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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 2003
Page
13
Doha Qatar al Jazeera names Adnan al Sherif as new director replacing Jihad Ballout. Ballout said the board appointed him and he would take over in coming days. al Sherif helped launch the station in 1996.
Western diplomats say the United States is close to basing troops in the Balkans and Romania as training sites and staging points for possible Middle East interventions. A fulltime presence may precede NATO expansion, with officials noting shifts as NATO extends eastward.
J K Rowling will read from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the Royal Albert Hall on June 2. The event includes a live interview broadcast on the Internet hosted by Stephen Fry and will feature questions from the audience and online viewers.
Hong Kong reports say one of Caina’s wealthiest tycoons and his wife are at the center of a murky scandal involving bribery and loan fraud. Shanghai businessman Chau Ching-ngai’s whereabouts are unknown, with media citing arrest in China as authorities probe a bank loan scam worth about 256 million dollars.
Authorities arrested a third former Enron executive over alleged manipulation of California energy markets. John M. Forney, 41, is accused of helping drive up prices through illegal strategies used to trigger rolling blackouts in 1999 to 2001.
A federal appeals court ruled that a 2000 St. Louis County law restricting minors from buying violent or sexually explicit video games without parental consent is unconstitutional. The ordinance applied to minors under 17 for purchases and arcade play.
London reports say a parliamentary committee will probe the government's Iraq war decision and whether parliament was briefed with accurate intelligence on weapons of mass destruction. The Foreign Affairs Committee may call Blair Straw and intelligence officers, with public testimony planned in June and a July report.
At Evian France the G8 pledged to stabilize Iraq and boost economies while split over Iran and North Korea. Bush met European peers amid disagreements but sought unity on Iran inspections and a diplomatic path, as Chirac rejected force language and Chretien urged diplomacy.
Metallica signs a deal with Speakeasy to offer exclusive online access to unreleased tracks from its new album St Anger. Fans who buy the CD receive a code to view listen and download material via a Metallica site hosted by Speakeasy, announced in Seattle.
Stone Temple Pilots lead singer Scott Weiland pleaded innocent to two felony counts of heroin and cocaine possession. The 35 year old Los Angeles resident posted $10,000 bail and is due in court July 11 for a preliminary hearing. He was arrested May 17 after police stopped his car for suspected lights out and reportedly found drugs.
After two tractor trailer crashes on US Route 22 near East Wheatfield Township officials arrange motorist chaperones provided by contractor Dick Corp. Vehicles will be escorted through a 1 1/2 mile construction segment to reduce risk amid the ongoing repairs and prior closures.
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