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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 August 2005:
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Discovery returns
The space shuttle Discovery touched down Tuesday morning, completing NASA's first shuttle mission since Columbia broke apart during re-entry in February 2003...
CNN - August 9, 2005
Shuttle lands safely in California
The space shuttle Discovery touches down in California, completing NASA's first shuttle mission since Columbia broke apart during re-entry in February 2003...
CNN - August 9, 2005
Bush economic team meets
Treasury Secretary John Snow and other members of President Bush's economic team are meeting today in Texas, preparing to map out a fall agenda. Snow said Monday that Social Security will be a key topic, as will discussions about potential changes to the tax code...
CNN - August 9, 2005
IAEA seeks Iran solution
The International Atomic Energy Agency has indicated its board of governors will ask Iran to rescind its decision to resume its uranium enrichment program...
CNN - August 9, 2005
Shuttle Lands, Safely Ending First Mission Since Columbia
The landing was detoured to California after storms in Cape Canaveral prevented the shuttle from returning to its home base...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Four in 9/11 Plot Are Called Tied to Qaeda in '00
In 2000, a military intelligence unit identified Mohammed Atta and three other future Sept. 11 hijackers as likely members of a cell of Al Qaeda operating in the U.S...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Christian Groups Press Bush About North Korea
A sobering exhibit at a Christian music festival in Texas was part of a growing movement to press the White House on human rights in North Korea...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Taxi Partitions, Born of Danger, May Be Set for a Makeover
The taxi partition is being rethought in a New York City where crime is down and passenger demand comfort is ever greater...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Peter Jennings, Globe-Trotting Correspondent and ABC News Anchor, Is Dead at 67
Peter Jennings, a high school dropout from Canada, transformed himself into one of the most recognized journalists on American television...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
An Interpublic Executive Takes His Dispute Public
An Interpublic Executive...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
World Business Briefing
ASIA...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
E*Trade Is Buying a Rival
E*Trade, the online broker, said that it would buy its rival Harrisdirect from the BMO Financial Group of Canada for $700 million in cash...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Primedia to Sell Its Business Information Division
The magazine publisher Primedia said Monday that it had agreed to sell its business information division to a buyout firm for $385 million...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
A Mainstream Brand Tiptoes Toward the Quirky
Agencies that specialize in creative campaigns are enjoying growing success in helping mainstream companies, like Old Navy, reach consumers in new ways...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Mexico Opening Air Travel to More Than the Wealthy
The Mexican government, which has had a virtual lock on domestic air travel, is selling its two national airlines and is authorizing as many as five budget airlines...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
A Hip Hotel That Insists It's Really Quite Mainstream
Most self-proclaimed hip boutique hotels cater to business travelers, but the Gansevoort in the meatpacking district of Manhattan isn't coy about saying so...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Investors Beat a Retreat as Oil Prices Hit a New High
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Jetrosexuals?
JETROSEXUALS? Virgin Atlantic Airways, never a sluggard when it comes to promotion, has a new gimmick: a contest to choose the most influential...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
A Nasdaq Trading Change
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
F.C.C. to Scrutinize 'Pay to Play' in Radio
The Federal Communications Commission will investigate the "pay to play" practices brought to light by Sony BMG Music Entertainment's settlement with the New York attorney general...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Disney Ruling Is Expected
A decision is expected Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against the Walt Disney board by shareholders angered by the severance package paid to Michael S. Ovitz...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Nortel Networks Says Earnings Nearly Tripled in Quarter
Nortel Networks, which is trying to recover from an accounting scandal, said Monday that its second-quarter profit nearly tripled as revenue increased...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
John H. Johnson, 87, Founder of Ebony, Dies
John H. Johnson started the empire that included Ebony and Jet magazines and made him one of the nation's most powerful black businessmen...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
G.M. Thrives in China With Small, Thrifty Vans
General Motors has hit on a formula that has propelled it to the leading spot in Chinese car sales: $5,000 minivans that get 43 miles to the gallon...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Kerr-McGee Sells North Sea Oil Units
The Kerr-McGee Corporation has agreed to sell all of its British North Sea oil and gas interests to help pay for a share buyback intended to fend off Carl C. Icahn...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Pathologist Backs Merck in Vioxx Trial
Dr. Thomas M. Wheeler told jurors in the nation's first Vioxx-related civil trial that clogged arteries led to a Texas man's death from an irregular heartbeat...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
S.E.C. Accuses Former Citigroup Executives of Securities Fraud
Regulators accused two former Citigroup executives of securities fraud yesterday, contending that they shortchanged mutual fund investors by denying them certain discounts...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Civil Action Possible for Chase in Health Care Provider Case
By Reuters...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Acquisition of Medical Lab
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Expert Panel Gives Advice That Surprises a Drug Maker
Call it the advisory committee that keeps on giving advice...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Court Rules for Jury Trial in Audit Suit
In a closely watched legal case, PricewaterhouseCoopers may have to face a California jury - despite a contract that had ruled out a jury trial...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
A Supplier of Parts Seeks Help From G.M.
The chief executive of Delphi, the big auto parts supplier, said the company might seek bankruptcy protection if it did not considerably reduce its labor costs...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Whirlpool Raises Maytag Bid to $20 a Share, Adding $2
The Whirlpool Corporation yesterday raised its bid for the Maytag Corporation, its competitor in the appliance market, to $1.62 billion in cash and stock...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Your Very Own Personal Air Fare
Hundreds of thousands of computer users receive online alerts offering discounts on airfares, but many customers could end up paying more than they have in the past...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Gas Allowances From Fantasyland
With reimbursement rates for business travel far below the actual cost of gasoline, corporate America is basically asking its workers to subsidize high gas prices...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Wal-Mart Asks Court to Narrow Bias Suit
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8 (Bloomberg News) - Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn a ruling that could allow as many as 1.6 million female workers to seek damages for discrimination...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Productivity Growth Slowed to 2.2% in Second Quarter
Productivity growth was down from 3.2 percent in the first quarter and slowed less than economists had expected...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Shares of Delta Air Lines Sink After Two More Executives Resign
The airline plans to file an update on its financial situation with the S.E.C. at the close of business this afternoon...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Reluctant ABC Faces Its Nights After Jennings
ABC has adopted a wait-and-see approach to addressing the crucial question of who will succeed Peter Jennings as anchor...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
The Stent Is a Superstar, but What About an Encore?
Boston Scientific's artery stent has transformed the company into a cash-rich powerhouse - but one dependent on a single product for more than half its earnings...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Today's Insider Trading Suspect May Wear a Lab Coat
Scrutiny of trading based on advance knowledge of drug trial results may be moving from executive suites to clinics...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Yahoo Said to Be in Talks With China E-Commerce Company
Yahoo is in negotiations to acquire a stake in Alibaba.com. The deal could be one of the largest foreign investments in a Chinese technology company...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Oil Prices, Amid Global Concerns, Surge to a Record
Crude prices began the week by hitting a record $64 a barrel, pushed higher by concerns over Middle East supplies and refinery shutdowns in the U.S...
New York Times - August 9, 2005
Delta dives on bankruptcy fears
Shares in Delta Air Lines take another hit after an analyst advises clients to sell the stock on bankruptcy fears...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Drop in ads hits US radio group
US radio network group Clear Channel Communications blames a drop in profits on a cut back in advertisements...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Athletics: Gatlin seeks second gold
Day four's action at the World Championships is suspended because of heavy storms...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Tennis: Two-year ban for Canas
World number 10 Guillermo Canas is banned for two years after testing positive for a banned diuretic...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
NHL: Gretzky to begin coaching
NHL legend Wayne Gretzky is named the new coach of the Phoenix Coyotes...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
New disappeared charges in Chile
Chile's former secret police chief, already in jail, is charged over the disappearance of eight more activists...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
'Record' bank robbery in Brazil
Thieves in Brazil tunnel into a bank and steal $65m - the biggest bank heist in the nation's history, police say...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
NYC tests for biochemical attack
New York City launches a major exercise to try to test the effects of a biochemical attack on the city...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Colombia trio 'will serve term'
The Colombian government has said it will not let three on-the-run Irish republicans escape justice...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
US reopens Mexico consulate
The US reopens its consulate in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo, blighted by drugs-related violence...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Surprise German visit from Willis
Actor Bruce Willis makes a surprise call at the house in Germany where he was born 50 years ago...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Black publishing magnate dies
John Johnson, founder of a publishing empire that helped changed the portrayal of black Americans, has died aged 87...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Canada snaps up hi-tech radar
A Canadian airport is to be the first to install a radar system that can detect debris on the runway...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
US spurns Chavez's spying claims
Washington rejects claims by Venezuela's leader that US drug agents were spying on his country...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
Singer Ferrer buried in Havana
The veteran Buena Vista Social Club singer Ibrahim Ferrer is buried, the third band member to die in two years...
BBC News - August 9, 2005
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