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RedNova science
NEW STUFF Product Keeps Moisture Off
Millions of gunners have enjoyed the simple efficiency of the silicone cloth in protecting their firearms. Now saltwater anglers have their own version with the release of Sentry's Marine Tuf- Cloth. | 3Sci/Tech |
Business Line
US wins against EU at WTO over geographic food names
Washington: The United States has won a case in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the European Union (EU) system for protecting certain geographical food names -- called geographical indications, or GIs -- as trademarks. | 2Business |
ITV.com
Blair aiming to heal party wounds
Prime Minister Tony Blair will urge Labour to unite behind a radical third term agenda as he bids to heal party wounds over Iraq. The premier will be speaking after sustaining an expected defeat from conference delegates over rail re-nationalisation. | 0World |
Yahoo World
U.S.-Libya chemical arms-related deal in doubt
(Reuters)
Reuters - Libya, citing cost and liability
concerns, has informed the United States of plans to back out
of a contract to destroy its mustard gas stocks as promised
under a landmark 2003 agreement, U.S. officials said. | 0World |
The Malaysia Star
Childâs play for Broadhurst
MADRID: Paul Broadhurst was given the go-ahead by his wife to play this week's Madrid Open after the birth of their son a month ago - providing he did well â-nd he responded by taking the second-round lead yesterday. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Cubans in vote for new parliament
Cubans vote for a new parliament with one person standing per seat, including ailing leader Fidel Castro. | 0World |
The Motley Fool
Per-Share Earnings Sink Further at Pier 1: Fool by Numbers
Fast facts the Fool way. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
The Count: More Days Off? Better Move to Colombia
Many countries are more generous than the United States in the number of public holidays. | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
Antonio Puerta dies at 22
(AP)
AP - Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died Tuesday, three days after collapsing on the field during his team's Spanish league game against Getafe. | 1Sports |
Universe Today
First Gamma Ray Image
Summary - (Nov 4, 2004) European astronomers have produced the first image of an object using high energy gamma rays - the most penetrating form of radiation known. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing seven
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition accused police of killing seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators protesting against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election. | 0World |
PolitInfo.com
Australian Foreign Minister Upbeat on North Korea Nuclear Talks
Australia's foreign minister says North Korea shows few signs of compromise but insists a negotiated settlement can still resolve the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons. | 0World |
Boston Globe sports
Finally, McNabb and the Eagles Let Victory Ring
After three consecutive defeats in the N.F.C. championship game, Donovan McNabb and Philadelphia finally secured redemption on the fourth try. | 1Sports |
New York Times Tech
Appeals Court Reinstates Patent Suit Against Google
Google must face a Wisconsin companyâs lawsuit over a toolbar feature that generates Web links from search data, a federal appeals court decided. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
Siebel Sees Revenue Beating Estimates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 17 percent in pre-market trade. | 2Business |
Gulf Daily News
Israelis kill five in Gaza invasion
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops killed five Palestinians yesterday as tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip in search of militants behind mortar and rocket fire on Jewish settlements. | 0World |
RedNova general
Judge OKs United Amended Financing Plan
CHICAGO - A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day "test period" to show it can cooperate with its unions on a restructuring plan, rejecting union calls to open the process up to rival proposals immediately because United has not tried hard ... | 0World |
New York Times sports
South Boston shows plenty of promise
Derick Willis and his South Boston teammates made a promise to their former head coach Bob Lerro after his death last month that they would go undefeated this year. Thanks to Willis's four touchdowns yesterday, the Knights are one step closer to fulfilling it... | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
Olmert defends last-minute offensive
(AP)
AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday defended his decision to authorize a last-minute ground offensive in Lebanon, despite the heavy casualties suffered by Israeli forces. | 0World |
New York Times Business
Losses in Home Loans Prompt HSBC to Shake Up Management of Unit
Michael Geoghegan, chief executive of HSBC, said that the loan-loss difficulties were isolated to its American consumer finance arm. | 2Business |
Yahoo Politics
ABC cuts 3 from presidential debates
(AP)
AP - Saturday's prime-time presidential debates from New Hampshire will be less crowded because ABC News is excluding GOP candidate Duncan Hunter and Democrats Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel. | 0World |
Independent
Prince Harry in nightclub scuffle
Prince Harry was involved in a scuffle outside a nightclub early today which left a photographer with a cut lip. Clarence House said the 20-year-old royal pushed back after he was hit in the face by a camera | 0World |
Washington Post Tech
Wall Street Retreats After Bernanke Comments on Growth, Inflation
NEW YORK, June 5 -- Wall Street skidded lower Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and a strong reading on the service sector suggested that the central bank has little reason to lower interest rat... | 3Sci/Tech |
Renault F1
The Engineerâs View with Denis Chevrier: Spa-Francorchamps
Denis Chevrier explains the unique challenges that the V10 engine must face on a lap of Spa-Francorchamps. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
U.S. Auto Workers Protest Outsourcing
DEARBORN, Mich. (Reuters) - Hundreds of auto workers demonstrated outside Ford Motor Co.'s F.N corporate headquarters on Friday to protest against its plans to build a new line of mid-size passenger cars in Mexico instead of the United States. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
In Race for Gossip, TV Shows Turn to Blogs
Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level. | 2Business |
Sports Network
Nunez officially joins Liverpool
Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Antonio Nunez arrived at Liverpool Tuesday as part of the deal that sent Michael Owen to Spanish giant Real Madrid. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Science
Indonesia drops balls into volcano
(AP)
AP - Indonesian engineers temporarily halted an attempt to plug a fissure that has been gushing mud for nine months, after a steel cable hoisting cement balls into the crater broke Saturday, officials said. | 3Sci/Tech |
Iowa Channel.com
Airline Cancels 1,100 Flights After Computer Crash
The airline has canceled all 1,100 of its flights. An airline spokesman said a computer system that manages flight assignments crashed. | 2Business |
Yahoo Tech
U.S. detains second online gaming exec
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States detained a second
Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is
cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share
price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value
of the sector. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Science
Bison face hunting at Wyoming refuge
(AP)
AP - In the three decades since 18 bison stumbled onto a federal elk feeding ground outside this mountain town, the herd has ballooned to 1,200 animals — one of the largest groups of bison in the United States. | 3Sci/Tech |
Straits Times
Bambang unveils plans for his first 100 days
JAKARTA - Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is almost certain to emerge the winner of the country's first direct presidential polls, has begun to unveil plans for his first 100 days in power. | 0World |
Capital News 9
Study: New minimum wage not enough
The minimum wage may be on its way up in New York, but one new study said the amount wouldn't be enough to pay rent in the state. | 2Business |
Yahoo Business
Producer Prices Up 0.1 Pct, Energy Drops (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. producer prices edged up just
0.1 percent in September, held back by a big energy-price drop,
but the cost of non-energy items picked up steam, a government
report showed on Friday. | 2Business |
Yahoo World
Italy Hands Train Bombing Suspect to Spain (AP)
AP - An Egyptian who was arrested after allegedly boasting about his role in the Madrid train bombings was extradited from Italy to Spain on Tuesday. | 0World |
Yahoo Tech
Google stock shoots, scores, up 120% from IPO (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - For anyone who misses the late '90s, there's an easy way to get a flashback fix. Check out Google's stock. Shares of the Internet search engine Monday soared another $14.97 to $187.40, capping a 120% surge from its initial public o... | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Pats Shore Up Defense Ahead of Colts Game (AP)
AP - NFL MVP Peyton Manning is coming to town, and the New England Patriots are calling in all the help they can find. | 1Sports |
Monterey County Herald
Cal has blueprint for victory
Given the chance to give himself a pat on the back, Cal offensive tackle Ryan O'Callaghan veered in another direction, choosing a route that lends insight into the why this | 1Sports |
Reuters Tech
Oil Prices Hit Tech Budgets, But Some Suffer Less
SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI (Reuters) - From Taiwan to Texas, the specter of record-high oil prices has dampened expectations for corporate technology spending, though some well-placed companies such as low-cost computer maker Dell Inc. could be spared, anal... | 3Sci/Tech |
AllAfrica.com
Zim Date Sri Lanka
ZIMBABWE face fancied Sri Lanka at the Oval today needing a huge win to stay in the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy. | 1Sports |
KOLD-TV
Sports: Eagles 30 Panthers 8
PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia stays undefeated with a 30-to-8 win over Carolina in a rematch of last season's NFC championship game. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
'Record high' for animated films
Animated films enjoy an all-time box office high thanks to hits such as The Incredibles and Shrek 2. | 0World |
New York Times Business
Productivity Growth Slows and the Costs of Labor Rise
Worker productivity, a crucial factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the last quarter of 2007 while wage pressure increased. | 2Business |
Reuters Business
EarthLink Sales Down But Profit Up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. on Tuesday reported its quarterly profit more than tripled, boosted by cost controls, but sales fell short of analysts' expectations. | 2Business |
The Motley Fool
Flame-Out Candidates to Avoid (Corrected)
Will these companies survive until they get new financing, or burn through their cash? | 2Business |
Yahoo Tech
Missouri Bans Video Games From Prisons (AP)
AP - Gov. Matt Blunt banned video games from the state's prisons Monday, a month after a newspaper reported some of Missouri's most violent inmates were allowed to play games simulating murders, carjackings and the killings of police officers. | 3Sci/Tech |
Washington Post Tech
Uncertain Landscape For Copyright Protection
An otherwise routine power shift on the Senate Judiciary Committee could have far-reaching implications for high-tech firms, movie studios, record companies and the future of downloading. -washingtonpost.com | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova science
Refuge Said to Have Snowy Plover Nests
MOFFIT, N.D. - The Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge has at least two rare snowy plover nests, the refuge manager and area birders say. Refuge manager Paul Van Ningen and his son, Aaron, confirmed one nest. Van Ningen and endangered species biologist Carol Aron... | 3Sci/Tech |
The Age
Hanson wins record sixth gold
Brooke Hanson of Australia swims with Simone Weiler of Germany during the World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. Photo: AFP. | 1Sports |
Yahoo World
London's 'billionaire's avenue' defies economic gravity
(AFP)
AFP - Even as Britain's property market shows signs of struggling, one north London street is defying the gloom-mongers: houses on "billionaire's avenue" are still selling for record prices. | 0World |
New York Times
Spitzer Suit on Insurance Names Broker in California
The New York attorney general's investigation into abuses in the insurance industry escalated yesterday with a lawsuit accusing a California broker of fraudulent practices that led to higher | 2Business |
New York Times world
Late Library Books Can Take Toll on Credit Scores
The Queens Library system often flexes its muscles in collecting overdue books and late fees. | 0World |
Yahoo World
Iranian, Europeans meet on nuclear issue
(AP)
AP - With the threat of new U.N. sanctions looming, senior European officials met Friday with a ranking envoy from Iran in what officials described as an attempt to defuse the crisis over the Islamic republic's refusal to scrap uranium enrichment. | 0World |
CBC News
Radical cleric in Britain charged with urging murder of non <b>...</b>
British authorities on Tuesday charged radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, inciting racial hatred and other offences in an indictment that pre-empts a US bid to extradite the fiery preacher... | 0World |
New York Times sports
His smile is not a fake
Ryan Ohliger had no explanation as to why he has struggled in his two visits to Atlantic Coast Conference country. The Boston College freshman missed three field goals in a 17-14 loss at Wake Forest Sept. 25, then reprised that effort in yesterday's Continental Tire Bowl ... | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
Dollar Rally Accelerates After Fed Notes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Tuesday, extending gains after minutes of a December Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S. central bank remains on track to continue raising interest rates, analysts said. | 2Business |
Ottawa Business Journal
Cognos beats the Street, ups bar for fiscal year
Ottawa's Cognos Inc. logged yet another quarter of record results after Tuesday's market close, with third-quarter profits up 42 per cent from the year before. | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
Shiv Kapur is this year's mystery golfer
(AP)
AP - No one would have stopped Shiv Kapur for an autograph if not for the golf shoes on his feet and the caddie at his side as he walked toward the practice range at Firestone. | 1Sports |
BBC News world
Iraqi massacre 'was inside job'
Security officials in Iraq say they suspect militants who killed about 50 army recruits had insider information. | 0World |
Reuters
Miss Peru takes Miss World crown
Twenty-year-old Miss Peru has been crowned Miss World in a southern Chinese resort town, as China looks to become the regular host of an event that would have once been deemed heretical by its Communist leaders. | 1Sports |
The Register
Autumn bargains at the <cite>Reg</cite> Mobile Shop
Site offer Including the Nokia 6310i and HP iPAQ h5550 | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Better margins boost France Telecom 2007
(AP)
AP - France Telecom SA said Wednesday that 2007 net profit rose 52 percent on better margins and lower taxes, with its mobile phone businesses fueling sales. | 0World |
Yahoo Politics
Del Ponte says Serbs not doing enough on Mladic
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del
Ponte said on Friday she was "not satisfied" that Serbia was
carrying out its own action plan to arrest and extradite
Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic. | 0World |
Seattle Times
US hostage asks for end to Najaf strife
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A US hostage in Iraq, Micah Garen, appeared on a videotape and called on the United States to stop the bloodshed in the Iraqi city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television said yesterday. | 0World |
Reuters World
Germany says climate deadlock easing
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Europe expects to overcome a dispute with the United States blocking the launch of negotiations on a new climate treaty beyond 2012 at U.N. talks in Bali, Germany said on the final day on Friday. | 0World |
The Motley Fool
How FAROble Must It Be?
Another strong quarter for FARO and another shrug of the shoulders by Mr. Market. | 2Business |
San Francisco Chronicle
Final chance to play for proud Navy lineman The war in Iraq, not a <b>...</b>
Callers to the US Naval Academy are put on hold and treated not to Muzak but to the strangely soothing strains of "Anchors Aweigh. | 1Sports |
Computerworld news
Cingular reaches deal with DOJ on AT&T Wireless takeover
Cingular Wireless will divest itself of wireless customers and other assets in 13 U.S. markets as a requirement for its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
Nato considers Afghan expansion
Nato could expand its force in Afghanistan ahead of elections due in April, a top alliance commander says. | 0World |
New York Times sports
Steelers unable to escape run-down feeling
Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers' MVP in the eyes of almost everyone except his teammates, couldn't be more irritated. | 1Sports |
Korea Herald
Lawmakers focus on NK nuclear issue
Lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties yesterday pressed the government to come up with early countermeasures to end the current stalemate in inter-Korean relations and the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. | 0World |
RedNova technology
Lancope's StealthWatch Provides Network Visibility for WildBlue Communications
Lancope, Inc., the provider of StealthWatch™, the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response solution, today announced that WildBlue Communications has selected the StealthWatch System to enhance it... | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova general
Stocks Rise on Strong Retail Sales Report
NEW YORK - Stocks rebounded moderately Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's positive comments on oil prices also encouraged i... | 0World |
Reuters World
Death toll rises as Nepal PM promises federal state
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's prime minister promised on Wednesday to turn Nepal into a federal state after this year's constituent assembly elections, a move to stem protests by ethnic Madhesi people in which 11 people have died. | 0World |
Xinhua
Google shares surge in first day after IPO price cut
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Shares of Google Inc. closed sharply higher Thursday on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market after the company cut its IPO (initial public offering) price Wednesday. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
Judge Rules Drug Documents Must Be Returned to Eli Lilly
The documents were part of evidence provided by Lilly as part of a lawsuit filed by patients who claimed that side effects from Zyprexa caused excessive weight gain and diabetes. | 2Business |
LinuxInsider.com
AOL Opposed to Microsoft's Sender ID
AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft's Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the e-mail. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters
Israel Charges Iran Replaces Saddam as Terror Exporter
Israel charged on Thursday that Iran had replaced Saddam Hussein as the world's primary exporter of "terror, hate and instability. | 0World |
Washington Post Business
Fannie Mae Told to Restate Earnings
An official of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday a review had found that the firm had violated accounting rules and that he had told the mortgage giant to restate its earnings. | 2Business |
Hamilton Journal News
Bengals step into limelight
It was an autumn ritual in the Palmer household at dusk on Monday nights in Southern California. âI remember my dad would get home from work. | 1Sports |
CNET enterprise hardware news
News.com Extra: Overnight Web successes and their casual beginnings
Also: Pentagon's UAV use hits new high. See what people are saying on News.com Extra. | 3Sci/Tech |
Pakistan Dawn
Russia opposes veto powers for India
NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed his opposition to veto powers for India or any other country seeking to become member of a revamped UN Security Council. | 0World |
BBC News
'Huge Darfur peace force needed'
Several thousand military observers are urgently needed to improve security in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, a UN envoy has said. | 0World |
Sports Network
NFL Game Summary - Minnesota at Detroit
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Daunte Culpepper threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns and Minnesota survived a botched Detroit extra-point attempt with eight seconds left to hold onto a wild 28-27 victory at Ford Field. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Science
Ig Nobels honors odd scientific research
(AP)
AP - The sound sets teeth on edge, makes skin crawl and sends a shiver down the spine. Just thinking about it gives some people the heebie-jeebies. But what is it about the sound of fingernails scratching on a blackboard that elicits such a universal r... | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
Bush Expects Upward Revision to Jobs Data
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Bush administration expects revised data due on Friday to show the pace of job creation in the year leading up to March was much swifter than had been believed, economists who received a White House memo on the subject said on... | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
Ex-Hornets Executive Sentenced for Fraud (AP)
AP - Spencer Stolpen, former president of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Monday for scheming to defraud banks to pay off his mounting debts. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Ravens Keep Manning From Marino's Record (AP)
AP - With Ray Lewis and Ed Reed staring him down, Peyton Manning had to forget about Dan Marino's passing benchmark. | 1Sports |
Washington Post Business
Executive Pay Rules in Transition
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service Monday gave some breathing room to companies that will be forced to restructure their executive pay plans to comply with new restrictions on deferred compensation that Congress enacted this fall. | 2Business |
National Geographic Society
New Dinosaur Discovered: T. Rex Cousin Had Feathers
Scientists say they have found a small, earlier cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex that had at least a partial coat of feathers. Includes image gallery. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Register
Microsoft accuses IBM of an 'ulterior' standards agenda
Chicken hawk
Microsoft is crying foul against IBM in its campaign for fast-track approval of XML Office file formats as an international standard.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Business
Internet ETFs Suffering The Correction's Sting
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Don't confuse exchange traded funds with mutual funds. ETFs are passive instruments; they sit there fully paid into whatever sector they have defined: silver, China or transportation stocks, for... | 2Business |
San Francisco Chronicle
Gatlin wins 100 at Japan meet; Greene fifth
Justin Gatlin followed his Olympic victory by capturing the 100 meters Thursday at the Yokohama Super Track and Field meet while former world-record holder Maurice Greene finished fifth. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Israel Arrests Nuke Whistleblower Vanunu for 'Leak'
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday on suspicion of spilling more state secrets seven months after he completed an 18-year prison term for treason, a charge he denied. | 0World |
Washington Post Tech
Military Satellite Project Hits Additional Snags
The Air Force said yesterday that a Lockheed Martin Corp. military satellite program has fallen another year behind schedule and that the cost of the program will grow by at least $800 million. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Post sports
Smith's Career Night Pushes Nuggets Past Bulls
J.R. Smith records a career-high with 36 points and the Nuggets beat the struggling Bulls, 113-109, on Tuesday. | 1Sports |
New York Times Tech
Dot Earth: A Sun-Powered Hydrogen (Toy) Car
A solar-powered hydrogen car is here, with some fine print. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
US chief negotiator on surprise NKorea visit
(AFP)
AFP - US negotiator Christopher Hill flew to North Korea at Pyongyang's invitation Thursday to push for swift progress on nuclear disarmament, the most senior US official to visit in nearly five years. | 0World |
Yahoo World
International forces close in on E.Timor rebel leader
(AFP)
AFP - The international security force in East Timor have begun closing in on wanted rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado's hideout with tanks and helicopters, a witness with the renegade soldier said Wednesday. | 0World |
Yahoo Science
NY Philharmonic in North Korea will be broadcast live
(AFP)
AFP - The New York Philharmonic's concert in Pyongyang on February 26 will be broadcast live on satellite television, a statement from the orchestra said Friday. | 3Sci/Tech |
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