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US Vows No Double Standards Over South Korea #39;s Nuclear Admissions GENEVA, Sept 10 (AFP) - The United States will treat South Korea in the same way as any other country that conducts secret nuclear research if such a case is made by the UN atomic agency, the top US arms official said on Friday. | 0 |
FCC adds spectrum for 3G services The Federal Communications Commission Thursday (Sept. 9) added spectrum to be used for advanced wireless services (AWS) such as 3G data services. | 3 |
Yahoo! to Host Apprentice Web Site September 10, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report by CNet, Internet portal Yahoo! (yahoo.com) said on Thursday that it will produce, sell advertising and provide Web hosting services for the official Web site of The Apprentice. | 3 |
Some Lexmark, Dell Printers May Present Electrical Hazard Approximately 40,000 laser printers manufactured by Lexmark International Inc. were recalled this week, according to a statement released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). | 3 |
Golf: Sindelar Leads Canadian Open US golfer Joey Sindelar has shot a 5-under-par, 66 in the rain-delayed first round of the Canadian Open in Oakville, Canada, the last PGA Tour event before the Ryder Cup. | 1 |
Germans Arrested in South Africa on Nuclear Charges A South African court on Thursday charged two German men who live in the country with illegally exporting equipment used to enrich uranium needed to make nuclear weapons. | 0 |
Union Struggles To Contain Turkey Accession Debate The European Commission #39;s carefully choreographed strategy to keep internal debate over Turkish accession silent until 6 October, when an initial decision must be made, is coming unraveled. | 0 |
Qwest to Settle with SEC for \$250 Million Qwest Communications International Inc. (QN: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to pay \$250 million to settle financial and disclosure fraud charges, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. | 2 |
Russian Troops Fled from Siege School Claim Locals Russian soldiers fled as shooting broke out in the violence that ended the school siege and unprepared special forces were forced to borrow bullets from armed locals ,it was claimed today. | 0 |
Disney's Eisner to Step Down in Sept 2006 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Friday said he will step down from the media conglomerate in 2006, aiming to end his two-decade reign on his own terms after a shareholder revolt nearly cut it short earlier this year. | 2 |
Qwest to Settle with SEC for \$250 Million WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=Q.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">Q.N</A> has agreed to pay \$250 million to settle financial and disclosure fraud charges, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. | 2 |
Mild El Nino Developing in Pacific (AP) AP - A mild El Nino is developing in the Pacific Ocean, climate experts said Friday. El Ninos can affect weather in other areas, sometimes worldwide. | 3 |
Oil Slides, Hurricane Has Market on Edge NEW YORK (Reuters) - World oil prices fell nearly \$2 a barrel on Friday as dealers took profits from a recent rally, but the market remained on edge as powerful Hurricane Ivan thrashed through the Caribbean on a track toward the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico. | 2 |
Locusts Menace Quarter of West Africa Crops-Experts (Reuters) Reuters - West Africa may lose up to a quarter\of its grain harvest this year if the worst locust infestation\for 15 years is not brought under control, regional agriculture\experts warned. | 3 |
Producer Prices Drop, Trade Gap Narrows WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices dropped unexpectedly last month as the cost of gasoline plunged and prices of food and vehicles fell, according to a government report on Friday that showed inflation pressures under wraps. | 2 |
Hiding Genome Data Won't Protect Us, Experts Say (Reuters) Reuters - Making the genetic codes of\dangerous pathogens a secret will not save anyone from\bioterrorism and may make the population vulnerable to attacks\from Mother Nature, scientists said on Thursday. | 3 |
Creditors KO Delta's Bid to Change Debt NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DAL.N</A> on Friday said a group of bond holders refused to change the terms of their securities, adding to the headwinds the airline faces as it struggles to avoid bankruptcy. | 2 |
Bean Poses Re-Election Dilemma for Crane (AP) AP - Melissa Bean hands out seat cushions that spell out the reason Democrats think she can beat veteran Rep. Phil Crane on Nov. 2. They read: "Crane. The Original Seat Warmer. So many years ... so few accomplishments." | 0 |
Likely First Photo of Planet Beyond the Solar System (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A group of European-led \ astronomers has made a photograph of what appears to be a planet orbiting another \ star. If so, it would be the first confirmed picture of a world beyond our solar \ system. | 3 |
Circulation Scandal Costs Tribune Co More NEW YORK (Reuters) - Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TRB.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TRB.N</A>, embroiled in a scandal over inflated circulation figures, on Friday further cut circulation numbers at two New York newspapers and said it will take a charge of as much as \$60 million. | 2 |
Genesis Capsule a 'Mangled Mess' (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - TOOELE, UTAH -- Its not \ the kind of "breaking news" that NASA wanted. | 3 |
Frances Destroys Sea Turtle Nests (AP) AP - Hurricane Frances destroyed thousands of sea turtle nests as the storm tore through their most important beaches in the middle of the nesting season, biologists said. | 3 |
Delta, US Air Stocks Drop Investors pulled back from shares of major air carriers Friday as concerns loomed that US Airways Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. might soon declare bankruptcy, in what would mark yet another major setback to the embattled industry. | 2 |
Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Gaza Raid GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli army kept up pressure in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing three Palestinians as forces sealed off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish holiday season in Israel. | 0 |
Goodyear to Cut 340 Jobs, Take Charge Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. said\on Friday it will cut 340 jobs in its engineered products and\chemical units as part of its cost-reduction efforts, resulting\in a third-quarter charge. | 2 |
Enron gets go ahead to sell pipes Failed US energy giant Enron is given permission by a federal judge to sell off its last remaining asset - its natural gas pipelines. | 2 |
Alcoa announces a profits warning US aluminium giant Alcoa warns its third quarter profits will fall below expectations, blaming restructuring costs, a fire and a strike. | 2 |
MS risk 'linked to birth month' Children born in May have an increased risk of going on to develop multiple sclerosis, research has suggested. | 0 |
Rogue lawyer 'guilty' in QXL case QXL Ricardo, the UK's version of internet auction site Ebay, scores a victory in its bid to win back control of its "stolen" Polish arm. | 2 |
Genesis data 'retrieved intact' Scientists are now optimistic some valuable data can be salvaged from the wrecked capsule of the solar mission. | 0 |
Cheney tempers criticism of Kerry Dick Cheney backs away from comments that warned of another terror attack if John Kerry is elected president. | 0 |
Pakistani women 'must not hide' Concealing women in the home is a backward view of Islam, the leader of Pakistan tells the BBC. | 0 |
Mubarak son raises public profile Posters of the Egyptian president's son, Gamal Mubarak, fuel rumours he is being groomed for succession. | 0 |
Qwest Is Said to Pay \$250 Million in S.E.C. Settlement Qwest has agreed to pay \$250 million to settle financial and disclosure fraud charges, a source familiar with the matter said today. | 2 |
U.S. Deserter Leaves Army Base for New Life in Japan MANO, 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 hometown. | 0 |
Tribune to Take \$60 Million Charge in Circulation Scandal Newspaper publisher Tribune, embroiled in a scandal over inflated circulation figures, today also further cut circulation numbers at two New York newspapers. | 2 |
Toys "R" Trump It's <i>Apprentice</i> night, and three Motley Fools are glued to the tube for episode one. | 2 |
Airline Eliminates Check-In Hassle Hawaiian Airlines now offers baggage pickup from your home, office, or anywhere. | 2 |
Airstrike said to kill 50 at suspected Qaeda site PAKISTAN WANA -- Pakistani warplanes pummeled a suspected Al Qaeda training facility near the border with Afghanistan yesterday, flattening a vast mud-brick compound and killing at least 50 fighters, the military said. The assault was among the fiercest in months of fighting in the border region, considered a possible hideout for Osama bin Laden and his deputy, who are still ... | 0 |
NATO bolsters presence for Afghan election BRUSSELS -- Nearly 2,000 NATO troops, including two quot;rapid response quot; battalions from Spain and Italy, began arriving in Afghanistan this week to strengthen the international military presence there in time for the Oct. 9 presidential election, NATO officials said. | 0 |
Answers in the Margins By just looking at operating margins, investors can find profitable industry leaders. | 2 |
Russian Leader Promises Open Inquiry Into Terror Attack In an unusual retreat, Vladimir V. Putin today promised an open inquiry into the slaughter of hostages at a school. | 0 |
Game On for Take-Two Profits may disappoint, but revenue strength is evidence that the game company is a relevant player. | 2 |
Ashworth's Beyond the Fairway The leading golf wear designer is looking to expand its sports apparel reach. | 2 |
Jamaicans Flee As Ivan Approaches; 33 Dead KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan's deadly winds and monstrous waves bore down on Jamaica on Friday, threatening a direct hit on its densely populated capital after ravaging Grenada and killing at least 33 people. The Jamaican government ordered the evacuation of half a million people from coastal areas, where rains on Ivan's outer edges were already flooding roads... | 0 |
'Hawaii Five-0' May Become a Movie HONOLULU - Warner Bros. reportedly intends to make a film based on the old "Hawaii Five-0" TV series... | 0 |
Stocks Mixed Despite Good News on Prices NEW YORK - Investors concerned about third quarter earnings looked past a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue chips dropped on profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc... | 0 |
Eisner to Retire As Disney CEO in 2006 LOS ANGELES - Michael Eisner, who helped transform The Walt Disney Co. into a media powerhouse, but has come under increasing pressure recently to improve the company's lagging performance, will retire after more than two decades as CEO, the company said Friday... | 0 |
Stocks Mixed on Alcoa, Visteon Warnings NEW YORK - Investors concerned about third quarter earnings looked past a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue chips dropped on profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc... | 0 |
Government Hungry for TV's Airwaves (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Federal regulators are stepping up their pressure on television stations to give up billions of dollars worth of airwaves in major markets around the country, saying the spectrum is urgently needed by local public safety officials. | 3 |
'Thinking Cap' Controls Computer in New Experiment (Reuters) Reuters - Four people were able to control a\computer using their thoughts and an electrode-studded\"thinking cap," U.S. researchers reported on Monday. | 3 |
Education Helping Seniors Get Online (AP) AP - Wadia Bajoka, a 71-year-old Iraqi immigrant, enjoys knitting, gardening, and baking pungent meat pies that she presents to guests in an old-fashioned display of hospitality. | 3 |
Samarra May Be Key to Handling Iraq Cities (AP) AP - For two months, this historic city of commerce and culture was a "no-go" zone for American troops, firmly in the grip of religious extremists, some linked to al-Qaida. During that time, residents say they endured a reign of terror, where gunmen snatched men from their homes and killed at least 10 of them as American spies. | 0 |
Phone Vendors Team Up To Deliver Mobile TV (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Five of the world's top mobile-phone manufacturers are joining forces on\the delivery of TV broadcasts to handsets, opening yet another\opportunity for content providers and hoping to drive demand for\next-generation wireless devices and services. | 3 |
Brodeur Hopes to Play Despite Sore Wrist (AP) AP - Goaltender Martin Brodeur has a sore wrist but hopes to play for Canada on Saturday against the Czech Republic in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals. | 1 |
Web Data Transfer to Handsets Made Easier (AP) AP - Have you ever gone online to get driving directions, only to leave the printout behind? Have you made movie plans, but forgot to jot down the show times? Or do you simply need an easy way to feed phone numbers to your cell phone? | 3 |
Alta ex-alderwoman gets conditional sentence for fabricating stalking stories (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (CP) - Dar Heatherington, the former alderwoman who made headlines last year when she mysteriously disappeared in Montana, was given a 20-month conditional sentence Friday for fabricating tales of being stalked. | 0 |
IBM Debuts Stinger Database Software (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Next week IBM (NYSE: IBM) will make its latest autonomic-computing creation -- DB2 Universal Database, aka "Stinger" -- generally available. | 3 |
Knowles, Nestor Win Open Men's Doubles (AP) AP - Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won their first U.S. Open doubles title by beating Leander Paes and David Rikl 6-3, 6-3 Friday. | 1 |
Suddenly, It's AMD Inside (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - For 35 years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. stood in the shadow of archrival Intel Corp. AMD churned out lower-priced clones of the tech leader's chips and occasionally enjoyed a hit that helped boost its meager profits. But bad times easily outweighed the good. Again and again, Intel used its manufacturing muscle and pricing power to stymie AMD's ambitions, preventing it from gaining a foothold in lucrative markets such as servers and corporate PCs. | 3 |
College Basketball: Illinois, UConn Cruise; Virginia Upset CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Luther Head had a game-high 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 along with nine assists as top-ranked Illinois cruised to a 78-59 victory over in-state foe Chicago State at Assembly Hall. | 1 |
AP Poll: Bush Holds Lead Over Kerry (AP) AP - President Bush opens the fall campaign with a slight lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry, an Associated Press poll shows, as voters express growing confidence in the direction of the country and the performance of the incumbent. | 0 |
New powers needed to fight terrorism, Australia's counter-terror chief says (AFP) AFP - The head of Australia's major counter-terrorism force has called for extra powers to face increasing threats and warned terrorists are using new technology to wreak havoc far outside their own countries. | 0 |
AP Poll: Bush Holds Lead Over Kerry WASHINGTON - President Bush opens the fall campaign with a slight lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry, an Associated Press poll shows, as voters express growing confidence in the direction of the country and the performance of the incumbent... | 0 |
Yellow Roadway Receives \$500M Credit Line Yellow Roadway Corp. said Friday that it received a five-year, \$500 million credit line from JP Morgan Chase amp; Co. The less-than-truckload shipping company, which consolidates freight from multiple customers | 2 |
Juncker Gets Post As #39;Mr. Euro #39; European finance ministers Friday named Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to be quot;Mr. Euro, quot; a job intended to give the 12 countries using the common currency a single, stronger voice. | 2 |
IPaq users report trouble with Skype Skype Technologies introduced version 1.0 of its Internet telephony application for Pocket PCs on Thursday, but the first non-beta release of the software does not work well on all Pocket PCs, users report. | 3 |
Marlins shift games versus Expos to US Cellular Field Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Due to the approach of Hurricane Ivan in the South Florida area, the Marlins have rescheduled two of their contests against the Montreal Expos slated for next week to US Cellular Field in Chicago. | 1 |
Open-Knowles and Nestor win men #39;s doubles at US Open Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Daniel Nestor of Canada claimed their second grand slam title when they beat Leander Paes and David Rikl 6-3 6-3 to win the men #39;s doubles at the US Open. | 1 |
Blues re-sign D Backman, four others ----- ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Blues on Friday re-signed defenseman Christian Backman, goaltenders Curtis Sanford and Chris Beckford-Tseu and forwards Erkki Rajamaki and Konstantin Zakharov. | 1 |
Compete against your friends, SI experts and celebrities in this <b>...</b> On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs kept rubbing his eyes when he spoke after practice, as if in need of a late afternoon nap. On Friday, his answers were short and void of any emotion. | 1 |
Ferocious Ivan bears down on Jamaica Heavy rain and winds have begun to lash Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan roared closer, after ravaging Grenada and killing 27 people on a track that could make it the third big storm in a month to hit Florida. | 0 |
Iran condemns bomb attack in Indonesia Tehran (IRNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi condemned here Thursday the deadly car bombing attack outside Australia #39;s embassy in Jakarta that killed and injured innocent people. | 0 |
Iran absolutely will not engage in nuclear weapons program: EU The European Union welcomes Iran #39;s new offer to suspend sensitive nuclear activities, saying Tehran should be given a few more months to comply before any tougher action, the Netherlands said on Thursday. | 0 |
Chechens Blamed In Russian Siege Russia #39;s foreign minister said Friday that Chechen rebel warlord Shamil Basayev directed the hostage-taking raid on a school in southern Russia last week and that Arab militants participated in the attack. | 0 |
Sprint, AT T Settle Credit Law Violation Claims Sprint and AT T will pay nearly \$1.5 million in civil penalties to settle government claims that the companies violated federal credit laws for customers seeking telephone service. | 3 |
Web Aids Search for the Right -- or Left -- Mate The run-up to the U.S.\presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of\Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or\Ms. Right ... or Left. | 3 |
Poverty, Persecution Stalk Many Indigenous Peoples Indigenous issues are receiving more political attention worldwide, but many observers say most indigenous people remain mired in poverty. Dwindling land remains a chief cause, experts say. | 3 |
Toronto Taps Lake Ontario to Stay Cool Seeking relief from urban heat, Toronto has tapped into Lake Ontario's frigid depths to cool downtown office buildings. The "waste" is used as drinking water. | 3 |
Gravel-Gel-Soil Gives City Trees Room to Grow Trees bring both comfort and measurable benefits to urban environments. The problem is that roots don't flourish under pavement. Now scientists think they have a solution. | 3 |
Extinctions Could Have Domino Effect, Study Says A new study estimates that if the nearly 12,200 animals and plants currently listed as threatened or endangered disappear, another 6,300 "affiliate" species could also be lost. | 3 |
Earth's Magnetic Field Is Fading Earth's magnetic field is reportedly about 10 percent weaker today than it was when a German mathematician first started keeping tabs on it in 1845. So should we worry? | 3 |
NASA Scientists Hopeful of Salvaging Genesis By PAUL FOY SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- NASA scientists said Friday they had recovered some intact materials from the wreckage of the Genesis space capsule that crashed this week and were hopeful that the mission to gather solar atoms could be salvaged. "We should be able to meet many, if not all, of our science goals," said physicist Roger C... | 3 |
Customers bemoan changes in Quicken 2005 The new version of the personal finance program drops support for a widely used file format. | 3 |
Bush: Iraq Elections Must Take Place As Scheduled consulting with Iraqi Interim President Ghazi al-Yawar and Jordan #39;s King Abdullah. President #39;s Bush #39;s message throughout | 0 |
Briefly: Melinda Gates joins Washington Post board roundup Plus: The Woz has got game...Opera browsing, as seen on TV...EdgeStream introduces IPTV platform...Dolby, Intel sound off for developers. | 3 |
Melinda Gates joins Washington Post board The wife of Microsoft head Bill Gates has been elected to the board of directors of the media conglomerate. | 3 |
Report: Learning is key to grid success Grid computing looks to have a promising future--if vendors can continue to educate IT departments about its benefits. | 3 |
The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job plea But the antivirus community wrinkles its nose at the notion of a worm as curriculum vitae. | 3 |
US resists Kyoto talks as climate summit begins With two months to go before the Kyoto Protocol starts operating, the 10th United Nations conference on climate change conference is underway in Argentina. | 0 |
Some iPaq users report trouble with Skype Skype Technologies SA introduced version 1.0 of its Internet telephony application for Pocket PCs on Thursday, but the first non-beta release of the software does not work well on all Pocket PCs, users report. | 3 |
Court rules against state Web-blocking law WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block Web sites the state's prosecuting attorneys deem to be child pornography has been reversed by a U.S. federal court, with the judge ruling the law violated free speech rights. | 3 |
Intel offers few details on dual-core plans SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp.'s dual-core strategy for mobile processors became a little clearer this week at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, but questions remain about the company's plans for bringing dual-core designs to its desktop and low-end server chips. | 3 |
Gartner: Ignore Longhorn and stick with XP Microsoft Corp. may choose never to release its vaunted and long-overdue project WinFS, following its removal from the next version of Windows, according to analysts Gartner Inc. | 3 |
Bankruptcy looms as US Airways seeks last-ditch cost savings US Airways Group scrambled to find cost savings to avoid tumbling back into bankruptcy, an event industry analysts warn could come as early as this weekend. | 2 |
Brazil Debt Rating Raised by Moody #39;s on Export Growth (Update2) Brazil #39;s debt rating was raised by Moody #39;s Investors Service for the first time since 2000 as a surge in exports gives the country more hard currency to pay its foreign bonds. | 2 |
Singh: Golf is #39;all I know #39; As a youngster in Fiji, Vijay Singh tried many sports, but golf was the one that captured is imagination and led him on a journey that reached a peak this week when he became the No. | 1 |
EU trio toughen stance on Iran nuke plan-diplomats France, Britain and Germany have toughened their stance on Iran #39;s nuclear programme, demanding that Tehran halt all parts of the atomic fuel cycle that can | 0 |
Blogger is now surprisingly cool Blogger is now surprisingly cool\\I have had a love hate relation with Googles Blogger service. I started blogging with it. It just stopped working for me one day and I moved on. But since then I have had minor brushes with the updates that Google added with time and it ... | 3 |
Pakistani women #39;must not hide #39; Hiding women away in the home hidden behind veils is a backward view of Islam, President Musharraf of Pakistan has said during a visit to Britain. | 0 |
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