AP Worldstream back issues from Wednesday, November 14:
U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to bar export, sale or distribution of toxic mercury
Nov 14, 2007 ... The export of highly toxic mercury would be banned and federal U.S. agencies prohibited from selling or distributing mercury under legislation the U.S. House of Representatives passed Tuesday. The United States currently exports mercury for use in thousands of small-scale gold mines, ...
U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to bar export, sale or distribution of toxic mercury
Nov 14, 2007 ... The export of highly toxic mercury would be banned and federal U.S. agencies prohibited from selling or distributing mercury under legislation the U.S. House of Representatives passed Tuesday. The United States currently exports mercury for use in thousands of small-scale gold mines, ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Nov 14, 2007 ... SOCCER: ITALY-FAN KILLED: Players and officials debate shutting down Italian soccer after latest violence wave ROME _ In the fallout of the police shooting of a soccer fan, players and officials in Italy debate shutting down leagues, another dozen people are arrested ...
World Golf Glance
Nov 14, 2007; ... Site: Hong Kong. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Hong Kong Golf Club (6,703 yards, 6,129 meters, par 70). Purse: $2.25 million (1.5 million). Winner's share: $360,000 (246,500). Last year: Spain's Jose Manuel Lara won his first European tour title, ...
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Nov 14, 2007 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, and begins its report for Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
World Golf Glance
Nov 14, 2007; ... Site: Hong Kong. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Hong Kong Golf Club (6,703 yards, 6,129 meters, par 70). Purse: $2.25 million (euro1.5 million). Winner's share: $360,000 (euro246,500). Last year: Spain's Jose Manuel Lara won his first European tour ...
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Nov 14, 2007 ... Below is a list of feature stories that The Associated Press plans to move in the coming week. Questions about the stories may be addressed to the North America Desk supervisor in New York at 212-621-1650 (fax 212-621-5449 or e-mail amidesk@ap.org) or to individual bureaus in your country or ...
City confirms removal of judge who lost $54 million pants case
Nov 14, 2007 ... A judge who lost a $54 million lawsuit against his dry cleaner over a pair of missing pants has lost his job, District of Columbia officials confirmed. Roy Pearson's term as an administrative law judge expired May 2 and the D.C. Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law ...
Yahoo settles lawsuit by jailed journalists over decision to give info to Chinese government
Nov 14, 2007; ... Yahoo Inc., reeling from a growing backlash over human rights and its China operations, settled a lawsuit that accused it of illegally helping the Chinese government jail and torture two journalists. Neither side disclosed details Tuesday other than to agree Yahoo would pay the ...
City confirms removal of judge who lost $54 million pants case
Nov 14, 2007 ... A judge who lost a $54 million lawsuit against his dry cleaner over a pair of missing pants has lost his job, District of Columbia officials confirmed. Roy Pearson's term as an administrative law judge expired May 2 and the D.C. Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law ...
Yahoo settles lawsuit by jailed journalists over decision to give info to Chinese government
Nov 14, 2007; ... Yahoo Inc., reeling from a growing backlash over human rights and its China operations, settled a lawsuit that accused it of illegally helping the Chinese government jail and torture two journalists. Neither side disclosed details Tuesday other than to agree Yahoo would pay the ...
Playoffs in '08 take break for Ryder Cup
Nov 14, 2007; ... The U.S. PGA Tour decided to put another cup ahead of its own on Tuesday, moving the FedEx Cup finale to the week after the Ryder Cup next year to allow Americans to be fresh as they try to end a decade of losing. Without switching around the 2008 schedule, some players might have ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Nov 14, 2007 ... SOCCER: ITALY-FAN KILLED: Players and officials debate shutting down Italian soccer after latest violence wave ROME _ In the fallout of the police shooting of a soccer fan, players and officials in Italy debate shutting down leagues, another dozen people are arrested ...
Playoffs in '08 take break for Ryder Cup
Nov 14, 2007; ... The U.S. PGA Tour decided to put another cup ahead of its own on Tuesday, moving the FedEx Cup finale to the week after the Ryder Cup next year to allow Americans to be fresh as they try to end a decade of losing. Without switching around the 2008 schedule, some players might have ...
AP Service Guide
Nov 14, 2007 ... This AP Service Guide is designed to assist editors in finding specific categories of news in the AP news report using simple text searches for a string of characters. Any questions regarding this guide may be addressed by email to ami@ap.org. ...
AP News Pronunciation Guide A-D
Nov 14, 2007 ... A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset -- mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate -- ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf ...
AP News Pronunciation Guide N-Z
Nov 14, 2007 ... N Nabatiyeh -- nah-bah-TEE'-yuh Nabilone -- NAB'-ih-lohn Joseph Nacchio -- NAH'-chee-oh Javid Naghani -- jah-VEED' neh-GAH'-nee Ray Nagin -- NAY'-gin Nahariya -- nah-hah-REE'-yuh David Nahmias -- NAH'-mee-uhs ...
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Nov 14, 2007 ... A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset -- mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate -- ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf ...
AP News Pronunciation Guide E-M
Nov 14, 2007 ... E Shirin Ebadi -- shih-REEN' eh-BAH'-dee Dalton Eby -- EE'-bee Edinburgh -- EH'-din-bur-uh Boudewijn van Eenennaam -- BOH'-duh-van vahn AY'-nuh-nohm Edward Egan -- EE'-gihn Jan Egeland -- yahn EHG'-lahnd Robert Ehrlich ...
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Nov 14, 2007 ... N Nabatiyeh -- nah-bah-TEE'-yuh Nabilone -- NAB'-ih-lohn Joseph Nacchio -- NAH'-chee-oh Javid Naghani -- jah-VEED' neh-GAH'-nee Ray Nagin -- NAY'-gin Nahariya -- nah-hah-REE'-yuh David Nahmias -- NAH'-mee-uhs ...
Wednesday, November 21
Nov 14, 2007; ... Today is Wednesday, November 21, the 325th day of 2007. There are 40 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1620 - The Mayflower ship, carrying the first European settlers to New England, lands in what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts. 1783 ...
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Nov 14, 2007 ... E Shirin Ebadi -- shih-REEN' eh-BAH'-dee Dalton Eby -- EE'-bee Edinburgh -- EH'-din-bur-uh Boudewijn van Eenennaam -- BOH'-duh-van vahn AY'-nuh-nohm Edward Egan -- EE'-gihn Jan Egeland -- yahn EHG'-lahnd Robert Ehrlich ...
Wednesday, November 21
Nov 14, 2007; ... Today is Wednesday, November 21, the 325th day of 2007. There are 40 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1620 - The Mayflower ship, carrying the first European settlers to New England, lands in what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts. 1783 ...
US group of Sudanese refugees tries to help peace efforts in their homeland
Nov 14, 2007; ... When Rebecca Mabior left Sudan, she was filled with bitterness toward the Arab Muslims who mistreated her as a child because she was a black Christian. Mabior lived in the north, which was dominated by Arabs and Muslims, making her a target for abuse. She recalled that fellow children ...
US group of Sudanese refugees tries to help peace efforts in their homeland
Nov 14, 2007; ... When Rebecca Mabior left Sudan, she was filled with bitterness toward the Arab Muslims who mistreated her as a child because she was a black Christian. Mabior lived in the north, which was dominated by Arabs and Muslims, making her a target for abuse. She recalled that fellow children ...
A collector turns to state to help preserve his antique farm equipment
Nov 14, 2007; ... Fred Webster fears that when he dies his 1,500-piece collection of antique farm equipment will die with him _ that it will be parceled up and auctioned off. So he is asking the state to help him preserve it. "When I go, what's going to happen?" the 86-year-old ...
A collector turns to state to help preserve his antique farm equipment
Nov 14, 2007; ... Fred Webster fears that when he dies his 1,500-piece collection of antique farm equipment will die with him _ that it will be parceled up and auctioned off. So he is asking the state to help him preserve it. "When I go, what's going to happen?" the 86-year-old ...
Gunmen kill 21 Cameroon troops near Nigeria border
Nov 14, 2007; ... Unidentified gunmen have killed 21 Cameroonian soldiers in an attack near Nigeria's border that also left about 10 of the assailants dead, officials said. The gunbattle in the formerly disputed Bakassi peninsula border region with Nigeria had previously been reported Tuesday by ...
Schwarzenegger suspends fishing in areas affected by SF Bay oil spill
Nov 14, 2007; ... Last week's San Francisco Bay oil spill was an "unbelievable human failure," California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said as he promised a thorough investigation into the accident, the bay's worst in nearly two decades. The governor on Tuesday temporarily suspended all ...
Bhutto demands that Pakistan president step down, derailing US hope for anti-militant alliance
Nov 14, 2007; ... Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has demanded the resignation of U.S.-backed President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, dashing Western hopes that the two moderate leaders would form an alliance to confront strengthening Islamic extremists. Bhutto, placed under house arrest Tuesday ...
Schwarzenegger suspends fishing in areas affected by SF Bay oil spill
Nov 14, 2007; ... Last week's San Francisco Bay oil spill was an "unbelievable human failure," California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said as he promised a thorough investigation into the accident, the bay's worst in nearly two decades. The governor on Tuesday temporarily suspended all ...
Banana workers can seek punitive damages
Nov 14, 2007 ... A judge has cleared the way for five former Nicaraguan banana plantation workers to seek punitive damages against Dole Fresh Fruit Co. for exposing them to a pesticide in the 1970s they say left them sterile. Dole had objected to punitive damages, but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ...
Bhutto demands that Pakistan president step down, derailing US hope for anti-militant alliance
Nov 14, 2007; ... Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has demanded the resignation of U.S.-backed President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, dashing Western hopes that the two moderate leaders would form an alliance to confront strengthening Islamic extremists. Bhutto, placed under house arrest Tuesday ...
Banana workers can seek punitive damages
Nov 14, 2007 ... A judge has cleared the way for five former Nicaraguan banana plantation workers to seek punitive damages against Dole Fresh Fruit Co. for exposing them to a pesticide in the 1970s they say left them sterile. Dole had objected to punitive damages, but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ...
AP NewsBreak: Iran gives IAEA blueprints linked to possible nuclear weapons program
Nov 14, 2007; ... Iran has met a key demand of the U.N. nuclear agency, handing over long-sought blueprints showing how to mold uranium metal into the shape of warheads, diplomats said, in an apparent concession meant to stave off the threat of new U.N. sanctions. But the diplomats said Tehran has ...
Muslim rebel-turned-congressman, 2 others killed by bomb blast outside Philippine Congress
Nov 14, 2007; ... A bomb that exploded outside the Philippine House of Representatives killed a former Muslim rebel-turned-congressman who had backed a U.S.-Philippine offensive against Islamic militants. A lawmaker's driver and a legislative staffer also died. The remotely detonated bomb late Tuesday ...
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Nov 14, 2007; ... Iran has met a key demand of the U.N. nuclear agency, handing over long-sought blueprints showing how to mold uranium metal into the shape of warheads, diplomats said, in an apparent concession meant to stave off the threat of new U.N. sanctions. But the diplomats said Tehran has ...
Muslim rebel-turned-congressman, 2 others killed by bomb blast outside Philippine Congress
Nov 14, 2007; ... A bomb that exploded outside the Philippine House of Representatives killed a former Muslim rebel-turned-congressman who had backed a U.S.-Philippine offensive against Islamic militants. A lawmaker's driver and a legislative staffer also died. The remotely detonated bomb late Tuesday ...
Somali media crackdown as fighting continues
Nov 14, 2007; ... Authorities have extended a crackdown on Somalia's independent news media by shuttering two private radio stations as a U.N. official called the war-battered nation's humanitarian crisis the worst in Africa. The United Nations said 173,000 Mogadishu residents have now fled recent ...
US dollar higher against the Japanese yen
Nov 14, 2007 ... The U.S. dollar was trading at 111.22 yen at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday ...
Somali media crackdown as fighting continues
Nov 14, 2007; ... Authorities have extended a crackdown on Somalia's independent news media by shuttering two private radio stations as a U.N. official called the war-battered nation's humanitarian crisis the worst in Africa. The United Nations said 173,000 Mogadishu residents have now fled recent ...
US dollar higher against the Japanese yen
Nov 14, 2007 ... The U.S. dollar was trading at 111.22 yen at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday ...
Myanmar authorities arrest 2 prominent activists, including Buddhist monk
Nov 14, 2007 ... Myanmar security forces have arrested two prominent anti-government activists _ a Buddhist monk and a labor rights advocate, fellow dissidents said. News of their arrests came Tuesday as U.N. human rights investigator Paulo Sergio Pinheiro was on the third day of a five-day mission to ...
Myanmar authorities arrest 2 prominent activists, including Buddhist monk
Nov 14, 2007 ... Myanmar security forces have arrested two prominent anti-government activists _ a Buddhist monk and a labor rights advocate, fellow dissidents said. News of their arrests came Tuesday as U.N. human rights investigator Paulo Sergio Pinheiro was on the third day of a five-day mission to ...
Khieu Samphan, former Khmer Rouge head of state, reportedly suffers stroke
Nov 14, 2007; ... Khieu Samphan, the former Khmer Rouge head of state whose arrest by a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal has been widely expected, has suffered a stroke, his daughter and a neighbor said. Khieu Samphan's daughter in Phnom Penh, Khieu Rattana, said she received news about her father's ...
Khieu Samphan, former Khmer Rouge head of state, reportedly suffers stroke
Nov 14, 2007; ... Khieu Samphan, the former Khmer Rouge head of state whose arrest by a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal has been widely expected, has suffered a stroke, his daughter and a neighbor said. Khieu Samphan's daughter in Phnom Penh, Khieu Rattana, said she received news about her father's ...
Leading figures in Pakistan's political opposition
Nov 14, 2007; ... President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule has increased the likelihood that his opponents could join forces against him. Here is a glance at some of Pakistan's most prominent opposition leaders: _ Benazir Bhutto: A two-time former prime minister who ...
Leading figures in Pakistan's political opposition
Nov 14, 2007; ... President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule has increased the likelihood that his opponents could join forces against him. Here is a glance at some of Pakistan's most prominent opposition leaders: _ Benazir Bhutto: A two-time former prime minister who ...
Spread of AIDS virus to transplant patients signals need for more information on donors
Nov 14, 2007; ... A troubling case in which a high-risk organ donor infected four patients with the AIDS virus and hepatitis has led medical ethicists to warn that patients need to know more about whose organs they're getting. Public health officials said Tuesday the Chicago case is the first known ...
Spread of AIDS virus to transplant patients signals need for more information on donors
Nov 14, 2007; ... A troubling case in which a high-risk organ donor infected four patients with the AIDS virus and hepatitis has led medical ethicists to warn that patients need to know more about whose organs they're getting. Public health officials said Tuesday the Chicago case is the first known ...
Seattle gets MLS team that will begin play in 2009
Nov 14, 2007; ... Seattle will join Major League Soccer beginning in 2009, the second addition to the league this year. The yet-to-be named team will play at Qwest Field, home of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. The expansion announcement on Tuesday makes Seattle the league's 15th club and follows the ...
Seattle gets MLS team that will begin play in 2009
Nov 14, 2007; ... Seattle will join Major League Soccer beginning in 2009, the second addition to the league this year. The yet-to-be named team will play at Qwest Field, home of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. The expansion announcement on Tuesday makes Seattle the league's 15th club and follows the ...
2 Philly officers shot and wounded while serving warrant; latest in spate of shootings at cops
Nov 14, 2007 ... Two Philadelphia police officers were shot Tuesday evening while trying to serve a warrant, the latest in a spate of shootings at police that has left one city officer dead this year. No arrests were immediately made in Tuesday's shootings in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia ....
2 Philly officers shot and wounded while serving warrant; latest in spate of shootings at cops
Nov 14, 2007 ... Two Philadelphia police officers were shot Tuesday evening while trying to serve a warrant, the latest in a spate of shootings at police that has left one city officer dead this year. No arrests were immediately made in Tuesday's shootings in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia ....
Koreas to hold first prime ministers' talks in 15 years to carry out summit accord
Nov 14, 2007; ... The prime ministers of North and South Korea were set to meet for the first time in 15 years Wednesday to discuss implementing a wide-ranging reconciliation accord that their leaders reached at a landmark summit last month. North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il was scheduled to arrive in ...
Koreas to hold first prime ministers' talks in 15 years to carry out summit accord
Nov 14, 2007; ... The prime ministers of North and South Korea were set to meet for the first time in 15 years Wednesday to discuss implementing a wide-ranging reconciliation accord that their leaders reached at a landmark summit last month. North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il was scheduled to arrive in ...
Donda West's plastic surgeon sought the Hollywood limelight, despite problems
Nov 14, 2007; ... The doctor who performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on the mother of rapper Kanye West is a plastic surgeon to Hollywood's elite and something of a celebrity himself, with a TV show of his own and a number of appearances on programs from "Extra" to "Oprah." ...
Donda West's plastic surgeon sought the Hollywood limelight, despite problems
Nov 14, 2007; ... The doctor who performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on the mother of rapper Kanye West is a plastic surgeon to Hollywood's elite and something of a celebrity himself, with a TV show of his own and a number of appearances on programs from "Extra" to "Oprah." ...
Testimony: Simpson said to bring weapons to Vegas confrontation
Nov 14, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson's one-time golfing friend glared at him across a courtroom and said the former football star wanted him to bring "heat" _ a gun _ to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Minutes later, Simpson's lawyer accused the ...
Testimony: Simpson said to bring weapons to Vegas confrontation
Nov 14, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson's one-time golfing friend glared at him across a courtroom and said the former football star wanted him to bring "heat" _ a gun _ to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Minutes later, Simpson's lawyer accused the ...
'Hannah Montana' fan club members sue over sold-out concerts
Nov 14, 2007; ... Thousands of "Hannah Montana" fans who could not get concert tickets could potentially join a lawsuit against the teen performer's fan club over memberships they claim were supposed to give them priority for seats. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a New Jersey woman and ...
'Hannah Montana' fan club members sue over sold-out concerts
Nov 14, 2007; ... Thousands of "Hannah Montana" fans who could not get concert tickets could potentially join a lawsuit against the teen performer's fan club over memberships they claim were supposed to give them priority for seats. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a New Jersey woman and ...
Danish prime minister mulls expanding government bloc after election win
Nov 14, 2007; ... Denmark's center-right government was re-elected for a third term as voters endorsed its policies to boost the economy and tighten immigration. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen now faces tough talks on whether to expand the government bloc to include a new party headed by a ...
Danish prime minister mulls expanding government bloc after election win
Nov 14, 2007; ... Denmark's center-right government was re-elected for a third term as voters endorsed its policies to boost the economy and tighten immigration. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen now faces tough talks on whether to expand the government bloc to include a new party headed by a ...
Netflix still dangling $1M prize for creating better system for movie recommendations
Nov 14, 2007; ... Netflix Inc.'s system for recommending movies to its subscribers is proving tough to beat, as thousands of engineers and statisticians have discovered after long hours of research. Hoping to widen its lead in the online DVD rental market, Netflix last year dangled a $1 million ...