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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Zimbabwe rejects Carter, Annan, Machel
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Romes chaos and crime meets its would-be Giuliani
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Jetliner plot suspect believed killed in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for July 2006:
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Israeli troops mass along border
Israel ratchets up the pressure in southern Lebanon on the 10th day of conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas, calling up to 6,000 more troops as reinforcements along the border after 19 people were wounded in rocket attacks on the Israeli town of Haifa...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Rice: Lebanon cease-fire would be 'false promise'
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, heading for a weekend trip to the troubled Middle East, said she would work with allies in the region to help create conditions for "stability and lasting peace."...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Blackout in Queens Affects Many More Than Estimated
The number of people who have been without power for five days now is actually closer to 100,000, not the figure of 2,000 cited by Consolidated Edison...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Woods Surges to Lead in British Open
Tiger Woods today fired a seven-under-par 65 to hold a one-shot cushion over Ernie Els...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
In Week of Violence in Iraq, a Comparative Lull
The 28 people who were reported killed today signaled a sharp, if momentary, decline in the daily death rate...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Rice Outlines Strategy for Middle East Trip
The secretary of state said today that the violence in Lebanon must end in a stable and lasting peace, not just a cease-fire...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Israel to add troops along border
Israel ratchets up the pressure in southern Lebanon on the 10th day of conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas, calling up to 6,000 more troops after 19 people were wounded in rocket attacks on the Israeli town of Haifa...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Guard snatches citizens from triple-digit heat
National Guard members fanned out through darkened city streets, clearing debris and carrying cookies and water for residents who needed help evacuating their sweltering homes after storms knocked out power during a deadly heat wave...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Israel increases pressure on south Lebanon
Israel ratchets up the pressure on people in southern Lebanon on the 10th day of conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas based there...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Rice to outline U.S. strategy for Israeli-Hezbollah crisis
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lay out U.S. plans Friday for a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting, and she and President Bush will meet with Saudi Arabian officials Sunday to discuss it...
CNN - July 21, 2006
3 Arrested in Mumbai Train Bombings
Authorities did not reveal how three men were linked to the blasts, but more arrests were expected...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Big Dig Tunnel Is Opened for Buses
The tunnel was shut down by Governor Mitt Romney for emergency repairs to bolts that hold up concrete ceiling panels in the tunnel...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Blackout in Queens May Last Through the Weekend
Residents are now on their fifth day without electricity and have no definitive word on when service will be restored...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Experts on Demand: A Match Made on Wall Street
Consider Primary Insight, a service that Bear Stearns introduced in December, a sort of match.com for investors and information sources for their investment ideas...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Dell issues fresh profits warning
Computer giant Dell warns of disappointing results ahead for the second quarter in a row...
BBC News - July 21, 2006
Heatwave death toll rises in US
At least 22 people are known to have died across the US in a searing heatwave, but milder weather is expected...
BBC News - July 21, 2006
Rockets strike Israeli towns
Ten hurt by rockets in Haifa, sources sayRockets also hit Meron, Safed, Yiron, and AvivimIsraeli military says Hezbollah targeted in Lebanon for 10th day...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Israel: Offensive will continue
Israeli strikes against Hezbollah targets resume in war-torn southern Lebanon, with Israel warning that its offensive will go on until the Islamic militia is rendered incapable of attacks...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Foreign Briefing: Asia, Europe, Americas
ASIA...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Judge Declines to Dismiss Privacy Suit Against AT&T
A federal judge ruled that state secrets would not be at risk from a civil liberties group’s lawsuit over a Bush administration surveillance program...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Profit Up 6 Percent at Hershey
The increase was due in part by seasonal shipments and popularity of its Kissables candy-coated chocolates...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Honeywell’s Earnings Rise 73 Percent
Honeywell International also said that full-year earnings would be better than expected...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Erbitux Sales Help ImClone Top Profit Estimates
ImClone Systems Inc., the biotechnology drug company, said that its second-quarter profit rose 43 percent, surpassing Wall Street estimates...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Shares Fall on Investors’ Second Thoughts
Stocks fell yesterday after Intel reported the sharpest decline in profit since 2001 and Ford Motor posted an unexpected loss...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Wilbur Ross Acquiring Auto Parts Assets From Lear
The billionaire investor Wilbur Ross’s International Automotive Components Group has agreed to buy nearly all of Lear’s European auto interiors business...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Continental Airlines Doubles Quarterly Profit
Continental Airlines said that its second-quarter net income nearly doubled because of higher fares and packed planes...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Former HealthSouth Executive Fined $6.92 Million
Weston L. Smith must pay $6.92 million for his part in an accounting fraud at the chain of rehabilitation and surgery centers...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Heinz, in Proxy Fight, Will Expand Board
The H. J. Heinz Company announced plans on Thursday to add up to two seats to its board, bringing the total to 14...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Merrill Penalized Over Analyst’s Work
Merrill Lynch & Company must pay at least $495,000 to a Pennsylvania couple because an analyst at the firm issued a flawed “buy” rating on Tyco International stock...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Dow Jones Posts Rise in Earnings
The company also reported higher advertising revenue at The Wall Street Journal, and its earnings after special items came in ahead of expectations...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Semtech to Restate Earnings Over Stock Option Grants
The semiconductor maker said the new costs will be reflected in results for fiscal 2002 through 2006, from options granted to employees in 1998 through 2003...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Drug Makers Beat Estimates on Generally Strong Sales
Drug makers posted second-quarter earnings Thursday that beat analysts’ expectations, as sales climbed. Pfizer also raised its outlook...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Fire Forces Improvisation in TV Listings
A fire on Wednesday night crippled the principal source of daily television listings, a subsidiary of the Tribune Company based in upstate New York...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
BMW Selects Production Head as Next Chief
Norbert Reithofer will succeed Helmut Panke, the chief executive who had directed the company’s successful expansion into the U.S...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
American President of Yukos Quits, Saying He Can’t Halt Its Liquidation
Steven M. Theede’s resignation ended his two rocky years in charge of Yukos, Russia’s embattled private energy company...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Intel, Facing Tough Rival, Reshapes Its Team
The overhaul is part of a review of operations aimed at helping Intel fend off a challenge from A.M.D...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
AT&T Bets Its Brand Is More Than Nostalgia
The rebranding campaign is no mere nostalgia trip. Despite its warts, AT&T is still the most recognizable name in the phone business...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Profit Lags as Microsoft Spends to Meet Competitors
The company is in the midst of product transition as sales of Xbox video game consoles are increasing rapidly, while new versions of Windows and Office are still a year off...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
HSBC buys Panama bank for $1.8bn
HSBC boosts its Latin American presence with a $1.8bn (£1bn) takeover of Panama's Grupo Banistmo...
BBC News - July 21, 2006
Castro set for Mercosur summit
Cuban leader Fidel Castro arrives in Argentina for the Mercosur summit, dispelling concerns over his health...
BBC News - July 21, 2006
Varig's new owners cancel flights
Brazilian airline Varig's new owners have stopped all flights apart from those between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo...
BBC News - July 21, 2006
'Real suffering has started' in Lebanon
The price of food, medical supplies and gasoline rose by as much as 500 percent in parts of Lebanon on Thursday as Israel's relentless bombardment destroyed roads, bridges and other supply routes...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Hezbollah leader speaks
The Israeli military says that its air assault on Lebanon has destroyed about half of Hezbollah's military strength. But Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the militant group, says Hezbollah "stood fast and has absorbed the strike" against it...
CNN - July 21, 2006
Ethiopian Troops Enter Somali Government Base
The move came a day after an Islamist militia advanced within 22 miles of the government’s temporary base at Baidoa...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Report Finds a Heavy Toll From Medication Errors
Medication errors harm 1.5 million people and kill several thousand each year in the U.S. annually, a report said...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
In Speech to N.A.A.C.P., Bush Offers Reconciliation
President Bush acknowledged that “many African-Americans distrust my party,” and defended his record on domestic issues...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Landis Climbs Back Into Contention
Floyd Landis won the final mountain stage by nearly six minutes, regaining much of the time he lost when he had a near-total loss of energy on a steep, final climb Wednesday...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
At Ground Zero, Builder Is Barred but Not His Kin
Dino Tomassetti Sr. is banned from the site, but his son has been awarded a contract worth millions of dollars...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
In Prison for Life, He Turns M&M’s Into an Art Form
Donny Johnson, who is in solitary confinement, leaches paints from M&M’s and uses blank postcards as canvases...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Toyota’s Leader Expresses No Interest in Forming Alliance With G.M.
Katsuaki Watanabe denied reports that Toyota might make an alliance offer to compete with one from Renault-Nissan...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
People
People...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Wachovia’s Profit Up, Stock Off
Even with a 14 percent rise in second quarter earnings, Wall Street seemed skeptical about the company’s growth strategy and its shares declined...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Fed’s June Notes Show Some Inflation Concern
The Federal Reserve Board’s policy makers worried about the risks of higher inflation, but decided that a slowing economy should keep a lid on price pressures...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Economic Data Suggests Slower Second Half
The Conference Board, a private industry research group, said that its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.1 percent in June, just below market expectations...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Pushed by Clients, Law Firms Step Up Diversity Efforts
For companies, diversity is a strong factor when determing a law firm to hire, and they are threatening to fire firms that do not show enough progress...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
New Products Enliven Nokia; Profit Up 43%
The biggest increase in more than three years was attributed to growth in China and India, and sales of more expensive handsets in Europe...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Shuffle at Pepsi Bottling
Chief executive John T. Cahill stepped down to pursue other jobs. Pepsi Bottling Group’s chief operating officer, Eric J. Foss, will succeed him...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Judge Rules a Tax Shelter in KPMG Case Is Legitimate
The ruling said a questionable tax shelter was essentially legitimate, dealing a setback to the government’s crackdown on aggressive shelters...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Judge’s Wide Disclosure Order Could Tie Up Litigation Firm
Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman may be required to turn over all its financial records since 1998. The firm was accused of paying people to serve as plaintiffs...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Bernanke Calls Housing Downturn ‘Orderly’
The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, told Congress that the once high-flying housing market appeared to be experiencing a safe landing...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
[TS] As Oil Rises, Will Economy Finally Fall?
When oil almost hit $40 a barrel, there was talk that the cost would slow the economy. Now, with oil above $70, some think that the new economy is impervious to oil...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Ford Motor Steps Up Revamping
Ford said it would speed up its “Way Forward” turnaround plan after it reported a second-quarter loss and falling market share...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Detroit, Far South
Automotive production in Mexico is expected to hit record levels this year as automakers pour in billions of dollars of new investment...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Advanced Micro Devices Says Profit Rose but Sales Fell
Advanced Micro Devices, the maker of personal computer processors, said that its profit rose in the second quarter but sales declined as it cut prices to compete with Intel...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
2 Are Charged in Criminal Case on Stock Options
The two corporate executives at Brocade Communication are said to have backdated employees’ stock options...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
Google Profit Surges on Strong Search Advertising
Google said it continued to develop technology that increases the revenue it earns from each search, while Yahoo reported lower-than-expected revenue...
New York Times - July 21, 2006
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