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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for January 2007:
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Avalanche sweeps cars off Colorado highway
An avalanche swept vehicles off a highway west of Denver on Saturday, leaving an unknown number of people missing. At least six people have been rescued; one of them has been hospitalized...
CNN - January 6, 2007
Congressional Budget Delay Stymies Scientific Research
Scientists say the failure to pass new budgets could close major science facilities and send experts off to other countries...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Tomlinson on His Jersey and on a Hill Back Home
It has been years since LaDainian Tomlinson, the San Diego Chargers? running back, made the drive to the hill in Texas that bears his name...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
71 Degrees in January? A New High Is Recorded
In another mark of an unusually warm winter, the previous record of 63 degrees set in 1950 was shattered...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
U.S. Selecting Hybrid Design for Warheads
The Bush administration will propose elements of competing designs for a new nuclear warhead in an approach that some experts argue is untested and risky...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Democrats Try a New Balance on Capitol Hill
Top Democrats say that keeping the goals of the party from clashing with the objectives of the independent committee chairmen will be crucial...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
China Media Battle Hints at Shift on Intellectual Property
A copyright lawsuit by one of China?s largest newspapers is setting off a media war that may shift policies toward intellectual property rights...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Square Feet | Ventures: A Coming of Age for the Global Real Estate Market
Many industry analysts favor office markets in London and Tokyo...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Economic View: A Phantom Rebound in the Housing Market
Just as the rising tide of cancellations leads the Census Bureau to overreport sales in the short term, it leads the government to underreport inventories...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
The Goods: Can They Block It Like Brodeur?
Worn on the same hand that grasps the stick, Rbk Xpulse 10.0 Goalie Blocker is meant to serve the needs of today?s more limber goalies...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
[TS] Gretchen Morgenson: More $200 Million Parachutes? Don?t Be Shocked
As much as new rules will reveal about executive pay, it may still be understated...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Critics Warn of Pitfalls in Democrats? Drug Plan
Many experts say the only way to get big savings for Medicare beneficiaries is to steer patients to certain preferred drugs...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Market Week: Setting the Bar on Earnings
Earnings are expected to show a dip in growth from past quarters...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
On the Contrary: Outside the Hedge Funds, Looking In
It?s time for wise investors to start listening to Groucho Marx, who said he wouldn?t want to belong to any club that would have him as a member...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Off the Shelf: Japan?s Retooling Is Distinctly Japanese
What's up with Japan? China?s ascent has diverted attention from East Asia?s other formidable power...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Suits: He?s Not Out of Cash, but Is Out of the Club
Robert L. Nardelli, the former chief executive of Home Depot, had to quit the Business Roundtable, which is only for sitting chief executives...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Jumbo Bonuses: Dial Your Envy Down a Notch
The average 2006 bonus in the New York securities industry was about $137,000, an increase of 15 percent from the year before...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Fundamentally: Sock Away That Retirement Cash, and the Sooner the Better
Many investors often overlook the simplest step of increasing the amount of money they set aside in their retirement savings accounts...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
The Basics: War and Cheap Oil: A Second Look
Today, the military commitment in the Middle East doesn?t just hide the real price of oil, it has become a factor in pushing the price up...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Everybody's Business: So Many Millions, So Little Body Armor
The current state of corporate ethics, and the governmental and public policy response to that state, are so bewildering that it makes my poor old head spin...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Novelties: Where?s That Cabernet? Check the Virtual Cellar
Most wine software programs are now Web-based, allowing collectors to check the contents of their virtual cellars via their Web-enabled devices...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
When Buying a Diamond Starts With a Mouse
Main Street jewelers have seen their profit margins shrink and many of their brethren shutter their store doors...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Media Frenzy: A Cool Gadget Here, an A-List Chieftain There
The Consumer Electronics Show has quickly emerged in the last few years as the Super Bowl of cluster-huddles...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
The Doctor Is In
A doctor's kinder, gentler philosophy generates results...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Cars buried in Colorado avalanche
A massive avalanche hits a major road in the western US state of Colorado, burying cars in its path...
BBC News - January 6, 2007
Iraq leader vows to retake Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered an assault on Baghdad to take out militias and rogue security officers. Troops "will hunt down all outlaws regardless of their sectarian and political affiliations," he sai. The operation could begin as early as today. President George W. Bush is expected to announce a new strategy for Iraq next week...
CNN - January 6, 2007
Somali fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call
Somalia's interim government on Saturday indefinitely postponed plans to forcibly disarm Mogadishu, as hundreds of people burned tires, looted vehicles and said they wouldn't give up their guns. Two people were reported killed and at least 17 people were wounded...
CNN - January 6, 2007
Racist murder or suicide?
Gerald Washington was all set to become the first black mayor of an overwhelmingly white town in Louisiana. He'd learned the protocol for flying the U.S. flag and ordered a mayoral shirt and stationery. But hours after setting the City Hall alarm for the first time he was dead...
CNN - January 6, 2007
Violence Flares in Somalia Over Disarmament
Hundreds of Somalis stormed into the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia?s capital, today, further destabilizing the already unsteady city...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Attack of the Zombie Computers Is a Growing Threat, Experts Say
In their persistent quest to breach the Internet?s defenses, the bad guys are honing their weapons and increasing their firepower...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Companies Pay Dearly for Tech Trade Show
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a big opportunity for technology companies, but the price of participation is daunting...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Rhymes fined $100k over 'assault'
Rapper Busta Rhymes is ordered to pay a fan $100,000 after being accused of attacking him...
BBC News - January 6, 2007
Bacharach daughter kills herself
The autistic daughter of US songwriter Burt Bacharach commits suicide, a family statement says...
BBC News - January 6, 2007
Iraq begins death squad crackdown
Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops will begin a neighborhood-by-neighborhood assault on militants in the capital this weekend as a first step in the new White House strategy to contain Sunni insurgents and Shiite death squads, key advisers to the prime minister said...
CNN - January 6, 2007
American Diplomat to Visit Strife-Torn Somali Capital
Jendayi E. Frazer?s visit would be the first time in more than a decade that a high-ranking U.S. official has set foot in Mogadishu...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Seeking Big Payoff, Companies Pay Dearly for Tech Trade Show
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a big opportunity for technology companies ? at a price...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Tennis: Serena targets top spot
Serena Williams says it "just a matter of time" before she reclaims the world number one spot...
BBC News - January 6, 2007
Rock star Manson set to divorce
Model Dita Von Teese, wife of rock star Marilyn Manson, files for divorce after a year of marriage, court papers show...
BBC News - January 6, 2007
Nine bodies found in Mexico grave
Mexican police uncover the bodies of nine people in a mass grave in the western state of Michoacan...
BBC News - January 6, 2007
Pentagon shuffles top ranks in Iraq
The Pentagon shook up the ranks of U.S. commanders in Iraq on Friday, acting to bring home the top American general there and replace him with a general who has served there twice before...
CNN - January 6, 2007
Brazil mudslides kill at least 24, thousands homeless
At least 24 people died in mudslides and more than 8,300 were left homeless this week following heavy rain in southeast Brazil, with the death toll likely to rise as the hunt for bodies goes on, the Civil Defense said on Friday...
CNN - January 6, 2007
Storms rake Southeast; at least two killed
Powerful storms killed at least two people, flooded streets and ripped apart homes as they swept from Louisiana through South Carolina on Friday. There were several reports of tornadoes. Damage is reported to be extensive in some areas, and power was knocked out to some communities...
CNN - January 6, 2007
First-Baby Sweepstakes Fuels Immigration Debate
The toy chain Toys ?R? Us disqualified the first baby born in 2007 from a sweepstakes because her mother was not a legal resident...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
New Diet Drug Is Approved for Pudgy Dogs
The F.D.A. announced its approval of the first prescription drug to treat obesity in dogs...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
San Franciscans Hurl Their Rage at Parking Patrol
Over all, 2006 was a dangerous year for those hardy souls handing out tickets in San Francisco, with 28 attacks...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Katrina Victims Find a Solution: Modular House
Modular houses are starting to appear on the Gulf Coast, as officials begin experimenting with new forms of shelter...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
House Tightens Disclosure Rules for Pet Projects
The earmark measure could prevent the kind of corruption that led to several big scandals in recent years...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Harry Falk, 66, Chief of New York Board of Trade, Dies
C. Harry Falk became the chairman of the exchange?s board in 2000 and helped guide it after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Shortcuts: How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Now a Major Motionless Book
Evaluating the ease and convenience of using Web photo sites to send, store and print photographs...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Saturday Interview: A Future With the Wind
Paul Hanrahan, chief executive of AES, the big power company, spoke about branching out to wind power generation and other alternative energy...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Bridge Ad Deal Is Bargain for Geico, Some Experts Say
The $1.6 million-a-year deal will put Geico?s name on billboards at the toll plaza for the George Washington Bridge for two years...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
C. William Verity Jr. Former Commerce Secretary, 89, Dies
C. William Verity Jr. was the U.S. secretary of commerce under President Ronald Reagan and a steel executive...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
A. Richard Newton, 55, Electronic Design Pioneer, Is Dead
A. Richard Newton directly influenced the electronic design industry and was a mentor to countless engineering students...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Stocks & Bonds: Surge in Jobs Sends Markets Lower
A surprising surge in new jobs and wages diminished the hopes of investors for an interest rate cut...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Regulators Issue Rules on High-Risk Dealings
The guidance is aimed at helping banks control heightened risks from certain complex structured finance transactions...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Ex-Merrill Lynch Analyst Sentenced for Insider Trading
A judge said Stanislav Shpigelman must serve more than three years to show Wall Street that sharing inside secrets will not be met with leniency...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Market Values: Dow?s Dogs Still Having Their Day
For the past seven years, the Dogs have handily outperformed the Dow itself and other benchmarks of blue-chip stocks...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Five Days: Highly Paid Chief Is Paid $210 Million to Go Away
The new year began with a series of surprises, not all of them pleasant...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Appeals Court Reverses Convictions of 2 Westar Energy Executives
An appeals court said the most serious charges against two former Westar Energy executives cannot be retried...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Best Buy and Circuit City Report Brisk Sales for December
Electronics sales were a bright spot for retailers facing slowing revenue this holiday season...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Verizon to Announce Plan for TV Shows on Cellphones
Verizon is expected to announce full-length programming to its cellular subscribers from several major television networks...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
What?s Online: Copyrights and Congress
Advocates for looser copyright restrictions had their hopes dashed when Representative Howard L. Berman was named chairman of subcommittee for Internet and intellectual property...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
What?s Offline: Who Is Best at R&D?
Apple, Caterpillar, Google, Kellogg and Toyota are among the smartest companies when it comes to what they reap for their research and development dollars...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
China Moves to Tighten the Money Supply
China?s central bank raised the reserve requirement ratio for banks to 9.5 percent to further tighten the nation?s money supply...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Viacom Selects President for MTV International Unit
Robert M. Bakish was named president of MTV Networks International in an effort to solidify the management at Viacom...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
San Francisco to Go Wireless
EarthLink and the city of San Francisco said they had reached an agreement to create a citywide wireless broadband network...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
At Home Depot, the New Chief Needs to Sell an Old Story to Wall Street
Frank Blake faces the challenge of rebuilding Home Depot?s reputation among home-renovating consumers and lifting the chain?s sagging stock price...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
China Currency Near Parity With Hong Kong?s Dollar
The yuan could pass the traditional benchmark for the Hong Kong dollar?s value as early as next week...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Google Makes Another Investment in the Internet in China
Google struck a deal to invest about $5 million in one of the country?s fastest-growing Internet start-ups, Xunlei.com...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
[TS] Talking Business: Tipping Over a Defense of Enron
A central defense argument ? that Enron didn?t really do anything illegal ? has been given new life by Malcolm Gladwell. And it isn?t remotely true...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Encouraging More Reality in Economics
The departing president of the American Economic Association is trying to push economic theory further away from the free market approach...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Abroad at Home
More businesses are offering videoconferencing services to reunite immigrants with their families back home...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Health Guidelines Suggested for Models
The fashion industry has issued guidelines to designers, aimed at promoting healthier behavior among models...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Job Growth Is Strong, Surprising Economists
Job growth was brisk in December, further evidence that the economy is not likely to slip into a recession...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
The Land of Rising Conservation
Japan, the most energy-efficient developed country, offers a lesson in using technology to reduce energy consumption...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Companies Pay Dearly for Technology Trade Show
For many technology companies, the annual Consumer Electronics Show is a huge and ever-growing bill...
New York Times - January 6, 2007
Web plea rescues Canadian child
Police help a Canadian child who sent an anonymous e-mail alleging sexual abuse to a website in Australia...
BBC News - January 6, 2007
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