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Apple hits 4-year high; iPod seen lifting sales Apple Computer Inc. stock jumped to a four-year high yesterday after a major Wall Street firm nearly doubled its price target on the stock, saying that customer satisfaction with its iPod music player is creating quot;wildfire word-of-mouth marketing quot; for its Mac computers and other products. | 2 |
American to postpone buying 54 planes FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines will put off buying \$2.7 billion worth of new airplanes from Boeing Co. as the airline struggles amid heavy competition and high fuel prices. | 2 |
Harvard pays 2 top money managers \$25m Harvard University #39;s endowment paid its two top investment managers about \$25 million each last year, less than the pair earned a year ago, but still enough | 2 |
Computer game in which players shoot at JFK goes too far Three years ago, the city lost its legal battle to remove violent video games from public arcades in Indianapolis. As defeats go, this one was in some respects a crusher. | 3 |
Mozilla Gains Five Points, IE Slips Five Web analytics provider OneStat.com has announced that Mozilla #39;s browsers have earned a total global usage share of 7.35, forcing Microsoft #39;s flagship Internet Explorer (IE) to drop below 90. | 3 |
Unusual mixed breeds of dogs have their day. Angie Daugherty was so eager to take possession of her new-breed Labradoodle pup that she drove up to Lapel to see it at two weeks of age. | 3 |
Sullivan Response Angers Players Dwight Yorkes former international team-mate Stern John has questioned Birmingham chief David Sullivans place in the game after his comments on footballs latest race row. | 1 |
Chiefs notes In catching his first pass of the game for 22 yards, Tony Gonzalez moved ahead of former Viking Steve Jordan into fifth place in all-time receiving yards for tight ends. | 1 |
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz due in India today NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is due in New Delhi today where he is scheduled to meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to discuss Kashmir and other issues related with the ongoing composite dialogue between the two countries. | 0 |
UN probing alleged abuse by staff in DRC The United Nations is investigating around 150 allegations of sexual abuse by UN civilian staff and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 0 |
Rescue operation at air crash site ends Rescue operation atthe site of an air crash killing all 53 people aboard a commuter plane and one more on the ground on Sunday morning was declared conclusion Tuesday. | 0 |
North Korea Demands Change in US Policy North Korea said today it could resume six-nation talks on its nuclear weapons programmes if the US agrees to change its policy toward the communist state. | 0 |
China rules out 'hard landing' Efforts to ease the Chinese economy off the boil are working but rapid exchange rate change is off the agenda, the Chinese president says. | 2 |
Let the stuffing begin No one may be more prepared to brave this week #39;s holiday travel rush than Craig and Angela Koven, of Indianapolis, who plan to fly to Orlando to visit family. | 2 |
Benitez confirms Morientes interest (AFP) AFP - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed the English Premiership club's desire to bring Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes to Anfield during the January transfer window. | 0 |
Repairs on #39;Big Dig #39; not all that big, firm insists BOSTON - The company overseeing the construction of the beleaguered Big Dig said yesterday that repairs to fix widespread leaks would take months, not years, and denounced public officials for rushing to judgment on the \$14.6 billion project. | 2 |
Argentina Club Fire Kills at Least 174 A fire that raced through a packed Buenos Aires nightclub during a rock concert killed at least 174 concert-goers and injured about 410, and investigators were looking into survivor accounts that the building's emergency exits were locked. | 0 |
Investors in step, Oracle moves closer With PeopleSoft #39;s stockholders tendering more than 60 percent of shares, Oracle #39;s takeover bid looks poised for success. By Associated Press. | 2 |
Presidents line up for 9/11 victims ALL four living former US presidents have agreed to become honorary directors of the project for a permanent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre. | 2 |
Pacers Season Tossed Into Doubt (AP) AP - After receiving some of the harshest penalties in NBA history for one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history, the Indiana Pacers' deep and talented roster has been reduced from a title contender to rubble. | 1 |
Bofra Worm Spreads by Banner Ads Web site visitors who clicked on banner ads on a number of popular European Web sites this weekend could have infected their computers with variants of the Bofra worm, experts warn. | 3 |
Pot plants found in Weston home Weston In a city where lush landscaping is the law, a different kind of garden was growing inside a \$500,000 Weston Hills Country Club home, snuggled in the same development where the mayor lives. | 3 |
Preparing pooches for the work force Dogs must be between 14 and 30 months old and between 22 and 24 inches when measured from the top of the shoulder blade to the floor. | 3 |
Ruffin Fills Key Role With power forward Etan Thomas having missed the entire season, reserve forward Michael Ruffin has done well in taking his place. | 1 |
Debatable: Should there be criminal charges in sports brawls? NBA players charge into the stands and punch fans. College football players get into a brawl and one kicks another in the head as he #39;s lying facedown on the ground. | 1 |
Video game exploits death of past president In light of concerns about video game violence, the release of a controversial new game isnt helping the issue. Very different from the games that are usually released each week, JFK Reloaded was released Monday. | 1 |
Yorke considers quitting Birmingham Dwight Yorke may quit Birmingham City in the wake of alleged racist taunts received from Blackburn fans. The Telegraph says Yorke is upset by the lack of support he has had from plc chairman David Sullivan and is now considering his future at the club. | 1 |
Peru Arrests Siege Leader, to Attack Police Post LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian authorities have detained a former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern Peruvian town and are preparing to storm the police station he took over with 200 supporters, a government source told Reuters early on Tuesday. | 0 |
Palestinians granted free movement Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that he won Israel #39;s agreement to permit freedom of movement for Palestinians when they hold elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat in January. | 0 |
Drought and Hunger Add to Darfur #39;s Woes Sudans Darfur region, already engulfed in a conflict that has forced 1.8 million people to flee their homes, now faces a new threat from drought which is drying up wells and could lead to widespread hunger next year, the top US aid official says. | 0 |
Turner Doesn't Believe in Moral Victories (AP) AP - Norv Turner took no solace in the fact his Oakland Raiders played San Diego much closer this time. In Turner's mind, a loss is a loss. | 1 |
Indonesian police chief orders inquiry after five people shot in protest (AFP) AFP - Indonesia's police chief on ordered a rare probe into his men's violent handling of a protest near Jakarta in which at least five people were wounded by shotguns as 33 arrests were made. | 0 |
Highways, airports to be busy this week Load up the kids and drive for hours. Fork out money for gas or plane tickets. Keep our cool in traffic jams and airport security lines. | 2 |
Arizona seat-belt use at 95, tops in nation Arizona leads the nation in seat-belt use, according to a federal survey, news that means fewer injuries and deaths on the road and possibly lower insurance rates, according to one state official. | 2 |
Ex-presidents to help with WTC memorial NEW YORK -- The four living former presidents will be honorary leaders of the World Trade Center memorial project, Gov. George Pataki announced Monday. | 2 |
UN fears tens of thousands more tsunami dead as aid push gets star power (AFP) AFP - The United Nations is saying tens of thousands more people may have died in Asia's tsunami disaster as former US presidents to rock stars mobilise to feed the millions of destitute. | 0 |
The Compassion Deficit \\Well said... \\"These powerful and well-funded political Christian fundamentalist\organizations appear to be suffering from a compassion deficit. Organizations\which are amazingly quick to organize to fight against same-sex marriage, a\woman's right to choose, and embryonic stem cell research are missing in\action when it comes to responding to the disaster in southern Asia. None of\their web sites are actively soliciting aid for the victims of the\earthquake/tsunami."\\"In fact, there is no mention of the giant earthquake and tsunami that\devastated southern Asia. There are no headlines about the dead, injured or\the tremendous damage; there are no urgent appeals for donations; there are ...\\ | 3 |
Baghdad Suicide Car Bomb Kills at Least Four BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb exploded on Tuesday at a police post near an entrance to the fortified Green Zone complex in Baghdad, killing at least four people, a policeman at the scene said. | 0 |
NBA Wrap: James Leads Cavs Past Bobcats NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wearing a plastic mask to protect a fractured cheekbone, LeBron James poured in a game-high 26 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Charlotte Bobcats 94-83 on Monday. | 1 |
U.S. Beats Netherlands in the Hopman Cup (AP) AP - James Blake won three straight points in a second-set tiebreaker Tuesday to beat Peter Wessels of the Netherlands 6-1, 7-6 (4) and clinch a 2-0 victory for the United States at the Hopman Cup. | 1 |
Rwandan Ex-Army Officer Denies Genocide Charges DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Reuters) - A Rwandan ex-army officer denied helping plan the central African country's 1994 genocide and distributing weapons to some of the killers, the U.N. court trying the architects of the slaughter said Tuesday. | 0 |
N.Korea Criticism Reports Don't Mean Kim Weaker Yet SEOUL (Reuters) - Anecdotal evidence of public criticism of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's rule may point to less control over society after market reforms began but does not mean Kim is losing his grip, North Korea experts said Tuesday. | 0 |
2005 Red Sox schedule (Home games in caps) APRIL 4 Mon.at Yankees 1:05 6 Wed.at Yankees 7:05 7 Thu.at Yankees 7:05 8 Fri.at Toronto TBD 9 Sat.at Toronto 1:05 10 Sun.at Toronto 1:05 11 Mon.YANKEES 3:05 13 Wed.YANKEES 7:05 14 Thu.YANKEES 7:05 15 Fri.TAMPA BAY 7:05 16 Sat.TAMPA BAY TBD 17 Sun.TAMPA BAY 2:05 18 Mon.TORONTO 11:05 19 Tue.TORONTO 7:05 20 Wed.at Baltimore 7:05 ... | 1 |
Teams left down and out Clemson and South Carolina will not accept bowl bids, punishment for players who brawled toward the end of Saturday's game. | 1 |
Common knowledge Only Syracuse University stands in the way of Boston College as the Eagles vie for their first Big East title and the inside track for the conference's automatic Bowl Championship Series slot. | 1 |
Is this move by Fox sly? College football made news yesterday with the announcement of a television deal. Fox agreed to a four-year deal with the Bowl Championship Series excluding the Rose Bowl that won't begin for two years (the end of the 2006 season). | 1 |
BC makes HC pay penalty It was a tough week for the Boston College hockey team. An upset loss to Harvard and a disappointing tie with Providence put an end to BC's reign as the No. 1-ranked team in the country. | 1 |
Hundreds held over Apec protests Chile's government says 700 people were arrested and 20 police injured during protests over the Apec summit. | 0 |
Health cost fears for China poor More than a third of Chinese people who fall ill do not go to a doctor because they cannot afford to, a survey finds. | 0 |
Football: Ferguson hits landmark Sir Alex Ferguson is set to take charge of Man Utd for the 1,000th time. | 0 |
Africa and its children SIBOVU, Swaziland -- The two old women were debating her future, but 13-year-old Thandeka Motsa could hardly bear to listen. | 0 |
Aid workers rescued amid renewed Darfur violence KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Helicopters rescued more than 40 aid workers who fled into the bush to escape fighting in Darfur yesterday as renewed violence flared in the crisis-plagued region of western Sudan. | 0 |
Spouse of Pakistan president's rival gets bail KARACHI -- After eight years in jail on corruption charges, the husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was released on bail yesterday, officials said, in a move the government called a step toward ''political harmony quot; with her opposition party. | 0 |
Nephew faults Israel in Arafat's death PARIS -- Newly armed with Yasser Arafat's medical dossier, his nephew pinned blame on Israel for the late Palestinian leader's death and refused yesterday to squelch rumors of poisoning -- although he acknowledged that doctors found no known poisons. | 0 |
About the series Over the last year, a Globe reporter and photographer spent many weeks with three children in Uganda, Nigeria, and Swaziland. The children and their relatives gave permission for the journalists to document their lives and tell their stories. Most of the key events recounted in these stories were directly observed, the dialogue directly heard. Where reconstruction of events was necessary, ... | 0 |
Child malnutrition up since invasion, study says STOCKHOLM -- Malnutrition among Iraq's youngest children has nearly doubled since the US-led invasion of Iraq, despite UN efforts to deliver food to the war-ravaged country, a Norwegian research group said yesterday. | 0 |
Report: Airbus Aims to Trump Boeing's 7E7 PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is designing an aircraft to compete with Boeing Co.'s planned 7E7 wide-body jetliner that would carry more passengers and fly further than the U.S. plane, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plans. | 2 |
Traffic Slows at Fast Casual Restaurants LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The growth of new fast casual restaurants slowed to 13 percent in the year ended in September from 17 percent year before, according to a study released on Tuesday by market research firm The NPD Group. | 2 |
You #39;re bankrupt! Trump casinos file #39;We have one of the most powerful gaming companies the day it comes out of bankruptcy. There #39;s no way we could have done that without the quot;B quot; word. | 2 |
Mining sector fuels market recovery The Australian share market has found its feet again after the largest retreat in some months yesterday. Mimicking the recovery on Wall Street overnight, the All Ordinaries climbed 32.1 points to 3,878.9. | 2 |
OVITZ MIND MELD Michael Ovitz #39;s wacky ideas for bonding with employees made it impossible for him to fit in at media giant Disney, according to a former executive. | 2 |
Grizzlies stun Spurs on go-ahead 3-pointer Bonzi Wells scored 26 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with less than a minute left, and Lorenzen Wright had 10 points and 10 rebounds to help Memphis beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-90 on Monday night. | 1 |
Uranium processing halted, Iran says Iran announced yesterday that it has frozen all uranium-enrichment programs, weakening a US effort to refer its suspect nuclear activities to the UN Security Council. | 0 |
BHP Billiton leads London on bigger share buyback LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Anglo-Aussie miner BHP Billiton (BHP) (UK:BLT) climbed 2.8 percent to lead FTSE 100 components after it increased its share buyback to A\$2.27 billion (US\$1.78 billion) from the A\$1 billion to A\$1.5 billion it had predicted it would buy | 2 |
Activists warn of possible rape of tsunami survivors (AFP) AFP - Women activists urged Sri Lankan authorities to step up protection for tsunami survivors amid unconfirmed reports some had been molested or even gang raped at refugee shelters. | 0 |
PLAY IT AGAIN Legendary toy retailer FAO Schwarz will reopen its landmark Manhattan store on Thanksgiving Day, just in time for the holidays. The 65,000-square-foot store at Fifth | 2 |
Tennessee seat belt use improves The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says state seat belt use increased from about 69 percent in 2003 to 72 percent in 2004. | 2 |
Update 8: Crude Futures Dip As Traders Predict Rise Crude oil futures eased a shade Tuesday in range-bound trade as analysts predicted a weekly US oil inventories report could show a rise in stocks. | 2 |
\$100 for bite of Apple? Stock ripe to double, analyst says Apple Computer shares surged to a four-year high yesterday after a Piper Jaffray analyst said the stock may almost double to \$100 within a year, citing a survey that shows the iPod digital | 2 |
First European mission captures stunning portrait of earth and <b>...</b> UDAIPUR, India : A spectacular portrait of earth and its satellite, the moon, together has been captured for the first time during an eclipse by a space camera, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Sacked again: Pats stop KC During halftime Monday night, a man wearing a No. 31 Kansas City jersey put on some nice moves as he ran on the field. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, that wasn #39;t the real No. | 1 |
Fox to announce deal to air Fiesta, Orange, Sugar bowls in #39;06 On Monday, Fox will announce a four-year deal to carry four Bowl Championship Series games, according to an executive familiar with the negotiations, starting with bowls after the 2006 regular season. | 1 |
Bernie braves the Bank Three investment banks, otherwise known as #39;Speed Investments #39;, own most of the Formula One business but are suing Bambino for a representative slice of control. | 1 |
Iowa waits out Louisville After staying close in the first half against a No. 12 Louisville team that was shooting 61 percent, Iowa coach Steve Alford knew it was only a matter of time before his Hawkeyes #39; defense would change the momentum. | 1 |
One step in Palestine Any road map assumes that there is a starting point, a destination and mileposts in between. But before a carload of travelers can begin a road trip, they #39;ve got to decide who is going to drive the car. | 0 |
UN confirms three hostages freed in Afghanistan Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan have been freed unharmed, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul. | 0 |
Abbas: Refugees Will Return to Israel (AP) AP - Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate in next week's presidential election, on Monday promised Palestinian refugees they'll be able to return home one day #151; his most explicit comment yet on an explosive issue that has derailed peace talks in the past. | 0 |
Britain #39;s #39;9/11 #39; foiled by security forces Story in full AN AL-QAEDA terror plot involving aircraft being flown simultaneously into the towers of Canary Wharf and Heathrow Airport has been foiled by British security forces, it emerged last night. | 0 |
Around the world UN Secretary General Kofi Annan accused UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday of sexually abusing women and children. | 0 |
Israeli captain charged after shooting girl Military prosecutors yesterday charged an army captain with five separate offenses after fellow soldiers accused him of repeatedly shooting a 13-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl to make sure that she was dead. | 0 |
Transactions BASEBALL Atlanta (NL): Added Ps Kyle Davies, Anthony Lerew and Macay McBride, INFs Pete Orr, Andy Marte and Luis Hernandez and OF Bill McCarthy to 40-man roster. Boston (AL): Named Al Nipper minor league pitching coordinator, Goose Gregson Latin American pitching coordinator and Gulf Coast League pitching coach, Todd Claus manager of Portland (EL), Dann Bilardello manager and Ace Adams ... | 1 |
Crisis grips divided Ukraine over disputed presidential vote (AFP) AFP - A political crisis gripped a bitterly divided Ukraine as the pro-West opposition planned more mass demonstrations to protest a contested presidential vote claimed by the Russia-friendly prime minister. | 0 |
UN DR Congo sex abuses 'on film' The UN has photos and video footage of sexual abuses committed by UN staff in DR Congo, says an official. | 0 |
Zimbabwe Ruling Party Elects Woman as Mugabe Deputy HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling party on Saturday confirmed the election of the first woman candidate as deputy to President Robert Mugabe at the end of a congress which also endorsed Mugabe as party leader for another five years. | 0 |
McDonalds boss steps down Charlie Bell has stepped down as chief executive of fast food giant McDonalds seven months after taking up the top job. Bell, who was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, is leaving the business to focus on fighting the illness. | 2 |
Krispy Kreme results have holes Krispy Kreme #39;s quarterly results fell sharply for the third consecutive quarter as sluggish sales and an intensifying government investigation raised concerns yesterday about whether the glaze was permanently off the once-hot pastry maker. | 2 |
Congress OKs foreigners #39; jobs WASHINGTON - Congress is letting employers hire an additional 20,000 foreign high-tech workers under a special visa program after businesses reached the annual ceiling on the first day of the government #39;s fiscal year. | 2 |
NASA Concludes First International Workshop in Support of US #39; <b>...</b> NASA officials held an international workshop last week in Washington DC, with representatives from China, the European Union, and 17 other countries to consider opportunities and possible collaborations | 3 |
HDTV: A Shopper #39;s Survival Guide The words high-definition TV are enough to give many consumers the sweats. We #39;ll help you relax and buy smarter. Flat or fat? EDTV or HDTV? | 3 |
McCaffery: Until fans strike back, players will still attack Two days after Ron Artest and a similarly disposed mob of arrogant rich people did the unacceptable, David Stern attempted to do the impossible. | 1 |
Sehwag flays SA attack Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir flayed the South African attack to record India #39;s second-highest opening partnership in the first Test on Tuesday. | 1 |
Baghdad Suicide Car Bomb Kills at Least 6 -- Police (Reuters) Reuters - A suicide truck bomb attack on an Iraqi\security checkpoint near an entrance to the fortified Green\Zone complex on Tuesday killed at least six people and wounded\at least 40, police said. | 0 |
UN hostages held for 4 weeks in Afghanistan freed KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan four weeks ago were released unharmed today, a day after a string of raids by US and Afghan security forces. | 0 |
TWO ANTI-VOTE SHEIKS SLAIN November 23, 2004 -- BAGHDAD - Gunmen assassinated two influential Sunni clerics who called for a boycott of national elections, soon after Iraqi officials announced the balloting would be held Jan. 30 in spite of rising violence in the country. | 0 |
#39;9/11 #39; PLOTS IN BRITAIN Chilling plans for a 9/11- style terror onslaught - complete with hijacked planes -argeted London #39;s Heathrow Airport and famed financial district Canary Wharf, it was reported yesterday. | 0 |
China wraps Latinamerican tour in Cuba Chinese president Hu Jintao arrived this Monday in Cuba, the last stop of his visit to Latinamerica, and as happened in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, his host Fidel Castro expects to sign important bilateral trade and investment agreements. | 0 |
Famous toy store to reopen Upscale toy retailer FAO Schwarz #39;s flagship store on New York City #39;s Fifth Avenue will reopen Friday, nearly a year after its previous owners filed for bankruptcy-court protection. | 2 |
Loss widens; 3 million customers seen by year #39;s end TiVo said on Monday that its quarterly loss widened, citing increased marketing costs, but the maker of digital video-recording technology said it expects to have 3 million subscriptions by the end of the year. | 2 |
Drive fast, turn left: The Chase made sense In the end, NASCAR got what it wanted and the fans got what they didnt know they wanted. With the inaugural 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup now in the proverbial rearview mirror, even the naysayers | 1 |
UN DR Congo sex abuses #39;on film #39; The United Nations is investigating some 150 allegations of sexual abuse by UN civilian staff and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 0 |
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