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Tough Start for Mexico in Final World Cup Qualifiers RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Mexico will start the final stage of CONCACAF's marathon World Cup qualifying competition with a tough fixture in Costa Rica. | 1 |
Teams Scour Indonesia Plane Crash Site for Survivors SOLO, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescue teams searched areas around a central Indonesia airport Wednesday for survivors and victims of a plane crash that police said killed at least 31 people and left 47 unaccounted for. | 0 |
Md. Marine's Love of Outdoors and Adventure Remembered For relatives and friends of Kirk Bosselmann, few things the Marine Corps corporal did surprised them. | 0 |
U.N. Panel Rejects Bush Stance on Military Action The 16-member panel, appointed after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, said in a long-awaited report that only the U.N. Security Council has the legal standing to authorize such a "preventive war." | 0 |
Philadelphia, Verizon Strike Deal on WiFi The agreement would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even if Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D) signs legislation to give Verizon the power to scuttle the project.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Microsoft Research to open lab in Bangalore Microsoft Research will open a laboratory in Bangalore, India, the company #39;s third research installation overseas and a sign of India #39;s increasing importance in tech. | 2 |
US clocks a third quarter growth of 3.9 The US economy grew by 3.9 per cent in the third quarter of this year, a US government press release stated. On another quarter of robust growth, the US treasury secretary, John Snow, said, Americas Gross | 2 |
HP to release Virus Throttler for Windows in 2005 HP plans to add virus-throttling technology to ProLiant servers and ProCurve switches starting in early 2005. Virus Throttler technology slows the spread of a virus or worm within an infected server to give administrators time to act. | 3 |
Man Utd boss Ferguson has fresh dig at Arsenal Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson turned up the heat on Arsenal by stating he doesn #39;t regard them as major title rivals. | 1 |
Walgreen Qtrly Profit Rises 30.5 Pct CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreen Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WAG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WAG.N</A> on Monday posted a 30.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, boosted by sales of generic drugs and digital photo processing, sending its shares to a nearly three-year high. | 2 |
Can He Stop the Killing? The Palestinians' likely next President hopes to take on the militants--and Arafat's legacy | 0 |
Where Should Your Money Go? How can you ensure that your contributions are put to best possible use? | 0 |
Justices to hear Seattle newspapers #39; dispute Washington state #39;s highest court has agreed to review a key issue in a contentious lawsuit that could determine whether Seattle continues to have two daily newspapers. | 2 |
AMD gains in Q3 chip sales SAN FRANCISCO: Advanced Micro Devices captured nearly 10 per cent of computer microchip market revenue in the third quarter, the highest level in nearly three years, market research firm IDC said on Tuesday. | 3 |
If Irish lure Meyer, it all changes at UF GAINESVILLE - In a six-hour period Tuesday, Tyrone Willingham #39;s dismissal at Notre Dame and Butch Davis #39; resignation from the Cleveland Browns turned upside down the University of Florida #39;s search for a football coach. | 1 |
Four killed in Iraq attack: World News: Baghdad, Nov 30 : Four people were killed and 20 injured in an attack on a US military convoy in Iraq Tuesday, reports Xinhua. | 0 |
Oil Prices Edge Below \$49 a Barrel SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged below \$49 a barrel on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to an expected build in weekly U.S. inventory data that would help bolster the thin supply cushion ahead of peak northern winter demand. | 2 |
Global Forecasts for 2005 Growth Are Reduced Prospects for the global economy next year are growing dimmer as high oil prices hurt consumption and the unchecked rise in the United States trade deficit depresses the dollar | 2 |
Yukos chief sees little hope for oil giant The American chief executive of Russia #39;s embattled oil giant Yukos yesterday held out little hope of saving the company from dismemberment by the Putin government this month. | 2 |
Hunt for new CEO begins as Telstra #39;s Ziggy Switkowski steps down Telstra #39;s search for a new CEO has begun as incumbent CEO Dr Ziggy Switkowski has agreed to step down from the post. Switkowski #39;s last day will be 1 July, 2005 and possibly even earlier if the telecommunications company can find a suitable replacement. | 2 |
Gov. Bush praises Treasure Coast efforts during hurricane season VERO BEACH - Gov. Jeb Bush got teary-eyed on the last day of the hurricane season Tuesday as he thanked scores of Indian River County officials, emergency workers and volunteers for their relief efforts following Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. | 2 |
Insurance merger results in \$126.5 million windfall ATLANTA - A massive corporate merger between two health-care giants will result in \$126.5 million of new funding and equipment for Georgia #39;s medical schools and rural hospitals, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced Tuesday. | 2 |
GM to lay off 950 in New Jersey SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- General Motors said Tuesday that it will lay off 950 employees at its assembly plant in Linden, NJ, due to waning demand for the Chevy Blazer and GMC Jimmy. | 2 |
Frozen out The Terrapins found the lanes underneath closed and the basket unreachable against an impenetrable Badgers defense, and No. 25 Wisconsin (3-1) beat No. | 1 |
Portuguese President Moves to Dissolve Parliament (Reuters) Reuters - Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio began\moves Tuesday to dissolve parliament and call an election after\deciding Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes could no longer\continue in the job. | 0 |
US may boycott ASEAN meetings when Myanmar takes over helm in 2006 WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States warned it might boycott ASEAN meetings when Myanmar takes over the chairmanship of the Southeast Asian grouping in 2006, unless the military-ruled state improves its human rights record. | 0 |
Mass whale strandings found in Australia, NZ Mass strandings of marine mammals have occurred in Australia and New Zealand this week, proving an earlier predication made by Australian scientists, New Zealand Press Association said Wednesday. | 0 |
US may boycott ASEAN meetings when Myanmar takes over helm (AFP) AFP - The United States has warned it might boycott ASEAN meetings when Myanmar takes over the chairmanship of the Southeast Asian grouping in 2006, unless the military-ruled state improves its human rights record. | 0 |
Mozambique voters head for polls The people of Mozambique, one of the world's poorest countries, are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections. | 0 |
Is end near for Russia #39;s Yukos? Russian prosecutors are less than three weeks from striking a death blow against the country #39;s biggest oil producer, Yukos - move widely seen as a politically motivated legal assault. | 2 |
Insurers paying for rural health project Patients in rural communities across Georgia soon will have quick access to big-city medical specialists thanks to a live-video hookup that will serve 36 rural hospitals. | 2 |
Willingham out as Irish coach Firing could have local <b>...</b> Tuesday #39;s abrupt firing of Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham resonated across the college football landscape, with ripples potentially stretching all the way to the Bay Area. | 1 |
At least 500 dead in Philippines storms Another typhoon is set to hit the Philippines, which is already reeling under the impact of two back-to-back storms. More than 500 people died in the previous storms, and the latest one, Typhoon Nanmadol, packing | 0 |
Chinese media demands investment in mine safety A woman breaks down after she was told the fate of her husband, one of the miners trapped in the Chenjiashan coal mine in Tongchuan city, north China #39;s Shaanxi province November 29. | 0 |
Nikkei Hits 1-Month Closing Low TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average dipped 1.06 percent to a one-month closing low on Wednesday, extending losses from the day before when poor Japanese industrial output data put a damper on the economy's outlook. | 2 |
Texas got a break The hurricane season ended Tuesday with Texas escaping major storms, while Florida residents were hard hit with four major storms that claimed 117 lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. | 2 |
Telstra CEO out ahead of full sale The chairman of Telstra has nominated the upcoming full sale of the company as the major reason for the departure of chief executive Ziggy Switkowski. | 2 |
Company looks to new drugs in face of patent expirations BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- With the threat of generic competition looming over the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer Inc. declared on Tuesday that the strength and breadth of its drugs under development will give the company an edge over its rivals. | 2 |
Sea of Sorrow The world suffers an epic tragedy as a tsunami spreads death across Asia. An on-the-scene look at how it happened--and whether the carnage could have been avoided | 0 |
After the Flood With disease looming, the world launches a massive relief effort. Will the aid reach the victims in time? | 0 |
AMD Big Gainer in 3rd-Quarter Microchip Sales-IDC Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) captured nearly 10 percent of computer microchip market revenue in the third quarter, the highest level | 3 |
Death of Rare Bird Leaves Future Uncertain One of the rarest birds on Earth came closer to being wiped out - if not already extinct - with the death of one of the last three believed to exist, officials said. | 3 |
US embassy bomb plot trial opens Six suspected Islamic militants go on trial in Paris for an alleged plot to bomb the US embassy in 2001. | 0 |
Randolph scores 19 points as Trail Blazers down Sonics 100-94 Zach Randolph had 19 points, including a key jumper with 17.2 seconds left, as the Portland Trail Blazers stopped the surging Seattle SuperSonics 100-94 on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Bobcats will slowly bud into winner They exist in their original form for only one year, then they evolve into a more advanced life form. Sixteen of the extant NBA franchises first drew breath as expansion teams - Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas | 1 |
Redick, Ewing each score 29, total 10 three-pointers The question late in Tuesday #39;s Michigan State-Duke game became: Would JJ Redick and Daniel Ewing wear down while the Spartans #39; depth became the difference? | 1 |
Nearly 340 people killed as storm slams E Philippines helps a man carry his infant son, wrapped in plastic to shield him from the rain November 30, as they use an improvised ladder to cross a fallen concrete bridge in eastern Philippine town of General Nakar. | 0 |
Sugar industry wary of commerce nominee WASHINGTON - The US sugar industry is taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the nomination of Kellogg Co. Chief Executive Carlos Gutierrez to be the new secretary of the Commerce Department. | 2 |
Dollar hits a new low despite strong growth The US dollar dropped to a new all-time low yesterday against the euro, which rose to \$1.3335 even as new figures showed that US economic growth in the third quarter was stronger than previously estimated. | 2 |
Sex and the City driving economy SEX and the City may have left the nation #39;s television screens, but its viewers are propping up the national economy as they buy up big on shoes, clothes and cars. | 2 |
Endangered bird dies in captivity SAN DIEGO - The only captive member of what may be the world #39;s most endangered species of bird has died in Hawaii, zoo officials announced Tuesday. | 3 |
Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel research Dr Joseph Hartvigsen (L) of Ceramatex, Inc, holds a fuel cell during a news conference Nov. 29 at Ceramatex Advanced Materials amp; Electrochemical Technologies in Salt Lake City. | 3 |
Willingham should hold his head high, wait for another job Don #39;t cry for Tyrone Willingham. Even after Willingham, a former Michigan State Spartan, was fired from his head-coaching gig at Notre Dame on Tuesday. | 1 |
Martinez Apparently Using Mets As Leverage to Up the Ante in <b>...</b> NEW YORK - The Mets made their pitch to Pedro Martinez. Now the attention shifts to the Boston Red Sox to see if the World Series champs are willing to up their bid. | 1 |
Nets: Snap skid at 9 as Mourning leads way Finally, the crabby old man had enough. He had refused to chase the spry youngster as he stepped outside his comfort zone and drained jumper after jumper during the first half. | 1 |
Myanmar overshadows trade deals at summit Australian Prime Minister John Howard (2nd L) sits next to (LR, round table) Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shiwanatra, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win and Malaysian Prime Minister Abullah | 0 |
Vietnam Hails Shrimp Tariff Reduction Vietnam seafood exporters and producers on Wednesday hailed a US decision to reduce tariffs on the communist country #39;s shrimp exports, while neighboring China suffered a blow with steeper duties. | 2 |
US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in November The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, reported Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell in November to the lowest level in eight months as high | 2 |
Australia Opens With Win Over Slovakia (AP) AP - Mark Philippoussis and Alicia Molik outlasted Daniela Hantuchova and Dominik Hrbaty 11-9 in a third-set super-tiebreaker to give Australia a 2-1 victory over Slovakia at the Hopman Cup on Monday. | 1 |
After third season, Willingham runs out of luck with Irish Three years ago, Tyrone Willingham was heralded as a champion for all black football coaches after being given the responsibility of returning the Notre Dame football program to among the nations elite. | 1 |
Bush seeks to mend ties to Canada Working to mend the frayed relations between their countries, President Bush and Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada sought to project a unified front | 0 |
Citigroup's Japan boss apologies Citigroup's top Japanese executive faces tough questioning over a scandal that caused the closure of the firm's private bank in Japan. | 2 |
Roads to growth A proposal to add a new building and about 1,000 jobs to Crown Colony Office Park in Quincy won't create more traffic congestion, the developer and government officials say. Overall, they expect less congestion on city streets. | 2 |
Rents slip as vote nears on controls As the Boston City Council prepares to vote this month on a form of rent control, a survey released yesterday found that the average rent for a new lease is \$90 a month lower than two years ago, a sign of continuing softness in the rental market. | 2 |
T awards 10-year pact to build bus shelters The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded a 10-year contract to Cemusa to build at least 200 bus shelters outside Boston and on MBTA property in the city. | 2 |
Dollar drops to new low against euro The dollar, whose weakness has been fueled by concern over the US trade and budget deficits, hit a new low against the euro, which rose to \$1.3335 yesterday. In late New York trading, the euro eased back to \$1.3280, below its intraday high but still above Monday's late rate of \$1.3273. | 2 |
Russia's Gazprom to bid for Yukos unit The nascent petroleum division of natural gas giant Gazprom will bid for the crown jewels of the battered Yukos oil empire, its chief said yesterday -- a move that could put the heart of the company jailed billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky created in Kremlin-friendly hands. | 2 |
Crude falls on hopes for heating oil report Crude oil futures prices fell yesterday as concerns about reduced output in the North Sea were offset by expectations that an upcoming US government report would show rising inventories of heating oil. | 2 |
Chip company acknowledges SEC probe Analog Devices Inc. , the world's fourth-largest maker of signal processing chips for mobile phones, said US regulators are conducting an inquiry into the granting of stock options to directors and officers. The inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission covers the last five years, the Norwood company said in its annual report filed with the SEC. Analog Devices also ... | 2 |
OfficeMax agrees to item-price settlement Colman M. Herman, the Dorchester activist who made enforcement of the state's item-pricing regulation a one-man crusade, has struck again. | 2 |
Decision by NLRB on work rules hit The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employers may post regulations in the workplace that critics contend will discourage workers from organizing bargaining units or engaging in other union activities. | 2 |
2nd UPDATE: Telstra Chief Quits Amid Asia M amp;A Missteps SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Under pressure to boost investor interest ahead of aA\$30 billion share sale, Australia #39;s largest telephone company Telstra Corp. | 2 |
Cingular to deliver 3G services based on UMTS and HSDPA Cingular Wireless have announced plans to begin deploying a fast high-speed mobile wireless data network. The company expects to offer wireless data speeds between 400-700 Kbps (kilobits per second) and bursts | 2 |
Pfizer has drugs in line to replace expired patents Pfizer Inc. is on schedule to complete the filing of 20 new drug applications by the end of 2006 as it confronts patent expirations affecting \$14 billion in sales, CEO Hank McKinnell said Tuesday. | 2 |
HEVESI RIPS MERCK #39;S LOSS New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi sued Merck amp; Co. over pension fund losses related to Vioxx, the painkiller pulled from the market on Sept. | 2 |
POWER OUTAGE NETS GUCCI A COOL \$3.5B The company that owns legendary fashion label Gucci, continued to sell off units that can #39;t boost its prospects in the rich-and-famous lifestyle business. | 2 |
Global Chip Gear Sales Seen Down 5.15 Pct in 2005 Global chip equipment sales are expected to fall 5.15 percent in 2005, an industry group said on Wednesday in a sharp reversal from its July forecast of growth of 23.98 percent. | 2 |
Davis Quits As Cleveland Browns Coach (AP) AP - As coach Butch Davis pulled out of the driveway at 76 Lou Groza Blvd. for the final time, he might have caught a glimpse of a brown-and-orange colored hearse across the street from Cleveland's team offices. The vehicle was parked. Davis was the one moving on. | 1 |
Hollywood divided over next-gen DVD standard in quot;Betamax-style quot; <b>...</b> Hollywood studios are locked in a battle over adopting a standard for high-definition Digital Video Disc technology, in an apparent replay of the 1980s struggle between VHS and Betamax video formats. | 3 |
Firefox: The revolution begins here You know how sometimes you find a product or service and just have to evangelize it to everyone you know? Maybe you really like the Braun Oral-B electric toothbrush. | 3 |
Fans Chant 'Fire Gundy' As Rockets Trounced (AP) AP - The Houston Rockets were finishing up one of their worst performances of the season when a chant rang out from behind the bench. | 1 |
Hamilton gears up for fight after Swiss team drops him Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton has been jettisoned from the cycling team he captained, but the Marblehead bike ace vowed yesterday to fight doping allegations that have damaged his reputation and put his career in doubt. | 1 |
Ferguson forgets the hype Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has shrugged off the hype surrounding tonights Carling Cup meeting against Arsenal at Old Trafford. | 1 |
Barrera Proved he #39;s Better than Morales The third fight between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera promised to break a tie and determine the best little fighter of the era. | 1 |
No. 25 Wisconsin 69, No. 12 Maryland 64 MADISON, Wis. - Alando Tucker and the Wisconsin Badgers wanted to make sure people didn #39;t get the wrong impression about their embarrassing loss at Pepperdine last week. | 1 |
GEORGIA TECH 99, MICHIGAN 68: Harris, Horton off-kilter in <b>...</b> The humiliation of unranked Michigan at the hands of No. 4 Georgia Tech on Tuesday night requires no other description. The Yellow Jackets used a 20-0 run less than eight minutes into the game | 1 |
Spartans too timid The claustrophobic aren #39;t welcomed here. This is basketball with a saliva spray. It #39;s in your face. It #39;s in your hair. | 1 |
Giants ink Benitez to three-year deal Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club #39;s closer role that #39;s been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago. | 1 |
Sharon plays poker to head-off coalition crisis: World News: Tel Aviv, Dec 1 : Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appears heading to a certain defeat in parliament when he presents his government #39;s proposed budget for 2005. | 0 |
Arrese Will Bet Anything on Spanish Win (AP) AP - Jordi Arrese will bet almost anything that his Spanish team will beat the Americans in the Davis Cup final. | 1 |
Pushed by Mets, Sox won't go fourth on Martinez Lest there remain any doubt about their resolve, the Red Sox last night were fully prepared to let Pedro Martinez take his remarkable skills elsewhere rather than guarantee him a four-year contract to stay in Boston. | 1 |
Notre Dame dismisses Willingham Three years ago, Notre Dame made a historic move when it named Tyrone Willingham the first African-American head football coach in the school's history. | 1 |
Patriots discovering virtue of versatility When it comes to switching positions for the good of the team, some players do it comfortably while others, according to Patriots coach Bill Belichick, wouldn't even be asked. quot;Some players can interchange from position to position seamlessly and you would never know sometimes what their primary spot was, quot; said Belichick, whose team had a day off from ... | 1 |
Giants ink Benitez to three-year deal Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club's closer role that's been in flux since Robb Nen got injured two years ago. | 1 |
Many reaped rewards As generous in victory as they were defiant in times of trouble, the Red Sox spread nearly \$15.2 million in playoff winnings 95 ways, rewarding everyone from batboys to clubhouse attendants for helping them win the franchise's first World Series in 86 years. | 1 |
Pacers will be charged Indiana Pacers players will be charged for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 brawl at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons, Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca told The Detroit News. | 1 |
All signs pointing to Meyer When Notre Dame fired football coach Tyrone Willingham yesterday, it set into motion a series of events that many involved think will result in Utah coach Urban Meyer coming to South Bend. | 1 |
BC wheels its way to Tire Bowl in N.C. After squandering the Big East title and a Bowl Championship Series bid to the Fiesta Bowl, Boston College yesterday settled for its next best option by accepting an invitation to the Continental Tire Bowl. Making their sixth consecutive bowl appearance, the Eagles will play North Carolina, a future Atlantic Coast Conference rival, in a 1 p.m. contest Dec. 30 at ... | 1 |
Carr helps BU drive past URI Chaz Carr scored 25 points to lead Boston University to a 73-68 win over Rhode Island last night in a nonconference game at Kingston, R.I. | 1 |
BC coasts past Long Island They could have been excused for doing a little California dreaming. With a game upcoming against UCLA in Anaheim, Calif., in the Wooden Classic Sunday, it would have been natural for the Cali Contingent of Boston College's men's basketball team -- junior Craig Smith of Los Angeles, sophomore Jared Dudley of San Diego, and sophomore Sean Marshall of Rialto -- ... | 1 |
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