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Yahoo World
Putin choice criticizes 'legal nihilism'
(AP)
AP - Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's presumed next president, criticized Russia's "legal nihilism" and called for stepping up the fight against corruption, opening his campaign Tuesday with a careful speech before a Kremlin-organized forum. | 0World |
CNET personal technology news
Sony sets price, date for PlayStation Portable
In Japan, that is. The game player's surprising pricing there may indicate what the U.S. market can expect. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Sports
Baseball-Red Sox on Brink of World Series Victory
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and Manny Ramirez hit a home run as the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Tuesday, moving to the brink of their first World Series title since 1918. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Iraqis to Try to Contact Some Baathists (AP)
AP - Iraqi authorities will try to contact some former Baath Party figures who fled the country after the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, but will not meet with those believed to be playing a key role in the insurgency, a senior official said Thursday. | 0World |
San Francisco Chronicle
Oil prices fall below $43 in fourth day of selling
The selloff in crude oil futures continued for a fourth straight day Friday, with prices skidding below $43 a barrel to roughly 14 percent below where they were at the beginning of the week. | 2Business |
Reuters
Atherogenics stock leaps on heart trial data
Shares of Atherogenics Inc. (AGIX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) leaped 82 percent in electronic trading before the market opened on Tuesday following the release of data showing | 2Business |
New York Times world
Citigroup Loss Raises Anxiety Over Economy
Reporting a staggering fourth-quarter loss of $9.83 billion, Citigroup also issued a sobering forecast that the housing market and economy have not yet bottomed out. | 0World |
The Motley Fool
A Bland Quarter at Darden: Fool by Numbers
Fast facts the Fool way. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
Profit Rises at AT&T
AT&T posted a higher quarterly profit as strength in its wireless business offset weakness in traditional consumer services. | 2Business |
BBC News world
Ski resorts sweat over weather
European ski resorts are hoping for sudden snowfalls to rescue the start of their season. | 0World |
Reuters Sports
Chakvetadze escapes unharmed after house robbery
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia tennis player Anna Chakvetadze escaped unharmed after several men broke into her house in southwest Moscow early on Tuesday, police said. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinian Militants-Sources
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian militants near the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday, Palestinian security sources said. | 0World |
San Francisco Chronicle
Lukas, Baffert, Frankel, Bailey must mean it's Breeders' Cup
If D. Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, Bobby Frankel, Jerry Bailey and Pat Day are at the same track on the same day, it must be the Breeders' Cup. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Business
RadioShack 4Q profit climbs 64 percent
(AP)
AP - Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit climbed 64 percent on lower costs despite a drop in revenue. | 2Business |
RedNova technology
HP Forces Chairwoman Off Its Board
By Jordan Robertson PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co. shoved Chairwoman Patricia Dunn off its board Friday, severing its ties to the leader whose efforts to plug a media leak metamorphosed into a spying scandal that has spawned criminal and congressional... | 3Sci/Tech |
CNET enterprise hardware news
NewTeeVee will take Manhattan on Sept. 24
A special installment of the media blog's 'Pier Screenings' series, uprooted from San Francisco, will take place in Chelsea. | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova technology
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to Estimated $135 Million!
MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mega Millions jackpot is gaining momentum and creating excitement from coast to coast. A total of 868,448 tickets were winners in the Friday, September 8 drawing. | 3Sci/Tech |
InfoWorld news
Satellite messaging devices hits the Spot
( InfoWorld ) - If a cell network goes down in an emergency, satellites could be used to send a distress call. Spot Inc.'s Spot messaging device uses satellites to send rescue alerts to emergency responders or to family members via SMS (Short Message Service) o... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Tech
Second Life cracks down on virtual world banking
(AFP)
AFP - Second Life on Tuesday began cracking down on banking in the popular online virtual world to protect residents from unstable financial institutions and outright scams. | 3Sci/Tech |
Computerworld news
The decline and fall of the Palm empire
Palm used to dominate the market with the best gadget. What went wrong? Mike Elgan gives his views. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Al-Zarqawi said Shiites most dangerous
(AP)
AP - The slain terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi purportedly believed that Iraq's Shiite Muslims were more dangerous than U.S. forces and more evil than dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a posthumous interview published Friday on the Internet. | 0World |
Washington Post Business
Longtime 'Spam King' Charged With Fraud
From his 17th-floor Seattle apartment overlooking Puget Sound, Robert A. Soloway allegedly ran an illicit network of computers around the world, secretly commandeering the machines of thousands of unsuspecting bystanders. Prosecutors say Internet user... | 2Business |
Forbes
Icahn Blasts Mylan Board on King Deal
Veteran financier Carl Icahn said it was "reprehensible and insulting" that the board of drug maker Mylan Laboratories Inc. | 2Business |
Reuters Tech
Cell phones safe to use in hospitals: U.S. study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Calls made on cell phones do not
affect hospital medical devices, U.S. researchers said on
Friday, but store anti-theft alarms might make implanted heart
devices misfire. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times
In a Long Reign, Selig Makes a Deep Impact
LMOST on a daily basis during the six years he served as acting commissioner, Bud Selig said he did not want to be commissioner. Few believed him. | 1Sports |
New York Times world
For Clemens, No Joy Found in Testimony
Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee stuck to their contradictory accounts of illegal drug in a dramatic showdown. | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Sharapova storms into Aussie Open final
(AP)
AP - Maria Sharapova just keeps getting better at the Australian Open. Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak in the quarterfinals, Sharapova outclassed Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the final Saturd... | 1Sports |
The Register
Auditors cast shadow on NASA's moon budget
Too many tax dollars at stake
NASA is under increasing pressure from government auditors to rein in its budget for getting astronauts back to the moon.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Post sports
Cash, Shock Sink Sun
Deanna Nolan scores seven points in a key third-quarter run as Detroit comes from behind for a 77-74 victory over Connecticut on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
HP shares fall as scandal deepens
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N fell as much as 5 percent on Thursday after a newspaper report indicated that Chief Executive Mark Hurd may be linked to a controversial internal investigation of boardroom media leaks. | 2Business |
Yahoo Politics
Gregoire Certified As Washington Governor (AP)
AP - On the eve of her scheduled inauguration, Democrat Christine Gregoire was certified by legislators as winner of the election for governor while her supporters traded jeers with protesters outside the Capitol. | 0World |
Boston Globe sports
Under Stress, Ryan Quits Twins Job
Terry Ryan resigned Thursday as general manager of the Minnesota Twins, effective at the end of the season. | 1Sports |
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Ringing in the season
The sounds of tinkling bells could be heard above the bustle of the Farmers Market on the Long Beach Promenade, leading shoppers to a row of bright red tin kettles dotting a pathway Friday. | 2Business |
Reuters Tech
Toshiba cuts HD player prices in Blu-ray fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer electronics maker Toshiba
Corp said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD
DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major
Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray
format high definition DVDs. | 3Sci/Tech |
InfoWorld news
AMD starts shipping 90-nanometer chips to customers
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD Inc.'s) 90-nanometer notebook processors are on their way to customers, according to a research note published by Goldman Sachs & Co. Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Introducing IBM eServer p5 systems. Powered by IBMâs mos... | 3Sci/Tech |
CBC News
Villeneuve signs with Sauber for next season
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada's Jacques Villeneuve is getting back into a Formula One driver's seat. The former world champion from Iberville, Que. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Former Taliban defense minister arrested
(AP)
AP - Pakistan arrested a former Taliban defense minister regarded as a top figure in the Afghan insurgency, a Pakistani intelligence official said Friday. Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, considered a key associate of fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, is the... | 0World |
Sports Network
Marc Bulger (2819 yards, 15 TD, 11 INT) is coming off a so-so <b>...</b>
ball compared to last year. His most crucial INT last Sunday came early in the. to all but end any chance of a comeback. Torry Holt (8 receptions, 90 yards). | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Giambi Returns to Yankees' Lineup (AP)
AP - Jason Giambi returned to the New York Yankees' lineup Tuesday night for the first time since July 23, batting sixth against the Kansas City Royals. | 1Sports |
Computerworld news
Amazon reveals Norton 360 price will be nearly triple OneCare's
Amazon.com is taking orders for Symantec's Norton 360, a consumer all-in-one security suite meant to compete with Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Junior, Hamlin win Daytona qualifiers
(AP)
AP - They showed up as favorites, endured their share of failures and found a way to stay at the front of the Daytona 500. | 1Sports |
Detroit Free Press
GOLF ROUNDUP: Haas closer to ending drought
ATLANTA -- The Tour Championship suddenly is loaded with optimism for Jay Haas and Tiger Woods. Haas, who turns 51 next month, showed no signs of slowing down. | 1Sports |
Al-Jazeera.Net
Four Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza attack
Palestinian resistance fighters killed at least four Israeli soldiers on Sunday when they blew up an army post on the Gaza-Egypt border. | 0World |
KSBW Channel.com
Microsoft Now Offers Blogging Tools
A new free new tool lets people easily set up personal journals, often called blogs, on the World Wide Web. MSN Spaces, which debuts in test form Thursday, is aimed at home users who want to share things such | 3Sci/Tech |
Washington Post Business
Marsh Plays An Inside Hand
NEW YORK -- Michael G. Cherkasky, the longtime prosecutor now running embattled financial services giant Marsh & McLennan Cos., says he has figured out the main difference between investigating corporate wrongdoing and taking charge of a company targeted by a white-... | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Nigerian militants threaten more attacks
(AP)
AP - Nigeria's main militant group said Thursday it fired on six oil industry ships and threatened an attack that will cause an "economic tsunami" in the world's oil market. | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Nadal Withdraws From Heineken Open (AP)
AP - Defending champion Dominik Hrbaty reached the second round of the Heineken Tennis Open when Rafael Nadal withdrew from their first round match Tuesday with chest pains. | 1Sports |
Reuters Sports
Season on Brink After League Reject Players' Cap Offer
TORONTO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League appeared to be one day away from cancelling its season due to a labor dispute after owners rejected a salary cap proposal from locked-out players. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Baghdad Near Allawi HQ
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber posing as a taxi driver killed three people near the headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in Baghdad on Monday as insurgents pressed a bloody campaign to disrupt a Jan. 30 election. | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Lung Ailment Eyed in Death of Reggie White (AP)
AP - NFL great Reggie White may have died because of a respiratory disease combined with other health problems, a preliminary autopsy report said Monday. | 1Sports |
The Motley Fool
What Is the Fate of American LaFrance?
Problems with computers lead the fire engine maker to file for bankruptcy protection. | 2Business |
RedNova technology
Pupils Learn How to Become Film Makers
COMPUTER software which gives children a chance to create their own comic strips is proving a hit with pupils at Frederick Bird Primary School. Shefateur Rhaman and Alamin Hussain, both 11, brought in toys from home and took pictures of them with a digital ca... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Politics
24-year Agent Orange study ending
(AP)
AP - The government is taking steps to preserve data and biological specimens from a quarter-century investigation into the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans, having found an elevated risk for diabetes but no clear links to cancer from the soon-to-... | 0World |
New York Times world
Bush Sees a Safer America, While Kerry Sees a 'Colossal Error'
President Bush said he acted to protect the U.S., while John Kerry said Mr. Bush had made a "colossal error" of judgment in Iraq. | 0World |
Time World
Sadr's Freeze Greeted With Skepticism
The volatile cleric was praised when he said he was freezing his militia. But U.S. officers on the ground are doubtful it will make much difference on the streets | 0World |
Yahoo Tech
Opportunity Rings (Forbes.com)
Forbes.com - This past summer 25,000 consumers, aged 18 to 24, received short text messages on their cell phones alerting them to numbers on 225 million bottle caps of Snapple iced tea, pink lemonade and the like. People holding a winning number, announced by text message and... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
North Korea says 600 dead from floods
(AP)
AP - Floods that swept across North Korea earlier this month killed at least 600 people, double the previously known toll, the country's official news agency said Saturday. | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Walker Does It All in First World Series (AP)
AP - Larry Walker waited a long time for this chance. Playing in the World Series for the first time in his 16-year major league career, he made it count. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Wahhabi opponent killed in Iran
A Shia cleric known for his stance against Wahhabism, a strict version of Sunni Islam, is killed in south-western Iran. | 0World |
BBC News world
Deaths in eastern DR Congo attack
Fourteen die in a gunfight between a militia and the army in Ituri in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. | 0World |
Reuters Business
RadioShack Sales Up; Pres. Promoted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - RadioShack Corp. RSH.N , the No. 3 U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Thursday said fourth-quarter sales at stores open at least a year rose 3 percent, and said its president, David Edmondson, would become chief executive. | 2Business |
Guardian
Beslan siege plotter will be tried, vows Chechen leader
The Chechen separatist leader, Aslan Maskhadov, tried to distance himself from extremists in the independence movement yesterday by declaring that his former commander-in-chief Shamil Basayev would one day stand trial for ordering the Beslan school sieg... | 0World |
Marblehead Reporter
Olson: Hoping to preserve the joy of Sox
Since early adolescence, I've had a dream. OK, two dreams. But I should probably stick to talking about the one that doesn't involve Elle MacPherson. | 1Sports |
Detroit Free Press
AROUND THE HORN: Glaus may return to Angels; Catalanotto out for <b>...</b>
NEW YORK -- Troy Glaus has been out of touch with the Anaheim Angels since having right shoulder surgery May 21. That will change this week, when the club might determine whether the third baseman will play in September. | 1Sports |
Financial Times
'Merger of equals' to recast the US wireless landscape
Sprint and Nextel's plans for a "merger of equals" will recast the US wireless competitive landscape, creating a new number-three player that could have far reaching effects | 2Business |
Reuters Business
Wall St higher on GM pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday as a tentative labor accord at General Motors Corp lifted a cloud over Detroit's automakers and more weak economic data bolstered expectations for a further cut in interest rates. | 2Business |
Forbes
The Forbes 400
One billion dollars is no longer enough to get into America's most exclusive club. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
Internet-Era Magazine Is Revived to Look at the Future
A predictions market about technology that can benefit from the wisdom of crowds. | 2Business |
Yahoo World
EU clears European chemical takeover
(AP)
AP - Akzo Nobel NV on Friday won EU approval for its $17.1 billion acquisition of Imperial Chemicals Industries PLC, but it must sell off Britain's Crown Paints and an adhesive business to clear antitrust concerns. | 0World |
Yahoo Business
Vice, necessity stocks pick up in housing slowdown
(Reuters)
Reuters - A fall in U.S. house prices would hurt
spending across the board, but companies catering to Americans'
necessities and vices would do better than others. | 2Business |
PCWorld news
T-Mobile to Offer Consumer Push E-Mail
T-Mobile International also will launch a number of new "community" services. | 3Sci/Tech |
New York Times world
OPEC Agrees on Increase in Output
OPEC agreed today to increase its crude output by 500,000 barrels a day in an effort to calm jittery markets. | 0World |
CNET personal technology news
Would you switch carriers for the iPhone?
Blog: AT&T and Apple are both banking on the iPhone, but will people switch subscribers to get it? | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Right-to-die campaigner to fight Australian election
(AFP)
AFP - Prominent Australian right-to-die campaigner Philip Nitschke has announced he will run for parliament against a legislator who helped overturn the world's first voluntary euthanasia law. | 0World |
San Francisco Chronicle
Jets go into bye week with sense of accomplishment
So the New York Jets won their first two games. Big deal, right? For this franchise, it is huge. The Jets are 2-0 for just the eighth time since the team's inception in 1960. | 1Sports |
BBC News Business
Russia 'to pay Paris Club early'
Russia is considering an early repayment of its debt to the Paris Club group of rich lending nations. | 2Business |
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
COL FB: California 27- Arizona State 0
JJ Arrington ran for 188 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries as the California Golden Bears shut out Arizona State, 27-0, in Berkeley, Calif. | 1Sports |
PCWorld news
Symantec Eyes Mobile Phone Market
Company is readying security software or cell phones and handheld devices. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Post sports
Early Polls Favor ACC
The good news for Maryland is that it will enter the men's basketball season with a No. 15 ranking in the Associated Press preseason top 25. The bad news: Four ACC teams were rated higher. | 1Sports |
Edmonton Sun
Buzzards overhead
MONTREAL -- The buzzards, now bored, are once again circling Olympic Stadium, waiting for the hammer, not cement, to fall on the unloved Expos. | 1Sports |
The Washington Post world
Egyptians Reseal Border, Cutting Access From Gaza
GAZA CITY, Feb. 3 -- Egyptian construction workers in blue hard hats rolled barbed wire across the last breaches of the Gaza Strip's border wall with Egypt on Sunday, reasserting Egyptian control of the frontier after Palestinian guerrillas... | 0World |
BBC News Business
Remy Cointreau sales sparkle
French wine and spirits producer Remy Cointreau said it was on track for profit growth after strong sales. | 2Business |
New York Times sports
Rogers, No. 2 pick in '03, cut by Lions
This is not what the Detroit Lions or Charles Rogers had in mind when the wide receiver was drafted second overall three years ago. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Prominent Haitian Intellectual Dies at 68 (AP)
AP - Prominent Haitian intellectual and politician Gerard Pierre-Charles has died of heart failure in Cuba, where he was receiving emergency treatment for a lung infection, friends and colleagues said Monday. He was 68. | 0World |
F1-Live.com
News in brief
A provisional 2005 calendar was doing the rounds in Belgium. It features nineteen races, one more than this year, with all 2004 events still in place, joined by a new race in Turkey. | 1Sports |
Reuters Sports
Villeneuve finishes 21st in NASCAR truck debut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve finished 21st on his NASCAR truck debut on Saturday after a minor collision left him two laps off the lead. | 1Sports |
Toronto Star
Battered Blair pushes domestic agenda
LONDONâRarely has a politician looked as beleaguered as Tony Blair, yet still poised for victory. Branded a liar by a majority of voters, detested by many in his Labour party and dogged by rumours of his | 0World |
Reuters Business
Producer prices soar 3.2 percent in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices surged at a 34-year high rate of 3.2 percent in November on a record rise in gasoline prices, the Labor Department said on Thursday. | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
Rangers sign Japanese pitcher Fukumori
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Texas Rangers have signed Japanese
pitcher Kazuo Fukumori on two-year, $3 million contract, the
Major League Baseball team said on Friday. | 1Sports |
Turkish Press
Former Enron Official Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (AFP) - A former top Enron official responsible for investor relations pleaded guilty Wednesday to securities fraud as part of a plea agreement, under which he has agreed to cooperate fully with the government's ongoing criminal | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Actor Hugh Grant, girlfriend Jemima Khan split
(AFP)
AFP - One of Britain's most glamorous couples, actor Hugh Grant and socialite Jemima Khan, have decided to go their separate ways, the US website People.com has reported. | 0World |
Yahoo Tech
Grails 1.0 Web framework ready
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The Grails 1.0 open source Web application development framework was announced this week by G2One, which specializes in Groovy and Grails technology, and the Grails development team. | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News Business
Cadbury plans fuel job concerns
Cadbury Schweppes is to set out plans for a major overhaul of its business amid speculation of substantial job cuts. | 2Business |
The Malaysia Star
Birminghamâs Gronkjaer going to Spain
MADRID: Atletico Madrid is close to signing Denmark's Jesper Gronkjaer (pic) from Birmingham City, the Spanish club's president said on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Phillies, Dodgers tied for wild-card
(AP)
AP - Brett Myers' first complete game in 13 months boosted the Philadelphia Phillies into a tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL wild-card lead. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Wizards, Conrad agree to 4-year contract
(AP)
AP - Kansas City defender Jimmy Conrad agreed to a four-year contract with Major League Soccer and will be the Wizards' captain. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
Coca-Cola completes purchase of Philippines bottler
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co. said on Wednesday it had completed a deal to buy Philippine firm San Miguel Corp.'s stake in a soft drink venture for $590 million. | 2Business |
BBC News world
Ivory Coast disarmament to start
Rebel and government militia in Ivory Coast are due to start disarming formally, five years on from the civil war. | 0World |
Forbes
US Raps Canada in Lumber Dispute
In a sign the United States is taking a more aggressive stance in a long-running dispute over Canadian lumber imports, a US trade official Thursday accused Canada of failing to negotiate in good faith. | 2Business |
FilmForce
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Prequel
What happened before CJ arrived in Los Santos? Check these screens, details, and exclusive movie to find out. November 19, 2004 - Did you ever wonder what was happening in Los Santos prior to the events of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? | 3Sci/Tech |
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