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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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Girls found in woods stabbed to death
Two girls, both under 10 and described as best friends, were today found killed in a wooded park near a small Illinois town. The area coroner said Laura Hobbs and Krystal Tobias died from "stab wounds" but were not sexually assaulted...
CNN - May 9, 2005
Bush arrives in Georgia
President Bush arrives in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, where he was greeted by Mikhail Saakashvili, who gained power in the 2003 peaceful "Rose Revolution". The 5-day trip is partly aimed at promoting democratic ideals...
CNN - May 9, 2005
Girls found in woods died from stab wounds
Police launched a homicide investigation after the bodies of two girls were found Monday in a park near Zion, Illinois, a small town north of Chicago, officials said. At a news conference, the coroner said the girls died from "stab wounds."...
CNN - May 9, 2005
Gay and Straight Men React Differently to Sexual Odors
New research shows that men and women respond differently to odors that may be involved in sexual arousal, and homosexual men respond in the same way as women...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Fire Chief Challenges City Policy on Hazardous Material Incidents
The chief of the New York Fire Department said that it "makes no sense" to put police in charge of hazardous material incidents...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Christian Rock for Muslims
A Christian rock festival, which was held last weekend in Morocco, caused mixed reactions amongst the locals...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
GE doubles spend on green agenda
General Electric is to spend $1.5bn a year on "greener" technology and substantially cut its own emissions...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Former Disney directors sue firm
Two ex-directors of Walt Disney sue the firm claiming its board made false statements over the selection of a new chief executive...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
House arrest for Ecuador's Noboa
Ecuador puts former President Gustavo Noboa under house arrest over his handling of foreign debt talks...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Study: Traffic jams worsening
If getting stuck in traffic makes you want to roll down your car window and scream, look no further than another of those studies to find the bad news: Gridlock is getting worse...
CNN - May 9, 2005
U.S. hits 'foreign fighters' near Iraq-Syrian border
U.S. forces battled "insurgents and foreign fighters" this weekend near Iraq's border with Syria, the military said today, killing at least 75 people in 24 hours. In a statement, the military said the fighting was located in the Al Jazirah Desert, a region known as a smuggling route...
CNN - May 9, 2005
Bush joins Putin to mark war's end
President George W. Bush is given a seat of honor for celebrations in Moscow's Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II...
CNN - May 9, 2005
Big Online Brokers in Talks About Possible Takeovers
A takeover skirmish among three of the nation's largest online stock brokerages erupted over the weekend, potentially leading to a significant reorganization of the industry...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Duke Agrees to Buy Cinergy in Deal Valued at $9 Billion
The acquisition creates a company with 5.4 million customers and operations in two-thirds of the U.S., as well as in Canada and Latin America...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
NFL: Brady to stay with Patriots
New England quarterback Tom Brady signs a new six-year $60m deal...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Shootings trial collapses in US
A judge declares a mistrial in the case of a man accused of a dozen shootings in the US state of Ohio...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Afghan pop singer dies in Canada
Afghan pop singer Nusrat Parsa has died after being attacked following a concert in Canada, police say...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Bush gets seat of honor at Red Square celebrations
President Bush was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Moscow's Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. He joined Russian President Putin for today's parade and ceremonies, putting aside recent tensions between Washington and Moscow...
CNN - May 9, 2005
U.S. offensive near Syria kills 75
U.S. forces have launched an offensive against "insurgents and foreign fighters" near Iraq's border with Syria, killing at least 75 of them in the first 24 hours of the operation, the U.S. military said Monday...
CNN - May 9, 2005
WSJ editions join tabloid trend
The European and the Asian editions of The Wall Street Journal are to shrink from broadsheet to tabloid, it is announced...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
NBA: Heat scorch Wizards
Miami beat Washington and San Antonio down Seattle in the NBA play-off semi-finals...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Bush marking victory in Europe
President Bush will attend a celebration in Moscow's Red Square Monday marking 60 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II -- putting aside recent tensions between the U.S. and Russia. On Sunday, Bush met with Putin and addressed U.S. concerns that Russia is moving away from democracy...
CNN - May 9, 2005
Putting aside tensions
President Bush and Rusian President Vladimir Putin will attend a celebration in Moscow's Red Square Monday marking 60 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II -- putting aside recent tensions between the U.S. and Russia...
CNN - May 9, 2005
A Forest of Pillars, Recalling the Unimaginable
The quiet abstraction and stark physical presence of the memorial in Berlin memorializes past sufferings but also forces us to acknowledge the Holocaust's relevance today...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
States Propose Sweeping Changes to Trim Medicaid by Billions
The plans provide guidance to Congress, which endorsed a budget blueprint that would cut projected Medicaid spending by $10 billion over the next five years...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Case of Cuban Exile Could Test the U.S. Definition of Terrorist
Luis Posada Carriles, who is a symbol for the armed anti-Castro movement, is seeking political asylum in the U.S...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Row of Loosely Guarded Targets Lies Just Outside New York City
Terrorism experts call a chlorine gas plant in northern New Jersey the deadliest target in the most dangerous two miles in the U.S...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
A New Use for Two Older Drugs
The active ingredient in Avanir's drug Neurodex is dextromethorphan, which is found in cough suppressants like Robitussin-DM...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
A Wealth of Materials That Say 'Material Wealth'
New colors and new choices of leather and steel have brought a new approach to interior décor, especially to American vehicles...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Ex-Saatchi Executive Seeks End to Lawsuit
Ex-Saatchi Executive...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
From the Report
An internal committee at The New York Times has made specific recommendations to improve the paper's credibility with readers. They include the following:...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Mission Accomplished, a Journal Folds
Along with Commentary, The Public Interest became one of the intellectual pillars of neo-conservatism. Now, it it is closing...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
No New Refineries in 29 Years? There Might Well Be a Reason
In a remote Arizona patch, one man is attempting something that has not been done for 29 years in the U.S. He is trying to build an oil refinery...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Even Superheroes Can Use Some Buffing of the Brand
DC Comics is unveiling a new logo. The old version had been on the covers of DC Comics since the mid-1970’s...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Deal for Cellphone Stake
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
A Band Makes its Case Against Record Label
Linkin Park says it is researching how it might legally sever its contract with Warner, which calls for the band to deliver four more albums...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
South African Bank Accepts Barclays Bid
Absa Group, South Africa's biggest consumer lender, accepted a sweetened $5.4 billion takeover offer from Barclays of Britain...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Political Drama Abounds in Trial Involving Mrs. Clinton's Hollywood Fund-Raiser
David F. Rosen goes on trial this week on charges that he illegally underreported the cost of a benefit for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasury's schedule of financing this week includes today's regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction tomorrow of four-week bills and a three-year note. On Wednesday and Thursday, there will be an auction of 5-year and 10-year notes, respectively...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Economic Calendar
Today...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Stock Offerings This Week
The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Cable Shows Are Stealing Male Viewers From Broadcast TV
In late-night television, young men are slowly turning the channel from the broadcast networks to cable...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Venezuela Seeks Taxes From Oil Companies
President Hugo Chávez said that foreign oil companies working in the country must pay taxes he insists they owe, or else leave...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Disneyland's First Workers Mark Its 50 Years and Offer Some Advice
The true stars at a celebration of Disneyland’s 50th anniversary were the employees who worked there when it opened...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Your Internet Search Results, in the Round
Grokker software, which displays a Web search as a series of categories on a circular map, will now run as a Java plug-in for browsers...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
So Many Paparazzi, So Few Coveted Shots
Recent photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on a beach in Kenya sold for $500,000. Still, the price for celebrity photos seems to be on the decline...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Tax on Fast Food Proposed in Detroit
DETROIT, May 8 (AP) - Faced with a $300 million budget hole, Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick wants to ask Detroit voters to approve a 2 percent tax on fast food in addition to the 6 percent state sales tax on restaurant meals...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
ABC's Morning Show Is Adding a Co-Host
ABC plans to announce that Robin Roberts, the news reader on "Good Morning America" on ABC since 2002, is being made a co-host of the program...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Abroad, The Wall Street Journal Will Be a Tabloid
The Wall Street Journal plans to convert its money-losing European and Asian editions to a tabloid format in October...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Some Ideas for Advertising’s Future
At an advertising industry conference, an executive proposed a radical overhaul of advertising rates so that "good advertising would cost less and bad advertising would cost more."...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Put (Almost) Anything on a Stamp
The Postal Service will once again try letting consumers print customized stamps after an earlier trial ran into some trouble...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Chip Maker Develops Denser Storage Method
Matrix Semiconductor plans to announce a breakthrough in one-gigabit chips...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
On Social Security, a Search for Rivals
Having now outlined his approach to Social Security, President Bush is trying to turn the focus to another aspect of the debate: where are the Democrats?...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
A Holiday of No Phone Bills and Now the Hangover
Problems with a billing system at Bell Mobility of Canada caused headaches for the company and its customers...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Venture Capital Streams Into Internet Phone Company
Vonage is expected to announce that it has raised $200 million in new private investments, one of the largest single rounds of venture capital financing in the last decade...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Marketing a Disease, and Also a Drug to Treat It
Avanir hopes that a drug will win federal approval to treat uncontrollable laughing or crying. But does the condition warrant drug therapy?...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Skeptics Take Another Look at Social Sites
Industry watchers are wondering if there is an answer to the big question looming over social networking companies: how will they make money?...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Times Panel Proposes Steps to Build Credibility
To build readers' confidence, an internal committee at The New York Times has recommended taking several steps, including having senior editors write about the workings of the paper...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Broadcasters May Seek Congress's Help in HDTV Anti-Piracy Effort
A court ruling last Friday could give broadcasters the opportunity to make good on threats to withdraw HDTV programs from over-the-air TV unless they can be protected from piracy...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Changes Made to Reserves, Ex-Employee of A.I.G. Says
Executives at the American International Group regularly made changes to its reserves to help meet profit goals, according to a former employee...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Fraud Complaint Expected Against General Re Executive
The S.E.C. told Richard Napier, a senior executive at General Re Corporation, that it planned to file a civil securities fraud complaint against him...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
'IRA influence' in Farc attacks
The head of Colombia's armed forces says recent Marxist rebel attacks show influence of three captured IRA members...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
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