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AP - Japan is pretty serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. | 3Sci/Tech |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Eric Shelton scored his fourth touchdown with 37 seconds left, and No. 14 Louisville held off Memphis 56-49 on Thursday night. | 1Sports |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bausch & Lomb , which has been struggling to recover from a sweeping recall of its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution, said on Tuesday it had initiated a recall of certain lots of its ReNu MultiPlus contact lens solution. | 2Business |
Telecoms equipment group Marconi clears its £669.5m ($1.2bn) debt mountain ahead of schedule. | 3Sci/Tech |
Racial abuse of black players during England's friendly against Spain has seriously jeopardised Madrid's chances of staging the Olympics in 2012, according to members of the International Olympic Committee. | 1Sports |
BEIJING -- China's former top drug regulator was sentenced to death Tuesday in an unusually harsh punishment for taking bribes to approve substandard medicines, including an antibiotic blamed for at least 10 deaths. | 2Business |
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins a 24-hour Middle East visit on Wednesday to prod Israelis and Palestinians toward narrowing their differences ahead of a conference on Palestinian statehood. | 0World |
Reuters - Health insurers WellPoint Inc.
and Humana Inc. both posted lower quarter net profit on
Monday, though results slightly topped Wall Street
expectations. | 2Business |
Thereâs life in IPTV
Analysis The key reason for Faultline to go to the IBC conference and exhibition in Amsterdam each year is to test the temperature of the entertainment industry, with its 47,000 visitors from over 120 countries and its 1,300 exhibitors. By any standards, but especially European standards, it is ... | 3Sci/Tech |
By Anonymous INNOVATION STATION: COOL IDEAS ORIGINATING IN THE MIDSTATE Hard target Two engineering professors at Elizabethtown College are using a $188,653 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the cure rate of cement. | 3Sci/Tech |
Rob Bironas hits a 29-yard field goal as time expires to lift the Titans to a 38-36 win over the Texans and notch his NFL-record eighth field goal of the game. | 1Sports |
ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) - Top seed, Amelie Mauresmo moved to within one win of a 1 million euros ($1.31 million) prize with a 6-3 3-6 6-2 victory over Russia's Anna Chakvetadze in the semi-finals at the Diamond Games on Saturday. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Israel is holding 25 U.N.
employees in the Palestinian West Bank or Gaza but has not
charged any with a crime or even told the United Nations of
their detention, U.N. officials said on Wednesday. | 0World |
AFP - Over two thirds of Britons believe that the Iraq war is being lost, according to a poll released Monday as British troops withdrew from Basra city centre. | 0World |
Everton Football Club midfielder Tim Cahill could get the red card he received at the weekend rescinded. The Australian was shown two yellow cards by referee Steve Bennett, the second one dished out following | 1Sports |
Opinion It can only end in tears | 3Sci/Tech |
LONDON (Reuters) - A campaign to get life-saving vaccines to millions of children in poor countries received a $1 billion cash boost from Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates and the government of Norway on Tuesday. | 0World |
AFP - European stock markets moved higher on Thursday, following bumper gains earlier in Tokyo, as investors regained confidence after a recent slump in global equities. | 2Business |
After missing the first four games of the season with a hamstring injury, Northborough's Sarah Callaghan has returned to the Tufts University women's soccer team. | 1Sports |
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals signed veteran safety Anthony Mitchell on Wednesday to fill their depleted secondary. | 1Sports |
The man picked to take over as Hungary's prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, will have to convince voters that joining the euro is worth making sacrifices for. | 2Business |
Despite the strongest global economic growth since the 1970's and outsized gains in corporate profits, 2004 was a decidedly ho-hum year for international stock markets. | 2Business |
At this time of year, I'm duty-bound to deliver a fire-and-brimstone sermon about the evils of spending too much during the holidays. | 2Business |
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State officials hope to avoid a repeat of 2002's post-Apple Cup melee by having more police on site and stressing good sportsmanship at the game Saturday. | 1Sports |
Six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will decide in May whether he will return to defend his title in 2005. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Gunmen kidnapped a
Filipino woman in Port Harcourt in Nigeria's oil-producing
Niger Delta, the first known abduction of a woman in the
anarchic region, and a Frenchman was seized in a separate
incident. | 0World |
When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Fla. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). | 1Sports |
Frank Lampard came off the bench to fire Chelsea into the last four of the League Cup with a cruel late winner against London neighbours Fulham on Tuesday. | 1Sports |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday thanked US Secretary of State Colin Powell for trying to persuade China to resume talks with Taiwan during his visit to Beijing. | 0World |
The government has agreed to unblock the popular video-sharing site after a flap involving videos mocking its king, saying YouTube has agreed in turn to block videos flagged as illegal. | 3Sci/Tech |
After a dismal rookie season, Houstonâs Mario Williams is playing better and with more confidence for a team that is doing the same. | 1Sports |
Why Iraqis may be targeting people who are helping them | 0World |
Security weaknesses have left millions of elderly, disabled and poor Americans vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure of their medical and other personal records, federal investigators said yesterday. | 2Business |
Investors, showing symptoms of irrational exuberance, seem to have forgotten the dot-com bust. | 3Sci/Tech |
No matter who wins the presidential election, the outsourcing of technology jobs is here to stay. | 2Business |
AFP - Ukraine's presidential rivals will appeal for votes for the last time ahead of an intensely-watched historic rerun vote, as Russia fired its latest salvo over the West's involvement in the former Soviet republic. | 0World |
British teenager Amir Khan has failed to win a gold medal in the Athens Olympics after losing his lightweight division boxing final. | 1Sports |
AP - The number of Japanese youngsters officially punished for bullying last year jumped 41 percent over the previous year, a police report said Thursday, amid heightened concern over bullying in schools. Japan's National Police Agency said there were 233 cases of bullying last year involving 460 youths who were punish... | 0World |
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan test-fired a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles) on Friday, a military official said. | 0World |
MADRID -- When Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega graduated from law school in the 1970s, Spanish law prohibited her -- and any other woman -- from becoming a judge, serving as a witness in court or opening a bank account. | 2Business |
Tim Clark tied the East Lake Golf Club record Thursday with an eight-under-par 62 in the first round of the P.G.A. Tour Championship. | 1Sports |
KIDNAPPERS have freed the mother of one of Brazilâs most exciting young footballing talents 40 days after they seized her at gunpoint, amid reports that a ransom was paid. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld said Thursday North Korea's declaration that it has
nuclear arms was worrisome because of its record as a
proliferator of ballistic missiles and the dictatorial nature
of its government. | 0World |
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. said on Friday
that it will offer BBC News video on its news site through an
agreement with ABC News. | 2Business |
AP - Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide "pretty good" evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Friday. | 0World |
washingtonpost.com - Open-source software, namely Linux, is nipping more sharply at the heels of Microsoft, leading the software giant to defend itself more fiercely than ever against the insurgent rise of freely distributed, collaboratively coded programs. | 3Sci/Tech |
Indiaâs second largest outsourcer, Infosys Technologies, is considering a bid for French IT services company Capgemini, according to a newspaper report. | 2Business |
Facing its biggest threat ever from the arrival of Sony Corp. in the portable video-game machine market, Japanese game-maker Nintendo Co. | 2Business |
Just four months after acquiring FileNet, IBM Corp is releasing the first new version of P8, the J2EE-based content and business process management system, under its watch. IBM claims that the new version, P8 4.0, contains 75 new or improved features. | 3Sci/Tech |
Two men accused of putting copied computer programmes on the internet saw themselves as "latter-day Robin Hoods", a court hears. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - A pollution-eating bacteria first
found in sewage sludge may have evolved its talents in response
to human contamination of the environment, researchers said on
Thursday. | 3Sci/Tech |
President Ciampi refuses to ratify a controversial justice reform bill saying it would weaken the judiciary. | 0World |
Not long after Oracle has bought Peoplesoft, it looks like another big corporate buy out is on the way. Symantec is negotiating to buy storage software vendor Veritas | 2Business |
This big regional insurance company has decided to outsource a set of low-skill data entry jobs to India -- for a truly impressive technology project. | 3Sci/Tech |
The people around President Bush hint that he will make tax reform a centerpiece of his agenda in a second term. Bush himself opened the door to reform talk | 2Business |
New Delhi and Islamabad met Monday on a variety of issues including a proposed pipeline to transfer gas from Iran to India through Pakistan. | 2Business |
Terra Firma plans to dismiss about a third of the staff at EMI as it moves to streamline marketing operations and focus on the discovery of new artists. | 2Business |
The Swiss ambassador to Iran informed U.S. officials in 2003 that an Iranian proposal for comprehensive talks with the United States had been reviewed and approved by Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; then-President Mohammad Khatami; and then-Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi,... | 0World |
NEW YORK - A federal judge declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Thursday in the second such ruling in three months - even though he called the procedure "gruesome, brutal, barbaric and uncivilized." U.S. District Judge Richard C... | 0World |
H.P.Âs chairwoman will step aside in January, the C.E.O. will succeed her and the longest-serving director resigned. | 3Sci/Tech |
A member of the British Parliament, George Galloway, won a libel suit today against The Daily Telegraph of London, which dubbed him "Saddam's Little Helper | 0World |
In his two and a half years in office, Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana has placed in the hands of private companies plenty of public business. | 2Business |
US crude climbed 40 cents to $43.50 a barrel, around $6 below a record peak struck last Friday at $49.40. London's Brent crude gained 42 cents to $40. | 0World |
Nine bodies and 10 severed heads are discovered in Diyala province north-east of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | 0World |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jockeys Jose Santos and John Sellers and Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm were elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame on Tuesday. | 1Sports |
Major League Baseball said yesterday it would investigate Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons for his connection to numerous shipments of performance-enhancing drugs. | 1Sports |
Blog: Researcher finds a basic cookie-handling error that could compromise Windows PCs. | 3Sci/Tech |
At a time when the airlines are facing their most difficult challenges in recent history, they are running through one chief executive after another. | 2Business |
British doctors are warning Muslims preparing to go on the Hajj of considerable health risks involved. | 0World |
AP - Emergency starter Zach Wells made three saves to help the Houston Dynamo tie FC Dallas 0-0 on Saturday. | 1Sports |
Coco Crisp's hustling RBI bunt single in the eighth inning pushed the Indians past the Yankees, 4-3, on Wednesday night, ending Cleveland's nine-game losing streak. | 1Sports |
The central committee of Israel's Labour party on Saturday decided to open talks with the ruling Likud party of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon aimed at joining a national unity government, a spokesperson said. | 0World |
Updated plans to improve Redcar's flood defences are to be outlined by the Environment Agency. Earlier this year, the EA outlined its main flood defence plans for the town. More than 150 people attended Redcar's Coatham Memorial Hall to see a display on an pounds 8m scheme. | 3Sci/Tech |
( InfoWorld ) - Rumors that Microsoft may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are likely just that because of RIM's high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday.
Michelle Warren, a senior analyst for Info-Tech Research Group in Toronto, sent out a ... | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - U.S. academic Haleh Esfandiari and two other Iranian-Americans have been "formally charged" with endangering national security and espionage, Iran's judiciary spokesman said Tuesday. | 0World |
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp , likely to claim the title of world's biggest automaker later this month from General Motors Corp , on Monday threw down the gauntlet to GM in a race for the next "green" car. | 2Business |
Form an orderly queue
Qualcomm is to sink â¬100m into small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe. The company has pledged the investment via its venture capital arm Qualcomm Ventures. So which technologies might be best placed to grab a share of Qualcomm's big pie?⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Would the Patriots consider using the franchise tag to retain wide receiver Randy Moss? The answer will become known over the next two weeks because today marks the start of the 15-day period in which teams can assign the tag to players. The Patriots have 13 players scheduled for unrestricted free agency, a group headl... | 1Sports |
By SETH BORENSTEIN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - Wireless chip company Broadcom Corp.
said on Monday that federal securities regulators had
launched a formal investigation of its stock option practices. | 3Sci/Tech |
A coalition of environmental and conservation groups calls for a ban on the damaging fishing practice known as bottom-trawling. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mats Sundin scored his 20th goal of the season to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the Rangers in New York on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
With the iPhone on deck, it's finally time to see if Apple's vaunted designers have come up with another winner. But first: A pause to focus on developers. | 3Sci/Tech |
Sergio Garcia charges into the lead of the 136th Open Championship with a stunning first-round 65 at Carnoustie. | 0World |
AP - Three U.S. senators met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday and said they came away optimistic the two governments can mend relations despite past tensions. | 0World |
Deutsche Boerse buys a 5% stake in India's Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), a report says. | 2Business |
Winning consumer votes by catering to political disdain. | 2Business |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Washington Redskins scored a 20-12 road victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday to improve their season record to 2-0. | 1Sports |
Whether or not the machines are ready for the election - or the electorate ready for the machines - there is no turning back. | 2Business |
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Handheld computer maker Palm Inc. PALM.O on Thursday said its quarterly profit fell as costs rose and the company began expensing stock options. | 2Business |
Two Nato soldiers die in an operation in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance has said. | 0World |
A multi-stakeholder team assembled by STRONGER, Inc. has set June 4-6 as the dates for the voluntary review of Tennessee's oil and natural gas environmental regulations. | 3Sci/Tech |
AMD and IBM said today they will begin using a strained-silicon transistor technology designed to augment processor performance and power efficiency. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - Bats, lauded for scooping up
mosquitoes and other nasty pests but reviled for drinking blood
and spreading rabies, now have another unpopular habit to live
down -- it appears they eat songbirds, scientists said on
Tuesday. | 0World |
AP - Matt Stairs and Gregg Zaun each hit two-run homers, A.J. Burnett pitched seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat slumping Seattle 6-4 on Sunday, sending the Mariners to their season-high ninth consecutive loss. | 1Sports |
11.22.04 - By Frank Lotierzo - GlovedFist@Juno.com - After winning a majority decision in his rematch with Shane Mosley and retaining his WBA and WBC Junior Middleweight titles, Winky Wright was asked by HBO's Larry Merchant who he'd like to fight next. | 1Sports |
By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 27/08/2004). The price of oil continued to fall yesterday but a fresh attack on Iraqi pipelines kept it above $40 a barrel. | 2Business |
Barack Obama beat Hillary Rodham Clinton in contests in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington State as Mike Huckabee showed that he is still attracting Republican voters. | 0World |
AP - In the midst of a crisis, Max Mayfield sets his schedule in four-minute increments. That's the amount of time the director of the National Hurricane Center allots each media crew camped out in the bunker-like building where forecasts are drawn up. He sets aside an hour to help assemble regularly scheduled advisori... | 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - The United Nations will observe Mahatma Gandhi's birthday as the International Day of Non-Violence every year, it said in a statement Saturday. | 0World |
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