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James Blake was unhappy with his serve and unhappy with the officiating. And the United States was in a familiar spot yesterday -- scrambling in a Davis Cup match played on clay. | 1Sports |
JERUSALEM -- The Bush administration has decided to ask Congress for funds aimed at bolstering security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, sources with knowledge of the plan said yesterday. | 0World |
Indonesia's idyllic island is slowly recovering from 2002's deadly blast, but for its victims, healing may take longer | 0World |
Fifa President Sepp Blatter says South Africa is on course to stage a 'wonderful' World Cup in 2010. | 0World |
AFP - Australian troops backed by tanks, helicopters and airplanes have stormed the East Timor town where a rebel leader is holed up, entering his stronghold, a witness said on Sunday. | 0World |
( InfoWorld ) - Watching TV on a mobile phone could get more interesting next year with new technologies that promise to bring TiVo-like recording functionality to portable devices.
Texas Instruments is demonstrating PVR (personal video recording) capabilities for mobiles at the International Broadcasting Convention in... | 3Sci/Tech |
A Dutch court overturned an earlier ruling that had barred ABN Amro from selling its American subsidiary as part of a takeover deal with Barclays. | 2Business |
AP - Hedo Turkoglu had 23 points and Grant Hill added 19 points and eight rebounds as the Orlando Magic held off a furious finish by Indiana Pacers for an 85-84 victory on Saturday night. | 1Sports |
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The U.N. Security Council will recommend that the United Nations fund a joint African Union-U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur, after receiving assurances that the force would be controlled by the world body, envoys said Sunday. | 0World |
Russia's security service said two passenger planes which crashed last week with the loss of 89 lives were destroyed by explosives, as Transport Minister Igor Levitin said there's no evidence the planes were hijacked. | 0World |
Reuters - The Oakland Raiders
have agreed to a trade with Seattle that will send Jerry Rice
to the Seahawks in exchange for a conditional draft pick. | 1Sports |
Top four seeds reached the semi-finals of the Filderstadt Grand Prix on Friday, with only French Open champion Anastasia Myskina being taken to three sets. | 1Sports |
The California wildfires are going to cost only a fraction of the $41.1 billion that insurance companies paid out for Hurricane Katrina. | 2Business |
The Sudan is moving to prime position once again at the United Nations where ambassadors are desperately seeking ways of resolving the country's political crises. | 0World |
Revolution midfielder Clint Dempsey was named Major League Soccer rookie of the year yesterday, a decision that symbolizes the league's attempt to emphasize offense. The other finalists were Columbus defender Chad Marshall and D.C. United forward Freddy Adu, who were Dempsey's teammates on the United States Under-20 te... | 1Sports |
By Bill White / Bwhite@adn.Com And Don Hunter / Dhunter@adn.Com, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Jun. | 3Sci/Tech |
US President W Bush defends his decision not to intervene in Darfur's "genocide", in a BBC interview. | 0World |
By Kimberly S. Johnson, The Denver Post Sep. 6--Intel Corp. said Tuesday it is cutting 10,500 jobs, or more than 10 percent of its global workforce, to reduce costs, as its chief competitor, Advanced Micro Devices, gains more of the microprocessor market. | 3Sci/Tech |
Leaders of the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) countries Sunday concluded the 12th Apec Summit in Santiago by issuing a declaration that deals largely with trade and security. | 0World |
Cleveland Browns running back Lee Suggs has been cleared by doctors to return to practice this week. However, there is still some haziness about his medical condition. | 1Sports |
At least 12 Afghan soldiers are dead after fighting in the south with Taliban fighters, say provincial officials. Thursday's fighting was a sharp escalation in violence ahead of next month's landmark presidential election. | 0World |
With its international efforts hitting on all cylinders, Honeywell had a honey of a quarter. | 2Business |
In another blow to peer-to-peer file sharing, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Morpheus software program encouraged users to infringe upon copyrighted works. | 2Business |
The Chevy Volt will hit the streets in 2010, General Motors claims. Plus: Hyundai's good-karma composite SUV. In Autopia. | 2Business |
Do you have the courage to earn great returns? | 2Business |
AP - Snow. Floods. Icy winds. Maybe even a tornado. South Africans are facing one of their harshest winters in years, with at least four deaths blamed on flooding from heavy rain that has caused travel delays in the south and west of the country. | 0World |
CANTON, Ohio, (Sports Network) - Former MVP quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young were among 15 finalists selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. | 1Sports |
Shouldn't be running in our classrooms
Microsoftâs hopes of getting Vista into British classrooms have been held back at least another year after Becta issued a scathing report on the operating system and its equally fresh-faced twin, Office 2007.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - The United States said it was concerned over safe havens being established by Islamic militants in northern Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. | 0World |
AFP - Societe Generale on Monday unveiled its bid to raise 5.5 billion euros to plug a hole left by a rogue trader scandal that dented confidence in the French bank and left it exposed to takeover bids. | 0World |
Reuters - Former Enron Corp. chief financial
officer Andrew Fastow, whose off-the-books deals led to the
high-flying energy giant's destruction, faces a federal judge
on Tuesday to find out how long he will spend in prison. | 2Business |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The waiting is almost over for the Los Angeles Galaxy with their biggest signing, England midfielder David Beckham, scheduled to arrive in the world's entertainment capital on Thursday afternoon. | 1Sports |
As if defending the Paris indoor title was not enough to worry about, Tim Henman knows that every competitive ball he hits in the next few days could have a bearing on whether he makes the line-up for the prestigious Masters Cup in Houston. | 1Sports |
Mitt Romney said he had once more turned to his personal fortune to help finance his presidential campaign, suggesting that his fund-raising has fallen off. | 0World |
Bangalore, Dec. 21: More than a thousand infotech professionals signed an online petition to Manmohan Singh as the industry rallied behind Baazee CEO Avnish Bajaj, who was granted bail today after his arrest | 2Business |
AFP - Australia could send a customs ship to end a high-seas standoff in Antarctic waters by picking up two anti-whaling activists held on board a Japanese whaler, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday. | 0World |
At least 10 people were killed and five others wounded on Saturday in a fourth car bomb explosion in the Iraqi city of Samarra, police said. | 0World |
Israeli troops have shot dead a mentally ill Palestinian during a raid in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. The man's death came as Palestinians prepared to mark the fourth anniversary of their intifada | 0World |
AP - Kammron Taylor scored 16 points as No. 12 Wisconsin beat Florida International 79-63 on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Taylor hit three 3-pointers during a 17-2 Badgers run to open the second half, giving Wisconsin (7-1) its largest lead at 55-31. | 1Sports |
AMMAN (Reuters) - A French Presidential jet left Amman airport on Friday with ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on board, on his way for treatment in Paris, witnesses said. | 0World |
The Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey will turn some of its vast real estate holdings into a high-tech research and development park. | 2Business |
Since Pedro Martinez wasn't talking, leave it to Kevin Millar to clear that up. | 1Sports |
With several panels dedicated to biofuels at the AAAS annual meeting, the sustainability of growing a large percentage of our transportation fuel is emerging as a major theme of the conference. Alexis Madrigal reports from Boston. | 2Business |
More employers are offering this helpful benefit. | 2Business |
Compressed natural gas vehicles would be more popular in America if we had methane-powered cars like this $70,000 roadster. | 3Sci/Tech |
IIT professor Jeff Terry wanted to open up the universe to his students. So he created iCCD, a Mac-based custom application that allows them to capture celestial objects in all their glory. | 3Sci/Tech |
LeBron James grimaced, limped up to the podium, and plopped into a chair behind a microphone. | 1Sports |
AP - China is preparing to put in place its first recall system targeting unsafe food products amid growing international alarm over the quality of the country's exports, state media reported Tuesday. | 0World |
By now, most people will have heard of the rather sordid tale of the Pitcairn Islands. For those who haven't, it is a tale of sex, scandals, infamy, mutineers, fights for survival and all sorts of other stuff that tabloid newspapers love. | 3Sci/Tech |
The High Court rules against part of an appeal by a pub landlady who showed foreign feeds of live English football. | 2Business |
By Dariush Shafa, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jun. 27--Fireworks celebrations could go bust instead of boom because of severe drought in Kentucky. Starting today, fireworks are banned in the Daniel Boone National Forest for 120 days. | 3Sci/Tech |
A total lunar eclipse expected to create views of a blood-red moon will be visible tonight throughout most of North America, weather permitting. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Seagate Technology, the world's largest maker of hard drives, said Monday it is shuttering one of two manufacturing facilities in Northern Ireland, resulting in a cut of 780 employees, about 1.5 percent of the company's global work force. | 3Sci/Tech |
CINCINNATI (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals named Chuck Bresnahan as their new defensive coordinator. He will be formally introduced during a Wednesday afternoon press conference at Paul Brown Stadium. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Two Israelis and an American won the
2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for helping to
understand how the human body gives the "kiss of death" to
rogue proteins to defend itself from diseases like cancer. | 3Sci/Tech |
In the wake of the Société Générale scandal, Franceâs business aristocracy finds itself in a place it never wants to be: the spotlight. | 2Business |
Cisco's earnings up in first half of fiscal 2007 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking, said on Tuesday that its net sales for the first six months of fiscal 2007, which ended on Jan. | 3Sci/Tech |
Talks with the White House over a $145 billion economic package would bypass the normal committee process. | 2Business |
DENVER -- Sam Adams, a 350-pound defensive tackle and three-time Pro Bowl player, signed with the Denver Broncos after spending last season with Cincinnati. | 1Sports |
A year after its acquisition by a $40 billion behemoth, an RFID pioneer may have finally found a proper home. | 2Business |
IBM Corp. is adding a third supercomputing center to its services facilities, this one targeted at petroleum-industry customers. | 3Sci/Tech |
While Bill Parcells was forced to start Henson on Thursday, benching him at halftime proved the future isnât here just yet. In fact, thereâs no guarantee Henson will start again anytime soon. | 1Sports |
Bumps on the road to retirement smooth themselves out. | 2Business |
SEATTLE - Mount St. Helens began rumbling more intensely Wednesday, prompting scientists to warn that a small or moderate eruption could happen in the next few days... | 0World |
By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis are leaving the international space station Sunday much different than how they found it six days ago. | 3Sci/Tech |
Jerel McNeal scores 17 points and Ousmane Barrow scores 14 and grabs 12 rebounds to lead Marquette to a 72-54 win against No. 22 Pittsburgh on Friday night. | 1Sports |
AFP - Voters began casting their ballots in Hong Kong's legislative elections, considered a test of feeling towards the city's authoritarian rulers in Beijing following a year of political strife here. | 0World |
U.S. Marine killed in Iraq's Anbar province BC-Iraq-Military Death,0115 | 0World |
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani forces killed a rebel Islamist leader and more than 50 militants on Tuesday after 15 hours of fighting in an Islamabad mosque compound to end a week-long siege. | 0World |
"You Got Served" is the title of one movie a New York-area person is accused of making available for download over the Internet. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Apollo Management LP is planning a two-pronged approach to tap investors without ceding the advantages of being a private company, according to a news report on Tuesday. | 2Business |
How to merge profit, principle and purpose to serve an expanding list of constituencies. | 2Business |
AP - With the playoffs again out of reach for the Texas Rangers, they can take care of personal achievements. Gary Matthews Jr. scored three times, Michael Young and Mark Teixeira each drove in four runs and all three reached milestones Friday night as the Rangers began their final home series with a 12-4 victory over ... | 1Sports |
Depending on your tolerance for risk, these can be very compelling investments. | 2Business |
HITMAN Alessandro del Piero scored in the final minute to fire Juventus into the second stage of the Champions League last night. Keeper Oliver Kahn fumbled and del Piero stabbed the ball home to hand the Italians a 1-0 win. | 1Sports |
College soccer: MEN -- Curry at Emerson, 4 p.m.; WOMEN -- Mount Ida at Curry, 3:30 p.m. | 1Sports |
HDMI port and 120GB HDD too, allegedly
Is Microsoft preparing a spoiler for Sony's PAL-region PlayStation 3 launch on 23 March? According to one report, Australian store chain Myer has been told to expect a black Xbox 360 complete with HDMI port an 120GB hard drive round about that time.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) Fox Interactive
Media said on Thursday that it had purchased interactive
advertising technology company Strategic Data Corp. to help it
improve the way marketers advertise to its members. | 3Sci/Tech |
Want to retire in poverty and live a life of penury? Here are four good ways to get started. | 2Business |
AP - Democrat Barack Obama Saturday scoffed at suggestions by President Clinton that the Illinois senator is not ready to be president, and that Obama is running strong in Iowa in part because his home state and Iowa share a border. | 0World |
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern won a third successive term on Thursday, bringing the Green Party into government for the first time and cementing his position as one of Ireland's most successful politicians. | 0World |
Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the brave new world of virtual worlds creates a constellation of new--and still foggy--legal questions. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix at São Paulo today, and there is still no doubt who is the best driver in the world. | 1Sports |
AP - India chose its first female president Saturday in an election hailed as a victory for women in a country where gender discrimination is deep-rooted and widespread. | 0World |
Phillips-Van Heusen's hit fragrances signal a profitable first quarter. | 2Business |
Investor's Business Daily - Washington wouldn't let China buy a U.S. firm that made on-board processors for cruise missiles. | 3Sci/Tech |
By By Will Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Jun. 8--Kevin Turner hadn't understood the parental pressure of a penguin until he tried walking with a wooden egg on his shoetops. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Marion Barber ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and Tony Romo threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Terrell Owens to give the Dallas Cowboys a 14-7 lead over the New York Giants late in the second quarter of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff. | 1Sports |
NEW ORLEANS - Amaré Stoudemire did not want to be a starting center. Shawn Marion was not excited about taking on power forwards. | 1Sports |
AP - The Detroit Pistons have no plans to fire coach Flip Saunders despite disappointing endings the past two seasons. | 1Sports |
France, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden are violating European Union law by favouring chips made by Intel over rival AMD when they buy computers, the European Commission has said in formal charges. | 2Business |
AFP - Nepal's Maoist insurgents and interim government signed a landmark peace accord to end a decade of violence that has claimed at least 12,500 lives in the impoverished Himalayan nation. | 0World |
AP - Lang Campbell played like an All-American even against major college competition. | 1Sports |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former Duracell employee pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of stealing trade secrets from the battery company, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut said. | 2Business |
Olie Kolzig makes 35 saves and withstands a third-period rally to finally defeat the only NHL franchise he had never beaten when the Capitals post a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. | 1Sports |
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Health workers launched an emergency operation on Wednesday to fight an outbreak of deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever in southern Congo, airlifting supplies, setting up isolation tents and disinfecting contaminated areas. | 0World |
Second baseman Alfonso Soriano agreed to a $7.5 million, one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, and Cesar Izturis got a $9.9 million, three-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers as players and teams scrambled to reach agreements before the scheduled swap of salary arbitration figures today. Soriano made $5.4 millio... | 1Sports |
Looking forward to 2005, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that the Ugandan economy will grow by 5.5%. The IMF bases its prediction on continued sound economic management and improved revenues. | 2Business |
It would require a microscope to detect changes in Microsoftâs behavior or in the software market as a result of the consent decree extended Tuesday by a federal court. | 3Sci/Tech |
American factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods rise only marginally in November, underscoring the strains to the economy from housing and credit problems. | 2Business |
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