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US News Archive for April 2007:
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Thai Military Government Blocks YouTube Access
Thailand?s government has blocked access to YouTube and several other Web sites because of content that it says is offensive, officials said today...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
U.S. Weighs Iran Request to Visit Prisoners in Iraq
Iran wants an envoy to visit five Iranians imprisoned following an American raid in northern Iraq in January...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Martial Arts Expert Pleads Guilty in Terror Case
Tarik Shah pleaded guilty today to a charge of ?conspiring to provide material support or resources? to Al Qaeda...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
U.N. Study Shows Likely Impact of Global Warming
The U.N. report finds that global warming caused by humans has contributed to recent shifts in ecosystems...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Bush Defies Democrats With 3 Appointments
President Bush appointed three officials who have already drawn heavy criticism on Capitol Hill...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
United Airlines Awards Creative Account to Start-Up Agency
United Airlines today dismissed Fallon Worldwide in Minneapolis, which created campaigns for the airline since 1996...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
State Of the Art: You Call It the Net. TiVo Calls It a Trove. Mining the Net in TiVo-Land to Stay Ahead
TiVo has been quietly adding features that take the machine well beyond its original function as a video recorder...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Thailand Bans YouTube
A censorship official said the military government is blocking access because of ?a video insulting to our king.?...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Google reveals exec salary deal
Google paid top executives just $1 in 2006, accounts reveal, but their shares were worth billions of dollars...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Golf: Casey to partner Woods
England's Paul Casey will play alongside world number one Tiger Woods in the opening two rounds of the Masters...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Three Yale Students Arrested for Flag Burning
Three Yale University students were arrested early Tuesday morning for burning an American flag on a pole attached to a house in New Haven, the Yale Daily News reported today...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Eddie Robinson, Winningest College Coach, Dies
In 55 seasons at Grambling State University, Eddie Robinson won more than 400 football games...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Daimler Considers Selling Off Chrysler Division
The company confirmed for the first time today that it is in negotiations with a number of parties...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
US service sector growth slowing
Growth in the US service sector slowed in March, with firms worried over rising fuel costs, a key report finds...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Iran welcomes UK moves on sailors
A senior Iranian official welcomes UK efforts to resolve the diplomatic crisis over 15 British marines and sailors held in Iranian custody...
CNN - April 4, 2007
Solomons calls on more aid
Relief workers reported the first signs of disease Wednesday among survivors of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, as damaged airports caused a bottleneck in the flow of badly needed water, food and medicine...
CNN - April 4, 2007
Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46: Lady Vols Re-establish a Legacy
The Lady Vols defeated Rutgers Tuesday night with a hounding defense, giving Coach Pat Summitt her seventh national title and first since 1998...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Boeing's 500 Dreamliner orders
US aerospace giant Boeing says it has secured more than 500 orders for its 787 Dreamliner passenger jet...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Chrysler sell-off talks confirmed
DaimlerChrysler confirms for the first time that it is in talks to sell its struggling US Chrysler business...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Castro in new US biofuel attack
Cuban leader Fidel Castro condemns US plans to use more biofuels, in his second newspaper article in a week...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
UK-Iran diplomacy under way
Diplomatic contacts between Britain and Iran, including moves by Iranian official Ali Larijani, were under way to secure the release of 15 British marines and sailors in Iranian custody, Downing Street confirmed...
CNN - April 4, 2007
Aid arrives in Solomons
The first boatloads of international aid have reached survivors of a devastating tsunami in the Solomon Islands, but officials warn of a dire food shortage if supplies don't quickly get to hundreds of people camped on hillsides...
CNN - April 4, 2007
$500 Million Pledged to Fight Childhood Obesity
The $500 million public health initiative by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is one of the largest ever tried by a private philanthropy...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Congressional Memo: Tussle Over Iraq Bill Reminds Many of Bitter 1995
The budget fight between President Clinton and Republicans casts a shadow over the current impasse...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Bush Splits With Congress and States on Emissions
States are already using the Supreme Court?s decision to speed their own efforts to regulate gas emissions...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Substitute Teacher Tells History Firsthand
Arnold Blume, 81, has carved out a niche at the intersection of teaching and oral history...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
McCain Revamps His Fund-Raising
The maneuvers come at a time the senator is lagging in fund-raising and under fire for his support of the Iraq war...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
New Jersey Diverts Billions, Endangering Pension Fund
New Jersey has been diverting billions of dollars from its pension fund for state and local workers into other government purposes...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
No Longer Waiting for Rain, an Arid West Takes Action
Some $2.5 billion in water projects are planned, the biggest expansion in the West?s quest for water in decades...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Neil Shine, 76, Former Publisher, Dies
The former publisher and editor of The Detroit Free Press played important roles as the newspaper won major awards...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Tom Moore, President of ABC Television in ?60s, Dies at 88
As president of the ABC Television Network in the 1960s, Tom Moore helped it narrow the ratings gap with NBC and CBS...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Postal Company Cuts Jobs
TNT, the Dutch postal company, said it would cut up to 7,000 jobs by 2010 as part of a revamping intended to save 300 million euros ($400 million) in costs annually. The company said it would freeze employee wages until the revamping was finished and adopt other unspecified measures to avoid further losses. The company said it would enter talks with its unions and employee advisory boards to work out further details...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
World Business Briefing | Australia: Flu Vaccine Maker Seeks U.S. Market
CSL, an Australian drug maker, asked for quick approval of a seasonal flu vaccine in the United States, where health officials have been battling shortages by encouraging new suppliers. CSL is seeking priority review, which could gain clearance for the shots for people 18 and older by Sept. 30, said Paul Perreault, an executive vice president at the company?s CSL Biotherapies unit.. The application is the first attempt by CSL, which has made the flu vaccine since 1962, to sell shots in the United States, Mr. Perreault said...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
World Business Briefing | Australia: Central Bank Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged
Australia?s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a six-year high, giving policy makers time to study an inflation report later this month that may prompt an increase. The governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia left the overnight cash rate target at 6.25 percent for a fourth consecutive meeting after raising it a quarter percentage point in November...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Wireless Unit Is Acquired
The Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group agreed to buy the British wireless network division of National Grid for £2.5 billion ($4.93 billion) and combine the unit with its Arqiva broadcast business. National Grid, owner of the power and gas networks in Britain, said National Grid?s wireless unit had access to more than 14,500 communication sites in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The unit, based in Warwick, England, owns more than 2,500 sites and has contracts with its parent for access to electricity transmission towers, National Grid said. Arqiva, based in Hampshire, England, offers networking services to broadcasters and mobile phone companies including the Vodafone Group, Telefónica, O2 and Orange of France Télécom. Macquarie is based in Sydney, Australia...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
World Business Briefing | Asia: India: Hershey Is Forming a Joint Venture
The Hershey Company said it was forming a joint venture in India with Godrej Beverages and Foods to manufacture and sell confections, snacks and beverages. Hershey said it would invest $60 million and take a 51 percent stake in the venture, which will be called Godrej Hershey. The rest of the venture will be held by Godrej Industries, a privately held conglomerate that is the parent company of Godrej Beverages. Through the venture, Hershey, based in Hershey, Pa., will obtain access to Godrej?s two factories and 1.6 million retail outlets. Godrej Beverages, which makes juices, soy milk and cooking oils, has annual sales of $70 million. Richard H. Lenny, Hershey?s chief executive, above, called the deal a significant step in Hershey?s global growth strategy. Production is expected to start in 2008...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
In-Flight Cell Use Formally Scuttled
The Federal Communications Commission has officially grounded the use of cellphones by airline passengers while in flight...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
World Business Briefing | Asia: China: Anheuser-Busch Plans Expansion
The Anheuser-Busch Companies said it would build a brewery in Foshan, China, to help reach its goal of doubling the distribution of its Budweiser beer in China over the next five years. Busch said it would make Budweiser available to an additional 150 million potential beer drinkers by bringing it to 100 new cities, each with a population of at least a million people. The company also said it would introduce the domestic brew Harbin to 33 new markets in 2007. The Foshan brewery, in Guangdong Province, is scheduled for completion in late 2008 at a cost of $63 million...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: A Housing Index Surprise Sends Shares Up
Both the housing market and the American consumer showed signs of resilience, and falling oil prices gave investors a further reason to rally...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Comcast to Acquire Cable Operator
The nation?s largest cable operator said it was buying a small New Jersey cable operator for $483 million in cash...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Bank in Merger to Lose Executive
Peter Scaturro, the chief executive of the U.S. Trust Corporation, will not join the bank as originally planned when the two companies combine later this year...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Qwest?s Ex-President Can?t Recall Remarks on Finances
A former Qwest president testified that he could not recall comments he made in 2000 and 2001 about the company?s financial performance...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Shareholders of Nikko Cordial Start a Campaign to Force Citigroup to Raise Its Offer
The campaign would force Citigroup to raise its takeover offer of $13.4 billion for the firm, placing sell orders in the market at a higher price...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
U.S. Inquiry Into Bid to Suppress a Generic Plavix
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis have received demands from regulators for documents related to an unsuccessful bid last year to delay generic competition to the blood thinner Plavix...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Europe Plans to Investigate Apple?s Deals on iTunes
Regulators said the deals that Apple struck with record labels to stock its European iTunes stores might violate competition rules...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Atlanta-Based Lender Closes After Fund Sources Dry Up
SouthStar Funding is the latest casualty in the battered subprime lending market...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Australian Group Buys Canadian Casinos
Publishing & Broadcasting, which is owned by James D. Packer, agreed to buy casinos in Canada for $1.2 billion...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Advertising: DoubleClick to Set Up an Exchange for Buying and Selling Digital Ads
The exchange will bring Web publishers and ad buyers together on a Web site where they can participate in auctions for ad space...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
News Corp. Shareholders Accept Liberty Deal
The $11 billion asset swap increases Rupert Murdoch?s control over the company and transfers the DirecTV Group to Liberty Media...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Square Feet: Nonprofit Doesn?t Mean You Can?t Wheel and Deal
The Urban Justice Center has managed to create a sizable nest egg through a series of shrewd real estate maneuvers...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Chase Is Said to Plan Tower Near 9/11 Site
The bank would build a 1.3 million-square-foot skyscraper near ground zero and bring thousands of employees downtown from Midtown...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
U.S. Sues Man It Accuses of Selling a Tax Scheme
The Justice Department said the followers of an antitax advocate have used a tax scheme that he sells to avoid paying $21 million of income taxes...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Trans-Atlantic Exchange to Be Listed Today
The chiefs of the merged New York Stock Exchange and Euronext said that they were determined to create a global market that would include operations in China...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
A $16 Billion Bid for Australian Retailer
A consortium of companies offered to buy the troubled retailer Coles, which would be the largest takeover attempt in Australia...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Asia?s Automakers Show Sizable March Sales Gains
G.M., Ford and Chrysler all experienced declines while Toyota?s sales increased 7.7 percent, to a record of 242,675 vehicles...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
India?s Edge Goes Beyond Outsourcing
The outsourcing of jobs to countries like India has increasingly included the jobs of Western white-collar elites...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Square Feet: Condo Conversions Switch Gears to Go Commercial
Some developers are rethinking plans to convert aging Manhattan office buildings into residential condominiums...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Bidders for Tribune Plan Moves
The news that Samuel Zell is becoming the new chairman of Tribune has not discouraged potential buyers ? and even his rival bidders ? from planning their next move...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
U.S. Accuses Part of Tax Chain of Fraud
Federal investigators said the Jackson Hewitt tax-preparation empire defrauded the government out of $70 million...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Vermont Becomes ?Offshore? Insurance Haven
Vermont, which offers U.S. companies lucrative tax breaks, has become the insurance destination of choice...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
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