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Sharon Wins 1st of 3 Votes on Settlement PlanPrime Minister Ariel Sharon won a key victory today as his cabinet easily approved a plan to compensate Jewish settlers who would be uprooted from the Gaza Strip. | 0 |
Source: Zoellick to Give Up U.S. Trade Post (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Trade Representative Robert\Zoellick will give up his post even if President Bush wins the | 0 |
Host Marriott Selling Stake in CourtyardHost Marriott Corp. said Wednesday that it is selling a majority of its stake in Courtyard hotels to an institutional investor for \$92 million in a move to divest a noncore asset. | 2 |
Swisscom Plans Job Cuts, Reports EarningsTelecommunications company Swisscom AG reported Wednesday that third-quarter net income fell 10 percent and said it would cut about 390 jobs, or 2.5 percent of its fulltime work force, next year. | 2 |
3 Former Kmart Execs Charged with Fraud WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three former Kmart executives and representatives of several major vendors were charged on Thursday with fraudulently accounting for \$24 million of profit before the retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2002. | 2 |
Parallel Processing: Coming to a PC Near YouIntel exec offers few details about dual-core chips as he talks up new technologies. | 3 |
Ex-Pennichuck CEO settlesIn an unusual settlement to a lengthy investigation of the former chief executive of one of New Hampshire's largest utilities, state and federal regulators yesterday said Pennichuck Corp. will make a special payment of \$280,000 to its shareholders. | 2 |
Experts Link Some Drugs to Teen Suicide (Reuters)Reuters - The use of some antidepressant\drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in\some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded\on Tuesday. | 2 |
Sony in tune over digital musicBut, if the digital music player becomes as ubiquitous as the VCR, at least there won #39;t be thousands of us forever cursing: #39;I bought a bloody Sony. | 3 |
Liverpool boss confirms striker searchNovember 3, 2004. Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has confirmed he is looking to bring in a new striker following the injury to summer recruit Djibril Cisse. | 1 |
Jays #39; Wells captures first Gold GloveTORONTO (CP) - Outfielder Vernon Wells earned his first Gold Glove on Tuesday, becoming the seventh Toronto Blue Jays player to receive the award. | 1 |
MOTOGP NEWS Rossi feels pressure to clinch crown.Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau will go head to head in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, and they began the battle by dominating the first qualifying session at Phillip Island this afternoon. | 1 |
Still coasting alongAmid the stormy gloom in Gotham, the rain-idled Yankees last night had plenty of time to gather in front of their televisions and watch the Red Sox Express roar toward them. The national telecast might have been enough to send a jittery Boss Steinbrenner searching his Bartlett's Familiar Quotations ... | 1 |
Cricket: Sinclair leads the chargeBangladesh fought back to snare three wickets for 25 runs as New Zealand reached 133 for four at tea on the second day of the opening test yesterday. | 1 |
Toy shoppers get up earlyCrowds at Times Square Toys #39;R #39; Us find what they #39;re looking for -- after getting in line at 4:30. By Deshundra Jefferson, CNN/Money Staff Writer. | 2 |
More data requested on Vioxx successorMerck amp; Co., which withdrew the Vioxx painkiller last month because of a heart risk, said yesterday that US regulators have asked for more safety data before they will approve the medicine #39;s successor, Arcoxia. | 2 |
Doctor: Arafat May Have Died from PoisonOne of the doctors that treated Yasser Arafat before his death is expressing frustration while discussing how the Palestinian leader died. | 0 |
Shake up ordered after violent clashAn angry peasant pushes his clenched fists through the gates during a protest outside the gates of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, 17 November 2004, where police broke up a protest by striking workers and sympathisers a day earlier, leaving as many as seven | 0 |
Broadcom Unveils New Multicore ChipNEW YORK - Communications chipmaker Broadcom today will announce a chip that combines four cores--the central brain of a chip--onto a single piece of silicon. | 3 |
Troops Raid Homes in Search for UN HostagesAmerican and Afghan forces searching for three kidnapped UN workers smashed their way into a number of Kabul houses today. About 10 people were detained in the pre-dawn operation, but there was no indication the three foreigners had been found. | 0 |
Ask Jeeves Joins Quest for Desktop Search Dominance (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Ask Jeeves (Nasdaq: ASKJ) will launch its own desktop search tool on Wednesday, amid the hoopla over similar announcements from Google, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO). The Ask Jeeves desktop application is based on technolog... | 3 |
FBI Charges Hacker With Selling Stolen Windows Source CodeA Connecticut man was arrested Tuesday by the FBI and charged with selling stolen source code of Windows NT and Windows 2000. William P. Genovese, 27, of Meriden, Conn. | 3 |
Oracle Eyes Content Management PrizeOracle will catapult itself into the ECM (enterprise content management) fold next quarter by introducing quot;Tsunami, quot; its unstructured data management technology. | 3 |
New Nokia AdvancesThe world #39;s largest phone maker, Nokia, recently announced several new advances in it #39;s phone line including 3 new camera phones, memory boosts for many phones and handwriting recognition on one of it #39;s smartphones. | 3 |
News Corp beats estimatesStrong sales at newspapers, TV and cable help Rupert Murdoch #39;s media empire post two cents higher. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch #39;s News Corp. | 2 |
Japan Shares Rise TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.89 percent in early Wednesday trade as exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. rose, while the market showed little reaction to news of a Japanese held hostage in Iraq. | 2 |
Is The Tide Shifting On The Mersey?How bad were Everton last season? On the last day, with 39 points, they travelled to Manchester City, who had 38. Any other year this would have been a straight battle for survival, with the losers going down. | 1 |
A Look at Presidential Debate Topics (AP)AP - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry on the issues at Friday's debate: | 0 |
Lawsuit plunges \$3bn HK Reit into chaosThe listing of the worlds largest real estate investment trust (Reit) by Hong Kongs Housing Authority descended into chaos on Monday after the agencys lawyers admitted | 2 |
News International to axe two-thirds of print jobsNews International, the UK newspaper arm of News Corp, says it will cut its 1,000 person production staff by two-thirds and move its London printing facilities from Wapping to Enfield. | 2 |
Ortiz Stifle YankeesRamon Ortiz pitched four-hit ball for eight stellar innings to lead the Anaheim Angels over the Yankees. | 1 |
Update 4: Two Firms Cleared of Swapping ViolationsIn a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works their users swap online. | 2 |
Tick #39;s Blick 1 Dec. 2004 quot;You can go this far and no further quot; or quot;When I say no, I mean no quot; or maybe, quot;Don #39;t you dare to question my decisions! | 1 |
American Named President of Gucci Brand (AP)AP - Gucci Group, the luxury goods division of French retailer Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA, on Monday appointed Mark Lee, an American, as president and managing director of its star Gucci brand. | 2 |
Toshiba to Unveil HD DVD Laptops in 2005 -- Paper (Reuters)Reuters - Japan's Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) will\introduce laptop computers with HD DVD technology in December\2005, aiming to pressure rivals in the battle over formats for\next-generation DVDs, the Nihon Keizai daily said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Free to CloneDoes the First Amendment protect scientific research? If so, the debate over cloning will have to begin all over again. | 3 |
Google Flaws and FixesGoogle Flaws and Fixes\\There have been many criticisms recently of Google and it's page rank algorithm. First, to the criticisms of Google itself. Has anyone noticed that Google currently indexes 4 billion odd web pages? Very few of us had the time to trod through Google's white paper, but those ... | 3 |
Music labels embrace P2P networkWurld Media has concluded agreements with Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to facilitate the licensing of music exchanged on its peer-to-peer music network. | 3 |
Customers bemoan changes in Quicken 2005The new version of the personal finance program drops support for a widely used file format. | 3 |
1,000 spyware programs and he didn #39;t knowINTERNET users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by US researchers. They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated anti-virus software | 3 |
Inmate Agrees, for Now, Not to Seek Palestinian Authority PresidencyMarwan Barghouti, a popular politician now in an Israeli prison, called for Palestinians to support Mahmoud Abbas in elections on Jan. 9. | 0 |
North Shore gets best of St. Mary'sThe MIAA raised the price of an adult playoff ticket to \$10 this season. Last night, after six lead changes, including a touchdown by each team in the last two minutes, no one leaving East Boston Stadium after North Shore's 26-20 victory over St. Mary's in the Division 3A playoffs ca... | 1 |
Thunderbird well worth a test flightMany people don #39;t pay all that much attention to their e-mail software. After all, it takes a real geek to care about the fine points of one program or another, especially when they all do more or less the same thing. | 3 |
Tendulkar return adds extra spice to third test (Reuters)Reuters - The test series between India and Australia, fierce rivals in recent years, did not need a shot in the arm. | 0 |
Google #39;s share price surprisesShares of Google Inc., the Internet search engine that first sold stock to the public in August, surged 15 percent after profit more than doubled, and the company said online advertising sales show no signs of slowing. | 2 |
Sony, Nvidia Codeveloping Graphics Processor for New Game ConsoleTokyo, Dec. 7 (Jiji Press)--Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it is developing a graphics processor with Nvidia Corp. of the United States for its planned new video game console. | 3 |
IBM called for 500m IT contractIBM is celebrating a seven-year contract to provide voice and data solutions to Lloyds TSB, as part of the largest European IT deal of its kind, worth an estimated 500m. | 3 |
Report: Firefox Gains 34 Percent in NovemberFirefox use around the world climbed 34 percent in the last month, according to a report published by Web analytics company WebSideStory Monday. | 3 |
Lycos offers customers program to attack spam serversMADRID, Spain Some computer users are about to find out if fighting fire with fire works when they fight spam with spam. German-based Lycos Europe offers a free screensaver program that hits back at spam senders by flooding them with junk traffic. | 3 |
A Puzzling Change for MickelsonMORE than any of the rest of the world #39;s best golfers, Phil Mickelson has often tried to do the spectacular because he thinks he will hit a magical shot. | 1 |
Penn State Coach Takes Medical Leave (AP)AP - Rene Portland is taking a leave of absence for medical reasons during her 25th year as Penn State's women's basketball coach. | 1 |
Europe losing growth race, says reportThe EU is in danger of being relegated from the economic super-league because of its failure to match the US and Asia in growth, productivity, innovation and competitiveness, a high-level report warned political leaders yesterday on the eve of their | 2 |
French soldiers group slaps Gbagbo with wrongful death suitLILLE, France, Nov 17 (AFP) - A French soldiers #39; advocacy group on Wednesday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo for an air strike November 6 that killed nine French peacekeepers. | 0 |
Militants Release 26 Hostages in RussiaMOSCOW - Militants released 26 women and children Thursday from the school in southern Russia where they are holding more than 350 hostages, the rescue operation's headquarters said. Lev Dzugayev, an aide to the North Ossetian president, announced the release of three women and... | 0 |
Pfizer Warns of Risks From Its PainkillerPfizer warned doctors that one of its best-selling painkillers, Bextra, might increase the risk of heart attack or stroke in coronary artery bypass surgery patients. | 2 |
Ontario fund buying Alliance Laundry for \$450 mlnAlliance Laundry Holdings, a commercial laundry equipment manufacturer, said its controlling shareholder Bain Capital agreed to sell the company to Teachers #39; Private Capital for about \$450 million. | 2 |
Ode to ancient Games, nudity and allTHE OLYMPICS may have returned to the land of their birth, but even as these games wind down, the stadiums in Athens remain eerily empty. So perhaps the organizers should take some lessons from the ancient Greeks. The hosts of those original Olympics never had trouble luring spectato... | 1 |
Titan #39;s Big SurpriseThe Cassini flyby of Titan sent back the most detailed surface images, but the 1000 kilometer cloud formation near the south pole has scientists stumped. | 3 |
Murder victim 'missed her stop'A 22-year-old French woman was killed while walking home after missing her bus stop, police believe. | 0 |
US Wants a Trustee Named to Oversee United #39;s PensionsASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (AP) - A legal overseer will be appointed to represent participants in United Airlines #39; pension plans now that the company has halted contributions, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Super birthday celebration for ToselandEnglishman James Toseland leads the field on his way to sealing victory in the world superbike championship at Magny-Cours. Photo: AFP. | 1 |
Red Hat Appoints New CFOSeptember 2, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux distributor Red Hat (redhat.com) announced on Thursday that it has appointed Charles E. Peters, Jr. | 3 |
Australians vote: Bush ally Howard tipped to winSYDNEY (AFP) - Australians went to the polls in national elections tipped to see the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally in Iraq, beat off a strong challenge from the center-left Labor Party. | 0 |
Google acquires digital mapping firmWith an internet connection, users enter an address or other location information and Keyhole #39;s software accesses the database and takes them to a digital image of that location on their computer screen. | 3 |
McDonald #39;s CEO Charlie Bell resignsSAN FRANCSICO (CBS.MW) -- McDonald #39;s Corp. said late Monday that President and Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bell, who has been battling cancer, has stepped down effective immediately. | 2 |
Government ITTom Jarrett, the new president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers will discuss challenges facing state government information technology officials. Filter columnist Cynthia L. Webb will moderate the discussion. | 3 |
Bellhorn poised to make his returnThe Red Sox may get some urgent relief from their injury crisis as early as tomorrow with the return of Mark Bellhorn . The second baseman, whose left thumb was fractured Aug. 1 by a 94-mile-an-hour fastball from Minnesota closer Joe Nathan , recovered faster than expected and reported... | 1 |
EU proposes narrowing Buttiglione dutiesThe incoming European Commission president has proposed redefining the duties of controversial conservative justice commissioner Rocco Buttiglione. | 0 |
They #146;re in the wrongATHENS -- Matt Emmons was focusing on staying calm. He should have been focusing on the right target. | 1 |
Audit Body: Big 4 Firms Missed Problems NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Big Four accounting firms wrongly let some corporate clients understate liabilities and distort their financial health in their 2003 accounts, the regulatory body for auditors said in a report on Thursday. | 2 |
Telecast rights: Zee files writ petition in SCZee TV today filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking quashing of BCCI #39;s decision to set aside the cricket telecast rights given to it. | 1 |
Immucor CEO subject of Italian criminal probeNorcross-based Immucor Inc. said Tuesday that its Italian subsidiary and its chief executive officer are the subject of a criminal investigation in Italy concerning alleged improper cash payments to a physician. | 2 |
Mac Malware DiscoveredZDNet is reporting on a script-based threat that spies on Mac OS X users: The malware, which has been dubbed Opener by Mac user groups, has the potential to disable Mac OS X #39;s built-in firewall, steal personal information or destroy data. | 3 |
Russian Cyclist Menchov Wins Tour of Spain 5th StageRussian cyclist Denis Menchov has won the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain and US Postal service rider Manuel Beltran of Spain has taken the overall lead. | 1 |
Hollywood Steps Up Fight Against Online PiracyThe major Hollywood studios today said they are escalating their fight against online piracy by pursuing civil and criminal legal actions against the operators of computer servers that help | 3 |
Bush preaches to choir while trying to win converts on campaign trail (AFP)AFP - With less than two months until the November 2 election, President George W. Bush is working to shore up support among his staunchest supporters even as he courts undecided voters. | 0 |
Ties to US and Asia at stake in Aussie pollsSYDNEY - Voters face a stark foreign policy choice in tomorrow #39;s polls - Prime Minister John Howard #39;s unquestioning support for the United States alliance versus Labour opposition leader Mark Latham #39;s emphasis on building ties with Asia. | 0 |
Jets Befuddle Giants' Manning in 17-10 Win (AP)AP - After weeks of wowing the New York Giants with his passing, poise and promise, Eli Manning showed that even the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft can have his rookie moments. | 1 |
Mobile phones push Bouygues profits up 92 percent (AFP)AFP - Bouygues, the French construction group which has diversified into television and mobile telephones, reported a 92-percent leap of first-half net profits, owing mainly to strong mobile telephone performance. | 3 |
KornheiserNot that this is a Bandwagon column, mind you, because it most emphatically is not. Not after the Redskins lost to the geriatric Cowboys early Tuesday morning, at an hour when Vinny Testaverde and Eddie George | 1 |
No love for OwensHere #39;s an intriguing Halloween idea for yappy Philadelphia Eagles enigma Terrell Owens. How about dressing up as a humble introverted wide receiver who lets his outstanding skills do all his talking for him | 1 |
International telemarketing fraud probe nets 135WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (AFP) - More than 135 people have been arrested in an international crackdown on fraudulent telemarketing operations that may have netted hundreds of millions of dollars from unwary victims, US Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday | 2 |
Singapore wants to double manufacturing in 15 yearsSingapore says it hopes to double manufacturing output in 15 years as regional competition heats up from lower-cost rivals such as fast-growing China and India. | 0 |
Forgeard becomes French co-chief at EADSNol Forgeard #39;s move to European Aeronautic Defence amp; Space company leaves shareholders needing to appoint quickly a chief at Airbus to avoid destabilising its management, analysts warned. | 2 |
Profits Are Up 24 at Disney and So, It Says, Is TeamworkBuoyed by the strong performance of ESPN and its other cable channels, the Walt Disney Company said that its profit rose 24 percent in the fourth quarter. | 2 |
Colts 49, Texans 14The Houston Texans made mistake after mistake Sunday and Manning converted them into touchdown after touchdown. Manning completed 18 of 27 passes for 320 yards and threw five touchdowns for the third time | 1 |
News: Poison applet peril affects IE, Opera and FirefoxA vulnerability in a Java plug-in from Sun Microsystems used by most web browsers poses a risk for users of IE and alternative browsers alike. | 3 |
Inside Dell's manufacturing meccaFor manufacturing fanatics, a tour of Dell's facility is sort of like visiting Stonehenge. Here's where direct fulfillment took flight. | 3 |
Filipino abducted in Iraq (7:42 pm)MANILA -- A Filipino who was among four people abducted in Iraq is believed to be an accountant working for a Saudi Arabian company catering food to American troops, sources said Tuesday. | 0 |
Exercise Displays Japan's AmbitionsFor a country that since World War II has eschewed any impression as an aggressor, the decision to take a leading role in a high-profile military exercise marked a rare display of force. | 0 |
Gannett Profit Up on TV, Paper Ad GrowthGannett Co. Inc. (GCI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported an 11 percent jump in quarterly net profit on advertising sales gains at its newspapers and local | 2 |
Lanka set Pak historic target of 418 to winFaisalabad: Pakistan needs to equal a world record chase of 418 to beat Sri Lanka after the tourists made 438 in their second innings on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at Iqbal stadium on Saturday. | 1 |
SEARCHING FOR A HOME?The deal to move the Expos to Washington, DC, is, as Mayor Anthony Williams puts it, quot;in jeopardy. quot; If it falls apart, baseball will not resume talks with other cities until after Dec. 31, and it #39;s unclear where the Expos would play this season. | 1 |
U.S. Demands Cambodia Action in Sex Trafficking Case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. diplomat in charge of combating trafficking in people demanded on Friday that Cambodia free 91 women and children abducted from a shelter a day after police had rescued them from a brothel. | 0 |
Oracle piles Files, App Server and Collab Suite on usersMcNealy warns Ellison: 'Beware of our Redmond friends' | 3 |
Jordan confirm Toyota dealThe Silverstone-based team were left without an engine supplier when Ford put Cosworth up for sale earlier this year and needed frantic discussions in Brazil, at the final grand prix of the season, to secure their future. | 1 |
Polish PM Pledges Iraq Troop Cuts, Strong Economy (Reuters)Reuters - Prime Minister Marek Belka promised to\reduce Poland's military presence in Iraq from early 2005 and\maintain buoyant economic growth if he wins a confidence vote\in his minority cabinet Friday. | 0 |
Adobe beats estimates on strong overall growthDespite a slight seasonal dip, the software maker surpasses earnings expectations, as year-over-year growth comes in strong. | 3 |
For Democrats, library a place to raise voices (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com - Weeks don't get much better if you are William Jefferson Clinton. For the third time in 12 eventful years, this proud Southern city is bedecked with bunting and banners to welcome the world, this time for today's opening of Clinton's #36;165 m... | 0 |
Notes: Oswalt to make next startThe sore rib cage muscle that caused Roy Oswalt to leave Friday #39;s game in the eighth inning won #39;t keep him from making his next start Wednesday night at San Francisco. | 1 |
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