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Ivan begins lashing Jamaica Waves two-stories high and torrential rains flooded eastern Jamaica and punishing winds knocked down trees and power lines as Hurricane Ivan slammed coastal areas | 0 |
9/11: NY port authority sues Saudi Arabia The New York port authority has decided to join a lawsuit charging Saudi Arabia with providing financial assistance to the Osama bin Laden-led Al Qaeda. | 0 |
Calpers calls on company to outline succession plan NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- After winning a battle to keep his job earlier this year, Michael Eisner said he #39;ll end two decades at Walt Disney Co. | 2 |
Internet #39;overlay #39; could boost performance The internet could be made more secure, reliable and powerful by overlaying new networking technology on top of the existing backbone, according to the world #39;s leading microchip maker, Intel. | 3 |
James fumbles away Colts #39; chances Not once, but twice Edgerrin James thought that his knee had touched the ground, that he had put the Indianapolis Colts in a position to score points. | 1 |
Ivan Spurs Jamaica Evacuations; Florida Declared Emergency Area Hurricane Ivan, with winds of 155 miles per hour, forced evacuations in Jamaica as it moved on a track toward Cuba and Florida, where residents braced for the third powerful storm to hit the state in a month. | 0 |
Court Rules Against Pennsylvania Law That Curbs Child-Pornography Sites The decision is a victory for free speech and Internet-rights advocates who argued that although the law was well-intentioned, its effects were unconstitutional. | 3 |
Finley Leads Dodgers to Win Over Cardinals (AP) AP - Steve Finley did it again. Finley drove in the go-ahead run for the third consecutive game, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. | 1 |
Former President Clinton helps launch new Internet search engine Former president Bill Clinton on Monday joined executives of an Internet start-up to help launch a new search engine that the company says will be more efficient than Google or Yahoo! | 2 |
Settlement by Halliburton short of standard A Dallas judge blocked the settlement of a shareholder lawsuit against Halliburton, saying the deal does not appear to be fair and reasonable. | 2 |
AUDIT BUREAU FAILS BIG TEST Newsday #39;s under a lot of pressure - but so is the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the agency charged with verifying circulation for the newspaper industry. | 2 |
Alaska layoffs violate contract, mechanics claim The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association blasted Alaska Air Group Inc. yesterday over its plan to cut roughly 900 jobs, saying the effort violates its contract and quot;flies in the face quot; of past calls to improve in-house maintenance. | 2 |
Leander-Rikl lose in US Open doubles finals New Delhi: India #39;s tennis ace Leander Paes partnering David Rikl of Czech Republic lost to third-seeded pair of Mark Knowles (Bahamas) and Daniel Nestor (Canada) 3-6, 3-6 in the men #39;s doubles US Open championship in New York. | 1 |
Drivers hope to cut to the Chase The grip on the steering wheel will be a little tighter, aggressions will run a little higher and emotions will be flowing stronger than ever. | 1 |
NL Roundup: Marlins split with Cubs Eleven months after winning two consecutive at Wrigley Field to take the pennant, the Florida Marlins returned yesterday and split a doubleheader with Chicago. | 1 |
Angels 7, White Sox 5 Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and Vladimir Guerrero had a three-run homer, leading the Anaheim Angels to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. | 1 |
Police Step Up Hunt for Embassy Bombers Indonesian authorities stepped up their hunt today for the alleged masterminds behind the bomb attack on the Australian embassy, as Australias police chief warned that another suicide squad was at large - and may be planning more attacks. | 0 |
Pain Still Raw 6 Months After Madrid Bombs (AP) AP - The makeshift memorials of flowers, candles and children's drawings are gone. So are the black ribbons that hung from balconies and windows as symbols of mourning from one hellish day. | 0 |
NL Wrap: Rookie Helps Pirates Hand Astros a Loss (Reuters) Reuters - Rookie John Van Benschoten pitched\eight strong innings to seize his first major league victory,\powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Houston Astros 6-1 in\the National League (NL) Friday. | 1 |
Pakistan minister thinks bin Laden is dead (AFP) AFP - Pakistan's information minister said on the eve of the third anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was probably dead. | 0 |
Soldier confesses to Iraq abuses A US soldier pleads guilty before a court martial in Baghdad to maltreating prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail. | 0 |
Eisner Will End Reign at Disney Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner, who survived a takeover bid and a shareholder rebellion aimed at his ouster earlier this year, announced plans yesterday to retire in 2006 | 2 |
Eisner, Mickey to split Embattled Disney chief Michael Eisner is finally saying goodbye to Mickey Mouse and the Magic Kingdom. The media mogul, who over two decades revitalized a sleepy Disney but saw it falter | 2 |
Airline pleads with pilots (September 11, 2004) - US Airways made a last-ditch contract offer to the union that represents its pilots Friday as the airline tries to avoid a second bankruptcy filing that may be just be days away. | 2 |
AT amp;T Wireless hurricane pricing probed Florida is investigating Redmond-based AT amp;T Wireless Services over complaints of price-gouging during Hurricane Frances, Attorney General Charlie Crist told CNN. | 2 |
Alaska Air union to fight outsourcing The national leadership of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) union yesterday denounced Alaska Air Group #39;s plan to cut 900 job in California, Washington and Alaska as quot;a blatant contract violation. | 2 |
Third shift may be added at Chrysler #39;s Ontario plant CALGARY - Burgeoning international demand for Ontario-made Chryslers could add up to 1,000 jobs at the automaker #39;s plant near Toronto, Dieter Zetsche, chief executive of Chrysler Group, said yesterday. | 2 |
Florida Asks Why So Many Hurricanes This Year Sept. 10, 2004 - One has to go all the way back to 1964 to find a year when Florida had three major hurricanes. Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House. | 3 |
Copyright Proposal Induces Worry Copyright officials recommended on Thursday that US law be amended so that companies that rely on copyright infringement to make a profit can be held liable for their actions. | 3 |
First Image of a Faraway Planet? A distant speck of light appears to be the first planet outside our solar system to be captured on film. While there is no definitive evidence that the speck is a planet, an international team of astronomers is arguing the case. | 3 |
Space cowboys On Wednesday, Nasa scientists watched in shock as their Genesis solar project ended in disaster. quot;I can #39;t believe it quot; they all said. | 3 |
Friday #39;s Sports In Brief Elena Dementieva outlasted Jennifer Capriati 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to set up all-Russian women #39;s final at the US Open. Earlier, Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first Russian woman to reach the Open final when she beat a limping Lindsay Davenport 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. | 1 |
Colts don #39;t follow Dungy plan Not allowing a 12-yard sack on third down with less than a minute to play, turning a potential game-tying 36-yard field goal into a 48-yarder. | 1 |
United States remain upbeat Skipper Richard Staple insisted the USA had gained valuable experience in their 210-run Champions Trophy defeat by New Zealand at The Oval. | 1 |
Paes-Rikl finishes 2nd best New Delhi: Leander Paes had a mixed day at the US Open on Friday. The Indian Davis Cup star and his Czech partner David Rikl advanced to the mens doubles final but failed to make the mixed doubles title-round in Martina Navratilovas company. | 1 |
Manchester United hopes to quiet upstart Bolton Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Gabriel Heinze is expected to finally make his debut for ninth-place Manchester United Saturday as the Red Devils travel to take on surprising Bolton. | 1 |
Baseball fans relieved after strike cancelled Baseball fans let out a cheer when players cancelled their strike over the planned merger of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave. | 1 |
Busy slate doesn #39;t bug laid-back Marlins Jack McKeon was fiddling with his cell phone when he peered over his desk at a crowd of reporters. He flipped the cover closed and cracked, #39; #39;George, I #39;ll get back to you. | 1 |
Will Graves: Hurricanes still get defensive All four bolted the University of Miami for the NFL after the 2003 season, supposedly leaving the Hurricanes defense too young and too inexperienced to handle Florida State quarterback Chris Rix and his flotilla of wide receivers. | 1 |
Newman, Martin pace scramble to #39;Chase #39; Ryan Newman and Mark Martin did things to aid their causes Friday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway. But only the final tally after the checkered flag for the Chevy | 1 |
#39;Deserter #39; surrenders at US base US Army Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins -- accused of defecting to North Korea 39 years ago -- is back on active duty Saturday after voluntarily turning himself at a military base in Japan. | 0 |
Thousands Demonstrate in Rome for Italian Hostages Thousands of Italians marched silently through Rome in a candlelit procession on Friday to demand the release of two female aid workers seized in Baghdad. | 0 |
Hong Kong politicians wrap up heated legislative campaign Legislative candidates made their final appeals to voters Saturday in a fiercely contested political showdown that could give pro-democracy opposition figures the most clout they #39;ve had since Hong Kong was returned to China. | 0 |
Nepal PM Vows to Fight Rebels, India to Give Arms Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba vowed on Friday to crush a deadly Maoist revolt in his poor Himalayan nation as giant neighbor India promised more military help to fight the leftist guerrillas. | 0 |
Afghan Ruler Again Says No to Coalition Government KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Frustrated by his dealings with regional rivals, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reiterated Saturday that he would not form a coalition government if he won the country's first direct presidential election on Oct. 9. | 0 |
Violence exposes Shi'ite divisions BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces fired on demonstrators loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing two in a clash that underscored the increasingly vitriolic and open split within the Shi'ite Muslim community. | 0 |
Jamaica braces for Hurricane Ivan KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Waves two stories high crashed on Jamaica's eastern shore yesterday, flooding homes and washing away roads as Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to at least 33. | 0 |
Sudan slams Powell's 'genocide' declaration ABUJA -- The US declaration that Sudanese government-allied militiamen have committed genocide in the Darfur region is a ''big mistake quot; that could hinder peace talks and undermine the role of African states mediating the 19-month conflict, Sudanese government officials said yesterday. The announcement by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday that the killing, raping, and displacement of black Africans ... | 0 |
Putin OK's probe of school deaths MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin agreed yesterday to a parliamentary investigation of the bloody school hostage siege in southern Russia, less than a week after he had reportedly dismissed the idea by saying such an inquiry might turn into quot;a political show. quot; | 0 |
Indonesia Police Step Up Hunt for Bombers JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police found traces of the explosives used in the suicide bombing of the Australian Embassy inside a room rented by the two alleged bombmakers, the national police chief said Saturday. Police also released security camera footage showing the small white delivery truck driving past the heavily fortified mission in Jakarta moments before it exploded, killing nine people and wounding more than 170... | 0 |
Alleged U.S. Deserter Jenkins Surrenders CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Frail but determined, Charles Jenkins surrendered to the United States on Saturday, nearly 40 years after the Army sergeant allegedly defected to North Korea and became a potent propaganda symbol for the isolated communist state. Jenkins' surrender ends a bizarre, twisting saga that saw him vanish from his Army unit and resurface in propaganda films as various devilish - and inevitably American - characters... | 0 |
Poll: Kerry Lags Bush on National Security WASHINGTON - President Bush has a slight lead over Democrat John Kerry in an Associated Press poll, but the president has a big advantage on protecting the country - the issue voters say they care about most. "If we don't take care of the terrorists, we certainly won't have to worry about the economy," said Janet Cross, 57, of Portsmouth, Ohio, who switched from Democrat to Republican for the last election... | 0 |
Four China Aviation Officials Surrender Passports (Update1) Four China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. executives surrendered their passports to Singapore #39;s Commercial Affairs Department, the white-collar crime unit that is investigating a \$550 million loss posted by the company. | 2 |
Bush to Mark 9/11 at Church, South Lawn WASHINGTON - President Bush typically closes his campaign speeches by saying "none us will ever forget" the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks... | 0 |
Miami Rallies to Beat Florida St. in OT MIAMI - Although Chris Rix's fumble overshadowed Xavier Beitia's blocked field goal, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden will remember them both. The mistakes cost his team dearly against Miami on Friday night, with the fifth-ranked Hurricanes rallying to beat the No... | 0 |
Parents to Read 9/11 Victims' Names NEW YORK - On the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, dignitaries, community leaders and relatives of victims stood at ground zero and gave voice to the names of the dead... | 0 |
Questions Linger Over Russia School Seige BESLAN, Russia - Russian soldiers fled as shooting broke out in the spasm of violence that ended the school siege here, and unprepared special forces were forced to borrow bullets from armed locals who had rushed to the scene. As Beslan buried more victims Friday, a week after the bloodbath at School No... | 0 |
Ivan Lashes Jamaica; Death Toll Hits 37 KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan slammed coastal areas of Jamaica with waves two-stories high and torrential rains, but the mighty storm shifted tack and may now spare the island the worst of its fury. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37... | 0 |
UPDATE: Lenovo Confirms In Talks With Major IT Company HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), China #39;s largest computer company, confirmed it is in acquisition talks with a major international information technology company. | 2 |
Brown still opposed to EU-wide tax policies (AFP) AFP - Britain remains opposed to any attempts to harmonise taxes across the European Union, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said as EU ministers gathered to discuss common rules for taxing company profits. | 0 |
Browns Finally Get '64 Trophy to Keep (AP) AP - Forty years later, Jim Brown and his Cleveland Browns' teammates huddled together one more time as NFL champions. On an emotional night of laughter and a few tears, it felt like Dec. 27, 1964, again. | 1 |
Angels Nip White Sox 7-5 (AP) AP - Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and Vladimir Guerrero had a three-run homer, leading the Anaheim Angels to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. | 1 |
Indonesia Police Step Up Hunt for Bombers (AP) AP - Indonesian police found traces of the explosives used in the suicide bombing of the Australian Embassy inside a room rented by the two alleged bombmakers, the national police chief said Saturday. | 0 |
Tennessee Tries to Use Two Quarterbacks (AP) AP - Tennessee's two freshmen quarterbacks have Volunteers fans fantasizing about the next four years. Brent Schaeffer and Erik Ainge surprised many with the nearly seamless way they rotated throughout a 42-17 victory over UNLV on Sunday night. | 1 |
AL Wrap: Yankees Stunned by Orioles Onslaught NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie notched two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning to help the Baltimore Orioles pound the New York Yankees 14-8 in the American League (AL) Friday. | 1 |
Kerry Links Assault Weapons to Terrorism (AP) AP - John Kerry linked U.S. assault weapon sales to worries about terrorism Friday and said President Bush was bowing to the National Rifle Association by not pushing to keep alive an expiring ban. | 0 |
Deep impact SEATTLE -- Gather the young ones around the breakfast table and remind them to watch closely. They may not witness anything like the show the Dominican dandies -- Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz -- are staging for another generation. Oh, the kids also may want to keep an eye on Curt Schilling. | 1 |
Varitek: Captain courageous SEATTLE -- So, Jason Varitek, we all know you are the de facto captain of the Boston Red Sox. You are the quiet leader of this team, the man who turned a season around by shoving your mitt into the face of Alex Rodriguez, and a man who's got a 15-game hitting streak in the wake of last night's 13-2 ... | 1 |
Russians rush in to final NEW YORK -- Maybe they should move tonight's women's singles final to the middle of Red Square and play on a real hardcourt, and use Arthur Ashe Stadium for the Queens neighborhood tennis championship. The Russians took over Paris in June, and now they own Gotham, too. | 1 |
Bottom line up front FOXBOROUGH -- A tale of two lines. One could take a bow the morning after a 27-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts. The other, though it played better in the second half Thursday night, needed to spend a little more time watching its errors on film, and hoping to improve next Sunday in Arizona. | 1 |
Spoiler Pittsburgh tops Astros The Houston Astros have gone cold in Pittsburgh. Rookie John Van Benschoten allowed five hits in eight innings for his first major league win, and the Pirates beat the Astros, 6-1, last night. | 1 |
Day had added significance SEATTLE -- As a father and a player, Trot Nixon will be struck by conflicting emotions as the Red Sox face the Mariners tonight on the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. As a father, Nixon will phone home his birthday wishes to his son, Chase , who was born the day of the attacks, while ... | 1 |
Marlins set to 'host' Montreal in Chicago CHICAGO -- The Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins will play games Monday and Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the White Sox, after the Marlins were forced to adjust their schedule for the second time this month because of a hurricane. | 1 |
Yankees' pitching for birds Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie had two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning, and the host Baltimore Orioles ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 14-8 victory last night. | 1 |
Nationally, it wasn't must-see TV The Patriots-Colts season opener Thursday night did a 26.8 rating (45 share) on Channel 5. | 1 |
Browns' Suggs might sit, not run Browns running back Lee Suggs did not practice yesterday, leaving him doubtful for tomorrow's season opener against the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland. | 1 |
Czechs list winning for Hlinka their goal TORONTO -- It may be Canada's game -- with an emphasis on may -- but the Czechs like their chances. They've got former Bruin Rosie Ruzicka behind their bench, in the dual role of good-guy coach/good luck charm, and they have the hope of Jaromir Jagr playing at close to full speed. | 1 |
Koivu finishes off Americans ST. PAUL -- The United States went into last night favored over Finland to advance to the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey. The Americans were rested, having beaten the Russians here in the quarterfinals Tuesday, while the Finns had to travel from Helsinki after knocking off Germany Monday. | 1 |
Conquering heroes Today's players wouldn't recognize the game. In the 52 years since the Concord High football team reeled off a state-record 40 consecutive victories, only the winning may be comparable. | 1 |
Somerville provides Hannah dreary debut LOWELL -- Few people expected ex-Patriot and NFL Hall of Famer John Hannah to walk into the head coach position at Somerville and turn a winless team into a Super Bowl contender. After last night, skeptics may be looking to Hannah's role in the Somerville youth football program for solace as the Highlanders were swamped by Lowell, 47-14, at Crowley ... | 1 |
Brockton tops Eagles BROCKTON -- A new era? Nah. Just the same old Brockton coached by a different Colombo. | 1 |
Story of a century: Zippy' loses 100th NORTHAMPTON -- Zippy Chippy, thoroughbred racing's all-time loser, lost his 100th race in 100 career starts yesterday, finishing last in an eight-horse field at the Three-County Fairgrounds in Northampton. | 1 |
The chase is on for Cup drivers It will all be settled tonight. The field for the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup will be set after the Chevy Rock 'n' Roll 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Speedway. Under the new points structure NASCAR adopted to determine the 2004 champion, the top 10 drivers in the Nextel Cup standings, plus any driver within 400 points of the ... | 1 |
The John Smith of banks Citizens Financial Group markets itself as ''Not your typical bank. quot; But, as the Providence bank found out this week, it actually is all too typical. | 2 |
100 windows to be replaced at new convention center A Quebec glass manufacturer will have to replace about 100 4-by-8-foot windows at the new Boston Convention amp; Exhibition Center in South Boston over the next several months, officials said yesterday. | 2 |
Environmentalists fault company A Cambridge power plant reduced its emissions last year when it switched from oil to natural gas. But environmentalists gathered yesterday to say that the plant simply traded one kind of pollution for another, now threatening the water instead of the air. | 2 |
Bits from pieces SALT LAKE CITY -- For Los Alamos physicist Roger Wiens, it appears 14 years of toil and anticipation will not be in vain, even though the Genesis space capsule suffered a crash landing this week. | 3 |
What a kid wants After tearing through the wrapping paper, Jim White, 17, of Decatur remembers Christina Aguilera #39;s face staring back at him from a CD cover. | 3 |
Jamaica Braces for Hurricane Ivan Description: NPR #39;s Michele Norris talks with Knolly Moses, a Jamaican freelance journalist, about Hurricane Ivan. The storm is expected to hit Jamaica in full force late this afternoon, and the capital of Kingston lies directly in Ivan #39;s path. | 0 |
US defector surrenders Saluting and standing at attention, accused American army deserter Charles Jenkins surrendered to US military authorities at a base near Tokyo, today, to face charges that he left his unit in 1965 and defected to North Korea. | 0 |
Violence exposes Shi #39;ite divisions Iraqi security forces fired on demonstrators loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing two in a clash | 0 |
Burnout offers racing with attitude The latest instalment of the Burnout gaming franchise offers a good mix of speed and attitude. | 3 |
WOMEN #39;S PRO TENNIS: Americans are idle at Open Thirteen years ago, when Jennifer Capriati made her first US Open semifinal at age 15, she appeared headed for a long run of titles in her home Grand Slam. | 1 |
Ho-hum results at Wrigley The Cubs #39; glass had to be half empty because these were two games they should have swept. The Marlins #39; wound up half full because these were two games they had every excuse to surrender. | 1 |
Scientists: Can pull science out of Genesis pieces NASA officials said today they were more optimistic about the possibilities for extricating some science from the battered Genesis space capsule. | 3 |
AL notebook: Yanks #39; Vazquez has meltdown in loss to O #39;s Call it the unraveling of Javier Vazquez. When it was over, the New York Yankees had more than a 14-8 loss to the Baltimore Orioles to worry about. | 1 |
Bodies recovered from site of plane crash Lusaka - The bodies of all six passengers and crew on board a plane that crashed in Zambia #39;s tourist town of Livingstone have been recovered from the wreckage, police said on Saturday. | 0 |
Genesis mission still unfolding Scientists have said since NASA #39;s Genesis crash-landed on the Utah desert Wednesday that all is not lost. Friday morning, following preliminary assessments | 3 |
Court Bounces Pa. Online Child Porn Law A federal court today struck down a Pennsylvania state law requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to Web sites that contain child pornography. | 3 |
Are More Hurricanes Connected to Global Warming? Description: Not since the 1960s has Florida been battered by a rapid succession of hurricanes. Many people have been tempted to ask whether this has anything to do with a predicted increase in severe weather events associated with global warming. | 3 |
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