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Canada Confirms Second Mad Cow Case Canada on Sunday confirmed its second case of mad cow disease, just days after the United States said it planned to reopen its border to Canadian beef. | 0 |
Thomson to introduce HD DVD players in 2005 Thomson announced its decision, on Thursday, to introduce HD DVD players, HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs in the market sometime next year. | 3 |
Jazz Oust Trail Blazers 92-87 (AP) AP - Matt Harpring scored 17 points, including six in overtime, to lift the Utah Jazz past the Portland Trail Blazers 92-87 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing skid. | 1 |
Williams a timid challenger? Five months ago, Danny Williams beat a shadow. Tonight, he'll try to beat a mountain. Don't bet against the mountain. | 1 |
Today's schedule College basketball: Men -- Becker at Fitchburg St., 1 p.m.; Daniel Webster at WNEC, 1 p.m.; Long Island at Hartford, 2 p.m.; Framingham St. at WPI, 2 p.m.; Colby-Sawyer at Amherst, 2 p.m.; UMass-Lowell at Southern N.H., 2 p.m.; Keene St. at UMass-Boston, 3 p.m.; Mass. College at Eastern Nazarene, 3 p.m.; Elms at Lasell, 3 p.m.; Bridgewater St. at ... | 1 |
Dodge SUVs, trucks recalled Failures in the ball joints of Durango SUVs and Dakota pickups prompt DaimlerChrysler to order the recall of 600,000 vehicles. WASHINGTON - Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler | 2 |
Tiger, Colin share lead at Target event THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie tied for the lead at the Target World Challenge on Friday; each shot five-under 66. | 1 |
Players await league counteroffer If Thursday #39;s unprecedented proposal by the NHL Players #39; Association does not form the basis for an agreement with owners to end the lockout, Avalanche captain Joe Sakic said the NHL #39;s intent would become obvious: to break the players #39; union. | 1 |
Yankees close to deal with Pavano; Wells to Red Sox? Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees are reportedly closing in on acquiring free-agent starting pitcher Carl Pavano. | 1 |
OPEC Expects Oil Prices to Recover Next Week as Cuts Are Made OPEC, the producer of more than a third of the world #39;s oil, expects prices will recover from their second-largest drop this year as nations enforce yesterday #39;s decision to lower output, ministers said. | 2 |
Jan. 19 vote set in Coors, Molson deal Shareholders of Golden-based Adolph Coors Co. and Montreal- based Molson Inc. will cast ballots on the companies #39; proposed multibillion-dollar merger Jan. 19, the brewers said. | 2 |
D-Back money talks ANAHEIM - With an astounding outlay of \$45 million for a third baseman coming off reconstructive shoulder surgery and another \$33 million for a starting pitcher the Braves weren #39;t even going to use in the postseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks have made a | 1 |
Bombers can #39;t leave Wells enough alone ANAHEIM - Funny how one Red Sox championship seems to have changed everything in baseball #39;s world order. Suddenly the Yankees seem to be chasing their hated rivals in the offseason now too, after all those | 1 |
Garnett crowns Kings MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 35 points and added 18 rebounds with nine assists, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves rally to beat the Sacramento Kings, 113-105, last night. | 1 |
Houston #39;s return is no remedy for Knicks Older, somewhat run-down with a little rust showing, Allan Houston is like the #39;57 Mustang collecting dust in your garage. It still runs. | 1 |
US soldier jailed for murdering Iraqi teenager A US soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison for murdering a severely wounded Iraqi teenager earlier this year, the US military says. | 0 |
OPEC curbs oil output OPEC served notice yesterday it intends to make money this winter - no matter how mild the weather might be. Meeting in Cairo, the 11-member cartel, which pumps about a third of the world #39;s oil, said it will | 2 |
PalmSource Embraces Linux Palm OS merchant PalmSource is buying mobile phone ISV China MobileSoft (CMS) in a \$22.6 million stock deal to tap into the huge Chinese market and the growing popularity of Linux. | 3 |
US soldier sentenced to three years for murder (OfficialWire) -- 12/11/04 -- Staff Sergeant Johnny Horne, 30, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina has been sentenced to just three years in prison for murdering a severely | 0 |
Pakistan blast death toll rises to 10 A bomb planted by suspected Pakistani nationalists killed 10 people and injured at least 21 when it exploded near a military truck in the city of Quetta on Friday, officials said. | 0 |
Putin: No Objection to Ukraine in EU President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union. If Ukraine wants to enter the EU and is welcomed there, then we can only be pleased, #39; #39; Putin | 0 |
Berlusconi Ally Sentenced to 9 Years in Mafia Trial (Reuters) Reuters - An Italian court found a close\political ally and business associate of Prime Minister Silvio\Berlusconi guilty of colluding with the Mafia, and sentenced\him on Saturday to nine years in prison. | 0 |
Mexican Officials Promote 'Silicon Border' As soon as next year, Mexico plans to break ground on a 15-square-mile science park in Mexicali just south of the U.S. border, Mexican officials said.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> | 3 |
High Court to Weigh File-Sharing Case The Supreme Court said it would rule on an appeal by movie and record companies, headed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, that say they should be able to sue the file-sharing services, Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> | 3 |
Contractor Maximus Subpoenaed Maximus Inc., which manages federal programs for state and local governments, disclosed yesterday that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed records connected to Medicaid reimbursement claims it prepared for the District. | 3 |
OPEC Seeks to Quell Doubts Over Oil Cut CAIRO (Reuters) - OPEC oil producers on Saturday said they had already moved to enforce a deal to rein in excess supply, a day after doubts over the group's resolve to cut sent prices into a tailspin. Oil prices fell 4 percent on Friday to the lowest level since July despite the cartel's agreement to wipe out one million barrels per day (bpd) of excess supply from January 1. | 2 |
HP lowers PC prices in China The world #39;s number-two PC maker Hewlett-Packard has lowed PC prices in China with the lowest price at 4,000 yuan or 480 US dollars, seen as a response to the recent Lenovo-IBM deal. | 2 |
High Court To Weigh File Sharing The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear the entertainment industry #39;s case against two Internet-based file-sharing services through which millions of people swap music and movies online, a | 2 |
Bell-ringer ban strikes sour note DONATING: Summer Ramson,3, gets a hand from her grandmother, Barbara Daliposon, left, and Salvation Army volunteer Donna Clark as she donates money Friday at an Albertsons store on Plumb Lane in Reno. | 2 |
Oracle Bumps Up Release of 2Q Earnings Oracle Corp. on Friday said it will report fiscal second-quarter earnings three days early to allow more flexibility in testimony related to its hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Corp. | 2 |
Nobody strikes the pose better than Reggie Bush College football fans would probably be comparing him to - well, don #39;t take my word for it. Take Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer #39;s, one of the most respected individuals in the game. | 1 |
Powell Advises Mideast Caution Secretary of State Colin L. Powell prescribed a cautious approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Friday, saying substantial steps toward creation of a | 0 |
US Promotes Mideast Reform Amid Arab Skepticism Arab, Muslim and Western nations gather in Morocco on Saturday in an effort to promote economic and political reform in the Middle East that is widely seen within the region as US meddling. | 0 |
Alleged Afghan kidnap mastermind arrested in Pakistan Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces have arrested an Afghan militant leader who allegedly masterminded | 0 |
Not exactly an idiotic signing This should give pause to anyone who thought the Red Sox might be interested in toning down their image as idiots: They've signed David Wells to a two-year contract late last night. | 1 |
Giant rocket prepares for lift-off Boeing's huge Delta 4-Heavy rocket, set for lift-off on Saturday, may play a role in life after the space shuttle. | 0 |
US begins new Afghan operation The US says it has started a new offensive against Taleban and al-Qaeda militants, ahead of a planned poll. | 0 |
Sprint Near Deal to Buy Nextel -Sources Sprint Corp. is close to an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about \$35 billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. | 2 |
Airbus sees A350 orders ahead The president of European plane maker Airbus said on Saturday he hoped to win around 50 orders for the new wide-body jet A350 by next June. | 2 |
Frankel sentenced to 16 years for fraud Former financier Martin Frankel was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison Friday for masterminding a scheme to loot insurance companies of more than \$200 | 2 |
US wholesale prices up 0.5 WASHINGTON - US producer prices, a measure of inflation at the wholesale level, rose by a faster-than-expected 0.5 in November, seasonally adjusted Labor Department data showed. | 2 |
United cuts back United Airlines will cut its US flight capacity 14 after the busy holiday season and add international flights to focus on more profitable routes. | 2 |
Yahoo! gives! away! free! desktop! search! Yahoo! has licensed the X1 search software for Windows from tech incubator Idealab, in an attempt to compete both with Google #39;s browser-based desktop search download, and the current leader Copernic. | 3 |
Paypal and iTunes link-up Online payment system Paypal can now be used for purchases by US customers of Apple #39;s iTunes music store. Until now, iTunes accepted credit cards, gift certificates and account balances as forms of payment. | 3 |
Delta IV readyfor liftoff today The first launch of the Decatur-built, Boeing Delta IV heavy-lift rocket is scheduled today at Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida. | 3 |
Yahoo Searches Desktops, Too Yahoo is adding a tool to search computer hard drives as it scrambles to catch up with Google and stay a step ahead of Microsoft in the battle to help users sort through gobs of information on the internet and the desktop. | 3 |
Formula for GP frenzy FORMULA One #39;s governing body has confirmed the threatened British, French and San Marino Grands Prix on a crowded 19-race calendar for next year. | 1 |
McKenzie over-takes Hughes in Melbourne Australian David McKenzie upstaged some illustrious rivals with an eight-under-par 64 to lead going into the final round of the Australian Masters in Melbourne. | 1 |
Wenger: I won #39;t buy another #39;keeper ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger last night appeared to quash suggestions that Norwich City #39;s Robert Green is on his New Year shopping list when he said: quot;I #39;m not looking for another goalkeeper. | 1 |
NHL Fans Get a Ray of Hope in Ongoing Lockout Description: After months of stalemate and the loss of 400 games, players make a new offer to the National Hockey League involving acceptance of a 24 percent salary cut. | 1 |
Yearning for more: Sachin eyes 50 tons Sachin Tendulkar today described his record-equalling 34th century as a quot;turning point quot; in his career. The champion batsman did not agree with suggestions that he had gone past his prime and said he will continue to quot;hit back quot; at critics. | 1 |
Bush an unlikely Heisman candidate He doesnt start for No. 1 USC, and ranks second on the team in rushing and receiving. Hesa sophomore, and the previous winners have all been juniors or seniors. | 1 |
D #39;backs snag Ortiz, too One day after they signed third baseman Troy Glaus to a \$45 million four- year deal, they handed former Giants pitcher Russ Ortiz, who spent the last two years in Atlanta, a four-year, \$33 million contract. | 1 |
Taiwan Opposition Claims Victory Taiwan's opposition parties, which favor\closer ties with China, claimed victory in the parliament\elections on Saturday, beating President Chen Shui-bian's\pro-independence party after a tight race. | 0 |
Report: U.S. Missiles Downed Navy Jet Operators mistakenly took a Navy pilot's F/A-18 Hornet for an incoming Iraqi missile during the spring 2003 invasion of Iraq, the U.S. Central Command said Friday. | 0 |
Penalties Stiff for Slander in Venezuela A new penal code approved by Venezuela's Congress would stiffen prison sentences for slander and libel, drawing criticism from opponents of President Hugo Chavez. | 0 |
Mexican Inmates on Death Row Win Review The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the federal courts must give a hearing to a Mexican inmate on Texas's death row who says the state violated international law by trying him on murder charges without first notifying Mexican diplomats who might have helped him. | 0 |
Lieberman Shows No Interest in Cabinet (AP) AP - Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday he is not interested in becoming President Bush's national intelligence director or homeland security chief, shooting down speculation he might be under consideration for those jobs. | 0 |
Arab reform dreams run aground Across most of Amman you could hear the guns blasting out their ceremonial salute, as King Abdullah arrived for the state opening of the Jordanian parliament just a few days ago. | 0 |
Iran not plotting Shiite #39;crescent LONDON, Dec 11 (IranMania) - Iraqi Vice-President Ibrahim al-Jaafari refused to believe in remarks published Friday that Iran was attempting to influence Iraqi polls with the aim of creating a quot;crescent quot; dominated by Shiites in the region. | 0 |
Presidential candidate arrested A PALESTINIAN presidential candidate was arrested by Israeli authorities for allegedly attacking a border guard at a roadblock near Jerusalem, his party said. | 0 |
A Catalogue of Genocide The lives of thousands of Holocaust victims are coming to light in a new database that allows anyone with an Internet connection to research the fate of family members and friends sent to Nazi death camps. | 3 |
New Stealth Spy Satellite Debated on Hill The highly classified program has provoked opposition from lawmakers questioning its necessity and rapidly escalating price. | 3 |
Oracle Lets Loose #39;Tsunami #39; Collaboration Suite 10g SAN FRANCISCOOracle Corp. topped off a torrent of product announcements during its OpenWorld customer conference this week with the introduction of its Collaboration Suite 10g, which is designed as a universal | 3 |
Tendulkar eager to score more centuries Sachin Tendulkar was thrilled, but not satisfied, by his record-equalling 34th test century against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday. | 1 |
US soldier jailed for murdering Iraqi teen A US soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison for killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the US military said today. | 0 |
Don #39;t rush to judge Annan Since the widening controversy over the UN #39;s oil-for-food program bubbled onto the international stage last January, it #39;s been a weapon for conservatives in Congress who want to see Kofi Annan walk the plank. | 0 |
AU-sponsored peace talks on Darfur crisis set to resume ABUJA, Dec 11 (AFP) -- African Union-sponsored peace negotiations on the crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur were to resume Saturday, a spokesman for the continental body told AFP. | 0 |
Wal-Mart Still Sees Dec. Sales Up 1-3 Pct 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> 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 |
Hope Santa Rally Can Outrun the Grinch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is hoping its traditional year-end "Santa rally" will pick up steam in the week ahead. | 2 |
OPEC Seeks to Quell Doubts Over Oil Cut CAIRO (Reuters) - OPEC oil producers on Saturday said they had already moved to rein in excess supply, a day after doubts over the group's resolve to cut sent prices into a tailspin. | 2 |
Troops Stay in Touch on Intranet A free collaborative service is an alternative to the military's portal site for sharing photos and family news. A soldier can read bedtime stories to his kids, but it can be scary for folks at home to see what's really going on overseas. By Michelle Delio. | 3 |
File Sharing Goes to High Court The messy fight between the recording industry and online music swappers will be decided by the Supreme Court, which agrees to hear the case next spring. | 3 |
Airbus shareholders OK A350 Airbus has received approval from its shareholders, EADS and BAE Systems to begin making firm commercial offers to launch customers for two new members of its wide-body Family. | 2 |
Morris Hikes Cigarette Prices Altria Group Inc. #39;s Philip Morris USA has started to increase cigarette prices, providing what some analysts consider the first sign of life in the US cigarette market since 2002. | 2 |
Iraq Insurgents Kill Top Police, Hit U.S. Convoy (Reuters) Reuters - Gunmen killed three high-ranking\Iraqi police officers in two separate attacks on Saturday,\among a daily round of bombings and ambushes targeting U.S.\forces and their Iraqi allies. | 0 |
Palestinian Committee Given Report on Arafat Death (Reuters) Reuters - Yasser Arafat's nephew on\Saturday handed a medical report to a Palestinian committee\investigating the cause of the Palestinian leader's death at a\French hospital on Nov. 11. | 0 |
Nephew: Suspicions About Arafat's Death (AP) AP - Yasser Arafat's nephew said Saturday the lack of a clear reason for his uncle's death raised suspicions the Palestinian leader died of "unnatural" causes. | 0 |
Congo Army Factions Clash in Eastern Congo-U.N. (Reuters) Reuters - Rival army units in Democratic\Republic of Congo clashed on Saturday not far from Rwanda, the\United Nations said, another sign of the military and political\turmoil in the east of the former Zaire. | 0 |
Risk-all tactics in aim for glory MELBOURNE golfer David McKenzie today will try to duplicate the aggressive approach which netted a sensational eight-under 64 at Huntingdale yesterday. | 1 |
Renewal of Peace Process Discussed a Month After Arafat Death The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a month ago appears to have created a new atmosphere for possible renewal of peace efforts in the Middle East. | 0 |
Southwest seeks to add 12 ATA gates at Midway The airline has requested use of the gates in a bid to the federal bankruptcy court of Indianapolis for certain ATA Airlines Inc. assets. | 2 |
Bush Faces Busy January Calendar (AP) AP - A packed calendar awaits President Bush after his vacation in Texas: filling a gaping hole in his Cabinet, preparing his inaugural and State of the Union speeches, finalizing a new budget, keeping close watch on the upcoming elections in Iraq and promoting his second-term agenda. | 0 |
Franz secures first win of career as Miller misses out Austria #39;s Werner Franz finally collected the maiden World Cup downhill victory of his career Saturday, becoming the first man to beat Bode Miller in the discipline this season. | 1 |
Reform Needed in Arab World to Defeat Terror-US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday said Middle Eastern economic and political reform would help defeat terrorism but many Arabs dismissed | 0 |
Yasser Arafat #39;s nephew hands over Palestinian leader #39;s medical <b>...</b> Nasser al-Kidwa (ahl KIHD #39;-wah), who is also the Palestinian representative to the UN, delivered the 558-page dossier, plus X-rays, to the interim Palestinian president. | 0 |
OPEC ministers unfazed by oil price drop after output cut CAIRO (AFP) - OPEC ministers played down the significance of an indifferent market reaction to their output cut to shore-up sliding oil prices, insisting that prices would climb again next week. | 2 |
Industrial Milk Prices Hiked to Help Struggling Farmers Industrial milk prices are on the raise but it #39;s not clear how that will affect the cost of dairy products at your grocery stores. | 2 |
Amazon Launch DVD Rental Service The UK arm of e-retailer Amazon has announced its plans to launch a DVD rental service. CEO Jeff Bezos announced the plans earlier this week, commenting that Amazon is determined to be the best place to rent DVDs -- online or off. | 2 |
High Court To Weigh File Sharing (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear the entertainment industry's case against two Internet-based file-sharing services through which millions of people swap music and movies online, a decision that sets up a potentially decisive digital-age battle over copyright-infringement rules. | 3 |
Money from China's boom makes way into U.S. economy (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - China's role in the international economy took a big step forward this week when a plucky computer maker named Lenovo bought a majority stake in IBM's personal computer business. | 3 |
Palestinian elections committee accuses Israel of interference The Palestinian elections committee said Saturday that Israel #39;s arresting of a Palestinian presidential candidate is unconcealed interference. | 0 |
18,000 U.S. Troops Begin Afghan Offensive (AP) AP - The 18,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan have begun a new offensive to hunt Taliban and al-Qaida militants through the country's harsh winter, aiming to sap their strength ahead of planned spring elections, the American military said Saturday. | 0 |
Ukraine candidate 'was poisoned' Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's mystery illness was caused by poisoning, doctors say. | 0 |
Dairy farmers request milk price hike MONCTON - A dairy farmer in northern New Brunswick says the price of milk and other dairy products should reflect reality. Dairy farmers across the country will find out in the next month or so whether they can charge more money for their milk. | 2 |
Franz wins downhill, Guay 13th VAL D #39;ISERE, France (Ticker) -- Blood, sweat and tears finally paid off for Austrian veteran Werner Franz, who on Saturday collected the very first World Cup downhill win of his 14-year career. | 1 |
A plea for new thinking The Nobel Peace Prize winner links the pursuit of peace with environmentalism and a shift in humanity #39;s thinking. BY DOUG MELLGREN. | 0 |
Nephew: Suspicions about Arafat #39;s death Yasser Arafat #39;s nephew said Saturday the lack of a diagnosis of what led to his uncle #39;s death last month raised suspicions the Palestinian leader died of quot;unnatural quot; causes. | 0 |
BY ABOUT \$10 Airlines up their fares United and Delta airlines on Friday matched an airfare increase that American Airlines launched, but it wasn #39;t clear whether other competitors would follow. | 2 |
Williams bids to beat Klitschko in Vegas South London fighter Danny Williams is bidding to reclaim the WBC world heavyweight title for Britain when he takes on champion Vitali Klitschko in Las Vegas. | 1 |
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