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A major triumph for Stadler in Tradition Craig Stadler closed with four straight birdies in a round of 5-under-par 67 to earn a one-shot victory at the Tradition in Aloha, Ore., and claim his second triumph in a major tournament on the Champions Tour. | 1 |
Growing pains at U.S. Genomics When Eugene Chan dropped out of Harvard Medical School in 1997 to start U.S. Genomics, his vision was to create a turbocharged DNA reader. Give the machine a drop of blood, and it would sequence your very own genome. That information would help doctors diagnose not only which disease you were suffering from, but which particular variety of the disease ... | 2 |
Battle brewing on the digital music front Apple Computer Inc.'s reign as king of the digital music business is about to meet its most serious challenge as software heavyweight Microsoft Corp. prepares to enter the fray. | 2 |
Mobile imaging gets an upgrade It was about a year ago that camera phones began marching into America, winning the hearts and eyes of shutterbugs everywhere. | 2 |
Colleges fear XP update will jam networks Microsoft Corp.'s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the nation is causing a major headache for some universities. | 2 |
R.I. man is barred from sending junk text-messages PROVIDENCE -- A judge granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against a Rhode Island man accused of sending millions of unsolicited text-message advertisements to cellphone customers in four states. | 2 |
The inspiration for change is rooted in retail They greet customers with Starbucks coffee, obsess over the exact placement of their teller counters, and monitor customers' reactions to their every move. As banks become more customer focused, they are increasingly looking to retailers for ideas of how to build a better bank branch. After years of ignoring branches during the dot-com boom, banks now are giving them more ... | 2 |
Officials test-launch nuclear-capable missile NEW DELHI -- India test-launched a nuclear-capable missile able to carry a 1-ton warhead yesterday, the Defense Ministry said. The weapon has a range of up to 1,560 miles -- easily within striking distance of any of India's near neighbors -- and is designed to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. The Agni II was launched at India's test range ... | 0 |
French minister is dispatched to seek release of reporters PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac dispatched his foreign minister to the Middle East yesterday to work for the release of two French reporters abducted in Iraq, vowing to spare no effort to free them from kidnappers demanding that France scrap its ban on Islamic headscarves in state schools. | 0 |
Allawi describes talks with militants BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, said yesterday he held private meetings with representatives of insurgent groups from the restive cities of Fallujah, Ramadi, and Samarra to persuade them to accept an amnesty offer. | 0 |
Former leader's secret life disclosed MEXICO CITY -- Nine months after he disappeared under a cloud of corruption allegations at home, former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo is living and working in the same Mexican city he fled two decades ago to avoid arrest on murder charges, the Associated Press has learned. | 0 |
Pakistani militants, Al Qaeda seen forging new deadly alliance ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Disguised in military-style uniforms, Pakistani extremists waited in a stolen van in the port city of Karachi near a bridge frequented by military officials, and then opened up with machine guns on the motorcade of a high-ranking general. | 0 |
Free gin for UK juniper spotters The first volunteers to sign up for a survey of the endangered juniper shrub in Britain will win a free bottle of gin. | 3 |
Ghana Votes for New President, Parliament ACCRA (Reuters) - Voters in Ghana queued on Tuesday to choose a new leader for their West African country in what was expected to be a race between incumbent John Kufuor and long-standing rival John Atta Mills. | 0 |
Concern over Nepal disappearances \The UN and human rights groups express concern over the number of people who disappear in Nepal. | 0 |
Cerberus to buy LNR Real estate investment and management company LNR Property said late Sunday it has agreed to be acquired by private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management in a cash-and-debt deal valued at \$3. | 2 |
Update 1: Tokyo Broader TOPIX Index Rises for 10th Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Monday, but the strength of bank and auto maker issues helped the broader market index eke out gains for a 10th straight day - the longest upswing in 14 years. | 2 |
Mitsubishi Heavy to supply wings for Boeing #39;s next-generation jet TOKYO : Japan #39;s biggest heavy machinery maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said it would build a plant to manufacture wings for Boeing #39;s next-generation 7E7 Dreamliner jet, scheduled for launch in 2008. | 2 |
ACCC won #39;t stop pipeline bid Australia #39;s competition watchdog has no plan to stop a bid by a consortium including gas retailer Alinta Ltd for Western Australia #39;s biggest natural gas transmission pipeline. | 2 |
Human cloning debate re-ignited Britain #39;s leading academic institution is backing a campaign to stop the US banning on all forms of human cloning. The Royal Society has joined 67 other national academies urging the UN to ban the cloning | 3 |
News bytes JibJab.com, the site with the cartoon animation of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry trading barbs to the tune of quot;This Land Is Your Land, quot; seems to be in the clear. | 3 |
E-voters warned over technology SECURITY EXPERTS have rushed to warn the voting authorities in Missouri that a plan to allow the military stationed overseas to vote is shot full of holes. | 3 |
Sprint Picks Apple for Content Sprint and Apple have announced a partnership designed to get content providers to connect to PCS Vision subscribers via QuickTime. | 3 |
HEWITT WARMS UP IN STYLE Lleyton Hewitt warmed up for the US Open in style as he claimed his second consecutive ATP title at the TD Waterhouse Cup. Hewitt, who won the Washington title last week, beat Peru #39;s Luis Horna 6-3, 6-1 on | 1 |
Hungary retain men #39;s title with a Kiss Gergely Kiss scored the winning goal as Hungary came from behind to beat Serbia and Montenegro 8-7 to chalk up the gold medal in the men #39;s Olympic waterpolo yesterday. | 1 |
Bolton beat Liverpool to stand third at the table Striker Kevin Davies scored late inthe first half to give Bolton Wanderers a 1-0 home win over Liverpool that lifted them into third place in the Premier League on Sunday. | 1 |
Kabul tense after truck bombing of US security firm kills seven KABUL : A heavy security clampdown was enforced in the Afghan capital after the bombing of a US firm left at least seven dead and 28 wounded, and raised new fears about security just weeks before elections. | 0 |
In fetid camps of Darfur, refugees need to know world is watching A year ago, Mornay was a pleasant little town at the foot of a hill in the heart of West Darfur. It was home to 5,000 people who ambled in its central market and worked green fields at its edge. | 0 |
Suspected mercenaries may spill beans on Mann And according to their lawyer, Alwyn Griebenow, they might spill the beans on their British recruiter, who allegedly plotted a coup in Equatorial Guinea. | 0 |
Australia #39;s Oct. 9 Election Marathon Begins Australian politicians set off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will focus on the way forward for one of the world #39;s strongest economies | 0 |
Attack Halts Oil Exports From South Iraq Oil exports from southern Iraq have come to a complete halt because of attacks on pipelines and are not likely to resume for at least a week, a senior Iraqi oil official said Monday. | 0 |
Bangladesh Opposition Stages Fourth Strike in a Week, AFP Says Bangladesh #39;s opposition supporters staged their fourth strike within a week in the capital, Dhaka, in protest at an attack on a political rally that killed 20 people, Agence France-Presse reported from the city. | 0 |
Ex-head of BBC blasts Blair on Iraq The BBC continued to make news rather than merely report it as its former director launched a bitter attack on Prime Minister Tony Blair and its new chief tried to lay out a | 0 |
NGOs working to topple regime, says Mugabe Harare - President Robert Mugabe has described non-government organisations in Zimbabwe as imperialists working to destabilise the nation. | 0 |
Gas prices barely budge in last two weeks Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was \$1.88, an increase of a half-cent in the past two weeks. | 2 |
India tests nuclear-capable missile BHUBANESHWAR, India: India on Sunday successfully tested its indigenous Agni-II ballistic missile, the military said as it announced it was armed with a shorter-range version of the nuclear-capable missile. | 0 |
Locals were not killed in North Waziristan PESHAWAR: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Friday rejected claims that the four men killed in a raid in North Waziristan on last Monday were local tribesmen. | 0 |
U.S. Envoy Slams Serb PM on War Crimes Handovers THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A top U.S. envoy accused Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica of not doing enough to arrest leading war crimes suspects on Monday, saying Belgrade had shown "zero cooperation" with The Hague war crimes tribunal. | 0 |
It #39;s a mad, mad, mad marathon ATHENSBrazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima was 46 seconds ahead of the pack - only five kilometres from Panathinaiko Stadium and in line for a gold medal in the historic Olympic marathon race. | 1 |
Sudan peace talks resume as UN deadline approaches ABUJA, nigeriaAs the UN ultimatum for Sudan to disarm murderous militias ticked down to today #39;s deadline, peace talks resumed between the Sudanese government and the rebel groups who accuse it of backing the militia attacks. | 0 |
Remembering pain of Lodz after decades of forgetting LODZ, PolandSam Weinreich remembers the last time he came to Radegast train station in Poland #39;s second-largest city - the day in 1944 he was forced into a cattle car and sent to Nazi Germany #39;s Auschwitz death camp. | 0 |
A sweet sixteen SERENA WILLIAMS: Serena is all-purpose with her withdrawals. She withdrew from the Acura Classic at La Costa. She withdrew from the Olympics. | 1 |
Family #39;s tribute to murdered man The family of the murdered Nottingham man Marvyn Bradshaw are to gather at the spot where he was shot to mark the first anniversary of his death. | 0 |
Shell, Sinopec launch 187 million dollar service station venture (AFP) AFP - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Group) have launched a 187 million dollar service station joint venture, the companies said. | 0 |
UN deadline on Darfur approaches A deadline for Sudan's government to improve security in troubled Darfur is set to expire later on Monday. | 0 |
Federer out to open another slammed door FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y. -- Roger Federer was using his fingers as a comb, beginning at his forehead and gliding backward through his still-wet, mountain-man mane while trying to figure out how he could have won two consecutive Wimbledons and not have advanced beyond the fourth round in four appearances at the US Open. | 1 |
A sample of things to come ATHENS -- The Games ended here last night with the last runner of the marathon making his way into Panathinaikos Stadium and the Olympic flame being doused a few hours later. | 1 |
Schumacher beaten, but clinches crown Michael Schumacher even sets records by finishing second. He was runner-up to Kimi Raikkonen in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps yesterday, only the second time in 14 races this season Schumacher did not win. But he did score enough points to clinch an unprecedented seventh Formula One drivers' title. | 1 |
Ward converts skeptics ATHENS -- Andre Ward never understood why he should settle for less than what he wanted, so he didn't. | 1 |
US bid for medal blocked ATHENS -- They had their moments. There was the inspiring comeback against Greece, which got them not only to the semifinals, but, even better, to the quot;Today quot; show set and a live audience with Katie Couric. There was the marked improvement in the standings from the previous meltdowns in Sydney and Atlanta. | 1 |
France firm over headscarf ban A law banning headscarves in schools will stand, despite demands by a group holding two journalists in Iraq. | 0 |
Bird Flu Is Back, Raising Fear of Spread Among Humans A case of avian influenza that killed an 11-month-old girl in Vietnam this month has alarmed health officials around the world. | 0 |
China awards 3 contracts to upgrade rail lines BEIJING Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Alstom of France and Bombardier of Canada have won contracts to help upgrade China #39;s railway network, the official Xinhua news agency said Sunday. | 2 |
Colleges fear XP update will jam networks By Brian Krebs, Special To The Washington Post August 30, 2004. Microsoft Corp. #39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students | 3 |
UN Supports OSS/Free Software In Developing World headisdead writes quot;This BBC report has details of the IOSN #39;s (International Open Source Network) role in yesterday #39;s Software Freedom Day. | 3 |
Torch goes out The Olympics closed with praise for the athletes and relief that the event was safe from terrorism. BY RICK MAESE / ORLANDO SENTINEL. | 1 |
Golf: European Ryder Cup captain Langer explains wild card choices MUNICH, Germany : European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Langer said he plumped for Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as wild cards, and not Swede Fredrik Jacobson, because he thought they would perform better at the Oakland Hills golf course. | 1 |
Tough Campaign Ahead for Bush #39;s Australian Ally Ending months of speculation, Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called an election for October 9, when he will become the first of the three | 0 |
Koh #39;s Death Triggers Speculation on NK Successor In the wake of reports that Koh Young-hee, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, passed away earlier this month, experts are attempting to weigh the impact her death could have on | 0 |
Japan land deal aimed at 7E7 wing plant TOKYO - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said today it #39;s in talks to buy a plot of land in central Japan #39;s Nagoya city from Mitsubishi Motors for building aircraft parts. | 2 |
Labor claims PM #39;s Net Harbour deals breach Spam Act The federal Opposition has asked Australia #39;s spam legislation enforcers to investigate what it claims is a breach of the Spam Act 2004 by the Prime Minister, coalition politicians and a company whose directors include the Prime Minister #39;s son. | 3 |
Games cross finish with bizarre twis Among the things that have occurred frequently at the 2004 Olympics: Weird happenings, and success by American athletes. In the final event of the Games last night, both were in evidence. | 1 |
Andretti drivers earn 1-2-3 sweep NAZARETH, Pa. - Dan Wheldon took advantage of a fiery mishap during a pit stop by leader Sam Hornish Jr. and extended Honda #39;s winning streak to 12 races with a record-setting victory Sunday in the last race at Nazareth Speedway. | 1 |
SA considers Guinea request on Thatcher South Africa #39;s Justice Ministry will on Monday begin studying a request from Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher, who has been charged in Cape Town with bankrolling an alleged coup plot to topple the government in Malabo. | 0 |
Shamrock sells wireless stake (TheDeal.com) TheDeal.com - Israel's Bezeq buys back a 50 share in Pelephone Communications. | 3 |
Intel claims 65 nanometre breakthrough CHIP GIANT INTEL is expected to announce today that it has succeeded in producing an SRAM using 65 nanometre technology. The chip circuit gates are also a third smaller than using the current 90 nanometre process technology, Intel will claim. | 2 |
Shell, Sinopec launch US\$187m service venture Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Group) have launched a US\$187-million service station joint venture, the companies said. | 2 |
The neglected issue of campaign #39;04 Iin about 15 years, and probably less, this nation #39;s retirement system will start to run a deficit, according to the Social Security #39;s trustees. | 2 |
Long-Term Capital #39;s Loss in Tax Case May Help IRS Hinder Abuses Long-Term Capital Management LP, whose failure in 1998 forced a bailout by Wall Street #39;s biggest investment banks, has to pay \$56 million in tax and penalties after a judge said the hedge fund claimed an improper deduction. | 2 |
China launches science satellite A recoverable science experimental satellite is launched atop a Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, northwest China Aug. 29, 2004. | 3 |
Asia DRAM Report:Samsung Elec To Up DRAM Output Vs Flash SEOUL (Dow Jones)--A precipitous fall in prices for flash-memory chips and anticipated demand for next-generation DDR2 dynamic random access memory chips has spurred Samsung Electronics Co. | 3 |
Miracle in Athens a gold-medal drama ATHENS, Greece -- If you recall, my concerns involved car bombings, kidnappings, beheadings and Al Qaeda. So when the scariest moment of the Olympics involves a defrocked, kilt-wearing Irish priest who tackles | 1 |
Europe Ryder squad settled NORD EICHENRIED, GERMANY -- Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain won his fourth title on the European Tour this season, making three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine to pull away for a two-stroke victory at the BMW International Open. | 1 |
2nd place enough to give Schumacher 7th F1 title Schumacher was the runner-up to Kimi Raikkonen on Sunday in the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, only the second time in 14 races this season he didn #39;t win. | 1 |
Run of birdies wins for Ochoa Kutztown, Pa. -- Lorena Ochoa birdied three of the final four holes yesterday to overcome a five-stroke disadvantage and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic. | 1 |
No predicting a men #39;s winner Picking the men #39;s winner of the US Open, which will begin today in Flushing Meadows, NY, is no sure thing, based on what happened at the year #39;s two previous Grand Slam events. | 1 |
The Perfect Ending Dan Wheldon #39;s win leads the Andretti Green Racing Team to a 1-2-3 finish in the final race at Nazareth Speedway. By CHUCK GIVLER. | 1 |
India tests nuclear-capable Agni missile India Sunday successfully tested the nuclear capable Agni-II missile that can strike at targets as far as China. The missile, which has a range of over 2,000 km, was fired at 12. | 0 |
China #39;s gross value of import and export reaches US\$ 623.1 bln During the first seven months this years China has further opened to the outside world, says Ma Kai, Director of the State Development Planning Commission. | 0 |
Intel in new chip breakthrough Intel creates a more powerful memory chip without increasing its size, confounding warnings that the firm had hit its technical limits. | 3 |
ONGC #39;s 10th acquisition abroad Public sector behemoth Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd on Monday said it has acquired an offshore oil field in Western Australia. | 2 |
Games join storied history In the posh hotel they occupy, far from the bleak, sun-baked desert that is the main Olympic complex, there must have been a whole bunch of champagne corks popping last night. | 1 |
Rumors of a Death She was a stunningly beautiful dancer who caught the eye of North Korea #39;s quot;Dear Leader quot; Kim Jong Il and became his favorite companion. | 0 |
Carnival Crowds Expected to Top A Million The festival spirit of revellers at the Notting Hill carnival was praised by police today as the colourful summer spectacular entered its second day. | 0 |
Asset Prices Drift in Thin European Trade LONDON (Reuters) - Asset prices drifted sideways in Europe Monday as a public holiday in the UK kept London closed and sucked liquidity from the region's markets. | 2 |
Pulling the PBA Out of the Gutter Rob Glaser and his geek pals from Microsoft wanted to revive pro bowling. So they bought the whole damned league. By Tom McNichol from Wired magazine. | 2 |
Taliban Warns of More Attacks as Kabul Toll Rises KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Taliban warned Monday of more deadly attacks in the run-up to Afghanistan's first presidential election after a car bomb in the heart of the capital killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more. | 0 |
Singapore Rejects U.S. Sex Slavery Charges SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has questioned a U.S. government assessment that it has become a sex slave center and asked Washington to back its charges with evidence. | 0 |
Intel in new chip breakthrough Intel has created a more powerful memory chip without increasing its size, wrong-footing warnings that the firm had hit its technical limits. | 2 |
TECH BUZZ: Stamps -- Personalized postage So what if you #39;re not Abe Lincoln or Marilyn Monroe? Now you can get your face on a stamp anyway. Stamps.com has launched a service where you can upload a photo of yourself -- or your dog or your favorite chair -- and get it sent back to you as a stamp. | 3 |
Sprint, SBC Announce Wi-Fi Roaming Pact Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies #39; wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday. | 3 |
Greece signs over to Beijing ATHENS - The 2004 Olympic Games officially came to an end in Athens with a spectacular closing ceremony yesterday. Greek music and dance kicked off an evening of celebration before the flame was extinguished and the flag lowered. | 1 |
Hewitt serves notice heading to Open When you are as emotional as 24-year-old Luis Horna of Peru, things like courtside noises, forehands that drop off the net cord, and which ball you choose to serve with matter. | 1 |
Kremlin Choice Appears to Win in Chechnya GROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-battered Chechnya overwhelmingly won an election that opponents claimed was riddled with fraud, news agencies reported Monday, citing preliminary results. Although the Kremlin portrayed Sunday's election as a step toward stability, terrorism cast a shadow over balloting with the downing of two Russian airliners five days earlier... | 0 |
Sony Shows Off New Low-End Digicam \$300 Cyber-shot squeezes high-end performance into its small package. | 3 |
Streaking Astros Back in Playoff Race (AP) AP - The Houston Astros turned their season around just in time for a playoff push. Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman sparked a testy 10-3 victory Sunday over the Chicago Cubs, and Houston took three of four at Wrigley Field to move within four games of Chicago and San Diego for the NL wild-card lead. | 1 |
French FM appeals for release of hostages in Iraq (AFP) AFP - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier made an impassioned plea to try to save the lives of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq as an ultimatum issued by their kidnappers neared expiry. | 0 |
Israelis Fire Missile at Palestinians (AP) AP - An Israeli helicopter fired a missile Monday toward a car carrying four Palestinian gunmen, but missed and hit a nearby home instead, the militants said. | 0 |
Tokyo Stocks Slip, Dollar Higher (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday for the second straight session after new data showed Japan's economy may be headed toward another slowdown. The U.S. dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen. | 0 |
Supercomputer Seeks Comeback Vector supercomputers, the original giant machines for massive computing tasks, have largely been replaced in recent years by cheaper cluster models. But the vector's maker and many researchers want a comeback. By Nancy Gohring. | 3 |
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