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US News Archive for November 2005:
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Supreme Court hears abortion case
With a new chief justice on the bench, the nation's high court seemed divided Wednesday in a high-profile abortion case that could have a major impact on the laws -- and politics -- regarding the medical procedure...
CNN - November 30, 2005
Study Shows Weakening of Atlantic Currents
Atlantic Ocean currents that make northern Europe warmer than it would otherwise be have weakened by about a third over the last 50 years, British oceanographers are reporting...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Justices Consider Abortion Case on Parental Notification
The case could signal where the court is headed on abortion under John G. Roberts Jr. and after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Library's Art Auction Fails to Meet Expectations
One of two portraits of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart from the New York Public Library's collection failed to sell at Sotheby's yesterday...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Documents Reveal More About Court Pick's Views
In 1985, Samuel Alito made clear his hope that the Supreme Court would overturn a ruling that established abortion rights...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
UN workers hold stoppage
Several hundred staff at the World Health Organization take part in a one-hour stoppage over job cuts...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Miller 'sorry' for WMD mistakes
Judith Miller, the New York Times journalist at the centre of the CIA agent leak scandal, apologises to her readers...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Panama welcomes Cuba surgery
Panama's leader thanks Cuba for offering free eye treatment to Panamanians...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Ecuador swears in new top court
The new judges on Ecuador's Supreme Court are sworn in, nearly a year after it was disbanded...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Katrina victims yet to be identified
Up to 200 bodies of people killed by Hurricane Katrina remain unidentified because DNA testing has not begun. New Orleans coroner Dr. Frank Minyard expressed outrage that the process was stalled because the state of Louisiana had not signed a contract with a firm that would do the testing...
CNN - November 30, 2005
Doctors perform 'face transplant'
Doctors in France say they have performed a partial face transplant on a woman who had suffered extensive injuries in a dog attack. Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard (pictured), one of the surgeons who performed the transplant, says the transplant is the first of its kind...
CNN - November 30, 2005
Merkel defiant over German hostage
New German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday that her government would "not be blackmailed" by Iraqi kidnappers of German archaeologist Susanne Osthoff...
CNN - November 30, 2005
Busiest Hurricane Season on Record Ends
The busiest hurricane season on record ends today with 26 named storms, including a tropical system that formed on Tuesday over the central Atlantic...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Economic Memo: Upbeat Signs Hold Cautions for the Future
Although the economy grew at a strong 4.3 percent pace last quarter, there are still concerns about the future...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Group of Private Equity Firms Launches $12 Billion Bid for TDC
The bid for Denmark's dominant telephone company, TDC, could set a new benchmark for leveraged buyouts in Europe...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Judge Rejects Disputed Blackberry Settlement Pact
A federal judge ruled unvalid Wednesday a $450 million settlement between a small patent holding firm and the maker of BlackBerry e-mail devices, Research in Motion Ltd...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Vatican fuels gay clergy debate
Vatican rules on homosexuality and the priesthood are set to cause further controversy...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Ronaldinho on FIFA shortlist
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is on the shortlist for Fifa's World Player of the Year...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Tennis: McEnroe fit for Masters
John McEnroe will open his Masters Tennis campaign on Wednesday after recovering from stomach flu...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
US top court debates abortion law
The US Supreme Court hears challenges to a state law that restricts abortion rights for minors...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Uruguay dig finds 'disappeared'
Experts find remains of a person allegedly held in Uruguay's military rule, for the first time in government-led excavations...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Brazil land invasion 'terrorism'
An inquiry in Brazil calls for land invasions to be declared acts of terrorism and urges the prosecution of landless leaders...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
US rejects Blair's climate hopes
The US dismisses a suggestion from UK Prime Minister that it may be prepared to sign up to binding climate targets...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Bush urges support on U.S. troops
Insisting he will not withdraw U.S. forces "without having achieved victory," President Bush is due to make an address -- the first in a series -- aimed at bolstering public support for the increasingly unpopular conflict in Iraq...
CNN - November 30, 2005
Bush: No Iraq pullout without victory
The White House held out the prospect Tuesday that U.S. troop levels in Iraq could be reduced soon, but President Bush insisted he would not withdraw U.S. forces "without having achieved victory."...
CNN - November 30, 2005
An Old Cinema in Pakistan Has New Life After Quake
After being set on fire by religious radicals two years ago, the Melody Cinema has been reborn as a rehabilitation center for women injured in October's earthquake...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Aloha bankruptcy scheme approved
Hawaii-based airline Aloha gets the green light for a restructuring plan that will see it leave bankruptcy...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Hurricanes to hit Lloyd's profit
Insurance market Lloyd's of London says its chances of making a profit this year are small following US hurricanes...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Iraq video shows hostages
A video is shown by Al-Jazeera TV of four peace activists, including two Canadians, seized in Iraq...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
Report: Japan to extend Iraq stay
Japan's Cabinet will decide next week to extend its non-combat military mission to Iraq, but still could withdraw its troops as soon as next May, Kyodo News agency reported Wednesday...
CNN - November 30, 2005
Video shows aid worker hostages
Arabic news service Al-Jazeera aired video Tuesday from a previously unknown group showing four kidnapped Western aid workers, along with a statement from the group calling them spies. Christian Peacemaker Teams confirmed the men are affiliated to the group and they disappeared Saturday in Baghdad...
CNN - November 30, 2005
Angry locals vent at Katrina mayor
Frustrated New Orleans residents appeared before Mayor Ray Nagin Tuesday with complaints about the response to Hurricane Katrina, with two speakers asking why a nation fighting to stabilize Iraq can't resolve a crisis at home...
CNN - November 30, 2005
$430 a Square Foot, for Air? Only in New York Real Estate
Two developers will pay a record-setting amount for air rights so they can build an apartment tower with views of Central Park...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Being a Patient: When the Doctor Is In, but You Wish He Wasn't
In an era where doctors are spending less time with each patient, some physicians are blatantly ignoring their requests...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
In Desire to Grow, Colleges in South Battle With Roots
Southern Universities often find themselves struggling to temper Confederate imagery without alienating alumni and donors...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
This Whitney Biennial Will Take In the World
The 2006 biennial's two foreign-born curators have ventured across the Atlantic to include European artists in their show of contemporary arts...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
U.S. Is Urged to Raise Rates
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said that the Federal Reserve should keep raising interest rates...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Ahold Plans to Split U.S. Foodservice
Royal Ahold, which agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a long-running accounting scandal, announced a split of its U.S. Foodservice unit...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Downtown's Boosters Say Bargain Rents Won't Last
Downtown Manhattan today is much like Times Square in the mid-1990's, argues Kent M. Swig, the president of Swig Equities, which owns four office buildings in the financial district and has contracted to buy another...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Attention All Employees: Ford Is Serious About Change
Ford's chief executive told employees that those who could not support the company's drive for innovation should find something else to do...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
PepsiCo Earnings Outlook
By Reuters...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Square Feet: Sporting Goods and Its Own Business Model
Cabela's, a shopping amusement park for the hunting and fishing set, serves as a retail magnet for small towns...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Redskins Boss Close to Running Six Flags
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
New Package Deals Urged for Cable and Satellite TV
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission proposed that companies provide customers with more choices to reject some channels...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Media Deals Expected for Intel
Intel is expected to announce partnerships with movie, music and game providers to introduce content that would work with its Viiv technology for home media centers...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Overhaul of Linux License Could Have Broad Impact
The rules governing the use of most free software programs will be revised for the first time in 15 years, in an open process that begins Wednesday...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Lawyer Denies Hollinger Fraud
Mark Kipnis, a former counsel at Hollinger International, pleaded not guilty to charges of helping Conrad M. Black steal $51.8 million from the company...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Fox Reaches Five-Year Deal With Star of 'American Idol'
Fox's contract with Simon Cowell of "American Idol" means that the network will keep intact the elements of the show...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
By the Hour, Your Chariot Awaits
Imported from Europe by a group of environmentally conscious entrepreneurs, the concept of renting cars by the hour has become increasingly popular...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Dubai to Buy P&O, British Shipping Line, for $5.7 Billion
Dubai, the upstart sheikdom of the United Arab Emirates, agreed to purchase the storied British shipping company Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Shares Close Mixed as Interest Rate Concerns Damp Rally
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
A Secure Old Age in Australia From Investments Abroad
The Australian government plans to use funds from several years of budget surpluses to pay pensions owed to its employees in the future...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Energy Producer Changes Its Top Executives
By Reuters...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Plan to Put Company Reports on the Web
Corporations would be allowed to post proxy statements and annual reports on Web sites under a plan proposed by federal regulators...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Wachovia to Sell 2 Businesses
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 29 (AP) - The Wachovia Corporation said Tuesday that it planned to sell its trust and custody businesses to U.S. Bancorp for $720 million...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Chief of Russian Utility Warns of Possible Winter Blackouts
Moscow could face rolling blackouts during periods of extreme cold this winter, the head of the electricity monopoly said Tuesday...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Economic Memo: Upbeat Signs Hold Cautions for the Future
By most measures, the economy appears to be booming, but as always with the United States economy, it is not quite that simple...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Sales Climb at Retailers on Internet
Shoppers, intent on skipping crowded stores, spent 26 percent more money online over the Thanksgiving weekend than they did in 2004...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Icahn Finds Ally in Bid to Change Time Warner
Carl C. Icahn, who is leading a group of investors in a campaign against Time Warner and its board, has hired Bruce Wasserstein to advance the fight...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Advertising: Go Ahead and Splurge on Someone Who Really Deserves the Best
Some retailers are playing to one of the holiday season's guilty pleasures: shoppers indulging themselves...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
A Warning of Trade Suits Over Farming
A failure by the U.S. and the European Union to reduce agricultural subsidies in trade talks in Hong Kong could bring a slew of legal challenges...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Market Place: How to Generate Alpha in a Predominantly Beta World
Money managers have been stepping up their search for Wall Street's holy grail: an investment that consistently generates "alpha."...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Lawyer Tells 3rd Vioxx Trial That a Month's Use Was Fatal
The lawyer argued that taking Vioxx for a month was enough to cause a man's fatal heart attack...
New York Times - November 30, 2005
Mexico alters extradition rules
A change in Mexico's extradition rules could mean more drug suspects being sent to the US...
BBC News - November 30, 2005
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