CNN Hires A New Anchor From ABC
Date: 31 May 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
CNN hires ABC News anchor Aaron Brown for new flagship nightly newscast, as well as anchor for important breaking events at any time during day (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: Sri Lanka: Government Lifts Censorship
Date: 31 May 2001
By Barry Bearak (NYT)
Barry NYT
Sri Lankan government lifts news media censorship, which has hamstrung reporting about nation's civil strife for better part of three years (S)
Corrections
Date: 30 May 2001
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An article on Monday about the San Fernando Valley's role in the Los Angeles mayoral campaign misstated results of the primary there last month. According to an analysis by The Los Angeles Times, Steve Soboroff, a Republican businessman, and State Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa were virtually tied. The paper's earlier survey of voters leaving the polls showed Mr. Soboroff with 30 percent and Mr. Villaraigosa with 23; Mr. Villaraigosa did not win the valley.
Metro Business Briefing
Date: 31 May 2001
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AD EXEC CHARGED WITH $5.5 MILLION THEFT An advertising executive with the Syms Corporation , the clothing discounter, was charged yesterday with stealing more than $5.5 million in an elaborate scheme of overbilling and false invoices, said the Manhattan district attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau. The executive, Douglas C. Meyer, the vice president for marketing at Syms Advertising, a subsidiary, funneled the money to sham corporations he established with the help of two accomplices, who were also charged with grand larceny, Mr. Morgenthau said. A lawyer for Mr. Meyer did not return a call seeking comment.
AIDS Crusader's International Award Wins Scowls in China
Date: 31 May 2001
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Dr Gao Yaojie, retired gynecologist who has become one of China's foremost AIDS fighters, is denied permission to travel to United States to attend ceremony at which she is to be honored for her work and presented with award from Global Health Council, nonprofit organization based in US; Gao organized one-woman crusade to help poor farmers in Henan Province who became infected with HIV in 1990's through selling their blood at collection stations whose unsanitary practices fostered spread of diseases; HIV infections are sensitive topic, because health officials in Henan often ran collection stations and profited from them; local officials have prohibited local journalists from covering it and warned Gao not to speak out; HIV-infected farmers have begun to speak out; some of them have traveled to Beijing, hoping for treatment and publicity about their plight (M)
LARGE MANUFACTURER OF DENTAL SUPPLIES TO BUY A RIVAL
Date: 31 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dentsply International Inc, leading maker of dental products acquires dental unit of Degussa AG of Germany for about $494 million (S)
DEBT RATING OF UNITED AIRLINES IS REDUCED BY MOODY'S
Date: 31 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
United Airlines' senior unsecured debt is lowered to junk status by Moody's Investors Service, part of downgrade affecting $12.9 billion in debt securities for company, operating unit of UAL Corp (S)
PROFIT WARNING SENDS SHARES OF RADIOSHACK TUMBLING
Date: 31 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
RadioShack Corp shares fall 18 percent after company says second-quarter profit will fall more than expected because of slowing sales of wireless telephones and computers (S)
SARA LEE FORECASTS REDUCED PROFITS NEXT YEAR
Date: 31 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sara Lee Corp says profit might fall in next fiscal year; will reorganize its domestic meat and hosiery businesses and European intimate apparel units (S)
IVAX SAYS IT WILL INCREASE OUTPUT OF ITS GENERIC TAXOL
Date: 30 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ivax Corp is increasing production of its generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb's cancer drug Taxol after regulators approve additional raw-materials supplier and manufacturer for Ivax (S)