13 July 2007
N.C. bar issues order disbarring Nifong (AP)
AP - The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
Grand jury indicts former Newark mayor (AP)
AP - Sharpe James, mayor of this struggling city for 20 years, was indicted Thursday on corruption charges alleging that he spent city money extravagantly on himself and several women, and that he helped one of his companions rake in more than $500,000...
Energizer Holdings to acquire Playtex Products (Reuters)
Reuters - Battery and razor maker Energizer
Holdings Inc. said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire
Playtex Products Inc. , for $18.30 a share in cash plus
the assumption of Playtex debt.
10 July 2007
Rangers agree to terms with Shanahan
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with forward Brendan Shanahan.
The 38-year-old Shanahan skated in 67 games with the Rangers this past season, registering 29 goals and 33 assists for 62 points, along with 47 penalty minutes.
Van Gundy enjoying return to coaching
For Stan Van Gundy, a moment during the Orlando Magic's summer league practices last week simply reaffirmed how much he wanted to be back on the sideline.
Chinese lawyers push for slavery crime change: paper (Reuters)
Reuters - China's lawyers association has urged
making slavery a specific crime, an official newspaper reported
on Tuesday in the wake of a trial of brick-kiln operators
accused of brutally exploiting trapped workers.
Sony Reduces Price of PlayStation 3 to $499 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Just days after denying that a price cut was in the works, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) sliced $100 off of its 60-GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) and added an 80-GB model to the mix.
Isles surprise Guerin, name him captain (AP)
AP - Bill Guerin's young daughter yelled with delight when a picture of her goal-scoring father appeared on a big television screen. The 36-year-old right winger had nearly the same reaction moments later when he saw the 'C' on his brand-new Islanders ...
Thompson can keep money secret _ for now (AP)
AP - Come next weekend, presidential candidates will be opening up their second quarter finances and placing their spending and their donors up for a new round of scrutiny. Fred Thompson will not.
09 July 2007
Pena and Royals pound Devil Rays
Tony Pena Jr. drove in four runs, Jorge De La Rosa won his third consecutive start and the Kansas City Royals pounded the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-4 on Sunday.
Pena had three doubles to help send Tampa Bay to its 13th loss in 14 games. The Devil Rays f...
Uproar as German minister mulls 'targeted killing' (AFP)
AFP - German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble drew flak Monday for considering a security policy that would allow the indefinite detention and "targeted killing" of terror suspects.
Smith defends border security (AFP)
AFP - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith defended the government's anti-terror measures Monday after the head of cross-border police agency Interpol warned it was not doing enough to secure its borders.
UK press chafes against media laws (AP)
AP - British police repeatedly asked media not to broadcast or publish amateur photographs of Scottish police wrestling with a nearly nude and badly burned man, the most dramatic images from a botched attempt to car bomb a Scottish airport.
New self-defense laws cause confusion (AP)
AP - Norman Borden fought back twice — once against three assailants on the street, then again in a courtroom where he was charged with murder for killing two of them.
Canucks sign defenseman Bieksa (AP)
AP - The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Kevin Bieksa to a $11.25-million, three-year contract extension Monday, and also added free agent Aaron Miller.
Fred Thompson aided Nixon on Watergate (AP)
AP - Fred Thompson gained an image as a tough-minded investigative counsel for the Senate Watergate committee. Yet President Nixon and his top aides viewed the fellow Republican as a willing, if not too bright, ally, according to White House tapes.
Stevens fears impact of current probe (AP)
AP - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and once the chief power broker for dispensing federal dollars, says he's worried that a corruption investigation "could cause me some trouble" in running for re-election next year.
Victoria Beckham: `just a normal girl' (AP)
AP - Victoria Beckham insisted Monday that she's "just a normal girl from London" who happens to be "living quite a surreal life" with her soccer star husband David and their three young boys.
European shares advance (AFP)
AFP - Europe's main stock markets rallied in morning trading on Monday after Tokyo's main equity index hit a fresh seven-year high following a positive end to last week in the United States.
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