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Gaming Godzillas Prepare for Battle (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Let the games begin. Not the Olympics again, but the all-out battle between video game giants Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. The two Japanese companies are rolling out new gaming consoles, but Nintendo has beaten Sony to the punch by announcing an earlier launch date for its new hand-held game player. | 3 |
How bad is it? (U.S. News World Report) U.S. News World Report - Throughout the presidential campaign, the Republicans have shown remarkable discipline in their public messages--but the deteriorating situation in Iraq is testing some of that unity. The strain was evident at a Senate hearing last week where Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel unloaded on the Bush administration's sluggish reconstruction efforts in Iraq. quot;It's beyond pitiful; it's beyond embarrassing. It is now in the zone of dangerous, quot; he thundered. ... | 0 |
Almost 40 percent of tech-savvy Singaporeans have broadband access (AFP) AFP - High-tech Singapore is also proving to be high-speed, with almost 40 percent of households hooked up to the Internet via broadband technology, the government said. | 3 |
New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad Breath (Reuters) Reuters - A German telecommunications company said\on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will\alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off\offensive smells. | 3 |
England end Aussie jinx as they move into Champions Trophy final (AFP) AFP - England qualified for the Champions Trophy final after beating world champions Australia by six wickets in Tuesday's semi-final here at Edgbaston to end a run of 14 successive defeats against the world champions. | 0 |
Oil Hits \$47 as Supply Worries Linger LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices hit a one month-high of \$47 a barrel on Tuesday as China showed no let-up in its strong import growth and traders worried that U.S. petroleum inventories had drawn down heavily due to Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Woods to Skip 84 Lumber Classic FARMINGTON, Penn. (Sports Network) - Tiger Woods announced that he will not play in this week's 84 Lumber Classic due to fatigue. | 1 |
Maradona Gets Cuban Check-Up and Castro's Support HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona was having medical examinations in Cuba on Tuesday and received a message of support from President Fidel Castro for his latest efforts to kick cocaine, Argentina's ambassador said. | 1 |
Indonesia Questions U.S. Mine Chief (AP) AP - Indonesian police on Tuesday summoned the American director and two other foreign staffers of a U.S.-based mining company for questioning over the alleged contamination of a bay in eastern Indonesia. | 3 |
Interpol-Style Effort Needed Against 'Wildlife Mafia' (Reuters) Reuters - Asia needs a new network akin to\Interpol to fight a "wildlife mafia" and the illegal\multi-billion dollar trade in animals and plants,\environmentalists said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Terror Attacks Spur Israel Road Deaths Spike-Study (Reuters) Reuters - Fatal attacks in Israel cause a\direct increase in the number of deadly traffic accidents --\but not until three days later, researchers said on Monday. | 3 |
HHS Orders Avian Flu Vaccine from Aventis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Health and Human Services Department said on Tuesday it had ordered 2 million doses of avian influenza vaccine from Aventis Pasteur Inc. . | 2 |
India Launches First Education Satellite (Reuters) Reuters - India's space agency said it\successfully launched the nation's first satellite for\educational services on Monday, which is expected to boost\distance learning in a country with a huge rural population. | 3 |
Senate Panel Approves Goss for CIA Director (Reuters) Reuters - The Senate Intelligence Committee\voted 12-4 on Tuesday to approve the nomination of Republican\Florida congressman Porter Goss to become the new CIA director,\paving the way for full Senate confirmation. | 0 |
Annus to Fight All His Life to Keep Gold Medal BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Disgraced Hungarian hammer thrower Adrian Annus treasures the Olympic gold medal he won in Athens so much that he is ready to spend the rest of his life fighting to clear his name. | 1 |
Iran Converts Uranium in Defiance of UN By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it has begun converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs. | 0 |
Oil Holds Above \$46 Supply Worries Linger <p>\</p><p> By Toby Reynolds</p><p> LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held firm on Tuesday as China\showed no let-up in its strong import growth and U.S. Gulf\producers reported damage to offshore rigs from Hurricane Ivan.</p> | 2 |
Russian Who Murdered Chechen No Longer Seeks Pardon MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian colonel convicted of murdering a Chechen woman has withdrawn his request for a pardon, sparing President Vladimir Putin the uncomfortable choice of offending either the volatile region or his military. | 0 |
Protests over tough Dutch budget The Dutch government unveils its austerity budget for 2005 amid protests by the public at the plans for painful reform. | 2 |
Cricket: England stun Aussies Michael Vaughan stars as England crush Australia to reach the ICC Champions Trophy final. | 0 |
Uganda's HIV success questioned Word of mouth research suggest HIV figures in Uganda could be three times bigger than previous estimates. | 0 |
Profit Jumps 30 Percent at Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs today posted a 30 percent jump in profit for its latest quarter, helped by strong growth across its segments. | 2 |
Oil Hits \$47 as Supply Worries Linger Oil prices hit a one month-high today as China showed no let-up in its demand and traders worried that U.S. inventories had drawn down heavily due to Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Red Hat Rebound Good growth plus an unappreciative investing public finally make Red Hat's stock look cheap. | 2 |
Still Building at Adobe The publishers of Photoshop whip up another impossible looking earnings score. | 2 |
Don't Pass on iPass Investors should weigh shareholder unfriendliness against a stock's cheap price. | 2 |
Attorney Says Heels May Hurt Sobriety Test DURHAM, N.C. - Attorney Bill Thomas may get a lot more business from female motorists thanks to a novel defense strategy: High heels can help beat a DWI rap... | 0 |
Bush Defends Decision to Oust Saddam UNITED NATIONS - President Bush delivered an unapologetic defense of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations Tuesday that his decision "helped to deliver the Iraqi people from an outlaw dictator." He appealed to the world community to join together in supporting the new Iraqi interim government. Bush's speech to the U.N... | 0 |
Stocks Higher; Investors Await Fed NEW YORK - Strong earnings from financial services companies and upbeat economic data pushed stocks higher Tuesday, but many investors clung to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, expected later in the session. Investors may be seeing some buying opportunities after Monday, when gloomy outlooks from the consumer staples group weighed heavily on the market; a strong reading on new housing construction provided additional incentive... | 0 |
Poor netiquette and jobs for net vandals <strong>Letters:</strong> What is the world coming to? | 3 |
New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad Breath BERLIN (Reuters) - A German telecommunications company said on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off offensive smells. | 3 |
SBC to Build Internet Phone System for Ford SBC Communications (SBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it had won a contract from Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) to build an Internet-based telephone service | 2 |
Fares pressure rises on Air NZ AIR New Zealand faces being further squeezed on trans-Tasman fares as a result of the ban on its planned alliance with Qantas. Industry analysts last night dismissed claims that Air NZ and Qantas could still work together using informal ties. | 2 |
AIG Gets Wells Notice From SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a civil action against American International Group Inc. and its AIG Financial Products Corp. | 2 |
Starwood Names Heyer CEO WHITE PLAINS-Starwood Hotels amp; Resorts Worldwide Inc. named Steven J. Heyer as its new chief executive officer. He will succeed company founder Barry S. Sternlicht effective Oct. 1. Heyer is currently president | 2 |
OECD Says Oil Prices and Inflation Not Hurting Industrial <b>...</b> A leading economic think-tank sees a strong recovery in the second half of the year for major industrial economies, in spite of high oil prices, and says inflation is not yet a concern. | 2 |
Sprint, RadioShack will put kiosks in malls Kiosks with Sprint Corp. #39;s brand will open at about 500 shopping malls in the next three years through an agreement with longtime partner RadioShack Corp. | 2 |
Intrinsa could be out by spring The US Food and Drug Administration will accelerate its review of Procter amp; Gamble Co. #39;s Intrinsa female testosterone patch, P amp;G said today. | 2 |
Bank of New York Buys Wilshire Business Bank of New York Co. said Tuesday that its BNY Brokerage Inc. unit has agreed to acquire the execution and commission management business of investment management firm Wilshire Associates for an undisclosed amount. | 2 |
Sony shrinking the PS2 Sony Corporation has come up with a smaller version of its Playstation Two game console. The book-sized PS2 will help cut costs as video-game consoles continue to drop in price. | 3 |
Methane on Mars causes controversy Methane and water vapour are concentrated in the same regions of the Martian atmosphere, say scientists studying data from Europe #39;s Mars Express orbiter. | 3 |
Yellow Pages Group to list 2.4 million businesses on Google Canada MONTREAL (CP) - Yellow Pages Group has signed an agreement with web search engine Google that will make Yellow Pages business listings available on Google Local Canada, a new local search service. | 3 |
IBM, Boeing join forces to seek government IT contracts SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - To better position themselves to win future US government IT contracts, IBM and The Boeing Co. | 3 |
TruSecure, Betrusted formalize merger plans com September 21, 2004, 8:12 AM PT. Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies. | 3 |
Mitsubishi Elec to stop producing TV LCDs, focus on smaller panels <b>...</b> TOKYO (AFX) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp plans to stop producing LCD (liquid crystal display) panels for television sets and personal computers and shift to smaller panels for cellular phones and industrial equipment, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported | 3 |
Microsoft May Do More Shopping PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA -- Microsoft may make more large acquisitions than it has done historically and become a more distributed company as opposed to moving key employees to its Redmond, Washington, headquarters, Chief Financial Officer John Connors said | 3 |
Contaminated GM crops found at nine Thai farms BANGKOK : Thailand said on Tuesday that at least nine farms had been contaminated by genetically-modified crops after a seed selling scandal shut down a major part of the country #39;s GM testing programme. | 3 |
AOL Marketing #39;Bots #39; to Target AIM Users America Online Inc. announced Monday that it is launching an quot;AIM Bot Program quot; that will automatically distribute targeted advertising and quot;online presence quot; campaigns to its 100 million instant message users. | 3 |
Apple iMac G5 1.8-GHz PowerPC G5 processor, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 160GB SATA hard drive (7,200-rpm), nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics, 20-inch widescreen LCD, DVD-R optical drive, three USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire ports, integrated speakers, AirPort Extreme (802. | 3 |
Man United midfielder Roy Keane charged with assault Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy, Manchester police said. | 1 |
Fulham call in lawyers over brawl Fulham have brought in lawyers for advice on the best way to fight a mass of Football Association disciplinary charges which could also land manager Chris Coleman and several of his players with major suspensions and fines. | 1 |
Football Legend Maradona Returns to Cuba for Drug Rehab Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has arrived in Cuba to resume his rehabilitation for cocaine addiction. Tuesday #39;s move follows a relapse that left him confined to a psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires. | 1 |
Vaughan #39;s England stun Aussies with Trophy win Michael Vaughan found his one-day feet at last as England upset Australia by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy final. | 1 |
Awe Freak Out! The gym I attend was buzzing with anticipation for the Monday Night matchup between The Minnesota Vikings and The Philadelphia Eagles. | 1 |
Indian TV Rights Up for Grabs Again A controversial \$308 million deal to broadcast India #39;s home cricket matches fell through on Tuesday after the country #39;s cricket board said there was no binding contract and it may re-tender the rights. | 1 |
Bonds, Giants try to slow red-hot Astros SAN FRANCISCO - The Houston Astros have control over their own fate when they visit SBC Park for a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants. | 1 |
Seattle men arrested; no motive available MOSCOW, Idaho -- A University of Idaho football player was shot to death and police arrested two brothers from Seattle following a chase that extended halfway across Washington state. | 1 |
With Vlad back, Angels look to gain ground ANAHEIM, California - The Anaheim Angels hope to gain more ground in the playoff chase when they host the Seattle Mariners in the second game of their three-game set. | 1 |
Cubs have Prior, Wood refreshed for postseason run Good to be back. We assure you: no mention of the Terrell Owens-Randy Moss rivalry or shameless plug from Jim Belushi here. The Blog spent a few days in Cincinnati last week, where it checked in on the surging Cubs. | 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - September 21 (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers resume a four-game series against the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals tonight at Miller Park. | 1 |
Bush tells UN #39;all must fight the murderers #39; President Bush stressed the importance of spreading freedom in the world and defended his decision to invade Iraq in a speech Tuesday to the UN General Assembly. | 0 |
Iran converts uranium in defiance of UN on Saturday calling on Iran to suspend all activities related to uranium enrichment. The United States,. Russia and the European Union reinforced the message on Monday by urging Tehran to comply. | 0 |
More than 600 dead in Haiti Corpses and weeping relatives filled morgues in Haiti after Tropical Storm Jeanne left more than 600 people dead, another tragedy for the Caribbean country in a year marked by revolts, military interventions and deadly floods. | 0 |
Turkish company halts operations in Iraq A Turkish construction company said Tuesday it was halting operations in neighboring Iraq to try to save the lives of 10 employees kidnapped by militants. | 0 |
Thailand Says Nine Farms Contaminated By Genetically Modified <b>...</b> Nine farms in Thailand have been found to be contaminated by genetically modified crops. The announcement comes after a scandal shut down a big part of the country #39;s program to test genetically modified crops. | 3 |
Bryant's Request to Seal Evidence Opposed (AP) AP - The prosecutor who charged Kobe Bryant with felony sexual assault has joined news organizations in opposing an attempt by the NBA star's attorney to permanently seal evidence and documents in the case. | 1 |
Kerry Rolls Out Health Care Ad (AP) AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry argues that "over a million more Americans would lose their health insurance coverage" under President Bush in a television ad the Democrat's campaign rolled out Tuesday. | 0 |
Time Warner Sees AOL Ad Revenue at Near \$1 Billion Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday its America Online Internet unit, once seen as the company #39;s red-headed stepchild, could contribute some of the company #39;s most explosive revenue growth. | 2 |
HHS Orders Avian Flu Vaccine from Aventis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Health and Human Services Department said on Tuesday it had ordered 2 million doses of avian influenza vaccine from Aventis Pasteur Inc. | 2 |
Judge Orders Martha Stewart to Surrender NEW YORK -- A federal judge today ordered Martha Stewart to surrender for prison by October 8th, granting a request by the celebrity homemaker to begin serving her sentence for lying about a stock sale. | 2 |
OECD Cuts US 2004 Growth Forecast to 4.3 Percent quot;The US expansion increasingly hinges on employment creation and business investment, quot; OECD chief economist Jean-Philippe Cotis told a news briefing. | 2 |
Starwood Names New Chief Executive SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 -- White Plains, NY -- Former Coca-Cola Company president Steven Heyer today was named the new chief executive of Starwood Hotels, effective Oct. 1. Heyer succeeds Starwood founder Barry | 2 |
Australia #39;s Hardie may face charges over asbestos SYDNEY: Australian building products firm James Hardie Industries NV may face criminal charges after a government inquiry found it broke the law by saying it had enough money in a fund to compensate thousands of asbestos victims. | 2 |
Kraft Says SEC Not Planning Action Branded food and beverage maker Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the company in connection with the government #39;s | 2 |
Sprint and RadioShack enter deal to open wireless kiosks in malls RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH), on Tuesday said it has entered into an agreement with Sprint Corp. (NYSE: FON) to open Sprint-branded wireless kiosks in malls nationwide. | 2 |
AOL, RSA, VeriSign push authentication services SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Responding to a scourge of online fraud and identity theft that threatens to undermine public confidence in Internet commerce, major companies are rolling out new services to encourage the adoption of better | 3 |
TruSecure, BeTrusted Announce Merger Enterprise IT security consultants TruSecure and BeTrusted have merged to form a standalone managed services firm called CyberTrust. | 3 |
Space station may fall into disrepair The International Space Station will be effectively condemned if crew members cannot repair its faulty oxygen generator by the end of next month, a British space scientist has warned. | 3 |
Uninsured patients often face big markups How much does an overnight stay at a Virginia hospital cost? If Medicaid is paying, the answer is \$6,000. If Paul Shipman is paying, it #39;s \$29,500. | 3 |
Roy Keane charged with assault Manchester United captain Roy Keane has been charged with assault and criminal damage for a fight on September 4, police say. The Ireland international is due to appear before Trafford Magistrates | 1 |
Maradona Gets Cuban Check-Up and Castro #39;s Support Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona was having medical examinations in Cuba on Tuesday and received a message of support from President Fidel Castro for his latest | 1 |
Dynamo handed 3-0 win Dynamo Kiev have been awarded a 3-0 victory by UEFA #39;s Control and Disciplinary Body after their Champions League game against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico was abandoned at half-time after referee Anders Frisk was struck on the head by an object thrown from | 1 |
Eagles Sprint to Fast Start The Philadelphia Eagles were the only NFL team to reach the playoffs last season after an 0-2 beginning. This time around, they #39;re making things a little easier. | 1 |
Blue Jays activate Halladay from DL Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays activated pitcher Roy Halladay from the 15-day disabled list and he is expected to start Tuesday #39;s game against the New York Yankees. | 1 |
Seattle Mariners Team Report - September 21 (Sports Network) - The Mariners will try to get back on the winning track tonight, when they battle the Anaheim Angels in the middle test of a three- game series. | 1 |
Texans Troubled by Turnovers For the first time in their history, the Houston Texans are 0-2, and they have turnovers to blame. quot;I #39;ve been around this business long enough to know what | 1 |
Annus to Fight All His Life to Keep Gold Medal Disgraced Hungarian hammer thrower Adrian Annus treasures the Olympic gold medal he won in Athens so much that he is ready to spend the rest of his life fighting to clear his name. | 1 |
First-blood doctrine rejected PRIME Minister John Howard has been labelled a political Rambo after he defended yesterday the Government #39;s right to launch a pre-emptive attack on terrorist groups in the Asia-Pacific region. | 0 |
Stewart to Surrender for Prison by Oct. 8 NEW YORK - A federal judge ordered Martha Stewart on Tuesday to surrender for prison by Oct. 8, granting the celebrity homemaker's request to begin serving her sentence for lying about a stock sale... | 0 |
Raiders Making Progress in New Defense (AP) AP - After one win, defensive end Bobby Hamilton made the bold prediction that Oakland's new defense is good enough to get 12 sacks in a game. | 1 |
Dutch Minister's World Revealed in 'Blog' (Reuters) Reuters - Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm\says his "blog" -- personal diary on the Internet -- gives\people an idea of what it is to be a minister, with insights\into his professional and private life. | 3 |
Darfur refugees say Janjaweed now working as camp guards: UN (AFP) AFP - Janjaweed militiamen, who have been accused of committing atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region, are now appearing as guards at refugee camps according refugees, a senior UN official said. | 0 |
EDS Reduces 2004 Cash Flow Projections Electronic Data Systems Corp. cut its cash flow projections for 2004 on Monday because it spent \$522 million to pay off money borrowed by a trust to finance a huge technology contract with the Navy. | 2 |
Stocks Rise as Goldman, Lehman Earns Gain NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged barely higher in early Tuesday afternoon trading as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve would stay on its course of only "measured" interest-rate increases. | 2 |
Genta Shares Soar on Cancer Drug Data Shares of Genta Inc. (GNTA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) soared nearly 50 percent on Monday after the biotechnology company presented promising data on an experimental treatment for blood cancers. | 2 |
Airlines Ordered to Turn Over Passenger Data The Transportation Security Administration announced on Tuesday that it will order domestic airlines to turn over personal information about passengers to test a system that will compare their names to those on terrorist watch lists. | 3 |
Is This What the Big Bang Sounded Like? Using data from a NASA satellite, an astronomer has simulated the sound that he says followed the birth of the universe. <i>Includes audio.</i> | 3 |
Fed Likely to Bump Up Rates Again Wall Street stocks remained in the doldrums this morning as investors awaited the end of a Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to result in this year #39;s third interest rate hike. | 2 |
Best Buy adds Verizon to wireless line-up Sprint Corp. and RadioShack Corp. reported a multi-year agreement to develop, deploy and operate Sprint-branded kiosks in approximately 500 shopping malls across the country following a 10-month test program involving 10 Sprint kiosks. | 2 |
Authentication #39;Tokens #39; Arrive For AOL Customers America Online (Quote, Chart) has inked a deal with RSA Security (Quote, Chart) to add another layer of authentication to the existing username/password scheme used by AOL subscribers. | 3 |
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