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From Russia, with love game NEW YORK -- Whom do we blame for what happened last night -- a Russian woman Svetlana Kuznetsova taking home the US Open tennis championship? | 1 |
Above and beyond BEVERLY -- It's clear just from the title that a race like the ''Mountain Masochist Trail Run quot; isn't for everyone. It takes a certain kind of individual -- energetic, undaunted, determined -- to traverse 50 miles of wooded terrain in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, virtually nonstop, for fun. | 1 |
How's that? A cricket primer Cricket has a colorful vocabulary, with terms worthy of Monty Python. Bail -- one of the wooden crosspieces that sit atop the set of stumps to form a wicket. | 1 |
Paralympic team gets hand from area coach The junior varsity girls' soccer team at Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody is going to have to do without its coach, Jennifer Walsh Beardsell, for a few weeks. She'll be in Athens working as a massage therapist for the athletes at the Paralympic Games, which begin Sept. 17. | 1 |
Defining moment for NFL High-definition television and the National Football League are going to be entwined this season. All ABC and ESPN games are scheduled to be broadcast in HD. Fox plans to do as many as six games each week in HD, and CBS will do three. And each Wednesday and Thursday at 9 p.m., the NFL Network will have a 60-minute condensed ... | 1 |
Looking to appeal to young people, PCs are going loud and bold Plenty of 15-year-olds would be happy to have a personal computer of their own. For Sophie Foreman of Austin, Texas, it's not enough. Her complaint: The PC is too plain. | 2 |
Handling of frequent-flier miles, tickets depends on appetite for risk US Airways, the most troubled of the nation's major airlines, has had to walk a tightrope the last few months, simultaneously talking tough to its unions while telling customers their frequent-flier miles are safe and the skies are still friendly. | 2 |
Olympics were hardly a total loss for Harris His team won only twice in Athens, but one of those victories was pure hoop ambrosia for Del Harris. And this is a man who has coached basketball at various locales for 44 years, guiding the likes of Moses Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, and Sidney Moncrief along the way. | 1 |
Patriotism drives copter competition CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Designers say it flies faster, farther, and smoother. Pilots say the latest collision-avoidance systems in the all-digital cockpit make it the safest in the air. | 2 |
Without the wicket it wouldn't be cricket As the Red Sox ready for a shot at post-season play, a group of batters across town prepares for their own championship finale where they'll face an impressive lineup of -- bowlers. | 1 |
Venture capitalists -- Boston's lure for start-ups Boston isn't the cheapest place to do business. Living and housing costs are steep. And you can't play golf year round. | 2 |
Q amp;A Dr. Jeffrey M. Drazen on drug trial results The editors of 11 top medical journals shook up the staid world of academic publishing this past week when they decided to stop printing results of drug trials that aren't registered in a central database. Globe biotechnology reporter Jeffrey Krasner spoke with Dr. Jeffrey M. Drazen , editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, about how the policy should ... | 2 |
A fragmented look at the business of multiculturalism My friends laugh at me for watching ''Passions, quot; the campy daytime drama about occult doings in a New England hamlet. But my favorite soap is cutting-edge: It has been praised for featuring a Mexican-American family, a rare dash of color in the largely white world of recurring TV characters. | 2 |
Charlotte stops Lynx to rise to top in East A record-setting start against Minnesota put the Charlotte Sting alone atop the Eastern Conference. Charlotte opened the game with a WNBA-record 21 straight points and Charlotte Smith-Taylor scored 13 in the Sting's 60-50 win over the Minnesota Lynx last night in Charlotte, N.C. | 1 |
In weak job market, suits make comeback NEW YORK -- The suit is back, and America's boardrooms and bars are looking smart again. | 2 |
Dolphins can't get started MIAMI -- When the Tennessee Titans were forced to start the season 24 hours early because of Hurricane Ivan, their defense was ready. | 1 |
Wing failure costs Lopez second place at Monza Jose Maria Lopez lost what would have been the best result of his rookie FIA F3000 season when he was pitched into a spectacular accident after his front wing fell off. | 1 |
It's looking up for Beverly biotech firm So what's a dog's life like, anyhow? Scientists at Agencourt Bioscience Corp. in Beverly know. The biotech company helped to sequence the genetic coding that makes a dog a dog. Last month, the data was added to several public databases, making it available to biomedical and veterinary researchers around the world. | 2 |
Jamaicans spared direct hit from deadly hurricane PROVIDENCIALES, Turks amp; Caicos Islands -- Hurricane Ivan dealt a mercifully glancing blow to Jamaica yesterday but immediately rebounded to a potent Category 5 storm and raged through open waters toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba. The death toll rose to 56. | 0 |
For centuries, ethnic strife has been Moscow's bane MOSCOW -- Maintaining control over the North Caucasus region, where the plains of southern Russia give way to mountain ridges and the predominant faith changes from Orthodox Christianity to Islam, has been Moscow's headache for centuries. | 0 |
Embezzlement seen widespread in China KAIPING, China -- In this city and many others in China, senior officials are embezzling tens of millions of dollars and fleeing overseas with their families. | 0 |
N. Korea retreats on talks SEOUL -- North Korea suggested yesterday that it would not participate in further six-party negotiations over its nuclear program because of recent revelations that scientists in South Korea had illegally experimented with producing fissile material for nuclear weapons. | 0 |
Europe eyes Iran on nuclear ambitions BERLIN -- Europe's major powers have agreed to set a November deadline for Iran to meet demands meant to resolve concerns that it is secretly trying to make nuclear weapons, in a confidential document made available yesterday to the Associated Press. | 0 |
Citing sex trade, US to oppose loans to Venezuela WASHINGTON -- President Bush has ordered a partial cut in US assistance to Venezuela because of its alleged role in the international trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. | 0 |
Afghan leader starts a race by dismissing key governor KABUL -- President Hamid Karzai chose the third anniversary yesterday of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States to launch his election manifesto and to effectively dismiss a powerful governor, hours after pledging to rein in regional clan leaders. | 0 |
Families Recite Names of 9/11 Victims NEW YORK - Their voices breaking, parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World Trade Center site Saturday and marked the third anniversary of the attacks by reciting the names of the 2,749 people who died there... | 0 |
I will stay army chief until 2007: Musharraf LAHORE: General Pervez Musharraf has said he will stay army chief and president until 2007, as the law now permits him to do so, the first time he has clearly stated his intention to keep both offices. | 0 |
Israel's Sharon Accuses Far-Right of Inciting War (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\accused far-rightists on Sunday of trying to incite civil war\over his plan to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip and\called for measures to curb such groups. | 0 |
Minister in Pyongyang to demand explanation on blast (AFP) AFP - A government minister, now in Pyongyang, said he will seek an explanation from his North Korean hosts of a reported blast in the north of the country three days ago. | 0 |
The Fight of His Life The sonorous voice is familiar around the world. No matter what the crisis of the day, Kofi Annan #39;s soft baritone always manages to convey a sense of imperturbable gravitas. | 0 |
Afghan Warlord's Ouster Prompts Violence (AP) AP - Demonstrators broke into a U.N. compound in the western city of Herat on Sunday, a day after the Afghan government fired the city's warlord governor. | 0 |
NASA must feel bruised by capsule #39;s botched landing Have you ever ordered, say, a new laptop online, and you were so excited about it that you kept hitting Fedex.com #39;s package tracker nine times an hour, day after day, like a lab rat flicking a lever to get his next hit of smack? | 3 |
T-Mobile tries OFDM in Europe IT APPEARS THAT Germany #39;s T-Mobile has broken ranks and decided to test a complimentary IP based wireless technology,Flash-OFDM,in The Hague, the Netherlands. | 3 |
Barrichello on Pole at Monza Rubens Barrichello will start tomorrow #39;s Italian Grand Prix at Monza from pole position after setting the fastest time in final qualifying of 1 minute 20. | 1 |
Freshman Walker gives Irish running game a boost SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Running back Darius Walker didn #39;t play last week against Brigham Young, but Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham said the reason had nothing to do with any thoughts of holding Walker out as a freshman to preserve a year of eligibility. | 1 |
Mayfield in Chase with win Smart pit strategy puts Jeremy Mayfield in the driver #39;s seat, while other contenders drop out. By BRANT JAMES, Times Staff Writer. | 1 |
NL: Bucs slow down Astros #39; charge PITTSBURGH - The Houston Astros came into Pittsburgh as baseball #39;s hottest team. They #39;re threatening to leave town as one of the coldest. | 1 |
Phils #39; Wagner livid after getting tossed The cap, glove, water cooler and bag of paper cups Billy Wagner left in his wake on the Shea Stadium field Saturday explained how he felt about his premature exit. | 1 |
Iran says it won #39;t halt nuclear technology drive Iran on Sunday rejected European demands it halt its pursuit of nuclear technology but reiterated its readiness to provide assurances it would not use that technology to build atomic weapons. | 0 |
Voters in Hong Kong may give opposition party its most clout since <b>...</b> HONG KONG Turnout is brisk in Hong Kong where voters could give pro-democracy leaders more clout than they #39;ve had since China reclaimed the area in 1997. | 0 |
Copter crash kills cleric ATHENS -- The Christian Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria was killed yesterday after an army helicopter transporting him and his entourage to a monastic enclave in northern Greece crashed into the sea, according to government and church officials. | 0 |
Is That Dog Barking Up the Wrong Family Tree? DNA testing, the same technology used in human paternity disputes and criminal investigations, is increasingly being used to verify canine bloodline claims. | 3 |
WTC agency sues Saudis over 9/11 The owner of the World Trade Center site announces plans to sue Saudi Arabia, three years to the day since 9/11. | 2 |
F1: Rubens gets flier Rubens Barrichello topped a record-breaking qualifying session at Monza with the fastest ever lap in Formula One to grab pole position for today #39;s Italian Grand Prix. | 1 |
Iran rejects limits on nuclear technology Iran has rejected demands by Europe #39;s three major powers to abandon its uranium enrichment programme. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Riza Asifi said on Sunday Iran had already the technology required for | 0 |
Herat in tension as mob attacks army barracks: UN offices The capital of an Afghanistan #39;s western province was engulfed in tension as demonstrators loyal toformer governor of Herat province looted and burned local army barracks and UN | 0 |
IBM #39;s New eServer Supports AMD Dual-Core IBM is looking to get a leg up on the competition with the October 15 launch of eServer 326, a rack-mounted server that supports AMD #39;s upcoming dual-core 64-bit processor. | 3 |
Mourinho Fumes At Referee Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho fired a broadside at referee Rob Styles for his decision not to award a penalty when Didier Drogba was brought down under a challenge from Ulises de la Cruz. | 1 |
Losing hits veterans the hardest RICHMOND, Va. - The highest-stakes midseason race in NASCAR history shuffled playoff contenders in and out of the top 10 all night. | 1 |
M #39;s Moyer heads over the hill The Seattle lefty gives up his 40th and 41st homers of the season as Boston wins 9-0. By Kirby Arnold. SEATTLE - One day after he joined baseball #39;s 40-home-run club, Manny Ramirez dragged Jamie Moyer into it. | 1 |
Pudge, Guillen injured in loss Playing the Minnesota Twins can be a painful process. On Saturday night, however, it literally was for the Tigers. Not only did they lose the game, 3-2, but two star players as well. | 1 |
El Salvador fires national soccer team coach after two losses The Salvadoran Soccer Federation fired national team coach Juan Ramon Paredes following two humiliating defeats in recent World Cup qualifiers, the federation said Saturday. | 1 |
Lost in the Green Zone President George W. Bush and his advisers like to say that sovereignty has been returned to the Iraqis. But the heart of the Iraqi capital, where the symbols of power are most concentrated, belongs to America. | 0 |
Troops Battle Militants in Iraq; 13 Dead BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants pounded central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar barrages ever, targeting the Green Zone and destroying a U.S. vehicle along a major street... | 0 |
Diabetes websites too complicated Online health advice for people with diabetes is often too complex to understand, research suggests. | 3 |
WPP Wins Bidding for Grey, Beating Havas, Hellman (Update1) WPP Group Inc., the world #39;s second- largest marketing and advertising company, said it won the bidding for Grey Global Group Inc. | 2 |
IBM Says #39;Go #39; on Dual-Core Opteron Servers IBM has given AMD #39;s recently announced dual-core Opteron microprocessor its stamp of approval, announcing that in mid-2005 it will ship a version of its e326 server equipped with the chips. | 3 |
Ricky's world Ricky Davis wants a do-over. With his Cleveland Cavaliers near the end of a 17-win season and enjoying a rare blowout victory over visiting Utah on March 16, 2003, Davis did the unthinkable for basketball purists. He deliberately missed a shot at his own basket to pad his rebounding statistics in an attempt to record his #64257; rst career triple-double. | 1 |
Prime-time Eagles They opened their season Sept. 2 in the smallest of markets in Muncie, Ind., lucky to escape Ball State's lyric little bandbox with a 19-11 victory and luckier still that the game was not televised and broadcast back home to Boston. | 1 |
Furcal issues apology for DUI arrest, returns to lineup NAMES Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal returned to the starting lineup last night after issuing a public apology for his second DUI arrest in four years. quot;I want to say I'm sorry to Bobby Cox and also all my teammates and all the fans, the baseball fans who follow me in my career and follow the Atlanta Braves, quot; Furcal said ... | 1 |
Revolution lose grip EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- quot;Very definitely, we're still in this, quot; maintains Pat Noonan of the bandaged and bruised but still playoff-hungry New England Revolution. | 1 |
Moreno aids United Alecko Eskandarian had two goals and Jaime Moreno three assists, leading D.C. United to a 3-0 win over the Dallas Burn yesterday at Washington. | 1 |
No faceoffs, just a standoff Barring a miracle (which isn't coming), the National Hockey League owners will officially shut down operations Wednesday when the collective bargaining agreement expires. Jobs will be lost, arenas will be dark, and fans will be left waiting. Both sides, entrenched in their positions, deserve equal blame for not hammering out a deal. There are no bargaining sessions scheduled, and why ... | 1 |
Game plan falls short ST. PAUL -- The finality of losing usually leaves the vanquished searching for answers. Not the United States hockey team. | 1 |
Despite his putting, Weir gains The only putt Mike Weir made yesterday in the Canadian Open came at a good time, a 6-footer for birdie on the 18th hole for a 1-under-par 70 that gave him a three-shot lead and left him in great shape to become the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national championship. | 1 |
Mayfield jumps into chase with victory The task was clear for Jeremy Mayfield: Win the race and don't worry about the race to make NASCAR's playoffs. | 1 |
Ghostzapper captures Woodward NEW YORK -- Ghostzapper, by a neck. In a thrilling stretchlong duel down the middle of the track, a gallant Ghostzapper held off Saint Liam and won yesterday's \$500,000 Woodward Stakes, one of three Grade I races at Belmont Park leading up to the Breeders' Cup Oct. 30. | 1 |
Sutton has much riding on Cup So much about this week gives David Toms reason to be excited, but there is one aspect to the Ryder Cup that he is not looking forward to. His 7-year-old son Carter won't be at the proceedings. | 1 |
WPP Wins Bidding for Grey, Beating Havas, Hellman (Update3) WPP Group Plc, the world #39;s second- largest marketing and advertising company, said it won the bidding for Grey Global Group Inc. | 2 |
Health care, two-tier wage system threaten to ignite labor dispute Two sides with something to prove barrel down a narrow road at one another with no intention of letting up. If neither swerves at the last second, there will be a crash that inflicts heavy damage on both. | 2 |
Wife tried to sway judge As the consummate quot;corporate wife, quot; Denise Foderaro backed Frank Quattrone as he climbed the rungs to the pinnacle of Wall Street. | 2 |
Hurricane force Insurance companies hit homeowners with high <b>...</b> As Floridians pick up the pieces from the second devastating hurricane in less than a month, many are discovering the full effects of a decade of maneuvering | 2 |
New network layer could reduce Internet jams and improve security As more and more people get keyed into technology, computer experts are struggling for ways to fight internet traffic jams, computer worms and improve video webcasting, and a new report by Technology giants Intel has suggested that overlaying new | 3 |
BlackBerry 7100t and SureType 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 |
Czechs lament wasted chances Six years later, the Czech Republic has found how bitter the taste of Nagano can be. In a game very similar to their shoot-out win over Canada in the semi-final at the 2002 Olympics | 1 |
Barrichello leads Ferrari one-two in Monza Brazilian Rubens Barrichello led a Ferrari one-two in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to trigger a homecoming party for the Formula One champions. | 1 |
Golf: Ryder rookie praise The Europeans head Stateside tomorrow for the 35th transatlantic golfing showpiece at Oakland Hills, Michigan. And the pressure is on for Donald, who travels as one of captain Bernhard Langer #39;s two wildcard choices. | 1 |
ONeill has no doubts over new strike force Celtic will put Henri Camara and John Hartson together up front on Tuesday to face the might of Barcelona and Martin ONeill has no doubts about the partnership after seeing them destroy Dundee on Saturday. | 1 |
Beckham praised for lifting listless Real Madrid David Beckham #39;s goal against Primera Liga newcomer Numancia was the highlight of Real Madrid #39;s first league outing in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium this season, according to the country #39;s sports press Sunday. | 1 |
HEINZE MAKES GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION Sir Alex Ferguson is not easily won over but Gabriel Heinze may just have bucked the trend at Manchester United. The 6.9million Argentina defender had a debut to remember after only linking up with his new team-mates four days before the game. | 1 |
PONTING PLANNING AMERICAN MISERY Australia are out to flex their muscles against part-timers USA at the Rose Bowl tomorrow and show the world they are serious about winning the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time. | 1 |
Record crowd witnesses India-Kenya match London, Sep 12.(PTI): The ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Kenya at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, made a record of sorts as it was attended by a crowd of about 12,000, the highest for any match at the ground. | 1 |
#39;Dogs bite Wildcats Move over, David Carr and the 2001 Fresno State gang of lore. This year #39;s team is quickly making its own mark in the college football world. | 1 |
Iran Won #39;t Abandon Nuclear Fuel Program TEHRAN, Iran Sept. 12, 2004 - Iran said Sunday it would not abandon uranium enrichment, rejecting a key demand by three European powers that have threatened to intensify pressure if Tehran does not curb its nuclear program. | 0 |
Greece Fires Air Force Chief Following Deadly Helicopter Crash Greece has fired its air force chief after 17 people, including a top Greek Orthodox cleric, died in a helicopter crash Saturday. The Air Force #39;s Lieutenant General Panagiotis Papanikolaou was blamed for the | 0 |
Turnout Is Heavy for Election in Hong Kong Throngs of residents headed for polling places here on Sunday in legislative elections widely seen as a referendum on relations with mainland China. | 0 |
Blasts rock Baghdad Strong explosions have shaken central Baghdad and heavy fighting has erupted in a street notorious as a rebel stronghold. The interim Iraqi government and US forces | 0 |
Freedom at Last for Pakistanis Who Aided Taliban PUL-I-CHARKI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of Pakistanis who fought alongside the Taliban against U.S-led forces after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States were released from an Afghan jail Sunday after nearly three years as prisoners of war. | 0 |
Israel's Sharon Accuses Far-Right of Inciting War JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused far-rightists Sunday of trying to incite civil war over his plan to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip and called for measures to curb such groups. | 0 |
Pakistani Forces Attack Militant Hideouts; 10 Killed WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Up to ten people were killed in fierce fighting between Pakistani security forces and al Qaeda-linked fighters Sunday, taking the death toll to over 70 in one of the deadliest actions against the militants. | 0 |
Seven Dead in Clashes After Afghan Governor Ousted HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least seven supporters of the ousted governor of Herat in western Afghanistan were killed Sunday and 20 wounded in clashes with police and U.S. troops after mobs burned U.N. offices, doctors said. | 0 |
U.S. Middle East Project to Leave Politics Alone DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official appointed to a controversial multi-million dollar project to promote democracy in Arab countries insists he will not meddle in the politics of the region. | 0 |
Iran Says It Won't Halt Nuclear Technology Drive TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran Sunday rejected European demands it abandon sensitive nuclear activities but reiterated its readiness to provide assurances that its atomic ambitions are entirely peaceful. | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan hits Caymans Hurricane Ivan is battering the Cayman Islands after moving on from Jamaica where it killed at least 14 people. | 0 |
Greek debt spirals after Olympics The soaring cost of the 2004 Olympic Games looks set to drive Greece deep into debt, its prime minister warns. | 0 |
Intel Officer Pleads Guilty in Abu Ghraib Case Description: Army Spec. Armin Cruz pleads guilty to maltreatment of prisoners and conspiracy to maltreat prisoners in a hearing related to the Abu Ghraib prison-abuse scandal. | 0 |
Sharon says far-rightists trying to incite war Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, accused some far-rightists today of trying to incite civil war and urged measures to curb such groups, which oppose his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. | 0 |
Barrichello takes Monza win Rubens Barrichello leads home Michael Schumacher to seal a Ferrari one-two at the Italian Grand Prix. | 0 |
Civil servants face strike ballot Almost 300,000 civil servants will be balloted for a one-day national strike\against government plans to cut jobs. | 0 |
Singer Keys cancels Jakarta show Singer Alicia Keys cancels a show in Jakarta following last week's bomb attack in the Indonesian capital. | 0 |
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