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US News Archive for August 2005:
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Devastation in Katrina's wake
Deteriorating conditions in New Orleans are forcing authorities to evacuate the thousands of people who sought refuge at shelters in the city, as the search for survivors continues across the Gulf Coast of the United States. Katrina is blamed for at least 68 deaths and the destruction of countless homes and businesses...
CNN - August 30, 2005
Rescuers Search for Survivors as Higher Death Tolls Are Feared
The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, said the primary focus of the federal rescue effort was still on search and rescue...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Those Who Left Wonder When, and to What, They Will Return
Since the storm came ashore on Monday, they have and tens of thousands of displaced evacuees have watched scenes of destruction and flooding on television...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Income Stagnated and Poverty Rose in 2004, Census Figures Show
This is the first time on record that household income has failed to increase for five straight years...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Arizona Seizes $101 Million Tied to Fund
The Arizona attorney general's office says it believes the funds belong to Bayou Management, a hedge fund firm under scrutiny by state and federal authorities...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Fed Reserve inflation fears grow
The US Federal Reserve minutes reveal that the central bank is increasingly worried by inflation...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
Cuban exile 'would be tortured'
Militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles would be tortured if sent to Venezuela, a witness tells a US court...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
Tennis: Federer cruises ahead
Defending champion Roger Federer crushes Ivo Minar in the first round of the US Open...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
Katrina toll now at least 68
Authorities along the shattered U.S. Gulf Coast search for survivors and work to rescue residents stranded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which is blamed for at least 68 deaths and the destruction of countless homes and businesses...
CNN - August 30, 2005
U.S.: Iraq strikes kill insurgents
Air strikes have flattened insurgent safe houses used by militants linked to al Qaeda in western Iraq, the U.S. Marines said. A top operative called Abu Islam was among the dead, a Marines spokesman said...
CNN - August 30, 2005
Bush to return to capital
President Bush will cut short his vacation to return to Washington on Wednesday to help monitor federal efforts to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, the White House said Tuesday...
CNN - August 30, 2005
After Centuries of 'Controlling' Land, Gulf Learns Who's the Boss
Although early travelers realized the irrationality of building a port on the muddy coast, the opportunities to make money overrode all objections...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Insurers Estimate Damage at $9 Billion
Insurance companies said yesterday that damage from Hurricane Katrina could top $9 billion, making it one of the costliest storms on record...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Guard Units Shift From Combat to Flood Duty
State National Guard units, already strained by long overseas deployments, joined federal, state and private organizations yesterday in a broad effort to provide relief in areas thrashed and flooded by Hurricane Katrina...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Oil and Gas Prices Surge as Reports of Damage Come In
Oil prices jumped by more than $3 a barrel, reflecting uncertainty about the full extent of the damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on key energy infrastructure...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
US consumer confidence rebounds
US consumer confidence shows unexpected strength, but factory orders fall on lower aircraft orders...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
US poverty rate continues to rise
The number of people classed as poor in the US rises, despite strong economic growth, new figures show...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
Death toll climbs; levee breached
As the death toll from Hurricane Katrina reaches at least 54, a levee holding back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain sustains a breach two blocks long in the Lakefront area of New Orleans -- triggering rapidly rising floodwaters and prompting at least one hospital to evacuate patients by air...
CNN - August 30, 2005
Katrina's death toll rising
As the death toll from Hurricane Katrina reached at least 65, a levee holding back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain sustained a breach two blocks long overnight in the Lakefront area of New Orleans...
CNN - August 30, 2005
Iraq: U.S. pilot killed
A U.S. pilot was killed and a second was wounded Tuesday when an American forces helicopter was hit by small arms fire in northern Iraq, a military spokesman said...
CNN - August 30, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Slams Into Gulf Coast; Dozens Are Dead
The hurricane left more than a million people without power and submerged highways even hundreds of miles from its center...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
KPMG pays $456m for tax misdeeds
Global accounting giant KPMG agrees to pay $456m to settle a case relating to selling tax shelters to wealthy clients...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
AP: 55 dead in hurricane
Hurricane Katrina has left at least 55 people dead Monday, according to The Associated Press, and the toll is expected to climb following one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the northern Gulf Coast of the United States in a half century...
CNN - August 30, 2005
Katrina batters Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina left at least five people dead Monday and the toll was expected to rise in the wake of one of the largest and most powerful hurricanes to hit the northern Gulf Coast in a half century...
CNN - August 30, 2005
A Scrappy Congressman, Ready for His Next Risk
Anthony Weiner, a four-term congressman, is once again betting against the house in a long-shot bid for mayor...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Slams Into Gulf Coast; Dozens Are Dead
The hurricane left more than a million people without power and submerged highways even hundreds of miles from its center...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
In Coastal City, Few Are Spared
The storm left at least 50 people dead and more badly injured in Harrison County, which includes Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
In Bangalore, India, a Cuddle With Your Baby Requires a Bribe
If you want to see your child, families are told, the price is $12 for a boy and $7 for a girl - a lot of money for slum dwellers scraping by on a dollar a day...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Flying Blind and Deaf but Not Alone
WHEN you are deaf-blind, technology is an ever-present companion. I travel with a laptop for e-mail, phone and Internet access. I use a G.P.S.-equipped Braille Note note-taker to get information about my surroundings. To communicate with others, I have a Screen Braille Communicator with two sides: one in Braille, which I can read; the other an L.C.D. screen with a keyboard, for someone who is sighted...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
KPMG, a Proud Old Lion, Brought to Heel
With eight of its former partners indicted over questionable tax shelters, the formerly proud and confident accounting firm KPMG has been forced to grovel...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Big Board Member Said to Make Threat
A longtime member of the New York Stock Exchange was charged yesterday with threatening another veteran member who has filed suit objecting to elements of the exchange's pending merger...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Hotels Binge on Surcharges
The add-ons for hotel items that business travelers have grown accustomed to, like early departures or phone calls, are joining new and often unusual fees...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Shares Rally as Oil Prices Pull Back From Early Surge
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
France and Belgium Publish Names of 14 Banned Airlines
Officials in France and Belgium released the names of 14 airlines that have been banned in recent years from serving their airports...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Toyota to Sell the Lexus in Japanese Home Market
A network of 143 plush new dealerships, gleaming with marble floors and Italian sofas, are ready for Tuesday, when Toyota will introduce its Lexus brand to a new market: Japan...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
European Textile Quotas: Just Who Is Being Protected?
The threat of Chinese-made garments to European textile producers - and especially to European jobs - is exaggerated, experts say...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Don't Let That Ticket Out of the Screener's Sight
BOARDING passes must be in your hand at all times!"...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Hurricane Ripples
HURRICANE RIPPLES With Hurricane Katrina pounding the New Orleans area yesterday, shutting airports from the western Florida Panhandle to Baton Rouge and creating mounting delays at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, a central connecting point for the South, here are some ways to plan ahead if you're traveling this week. A new Web service, www.flightstats.com, calculates status and delays for every domestic flight. (Click the link...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Abercrombie Executive Resigns
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 (Reuters) - The Abercrombie & Fitch Company said Monday that Robert S. Singer, the president and chief operating officer for the last 15 months, was leaving after disagreements with the chief executive, Michael S. Jeffries, on an international expansion strategy...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
NDCHealth Bought in 3-Company Deal
The NDCHealth Corporation, a health care software developer, said on Monday that it would be acquired by Per-Se Technologies...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
G.M. Sold Lots of Cars and Lost $1,227 Each
DETROIT, Aug. 29 (Reuters) - General Motors lost an average of $1,227 for each vehicle in the first half of the year in North America, while its crosstown rival, the Ford Motor Company, lost $139, according to new research from Harbour Consulting...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Euro RSCG Magnet Forms Nontraditional Unit
Euro RSCG Magnet...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Tribune Deal With Variety
The Tribune Company has formed an entertainment news service with the Variety trade publications of Reed Elsevier to develop new revenue sources...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Sales Up at Wet Seal, and Losses Narrow
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Ex-F.D.A. Official on Guidant Panel
The Guidant Corporation named a former official of the Food and Drug Administration to a company panel on product safety...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Ex-Officers of Waste Company Settle Case
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
8 Former Partners of KPMG Are Indicted
Eight former partners of KPMG and a lawyer were indicted in connection with tax shelters offered by the accounting firm to help wealthy investors evade taxes...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Judge Rejects Delay for Next Vioxx Trial
A New Jersey judge turned down a request by Merck & Company on Monday to postpone the next trial over its painkiller Vioxx...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Another Storm Casualty: Oil Prices
The region that produces a major portion of the nation's oil and natural gas was largely shut down by Hurricane Katrina, further tightening strained energy markets...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
An IPod Cellphone Said to Be Imminent
Apple Computer and Motorola plan to unveil a long-awaited mobile phone and music player next week that will incorporate Apple's iTunes software...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Law Firm That Opened Borders Is Closing Up Shop
Coudert Brothers, the first truly international law firm in the U.S. and a legal trailblazer, is breaking itself apart...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Did Fees at Bayou Overwhelm Diligence?
Where were the gatekeepers? Some investors are asking that question amid the collapse of the Bayou Group, a hedge fund firm under investigation...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Head of Mechanics' Union Reassures Airline Strikers
The national director of the mechanics' union at Northwest Airlines rallied his striking troops on Monday, with no end in sight to a 10-day walkout...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Too Many Players Still Shadow Satellite Industry
A plan by Intelsat to purchase PanAmSat Holding is the largest takeover in recent years in the commercial satellite industry. But it is unlikely to be the last...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Read the Magazine, Then Eat the Meal
Cooking Light Supper Clubs, get-togethers of the magazine's readers, are among the tactics the magazine is using to meet the challenges posed by other media...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Verizon Wireless Cuts Price in Promotion
Verizon Wireless has cut the price of high-speed wireless service for laptop computer users by 25 percent in a promotion aimed at winning more customers...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Plans for Natural Gas Ports Stir Debate About Debate
HOUSTON, Aug. 29 - The energy law signed by President Bush this month contains an unusual provision: in places where companies want to build terminals to receive large shipments of liquefied natural gas, the government must hold forums to discuss the role of such gas in meeting energy demand...
New York Times - August 30, 2005
Tennis: Andre Agassi through
Andre Agassi begins his 20th US Open campaign with victory over Razvan Sabau...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
Cycling: Armstrong claim probed
The International Cycling Union is to publish its assessment of reports of postive drug tests on the 1999 Tour de France within 10 days...
BBC News - August 30, 2005
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