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Date: 16 May 2001
By Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair
Mortimer B Zuckerman, publisher of Daily News, drops requirement that recently laid-off employees agree not to 'disparage, discredit, defame or belittle' newspaper in return for severance benefits (M)
Date: 15 May 2001
By Deborah Sontag
Deborah Sontag
Killing of five Palestinian officers by Israeli troops at roadblock near Beituniya in West Bank ignites Palestinian anger on eve of planned protests on anniversary of birth of Israel; Israeli Army says roadblock was used as base for attacks against Israeli bypass roads; killings follow intense bombardment of Palestinian military targets in Gaza Strip; Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat condemns attack as 'dirty, immoral operation;' heavy gun battles rage on edge of Jerusalem; Palestinian gunmen wound four civilians in Israeli neigborhood of Gilo; some Israelis begin questioning hardline tactics and strategy of Prime Min Ariel Sharon's two-month-old administration; all three major Israeli daily newspapers have criticized Sharon for relying exclusively and ineffectually on military force in his dealings with Palestinians; map; photos (M)
Date: 15 May 2001
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
Conservative William Hague is attracting most attention in Britain's election campaign, even though he is candidate everyone expects to lose; press has been unsparing in pointing up his ineffectiveness as leader of beleaguered Tories; not even widely praised opening of his election campaign and contrastingly poor one by rival, Prime Min Tony Blair, managed to budge polls, which show Tories still trailing by up to 20 points (M)
Date: 15 May 2001
By Gail Collins
Gail Collins
Gail Collins Op-Ed column says fact that Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani hired Raoul Felder for his lawyer suggests how divorce from Donna Hanover will play itself out; says Giuliani has suggested that Felder's most recent remarks about Hanover might have been somewhat harsh; says Felder's tone is suspiciously familiar, like Giuliani's when he seeks to bowl over opponent with barrage of nonstop, high-decible rancor, communicated via media (M)
Date: 15 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Electric Co wins five-year extension of upgrade and maintenance contract with Southwest Airlines Co valued at $1.2 billion (S)
Date: 15 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TellMe Networks Inc, company backed by AT&T Corp that helps people get Web content over telephone, acquires MagicPhone (S)
Date: 15 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Agency.com, Internet-consulting firm, will cut 350 jobs, reducing work force by 25 percent; reports $10.3 million loss in first quarter; says founders Chan Suh and Kyle Shannon will sell their shares to Seneca Investments LLC; cash sale will raise Seneca's stake from 45.3 percent to 65.7 percent (S)
Date: 16 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
KeyCorp will cut 900 jobs this year to complete round of 4,000 dismissals begun in November 1999 (S)
Date: 15 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Avaya, leading maker of corporate phone equipment, lays off 220 workers at cable plant in Omaha, Neb (S)
Date: 16 May 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
EGL Inc, international freight company, is cutting its US work force by about 15 percent to help trim $30 million in annual costs after unexpected first-quarter loss of $9.1 million; company dismissed more than 450 employees through May 5 and plans to cut 400 more full-time workers (S)