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Study: meager recovery for IT job market IT employment in the United States rose 2 percent in the first quarter, but the demand for IT workers continues to drop. | 3 |
Kerry Links Iraq War, U.S. Economic Woes (AP) AP - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a "catastrophic choice" that so far has drained #36;200 billion in needed resources at home. | 0 |
Judge Finds Abortion Ban Unconstitutional (AP) AP - A third federal judge has ruled the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional, adding judicial weight that some experts say could keep the issue from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. | 0 |
UN Watchdog Says Work Hindered by Absent U.S. Audits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.N.-mandated agency said on Wednesday its task of watching over Iraq's oil money was being hampered by the Bush administration's failure to hand over audits of Iraq contracts awarded without competitive bids, including to Halliburton . | 0 |
Delta warns of bankruptcy as it moves to cut 7,000 jobs Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that it would cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs over the next 18 months as part of a sweeping restructuring plan that the airline said would save \$5 billion a year in costs by 2006. | 2 |
BA to sell Qantas stake, cutting debt LONDON British Airways said Wednesday that it would sell its stake in Qantas Airways and use the proceeds to strengthen its balance sheet for acquisitions in Europe. | 2 |
Texas Instruments Trims Revenue Estimates Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest maker of chips for cell phones, trimmed its third-quarter revenue outlook on Wednesday as customers | 2 |
Grey Global awaiting bidders LONDON As a deadline for bids drew near, Grey Global, the New York-based advertising and marketing company, was expected to receive at least two bids to buy the company, with a possible third offer still uncertain, people briefed on the process said | 2 |
UPDATE 4-Mylan says committed to King deal despite Icahn Mylan Laboratories Inc. (MYL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of generic drugs, and King Pharmaceutical (KG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment | 2 |
Continental adds fees to some ticket purchases Continental Airlines said Wednesday that it was joining other US carriers in imposing new fees on tickets bought at US airport counters and reservation centers. | 2 |
Nursery chain to liquidate Frank #39;s Nursery amp; Crafts, the lawn and garden retailer, declared bankruptcy Wednesday for the second time, and said it will start going-out-of-business sales as soon as it receives approval from Bankruptcy Court. | 2 |
Cincinnati drivers stuck in the slow lane Commuters in the Cincinnati metropolitan area waited an average of 38 hours in traffic tie-ups in 2002 -- making it the 27th most congested large city in the nation, according to a report by the Texas Transportation Institute. | 2 |
Concerto Buys Rockwell Unit It #39;s the end of an era for both outbound and inbound call centers when Concerto acquires the venerable Firstpoint Contact switch-making operation from Rockwell. | 2 |
GM boosts incentives on #39;05 models After slow sales last month, General Motors increases rebates on 2005 model-year cars and trucks. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - After a drop in sales last month, General Motors Wednesday announced increased cash incentives on 2005 model year cars and trucks. | 2 |
NASA space probe crashes in desert NASA #39;s high hopes for a clean reading of the Sun #39;s atomic signature seemed dead Wednesday after the 450-pound Genesis spacecraft came tumbling down in Utah, where it landed with a terrible thud. | 3 |
Fossil find proves dinosaurs looked after their babies The mystery of whether dinosaurs were indifferent parents or cared for their young may have been solved by a discovery in China. More than 100 million years ago an adult dinosaur was buried | 3 |
ITAA: IT job growth to slow for rest of 2004 SEPTEMBER 08, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Although there was a slight 2 increase in IT employment early in the year, IT job growth is expect to slow for the remainder of 2004, according to a report released today by the Arlington, Va. | 3 |
Criminal investigation of voting machine maker Diebold dropped The California Attorney General #39;s office has decided not to pursue criminal charges against McKinney-based Diebold Election Systems Inc. | 3 |
Microsoft Doubles Blocking Time For SP2 Microsoft has doubled the time that businesses can block Windows XP SP2 from downloading automatically, giving them until mid-April to test the update. | 3 |
NASA prepares BlackBerry backup With Florida facing the possibility of its third hurricane in a month, NASA is putting together a backup plan for its message system based on Research in Motion Ltd. | 3 |
HDS unveils TagmaStore array SEPTEMBER 08, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - NEW YORK -- Hitachi Data Systems Inc. yesterday announced the general availability of a new high-end storage sub-system that it said is unprecedented in its ability to | 3 |
Tellabs Slashes Price of AFC Merger Original terms of the merger called for Advanced Fibre #39;s stockholders to receive 1.55 Tellabs shares and \$7 in cash for each of their shares, in a deal then valued at \$1. | 3 |
AOL updates instant messenger America Online launched on Wednesday the latest version of its instant messaging software, expanding support for sharing pictures and adding several subscription-based features. | 3 |
Red Hat Now at #39;NX #39; Level Though its next official full release is still months away, enterprise Linux player Red Hat (Quote, Chart) is rolling out the latest incremental update to its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 product. | 3 |
T-Mobile tries start-up #39;s wireless technology European cell phone giant T-Mobile International said Wednesday that it #39;s conducting a trial of super-fast wireless broadband gear from Flarion Technologies, giving the New Jersey start-up its first step into the European broadband market. | 3 |
Study: Spammers use e-mail ID to gain legitimacy With few junk e-mail filters supporting a protocol for verifying the source address of digital messages, spammers have adopted it themselves as a way to appear more legitimate, stated a report released on Wednesday. | 3 |
Sybase Offering Flagship Database For Linux Officials at Sybase (Quote, Chart) are jumping on the database giveaway bandwagon with an offering tailored to the Linux community. | 3 |
Mars Was Watery for Eons Sept. 8, 2004 - Mars may be cold, dry and dusty today but it once had a watery climate that lasted for much of its history, according to a study published in the British science journal Nature on Thursday. | 3 |
Sasser kid charged with computer sabotage The self-confessed author of the infamous Sasser worm has been charged with computer sabotage. Sven Jaschan, 18, was arrested in the village of Waffensen near Rotenburg, in northern Germany, in connection | 3 |
U.S. Deaths in Iraq Top 1,000, Aid Groups Eye Exit BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Dozens of international aid agencies considered quitting Iraq on Wednesday following the abduction of two Italian women, and as the U.S. military death toll rose above 1,000. | 0 |
World-Klinsmann encouraged by brave draw with Brazil New Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann said he was encouraged by his team #39;s brave 1-1 draw with world champions Brazil in a friendly international on Wednesday. | 1 |
Soccer: Del Piero answers critics by steering Italy to narrow win CHISINAU : Italy #39;s 2006 World Cup campaign gathered momentum despite a scrappy 1-0 win away to Group Five rivals Moldova. The Italians, who failed to reach the knockout stages of Euro 2004, should have had | 1 |
Switzerland and Ireland share spoils Ireland drew 1-1 with Switzerland in their World Cup qualifier to partially avenge a defeat to the hosts before Euro 2004. A 2-0 defeat to the Swiss in the same city last October ended Ireland #39;s | 1 |
Left-hander hopes to start Saturday Atlanta Braves: Left-hander Mike Hampton was not able to pitch for the Braves on Wednesday, still bothered by a stiff neck that kept him out of his scheduled start Monday. | 1 |
Matsui breaks out of slump as Yankees thrash Rays NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui produced three hits with two RBIs Tuesday and snapped an 0-for-16 slump, helping the Yankees crush the Devil Rays 11-2. | 1 |
BYU doesn #39;t renew contracts of men #39;s, women #39;s athletic directors PROVO, Utah - Brigham Young University revamped its athletic department Wednesday, but said the move was made after a months-long internal review rather than as a reaction to the recent sexual abuse allegations that have rocked the steadfast Mormon | 1 |
Russian Cyclist Menchov Wins Tour of Spain 5th Stage Russian cyclist Denis Menchov has won the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain and US Postal service rider Manuel Beltran of Spain has taken the overall lead. | 1 |
U.S. Piles Pressure on Sudan with New U.N. Measure UNITED NATIONS/KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - The United States piled pressure on Sudan Wednesday to accept a more powerful monitoring force in Darfur with a new U.N. draft resolution threatening sanctions on its oil industry. | 0 |
Envoy Calls Russia #39;s Threats Dangerous A London-based Chechen rebel representative said Wednesday that Russia #39;s threats to attack terrorists around the world amount to a warning to European countries that Russian forces | 0 |
US Sees No Immediate Push for Sanctions on Iran The Bush administration does not plan to seek immediate sanctions against Tehran even if it succeeds in getting Iran #39;s nuclear program referred | 0 |
MINE FIRE KILLS 19 IN TURKEY A huge fire has swept through a copper mine in northern killing at least 19 workers and injuring another 17 according to local officials. | 0 |
Confusion Over Fate of French Hostages in Iraq Confusion surrounded the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a new purported statement from the kidnappers denied they had demanded a \$5 million ransom or set a 48-hour deadline. | 0 |
Milosevic #39;s new defense may curb his offense THE HAGUE The ghosts that have long threatened Slobodan Milosevic have finally appeared in court, fundamentally altering the war crimes trial of the former Yugoslav president. | 0 |
UN welcomes India-Pakistan talks UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Wednesday urged further dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve issues, including the question of Jammu and Kashmir. | 0 |
Typhoon Songda Lashes North Japan, 30 Reported Dead A weakening Typhoon Songda lashed northern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Wednesday after carving a trail of destruction in wide areas, with media reports saying | 0 |
Afghans remember slain anti-Taliban commander amid tight security Some 20,000 Afghans paid tribute Wednesday to slain anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massood, packing a stadium in Kabul ringed with security to guard against attacks by the still-active Islamic militia. | 0 |
Ex-Banker Quattrone Gets 18 Months Prison NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former investment banker Frank Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for obstructing probes into suspected kickbacks involving some of the hottest stock offerings of the 1990s. | 2 |
Greenspan: Economy Regaining Traction WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is pulling out of a June soft patch and picking up steam, Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday in remarks economists saw as cementing a September interest-rate rise. | 2 |
NBA Wrap: Kidd Returns, Lifts Nets to Victory NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jason Kidd returned to the New Jersey lineup and assisted on Richard Jefferson's game winning basket with 7.1 seconds left as the Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 88-86 in NBA play Monday in East Rutherford. | 1 |
Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs ATLANTA (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DAL.N</A> said on Wednesday it would cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its work force, over the next 18 months and drop Dallas/Fort Worth as a hub as it tries to avert bankruptcy. | 2 |
U.S. Open Apologizes to Serena After Overrule Error NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Open organizers have apologized to Serena Williams for a controversial line call in her quarter-final loss to Jennifer Capriati on Tuesday. | 1 |
Italy plays role of Europe's immigration gatekeeper Italy wants the rest of the Continent to stiffen border patrols and asylum guidelines. | 0 |
Cold Winter Seen Boosting Heating Demand NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. winter will be longer and slightly colder than the last, private forecasters say, spelling a spike in heating oil and natural gas demand even as high oil prices drive up the cost of heating. | 2 |
Not a Pretty Picture for Avon, Stock Down NEW YORK (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AVP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AVP.N</A>, the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, on Wednesday forecast a slide of as much as 10 percent in U.S. operating profit as it grapples with weaker sales of key beauty items. | 2 |
U.S. Stocks Slip as Profit Warnings Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after several companies issued profit warnings, while Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's remarks that the economy was pulling out of a summer soft patch did little to quell expectations for a rate hike later this month. | 2 |
Treasuries Rise on Greenspan's Remarks NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury prices bounced higher on Wednesday after Fed Chief Alan Greenspan proved less enthusiastic about U.S. economic growth prospects than many investors had foreseen. | 2 |
Economic Growth Slowed in Many Regions WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While the U.S. economy continued to grow in late July and August, growth slowed in several regions as household spending softened, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Soldiers Detain 14 Iraqis, 10 Bomb Makers (AP) AP - U.S. troops captured 14 Iraqis, including 10 wanted for making explosive devices to attack coalition forces, the military said Tuesday. | 0 |
Texas Instruments Trims Revenue Estimates SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TXN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TXN.N</A>, the largest maker of chips for cell phones, trimmed its third-quarter revenue outlook on Wednesday as customers worked off inventories of unsold chips, making it the second major chip supplier to pare third-quarter expectations. | 2 |
Dolphins Acquire RB Gordon from Rams Davie, Fla. (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins bolstered their depleted running corps on Wednesday, acquiring running back Lamar Gordon from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for a 2005 third-round draft pick. | 1 |
15 U.S. Agencies Told to Share Earth Data (AP) AP - The White House on Wednesday told 15 federal agencies to better share scientific data about the Earth among themselves and with other nations. | 3 |
Quattrone Gets 18-Month Sentence A federal judge slammed former Wall Street banking star Frank P. Quattrone Wednesday with an 18-month prison sentence for obstructing a federal securities investigation, ruling that the investment banker lied on the stand during his trial. | 2 |
Plants - the Silent Witnesses to Crime (Reuters) Reuters - Microscopic traces of pollen\are increasingly being used by world police forces to track\down both victims and offenders, a British conference heard on\Wednesday. | 3 |
SA drops WMD violations charges Nuclear trafficking charges against the owner of a South African engineering plant are dropped. | 0 |
Guantanamo prisoner to be freed A tribunal rules for the first time that a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay should be freed. | 0 |
Wall Street star Quattrone jailed Frank Quattrone, once one of Wall Street's most celebrated bankers, is jailed for obstruction of justice. | 2 |
Reporters on the Job You Say You Want a Revolution? Staff writer Howard LaFranchi was back in Baghdad #39;s Sadr City neighborhood Wednesday (see story) where he worked during a reporting stint in Iraq last fall. | 0 |
Space Probe Fails to Deploy Chute, Slams into Earth (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, UTAH \ -- A NASA spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the Utah desert this \ morning, putting a disastrous end to a years-long mission to bring back samples \ of the Sun. | 3 |
Cubesats: Tiny Spacecraft, Huge Payoffs (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - LOGAN, UTAH -- Experts say \ the big news in spacecraft building involves ultra-small CubeSats. | 3 |
New batteries aid climate battle \A new generation of rechargeable lithium batteries could reduce global warming, a leading expert says. | 0 |
Kerry, Sharpening Criticism of Bush, Lists Costs of Iraq War John Kerry said today that because of poor administration planning the war had cost taxpayers \$200 billion. | 0 |
Fed Chief Hints at More Interest Rate Rises Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that economic expansion had "regained some traction," and suggested that the central bank would stick to its plan of gradually raising interest rates. | 2 |
Kerry Links Iraq War, U.S. Economic Woes WASHINGTON - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a "catastrophic choice" that so far has drained \$200 billion in needed resources at home... | 0 |
Stocks Drop After Greenspan Testimony NEW YORK - Investors adopted a wait-and-see attitude on the economy, despite Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment, and bid stocks modestly lower Wednesday as Wall Street waits for better economic and earnings news. While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, investors looked past his congressional testimony, focusing instead on uncertainty about the health of the economy, third-quarter earnings pre-announcements and fiscal policy... | 0 |
Genesis Space Capsule Crashes in Utah DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for three years gathering potential clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth and cracked open Wednesday, exposing its collection of solar atoms to contamination. Flight engineers suspect a set of tiny explosives failed to trigger the capsule's parachutes, and the capsule slammed into the Utah desert at 193 mph... | 0 |
At Least Nine Killed by Hurricane Ivan ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada with ferocious winds, causing "incalculable damage" and killing at least nine people as it turned concrete homes into rubble and hurled hundreds of the island's landmark red zinc roofs through the air, officials said Wednesday... | 0 |
Eagles Extend Coach's Contract Four Years PHILADELPHIA - Andy Reid sold hot dogs to supplement his income as an assistant coach at San Francisco State 20 years ago. Reid can afford to buy out that hot dog vendor now... | 0 |
Bush Visits Fla., Gives \$2B in Relief Aid FORT PIERCE, Fla. - President Bush on Wednesday helped distribute bottled water, bags of ice, food and \$2 billion in federal aid to hurricane-battered residents of this vital electoral state... | 0 |
Bacall Balks After Kidman Called 'Legend' LONDON - How old is a movie legend? Definitely older than 37-year-old Nicole Kidman, according to screen veteran Lauren Bacall. Bacall became irritated during an interview with Britain's GMTV Wednesday when the younger actress was described as "a legend." "She's not a legend," Bacall said, cutting off interviewer Jenni Falconer in mid-sentence... | 0 |
Astros Beat Reds 5-2 for 12th Straight Win Roger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list, and the Houston Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Wednesday and tie a team record with their 12th straight win. | 1 |
Browns' Winslow Buys Dad's Jersey Number Kellen Winslow Jr. already had his Hall of Fame father's soft hands. Now he's got his number, too. | 1 |
Russia Offers Bounty for Chechen Rebels Russia's top general threatened on Wednesday to attack "terrorist bases" anywhere in the world, as security services put a \$10 million bounty on two Chechen rebels they blame for last week's school siege. | 0 |
Musharraf takes Blair into confidence LONDON: President General Pervez Musharraf has succeeded in persuading British Prime Minister Tony Blair about the severity of Kashmir and Palestine disputes. | 0 |
Intel looks to fend off AMD with new 2006 chipset <strong>Exclusive</strong> Blackford confirmed | 3 |
<em>Register</em> accused of publishing lies! <strong>FoTW</strong> A small, but perfectly formed, flame | 3 |
Microsoft Puts Fingerprint Readers Into Hardware SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">MSFT.O</A> on Wednesday unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log on to personal computers and Web sites. | 3 |
House Panel OKs Copyright, Spyware Bills WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers who secretly install "spyware" on others' computers and Internet users who copy movies and music without permission could face up to three years in prison under bills that advanced in Congress on Wednesday. | 3 |
Panel Moves Against Spyware, Net Piracy People who illegally share copyrighted music and movies over the Internet could be jailed for up to five years under a bill approved by a powerful congressional panel Wednesday.\<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Cystic fibrosis stem cells made \The first human stem cell line with the mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been developed by UK researchers. | 3 |
U.S. Faces Growing Feral Cat Problem Millions of feral cats #151;domestic animals that have become wild #151;are said to be running free throughout the U.S., threatening birds and public health. | 3 |
Poachers Target Musk Deer for Perfumes, Medicines Musk has been used in perfume and traditional remedies for 5,000 years. But now the deer that secretes the valuable substance is becoming threatened across its range. | 3 |
Motions in Nearby Galaxy Cluster Reveal Hidden Superstructure Chandra X-Ray Observatory -- A nearby galaxy cluster is facing an intergalactic headwind as it is pulled by an underlying superstructure of dark matter, according to new evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Astronomers think that most of the matter in the universe is concentrated in long large filaments of dark matter and that galaxy clusters are formed where these filaments intersect... | 3 |
Stocks Lower After Greenspan Testimony Investors focused instead on uncertainty about the health of the economy, third-quarter earnings pre-announcements, and fiscal policy. | 2 |
Ex-Banker Quattrone Gets 18 Months Prison Former investment banker Frank Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for obstructing probes | 2 |
Consumer Borrowing Jumps by 6.4 Percent Consumers stepped up their borrowing in July by the largest amount since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. | 2 |
Cullen makes monetary gaffe Finance Minister Michael Cullen has made an embarrassing gaffe by apparently announcing the Reserve Bank #39;s decision to raise interest rates a day early. | 2 |
Genesis capsule carrying solar dust crashes WASHINGTON : NASA #39;s Genesis capsule slammed into the Utah desert after its parachutes failed, leaving scientists unsure if they could retrieve the bits of solar dust captured on its three-year mission. | 3 |
Nokia 9300 QWERTY Communicator The Nokia 9300 is a high-end smartphone for business users, it runs on the Symbian Series 80 OS and has a full sized QWERTY keyboard waiting to be flipped open. | 3 |
Teenager indicted over Sasser computer worm Verden - German prosecutors on Wednesday indicted an 18-year-old student on suspicion of creating the Sasser computer worm that paralysed millions of computers around the world last year. | 3 |
Del Piero recalled for Italy Azzurri manager Marcelo Lippi has confirmed that Alessandro del Piero is one of five new faces to face Moldova in the World Cup qualifier in Chisinau. | 1 |
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