Replay donderdag 19 april 2012

19 april 2012 was een donderdag onder het sterrenbeeld . Het was de 109e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Barack Obama.

Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 14 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op zondag 19 april 2026, 44 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op maandag 19 april 2027, in 320 dagen. Je hebt 5.157 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 123.791 uur, of ongeveer 7.427.480 minuten, of ongeveer 445.648.800 seconden.

Sommige mensen die deze verjaardag delen:

  • James Franco (acteur, dichter, filmacteur, filmeditor, filmproducent, filmregisseur, onderwijzer, scenarioschrijver, schrijver, televisieacteur, televisiepresentator, toneelschrijver, geboren op 19 april 1978)
  • Kate Hudson (acteur, filmacteur, filmproducent, filmregisseur, scenarioschrijver, stemacteur, televisieacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1979)
  • Luis Miguel (acteur, filmacteur, muziekproducent, studiomuzikant, televisieacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1970)
  • Ali Khamenei (dichter, faqîh, marja', politicus, schrijver, staatshoofd, vertaler, geboren op 19 april 1939)
  • Suge Knight (Americanfootballspeler, componist, muziekproducent, rapper, geboren op 19 april 1965)
  • Tim Curry (acteur, filmproducent, komiek, stemacteur, televisieacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1946)
  • Hayden Christensen (acteur, filmacteur, filmproducent, stemacteur, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1981)
  • Maria Sjarapova (diplomaat, model, tennisser, geboren op 19 april 1987)
  • Jayne Mansfield (filmacteur, playmate, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1933)
  • Mukesh Ambani (grafisch ontwerper, ondernemer, zakenman/vrouw, geboren op 19 april 1957)
  • Ashley Judd (acteur, filmacteur, stemacteur, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1968)
  • Marko Arnautović (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1989)
  • Shannon Lee (acteur, filmacteur, filmproducent, kickbokser, stuntman, taekwondoatleet, televisieacteur, televisieproducent, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1969)
  • Rivaldo (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1972)
  • Candace Parker (acteur, basketballer, geboren op 19 april 1986)
  • Joe Hart (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1987)
  • Jesse James (acteur, filmproducent, ingenieur, televisieacteur, televisiepresentator, zakenman/vrouw, geboren op 19 april 1969)
  • Roberto Carlos (acteur, componist, liedschrijver, pianist, singer-songwriter, studiomuzikant, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1941)
  • Joachim Sauer (academisch docent, scheikundige, geboren op 19 april 1949)
  • Gad Elmaleh (cabaretier, componist, filmacteur, filmregisseur, komiek, regisseur, scenarioschrijver, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1971)
  • Getúlio Vargas (advocaat, politicus, geboren op 19 april 1882)
  • Dudley Moore (acteur, componist, filmacteur, filmregisseur, jazzmuzikant, komiek, pianist, scenarioschrijver, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1935)
  • Erich Hartmann (piloot, geboren op 19 april 1922)
  • Mswati III (monarch, politicus, soeverein, geboren op 19 april 1968)
  • Ferdinand I van Oostenrijk (politicus, geboren op 19 april 1793)
  • Ali Wong (acteur, filmacteur, komiek, scenarioschrijver, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1982)
  • Dick Sargent (acteur, filmacteur, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1930)
  • Troy Polamalu (Americanfootballspeler, sportmanager, geboren op 19 april 1981)
  • Oksana Akinsjina (acteur, filmacteur, geboren op 19 april 1987)
  • Frank Elstner (radiopresentator, televisiepresentator, televisieproducent, geboren op 19 april 1942)
  • Im Soo-hyang (acteur, filmacteur, geboren op 19 april 1990)
  • Dorian Yates (bodybuilder, geboren op 19 april 1962)
  • Ferdinand Cheval (architect, beeldhouwer, hoofdaannemer, kunstenaar, postbode, geboren op 19 april 1836)
  • Nobuteru Ishihara (journalist, politicus, geboren op 19 april 1957)
  • Surekha Sikri (filmacteur, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1945)
  • Gustavo Petro (econoom, milieuactivist, partizaan, politicus, schrijver, geboren op 19 april 1960)
  • Fernando Botero (beeldhouwer, illustrator, kunstenaar, kunstschilder, rapporteur, tekenaar, geboren op 19 april 1932)
  • Pamela Mountbatten (aristocraat, hofdame, geboren op 19 april 1929)
  • Elinor Donahue (acteur, filmacteur, stemacteur, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1937)
  • Nicoletta Braschi (acteur, filmproducent, geboren op 19 april 1960)
  • Jennifer Bini Taylor (acteur, filmacteur, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1972)
  • Jiroemon Kimura (agrariër, postbode, geboren op 19 april 1897)
  • Kevin Mbabu (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1995)
  • Gabriel Heinze (voetballer, voetbaltrainer, geboren op 19 april 1978)
  • Arshad Warsi (acteur, filmacteur, filmproducent, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1968)
  • Paloma Picasso (choreograaf, kunstschilder, modeontwerper, ondernemer, ontwerper, sieraadontwerper, socialite, stilist, zakenman/vrouw, geboren op 19 april 1949)
  • Joseph Estrada (acteur, politicus, geboren op 19 april 1937)
  • Haruna Kojima (Japans idool, acteur, model, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1988)
  • Héctor Herrera (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1990)
  • Lee Da-hae (acteur, geboren op 19 april 1984)
  • Valon Behrami (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1985)
  • Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (revolutionair, geboren op 19 april 1773)
  • Kelly Holmes (middenafstandsloper, geboren op 19 april 1970)
  • José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo (drugssmokkelaar, officier, geboren op 19 april 1934)
  • Umer Sharif (acteur, componist, dichter, filmregisseur, maatschappelijk werker, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1955)
  • Gentleman (zanger, geboren op 19 april 1975)
  • Sara Simeoni (atleet, hoogspringer, vaandeldrager, geboren op 19 april 1953)
  • Bob Rock (bassist, componist, geluidsingenieur, ingenieur, liedschrijver, muziekproducent, muzikant, geboren op 19 april 1954)
  • Ruby Wax (journalist, komiek, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1953)
  • Alessandro Preziosi (filmacteur, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1973)
  • Johan I van Portugal (politicus, geboren op 11 april 1358)
  • Mukesh Rishi (filmacteur, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1956)
  • Kadir Doğulu (acteur, model, geboren op 19 april 1982)
  • Nick Pope (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1992)
  • Jing Boran (acteur, televisieacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1989)
  • Sue Barker (televisiepresentator, tennisser, geboren op 19 april 1956)
  • Gok Wan (autobiograaf, journalist, kledingstylist, modeontwerper, geboren op 19 april 1974)
  • Lilli Gruber (journalist, nieuwslezer, politicus, schrijver, televisiepresentator, geboren op 19 april 1957)
  • Alan Price (arrangeur, componist, filmacteur, filmcomponist, pianist, singer-songwriter, televisieacteur, toetsenist, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1942)
  • Eesha Rebba (acteur, geboren op 19 april 1988)
  • Anju Bobby George (atleet, geboren op 19 april 1977)
  • Kelly Olynyk (basketballer, geboren op 19 april 1991)
  • Tony Plana (acteur, filmacteur, televisieacteur, toneelregisseur, geboren op 19 april 1952)
  • Karsu Dönmez (pianist, singer-songwriter, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1990)
  • Dong Jie (acteur, geboren op 19 april 1980)
  • Stuart Dallas (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1991)
  • Pierre Lemaitre (scenarioschrijver, schrijver, geboren op 19 april 1951)
  • Dorothee Bär (politicus, geboren op 19 april 1978)
  • Ignacio Serricchio (acteur, filmacteur, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1982)
  • Sebastian De Souza (filmacteur, filmproducent, scenarioschrijver, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1993)
  • Peter Garret (mensenrechtenverdediger, milieuactivist, politicus, vredesactivist, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1953)
  • Hugh O'Brian (filmacteur, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1925)
  • Lacrim (rapper, geboren op 19 april 1985)
  • Trevor Francis (voetballer, voetbaltrainer, geboren op 19 april 1954)
  • Kim Chiu (acteur, filmacteur, model, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1990)
  • Claudio Cecchetto (componist, diskjockey, muziekproducent, radiopresentator, talentenjager, televisiepresentator, geboren op 19 april 1952)
  • Yuen Qiu (acteur, geboren op 19 april 1950)
  • Gratianus (militair, politicus, geboren op 18 april 359)
  • Julia Neigel (componist, liedschrijver, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1966)
  • Joe Mauer (honkballer, geboren op 19 april 1983)
  • Swati Reddy (acteur, presentator, stemacteur, geboren op 19 april 1987)
  • Sanai Hashimoto (arts, samoerai, geboren op 19 april 1834)
  • Larry Walters (ballonvaarder, vrachtwagenchauffeur, geboren op 19 april 1949)
  • Antônia Fontenelle (acteur, televisiepresentator, youtuber, geboren op 19 april 1973)
  • Susan Polgar (esperantist, schaker, schrijver, geboren op 19 april 1969)
  • Diego Buonanotte (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1988)
  • Oliver Welke (komiek, stemacteur, televisiepresentator, geboren op 19 april 1966)
  • Moira Harris (filmacteur, televisieacteur, toneelacteur, geboren op 19 april 1954)
  • Jason Gillespie (cricketspeler, geboren op 19 april 1975)
  • Marija Masjkova (acteur, filmacteur, geboren op 19 april 1985)
  • Ai Maeda (acteur, seiyu, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1975)
  • Tony Martin (gitarist, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1957)
  • Michel Roux (chef-kok, zakenman/vrouw, geboren op 19 april 1941)
  • Catalina Sandino Moreno (acteur, filmacteur, kunstschilder, geboren op 19 april 1981)
  • Evgeniy Leonidovitsj Savin (commentator, televisiepresentator, voetballer, youtuber, geboren op 19 april 1984)
  • Luka Karabatić (handbalspeler, geboren op 19 april 1988)
  • Sven Hassel (auteur, militair, geboren op 19 april 1917)
  • Alexis Arguello (bokser, politicus, geboren op 19 april 1952)
  • Jackie Bradley, Jr. (honkballer, geboren op 19 april 1990)
  • Philippe Junot (bankier, geboren op 19 april 1940)
  • Glenn Seaborg (academisch docent, kernfysicus, scheikundige, geboren op 19 april 1912)
  • Hiroshi Ōshima (diplomaat, militair, politicus, geboren op 19 april 1886)
  • Maria Paulowna van Rusland (bandyspeler, kunstenaar, verpleegkundige, geboren op 19 april 1890)
  • Conel Alexander (cryptograaf, journalist, schaker, wiskundige, geboren op 19 april 1909)
  • You Hee-Yeol (liedschrijver, muziekproducent, pianist, televisiepresentator, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1971)
  • Mehazabien Chowdhury (acteur, model, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1991)
  • Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin (fotograaf, prins, geboren op 19 april 1876)
  • Paul-José Mpoku (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1992)
  • Zhou Mi (acteur, liedschrijver, studiomuzikant, televisieacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1986)
  • Fumito Ueda (computerspelontwikkelaar, kunstenaar, geboren op 19 april 1970)
  • Marisa Laurito (acteur, blogger, toneelacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1951)
  • Alexis Korner (diskjockey, gitarist, liedschrijver, muzikant, singer-songwriter, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1928)
  • Reinhard Bonnke (missionaris, schrijver, geboren op 19 april 1940)
  • Natalie Dessay (operazanger, stemacteur, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1965)
  • Mayko Nguyen (acteur, filmacteur, geboren op 19 april 1980)
  • Ayaka Takahashi (badmintonner, geboren op 19 april 1990)
  • Ge You (acteur, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1957)
  • Binnur Kaya (acteur, geboren op 19 april 1972)
  • Paul O'Donovan (roeier, geboren op 19 april 1994)
  • Roger Sherman (advocaat, diplomaat, politicus, rechter, staatspersoon, geboren op 19 april 1721)
  • Jan Kobuszewski (acteur, filmacteur, komiek, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1934)
  • Antonio Carluccio (autobiograaf, chef-kok, zakenman/vrouw, geboren op 19 april 1937)
  • Carmen Lúcia (advocaat, rechter, geboren op 19 april 1954)
  • Jussi Jääskeläinen (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1975)
  • Bryan Voltaggio (chef-kok, geboren op 19 april 1976)
  • Kiyoshi Oka (academisch docent, filosoof, wiskundige, geboren op 19 april 1901)
  • Claus Theo Gärtner (acteur, televisieacteur, televisieregisseur, geboren op 19 april 1943)
  • Kelen Coleman (acteur, filmacteur, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1984)
  • Mark Volman (gitarist, muzikant, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1947)
  • Steve Antin (acteur, filmproducent, filmregisseur, scenarioschrijver, stuntman, televisieacteur, geboren op 19 april 1958)
  • Al Unser Jr. (autocoureur, geboren op 19 april 1962)
  • Piero De Benedictis (componist, liedschrijver, singer-songwriter, zanger, geboren op 19 april 1945)
  • Cassandra Morris (stemacteur, geboren op 19 april 1982)
  • Deepak Hooda (cricketspeler, geboren op 19 april 1995)
  • Patrick Buisson (filmregisseur, journalist, politicoloog, politiek adviseur, geboren op 19 april 1949)
  • Gustav Theodor Fechner (academisch docent, filosoof, natuurkundige, psycholoog, schrijver, statisticus, vertaler, geboren op 19 april 1801)
  • Jeanne Herry (acteur, filmregisseur, scenarioschrijver, geboren op 19 april 1978)
  • Joe Bausch (acteur, geboren op 19 april 1953)
  • Marta Milans (acteur, geboren op 19 april 1984)
  • Morteza Pouraliganji (voetballer, geboren op 19 april 1992)

19th of April 2012 News

Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 19 april 2012

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

Full Article

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

Full Article

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

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3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

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British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

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Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

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Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

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Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

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Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

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Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

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Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

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News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

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Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

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3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

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British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

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Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

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Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

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Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

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Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

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