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Bush prods Congress on domestic agenda
(AP)
AP - President Bush, clashing with Congress on several fronts, tried to pressure lawmakers Tuesday into taking up what's left of his shrinking domestic agenda. | 0World |
Irons solid in huge surf
Irons turned in one of the most memorable performances in surfing history to win the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational yesterday. | 1Sports |
Sharon Says Gaza Settlers to Leave Homes
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon late Thursday ordered a troop pullout from a refugee camp, defense officials said, signaling that a two-week offensive in northern Gaza that has left more than 100 Palestinians dead could be easing. The move came hours after Sharon ann... | 0World |
Peterson Defense Cross-Examines Mistress
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson's lawyers sought Monday to portray his former mistress Amber Frey as a calculated seductress and liar who was more obsessed with him than he was with her... | 0World |
Mbeki to probe elite crime unit
President Mbeki orders an investigation into South Africa's top crime-fighting unit, after rows with the ruling ANC. | 0World |
Bush, Allawi Discuss Jan. 30 Elections (AP)
AP - President Bush spoke by telephone Tuesday with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to reaffirm the importance of holding the Jan. 30 elections in that country, the White House said. | 0World |
Blue Chips Lower, Wal-Mart Weighs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips slipped lower on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N dampened sentiment toward retailers, although pharmaceuticals benefited as investors changed their focus to less volatile stocks. | 2Business |
Bernard Hopkins Leaves Calling Card â Stops De La Hoya in Ninth
Just four months shy of his 40th birthday, Hopkinsâwho appeared to be starting to wear De La Hoya down as the fight neared the championship roundsâclosed the show with a lethal body shot in the 9th. | 1Sports |
Yahoo Tests Travel Search Engine
Yahoo began testing a new travel search engine Tuesday night that can be used to book flights, hotels and cars from more than 50 travel sites. | 3Sci/Tech |
AT&T calls for backup on iPhone Day
Blog: Anticipating long lines and eager crowds, AT&T is dialing up 2,000 extra workers for additional security at its stores. | 3Sci/Tech |
Abandoned child reunited with grandmother in NZ
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A toddler abandoned in Australia 10 days ago was reunited with her grandmother in New Zealand on Tuesday, while police in the United States stepped up the hunt for her fugitive father. | 0World |
US intelligence assessment on Iraq in line with global reports
WASHINGTON -- A highly classified US intelligence assessment that lays out dismal predictions for the future of Iraq -- including the possibility of civil war by 2005 -- mirrors assessments that are being made by analysts around the world, according to dip... | 0World |
Colts' Harrison to Undergo Elbow Surgery
(AP)
AP - Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison will have elbow surgery Monday. | 1Sports |
Japanese Baseball Players Set to Strike (AP)
AP - Japanese baseball players will strike for the first time if owners proceed with a proposed merger of two teams, the players' union said Monday. | 1Sports |
Moreanu, Twins Agree at $7.4M
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau agreed Friday to a $7.4 million one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. | 1Sports |
Energy efficiency firm EnerNoc buys MDEnergy for $7.9 million
After having gone public, EnerNOC buys company that orchestrates energy contract bids. | 3Sci/Tech |
Opposition leader tipped in tight Zambia election
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Populist opposition leader Michael Sata took a "commanding" early lead in Zambia's tight national elections, a state-owned newspaper said on Friday. | 0World |
Russia: no new arms race despite U.S. missile plan
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race. | 0World |
Report: UK to claim Atlantic territory
(AP)
AP - Britain is preparing to claim tens of thousands of square miles of Atlantic seabed around some of the country's remote island possessions, a newspaper reported Saturday, including areas around the Falkland Islands. | 0World |
NY blasts Facebook over predators, subpoenas docs
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Facebook's safety controls and procedures are deficient and fail to properly protect minors from adult sexual predators in the company's social-networking site, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged Monday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Red Sox find fitting way to honor true fan
Christmas Day almost always has its bittersweet elements, except for the very young among us. You give thanks for those who are home for the holiday, and raise a toast and say a prayer for those who aren't and will never be again. | 1Sports |
Rehnquist to Swear in Bush Despite Illness (AP)
AP - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who has been battling cancer in near-seclusion for months, has accepted President Bush's invitation to swear him in to a second term. | 0World |
Bush Announces Sanctions Against Burma
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 -- President Bush announced new sanctions against the military government of Burma Tuesday, figuratively joining hands with tens of thousands of protesters in the streets of Rangoon and challenging the United Nations to join him in a broader "mission of... | 0World |
Hyperic charges after disgruntled Ubuntu upgraders
When will Bill Gates fix my Vista box?
Comment Canonical's release of a fresh version of Ubuntu has been met with plenty of grumbles. And now we find some other open source players trying to cash in on Ubuntu's issues.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Loudoun Land Deals Subject of U.S. Probe
Federal prosecutors have launched a far-reaching investigation into potential public corruption in Loudoun County, where officials have overseen billions of dollars' worth of development projects in one of the nation's fastest-growing areas. | 2Business |
Newcastle's Boumsong bid rejected by Rangers
Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has made an offer to Rangers for French international centre-back Jean-Alain Boumsong but the Scottish club have rejected his initial offer. | 1Sports |
Anti-gay discrimination fuels HIV/AIDS in Africa: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - African governments are
denying access to HIV prevention, counseling, testing and
treatment to gay, bisexuals and transgender people, according
to a new report. | 0World |
Ibanez Hits 2 Homers As Mariners Win
Raul Ibanez hits two two-run homers and then doubles in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. | 1Sports |
China asserts Iran's right to civilian nuclear use
BEIJING (Reuters) - Iran has the right to harness nuclear energy for civilian use but should abide by its international commitments on the issue, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in comments published on Sunday. | 0World |
Kenya's Rift Valley burns, gangs face off
NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Protests erupted in west Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after dozens died in ethnic violence that complicated mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan. | 0World |
Cornell moves into the driver's seat for Mars rovers
ITHACA, NY Control of the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity has gradually shifted from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to Cornell University in upstate New York. | 3Sci/Tech |
HTC slides out TyTN II 'super 3G' smartphone
Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone signed up to sell it
Smartphone specialist HTC has revamped its TyTN handset, packing in not only Windows Mobile 6 but integrating support for high-speed 3G downloads and a GPS receiver.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
SoundExchange, large music webcasters reach deal to cap royalty fees
The group set up by the Recording Industry Association of America to collect royalties for performers and record companies has reached an agreement with the Digital Media Association whose members include large music webcasters, to cap royalty fees a... | 3Sci/Tech |
UCLA wraps up Pac-10
Arron Afflalo scored 14 points to help second-ranked UCLA beat No. 13 Washington State, 53-45, last night in Pullman, Wash., in a showdown of the top teams in the Pacific-10 Conference. | 1Sports |
Hack this school network, win a router
There's a wireless router gathering dust in Bob LaRocca's office. It's yours if you can hack into his network. First, some background: LaRocca is director of IT security with the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida, where he oversees a network of 60,000 computers in ... | 3Sci/Tech |
T-Mobile May Cut 2,200 Jobs in Europe (AP)
AP - Deutsche Telekom AG's mobile phone arm, T-Mobile, said Thursday it would likely shed 2,200 jobs — about 10 percent of its work force — in order to save $195 million over the next two years. It said the cuts will be in Europe. | 3Sci/Tech |
Private sector adds 40,000 jobs in Dec: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private employers added 40,000 jobs in December, a report by a private employment service said on Thursday. | 2Business |
Schwartz to Torvalds: Dinner at my place?
( InfoWorld ) - A day after Linux creator Linus Torvalds publicly questioned the authenticity of Sun's interest in serving the open-source community, Sun CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz invited Torvalds for a sit-down over dinner to discuss how Sun and the overseers of the... | 3Sci/Tech |
Software, Storage Top Tech Spending Lists - Survey (Reuters)
Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.
and Dell Inc. are poised to gain market share
in 2005 while Sun Microsystems Inc.'s outlook remains
cloudy, according to a Merrill Lynch survey of 100 chief
information officers released on Tuesday | 3Sci/Tech |
Sonyâs Chief Says It Wonât Be Late Again
Howard Stringer is willing to admit that Sony got some things wrong, but he says it wonât happen with OLED technology. | 3Sci/Tech |
Va. Marine, Killed in Iraq, Is Recalled for Selflessness
Nicholas Rapavi grew up in Northern Virginia, and according to his high school principal, "to say Nick was a great kid was an understatement." | 0World |
OPEC Sees Lower Oil Demand Growth in 2005
LONDON (Reuters) - The OPEC oil cartel on Thursday said it expected a surge in oil demand to slow next year, projecting weaker economic growth in North America and China. | 2Business |
Pierce says ref overreacted
Celtics forward Paul Pierce saw his ejection from Monday's game in New York as unwarranted and a lesser deal than what was made of it. | 1Sports |
Sundin and Steen Lift Leafs Over Bruins
Mats Sundin and Alex Steen score shootout goals to lift the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. | 1Sports |
Kremlin fears spark 10% slide in shares
Russian shares on Thursday fell below their level at the beginning of the year as investors took flight at signs of government interference in private business. | 2Business |
SEC launches Web tool to compare executive pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission launched an interactive tool on Friday that gives investors and the public an easier way to compare executive pay and benefits at 500 of the largest U.S. companies. | 2Business |
Delta Gets Letter for $500 Million Credi
Delta Air Lines Inc., the third-largest carrier in the world, said Monday that it signed a commitment letter from GE Commercial Finance to provide $500 million of financing to the beleaguered airline. | 2Business |
State, Utility Reach Tree-Cutting Accord
By Mary Beth Lane, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Mar. 1--An agreement limiting the number of trees that can be cleared around natural-gas storage wells in the Mohican-Memorial State Forest has eased some opponents' fears. | 3Sci/Tech |
First US flight to Vietnam for 30 years
For the first time since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, a US passenger jet landed in Vietnam today. United Airlines Flight 869 took off from San Francisco yesterday and arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly | 2Business |
Google 'View' Sparks Privacy Concern
By Jeff Smith Terrific navigational device or over the edge? That's a question many are asking about Google Inc.'s newest map feature, Street View, which offers panoramic images of Denver's downtown streets and those of four other cities. | 3Sci/Tech |
Argentina clinches a berth in Beijing
Argentina will get to defend its Olympic gold medal. Luis Scola scored 27 points and Argentina, playing without four NBA players from the team that won the gold in 2004, beat Brazil, 91-80, yesterday in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas basketball tournament to earn a berth in t... | 1Sports |
Big Opening For 'Pirates' Has Hollywood Sailing Toward A Record Year
A plunder licious Memorial Day weekend for pirate Jack Sparrow broke records domestically and worldwide -- boosting the film industry's growing consensus that this will be Hollywood's biggest summer and year ever. | 2Business |
Kuwaitis Get Apology From Palestinians
KUWAIT CITY Dec 12, 2004 - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Kuwaitis on Sunday for the Palestinians' support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, making a gesture many here have long demanded as he | 0World |
Bush to send Congress $3 trillion budget
(AP)
AP - President Bush is sending Congress a $3 trillion spending blueprint that would provide a big boost to defense and protect his signature tax cuts. | 0World |
Russia Mourns Hostage Deaths, Putin Criticized
BESLAN, Russia (Reuters) - Russia on Monday mourned the deaths of hundreds of children and adults in its worst hostage drama as criticism mounted over the way President Vladimir Putin and his security forces handled the crisis. | 0World |
Clinton to help congressional candidates
(AP)
AP - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a possible White House candidate, will lend a hand to congressional candidates, several of whom just happen to be in presidential battleground states. | 0World |
Citigroup, J.P. Morgan may buy Amaranth parts: sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup Inc. is in talks to
buy the non-energy related assets of Amaranth Advisors LLC, the
hedge fund manager that disclosed billions of dollars in losses
in energy trades, a person close to the situation said on
Wednesday. | 2Business |
Get Rich Already!
Let us show you how to increase your wealth tenfold. | 2Business |
War of Words Erupts Between HP Scandal Players
The attorney for the ousted HP chairman fired back at public comments made by board rival about the HP pretexting scandal. | 3Sci/Tech |
Mexican Gov't Acts to Reduce Inflation
The government announced on Sunday a plan to reduce inflation in 2005 by lowing duties on imports from countries without trade agreements and restructuring electricity rates. | 2Business |
Warne ruled out for final Test after injuring right thumb during <b>...</b>
Australia's ace spinner Shane Warne on Tuesday was ruled out of the fourth and final Test match against India after fracturing his right thumb during batting practice. | 1Sports |
Common knowledge
Only Syracuse University stands in the way of Boston College as the Eagles vie for their first Big East title and the inside track for the conference's automatic Bowl Championship Series slot. | 1Sports |
Bertucci's resumes building restaurants
After a two-year hiatus, Bertucci's Italian Restaurant is back to opening stores. On Monday, it's unveiling a new look in North Attleborough , with a restaurant that features expanded seating, a new logo, and an upgraded bar. | 2Business |
Japan wants summit with Chinese leader in Oct: Aso
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan wants to hold a leaders' meeting with China sometime in October, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday, adding that a visit to Beijing by new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one option. | 0World |
Capturing Your Personal Web
Forget bookmarks: Web content managers allow you to create your own personal, searchable cache of web pages. | 3Sci/Tech |
Chinese AIDS activist under house arrest allowed to travel to US
(AFP)
AFP - China has allowed a high-profile AIDS campaigner under house arrest to travel to the United States to receive an award following Chinese President Hu Jintao's intervention, US Senator Hillary Clinton said. | 0World |
Zholtok death shakes hockey world
Latvian and NHL hockey players and fans were saddened yesterday after national star Sergei Zholtok died while playing in Belarus. | 1Sports |
Edwards Disputes Rice on Iraq Invasion (Reuters)
Reuters - Democratic vice presidential
candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House
assertion that it was right to topple Saddam Hussein even if he
had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat. | 0World |
Iraq's Allawi Optimistic on Jan. Elections
WASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi sees a bright future for Iraqi democracy, brushing aside skeptics who say elections set for January may be truncated or canceled altogether because of violence. Defense Secretary Donald H... | 0World |
Polish cardinal steps down as archbishop of Warsaw
WARSAW -- Cardinal Jozef Glemp, who headed Poland's powerful Roman Catholic Church through the dark days of martial law and the country's later jump to free-market democracy, stepped down as archbishop of Warsaw yesterday after more than 25 years. | 0World |
China signs memorandum to crack down online copyright infringement
(AFP)
AFP - The Chinese government has signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing with four US and British industry associations for better protection of online copyright. | 3Sci/Tech |
Sit Out or Spread Out?
Stocks, bonds, the dollar and real estate look pricey. Here's what to do | 2Business |
Layoff ends for Wolves' Griffin
Eddie Griffin begins a new chapter in his life as a professional basketball player more than 18 months after the book seemed to close on his promising NBA career. | 1Sports |
Gold Glove stays with A's third baseman Chavez
NEW YORK - Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez won his fourth consecutive Gold Glove Tuesday, beating out a class of third basemen that included the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, who has won the award at shortstop. | 1Sports |
Credit crunch unlikely to let up soon, IMF warns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turmoil in global credit and money markets will likely continue as investors worry about the size of financial losses and where they might arise, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. | 2Business |
Amaechi to Come Out Publicly
John Amaechi is gay, and now the first NBA player to come out publicly is ready to talk about it. | 1Sports |
Inco boosts second-quarter profit forecast
(Reuters)
Reuters - Inco Ltd. raised its profit
forecast for the second quarter on Thursday, citing strong
nickel prices and lower than expected costs. | 2Business |
Roundup: Roddick, Federer to meet in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand - Roger Federer and Andy Roddick pulled out three-set victories Saturday to set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 final at the Thailand Open. | 1Sports |
Movie Studios Sue File Traders
The trade group that represents movie studios filed its first round of lawsuits Tuesday against people who allegedly share copyright films on the internet. | 3Sci/Tech |
Anti-war protesters march in London
More than 15,000 peace activists took part in a major anti-war march and rally in London on Sunday to denounce Britain's continued involvement in Iraq. | 0World |
Skype to sell first cell phone through 3: source
(Reuters)
Reuters - EBay Inc's Skype is expected
to announce a deal soon with wireless service provider 3 to
sell the Internet telephony company's first mobile phone, a
person familiar with the matter said on Friday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Pope says China suffocating the church
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI yesterday called on China to lift restrictions on religious freedom that "suffocate" the church and sow divisions among Catholics. | 0World |
A Queens Garden Gives New Meaning to 'Green'
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens has broken ground for a $12 million renovation featuring geothermal energy and recycled rainwater. | 3Sci/Tech |
Senator introduces U.S. "competitiveness" bill
A group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation that aims to improve how U.S. workers and industries compete against the rest of the world by pumping more money into math and science programs. | 2Business |
Time Warner in Talks on Phone Deal -- WSJ (Reuters)
Reuters - Time Warner Inc. is in talks
to offer cell phone service over Sprint Corp.'s network
on a trial basis early in 2005, the Wall Street Journal
reported on Wednesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Self Inflicted Wounds
The West Virginia Mountaineers blew another chance at a decent win on national television, and left to the wel- earned chants of âOverrated,â as penalties, special teams and questionable decision making by the coaching staff once again doomed the | 1Sports |
Iraqi Guardsman Ring Najaf Shrine
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled militants in Najaf on Tuesday and Iraqi National Guardsmen surrounded the holy city's Imam Ali Shrine, where insurgents loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been holed up for weeks... | 0World |
Chinese man to hang in ant scam
A Chinese company chairman is sentenced to death for running a scam involving giant ants. | 0World |
Boeing wins Air Force contract to launch satellites
WASHINGTON -- The Boeing Co., the second-biggest US defense contractor, won a $54 million contract to launch four navigation satellites for the Air Force in the second exception to a ban imposed on the company last year. | 2Business |
Families issue pleas for 2 hostages in Iraq
BAGHDAD The families of an American and a British engineer being held hostage by a militant group pleaded Tuesday for officials to help get the men released hours after the group beheaded an American. | 0World |
Voters out for Buenos Aires poll
The people of Argentina's capital vote for a new mayor, one of the highest-profile posts in the country. | 0World |
U.S. and Europe Differ on Iran Strategy
VIENNA, Austria - A U.S.-European rift surfaced Tuesday over how harshly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program, with the Europeans ignoring American suggestions and circulating their own recommendations to other delegates at a key meeting of the U.N. atomic agency... | 0World |
Chargers' Waters charged in S.C. dispute
(AP)
AP - San Diego Chargers rookie Anthony Waters was charged with hitting a man who threw a rock at his car on a highway. | 1Sports |
Developer Decides to Rework Mixed-Use Plan
By J. Scott Trubey The Columbia County Planning Commission on Thursday tabled a large rezoning request near a proposed high school, but approved a second large development near a new middle school. | 3Sci/Tech |
World Business Briefing: Germany: More Arrests in Siemens Case
Two more people have been arrested in an investigation of suspected embezzlement of company funds at Siemens bringing the total to six, Munich prosecutors said. The two worked at the internal audit and accounting unit of the electronics conglomerateÂs fix... | 2Business |
Google plan sees phones by mid-2008: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc
is expected to announce advanced software and services enabling
handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market by
mid-2008, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing
people familiar with the matter. | 3Sci/Tech |
Lawyers coordinate on Vioxx
Hundreds of plaintiffs' lawyers who say that people in the United States have been injured or killed by the painkiller Vioxx plan to meet in the coming week to lay groundwork for a nationwide legal drive against the drug's maker, Merck. | 2Business |
Steven Spielberg quits as adviser to Olympics over Darfur
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg withdrew on Tuesday as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing over China's policy on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. | 1Sports |
Meet the World's Richest Man
He's not from the U.S.A., and neither are his holdings. | 2Business |
Oil holds above $61, spotlight on OPEC
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil held above $61 on Tuesday after rebounding from a six-month low as dealers focused on whether OPEC might trim output should prices fall further. | 2Business |
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