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UPDATE 1-Birmingham #39;s Savage banned for three games by FA Birmingham City midfielder Robbie Savage has accepted a three-match ban after being charged by the Football Association (FA) on Monday with violent conduct for an alleged elbowing incident in a match at the weekend. | 1 |
K-State guard Willingham won #39;t be back Point guard Dez Willingham won #39;t be back for his sophomore season at Kansas State, coach Jim Wooldridge said Monday. Willingham, who started 11 games last season, was not around for the start of classes last Wednesday. | 1 |
SCOTS #39; DOUBLE DATE WITH AUSSIES Matt Williams #39; new-look side will now face World-Cup runners-up Australia twice in a schedule that features attractive internationals against Tri-Nations champions South Africa and increasingly competitive Japan. | 1 |
Straw flies to pressure Khartoum Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has flown to Khartoum on a mission to pile the pressure on the Sudanese government to tackle the humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur. | 0 |
Researchers Work on Predicting Rainfall (AP) AP - University of Arizona researchers are trying to determine how much rain to expect based on how often lightning strikes. | 3 |
Online sales continue to rise, up 23.1 from a year ago AUGUST 20, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - While they #39;re still only a tiny portion of overall US retail sales, retail online sales continued to rise in the second quarter to \$15. | 3 |
SiliconValley.com: Microsoft to launch online music store this <b>...</b> Microsoft will launch its online store in the US this week, according to SiliconValley.com. The report says that the MSN store will be #39;quietly #39; launched along with the new version of Windows Media Player 10. | 3 |
Paula weeps over marathon failure Tears flowed for brave Paula Radcliffe as she explained why she crashed out of the Olympic marathon. Radcliffe wept as she said: quot;I am hurting inside for myself so much. | 1 |
Singapore will not change quot;one-China quot; policy: PM Singapore #39;s new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that Singapore will not change its long-held quot;one-China quot; policy, and if Taiwan provokes a conflict, Singapore will not support Taiwan. | 0 |
Teenager Killed in Resort Blast One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion at a Mediterranean resort city popular with British holidaymakers. | 0 |
Santander To Cut 3,000 Jobs Spain #39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano is expected to announce today that it will cut up to 3,000 jobs at Abbey National if it succeeds with its agreed bid for the UK bank, the Financial Times reported. | 2 |
Rossi In At Atalanta Atalanta have appointed Delio Rossi as their new coach after yesterdays sacking of Andrea Mandorlini. The former Lecce boss has put pen to paper on a contract that will take him through to the end of the season. | 1 |
Software maker exposes hidden data New Workshare Web site highlights the dangers of metadata buried in Microsoft Office documents. | 3 |
Best Buy to sell AT T's Internet phone service Telephone giant partners with electronics retailer to market voice over Internet Protocol offering. | 3 |
Cisco, Microsoft step up small-business push The two tech giants bring corporate-level customer management software to mom-and-pop shops. | 3 |
EMC rolls out new content integration software EMC Corp. aims to make it easier for businesses to search unstructured information from multiple sources in multiple languages with a new software tool it released Monday. | 3 |
2 Davids Lead Georgia to Preseason Top 5 (AP) AP - David Greene was a star from the moment he first took the field for No. 3 Georgia. David Pollack needed a little more time. | 1 |
Baseball Players Union Meets in Valley (CBS 5 NEWS) - The controversy surrounding steroid use in Major League Baseball could heat up today as the Players Union begins a week long meeting here in the valley. | 1 |
Microsoft Sends Digital Business Cards (PC World) PC World - New InterConnect 2004 software automatically updates contact info. | 3 |
Salesforce.com Surges (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - With the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) IPO extravaganza, it seems that it is the only high-profile offering for 2004. Well, there was another one: Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM - News). | 3 |
Wal-Mart Lowers August Sales Forecast Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley's swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales. | 2 |
HBOS voices Abbey concerns HBOS today assumed a spoiler #39;s role in Santander Central Hispano #39;s 8.3bn takeover of Abbey National by highlighting the Spanish bank #39;s ties to the Royal Bank of Scotland. | 2 |
Arroyo mulls declaring #39;state of fiscal crisis #39; MANILA -- President Arroyo ordered Monday a study into the proposal of Albay Rep. Jose Maria Salceda to declare the Philippines in a quot;state of fiscal crisis quot;. | 2 |
The P word TO denigrate him, the enemies of Venezuelas president, Hugo Chavez, call him a populist, as if that were the greatest insult in the glossary of political science. | 2 |
Wal-Mart #39;s Roller-Coaster Summer Investors digested word today that Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has lowered its sales forecast for August, with the possibility that same-store sales may come in flat to up 2. | 2 |
US blue chips flat as Wal-Mart forecast weighs US blue chips hovered near the unchanged mark on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world #39;s biggest retailer, offset the effect of easing oil prices. | 2 |
ARM Acquires Artisan for \$913M In a deal worth about \$913 million, ARM Holdings plc today announced it would acquire Artisan Components Inc. to create one of the broadest suppliers of semiconductor intellectual property in the industry. | 2 |
Wigley relishes challenge Southampton head coach Steve Wigley is relishing the challenge of managing the club at the second time of asking. Wigley was a reluctant caretaker between Gordon Strachan #39;s departure and Paul Sturrock #39;s appointment. | 1 |
Another strong showing from Fernandez duo. Only a week after taking his maiden IRL victory, Adrian Fernandez was back on the podium after finishing a strong second in the Honda Indy 225. | 1 |
US basketball stars rout Angola The United States have routed Angola 89-53 in their final Olympic preliminary round men #39;s basketball game, but the reigning champions must wait to learn their opponent in Thursday #39;s quarter-finals. | 1 |
Canadians Felicien and Whyte advance to 100-metre hurdles final on <b>...</b> ATHENS (CP) - Perdita Felicien of Pickering, Ont., and Angela Whyte of Edmonton each advanced to the 100-metre hurdles final. Felicien, one of Canada #39;s best hopes for a medal in Athens, won her heat in a time of 12. | 1 |
Battle engaged over new OT rules Controversial new rules regarding overtime pay went into effect Monday, with the Bush administration and labor advocates squabbling over how many US workers are affected. | 2 |
Stronach offers no answers on Tobin departure from Magna TORONTO - Magna International chairman Frank Stronach on Monday shed little light on the departure of Brian Tobin, former Newfoundland and Labrador premier and former federal cabinet minister, from the Magna group. | 2 |
Cisco to Buy P-Cube for About \$200 Million Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest maker of equipment to direct traffic on the Internet, on Monday said it will buy privately held software developer | 3 |
Gateway Computers To Be Sold through Micro Center Struggling computer maker Gateway has added Micro Center to the list of retailers selling its new line of retail desktop and laptop computers and monitors. | 3 |
Best Buy to sell AT amp;T #39;s Internet phone service Best Buy will sell AT amp;T #39;s residential voice over Internet protocol service through 628 stores nationwide as well as online, beginning this fall, the companies said. | 3 |
Virgin Mobile UK Ramps Up Data Strategy Virgin Mobile UK, the UK mobile virtual network operator, is boosting its mobile data capabilities through a key deal with InfoSpace Mobile. | 3 |
Paula devastated over marathon agony An emotional Paula Radcliffe said today that she is mystified as to why, despite her thorough preparations, she was unable to complete yesterday #39;s marathon race. | 1 |
Rowers to be punished for criticism of teammate ROWER Sally Robbins #39;s teammates are expected to face disciplinary action for publicly criticising her failure to complete the women #39;s eight final. | 1 |
Judge wants speed on Abu Ghraib evidence A military judge today warned the US government that the slowness of its investigations into alleged abuse at an Iraqi prison could derail the cases against the accused soldiers. | 0 |
Man Finds 3 WWI Troops' Bodies in Glacier (AP) AP - An amateur Italian historian has found the preserved bodies of three Austro-Hungarian soldiers in an Alpine glacier, 86 years after they were killed in World War One. | 0 |
Standard Poor's Raises India's Outlook (AP) AP - A leading credit ratings agency raised its outlook Monday for India's economy despite rising inflation and insufficient monsoon rains that could slow growth. | 0 |
FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Stock Jumps NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FDX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FDX.N</A> on Monday raised its earnings forecast for the fiscal first quarter and full year due to strong demand in several of its businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the U.S. economy. | 2 |
Ecclestone counters courts with cash offer. Bernie Ecclestone has attempted to shrug off Monday #39;s court ruling, which found in favour of the three banks holding a 75 per cent stake in Formula One, by making a substantial cash offer to the sport #39;s ten teams in an attempt to prevent a breakaway series | 1 |
Court OKs Air Canada Restructuring Plan MONTREAL (Reuters) - A Canadian court approved Air Canada's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AC.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AC.TO</A> plan of arrangement with creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the world's 11th largest airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end of next month. | 2 |
Wal-Mart Sales Slump Keeps Stocks Muddled NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices. October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at \$46.60, down 12 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange... | 0 |
Report: Southwest to cut 88 flights; local impact unclear Southwest Airlines plans to cut 88 flights from its schedule starting Oct. 31 in an effort to free up planes for more profitable markets, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. | 2 |
Australia Virgin Blue ups fuel charge, axes route SYDNEY: Discount Australian airline Virgin Blue said yesterday it would increase fares again to help offset higher fuel costs, and would axe one of its routes because of low passenger numbers. | 2 |
Corporate directors seek tax break, say fees not #39;employment <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Members of corporate boards act as independent professionals, not employees, and this should be reflected in the taxation of their fees, a group representing directors says. | 2 |
A Google Cheat Sheet By the time this column is published, Google may or may not have launched its initial public offering, which may or may not have gone out at more than \$100 per share and which may or may not have either fallen drastically or spiked upward during its first | 3 |
P2P Networks Score Legal Victory Against Studios Some advocates involved in the case were arguing that even though their legal argument may fail, the entertainment industry will actually win in the long run, as P2P networks will evolve, as | 3 |
Boeing Adds iPass to Wi-Fi Service iPass wireless-broadband users will be able to make Internet connections on the fly, thanks to a new agreement between iPass and Boeing #39;s Connexion in-flight Internet service. | 3 |
Judges get nervy about music cases THERE ARE signs that US Judges are becoming a little uneasy about the way the music industry is hauling the little people before the courts with acusations of music piracy. | 3 |
Games Rock Athens, Thousands Party Nightly While the world #39;s best athletes fight the noble Olympic battle in stadiums and pools, their fans storm the streets of Athens, turning the Greek capital into a huge international party every night. | 1 |
Judge Raps US over Abuse Probe Delays A military judge hearing pre-trial evidence in the alleged abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison pressed the US government today to speed up its investigations, warning that delays could derail the case against at least one of the accused soldiers. | 0 |
Somalis celebrate new parliament Hundreds of Somalis have taken to the streets of the capital, Mogadishu, to celebrate the inauguration of the country #39;s parliament. | 0 |
Pakistan Says Kills Militants as Karzai Visits Pakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic guerrillas before his October re-election bid. | 0 |
Volkswagen Lays Gauntlet at German Union #39;s Feet Volkswagen challenged its workers with a tough wage plan on Monday ahead of talks seen as a gauge of their readiness to favor job security over pay | 0 |
Congo Ex-Rebel Group Pulls Out of Government GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - The former main rebel group during Congo's civil war pulled out of a power-sharing transitional government on Monday, dealing a major blow to the country's already fragile peace process. | 0 |
Inflation Inches Its Way Back Into Hong Kong's Economy China's consumer price index crept up by 0.9 percent in July compared with a year earlier, ending 68 consecutive months of decline. | 2 |
Oil Troublesome Says a Fed President WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the U.S. economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday. | 2 |
Teen's Goal Gives U.S. Shot at Soccer Gold (AP) AP - The only teenager on the U.S. women's soccer team gave the old vets a chance to leave with one last gold. Minutes after missing a wide-open net, Heather O'Reilly scored in the ninth minute of overtime Monday to give the United States a 2-1 victory over World Cup champion Germany and a place in Thursday's gold-medal game. | 1 |
U.S. Women Battle Into Olympic Final ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States beat world champions Germany 2-1 in a fierce struggle Monday to reach the final of the Olympic women's soccer tournament. | 1 |
U.S. Women Will Play for Gold After Upsetting Germany in Overtime The U.S. team will face either Brazil or Sweden, for the Olympic title Thursday in Athens after beating Germany 2-1. | 0 |
Minister Urges Imams to Speak French (AP) AP - One in three of France's imams don't speak French, the country's interior minister said in an interview published Tuesday, proposing initiatives to help Islamic religious leaders better adapt. | 0 |
Motive aims to head off system glitches Three new software management tools are designed to help businesses keep applications configured properly to avoid snarl-ups. | 3 |
Briefly: Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline roundup Plus: More colleges get cheap online music...Glitches hit some EarthLink-hosted sites...More money for fuel cells...Linux release features Windows support. | 3 |
Nokia lands \$30 million deal from Hong Kong cell firm Nokia will supply equipment supporting GSM and push-to-talk services. | 3 |
Court OKs Air Canada Restructuring Plan A Canadian court approved Air Canada #39;s (AC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) plan of arrangement with creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the world #39;s 11th largest airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end of next month | 2 |
Kmart Sells 18 Stores To Home Depot TROY, Mich. -- Kmart says the final agreement with The Home Depot means it #39;s selling 18 stores to the home-improvement chain for \$271 million. | 2 |
Cisco Systems Buys P-Cube Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will pay approximately \$200 million in cash and options. The acquisition of P-Cube is subject to various standard closing conditions and is | 3 |
Northrop lands \$408M Army deal Northrop Grumman Corp. officials announced today that the company received a \$408 million Army contract to provide training and simulation services to service commanders and their staffs. | 3 |
New worm takes your picture A new worm has been discovered in the wild that #39;s not just settling for invading users #39; PCs--it wants to invade their homes too. | 3 |
New EU Competition Chief Gave Honorary Degree To Gates Facing hearings on her nomination as European Union Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes is virtually certain to be asked whether the honorary degree she awarded to Microsoft #39;s Bill Gates in 1996 could influence her handling of the ongoing EU antitrust | 3 |
Olympics: Marathon saps the toughest The gruelling trudge from Marathon to Athens killed a man, or so the legend goes. Yesterday, it trampled the spirit of women who dared to attempt it in the heat of Athens. | 1 |
Chicago Cubs Team Report - August 23 (Sports Network) - A pair of pitchers that rank in the top 10 in the Major Leagues in ERA face-off this evening, when Ben Sheets anchors the Milwaukee Brewers against Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago Cubs in the first of a three- game set at Wrigley Field. | 1 |
Kansas State guard leaves team Manhattan, KS (Sports Network) - Kansas State guard Dez Willingham will not return to the men #39;s basketball team for the upcoming season. | 1 |
Blues won #39;t appeal Sav ban He appeared to catch Mateja Kezman in the face, but referee Barry Knight saw nothing wrong with the challenge. The FA gave Birmingham the option to accept the charge and face an immediate three-match suspension | 1 |
Family has few comments on freed US journalist (New Haven-AP, Aug. 23, 2004 1:20 PM) _ The family of an American journalists freed by his Iraqi kidnappers is keeping a low profile in New Haven. | 0 |
Swat teams at ready at Australia #39;s small rural airports Rapid-response Swat police teams will be on standby for terror threats at Australia #39;s small rural airports under the Government #39;s new security plans. | 0 |
Man Finds 3 WWI Troops #39; Bodies in Glacier PEIO, Italy - An amateur Italian historian has found the preserved bodies of three Austro-Hungarian soldiers in an Alpine glacier, 86 years after they were killed in World War One. | 0 |
Filipino president warns of fiscal crisis The Philippines is facing a fiscal crisis, President Gloria Arroyo said Monday. Arroyo is seeking political support for a \$1.4 billion tax package that faces opposition in Congress. | 2 |
Southwest to Shift Flights to Philadelphia Southwest Airlines plans to cut 88 flights in October and shift planes to more profitable routes, mostly in and out of Philadelphia, officials said Monday. | 2 |
ARM Buys US Semiconductor Group Artisan for \$913 Million ARM said the deal would better position the combined company to take advantage of growth opportunities across multiple industries as the process of designing semiconductors grows increasingly complex. | 2 |
Yukos Cuts Oil Output Target, Spending on Tax Bill (Update1) OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia #39;s biggest oil exporter, cut its oil production target and capital spending for this year, the first sign its struggles to meet a \$3. | 2 |
Startup teams with Sun on enhanced 10G Ethernet San Jose, Calif. - S2io Inc. said last week it is working with Sun Microsystems Inc. to design the startup #39;s next-generation 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapter. | 2 |
Cisco buys P-Cube for \$200m. International Internet networking giant Cisco Systems, Inc. agreed Monday to acquire Herzliya-based P-Cube, Inc. for approximately \$200 million in cash and options. | 3 |
Microsoft readies CD launch of SP2 For the nearly 71 percent of the UK who still use dial-up Internet connections, XP SP2 will soon be at hand without a long download. | 3 |
The Fog of Spam War After nearly a year of lawsuits against bulk e-mailers, improvements in antispam technology, and passage of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing law (CAN-SPAM), spam fighters face an unenviable choice: They can concede | 3 |
RIAA Grinds Down Individuals in the Courtroom from the this-isn #39;ta-court-of-justice,-son,-this-is-a-court-of-law dept. Iphtashu Fitz writes quot;The Associated Press recently reviewed many of the copyright infringement lawsuits that the RIAA filed against | 3 |
Gatlin gun fires in a rage A FIERY backroom altercation with an athletics official just before the Olympic 100m final spurred Justin Gatlin to win gold out of anger in one of the fastest races in history. | 1 |
US women into final The United States edged past world champions Germany in a dramatic 2-1 victory to seal their place in the women #39;s football final. | 1 |
Two US runners reach 100 hurdles final ATHENS, Greece - World champion Perdita Felicien and two United States runners reached the final of the 100-meter hurdles Monday, an event that lost Gail Devers to injury a day earlier. | 1 |
New twist appears in Somali peace talks after assembly inaugurated Over 40 delegates from the breakaway Somali territory of Puntland on Monday threatened to quit peace talks in Kenya, posing a new trouble to Somalia which has just inaugurated a new assembly to unite the country. | 0 |
Oil Troublesome Says a Fed President (Reuters) Reuters - Record oil prices are creating\headwinds for the U.S. economy but do not place its recovery at\risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said\on Monday. | 2 |
Pakistan, Afghanistan vow to curb terrorism as Karzai meets Musharraf (AFP) AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for talks on eradicating Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters from their common border, a key issue in his bid for re-election. | 0 |
Sutton: Cink Proves Ryder Cup Mettle with Win NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton said Monday that Stewart Cink's victory at the \$7 million WGC-NEC Invitational "proved to the world" he was an ideal wildcard choice in the U.S. team. | 1 |
Calif. Plan Aims to Add Solar Energy to Homes (Reuters) Reuters - California should try to add\solar energy systems to 1 million homes by 2017 to save\electricity and cut pollution from power plants, Gov. Arnold\Schwarzenegger said on Friday. | 3 |
Ancient Mask, 'Olympic' Ring Found in Thracian Tomb (Reuters) Reuters - A Bulgarian archaeologist has\unearthed an ancient gold mask and a ring featuring an\"Olympic" rower in what he called an unrivalled find in the\study of classical antiquity. | 3 |
US pledges more aid to Nigeria to fight HIV-AIDS (AFP) AFP - The United States is committed to offering more assistance to Nigeria in the global fight against HIV-AIDS, US Senator Chuck Hagel said. | 0 |
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