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Group Seeks Union Election Spending Probe (AP)
AP - An anti-union group is urging the Federal Election Commission to investigate one of the largest unions in the country, claiming the Service Employees International Union unlawfully spent workers' dues to elect Democrats in last week's election. | 0World |
Spain takes a lead in computers
MADRID International Business Machines presented the Spanish government on Friday with what it called the most powerful computer in Europe, saying it would open a new era in scientific research in Spain. | 3Sci/Tech |
Israel's Labour Party raps Sharon aide's remarks on pullout plan
Israel's Labour Party lashed out Wednesday at a Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's aide who said the Gaza pullout plan was aimed at freezing the peace process. | 0World |
Ex-Comverse boss arrested in Namibia
From The Fugitive to The Prisoner
Police in Nambia have arrested Jacob 'Kobi' Alexander, the ex-CEO of Comverse Technology, the voicemail software maker, who fled the US he was charged with fraud over backdated stock options.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Apple Strikes Back at RealPlayer
(Article Central) Apple has quietly updated its iPod software to prevent songs purchased on RealNetworks' online music store from being played on some of its popular MP3 players. | 3Sci/Tech |
Brazil Announces Record Budget Surplus (AP)
AP - Brazilian government released federal budget figures Friday showing an unprecedented primary budget surplus of 10.9 billion reals ($3.8 billion) in August, putting Brazil well ahead of performance targets set in a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund. | 2Business |
Lennar posts quarterly loss
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lennar Corp., the second largest U.S.
home builder, on Tuesday reported a quarterly loss, citing
charges related to land values and declining demand related to
the subprime-mortgage meltdown. | 2Business |
Singh Turns Up Heat on Joint Leaders Lehman, Baird
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - World number one and defending champion Vijay Singh was stalking joint leaders Tom Lehman and Briny Baird after the third round of the $4.2 million Funai Classic at the Walt Disney Resort on Saturday. | 1Sports |
Global Markets: Easier Oil Soothes Shares
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares firmed on Tuesday as oil slipped further toward $54 a barrel, while the dollar's tumble came to a temporary halt after it touched another 8-month low against the euro. | 2Business |
No waffling as Henin closes in on first Belgian title
(AFP)
AFP - On-target Justine Henin would regain a huge dose of confidence were she to win her first title at home in Belgium on Sunday at the WTA Diamond Games. | 1Sports |
Philippines seeks 4 in ferry bombing
SINGAPORE -- Philippine authorities said yesterday that they were seeking four members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic gang with long-standing ties to Al Qaeda, in the February sinking of a ferry that left at least 118 people dead. | 0World |
HP forms new blade group
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announced on Monday that it has formed a new division within its Enterprise Storage and Servers Group chartered with unifying the company's blade system development efforts. | 3Sci/Tech |
Wall Street Set to Rally (Reuters)
Reuters - Wall Street was set to rally on
Wednesday as forecast-beating results from tech bellwether
Intel Corp boosted the outlook for chip makers, while
U.S. trade data will set direction for the dollar. | 2Business |
Steelers place Riemersma on IR
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers placed tight end Jay Riemersma on injured reserve on Tuesday. Riemersma has a ruptured Achilles which he suffered in Sunday's game against Jacksonville. | 1Sports |
Smarty Deb's ship just may have come in
There's an adage around the racetrack that goes like this: When betting a major stakes race, always pick the shipper who arrives on the grounds first. That tip is based on the premise that the trainer has devoted full attention to acclimating the invader to unfamiliar circumstan... | 1Sports |
Cambodia tribunal may pave way for judicial reform
Optimism has been tempered by years of negotiations and legislative delays; many Cambodians lost hope long ago. | 0World |
Six kidnapped in Iraqi attack
BAGHDAD -- Gunmen stormed the compound of a Saudi company in a fashionable Baghdad neighbourhood yesterday, seizing an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqis after a gun battle in which a guard and one of the assailants were killed, police said. | 0World |
Ravens' Sams breaks leg against Bengals
(AP)
AP - Ravens kick returner B.J. Sams broke a bone in his lower right leg during the second quarter against Cincinnati on Thursday night. | 1Sports |
New Induce Act Alarms Foes
CD burners, jukebox programs and Wi-Fi routers are just a few of the technologies that could be threatened under a new version of the Induce Act, critics say. | 3Sci/Tech |
Viacom's Digital Dilemma
Philippe Dauman knows he needs to bump up Internet revenue, but he can't do it via a purchase. | 2Business |
What Sun's acquisition of MySQL means for the software industry
Sun's acquisition of MySQL has broad implications for the software industry. | 3Sci/Tech |
Smoke at Ansonia Prompts Lawsuit
First, roaches. Now, second-hand smoke. It's more litigation by residents at the Ansonia, the majestic Beaux-Arts building on the Upper West Side. | 0World |
Why This Stock Is a Winner
With small caps, one indicator above all others bodes well for future performance. | 2Business |
Afghan operation "significant" success, NATO says
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO and Afghan government troops have forced Taliban insurgents out of a southern Afghan district after a two-week operation in which NATO said hundreds of militants were killed. | 0World |
Square Feet: Using Redevelopment to Tell a Story
Durham, N.C., is working with private developers to use history as a teaching experience while rebuilding a commercial district. | 2Business |
Greenspan issues new warning over US current account deficit (AFP)
AFP - US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said the United States' huge current account deficit cannot be indefinitely financed by foreign countries and investors. | 2Business |
Arnie terminates drivers with hands-on cell phones
Keeping California safe - but not yet
California is to ban the use of cell phones by drivers in a moving vehicle unless they are using a hands-free device.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Saints 26 Falcons 13
NEW ORLEANS Aaron Brooks accounted for two touchdowns and New Orleans kept its playoff hopes alive with a 26-to-13 win over Atlanta. | 1Sports |
Google shows off upgraded products, ad growth
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc has hit its stride with a strategy that focuses on Web search, advertising and applications, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday, as he downplayed possible threats. | 2Business |
Too close for comfort
Winning is neither everything nor the only thing in soccer. Teams often play for a certain result. During the regular season, a tie away from home can be rewarding. In Major League Soccer's playoffs, goal differential will likely determine who advances in two-game series. | 1Sports |
Clijsters Says She'll Marry Hewitt in February
LONDON (Reuters) - Belgium's Kim Clijsters and Australian Lleyton Hewitt, the golden couple of tennis, will marry next February in Australia. | 1Sports |
Sprint seeks funding for wireless network: WSJ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp. is exploring new options for funding its wireless broadband network to soothe investor concerns about the cost, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday. | 2Business |
Red Flags for Small-Cap Funds
Could your small-cap fund be in danger? | 2Business |
Market can heal U.S. subprime crisis: U.S.'s Lazear
LONDON (Reuters) - Markets will find a way to solve the subprime debt crisis, allowing most homeowners affected to stay in their homes, White House economic advisor Ed Lazear said in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper on Monday. | 2Business |
Baghdatis, Ancic gain China Open final
(AP)
AP - Marco Baghdatis reached his first final since the Australian Open, defeating Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 Saturday to advance to the title match of the China Open. | 1Sports |
Baseball Owners Set to Approve Expos Sale (AP)
AP - The proposed move of the Montreal Expos to Washington is set to be approved when baseball owners meet Thursday in Chicago. | 1Sports |
Hamann signs new City deal
(AFP)
AFP - Dietmar Hamann has been rewarded for his role in Manchester City's revival under Sven-Goran Eriksson this season with a new one-year deal at the Premier League club. | 1Sports |
Bush Leads in Race to 270 Electoral Votes (AP)
AP - In a seesaw campaign, President Bush has opened a lead over John Kerry in their drive to White House victory by making gains in the Midwest and solidifying his Southern base. | 0World |
Fring thing comes to Windows Mobile
Skype, GoogleTalk, MSN, and Twitter all in one client
Symbian VoIP and messaging client Fring has launched a version for Windows Mobile 5 and 6, connecting them to multiple VoIP and messaging services from a single client for free.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Iran Advances Its Move to Nuclear Fuel, Defying UN
Iran defied the United Nations today by announcing that it had begun converting tons of uranium into the gas needed to turn the radioactive element into nuclear fuel. | 0World |
"SMART-1" at "gateway" to the moon
After a 13-month journey, a tiny spacecraft the size of a washing machine, driven by "Star Trek" technology, will begin to orbit the moon on Monday night. | 3Sci/Tech |
Ford, General Motors report slow November sales, Japanese makers <b>...</b>
America's two largest automakers said they would reduce production in the first quarter of 2005 after reporting weak November sales. | 2Business |
New Guard Arrives at Tribune, a Developer Who Speaks His Mind
Now at the helm of the Tribune Company, Samuel Zell declared that the troubled operation would aim to raise revenue more than cut spending. | 2Business |
Inter Conquer Brussels
Inter emerged as the winners over Anderlecht in Brussels to claim the first spot in the Champions League Group G. The nerazzurri took the lead nearly immediately when Adriano from the left served a low powerful | 1Sports |
HK feels pressure over pollution
A pressure group is formed to urge Hong Kong's government to act on air quality amid warnings over costs to the economy. | 0World |
Miller routs rivals for sixth win
Bode Miller added another triumph to his sparkling season on Monday, claiming his sixth World Cup win of the campaign in a slalom and a new entry in the record books. | 1Sports |
AMD: Lean and Hungry
Plus, more changes at McDonald's, and tough times for TiVo? | 2Business |
Huckabee: Another overachiever from Hope
(AP)
AP - Mike Huckabee's first day as Arkansas governor is remembered most for the Four Hour Crisis. | 0World |
China Predicts 9.3 Percent Economic Growth (AP)
AP - China's economy will grow by 9.3 percent this year, the government forecast Thursday, amid signs that efforts to tame the economic boom may be failing to cap inflation. | 0World |
Arsenal 2-0 West Ham
Arsenal hold off West Ham comfortably to maintain their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. | 0World |
Brown 'could break golden rule'
Chancellor Gordon Brown is in danger of breaking his economic "golden rule" because forecasts for tax revenues are too optimistic, a report says. | 2Business |
Turkish tycoon abducted in Iraq
BAGHDAD - One of Turkey's richest businessmen has been reported kidnapped, appearing in a video Saturday along with a weeping employee saying they were being held hostage. | 0World |
Poland considers withdrawal from Iraq by end of next year
Warsaw, Poland - Poland envisions a withdrawal of its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday. It was the first time the key US ally has indicated a timeframe for pulling its soldiers out of the war-torn nation. | 0World |
Ogden Gets Seven-Year Extension
The Baltimore Ravens locked up another key piece of their franchise, signing Pro Bowl left tackle Jonathan Ogden to a seven-year contract Thursday. | 1Sports |
All-Business Class Airline Ceases Flights
Maxjet Airways, which flew between London and three United States cities, took what it called a âdrastic measureâ because of soaring fuel prices and the deteriorating credit market. | 2Business |
Israeli town wagers on a racetrack
NIR YAFE, Israel -- It seems a far-fetched scheme for this farm village: With outside investors, community leaders want to build a track for horse racing, although Israelis hardly know the sport and two of the principal promoters acknowledge that they have never seen thoroughbreds t... | 0World |
Italians Divided After Return of 'Simonas'
For three weeks, Italians across the country marched, held vigils and lit candles, and politicians united to promote freedom for a pair of humanitarian aid workers held captive in Iraq. | 0World |
Pace of Brazil Land Reform Slammed Despite Gains
By Andrew Hay BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil made progress in itsambitious plan to hand out land to poor peasants in 2004, butstill fell short of goals aimed at narrowing chronic wealthinequality, government data released on Wednesday show. | 0World |
'Potential Development' in Peterson Case
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The judge in Scott Peterson's double murder trial dismissed the jurors for the day Wednesday, saying, "There's been a potential development in this case." Judge Alfred A... | 0World |
Owens Returns to Practice With Eagles (AP)
AP - T.O. is almost a go. Terrell Owens, the Philadelphia Eagles' All-Pro receiver, practiced Monday for the first time since injuring his ankle last month, moving closer toward returning for the Super Bowl. | 1Sports |
Now you, too, can own Bonds' 700th homer ball -- if only for a <b>...</b>
Now, anybody has the chance to say he or she had Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball, if only for a moment in cyberspace. The ball will go on sale in a nine-day Internet auction starting Monday, said the attorney | 1Sports |
Companies turn to high-performance computing to stay competitive
For U.S. companies concerned about manufacturing work heading offshore, high-performance computing could offer a competitive edge. | 3Sci/Tech |
Fallon in court over race fixing charges
(AP)
AP - Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon appeared in court Monday on race-fixing charges. The 41-year-old Irishman appeared with 10 others, including fellow jockeys Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams, on charges of conspiracy to defraud. | 1Sports |
Defiant Iran goes ahead with N-plans
VIENNA: Iran said on Wednesday it had processed several tonnes of raw "yellowcake" uranium to prepare it for enrichment - a process that can be used to make atomic weapons â-n defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog. | 0World |
Heads up on the VW Space Up
From the Tokyo auto show another member of the German automaker's 'new small family' line of concept cars debuts. | 3Sci/Tech |
Gillette Quarterly Profit Up 13 Percent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gillette Co. G.N on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit climbed 13 percent as consumers traded up to high-end products such as its M3Power razor and Oral-B Sonic Complete toothbrush. | 2Business |
Garcia throws four TD passes in Cleveland's 34-17 win over <b>...</b>
CLEVELAND (CP) - Chad Johnson better still have a few bottles of that pink stomach medicine. His Cincinnati Bengals look pretty sick. | 1Sports |
NC State seeks offensive turnaround
The time for redemption is at hand for the North Carolina State football team, and if the Wolfpack don't follow through, a once-promising season will end with the program's first losing record since 1996. | 1Sports |
Jordan: Ford decision was knife through the heart.
The Jordan team has vowed to bounce back from its latest crisis, despite likening Ford's recent decision to cease all of its Formula One activities to a . | 1Sports |
Can Skype Cash In On Free?
NEW YORK - Skype Technologies made a name for itself providing a free Internet telephone program to users around the world. Now it's time to cash in. | 3Sci/Tech |
Local heroes to benefit as Singh is blown off course
The tentacles of Hurricane Jeanne spread across the Atlantic yesterday when Vijay Singh finally decided to miss the American Express World Golf Championship which starts tomorrow here at Mount Juliet. | 1Sports |
Peru Lawmakers Urge Court: Don't Free Berenson (Reuters)
Reuters - The head of Peru's Congress on
Wednesday urged the region's top rights court not to order the
freedom of a New Yorker jailed for collaboration with leftist
rebels, saying it had to realize "this lady is a terrorist." | 0World |
World Business Briefing: Japan: Current Account Surplus Widens
Japanâs current account surplus widened in May as a weaker yen increased the value of overseas investments and exports. The surplus expanded 31 percent, to 2.13 trillion yen ($17.5 billion), from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said. | 2Business |
Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb attack in southern Afghanistan killed two American soldiers and wounded three others, the U.S. military said Saturday... | 0World |
Buffett To The Rescue!
Omaha billionaire offers to back up municipal bond insurance to save investors pain. | 2Business |
UBS Posts Larger-Than-Expected Loss
The Swiss bank reported its first quarterly loss in five years after hefty writedowns on subprime-related investments, but said it expects a group profit in the last quarter. | 2Business |
Quarter master
Sure, they faced the sobering reality of joining ranks with Clemson, Maryland, Duke, and Georgia Tech, higher-seeded teams who were unceremoniously shown the exit of St. Pete Times Forum in Thursday's frenzied first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. | 1Sports |
Frank signs four-year extension with Nets
New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank was given a four-year, $10 million contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal was made public about 12 hours after the Nets suffered | 1Sports |
U.S. Is Proposing to Cut Medicaidâs Drug Payments
The Bush administration will propose sweeping reductions in payments to pharmacies as a way to save money for Medicaid. | 0World |
Prince William defends Royal Family
LONDON -- Prince William supported the oft-criticized behaviour of his brother, Prince Harry, and also stuck up for his father, Prince Charles, in a rare interview with the British news media published yesterday. | 0World |
The Lede Blog: Touchdowns and Lockdowns
Catching up with the proliferation of school lockdowns and high school football players rallying around an embattled coach. | 0World |
Pakistan Plays Down Bin Laden Report (AP)
AP - Pakistan on Monday played down comments by a top U.S. counterterrorism official that progress has been made recently in the hunt for Osama bin Laden. | 0World |
Russia warns about elections; UN fears for civilians
MOSCOW -- The intense US-led assault on Fallujah could undermine Iraq's upcoming elections, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned yesterday, and the UN refugee agency expressed concern about the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the besieged city. | 0World |
Microsoft to launch video service to rival YouTube
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O will start testing on Tuesday an Internet video-sharing service called Soapbox, the software company's answer to Web sensation YouTube. | 3Sci/Tech |
Airbus' Magic In-flight Cell Phone Technology May Be Make-Believe (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Airbus makes it possible to make in-flight cell phone calls. Is it a real technology advancement, or does it work like my anti-lion powder? | 3Sci/Tech |
MIT Grad Delivers Tech for Health Care (AP)
AP - Vikram Kumar is hardly your typical tech chief executive. He shares a two-bedroom apartment with a sister and a nephew and gets around town by bicycle or in a 20-year-old Mercedes Benz. | 3Sci/Tech |
Shellshocked? Not these Bears
The Bears were losing 14-0 against the New York Giants after just 12 minutes Sunday, and a great many people in Giants Stadium had to believe the game was over at that point. | 1Sports |
Captain stars as Pakistan beat India
BIRMINGHAM - There was double joy for Pakistan yesterday at the Champions Trophy, when captain Inzamam-ul-Haq became the second player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals as they beat arch rivals India to enter the semi-finals. | 1Sports |
Citigroup sees $15 billion writedown at Merrill
(Reuters) - Citigroup expects a $15 billion fourth-quarter write-down at Merrill Lynch & Co Inc and said CDO/subprime exposures will decline by 50 percent to 70 percent in aggregate. | 2Business |
UPDATE 2-US pension agency's deficit swells to $23.3 bln
The deficit at the federal agency that rescues failed US corporate pensions more than doubled to $23.3 billion in fiscal year 2004, officials said on Monday, with analysts largely blaming bankrupt airlines. | 2Business |
Oracleâs Quarterly Earnings Up 25 Percent
The business software maker delivered a fiscal first-quarter performance that topped analyst expectations. | 3Sci/Tech |
After Years of Battle, Some '.md' Web Sites Are Going Online
A New Jersey company, MaxMd, recently acquired near-exclusive rights to market the ".md" domain, which technically belongs to Moldova. | 3Sci/Tech |
RIAA threatens 19 universities with lawsuits
Group launches ninth wave of "prelitigation" letters, offering students and personnel the chance to settle copyright infringement claims out of court "at a discounted rate." | 3Sci/Tech |
Opposition holds poll advantage in tight Kenya vote
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two heavyweights of Kenya's post-independence politics square off in a presidential vote on Thursday after a campaign that has overshadowed Christmas and seen the opposition holding a small lead in opinion polls. | 0World |
SEC to charge David Li in Dow Jones insider trading case: report
(AFP)
AFP - US stocks regulators intend to file civil charges in a Dow Jones Co. insider-trading case against Hong Kong banker and Dow Jones board member David Li, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. | 2Business |
Vatican clarifies, updates saint making process
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican issued a new guide to saint making on Monday that it hopes will clarify and streamline the process of singling out souls for Catholicism's highest honor. | 0World |
Athletics: Aarrett 29th in 50km walk
Craig Barrett couldn't improve on his efforts of four years ago as he ended more than four hours of hot toil with a 29th placing in the Olympic Games 50km walk here today. | 1Sports |
Lecturers vote to back Israel boycott
(AFP)
AFP - Britain's largest trade union for academics voted Wednesday to back calls for a boycott of universities in Israel in protest at the nation's treatment of Palestinians. | 0World |
THESTATE.COM
The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a United Nations survey, which credits dropping prices for the robot boom. | 2Business |
Higher Costs Deepen True's Loss
By Bangkok Post, Thailand Mar. 1--True Corp, the country's largest private fixed-line telephone operator, reported a worse-than-expected 2006 net loss yesterday, hit by rising operating expenses and higher interest costs. | 3Sci/Tech |
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