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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 September 2007:
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O.J. Simpson is leaving Las Vegas
O.J. Simpson paid his $125,000 bail was released from a Las Vegas jail Wednesday. Simpson's latest scrape with the law involves an alleged sports memorabilia robbery at a casino hotel. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in Lebanon blast
A bomb in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian Lebanese parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least four other people. His death, coming just ahead of elections, was called "a bloody message" by fellow parliamentarian Walid Jumblatt. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
Senate Democrats Iraq plan suffers setback
Efforts of Senate Democrats to get U.S. combat troops out of Iraq were damaged Wednesday when Virginia Republican Sen. John Warner said he would not back a plan to mandate stateside leave time. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
City Room: Trump?s SoHo Hotel Faces Protest
Donald J. Trump welcomed guests to his condo-hotel tower under construction in SoHo as opponents protested and threatened a lawsuit...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Bits Blog: The Gated Social Network
New social networks are building businesses based on exclusivity and limiting the number of users...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
O.J. Simpson Released on Bail
A judge set O.J. Simpson?s bail at $125,000 today after he was charged with armed robbery of sports memorabilia and kidnapping...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
City Room: Iranian Leader Was Denied Ground Zero Visit
A request from Iran?s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad earlier this month was denied by the New York Police Department...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
The Caucus Blog: Giuliani?s Day in London
Rudolph Giuliani is the first candidate to come to London for a fundraiser...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Senate Blocks Detainees? Rights Bill
A move to give terrorism suspects the right to challenge their detentions in federal court fell short today, even though it had majority support...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Trading Disrupted at Chicago Board
Technical difficulties halted electronic trading on the Chicago Board of Trade for nearly two hours on Wednesday afternoon, exchange officials said...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
State of the Art: Beware the Tapeless Camcorder
Tapeless camcorders have arrived, but be aware of price, capacity and picture quality...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
House Votes to Widen Insurance in Terror Attack
The legislation, opposed by the White House, would significantly expand the federal program that assists the insurance industry in the event of a major terrorist attack...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Deutsche Telekom to Offer iPhone in Germany
Apple introduced its second European sales partner in two days, revealing plans to sell the iPhone in Germany through T-Mobile, the wireless subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Bank of England Comes to Aid of Money Markets
In a policy reversal, the Bank of England on Wednesday offered to inject cash into British money markets...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Rather Sues CBS, Saying It Made Him a ?Scapegoat?
Dan Rather asserts that CBS violated his contract by giving him insufficient airtime on ?60 Minutes? after forcing him to step down as news anchor...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Charges Expected Against Securities Lawyer
Prosecutors are expected to file charges tomorrow against Melvyn I. Weiss, as part of an investigation into whether his firm, Milberg Weiss, paid kickbacks to people to serve as named plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Probe into US toys' lead content
A two-day hearing is held in Washington to examine the extent of lead contamination in children's toys...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Spector's charge will not be cut
The deadlocked jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector are told not to consider a lesser charge...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
OJ Simpson bailed in robbery case
Ex-US footballer OJ Simpson is freed on bail after appearing in court over an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
O.J. Simpson's bail set at $125,000
Bail for former NFL great O.J. Simpson was set at $125,000 a day after prosecutors lengthened the list of charges against him. Simpson's latest scrape with the law invovles an alleged sports memorabilia robbery in Las Vegas. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
Israel: Gaza is 'hostile entity'
The Israeli security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a "hostile entity" Wednesday in response to continued Palestinian rocket attacks, Israel Radio reported. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
Senate Democrats go back to Iraq deadline
Senate Democrats will try to pass a measure setting deadlines for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq after failing to reach a compromise with Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
Paper Cuts Blog: Paper Cuts: A Playlist by Joshua Ferris
Joshua Ferris On Wednesdays, this blog is the delivery vehicle for ?Living With Music,? a playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of book-world personage. This week: Joshua Ferris, the author of the novel ?Then We Came to the End.? Joshua Ferris?s September 2007 Playlist: 1) King of Carrot Flowers Part 1, Neutral Milk Hotel. [...]...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
City Room: City Room: N.Y. Architecture, On Screen and Off
Taking Questions: A first set of answers from James Sanders, an architect, author and filmmaker based in New York City, based on questions from City Room readers...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
The Caucus Blog: The Caucus: In New Ad, Obama Talks to Iowans
The Democratic candidate steps up his airwaves campaign in an early state...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
The Lede Blog: Ready for Life Without Bluefin Tuna?
What are the alternatives to the prized, badly overfished bluefin tuna?...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Detainee Bill Blocked in Senate
A move to give terrorism suspects the right to challenge their detentions in federal court fell short in the Senate today, even though it had majority support...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Judge Sets $125,000 Bail for Simpson
O. J. Simpson is scheduled to be released from a Nevada jail today on bail of $125,000, under an agreement his lawyers reached with prosecutors...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Lawmaker Killed in Beirut Bombing
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- A bomb rocked a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and six other people, security officials said...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
General Mills Profit Up 8%
The company posted first-quarter profit of $288.9 million as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Regulator Loosens Limits on Fannie and Freddie
The mortgage finance companies can buy $20 billion more in subprime mortgages under rules unveiled today to help a market crippled by tighter lending standards...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Writedowns Push Morgan?s Profit Lower
Morgan Stanley, hurt by tight credit markets and adverse trading conditions, reported a 17 percent drop in its third-quarter profit today...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Consumer Prices Dip Slightly in August
Consumer prices fell 0.1 percent as energy costs fell, keeping pace with the year?s slowdown in inflation and offering some comfort to Fed officials after yesterday?s half-point rate cut...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Wall Street Extends Rally After Fed Move
U.S. stocks were up today after Asian and European markets rose sharply in the wake of the Federal Reserve?s interest rate cut on Tuesday...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Profit falls for Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley follows Lehman Brothers' lead and reports a small fall in three-month profits...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
UK bid to save US paddle steamer
More than a dozen Scottish politicians join a campaign to save a Mississippi Paddle Steamer from being scrapped...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Fed blamed for sub-prime lending
Laws giving new authority to two US banking regulators to tackle unfair and deceptive lending are approved...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
US teacher sues to carry handgun
A US high school teacher is suing her employers for the right to carry a concealed handgun to work...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Karzai 'urges Canadians to stay'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai reportedly warns that his country risks sliding into anarchy if Canadian troops withdraw...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Cuba hijackers 'get life terms'
Two Cuban soldiers are reportedly sentenced to life in prison for a hijacking attempt that claimed two lives...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Split Spector jury due to return
The deadlocked jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector may be asked to consider a lesser charge...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Charges against officer at Haditha dropped
The Marine Corps has dropped charges against the commander of the Marine company involved in the 2005 killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
Nationals 9, Mets 8: Mets Keep Stumbling as the Phillies Draw Closer
The Mets frittered away three separate four-run leads in their latest loss while the Phillies won their sixth straight game and now trail the Mets by only a game and a half in the N.L. East...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Producer Prices Fell 1.4% in August, Led by Gasoline
But a rise in vehicle and prescription drug prices pushed the rate of core producer inflation ? excluding food and energy ? up 0.2 percent for the month, a slight acceleration from July...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
The Fed?s Move Helps Mood, in U.S. and Asia
Nonetheless, economists and market specialists cautioned that the cut would take time to work through the system...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
US vows 'serious' Mid-East talks
The US secretary of state says "critical issues" will be tackled at the Middle East peace conference later this year...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Health centre targets LatAm poor
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim - the world's richest person - opens a health centre for Latin America's poor...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China
Typhoon Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai early Wednesday with sustained winds of 160 kph. Some 2 million people are being evacuated following forecasts that Wipha would be the most powerful storm to hit eastern China in a decade. full story...
CNN - September 19, 2007
In the Shadow of Horror, SS Guardians Frolic
Newly discovered snapshots donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provide a stunning counterpoint to what up until now has been the only major source of preliberation Auschwitz photos...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Lunch With a Food Revolutionary
Alice Waters works at leveraging her role as the high priestess of the local, sustainable food revolution, one household at a time...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Alumna Gives $128 Million to High School
Events originating in Warren E. Buffett?s rejection from Harvard Business School have led to a gift to a Quaker private school that dwarfs some college endowments...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
New Murder Charge in ?66 Shooting
A man who shot and partially paralyzed a Philadelphia police officer is being charged with murder after the officer died from an infection that authorities say was caused by a lodged bullet from the 1966 shooting...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Nationals 9, Mets 8: Mets Talk Over Their Problems and Then Add to Them
The Mets? latest loss came after they frittered away three separate four-run leads, which undermined their feisty comeback in the ninth...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
The Long Run: In Olympics Success, Romney Found New Edge
A pragmatism that allowed Mitt Romney run the 2002 Winter Games now haunts him on the campaign trail...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
An Old Friend Joins Giuliani in a Spotlight
The ties run deep between Rudolph W. Giuliani and the attorney general nominee, Michael B. Mukasey...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Advertising: With Economy Volatile, Financial Firms Start to Stress Stability
Weeks after problems with subprime mortgages began roiling the industry, advertisers are offering reassurances about their stability and ability to ride out the storm...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Economic Scene: Will the Fed Reverse the Housing Slump?
There are good reasons to believe that the real estate slump has a long way to go, and that?s the main reason the Fed went further than most analysts expected in cutting interest rates...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
House Plan Widens Mortgage Aid
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (AP) ? The House approved a plan on Tuesday to expand federal backing of mortgages in hopes of helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
American Express to Sell Banking Unit
The company said it is selling the unit to Standard Chartered for nearly $1.1 billion so it can focus on its core credit card business...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Kroger Quarterly Profit Is Up 28%
The second-quarter results topped analyst expectations and the grocery chain raised its outlook for the year...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Foreign Sales Bolster Earnings at Best Buy
The consumer electronics retailer said 2nd-quarter profit rose to $250 million on strong international results and tighter spending controls...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Impac to All but Cease Loans and Omit 2007 Dividends
Impac Mortgage Holdings, a California home lender that suspended some operations last month, now plans to cease almost all lending and omit dividends for the rest of 2007 after ?disruptions? caused by rising defaults...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
F.D.A. Warns Procter on Hand Sanitizer Advertising
Procter & Gamble was ordered Tuesday to stop advertising that its Vicks foaming sanitizer for hands prevents the spread of viruses that cause colds...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Fight on Deal Is Settled
The subprime mortgage lender Accredited Home Lenders Holding and the private equity fund Lone Star said yesterday they had amended their merger agreement to settle a pending lawsuit between them...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Louis Willie, Who Defused Racial Clash, Dies at 84
Mr. Willie was a black businessman who helped defuse a racial dispute surrounding the 1990 P.G.A. Championship...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Square Feet: Aiming for the High End, With Amenities to Match
Some New York hedge funds offer their employees an amenity that once was available only in residential buildings: a gym right in the workplace...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Alvin S. Lane, Lawyer and Art Collector, Dies at 89
Mr. Lane was a former partner in a major New York City real estate law firm and a leader of efforts to protect art collectors from fraud...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
More Retailers Found to Have Lead-Tainted Items
Congressional investigators determined that major American retailers have found more lead-contaminated children?s products in their inventories but have not yet notified the public...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Judge Orders Publisher to Leave Job for a Year
The ruling against Par Ridder of the Star Tribune of Minneapolis is a victory for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, which had accused its former publisher of misusing proprietary information...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Another Notch for U.S. Prosecutors
William S. Lerach?s guilty plea Tuesday is a major victory for prosecutors who have been pursuing a conspiracy case against the firm now known as Milberg Weiss for six years...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Google Program Enlists Mini-Sites as Selling Tool for Advertisers
The company is seizing on the popularity of widgets ? small online tools that function like mini-Web sites ? for its latest push into advertising...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
U.A.W. and G.M. Are Still at Odds
The United Automobile Workers union and General Motors remained in opposition Tuesday night, even as the union acknowledged the need for talks to move more quickly toward a settlement...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
IPhone Introduced to Europe, Where Standards Differ
Steve Jobs, Apple?s chief executive, said the iPhone would become available to British consumers in November in an exclusive arrangement with O2...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Health Plan Overhauled at Wal-Mart
The retailer unveiled a plan intended to expand coverage and offer workers cheap prescription drugs...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
New Push Into China by N.B.A.
In a move certain to highlight the growing importance of China to both the National Basketball Association and the sport, the N.B.A. plans to announce Wednesday the formation of a Chinese subsidiary...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Suddenly, a Hesitation About Splurging
Lavishness is being replaced by caution at hedge funds due to the recent turmoil in the markets and calls from Capitol Hill to increase taxes on the industry...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Fed Cuts Rate Half Point, and Stock Markets Soar
The Dow gained 2.5 percent after the Fed?s forceful move, which was intended to limit the damage from the disorder in the housing and credit markets...
New York Times - September 19, 2007
Rice returns to Middle East talks
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returns to the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
Argentina rallies for missing man
Demonstrations are staged across Argentina to mark a year since a key witness in a human rights trial vanished...
BBC News - September 19, 2007
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