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NL Wrap: Sosa Hits 568th Homer, Cubs Eclipse Astros NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sammy Sosa grabbed his 568th career homer and Aramis Ramirez followed up with another third-inning blast to guide the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 win over the Houston Astros in the National League (NL) Thursday. | 1 |
Final instalment of Dogville trilogy years away: Lars von Trier (AFP)AFP - Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier, who is currently filming the sequel to his 2003 movie Dogville starring Nicole Kidman, said the final instalment of his American trilogy was years away from hitting screens. | 0 |
UN Nuclear Watchdog Battles Brazil on Checks at Resende PlantThe UN nuclear watchdog agency says it is still negotiating with Brazil concerning inspections at a uranium enrichment plant. An International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, spokesman says a team of experts will | 0 |
Second chance scammers and the meaning of 'Va va voom'<strong>Letters</strong> <em>Reg</em> readers to the rescue | 3 |
Yahoo, SBC to Create Multimedia Platform (AP)AP - Internet giant Yahoo Inc. on Thursday said it has extended and expanded its partnership with SBC Communications Inc. to transform their Internet access service into a multimedia platform connecting Web, television and wireless phone services. | 3 |
Maryland 20, No. 5 Florida State 17Fifth-ranked Florida State was in the process of completing another comeback on the road, and Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen could think of only one course of action. | 1 |
Discount Desktops: How Low Can You Go?Here's what you need to know to get the most desktop for your dollar at any price. | 3 |
China on way to top Athens Paralympics gold tableFour gold medals and three world records in the swimming pool featured a weekend of China while three golds from track and field events brought the country to an insurmountable lead at the 12th Paralympic Games Saturday in Athens. | 1 |
Italian FM slams EU lawmakers for Buttiglione voteLONDON : Italy #39;s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has slammed the refusal by European lawmakers to endorse Italy #39;s candidate for justice commissioner because of his views on gays as an attack on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centre | 0 |
US top court to weigh in on file sharingIt #39;s a key argument in the use of file-sharing services -- and it #39;s one that the United States Supreme Court says it will take up. | 3 |
Brugnetti Strides to First Gold in 20km WalkATHENS (Reuters) - Italian Ivano Brugnetti strode to victory in the first athletics final of the Athens Olympics on Friday with a commanding performance in the men #39;s 20km walk. | 1 |
IBM previews new supercomputing serverThe Power5-based system is part of Big Blue's push to oust Hewlett-Packard from the top spot in high-performance set-ups. | 3 |
Tigers trail Sooners by just four pointsMcLEAN, Va. -- Auburn picked up two more first-place votes but remained third in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches #39; poll, released Sunday. | 1 |
US jets hit Sadr men as tanks near Najaf shrineNAJAF (Iraq) - US helicopter gunships pounded supporters of Moqtada Al Sadr in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf yesterday as tanks rumbled to within 800 metres of a holy shrine at the centre of a near three-week insurgency. | 0 |
Giants Call Up RHP Foppert, Three Others (AP)AP - The San Francisco Giants recalled right-handers Jesse Foppert, David Aardsma and outfielder Todd Linden from Triple-A Fresno on Tuesday. | 1 |
Giants' Warner Says Best Is Yet to Come (AP)AP - The mention of Kurt Warner brought a gleam to the eyes of New York Giants receiver Tim Carter. | 1 |
Singapore's Economy Grows in 2004 (AP)AP - Singapore's economy expanded 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter from a year ago and grew by 8.1 percent for the full year in 2004, the city-state's Ministry of Trade said Monday. | 2 |
Security Tightened in Kabul After BombingSecurity was tightened across Kabul on Monday in the wake of a vehicle bomb on Sunday that killed three Americans working for an American contractor and at least four other people. | 0 |
Four Orthodox church leaders die in air crashThe Greek Orthodox church was in mourning last night after a senior patriarch and three leading bishops were killed in a helicopter crash in the Aegean Sea. | 0 |
Colts Extend HarrisonThe Indianapolis Colts keep Peyton Manning's favorite target for six more season as Marvin Harrison signs a six-year, \$66-million contract on Wednesday. | 1 |
NL Wrap: Pierre Hits, Burnett Pitches Marlins to Easy Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Juan Pierre had three hits and A.J. Burnett pitched eight solid innings as the Florida Marlins salvaged a split of their key four-game series against the Chicago Cubs with an 11-1 win in the series finale in National League play Sunday. | 1 |
New network layer could reduce Internet jams and improve securityAs more and more people get keyed into technology, computer experts are struggling for ways to fight internet traffic jams, computer worms and improve video webcasting, and a new report by Technology giants Intel has suggested that overlaying new | 3 |
Consumers 'snub portable video'People want to listen to music while they are on the move, rather than watch video, research suggests. | 3 |
Cricket-Queensland fight back in Sheffield Shield cricket Cricket-Ponting hails mighty Aussie turnaround for huge win over Kiwis 11-21-2004, 08:14 BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) - Ricky Ponting hailed two outstanding days of pressure cricket for delivering one of Australia #39;s biggest Test victories over New | 1 |
Suspected rebels kill six ahead of Indian premier's Kashmir visit (AFP)AFP - Suspected Muslim rebels shot dead six people in Kashmir in an attack a day ahead of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the restive region, police said. | 0 |
Mascots for Turin Winter Olympics unveiledTwo cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and block of ice, are the mascot for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. | 1 |
Bowser sales pump ColesSHARES in Coles Myer raced to another record high yesterday as chief executive John Fletcher forecast double-digit sales growth for 2004-05 after a barnstorming start to the financial year. | 2 |
Yao Misses GameRockets center Yao Ming was held out of the team's final preseason game with Denver on Thursday due to a hyper-extended left elbow. | 1 |
Problems at Lending Unit Put Merrill Lynch on the SpotMerrill Lynch returned to the business of lending to wealthy clients and got burned again. | 2 |
Briefly: Spyware bill moves to Senateroundup Plus: Supercomputer center gets new No. 2...MIT, Caltech offer low-tech voting advice...Siemens builds phone to detect bad breath. | 3 |
MIKE WENDLAND: Instant-messaging trend spreads among adultsInstant messaging has become a key way in which Americans communicate. And Detroit-area residents are right up there with IMers anywhere, with 58 percent of all Internet users in southeastern Michigan using IM regularly. | 3 |
Typhoon Chaba approaches southwestern JapanTOKYO : Typhoon Chaba was approaching Japan and was expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to large areas in southwestern regions over the weekend, officials said. | 0 |
OutKast tops first digital-music sales awardsHip-hip duo OutKast have taken top honours as the recording industry handed out its first awards for music sold through Internet-music services like Apple Computer Inc. | 3 |
Microsoft #39;s New SuitMicrosoft #39;s (Nasdaq: MSFT) SenderID technology may not be hitting it off with other technology companies, but the company #39;s continuing on the anti-spam crusade that it started talking up back in January. | 3 |
Will your phone become your credit card?com October 12, 2004, 12:23 PM PT. Wired amp; Wireless continues its reign at the top spot among IT priorities due to widespread IP telephony and wireless deployment. | 3 |
Microsoft Delays Automatic Win XP UpdatesBusiness users can postpone SP2 installation to complete testing its effect on other programs. | 3 |
Sorenstam Wins Mizuno to Match RecordSwedish Annika Sorenstam is all smiles as she holds winner #39;s trophy following her victory on the final round of the US \$ 1million (euro 780,000) LPGA Mizuno classic at Seta golf course in Otsu western Japan, Sunday, Nov 7, 2004. | 1 |
Nigerian Debuts for GermanyNigerian Patrick Owomoyela, who plays for Arminia Bielefeld, will make his debut for Germany when they take on Asian champions Japan on Thursday. | 1 |
Jackson returns to help Storm snap three-game losing streakSue Bird led Seattle with 23 points and Lauren Jackson returned from a three-game absence to score 15, helping the Storm snap a three-game losing streak. | 1 |
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher, US Dollar UpTokyo stocks opened moderately higher Monday on bargain hunting following Friday #39;s losses. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. | 2 |
Wary Martin gets the drop on LoebThe Estonian Markko Martin, a candidate for the most disappointing driver of the season a month ago, could finish runner-up in the world championship after defeating the new champion Sebastien Loeb to take the Catalonia Rally and his second consecutive | 1 |
Latest News Red Bull show Wirdheim the doorFormer Jaguar test and reserve driver Bjrn Wirdheim #39;s Formula One hopes were dealt a blow after Red Bull told him that he will not be working with them next year. | 1 |
Stocks Move Higher As Oil Prices SlipA slight pullback in oil prices is giving stocks an early-session boost. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 21 points in today #39;s early going. | 2 |
Globe, 6 others to form largest jt venture mobile firm in AsPacReyes. Seven leading Asia-Pacific mobile operators, including Ayala-owned Globe Telecom, are investing \$30 to \$40 million over three years to form the regions largest joint venture mobile | 2 |
Shoulder surgery for Yankees #39; SheffieldCBC SPORTS ONLINE - New York Yankees right-fielder Gary Sheffield will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery Tuesday. Sheffield, runner-up to Anaheim #39;s Vladimir Guerrero for most valuable player honours in | 1 |
Cisco Expects to Hit Estimate for RevenueCisco Systems, the maker of Internet networking equipment, said that it was on track to meet Wall Street's estimates for 13 percent growth in revenue for fiscal 2005. | 3 |
Consumer Spending, Incomes Up in OctoberConsumers -- who play an important role in shaping economic activity -- spent briskly in October, an encouraging sign that the final quarter of 2004 is getting off to a decent start. Incomes rose sharply. | 2 |
US Says N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been Nuclear SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) - A huge explosion rocked North Korea three days ago but U.S. and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite a report the blast produced a mushroom cloud. | 0 |
WORLD CUP 2006 QUALIFYING: Ching and Donovan lead US past El <b>...</b>The United States got goals from San Jose Earthquakes Brian Ching and Landon Donovan to in a 2-0 win over El Salvador in the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup on Saturday in front of 25,266 fans at Gillette Stadium in ... | 1 |
Most Airlines Raise Fares Due to Fuel DALLAS (Reuters) - A fare hike that raises tickets by \$5 each way announced by American Airlines earlier this week to offset record high jet fuel appears to be sticking among other U.S. airlines, an industry source said on Friday. | 2 |
Good News (Wells), Bad News (Schilling)Almost two months after defying the Curse of the Bambino and only one day after saying goodbye to Pedro Martnez, the Boston Red Sox kept moving on yesterday by welcoming the living embodiment | 1 |
U.S., France on Top in Davis Cup Semis LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Roddick cracked a 155 mph delivery, two mph quicker than his own fastest serve record, to help push the U.S. into a 2-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday. | 1 |
Paris Favored to Win 2012 Olympics Bid (AP)AP - The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, entering the final stage of a long process in hopes of landing one of the biggest prizes in sports. | 1 |
Loan Business Lifts Wells Fargo Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WFC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">WFC.N</A>, the No. 4 U.S. bank, on Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose, helped by loan growth. | 2 |
Storm blows oil price back above \$45 USnew yorkCrude oil surged to a four-week high yesterday, bringing the gain this week to almost \$3 (US) a barrel, on concern shutdowns caused by Hurricane Ivan will further reduce US inventories. | 2 |
Sony, Samsung Sign Licensing AgreementTOKYO - Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that they have signed a licensing agreement, but the deal won #39;t cover the Asian electronic companies #39; key technologies. | 3 |
Cognos reassigns N. America chief after indictmentsCognos Inc. has reassigned its North America operations chief after he was indicted by a grand jury in San Diego in connection with a financial scandal at Peregrine Systems Inc. | 2 |
Stocks Open Near Unchanged After GDP Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Friday, after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed the U.S. economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace. | 2 |
Starbucks Profit Meets Estimates (Reuters)Reuters - Starbucks Corp. on\Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by\sales of new products like Frappuccino Light, aggressive store\expansion, and an extra week. | 2 |
Eolas patent on Web plug-in technology rejectedThe controversial Eolas Technologies patent looks like it is about to be rescinded by the US Patent Office. The office has confirmed that it has rejected all of the 10 patent claims that it re-examined. | 3 |
SynXis to Be Bought for \$40 MillionIn buying the McLean firm, Sabre would get 6,000 small and medium-size hotels as customers, as well as the technology they use to track inventory, book guests online and connect to Internet reservation services, including Sabre's Travelocity.<FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,aria... | 3 |
Boy wonders arrival leaves Fergie with tricky balancing actWithin 24 hours of capturing Wayne Rooney, Manchester United swelled with the kind of pride and proclamations of impending success not seen since that night at the Camp Nou. | 1 |
Microsoft signs \$920m NHS software dealMicrosoft Corp has signed a new 500m pound (\$920m) contract to supply a desktop operating system and software to the UK #39;s National Health Service, including provisions to develop a tailored interface for clinical systems. | 3 |
Tizbud seeks second California Classic in rowTizbud returns to the races today for the first time since winning last year's California Cup Classic, and Excess Summer has run only once in almost eight months. | 1 |
Baseball Today* Abraham Nunez, Royals, hit his second grand slam in two weeks to lead Kansas City over Seattle 7-3. * Aaron Harang, Reds, limited St. | 1 |
Yankees manager Torre suspended for one game, finedNew York Yankees manager Joe Torre was suspended for one game and fined by major league baseball Saturday because one of his pitchers threw at a batter after umpire warnings during a game against the Boston Red Sox. | 1 |
Woods right on courseThere have been signs of danger he has read about, warnings of trouble told to him. | 1 |
OPEC Can't Rule Out Oil Production Cuts (Reuters)Reuters - OPEC cannot rule out cutting oil\production if oil prices slide further before the producer\group meets next Friday, a senior OPEC delegate said on Friday. | 2 |
Pirates send Kendall to AthleticsPITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded catcher Jason Kendall to the Oakland Athletics for left-handers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes. | 1 |
DOWNLOAD AND DIRTYThe retail chain are after a slice of the lucrative market - worth 25million and growing - dominated by Apple #39;s iTunes. Tesco offer essentially the same service as iTunes for the same price: 79p per song. | 3 |
European supermarket chain extends RFID pushEuropean supermarket chain Tesco is planning to extend its RFID rollout in time for the Christmas rush. The company, which began using the tracking technology in October last year, will be introducing the | 3 |
E-Vote Fears Soar in Swing StatesThe Bush and Kerry campaigns, along with a range of advocacy groups, are concerned with the integrity of voting technology -- particularly in the states where votes matter most. By Jacob Ogles. | 3 |
Sun is upgrading enterprise development tool suite (InfoWorld)InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled Version 7 of the company #8217;s enterprise development tool suite, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, and previewed a JVM that will support 64-bit AMD Opteron processors. | 3 |
Peoplesoft bid hangs in balanceUS software giant Oracle #39;s \$9.2bn (4.9bn) bid for rival Peoplesoft was hanging in the balance on Friday as investors pondered its takeover offer. | 2 |
Fox has winning formula for PanthersPlayers and co-workers marvel at the head coach #39;s consistency, a word applies to few other aspects of the Panthers season. As a result of his leadership and their steady work, the Panthers are | 1 |
Apple Launches U2 iPodApple Inc. announced that it has signed a deal with U2 and Universal Music Group to sell a quot;special quot; iPod that will include U2 #39;s new album. | 3 |
Two Macedonians executed in Iraq: al-JazeeraA militant group in Iraq claimedthat it had executed two Macedonians accused of spying for USforces, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported Monday. | 0 |
Take-Two Sacked on Fourth DownTake-Two follows up bad news with a mediocre earnings report and uninspiring guidance. | 2 |
Tension high, Dutch ponder old blasphemy lawTHE HAGUE Dutch leaders debated Tuesday about invoking a rarely used law banning blasphemy in response to a wave of ethnic tension and violence. | 0 |
Colgate Cuts 2nd-Half Profit Forecast as Costs Rise (Update9)Colgate-Palmolive Co., the world #39;s largest toothpaste maker, said second-half profit will fall because of higher marketing costs to fend off Procter amp; Gamble Co. | 2 |
Mets Cut Ties With HospitalThe Mets were one of the first professional sports franchises to enter a long-term, multimillion-dollar agreement with a hospital in which the hospital paid for the right to have its doctors treat members of the team. | 1 |
Jobless Claims Dip, Match Forecasts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits dipped to 334,000 last week, the government said on Thursday, matching economists' forecasts. | 2 |
Mustard-hot FrankfurtWerner Seiffert, the chief executive of the Deutsche Brse, the German stock market, has made little secret of his determination to expand into London. | 2 |
English FA lodges protest over abuse of black players in SpainLONDON (AFP) - The Football Association has written to UEFA and FIFA to complain about racist abuse suffered by England #39;s black players in an under-21 international against Spain in Madrid on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Truth in Lending #39; Damages Limited by Top US Court (Update1)The US Supreme Court, siding with the financial services industry, tightened the limits on damages consumers can get from companies that violate the federal Truth in Lending Act. | 2 |
Netflix, TiVo Partner To Offer Online Films (TechWeb)TechWeb - Netflix, TiVo team up to work with Hollywood studios to develop technology for the delivery of video programming over the Internet. | 3 |
Police push for surveillance fee on customers' phone, Internet bills (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's police chiefs propose a surcharge of about 25 cents on monthly telephone and Internet bills to cover the cost of tapping into the communications of terrorists and other criminals. | 0 |
Liberty Media Profit Rises on QVC NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=L.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">L.N</A> on Tuesday posted an eight-fold gain in quarterly net profit following the purchase of a majority stake in shopping ne... | 2 |
Westinghouse cuts price of LCD TVsThe company has cut up to 25 percent off the price of two of its liquid-crystal display TV models. | 3 |
HyperTransport consortium approves HTX expansion specThe HyperTransport Technology Consortium today announced the first HyperTransport technology expansion connector specification. The new EATX Motherboard/Daughtercard | 3 |
Cambodian villagers eat bird flu fowlA deadly bird flu virus, which has killed 29 Asians this year, has reappeared in Cambodia and the government is deeply worried because villagers ate birds which had died from it, officials said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Kashmir summit builds peace hopesIndia and Pakistan are preparing for high-level talks this weekend to build on a fledgling peace process. Top foreign ministry officials will meet in Delhi on Saturday followed by talks between the two foreign ministers over the next two days. | 0 |
Pitcher hopes not to miss targetWith Derek Lowe's days in Boston almost certainly numbered -- and Pedro Martinez's future here in question -- the Red Sox are expected to greet All-Star righthander Carl Pavano this week on Yawkey Way. Pavano plans to begin a tour of the top cities on his list in Boston. | 1 |
Yahoo Buys E-Mail Search StartupYahoo Inc. continues its recent buying spree of e-mail startups with the acquisition of Stata Laboratories Inc. Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that it had bought Stata Labs, the maker of search-based e-mail client Bloomba. | 3 |
Racers return to the track to let the healing process beginBrian Vickers struggled to contain his grief Friday for the 10 people killed in the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash last weekend. | 1 |
24 killed in Iraq car bombingsInsurgents unleashed a pair of powerful car bombs yesterday near the symbol of US authority in Iraq -- the Green Zone, where the US Embassy and | 0 |
Wall Street Fears an Undecided Election (Reuters)Reuters - The doubts, the uncertainty, the\mud-slinging that have kept investors indecisive all year are\set to end one week from Tuesday when U.S. voters go to the\polls. | 2 |
Win assures B-R spot in the playoffsDuring pregame warmups for yesterday's matchup with Taunton to decide the Old Colony League title, Bridgewater-Raynham senior Tony Murdoch sprinted to the corner of the end zone and pulled down a pass with a teammate draped on his back. | 1 |
Woburn's win is all HartReading fans knew Middlesex League rival Woburn had a sensational player in Boston College-bound running back Mike McLaughlin. Yesterday, the host Rockets learned Woburn also has Hart. | 1 |
Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians accuse opponents of misleading public over sex scandalHuman rights activists on Wednesday condemned the detention of a Hong Kong pro-democracy politician for allegedly having sex with a prostitute, and his sentencing without trial to six months of quot;re-education through labor. quot... | 0 |
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