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Busch the man to beat for NASCAR title Kurt Busch has been doing everything right in his bid for his first Nextel Cup championship. He now has one big hurdle to clear entering Sunday #39;s Ford 400. | 1 |
Birding Column: Appreciating Non-Native Ducks and Geese While "serious" birders in the U.S. disdain non-native ducks and geese, one birding columnist enjoys observing the many species that have made California their home. | 3 |
Parmalat sues 45 banks over crash Parmalat sues 45 banks as it tries to reclaim money paid to banks before the scandal-hit Italian dairy company went bust last year. | 2 |
Chinas economy: Fear and attraction GUANGZHOU, China Few business executives watch the growth of the Chinese economy as closely as Michael Smith, the chief executive of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking. | 2 |
Oil falls \$1-a-barrel as gasoline prices slide Oil prices fell more than \$1 to just over \$44 a barrel Wednesday, dragged down by heavy losses in US gasoline futures after summer driving demand failed to meet expectations. | 2 |
Dollar Extends Rebound Against Euro, Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded for a second session against the yen and the euro on Thursday as traders and investors took profits on bets against the U.S. currency before the year draws to a close. | 2 |
Yasser Arafat, dead at 75. HIS MISSION in life was embodied in a slogan: Death to Israel. Now death has claimed Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian National Authority, founder of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Nobel | 0 |
AT amp;T Plans More Cuts In Workforce AT amp;T Corp. said it would restructure its business, cutting 20 percent of its jobs and writing down the value of its network by \$11. | 2 |
Abu Dhabi TV reports British hostage Kenneth Bigley killed by captors in Iraq (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, Abu Dhabi television reported Friday. The British Foreign Office said it could not confirm the report. | 0 |
NWA #39;s Anderson moves to UnitedHealth Northwest Airlines Corp. CEO Richard Anderson has resigned to take an executive job at UnitedHealth Group Inc. Anderson, 49, who took over the top job at the Eagan-based airline in 2001, will become an executive vice president at UnitedHealth. | 2 |
Russia wins grueling, endangered pentathlon ATHENS Andrei Moiseev of Russia won the men #39;s modern pentathlon on Thursday, finishing so far ahead of his rivals that he was able to stop and collect a flag from a spectator before crossing the line. | 1 |
Sorenstam Ends the Year With Trophy (AP) AP - Despite 33 victories in the last four years, Annika Sorenstam keeps saying that winning is not as easy as she makes it look. | 1 |
Pakistan Arrests Two Al Qaeda Suspects PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani police arrested an Algerian and one other foreigner suspected of links with al Qaeda on Thursday in the northern city of Peshawar after a shoot-out, intelligence officials said. | 0 |
3 Britons abducted in Baghdad Three British nationals were nabbed by gunmen in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The three British men were believed to be civilians living | 0 |
EU warns Italy on Alitalia stake The Italian state must give up its majority stake in troubled Alitalia when the airline sells new shares, the EU warns. | 2 |
Hawks rout Pack Kansas had one primary goal defensively Monday night and that was to limit the touches of Nevada sharpshooter Nick Fazekas. Before the first half even ended, the Jayhawks knew if | 1 |
Clashes Break Out in Baghdad For one commander in the militia loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the trip home to Baghdad after a cease-fire was reached in Najaf was just a pit stop. | 0 |
Wineries in South Africa give a boost to blacks ELGIN VALLEY, South Africa -- When South Africa held its first fully democratic elections in 1994, Patrick Kraukamp, a day laborer, was just starting a job as a forklift driver at the Paul Cluver wine estate in this lush mountain valley. | 2 |
Anderson Hoping for Happier Times for Scotland Russell Anderson claims he relishes every opportunity to pull on a Scotland jersey - even though he does not have too many happy memories to call upon. | 1 |
Why do Workouts Work? Most machines don't improve with use. Old pickup trucks don't gradually become Ferraris just by driving them fast, and a pocket calculator won't change into a supercomputer by crunching lots of numbers. The human body is different... | 3 |
EU Holds Out Prospect of End to China Arms Embargo The EU told China on Wednesday it was not yet ready to end its 15-year-old ban on selling it arms, but suggested the embargo could be lifted in early 2005 despite opposition from human rights groups and Washington. | 0 |
Feds fund secure ID project Security company Digimarc gets \$1 million to push state drivers' licenses with "covert watermarks." | 3 |
Brazil passes bankruptcy reform Brazilian Congress gives the green light to a long awaited overhaul of bankruptcy laws, which it hopes will reduce business and credit costs. | 2 |
ETA Urged to Quit Fight as 17 More Suspects Jailed MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Basque regional government called on armed separatist group ETA to renounce violence on Tuesday, stepping up political pressure on the severely weakened guerrillas to lay down their arms. | 0 |
Venus, Jupiter come closest RAWALPINDI: Venus and Jupiter crossed each other in the eastern skies on Friday morning with a distance of less than 1 degree. This closeness was an illusion, seen from the Earth, as both the planets are at great distance from each other. | 3 |
N.Korean Defectors with Weapons in the S.Korean Embassy in China It was reported on September 30 that the South Korean government is aggressively reviewing ways of a conditional handover to China of North Korean defectors who used weapons or violence to enter the Korean Embassy in China. | 0 |
Iraq's kidnapping crisis deepens Two Egyptians are seized in Baghdad as anguish mounts in the UK and Italy over their kidnapped nationals. | 0 |
Steak N Shake Doubles 4th-Qtr. Earnings Casual dining chain Steak n Shake Co. reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings doubled while same-store sales of company-owned restaurants increased for the period. | 2 |
Trend Micro #39;s Free Mobile Anti-Virus Anticipating an avalanche of smartphones and PDA #39;s during the gift-giving season, Trend Micro today released a free trial of its mobile anti-virus (AV) product. | 3 |
SalesLogix and Salesforce.com Expand Their Customer Service <b>...</b> Two leading midmarket CRM vendors released expansions of their platforms this week, branching further into the service side of CRM. | 3 |
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 |
Pilot accord might aid Delta ATLANTA -- The battered shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. surged nearly 9 percent yesterday after its pilots agreed to salary cuts to try to help the ailing carrier avoid bankruptcy, but their new contract offers no guarantees for the company's future. | 2 |
Bills for Domestic Programs, Disaster Relief Get Support Faced with pressures to deal with a spate of unanticipated natural disasters as well as with the election-year needs of dozens of key constituencies, Congress moved this week | 3 |
US-European Mission To Solve Mystery Of Saturn #39;s Enigmatic Moon A US-European spacecraft is preparing to explore the planet Saturn #39;s huge moon, Titan. The quot;Cassini-Huygens quot; spacecraft that has orbited the ringed planet since July is to venture within 1,200 kilometers of the cloud-covered moon on 26 October. | 3 |
Rice, Al huddle on receiver #39;s options After listening to Jerry Rice spend two days talking about his desire to move on to a team that will better utilize his services, the Oakland Raiders got the message Wednesday. | 1 |
Researchers to Study Yellowstone Cutthroat (AP) AP - Researchers from the University of Wyoming are trying to determine why the cutthroat trout population in Yellowstone National Park continues to decline and what steps can be taken to preserve the native fish. | 3 |
Annual ranking of #39;most dangerous #39; cities TRENTON, NJ Camden, New Jersey, has become the nation #39;s most-dangerous city, according to a Kansas company #39;s yearly ranking based on crime statistics. | 2 |
Old TV shows never die... (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Consumers are snatching up old and new TV favorites on DVD as quickly as studios can release them. TV shows on DVD are one of the fastest-growing trends in the home video business. | 3 |
Siemens and Skype Combine to Offer Internet Telephony Skype #39;s free Internet telephony software works with Siemens phones via the Gigaset M34 USB adapter, an open interface adapter that is plugged into the USB connection point of a users #39; PC. | 3 |
BHP Billiton Approved \$990m Copper Project in Chile BHP Billiton today announced the approval of the US\$990 million Spence Copper Project in northern Chile. The project will have a designed capacity to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper cathode per annum and will have a mine life of 19 years. | 2 |
Italy's green primary school A village in the Ligurian hills is home to one of Italy's first envrionmentally friendly schools. | 2 |
Google #39;s index expands and Gmail goes POP In a posting on the company #39;s own blog on Wednesday, Bill Coughran, vice-president of engineering, announced that Google #39;s index now exceeds eight billion pages. | 3 |
America #39;s great hope in 1,500 can #39;t make it out of first round Alan Webb, who was supposed to end America #39;s streak of mediocrity in middle-distance races, got outmaneuvered and outrun as he failed to make it out of the preliminary round in the 1,500 meters. | 1 |
Cheney Meets With Troops in Afghanistan Vice President Dick Cheney (website - news - bio) congratulated US troops for helping give democracy a chance to take root in Afghanistan. | 0 |
First commercial passenger flights into space? A British multimillionaire, Richard Branson, has just signed a substantial contract with the makers of SpaceShipOne for the development and construction of passenger-carrying space vehicles. | 3 |
Williams to Fight World Champion Klitschko in New York LONDON (Reuters) - World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Britain's Danny Williams in New York on December 11, Williams's promoter said on Thursday. | 1 |
ICANN Negotiates New Domains Internet users may soon see two new domain name suffixes in their browser window: quot;.post quot; to identify the postal community and quot;. | 3 |
Terrorists Explore Lasers as Weapons, U.S. Warns Federal officials are concerned that terrorists could try to down aircraft by blinding pilots with laser beams during landing approaches. | 3 |
Diamondbacks Hire Backman As New Manager After being introduced as the new manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wally Backman, left, is handed his game jersey by Arizona general manager Joe Garagiola Jr. | 1 |
Yukos saga gives pause to foreign investors in Russia: IMF <b>...</b> MOSCOW : The Russian government #39;s assault on oil giant Yukos is a source of concern that could impact foreign investment in the country, a senior International Monetary Fund official warned. | 2 |
Coming soon: full-scale DVD format war TOKYO - A full-scale war over DVD formats is only a matter of time - the electronics industry can smell it in the air. As the two opposing camps continue to recruit allies, negotiations are no longer about averting a confrontation. | 3 |
A vote for Bush The Heisman Trophy comes with wings, a tail, a flight crew and jet engines. Boeing and Airbus are fighting over its manufacturing rights. | 1 |
REVIEW: Microsoft Print Reader Delivers (AP) AP - Spend time online and odds are you'll have to type a username and password to check your e-mail, access your bank account or read a newspaper story. | 3 |
Former CA chief indicted; company reaches accord Computer Associates International #39;s former chief executive was indicted on criminal charges related to fraudulent accounting practices, and the company on Wednesday agreed to pay \$225 million to settle with federal prosecutors. | 2 |
Sony Agrees to Buy MGM for Nearly \$5 Bln A bidding group headlined by Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM. | 2 |
Investors bolster takeover by Oracle Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it is worth more than the \$9.2 billion bid currently on the table. | 2 |
NASA Head OKeefe--Louisiana Bound? Louisiana State University may be the next stop for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chief Administrator, Sean OKeefe, 48 years old. | 3 |
Officials Search al-Qaida Video for Clues (AP) AP - U.S. intelligence officials are studying the latest video from Osama bin Laden's top deputy to learn if the message is simply to rally al-Qaida's faithful #151; or if it's an indication of events to come. | 0 |
Winky repeats over Shane It was much closer than the first time, but the result was the same when Winky Wright and Shane Mosley left the ring at the Mandalay Bay Event Center last night. | 1 |
Tony Blair To Undergo Surgery British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would undergo a routine operation Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat. Blair announced the plans for the medical procedure Thursday night, just hours after | 0 |
Humane Society opens case against Japan whaling in Australian <b>...</b> SYDNEY - Humane Society International opened legal proceedings in Australian Federal Courts on Tuesday against a Japanese whaling fleet that it charges has killed more than 400 minke whales within Australia #39;s whale sanctuary over the past four years. | 0 |
Telenor urges fair regulatory system in Thailand (FT.com) FT.com - Telenor, the Norwegian telecommunications company, on Thursday called for "a level-playing field" in Thailand's mobile industry, urging a newly-established Thai telecoms regulator swiftly to create a fair new interconnection regime. | 3 |
After the Bell: Shares of Synopsys Tumble NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Synopsys Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SNPS.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SNPS.O</A> tumbled on Wednesday after the semiconductor design software maker reported lower third-quarter net income and said fourth-quarter earnings and revenues would be below Wall Street estimates. | 2 |
third quarter piles up losses for insurers New York - The property insurance industry sustained record third-quarter losses this year after a series of storms, according to an actuarial firm #39;s preliminary estimate. | 2 |
Baseball: Boston clinches fourth playoff berth since 1998 ST. PETERSBURG, United States : Manny Ramirez hit a two run home run in the fifth inning and Johnny Damon added a three run homer as the Boston Red Sox clinched their second straight post-season berth with a 7-3 win over Tampa. | 1 |
Strong quake hits western Japan An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 shakes western Japan, reportedly making tall buildings sway in Tokyo. | 0 |
Update 1: American Greetings Returns to Profit in 2Q Licensing income helped boost American Greetings Corp. to a profit in its second quarter, even though sales at the greeting cards maker were flat. | 2 |
Looming changes may spark gate war at Logan The already cutthroat competition for passengers and market share at Logan International Airport is likely to get even more heated over the next several months. | 2 |
Burrell Back in Lineup for Philadelphia (AP) AP - Philadelphia left fielder Pat Burrell was in the lineup and batting sixth against the New York Mets on Friday, less than six weeks after his season appeared over because of a wrist injury. | 1 |
Frist: Specter Must Prove Himself for Post (AP) AP - Sen. Arlen Specter must prove to his Republican colleagues that he is the right man to head the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday. | 0 |
Bush-Yawar firm on Iraq poll date BAGHDAD: The presidents of Iraq and the United States pledged yesterday there would be no delay to landmark elections on January 30 despite a flare-up of violence that left about 100 dead in three days. | 0 |
China Sighs in Relief as Yao Scores High BEIJING (Reuters) - China breathed a measured sigh of relief after the skills of its basketball giant Yao Ming dwarfed New Zealand to sweep his team nearer to their goal of reaching the Athens Olympics semi-finals. | 1 |
Dell Opens Support Center in China (AP) AP - Dell Inc. says it opened a new support center this week in Xiamen, China, for business customers who buy servers and storage equipment. | 3 |
Gymnastics #39; pettiness is all-around ATHENS, Greece -- If international gymnastics is a brick house, the mortar holding it together is a conglomerate of finger-pointing, dubious judging, scandal, complaining and bald-faced weeping. | 1 |
Work to be done in time off FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots pulled within one game of the NFL record for consecutive victories with a 23-12 win over the Cardinals Sunday, but coach Bill Belichick was not satisfied with the team's performance. | 1 |
Glazer #39;s own-goal at Man U SHARES in Manchester United will come under pressure after the apparent collapse of a controversial 780m bid by American sports mogul Malcolm Glazer. | 1 |
Ispat in \$4.5bn deal to form biggest steel firm London - Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has agreed to acquire the US #39;s International Steel Group for about \$4.5 billion (R27. | 2 |
In Autism, New Goal Is Finding It Soon Enough to Fight It Across the country, thousands of toddlers are joining studies that could signal new hope for a baffling childhood disorder. | 0 |
U.S. Study Says Sage Grouse Not Endangered (Reuters) Reuters - A government study has concluded the\greater sage grouse is not an endangered species, a finding\ranching and oil and gas interests in the West had lobbied hard\for, a congressional spokesman said on Friday. | 3 |
FPL struggling to get lights back on for customers Florida Power amp; Light Co. was only able to restore power to 45,400 customers in Palm Beach County between Sunday morning and Monday afternoon. | 2 |
India debates manned space flight BANGALORE (AFP) - India #39;s space agency is ready to send a man to space within seven years if the government gives the nod, while preparations have already begun for the launch of an unmanned lunar mission, a top official said. | 3 |
Population decline? It's the economy, stupid In the year that ended June 30, 2004, Massachusetts was the only state in the country that lost population -- 3,852 people to be exact. So here is my question: Are we Sweden or North Dakota? | 2 |
10 Red Sox Players File for Free Agency World Champion Boston Red Sox team member Derek Lowe, second from left, picks confetti from the hair of Jay Leno as Mike Timlin, far left, Alan Embree, David Ortiz and Dave Roberts, far right, look on during their visit to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1 |
INDUSTRY REPORT: Aviation -- US Airways to cut pay US Airways announced plans to cut \$45 million a year in pay and benefits to roughly 3,700 management employees, a move the airline hopes will convince its union employees to collectively accept \$950 million in annual cost cuts. | 2 |
The Lessons of Beslan for Russia and the World It is the nature of terrorism that every time one thinks there is a limit to the depths to which terrorists can sink, they contrive even baser atrocities. | 0 |
Foreign aid workers in Iraq plan pull out: World News Baghdad, Sep 9 : Foreign aid workers in Iraq are planning to leave the war-torn country since the kidnapping of two Italian women aid workers, Xinhua reports Thursday. | 0 |
Chelsea lodge complaint with Uefa Chelsea have lodged a complaint with Uefa after up to 50 fans were barred from the ground in their Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow. | 1 |
Pakistan officials tout victory Pakistani officials declared an important victory against al-Qaida yesterday after police shot dead Amjad Farooqi, who was suspected of roles in the execution of Wall | 0 |
Roma coach Voeller resigns Rudi Voeller offered to resign as coach of first division club AS Roma after just 26 days in charge following a 3-1 defeat by nine-man Bologna on Saturday. | 1 |
Home Office seeks spin doctor to sell cuddly ID card brand An ID card says something about a man. Oh yes... | 3 |
Meteor shower peaks tonight The Geminid meteor shower is one of the annual meteor showers that pull professional and amateur astronomers alike out into the cold night air. | 3 |
Iran promises to meet nuke deadline Iran has promised to suspend its nuclear enrichment program by Monday #39;s deadline, the BBC reported. The head of Iran #39;s nuclear energy organization said work would stop at two | 0 |
Charles tries to pacify subjects : Britains Prince Charles, under fire for being old fashioned and elitist, battled today to convince his future subjects he is not out of touch. | 0 |
Phelps' Quest to Win 8 Gold Medals Ends (AP) AP - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay. Gary Hall Jr. is ticked off. And now comes the toughest race of all against Ian Thorpe. Not exactly what Phelps had in mind when he decided to challenge Mark Spitz. | 1 |
Taiwan AU's profit shrink sharply in third quarter amid dim outlook (AFP) AFP - AU Optronics Corp, the world's third largest flat-panel maker, said its net profit in the third quarter plunged to 4.13 billion Taiwan dollars (122.6 million US) from 14.39 billion in the second. | 3 |
MSN Search Beta Not Ranking MSN Search Blog MSN Search Beta Not Ranking MSN Search Blog\\Ok, I lied in the title of the thread (original title was "penalizing MSN Search Blog"), but it did get you to click over from your RSS feed aggregator, didn't it? ;) But there is some truth to this title, MSN Search Beta ... | 3 |
PeopleSoft CEO Conway maintains defiant tone At the company's Connect 2004 event today, PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway maintained the defiant tone he has struck throughout Oracle's 15-month campaign to win control of the company. | 3 |
Symantec may buy Veritas for over \$13 billion Security software company Symantecis negotiating to buy storage software vendor Veritas Softwarefor more than \$13 billion, according to a report published Tuesday by The New York Times. | 3 |
Oracle wins right to pursue rival (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - A federal judge Thursday rejected the federal government's request to block Oracle's (ORCL) #36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for software rival PeopleSoft (PSFT), removing a major hurdle to one of the biggest mergers in Silicon Valley history. | 3 |
Stewart in good spirits #39; at prison camp, staffer says Martha Stewart was the picture of loneliness Saturday as she explored the grounds of her new home - a federal prison camp in West Virginia. | 2 |
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