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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
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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Rwanda protocol chief says shell prove innocence
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
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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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for May 2005:
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Pentagon: N. Korea appears to prepare for nuclear test
The U.S. intelligence community is monitoring what appears to be preparations by North Korea to conduct a nuclear test, a Defense Department official told CNN Friday. But the official strongly emphasized that it is unclear whether the activity is real or deceptive. Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency, told CNN, "I would hope that every country right now, every leader, is on the phone with Kim Jong Il, trying to convince him to restrain from going ahead with this reported nuclear testing."...
CNN - May 6, 2005
Bush, Arriving in Baltics, Steps Into Argument With Russia
President Bush arrived in the capital of Latvia at the start of a difficult five-day trip to Europe...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Court Blocks TV Anti-Piracy Technology Rules
A U.S. appeals court threw out new federal rules to require anti-piracy technology that would have limited how consumers could record and watch television programs...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
GE reveals earnings restatement
US manufacturing giant General Electric restates its earnings from 2001 through to the first quarter of 2005...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Severed finger found in ice cream
A US firm faces a possible lawsuit after a customer found a severed finger in his tub of chocolate ice cream...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
US court kills anti-piracy 'flag'
An appeals court rejects broadcast regulations that try to impose anti-piracy technology on digital TVs...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Chile rights deadline suspended
Chile's high court suspends a deadline for investigating alleged human rights abuses, in a victory for victims groups...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Bombs kill 23; 14 found shot in Iraq
A bomb exploded in a crowded market and a suicide bomber rammed a police car killing a total of at least 23 people in Iraq today, police said. Police also discovered the bodies of 14 men in a trash-filled industrial area of Baghdad, officials said. The men, dressed in traditional clothing, had been shot in the head, police said...
CNN - May 6, 2005
Forest fire blazes through Wisconsin town
A blaze that began as a brush fire burned homes and forced dozens to flee as it spread over almost 4,000 acres in Big Flats, Wisconsin, before it was contained overnight...
CNN - May 6, 2005
Director of Los Alamos Nuclear Lab to Resign
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New York Times - May 6, 2005
U.S. Economy Added an Unexpected 274,000 Jobs in April
The increased hiring hints that the economic slowdown reflected in other recent data may be no more than a pause...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
US jobs growth quickens in April
The US economy created 274,000 jobs in April - topping analysts' forecasts, official figures show...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Amazonians embrace eco-tourism
Amazonian Indians in Ecuador are welcoming tourists in an effort to adapt and survive...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Stern's children win legacy case
The children of late violinist Isaac Stern are awarded damages from the executor of their father's estate...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Baseball: Yankees in last place
New York Yankees slump to the bottom of their division after a 6-2 defeat to Tampa Bay...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
NBA:Wins for Rockets and Celtics
Houston beat Dallas and Boston edge Indiana in the NBA play-offs...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
UN sexual allegations double
Sexual allegations against UN staff have dramatically increased according to an internal report...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Runaway bride's apology for hoax
A US woman who pretended she was kidnapped says she is sorry for the trouble she caused...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
US school battle over evolution
The Kansas state school board in the US is holding four days of hearings challenging the way evolution is taught...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Russia ex-minister indicted by US
Yevgeny Adamov, the former Russian energy minister detained in Switzerland is indicted by the US on theft charges...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
World leaders congratulate Blair
World leaders mix hearty election victory congratulations with birthday greetings as British Prime Minister Tony Blair celebrates winning a historic third term...
CNN - May 6, 2005
Time Travelers to Meet in Not Too Distant Future
Some students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have organized what they call the first time traveler convention...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Profits triple at animator Pixar
US animation studio Pixar, the firm behind movies The Incredibles, Toy Story and Finding Nemo, reports a tripling of first-quarter profit...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Black Hawk pilot homicide verdict
A US Army pilot admits he was showing off when his Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, killing one...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Golf: Garcia sets the pace
Sergio Garcia shrugs off blustery conditions to lead after the first round of the Wachovia Championship...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Ruling party 'wins' Dominica poll
Dominicans narrowly re-elect the governing labour party in general elections, preliminary results suggest...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
Blair re-elected but with reduced majority
Results from the British general election show Prime Minister Tony Blair has won a historic third term for his Labour Party -- but with his authority dented by a reduced majority. Opposition to the Iraq war was seen as a factor in that result, and there was a big shock for Labour when expelled Labour MP George Galloway won a seat for his anti-war Respect party...
CNN - May 6, 2005
Blair back with reduced majority
Results from the British general election show Prime Minister Tony Blair has won a historic third term for his Labour Party -- but with his authority dented by a reduced majority in parliament...
CNN - May 6, 2005
Not Much Left to Say for Last-Place Yanks
The last time the Yankees were in last place this late in a season was 1995, when they were 20-29 but rallied to win the wild card...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Iraq's Violence Sweeps Away All the Norms
In the violence that has smashed so many lives, there are quieter stories of people coping with the car bombs and kidnappings...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
States and Employers Duel Over Health Care
Nearly two dozen states are looking to shift more of the financial burden of health care costs onto workers' employers...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Why Is Chappelle's Show at a Halt? Not Because of Drugs, an Aide Says
Representatives of the comedian Dave Chappelle denied rumors that drugs were involved in the suspension of "Chappelle's Show" production...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Regulator Accuses Oppenheimer of Misreporting Bond Trades
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - NASD, the brokerage industry regulator, said on Thursday that it had accused Oppenheimer & Company of misreporting thousands of municipal bond trades and failing to cooperate with an investigation into the matter...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Downgrading of Carmakers Leads to a Muted Sell-Off
By Reuters...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Smooth Earnings Growth Was Reassuring, but It Was Often Fictional
Smooth is dead. That means less business for financial firms and more erratic earnings for others...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Credit Rankings of G.M. and Ford Lowered to Junk
G.M. and Ford lost their investment grade ratings, pushing two of America's biggest borrowers into the ranks of junk bonds...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Calpine Posts Wider Loss
The Calpine Corporation posted a wider first-quarter loss on Thursday, saying it was hurt by costs related to new plants...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Delta's Chief Calls for Wide-Ranging Aviation Policy
Out of ideas for competing in a brutal climate, the struggling big airlines are begging Washington for policies that will help them survive...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Warnings Galore That Madison Avenue Needs to Be Nimble About Changing
Madison Avenue was warned that it risked being marginalized by technological and demographic changes that are transforming the ways products are sold...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
People
People...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
USA Today Reporter Quits Over Lifting Quotations
A 16-year veteran of USA Today resigned after his editors said he lifted quotations from other newspapers without attribution...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Large Drug Wholesaler to Close Its Secondary Trading Operation
One of the nation's largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, Cardinal Health, is shutting a unit that trades in the secondary drug marketplace, a behind-the-scenes bazaar in which drugs are purchased and resold before finding their way to consumers...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
An Inquiry Into Charges by 'Idol' Contestant
The Fox Network is inquiring into assertions by a former "American Idol" contestant that he received coaching and financial assistance from Paula Abdul...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Lazard Shares Fall 4% on First Day
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Department Stores Led the Gains in Retail Sales Last Month
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Productivity and Labor Cost Both Increased in First Quarter
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Growth in business productivity accelerated unexpectedly in the first quarter, but in a signal of slowly building price and profit pressures, labor costs also picked up, a government report showed on Thursday...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
After Cost-Cutting, MCI Posts a Small Loss
MCI Inc. posted a small loss in the first quarter as it made deep cost cuts to offset steep declines in revenue...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
BASF and Shell to Sell Plastics Venture for $5.7 Billion
BASF and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group have agreed to sell their Basell plastics joint venture to Access Industries and the Chatterjee Group for $5.7 billion...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Cablevision Posts Another Loss; Revenue Is Up
Cablevision Systems said that it lost $118.9 million in the first quarter, but revenue rose 6 percent as premium cable services like Internet access grew...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Fed Chief Says 'Forces' Keep Inflation Low
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Junk Ratings Make a Big Splash, Ripples to Follow
Investors knew it was coming, but they did not expect that G.M. and Ford bonds would be reduced to junk status so soon...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Chief Executive Quits at Merck; Insider Steps Up
Raymond Gilmartin resigned as chief executive of Merck, ending a decade-long term during which Merck lost its place as the world's pre-eminent drug maker...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
Insurer Ex-Chief Is Called Target of Stock Inquiry
Prosecutors are investigating whether Maurice Greenberg, the former chief of the American International Group, orchestrated a manipulation of the company's stock price...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
I.B.M. Job Cuts Will Hit Europe Especially Hard
I.B.M.'s job cuts will fall heaviest on Germany, France, Britain and Italy, where the costs are high and growth prospects have been dim...
New York Times - May 6, 2005
NFL: Fields ruled out for season
Carolina's Mark Fields will miss the 2005 NFL season because of illness...
BBC News - May 6, 2005
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