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Walk in park for Yankees Drained by a difficult week, the New York Yankees needed an uplifting victory. That's exactly what they got yesterday. | 1 |
NL notables Vinny Castilla , who has 298 homers, became the first Rockies player to hit 30 in a season six times. | 1 |
Lowe ready for a rude welcoming Derek Lowe doesn't expect to pass unnoticed on the Red Sox' first trip back to Oakland, Calif., since his dramatic save in Game 5 of their division series last October -- and his subsequent vulgar gesture toward the A's dugout immediately after the final out. | 1 |
Buckley is one of 12 players released FOXBOROUGH -- Veteran cornerback Terrell Buckley was the most notable casualty yesterday as the Patriots trimmed their roster to 53 to meet the league deadline, cutting a total of 12 players and placing two on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list. | 1 |
Victim fallout is feared from Bryant case EAGLE, Colo. -- The handling of the rape case against Los Angeles Laker star Kobe Bryant has some sexual assault victims and those who work with them worried that it will make women more reluctant to report attacks in the future. | 1 |
Building green Kristen Galfetti's small glass office at the new Genzyme Corp. headquarters in Cambridge has two doors. One allows access from the hall, and the other opens onto a four-foot-wide walkway on the building's perimeter. | 2 |
Early wake-up call for LSU Can a season be lost before Labor Day? Generally, the answer is no. Even the worst losses can be worked around when they occur on the first weekend of September. There's more than enough time for a team to move past any disappointment in losing a game most expected it to win. | 1 |
Roof gardens: looking good, saving money Once roof gardens were just a matter of aesthetics; now there's something called a quot;green roof quot; that has environmental benefits. | 2 |
University wrestles with controversial donation COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When proud alumnus Ken Lay donated \$1.2 million in company stock to the University of Missouri five years ago, campus leaders hailed the donation from the then-chairman of Enron Corp. | 2 |
Pay phones have become an old-fashioned hang-up There are 1.1 million fossils in the collection of Harvard's Museum of Natural History: invertebrate, vertebrate, and one of more recent origin. Insert 50 cents, and it lets you make a phone call. | 2 |
Colleges to kids: Clean up those PCs Many of you can't be trusted with your own computers. Stupidity isn't the problem. It's laziness, mostly, combined with a penny-wise stinginess that resents the \$40 price of a good antivirus program. | 2 |
France honours director Spielberg France makes Steven Spielberg a Legion of Honour, in recognition of his film-making talent. | 0 |
Truce fails to soothe Shi'ite fears BAGHDAD -- A week after reaching a truce with Moqtada al-Sadr's rebel militia, a move officials hailed as a breakthrough that would let them bolster security forces and restart reconstruction projects, the interim Iraqi government faces a deepening crisis of confidence among the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority. | 0 |
Burials begin in Russia; 180 still missing BESLAN, Russia -- Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children yesterday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-size piece of scrubland next to the cemetery. Funeral processions snaked through the streets as grief-stricken Russians began to bury victims of the terror attack on a school that left more than 350 people dead. | 0 |
Presidential Candidates Hit Midwest The presidential candidates and their running mates fanned out across the Midwest with Labor Day messages promising job creation, appealing for votes in the territory pivotal to winning November's election. President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were heading to three states between them Monday; Democratic candidate John Kerry and running mate John Edwards were venturing to six... | 0 |
Local Stocks A jump in job growth helped Wall Street inch higher last week, though Intel #39;s lowered revenue expectations kept gains to a minimum. | 2 |
The missing million LAST LABOR DAY, we took note of the jobless recovery. At that time, almost two years after the relatively short 2001 recession had been declared over, the American economy still was losing jobs. | 2 |
China vows tougher penalties, up to life in prison, for Internet <b>...</b> Chinese makers and distributors of pornographic materials sent through the Internet, cellphones and other communication devices will face penalties as severe as life imprisonment under new rules that take effect Monday. | 3 |
US government, companies warn of critical Oracle flaws SEPTEMBER 03, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The US government #39;s Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) and software security companies have issued warnings about a number of security vulnerabilities in versions of Oracle Corp. | 3 |
Israel Builds Barrier Section in Southern West Bank, AP Says Israel, for the first time, began building a section of its security barrier in an area of the southern West Bank, the Associated Press reported, citing unidentified Israeli government officials. | 0 |
Hurricane Frances Causes Damage in Bahamas Howling winds and severe flooding brought by Hurricane Frances pounded the Bahamas for two days, leaving at least two people dead, homes destroyed and yards littered with mangled trees. | 0 |
Asian Stocks Rise, Report Lifts Nikkei (Reuters) Reuters - A corporate spending survey that\boosted optimism about Japan's economy drove Tokyo shares\sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets\traded around multi-month highs. | 2 |
Kuwait: Fundamentalists Recruiting Teens (AP) AP - Every Friday, 17-year-old Dhari al-Zahameel's family would wait for him to come back from the mosque so they could have lunch together. Then one day the young al-Zahameel didn't come home, instead sending word he had gone to fight in the jihad, or holy war. | 0 |
Japan April-June GDP rate likely to be revised up on strong corporate data (AFP) AFP - Japan's second quarter growth rate is likely to be revised up this week on the back of data showing increased corporate investment in factories and offices along with higher profits. | 2 |
EMC, Veritas Tune Mail Archiving (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Both EMC and Veritas are building up their respective e-mail archiving offerings through development and acquisition to give customers more stringent control of enterprise content. | 3 |
Fernando looking forward to the unique challenge of Monza The young Spaniard is looking forward to racing on the legendary Monza circuit, and will enjoy his time in Italy - it almost feels like home for him! | 1 |
Dollar closes slightly weaker THE Australian dollar closed about half a US cent lower today, but was off its lows after a sharp fall on Friday night following a US dollar rally. | 2 |
Monti gives tentative backing to SCH #39;s Abbey bid: FT LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Banco Santander Central Hispanico #39;s (STD) proposed 8.75 billion pound bid for UK bank Abbey National (UK:ANL) has been given the tentative approval of Mario Monti, the outgoing European Union competition commissioner, the Financial | 2 |
Still no contract for workers Eight months after their contract expired, London #39;s outside workers remain without a new deal. Contract talks are not scheduled and none have been held since June when new city manager Jeff Fielding arrived | 2 |
China To Severely Punish Internet Porn Producers China is cracking down on people who engage in the production of pornographic materials by means of the internet, mobile communication terminals and quot;phone-sex quot;, according to a report by Xinhua news agency. | 3 |
Traditional MBA programs receiving fewer applications A shrinking pool of young adults, a dearth of international students and a tight job market are reducing demand for traditional, two-year master of business administration programs across the country. | 2 |
Man gets life imprisonment for p0rn Those caught for #39;serious offenses #39; could now face life imprisonment while less serious cases could result in compulsory surveillance, detainment, taking into custody by the police. | 3 |
Sony lawyer enslaved worker, apparently ONE OF THE brains behind the music industry #39;s moves to drag old ladies, children and other file-sharers through the courts has just lost a slavery case. | 3 |
ETA lets off small bombs in seven Spanish cities On the anniversary of the Spanish Constitution yesterday ETA let off seven small explosive devices in as many Spanish cities. The blasts took place almost simultaneously at around 13.30 hours in Santillana | 0 |
Roddick, Serena Serve Notice at U.S. Open NEW YORK - Serena Williams left her opponent swinging at shadows, then Andy Roddick finished off his work with a 135 mph fastball. Roddick and Williams easily aced their latest tests in the U.S... | 0 |
Apache rejects sender ID standard MICROTHOFT #39;S bid to get its anti-thpam Sender ID accepted by the open thource community was dealt a bit of a blow when Apache rejected the idea. | 3 |
The Lessons of Beslan for Russia and the World It is the nature of terrorism that every time one thinks there is a limit to the depths to which terrorists can sink, they contrive even baser atrocities. | 0 |
William Hill 1st-Half Profit Jumps on Betting Results (Update2) William Hill Plc, the UK #39;s No. 2 bookmaker, said first-half profit jumped 36 percent as fewer favorites won at events such as the Euro 2004 soccer tournament. | 2 |
Touch-screen voting Nevada officials will provide voters with touch-screen voting machines from Sequoia Voting Systems Inc. in a primary in September and in the general election in November. | 3 |
Can Capriati beat Serena? Jennifer Capriati believes she has what it takes to finally get that first US Open title. She believes getting past Serena Williams in the quarterfinals could be the push she needs to make her Grand Slam dream come true. | 1 |
Hole story? No. 18 #39;s is quite interesting When the leaders walk up the 18th fairway today at the \$5 million Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston, they will be faced with decisions that have repercussions. | 1 |
Sadler #39;s 1st, but others enjoy Pop Secret win FONTANA, Calif. - Elliott Sadler collared the biggest prize, a tidy \$279,398 winner #39;s check for capturing the Pop Secret 500 on Sunday at California Speedway. | 1 |
AL highlights - WHITE SOX 6, MARINERS 2: At Chicago, Felix Diaz did something few pitchers have been able to do lately. He found a way to shut down Ichiro Suzuki. | 1 |
Government lifts curfew on Nepal capital Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets on Nepal #39;s capital on Monday after the government lifted a curfew imposed after deadly anti-Muslim riots erupted last week. | 0 |
CSFB picks Ex-Merrill banker as China head Global investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston, or CSFB, has announced the appointment of former Merrill Lynch banker Zhang Liping as its country head for China. | 0 |
Road trip ends on rough note; Ichiro goes 1 for 4 The Mariners begin a 13-game homestand today. It will be nice for them to put a word after home other than quot;run. quot;. The day after Chicago hit five home runs in an 8-7 victory, the | 1 |
Today's schedule Pro baseball: International League -- Pawtucket vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, R.I., 1 p.m.; Eastern League -- Portland vs. New Hampshire at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine, 1 p.m.; Atlantic League -- Nashua vs. Newark at Holman Stadium, Nashua, 6:30 p.m. | 1 |
Great match, with something mixed in NEW YORK -- Although Maria Sharapova's Siberian childhood was not spent in one of the region's infamous salt mines, she remained the salt of the tennis earth to the folks who made their way to Flushing Meadow in a record drove yesterday. | 1 |
Tremblay and Alexander tough it out Kathy Tremblay hoped to score a top-five finish in yesterday's Monster Challenge Triathlon. Instead, she took home first place, and a fat lip. | 1 |
Check for spyware before installing SP2 warns Microsoft Windows users who install Service Pack 2 should first scan their systems and remove any spyware, according to a Microsoft Executive. | 3 |
Ganguly #39;s growling list of woe With the NatWest Challenge a thing of the past, Cricket365 scours the papers to bring our readers what the Indian media are saying about their players. | 1 |
Easy pickings The defending champions are finally in the World Cup of Hockey win column. Granted, their 3-1 victory last night came against Slovakia, the team that #39;s been the weakest in the North American pool so far. | 1 |
Leading the way In the instant it took for the baseball to reach the right hand of Javier Vazquez, even someone with an outlook as rosy as Joe Torre #39;s had time to gasp and initiate worry. | 1 |
Kidnapping No Basis in Islam It is not only the government in Paris and numerous colleagues who demand the release of the two kidnapped French journalists in Iraq who have been threatened with death: There are also many voices from the Islamic world, including Amr Mussa, the secretary | 0 |
Russia Mourns Hostage Deaths, Putin Criticized (Reuters) Reuters - Russia on Monday mourned the\deaths of hundreds of children and adults in its worst hostage\drama as criticism mounted over the way President Vladimir\Putin and his security forces handled the crisis. | 0 |
ASEAN recognizes China as market economy (AFP) AFP - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has recognised China as a full market economy, Chinese state press reported following a meeting of ASEAN finance ministers in Indonesia. | 2 |
All eyes on NextWave's exit (TheDeal.com) TheDeal.com - The telecom, which holds billions of dollars worth of wireless spectrum, has until mid-October to file its reorganization plan. | 3 |
State Dept.: More Russia Terrorism Likely (AP) AP - After two weeks of terrorist violence in Russia, the State Department urged Americans visiting or living there to "exercise caution and remain vigilant and aware" to avoid becoming a random victim of a future attack. | 0 |
William Hill boosted by Euro 2004 UK bookmaker William Hill reports a rise in half year profits helped by increased trading hours and the Euro 2004 football championships. | 2 |
Blair 'is obstacle to Euro vote' Tony Blair could hinder efforts to winning a "yes" vote in the referendum on the EU constitution, says a leading think tank. | 2 |
Brazil uncovers corrupt officials Federal prosecutors in Brazil say they have identified 137 politicians and more than 400 officials involved in a corruption scandal. | 0 |
Sequels save blockbuster summer Sequels to Shrek, Spider-Man and Harry Potter help propel US box office takings to a new summer record. | 0 |
Frances Takes Aim at Florida Panhandle FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after leaving behind flooding and torn rooftops throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida... | 0 |
Oil-price boom a boon for producers Not everyone was complaining when the price of a barrel of oil flirted with the \$50 mark on global markets earlier this summer. For Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, it meant more money to | 2 |
Libya bidding to lure investment for oil sector Tripoli sets outs transparent bidding process for foreign firms to woo investment for sanctions-hit oil sector. By Hassen Zenati - TRIPOLI. | 2 |
Longhorn to arrive in 2006 Microsoft has announced plans to deliver Longhorn, the next version of the Windows desktop client, in 2006. But to meet this deadline, Longhorn will not include some previously announced features, such as the WinFS storage subsystem. | 3 |
Roddick turns up aces in gaining round of 16 NEW YORK -- Defending champion Andy Roddick finally met a seeded veteran in the third round of the US Open. Something of a challenge, right? | 1 |
Lamb helping to lead Astros #39; charge Lamb, who was in spring training with the Yankees, went 4-for-5, including his career-high 10th homer, and drove in four runs as the surging Astros beat the Pirates, 10-5, yesterday at Minute Maid Field for their ninth win in a row. | 1 |
Son of anti-US warlord seeks Somali presidency NAIROBI - The son of a Somali warlord who eluded and embarrassed United States forces a decade ago on Sunday stepped up his campaign to become president of a country his father helped plunge into anarchy. | 0 |
William Hill reports profits increase William Hill, Britain #39;s second largest betting shop chain, today reported a 40 increase in half-year profits, but saw business slow during July and August. | 2 |
Longhorn plans cut short Microsoft last week faced accusations of short-changing its Software Assurance customers following its decision to strip core features from the next major Windows client operating system, codenamed Longhorn. | 3 |
Fresh bird flu hits Malaysia MALAYSIA announced today its second outbreak of deadly bird flu in three weeks, near a northern village close to the border with Thailand where the disease was first detected. | 0 |
Getting the Hurricane Word Out The director of the National Hurricane Center stays calm in the midst of a storm, but wants everyone in hurricane-prone areas to get the message from his media advisories: Respect the storm's power and make proper response plans. | 3 |
Catch a Falling Space Capsule It's reality TV at its most sci-fi. Two Hollywood stunt pilots hired by NASA are practicing to snag the 400-pound Genesis capsule Wednesday to give it a softer landing as it hurtles to earth. It'll be broadcast live so they better get it right. | 3 |
HD PC: Cheaper Than High-Def TV A new device that costs a couple hundred bucks can turn the home office into a high-definition media center. It's a start anyway, and far less expensive than coughing up for a television setup. | 3 |
India, Pakistan end talks, disagree on Kashmir (Reuters) Reuters - The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan said on Monday they had made modest progress in talks to revive a flagging peace process, but the two nations showed no sign of resolving any differences over Kashmir. | 0 |
India, Pakistan End Talks, Disagree on Kashmir NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan said on Monday they had made modest progress in talks to revive a flagging peace process, but the two nations showed no sign of resolving any differences over Kashmir. | 0 |
Monitors sound Afghan poll alert Insecurity and intimidation are putting October elections in Afghanistan at risk, a new report says. | 0 |
Net calls get their own area code The telecoms watchdog Ofcom is considering how to regulate firms that let you make calls via the net. | 3 |
Has Your Broadband Had Its Fiber? Alternative form of high-speed Internet access makes its way to U.S. homes. | 3 |
Souness set for Newcastle Blackburn have confirmed Souness has left Ewood Park and the BBC has confirmed he has agreed terms to succeed Sir Bobby Robson. Newcastle had targeted Birmingham #39;s Steve Bruce and Aston Villa manager David | 1 |
Jones predicts tough start for franchise Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has predicted a difficult start for Australia #39;s new franchise in the expanded Super rugby competition starting in 2006. | 1 |
Still winners despite loss One by one, Bellevue High football assistants sprinted up the press-box corridor, shouting at the top of their lungs. Defensive coordinator James Hasty, a former NFL cornerback, was the loudest, screaming, quot;The streak is over. | 1 |
Time to take care of business The Cubs didn #39;t need to fly anywhere near Florida to be in the eye of the storm. For a team that is going on 100 years since last winning a championship, the only thing they never are at a loss for is controversy. | 1 |
Dudek: Poland hot for England Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has warned that Poland are confident ahead of their World Cup 2006 qualifying match against England on Wednesday. | 1 |
Confusion over alleged capture of Hussein ally Baghdad - Iraqi authorities struggled on Monday to clear up confusion over whether the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein #39;s ousted dictatorship had been nabbed in a shootout north of Baghdad. | 0 |
ASEAN recognizes China as market economy SHANGHAI : The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has recognised China as a full market economy, Chinese state press reported following a meeting of ASEAN finance ministers in Indonesia. | 0 |
Bomb kills two, injures 10 in Bangladesh A bomb blast killed two people and wounded 10 in northeastern Bangladesh Sunday, coinciding with a visit by a US counter-terrorism official to the country. | 0 |
Serbian Assassination Suspect in Court (AP) AP - The chief suspect in the slaying of Serbia's first democratic prime minister since World War II returned to court Monday for a trial that has been marred by delays and bureaucratic tie-ups. | 0 |
Explosion Rocks Gaza City (AP) AP - An explosion was heard in Gaza City early Monday, but Palestinian and Israeli security officials said the blast had apparently been caused by a sonic boom. | 0 |
Dollar Keeps Gains Against Euro LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar clung to most of the previous session's gains against the euro on Monday after a positive U.S. jobs report last week reinforced expectations for an interest rate rise this month. | 2 |
Israel Hints Ousting Arafat Delayed by Gaza Pullout JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel renewed its threat on Monday to remove Yasser Arafat but hinted it had delayed taking action against the Palestinian president to avoid complicating a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. | 0 |
Huge Nigerian drive against polio Some 13 million children in northern Nigeria are being vaccinated against polio in a bid to wipe out the disease. | 0 |
ADB to help improve air quality in Indonesia MANILA (DPA): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it would help improve air quality in Indonesia through a US\$700,000 technical assistance grant. | 2 |
Internet #39;s Speed Increases As It Turns 35 Years Old As the Internet turned 35 last week, Web speed-demons claimed a new record for how fast data can be transmitted over computer networks, announcing they had sent the equivalent of a big fat | 3 |
Singapore verifying reports of new Malaysian bird flu outbreak SINGAPORE : Singapore says it is verifying reports of another bird flu outbreak in a Malaysian farm. Singapore was scheduled to review its current ban on Malaysian poultry and eggs on Saturday, but this may now be delayed. | 0 |
Souness Is Talk of the Toon Graeme Souness is reportedly set to leave Blackburn and take over as Newcastles new manager. The Scot is said to have told his Blackburn playing staff of his intention this morning, and BBC Radio 5 Live | 1 |
Wright says NI must win Northern Ireland must win in Wales to revive their World Cup hopes according to former goalkeeper Tommy Wright. Saturday #39;s 3-0 defeat at home to Poland was a disastrous start for Lawrie Sanchez #39;s side and | 1 |
India-Pakistan talks conclude with claim of progress on Kashmir NEW DELHI: The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan concluded talks Monday, declaring that the South Asian rivals had made significant progress in improving relations, despite their inability to agree on the future of divided Kashmir. | 0 |
Has Your Broadband Had Its Fiber? (PC World) PC World - Alternative form of high-speed Internet access makes its way to U.S. homes. | 3 |
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