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US News Archive for November 2005:
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Ten nights of riots in France
French rioting sparked by the death of two teenagers raged for a tenth night tonight as firefighters responded to reports of two burning schools in Grigny, a destroyed cultural center in Nantes and 30 arson fires in Toulouse, the Interior Ministry said...
CNN - November 5, 2005
More violence in France
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was scheduled to meet with community leaders Saturday as authorities sought ways to halt violence that has struck the Paris area for more than a week. Tension was high as the sun set and French police braced for another night of violence...
CNN - November 5, 2005
Rift Grows, Challenging Getty Museum's Leadership
The president of the trust that controls the Getty Museum faces sharp criticism for his decisions and leadership style...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Prisoner Has Name and Marathon Number (49997)
Jim Deupree, 69, says he will run Sunday's New York City Marathon in the razor-wire isolation of the prison yard of the Jackson Correctional Institute...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Search on for death row escapee
Prison authorities in Texas are still hunting for a death row inmate who walked out of a county jail...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Killer's escape scares victims' families
Relatives of victims of an escaped Texas death row inmate were in hiding or under police protection as the search for him continued Saturday, according to published reports...
CNN - November 5, 2005
Summit rioters burn U.S. flags, torch bank
Protesters set a bank on fire and threw objects at police in the streets of the Argentine city hosting the Summit of the Americas. Small bands of demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails, set bonfires in the streets and burned American flags. Police responded with tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, who did not breach the security cordon set up around the summit venue...
CNN - November 5, 2005
And Sometimes, the Island Is Marooned on You
A floating island in Massachusetts has become a curiosity and sometimes a nuisance for the people living near it...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Just Googling It Is Striking Fear Into Companies
As Google increasingly becomes the starting point for finding information, companies are beginning to view the company with some angst - mixed with admiration...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Toothfish crew found not guilty
Five fishermen who had been chased across three oceans are found not guilty of poaching rare fish...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Crisis talks on French riots
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is scheduled to meet with community leaders as authorities seek ways to halt more than a week of violence.
Friday was the ninth straight night of vandalism that has spread to mostly immigrant communities frustrated by poverty, high unemployment and what they say is discrimination in French society...
CNN - November 5, 2005
Spain's African Enclaves Are Migrants' Portals to Europe
A growing tide of young Africans, mostly men, have crossed the Sahara and are pressing on Europe's southern shores...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
US holds four China spy suspects
FBI agents in Los Angeles arrest four people for allegedly trying to smuggle US military secrets to China...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Protests greet Americas Summit
The Summit of the Americas opens as a battleground over free trade, with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and thousands of anti-American protesters vowing to bury a U.S.-backed plan to create one of the world's largest free trade zones. Tear-gas and protests erupt in the city...
CNN - November 5, 2005
Iraq's Lethal Traffic: Warning! Anarchy Ahead
It seems the most pervasive daily headache in Baghdad comes in the form of snarled lines of traffic...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
The Shoe Fits, So Giambi Goes Back on the Billboard
Five months after Nike dropped his endorsement contract, Jason Giambi signed a multiyear deal with Reebok on Thursday...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
[TS] Our Love-Hate Relationship With Wal-Mart
For most of its existence, Wal-Mart was lauded. But now that it vies with Exxon Mobil as the largest company in the country, the worm has turned...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
A Bank Rebuilds: Tellers Are on the Front Line of the Recovery in New Orleans
Liberty Bank and Trust, a black-owned financial institution damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, has labored to restore basic banking functions to customers...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
What's Offline: Two Guys Talking About Stocks
What Warren E. Buffett and Bill Gates have to say in the current issue of Fortune is bound to depress those long the market...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Markets Move Higher, but Expectations Lose Some Steam
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Coke to End Sales of 3 Slow Sellers
By Reuters...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
New Rule on G.E. Board
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Quarterly Net Rises 2.1% at Toyota
Net income at the Toyota Motor Corporation rose 2.1 percent in the most recent quarter on strong sales and a favorable foreign exchange rate...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Spending Inquiry for Top Official on Broadcasting
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson is the subject of an inquiry into accusations of misuse of federal money and the use of phantom or unqualified employees...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Court Nominee Has Paper Trail Businesses Like
Samuel A. Alito Jr. has favored big-business litigants and pushed the federal appeals court in a conservative direction...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Off the Charts: Home Building Loses Its Commanding Lead in Setting Economy's Pace
The building of houses, which buoyed the American economy during the 2001 recession and then spurred the recovery, is no longer leading the economy up...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Five Bidders for Remains of Refco
The future for Refco, the fallen futures and commodities brokerage firm, looked a little brighter yesterday as five bidders submitted offers before a 4 p.m. deadline...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Basic Instincts: This Winter, Do Sweat the Small Stuff
It's shaping up to be a more expensive winter - and not just because of the way rising fuel prices will kick up the cost of filling up your car or heating your home...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Saturday Interview: On a Mission to Cajole the Pentagon
Noël Forgeard, the co-chief executive of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, is seeing his company challenge Boeing's grip on Pentagon contracts...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
RWE Plans to Sell Two Water Utilities
Europe's third-largest utility plans to sell Thames Water of London and the American Water Works Company of New Jersey, abandoning an expansion that drew investments away from growing energy markets...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Mixed Grade for Wal-Mart on Report Card
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 - With critics hammering Wal-Mart day after day, the company sponsored an unusual conference on Friday about its impact on America's economy, and it got some good - and a few not so good - grades...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Executive Pursuits: The Kind of Shave You Can't Get at Home
THE gray-haired master barber Boris Mirzakandov leaned over and pressed the sharp steely blade of his straight razor against my throat. My entire face and body went limp. I closed my eyes. Scents of sandalwood, cloves and black pepper filled my nostrils. I felt the razor scrape a glob of shaving cream from my Adam's apple...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
What's Online: A Pro-Bug Vote on the Court?
Cnet News.com is considering Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s heft on matters involving technology business, free speech, privacy and copyright...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Is Bird Flu Drug Really So Vexing? Debating the Difficulty of Tamiflu
A global debate is raging about whether Tamiflu production can be ramped up, even if the maker, Roche, bows to pressure to license its production to other companies...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
High Prices for Energy Hold Down Job Growth
Job growth was meager in October, the Labor Department reported, in a sign that executives may be worried about the economic damage from high energy prices...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Estée Lauder Makes a Play for Youth
Young, fashion-driven women are the customers the Estée Lauder Companies had in mind when it signed up Tom Ford to create cosmetics and a fragrance...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Your Money: Location, Location, Location. Research, Research.
Using Web sites to research properties can be beneficial as real estate markets across the United States begin cooling...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Northwest Pilots Agree to Temporary Pay Cuts
Unions representing Northwest Airlines workers appear to be acquiescing to the carrier's demand for interim annual pay cuts totaling about $840 million...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Five Days: Detroit Gets Its October Sales Numbers and Winces
HIGHER energy prices are bruising American automakers, worrying consumers and hobbling manufacturers, as several events made clear this week. But energy costs are not yet causing inflation to accelerate appreciably, the Federal Reserve concluded...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Golf: Goosen grabs share of lead
Retief Goosen shares the lead with Bart Bryant after day two of the Tour Championship in Atlanta...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Cricket: WIndies in deep trouble
Shane Warne takes five wickets as Australia lead West Indies by 376 runs in the first Test in Brisbane...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
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