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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 January 2007:
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Beirut lockdown after deadly riots
The Lebanese army declared a night curfew in Beirut on Thursday after clashes between pro- and anti-government activists left dozens of people injured and several dead...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Beirut on lockdown after street battles
Lebanese officials Thursday imposed an overnight curfew for Beirut after deadly clashes erupted between pro-government and opposition supporters at Beirut Arab University. It was unclear what sparked the violence, which was contained in the university area but remained far from under control hours later...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Obama calls for universal health care within six years
Every American should have health care coverage within six years, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday as he set an ambitious goal soon after jumping into the 2008 presidential race...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Bush Goes on the Road to Sell His Health Plan
President Bush urged Congress today to consider his new proposal and indicated he was ready for a fight...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Testimony by Former Cheney Aide Hurts Libby
I. Lewis Libby Jr. had learned about a C.I.A. operative days before he said he had, Cathie Martin said today...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Donors Pledge $7.6 Billion for Lebanon
The aid pledge by 30 countries and agencies was a bid to prop up the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Scientists Tie Part of Brain to Urge to Smoke
An injury to a specific part of the brain can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit, scientists reported...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Art Review | Martín Ramírez: Outside In
The American Folk Art Museum?s transporting exhibit of Martín Ramírez?s scroll-like drawings should render null and void the insider-outsider distinction...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
AT&T Posts 17% Rise in 4th-Quarter Earnings
AT&T reported a 17 percent increase in quarterly profits today driven by a sizable increase in wireless subscribers...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Anne Frank's father sought visas
Letters found in the US reveal the desperate efforts of Anne Frank's father Otto to save his family from the Nazis...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
US soldier jailed for Iraq deaths
A US soldier is jailed for 18 years for his part in the murder of three Iraqi detainees last year...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Beirut curfew as riots turn deadly
The Lebanese army declared a night curfew in Beirut on Thursday after clashes between pro- and anti-government activists left at least four people dead...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Distractions put teen drivers at risk
More teenagers are heeding warnings about drinking and driving, but they routinely face behind-the-wheel distractions from cell phones to passengers that contribute to thousands of fatal crashes every year, according to a study released Thursday...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Lebanon wins $7.6B in aid
Lebanon wins more than $7.6 billion to help it cope with a debt mountain and recover from war -- and, some donors hope, to help its U.S.-backed government weather a growing threat from Hezbollah-led opponents...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Cheney: Talk of Iraq blunders 'hogwash'
Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday dismissed as "hogwash" the suggestion that blunders may have hurt the administration's credibility on Iraq and led members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to question President Bush's plan to send more troops to Baghdad...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Israeli Panel Approves President?s Leave
Prosecutors are preparing a case against Moshe Katsav that could include charges of rape and other kinds of sexual misconduct...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Australian Open: Williams Reaches Finals in Australia
Serena Williams defeated the 17-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the semifinals of the Australian Open, and will face the U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova in the final...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Several Casualties Reported in Beirut Clashes
Youths hurled rocks and some smashed and burned cars parked in the streets, while Lebanese forces circulated in armored combat vehicles...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Blackstone Makes New Offer for Equity Office
The bidding war for one of the nation?s largest commercial landlords escalated today when the Blackstone Group offered $38.3 billion for all of Equity Office?s stock...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Home Sales Figures Signal a Slowing Market
Sales of existing homes declined 0.8 percent in December, according to the National Association of Realtors...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Ford Loses Record $12.7 Billion in ?06
The Ford Motor Company had perhaps the worst year in its 103-year history in 2006, losing $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter alone...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Strong figures from bigger AT&T
Telecoms company AT&T says profits in the last three months of 2006 rose by 17% to $1.9bn from a year earlier...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Man in 1964 race attack charge
A former sheriff's deputy is charged in connection with the deaths of two black teenagers in Mississippi in 1964...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
U.S. picks up missing jet signal
The U.S. Navy picks up signals from the flight data recorder, or black box, of an Indonesian passenger plane that crashed into the sea on New Year's Day with 102 people onboard...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Tallinn Journal: Debate Renewed: Did Moscow Free Estonia or Occupy It?
The issue over a monument?s fate has become part of Estonia?s unfinished effort not only to sever the legacy of its Soviet past but to break free of Russia?s influence today...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Big States? Push for Earlier Vote Scrambles Race
Shifts in the 2008 presidential primaries would force candidates of both parties to rethink their campaign strategies...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Congressional Office Forecasts Drop in U.S. Deficit
The Congressional Budget Office predicted that the deficit would shrink again this year and could swing into a surplus in 2012 ? but only if President Bush?s tax cuts expire in 2010...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
UN soldiers move into Haiti slum
UN peacekeepers in Haiti set up a centre for operations against armed gangs in a Port-au-Prince slum...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Castro letter 'sign of recovery'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a letter from Fidel Castro shows the ailing Cuban president is recovering...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Trafficking through young eyes
When Srey was 5 years old, the child was sold by the family to a brothel in Cambodia. Now 6 and rescued from a life of abuse, forced sex and drugs, Srey is HIV-positive...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Sen. Kerry decides against presidential run
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, says he won't make a bid for the White House in 2008...
CNN - January 25, 2007
Of Gay Sheep, Science and Peril of Bad Publicity
The story of the gay sheep is an example of the distortion that can result when science meets the global news cycle...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
At the Libby Trial, Hints of Intrigue and Betrayal
I. Lewis Libby Jr.?s lawyers said that he felt abandoned by the White House as the leak investigation intensified...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Police Won?t Use $140 Million Radio System
The Police Department says the new system is hobbled by widespread interference that garbles communication...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Big States? Plan for Earlier Primaries Scrambles Race
The shift would force 2008 presidential candidates to rethink their campaign strategies...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Congress Office Forecasts Drop in U.S. Deficit
The Congressional Budget Office predicted that the deficit for 2007 would decline ? but only if President Bush?s tax cuts expire in 2010...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
The Irish, Young in ?Old Europe,? Strain Schools and Housing
As countries in Europe grapple with aging populations, Ireland faces the opposite problems ? and advantages ? from an excess of youth...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
World Business Briefing: A Call for Lower Fees at Airports
European Union countries should establish national regulators to settle disputes between airports and airlines over infrastructure fees, the European Union executive proposed. The European Commission presented draft legislation that seeks to make airport charges more transparent and nondiscriminatory. It requires airports to consult with airlines about the fees, which are among the most expensive in the world. ?Everything we?ve done here is designed to bring down the costs of airport fees and, hence, the costs of traveling by air for passengers,? a transportation commissioner, Jacques Barrot, left, said. The rules will apply to all airports that handle more than a million passengers or 27,600 tons of cargo a year...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
James Farley, 76, Consultant Who Headed Insurance Firm, Dies
James B. Farley was an executive who moved seamlessly between the worlds of management consulting and corporate America...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Wendy?s Shifts Work to Three Agencies
Wendy?s Shifts Work...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
A Dance-Party Niche in the Cruise Industry
Music-themed cruises are growing in popularity as promoters and executives seek to capitalize on large fan followings with the time and cash to spend on a vacation with their favorite musicians...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
World Business Briefing: New Offer Made for Control of Apn Media
An Irish media tycoon, Tony O?Reilly, has renewed an attempt to take complete control of APN News and Media of Australia. Mr. O?Reilly, who already owns 40 percent of APN, teamed his Independent News and Media, which is based in Dublin, with the Carlyle Group, the buyout group in Washington, and Providence Equity Partners, an investment firm in Providence, R.I. His group bid 3.4 billion Australian dollars ($2.65 billion) for APN. Mr. O?Reilly first teamed with Providence to buy the rest of the media group in October. Those talks were abandoned in November. APN owns regional newspapers in Australia and New Zealand and operates 125 radio stations in the two nations, with Clear Channel Communications...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
World Business Briefing: Britain: Economic Growth Picks Up
The British economy grew at the fastest rate since 2004 in the fourth quarter as the financial-services boom in London created jobs and pushed house prices to a record. Gross domestic product increased 0.8 percent from the previous three months, the most since the second quarter of 2004, the Office for National Statistics said. The annual growth rate increased to 3 percent from 2.9 percent. Accelerating growth in the economy drove inflation to the highest in 10 years in December, prompting the Bank of England to raise its benchmark rate in January...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
world business BRIEFING | ASIA: Japan: March Release for Playstation in Europe
The Sony Corporation said that it would release the high-end version of its PlayStation 3 game console on March 23 in Europe, but that it had no plans to offer the basic model there. In September, Sony delayed the European release of the console because of a production problem. The high-end model, which will sell for 599 euros ($776), will also become available in Africa, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand on March 23...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
World Business Briefing: China: Economy Grew 10.7%. in 2006
China?s economy grew 10.7 percent in 2006, closing in on Germany as the world?s third largest, fueled by investment in manufacturing and a boom in exports. Gross domestic product expanded to 20.94 trillion yuan ($2.69 trillion) after growing 10.4 percent in 2005, Xie Fuzhan, chief of the National Bureau of Statistics, said in Beijing. China?s economy expanded at more than twice the global average as record exports swelled foreign-currency reserves to more than $1 trillion. Premier Wen Jiabao wants to increase consumer spending to reduce the country?s reliance on shipments overseas and avoid igniting investment bubbles...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
World Business Briefing: France: Traders Fined in Bond Sale
GLG Partners, a European hedge fund manager, and Deutsche Bank, Germany?s biggest bank, were fined by the French market regulator for trading abuses stemming from a convertible bond sale in 2002. The regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, fined GLG 1.2 million euros ($1.6 million) for using privileged information before a convertible bond sale by the telecommunications-equipment manufacturer Alcatel in December 2002, the regulator said. The agency fined Deutsche Bank 300,000 euros for not abiding by rules when sounding out investors before the sale, according to the report...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
World Business Briefing: European Regulators Fine Industrial Cartel
European Union regulators fined 10 companies a total of $978 million for running a cartel to fix prices for heavy equipment used by utilities. Siemens was ordered to pay more than half the total. Several of the other companies penalized in what the European Union called the largest set of fines on a single cartel, were Japanese businesses that struck a deal to stay out of Europe, while the Europeans steered clear of Japan?s market. The European Commission said the companies rigged bids for contracts to supply power plants, fixed prices, shared projects among themselves, carved up markets and exchanged commercially important and confidential information from 1988 to 2004. It increased the Siemens fine by half, to 396.5 million euros ($517 million). Siemens said it would appeal the fine...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Acquisitions Bolster General Dynamics
The largest maker of armored vehicles for the U.S. military said fourth-quarter profit rose on acquisitions but missed analysts? estimates...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Barons Before Bedtime
For teenage tycoons, the lessons of capitalism begin at home...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
$48 Million Paid to Merrill?s Chief
E. Stanley O?Neal, made more than $48 million last year, an increase of 30 percent from 2005, the company said...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Judge Blocks Adelphia?s Plan to Emerge From Bankruptcy
A federal judge blocked Adelphia from moving ahead with its $15 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Siemens to Buy Software Maker
The German engineering company agreed to buy UGS for $3.5 billion, and announced plans to spin off its VDO automotive unit...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Qualcomm Quarterly Gain Lifts Shares 3%
Qualcomm posted a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on solid demand for its wireless chips...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Earnings at Netflix Beat Expectations
The online DVD rental company reported lower fourth-quarter net income but still exceeded Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Conoco Posts First Decline in Earnings Since 2002
Warm weather and increased supplies dragged down energy prices from the record highs of a year earlier...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Home Depot Chief?s Pay in 2007 Could Reach $8.9 Million
Home Depot?s new chief executive received a base salary of $975,000, and will get the rest if he meets profit and stock performance goals...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Wal-Mart Reorganizes 2 Divisions as Sales Lag
The retailer said it was reorganizing its marketing and merchandising operations to bolster sales after a lackluster holiday season...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Hershey Earnings Decline as Mars Cuts Into U.S. Market Share
Fourth-quarter profit fell 9.9 percent after sales declined for the first time in three and a half years...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Charge at Abbott Results in Loss
A charge related to its $3.7 billion purchase of Kos Pharmaceuticals offset higher sales of medical devices and drugs...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Strong Profit at Corning Lifts Shares by Nearly 11%
Shares of Corning rose sharply after the company posted a fourth-quarter profit that surpassed analysts? estimates...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
China?s Economy Continues Fast Pace With 10.7% Growth
The economy still faces strains from a soaring trade surplus and excessive investment, leaving the possibility of interest rate increases or economic controls...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Senate Panel Examines Airline Merger Proposal
Lawmakers questioned the top executives of US Airways and Delta about what the deal would mean for travelers...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
SAP Plans New Venture for Serving Small Clients
The biggest maker of business management software said it would invest as much as $520 million on an organization aimed at smaller business clients...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Quarterly Profit Surges at Cingular Wireless
Fourth-quarter profit nearly quadrupled as customer growth beat Wall Street estimates...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
McDonald?s Says Latest Results Are Strongest in 30 Years
McDonald?s has been on a tear that began in 2003 and has continued nearly unabated, aided by a Dollar Menu of favorites...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Online Nordic Banking Theft Stirs Talk of Russian Hacker
In Sweden, there is talk that a $1 million online banking theft has been traced to a Russian hacker known as ?the Corpse.?...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Economic Scene: Incomes and Inequality: What the Numbers Don?t Tell Us
While there is little doubt that the income gap has widened in recent years, the situation is not as unfair as some of the numbers seem to imply...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Redesigned Toyota Pickup to Cost More Than Rivals? Trucks
Sticker prices for the bigger and brawnier 2007 Tundra will begin at $22,290 for the most basic model and go as high as $41,850...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
EBay Beats the Estimates for 4th-Quarter Earnings
Profit for the Internet auction giant rose 24 percent on increased business in its core auction marketplace during the holiday months...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Dow Hits Record, Its 26th Since October
The Nasdaq composite index also jumped 1.4 percent after profit reports from Yahoo and Sun Microsystems restored the confidence of investors in the technology sector...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
The Energy Challenge: Energy Research on a Shoestring
Americans may have a love affair with renewables and the idea of cutting oil imports and conserving energy, but it is a fickle one...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
State of the Art: A Stream of Movies, Sort of Free
Netflix has rewritten the rules ? this time, of the online movie-rental game...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Advertising: Urging Teenagers to Rein in Careless Drivers
A public-service ad campaign for highway safety hopes to generate some peer pressure on teenage drivers...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Bonus Pay by Medicare Lifts Quality
Hospitals participating in a Medicare experiment that pays them more to follow medical recommendations have steadily improved the quality of patient care...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
With Health Care Topic A, Some Sketches for a Solution
How to tackle the problem of 47 million Americans without health insurance? Start with the more than 8 million uninsured children...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Conflict Case at Hospitals Is Settled
A consulting group owned by influential hospital executives agreed to stop selling marketing advice to vendors who do business with nonprofit hospitals...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Hedge Fund Chiefs, With Cash, Join Political Fray
Hedge fund money, which now exceeds $1 trillion, has emerged as a potentially powerful force in politics...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Golf: Woods to miss Open
Tiger Woods will miss this year's Open at Carnoustie if it clashes with the birth of his first child...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Leftists claim Athens embassy hit
A Greek leftist militant group has claimed it fired a rocket at the US embassy in the capital, Athens, in January...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
US plane 'bombed Somali targets'
US war planes have carried out a fresh air strike against al-Qaeda suspects in Somalia, a US official says...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Crash kills Ecuador defence chief
Ecuador's Defence Minister Guadalupe Larriva and six others die in a crash involving two military helicopters...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
US military unveils heat-ray gun
The US military unveils a "revolutionary" heat-ray gun to repel enemies or disperse hostile crowds...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
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