants, wash ashore in Yemen
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Swedish couple hacked to death in Tobago 1 arrest
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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US News Archive for February 2008:
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Reading Room: How Playwrights Watch Plays
Before I talk about "August: Osage County," and what is astonishing about this play, I want to start by stating the obvious. Playwrights don't go to the theater like other people. We don't go on our anniversaries or birthdays; we don't go because a play got a good review. (Most of us have stopped reading reviews, [...]...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
City Room: The National Toy Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame members include the yo-yo, G.I. Joe, and the cardboard box -- all at Toy Fair this week. What's missing? Rubber Ducky, Rubik's Cube, the skateboard, the basketball...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
The Lede: In Moscow, a Wave of Skinhead Violence
Arrests fail to quell protests following a wave of attacks on non-Slavs...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Fines Sought on Tower Demolition
Dozens of safety violations were found at the former Deutsche Bank tower near ground zero where two firefighters died in a blaze...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Higher Education Gap May Slow Economic Mobility
The poor could have a harder time moving up the income ladder as the higher education gap widens, a report said...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
In Pakistan, Musharraf?s Party Accepts Defeat
President Pervez Musharraf said he accepted the defeat of his party and would work with a new Parliament...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
McCain and Obama Seek to Stoke Wisconsin Turnout
Advisers to Senator Barack Obama were hoping he would draw a considerable share of independent voters, even with Senator John McCain also on the ballot...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Cuba Experts See Opportunity
Several commentators said that change was most certainly afoot in Havana, and that Washington should be ready to respond...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
On Havana?s Streets, Few Expect Much Change
What emotion Fidel Castro?s announcement elicited was on the sly, under the eye of a heavy police presence...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Castro?s Circle Likely to Hold Power After Resignation
The announcement that Fidel Castro would step down opens the way for his brother Raúl or another member of his inner circle to become president...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Martha Stewart Living Foresees Loss in Quarter
The company?s disappointing results and outlook pushed its shares down 2 percent even as it announced a deal with the celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Toshiba Concedes Defeat in the DVD Battle
The Japanese electronics giant threw in the towel on its HD DVD technology, announcing that it would no longer develop, produce or market disc players for the format...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Judge Orders Wikileaks Web Site Shut
The closing of Wikileaks.org, which invites people to post confidential material, presents a First Amendment test...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Stocks Close Lower Amid Inflation Fears
Wall Street gave up a big early advance after oil prices closed above $100 for the first time and stoked fears that inflation will stymie an already troubled economy...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
MBIA Replaces Chief and Considers Split
The bond insurer replaced its chief executive with its retired chairman, Joseph W. Brown Jr., who said he would consider splitting up the company?s insurance business to restore confidence...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Hewlett-Packard Reports 13% Rise in Revenue
HP?s first-quarter net income grew 38 percent to $2.1 billion, as revenue climbed 13 percent to $28.5 billion, beating the muted expectations of Wall Street analysts...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
NBC Ready for ?The Endless Season?
NBC says it will jettison the practice of saving shows for the traditional September-to-May TV season...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Oil Closes Above $100 for First Time
Crude oil vaulted through a psychological barrier amid concern about whether production can keep up with rising global demand...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Strong profits at Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported better than expected quarterly results helped by strong international sales...
BBC News - February 19, 2008
Oil prices hit record in New York
Oil prices surge to record levels as traders bet that the Opec nations will reduce output...
BBC News - February 19, 2008
Daytona 500, Behind the Numbers
Tony Stewart, top left, failed to win the Daytona 500, but he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, who finished fourth, moved easily in single-car runs. Ryan Newman, right, took the checkered flag ahead of Kurt Busch, center. (Photograph by Duffin McGee/Reuters) Looking at the top 20 finishers of the Daytona 500, there's quite [...]...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Two Stolen Paintings Are Recovered
The good news, if confirmed later by the police, would come with a slight insult...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Blogs Without the Links
A new print collection compiles essays and excerpts from 27 blogs, nine of them based in New York City. The critical reaction has been mixed...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Yankee Veterans Back Pettitte
Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon said they back their teammate Andy Pettitte, but offered little insight on former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
NATO Intervenes at Serb Protest
NATO peacekeepers in newly independent Kosovo intervened on Tuesday as Serb mobs opposed to its secession attacked border posts and police fled...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Supreme Court Takes Case on Excluding Evidence
The case turns on the question of when evidence gathered by the police in a wrongful arrest must be thrown out...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Deal Is Done; Kidd Is Headed to Dallas
Jason Kidd is headed from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
In U.S., Cuban Exiles Unmoved
Many said they expected Cuba?s communist system to stay unchanged under Mr. Castro?s brother Raúl...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuba?s President
Fidel Castro stepped down as president after a long illness, according to the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party, ending one of the longest tenures as a head of state...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Bridgestone Annual Profit Up 55%
The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 131.6 billion yen ($1.22 billion) for 2007 as brisk tire sales and a weaker yen offset a rise in raw material costs...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Medco Profit Tops Estimates
Helped by sales of generic drugs, the pharmacy benefit manager lifted its full-year profit forecast, sending its shares higher...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Medtronic Profit Plunges on Charges
Third-quarter earnings tumbled 89 percent from a year ago due to charges from lawsuit settlements and acquisition costs, but the adjusted profit still beat Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Corporate Express Rejects Staples' Bid
The Netherlands-based office supplies delivery firm swiftly turned down the unsolicited buyout offer from Staples, saying its $3.67 billion bid was too low...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
Handing a victory to Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video, Toshiba said it would no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Thomson Gets E.U. Approval for Reuters Bid
But the European Commission said Thomson must sell off financial research units to eliminate antitrust concerns raised by the 8.1 billion pound ($15.8 billion) deal...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
MBIA Replaces Chief Executive
The bond insurer said that a former chief executive, Joseph Brown, would replace Gary Dunton as it scrambles to maintain a top credit rating amid mortgage-related losses...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Wal-Mart Profit Up 4%
The retailer said net income in the fourth quarter rose to $4.1 billion as its focus on low prices paid off. International growth also helped lift profit and sales...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Bank of Montreal Takes $485 Million Charge
The bank, Canada?s fourth largest, cited turmoil in the credit markets for the charge and said it was replacing its chief risk officer and interim chief financial officer...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Stocks Up on Wal-Mart Earnings
Investors welcomed the upbeat profit report from the retailer as a sign that consumers might not be as afraid of spending as the market has feared...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
New $2.8 Billion Write-Down Jolts Credit Suisse
The bank said the write-down cut $1 billion from its profit and that it had suspended traders for errors...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Proxy Fight Looms for Yahoo
Microsoft will wage a proxy fight to oust Yahoo?s directors, people briefed on the matter told DealBook...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Wal-Mart fears challenges ahead
The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, reports higher profits but says this year will be challenging...
BBC News - February 19, 2008
Reuters sale to Thomson cleared
EU and US competition bodies clear the Thomson's purchase of news and information provider Reuters...
BBC News - February 19, 2008
Top US court rejects spying case
The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11...
BBC News - February 19, 2008
Bush Says Darfur Crisis Needs to End
President Bush called Tuesday on all nations to step up efforts to end ?once and for all? the ethnic slaughter still continuing in Sudan?s western Darfur region...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Musharraf?s Party Accepts Defeat
Pakistan appeared to be heading for a transition to an elected civilian government after President Pervez Musharraf said that he accepted the resounding defeat of his party in Sunday?s elections...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuba?s President
After a long illness, Fidel Castro stepped down on Tuesday, ending one of the longest tenures as head of state in the world, according to Granma, the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Credit Suisse Writes Off $2.85 Billion
Credit Suisse has written $2.85 billion off the value of its asset-backed investments and found mismarking and pricing errors on its books, it revealed on Tuesday, sending its shares plummeting...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
US shifts on Africom base plans
The US decides to keep the base for its new Africa Command in Germany for now, after a lack of interest from nations...
BBC News - February 19, 2008
Tension About Religion and Class in Turkey
As Turkey lurches toward a repeal of a ban on head scarves at universities, the country?s secular upper middle class is feeling increasingly threatened...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Horyn Gets Uninvited to Armani
Drama unfolds: uninvited to an Armani show...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Kosovo Is Recognized but Rebuked by Others
Kosovo won the recognition of the United States and its biggest Western European allies, but was rejected by other states facing their own separatist movements...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Russia?s Claim Under Polar Ice Irks American
A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half the Arctic seabed had American origins...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
New Trove Opened in Kennedy Killing
The Kennedy assassination re-entered the spotlight Monday when the contents of a safe that had been secret for more than 40 years were unveiled...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Midlife Suicide Rises, Puzzling Researchers
The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Democrats Make Populist Appeals Before Contests
The Democratic senators are pushing the Democratic Party further from the business-friendly posture once championed by Bill Clinton...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
With Oil Prices Rising, Wood Makes a Comeback
With oil prices rising people are turning to wood heat, raising concerns about the environmental impact of some older devices that are being used...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Pakistanis Deal Severe Defeat to Musharraf in Election
Early results showed equal gains for Benazir Bhutto?s Pakistan Peoples Party, and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the faction led by the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
A Savior for Chrysler? Read On
Wall Street deal makers were shocked by statements in a letter to investors from Stephen Feinberg, the secretive founder of Cerberus Capital Management...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Bringing Along Baby Food? Not Too Much, Rules Say
Faced with taking a baby on a flight, would you bring enough food to take into account the possibility of a long delay? One couple did, and ran afoul of the T.S.A...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Bayer Drops Drug From a Cancer Trial
A late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer after a committee said it would not meet the main goal of improving overall survival...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Shares in Europe Advance Amid Talk of Bank Investments
European stocks rose Monday on speculation about a new investment in the banking sector. Asian markets were mixed, and United States markets were closed...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
House Committee Questions $1.2 Million Contract for Former Bush Appointee
Nearly all of an agency?s training budget went to a man with no experience...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
No Polo Pony, but Penney?s New Label Is Pure Ralph Lauren Americana
Some corporate-identity consultants wonder whether the mash-up of J.C. Penney and Ralph Lauren will mush up their images in the minds of consumers...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Silicon Valley Losing Middle-Wage Jobs
Silicon Valley is in danger of creating its own digital divide; the California high-tech region is losing its middle-class work force at a significant rate...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
BBC Ends English Shortwave Service in Europe
The BBC World Service, which began its shortwave transmissions 75 years ago, ended its English-language shortwave services in Europe on Monday...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Qatar Buying Credit Suisse Shares on Open Market
Qatar is buying shares in Credit Suisse and plans to spend as much as $15 billion on European and American bank stocks over the next year...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Brown Defends Takeover of Ailing British Lender
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his decision to nationalize the struggling lender Northern Rock but some shareholders are threatening legal action...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
China?s Inflation Rose to 7.1% in January
Consumer prices rose 7.1 percent, the largest increase in more than a decade...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Delta Air Lines Said to Be Near a Northwest Deal
The boards of Delta and Northwest have both scheduled emergency meetings for Tuesday where the deal, which would reshape the airline industry, could be approved...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Health Plans Put Onus on Insured
Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurer?s network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
As Lending Tightens, Education Could Suffer
Commercial education companies are offering student loans as they scramble to ensure a steady stream of college-level students amid the credit squeeze...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Germany Breaks With Its Clubby Business Past
From the Siemens bribery investigation to the prosecution of illicit conduct at Volkswagen, the German business world is undergoing a painful national cleansing process...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
For Publisher in Los Angeles, Cuts and Worse
Many at The Los Angeles Times are skeptical of David D. Hiller, saying he doesn?t understand journalism...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Wall St. Banks Confront a String of Write-Downs
Wall Street banks are bracing for another wave of multibillion-dollar losses as the crisis that began with subprime mortgages spreads through the credit markets...
New York Times - February 19, 2008
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