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Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for Boston ven the most-heralded Yankee rookies are hazed. Last September, Hideki Matsui slipped into a leopard-skin suit with a matching wide-brimmed hat. | 1 |
India and Pakistan to meet at UN Kashmir will be the focus of the first talks between India's Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf. | 0 |
Low carbs thin out MGP earnings forecast The low-carbohydrate diet craze has prompted a skinnier fiscal 2005 earnings forecast from MGP Ingredients Inc., the company said Monday. | 2 |
Troubled Unit of Halliburton May Go on Block In a sign that Iraq contracts did not provide the boon executives had expected from KBR, Halliburton is considering selling it. | 0 |
Court Voids Law Keeping Woman Alive The court said that Gov. Jeb Bush violated separation of powers when he signed a law to keep Terri Schiavo alive. | 0 |
U.S. Warlanes Strike Sadr City in Baghdad The Thursday morning operation aimed at the large Shiite Muslim slum is part of an effort to dismantle the militia loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr. | 0 |
Prospect of North Korean Missile Launch 'Alarming' to Seoul South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon said Thursday that intelligence indicating a possible launch of a North Korean ballistic missile could set back diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. | 0 |
3rd German Arrested in Probe Into Arms Trade The man is suspected of selling high-tech equipment on the nuclear black market and is the third German businessman named as a suspect in the past month in an investigation into the trade in several countries. | 0 |
Dressed for Success Men's clothing retailer offsets slow same-store sales with tight expense controls. | 2 |
Japan Stocks Slip After Wall St Fall TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 1.2 percent by midsession on Friday as broad-ranged selling was prompted by Thursday's fall on Wall Street due to concern about high oil prices. | 2 |
Overseer Says Fannie Mae May Be Due For Shake-Up Federal regulators raised the possibility of a management shake-up at Fannie Mae to clean up its culture and finances. | 2 |
General Electric Settles Welch Contract Probe With Regulators General Electric Co. said it settled allegations with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it didn #39;t fully disclose perks such as an apartment and wine for retired Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch. | 2 |
Sony shifts strategy to support MP3 files <a href="http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=36488">Sony to support MP3 tunes to silence iPod fans</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Indian Express</nobr> | 3 |
Ancient Reptile Used Neck to Suck Up Prey They were unwieldy pond-dwelling predators with long necks that didn #39;t have enough joints and neck ribs that must have kept their heads practically immobile. | 3 |
New structure found deep within West Antarctic Ice Sheet Scientists have found a remarkable new structure deep within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet which suggests that the whole ice sheet is more susceptible to future change than previously thought. | 3 |
Greene Seeks Revenge for Olympic Defeat Maurice Greene will be seeking belated revenge after losing his Olympic 100 meters title to Justin Gatlin when the two Americans meet in an international meeting Thursday. | 1 |
Forsberg scores in Modo #39;s season opener With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Peter Forsberg and Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden). | 1 |
SHOCKED amp; DISMAYED Is it possible that Giants fans have seen the last of the dynamic Jeremy Shockey that bursts through the screen and opposing defenses as he dominates highlight films near and far? | 1 |
Iraq, UK Govts Say Will Not Give in to Kidnappers 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 |
Prospect of North Korean Missile Launch #39;Alarming #39; to Seoul South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon said Thursday that intelligence indicating a possible launch of a North Korean ballistic missile is quot;very much alarming | 0 |
LTTE kills Karuna #39;s brother Colombo: Four people including a top renegade Tamil Tiger rebel were shot dead Thursday in growing factional fighting in Sri Lanka despite efforts to revive the peace process, officials and a pro-rebel website reported. | 0 |
Study: Dogs Are Able to Sniff Out Cancer (AP) AP - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer. | 3 |
US Airways to Ask Court to Cut Union Workers' Pay 23 US Airways also said it would reduce or stop contributions to some employee retirement plans and would end its commitment to keep 279 aircraft in its fleet. | 2 |
Healthy Forecast for 2005 Ad Spending LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advertising spending will climb faster than the global economy in 2005, two leading forecasters said on Monday, driven by marketing battles in competitive sectors and increases in online and interactive ads. | 2 |
Technology and the 9/11 Commission Former government undersecretary William Schneider Jr. says the United States needs better identity authentication practices. | 3 |
Expos #39; Season Appears to Be Winding Down for Last Time in Quiet <b>...</b> The final days of the Montreal Expos are painful to watch. Few do. When the scattered fans at Olympic Stadium try to rally the team, they bang the empty seats beside them. | 1 |
Violence in Ulster drives 1,240 people from homes While nine-metre (30ft) steel quot;peace walls quot; divide Protestant and Catholic working-class streets and residents lock themselves behind metal quot;safety quot; grills, a grim picture is emerging of post-ceasefire Northern Ireland, where hundreds of families are... | 0 |
Congress Approves Tax Cuts The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65. The measure now goes to Bush for his signature. | 2 |
Bailout plan shelved for Donald Trump #39;s casinos Donald J. Trump may have a new project for his apprentices -elping him try to figure out how to take his troubled casino company private after a proposed bailout fell through. | 2 |
Green will sit to observe his faith Striking a compromise between his commitments to job and religion, Shawn Green told the Dodgers that he will play Friday night in San Francisco, but sit out Saturday #39;s | 1 |
U.N. Nuke Inspectors: No Access in Brazil (AP) AP - Brazil has emphasized that its commitment to an international treaty meant to stop the spread of nuclear weapons may not be open-ended, and it continues to resist giving U.N. inspectors access to its technology that can make such weapons, diplomats said Thursday. | 0 |
Darfur Rebel Group Would Favor Sanctions (AP) AP - One of western Sudan's main rebel movements urged the United Nations on Thursday to go through with threatened sanctions on Sudan, and warned it would resume fighting in Darfur if attacked. | 0 |
Study Shows Dogs Able to Smell Cancer LONDON - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer... | 0 |
Gov #39;t Set to Make Oil Loans to Refiners 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 |
American Airlines to Miss Revenue Goal The AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines, said late Wednesday that it would probably not meet its revenue forecasts for the busy August travel season because | 2 |
Reds Keep Braves From Clinching NL East (AP) AP - Gabe White earned his first save in over four years, preserving the Cincinnati Reds' 3-2 win over Atlanta on Thursday night and preventing the Braves from clinching another division title. | 1 |
Indians Defeat Twins 9-7 (AP) AP - 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 |
Israel Charges Iran Replaces Saddam as Terror Exporter Israel charged on Thursday that Iran had replaced Saddam Hussein as the world #39;s primary exporter of quot;terror, hate and instability. | 0 |
Near 100 taken hostage at Salvador prisons SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Imprisoned gang members enraged by a tough new anti-crime law rioted and seized about 100 hostages at two Salvadoran prisons Thursday. | 0 |
Phils Nip Marlins 9-8 in 10 Innings (AP) AP - Jimmy Rollins' two-out homer in the 10th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 9-8 victory over Florida on Thursday night and move the World Series champion Marlins within a game of elimination from the postseason. | 1 |
Kim Leads Longs Drugs Challenge by One (AP) AP - Christina Kim shot a 7-under 64 Thursday and held a one-stroke lead over Rachel Teske after the first round of the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge. | 1 |
Mystics Savor Moment The Mystics had to rally late in the season so desperately that the team welcomed a chance to take in the fact that they have a chance at a championship. | 1 |
Japan Stocks Slip by Midday TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 1.2 percent by midsession on Friday as broad-ranged selling was prompted by a steep fall on Wall Street in the past two sessions due to concern about high oil prices. | 2 |
Yen Near 5-Week Low Vs Dollar TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen hovered near a five-week low against the dollar on Friday after minutes from a U.S. central bank meeting reinforced expectations that measured rate rises would continue, and as oil prices closed in on record highs. | 2 |
Administration Considering Oil Stockpile Release The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation #39;s emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Absa soars on talks with Barclays Johannesburg - Britain #39;s Barclays yesterday signalled a return to retail banking in South Africa after an absence of 18 years, saying it was in talks to buy a controlling stake in Absa, the country #39;s biggest retail lender. | 2 |
Halliburton Considers Selling Troubled Unit Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it may sell its Kellogg Brown amp; Root subsidiary, the largest government contractor in Iraq. | 2 |
Lehman May Settle Over Enron Investment banking firm Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is nearing an agreement to pay approximately \$200 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit over its work for bankrupt | 2 |
Sony must pay \$82 mil to Immersion for patent infringement LOS ANGELES - A federal jury in San Francisco has ordered Sony Computer Entertainment Inc and its US unit to pay Immersion Corp, a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, \$82 million in compensation for patent infringement | 3 |
England out to target Lara ENGLAND are planning to continue their short-pitched strategy against West Indies captain Brian Lara in an attempt to test his courage and try to limit his effectiveness in tomorrow #39;s ICC Champions Trophy final. | 1 |
Rockies 7, Diamondbacks 1; Rockies 2, Diamondbacks 1, 10 innings DENVER - On a day when Colorado pitching dominated at Coors Field, a bloop single by Jeromy Burnitz gave the Rockies a doubleheader sweep. | 1 |
Not Another Soviet Union Russia is joining the ranks of nascent dictatorships, and Vladimir Putin is the executioner of Russian democracy. Right? Wrong. Russia is not a dictatorship, and the political system Putin is trying to reshape is not a democracy. | 0 |
Trial will destroy Pitcairn, says priest A LEADING member of the US-based Seventh Day Adventist Church called today for the immediate adjournment of a series of sex trials on the remote British Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island. | 0 |
Cowher optimistic that Roethlisberger can handle the job The first points of interest that struck Baltimore Ravens defensive end Marques Douglas when Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger entered the game were his eyes. | 1 |
(4) Miami-Florida (2-0) Vs. Houston (1-2) GAME NOTES: The fourth-ranked Miami Hurricanes take to the road for the first time this season, as they travel to Reliant Stadium in Houston, to take on the | 1 |
NCAA Game Summary - Miami-Florida at Houston Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Tyrone Moss ran for 147 yards and two touchdowns to lead fourth-ranked Miami-Florida to a 38-13 victory over Houston at Reliant Stadium. | 1 |
About 100 Held Hostage at Salvador Prisons SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Imprisoned gang members enraged by a tough new anti-crime law rioted and seized about 100 hostages at two Salvadoran prisons Thursday. | 0 |
Administration Debating Oil Stockpile Release The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation's emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Fannie Leaders Doubted Federal regulators question the ability of the company's management to correct its extensive problems. | 2 |
Fed Saw 'Solid' Growth Reserve staff predicted in August that the economy would grow through next year, in part because interest rates would remain relatively low during that time. | 2 |
Most D.C. Hotels Have Kept Union at Bay Three years ago, before the trendy Hotel Monaco in Washington's Penn Quarter filled its goldfish bowls and tucked in its high-thread-count sheets, managers went to a local human resources association to see what the unionized hotels in the area paid employees. | 2 |
Ink Expert Portrayed as Victim at Perjury Trial Lawyers for the U.S. Secret Service laboratory director on trial for lying at Martha Stewart's criminal trial portrayed him as the victim of a bitter underling who was angry that she hadn't been called to testify in his stead. | 2 |
Halliburton Considers Selling Troubled Unit Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it may sell its Kellogg Brown #38; Root subsidiary, the largest government contractor in Iraq. Even though revenue soared from the unit, profit lagged and the dollars brought controversy over whether the company once run by Dick Cheney ov... | 2 |
Boeing Deal Faces Justice Dept. Review The Justice Department has been asked to review documents related to a proposed Boeing Co. tanker deal, including communications from Air Force Secretary James G. Roche, to address questions of potential conflict of interest, according to a source familiar with the case. | 2 |
Congress Votes to Extend Tax Cuts The House and the Senate overwhelmingly approved the \$146 billion measure, sending President Bush what would be his fourth tax cut in four years. | 2 |
New Film on Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Out (AP) AP - The luminous gaze of revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara is almost a constant presence in communist Cuba, his dark eyes staring out from beneath a black beret on office walls and pro-government billboards. | 0 |
Japan Now Unsure if N. Korea to Launch (AP) AP - Japan said Thursday it had obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test fire a short-range missile that could reach most of the main Japanese islands, in what would be the latest provocation from the communist country. | 0 |
Kerry's sister urging Americans living in Canada to vote in Nov. elections (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The sister of U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry on Thursday urged the more than 500,000 Americans living in Canada to register to vote in the November election. | 0 |
Sanjay Kumar indicted for fraud New York; September 23, 2004 - The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and US Attorney #39;s Office handed down a 10-count indictment against former Computer Associates (CA) chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar and Stephen Richards, former CA head of worldwide sales. | 2 |
Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns profits stumble Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Companies posted a drop in quarterly profits on Wednesday, surprising some investors one day after two | 2 |
US economic indicators fall; new jobless claims rise A gauge of future business activity fell in August, indicating company managers and US consumers remain uncertain about the economy. | 2 |
Sony, jockeying for better MP3 player market position, adds native <b>...</b> Sony has long been of the mindset that they can develop media formats (ie Betamax) which are superior to ones already in the marketplace. | 3 |
Early dinosaur was probably a stealthy hunter A newly discovered fossil may be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning. | 3 |
Microsoft Files More Spam Suits Microsoft filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company says. | 3 |
But Will Shawn Green Fast? When the Dodgers face the San Francisco Giants this weekend in a three-game series beginning in San Francisco this weekend, most Jews will be in synagogue for the holiest day of the year. | 1 |
Baseball to Try to Finalize Expos' Move (AP) AP - Major league baseball will attempt to finalize negotiations within a week to move the Montreal Expos to Washington next year, a high-ranking baseball official said Thursday after a meeting of the sport's executive council. | 1 |
Bombs or bribes no answer to Iran nuke threat LAST weekend, the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency called on Teheran to freeze its efforts to produce nuclear fuel, since this will enable Iran to come within days of having a nuclear arsenal. | 0 |
Government responds to anti-arms-deal activists The government yesterday condemned a group of retired military officers who signed a petition opposing its arms procurement budget, saying that they were encouraging a quot;defeatist quot; attitude, and | 0 |
With Yankees Coming, Red Sox Hope to Keep the Party From Turning Ugly The Red Sox' archrivals from the Bronx arrive for three games this weekend to finish Boston's home schedule before the playoffs. | 1 |
Hurricanes Coast to Win Scores off of a blocked punt and a fumble recovery and the rushing of Tyrone Moss leads No. 4 Miami to a sluggish 38-13 victory over Houston on Thursday night. | 1 |
Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google - Paid inclusion? - Gbrowser - The Google Browser - Directory - Linkfarm, Where Exactly Is the Difference? - How Fair Is the Link Popularity Algorithm? - Ask Jeeves Citysearch Partnership Goes Live - Pay Per Cl... | 3 |
Report: US Airways Seeks Union Pay Cut NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt airline US Airways will ask a bankruptcy court judge to impose emergency pay cuts of 23 percent on its major unions, the New York Times reported late on Thursday. | 2 |
Steelers decide to fly south early to beat hurricane delays To beat Hurricane Jeanne to Florida and protect any players who fear such flying, the Steelers moved up their Miami flight plans to dinnertime tonight -- some 20 hours ahead of their original schedule. | 1 |
Sudan #39;s Foreign Minister says Security Council measure on Darfur <b>...</b> 23 September 2004 - Addressing the United Nations General Assembly this afternoon, the Foreign Minister of Sudan pledged to work for peace and respect for human rights in the country #39;s vast and blighted Darfur region, but de... | 0 |
Standard Chartered targets Absa - report Asia focused bank Standard Chartered is eyeing Absa, after Barclays said it was in talks with South Africa #39;s biggest bank, the Times has reported. | 2 |
Exposing Execs #39; quot;Stealth quot; Compensation The use of a luxury apartment valued at \$11 million and other shockingly lavish perks that former General Electric (GE ) CEO Jack Welch received when he retired three years ago are old news. | 2 |
Game Puts Players in Kerry's Swift Boat (AP) AP - An upcoming video game lets players re-enact the Swift boat mission in Vietnam that won Sen. John Kerry a Silver Star award for battlefield heroism. | 3 |
EU to give Oracle deal go-ahead -- FT The European Commission is set to give US software giant Oracle the go-ahead to take over arch-rival PeopleSoft in a \$7.7 billion (4. | 3 |
Researcher says authorities will stay ahead of drug cheats An Australian researcher who helped develop a revolutionary blood-doping test said Friday more sophisticated versions are on the way that could nab all drug cheats within two years. | 1 |
EDITORIAL:Ichiro nears record With his fourth five-hit game this season, Ichiro Suzuki is steadily moving toward another great feat in major league baseball. The Seattle Mariners right fielder now needs 10 hits in the remaining 10 games to tie the major-league record of 257. | 1 |
Jordan comeback? #39;Wishful thinking #39; MIAMI - Michael Jordan won #39;t be joining the Miami Heat or any other NBA team this season, according to Estee Portnoy, his Washington, DC-based spokeswoman. | 1 |
India, Pakistan ready to talk UNITED NATIONS -- India #39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a sustained war on terrorism and reaffirmed his willingness to continue peace talks with nuclear neighbor Pakistan. | 0 |
Britain says Security Council should be expannded to 24 nations Britain said Thursday the Security Council should be nearly doubled in size to 24 nations, with Germany, Japan, India and Brazil becoming permanent members. | 0 |
Manugistics Plans Layoffs as Losses Mount Manugistics Group Inc., facing falling revenue and losses that more than doubled in its second quarter, said Thursday it will lay off more than 90 employees by the end of January. | 3 |
Regulators: Fannie Mae has problems Federal regulators, who are negotiating an agreement with the Fannie Mae board, have raised the possibility of removing the mortgage giant #39;s management as the company acts to correct serious accounting problems detailed in a new report. | 2 |
Petro-Canada prices sale of 19 stake SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - The Canadian government will sell its 19 percent stake in Petro-Canada for \$2.49 billion, according to the final prospectus filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. | 2 |
Glamorous F1 hits China Formula One teams are pulling out all the stops to wow the crowds for the Grand Prix debut in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The race is one of the biggest global sporting events to | 1 |
Again, no word on Expos MILWAUKEE Major League Baseball #39;s executive council met for three hours yesterday but made no formal recommendation on whether the Montreal Expos should move to Washington next season. | 1 |
Trump hopeful after restructuring setback A deal that would have saved Donald Trump #39;s casino company is off. His casinos are running low on cash. And Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts is drowning in \$1. | 2 |
Mass. banks in very good #39; health: But interest lowers profit <b>...</b> Officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. yesterday pronounced Massachusetts #39; banking industry to be in very good shape, #39; #39;despite some pressure on profits and slower-than-expected loans to small businesses. | 2 |
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