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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 November 2007:
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Maurice Bejart, 80, Choreographer, Is Dead
Mr. Bejart sought to bring ballet to younger audiences with his provocative choreography...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
2009 America?s Cup Is Postponed Over Dispute
The 2009 America?s Cup was postponed because of an ongoing legal dispute over the rules for the next race...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Palestinian Says a Joint Document Is Unlikely
A political adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held out the possibility that last-minute agreement on a short text outlining intentions or principles could be reached...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Fewer New York Murders, and Even Fewer by Strangers
New York City is on track to have fewer than 500 murders in 2007, by far the lowest amount in a 12-month period since reliable statistics became available in 1963...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Renault to Build
Renault of France will start building cars in South Africa from 2009 to expand its share of sales in rapidly growing emerging markets...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Carrier Profit Gains
The Air France-KLM Group, the world?s biggest airline by revenue, posted a stronger-than-expected 28 percent jump in quarterly profit, lifting its shares by as much as 9.5 percent...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Airport Expansion Plan
The British government laid out a multibillion-dollar proposal to allow construction of a third runway and a sixth passenger terminal at London?s chronically congested Heathrow Airport...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Japanese Shift Cash Out of U.S. Investments
Many Japanese investors are quitting American investments, in a move that is altering global capital flows and helping to weaken the dollar...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Eni of Italy Signs a Pipeline Deal With Gazprom
Gazprom signed a contract with Eni, the Italian energy group, to build a pipeline linking Russia to Europe via the Black Sea...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Drug Makers Help Lead Rebound in Overseas Shares
Global stocks rebounded Thursday from their lowest point in more than two months, led by drug makers and utilities, whose profits are less vulnerable to an economic slowdown...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Chinese Maker to Sell $7,000 Cars in Mexico
A Chinese automaker, First Automobile Works, will begin exporting cars to Mexico by year?s end, looking to tap into the market for inexpensive cars...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Advertising: Selling Americans on a Speedy Rail Link From London to Paris
Rail Europe is hoping its new advertising campaign will excite Americans enough about European tourism that they can put aside any concerns about exchange rates...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
A Bad Loan by Any Other Name
Chalk up one more term from the credit debacle. Nina loans - an abbreviation that stands for ?No income, no assets.?...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Insurers Shift Cost Burdens to Homeowners
After years of taking losses on home insurance, insurers are increasingly making homeowners responsible for repairs and reconstruction...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
What the Corporate Auditor Is Told, a Plaintiff Could Exploit
A growing conflict is emerging between auditors and their corporate clients, amid pressure on both sides to do more to root out corporate wrongdoing and fraud...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Insider: In Reversal, Safe Is Risky, Risky Is Safe
Some of Wall Street?s safest institutions ? or those that hoped to be perceived as safe ? turned out not to be, while some perceived as risky are so far sailing through...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
China Cracking Down on Illegal Currency Conversion
A Chinese businesswoman has been arrested and accused of supervising currency transactions worth more than $500 million, spotlighting the extent of illegal currency flows out of China into Hong Kong...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
$300 Billion in Write-Offs Is Predicted
Losses in the distressed mortgage sector of the United States could reach $300 billion, according to a study released on Thursday...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
French Banks Acquire Bond Insurance Company
Another crack in the subprime mortgage market appeared to have been patched as two French banks bought out a bond-insurance company that has exposure to the mortgage crisis...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Sweden Turns to a Promising Power Source, With Flaws
Wind energy is coming under scrutiny, not just from hostile neighbors, but from energy experts who question its reliability as a source of power...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Megachurches Add Local Economy to Their Mission
The business interests of America?s megachurches are as varied as basketball schools, aviation subsidiaries, investment partnerships and even a limousine service...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Proposed Ban on Genetically Modified Corn in Europe
European Union environmental officials have proposed a ban on the sale of genetically modified corn plants that could harm butterflies, affect food chains and disturb life in rivers and streams...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Minister sought delay on Qinetiq
Lord Moonie tells the BBC his request to delay a sale of a stake in Qinetiq was ignored...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
Maurice Bejart, Choreographer, Is Dead
Mr. Bejart, 80, who sought to bring ballet to younger audiences with his provocative choreography, died Thursday, his ballet company said...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Somali President Reveals Choice for Prime Minister
The nominee for prime minister, Nur Hassan Hussein, is a former police colonel and head of the Somali Red Crescent Society...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
End to French Strike Appears Close
After nine days, striking rail workers seemed willing to accept negotiations and voted throughout the country to return to work...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Critique of Iranian Leader Reveals Political Rift
An influential hard-line newspaper has made a rare direct attack on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his recent harsh accusations against veteran politicians...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Parade Rolls in NYC Under Balmy Skies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Unseasonably balmy weather greeted cheering crowds as the giant balloons in the traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floated through the streets of Manhattan...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Is Atlanta at risk of running dry?
Drought is badly affecting the US state of Georgia, prompting serious questions about water use, the BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy finds...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
Sailing: America's Cup postponed
The 2009 America's Cup is postponed because of a legal dispute...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
Minister sacks Argentine spy boss
Argentina's new defence minister sacks the military intelligence chief after he is caught plotting to oust her...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
Maurice Bejart, Choreographer, Dies
Mr. Bejart founded Bejart Ballet Lausanne, whose 35 dancers are in rehearsals for a new production to be premiered on Dec. 20...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Abercrombie & Fitch Profit Up 15%
The retailer cited strength in its namesake chain and improved margins, and stuck by its profit outlook for the second half of the year, sending its shares higher...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Gap Profit Rises 26%, but Sales Slow
Companywide revenue was flat, and same-store sales fell 5 percent. The company?s shares sank 6 percent in midday trading...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Deere Profit Climbs, Beating Forecast
The farm equipment maker said its fourth-quarter profit rose 52 percent as strong global sales more than offset declines in other sectors from the U.S. housing slump...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
An E-Book Reader That Just May Catch On
The Kindle is the latest in a long line of e-book readers. Will it succeed where others have failed?...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Canada: Currency Rates Affect Retail
Canadian retail sales fell unexpectedly in September, signaling that the economy might be slowing more than anticipated and building the case for an interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Brazil: Oceanair Orders Planes
Airbus won a $2.65 billion order from OceanAir, a Brazilian carrier that plans to add domestic and international flights...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Dubai: Port Operator Raises $5 Billion
DP World, the Dubai-owned port operator with terminals from Britain to China, raised $4.96 billion in the biggest initial public stock offering ever in the Middle East...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Britain: Glaxo to Acquire Reliant
The European drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will buy a heart drug specialist, Reliant Pharmaceuticals, for $1.65 billion, the company said...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Ireland: Waterford to Cut 1,400 Jobs
The luxury tableware manufacturer Waterford Wedgwood said it was cutting 1,400 jobs worldwide, including nearly half of the 1,000 workers at its flagship Irish crystal plant...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Japan: Trade Surplus Rises 66%
Japan?s trade surplus rose 66.1 percent in October from a year ago as exports recorded an all-time high value in yen, the Finance Ministry said...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Cerberus Seeks Court Ruling to End Deal
Cerberus, still trying to scuttle its $4 billion purchase of United Rentals Inc., said that it had filed a request for declaratory judgment in New York State Supreme Court...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Deutsche Telekom Will Let Rivals Operate iPhones
Deutsche Telekom said that it would change some terms and let the handset operate on rival networks...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
GMAC Exploring Sale of Some Parts of Mortgage Lender
The finance company GMAC said that it was exploring the sale of parts of its troubled mortgage-lending arm and the purchase of a non-American mortgage lender...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Deere?s Profit Climbs 52%
Deere & Company easily beat expectations for fourth-quarter earnings on surging demand for tractors and combines worldwide...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
S.E.C. Investigates Company Founded by Clinton Donor
The S.E.C. has opened an investigation into spending by a database marketer that already faces a lawsuit contending that the firm misspent millions, some of it on Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Bush to Nominate an I.R.S. Chief
President Bush said Wednesday he intends to nominate Douglas Shulman to be the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Directors Resign From Affiliated After a Review
Affiliated Computer Services said its independent directors had resigned, less than a month after they accused the chairman, Darwin Deason, of bullying them over a failed takeover bid...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Gap?s Profit Up 26% on Cost Cuts, but Sales Were Weak
Companywide revenue was flat, and same-store sales ? at stores open at least a year ? fell 5 percent...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Arcelor Buys a Steel Maker in China
ArcelorMittal raised its stake in the China Oriental Group to more than 73 percent, becoming the first foreign company to take control of a Chinese steel maker...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Nissan Issues a Recall for Altimas and Sentras
Nissan said on Thursday that it would recall 713,986 Altima and Sentra cars in North America, mostly in the U.S., because their engines may suddenly stop running...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Rail Sabotage Is Reported in France
The national rail service blamed fires along high-speed rail lines on sabotage, as a strike entered its eighth day...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
The Brightest Sellers Have the Biggest Prices
In a retail season that has started slowly, a visit to stores in New York this holiday season finds tourists, teenagers and lots of lookers...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Western Union Empire Moves Migrant Cash Home
Migration is so central to Western Union that forecasts of border movements drive the company?s stock...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Millions in Sales From 3 Simple Words
From a a three-word slogan, ?Life is good,? two brothers have developed a fashion brand sold in 4,500 independent retail outlets in the United States and 27 other countries...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Court Upholds $1 Billion Award to Motorola
A federal court ruled that Motorola may seek $1 billion in punitive damages from the former owners of a Turkish wireless carrier...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Data Leak in Britain Affects 25 Million
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain apologized for a security breach that has raised the specter of fraud on a massive scale...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
An Alternative to Annuities for Retirees Seeking Income
Mutual fund companies have started to roll out new products to manage the savings of retirees and parcel it out to them ? competing directly with insurance companies...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Economic Forecast Index Sees Weakness Into 2008
The Conference Board said that its index of leading economic indicators fell 0.5 percent in October while another report showed that consumer confidence weakened this month...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Adapting Finance to Islam
Rising oil wealth is lifting Islamic banking ? banking that adheres to the laws of the Koran and its prohibition against charging interest ? into the financial mainstream...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
For Lawyers, Perks to Fit a Lifestyle
As law firms pull out the stops to attract top-notch talent, the benefits for lawyers have burgeoned in recent years...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Citizen Vigilance Leads to Toy Recalls
Flawed products including poisonous toothpaste, baby bibs containing lead and children?s bracelets with cadmium have been discovered and reported by individuals this year...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Stocks Plummet on ?Ugly Week? for Investors
The Dow fell to its lowest level since April on a day when oil prices moved near the symbolic $100 level...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Psion warns of weak US revenues
UK technology firm Psion warns that US contract delays and the weak dollar will mean flat 2007 revenues...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
Enron law firm seeks $700m
The law firm that helped Enron investors get a $7.2bn settlement is hoping to earn fees of $700m, the largest yet for a securities fraud case...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
NFL: Holmes to end career
Super Bowl-winning running back Priest Holmes is forced to retire from the NFL because of neck problems...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
US Navy's HK visit approved
A US Navy flotilla is allowed to enter Hong Kong for Thanksgiving, in an apparent U-turn by China...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
Democrats blast Saudi rape case
Democrat presidential candidates in the US criticise a Saudi ruling increasing the punishment of a rape victim...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
US immigration delays risk votes
A backlog of applications for US citizenship could leave thousands of US immigrants unable to vote next year...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
The Lede Blog: More Good News From Iraq?
Signs that Iraqis are returning in something less than a reverse exodus...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
The Fifth Down Blog: A Thanksgiving Football Preview
PACKERS at LIONS 12:30 p.m. Eastern, Fox The best game of Week 12 may be the first one. This is, unbelievably, the first meeting of the season between the N.F.C. North rivals. The Packers (9-1) have won five in a row as they head into a tough stretch against Detroit and Dallas, the only [...]...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
New Hampshire Selects Jan. 8 for Its Primary
The date is the earliest ever for the leadoff presidential primary, and five days after Iowa?s caucuses...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Big Rise in Cost of Birth Control on Campuses
Young women are paying higher prices for prescription contraceptives because of a change in federal law...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Police Arrest Suspects in Holloway Disappearance
Three young men previously detained as suspects in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway were re-arrested Wednesday, the Aruban public prosecutor?s office said, citing new evidence in the case.Three young men previously detained as suspects in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway were re-arrested Wednesday, the Aruban public prosecutor?s office said, citing new evidence in the case...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Man Who Helped Start Stem Cell War May End It
James A. Thomson?s laboratory was one of two that reported a new way to turn ordinary human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
The Broadway Strike, Now Starring the Grinch
A judge granted an injunction forcing the St. James Theater to open for performances of ?Dr. Seuss? How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.?...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Fearing Worst, Air Travelers Find Smooth Going
The confluence of good luck and better planning made for surprisingly smooth holiday travel at many airports across the country...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Plymouth Journal: If Not First in Time, First in the Country?s Heart
With the large looming shadow of Jamestown, Va., the home of Plymouth Rock finds itself on the defensive...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
In Some Households, Every Day Is Turkey Day
Adopting turkeys, which can weigh more than 40 pounds, is not like adopting a kitten or a puppy...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Abercrombie & Fitch Profit Up 15%
The retailer cited strength in its namesake chain and improved margins, and stuck by its profit outlook for the second half of the year, sending its shares higher...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Gap Profit Rises 26%, but Sales Slow
Companywide revenue was flat, and same-store sales fell 5 percent. The company?s shares sank 6 percent in midday trading...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Deere Profit Climbs, Beating Forecast
The farm equipment maker said its fourth-quarter profit rose 52 percent as strong global sales more than offset declines in other sectors from the U.S. housing slump...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing: Canada: Currency Rates Affect Retail
Canadian retail sales fell unexpectedly in September, signaling that the economy might be slowing more than anticipated and building the case for an interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing: Brazil: Oceanair Orders Planes
Airbus won a $2.65 billion order from OceanAir, a Brazilian carrier that plans to add domestic and international flights...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing: Dubai: Port Operator Raises $5 Billion
DP World, the Dubai-owned port operator with terminals from Britain to China, raised $4.96 billion in the biggest initial public stock offering ever in the Middle East...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing: Britain: Glaxo to Acquire Reliant
The European drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will buy a heart drug specialist, Reliant Pharmaceuticals, for $1.65 billion, the company said...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing: Ireland: Waterford to Cut 1,400 Jobs
The luxury tableware manufacturer Waterford Wedgwood said it was cutting 1,400 jobs worldwide, including nearly half of the 1,000 workers at its flagship Irish crystal plant...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
World Business Briefing: Japan: Trade Surplus Rises 66%
Japan?s trade surplus rose 66.1 percent in October from a year ago as exports recorded an all-time high value in yen, the Finance Ministry said...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Cerberus Seeks Court Ruling to End Deal
Cerberus, still trying to scuttle its $4 billion purchase of United Rentals Inc., said that it had filed a request for declaratory judgment in New York State Supreme Court...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Deutsche Telekom Will Let Rivals Operate iPhones
Deutsche Telekom said that it would change some terms and let the handset operate on rival networks...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
GMAC Exploring Sale of Some Parts of Mortgage Lender
The finance company GMAC said that it was exploring the sale of parts of its troubled mortgage-lending arm and the purchase of a non-American mortgage lender...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Deere?s Profit Climbs 52%
Deere & Company easily beat expectations for fourth-quarter earnings on surging demand for tractors and combines worldwide...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
S.E.C. Investigates Company Founded by Clinton Donor
The S.E.C. has opened an investigation into spending by a database marketer that already faces a lawsuit contending that the firm misspent millions, some of it on Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Directors Resign From Affiliated After a Review
Affiliated Computer Services said its independent directors had resigned, less than a month after they accused the chairman, Darwin Deason, of bullying them over a failed takeover bid...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Bush to Nominate an I.R.S. Chief
President Bush said Wednesday he intends to nominate Douglas Shulman to be the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Nissan Issues a Recall for Altimas and Sentras
Nissan said on Thursday that it would recall 713,986 Altima and Sentra cars in North America, mostly in the U.S., because their engines may suddenly stop running...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Arcelor Buys a Steel Maker in China
ArcelorMittal raised its stake in the China Oriental Group to more than 73 percent, becoming the first foreign company to take control of a Chinese steel maker...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Gap?s Profit Up 26% on Cost Cuts, but Sales Were Weak
Companywide revenue was flat, and same-store sales ? at stores open at least a year ? fell 5 percent...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
State of the Art: An E-Book Reader That Just May Catch On
The Kindle is the latest in a long line of e-book readers. Will it succeed where others have failed?...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
The Brightest Sellers Have the Biggest Prices
In a retail season that has started slowly, a visit to stores in New York this holiday season finds tourists, teenagers and lots of lookers...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Border Crossings: Western Union Empire Moves Migrant Cash Home
Migration is so central to Western Union that forecasts of border movements drive the company?s stock...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Millions in Sales From 3 Simple Words
From a a three-word slogan, ?Life is good,? two brothers have developed a fashion brand sold in 4,500 independent retail outlets in the United States and 27 other countries...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Court Upholds $1 Billion Award to Motorola
A federal court ruled that Motorola may seek $1 billion in punitive damages from the former owners of a Turkish wireless carrier...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Economic Forecast Index Sees Weakness Into 2008
The Conference Board said that its index of leading economic indicators fell 0.5 percent in October while another report showed that consumer confidence weakened this month...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
An Alternative to Annuities for Retirees Seeking Income
Mutual fund companies have started to roll out new products to manage the savings of retirees and parcel it out to them ? competing directly with insurance companies...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
For Lawyers, Perks to Fit a Lifestyle
As law firms pull out the stops to attract top-notch talent, the benefits for lawyers have burgeoned in recent years...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Adapting Finance to Islam
Rising oil wealth is lifting Islamic banking ? banking that adheres to the laws of the Koran and its prohibition against charging interest ? into the financial mainstream...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Stocks Plummet on ?Ugly Week? for Investors
The Dow fell to its lowest level since April on a day when oil prices moved near the symbolic $100 level...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
Citizen Vigilance Leads to Toy Recalls
Flawed products including poisonous toothpaste, baby bibs containing lead and children?s bracelets with cadmium have been discovered and reported by individuals this year...
New York Times - November 22, 2007
New Hampshire sets primary date
The US state of New Hampshire names 8 January 2008 for its presidential primary, the earliest ever...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
Rivals rally over Chavez reforms
Tens of thousands of Venezuelan students join rival rallies over President Chavez's constitutional reforms...
BBC News - November 22, 2007
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