OLDER’S BETTER FOR BEAUTIES
FORTY-something stunners Laura Linney and Daryl Hannah are getting older - and it’s fine with them. “It’s really about being realistic. No one is going to be an A-list movie star and make millions of dollars forever, you’re just not,” Linney, 43…
Setback for the Defense in a Hollywood Wiretapping Case
A federal judge has refused to suppress evidence in a case accusing Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano of illegally wiretapping stars.
GIANTS HURTING BEFORE PLAYOFFS
The Giants realize when they convene tomorrow for practice at Giants Stadium that three players who went down to injuries last Saturday night won’t be taking the field. The hope is all three - center Shaun O’Hara, linebacker Kawika Mitchell and…
Reporter?s Notebook: A Complex Family History, Unfolding in Public
In the front courtyard of the Bhutto Naudero House, a mansion filled with mementos of Benazir Bhutto?s legendary father, party supporters speculated on the future of the party.
Rediscovering a Heroine of Chicago Architecture
As part of an effort by scholars to raise the profile of female architects, Marion Mahony?s designs are now available online.
China: Baidu Shares Fall on Executive?s Death
Shares of Baidu.com, owner of China?s most popular Internet search site, fell after the death of its chief financial officer, Shawn Wang. Mr. Wang died in an accident on Thursday, the company said in a statement on Saturday. A group of senior managers will take on his duties until a successor is named. Under Mr. Wang, Baidu?s shares soared past $400 in the United States last month, a 15-fold gain from their initial price of $27. The company has expanded its market share in China, taking 61 percent of Web queries to Google?s 24 percent, according to Analysys International in Beijing. Baidu fell $9.07, to $389.80 in New York. Baidu is the only Chinese company in the Nasdaq 100 index, which consists of the 100 biggest nonfinancial companies by market value listed on the Nasdaq.
A Crackdown on Recycling Spurs Some Vigilance
Faced with fines from the city?s Sanitation Department, building maintenance workers are left the dirty job of separating recyclables that have been mixed with regular trash.
Warriors 112, Rockets 95
HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State was sloppy, coach Don Nelson was furious and the Warriors still beat the Houston Rockets.
In 2007, Some Giants Went Smaller
Bigger is better, right? Not so fast. Corporate America appears to have had second thoughts in 2007.
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After Ruling, Groups Spend Heavily to Sway Races
Independent groups are using their financial muscle as never before to influence the presidential race.
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