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DigitalNet Wins Fingerprint ID Contract DigitalNet Holdings Inc. of Herndon will provide fingerprint identification services to the Homeland Security Department under a new \$25 million contract. | 3 |
Helping New Space Industry Lift Off Flying the first commercial test pilot into space three months ago was more than a feat of entrepreneurial engineering. SpaceShipOne's maiden flight just beyond the edge of the atmosphere also required a little bureaucratic ingenuity from Patricia Grace Smith and her staff at the Fed... | 3 |
Three Iraqi National Guards Killed in New Attacks BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed three Iraqi National Guards in Mosul and rebels mortared a police academy in Baghdad Monday, underscoring a warning by Secretary of State Colin Powell that Iraq's insurgency was worsening. | 0 |
Five Dead in Dubai Airport Building Site Collapse DUBAI (Reuters) - At least five workers were killed and an unspecified number injured Monday when part of the ceiling of a building under construction at Dubai airport collapsed, officials said. | 0 |
Carter fears Florida vote trouble Flawed voting arrangements may cause another election debacle in Florida, warns ex-US President Jimmy Carter. | 0 |
Dubai wall collapse kills four At least four workers die as a site under construction at Dubai airport collapses, trapping workers. | 0 |
Israel launches sweeps in Jenin The Israeli army pours into the West Bank city of Jenin, sparking firefights with Palestinians. | 0 |
'Name vCJD-risk countries' call Five countries which received vCJD-risk blood plasma products should be named to stop the disease spreading, campaigners say. | 0 |
Ape Learning Center Welcoming 'Students' DES MOINES, Iowa - Azy and Indah are heading to school this week - a unique experience for two clever orangutans whose classroom will eventually encompass more than 200 acres of lowlands, river forest and lakes. On Tuesday, the inquisitive primates will become the first resident... | 0 |
Is there money in being 'green'? Solar Data Centers, a Web-hosting company, plans to power its servers on electricity generated by solar panels. | 3 |
Microsoft braces for EU anti-trust appeal hearing US software giant Microsoft said Monday it will abide by whatever ruling is handed down by a European appeal court hearing due this week against an EU condemnation for abusing its market dominance. | 2 |
Angels Close Within One Game of A's (AP) AP - Oakland, Anaheim and Texas are still battling with a week to go for what is likely to be the final spot in the AL playoffs. With Minnesota having clinched its third consecutive AL Central title, the New York Yankees heading toward a seventh straight first-place finish in th... | 1 |
Playing Pitch and Catch in the NFL (AP) AP - What a great day to play pitch and catch, NFL style. Peyton Manning and Brett Favre looked like a pair of schoolyard slingers Sunday in Indianapolis' 45-31 victory over Green Bay. Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper, Aaron Brooks and Marc Bulger all threw for more than 300 yard... | 1 |
Virgin shows passion for online music service AS SUSPECTED, VIRGIN DIGITAL is to be launched today and Sir Richard Branson, the overseer of the Virgin group, said it will include over a million tracks and compatibility with 50 plus portable gizmos. | 3 |
Don #39;t count out Roy, but Bowe must go That question now faces Roy Jones Jr. after being knocked out in the ninth round on Saturday night by Glen Johnson in a fight for Johnson #39;s IBF light-heavyweight title. | 1 |
Eagles get busy on third downs A perfect indicator of how much respect the new-look Philadelphia Eagles offense commands these days was provided by the Detroit Lions in the third quarter of the Eagles #39; 30-13 win Sunday. | 1 |
Building collapse at Dubai Airport; 50 feared dead Dubai: A building under construction at Dubai airport collapsed on Monday, killing about 50 people, according to reports. An unspecified number of workers are trapped in the debris, police and airport officials said. | 0 |
Pakistan on alert after al-Qaida suspect dies in raid Police in Pakistan were today braced for a violent backlash from Islamist militants after a suspected al-Qaida operative was killed in a raid at the weekend. | 0 |
Iraq to dominate Labour conference Iraq and the fate of a British hostage are threatening to thwart Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s efforts to put domestic issues centre stage today as Chancellor Gordon | 0 |
Japan leader appoints new party chiefs ahead of cabinet reshuffle TOKYO, (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has appointed new party executives to his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), hours ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle aimed at pushing a reform package. | 0 |
Sportsview: Jimmie Crutchfield Remembered (AP) AP - "Oh, we had men by the hundreds who could have made the big leagues, by the hundreds, not by the fours, twos or threes. ... Ain't no maybe so about it." #151; Satchel Paige, from his Hall of Fame induction speech in 1971. | 1 |
ESPN in Talks to Set Up European Sports Channel LONDON (Reuters) - Walt Disney-owned sports channel ESPN is holding talks with broadcasters in Europe about launching a European version of its 24-hour U.S. channel. | 1 |
Stocks Seen Lower as Oil Pushes Higher NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked set to open lower on Monday as oil prices approach record levels, fueling concerns that high energy costs are biting into corporate profits and consumer spending. | 2 |
Supreme Court Denies Klan Appeal to Anti-Mask Law (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on\Monday a free-speech challenge to a New York law banning the\wearing of masks at public gatherings by a group claiming ties\to the Ku Klux Klan. | 0 |
Update 4: Tokyo Stocks Hit Five-And-A-Half Week Low Tokyo stocks slid Monday to a five-and-a-half week low as concerns about rising oil prices sent the Tokyo stock market #39;s main index to its seventh consecutive decline. | 2 |
Pre-Retirement Interview With Intel CEO Barrett kevcol writes quot;The San Francisco Chronicle has an excellent interview with Intel #39;s CEO Craig Barrett who retires next year. | 3 |
At least eight dead in Dubai airport construction site collapse DUBAI : At least eight workers were killed when a wall on a vast construction site at Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) collapsed, Al-Arabiya television reported. | 0 |
Microsoft ready to comply with EU orders Microsoft #39;s chief counsel, briefing reporters in the lead-up to a European Union court hearing this week, said Monday he remains hopeful the software giant #39;s European antitrust case can be settled. | 2 |
Vodafone Expects Cost Cuts, Savings to Boost Earnings (Update2) Vodafone Group Plc, the world #39;s largest mobile-phone operator, expects cost cuts and bulk-order savings to boost earnings by more than a third before 2008, as the company reins in spending from Germany to Albania. | 2 |
Before the Bell - Nastech soars 23 pct Shares of Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. (NSTK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped 23 percent before the bell on Monday after the company said it tied up with Merck amp; Co. | 2 |
A class apart: cameras Photographers interested in kicking their dependence on chemicals and processing labs can learn to do so with an Exploring Digital Cameras class. | 2 |
Pharmaceuticals weigh on Singapore #39;s August factory output SINGAPORE: Singapore manufacturing output growth slowed to 5.3 percent in August from 19.1 percent in July due to a sharp contraction in pharmaceuticals production, the government says. | 2 |
Market closes weaker THE Australian share market finished slightly weaker today, as investors continued to engage in some profit taking after last week #39;s record highs. | 2 |
Veritas, Microsoft Give Backup a Speed Boost Storage management offerings on tap from Microsoft Corp. and Veritas Software Corp. aim to extend data replication, archiving and indexing capabilities to accelerate backup and recovery operations. | 3 |
Valencia and Barca Set the Pace Valencia and Barcelona are the front-runners in Primera Liga after an easy win each today. Champions Valencia, coached by Claudio Ranieri, dispatched Racing Santander 2-0 with goals from Vicente Rodriguez and Stefano Fiore. | 1 |
Peaceful Coexistence, Until Next Time With a legacy of pugilism growing by the series, the Yankees and the Red Sox continued to add to their long list of run-ins, although Sunday #39;s slights and brushbacks were | 1 |
Gruden deal now pays off against Bucs The Oakland Raiders cornerback read Brad Johnson #39;s intent, raced back toward him as the Tampa Bay play developed, picked off the pass in the left flat and skirted untouched 32 yards down the sideline for a third-quarter touchdown. | 1 |
Giants: Warner-to-Toomer combo hits stride Amani Toomer probably knew it was going to be a good day when his first catch covered 16 yards over the middle of the field. He was positively sure of it on the next play, when he sprinted | 1 |
Workers killed in Dubai airport building collapse Several workers are believed to have been killed and others injured after a contruction site collapsed at Dubai airport. The workers were trapped under rubble at the site of a \$4. | 0 |
RAF ESCORT JET IN BOMB SCARE RAF jets ecorted a diverted jet to Stansted Airport yesterday after a caller claimed there was a bomb on board. The US-bound Olympic Airlines plane made an emergency landing and all 301 passengers were evacuated safely. | 0 |
Microsoft Still Wants EU Settlement (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp's chief counsel,\briefing reporters in the lead-up to a European Union court\hearing this week, said on Monday he remains hopeful the\software giant's European antitrust case can be settled. | 2 |
Walgreen Quarterly Profit Up 18.1 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - Walgreen Co. , the top U.S.\drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1\percent due to rising prescription demand and strong sales of\profitable nonpharmacy merchandise. | 2 |
Stocks Seen Lower, Weighed Down by Oil NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked set to open lower on Monday amid investor concern that high energy costs will squeeze corporate profits and consumer spending. | 2 |
Before the Bell - Nastech Soars 23 Pct. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NSTK.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NSTK.O</A> jumped 23 percent before the bell on Monday after the company said it tied up with Me... | 2 |
Microsoft Still Wants EU Settlement BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's chief counsel, briefing reporters in the lead-up to a European Union court hearing this week, said on Monday he remains hopeful the software giant's European antitrust case can be settled. | 2 |
Bass Family Still Fiddling With Fieldstone Fieldstone Mortgage has in recent years become one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the country. But even though it is based in Columbia, you've probably never heard of it unless you're a customer. | 2 |
Crude Sets Record, Nigeria Concerns Mount <p>\</p><p> By Richard Mably</p><p> LONDON (Reuters) - London crude prices hit record highs on\Monday as Nigeria emerged as the new focus of worries about\supply security on world oil markets.</p> | 2 |
New Bangalore road to beat jams India's out-sourcing capital Bangalore is to get an \$87m (48m) new toll motorway in a fresh bid to tackle congestion. | 2 |
British billionaire unveils plan for commercial space flight British billionaire Richard Branson announced Monday that his company Virgin Atlantic airline will launch the world #39;s first commercial space flight in near future. | 3 |
Virgin launches digital music service British entrepreneur Richard Branson #39;s Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service. | 3 |
Bears #39; loss could be gross, man MINNEAPOLIS -- The sight of Rex Grossman leaving the Metrodome turf on a cart was bad enough for the Bears #39; faithful. Seeing his family upset outside the team #39;s locker room was more telling. | 1 |
In Pakistan, dead men tell no tales Pakistan #39;s establishment recently labeled Amjad Farooqi as al-Qaeda #39;s mastermind in the country. However, Asia Times Online contacts vigorously dispute this claim ... and they suspect | 0 |
Powell: US forces to enter Iraqi #39;no-go zones #39; The US military will move into insurgent-heavy quot;no-go zones quot; in Iraq to clear the way for legitimate elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell says. | 0 |
Ingram buys Aussie distie for \$493m Ingram Micro is shelling out \$493m cash including assumption of debt for Tech Pacific, an Australian distie. The deal will see Ingram #39;s Asia Pac operations double in size. | 2 |
AT amp;T Wireless Sells Dedicated Messaging Device AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N launches a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice service on Monday, aiming to use a low price to tempt young consumers. | 2 |
Australian developer expands its reach SYDNEY Multiplex Group, Australia #39;s third-biggest property developer, on Monday offered 1.3 billion Australian dollars, or \$930 million, for Ronin Property Group to gain access to its rental income and become the nation #39;s fourth-largest property trust. | 2 |
Virgin launches Digital music service Virgin #39;s digital music service, Virgin Digital (VD), opened its virtual doors today, offering US consumers a Napster-style mix of a la carte downloads and an #39;all you can eat #39; monthly subscription package. | 3 |
Philips looking to build 300-mm joint venture fab LONDON - At a day of lectures for financial analysts being held in the Netherlands, Royal Philips Electronics NV said it is looking to build a joint venture wafer fab, labeled as #39;JV(12)-2 #39; to begin displacing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. | 3 |
Singh eclipses Tiger with record pile Farmington - Vijay Singh, who knocked Tiger Woods off the top of the world rankings this month for the first time in over five years, eclipsed Woods #39; earnings record for a single season when he won the 84 Lumber Classic here on Sunday. | 1 |
Tensions still high between Red Sox and Yankees More bad blood between the Red Sox and Yankees in Boston #39;s 11-to-4 win yesterday. Boston #39;s Pedro Astacio and New York #39;s Brad Halsey were ejected in the eighth inning for throwing at batters. | 1 |
Collins, Raiders beat Bucs OAKLAND -- Kerry Collins is new to the whole Tampa Bay-Oakland rivalry, and maybe that was a good thing. Collins replaced injured starter Rich Gannon and calmly directed the Oakland Raiders to an emotional | 1 |
No hitch in inauguration of Taj Mahotsav: Govt Lucknow, September 27: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said there was no hitch in the inauguration of the Taj Mahotsav in Agra to mark the 350 years of Mughal monument, as it has already obtained the proper permission of the Archaeological Survey | 0 |
Schroeder lifted by election win Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday he is confident of winning Germans over to his reform plans and rebuilding his party #39;s support after avoiding major new losses in local elections in a traditional stronghold. | 0 |
Before the Bell - Cogent jumps 5.6 pct Shares of Cogent Inc. (COGT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose 5.6 percent in premarket trading on Monday following the fingerprint identification company #39;s market debut on Friday | 2 |
Bush wants to tap oil reserve The Bush administration announced Thursday it would provide US refineries with quot;limited quantities quot; of crude oil from the nation #39;s emergency stockpile to help offset supply | 2 |
Cemex cements deal to buy British rival London - Mexican cement maker Cemex has agreed to buy British rival RMC Group for about R26.5 billion in cash and debt, the two companies said Monday. | 2 |
JPMorgan Fleming Eyes Stake in Highbridge JPMorgan Fleming Asset amp; Wealth Management on Monday said it plans to buy a majority interest in and enter into a partnership with Highbridge Capital Management, a hedge funds manager, to bolster its presence among hedge funds and | 2 |
Oil price hits record on Nigeria worries Crude prices have hit record highs as Nigeria emerges as the new focus of worries about supply security on world oil markets. London Brent on the International Petroleum | 2 |
Time Warner Reaches Agreement to Allow Comcast to Reduce Stake Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. reached an agreement that gives Comcast, the world #39;s largest cable-television operator, the option of reducing its stake in Time Warner #39;s cable unit to 17 percent. | 2 |
Walgreen Boosts Profit, Plans More Stores Walgreen Co. (WAG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1 percent due to rising prescription demand and strong sales from its | 2 |
Virgin to Become the Worlds First Commercial Space Tourism <b>...</b> SpaceShipOne, which is solely funded by Paul G. Allen, was designed by aviation legend Burt Rutan and built by his company, Scaled Composites. | 3 |
HP Drops Itanium 2 Workstations Move is the latest setback for the chip Intel once billed as an industry standard. Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling workstations based on Intel #39;s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokesperson confirms. | 3 |
Russia gets budget version of Windows Microsoft will release a low-price version of Windows in Russia by the end of the year, an effort to wean consumers in that country off pirated software and Linux. | 3 |
Firefox gets around security problems Q: I #39;ve been reading a lot about the security problems of Internet Explorer. Would I be safer using an alternative browser, and if so, which one #39;s best? | 3 |
When these guys go phishing, you #39;re the big one Hi. This is your bank. Please verify your account and check routing numbers by filling out this form. Your credit card company here. | 3 |
Get heart smart A few days after the news of former President Clinton #39;s bypass surgery, I felt myself getting seriously short of breath and unable to walk more than a few steps without stopping. | 3 |
Baseball Roundup: The Wild, Wild West The western divisions in both leagues in Major League Baseball have pennant races that are going right down to the wire. In a must win game for Anaheim, the Angels beat Oakland 6-2 to move within one game of the A #39;s in the AL West. | 1 |
Paris considers overseas French citizens #39; security as first <b>...</b> French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Monday his ministry takes the overseas French citizens #39; security as its first priority following the killing of a Frenchman in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. | 0 |
Major Israeli force moves into Palestinian town JENIN, West Bank : A force of more than 70 Israeli military vehicles rumbled into the northern West Bank town of Jenin at dawn, sparking firefights with Palestinian militants in what Israeli army sources described as a quot;routine operation. | 0 |
NBA Wrap: Suns Scorch Trail Blazers, Kings Beat Celtics NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quentin Richardson poured in 37 points, including eight three-pointers, and Shawn Marion added 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 121-99 thrashing of the host Portland Trail Blazers Sunday. | 1 |
Microsoft Adds New Hotmail Fee Microsoft will start charging for a Hotmail feature that allows users of the Web-based e-mail service to access their e-mail using the Outlook e-mail client. | 3 |
UPDATE 4-Brent crude sets record as supply worries persist London oil prices hit record highs on Monday as worries about the stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compounded concerns over low US fuel stocks ahead of winter. | 2 |
TCL Communication aims higher after lacklustre debut China #39;s TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd, whose shares made a lacklustre trading debut in Hong Kong on Monday, said it aimed to be the world #39;s number five mobile phone maker by 2007. | 2 |
United paid Agents 5m MANCHESTER United today revealed that it paid footballers #39; agents a staggering 5.5m in the last financial year. In an unprecedented move, the club published a detailed list of payments as part of a new policy | 2 |
TW, Comcast in Pact on Cable Unit Stake Time Warner Inc. (TWX) and Comcast Corp. said on Monday they had agreed to a pact giving Comcast an option to cut its interest in Time Warner Cable Inc. | 2 |
Microsoft Ready to Comply if Appeal Lost (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market if it fails this week to persuade a judge to suspend a landmark European Union antitrust decision. | 3 |
Branson wants to have Virgin in Space by 2007 Sir Richard Branson has announced that the Virgin Group have set up a special company to offer commercial space flights by the year 2007. | 3 |
Intel cans Grantsdale WLAN plan Intel has formally dropped Wi-Fi support from its #39;Grantsdale #39; chipset family and from its #39;Alderwood #39; chipset. The chip giant will now not ship the promised add-in module which would allow PCs based on its | 3 |
Space flight tickets to be sold Anyone who wants to go into space will be able to do so soon, as long as they #39;ve got a spare 100,000 that is. That #39;s how much a seat will cost on a new service from Sir Richard Branson #39;s company, called Virgin Galactic. | 3 |
Chinese win important for Ferrari Ferrari team principal Jean Todt was full of praise for his driver, his team and the organisers of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix after Rubens Barrichello claimed a narrow victory in Sunday #39;s historic race on the outskirts of Shanghai. | 1 |
Can #39;t do much other than wait, Braves say The television in Bobby Cox #39;s office was tuned to the Chicago Cubs #39; game, and the Braves manager intently watched the ninth inning. | 1 |
CNet gets makeover to broaden its appeal (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - CNet.com - a go-to Web site for tech product reviews - is expanding from geekville to soccer moms and dads. The shift is aimed at showing tired, wired consumers how to make high-tech gadgets work together. | 3 |
Dubai airport building collapses DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A building collapse at a construction site at Dubai airport killed more than eight people and injured many more Monday, a contractor said. | 0 |
Taj Mahal anniversary India celebrates the 350th anniversary of its most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, today - although historians cannot agree on its precise age and fears of damaging the enormous white marble structure have dampened plans to mark the event. | 0 |
SC declines holding of Taj fest near Taj Mahal The Supreme Court today declined to pass an order permitting the holding of the Taj Mahotsav near the 17th century monument, which celebrates its 350th anniversary this year. | 0 |
Virgin to Launch Commercial Space Flights (AP) AP - British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that his company plans to launch commercial space flights over the next few years. | 3 |
Jeanne Damages NASA Shuttle Building (AP) AP - The third hurricane to hit NASA's spaceport in just over a month blew out more panels and left more gaping holes in the massive shuttle assembly building, but overall damage was not as severe as feared, a space agency official said Sunday. | 3 |
U.S. Spy Agency Turns Eye on America (AP) AP - In the name of homeland security, America's spy imagery agency is keeping a close eye, close to home. It's watching America. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, about 100 employees of a little-known branch of the Defense Department called the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agenc... | 3 |
AT T Wireless Sells Dedicated Messaging Device NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT T Wireless Services Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=AWE.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">AWE.N</A> launches a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice service on Monday, aiming to use... | 3 |
T-W, Comcast in Pact on Cable Unit Stake NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TWX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TWX.N</A> and Comcast Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CMCSA.OQ target=/stocks/quic... | 2 |
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