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US News Archive for August 2004:
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Alex is year's first hurricane
Alex strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2004 North Atlantic season early today, moving almost parallel to the North Carolina coast. A hurricane warning is in effect for the state's Outer Banks. At 2 a.m. ET, Alex's center was about 75 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Terror alert: Are you worried?
The Home Office is trying to calm fears of an imminent terrorist attack in the UK, while simultaneously saying there's a "real and serious risk" from al-Qaeda. Are you worried?...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Home PCs hijacked to spread spam
Potentially millions of home computers could unwittingly be helping the scourge of spam to spread...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Jackson prosecutor 'defied gag'
Singer Michael Jackson's lawyers suggest that a prosecutor in his child abuse case violated a "gag" order...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Yorath admits drink-drive charge
Former Leeds United and Wales footballer Terry Yorath pleads guilty to a charge of drink-driving...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Four rescued from sinking yacht
Four people are winched from a sinking yacht in the North Atlantic in a Coastguard and RAF operation...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Great bustard jets into Britain
The great bustard is back in Britain after 30 chicks arrived from the Russian steppes on Monday...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Pay offer bid to end strike
A new pay offer is made in an attempt to end the civil service strike in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Bangladesh appeals for food 'aid'
A senior Bangladeshi minister says the flood-affected country will need foreign food assistance till the end of the year...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Football: Vieira bid silence
Arsenal and Real Madrid both refuse to discuss reports the Spanish club have bid £18m for Patrick Vieira...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Pru ditches plan for Egg sell-off
The insurance giant axes its plans to sell-off its internet banking arm, saying holding onto the bank "offers better value to shareholders"...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Shot bride's husband 'devastated'
The newly-wed husband of a woman found shot dead at her home tells of his grief - as police hunt for her father...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Red Sox outshine Tampa Bay
The Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Dingo's origins tracked by DNA
A genetic analysis of the Australian wild dog, or dingo, has concluded that the animals arrived on the continent around 5,000 years ago...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Four rescued from sinking vessel
Four people are winched from a sinking motorboat in the North Atlantic in an emergency operation...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Father's fury at MoD death report
The father of a trainee Marine shot dead in 2002 says the MoD censored key details in a report into the tragedy...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Police officer found dead at work
An investigation is launched after the body of a female constable is found in the basement of a police building...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Laws to tackle illegal dumps
Continued illegal waste dumping in NI may force the government to introduce laws to prevent it, the BBC learns...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Fare dodging fines 'may double'
Rail passengers travelling without a ticket could face a penalty fare of £20 under new government proposals...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Tories target 'cash-maker' cameras
The Tories attack the use of speed cameras, promising a shake-up of motoring laws if they come to power...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Detail terror threat, Blair told
The government is urged to give details of the threat to Britain, after the discovery of plans for al-Qaeda attacks in the UK and US...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Football: AC Milan sink Chelsea
Andriy Shevchenko's late free-kick gives AC Milan a 3-2 friendly win over Chelsea...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Fears over TB infection 'hotspot'
The government is urged to do more to tackle the rising numbers of TB infections in London which has half of all the UK's cases...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
FA to quiz Eriksson
The FA's acting chief hints the England coach might keep his job, a day after the chief executive quit over an affair...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Officials: Pakistan arrest led to orange alert
Information seized from a suspected al Qaeda computer expert arrested in Pakistan was largely responsible for the increased threat level for three East Coast financial districts, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Monday. The previously unannounced arrest yielded a "treasure trove" of evidence, according to a U.S. intelligence official...
CNN - August 2, 2004
The security challenge
Finding a needle in a haystack is child's play compared with the difficulty of protecting the public from explosives that could be placed in any of the millions of cars and trucks on the roads in and around New York and Washington...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Call to raise US debt threshold
US Treasury Secretary John Snow urges Congress to raise the government's debt ceiling, or face a cash crunch in the autumn...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Warning of near-term birth 'risk'
Babies born just slightly prematurely have more health problems than those born at full term, researchers say...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Acid rain 'could have benefits'
A study carried out in Scotland has found that acid rain pollution could be helping to slow down global warming...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Cricket: Harmison 'will be back'
Steve Harmison will reclaim his position as England's lead bowler, says Ashley Giles...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Police arrest missing Utah woman's husband
Detectives have charged Lori Hacking's husband, Mark, with suspicion of murder in connection with her July 19 disappearance, Salt Lake City Police Chief Rick Dinse said Monday. Lori Hacking, 27, has been missing since July 19, when her husband told authorities that she failed to return from an early morning jog. Her body has not been found...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Police arrest husband of missing Utah woman
Detectives have charged Lori Hacking's husband, Mark, with suspicion of murder in connection with her July 19 disappearance, Salt Lake City Police Chief Rick Dinse said Monday...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Bush wants national intelligence director
President Bush is asking Congress to create the position of a national intelligence director, to serve as the president's principal intelligence adviser. The president also unveiled plans Monday to create a national counter-terrorism center...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Women docs 'weakening' medicine
A top female doctor warns the profession's influence could be damaged by the number of women choosing to be medics...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
University pay 'boycott' threat
An academic union is threatening to "greylist" Nottingham University in a row over pay and grading...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Summer drink-driving dismay
Police say the 'don't drink and drive' message is failing to get through after their summer campaign...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Footballer 'avoided breath test'
Striker Lee Hughes is accused in court of fleeing the scene of a fatal car accident to dodge a breath test...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Woman charged with murder
A 31-year-old woman is charged with the murder of a man whose body was found on the outskirts of Belfast...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Heads' fears over pupils drinking
Head teachers say binge drinking among pupils is a bigger problem in their schools than drug abuse...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Bush endorses creation of national intelligence czar
President Bush today endorsed creation of a national intelligence director and a counterterrorism center, two key recommendations of the 9/11 commission. "We are a nation in danger," Bush said in a news conference in the White House Rose Garden...
CNN - August 2, 2004
'Stubborn' storm Alex strengthens off Carolinas
Alex, the first Northern Atlantic tropical storm of the year, was beginning to strengthen Monday off the coast of the Carolinas, dumping heavy rain and winds and prompting tropical storm warnings and watches...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Bush acting on some 9/11 panel suggestions
President Bush, as early as Monday, could release a national security plan that blends his ideas with recommendations from the 9/11 commission to protect the nation against terror attacks...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Fire union attacks deal breakdown
The Fire Brigades Union Scotland accuses the government of wrecking a UK-wide pay agreement...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Labour figures back assembly deal
Two leading Labour supporters of more power for the Welsh assembly back Rhodri Morgan's compromise solution...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Boxing: Williams tipped to rule
Danny Williams' trainer believes his fighter is set "to rule the heavyweight division"...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Alicia's kiiler jailed for life
A Devon bus driver is jailed for life for the murder of a teenage passenger who refused to have sex with him...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
FBU pay negotiations break down
Talks on a deal to end the long-running firefighters' pay dispute break down without agreement...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Financial districts on 'code orange'
Security is being stepped up in Washington, New York City and northern New Jersey after "alarming" intelligence indicating al Qaeda may hit financial institutions with car bombs, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said. Ridge is raising the terror threat level from yellow to orange for all three areas...
CNN - August 2, 2004
'Stubborn' storm Alex stays put off Carolinas
Alex, the first Atlantic tropical storm of the year, was hanging around Monday off the coast of the Carolinas, dumping heavy rain and winds and prompting tropical storm warnings and watches...
CNN - August 2, 2004
Kuwait bans anti-Bush film
Kuwaiti officials ban Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11, calling it insulting to Saudi Arabia and the US...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Apple boss Jobs in cancer scare
Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has undergone surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
No 10 defends spy chief Scarlett
Downing Street defends new MI6 boss John Scarlett after a senior Lib Dem says he does not command "necessary public confidence"...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Warning on complementary therapy
The public must not place too much faith in the ability of complementary medicines, a leading expert has warned...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Plea after teenager's death
Young people are being urged to talk about their problems rather than take their own lives after a girl's death...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Brothers facing transplant dilemma
A doctor has to decide which of two brothers will be first to receive a life-saving kidney transplant they both need...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Day trip boy drowns in stream
Emergency crews fail to save a seven-year-old boy whose body was found in a stream...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Football: Robson out in cold
Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd will ignore Sir Bobby Robson's plea for contract talks...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Women docs 'weaken medicine'
A top woman doctor warns the medical profession needs to change to cope with number of women becoming medics...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Footballer did not stop after crash
Footballer Lee Hughes admits failing to stop after a crash in which a man died...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Bus driver admits Alicia murder
A bus driver pleads guilty to the murder of Devon teenager Alicia Eborne in November 2003...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
Jenkins freed ahead of retrial
Sion Jenkins, who is facing a retrial for the alleged murder of his foster daughter, is to be freed on bail...
BBC News - August 2, 2004
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