Tag: United States
Financial crisis scuffs well-heeled US shoppers
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The world's financial woes are forcing luxury shoppers to curtail their big-spending ways.[MORE]
Obama, McCain star as comic book heroes
John McCain and Barack Obama have been given a comic book makeover.[MORE]
AIG executives live it up days after bailout
AIG executives escaped to a pricey California beach resort to unwind just days after the insurance giant was rescued by an unprecedented $US85 billion government loan, lawmakers said.[MORE]
Asteroid near-miss prompts calls for astronomy funding
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An asteroid that entered the earth's atmosphere has astronomers calling for more funding to scan the skies.[MORE]
Economy dominates McCain, Obama debate
The US economy has dominated the second presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama.[MORE]
Judge, White House clash over Guantanamo release order
A federal judge, in a rebuke to the Bush administration, has ordered the prompt release in the United States of 17 Chinese Muslims held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.[MORE]
Empire lies at the core of American identity
In an economic sense, American power is declining, slowly and unevenly, but Rome was neither built in a day nor destroyed in one. Post a comment.[MORE]
Berry crowned Sexiest Woman Alive
Men's magazine Esquire crowns new mum Halle Berry the Sexiest Woman Alive.[MORE]
Actors union to seek authorisation for strike
Actors union confident members with authorise a strike against Hollywood studios.[MORE]
Japanese network sues over Wipeout
Tokyo Broadcasting System has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ABC America, charging that Wipeout is "a blatant copycat" of several of its classic Japanese competition series.[MORE]
Actor Nolte injured in house fire
Actor Nick Nolte injured while trying to extinguish a blaze at his Malibu mansion.[MORE]
Hathaway signs up for Wonderland
Anne Hathaway joins Helena Bonham Carter in the new Alice In Wonderland adaptation.[MORE]
Interest cut rumours fail to rally Wall Street
US stocks have fallen for a fifth day, with comments that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates doing little to ease investors' concerns. [MORE]
Entourage picked up for sixth season
HBO has renewed its Hollywood-hipster comedy Entourage, a month after the Emmy-winning series began its fifth season in the US.[MORE]
Duchovny out of sex rehab
Actor David Duchovny has checked out of a treatment facility for sex addiction.[MORE]
Wall St losses could top $US1.4 trillion: IMF
The International Monetary Fund predicts losses from the Wall Street meltdown could top $US 1.4 trillion.[MORE]
US, European stocks bounce back
US and European share prices have bounced back after huge losses a day earlier, with market sentiment buoyed by fresh official moves to stanch a credit crisis, stabilise shaky banks and protect savers.[MORE]
Hungarian, not US plane landed in Iran: report
An Iranian state television station has said a plane that was forced to land in Iran was Hungarian, not a US military plane as reported earlier by a semi-official Iranian news agency.[MORE]
US Fed to buy commercial paper to jump-start credit
The US Federal Reserve has announced plans to buy commercial paper in an effort to thaw a frozen market for short-term corporate borrowings in the face of a global credit squeeze.[MORE]
Three physicists share Nobel prize
Japan's Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu of the United States, have won the 2008 Nobel Physics Prize for groundbreaking theoretical work in fundamental particles.[MORE]
McCain aims to slow Obama momentum in debate
Republican John McCain hopes to halt Democrat Barack Obama's momentum and gain new life in the White House race on Tuesday (local time) when the presidential rivals meet in their second debate.[MORE]
LA man kills family, himself over financial woes
A 45-year-old Los Angeles man who was allegedly distraught over money troubles has shot and killed his wife, three sons and mother-in-law before taking his own life, police said.[MORE]
Lehman boss grilled over $500m salary
US law-makers have grilled the head of Lehman Brothers demanding he justify some $US500 million ($694 million) he had earned since 2000, as well as huge bonuses sought for top executives even as the bank failed.[MORE]
Palin aides to front 'troopergate' inquiry
Aides to Sarah Palin have agreed to front an inquiry into allegations of abuse of power.[MORE]
US would not allow Israel attack on Iran: report
The United States will not permit Israel to attack Iran's nuclear program as long as American troops are stationed in Iraq, an Israeli television report quoting unnamed diplomatic sources said.[MORE]
