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US News Archive for May 2005:
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Tsunami-quake shook 'the whole planet'
Dramatic new data from the earthquake that generated deadly tsunamis across the Indian Ocean show it created the longest fault rupture and was the longest-lasting quake ever observed, an international group of seismologists said today. The quake created an 800-mile gash in the Earth's seabed and energy the equivalent of the amount used in the United States over six months, according to reports published in the journal "Science."...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Father pleads for children
With an older boy among the victims of a triple slaying, the father pleaded for the release his two younger children who are missing after the killings at the family home. Authorities in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, are searching ponds and creeks for 9-year-old Dylan Groene and his 8-year-old sister, Shasta...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Top Shiite's aide killed
An aide to Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric is shot to death in Baghdad, police said, the second of his aides killed this week. The attack is part of an upsurge in violence since the largely Shiite transitional government came to power...
CNN - May 19, 2005
South Koreans Streamline Cloning of Human Embryos
The recipe for producing human embryos by cloning and then extracting their stem cells was called a stunning leap forward...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
At W.T.C. Site, a Temple for Contemplating Freedom
The Freedom Center plans to foster "conversations on freedom" in a building to be shared with the Drawing Center...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
40 Years Later, Exhibition Revives Memory of Malcolm X
His voice was silenced 40 years ago, but the words of Malcolm X were heard and seen once again by hundreds of people today...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
US Airways and America West to Merge, Creating No. 5 Airline
The deal was the first significant merger in the airline industry in four years and it could mark the start of a long-expected wave of industry consolidation...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Internet Phone Companies Required to Offer 911
The unanimous decision by the F.C.C. also requires the Baby Bell local telephone companies to cooperate by opening the 911 networks to Internet-based competitors...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Troubled Euro Disney Abruptly Replaces Its Chief Executive
Euro Disney, the operator of two money-losing theme parks east of Paris, abruptly replaced its chief executive...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
US Olympic boxer Williams jailed
Olympic silver medallist Ricardo Williams gets three years in jail for drug offences...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
US charges Cuban bomb suspect
A Cuban exile wanted over a 1976 airline bombing is charged in the US with immigration violations...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
ICRC 'raised Koran concerns'
The ICRC says it told the US 'multiple times' that officials in detention centres were being disrespectful to the Koran...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Police no closer to finding children
Authorities interviewed a man they wanted to question in a triple homicide and the disappearance of two children, but said Thursday they are no closer to solving the crime...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Gunmen kill top Shiite cleric's aide in Baghdad
An aide to Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric was shot to death today in Baghdad, police said, the second of his aides killed this week. The attack is part of an upsurge in violence since the largely Shiite transitional government came to power. Many of the targets have been Shiites and Kurds...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Fight on Judges and Filibusters Continues in Senate
The Senate today renewed its intense partisan struggle over the fate of stalled federal court nominees...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Plans for World Trade Center Cultural Center Are Unveiled
Designs by the Norwegian firm Snohetta for the cultural center at ground zero were unveiled today...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Baghdad Violence Claims Life of Iraqi Official
A recent lull in terrorist activity in Baghdad ended today in an outburst of violence that included the killing of an Oil Ministry official and an American soldier...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Netflix Takes Over Wal-Mart's Online DVD Rental Business
Getting Wal-Mart to drop out of the fight represents a major victory for Netflix, which is still battling Blockbuster...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
US 'could win over Muslim world'
The US could improve its image among Muslims if it showed more respect and emphasised its aid programmes, a report says...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Troops vanish in 'snow tsunami'
At least five Chilean soldiers have died and 95 more are missing after a violent snowstorm in the Andes mountains...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
F1: Montoya sets Monaco pace
Fernando Alonso is fastest in the second free practice session on Thursday ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
FBI, ATF point to threat of domestic terrorism
Violent animal rights extremists and eco-terrorists now pose one of the most serious terrorism threats to the nation, top federal law enforcement officials say. Senior officials from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told a Senate panel of their growing concern over these groups. Of particular concern are the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth Liberation Front...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Reports: Troops regain Uzbek town
Authorities regain control of the town of Korasuv in eastern Uzbekistan where rebels had announced they would build a strict Islamic state, according to news agency reports. Rebel leader Bakhtiyor Rakhimov (above) was arrested along with a number of aides, local residents say...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Triple homicide 'person of interest' found
A man sought for questioning in an Idaho triple homicide contacted authorities Wednesday, and deputies hope he can help lead them to two missing children, a sheriff's spokesman said...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Uneasily, a Latin Land Looks at Its Own Complexion
Comments made by Mexico's president exposed the country's disturbing reality of race and racism, some commentators have said...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
English Are Hostile After a U.S. Soccer Takeover
How do English soccer fans hate Malcolm Glazer, who this week took control of Manchester United? Let us count the ways...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Explosive showdown in Senate
George Galloway had vowed to give US senators "both barrels" and he unloaded all his ammunition...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
NBA: Strike threat as talks stall
Talks aimed at avoiding a shutdown of the NBA have been called off...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Queen defies rain on Canada visit
The Queen and Prince Philip continue their tour of Canada amid driving rain...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Jackson boy 'watched porn alone'
Michael Jackson's cousin says the singer's accuser watched pornography at the singer's ranch...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Aristide backers march in Haiti
Thousands march through the streets of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, calling for exiled President Aristide to return...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
US rejects ban on women in combat
A US Congress panel backs away from a controversial proposal to keep women soldiers out of combat...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Cuba slams US extradition 'farce'
Cuban President Fidel Castro accuses the US of protecting an old foe, bombing suspect Luis Posada Carriles...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Amber Alert 'person of interest' found
A man wanted for questioning in a triple homicide case, which also involves a hunt for two missing children, contacted law enforcement Wednesday, a sheriff's spokesman said. Robert Roy Lutner of Hayden, Idaho, is not a suspect in the Coeur d'Alene killings but is known to have been at the house Sunday, the day before the bodies were found...
CNN - May 19, 2005
U.S. presses for Uzbek probe
The Bush administration has called for an international investigation into last week's violence in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan, and said it was becoming increasingly clear that Uzbek forces deliberately fired on protesters...
CNN - May 19, 2005
Fight on Judges and Filibusters Opens in Senate
The two parties locked in a debate over the right of the minority to prevent votes on a president's judicial candidates...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Plan Would Broaden F.B.I.'s Terror Role
The plan would expand the F.B.I.'s power to demand business records in terror investigations without a judge's approval...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Friends' Boat Trip Fiasco Ends With Lesson Learned (Maybe)
The final voyage of the boat with no name began innocently enough on Monday night, with three friends, a full bottle of rum, a hookah and a dream of the open water...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Latest 'Star Wars' Movie Is Quickly Politicized
The forces of good and evil in George Lucas's "Star Wars" movies can't hold a candle to the blogging, advertising and boycotting forces of the right and left...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Univision Adds 2 Programs in Expansion
Univision Communications announced plans to expand programming into genres long popular with its English-language counterparts and competitors...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Another View of News Bias, as Selling Point
There is a widespread belief that the media are biased, but good journalism is not easy to define...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Shares Rally as Price Report Eases Fears About Inflation
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
How to Make It? No Shortage of TV Gurus
A host of new television and radio shows, and even an Internet television network, are tracking the ups and downs of America's entrepreneurs...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
China Rejects Calls for Currency Changes and Limits on Textile Exports
Chinese officials rebuffed both Washington's demand that China loosen its fixed exchange rate policy and Europe's threat of quotas on a tide of Chinese textiles...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
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New York Times - May 19, 2005
CBS Cancels Weekday '60 Minutes,' Reassigning Rather to Sunday
CBS canceled the Wednesday edition of "60 Minutes," reassigning Dan Rather to the Sunday evening program...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Pay-Disclosure Law Advances in Germany
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's cabinet approved a law that would require public companies to disclose the salaries of their most senior executives...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Fund Manager Is Fined
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Dow Jones) - A New York hedge fund manager agreed to pay more than $1.45 million to settle regulatory charges that she made illegal profits using confidential information about a planned stock sale by a Maryland company that makes security products...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Penny-Wise, Not Pound-Foolish
Durham, N.C., is cashing in as a mecca for the obese, as dieters pump more than $51 million a year into the local economy...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
L-3 Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Titan
L-3 Communications, a military technology company, is in advanced talks to buy the Titan Corporation, the military contractor, for about $1.8 billion...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
U.S. Adds to Limits on Chinese Apparel
WASHINGTON, May 18 (AP) The Bush administration said Wednesday that it would impose new limits on imports of clothing from China. The action follows complaints that a surge of Chinese apparel to the United States was hurting United States companies...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Hong Kong Acts on Currency to Discourage Speculators
Monetary authorities in Hong Kong changed the link between the territory's currency and the United States dollar on Wednesday...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Miramax Founders in Deal to Distribute Video Programs
Harvey and Bob Weinstein have made their first strategic deal since leaving the Walt Disney Company - an acquisition fund and distribution arrangement with Rainbow Media Holdings...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Judge Orders Testimony on Grasso
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Workers Given Extended Time on Accounts
WASHINGTON, May 18 (AP) - The Treasury Department said on Wednesday that companies could give workers an additional 2.5 months to spend untaxed wages that they set aside in flexible spending arrangements for health care and child care expenses...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Google Unveils a Search Tool for Business Users
Google released a product on Wednesday that can find files and e-mail messages on business computers...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Decline Takes Bond Yield Back to Conundrum Level
The last time the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was this low, Alan Greenspan, the Fed chairman, said the surprisingly low level was a conundrum...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
CBS Promotes Fall Lineup and Takes Shots at Rivals
CBS's "upfront" presentation of its fall program schedule at Carnegie Hall was a restrained affair. But, at some moments, it was also angry...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
A 2nd Federal Reserve Board Member Is Stepping Down
WASHINGTON, May 18 - Edward M. Gramlich, one of two Democrats on the Federal Reserve Board, said on Wednesday that he would resign at the end of August...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Court Papers Detail Bonuses at A.I.G.
Fresh details have emerged in court papers about the inner workings of a private offshore company that had been paying big bonuses to top executives of the insurance giant American International Group...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Lexus Tops Owner Survey for 5th Year
Lexus drivers reported the fewest problems with their new vehicles, while owners of cars like Volvos, Porsches and Saabs on average had much more to complain about...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Times Co. Names About Inc. Chief
The New York Times Company appointed Scott B. Meyer, vice president for strategic planning at its New England media group and The Boston Globe, to be president and chief executive of About Inc...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Boise Cascade Cancels an Initial Offering
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
China's Growth Ebbs, a Deterrent to Revaluation
A string of economic indicators suggests that China has tempered growth, an achievement that could make it more reluctant to let its currency rise...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Surprise: Fox and UPN Aim for Young Viewers
Fox's fall lineup appears to be intended to raise the network's standing among its target audience - young viewers...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Closing Arguments Wind Up at Scrushy Trial
As prosecutors sought to portray Richard M. Scrushy as a "pied piper" of fraud, defense lawyers pointed to another HealthSouth executive as the "big rat."...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Price Report Eases Fears on Inflation
Inflation slowed in April from its fast pace in March, easing fears that the country might be headed toward a bout of surging prices...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Jury Tallies Morgan's Total at $1.45 Billion
Morgan Stanley suffered another setback as a Florida jury ordered it to pay $850 million in punitive damages to the financier Ronald O. Perelman...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Olympics: NY vote delayed
New York's 2012 Olympic stadium plans remain in doubt after a vote on the issue is delayed...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Cricket: Windies fall to Pakistan
West Indies, with Brian Lara rested, are bowled out for 133 to lose the first one-dayer against Pakistan by 59 runs...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Eco-warriors are 'US terror risk'
Eco-terrorism poses a serious US domestic security risk, a senior FBI agent tells a Senate committee...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Morgan Stanley in $850m payout
US bank told to pay damages of $850m after being found guilty of conspiring to defraud financier Ron Perelman...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
US to aid new democracies
US president George W Bush proposes creating a corps of government workers to support emerging democracies...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
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