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US News Archive for July 2005:
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For the First Time, a Spacecraft Impacts With a Comet
Deep Impact slammed into a mountain-sized comet at 23,000 miles per hour, sending a huge spray of debris into space...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Bloomberg in Singapore for Final Olympic Push
SINGAPORE, Monday, July 4 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg arrived here early Sunday for his final push to win the 2012 Summer Games, his Falcon private jet delivering him far from the fallout of the reports of a bias attack in Howard Beach, Queens, that had threatened to divide his city and keep him home. But the situation remained calm enough for him to pursue his Olympic dream to its conclusion...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Christian Group Passes Resolution to Support Same-Sex Marriage
The United Church of Christ became the first mainstream Christian denomination to officially support same-sex marriages...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Pinochet hospital trip for tests
Chile's former military ruler Gen Augusto Pinochet is taken to hospital ahead of a hearing on his legal immunity...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Judge frees two Aruba suspects
A judge releases two suspects detained in connection with the disappearance of a US teen on a Caribbean island...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Canada frees triple child killer
A Canadian convicted of the rape and killing of three teenage girls, including her younger sister, is freed from jail...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
For the End of Life, Hospital Pairs Ethics and Medicine
A program that aims to resolve medical conflicts at the end of life is being closely watched in the wake of the debate over Terri Schiavo...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
For the First Time a Spacecraft Impacts With Comet
NASA's Deep Impact slammed into a comet with such force that the resulting blast of icy debris stunned scientists...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
US gay couples head to Canada
Canada's more liberal attitude to homosexual marriages has seen a growing number of US couples marrying there...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Football: Real bid for Robinho
Santos' Brazilian midfielder Robinho says Real Madrid have offered £14.2m for him...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Baseball: Ortiz heads All-Star poll
Boston slugger David Ortiz tops the poll for baseball's 76th mid-season All-Star Game...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Mexico holds 'drug cartel leader'
A man suspected of being the head of Mexico's largest drug cartel is arrested in Mexico City, police say...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
China calls for Unocal bid review
Chinese oil giant CNOOC asks a key US panel to review its proposed merger with oil and gas producer Unocal...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Nasa probe strikes Comet Tempel 1
A probe from the US Deep Impact spacecraft crashes into a comet to reveal secrets about the Solar System...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
A Frantic Finale for Cities Vying for 2012 Games
A vote by I.O.C. members on Wednesday in Singapore will decide what many consider the most hotly contested Olympics ever...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Clinging to Their Dream on Fields Near and Far
Football united Phil Sorenson and Cody Wentz when they were shipped to Iraq. But it was the war that would separate them...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
2 Are Charged With Murder in IPod Theft
Officials have warned in recent months that teenagers are vulnerable targets of iPod thefts by other teenagers...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Senators Clash on Questioning a Court Nominee
Democrats called for a deliberate review of any nominee, while Republicans declared that such specific inquiries were out of line...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Forget the Bootleg, Just Download the Movie Legally
After years of avoiding it, Hollywood studios are preparing to let people download and buy electronic copies of movies over the Internet...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Matsushita to Trim Semiconductor Jobs
The Matsushita Electric Industrial Company said on Sunday that it had started an early retirement plan at its domestic semiconductor operations that one newspaper estimated would eliminate 1,000 jobs...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Wal-Mart Says Sales Rose 4.5% in June
Wal-Mart Stores estimated over the weekend that June sales rose a better-than-expected 4.5 percent at its American stores open at least a year, the biggest monthly gain in 13 months...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
The Business Week Ahead
OLYMPIC HOPEFULS In Singapore, the International Olympic Committee is schedule to announce the host city for the 2012 Summer Games. New York City still holds out hope for being selected and for receiving all the economic benefits that would accrue. But handicappers are saying that Paris and London may have better odds of winning the competition for the games. (Wednesday)...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Convergence of Paris Hilton and G.M.
In a nascent state, podcasting is the platform du jour, the latest form of jailbreak media that has plain old citizens pulling up the microphone and mainstream media running scared...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
He Says He Owns the Word 'Stealth' (Actually, He Claims 'Chutzpah,' Too)
Over the last few years, Leo Stoller has written dozens of letters to companies and organizations and individuals stating that he owns the trademark to "stealth."...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Concert Video Is a Hit, Validating a Bet by AOL
Saturday was a good day for America Online, which held the Internet broadcast rights to the Live 8 global concert series...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Once Again, Microsoft Faces Antitrust Suit
Microsoft's efforts to extricate itself from antitrust disputes received another setback last week when the founder of the Go Corporation, a maker of a portable computer operating system in the 1990's, filed suit in federal and state courts last Wednesday...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
New Tool in Philadelphia and New Top 10
Nielsen Media Research has switched to a new way of measuring television viewership in Philadelphia, and it seems to capture higher viewership of African-American-themed programs among black households...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Blogging While Browsing, but Not Buying
Online merchants are starting to test Web logs in hopes of giving their stores more personality and giving customers a reason to return...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
On a New Showtime Series, America's Protector Is a Muslim
Showtime's new 10-part dramatic series strives to be bracingly and disturbingly realistic in its portrayal of some people's worst fears...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
A Nike Poster Upsets Fans of the Punk Rock Band Minor Threat in a Major Way
Fans of the mid-80's hardcore punk band Minor Threat were upset when they noticed a strong similarity between one of the band's album covers and promotion a "Major Threat" skateboarding tour sponsored by Nike...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Use This Phone to Find a Date. Or See Videos. Or Even Talk.
When Amp'd begins service, its handsets will practically overflow with content and features more commonly associated with television and the Internet...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Why Newspapers Are Betting on Audience Participation
One North Carolina newspaper is trying to turn itself into a virtual town square, where citizens have a say in the news and where every reader is a reporter...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Dear Blog: Today I Worked on My Book
For years, book authors have used the Internet to publicize their work. Several are now experimenting with maintaining blogs while still in the act of writing their books...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
The Imps of File Sharing May Lose in Court, but They Are Winning in the Marketplace
Even the most ardent supporters of Big Entertainment concede that, in the long run, copyright holders are no match for the ability of file-sharing technology to adapt, mutate, evolve and expand...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
The Fallout from O'Connor's Resignation
With Justice Sandra Day O'Connor leaving the Supreme Court, few expect a dismantling of rulings on rights of women and minorities to equal hiring and education opportunities...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Journalists Say Threat of Subpoena Intensifies
As the public climate has become more hostile for reporters, so too has the legal climate for those seeking to protect confidential sources...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Hollywood Movie Studios See the Chinese Film Market as Their Next Rising Star
Some of the biggest movie studios are now scrambling onto the mainland and planning to invest more than $150 million over the next few years in China's burgeoning film industry...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
US saves soldier in Afghanistan
The US rescues a special forces soldier missing in Afghanistan since last week, officials tell the BBC...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
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