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May 2008
- Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners
  
  Associated Press | May 23, 08 8:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pet-food companies have agreed to a $24-million settlement with pet owners after their products were tied to the deaths of thousands of animals, the AP reports. Under the deal, pet owners can be reimbursed for financial losses, such as vet bills, burial costs, and the market value of their lost pets. Those who don’t have records of their expenses may get up to $900. More »
- Scenes From an Earthquake Marriage
  
  Associated Press | May 23, 08 8:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A wedding photographer shooting pictures of a bride and groom captured instead dramatic images of the catastrophic China earthquake. Photographers were shooting at a popular spot for newly married couples when the earth moved. The photos show young women in wedding attire, dusty and shaken, amid the ruins of China's deadly earthquake. More »
- US Casinos Dotting Macau Can't Cash In
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 22, 08 5:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Casinos on the Chinese island of Macau create more gambling revenue than the ones in Las Vegas and Atlantic City combined, but US operators—permitted to set up shop there since 2004—are decidedly not rolling in the money. The Wall Street Journal looks at the bumps in the road for MGM Mirage, Wynn and Sands, and finds that local middlemen exert untold control over VIP players—and rake in huge commissions in the process. More »
- 4K Orphaned in China Quake
  
  Associated Press | May 22, 08 1:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The earthquake that killed more than 51,000 Chinese when it ripped through Sichuan province on May 12 also left more than 4,000 children parentless, a Chinese official said today—and the actual number could be yet higher because many remain missing. The Chinese people are rushing to adopt those orphans, another official said. “Every day my ministry receives hundreds of calls.” More »
- Fearful of New Quakes, Chinese Pitch Tents
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 22, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Across Chengdu, the capital of China's earthquake-struck Sichuan province, citizens are camping out in tents in public parks, riverbanks, and even on the sides of the roads. But many of the tent-dwellers haven't lost their homes, reports the Wall Street Journal . Rather, they're reluctant to return to their high-rise apartments, fearful of aftershocks. More »
- Excoriated by China, 'Miserly' Firms Defend Quake Aid
  
  Associated Press | May 22, 08 10:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mega-companies are defending themselves against harsh criticism on Chinese websites that they’ve done too little to help earthquake survivors, AP reports. Companies such as McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, and Nokia were labeled “International Super-Misers” on one site. "We've been involved in helping and responding since day one,” said a McDonald’s rep, who added that the company pledged $15 million and is donating 40,000 meals. More »
- China Death Toll Breaks 51K
  
  CNN | May 22, 08 7:59 AM CDT

Stories

Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners

Scenes From an Earthquake Marriage

US Casinos Dotting Macau Can't Cash In

4K Orphaned in China Quake

Fearful of New Quakes, Chinese Pitch Tents

Excoriated by China, 'Miserly' Firms Defend Quake Aid

China Death Toll Breaks 51K