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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 2007:
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U.S. official: Voice on video is of bin Laden
Initial analysis indicates the voice on a recently released videotape is that of Osama bin Laden, a U.S. official told CNN. Under scrutiny is whether the tape is old or new, sources said Friday. However, some date references, including a mention of the Democrats gaining the majority in Congress, indicate the tape is recent. full story...
CNN - September 7, 2007
Sources: Petraeus wants no troop cuts till spring
The top U.S. commander in Iraq will recommend to President Bush that current U.S. troop levels be maintained in Iraq through next spring, according to U.S. military officials. full story...
CNN - September 7, 2007
City Room: Police Officer Is Shot in Bronx
A police officer was shot on an elevated subway platform in the Bronx...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
The Caucus Blog: Barack on Broadway
Some of Broadway's biggest wheels are holding a fund-raiser for Barack Obama later this month...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Judge Rejects Dismissal of Charges in Bell Case
Three detectives are charged in the shooting of Sean Bell, a 23-year-old man who died in a volley of police gunfire in Queens on his wedding day in November...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
The Lede Blog: Hopes Fade in Search for Fossett
Close friends say the mood is subdued at Flying M Ranch...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
City Room: City Unveils Grisly Antismoking Ads
The latest antismoking campaign features graphic imagery, including an amputation...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Mother of Missing British Girl Named as Suspect
The mother of a British girl who vanished from a Portuguese holiday resort in May was formally named as a suspect in the case today...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Court Orders Iran to Pay for Lebanon Bombing
A federal judge ordered Iran to pay $2.65 billion to relatives of the American service members killed in a 1983 bombing in Lebanon...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Madeleine L?Engle, Children?s Writer, Is Dead
The author, best known for the children?s classic ?A Wrinkle in Time,? died Thursday at 88...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Talks in Duke Case as Ex-Prosecutor Goes to Jail
The students that Michael Nifong accused of rape were in talks with city officials in Durham, N.C., for a financial settlement and a package of law enforcement reforms...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Petraeus Calls Iraq War ?Exceedingly Complex?
In a letter to the troops, Gen. David H. Petraeus wrote that progress in pacifying the country has been uneven...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Congress Approves Student Loan Overhaul
The bill approved today by the House and Senate would sharply cut subsidies to lenders and increase grants to needy students...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
US Open Blog: Henin Defeats Another Williams
Justine Henin defeated Venus, the second Williams sister she faced in as many matches, on her way to the U.S. Open final against Svetlana Kuznetsova...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
America?s Mayor Goes to America
Rudy Giuliani has staked his campaign on the idea that he will keep America safe from terror the same way he kept New York City safe from crime ? with ruthless efficiency...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Harley-Davidson Cuts Profit Forecast
Dealer sales fell sharply in August and the motorcycle maker said it would cut shipments to those dealers for the remainder of the year...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Enron's Skilling Seeks New Trial
The imprisoned former Enron chief executive asked for a new trial, saying the Justice Department used incorrect legal theories and '?coercive and abusive tactics?' to win a conviction...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
[TS] Talking Business: The Case of the Subpar Smartphone
A ?non-geek? recounts the trials and tribulations of owning a Treo smartphone made by Palm...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Investment Firm Aims to Shake Up HSBC
Knight Vinke Asset Management, which has a track record of initiating change at large companies, has found its latest target in Europe?s biggest bank...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Beazer Receives Default Notices From Notes Trustee
Beazer, facing a deteriorating housing market and two probes related to its mortgage-origination business, said it believes the default notices are ?invalid and without merit.?...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
House Passes Bill to Revamp Patent Process
The legislation, supported by technology and financial services companies, would limit damage awards for patent infringement and grant patents to the first inventor to file an application...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Wyeth Faces Generic Rival to a Heartburn Drug
The heartburn drug Protonix could face early generic competition, after a federal judge cleared the way for a generic version of the medicine...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Countrywide to Cut Up to 12,000 Jobs
Countrywide, the nation?s largest mortgage lenders, has been struggling to deal with the troubles in the mortgage industry...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Chrysler Chief Sees Spillover From Housing Woes
Robert L. Nardelli said the problems were causing sales of cars and trucks to decline and would affect the automaker?s planning for the coming years...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Recession Fear Heightened as 4-Year Growth in Jobs Ends
A Labor Department report showed that the economy lost 4,000 jobs in August, suggesting that turmoil in the financial markets could be spreading...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Stocks Fall Sharply on Latest Economic Signals
Investors sought safety in government debt and gold as the latest job report raised fears that corporate profits will weaken...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
IndyMac calls time on loan excess
IndyMac Bancorp is the latest US mortgage lender to cut jobs as the credit crunch continues to bite...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Krispy Kreme sees woes continue
US doughnut giant Krispy Kreme reports a fall in income and widening losses for the second quarter of 2007...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Guantanamo medics 'fail patients'
US military doctors accused of ignoring abuse at Guantanamo bay, in a letter published in a British medical journal...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Jamaica confirms opposition win
Jamaica's electoral authorities confirm that the opposition Labour Party has won the general election...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Noriega suffers extradition blow
A US judge rules ex-Panama President Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France on laundering charges...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Prophet's 'lost boys' try to find themselves
Franky left behind three mothers and about three dozen siblings when he walked away from the polygamist sect of Warren Jeffs. He is one of the so-called "lost boys," struggling to adapt to the outside world. full story...
CNN - September 7, 2007
Report: Petraeus wants surge into spring
The top U.S. commander in Iraq says he wants to continue the troop buildup there until next spring, amid divisions in the Bush administration over whether to bring some forces home months earlier than that. full story...
CNN - September 7, 2007
City Room: A Seedy Landmark Goes Dark
Another victim of gentrification: the Playpen sex shop...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
On the Runway: Thom Browne?s American Pie
Anytime a designer examines American culture, right down to the red, white and blue bunting stripes, interests me. Much of Thom Browne?s spring 2008 collection will seem preposterous to people. And if this is your first glimpse at his small-sized silhouette, I can only imagine that you think the fashion world indeed a strange place. [...]...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Bits: Jobs Speaks the Truth About the iPhone
Apple wants to sell lots of iPhones this Christmas before its rivals catch up. Lower prices will help the company "go for it," as Mr. Jobs put it...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
US Open: A Tech Tour of Arthur Ashe Stadium
Deep under Arthur Ashe stadium is the Bat Cave: a place with no windows, but where anything countable in a tennis match is logged and computed...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Duke Prosecutor Reports to Jail
The former district attorney, Mike Nifong, reported to jail today to serve a 24-hour sentence for contempt of court...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Senate Passes Bill Raising College Aid
The Senate voted to increase college financial aid by cutting roughly $20 billion in government subsidies to banks and giving it to students...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Europe?s Bank Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged
Citing new economic uncertainties, the European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged at 4 percent and reduced its forecast for growth in Europe this year...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
4-Year Growth in Jobs Ends; Dow Off 200
Employers eliminated 4,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said today, showing that the job market was soft even as conditions in credit markets began to deteriorate...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Thompson aims for splash in 2008
As Republican Fred Thompson finally launches his campaign for the 2008 presidency, what kind of impact will he have?...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Consumer credit fears hit Harley
Legendary US motorbike maker Harley-Davidson cuts its sales forecasts as consumer spending fears mount...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
UN probes 'mislabelled chemicals'
Officials investigate why seemingly harmless chemicals were mistaken for bio-warfare agents at a UN building...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Rugby: France v Argentina
Argentina switch Stade Francais star Juan Martin Hernandez to fly-half for Friday's World Cup opener against hosts France...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100
The death toll from Hurricane Felix has risen to nearly 100, according to The Associated Press. The remote Central America coastline was ravaged by the powerful storm. full story...
CNN - September 7, 2007
Fugitive Political Fund-Raiser Arrested in Colorado
Norman Hsu, the Democratic donor who has twice been a fugitive from justice, was taken into custody by the F.B.I...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Two Biotech Companies Agree to Form a Joint Venture
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Isis Pharmaceuticals, expect to announce Friday an equally owned joint venture to develop drugs that work by blocking so-called micro-RNAs...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Delphi reaches settlement with GM
US car parts firm Delphi reaches a final settlement with its former parent company, General Motors...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Tennis: Ferrer cruises into semis
David Ferrer sweeps aside Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2 6-3 7-5 to reach the US Open semi-finals...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Fugitive Democratic donor caught
A major Democratic Party donor is arrested in the US after he missed a court hearing over a 1991 fraud conviction...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Petraeus mulls Iraq troop pullout
The top US commander in Iraq considers cutting troop numbers by about 4,000, media reports say...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Seven US soldiers killed in Iraq
The US military says four troops were killed in Anbar province and three in Nineveh province on Thursday...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Rescuers widen hunt for Fossett
Rescuers scouring the Nevada desert for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett widen their search area...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Fossett searchers working 'credible leads'
Rescuers have "four credible leads" in the search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett, a spokeswoman for the Nevada Civil Air Patrol said Thursday. The search covers a swath of land from Yerington, Nevada, near where Fossett, 63, took off Monday at 9 a.m. (noon ET), heading to Bishop, California full story...
CNN - September 7, 2007
Hurricane Felix death toll at 65
Officials in Central America are bracing for the worst as rescue workers begin reaching areas obliterated by Hurricane Felix. Casualty reports have yet to come in from at least 70 percent of villages along the Nicaraguan coast, and thousands of Miskito indians are unaccounted for in Honduras. full story...
CNN - September 7, 2007
Music: Next Stop ... Farm Aid
The city?s first Farm Aid concert in the 22 years will feature nearly two dozen roots-rock, country and jam bands, and also promote organic food production and consumption...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Virus Is Seen as Suspect in Death of Honeybees
A virus appears to be a prime suspect ? but not likely to be the only culprit ? in the mass die-offs of honeybees reported last fall and winter...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
11 Arrested in N.J. Corruption Inquiry
The officials were charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for promising municipal business to undercover officers posing as insurance brokers...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Senator?s Troubles Make a Rare Spotlight for Idaho
Idaho constituents says they are confused by the twists in the Senator Larry E. Craig case...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Disgraced Democratic Donor Arrested in Colorado
Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was arrested in Colorado late Thursday, after a judge issued an arrest warrant when he failed to show up for a court appearance related to a felony theft conviction...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Accuracy of 9/11 Health Reports Is Questioned
A small clinic that handled the cases of thousands of 9/11 recovery and cleanup workers is coming under scrutiny...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
For Thompson, Goal Is to Don Reagan Mantle
Fred D. Thompson is positioning himself as the ideological and stylistic heir of Ronald Reagan...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
News Agencies Boycott on Limits
The world?s three leading news agencies suspended coverage Thursday of the Rugby World Cup in a dispute with the sport?s governing body over media restrictions...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
?Young Frankenstein? Will Not Disclose Its Weekly Grosses
In an extremely rare exception, ?The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein? will not be included in the report of weekly grosses for Broadway shows...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
World Business Briefing: New Zealand: Dubai Ends Airport Bid
Dubai Aerospace Enterprises abandoned plans to buy control of Auckland International Airport, New Zealand?s largest airfield...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
World Business Briefing: Germany: Manufacturing Orders Fall
German manufacturing orders dropped the most in at least 16 years in July after a decline in sales of ships, trains and airplanes...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
World Business Briefing: China: Banks Told to Raise Reserves
China ordered banks to put aside more money as reserves for the seventh time this year to cool lending and investment after inflation accelerated to a 10-year high...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Murdoch Pay Listed
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of the News Corporation media conglomerate, received compensation valued at $24.3 million in the fiscal year ended June 30...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
World Business Briefing: Canada: A Deal by Royal Bank
A Royal Bank of Canada subsidiary, RBC Centura, said it had agreed to acquire the Alabama National BanCorporation in a $1.6 billion deal...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Insurer to Pay Fines
United Healthcare settled complaints about its past claims practices on Thursday, agreeing to pay $12 million in fines to 36 states and the District of Columbia...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
More Layoffs in Mortgage Industry
Lehman Brothers Holdings and the National City Corporation said yesterday that they would lay off more than 2,000 workers as the banks scale back their struggling mortgage businesses...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Critic of H&R Block?s Performance Is Elected to Board
The move puts more pressure on the company to close its subprime mortgage unit and shed other divisions not tied to the core tax business...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
New Loss for Home Builder
The luxury-home builder Hovnanian Enterprises reported its fourth consecutive quarterly loss on Thursday, citing continuing problems of credit availability and high inventory...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Rate of Home Foreclosures Hits Record
The rate of home loans in foreclosure rose to a record level in the second quarter of 2007 as more homeowners in California, Florida and other states could not refinance their adjustable-rate mortgages...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Shares Gain as Hopes Rise for a Rate Cut
The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 57.88 points, or 0.44 percent, as investors were more optimistic about the chances of cuts in interest rates...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Productivity Rises, Easing Inflation Worries
Worker productivity rebounded in the April-June quarter, growing at the fastest pace in nearly two years, while wage pressures eased, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
: Some Short-Term Canadian Debt Paper Is Snagged in Credit Crisis
Holders of a once-arcane and now troubled form of short-term debt may now find it converted in to notes with maturity dates measured in years...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Court Denies Class Status for Plaintiffs Against Merck
The New Jersey decision is a legal victory for Merck, which faces nearly 27,000 individual lawsuits from people claiming the drug Vioxx harmed them...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Advertising: A Brand Tries to Invite Thought
Hyundai Motor America is introducing a $150 million advertising campaign meant to improve the image of the Hyundai brand...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Interest Rate Unchanged as Banks Tighten Credit
Citing new economic uncertainties, the bank left its key interest rate unchanged at 4 percent, shifting course from a month ago when it signaled it would raise the rate...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
After Long Dispute, a Russian Starbucks
With the hiss of an espresso machine and a note in Russian explaining the meaning of tall, grande and venti, Starbucks opened its first coffee shop in Russia...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Toyota?s Top U.S. Executive Is Joining Chrysler
James E. Press has been lured away from Toyota to serve as Chrysler?s co-president as the company continues its transformation...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
As Housing Market Cools, Far Fewer Become Agents
When the housing market was booming, many rushed in to the residential real estate business. Now a growing number of agents are looking for other employment...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Pension Effect From Tax Plan Is Called Slight
A proposal to double the tax rate of executives at private equity firms would have negligible impact on the returns received by pensioners, specialists told Congress Thursday...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
IPhone Owners Crying Foul Over Price Cut
On Thursday, Apple C.E.O. Steven P. Jobs acknowledged that the company had abused its core customers? trust and extended a $100 store credit to the early iPhone buyers...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Toy Makers Seek Standards for U.S. Safety
After a series of recalls that have undermined public confidence, the nation?s largest toy makers are asking the government to impose mandatory testing standards...
New York Times - September 7, 2007
Rescuers scour desert for Fossett
David Willis flies over the area where rescue teams are searching for missing aviator Steve Fossett...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
US terror law 'unconstitutional'
A US court strikes down parts of the Patriot Act allowing the FBI to secretly access internet records...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
Hurricane Felix death toll rises
At least 100 people are now believed to have been killed by Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua and Honduras...
BBC News - September 7, 2007
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