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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick handed over documents on Friday in which the National Football League star pleaded guilty in a dog-fighting case that threatens his career.
8Sports
Delicato doppio vertice nella sede del governo Sul tavolo la competitività e il nodo delle elezioni Economia e regionali Ore decisive a palazzo Chigi (10:49 12/01/2005)
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Feb. 10--The meltdown of astronaut Lisa Nowak is strange and sad. Even though we no longer throw ticker tape parades for NASA astronauts returning from outer space, they still hold a special place in our collective national image.
6Sci/Tech
Keyshawn Johnson scores two touchdowns and Jake Delhomme leads a last-minute drive that produces a field goal with 2 seconds remaining, giving the Panthers a 26-24 victory over the Buccaneers.
8Sports
An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles into Gaza City today at what witnesses said was a refrigerator factory, hours after troops killed eight Palestinians during a massive offensive in northern Gaza.
1Entertainment
“Trumpery,” a play that opened this month in New York, explores a period teeming with religiosity and controversy.
6Sci/Tech
There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.
3Health
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s announcement that its new PowerNow technology will be available on its Opteron line of processors could mean a lot to some enterprise customers.
6Sci/Tech
AFP - Thirty-eight European and Asian leaders ended a Helsinki summit with lofty statements on global warming, world trade and the battle against terrorism but they stopped short of making firm promises.
2Europe
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Fresh fighting broke out in the Iraqi city of Falluja Monday after U.S. forces attacked suspected rebel targets with air strikes, artillery and mortar rounds, a Reuters correspondent in Falluja said.
10Top News
VMware has announced a beta release of a new product dubbed VMware ACE that enables desktop IT managers to apply enterprise IT policies to virtual machines that contain data, applications and operating systems. VMware claims that ACE creates an isolated PC environment.
7Software and Developement
OutKast receive five MTV Europe Award nominations, while Usher gets four ahead of next month's show.
2Europe
What do you use to transfer vital data to a car in a 100 mph pursuit?
6Sci/Tech
AFP - Inflation rose to 1.5 percent in November from 1.2 percent in October, driven by increases in transport and energy costs, official figures showed.
2Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer.
3Health
Weather: Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of the north of England were today clearing up after being hit by one of the worst storms in years overnight.
10Top News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.
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HAVING a series of ultrasound scans during pregnancy does not harm an unborn baby or restrict growth or development early in life, Australian scientists have concluded.
3Health
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County's unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in August, down from a revised 4.4 percent in July and 4.3 percent a year ago, the California Employment Development Department reported today.
0Business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Columbus Blue Jackets edged the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Monday, with Sergei Fedorov leading the way for the home team by scoring two goals and adding an assist against his former employers.
8Sports
Some ask whether the public benefits of philanthropy are commensurate with the tax breaks that givers receive.
0Business
World: While 68 Iraqis have died in two days, Bush talks up military success with an eye on the mid-term elections.
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AP - Andy McDonald bailed out Chris Pronger and set up Southern California for a playoff party like never before. The Anaheim Ducks are within a win of their first Stanley Cup championship. McDonald scored two goals in the second period, then shook free of hard-hitting Chris Neil and assisted on Dustin Penner's winner ...
8Sports
The French president defends his plan to make pupils honour Jewish child victims of the Holocaust amid uproar.
2Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices fell on Tuesday from 15-week highs scored the previous day as investors took profits ahead of the release of key U.S. data, dealers said.
0Business
In meeting the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in a divisional playoff game, New England's nerve and focus will be tested, as will its coverage skills.
8Sports
Burt Rutan, Scaled Composite's team leader, waves while being introduced in St. Louis, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004. Rutan designed SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane financed by billionaire Paul Allen that won the
6Sci/Tech
When Rudy Giuliani was first inaugurated as New York City's mayor in January 1994, his son, Andrew, then a rambunctious, chubby-cheeked 7-year-old, stole the show by imitating his father as he was sworn in and joining him, quite uninvited, at the podium.
10Top News
TAIPEI, July 7 -- President Chen Shui-bian, dismissing U.S. objections as appeasement of China, said Taiwan will press ahead with a controversial referendum on whether the self-ruled island should apply for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan.
13World
AP - Gustavo Kuerten beat seventh-seeded Filippo Volandri 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Brazil Open, snapping an 18-month winless streak.
8Sports
Getting your story or content on Digg, StumbleUpon, or Fark can attract a lot of traffic and links to your site, but if you want that extra ooomph! in attracting quality links from blogs, sometimes a little hard work is in order. Cameron Olthuis has laid out four tips on obtaining links from blogs using an [...]
6Sci/Tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. growth slowed in some parts of the country last month and private employers hired fewer people than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime with other weak signals from the economy.
0Business
In "The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's period drama about Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett channels Katharine Hepburn. But who was Hepburn channeling?
1Entertainment
Midland Mainline can not run any rail services from London to the East Midlands and Yorkshire on Sunday.
10Top News
AP - Vijay Singh is on top of the world, but it's getting crowded at the top. And while the season-opening Mercedes Championships at Kapalua offers the most spectacular views on the PGA Tour, a snapshot of the elite in golf also is breathtaking. A new season has rarely looked this ripe with possibilities.
8Sports
A major UK presence in Afghanistan will need to last three decades, says the new ambassador.
2Europe
At least, according to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata it isn't. Whilst talking to journalists in Japan the boss let his feelings loose concerning Sony's foray into the handheld market, stating that the PSP would simply alienate possible new gamers rather
6Sci/Tech
S Airways' second trip to bankruptcy court holds both promise and peril for the nation's other major airlines. US Airways' decision to seek Chapter 11 protection on Sunday could jolt unions
0Business
L'omaggio romano al grande couturier con una sessantina di modelli storici in mostra. E un allestimento ispirato all'eleganza del classico
4Italia
L'annuncio dato dal premier Prodi e dal ministro degli Esteri Sarà il quinto vertice a svolgersi nel nostro paese Il G8 del 2009 si terrà in Italia i Grandi sull'isola della Maddalena (17:54 14/06/2007)
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Backup catcher John Flaherty decided to stay with the New York Yankees, agreeing Friday to an $800,000, one-year contract. Flaherty, 37, hit .252 in 127 at-bats but was the key to several New York wins, hitting six homers and driving in 16 runs.
8Sports
WASHINGTON - A former high-ranking Air Force procurement official was sentenced to nine months in federal prison Friday after she admitted that she had lied to federal prosecutors and that favors from Boeing Co.
0Business
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site Wednesday weeping and pleading for his life as Iraq's leader and U.S. officials crushed reports that a high-profile female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers...
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MANCHESTER, N.H (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday, a huge victory that bolstered her bid for the party's presidential nomination after a third place loss in Iowa last week, NBC projected.
10Top News
By Cynthia Burton, The Philadelphia Inquirer Feb. 6--With legislative races this year expected to do little to tilt the balance of power in Trenton, the hottest race in New Jersey could very well be the one for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Frank Lautenberg.
6Sci/Tech
(Source: MessageLabs) Email has become the lifeblood of modern business, with more than three quarters of an organization's business-critical data stored there. In this white paper, youll learn more about the business challenges created by email archives and PST files, and how the MessageLabs Email Archiving Service c...
6Sci/Tech
By ANNE PRICE Two performances of intense Flamenco dancing presenting Flamenco idol Carlota Santana, will be staged Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. The program, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, at 2 p.m.
6Sci/Tech
Three months ago, US beach volleyball player Jeff Nygaard expressed the prevailing view of the upcoming Olympic Games. ``It's like when you go see a movie,'' Nygaard said.
11Top Stories
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acupuncture can help boost the power of drugs in reducing the pain suffered by patients with arthritis in their knees, researchers report.
3Health
AP - Queen Elizabeth II and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher joined old warriors and widows of the fallen at a memorial service Thursday marking the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falkland Islands conflict.
2Europe
A high court judge has criticised banks for procrastinating when customers sue for the return of overdraft charges.
2Europe
Former star Rod Woodson believes the New York Giants will pull off "one of the biggest upsets in NFL history" and beat New England in Sunday's Super Bowl.
13World
AP - In only his fifth career start, Tony Romo tied a Dallas Cowboys record with five touchdown passes Thursday against Tampa Bay. Romo threw the five TD passes in a span of six drives, the last one putting the Cowboys up 35-10. The record-tying score was a 7-yarder to Terrell Owens, which the receiver capped by deposi...
8Sports
Further tests are being carried out at a Suffolk farm hit by the UK's first case of bluetongue disease.
6Sci/Tech
The low-cost airline will offer mobile access to passengers, for a price. Fees to "mirror" roaming charges.
6Sci/Tech
Debutto in serie A con gol per Giorgio Corone, che a 32 anni è arrivato in massima serie e re...
4Italia
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp. does not expect a sharp recovery in the profitability of its home electronics business during the crucial October to December quarter, citing high costs to develop flat-panel televisions and a shrinking market for home audio goods.
0Business
By Zheng Lifei Gu Zhaodi had never had to think about water. It was taken for granted. In fact, no one in this beautiful lake city of Wuxi had bothered to spare a thought on one of the most vital elements of life. But all that changed dramatically overnight last week.
6Sci/Tech
Intel and Clearwire, Craig McCaw's wireless broadband services company, plan to jointly develop and deploy wireless broadband WiMax networks, the companies announced today.
1Entertainment
One in five people using the new chip and pin credit and debit cards are still signing for their goods, research suggests.
10Top News
Parmalat sues 45 banks as it tries to reclaim money paid to banks before the scandal-hit Italian dairy company went bust last year.
2Europe
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - US-traded shares of GlaxoSmithKline were up Thursday as the drugmaker reported a settlement of a lawsuit filed by New York state over disclosure of Paxil test results on minors.
0Business
Is the Hollywood flirtation with Sen. Barack Obama beginning to fade?
10Top News
Armed gangs in Haiti have looted aid trucks and attacked food distribution centers in the chaos following tropical storm Jeanne. UN troops struggled to maintain order as gangs in the northwest city of Gonaives mobbed relief workers.
13World
The DR Congo army uses a helicopter gunship for the first time - saying it has killed 50 rebel fighters.
2Europe
Once a dumping ground for movies considered virtually unwatchable, the direct-to-DVD pipeline is becoming increasingly important to mainstream film franchises.
6Sci/Tech
AP - Ohioans don't lack for top-level political attention these days.
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PARIS: France's state schools grappling with a new law banning Muslim headscarves have started expelling students refusing to put education before their religion.
13World
AP - At 23, Mariana should be carefree. She is finishing up her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has been accepted to a master's program at Harvard University's education school.
13World
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Boosted by "Navy NCIS," CBS won the primetime ratings race Tuesday, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research.
1Entertainment
AP - After spending three weeks in a bomb shelter in northern Israel, Rashid Khoury and his friends are lounging around a spacious hotel lobby in Bethlehem.
13World
In an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they won’t, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship.
3Health
LANCOR is just a patent troll. But its audacity is breathtaking.
6Sci/Tech
Silvio Berlusconi publicly apologises to his wife for flirting with other women at a recent TV awards dinner.
2Europe
Reuters - In an interview published recently in Pitchfork, Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore mentioned that the band needed to record a new song for a Starbucks compilation. Within minutes of his remarks hitting the Internet, chat rooms and the band's fan sites were awash in cries of "foul" and "sellouts."
1Entertainment
BERLIN: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will arrive in Pakistan on October 10 for a one-day visit to bolster political and economic ties with Pakistan as a part of his Asia tour.
2Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators recommended on Thursday that doctors limit prescribing painkillers like Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence that they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
3Health
Yan Varela wins the light flyweight division as Cuba get ready for a day of boxing glory.
13World
AFP - French state-controlled energy group Gaz de France said Tuesday that its net profit in 2006 rose by 29 percent to its highest-ever level.
2Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned from office on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.
10Top News
Shops and businesses were shut and traffic was light in many parts of Indian Kashmir on Wednesday as separatists called a strike to mark the 57th anniversary of the start of New Delhi's rule over the region.
13World
AP - Officials from more than a dozen Asian countries met Tuesday in Malaysia to outline health problems their populations are facing in relation to a rise in global temperatures.
6Sci/Tech
Right on the heels of one of its greatest seasons, St. Joseph's was nearly handed its most lopsided loss. Wayne Simien had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and No.
8Sports
Web sites promising to find the best travel deals have online travel agents wondering if they have a new friend or enemy. For consumers, however, choices are rising
6Sci/Tech
AP - Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson homered to help Toronto beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Monday for the Blue Jays' third straight victory.
8Sports
Arrestati sono due, tra le vittime anche fratello presidente
4Italia
Reuters - President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, dismissed fears on Thursday that the Kremlin would nationalize Russia's economy and said the state would not "grab everything for itself."
2Europe
Felipe Calderón, who was declared Mexico’s next president today, was born into a political family and has been working toward the office ever since.
13World
Continental Airlines said it had reached a marketing agreement with China Southern Airlines, as flights between the two countries are set to more than double.
6Sci/Tech
Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers today begin two days of talks in New Delhi on divisive issues including Kashmir, as the South Asian neighbors seek to end five decades of hostility that has led to three wars.
1Entertainment
John Peel, a legend and favorite DJ on British Broadcasting, died Monday at 65 of a heart attack. Peel was known for ditching standard play lists and simply spinning the music he liked.
1Entertainment
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, and was not murdered as initially suspected, Jamaican police said on Tuesday, bringing to an embarrassing close a three-month investigation that had gripped the cricket world.
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Spitz, 'In concessione palazzi, fari, caserme e terreni'
4Italia
Smokers across England are having their final puff before the ban on lighting up in enclosed public places begins.
10Top News
LONDON -- It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now, the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
13World
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet at a summit in Germany on Thursday for the first time in half a year as ties between their countries sink to a post-Cold War low.
10Top News
The Americans got off to a near-perfect start yesterday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning five and a half points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal. Despite a leader board covered with American red numbers, perhaps the most poignant moment of a gr...
8Sports
AP - The councilman who steered his Dallas suburb into the nationwide political debate over immigration says his campaign to force out illegal immigrants began with late-night drives around his hometown.
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AFP - Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana said his country had completed its negotiations to join the European Union in 2007.
13World