CHICAGO. August 27, 2009. Two weeks after the death of his sister Eunice, Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) has died of brain cancer at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. He is survived by his wife Victoria, his sister Jean Kennedy Smith, and his three children.
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NEW YORK. August 13, 2009. It is reported that Michael Douglas and his former wife Diandra have got another major family headache. Their son Cameron, aged 30, has been arrested in New York after allegedly violating the terms of his home detention by asking his girlfriend Kelly Sott to smuggle him in seven [...]
DETROIT. August 8, 2009. General Motors Co. plans to register 3.5 billion shares of stock to ready itself for a public offering sometime next year, using the proceeds to repay at least part of what it owes the U.S. government and other stakeholders.
GM disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on [...]
NEW YORK. August 8, 2009. Nine people are believed to have been killed after a private plane and a tourist helicopter collided in mid-air above the Hudson River off Lower Manhattan on Saturday.
The crash happened just before noon EDT, across pier 40. It involved a Piper PA-32 plane, which is a fixed wing single-engine plane, [...]
NEW YORK. August 8, 2009. “Earlier today, a tragic accident occurred over the Hudson River when a small plane and a helicopter collided.
“In addition to its pilot, the tourist helicopter from Liberty Harbor Sightseeing Tours was carrying 5 Italian tourists eager to see the magnificent views of New York City from above. The small plane, [...]
CHICAGO. August 5, 2009. UAL Corp. plans to lease about 450,000 square feet in Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in a deal that will bring 2,800 jobs downtown and is to include about $25 million in city subsidies through a tax-increment financing (TIF) grant, sources say.
UAL will move its massive operations center out of its [...]
CHICAGO. August 3, 2009. The United States Postal Service has marked 677 post offices nationwide for possible closure or consolidation, according to a document given today to a House subcommittee holding a hearing on the future of American mail delivery.
The following United States Postal Service Station/Branches have been Identified For Full Study.
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CHICAGO,. August 3, 2009. Three strong earthquakes struck off of Baja California in Mexico just minutes apart on Monday afternoon.
The first earthquake struck about 68 miles northeast of Santa Isabel in Mexico, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. The tremor struck at 1.55 p.m. EDT, following by [...]
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