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He was released on $3-million bail and immediately returned to Las Vegas, where he had been filming a video. | After posting $3 million bail, Jackson flew to Las Vegas, where he had been working on a video. | 3.75 |
Gartner analysts said that businesses are not yet feeling confident enough to upgrade corporate PCs. | What's more, companies are not feeling confident enough to replace older PCs, the analyst firm said. | 3.5 |
As of Tuesday, almost 250 health-care workers were in quarantine. | In addition, 6,800 people were in quarantine and thousands of health-care workers in working quarantine. | 1.5 |
Brian Brabazon said his son would get upset but then turn around and befriend his taunters. | Her son would get upset, his mom said, but then turn around and befriend his taunters. | 3.2 |
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 1.16 points to 1,504.04. | The Nasdaq Composite index, full of technology stocks, was lately up around 18 points. | 2.2 |
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 0.08 of a point to 1,646. | The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 1.92 points, or 0.12 percent, at 1,647.94. | 2.4 |
He told the jury Stubbs is a "cold, calculating killer." | District Attorney Dave Lupas reminded jurors that Stubbs is, "a cold, calculating killer". | 3 |
Likewise, the 30-year bond <US30YT=RR> slid 1-11/32 for a yield of 4.38 percent, up from 4.30 percent. | The 30-year bond US30YT=RR jumped 20/32, taking its yield to 4.14 percent from 4.18 percent. | 1.8 |
A seventh victim, a woman, died Tuesday night in the burn unit at childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron. | A seventh person, a 21-year-old woman, was in critical condition in the burn unit at Akron Children's Hospital. | 2.4 |
The men were immediately flown to nearby Botswana on a chartered Air Malawi flight, Malawi intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity. | The men were flown to nearby Botswana on an Air Malawi flight, the officials said. | 3.533 |
In exchange, North Korea would be required to end its nuclear weapons program. | "In return we expect North Korea to give up nuclear weapons." | 4.75 |
"We condemn and denounce the Governing Council, which is headed by the United States," Moqtada al-Sadr said. | "We condemn the Governing Council headed by the United States," Sadr said in a fiery sermon at Koufa mosque near Najaf. | 3.333 |
Sendmail said the system can even be set up to permit business-only usage. | The product can be instructed to permit business-only use, according to Sendmail. | 5 |
That exploit works on unpatched Windows 2000 machines with Service Pack 3 and 4. | Both Counterpane and iDefense contend that the exploit works effectively against Windows 2000 systems running Service Pack 3 and 4. | 3 |
Further out the curve, the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR shed 25/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.26 percent from 3.17 percent. | Early Wednesday, the benchmark 10-year US10YT=RR had lost 16/32 in price, driving its yield up to 3.33 percent from 3.26 percent late Tuesday. | 3 |
Tech stocks were hurt by a sour forecast from Sun Microsystems, which was viewed as a bad omen for the upcoming quarterly earnings season. | A sour forecast from Sun Microsystems Inc. SUNW.O put more pressure on Wall Street before the quarterly earnings season. | 3 |
Shares of Coke were up 6 cents at $44.42 in afternoon trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange. | Shares of Coke were down 26 cents to close at $44.10 on the New York Stock Exchange. | 1.846 |
Ernst & Young has denied any wrongdoing and plans to fight the allegations. | Ernst & Young has denied the SEC's claims, and called its recommendations "irresponsible". | 3 |
Neither military action nor large-scale bribery can solve the North Korean problem, Wolfowitz said. | Indeed, Wolfowitz admitted Saturday that neither military action nor "large scale bribery" would solve the issue. | 3 |
The driver, Eugene Rogers, helped to remove children from the bus, Wood said. | At the accident scene, the driver was "covered in blood" but helped to remove children, Wood said. | 3.2 |
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 9.69 points, or 0.98 percent, at 994.53. | The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 18.35 points, or 1.13 percent, to 1,646.02. | 1 |
Shares of Guidant plummeted in trading both on and off the New York Stock Exchange before a news halt was imposed after midday. | Shares of Guidant were down 5.3 percent at $40.92 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange. | 2.647 |
"Three Weeks in October" goes on sale Monday, nearly a year after the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings started. | Moose's book goes on sale Monday, nearly a year after the sniper shootings started in the Washington area. | 3.25 |
Based on a separate survey of households, the unemployment rate fell in August to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent. | Labor Department analysts discounted a slight improvement in the national unemployment rate, which fell in August to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent. | 3.75 |
The rate of skin cancer has tripled since the 1950s in Norway and Sweden, according to the study. | The study also found that skin cancer nearly tripled in Norway and Sweden since the 1950s. | 4.75 |
The judge also refused to postpone the trial date of Sept. 29. | Obus also denied a defense motion to postpone the Sept. 29 trial date. | 3.929 |
While opposition parties have welcomed the cabinet's decision on anti-retroviral treatment, some said Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was not fit to preside over a rollout plan. | Health Minister Manto-Tshabalala Msimang is not fit to preside over an anti-retroviral treatment rollout plan, according to some opposition parties. | 3.4 |
Chief merchandising officers oversee the buying and development of merchandise, deciding the merchandising direction of the company, or basically what it should stand for. | He or she decides the merchandising direction of the company, or basically what it should stand for. | 3.2 |
The Rev. Christopher J. Coyne, spokesman for the archdiocese, wouldn't comment Friday. | The Rev. Christopher Coyne, spokesman for the archdiocese, did not immediately return several calls seeking comment. | 3.8 |
Several relatives of Australian victims of the attack were in court to witness the proceedings, but few Balinese attended the trial. | Several relatives of Australian victims of the attack sat in the front row of the court, but few Balinese attended the trial. | 4.6 |
On July 10, a team of 32 Singaporean police officers was sent to Baghdad. | In July 32 Singaporean police officers were sent to Baghdad to help train Iraqi police forces and returned home last month. | 3.2 |
The euro <EUR=> was up 0.67 percent against the dollar at $1.1784 after rising to a three-month high earlier in the session above $1.18. | In early U.S. trading, the euro <EUR=> was down 0.6 percent to $1.1741, after rising to a four-month high of $1.1860. | 2.2 |
Previously, it had reported a profit of $12 million, or 0 cents a share, for that period. | Previously, it had reported a small profit of $12 million, or break-even on a per-share basis, for the period. | 4.4 |
A coalition of campaign groups, including the militant national students body, is backing the protests, which the NLC called in defiance of a court order banning them. | A coalition of campaign groups, including the militant national students body, is backing the action and is mobilising for protests. | 3.333 |
The company is highlighting the addition of .NET and J2EE support to its Enterprise Application Environment (EAE) with the new mainframe. | The company is also adding .Net and J2EE support to its Enterprise Application Environment development toolset, Sapp said. | 4 |
Since being drafted into service in 1971, it has racked up a record 45 accidents, with 393 deaths. | It has a chequered safety record, including 47 accidents that resulted in 668 deaths. | 1.333 |
Ryan Harvey, an outfielder from Dunedin High School in Florida, was selected with the sixth pick by the Chicago Cubs. | Ryan Harvey, a high school outfielder from Florida, was chosen sixth by the Cubs. | 4.2 |
Glover spoke at a news conference that included about 20 relatives of the victims. | About 20 family members of the victims were invited to the news conference. | 3.2 |
Four other men who were also charged in June have already pleaded guilty. | Four of the defendants have pleaded guilty to weapons charges and other counts. | 3.2 |
The federal and local governments remained largely shut down in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel, as were schools, and much of the region's transportation network was slowed. | In the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel, federal and local governments remained shut down, as did schools and many businesses. | 3.25 |
He gave a surprisingly impassioned speech to the United Steelworkers of America, who announced their endorsement yesterday. | On Tuesday, he picked up the endorsement of the United Steelworkers of America. | 2.25 |
Some 50 million phone numbers are registered on the list, which was to take effect Oct. 1. | The FTC signed up 50 million phone numbers for the list, which was due to go into effect October 1. | 3.5 |
"And about eight to 10 seconds down, I hit. | "I was in the water for about eight seconds. | 2.2 |
But Adora Obi Nweze, the NAACP state president, said the state only tried to prove its conclusion of suicide, rather than consider the possibility of murder. | Adora Obi Nweze, the NAACP state president, said the state has refused to consider the possibility of murder. | 3.4 |
Activists say they fear the gathering is an attempt by corporate farming to push bio-engineered crops on starving countries. | Instead, they fear the conference is an attempt by corporate farming and biotech interests to push into new markets. | 3 |
Their contract will expire at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday instead of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, said Rian Wathen, organizing director for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700. | "It has outraged the membership," said Rian Wathen, organizing director of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700. | 2.5 |
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 39.39 points, or 2.2 percent, to 1,826.33, after losing more than 2 percent on Tuesday. | The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 194.14 points, or 2.09 percent, to 9,469.20 after sinking more than 1 percent a day earlier. | 1.75 |
Some 14,000 customers were without power in the area, Oklahoma Gas and Electric said. | About 38,000 OGE Energy Corp. customers are without power, the company said on its Web site. | 2.75 |
Now, Blanca's American husband, 63-year-old Roger Lawrence Strunk, faces a murder indictment issued in February by the Philippine government, which says he's the leading suspect. | Now, Blanca's husband, 63-year-old Roger Lawrence Strunk of Tracy, faces a murder indictment issued by the Philippine government in February. | 4.25 |
Prince is replacing Sanford "Sandy" Weill, who will remain Citigroup's chairman. | Prince, who heads Citigroup's global corporate and investment bank, is replacing Sanford Weill as CEO. | 3 |
The operating revenues were $1.45 billion, an increase over last year's result of $1.38 billion. | Operating revenues rose to $1.45 billion from $1.38 billion last year. | 5 |
Spot gold was quoted at $367.90/368.60 an ounce at 1000 GMT, having marched up to $369.50 -- a level not seen since February 10. | Spot gold was quoted at $358.65/359.15 an ounce at 0500 GMT, having darted as high as $359.25 -- a level not seen since February 25. | 3.25 |
In Canada, the booming dollar will be in focus again as it tries to stay above the 75 cent (U.S.) mark. | In Canada, the surging dollar was in focus again as it struggled and just failed to stay above the 75 cent (U.S.) mark. | 4 |
But the justices ruled that the police supervisor who repeatedly questioned Martinez did not violate his Fifth Amendment rights in doing so. | But the justices ruled that the police supervisor who repeatedly questioned Mr Martinez as he screamed in pain did not violate his Fifth Amendment rights. | 3.75 |
The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average eased 44 points, or 0.47 percent, to 9,543, after scoring five consecutive up sessions. | The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 18.25 points, or 0.19 percent, to 9,586.71. | 2 |
The center's president, Joseph Torsella, was struck on the head but was able to walk to an ambulance. | National Constitution Center President Joseph Torsella was hit in the head and knocked to his knees. | 3.333 |
The report ranked 45 large companies based on employment, marketing, procurement, community reinvestment and charitable donations. | Of those three, only Dillard's responded to the survey that ranked 45 large companies on employment, marketing, procurement, community reinvestment and charitable donations. | 3 |
"I don't know if the person I'm talking to now may end up being someone else at another time that may not follow the rules," Parrish said. | "I don't know whether the person I'm talking to now may end up being someone else," Parrish said. | 3.4 |
Ruffner, 45, doesn't yet have an attorney in the murder charge, authorities said. | Ruffner, 45, does not have a lawyer on the murder charge, authorities said. | 5 |
Passed in 1999 but never put into effect, the law would have made it illegal for bar and restaurant patrons to light up. | Passed in 1999 but never put into effect, the smoking law would have prevented bar and restaurant patrons from lighting up, but exempted private clubs from the regulation. | 3.4 |
The first trial of a suspect in last year's Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people opened in Indonesia today, Sky News reported. | One of the key suspects in the October nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people in Bali went on trial Monday amid tight security. | 3.75 |
French retirees will increase from one fifth to a third of the population by 2040. | By 2040, retirees will account for a third of the population, up from a fifth today. | 4 |
Iraqi police opened fire in downtown Baghdad today after demonstrators stormed a police station demanding they be given jobs they claimed to have paid bribes for. | Iraqi police opened fire in downtown Baghdad Wednesday after demonstrators demanding jobs stormed a police station and threw stones at officers, police said. | 3.25 |
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> added 28 points, or 0.27 percent, at 10,557, hitting its highest level in 21 months. | The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 49 points, or 0.47 percent, to 10,578. | 2.25 |
During the same quarter last year, EDS declared a profit of $354 million, or 72 cents per share. | EDS reported a first-quarter loss of $126 million, or 26 cents per share. | 1.5 |
Microsoft fell 5 percent before the open to $27.45 from Thursday's close of $28.91. | Shares in Microsoft slipped 4.7 percent in after-hours trade to $27.54 from a Nasdaq close of $28.91. | 3 |
"This is extraordinarily fast," said Matt Geller, an analyst at CIBC World Markets. | They are actually going to record sales for Velcade this year," said Matt Geller, an analyst at CIBC World Markets. | 2.25 |
Both rebels and government forces have been accused of pillaging villages in Liberia's countryside despite the peace agreement. | Both rebels and government forces, including those loyald to Taylor, have been accused of pillaging villages in Liberia's countryside despite a peace deal. | 4 |
Microsoft has been awarded a patent for a feature in instant messaging that alerts a user when the person they are communicating with is inputting a message. | Microsoft has been awarded a patent on a popular instant-messaging feature that shows users when the person on the other end of the conversation is typing a message. | 4.75 |
The arrests revealed new details about the four-month investigation at Selenski's Mount Olivet Road home. | Kerkowski and Fassett's bodies were unearthed at Selenski's Mount Olivet Road home on June 5. | 1.5 |
We intend to appeal vigorously and still expect to be vindicated ultimately. | We think this was bad law, and we still expect to be vindicated ultimately. | 3.067 |
Under Kansas law, it is illegal for children under the age of 16 to have sexual relations. | In the opinion, Kline noted that it is illegal for children that young to have sexual relations. | 2.75 |
The transaction will expand Callebaut's sales revenues from its consumer products business to 45 percent from 23 percent. | The transaction will expand Callebaut's sales revenues from its consumer products business by around 45 percent to some one-third of total sales. | 3.5 |
Indonesia's army has often been accused of human rights abuses during GAM's battle for independence, charges it has generally denied while accusing the separatists of committing rights violations. | Indonesia's army has been accused of human rights abuses during its earlier battles with GAM, charges it has generally denied. | 3.25 |
Iraq's economy was ravaged during years of U.N. sanctions over ex-president Saddam Hussein's 1990 occupation of Kuwait and by the U.S.-led war to oust him which ended in April. | Iraq's economy was shattered under former president Saddam Hussein and by the U.S.-led war to oust him which ended in April. | 3.75 |
One had also pointed to the word refugee in an English/Turkish dictionary. | One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee". | 3.8 |
The bulk of the funds, some $65 billion, will go for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. | The bulk of the bill - $64.7 billion - goes for military operations primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. | 4 |
Dolores Mahoy, 68, of Colorado Springs, Colo., is someone who might be helped by the legislation pending in Congress. | Dolores E. Mahoy, 68, of Colorado Springs is just the type of person who might be helped by the legislation pending in Congress. | 4.8 |
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners about 8 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange. | Declining issues outnumbered advancers slightly more than 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange. | 2.2 |
A beauty contest to be held in Italy next week may be the first for pixel-perfect pin-ups. | A new beauty contest kicking off in Italy next week will give pixel-perfect pin-ups the chance to steal sultry Sophia's sex-symbol status. | 3.25 |
Analysts' consensus estimate from Thomson First Call was for a loss of $2.08 a share, excluding one-time items. | The estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call was for a loss of $2.75 a share. | 2.5 |
Boeing's board is also expected to decide at its December meeting whether to offer the airplane for sale to airlines. | It is widely expected to give Bair formal approval to offer the plane for sale to airlines. | 2.25 |
Bush said resistance forces hostile to the U.S. presence "feel like ... the conditions are such that they can attack us there. | There are some who feel like the conditions are such that they can attack us there. | 2.75 |
Defense lawyers had said a change of venue was needed because massive pretrial publicity had tainted the jury pool against their client. | Defense lawyers had requested a change of venue for two reasons: They argued that massive pretrial publicity had tainted the jury pool against their client. | 4.75 |
Founded in 1996, the LendingTree exchange consists of more than 200 banks, lenders, and brokers. | LendingTree matches borrowers via the Internet with more than 200 mortgage brokers, banks and other lenders. | 3.5 |
Most taxpayers will get surprise tax cuts of between $4 and $11 a week from July 1. | Australia's 9 million income taxpayers received surprise tax cuts of between $3 and $11 a week from Treasurer Peter Costello last night. | 3.25 |
Gyorgy Heizler, head of the local disaster unit, said the coach was carrying 38 passengers. | The head of the local disaster unit, Gyorgy Heizler, said the coach driver had failed to heed red stop lights. | 3 |
Tuition at four-year private colleges averaged $19,710 this year, up 6 percent from 2002. | For the current academic year, tuition at public colleges averaged $4,694, up almost $600 from the year before. | 1.5 |
The statewide unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent, down from a revised 6.7 percent in August. | The unemployment rate in San Joaquin County dipped last month to 8.5 percent, down nearly a full percentage point from August. | 2 |
Security lights have also been installed and police have swept the grounds for booby traps. | Security lights have also been installed on a barn near the front gate. | 3 |
But U.S. troops will not shrink from mounting raids and attacking their foes when their locations can be pinpointed. | But American troops will not shrink from mounting raids in the locations of their foes that can be pinpointed. | 4.75 |
Moore had no immediate comment Tuesday. | Moore did not have an immediate response Tuesday. | 4.778 |
A judge ordered the child placed in state custody Aug. 8. | On Aug. 8, Juvenile Court Judge Robert Yeates ordered that Parker be placed in protective custody. | 3.2 |
But White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said yesterday: "The steps the Iranians claim to have taken in terms of capturing al-Qa'ida are insufficient." | "The steps that the Iranians claim to have taken in terms of capturing al-Qaida are insufficient. | 3.2 |
The results were released at Tuesday's meeting in Seattle of the American Thoracic Society and will be published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. | The study results were released at a meeting in Seattle of the American Thoracic Society and also will be published in tomorrow's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. | 4.364 |
His dissent was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Clarence Thomas. | Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissented. | 3.8 |
United already has paid the city $34 million in penalties for not meeting the first round of employment targets. | United has paid $34 million in penalties for failing to meet employment targets. | 4.4 |
Shelley's office reported Friday that 575,926 signatures have been reported to him. | Shelley's office released signature counts late Friday and said counties had reported counting 575,926 signatures so far. | 4.5 |
Bush wanted "to see an aircraft landing the same way that the pilots saw an aircraft landing," White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said yesterday. | On Tuesday, before Byrd's speech, Fleischer said Bush wanted ''to see an aircraft landing the same way that the pilots saw an aircraft landing. | 4 |
Standing with reporters and photographers about 150 yards from the prison gates was Brent Newbury, president of the Rockland County Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. | "The whole thing is a travesty," fumed Brent Newbury, president of the Rockland County Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. | 1.5 |
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