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Asian Catfish Migrates Hundreds of Miles, Rivals Salmon
The Mekong catfish travels more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) upriver to spawnâa discovery that means a planned dam on the river might spell disaster for the species. | 3Sci/Tech |
NCAA Top 25 Game Summary - Purdue at Notre Dame
It marked Purdue's first victory in South Bend since 1974...Notre Dame still leads the all-time series between the two schools, 49-25-2...Purdue is 4-0 for the third time under head coach Joe Tiller (1999, 2001)...The Boilermakers have scored 189 points | 1Sports |
Army Wages War on Modern Menaces
New ways of protecting U.S. troops from RPGs, biological weapons and more take center stage at a military science conference. There's even a morphine substitute that emerged from the rave scene. Noah Shachtman reports from Orlando, Florida. | 3Sci/Tech |
Unfortunate Canadian Whale Speared by Cruise Ship (Reuters)
Reuters - It wasn't until the U.S. cruise ship had
pulled into port in Atlantic Canada that those on board made a
gruesome discovery -- the body of a large whale was impaled on
the vessel's bow. | 3Sci/Tech |
Canas rolls; Chela falls in Vienna
Vienna, Austria (Sports Network) - Sixth-seeded Guillermo Canas moved on, but his fellow Argentine, fourth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela, was among Monday's opening-round losers at the BA-CA Tennis Trophy. | 1Sports |
TDC Safety Committee Searches for Answer to Lifeguard Problem
By Sean Boone, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Jun. 16--The Walton County Beach and Safety Committee held a meeting June 6 to further discuss water safety models that would add additional lifeguard patrols on private sections of South Walton beaches. | 3Sci/Tech |
Nothing taken in suspected burglary
Police said Wednesday a woman who lives at the home found the intruder Sept. 27 and called police. A police dog tried to track the intruder but the person got away. | 1Sports |
Cassel won't be looking over shoulder
In Bill Belichick's first year as Patriots coach, the team kept four quarterbacks on its roster. Barring an unexpected change this year, it looks as if the Patriots will keep just two for the first time in Belichick's tenure. | 1Sports |
Islamic terror groups using Swiss base: government
ZURICH (Reuters) - Islamic militants are using Switzerland as a base because of its strategic location and different legal system from surrounding European Union countries, a government report published on Thursday said. | 0World |
Future of '60 Minutes Wednesday' in Doubt
Dan Rather may not have a chance to work very long on the program that he expected would be his next professional address, CBS's "60 Minutes Wednesday." | 2Business |
Offshore drilling rig missing after Ivan
An offshore semi-submersible deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico is missing in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, but its crew was evacuated well before the storm hit, a spokesman for the company that owns it said Thursday. | 2Business |
Schwarzenegger tells Japanese investors they'll 'be back' to <b>...</b>
TOKYO : California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to work his film celebrity on Japanese investors, using a trademark line from "Terminator" to pump up the benefits of his state. | 2Business |
Wolfensohn's Chance at 3rd Term Unclear
World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn would like to make one thing clear as he approaches the end of his second five-year term: "I can say categorically, I am not campaigning" for a third stint as head of the agency, he declared. | 2Business |
Calling Paris? Student inherits Hilton's number
(Reuters)
Reuters - Days after U.S. college student
Shira Barlow got her new cell phone number, the party
inquiries, birthday wishes and late-night calls started
arriving. | 3Sci/Tech |
American League Roundup: Royalsâ 5-Run Inning Helps Beat the Twins
Ross Gload homered and drove in three runs yesterday for the Kansas City Royals, who gave Minnesota starter Matt Garza another rough game at home and beat the host Twins, 9-4, in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. | 1Sports |
Markets Slide as Wall Street Sees Signs of Trouble
Stocks plunged to their lowest level in a month, capping a week of poor earnings reports, particularly at large banks. | 2Business |
Brazil's Lula to win vote despite scandal: polls
BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would win the October 1 presidential election outright despite a smear campaign scandal that forced several of his top aides to resign this week, two polls showed on Saturday. | 0World |
Church & Dwight's Double Life
If you haven't heard of this consumer goods company, get ready for some surprises. | 2Business |
Web 2.0 Summit Twittercast
Live from the San Francisco Web 2.0 Summit, Rafe Needleman and company. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEWS IN BRIEF ; Band of Victims May Form in Danvers
Residents and businesses devastated by November's ink factory explosion in Danvers may band together to try to hammer out a compensation deal without resorting to a potentially massive and prolonged lawsuit. | 3Sci/Tech |
U.S. and Europe Ponder Divergent Rate Policies
Can Europeâs economy stay on track even if the U.S. economy goes off the rails? This old question is being asked with new urgency across the Continent. | 2Business |
Cost of Iraq war nearly $2b a week
WASHINGTON -- A new congressional analysis shows the Iraq war is now costing taxpayers almost $2 billion a week -- nearly twice as much as in the first year of the conflict three years ago and 20 percent more than last year -- as the Pentagon spends more on establishing regional base... | 0World |
Amazon to Buy Audible for $300 Million
The deal for the provider of digital audiobooks bolsters Amazonâs offerings of audio downloads. | 2Business |
Dell investors file suit over accounting practices
( InfoWorld ) - Shortly after the resignation of its chief executive , Dell was reeling from another blow when a group of investors filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that the company had used illegal accounting methods to hide secret kickback payments paid by In... | 3Sci/Tech |
Stars gather for 'Europe Oscars'
Stars arrive for the European Film Awards, being held in eastern Europe for the first time. | 0World |
Geebo.Com Partners With Top Web Sites to Provide Job Recruiting Bargains
Thanks to a new job recruiting strategy, employers posting their job openings on Geebo.com now get their openings broadcast to sites across the Internet, including the three most highly trafficked web sites in the United States: Yahoo!, Google... | 3Sci/Tech |
Hard calls whoever wins the White House
NO ONE has any idea what will happen to stock markets this week because no one knows who will win the US election and, even if they did, they don't know what a victory for either candidate would mean. | 2Business |
Hp Middle East Imaging and Printing Group Appoints Jumbo Electronics As South Gulf Distributor
hp middle east imaging and printing group appoi | 3Sci/Tech |
Va. Congressman Files FEC Complaint (AP)
AP - A congressman alleged Thursday that his opponent violated a new campaign finance law designed to regulate the spending of millionaires seeking political office. | 0World |
Bush vows to cut deficit
President Bush pledged yesterday to work with Congress to reduce the government's huge budget deficit as a key step in assuring the world that his administration supports a strong dollar. | 2Business |
AT&T says iPhone activation problems largely solved
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis. | 2Business |
Pricing for iPhone service released
Blog: AT&T has released pricing information for the new iPhone, with plans starting at $60 per month. | 3Sci/Tech |
Cisco partners with Chinese appliance maker
Networking gear mainstay signs a deal with the Haier Group to develop products for the home. | 3Sci/Tech |
EBay, PCHome launch new auction site in Taiwan
EBay Inc. and Taiwanese portal operator PCHome Online Inc. announced their new joint venture Web auction site on Wednesday, an effort aimed at competing with market leader Yahoo Taiwan Inc. ADVERTISEMENT MAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCAST Streamline processes and ... | 2Business |
Dueling Fools: CNET
Now you CNET. Now you don't. | 2Business |
Qualcomm Buys Spike
To help meet demand for 3G CDMA devices, Qualcomm has snapped up Spike Technologies, a chip design company. Qualcomm will pay $19 million in cash for the entity and its affiliated companies. | 2Business |
Gordon says he can't afford to be timid
Robby Gordon is not in a position to become a timid racer even though wrecking another championship contender probably would enhance his standing as NASCAR's villain of the moment. | 1Sports |
Asian Markets Fall but Show Signs of Stabilizing
The global rout appeared to be abating after reassuring comments by the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. | 2Business |
China's army forms security unit for Olympics
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese army has formed a security unit, consisting of ground, navy and air force personnel, for next year's Olympic Games, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. | 1Sports |
UWB gets approval in Europe
( InfoWorld ) - The European Commission's Radio Spectrum Committee gave the green light to UWB (ultrawideband), paving the way for the technology to be used in Europe as early as February.
The committee gave what's known as a "positive regulatory opinion," which means the decision will now ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Australian Taliban and bin Laden bodyguards to face US military justice (AFP)
AFP - The United States will this week start controversial military proceedings against an Australian Taliban fighter and three bodyguards for Osama bin Laden. | 0World |
Spaceport to Launch First Satellites
By SONJA BARISIC NORFOLK, Va. - A rocket carrying satellites for the Air Force and NASA is set to blast off Monday from the Virginia shore in the first launch from the mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport. | 3Sci/Tech |
Career Couch: How to Defang Scary Technology
In learning new software, focus on the concept more than the sequence of keystrokes. | 2Business |
Michigan court orders halt to Manor Care sale
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Michigan court ordered a temporary halt on Thursday to the $4.9 billion sale of Manor Care Inc to private equity firm Carlyle Group , according to an Ingham County Circuit Court order. | 2Business |
Argentina bomb suspects acquitted
A court clears five men accused of links to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina. | 0World |
Tennis: Chakvetadze battles past Mauresmo into Paris semis
(AFP)
AFP - Top seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia battled past former world number one Amelie Mauresmo in three sets to advance to the semi-finals of the WTA Paris Indoor Open here on Friday. | 1Sports |
China HIV cases up 30 percent
BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has grown by nearly 30 per cent this year, state media said on Wednesday, warning the virus seemed to be spreading from high-risk groups to the general public. | 0World |
Blair Ally Faces New Pressure in Visa Row
LONDON (Reuters) - A top British minister who faces an inquiry over allegations he abused his position to secure a visa for his married lover's nanny came under fresh pressure on Wednesday. | 0World |
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va., Local Briefs: Preston Arson Suspects Waive Court Hearing
By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. Feb. 10--KINGWOOD -- The couple accused of burning Harry Paul Hershman's Tunnelton area home waived their right to a preliminary hearing Friday in Preston County Magistrate Court. | 3Sci/Tech |
Oil futures jump back above $51
Oil prices bounced higher Friday after two days of sharp declines. Prices rose as traders sought to protect themselves in the event of a supply disruption before Monday. | 2Business |
Pride, relief are among emotions
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - They had done a passable job of ignoring the issue, shunting any sense of perfection with a claim of ignorance. Or a studied refusal to be a part of the questioning and the hype and the excitement that surrounds a team gunning for history. The Patriots knew they... | 1Sports |
Intel Mum on Dual-Core Desktop and Server Plans
SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. last week outlined a plan to develop a mobile processor with two CPU cores, but the company remained silent about its strategy for dual-core | 3Sci/Tech |
The wilting dollar
The falling value of the US dollar has left Jina Sinskey feeling more like a personal shopper for her parents in Seoul than a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | 2Business |
GOP Seeks to Oust Florida Frosh Klein in 2008 House Race
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - As they plot to win back the House in the 2008 election, Republicans have vowed to wage an aggressive challenge next year against freshman Democratic Rep. Ron Klein, who last year unseated veteran Republican Rep. E. Clay S... | 0World |
Microsoft to Share Code With Governments
Government officials have sought greater access to the program's technical details to ensure the software is compatible with other applications and is hiding no obvious security flaws. -TheWashington Post | 3Sci/Tech |
SKorean candidates in final stretch
(AP)
AP - The former Hyundai CEO, now the front-runner in South Korea's presidential election, denied involvement Tuesday in a stock manipulation case, accusing his opponents of spreading lies that would not derail his bid for office. | 0World |
Target's New Bullseye: $95 Billion
Could the megaretailer still be a growth stock? | 2Business |
Five Palestinians die in Gaza as Olmert vows "war"
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes killed five Palestinians, including a mother and child, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to wage a "war" to stop rocket attacks on the Jewish state. | 0World |
Pakistan Bombing Prompts Ban on Gatherings
MULTAN, Pakistan - Pakistan announced a ban on religious and political gatherings nationwide after a bomb attack against Sunni Muslim radicals in a central city early Thursday killed at least 39 people and wounded about 100 others. Police suspected it was a sectarian attac... | 0World |
Kidnappers Seize Charity Chief in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kidnappers seized the British-Iraqi head of an international charity group in Baghdad Tuesday and later she was shown sitting anxiously and alone in a video broadcast by an Arabic television station. | 0World |
Pierce named All-Star reserve
Just after learning he made his sixth All-Star team, Celtics forward Paul Pierce's first reaction was: " Joe Johnson ?" | 1Sports |
Russia Arrests 10 in Reporterâs Killing
MOSCOW (AP) -- Authorities have arrested 10 people in the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and they soon will be charged, Russia's chief prosecutor said Monday. | 0World |
First female British soldier dies in Iraq
A military policewoman has become the first British female soldier to die in Iraq since last year's US-led invasion but her death was believed to have been caused by a non-hostile incident, officials say. | 0World |
Obama moved by S. Africa's freedom fight
(AP)
AP - Sen. Barack Obama, the only African-American in the Senate, paid tribute Wednesday to South Africans' fight for freedom, saying they helped inspire his own political career. | 0World |
Auburn Slips Back to No. 3 Behind Sooners (AP)
AP - Oklahoma is the only No. 2. After a week of sharing the No. 2 ranking with Auburn, Oklahoma edged ahead of the Tigers in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday. | 1Sports |
Clinton invites voters to 'inspect' her
(AP)
AP - Standing atop a stage in a livestock auction barn, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton likened the experience to her quest to woo undecided voters in the closing days before Iowa's pivotal caucuses. | 0World |
Casino stocks rise on MGM share offer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares of closely held casino operators rose on Wednesday after the investment firm owned by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian said it plans to raise its stake in MGM Mirage Inc. to as much as 61.7 percent. | 2Business |
Lack of action in freezing settlement "cause of concern": Quartet
The Middle East "Quartet" on Wednesday urged Israel to honor its obligations under the Roadmap and freeze its settlement outposts, saying the lack of action in this regard is a "cause of concern. | 0World |
Space Tourism Faces Governmental Safety Regulations
By JOHN ANTCZAK LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism ind... | 3Sci/Tech |
Doping charges dismissed against U.S. sprinter Jenkins
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Doping charges against U.S. sprinter LaTasha Jenkins have been dismissed because two European laboratories did not follow the correct procedures in testing her sample, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Thursday. | 1Sports |
Partners prompt Oracle's multicore price change
( InfoWorld ) - In response to requests from some of its distribution partners, Oracle has changed the licensing pricing for some of its lower-end multicore servers in order to be more competitive with database rival Microsoft.
Oracle made the move a few weeks ago and ch... | 3Sci/Tech |
U.S. Trade Deficit Drops in 2007
The deficit declined by six percent, after setting records for five straight years. The improvement came despite a huge jump in the bill for foreign oil and another record deficit with China. | 2Business |
'Battle not over' but Rossi on the brink.
After a season full of races labelled 'significant' or a 'turning point', Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix looks to have been the real thing: Valentino Rossi's victory, combined with seventh for Sete Gibernau, means that the Italian now has one hand on | 1Sports |
Ford Europe upholds higher profit forecast: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ford Motor Co.'s European
division is sticking to forecasts of higher 2007 profits
although it is worried about Japanese competition due to the
weak yen, Chief Executive Lewis Booth was quoted on Saturday as
saying. | 2Business |
Mandaric ready to open talks with Strachan
MILAN MANDARIC, the Portsmouth chairman, has confirmed that he would like Gordon Strachan, the former Southampton manager, to succeed Harry Redknapp, who defected to St Maryâs last week. | 1Sports |
Eight dead, 46 injured in French motorway pileup (AFP)
AFP - Eight people were killed and 46 injured, most of them Portuguese coach passengers, in a pile-up of five vehicles on a motorway in southwest France, authorities said. | 0World |
Wachovia exec McMullen retires
Wachovia Corp. said Thursday that Don McMullen Jr., head of its capital management unit, is retiring at year-end. He will be replaced by David Carroll, 47, who has led the company's merger integrations and corporate marketing. | 2Business |
Ottawa dumping petro-can
The federal government's sale of its remaining 19% stake in Petro-Canada is imminent, ending Ottawa's 29-year presence in the oilpatch, say sources in the investment community and the oil producer. | 2Business |
Cuomo Subpoenas Intel Over Antitrust Accusations
The New York State attorney general issued a wide-ranging subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the Intel Corporation violated federal or state antitrust laws. | 3Sci/Tech |
Photo: IBM's p5-575 server
IBM's p5-575, a specialized server geared for high-performance computing, has eight 1.9GHz Power5 processors. | 3Sci/Tech |
Georgia's Landers Gets Win No. 700
Ashley Houts scored a career-high 25 points last night to help No. 17 Georgia beat host Florida, 82-55, giving Coach Andy Landers his 700th career win. | 1Sports |
Citigroup Bids for Japanese Brokerage House
If successful, the $10.8 billion takeover would be the largest of a Japanese brokerage firm by a foreign company. | 0World |
Foster's Counts Cost of Poor Wine Market
Brewing giant Fosterâs today said that higher annual profits from sales of beer overseas had been eroded by a sharp drop in US wine trade. | 2Business |
Germany beats 3-0 Ecuador to win group A
(AP)
AP - Miroslav Klose scored two goals Tuesday to help Germany to a 3-0 win over Ecuador and first place in Group A of the World Cup. | 1Sports |
Brazilian Police Seize Kroll Documents
By Terry Wade SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - A plane full of seizeddocuments flew to federal police headquarters in Brasilia onThursday, a day after agents raided the Brazilian offices ofU.S. risk consultancy firm Kroll Inc. and arrested executivesin a corporate espionage scandal... | 0World |
Supreme Court Internet Privacy Decision
Verizon attorney Sarah Deutsch and washingtonpost.com's David McGuire discuss the Supreme Court case allowing Internet service providers to keep their customers' identities secret, even if the recording industry suspects them of illegally sharing music online. | 3Sci/Tech |
Jags cite Bracken's torn calf muscle as reason
For the second time in five months, the Jacksonville Jaguars have released defensive end Tony Brackens, one of the greatest players in franchise history. | 1Sports |
Iran VP: Country still considering offer
(AP)
AP - Visiting Iranian Vice President Isfandiar Rahim Mashaee said Wednesday that Iran was still considering a Western incentives package offered to Iran in exchange for suspending uranium enrichment, a news report said. | 0World |
RIM reports "critical" BlackBerry outage
TORONTO (Reuters) - A major outage hit BlackBerry users in
North America on Monday, cutting off wireless e-mail for
everyone from busy executives to political campaign staff on
the eve of three U.S. presidential primaries. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bengals-Dolphins statistics
Mia -- FG Mare 43, 12:39. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:10. Key play: Feeley 19 pass to Chambers on 3rd-and-5 to Bengals 25. Miami 3, Cincinnati 0. Cin -- Simmons 50 interception return (Graham kick), 12:01. | 1Sports |
Slowing Housing Market May Stir Inflation (Reuters)
Reuters - As U.S. home purchases slow, an
expected rise in demand for rentals will result in a spike in
inflation, analysts say, citing studies showing housing costs
have been under-reported by the government. | 2Business |
China Restrained in Response to Taiwan Poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China offered a measured response on Wednesday to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's party suffering an election setback over the weekend, but warned that his push for formal independence would exacerbate tensions. | 0World |
A Digital Doctor Treats Computer Contamination (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - Before me lies the patient, a Gateway computer running Windows 98. It is suffering from extremely clogged Internet arteries, unable to reach the Web. As one of The Washington Post's digital doctors, my task is to nurse the machine... | 3Sci/Tech |
Greenspan Sounds Alarm
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday urged the federal government to reduce its budget deficit and to encourage greater personal saving, warning that foreign investors will not | 2Business |
Mariners Race Past Royals 16-3 (AP)
AP - Ichiro Suzuki went 4-for-4 and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 16-3 rout of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. | 1Sports |
Torrent Tracker Demonoid.com Goes Dark
A popular BitTorrent tracker is unresponsive for more than 24 hours. No official word or statement has come from the Demonoid.com administrators, but a Dutch news website reports the Canadian Recording Industry Association, or CRIA, is responsible for the downtime. | 3Sci/Tech |
Nothing in the account after the big spend
Anyone who has ever run a marathon will be able to tell you that it can take days, sometimes even weeks, to recover from the physical effort of running 26. | 1Sports |
Candidates promise help for Gulf Coast
(AP)
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton once again criticized President Bush and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their response to Hurricane Katrina, re-emphasizing on Monday her plan for Gulf Coast recovery. | 0World |
Japan to deport ex-champ
Fischer has been in custody since he was detained by Japanese airport authorities on July 13 with an invalid American passport. He is wanted in the US for violating international sanctions against the former Yugoslavia in 1992. | 0World |
U.S. online help-wanted ads down in June, report says
(Reuters)
Reuters - Help-wanted postings on major
U.S.-based Internet job boards were down 2 percent in June but
were still up 24 percent on a year-over-year basis due to tight
labor markets, a private research group said on Monday. | 3Sci/Tech |
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