Grief in a Police Killing Follows a Public Script; As Furor Dies Down, Teenager's Family Is Left to Suffer in Private
Date: 18 April 2004
By Michael Brick
Michael Brick
Family of Timothy Stansbury Jr continues to grieve, rage and demand justice three months after he was shot to death by Police Officer Richard S Neri Jr while patroling rooftop of housing project in Brooklyn; demonstrations continue, but news coverage steadily dwindles; US attorney's office is reviewing evidence in case now that grand jury has declined to indict Neri; family intends to sue city; photos (L)
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Lad Mags Go to China
Date: 18 April 2004
Editorial notes that foreign publications are gaining ground in China, usually as part of joint ventures with local enterprises; maintains that hard news titles are still not welcome, but foreign magazines about fashion, technology and business are increasingly popular; notes that Britain's bawdy 'lad mags' FHM and Maxim are planning their own China editions
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First With the Scoop, if Not the Truth
Date: 18 April 2004
By Julie Bosman
Julie Bosman
Ana Marie Cox, 31-year-old self-described failed journalist, grabs attention in Washington, DC, with gossipy, raunchy blog that reports all sorts of unsubstantiated tales about politicians and other insiders; photo; capital's politicians and journalists are both obsessed with reading about themselves, although previously not in gossip columns (M)
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GOODYEAR IS PURCHASING THE REMAINING 50% OF DACKIA
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co agrees to buy the 50 percent of Swedish tire retailer Dackia that it does not already own (S)
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COURT APPROVES NATIONAL CENTURY'S LIQUIDATION PLAN
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Century Financial Enterprises, defunct health care finance company with $3.5 billion in debt, wins court approval to liquidate and distribute its remaining assets to creditors after 17 months in bankruptcy (S)
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HRPT OUTBIDS FINANCIER TO BUY HALLWOOD REALTY
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
HRPT Properties Trust, real estate investment trust with 238 properties valued at $3.5 billion, agrees to buy Hallwood Realty Partners for $250 million, topping bid by financier Carl C Icahn (S)
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EXIDE'S PLAN TO CUT $1.3 BILLION IN DEBT IS APPROVED
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exide Technologies, world's biggest maker of car batteries, wins approval for its plan to eliminate $1.3 billion in debt and exit bankruptcy protection by end of April (S)
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JUDGE GIVES UAL MORE TIME TO FILE A RECOVERY PLAN
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UAL Corp is given another extension to file bankruptcy recovery plan (S)
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Tenet to Sell a Hospital
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenet Healthcare Corp, hospital chain being investigated by federal authorities, agrees to sell hospital in Redding, Calif, to privately held Hospital Partners of America for about $60 million (S)
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World Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Bank Stake Sold
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
South Korean government sells its 22 percent stake in Hana Bank for 1.07 trillion won ($920 million), removing concern that bank, nation's fourth-largest lender, would have to purchase shares with its own capital; graph shows stock price (S)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: WPP Incentive Plan Accepted
Date: 17 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shareholders of WPP, advertising company, approve incentive plan after WPP changes conditions that could produce bonuses for managers (S)
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