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Technology ; Napster creator unveils online music technology After registering music and copyright information in Snocap #39;s database, labels and artists can manage online distribution through Snocap #39;s copyright management system, which lets them set rules for each track on a global basis. | 3 |
Panel says keep sage grouse off endangered list Sage grouse should not be listed as an endangered species, said a US Fish and Wildlife Service panel of biologists Friday. The panel of regional managers and senior scientists made their recommendation to | 3 |
As media darling, Conte #39;s pushing it No one knows where Jason Giambi goes from here, now that he has come clean about the dirty business of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. | 1 |
UK ; Chelsea to host Newcastle That is just two points shy of United #39;s total at the same stage of the 1998/99 treble season and a point ahead of their tally when they won the title in 2002/03. | 1 |
Notebook: Arbitrator rules he can decide on hearing appeals Two weeks after the fact, lawyers for the NBA and the players #39; union had their own little brawl. Attorneys for the two sides fought before an arbitrator and in federal | 1 |
Kidd almost set The Nets have waited more than two months for Jason Kidd to practice. So it shouldn #39;t be a problem for them to wait another two days before he suits up. | 1 |
Islamabad backs Kofi Annan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lent its full support to United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan and wishes to see him complete his remaining tenure in office. | 0 |
Pakistan, India agree to reopen second rail link ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Friday ended a two-day meeting on reviving Khokhrapar-Monabao rail link and agreed to take necessary steps for an early resumption of the train service. | 0 |
IBM mulls sale of PC business IBM, seeking to exit an industry it helped pioneer two decades ago, hired Merrill Lynch to find a buyer for its personal-computer unit. | 2 |
Oil giant #39;in business #39; The main supplier of jet fuel to China is continuing to do business despite a criminal investigation of its 442.6m losses on derivative trading, the company said. | 2 |
Webber not excited about rejoining Pizzonia New Williams-BMW lead driver Mark Webber of Australia isn #39;t excited about the prospect of reuniting with former Jaguar team-mate Antonio Pizzonia of Brazil in Formula 1. Webber was hoping to be Williams #39; second | 1 |
Meyer OKs 7-year deal with Gators nly a few days ago, it looked like a done deal. Urban Meyer, a devout Irish-Catholic who always considered Notre Dame his dream job, seemed a lock to end up in South Bend, Ind. | 1 |
New Iraqi prison photos investigated IRAQ:The photos found on a Web site show Navy SEALs sitting on prisoners, some with blood dripping from their heads. BY SETH HETTENA. | 0 |
Israeli forces detain senior Hamas militant Israeli forces detained a senior leader of Hamas #39;s military wing in the West Bank today during a night-time raid on his hideout, witnesses said. | 0 |
Car Bombers Attack Near Baghdad Green Zone BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twin car bombs detonated outside a police station near the protected Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least three people in the latest guerrilla strike against Iraq's shaky security forces. | 0 |
Three Ways Technology Brings People Together The holidays are coming. Now, more than ever, the desire is to be close to friends and family. While not everyone can catch a plane or train to be with the ones they love, today #39;s communications technologies | 3 |
Hollywood Steps Into DVD Format Fight Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy. | 3 |
Webber stirs Pizzonia row Mark Webber has re-ignited the war of words with former Jaguar teammate Antonio Pizzonia, accusing the Brazilian of lying about quality of their cars. | 1 |
Utah coach seems Florida-bound With widespread reports asserting that Utah coach Urban Meyer has accepted an offer to become the next football coach at the University of Florida, the most serious potential suitor for University | 1 |
NBA sues to keep Pacers bans out of arbitration The NBA filed a federal suit Friday in an effort to block an arbitrator from hearing an appeal of the suspensions handed out to four members of the Indiana Pacers for fighting with fans | 1 |
Profile: Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, once one of the world #39;s most powerful criminals, has been extradited to the US to face drug smuggling and money-laundering charges. | 0 |
Western governors focus on wildlife A majority of Western governors gathered in San Diego yesterday said they favor significant revisions in the federal Endangered Species Act, one of the nation #39;s landmark environmental laws. | 3 |
Middle East emerges as prime growth market for graphic solutions ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT), a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions, today announced that PCI Express (PCIe)-enabled graphics | 3 |
Rumor Control: Bono buys Edios and Metal Gear Solid: The Movie The official story: quot;No, this isnt true. Just a wild rumor. quot;--Eidos staffer. Bono was unavailable for comment. What we heard: Though at first it was laughed off as one of the loopiest rumors to hit the | 3 |
Steroid shock waves ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED <b>...</b> San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds, third on Major League Baseball #39;s career home run list, testified to a grand jury that he used a clear substance and a cream given to him by a trainer who was indicted in a steroid-distribution ring, but Bonds | 1 |
Iran Wants OPEC to Return to Quotas TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday reiterated its call for OPEC to pull supply back down to official quota levels and mapped out a way to fund a long-promised production hike, a newspaper reported. | 2 |
EXPLOSIONS HIT MADRID FIVE explosions rocked Madrid last night after Basque terror group Eta threatened bombings in the Spanish capital. A petrol filling station was one of the targets but initial reports said the explosions were by #39;low potency #39; bombs. | 0 |
Dollar set to make gains against yen LONDON: The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in more than two months against the yen after Japanese officials suggested they may stem the currency #39;s slide and on expectations that US firms employed 200,000 workers last month. | 2 |
Wenger confident that Arsenal can emerge from crisis ARSNE WENGER admitted yesterday that Arsenals run of disappointing results amounts to a crisis, although he played down the extent of the dilemma as much as he could. | 1 |
German Police Foil Plot To Kill Iraqi Premier German police Friday arrested three Iraqis suspected of hastily putting together a failed plot to assassinate interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit for talks with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. | 0 |
IBM reported to put its PC business up for sale San Francisco, December 4: IBM is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to \$2 billion and would cap a gradual withdrawal from the business it helped to pioneer in 1981. | 2 |
Lycos Europe halts anti-spam counterattacks NEW YORK Just four days after it began, a spam-fighting campaign by Web portal Lycos Europe has been ended on the grounds the cure might be worse than the disease. | 3 |
Baseball will survive, just like it always has Some people cannot fathom the indifference. The revelations about Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds brought a rousing quot;so what? quot; from the general public, causing waves of journalistic outrage around the country. | 1 |
Highbury return for Petit? Arsenal #39;s injury concerns could see Emmanuel Petit return to the club on a short-term deal, manager Arsene Wenger revealed. The 34-year-old free agent won the double with Arsenal in 1998 before moving on to Barcelona and more recently Chelsea. | 1 |
Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle cited for solicitation Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle was cited Friday for solicitation after a woman in his car said he paid her \$40 for oral sex, police said. | 1 |
15 Killed Russia Warehouse Fire (AP) AP - Fifteen people were killed when a fire broke out in a furniture factory warehouse in the Moscow region, the Interfax news agency reported Saturday. | 0 |
Mugabe Expected to Purge More Officials Before Election (Reuters) Reuters - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is\expected to purge more officials from his ruling ZANU-PF\movement on Saturday as the party gears itself for\parliamentary elections next March amid wrangles over the\succession question. | 0 |
Ukraine's Yanukovich to Run Again in Repeat Vote KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich said on Saturday he would run against opposition liberal Viktor Yushchenko again in a rerun of their contested presidential election and he defiantly vowed he would win. | 0 |
M.T.A. Seeks Tax Increases Over 5 Years The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing a tax increase to raise \$900 million a year to help pay for a five-year rebuilding program. | 0 |
NHLPA to offer compromise NEW YORK -- The NHL Players #39; Association is working on a proposal that will see players give up serious concessions in a bid to salvage the season. | 1 |
Rockies #39; Neagle charged with soliciting a prostitute Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle was charged Friday with soliciting a prostitute after a woman in his car said he paid her \$40 for oral sex, police said. | 1 |
EDITORIAL: Time for Annan to resign post On Thursday, Sen. John Ensign of Nevada joined Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota in calling for the immediate resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. | 0 |
Looking for Water on the Red Planet Description: Scientists exploring Mars via the rover #39;Opportunity #39; published 11 papers detailing the progress of the research being done in an area called Meridiani Planum. | 3 |
Baseball in Bonds quandary The player swinging for the most storied record in baseball is being linked more than ever to what could be the sport #39;s biggest scandal since the Chicago White Sox threw the 1919 World Series. | 1 |
Local manager weighs in on steroid use By the numbers. By Elia Powers. With recent reports stemming from grand jury testimony that link major league baseball sluggers Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds to past steroid use, discussion of the sports tainted image resurfaced this week. | 1 |
Meyer snubs Irish for Florida The search for a new Notre Dame football coach has apparently taken an abrupt and unexpected turn Friday when several media outlets reported that Utah coach Urban Meyer accepted the coaching job at Florida. | 1 |
Notre Dame women land in right spot Being in the right spot earned the Notre Dame womens soccer team a spot in the NCAA championship game. Candace Chapman scored with about 18 minutes left Friday to lift the | 1 |
China landslide kills 23, rescue work halted (Reuters) Reuters - At least 23 people were killed in a landslide which hit a mountain village in southwestern China, where the search for missing people has been halted by fears of further slides, state media reported on Saturday. | 0 |
Tsunami Victims Prey to Crime from Asia to Europe (Reuters) Reuters - Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and hoaxers\are preying on tsunami survivors and families of victims in\Asian refugee camps and hospitals and in the home countries of\European tourists hit by the wave. | 0 |
Baghdad Green Zone targeted by car bombers At least three people have been killed and more than 40 wounded after twin suicide car bombs blew up outside a police station near Baghdad #39;s Green Zone. | 0 |
Valley resident falls to 51st at LPGA Q-school DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Caryn Wilson of Rancho Mirage shot a 4-over par 76 on Friday and is tied for 51st place after three rounds of the LPGA Tour Qualifying School. | 1 |
Florida backers excited about hiring University of Florida fans not only enjoyed the school #39;s hiring of Utah #39;s Urban Meyer as coach, but some took a bit of delight in beating Notre Dame for his services. | 1 |
Khan back with a bang in Liverpool AMIR KHAN shrugged off a hectic build-up to make a stunning return to the ring in Liverpool last night. The 17-year-olds life has been one non-stop whirl since he returned from Athens three months ago with an Olympic silver medal. | 1 |
Bullpen gets two new arms In a week that featured the breakdown of trade talks involving Randy Johnson and Jason Giambi #39;s steroid admission, trades for Felix Rodriguez and Mike Stanton sure seem trivial. | 1 |
Another good BCS debacle? quot;The purpose of the BCS is to match the nation #39;s top two college football teams in an end-of-season bowl game for the National Championship. | 1 |
Colombia sends drug kingpin to US Colombia has extradited to the United States the most notorious drug cartel kingpin in its custody, El Tiempo newspaper reported Saturday. | 0 |
Apparent abuse photos turn up CORONADO, Calif. -- The US military said it has begun a criminal investigation into photos that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed prisoners and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head. | 0 |
REVIEW: Music player measures running pace It #39;s been a few decades since anyone recorded my mile splits as I bounded over hill and dale, immersed in running #39;s intoxicating rhythm. | 3 |
Russia invites YUKOS unit bids, India interested (Reuters) Reuters - Russia said on Saturday it would welcome more offers for the assets of oil major YUKOS as the only declared bidder, Gazprom, inked a cooperation deal with India's state-run ONGC oil firm. | 0 |
Want cheap iTunes? Become a Mountie Apple, which opened the virtual doors on the Canadian store late on Wednesday, is selling songs for 99 Canadian cents, which translates to about 83 US cents, 16 per cent less than those in the United States pay for their iTunes. | 3 |
Baghdad car bomb kills 15 A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb Saturday at the entrance to Baghdad #39;s heavily fortified Green Zone, killing at least 15 and wounding 30 others. | 0 |
Suspect suicide bomb kills 2 Iraqi policemen A police station on the outskirts of Baghdad #39;s Green Zone has been attacked by a suspected suicide bomber driving a truckload of explosives. | 0 |
Car Bombers Strike Near Green Zone, 7 Dead BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twin suicide car bombs blew up outside a police station near Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest deadly strike against Iraq's shaky security forces. | 0 |
Monitors Want Access to Mozambique Vote Count MAPUTO (Reuters) - The Commonwealth and European Union have asked Mozambique for access to centers where votes from this week's election are being verified, after complaints by monitors raised questions over the credibility of the ballot. | 0 |
Next season not so bad, experts say Sure, next year #39;s season likely will have more storms in the Atlantic region than an average year, Colorado State University forecaster William Gray said. | 2 |
NAPSTER FOUNDER REVEALS NEW FILE-SHARING PROJECT NAPSTER creator SHAWN FANNING has revealed his plans for a new licensed file-sharing service with an almost unlimited selection of tracks. | 3 |
Sage grouse outlook found less than dire A decision announced Friday to not list the greater sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species still leaves open the possibility the approximately 1,000 birds remaining in Washington could be listed. | 3 |
Wario Ware Touched! We get much deeper into Nintendo #39;s cool touch-screen continuation of its whacked-out series. December 03, 2004 - If you haven #39;t already noticed by now, the Nintendo DS has finally had its launch in the Japanese | 3 |
Middle East emerges as prime growth market for graphic solutions ATI Technologies Inc. has announced that PCI Express (PCIe)-enabled graphics cards are set to account for 25 of the global graphics card market by year-end. | 3 |
BATTLING WESTWOOD BACK IN CONTENTION Lee Westwood recovered from a nightmare start to his third round and reached the turn just one shot off the lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge. | 1 |
Nitties birdies closing hole to maintain Australian PGA lead COOLUM, Australia -- Former Australian amateur star James Nitties took the third-round lead in the Australian PGA on Saturday, closing with a birdie for a one-stroke advantage over American Bob Estes. | 1 |
Del Ponte: Serbia must deliver The chief prosecutor at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Carla Del Ponte, has told the BBC that quot;all possible measures quot; should be taken against Serbia over Belgrade #39;s reluctance to arrest those indicted for crimes in the former Yugoslavia. | 0 |
U.S. Doping Watchdog to Question BALCO's Conte - IAAF HELSINKI (Reuters) - U.S. anti-doping officials plan to question Victor Conte after the BALCO head claimed he saw sprinter Marion Jones taking banned drugs, world athletics body the IAAF said Saturday. | 1 |
Company to Sell Chinese Autos in U.S. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visionary Vehicles LLC, started by the man who brought the Yugo to America in the 1980s, has agreed to sell imported vehicles from China at bargain basement prices in the United States, the company said on Monday. | 2 |
Attorney: Barry Bonds Did Nothing Illegal OAKLAND, Calif. -- An attorney for Barry Bonds said he won #39;t acknowledge that Bonds used steroids and neither will Bonds. The San Francisco Giants star testified a year ago before a grand jury that has indicted | 1 |
Colombian drug kingpin extradited to the US Bogota - Former drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, head of the powerful Cali drug cartel, was en route to the United States early on Saturday after being handed over to American anti-narcotics officials the night before, a Colombian official said. | 0 |
Iran nabs another nuclear #39;spy #39;: reports Iran #39;s intelligence ministry has announced the arrest of a quot;spy quot; accused of setting up a fake nuclear company as part of a bizarre international plot to damage the Islamic republic #39;s reputation, press reports said Thursday. | 0 |
Wal-Mart Still Sees Sales Up 1-3 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the\world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 1\percent to 3 percent increase in December sales at its U.S.\stores open at least a year. | 2 |
The Tax Man May Take a Bite (Reuters) Reuters - Stocks may come under pressure next\week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax\season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in\the dollar will also be closely watched. | 2 |
Stock Market Rally Fueled by Cheaper Oil (Reuters) Reuters - Oil is still king on Wall Street --\and if you don't believe it, just take a look at this year's\stock market charts. | 2 |
Programs: a Checklist for Tuning Up Your PC You change the oil in your car every 5,000 miles or so. You clean your house every week or two. Your PC needs regular maintenance as well -- especially if you #39;re using | 3 |
Wal-Mart Still Sees Sales Up 1-3 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A>, the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 1 percent to 3 percent increase in December sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year. | 2 |
The Tax Man May Take a Bite NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks may come under pressure next week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in the dollar will also be closely watched. | 2 |
Stock Market Rally Fueled by Cheaper Oil NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil is still king on Wall Street -- and if you don't believe it, just take a look at this year's stock market charts. | 2 |
Company Spending Seen Conservative NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corporate America is gun-shy about making significant spending increases in 2005, as high fuel costs, geopolitical concerns and memories of recent overspending loom over budget plans for next year. | 2 |
Vintage Cars Get Hot with Makeovers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Car buyers, tired of designs that roll off the assembly line, are shifting gears to decades past. | 2 |
Ferrero replaces Nadal in Davis Cup final doubles match Spanish captain Jordi Arrese named Juan Carlos Ferrero Saturday to play doubles with Tommy Robredo, replacing 18-year-old Rafael Nadal. | 1 |
England bag first Dubai Sevens title England won their first ever Dubai Sevens title last night, beating Fiji 26-21 in a nail-biter of a final. The visitors went behind early on at the Exiles Club with Kameli Ratuvou going over, but Mike Friday #39;s | 1 |
Exclusion takes toll on players Duncan Fletcher admitted that the controversy surrounding Englands tour to Zimbabwe had affected their performance in their opening win Sunday. | 1 |
Grotech Hopes to Repeat Success of Long John Silver's Grotech Capital Group Inc. is getting back into the fish business. | 2 |
Serbia sends general for war crimes trial Serbia yesterday signalled the start of greater co-operation with the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague, surrendering a former Bosnian Serb general whose troops held Sarajevo under siege during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. | 0 |
5 jawans killed as ultras storm CRPF camp Five CRPF personnel were killed in a suicide attack on their camp at Sopore in north Kashmir today. We are going for a final assault to kill the militants inside the camp as all CRPF personnel who were | 0 |
#39;Republicans holding up quest for peace #39;: Paisley The Republican movement is holding up progress in the search for a new peace process deal, Democratic Unionist leader the Reverend Ian Paisley claimed today. | 0 |
Mbeki into new discussions in Ivory Coast, EU urges peace (AFP) AFP - South African President Thabo Mbeki started new peace talks with various Ivory Coast groups, as European Union delegates urged all parties to find a peaceful solution to the two-year crisis wracking the divided west African nation. | 0 |
Telegraph used to warn trains on day of Halifax Explosion put on display (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - The image of Vince Coleman frantically pounding on a telegraph key has become the symbol of the Halifax Explosion for a generation of Canadians. | 0 |
Colombian Drug Kingpin in Miami Prison Cell MIAMI (Reuters) - The former boss of Colombia's Cali cocaine cartel was in a U.S. prison cell on Saturday after an extradition that capped a 14-year investigation into his multibillion dollar drug business. | 0 |
Lycos Europe anti-spam Screensaver bites the dust! Although close on 100,000 people downloaded the free screensaver, it received a great deal of criticism. Many believed it lowered itself to the tactics of the spammers themselves and could have caused more problems than it solved. | 3 |
Trade Groups, 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. | 2 |
IT Dabbles with Firefox, But Few Plan To Switch from IE One feature in Firefox is tabbed browsing, which allows users to load pages from multiple sites without having to open a new browser window for each one. | 3 |
5 blasts hit Madrid FIVE blasts hit separate Madrid petrol stations yesterday, causing no injuries but snarling peak-hour traffic. The incidents followed a phoned warning from a caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist group ETA, police said. | 0 |
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