The Unification Church's News Affiliate Buys U.P.I.
Date: 16 May 2000
By Christopher Marquis
Christopher Marquis
United Press International is acquired by News World Communications Inc, news affiliate of Unification Church, for undisclosed sum (M)
Reluare luni, 15 mai 2000
15 mai 2000 era un luni sub semnul stelut al lui ♉. Era ziua 135 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Dacă te-ai născut în această zi, ai 26 ani. Ultima ta zi de naștere a avut loc acum vineri, 15 mai 2026, 29 zile. Următoarea ta zi de naștere este pe sâmbătă, 15 mai 2027, peste 335 zile. Ați trăit 9.525 zile sau aproximativ 228.607 ore sau aproximativ 13.716.439 minute sau aproximativ 822.986.340 secunde.
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15th of May 2000 News
Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 15 mai 2000
Metro Matters; How Rumors Of Romance Became News
Date: 15 May 2000
By Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick Metro Matters column holds that there is nothing more profound or creative to say about Rudolph W Giuliani's relationship with Judith Nathan; contends it is now time to turn to lingering question of how, and why, romance became public knowledge; various theories discussed (M)
Poll Shows Bush Ahead of Gore, With Leadership a Crucial Issue
Date: 16 May 2000
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds while many Americans find Vice Pres Al Gore's stands on issues more appealing, he is not as well liked or considered as commanding a leader as Republican rival Gov George W Bush; Bush has emerged as preferred candidate across demographic spectrum, including among critical groups of Catholic, independents and Northeasterners that voted Democratic in 1996; voters are so lukewarm toward Gore that he is widely perceived as loser in November by ratio of nearly 2 to 1; Bush leads Gore among all voters by 8 percentage points, 47 to 39; holds wide advantage among men, 50 to 36 percentage points, and 44 to 42 percent among women; Gore's lagging ratings seem more related to personality than policy; he is seen favorably by 34 percent of voters and unfavorably by 36 percent, compared with Bush who is favored by 40 percent of voters and opposed by 28; Bush is viewed as more of leader among registered voters; 63 percent say he has strong leadership qualities, compared with 53 percent for Gore; photos; charts; graphs (M)
A Long-Distance Look at Life in Turkey
Date: 15 May 2000
By Douglas Frantz
Douglas Frantz
Salih Memecan, one of Turkey's most influential political cartoonists, lives in affluent New York suburb; his cartoons, appearing in Turkish newspaper Sabah, use deft humor to skewer politicians and politics of his native country seven time zones away; Memecan says he moved to United States to gain perspective on Turkish politics; says Internet has enabled him to file his work on time, and to maintain his essential contact with his native country; Memecan is among segments of mainstream Turkish press engaging in robust debate on sensitive social and political topics, as government eases restrictions on news media somewhat; photos (M)
HERITAGE PROPERTY TO BUY BRADLEY REAL ESTATE
Date: 16 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bradley Real Estate agrees to be bought by Heritage Property Investors Inc for total of $516 million; Heritage will also assume or retire about $605 million in debt and preferred stock (S)
EMC TO REVISE PLAN TO BUY I.B.M. HARD DRIVES
Date: 16 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
EMC Corp drops plan to buy $3 billion of hard drives from IBM, citing IBM production delays (S)
KODAK BUYS OUT REST OF PICTUREVISION FOR $90 MILLION
Date: 16 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eastman Kodak Co acquires remainder of PictureVision Inc for $90 million; company owned 51 percent (S)
TMP Worldwide Purchase
Date: 16 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TMP Worldwide Inc acquires VirtualRelocation.com for about $56.5 million in stock and cash (S)
Pegasus Confirmed For the Preakness
Date: 15 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus will run in Preakness Stakes (S)
RENAULT, NISSAN TO CUT JOBS
Date: 16 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co say they expect to save 1 billion euros ($915 million) by 2005 as they combine sales forces in Europe, where they will cut 504 jobs; companies aim to increase market share in Europe to 17 percent from 14.2 percent now (S)