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US News Archive for August 2006:
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Bombs pound Beirut for 2nd night
Israel launches a second straight night of airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Friday, targeting an area known as a Hezbollah militant stronghold...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Bombs pound Beirut
Israel launched a second straight night of airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital early Friday, targeting an area known as a stronghold of Hezbollah militants. The strikes come after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to strike Tel Aviv in retaliation for Israel's bombardment of Beirut...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Heat warning: Oklahoma to Massachusetts
The sweltering heat that was confirmed in at least a dozen deaths in the East and Midwest this week was not unusual for Iman Arbab...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Court: DeLay must stay on the ballot
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling against the Texas Republican Party in its effort to remove former Rep. Tom DeLay from the ballot in his old Sugar Land district this November...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Opera Singer, Dies at 90
To her many admirers, Miss Schwarzkopf was a peerless interpreter of Strauss’s Marschallin, Mozart’s Donna Elvira, and other operatic roles...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
First Big Contract for 9/11 Memorial Awarded
Work on the site will begin this month after the Port Authority and the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation awarded the $17 million contract...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
U.S. Troops Kill 2 Iraqis as Tensions With Shiites Rise
The shootings occurred at a time when American forces have been cracking down on the militia of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Insurer Settles Complaints About Military Policies
The American Amicable Life Insurance Company was accused of deceiving thousands of U.S. service members...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Ford Expands Recall by 1.2 Million Vehicles
A recall involving millions of vehicles with cruise control systems prone to catching fire has widened significantly...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Car firms to provide iPod link up
Apple teams up with vehicle-makers Ford, GM and Mazda to integrate its iPod digital music player into car stereos...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Afghan bomb kills Canadians
A car bomb attack on a market in south Afghanistan kills at least 21 as four Nato soldiers die in other violence...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
More deaths in US heatwave
The heatwave affecting the eastern US is blamed for more deaths and triggers record demand for electricity...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
AOL to cut jobs in US and Europe
AOL, the internet arm of Time Warner, plans to cut 5,000 jobs over the next six months as it tries to boost profit...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Sweden stops arms sales to Venezuela
Sweden's top defence company halts arms sales to Venezuela to comply with a US embargo...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Israelis die in 160-rocket blitz
Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 160 rockets Thursday, killing seven Israelis and injuring several others, police say. Heavy bombardment continued on both sides as Britain's Tony Blair said a cease-fire deal was close...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Hezbollah rockets kill 7
Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 160 rockets Thursday, killing seven Israelis and injuring several, Israeli police said, after Israel resumed airstrikes on Beirut's suburbs...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Massachusetts: 'This is Texas hot'
The National Weather Service on Thursday posted heat warnings from Oklahoma to South Carolina to Massachusetts, where Carla Sullivan, dockmaster at Cape Cod's Hyannis Marina, said a dog collapsed from heat stroke. "The water just pours off of you," she said. "This is Texas hot."...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Lamont increases lead over Lieberman
Embattled Sen. Joe Lieberman is trailing businessman Ned Lamont by double digits in the race for the Connecticut Democratic Senate nomination, a new poll released this morning shows...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Heat to Relent, but Not for Another Sweltering Day
Temperatures are expected to drop from highs of 100 degrees or more to the mid-80’s...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
U.S. Generals See Growing Threat of Civil War in Iraq
The wave of sectarian bloodshed has heightened the danger that the country will slide into all-out civil war, two senior generals said today...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Venezuela's chocolate revolution
Venezuela's cocoa farmers see their earnings soar after converting to organic production for upmarket chocolate makers...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Lenovo back in black on cost cuts
Computer firm Lenovo reports a quarterly profit as it makes progress in turning around the IBM business it bought...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Berlin ban for Graham's athletes
Organisers of next month's Berlin
Golden League meeting have banned athletes trained by Justin Gatlin's coach Trevor Graham...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Marie Osmond suicide bid denied
Marie Osmond goes to hospital after a bad reaction to medication - not a suicide bid, a spokeswoman says...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Streep to narrate hurricane film
Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep is to narrate a documentary about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Police questioned in Menezes case
Met police chief Sir Ian Blair is questioned over his conduct following the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Bahamas relaxes hurricane watch
A hurricane watch for Tropical Storm Chris is stepped down as the storm loses strength...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Chavez seeks ties in west Africa
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visits Benin and Mali on a tour to strengthen links with African nations...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Ford in engine fire fears recall
Ford is recalling 1.2 million trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans over concerns about potential engine fires...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
More airstrikes, rockets exchanged
Hezbollah guerrillas launched 26 Katyusha rockets into northern Israel early on Thursday, while Israel resumed airstrikes against the Islamic militia's strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs...
CNN - August 3, 2006
More airstrikes, more rocket attacks
Hezbollah guerrillas fired 26 Katyusha rockets into northern Israel early Thursday, and Israel resumed airstrikes against the Islamic militia's strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Heat Blankets U.S., Causing Discomfort
Excessive heat from Maine to Georgia and parts of the Midwest strained power grids, taxed patience and, in some cases, proved fatal...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Starbucks sales growth freezes up
Starbucks blames weak July sales figures on more people ordering frozen drinks which take longer to prepare...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Cricket: Lara apologises to board
Brian Lara looks set to remain as West Indies captain after apologising for criticising his own board...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Morales seeks radical land reform
Bolivia's president calls on Congress to back his plans to step up his land reform programme...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
Israel resumes airstrikes on Beirut
Powerful explosions shattered the early morning peace in Beirut on Thursday -- airstrikes which announced a resumption of attacks on Hezbollah strongholds in the city's southern suburbs...
CNN - August 3, 2006
Evolution Fight Shifts Direction in Kansas Vote
State Board of Education election results were seen as a significant defeat for the movement of intelligent design...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Tennis Center to Be Named for King
Billie Jean King’s name will be added to the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
With Dial on Broil, City Staggers Through Day
Around New York City, a blistering heat wave continued to settle in like a summer guest who would not go away...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Lieberman Uses Rival’s Wealth as Issue in Race
The senator has sought to brand Ned Lamont as a wealthy dilettante who is trying to buy his way into office...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Spike Lee on Hurricane Katrina
The director’s new documentary, to be shown on HBO this month, examines the agony of New Orleans...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Cuban-Americans Keep the Hyphen
Many Cuban immigrants originally planned to return, but after nearly 50 years, Miami has become home...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Cigna’s 2nd-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
F.D.A. Approves This Year’s Flu Vaccines
The agency said that it had approved influenza vaccines made by GlaxoSmithKline, Chiron, MedImmune and Sanofi Pasteur for the 2006-2007 season...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Charge for Stock Options Cuts Clorox Profit
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
F.T.C. Says Rambus Illegally Monopolized Memory Chip Markets
The ruling puts at risk millions in royalties that Rambus earns from licensing its technology to other chip makers...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
MasterCard Tops Expectations
MasterCard’s results after excluding unusual items surpassed Wall Street projections...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Asked to Block a Northwest Strike
Northwest filed the request against the union and 16 of its leaders late Tuesday...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
2 Steel Makers Say Earnings Fell in Quarter
Despite the fall, Arcelor and Mittal Steel were upbeat Wednesday about the rest of the year and their future together...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Merck Wins a Vioxx Case in Los Angeles
A state court jury found Merck & Company not liable for causing an elderly man’s heart ailments after he took the painkiller Vioxx...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Starbucks Earnings Rise, but Shares Fall
A decline in sales growth for July sent the stock down more than 9 percent in after-hours trading...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Profit Up, but Credit Suisse Still Plans Layoffs
Credit Suisse Group said it would cut 300 jobs in the U.S. and take a 152 million franc ($123 million) charge to realign the business...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Profit Up at Procter on Rising Sales and Prices
Fourth-quarter profit increased 36 percent, helped by price increases and the addition of the Gillette business...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Court Invalidates a Patent That Pfizer Holds for Lipitor
Pfizer may face generic competition to its top-selling drug Lipitor a year earlier than analysts expected...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Tribes Call for Removal of Dams That Block Journey of Salmon
Indian tribes along the Klamath River said they intended to pressure the governors of Oregon and California to help push for removing four hydroelectric dams...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
8 Brokers Charged With Fraud
The brokers and four companies they worked with were charged Wednesday with defrauding customers of at least $13 million over five years...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Economic Scene: The Herd Changes Course and Runs Away From S.U.V.’s
Herd behavior helps explain not only the explosive rise of the S.U.V. market segment in the 1990’s, but also its imminent collapse...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Lazard Profit Nearly Doubled in Quarter
The New York investment bank’s profit rose 97 percent to $62.9 million, exceeding analysts’ estimates...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Internet Is Seizing the Spotlight in the Live-Music Business
Clubs and concert promoters feed fans’ appetite for Webcasts, and get an electronic publicity boost in the process...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
HarperCollins Steps Up Its Presence on the Internet
The publisher’s “Browse Inside” program will let readers see excerpts of its authors’ books on its Web site...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Advertising: Publishers Try to Sell Words With Moving Pictures
Publishers are running the equivalent of movie trailers on the Internet, all aimed at drawing fresh audiences to their books...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Strong Earnings Overcome Concerns Over Interest Rates
Strong earnings reports from Time Warner and Procter & Gamble restored some of the market’s flagging confidence...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Small Business: Salvation at a Very Steep Price
When small businesses run into financial troubles, banks can be unforgiving. One alternative, an asset-based loan, carries high rates, but can save a company...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Scaling Back Changes to Medicare Payments
Changes the Bush administration proposed would have cut payments to hospitals for many complex treatments and new technologies...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
In a Shift, AOL Mail to Be Free
The company said it would be able to cut $1 billion a year from AOL’s expenses and increase its advertising sales on an expanded line of free Web-based services...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Energy From the Restless Sea
Machines of various shapes and sizes are being tested off shores around the world to see how they capture waves and tides and create marine energy...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Market Place: A Bill Payer Falls Behind, Like Clients
Customers of CheckFree skipped payments, its revenue fell and shares followed suit...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
G.M. Hopes a Line of Pickups Will Lead Back to Prosperity
G.M. said its 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks would begin arriving at dealerships in October, 13 weeks ahead of schedule...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Senate Bill Lifts Hopes of Big Oil Offshore
Both houses of Congress have now passed legislation on new exploration, and any final version is expected to liberalize offshore drilling for the oil companies...
New York Times - August 3, 2006
Ford review 'may spark sell-off'
Ford confirms has hired an adviser to review its business, possibly heralding the sale of Jaguar...
BBC News - August 3, 2006
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