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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 May 2005:
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Tears and shouting after verdict in smuggling case
A 27-year-old Australian beauty therapist was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of smuggling nine pounds of marijuana into Bali, Indonesia. Many Australians reacted with anger and shock at the sentence for Schapelle Corby. A survey shows 90 percent of Australians think Corby is innocent, believing her defense argument that the drugs were planted by baggage handlers in Australia...
CNN - May 27, 2005
Testimony Ends in Jackson Child-Molesting Trial
Both sides rested today in the child-molesting trial of Michael Jackson without the defense presenting any witnesses to blunt the effects of a belated prosecution showing of a 2003 videotape interview of his accuser...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Participants Say Talks Fail on Strengthening Nuclear Treaty
A conference to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty ended in complete failure today, many participants said...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
F.D.A. Asks Pfizer to Add Viagra Warning on Vision Loss
The F.D.A. said it had received reports of partial vision loss among 38 men taking Viagra and among four men taking Cialis...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Surinam election ends in deadlock
Elections in the tiny south American state of Surinam return a hung parliament, according to provisional results...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Cricket: Windies in control
West Indies reach 168-4 in Barbados after dismissing Pakistan for 144...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
US consumer confidence picks up
A survey says US consumer confidence fell from April to May but has picked up in the second half of the month...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
UN rights body seeks more cash
The UN's Human Rights Commission needs more funds, the head of the beleaguered body says...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Logging ban protects Brazil tribe
A Brazilian judge reimposes a logging ban on land inhabited by a remote group of Amazonian Indians...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
US blocks extradition of 'bomber'
The US rejects Venezuela's request that it extradite a man accused over a 1976 airline bombing...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Skies may not be friendly this summer
Anyone who took an early flight for a Memorial Day getaway has already gotten a taste of what summer air travel will be like: full planes, crowded airports and weather delays...
CNN - May 27, 2005
Bomb kills 17 at Pakistan shrine
A bomb exploded at a Muslim shrine in Pakistan's capital Islamabad today, killing at least 17 people and wounding many others, according to police. Several hundred people were inside the Bare Iman shrine when the blast struck, police said. "It was like hell," said Syed Muktar Hussain Shah. "I fell down ... when I woke up I saw dead bodies around me," he told The Associated Press...
CNN - May 27, 2005
Two U.S. soldiers killed in crash
Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their helicopter went down near Baquba, 40 miles northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said...
CNN - May 27, 2005
For Senators, a Pact Does Not Mean Peace
The move to delay a vote on John R. Bolton set Democrats and Republicans at odds just three days after the judicial compromise...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Trade Group to Start Talks to Admit Iran
The World Trade Organization's decision is a reward for Tehran's agreement to continue to freeze its nuclear activities...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
US consumer confidence rebounds
A survey says US consumer confidence fell from April to May but has picked up in the second half of the month...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Man climbs crane to evade capture
A man suspected of murdering his ex-girlfriend has climbed a giant crane in the US city of Atlanta...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Leaders split on nuclear treaty
Nuclear chiefs fail to agree new measures to stop weapons proliferation, despite one month of talks at the UN...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Heavy travel predicted
Millions of American motorists will hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend regardless of high gas prices, according to AAA, the automobile association. Air travelers will probably face long lines at the nation's airports, federal transportation officials say...
CNN - May 27, 2005
Bomb kills 14 at Pakistan shrine
A bomb exploded at a Muslim shrine in Pakistan's capital Islamabad today, killing at least 14 people and wounding many others, according to police. Several hundred people were inside the Bare Iman shrine when the blast struck, police said. "It was like hell," said Syed Muktar Hussain Shah. "I fell down ... when I woke up I saw dead bodies around me," he told The Associated Press...
CNN - May 27, 2005
A Crescent of Water Is Slowly Sinking Into the Desert
In an ancient city that once served as China's gateway to the West, a famous pool of water has dropped more than 25 feet in the last three decades...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Cricket: Lara delighted by full set
Brian Lara becomes only the fifth batsman to hit a century against the other nine Test-playing nations...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Mexico to tackle border murders
Mexico says it is forming a team to look into the murders of women in the city of Ciudad Juarez...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
Frist blasts 'obstruction' as U.N. nominee vote delayed
After hours of heated debate over President Bush's nomination of John Bolton as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Senate Republicans late Thursday failed in their bid to cut off debate over the nomination -- prompting Majority Leader Bill Frist to lampoon Democrats for engaging in "another period of obstruction." The Senate voted 56-42 for cloture, four votes shy of the necessary 60 votes to cut off debate...
CNN - May 27, 2005
U.S. chopper shot down
A U.S. army helicopter is shot down near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit and the fate of its two crew is unknown, the U.S. military said. A second OH-58 Kiowa managed to get back to a coalition base safely...
CNN - May 27, 2005
Surrogate Mothers' New Niche: Bearing Babies for Gay Couples
Hundreds of gay couples are finding ways to create families through surrogates who are willing to help them have children...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Response Time by Firefighters Suddenly Slows
New York City Fire Department officials say that if the trend continues, responses to fires this year will be the slowest in a decade...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Inquiry by U.S. Finds 5 Cases of Koran Harm
The military inquiry, however, found "no credible evidence" to substantiate claims that the Koran was ever flushed down a toilet...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
School Law Spurs Efforts to End Minority Gap
Educators across the nation are putting extraordinary effort into improving the achievement of minority students...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Michael L. Tarnopol, 68, Banker and Director at Bear Stearns, Dies
Michael L. Tarnopol, a vice chairman of Bear Stearns and chairman of its investment banking division, died Monday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He was 68 and lived in Manhattan...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
As TV Moves to the Web, Marketers Follow
Television programmers are looking to make the Web a lot more like TV, and advertisers are showing a growing interest in the approach...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Who's to Blame? Hedge Funds
While the timing of the next market collapse is anything but clear, the scapegoat is already in view: those horrid hedge funds...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
When Just One Heavy Hitter Just Isn't Enough
How many lawyers does it take to represent the former chief executive of the American International Group? So far, three very expensive lawyers...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Economic Growth in Quarter Was Greater Than Estimated
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - An improved trade performance and robust homebuilding helped the economy expand at a revised 3.5 percent annual rate in the first quarter, faster than estimated, the Commerce Department said Thursday...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
U.S. Has Loosened Rules for Arms Sales, Study Says
The sale of military weapons to other countries, including many that were once barred from making such purchases, has increased sharply since the attacks on Sept. 11...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Egyptian Is Buying Italian Phone Company
The Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris expanded his telecommunications empire by agreeing to pay $3.8 billion to take control of Wind, one of Italy's largest telephone companies...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Chrysler and Union Face Crucial Talks in Canada
Chrysler executives contend that their Canadian workers are fast becoming uncompetitive in the global economy...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Other Perils of Overweight
The threat of malpractice lawsuits against doctors and hospitals is creating difficulties for people who want to undergo weight-loss surgery...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Viacom's Chief Says Decision on Splitting Company in Two Will Come by the End of June
Viacom expects to make a final decision about dividing itself into two companies by the end of June, its chairman and chief executive, Sumner Redstone, said...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Costco Posts Higher 3rd-Quarter Earnings
CHICAGO, May 26 (Reuters) - The Costco Wholesale Corporation, the nation's largest warehouse club operator, reported on Thursday that its third-quarter earnings rose 5.6 percent, its smallest increase in more than a year, as steep oil prices cut into profits at its gas stations...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Bill Would Lift Dallas Limit on Southwest Air
Two Texas congressmen introduced legislation yesterday that would help Southwest Airlines by repealing the Wright Amendment, which limits where the company can fly from its home airport, Love Field in Dallas...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Plaintiff Asks Court to Rescind Greenberg's Transfer of A.I.G. Stock to Wife
Jim Petro, the Ohio attorney general and lead plaintiff in a securities class action against the American International Group, yesterday asked the judge overseeing the matter to order Maurice R. Greenberg to rescind his recent transfer of 41.4 million A.I.G. shares to his wife, Corinne Greenberg...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
One Alternative: A Ring That Squeezes the Stomach
Ben Zuckerman, a 57-year-old bottling executive from King of Prussia, Pa., was not surprised last year to find himself carrying more than 290 pounds on his 6-foot-1 frame. Mr. Zuckerman said he could look back on decades of binge eating and failed diets...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
W.T.O. to Start Talks to Admit Iran
The decision came after the United States dropped its longstanding opposition to Iranian membership in the organization...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Tables Slightly Turned: Audit of S.E.C. Finds Three Weaknesses
The Securities and Exchange Commission, which enforces the rules requiring companies to have audits of their financial statements and internal controls, said yesterday that an audit of its operations, the first ever, had found some weaknesses...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
TiVo Posts Smaller Loss as Sales Increase
TiVo, a maker of digital video recorders that can pause and replay live television, said that its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed as sales rose...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Australia Says Unit of Zurich Improperly Inflated Its Profits
The Australian unit of Zurich Financial Services was found to have used reinsurance transactions with a unit of Berkshire Hathaway to overstate its 2000 profit...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Judge Advises Scrushy Jury to Relax a Bit
The judge in the fraud trial of Richard Scrushy, the former chief executive of HealthSouth, offered some advice to the jury on Thursday: Take a long weekend...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Shares Advance on Report of Faster Economic Growth
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Prada Hires a Men's Wear Designer to Direct Its Jil Sander Division
Prada said that it had hired Raf Simons, the Belgian men's wear designer, to fill the vacancy left by Jil Sander...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Hedge Funds Are Stumbling but Manager Salaries Aren't
The rich just keep getting richer at hedge funds, as fees have stayed dizzyingly high, even as performance has faltered...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
A Merger of Banks in Europe?
In a deal that would create one of Europe's first big cross-border financial powerhouses, Unicredito Italiano and the HVB Group of Germany are discussing a merger...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
U.S. Softens Its Warning to Beijing
Even as it publicly presses China to let its currency rise in value, the Bush administration has quietly softened a crucial demand...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
Bill to Create Asbestos Disease Fund Goes to Senate for Vote
Legislation to create a $140 billion fund for victims of asbestos exposure gained momentum when it was approved by a Senate committee...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
With Popcorn, DVD's and TiVo, Moviegoers Are Staying Home
Sliding box-office attendance may reflect a change in the way Americans look to be entertained - a change that will pose serious challenges to Hollywood...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
New York Sues A.I.G. and 2 Ex-Executives
New York regulators sued the American International Group, accusing it of manipulating financial statements and misleading investors...
New York Times - May 27, 2005
US Senate delays vote on Bolton
US Democrats manage to stall a Senate vote on President Bush's controversial nominee for UN envoy...
BBC News - May 27, 2005
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