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Parties huddle in final push to strike deal A final decision on whether the Rev. Ian Paisley #39;s DUP and Sinn Fein can reach a deal this year to restore devolution and implement the Good Friday agreement should be known next week. | 0 |
Motions against Sudan, Zimbabwe fail in UN committee (AFP) AFP - Two proposed resolutions condemning widespread rights abuses in Sudan and Zimbabwe failed to pass a UN committee, mired in debate between African and western nations. | 0 |
James Hardie's Australian asbestos fund files for liquidation (AFP) AFP - A compensation fund for Australian asbestos victims of embattled James Hardie Industries NV said it was filing for liquidation, rejecting a last-minute multi-million dollar cash injection. | 0 |
Hip-Hop Alters NBA There's a growing disconnect between basketball's paying public and the NBA players that began when the NBA decided to dovetail its product with hip-hop. | 1 |
Snowstorm in Midwest delays holiday travelers A fierce snowstorm pummeled the Midwest on one of the busiest travel days of the year yesterday, snarling roads and causing long delays at airports as millions | 2 |
Steel shortage hits Nissan plants Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will halt operations at three of its plants in Japan for five days starting later this month due to a steel sheet shortage. | 2 |
Bad Fit? Bad Color? Good Riddance If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier. | 3 |
Hobbyists Fill Out the Weather Map Thousands of armchair sky watchers are pairing computers and consumer-grade meteorological equipment to share their observations of local conditions online. | 3 |
Coming in '05: AT T Mobile (via Sprint) AT T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network. | 3 |
Lara won #39;t be coming CAPTAIN Brian Lara and other top West Indies players have ruled themselves out of January #39;s triangular one-day series in Australia because of a contract dispute. | 1 |
Levy is the glue that holds Wake together We can talk all you want about Chris Paul, Justin Gray and Eric Williams. We know how talented the three are at their respective positions. | 1 |
Terminating Spyware With Extreme Prejudice Have adware and spyware commandeered your computer? An extreme solution: erasing your hard drive and starting over. | 3 |
Chirac Makes Rare Trip To Libya Tripoli, Nov. 25 (NNN) : In a historic development, President Jacques Chirac of France has made the first visit to Libya by a French leader since 1951. | 0 |
S. Korea warms to China as alternative to the US Ask university students about the practical way to get a job these days, and the answer comes back quickly: Study Chinese. quot;A few years ago, the most popular major was English language and literature. | 0 |
Customer Service: The Hunt for a Human In the Internet age, making telephone contact with a human for customer service is a daunting task. But some consumers have found ways around the blockade. | 3 |
FleetCenter renaming talks stall Bank of America Corp. has told executives at the FleetCenter that it is no longer interested in putting its own name on the building, and even raised the possibility of renaming the arena as the Boston Garden as a gift to the city. | 2 |
Employers try shifting health costs Michael Koonce, who heads the legal department at Boston mutual fund manager Evergreen Investments, doesn't have a clue how much is deducted from his hefty paychecks for his family's health plan. And when the deductions go up, he said, it's quot;not going to break the bank for me. quot; | 2 |
Retailers ask: Why wait? It's only Thanksgiving, but Sara Taggart already feels behind on her Christmas shopping. | 2 |
Ship owners float a vacation home idea Four years after buying the Nantucket Lightship on eBay , Bill and Kristen Golden want to sell vacationers an interest in a onetime rust bucket that has been transformed into a floating pleasure palace. | 2 |
October economic data mixed Orders for long-lasting US goods slipped unexpectedly in October, but new home sales rose, consumer sentiment brightened a bit this month and claims for jobless aid fell, a mixed bag of reports showed yesterday. | 2 |
Oil, gas prices climb Crude oil futures rose yesterday ahead of an extended weekend for traders, even though weekly government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil. | 2 |
Whistleblower fears reprisal WASHINGTON -- David Graham says he was surprised by the hugs and slaps on the back he got at his own Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress the government had let unsafe drugs remain on the market. | 2 |
Companies to settle patent lawsuits 3Com Corp. , a maker of switches for corporate data networks, and PC-Tel Inc. agreed to end patent-infringement lawsuits. Each agreed to license the other's modem-related patents that were part of the litigation, which began in March 2003. PC-Tel also will supply wireless software and antennas to 3Com. PC-Tel will record as revenue during this quarter \$3.2 million it had ... | 2 |
Dollar hits new low against euro The US dollar slid to a new low yesterday against the euro, which rose to an all-time high of \$1.3179 in late New York trading, breaking a day-old record as jittery markets kept up pressure on the US currency. | 2 |
AIG will pay \$126m to settle federal investigations American International Group Inc. said yesterday it has agreed to pay \$126 million to settle federal allegations the insurance giant helped two customer companies commit accounting fraud. | 2 |
With cash inflow, flute maker feels the wind at his back Flute maker David C. Williams is known among the world's finest musicians for his artistry. But for 15 long years, he found it difficult to balance the expense of buying the materials he needs to craft his instruments against the unpredictability in orders for his handiwork. | 2 |
FDA approves drug for multiple sclerosis WASHINGTON -- The government has approved a drug that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans. | 2 |
Hellicar dismisses foundation liquidation as #39;stunt #39; The chairwoman of James Hardie has dismissed today #39;s announcement of the provisional liquidation of an asbestos compensation foundation as a stunt. | 2 |
CHUCK IN ORBIT Despite a chorus of Wall Street naysayers, Chuck Dolan continues to gamble big on his startup satellite-television venture. Voom - the offshoot of Dolan #39;s Cablevision | 2 |
PRODUCT REVIEW: MSN's WebTV Grows Up (AP) AP - During the dot-com boom, people who didn't want to miss out on the Web and e-mail craze but didn't want to buy a real computer could get WebTV, which delivered the Internet through the warm, friendly glow of their TV sets. | 3 |
PRODUCT REVIEW: a 'Cold' Soldering Iron (AP) AP - If you're looking for a good holiday gift for a tinkerer you can hardly give away anything more inventive than the Cold Heat soldering iron. It redesigns something that's been virtually unchanged for decades and does so by combining high-school level science and cheap materials. | 3 |
Romania Party Transcripts Cause Outrage (AP) AP - Documents purported to be transcripts of top-level ruling party meetings with ministers discussing intimidating opposition leaders and rigging votes in the Senate have surfaced ahead of Romania's Sunday elections. | 0 |
IAEA Meets to Discuss Iran Nuke Program (AP) AP - Whether Iran is fulfilling its commitment to freeze all aspects of a process that can be used to make atomic arms #151; and what to do if it isn't #151; is expected to top the agenda of a key meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog. | 0 |
Hip-Hop Culture Contributes to NBA #39;s Bad Rap Not everything that ails the NBA is solved by the rest-of-the-season suspension of the Indiana Pacers #39; Ron Artest. It would be irresponsible to suggest anybody should have foreseen a brawl coming. | 1 |
Bucs on verge of finally dealing Kendall After trying for three years to escape catcher Jason Kendall #39;s contract, the Pirates finally have succeeded. The passing of physicals is all that stands in the way of the Pirates sending Kendall to the Oakland | 1 |
Nintendo Operating Profit Up 39 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co.\Ltd. reported a 39.1 percent rise in operating profit for the\first half on Thursday and raised its sales target for a new,\keenly awaited portable game player. | 3 |
Iran amp; enriching: What the controversy is about LONDON, Nov 25 (IranMania) - Enrichment, at the heart of the storm surrounding Iran #39;s nuclear programme, takes low-grade uranium and refines it, turning it into a material that can power civilian reactors -- or an atomic explosion. | 0 |
Thatcher trial postponed until April A South African court has postponed the trial of Mark Thatcher on charges he helped finance a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea until next April. | 0 |
Asean meets in Laos Laos on Thursday opened its first-ever major conference, drawing together Asian nations in their aspirations for economic integration while addressing terrorism and other regional threats. | 0 |
Al-Zarqawi attacks the #39;silent #39; scholars THE insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has attacked Muslim clerics for failing to support attacks on United States-led forces in Iraq. | 0 |
Team Uses Biotech to Build a Better Turkey (AP) AP - Most of the turkeys gracing the nation's dinner tables Thursday have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds and sex is no longer possible. | 3 |
USU Lands NASA Contract for Telescope (AP) AP - Utah State University has secured a #36;40 million contract with NASA to build an orbiting telescope that will examine galaxies and try to find new stars. | 3 |
Celtics cooked again In a season filled with uncertainty and unpredictable play, the only dependable part of the Celtics' game-night drama has been the raised voice of coach Doc Rivers. With a rant that rivaled Rick Pitino in duration and decibel levels, Rivers scolded Boston for failing to play together last night at the Wachovia Center. In many ways, the Celtics' ... | 1 |
It's not easy to swallow Brawled-out yet? I guess we all are. We've all seen Ron Artest bolt off that table even more than we've seen Flutie roll to his right. But the fallout from L'Affaire Auburn Hills is enormous, and I don't just mean the South Carolina-Clemson dust-up that has resulted in each institution punishing itself by eschewing bowl bids. | 1 |
Is it all on the table for Red Sox, Martinez? While the Red Sox celebrate their first Thanksgiving as world champions since 1918, general manager Theo Epstein can reflect fondly on the most productive turkey dinner in franchise history last year even as he considers a full plate of challenges before him, including the latest rumblings out of New York about the Yankees pursuing Pedro Martinez. | 1 |
James's 43 lead Cleveland LeBron James scored a career-high 43 points last night to lead the Cavaliers to a 92-76 win over the Detroit Pistons at Cleveland. Jeff McInnis added 16 points as the Cavaliers won for the seventh time in eight games. | 1 |
Deveny plays the lead in BC's show of force Kneeling in front of her courtside seat, Jessalyn Deveny looked just like a tension-racked bench player watching and hoping for a last-second miracle. Any concerns, however, were sorely misplaced at the end of last night's drubbing of Quinnipiac at Conte Forum. | 1 |
Early lead allows BU to hold off Fordham Chaz Carr scored 19 points and Matt Wolff added 17 as Boston University beat Fordham, 66-51, yesterday. | 1 |
Shean a standout in field hockey as NU goes deep in NCAA tourney Whitney Shean, a Globe All-Scholastic for field hockey while at Medfield High School and the Tri-Valley League MVP for that sport in 2001 and 2002, is now a sophomore at Northeastern University, where she played a key role in the field hockey team's advance to the NCAA Division 1 Tournament this fall. | 1 |
Regional meeting opens in Laos The Asean forum opens in Laos, with a free-trade accord and anti-terrorism moves on the agenda. | 0 |
CM spoils Cotter's finale Rashad Jordan moved over from his position in Catholic Memorial's Cover-2 zone defense and welcomed Jim Cotter into retirement. | 1 |
MIAA unveils matchups, sites for semifinals The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association football committee yesterday announced the sites and matchups for Tuesday's semifinal playoff round. Games will be at college and high school sites, with one thing in common: an artificial playing surface. | 1 |
300m to halt sex disease crisis The UK's growing sexual health crisis is to be tackled with a 300m investment for clinics and advertising. | 0 |
Iran asks to soften uranium stance VIENNA -- Iran sought yesterday to partially roll back its commitment to freeze all uranium enrichment programs, demanding the right to run some equipment that can be used to produce nuclear arms. | 0 |
Blair accused of embracing politics of fear in reelection bid LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's government was accused yesterday of playing politics with fear and using the threat of terrorism to boost its chances of reelection. | 0 |
Blast near Afghan town kills 2 US troops KABUL, Afghanistan -- A bomb ripped through a US patrol in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing two American soldiers and wounding another, a reminder of the country's insecurity after a newly resolved hostage drama. | 0 |
Citing threat, UN bolsters unit in Congo KINSHASA, Congo -- United Nations peacekeepers deployed an additional brigade in eastern Congo amid reports that Rwanda was threatening to attack Rwandan rebels based in its huge neighbor, UN officials said yesterday. | 0 |
US diplomat fatally shot near Green Zone; bomb kills 3 BAGHDAD -- An American diplomat was killed yesterday in an attack near the heavily fortified sector of central Baghdad known as the Green Zone, US officials said. | 0 |
In Mosul, insurgent campaign escalates against Iraqi forces MOSUL, Iraq -- The bodies of five more slain Iraqis were found on the outskirts of Mosul yesterday morning, bringing to 20 the number of soldiers murdered over the last week as part of a campaign against the Iraqi forces who joined American soldiers in suppressing a revolt in this northern city. | 0 |
Is Brazil quietly building up? While North Korea and Iraq are the hotspots in the media today, regarding WMD, Brazil has quietly launched a rocket from Alcntara to space and has built an uranium enrichment facility in Rezende. Does it mean an ICBM is on the way? | 3 |
Cost Cap Proposed D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp attempts to put a high-water mark on the price of a stadium that would force a relocation if the price is too high. | 1 |
Another Pacer Involved Police have determined that a fourth member of the Pacers, reserve center David Harrison, was involved in the brawl at last Friday night's Indiana-Detroit game. | 1 |
U.S. Says Iraqi Police Need Bolstering With officers intimidated by killings and threats, some have begun questioning the notion of trying to establish a system of local policing at this time. | 0 |
Oil extends advances Gold broke the \$450 a troy ounce level on Thursday for the first time since June 1988 as the dollar fell to a record low against the euro. | 2 |
FDA approves drug that fights MS The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for multiple sclerosis that in clinical trials got better results than existing drugs in protecting against relapses. | 2 |
Tesco sales exceed expectations Tesco today impressed the City with a surge in third-quarter sales as it boosted market share in clothing and electrical goods. Despite a tougher environment on the high street, Britain #39;s leading retailer | 2 |
Bad Weather Disrupts Holiday Travel Travelers didn #39;t plan on starting their long Thanksgiving weekend stuck in airports or driving on slippery roads, but then again they hadn #39;t figured on snow - and a lot of it. | 2 |
YUKOS managers flee Russia All top managers of embattled oil major YUKOS have fled Russia fearing that state prosecutors may order their arrest, a YUKOS source says. | 2 |
Probe Urged Of Allegations Against FDA The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee yesterday called on the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate alleged attempts to discredit a Food and Drug Administration whistle-blower. | 2 |
United Seeks Court #39;s Aid in Getting Labor Concessions UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, asked a bankruptcy court Wednesday to terminate its union contracts if the carrier can #39;t get an additional \$725 million in cost savings from employees by mid-January. | 2 |
Judge Says MCI Broke Pay Rule A federal judge yesterday threatened sanctions against MCI Inc. for apparently violating a court order requiring approval of expenditures for lawyers and consultants while it was in bankruptcy protection. | 2 |
German business gloom increases pressure on ECB German business confidence is tumbling amid mounting fears about the impact of the euro #39;s rise against the dollar, according to the closely-watched Ifo economic institute survey. | 2 |
Moncks Corner facility has new owner MONCKS CORNER - Integral Systems of Lanham, Md., said Wednesday it had agreed to sell assets of its antenna systems division in Moncks Corner to LJT amp; Associates of Montgomery, Ala. | 2 |
Angling for Sales, Retailers Set Their Bait To lure shoppers into their stores, the nation #39;s retailers will again offer LOW LOW LOW prices on a number of gifts and gadgets, as stores throw open their doors at Oh-Dark-Hundred tomorrow and kick off the holiday shopping season. | 2 |
Brazil Documents Detail Nazi Mengele's Last Years <p></p><p> SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Josef Mengele, the infamousNazi doctor known as the Angel of Death, died in Brazil 25years ago lonely and cash-strapped but apparently unrepentant,according to documents published this week.</p> | 0 |
Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik on 24 <b>...</b> Foreign Minister Jan Petersen is attending the Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Iceland on 24 November. The most important item on the agenda is a discussion of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. | 3 |
#39;Building #39; a better turkey San Francisco - Researchers are using the latest in biotechnology to chart the genetic map of turkeys, which have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations in the United States that the big-breasted birds sometimes have trouble | 3 |
Firefox browser helps you make the most of your time online Question: In a recent column you said that 95 percent of all viruses and spyware are aimed at Internet Explorer, so I decided to do away with IE. | 3 |
JPL team visits NASA shuttle program When Congress passed the \$388 billion spending bill last weekend, it allotted \$16.2 billion for NASA, including nearly full funding of projects related to the president #39;s Vision for Space Exploration. | 3 |
Images capture 2 Saturnian moons Scientists from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have pieced together the most detailed images of two Saturnian moons from pictures the Cassini orbiter captured at the end of October. | 3 |
CIA funds chatroom surveillance The CIA is quietly funding federal research into surveillance of Internet chatrooms as part of an effort to identify possible terrorists, newly released documents reveal. | 3 |
Q3 integrated graphics chip shipments soar Despite the big overall increase, shipments of standalone chips for desktop graphics cards grew just 2.3 per cent, JPR said. Shipments of integrated desktop graphics chips were up 25.1 per cent, while their | 3 |
Vast water supplies hidden under N. China desert A desert in China #39;s Inner Mongolia that has the highest sand dunes in the world holds a vast store of underground water which, if used wisely, could ease the chronic water shortage afflicting the north of the country, a study says. | 3 |
Mickelson: Magic round was a fluke Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole at Kauai to become only the fifth player in golf history to go round in a 59 as he charged to victory at the PGA Grand Slam in Hawaii. | 1 |
Premiership: Harry Redknapp quits Portsmouth Nobody really expected Harry Redknapp to stay at Portsmouth Football Club for very much longer, but the announcement of his decision to resign today (November 24) is perhaps still a little surprising. | 1 |
Bhoys make their point in Barca After four days during which the back page headlines have been dominated by everything but football, Celtic let their feet - and hearts -o the talking again tonight by storming the Nou Camp to claim one of the clubs greatest ever results. | 1 |
Gray, Wake save face Wake Forest, which is ranked No. 1 for the first time in the 99-year history of its program, could have picked up a nose bleed from the altitude, but 6-2 junior guard Justin Gray, a first-team | 1 |
Report has Kendall going to A #39;s for Redman, Rhodes Three-time All-Star catcher Jason Kendall is about to be traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for two pitchers, a baseball official told The Associated Press yesterday. | 1 |
Injuries do not fully excuse the present decline RAFAEL BENITEZ cannot afford to feel too down-hearted this morning. Not with spirits to raise before Sunday #39;s daunting encounter with champions Arsenal. | 1 |
Pakistani PM calls talks #39;cordial #39; Pakistan #39;s prime minister called this week #39;s discussions about Kashmir with his Indian counterpart quot;friendly and cordial. | 0 |
Black Watch raid on Saddam Millionaire #39;s Row The Black Watch has taken part in its biggest offensive since being re-deployed near Baghdad, raiding homes of suspected Saddam Hussein loyalists. | 0 |
Police Raid Mexico City Neighborhood Nearly 1,000 police and federal agents tore through a town outside Mexico City, smashing gates and breaking down doors in a hunt for the leaders of a vigilante mob that burned two federal agents to death. | 0 |
Thatcher #39;s Cape Town trial postponed The trial of Sir Mark Thatcher in South Africa on charges that he helped finance a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea has been postponed until 8 April next year. | 0 |
Indonesian court orders trial of hardline cleric Ba #39;asyir to go <b>...</b> JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesian judges Thursday rejected a plea to drop terrorism charges against hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba #39;asyir and ordered him to stand trial for his alleged involvement in attacks including the Bali bombings. | 0 |
5.2-magnitude quake shakes northern Italy An earthquake rattled northern Italy yesterday, sending residents into the streets and damaging buildings, news reports said. No injuries were reported. | 0 |
Hostages Honored by Afghans as UN Urges Full Probe Afghanistan #39;s former king honored Thursday UN workers held hostage for nearly a month after helping run the country #39;s first free elections, while the United Nations urged a full investigation of the kidnapping. | 0 |
Israeli president urges Syria dialogue Israeli President Moshe Katsav has urged the government to respond positively to a Syrian offer to resume peace negotiations. Although Katsav #39;s role is largely ceremonial, his comments on Thursday were in | 0 |
DUP and SF to get clarification on proposals The British and Irish governments are due to present the DUP and Sinn Fin with further clarification today of their proposals for a deal on the North #39;s political future. | 0 |
Ethiopia Accepts Eritrea Border Ruling in Principle Ethiopia said Thursday it accepted quot;in principle quot; an independent commission #39;s ruling on its border with former foe Eritrea, possibly signaling an end to a dispute that has simmered since their 1998-2000 war. | 0 |
Internet Use Said to Cut Into TV Viewing and Socializing The average Internet user in the U.S. spends three hours a day online, with much of that time devoted to work and more than half of it to communications. | 3 |
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