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Citigroup to be known as Citi, sells umbrella
(Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup Inc. , the largest U.S.
bank, said on Tuesday it would rebrand itself as "Citi" and
sell its trademark red umbrella to St. Paul Travelers Cos. | 2Business |
Farting Herring, Suicides Garner Ig Nobels
Oct. 1, 2004 - A research team that showed herring communicate by farting and the authors of a study on the effect of country music on suicide were among the winners of the 2004 Ig Nobel prize. | 3Sci/Tech |
Israel Agrees to Free Jailed Palestinians
Israel agreed on Sunday to free up to 200 Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill after Egypt freed a convicted Israeli spy and ahead of elections for Yasser Arafat's successor, officials said. | 0World |
Save Mount Diablo Pays Down on Land in Irish Canyon
By Denis CuffSTAFF A conservation group announced a deal last week to buy a half- square-mile of spring-fed grasslands and oak forests north of Clayton, where county-approved growth limits scuttled plans to build housing. | 3Sci/Tech |
Report on Iraq Shows Mixed Results
The White House said in an assessment issued today that the Iraqi government has shown mixed progress on 18 benchmarks. | 0World |
Delegation the secret of Fergie's success as he hits the 1,000 <b>...</b>
WHILE Manchester United might feel that their present position of fifth in the Premiership is an inconceivable one, then compare it to their plight of 999 games ago, as Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates 1,000 games in charge tonight. | 1Sports |
US ocelots on the brink
Last stand in corner of Texas
The US's population of ocelots - estimated at "100 or less" - came one step closer to extinction this week with the unexplained death of a breeding age male in southeast Texas's Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Reuters reports.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
British retail sales soar in September
(AFP)
AFP - Retail sales in Britain surged in September, with the annual growth rate hitting the highest level for three years, official data showed on Thursday. | 2Business |
Kings hold down Nuggets 101-89
The Sacramento Kings have won two straight games after a 101-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Brad Miller scored 11 points in the third quarter as the Kings stretched their lead to 77-63. | 1Sports |
Pope Returns to St. Peter's Square (AP)
AP - Pope John Paul II greeted the faithful Sunday from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, returning to the world's most famous pulpit for the first time since a health crisis led to his emergency hospitalization. | 0World |
Prammanasudh holds on to win Fields Open
(AP)
AP - Stacy Prammanasudh shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to hold off Jee Young Lee by a stroke and complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Fields Open. | 1Sports |
Chelsea Football Club star begins rehab
Chelsea Football Club striker Adrian Mutu has begun his rehabilitation programme following his positive test for cocaine. The Romanian was found guilty of taking the drug and could now face up to two-years out of the game with suspension. | 1Sports |
Oil Futures Retreat From $90 Record
Many analysts expect the declines to be temporary and believe futures will continue their assault on price records in the days ahead. | 2Business |
US salvage World Cup point
AN injury-time goal lifted the United States to a 1-1 draw against Panama today, enough for the Amerians to maintain their lead in Group A in the third round of 2006 World Cup qualifying in the North and Central America and Caribbean region. | 1Sports |
Microsoft signs two Indian deals
Microsoft is to form multi-million pound partnerships with two Indian software firms, and is expected to double the 1,500 people it already employs in India. | 2Business |
Britain's Highest Court Overturns Anti-Terrorism Law
Britain's highest court ruled today that the British government cannot indefinitely detain foreigners suspected of terrorism. | 0World |
Kenya's anti-graft czar resigns
The Kenyan anti-corruption supremo steps down just days after the government was accused of "massive looting". | 0World |
Aussie newsman detained, released in Iraq
An Australian TV journalist has been released after being detained by unknown group in Baghdad last weekend, SBS Television said in a statement on Monday. | 0World |
Canseco Swings Wildly
If Jose Canseco's word had any credibility in the sports world, his claims of rampant steroid use throughout baseball would rival the BALCO investigation. | 1Sports |
Analysis: Battle for Influence on the Nigerian Airwaves
Editorial analysis by Len Walker of BBC Monitoring on 7 September. With a weekly Nigerian audience of eighty per cent, radio dominates the Nigerian media environment. | 3Sci/Tech |
Clever cars can read road signs
The plaintive plea to the traffic cop is the same the world over: âSorry officer, I didnât know I was speeding.â But drivers may soon have to come up with a better excuse. | 3Sci/Tech |
Astronomers Find 'Hot Spot' on Saturn (AP)
AP - Astronomers using a giant telescope atop a Hawaii volcano have discovered a hot spot on Saturn, located at the tip of the planet's south pole. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yankees sign relief pitcher Hawkins
(Reuters)
Reuters - The New York Yankees have signed
right-handed relief pitcher LaTroy Hawkins on a one-year deal,
the team said on Thursday. | 1Sports |
Phillies 9, Reds 1
Brett Myers pitched six solid innings and drove in the go-ahead run as the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the final game of their three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 9-1 win Wednesday afternoon. | 1Sports |
Water Crisis After Blowout; Taps Off As Hawera Reservoirs Run Low
By WOODD, Richard HAWERA and its surrounding communities are on emergency water supplies after a major blowout in the supply line from the Kapuni Stream intake. | 3Sci/Tech |
TWO ITALIANS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ
The hostage crisis in Iraq has worsened with gunmen kidnapping two Italian women aid workers and two Iraqis from their offices in Baghdad. | 0World |
Wimbledon: Learning to Mix Tennis Career and Motherhood
Sybille Bammer, who lost her second-round match to the unseeded Laura Granville, is the only mother among the top 100 tennis players on the Tour. | 1Sports |
Rice, Putin Trade Cold War Words
BERLIN, May 31 -- Russia and the United States sparred yet again Thursday, continuing a war of words that has raised tensions across the Atlantic. | 0World |
Hamburg police battle protesters
German police clash with hundreds of anti-globalisation demonstrators in Hamburg, arresting 21 people. | 0World |
Kornheiser
Not that this is a Bandwagon column, mind you, because it most emphatically is not. Not after the Redskins lost to the geriatric Cowboys early Tuesday morning, at an hour when Vinny Testaverde and Eddie George | 1Sports |
Justices to Hear Cases on Product Liability
The Supreme Court added new cases to their docket on drug and cigarette labeling requirements on Friday. | 2Business |
Why You Shouldn't Sell
Think less. Earn more. | 2Business |
Ducks rout Caps for 7th win in 8 games
(AP)
AP - Here's how well things are going for the Anaheim Ducks this season: They bring up journeyman Shawn Thornton from the minors, and he scores 57 seconds into his first game back in the NHL. | 1Sports |
U.S. sports leagues eye digital for growth
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The major U.S. professional sports leagues are looking to their digital assets, especially Web sites and television networks, to drive growth. | 1Sports |
P&O sells La Manga resort to Soros fund for 102 GBP
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Ports and shipping group P&O (UK:PO) has sold its La Manga sports and leisure resort in Spain to the local MedGroup for 102 British pounds ($197 million). | 2Business |
Bledsoe to Glenn looks sharp vs. 49ers
(AP)
AP - Every snap Terrell Owens misses is another chance for Drew Bledsoe to throw to Terry Glenn. Not that they seem to need the work. | 1Sports |
Rulon Gardner Says Goodbye To Olympic Wrestling
Rulon Gardner, who had already left a big mark in the world of Olympic wrestling, left his shoes on the mat to signify his retirement from the ancient sport. | 1Sports |
Recording in 'Garage Band'
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I've got nothing against the iPhone. I just wouldn't want my daughter to marry one. -- Forrester Research says the iPhone's not ready for enterprise deployment.
The key to New Media's victory: communities -- Some may believe that New Media has g... | 3Sci/Tech |
Vogts sure side will beat Moldova
Scotland manager Berti Vogts has expressed his confidence that his team will win in Moldova on Wednesday. There have been calls for his resignation after Saturday's 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Norway. | 1Sports |
Salvation Army donations are down
Charles Burnett was ringing a bell in front of the Wal-Mart in Fairmount. It was Burnettâs first day, but the Salvation Army has stationed volunteers by red kettles for more than a hundred years. | 2Business |
Commodoties push dollar higher
THE dollar opened stronger today as some commodity-based trading helped pushed the domestic unit higher. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at $US0. | 2Business |
Second wind leads to tears for win No2
When he won last year's Melbourne Cup on Makybe Diva, Glen Boss couldn't wipe the smile off his face. When he repeated the dose yesterday, he was in tears. | 1Sports |
Pure Digital Technologies introduces new Flip Video Ultra series
A couple months ago, Pure Digital Technologies hinted to us that it would soon have a new version of its inexpensive, You-Tube friendly Flip digital camcorder, and good to its word, the company announced a new line this morning called the Flip Video Ultr... | 3Sci/Tech |
Whole Latta heart
Geno Auriemma told his team in the locker room that it was a no-win situation. Sylvia Hatchell had been saying just the opposite to her players for weeks. | 1Sports |
Smith won't tolerate finger-pointing among teammates
At first glance, it seems like an odd approach. Upon closer inspection, however, Michigan State may not have any other choice. The Spartans will use their disappointing 1-2 | 1Sports |
Eyes on Eisner
For better or worse, the Michael Eisner era at Disney (NYSE: DIS) will be gradually coming to an end after the CEO flipped over a sandglass with two years' worth of granular dirt eager to trickle down. | 2Business |
Microsoft to launch its own search engine (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft will launch its long-awaited Internet search service that is expected to compete with market leaders Google and Yahoo. | 3Sci/Tech |
Rudd unveils Barrier Reef plan
Kevin Rudd, the main rival to PM John Howard in Australia's polls, announces a huge plan to save the Great Barrier Reef. | 3Sci/Tech |
Microsoft Buys Tools for Fighting Spyware
DECEMBER 20, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Microsoft Corp.'s announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the spyware problem for users, according to security analysts. | 3Sci/Tech |
McMillan recalled to NZ team to play Australia
Craig McMillan has been recalled to the New Zealand team for the first test starting against Australia at the Gabba on Thursday. The 28-year-old all | 1Sports |
Frances Fouls Up Phones, Power
Florida's power and telecommunications infrastructure suffered a serious blow when Hurricane Frances blew in over Labor Day weekend. Portable cellular phone service stations and generators offer only a temporary fix. By Jacob Ogles. | 3Sci/Tech |
Indonesia's former president Suharto dies: police
(AFP)
AFP - Indonesia's former president Suharto died from multiple organ failure on Sunday, a local police official told reporters at the hospital where he was admitted on January 4. He was 86. | 0World |
Ruling Keeps Torri Edwards Out of Olympics (AP)
AP - U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards was knocked out of the Olympics for good Tuesday when an arbitration panel upheld her two-year drug suspension, rejecting her arguments that she took a banned stimulant by accident. Edwards had been considered a medal contender in the 100... | 1Sports |
Hackers Target Corporate Execs and Their Families
Hackers are likely researching victims on social networking sites such as Linked In, MySpace or Facebook. | 3Sci/Tech |
Computer industry 'faces crisis'
The computer industry faces a skills crisis, the president of the British Computer Society tells BBC News. | 3Sci/Tech |
Shaq turns up heat in first outing with Miami
SHAQUILLE O'Neal shot 7-for-9 and finished with 16 points in his Miami debut yesterday as the Heat took a 100-77 victory against the home side New Jersey Nets. | 1Sports |
Bush hopes OPEC will raise production
(AP)
AP - President Bush is hopeful that after talks with Saudi King Abdullah OPEC will authorize an increase in oil production to ease pressure on prices. | 0World |
Malaysia keen to invest in key Indian projects
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 20: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Monday his country is keen to significantly upgrade economic ties with New Delhi and is willing to invest more in India's key infrastructure sector. | 0World |
SCO faces financial crunch after Unix defeat
Lodges filing with SEC
The company at the centre of an intellectual property dispute with IBM that has lasted for years is facing the prospect of financial ruin. The SCO Group said it may be unable to continue operating as a company.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
ICANN Considers Plan to Stop âDomain Tastingâ
ICANN is considering keeping the annual fee it charges registries for a registered domain name, even if the domain name is forfeited during the grace period. | 3Sci/Tech |
Joining the seller dwellers
The NHL trading deadline is only 16 days away, and now the shopping for rentals begins in earnest. Trouble is, the sellers don't slap a formal "For Sale" sign over their rosters, soliciting offers from the many buyers across the Original 30. | 1Sports |
Hungary probe blames opposition
A key report on last year's clashes in Hungary criticises politicians - especially the main opposition party. | 0World |
India-Pakistan launch 'group tourism'
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan yesterday opened up their countries to group tourism while announcing a series of high-level meetings and visits between officials to push forward the peace process over Kashmir. | 0World |
In Pakistan, the delicate dance of a key US ally
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's deal with Islamists may weaken the broader war on terror. | 0World |
Britain talks to U.S. about missile system role
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is talking to the United States about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense shield, the government said on Friday. | 0World |
Pacers will be charged
Indiana Pacers players will be charged for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 brawl at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons, Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca told The Detroit News. | 1Sports |
Bush says cannot take growth for granted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Friday the U.S. economy was on a solid footing despite a weak December employment report, a slumping housing market and near record oil prices. | 2Business |
XM and Sirius Rocking Outside the Chapel
XM and Sirius inch closer to a wedding date. | 2Business |
Crude facts of salary cap life
Few players in today's NHL carried the kind of profile Ryan Smyth had in Edmonton. He was the Oilers. Slow afoot, maybe. Lacking in finesse, for sure. But he overcame both of those deficiencies with a mother lode of will and determination, and Edmonton fans embraced him as their own over... | 1Sports |
I Return at Last to the Creationism-Intelligent Design... [Derived Headline]
I return at last to the creationism-intelligent design debate. After all my rather coy gambits on this topic over recent months, the conclusion may come as something of an anticlimax. It really is for me too: I'm tired of wrestling with it. | 3Sci/Tech |
Drilling Down: Red Web Sites Versus Blue Web Sites
Sites popular with Republicans tend to be explicitly directed at conservatives, while Democratic sites contain relatively nonpolitical fare intended for a mostly black audience. | 3Sci/Tech |
The New Defense Work Rules, at War With One Another
B-4, D-2, K-1, M-1, M-8. At times yesterday, the courtroom debate about the law that created a new civil service system for the Defense Department sounded like the judges and lawyers were playing Battleship, the game where opponents use a grid to target and sink sh... | 2Business |
Israel's Sharon Lines Up Support for Likud Vote
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marshalled support on Wednesday for a Likud party vote to bring the Labour Party into government, a move that would avoid snap elections and pave the way for a Gaza withdrawal next year. | 0World |
Space, Segways and biostratification
And alternatives to Donkeys
Letters eDonkey got its, er, ass kicked in the New York courts last week. And the RIAA owns its front page. And any visitor's IP addresses, it reckons. So, what to do, for the determined downloader?⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Sony shrinking the PS2
Sony Corporation has come up with a smaller version of its Playstation Two game console. The book-sized PS2 will help cut costs as video-game consoles continue to drop in price. | 3Sci/Tech |
Industry veterans bet on open-source model
A former Microsoft executive and other tech bigwigs fund SourceLabs, an open-source start-up focused on maintenance and support. | 3Sci/Tech |
Interviews, Going the Way of the Linotype?
The humble interview, the linchpin of journalism for centuries, is under assault. | 3Sci/Tech |
Colts Finish One Stride Ahead of the Vikings
Two minutes 50 seconds on the clock. Tie game. The ball in Peyton Manning's hands. Is there really any question? Manning led the Colts down the field, and Mike Vanderjagt | 1Sports |
Vikings 27, Bears 22
Daunte Culpepper threw two touchdown passes to Randy Moss and ran for another score, helping the Vikings hold off the Bears 27-22 on Sunday. | 1Sports |
U.S. Grand Prix not vital to F1: Ecclestone
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has told U.S. Grand Prix organizers that he could take the race elsewhere if he cannot agree a new deal with Indianapolis. | 1Sports |
EBayâs New Chief Moves Swiftly to Bring Change
In an effort to reinvigorate growth, John Donahoe, the new chief executive of Internet giant eBay, said he would shift the companyâs emphasis from auctions to fixed priced listing. | 2Business |
Sharp's Cutting-Edge Fab
LCD TV leader plans to do its competitors one better. | 2Business |
US mortgage applications rise as rates ease
NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - New applications for US home loans rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage interest rates fell to their lowest level in over four months, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2Business |
South Asia headlines (AFP)
AFP - The headlines around South Asia | 0World |
Washington mayor says baseball deal nearly dead
The deal to bring Major League Baseball back to Washington, DC, was described by Mayor Anthony Williams as close to dead on Wednesday after the City Council changed the plan to require private financing. | 1Sports |
INTERVIEW/ Haruhiko Kuroda:China needs to wean slowly from dollar <b>...</b>
Haruhiko Kuroda, special adviser to the Cabinet and former vice minister for international affairs at the Finance Ministry, gave his personal thoughts on the revaluation of the Chinese currency in an interview with Asahi Shimbun senior staff ... | 2Business |
PeopleSoft CEO Says So Long
David Duffield, who founded PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) and then returned to the company as chairman and CEO, has resigned. | 2Business |
5th summit of Asia-Europe Meeting ends
Asian and European leaders on Saturday concluded their fifth ASEM summit here after reaffirming their desire to further push economic partnership, enhance cultural exchanges and | 0World |
Miami calls on Fiedler
For a fifth consecutive opener, Jay Fiedler will be the quarterback Sunday when the Dolphins host the Tennessee Titans, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported yesterday. | 1Sports |
Longwell boots Vikings past Redskins, Chargers cruise
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ryan Longwell booted a 31-yard field
goal with a minute to play to earn the Minnesota Vikings a
19-16 win over the Washington Redskins in the opening Monday
night game of the NFL season. | 1Sports |
US Airways Appeals Directly to Pilots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O issued a general appeal on Tuesday to the carrier's 3,000 pilots after their union's leaders rejected proposed concessions the company says are crucial to avert insolvency. | 2Business |
Wayne Gretzky-Style 'Field Sense' May Be Teachable
The best athletes can sense every play before it even happens. Coaches have long assumed that this magical "field sense" was unteachable. Maybe they were wrong. | 3Sci/Tech |
Group: Bad credit threatening US economy
(AP)
AP - Bad credit has supplanted terrorism as the gravest immediate risk threatening the economy, a key national research group reported Monday. | 2Business |
Firefox fans take fight to the papers
The Mozilla Foundation has called on its supporters to chip in for a new piece of community action - buying a full page advert in the New York Times for the launch of Firefox 1.0 in November. | 3Sci/Tech |
Menâs Basketball Roundup: No. 24 Vanderbilt Tops Kentucky by 41 Points
Shan Foster scored 20 points and A. J. Ogilvy added 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 24 Vanderbilt handed visiting Kentucky one of its worst losses in decades. | 1Sports |
Recharged for the 21st century
The power station that sent steam heat to all 11 buildings of the Watertown Arsenal for nearly two centuries is a pipsqueak among giants in the former Army complex. But the little brick building is impossible to miss. | 2Business |
Yahoo CEO Semel steps down, Yang takes over
Blog: The company names co-founder Jerry Yang to be CEO, as Terry Semel shifts to a role as nonexecutive chairman. | 3Sci/Tech |
France Hits Back Over Iraq Sanctions Claims
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris will deliver confidential documents to U.N. investigators to refute charges in a report published on a CIA Web site that French firms abused the U.N.'s oil-for-food program in Iraq, officials said on Monday. | 0World |
Planned merger involving Monitor Sugar moves forward
More than enough sugar beet farmers have been brought on board to buy Monitor Sugar Co. in order for a planned merger between the company and the Michigan Sugar Co. | 2Business |
USC understands this week's challenge
(AP)
AP - There have been times this season when Southern California has been labeled sluggish and unimpressive. | 1Sports |
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