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AOL Concentrates On Security Issues With New Software America Online Inc. is releasing a new version of its software today that focuses on increasing online safety and security, which the company hopes will help it hold on to more subscribers. | 3 |
Moya masters Gaudio to keep title hopes alive Carlos Moya of Spain eased past Argentina #39;s Gaston Gaudio 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday, ending the French Open champion #39;s hopes of picking up the Masters Cup title. | 1 |
European Agreement Will Fail To Stop Iran From Getting WMDs <b>...</b> This week #39;s nuclear deal between Iran and three European countries has triggered a wave of criticism from Israeli and Jewish communal officials, who warn that the pact will fail to halt Tehran #39;s pursuit of nuclear weapons. | 0 |
On the brink Pic: Ring-tailed lemurs, like all 20 species of lemur, are unique to Madagascar, but their long-term future is now under threat by the destruction of their rainforest habitat. | 0 |
Owner of Big Electronic Stock Trading System Is Said to Be for Sale The Instinet Group, owner of one of the largest electronic stock trading systems, is for sale, executives briefed on the plan say. | 2 |
Chinese Move to Eclipse U.S. Appeal in South Asia Beijing is making a big push to market itself, similar to the way the U.S. promoted its culture and values during the cold war. | 0 |
Report: Israeli Tank Opens Fire on 3 Egyptian Troops (Reuters) Reuters - An Israeli tank opened fire on three\Egyptian troops Thursday on the sensitive border between the\two countries, mistaking them for Palestinian militants on the\way to carry out an attack, Israel Radio said. | 0 |
Google Introduces New Research Tool (AP) AP - Online search engine leader Google Inc. is setting out make better sense of all the scholarly work stored on the Web. | 3 |
Clemens' Son Signs to Play With Texas (AP) AP - Roger Clemens' son signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play baseball for the University of Texas. | 1 |
AOL Packaging New Security Features (AP) AP - America Online Inc. is packaging new features to combat viruses, spam and spyware in response to growing online security threats. | 3 |
Oil Steady After U.S. Data SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Thursday as data showing stubbornly low U.S. heating fuel supplies ahead of winter stemmed a rout of nearly \$10 since late October. | 2 |
Moves to rid schools of weapons Head teachers in England could gain powers to tackle pupils carrying weapons, under government plans. | 0 |
Women Voters Enter San Diego Mayoral Fray (AP) AP - The League of Women Voters of San Diego asked a court Wednesday to require that all votes cast for a maverick mayoral write-in candidate be counted, including ballots on which voters failed to fill in the circle next to her name. | 0 |
Two Kings Dethroned Sears and Kmart hope that by joining together, they can overcome decades of strategic missteps that have turned the former retail innovators into also-rans. | 2 |
Bush Eyes Tax Overhaul Changes to tax code would drastically cut, if not eliminate, taxes on savings and investment. | 2 |
U.S. Knew Last Year of Flu Vaccine Problems The FDA found serious problems of bacterial contamination 16 months before Britain closed the site. | 2 |
Fund Founders to Settle, Pay \$160 Million NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Gary L. Pilgrim and Harold J. Baxter, founders of a tech-based mutual fund that blazed and then fizzled in the 1990s, agreed yesterday to pay \$160 million to settle charges that Pilgrim took advantage of trading opportunities and Baxter shared inside information at the expense of investors. | 2 |
Dulles, BWI Consider Security Shift Officials at Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International airports said they are considering the replacement of federal airport screeners at security checkpoints with workers employed by private contractors. | 2 |
Gas, Produce Push Price Index Up Consumers paid sharply more for fruits, vegetables and gasoline last month, the government reported yesterday, suggesting that inflation may be stirring again after being dormant for several months. | 2 |
No Action Taken After OFHEO Probe The inspector general at the Department of Housing and Urban Development has closed, without any enforcement action, an investigation into whether there was improper political influence at the agency that regulates Fannie Mae. | 2 |
Stock Sale by Lay's Wife Investigated Federal prosecutors are investigating a stock sale by the wife of former Enron Corp. chairman Kenneth L. Lay just days before the Houston energy trader filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2001, according to lawyers involved in the probe. | 2 |
Eisner Denies Seeing Ovitz as Threatening GEORGETOWN, Del., Nov. 17 -- Lawyers for plaintiffs in a shareholder suit over Michael S. Ovitz's \$140 million severance package from the Walt Disney Co. suggested on Wednesday that Disney chief executive Michael D. Eisner may have viewed his former protege as threatening. | 2 |
Rival retailers #39; shares fall on Kmart-Sears deal NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of rival retailers fell in Wednesday trading following the news of Kmart buying Sears for \$11 billion. | 2 |
Treasury Chief Rejects Idea of Trying to Stem Dollar #39;s Fall The dollar fell to a record against the euro and dropped against the yen yesterday as Treasury Secretary John W. Snow signaled that he would not back any agreement to stem the currency #39;s slide. | 2 |
Investors Reward Kmart, Sears and Their Suppliers Stocks rose as an \$11 billion offer by Kmart for Sears, Roebuck lifted retailers and better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard ignited a rally in technology shares. | 2 |
Court Panel Skeptical About Penalty Sought Against Tobacco <b>...</b> A panel of federal appellate judges raised significant doubts yesterday about whether courts can order tobacco companies to forfeit \$280 billion in past profits if the government proves they engaged in civil fraud and conspiracy. | 2 |
Moratorium On Web Tax Advances Congress yesterday cleared the way to keep access to the Internet largely free from taxes for the next three years, breaking a year-long deadlock. | 2 |
Sears-Kmart: Eddie #39;s Master Stroke Edward S. Lampert has made no secret of wanting to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Warren E. Buffett. Like the Sage of Omaha, Lampert formed a partnership at age 25 and invested in old-line companies that throw off lots of cash. | 2 |
Analysis: SBC, others pose big challenge to cable WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- To understand why phone industry executives are so excited about their plans to offer TV service, it helps to know about the technology that will make it possible. | 2 |
NASA #39;s #39;Scramjet #39; makes hypersonic flight, 10 times at that : World News gt; Washington, Nov 17 : NASA #39;s hypersonic experimental scramjet X-43A has broken the aircraft speed record by clocking 7000 miles per hour which is nearly 10 times the speed of sound. | 3 |
Itsa miracle one would part with a talisman One of the first things we did after moving into our old house was to rip out the ancient radiators and put in a modern heating system. | 3 |
Running Extra Mile Sets Humans Apart in Primates #39; World If walking upright first set early human ancestors apart from their ape cousins, it may have been their eventual ability to run long distances with a springing step over the African savanna | 3 |
DuPont Faces New Complaint Chemical giant DuPont Co. withheld information from federal officials that indicates a dozen residents near its Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3 |
New York undaunted by underdog Olympic status Projected as an underdog in the glamour-city competition to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, New York will emphasize its diverse population and unparalleled marketing potential | 1 |
Drop the towel and pick up the pen maybe even a little awed -y the sexed-up introduction to quot;Monday Night Football. quot;. Really -atings-starved network (ABC) using a sagging sports property | 1 |
Ronaldo blames altitude after shocking defeat Ronaldo blamed the high altitude after Ecuador ended Brazil #39;s 10-match unbeaten run in World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday. quot;I had a big headache, I was short of air and I needed oxygen to | 1 |
T amp;T, Costa Rica through Angus Eve scored a 90th-minute match-winner yesterday to send Trinidad and Tobago into the final CONCACAF World Cup qualifying round after beating St Vincent and the Grenadines, 2-1. | 1 |
Grizzlies Beat Blazers for First Road Win Memphis Grizzlies guard Bonzi Wells, right, looks to pass as Portland Trail Blazers guard Damon Stoudamire reaches in for a steal attempt during first quarter action of their game in Portland, Ore. | 1 |
NBA Wrap: Returning Trio Help Pistons End Skid Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday. | 1 |
Eriksson forced to hook quot;wild quot; Rooney England boss Sven Goran Eriksson was forced to hook Wayne Rooney before halftime in last night #39;s 1-0 defeat in Spain. Rooney was hauled off before he was sent off, then swore at England No2 Steve McClaren. | 1 |
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case in Yetunde Price Shooting A judge in Compton, Calif., refused to dismiss the case against a man charged with murdering the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. | 1 |
Kashmir separatists to discuss peace plan Kashmir #39;s main separatist politicians are to meet to decide if they should revive a dialogue with New Delhi, a day after the Indian prime minister offered unconditional talks. | 0 |
US Envoy Positive About Security Council Talks On Sudan Nairobi, Nov. 18 (NNN) : Ambassadors from the United Nations Security Council are set to meet in the Kenyan capital for talks on Sudan at a two-day event in Nairobi which will focus on the peace process in | 0 |
Barroso finds favor with new cabinet members European Parliament politicians vowed to support Jose Manuel Barroso #39;s new European Commission cabinet, after he reshuffled his team. | 0 |
Srebrenica massacre survivors to sue UN (AFP) AFP - Survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre were set to file a suit in a French court demanding financial compensation from the United Nations for quot;abandoning quot; the Muslim enclave of Bosnia. | 0 |
NBA Wrap: Returning Trio Help Pistons End Losing Skid NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday. | 1 |
Report: Israeli Tank Kills 3 Egyptian Troops JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli tank opened fire and killed three Egyptian troops Thursday on the sensitive border between the two countries, mistaking them for Palestinian militants on the way to carry out an attack, Israeli media said. | 0 |
World leaders condemn aid worker #39;s apparent killing DUBLIN - Mourners lined up at a church in Ireland Wednesday as world leaders condemned the apparent killing of international aid worker Margaret Hassan. | 0 |
Iran: Concessions equal in agreement with EU A top Iranian nuclear negotiator on Wednesday counterattacked hardliners #39; criticism on a nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the European Union (EU), terming concessions as equal. | 0 |
Boyz bid fails Sport. The US #39;s Eddie Johnson (centre) scores a goal past Jamaica #39;s goalie Donovan Ricketts (30) during the first half of their World Cup semi-final round qualifying match | 1 |
India PM to visit Kashmir camp Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has arrived in Indian administered Kashmir #39;s winter capital of Jammu on the second day of his trip to the area. | 0 |
Report: Israeli Army Mistakenly Kills 3 (AP) AP - The Israeli army mistakenly killed three Egyptian soldiers along the Gaza-Egypt border on Thursday, Israeli media reported. | 0 |
Indonesia's Yudhoyono rejects foreign help to solve Aceh conflict (AFP) AFP - A state of civil emergency in the rebellion-hit Indonesian province of Aceh has been formally extended by six month, as the country's president pledged to end violence there without foreign help. | 0 |
Wash. Governor's Race Forced Into Recount (AP) AP - The closest governor's race in Washington history was forced into a recount Wednesday as counties finished tallying the ballots and found only a few votes separating the candidates out of 2.8 million cast. | 0 |
Questions on local impact of Kmart-Sears merger remain With the \$11 billion merger of Sears and Kmart announced Wednesday, a Grand Island financial consultant says the community will have to quot;wait and see quot; about the impact it will have on Grand Island #39;s retail community. | 2 |
Treo 650 voice dialing by VoiceSignal palmOne is now offering a voice dialing application for the Treo 650, based on VoiceSignal #39;s voice recognition system. The application, which requires approximately | 3 |
Olympic bids in: Let the quest begin The race for the 2012 Summer Olympics entered its final phase yesterday, as candidate cities from New York to Moscow released the formal bids they hope will land them the Games. | 1 |
Ecuador shock Brazil Buenos Aires - Defending World Cup champion Brazil suffered another setback in South American qualifying on Wednesday, while two-time champion Argentine held off a stubborn Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group. | 1 |
NBA: Miami 113, Milwaukee 106 Eddie Jones scored 27 points and Shaquille O #39;Neal had 26 Wednesday night in carrying Miami past Milwaukee, 113-106. Miami used a 21-7 run during the third period to break open the game, during which Jones scored nine points. | 1 |
Grizzlies 101 Trail Blazers 82 Wells scored 25 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won on the road for the first time this season by beating the Portland Trail Blazers, 101-to-82. | 1 |
British press raps Chirac for Iraq comments, eyes positive future LONDON - British newspapers rapped French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday for reopening old wounds over Iraq on the eve of an official visit to Britain, but looked ahead to improved relations between the two European powers. | 0 |
10 die in attack on US convoy A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy yesterday in northern Iraq, killing at least 10 people, and US troops fought persistent pockets | 0 |
APEC Ministers Start Trade, Security Talks (AP) AP - Top government ministers from 21 Pacific Rim nations convened high-level talks on free trade and global security Wednesday as police battled university students protesting the summit and a weekend visit by President Bush. | 0 |
Dollar Hits New Euro Low; Nikkei Falls SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar hit a record low against the euro Thursday as traders bet officials would not act to stop its slide, sending gold to a fresh 16-year peak and hurting Japanese stocks as a stronger yen weighed on exporters. | 2 |
American Airlines #39;Tangos #39; To Better On-Time Record FORT WORTH, Texas -- An airline #39;s on-time record is on of the biggest factors passengers consider when buying a ticket. American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, moved to third place among the top 12 carriers | 2 |
Firefox - A faster, better web browser Mozilla Firefox is the Web browser you have been waiting for as an alternative to Microsofts Internet Explorer. If you are fed up with security warnings, virus threats and endless security patches from Microsoft, then switch to Firefox - now. | 3 |
Moya endures rain, Gaudio to advance They waited for almost eight hours to finally start playing and then they rushed to finish with more sprinkles falling, but Carlos Moya wasn #39;t complaining in the end. | 1 |
New York, Paris make 2012 Games proposals NEW YORK - New York City #39;s Olympic boosters revealed their last and best plan Wednesday before making their final efforts to convince the International Olympic Committee that the city should hold the 2012 Summer Games. | 1 |
Warriors Defeat Winless Bulls 98-85 Chicago Bulls #39; Andres Nocioni, left, of Argentina, dribbles past Golden State Warriors #39; Calbert Cheaney in the first half in Oakland, Calif. | 1 |
BUCKS: Shaq #39;s powers Heat to victory MILWAUKEE - If anyone questions Shaquille O #39;Neal #39;s position as the most dominant player in the NBA, just check the opinion of those at the Bradley Center Wednesday night. | 1 |
Hip hip hooray: Billups rallies Pistons past Wolves Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Chauncey Billups scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half to help the Detroit Pistons rally for a 93-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in coach Larry Brown #39;s first game back from hip surgery. | 1 |
NETS GET LICKED WITH UGLY SHTICK Games like these are why coaches don #39;t carry firearms. You play good defense, hold an offensive, blistering team under 80 points. | 1 |
ROCKETS BY THE NUMBERS Because he does not overreact, Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy has coolly and dispassionately assessed the season so far and reached a few simple conclusions. | 1 |
Israeli army mistakenly kills 3 Egyptian soldiers along Gaza-Egypt <b>...</b> The Israeli army Thursday mistakenly killed three Egyptian soldiers along the Gaza-Egypt border, Israeli media reported. Israeli radios, newspapers and TV stations reported that soldiers in | 0 |
Pakistan Arrests Suspect in US Consulate Blast Pakistani security forces have arrested an Islamic militant suspected of involvement in a 2002 bomb attack on the US consulate in Karachi in which 12 Pakistanis were killed, officials said Thursday. | 0 |
Dollar Hits New Euro Low; Nikkei Falls (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hit a record low against\the euro Thursday as traders bet officials would not act to\stop its slide, sending gold to a fresh 16-year peak and\hurting Japanese stocks as a stronger yen weighed on exporters. | 2 |
Oil Steady After U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices held steady on Thursday as\data showing stubbornly low U.S. heating fuel supplies ahead of\winter stemmed a rout of nearly #36;10 since late October. | 2 |
South Korea ready to act in case of speculative attack on won: official (AFP) AFP - South Korea's top economic official says the government would not sit idle in case of a speculative attack on the country's currency. | 2 |
Indonesia's Birds of Paradise Dying Out- Scientist (Reuters) Reuters - Rampant illegal logging in Indonesia\and the demands of a rapidly expanding population and economy\in Indonesia are killing many of Asia's most exotic and rare\birds, conservationists said Thursday. | 3 |
Moratorium on Web Tax Advances Congress Wednesday cleared the way to keep access to the Internet largely free from taxes for the next three years, breaking a year-long deadlock. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> | 3 |
New AOL Software Focuses on Security Dubbed AOL 9.0 Security, the latest version of America Online's software will give dial-up and high-speed subscribers free McAfee antivirus software and automatic upgrades. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> | 3 |
MIT Aims to Make Computing Easy Professor wants to redesign chip software and hardware for the mobile age, creating chips that can power chameleon devices.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</b></font> | 3 |
Prayer Breakfast Draws Strong Tech Turnout A growing number of technology executives believe that their Christianity should be part of their work as well as their private lives.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font> | 3 |
Congress Poised to Vote On Internet Taxes Congress is poised to extend a ban on taxing Internet access, a move that would please Internet service providers but possibly cost states millions of dollars in lost revenue. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Celtics run out of steam During a four-day layoff, the Celtics suffered from a lack of game experience. Last night, they played five minutes too many at the MCI Center, losing to the Wizards, 110-105, in overtime. | 1 |
Eagle eye Craig Smith can shoot 3-pointers. Honest, he can. And, if you let him, he can swoop in for the rebound, dribble up the court, and finish off the transition basket. His ballhandling skills have taken a quantum leap. Really, you should see it. But you won't. | 1 |
Team as we know it is history The news comes fast and furious. Pedro Martinez goes to Tampa to visit George Steinbrenner. Theo Epstein and John Henry go to Florida for their turn with Pedro. Carl Pavano comes to Boston to visit Curt Schilling. Jason Varitek says he's not a goner. Derek Lowe is a goner, but he says he wishes it could be different. Orlando Cabrera ... | 1 |
AP: Italy Offers Compromise on Cloning (AP) AP - Italy has offered with a compromise on human cloning that seeks common ground among U.N. member states who are sharply divided over competing treaties to ban the practice, diplomats said. | 3 |
Yahoo Extends Microsoft Ad Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. has agreed to extend its deal to place advertisements on Microsoft Corp.'s MSN sites in the United States and overseas by one year through June 2006, Yahoo said on Thursday. | 2 |
Legal woes for Zukauskas, Terrell Cleveland Browns offensive guard Paul Zukauskas was arrested and charged with drunken driving after an early-morning traffic stop. | 1 |
Irish women roll by Duke Jacqueline Batteast scored 17 points, including 10 during a decisive three-minute run in the second half, to lead No. 11 Notre Dame to a 76-65 victory over No. 6 Duke in the Women's NIT semifinal last night in South Bend, Ind. | 1 |
Minutemen on the clock There's trouble in the Atlantic 10. The league that received four NCAA bids and had two teams advance to the Elite Eight last season most likely will not repeat that success. Nine of the league's top 10 scorers have either graduated, left early for the NBA, or just left. | 1 |
Creatini is named All-American, again Newton North High graduate Mari Creatini, a senior cocaptain on the Northeastern University field hockey team, was named the America East Championship's Most Outstanding Player after scoring the game-winning goal in NU's 2-0 victory over Boston University that clinched her team's fourth consecutive conference title. | 1 |
Waiting on the changeup The Big East will undergo an extreme makeover next year when Boston College departs for the Atlantic Coast Conference and DePaul, Marquette, Cincinnati, Louisville, and South Florida arrive to expand the league into a mega 16-team basketball conference. | 1 |
Google Plans New Service for Scientists and Scholars Google Scholar is intended as a first stop for researchers looking for scholarly literature like peer-reviewed papers, books, abstracts and technical reports. | 2 |
Taking it from the top Kansas is on top right now, ranked first in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll. In the past, such an honor would be regarded with some trepidation since the list of teams that started and ended the season No. 1 is a short one. North Carolina made the run in 1994, Duke in 1992 and UNLV a year before ... | 1 |
Gold Helmet winners Clifton Dawson, Harvard -- The sophomore rushed for 160 yards and his school-record 16th touchdown of the season on 33 carries, leading the Crimson over Penn, assuring Harvard at least a share of the Ivy League crown. Dawson holds the school season records for scoring (102 points), rushing touchdowns (16), and total touchdowns (17). He ranks third on Harvard's all-time ... | 1 |
Ephs put to the test Having narrowly missed consecutive NCAA Division 3 national titles, Williams will face a new challenge this season. | 1 |
Scheduling a rerun The champion of the America East Conference this season likely will come from the ranks of last year's big three -- Boston University, Northeastern, and tournament winner Vermont. | 1 |
Firepower rests with Bucknell Holy Cross coach Ralph Willard had his eye on Kevin Bettencourt three years ago, but the former Peabody High star opted for Bucknell. Now Bettencourt figures as a prominent road block for the Crusaders to return to the pinnacle of the Patriot League. | 1 |
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