text
stringlengths
27
14.5k
label
class label
14 classes
Reuters Business PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Amid Oracle Battle SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Corp. PSFT.O was strengthened on Friday as U.S. antitrust regulators dropped their case against the merger and PeopleSoft fired its chief executive, Craig Conway, who had led the fight against Oracle.
0Business
Yahoo Europe London shares end slightly higher (AFP) AFP - Leading shares finished the day slightly higher following early lows with ITV firmer amid rumours that BSkyB had sold its stake in the commercial station to RTL, dealers said.
2Europe
Ansa Padre uccide figlio a Pescara La vittima aveva avuto gravi problemi di alcol
4Italia
Reuters U.S. 'Exorcist' Scares Up No. 1 Slot at Box Office LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Exorcist: The Beginning," a film that had to be re-shot with a new director because the first version was not scary enough, led the North American box office over the weekend, as moviegoers once again flocked to the resurrection of an aging franchise.
12U.S.
Yahoo World China celebrate high five in Asiad pool (AFP) AFP - Mighty China dominated Asian Games swimming, clinching five out of six gold medals and delivering a heavy blow to Japan in the process.
13World
Yahoo World Fierce Fighting Erupts in Iraq's Najaf-Witnesses (Reuters) Reuters - Fierce fighting broke out in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, with numerous explosions and gunfire echoing around a sacred shrine held by followers of a radical Shi'ite cleric, Reuters witnesses said.
13World
WBAL Channel.com Thanksgiving Celebrated With Turkey, Parades NEW YORK -- It was a day of traditions and new visitors in New York this Thanksgiving Day. Old favorites Charlie Brown and Sesame Street's Grover cruised over Manhattan in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, along
1Entertainment
Glasgow Daily Record AFGHAN PRESIDENT TAKES ON TALIBAN AFGHANISTAN'S first democratically elected president was sworn in yesterday - vowing to crack down on drug traffickers and the last of the Taliban.
13World
Yahoo Entertainment The Cure seeing double on 13th studio album (Reuters) Reuters - Would one expect anything less than a double album from the Cure on the occasion of its 13th studio release?
1Entertainment
Reuters Health Novartis Breast Cancer Drug OK'd for Wider U.S. Use WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Novartis AG won U.S. approval to promote the drug Femara for women who have finished standard therapy for early-stage breast cancer and run out of options, the company said on Friday.
3Health
Ansa Economia Bdf: crescita 3/o trimestre 0,6% Eliseo prevede mantenere invariato obiettivo crescita 2-2,5%
4Italia
Yahoo Entertainment Sienna Miller tells of feeling 'hunted' (AP) AP - Sienna Miller felt hunted by a group of paparazzi as they chased her car across London in an attempt to find out where she lived, the 26-year-old actress told a British court Monday.
1Entertainment
BBC News Hostage plea prompts aid closure The aid agency which Margaret Hassan worked for before she was kidnapped has closed down all its Iraqi operations and pleaded for her release.
11Top Stories
Guardian Top News What does it take to maintain a succesful relationship? Weekend: In these days of divorce, what does it take to keep a couple together? Melanie McFadyean talks to partners who prove the power of enduring love.
10Top News
Yahoo Tech Gates: Secure data remain key challenge (AP) AP - Keeping information secure in this age of laptop-lugging workers is the tech industry's most formidable challenge, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday.
6Sci/Tech
Reuters Business Polo Ralph Lauren posts higher quarterly profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. posted a better-than-expected 17 percent rise in quarterly profit Wednesday on increased apparel sales in Europe and the United States, but shares fell 4 percent in premarket trading on its adjusted 2008 forecast.
0Business
Wired Business Idaho Hot Potato: Tech Companies A sparsely populated western state best known for potatoes is becoming a magnet for tech entrepreneurs. The slow pace, absence of traffic and low-rise landscape has helped lure 800 tech companies to the state.
0Business
Reuters Top News IAEA inspectors to visit North Korea reactor Saturday BEIJING (Reuters) - A team of international inspectors will travel to a North Korean nuclear reactor on Saturday, ahead of a planned shutdown as part of a nuclear disarmament agreement.
10Top News
Reuters U.S. Schwarzenegger guru says CO2 plan starts at border WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's environmental adviser said his mission to change federal policy on global warming by getting vast regions of the United States to regulate greenhouse gas emissions will start with states on the Mexican border.
12U.S.
Reuters Top News Kenya's Rift Valley burns as death toll soars NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores of people were killed in ethnic violence, complicating mediation by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.
10Top News
BBC News world PM's bid for global health care Gordon Brown kick-starts a campaign to build national health systems in some of the world's poorest countries.
13World
Kataweb Sport Udinese, 19:35 - CALCIO, UDINESE: BOUDIANSKI IN DUBBIO PER LA REGGINA Il tecnico dell'Udinese Marino insiste sul modulo 3-4-3 anhe per la gara contro la Reggina. Non ci ...
4Italia
BBC UK UNDP 'exploited by North Korea' A UN aid agency operating in North Korea left itself open to exploitation, a US Senate probe concludes.
2Europe
Boston Globe business Pact to speed Navy Yard plans The Boston Redevelopment Authority and a New York developer yesterday reached an agreement that should speed construction of housing and a marina at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
0Business
Ansa Calcio Alitalia: situazione migliora Ma ancora cancellazioni di voli a Fiumicino
4Italia
New York Times sports Utes top Navy in Poinsettia The Utah Utes are taking this bowl business seriously. Brian Johnson threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah opened the bowl season with a wild 35-32 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in the Poinsettia Bowl last night.
8Sports
NASA Genesis at Lockheed Martin - 2 Large sections of the Genesis Sample Return Capsule that survived the hard impact landing in the Utah desert Sept. 8 were shipped to Lockheed Martin's facilities in Denver, Colo.
6Sci/Tech
Independent Hostage family issues Baghdad leaflet appeal Thousands of leaflets carrying a personal appeal for help from the family of British hostage Ken Bigley have been distributed in Baghdad.
13World
BetaNews.Com Microsoft Delays Windows Server 2008, Needs 'More Time to Bake' BREAKING NEWS - In the clearest sign to date that not all is well in the state of Redmond, Microsoft cheerfully announced this morning that the release date for Windows Server 2008 is being pushed back to Q1 2008.
7Software and Developement
New York Times sports Friday night fights If you're into those pay-per-view Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments, you might want to check out the World Championship Fighting event tonight at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium. You'll see 15 fights, featuring East Coast talent such as Justin Homsey and John Franchi. You'll also see some Ultimate Fighting personalities, including UFC's feisty president Dana White, who has Boston roots (he went ...
8Sports
Security Pronews Cell Phones New Targets For Hackers Since the Skulls virus hit, people are starting to become aware of the fact that cell phones are just as vulnerable to attacks as computers.
6Sci/Tech
RedNova general Stocks Fall on Climbing Oil Prices NEW YORK - A disappointing retail sales report and the threat of oil prices reaching $53 per barrel sent stocks lower Thursday in early trading. A lack of consumer confidence and rising gasoline prices were blamed for slow retail sales in September, usually a robust month for shoppers...
13World
Topix.Net Europe Nykaenen's fall from grace complete as he receives jail sentence Finland's Matti Nykaenen, arguably the best ski jumper of all times, was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for assaulting a friend with a knife during a drunken brawl last summer.
2Europe
Yahoo Europe Mussolini exhumation unlikely says prosecutor (Reuters) Reuters - An Italian prosecutor dashed talk of exhuming the body of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini on Tuesday when he said he expected to dismiss a legal request to investigate Il Duce's death.
2Europe
RedNova science Pixley Dairy Farm Loses Its Organic Certification By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Jun. 8--The Case Vander Eyk Jr. Dairy in Pixley has lost its certification to sell organic milk after being targeted by a Wisconsin-based organics watchdog organization that accused the megadairy of skimping on pasture requirements.
6Sci/Tech
Kataweb Sport Cagliari, 15:16 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: 19 CONVOCATI PER L'INTER L'allenatore del Cagliari, Franco Colomba, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la trasferta di domani a Mi...
4Italia
The Washington Post sports Surprise at the Top After an exhaustive search that netted a bevy of candidates, the Redskins hire Jim Zorn, 54, to be their new head coach Saturday. He will be introduced Sunday at 3 p.m.
8Sports
RedNova general Schilling to Test Ankle Against Yankees NEW YORK - The Boston Red Sox are to send hobbled star Curt Schilling to the mound Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, whose 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven AL championship series is down to 3-2 after back-to-back marathon games. But rain in the forecast could make for another long night of delays or earn both teams some much needed rest...
13World
CNET News.com Microsoft says Firefox not a threat to IE Just days after the launch of open-source browser Firefox 1.0, Microsoft executives defended Internet Explorer, saying it is no less secure than any other browser and doesn't lack any important features.
11Top Stories
Yahoo Sports Bucs Release Schroeder and Gramatica (Reuters) Reuters - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday released wide receiver Bill Schroeder and kicker Martin Gramatica, and activated offensive guard Matt O'Dwyer from the physically unable to perform list.
8Sports
Yahoo Entertainment Hockey overnight rating down 12 percent (AP) AP - Another small television audience watched Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.
1Entertainment
Boston Globe sports TV Sports: Fox’s Coverage of World Series Has Taco Filling Game 1 of the World Series was won by the Red Sox. But it belonged to Taco Bell, which is not related to Cool Papa, Buddy or Gus.
8Sports
TechWhack MSN Desktop Search is quite capable It now feels amazing how we have lived without this particular feature since ages now. Google introduced desktop searching to the world in spite of the fact lesser-known products existed since a long time.
11Top Stories
BBC News world Oil prices ease in Asian trade US crude prices fall back from Thursday's $53-a-barrel high overnight in Asia, but concerns over tight supplies persist.
13World
Time Top News First Runner-up: Al Gore Bono writes that the former Vice President, now a Nobel laureate, has become America's environmental conscience
10Top News
CNN Stakes high heading into debates The presidential debates present both opportunity and peril for the two top candidates, with Sen. John Kerry hoping a strong performance spurs a decisive rally and President Bush aiming to seal his re-election.
1Entertainment
CIOL Intel Pentium 4 prices slashed by 35% The price of the Pentium 4 560 is now priced at $417 from $637, while prices of other desktop Pentium 4 chips are cut by 18 percent to 33 percent.
6Sci/Tech
News Is Free Top News Minister raises Iraq election safety fears On CNN
10Top News
CNET networking news Underexposed blog: links of the day 2007 top science developments, tech flops, and vaporware...Szulik's parting words as Red Hat CEO...Sony Alpha A700 review...copyright tidbits...Toshiba 32nm deal with IBM
6Sci/Tech
Yahoo! Italia Notizie Telecom, multa di 152 milioni dall'Antitrust Roma, 19 nov. (Adnkronos) - L'Antitrust sanziona Telecom per una cifra di 152 milioni di euro ''per aver abusato della propria posizione dominante sui mercati dei servizi di telecomunicazioni su rete fissa all'utenza affari''.
4Italia
Repubblica Berlusconi: "Così andiamo noi in crisi" Accuse e veleni nel centrodestra Il Cavaliere deluso per le defezioni. Storace: "La mattina tentiamo le spallate, la sera torniamo a casa con una gomitata in faccia" Berlusconi: "Così andiamo noi in crisi" Accuse e veleni nel centrodestra Schifani: "Se non caricassi i miei gli assenti sarebbero 20" (07:29 24/11/2006)
4Italia
Topix.Net Europe British lobby government to enter talks with Tehran Leading faith groups, trade unions and charities in Britain have warned against any possible military action against Iran and urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to put pressure on the US to enter talks with ... Comment
2Europe
Washington Post Business Boeing Deal Faces Justice Dept. Review The Justice Department has been asked to review documents related to a proposed Boeing Co. tanker deal, including communications from Air Force Secretary James G. Roche, to address questions of potential conflict of interest, according to a source familiar with the case.
0Business
Yahoo Entertainment Book review: "Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book" (Reuters) Reuters - Nice people don't crane their necks to see the aftermath of a train wreck. They don't chase ambulances, don't goggle or giggle when some poor victim is carried away on a stretcher. They say nice things even when they're thinking mean ones. They keep a civil tongue.
1Entertainment
Yahoo Sports Pirates end 13-game skid with magic in 9th (AP) AP - Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates walked off with a win. Freddy Sanchez led off the ninth inning with a home run and the Pirates rallied to end a 13-game losing streak, their longest since 1900, by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-6 Thursday.
8Sports
Seattle Times In LA, Kobe rules as king of Lakers' court Weeks before the Lakers' latest soap opera episode, the fourth member of what had been the team's famed and fatalistic Fab Four sounded off about the quartet's remaining member in Los Angeles.
8Sports
Repubblica Cronaca Autocisterna a fuoco tra A1 e A14 autostrade chiuse tutta la giornata L'incidente Ú avvenuto intorno alle 23:30. Complesso il lavoro dei vigili del fuoco, ancora in corso Autocisterna a fuoco tra A1 e A14 autostrade chiuse tutta la giornata (07:36 17/02/2005)
4Italia
Reuters Life and Leisure Gameworld: "The Club", a game that shoots for style SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock", "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4", were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories.
1Entertainment
BBC Europe Rare books in German library fire Thousands of rare books are believed to have been damaged or destroyed in a fire at a German library.
2Europe
Winston-Salem Journal Evacuations out of Ivory Coast end Loading worried families onto the last two jumbo jets, France concluded one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa yesterday - an airlift that flew more than 5,000 Westerners away from violence pitting France against its former prize West
11Top Stories
Yahoo Sports Glenn, Sharper Hurt in Dallas-Packers Game (AP) AP - Dallas wide receiver Terry Glenn and Green Bay safety Darren Sharper were injured in the first half Sunday and taken to the locker room.
8Sports
BBC News health HIV medics in Libya deny slander Six foreign medics sentenced to death for spreading HIV in Libya, deny making false torture claims.
3Health
Independent Technique for 'turning off' danger genes is used to cut <b>...</b> Scientists have found a way of treating potentially fatal diseases by switching off harmful genes. In what is described as one of the most important breakthroughs in decades
3Health
Repubblica Dusseldorf, aereo Alitalia in pista prima dell'ok "collisione rischiata con un volo Lufthansa" L'incidente sfiorato ieri nello scalo tedesco. L'ente di controllo ha aperto un'inchiesta La compagnia italiana: "Non c'Ú stata alcuna situazione di pericolo" Dusseldorf, aereo Alitalia in pista prima dell'ok "collisione rischiata con un volo Lufthansa" L'Embraer italiano (con venti persone a bordo), appena atterrato, ha attraversato "a vista". L'altro velivolo (71 passggeri) Ú decollato passandogli sopra di ALESSIA MANFREDI (17:52 07/02/2007)
4Italia
Yahoo Entertainment Lists of best-selling books (AP) AP - 1. "World Without End" by Ken Follett (Dutton)
1Entertainment
Yahoo Entertainment Car Shoe Opens New Milan Flagship (Fashion Wire Daily) Fashion Wire Daily - One of Italy's most dynamic brands, Car Shoe, has opened a tony new Milan flagship, underlining the ambitions of its owner, the Prada Group, for the label.
1Entertainment
Yahoo Science NASA conflict delays Mars probe (AP) AP - NASA will wait two years longer than planned and spend another $40 million to launch a half-billion-dollar probe to Mars because of an unspecified conflict of interest in the purchasing process, officials said Friday.
6Sci/Tech
Reuters World Explosion rips through Basque station MADRID (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a train station at Lutxana in Spain's Basque region in the early hours of Monday, blowing out doors and windows but injuring no one, police said.
13World
Boston Globe business Family to fight stock changes at Times Co. NEW YORK -- The New York Times Co.'s Sulzberger family plans to resist investor pressure to drop the dual-class stock structure that gives it control of the newspaper publisher, chief executive Janet Robinson said.
0Business
CNN Top News Man with 700 snakes arrested at airport Read full story for latest details.
10Top News
Syfy.com Image: Farhan Akhtar's Positive outlook on HIV Positive, as the name suggests, is all about a good ‘frame’ of mind.
1Entertainment
NEWS.com.au U2 live and moving NEW YORK: Like children following the Pied Piper, tens of thousands of New Yorkers flocked to the streets of Manhattan yesterday as super group U2 played an unannounced travelling concert.
11Top Stories
New York Times world With Sadness, Houdini Artifact Collector Puts It on the Auction Block Sidney H. Radner, a retired rug salesman, owns one of the world's biggest and most valuable collections of Harry Houdini artifacts.
13World
Ansa Italia Racket e usura: arresto nel Lazio E 4 denunce in operazione a Roma e Viterbo
4Italia
Ansa Nucleare: Corea Nord, verso intesa C'e' una bozza d'accordo.Stop riarmo in cambio di petrolio
4Italia
Reuters World Militants Threaten to Behead U.S., UK Hostages in Iraq BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents threatened to behead two Americans and a Briton captured in Baghdad on Saturday and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.
13World
Wired Tech IMAP, YouMAP, WeMAP: Mail Protocol's Proponents Argue for Better Support Mark Crispin, IMAP's outspoken creator, says Google's implementation of his mail protocol is half-baked. Flawed as it is, others see IMAP as a necessary step forward as the wireless age increases our need for multi-device e-mail connectivity.
6Sci/Tech
The Scotsman Straw Speaks Out over Russian School Siege Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today expressed sympathy with parents and children in the Russian school siege saying “their suffering is our suffering”.
13World
The Register Orange speaks out with new voice Tha's wanting a top up lass? In between sulking with Nokia and billing customers for imaginary debts, Orange UK has changed the voice used for its menus and automated systems, opting for something a little more matey and a little less BBC.

7Software and Developement
Yahoo Politics GOP Push Alarms Party's Local Candidates (AP) AP - An all-out Republican push to get out the vote in presidential battleground states could end up hurting the party's candidates — like Paul Goetzke — who are running for local offices in Democratic states.
13World
The Spectator Newspapers NJ Governor Resigns Characters, Bjt The sex scandal that forced Gov. James E. McGreevey to announce his resignation now involves everyone on New Jersey's A-List of political stars, its back-room advisers and political bosses.
1Entertainment
Sports Network Donald moves in front at dunhill links championship St. Andrews, Scotland (Sports Network) - Luke Donald shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to move into the lead after the third round of the dunhill links championship.
11Top Stories
RedNova technology The Washington Times On Computers Column By Mark Kellner, The Washington Times Sep. 20--It's axiomatic that Washington runs on forms. And Adobe System's Acrobat Professional software is one of the most important tools a form creator or user can have in his or her arsenal. Acrobat Professional 8, announced Sept.
6Sci/Tech
CJAD Hurricane Ivan ravages Grenada, killing 15 and damaging 90 per <b>...</b> The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in nearly a decade killed at least 15 people including a Canadian, damaged 90 per cent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving
11Top Stories
CNET security news Yahoo's Semel 'tremendously overpaid,' says expert Blog: Shareholder advisory firms urge shareholders to protest Yahoo CEO's $71 million salary package by voting against re-election of three board members.
6Sci/Tech
Yahoo Sports Dynamo set record by tying Toronto FC (AP) AP - The Houston Dynamo set an MLS record with their seventh straight shutout by tying Toronto FC 0-0 Sunday.
8Sports
Yahoo Sports Steelers' Staley Misses Fourth Game (AP) AP - Steelers running back Duce Staley unexpectedly missed a fourth consecutive game with a sore hamstring when he was scratched for Sunday's game against Washington.
8Sports
Washington Post Hopkins Makes a Case for Greatness Nearly an hour after knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round Saturday night in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins
8Sports
The Herald News NFL Game Summary - Houston at Kansas City Johnson has totaled at least 50-plus yards receiving in a career-high five straight games...Coleman's touchdown was the longest play in Texans' history...Domanick Davis had only 12 rushing yards on 10 carries for Houston...Okoye previously had the most
8Sports
Kataweb Calcio Milano, 19:28 - CALCIO, MOGGI OPINIONISTA A TELELOMBARDIA Luciano Moggi sarà l'opinionista di punta della trasmissione 'Lunedì di Rigore', in onda da l...
4Italia
Reuters Sports NBA Wrap: Wins for Celtics, 76ers, Lakers Lose BOSTON (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce nailed a jumper at the buzzer to give the Boston Celtics a 90-88 victory over Portland at the FleetCenter.
8Sports
Guardian News Corp shareholders back Murdoch's US listing plan Rupert Murdoch has won a key vote allowing his News Corporation media empire to move its headquarters away from his native Australia and into the US.
1Entertainment
BBC UK Football: Havant set up dream tie Havant & Waterlooville secure a dream FA Cup fourth-round tie against Liverpool after beating Swansea in a thrilling third-round replay.
2Europe
Reuters World UN Calls on Iran to Freeze Nuke Enrichment Plans VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
13World
Newindpress 9,400 tsunami deaths in India; Govt warns toll may rise NEW DELHI: Rescue workers pulled corpses from canals and waterlogged fields on Tuesday, as Government warned the death toll of almost 9,400 from a tsunami that lashed the country's southern coastal areas, would rise further.
13World
Yahoo U.S. Letter From Lincoln's Killer Sets Record (AP) AP - A letter written by President Lincoln's assassin two months before the 1865 slaying sold at auction Sunday for a record $68,000.
12U.S.
Atlanta Business Chronicle Delta chief customer service officer retires Delta Chief Customer Service Officer Vicki Escarra will retire on Oct. 1 after 31 years with the Atlanta-based airline. Escarra said she wanted to spend more time with family.
0Business
Daily Times ‘Make Internet less of a cyberjungle’ A 24-year-old Romanian cheats a California computer equipment distributor out of $10 million. An Australian teenager causes a release of raw sewage by hacking into a treatment plant’s system.
6Sci/Tech
The Motley Fool Why You Shouldn't Sell Think less. Earn more.
0Business
Yahoo World Six dead, four missing as typhoon hits S.Korea: official (Reuters) Reuters - Six South Koreans died and four were missing in South Korea on Sunday after a typhoon hit the country's southern coast, an official from the government emergency agency said.
13World