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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
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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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US News Archive for December 2006:
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Thousands scramble for flights home
Tempers were short and the lines were long as thousands of frustrated holiday travelers queued up at the ticket counters today, desperate for a flight out as Denver International Airport to reopened its runways after a two-day blizzard shutdown...
CNN - December 22, 2006
A Christmas tradition, Bush visits wounded vets
President Bush says he was moved after visiting injured troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a tradition he started after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The president awarded 16 Purple Heats while there, saying that though the soldiers had suffered terrible wounds, "their spirits are strong."...
CNN - December 22, 2006
Ethiopian tanks heading to Somalia battle
Ethiopian attack helicopters and tanks headed for battle Friday as fighting raged between Somalia's Islamic militia and the country's secular government, witnesses said. Tens of thousands fled their homes as the Ethiopian-backed government used artillery to push back Islamic fighters...
CNN - December 22, 2006
Russia Excuses Itself in Final Report on Beslan
A parliamentary commission placed blame for the hundreds of deaths on the Chechan-led militants alone...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Violence Between Palestinian Factions Eases
There were outbursts of violence, but the death toll was small and the streets were generally quiet...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Flights Resume at Denver Airport After Blizzard
Officials said it could take days to clear the backlog of passengers who were stranded during the blizzard...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Shuttle Lands Safely at Kennedy Space Center
Discovery returned safely to Earth today after a 13-day mission to rewire the International Space Station...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Rape Charges Dropped in Duke Case
The district attorney today dropped rape charges against three former Duke University lacrosse players, but plans to go forward with sexual assault and kidnapping charges...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
NY store drops 'faux fur' jackets
New York department store Macy's pulls "fake-fur" jackets from its shelves after claims they are lined with raccoon dog fur...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
Five die in Haiti slum violence
At least five Haitians die in clashes between UN troops and street gangs in a slum in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
Duke case rape charges dropped
Prosecutors drop rape charges against three men from a top US university in a case which sparked national debate...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
Thousands hit by air travel chaos
Thick, freezing fog is causing havoc for festive season travelers in Britain for a third day, with hundreds of flights cancelled at airports...
CNN - December 22, 2006
Push for U.N. vote on Iran
Britain and France are still hoping for a vote Friday on a resolution that would impose sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but Russia says it wants a postponement because of unresolved technical issues...
CNN - December 22, 2006
Blizzard snarls air traffic
It will be a white Christmas in Denver, but that snow is threatening many home-for-Christmas plans. Stranded travelers are waiting for Denver International Airport's runways to reopen today after a two-day blizzard shutdown...
CNN - December 22, 2006
Peace Hopes Fade in Somalia as Fighting Rages
Ethiopian tanks rumbled toward the seat of the internationally-recognized government, witnesses say...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Denver Airport Expected to Reopen 2 Runways
A third runway could reopen tonight, but even then, it could take days before flights return to normal...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Hevesi Resigns, Pleading Guilty to Fraud Count
New York?s Comptroller quit his post and pled guilty to a single felony charge after arranging a deal with prosecutors that will spare him prison time...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Toyota?s Sales Projections Show It Surpassing G.M.
Toyota?s plans to sell 9.34 million vehicles in 2007 would make it the world?s largest auto company, analysts said...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Raytheon in $3.3bn sell-off deal
US defence contractor Raytheon sells its aircraft operations in a $3.3bn-deal...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
US consumer spending posts rise
US consumer spending records its biggest increase since July, figures from the Commerce Department show...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
US soldier loses 9/11 film claim
An Iraq war veteran has his defamation case against film-maker Michael Moore rejected...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
Prostitute murders: Man in court
A 48-year-old man has appeared in court in England to face charges that he murdered five prostitutes. Steve Wright was remanded in custody to appear before Ipswich Crown Court on January 2...
CNN - December 22, 2006
Knicks? Blink of an Eye Is Eternity to Other Sports
The time it took David Lee to lift the Knicks over the Charlotte Bobcats with a tip-in Wednesday night was but a blip on a basketball clock. But a tenth of a second can be enough time for nature to put up some gaudy numbers...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
PATH Tunnels Seen as Fragile in Bomb Attack
An analysis says that the train tunnels under the Hudson River are more vulnerable than previously thought...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Higher Sales Bolster Profit at General Mills
HED: Higher Sales Bolster Profit at General Mills...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Loss Narrows at Rite Aid
HED: Loss Narrows at Rite Aid...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
U.S. Fares Rise at Two Airlines
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have increased fares in most domestic markets in the face of higher jet fuel prices...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Profit Rises 44% at ConAgra
Hed: Profit Rises 44% at ConAgra...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Stocks & Bonds: Shares Fall on Weak Data in Light Trading
Stocks pulled back yesterday after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and slower economic growth weighed on investor sentiment. Trading was light in advance of the holiday weekend...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Fidelity Makes Restitution in Gifts Case
BOSTON, Dec. 21 (Reuters) ? Fidelity Investments said Thursday that it would pay more than $42 million to its mutual funds after a review found that its traders had ?misdirected? business to brokers who gave them expensive gifts...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., Study Suggests
The study predicts that inducements for coastal drilling would cause only a tiny increase in production of oil that could cost as much as $80 a barrel...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
NFL: Rayner seals Green Bay win
Dave Rayner kicks a late field goal to give Green Bay a 9-7 victory over Minnesota...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
Venezuela mulls euro oil switch
Venezuela has expresses interest in an Iranian move to ask buyers to pay for oil in euros rather than US dollars...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
Toyota 'to overtake GM in 2007'
Toyota is likely to overtake US rival General Motors as the world's biggest carmaker in 2007, figures show...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
Hamas, Fatah trade heavy gunfire
A gunbattle broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in Gaza City early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a two-day truce that had largely ended factional violence there. The street battle erupted when Hamas militiamen tried to free two kidnapped militants, including a senior member of the Islamic group. Nobody was hurt, health officials said...
CNN - December 22, 2006
Marines charged in Haditha killings
Four Marines have been charged with murdering 24 Iraqi civilians, and four of their officers have been charged with failing to investigate and report the deaths, the Marine Corps announced Thursday. One of them, squad leader Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, is charged with murder and ordering Marines under his command to kill others, his lawyer said...
CNN - December 22, 2006
New York State Comptroller Expected to Resign
Alan G. Hevesi agreed to quit his post and plead guilty to a single felony charge, a law enforcement official said...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Theater Review | 'The Coast of Utopia: Part Two - Shipwreck': History's Sweep, in Words and Silence
The sumptuous Lincoln Center production of "Shipwreck," the second part of Tom Stoppard's absorbing ?Coast of Utopia? trilogy, is filled with coups de théâtre...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Inside Art: A Restored Rembrandt Is Going Up for Sale
?St. James the Greater? is headed for auction at Sotheby?s in January ? and it will look noticeably different from what scholars are accustomed to seeing...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Those Inflatable Santas: Eyepoppers to Eyesores
Whatever else Christmas in America means, it now also includes inflatable outdoor decorations, called ?Airblowns.?...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Troubled Children: Parenting as Therapy for Child?s Mental Disorders
The science behind nondrug treatments for childhood behavioral disorders is getting stronger...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Eyeing ?08, Democrats Nurse Freshmen at Risk
Democrats are planning to fortify the most politically shaky members of Congress with committee assignments...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Hudson River Tunnels Seen as Fragile
An analysis says that the PATH train tunnels are more vulnerable to a bomb attack than previously thought...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
World Business Briefing: Americas, Asia and Europe
Americas...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
BlackBerry Maker?s Profit Beats Forecast
Because of strong demand for hand-held devices, Research In Motion Ltd. reported a third-quarter profit that beat expectations and forecast an even stronger fourth quarter...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Martin Conroy, 84, Ad Writer Famous for a Mail Campaign, Is Dead
Martin Conroy was an advertising executive who without recourse to glossy paper or fancy graphics created one of the most enduring ad campaigns of all time...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Prison for Chip Executive
An executive with Samsung Electronics will plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices of computer memory chips, the Justice Department said Thursday...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
The Churn
People...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
A Boom Year for Mergers and a Furious Pace for Law Firms
A surge in lawyer-intensive deals by private equity bidders means all-nighters and lots of billable hours...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
$14.8 Million Bonus at Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns gave its chief executive, James E. Cayne, a bonus of stock valued at about $14.8 million after the firm reported its fifth consecutive year of record profit...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Judge Cuts Amount of Vioxx Award
A judge in Texas reduced a $32 million jury award to about $7.75 million on Thursday so that it conformed to state law...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Deal to Settle Cases From Deutsche Bank
Eliot Spitzer had accused the bank?s asset management division of permitting excessive market timing in its mutual funds...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Hedge Fund Offers Plan to Reorganize Delphi
Highland Capital Management?s $4.7 billion reorganization plan set the stage for a fight for control by the two largest investors in Delphi as it emerges from bankruptcy...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Pfizer?s Ex-Chief to Get Full Retirement Package
The former chief executive of Pfizer, Hank McKinnell, who was forced into early retirement in part because of investor anger about his rich retirement benefits, will get every penny of it and perhaps more, a new regulatory filing shows...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Wages to Be Cut for Comair Pilots
CINCINNATI, Dec. 21 (AP) ? A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday that Comair, the Delta Air Lines subsidiary, could impose wage cuts and changes in work rules for the regional airline?s 1,500 pilots, the final holdouts in the airline?s plan to trim labor costs as part of its restructuring...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Suitors Woo Mobile Phone Company in India
Potential buyers are circling Hutchison Essar, the fourth-largest mobile phone operator in India, in a deal that could top $14 billion...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Thai Stocks and Currency Reflect an Ebb in Confidence
Markets in Thailand resumed their downward slide today as investors seemed to conclude that the financial policies of the military-appointed government were in disarray...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Canadian Company Buys Raytheon Jet Unit
The unit was sold for about $3.3 billion to Onex, the Toronto-based investment firm, in a joint deal with Goldman Sachs...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Housing Lag Contributed to Lethargic Economic Growth in 3rd Quarter
The economy grew at a more sluggish pace this summer than the government first reported, advancing by the smallest amount in more than three years...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Music Labels? Lawsuit Seeks Shutdown of Russian Online Service
The recording companies sued the operator of a Russian online music service in the U.S., hoping that American courts can accomplish what international efforts have not...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Guilty Plea Made in Trial Over Shelters From KPMG
A businessman pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and fraud and agreed to help federal prosecutors in their widening investigation into questionable tax shelters by KPMG...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
[TS] High & Low Finance: With Owners in the Dark, Stocks Go Up
Companies can now keep trading on major markets while giving out only the numbers they choose, and investors don?t seem to mind...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
V.C. Nation: Looking for Best Place to Take a Company Public, Some Look Overseas
Frustrated by the difficulty and expense of taking start-ups public in the U.S. market, venture capitalists are considering China?s stock exchanges...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Russians Buy Control of Oil Field
The Russian energy monopoly Gazprom bought control of Sakhalin 2, the world?s largest combined oil and natural gas development, from Royal Dutch Shell...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Advertising: Ford Is Moving the Edge Squarely to Center Stage
On Sunday, Ford will introduce its new Edge crossover vehicle by blanketing the country with TV spots, billboards and its most extensive online ad campaign ever...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Bristol Says U.S. Inquiry Is Settled
Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed to pay $499 million to settle a federal investigation into illegal sales and marketing activities from the late 1990s through 2005...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
For eBay, It?s About Political Connections in China
EBay?s decision to close its Web site in China partner with a Chinese company is the latest sign that local knowledge and connections matter in the Chinese market...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
A Price Run-Up for Run-Down Communes
An oil-driven real estate boom is driving office rents out of sight in Russia and giving even Communist tenement housing investment potential...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
Study Suggests Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S.
The study predicts that the inducements would cause only a tiny increase in oil production, which could cost as much as $80 a barrel...
New York Times - December 22, 2006
US 'Nazi guard' faces deportation
A US court rejects a deportation appeal from a man accused of having been a guard in Nazi death camps...
BBC News - December 22, 2006
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