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Friday, June 13
Jun 06, 2008; ... Today is Friday, June 13, the 165th day of 2008. There are 201 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 323 B.C. - Alexander the Great dies of a fever at age 33 in Babylon. He leaves no heir, and his empire dissolves. 1653 - British fleet ...
Hamels tosses 3-hitter to lead Phillies over Reds 5-0; Griffey stuck on 599 homers
Jun 06, 2008 ... Cole Hamels pitched a three-hitter for his second career shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of two dropped balls to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 in the National League on Thursday. Ken Griffey Jr. remained one shy of 600 home runs, going 1-for-4 in his first start in ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Jun 06, 2008 ... TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN: Surprising Safina beats Kuznetsova, will meet Ivanovic in final PARIS _ Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion, and she'll try for it against Ana Ivanovic in the French Open final on Saturday. Safina ...
AP Weekly Sports Calendar
Jun 06, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, June 6 thru 8, Paris _ tennis, French Open. Various sites _ football, World Cup qualifying, AFRICA: Congo vs. Sudan, ...
Fidelity Investments cuts 550 jobs
Jun 06, 2008; ... Fidelity Investments is cutting 550 jobs in the U.S. and overseas, or just over 1 percent of its work force, after reorganizing some business units. The largest U.S. mutual fund company said the cuts are largely concentrated in the firm's personal and workplace investing operations ...
Friday, June 13
Jun 06, 2008; ... Today is Friday, June 13, the 165th day of 2008. There are 201 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 323 B.C. - Alexander the Great dies of a fever at age 33 in Babylon. He leaves no heir, and his empire dissolves. 1653 - British fleet ...
Hamels tosses 3-hitter to lead Phillies over Reds 5-0; Griffey stuck on 599 homers
Jun 06, 2008 ... Cole Hamels pitched a three-hitter for his second career shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of two dropped balls to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 in the National League on Thursday. Ken Griffey Jr. remained one shy of 600 home runs, going 1-for-4 in his first start in ...
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Jun 06, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, June 6 thru 8, Paris _ tennis, French Open. Various sites _ football, World Cup qualifying, AFRICA: Congo vs. Sudan, ...
Fidelity Investments cuts 550 jobs
Jun 06, 2008; ... Fidelity Investments is cutting 550 jobs in the U.S. and overseas, or just over 1 percent of its work force, after reorganizing some business units. The largest U.S. mutual fund company said the cuts are largely concentrated in the firm's personal and workplace investing operations ...
Analysts expect ECB, BoE to leave rates unchanged as inflation concerns persist
Jun 06, 2008; ... The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both appear set to leave their interest rates unchanged on Thursday as concerns over inflation preoccupy bank officials. Analysts forecast that the ECB will leave its key interest rate at 4 percent _ where it has stood since last June ...
Analysts expect ECB, BoE to leave rates unchanged as inflation concerns persist
Jun 06, 2008; ... The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both appear set to leave their interest rates unchanged on Thursday as concerns over inflation preoccupy bank officials. Analysts forecast that the ECB will leave its key interest rate at 4 percent _ where it has stood since last June ...
Accused 9/11 mastermind tells judge he wants death penalty
Jun 06, 2008; ... Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition." In his first public appearance since his ...
Accused 9/11 mastermind tells judge he wants death penalty
Jun 06, 2008; ... Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition." In his first public appearance since his ...
She's No. 1: Ivanovic earns berth in French Open final against Safina
Jun 06, 2008; ... Ana Ivanovic let out a girlish squeal and covered her face, delighted with what she had just achieved. And this was before the young Serb learned she had clinched the No. 1 ranking for the first time. Ivanovic advanced to the French Open final for the second year in a row, ...
She's No. 1: Ivanovic earns berth in French Open final against Safina
Jun 06, 2008; ... Ana Ivanovic let out a girlish squeal and covered her face, delighted with what she had just achieved. And this was before the young Serb learned she had clinched the No. 1 ranking for the first time. Ivanovic advanced to the French Open final for the second year in a row, ...
Experts say poor construction, planning in China quake zone added to toll; lake still rising
Jun 06, 2008; ... Engineers sent by the government to investigate China's devastating earthquake said shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the disaster's toll, as waters rose in a brimming quake-formed lake that threatened communities downstream. Premier Wen Jiabao flew by helicopter ...
Experts say poor construction, planning in China quake zone added to toll; lake still rising
Jun 06, 2008; ... Engineers sent by the government to investigate China's devastating earthquake said shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the disaster's toll, as waters rose in a brimming quake-formed lake that threatened communities downstream. Premier Wen Jiabao flew by helicopter ...
Swiss, Czech hopes of European Championship glory to be tested in opening match
Jun 06, 2008; ... Czech Republic striker Martin Fenin has been joking that, based on his own quirky mathematic equation, his team should beat Switzerland 7-0 in the European Championship's opening match. The Eintracht Frankfurt forward has been teasing club teammate Christoph Spycher of Switzerland ...
Portugal and Turkey debut in European Championship trying to show their value
Jun 06, 2008; ... Portugal and Turkey will begin the European Championship trying to prove their worth. While Portugal is hoping to repeat the successful campaigns of the last Euro tournament and the World Cup, Turkey is looking to show it's back in form after missing the two competitions. ...
Swiss, Czech hopes of European Championship glory to be tested in opening match
Jun 06, 2008; ... Czech Republic striker Martin Fenin has been joking that, based on his own quirky mathematic equation, his team should beat Switzerland 7-0 in the European Championship's opening match. The Eintracht Frankfurt forward has been teasing club teammate Christoph Spycher of Switzerland ...
Portugal and Turkey debut in European Championship trying to show their value
Jun 06, 2008; ... Portugal and Turkey will begin the European Championship trying to prove their worth. While Portugal is hoping to repeat the successful campaigns of the last Euro tournament and the World Cup, Turkey is looking to show it's back in form after missing the two competitions. ...
French Open at a glance
Jun 06, 2008 ... A look at the French Open on Thursday: Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 66 degrees F (19 C). Women's Semifinals: No. 13 Dinara Safina of Russia def. No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia def. No. 3 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-4, 3-6, ...
McDonald's LPGA Championship Scores
Jun 06, 2008 ... First Round Emily Bastel 33-33_66 Lorie Kane 33-33_66 Lindsey Wright 33-34_67 Marisa Baena ...
Clinton rejects supporters' efforts promoting her as vp choice as Obama looks for running mate
Jun 06, 2008 ... Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday rejected efforts by supporters urging Barack Obama to choose her as his running mate, as she focused on drawing down her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination and promised to rally support for her one-time opponent in the general election. ...
Clinton rejects supporters' efforts promoting her as vp choice as Obama looks for running mate
Jun 06, 2008 ... Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday rejected efforts by supporters urging Barack Obama to choose her as his running mate, as she focused on drawing down her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination and promised to rally support for her one-time opponent in the general election. ...
NY skyscraper hosts 2 daredevil stunts in 1 day
Jun 06, 2008; ... A Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours. The first man, Alain Robert, unfurled a banner as he climbed that said "Global warming kills more ...
NY skyscraper hosts 2 daredevil stunts in 1 day
Jun 06, 2008; ... A Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours. The first man, Alain Robert, unfurled a banner as he climbed that said "Global warming kills more ...
JK Rowling tells Harvard graduates: 'We do not need magic to transform our world'
Jun 06, 2008; ... J.K. Rowling stressed the crucial importance of imagination during a speech Thursday at Harvard University's spring commencement, saying, "We do not need magic to transform our world." The "Harry Potter" author also spoke about the benefit of failure, recalling the ...
JK Rowling tells Harvard graduates: 'We do not need magic to transform our world'
Jun 06, 2008; ... J.K. Rowling stressed the crucial importance of imagination during a speech Thursday at Harvard University's spring commencement, saying, "We do not need magic to transform our world." The "Harry Potter" author also spoke about the benefit of failure, recalling the ...
Myanmar detains comedian-critic active in private cyclone relief effort
Jun 06, 2008 ... Myanmar's military junta has detained a popular comedian who had just returned from an aid trip to the cyclone-ravaged delta, a region where a human rights group said the regime is forcing survivors to do menial labor for food. Maung Thura _ whose stage name is Zarganar _ was taken ...
Myanmar detains comedian-critic active in private cyclone relief effort
Jun 06, 2008 ... Myanmar's military junta has detained a popular comedian who had just returned from an aid trip to the cyclone-ravaged delta, a region where a human rights group said the regime is forcing survivors to do menial labor for food. Maung Thura _ whose stage name is Zarganar _ was taken ...
After a half-century of tour golf, Torrey Pines finally hosts a US Open
Jun 06, 2008; ... The gallery circled around to watch Tiger Woods on the 13th tee at Torrey Pines, but he looked behind them toward a chain-link fence that was lined with green mesh, a padlock around the gate to keep everyone out. This was January, five months before the U.S. Open could show off its ...
After a half-century of tour golf, Torrey Pines finally hosts a US Open
Jun 06, 2008; ... The gallery circled around to watch Tiger Woods on the 13th tee at Torrey Pines, but he looked behind them toward a chain-link fence that was lined with green mesh, a padlock around the gate to keep everyone out. This was January, five months before the U.S. Open could show off its ...
Pittsburgh's top-notch theater school
Jun 06, 2008; ... When actress and Tony Award-winning choreographer Ann Reinking was thinking about an idea for a short ballet about two piano keys falling in love, she chose a small, not-so-well-known university in this city to try it out. The suggestion to experiment with Point Park University ...
Carnegie International art exhibition
Jun 06, 2008; ... It's a contemporary art exhibition uniquely rooted in the past, with a history that stretches back more than a century and a tradition fostered by a Gilded Age industrialist. But the latest incarnation of the Carnegie International, the oldest exhibition of its kind in North America, ...
Celebs' attempts to hide pregnancies
Jun 06, 2008; ... Deny, deny, deny. That's what musician Pete Wentz did in April when reports surfaced that fiancee Ashlee Simpson was carrying his child. In an angry missive to MTV.com, Wentz fumed: "There is a witch hunt for people to be pregnant whenever they get engaged in Hollywood. This is ...
Pittsburgh's top-notch theater school
Jun 06, 2008; ... When actress and Tony Award-winning choreographer Ann Reinking was thinking about an idea for a short ballet about two piano keys falling in love, she chose a small, not-so-well-known university in this city to try it out. The suggestion to experiment with Point Park University ...
Carnegie International art exhibition
Jun 06, 2008; ... It's a contemporary art exhibition uniquely rooted in the past, with a history that stretches back more than a century and a tradition fostered by a Gilded Age industrialist. But the latest incarnation of the Carnegie International, the oldest exhibition of its kind in North America, ...
Celebs' attempts to hide pregnancies
Jun 06, 2008; ... Deny, deny, deny. That's what musician Pete Wentz did in April when reports surfaced that fiancee Ashlee Simpson was carrying his child. In an angry missive to MTV.com, Wentz fumed: "There is a witch hunt for people to be pregnant whenever they get engaged in Hollywood. This is ...
Matchbox twenty guitarist's solo album
Jun 06, 2008; ... Paul Doucette's experience as one part of the hugely successful matchbox twenty taught him a little something about the break and repair method of music-making. Not too long ago, Doucette along with other band mates wondered if matchbox twenty would have a future. After years of ...
Matchbox twenty guitarist's solo album
Jun 06, 2008; ... Paul Doucette's experience as one part of the hugely successful matchbox twenty taught him a little something about the break and repair method of music-making. Not too long ago, Doucette along with other band mates wondered if matchbox twenty would have a future. After years of ...
Sudan's president says dispute over oil-rich region could be settled by next week
Jun 06, 2008; ... President Oman al-Bashir told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that a dispute between the northern government and former southern rebels over the oil-rich Abyei region could be settled next week, and he called for fresh peace talks on Darfur. The president's upbeat news about a ...
Sudan's president says dispute over oil-rich region could be settled by next week
Jun 06, 2008; ... President Oman al-Bashir told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that a dispute between the northern government and former southern rebels over the oil-rich Abyei region could be settled next week, and he called for fresh peace talks on Darfur. The president's upbeat news about a ...
Military intercepts missile off Hawaii in first such test since Feb. satellite shootdown
Jun 06, 2008; ... The U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile Thursday in the first such sea-based test since a Navy cruiser shot down an errant satellite earlier this year. The military fired the target, a Scud-like missile with a range of a few hundred miles (kilometers), from a decommissioned ...
Military intercepts missile off Hawaii in first such test since Feb. satellite shootdown
Jun 06, 2008; ... The U.S. military intercepted a ballistic missile Thursday in the first such sea-based test since a Navy cruiser shot down an errant satellite earlier this year. The military fired the target, a Scud-like missile with a range of a few hundred miles (kilometers), from a decommissioned ...
The top ten music in the United States
Jun 06, 2008; ... Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top ...
The top ten music in the United States
Jun 06, 2008; ... Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top ...
Indian foreign minister meets Chinese leaders amid concerns over Beijing's growing clout
Jun 06, 2008; ... China's foreign minister said relations with India are at an all-time high as he met with his Indian counterpart amid concerns in New Delhi about Beijing's growing clout and alleged incursions along their disputed border. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his visiting Indian ...
After a 9-week break, Woods returns from knee surgery at golf's toughest test
Jun 06, 2008; ... The U.S. Open will be held at Torrey Pines, a public course that has become Tiger Woods' private domain. He won the Junior World Championship there as a teenager, and his record at the Buick Invitational on the U.S. PGA Tour is astounding. He has won six times, including the last four ...
Indian foreign minister meets Chinese leaders amid concerns over Beijing's growing clout
Jun 06, 2008; ... China's foreign minister said relations with India are at an all-time high as he met with his Indian counterpart amid concerns in New Delhi about Beijing's growing clout and alleged incursions along their disputed border. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his visiting Indian ...
After a 9-week break, Woods returns from knee surgery at golf's toughest test
Jun 06, 2008; ... The U.S. Open will be held at Torrey Pines, a public course that has become Tiger Woods' private domain. He won the Junior World Championship there as a teenager, and his record at the Buick Invitational on the U.S. PGA Tour is astounding. He has won six times, including the last four ...
South Koreans increase pressure on government over US beef deal
Jun 06, 2008; ... South Koreans are raising pressure on the government to renegotiate a beef deal with the U.S. as opposition lawmakers boycott the legislature and thousands of activists hold a three-day protest. Public outcry against the April 18 beef import pact with Washington has cornered President ...
South Koreans increase pressure on government over US beef deal
Jun 06, 2008; ... South Koreans are raising pressure on the government to renegotiate a beef deal with the U.S. as opposition lawmakers boycott the legislature and thousands of activists hold a three-day protest. Public outcry against the April 18 beef import pact with Washington has cornered President ...
Air India says court rules airline can ground cabin crew deemed overweight
Jun 06, 2008; ... An Indian court has ruled that the national airline Air India can ground overweight cabin crew members, a spokesman for the carrier said. Two years ago Air India warned its nearly 1,600 cabin crew workers to shape up in two months or risk being assigned to ground duties. When the ...
Air India says court rules airline can ground cabin crew deemed overweight
Jun 06, 2008; ... An Indian court has ruled that the national airline Air India can ground overweight cabin crew members, a spokesman for the carrier said. Two years ago Air India warned its nearly 1,600 cabin crew workers to shape up in two months or risk being assigned to ground duties. When the ...
US reopening investigation of government's action in case of Canadian deported to Syria
Jun 06, 2008; ... A U.S. government watchdog said Thursday that it is re-examining the conclusions of an investigation that found the government acted appropriately in the case of a Canadian engineer seized by U.S. officials and sent to Syria and allegedly tortured. The chief of internal investigations ...
US reopening investigation of government's action in case of Canadian deported to Syria
Jun 06, 2008; ... A U.S. government watchdog said Thursday that it is re-examining the conclusions of an investigation that found the government acted appropriately in the case of a Canadian engineer seized by U.S. officials and sent to Syria and allegedly tortured. The chief of internal investigations ...
R. Kelly defense expert says mark seen in sex tape was video distortion, not a mole
Jun 06, 2008; ... A forensic expert testified Thursday at R. Kelly's child pornography trial that a fingernail-sized mark seen on the lower back of the man in the sex tape at the center of the case was not a mole but video distortion. Video analysis expert Charles Palm testified for the defense that ...
R. Kelly defense expert says mark seen in sex tape was video distortion, not a mole
Jun 06, 2008; ... A forensic expert testified Thursday at R. Kelly's child pornography trial that a fingernail-sized mark seen on the lower back of the man in the sex tape at the center of the case was not a mole but video distortion. Video analysis expert Charles Palm testified for the defense that ...
Weekley's putter helps him to opening 5-under 65, grabs 1-stroke lead at Stanford St. Jude
Jun 06, 2008; ... Boo Weekley made the most of his time after missing the cut in the Memorial, with his work around the greens at TPC Southwind paying off in the Stanford St. Jude Championship on Thursday. Combining his usual strong ballstriking with efficient putting, Weekley shot a 5-under 65 to take ...
Weekley's putter helps him to opening 5-under 65, grabs 1-stroke lead at Stanford St. Jude
Jun 06, 2008; ... Boo Weekley made the most of his time after missing the cut in the Memorial, with his work around the greens at TPC Southwind paying off in the Stanford St. Jude Championship on Thursday. Combining his usual strong ballstriking with efficient putting, Weekley shot a 5-under 65 to take ...
Spacewalking astronauts work on outside of Japan's shiny new lab in their 2nd outing
Jun 06, 2008; ... Spacewalking astronauts worked on the outside of Japan's shiny new science lab Thursday, installing cameras and removing covers. Dressed head to toe in white, Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan Jr. looked like puffy dolls against the 37-foot (11.3-meter)-long, 14-foot (4.3-meter)-wide ...
Spacewalking astronauts work on outside of Japan's shiny new lab in their 2nd outing
Jun 06, 2008; ... Spacewalking astronauts worked on the outside of Japan's shiny new science lab Thursday, installing cameras and removing covers. Dressed head to toe in white, Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan Jr. looked like puffy dolls against the 37-foot (11.3-meter)-long, 14-foot (4.3-meter)-wide ...
US PGA-Stanford St Jude Championship Scores
Jun 06, 2008 ... First Round Boo Weekley34-31_65 Tommy Armour III 33-33_66 Vijay Singh33-34_67 Davis Love III ...
Federal Reserve approves Bank of America Corp. purchase of Countrywide Financial
Jun 06, 2008; ... The Federal Reserve on Thursday approved Bank of America Corp.'s purchase of distressed subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. In a statement, the federal regulator said it considered many comments for and against the company buyout and "has considered carefully the ...