Mine Disaster Shows More About China's News Media Than About Safety
Date: 04 August 2001
By Erik Eckholm
Erik Eckholm
Conflicting versions of recent tin mine disaster in Guangxi province reflects creeping disorder in China's state-run press; major newspaper says 70 bodies have been recovered, and up to 200 more miners are feared lost, after mine is flooded; another newspaper reports that 200 men are trapped in mine; Chinese journalists working in region say they are being harassed by local authorities and warned not to write about flooding; China has world's worst record of mine safety, with up to 10,000 deaths per year, many unreported (M)
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World Business Briefing | Asia: India: Murdoch Buys Portal
Date: 03 August 2001
By Saritha Rai (NYT)
Saritha NYT
News Corp takes control of Indya.com, a leading Indian Internet portal, acquiring 'nearly all' of Microland Group's majority stake (S)
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Tempers Seem to Be Growing Shorter in Many Jury Rooms
Date: 03 August 2001
By Katherine E. Finkelstein
Katherine Finkelstein
Article discusses recent conflicts among jurors, which has become physical in some cases; some attribute increasing hostilities to longer trials, heavier sentences facing defendants, intense news coverage and cynicism toward system; sometimes, jurors who are causing havoc or who have lied about themselves during screening process are dismissed; photo (M)
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Nassau G.O.P. Figure Is Charged With Faking Tale of Kidnapping
Date: 03 August 2001
By Al Baker
Al Baker
Nassau County District Attorney charges Karan Kumar, prominent Indian-American businessman and Republican fund-raiser, with fabricating his abduction, when in fact he had been in motel room watching television reports about frantic search for him; he makes videotaped confession; says he was trying to get police to investigate allegations of inappropriate personal and professional activity that appeared in Indian-American newspapers; photo (M)
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Grieving and Wary, Vikings Carry On
Date: 03 August 2001
By Selena Roberts
Selena Roberts
Minnesota Vikings return to training camp and subdued practice session following tragic death of offensive lineman Korey Stringer from complications due to heatstroke; practice is held without pads or helmets; head coach Dennis Green keeps players and medical staff from press, saying team is in mourning; photo (M)
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VYSIS SHARES JUMP ON NEWS OF APPROVAL FOR CANCER TEST
Date: 03 August 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vysis Inc wins FDA approval to sell its UroVysion test for baldder cancer; its shares rise $2.65, to $26.65 (S)
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ELECTRONIC DATA TO BUY REMAINDER OF UNIGRAPHICS
Date: 04 August 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Electronic Data Systems will buy remainder of Unigraphics Solutions, software maker, for $172.3 million in cash (S)
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HEINZ ACQUIRES MAKER OF MEXICAN CONVENIENCE FOODS
Date: 03 August 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
H J Heinz buys Delimex, maker of Mexican convenience foods, from Fenway Partners for undisclosed sum (S)
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PATHMARK IN TALKS TO BUY BIG V SUPERMARKETS
Date: 04 August 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pathmark Stores is in talks to buy Big V Supermarkets Inc, currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, for more than $200 million (S)
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WASHINGTON GROUP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST RAYTHEON
Date: 03 August 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Washington Group International, filing for bankruptcy protection, announces its new lawsuit against Raytheon Co, from which it bought construction subsidiary; charges Raytheon hid cost overruns at that division (S)
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