BOSTON – Former priest James Porter (search), whose widespread molestation of dozens of children foreshadowed the clergy sex abuse scandal that swept the Roman Catholic church, died Friday. Porter, 70, died at New England Medical Center in Boston, where he had been treated since being transferred from a Department of …
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27 November
Sevan Asks for More Time to Respond to Oil-for-Food Allegations
UNITED NATIONS – Benon Sevan (search), who used to oversee Iraq’s Oil-for-Food program, wants more time to respond to allegations that he improperly steered oil contracts to certain companies, the United Nations said Wednesday. Sevan failed to meet Wednesday’s 5 p.m. EST deadline after being given two weeks to answer …
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27 November
Smaller Airports Taking Business From Larger Hubs
GREEN, Ohio – Akron-Canton Airport (search) and some other small to midsize airports are taking business from larger hubs with a formula for success that starts with a discount airline. Add in proximity to a big metro area, light traffic and short lines and the passengers seem to follow. “I …
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27 November
Novartis Buys Eon, Becomes No. 1 Generic Drug Company
GENEVA – Novartis AG (NVS) announced a major push into the U.S. and German generic drug markets Monday by buying Eon Labs Inc. (ELAB) of the United States and Hexal AG of Germany for $8.3 billion in cash. The Swiss pharmaceutical giant said integrating the two companies into its Sandoz …
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27 November
U.N. Funds Palestinian Campaign
GAZA – The Gaza Strip (search) is one of the poorest, most overpopulated areas in the world with 1.4 million Palestinians crammed into a 100-square-mile area. With 50 percent unemployment, the vast majority of Gazans live below a poverty line of $2 a day. It’s exactly the kind of situation …
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27 November
Bolton Gets Buddy-Buddy With U.N. Diplomats
WASHINGTON – U.S. Ambassador John Bolton (search) used his new platform at the United Nations Thursday to issue a stern warning to two nations that President Bush has accused of destabilizing the Mideast and supporting terrorism. Click in the box near the top of the story to watch a report …
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27 November
Typhoon Matsa Roars Through Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan (search) lifted sea alerts around its coast Saturday after Typhoon Matsa (search) churned toward mainland China, but the storm caused considerable damage to agriculture and infrastructure, the government said. Matsa brought heavy rains to the island’s northern half on Thursday and Friday, swelling rivers and flooding …
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27 November
William Becomes a Model Prince … in Wax
LONDON – A grinning Prince William (search), cast in wax, is the latest royal exhibit at Madame Tussauds waxwork museum. Wax modelers used photos to create the life-size model, which went on display Wednesday. The 23-year-old prince, second in line to the British throne, didn’t have time to sit for …
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27 November
Vioxx Trial Takes Wind Out of Market's Sails
NEW YORK – After a tumultuous trading day, U.S. stocks closed Friday having barely changed from the morning open after a jury’s verdict against Merck & Co. (MRK), a Dow component, sent the drugmaker’s shares down 7.7 percent. That company’s plunge offset gains in blue-chips like International Business Machines Corp. …
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27 November
Woman Pardoned 60 Years After Execution
ALBANY, Ga. – The only woman ever executed in Georgia’s electric chair is being granted a posthumous pardon, 60 years after the black maid was put to death for killing a white man she claimed held her in slavery and threatened her life. The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles …
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