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Senate Panel Approves Spyware and Wireless Privacy Bills One bill safeguards wireless phone numbers; the other targets malicious snoops. | 3 |
IBM Lands Voice, Data Deal Worth Nearly \$1 Billion The VoIP deal is the type of technology outsourcing and service agreement that has become an increasingly large and profitable part of IBM #39;s overall business and the sort of development that | 3 |
NASA Urged for Infrared Camera in Hubble (AP) AP - Scientists who have peered through space to a time when light first filled the universe urged NASA on Thursday to ensure a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission includes a next generation infrared camera. | 3 |
Missing Airport Uniforms Pose No Threat, Canada Says (Reuters) Reuters - Canada reported Monday that its airport\screening staff had lost more than 1,100 pieces of clothing and\identification this year but insisted the missing items posed\no threat to security. | 0 |
Troops Guard Relief Operations in Flood-Hit Haiti (Reuters) Reuters - U.N. peacekeepers beefed\up security on Thursday in the Haitian city of Gonaives where\more than 1,000 people died in floods, after desperate\survivors fought each other to get at emergency food supplies. | 0 |
Russia Proposes U.N. Terror Suspect List (AP) AP - Russia, which argues that its war in Chechnya is part of the global fight against terrorism, proposed Thursday that the U.N. Security Council establish a new blacklist of terror suspects that calls for the extradition of anyone on it. | 0 |
Rising Death Toll Prompts Haiti Protests (AP) AP - Hungry, thirsty and increasingly desperate residents burned tires in protest and attacked each other in a panic to get scarce food and water Thursday as workers struggled to bury hundreds of victims of Tropical Storm Jeanne. | 0 |
Nikkei Share Average Down 1 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - The Nikkei share average was down 1\percent in early trading on Friday, with investors taking their\cue from the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell to its\lowest close in five weeks on concern about high oil prices. | 0 |
Safe injection site visited by 600 users daily "exceeding expectations:" report (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - Operators of North America's first safe injection site for intravenous drug users are claiming success, saying the site has "saved lives and improved lives." | 0 |
Kerry: Allawi's Take on Iraq Unrealistic (AP) AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Thursday that Iraq's Ayad Allawi was sent before Congress to put the "best face" on a Bush administration policy that has gone wrong. | 0 |
Los Alamos Scientist Says He Was One Fired (AP) AP - A senior scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory says he is one of two employees being fired over an accident this summer in which an intern was injured by a laser. | 0 |
Iraq, UK Govts Say Will Not Give in to Kidnappers BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The British and Iraqi governments said they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British hostage, despite tearful pleas from the captive and his family. | 0 |
Troops Guard Relief Operations in Flood-Hit Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers beefed up security on Thursday in the Haitian city of Gonaives where more than 1,000 people died in floods, after desperate survivors fought each other to get at emergency food supplies. | 0 |
Hurricane Threatens Bahamas, Florida - Again MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Jeanne veered westward in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday on a path toward the Bahamas and then Florida, which has already been hit by three deadly and devastating hurricanes since August. | 0 |
HIV warning for Asia drug users Not enough is being done to prevent the spread of HIV among Asian drug users, researchers say. | 0 |
Suicide 'determined at birth' A Swedish team believes the chances of a person committing suicide is partly determined as early as birth. | 0 |
Congress Passes Middle-Class Tax Cuts WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday approved a \$145.9 billion package of tax relief to extend three popular middle-class tax cuts, giving President Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office. The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65... | 0 |
Bush: Terrorists May Plan More Attacks WASHINGTON - Denying he has painted too rosy a picture about Iraq, President Bush said Thursday he would consider sending more troops if asked, but Iraq's interim leader firmly said they weren't needed. With violence spreading, Defense Secretary Donald H... | 0 |
Cleric Insists Iraq Elections Be on Time BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes blasted insurgent positions in Sadr City, and American ground troops pushed into the sprawling Baghdad slum Thursday in a new operation aimed at disarming the militia of a renegade anti-U.S... | 0 |
Economy: Investment Down But Set to Rally Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows continued to decline in 2003 for the third year in a row, in quot;a very major fall quot; that UNCTAD blames on troubles facing the global economy last year, and especially industrialised nations. | 2 |
Barclays #39; South African talks BARCLAYS has started talks with Absa, South Africas largest retail bank, in one of its first moves under the leadership of John Varley. | 2 |
India to benefit from FDI flows, says UNCTAD report UNI New Delhi Sept 22: India is well positioned to benefit from the upswing expected in global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in 2004, a flagship UNCTAD report released here today said. | 2 |
Barclays seeks majority stake in S.Africa #39;s Absa Britain #39;s Barclays signaled a return to retail banking in South Africa after 18 years #39; absence, saying it was in talks to buy a majority of the country #39;s biggest retail lender Absa. | 2 |
James Practices, May Play Against Packers (AP) AP - Running back Edgerrin James, sidelined two days with a strained hamstring, returned to practice Thursday and could be ready to play when the Indianapolis Colts host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. | 1 |
NASA Urged for Infrared Camera in Hubble Scientists who have peered through space to a time when light first filled the universe urged NASA (news - web sites) on Thursday to ensure a Hubble Space | 3 |
Oracle sets new deadline on PeopleSoft bid com September 23, 2004, 4:49 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 |
Solar Cell Built with Spinach A solar cell made with spinach has been developed that promises electronic devices incorporating photosynthesis, the highly efficient process plants use to produce energy from sunlight. | 3 |
Green to Sit Out Dodgers Game for Yom Kippur (Reuters) Reuters - Shawn Green of the Los Angeles\Dodgers is planning to miss Saturday's game against rivals the\San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest\day on the Jewish calendar, a team spokesman said Thursday. | 1 |
Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP If you #39;re one of about 200 million people using older versions of Windows and you want the latest security enhancements to Internet Explorer, get your credit card ready. | 3 |
WI captain expects more from England Brian Lara expects the England fast bowlers to come up with something similar to the Shoaib Akhtar bouncer that struck his neck and left him dizzy in the Champions Trophy semi-final, West Indies coach Gus Logie said yesterday. | 1 |
Mickelson out of WGC event in Ireland World number four Phil Mickelson withdrew on Thursday from the WGC-American Express Championship being held in Kilkenny, Ireland next week. | 1 |
Mariucci Builds a Team Close to Home teve Mariucci, coaching in the state of his birth, is an optimist who still leaves tickets at Ford Field for his parents. His Detroit Lions, one of the surprise teams in the National Football | 1 |
We #39;ve damaged each other too long: Musharraf United Nations: Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf said he was looking forward to a quot;constructive and positive quot; dialogue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and was quot;very optimistic of the results. | 0 |
Europe warns Iran against nuclear arms Solana sidestepped a question about whether he felt the Iranian nuclear controversy was still open to negotiation. quot;I think we have to keep on doing the utmost in talking and dialogue . | 0 |
Malaysia #39;s Anwar called #39;traitor #39; Members of Malaysia #39;s largest political party have labelled former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim a quot;traitor quot;. The head of the youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation ( Umno) ruled out the | 0 |
NL Wrap: Maddux Hits 15-Win Mark as Cubs Top Bucs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Thursday. | 1 |
Green to Sit Out Dodgers Game for Yom Kippur LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers is planning to miss Saturday's game against rivals the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, a team spokesman said Thursday. | 1 |
Singh on Top of Pile Again in Pennsylvania FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - World number one Vijay Singh fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-shot lead when the first round was suspended for the day at the \$4.2 million Pennsylvania Classic Thursday. | 1 |
Hoops Face-Off When the Terrapins host their annual "Midnight Madness" celebration Oct. 15 at Comcast Center, Maryland will hold a Gary Williams look-alike contest. | 1 |
Gov't Set to Make Oil Loans to Refiners (Reuters) Reuters - With oil near #36;50 a barrel, the Bush\administration said on Thursday it would negotiate with\refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency\stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Gov't Set to Make Oil Loans to Refiners WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With oil near \$50 a barrel, the Bush administration said on Thursday it would negotiate with refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Ex-Executives of Computer Associates Plead Not Guilty Two former executives of Computer Associates International pleaded not guilty to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice. | 2 |
Ex-FDA chief hit on tobacco crusade A lawyer for the tobacco industry Thursday attempted to paint the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration as a man who seized upon a political environment that was hostile to the tobacco industry in order to advance his | 2 |
Medtronic Recalls Software Card Medical device giant Medtronic Inc. issued a nationwide recall Thursday for a software card used for programming a drug delivery pump that potentially resulted in the deaths of two patients and serious injuries to seven others. | 2 |
Shalom to UN: Iran is public enemy No. 1 NEW YORK - Iran has quot;replaced Saddam Hussein as the world #39;s number one exporter of terror, hate and instability, quot; Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. | 0 |
Canada Raises C\$3.18 Billion in Petro-Canada Sale (Update2) Canada raised C\$3.18 billion (\$2.49 billion) by selling about a fifth of Petro-Canada, marking the nation #39;s biggest share sale and the government #39;s exit from a 1970s-era effort to control its own energy supplies. | 2 |
GE warned over perks for ex-chief US industrial group General Electric received a slap on the wrist from the securities and exchange commission for failing to disclose the retirement package given to former chief executive officer Jack Welch. | 2 |
Oracle extends PeopleSoft offer for 12th time REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (Dow Jones/AP) -- Oracle Corp. extended its hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. for the 12th time, pushing the tender offer through Oct. 8. In a press release Thursday, Oracle said about | 2 |
Sony-led deal sets MGM buy terms SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- A consortium led by Sony Corp. of America announced late Thursday the details of its \$4.8 billion agreement to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | 2 |
Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest in US -- Again The Nasdaq may be well off its highs of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the wealthiest Americans. For the 11th consecutive year, Microsoft Corp. | 2 |
British Energy pre-empts Polygon by delisting shares The battle between British Energy and rebel shareholders seeking a better deal from the company #39;s 5bn restructuring plan intensified yesterday when the nuclear generator announced it was abandoning its London share listing. | 2 |
Shares in easyJet fall to all-time low EasyJet #39;s bumpy ride continued yesterday as shares in the no-frills airline hit an all-time low after it warned that fares will remain under pressure next year. | 2 |
Qualcomm, Microsoft team on streaming media Qualcomm, a maker of chips for cell phones, said Thursday that it plans to integrate Microsoft Windows media technology into many of its chips, a move that #39;s expected to be a boon for both wireless streaming services and for Microsoft, which has been | 3 |
Green to Sit Out Dodgers Game for Yom Kippur Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers is planning to miss Saturday #39;s game against rivals the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, a team spokesman said Thursday. | 1 |
Three to beat at Dover Recent history tells me a lot when it comes to picking the top contenders for Sunday #39;s Nextel Cup race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. | 1 |
Arrington to miss Washington-Dallas game Washington linebacker LaVar Arrington underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday, ruling him out of Monday night #39;s meeting with Dallas. | 1 |
Gaza gunmen kill three Israelis Three Israeli soldiers, including an officer, were shot dead by Palestinians who slipped unnoticed into their outpost at a settlement in the Gaza Strip yesterday. | 0 |
Fear of disease leads to panic in storm-ravaged Haiti Survivors of the storm that ravaged Haiti face a new menace as contaminated water, putrefying bodies and devastated sanitary systems threaten an outbreak of waterborne diseases such as malaria and tetanus, aid workers warned yesterday. | 0 |
African union seeks up to 5000 troops for Darfur UNITED NATIONS: The African Union will determine in early October whether it can mobilise a force of 3000 to 5000 to help stop atrocities in Sudan #39;s Darfur region, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said today. | 0 |
Is Google Ready to Browse? (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - New hires, a domain-name registration and Mozilla bugs lead to speculation that Google is preparing a Web browser, but the clues could point in many directions. | 3 |
Oracle Extends PeopleSoft Offer (AP) AP - Oracle Corp. extended its hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. for the 12th time, pushing the tender offer through Oct. 8. | 3 |
Fannie Mae #39;s shortsightedness The answer, according to a report by the US government-sponsored housing finance agency #39;s newly invigorated regulator, is that it was as profitable as it wanted to be. | 2 |
Sony-led consortium signs definitive deal to buy MGM After months of heated wrangling and public speculation, a consortium led by Sony Corp. signed a definitive deal Thursday to buy the famous Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). | 2 |
Cisco sees China as center of world tech market Cisco Systems, the world #39;s largest maker of equipment for directing Internet traffic says China is well on the way to becoming the world #39;s technology hub. | 2 |
Delta selling eight planes to FedEx ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. is selling eight jumbo jets to shipping giant FedEx Corp. The nation #39;s third-largest airline, which has warned of the possibility of a bankruptcy filing, said Thursday the agreement | 2 |
Is Google Ready to Browse? A Google Web browser is the latest in the never-ending speculation about what search leader Google Inc. is going to do next after raising \$1. | 3 |
Study Links Glaciers, Warmer Waters Description: New evidence is reported that rising global temperatures could have rapid effects on the Antarctic ice pack and on ocean levels. | 3 |
Microsoft-backed antispam spec gets filtered out A Microsoft-backed proposal for verifying the source of e-mail has been shelved by the Internet engineers working to turn it from specification to standard, in a final blow for antispam technology Sender ID. | 3 |
AMCC Trims Financial Expectations Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) trimmed its financial forecast for the quarter ending September 2004 and now expects quarterly revenue to be in the range of \$61 million to \$62 million. | 3 |
BASEBALL ROUNDUP Rangers Pull Within Two Of the A #39;s Hank Blalock #39;s solo homer and David Dellucci #39;s two-run double rallied Texas in the ninth inning yesterday, and the Rangers beat visiting Oakland, 5-4, to complete a three-game sweep | 1 |
Victor Diaz and Gerald Williams homers push Mets past Expos 4-2 MONTREAL (CP) - Victor Diaz hit his first career home run and Gerald Williams added a two-run shot to power the New York Mets to a 4-2 win Thursday over the Montreal Expos. | 1 |
Swedish team stacked because of lockout A look at European hockey rosters shows that Sweden #39;s MoDo might have benefited the most from the NHL #39;s lockout. By Karl Gehring, AP/The Denver Post. | 1 |
Japan Raises Defenses on Signs North Korea Plans Missile Test Japan sent two destroyers and a surveillance airplane to the Sea of Japan on Thursday, American and Japanese government officials said, after the United States and Japan detected | 0 |
Other Views: Limited reform agenda in China HONG KONG: Although President Hu Jintao enjoys a reputation as a moderate reformist, this is a comparison on a relative scale. The president clearly has no intention of leading China out of communism. | 0 |
Nepalese rally for democracy KATHMANDU: Thousands of opposition party supporters rallied in the Nepalese capital yesterday demanding the king return sovereignty to the people. | 0 |
Mobs #39;drive out Ulster families #39; BELFAST: More than 1,200 Northern Ireland families fled their homes last year because of intimidation from paramilitary groups or sectarian mobs, the housing authority said yesterday. | 0 |
Singh on Top of Pile Again in Pennsylvania FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - World number one Vijay Singh kept up his red-hot form when an eight-under-par 64 gave him a three-shot lead after an incomplete first round at the \$4.2 million Pennsylvania Classic Thursday. | 1 |
Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for Boston The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card. | 1 |
Ottawa #39;s Petro-Canada stock priced at \$64.50 CALGARY - The sale price of the federal government #39;s final 19 per cent stake in Petro-Canada has been set at \$64.50 per share, about \$3 higher than indicated in a preliminary prospectus last week. | 2 |
States get 3 years for NIMS State and local leaders have three years to establish and implement systems and practices needed to ensure seamless response to emergencies and incidents or else federal grants will be withheld, Homeland Security Department officials said this month. | 3 |
Woolmer, Inzi under fire after Pakistan ICC trophy loss KARACHI: Captain Inzamam ul-Haq and coach Bob Woolmer came under fire Thursday for choosing to bat first on a tricky pitch after Pakistans humiliating defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final. | 1 |
Indians 9, Twins 7 Cliff Lee won for the second time since July 16 and rookie Grady Sizemore hit a two-run homer, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-7 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. | 1 |
Naslund not going to Europe CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vancouver Canucks captain Markus Naslund won #39;t be heading home to Sweden to play hockey after all, according to a report. | 1 |
Shockey unhappy with himself, not coach Jeremy Shockey yesterday reiterated his comments from Wednesday about his frustration with his role but denied he was insinuating that he is unhappy with how Giants coach Tom Coughlin is using him. | 1 |
Cubs 6, Pirates 3 quot;You always have your goals, quot; Maddux said Thursday after leading the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. quot;One of them is always to win 20. | 1 |
Lexus challenges Toyota #39;s hybrid hegemony The Toyota Prius petrol and electric hybrid car which has become such a hit in recent months with the green-thinking Hollywood set is about to be given a run for its money. | 0 |
House Blocks Court on Pledge Case Rulings (AP) AP - The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance from further court challenges. | 0 |
Holloway's on a Mission Through three games in 2004, Brian Holloway has recorded 19 tackles, third-best on the team and with injuries in the linebacking corps, his ascension has been vital for the Terps. | 1 |
Maddux Wins 15th It was Greg Maddux's day on Thursday as the Cubs starter won his 15th game, logged his 200th inning and rapped a two-run single to help Chicago sweep the Pirates, 6-3. | 1 |
Brunell Rests Injury Mark Brunell spent most of Thursday's practice on the sideline because of a left hamstring injury, while backup Patrick Ramsey took most of the snaps in preparation for Monday's game against Dallas. | 1 |
Businesses Receptive Many of the D.C. businesses that would be taxed to help pay for a new baseball stadium said Thursday that they support the preliminary details of the proposal. | 1 |
Clear Channel tunes in Fox News as primary news provider Clear Channel Radio has inked a five-year deal to have Fox News Radio serve as its primary national news service for more than 100 of its news/talk stations beginning in 2005. | 2 |
Nigeria police 'kill 27 Taleban' Security forces in Nigeria say they have killed 27 Muslim militants who staged attacks in the north east. | 0 |
SEC says GE violated law over Welch perks (Hartford-AP Sept. 23, 2004 2:00 PM) _ The perks paid to retired General Electric Chief Executive Jack Welch have gotten the company in trouble with a federal agency. | 2 |
Petro-Canada offer raises \$2.5bn Canada #39;s government has set the price for the sale of its remaining 19 percent in oil company Petro-Canada, raising C\$3.18 billion (\$2. | 2 |
Power Group Delists to Safeguard Rescue Deal Troubled nuclear power group British Energy today said it was removing itself from the stock market in a bid to stop rebel shareholders scuppering its rescue package. | 2 |
Nokia remote camera integrates motion detector, video capture HELSINKINokia Corp.s new Nokia Remote Camera wireless home monitoring solution features an integrated motion detector and video capture with sound. | 3 |
Glaciers are flowing faster Ice is sliding off the Antarctic continent much faster than it did during the 1990s, several teams of researchers have found. On the Antarctic Peninsula that sticks out from the western side of the continent | 3 |
Exploit Code Circulating for JPEG Flaw The seriousness of an already critical flaw in the way a Microsoft component processes JPEG files got ratcheted up a notch this week as exploit code began circulating. | 3 |
FA won #39;t consider part-time England boss September 24, 2004. The Football Association have released a statement to deny reports that have suggested the role of England manager will be reduced to a part-time position. | 1 |
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