Day November 2, 2005

Clashes continue in Paris suburbs

Violent skirmishes between police and immigrant groups in the suburbs around Paris have continued for the sixth consecutive night with scores of cars set alight and nearly three dozen people arrested overnight, officials said today. It’s unusual for riots/uprisings to…

Bush’s flu plan

He wants to stockpile drugs before a lethal strain develops and spreads worldwide. Some of his goals are unreachable until 2010. Lest the drug companies not make enough money on this, Dubya wants to make it even easier for them.…

US dinosaur car makers

Car sales this Oct compared to last Oct.  GM       252,207     -25.6% Ford     184,493     -26.1% Toyota  173,086      +1.3% Ford said sales of its Navigator, Explorer and Expedition SUVs all dropped by more than half from the previous October. Fuel-efficient hybrids, meanwhile,…