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The Banker's Candidate
Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd has two big jobs. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, and he chairs the Senate Banking Committee. | 0Business |
Iraq to Close Land Borders Over Jan. 30 Election (Reuters)
Reuters - Iraq will close its land borders from
Jan. 29 to 31 and impose a curfew banning all non-official
vehicles from the roads over the same period to try to prevent
attacks on election day, officials said on Tuesday. | 13World |
Spokane Commits Funding for Channel 14
By Peter Barnes, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Dec. 12--Efforts by a local nonprofit group and the City of Spokane to help keep a community-access cable channel on the air took a step forward Monday as the City Council approved $50,000 to operate Channel 14. | 6Sci/Tech |
Aging rock star uses Opterons to make platter
A MAN WHO made money making rock music a long time ago has recorded a long playing record using a dual Opteron workstation. AMD said that Mark Knopfler,a hack | 6Sci/Tech |
Letters to the Editor - the Virginian - Pilot
Without school supplies, someone's not learning Re "Too many supplies on parents' shopping lists" (letter, Sept. | 6Sci/Tech |
Russia escalates row with Georgia over spy charges
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russia recalled its ambassador from
neighboring Georgia on Thursday and ordered the evacuation of
some of its officials, escalating a crisis sparked by the
detention of four Russian army officers on spying charges. | 2Europe |
Sainsbury's opens books to suitor
Sainsbury's opens its books to the Qatar-based investment firm Delta Two which is planning a £10.3bn bid. | 2Europe |
Ground Squirrels Chew Snakeskins to Mask Their Scent
This eau de snake acts as camouflage, covering up the squirrelâs own scent so a meal-seeking rattlesnake will leave it alone. | 6Sci/Tech |
Many Americans skipping flu shot
Millions of Americans considered at high risk for getting the flu - but put off by shortages, long lines or simply unaware they were eligible - failed to get a flu shot by the end of November, a new government survey indicates. | 11Top Stories |
Into it: Bryan Ferry
The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp. | 1Entertainment |
Damiano: 1,3 mld per pensioni basse
Risorse da redistribuire sono 2,5 mld, 600 mln per giovani | 4Italia |
RIM plans Wi-Fi BlackBerry
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Research In Motion expects to start selling a BlackBerry with both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless capabilities, the company's CEO said Thursday. | 6Sci/Tech |
U.S. churches find financial transparency
DALLAS (Reuters) - The growth of megachurches in the United States has spawned mega revenues, leading many to find the financial light and embrace transparency to assure their congregations that their offerings are well spent. | 1Entertainment |
Turkey Frets Over EU Conditions for Entry Talks
Turkey, cheered by the European Commission's backing for the start of EU entry talks, switched its focus on Thursday to a December summit of EU leaders amid | 13World |
IBC seeks to rise again through bankruptcy
As CEO and chairman, James Elsesser kept looking for a way to make Interstate Bakeries Corp. as solid as its brand names. Inheriting a company with aging factories and slow reflexes that for decades | 0Business |
Russia Mourns Hostage Deaths, Putin Criticized
BESLAN, Russia (Reuters) - Grief-stricken mothers and fathers trudged through mud and rain on Monday to bury children slaughtered in a Russian school siege as criticism mounted over the way the Kremlin handled the crisis. | 10Top News |
N.Korea plans to process plutonium to pressure U.S. -scholar
(Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea says it plans to unload
fuel rods from its nuclear reactor to process plutonium in an
attempt to pressure the United States into bilateral talks, a
U.S. scholar just back from Pyongyang said on Saturday. | 13World |
Breaking Through
Fifteen film actors whose performances in 2007 marked a career-defining moment â and set them above the rest. | 1Entertainment |
FedEx Ordered to Repay U.S. $29M
CHICAGO (Reuters) - FedEx Corp.'s express air
shipping unit has been ordered by the U.S. government to repay
$29 million in excess funds received under an act established
after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the company said on Friday. | 0Business |
China denies pigs have lethal strain this year
BEIJING - China said yesterday that a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs last year but denied that the animals had the disease this year. | 13World |
Sea lions massacred in Galapagos
Ecuador investigates the slaughter of 53 sea lions found in the Galapagos islands with their skulls crushed. | 2Europe |
Internet is a Little Faster
A 100Gbps internet link has been established between the east and west coasts of the US for the first time. The Internet2 project is capable of carrying information 100,000 times faster than the fastest current home network. (c) 2007 Sunday Mirror; London. | 6Sci/Tech |
Home Office bumps up innocents on DNA Database
Eight times figure previously announced
Less than two thirds of people whose profile is stored on the National DNA Database are there for having been cautioned or convicted of a criminal offence, Home Office figures have revealed.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
One of Nation's Youngest Mayors Resigns (AP)
AP - One of the youngest mayors in the country has resigned three years into his four-year term to pursue opportunities outside the state. | 12U.S. |
Sharp Attacks, Vivid Talk Color Bush-Kerry Battle (Reuters)
Reuters - With the race tight and passions
high, the battle between President Bush and Democratic rival
John Kerry has veered into sharp personal attacks in vivid
language rarely heard in television-age campaigns. | 12U.S. |
Obama and Huckabee sweep into New Hampshire after wins
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Fresh from big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee swept into New Hampshire on Friday for a four-day battle for the next prize in the U.S. presidential race. | 10Top News |
Clinton regains lead in New Hampshire voter poll
(Reuters)
Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary
Clinton regained her lead over key rival Barack Obama in New
Hampshire, where nomination voting in three weeks will shape
the 2008 U.S. election race, a poll showed on Wednesday. | 13World |
Car Bomb Explodes Near US Convoy in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq, Aug 27 - A car bomb exploded near a US military convoy in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday, wounding at least 10 civilians, police and hospital officials said. | 13World |
NASA fails to budge stuck solar array on ISS
(AFP)
AFP - Despite all the vibrations of a German astronaut excercising, a solar array on the International Space Station remained stuck and could require a fourth spacewalk to fold it away, NASA has said. | 6Sci/Tech |
Berlino, 23:23 - CICLISMO, EX MASSAGGIATORE TELEKOM: HO INIETTATO EPO A ULLRICH
Jef d'Hont, ex massaggiatore della Telekom, ha dichiarato all'edizione domenicale del quotidiano ted... | 4Italia |
Brindisi, 18:46 - CALCIO, SERIE D/H: BRINDISI-ISCHIA 1-0 NELL'ANTICIPO
Nell'anticipo della dodicesima giornata del campionato di serie D/H, il Brindisi ha battuto 1-0 l'Is... | 4Italia |
DealBook Blog: Judge Rules Against United Rentals in Deal Lawsuit
A judge in Delaware ruled that Cerberus Capital could not be forced to complete its $4 billion deal for United Rentals, a rental equipment operator. | 0Business |
Credit Agricole: utile 2006 +26%
Nel quarto trimestre l'utile e' salito del 9,8% | 4Italia |
Sleepy Interns Committing Key Errors, Study Shows
BOSTON (Reuters) - America's doctors-in-training are committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work over 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests the U.S. medical community has been slow to tackle sleep deprivation in its staff. | 3Health |
Croatia erases 'fascist' tributes
Croatian authorities take down two monuments honouring officials from the country's Nazi era. | 13World |
Advertising: Discover Tries Nurturing Parents
The Discover credit card has a new marketing partnership with Parents magazine, the nationâs most popular glossy about the worldâs most demanding job. | 0Business |
Coventry takes backstroke
Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry added gold to her silver and bronze medals by storming to victory in the women's 200m backstroke final in Athens. | 8Sports |
Arsenal equal Nottingham Forest's 42-match unbeaten record with a <b>...</b>
It was not enough for Arsenal to make their mark by pulling level with Nottingham Forest's record of 42 League matches undefeated. | 8Sports |
Students Punished for Dorm Stripper Pole
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three students at Jacksonville University have been punished for installing a stripper pole in an on-campus apartment and taking pictures as clothed female students performed on it at a party... | 1Entertainment |
North Korea says has funds, awaits U.N. team
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved. | 10Top News |
Zimbabwe opposition poll boycott
Zimbabwe's main opposition party say they will not take part in elections unless major reforms are made. | 10Top News |
Fla. Governor Challenges Schiavo Ruling (AP)
AP - Gov. Jeb Bush will ask the Florida Supreme Court to reconsider its 7-0 ruling against a law designed to keep a brain-damaged woman alive, a spokesman said Monday. | 12U.S. |
Holiday Worm Putting Grinch in Season
Santy.A might sound like some kind of holiday cheer but as thousands of Web site operators are quickly finding out, the nasty little worm is only spreading fear. | 6Sci/Tech |
Casini: appello a centro moderato
Leader Udc, Pdl sembra proprieta' privata di Berlusconi | 4Italia |
Alcatel preliminary results in line with forecast
(Reuters)
Reuters - Alcatel on Monday
released preliminary second-quarter results that were in line
with company expectations. | 0Business |
Abares, Nuzzos ready to continue rivalry
Ali vs. Frazier. Leonard vs. Hagler. Now Massachusetts football fans have their own prize fight set for Nov. 5, 2005 at Yale. | 8Sports |
Han earns a hand with playoff triumph
Hee-Won Han made a 4-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Lorie Kane and win the Safeway Classic on Sunday at Portland, Ore. | 11Top Stories |
Chinese Communists Change Leaders
resident Hu Jintao won a second five-year term as China's Communist Party chief Monday, heading a new leadership lineup that features potential successors yet could invite a divisive battle to succeed him | 10Top News |
Bowyer laps up his first Nextel Cup win
The only winless driver to make the 12-man Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship, Clint Bowyer was so fast and dominant in recording the first victory of his Nextel Cup career before 101,000 in yesterday's Sylvania 300, he even arrived at Victory Lane at New Hampshire Internatio... | 8Sports |
Santini quits Spurs for 'personal reasons'
LONDON: Jacques Santini has resigned as manager of Tottenham Hotspur after just 13 games in charge, the English Premiership club announced last night. | 1Entertainment |
WORLD IN BRIEF
SYDNEY -- An obesity pandemic threatens to overwhelm health systems around the world with illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, experts at an international conference warned Sunday. | 13World |
Money's corrupting influence on medicine
Fears that money has an undue influence on the practice of medicine are not new. In the 12th century, the Jewish philosopher Maimonides wrote an oath for physicians that included this admonition: ''Do not allow thirst for profit, ambition for renown and admiration to interfere ... | 0Business |
O'Hern lifts Australian PGA Championship title
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nick O'Hern ended a victory drought dating back to 1999 when he holed out from a bunker at the fourth sudden death playoff hole in the Australian PGA Championship on Sunday. | 8Sports |
Corel acquisisce Paint Shop Pro
In data 14 Ottobre 2004 la canadese Corel Corporation ha annunciato di aver acquistato Jasc Software Inc produttrice della famosa suite grafica Paint Shop Pro giunta in tempi recenti alla versione 9. Questa | 4Italia |
Blaze at Alton Towers theme park
Firefighters tackle a blaze in a cable car station at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire. | 10Top News |
Mortars hit Somali capital, wounding 6
(AP)
AP - Four mortar explosions rocked the Somali capital Friday, wounding six people — including two children — a day after an advance team of African peacekeepers arrived in the country, witnesses said. | 13World |
Olympic competition ends in drama
Thirty-six kilometres into the men's Olympic marathon on Sunday, Vanderlei Lima's chances of winning were taken from him after he was tackled in bizarre manner by the Irish serial pest Cornelius Horan. | 8Sports |
MPs looking at quiz TV 'rip-offs'
MPs are examining whether quiz shows are ripping off viewers with charges for phone calls. | 2Europe |
Marine Charged With Murdering Two Iraqis
A Marine lieutenant has been charged with a military count of premeditated murder for shooting two Iraqis during a search for a terrorist hideout, and he could face the death penalty if he is found guilty, his attorney said Thursday. | 12U.S. |
Hand Recount to Delay Wash. Governor Race Further
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state's unresolved race for governor will be extended further with a hand recount of the 2.8 million votes cast, after Democrats agreed to pay for another tally of the ballots which had their candidate losing to the Republican contend... | 10Top News |
Erectile dysfunction affects 18 percent of men
(Reuters)
Reuters - There's more bad news for those
pudgy couch potatoes, junk food junkies and TV devotees -- and
this time it really hits them where it hurts. | 3Health |
Dillon's determination not questionable
FOXBOROUGH -- When Corey Dillon was with the Cincinnati Bengals, the NFL's version of being exiled to Siberia, he didn't win many close games. In fact, he didn't win many games at all. | 8Sports |
Huge Blast in Jakarta, at Least Three Dead
A powerful explosion rocked the Australian embassy in central Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least three people in the vicinity and injuring more than 100, witnesses and local radio said. | 1Entertainment |
Octopus - The Bees
Octopus by The Bees | 5Music Feeds |
Blacks bear brunt of AIDS in developed nations
(Reuters)
Reuters - HIV infections are rising in
black men and women living in developed nations that have
otherwise made strides against the disease, said participants
at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto. | 3Health |
Colleges Fear XP Downloads Will Cause Jam
Microsoft Corp.'s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the | 11Top Stories |
Bank of Canada taglia tassi
Al 4% di 25 punti. Bank of China smentisce rumors perdite | 4Italia |
Starbucks' Schultz returns to CEO post
(Reuters)
Reuters - Starbucks Corp on Monday
said its chief executive, Jim Donald, is leaving the company,
effective immediately. | 0Business |
Wikipedia breaks into U.S. top 10 sites
( InfoWorld ) - Wikimedia Foundation popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia cracked the top ten list of most popular Web sites in the U.S. for the first time in January, according to comScore Networks.
Wikipedia sites ranked ninth with 42.9 million unique visitors last month, ahe... | 6Sci/Tech |
Roma, 14:54 - CALCIO, FIGC: DONADONI CONTENTO PER CONFERMA PETRUCCI
"Certamente sono contento per la conferma ricevuta ma non voglio fare ulteriori commenti". Lo ha det... | 4Italia |
Big Fund to Prop Up Securities Is Scrapped
Big banks have pulled the plug on a Treasury Department-backed plan to rescue troubled investment vehicles leveled by the subprime mortgage crisis. | 0Business |
Israelis seize Fatah legislator
Israeli troops detain a Fatah parliamentarian, and overnight raids kill two militants in Gaza. | 2Europe |
Amazon Debuts A9 Search Engine
Amazon's independent A9 unit is ready to officially unveil its customized search engine, which debuted in preview form last April. A9.com combines Web and image searches from Google, movie and book searches from Amazon and reference materials from GuruNet into an interface that can be ... | 7Software and Developement |
UK minister 'hounded' by fox hunters
LONDON: Britain's minister for rural affairs Alun Michael pulled out of an official visit yesterday to avoid a showdown with 200 protesters gathered to protest a looming ban on fox hunting. | 13World |
NATION IN BRIEF
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A 96-year-old mobster accused of overseeing robberies, money laundering and bank fraud for the Genovese crime family pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy Wednesday, but because of his age he probably will not be sent to prison. | 10Top News |
Cardinal to query Iraq war cost
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales is to question the cost of the war in Iraq in his Midnight Mass address. | 2Europe |
Londra, 10:56 - CALCIO, AGENTE LJUNGBERG: IN INGHILTERRA SOLO ALL'ARSENAL
Il procuratore di Fredrik Ljungberg, Claes Elefalk, ha escluso che il centrocampista svedese, insegu... | 4Italia |
India's Tata unveils the world's cheapest car
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Tata Motors Ltd unveiled the world's cheapest car on Thursday, bringing car ownership closer to millions of consumers in emerging markets. | 0Business |
Sunshine might stop skin cancers
Sunshine might stop certain cancers from growing, including skin cancers, researchers believe. | 2Europe |
Purged Chinese leader in hospital
The Chinese government says detained former Party leader Zhao Ziyang is ill but stable in hospital. | 2Europe |
Drugs Cast Shadow Over Olympic Games Again
ATHENS (Reuters) - Drugs cast another shadow over the Olympics Thursday with Ukrainian women rowers losing their bronze medal and another weightlifter being barred. After showing astonishing improvement over the last year to land the 400 meters hurdling crown, Greece's Fa... | 10Top News |
Unabomber: proroga termini indagini
Ancora quattro mesi per accertamenti preliminari | 4Italia |
Chinese Sina.com says 4Q profits down
(AP)
AP - Sina Corp., China's most popular Web portal, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profits fell 15 percent due to higher expenses and a drop in revenues for mobile services. | 13World |
Chiron's vaccine plans in tatters and financial future in doubt
EMERYVILLE, Calif. Chiron's (KY-rawn) aggressive plan to dominate the US flu vaccine market is in tatters. The Emeryville-based company's financial future is clouded now as well as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount. | 3Health |
Oprah Gives Away 276 New Pontiacs
Oprah Winfrey, one of the world's richest entertainers, surprised her fans Monday by giving each of her 276 audience members a new car to celebrate the premiere of her show's 19th season. | 11Top Stories |
Britain hints at way out of Russia row
(AP)
AP - The spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown signaled Wednesday that Britain could be willing to accept a trial in a third country for the chief suspect in the killing of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. | 2Europe |
Transparency International threatens to end Siemens' membership
(AFP)
AFP - Transparency International, the anti-corruption watchdog, is threatening to exclude Siemens from membership in the wake of the unfolding bribery scandal at the German engineering giant, a top TI official has said in a newspaper interview... | 2Europe |
Train ticket rises could breach law
Business & money: Risk of fares rising above cost of running services. | 10Top News |
European stocks shoot higher amid barrage of results
(AFP)
AFP - European stock markets rose on Thursday as investors seized on a flurry of bullish earnings reports, and after Tokyo hit a near seven-year high. | 2Europe |
Lock of "Che's" hair sold at Dallas auction
(Reuters)
Reuters - A lock of socialist revolutionary
Ernesto "Che" Guevara's hair and related items were auctioned
on Thursday in Dallas to a Houston-area bookstore owner for the
very capitalist sum of $119,500 (52,000 pounds). | 2Europe |
Gallery: Body-Contouring Patients
Gastric-bypass surgery can leave people with pounds of sagging skin. For some, plastic surgery is a solution. See before-and-after photos of success stories. | 6Sci/Tech |
Drummer Ryan Vikedal Leaves Nickelback (AP)
AP - Nickelback is down a drummer following the departure of Ryan Vikedal. | 1Entertainment |
Oil Rises Nearly 2 Percent on Colder US Weather
Oil prices jumped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday as colder weather in the United States, the world's largest heating oil market, brought temperatures more in line with seasonal norms. | 0Business |
Three killed, 14 wounded in Baghdad blast
Baghdad, Sept. 24:Three people were killed and 14 wounded in an explosion on Palestine Street in Central Baghdad today, medics said. | 13World |
Web Site Aims to Help Parents Detect Early Signs of Autism
CHICAGO -- What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes? | 3Health |
Cards keep flying, clinch home field in NL playoffs
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Larry Walker belted a two-run homer, Woody Williams picked up his eighth win in nine decisions, and St. | 8Sports |
Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Helps Kids' Behavior (Reuters)
Reuters - Children with obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional
difficulties, but tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy can improve both
these problems as well as quality of life, new research shows. | 3Health |
Zeenat Aman: I've forgiven men who ill-treated me
The entire nation continues to have a crush on you. | 1Entertainment |
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US and 7 Countries Weigh New Findings on Arctic Climate
The United States and the seven other countries with Arctic territory today expressed concern about profound changes in the Arctic climate and said they would consider new scientific findings | 11Top Stories |
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