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NATO soldier wounded in Afghan suicide attack: ISAF
(AFP)
AFP - A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of NATO forces in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, wounding a NATO soldier, officials said. | 0World |
Kraft in deals with Starbucks, Bosch over Tassimo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kraft Foods Inc said on Tuesday it has
struck deals with Starbucks Corp and Bosch Household Appliances
to fuel growth of its Tassimo hot beverage system, which the
company said was on track to become a $200 million brand by
year's end. | 2Business |
Why not be friends, says Her Majesty
THE Queen, at a banquet in Berlin, has appealed for Britain and Germany to end the obsession with their long history of conflict. On the fourth state visit of her reign to Germany | 0World |
S.C. Residents Brace for Gaston
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Rain doused the South Carolina coast early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed and pushed ashore... | 0World |
Japan, China to discuss fence-mending summit talks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Top diplomats from Japan and China were set to kick off a fresh round of talks on Monday on whether their leaders could move ahead with an ice-breaking summit meeting soon. | 0World |
Best of All Possible Worlds? Bond Buyers Crave Yield but Show No Fear
In the bond market, all is sweetness and light - companies with bad credit do not pay much to borrow, and they have no trouble meeting their obligations, so lenders do well. | 2Business |
Howard Stern to Move to Sirius Radio
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Shock jock" Howard Stern will jump to Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O in January 2006, moving his controversial show from the public airwaves and giving the nascent satellite radio sector a big boost. | 2Business |
Justices attend science training seminar
(AP)
AP - Judges trying to keep up with scientific advancements say they face difficult decisions in determining what kinds of evidence to allow into courtrooms. As gatekeepers over what testimony is heard by a jury, judges must decide which experts are relevant — and whi... | 3Sci/Tech |
Goldman, JP Morgan see Fed cutting 50 bps in Jan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sputtering job market has convinced economists at key U.S. investment banks that the Federal Reserve will need to resort to a steeper half-percentage point interest rate cut when it meets later this month. | 2Business |
Jones, Edmonds both win seventh
After having his 13-year winning streak broken last season, Greg Maddux returned to a familiar position Wednesday when he earned the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the National League's best fielding pitcher. | 1Sports |
Militant Attacks in India Claim 57 Lives
GAUHATI, India - Militants bombed utilities, a tea plantation and a crowded marketplace in northeastern India on Sunday, intensifying violence that has killed 57 people in two days and snarling efforts to bring cease-fires in a region where dozens of ethnic rebel groups are fig... | 0World |
Artificial heart maker seeking OK to sell device
After 22 years of experimentation, the maker of the nation's first self-contained artificial heart yesterday asked the federal government for permission to begin selling up to 4,000 of the devices each year as a last-chance treatment for people with irreversible heart f... | 2Business |
Jones sues her accuser
Marion Jones has filed a £12million lawsuit for defamation against the man who alleged he supplied her with performance-enhancing drugs. | 1Sports |
IBM touts mainframes to India
Wanting to take some weight off the Mumbai power grid
IBM is trying to sell mainframes to companies in India, Russia and China, promoting them as ways to reduce power and cooling costs. It said that the power grid in places such as Mumbai is creaking under the strain of server sprawl, as ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Cubs hope offense doesn't abandon them
The Chicago Cubsâ offense abandoned them over the weekend. Theyâre trying to prevent that from happening again during the final week of the regular season. | 1Sports |
Salon Hopes for a Good Hair Day With Charity Event
QUINCY - A longtime Quincy Center hair salon is hoping a good cause will draw a crowd to a charity event scheduled next week. Hairplace One owners Ron and Laura Affsa said they won't charge a dime for clients who schedule appointments to get their hair cut or styled ... | 3Sci/Tech |
James Breaks Bone in Face; Will Wear Mask
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James grimaces in pain after an injury in the second quarter of Cleveland's 98-87 loss to the Houston Rockets Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, in Cleveland. | 1Sports |
Rude officials spoiling the Games, say Indians
DOHA (Reuters) - It boasts spanking new arenas and state-of-the-art equipment but the Doha Asian Games are missing a vital ingredient, Indian sports officials say -- a friendly touch. | 1Sports |
"Extinct" Vipers, Other Reptiles Uncovered in Iran
Resuming fieldwork in Iran after a 20-year hiatus imposed by the Islamic revolution, Swedish zoologists have discovered ten new lizard and snake species. | 3Sci/Tech |
Ex-Cabinet minister wounded, driver killed in Beirut car bombing
BEIRUT, Lebanon A former Lebanese Cabinet minister has been wounded and his driver killed in an early morning car bombing in Beirut. | 0World |
Iran says Chinese give support on nukes
(AP)
AP - Iran's interior minister said China renewed its support Friday for negotiations over his country's disputed nuclear activities, and he warned that new U.N. sanctions could force Tehran to adopt "other means." | 0World |
Wal-Mart Says September Sales Are Rising 2% to 4% (Update3)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said September sales are rising 2 percent to 4 percent as consumers scaled back their spending last week amid high gas prices and a sluggish job market. | 2Business |
iPhone launched... but not by Apple
Linksys' rebranding coup
Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome the iPhone from... er... Linksys. Yes, the iPhone has indeed been launched today, as forecast, but it's not the device so many people were expecting . Instead, it's Linksys' new brand name for its range of VoIP ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Long power outage a wake-up call to be better prepared
After 36 hours of what seemed like 19th-century living, a reporter emerges with a better understanding of how fragile America's infrastructure is. | 3Sci/Tech |
Stewart tips England for victory
Alec Stewart has tipped England to break a 40-year hoodoo and triumph on their Test tour of South Africa. England, who have not won a Test series in South Africa since 1964-65, arrived on Tuesday to prepare | 1Sports |
Time Warner to test metered Web use
Time Warner Cable says it will charge users based on how much data they transfer in an effort to control peer-to-peer traffic on their network, but the new pricing model could scare off customers. | 3Sci/Tech |
World Champion Skater Takes A Bad Fall
World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina says she doesn't remember what caused her to fall during a competition this weekend. | 1Sports |
Pedestrian Ban Reversed
A Prince George's County appeals board has voted to overturn a ban on pedestrians on the streets and sidewalks around FedEx Field. | 1Sports |
Website for baby boomers cuts staff
Eons Inc., a 14-month-old website catering to aging baby boomers, has laid off two dozen employees - more than a third of the staff at its Boston headquarters - in its second cutback this year. | 2Business |
IAAF launches investigation into Greek doping scandal
Track's governing body began investigating Thursday whether two Greek sprinters who withdrew from the Olympics had tried repeatedly to avoid doping testers. | 1Sports |
Photo in the News: Hubble Fans Dispute "Sharpest" Title
Astronomers backing the aging space telescope say that claims of more detailed ground-based snapshots are premature. | 3Sci/Tech |
Blogging 'set to peak next year'
The blogging phenomenon is set to peak in 2007, according to technology predictions by analysts Gartner. | 3Sci/Tech |
Judge Sentences Jones to 6 Months in Prison
Marion Jones pleaded guilty in October to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs. | 1Sports |
Browns' Suggs Cleared for Full Practice (Reuters)
Reuters - Cleveland Browns running
back Lee Suggs has been given the green light to practice at
full speed this week in preparation for Sunday's game against
the Washington Redskins. | 1Sports |
How Can We Stop IM Worms?
Traditional antivirus technology may be too slow to protect users, researchers say. | 3Sci/Tech |
U.S. Stocks Higher, Ford Outlook Helps
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts, while wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O limited gains on the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income. | 2Business |
Bulgarian cargo ship sinks in Sea of Azov
SOFIA (Reuters) - A Bulgarian cargo ship with 11 seamen on board sank in rough weather in the Sea of Azov on the border between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday, the Bulgarian coastguard said. | 0World |
SEC approves Dynegy sale of Illinois Power to Ameren
Dynegy Inc. (DYN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the sale of its Illinois Power Company to Ameren Corp. | 2Business |
Cole threw pizza at Fergie - report
London - Britain's biggest-selling newspaper said Wednesday that Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole was responsible for throwing a piece of pizza that it claimed hit Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. | 1Sports |
CA opens product development center in India
CA opened a $30-million product development center in Hyderabad in south India on Wednesday. | 2Business |
Circuit City Reports Smaller 3Q Loss (AP)
AP - Circuit City Stores Inc. reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the third quarter on store efficiencies and higher extended warranty sales, but the retailer's top executive said holiday sales have been slower than expected so far. | 2Business |
No U.S. Grand Prix in 2008, says Ecclestone
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One will not return to the United States next year, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway said on Thursday. | 1Sports |
South Africa to Evacuate Hundreds From Thailand
Two South Africans have been confirmed dead and hundreds will be evacuated from Thailand after a devastating quake in southeast Asia which killed tens of thousands, the foreign ministry said Monday. | 0World |
U.S. special envoy heads to Brussels to talk Darfur
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. special envoy to Sudan was
en route to Brussels to discuss the crisis in Darfur with top
European Union and NATO officials, the State Department said on
Thursday. | 0World |
Afghanistan's Karzai makes official visit to Iran (AFP)
AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai started a two-day visit mainly focused on boosting economic relations and inaugurating a new cross-border highway, officials said. | 0World |
A Spectator Disrupts the Marathon With a Shove
It took 108 years for the men's Olympic marathon to return to its origins, and just a moment for a defrocked Irish priest to affect the legitimacy of the result. | 1Sports |
Packet Design's Traffic Explorer 2.0 Helps Users Optimize Service Delivery, Find Hidden Network Problems
Packet Design has enhanced its Traffic Explorer | 3Sci/Tech |
Chofu Seisakusho to Take Full Control of Heating Maker Sunpot
Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)--Housing equipment maker Chofu Seisakusho Co. said Tuesday it plans to take full control of heating appliance maker Sunpot Co. in a bid to boost its development capability and sales network. | 3Sci/Tech |
Wave of Iraq violence kills 29
A CAR bomb exploded outside an Iraqi police station in western Baghdad last night and US troops battled insurgents west of the capital as a new wave of violence across Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland killed at least 29 people. | 0World |
Pro-Thaksin victory puts Thai army on back foot
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms billionaire in 2006. | 0World |
Hamm Delivers the Ball, Then Walks Away for Good
The girls with ponytails shrieked in delight when Mia Hamm walked to the stands, smiled and began autographing the programs, hats, shirts and scraps of paper thrust at her over the stadium railing. | 1Sports |
Summitville's Scars: Mine Cleanup Could Stretch for Years in San Luis Valley
By Erin Smith, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Sep. | 3Sci/Tech |
Mirant files suit against NRG
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mirant Corp. filed suit
against NRG Energy Inc. late on Tuesday to have
Delaware's Chancery Court declare that Mirant can legally
acquire NRG. | 2Business |
Angels 5, Rangers 3
Chone Figgins and Troy Percival saved the Anaheim Angels, and gave them a little boost in the AL West race. Figgins had RBI hits in the last two innings and scored the go-ahead run on an infield grounder. | 1Sports |
Microsoft is tops in Web traffic in December
( InfoWorld ) - Microsoft drew the largest number of Web site visitors worldwide in December, a recurring accomplishment that makes the company's disappointing online ad business all the more disconcerting.
Close to 509 million unique visitors, ages 15 and up, went to Micro... | 3Sci/Tech |
Oil Prices Fall to $45 as Iraq Oil Flows
Oil prices dropped sharply today, extending losses to a third day as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped partly unwind some supply worries. | 2Business |
Traders punish Acer for Gateway purchase
( InfoWorld ) - Shares of Acer Inc. opened down by their daily limit on the Taiwan Stock Exchange early Tuesday, as investors took a dim view of its decision to buy U.S. PC vendor Gateway Inc.
Acer stock opened down 6.9 percent at NT$59.2 (US$1.79), the lower limit imposed by t... | 3Sci/Tech |
Lobster Traps Discussed: The Commission Extended the Suspension of the Lobster Trap Reduction Program Through the 2007-08 License Year
By Susan Cocking, The Miami Herald Dec. 10--Lobster, Goliath grouper and sea trout dominated Thursday's meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Key Largo. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bosnian Serbs 'lied about past'
US authorities accuse 16 former Bosnian Serb soldiers of hiding their military past to obtain refugee status. | 0World |
Militant gets 18 years for Bali bombings
(AP)
AP - Judges sentenced an Islamic militant to 18 years in prison Thursday for his involvement in the 2005 Bali bombings that killed 20 people — the second verdict in the terrorist attack in as many days. | 0World |
Acer Inc. plans to acquire Gateway
(AP)
AP - Acer Inc., the world's fourth-largest computer vendor by unit sales, plans to acquire U.S. computer maker Gateway Inc. for $710 million, the Taiwanese company said Monday. | 0World |
Loss of Intelsat satellite could threaten sale
BETHESDA, Md. The loss of an Intelsat satellite knocked out Internet access for many customers of Starband, a McLean-based provider of online access via satellite. | 2Business |
Naughty sites getting easier to access at work
Also: Distortion-free lens tech puts things in a negative light. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra. | 3Sci/Tech |
Hackers Smell Blood In Common Windows Interface
Since Wednesday, a rising tide of attacks which could precede the arrival of a new worm have been attempting to exploit the Windows GDI (graphic device interface) for JPEG files, according to the Internet Storm Center, Bethesda, MD. | 3Sci/Tech |
Stranger in a Strange Land of Wretched Holiday Excess
The malls are packed -- and the internet is sizzling -- with increasingly desperate "consumers," as the ever-lengthening holiday feeding frenzy reaches its crescendo. What a pitiful tableau. Commentary by Tony Long. | 3Sci/Tech |
OpenFM iPhone app Finds FM Frequencies
DLO has launched an iPhone application that lets you find open FM frequencies for your iPod or iPhone-compatible FM transmitter. | 3Sci/Tech |
PepsiCo Q2 profit rises
(Reuters)
Reuters - PepsiCo Inc. on Thursday
posted a rise in second-quarter profit, helped by its non-soda
portfolio including Gatorade sports drinks and Aquafina water. | 2Business |
Quite a blast for LA
The Dodgers seldom win with the long ball. They're a good hitting team, with an NL-leading .275 batting average heading into last night's game against Pittsburgh, but home runs are for teams such as the Reds, Phillies, and Braves. Not the Dodgers. | 1Sports |
US judge orders against Yukos auction
A US district court judge has upheld a bankruptcy court order temporarily blocking the auction of the main production subsidiary of one of Russia's biggest oil companies, Yukos. | 2Business |
Proxicom Puts the ''Zoom Zoom'' in Mazda's New Mobile Web Site
Proxicom, an interactive agency that helps customers make the best use of the Web, has completed development of the mobile Web site for Mazda North America Operations (MNAO) (www.mazdausa.com), which launched earlier this month. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bruins ship Stuart, Primeau
In the end, like most deals, there was a confluence of events that led to general manager Peter Chiarelli's trade of Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau to the Calgary Flames last night for defenseman Andrew Ference and forward Chuck Kobasew. | 1Sports |
Rice Meets With Israeli Leaders
Israel has threatened to cut back fuel and electricity to the Gaza Strip, putting visiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice squarely in the middle of the two sidesâ latest faceoff. | 0World |
Delgado and Wells power Blue Jays to 9-7 victory over Tampa Bay
TORONTO (CP) - Carlos Delgado had three hits and Vernon Wells hit a home run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-7 in an ugly, error-filled slugfest on Sunday. | 1Sports |
Surprise! Barack Obama, Ron Paul win MySpace 'primaries'
Both parties' Web favorites are named the winners among the "MySpace generation." But that doesn't make the outcome of real primaries any clearer. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bhopal disaster and aftermath a huge violation of human rights: Amnesty (AFP)
AFP - Tens of thousands of Indian people still suffer appalling effects from the Bhopal gas leak 20 years ago and over 20,000 have died from the disaster, Amnesty International says, labelling the victims' long wait for justice a major breac... | 0World |
Oil prices bubble to record high
The price of oil has continued its sharp rise overnight, closing at a record high. The main contract in New York, light sweet crude for delivery next month, has closed at a record $US46.75 a barrel - up 70 cents on yesterday's close. | 0World |
Orioles Rally Past Rangers 11-9
Nick Markakis homers en route to a career-high five RBIs, including a the go-ahead two-run double that sends the Orioles past the Rangers. | 1Sports |
Burger named IRB player of the year
Schalk Burger completed a mesmerising season by winning the International Rugby Board (IRB's) Player of the Year in London's Royal Lancaster Hotel last night. | 1Sports |
Russia Awarded 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time. | 1Sports |
How green is my V-word?
Does virtualisation = energy savings?
No, not "valley" as in John Ford's 1941 classic movie based on Richard Llewellyn's 1939 best-seller about a close-knit, hard-working Welsh coal-mining family at the turn of the twentieth century. Nor "vampires" as in the somewhat less classic episode from t... | 3Sci/Tech |
Global crises still to play out in Russia: Kudrin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global credit crisis and volatility across developed financial markets could yet hurt Russia and hinder long-term investment, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said late on Saturday. | 2Business |
Sooners Dump Cowboys
No. 13 Oklahoma wins the battle of the big men and in turn, the game with No. 9 Oklahoma State, 67-57, Monday as Kevin Bookout scores 23 points and Taj Gray adds 22. | 1Sports |
Philippoussis Out of Australian Open (AP)
AP - Mark Philippoussis officially withdrew from the Australian Open on Thursday with a thigh muscle injury. | 1Sports |
Canadian Emissions Market Recommended
A government panel recommended that prices be set for greenhouse gas emissions. | 3Sci/Tech |
For first time, woman in Navajo runoff
(AP)
AP - For the first time, a woman has been chosen as one of two candidates facing off for the presidency of the Navajo Nation, whose reservation is the largest in the country. | 0World |
Obesity 'doubles sight-loss risk'
Obese people have double the risk of losing their sight, a report has warned. | 0World |
Football: Spurs 'to keep Berbatov'
Tottenham boss Martin Jol is "100% convinced" striker Dimitar Berbatov will stay at the club. | 0World |
New Coach of Dolphins Also Protégé of Parcells
Tony Sparano, who was a member of Bill Parcellsâ Dallas Cowboys coaching staff in 2006-7, was named coach of the Dolphins on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
Sonics thumbnails
When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: FSN, WRKO (680). | 1Sports |
Arafat Said to Have Liver Failure; PM to Visit
PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat, critically ill in a Paris hospital, has suffered liver failure, a Palestinian official said on Sunday as Arafat's subordinates decided in his absence to enforce a law and order plan in Palestinian areas. | 0World |
US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection
ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways Group Inc., the nation's seventh largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday for the second time in two years... | 0World |
Harvard's top dropout drops in with a lesson
Harvard University's most famous dropout returned to his alma mater yesterday to urge the school's students, faculty, and alumni to help end poverty and preventable diseases worldwide. | 2Business |
Cricket: Pakistan send South Africa in
(AFP)
AFP - Pakistan won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the first one-day international at Centurion Park. | 0World |
Thai convicted of tourist murders
A court in Thailand sentences a local man to death for the murder of two Russians in Pattaya in February. | 0World |
Sheehan wants impeachment, Pelosi's job
(AP)
AP - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Monday moved another step — actually several thousand of them — toward carrying out her promise to run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi because the California Democrat won't consider impeachment proceedings against President B... | 0World |
Quick to Forget Troubles, Snedeker Stays on Course
PGA tour rookie of the year Brandt Snedeker has fought off a case of the quick-hooks with the driver, a condition that has driven most of those afflicted by it out of the game. | 1Sports |
Attendance Is Key to Hornets' Future in N.O.
Selling out the New Orleans Arena for the Hornets' six games this season is vital to keeping the NBA team in the city, says owner George Shinn. | 1Sports |
Amazon profit margins squeezed
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc posted a
decline in profit margins on Wednesday as the cost of
discounting overshadowed a robust rise in quarterly earnings
and a bullish 2008 sales view above Wall Street targets. | 2Business |
New EU presidency wants to put off debate on expansion
(AFP)
AFP - Portugal, which took over the European Union presidency on Sunday, is trying to put off a potentially explosive debate on whether Turkey should be admitted to the bloc. | 0World |
Spread the wealth
As politicians in Massachusetts and other states rush to catch up with California's big investment in stem-cell research, you might think biotechnology trade groups would be thrilled with the reaction. | 2Business |
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