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US News Archive for December 2007:
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Golden Opportunities: Shielding Money Clashes With Elders? Free Will
Elderly plaintiffs have sued companies for financial abuse even though they admit they made unwise decisions...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
TV Decoder Blog: TV Decoder: Atomic Wedgie, the TV Series?
FremantleMedia, the production company behind "The Price Is Right" and the British version of "American Idol," wants to cash in on recent interest in Web-to-television programming deals. The company is pitching a television series based on the Atomic Wedgie brand of humorous and raunchy Internet video clips. Some of the clips, which were originally designed for [...]...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Bulls Fire Skiles After 9 - 16 Start
Hoping to shake up a team with one of the worst records in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls fired head coach Scott Skiles on Monday...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Bits Blog: Questions We Thought, but Didn?t Ask, in 2007
Are there ever ?shorter than expected? hold times on phone help lines? and other perplexing questions...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Michael Kidd, Choreographer, Dies
Michael Kidd was an award-winning choreographer of exuberant dance numbers for Broadway and Hollywood...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Oscar Peterson, Virtuoso of Jazz, Dies at 82
During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Oscar Peterson played with the biggest names in jazz...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Georgia School Melds a World of Differences
At an unusual school outside Atlanta, more than half the 380 students are refugees from some 40 countries...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
For Capital, Merrill Looks East and West
Although Singapore was the major source of Merrill Lynch?s $6.2 billion infusion, Merrill?s other investor, Davis Selected Advisors, was a bit of a dark horse...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
G.E. to Buy Several Merrill Businesses
In an effort to raise cash amid mounting mortgage losses, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell the majority of its capital finance business to General Electric for an undisclosed amount...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Harrah's Close to Largest Casino Buyout
Harrah?s said the National Indian Gaming Commission approved the company?s $17.7 billion purchase by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group, pending final review...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
United Rentals Gives Up Bid to Make Suitor Complete Merger
United Rentals said it would accept last week?s court ruling and stop pursuing a merger agreement with Cerberus Capital, seeking a $100 million termination fee instead...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Maxjet Stops Flying, Files Bankruptcy
Maxjet Airways said it filed for bankruptcy protection, taking what it called a ?drastic measure? because of soaring fuel prices and the deteriorating credit market...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Shielding Money Clashes With Elders? Free Will
Elderly plaintiffs have sued companies for financial abuse even though they admit they made unwise decisions...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
On Wall Street, Merrill Leads the Markets Higher
Merrill Lynch?s announcement of a $6.2 billion investment set off a small rally in financial shares...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Merrill to Receive $6.2 Billion Capital Injection
Investments from Singapore?s government and a mutual fund are meant to shore up Merrill Lynch?s capital base...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Shifting Careers Blog: Shifting Careers: Me Blackberry, You iChat
How our choices in technology affect our relationships...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Dot Earth Blog: The Suggestion Box Is Open
The Suggestion Box is open at Dot Earth. And seasons greetings to all...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
TierneyLab: TierneyLab: A Presidential Science Debate?
If the 2008 presidential candidates are forced, kicking and screaming, to debate science, what questions should they be asked? An impressive array of scientists, academics, politicians and journalists have joined Science Debate 2008, the grass-roots group urging the candidates to have a debate on science and technology. I can't imagine the candidates' handlers are happy [...]...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Well Blog: Well: Talking to Kids About Santa
How to talk to your kids about Santa . . . and everything else...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
DealBook Blog: For Capital, Merrill Looks East and West
Although Singapore was the major source of Merrill Lynch?s $6.2 billion infusion, Merrill?s other investor, Davis Selected Advisors, was a bit of a dark horse...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
DealBook Blog: G.E. to Buy Several Merrill Businesses
In an effort to raise cash amid mounting mortgage losses, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell the majority of its capital finance business to General Electric for an undisclosed amount...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Maxjet Stops Flying, Files Bankruptcy
Maxjet Airways said it filed for bankruptcy protection, taking what it called a ?drastic measure? because of soaring fuel prices and the deteriorating credit market...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
United Rentals Gives Up Bid to Make Suitor Complete Merger
United Rentals said it would accept last week?s court ruling and stop pursuing a merger agreement with Cerberus Capital, seeking a $100 million termination fee instead...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Stocks Open Higher on Merrill Asset Sale
Wall Street rose moderately in early trading, boosted by news that Merrill Lynch will receive an large investment from two investment groups...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
DealBook Blog: Merrill to Receive $6.2 Billion Capital Injection
Investments from Singapore?s government and a mutual fund are meant to shore up Merrill Lynch?s capital base...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Bankruptcy for business airline
Low-cost business class airline Maxjet ceases operating and files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
BBC News - December 24, 2007
Merrill to sell loans unit to GE
Merrill Lynch plans to sell its capital lending business to General Electric's commercial finance arm...
BBC News - December 24, 2007
Lost star begins prison sentence
Former Lost actress Michelle Rodriguez has begun serving six months in jail for violating probation...
BBC News - December 24, 2007
The Caucus: Newspaper Calls Romney a ?Phony?
A New Hampshire paper?s anti-endorsement called the candidate a ?phony.?...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Anarchists in the Aisles? Stores Provide a Stage
Shopdropping, or slipping things into stores as opposed to illegally taking them out, has been growing in popularity...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Giuliani Hits a Rocky Stretch as Voting Approaches
Rudolph W. Giuliani?s presidential campaign has been hurt by acknowledged missteps, sharp shifts in strategy and reports about his personal life...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Golden Opportunities: When Shielding Money Clashes With the Free Will of the Elderly
Thousands of older Americans have sued companies that promoted dubious offers even though the victims concede they made unwise decisions...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
The Worst Courts for Businesses? It?s a Matter of Opinion
The arguments made in the American Tort Reform Association?s report on the country?s ?judicial hellholes? don?t always make sense...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Oprah Puts Her Brand on the Line
What works for Oprah the inspiring talk-show host may not work for Oprah the political player. After her endorsement of Barack Obama, part of her base was livid...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Movie Gallery Files Reorganization Plan
Movie Gallery, the second-biggest video rental chain after Blockbuster, has filed a reorganization plan in bankruptcy court, and said it hoped to emerge from Chapter 11 next year...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Rob Reiner Gambles on Oldsters
After a few flops and a political detour, Mr. Reiner returns with ?The Bucket List,? which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Girl Power Is in Full Force Online
Teenage girls are more likely than boys to have engaged in creating most kinds of online content, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Baltimore Sun Gives Control of Editorials to Newsroom
The Baltimore Sun is taking the unusual step of placing responsibility for its opinion pages with its top news editor...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
The Week Ahead
A look at expected events in the business world in the coming week...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Blog, Blug. To the Writer Doris Lessing, It?s Whatever.
Some literary-minded bloggers seemed a little piqued at comments on their hobby made by Doris Lessing in her Nobel lecture this month...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Aiming for Films of High Quality and Low Ecological Damage
After producing ?An Inconvenient Truth,? executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Little Love Among Matchmakers
The online dating service Chemistry.com plans to unleash a new advertising campaign that seeks to depict its competitor, eHarmony.com, as out of touch with mainstream American values...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Can NBC Do for ?Quarterlife? What YouTube Could Not?
Some episodes of ?Quarterlife,? a drama about a group of good-looking people in their 20s, have yet to attract 100,000 video views...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
What to Do With Taboo News When Teenagers Are Your Readers
The news that Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of ?Zoey 101? on Nickelodeon and younger sister of Britney, is pregnant presented a dilemma for editors of fan magazines aimed at teenagers...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Quoted in the News? Post a Comment, Please
Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Strike Means Fewer Places for Stars to Pitch Movies
As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven movies...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Santa Is Packing More Sofas and Less Jewelry
Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last year?s levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
A Tabloid Takes Sides in Its Coverage of the Knicks
Most of American journalism pays at least lip service to the idea that news reporting should be impartial. But New York City?s tabloids do not always feel bound by that rule...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
The Top Player in This League? It May Be the Sports Reporter
Rising demand for star sportswriters, driven by rising television and Internet revenue, is leading to intense competition to hire talent...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
E-Greetings Gain Ground at Businesses This Season
Once seen as the tacky, last-minute substitute for pen and paper, e-cards have become more acceptable this holiday season...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
What Would Henry Luce Do? Looking Forward at Time Warner
Though Jeffrey L. Bewkes will take over as Time Warner?s chief executive at the beginning of January, it remains unclear how the company will look after he takes control...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
When Shielding Money Clashes With the Free Will of the Elderly
Thousands of older Americans have sued companies that promoted dubious offers even though the victims concede they made unwise decisions...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
How the Cooling Economy Is Stealing Target?s Christmas
Despite rosier expectations, Target is muddling through this holiday season, perplexing those who consider the chain a bellwether...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
BAE Systems in US acquisition
BAE Systems makes its latest move into the US, agreeing to buy military support services provider MTC Technologies...
BBC News - December 24, 2007
US aid 'diverted' in Pakistan
US military aid to Pakistan has often failed to reach frontline units fighting Islamist militants, a report says...
BBC News - December 24, 2007
The Moment Blog: Now Hanging| Art in St. Bart?s
Are hotels the new art galleries?...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Tomato Pickers? Wages Fight Faces Obstacles
A group of farmers who persuaded McDonald?s and Taco Bell to have their tomato suppliers pay their pickers more have seen their effort stall as Burger King has refused to do the same...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Searching for Friends, Spitzer Warms to Lobbyists
After a year in which he alienated many of his allies, Gov. Eliot Spitzer is seeking the advice of lobbyists...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Clemens Releases Video Denying Use of Drugs
Roger Clemens continued his campaign to refute the allegations in a video posted to the Web on Sunday...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
In Kentucky?s Teeth, Toll of Poverty and Neglect
About half the population in Kentucky does not have dental insurance, and 1 in 10 residents are missing all their teeth...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Stores Offer Unwitting Stage
Shopdropping, surreptitiously putting things like political propaganda or independent artwork in stores, has grown in popularity in recent years...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Snowstorm Blamed for 11 Deaths, Outages
Thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Giuliani Hits Rocky Stretch as Vote Nears
Rudolph Giuliani?s presidential campaign has been damaged by missteps, sharp shifts in strategy and reports about his personal life...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Sidebar: The Worst Courts for Businesses? It?s a Matter of Opinion
The arguments made in the American Tort Reform Association?s report on the country?s ?judicial hellholes? don?t always make sense...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Rob Reiner Gambles on Oldsters
After a few flops and a political detour, Mr. Reiner returns with ?The Bucket List,? which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Movie Gallery Files Reorganization Plan
Movie Gallery, the second-biggest video rental chain after Blockbuster, has filed a reorganization plan in bankruptcy court, and said it hoped to emerge from Chapter 11 next year...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Drilling Down: Girl Power Is in Full Force Online
Teenage girls are more likely than boys to have engaged in creating most kinds of online content, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
The Week Ahead
A look at expected events in the business world in the coming week...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Baltimore Sun Gives Control of Editorials to Newsroom
The Baltimore Sun is taking the unusual step of placing responsibility for its opinion pages with its top news editor...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Aiming for Films of High Quality and Low Ecological Damage
After producing ?An Inconvenient Truth,? executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Can NBC Do for ?Quarterlife? What YouTube Could Not?
Some episodes of ?Quarterlife,? a drama about a group of good-looking people in their 20s, have yet to attract 100,000 video views...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Blog, Blug. To the Writer Doris Lessing, It?s Whatever.
Some literary-minded bloggers seemed a little piqued at comments on their hobby made by Doris Lessing in her Nobel lecture this month...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Advertising: Little Love Among Matchmakers
The online dating service Chemistry.com plans to unleash a new advertising campaign that seeks to depict its competitor, eHarmony.com, as out of touch with mainstream American values...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
The Media Equation: Oprah Puts Her Brand on the Line
What works for Oprah the inspiring talk-show host may not work for Oprah the political player. After her endorsement of Barack Obama, part of her base was livid...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Strike Means Fewer Places for Stars to Pitch Movies
As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven movies...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
What to Do With Taboo News When Teenagers Are Your Readers
The news that Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of ?Zoey 101? on Nickelodeon and younger sister of Britney, is pregnant presented a dilemma for editors of fan magazines aimed at teenagers...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
A Tabloid Takes Sides in Its Coverage of the Knicks
Most of American journalism pays at least lip service to the idea that news reporting should be impartial. But New York City?s tabloids do not always feel bound by that rule...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Link By Link: Quoted in the News? Post a Comment, Please
Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
The Top Player in This League? It May Be the Sports Reporter
Rising demand for star sportswriters, driven by rising television and Internet revenue, is leading to intense competition to hire talent...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
E-Commerce Report: Santa Is Packing More Sofas and Less Jewelry
Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last year?s levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
E-Greetings Gain Ground at Businesses This Season
Once seen as the tacky, last-minute substitute for pen and paper, e-cards have become more acceptable this holiday season...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
What Would Henry Luce Do? Looking Forward at Time Warner
Though Jeffrey L. Bewkes will take over as Time Warner?s chief executive at the beginning of January, it remains unclear how the company will look after he takes control...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
Golden Opportunities: Fine Line: Shielding Elders? Money, and Independence
Thousands of older Americans have filed suits against companies that have promoted dubious offers even though the victims concede they freely made unwise decisions...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
How the Cooling Economy Is Stealing Target?s Christmas
Despite rosier expectations, Target is muddling through this holiday season, perplexing those who consider the chain a bellwether...
New York Times - December 24, 2007
NFL: injured Everett walks again
Kevin Everett watches his Buffalo Bills team-mates in action less than four months after suffering a life-threatening spinal cord injury...
BBC News - December 24, 2007
US asset rescue scheme dropped
A plan by US banks to calm down rattled credit markets is dropped shortly before it was due to launch...
BBC News - December 24, 2007
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