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Employment rises during SeptemberThe four hurricanes striking Florida and other coastal states in the past two months appear quot;to have held down employment growth but not enough to change materially quot; the overall jobs picture in September, the Labor Department said Friday. | 2 |
Police arrest activists protesting against Shell in Nigerian oil city (AFP)AFP - Police in southern Nigeria arrested three activists of a minority rights group who were protesting against the activities of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, the group's spokesman said. | 0 |
Sports Authority Getting in ShapeThe sporting goods retailer trims its quarterly loss and maintains its outlook. | 2 |
GRONHOLM CAN BOUNCE BACK - PROVERAPeugeot boss Corrado Provera expects Marcus Gronholm to bounce back today after wet weather saw him slip off the pace in the Wales Rally GB. | 1 |
Giant loss for Fed, big A amp;M gainRobert McTeer, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, is leaving after 13 years to become chancellor of the Texas A amp;M System. | 2 |
US Stocks Off After Merck Recall,Oil Rise NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were knocked lower on Thursday after drug maker Merck Co.<A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MRK.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">MRK.N</A>, a member of the blue-chip Dow, recalled its widely sol... | 2 |
Comcast wins in Sony deal for MGMComcast Corp. tried to break into the entertainment business as a star. But it #39;s looking as if its best role for now may be a cameo. | 2 |
Soldier Pleads Guilty in Iraq Prison AbuseTop-ranking soldier facing charges in prison scandal pleads guilty to five counts of abuse. By Daryl Strickland. The top-ranking soldier facing charges in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison scandal pleaded guilty | 0 |
From Dreamers to CinderellasWrite down the date, Aug. 26, and the time, 2:30 pm in Athens. Its the moment that Olympic basketball entered a new era. Itsa real basketball tournament now, almost a | 1 |
State Dept. Cautious of Najaf ReportsWASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration reacted cautiously Wednesday to reports that the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had accept a peace plan to end fighting in Najaf. | 0 |
Chile's Pinochet Hospitalized with Infection SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized in Santiago on Wednesday with acute respiratory infection. | 0 |
UN scaling back Darfur food aidThe World Food Programme scales back its projects in Darfur in Sudan because of worsening security. | 0 |
GIs Kill 22 In Afghan Gun Battle(CBS/AP) US forces backed by helicopter gunships killed 22 insurgents, including several Arabs, in southern Afghanistan, the US military said Monday. | 0 |
Afghan kidnappers delay executionIn Afghanistan, the militant group holding three UN workers, has extended the Wednesday night deadline, for their threatened execution. | 0 |
Synovis shares tumble as profit, revenue fallCHICAGO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Shares of Synovis Life Technologies Inc.(SYNO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled 13 percent on Wednesday after the company reported a drop in quarterly net income and withdrew its annual and fourth-quarter outlook, citing ... | 2 |
CNNfn going off the airNEW YORK - CNN will shut down its CNNfn financial news network in mid-December after nine years on the air. Available to about 30 million US households, CNNfn could also be seen in Canada by viewers with grey market satellite dishes. | 2 |
Bush Announces Plan to Realign Thousands of TroopsPresident Bush today announced plans to shift 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Europe and Asia. | 0 |
Dell to make house callsThe PC maker is eyeing in-home services to go with its new consumer electronics line. | 3 |
America Online Reports Drop in SpamAmerica Online said that spammers were starting to give up - at least when it came to sending junk to its subscribers. | 3 |
Patriots at 19, countingCrack consecutive-win record. Patriots 24, Dolphins 10; Bewildered Fish make it easy for Brady in lacklustre game. Two streaks, going in opposite directions, remained intact, although not without some drama. | 1 |
I sacrificed career for little boy #39;s sakeDAVID BLUNKETT, who dramatically quit as Home Secretary last night, has told how he sacrificed his career for the sake of his two-year-old love child. | 0 |
I Can See My House From HereGoogle buys a mapquest of its own. Also: Sharp takes us to the future of television in 3-D hellip;. PayPal finds a way to make amends for mistakes hellip;. and more. | 2 |
In India, some farmers benefiting from a cyber-revolutionBANGALORE, India -- For three generations, two families have fought over an acre of farmland in an arid stretch of southern India, each waving documents to support its claim. | 0 |
Australian Stocks Fall, Led by Axa Asia, Prime InfrastructureAustralian stocks fell, led by Axa Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd., after Axa SA, its parent, withdrew aA\$3.4 billion (\$2.5 billion) offer for the shares of the company it doesn #39;t already own. | 2 |
Power PeopleIt #39;s not hard to imagine corporate executives treating Terry Penney #39;s ideas with skepticism. Penney, an engineering manager at the US government #39;s National | 2 |
IBM reclaims supercomputer crown for USSEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - For the first time since 2002, Japan #39;s Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet. | 2 |
National BriefsST. LOUIS - The designers of the first private manned rocket to burst into space were handed a \$10 million check yesterday, a prize to encourage technology that will open the heavens to tourists. | 3 |
Virginia Gets New Tech ChiefAfter nearly three years as deputy secretary of technology for the commonwealth of Virginia, Eugene Huang next week will step up to be Gov. | 3 |
Some Drug Makers Find That Vaccines Are Good BusinessSome have explained the flu vaccine shortage by saying that the vaccines business holds little allure, but vaccines, it turns out, can make for good business. | 2 |
Lima #39;s stellar start keeps LA aliveIn Short* Jose Lima pitched his first complete game since 2001 to keep the Dodgers alive. l Los Angeles had lost eight postseason games in a row since beating Oakland in the 1988 World Series. | 1 |
India,Sports ; Cricket: Ind-Aus test match day four: Australia 204 <b>...</b>Adam Gilchrist (26) and Shane Warne then put on a valuable partnership which was finally broken by Anil Kumble, Chopra taking the catch. | 1 |
Nedved #39;s late strike keeps Juve four points clearROME (AFP) - Pavel Nedved scored with a superb free-kick four minutes from time to give Juventus a precious 1-0 win at Bologna. A slender victory enabled the 27-time champions to restore their four-point lead | 1 |
Indonesia orders security clampdown after terror attack warningsJAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Thursday ordered a nationwide security crackdown after several foreign governments warned that terrorists were preparing to launch attacks against Western targets ahead of Christmas. | 0 |
Winfrey, Jury Convict Man of MurderCHICAGO - A jury that included talk show host Oprah Winfrey convicted a man of murder Wednesday after a trial that turned into a media frenzy because of the billionaire in the jury box. Jurors deliberated for more than two hours before convicting 27-year-old Dion Coleman of first-d... | 0 |
UN powers #39;arming Sudan #39;The report, by Amnesty International, came as the United Nations Security Council prepared for an extraordinary meeting today aimed at securing peace in the strife-torn African country. | 0 |
Cassini-Huygens Sends Ghostly Images from TitanThe Cassini-Huygens spacecraft on Tuesday returned the first close-up glimpses of Titan, one of Saturn #39;s moons. Mission controllers at NASA #39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena unveiled ghostly images from the flyby Tuesday night. | 3 |
Middle Eastern reform to beat terrorismThe American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, says, Middle Eastern economic and political reform will help defeat terrorism. With continued violence in US-occupied Iraq and the Palestinian question unresolved | 0 |
Personal Tech: The Sims 2Greg Kramer, author of The Sims 2: Prima Official Game Guide, will be online to talk about the latest release of the video game. | 3 |
Interest rate is held at 4.75Interest rates have been kept at 4.75 amid signs that five rises over the last year had finally put the brakes on house prices and consumer spending. | 2 |
Golf: Vijay Singh wins Chrysler ClassicVijay Singh became the first golfer to earn \$10 million in a single season, after completing victory at the PGA Chrysler Classic at Palm Harbor in Florida on Sunday. | 1 |
CEO: Nortel Can Compete With China Rivals (AP)AP - The chief executive of Nortel Networks Corp. insisted Monday that the troubled telecom equipment giant will be able to compete with Chinese vendors doing similar work with lower-paid software engineers. | 3 |
Real Stand By Remon For NowWith speculation over big name coaches running wild, Real Madrid executive Jose Luis Cerrano insisted that the club were set to ride out the season with Mariano Garcia Remon. | 1 |
Specter Closer to Leading Judiciary Panel (AP)AP - Despite protests from anti-abortion activists, Sen. Arlen Specter is moving closer to locking down the spot as next year's Judiciary Committee chairman and shepherd to President Bush's judicial nominees in the Senate. | 0 |
Eidos Announces Hitman: Blood MoneyEidos has announced the next installment in the Hitman fanchise titled Hitman: Blood Money, it #39;ll be released in spring 2005 for Playstation 2, Xbox, and PC. | 3 |
Coca-Cola posts sharp decline in 3Q profitsNEW YORK, October 22 (newratings.com) - Coca-Cola Company (KO.NYS) reported a 24 decline in its 3Q04 profits, driven primarily by the sluggish sales of its soft drink, juice and bottled water products in the US and European markets. | 2 |
Teams left down and outClemson and South Carolina will not accept bowl bids, punishment for players who brawled toward the end of Saturday's game. | 1 |
Fujitsu and Cisco form router allianceDecember 6, 2004 San Jose, CA and Tokyo, Japan -- Fujitsu Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable | 3 |
Yahoo Unveils Mobile Search, Google Rivalry Rages<p>\</p><p> SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet media company Yahoo Inc.\<YHOO.O> on Wednesday launched its Web search service aimed at\mobile phone users in the United States, opening a new front in\its rivalry with Internet search leader Google I... | 3 |
Briefly: PeopleSoft extends customer assuranceroundup Plus: Siebel moves toward self-repairing software...Monster says it could enter Japan by mid-2005...Novell to release Open Enterprise Server. | 3 |
For Pirates #39; Williams, Wait Ends Pirates 2, Brewers 0PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7 -- Dave Williams pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings for his first victory in nearly three seasons and Jason Bay homered, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0, on Tuesday night. | 1 |
The #39;Chase #39; brings new drama to NASCARSaturday #39;s Chevy Rock amp; Roll 400 at RIR was the season #39;s 26th event, the last chance for drivers to qualify for the 10-race Chase, NASCAR #39;s version of team-sport playoffs. | 1 |
PacifiCare #39;s American Medical merger worth \$502MPacifiCare Health Systems Inc. will pay \$502 million to buy all outstanding shares of common stock of American Medical Security. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Cypress-based PacifiCare will pay \$32. | 2 |
Two hurt in Kenya airport blastTwo people are hurt in a blast at one of the airports in Nairobi, thought to be the result of an accident. | 0 |
RealNetworks offers discounts to studentsSEATTLE -- RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers. | 2 |
4-on-4 league debuts if no NHLThe NHL lockout starts just after midnight Thursday. On Friday night, there will be a chance to see NHL players in action -- if you #39;re willing to trek to Barrie, Ontario. | 1 |
""'CSI' Effect"" Is Mixed Blessing for Real Crime LabsPopular television shows like <I>CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</I> have heightened public interest in forensics. So what is the job of a crime-scene investigator really like? | 3 |
ATA Files for Bankruptcy Protection CHICAGO (Reuters) - ATA Holdings Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ATAH.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ATAH.O</A>, parent of struggling low-cost carrier ATA Airlines, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as fa... | 2 |
Chain Store Sales Slipped Latest Week (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. chain store retail sales slipped\during the Thanksgiving holiday week, as consumers took\advantage of discounted merchandise, a retail report said on\Tuesday. | 2 |
EBay bid-riggers hit with big finesEight EBay sellers were ordered to pay nearly \$90,000 US in restitution and fines after admitting they bid up products online to inflate the prices. | 2 |
US Special Forces Punished for Iraq Prisoner Abuse (Reuters)Reuters - Four U.S. troops serving on an elite\special operations task force have been disciplined for abusing\prisoners in Iraq, including unauthorized use of Taser\electric-shock weapons, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Total to take 25 stake in Russian gas producer NovatekPARIS : French oil group Total said it had signed an agreement to acquire a 25 percent stake plus one additional share in Russian natural gas producer Novatek, without disclosing the financial terms of the deal. | 2 |
Global warming poses threat to animal life in the ArcticRising temperatures in the Arctic will likely increase the region #39;s biodiversity as new species are drawn to the extreme north, but in a dramatic paradox many animals unique to the region, such as polar bears, risk extinction. | 3 |
Cheney Meets With Troops in AfghanistanVice President Dick Cheney (website - news - bio) congratulated US troops for helping give democracy a chance to take root in Afghanistan. | 0 |
Blues May Rest InternationalsJose Mourinho is set to rest some of his jet-setting Chelsea stars against Aston Villa following the exertions of an international double-header. | 1 |
TransactionsBASEBALL Anaheim (AL): Signed bench coach Joe Maddon, third base coach Ron Roenicke, first base coach Alfredo Griffin, hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, bullpen coach Orlando Mercado, pitching coach Bud Black, and bullpen catcher Steve Soliz. Colorado (NL): Removed vice chairman Jerry McMorris from board of dir... | 1 |
American League Game Summary - Anaheim at TexasArlington, TX (Sports Network) - Adrian Gonzalez stroked two hits and knocked in three runs, Chris Young pitched six strong innings for the win, and the Texas Rangers salvaged a four-game set with a 6-3 victory over Anaheim one night after being | 1 |
Red Bull hope for CoulthardMcLaren discard David Coulthard could be offered a way back into Formula One for the 2005 season as a driver with the new Red Bull Racing team, it was reported on Thursday. | 1 |
Md. Officer's Army Leave A Fraud, Police Say Officer Andrew Barnett of the Anne Arundel County police allegedly told his superiors last year that his nation needed him -- that his Army reserves unit had been activated and that he was headed to Iraq. With that, police say, Barnett was granted a leave from his job while ... | 0 |
UTC makes new offer for Kidde as deadline loomsUNITED TECHNOLOGIES (UTC), which has just seven days left to launch a formal bid for Kidde, is likely to ask the Takeover Panel for a deadline extension, after raising its offer by 42 million to 1.39 billion yesterday. | 2 |
Moody #39;s may downgrade PhilippinesTOKYO (CBS.MW) -- Moody #39;s Investors Service said Tuesday it has placed on review for possible downgrade the Philippines #39; long-term foreign- and local currency ceilings and ratings due to concerns over the sustainability of the government #39;s fiscal and debt | 2 |
'Killers' guarding Sudan refugeesArab militias responsible for atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region now guard camps for the displaced, refugees say. | 0 |
Sun Microsystems, Microsoft Cozying UpFormer rivals Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have been working together to make their products more compatible -- permitting Windows to run on Sun #39;s hardware and making StarOffice and Java Runtime Environment compatible with XP SP2. | 3 |
Tesco reigns supreme as it announces 24 rise in profitsTesco demonstrated its position as the country #39;s biggest supermarket chain yesterday with a 24 rise in interim profits and its fastest sales growth in almost 10 years. | 2 |
Bush, Kerry Exchange Bitter Words on Iraq (AP)AP - President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry traded biting accusations over the war in Iraq on Monday as early Florida voting produced scattered complaints that stirred memories of the state's chaotic 2000 recount. | 0 |
Montgomerie, Woods, Furyk in three-way tieColin Montgomerie was thrilled to get an invitation from Tiger Woods to play in his year-end tournament with 15 of the best players in golf. | 1 |
Morningstar Faces Possible SEC Civil SuitMorningstar Inc., the mutual fund and stock research provider, on Friday said it may face US Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over incorrect data it published about a mutual fund. | 2 |
Danforth Quit U.N. Post to Return to Mo. (AP)AP - U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said Friday he took himself out of the running for any job in President Bush's second term because he wanted to go home to Missouri. | 0 |
Eighth wonderIn the dead of winter last January, Terry Francona faced the largest crowd of Red Sox fans since he succeeded Grady Little as the franchise's 44th manager. As more than 1,000 diehards applauded him at the annual writers dinner in a sprawling ballroom at the Sheraton Boston, Francona politely thanked his su... | 1 |
Cell phone carriers to get Linux optionCHICAGO - Motorola Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. on Monday said they agreed to an expanded deal to help mobile telephone service providers use Linux-based computers to run their core network systems. | 3 |
SpaceDev Burns RubberCommercial space flight doesn't offer too many opportunities for investors, but there is one tiny prospect. | 2 |
Curfew in Nepal as murders spark riotA curfew was imposed on Kathmandu last night, with orders to shoot people on sight, after thousands of demonstrators ransacked a mosque and fought pitched battles with police to protest at the killing of 12 Nepalese hostages by insurgents in Iraq. | 0 |
Downer positive over North Korea talksTONY JONES: On a rare visit to North Korea, Australia #39;s Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today he #39;s held productive talks on efforts to end the reclusive nation #39;s nuclear program. | 0 |
PeopleSoft Ex-CEO to Get #36;3.2M Lump Sum (AP)AP - Craig Conway, the former chief executive of PeopleSoft Inc., will get at least #36;3.2 million in severance, the company disclosed. | 3 |
Microsoft to Pay \$536 Million to Novell to Settle Antitrust DisputeMicrosoft agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell and an industry trade group, marking the end of a decade-long antitrust battle. | 0 |
Signs hint at a healthier job marketAfter job growth skidded nearly to a halt in June and July, signs are emerging that companies are ready to jump-start hiring and might already be expanding their payrolls at a faster pace. | 2 |
Over 80 Hurt on First Day of Bangladesh Strike DHAKA (Reuters) - Opposition activists in Bangladesh attacked railway stations and battled police across the country on Tuesday on the first day of a two-day strike called to protest against a deadly grenade attack at the weekend. | 0 |
NEWS FOCUSKoreans split on Japan #39;s Council bidWhen Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi traveled to New York early this week to address the United Nations General Assembly, his objective was clear: to pitch for UN reforms that would | 0 |
Cairn to oppose cess on outputCairn Energy Plc, which plans to produce 80,000-1,00,000 barrel of crude oil per day from its Mangala and Aishwariya fields in Rajasthan, is disputing a tax that has been imposed on production. | 2 |
Bombed Turkish synagogue reopensIstanbul's largest synagogue reopens amid tight security, 11 months after being damaged in a suicide bomb attack. | 0 |
Moss, McNair Injured Again - in Same Game (AP)AP - Priest Holmes had already scored four touchdowns before an ankle sprain knocked him out of the game. Steve McNair and Randy Moss barely worked up a sweat Sunday before injuries sent them to the sidelines. | 1 |
Rossi on verge of fourth premier world titlePHILLIP ISLAND (Melbourne): Italian Valentino Rossi is within a top-two podium finish of claiming his fourth consecutive premier class world title in the Australian MotoGP championship race here on Sunday. | 1 |
Sharon eases conditions for resuming peace talks with the <b>...</b>Israel signalled flexibility and openness toward the emerging new Palestinian leadership Friday, with a top adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon saying peace talks could resume if the Palestinians showed some goodwill. | 0 |
British hostage tried fleeing before death: reportThe portrait of Ken Bigley, who was murdered in Iraq October 7, stands in front of the congregation during a service at Liverpool #39;s Roman Catholic Cathedral on October 10. | 3 |
Beslan: video of tragic scenes airedRussian television has shown a videotape shot by one of the terrorists of the bloody Beslan siege as it unfolded inside the school #39;s gymnasium. | 0 |
Verizon to Extend Fiber Optics to Parts of Six Eastern StatesVerizon Communications, the nation #39;s largest regional phone company, announced plans yesterday to start introducing fiber-optic connections for residential phone and data services in six Eastern states. | 2 |
Israel inflicts heavy lossesJERUSALEM A UN agency says Israel #39;s recent offensive in northern Gaza has killed 107 Palestinians, left nearly 700 homeless and caused more than three (m) million dollars in property damage. | 0 |
Petit may provide Arsenal with stop-gap solution - WengerArsenal may consider signing French midfielder Emmanuel Petit as a stop-gap solution to their midfield injury problems, manager Arsene Wenger says. | 1 |
Slugging it outThe smile on Manny Ramirez's face said it all. On the morning the Red Sox made their memorable Duck Boat romp through Boston -- perhaps the city's most famous excursion since Paul Revere's midnight ride -- Ramirez hardly could contain his joy after being named World Series MVP. | 1 |
Mystery behind the origin of cosmic rays unraveled:World News: Washington, Nov 4 : An international team of astronomers has suceeded solving the 100 yearl old mystery about the origin of the cosmic rays by producing the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays. | 3 |
A Field Guide to the Falling DollarDepending on how investors behave, the dollar's downward drift could cast anything from a benign breeze to a hurricane. | 0 |
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