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ESPN
Adams steps down as Leicester boss
The Championship club have announced a press conference for noon when the news will be confirmed. The club claim they are to make a 'major announcement' at the Walkers Stadium following the Foxes' poor start to the season. | 1Sports |
The Washington Post sports
The Candidate Of Substance
The best candidate to coach the Redskins is right there at Redskins Park, for no one this side of Joe Gibbs had drawn more admiration and respect from players than Gregg Williams. | 1Sports |
PCWorld news
Digital Music No Environmental Cure
Replacing physical CDs with digital music downloads doesn't necessarily help the environment. | 3Sci/Tech |
InfoWorld news
Microsoft CEO dampens Vista sales forecast
( InfoWorld ) - Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer believes that sales forecasts for its new Vista operating system  may be "overly aggressive."
In a conference call Thursday with financial analysts Ballmer said lower selling prices, limited ne... | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters
Spurs frustrated by Norwich keeper Green
Tottenham Hotspur were left to rue missed chances after being held to a 0-0 draw by Premier League newcomers Norwich City at White Hart Lane on Sunday. | 1Sports |
The Register
It <em>was</em> the MacBook Air subnotebook
The rumour mill was right: the world's thinnest notebook
Macworld Expo For once the rumour mills were right. "There's something in the air," said Steve Jobs. And then he hit us with the MacBook Air. Itâs silver (aluminium), has black keys, is super super thi... | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
Gaddafi says fear drives world economic system
SEBHA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade. | 0World |
Reuters World
India remembers train bombing dead
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian commuters offered flowers and prayers to mark the first anniversary on Wednesday of bombs that killed 186 people in its financial capital, but families of victims regretted that justice still evaded them. | 0World |
Yahoo News
OUTLOOK 05: Fiber Pact's End May Mean China-US Trade War
(This is the first in a feature series about the regional impact of the Dec. 31 expiry of the Multifiber Agreement.) By Phelim Kyne OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES. | 2Business |
New York Times Tech
Yahooâs Directors Discuss How to Face Microsoft Bid
Presentations from Yahooâs management and its bankers argued that the company was worth more than what Microsoft has offered. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Tech
Microsoft to blast Google for its copyright policy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is set to
launch a blistering attack on rival Google Inc. | 3Sci/Tech |
SLAM! Sports
Lehmann gives evidence at hearing into Hookes' death
Darren Lehmann gave evidence Monday at the committal hearing of a man charged in the death of former international cricketer David Hookes. | 1Sports |
East Valley Tribune
America West won't bid for ATA Airlines
America West Airlines said Thursday it will not bid for bankrupt low-cost flier ATA Airlines, a decision that makes the hometown carrier's biggest rival, Southwest Airlines, and AirTran | 2Business |
Bloomberg
Canada Oct. Housing Starts Fall 5.4%, Led by Cities (Update1)
Canadian housing starts fell 5.4 percent to an annual pace of 225,000 units in October, led by drops in multi- and single-family homebuilding in cities, the federal government's housing agency said. | 2Business |
Sports Network
Frank-ly speaking: Nets sign head coach to extension
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets have signed head coach Lawrence Frank to a multi-year contract extension. | 1Sports |
RedNova technology
Curbing Trouble
An operation to target troublemakers is under way in a County Durham town. Police and community support officers will carry out patrols in Stanley to crack down on anti-social behaviour. | 3Sci/Tech |
GameCube Europe
News: Resident Evil 4 For PS2
Nov 1st 2004 06:30. In a press release, Capcom announced that the latest entry in the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil 4, will be ported to the Playstation 2. Thought to be an exclusive game | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Sonics hire Presti as general manager
(AP)
AP - The Seattle SuperSonics hired Sam Presti as their general manager on Thursday. | 1Sports |
InfoWorld news
Digital home devices to shine in 2007
( InfoWorld ) - After a series of false starts, sales of devices for the digital home will take off in 2007, the chairman of Acer said Tuesday.
Large numbers of users will start to replace their current home entertainment centers with digital devices because the ha... | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
Mauritania 'to let migrants land'
Mauritania agrees to let a stricken ship carrying several hundred migrants ashore, the Spanish government says. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Delphi labor deal expected as early as Wednesday: report
DETROIT (Reuters) - Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers are expected to announce a labor agreement as early as Wednesday, the Detroit Free Press reported, citing hourly workers and people close to the negotiations. | 2Business |
Yahoo Business
South Korea June quarter growth beats projections but consumption a drag (AFP)
AFP - South Korea's economy rose a stronger-than-expected 5.5 percent in the three months to June but subdued domestic consumption remained a drag and was unlikely to rebound anytime soon, analysts said. | 2Business |
Forbes
Chambers: Cisco, Fujitsu Team On Japan Networking; 2005 Product <b>...</b>
Land of the rising routers. Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and Fujitsu (otc: FJTSY - news - people ) will join forces to develop high-end routers for Internet networks in Japan. | 3Sci/Tech |
CNET personal technology news
U.S. wants end to Allofmp3 spinoffs
Politicians and trade officials are still pressuring the nation to shut down "illegal" Web sites and to align its intellectual property laws with "international standards." | 3Sci/Tech |
RedNova general
Surge of Baghdad Violence Leaves 59 Dead
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents hammered central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that killed nearly 60 people nationwide as security appeared to spiral out of c... | 0World |
CSMonitor World
China takes up civic work in Africa
It's sending 1,809 UN peacekeepers and 300 volunteers in a new Chinese 'peace corps' program. | 0World |
The Washington Post sports
Webber Is Headed Back to Warriors
Free agent Chris Webber is set to rejoin Golden State, sending an email to the Associated Press on Monday to confirm that he's returning to where his career started. | 1Sports |
CNET networking news
Skype's mobile dreams
While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into the mobile market in a big way. | 3Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
£40bn criminal networks targeted
A new bill aimed at tackling organised crime will be published by the government on Wednesday morning. | 0World |
Indian Express
India take a long walk after pedestrian show
birmingham, september 19: Players write the story not me, was what Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said before the India-Pakistan game. | 1Sports |
Bloomberg
Cadbury Says Annual Results to Be at Low End of Range (Update4)
Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the maker of 7Up and Dr Pepper, said 2004 earnings will be at the low end of forecasts as demand in the US and Europe stagnates, days after Coca-Cola Co. | 2Business |
Winnipeg Sun
Good disguise, eh?
A US company is helping politically wary American travellers pose as peace-loving Canucks. For $25 US, the T-Shirt King.Com provides a package with enough red-and-white gear for vacationers to pass themselves off as Canadians abroad. | 2Business |
The Motley Fool
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades
Broadpoint needs some sharpening. | 2Business |
The Scotsman
Japan whale hunt 'illegal'
ANIMAL rights campaigners today claimed Japan has illegally killed hundreds of whales in an Australian sanctuary, and launched legal action aimed at stopping the hunt. | 0World |
New York Times
Russian Oil Mogul Expects to Lose It All
The Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been in jail since October in what many Russians say is Kremlin punishment for political activities, said Thursday that | 2Business |
Yahoo Politics
Angry Egypt cancels talks with EU officials
(Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt has cancelled talks with senior
European Union officials after the bloc criticized the Arab
country's human rights record, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry
said on Saturday. | 0World |
Reuters Business
DirecTV and EchoStar face slower growth in 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. satellite TV operators DirecTV Group Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. are expected to report steady subscriber growth in the fourth quarter, but face a slowdown this year due to increased competition from cable, analyst... | 2Business |
CSMonitor World
Mexico, U.S. step up drug-war cooperation
A top operative of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel was arrested Monday. | 0World |
Yahoo Sports
Leaney grabs 1-shot lead at Innisbrook
(AP)
AP - On a golf course where Stephen Leaney said there were no easy holes, he had a simple explanation for how he wound up atop the leaderboard Friday at the PODS Championship. "I've probably holed more putts than anyone," Leaney said. | 1Sports |
Newsday
Brown loses by TKO
In the course of his first year in pinstripes, Kevin Brown has endured a two-month bout with an intestinal parasite and had two cortisone shots for lower back pain. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Mavs Beat Spurs in Game 7 to Advance
(AP)
AP - The Dallas Mavericks had procrastinated long enough against their in-state rivals. A 3-1 series lead over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, squandered. A 20-point lead in Game 7, dried up. Then, in overtime, it was finally time for Dirk Nowitzk... | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Phelps Powers His Way Toward Olympic Record
ATHENS (Reuters) - American Michael Phelps captured a fourth gold at the Athens Games Thursday, keeping him on course to be the first swimmer to win eight medals at a single Olympics. | 0World |
CNET personal technology news
New Mexico's video game nanny tax
PFF's Adam Thierer says the state's decision is a troubling harbinger for makers and users of electronic game technologies. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Nationals' Home Opener at Night (AP)
AP - Major league baseball's return to the nation's capital will be under the lights. The Washington Nationals said Thursday they will play their April 14 home opener against Arizona at 7:05 p.m. It will be the first regular-season game at RFK Stadium since the expans... | 1Sports |
New York Times Business
Europe Court Strikes âVolkswagen Lawâ
The European Court of Justice ruled illegal on Tuesday a German law that shields car maker Volkswagen AG from foreign takeovers. | 2Business |
The Motley Fool
Book Value Bargains
Irrational markets can create buying opportunities for those watching the right numbers. | 2Business |
EastDay.com
Profile: Chen Qi/Ma Lin, China's new "golden pair"
From Seoul 1988 to Athens 2004, China has pocketed every gold for men's doubles in the Olympic table tennis tournament and, more amazingly, each time the gold has gone to a different pair of players. | 1Sports |
Ananova Business
ADV: $175,000 Mortgage for Under $730/Month
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes. | 2Business |
ABC News
Nortel Sees Lower 3rd-Quarter Revenue
Nortel Networks Corp. expects to report lower 2004 third-quarter revenues compared to the second quarter, North America's largest maker of telecom equipment said in a market update required by regulators on Thursday. | 2Business |
The Register
Open sourcers rattle EU sabre at BBC on demand player
Anti-competitive DRM accusations ramped up
The BBC is being threatened with an anti-trust challenge in Europe over its use of the Windows Media format in its on demand service, iPlayer, which is in the final stages of testing.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Indianapolis Star
Krispy Kreme earnings drop 79% in third quarter
Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. fell sharply Monday after it reported a 79 percent plunge in third-quarter earnings. The company also withdrew its sales forecast and said it would | 2Business |
New York Times Business
New-Home Sales Fall; Biggest Drop Since 1995
New-home sales fell more than expected in November, tumbling 9 percent from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000. | 2Business |
Reuters World
Belgians seen voting out government as polls open
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgians began voting on Sunday in an election expected to replace Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt with the premier of Flanders who wants more power for his Dutch-speaking region. | 0World |
Reuters
IOC Sets Up Probe Into Marion Jones Allegations
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge announced on Tuesday he had set up a disciplinary commission to investigate allegations made against US sprinter Marion Jones by BALCO chief Victor Conte. | 1Sports |
Boston Globe sports
Star Horse From Europe Is Euthanized After Classic
George Washington, considered one of the top horses in Europe, sustained a fractured right front leg during the running of the Breedersâ Cup Classic on Saturday and had to be euthanized. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
Banker sought in $400 mln fraud caught after 5 years
VIENNA (Reuters) - The five-year getaway of a banker whose U.S. fund lost $400 million when he bet against the Internet stockmarket bubble in the late 1990s ended on Friday when he was caught in Austria, police said on Monday. | 2Business |
Yahoo Sports
Leafs blanked in rare visit to Anaheim
(AP)
AP - Jean-Sebastien Giguere earned his 27th career shutout, Todd Bertuzzi and Corey Perry each had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-0 on Wednesday night for their season-high fifth straight home victory. | 1Sports |
Washington Post Business
Arlington Capital Buys Calif. School
The for-profit, post-secondary education industry is ripe for consolidation, and Arlington has a letter of intent to buy another school in the western United States and anticipates more deals in the next year. | 2Business |
Yahoo Politics
Mayors blast Congress over immigration
(AP)
AP - Mayors from across the country said Friday that Congress is unlikely to act on the nation's immigration problems this year and blasted lawmakers for what they called irresponsible procrastination. | 0World |
The Washington Post sports
Hurricanes, Kings Swap Four Players
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes traded away one of their top prospects Friday, sending promising defenseman Jack Johnson to the Los Angeles Kings in a multiplayer deal. | 1Sports |
Reuters Business
Kraft aims to increase sales, reinvest, cut costs
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc. said on Tuesday it plans to invest $300 million to $400 million on marketing, research and development and other plans this year as it works to boost lagging sales and profits. | 2Business |
BCC Technology
Windows update causes headaches
Games and security programs are on a long list of software that does not work well with the Windows SP2 update. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Register
GPS tracking Feds bust Cisco reseller 'fraud'
The network is the sting
A GPS tracking sting has led to accusations that a reseller defrauded Cisco of millions of dollars in networking gear by fiddling its hardware maintainance program on a grand scale.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
S.Korea Says Boosting Security at N.Korea Border
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is stepping up security along the Demilitarized Zone frontier with North Korea after a hole was found cut in a border fence, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. | 0World |
The Washington Post sports
Big East Picks Syracuse Hoops in Preseason
Syracuse was the runaway preseason pick of Big East coaches Wednesday on the strength of a team that has all its starters back after reaching the round of 16 last season. | 1Sports |
The Michigan Daily
Blue refuses to take Notre Dame lightly
Even though Michigan avenged its 2002 loss to the Fighting Irish last season, the memory of the 25-23 heart-breaker at Notre Dame Stadium still stands out in Braylon Edwardsâ mind. | 1Sports |
CNN/SI
SI.com's BJ Schecter breaks down the SEC Championship Game
Auburn has won nine of its 11 games by 18 points or more. The Tigers are averaging 419.2 yards per game and will pound teams on the ground before going for the kill through the air. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Tech
Penn State researchers ID worms by speed
(AP)
AP - Researchers looking to root out computer attacks hope that speed kills. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Motley Fool
Dueling Fools: CNET Bull
You may have seen it, but now it's time to CNET. | 2Business |
New York Times Business
Within Its Walls, Club Med Opens a First-Class Preserve
Will five-star designer suites, spice scrubs and Taoist massages attract luxury vacationers to Club Méditerranée? | 2Business |
FOX Sports
Klinsmann to issue code of conduct for his players
German national team coach Juergen Klinsmann plans to introduce a code of conduct for his players, the side's manager said Monday. | 1Sports |
CNET security news
IE exploit is top of the hacks
Attacks via an Internet Explorer flaw are more common than any other hacking technique, a security firm has found. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Sixers Robinson, Dalembert Get Demotions (AP)
AP - Glenn Robinson and Samuel Dalembert have been demoted from the Philadelphia 76ers' starting lineup, coach Jim O'Brien announced Tuesday as he put the first stamp on his new team. | 1Sports |
PCWorld news
Sony Looks to PlayStation 3 for Profits
Strong sales and lower production costs should boost Sony's take on game console, exec says. | 3Sci/Tech |
SLAM! Sports
Victims of tsunami mourned
Malaysia defeated Indonesia 2-1 Tuesday at the Tiger Cup in a game in which the teams wore black arm bands as a tribute to those killed by the deadly earthquake and tsunami in both countries. | 1Sports |
Servihoo
Iraq says southern oil exports stable
Crude oil exports from southern Iraq were stable at around 1.5 million barrels a day despite several recent attacks on pipelines, a South Oil Company official said. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Dollar Rises in Corrective Bounce
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded on Wednesday as investors focused on relative interest rates, which increasingly were expected to favor the dollar, and reversed some bets against the currency. | 2Business |
Washington Post Business
Report Offers Improvement Plan for Government Hiring
Complaints about the federal hiring process are long-standing. Job applicants say it takes too long and is too confusing and that they often wait for much of a year without feedback on where their application stands. | 2Business |
Yahoo Business
Franklin Templeton Cos. to Settle Charges (AP)
AP - Two companies that manage and market Franklin Templeton mutual funds have agreed to pay a total of $20 million to settle federal regulators' charges that they failed to disclose their use of fund assets to pay brokerages for steering customers to the ... | 2Business |
CNET News.com
Trojan poses as Lycos Europe screensaver
An identity-stealing e-mail Trojan horse that disguises itself as the Lycos Europe antispam screensaver is being distributed around the Internet, an antivirus company has warned. | 3Sci/Tech |
Daily Star
More danger in the future with Moqtada al-Sadr
Najaf, after three weeks of fighting, has more or less settled down from a military standpoint. The sometimes-fierce combat has ended. | 0World |
Boston Globe business
EMC to expand Irish operations
EMC Corp.'s booming VMware subsidiary plans to beef up its European operations by adding about 369 workers to its technical support call center in Ireland. | 2Business |
Auto123
Honda to keep up the pressure
Nestling deep inside the Ardennes forest near Liege, Spa-Francorchamps is probably the most visually inspiring stop on the Grand Prix tour. | 1Sports |
CNET News.com
No-go zone for Passport
Microsoft's Passport authentication technology lost a prominent partner this week when eBay announced that it would stop supporting customer logins through Microsoft's Passport and . | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Tech
Nokia says ITC starts Qualcomm investigation
(Reuters)
Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia
(NOK1V.HE) said on Tuesday the U.S. International Trade
Commission has decided to start investigating Qualcomm Inc's
trade practices and alleged patent infringement. | 3Sci/Tech |
ITV.com
United probing tunnel fracas
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that they are conducting their own investigation into 'Foodgate'. The reports that an unnamed Arsenal player threw pizza and soup at the Red Devils boss | 1Sports |
Yahoo Business
Senate passes stimulus plan
(AP)
AP - The Senate passed an economic rescue plan Thursday that would speed $600 to $1,200 in rebates to most taxpayers and $300 checks to low-income people, including disabled veterans and the elderly. | 2Business |
Seattle Times
M's sign Dan Wilson to one-year deal
Only hours before Dan Wilson might have become an ex-Mariner today, Seattle re-signed the veteran catcher to a one-year contract. Financial figures were not released, nor was any word about the status of ongoing | 1Sports |
The Washington Post sports
Belliard Has 4 RBIs As Cards Dump Astros
Chris Carpenter throws a six-hitter and Ronnie Belliard has four RBIs, helping St. Louis take advantage of a fill-in starter in a 7-0 victory over Houston. | 1Sports |
The Washington Post sports
Fulmer Gets a Raise
Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer receives a raise that will push his salary to over $2 million per year. | 1Sports |
PC Pro
Red Hat buys Netscape Enterprise Solutions from AOL
Enterprise Linux specialist Red Hat has snapped up choice pieces of Netscape Enterprise solutions from AOL. These include the Netscape Enterprise Suite and include Netscape Directory Server and Netscape Certificate Management System. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Science
Astronauts repair space station's broken wing
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two U.S. astronauts
replaced a broken motor on one of the International Space
Station's solar wings during a spacewalk on Wednesday, clearing
the way for more modules to be added to the outpost. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bloomberg
China Fires Soccer Coach Haan After World Cup Exit (Update1)
China's Dutch coach Arie Haan was fired after a missed penalty in his team's 7-0 win against Hong Kong sealed the country's elimination from qualifying for soccer's 2006 World Cup in Germany. | 1Sports |
Reuters World
Embattled Japan PM woos back conservatives
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moved to woo back his conservative supporters on an Asian tour this week, snubbing China and paying tribute to an Indian figure revered by Japanese nationalists. | 0World |
Boston Globe world
Paris turns toward the two-wheeler
PARIS -- A city notorious for aggressive drivers was transformed into a giant bicycle-friendly zone beginning yesterday as part of an experiment being closely watched by US cities, including Atlanta and Austin, Texas. | 0World |
Reuters Business
Market rises on report of Countrywide deal talk
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday after a Wall Street Journal report that Bank of America is in talks to buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp sent financial stocks higher. | 2Business |
Yahoo Politics
Bush: New plan to help end Iraq violence
(AP)
AP - President Bush said Tuesday a new plan to increase U.S. and Iraqi forces in the besieged capital of Baghdad will help quell rising violence that is threatening Iraq's transformation to a self-sustaining democracy. | 0World |
CSMonitor World
ICC path to justice tested in Congo
Investigations for the International Criminal Court's first trial face serious logistical and security obstacles as well as charges of selective justice. | 0World |
RedNova technology
Fox Opens Competition With CNBC With Jab
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK - News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch says the new Fox Business Channel will be "more business-friendly" than rival CNBC, making that point on the day he announced his network would launch at the end of the year. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Register
Alleged Apple Flash iPod 'partner' signs with Rio
Hopes that Apple may be preparing a Flash-based iPod appeared to be dashed on Friday when the company's alleged MP3 chip partner announced a deal with Apple portable player rival Rio. | 3Sci/Tech |
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