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British Museum buys medieval astronomy tool
A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Penguins wash up closer to equator in Brazil
Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man accused of killing, dismembering girlfriend
Police on Thursday accused a Brazilian man of killing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend, taking pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffing her torso in a suitcase...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Canada bus passenger stabs, decapitates seat mate
A traveler aboard a Greyhound bus repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated his seat mate, pausing during the savage attack in central Canada to display the head to passengers who had fled in horror, witnesses said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
British teen killed in Brazil, boyfriend arrested
Police on Thursday accused a Brazilian man of killing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend, taking pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffing her torso in a suitcase...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US toll in Iraq hits all-time low as month ends
The monthly U.S. toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with at least 10 American deaths as July drew to a close Thursday after the departure of the last surge brigade...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Phoenix lander confirms ice in Martian soil
The Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Salmonella probe likened to Keystone Kops
The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said Thursday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato can get its good name back...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan
An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding two people at the gates of the building, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Olympic official I didnt know about Web reversal
An Olympic official said Thursday he felt like the "fall guy" after promising reporters at the games they would have uncensored Internet access, only to find that the Chinese had blocked certain Web sites...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Carmona pitches Indians past Tigers 9-4
Fausto Carmona won for the first time since May 12 and Grady Sizemore had four RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Money woes postpone India.Aries Broadway debut
India.Arie will have to wait a little longer to make her Broadway debut...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
McCain expresses pride in campaign ad about Obama
Republican presidential candidate John McCain expressed pride Thursday in a new campaign ad that compares Barack Obama to a pair of Hollywood celebrities, but defended his Democratic opponent after a voter said Obama "terrifies me."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Edmonds hits slam, Cubs finish sweep of Brewers
Jim Edmonds hit two homers including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with an 11-4 rout on Thursday to extend their lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Edmonds hits slam, Cubs rout Brews 11-4 for sweep
Jim Edmonds hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with an 11-4 rout on Thursday to extend their lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Carmona pitches Indians past Tigers
Fausto Carmona won for the first time since May 12 and Grady Sizemore had four RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil turns biggest US quarterly profit
Exxon Mobil reported the fattest operating profit in U.S. corporate history Thursday but took a beating anyway _ from politicians railing against Big Oil, drivers bleeding cash at the pump and investors who expected more...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Rebates helped economy some in second quarter
The prospects for a quick economic recovery dimmed Thursday, with new data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate this spring despite some oomph from tax rebate checks _ and actually shrank late last year...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Economy gains traction in spring shrank year end
The government says economic growth picked up in the second quarter as tax rebates energized consumers somewhat. The rebound followed a treacherous patch where the economy actually jolted into reverse at the end of 2007...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall
Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Road to Yosemite reopens as fire crews gain ground
The main western highway into Yosemite National Park reopened Wednesday after firefighters kept flames from leaping across a steep river canyon and drawing perilously near the park...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Read More...
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
AP Little progress in bridge repairs across US
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state _ carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day _ have had no work beyond regular maintenance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Wagon train makes 100th anniversary prairie trek
Creeping up a steep bluff along the Missouri River, two sure-footed mules pulled an old wooden wagon fitted with rubber tires, bucket seats and seatbelts...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Evacuees from Yosemite-area wildfire return home
Hundreds of residents streamed back into their mountain homes Wednesday as firefighters announced they had made critical gains against a wildfire charging across the hillsides outside Yosemite National Park...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Amber Alerts issued in Mass., NY for 4 children
Police in two states issued Amber Alerts on Wednesday for four children taken with their mother from an apartment near Boston where another woman was found fatally stabbed...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
More delays Thursday at JFK after software glitch
A software glitch that snarled air traffic and caused baggage pileups at John F. Kennedy International Airport stretched into Thursday, with more flight cancellations expected...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
LA utility wary of Californias emissions strategy
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has a storied place in California history...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Little progress made in bridge repairs across US
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state _ carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day _ have had no work beyond regular maintenance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Small jet crashes in Minnesota, killing at least 8
A small jet crashed in strong thunderstorms Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people, including several casino and construction executives...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
More cities move aggressively to stop heat deaths
The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Small jet crashes in Minnesota at least 8 killed
Authorities say the death toll has risen to eight in a business jet crash in southern Minnesota...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
In SF City Hall front yard, a bounty of produce
For generations, the lawn at Civic Center Plaza was a lush, quarter-acre welcome mat outside City Hall, and a frequent staging ground for demonstrations...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Schwarzenegger orders cuts amid fiscal crisis
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order that eliminates 22,000 government jobs and ordered that 200,000 state workers receive the federal minimum wage until a state budget is approved...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bond denied for Ala. man in body-in-freezer case
A judge denied bond for a small-time south Alabama evangelist charged with killing his wife and mother of eight whose body had been in a home freezer for at least three years...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Jury Man guilty of murder in videotaped slaying
A Missouri jury has found a 44-year-old man guilty of murder in the videotaped slaying of a 41-year-old woman...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Small jet crashes in Minn., killing at least 8
A small jet crashed in strong thunderstorms Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people, including several casino and construction executives...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Massachusetts lets out-of-state gay couples marry
Joy Spring and Carla Barbano spent the day before their wedding the way many brides do: relaxing and primping at a spa...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
9 charged in death of disabled Philly teen
Four social workers were among nine people charged Thursday in the death of a disabled 14-year-old girl who authorities say wasted away from neglect before dying at 42 pounds...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bill Cosby urges people to empower themselves
Bill Cosby urged people in Baltimore to empower themselves and nurture their children, but during his visit Thursday he avoided the scolding tone that has drawn criticism from some black leaders...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man sentenced to 1 year in Va. Tech threat case
A Florida man who had a large arsenal of weapons will spend about eight months in federal prison for threatening on the Internet to stage a Virginia Tech-style massacre...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Officer in deadly raid says he felt threatened
A white police officer told jurors Thursday he thought his life was in danger when he shot at an unarmed black woman during a drug raid, killing her and injuring the 1-year-old boy she held in her arms...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY man arrested in baby food poison video threats
A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly claimed in hoax Internet videos that he had poisoned millions of bottles of baby food, some with cyanide or rat poison, because he wanted to kill black and Hispanic children...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
La. residents near levee lose fight to keep trees
Carol Byram sees paradise every time she gazes at the dogwood, hackberry and cherry laurel trees in the backyard of her New Orleans home. The federal government sees the seeds of another disaster for a city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
K Street in DC reopens after tree blocked traffic
K Street in downtown Washington, D.C., has reopened after a large tree fell and blocked the road...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
O.J. judge orders man subpoenaed about recording
The judge in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case ordered a man to be brought to court with a recording that may contradict sworn testimony from a key witness against Simpson...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Penguins wash up closer to equator in Brazil
Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Air Force truck carrying rocket booster overturns
A truck carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile tipped over on a northwestern North Dakota road on Thursday, but no one was injured and there was no threat to the public, an Air Force official said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man accused of killing, dismembering girlfriend
Police on Thursday accused a Brazilian man of killing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend, taking pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffing her torso in a suitcase...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Canada bus passenger stabs, decapitates seat mate
A traveler aboard a Greyhound bus repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated his seat mate, pausing during the savage attack in central Canada to display the head to passengers who had fled in horror, witnesses said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
British teen killed in Brazil, boyfriend arrested
Police on Thursday accused a Brazilian man of killing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend, taking pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffing her torso in a suitcase...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US toll in Iraq hits all-time low as month ends
The monthly U.S. toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with at least 10 American deaths as July drew to a close Thursday after the departure of the last surge brigade...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Phoenix lander confirms ice in Martian soil
The Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
British Museum buys medieval astronomy tool
A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Small jet crashes in Minn., killing at least 8
A small jet crashed in strong thunderstorms Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people, including several casino and construction executives...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Salmonella probe likened to Keystone Kops
The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said Thursday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato can get its good name back...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Massachusetts lets out-of-state gay couples marry
Joy Spring and Carla Barbano spent the day before their wedding the way many brides do: relaxing and primping at a spa...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan
An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding two people at the gates of the building, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Olympic official I didnt know about Web reversal
An Olympic official said Thursday he felt like the "fall guy" after promising reporters at the games they would have uncensored Internet access, only to find that the Chinese had blocked certain Web sites...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Carmona pitches Indians past Tigers 9-4
Fausto Carmona won for the first time since May 12 and Grady Sizemore had four RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Money woes postpone India.Aries Broadway debut
India.Arie will have to wait a little longer to make her Broadway debut...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
McCain expresses pride in campaign ad about Obama
Republican presidential candidate John McCain expressed pride Thursday in a new campaign ad that compares Barack Obama to a pair of Hollywood celebrities, but defended his Democratic opponent after a voter said Obama "terrifies me."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Edmonds hits slam, Cubs finish sweep of Brewers
Jim Edmonds hit two homers including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with an 11-4 rout on Thursday to extend their lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Edmonds hits slam, Cubs rout Brews 11-4 for sweep
Jim Edmonds hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with an 11-4 rout on Thursday to extend their lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Carmona pitches Indians past Tigers
Fausto Carmona won for the first time since May 12 and Grady Sizemore had four RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil turns biggest US quarterly profit
Exxon Mobil reported the fattest operating profit in U.S. corporate history Thursday but took a beating anyway _ from politicians railing against Big Oil, drivers bleeding cash at the pump and investors who expected more...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Rebates helped economy some in second quarter
The prospects for a quick economic recovery dimmed Thursday, with new data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate this spring despite some oomph from tax rebate checks _ and actually shrank late last year...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Economy gains traction in spring shrank year end
The government says economic growth picked up in the second quarter as tax rebates energized consumers somewhat. The rebound followed a treacherous patch where the economy actually jolted into reverse at the end of 2007...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall
Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Read More...
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pistons agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Brown
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pujols, Looper carry Cards to 12-3 rout of Braves
Albert Pujols drove in three runs, Braden Looper won for the first time in six starts and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the injury-riddled Atlanta Braves 12-3 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pacman Jones still on the field with Cowboys
On the field, he is still "Pacman" _ and embracing the nickname he seemed to be wanting to shed not so long ago. That is what his new Dallas Cowboys teammates and coaches call Adam Jones at training camp...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
6-legged deer gets new home after dog attack
A six-legged deer found in north Georgia after being attacked by a dog has a new home. An Athens woman with a permit to keep unique animals in captivity has agreed to take the unusual deer. The animal was found July 18 near Armuchee and underwent surgery to repair its minor injuries...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2
A man suspected of opening fire on a roomful of people during a church youth performance was in custody Monday after being tackled by witnesses...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Luol Deng, Bulls agree to new deal 6-year deal
Restricted free agent forward Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to six-year contract that could be worth as much as $80 million. The Bulls e-mailed a news release Wednesday afternoon announcing the "contract signing of Luol Deng."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NBA source says Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Obama and McCain trade old-school political jabs
Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Obama and McCain go old-school in political jabs
Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
More cities move aggressively to stop heat deaths
The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Philip Morris takes over Rothmans
The tobacco giant behind Marlboro announces plans to take over rival Rothmans, the maker of Benson and Hedges cigarettes...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
GM discusses sale of Hummer brand
General Motors is discussing the sale of its Hummer brand with a number of potential buyers, the firm says...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Baggage chaos causes JFK delays
American Airlines plans to cancel five flights from New York's JFK airport after baggage problems...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Alaska senator pleads not guilty
Republican senator Ted Stevens pleads not guilty to charges he lied about accepting $250,000 of gifts from a powerful contractor...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
UN ponders India-US nuclear deal
The International Atomic Energy Agency is set to approve a crucial nuclear deal between India and the US...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Haitian senators approve new PM
Haiti's Senate approves the nomination of Michele Pierre-Louis, a 61-year-old economist, as the new prime minister...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Mortar kills family of 7 in Pakistans Swat valley
Pakistani police say mortar fire has killed a family of seven in a northern valley where security forces are battling Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Penguins wash up closer to equator in Brazil
Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Stevens pleads not guilty in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of gifts from a powerful oilfield contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sen. Ted Stevens to face judge in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is due in federal court to answer charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan
An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding two people at the gates of the building, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Olympic official I didnt know about Web reversal
An Olympic official said Thursday he felt like the "fall guy" after promising reporters at the games they would have uncensored Internet access, only to find that the Chinese had blocked certain Web sites...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Billingsley, Kemp lead Dodgers past Giants
Chad Billingsley pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout, Matt Kemp scored twice, stole two bases and extended his hitting streak to 17 games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 Wednesday night to move above .500 for the first time since May 27...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Money woes postpone India.Aries Broadway debut
India.Arie will have to wait a little longer to make her Broadway debut...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sen. Stevens pleads not guilty in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of gifts from a powerful oilfield contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Reavie takes Canadian Open for first PGA Tour win
Chez Reavie was asked what he planned to buy first after his $900,000 windfall in the Canadian Open...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pudge traded to Yankees Angels beat Red Sox again
The New York Yankees made another big catch by adding Ivan Rodriguez. Hours later, Boston was still deciding what to do with Manny Ramirez...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Cubs keep rolling over Brewers
The Chicago Cubs arrived in Milwaukee at the beginning of the week with a one-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Economy gains traction in spring shrank year end
The government says economic growth picked up in the second quarter as tax rebates energized consumers somewhat. The rebound followed a treacherous patch where the economy actually jolted into reverse at the end of 2007...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall
Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
McCain campaign accuses Obama of playing race card
The McCain campaign is accusing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of playing the race card...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Read More...
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Minn. officers shoot bear with jar stuck on head
Minnesota wildlife officials tried for six days to capture a bear that had a plastic jar stuck over its head, but ended up killing the animal after it wandered into a city during a festival...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Fire near Yosemite park hurts tourist business
Vendors along one of the main roads leading to Yosemite National Park this summer were finally seeing business turn around following a rock slide that kept tour buses away for the previous two years...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Moderate Calif. quake a drill for the Big One
Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude-5.4 earthquake was not the "Big One" that scientists have long feared. Still, it rattled nerves, causing people to vow to step up their emergency preparations...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Crane dismantling Texas bridge collapses 1 dead
A crane removing steel beams while dismantling an old bridge over a central Texas river became overloaded and toppled Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring another, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
AP IMPACT Little progress since bridge collapse
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state _ carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day _ have had no work beyond regular maintenance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
GOP stalwart, ex-ambassador Anne Armstrong dies
Anne Armstrong, a longtime powerful Republican who served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain in the Ford administration, died Wednesday, her office said. She was 80...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Suspect in NC soldiers death was babys father
Police say the Fort Bragg soldier charged in the death of a pregnant soldier was the father of her unborn child but married to someone else...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
AP Little progress in bridge repairs across US
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state _ carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day _ have had no work beyond regular maintenance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Wagon train makes 100th anniversary prairie trek
Creeping up a steep bluff along the Missouri River, two sure-footed mules pulled an old wooden wagon fitted with rubber tires, bucket seats and seatbelts...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Evacuees from Yosemite-area wildfire return home
Hundreds of residents streamed back into their mountain homes Wednesday as firefighters announced they had made critical gains against a wildfire charging across the hillsides outside Yosemite National Park...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Amber Alerts issued in Mass., NY for 4 children
Police in two states issued Amber Alerts on Wednesday for four children taken with their mother from an apartment near Boston where another woman was found fatally stabbed...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Road to Yosemite reopens as fire crews gain ground
The main western highway into Yosemite National Park reopened Wednesday after firefighters kept flames from leaping across a steep river canyon and drawing perilously near the park...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Mass. set to allow out-of-state gay couples to wed
Gov. Deval Patrick is set to sign a bill that will allow gay couples who live outside Massachusetts to marry in the state...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Alabama Supreme Court stays execution
The Alabama Supreme Court postponed executing a man after an inmate claimed in an sworn statement to defense attorneys that he committed the murder that sent the condemned man to death row...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
More delays Thursday at JFK after software glitch
A software glitch that snarled air traffic and caused baggage pileups at John F. Kennedy International Airport stretched into Thursday, with more flight cancellations expected...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Little progress made in bridge repairs across US
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state _ carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day _ have had no work beyond regular maintenance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Small jet crashes in Minnesota 7 killed
A small jet flying from New Jersey to Minnesota crashed in poor weather Thursday, killing seven business travelers...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Autopsy Delta passenger died of heart abnormality
Officials in Georgia say a 61-year-old woman whose body was found in the restroom of a plane died from a heart abnormality...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bond denied for Ala. man in body-in-freezer case
A judge denied bond for a small-time south Alabama evangelist charged with killing his wife and mother of eight whose body had been in a home freezer for at least three years...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
At least 7 killed in Minn. plane crash
An FAA spokeswoman says at least seven people have been killed in a small plane crash in Owatonna, Minn...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Widow indicted in death once ruled a farm accident
Tennessee authorities think a district attorney who was believed stomped to death by cattle more than 20 years ago was actually killed by his wife...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Fat N.J. cats origins uncovered He was abandoned
A 44-pound cat found lumbering around New Jersey was abandoned by a woman who said her home was foreclosed, an animal shelter official said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Authorities investigate shooting at Florida bank
Authorities have surrounded a bank in southern Florida after reports of a shooting...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Penguins wash up closer to equator in Brazil
Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
New Mass. law lets out-of-state gay couples marry
Gay and lesbian couples from outside Massachusetts are now free to marry in the state...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Mortar kills family of 7 in Pakistans Swat valley
Pakistani police say mortar fire has killed a family of seven in a northern valley where security forces are battling Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sen. Stevens pleads not guilty in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of gifts from a powerful oilfield contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Stevens pleads not guilty in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of gifts from a powerful oilfield contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sen. Ted Stevens to face judge in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is due in federal court to answer charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan
An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding two people at the gates of the building, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Olympic official I didnt know about Web reversal
An Olympic official said Thursday he felt like the "fall guy" after promising reporters at the games they would have uncensored Internet access, only to find that the Chinese had blocked certain Web sites...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Cubs keep rolling over Brewers
The Chicago Cubs arrived in Milwaukee at the beginning of the week with a one-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Billingsley, Kemp lead Dodgers past Giants
Chad Billingsley pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout, Matt Kemp scored twice, stole two bases and extended his hitting streak to 17 games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 Wednesday night to move above .500 for the first time since May 27...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Money woes postpone India.Aries Broadway debut
India.Arie will have to wait a little longer to make her Broadway debut...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Reavie takes Canadian Open for first PGA Tour win
Chez Reavie was asked what he planned to buy first after his $900,000 windfall in the Canadian Open...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pudge traded to Yankees Angels beat Red Sox again
The New York Yankees made another big catch by adding Ivan Rodriguez. Hours later, Boston was still deciding what to do with Manny Ramirez...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Economy gains traction in spring shrank year end
The government says economic growth picked up in the second quarter as tax rebates energized consumers somewhat. The rebound followed a treacherous patch where the economy actually jolted into reverse at the end of 2007...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall
Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
McCain campaign accuses Obama of playing race card
The McCain campaign is accusing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of playing the race card...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
More delays Thursday at JFK after software glitch
A software glitch that snarled air traffic and caused baggage pileups at John F. Kennedy International Airport stretched into Thursday, with more flight cancellations expected...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
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Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 1 killed
Police say one person has been killed and eight others wounded after a gunman entered a church in Knoxville, Tenn., and opened fire with a shotgun...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Indians acquire RHP Reyes from Cardinals
Anthony Reyes, who won Game 1 of the 2006 World Series for St. Louis, was traded by the Cardinals on Saturday to the Cleveland Indians for minor league pitcher Luis Perdomo...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Williams Jr. to continue Monday Night Football
Hank Williams Jr., who has sung the opening theme for "Monday Night Football" since 1989, will continue the tradition this season...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Another courtroom victory for religious colleges
A federal appeals court ruling that a Christian university in Colorado can receive state scholarship money is the latest in a string of legal victories for religious schools seeking public dollars...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pacman Jones still on the field with Cowboys
On the field, he is still "Pacman" _ and embracing the nickname he seemed to be wanting to shed not so long ago. That is what his new Dallas Cowboys teammates and coaches call Adam Jones at training camp...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
6-legged deer gets new home after dog attack
A six-legged deer found in north Georgia after being attacked by a dog has a new home. An Athens woman with a permit to keep unique animals in captivity has agreed to take the unusual deer. The animal was found July 18 near Armuchee and underwent surgery to repair its minor injuries...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2
A man suspected of opening fire on a roomful of people during a church youth performance was in custody Monday after being tackled by witnesses...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
T.O. gets best of Pacman in Cowboys camp
With Terrell Owens lined up opposite him, Adam Jones was waving his arms in the air to spur on the already energized crowd before the ball was snapped...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 2 killed
A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
2nd victim dies in Tennessee church shooting
A Tennessee city official says a second victim has died from injuries suffered in a shooting at a church youth performance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NBA source says Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Tenn. church shooting victims improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
People wounded in Tenn. church shooting improving
Three people wounded in a fatal shotgun rampage at a Unitarian church were in serious condition Tuesday, a day after a candlelight vigil tried to comfort congregation members and others attempting to "make sense of the senseless."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pistons agree to deal with former No. 1 pick Brown
Kwame Brown and the Detroit Pistons agreed to terms on a deal potentially worth $8 million over two seasons, team president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pujols, Looper carry Cards to 12-3 rout of Braves
Albert Pujols drove in three runs, Braden Looper won for the first time in six starts and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the injury-riddled Atlanta Braves 12-3 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Luol Deng, Bulls agree to new deal 6-year deal
Restricted free agent forward Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to six-year contract that could be worth as much as $80 million. The Bulls e-mailed a news release Wednesday afternoon announcing the "contract signing of Luol Deng."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ron Artest to be traded to Rockets
The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Motorola in surprise sales rise
The mobile phone giant surprises investors by increasing its sale of handsets in the second quarter of the year...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Another record profit for Exxon
Oil giant Exxon Mobil breaks its own record for the highest ever quarterly profit by a US company but its shares fall...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
US economic growth stays positive
US Commerce Department figures show that the economy grew at an annual rate of 1.9% between April and June...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
California 'to sue on emissions'
California and other states are set to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency if it does not cut pollution, officials say...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Guantanamo jury to hear of 'oath'
A US military judge says a jury can hear disputed claims that Osama Bin Laden's driver swore an oath of allegiance...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Bush warns Iraq gains reversible
President Bush says progress in Iraq has a "degree of durability" but he warns gains could be reversed...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Man decapitated on Canadian bus
A man kills and beheads a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus travelling across the Canadian Prairies...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Karadzic to appear before war crimes tribunal
Radovan Karadzic makes his first appearance Thursday before the U.N. war crimes tribunal on charges that the former Bosnian Serb leader was behind massacres and atrocities against Muslims and Croats...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Karadzic to appear at UN war crimes plea hearing
The world gets its first look Thursday at war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, shorn of the bushy beard and long hair that disguised him as a new-age guru during at least part of his nearly 13 years on the run...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Suicide attack targets Iraqi police, kills 3
A suicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle against the wall of a police station south of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four others, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Thaksins wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm
Federal health officials say the salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pudge traded to Yankees Angels beat Red Sox again
The New York Yankees made another big catch by adding Ivan Rodriguez. Hours later, Boston was still deciding what to do with Manny Ramirez...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Cubs keep rolling over Brewers
The Chicago Cubs arrived in Milwaukee at the beginning of the week with a one-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Billingsley, Kemp lead Dodgers past Giants
Chad Billingsley pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout, Matt Kemp scored twice, stole two bases and extended his hitting streak to 17 games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 Wednesday night to move above .500 for the first time since May 27...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Shoppers to face higher prices on holiday goods
Christmas in July? Maybe not a bad idea this year...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Office supply retailers struggle in North America
Office supply retailers felt no relief from the pinch of weaker spending by consumers and small businesses, with both Office Depot and OfficeMax citing the struggling economy as they reported losses for the second quarter...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Oil jumps $3 after report says gas supplies fell
Oil prices shot up Wednesday, jumping more than $3 a barrel after the government reported a surprise drop in U.S. gasoline supplies. But analysts said the market, despite the big advance, is still concerned that high prices are choking off demand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Tigers score twice in 13th to top Indians 14-12
Kelly Shoppach tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but his Cleveland Indians lost 14-12 to the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Haren pitches Diamondbacks past Padres
Dan Haren pitched seven solid innings, Chad Tracy and Mark Reynolds each drove in two runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Analysts blame easy credit for restaurant woes
Restaurant companies may have depended too much on easy-to-borrow money to back aggressive expansion plans, industry experts say _ a move that may lead to more bankrupt chains and fewer new eateries opening in the months to come...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
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Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
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