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Frances to cost \$3 billion to \$10 billion LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Hurricane Frances, the second hurricane to hit Florida in a month, will cost insurers between \$3 billion and \$10 billion, according to the most recent estimates from the industry #39;s leading catastrophe modeling firms. | 2 |
US Airways Retains Its Previous Adviser With its labor negotiations faltering, US Airways Group Inc. has begun consultations with bankruptcy advisers in anticipation of a filing, a source familiar with the talks said yesterday. | 2 |
British Airways selling Qantas stake Australia #39;s Qantas Airways Limited said Wednesday British Airways is selling its 18.25 percent stake in Qantas. Qantas asked the Australian Stock Exchange to stop trading | 2 |
Sony debuts HD handycam SONY has released the worlds first high definition handycam for the consumer market - the HDR-FX1. The device, which will be available locally and in the region from mid-November, at an estimated \$US4500 | 3 |
Thumbs up for Woodward and Jenkins THE WRU last night gave their blessing to Gareth Jenkins joining the British Lions coaching team, as Sir Clive Woodward was confirmed as head coach for next summer #39;s tour of New Zealand. | 1 |
Noah's Ark plan from Moon man The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency. | 0 |
Cricket: Dravid top of the world India's Rahul Dravid is named the world's best cricketer at the ICC Awards. | 0 |
Australias Amcor ousts CEO amid cartel probe Australias Amcor ousts CEO amid cartel probe Amcor, the worlds top maker of plastic bottles, ousted its respected chief executive after finding some staff may have acted illegally to drive up box prices, knocking 8 percent off its shares. | 2 |
Athabasca railway link cost estimated at \$2.6B EDMONTON -- The idea of a railway linking the Athabasca oilsands to the rest of Alberta quot;has substantial merit quot; and the project would likely cost \$2. | 2 |
A Deepening Debate on Soldiers and Their Insurers Some life insurers and their agents say that improper meddling by senior officers is preventing young soldiers from getting supplemental insurance coverage. | 2 |
Tennis: Capriati wins epic Jennifer Capriati beats fellow American and rival Serena Williams to reach the last four of the US Open. | 0 |
2 Fund Groups to Pay \$450 Million to End Inquiry The \$450 million settlement is with regulators who accused the companies of improperly allowing favored investors to rapidly trade in and out of their funds. | 2 |
Church call over Salvador murder Church leaders in El Salvador call for the 1980 murder case of Archbishop Romero to be re-opened. | 0 |
US Air Pilots Union Balks at Wage and Benefit Cuts The leader of a rebel pilot group at US Airways charged that the company was demanding too much from employees. | 2 |
Expected Call for Advance Registration of Drug Tests The debate over the disclosure of clinical drug trials could reach a turning point this week, with editors of influential medical journals expected to call for fundamental changes. | 2 |
Johnson Said to Be in Talks for Heart Device Maker Johnson Johnson is in advanced negotiations to acquire Guidant, one of the nation's largest makers of devices to treat heart illnesses, for more than \$24 billion. | 0 |
Dieters 'likely to put on weight' A third of people trying to lose weight find they actually end up piling on the pounds, a survey finds. | 0 |
Sorting Out 'Mess' After examining film of Saturday's game, Maryland coaches pinpointed a series of lapses that Coach Ralph Friedgen summed up as "a mess." | 1 |
ABC Opts For Delay ABC, trying to avoid anything like Janet Jackson's exposed breast during last season's Super Bowl halftime, will use a 10-second delay in the music show before the NFL season opener. | 1 |
Jenkins starts new life in Japan \A US soldier who deserted to North Korea four decades ago embarks on a new life with his family in Japan. | 0 |
U.S. Conceding Rebels Control Regions of Iraq As U.S. deaths in Iraq surpassed 1,000, Pentagon officials said insurgents controlled important parts of central Iraq. | 0 |
Cheney Warns of Terror Risk if Kerry Wins Vice President Dick Cheney said that the country would be at risk of a terror attack if it made "the wrong choice" in November. | 0 |
US to vote on intelligence reform The US Congress is ready to vote on sweeping changes to the country's intelligence agencies. | 0 |
Advocacy Groups And Campaigns: An Uneasy Shuttle The flow of people between the campaigns and advocacy groups is alarming those who fought for tighter campaign finance rules. | 0 |
To Speed Healing, Ossetians Cling Together A Moscow hospital is filled with a mournful buzz and the activity of people grasping for a way to help six survivors of the three-day hostage-taking at Middle School No. 1. | 0 |
Red Sox Clobber Athletics 7-1 OAKLAND, Calif. - Johnny Damon hit a leadoff homer in his return to the Red Sox lineup after missing four games with a jammed right pinkie to start Boston's 7-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night... | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Destroys Homes in Grenada ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and forcing hundreds of evacuations before growing even stronger as it moved in Jamaica's direction... | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Damages Parts of Barbados ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and forcing hundreds of evacuations before growing even stronger as it moved in Jamaica's direction... | 0 |
The digital home cometh, says Intel <strong>IDF Fall '04</strong> They really mean it this time | 3 |
Intel goes public with WiMAX plans <strong>IDF Fall '04</strong> Sampling silicon right now | 3 |
Intel admits Itanium pains, plots server future <strong>IDF Fall '04</strong> Welcome Whitefield | 3 |
Met Office unveils supercomputer The Met Office is celebrating 150 years by unveiling a new supercomputer which they predict will put them at the forefront of weather forecasting. | 3 |
Before Updating, Wash Your Windows (CBS/AP) Though Microsoft Corp. #39;s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can #39;t do much about what #39;s already on computers - and that could pose a problem. | 3 |
Hurricane center takes cues from Florida State University Coming ashore south of Fort Pierce on Saturday. Across the peninsula and exiting into the Gulf of Mexico north of New Port Richey on Sunday. | 3 |
Nokia Shrinks 'Brick' Handset to Tap New Markets AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's biggest handset maker, unveiled on Wednesday a miniature version of its equivalent of the Swiss Army knife it hopes will lure women and less-techie business people. | 3 |
RIM Launches BlackBerry with Revamped Keyboard TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=RIM.TO qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">RIM.TO</A><RIMM.O>, which popularized wireless e-mailing with its thumb-operated BlackBerry, launched a new version of the device on Wednesday with a smaller, revamped keyboard. | 3 |
Primus Unit to Pay \$400,000 in Do-Not-Call Probe A division of Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. agreed Tuesday to pay \$400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations that the McLean phone provider made telemarketing calls in violation of the national do-not-call registry. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> | 3 |
Military toll tops 1,000 US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 mark yesterday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared | 0 |
Beslan: video of tragic scenes aired Russian television has shown a videotape shot by one of the terrorists of the bloody Beslan siege as it unfolded inside the school #39;s gymnasium. | 0 |
Invesco in \$450 million settlement with SEC Invesco Funds Group and affiliate AIM Advisors say they have agreed to pay \$450 million (250 million pounds) to settle civil lawsuits over improper trading, the third biggest | 2 |
Rite Aid lowers financial projections for fiscal 2005 CAMP HILL, Pa. Rite Aid says it #39;s lowering its financial projections for the current fiscal year, citing slowing pharmacy sales and lower-than-expected reimbursement rates paid by insurance companies and other health plans. | 2 |
Multiple processor chips in Intel plan Intel Corp. President Paul Otellini demonstrated new chips due out next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games as he sought to allay concerns about product delays. | 3 |
Yahoo Tests Travel Search Engine Yahoo Inc. is launching its first public beta of a travel search engine based on its recent acquisition of online travel company FareChase Inc. | 3 |
Editorial: Hostage-takers show no mercy If Chechen separatists carrying on a 150-year-old battle against Russia hoped to gain anything by their maniacal siege of a Russian middle school last Wednesday, they were wrong. | 0 |
China Begins Floods Clean-Up Rain-soaked residents of south-western China began digging out today after floods and landslides that killed at least 161 people, while authorities warned of further rains over parts of the disaster area. | 0 |
British Airways to sell Qantas stake, expand in Europe LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British Airways (UK:BAY) (BAB) Wednesday said it #39;s planning to sell its 18.25 percent stake in Qantas as it seeks funds to expand in Europe. | 2 |
New Zealand Finance Minister apologises for interest rate hike <b>...</b> WELLINGTON : Finance Minister Michael Cullen apologised Wednesday for saying that the Reserve Bank had hiked it #39;s key interest rate. | 2 |
Red Sox Clobber Athletics 7-1 (AP) AP - Johnny Damon hit a leadoff homer in his return to the Red Sox lineup after missing four games with a jammed right pinkie to start Boston's 7-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Former Banker Quattrone Faces Sentencing (Reuters) Reuters - Frank Quattrone, a former star\investment banker who once earned #36;120 million in a year, will\be sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing a federal\investigation into some of the most popular stock offerings of\the 1990s. | 2 |
Rockies Edge Giants; Bonds Hits No. 698 (AP) AP - Jeromy Burnitz hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to overshadow Barry Bonds' 698th homer and lift the Colorado Rockies to an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. | 1 |
RIM Launches BlackBerry with Revamped Keyboard (Reuters) Reuters - Research In Motion Ltd.\, which popularized wireless e-mailing with its\thumb-operated BlackBerry, launched a new version of the device\on Wednesday with a smaller, revamped keyboard. | 3 |
Matsushita Unveils DVD Recorders, Eyes Higher Share (Reuters) Reuters - Panasonic brand products maker Matsushita\Electric Industrial unveiled five new DVD recorders on\Wednesday and said it was aiming to boost its share of the\domestic market to over 40 percent from around 35 percent. | 3 |
Yankees Paddle Devil Rays 11-2 (AP) AP - Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui each hit two-run doubles, and Jon Lieber struck out a season-high nine to lead the New York Yankees past the slumping Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-2 on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Sharon Demands Syria Curb Militants Before Talks (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\rejected reported peace overtures by Syria on Wednesday, saying\it had to crack down on Islamic militant groups under its\control before negotiations that stalled in 2000 could resume. | 0 |
Tiger may roar now that he #39;s not No. 1 We all saw it coming. For months now, the fight for golf #39;s No. 1 ranking had been staged in PGA Tour battles far and wide. While one man slowly chipped away at what once seemed to be an insurmountable lead | 1 |
Burnitz HR, not Bonds, steals show Jeromy Burnitz hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning to overshadow Barry Bonds #39; 698th homer and lift the Colorado Rockies to an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Woodward dedictated to Lions Sir Clive Woodward has underlined his quot;complete focus quot; on next summer #39;s tour to New Zealand after Lions chiefs gave him their total backing as head coach. | 1 |
Kindred: Forfeit request from Yankees #39;ill #39; conceived With an unparalleled history of success, vast resources, an exorbitant payroll and a smug, quick-tempered owner, the New York Yankees have long been a quot;love-hate quot; franchise. | 1 |
Astros continue winning run The Houston Astros claimed their 11th straight win, thanks to a 9-7 success over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Lamb and Carlos Beltran both homered while Roy Oswalt won for the 17th time this season as the Astros | 1 |
Cowboys' Testaverde Feels Pregame Jitters (AP) AP - Vinny Testaverde is getting ready for his 18th NFL opener, so he definitely knows what to expect. Pregame jitters. And lots of them. | 1 |
BlackBerry phone rings all the right notes In the beginning, there was BlackBerry. A delicious fruit, yes, but also a clever way to get your e-mail on a pager-like device. Then there was BlackBerry: a clever way to get your | 3 |
Invesco, AIM Advisors Settle for #36;375M (AP) AP - Invesco Funds Group and its sister company will pay more than #36;450 million in penalties, restitution and lowered fees to settle allegations they allowed wealthy investors to trade their mutual funds improperly. | 2 |
Colombian Soldiers Charged in Killings (AP) AP - Colombia's vice president acknowledged he was wrong for suggesting that three slain union leaders were tied to Colombia's rebels, after prosecutors rejected the army's version of events and charged three soldiers in the killings. | 0 |
World Cup of Hockey: U.S. Beats Russia 5-3 (AP) AP - The United States hit its stride just in time to avoid elimination from the World Cup of Hockey. Facing the same Russian team that dominated them five nights earlier, the Americans got four goals and an assist from Keith Tkachuk in a 5-3 quarterfinal victory Tuesday night. | 1 |
Smart Phone Market Growing More Crowded (AP) AP - The smart phone market will grow more crowded Wednesday with the debut of two devices directed at opposite ends of the customer spectrum: a BlackBerry for consumers with a newfangled keyboard and a Nokia phone-organizer for mobile business professionals. | 3 |
African poverty summit to open with focus on creating jobs (AFP) AFP - Heads of state from some two dozen African states were to gather to craft a jobs creation plan that would lift hundreds of millions out of poverty and advance development on the world's poorest continent. | 0 |
Baghdad slum alive with bombs BAGHDAD - Iraqi Shiite militiamen were planting bombs in the street of a Baghdad slum amid echoing machine gun fire yesterday, as angry foot soldiers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr cursed the Iraqi government and US quot;occupiers quot; after deadly fighting | 0 |
Wave machine Hurricane Ivan produces Caribbean swell Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 08 September 2004: - - Hurricane Ivan pounded the islands of the southeastern Caribbean yesterday. | 0 |
Texas Still Upset by Arkansas Celebration (AP) AP - Texas still remembers Arkansas' players prancing all over the field, waving their state flag in the end zone and digging up pieces of the turf after the Razorbacks beat the Longhorns 38-28 last season. | 1 |
Roddick Wins in Straight Sets Over Robredo (AP) AP - Andy Roddick has yet to face a challenge in his U.S. Open title defense. He beat No. 18 Tommy Robredo of Spain 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Tuesday night to move into the quarterfinals without having lost a set. | 1 |
Calif. Joins Electronic Voting Lawsuit (AP) AP - California Attorney General Bill Lockyer joined a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that voting equipment company Diebold Inc. sold the state shoddy hardware and software, exposing elections to hackers and software bugs. | 3 |
Revenue Canada workers set to begin hitting picket lines Wednesday (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - (CP) - More than 20,000 Revenue Canada employees were poised to begin rotating strikes Wednesday after wage talks with the government collapsed. | 0 |
Dell Opens Support Center in China (AP) AP - Dell Inc. says it opened a new support center this week in Xiamen, China, for business customers who buy servers and storage equipment. | 3 |
Gay Republican Group Won't Endorse Bush -NY Times (Reuters) Reuters - Leaders of the largest group for gay\men and lesbians in the Republican Party voted overwhelmingly\against endorsing President Bush for re-election because he\favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage,\The New York Times said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Bomb Blows Up in Gaza, Israeli Casualties -Sources GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants detonated a bomb Tuesday near an Israeli army base in the central Gaza Strip, causing several Israeli casualties, Palestinian and Israeli security sources said. | 0 |
RIM Launches BlackBerry with Revamped Keyboard Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which popularized wireless e-mailing with its thumb-operated BlackBerry | 3 |
Softbank Protests 3G Service Bandwidth Allocation Softbank, which acquired Japan Telecom this summer, today complained that its plan to offer mobile phone service could be thwarted by the government #39;s refusal to provide the necessary bandwidth. | 3 |
Bonds slugs No. 698 His clubhouse cluttered with the rookies, his team no longer a factor in the standings, Rockies manager Clint Hurdle found himself in a familiar position Tuesday afternoon - talking about the opposition. | 1 |
Emphasis points to Pats quot;Dont you guys ever get tired of that angle? quot; asked Patriots tight end Christian Fauria when approached about the NFLs declaration during the offseason that its officials will call illegal contact and defensive holding in the passing game more | 1 |
Paying for a Storm That Passed in 1992 Today, as Florida homeowners continue with the cleanup from their second big hurricane in less than a month, they are finding that they are bearing a greater share of the cost themselves than they would have in the past. | 2 |
OPEC May Decide Oil Price Target in Sept. OPEC may set a new target range for oil prices next week and would like to see crude down from current lofty levels closer to \$30 a barrel, the head of the producers #39; cartel said on Wednesday. | 2 |
YUKOS Denies Plans to Sell Refinery Russian oil major YUKOS denied on Wednesday reports it planned to sell its Lithuanian refinery Mazeikiu Nafta to help cover its huge back tax bill. | 2 |
Finance minister appears to tip his hand on Reserve Bank rate hike New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen seemed to suffer a slip of the tongue in Parliament on Wednesday, announcing an interest rate hike by the country #39;s Reserve Bank a day early. | 2 |
Retail Briefs CINCINNATI - Federated Department Stores Inc., the owner of Macy #39;s and Bloomingdale #39;s, said third-quarter profit may be reduced by as much as 4 cents a share after Hurricane Frances forced stores to close and kept shoppers away. | 2 |
Seagate Raises Revenue Forecast <p></p><p> NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seagate Technology <STX.N>, the topU.S. maker of hard drives used to store data in computers, onTuesday forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimateson strong demand for storage for larger business computers.</p> | 3 |
Falling oil prices fuel increase in stocks Investors cheered by falling oil prices sent stocks higher yesterday, hoping the news signals a renewal of economic strength and an autumn rally. | 2 |
Oilsands rail touted Benefits from a not-for-profit \$2.6-billion rail link between Nisku, south of Edmonton, and Alberta #39;s oilsands include lower transport costs, greater safety and less | 2 |
Nanogen to buy Bothell biotech Epoch Biosciences, a small Bothell company that makes tools to speed up genetic analysis, said yesterday it has agreed to be sold to San Diego-based Nanogen for about \$60 million in stock. | 2 |
Space Capsule Heading Back to Earth DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah Sept. 8, 2004 - A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth, offering scientists the first material NASA has brought back from space in nearly three decades. | 3 |
Intel Outlines WiMax Plans for Upcoming Rosedale Chip quot;High-speed DSL and cable broadband access are only available to a fraction of computer users globally, quot; said Scott Richardson, general manager of Intel #39;s Broadband Wireless Group. | 3 |
Verizon Launches New DSL Service September 07, 2004 - NEW YORK - Verizon Online continues creating the best value in broadband by introducing a new DSL (digital subscriber line) speed option for consumers and businesses. | 3 |
Yahoo gets Travel Savvy Yahoo has said that it would soon begin testing a search engine called FareChase that allows travel shoppers to compare prices. The site, available to the general public since late Tuesday is meant to help | 3 |
Samsung to Launch Phone with Mini Hard Drive Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world #39;s third-largest handset maker, said on Tuesday it was launching the first mobile phone with a stamp-sized hard disc drive this month that would expand the memory capacity by 15 times. | 3 |
He #39;s Barry close Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle would like to see San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds swing the bat. quot;For me, he #39;s the most phenomenal offensive player I #39;ve ever seen,. | 1 |
ROBBO: I #39;LL ELECTRIFY ENGLAND ANDY ROBINSON, the man who would be king, has pledged to put the quot;spark and buzz quot; back into England #39;s misfiring rugby union team. | 1 |
Tkachuk awakens, puts Russians on ice Keith Tkachuk might consider getting a few extra zzzzzz #39;s come Friday, before Team USA hits the ice for the morning skate. Energy Center in time to skate with his teammates. | 1 |
Athletics not worth the price Big-time college athletic departments who assert that their teams #39; success leads to increased alumni donations and a better applicant pool have created an quot;arms | 1 |
Russian school attack offers difficult lessons to learn President Bush was quick to express solidarity with the Russian people last week after the terrorist attack on a Russian school that left more than 330 dead. | 0 |
Infocus: Metasploit Framework, Part 2 Newly updated. This article provides insight into the Metasploit Framework, a very useful tool for the penetration tester. Part two of three. | 3 |
Hollywood to Help NASA Catch Space Probe In a meeting of the cinematic with the scientific, Hollywood helicopter stunt pilots will try to snatch a returning NASA space probe out of the air before it hits the ground. | 3 |
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