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Framingham's Noel gets first-team honors Framingham resident Arly Noel, a junior midfielder on the Mount Ida College of Newton men's soccer team, was named to the All-North Atlantic Conference first team after finishing among the nation's top 30 NCAA Division 3 players with a team-high 11 assists. | 1 |
Quite a swing for Daly-Donofrio She would be lying if she said she saw this coming. quot;I really wasn't expecting much, because I had been playing so poorly, quot; said Heather Daly-Donofrio. quot;I just decided to relax and if I finished near the bottom, I wasn't going to worry about it. quot; | 1 |
Canton reaches goal Canton field hockey coach Christine O'Connor didn't think one goal would be enough to beat Watertown last night. She's overjoyed that her defense proved her wrong. | 1 |
In Mosul, Kurdish militia helps keep order MOSUL, Iraq -- Real power on Iraq's streets often lies in the hands of men like Sadi Ahmed Pire. | 0 |
Kmart to acquire Sears Bob Vila meet Martha Stewart. Two venerable icons and brands -- Vila the pitchman for Sears Craftsman tools, and Stewart, the home-goods queen for Kmart -- might be sharing shelf space at a Sears or Kmart near you. | 2 |
Russia announces work on unique nuclear missile system MOSCOW -- Russia is developing a new nuclear missile system unlike any weapon held by other countries, President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday, in a move that could serve as a message to the United States as Washington pushes forward with a missile defense system. | 0 |
Opposition group alleges Iran hasn't suspended nuclear work VIENNA -- Iran bought blueprints of a nuclear bomb from the same black-market network that gave Libya such diagrams and Tehran continues to enrich uranium despite a commitment to suspend the technology that can be used for atomic weapons, an Iranian opposition group said yesterday. | 0 |
Bleidt's wife denies knowing of scam Local broadcast business reporter Bonnie Kirchner Bleidt said she didn't know anything about the alleged 20-year investment scam by her husband, Bradford C. Bleidt, before she received Bleidt's taped confession last Thursday at her office at radio station WBIX-AM, which he owns. | 2 |
Russia touts plans for missile system MOSCOW -- Russia is developing a new nuclear missile system unlike any weapon held by other countries, President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday, in a move that could serve as a message to the United States as Washington pushes forward with a missile defense system. | 0 |
Report lauds community hospitals A Harvard University researcher found that community hospitals did just as good a job treating most common illnesses as academic medical centers, but provided that care far more cheaply. | 2 |
16 churches for sale worth \$28m The 16 churches the Archdiocese of Boston put up for sale this week are worth about \$28 million, according to local tax assessors. | 2 |
A determined dig in Vietnam for the missing NGHE AN PROVINCE, VIETNAM -- ''They tell me to dig a hole, quot; said Derek Benedix, ''and I dig a hole. quot; | 0 |
As prices rise, homebuilding surges NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- By its own modest standards, Massachusetts is experiencing a homebuilding boom. Through the first nine months of 2004, the state issued permits for more than 15,000 units of new housing, up about 10 percent from the same period a year ago. If the current pace continues, Massachusetts would build more housing this year than it has in ... | 2 |
One killed in bombings at three bank branches BUENOS AIRES -- Bombs exploded at three banks in the Argentine capital yesterday, including two branches of US giant Citibank, killing one security guard and injuring a bomb squad officer, officials said. No group claimed responsibility for the bombs, none of which was big enough to cause major damage to the buildings. ''The government is asking people not to touch ... | 0 |
Inflation picking up steam Consumer prices in October posted their biggest increase in five months, pinching pocketbooks at the gas pump and at the grocery store. | 2 |
Dollar hits new low on Snow speech The United States supports a quot;strong dollar, quot; Treasury Secretary John Snow said, while suggesting the Bush administration will not act to boost its value. His comments sent the currency plunging to a record low against the euro. | 2 |
WHO urges more research on vaccines for flu, other illnesses THE HAGUE -- The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of vaccines, the World Health Organization said yesterday. | 0 |
Franklin Templeton in \$18m settlement Franklin Templeton Investments agreed to pay \$18 million to settle complaints that the mutual fund distributor failed to tell investors it paid brokers who recommended its funds, Attorney General Bill Lockyer said yesterday. | 2 |
India offers unqualified talks on Kashmir SRINAGAR, India -- India's prime minister offered yesterday to hold unconditional talks on Kashmir ''with anyone and everyone quot; as his country began withdrawing troops from the divided Himalayan region as a goodwill gesture to rival Pakistan. | 0 |
Mass. exports increase 19 in year Massachusetts exports grew at a record pace in the first nine months of the year, surging 19 percent from the same period the year before, Alliance for the Commonwealth, the research arm of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, reported. Through September, Bay State companies exported \$16.4 billion in goods to overseas markets, keeping them on pace to break the annual export ... | 2 |
10 die in attack on US convoy BAGHDAD -- A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy yesterday in northern Iraq, killing at least 10 people, and US troops fought persistent pockets of rebels in Fallujah, a city wrecked by more than a week of fighting. | 0 |
Uh oh! Franco-American is no more Here's one for nostalgia buffs: the Franco-American brand -- best known for SpaghettiOs -- is no more. | 2 |
Video of shooting by Marine stirs outrage BEIRUT -- The chilling video of a US Marine shooting and killing a wounded and apparently unarmed man in a mosque in Iraq dominated the Arab world's media yesterday, overshadowing the slaying of a British aid worker who had been kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents. | 0 |
Recent American deaths in Iraq As of yesterday, at least 1,206 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003. Below is a list of those killed recently. | 0 |
Disney chief defends paying \$140m to fired president Lawyers for investors suing Walt Disney Co. questioned whether chief executive Michael Eisner held a formal meeting to tell board members there were no grounds to deny then-president Michael Ovitz \$140 million in severance. Shareholders of Disney, the number two US media company, contend directors did not know Ovitz might be entitled to the \$140 million if ... | 2 |
Dissecting the Merger Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co. merged in an \$11 billion stock and cash deal that will create the country #39;s third-largest retailer, after Wal-Mart and Home Depot. | 2 |
PILGRIM FUND #39;S FOUNDERS FINED \$160M The founders of the Pilgrim Baxter amp; Associates money-management firm agreed yesterday to personally fork over \$160 million to settle charges they allowed a friend to | 2 |
#39;Ringers #39; feel loss of Target The holiday sounds at one major national retailer will not include the familiar jangle of a hand-held bell this year. Because of an overwhelming number of competing charities, Target stores across the country | 2 |
Workers worry that merger may eliminate their jobs Most adopt wait-and-see attitude as they await more details of historic retailing deal. By Francis X. Donnelly / The Detroit News. | 2 |
Yahoo Begins Using DomainKeys Yahoo has started checking incoming e-mail using DomainKeys, its content-signing e-mail authentication technology, the company said Monday. | 3 |
China football faces reform calls China #39;s elimination from the 2006 World Cup qualifiers has prompted calls for reform of the country #39;s scandal-tainted football bureaucracy. | 1 |
Brown returns to job while lights are out Larry Brown was in the building, he brought a suit, and a special high-backed chair was set up at the end of the Pistons #39; bench. | 1 |
Harris starts to blossom Dion Harris is playing with more confidence, and it showed big-time Wednesday night. Harris, a sophomore guard from Detroit Redford and a former Mr. | 1 |
Diversity lags in college leaders The low number of minorities coaching in college football reflects a lack of diversity among college and conference leaders, according to a University of Central Florida study. | 1 |
Iran and Pakistani linked PARIS An Iranian opposition group said Wednesday that Tehran bought blueprints of a nuclear bomb and weapons-grade uranium from the same Pakistani scientist who admitted selling atomic secrets to Libya and other countries a decade ago. | 0 |
Blair-Chirac focus on Iraq war Tony Blair is holding talks with French president Jacques Chirac who is visiting London as part of centenary celebrations of the Entente Cordiale. | 0 |
FRANCE STRUGGLES TO DENY #39;POISONOUS #39; ARAFAT RUMOR JERUSALEM - France yesterday insisted Yasser Arafat did not die of poisoning as it tried to control a wave of conspiracy theories sweeping the Mideast in the wake of the Palestinian leader #39;s death. | 0 |
Rare UN meeting on Sudan The UN Security Council is making a rare appearance outside its New York home, gathering in Kenya to talk about Sudan, Africa #39;s biggest and most troubled country. | 0 |
Shake up ordered after violent clash An angry peasant pushes his clenched fists through the gates during a protest outside the gates of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, 17 November 2004, where police broke up a protest by striking workers and sympathisers a day earlier, leaving as many as seven | 0 |
Federer beats Hewitt to reach ATP Masters Cup semis Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. HOUSTON, Texas, United States of America -- World number one Roger Federer won his 20th consecutive match over | 1 |
DESPERATE EXECUTIVES The ABC television network is rightly being pilloried from all concerned - including FCC Chairman Michael Powell -or its tawdry quot;Monday Night Football quot; opening this week. | 1 |
#39;I see no hope whatsoever #39; CHICAGO -- There was no Chicago Hope yesterday. If there was any thought that NHL agents might be able to help solve the NHL lockout, it was quickly crushed when agent Mark Gandler declared there won #39;t be a season. | 1 |
C #39;s have nothing extra: Comeback wasted in OT loss to Wiz The Celtics found themselves in an overtime duel here last night. Unfortunately for the Green, they played the extra inning like the Yankees. | 1 |
Luisita victims #39; remains allowed at dispersal site Tension at the Hacienda Luisita ebbed Thursday as the remains of three plantation workers who died at the picket line were allowed to be placed at gate one of the plantation, the scene of Tuesdays bloody dispersal. | 0 |
EU MPs Vote for New Commission Team Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is to present to the European Parliament his new team of commissioners on Thursday. | 0 |
Thai Queen Urges End to Violence in Muslim South Thailand #39;s Queen Sirikit has made a rare public appeal for all Thais to help end 10 months of violence in the south that has killed hundreds of people. | 0 |
eBay Agrees to Limit Racial Slurs on Auction Site (Reuters) Reuters - Internet auction house eBay Inc.\said on Wednesday it would limit the use of racial slurs after\U.S. city officials complained the offensive terms were being\used to advertise lawn jockeys and other antiques. | 3 |
Kurdish Rebels Using European Bases (AP) AP - The recent Dutch raid against a suspected military training camp used by Turkish Kurdish rebels is the largest crackdown against the group in Europe, which has become a base for autonomy-seeking militants to collect money, recruit and train, authorities say. | 0 |
U.S. Sees Sadr City As Model for Fallujah (AP) AP - Goats nibble on rotting vegetables, barefoot children scavenge through garbage and women in black robes scuttle over slivers of pavement to avoid raw sewage floating down the street. As U.S. soldiers pass by, the bustle continues uninterrupted. | 0 |
Iran Said Trying to Fit Missiles for Nukes (AP) AP - The United States has intelligence indicating Iran is trying to fit missiles to carry nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said. | 0 |
AOL Concentrates On Security Issues With New Software (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - 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 |
First woman deputy in Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE #39;S ruling party today elected long-time cabinet minister Joyce Mujuru as the country #39;s first woman vice-president. | 0 |
Justice, tobacco lawyers debate racketeering law Lawyers for the tobacco industry and the government debated yesterday whether a law drafted to prosecute mobsters can be used to obtain \$280 billion from cigarette makers. | 2 |
Sea-Tac keeping federal screeners Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will continue to use federal screeners, the Port of Seattle confirmed this week as airports nationwide ponder whether private contractors could do a better job. | 2 |
Yahoo Extends Microsoft Ad Deal Yahoo Inc. has agreed to extend its deal to place advertisements on Microsoft Corp. #39;s MSN sites in the United States and overseas by one year through June 2006, Yahoo said on Thursday. | 3 |
Solaris 10: Sun Struts Its Stuff, Details New Opportunities SAN JOSE, Calif.Sun executives took attendees for a trip down memory lane Monday as they unveiled the company #39;s upcoming Solaris 10 operating system. | 3 |
Apple iTunes signs Oasis exclusive Apple #39;s iTunes Music Store has signed an exclusive deal to distribute digital versions of Oasis #39; tracks. Apple #39;s success in signing Oasis to its service means that a new selection form the band #39;s | 3 |
Colts #39; respected coach needs to be heard on issue By now, most of us can agree that ABC #39;s quot;Monday Night Football quot; opening was lasciviously over-the-top, a crass effort at cross-promotion and titillation. | 1 |
A Tiger-like run, a Vijay-like year for Sorenstam And her four-year run as the No. 1 player on the LPGA Tour is equally impressive, if not more, to the way Tiger Woods dominated the PGA Tour during a five-year stretch. | 1 |
PLO Chief Vows Effort Against Militants The Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, vowed Wednesday to crack down on armed groups operating in Palestinian areas in preparation for the scheduled Jan. 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasir Arafat. | 0 |
Employees, consumers mostly upbeat Many Kmart and Sears employees in metropolitan Indianapolis strolled into their jobs Wednesday morning unaware that their companies #39; planned to tie the knot in an \$11 billion merger. | 2 |
Calls probe of wife Linda #39;s stock trades quot;troubling quot; SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Former Enron chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay, facing federal charges in the company #39;s spectacular collapse, lashed out Wednesday against the man leading an investigation of his wife Linda for possible insider trading. | 2 |
Al-Aqsa opposes Abbas, prefers Barghuti as Palestinian leader The militant Palestinian group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has said it is opposed to Mahmud Abbas being elected president of the Palestinian Authority to replace Yasser Arafat and would instead back jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti. | 0 |
Thai king in southern peace plea The king of Thailand appeals for the military and police to work together to restore peace in Thailand's south. | 0 |
Lou Henson Hopes to Return to Coaching (AP) AP - Lou Henson is in a wheelchair and has no mobility in his right leg, but the New Mexico State men's basketball coach is optimistic he'll be back on the sidelines this season. | 1 |
Update 5: Euro Reaches New High Against US Dollar The US dollar fell to another new low against the euro Friday, pushing the European currency higher than \$1.34 after US employment data came in weaker than expected. | 0 |
N.C. State Wins BCA Invitational Opener (AP) AP - Jordan Collins was the perfect complement to North Carolina State's outside shooting. With five players making 3-pointers, Collins did all his scoring from the paint, finishing with a career-high 17 points to help the 19th-ranked Wolfpack beat New Orleans 92-58 on Wednesday night in the first round of the BCA Invitational. | 1 |
Annika Sorenstam Having a Vijay-Like Year (AP) AP - Annika Sorenstam competed against the men last year at Colonial. Now she is being compared with them. | 1 |
British Library gets wireless net Visitors to the British Library can now take advantage of broadband wireless internet access. | 3 |
BT must open up network to rivals Telecoms regulator Ofcom says BT must provide rivals with "real equality of access" to its phone lines network, or else face action. | 3 |
Virgin Mobile adds more customers Virgin Mobile added 647,000 new users in the last half-year as turnover grew by 18, but profits were down due to rising costs. | 3 |
Sears, Kmart merge Kmart Holding Corp., the US retailer which emerged from bankruptcy protection only 18 months ago, announced a 11 billion dollar merger with Sears, Roebuck amp; Co, on Nov. 17, 2004. | 2 |
Enron inquiry targets Linda Lay US prosecutors are investigating whether the wife of Enron #39;s former chairman, Kenneth Lay, engaged in insider trading in selling shares of the company shortly before it collapsed into bankruptcy, people involved in the case said Tuesday. | 2 |
Vivendi raises forecast as profit soars PARIS Vivendi Universal said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit surged, helped by tax savings and profit at its mobile phone division. | 2 |
Gates, in Paris, is received by President Chirac PARIS Bill Gates was in Paris on Wednesday to meet with President Jacques Chirac of France and to sign an agreement with a UN body to improve access to information technology and training in developing countries. | 3 |
eBay to remove racial slurs from listings WASHINGTON: Online auction giant eBay Inc is toughening its offensive material policy by eliminating offensive words used as search criteria or in descriptions of items for sale. | 3 |
Offensive Linemen May Be Steelers' MVPs (AP) AP - When the Pittsburgh Steelers vote for the team's most valuable player this year, a lot of ballots might be split five ways. | 1 |
Federer beats Hewitt at Masters Cup HOUSTON (Ticker) - Once again, Roger Federer of Switzerland got the better of Aussie Lleyton Hewitt. Federer, the top seed and world No. | 1 |
Woods takes early lead at Dunlop Phoenix Tiger Woods overcame soggy conditions to fire a 5-under 65 for a three-stroke lead Thursday after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix. | 1 |
Jailed militant makes overture Marwan Barghouti, the popular militant leader imprisoned by Israel for his role in the Palestinian uprising, is relaying messages to new PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that could | 0 |
Buyer prices rise in October Consumer prices, stoked by more expensive gasoline and pricier fruits and vegetables, heated up in October, rising by 0.6 percent, the biggest gain in five months. | 2 |
Congress moves closer toward reinstating ban on Internet taxes Lawmakers revived a long-stalled effort Wednesday to block state and local governments from taxing Internet connections, in a last-minute agreement to ban the taxes until 2007. | 2 |
E-mails highlight Vioxx concerns In June 1998, Merck was falling behind in a high-stakes race to get Vioxx on the market ahead of its rivals, and Edward Scolnick, the company #39;s chief scientist, was showing the strain. | 2 |
Gates, UNESCO Sign Computer Access Deal Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates, left, shakes hands with UNESCO secretary-general Koichiro Matsuura prior to their press conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, after signing | 3 |
Google Plans New Service for Scientists and Scholars Google Inc. plans to announce on Thursday that it is adding a new search service aimed at scientists and academic researchers. Google Scholar, which was scheduled to | 3 |
Village #39;s sporting options have hit rock bottom Residents of the remote mountain village in northern India recently conducted their 100th annual Sati Pradha Mela competition, in which the residents divide into two teams and conduct a crude version of dodgeball. | 1 |
British govt to complain to Spain about racist chants Britain will seek action at top government level after England #39;s black soccer players were racially abused by the crowd during Wednesday #39;s friendly international against Spain in Madrid. | 1 |
UPDATE 3-Kiwis fight back against Australia Mathew Sinclair and Jacob Oram completed half-centuries to help New Zealand recover from an early batting collapse and reach 250 for seven at the end of the opening | 1 |
LPGA Tour set for season-ending ADT Championship at Trump <b>...</b> WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Sports Network) -- The ADT Championship, which tees off Thursday, is the grand finale to the 2004 LPGA season. | 1 |
Three Egyptian soldiers accidentally killed by IDF near border Three Egyptian soldiers were mistakenly killed by IDF tank fire on the Egyptian Israeli border near Rafah close to midnight Wednesday when soldiers mistook the three for terrorists. | 0 |
Chirac meets Blair under shadow of Iraq As a sign of their continuing co-operation, the leaders of Britain and France are scheduled to hold a meeting in London on 18 November. | 0 |
Spokesman says Arafat not in a coma, still in ICU Yasser Arafat was not in a coma but remained in intensive care Saturday after undergoing more medical tests, a senior aide to the ailing Palestinian leader said. | 0 |
Euro sets new record high at 1.3063 dollars (AFP) AFP - The euro hit a new record high of 1.3063 dollars, beating its previous record of 1.3047 set a day earlier. | 0 |
Bill Gates is most "spammed" person in the world: Microsoft CEO (AFP) AFP - Internet junkies, take heart: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates receives four million e-mails daily, most of them spam, and is probably the most quot;spammed quot; person in the world. | 3 |
Microsoft's Ballmer Warns Asia of Linux Lawsuits (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp. Chief Operating\Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday warned Asian governments that\they could face intellectual rights-infringement lawsuits for\using rival open-source operating platforms such as Linux. | 3 |
Barnstable has its way once more Barnstable had the upperhand once again. The Red Raiders are one win away from defending their MIAA Division 1 state volleyball championship after blanking Chelmsford, 3-0, in the semifinals last night in Mansfield. It was the second time this fall Chelmsford had been frustrated by the powerful Barnstable lineup. | 1 |
Marshfield rams way to final The last time the Marshfield girls' soccer team traveled to the Division 1 state final, in 2000, it earned its ticket by defeating Newton North in the EMass final. The last time they won a state title, in 1994, the Rams beat Newton North on penalty kicks. | 1 |
Woburn back in fine form Senior Mike McLaughlin returned from a three-week layoff to lead Woburn past Watertown, 35-12, in a Middlesex League football game yesterday. | 1 |
Wellesley makes good in overtime In a game filled with numerous opportunities, it was easy to understand the delay in celebrating when the winning goal was finally scored. | 1 |
Hill finds magic touch Grant Hill scored 32 points, his most in 4 1/2 years, and Steve Francis had 33 points and 11 assists, both season highs, to lead the Magic over the Utah Jazz, 107-92, last night at Orlando, Fla. Mostly shooting jumpers over Andrei Kirilenko, usually a dependable defensive stopper, Hill shot 13 for 18 in his best offensive performance since scoring ... | 1 |
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