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US Airways off the Nasdaq, has 1 labor agreement Less than a year after US Airways Group Inc. listed its stock on the Nasdaq National Market, the airline #39;s shares have been delisted, a result of its second bankruptcy filing. | 2 |
Judge grants Stewart request NEW YORK - A federal judge Tuesday granted Martha Stewart #39;s request to go to prison as soon as possible, ordering her to report by 2 pm Oct. 8. In an order signed Tuesday, US District Court Judge Miriam Cedarbaum | 2 |
Sun to rent CPU time on server farm Sun #39;s COO Jonathan Schwartz has outlined a new direction for his company in the form of a cycle farm. Such a farm would rent out CPU time by the hour for a nominal charge - 99 cents for the use of a dual CPU | 3 |
No channel for series INDIA #39;S cricket chiefs began a frenetic search today for a broadcaster to show next month #39;s home series against world champion Australia after cancelling a controversial \$US308 million (\$440 million) television deal. | 1 |
Williams, Sharapova win opening Beijing matches Wimbledon rivals Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals of the 585,000-dollar China Open on Wednesday, with top seed Williams scraping past a tough challenge from a teenage Russian. | 1 |
West Indies, Pakistan to clash WEST Indies may just have what it takes to make it to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy. Going into the second semi-final of the Championship, the West Indies have played with a quiet assurance which has been lacking for a long time. | 1 |
CRB Button hearing adjourned Motorsport.com. The Contract Recognition Board (CRB) hearing of the Jenson Button/BAR/Williams case has been adjourned until October 16th. | 1 |
EU officials back Italy and Malta to lift sanctions on Libya 1540CET-- The European Union ambassadors have agreed to recommend lifting the EU bloc #39;s arms embargo on Libya following pressure from Italy and | 0 |
Korean troops arrive safely in north Iraq The Ministry of National Defense said yesterday 2,800 South Korean troops sent to aid the US-led occupation of Iraq have arrived safely in the Kurdish north of the country. | 0 |
Fagoogle - Search Engine Supports Gay Community A new search engine tool has been released this week which is based on the Google search engine - but with a twist. Fagoogle.com supports homosexuality and actively sponsors programs aimed at educating people about the gay lifestyle. Released this week, Fagoogle.com aims to generate well needed money for the ... | 3 |
Get or Give Gmail Invites With GMailOMatic Get or Give Gmail Invites With GMailOMatic\\I heard about this last week, but when I tried to send it a couple invitations, it didn't work. It worked yesterday so I'll mention it. GmailOMatic allows people to submit Gmail invitations and request Gmail invitations.\\So if you've got a couple invites left ... | 3 |
Dow, Nasdaq, S P 500 Drop 1 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks extended their losses on\Wednesday after investment bank Morgan Stanley said quarterly\profit fell, casting doubt on corporate earnings growth, while\a brokerage downgrade on Cisco Systems Inc. hurt tech stocks. | 2 |
Palestinian Suicide Bomber Hits Jerusalem (AP) AP - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up near a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one other person and wounding at least 14 others, Israeli authorities said. | 0 |
New Substances Added to WADA's Banned Drugs List LONDON (Reuters) - A medical product used to treat both male hair loss and prostate problems has been added to the list of banned drugs for athletes. | 1 |
UK rate hold move was 'unanimous' Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously against a sixth rate rise in nine months. | 2 |
Twinkies Maker Seeking Ch. 11 Protection KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation's largest wholesaler baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Wednesday... | 0 |
Sun Sets Sights on Low-End Market After years of battling Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. has set its sights on Linux vendors, seeking to jump into a low-end but high-volume market it's been accused of ignoring. | 3 |
CA to face arraignment in probe update Computers Associates International is facing arraignment in federal court Wednesday on criminal charges stemming from a two-year investigation into the software company #39;s accounting practices. | 2 |
Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns Say Fiscal 3rd-Qtr Profit Declined Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Cos. said fiscal third-quarter earnings fell, their first declines in more than a year. The results sparked concern that Wall Street profits are slowing, and shares of many securities firms dropped. | 2 |
Retailers expect moderate 2004 holiday sales growth That #39;s the early forecast from the National Retail Federation, which sees sales escalating at a quot;moderate quot; 4.5 percent clip over last year #39;s robust results. | 2 |
Hello, halitosis ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Siemens Mobile is developing the first mobile phone that will alert people when their breath stinks, the company said Tuesday. | 3 |
Mozilla could form base of a Google browser Analysts agree that it would be of little benefit for Google to create a browser from scratch, but it could add value by adding components onto the open-source browser Mozilla. | 3 |
Hostage #39;s Family Confirms Body Was His The family of American hostage Jack Hensley has received confirmation that the headless body handed over to US officials in Iraq is his, a family spokesman said Wednesday. | 0 |
Addressing UN Assembly, Annan urges nations to restore respect for <b>...</b> Decrying what he described as quot;shameless quot; disregard for the rule of law around the globe, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday urged world leaders gathered at the General Assembly to do everything within their power to restore respect for | 0 |
Suicide bombing in Jerusalem kills 1 A female suicide bomber set off a blast Wednesday in the French Hill section of Jerusalem killing one person, police and emergency services said. | 0 |
Is US Rhetoric Fuelling Iran #39;s Nuclear Program? As Iran announces it is resuming its nuclear program, we speak with Iranian-born author and former diplomat Mansour Farhang about the increasing tensions in the United States towards Tehran. | 0 |
Floods kill more than 600 people in Haiti, hundreds left homeless Rescuers dug through mud and ruined homes for bodies Tuesday, expecting the death toll of more than 600 from tropical storm Jeanne to rise even further as flood waters receded in this crowded northern city after devastating winds | 0 |
Paralympics a TV success story in Europe and Asia, but not in US (AFP) AFP - More and more broadcasters across the world, especially in Europe and Asia, are putting the Paralympics into the spotlight, but the major sporting tournament for people with disabilities remains off screen in the world's biggest television market -- the United States. | 0 |
Charlotte Bobcats Pick Up Option on Ely (AP) AP - The Charlotte Bobcats picked up the option on center Melvin Ely for the 2005-06 season. | 1 |
Gerrard promises speedy comeback from broken foot (AFP) AFP - Steven Gerrard has moved to allay Liverpool fans' fears that he could be out until Christmas after breaking a metatarsal bone in his left foot. | 0 |
You Can Pay for College (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Did you know that September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month? Well, it is. It's also National Head Lice Prevention Month. But perhaps of most interest to us financially minded Fools, it's College Savings Month -- so says the College Savings Plan Network (CSPN) of the National Association of State Treasurers. | 2 |
Zimbabwe Denies Reports of Food Shortage (AP) AP - Zimbabwe's government on Wednesday dismissed reports of dozens of deaths linked to malnutrition as lies peddled by detractors and insisted the nation has more food than it needs. | 0 |
BCCI plans own telecast of Australia series (Reuters) Reuters - The Indian cricket board said on Wednesday it was making arrangements on its own to broadcast next month's test series against Australia, which is under threat because of a raging TV rights dispute. | 0 |
Oil Holds Firm After Big Fuel Stocks Draw LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held firm, close to \$47 a barrel on Wednesday after U.S. data showed the disruption caused by Hurricane Ivan had eaten into fuel stocks. | 2 |
Election is turning into a duel of the manly men (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Political analysts say they've never seen anything quite like the tough-guy competition between President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry. They point to two reasons: millions of hunters and fishermen live in the battleground states each candidate needs to win, and voters everywhere are haunted by 9/11. | 0 |
Politicans Killed in Indian Chopper Crash GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Ten people, including a state government minister and two lawmakers, were killed in a helicopter crash in India's mountainous northeast on Wednesday, officials said. | 0 |
MP3 Player Sales To Hit \$58 billion By 2008 SAN FRANCISCO - In one of those good news, bad news stories, think tank IDC said sales will explode for Apple Computers extremely popular iPod music player this decade, but the huge market is attracting several portable jukeboxes based on 1-inch or | 3 |
Olympic champion Hamilton fails test Tyler Hamilton, the American who won the time trial gold in Athens last month, faces being stripped of his medal after testing positive for blood doping. | 1 |
Captain Thomas Muster hopes for Austrian win Austria hopes to capitalize on its home-court advantage and tough preparations to defeat Britain in this week #39;s Davis Cup World Group playoffs captain Thomas Muster said Wednesday. | 1 |
EU agrees to lift Libya arms embargo BRUSSELS - The European Union agreed on Wednesday to lift its arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants to help the North African country tackle illegal migrants, an EU diplomatic source said. | 0 |
IBC files for bankruptcy early today Financially struggling Interstate Bakeries Corp. early today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court in Kansas City. | 2 |
Plexus to close Seattle-area plant; will cut 160 jobs Neenah-based Plexus Corp. plans to close a Seattle-area plant, resulting in the layoff of about 160 employees, in an effort to save about \$2 million a year, the company said Wednesday. | 2 |
Senate Panel Recommends Funding Boost for NASA WASHINGTON -- NASAs vision for space exploration received a boost in the Senate Sept. 22 when a budget panel approved \$16.38 billion for the agency for next year, \$200 million more than the White House requested. | 3 |
Teenage worm whiz gets IT security job A young German man believed to be responsible for writing 70 per cent of all computer viruses received in the first half of this year has been given a job in IT security. | 3 |
Security Watch: Bots March In Last week, Microsoft released a security bulletin reporting vulnerability in the graphics subsystem in Windows and a wide range of Microsoft products. | 3 |
Zero G Flights Could Bolster Space Tourism, Research Industries Floating free above Earth and carrying out an experiment in space has long been the preserve of orbiting travelers, but at taxpayers expense. | 3 |
SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees can clinch a playoff berth tonight, and they can do it with a pitcher who is still unbeaten this year. | 1 |
Arafat #39;s #39;demise #39; up to us: Israel PM ARIEL Sharon warned yesterday he would bring about the demise of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat quot;when the time is ripe quot;. | 0 |
US, Japan Apart on Need for Beef Study-Koizumi (Reuters) Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro\Koizumi said on Wednesday that he and U.S. President George W.\Bush "see eye to eye" on the need for a quick resumption of\their bilateral beef trade, but Japan wants more mad cow safety\studies. | 0 |
PeopleSoft's Knightly Quest (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Oracle may be breathing fire down its neck with an ongoing hostile takeover effort, but PeopleSoft is trying to withstand the siege and stay independent. The business software company has struck a pact with IBM to woo customers and bolster its business, although there's plenty of debate over whether Big Blue will pull off a dramatic rescue. | 3 |
Morgan Stanley Profit Drops by a Third NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MWD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MWD.N</A> on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third on sharply lower bond trading revenue and higher expenses, falling well short of Wall Street's low expectations and pushing the company's shares down as much as 8 percent. | 2 |
U.S. Faults Fannie Mae Accounting WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government review of the nation's No. 1 mortgage finance company, Fannie Mae <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FNM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FNM.N</A>, charges it with using improper "cookie jar" accounting to smooth earnings and calls into doubt past financial results, the company's board said on Wednesday. | 2 |
GM Likely to Cut Jobs in Europe DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GM.N</A>, in the midst of reassessing its unprofitable European operations, is not ruling out closing a plant there and is likely to cut some jobs, a GM spokesman said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Quattrone Seeks Bail Until Appeal Ruling NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former investment banker Frank Quattrone on Wednesday requested a court order that would allow him to remain free on bail while he appeals his obstruction of justice conviction. | 2 |
EU Agrees to Lift All Sanctions on Libya BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed to implement last year's U.N. decision to lift economic sanctions on Libya as well as ending its arms embargo on the North African country, diplomats said on Wednesday. | 0 |
D.C. Close at the Plate Yes, we've been down this road before, but it looks as though the economic and political factors are now aligned in favor of baseball in the District -- although precariously. | 1 |
Former Belgium coach Goethals dies at 83 Former Belgium coach Raymond Goethals, who took his country to third place at the European Championship in 1972, died on Monday aged 83. | 1 |
Olympic Champion Hamilton Suspended by Phonak Team ZURICH (Reuters) - Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has been suspended by his Phonak team after they were informed he had failed dope tests. | 1 |
UPDATE 5-Morgan Stanley profit tumbles, shares drop US investment bank Morgan Stanley (MWD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third on sharply lower bond trading revenue | 2 |
Japanese PSP Price Rele Manfred Gerdes, SCEE German Managing Director, may have made a blunder. He recently confirmed that Sony #39;s Playstation Portable (PSP) will launch in Japan with a price tag of 33,000 yen. | 2 |
PeopleSoft #39;s Knightly Quest Oracle may be breathing fire down its neck with an ongoing hostile takeover effort, but PeopleSoft is trying to withstand the siege and stay independent. | 2 |
Quattrone Seeks Bail Until Appeal Ruling Former investment banker Frank Quattrone on Wednesday requested a court order that would allow him to remain free on bail while he appeals his obstruction of justice conviction. | 2 |
\$616m for Coles will silence the doubters JOHN Fletcher yesterday claimed Coles Myer #39;s \$616.5 million profit was quot;the kind of result every CEO actually dreams about quot;. | 2 |
NASA extends Mars rover mission for another six months PASADENA, Calif. NASA thinks its Mars rovers just might keep going and going and going. The space agency has funded another extension of their mission, for an additional six months, if they last. | 3 |
Sun Offers Pay-for-Use Grid Computing Sun Microsystems has introduced a pay-for-use pricing model for grid computing, enabling customers to gain access to computing cycles on an on-demand basis. | 3 |
Input predicts growth in knowledge management A new report predicts that the federal market for knowledge management solutions will grow by almost one-third in the next five years to more than \$1. | 3 |
IDC Sees Pressure on Apple #39;s iPod Dominance; Flash Player From <b>...</b> Market research firm IDC is forecasting Apple Computers dominance in the portable jukebox market of MP3 players with the iPod and iPod mini will see increased | 3 |
BCCI blames Zee, ESPN-Star sports; will arrange telecast The Cricket Board today said it was trying its quot;level best quot; to arrange for live telecast of the India-Australia series, while blaming both ESPN-Star Sports and Zee Telefilms for creating an impasse which forced the board to cancel the entire tendering | 1 |
Purdue, Minnesota can be Rose runners If this humble voter were filling out his ballot today, though, it would look like this: 1. Purdue 2. Minnesota 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan 5. Iowa 6. Wisconsin 7. Michigan State 8. Northwestern 9. Penn State 10. | 1 |
Killer B #39;s The Indians got just what the doctor ordered Tuesday night -- an updated version of the 1960s TV show quot;Ben Casey quot;. Ben Broussard hit a three-run homer to get Cleveland back in the game and Casey Blake singled | 1 |
No release for Iraq women, says US Two high-profile women prisoners in American custody will not be released immediately, the US embassy said in Baghdad, despite an earlier announcement by Iraqi authorities. | 0 |
Press caution over Syria Lebanon move Newspapers in the Arab world and Israel have reacted with caution to Syria #39;s decision to redeploy some of its troops in Lebanon away from the capital Beirut. | 0 |
Fighting Blocks Aid Workers In Darfur From Reaching 100,000 <b>...</b> The United Nations says fighting and other strife is preventing aid workers from reaching 100-thousand people in Darfur who need help. | 0 |
But what about the economy? Latham needs to realise he can #39;t implement dramatic social reform without dramatic economic reform, writes Kenneth Davidson. Arguably, Mark Latham has won the substantive election debates on national security, taxation, health and education. | 0 |
Update 1: Kodak Sees Digital Expansion in Future Eastman Kodak Co., in the midst of its strengthening its position in digital imaging, Wednesday said it now expects sales of digital products and services to increase by about 36 percent between 2003 and 2007. | 2 |
Britain #39;s first wholly Sharia #39;a bank opens in London The first branch of Britain #39;s only wholly Islamic bank - which will operate strictly in accordance with Shariaa principles -as been opened in London today. | 2 |
Jobs Fears as Insurer Offshores Operations to Asia Britains biggest insurance company sparked a fresh row today over work being lost to India when it unveiled plans to create almost 1,000 jobs in Asia. | 2 |
Blow for ALH as hopes of rival Coles bid recede Shares in the pub and bottle shop owner Australian Leisure amp; Hospitality Group slipped yesterday after Coles Myer chief executive John Fletcher gave his strongest indication yet that the retailer #39;s | 2 |
Cingular, AT amp;T and Triton to exchange certain operations Cingular Wireless, AT amp;T Wireless and Triton PCS have an agreement that would give Cingular expanded wireless service in Virginia and Triton PCS added coverage in North Carolina as well as entry into the Puerto Rico MTA. | 2 |
Mars Rovers #39; Break Time Over NASA #39;s robotic explorers are back at work on Mars following an extended siesta that had left mission managers with only hope and optimism that the rovers | 3 |
Despatches from the frontline of the war against PC viruses The IT industry #39;s war against virus writers has seen battles won on both sides this year. Sven Jaschan, the 18-year-old German responsible for spreading 70 per cent of viruses in the first six months of 2004 | 3 |
Betrusted and TruSecure merge The merged company CyberTrust will service 4,000 clients worldwide and says it expects to have annual revenues of USD160 million. The firm will also employ 1,000 people globally, including 49 in Dublin in its identity management division. | 3 |
EMC Unveils E-mail Storage For Microsoft Exchange EMC Corp. has unveiled a Microsoft Exchange server-based e-mail storage product called EMC Express Solution for E-Mail. EMC said the automated policy management software enables mid-sized organizations | 3 |
Detroit Tigers Team Report - September 22 (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers continue their three-game series with the Cleveland Indians in tonight #39;s rubber match at Comerica Park. | 1 |
Quelling the fire Close your eyes. Imagine that Byrd Stadium is filled with people. Only these are not regular Terps fans. These are mainly men and boys uprooted from their villages - and they #39;re dead. | 0 |
Zarqawi Cleric Ally Killed in U.S. Strike -Family AMMAN (Reuters) - The spiritual mentor of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Muslim cleric who justified Zarqawi's beheading of hostages in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air strike, associates and relatives said on Wednesday. | 0 |
EU agrees to lift Libya sanctions The European Union agrees to lift its embargo on the sale of arms to Libya. | 0 |
Unions end Israeli general strike Unions in Israel end a damaging two-day general strike, which saw public services brought to a standstill in a row over unpaid wages. | 0 |
This phone blooms into a flower Toss that old cell phone into the dirt and you may return a few weeks later to find a flower. Scientists say they have come up with a phone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away. | 3 |
Brazil School Bus Accident Kills 16 (AP) AP - A school bus swerved off a narrow road and plunged into a reservoir early Wednesday, killing at least 16 children in southern Brazil, a firefighter said. | 0 |
U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan (AP) AP - An attack on a patrol killed an American soldier, the third U.S. fatality this week in Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday, amid a flurry of attacks that wounded over a dozen Americans in the run-up to the Oct. 9 presidential election. | 0 |
Oil Tops \$48 After U.S. Inventories Dive LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than a dollar, climbing above \$48 a barrel Wednesday after U.S. data showed the disruption caused by Hurricane Ivan had eaten into fuel stocks. | 2 |
Error of Judgment The FBI alleges that a veteran U.S. diplomat met with agents from Taiwan. What were they up to? \ | 0 |
Mobile brain help claim dismissed Experts have dismissed a suggestion that mobile phone radio waves could help children think more clearly. | 3 |
Survey: Artists Embrace Internet for Ideas Nearly all of the 2,755 musicians who participated in a recent survey reported using the Internet for ideas and inspiration, with nine out of 10 going online to promote, advertise and post their music. | 3 |
Howell Altered Swing Just Hours Before Ryder Cup WOBURN, England (Reuters) - Britain's Ryder Cup debutant David Howell, lauded for his fine performance with Paul Casey in the morning fourballs Saturday, altered his swing just hours before the start of the match against the United States. | 1 |
Will Putin's Power Play Make Russia Safer? Not if you believe his critics, who say the new measures are all about politics | 0 |
FedEx Quarterly Earnings More Than Double NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FDX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FDX.N</A>, the world's top air-express shipper, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings more than doubled on strong growth in its international, ground and freight services. | 2 |
Cozying up to Syria Despite Bush Administration rhetoric, the U.S. sits down with Syria's leadership | 0 |
Cisco Targets Triple Play on the Move Capabilities With <b>...</b> RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Cisco Systems is targeting a so-called triple play of the move strategy as part of its strategy to drive sales to service providers. | 3 |
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