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US late-night TV hosts set for new shake-up
Mar 21, 2013 22:23 EDT
America's late-night TV hosts appear set for a new shake-up, with veteran "Tonight Show" presenter Jay Leno said to be hanging up his microphone after falling out with his NBC bosses.
Online news 'clipper' loses US copyright case
Mar 21, 2013 16:58 EDT
A US federal judge has ruled that the online news "clipping" service Meltwater violates copyright law by using excerpts from Associated Press articles, the parties said Thursday.
Rajaratnam's brother charged in Wall St insider case
Mar 21, 2013 16:31 EDT
US prosecutors unveiled insider trading charges Thursday against the brother of disgraced hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam in the latest chapter of a giant Wall Street fraud investigation.
Pro-fracking filmmaker accuses IMF of censorship
Mar 21, 2013 14:36 EDT
The maker of a documentary in support of oil and gas fracking accused the International Monetary Fund Thursday of censorship after it declined to show a key clip from his film at a conference.
US immigration deal gains steam on Capitol Hill
Mar 20, 2013 17:04 EDT
Lawmakers from both sides of the US political divide expressed optimism this week about striking a deal on immigration reform in 2013, but a potential pathway to citizenship remains a hurdle.
Palestinians want Obama to end 'passivity' on peace
Mar 20, 2013 03:39 EDT
Palestinians want President Barack Obama's milestone visit this week to lead to a more active US approach to resolving the conflict with Israel, before the West Bank is overrun by Jewish settlements and it is too late for a two-state solution.
Iraq turns blind eye to Iran arms flights to Syria: US
Mar 19, 2013 09:56 EDT
Baghdad is "looking the other way" as Iran sends military equipment through Iraqi airspace to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime amid the ongoing conflict in Syria, a US official said.
Syrian rebel PM Hitto, executive with an Islamist bent
Mar 18, 2013 19:42 EDT
Ghassan Hitto, who was elected on Monday to serve as the first prime minister of Syria's opposition, is a business executive with Islamist leanings who has lived in the United States for decades.
California wine maker who beat French dies at 86
Mar 18, 2013 13:23 EDT
Jim Barrett, the American vintner whose chardonnay famously defeated the might of France in 1976 and helped put California's Napa Valley on the map, has died at the age of 86.
Glimmers of hope for troubled US newspapers
Mar 18, 2013 02:33 EDT
The US newspaper industry is seeing some glimmers of hope after being battered for years, a prominent study concluded Monday.
US commander warns Karzai remarks put troops at risk
Mar 15, 2013 00:28 EDT
The US commander in Afghanistan has warned his troops face an increased threat of attack from militants and rogue Afghan forces after a series of inflammatory anti-US comments from President Hamid Karzai.
Mother of teen shot by New York police wants arrests
Mar 14, 2013 18:25 EDT
The mother of a teenager fatally shot by police in New York demanded Thursday that the officers be arrested for the incident that has sparked rowdy protests in the boy's neighborhood.
Dozens arrested at protest for teen shot by New York police
Mar 14, 2013 13:53 EDT
Dozens of people were arrested as protesters and police clashed at a vigil over the recent fatal police shooting of a New York City teenager, authorities said Thursday.
Karzai says he wants to 'correct' US-Afghan ties
Mar 14, 2013 12:32 EDT
President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said he wanted to "correct" rather than damage US-Afghan relations, after a storm of protest over his recent anti-US remarks.
Dozens arrested at protest for teen shot by NY police
Mar 14, 2013 11:35 EDT
Dozens of people were arrested as protesters and police clashed at a vigil over the recent police shooting of a New York City teenager, authorities said Thursday.
US commander warns Karzai remarks may fuel violence
Mar 14, 2013 07:38 EDT
The US commander in Afghanistan has warned troops that they face an increased threat of attack after a series of inflammatory anti-US comments by President Hamid Karzai.
Samsung unveils new product in Apple offensive
Mar 13, 2013 22:51 EDT
Locked in a fierce battle in the smartphone market, South Korean giant Samsung unveils its latest device aimed at challenging Apple in its home market.
NY Times to overhaul Web design
Mar 13, 2013 13:51 EDT
The New York Times website is undergoing a major overhaul in an effort to become "cleaner" and more engaging, and also to improve the presentation of online ads.
Secret tape of US private in WikiLeaks case released
Mar 12, 2013 17:09 EDT
A group pressing for more open government Tuesday flouted a military ban and released a secret recording of testimony by US Army private Bradley Manning, accused of leaking a mass of classified files.
US urges China to probe, halt cyber spying
Mar 11, 2013 17:20 EDT
Beijing must take steps to investigate and halt cybercrime, a top US official said Monday, warning the international community cannot tolerate the widespread hacking coming from China.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Type | Public (NYSE: NYT) |
|---|---|
| Genre | media |
| Founded | September 18, 1851 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
| Key people | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Founder Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman |
| Industry | Newspapers |
| Products | The New York Times, The Boston Globe, twenty-four other newspapers across the United States |
| Revenue | ▲ $2.9 billion USD (2008)[1] |
| Operating income | ▼ $40.6 million USD (2008) |
| Net income | ▼ $57.8 million USD (2008) |
| Employees | 10,231 (2008)[2] |
| Website | http://www.nytco.com/ |
