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US News Archive for September 2005:
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Hurricane evacuees return
Doctors are prepared to help returning New Orleans residents who could face many threats as they inspect what is left of their homes and property one month after Hurricane Katrina crashed through town. Lurking in the wreckage are bacteria, mold and other health threats. People also could injure themselves as they try to remove fallen trees or repair damaged roofs...
CNN - September 30, 2005
Returnees face health risks
Doctors prepared for a possible surge in the number of patients in New Orleans on Friday as many residents returned to begin the long process of rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Katrina...
CNN - September 30, 2005
White House Criticizes Bennett for Remarks
The White House distanced itself today from the comments of a prominent Republican who said on a recent radio program that the nation's crime rate could potentially be reduced through aborting blacks...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Panel on New Orleans' Rebirth Is Named, and Gets to Work
The 16-person commission will advise Mayor C. Ray Nagin as the city begins the long slog of renewal and reconstruction...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Times Reporter Testifies in Leak Case After 85 Days in Jail
After testifying, Judith Miller headed home where, she said, she was eager to have a home-cooked meal and hug her dog...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
'Space tourist' set for lift-off
US businessman and scientist Gregory Olsen will blast off to the International Space Station on Saturday...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Push to open New Orleans
Residents of New Orleans are invited back to the driest parts of the city, a month after Hurricane Katrina hit...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Arrested Guatamalans' army links
Guatemalan infiltrators held in Mexico on suspicion of drug ties had received special forces training, officials say...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
New US military chief takes over
Gen Peter Pace is sworn in as the new Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff - the first from the Marine Corps...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Katrina police 'looted jewelry'
Four New Orleans police officers are suspended and one is reassigned over allegations of looting in the chaos after Hurricane Katrina, according to a senior police officer...
CNN - September 30, 2005
Miller agrees to testify
After spending 85 days behind bars protecting a confidential source, New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified before a federal grand jury Friday after receiving permission from her source to provide evidence to a federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative's name...
CNN - September 30, 2005
Bomb kills 8 at market in Hilla
A bomb in a parked car explodes at a vegetable market in Hilla, killing eight and wounding 49, Iraqi police and hospital officials say...
CNN - September 30, 2005
School Bus Carrying About 42 Children Overturns
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New York Times - September 30, 2005
Times Reporter Arrives in Court After Agreeing to Testify
Judith Miller agreed to testify in the C.I.A. leak case after she obtained a waiver offered by her source, I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
U.S. Consumer Spending Fell Unexpectedly in August
After adjusting for inflation, consumer spending plunged by 1 percent in August, the biggest decline since September 2001...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Procter cleared for Gillette deal
US regulators give the go-ahead for consumer giant Procter & Gamble to buy Gillette for $57bn (£32bn)...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
US consumers reel at fuel hikes
US consumer spending falls 0.5% in August as fuel prices soar while Hurricane Katrina impacts on personal incomes...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Striking the right balance
George W Bush will meet fierce opposition from the Democrats if he puts forward a hardliner to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, the BBC's Clive Myrie says...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
New Orleans violence 'overstated'
Stories of rape and violence among Hurricane Katrina evacuees trapped in New Orleans may have been exaggerated, officials say...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Palace date for US TV show
US breakfast programme Good Morning America is to be broadcast live from Buckingham Palace next week...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Uncovered Capote novel printed
A recently discovered novel by Truman Capote the writer claimed to have destroyed is to be published...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Brazilian judge jailed for murder
A Brazilian judge is jailed for 15 years for killing a supermarket security guard...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Chilean troops die in Antarctica
The bodies of three Chilean soldiers whose snow vehicle fell into a deep crevasse in the Antarctic are found...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
U.N.: Flu pandemic could kill 150m
The global effort to contain the bird flu virus takes new urgency after a United Nations official warns of a grave scenario if countries fail to act immediately: The virus is likely to mutate for easier human transmission, and could claim up to 150 million lives worldwide...
CNN - September 30, 2005
Bomb kills 7 at Iraqi market
A bomb in a parked car exploded Friday at a vegetable market in central Hilla, killing seven people and wounding 42, according to an Iraqi police official. The blast follows a string of car bombs on Thursday in the Iraqi city of Balad, which killed at least 62 people and wounded more than 70 others...
CNN - September 30, 2005
Wildfire forces evacuations
More than 2,100 residential and commercial buildings, some worth millions of dollars, are threatened by a raging Southern California wildfire that, fueled by dry conditions, has scorched about 17,000 acres and destroyed several structures, authorities said. Mandatory evacuations have been issued, and about 1,500 people have fled. The blaze's costs as of Thursday were more than $1 million...
CNN - September 30, 2005
The real-life Goodfella
The man who inspired Goodfellas has been jailed, but why is it considered such a great film?...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Boeing workers approve pay offer
Striking Boeing machinists agree to return to work after backing an improved offer on pay and conditions...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Regulator criticises KPMG audits
US regulators say they have found "significant deficiencies" in some audits of company accounts carried out by KPMG...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Roberts is top US judge
Moderate conservative John Roberts is sworn in as the youngest US chief justice in 200 years...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
California gay marriage vetoed
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes a bill allowing gay marriages in the state...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Golf: Woods, Furyk to team up
Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk will team up again for America at next year's Ryder Cup says captain Tom Lehman...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Baseball: White Sox claim title
Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 to clinch the American League Central Division title...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Bogota will not extradite warlord
A paramilitary leader wanted on drug trafficking charges by the US will not be extradited, Colombia says...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Nicaragua 'creeping coup' warning
Nicaraguan ministers denounce what they say is a slow-motion coup in the country, after being stripped of immunity...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Canada backs tobacco lawsuits
Canada's highest court says provinces can sue the tobacco industry for the health costs of smoking...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
Wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate
A fire in Southern California has more than quadrupled in size in the past 24 hours, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, officials said today. "Identify two exits out of the home and identify the items you need, because it may be at a moment's notice," a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department told people in the path of the flames...
CNN - September 30, 2005
From U.N.: A dire bird flu warning
A global influenza pandemic could come at any time and claim anywhere between 5 million and 150 million lives, depending on steps the world takes now to control the bird flu in Asia, the United Nations warns...
CNN - September 30, 2005
Americans Plan Rome Trip Over Ban on Gay Priests
Leaders of Roman Catholic men's religious orders in the U.S. are planning to travel to Rome to voice their objections in person...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
House Jockeying Begins for Leadership Positions
Representative Tom DeLay's fall from power under criminal indictment in Texas quickly touched off intense political jockeying among House Republicans...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Times Reporter Free From Jail; She Will Testify
Judith Miller agreed to testify in the C.I.A. leak case after she obtained a waiver offered by her source, I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
New Leader, Tough Issues for Court in Transition
The Supreme Court that opens its new term on Monday will be a court in transition, but it will be, indisputably, the Roberts Court...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Housing for Storm's Evacuees Lagging Far Behind U.S. Goals
A month after Hurricane Katrina left thousands homeless, FEMA has placed just 109 Louisiana families in temporary homes...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Trying to Imprint 'That's Classic' in Younger TV Viewers' Minds
A cable network specializing in vintage movies known for classic lines like "Here's looking at you, kid," is hoping to get more kids looking at it...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
E*Trade to Buy a Morgan Unit
E*Trade Financial said that it would acquire BrownCo, a division of J. P. Morgan Chase, for $1.6 billion in cash...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Boeing Workers Approve New Pact
Machinists at the Boeing Company approved a new labor contract on Thursday, ending a four-week strike...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
A.I.G. Seeks Control of $18 Billion in Stock
By Reuters...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
G.E. Unit to Buy IDX Systems
The General Electric Company said on Thursday that its health care unit would buy IDX Systems, which makes software for health care offices...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Chatting Among the Hedges
Hedge funds make an unlikely interest group...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Ebbers's Lawyers File Brief in Appeal
The fraud and conspiracy convictions of Bernard J. Ebbers should be overturned because his trial was "fundamentally flawed," his lawyers argued...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
U.S. Accuses Couple of Insider Trading
Federal prosecutors charged a Massachusetts husband and wife with securities fraud, accusing them of trading on inside information...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
[TS] Will Bubbles Spoil Fed's Reputation?
Maybe they should call him J. Edgar Greenspan. Not since J. Edgar Hoover has an American official seemed to be as indispensable as Alan Greenspan...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Way North of the Border
Mexico's 46th consulate in America is serving a bustling Mexican-American community - in St. Paul, Minnesota...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Insurers' Merger Plans Raise Questions About an Expected Windfall for New York State
The merger of Health Insurance Plan of New York and Group Health Inc. is expected to result in a multibillion-dollar windfall from HIP's planned conversion to a profit-making company...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
First-Time Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits last week unexpectedly fell by 79,000...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Some Earnings Forecasts Lift Hopes and Share Prices
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Have I Got a Fund for You
Hedge funds are not meant to be for everyone. But that has not stopped Christian Baha from using the mass media to promote his fund...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
At Cellphone Show, the Talk Is About Music
The hot topic among mobile phone executives gathered here for a cellphone trade show is the push to transform handsets into portable music players...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Spitzer Pursues Seligman
The New York attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, demanded new testimony and documents from the money manager J. & W. Seligman & Company on Thursday...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Court Reinstates Claim by Grasso
A New York appeals court reinstated a defamation claim that had been sought by Richard Grasso, the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Profit Slips at PepsiCo, but Big Sales Lift Shares
PepsiCo reported its biggest quarterly sales gain in three and a half years yesterday as hot weather spurred demand for Gatorade sports drinks...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Law Firm and KPMG Settle Suit by Tax Clients
KPMG and a law firm have agreed to pay $195 million to as many as 280 wealthy investors who bought four types of questionable shelters...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Lenovo Evolves With Its I.B.M. PC Unit in Tow
Lenovo's purchase of I.B.M.'s personal computer business was unquestionably a bold move and a striking symbol of China's economic globalization...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Bad News Continues to Plague Pfizer Shares
Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, is having a bad year...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Ford to Reduce Its Parts Suppliers by Half
Ford said on Thursday that it planned to cut in half the number of companies supplying it major auto parts, like seats and instrument panels...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Court Allows Tobacco Suits in Canada
A ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada opened the door Thursday for the province of British Columbia to sue tobacco companies...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Murdoch's Star TV Invests in Indonesian Network
Rupert Murdoch's Star TV acquired a strategic stake in an Indonesian television network, securing a place in one of Asia's fastest-growing markets...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Mets Have a New Network, but What Will They Put on It?
The awkward spin at the unveiling of the Mets' cable network was that the channel will be about much more than the Mets...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Samsung to Invest $33 Billion in Making Chips
Samsung Electronics said that it would spend $33 billion to build nine new chip lines in South Korea by 2012, creating 14,000 jobs...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
On First Day, Gains for WebMD Health
Shares of WebMD Health, a Web site business devoted to consumer health, rose 39 percent yesterday in their first day of trading...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Two at Hedge Fund Emerge to Plead Guilty to Fraud
The founders of Bayou Group have essentially admitted that investors' millions were thrown away in a failed business...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Heat Costs Expected to Surge
Natural gas prices set a record yesterday, pointing to sharply higher heating bills for a majority of Americans this winter...
New York Times - September 30, 2005
Spreading blaze nears LA suburbs
A wildfire spreading north-west of Los Angeles forces hundreds of people to leave their homes...
BBC News - September 30, 2005
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