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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 September 2006:
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Al Qaeda's order to kill Americans
The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has urged his followers to kill at least one American in the next two weeks using a sniper rifle, explosive or "whatever the battle may require," according to an audiotape that aired Thursday on Al-Jazeera...
CNN - September 7, 2006
New bombings kill 20 in Baghdad
Insurgent attacks rip across Baghdad, killing at least 20 people, while 24 bodies are found dumped in the capital -- killings that bore the hallmarks of sectarian violence...
CNN - September 7, 2006
Vegetative Patient Shows Signs of Awareness, Study Says
The finding could have far-reaching consequences for how unconscious patients are cared for and diagnosed...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Designs Unveiled for Freedom Tower’s Neighbors
The designs offered the most comprehensive picture to date of what the finished complex might — just might — look like six years from now...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Bush Urges Congress to Pass Surveillance Bill
As the president was speaking, Democrats denounced his anti-terrorism policies on Capitol Hill...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Chairman of Online Casino Arrested in N.Y.
Law enforcement officers last night arrested Peter Dicks, chairman of the board of SportingBet...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
U.A.W. President Warns Against Health Cuts at Chrysler
The union’s president, Ron Gettelfinger, warned against the kind of cuts accepted by unions at G.M. and Ford last year...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Brokers and Builders Offer Warning on Housing Market
A real estate group issued a pessimistic outlook and two major builders said their profits will not meet expectations...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Oil prices ease to five-month low
Oil prices drop to a five-month low of $67 a barrel as figures reveal a sharp rise in supplies of gasoline in the US...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
Tennis: Davydenko beats Haas
Nikolay Davydenko recovers from two sets down to beat Tommy Haas in the US Open quarter-finals...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
'Mermaid' girl's legs separated
A girl born in Peru with fused legs has a successful second operation which should let her walked unaided...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
Blair: I will resign within a year
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he will resign from office within a year, but has refused to set a date for his departure. Blair, whose political future has been the focus of heated debate in his own Labour Party, says the party's annual conference later this month will be his last...
CNN - September 7, 2006
New bombings kill 19 in Baghdad
Insurgent attacks rip across Baghdad, killing at least 19 people, while four bodies are found dumped in the capital -- killings that bore the hallmarks of sectarian violence...
CNN - September 7, 2006
Case of missing Air Force woman called 'worrying'
Kyrgyzstan's top police official said Thursday he does not believe a U.S. Air Force officer who disappeared in Bishkek two days ago was kidnapped, but an Interior Ministry official called circumstances in the case "worrying."...
CNN - September 7, 2006
GOP divided over detainee rights, tribunals
The GOP is once again divided over how the nation should treat its most dangerous terror suspects, setting up a showdown in Congress just weeks away from elections when all members will try to sell themselves as tough on terror...
CNN - September 7, 2006
Man Held in Phoenix May Be Tied to Killings
A man arrested in Phoenix in connection with a sexual assault may be a suspect in a series of murders there, according to the police...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Ex-Clinton Officials Slam 9/11 Mini-Series
The officials wrote to Disney's chief to say that “The Path to 9/11” was fraught with errors...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Clean-up workers feel effects
Nearly seven out of 10 Ground Zero workers have suffered lung problems during or after work there, according to the largest study on 9/11-related health effects...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
Blair to confirm quitting, no date
Trying to quell politically damaging turmoil snowballing within the ranks of his own Labor Party, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce shortly that he will leave office within a year...
CNN - September 7, 2006
Second Drug Test Appears to Exonerate Jones
Sprinter Marion Jones was facing a ban after her first sample indicated use of the blood-boosting drug EPO, but her lawyer said her second sample tested negative...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Fire Aboard Russian Nuclear Sub Kills Two
The fire shut down the vessel's nuclear reactor but caused no damage, and there was no radiation leak, officials are reported to have said...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Legislation: Proposal for New Tribunals Would Hew to the First Series
A measure President Bush proposed would create tribunals similar to those that the Supreme Court rejected in June...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Sportingbet chairman held in US
The chairman of UK-based gambling firm Sportingbet is due to appear in a US court later, after being arrested in Dallas...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
Oil steadies near five-month low
Oil prices steady after a fall off in US demand saw them hit their lowest levels for five months...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
Latino tale wows US
Low budget film Quinceanera, which centres around a Mexican girl's 15th birthday celebrations in Los Angeles, is a surprise hit in the US...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
Storm breaks over attack on Irwin
Comments by academic Germaine Greer on the death of wildlife TV star Steve Irwin have triggered a storm of anger. Greer, best known for her feminist book "The Female Eunuch," said Wednesday Irwin was an "embarrassment" and a "self-deluded animal torturer."...
CNN - September 7, 2006
Gene Called Link Between Life Span and Cancers
Biologists have uncovered a gene that switches off stem cells as a person ages...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Ex-Governor of Illinois Gets 6½ Years in Prison
George Ryan was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for racketeering and fraud...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Second Test Said to Clear Jones
Sprinter Marion Jones was facing a ban after her first sample indicated use of the blood-boosting drug EPO...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Mrs. Astor’s Guardian Says Son May Have Mishandled Millions
A court-appointed guardian is investigating whether Brooke Astor’s son improperly obtained about $14 million...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
The Overview: President Moves 14 Held in Secret to Guantánamo
The announcement was the first time President Bush had acknowledged the existence of secret C.I.A. prisons abroad...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
News Analysis: A Challenge From Bush to Congress
The president is calculating that with an election near, neither party will deny him the power to detain and try suspects his way...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
9/11 Polls Find Lingering Fears in New York City
Outside of New York, however, Americans seem to have adjusted to a “new normal,” two Times/CBS News polls suggest...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
World Business Briefing: Third Round of Trade Talks in Asia
The United States and South Korea began a third round of free trade talks in Seattle, hoping to make progress toward an accord that could be the biggest of its kind for the United States since the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 1994. Critics from both countries planned demonstrations throughout the week, protesting what they characterize as an unfair bias in favor of multinational corporations with only token attention to issues like workers’ rights and environmental protections. Wendy Cutler, the chief United States negotiator, is leading a team of more than 100 representatives from about 20 government agencies. South Korea sent 200 representatives...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
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New York Times - September 7, 2006
Advertising: Magazines Going to the Web to Get Students to Read
A new initiative will deliver magazine subscriptions to college students via e-mail as a way to introduce them to a digital format that might stand up to print...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Friends Don’t Always Make Good Partners
A fine balance needed to both make a business succeed and retain a friendship...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
World Business Briefing: Canada: Interest Rate Is Held Steady
The Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged, saying the economy remained on track despite slower growth and the increased risk posed by a downturn in the United States housing market. The central bank left its key overnight rate at 4.25 percent for the second consecutive time after raising rates seven times between September 2005 and May of this year. Markets had widely expected the bank to hold rates steady. In a statement, the bank was not as dovish as had been expected, leaving analysts less sure about its next moves...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
World Business Briefing: Retailer Rejects Acquisition Bid
Coles Myer, the Australian retailer, rejected a $13 billion offer from buyout firms led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company as too low. The offer, 14.50 Australian dollars ($11.16) a share, “substantially undervalued” the company, said Coles Myer’s chairman, Richard H. Allert. The bidding group, which includes Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group, wanted management backing for the offer, Mr. Allert said. Coles Myer, which is based in Melbourne, has about 35 percent of Australia’s grocery market, and Woolworths, based in Sydney, has about 40 percent...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
World Business Briefing: Australian Economic Growth Slowed in Quarter
Australia’s economy grew at its slowest pace in three years in the second quarter as higher interest rates and record fuel prices curbed consumer spending. The gross domestic product rose 0.3 percent from the first quarter, the Bureau of Statistics said. Consumer spending slowed, rising 0.6 percent in the second quarter after increasing 0.9 percent in the first quarter, the report showed. A drop in inventories subtracted 0.7 percentage point from growth in the quarter, and net exports subtracted 0.2 percentage point from growth. First-quarter growth was revised lower to 0.7 percent from 0.9 percent. Also, the Reserve Bank of Australia left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6 percent...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Dorothy Harmsen, 91, a Creator of the Jolly Rancher Candy Line, Dies
Dorothy Harmsen was a co-founder of the Jolly Rancher Candy Company and the owner of one of the nation’s largest private collections of art of the American West...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
World Business Briefing: Britain: Layoffs at Kellogg
The Kellogg Company said that it would cut about 220 jobs at its factory in Manchester, England, to counter rising expenses for fuel and commodities. Eliminating the hourly and salaried positions will cost $60 million, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The jobs will be eliminated through severance and voluntary retirement, Kellogg said. The chief financial officer, Jeffrey M. Boromisa, said cost cuts including the reductions in Manchester would lower 2006 earnings by about $90 million, or 15 cents a share. Kellogg, based in Battle Creek, Mich., employs more than 1,000 people in Manchester where it makes corn flakes and other of its cereals, said Sam Fulton, a spokesman for Kellogg in Britain...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
World Business Briefing: France: LVMH Profit Surges
The luxury goods maker LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton posted a sharp increase in its first-half earnings, helped by more stable international currency markets and strong sales from its wines and spirits, fashion and leather goods, and perfumes and cosmetic divisions. The company reported a first-half net profit of 817 million euros ($1.05 billion), up 46 percent from 559 million euros in the period last year. Operating profit jumped to 1.26 billion euros ($1.61 billion), up 35 percent from 935 million euros ($1.19 billion), the company said. LVMH, which is based in Paris, also reported a 13 percent jump in its first-half revenue to 6.97 billion euros ($8.92 billion), up from 6.17 billion euros a year earlier...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Apple Updates iMac Desktop Computers
Apple Computer announced Wednesday that it was updating its most popular desktop computer, the iMac,...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
S.E.C. Warns Lucent of a Possible Suit
Lucent Technologies has been notified by the S.E.C. that it may be sued over a previously disclosed investigation of its operations in China...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
PlayStation 3 Won’t Reach Europe Till ’07
Sony said it would delay the European introduction of its PlayStation 3 machine because of inadequate supplies of a component...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
U.S. Seeking Shift in Law in Lay’s Case
The Justice Department asked Congress to help it make one more attempt to recover the more than $40 million from Kenneth L. Lay’s estate...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Economic Scene: China Is Big Trouble for the U.S. Balance of Trade, Right? Well, Not So Fast
Contrary to popular opinion, China may be good for our trade balance...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Options Data Sought From Home Depot
Home Depot said that federal prosecutors had requested information regarding its stock options practices...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Shares Retreat as Labor Costs Rekindle Inflation Fears
Stocks suffered their biggest loss since July after the government said labor costs climbed, reviving concern about rising interest rates...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
I.B.M. to Build Supercomputer Powered by Video Game Chips
The Department of Energy awarded I.B.M. a contract to build a supercomputer using chips designed for the coming PlayStation 3...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Rivals May Challenge a Proposed Vivendi-Bertelsmann Deal
Bertelsmann agreed to sell its music publishing business to a French rival, Vivendi, but an association of independent competitors immediately promised to challenge the deal...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Trial Is Scheduled in Enron Case
A federal judge set the trial for three former British bankers to face Enron-related fraud charges for next year...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Spitzer Drops Some Parts of Suit Against Former A.I.G. Chief
The complaint was narrowed to focus on claims that company’s former chief masked underwriting losses with sham transactions...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
With a Little Stealth, Just About Anyone Can Get Phone Records
Legislators, regulators and the phone industry are all considering ways to clamp down on unauthorized releases of phone records like those in the Hewlett-Packard case...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Congress Is Urged to Hold Off Acting on Options and Pay
Two Senate committees asked whether there was more Congress could do to clean up the options backdating scandal and rein in soaring executive pay...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Ford and G.M. Talk of Quality as They Try to Court Buyers
Ford and General Motors have announced plans to offer extended warranties to battle the perception of poor quality that have plagued American vehicles...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
David Pogue: In a Sea of Cellphones, a Pearl
The new BlackBerry Pearl is a do-everything phone that comes closer to the perfect cellphone than anything before it...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Market Place: An Innovative Heart Device Is Still Short of Lucrative
The F.D.A. approved the first implantable, self-sufficient artificial heart but it is too large to fit into more than half of male patients and 80 percent of women...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Ex-Officials of Justice Dept. Oppose Prosecutors’ Tactic in Corporate Criminal Cases
Former Justice Department officials have asked the U.S. attorney general to curtail the tactics of federal prosecutors that encourage the disclosure of legal communications to avoid indictment...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
A Board in Need of an Emily Post
The boardroom clashes at Hewlett-Packard have advisers talking: Should what happens in the boardroom stay in the boardroom?...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Labor Costs Shake a Pillar of Fed Policy
A new report suggested that the threat of higher inflation had not diminished and that it may take more monetary restraint to hold prices down...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Taking the Wheel
After 37 years at Boeing, Ford’s new chief executive, Alan R. Mulally must quickly get up to speed during one of the company’s most severe financial crises...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Merck Inquiry Backs Conduct Over Vioxx
An investigator hired by the company’s board found that Merck took “reasonable steps” to research Vioxx’s health risks...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Leak, Inquiry and Resignation Rock a Boardroom
A battle on Hewlett-Packard’s board is the latest episode in a soap opera that began with the C.E.O.’s ouster in 2005...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Nasdaq Is Planning to Start an Options Exchange in 2007
Nasdaq will start an options exchange to capitalize on a growing market whose competitors and structure are rapidly changing...
New York Times - September 7, 2006
Athletics: Jones cleared after test
Marion Jones is cleared of doping allegations after her 'B' sample tests negative...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
US smashes 'fake Nike gang'
The US says it has smashed a gang planning to smuggle 135,000 fake Nike shoes from China into the US...
BBC News - September 7, 2006
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