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Private space ship lands safely MOJAVE: SpaceShipOne has landed safely in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a \$US10 million prize intended to boost commercial-space travel. | 3 |
Critics unimpressed with Kevin Spacey Theater critics reportedly were unimpressed with Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey #39;s debut as artistic director of Cloaca at London #39;s Old Vic Theater. | 3 |
Storage On A Chip Silicon Image #39;s new lower-cost storage appliance should be more palatable to small and midsize businesses. By Martin J. Garvey. | 3 |
Come 2005, Microsoft will bring Windows XP for beginners NEW DELHI: Microsoft said on Wednesday that starter edition of Windows XP (XP SE) operating system (OS) will be available in India from early 2005, a move that is expected to bring down prices of entry level PCs. | 3 |
Del Neri takes over at AS Roma Former Chievo Verona coach Luigi Del Neri Wednesday took over to coach troubled Serie A club AS Roma, local media reported Wednesday. | 1 |
Indian weightlifting federation banned temporarily : The Weightlifting Federation of India has been quot;temporarily banned quot; from competition pending a decision by the sport #39;s international regulators, officials said on Thursday. | 1 |
Arsenal not positive enough - Wenger Arsenal couldn #39;t hold a 1-0 lead in Norway as they drew 1-1 at Rosenborg last night. Freddie Ljungberg had the Gunners 1-0 ahead in the first-half, but that was cancelled out after the break after a superb effort from RBK #39;s Roar Strand. | 1 |
Inter cruises to easy win over Andrelecht in Champions League Brazil #39;s Adriano scored a goal and set up another, leading Inter Milan to an easy 3-1 win over Anderlecht in Champions League Group G on Wednesday (early Thursday, Malaysian time). | 1 |
CSKA Moscow overcome PSG CSKA Moscow continued their bright start to Group H of the Champions League tonight with a victory against PSG. Sergei Semak scored after 64 minutes for the Russian side, and he was instrumental in CSKA #39;s second as he was taken down. | 1 |
Record home run hit lands in court In an action that combines America #39;s love of sport and litigation, two baseball fans have called on the courts to resolve their opposing claims to own the ball with which a top player hit a record 700th home run. | 1 |
Few surprises -- or answers -- so far (Sept. 29, 2004) -- New England and Philadelphia clearly are the cream of the crop so far this season. I like Indianapolis, too, but I #39;m still not sold on its defense. | 1 |
Screaming axeman attacks two pilots An Algerian asylum seeker with an axe injured the two pilots on a Norwegian internal flight yesterday before being dragged screaming from the cockpit by fellow passengers. | 0 |
24 dead or missing in typhoon TYPHOON Meari continued to lash Japan with heavy rain today, leaving 12 people dead and another 12 missing, weather officials and police said. | 0 |
Spies #39;brokered \$1m hostage ransom deal #39; It is suspected that they were freed in exchange for a \$1 million ransom, a belief that has cast a cloud over national celebrations of the release. | 0 |
REVIEW: IPod Speaker Sets Get a Hearing (AP) AP - Compact speakers for personal music players have been around since the original Walkman. Now that mini-hard drive music machines can hold your entire collection, the product category is back with a vengeance. | 3 |
Schwarzenegger Vetoes E-Mail Monitoring Disclosure (Reuters) Reuters - California Gov. Arnold\Schwarzenegger vetoed on Wednesday a bill that would have\required the state's employers to give workers written\notification if e-mail and other Internet activity is being\monitored at work. | 3 |
Pilot Completes 1st Stage of Space Flight (AP) AP - Ignoring a warning to abort the flight, a test pilot took a stubby-looking rocket plane on a corkscrewing, white-knuckle ride past the edge of the atmosphere Wednesday, completing the first stage of a quest to win a #36;10 million prize. | 3 |
Federal Scientists Search for Lost H-Bomb (AP) AP - The U.S. government is sending a team of 20 scientists to check out a report of unusual radiation readings that could be coming from a hydrogen bomb that was lost off the Georgia coast in 1958. | 3 |
Researchers Find Allergy-Free Soybean (AP) AP - Plant geneticist Ted Hymowitz knew that finding an allergy-free soybean would take a painstaking search through thousands of varieties. So Hymowitz got a grant, fetched a hammer and pounded away until he proved he was right. | 3 |
Russian Government to Discuss Approving Kyoto Pact (Reuters) Reuters - The Russian government said on Wednesday\it would discuss ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on global climate\change to which Moscow holds the key. | 0 |
British Hostage in Iraq Pleads for Help (AP) AP - A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants. | 0 |
Schwarzenegger Vetoes E-Mail Monitoring Disclosure SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed on Wednesday a bill that would have required the state's employers to give workers written notification if e-mail and other Internet activity is being monitored at work. | 3 |
Kerry Says Bush Broke Promise on Oil (AP) AP - Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday the #36;50 per barrel price of oil reflects a broken promise of President Bush that will hurt average Americans. | 0 |
Sudan Asks U.N. to Verify Darfur Refugee Returns (Reuters) Reuters - Sudan has asked the United Nations to\help verify reports that 190,000 refugees from the conflict-hit\western Darfur region have voluntarily returned to their homes,\the U.N. refugee agency chief said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Creditors Agree to Defer Iraq Debt Payments - IMF WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday Iraq's official bilateral creditors had agreed to defer debt the country owes them until the end of 2005. | 0 |
Latin America Hard-Pressed on Poverty Goals - IADB SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Reuters) - Slow growth in Latin American economies will hamper efforts to cut poverty in the region in half by 2015, the Inter-American Development Bank president said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Voters to Judge Bush and Kerry on Foreign Policy in First Debate It is an axiom of the two presidential campaigns that their candidates offer a stark choice about America's role in the world. | 0 |
02 announces European 3G network launch Mobile operator 02 #39;s parent mmO2 has this morning announced the launch its third-generation European data network. The network will incorporate HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) technology and IMS | 3 |
Group Warns of Mount St. Helens Eruption SEATTLE - Mount St. Helens began rumbling more intensely Wednesday, prompting scientists to warn that a small or moderate eruption could happen in the next few days... | 0 |
Briefly: HP may expand Puerto Rican research roundup Plus: HP also uses Hitachi drives in servers, storage...Microsoft boosts reporting tools...Circuit City picks up AT #38;T Net phone plan...Tech firms rally against copyright bill. | 3 |
HP may expand Puerto Rican research Hewlett-Packard is considering an expansion of its research operations in Puerto Rico for pharmaceutical work and other tasks. | 3 |
Desktop Linux a vehicle for pirating Windows Consulting firm reports that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows. | 3 |
RFID gets a reality check At Baltimore pow-wow, hype over new electronic tracking technology is tempered by concerns about cost, privacy and quality. | 3 |
Salesforce.com launches on-demand support CEO says demand for automated support and service drives addition to customer resource management products. | 3 |
HP using Hitachi drives in servers, storage Hewlett-Packard says it is putting 300GB hard drives into storage devices and servers, with more products in October. | 3 |
Stocks open higher on advances in US shares TOKYO - Stocks opened higher Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as overnight advances in US shares prompted widespread buying of recently battered stocks. | 2 |
Nasdaq Chief Sees Changes Ahead NEW YORK - Nasdaq plans to list itself on its own National Market by the end of the year, President and Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said Wednesday. | 2 |
A stinker? Critics pan Spacey #39;s Old Vic debut When Sir Laurence Olivier made the Old Vic in London the base of the embryonic National Theatre, he opened with Hamlet. Four decades later, Kevin Spacey, the film star, selected | 3 |
Match Reaction From Milan Martin ONeill is refusing to throw in the European towel after his side went down to two late goals in Milan, leaving Celtic pointless after two matches. | 1 |
No Davis for Carolina in Week 4 Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The Carolina Panthers will be without running back Stephen Davis for Sunday #39;s matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. | 1 |
Packers Going Through Some Trying Times (AP) AP - A fight between teammates, incessant trade talk about Mike McKenzie, Brett Favre's bum shoulder, a desolated defense. | 1 |
Baseball's Return to D.C. Long Time Coming (AP) AP - The last time the nation's capital was home to the national pastime, the game was literally a riot. | 1 |
Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Coughlin to Retire (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday\said Tom Coughlin will retire as vice chairman after 25 years\with the world's largest retailer. | 2 |
Good news: 'Phishing' scams net <i>only</i> \$500 million Three-quarters of wired Americans have noticed an increase in phishing incidents during the past few months, according to new data. | 3 |
Glavine Fears Mets' Shakeup Reveals Instability The doors are spinning again for the Mets and it is troubling to the veteran pitcher Tom Glavine, who has not had much to feel good about since signing with the team. | 1 |
Knicks' Houston Proceeding With Caution Allan Houston called playing in the Nov. 3 season opener at Minnesota a realistic goal, but also said, "I don't think anything's a lock." | 1 |
Police turn forensic skills on handhelds A federal agency examines forensic tools to help law enforcement extract data from handheld gadgets.\ | 3 |
Tiger Woods' Back an Issue at Amex Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes Wednesday and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title in the American Express Championship. The way his year has gone, that's just his ... | 1 |
Expecting More Virginia's roaring 4-0 start has earned notice nationally. Yet the Cavaliers are well aware that they haven't really accomplished anything yet. | 1 |
Minors Director Fired After sending no minor league teams to their respective playoffs, first-year minor league director Doc Rodgers is fired by the Orioles on Wednesday. | 1 |
Tokyo Stocks Bounce Back, Led by Techs TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's key Nikkei average rose 1.01 percent by mid-morning on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged investors to scoop up bargains including key technology stocks following the market's nine days of losses. | 2 |
Yen Back Under Pressure; Oil, Tankan Eyed TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen was back under pressure on Thursday from oil prices and as market players awaited the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey of corporate sentiment. | 2 |
Conoco buys stake in Russian oil firm : ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was seeking 20 per cent in Russias LUKOIL in a far-reaching alliance opening the way for the two oil majors to tap vast reserves in northern Russia and Iraq. | 2 |
Clicks and mortar not a firm foundation IF services conglomerate Cendant buys the third-largest US online travel company, Orbitz, as looks probable, then it will be widely seen as another step towards breaking down any lingering sense that business over the internet is quot;special quot; compared to | 2 |
From pesto to porridge for Martha Stewart Martha Stewart, who built an empire teaching Americans how to cook, garden and entertain, is facing a very different lifestyle after being told to report to a prison in West Virginia by October 8. The US bureau | 2 |
Greece #39;s funding under threat The European commission threatened yesterday to suspend development funds to Greece in response to Athens #39;s admission that it had disguised the extent of the country #39;s debts in order to join the euro. | 2 |
Update 1: Jamdat Mobile, 51job IPOs Soar in Debuts Chinese recruitment firm 51job Inc. and Jamdat Mobile Inc., a developer of mobile phone applications, shot out of the starting gate in trading activity Wednesday after both companies priced their initial public offerings above expectations. | 2 |
IBM ordered to pay court costs to Compuware New York, September 28: Compuware Corp, a maker of software to manage computer systems, on Monday said a federal court had ordered International Business Machines Corp to pay certain pretrial court costs related to Compuware #39;s ongoing lawsuit against the | 2 |
Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Slip, Dollar Up Tokyo stocks slid for an eighth straight session Tuesday amid concerns about rising oil prices. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen. | 2 |
Apple Plans EU Expansion of iTunes Next Month Apple Computer is planning the next wave of expansion for its popular iTunes online music store with a multi-country European launch in | 3 |
Blu-ray rivals set up promotional group Four proponents of high-definition DVD technology will invite component manufacturers to join a group set up to help speed its commercialization, while Sony has confirmed that it will use blue lasers in its next Playstation console. | 3 |
Kevin McCarra at Stamford Bridge For so sober and meticulous a team, Chelsea have made surprisingly short work of Group H. The holders Porto clutch just one point after this and Paris St-Germain none at all, making the progress of Jose Mourinho #39;s men virtually certain. | 1 |
Woods beset by ifs and maybes Tiger Woods may not play in the American Express World Golf Championship, which starts at Mount Juliet, near Kilkenny, today and he may get married next week in Barbados. | 1 |
Zimbabwe officials halt racism hearing Zimbabwe cricket #39;s international status was left hanging in the balance yesterday when the first day of the International Cricket Council #39;s investigation into allegations of racism was marred by the sort of intimidation which has, according to the former | 1 |
Monkey Off Their Back Ironically it was the first regular season game for the Carolina Panthers that not only began the history of the franchise, but also saw the beginning of a rivalry that goes on to this day. | 1 |
ConocoPhillips pays \$2bn for Lukoil stake American oil company ConocoPhillips acquired the Russian government #39;s 7.6 stake in Lukoil yesterday, after bidding almost \$2bn (1. | 2 |
Delphi gets SEC subpoena Automotive parts supplier Delphi Corp. said Wednesday it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission in late July related to agreements with Electronic Data Systems Corp. | 2 |
Devices Up on Medicare Decision Medical device stocks were in the spotlight Wednesday with Medicare #39;s proposal late Tuesday to expand coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, bolstering shares of those companies making the devices. | 2 |
Private Spacecraft Makes Successful Trip to Space The private spacecraft SpaceShipOne briefly entered space above the California desert Wednesday, completing the first of two qualifying flights for the \$10 million X Prize. | 3 |
Dakar winner Sainct killed in Rally of the Pharaohs Three-time Dakar Rally winner Richard Sainct has been killed in an accident during the fourth stage of the Rally of the Pharoahs in Egypt. | 1 |
Democracy takes a back seat The sound emanating from back-rooms at the Labour Party conference in the Brighton Centre yesterday was the unedifying one of backs being scratched. | 0 |
Prices ease as US stocks rise OIL prices dropped from record highs above \$50 a barrel yesterday as weekly US inventory data showed a surprise increase in crude stocks, easing fears over stretched international supplies. | 2 |
Fannie Mae mess is one for the books Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage company whose financial statements were strongly criticized in a report by its regulator last week, looks set to join Enron and WorldCom in the hall of accounting infamy. | 2 |
Wall Street treads water as traders await fresh direction US STOCKS were narrowly mixed yesterday as investors digested a jump in second-quarter gross domestic product, while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices. | 2 |
Salesforce.com Touts Customer-Service Apps Seeking to diversify beyond its sales-force-automation roots, Salesforce.com on Wednesday introduced a new on-demand call center and help desk application service called Supportforce. | 3 |
HUM.. WHY THE EARTH #39;S SINGING SCIENTISTS believe they have finally worked out what makes the Earth sing. They have long been mystified by a constant deep drone, far below the range of the human ear, which has been picked up by seismic equipment. | 3 |
AT amp;T reaches out to data-driven profits With its new Ogo mobile device, AT amp;T Wireless says goodbye to voice traffic and embraces the IM-savvy youth market. For AT amp;T Wireless, talk clearly is overrated - which is why the wireless provider launched a device that doesnt make calls. | 3 |
Samsung working on tiny drive com September 29, 2004, 6:50 PM PT. With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority. | 3 |
Mourinho gives Porto the blues MANAGER Jose Mourinho got the better of his former club and Chelseas Champions League ambitions remained firmly on track following last nights comfortable win over Porto. | 1 |
Reports: Expos move imminent NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The Montreal Expos have a home and Washington DC once again has a team. According to numerous reports, Major League Baseball formally will announce Wednesday that the Expos will be relocated | 1 |
REDS 2, CUBS 1, 12TH INNING Elusive Last Out in 9th Haunts Cubs <b>...</b> The silence was unearthly, as if 38,190 people were sitting in the Wrigley Field stands Wednesday afternoon bound and gagged. The Cubs are in a mad chase for the wild card | 1 |
San Jose hopeful after baseball moves Expos to DC Baseball #39;s decision to move the Montreal Expos to Washington gave officials in San Jose reason for optimism in their bid to acquire a major league team. | 1 |
Iran stresses need to promote ties with Russia TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Head of Majlis National Security and foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Borujerdi here Wednesday urged promotion of economic cooperation with Russia through the efforts of he two countries #39; officials alongside with their growing political | 0 |
Tokyo Stocks Rise, Technology Firms Lead TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's key Nikkei average rose 1.14 percent by midday on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged investors to scoop up bargains, including key technology stocks, following the market's nine previous days of losses. | 2 |
SEC subpeonas Delphi over EDS payments Automotive parts supplier Delphi Corp. (NYSE: DPH) received a subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission in late July in connection with agreements with Electronic Data Systems Corp. | 2 |
FOOTBALL: GIGGS: DON #39;T BURN HIM OUT RYAN GIGGS insists demands on Wayne Rooney should be kept to a minimum to avoid premature burnout. The 18-year-old #39;s hat-trick debut at Old Trafford sent Manchester United fans into a frenzy. | 1 |
Move produces mixed emotions It was 3:45 pm ET on Wednesday afternoon when Expos president Tony Tavares held a team meeting to inform the players that the Expos franchise would be relocated to Washington, DC, starting in 2005. | 1 |
Blair vows to respond #39;immediately #39; if contacted by Iraq hostage <b>...</b> LONDON, Sept 30 (AFP) - Hopes remained alive Thursday for the life of Briton Ken Bigley as Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to respond quot;immediately quot; if his hostage takers in Iraq contacted the British government. | 0 |
Blown save in ninth leads to loss on homer in 12th com. Last season, the Cubs were 27-17 in one-run games and won the National League Central Division. This year, the Cubs are 19-28 in those situations and fighting to stay alive in the Wild Card race. | 1 |
Western Leaders Criticize Putin More than 100 American and European foreign policy experts signed a letter protesting against Russian President Vladimir Putin #39;s leadership. | 0 |
Choose and cut farms thrive as fake trees gain market share As Kevin Houde wielded the saw, his 4-year-old son Cameron squatted on the ground beside him. Working as a team, they made a clean cut at the base of the 7-foot tree that will mark the Christmas season in their home this year. | 2 |
Red Hat acquires AOL's Netscape server software The Linux seller plans to release the Netscape Enterprise Suite as open-source software in a bid to expand beyond its core product. | 3 |
Samsung working on tiny drive The 0.85-inch diameter drive is a candidate for cell phone storage, but can the product compete against flash memory? | 3 |
Telecom Italia to Buy Rest of Mobile Unit, People Say (Update2) Telecom Italia SpA, Italy #39;s largest phone company, plans to buy the 44 percent of wireless unit Telecom Italia Mobile SpA it doesn #39;t already own, a stake with a market value of about | 2 |
Congress Debates 411 Wireless Directory Legislation Subcommittee hears objections to, support for 411 wireless directory legislation. | 3 |
Gateway PC Delivers New Motherboard Standard BTX technology cools down the company's new 700GR desktop. | 3 |
Wolfensohn's Chance at 3rd Term Unclear World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn would like to make one thing clear as he approaches the end of his second five-year term: "I can say categorically, I am not campaigning" for a third stint as head of the agency, he declared. | 2 |
San Francisco Hotel Workers Strike Unionized workers at four large San Francisco hotels went on strike Wednesday morning over issues similar to those causing an impasse between hotels and their workers at several large hotels in Washington. | 2 |
Lenovo said to buy IBMs PC business Lenovo Group stayed silent Friday about reports it was talking with IBM Corp. about buying the US companys personal computer business, but an executive hinted that the Chinese | 2 |
U.S. Revises 2nd-Quarter Growth to 3.3 Rate The U.S. economy's soft patch last spring was a bit firmer than previously thought. | 2 |
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