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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 April 2008:
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Newell Rubbermaid Posts Higher Net, but Cuts Forecast
The company said net income increased to $56.9 million from $49.3 million a year ago on strength in the home and family businesses, but it cut its full-year outlook amid soaring materials costs...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Safeway Profit Rises on Strong
The supermarket posted quarterly profit of $193.4 million, up from $174.4 a year earlier, helped by strong demand for fuel and the early Easter holiday...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Travelers Posts Lower Profit, but Raises Outlook
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Insurer Travelers Companies said Thursday its profit declined in the first quarter, in part because investment income fell amid a weak market...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Dow Chemical Profit Drops on Feedstock and Energy Costs
The chemical giant said earnings slipped 3 percent to $941 in the first quarter, but still managed to beat Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Pulte 1Q loss widens on hefty inventory, land charges
DETROIT (AP) -- Pulte Homes Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter loss widened after it took a hefty charge amid a worsening housing market...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
E.D.S. Profit Falls, but Still Tops Expectations
Texas-based E.D.S. said it earned $62 million in the first quarter, down from $164 million a year earlier when it recorded a huge contract termination payment from Verizon...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
American Express Profit Slips Amid Credit Losses
Net income totaled $991 million for the first quarter as the credit card lender saw more U.S. cardholders fail to make their payments...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Union Pacific Profit Rises, but Outlook Falls Below Estimates
The railroad?s first-quarter profit beat estimates, as strong pricing offset flat freight volumes and a lower tax rate, but it?s second-quarter outlook fell below market expectations...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Senate Passes Genetic Discrimination Bill
The 95-0 Senate vote sends the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act back to the House, which could approve it early next week...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Deal Consolidates More of Russia?s Mining Industry
The aluminum tycoon Oleg V. Deripaska said that he had purchased 25 percent of the Arctic mining company Norilsk Nickel, furthering his quest to consolidate the Russian metals and mining industry...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Judge Sentences Snipes to 3 Years for Tax Convictions
A federal judge has sentenced action star Wesley Snipes to the maximum three-year sentence on tax charges...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
The Lede: Taser Reaffirmed at Site of ?Don?t Tase Me, Bro?
A university is sticking to its Tasers after a flood of negative attention...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Opposition ?Clear Victor? in Zimbabwe, U.S. Says
A U.S. envoy declared Zimbabwe?s opposition leader the ?clear victor? in the nation?s disputed presidential election...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Under Criticism, Bush Talks With Palestinian Leader
President Bush is facing mounting criticism from Palestinians over his planned attendance of Israel?s 60th birthday celebration...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Profit Declines, but Microsoft Tops Forecast
Microsoft may be struggling to buy Yahoo, but the giant software maker?s current business is humming along smoothly...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Tests Confirm T. Rex Kinship With Birds
A analysis of proteins extracted from fossils has yielded the first molecular data confirming the hypothesis of a close dinosaur-bird ancestry, scientists say...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
McCain Criticizes Katrina Response as ?Disgraceful?
Senator John McCain took direct aim at the Bush administration on Thursday as he stood in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, the area hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Sunnis Agree to End Boycott, Rejoin Iraq Government
Iraq?s largest Sunni bloc has agreed in principle to return to the cabinet after a nine-month boycott, several Sunni leaders said...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
For Airlines, Runways Are the Danger Zone
Recent groundings have raised flags about skipped inspections and botched repairs to wiring, but what really worries specialists is runway collisions...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Foreclosure Hits Even Connecticut?s Wealthy
But the few homeowners in trouble in affluent Greenwich are tapping into other resources that most people cannot call upon to help prevent the ultimate indignity...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Microsoft profits beat forecasts
Microsoft sees third quarter profits decline, but beat market expectations...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Snipes set for tax case sentence
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes could be jailed for up to three years when he is sentenced for tax offences...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Whirlpool Profit Down 20% on Higher Costs
The home appliance maker also cited seven consecutive quarters of lower U.S. product demand for the first quarter results, which fell far below analysts? estimates...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Black & Decker Cuts Forecast as Profit Tumbles
The U.S. tool maker reported sharply lower first-quarter profit and cut its full-year forecast as a prolonged housing slump and the credit crunch slowed home improvement activity...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Coca-Cola Enterprises Net Falls
The Coca-Cola bottler said first-quarter profit fell to $8 million from $15 million a year ago, hurt by higher expenses, restructuring charges and weak sales in North America...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
E.W. Scripps Profit Jumps 23%
The media company said first-quarter profit grew to $84.1 million, mostly because of higher ratings and ad sales at Scripps Networks, which includes HGTV and Food Network...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
3M Profit Falls but Beats Estimates
The maker of Scotch tape and Post-It notes said profit fell 28% from the year-earlier period when it had a big gain on the sale of one of its businesses, but sales rose 9 percent...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Nintendo?s Profit Hits Record High
Nintendo net profit rose 47.7 percent to a record high, powered by strong sales of software and accessories for its Wii video game console and for its DS handheld devices...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Aetna Profit Slips, but Revenue Beats Estimates
Membership growth and higher premium rates pushed the health insurer?s revenue higher and the company reaffirmed its outlook for 2008...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Northrop Grumman Profit Falls on Ship Charge
The military contractor said first-quarter profit fell sharply as it took a large charge for a delayed warship. It also cuts its full-year earnings forecast...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Raytheon Profit Up 15 Percent on Defense Contracts
Increasing defense contract volume helped lift Raytheon?s first-quarter profit 15 percent, as the company reiterated its full-year financial expectations for double-digit profit growth...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Newmont Mining Profit Jumps on Higher Prices
Newmont Mining reported its first-quarter net income climbed more than fivefold to $370 million as it lowered production costs while gold prices jumped...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
ConocoPhillips Profit Up 17% on Higher Oil Prices
Net income rose to $4.14 billion for the first quarter as the company benefited from record oil prices...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
PepsiCo Profit Rises 5% on International Growth
PepsiCo says its first quarter profit rose 5 percent on a big revenue boost in its international division that helped offset higher commodity costs...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Bristol-Myers Profit Falls on Restructuring Costs
The drugmaker?s first-quarter adjusted results topped Wall Street forecasts and its shares rose...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
US Airways and Alaska Air Post Losses
Citing surging fuel costs that have inflicted pain on the entire industry, US Airways posted a first-quarter loss of $236 million and Alaska Air reported a loss of $35.9 million...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
AEP Earnings More Than Double
American Electric Power said that its first quarter earnings more than doubled from a year ago when it took a big charge for pollution controls installed at two West Virginia power plants...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Wall Street Advances After Drop in Jobless Claims
Stocks turned higher as investors focused on a drop in weekly unemployment claims and stronger-than-expected results from Ford rather than weak housing figures...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
DealBook: S.E.C. Sues Trader for False Rumors About Alliance Data
Regulators said they charged a trader with spreading false rumors about the buyout of Alliance Data Systems last fall and winter, causing the credit card processor?s stock to fall...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Motorola Loss Widens as Phone Sales Fall
Motorola says it lost slightly more money in the first quarter as sales in its key mobile unit fell 39 percent...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Triarc, Owner of Arby?s, to Buy Wendy?s
Triarc, the investment company controlled by Nelson Peltz, said that it was buying the fast-food chain in an all-stock deal...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Credit Suisse Reports $2.1 Billion Loss
The bank?s first-quarter loss was nearly three times worse than analysts had expected as it wrote down $5.3 billion in soured investments, but its shares rose in Zurich trading...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
TierneyLab: Galaxies Gone Wild!
The encounter of two galaxies left a ring-shaped galaxy and a long-tailed companion. The shockwave effect from the collision first drew matter into the center and then caused it to move outwards into a ring. Nicknamed Mayall's Object, this is located in the Ursa Major contellation. (Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble [...]...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Paper Cuts: Becoming Laura Bush
There's been a lot of talk about America's publishers keeping fiction out of the way of this fall's election; there will almost certainly be fewer major novels published this fall than last. But at least one novelist is leaning right into the political headwinds ? Curtis Sittenfeld, the author of "Prep," whose new novel, due [...]...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Wheels: An Earth Day Even S.U.V.?s Can Enjoy
Free parking for hybrids was offered on Earth Day, but does that include the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid S.U.V.?...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Pakistani Militant Halts Attacks as Talks Begin
A Qaeda-linked militant commander has ordered his followers to stop attacks in Pakistan after the new government began peace talks, an official said...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
City Room: Governor Wants to Make Midyear Budget Cuts
Gov. David A. Paterson said he would like to take the rare step of reopening the budget before the end of the legislative session in June and making new cuts, amid a weakening economy and falling revenue projections...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
U.S. Sees N. Korean Links to Reactor
The White House is set to make public a video showing North Koreans working at a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
The Lede: Grand Theft a Small Issue for Game
What would the ?biggest debut ever for an entertainment product? be without a little online piracy?...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
The Fifth Down: Q&A on Jets and the Draft
The Times's Greg Bishop answers questions from readers about the Jets and the draft...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
New-Home Sales Fall to Low Last Seen in 1990s
Inventories rose to the highest point in more than a quarter century as sales of new homes fell 8.5 percent, a far sharper decline than economists had forecast...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
In Surprise, Ford Swings to Profit
It was an unexpected improvement amid a slump in the U.S. market that has cut sales of the carmaker?s most lucrative vehicles...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
For Indiana Voters, Talk of Change May Fall Flat
An Indiana election has not meant so much for decades, but residents of Kokomo said they worried about doing things ? anything ? very differently...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Ford reports an unexpected profit
Ford unexpectedly reports a profit for the first three months of 2008 following last year's heavy losses...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Toyota outstrips GM in sales race
Toyota pulls ahead of US rival General Motors in the battle to sell more cars, as demand from American drivers falls...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Clinton upbeat on McCain battle
Hillary Clinton says she is the best placed Democrat to beat Republican John McCain in the November elections...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Wendy's chain bought for $2.3bn
Burger chain Wendy's is being acquired by Triarc, the parent firm of Arby's restaurant for $2.34bn...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Credit Suisse Posts Loss, but Its Private Bank Is on Track
Credit Suisse notched up $5.26 billion worth of credit-related writedowns in the quarter, causing a bigger-than-expected loss, but its rich-clients business was on track...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
After the Smoke Cleared, Where Did All the Bingo Players Go?
Banning smoking at charity bingo games may have health benefits, but it is proving harmful to earnings...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Zimbabwe-Bound Ship Heads Back to China
A Chinese ship carrying armaments and bound for Zimbabwe has headed back without unloading its cargo, a spokeswoman for China?s foreign ministry confirmed...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Cubans snapping up mobile phones
Cubans take out 7,400 mobile phone contracts in the 10 days since restrictions were eased, reports say...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Amazon stocks dip despite growth
Shares in online retailer Amazon fall in after-hours trading on concern about the outlook for the rest of 2008...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Ono sues over Imagine film clip
Yoko Ono is suing the makers of a documentary for using John Lennon's song Imagine without permission...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
US alleges N Korea-Syria link
US officials say they have evidence that North Korea has been helping Syria build a nuclear reactor...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Black holes reveal more secrets
US scientists say they have worked out how black holes emit plasma jet streams at close to the speed of light...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
WellPoint?s Profit Falls, but Stock Rises
Rising medical costs and pricing problems pushed the health insurer WellPoint?s profit down 25 percent, missing Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Pressed by the Economy, Starbucks Lowers Its Forecast
Citing a 5 percent decline in sales last quarter, Starbucks cut its full-year forecast, sending the company?s stock down nearly 11 percent in after-hours trading...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Skin Deep: In a Perfect World, Rosacea Remains a Problem
Facial redness is the new cellulite of the beauty industry...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Magazine Preview: Triple-A Failure
How Moody?s and other credit-rating agencies licensed the abuses that created the housing bubble ? and bust...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
McClatchy Reports Loss on Ad Sales Slump
McClatchy said it would buy back for cash up to $250 million of its public debt, much of which it took on in its ill-timed 2006 purchase of the Knight Ridder newspaper chain...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Liberty Mutual Is Bidding $6.2 Billion for Safeco
Each share of Safeco will be exchanged for $68.25 cash, nearly a 51 percent premium to Safeco?s closing stock price of $45.23 on Tuesday...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Pepsi Bottling Rises After Beating Forecasts
The Pepsi Bottling Group said its quarterly profit fell 3 percent because of one-time charges, but the results topped Wall Street estimates, sending shares higher...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
U.P.S. Earnings Climb 7.5%, but It Lowers 2008 Forecast
The shipping carrier said it earned $906 million, or 87 cents a share, compared with $843 million, or 78 cents a share, in the period a year earlier...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Strong Sales Lift Volkswagen?s Profit
Europe?s biggest carmaker by sales said its first-quarter net profit rose by more than 25 percent, and predicted a substantial increase in demand in 2008...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Tornado Claims Curb Allstate?s Profit
Allstate?s reported a greater-than-expected first-quarter profit drop of 77 percent on investment losses and heavy claims from winter tornadoes...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Ambac, a Bond Insurer, Reports a $1.66 Billion Loss
Ambac reiterated that it was writing ?very little new business,? and said its results wiped out 40 percent of its net worth...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Demand Lifts Boeing and General Dynamics
Boeing said its profits rose 38 percent, to $1.21 billion. General Dynamics said its net income jumped 32 percent, to $572 million...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Anheuser-Busch?s First-Quarter Earnings Fell 1.3%
The nation?s biggest brewer, said Wednesday that its profit slipped 1.3 percent in the first quarter...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Maker of Data Storage Gear Posts Strong Revenue Growth
EMC Corporation, the top maker of corporate data storage equipment, reported strong revenue growth in both overseas and American markets...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Shifting Careers: Making Long-Distance Partnerships Work
Even though technology makes it possible to run a business from almost anywhere, can a business partnership thrive if the partners live in different cities?...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Actors? Talks Extended
Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers agreed on Wednesday to extend their current round of contract talks through May 2, they said in a joint statement...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Resignation at Largest U.S. Pension Fund
Russell Read, who joined Calpers in June 2006, is resigning as it chief investment officer...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Stocks & Bonds: With a Bump From Boeing, Shares Rise
Wall Street ended a choppy session with a moderate advance on Wednesday after a better-than-expected profit report at Boeing and a see-saw day in the energy markets...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Profits Top Expectations for Makers of Drugs
A new multiple sclerosis drug helped lift Biogen Idec?s first-quarter profit by 24 percent. Schering-Plough?s reported decline, was less than Wall Street expected...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Warehouse Stores Restrict Rice Sales
The two biggest warehouse retail chains, Sam?s Club and Costco Wholesale, are limiting how much rice customers can buy...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
G.E.?s Chief Faces Investors After Disappointing Quarter
General Electric?s chief executive, Jeffrey R. Immelt, delivered a mea culpa to investors and analysts, after its recent earnings report prompted a steep sell-off...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
House Panel Approves $15 Billion Foreclosure Bill
Democrats pushed a $15 billion housing bill through a House committee. The would send federal loans and grants to cities and counties hit hardest by the housing crisis...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
China?s Markets Soar on Cut in Trading Tax
The Shanghai composite index opened up 7.98 percent at 3,549.868 points, after the government cut the share trading tax to support the market...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Stewards of James Brown Estate Sue Morgan Stanley
Guardians are accusing the investment bank of failing to prevent the estate?s previous manager, David G. Cannon, from draining millions of dollars held at the bank...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Drug Executive Is Indicted on Secret Deal
A former Bristol-Myers Squibb executive was charged with making false statements to the F.T.C. about a pact made with a Canadian maker of generic drugs...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
G.M. Says Toyota Has Lead in Global Sales Race
G.M. said its first-quarter sales fell less than 1 percent, leaving it about 160,000 vehicles behind its Japanese rival, whose sales grew 2.7 percent...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Delta and Northwest Post Losses on Revaluations
The carriers, preparing to merge amid a steep industry downturn, reported a combined loss of $10.5 billion...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
South Korea Faces Question of Corporate Control
Following the resignation of the chairman of Samsung amid criminal indictments, South Korea seems uncertain about how much pressure to put on family-owned corporate groups...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
UBS Vows Errant Unit Will Get Tighter Rein
Shareholders approved a set of measures to raise capital, namely a rights offer of about $15 billion, and elected two new members to the executive board...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Apple Riding a 51% Jump in Mac Sales
Buoyed by unusually strong Macintosh sales, the company grew notably faster than the rest of the computer market in the first three months of the year...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Amazon Gains, Despite an Economic Slowdown
The Seattle-based Internet retailer reported that net income in the first quarter rose 30 percent to $143 million from the year-ago quarter...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
As Economy Slows, So Do Laser Eye Surgeries
Call it the Lasik indicator. As consumers cut back on discretionary spending, the number of laser vision-correction surgeries has been falling...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Lights. Camera. Cellphone Action.
Who says cellphones are good only for talking? Today they are bringing together two unlikely brand names: Nokia and Spike Lee...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Advertising: Trying to Connect in a Crowd
Love is all you need, Subaru declares in a push for its 2009 models ? along with all-wheel drive, a safety pedal system, low-emissions and an environmentally correct plant...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
The Energy Challenge | Sedan Dreams: With First Car, a New Life in China
As car sales soar in China, even first-time buyers are getting more sophisticated and want better cars...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Debt Collection Done From India Appeals to U.S. Agencies
Debt collectors in India often cost about one-quarter the price of their American counterparts, and often do a better job, debt collection company executives say...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Israel and Syria Hint at Progress on Golan Heights Deal
A Syrian cabinet minister said Israel?s premier had indicated that Israel would be willing to withdraw from all the Golan Heights in return for peace with Syria...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
New Jobs Set for 2 Generals With Iraq Role
The two commanders most closely associated with President Bush?s current strategy in Iraq would be elevated into new posts extending into the next administration...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Kremlin Rules: At Expense of All Others, Putin Picks a Church
The Kremlin has turned the Russian Orthodox Church into a de facto official religion, warding off other Christian denominations through a variety of harassing measures...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
For Democrats, Questions Over Race and Electability
As Barack Obama struggles to wrap up the nomination, Democrats are wondering, if not worrying, about what role race may be playing...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
Assessing Strength of Contenders in Swing States
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is best positioned to win in the fall, but exit polling shows that Barack Obama could do just as well...
New York Times - April 24, 2008
LatAm leaders reject Bolivia bid
Leaders from four Latin American countries reject a controversial autonomy bid by a region of Bolivia...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
Guilty plea in 'suitcase scandal'
A third man pleads guilty over an alleged plot to smuggle $800,000 into Argentina to finance an election campaign...
BBC News - April 24, 2008
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