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Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com list of Hottest Tots
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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The New Frugality Americans return to thriftiness
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Mammoth task Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Rebels No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 20, 2008
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Clooney, Pitt to walk red carpet walk for charity
George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Plane crash probe shows tail hit ground first
The Spanish jetliner that crashed during takeoff last week, killing 154 people, hit the ground tail first and bounced for almost a mile, the head of the commission probing the disaster said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
12 deaths linked to tainted meat in Canada
Meat tainted with a deadly bacteria in a Toronto processing plant is likely to sicken more people in the coming months, a Canadian health expert said Tuesday, a day after the government announced the death toll from the outbreak had risen to 12...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
25 die as suicide bomber hits Iraq police recruits
A suicide bomber with explosives hidden beneath his traditional robe blew himself up Tuesday in a crowd of Iraqis trying to join the police force, killing at least 25 people in the second major bombing in Iraq this week...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Russia recognizes independence of Georgian regions
Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U.S. warships plied the waters off of Georgia in a gambit the Kremlin saw as gunboat diplomacy...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Israeli police fear missing French child murdered
Israeli police said Tuesday they have arrested the grandfather and mother in the disappearance of a 4-year-old French girl three months, saying they fear the girl is dead...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
American diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan
A U.S. diplomat narrowly escaped an attempt on her life Tuesday when two men with AK-47s jumped in front of her armored vehicle and sprayed it with bullets, staging a brazen attack that raised fears other foreigners could be targeted...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Police kill Indian gang leader, and a legend grows
The skinny would-be kingpin and his fearless bike gang were seemingly everywhere...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Malaysian opposition chief wins parliament seat
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Mets and Phillies both win big to set up showdown
The Mets and Phillies, face to face, with first place up for grabs. And it appears Jimmy Rollins has found his stroke just in time...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Kara DioGuardi joins Idol judges for NYC tryouts
It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Defense gives closing arguments in wiretap case
A federal prosecutor claimed Tuesday that taped phone calls between Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and a high-powered lawyer showed they were conducting illegal wiretaps, even though the alleged wiretapped recordings have never been found...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Mortier hopes to run both NYC Opera and Bayreuth
Gerard Mortier says his application to run the Bayreuth Festival in Germany will not change his plans to run the New York City Opera starting with the 2009-10 season...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival
George Clooney and Brad Pitt, whose schedule now includes the care of newborn twins, were expected to make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Hillary Clinton addresses convention tonight
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance tonight at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ivanovic rallies, avoids major upset at US Open
Ana Ivanovic recovered in a hurry Tuesday to avoid becoming the first top-seeded woman to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open, rallying past Vera Dushevina 6-1, 4-6, 6-4...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Federer, Ivanovic, Williamses go at US Open today
Roger Federer, bidding for his fifth straight U.S. Open title, is scheduled to begin Tuesday, as were No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and the Williams sisters...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Jury awards Mattel $40 million in Bratz lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $40M in Bratz lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $40 million in lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Dems rip into McCain at Obamas convention
Democrats ripped into John McCain as indifferent to the plight of the working class and an ally of big oil on Tuesday, launching wave after wave of attacks from the podium of their national convention...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Thomes 535th homer gives White Sox split
Jim Thome hit his 535th home run to gain sole possession of 15th place on the career list, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Monday night after losing the completion of a game suspended by rain...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Bad contractors ruin the ruined in Katrinas wake
Herreast Harrison wanted to rebuild after Katrina and thought she did everything right: She hired a contractor who seemed kind and listened to Christian music on the job. Months later, she claimed, he pocketed $57,000 and walked off with work undone, leaving a mess behind...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Padres snap 7-game skid on Geruts homer in 9th
Jody Gerut hit a two-run homer off Jon Rauch in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 225
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes at times fell more than 1 1/2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 225 points...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic convention
Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song "Strong Enough" to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FAA says communication breakdown delayed flights
An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. caused mass flight delays around the country. The Northeast was hardest hit...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ailing Kennedy addresses Democratic convention
His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fourth Idol judge a straight-shooting hitmaker
Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fire destroys 10 Boise homes, damages 9 more
A wildfire that started in a field of sagebrush and cheatgrass spread quickly up a ridge Monday night, destroying 10 homes and damaging another nine, the Boise fire chief said...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ailing Kennedy addresses Democratic convention
His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Town wonders if its next to face immigration raid
Immigration agents had barely left Postville when word hit Perry, about 200 miles to the southwest, that another raid was coming...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Officials Man wasnt a credible threat to Obama
Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening Barack Obama, but emphasize he never posed a "credible threat" to the candidate or the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Official Man wasnt a credible threat to Obama
Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening Barack Obama, but emphasize he never posed a "credible threat" to the candidate or the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FBI agent Molester admitted 3 other child deaths
A convicted murderer confessed that he killed three children before his 2005 attack on a northern Idaho family that left four people dead, an FBI agent told a federal jury...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Search on for 6 inmates who escaped from NM jail
Six of eight inmates who escaped from a county jail after shimmying up pipes and cutting a hole in the roof remained at large Tuesday and were considered dangerous. Among them were a convicted murderer and another man charged with murder...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
About 1,000 dogs are rescued from W.Va. kennel
The longtime owner of a Parkersburg-area dog kennel has surrendered her approximately 1,000 dogs to humane officials after authorities executed a search warrant on the property over the weekend...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Search on for 5 inmates who escaped from NM jail
Five of eight inmates who escaped from a county jail after shimmying up pipes and cutting a hole in the roof remained at large Tuesday and were considered dangerous. Among them were a convicted murderer and another man charged with murder...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
3rd NM escapee caught search continues for others
Authorities in New Mexico say a third inmate who escaped from a county jail by cutting a hole in the roof has been caught...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Hurricane recovery confronts low literacy rate
Marsha Williams always hesitated when mail arrived from the government, but after Hurricane Katrina she began to fear the letters...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Weight-loss camps invite families to come along
It took Kelsey Galer four weeks at a weight-loss camp to lose 9 pounds. It took her dad just three days to start acting like a "dork."...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Body found in home burned by Idaho wildfire
Authorities say a badly burned body has been discovered inside one of the homes destroyed by a wildfire that quickly spread through dry grass and shrubs in a Boise neighborhood...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
DA NM escaped inmates may have had inside help
Five inmates who broke out of a New Mexico jail _ including a killer and a man accused of murder _ remained on the loose Tuesday, and a prosecutor said investigators were focusing on the possibility that someone inside aided in the weekend escape...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Feds doubt Colo. men were credible Obama threat
Authorities investigating a possible plot to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention have three men in custody _ including one found with high-powered rifles, three fake IDs and two wigs in a truck _ but they expressed doubts Tuesday that the suspects had posed a credible threat...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Professors body found in burned Idaho home
In air still thick with the smell of smoke, authorities and residents of a Boise subdivision assessed the damage Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire burned several homes. Officials tried to determine whether the blaze killed a Boise State University professor whose body was found in a damaged house...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Miss. plant raid
Federal officials say nearly 600 suspected illegal immigrants were detained in a raid on a manufacturing plant in southern Mississippi, making it the largest such sweep in the country...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FAA says communication breakdown delaying flights
The Federal Aviation Administration says a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. is causing flight delays around the country...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Witnesses outline killer pedophiles life in Wash.
Jurors in the death sentencing hearing of a convicted child killer were told Tuesday that he lived near where two girls were abducted in Seattle in 1996 and worked near where their bodies were found months later...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FAA says flights delayed by communication failure
The FAA says a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans is causing delays...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ron Pauls wife to be released from Texas hospital
A spokesman says the wife of Republican Ron Paul is leaving a Houston hospital after more than two weeks...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Colleges confront shootings with survival training
Hundreds of colleges across the nation have purchased a training program that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any "improvised weapon," from a backpack to a laptop computer...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
APNewsBreak 3rd man charged in 75 AIM slaying
A third man has been indicted in connection with the 1975 slaying of an American Indian Movement member on a South Dakota Indian reservation...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
NYC judge orders release of Rosenberg testimony
A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of key secret grand jury testimony in the atomic spy trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, citing its value to historians in the debate over national security versus freedom...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Flash floods surprise drivers in Southwest, kill 2
Eunice Mork and four of her closest friends were returning from a trip they made all the time _ a 55-mile drive from playing bingo in Parker to their homes in Salome...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
No bond for mother accused of trying to sell girl
A federal magistrate in San Antonio has ordered a mother held without bond after she was accused of trying to prostitute her young daughters...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Judge upholds Iraq charges against former soldier
A federal judge in Kentucky has upheld civilian charges against a former 101st Airborne Division soldier accused in the sexual assault of an Iraqi teenager and the slayings of her and her family...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Madonna kicks off Sticky and Sweet tour in UK
The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Clooney, Pitt to walk red carpet walk for charity
George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Plane crash probe shows tail hit ground first
The Spanish jetliner that crashed during takeoff last week, killing 154 people, hit the ground tail first and bounced for almost a mile, the head of the commission probing the disaster said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
12 deaths linked to tainted meat in Canada
Meat tainted with a deadly bacteria in a Toronto processing plant is likely to sicken more people in the coming months, a Canadian health expert said Tuesday, a day after the government announced the death toll from the outbreak had risen to 12...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
25 die as suicide bomber hits Iraq police recruits
A suicide bomber with explosives hidden beneath his traditional robe blew himself up Tuesday in a crowd of Iraqis trying to join the police force, killing at least 25 people in the second major bombing in Iraq this week...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Russia recognizes independence of Georgian regions
Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U.S. warships plied the waters off of Georgia in a gambit the Kremlin saw as gunboat diplomacy...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Israeli police fear missing French child murdered
Israeli police said Tuesday they have arrested the grandfather and mother in the disappearance of a 4-year-old French girl three months, saying they fear the girl is dead...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Malaysian opposition chief wins parliament seat
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Miss. plant raid
Federal officials say nearly 600 suspected illegal immigrants were detained in a raid on a manufacturing plant in southern Mississippi, making it the largest such sweep in the country...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
American diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan
A U.S. diplomat narrowly escaped an attempt on her life Tuesday when two men with AK-47s jumped in front of her armored vehicle and sprayed it with bullets, staging a brazen attack that raised fears other foreigners could be targeted...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Police kill Indian gang leader, and a legend grows
The skinny would-be kingpin and his fearless bike gang were seemingly everywhere...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
DA NM escaped inmates may have had inside help
Five inmates who broke out of a New Mexico jail _ including a killer and a man accused of murder _ remained on the loose Tuesday, and a prosecutor said investigators were focusing on the possibility that someone inside aided in the weekend escape...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FAA says communication breakdown delaying flights
The Federal Aviation Administration says a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. is causing flight delays around the country...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Feds doubt Colo. men were credible Obama threat
Authorities investigating a possible plot to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention have three men in custody _ including one found with high-powered rifles, three fake IDs and two wigs in a truck _ but they expressed doubts Tuesday that the suspects had posed a credible threat...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Defense gives closing arguments in wiretap case
A federal prosecutor claimed Tuesday that taped phone calls between Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and a high-powered lawyer showed they were conducting illegal wiretaps, even though the alleged wiretapped recordings have never been found...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Mortier hopes to run both NYC Opera and Bayreuth
Gerard Mortier says his application to run the Bayreuth Festival in Germany will not change his plans to run the New York City Opera starting with the 2009-10 season...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Clooney, Pitt arrive in Venice for film festival
George Clooney and Brad Pitt, whose schedule now includes the care of newborn twins, were expected to make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Federer, Ivanovic, Williamses go at US Open today
Roger Federer, bidding for his fifth straight U.S. Open title, is scheduled to begin Tuesday, as were No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and the Williams sisters...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Mets and Phillies both win big to set up showdown
The Mets and Phillies, face to face, with first place up for grabs. And it appears Jimmy Rollins has found his stroke just in time...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Kara DioGuardi joins Idol judges for NYC tryouts
It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ivanovic rallies, avoids major upset at US Open
Ana Ivanovic recovered in a hurry Tuesday to avoid becoming the first top-seeded woman to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open, rallying past Vera Dushevina 6-1, 4-6, 6-4...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $40M in Bratz lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Jury awards Mattel Inc. $40 million in lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Dems rip into McCain at Obamas convention
Democrats ripped into John McCain as indifferent to the plight of the working class and an ally of big oil on Tuesday, launching wave after wave of attacks from the podium of their national convention...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 225
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes at times fell more than 1 1/2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 225 points...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic convention
Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song "Strong Enough" to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FAA says communication breakdown delayed flights
An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. caused mass flight delays around the country. The Northeast was hardest hit...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
ICE Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Jury awards Mattel $40 million in Bratz lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fourth Idol judge a straight-shooting hitmaker
Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Thomes 535th homer gives White Sox split
Jim Thome hit his 535th home run to gain sole possession of 15th place on the career list, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Monday night after losing the completion of a game suspended by rain...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Bad contractors ruin the ruined in Katrinas wake
Herreast Harrison wanted to rebuild after Katrina and thought she did everything right: She hired a contractor who seemed kind and listened to Christian music on the job. Months later, she claimed, he pocketed $57,000 and walked off with work undone, leaving a mess behind...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Padres snap 7-game skid on Geruts homer in 9th
Jody Gerut hit a two-run homer off Jon Rauch in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fire destroys 10 Boise homes, damages 9 more
A wildfire that started in a field of sagebrush and cheatgrass spread quickly up a ridge Monday night, destroying 10 homes and damaging another nine, the Boise fire chief said...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ailing Kennedy addresses Democratic convention
His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over his shoulder with a smile...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ailing Kennedy addresses Democratic convention
His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Stricker takes lead in Barclays title defense
Steve Stricker is right at home at Ridgewood Country Club _ and the top of The Barclays leaderboard...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Pass rusher will be next defensive Heisman winner
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ridgewood strikes back in The Barclays
Steve Stricker lost a ball and a big lead Saturday at sun-baked Ridgewood Country Club, leaving Kevin Streelman atop the leaderboard and more than two dozen players in The Barclays title chase...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fla. residents evacuated from homes as waters rise
Rescue teams are evacuating people from 180 homes in a Florida town about 25 miles north of Orlando due to flooding from what was Tropical Storm Fay...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
McCains campaign nourished by humble pie
Republicans lugged money, fame and promise into their race for the presidential nomination. One of them carried his own bags, tooled around New Hampshire with a few volunteers, flew commercial and won...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fays leftovers soak Southern states
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are soaking parts of the Southeast and emergency officials were watching out for potential flooding...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Vijay Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff
Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay lingered Sunday, forcing residents in several parts of northern Florida to leave their homes as floodwaters rose...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Hillary Clintons convention hurrah
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton closed out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fays remnants spread rain, storms across South
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding and tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Despite Fla. floods, some hoping for Fays rain
Tropical Storm Fay may be gone but the rain remains...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Hillary Clinton addresses convention tonight
Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her history-making 2008 quest for the White House Tuesday with a prime-time appearance tonight at the Democratic National Convention, while party leaders were caught up in curious debate about the wisdom of assailing Republican John McCain from the podium...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
US interest rates 'not too low'
A flagging housing market and rising unemployment meant US interest rates were held, Federal Reserve minutes show...
BBC News - August 26, 2008
Bug causes US air traffic delays
Air traffic at dozens of US airports is delayed by a computer glitch, aviation officials say...
BBC News - August 26, 2008
Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ex-bodyguard apologizes to Salman Rushdie
Novelist Salman Rushdie won an apology Tuesday from a former bodyguard who attacked his character, a court decision the author hopes will set a new precedent for high-profile English libel trials...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Hurricane Gustav nears Haiti, drives up oil prices
Hurricane Gustav grew rapidly as it closed in on impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, and sent global oil prices soaring on fears it could become "extremely dangerous" in the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Malaysian opposition chief wins parliament seat
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
US diplomat in Pakistan escapes gun attack
Gunmen opened fire on the top U.S. diplomat in northwestern Pakistan early Tuesday as she left for work in her armored vehicle, police and embassy officials said. No one was killed in the attack...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Malaysias Anwar wins seat in parliament
The official vote count shows Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won a special election for a parliament seat, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister even though he is facing charges of sodomizing a male aide...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Floods strand millions in northern India
Indian officials appealed to more than 1 million people in flood-ravaged northern India to flee for their lives Tuesday, saying they faced death from a surging river if they remained in their homes...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Another Wagner joins leadership bid for Bayreuth
As the annual Bayreuth Festival moves toward its conclusion later this week, the real drama is unfolding behind the scenes over a successor to 89-year-old director Wolfgang Wagner...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Mets and Phillies both win big to set up showdown
The Mets and Phillies, face to face, with first place up for grabs. And it appears Jimmy Rollins has found his stroke just in time...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Sizemore joins 30-30 club, Indians win again
Grady Sizemore reached a lofty plateau, and he might not be finished...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Twins blow chance to move into 1st-place tie
Adrian Beltre homered off Jesse Crain in the bottom of the 11th inning, and the Seattle Mariners kept Minnesota out of first place in the AL Central with a 4-2 win over the Twins on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Jeff Francis, Rockies beat Giants 4-2
Jeff Francis got his first victory in more than two months, Yorvit Torrealba homered and the Colorado Rockies won for the eighth time in 10 games, beating the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Gun charges expected in Obama plot
Three men who authorities initially feared were plotting to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention are facing only gun charges _ signaling they never posed a real threat...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Biden delivers mea culpa to home-state delegates
Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday thanked Delaware delegates for standing by their home-state senator and served up a mea culpa for his foibles and imperfections...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Warners bipartisan tone could rankle Democrats
Former Gov. Mark Warner plans to offer a lesson in Virginia-style bipartisanship to thousands of hardcore Democrats in his convention keynote speech Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Financials drag on market Dow falls more than 200
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes fell more than 1 1/2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off more than 200 points...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Wall Street moves higher after economic data
Wall Street moved higher Tuesday after reports indicated the housing market might be stabilizing and that consumers are more confident than analysts expected...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Consumer outlook up, worst may be over for housing
Americans felt better about the economy in August, as a widely watched barometer of sentiment posted the biggest boost in two years amid falling gas prices. Meanwhile, two reports suggested that the worst may be over for the slumping housing market...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
New-home sales post unexpected gain in July
Sales of new homes posted an unexpected gain in July as heavily discounted properties enticed cautious house hunters to become home buyers...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Hog producer Smithfield Foods swings to 1Q loss
Smithfield Foods swung to a loss in its fiscal first-quarter due in part to a $20.1 million write-down in the value of commodity contracts...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fourth Idol judge a straight-shooting hitmaker
Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Thomes 535th homer gives White Sox split
Jim Thome hit his 535th home run to gain sole possession of 15th place on the career list, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Monday night after losing the completion of a game suspended by rain...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Bad contractors ruin the ruined in Katrinas wake
Herreast Harrison wanted to rebuild after Katrina and thought she did everything right: She hired a contractor who seemed kind and listened to Christian music on the job. Months later, she claimed, he pocketed $57,000 and walked off with work undone, leaving a mess behind...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Padres snap 7-game skid on Geruts homer in 9th
Jody Gerut hit a two-run homer off Jon Rauch in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Financials lead market lower Dow falls 225
Stocks sank in thin trading Monday as worries about the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on the financial sector. The major indexes at times fell more than 1 1/2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which was off about 225 points...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ailing Kennedy addresses Democratic convention
His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ailing Kennedy addresses Democratic convention
His wave familiar, his voice firm, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for a stronger future in America despite his struggle against brain cancer...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Humanitarian workers among dead in Guatemala crash
A small plane that broke apart in Guatemala as the pilot attempted an emergency landing, killing 11 of the 14 people aboard, was carrying members of a Utah-based humanitarian group who were on their way to help build a school in a remote, impoverished area of the country...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
ICE raids Miss. plant seeking illegal workers
Federal immigration agents arrested some 350 suspected undocumented workers in a raid on a Mississippi electrical equipment plant Monday, authorities announced, hours after sealing all entrances amid reports their sweep had idled normal operations...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fays remnants soak drought-parched South
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind from Georgia to Louisiana that many hoped would help land parched for months by drought conditions...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Judge wont delay OJ Simpson trial in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas judge has rejected a request by a co-defendant of O.J. Simpson to delay the start of their upcoming trial on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Pakistans post-Musharraf ruling coalition splits
The ruling coalition that just a week ago drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency broke apart Monday, throwing Pakistan into political turmoil just as it faces an increasingly difficult fight against Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FBI looks into Denver reports of threat on Obama
The FBI is looking into reports in Denver media outlets that a man under investigation for drug and weapons violations may have made threats against Barack Obama, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Texas students pack bookbags teachers pack heat
Along with normal first-day jitters and excitement, students in this tiny district started school Monday wondering which teachers might be toting firearms...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Report Human error causes most Predator crashes
As the U.S. military scrambles to get more robotic warplanes like the Predator drone aloft, it is confronting an unexpected adversary: human error...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Town wonders if its next to face immigration raid
Immigration agents had barely left Postville when word hit Perry, about 200 miles to the southwest, that another raid was coming...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Fire destroys 10 Boise homes, damages 9 more
A wildfire that started in a field of sagebrush and cheatgrass spread quickly up a ridge Monday night, destroying 10 homes and damaging another nine, the Boise fire chief said...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Official Man wasnt a credible threat to Obama
Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening Barack Obama, but emphasize he never posed a "credible threat" to the candidate or the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
FBI agent Molester admitted 3 other child deaths
A convicted murderer confessed that he killed three children before his 2005 attack on a northern Idaho family that left four people dead, an FBI agent told a federal jury...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Search on for 6 inmates who escaped from NM jail
Six of eight inmates who escaped from a county jail after shimmying up pipes and cutting a hole in the roof remained at large Tuesday and were considered dangerous. Among them were a convicted murderer and another man charged with murder...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For the second consecutive year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to results released Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
About 1,000 dogs are rescued from W.Va. kennel
The longtime owner of a Parkersburg-area dog kennel has surrendered her approximately 1,000 dogs to humane officials after authorities executed a search warrant on the property over the weekend...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Search on for 5 inmates who escaped from NM jail
Five of eight inmates who escaped from a county jail after shimmying up pipes and cutting a hole in the roof remained at large Tuesday and were considered dangerous. Among them were a convicted murderer and another man charged with murder...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
3rd NM escapee caught search continues for others
Authorities in New Mexico say a third inmate who escaped from a county jail by cutting a hole in the roof has been caught...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Officials Man wasnt a credible threat to Obama
Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening Barack Obama, but emphasize he never posed a "credible threat" to the candidate or the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
US says NKorea must verify nuclear declaration
The White House says North Korea has not fulfilled conditions necessary for its removal from the U.S. blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Texas boy, 13, sentenced to 15 years in prison
A 13-year-old boy who admitted stabbing a teenage friend to death earlier this summer has received a 15-year sentence as part of a plea agreement...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Body found in home burned by Idaho wildfire
Authorities say a badly burned body has been discovered inside one of the homes destroyed by a wildfire that quickly spread through dry grass and shrubs in a Boise neighborhood...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ohio jury reaches verdict in nuclear plant case
Jurors in Toledo, Ohio, have reached a verdict in the case of a former nuclear plant engineer accused of hiding information from government regulators about the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Defendants in Pa. immigrant slaying granted bail
Two small-town teenagers charged with murder and ethnic intimidation in the beating death of a Mexican man were granted bail Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Former student sentenced in UNC crash
A former student has been sentenced to up to 33 years in prison for plowing his sport utility vehicle into a crowd at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a self-professed bid to avenge Muslim deaths overseas...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Records Missing Fla. girls mom didnt want child
Court documents show the mother of a missing Florida toddler wanted to give the girl up for adoption before she was born...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
UNC grad sentenced for plowing into crowd with SUV
A former student was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison Tuesday for plowing his sport utility vehicle into a crowd at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a self-professed bid to avenge Muslim deaths overseas...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
NYC judge orders release of testimony in spy case
A federal judge has ordered key secret grand jury testimony released in the atomic spy trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Internet providers usage cap raises questions
Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Madonna kicks off Sticky and Sweet tour in UK
The queen of pop kicked off her world tour Saturday night, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Research aims to put tongues in control of devices
The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy _ and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Ex-bodyguard apologizes to Salman Rushdie
Novelist Salman Rushdie won an apology Tuesday from a former bodyguard who attacked his character, a court decision the author hopes will set a new precedent for high-profile English libel trials...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Hurricane Gustav nears Haiti, drives up oil prices
Hurricane Gustav grew rapidly as it closed in on impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, and sent global oil prices soaring on fears it could become "extremely dangerous" in the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 37 people dead since June...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian troops arrest key leaders in Kashmir
Indian authorities arrested two prominent separatist leaders in pre-dawn raids Monday while thousands of troops enforced a strict curfew to quash protests in the Himalayan region that have left at least 34 people dead...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
Indian Kashmir troops fire on protesters, 1 dead
Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured...
Southern Ledger - August 26, 2008
US diplomat in Pakistan escapes gun attack
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