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US News Archive for July 2006:
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Israel rejects militants' deadline
Israel on Monday rejected an ultimatum from Palestinian militants holding an Israeli soldier, saying it will not negotiate on their demand to release Palestinian prisoners...
CNN - July 3, 2006
Ex-soldier charged in slayings, rape
A 21-year-old Iraq war veteran has been charged with raping an Iraqi woman and killing her and three relatives. Steven Green who has been discharged from the Army, appeared Monday in a federal magistrate's courtroom in Charlotte, North Carolina...
CNN - July 3, 2006
Nissan and Renault to Explore G.M. Alliance
The boards of Nissan and Renault voted today to explore a historic three-way alliance with General Motors...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Train Derailment in Spain Kills 35, Injures 50
At least 34 people were killed today when a subway train derailed in the city of Valencia on Spain's eastern coast, according to local government officials...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Sorenstam Takes Women's U.S. Open Title in Playoff
Annika Sorenstam claimed her third United States Women's Open championship and first since 1996 when she defeated Pat Hurst by four strokes in an 18-hole playoff today at Newport Country Club...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Lieberman Says He Will Run on His Own if He Loses Primary
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's move today underscores how vulnerable the three-term incumbent has become due to his strong support for the war in Iraq...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Studying a Brain Healing From 19 Lost Years
The recovery of a man who spent 19 years in a state of minimal consciousness is an opportunity for scientists...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Launch Moves Forward, Despite Damage to Foam
NASA officials said today that the agency would continue to prepare for a launch of Discovery...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
N.J. Legislature Called to Emergency Session
Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed an executive order calling lawmakers into session to solve the state budget...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Fall in US manufacturing growth
Data shows US manufacturing growth slowed in June, as separate figures reveal a fall in sales for US car firms...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
Foam crack in shuttle fuel tank
Workers at the Kennedy Space Center find a crack in the foam insulation covering a bracket that connects the liquid oxygen feed line to shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank...
CNN - July 3, 2006
New Jersey shut down
Courts, motor vehicle offices and inspection stations are closed. Lottery ticket sales have been halted. The same could happen to betting at race tracks and casinos...
CNN - July 3, 2006
No Deal Close in N.J. Government Shutdown
Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Assembly leaders remained at odds today over how to end the state's first-ever shutdown...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Nissan Board Will Explore G.M. Alliance
The Japanese car maker wants to explore a proposal to create a new global auto giant by forming a three-way alliance with General Motors and Renault...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Crack Is Found in Shuttle's Foam Insulation
A NASA team is meeting today to decide whether to proceed with the launch of the shuttle Discovery scheduled for July 4th...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Golf: Sorenstam earns play-off win
Annika Sorenstam beats Pat Hurst in a play-off to win her third US Women's Open title...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
Tennis: Americans out of SW19
Justine Henin-Hardenne destroys a misfiring Daniela Hantuchova to reach Wimbledon's last 16 with a 6-3 6-1 win...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
Veteran faces Iraq murder charges
A former US soldier is charged with raping an Iraqi woman and killing her and three relatives, officials say...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
Militants issue deadline to Israel
Three Palestinian militant groups holding an Israeli soldier captive have issued a statement setting a Tuesday morning deadline for Israel to begin releasing Palestinian prisoners or suffer the consequences...
CNN - July 3, 2006
Car plows into crowd at Indiana boat race
A car barreled through a throng of speedboat racing fans gathered for a boat race, injuring 11 people and plunging 25 feet out into the Ohio River...
CNN - July 3, 2006
El Maan Journal: Waters That Prompt Fear From the Toughest of Sailors
The International Maritime Bureau has declared the Somali coast to be one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
BP raises refinery blast pay-out
Oil giant BP sets aside an extra $500m (£270m) to compensate victims of an explosion at one of its refineries in Texas...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
Car bosses discuss alliance plan
Chiefs at Nissan and Renault are to meet to consider plans to let struggling US rival General Motors join their alliance...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
Asteroid due for close approach
A giant space rock was set to whizz past the Earth under the close gaze of astronomers...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
Israel: No one will go unpunished
Two Israeli missiles have struck targets in the center of Gaza City, hours after Israel said it would step up its military operations until a young captured soldier is released...
CNN - July 3, 2006
Sorenstam and Hurst Advance to Playoff
Annika Sorenstam missed a birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have won the U.S. Women's Open and now must face Pat Hurst in an 18-hole playoff...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
A New Partnership Binds Old Republican Rivals
Some see President Bush and John McCain's relationship as more political calculation than personal evolution...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Marijuana Fight Envelops Fisherman's Wharf
Some residents are fighting to keep a medical marijuana dispensary from opening at a popular tourist destination...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
NASA Scrubs Shuttle Liftoff for 2nd Day Over Storms
NASA will try to launch Discovery on Tuesday after storms again cloaked the Kennedy Space Center...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Top Executives Return Offices to Manhattan
After a decline, the number of corporate headquarters and subsidiaries in Manhattan has more than doubled since 1990...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Thanks to YouTube Fans, 'Nobody's Watching' May Return From the Dead
"Nobody's Watching," a comedy that has become a hit on the Internet seems to be another example of a story that the Internet world loves: the power of the amateur over the professionals...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Treasury Bills Set for This Week
The Treasury's schedule of financing this week includes today's regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Looking Ahead
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New York Times - July 3, 2006
Addenda
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New York Times - July 3, 2006
A Magazine Interview or an Ad? Read the Fine Print
The line separating editorial content and advertising may have been blurred even more with a film ad in the latest issue of Premiere...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
In Britain, Sports Betting Can Look a Lot Like Investing
Spread-betting is a fast-growing British business that straddles the sometimes thin line between securities trading and casino gambling...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Renault Set to Hold Meeting to Discuss Alliance With G.M.
Renault of France will hold a board meeting Monday to discuss expanding its alliance with Nissan Motor of Japan to include G.M...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Drilling Down: Seems Somebody Is Clicking on That Spam
Spam promoting pornography is 280 times as effective as messages advertising pharmacy drugs, the next most effective type of spam...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Editor's Ouster at Paris Match Is a Tale Fit for Its Pages
The juicy tale includes a star journalist, a powerful industrialist, an ambitious presidential hopeful, his wife and her companion...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
E-Commerce Report: A Gray Market in Furniture Spawns a Feud in Europe
Europe by Net takes U.S. furniture orders on its Web site, finds the furniture at retail stores in Europe, then ships it to customers...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
A CableCard That Hasn't Been Able to Kill the Set-Top Box
Cable-ready televisions have fallen victim to conflicting business interests, manufacturing costs and a lack of consumer response...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Signs of Life at the Box Office (if Not a Full Recovery)
Through the first 25 weeks of the year, domestic box-office revenue was up nearly 5 percent after a sharp decline the year before...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Site Tempts Video Makers by Offering to Pay Them
Lulu.tv is creating a fund from monthly account fees that it will use to pay creators of most-watched videos posted on its Web site...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
For Wrestling Fans, a Magazine About Getting Hit in the Face
World Wrestling Entertainment's new magazine is aimed at the same young, male readers currently served by FHM and Maxim...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
In Canada, the Torch Is Passed on a Quiet but Profitable Legacy
The Thomson Corporation, based in Toronto, may be the biggest media company most people have never heard of...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Advertising: Exhortation From Gourmet: Eat, Drink and Buy Appliances
The Gourmet magazine appliance supplement is the latest in a series of sponsorships of television programs and magazine issues by Philips Electronics...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Internet Calling Pressures Bells to Lower Rates
New competitors, including cable companies and start-ups like Vonage, are putting intense pressure on traditional phone companies...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
A Search Engine That's Becoming an Inventor
Most of the hundreds of thousands of servers Google deploys are being custom-made based on Google's own eccentric designs...
New York Times - July 3, 2006
Asteroid to make close approach
A giant space rock is set to whizz past the Earth under the close gaze of astronomers...
BBC News - July 3, 2006
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