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Harrington fires back in response to Siragusa #39;s comments Tony Siragusa is right: Joey Harrington isn #39;t his kind of guy. But being a Siragusa kind of guy was never high on Harrington #39;s priority list anyway. | 1 |
Thailand Confirms 10th Bird Flu Death BANGKOK, Thailand Sept. 28, 2004 - A woman who died earlier this month of bird flu probably got the disease from her daughter, a Thai official said Tuesday, increasing concern the case is the first known human-to-human transmission of the disease. | 0 |
Arafat orders release of kidnapped CNN producer Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has ordered his security services to help secure the release of a CNN producer kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Gaza. | 0 |
Ten killed in US air strike, bombing in Iraq MOSUL (Iraq): Two people were killed and five wounded Monday when a car bomb hit an Iraqi national guard patrol in the northern city of Mosul, security and medical sources said. | 0 |
Beltre Helps Lift Dodgers Past Rockies (AP) AP - The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on their first playoff berth in eight years, and they're not about to leave their chances to fate. | 1 |
Nero Acquires Tanzer Business (AP) AP - Alan Nero is acquiring the company of fellow baseball agent Tommy Tanzer in the latest consolidation in the industry. | 1 |
Hearing held on Hamm medal Paul Hamm said yesterday that he would give back his Olympic gold medal if sport's highest court ordered him to. But lawyers for the American gymnast and the US Olympic Committee told the sport's highest court that there are no grounds to change the results of last month's men's all-around co... | 1 |
Oil Fears to Weigh on Stocks; Dell Eyed LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's rise to new record highs above \$50 a barrel will put pressure on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors fret over the impact on corporate profits, while Dell Inc <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DELL.O target=/stocks/qui... | 2 |
Euro Disney Stock Suspended PARIS (Reuters) - Euro Disney shares were suspended on Tuesday at the company's request, said pan European bourse operator Euronext, before the theme park operator is expected to make a statement on a restructuring plan. | 2 |
ActBlue Lets Anyone Be PAC Man Voters who feel disempowered by political fat cats have a new option: a website that allows individuals to create their own political action committee. Now anyone can be a professional Democratic fund-raiser. By Daniel Terdiman. | 3 |
Law Sends Sharers to Slammer A new California law will make it illegal to share files online without providing a valid e-mail address. The MPAA says it hopes to get the law on the books in other states, too. By Katie Dean. | 3 |
All Aboard: Space-Tour Bandwagon Two business moguls announce plans to capitalize on the current hubbub over private spaceflight. Also: Speculation increases on whether SpaceShipOne will carry passengers on its second prize-attempt flight.... and more. By Dan Brekke. | 3 |
Engineering God in a Petri Dish A bevy of scientists is helping Jonathon Keats reverse-engineer God. Observers will witness the experiment's final phase to answer the question: Is God's DNA more like blue-green algae or a fruit fly? Kari Lynn Dean reports from San Francisco. | 3 |
Origins Traces Our Original Din From the big bang to the search for ET, a new PBS miniseries seeks the meaning of life, the universe and beyond. The show brings together the latest research on ancient frozen moss, far-flung meteors and organisms that live in boiling water. By Jason Silverman. | 3 |
Survey Says: Cell Phones Left Out Telephone surveys are the meat and potatoes of political polling groups. But as more Americans switch from land lines to cell phones, a growing segment of the population may be left out of the equation. By Daniel Terdiman. | 3 |
New Induce Act Alarms Foes The latest version of the Induce Act, headed for markup this week, is basically the same as the first version, critics say. It could mean trouble for companies that had no intention of inducing copyright infringement. By Katie Dean. | 3 |
Phone Lines Deliver Next-Gen TV On-demand viewing isn't just for TiVo owners anymore. Television over internet protocol, or TVIP, offers custom programming over standard copper wires. | 3 |
Fannie Mae gets a shake-up The accounting irregularities at home loan giant Fannie Mae could end up raising mortgage rates, but the impact, if any, will be difficult to measure given the enormous size and dynamic nature of the market. | 2 |
LA Firm agrees to buy Harrah #39;s, Caesars properties An affiliate of Colony Capital has agreed to buy four properties from Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Harrah #39;s Entertainment Inc. | 2 |
British tycoon wants to fly you to space Richard Branson, the British tycoon known for daredevil exploits in a speedboat, a hot-air balloon and an amphibious car, wants to take a giant leap into the final frontier -- and to give a lift out of this world to similarly intrepid paying passengers. | 3 |
NASA says Jeanne caused little damage, but shuttle work more <b>...</b> It says the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, lost some external panels from its vehicle assembly building in the storm, but overall damage was minimal. | 3 |
Dolly creator applies for human cloning licence LONDON - One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world #39;s first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research. | 3 |
One-Game Lead: Cubs Clobber Reds CHICAGO - Welcome home, Cubbies. Former Beantowners Nomar Garciaparra and Todd Walker added three hits and combined to drive in six runs as the Chicago Cubs hammered the Cincinnati Reds Monday night at Wrigley Field, 12-5. | 1 |
A #39;S NOTEBOOK Mulder will start Friday as planned After Mulder lasted 3 2/3 innings in Sunday #39;s 6-2 loss in Anaheim, manager Ken Macha said there would be a quot;discussion quot; on whether the left- hander would make his next start, Friday against the Angels. | 1 |
N. Korean Official Dismisses Claims of Possible Missile Test A senior North Korean official is dismissing claims that Pyongyang is preparing for a missile test. North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon told reporters at the United Nations that reports that North | 0 |
Iraqi elections impossible: Jordan king PARIS - Elections in Iraq are impossible to organize under the current violence, Jordan #39;s King Abdullah II warned in an interview published Tuesday. | 0 |
France to Punish Police for Bungled Bomb Exercise (Reuters) Reuters - France's police minister vowed on Monday\to punish officers who planted explosives in an unwitting plane\passenger's luggage to test their sniffer dogs but then lost\the "bomb," which remains missing after a three-day hunt. | 0 |
Crude oil sets new mark by topping Crude oil topped \$50 per barrel during Asian trading today, pushing past the psychological milestone for the first time then surging further to new record levels likely to unsettle oil-consuming nations. | 2 |
High fuel prices to cost airline industry up to \$4 bn this year NEW YORK, September 28 (newratings.com) - The airline industry is expected to lose as much as \$4 billion in 2004 due to the high fuel costs, despite an increase of about 19 in international passenger traffic so far this year. | 2 |
Gene test to track illegal ivory A genetic test that can be used to determine the origin of poached ivory could help combat the illegal trade in elephant tusks and their products. | 3 |
Microsoft ends free Hotmail access from Outlook Hotmail users who use Microsoft #39;s Outlook and Outlook Express clients will now have to pay for the privilege. Users must sign up to either a Hotmail Plus account for \$19. | 3 |
Cisco expands Catalyst switching range Cisco Systems has expanded its range of Catalyst switching products and services with the launch of offerings specifically targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). | 3 |
Dolly scientist in clone bid The scientist who created Dolly the Sheep at Edinburgh #39;s Roslin Institute wants to clone human embryos to help find a cure for motor neurone disease. | 3 |
AT T Wireless Sells Dedicated Messaging Device (Reuters) Reuters - AT T Wireless Services Inc. \launches a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice\service on Monday, aiming to use a low price to tempt young\consumers. | 3 |
Bird flu transmitted between humans in Thailand A 26-year-old Thai woman who died of acute pneumonia on 20 September was a probable case of human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Thai Ministry of Public Health confirmed on Tuesday. | 0 |
Two British soldiers killed in Iraq According to a British Army spokesman, two armoured Land Rovers were attacked this morning near the southern city of Basra. The first vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and when soldiers from the | 0 |
Shell could quit Niger Delta ENVIRONMENTAL activists claim the latest outbreak of violence in Nigeria is simply the beginning of a civil war that could force Shell into a huge shake-up of its activities in the oil-rich country. | 0 |
'Return of the King' extended DVD may miss some holiday shoppers (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - There may be more rarified DVD treatments of TheLord of the Rings coming in the future, but for now, fans will have to be satisfied with The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition, due in stores Dec. 14. | 3 |
New Power Mac G5 Uniprocessor firmware update posted (MacCentral) MacCentral - Apple has released Power Mac G5 Uniprocessor Firmware Update 5.1.5f2, a new release aimed at Power Mac G5s that have only a single processor. The update apparently corrects "unexpected issues" that have appeared on some Power Mac G5s after a... | 3 |
E-mail turns to P2P technology Peer-to-peer technology has been used to create an e-mail network said to be free of spam, viruses and snoopers. | 3 |
Sony Chases Rivals in Image Chip Race TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp., the world leader in video equipment, finds itself in the unusual position of playing catch-up in the next battleground for technology used in cameras, video recorders and phones. | 3 |
Oil Fears to Weigh on Stocks; Dell Eyed (Reuters) Reuters - Oil's rise to new record highs above #36;50\a barrel will put pressure on Wall Street on Tuesday as\investors fret over the impact on corporate profits, while Dell\Inc will grab focus after it stuck by its outlook. | 2 |
Contractors Form Standards Group Some of the Pentagon's largest contractors, including Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., will begin a joint effort today to encourage development of technology standards that will ensure weapons systems of the future can communicate with each other. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Ser... | 3 |
Declared Suitor Sells Its Stake In MCI A private buyout firm that had said it was seeking to take control of MCI Inc. has sold its 5 percent stake in the long-distance giant for a \$20 million pretax profit.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washi... | 3 |
Personal Tech: The Sims 2 Greg Kramer, author of The Sims 2: Prima Official Game Guide, will be online to talk about the latest release of the video game. | 3 |
2 Cable Giants Set To Bid for Adelphia Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. are planning a joint bid for Adelphia Communications Corp. as part of a deal that could lead to a broad realignment of interests in the cable industry and increase Comcast's already dominant presence in the mid-Atlantic region. | 3 |
Technology Secretary For Virginia Steps Down Virginia's secretary of technology, George C. Newstrom, said yesterday that he is stepping down from the post after more than two years on the job. He will be replaced by his deputy, Eugene J. Huang. | 3 |
Senate Bill Proposes Anti-Terror Database Counterterrorism authorities would be granted unprecedented access to law enforcement and commercial databases containing billions of records about private citizens under a bipartisan bill to restructure the intelligence system that the Senate began debating yesterday. | 3 |
Stocks Seen Up as Value Hunters Step In NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were poised for a bounce at the open on Tuesday as investors hunt bargains a day after surging oil prices sent the major U.S. stock indexes to their lowest levels in weeks. | 2 |
Pepsi Bottling Profit Rises NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PBG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PBG.N</A>, the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States a... | 2 |
Oil Charges Over \$50 on Nigeria Threat <p>\</p><p> By Andrew MItchell</p><p> LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices raced to new record highs\above \$50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil\facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global\supplies.</p> | 2 |
Shields Up! A stream of interstellar helium atoms almost as hot as the surface of the Sun is blowing through the solar system. | 3 |
Microsoft hopeful of settlement in EU case The California-based group has challenged the European Commissions finding from March that Microsoft abused its dominance of PC operating systems, but its top counsel said negotiations remained the preferred course. | 2 |
P amp;O set to cut 1,200 jobs The shipping giant P amp;O, under increasing pressure from low-cost airlines and the Channel tunnel, today revealed plans to cut four ferry routes and slash its workforce by 1,200. | 2 |
STOCKS TO WATCH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Among the companies whose shares are likely to see active trading in Tuesday #39;s session are Pepsi Bottling Group and Emmis Communications, as the companies are scheduled to report their quarterly financial results. | 2 |
GAMING DEAL: Colony gets casinos for \$1.2 billion Colony Capital is poised to become a major competitor in the gaming industry nationwide after reaching a final agreement to buy four casinos from Harrah #39;s Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment, analysts said Monday. | 2 |
Enron-linked UK bankers in court Three British bankers indicted in Texas on fraud charges involving Enron Corp. appeared in a London court Tuesday for an extradition hearing. | 2 |
Rooney eyes Champions League dream England teenage star Wayne Rooney looks set to make his eagerly-awaited Manchester United debut in Champions League action against Fenerbahce though England teammates at Real Madrid David Beckham and Michael Owen are doubts for the Spanish giants #39; clash | 1 |
Hendry dismisses talk of grudge-carrying umps Baseball #39;s executive vice president Sandy Alderson insisted last month that the Cubs, disciplined for an assortment of run-ins with umpires, would not be targeted the rest of the season by umpires who might hold a grudge. | 1 |
King Abdullah pessimistic on Iraqi elections Jordanian monarch warns elections in violence-ravaged Iraq are impossible in current state of insecurity. By Hugh Schofield - PARIS. | 0 |
Hamas vows to keep up armed struggle Palestinian militant group Hamas vowed Tuesday to keep up its armed resistance against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza. | 0 |
Stocks to Watch on Sept. 28 (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks to watch on Tuesday: DELL\INC. : The world's largest personal computer maker said\the rate of market growth had not changed significantly and it\saw no reason to alter its guidance for the third quarter. | 2 |
Starbucks price hike seen Oct. 6 Newspaper reports the coffee giant will raise the average drink price by 11 cents a cup. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coffee shop giant Starbucks Corp. | 2 |
Commercial PC demand boosts market forecast Business demand for PCs will result in higher than anticipated growth of the sector for the second half of the year. Analyst IDC has revised its predictions having witnessed strong commercial demand for PCs | 2 |
Celeron 335D, the disguised Willamette Celerons form the basis of Intel #39;s entry-level platform which includes integrated/value motherboards as well. The Celeron 335D is the fastest - until the Celeron 340D - 2.93GHz - becomes mainstream - of the | 3 |
Redskins Lose To Dallas, Again LANDOVER, Md. -- In a matchup between two of the National Football League #39;s legendary minds, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells came out a winner over Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs. | 1 |
Arsenal eye six-point start in Europe Arsenal take their Champions League hopes to Norway on Wednesday, looking for another three points from Rosenborg Trondheim that would put them firmly on track to reach the knockout phase. | 1 |
Ponson, O #39;s Unable to Catch Up There were countless outings for Sidney Ponson earlier in the year when a slow start roiled into a disastrous outing. He would simply feel the game slipping from | 1 |
Pawar keeps options open on eve of BCCI polls Kolkata: Keeping his options open amidst intense lobbying for the president #39;s post of the cricket board, Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that he would take the plunge only if he was sure of victory. | 1 |
Americans Forces Strike Fallujah BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - American forces bombed a suspected hide-out used by associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah on Tuesday, part of a campaign of airstrikes the US military said has taken | 0 |
Pyongyang already #39;weaponized #39; spent nuclear fuel: N. Korean envoy Astana - New York, September 28 KAZINFORM -- A senior North Korean official claimed at the United Nations Monday that his country has already produced atomic weapons with reprocessed nuclear fuel rods. | 0 |
Arafat offers to help seek UK hostage #39;s release: Irish politician Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has promised to offer help to win the release of British hostage Kenneth Bigley held by militants in Iraq, the BBC quoted a senior Irish politician as reporting on Tuesday. | 0 |
Indian court sours Taj Mahal festivities India #39;s Supreme Court has disappointed visitors by banning night celebrations at the Taj Mahal to mark its 350th anniversary, citing security concerns. | 0 |
Wish you were atmosp-here Sir Richard Branson has kick-started a new space race, with plans to start tourist trips to the edge of the atmosphere. But are we ready for holidays at the final frontier? | 3 |
Baseball: Oakland beats Mariners, Suzuki nears hit mark OAKLAND, United States : Bobby Crosby belted a game-winning sacrifice fly as Oakland beat Seattle 6-5 but they couldn #39;t prevent Japan #39;s Ichiro Suzuki from posting his 252nd hit of the season. | 1 |
CAMPBELL SET FOR NORWAY TRIP Sol Campbell is ready to take his place in the Arsenal defence for Wednesdays Champions League clash with Rosenborg in Norway. The England centre-back showed no ill effects after returning from an Achilles | 1 |
Halladay wants to go full out If he is removed he wants it to be based on the game situation, not the number of pitches he has thrown. The staff ace reached his imposed pitch count of 70 here in Baltimore after three innings last night. | 1 |
Thai hospitals on alert for more bird flu cases Hospitals and health officials across Thailand have been placed on high alert to monitor for any cases of human-to-human transmission of the deadly bird flu virus. | 0 |
In Paris for talks, King Abdullah pessimistic on Iraqi elections PARIS : King Abdullah of Jordan held talks on the Middle East with President Jacques Chirac after warning in a newspaper interview that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current state of insecurity. | 0 |
Microsoft To Sell Win XP Starter Edition In Russia Garabito writes quot;Cnet reports that Microsoft plans to distribute in Russia the low-cost, stripped-down version of Windows XP, called #39;Starter Edition. | 3 |
<cite>Reg</cite> Readers hail NTL abusive message <strong>Letters</strong> Not so keen on 'spam-free' email plans | 3 |
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Chain Store Sales Mixed in Latest Week (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. chain store retail sales saw a\slight decline of 0.3 percent on a week-over-week basis. \However, on a year-over-year basis, the sales momentum remained\strong at 3.5 percent, a report said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Before the Bell: Atherogenics Up 82 Pct. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of AtheroGenics Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AGIX.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AGIX.O</A> soared 82 percent before the bell on Tuesday, a day after the pharmaceutical company announced po... | 2 |
Lawmakers Want Paper Records of E-Ballots Just five weeks before election day, federal legislators are increasingly casting doubt on electronic voting terminals and demanding that touchscreen computers produce paper records. | 3 |
Anti-Spam Effort Killed Amid Patent Row A row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail. | 3 |
Dreamworks Files for IPO with SEC <p></p><p> NEW YORK (Reuters) - Computer animation company DreamworksSKG has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionfor a \$650 million initial public offering, applying to list onthe New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DWA."</p> | 2 |
RFID confab draws big names in retail, high tech Powerhouses such as Wal-Mart will be in Baltimore this week to influence the development of radio frequency identification. | 3 |
USB--short for 'ultimate security breakdown'? SecureWave exec Dennis Szerszen warns that the convenient port is also a vulnerability that could cost your company dearly. | 3 |
Now boarding! NY, London, space? Virgin Atlantic honcho Richard Branson yesterday announced plans to boldly go where no airline company has gone before - outer space. | 3 |
FlexWiki: Microsoft #39;s Third Open Software Project Earlier than scheduled, Microsoft Corp. has gone public with its announcement of its third open-source code contribution to SourceForge. | 3 |
Olympics: Inspectors Announce Program for 2012 Bid Visits Olympic inspectors will visit Madrid first in their whistle-stop tour next year of bid cities hoping to stage the 2012 Games. The Spanish capital will be followed by London, New York, Paris | 1 |
Microsoft, Amazon.com file phishing, spamming lawsuits Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. filed one joint and several separate lawsuits on Monday against companies and individuals accusing them variously of trying to defraud consumers by imitating Amazon and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday. | 3 |
IDC Forum: Why IT matters PARIS -- IT commoditization? Asian threat? Crippling viruses? Speakers at IDC's European IT Forum 2004 in Paris didn't have to look far for contentious issues. | 3 |
Toshiba has big plans for a small drive Toshiba Corp. plans to begin commercial production of its 0.85-inch hard disk drive before the end of this year, the company said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Oil hits high on Nigeria threat LONDON, England -- Oil prices have surged to historic levels as a threat of civil war in Nigeria adds to concerns over tight global supplies. | 2 |
Airline industry seen losing up to \$US4b in 2004 MONTREAL: The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between \$US3 billion (\$NZ4.6 billion) and \$US4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport | 2 |
Ex-exec: Fastow knew of sham Former Enron Corp. executive Michael Kopper said his ex-boss, Andrew Fastow, promised to buy back Merrill Lynch amp; Co. #39;s interest in Nigerian barges as part of a plan to falsely boost Enron #39;s revenue by \$12 million. | 2 |
Zidane set to face Roma Real Madrid playmaker Zinedine Zidane will return to the side for the UEFA Champions League Group B clash with Roma on Tuesday night. | 1 |
Punch Drunk By now, reality should have set in for Roy Jones Jr. and his brain cleared enough to realize his sometimes brilliant career is over. | 1 |
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