Daily Archives: July 17, 2008

WSJ to axe 50 journalist posts

Wall Street Journal is to cut 50 journalist posts in a restructure to centralise the editing
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Trump sells mansion for record sum

The modest 60,000-square-foot property in Palm Beach sold for a reported $95m on Tuesday
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European leaders lobbied Bush on air tanker contract

White House confirmed that the leaders of France, Germany and Britain all raised the tanker issue
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What happened on 9/11?

Comment is free America: Dan Hind: Wide-ranging conspiracies do take place, whether you or I, or Charlie Brooker, are inclined to believe it or not
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Great Lakes face $200m annual risk

Science & environment: Vessels have brought 57 invasive species to the region, creating risk for local fishing industry
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Police allegedly used slur on W actors

New reports charge that police used pepper spray and racial slurs on the Hollywood actors
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Obama boasts $52m haul as world trip goes primetime

McCain grouses at heavier coverage of Democrat as fundraising numbers are released
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What next for Belgium’s Budweiser?

Andrew Clark: So after all the patriotic hot air, a raucous campaign to protect America’s favourite beer proved to be a bit of a flop
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Argentine senate rejects export tax

In a blow to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina’s senate defeated grain increase
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Merrill Lynch sells Bloomberg stake

Business & economics: Investment bank is offloading its interest to support its balance sheet
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US plans to sell oil leases in Alaska

Science & environment: Federal government intends to hold major oil and gas lease sale this autumn
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Who knows what happened on 9/11?

Comment is free America: Dan Hind: Wide-ranging conspiracies do take place, whether you or I, or Charlie Brooker, are inclined to believe it or not
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Cavendish wins again after Ricco drug shame

Sports: Sprinter becomes first Brit to win three stages in one Tour de France
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Barack Obama’s Latino solution

Comment is free America: Ben Whitford: Latino voters could well decide the presidential election, but they aren’t the swing voters they’ve been made out to be
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Lebanon welcomes home prisoners

Hizbullah leader joins supporters to celebrate release of five men freed by Israel
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Canada ignores Guantánamo call

Canadian government under fire for not seeking repatriation of teenager shown pleading for help
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Fraud inquiry after IndyMac collapse

Business & economics: Californian lender seized by regulators at centre of a federal home loans inquiry
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US to send diplomats to Iran

Plan to return to Iran after 30 years a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush
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Common gene makes Africans more vulnerable to HIV

Science & technology: Gene that once protected Africans from malaria now makes them more susceptible to HIV
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Obama surges past McCain in fundraising stakes

Democratic candidate raises $52m in June, more than twice of his Republican rival’s total
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Dark cloud for Tour as Ricco fails test

Sports: Tour de France: Leading contender Riccardo Ricco has been confirmed as testing positive for EPO
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Billionaire named in US tax inquiry

Australia’s second richest man, Frank Lowy, refutes allegations that he evaded millions in taxes
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China sex blogger reveals his identity

Blogger who wrote about his sexual exploits with Chinese women releases book
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US bishop hits out at ‘demonic’ African church leaders

Bishop of Washington says Episcopal church being treated as ‘punching bag’
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[audio] Ronald Reagan Prime Suspect In Bank Robbery

Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland
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