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New York Times Tech
VeriSign Moves to Address an Internet Security Problem
VeriSign is undertaking a $100 million expansion of a crucial part of the system that speeds Web users to their destinations. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Police Seek Chair Thrower in NBA Brawl (AP)
AP - Police said Wednesday they have received some tips in their effort to determine who threw a chair during the brawl that broke out during last week's Pistons-Pacers game. | 1Sports |
New York Times Business
How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time
The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in. | 2Business |
RedNova science
Class of '10 Facing MCAS Science Test
By RICK COLLINS Education BRAINTREE - South Shore high school students so far have done pretty well passing their reading, writing and arithmetic MCAS tests. | 3Sci/Tech |
CNET networking news
iPhone gets video ads from Ad Infuse
Ad Infuse serves up first video ads for iPhone. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Sports
Furyk takes early lead at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Jim Furyk fired a seven-under-par 65 to take the clubhouse lead in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am second round on Friday. | 1Sports |
New York Times Business
KPMG to Pay $10 Million to Settle with S.E.C.
Accounting firm KPMG will pay $10 million to settle charges of improper professional conduct while acting as auditor for Gemstar-TV Guide International. | 2Business |
Washington Post Business
A Tax Rebate? Feed Piggy.
Once the bluster has settled down on Capitol Hill, millions of taxpayers will likely be getting a tax rebate later this year. | 2Business |
BBC Sport
Adams warns Gunners over Europe
Arsenal legend Tony Adams feels Arsene Wenger has to compromise his attacking mentality if the Gunners are to win the Champions League this season. | 1Sports |
Boston Globe business
It's the extras that define tax-prep software
The two most popular tax preparation software packages are a lot like Coke and Pepsi, but this year they've added some new ingredients that make it easier to tell them apart. | 2Business |
New Zealand Herald
Golf: VJ shatters season earnings record
PALM HARBOUR - Vijay Singh became the first golfer to earn more than US$10 million ($14.79 million) in prizemoney in a season with a five-stroke victory in the Chrysler Championship yesterday. | 1Sports |
Bloomberg
Altria May Separate Into Three Units, Camilleri Says (Update4)
Altria Group Inc., the owner of cigarette maker Philip Morris and Kraft Foods Inc., may separate into two or three units after tobacco litigation dragged down the stock. | 2Business |
ABC Online
'Seattle Times' writer admits plagiarism
A business columnist at the Seattle Times in the United States has resigned after admitting he copied the work of other journalists. | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Indonesia floods leave 145,000 homeless
(AP)
AP - Floods that have crippled much of Indonesia's capital worsened Sunday, inundating scores of districts and leaving about 145,000 homeless, officials and witnesses said. | 0World |
Tacoma News Tribune
Huskies get Irish mugging
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame is different from any other university in a lot of ways. But on Saturday, the Irish were just another team, like Fresno State or UCLA before them, finding enough ways to put away the Washington Huskies. | 1Sports |
Forbes
Brown-Forman: Family Trust Boosts Volume
Wine and spirits maker Brown-Forman Corp. said Friday that heavy trading volume of its Class B common shares was due to sales from a "non-affiliate Brown family trust. | 2Business |
Sports Network
Boston Marathon legend dies
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Two-time Boston Marathon champion John Kelley died Wednesday night at the age of 97. Kelley, who is famous for running the race a record 61 times, died at a Cape Cod nursing home. | 1Sports |
San Francisco Chronicle
Playoff Capsules
Adam LaRoche hit a tying, three-run homer in the sixth inning and JD Drew singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth to give the Atlanta Braves a 6-5 victory Sunday that tied their best-of-five NL series against the Houston Astros at two games apiece. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Predators sign Dumont to 2-year deal
(AP)
AP - The Nashville Predators never expected J.P. Dumont to be available during this offseason. When the Buffalo Sabres decided that the price was too high for the forward, the Predators were more than happy to bring him down south. | 1Sports |
InfoWorld
Ask Jeeves revamps search engine
Ask Jeeves Inc. has made three significant enhancements to its search engine, as the Emeryville, California company continues to take aim at its much larger competitors | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News Business
EBay chief executive has resigned
Meg Whitman, the chief executive of online auction website eBay announces she will step down on 31 March. | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Russia probes Berezovsky over spy death
(AP)
AP - Russian investigators are looking into allegations that Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky could have been involved in the poisoning death in London of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a top law-enforcement official said Friday. | 0World |
Reuters Sports
Cano hits two homers as Yankees sweep Red Sox
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robinson Cano clubbed two homers and Chien-Ming Wang pitched one-hit ball over seven innings on Thursday to lead the New York Yankees to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox and a three-game series sweep. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Red Sox Sign Renteria to 4-Year Contract (AP)
AP - Edgar Renteria's first choice was to remain in St. Louis, but the Boston Red Sox gave him an offer too good to turn down. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Ukrainian Rivals Face Off in TV Debate (AP)
AP - Ukraine's two presidential candidates faced off Monday in a televised debate less than a week before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of trying to steal the Nov. 21 runoff vote. | 0World |
BBC science
Dementia drug instant hit claim
Scientists claim a drug can reverse some early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - with effects seen within 10 minutes. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
At least 25 dead as Pakistan dam bursts (AFP)
AFP - At least 25 people have been killed after a dam burst and washed away a number of villages in southwestern Pakistan. | 0World |
Reuters Sports
Federer Express Back on Track in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - Roger Federer began his quest to win one of the few titles to have escaped his grasp with a stylish 6-3, 6-4, first-round victory over Czech qualifier Bohdan Ulihrach at the World Indoor Tournament on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Business
Factory orders weak in August
(AP)
AP - Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods were weak for a second consecutive month as the nation's manufacturing sector sent signals it was shifting into a lower gear. | 2Business |
Reuters Business
Clorox 2nd-quarter net profit falls
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Clorox Co on Monday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by rising costs for raw materials used in such products as its Glad plastic storage bags and Hidden Valley salad dressings. | 2Business |
RedNova technology
Sirius-XM Deal Faces FCC Hurdle: Satellite Radio Companies Agree to Merge
By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune Feb. 20--Radio's space race may be over. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters
UPDATE 1-Birmingham's Savage banned for three games by FA
Birmingham City midfielder Robbie Savage has accepted a three-match ban after being charged by the Football Association (FA) on Monday with violent conduct for an alleged elbowing incident in a match at the weekend. | 1Sports |
News-Herald.com
SportsNetwork Game Preview
(Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez tries to stop a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Boston Red Sox attempt a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. | 1Sports |
Boston Globe world
UN troops send tanks to Lebanon-Israeli border shootout
MAROUN A-RAS, Lebanon -- UN troops sent tanks and armor yesterday to a tense area along the frontier with Israel to try to determine whether an Israeli bulldozer crossed into Lebanon, sparking the first shootout since last summer's Hezbollah-Israel war. | 0World |
Reuters World
UK May Give Hundreds of Millions in Tsunami Aid
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will probably end up giving hundreds of millions of pounds in aid to victims of the Asian tsunamis, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday. | 0World |
Boston Globe business
Oil, gas prices climb
Crude oil futures rose yesterday ahead of an extended weekend for traders, even though weekly government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil. | 2Business |
RedNova technology
Erie Times-News, Pa., Business Buzz Column
By Michael Regal, Erie Times-News, Pa. Jun. 10--INC.COM, which bills itself as the daily resource for entrepreneurs is out with its list of the best cities to do business in and Erie is on it. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
U.S. Planes Bomb Falluja as Rebels Battle On
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes bombarded hard core rebel areas of Falluja on Monday as troops hunted insurgents house-to-house in the city already devastated by the ferocity of the military's seven-day onslaught. | 0World |
BBC News world
'Last wave' for wild golden frog
A BBC film crew captures footage of a rare frog waving, wrestling and courting for the first time. | 0World |
CNET personal technology news
Detailed images from Nikon D3, Canon 40D
Time to start squinting at your screen. Nikon releases sample images from its D3 professional-grade SLR, and Canon 40D shots also are emerging. | 3Sci/Tech |
Computerworld news
Survey: Even iPhone videos offer 'wow' factor
The iPhone has so many devotees already that people like it without having touched it, a survey finds. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova technology
Free Network Tool for Vista
MICROWORLD Technologies has announced that its free ViewTCP network monitoring tool is now Microsoft Windows Vista-compatible. ViewTCP examines transmission control protocol (TCP)/Internet protocol activity on Windows-based systems. | 3Sci/Tech |
Houston Chronicle
Cowboys' defense drops the ball
No one had to remind Dallas and Minnesota about how little Sunday's opener at the Metrodome means over the course of a full season. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Tech
U.N. Summit Addresses Growing E-Waste Problems
(PC World)
PC World - Solution sought to reduce the use of toxic substances found in PCs and cell phones. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Parents of missing Madeleine face first day home without her
(AFP)
AFP - The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann faced a media siege Monday on their first full day back in Britain after being named suspects in her disappearance in Portugal. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Best Buy posts higher profit
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Best Buy Co reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, helped by international sales and demand for computers and video games, and raised its full-year profit forecast, pushing its shares up more than 5 percent. | 2Business |
Reuters World
Tropical depression forms south of Haiti
MIAMI (Reuters) - The 16th tropical depression of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season formed south of Haiti, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. | 0World |
Yahoo World
S. Korea, U.S. can't bridge beef chasm
(AP)
AP - The United States and South Korea failed to narrow differences this week over Seoul's rejection of American beef imports for containing banned bone fragments, South Korea said Friday. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Indonesia, Exxon Mobil halt Natuna gas talks: official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and Exxon Mobil Corp. have halted negotiations on the disputed Natuna D-Alpha gas block, which is now controlled by the U.S. company, an official at energy watchdog BPMIGAS told Reuters on Tuesday. | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Libyan leader Gadhafi hosts mini-summit on Sudan's Darfur conflict (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Saying they hoped African leaders could solve what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis without sanctions, the leaders of Egypt, Chad, Nigeria and Libya discussed the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region with the Sudanese president Monday. | 0World |
The Times
Repentant Casey fears reaction on US return
BARELY holding back the tears, Paul Casey began a damage limitation exercise in an attempt last night to win back the minds, if not the hearts, of the American public. | 1Sports |
Sports Network
(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles will begin life without <b>...</b>
Owens on Monday Night, when Andy Reid's team travels to St. Louis to meet the. sprain that will put him on the shelf for 5-7 weeks. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Many dead in northern Iraq blast
At least 12 people die in a truck bombing near a Kurdish party's offices in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk | 0World |
Wired Business
Sony May Launch Movie Download Service
Announcing it may soon compete directly with Apple's iPods and iTunes, Sony says it's looking into producing its own movie download service and products. | 2Business |
Time Business
What Inflation Means For ...
Prices and interest
rates are up, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing | 2Business |
CNET enterprise hardware news
Phoneless iPhones coming by Macworld?
Blog: One analyst firm thinks Apple can juice up its iPod product lineup simply by releasing an iPhone without the phone or Internet capabilities. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Iraqis say report offers little hope
(AP)
AP - Iraqi citizens said Thursday a U.S. advisory's group recommendation that Washington move toward military disengagement offered little hope of an improvement in their lives anytime soon. | 0World |
National Geographic Society
"Mafia Birds" Make Others Raise Their Young ... Or Else
Some cowbirds make other birds an offer they can't refuse, a new study says: Raise our chicks or we'll whack yours. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Science
U.S. needs 2 new icebreakers, study says
(AP)
AP - The United States should begin construction of two new heavy-duty icebreakers, the National Research Council said Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times Business
S.E.C. Is Investigating Morningstar Over Data
Morningstar is under investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission for taking too long to correct inaccurate data it published regarding a single mutual fund. | 2Business |
BBC science
Fusion reactor decision must wait
Six nations planning to build the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor fail to agree where to site the facility. | 3Sci/Tech |
Computerworld news
User Wish List
A desktop supercomputer would find a ready audience among creators of digital content for entertainment. | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
Ministers to decide on troop move
A report on the US request to send British troops to an area near Baghdad is set to come before Cabinet. | 0World |
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Job creation falls short of forecasts
The nation added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker-than-expected figure that could play a pivotal role in the presidential election. | 2Business |
Reuters Sports
Heat return to .500 mark with win over Portland
MIAMI (Reuters) - The defending NBA champion Miami Heat returned to the .500 mark for the first time since November by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 104-85 on Tuesday. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Politics
Congress Nears Approval of Multiple Bills (AP)
AP - Ending weeks of stalemate, Congress is preparing to ship nearly $15 billion to states battered by hurricane and drought as lawmakers plow through a final pile of pre-election bills that would cut taxes and revamp the intelligence community. | 0World |
New York Times sports
In fun league of his own
The Burlington Fun League, which is where Scott "Nomar" FitzGerald is the all-time home run champion, is the huggable mongrel of all summer softball leagues. Any guy in town over 30 years old is eligible to play, but even that basic rule gets stretched thinner than a politician's promise if, say, a young and spry townie shows the ability to ... | 1Sports |
New York Times
Ambush Kills 50 Iraq Soldiers Execution Style
In the deadliest ambush of the insurgency, guerrillas dressed as policemen killed about 50 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers in remote eastern Iraq as the unarmed soldiers | 0World |
Reuters Sports
Nadal downed by Youzhny as Federer cruises
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second seed Rafael Nadal was bundled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, denying New Yorkers the chance of a third straight grand slam final between the Spaniard and Swiss maestro Roger Federer. | 1Sports |
CNET enterprise hardware news
Comcast: Bloggers keep us honest
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network
Grappling hook back-ups high tech gear -- Digital Force Technologies markets pneumatically launched grappling hook.
Virtualization in Linux: A Review of Four Software Choices -- There is an inevitable march toward virtualization in the enterprise. Odds are you will run into it sooner or later. Take a look at a few technologies tested out on Linux.
Bad luck with Belkin -- Continuing the theme of minor problems with computer products, Glaskowsky describes failures in two recently-purchased Belkin products.
Comcast: Bloggers keep us honest -- Comcast has recently cited bloggers as a major source of checks and balances in an FCC filing. Is oversight from the blogosphere really enough? | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Post
ALL EYES ON BOWDEN AFTER FAMILY TRAGEDY
MIAMI - Who would have thought that one of the greatest rivalries in college football over the last 20 years, a game that often has decided who will play for the national championship, would become an afterthought? | 1Sports |
CNET personal technology news
A practical consumer fuel cell, coming soon
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network
Southwest to test in-flight WiFi, but only to the first 20 passengers -- Southwest is bringing the world WiFi. But what about electricity?
A practical consumer fuel cell, coming soon -- Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is preparing to introduce what may be the first practical fuel-cell power supply aimed at ordinary consumers. It isn't perfect, but it has the right price point and convenient refueling. Is the market ready?
China Mobile to require ID for previously anonymous prepaid users -- China Mobile will start requiring prepaid phone customers to show ID when buying SIM cards, the company's general manager announced.
Microsoft claims Vista more secure than XP, OSX and Linux -- Security? Bah! Who needs it! | 3Sci/Tech |
The Hindu
Dravid falls for 160; India 413/7
Chittagong, Dec. 18. Rahul Dravid fell for 160 while Sachin Tendulkar exited after making 36 runs on the second day of the second and final test between India and Bangladesh here today. | 1Sports |
The Register
eBayer invites buyers to rip him off
Sony laptop punted to scammers worldwide
Here's an eBay auction with a difference: an apparently innocent-looking punt of a Sony VAIO VGN-NR21J/S laptop:⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Canada.com
Pacers-Pistons melee another black eye for Detroit's image
The sight of Detroit fans scuffling with NBA stars and showering them with beer, ice and popcorn gives the city another black eye as it struggles to improve its image and overcome a well-worn reputation for violence and urban unrest. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Sandwiches 'rival crisps on salt'
Many shop-bought sandwiches contain as much salt as several bags of crisps, a survey suggests. | 0World |
New York Times world
Museum Puts Life, Truth and, It Hopes, Sales in a Wine
A new museum in Italy features exhibits that show the link between wine and the place it comes from. | 0World |
Boston Globe business
A bilingual toy boom
Odra Heitmann hauled the heavy package labeled "Dora's Talking Kitchen" off a Toys "R" Us shelf. | 2Business |
Boston Globe sports
Prior Is Free of Pain During Workout With the Padres
Mark Prior did not experience pain in his surgically repaired right shoulder during his first spring workout with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Ariz. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Thousands attend Gaza funerals, Israel ends raid
GAZA (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza on Friday for the funerals of 11 people, including nine militants from the ruling Hamas, who were killed in an Israeli raid into the central Gaza Strip a day earlier. | 0World |
ITAR-TASS
Putin, Jiabao discuss bilateral, international issues
MOSCOW, September 24 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed satisfaction with the tempo of trade turnover growth between Russia and China. | 0World |
Scotland on Sunday
Sorry Sonia Trails in Last
Sonia OâSullivan, who claimed silver for Ireland in Sydney four years ago, struggled home in last place in the 5,000m final in Athens tonight. | 1Sports |
Computerworld news
Netflix, QVC, Amazon top online retail satisfaction survey
Online retailers Netflix, QVC.com and Amazon.com, do the best job of satisfying visitors to their Web sites, according to a customer satisfaction survey. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Sports
Triple delight for title holder Pak at Bulle Rock
HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland (Reuters) - Pak Se-ri has triple cause to celebrate being back at the Bulle Rock Golf Course for this week's LPGA Championship. | 1Sports |
The Register
eBay ups Korean stake
In brief Mopping up the minorities | 3Sci/Tech |
Team 4 News
Bypassed for top job, Penney's department store chief leaves
PLANO, Texas An executive recruited by JC Penney to revive its sagging department stores has left the company after being passed over for the retailer's top job. | 2Business |
RedNova science
Holiday Shopping Surf City USA-Style
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Dec. 8, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The free-spirited Surf City USA(r) lifestyle works its magic on everything in Huntington Beach, right down to the shopping. Visit the vibrant beach city for a weekend, and you're certain to return rejuvenated. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Scotsman
Franchitti peaks in Colorado
DARIO Franchitti won his second Indy Racing League event of the season in Colorado on a day of dominance by British drivers. The Scot was the man to beat all day in the Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, and only Mexican | 1Sports |
Macon Area Online
Clemens Helps Astros Take 1-0 Series Lead Over Braves
Roger Clemens pitched seven innings and Carlos Beltran homered, had three hits and scored three runs to help the Houston Astros rout the Atlanta Braves 9-3 in the opening game of their National League Divisional Series Wednesday. | 1Sports |
The Motley Fool
Tackling the Dreaded Details
Dotting and crossing the I's and T's may save you from financial heartache. | 2Business |
Boston Globe sports
How the Red Sox Created a Panacea for 86 Years of Pain
After their emphatic sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series on Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox no longer need to apologize for their history. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Somalia police arrest demonstrators
(AP)
AP - Police fired into the air and arrested several people demonstrating Friday in support of an Islamic group that is vying for authority in Somalia and against calls for the deployment of peacekeepers here. | 0World |
CNET security news
Google: Don't give up on OpenSocial
It looks like the social-networking world has moved on from Google's yet-to-launch developer initiative, but top engineers and partners say give it time. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Safina, Loit advance in Paris
(AP)
AP - Former champion Dinara Safina of Russia beat Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-4, 7-5 in the opening round of the Gaz de France on Monday. | 1Sports |
CNET security news
Netvibes goes mobile, for real this time
Netvibes finally gets good mobile support. | 3Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe sports
Menâs Basketball Roundup: Fairfield Climbs Back in Second Half and Wins
Anthony Johnson scored the decisive basket on a right-handed layup in the lane with 52.4 seconds left, helping Fairfield overcome an 11-point second-half deficit Friday night in a 69-67 triumph at Loyola of Maryland. | 1Sports |
Channel News Asia
Cadbury Schweppes drink sales hit by poor weather
LONDON : Cadbury Schweppes said trading at its beverage business had been weaker than expected during the US and European summer with sales of fizzy drinks hit by poor weather. | 2Business |
Voice of America
WHO Urges ASEAN to Curb Tobacco Trade
The World Health Organization is urging Southeast Asian nations to strengthen curbs on tobacco trade. Shigeru Omi, the WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, told a conference of the Association of | 2Business |
BBC News world
Saddam ordered out of court
Saddam Hussein is ordered out of court by the new chief judge at his genocide trial in Baghdad. | 0World |
Reuters Sports
Blue Jackets goalie Leclaire out for rest of season
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Pascal Leclaire will be out for the rest of the season due to a nagging knee injury, the team said on Thursday. | 1Sports |
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