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NASA Retracts Solar Array on Station
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In fits and starts, NASA began retracting via remote control a 115-foot solar panel on the international space station Wednesday, likening the tricky task to folding a road map back up and stuffing it in the glove compartment. | 3Sci/Tech |
Jaguars hold down Roethlisberger
Big Ben was back, but he wasn't back to normal. Wearing protective padding around his midsection, Ben Roethlisberger returned to Pittsburgh's lineup against the Jacksonville Jaguars last night, barely two weeks after an emergency appendectomy. He was far from effective, though, and Jac... | 1Sports |
Nowak Will Return
D.C. United decides Friday to exercise the option on coach Peter Nowak's contract and bring him back for a second season next year. | 1Sports |
Lilly Adds Warning to Strattera Label (Reuters)
Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co said Friday
it added a warning to the label of its attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder medicine, advising patients with
jaundice or a liver injury to stop taking the treatment. | 2Business |
Gov't proposes Cuban vote on Raul Castro
(AP)
AP - The Bush administration proposed Friday that Cubans hold a referendum to decide if they want to be ruled by Raul Castro, who is acting leader of the communist nation while brother Fidel recovers from surgery. | 0World |
Highlands Snaps 25-Game Losing Streak (AP)
AP - It was known simply as "The Streak" in northern New Mexico, a 25-game skid that began in November 2001. And now it's finally over. | 1Sports |
Amazon 2, Apple 0
Amazon's new MP3 store aims for Apple's jugular. | 2Business |
Dell Hires New Head of Global Services
Dell hired Steve Schuckenbrock, formerly of Electronic Data Systems, to help expand one of its fastest-growing businesses. | 3Sci/Tech |
Riled Up, Red Sox Clinch Spot in Playoffs
The Red Sox clinched another playoff berth Monday after their victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays assured them of at least a wild-card berth. | 1Sports |
Cup veteran Love sure to be future US captain
Davis Love, the man with the elegant swing and demeanor to match, is the most experienced member of the US Ryder Cup team. Love, 40, has been a mainstay for the Americans | 1Sports |
Democrats Come to Observe Convention (AP)
AP - The Democrats have come to town to prick rhetorical balloons at the Republican National Convention. | 0World |
rebels pin hopes on Bevan
Zimbabwe's rebels are pinning their hopes on Richard Bevan, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association, the England players' union, as a last resort in their battle with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union. | 1Sports |
Two pieces of jewelry in vault
ATHENS -- From soaring heights to missed opportunities, the feel-good ride of the United States track and field team hit a couple of potholes last night even as another gold medal was added to its 2004 Olympic collection. | 1Sports |
City Finance
AS it vies for control of Hutchison Essar in India, Vodafone is making friends closer to home. It will load up a version of social networking website MySpace on its phones, starting in the UK. Youngsters spend less time watching TV in order to brush up their online 'profiles' and meet cyber pals. | 3Sci/Tech |
Darfur peace talks set for October 27 in Libya
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's government and rebel groups will start talks on October 27 in Libya to push for peace in violence-torn Darfur before 26,000 peacekeepers deploy there, the United Nations and Khartoum announced on Thursday. | 0World |
Thai army announces constitution
Thailand's new military rulers unveil an interim constitution under which the army retains substantial powers. | 0World |
Everton's Van der Meyde in hospital after 'spiked drink' claims
(AFP)
AFP - Everton forward Andy van der Meyde was recovering in hospital after claims that the Netherlands international's drink had been spiked with drugs, police have said. | 0World |
U.S. welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors. | 0World |
Thursday's Biggest Stock Stars
Yesterday's market is today's road map. | 2Business |
UPDATE 3-Kiwis fight back against Australia
Mathew Sinclair and Jacob Oram completed half-centuries to help New Zealand recover from an early batting collapse and reach 250 for seven at the end of the opening | 1Sports |
Comcast blocks some Internet traffic
(AP)
AP - Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally. | 3Sci/Tech |
Defense drives Georgia victory
The ``Junkyard Dawgs" struck again. One day after the program's longtime defensive coordinator, Erk Russell, died, No. 12 Georgia posted its first shutout in three years -- and only the second ever hung on South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier -- in an 18-0 victory last night in Columbia, ... | 1Sports |
Injured Couples pulls out of Nissan Open
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Twice winner Fred Couples withdrew from the Nissan Open on Tuesday because of an unspecified injury, PGA Tour officials said. | 1Sports |
Solar-Panel Problems Shadow Shuttle Crew's Work
By Traci Watson NASA is scrambling to develop alternate ways to fold up a balky solar panel that, in its current position, would halt construction of the International Space Station. | 3Sci/Tech |
Microsoft: Future homes to use smart appliances, interactive wallpaper
Microsoft's technology-laden home of the future will feature smart appliances connected by Web services and controlled by tablet PCs or cell phones. | 3Sci/Tech |
Sixty Hurt During Latest Bangladesh Strike
DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 60 people were injured in clashes between police and opposition activists during a nationwide strike on Saturday, the fifth in two weeks. | 0World |
Stocks show mixed results in short session
NEW YORK - Stocks finished mixed in post-holiday trading Friday as Wall Street meandered through a shortened session. The major indexes ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the results of the | 2Business |
Who's in, out at Microsoft
With all the executive shuffling going on, it can be hard to remember who's who at the center of Redmond. Beyond Binary tries to sort things out with a chart of notable hirings and departures. | 3Sci/Tech |
Georgia poll manipulation feared
Georgia's main opposition leader says the authorities are preparing to rig Saturday's presidential election. | 0World |
Palestinian unity govt "in three weeks"
GAZA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday he would form a Palestinian unity government within three weeks, but its future looked bleak after diplomats said Washington planned to boycott it and keep sanctions in place. | 0World |
Browns Waive RB James Jackson (AP)
AP - The Browns waived disgruntled running back James Jackson on Tuesday to make room for a rookie on their roster. | 1Sports |
Works in Progress
U-Md.'s Joel Statham and Georgia Tech's Reggie Ball have thrown more touchdown passes than anyone in the ACC. However, they also rank near the top in interceptions. | 1Sports |
IBM Retakes Top Supercomputer Rank as NEC Slips
IBM IBM.N , the world's biggest computer maker, has regained its position at the head of the Top 500 list of supercomputer installations, dislodging rival NEC Corp. | 3Sci/Tech |
German lfo index falls more than expected in December
(Reuters)
Reuters - German corporate sentiment deteriorated
more than expected in December after a brief rise in November
as firms took a bleaker view of current business conditions, a
closely watched survey showed on Wednesday. | 0World |
Caterpillar earnings down
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc , the world's top maker of earthmoving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines, said on Friday quarterly earnings fell more than expected due to lower truck engine sales, weakness in North American construction markets and higher production costs. | 2Business |
Typhoon roars out of Philippines
(Reuters)
Reuters - Typhoon Utor thundered out of the
Philippines leaving six feared dead and thousands stranded on
Monday after high winds and waves tore up power lines and
communication links in the archipelago. | 0World |
Cowher Feels a Void in Pittsburgh
Every day Pittsburgh Coach Bill Cowher walks into the team's administrative offices, he is reminded of the a blank space in his résumé and in the Steelers' trophy case. | 1Sports |
YouTube asked to 'remove' clips
Viacom, the parent firm of MTV, has asked YouTube to remove 100,000 'unauthorised' video clips from its site. | 0World |
Disney launches interactive site for mums
While Eisner invests in web content studio
Disney is launching a new website, Disney Family, aimed specifically at mums. The media giant says the site will host user generated articles, and will eventually form a "Parent Pedia", with information on hundreds of subjects of inte... | 3Sci/Tech |
Children in Gaza, Zimbabwe need urgent help: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Children in Gaza and Zimbabwe desperately need help to ensure they have food, clean water and schooling, and international aid is running short, a senior United Nations official said on Monday. | 0World |
Bush Tempers Expectations on Terror War
WASHINGTON - President Bush says staying the course in the war on terror will make the world safer for future generations, though he acknowledges an all-out victory against terrorism may not be possible. In an interview on NBC-TV's "Today" show broadcast to coincide with Mond... | 0World |
Opera Beta Improves Syncing
Kestrel, the next version of the desktop browser, fixes bugs synchronizes bookmarks between a PC and a handheld. | 3Sci/Tech |
Sorenstam Leads ADT Championship by Three (AP)
AP - Annika Sorenstam felt as if she had hit a wall in the ADT championship. | 1Sports |
Giants: Warner keeping QB job -- for now
Those waiting for the Eli Manning era to start will have to wait at least another week. After the Giants' 28-21 loss to the Bears yesterday, coach Tom Coughlin said quarterback Kurt Warner | 1Sports |
AutoZone posts higher Q4 earnings
(Reuters)
Reuters - AutoZone Inc. , the largest U.S.
auto parts retail chain, on Tuesday reported higher quarterly
earnings, but sales missed analysts' expectations. | 2Business |
Discovery astronauts install huge truss to space station
(AFP)
AFP - Two astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery stepped into the void of space, completing the first of three spacewalks designed to extend and rewire the International Space Station. | 3Sci/Tech |
Tennis Stars Clijsters, Hewitt Split
- Belgium's Kim Clijsters, left, kisses Australian Lleyton Hewitt, center, after their "love match" tennis game at the Expodroom in Bree, Belgium, in this Saturday April 17, 2004 file photo. | 1Sports |
Aceh schools reopen after tsunami
Schools in the Indonesian province of Aceh reopen for the first time since the disaster a month ago. | 0World |
Privacy Groups Ask for Online 'Do Not Track' List
Just a day before a federal town hall on online tracking and advertising, privacy groups call for a federally run "Do Not Track" list. Advertisers deride it as invasive and unnecessary. | 3Sci/Tech |
Microsoft's fat patch Tuesday
Does this mean 40 lean days ahead?
Microsoft pushed patches for 12 vulnerabilities out of the door yesterday, six of them classed as critical and six of them important.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Putin Nominee for Premier Confirmed
Viktor A. Zubkov, President Vladimir V. Putinâs little-known choice for prime minister, was confirmed by Parliament today. | 0World |
Shuttle speeds to space station
Space shuttle Atlantis nears the International Space Station, where it will dock for a maintenance mission. | 3Sci/Tech |
ZoneAlarm ForceField arrives in beta
Check Point's new product will create a sandbox around your browser, and also provide antispyware and antiphishing protection. | 3Sci/Tech |
Delhi teacher cleared on 'sting'
A court in India says a teacher falsely accused by a TV channel of prostitution must be reinstated. | 0World |
Belgium Arrests 14 in Terror Probe
Fourteen people were arrested for allegedly seeking to free an al-Qaida sympathizer imprisoned for planning a terrorist attack on U.S. air base personnel. | 0World |
Nanotech will tap nature's potential, investor says
Venture capitalist says a revolution is at hand, despite a setback like Nanosys' canceled IPO. | 3Sci/Tech |
Dell paddles 'blade everything' HP
Jealousy or Simplicity?
The "new" Dell apparently includes an ample helping of feistiness. The hardware maker has slung an aggressive attack against HP's blade server strategy via the corporate blog.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Toshiba to build new nuclear engineering facility
As nuclear power expands, someone has to make the parts. | 3Sci/Tech |
Safeway: changes in store after £260 m deal
Four Safeway stores in Tayside and Fife are to be re-branded to operate under the banner of Somerfield as part of a £260 million sale deal announced today, writes Ian Findlay, industrial reporter. | 2Business |
Lady Vols Secure Win
Reserve Shanna Zolman scores 20 points as No. 8 Tennessee rallies from a 15-point defecit Sunday to defeat No. 17 Vanderbit, 79-65. | 1Sports |
Secret Service Busts Cyber Gangs
The US Secret Service Thursday announced arrests in eight states and six foreign countries of 28 suspected cybercrime gangsters on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit-card fraud, and conspiracy. | 3Sci/Tech |
Yahoo posts lower profit, gives weak 2007 forecast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. reported a dip in quarterly profit on Tuesday as corporate advertisers spent less on its online ads, and the company gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the rest of 2007. | 2Business |
Red Sox Fans Really Do Cover the Nation (AP)
AP - It's 5 a.m. in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Most people are sleeping or rubbing their eyes as they get ready for work. Ric Glaub and his friends, however, have their game faces on. | 1Sports |
Bellwether State Fervently Seeks Choice Who Can Win in the Fall
In Democratic strongholds like St. Louis, voters spoke of their passion for picking a nominee who stands the best chance in November. | 0World |
Software Should Not Be Copyrighted -- Lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Computer software should not be protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court in San Francisco. | 3Sci/Tech |
3 GIs killed in Iraq attack
A US soldier was killed yesterday in a roadside bomb attack on a military vehicle north of Baghdad while two marines were killed Thursday in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah, the US military said. | 0World |
Stocks bounce as yields retreat, energy gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks bounced higher on Monday as rising oil prices lifted the energy sector and benchmark bond yields retreated slightly, tempering investors' worries about possible increases in global interest rates. | 2Business |
Easley does it: Marlins grab opener
Finding a different hero every night was a trademark of the 2003 World Series championship team. Damion Easley assumed that role Monday night, blasting a two-run home run | 1Sports |
Texans lead Broncos
(AP)
AP - Sage Rosenfels scored on a 5-yard touchdown run and the Houston Texans led the Denver Broncos 7-0 after the first quarter Thursday night. | 1Sports |
Consumer Confidence Dropped in Dec.
Consumer confidence dipped at the end of December to begin the new year almost exactly where it stood at the start of 2004, according to the Washington Post-ABC News Consumer Comfort Index survey. | 2Business |
Fed's Poole says he'll back rate cuts if warrant
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Friday that inflation must be kept under wraps, but if both growth and price pressures were sufficiently weak, he would back a reduction in U.S. interest rates. | 2Business |
UN Fears Fresh Fighting in Darfur After Rains End (Reuters)
Reuters - U.N. officials worried on
Thursday an end to the rainy season could lead to fresh
fighting in Sudan's Darfur region and urged governments to do
more to help speed African Union troops to the troubled area. | 0World |
Red Sox enter playoffs with seasoned performers
The last two Saturdays of July changed the 2004 Boston baseball season. Before the final two weekends of the seventh month, the Red Sox were alarmingly average. The Olde Towne Team, swollen with the second-highest payroll ($130 million) in the majors, was finishing a thi... | 1Sports |
US church splits over sexuality
Two Anglican congregations in the US vote to split from the Episcopal Church amid a row over homosexuality. | 0World |
British billionaire unveils plan for commercial space flight
British billionaire Richard Branson announced Monday that his company Virgin Atlantic airline will launch the world's first commercial space flight in near future. | 3Sci/Tech |
Microsoft Buying Software Maker Sybari (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Tuesday it would buy anti-virus software maker Sybari Software
Inc. in its second such deal in three months to shore up
security in its Windows and e-mail software, which are the most
frequent targets of malicious programmers. | 3Sci/Tech |
Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week
The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week includes todayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow. | 2Business |
Intel CEO: Candidates Ignore Tech Debate (AP)
AP - Intel Corp.'s chief executive on Tuesday decried the lack of attention by the presidential nominees to how the United States is losing its competitive edge over other nations on education, technological infrastructure and research and development. | 3Sci/Tech |
Prepare for stormy weather with a 'disaster file'
As we watched television coverage of Hurricane Charley last weekend, my wife and I reminisced about a time nearly two decades ago when we lived in Florida and got the word to evacuate. | 2Business |
Auxerre coach Roux criticizes UEFA Cup format
Auxerre coach Guy Roux has slammed the new look UEFA Cup group format for denying his side vital home matches. The French coach, with more than 40 years service, has been preparing | 1Sports |
Brees Wins AP 2004 Comeback Player Award (AP)
AP - Drew Brees went from forgotten man to one of the NFL's best quarterbacks this season. He was rewarded for his turnaround as The Associated Press 2004 Comeback Player of the Year. | 1Sports |
Scientists create glow-in-the-dark cats
The cats may glow in a lab, but don't throw away your night light. | 3Sci/Tech |
War fears ease in Sri Lanka
(AFP)
AFP - Water flowed down a disputed canal in Sri Lanka after peace broker Norway defused the island's bloodiest battle in four years and averted a return to civil war, residents and officials said. | 0World |
Thousands of BA passengers snarled up in spy probe
LONDON (Reuters) -- Thousands of British Airways passengers sought reassurance from the airline on Thursday after police investigating the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko found traces of radiation on two aircraft. | 0World |
GOP Looks Beyond War Measure to Fight on Funding
With Republicans speaking out against President Bush's war policy on the House floor yesterday, GOP leaders and the White House conceded defeat on a resolution opposing sending additional U.S. troops to Iraq and began looking toward the coming battle over the war's fu... | 0World |
Mailing Exposes Personal Data of Wisconsin Residents
The address labels on a brochure sent out by EDS for the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services displayed the Social Security numbers of about 260,000 people. | 3Sci/Tech |
Colts taking Lombardi Trophy on tour
(AP)
AP - The Indianapolis Colts are taking their Super Bowl championship trophy on a 50-stop tour over the next month. The tour will cover the state and include two stops in Kentucky and one in Danville, Ill. | 1Sports |
Sainsbury's heads back to basics
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's confirms it is to create 3,000 shopfloor jobs as chief executive Justin King unveils his strategy to revive the business. | 2Business |
Super-connected users could aid IM worms
Just a few users connected to popular instant messaging (IM) networks can cause the spread of worms, while choking off communications from "highly connected" users with many IM correspondents can slow the spread of worms, say computer researchers. | 3Sci/Tech |
Microsoft timing is late for schools
Microsoft's decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the nation is causing a major headache for some universities. | 3Sci/Tech |
Oglesby helps Clemson race past NC State
(AP)
AP - Terrence Oglesby had four 3-pointers and No. 24 Clemson beat North Carolina State 70-54 on Tuesday night. | 1Sports |
Social Net Site Is Said to Be for Sale
Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million. | 3Sci/Tech |
Spammers stay a click ahead of US cyberlaw
Such unwanted pitches will continue to clog your e-mail inbox, computer and legal experts say, despite a Virginia jury's decision this week that a Raleigh man who anonymously sent bulk e-mail messages committed a felony. | 3Sci/Tech |
Rebels 'Execute' 49 Iraqi Troops, Kill U.S. Diplomat
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebels ambushed and killed 49 unarmed Iraqi soldiers and, in a separate attack Sunday, killed a U.S. diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport. | 0World |
Mosque ultimatum: Get out or be wiped out
Iraq's Defense Minister Tuesday issued an ultimatum to followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr holding the Imam Ali Mosque -- get out or be wiped out. | 0World |
Andover can't pierce BC High
When the BC High Eagles were watching film during the week to prepare for seventh-ranked Andover, they took note of senior quarterback Mike Pierce's ability to pile up yards on the ground. | 1Sports |
IBM supercomputing goes retro
Big Blue puts a new twist on an older technology. But will it steal thunder from the computing giant's other big machines? | 3Sci/Tech |
1st European Moon probe enters orbit
Europe's first Moon probe, SMART-1, was put into its lunar orbit on Monday evening as planned, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced here Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Death of the American Car
An American institution is in danger of fading away. | 2Business |
Sudan accused of sharing bases with militia
A human rights group yesterday published a detailed list of the locations of what it claimed were 16 bases in Sudan being used by the Janjaweed militia that is largely responsible for the Darfur crisis. | 0World |
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