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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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Marion Jones?s Results Wiped Out
Track and field?s governing body annulled all of sprinter Marion Jones?s results dating back to Sept. 200 because of her use of performance enhancing drugs...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Theatergoers Rejoice at Return of the Grinch
?Dr. Seuss? How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical? reopened ? the ninth Broadway production to be running...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
EU Won't Ban China Toys for Now
The European Union on Thursday backed off a threat to ban certain toys and products from China due to safety and health concerns...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Denmark to Hold New Referendum on Euro
Danes will get a new chance to adopt the euro in a referendum, the prime minister said Thursday...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Meat Company to Liquidate After Huge Recall
Topps Meat, which in September recalled 21.7 million pounds of beef linked to E. coli-related bacteria, has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to liquidate...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
H&R Block Subprime Unit Gets $350 Million Funding
H&R Block said Option One Mortgage obtained the funding capacity from Greenwich Capital Financial Products, a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Diller?s Online Conglomerate to Expand in China
IAC/InterActiveCorp will invest $100 million to expand in China by creating services designed for local users...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
France Sets Sanctions Against Internet Piracy
Internet users in France who frequently download music or films illegally risk losing Web access under a new anti-piracy system unveiled today...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Stocks End Higher, Led by Retailers
Stocks climbed today, led by retailers as the holiday shopping season kicked off in earnest, while oil prices rose slightly, the dollar recovered from record lows and gold surged...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Athletics: Jones stripped of titles
Athletes who finished behind Marion Jones at the 2000 Olympics are set to move up the finishing order...
BBC News - November 23, 2007
New York murders 'at 40-year low'
New York City is on track to have fewer than 500 murders in 2007, the lowest rate in decades, police figures show...
BBC News - November 23, 2007
Crippling French Rail Strike Ends
About 2 percent of transit workers remained on strike, but the severe disruptions of the last nine days eased considerably, particularly along hard-hit suburban lines...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Lebanese Elections Are Postponed
The speaker of the Lebanese Parliament postponed until Nov. 30 the vote to elect a new president...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Courthouse Bombings Strike 3 Indian Cities
At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 injured in five synchronized explosions in northern India...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
City Homicides Still Dropping, to Under 500
New York City is on track to have fewer than 500 homicides in 2007, by far the lowest number since reliable statistics became available in 1963...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
154 Rescued After Antarctic Cruise Ship Hits Ice
The cruise ship Explorer hit ice and began taking on water through a hole in the hull, Britain?s coast guard said. No injuries were reported...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Plan Increases Role of G.I.?s in Iraq Training
Commanders hope to shift more of the security burden in Iraq to the Iraqis without giving up gains U.S. troops have made, officials said...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Attack at Baghdad Market Kills at Least 13
In the deadliest attack in the capital for weeks, a bomb at a crowded pet market in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 50...
New York Times - November 23, 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 23, 2007
Denmark to Hold New Referendum on Euro
Danes will get a new chance to adopt the euro in a referendum, the prime minister said Thursday...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
EU Won't Ban China Toys for Now
The European Union on Thursday backed off a threat to ban certain toys and products from China due to safety and health concerns...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Careers Give India?s Women New Independence
Women who once would have moved straight from their parents? houses to their husbands? now live on their own...
New York Times - November 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2007
H&R Block Subprime Unit Gets $350 Million Funding
H&R Block said Option One Mortgage obtained the funding capacity from Greenwich Capital Financial Products, a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland...
New York Times - November 23, 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 23, 2007
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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2007
Proposed Ban on Genetically Modified Corn in Europe
European Union officials may ban the sale of genetically modified corn plants that could harm butterflies...
New York Times - November 23, 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 23, 2007
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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2007
Retail Desperation on Display in Early Hours
Stores opened particularly early for shoppers today. This holiday season is expected to be the weakest in five years...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Diller?s Online Conglomerate to Expand in China
Diller said IAC/InterActiveCorp will invest $100 million to expand in China by creating services designed for local users...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Megachurches Add Local Economy to Their Mission
The business interests of megachurches include aviation subsidiaries and investment partnerships...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Stocks Rise as Investors Await Signs from Shoppers
The Dow was up more than 100 points in early trading of the shortened session. The dollar was lower against other major currencies and oil prices were slightly lower...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
US shops fear weak Black Friday
As US retailers open their doors at the traditional start of the Christmas sales season, festive cheer seems limited...
BBC News - November 23, 2007
Bolivia forum shifts to army base
An assembly drafting a new constitution in Bolivia is moved to a military school after protests disrupt its work...
BBC News - November 23, 2007
Retail Desperation on Display in Early Hours
Stores opened particularly early for shoppers today. This holiday season is expected to be the weakest in five years...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
In God's Name: Megachurches Add Local Economy to Their Mission
The business interests of megachurches include aviation subsidiaries and investment partnerships...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
NFL: Favre record for Packers
Brett Favre throws three touchdown passes in a game for a record 63rd time as Green Bay win in Detroit...
BBC News - November 23, 2007
Pig farmer trial hears summing up
The prosecution deliver closing arguments in the trial of a pig farmer accused of being Canada's worst serial killer...
BBC News - November 23, 2007
Women's Basketball Preview: Captain Guides Rutgers With Quiet Confidence
Senior Essence Carson, described by those who know her as subdued and analytical, is being counted on to help Rutgers duplicate last season?s Final Four run...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
New Philadelphia Mayor?s Top Task: Fight Crime
When Michael Nutter takes office as mayor of Philadelphia in January, he will face a crime wave that has left at least 355 people dead so far this year...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Trying to Break Cycle of Prison at Street Level
Statistics show a revolving door between prison and certain areas...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Where the Votes Are, So Are All Those Calories
Presidential candidates frequently find themselves obliged to change their eating habits on the campaign trail...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
City Homicides Still Dropping, to Under 500
New York City is on track to have fewer than 500 homicides in 2007, by far the lowest number since reliable statistics became available in 1963...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Denmark to Hold New Referendum on Euro
Danes will get a new chance to adopt the euro in a referendum, the prime minister said Thursday...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
EU Won't Ban China Toys for Now
The European Union on Thursday backed off a threat to ban certain toys and products from China due to safety and health concerns...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Careers Give India?s Women New Independence
Women who once would have moved straight from their parents? houses to their husbands? now live on their own...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Utility Draws Suitors
The Kelda Group, a British water utility, said it had received a £3 billion ($6.2 billion) takeover approach from a consortium of infrastructure investment firms...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Rising Early, Not to Start the Turkey, but to Shop
Some retailers lured shoppers off their couches a day earlier than usual, getting a head start on their competitors...
New York Times - November 23, 2007
Brazil shocked by jail girl rape
Investigators look into reports that a 15-year-old Brazilian girl was left in a cell with 20 men and repeatedly abused...
BBC News - November 23, 2007
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