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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2005:
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Bird flu 'resistance to Tamiflu'
In a development health experts are calling alarming, two bird flu patients in Vietnam have died after developing resistance to Tamiflu, the key drug that governments are stockpiling in case of a large-scale outbreak. The experts say the deaths are disturbing because the two girls had received early and aggressive treatment with the drug...
CNN - December 21, 2005
Bird flu shows Tamillu resistance
In a development health experts are calling alarming, two bird flu patients in Vietnam died after developing resistance to Tamiflu, the key drug that governments are stockpiling in case of a large-scale outbreak...
CNN - December 21, 2005
For Television, Strike Coverage Is a Bonanza
For television, this transit strike is a G-rated disaster: full crisis coverage without death or destruction, just inconvenience...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Under the Elevated Track, a New Sensation: Silence
Since the trains suddenly stopped on Tuesday, many people who live and work under the 7 Train have confessed to feeling a bit strange...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Union Leader Says Pension Issue Is Key to Ending Strike
Roger Toussaint said union members would return to work if pension changes were taken off the table...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
I.B.M. to Buy Software Company for $865 Million
I.B.M. will buy Micromuse Inc., whose software is used to manage Internet-based computing networks that handle voice and video as well as data...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Hussein: I was beaten in custody
In an extended courtroom outburst, Saddam Hussein charges that he has been beaten "everywhere on my body" while in detention and has the marks to prove it...
CNN - December 21, 2005
New Yorkers face second transit strike day
New York commuters are struggling through a second day of an all-out transit strike, with no sign of transport workers returning despite $1 million-a-day fines slapped on their union by a judge...
CNN - December 21, 2005
Commuters Adapt to Latest Wrinkle of City Life
New Yorkers, who have learned to endure blackouts and breakdowns with stoicism, showed signs of resilience yet again today...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Senate blocks attempt to permit Arctic oil drilling
The Senate blocked oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge Wednesday, rejecting a measure that had been put into a must-pass defense spending bill in an attempt to garner wider support...
CNN - December 21, 2005
Talks Remain Stalled, Leading to Another Tough, Cold Commute
As of this morning, no new talks had been scheduled, but both sides have said they would be willing to resume negotiations...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Q & A: Blake Krikorian
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New York Times - December 21, 2005
Seagate Agrees to Buy Rival Storage Maker for $1.9 Billion
Seagate Technology, the giant digital storage company, has reached a deal to acquire a rival, the Maxtor Corporation, for $1.9 billion in stock, the companies announced today...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Time Warner Names President as Part of Succession Plan
The announcement appears to clear a path for the eventual succession of Time Warner's chief executive Dick Parsons...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Calpine in bankruptcy protection
US power firm Calpine files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Oscar hopefuls 'already pirated'
Pirated copies of films tipped for Oscar glory are already appearing online, say internet analysts...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Moore wins Brazil critics' prize
The largest exhibition of Henry Moore works shown outside Europe scoops an art critics award in Brazil...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Tennis: Eight-year ban for Puerta
French Open finalist Mariano Puerta of Argentina is banned for eight years after failing a drugs test...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Morales close to outright victory
Bolivian socialist leader Evo Morales builds an insuperable lead to be named president, electoral officials say...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Senate blocks Alaska oil drilling
The US Senate narrowly derails an attempt to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Rapid US growth persists
The US economy kept growing quickly in the third quarter despite hurricanes and record oil prices, a report says...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Elton and partner 'tie the knot'
Pop star Elton John makes English history as he is joined in official civil partnership with his long-time companion David Furnish. Later the couple are to host a lavish star-studded party at their home costing a reported $1.75 million...
CNN - December 21, 2005
Hussein returns to court
A witness tells of executions as the trial of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants resumes after a two-week break...
CNN - December 21, 2005
World Briefings: Europe, Americas
EUROPE...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Sprint Nextel Agrees to Buy an Affiliate
Sprint Nextel will acquire its affiliate Nextel Partners for $6.5 billion...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Seagate Seen Buying Maxtor, a Rival Storage Maker, for $1.9 Billion
Seagate's acquisition comes as the market for digital storage is booming...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Haiti gunmen kill UN peacekeeper
Gunmen shoot dead a Canadian member of the international peace-keeping mission in Haiti...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Bryant dazzles with best NBA haul
Kobe Bryant scores a career-high 62 points to power the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-90 win over Dallas...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Peru guerrillas kill eight police
Suspected Shining Path rebels in Peru attack and kill eight police officers in a remote area of the Peruvian Andes...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
US states sign Kyoto-style deal
Seven north-eastern US states agree to set legal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power stations...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Hussein will be in court: Lawyers
Saddam Hussein is expected to attend his reconvened trial Wednesday, even though he boycotted the last session, the chief prosecutor and defense lawyers have said...
CNN - December 21, 2005
In Final Hours, M.T.A. Took a Big Risk on Pensions
The pension demand that finally scuttled the transit talks would have saved the M.T.A. less than $20 million over three years...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
A Transit Local Lacking the Support of Its Parent Union
The transit workers' union has revealed itself over the last 48 hours to be an organization wrestling with considerable discord...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Citywide Strike Halts New York Subways and Buses
A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge hit the union with a contempt order requiring a $1 million fine for each day it is on strike...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Thrown Together in a Crisis, Strangers Share Cars and Life Stories
As the car pool replaced the subway car, New Yorkers put aside their fear and loathing of the stranger to share a ride...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Q & A: Blake Krikorian
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New York Times - December 21, 2005
Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Fined by NASD
NASD fined John Mangan Jr. $125,000 to resolve charges that included improper trades of restricted, unregistered shares...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Ex-Publisher, Now Agent, Looking Both Ways
Laurence J. Kirshbaum, the former chief executive of the Time Warner Book Group, has changed sides and opened his own literary agency...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Square Feet: An Unusual Higher Education Moneymaker
Rental of 11 acres in the heart of downtown Seattle earns millions for the University of Washington...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Reviving the Glory of Hoboken Terminal
New Jersey Transit is restoring the building, which was originally the home of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Troubled Calpine Files Bankruptcy
Soaring natural gas prices left the company unable to make loan and bond payments...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Strike Inflicts Broad Economic Pain
A stroll through eerily quiet shops the week before Christmas left no doubt that the transit strike was taking an economic toll on the city...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
A Trial Against News Corp. Is Allowed to Go Forward
Thirteen institutional pension funds accused the company of reneging on an agreement to let shareholders vote on a takeover defense...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Promotions at Times Company
The New York Times Company announced promotions in its legal department yesterday...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Chevron Reports Oil Find in Gulf of Mexico
Chevron said Tuesday that it had discovered oil in the deepest well ever drilled in the Gulf of Mexico in a joint effort with three other companies...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Tax Gain Aids Palm Profit
Palm's quarterly profit increased more than 900 percent because of a tax gain...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Harrah's to Sell Destroyed Casino
Harrah's Entertainment will sell rather than rebuild its Gulfport, Miss., casino, which was demolished by Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
A Korean TV Show Reports, and the Network Cancels It
An investigative news program is in the journalistic doghouse partly for tearing down Hwang Woo Suk, a charismatic, handsome scientist...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Ford Says It Will Reduce Vehicle and Plant Emissions
DETROIT, Dec. 20 (AP) - The Ford Motor Company said Tuesday it was taking action to reduce harmful emissions from its plants and vehicles, but it said continued progress depended on better collaboration with the oil industry and government, and better education of consumers about their driving habits...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Shares Fall a Fourth Day; Interest Rate Worries Cited
Speculation that an increase in housing starts will give the Federal Reserve a reason to keep raising interest rates sent stocks lower Tuesday...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Big Board Seat Price Rises to $3.6 Million
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold yesterday for $3.6 million, up $325,000 from the last sale...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Insurer's Rating Is Raised
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Regulators Urge Mortgage Caution
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Reuters) - Bank regulators issued proposed guidance on Tuesday telling lenders that they should be cautious with innovative mortgage products that might strain the finances of borrowers and banks as interest rates rise...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
U.S. Inquiry Into Wal-Mart's Handling of Waste
Wal-Mart Stores is being investigated by federal authorities over how it handled merchandise classified as hazardous waste...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Regulators Approve UnitedHealth Deal
Federal antitrust authorities have conditionally approved plans by the UnitedHealth Group to acquire PacifiCare Health Systems...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
AOL and Google Formalize Partnership to Include Shared Selling of Ads
The deal affirmed AOL's value less than a year after a chorus of calls for its parent, Time Warner, to dump the division as a lost cause...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Nike's Earnings Are Up 15%; Orders Outlook Hurts Shares
By Reuters...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Home Construction Is Up; Producer Price Index Falls
The economy appears to have recovered from much of the damage inflicted by high energy prices and the hurricanes and is poised to end 2005 at a high note...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Chinese Computer Maker Recruits a Chief From Dell
Lenovo recruited a senior vice president from a rival, Dell, as its new chief executive and president...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Advertising: Putting Humor to Use in Some Reputation Rehab
Joining the likes of Paris Hilton and Hugh Grant, the British model Kate Moss is set to take a big step in her image rehabilitation this week...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
President of Tokyo Stock Exchange Resigns
Takuo Tsurushima assumed responsibility for a computer error that contributed to a $350 million trading loss...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Toyota Closes In on G.M.
Toyota plans to make 9.06 million cars in 2006, a goal that could help it to snatch from General Motors the crown of world's largest carmaker...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
That Blur? It's China, Moving Up in the Pack
Economists and financial prognosticators are scrambling to rethink their assessment of China's rise and its role on the world stage...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Ex-Chief of Qwest Is Indicted
Federal prosecutors announced that Joseph P. Nacchio had been indicted on charges of insider trading...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Game Maker Cuts Forecast as Industry Seems in Slide
Electronic Arts reported that its holiday sales would be "well below" earlier projections, the latest sign of a sharp slide in performance for the industry...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Take Your Cable Channels With You on the Road
The Slingbox promises to make "place shifting" a reality and has the potential to splinter further the way television is watched...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Market Place: Morgan Stanley Posts 49% Gain in 4th-Quarter Profits
The results capped a traumatic year for the investment firm, which also announced a $1.8 billion acquisition of Goldfish, a British credit card company...
New York Times - December 21, 2005
Third of US teenagers are unfit
Americans are getting fatter at a rate never seen before, with rises in 48 of the nation's states, a report shows...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
Crowds mass for Williams funeral
Celebrities are among hundreds to gather for the funeral of former US gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams...
BBC News - December 21, 2005
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