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Date: 09 July 2003
By Joseph Kahn (NYT)
Joseph NYT
New China News Agency reports 13 people have died and 400,000 people have been evacuated in Anhui Province as residents experience worst flooding on Huai River in more than 10 years; cost of disaster is estimated at $1 billion; map (S)
Date: 08 July 2003
By Nazila Fathi
Nazila Fathi
Today in Iran, people wept as state television announced the 29-year-old twins' deaths.
Date: 09 July 2003
By Seth Mydans
Seth Mydans
Three men were released today after being sentenced to prison during a trial that one of them called "a mockery of justice."
Date: 08 July 2003
By Matthew L. Wald With John Schwartz
Matthew Wald
Test intended to replicate damage caused to shuttle Columbia by foam debris during liftoff punches gaping hole in wing panel, prompting lead investigator G Scott Hubbard to say 'smoking gun' has been found; test draws gasps from technicians, engineers and reporters gathered to see it at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Tex; this is second test using actual shuttle material; previous test produced small cracks; Hubbard says hole--about 16 by 16 inches--is larger than expected but within estimated range of hole that experts believe led to shuttle's destruction when it re-entered Earth's atmosphere on Feb 1; says mystery 'Day 2 object'--observed by radar floating away from orbiter in second day of flight--may have been chunk of wing panel; latest test is last major piece of research by Columbia Accident Investigation Board, which is to announce soon when it will release its report; NASA plans to continue work to develop more thorough understanding of performance of panels on wing's leading edge; results of test have difficult implications for space agency; hole of 256 square inches would appear to be difficult to repair in space; photos (M)
Date: 09 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Invensys sells semiconductor business Teccor Electronics to Littelfuse Inc for $44 million (S)
Date: 08 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Massachusetts, only state still challenging Microsoft's antitrust settlement with Bush administration, is investigating whether company retaliated against computer maker promoting rival operating system; state says Microsoft 'retaliated' against unnamed company for promoting Linux operating system; Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler denies company violated agreement (S)
Date: 08 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Medtronic Inc and Becton, Dickinson & Co win Food and Drug Administration approval to market device for diabetics that combines blood-sugar monitor with insulin pump; wireless product displays recommended insulin dose so patients do not have to calculate amount they need (S)
Date: 09 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lightstone Group acquires Prime Retail Inc, which owns and operates outlet retail centers, for $115 million in cash and assumption of $523 million in debt (S)
Date: 08 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Longs Drug Stores Corp offers buyouts to all its store managers as company seeks to trim its work force by about 2 percent; employees have until July 21 to accept buyout and will leave between Aug 1 and Sept 2 (S)
Date: 08 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co earned 13 cents to 17 cents a share, falling short of analysts' estimates (S)