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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 2006:
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U.N.: Hezbollah stronghold attack
U.N. observers report a major battle taking place around the Hezbollah stronghold of Khiyam near the border, with Israelis facing fierce resistance. An Israeli government spokesman denies the battle is the opening of a new front in the conflict...
CNN - August 9, 2006
TIME.com: Why the GOP is loving Lieberman's loss
At a time when the GOP should be back on its heels, Connecticut voters' rejection of a centrist Senator gives the party a potentially powerful new weapon to use against the Democrats this fall...
CNN - August 9, 2006
U.N.: Major battle for Hezbollah stronghold
Israel's Security Cabinet on Wednesday authorized the military to expand its campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Hours later, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared on Al-Manar television to accuse the Israeli military of war crimes...
CNN - August 9, 2006
Veterinarians Encouraged by Barbaro’s Progress
Barbaro’s fractured right hind leg is healing well, as is the hoof wall on his left hind leg...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Afghans Condemn Killing of Widow and Son
Taliban militants killed a widow and her 13-year-old son, accusing them of spying for the government and foreign troops in Helmand province, the Afghan government said today...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Day After Win, Lamont Gets Strong Support From Leaders
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, meanwhile, filed the paperwork for his independent re-election bid with Connecticut’s secretary of state...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
U.S. Captures 4 Iraqis Tied to Kidnapping of Journalist
Marines searched four houses where military officials now believe Jill Carroll was held captive...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Ex-Chiefs at Comverse Tied to Options Fraud
The government alleged that three former executives reaped millions for themselves and other employees...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Wal-Mart Agrees to Unionization in China
The world’s largest retailer relented after years of fighting unionization efforts at its stores...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Naples says sorry to US tourist
The mayor of Naples has apologised to a US tourist who was beaten up by local residents after being mugged...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
US stock options inquiry deepens
Three former bosses at voicemail software firm Comverse are charged with fraud as part of a US probe into stock options...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Israel widens Lebanon offensive
Israel's Security Cabinet votes to expand the military campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israeli ground forces are expected to push up to the Litani River, 18 miles inside Lebanon, to try to eliminate Hezbollah rocket launchers before any U.N. cease-fire resolution is passed...
CNN - August 9, 2006
Israel to widen Lebanon offensive
Israel's Security Cabinet recommended Wednesday that the Israel military expand its campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon...
CNN - August 9, 2006
Lieberman concedes, vows to run in November
Veteran Democrat Sen. Joe Lieberman rejected his party on Wednesday, vowing to fight November's election as an independent. Lieberman lost the Connecticut Democrat primary election to millionaire cable executive Ned Lamont by 52 percent to 48 percent...
CNN - August 9, 2006
Lieberman at odds with his own party
Democratic leaders Wednesday moved quickly to back Ned Lamont, the winner of the Connecticut primary. The move puts veteran Sen. Joe Lieberman, who has vowed to run as an independent, at odds with his own party...
CNN - August 9, 2006
4 Iraqis Arrested in Kidnapping of Journalist
The U.S. military identified several possible locations where Jill Carroll was held before being freed last March...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Lieberman Begins Race as Independent
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman filed the paperwork for his independent re-election bid with Connecticut’s secretary of state this morning...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Disney boosted by films and rides
US entertainment giant Walt Disney's profits jump thanks to a strong showing from film and theme park divisions...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Chilean copper talks continuing
Talks to end a strike at the world's largest copper mine in Chile are set to resume, after making little headway so far...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Ford heralds slow demise of SUV
Ford's top US executive says the firm must accept that large SUVs are going out of fashion in favour of smaller vehicles...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Goodell named as NFL commissioner
The National Football League appoints Roger Goodell as only its fourth commissioner since World War II...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Gatlin reveals his legal strategy
Justin Gatlin is hoping to get off his doping charge by using Wada's "exceptional circumstances" clause...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
9/11 film released across the US
Cinemagoers get their first chance to see Oliver Stone's World Trade Center film as it is released in the US...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Penguins in Texas highway crash
Twenty-five penguins, tropical fish and an octopus spill on to a Texas highway after their truck overturns...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Partial recount begins in Mexico
A partial recount of July's disputed presidential election in Mexico gets under way, as protests continue...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Israeli tanks stream into Lebanon
Israeli helicopter gunships took the fight in Lebanon to the country's largest Palestinian refugee camp, hours before Israel is to consider expanding its military campaign against Hezbollah in the south...
CNN - August 9, 2006
Europe: Britain: Broadcast Executive Steps Down
ITV, the British commercial broadcaster, said its chief executive, Charles Allen, left, would step down Oct. 1 after sharp declines in viewership and advertising sales at the company’s flagship channel, ITV1. The announcement ends weeks of speculation about Mr. Allen and ITV, which has been hit hard by the exodus of viewers from traditional broadcast channels to digital alternatives and the Internet. As ITV’s shares have slumped, the company has become a takeover target, and analysts say Mr. Allen’s departure could revive talk about a possible sale. ITV named John Cresswell, its finance director, as interim chief executive...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Europe: Russia: Goldman Issued Trading License
Russia’s financial markets watchdog said it had granted Goldman Sachs a license to trade securities in Russia as top investment banks flock to profit from the country’s soaring markets. Goldman, one of Wall Street’s most influential banks, plans to expand in Russia and has had talks about getting a broker and dealer license in the country for the last year. Traders in Moscow have said they have been approached with job offers by several major banks, including Goldman Sachs. American and European banks are seeking to increase sales and trading to benefit from Russia’s bull markets and initial public offerings. Citigroup, ING, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Dresdner, a unit of Allianz, have expanded Moscow trading operations. Deutsche Bank bought the local investment bank UFG...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Europe: Finland: Nokia to Buy Music Distributor
Nokia, the cellphone maker, agreed to buy the digital music distributor Loudeye for $60 million to compete in the market for mobile music downloads. Loudeye, based in Seattle, runs music services for more than 60 partners, ranging from the Microsoft MSN Web portal to Oxfam, the aid organization. “Being able to combine Loudeye services with Nokia terminals provides a good base for innovative and useful consumer services,’’ said Ilkka Raiskinen, senior vice president for multimedia experiences at Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Americas: Canada: Sears Bid for Shares Set Back
Canada’s main securities regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission, halted an attempt by the Sears Holdings Corporation to buy out the minority shareholders in Sears Canada for 892 million Canadian dollars ($775 million). Sears Holdings is the majority owner of Sears Canada, but a majority of minority shareholders would have to support its offer to take the Canadian operation private. Sears won the support of most of the minority shareholders earlier this year, but several institutional shareholders banded together to challenge the deal. The commission ruled that Sears Holdings failed to disclose certain arrangements it made with several shareholders regarding the purchase of their shares and that as a result, votes cast by those shareholders could not be counted. The commission halted the offer until Sears Holdings discloses all the details about the support agreements in its bid proposal...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Brocade to Buy a Smaller Rival
Brocade to Buy a Smaller Rival...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
DirecTV Reports Higher Second-Quarter Profit
DirecTV Reports Higher Second-Quarter Profit...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Equity Group Acquires Metal Products Maker
Equity Group Acquires Metal Products Maker...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Dissident Heinz Investor Receives More Support
Dissident Heinz Investor Receives More Support...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
A New Turn in the Grasso Case
The central claim in a lawsuit against Richard A. Grasso, the former head of the New York Stock Exchange, will be heard by a judge rather than a jury...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Bausch & Lomb Issues Warning About Profit
Bausch & Lomb said Tuesday that 2006 pretax earnings could be nearly 80 percent lower than projections, partly because of the recall of a lens solution...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Earning Rise 19% at News Corp.
Stronger results from cable networks, broadcast television and movies outweighed a slump in newspapers, the company said yesterday...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Clear Channel Profit Falls
Clear Channel Communications’ second-quarter earnings fell more than 10 percent on higher operating costs, despite a 7 percent increase in revenue...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Sprint Will Build an Intel-Backed Network
Sprint Nextel said it would use WiMax, a technology promoted by Intel, in building a high-speed wireless data network...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Aramark Will Be Acquired
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8 (Reuters) — The food services company Aramark said Tuesday that it had agreed to be acquired by a group led by its chief executive and several investment funds for $6.3 billion...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Universal ID Systems Urged for Medical Devices
Federal regulators are moving toward requiring technology to identify individual medical devices because of problems monitoring malfunctions...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Spending on Technology Lifts Cisco’s Profit
Cisco Systems fourth-quarter earnings exceeded analysts’ forecasts because of strong demand from telecommunications providers and large corporations...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Cisco profits fan tech optimism
Tech firm Cisco sees earnings beat market targets, boosting optimism that the industry is doing better than expected...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Wie caddie 'shocked' by sacking
Michelle Wie's caddie expresses his surprise at being sacked by the 16-year-old golf sensation...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Serena too strong for Kirilenko
Serena Williams continues her comeback from injury with a 6-2 6-1 win over Maria Kirilenko of the Los Angeles Open...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Two charged over Phoenix killings
Two men are charged with murder in the US city of Phoenix, which has been terrorised by a series of killings...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Politician rejects Gibson support
A US senator ditches a fundraising letter from Mel Gibson after a furore over the star's anti-Semitic outburst...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Venezuela 'to sever Israel ties'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is likely to sever relations with Israel over its action in Lebanon...
BBC News - August 9, 2006
Lieberman concedes, vows to run in fall
Sen. Joseph Lieberman conceded to cable executive Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary for the Connecticut Senate nomination Tuesday night but vowed to run as an "independent Democrat" this fall...
CNN - August 9, 2006
Goodell Gets Enough Votes to Lead N.F.L.
Roger Goodell will succeed Paul Tagliabue as N.F.L. commissioner, one of the most powerful jobs in sports...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Proposal Adds Options for Students to Specify Race
New regulations would let mixed-heritage students identify themselves in more than one racial category...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Movie Review: Pinned Under the Weight of 9/11 History
Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" revisits Sept. 11, taking a narrow focus and filling it with detail...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Lamont Defeats Lieberman in Primary
Ned Lamont claimed a narrow victory in the Democratic primary on Tuesday over the three-term incumbent, Joseph I. Lieberman...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Richard T. Greene Sr., 93, Is Dead; Made a Bank an Institution
Richard T. Greene Sr. built the Carver Federal Savings Bank into the country’s largest African-American financial institution...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
The Mavens Speak: When Celebrities Insert Both Feet
The swift and dramatic public denunciations of Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks has prompted discussion in the public relations industry about the best way to handle such occurrences...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Gas Prices Alter Habits of Many, but Far From All
A majority of people say they are driving less because of price increases, but more gas is being sold year over year...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Chinese Tech Buffs Slake Thirst for U.S. TV Shows
Numerous Chinese groups are translating U.S. television shows and putting them on the internet, dodging Chinese censors and American copyright lawyers...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Tax Shelters Under Scrutiny at Seattle Hedge Fund Firm
A Seattle hedge fund firm has come under scrutiny as a result of its work with questionable tax shelters...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Caryatids and All, West 57th Is Selling
Buyers are snapping up buildings on the stretch of 57th Street between Fifth Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Bloggers Drive Inquiry on How Altered Images Saw Print
Adnan Hajj he has been charged, tried and convicted on the Internet of improperly altering photographs he took for Reuters. He was fired by Reuters on Sunday...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
British Police Arrest 3 Over Taps on Phones at Royal Residence
The telephones of a wide range of British celebrities and politicians may have been bugged by a mass-circulation tabloid...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
San Diego Broke Laws in Pension Crisis, Panel Says
Independent experts said yesterday that San Diego officials broke federal securities laws and other statutes as they tried to conceal underfunding the city’s pension fund...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Shares Fall as Investors Doubt Fed Is Done
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
F.D.A. Gains Accord on Wider Sales of Next-Day Pill
Regulators and the maker of an emergency contraceptive medicine agreed on a plan that could lead within weeks to over-the-counter sales of the drug...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
David Leonhardt: The Heroes of Housing Just Say No
In an age of giving mortgages to anyone who wants one, there is one small sliver of the real estate market that has kept its wits and can serve as a model...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Market Place: Cablevision to Restate Its Earnings
Cablevision Systems has joined the growing ranks of companies restating earnings because of questions about the timing of stock option grants...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
UConn Decides to Build Its Own College Town
Colleges have traditionally tempted top students with beautiful campuses. Now, an alluring college town is seen as necessary as well...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
European Panel Investigates DVD-Standards Rivalry
European investigators want to know if Hollywood studios have been pressured by manufacturers of next-generation DVD’s to favor one standard over another...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Marketers of Plavix Outfoxed on a Deal
Generic drug maker Apotex yesterday began shipping a cheaper form of Plavix, the bestselling anticlotting agent marketed by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Advertising: No Smoke, No Foul? Critics Disagree
Faced with proliferating smoking bans and declining cigarette consumption, cigarette companies are test-marketing new smokeless tobacco products...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
On Amazon, All of a Sudden Everyone’s a Milk Critic
An Internet call to submit reviews on Amazon.com of a $3.99 gallon of Tuscan-brand whole milk generated hundreds of responses...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
Country Can Cope With Oil Loss, Energy Chief Says
Gasoline prices appeared stable in most of the country despite the temporary loss of oil from a field in Alaska...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
In Policy Shift, Fed Calls a Halt to Raising Rates
In the statement announcing the decision, the central bank predicted that slower growth will curb inflation...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749
Detailed records of searches underscore how much people reveal about themselves when they use search engines...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
A Bank for Every Block
Big banks have been building branches to try to grab and hold onto customers, but the push may be nearing its end...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
John L. Weinberg, 81, Former Leader of Goldman, Dies
John L. Weinberg, a senior investment banker who ran Goldman Sachs from 1976 to 1990, was part of a family dynasty that has been at the firm since 1907...
New York Times - August 9, 2006
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