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Bush Upholds US Penalty Tariffs on Asian Shrimp Imports The Bush administration upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam yesterday, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers. | 2 |
Wal-Mart Clouds November Retail Investors flocked back into retail stocks Wednesday ahead of the monthly onslaught of sales reports, encouraged by positive consumer spending data from October. | 2 |
GPS Technology Drives Global Treasure Hunt The key to hidden treasure lies in your handheld GPS unit. GPS-based "geocaching" is a high-tech sport being played by thousands of people across the globe. | 3 |
Australia Braces for Locust Plague New South Wales, Australia, is bracing for what authorities predict will be the worst locust plague in 25 years. | 3 |
Ice Age Bison Decline Not Due to Hunting, Study Says DNA analysis of bison fossils suggests climate and environmental change, not human hunters, triggered herd declines and the extinction of mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and other large mammals in Siberia and North America. | 3 |
No Jeopardy for Jackson Hewitt H R Block rival Jackson Hewitt waits for the tax season, and profits, to arrive. | 2 |
2004 U.S. Hurricane Season Among Worst on Record Insurance adjusters and meteorologists are still crunching numbers and analyzing data, but the 2004 U.S. hurricane season will likely go down as one of the most active on record. | 3 |
Improve Gas Mileage for Under \$100 Two cheap and relatively simple car modifications can help you gain a couple miles to the gallon. | 2 |
Triple Crown Stock: Value, Growth, Tech Though Omnivision's future isn't fully in focus, this camera chip maker looks set to turn megapixels into megaprofits. | 2 |
Carnival of the Ignorant The NYSE faces down brokers who didn't provide basic information to thousands of IPO investors. But refunds? | 2 |
Space News Headlines for December 1, 2004 According to MSNBC, Russian space officials have unveiled a full-scale high-fidelity mockup of the Kliper (for quot;clipper ship quot;) vehicle. | 3 |
Jeter has no problem with Pedro; Red Sox still want Martinez back When Derek Jeter came across Pedro Martinez at Legends Field last month, the Yankees #39; captain wasn #39;t surprised the longtime Boston ace was meeting with New York owner George Steinbrenner. | 1 |
Feyenoord Join Schalke In UEFA Cup Knockout Feyenoord beat Schalke 04 2-1 at the De Kuip stadium on Wednesday evening to progress with their German opponents to the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup from Group A. Schalke, already qualified for the business | 1 |
Bush Seeks Canada's Help in Iraq, Mideast (AP) AP - President Bush asked Canadians on Wednesday to move beyond their deep opposition to the Iraq war and get behind his vision of democracies blooming from Baghdad to the West Bank. | 0 |
Corzine Says He'll Run for N.J. Governor (AP) AP - Sen. Jon Corzine called New Jersey's 21 Democratic county chairmen on Wednesday, telling them that he will run for governor, several party sources said. | 0 |
RWANDAN TROOPS CROSS INTO DR CONGO The Congolese say more than 6,000 Rwandans have crossed the border and are attacking and burning villages. From the eastern town of Beni, Congolese regional cooperation minister Mbusa Nyamwisi said villages were being targeted nearby. | 0 |
Florida voters may have plenty time to elect next US president (AFP) AFP - Florida elections supervisors want to give voters several days to elect candidates, a proposal offered after early voting in last month's presidential election apparently helped avoid a repeat of the 2000 election debacle. | 0 |
Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition A little over 6 months have passed since ATI first announced their new high end Radeon X800 series. Despite apparent availability issues, ATI are forging ahead and announcing their refresh variants for the series. | 3 |
NASA and Russia OK Next Space Station Crew In a separate development, the head of the RKK Energia company, which builds the Soyuz spacecraft, said his company was planning to send a new space shuttle to the space station between 2010 and 2012, depending on funding. | 3 |
Iraqi President Backs Jan. 30 Elections Iraq #39;s president, an influential Sunni Muslim, threw his support Wednesday behind holding the Jan. 30 election on time despite insurgent threats he said have paralyzed voter | 0 |
Do Not Expect Intervention from Japan Hiroshi Watanabe, Japan #39;s vice finance minister for international affairs, said today Japan and Europe could take quot;harmonized action quot; to stem the appreciation of their currencies. | 2 |
16 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombings Three suicide car bombs, including one that exploded near the Iraqi prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad, and a roadside explosion killed at least 16 people Monday as insurgents pressed their deadly campaign to disrupt national elections, which Iraq's defense minister said could be postponed to give the Sunni minority time to participate. | 0 |
New Yorkers in Congress Expect a Budget Fight Members of New York's heavily Democratic delegation on Capitol Hill worry they will be shoved aside when Congress returns to confront issues that impact the city and state. | 0 |
Two Friends of Ponson Detained Two friends of detained Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson who escaped jail last week have been recaptured, and police are continuing an investigation into allegations that Ponson punched a judge on Christmas Day at an Aruba beach. | 1 |
Lucent turns on HSDPA upgrade MURRAY HILL, NJ - Lucent Technologies has released a software upgrade for its wireless equipment that will allow operators to support high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) connections in 3G networks. | 2 |
Cricket: SA rock England England are reduced to 95-4 in reply to South Africa's 441 in the third Test in Cape Town. | 0 |
O2, NTT DoCoMo sign I-mode agreement European mobile operator Mmo2 and Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo have signed a long-term agreement under which O2 is to launch the I-mode mobile internet service in the UK, Germany and Ireland. | 3 |
Five New GPUs from ATI Gamers should welcome the latest news from ATIfive new graphic processors from one of leading GPU manufacturers. The new entrants in the war for gamers #39; hearts and systems are the ATI Radeon | 3 |
E-Commerce Times Singingfish.com is fine-tuning its image with the launch today of a revamped multimedia search engine on its Web site that specializes in finding audio and video content. | 3 |
ISRO plays new moony tune MUMBAI: Here #39;s to one significant step that may translate into a giant leap for India #39;s moon mission. In a departure from the earlier plan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided that its | 3 |
Willingham firing a winning thing Notre Dame was fortunate to have a man like Tyrone Willingham at the helm. He #39;s a class act and a quality person. The young men who played for him have benefited from his leadership and example. | 1 |
Amid unrest at BYU, Crowton opts to resign After a dismal season, Brigham Young coach Gary Crowton said Wednesday he was stepping aside to pursue other job opportunities. Crowton spoke at a news conference flanked by associate BYU | 1 |
Mississippi Fires Football Coach Cutcliffe OXFORD, Miss. Dec 1, 2004 - Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe was fired Wednesday after the team #39;s worst season in 10 years, a source close to the program told The Associated Press. | 1 |
Liverpool kids defeat Spurs on penalties Tottenham crashed out of the Carling Cup on penalties tonight to Liverpool, after the teams had finished deadlocked at 1-1 after 90 minutes. | 1 |
JOE HAWK: Busch learns what it takes to be a real hero First, he had to stretch a folded firehose, extending it 100 feet and around a sharp corner. Then he had to lift a 15-foot extension ladder off the ground and place it against a wall. | 1 |
NASA Rover Hit the One Year Mark on Mars (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Sitting \on nbsp;the nbsp;hill of an alien world millions of miles from home, a hardy | 3 |
Barghouti Registers to Run for Palestinian President (Update1) Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the late Yasser Arafat #39;s Fatah faction who is serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, is registering to run for president of the Palestinian Authority. | 0 |
senator wants Annan to resign The US senator leading the investigation into allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the Iraq oil-for-food program is urging UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign. | 0 |
Scientists: Tsunami Could Hit West Coast (AP) AP - Tsunami scientists and public safety officials are closely watching an earthquake-prone nation with thousands of miles of crowded coastlines for signs of an imminent disaster. Indonesia? Japan? Try the United States. | 3 |
Crowton Steps Down As BYU Football Coach (AP) AP - BYU coach Gary Crowton agreed to resign Wednesday, ending a four-year stint with the Cougars that began with 12 victories and finished with three straight losing seasons. | 1 |
Ole Miss Fires Cutcliffe After 4-7 Season (AP) AP - Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe was fired Wednesday after his first losing season in six years with the Rebels. Ole Miss officials informed Cutcliffe of the decision early Wednesday and Cutcliffe met with the team before an afternoon news conference. | 1 |
Ford, General Motors report slow November sales, Japanese makers <b>...</b> America #39;s two largest automakers said they would reduce production in the first quarter of 2005 after reporting weak November sales. | 2 |
200 Delta Pilots Retire Early Before Cuts More than 200 Delta Air Lines (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) pilots retired as a concession package aimed at saving the No. 3 airline from bankruptcy took effect on Wednesday. | 2 |
Jeter Says He Could Work With Pedro (AP) AP - When Derek Jeter came across Pedro Martinez at Legends Field last month, the Yankees' captain wasn't surprised the longtime Boston ace was meeting with New York owner George Steinbrenner. | 1 |
Magic Place Pat Garrity on Injured List (AP) AP - Magic forward Pat Garrity was placed on the injured list with a sprained left foot. Stacy Augmon was activated to fill the roster spot, making him available to play against Toronto on Wednesday night. | 1 |
FRANCE REDUCES POLITICS BAN ON EX-PM The door has been opened for a possible return to national politics for former French Prime Minister Alain Juppe. A French appeals court has cut the initial sentence handed down to Juppe for his role in a party financing scandal. | 0 |
Anatomy of a Spy Satellite (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - For military and intelligence communities, outer space has become a highground, hide-and-seek arena -- a kind of "now you see me, now you don't" espionage playing field. | 3 |
Tsunami Warning Failed to Get Through-Thai Expert (Reuters) Reuters - A Thai expert said on Monday\he tried to warn the government a deadly tsunami might be\sweeping toward tourist-packed beaches, but couldn't find\anyone to take his calls. | 3 |
Stocks Surge as Oil Slumps NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks shot higher on Wednesday as oil prices had their biggest one-day drop in three years and economic data showed strength in the U.S. manufacturing sector and personal spending. | 2 |
Factories Speed Ahead, Consumers Spend NEW YORK (Reuters) - The outlook for U.S. manufacturing improved in November as factories hired more workers in response to a jump in new orders, a national survey published on Wednesday showed. | 2 |
Oil Tumbles as Winter Fuel Stocks Rise LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices slid more than \$3.50 a barrel on Wednesday, the biggest drop since September 2001, as a larger-than-expected build in U.S. heating stocks soothed worries about a winter fuel deficit. | 2 |
Dollar Falls to New Record Low Vs Euro NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Wednesday, as traders ignored fairly robust U.S. economic reports and instead focused on the currency's long-term negatives, sending the currency to a record low against the euro. | 2 |
Wendy's Shares Rise on Baja Fresh Actions LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wendy's International Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WEN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WEN.N</A> shares rose 7 percent on Wednesday as investors welcomed news the company will write down the value of some of its struggling Baja Fresh restaurants and close several of them. | 2 |
Gold Reaches 16-Year High Over \$455 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price of gold rose to a 16-year high above \$455 an ounce on Wednesday as investors piled into the hard asset amid widespread worries about the dropping U.S. dollar. | 2 |
Wet Seal Third-Quarter Net Loss Widens SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Struggling clothing retailer Wet Seal Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WTSLA.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WTSLA.O</A> on Wednesday posted a wider quarterly loss as lackluster demand for its teen-oriented fashions forced the company to make bigger markdowns. | 2 |
Australia #39;s Telstra CEO Search May Favor Outsiders MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Even with solid internal candidates, the board of Australia #39;s Telstra Corp. (TLS) could easily favor an outsider to replace Ziggy Switkowski. | 2 |
From blogs to cicadas: 2004 #39;s most looked-up words The editors of Merriam-Webster dictionaries said the most requested definition on the company #39;s Internet sites during 2004 was the four-letter word meaning a Web site that contains an | 2 |
Europe to Sue Over Data Greece Gave on Economy The European Commission said on Wednesday that it would sue Greece for submitting incaccurate deficit figures before joining the euro zone in 2001. | 2 |
Ancient mammal #39;s DNA code rebuilt WASHINGTON: Using computer programs, scientists have suceeded in reconstructing the DNA of a creature that lived at the time of the dinosaurs more than 75 million years ago, a small, furry nocturnal animal that was the common ancestor of all placental | 3 |
Liverpool bests Tottenham on penalty kicks Liverpool will play Watford, the only non-Premier League side in the competition, in its semifinal after the Championship side eliminated Portsmouth 3-0 on Tuesday. | 1 |
More U.S. Troops to Go to Iraq for Elections (Reuters) Reuters - Iraq's president on Wednesday insisted\elections should go ahead next month as planned and the United\States said it would send thousands more soldiers to provide\extra security for the ballot. | 0 |
Gunfire Erupts During Powell Visit to Haiti (Reuters) Reuters - Shooting erupted on\Wednesday outside Haiti's presidential palace while Secretary\of State Colin Powell was inside talking with the interim\leaders of the violence-plagued country. | 0 |
Colombia's Congress to Let Uribe Run Again (AP) AP - Colombia's Congress gave final approval to a bill to allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for re-election, a move aimed at giving the hard-line leader more time to fight a leftist insurgency and drug trafficking. | 0 |
U.N. Reports Rwandan Troops in Congo (AP) AP - U.N. observers encountered what they believed to be about 100 Rwandan troops in eastern Congo, a U.N. official said Wednesday, marking the first reported U.N. sightings since Rwanda threatened to send in its forces against Rwanda Hutu rebels sheltering here. | 0 |
Bush-Martin back-slapping can't hide ideological divide (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Two days of friendly banter couldn't bridge the chasm separating George W. Bush and Paul Martin in style, substance and worldview. | 0 |
More U.S. Troops to Go to Iraq for Elections BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's president on Wednesday insisted elections should go ahead next month as planned and the United States said it would send thousands more soldiers to provide extra security for the ballot. | 0 |
Road Rage Was Behind Serb 'Assassination' Scare BELGRADE (Reuters) - A feared "assassination attempt" on Serbian President Boris Tadic was actually a case of road rage against the behavior of his flashing-light motor convoy in Belgrade traffic, Serbia's interior minister said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Jailed Barghouthi Joins Palestinian Presidential Race RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi joined the race for president to succeed Yasser Arafat on Wednesday, drawing condemnation from his own Fatah movement and threatening to split the group. | 0 |
UN reform confronts 'irrelevancy' This week the United Nations released 'the most comprehensive blueprint for change' in its six decades. | 0 |
Why Iran wants its own nuclear deterrent Iran's leaders apparently believe that the benefits of obtaining a nuclear bomb now outweigh the drawbacks. | 0 |
US senator calls on Annan to quit Republican Senator Norm Coleman calls on UN head Kofi Annan to quit over the oil-for-food scandal. | 0 |
Oil prices plunge on supply rise Oil prices fall 7.4 on US data showing a larger-than expected increase in crude supplies - sparking Wall Street to a nine month high. | 0 |
Russia offers strategic partnership to India NEW DELHI: Russia on Wednesday offered a strategic defence partnership to India and said it was willing to jointly develop hi-tech military hardware with its former Cold War ally on the eve of a visit by the Russian president. | 0 |
ECB Rates Seen Steady as Euro, Oil Weigh FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates steady at 2 percent on Thursday, with markets looking for any hint that the central bank's worries about growth have heightened. | 2 |
ECB Rates Seen Steady as Euro, Oil Weigh (Reuters) Reuters - The European Central Bank is expected\to keep interest rates steady at 2 percent on Thursday, with\markets looking for any hint that the central bank's worries\about growth have heightened. | 2 |
Tyco Unit Signs Contract With UK Military Tyco International Ltd. #39;s fire and security unit on Wednesday said it signed a \$70 million contract with the British Ministry of Defense to supply respiratory protection equipment. | 2 |
Critical IE patch issued MICROSOFT has issued an out-of-schedule critical patch for its Internet Explorer web browser, plugging a security hole that could allow a hacker to take control of a PC. | 3 |
HP Virus Throttler not intended to be a silver bullet HP #39;s Virus Throttler technology, due early next year, won #39;t be the killer app, the quot;silver bullet, quot; that will stop viruses in their tracks, Tony Redmond, vice president and chief technology officer of HP Services, cautioned Tuesday at HP #39;s security event | 3 |
Busch hopes to draw new fans For anyone unhappy that Kurt Busch is the new Nextel Cup champion, Jack Roush has some advice: Get used to it. Busch has built a reputation during his four years in NASCAR #39;s top series as a driver who would | 1 |
Florida Peach Bowl bound Florida, which ended the regular season with an upset of Florida State, on Wednesday accepted a bid to the Peach Bowl. The Gators (7-4) will be making their 14th straight bowl appearance, extending a school record. | 1 |
Redskins #39; Taylor Pleads Not Guilty to DUI FAIRFAX, Va. Dec 1, 2004 - Washington Redskins rookie safety Sean Taylor plans to call teammates as witnesses to say he was sober when he was arrested for drunken driving on Oct. 27. | 1 |
'Macworld After Dark' concert open to all Expo goers (MacCentral) MacCentral - IDG World Expo has announced "Macworld After Dark," a free concert sponsored by Playlist Magazine scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 12, 2005. The event happens right after the end of the day's events at Macworld Conference amp; Expo, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at the Moscone Center, the site of the Expo. It's open to all registered Expo attendees. | 3 |
Mexico Arrests Local Official in Killings (AP) AP - Moving to halt a bloody drug war in this popular beach resort, Mexico investigated the federal prosecutor's office Wednesday and arrested a local official in the killings of nine people, including three federal agents. | 0 |
Brown looks to election battles Gordon Brown will set the economic battleground for the next general election in his pre-Budget report. | 0 |
Gartner: Mobile Phone Sales Up 26 Worldwide mobile handset sales topped 167 million units, with almost all regions posting growth, according to the latest numbers coming out of Gartner. | 2 |
China Aviation in Talks to Ensure Nation #39;s Jet Fuel Imports China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp., which accounts for almost all of China #39;s jet fuel imports, said it #39;s in talks with suppliers and lenders to ensure deliveries to customers after | 2 |
IBM Details PC Unit's Financial Woes (PC World) PC World - The business racked up nearly #36;1 billion in losses since 2001. | 3 |
Developers Prep for Oracle (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Third-party software developers that make their living selling add-on enterprise resource planning applications are bracing for a seismic shift in their business. | 3 |
Pilgrims Flying Direct From Iraq for Hajj (AP) AP - Iraq's national air carrier began flying direct routes to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Hajj, the first time it has done so since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the Transportation Ministry said. | 0 |
Linux and Open Source: The 2005 Generation (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Linux and open source are at the heart of today's computing technology. Deal with it. | 3 |
Deadly hot summers #39;to become the norm #39; Blisteringly hot summers similar to the one in 2003 when thousands of people in continental Europe died of heatstroke will become commonplace because of climate change, a study has found. | 3 |
The beast from yesterday Computer engineers could - in theory at least - reconstruct the genes of an animal that lived more than 75 million years ago. No DNA could possibly survive that long, but forensic scientists now routinely | 3 |
Barghouti enters Palestinian election contest RAMALLAH: Jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti on Wednesday officially signed up for the January 9 election to become Palestinian Authority president, his wife Fadwa told reporters. | 0 |
Powell Visits Port-Au-Prince, Urges World Help to Control Haitian <b>...</b> Secretary of State Colin Powell held talks in Port-au-Prince Wednesday in a brief visit to Haiti marred by a shooting incident outside the presidential palace as he met officials of the country #39;s interim government. | 0 |
Mark Steel Ian Paisley is a genius. He #39;s being hailed as a peacemaker for possibly agreeing to possibly hold talks with Sinn Fein. But he also demanded Sinn Fein should wear quot;sackcloth and ashes until they wear out quot;. | 0 |
Indiana, Ole Miss, BYU Dismiss Coaches (AP) AP - Gerry DiNardo, Gary Crowton and David Cutcliffe all became unemployed coaches Wednesday, upping the total coaching vacancies in Division I-A to 15. | 1 |
Shrimp trade with US hindered The United States yesterday announced anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese shrimp as high as 113 per cent, a move that will hurt both US consumers and Chinese shrimp farmers, China Daily reported Thursday. | 2 |
Hollins Coaches Fourth Game for Grizzlies (AP) AP - Lionel Hollins coached the Memphis Grizzlies again Wednesday night, uncertain if it would be his final game at the helm. | 1 |
Microsoft debuts MSN Spaces for bloggers Hoping to keep more Internet users in its branded universe, Microsoft Corp. has become the latest company to offer blogging to the masses. | 3 |
Nintendo Sells Half a Million DS Handhelds Nintendo says it already has sold 500,000 of its newly released Nintendo DS handheld gaming systems, about 90 percent of the inventory shipped to the United States. | 3 |
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