MediaTalk; For CNN Chairman, News Broke on Hood of His Car
Date: 15 July 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Mitch Crooks, whose videotape showing white Police Officer Jeremy Morse slamming hand-cuffed black teenager Donovan Jackson against patrol car during violent arrest in Inglewood, Calif, ran repeatedly on CNN, throws himself on hood of CNN chairman Walter Isaacson's car when facing arrest in Los Angeles on unrelated charges; it is unclear why Crooks was outside CNN offices; his appearance and arrest surprise Isaacson; photo (M)
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World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Journalist Ordered Out
Date: 16 July 2002
By Henri E. Cauvin (NYT)
Henri Cauvin
British newspaper Guardian's Zimbabwe correspondent Andrew Meldrum is acquitted on charges of publishing false information; he is ordered to leave country within 24 hours; photo (S)
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Gator Loses a Round to Web Sites in Fight Over Pop-Up Ads
Date: 16 July 2002
By Bob Tedeschi
Bob Tedeschi
Gator Corp appears to have lost first round in its fight against 10 Web site publishers who sued company, saying that its use of online pop-up advertisements violate copyright and trademark laws; US Judge Claude H Hilton will issue preliminary injunction; publishers include New York Times Co, Gannett Co, Tribune Co and Washington Post (M)
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Man Convicted in Murder of Reporter Calls for Retaliation by Other Muslims
Date: 16 July 2002
By Ian Fisher
Ian Fisher
Ahmed Omar Sheikh is convicted and condemned to death for kidnapping and murder of reporter Daniel Pearl under extraordinary security in Hyderabad, Pakistan; Sheikh, in statement read by one of his lawyers, calls on fellow Muslims to take revenge for sentence; Islamic groups in Pakistan express outrage over verdict; security is also heavy in Karachi, but city remains quiet; photo (M)
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Terror Makes All the World A Beat for New York Police
Date: 15 July 2002
By William K. Rashbaum
William Rashbaum
Article explores new role taken on by New York City Police Department to deal with terrorism in post-Sept 11 world; members of department's new Counterterrorism Bureau have received extensive training and have been sent all over world to work with police in other cities; others are developing strong community relationships within city and helping identify targets; language skills are being developed and foreign newspapers and Internet sites are being monitored; Comr Raymond Kelly says department is working more closely with FBI and other federal agencies (M)
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MORTON'S ACCEPTS CASTLE HARLAN TAKEOVER BID
Date: 16 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Morton's Restaurant Group agrees to $71.2 million takeover offer by Castle Harlan Inc, after matching buyout bid of $17 per share from Carl C Icahn's High River LP (S)
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CMS ENERGY, A MICHIGAN UTILITY, WILL REDUCE DIVIDEND
Date: 16 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CMS Energy Corp, owner of Michigan's largest utility, will cut its dividend by more than half, to 18 cents, to secure $1.3 billion in bank credit and loans it needs to operate while company investigates sham electricity trades; investigates sham electricity trades (S)
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FEDEX TO BUY 10 AIRBUS CARGO JETS IN $2.3 BILLION ORDER
Date: 16 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Air delivery unit of FedEx Corp agrees to buy 10 Airbus SAS A380 cargo jets valued at $2.3 billion; three airplanes will be delivered annually in 2008 through 2010, with one aircraft in 2011 (S)
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HOME DEPOT PLANS TO BUY BACK UP TO $2 BILLION IN STOCK
Date: 16 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Home Depot Inc, with its shares having fallen to their lowest level in almost four years, plans to buy back as much as $2 billion in common stock (S)
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Firm Alters Stock Ratings
Date: 16 July 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse First Boston will simplify its stock-rating system and compare equities with specific industries instead of with broad market; system, to take effect in September, will rate stocks outperform, neutral or underperform, replacing four-tier system (S)
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