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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 July 2005:
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Pataki Orders Broad Overhaul of Agencies That Watch Medicaid
Gov. George E. Pataki today ordered a broad overhaul of the state agencies that protect Medicaid from fraud and abuse...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Bush to Announce His Nominee for Supreme Court Tonight
President Bush settled on a nominee for the Supreme Court, and the White House arranged for a prime time announcement...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Hewlett-Packard to Lay Off 14,500 Workers
The computer and printer maker will lay off nearly 10 percent of its staff over the next 18 months as part of a restructuring plan...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Tax Refunds Seen as Prop in Ford's 19 Percent Decline
Ford reported a 19 percent decline in second-quarter earnings today as it continues to struggle to keep American customers...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Laptop demand lifts Intel profit
Chipmaking giant Intel thanks strong demand for laptop computers for increasing its profits to $2.03bn...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Investment cash-in boosts Yahoo
Yahoo unveils a six-fold surge in profits lifted by strong advertising growth and its decision to cash in on a significant investment...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Top Cuban dissident 're-arrested'
Cuba re-arrests dissident Marcelo Lopez, who had been released last year, a human rights group says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Guatemala seeks ex-leader arrest
Guatemala orders the arrest of exiled former President Alfonso Portillo on corruption charges...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Teflon firm faces fresh lawsuit
US chemicals giant DuPont faces a lawsuit accusing the company of failing to warn consumers about the health hazards of Teflon non-stick coatings...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
'Dirty bomb' detention challenged
A US citizen accused of involvement in a "dirty bomb" plot should be charged, or set free, his lawyer says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
When a Dog Day Afternoon Starts Before Dawn
Call it the Grumpy Factor, a phenomenon tied to humidity, which explains how unpleasantness can shuffle across the city...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Speculation Intensifies on Announcement of Court Pick
President Bush playfully deflected questions about rumors that he was very close to naming a Supreme Court nominee...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Gunmen Kill 2 Sunnis on Iraqi Constitution Panel
The killings could imperil efforts to draw more Sunnis into the democratic process, a strategy to undermine the insurgency...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Pacemakers by Guidant Have Flaw
Guidant told doctors that nine of its older pacemaker models were prone to failing and that some patients might need to have the units replaced...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Hewlett-Packard to Lay Off 14,500 to Save $1.9 Billion
Hewlett-Packard also froze its pension, becoming the latest firm to halt growth or end traditional retirement plans...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Lula strong despite scandal
Brazil's political establishment has been shaken by mounting claims of corruption but it appears not to have affected the popularity of President Lula...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Football: Baptista may stay
Arsenal and Spurs target Julio Baptista says he could remain at Sevilla for another year...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Olympics bomber gets life in jail
The man convicted of the Olympics bombing in Atlanta gets life in jail for an attack on an abortion clinic...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Hurricane set for fresh landfall
People on the Mexico-US border braced for Hurricane Emily, which has already killed five in the Caribbean...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
News Corp in $580m internet buy
News Corp, the company run by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, buys internet firm Intermix Media for $580m...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
SABMiller to buy Colombian brewer
The world's second-largest brewer, SABMiller, is to buy Colombian brewer Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, gaining a stake in the South American market...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Baseball: Rogers charged
Texas pitcher Kenny Rogers is charged with assaulting a TV cameraman...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Guantanamo trials to resume
Military trials of two inmates at Guantanamo will resume as soon as possible, the US defence secretary says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
As Medicaid Balloons, Watchdog Force Shrinks
Millions of dollars are believed to be lost every day to Medicaid theft and waste, yet New York has done little to stop the drain...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Tired of Prying Off Stickers? Tattooed Fruit Is on the Way
Laser coding could mean the end of those tiny stubborn stickers that have to be picked, scraped or yanked off produce...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Bush Responds to Questioning Over Leak Case
The president said on Monday that he would fire any staff member who "committed a crime."...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Mylan Stock Down Amid Investigation
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
New Leader on Enron Case
By Dow Jones/AP...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Deal on H.I.V. Drug
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Frequently Overcrowded Oases
The 150 airline clubs at U.S. airports that were once islands of tranquillity for the harried are becoming crowded outposts that travelers want to avoid...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Rally Stalls After Citigroup Reports Weak Earnings
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Judge Favors Merrill in Suit Over a Sale
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
PanAmSat Is Buying Satellite to Serve More Overseas Markets
PanAmSat, the world's fourth-largest wholesale satellite operator, is to announce that it bought a satellite and two orbital slots from Alcatel to expand its coverage...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Genentech Says Drug Restores Vision
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Schwab's Profit Rises 65%
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18 (AP) - The Charles Schwab Corporation, the discount brokerage firm, posted its best quarterly profit in five years on Monday as higher money management fees, rising interest rates and lower expenses enabled it to offset a continuing decline in trading revenue...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
World PC Shipments Up 16% in Quarter
Global shipments of personal computers rose a better-than-expected 16.6 percent in the second quarter...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
3M Posts Small Profit Increase
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Fed Chief Weighs Effects of Oil
WASHINGTON, July 18 (AP) - High oil prices could crimp economic growth this year but not derail it, Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, suggested in a letter that lawmakers released Monday...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
All Traffic, All the Time and Just a Click Away
Though traffic helicopters are still on the job, traffic is increasingly monitored from roadside digital sensors...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
G.M. Hires an Adviser for Try at Comeback
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
The New Power Brokers
A group of rich and politically astute investment bankers, born in China and educated in the U.S., are helping transform China's economy and some of its biggest companies...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
TiVo to Let Viewers Contact Advertisers
TiVo introduced a feature that lets television viewers send personal information directly to advertisers when they see certain commercials...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
BusinessWeek Hires an Editor Away From Fast Company
The editor in chief of Fast Company, John A. Byrne, is leaving to become executive editor of BusinessWeek magazine...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Some Pointed Questioning at the Vioxx Trial in Texas
ANGLETON, Tex., July 18 - The plaintiff's lawyer in the first Vioxx lawsuit to reach trial confronted his first witness on Monday, challenging a senior scientist from the drug maker Merck over the company's marketing practices...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
News Corporation Buys an Internet Company
The News Corporation bought Intermix Media, which runs MySpace.com, for $580 million, a transaction that gave Rupert Murdoch some pause...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
It Appears, at Least for Now, the Force Is Not With Barbie
Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, reported a loss due to a large tax expense, while its rival Hasbro reported its profit soared 56 percent...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
European Union's New Members Await the Spoils of Defeat
For years, the traditionally poorer countries of Ireland and Spain enjoyed the European Union's monetary largess, but now funds are to be reoriented to new regions...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
A Travel Companion Only a Mother Could Love
AS a professional carpenter, I take pride in being able to fix almost anything. But as this Ms. Fix-It discovered on a recent flight from Houston to Los Angeles, not everything can be repaired...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Philips Posts First Sales Drop in Nearly 2 Years
Philips Electronics said Monday that quarterly sales fell for the first time in almost two years amid a slump in consumer confidence in Europe...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Happy Landings
HAPPY LANDINGS Two major new airport terminals were scheduled to open this week, but the debut of one has been postponed. At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, international flights are scheduled to begin operating Saturday from the $1.7 billion, two-million-square-foot Terminal D. The airport was ranked sixth in the world last year in passenger traffic (after Atlanta Hartsfield, Chicago O'Hare, London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda and Los Angeles International). But the opening of a $438 million terminal at Southwest Florida International Airport scheduled for tomorrow has been delayed to allow the completion of last-minute work and federal certification of baggage handling systems. A new date has not been set for the opening of the terminal, which will replace a 22-year-old building. The airport serves the booming Fort Myers-Cape Coral region...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Chief of Universal Studios Renews Contract
Ron Meyer, who has presided over Universal Studios as its president for a decade, has signed a new five-year contract with NBC Universal...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Mack Hires Ex-Colleague as Morgan Stanley's Legal Officer
John J. Mack, taking his first step to repair Morgan Stanley's legal and regulatory standing, named Gary G. Lynch yesterday to be the firm's chief legal officer...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Hewlett Plans to Announce Revamping
Hewlett-Packard plans to lay out on Tuesday the details of a major revamping plan that is expected to include sweeping layoffs of more than 10,000 employees...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
SABMiller Said to Be Close to Acquiring Colombian Brewer
SABMiller is expected to announce that it plans to buy Grupo Empresarial Bavaria of Colombia, the second-largest brewer in South America, for about $5.5 billion...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
I.B.M. Sees Strength in Software and Services in 2nd Quarter
After stumbling earlier this year, I.B.M. reported a second-quarter profit and sales that surpassed Wall Street's expectations...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Visa to Bar Transactions by Processor
Visa USA will not allow CardSystems Solutions to handle its transactions, after the processor left the records of millions of cardholders at risk for fraud...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Investors to Add $100 Million in New Financing to Spirit Air
Spirit Airlines plans to announce that it has obtained $100 million in new financing, which it will use to try to offset the soaring price of jet fuel...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
For Some, the Tax Cut on Investment Income Is Not as Sweet as Advertised
Millions of investors who bought dividend-paying stocks after President Bush persuaded Congress to lower the taxes on investments to 15 percent are paying a lot more...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Creative 'Reinvigoration' by Acquisition
A small New York agency, Powell, is set to be bought by MDC Partners, a small, acquisitive agency company that specializes in owning creatively focused agencies...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Pacemakers by Guidant Have Flaw
Guidant told doctors that nine of its older pacemaker models were prone to failing and that some patients might need to have the units replaced...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
2nd Quarter at Citigroup Disappoints Investors
The increased volatility in fixed-income markets took its toll on two of the nation's largest banks, Citigroup and Bank of America...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Iacocca, Away From the Grind, Still Has a Lot to Say
After remaining silent during Detroit's recent doldrums, Lee Iacocca, the former Chrysler chairman, is talking about cars again...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
US revives $280bn tobacco claim
The US is once again seeking $280bn from tobacco firms it accuses of misleading people over the dangers of smoking...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
IBM profits give shares a boost
Computer firm IBM reports a 6.6% gain in second-quarter profits, topping estimates and sending its shares higher...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
US Vietnam War general dies
A US general who commanded the forces in the early phases of the Vietnam War, dies aged 91...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Actress Fitzgerald dies aged 91
Irish-born actress Geraldine Fitzgerald dies at her New York home, aged 91, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
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