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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 March 2008:
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F.D.I.C. Prepares for Higher Bank Failures
Federal bank regulators plan to increase staffing 60 percent to handle an anticipated surge in troubled financial institutions...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
California Delays Plan to Track Prescription Drugs
In a reprieve for the pharmaceutical industry, California regulators agreed to delay a requirement that prescription drugs be electronically tracked to thwart counterfeiting...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Bits: Yahoo Joins Social Network Group, as Google Gives Up Control
Yahoo joins the OpenSocial alliance, and Google transfers control over the group it created to a non-profit foundation...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Hope and Fear for Zimbabwe Vote
Voters go to the polls this Saturday, with President Robert Mugabe, the iconic leader of a nation enduring catastrophic hardship, trying to retain the power he has held for 28 years...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Dot Earth: An Antarctic Ice Shelf Crumbles
Ice on the move in warming part of Antarctica...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
City Room: How Dirty Is Your Subway Line?
A subway rider advocacy group says the L train has the cleanest cars, while the E and Q have the dirtiest...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Crane Collapses in Miami, Killing 2
The collapse occurred on a windy afternoon as a construction crew tried to raise the crane to work on a high-rise building overlooking Biscayne Bay...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Missile Parts Sent to Taiwan in Error
The U.S. mistakenly shipped electrical fuses for nuclear missile warheads to Taiwan, the Pentagon said...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
F.A.A. Wants Stoplights Added to Runways
A runway version of traffic signals will be added at 20 busy airports in the next three and a half years...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Justices Rule Against Bush on Death Penalty Case
The president had no power to tell Texas to reopen the case of a Mexican who was condemned for murder, the Supreme Court said...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Oil prices gain on weaker dollar
Oil prices recovered on Wednesday after dipping below $100 a barrel, helped by a weaker dollar...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
India warns of nuclear deal delay
Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee says objections could delay a US-India nuclear deal...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Two dead in Miami crane collapse
Two people die and at least four are injured as a crane collapses at a construction site in Miami, Florida...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US mayor denies scandal charge
Detroit's mayor pleads not guilty to perjury charges over explicit text messages allegedly sent to an aide...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
TV Decoder: HBO?s Patch of ?Bad Road?
When you are the power couple of Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, you do not necessarily take the cancellation of your new series by HBO lying down...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Wall Street Mixed After Economic Data
Stocks fluctuated after a disappointing reading on consumer sentiment punctured some of the market?s optimism of the past two sessions...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
DealBook: Fortress Shows Drop in Profits, but Stock Rises
The alternative-asset manager said that it earned $78 million in the fourth quarter, setting aside compensation expenses related to last year?s I.P.O., a 43 percent drop from the same period in 2006...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Subprime Holdings Drag Down 2 China Banks
Bank of China and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China posted higher fourth-quarter profits, but both were hurt by holdings in U.S. subprime-related securities...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Lender Looks to Sell $1.35 Billion in Bonds
Thornburg Mortgage is trying to raise the funds necessary to keep lenders at bay and avert bankruptcy...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
The Lede: Stranded High Above the Thames
A mechanical snag strands hundreds of people for an hour in a glass observation bubble high above the Thames...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
DealBook: Wall Street Pink Slips
With layoffs at major Wall Street firms coming to about 34,000 since last July, New York City alone risks losing more than 20,000 jobs in the high-paying financial sector over the next two years as the crisis in mortgage markets drives down Wall Street's profits, according to a report issued on Monday. The city's Independent Budget [...]...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
City Room: Past Drug Use by Politicians
A City Room chart: With his admissions of illegal drug use in his youth, Gov. David A. Paterson joined a list of New York and national politicians who have answered questions on the topic...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
City Room: Court Rejects Protections for Air Travelers
New York State had tried to penalize airlines for not providing proper services to passengers trapped on planes...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Iraqi and U.S. Forces Battle Shiite Militia
Fighting broke out between members of Iraq?s largest Shiite militia and Iraqi army forces backed by U.S. troops...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Cool Reception for Envoys in Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif, a key party leader, had a strong message for the officials on American pressure to fight extremists...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Missile Parts Sent to Taiwan in Error
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it mistakenly shipped non-nuclear components for an intercontinental ballistic missile to Taiwan...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Russia Warns NATO on Expansion
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev maintained pressure on NATO on Tuesday not to grant membership to Ukraine and Georgia, saying a week before an alliance summit that it would undermine European security...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Home Prices and Consumer Sentiment Slide
Home prices across the country continued to fall in January at record rates while one measure of consumer confidence reached a five-year low...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Justices Rule Against Bush on Death Penalty Case
President Bush lacked the authority to order a Texas court to reopen the case of a Mexican citizen convicted of rape and murder, the Supreme Court ruled...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
McCain Warns Against Hasty Mortgage Bailout
Senator John McCain is drawing a sharp distinction with the Democratic candidates in a speech focusing on domestic issues...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Red Sox 6, Athletics 5: Red Sox Defeat Athletics in Tokyo Season Opener
TOKYO (AP) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka's homecoming was saved by Manny Ramirez. Ramirez hit his second two-run double in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox began their World Series title defense by beating the Oakland Athletics 6-5 in Tuesday night's major league season opener...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Oil below $100 on economy fears
Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel after weak US economic data prompts concerns about demand for oil...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US stocks decline after weak data
US shares fall and European markets trim earlier gains in the light of weak US consumer confidence data...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US house prices suffer 11% drop
US house prices fell at an annual rate of 11.4% in January, a monthly property market survey shows...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US investigates Taiwan arms error
The Pentagon says it is investigating after ballistic missile fuses were mistakenly shipped to Taiwan...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Mexico plans water supply boost
Mexico says it will invest $21bn to ensure at least 95% of people have access to clean drinking water by 2012...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Bush overruled in death row case
The US Supreme Court rules that President Bush cannot force Texas to reconsider the case of a Mexican on death row...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Police Reveal Few Details of Arrest in 2006 Killing
Nearly two years after Andrew M. Kissel was fatally stabbed, his chauffeur, Carlos Trujillo, was arraigned on charges of conspiring to murder his former boss...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Musharraf Swears in New Premier
President Pervez Musharraf has sworn in a loyalist of slain ex-leader Benazir Bhutto as Pakistan?s new prime minister...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
TierneyLab: A Nudge (or a Shove?) to the Unwise
How much of a nudge do we need to do the right thing? In my Findings column I discuss some ideas for gently prodding people to conserve energy. I'd like to hear your ideas, particularly if you have any suggestions for a little device that would give a real-time glowing display of [...]...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Icahn sues for Motorola documents
Major shareholder Carl Icahn is suing Motorola to force it to release details about its struggling handset unit...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Oil prices fall on dollar rises
Oil prices fall to just above $100 a barrel, as the dollar's recent gains calm investor enthusiasm for crude...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Merger of US radio firms cleared
US regulators approve the merger of satellite radio firms Sirius and XM despite protests from consumers...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Dealbook: The Hand Behind the Deal
JPMorgan?s move to raise its bid on Bear Stearns exposes what no one dared to say aloud: the Federal Reserve is officially in the deal-making business...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Al Copeland, a Restaurateur Known for Spice and Speed, Dies at 64
Mr. Copeland made a fortune with the fried-chicken restaurant chain he started, Popeyes...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
On the Road: More Delay and Frustration, and All at a Higher Fare
Last year was, as we know, the worst ever for flight delays. And this year, every business traveler I know says the situation has gotten worse...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Frequent Flier: Fighting the Aroma of Cinnabon, One Airport at a Time
Once Terence Healy made up his mind that the pounds had to go, he found that he actually ate less when he traveled...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Itineraries: Finding New Inspiration on Business Trips
For some businesspeople, and not just artists, traveling is an integral part of the creative process...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Memo Pad
PREMIUM AIR TRAVEL SAGS Premium traffic, which had been increasing robustly around the world in recent years, ?is now slowing sharply,? said the International Air Transport Association, noting that the number of passengers traveling globally in first- and business-class seats ?barely grew? in January compared with January 2007. Premium traffic on the lucrative trans-Atlantic routes grew 5.6 percent in 2007, and was 2.6 percent higher in January compared with January 2007. But that represented slowing compared with December, when trans-Atlantic premium traffic rose 5.7 percent over December 2006. Premium traffic to and from the Middle East continued to grow unabated, with a 20.6 percent increase last year, the international airline trade group said. Continental Airlines has announced a sharp reduction in 60-day advance-purchase business-class fares to Europe for the summer. Here?s a sample round-trip fare: Newark-London Heathrow, $1,798 plus taxes and fees...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
New Investor in Distressed Mortgages Gets Backers
BlackRock, the publicly traded asset manager, and a hedge fund firm, Highfields Capital Management, are backing a new company seeking to raise $2 billion to buy delinquent residential mortgages...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Fox Refuses to Pay Fine for Reality Show Sex Scenes
The Federal Communications Commission fined Fox Broadcasting for $91,000 for broadcasting a reality show episode including graphic sexual scenes...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Overseas Sales Help Tiffany Beat Forecast
Tiffany?s higher-than-expected quarterly profit were also boosted by new stores...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Profit Exceeds Forecast at Walgreen
Walgreen?s profits were helped by cost-cutting and an extra day in the quarter because of the leap year...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Icahn Files Suit, Intensifying Battle With Motorola
Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn said that he was suing Motorola to force it to hand over documents related to its mobile devices business...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Andorra La Vella Journal: Hard Times Hit a Postage-Stamp Land
Ever since Germany cracked down on tax evaders, the principality of Andorra, a mile-high mall of sorts, has seen business slow...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Advertising: Looking Forward to Remind Viewers What They Missed
Television networks are promoting return of scripted shows to television, deftly omitting any mention of the three-month writers? strike that took shows off the air...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
USA and SciFi Chief to Lead NBC Cable Entertainment
The move sets up an unusual division at the television studio, with Bonnie Hammer overseeing all the shows intended to be played on cable...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Small Firms Find Credit Is Tightening
The Small Business Administration has not said publicly that it is worried about a credit squeeze but signs point to a decline in business loans through its main program...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Ford Nears Sale of Jaguar and Land Rover
The two car companies are expected to announce that Tata is buying Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford for about $2 billion, a person briefed on the negotiations said...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
U.S. and Canada Accuse Drug Maker of Fraud
Biovail?s former chief and three other officers were accused by the S.E.C. of various accounting frauds, with the company agreeing to settle with the agency for $10 million...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Election Outcome in Taiwan Buoys Stock Market
Stock prices soared in Taiwan as investors welcomed the presidential election victory of Ma Ying-jeou, a Nationalist who has called for closer relations with mainland China...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Google Plan Would Open TV Band for Wireless Use
In comments filed with the F.C.C., Google outlined plans for low-power devices that use local wireless airwaves to access the ?white space? between television channels...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
One Drug, Two Faces
Alaska has brought a suit against Eli Lilly accusing the company of hiding the side effects of its bestselling schizophrenia medicine, Zyprexa...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Seeking Fast Deal, JPMorgan Quintuples Bear Stearns Bid
JPMorgan?s improved offer illustrates the deep complexity and political sensitivity of the deal, which also met the rejection and anger of Bear Stearns shareholders and employees...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Clinton Calls for $30 Billion for Home Mortgage Crisis
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton called on Congress to provide the money to help states and communities lessen the number of foreclosures...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Sidebar: Consensus on Counting the Innocent: We Can?t
Despite much debate, little is known about false convictions...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Justice Dept. Approves XM Merger With Sirius
The Justice Department said the buyout of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius would not hurt competition or consumers...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
A Runner's Quest: A Runner Dreams of Gold Under a New Flag
After coming up just short of a gold medal in the 1,500-meter run while representing Kenya in 2004, Bernard Lagat is a favorite to win the event for the United States...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Dot Earth: Frogs, Climate and the Front Page
Frogs, climate and the lure of the front-page thought...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
TB Patients Chafe Under Lockdown in South Africa
South Africa is grappling with how to balance the liberty of patients with a drug-resistant type of tuberculosis against the need to protect society...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Mayor of Detroit Faces 8 Counts in Perjury Case
Kwame M. Kilpatrick vows that he will remain in office despite facing eight felony counts...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
In Queens Trial, Detective?s Fear and 31 Bullets
Prosecutors have introduced the grand jury testimony of all three detectives on trial for the shooting of Sean Bell...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Out of East Germany via Bulgaria
New research has brought to light the full extent of various escape attempts from the Communist bloc through Bulgaria, as well as their danger...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Bush Given Iraq War Plan With a Steady Troop Level
Troop levels in Iraq would remain nearly the same through 2008 as at any time during five years of war, senior officials said...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Jittery Markets Make the Most of Good News
Stocks surged on Monday after last-minute negotiations salvaged the rescue of Bear Stearns and housing sales snapped a long streak of declines...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Political Memo: Obama?s Test: Can a Liberal Be a Unifier?
The Obama campaign challenges the idea that a majority coalition must be carefully centrist, if not center-right...
New York Times - March 25, 2008
Space shuttle ending record visit
The US space shuttle Endeavour undocks from the International Space Station at the end of a record mission...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
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