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Chiefs Lose Boerigter Kansas City Chiefs backup wide receiver Marc Boerigter will miss the season after injuring his right knee in last week's exhibition loss to Cleveland. | 1 |
In Shift, Putin Says He Will Back Whomever Ukraine Elects Only days after mocking a call for a new presidential runoff vote, President Vladimir V. Putin said today that he would work with whoever is elected by the people of Ukraine to lead the country, a Russian news agency reported. | 0 |
Hundreds Held Hostage at Russian School BESLAN, Russia - Armed militants with explosives strapped to their bodies stormed a Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, corralling hundreds of hostages - many of them children - into a gymnasium and threatening to blow up the building if surrounding Russian troops attacked. At least two people were killed, including a school parent... | 0 |
Prosecutors Drop Sex Case Against Bryant EAGLE, Colo. - The criminal case against Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge because the NBA star's accuser no longer wanted to participate... | 0 |
Contact Made With Hostage-Takers in Russia BESLAN, Russia - Attackers wrapped in suicide-bomb belts raided a school in a region bordering Chechnya, seizing up to 400 hostages - including scores of students welcoming the new school year - and threatening to kill captives or blow up the building if it was stormed by encircling Russian troops. Authorities established contact with the hostage-takers hours after the raid Wednesday, which officials said left at least two people dead in the latest assault in a country the defense minister said has been challenged by a declaration of terrorist war... | 0 |
Prosecutors Drop Sex Case Against Bryant EAGLE, Colo. - The Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge against the NBA star because his accuser no longer wanted to participate... | 0 |
Kerry Will Begin Ad Blitz in Seven States NEW YORK - John Kerry will begin his post-Labor Day advertizing blitz in seven states from New Hampshire to New Mexico, his political Ground Zero for a \$50 million campaign scheduled to expand into another 13 states by Nov. 2... | 0 |
Convention Protests Target Labor Policies NEW YORK - Republican National Convention protesters waved symbolic pink slips along a three-mile "unemployment line," labor unions demanded better treatment of workers and a group of AIDS activists infiltrated Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, as arrest totals soared beyond 1,700 for the past week. The arrests, including several on Wednesday, far surpass those made in much more violent circumstances at Chicago's 1968 Democratic convention... | 0 |
French Anxious Over Kidnapping Kidnappers in Iraq are demanding that the French government rescind a ban on religious head scarves in public schools set to go into effect Thursday. | 0 |
Judge Delays Criminal Trial For Former Enron Executives A federal judge in Houston yesterday agreed to postpone for five months the criminal trial of several former executives in Enron Corp. | 2 |
Toyota, Nissan, Honda Shares Fall as US August Sales Decline Shares of Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. fell after their combined August US sales declined for the first time since 2002. | 2 |
Sanders Says His Expectations Are One Deion Sanders stood on the Baltimore Ravens #39; practice field and chatted with his new teammates, some of whom were old friends, some new. | 1 |
Twins 4, Rangers 2 Terry Tiffee hit a go-ahead two-run double in his major league debut to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers Wednesday night. | 1 |
Bruce Lee statue for divided city In Bosnia, where one man #39;s hero is often another man #39;s villain, some citizens have decided to honour one whom Serbs, Croats and Muslims can all look up to - the kung fu great Bruce Lee. | 0 |
US Airways mechanics won #39;t reopen contract As US Airways continues concession talks with pilots to avert a second bankruptcy filing, it #39;s facing new strains with mechanics. | 2 |
Apple #39;s missed opportunity By Paul Jackson, senior analyst. With its new iMac G5, Apple Computer has once again come up with a unique package of design, power and ease of use. | 3 |
Taiwan #39;s Acer Inc. Reshuffles Leadership Taiwanese high-tech giant Acer Inc. on Wednesday announced a leadership reshuffle and the retirement of Stan Shih - the company #39;s founder and a major figure in Taiwan #39;s bid to dominate the personal computer industry. | 3 |
Champion jockey among 16 held by police in race-fixing inquiry At six o #39;clock yesterday morning, Kieren Fallon should have been thundering along the scenic gallops above Newmarket at the start of another ordinary but enriching day at the peak of British horse racing. | 1 |
Yankees unfazed the day after George Steinbrenner was noticeably silent after Tuesday night #39;s 22-0 loss to the Indians, but the Yankees #39; owner had some words for his club less than 24 hours after the worst defeat in franchise history. | 1 |
MLB: Minnesota 8, Texas 5 A three-run homer in the 11th inning by Torii Hunter led the home-field Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hunter finished with three hits and six RBI | 1 |
Salmon opts for surgeries Tim Salmon said on Wednesday that he will undergo season-ending surgeries on his ailing left shoulder and left knee, but the veteran wouldn #39;t call it a career just yet. | 1 |
How an It girl lost her groove, then found her game There was once an It gal of tennis who graced the national magazine covers, drawing so much attention from the paparazzi and fashionistas that she made her peers as jealous as lottery losers. | 1 |
No end to Russian crisis Relatives of the hostages seized in a school in North Ossetia faced a sleepless night on Wednesday, as they waited for more information about their loved ones. | 0 |
Kidnappers in Iraq Free Seven Truckers (AP) AP - Militants released seven foreign hostages Wednesday after their employer paid #36;500,000 ransom, while France mustered support from Muslims at home and abroad to push for the release of two French journalists still held captive in Iraq. | 0 |
White Sox Cool Off Athletics 5-4 (AP) AP - Pinch-hitter Ross Gload came through with an RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox ended the Oakland Athletics' eight-game winning streak with a 5-4 victory Wednesday night. | 1 |
National League Game Summary - Atlanta at Philadelphia The Braves, who ended with 13 hits, have recorded 10 or more hits in 12 straight games, setting a franchise record...With every victory, Wright continues to set a new career high...Marcus Giles went 3-for-5 for the Braves. | 1 |
Designated hitter to have season-ending surgery Anaheim Angels designated hitter Tim Salmon will have season-ending operations on his left knee and left shoulder. Salmon was examined Wednesday by Dr. | 1 |
Hundreds Held Hostage at Russian School, UN Demands Their Freedom The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the seizure of up to 400 people at a school in Russia, as the tense standoff enters its second day Thursday. | 0 |
Malaysia #39;s Anwar Ibrahim Freed From Prison on Final Appeal Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia #39;s former deputy prime minister, was freed by the country #39;s highest court, which overturned his conviction for sodomy following an appeal. | 0 |
British GP given 48 hour deadline The owners of the Silverstone race track in England have been given 48 hours to agree to a contract or there will not be a British Grand Prix in 2005. | 1 |
Report: Black Robbed Hollinger of \$400 M the former Daily Telegraph publisher -- and his wife Barbara Amiel used corporate credit cards to pay for their every extravagance. | 2 |
Apple Introduces New iMac (Article Central) At the Apple Expo in Paris this week, Apple Computer Inc. introduced the new iMac, the latest version of the popular consumer desktop computer. | 3 |
Owls use dung to attract a few treats WASHINGTON - Small owls that scatter mammal dung around the entrances to their underground burrows may be wiser than the practice would seem to suggest. | 3 |
Faqs! Facts! Fax! I read with interest the recent Boot Camp article on the new Service Pack (SP2) for Windows XP. I have a dial-up connection to the Internet so I imagine that it would be impossible to download such a large file. | 3 |
Surfing at the launderette A San Francisco launderette has been rated one of the top places in the world to surf the internet. The winners of the first Yahoo Mail Internet Cafe Awards, published to mark the 10th anniversary of the world #39;s | 3 |
Hewitt, Serena advance at US Open The 23-year-old Australian continued his solid play yesterday, extending his winning streak to 11 matches. quot;I have been able to put it together day in and day out the last few weeks, quot; Hewitt said. | 1 |
Racing uncertainties On one level, horse racing in Britain appears to be on a roll: it is a multi-million pound industry employing 100,000 people. More horses are competing for more prize money at more fixtures and watched by more punters than ever before. | 1 |
VAUGHAN LOVES IT WHEN ENGLAND PLANS COME TOGETHER Michael Vaughan has toasted England #39;s latest strategic plan after two of the new components starred in the win over India in the NatWest Challenge. | 1 |
Ravens take Sanders under wing The seven-time Pro Bowl defensive back passed his physical yesterday at the Baltimore Ravens training camp and formally ended his retirement by signing a one-year contract with the club laden with incentives. | 1 |
Serena marches on, Molik out Serena Williams marched into the third round of the US Open today, beating fellow American Lindsay Lee-Waters 6-4 6-3. The third seed, who again walked on to court wearing long black boots and a jewel-encrusted | 1 |
D-Backs CEO Colangelo resigns com. Colangelo was originally set to step down on Jan. 1, 2005, but decided to accelerate his timetable. CEO-elect Jeff Moorad, who was to take over in January, will instead begin as CEO on Oct. 15. | 1 |
Mourning to Attempt Comeback With the Nets he Nets announced last night that Alonzo Mourning, who announced his retirement last season to receive a kidney transplant, will attempt a comeback and will attend their training camp in October. | 1 |
Israel wants blood ISRAEL will ramp up its campaign to assassinate Hamas leaders in response to twin suicide bombings by the militant group that killed 16 people. | 0 |
Tennis: Big Names Advance in Open, Medal Winners Out NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer teased, Lleyton Hewitt shone and Serena Williams dazzled at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, although the bronze medallists at the Athens Olympics were both upset. | 1 |
Yeading determined to ruffle Magpies #39; feathers A team managed by Johnson #39;Drax #39; Hippolyte with a star striker known as DJ Campbell playing at a ground used in the movie Bend It Like Beckham -- welcome to Yeading FC. | 1 |
Dollar Near Lows on ISM, Looming Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar sat tight near recent lows on Thursday after soft manufacturing data failed to dispel concerns that the U.S. economy may be running out of steam. | 2 |
Congressional Double The U.S. Golf Association is expected to announce the awarding of the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2009 U.S. Amateur championships to Congressional Country Club later this month. | 1 |
Owens rips union over steroids issue The fallout from Major League Baseball #39;s steroids scandal reached Colorado on Monday with Gov. Bill Owens threatening to test visiting major-league players if stricter testing standards aren #39;t adopted. | 1 |
Prosecutors Drop Kobe Bryant Rape Case The Kobe Bryant rape case was dismissed after the prosecution said the woman who had accused Mr. Bryant of sexual assault would no longer cooperate. | 1 |
GOP Governors in Swing States Under Gun (AP) AP - The crowd on the Republican convention floor couldn't be more aware of how close the race for president is, from reminders at breakfast to speeches that run until nearly midnight. But few feel the pressure more than governors of states where the contest could go either way. | 0 |
Lessons from Hollinger fiasco Hollinger International Inc. #39;s special committee #39;s report that details the apparent abuse by senior executives at the company, primarily Conrad Black and David Radler, is the latest in a series of scandals that have shocked corporate boardrooms across the | 2 |
US Airways Pilots May Be Near Pay Pact US Airways Group Inc. #39;s pilots union said on Wednesday it may agree this week on a plan to cut wages and benefits to help the seventh-biggest US airline avoid a second bankruptcy filing. | 2 |
IBM loosens its blade IBM IS to share the designs of its blade servers in a bid to boost their popularity among developers. It follows moves to open up the companys microprocessor business and give partners more access to its | 3 |
ET should have written home instead... So instead of phoning home, it could have been more energy-efficient if ET had inscribed information and physically sent it, because radio waves disperse as they travel. | 3 |
Microsoft delivers SP2 at Post Office THE SOFTWARE giant on which the sun never sets is releasing its Microsoft Windows mega-patch in Post Offices throughout Japan. Microsoft in Tokyo has announced that it will exploit a network of 25,000 post | 3 |
Culture Plays a Role in Dyslexia, Scientists Say Dyslexia, a common reading and learning disorder, could be influenced by culture, researchers said Wednesday. They discovered that a different area of the brain is affected in dyslexic Chinese | 3 |
Sony #39;s Blu-Ray Discs to Have Half the Production Cost of DVDs Sony announced yesterday that it has developed Blu-Ray (BD) disc production technology that will be enable the company to produce Blu-Ray discs at half the cost of DVDs. | 3 |
IBM, Honda help knightrider dreams come true IBM says its joint development with Honda Motor Company has yielded a hands-free, voiced-commanded and real-time car navigation system, which has been put into market. | 3 |
Ballmer Touts Microsoft #39;s Innovation In Spite Of Longhorn Snafu Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said innovation and customer responsiveness should be top priorities for ISVs, even as Microsoft itself last week admitted that the next version of Windows will fall short of the mark when it hits the shelves in 2006. | 3 |
Sources: Deal discussed to drop charge against Bryant A deal to dismiss the sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant is being discussed inside the Eagle County Courthouse, sources close to the case told CNN on Wednesday. | 1 |
Ferreira looks to retirement after US Open loss South Africa #39;s Wayne Ferreira played the final ATP Tour singles match of his 15-year career on Wednesday, losing in the first-round of the US Open to former world No. | 1 |
CLEAN SLATE FOR ENGLAND - NEVILLE Gary Neville insisted England must quot;start again quot; this weekend to build for the 2006 World Cup, fuelled by the self-belief they can finally end almost 40 years of international under-achievement. | 1 |
Sharapova to play at Japan Open Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova will play in October #39;s Japan Open tennis tournament, organizers said Thursday. The 17-year-old Russian, who beat two-time defending champion Serena Williams to win Wimbledon | 1 |
Eriksson Looking for Butt Deputy Sven-Goran Eriksson heralded a three-way contest for the vacant spot in Englands midfield after Nicky Butt was ruled out of this weekends opening 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria. | 1 |
NL beat: San Francisco #39;s weakness is on the mound The San Francisco Giants weren #39;t able to add a veteran starting pitcher for the September stretch drive. The last thing they needed was to have one go down. | 1 |
GAME DAY RECAP Wednesday, September 01 Leslie scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Sparks to a 77-69 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars. | 1 |
Astros, Marlins keep pressure on Cubs The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting -- a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood #39;s eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs #39; offense | 1 |
Mourning Contemplates a Return to the NBA New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning, who underwent a kidney transplant in December, will attempt a return to the NBA. Mourning, 34, will participate in the team #39;s training camp, which begins in about a month. | 1 |
France #39;s Ban on Head Scarves Put to Test PARIS Sept. 2, 2004 - France #39;s bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year. | 0 |
New suicide bombings shatter calm in Israel Aperiod of relative calm in Israel was shattered this week when Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses almost simultaneously in the southern desert city, killing at least 16 passengers and wounding more than 80. | 0 |
Westinghouse Electric poised to bid two projects China and the United States are close to ending a 15-year-old dispute over nuclear technology transfers that has prevented US companies from selling nuclear reactors | 0 |
Five remain in hospital after Sasol explosion Five people remained in critical condition on Thursday, a day after a blast in a chemicals plant run by Sasol killed six and injured more than 100, amid a report that the company had flouted safety norms. | 0 |
7 hostages released in Iraq; attackers hit Chalabi motorcade BAGHDAD, Iraq - A militant group in Iraq on Wednesday released seven foreign truck drivers they had held hostage for six weeks after dropping nearly all their demands for the release of prisoners and compensation for the victims of fighting. | 0 |
America honoring Sikh text It was a pivotal moment. Dr. Jasbir Kang of Yuba City and more than 50 other American Sikhs stood in the White House on Aug. 18, receiving a warm welcome from the Bush administration. | 0 |
Microsoft confirms MSN music intro MSN HAS introduced a quot;preview quot; version of MSN Music in the US which allows downloading of music using Windows Media Player 10 or a web browser. | 2 |
Halliburton Finds Talk of Nigerian Bribes Halliburton Co. (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , once run by Vice President Dick Cheney, said an internal probe found information suggesting that members of a consortium | 2 |
New-car sales hit brakes in August August was a dismal month for sales of new cars and trucks, with nearly every major automaker reporting a decline compared with a year ago. | 2 |
Economy Continues Sluggish Expansion US manufacturing grew more slowly in August, a research group reported yesterday, adding to other signs that the economic expansion continued to lose steam in recent weeks. | 2 |
Canada set to press US on softwood VANCOUVER -- Canada will step up political pressure on the US government to drop punitive duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports in the wake of a pivotal trade ruling. | 2 |
Crude Oil Little Changed After Surging on US Supply Decline Crude oil futures were little changed after surging 4.5 percent yesterday, the biggest increase in two months, as the US Energy Department reported a bigger-than- expected decline in the country #39;s oil supplies. | 2 |
FleetCenter name to die soon; new label uncertain Bank of America Corp. is close to a deal to put its own name on the FleetCenter, executives said yesterday. The bank surprised some in the advertising world | 2 |
Court greenlights lawsuit against HMOs The federal appeals court in Atlanta gave a big boost Wednesday to a lawsuit by nearly 900,000 doctors against the managed health care industry. | 2 |
United Airlines will cut more jobs in struggle to escape <b>...</b> United Airlines said yesterday that further job cuts will be necessary as it continues slashing costs in order to get out of bankruptcy. | 2 |
American Eagle plans 1st cash payout Teen clothier American Eagle Outfitters Inc. has decided to pay shareholders its first cash dividend on the heels of a solid back-to-school performance. | 2 |
Textile groups call for limits US textile-trade groups said yesterday that they would pursue safeguards that target the threat of Chinese imports flooding the US market once quotas expire Jan. 1. The groups - the American | 2 |
Boeing Wins Air China #39;s Order for Seven 737 Planes (Update2) Boeing Co, the world #39;s second-biggest maker of commercial aircraft, won a \$360 million order from Air China, the country #39;s biggest overseas carrier, for seven 737-700 jetliners used in flying medium-range routes. | 2 |
Owls use tool to attract food, research shows A clever species of owl baits its lair with dung to attract tasty beetles, offering a remarkable case of an animal using a tool to help it survive. | 3 |
Acer unveils new management team Acer Inc, the world #39;s fifth largest PC vendor, yesterday formally unveiled its new management team, whose goal it will be to make the company one of the top three players in the industry over the next three years. | 3 |
Vole gets Blu-Ray SOFTWARE LEVIATHAN Microsoft has been given the blessing by Blu-Ray for its video compression standard for new high-definition discs. | 3 |
Spam shows signs of levelling off but don #39;t hold your breath It might be too early to celebrate, but according to Symantec #39;s numbers, the rate of increase of internet spam is easing a bit. | 3 |
UN says Sudan failing on Darfur A new United Nations report says Sudan has not disarmed Arab militias or stopped attacks against civilians in the strife-torn Darfur region. | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea suspends coup trial Authorities in Equatorial Guinea suspended indefinitely yesterday the trial in an alleged coup plot here, awaiting information | 0 |
Hosoda says veracity of Jenkins interview needs to be checked TOKYO - Japan #39;s top spokesman withheld comment Thursday on remarks accused US Army deserter Charles Jenkins made in an interview with a Hong Kong-based weekly, which hit stands the same day, about his life in North Korea. | 0 |
Halliburton Finds Talk of Nigerian Bribes (Reuters) Reuters - Halliburton Co. , once run by\Vice President Dick Cheney, said an internal probe found\information suggesting that members of a consortium it helps\lead considered bribing Nigerian officials to win business. | 2 |
Tokyo Stocks Edge Up, Techs Regain Ground (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo stocks edged up on Thursday as tech\issues bounced back after their U.S counterparts made gains,\but car firms such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd. were a bit lower,\hurt by a fall in U.S. industry sales for August. | 2 |
Dallas rally shocks Seattle The rookie had 198 rushing yards and three touchdowns, helping Dallas erase a 10-point deficit with less than 3 minutes to play as the Cowboys stunned the Seattle Seahawks 43-39 on Monday night. | 1 |
US Airways Pilots May Be Near Pay Pact (Reuters) Reuters - US Airways Group Inc.'s pilots union\said on Wednesday it may agree this week on a plan to cut wages\and benefits to help the seventh-biggest U.S. airline avoid a\second bankruptcy filing. | 2 |
Hague Court Imposes Defense Counsel on Milosevic (Reuters) Reuters - Judges at The Hague tribunal on\Thursday imposed a defense counsel on former Yugoslav President\Slobodan Milosevic to avoid further delays in his war crimes\trial. | 0 |
Rx Depot Co-Founder Has New Online Venture (AP) AP - The co-founder of an Oklahoma prescription drug service shut down for violating federal drug importation laws has a new company providing discounted medicines over the Internet. | 3 |
ASEAN ministers begin talks on economic integration (AFP) AFP - Southeast Asian economic ministers began talks to discuss ways to speed up economic integration and free trade in an effort to move closer to establishing a regional economic community. | 2 |
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