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Afghan Leader Survives Assassination Try Assailants fired a rocket at an American helicopter taking President Hamid Karzai on a rare foray into Afghanistan #39;s troubled provinces Thursday, but it missed and he escaped injury. | 0 |
Annan UN Council Should Vote 'Yes' on Sudan Draft (Reuters) Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi\Annan on Thursday threw his weight behind a U.S.-drafted\resolution on Sudan's Darfur region, saying the Security\Council should adopt it immediately to stop atrocities. | 0 |
Judge Says Microsoft to Pay #36;112 Million (AP) AP - A judge is ordering Microsoft Corp. to pay #36;112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California's market. | 3 |
Thailand Off U.S. List of Drug Countries (AP) AP - President Bush has removed Thailand from the U.S. government list of countries where significant illicit drug trafficking takes place. | 0 |
Bush Still Optimistic About Iraq (AP) AP - While a new intelligence estimate offers a gloomy assessment of Iraq's future, President Bush talks instead about brighter days ahead under a new prime minister and the promise of free elections. "Freedom is on the march," he told a campaign rally Thursday. | 0 |
Dollar Slumps on Regional Factory Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar sagged on Thursday, pressured by a sharply weaker-than-expected U.S. regional manufacturing survey, but the currency remained rangebound as dealers awaited comments on U.S. inflation due next week from the Federal Reserve. | 2 |
US Officials Differ on Strength of Iran Nuke Claim VIENNA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official said on Thursday that satellite images of a suspected nuclear site in Iran demonstrated its intention to develop atomic weapons, but other U.S. officials questioned the strength of the claim. | 0 |
Reporter 'undercover in Commons' The Sun newspaper says it has had a reporter working undercover in the Commons for months. | 0 |
Stocks End Higher on Upbeat Economic News NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control, but volatile oil prices gave investors some pause late in the session. Analysts are closely watching stocks for signs that the market will stabilize in the second half of the year, but choppy trading has made it difficult to build confidence among investors, particularly given recent fluctuations in oil prices... | 0 |
Gunmen Kidnap 2 Americans, Briton in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from a house in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood at dawn Thursday, a brazen attack that brought to eight the number of Western civilians held hostage in Iraq. Ten assailants in a minivan pulled up a tree-lined street in the al-Mansour district - home to many embassies and foreign companies - and snatched the three from their walled, two-story house, said Col... | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Slams Gulf Coast; 20 Dead PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan drilled the Gulf Coast on Thursday with 130-mph winds that inflicted far less damage than feared everywhere except Florida's Panhandle, where residents were left with surge-ravaged beachfronts, flooded streets and homes ripped apart by deadly tornadoes... | 0 |
US consumer prices rise modestly; no immediate inflation risks NEW YORK, September 16 (New Ratings) - The US consumer prices increased only modestly last month, indicating no immediate inflation risks to the macroeconomic trends. | 2 |
EDS stung by US Airways again Electronic Data Systems Corp., which lost business when customer US Airways Group Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection the first time, says the carrier #39;s latest filing also will hurt. | 2 |
Dollar Slumps on Regional Factory Data The dollar sagged on Thursday, pressured by a sharply weaker-than-expected US regional manufacturing survey, but the currency remained rangebound as dealers awaited comments | 2 |
Williams says judge rules against co. in Alaska case Natural gas company Williams Cos. Inc. (WMB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said a judge recently ruled against it in a case brought by US and Alaskan state regulators. | 2 |
U.S. Treasury Debt Prices Rally (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices rallied on\Thursday, knocking yields to five-months lows, as low inflation\and soft manufacturing figures triggered a buying spree that\took on a technical momentum of its own. | 2 |
Kids Give Language Its Shape Children #39;s brains are hard-wired to learn languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That #39;s the conclusion of a new study that followed several generations of | 3 |
FULL STORY A large piece of debris from the shattered space shuttle Columbia has turned up near Lufkin, Texas -- more than a year and a half after it broke up. | 3 |
IBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chip IBM has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers. | 3 |
Building a Linux PVR, Part 2 In this second part of our personal, home-made PC-based PVR solution, Anandtech focuses on Microsoft #39;s Windows XP Media Center. | 3 |
Jan Baan launches Web services firm com September 16, 2004, 2:25 PM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. | 3 |
Bobcats Sign Veteran Guard Smith (Reuters) Reuters - The Charlotte\Bobcats signed free agent shooting guard Steve Smith on\Thursday. | 1 |
Frisk is the latest victim at Romes modern Coliseum ROME, SEPTEMBER 16: Referee Anders Frisk was relieved to say arrivederci after Wednesdays abandoned Champions League match between AS Roma and Dynamo Kiev in which he was injured by an object thrown from the Stadium stands. | 1 |
Pekerman hired as Argentina soccer coach Jose Pekerman was hired Thursday as Argentina #39;s national soccer coach following the abrupt resignation of Marcelo Bielsa. Pekerman coached Argentina #39;s youth programs during the late 1990s and won several championships. | 1 |
Baseball: Bonds #39;s pursuit of 700th homer to continue at home MILWAUKEE, United States : Barry Bonds banged out three hits, but failed to join Major League Baseball #39;s exclusive 700 home run club as the San Francisco Giants wrapped up a series against the Brewers. | 1 |
UN chief urges action over Darfur The United Nations secretary-general has urged the Security Council to take immediate action over a US draft resolution on Sudan #39;s Darfur region. | 0 |
Settlers or Sharon Sharon is not Charles de Gaulle. He is as far away as ever from the conviction that Israel must recognise the national rights of the Palestinian people and withdraw from territories occupied in 1967, let alone | 0 |
AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam Technology (AP) AP - Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp. AOL cited "tepid support" for Microsoft's so-called Sender ID technology, which seeks to cut down on junk e-mail by making it difficult for spammers to forge e-mail headers and addresses, a common technique for hiding their origins. | 3 |
Money Funds Fell in Latest Week (AP) AP - Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by #36;3.14 billion in the latest week to #36;842.55 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. | 2 |
Woods and Mickelson in Early Assault on Europe BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the United States' two trump cards, have been paired together for the opening fourballs of the Ryder Cup which starts Friday at Oakland Hills. | 1 |
Bobcats Sign Veteran Guard Smith CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Sports Network) - The Charlotte Bobcats signed free agent shooting guard Steve Smith on Thursday. | 1 |
EU, U.S. Talks on Aircraft Aid Grounded BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. and EU negotiators disagreed on Thursday about state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and Boeing, winding up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered steam before the U.S. presidential election. | 2 |
After the Bell -- Texas Instruments Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TXN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TXN.N</A> rose after the market close on Thursday, after the chip maker said it plans to buy back \$1 billion in stock and boost its quarterly dividend by more than 17 percent. | 2 |
Fake Bomb-Making Gear Smuggled Into UK Parliament LONDON (Reuters) - An undercover reporter smuggled fake bombing-making equipment into Britain's parliament on Thursday, a day after fox hunting supporters burst into the chamber of the House of Commons, The Sun newspaper said. | 0 |
What's behind US strategy shift in Iraq war Plan to channel funds from reconstruction to security signals focus on shorter-term goal of holding elections. | 0 |
US engages Africa in terror fight The US is rolling out a nine-country, \$125 million military training program. | 0 |
UN chief urges action over Darfur UN chief Kofi Annan asks the Security Council to adopt a US draft resolution on Sudan's Darfur region. | 0 |
Biotech Stocks Rise Marginally Shares of NeoPharm Inc. jumped 7 percent Thursday morning after the troubled biotechnology company said it regained licenses for two key cancer medications from Pfizer Inc. | 2 |
Keeping control of inflation is key Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich said Thursday that keeping inflation under control remained paramount for the central bank. | 2 |
Airbus Denies Backing Microsoft in EU Case Aircraft maker Airbus (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) insisted on Thursday it had no intention of taking sides in a Microsoft (MSFT. | 2 |
Image Flaw Exposes Users to Hacker Risk Because Internet Explorer is one of the programs vulnerable to a newly discovered Windows image flaw, it is possible that someone could fall victim to a virus written to exploit it just by visiting a Web site that uses JPEG images. | 3 |
Airespace wins IBM deal for Wi-Fi service ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Airespace, a Silicon Valley start-up that sells telecommunications gear, has won a partnership with IBM | 3 |
Airbus Sees Mobile Phone Use on Planes in 2006 European planemaker Airbus reported progress on Wednesday in plans to allow passengers to use mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006. | 3 |
F1: Trulli to Drive for Toyota Team Next Year Italian Formula One driver Jarno Trulli will drive for Toyota #39;s Formula One team next year. Toyota said Trulli, who was released by Renault this week, signed a two-year deal and will be paired with Germany #39;s Ralf Schumacher next year. | 1 |
SAINTS SMASH HODDLE TALK Southampton have again dismissed rumours that former manager Glenn Hoddle was being lined up for a return to the club. Morning press reports suggested that head coach Steve Wigley could be forced to make way | 1 |
Lawmakers Seek to Prevent Another Riggs (AP) AP - House and Senate members are proposing legislation to slow the revolving door carrying federal regulators into private banks, following revelations of the role played by a former U.S. examiner in the Riggs Bank affair. | 0 |
Ryder Captains Call for Sportsmanship on Eve of Cup BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton made impassioned pleas for sportsmanship Thursday, transforming golf's greatest grudge match into a Ryder Cup love-in during a rollicking opening ceremony. | 1 |
Hurricane Ivan pounds US mainland Hurricane Ivan pummels the US Gulf Coast, causing at least 12 deaths and widespread damage. | 0 |
Intel CEO All but Rules Out Chip Plant In a blow to Brazil, Intel Corp. chief executive Craig Barrett on Thursday all but ruled out building a chip manufacturing plant in Latin America #39;s largest country because of high labor costs. | 2 |
Canadian teams voice support for Bettman CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada #39;s NHL teams came out Thursday and voiced their support for the league #39;s decision to lockout its players. | 1 |
Oracle plans content management splash The database software giant is expected to launch Tsunami, a competitor to products from IBM and Microsoft, later this year. | 3 |
Jan Baan launches Web services firm The enterprise software legend shifts his attention to Web services. Say hello to start-up Cordys and its integration software. | 3 |
New Acrobat seen this year Analysts and authors expect Adobe to release a new version of its publishing software soon. | 3 |
Symantec to acquire security firm stake Says buy will improve consulting contacts and provide products to help recover lost passwords and improve site security. | 3 |
Airespace partners with IBM on Wi-Fi service The Silicon Valley start-up has won a partnership with IBM that will help it grab a piece of the growing market for Wi-Fi services at big companies. | 3 |
Brief: Netopia to restate results Netopia Inc. today said it will restate two years of results and revise the results in its most recent fiscal quarter and announced that its auditor, KPMG LLP, has resigned. | 3 |
Boeing readies RFID standards for release to suppliers in 2005 Boeing plans to release a set of technical specifications for RFID devices to its suppliers during the first half of 2005, but the aircraft maker won't mandate that companies start using the technology right away. | 3 |
Q A: Microsoft's Linux strategist Martin Taylor With a year under his belt as Microsoft Corp.'s chief Linux strategist, Martin Taylor has a lot to say about where he sees Linux going and how Microsoft plans to compete with the open-source operating system. | 3 |
US Airways bankruptcy to hit EDS earnings US Airways' intention to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is expected to affect the third-quarter financial performance of Electronic Data Systems Corp. | 3 |
Sun-Microsoft deal raises Open Office questions Although Microsoft has said it wants to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open-source project, it is apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement with Sun Microsystems made public this week. | 3 |
Study: IT job market continues to be stagnant The IT job market remains tight in the U.S., with more workers than available jobs in many parts of the country, according to the Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois in Chicago. | 3 |
Airbus tests in-flight mobile phones The successful Airbus tests involved communications to and from several different types of GSM mobile phones onboard to mobile and fixed telephones on the ground, and to another mobile phone on the plane. | 3 |
Nortel sees lower Q3 revenue Nortel Networks has been working for months to correct several years of faulty financial results that have sparked lawsuits, criminal investigations and regulatory probes. | 3 |
German IT agency sets record straight on Explorer A spokesman for Germany's Federal Office for Information Security has said users should consider alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser, but it didn't recommend that they steer clear of Microsoft products. | 3 |
IBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chip NEW YORK - IBM Corp. has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor Corp. in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers. | 3 |
Lawyers predict FTC's Rambus case will move forward WASHINGTON - Two lawyers on federal regulatory issues predicted Thursday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would ignore a recommendation by an administrative law judge to end its antitrust case against Rambus Inc. | 3 |
AOL backs away from Microsoft antispam plan SAN FRANCISCO - America Online Inc. (AOL) has decided not to fully support Microsoft Corp.'s Sender ID spam-fighting plan after the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the open- source community expressed intellectual property concerns. | 3 |
3Com posts narrower loss MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corp. posted a narrower net loss in its latest quarter amid a sharp drop in operating expenses. For the fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 27, the maker of computer-networking equipment | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Ottawa to sell off Petro-Canada stake The Canadian government will sell its 19 percent stake in oil producer and refiner Petro-Canada (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) in a public offering, the company said on Thursday. | 2 |
Record breakers? Fat hope, Real MADRID - Real Madrid were just too proud. That was how coach Jose Antonio Camacho explained the Spanish giants #39; 0-3 thrashing by Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday. | 1 |
After the #39;Road Map #39; What Ariel Sharon has been indicating for months is now stated Israeli policy: The US-drawn quot;road map quot; to a Palestinian state is locked in the glove compartment - along with other failed peace plans. | 0 |
China #39;s top leaders meet to improve party #39;s grip BEIJING - China #39;s top communist leaders met behind closed doors yesterday for a key meeting aimed at shoring up its #39;ruling capacity #39; amid swirling rumours of the possible retirement of ageing strongman Jiang Zemin. | 0 |
Parliament slip-up LONDON - The British government was reported to be considering tough new measures yesterday, including banning demonstrations near Parliament, following the most flagrant breach of parliamentary security in living memory. | 0 |
2004 Election Candidate Comparison Search by PriceGrabber 2004 Election Candidate Comparison Search by PriceGrabber\\PriceGrabber, a shopping search engine, in conjunction with the University of Southern California's (USC) Center for E-Government, has employed its shopping comparison technology to create a useful and unique candidate comparison tool to help voters choose between more than 100 candidates in the 2004 ... | 3 |
Rockets Exercise Contract on Yao (Reuters) Reuters - The Houston Rockets exercised\the fourth-year option on center Yao Ming's contract on\Thursday. | 1 |
Kidnapped Foreigners Known for Sharing (AP) AP - Almost every morning, the whirr of the power generator sitting outside house No. 36 broke the quiet of the neat tree-lined street, bringing air conditioners and refrigerators on the block back to life. On Thursday, the generator stood silent. | 0 |
Rockets Exercise Contract on Yao HOUSTON (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets exercised the fourth-year option on center Yao Ming's contract on Thursday. | 1 |
IBM Builds In PC Security SafeKeeper module stores passwords, encryption keys in ThinkCentre desktops. | 3 |
Stocks to watch Friday Texas Instruments rises on a \$1B stock buyback; investors will keep an eye on consumer sentiment. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Major Wall Street indexes are likely to finish the week flat, but Friday could provide | 2 |
UPDATE 2-Ottawa launches sale of Petro-Canada stake Canada #39;s government launched the sale of its remaining C\$3 billion (\$2.3 billion) stake in Petro-Canada (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (PCZ. | 2 |
Stelios enters online music fray The founder of Easyjet has confirmed he is entering the online music market in a partnership with UK-based Wippit. Stelios Haji-Ioannou #39;s move comes as Microsoft and Yahoo revealed challenges to the likes | 3 |
Teammate slaps rower THE intense emotion surrounding Olympian Sally Robbins increased yesterday when she left a team function in tears on Monday night after being slapped by Athens Games teammate Catriona Oliver. | 1 |
Excerpts of Bryant #39;s interview with investigators Excerpts from a published transcript of NBA star Kobe Bryant #39;s interview with Eagle County sheriff #39;s investigators Doug Winters and Dan Loya the night after a 19-year-old employee of a Vail-area resort told police he had sexually assaulted her. | 1 |
McGrath and mates turn arch rivals into minnows After the ritual humiliation of the new boys, the ICC Champions Trophy began in earnest yesterday with a quarter-final showdown between two of cricket #39;s most decorated starsbut it too turned into a no-contest. | 1 |
US, allies strike deal with EU trio on Iran-diplomat The United States has reached an agreement with France, Britain and Germany on a draft UN resolution on Iran that calls for an immediate halt to Tehran #39;s uranium enrichment programme, a Western diplomat said late on Thursday. | 0 |
Afghan president Karzai escapes assassination attempt KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an assassination bid on Thursday when a rocket was fired at his US military helicopter as it was landing in the southeastern town of Gardez, Reuters news service reported. | 0 |
Symantec to acquire digital security co. CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Symantec Corp. said Thursday it is acquiring digital security consulting firm stake Inc. Financial details were not disclosed. | 2 |
Manufacturing accelerates Manufacturing in the nation accelerated in August and September, supporting Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan #39;s view that the economy quot;regained some traction. | 2 |
State Lawmakers Seek #39;Robin Hood #39; Alternative PLANO, Texas -- Earlier this week, a state district judge ruled the quot;Robin Hood quot; plan of funding Texas public schools to be unconstitutional. | 2 |
PM: France Will Conform to Deficit Rules France #39;s public deficit will drop by about euro10 billion (US\$12 billion) in 2005 to conform with European Union rules, the French prime minister said in an interview. | 2 |
United Tech Unit Gets NASA Pact Building systems and aerospace products maker United Technologies Corp. said Thursday that NASA selected its flight systems manufacturing unit as the prime contractor for extravehicular systems work that could | 3 |
Airespace Wins IBM Partnership for WiFi Service Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom services start-up, won a partnership with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) that will help Airespace | 3 |
Chip Equipment Bookings Slip The lead semiconductor equipment trade group said August bookings declined 5 from the revised July level to \$1.52 billion -- another sign that chip equipment demand is flagging. | 3 |
Lockout stalls NHL season The National Hockey League pulled the plug on the start of training camp Wednesday, threatening the entire 2004-05 professional hockey season. | 1 |
Hughes called Ferguson for word of advice It would be difficult to pick a character trait common to Mark Hughes and Sir Alex Ferguson. But it was to his old boss that Blackburn Rovers #39; new manager turned when the | 1 |
Report: Before Arrest Bryant Said He Would Pay Accuser LOS ANGELES -- A report on Thursday revealed new information about what Kobe Bryant allegedly told Colorado police before he was arrested on sexual assault charges. | 1 |
Annan Says Security Council Must Act Now On Darfur UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the UN Security Council to take urgent action over a US draft resolution on Sudan #39;s troubled Darfur region. | 0 |
quot;Road-map quot; peace plan for Gaza Strip The Israeli government does not intend to honour the US-backed road map to peace in the Middle East once it has completed a planned pullout from Gaza, an Israeli newspaper reported today. | 0 |
Hamilton Sundstrand wins NASA contract WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. -- NASA has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to be the prime contractor for a space program that could be worth more than \$800 million over 10 years. | 3 |
Jose Pekerman takes over as coach of Argentina One-time taxi driver Jose Pekerman took over as coach of Argentina on Thursday, replacing sudden quitter Marcelo Bielsa. Pekerman, who presided over Argentina #39;s youth programs | 1 |
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