NEW YORK – Two of the biggest players in the California energy market have filed papers with a New York bankruptcy court seeking to block Calpine Corp. (CPNLQ) from using its insolvency to get out of power-supply contracts. Both Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International Inc. (EIX), and …
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HOUSTON – A prominent cardiologist testifying in Merck & Co.’s federal trial over Vioxx accused the drugmaker of engaging in scientific misconduct, suppressing clinical evidence and stifling medical discourse as it promoted the painkiller. Dr. Eric Topol, chairman of the cardiovascular medicine department of the Cleveland Clinic, called certain aspects …
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WASHINGTON – As Iran (search) appears to move closer to resuming nuclear activities, support has been quietly building in Congress for new U.S. sanctions, including penalties that could affect multinational companies and this country’s foreign aid recipients. The legislation would put the United States on a more confrontational course than …
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LOS ANGELES – They were everybody’s favorite “real” family: The parents fought, they lived in a seemingly normal house, they looked like people we know and they made us laugh. After nine seasons, 12 Emmy Awards and consistently high ratings, CBS’ “Everybody Loves Raymond” (search) said goodbye Monday night. Star …
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British member of Parliament George Galloway (search) came to the U.S. Senate Tuesday to indict President Bush and every other member of the administration who led the Iraq war. Galloway is a loudmouthed Scot who has a troublesome resemblance in his voice to Sean Connery. Listening to him lambaste the …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Archbishop William Levada (search) of San Francisco is a champion of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who has raised the ire of victims’ advocates for his handling of the clerical sex abuse crisis and has spoken out against same-sex marriage while leading the church in a city with a …
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PONCHATOULA, La. – Authorities gathered new evidence from the home of a former pastor accused of leading a church group in “cult-like” rituals involving the sexual abuse of children and animals. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s spokeswoman Laura Covington said Saturday that authorities seized cars belonging to three of the eight arrested …
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LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors can introduce evidence in Phil Spector’s (search) murder trial to try to show the famed music producer had a history of threatening women before he was charged with killing a B-movie actress in his home two years ago. In issuing his ruling Monday, Superior Court Judge …
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CAIRO, Egypt – The first facial reconstructions of King Tutankhamun (search) based on CT scans of his mummy have produced images strikingly similar to the boy pharaoh’s ancient portraits, with one model showing a baby-faced young man with chubby cheeks and his family’s characteristic overbite. That model, a photo of …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. retail sales (search) turned in their strongest showing in seven months in April, rising 1.4 percent in a broad-based gain that doubled expectations and may further dispel fears of an economic soft spot. The Commerce Department (search) said on Thursday the increase — which topped economists’ expectations …
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