28. september 2005

Junk food to be banned in schools. A ban on foods high in fat, salt or sugar in England's schools is to be announced by the education secretary. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 1:01:59 PM    comment [] New Orleans police chief resigns. The police chief of New Orleans, Eddie Compass, quits amid further recriminations in the US over Hurricane Katrina. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 1:00:55 PM    comment [] $236 Million Cruise Ship Deal Criticized . On Sept. 1, as tens of thousands of desperate Louisianans packed the New Orleans Superdome and convention center, the Federal Emergency Management Agency pleaded with the U.S. Military Sealift Command: The government needed 10,000 berths on full-service cruise ships, FEMA said, and it needed the... By Jonathan Weisman. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 12:59:26 PM    comment [] Texas Tea From a Russian Sea. A consortium is about to start drilling off the lonely shores of a former Soviet-era prison colony that is being called this decade's Alaska North Slope. By JAMES BROOKE. [NYT > Business] 12:57:33 PM    comment [] New Home Sales Fall as Consumer Confidence Hits 2-Year Low. Consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in more than two years this month, hurt by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and by high energy prices, while new home sales fell sharply in August, according to two reports released yesterday. By VIKAS BAJAJ. [NYT > Business] 12:56:18 PM    comment [] US Air Picks Its Path; Two Airlines Still Looking. The ranks of airlines operating under bankruptcy protection thinned when US Airways merged with America West to form the country's largest low-fare airline. By MICHELINE MAYNARD. [NYT > Business] 12:55:21 PM    comment [] Mississippi May Move Its Casinos Ashore. Just a month after Hurricane Katrina smashed Mississippi's casino gambling boats, the state Legislature is looking at how to salvage the industry. By RICK LYMAN. [NYT > Business] 12:54:32 PM    comment []

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