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Lindh killer's sanity in question
Sweden's Supreme Court hears evidence from six doctors on the mental health of politician Anna Lindh's killer. | 0World |
Fong, First Asian-American Senator, Dies (AP)
AP - Hiram L. Fong, an immigrant's son who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the U.S. Senate, died Wednesday. He was 97. | 0World |
MS, Cisco to Collaborate on Security Solution
Microsoft and Cisco Systems have announced that the two companies have entered into a pact to share security and network health technologies, to better stop, isolate and eliminate viruses and other malicious codes on Windows-based networks. | 3Sci/Tech |
Goodyear plans more cost cuts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , said
on Friday that quarterly earnings fell due to restructuring
charges and lower tire demand and said it has increased its
target for long term cost-cuts. | 2Business |
Things looking up for McCain
(AP)
AP - The stars may be aligning for John McCain. The question is whether the Republican presidential candidate can hitch a ride to success. | 0World |
LeBron James relaxed on eve of Game 2
(AP)
AP - Tony Parker, Tony Soprano. One's going to get hacked, the other might get whacked. At roughly the same time the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs take the floor for Game 2 of the NBA finals on Sunday night, the final episode of "The Sopranos," HBO's series ... | 1Sports |
Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up
Investors are running back into mutual funds. | 2Business |
Iran's president says nuclear work nearing "peak"
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear work is nearing a "peak", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, while the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Tehran was probably at least three years from making atom bombs even if it chose to do so. | 0World |
MTV says it will sell videos on iTunes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Viacom Inc.'s (VIAb.N) MTV Networks on
Thursday said it has begun selling more of its shows at Apple
Computer Inc.'s iTunes digital media store. | 3Sci/Tech |
6 US soldiers killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD - A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, the US command said Wednesday, as US and Iraqi troops staged raids in Ramadi and Baqouba, stepping up pressure on Sunni insurgents before this week's start of the Islamic | 0World |
Astros like chances with Clemens
Roger Clemens and Brad Lidge give the Houston Astros two reasons to think they will finally punch their ticket to a World Series. Clemens has gone 3-0 against the Cardinals this | 1Sports |
Rutgers Women Hand UConn Its First Loss
Epiphanny Prince scored a career-high 33 points, including 27 in the decisive second half, to lead Rutgers to a 73-71 victory Tuesday over top-ranked and previously unbeaten Connecticut. | 1Sports |
Morgan Stanley posts loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley , the second-largest U.S. investment bank, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter loss after recording bigger-than-expected write-downs on assets hit by the credit crunch, and said it sold a $5 billion stake to China Investment Corp to boost capital. | 2Business |
Smith hails SA fightback
Port Elizabeth - Graeme Smith hailed his team's performance after they fought their way back into the first Test against England at St George's Park ON Sunday. | 1Sports |
Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pakistan opposition leader
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on
Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead
of a general election she hoped to win. | 0World |
Do You Have the Guts to Buy?
Is ultimate growth investing for you? Find out. | 2Business |
Baghdad ministry blast leaves 6 dead
BAGHDAD Insurgents drove a car bomb up to the Ministry of Education headquarters in northwestern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people in a powerful blast and wounding dozens more, an Iraqi official said. | 0World |
China bars AIDS doctor from U.S. for award: activist
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has blocked an octogenarian doctor instrumental in exposing China's HIV/AIDS crisis from collecting an award from a U.S.-based advocacy group, a fellow AIDS activist said on Monday. | 0World |
MP calls for law to force online shops to verify customer age
Just asking isn't enough
A bill has been introduced in Parliament which would force online retailers to check customers' ages before selling goods that cannot be sold to children.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Feds Share Coupons to Help TV Transition
WASHINGTON -- Millions of $40 government coupons become available Tuesday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes for older TVs that might not work after the switch to digital broadcasting. | 3Sci/Tech |
Scientists study decline in turtle nests
(AP)
AP - Scientists are trying to figure out why the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests has declined significantly over the past seven years. | 3Sci/Tech |
Publisher TechTarget to Go Public
By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Feb. | 3Sci/Tech |
PARALYMPICS SOMBRE CLOSING CEREMONY
Instead of the fireworks and all night partying that usually accompanies such an event, it was a scaled back closing ceremony for the Athens Paralympics in tribute to seven teenagers killed in a bus crash on their way to the Games. | 1Sports |
Fidelity: Ex-Worker Stole 2.3 Million Customer Records
A senior-level database administrator stole records containing credit card, bank account and other personal information. | 3Sci/Tech |
Five Terps Score in Double Figures in Rout
Crystal Langhorne scores 14 points and grabs 12 rebounds as sixth-ranked Maryland defeats Florida State 74-60 on Thursday night in Tallahassee. | 1Sports |
Red Hat, Hyperic Team on Open Source Project
The RHQ project tackles IT infrastructure management issues and will be available under the GPL v2 license. | 3Sci/Tech |
2007 Technology Industry Awards Finalists Announced By Technology Council of Southern California
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Technology Council of Southern California today announced the finalists for the 2007 Technology Industry Awards. | 3Sci/Tech |
Can His Kid Brother Follow In Barbaroâs Huge Footsteps?
The only full brother that Barbaro had, yet to be named, carries high expectations, potential disappointment and a permanent soft spot in the hearts of the many who became drawn to Barbaroâs story. | 1Sports |
iRobot winner offers simple home help
Winning robot for iRobot Create contest does many things you wish the company already offered in a home robot. | 3Sci/Tech |
HP enjoys a record quarter as sales rise
COMPUTER and printer maker Hewlett-Packard has reported record revenues in every business and every region, with quarterly profit up 27 per cent. | 2Business |
Apple schedules London press event, iPhones expected
With plans to enter Europe by the end of the year, Apple could be ready to announce who gets to carry the iPhone. | 3Sci/Tech |
CBS Fined $550,000 for Jackson Stunt
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction," which exposed the singer's breast during this year's Super Bowl halftime show. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to slap each of the 20 CBS-... | 0World |
He's taking pain in stride
He logged 20 minutes of ice time. That was progress. He logged it in isolation. That was the problem. | 1Sports |
India Rethinks Plan for Manned Moon Mission
By S. SRINIVASAN BANGALORE, India (AP) -- India is rethinking its plan to send a man to the moon by 2015, as the mission would cost a lot of money and yield very little in return, the national space agency said Thursday... | 3Sci/Tech |
Rainforest gets protected status
Vast tracts of rainforest in Brazil are to get a new status to protect them from unsustainable logging. | 3Sci/Tech |
FDA Warns Pfizer Over Painkiller Ads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Pfizer Inc. that television and print advertisements for its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra misled consumers, according to a letter made public on Wednesday. | 2Business |
Car bomb kills 6 U.N. soldiers in south Lebanon
KHIYAM, Lebanon (Reuters) - A car bomb, "most likely" driven by a suicide bomber, killed six U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Sunday, a police source said. | 0World |
San Antonio Spurs
Easily overcoming a somewhat sub-par game by Duncan, the Spurs rolled to their fourth straight win, a 99-81 victory over the Knicks. | 1Sports |
Schilling Blogs Against Clemens
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards heâs won since 1997 if he canât clear his name from allegations that he used steroids. | 1Sports |
Padres 3, Cardinals 1: Padres Find a Strange Way to Fend Off the Cardinals
The Padres, still down two games to one in this N.L. division series, forced Game 4 on Sunday at Busch Stadium, with Woody Williams starting for San Diego and Chris Carpenter for St. Louis. | 1Sports |
Eurozone economic growth slows down
A report released in Brussels on Friday showed a slowdown of economic growth in the 12-nation eurozone due to record high oil prices and the euro's sharp rise against the US dollar. | 2Business |
UAE president dies at 86
United Arab Emirates President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nayhan died Tuesday, official television reports. He was 86. | 0World |
Bomb attacks kill 2 in Thailand
(AP)
AP - Suspected Muslim insurgents exploded more than 40 bombs in attacks on government offices across Thailand's restive south on Thursday, killing at least two people as the deputy prime minister visited the region, officials said. | 0World |
Yahoo's 3Q Profit Nearly Quadruples
SAN FRANCISCO - Internet giant Yahoo Inc.'s third-quarter profit nearly quadrupled, reflecting a continued boom in online advertising. The Sunnyvale-based company said Tuesday that it earned $253.3 million, or 17 cents per share, for the three months ended in September, up from n... | 0World |
Japan's Cabinet approves draft budget for fiscal 2005
Japan's Cabinet on Monday endorsed a draft 82.18 trillion yen ($788.7 billion) national budget for fiscal 2005, increasing overall spending to care for an aging population but trimming general and defense outlays. | 0World |
SWIM ACE ON DRINK DRIVE RAP
The American swimmer, who won eight medals in Athens this year, was stopped by police after he sped through a stop sign. A state trooper in Salisbury, Maryland, saw signs of intoxication in the 19-year-old | 1Sports |
Stocks to Open Lower on Oil Concerns
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly lower at the open Friday as oil's latest push into record territory continues to unnerve investors... | 0World |
Shell And Dow Prepare $2.1 Billion Iraqi Petro Plan
The companies are rumored to be in talks to upgrade an Iraqi petrochemical plant. | 2Business |
Kerry, Edwards Rarely Campaign Together (AP)
AP - Sen. John Kerry and running mate John Edwards rarely campaign together, but they talk daily, swapping ideas on everything from policy to strategy to staffing. Kerry insists on it, aides say, even if it puts his campaign behind schedule. | 0World |
Photos: Pocket-size PCs
The 1.2 pound Sony Vaio U is powered by a 1.1GHz Intel Pentium M 733 processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 20GB, 1.8-inch hard drive. | 3Sci/Tech |
Iran ignores powers, U.N. on enrichment
(AP)
AP - A defiant Iran kept on enriching uranium in advance of the U.N. Security Council's Thursday deadline for Tehran to freeze such activity or face the threat of sanctions, U.N. and European officials said. | 0World |
BC rallies to stun Virginia Tech
For the first 56 minutes of last night's game at Virginia Tech, it appeared Boston College's dreams of dancing to Bourbon Street for a shot at the national championship were going to die. | 1Sports |
Trinidad climbs off canvas to keep title options open
Felix Trinidad returned to the ring after more than two years to score a thrilling eighth-round stoppage of Ricardo Mayorga at New York's Madison Square Garden in a non- title bout being described as one of the fights of the year. | 1Sports |
Jockey Fallon held in race-fixing probe
Champion jockey Kieren Fallon is among 16 people arrested as part of a police probe into suspicions of corruption and race-fixing. | 1Sports |
US dollar moves in tight range against major currencies in Asian <b>...</b>
SINGAPORE : The US dollar moved in a narrow range against the yen and euro in Asia on Monday as investors awaited US economic data and a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan later this week. | 2Business |
Federer and Nadal Help Bring Back the Rivalry to Tennis
Attempt to put Roger Federerâs deepening rivalry with Rafael Nadal into historical perspective, and it is striking how few great rivalries tennis has had to choose from of late. | 0World |
Rejuvenated Celtics expect happy new year
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Boston Celtics will hit the new year
with the NBA's best record and a belief that more is still to
come. "We haven't played our best basketball and I think most
of the guys in this locker room will say that," veteran guard
Ray Allen said recently ... | 1Sports |
MP3 site settles for $10 million with RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America has reached a $10 million legal settlement with a Spanish company that briefly offered MP3s online for just pennies a song. | 3Sci/Tech |
Australia's Eamon Sullivan breaks 50m record
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Eamon Sullivan broke Alexander Popov's eight-year-old world record for 50 meters freestyle on Sunday, instantly inheriting the title as the fastest swimmer in history. | 1Sports |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Two Problems. One Solution.
Researchers at Vertex Pharmaceuticals use Macs to discover small molecules that have the potential of solving big problems. Having phased out their aging SGI workstations in favor of Macs, they’ve streamlined their workflow by unifying all of their tasks on a single ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Smaller Trade Gap Still a Chasm
The US trade deficit narrowed by nearly 9 percent in July, the Commerce Department reported yesterday -- but at $50.1 billion, the gap was still the second-largest on record. | 2Business |
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With Indiansâ Help, Red Sox Finish Another Comeback
Dustin Pedroia drove in five runs to help the Red Sox advance to their second World Series in four years. | 1Sports |
Timing Is Everything
"Star Wars: Battlefront" is the right game at the right time. | 2Business |
Bats Blog: Bats
What the players and owners need to do now. | 0World |
Sun starts bidding adieu to mobile-specific Java
As hardware gets more powerful, Sun expects the desktop version of Java to gradually replace the stripped-down mobile version. Will it un-fragment Java for gadgets? | 3Sci/Tech |
LSI Logic to buy Agere for about $4 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LSI Logic Corp. , a maker of chips found in DVD recorders and hard drives, said on Monday it would buy Agere Systems Inc. for about $4 billion in stock, broadening LSI's reach into the market for mobile phone chips. | 2Business |
Officials: 12 hurt, 28 dead in airstrike
(AP)
AP - Four Israeli missiles slammed into a refrigerated warehouse where farm workers were loading vegetables Friday near the Lebanon-Syria border and at least 28 people were killed, officials said. | 0World |
AT&T says plans to participate in wireless auction
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Friday it
plans to participate in an upcoming government auction of
airwaves in the 700-Megahertz spectrum band, but it is still
deciding whether to bid for a portion of the spectrum reserved
for open access. | 3Sci/Tech |
Powerful Typhoon Hits Southern Japan (AP)
AP - A powerful typhoon in southern Japan caused landslides and floods, left tens of thousands without power, and injured at least 23 people Monday. In the western part of the country, strong aftershocks rattled a region hours after two earthquakes injured 43. | 0World |
Dell to sell PCs at Staples
The PC maker expands its retail presence by offering a range of products at the office superstore. | 3Sci/Tech |
3,000 New Jobs At Supermarket Giant
Supermarket group Sainsbury's is to create 3,000 in-store jobs in a bid to get more stock on the shelves. The plan is expected to form a key part of a strategy by chief executive Justin King to halt the group's decline. | 2Business |
Milosevic War Crimes Trial Resumes
The trial of Slobodan Milosevic on war crimes charges has resumed in The Hague with the former Yugoslav president launching a spirited defense. | 0World |
Region Roundup
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Dec. 19--BI | 3Sci/Tech |
Web Makeover for F.B.I.âs âMost Wantedâ
The bureau adds video clips to its Web site, puts up billboards and arranges for international outreach, but it seems that somebody forgot to call in the Web designers. | 3Sci/Tech |
Prior Is Free of Pain During Workout With the Padres
Mark Prior did not experience pain in his surgically repaired right shoulder during his first spring workout with the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Ariz. | 1Sports |
Wanna buy a nice snap of a mugging victim?
The Bolton Evening News can oblige
Thanks very much to reader Neil for pointing us in the direction of his local rag The Bolton Evening News , which is offering readers the chance to buy a snap of this poor bloke:⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Cardinals clinch NL Central with 15 games to spare
Having accomplished so much with what generally was thought to be the NL Central's third-best roster entering the season, the St. | 1Sports |
Globecomm Rounding the Bases
Yet another communications-infrastructure player reports promising results. | 2Business |
On Local Sites, Everyone's a Journalist
Several notable ventures have launched or raised money this year to create local news sites online in which readers contribute all or most of the news. -Leslie Walker | 3Sci/Tech |
Woods celebrates 60th win
LEMONT, Illinois (Reuters) - Tiger Woods celebrated his 60th career title on Sunday and is showing no signs of slowing down. | 1Sports |
Ichiro signs contract extension with Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle Mariners have signed Japanese center fielder Ichiro Suzuki to a five-year contract extension reported to be worth more than $100 million. | 1Sports |
Nintendo Wii Japan sales beat Sony PS3 in January
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii game
console outsold Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 (PS3) by
nearly three to one in January, Japan's largest video game
magazine publisher, Enterbrain, said on Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
New Ukraine Poll Looks Likely Way Out of Crisis
KIEV (Reuters) - A new Ukrainian poll of some sort looks increasingly likely once again on Thursday as parliament and the Supreme Court press ahead with efforts to resolve a national crisis over a disputed presidential election. | 0World |
Barcelona delay could hurt AMD earnings
( InfoWorld ) - AMD will delay its launch of the Barcelona quad-core Opteron server chip from its expected date in July until October, setting the company back in its effort to compete with new processors from Intel, according to analyst reports.
Processor companies make more mo... | 3Sci/Tech |
Champion jockey among 16 held by police in race-fixing inquiry
At six o'clock yesterday morning, Kieren Fallon should have been thundering along the scenic gallops above Newmarket at the start of another ordinary but enriching day at the peak of British horse racing. | 1Sports |
Nepal PM invites Maoist rebels for new talks on bloody insurgency (AFP)
AFP - Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has invited Maoist rebels to resume negotiations that broke down over a year ago but said he would only offer a key concession if the guerrillas agreed to talk. | 0World |
Not All Pharmaceutical Markets Are the Same
The case of China's former FDA leader highlights the issues facing the country's pharmaceutical industry. | 2Business |
Google appeals Brazilian order on Orkut
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. appealed on Thursday a federal judge's order to turn over information on users of the company's Orkut social-networking service. | 3Sci/Tech |
NASA throws a DART
Huntsville engineers are hoping bad weather won't put off the launch today of a satellite that could lead to completely automatic spaceflight and docking. | 3Sci/Tech |
UK2.net hack cuts off email
Pulling the plug
Cut-rate internet host UK2.net has become the subject of a hacking attack, leaving customers temporarily unable to access their email.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Court: Search of e-mail was illegal
Federal investigators overstepped constitutional bounds by searching stored e-mails without a warrant in a fraud investigation, a federal appeals court ruled yester day. | 2Business |
Report: China had pollution deaths nixed
(AP)
AP - Beijing persuaded the World Bank to cut from a report findings that pollution caused about 750,000 premature deaths in China each year, the Financial Times reported. | 3Sci/Tech |
Toyota tops GM in 2006 global sales: Automotive News
(Reuters)
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp. edged past General
Motors Corp. to become the world's biggest automaker by sales
volume in 2006, leading industry paper Automotive News said. | 2Business |
Cotto stops Judah to retain welterweight crown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miguel Cotto retained his WBA welterweight championship with an 11th-round stoppage of Zab Judah in front of a capacity crowd of more than 20,000 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. | 1Sports |
Feehan seizes South crown
CAMBRIDGE -- Kyle Van Den Berghe could sense it. The second-year Bishop Feehan swimming coach felt his troops needed a boost in morale as the back-and-forth battle for first place with BC High waged on, so 10 minutes before his 400-yard freestyle relay team hit the pool for the final race of ... | 1Sports |
Kite leads final Champions Tour event
Tom Kite, his round highlighted by an eagle at the 16th, fired an 8-under 64 Thursday to lead after one round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. | 1Sports |
The Quad: Road Trip: Miracle Finish
Cornell won the first game of its weekend road trip by erasing a 5-point deficit in the waning moments, beating Harvard 72-71. | 1Sports |
Wide kick gives Pats narrow win
New England linebacker Tedy Bruschi figures the defending Super Bowl champs were starting from scratch in the NFL season opener. "No one cares about last year," Bruschi said. | 1Sports |
Stricter System to Trim Carbon Emissions Is Considered in Europe
European Union officials this week will aim to reduce corporate influence and make polluting more expensive. | 2Business |
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