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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US News Archive for April 2008:
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Today in Business: Articles in the Business Section of The New York Times
RISKING A FRANCHISE Miley Cyrus, the star of Hannah Montana, posed for a provocative photo as part of an article in Vanity Fair magazine, raising questions about the damage that could be caused to the franchise built up around the popular children?s television program...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
The Media Equation: At Journal, the Words Not Spoken
Two departing high-ranking Wall Street Journal employees, including its managing editor, are under nondisparagement clauses...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Strike at Scotland Refinery Forces BP to Shut a Pipeline
Workers walked off the job Sunday at the only oil refinery in Scotland, requiring BP to close a pipeline that supplies about a third of Britain?s petroleum needs...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Drilling Down: In Cellphones, Price Gains on Quality
In a recent survey, a larger proportion than before cited price as the deciding factor for changing cellphone carriers, while fewer cited signal quality...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Accounts, People, Miscellany
In advertising this week...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week included Monday?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Looking ahead: The Week?s Major Economic Reports
It is a big week for economic news, with the Federal Reserve decision on interest rates on Wednesday and the unemployment report for April on Friday...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Advertising: The Four A?s Tries to Rebuild Momentum
The annual management conference of the leading industry trade organization, the American Association of Advertising Agencies, which starts Monday, is looking to offer a stronger program...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
President Drops in on ?Deal or No Deal?
President Bush?s appearance on the NBC game show bore an uncanny resemblance to the satirical movie ?American Dreamz.?...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Golden Years of Television Find New Life on the Web
Television distributors have recently made thousands of episodes of programs like ?The Twilight Zone? and ?The Mary Tyler Moore Show? available free online...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Cartoons of a Racist Past Lurk on YouTube
Among the millions of clips on the video-sharing Web site YouTube are 11 racially offensive Warner Brothers cartoons that have not been shown in an authorized release since 1968...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Take a Picture of an Ad, Earn a Reward
The magazines Rolling Stone and Men?s Health are testing programs in which readers can take cameraphone pictures of icons on ads to receive more information or an offer from the advertiser...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Better Days, and Even the Candidates, Are Coming to W.W.E.
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama appeared on World Wrestling Entertainment last week...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Link By Link: Reluctantly, a Daily Stops Its Presses, Living Online
On Saturday, The Capital Times, the fabled 90-year-old daily newspaper of Madison, Wis., stopped printing to devote itself to publishing its daily report on the Web...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
With Slump Paramount, Fed Is Likely to Cut Rates
Two days ahead of a Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting this week, the widely shared consensus is that the Fed is likely to cut its benchmark short-term interest rate to 2 percent from 2.25 percent...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
A Google Prototype for a Precision Image Search
The company presented a new algorithm for blending image-recognition software methods with techniques for weighting and ranking images that look most similar...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
E-Commerce Report: Users Demand Expertise at How-To Web Sites
Barnes & Noble has introduced a new Website that aims to teach Web users things as diverse as the basics of football and how to build a Web site...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
A Topless Photo Threatens a Major Disney Franchise
Pictures of Disney star Miley Cyrus posing in satin sheets on the cover of Vanity Fair have sparked outrage from parents...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Murdoch?s ?Head of Content?
Robert Thomson, the new de-facto editor at The Wall Street Journal, is charged with executing the vision of its owner, Rupert Murdoch...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Calif. Wildfire Forces Evacuations
A wildfire that has scorched 270 acres near Pasadena might not be under control for days, officials said...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Ban Urged on Gifts at Medical Schools
Drug and medical device companies should be banned from offering gifts to doctors, staff and students in all 129 of the nation?s medical colleges, an influential college association has concluded...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Continental Abandons Merger Talks With United
Continental?s decision to remain an independent carrier was a blow to lengthy efforts by United to find a merger partner...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Chinese Clash With Protesters at Torch Relay in Seoul
Young Chinese confronted anti-China protesters in South Korea?s capital, the latest stop in the troubled Olympic torch relay...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Campaign Memo: Clinton Trumpets Her Blue-Collar Pitch in Indiana
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has spent her life climbing the ladders of education, wealth and power, is climbing down...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Peaceful Protest Mixes With Attacks in Sadr City
A demonstration against violence was held by members of the Iraqi Parliament even as clashes went on nearby...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
3 Candidates With 3 Financial Plans, but One Deficit
The fiscal plans of both parties? candidates could increase the national debt by trillions, experts say...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Chinese Clash With Protesters at Seoul Torch Rally
Young Chinese confronted anti-China protesters in South Korea, the latest stop in the troubled Olympic torch relay...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Karzai Escapes Attack in Kabul by Gunmen
Suspected Taliban insurgents fired mortars and bullets at dignitaries assembled in the spectator stands at a military parade in the Afghan capital...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
McCain Used Wife?s Jet for Little Cost
The cash-short McCain campaign gave itself an advantage last summer by using a corporate jet owned by a company headed by the candidate?s wife...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Gay honour for TV hit Ugly Betty
Sitcom Ugly Betty is honoured by a US gay lobby group at a Los Angeles awards ceremony...
BBC News - April 27, 2008
John McConnell, Steel Magnate and N.H.L. Owner, Is Dead at 84
Mr. McConnell was a self-made steel magnate and sports enthusiast who borrowed $600 against his car to establish what became a multibillion-dollar company...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Eos Airlines to Stop Flying by Monday
Eos Airlines, an all-business-class carrier that flies between Kennedy International Airport and London, said that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Korean Tries to Set Himself on Fire During Seoul Torch Run
A North Korean defector tried to set himself on fire to halt the Olympic torch relay through Seoul while thousands of police guarded the flame from protesters...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Karzai Escapes an Assassination Attempt
President Hamid Karzai survived an assassination attempt at a military parade in central Kabul when suspected Taliban insurgents fired mortars and bullets...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Business Briefing | Earnings: Ericsson Earnings Drop, but Not as Much as Expected
Shares in the wireless equipment maker Ericsson surged after the Swedish company surprised investors with better-than-expected results in the first quarter despite a 55 percent drop in earnings...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Business Briefing | Earnings: Goodyear?s Profit Beats Expectations
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by price increases, the sale of more expensive tires and favorable foreign exchange rates...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Business Briefing | Earnings: Japanese Securities Firm Posts Loss on Subprime Debt
Nomura Holdings, Japan?s largest securities business group, posted a net loss of $1.48 billion Friday for the January-March quarter, largely because of ties to bad United States debt...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Business Briefing | Finance: Top Mortgage Executive Is Leaving Goldman Sachs
Daniel L. Sparks, head of Goldman Sachs?s mortgage division, is leaving after a successful bet on the declining value of subprime home loans helped the company produce record earnings last year...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Business Briefing | Health Care: F.D.A. Panel Urges More Data on Laser Vision Surgery
After hearing testimony from patients whose vision was impaired by laser surgery, a Food and Drug Administration panel said Friday that the agency should do a better job informing patients of the surgery?s risks...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Letter: Outsourcing Research
To the Editor:...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Letter: Why the Income Gap?
To the Editor:...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Letter: The Clients? Interests
To the Editor:...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Letter: FedEx?s Contractors
To the Editor:...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
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 27, 2008
A Week Ends Almost Where It Started
Oil prices cast a pall over Wall Street last week, leaving the major indexes with only modest gains despite good first-quarter reports by several notables...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Under New Management: When the Share Price Is a Factor in Pay
This year, stock-based pay ? and the piles of company shares that many employees have accumulated as a result ? is looking unappealing...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
The Boss: Teachable Moments
In business you learn at a faster rate than in academia, and there?s a lack of bureaucracy and better pay...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Home Front: Help for Those Seeking a Job and a Home
Many of those attending an employment assistance program of the Praxis Housing Initiatives need to work on elementary job-seeking skills before they enter the work force...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Square Feet | Ventures: Repositories for Rich Returns
Why is self-storage suddenly in favor? Some investors believe that these dividend-paying companies will benefit from the housing crisis...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Novelties: Lawyers Open Their File Cabinets for a Web Resource
Services are appearing on the Web that may make it easier for consumers to do their own preliminary homework on legal issues before seeking professional help...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Scene Stealer: Is Hollywood Warming to Its Favorite Villains?
?Speed Racer, ? which opens on May 9, conveys a grudging acknowledgment of the wonders that big business has managed to create ? for all its wicked ways...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Economic View: Freer Trade Could Fill the World?s Rice Bowl
The damage that trade restrictions cause is probably most evident in the case of rice, which is the major foodstuff for about half of the world, but is highly regulated...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Fundamentally: A Market That Dashes Assumptions
A growing school of thought says that stock markets are acting rationally...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
A Stalwart of Retirement Planning: The I.R.A.
Financial experts say that one often-overlooked resource for retirement savings is the humble Individual Retirement Account...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Everybody?s Business: Wall Street, Run Amok
How did all of the mechanisms operated by the mind-bogglingly well-paid men and women of the Street go so wrong?...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Suits: Gift to the Mailroom, From the Boardroom
Alan C. Greenberg, board member of Bear Stearns, is planning to give $360,000 to some of the bank?s lowest-paid workers...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Count: M.B.A. Students: They?re Not All Business
Corporate recruiters take note: money isn?t everything...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Prototype: Home Brew for the Car, Not the Beer Cup
What if you could make fuel for your car in your backyard for less than you pay at the pump? Would you?...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Where Was the Wise Man?
Self-deprecating observation is vintage Robert E. Rubin, and it plays down his own substantial celebrity as a corporate and political wise man...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
BlackBerry?s Quest: Fend Off the iPhone
Since the iPhone went on sale last summer, the contours of the smartphone market have begun to shift rapidly toward consumers...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Crime-Ridden Newark Tries Getting Jobs for Ex-Convicts, but Finds Success Elusive
Newark?s two leading problems, crime and unemployment, are intertwined with the plight of the 2,300 men and women who come home from prison each year...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
In Chicago, a Volunteer Group Offers Students Safe Passage
A rash of violence against young people in Chicago has prompted some parents to escort children to school...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Fire in Connecticut Leaves Scores Homeless
A fast-moving fire tore through a large apartment complex, reducing one section of it to a smoldering mass of bricks and timber and displacing about 150 people...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Jets Pick Two From the Big Ten, and One?s a Big Surprise
Vernon Gholston, a defensive rush end from Ohio State, was the expected pick in the N.F.L. draft. Dustin Keller, a tight end from Purdue, was the day?s surprise...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Through Sickness, Health and Sex Change
Massachusetts is the only state to have legalized same-sex marriage, but in New Jersey, Fran and Denise Brunner are two women married to each other...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Recession Diet Just One Way to Tighten Belt
Americans are finding creative ways to cut costs on routine items, forcing retailers to decode the tastes of a suddenly thrifty public...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
In Bell Case, Black New Yorkers See Nuances That Temper Rage
Many black men and women reacted to the police shooting verdict with a muted reserve, saying the city felt less polarized now...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Elite Korean Schools, Forging Ivy League Skills
Two rigorous South Korean prep schools have achieved a spectacular record of admission to U.S. colleges...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Allegations Lead Army to Review Arms Policy
An allegation of fraud prompted the review of procedures used to supply security forces in Afghanistan and Iraq...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Letters Give C.I.A. Tactics a Legal Rationale
The Justice Department has told Congress that U.S. operatives trying to thwart terrorist attacks may use interrogation methods that might otherwise be barred under international law...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
3 Candidates With 3 Plans, but One Deficit
The fiscal plans of both parties? candidates could significantly swell the budget deficit and increase the national debt by trillions, experts say...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
In Zimbabwe Jail: A Reporter?s Ordeal
A Times reporter, jailed for ?committing journalism? while reporting on the elections in Zimbabwe, writes about his ordeal...
New York Times - April 27, 2008
Nine killed in Honduras jail riot
Nine prisoners die at a jail in northern Honduras during a riot involving knives and machetes...
BBC News - April 27, 2008
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