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Johnson rides into #39;playoffs #39; with hype, skill on his side It might make the racing crowd cringe, but what NASCAR boss Brian France is doing to manufacture excitement at a time of the year when racing usually hits a lull and sports fans | 1 |
Greens hope more think Iraq action illegal The Greens are hopeful Kofi Annan #39;s statement that the US-led war on Iraq was illegal will help lead more people around the world to think the same. | 0 |
Hu and Jiang jockey for position Xinhua reports that the 4th plenary session of the Chinese Communist Party #39;s (CCP) 16th Central Committee will be held in Beijing from Sept. | 0 |
Little Progress in Aircraft Talks The European Union on Thursday demanded that Washington explain more clearly how it subsidizes the Boeing Co. and warned it would counter any US challenge targeting France | 2 |
quot;Ivan the Terrible quot;: deaths and billions of dollars in damage Hurricane Ivan may cost insurers less than first estimated after the third storm to hit the US in six weeks skirted New Orleans. US claims will probably total \$2 billion to \$7 billion, down from a previous | 2 |
09,16,04,counterfeit,CaliforniaWire A Gardena man is among 11 people charged in a federal investigation that led to the seizure of \$87 million in counterfeit computer software, prosecutors announced Thursday. | 2 |
Corning goes ahead with capacity upgrade Corning Inc, the world #39;s largest maker of glass substrates used in liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), said yesterday that it would go ahead with its capacity expansion as planned, adding that decisions | 2 |
Surprise bounce in retail sales Britain #39;s retail sales unexpectedly bounced back last month as shoppers apparently shrugged off the Bank of England #39;s five interest rate rises since November. | 2 |
Feds Consider Putting A Bounty On Spammers #39; Heads The FTC weighs the advantages of rewarding people for identifying spammers. It #39;s a more complex calculation than you might think. | 3 |
Childhood learning may determine linguistic rules The way children learn may determine the building blocks of language, suggests a study of deaf Nicaraguan children. Ann Senghas of New York #39;s Columbia University, US, and colleagues studied three generations | 3 |
Shuttle schedule clouded by hurricanes Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a weeks worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the | 3 |
Sears Takes On Cyberspace Sears, Roebuck and Co., which has successfully sold its tools and appliances on the web, is counting on having the same magic with bedspreads and sweaters, thanks in part to expertise gained by its purchase of Lands #39; End. | 3 |
Sports: Orioles 9 Blue Jays 5 Palmeiro #39;s ninth-inning shot left him one behind Mike Schmidt for tenth place on the all-time list. The Orioles won for the eighth time in their last ten road games. | 1 |
Taiwan #39;s 12th bid for UN membership fails Taiwan #39;s 12th bid to enter the UN failed after the UN General Assembly decided on Wednesday not to include a proposal considering Taiwan #39;s representation in the body in its agenda. | 0 |
Standardize airport security standards The two Chechen suicide bombers who brought down two Russian passenger jets at the same time Aug. 24 gained access through petty bribes at Moscow #39;s airport, Russia #39;s top prosecutor said Wednesday. | 0 |
NL Wrap: Ramirez Shines in Cubs Victory Over Reds (Reuters) Reuters - Aramis Ramirez homered three times and\drove in all of Chicago's runs as the Cubs edged the Cincinnati\Reds 5-4 in National League play at the Great American Ballpark\on Thursday. | 1 |
Soriano Injured, Could Miss Rest of Season OAKLAND, Calif. (Sports Network) - Texas Rangers second baseman Alfonso Soriano left Thursday's 5-4 loss to Oakland after he injured his left leg, and he might miss the rest of the season. | 1 |
Goldman Sachs Enters Fray for Takefuji TOKYO (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may be in talks with the founding family of top Japanese consumer finance firm Takefuji Corp. for a stake of over \$2.74 billion, a source told Reuters on Friday, heating up competition among foreign investors to enter a \$97 billion industry. | 2 |
Update 3: Tokyo Stocks Lower at Late Morning Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning as investors avoided significant moves ahead of a long weekend. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen. | 2 |
Cash Bounties For Spammers Win Limited FTC Backing The Federal Trade Commission yesterday gave limited endorsement to offering cash rewards to people who help track down e-mail spammers, suggesting that such bounties might work but in fewer | 3 |
Make Our Ports Safer Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge met with a group of Seattle officials recently and told us he #39;s sleeping better at night because our country is better prepared than before to defend against a terrorist attack. | 3 |
Remorseless quest all the way London: On the eve of yesterdays clash between Australia and New Zealand, Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming, while referring to the one-sided nature of matches played thus far in the ICC Champions Trophy, had stated, in effect, that the fireworks would | 1 |
Another showdown for archrivals The race for the American League East title could either be finished or just getting started after this weekend at Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
BREWERS: Another loss, but Bonds held homerless MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers may have lost the war - losing three games to the San Francisco Giants - but they won the battle against slugger Barry Bonds. | 1 |
Boston #39;s Schilling first to 20 wins Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Curt Schilling won his seventh straight start and became baseball #39;s first 20-game winner, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 11-4 at Fenway Park. | 1 |
Annan claims war in Iraq is illegal The United States and its coalition partners on Thursday defended the war in Iraq after UN Secretary General Kofi Annan asserted it was quot;illegal quot; because it didn #39;t have Security Council support. | 0 |
Plea Due in MedImmune Fraud Case Former Medimmune executive Eric Tsao is expected to plead guilty Friday to securities fraud, a case legal experts say is the latest in a series against high-profile defendants who allegedly try to subvert investigations. <br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> | 3 |
Port Security May Be Aided By Electronic Container Seals The Homeland Security Department could access data stored in the electronic container seal, but failure rates must be below 5. By Larry Greenemeier. | 3 |
Golf: Ryder Cup pairings named Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie will meet in the opening four-balls at Oakland Hills. | 0 |
Stakes high for England England will have a semi-final place in their sights when they face Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy. | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Slams Gulf Coast; 23 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 |
New Pickup Makes Hummer Look Rather Puny DALLAS - This one could make the Hummer look like a girlie car. International Truck and Engine Corp... | 0 |
U.S. Weapons Inspector: Iraq Had No WMD WASHINGTON - Drafts of a report from the top U.S. inspector in Iraq conclude there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but say there are signs the fallen Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had dormant programs he hoped to revive at a later time, according to people familiar with the findings... | 0 |
Bush Leads in One Poll, Tied in Another WASHINGTON - President Bush has a double-digit lead in one new national poll, but he's tied with Democrat John Kerry in another. Both campaigns say their own polling has the race close, with Bush's people seeing a slight lead for the president... | 0 |
Oil Prices Firm as Storms Threaten Supply (Reuters) Reuters - World oil prices rose on Friday,\boosted by production stoppages due to a severe hurricane in\the Gulf of Mexico and worries that another storm might further\delay imports into the United States. | 2 |
Chechen warlord claims responsibility for school hostage taking (AFP) AFP - Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has claimed responsibility for the deadly school hostage taking in southern Russia, according to a letter posted on a rebel website. | 0 |
Video: Taking It with You (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Easily portable video becomes real; evaluating Microsoft's UI for portable media; what is thought?\\ #149; Video: Taking It with You\ #149; Gadget of the Month: The Portable Media Center\ #149; Thinking About Thinking | 3 |
Bush, Kerry Not Invited to Annual Dinner (AP) AP - Neither President Bush nor Democratic challenger John Kerry has been invited to this year's Alfred E. Smith Memorial political dinner because campaign issues could detract from the "spirit" of the event, an official said Thursday. | 0 |
Forecasters: More Hurricanes May Be on Way (AP) AP - Ivan, Frances and Charley delivered three staggering blows to the Gulf Coast and Florida, as well as Caribbean island nations, all in just five weeks. Now here comes Jeanne, which could be lashing north Florida and Georgia by Monday. Homeowners ritualistically re-hammering the same plywood over their windows figure it can't get much worse, right? | 3 |
Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Amazon Launches A9 Search Engine - FindWhat Announces Pay-Per-Call Ad Option - Sitemaps On The Homepage - Optimizing An Annual Reports Page - Jeeves goes to the Himalayas - How to boot someone out of Google | 3 |
Yankees, Red Sox tangle with division title on the line Derek Jeter, who has been through this line of questioning before, shrugged his shoulders, flipped through the file of stock answers in his mind and hit the play button when he reached the Boston Red Sox folder. | 1 |
TI increases dividend, buyback SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- With its stock down 26 percent this year, Texas Instruments boosted its quarterly dividend payment to 2.5 cents a share and set a \$1 billion stock repurchase plan, the chipmaker announced late Thursday. | 2 |
Knight Ridder issues Q3 warning SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Knight Ridder late Thursday warned its third-quarter profit from operations will fall short of most analysts #39; estimates due to advertising losses related to the impact of three hurricanes on its newspapers in Florida and Georgia. | 2 |
Excited Bnei Sakhnin team leave for St James Park TEL AVIV: The players of Israels Bnei Sakhnin set off on the greatest soccer journey of their lives on Monday when they travelled from their poor town in the north of the country to Newcastle Uniteds St James Park. | 1 |
Padres Blank Dodgers 3-0 (AP) AP - Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Thursday night. | 1 |
Ponting leaves door open for Lee comeback (AFP) AFP - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has left the door open for fast bowler Brett Lee to return to the side for next week's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final. | 0 |
'No WMD stockpile find' in Iraq A draft report finds no WMD stockpiles in Iraq but evidence of plans for future programmes, say US officials. | 0 |
In China, Farmers' Labor Bears Too Much Fruit The plight of the litchi industry shows both the promise and the pitfalls of China's remarkable economic growth. | 0 |
Padres Blank Dodgers 3-0 LOS ANGELES - Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Thursday night. The NL West-leading Dodgers' lead was cut to 2 1/2 games over San Francisco - their smallest since July 31... | 0 |
2 Kidnapped in Iraq; 30 Killed in Fallujah BAGHDAD, Iraq - A team of kidnappers grabbed two Americans and a Briton in a dawn raid on their home on a leafy Baghdad street Thursday - a bold abduction that underlines the increasing danger for foreigners in the embattled capital as violence soars ahead of national elections planned for early next year. West of the capital, U.S... | 0 |
IT firm sees Q3 bottom-line hit from bankruptcy filing LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Electronic Data Systems on Thursday cautioned that US Airways Group #39;s bankruptcy could dampen its third-quarter earnings by up to 3 cents per share. | 2 |
Unlike Florida, Alabama lacks state reinsurance program SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Reinsurers may be left with more of the losses from Hurricane Ivan than they faced from hurricanes Charley and Frances because Alabama has no state program to help insurers pay claims, analysts said. | 2 |
Transocean finds missing oil rig SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Transocean, after a frantic search for a giant oil rig blown off location by Hurricane Ivan, said late Thursday it found the structure drifting along 70 miles from the well it had been drilling, upright and apparently undamaged. | 2 |
Kluivert nets twice against first Arab team in UEFA match Patrick Kluivert struck twice for Newcastle United in a 2-0 victory over Bnei Sakhnin of Israel, thefirst Arab team to play in the UEFA Cup first-round, first-leg match on Thursday. | 1 |
Top seed Spadea enters Delray Beach ATP quarter-finals Top seed Vincent Spadea beat fellow American James Blake 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the 380,000 US dollars Millennium International tennis tournament in Delray Beach, Florida on Thursday. | 1 |
Finally, Fall Racing Meaningful If the Chase for the Championship is really supposed to be the elite part of the schedule, why does it include such mundane races as the fall events at New Hampshire, Dover and Martinsville and not the Daytona 500 or Brickyard 400? | 1 |
Some Weapons at Russia School Were Stolen MOSCOW Sept. 16, 2004 - Some of the weapons used by militants in the deadly Russian school siege were pilfered from police posts in armed raids allegedly led by one of Chechnya #39;s most notorious warlords, Russia #39;s | 0 |
Prison call for Japan executive TOKYO Prosecutors on Thursday called for a three-year prison term for Yasuo Takei, the founder of Takefuji, a Japanese consumer finance company, for ordering illegal wiretaps and for defamation. | 2 |
Japan OKs Free Trade Agreement With Mexico Japan #39;s Cabinet formally approved the signing of a free trade agreement with Mexico, ahead of a meeting between the two nations #39; leaders. | 2 |
Mickelson, Woods team up to lead off US at Ryder Cup BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Impeccably attired in a dark suit and gold-and-blue patterned necktie, American captain Hal Sutton struck the look of a Wall Street mogul Thursday when he announced | 1 |
MLB: Houston 8, St. Louis 3 Jeff Kent went two for four with four RBI Thursday night to give Houston an 8-3 victory over St. Louis. Mike Lamb added a home run as Houston remained two games behind San Francisco in the National League wild card race. | 1 |
Angels Clobber Mariners 6-1 (AP) AP - The Anaheim Angels took advantage of two errors by Gold Glove second baseman Bret Boone, scoring four times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. | 1 |
Antispam campaign bites the dust While its neighbors, software infrastructure and hardware upgrades, switched places this month, security held its spot at number three. | 3 |
Chechen rebel claims school siege Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claims responsibility for the Beslan siege in which more than 320 hostages died. | 0 |
Storm buffets price of oil new yorkCrude oil rose yesterday for a third day in four on concern about the loss of production and possible damage from Hurricane Ivan, which passed just east of most Gulf of Mexico production platforms. | 2 |
EU rejects US plea for Airbus aid ban BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union rejected a US demand to ban government loans to aircraftmaker Airbus SAS, intensifying a dispute between the two trading partners. | 2 |
Rogers, Microcell discuss takeover Rogers Wireless Inc. is in talks with Microcell Telecommunications Inc. about a possible takeover and has asked the competition watchdog to give its advance blessing - just in case. | 2 |
Kodak, IBM to team up ROCHESTER, NYEastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. said yesterday they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones. | 2 |
NASA loses week of relaunch effort to hurricane Disruptions caused by three powerful hurricanes have cost NASA at least a week in its effort to rebound from the Columbia accident with a March shuttle launching, members of an oversight task force said Thursday. | 3 |
Astros win to keep pace with Giants, Cubs Even if the contest had been played in a matter befitting two postseason contenders, Jeff Kent would have stood above everybody Thursday night at Busch Stadium. | 1 |
DC in first place for Expos Washington, DC, remains the No. 1 choice to become the new home for the Montreal Expos, but issues remain, according to two people with knowledge of the relocation process. | 1 |
Purdy sets Texas pace Ted Purdy hit a nine-under-par 61 to lead after the first round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. The American, who is looking for his first PGA Tour victory, had birdies at four of his first five holes and finished eagle-birdie. | 1 |
Powell rebukes Annan on Iraq Secretary of State Colin L. Powell yesterday expressed strong disapproval of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan #39;s description of the US-led war in Iraq as illegal, saying the comment was quot;not a very useful statement to make at this point. | 0 |
Oil prices rise despite little storm damage WASHINGTON -- Oil prices rose yesterday despite reports that refineries along the Gulf Coast and production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico which had been shut down were being restaffed as Hurricane Ivan proved less disruptive than feared. | 2 |
Around The Region Apache Corp., an oil and natural gas producer, increased its shareholder dividend by 33 percent after gains in energy prices and output boosted the company #39;s profits. | 2 |
Storms dash dreams of Florida home Florida, which has lured more retirees and vacation homeowners than anywhere else, might be losing some appeal for the same reason it #39;s so beautiful: its place in the tropics. | 3 |
Schilling gets 20th as Red Sox romp BOSTON - Curt Schilling got his 20th win on the eve of Boston #39;s big series with the New York Yankees. Now he wants much more. quot;In a couple of weeks, hopefully, it will get a lot better, quot; he said after becoming | 1 |
Annan: Iraq invasion violated UN charter The United States and its military allies on Thursday challenged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan #39;s statement that last year #39;s invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that violated | 0 |
Indonesian Police Detain Seven People on Terror Links Indonesian police have detained seven people linked to terrorism since last week #39;s bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed nine people and wounded 182, officers said on Friday. | 0 |
Indonesian Police Detain Seven People on Terror Links JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have detained seven people linked to terrorism since last week's bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed nine people and wounded 182, officers said on Friday. | 0 |
Afghans Arrest Three for Rocket Attack on Karzai KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three men have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside the capital, officials said on Friday. | 0 |
Saints' Haslett Aims to Stay but Might Not (AP) AP - For a man whose job is on the line and whose team is on the skids, New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett was relaxed Monday. | 1 |
Monty Relishing Early Ryder Cup Showdown with Woods BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie, the dominant Ryder Cup player of the last 10 years, will clash with the game's foremost talent in a mouth-watering opening to the 35th match at Oakland Hills on Friday. | 1 |
Nikkei at 2-Week Closing Low TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell for a third straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Sony Corp. and its rivals. | 2 |
Dollar on Hold as Doubts Grow Over Fed TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar dawdled at the lower end of recent ranges on Friday after soft U.S. manufacturing data fueled a view that the Federal Reserve may slow or even temporarily halt its tightening campaign. | 2 |
Alitalia deal still on the brink Alitalia's talks with unions look set to continue into the weekend, as management struggle to reach a deal with cabin crew. | 2 |
Afghans Arrest Three for Rocket Attack on Karzai Three men have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside the capital, officials said on Friday. | 0 |
Nortel warns it now expects 2004 revenue growth will trail its <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks shares fell Thursday after the troubled telecom equipment maker warned that its full-year growth in 2004 will likely trail the industry, rather than outperform its peers as the company has been predicting. | 2 |
Mexico to Sign Trade Deal With Japan, Reduce Dependence on US Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is expected in Mexico City Friday, where he and President Vicente Fox are set to sign a free trade pact. | 2 |
American League Game Summary - Anaheim at Seattle Moyer lost to the Angels for the third time this season. His 10-game skid combined with Ryan Franklin #39;s 11-game slide that was just ended Wednesday night represents the first time since 1972 that two pitchers | 1 |
Expos to move Nov. 30 The Montreal Expos have received legal notice from Major League Baseball that the team will move Nov. 30, TQS television reported yesterday. | 1 |
N Korea plans more blasts BEIJING - North Korea is planning to carry out further explosions as part of a hydroelectric power plant project after two major blasts last week that prompted worries of accidents and nuclear tests, the German ambassador to Pyongyang, who visited the | 0 |
Storms Could Cause Delay in Shuttle Flights The battering that this month's hurricanes have inflicted on NASA centers could strain an already tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, but it is too early to tell how badly. | 3 |
Internet Cafes Shut in Vietnam for Porn, Politics (Reuters) Reuters - Authorities in southern Vietnam have shut\down 65 Internet cafes and kiosks after finding hundreds of\addresses of pornographic and anti-government Web sites on\their computers, a newspaper reported on Friday. | 3 |
BP sees no energy supply problem The global oil industry has the capacity to meet future demand, BP's chief executive tells newspapers. | 2 |
Jaguar plant awaits closure fate US car giant Ford is expected to tell Jaguar workers on Friday that it will close the firm's historic Coventry factory | 2 |
Nortel stock battered by more bad news Shares in Nortel Networks Corp. dropped 9 per cent yesterday after the telecom equipment giant, the subject of several Canadian and US accounting probes, hinted that rivals are taking a bite out of its market share. | 2 |
Microsoft to pay Californian briefs \$112 million A JUDGE IS ordering Microsoft to pay \$112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California #39;s market. | 2 |
IBM uses chip-based security from National Semiconductor IBM is the first computer maker to ship PCs with a new chip developed by National Semiconductor that protects desktops against hackers and viruses, both companies said this week. | 3 |
Unrelenting rivalry moves into lion #39;s den The last time they saw each other, John Kerry was sitting in the Red Sox owner #39;s box on the eve of the Democratic National Convention and the front | 1 |
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