Checketts Group Wants the Dodgers
Date: 22 January 2003
By Seth Schiesel
Seth Schiesel
Former Madison Square Garden president Dave Checketts is front-runner to acquire Los Angeles Dodgers from News Corporation (M)
Replaying Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The January 21, 2003 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 20 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
If you were born on this day, you are 23 years old. Your last birthday was on the Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 165 days ago. Your next birthday is on Thursday, January 21, 2027, in 199 days. You have lived for 8,566 days, or about 205,607 hours, or about 12,336,475 minutes, or about 740,188,500 seconds.
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21st of January 2003 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 21, 2003
Coaches' Mind Games Have Begun
Date: 22 January 2003
By Judy Battista
Judy Battista
Football Notebook discusses Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden and Oakland Raiders coach Bill Callahan, neither of whom showed up at Super Bowl media day; San Diego (Calif) crowd at Super Bowl 37 is expected to favor Raiders; photo (M)
An Appreciation; Remembering a French Journalist Known for Élan and Grit
Date: 22 January 2003
By Benjamin Ivry
Benjamin Ivry
Benjamin Ivry offers appreciation of French journalist Francoise Giroud, who died Sunday at age of 86; photos (M)
Sports of The Times; Raiders' Al Davis Takes a Timeout
Date: 22 January 2003
By Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson Sports of The Times column discusses Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who took time to honor memory of sports columnist Jack Murphy; photo (M)
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Court Victory For Schröder
Date: 22 January 2003
By Victor Homola (NYT)
Victor NYT
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder wins case against journalist of daily newspaper Markische Oderzeitung; reporter is prohibited from rerunning story that gave accounts of marital problems between Schroder and his fourth wife Doris Schroder-Kopf; photo (S)
CHARLES SCHWAB REPORTS A $79 MILLION LOSS IN QUARTER
Date: 22 January 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charles Schwab Corp says fourth-quarter loss widened to $79 million; revenue from customer trading fell 14 percent, pushing overall revenue down 6 percent, to $996 million, from $1.1 billin year ago (S)
TEVA SAYS BRITISH COURT INVALIDATES 2 MERCK PATENTS
Date: 22 January 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, leading maker of generic drugs, says British court invalidated two Merck & Co patents for osteoporosis drug Fosamax; Merck will appeal; Teva says it will not introduce generic version of Fosamax in Britain until 2004 because of 'regulatory procedures'; Merck says ruling by High Court of Justice for England and Wales also benefits Arrow Generics and Generics UK Ltd, unit of Merck of Germany; two Mercks are unrelated (S)
Los Angeles Complex Sold
Date: 22 January 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Thomas Properties Group agreed to buy Arco Plaza, the largest office complex in downtown Los Angeles and one of the biggest real estate assets acquired by the Japanese during their 1980's buying spree.
World Business Briefing | Europe: Ireland: Bid For Software Maker
Date: 21 January 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Irish educational software maker Riverdeep Group says chief executive Barry O'Callaghan and private equity firm Alchemy Partners bid $376.3 million to buy company; photo (S)
Permission Granted
Date: 22 January 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philadelphia Eagles grant San Francisco 49ers permission to interview coordinators Jim Johnson and Brad Childress as candidates to become new head coach of 49ers; New England Patriots grant 49ers permission to speak to defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel about same position (S)