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Report: Notre Dame Contacts Meyer Utah Head Coach Urban Meyer hollers to his team during the first half of a game against Utah State in this Sept. 18, 2004 file photo in Logan, Utah. | 1 |
Milwaukee Bucks Team Report - December 2 (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Bucks continued to struggle on Wednesday, as they dropped a 101-100 decision to the Boston Celtics at the FleetCenter. | 1 |
PACK BACK IN PHILLY The Green Bay Packers return to the site of one of their most bitter defeats on Sunday when they visit the Philadelphia Eagles. The Packers still have the memory of last season #39;s divisional play-off loss to | 1 |
Mortar Barrage Kills 1 in Central Baghdad A mortar barrage hammered the heavily fortified Green Zone and elsewhere in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least one person and underscoring the vulnerability | 0 |
Congo Struggles to Create Single Army (Reuters) Reuters - It is an old trick -- and one that has\been used by Congolese musicians and soccer players in the past\-- but it still angered many back home. | 0 |
Cheney to lead US delegation to Afghanistan (AFP) AFP - Vice President Dick Cheney will lead the US delegation to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's December 7 inauguration, the White House announced. | 0 |
Ontario court orders new trial for Baltovich 12 years after murder conviction (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's highest court has ordered a new trial for Robert Baltovich, convicted on circumstantial evidence 12 years ago in the murder of his girlfriend. | 0 |
Anti-terrorism methods draw ACLU scrutiny (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - The ACLU wants access to law enforcement files that it believes will shed light on how government anti-terrorism task forces have been monitoring human rights groups and individuals. | 0 |
Intifada leader seeks Arafat job Ten Palestinians are listed for a January poll to succeed Yasser Arafat, including a leader jailed for life by Israel. | 0 |
Arrests at Saudi reformers' trial Nine people are detained after access is denied to a Saudi court trying three reformists, witnesses say. | 0 |
Ford, GM report weak November; Toyota, Nissan, Chrysler up (Detroit-AP) Dec. 2, 2004 - The nation #39;s two largest automakers are reporting weak November sales and announcing plans to reduce production. | 2 |
Telstra, Not Government, To Choose New Chief Opposition parties that currently control the senate have repeatedly blocked moves to fully privatize Telstra, saying they fear it will lead to poor phone and Internet services in Australia #39;s vast outback, where maintaining telecommunications | 2 |
CIBC Q4 profit falls to \$439M from \$510M after \$300M Enron charge TORONTO (CP) - CIBC reported Thursday its quarterly profit fell by 14 per cent due to a \$300-million charge related to litigation over loans to American energy trading firm Enron. | 2 |
Apple delivers iTunes Canada com December 2, 2004, 7:58 AM PT. Apple Computer launched on Thursday a version of its iTunes online music service in Canada. The company said its Canadian site will offer the same features | 3 |
Four tied atop Nedbank Challenge SUN CITY, South Africa -- Australia #39;s Stuart Appleby bogeyed the final two holes to slip back to a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday. | 1 |
EU force takes over Bosnia role A European Union force has taken over peacekeeping in Bosnia from NATO for an operation seen as a test of the EU #39;s military aspirations and credibility. | 0 |
Crude Oil Prices Fall Below \$44 a Barrel Crude futures sold off sharply for a second day in row Thursday, falling below \$44 a barrel, as traders focused on rising fuel supplies and the lack of cold weather. The drop to two-month lows triggered an additional wave of technical and speculative selling, traders said. | 2 |
Media company plans to expense employee stock options NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - The New York Times on Thursday lowered its fourth-quarter earnings outlook on softer-than-expected advertising revenue and set plans to expense employee stock options. | 2 |
Canadian Imperial 4th-Qtr Net Falls on Enron Charge (Update3) Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the country #39;s fourth-largest bank, said fourth-quarter profit fell 14 percent as the lender took a provision for legal costs related to Enron Corp. | 2 |
American Air offers voluntary lay-off incentives American Airlines is offering incentives for employees to leave the world #39;s largest carrier voluntarily in order to lessen the blow in its proposed lay-off of 1,100 workers in the coming months, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. | 2 |
Rudy Giuliani #39;s Investment Banking Racket As someone who first made a name for himself by stretching the racketeering laws to go after investment bankers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided the allure of the silly | 2 |
Starbucks #39; Stunning November No wonder the lines have been so darn long. (You obviously don #39;t want to know me in the morning!) Citing, among other things, the popularity of its holiday offerings, Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) delivered home-run same-store sales in November. | 2 |
Isis Drug Fails to Work in Crohn #39;s Disease Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Thursday a trial of its experimental drug for Crohn #39;s disease did not work in a late stage clinical trial. | 2 |
US factory orders boosted by military aircraft Orders to US factories were far stronger in October than analysts expected, but almost all of the gain came from greater demand for military aircraft. | 2 |
Real User Recognizes a New Take on Security Jim Melonas wants you to forget the dozen passwords you use to log in to your employer's computer systems and applications, your online banking account and your e-mail, and concentrate on remembering that attractive face in the top right corner. | 3 |
Raiders' Wheatley Out with Hamstring Injury (Reuters) Reuters - Oakland Raiders running\back Tyrone Wheatley is expected to miss this week's game\against Kansas City with an injured left hamstring. | 1 |
Penn. Governor Signs Controversial Telecom Bill (Reuters) Reuters - Philadelphia will be able to go\ahead with plans to set up a city-wide wireless, high-speed\Internet network, but other Pennsylvania cities might not get\that chance under a new state law. | 3 |
FA won #39;t charge Van Persie for elbow in Arsenal-United game The Football Association won #39;t take disciplinary action against Arsenal striker Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow at Manchester United #39;s Kieren Richardson in a Carling Cup game. | 1 |
Kanoute #39;s blunders knock Spurs out A MOMENT of lunacy four minutes from the end of extra-time from Frederic Kanoute cost Tottenham a place in the Carling Cup semi-final as Liverpool #39;s reserves stole the most unlikely of victories at White Hart Lane. | 1 |
NHLPA set to make new proposal CBC SPORTS ONLINE- - The National Hockey League Players #39; Association extended an olive branch to commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday, inviting the league back to the negotiating table so it can examine a new proposal from the union. | 1 |
Bhopal victims commemorate 20th anniversary of disaster (AFP) AFP - A series of torchlight rallies and vigils were held after darkness fell on this central Indian city as victims and activists jointly commemorated a night of horror 20 years ago when lethal gas leaked from a pesticide plant and killed thousands. | 0 |
Williams Rejects Deal Ricky Williams rejects a deal that would have allowed him to serve a four-game suspension this season and return to the NFL next year. | 1 |
Jerez Testing, Day 1, 02/12/04 Limited running for Franck and Giancarlo at Jerez on a wet day in Spain. | 1 |
Samsung Electronics Unveils 1st Camera Phone with Hard Disk Drive SEOUL, Dec. 2 Asia Pulse - South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:005930) on Thursday introduced the world #39;s first camera phone with a 1.5-gigabyte hard disk drive that can store as many as 1,000 photos. | 2 |
Update 10: Crude Oil Prices Slump Below \$44 a Barrel Crude futures sold off sharply for a second day in row Thursday, falling below \$44 a barrel, as traders focused on rising fuel supplies and the lack of cold weather. | 2 |
American retailers up in arms, sue to block textile curbs on China WASHINGTON: American clothing retailers and importers sued on Wednesday to prevent the Bush administration from slapping emergency restrictions on imports from China at the request of the domestic textile industry. | 2 |
Wal-Mart Posts Weak Sales Forecast Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 US retailer, on Thursday posted weak November sales and gave its lowest monthly forecast in 19 months for December as high oil prices crimp core lower-income consumers #39; spending. | 2 |
US 30-,15-year mortgage rates rise in week Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages rose in the latest week as an improving economy stoked fears of inflation, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday. | 2 |
United union ballots members on strike proposal WASHINGTON (AFP) - The union representing United Airlines #39; flight attendants mailed strike authorisation ballots to 21,000 members, in preparation for a showdown with the carrier over proposed pay cuts. | 2 |
Chief Gordon Brown Predicts Strong Growth Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Thursday that the British economy will continue to grow strongly in 2004 and that the government will meet key targets on public borrowing, bettering the expectations of many economic forecasters. | 2 |
Bank of America Vice Chairman to Retire Bank of America Corp., the third-largest bank in the United States, said Thursday that vice chairman James H. Hance, Jr., will retire at the end of January 2005 after nearly 18 years with the company. | 2 |
Viacom to Buy Calif. Station From Sinclair Media giant Viacom Inc. said Thursday that it is buying a Sacramento, Calif., CBS affiliate from Sinclair Broadcast Group for \$285 million. | 2 |
EU urges quot;fresh start quot; on US trade The European Union #39;s new trade chief has called for a fresh push to end acrimonious trade spats between Europe and the United States, arguing that strengthened transatlantic ties would spur economic growth. | 2 |
Target misses target on Salvation Army I, too, am disappointed in Target #39;s decision not to allow the Salvation Army to use their facilities this holiday season. Yes, I believe that Target has the right to allow or not allow organizations to solicit on their property. | 2 |
NHL Talks to Resume The NHL accepts an invitation from the players' association to return to the negotiating table in an effort to end the lockout that began nearly three months ago. | 1 |
Fratello Takes Over As Grizzlies Coach Mike Fratello was hired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday as a replacement for Hubie Brown, who unexpectedly retired last week for health reasons. | 1 |
IOC Chides Bidding Cities for Bickering IOC president Jacques Rogge plans to tell the five cities bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics to stop sniping at each other and concentrate on their own campaigns. | 1 |
Microsoft Slams Seven Spammers with Lawsuits Microsoft filed the seven lawsuits in Washington State Superior Court in King County against unidentified quot;John Doe quot; defendants. | 3 |
MSN Goes to The Blogs Microsoft #39;s MSN (Quote, Chart) launched a blogging tool that ties in with its home media technology plays. Called MSN Spaces, the beta is part of an update to MSN #39;s suite of communication services. | 3 |
Canadians get iTunes on the cheap Although Canadians had to wait awhile to get access to the iTunes Music Store, they are getting a comparative bargain. Apple Computer, which opened the virtual doors on the Canadian store late Wednesday, is | 3 |
Microsoft-Sun: I can #39;t see me lovin #39; noboby but you Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on Wednesday held a progress report on work being done pursuant to their April 2004 agreement to collaborate on interoperability. | 3 |
Microsoft Issues Out-of-Cycle Explorer Patch Wide adoption of the latest Explorer patch may be hindered because it requires more effort than the typical Windows update. quot;This one #39;s going to take a little more effort, quot; said Ken Dunham of iDefense. | 3 |
Lycos anti-spam screensaver proves too effective for target <b>...</b> The anti-spam action pioneered by Lycos and its #39;make love not spam #39; campaign has been all-too successful and could make the company vulnerable to legal attack. | 3 |
DoCoMo Sees Europe as Ripe for I-Mode NTT DoCoMo has launched its i-mode cell phone service in Britain and Ireland through a deal with British company mm02. DoCoMo believes it eventually could gain 60 million users in Europe alone as the Internet service gains acceptance. | 3 |
HD-DVD picks up Hollywood support DECEMBER 01, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - TOKYO -- The group supporting the HD-DVD optical disc format for high-definition video has received a boost in its battle against the rival Blu-ray Disc format with pledges of support from a number of Hollywood | 3 |
Mozilla Previews Thunderbird E-Mail App The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled the most complete preview version yet of its stand-alone e-mail application. The release comes only weeks after the launch of its Firefox browser version 1.0, and is part | 3 |
Sotheby #39;s Hosts JFK Jumble Sale The auction house Sotheby #39;s said that it would sell contents from the Kennedy house in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and from other family homes in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Virginia. | 3 |
Google Groups get going Google has unveiled the second version of Google Groups, which is designed to make it easier to follow online chat groups. Enhanced tools allow fast searches of the company #39;s Usenet database of online forums, which it bought in 2001. | 3 |
Broadband Pushes Europe Web Users to 100 Million More than half of Europe #39;s Internet surfers now have a high-speed broadband connection at home, which has helped to push the number of Web users in Europe through the 100 million mark, a survey found on Thursday. | 3 |
ATI launches five new Gaming Cards The competition in the PC Graphic Cards market just got hotter. ATI has good news for the computer gamers. They have released five new cards aimed at advanced gamers. | 3 |
US, Russia Select Next Crew for Space Station Russia #39;s Federal Space Agency and the US #39;s NASA have approved the crew of the next mission to the international space station, an agency spokesman said Tuesday. | 3 |
No FA action over Van Persie incident at United Arsenal #39;s Dutch winger Robin van Persie will not face any further action after his tussle with Manchester United #39;s Kieran Richardson in Wednesday #39;s League Cup tie, the Football Association said. | 1 |
NHL Players #39; Association invites NHL to meet next week in Toronto The NHLPA invited the league to the meeting in a letter sent Thursday to commissioner Gary Bettman. quot;The letter also confirms that the NHLPA is working on a new proposal which it believes should provide the | 1 |
Four share lead at Nedbank Challenge Sun City, South Africa (Sports Network) - Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, the No. 3 and 4 players in the world, posted rounds of two-under-par 70 on Thursday to grab a share of the lead after one round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. | 1 |
Red Bull car to make February debut Red Bull Racing will launch their 2005 Formula One car at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain on February 7. The Austrian energy drink brand bought the British-based Jaguar team from | 1 |
Rogge Warns Five 2012 Bid Cities To Stop Bickering The five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games should heed the advice of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), when he meets with the candidate cities Friday morning. | 1 |
Grizzlies name Fratello head coach Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Mike Fratello returned to the NBA coaching ranks Thursday when the Memphis Grizzlies selected the former Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers coach as their new head coach. | 1 |
Surprise: Manning headlines AFC monthly honorees New York, NY (Sports Network) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning headlines the AFC Players of the Month for November. | 1 |
Nissan says steel shortage may eat into March output TOKYO, DEC 2: Nissan Motor Co chief executive Carlos Ghosn said on Thursday he saw a risk that the companys vehicle output in Japan could be reduced by 15,000 units in March due to a shortage of steel. | 2 |
NRI entrepreneur hits windfall eBookers, one of Europe #39;s leading travel website is up for grabs. Cendant, the world #39;s largest travel group, is expected to announce a deal to buy the internet travel site at \$145 mn or more. | 2 |
Feeling right at home in the ACC It hasn #39;t taken Miami and Virginia Tech long to start reaping the benefits of membership in the conference. BLACKSBURG -- It #39;s hard to overlook the irony. | 1 |
GSA to Charge for Access to Upgraded Procurement System The General Services Administration plans to charge a one-time fee of \$2,500 for vendors and the public to receive a direct, continuous Web feed from the new Federal Procurement Data System. | 3 |
Republicans Call for Annan #39;s Resignation; UN Members Stand By Him Posted December 2, 2004 - President Bush said he is looking forward to a full accounting and disclosure of the facts about the allegations of corruption surrounding the United Nations oil-for-food program. | 0 |
EU Takes Over Bosnia Peacekeeping from NATO The European Union has formally taken over peacekeeping duties in Bosnia-Herzegovina from NATO. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and NATO head Jaap de Hoop | 0 |
French Socialists back EU charter Europe #39;s new constitution got a thumbs-up from French Socialists, according to voting results announced Thursday. Some 59 percent of Socialist supporters favored the new charter | 0 |
Peru Says Top Court Upholds Berenson Sentence <p></p><p> By Robin Emmott</p><p> LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - American Lori Berenson faces 11 moreyears behind bars in Peru after the Americas' top human rightscourt upheld her 20-year sentence on terrorism charges,President Alejandro Toledo said on Thursday.</p> | 0 |
Conviction of American in Peru Upheld The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has upheld the conviction of an American woman imprisoned in Peru for terrorist collaboration with Marxist guerrillas, President Alejandro Toledo confirmed Thursday. | 0 |
First woman on Saudi bank board A woman is elected to the board of a major Saudi bank, becoming the first female in the kingdom to occupy such a position. | 2 |
Energia Reveals New Russian Spacecraft colonist writes quot;Russian space officials unveiled a full-scale model of the Kliper spaceship. If funding is provided, Kliper will replace the Soyuz space capsule as Russia #39;s human space vehicle. | 3 |
Nissan Exec Expects Slow March Production Nissan Motor Co. #39;s chief executive said Thursday that the Japanese automaker was hurt more than its rivals by the recent steel shortage, and that production is expected to fall short by 15,000 vehicles in March next year. | 2 |
4 Firms to Vie for Army Intelligence Support Work Four companies were chosen to compete for work to be assigned under a five-year, \$209 million contract to provide information technology, management and intelligence support services to the Army Intelligence and Security Command. | 3 |
More Than 1,000 Dead or Missing in Philippines Flood More than 1,000 people have been killed or are missing after mudslides and flash floods devastated three coastal towns in the eastern Philippines, a military spokesman said Thursday. | 0 |
Diplomats: Iran may be hiding nuke equipment Iran may be hiding equipment from the UN nuclear watchdog agency, foiling efforts to police a freeze of all programs that Tehran could use to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Thursday. | 0 |
Online Groups Brag About Movie Piracy In not-too-secret online forums, Wesley Snipes' latest movie, "Blade: Trinity," is the subject of intense discussion and evaluation. But unlike typical movie fan sites, the chatter from visitors to Web sites like VCDQuality.com doesn't key on the vampire film's plot, acting or bloody visual effects. Instead, computer users dish out praise or criticism on the caliber of video and sound achieved by online groups whose sole mission is to make available unauthorized copies of Hollywood films within a day or two of a movie's debut, if not before. | 3 |
SEC charges 3 former Kmart execs, others in fraud case The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it filed charges against three former executives of retailer Kmart Holdings (KMRT) in a \$24 million accounting fraud case. | 2 |
Golden Rule under Threat from #39;Family Friendly #39; Brown Chancellor Gordon Brown today set out his vision of a family friendly welfare state as he put extra help for working parents at the heart of his annual Pre-Budget Report. | 2 |
Winning The War on Rollovers Before any law has been passed, carmakers are putting on stability control systems. They like their buyers alive. Rollovers are the safety curse of sport utility vehicles. | 2 |
Blog Creation, Readership Rise in 2004 Readership of online journals known as blogs grew significantly in 2004, driven by increased awareness of them during the presidential campaign and other major news events, according to a study released Sunday. | 3 |
NHLPA #39;s Saskin addresses issues on OTR NHLPA Senior Director Ted Saskin had a lot of issues to address on Thursday as he participated in a lockout edition off TSN #39;s Off The Record with player agent Gord Kirke, sports business writer Lou Schizas and NHL on TSN analyst Brian Burke. | 1 |
New Challenge to Evidence in Steroid Case Four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes in the Balco case are challenging the evidence against them. Defense lawyers claim federal agents illegally searched the Balco lab in Burlingame. | 1 |
Firms Push to Ease Tough Federal Scrutiny Two-and-a-half years after Congress passed the most sweeping corporate reforms since the Great Depression, trade groups are maneuvering to revise them, arguing that they are too expensive, too time-consuming and too much trouble for small businesses. | 3 |
Major Announcement PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Top 10-performances in Ryder Cup years, major championships and tournament victories will earn more points toward one of the 10 automatic qualifying spots for the 2006 US Ryder | 1 |
NSA Prodded to Look Beyond Its Fortress The National Security Agency is undergoing its largest recruiting drive since the Cold War. Some of the agency's top officials emerged about a year ago with a message: The NSA needs help fighting the war against global terrorism. | 3 |
On one issue, the world really likes Bush Cowboy diplomacy. Unilateralism. Foreign governments have sharply criticized President Bush #39;s foreign policy in many ways. But on one issue, international trade, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief over his reelection. | 2 |
Telstra to split network TELSTRA will make a dramatic corporate restructure in a bid to appease the competition watchdog and win over wary Nationals as the telco readies for its \$30 billion full privatisation. | 2 |
Nintendo DS Game Player Makes Strong Japan Debut Nintendo Co. Ltd. #39;s DS video game player saw strong sales on its debut in Japan on Thursday, kicking off what is expected to be a fierce fight with rival Sony Corp. | 3 |
Evidence of apathy So, did Robin Van Persie deserve to get a red card for his tussle with Kieran Richardson? After viewing the incident a number of times from a series of different angles and hearing the views from a raft of | 1 |
Ten teams line up for 2005 F1 season Formula One #39;s governing body has confirmed that 10 teams, the same number as this year, have entered the 2005 world championship. | 1 |
Ricky Williams will remain retired New York, NY (Sports Network) - Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams will remain retired after declining the NFL #39;s reinstatement offer. | 1 |
Israel not seeking for peace Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, said Thursday Israel must stop military action against Palestinians or there can be no peace. | 0 |
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