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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 July 2006:
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Border battles flare amid rocket attacks
The Israeli military and Hezbollah fighters exchanged heavy fire around three border towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday as rockets rained on northern Israel...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Voting Rights Act extended
President Bush on Thursday signed legislation extending for 25 years the Voting Rights Act, the historic 1965 law which opened polls to millions of black Americans by outlawing racist voting practices in the South. "Congress has reaffirmed its belief that all men are created equal," he declared...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Heat-Related Deaths Climb in California
The number of deaths tied directly to California’s heat wave reached 95 today, a government agency said...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Highway Chief Resigns After Death in Tunnel
The resignation paved the way for Gov. Mitt Romney to take greater control over the Big Dig project...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Body Tentatively Identified as Missing Teenager
Police are questioning a man in connection with the disappearance of the 18-year-old New Jersey woman...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
EADS Lowers its Earnings Forecast on Impact of Airbus Delays
The parent company of Airbus warned that the financial impact of the A380 delay could be greater than previously estimated...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Music Industry Announces a Deal With Kazaa
The file-sharing service agreed to pay more than $100 million and to transform itself into a legitimate seller...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Drug Companies Face Inquiry for Patent Deal
A settlement by the companies that market the drug Plavix will be the subject of a criminal investigation...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Battles flare amid rocket attacks
The Israeli military and Hezbollah fighters exchange heavy fire around three border towns in southern Lebanon as rockets rained down on northern Israel. Meanwhile, Israel says it will not expand its offensive but will call up additional troops...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Death toll at 81 in California heat wave
A slight dip in triple-digit temperatures eased the stress on California's electric grid as well as the possibility of rolling blackouts, but the number of heat-related deaths continued to rise...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Dems: Bolton still a 'bully'
Democrats on Thursday said they remain opposed to President Bush's pick for U.N. ambassador, contending that John Bolton has not yet repaired his reputation as an ineffective "bully."...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Highway Chief Resigns After Death in Big Dig Tunnel
The governor plans a national search for a new chairman during the two weeks Mr. Amorello remains in office...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Landis Fails Drug Test After Triumph in Tour de France
Floyd Landis, the third American cyclist to win the tour, tested positive for an “unusual level of testosterone/ epitestosterone” after winning Stage 17, his team announced today...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
DaimlerChrysler Doubles Its Profits
Higher sales of Mercedes Benz cars helped profits, despite a slump at Chrysler that the automaker warned would worsen in the months ahead...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Odd Bedfellows Align to Market Oliver Stone's Film About 9/11
The firm that devised a campaign attacking John Kerry's Vietnam record is marketing Oliver Stone's new movie, "World Trade Center."...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
EMI Calls Off Efforts to Merge With Warner
The decision by EMI comes after a European court ruling raised doubts about whether a merger could win regulatory approval...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Music Industry Announces Settlement With Kazaa
The owner of the digital file-sharing service agreed to pay more than $100 million and to transform itself into a legitimate seller...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Decline in sales of new US homes
Sales of new homes in the US declined in June, the latest sign that the housing market is cooling, a report shows...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
Exxon posts fresh bumper profits
US giant Exxon Mobil posts a 36% rise in quarterly profits, helped by the ongoing high price of crude oil...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
Chavez hails Russian arms deals
Venezuela's president thanks Russia for supplying his country with weapons, despite US objections...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
Jury: Yates not guilty, insane
A jury on Wednesday found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity of drowning her five children in a bathtub five years ago...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Al Qaeda 'will not stay silent'
As the bloody fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon entered its 16th day, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahiri pledged that the terror group will "not stay silent regarding what the Muslims in Palestine and Lebanon are facing."...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Al Qaeda: We will not stay silent
As the bloody fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon entered its 16th day, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahiri pledged that the terror group will "not stay silent."...
CNN - July 27, 2006
The Israelis: Haifa, Suddenly Vulnerable, by Turns Is Stoic and Fearful, Stir-Crazy and Looking to Fight
There have been periods of threat before, especially farther north in Nahariya and smaller towns, but missiles had never reached Haifa...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Court Rules on Evidence of Lawmaker
A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Justice Department from reviewing evidence seized in the House offices of Representative William J. Jefferson, Democrat of Louisiana, while Mr. Jefferson challenged the constitutionality of the search. Two judges on a three-judge panel, Janice Rogers Brown and Thomas B. Griffith of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, said the ruling “should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits” of his appeal. The Justice Department has said that Mr. Jefferson is under investigation for a variety of possible crimes, including bribery, and that a search of his home turned up $90,000 in cash hidden in his kitchen freezer intended as a payoff to the vice president of Nigeria in exchange for contracts in that oil-rich African nation. Mr. Jefferson has denied wrongdoing...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Reuters Raises Forecast
Reuters Group raised its full-year revenue growth forecast after better-than-expected sales growth in the first half, even as net profit fell because of one-time gains a year earlier. The company, a provider of financial information and data, said it now expected full-year revenue growth of 5 percent to 6 percent, up from a previous forecast of around 5 percent. First-half revenue grew 12 percent to £1.28 billion ($2.36 billion), beating analysts’ expectations. Net income fell 22 percent to £96 million ($177 million) from £123 million a year earlier, when the results were assisted by asset sales and discontinued operations. The United States-traded shares rose 6.6 percent, or $2.74, to close at $44.19...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Asia: India: Bharti Posts Profit Rise
Bharti Airtel, India’s biggest mobile phone services provider, announced a 48 percent growth in quarterly profit, exceeding expectations. The earnings were helped by strong growth in its subscriber base. New Delhi-based Bharti, which is one-third owned by Singapore Telecom and about 10 percent owned by Vodafone Group, said its profits in the quarter ended in June grew to 7.55 billion rupees ($165 million) from 5.1 billion rupees a year ago. Sales rose 53 percent, to 38.6 billion rupees ($838 million) as Bharti added 3.65 million customers in the quarter. The company has nearly 25 million subscribers in more than 4,000 cities and towns...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | North America: Canada: Sears Quarterly Profit Rises
Sears Canada, in the middle of a battle between its United States parent and minority shareholders over its buyout, posted a higher second-quarter profit on better margins and a more favorable exchange rate. Sears Canada said it earned 18.1 million Canadian dollars ($15.9 million), or 17 Canadian cents a share, in the quarter ended July 1. That compares with a profit of 10.8 million Canadian dollars ($9.5 million), or 10 Canadian cents a share, in the period a year ago. The company said sales fell 6.2 percent to 1.43 billion Canadian dollars, from 1.52 billion in the year-earlier period, because of the sale of a unit. Sears Holdings, which has long held a majority stake in Sears Canada, said last April that it had gained the support of most of the retailer’s minority shareholders to take it private in a deal worth 892 million Canadian dollars ($775 million)...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Trade Surplus Declines
Japan’s trade surplus shrank more than expected in June as increasing demand for steel and rising oil prices caused a surge in imports. The surplus narrowed 5.9 percent from a year earlier, to 807.9 billion yen ($6.9 billion), the Ministry of Finance said. Higher spending by consumers and companies, which was the main driver of growth in 2005, is propelling Japan toward its longest postwar expansion...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Black & Decker Earnings Rise
TOWSON, Md., July 26 (Dow Jones/AP) — Black & Decker’s second-quarter net earnings rose slightly, but missed the average Wall Street forecast...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Vaccines and Diabetes Drug Lift Glaxo’s Profit
This month, GlaxoSmithKline resumed sales of its diabetes drug Avandia after resolving quality control problems at a plant in Puerto Rico...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Japan resumes US beef imports
Japan agrees from Thursday to lift its ban on US beef imports after suspending the trade for six months...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
EMI 'no' to £1.3bn Warner merger
EMI has aborted plans to merge with Warner Music amid fears the $1.35bn deal would not get regulatory approval...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
Tennis: Agassi beats Bastl
Andre Agassi drops a set against George Bastl before easing into the Countrywide Classic third round...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
Americans 'too fat for x-rays'
Increasing numbers of Americans are becoming too fat to fit into X-ray machines, US researchers report...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
Israel suffers costliest day
The Israeli military has suffered its largest loss of life in its 15-day offensive against Hezbollah guerillas as nine Israeli soldiers were killed while fighting in southern Lebanese towns...
CNN - July 27, 2006
Washington Court Upholds Ban on Gay Marriage
Some in the majority decision said the Legislature remained free to extend the right to marry to gay couples...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
As Mrs. Astor Slips, the Grandson Blames the Son
In a lawsuit, one of Brooke Astor's grandsons accuses her son, who is her legal guardian, of mistreating her...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Poll Shows Skepticism in U.S. Over Peace in Mideast
Majorities doubt there will be peace between Israel and its neighbors, or that troops will be able to leave Iraq soon...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Taking of Homes for Project
The decision is part of a broader backlash against a United States Supreme Court ruling that municipalities could seize property for private development...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Reuters Raises Forecast
Sears Canada, in the middle of a battle between its United States parent and minority shareholders over its buyout, posted a higher second-quarter profit on better margins and a more favorable exchange rate. Sears Canada said it earned 18.1 million Canadian dollars ($15.9 million), or 17 Canadian cents a share, in the quarter ended July 1. That compares with a profit of 10.8 million Canadian dollars ($9.5 million), or 10 Canadian cents a share, in the period a year ago. The company said sales fell 6.2 percent to 1.43 billion Canadian dollars, from 1.52 billion in the year-earlier period, because of the sale of a unit. Sears Holdings, which has long held a majority stake in Sears Canada, said last April that it had gained the support of most of the retailer’s minority shareholders to take it private in a deal worth 892 million Canadian dollars ($775 million)...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Pay Rules Adopted by S.E.C.
The commission adopted new rules to make it easier to see executives salaries and to discourage the manipulation of stock option grants...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Lawyer Is Upping the Ante in Claims of Idea Theft in Hollywood
"I'll fight to the death for writers," says John A. Marder, the latest in a long line of gadfly lawyers who contend that it’s their job to keep the studios honest...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | North America: Canada: Sears Quarterly Profit Rises
Bharti Airtel, India’s biggest mobile phone services provider, announced a 48 percent growth in quarterly profit, exceeding expectations. The earnings were helped by strong growth in its subscriber base. New Delhi-based Bharti, which is one-third owned by Singapore Telecom and about 10 percent owned by Vodafone Group, said its profits in the quarter ended in June grew to 7.55 billion rupees ($165 million) from 5.1 billion rupees a year ago. Sales rose 53 percent, to 38.6 billion rupees ($838 million) as Bharti added 3.65 million customers in the quarter. The company has nearly 25 million subscribers in more than 4,000 cities and towns...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Trade Surplus Declines
Japan’s trade surplus shrank more than expected in June as increasing demand for steel and rising oil prices caused a surge in imports...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Asia: India: Bharti Posts Profit Rise
Japan’s trade surplus shrank more than expected in June as increasing demand for steel and rising oil prices caused a surge in imports. The surplus narrowed 5.9 percent from a year earlier, to 807.9 billion yen ($6.9 billion), the Ministry of Finance said. Higher spending by consumers and companies, which was the main driver of growth in 2005, is propelling Japan toward its longest postwar expansion...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Asia: China: Baidu Profit Increases
The NEC Corporation and Matsushita Electric Industrial Company said that they were planning a joint venture in the mobile phone business, and the two companies were expected to announce details today. NEC, which makes cellphones, and Matsushita, the consumer electronics maker, will develop software for cellphones, according to reports...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Martha Stewart’s Company Reports a Loss
By Reuters...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Taser Profit and Sales Rise, but Shares Fall
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 26 (AP) — Taser International, the maker of the stun gun, said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit more than tripled as sales grew...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Black & Decker Earnings Rise
TOWSON, Md., July 26 (Dow Jones/AP) — Black & Decker’s second-quarter net earnings rose slightly, but missed the average Wall Street forecast...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Mattel to Acquire Electronic Toy Maker
The move combines Radica Games’s technology with Mattel brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels and Matchbox...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Ban on U.S. Beef to End
Japan is set to lift a ban on imports of United States beef that was reinstated six months ago due to fears of mad cow disease...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Probation in Money-Laundering Case
A former executive at the Bank of New York and her husband admitted conspiring to use the bank to launder more than $7 billion from Russia...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Earnings Disappointments Push Indexes Slightly Lower
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Vaccines and Diabetes Drug Lift Glaxo’s Profit
This month, Glaxo resumed sales of its diabetes drug Avandia after resolving quality control problems at a plant in Puerto Rico...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Boeing Posts Loss on Costs of Settling Ethics Inquiry
The Boeing Company reported yesterday a $160 million loss in the second quarter resulting, in large part, from a $615 million settlement with the government over ethics charges. And to head off Congressional criticism, Boeing also announced that it would not take the settlement as a tax deduction...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
EMI Said to End Talks With Warner Music
The EMI Group, the British music giant, has decided to call off, for now, its efforts to merge with its rival...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Google to Disclose Dishonest Ad Clicks
Google said it would disclose the number of clicks on ads that it deems are invalid in a bid to assuage concerns over “click fraud.”...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Settlement Reported on Foreign-Charge Fees
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Honda’s Quarterly Profit Rises Nearly a Third on Strong Sales
The company’s sharply higher profit came as a result of the popularity of fuel-efficient cars like the Civic and the Fit...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Conoco’s Profit Rises by Two-Thirds on Soaring Oil Prices
Conoco’s results are expected to set the pace for what oil analysts predict will be another round of reports of soaring profit from the industry...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
U.S. Seeks Employers’ Aid on Immigration
A government program is designed to induce employers to stop hiring illegal immigrants and to report those they find on their payrolls...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Senate Passage of Energy Bill Appears Assured
A procedural vote signaled wide support for opening up large new tracts for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Economic Scene: The Global Interest Rate Dance, With Bernanke Leading
The most exciting global spectator sport now is watching Ben S. Bernanke: Will he raise interest rates in August or not?...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Small Business: Riding the Circuit, Preaching Finance
Government-sponsored business advisers are hitting the road so that entrepreneurs in isolated towns are served...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Chicago Orders ‘Big Box’ Stores to Raise Wage
A groundbreaking measure requires stores like Wal-Mart and Home Depot to pay $10 an hour, plus $3 an hour in benefits...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Maker Calls New Bird Flu Vaccine More Effective
GlaxoSmithKline said its new vaccine against bird flu is more effective than any previous version and works at a far smaller dose...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
2 Hyundai Companies Deal Far Differently With Labor
South Korea is struggling to overcome labor unrest, commonly cited as a weak spot for the economy and particularly the auto industry...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
BP Says It Will Address Safety and Legal Problems
The top executives of BP pledged to restore credibility by bringing in outside experts and being more transparent...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Advertising: Glass Was at Least Half Full at This Conference
A relatively sunny mood prevailed at a conference this week sponsored by Ad:tech, an industry group for interactive marketing...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Market Place: Tugging at the Veil Hiding Executive Pay
Investors may yet learn about some very highly paid executives whose salaries have been closely held secrets...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Microsoft to Offer Software for Health Care Industry
The move shifts away from the company’s usual strategy of encouraging others to create industry-specific products using its operating system...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Growth Slowing Across the Country, Fed Regional Reports Say
The reports are now saying growth is “modest” or “mixed” after using words like “solid” and “strong” a few months ago...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Statements Made to U.S. Are Barred From Tax Case
A federal judge ruled that two former partners at KPMG had been coerced into talking to prosecutors before their indictment...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Operations at G.M. Post Profit
Over all, the company lost $3.1 billion in the second quarter, including a raft of charges related to restructuring...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Failure of Global Trade Talks Is Traced to the Power of Farmers
The collapse of the talks demonstrated the power of farmers in resisting lower agricultural tariffs and subsidies...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Enough Anger to Make Ketchup Boil
Shareholders will vote on whether to back Heinz’s current board or install the activist investor Nelson Peltz’s five-member slate...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
Odd Bedfellows Align to Market Film About 9/11
The firm that devised a campaign attacking John Kerry's Vietnam record is marketing Oliver Stone's newest movie...
New York Times - July 27, 2006
US court backs gay marriage ban
The highest court in Washington state in the US upholds a ban on same-sex marriages...
BBC News - July 27, 2006
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