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Twins Roll Rangers Terry Tiffee hits a go-ahead two-run double in his major league debut as the Twins edge out a dramatic 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. | 1 |
Microsoft launches iTunes rival Software giant Microsoft unveils its MSN Music music download service to rival Apple's iTunes and others. | 3 |
Earths May Not Be Far Behind The race to find distant new Earths heated up considerably yesterday with the detection of two of the smallest planets ever detected outside the Solar System. | 3 |
Dual cores to lead Intel show Get your blue golf shirt on. The Intel Developer Forum is back. Servers a central focus. | 3 |
Sharman Networks use Weedshare to establish in Australian Court <b>...</b> SYDNEY, Australia (Todd Macalpine/ OZMUSICWEED / www.ozmusicweed.com) - Ozmusicweed, the first Australian Weedshare site (http://www. | 3 |
Three Minutes With Mark Cuban The outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks talks about the future of high-definition TV. | 3 |
Should Your Next PC Be a Workstation? Despite sub-\$1000 prices, the answer still depends on what apps you run. | 3 |
Sneaky Sharing Despite well-publicized wins by piracy foes, illegal digital music and movie trading continues to flourish in underground havens. | 3 |
Microsoft unveils digital music service LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Microsoft launched a preview version of its new service for downloading digital music late Wednesday, placing it squarely in competition with Apple #39;s rival iTunes music service. | 2 |
US Auto Sales Decline 12; Chrysler Gains Share (Update1) US auto sales declined 12 percent to 1.43 million vehicles in August, as near-record gasoline prices hurt demand. The six largest automakers all had sales drops for the first time in almost two years. | 2 |
IHS Energy acquires Yergin #39;s Cambridge Energy Research IHS Energy, which provides maps and technical databases to oil and natural-gas producers, acquired Cambridge Energy Research Associates, the consulting company | 2 |
United Airlines plans job cuts CHICAGO -- United Airlines said yesterday further job cuts will be necessary as it continues slashing costs to get out of bankruptcy. | 2 |
SP2 plays havoc with online banking St.George Bank may be forced to make changes to its online banking interface as adoption of Windows XP Service Pack 2 becomes widespread among consumers. | 3 |
Philadelphia is at forefront of wireless for all For about \$10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world #39;s largest wireless Internet hot spot. | 3 |
IBM teams with Honda on voice-driven car navigation IBM said on Wednesday that it has jointly developed with Honda Motor Company a hands-free, voiced-commanded and real-time car navigation system. | 3 |
Taylor: Wayne #39;s leading the way England Under-21 coach Peter Taylor hailed Wayne Rooney as the standard-bearer for a new generation of domestic talent. Taylor believes it is up to the country #39;s other best young players to follow Rooney #39;s lead. | 1 |
Rockies keep Bonds stuck at 696 Even Barry Bonds can #39;t belt home runs if he doesn #39;t get any pitches to hit. The Giants #39; left-handed slugger remained stuck on 696 for the second consecutive evening | 1 |
Sox figure out how to get A #39;s If general manager Ken Williams has his wish, next season will be void of the fifth-starter conundrum the White Sox seem to be undertaking on a daily basis. | 1 |
Goalkeeper change grabs Fire #39;s attention The Fire no longer has the worst record in Major League Soccer. In fact, the struggling club #39;s playoff hopes brightened considerably after Wednesday #39;s 3-1 win over the Western Conference-leading Kansas City Wizards before 7,723 at Soldier Field. | 1 |
Jets ink Pennington to extension The New York Jets on Wednesday announced they have signed quarterback Chad Pennington to a contract extension. Pennington current contract expires after the 2004 season, and the Jets didn #39;t want to wait until | 1 |
National League Game Summary - Los Angeles at Arizona Arizona leftfielder Quinton McCracken left the game with a strained right groin after chasing after a foul ball in the first inning...Bautista extended his hitting streak to eight games...Los Angeles first baseman Hee-Seop Choi is mired in an 0-for-12 | 1 |
UM opener at Orange Bowl might be shifted to Sept. 11 School officials, including UM President Donna Shalala and FSU #39;s TK Wetherell, will talk with ACC and ABC-TV officials today and likely make a decision about postponing the season opener at the Orange Bowl. | 1 |
Accused US Deserter to Turn Himself In Accused US Army deserter Charles Jenkins said Wednesday he will surrender to the United States to face charges that have dogged him since he vanished from his unit in South Korea | 0 |
China to rely more on nuclear power Beijing - China planned to boost the development of its nuclear power industry to help meet its growing need for electricity as it made a strategic shift in focus away from coal, an official said yesterday. | 0 |
Paris cedes control of telephone company PARIS The French government formally ceded control of France Tlcom on Wednesday as it began the sale of up to E5.8 billion of shares in the second-largest European phone company. | 0 |
Putin postpones trip to Turkey amid hostage crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed his planned visit to Turkey amid the hostage crisis at a school in southern Russia, the Kremlin said Thursday. | 0 |
North Korean Defectors intrude into Japanese School in Beijing It has been learned that 29 North Korean defectors intruded into a Japanese school in Beijing on Wednesday. A source in Beijing who is familiar with information on North Korea said about 30 North Korean defectors | 0 |
Judge rules against apartment giant A Palm Beach County judge has ruled that approximately 4,500 Florida residents are entitled to \$1.6 million in damages from one of the nation #39;s largest apartment complex owners, which | 2 |
Hydrogen Fuel Closer to Fruition Finding a cheap way to produce hydrogen fuel has been something of a Holy Grail to energy researchers for years. Recently, teams across the world announced advances, but observers say some promises are running ahead of results. By Daith hAnluain. | 3 |
Is That Jobs in Your Pocket? Apple's CEO may be on sick leave, but a diminutive Steve Jobs doll is busy traveling the world like a kidnapped garden gnome, spreading the message of Mac unity. By Leander Kahney. | 3 |
AUTO INDUSTRY REPORT: Hummer probe likely General Motors Corp. faces an investigation and potential recall of 69,000 Hummer H2 luxury sport-utility vehicles because of reports about a flawed steering part. | 2 |
Feds Hunt Source of GOP Data When contact info for Republican delegates got posted on the web, the Department of Justice subpoenaed an ISP, but now seems to be backing off. Ann Harrison reports from New York. | 3 |
Finally, a Car That Talks Back Those too proud to ask another person for directions have a new option. This fall, Honda will release two cars that let drivers ask directions and receive a spoken response from their vehicle. By John Gartner. | 3 |
Florida Vote Is Calm, for Once A strange thing happened in Florida this week. A primary election took place, and observers found few reasons to complain or question the results. But some say November's national election may be a different story. By Jacob Ogles. | 3 |
Let a Thousand Reactors Bloom Explosive growth has made the People's Republic of China the most power-hungry nation on Earth. Get ready for the mass-produced, meltdown-proof future of nuclear energy. By Spencer Reiss from Wired magazine. | 3 |
Permanent Lenses in Sight Positive study results on a new implantable contact lens show that the surgery can help even those with Coke-bottle glasses. By Kristen Philipkoski. | 3 |
Radiation Is Questioned in Breast Cancer Surgery After Age 70 Radiation treatments routinely given after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be necessary for women over age 70 if they are taking the cancer drug tamoxifen. | 3 |
Sorry, E.T., but Parcel Post May Beat Phoning Home A physicist and an electrical engineer claim it is more efficient to send a long message as a physical package, a cosmic FedEx, than as radio wave or laser pulse. | 3 |
Red Sox Win 8th Straight, Pressure Yankees (AP) AP - Johnny Damon and the Boston Red Sox are putting pressure on the New York Yankees and pulling away from everybody else. Kevin Millar homered and drove in four runs, Damon had four of Boston's 16 hits, and the streaking Red Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 12-7 Wednesday night at Fenway Park for their eighth consecutive victory and 14th in 15 games. | 1 |
Astros, Marlins Keep Pressure on Cubs (AP) AP - The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting #151; a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood's eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs' offense and gave Chicago the lead in the National League wild-card race. | 1 |
Jets QB Pennington Signs #36;64M Extension (AP) AP - Chad Pennington agreed to a #36;64 million, seven-year contract extension with the New York Jets on Wednesday that includes #36;23 million in guaranteed money. | 1 |
El Duque Restores Order in the Bronx (AP) AP - Orlando Hernandez was one of the few people in New York unaware of the final score of the historic rout the Cleveland Indians handed the Yankees. | 1 |
Fire Beat Wizards 3-1 in MLS (AP) AP - Andy Williams and Justin Mapp each had a goal and two assists, leading the Chicago Fire to a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards in an MLS game Wednesday night. | 1 |
Pfizer, Alcoa, Verizon, Intel are cut; oil back near \$43 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Big gains in technology stocks helped the Nasdaq close Monday just shy of its high for the year, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in the red after a spate of brokerage downgrades. | 2 |
Force ruled out in Russian siege Russian authorities say they will not use force to rescue hundreds of hostages held in a school in North Ossetia. | 0 |
Report details ways it says Black, Radler took Hollinger Int #39;l <b>...</b> A new report alleges a handful of top executives at Hollinger International -- which owns the Chicago Sun-Times -- took \$400 million of the company #39;s money. | 2 |
IHS ENERGY acquiert Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 2004-- L #39;operazione crea una centrale globale per l #39;analisi strategica el #39;approfondimento del settore energetico IHS Energy, fonte globale leader di software, analisi e informazioni | 2 |
Finally, a Car That Talks Back The geographically challenged need no longer feel shame. Men (and women) who lose their way will be able to safely ask for directions without having to stop (gasp) at a gas station. | 3 |
Bryant prosecution troubled from Day 1 one of the richest and most recognizable basketball players in the world, an exclusive resort, an admiring young woman, an alleged rape. | 1 |
Cubs scratch out a win MONTREAL -- If this were gymnastics, the Cubs would get low scores from the judges for awkward form at times in Wednesday night #39;s 2-1 victory in 11 innings over the Montreal Expos. | 1 |
Al-Qaida #39;explosive expert #39; caught in Pakistan came from Iran <b>...</b> A suspected al-Qaida operative who was captured along with another man during raids in this southwestern city is an quot;explosives expert quot; who had arrived here from Iran, a security official said Thursday. | 0 |
German joblessness rises again in August (AFP) AFP - The number of people looking for work in Germany rose in August, as the modest economic recovery was not enough to create any new jobs in the eurozone's biggest economy, official data showed. | 2 |
Dollar Near Recent Lows on Data Jitters LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hovered around recent one-week lows against the euro and Swiss franc on Thursday as investors grew cautious Friday's U.S. jobs data might add to recent weak U.S. data and cloud the interest rate outlook. | 2 |
Hewitt Shines, Serena Dazzles at US Open Brimming with confidence, former champion Lleyton Hewitt looked every bit the tour #39;s hottest player on Wednesday as kicked off his US Open campaign with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 | 1 |
Milosevic condemns his war crimes trial The Hague - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic condemned his war crimes trial as a quot;pure farce quot; on Wednesday in a defiant finish to his opening defence statement against charges of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans. | 0 |
Malaysia court overturns Anwar sodomy ruling years in jail, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister. freedom to urge the country #39;s recently installed prime minister to drive harder on reform. | 0 |
#39;Patience helped in freeing hostages #39; The three Indian truckers held hostage in Iraq for over 42 days were released yesterday and will be back in India on Friday morning. | 0 |
Fate of 29 refugees who rushed Japanese school in China undecided BEIJING : The fate of 29 refugees who rushed a Japanese school in Beijing hung in the balance as Japanese consular officials interviewed them to find out who they were and what they wanted. | 0 |
Pakistani among 3 Killed in Jeddah Stampede JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia): Three people, including a Pakistani national, were killed and 17 injured in a stampede at the showroom of a Swedish furniture store in Jeddah on Wednesday. | 0 |
Win-Win Situation EAGLE, Colo., Sept. 2, 2004 - The dismissal of the sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant and his subsequent apology to the young woman who brought the case gave all parties a slice of victory. | 1 |
Bailed jockeys back in saddle Champion jockey Kieren Fallon and colleagues Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams are due back in action after their arrests over allegations of race-fixing. | 1 |
Malaysia Rebel Politician Anwar Free, Urges Reform (Reuters) Reuters - Malaysia's highest court\freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim from almost six years in\jail on Thursday, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a\shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime\minister. | 0 |
Watchdog Probes S. Korean Nuke Experiment (AP) AP - The U.N. nuclear watchdog is investigating a secret nuclear fuel experiment that South Korean scientists conducted four years ago, the country's science agency said Thursday. | 0 |
Malaysia Rebel Politician Anwar Free, Urges Reform PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's highest court freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim from almost six years in jail on Thursday, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister. | 0 |
Microsoft makes mobile media push Microsoft has unveiled a series of handheld gadgets that can replay audio, movies and TV shows. | 3 |
Microsoft launches Portable Media Center in the UK Microsoft has finally announced that it will start shipping its Portable Media Center addition which will allow players like the Creative Zen to go on sale in the coming weeks. | 3 |
Service pack 2: It #39;s in the mail Japanese consumers will be spared the agony of downloading Microsoft #39;s internet connection throttling Service Pack 2 -- they #39;ll be able to pick up a free CD containing the software at their local post office. | 3 |
Fallon due to ride again today Champion jockey Kieren Fallon is due back in the saddle at Salisbury today, after his arrest yesterday in connection with a race-fixing probe. | 1 |
Federer has to work for second win It did not look like No. 1 vs. No. 240 at Arthur Ashe Stadium last night. Roger Federer may have expected to cruise in his first night match of this year #39;s US Open, but he got all | 1 |
Cole tells Eriksson he is England #39;s solution to troublesome left <b>...</b> FILLING the problematic left side of the England midfield is again occupying the mind of manager Sven Goran Eriksson this week as he prepares for the opening 2006 World Cup qualifying match in Austria. | 1 |
Russian school siege: Your reaction Russian authorities are trying to negotiate with the armed group holding at least 200 hostages, many of them children. The heavily armed militants stormed the school in Beslan on Wednesday and are demanding | 0 |
US-French resolution on Lebanese sovereignty to go to vote <b>...</b> UNITED NATIONS : The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution presented by France and the United States calling for respect for Lebanon #39;s sovereignty, the US ambassador here said. | 0 |
Russian Hostage-Takers Free 26 Children, Women BESLAN, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to do all he could to save hundreds of children, parents and teachers held under threat of death by gunmen for a second day at a Russian school near rebel Chechnya. | 0 |
French Hostages Said Alive, Headscarf Ban Enforced BAGHDAD/PARIS (Reuters) - A French Muslim delegation in Iraq said Thursday they had proof that two French hostages held by Islamic militants were alive, even though France refused to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves as the school year began. | 0 |
US Deserter Leaves Army Base for New Life in Japan SADO ISLAND, Japan (Reuters) - A former U.S. army sergeant who deserted to North Korea four decades ago left a U.S. military base near Tokyo on Tuesday to head for a new life with his family in his Japanese wife's home town. | 0 |
Israel Destroys Dozens of Palestinian Homes in Gaza NURIA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Israeli forces blew up two large apartment blocks in the Gaza Strip Thursday, making scores of Palestinians homeless after suicide bombers killed 16 people in Israel. | 0 |
Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails Thursday have effectively ended an 18-day-old hunger strike after most of their demands for better conditions were met, a Palestinian cabinet minister said. | 0 |
South Africa Arrests One in WMDs, Nuclear Probe JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - South African authorities have arrested one person in an investigation into contraventions of laws on weapons of mass destruction and nuclear energy, the government said Thursday. | 0 |
Group released from siege school Hostage-takers free 32 women and children but are still holding more than 300 people at a school in Russia. | 0 |
Apple #39;s New iMac It #39;s All in the Display Apple Computer unwrapped an attractive gift for SMB design shops that rely on Mac-quality graphics capability. The sleek new iMac stores the entire computer in its flat-panel display. | 3 |
IBM, Intel Offer Blade Specs quot;We are convinced that openness will expand the blade-server marketplace and bring more people on board with these types of servers, quot; says Tim Dougherty, director of BladeCenter marketing at IBM. | 3 |
Radio Signal: Hello from Alien Life? Sept. 2, 2004 - An enigmatic radio signal picked up three times from the same area of the sky is a candidate for a call from intelligent alien life, according to New Scientist magazine. | 3 |
Intel To Show Off Its Own Dual-Core Technology One week after AMD said it has demonstrated a dual-core processor, Intel will use its Developer #39;s Forum to provide the first demonstration of its dual-core technology. | 3 |
Oracle Products Exposed To Hackers Oracle has issued an alert regarding multiple security vulnerabilities discovered across an unsettlingly wide range of its products. | 3 |
PC makers: Look before taking SP2 leap Although Microsoft has recommended consumers turn on Windows #39; Automatic Update feature to get Windows XP Service Pack 2, PC makers are reminding Windows XP users to do their homework before installing the security update. | 3 |
Philadelphia to becomes #39;WiFi-for-all #39; city PHILADELPHIA: For about US\$10mil (RM38mil), city officials here believe they can turn all 345 sq km of Philadelphia into the world #39;s largest wireless Internet hotspot (www. | 3 |
Global Chip Sales Growth Moderates in July Global sales of semiconductors rose 1 percent in July as consumer uncertainty and swelling inventories restrained the industry #39;s pace of growth, the US Semiconductor Industry Association reported on Thursday. | 3 |
Nortel to Delay Filing Results Yet Again Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it will again delay filing results, predicting it will not release reports for 2003 and the first half of 2004 until the end of October. | 3 |
Yukos faces oil production halt Yukos, the Russian oil giant, could be forced to halt production because of a new court order, the company says. | 0 |
Microsoft #39;s Ballmer Addresses Linux, Security Joyce Plotkin, Massachusetts Software Council #39;s president, told LinuxInsider that the group regularly brings heavy hitters to its membership meetings, and that past speakers have included Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. | 3 |
Wi-Fi Alliance to Announce Interim Multimedia Spec Next week, the Wi-Fi Alliance will release Wi-Fi Multimedia, or WMM, an interim standard that will provide early quality-of-service functionality for multimedia equipment based on the emerging 802. | 3 |
Intel to Redefine Performance at IDF Intel co-founder Gordon Moore #39;s famous law will be re-examined again next week, as Intel shifts away from pure speed to the more efficient utilization of silicon. | 3 |
MessageLabs taps Brightmail in war on spam Email filtering firm MessageLabs yesterday announced a deal to incorporate Symantec #39;s Brightmail anti-spam technology into its own anti-spam service. | 3 |
ASML, Nikon agree draft settlement of patent infringement dispute AMSTERDAM (AFX) - ASML Holding NV and Nikon Corp said they reached a tentative agreement on settlement terms for Nikon #39;s case of alleged patent infringement against ASML. | 3 |
Irish invite for De Lima The Brazilian runner jostled by an Irish-born ex-priest in the Olympic marathon has been invited to Ireland by the country #39;s Sports Minister. | 1 |
Rooney will help my game - Saha Manchester United striker Louis Saha says the arrival of Wayne Rooney will help him to improve his own game. Rooney arrived at Old Trafford in a 27million deal as a transfer deadline signing on Tuesday to | 1 |
Bailey breaks wrist, out a month Jerry Bailey, the seven-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey, will miss the next four weeks because of a fractured wrist, his agent, Ron Anderson, said Wednesday. | 1 |
Woodgate backing for Robson Jonathan Woodgate has backed former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson to make a speedy return to football. The veteran tactician was relieved of his duties on Monday by Magpies chairman Freddy Shepherd, citing poor results as the reason for his sacking. | 1 |
San Francisco Giants Team Report - September 2 (Sports Network) - Jason Schmidt once again goes for his 16th victory tonight when the wild card-hopeful San Francisco Giants conclude a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies at SBC Park. | 1 |
Sweden Beats Czeck in Hockey World Cup Sweden held off a furious third-period comeback by the Czech Republic for a 4-3 win, clinching home-ice advantage in the World Cup of Hockey quarterfinals. | 1 |
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