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Running Extra Mile Sets Humans Apart in Primates' World The ability of early human ancestors to run long distances may have influenced the transition to today's body form, researchers report. | 3 |
Harris, Miami Upend No. 19 Florida 72-65 (AP) AP - Anthony Harris scored 18 of his career-high 23 points in the second half to help Miami upset No. 19 Florida 72-65 Saturday and give first-year coach Frank Haith his biggest victory. | 1 |
Evidence Hints at Earlier Humans in Americas Archaeologists in South Carolina announced radiocarbon dates suggesting that people made tools near the Savannah River about 50,000 years ago. | 3 |
Joseph Weiss, 80, Originator of Theory on Facing Trauma, Dies Dr. Joseph Weiss was a psychoanalyst and researcher who helped develop an influential theory involving ways that patients confront psychological trauma. | 3 |
Aishwarya Rai to star in Hollywood blockbuster "Taj Mahal" (AFP) AFP - Bollywood's Aishwarya Rai is set to star in a Hollywood blockbuster called "Taj Mahal", the famous monument to love built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. | 0 |
Bridging the Gadget Gift Gap The generational divide becomes apparent as families start to think about gift-giving holidays. Advice for shoppers of all ages. | 3 |
Stocks overcome some gloomy news Stocks rose modestly yesterday as investors looked past a mix of economic data and falling profit forecasts from Google and Applied Materials. | 2 |
EMI sales slip on weak release schedule EMI has blamed a weak release schedule for a failure to exploit an improvement in the music sector, with sales falling by more than four times the industry average. | 2 |
IRS on search for Nebraska residents Actually, Haskins isn #39;t alone. The Internal Revenue Service says it is looking for 329 Nebraskans who have more than \$174,000 in unclaimed federal tax refunds coming their way. | 2 |
Tim Duncan Leads Spurs Past 76ers 88-80 (AP) AP - The Philadelphia 76ers got a firsthand demonstration of why Tim Duncan might be the toughest player in the NBA to defend. Duncan scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Spurs to their fifth straight victory, 88-80 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. | 1 |
Sorenstam Leads ADT Championship by One (AP) AP - Annika Sorenstam has nothing left to prove this year. She has won seven times, claimed another major and went over the #36;2 million mark for the fourth consecutive season. But that doesn't mean she came to the ADT Championship to relax. | 1 |
Gates and Ballmer the most spammed in the world THE KING of Microsoft his Excellency Williams Gates and his silent voodoo doll Steve Ballmer are claiming to be the world #39;s most spammed men. | 3 |
MIKE #39;S MAILBAG I #39;ve received lots of e-mail from readers who disagreed with my dissing of the combination laptop and Tablet PC I reviewed Tuesday (catch up online at www. | 3 |
Alexander Credits Line for His Success (AP) AP - Shaun Alexander has always had a knack for getting into the end zone. Lately, Seattle's offensive line has been making it easy for the Seahawks running back to find the open lanes and open field, too. | 1 |
Henman can #39;t wait for Safin Tim Henman is relishing his Masters Cup eliminator against Russian Marat Safin in Houston tonight. The British No1, who lost to Andy Roddick in his opening match at the \$4.45million end-of-season tournament | 1 |
No. 5 Syracuse 71, No. 12 Mississippi St. 58 Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is known for his cutting wit, and even his star players can wind up on the receiving end. Preseason All-America Hakim Warrick scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half to lead | 1 |
AUTO RACING: I hope to help Busch Roush Racing driver Matt Kenseth, the defending NASCAR champion, will race Sunday in the Ford 400 at Homestead, Fla., the final event in the Nextel Cup series. | 1 |
Martyn back on an even keel Damien Martyn steadied the ship for Australia with an undefeated half-century after they lost three quick wickets in the post-tea session on the second day of the First Test in Brisbane. | 1 |
Motorola to Build Cell Phones Into Ski Jackets (Reuters) Reuters - Motorola Inc. said it will\unveil plans this week for a line of outerwear that uses\interactive cell phone and portable music technology in\snowboarding jackets, in a bid to win over twentysomethings. | 3 |
Myanmar frees some political prisoners Myanmar #39;s military government has begun to release nearly 4,000 prisoners, including some political detainees, arrested quot;inappropriately quot; by the dissolved National Intelligence Bureau led by purged prime minister Khin Nyunt. | 0 |
Update 9: Russia Advances Plans to Break Up Yukos Russia moved ahead Friday with plans to break up the country #39;s largest oil producer, announcing it would auction off a majority stake in the main production unit of oil giant OAO Yukos next month. | 2 |
Eisner admitted lying on Kings show about Ovitz Yesterday Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner was speaking about his interview with Larry King in September 1996, during which he denied any tensions in Disney boardroom giving praises to Disneys President Michael Ovitz, while in fact persuading other | 2 |
Oracle to Issue Tender Results Saturday Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said it would report preliminary results of its \$8.8 billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft (PSFT. | 2 |
EMI sees profits fall but upbeat on outlook LONDON : British music group EMI reported a fall in interim profits as sales dropped by 11.4 percent, reflecting a release schedule skewed towards the second half and the strength of sterling. | 2 |
Cancer Drug Tarceva Approved NEW YORK - Last night, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Tarceva, a pill that extends survival in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients for whom chemotherapy has failed. | 2 |
Profits Are Up 24 at Disney and So, It Says, Is Teamwork Buoyed by the strong performance of ESPN and its other cable channels, the Walt Disney Company said yesterday that its profit rose 24 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter. | 2 |
Intel looks to log result boost in 2005 INTEL, the worlds largest company making computer microchips, said it expected a much better performance in the first half of next year. | 2 |
For the Salvation Army, there #39;s little holiday cheer at this <b>...</b> Target #39;s decision to ban Salvation Army bell ringers from its 1,313 locations nationwide has hit Allentown this holiday season. | 2 |
Sharper Image says campaign hurt 3Q Sharper Image Corp., a retailer of personal and home electronics, posted a third-quarter loss Thursday, saying same-store sales slipped and that the presidential election campaign hurt business. | 2 |
Trade Negotiators Get Technical at WTO Negotiators gathered Friday at the World Trade Organization for formal farm talks, capping a weeklong series of informal discussions on ways to reach a wider-ranging liberalization accord by the end of 2005. | 2 |
Ballmer #39;s Asian IP warning set to backfire When Steve Ballmer wants to make a stir he makes sure that he makes a big one. At the same venue where he spoke of Bill Gates receiving 4 million emails a day he also chose the meeting of Asian Government | 3 |
Fossil of last great ape ancestor found Paleontologiosts from the Miguel Crusafont Institute of Paleontology and the Diputacisn de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain have found a fossil of a new ape species called Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, or its close relative that might have been the last | 3 |
Recording Companies Sue ISU Students The industry filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 761 computer users in the latest round of litigation in the record companies #39; effort to stamp out unauthorized trading of music online. | 3 |
MSN Re-Ups With Overture Through June 2006 MSN Thursday extended for one year its partnership with sponsored-search listings provider Overture Services, a Yahoo! subsidiary. | 3 |
Apple begins European adventure As Apple puts the finishing touches to its new London store for Saturday #39;s grand opening, it appears that punters eager to lay their hands on the firm #39;s iconic iPod music player when the doors open could be disappointed. | 3 |
Microsoft Launches Regional Versions of Hotmail Microsoft Corp., the world #39;s largest software maker, has expanded its flagship MSN Hotmail internet email service to include European and Japanese domain names, it said on Friday. | 3 |
Gamers Rewarded With Another Life There #39;s a scene close to the beginning of Half-Life 2 of an urban vista in which a flock of birds flies toward a pale ecru sky against the backdrop of a very tall, black, ominous building. | 3 |
Nintendo set to introduce new handheld gaming system While the first of the new-generation handheld gaming systems hits Canadian stores Sunday, consumers will have to wait a while before they see all of the Nintendo DS #39;s bells and whistles. | 3 |
Search engines get more specifics It #39;s no secret that savvy online travelers in search of the best deal on an airline ticket, hotel room or car rental have long followed Smokey Robinson #39;s admonishment: You #39;d better shop around. | 3 |
Ease of Purchase Makes iTunes Popular ITunes has been a success for a number of reasons. Backed by a respected name (Apple), it offers a massive, ever-expanding library of songs at appealing prices. | 3 |
Sun posts Java source code to developers Sun Microsystems has posted the next version of its Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) to the developer community for early review and feedback. | 3 |
NBA Today (AP) AP - Seattle at Toronto (7 p.m. EST). The SuperSonics, winners of eight straight, face Vince Carter and the Raptors. | 1 |
Safin stands in path of Henman Tim Henman faces a must-win clash against Russian Marat Safin on Saturday as he bids to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Cup in Houston. | 1 |
CRUEL MADRID WHEN Patrick Vieira got back to Arsenal #39;s training ground yesterday, he will not have been shocked to encounter England left back Ashley Cole still shaking with rage. | 1 |
London unveils plans for Olympic Games London has unveiled its detailed plans to stage the 2012 Olympics, promising a Games of excellence without extravagance. Bid chief Sebastian Coe said on Friday the city would | 1 |
Ecuador stun Brazil; Argentina up Reuters Rio de Janeiro Nov 18: World champions Brazil crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat in Ecuador yesterday while home wins for Peru, Colombia and Uruguay kept the South American World Cup qualifying group wide open. | 1 |
Dutch driver Albers to test for Jordan Dutch driver Christian Albers is to test drive for Jordan at Jerez in Spain on December 1, the Formula One team said on Friday. Albers, 25, was set to test for Jordan, who have a | 1 |
NASCAR gets its drama, but cost might be high Its been a dozen years since the final race of the NASCAR season could promise this kind of suspense. When the checkered flag drops Sunday with the Nextel Cup Chase championship on the line, three of the | 1 |
Primera Liga matches, November 20-21 Locked in combat at the top of the Primera Liga, Barcelona and Real Madrid renew their rivalry at the Nou Camp on Saturday (kickoff 2100 GMT) in the most keenly awaited Spanish derby for years. | 1 |
Honda buys 45 pct stake in BAR team from BAT Honda has agreed to buy a 45 percent holding in the BAR Formula One team, the revelations of the 2004 season. Honda, the team #39;s engine maker, agreed to buy the majority | 1 |
Manning in eye of the storm After several days of debate about whether the Giants made the right decision in turning their playoff hopes over to the No. 1 pick in this year #39;s draft, the anticipation of what will take | 1 |
Power in final, but at huge cost If it #39;s the final of the PACE Canadian Squash Classic, then Jonathon Power must be involved. But it was only with a hard victory that took 91 minutes last night that Power, who beat Anthony Ricketts, will | 1 |
Speculation about Tedford dominates Big Game buildup It #39;s Big Game week in the Bay Area, and Jeff Tedford has dominated the headlines. The California coach preaches a team-first dogma, so he probably wasn #39;t happy that speculation about his future swamped the pregame coverage. | 1 |
Boise St. Seeks Third Straight WAC Title (AP) AP - The accolades flow when Louisiana Tech coach Jack Bicknell talks about the Boise State football team. | 1 |
Woods Critical of PGA on Ryder Captain (AP) AP - Tiger Woods reiterated his criticism of the PGA of America on Friday for its decision to pass over close friend Mark O'Meara as captain of the 2006 Ryder Cup team. | 1 |
Powell Remarks on Iran Create Stir in Washington A statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell revealing information about Iranian efforts to obtain nuclear weapons has created a stir in Washington. | 0 |
Chirac Hails Anglo-French #39;Harmony #39; French President Jacques Chirac today spoke of the true friendship between his country and Britain but again stressed his opposition to the kind of military intervention which started the war in Iraq. | 0 |
Activists ready to frustrate Chile #39;s APEC Summit George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, and leaders from other 19 Asian - Pacific nations including China #39;s Hu Jintao and Japan #39;s Junichiro Koizumi are beggining to arrive in Santiago to attend to Chile #39;s APEC summit on Saturday. | 0 |
Pakistan Adopts Wait And See Approach to Kashmir Peace Process Pakistan #39;s president says he is not happy with all of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh #39;s comments this week about the disputed territory of Kashmir. | 0 |
Sharon #39;is going soft #39; Jerusalem - Members of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon #39;s right-wing Likud party expressed concern on Friday that the hawkish premier had gone soft on the Palestinians since Yasser Arafat died last week. | 0 |
Prince Charles: Man of the People or Royal Snob? Britain #39;s Prince Charles always prides himself on being a man of the people. But with one gruff memo about not all men being equal, the heir to the throne has tarnished his populist credentials. | 0 |
US firms prove green credentials Many US businesses are already introducing greenhouse gas reduction programs despite their government #39;s failure to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. | 0 |
Troops ready for Mosul after Fallujah US-backed Iraqi commandos were poised Friday to storm rebel strongholds in the northern city of Mosul, as US military commanders said they had quot;broken the back quot; of the insurgency with their assault on the former rebel bastion of Fallujah. | 0 |
Summit day important in African history: AU official The African Union on Friday hailed the convening of the inaugural summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region as an important event in history. | 0 |
Dollar Back Toward Record Lows Vs. Euro (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar dropped to within half a cent\of this week's record low against the euro and hit 7-1/2-month\lows on the yen on Friday as traders took the view that world\finance chiefs would not try to slow the dollar's slide. | 2 |
Oracle to Issue Tender Results Saturday (Reuters) Reuters - Oracle Corp. said it would\report preliminary results of its #36;8.8 billion hostile tender\offer for PeopleSoft as soon as practicable after 1\a.m. EST Saturday. | 2 |
Oil Prices Up Ahead of Northern Winter (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices rose on Friday as tight\supplies of distillate fuel, including heating oil, ahead of\the northern hemisphere winter spurred buying. | 2 |
G20 meets amid record-high euro and weak dollar (AFP) AFP - Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the world's 20 most powerful nations were gathering for a weekend G20 summit in which exchange rates are expected to figure prominently. | 2 |
Drug firms hit by safety scares An FDA official named and shamed several drugs offered by major drugs companies, causing their shares to fall sharply in early trading. | 2 |
World Bank pledges Kashmir help The World Bank says it is ready to offer economic assistance to Kashmir to help promote the peace process in the region. | 2 |
Greenspan: U.S. Needs to Cut Budget Gap (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan\Greenspan said on Friday the United States should cut its\budget gap to foster a more balanced pattern of global trade\and avoid painful economic consequences. | 2 |
Greenspan Warns About Trade Deficit Impact (AP) AP - The persistence of bloated U.S. trade deficits over time can pose a risk to the U.S. economy, which thus far has proven resilient, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday. Policy-makers must not get lulled into a sense of complacency, he said. | 2 |
Greenspan Urges Budget Gap Reduction U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday the United States should cut its\budget gap to foster a more balanced pattern of global trade and avoid painful economic consequences. | 2 |
A slip to end stock week? Futures point to lower open for US markets as investors look to catch their breath. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks looked to open lower Friday as investors appeared ready to consolidate the gains of the past three weeks. | 2 |
Giants join 3G forces OPTUS and Vodafone yesterday formalised an alliance in which they will together spend \$1 billion on third-generation mobile phone networks. | 2 |
Delta Extends Note Exchange Offer Delta Air Lines Inc. said Friday it is extending the offer to exchange up to \$680 million in three series of newly issued senior secured notes to the holders of \$2.6 billion of outstanding unsecured debt securities and enhanced pass through certificates. | 2 |
High-Tech City to Go Up in Southern India (AP) AP - Southern India's Kerala state plans to create a 1,000-acre (400-hectare) zone called "Smart City," where technology companies from around the world will be invited to set up operations, an official said Friday. | 3 |
No. 5 Syracuse to Play No. 24 Memphis (AP) AP - Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is known for his cutting wit, and even his star players can wind up on the receiving end. Preseason All-America Hakim Warrick scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the fifth-ranked Orange to a 71-58 victory over No. 12 Mississippi State on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. | 1 |
Amazon CEO Bezos Sells 450,000 Shares for #36;18.2 Mln (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc. Chairman and\Chief Executive Jeff Bezos sold a total of 450,000 shares in\the online retailer this week, for a total of #36;18.2 million,\according to regulatory filings. | 3 |
Microsoft Launches Regional Versions of Hotmail (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest\software maker, has expanded its flagship MSN Hotmail internet\email service to include European and Japanese domain names, it\said on Friday. | 3 |
Music company EMI reports loss for first half but says sales on way back up (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - EMI Group PLC, one of the world's Big Three music companies, reported a fall in sales and a net loss for the first half of its fiscal year Friday but said it expected an improvement in the second half when its album release schedule kicks in. | 0 |
Mac Skeptic: Apple's ISight, a Webcam and More (PC World) PC World - Software developers have made the ISight good for much more than just video chat. | 3 |
Suicide Bomber Crashes Into Iraqi Police (AP) AP - A suicide car bomber rammed into a police patrol in Baghdad on Friday, killing one policeman, police and hospital officials said. | 0 |
Spammed inbox for Bill Gates Bill Gates is claiming the most spammed person in the world. Microsoft Corp. Chairman receives 4 million spam messages in his email every day, according to his silent voodoo doll Steve Ballmer. | 3 |
No half measures with Half-Life 2 Could Half-Life 2 possibly live up to the hype? After almost two years of tantalising previews and infuriating delays it #39;s safe to say that this is the most highly-anticipated computer game of all time. | 3 |
More Security Holes Found In Internet Explorer 6.0 Three more vulnerabilities in Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer 6.0 browser were disclosed by Danish security vendor Secunia. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News. | 3 |
Power Surfing When Che Carsner wanted to find discount airline tickets for his parents from the Miami area to New York, he knew where to look. Carsner, a Manhattan real-estate agent logged onto Kayak. | 3 |
U2 sees iPod TV spots as synergy, not sellout (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Uno, dos, tres, CATORCE! The TV quakes as a euphoric punk holler, stabbing guitar and muscle-bound rhythms roar over convulsive images of rock stars in silhouette. The iPod ad touting U2's Vertigo isn't your father's Oldsmobile commercial, but it is a commercial, and that's stirring debate among rock 'n' roll old-schoolers and within the band's vigilant following. | 3 |
Honda Takes 45 Stake in British American #39;s F-1 Team (Update1) Honda Motor Co., Japan #39;s third- largest carmaker, said it will take 45 percent stake in British American Tobacco Plc #39;s Formula One team, owning part of a team for the first time in 36 years. | 1 |
Liga Weekend Preview: El Clasico Dominates There is a strange La Liga round of fixtures in store, mainly because its difficult to tell if more than one game is taking place. | 1 |
Spurrier reportedly to lead USC after Holtz #39;s retirement (Columbia-AP) Nov. 19, 2004 - Following news Lou Holtz announced his pending retirement to his Gamecock players before practice Thursday, the attention of South Carolina fans turns to the man who will reportedly replace him, Steve Spurrier. | 1 |
A really Big Game IN MOST years, the Big Game has been so in tradition only, with die- hard alums from Stanford and Cal seeing the contest as a chance to salvage so- so seasons. | 1 |
Kazakh government seeks to buy British Gas stake in huge oil project (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - Kazakhstan's oil minister said Friday the government wants to buy British Gas's entire stake in a project to develop a giant oil field in the Caspian Sea, according to a news report. | 0 |
Sudanese sign pledge to end long civil war NAIROBI Sudan #39;s government and insurgents in the south signed a pledge Friday to end Africa #39;s longest running civil war by Dec. 31. | 0 |
Dollar Back Toward Record Lows Vs. Euro The dollar dropped to within half a cent of this week #39;s record low against the euro and hit 7-1/2-month lows on the yen on Friday as traders took the view that world finance | 0 |
Asian CEOs Warned of Threat from Climate Change (Reuters) Reuters - More severe tropical cyclones,\heatwaves and a dramatic shift in rainfall patterns could\batter Asia by the end of the century as its factories boom, a\leading climate expert told Asian chief executives on Friday. | 3 |
Scientists See Hope Amid Coral Doom and Gloom (Reuters) Reuters - Even though nearly two thirds of coral\reefs are now officially endangered, some are bouncing back\despite warmer oceans and pollution, giving hope the marine\marvels are not completely doomed, scientists said on Friday. | 3 |
New Study to Compare Genetic Make-Up of Asians (Reuters) Reuters - Just how similar are the Japanese and\Indonesians, apart from being Asians? | 3 |
Sudan Foes Sign Peace Pledge at Security Council NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sudan's government and southern rebels vowed on Friday to end Africa's longest civil war by Dec. 31, signing a pledge in front of 15 U.N. Security Council envoys who flew in from New York to demand the fighting stop. | 0 |
Summary: U.N Draft Ban on Human Cloning (AP) AP - CLONING DECLARATION: U.N. diplomats are poised to approve a draft declaration to outlaw human cloning, a non-binding agreement that would not outlaw research cloning. | 3 |
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