International Business News - GUM http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shoe retailer Collective Brands Inc. said Wednesday that second-quarter income fell by two-thirds as the company put aside funds after losing two trademark lawsuits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/legal-costs-cut-into-collective-brands-2q-profits.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:30:34 EDT The U.S. Mint's 50-state quarter collection is almost complete, with the penultimate state issuing a coin featuring a grizzly bear with a salmon in its jaws. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/116216-alaska-new-quarters.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/one-state-left-us-mint-circulates-alaska-quarters.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/one-state-left-us-mint-circulates-alaska-quarters.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:59:52 EDT Alaska commemorative quarters featuring a grizzly bear with a salmon in its jaws were put into circulation Monday by the U.S. Mint. "Every coin is awesome but Alaska's is particularly awesome," said Andy Brunhart, U.S. Mint deputy director, who will fly to Alaska on Friday for the ceremonial launch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/us-mint-circulates-alaska-commemorative-quarters.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:21:40 EDT Home Depot Inc. said Monday it had named an internal candidate, Marvin Ellison, as its new executive vice president in charge of U.S. stores. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer promoted Ellison, effectively immediately. He will be responsible for operations of about 2,000 stores in the U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/home-depot-names-ellison-head-of-us-stores.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:26 EDT Joe Camacho, finance chairman for Guam's Port Authority, said planned user fee increases of up to 80 percent will allow port operations to just cover increased fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/guam-port-users-to-pay-higher-fees.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:08 EDT Can you chew gum and recover from surgery at the same time? British researchers say it's a great idea for some patients. Chewing gum may speed the return of normal bowel function after colon surgery, a new analysis of five studies suggests. Some patients have trouble moving their bowels after colon surgery but chewing gum may fool the body into good digestion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/study-you-can-chew-gum-and-get-well-at-same-time.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:02:10 EDT A state-by-state look at the locations of underground fuel-storage tanks that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is studying to look for possible leaks. There could be more than one tank at each location. FEMA is inspecting tanks in 220 cities in 48 states and Guam, plus the District of Columbia. FEMA would not provide exact locations of these tanks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/the-locations-of-underground-fuel-tanks.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:12:10 EDT Virginia is among a number of states receiving part of a $20 million regulatory settlement with three health insurance companies. The State Corporation Commission says Virginia will receive at least $337,451. The money will go to Virginia's Literary Fund. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/va-to-get-300-000-in-health-insurers-settlement.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:08:44 EDT Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations. By next week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/la-finally-quits-cockfights-last-state-to-ban-it.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:31:27 EDT As of Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at least 496 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-496.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:04:44 EDT Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations. By next week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/la-finally-quits-cockfights-last-state-to-ban-it.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:53:49 EDT Some residents of U.S. Pacific territories are cheering their $4.67-a-gallon gas. That's because it represents a 38-cent drop over the past week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/guam-gas-prices-make-a-quick-sharp-reduction.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:47:32 EDT An American nuclear-powered submarine leaked radiation for more than two years, releasing the bulk of the material in its home port of Guam and at Pearl Harbor, Japanese and U.S. officials said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/us-tells-japan-sub-leaked-radiation-over-2-years.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:47:26 EDT A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound letter carrier is campaigning for the right to take off his pants. Dean Peterson wants the U.S. Postal Service to add kilts as a uniform option for men. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/104410-postal-kilt.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/wash-letter-carrier-going-full-kilt-ahead.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/wash-letter-carrier-going-full-kilt-ahead.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:29:33 EDT The U.S. Air Force has been breaking in its new fleet of F-22s--the world's most advanced fighter jet--this summer by sending five of the planes from cool and dry Alaska to hot and humid Guam for the first time. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/pacific-air-force-breaking-in-new-f-22s-on-guam.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:02:22 EDT The U.S. Navy said that one of its nuclear-powered submarines had leaked minimally radioactive water earlier this year, threatening to cause a stir in Japan where both the U.S. military presence and its nuclear vessels are controversial. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/japan-warned-of-possible-nuclear-leak-from-us-sub.htm Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:22:17 EDT All six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed off Guam were killed, the Air Force said Wednesday as the search effort shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the crew and pieces of the wreckage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/air-force-says-no-survivors-of-b-52-crash-off-guam.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:39:49 EDT All six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed off Guam were killed, the Air Force said Wednesday as the search effort shifted focus from rescue to recovery of the crew and pieces of the wreckage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/air-force-says-no-survivors-of-b-52-crash-off-guam.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:04:13 EDT The Air Force continued to hold out hope of finding survivors Tuesday in the crash of a B-52 bomber off Guam, but a brigadier general said there was no evidence that any of the airmen were alive. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95519-b-52-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/crash-of-b-52-bomber-off-guam-kills-at-least-2.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/crash-of-b-52-bomber-off-guam-kills-at-least-2.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:33:55 EDT An Air Force B-52 bomber crashed off Guam on Monday morning, killing at least three airmen and leading to an intensive ocean search for the remaining three crew members, the military said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95357-b-52-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/b-52-bomber-crashes-off-guam.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/b-52-bomber-crashes-off-guam.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:23:47 EDT