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Giants Place Shaun Williams on IR (Reuters)Reuters - New York Giants\safety Shaun Williams was placed on injured reserve Wednesday\due to a left knee injury. | 1 |
Powell: Feds must use light touch on NetFCC chairman tells VoIP industry that government shouldn't create too many rules to govern the technology's growth. | 3 |
Parmalat sues ex-auditorsMILAN (Reuters) - Parmalat is suing its former auditors Deloitte amp; Touche and Grant Thornton, claiming damages of quot;at least \$10 billion quot; and broadening a legal battle to claw back funds from financial partners which it says ... | 2 |
Dollar in Sight of Six-Month Lows Vs Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged toward six month lows against the yen on Friday, reversing a short-lived rally on news that China had raised interest rates, as attention returned to worries about the strength of the U.S. economy. | 2 |
UN staff, foreigners to be evacuated from Ivory CoastFrance will begin evacuating its nationals and other Europeans from Ivory Coast starting Wednesday, the spokesman of French forces in the troubled west African country said. | 0 |
Update 1: Louisiana-Pacific Names Frost CEOLouisiana-Pacific Corp. named executive vice president Richard W. Frost the lumber company #39;s next chief executive, company officials announced Tuesday. | 2 |
Powell Bids Nostalgic Farewell to NATOSecretary of State Colin Powell bid a nostalgic farewell on Thursday to the NATO Western security alliance he first served as platoon commander facing down the Soviet army 46 years ago. | 0 |
US planes strike in Baghdad slumBAGHDAD American warplanes pounded the vast Baghdad slum of Sadr City overnight after a US patrol came under gunfire, the military said on Tuesday. | 0 |
British Airways bosses help out as airline claims problems <b>...</b>LONDON Yes, that was the head of the British Airways helping out at London #39;s Heathrow Airport today, as the airline scrambles to recover from a week of chaos. | 2 |
Pakistan Ups Security, Shi'ites Mourn Bomb Victims SIALKOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan beefed up security Saturday as minority Shi'ite Muslims prepared to bury victims of a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the eastern town of Sialkot that killed at least 30 people a day earlier. | 0 |
How Geographic's New Atlas Reflects a Changed WorldSome 17,000 changes have been made since the previous edition of the <I>National Geographic Atlas of the World.</I> Chief Cartographer Allen Carroll tells what's involved in tracking the changing world. | 3 |
Linux: Fewer Bugs Than RivalsAn analysis of the 5.7 million lines of Linux source code shows that it contains fewer bugs per thousand lines of code than commercial counterparts. By Michelle Delio. | 3 |
Ruling Kazakh party leads earlyASTANA, Kazakhstan -- President Nursultan Nazarbayev's party took an early lead in elections for parliament yesterday and his daughter's new party was running second. | 0 |
Save Silverstone: drivers. Scot Coulthard called for Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone to reach an agreement with the owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers #39; Club (BRDC), to save the race from extinction. | 1 |
Serbia reverses ban on DarwinThe Serbian government has reversed an order to ban Charles Darwin #39;s theory of evolution from schools, following widespread criticism from scientists. | 3 |
Investors to Weigh Sell-Off, EarningsNEW YORK - Investors on Thursday will weigh the sharp retraction in stocks the day before as well as fears that the corporate profit picture is deteriorating. Dow Jones futures fell 4 points recently, while Nasdaq futures were down 3 points and S P futures dropped 0.20 points... | 0 |
Klitschko a #39;Cut #39; Above the RestChris Byrd, John Ruiz, Lamon Brewster, and Vitali Klitschko all hold a fraction of the undisputed heavyweight crown, but which of these pugilists can claim legitimately that he is the one true champion? | 1 |
Satellite Mishap Blamed on Human Error (AP)AP - A #36;239 million satellite toppled to a factory floor last year because nobody bothered to check that it was secure before moving it, according to a NASA investigation board's report on the mishap. | 3 |
DJ Sees Profit Shortfall on Weak Ad SalesDow Jones amp; Co. on Wednesday cut its earnings forecast for the current quarter, citing weakness this month in key advertising categories at its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. | 2 |
Producer Prices Drop, Trade Gap NarrowsUS producer prices dropped unexpectedly last month as the cost of gasoline plunged and prices of food and vehicles fell, according to a government report on Friday that showed inflation pressures under wraps. | 2 |
Smithsonian Unveils Ocean Science ProgramWASHINGTON - A new ocean science program dedicated to studying and explaining the world #39;s oceans is the latest offering from the Smithsonian Institution (news - web sites) #39;s National Museum of Natural History. | 3 |
Giving up medal isn #39;t the answer Roy Jones Jr. receives the gold medal stolen from him by crooked judges in Seoul, South Korea. The Dallas Stars agree to forfeit their Stanley Cup from 1999 because, yes, Brett Hull #39;s skate was in the crease. | 1 |
Sun readies Java app serversCompany is testing Java System Application Server 8--and hoping that it'll boost the company's share of the Java server software market. | 3 |
Linux Standard gets upgradeLooking to avoid the costly fragmentation that stifled the Unix market, members of the Free Standards Group have announced a new version of a critical Linux standard that many of its proponents hope will cement the future for the open-source operating | 3 |
2 Ecologists Near End of West Coast HikeForget a Global Positioning System or even a map. The Earth #39;s own original satellite is the most important guide for two hikers making the first known continuous trek of the nation #39;s western coastline. | 3 |
Novell foray into Linux market targets large enterprise customersStrong words the likes of which the industry has heard before accompanied Novell Inc. #39;s release of its next-generation Linux desktop for enterprise customers, Novell Linux Desktop 9, powered by SUSE Linux. | 3 |
Late funds hampered Beagle mission to Mars: MPsLONDON - The Beagle 2 space probe failed to land safely on Mars because the British government tried to fund the mission quot;on the cheap, quot; a parliamentary committee has charged. | 3 |
HD-DVD picks up Hollywood supportDECEMBER 01, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - TOKYO -- The group supporting the HD-DVD optical disc format for high-definition video has received a boost in its battle against the rival Blu-ray Disc format with pledges of support from a number of Hollywood | 3 |
Mortgage Applications Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home loans eased last week even though average 30-year mortgage rates decreased, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
EADS Sees 2005 Earnings Rising 9.1 on Plane Demand (Update1)European Aeronautic, Defense amp; Space Co., the controlling shareholder of Airbus SAS, expects 2005 earnings before interest, taxes, amortization and one-time items to rise 9.1 percent as sales of aircraft grow. | 2 |
Gazprom to Bid at Auction of Yukos #39;s Oil AssetsIn an attempt to create a state energy leviathan, Russia #39;s natural gas monopoly Gazprom said Tuesday that it would bid for the prize oil assets of the crumbling oil giant Yukos, the country #39;s No. | 2 |
Bryant Judge Restricts Courtroom Cameras (AP)AP - The judge in the Kobe Bryant rape case on Tuesday sharply restricted how the news media may cover the trial using television and still cameras, saying he was worried too much exposure could threaten the fairness of the proceedings. | 1 |
Update 2: Viacom Posts Loss on Blockbuster ChargeViacom Inc., the media conglomerate that owns CBS and MTV, posted a third-quarter loss of \$487.6 million Thursday as its earnings were hit by a \$1. | 2 |
Dollar Hits 7-Month Low Vs Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and was within sight of a record low versus the euro on Monday, due in part to market views that Washington is happy to see it weaken to help narrow the U.S. trade deficit. | 2 |
Desktop Search: It #39;s Getting SeriousThe launch of Microsoft #39;s test version throws down a gauntlet to Google. With Yahoo! and Ask Jeeves gearing up, too, a battle is brewing. | 3 |
American Airlines restores flights to St. LuciaCASTRIES, St. Lucia - American Airlines has restored flights to St. Lucia five years after it pulled out of the Caribbean island. Prime Minister Kenny Anthony welcomed the crew and passengers of the inaugural | 2 |
Everything changed for Roddick after OpenIn cargo pants and a gray T-shirt, flanked by a couple of friends, Andy Roddick could have been a frat boy on the way to the movies. | 1 |
Clippers fall in double overtimeThe Clippers have seemed destined for overtimes in this young NBA season. On Monday night, they squandered a 14-point lead and again found themselves in overtime. | 1 |
UPDATE: Australia #39;s Qantas Raises Fuel Surcharge AgainSYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Citing a continuation in rising fuel prices, Australia #39;s Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN.AU) said Friday it will increase its passenger fuel surcharge for a second time in two months. | 2 |
UN Appeals for Release of Workers in Afghanistan (Reuters)Reuters - The United Nations again appealed for the\safe return of three of its workers held hostage in Afghanistan\on Thursday, three weeks after they were snatched from their\car on a busy street in central Kabul. | 0 |
Dodging Another Upset, U.S. Holds Off GreeceNobody heard the American players exhale when the buzzer sounded to end a 77-71 victory, because 12,000 delirious fans saluted Greece, the home team that had come close. | 1 |
Strong message from Boss keeps paying offOne day after taking on the role of team motivator, George Steinbrenner was the team psychic. For one night, he actually was able to foresee the Yankees #39; future. | 1 |
Open Source Advocate VP Chris Stone Leaves NovellSafeTinspector writes quot;ComputerWorld has a story regarding the sudden departure of Chris Stone, a respected open source advocate and the man often sited as the architect behind Novell #39;s acquisistion of Ximian and SUSE as well as the recent open source | 3 |
Scuffles Hit Iraq: Several with Police Chief Killed in BlastsSAMARRA (Iraq): With renewe d wave of skirmishes between the Iraqi insurgents and the US-led coalition marines, several people including top police officers were put to death on Saturday. | 0 |
BellSouth Posts Lower EarningsBellSouth Corp. (BLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said third-quarter earnings fell due to hurricane damage in the southeastern US. | 2 |
Performance Food Warns on 3Q, 4Q ProfitsPerformance Food Group Co. said Monday that earnings for the third and fourth quarters will fall below its previous estimates, in part due to the effects of the hurricanes that hit the Southeast. | 2 |
UPDATE 2-BlackRock buys State Street Research for \$375 mlnBlackRock Inc. (BLK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the largest US fixed income managers, on Thursday said it will buy its far smaller competitor State Street Research amp; Management Co. | 2 |
Small businesses find they can live with big-box storesFears that big-box stores would devastate independent retailers and suck the life out of Canada #39;s downtown main streets appear overblown. | 2 |
Defense delivers late for San DiegoSAN DIEGO -- LaDainian Tomlinson and Drew Brees aren't the only ones who can win games for the resurgent San Diego Chargers. Their defense is pretty good, too. | 1 |
Ericsson to Distribute Warner Music Tones (AP)AP - Looking to expand its offerings to European consumers, Warner Music International and Telefon AB Ericsson said Wednesday they plan to start distributing some of the label's artists music via mobile phone in Europe. | 3 |
For labor markets, definition of 'normal' is changingIt has become a monthly ritual. The government issues its jobs report, the numbers are disappointing, and the excuses begin. Employers are not hiring because of the high price of oil, fear of terrorism, uncertainty about the election, and because the dog ate their homework. (I made that last one up.) | 2 |
NASA Sets New Space Shuttle Launch DateThe Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Report has provided NASA with a roadmap to resume our journey into space. The recommendations reflect the Boards strong support for return to flight at the earliest date consistent with the | 3 |
Microsoft to enter backup marketAnalysts speculate that the software giant will focus on the low end of the market, at least initially. | 3 |
PluggedIn: HDTV 'Starter' Kit for PC Comes with Some Kinks (Reuters)Reuters - High-definition television can\show the sweat beading on an athlete's brow, but the cost of\all the necessary electronic equipment can get a shopper's own\pulse racing. | 3 |
Three police officials charged over Beslan hostage takingMOSCOW - Russian prosecutors have charged three senior police officials with negligence over the Beslan school hostage taking, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. | 0 |
G-7 likely won #39;t press China on yuanWASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Finance ministers from the world #39;s seven richest nations aren #39;t likely to pressure China on foreign-exchange policy when they meet with Chinese finance officials for the first time as a group in Washington at the end of the week, a | 2 |
Blast in Pak mosque kills 15A blast in a Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern Pakistan on Friday killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured. The blast occurred when the Friday prayers were on at the Mistri Abdullah Imambargah mosque in Sialkot. | 0 |
Former Indonesian intelligence chief says embassies in Jakarta are <b>...</b>: Australian political and military figures had their telephones bugged by Indonesia during the diplomatic crisis over East Timor #39;s independence ballot in 1999, a former Indonesian intelligence chief said onSunday. | 0 |
Deadly Afghan Blast Follows Hostage Drama (AP)AP - A bomb ripped through a U.S. patrol in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two American soldiers and wounding another, a reminder of the country's insecurity after a newly resolved hostage drama. | 0 |
Space flight #39;extremely difficult #39;London - Space tourism, the business of rocketing civilians into orbit as British tycoon Richard Branson vowed on Monday to do, is technically feasible within a few years but fraught with perils, a space expert said. | 3 |
Severstal, Steelworkers, others fight Deutsche Bank #39;s Stelco bid <b>...</b>TORONTO (CP) - A Russian steel company has gone to court to block Deutsche Bank #39;s refinancing proposal for Stelco Inc., one of a flurry of legal objections filed Friday against a sales process critics say is biased in favour of the German bank. | 2 |
Juventus Stays Perfect, Real Madrid Loses (AP)AP - Juventus remained perfect in Italy's Serie A on Sunday, while Real Madrid suffered its first setback in Spain and lost its coach. Arsenal lost its 100 percent record in England but still stretched its unbeaten streak to 46 matches. | 1 |
Hamilton Sundstrand wins NASA contractWINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. -- NASA has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to be the prime contractor for a space program that could be worth more than \$800 million over 10 years. | 3 |
West Brom play down Robson appraochWest Bromwich Albion are refusing to comment on reports they have approached Bobby Robson to take over at The Hawthorns from sacked Gary Megson. | 1 |
Italy #39;s quot;two Simonas quot; feared being killedTwo Italian women taken hostage in Iraq said the fear of being killed haunted their captivity despite kindness from their kidnappers who showed them respect because of their charity work. | 0 |
New dinosaur uncovered in BrazilScientists in Brazil find the bones of a new species of dinosaur that may be related to some found in Europe. | 0 |
Dollar Up Vs. Most Except Yen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose against almost every one of its main counterparts except the yen on Friday, as technically focused investors shifted positions and considered the implications of spiking oil prices. | 2 |
RFID tags: The people say noCNET News.com recently ran a report on companies with technologies that involve implanting RFID chips under people #39;s skin or inside a bracelet. | 3 |
Sirius subscriber base exceeds 700,000Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its subscriber base has exceeded 700,000 and repeated that it is on track to meet its full-year target of 1 million subscribers. | 2 |
Moody #39;s raises Freeport-McMoran Copper amp; GoldMoody #39;s Investors Service said on Wednesday it raised Freeport-McMoRan Copper amp; Gold Inc. #39;s (FCX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ratings, citing the return of its PT Freeport Indonesia unit to normal mining operations. | 2 |
Online university sued for selling fake degreesTrinity Southern University, an online school based in Texas, has been sued by the state of Pennsylvania for allegedly using state and private Internet addresses to hawk fake graduate degrees and prescription drugs. | 3 |
Southwest Air Traffic JumpsSouthwest Airlines (LUV:NYSE - news - research) said demand for tickets outstripped increasing supply in November, allowing the carrier to fill more seats on its planes than a year ago. | 2 |
Investors Take a Holiday NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors may pack up and leave town this week as the Republican National Convention begins in New York and many on Wall Street take vacation -- draining U.S. markets of volume and leaving stocks with little direction. | 2 |
Sun Dodges A \$2 Billion BulletSomewhere in the pine bluffs of Washington, a Microsoft (MSFT) exec or two had to have been chuckling. On Oct. 1, a Rochester (NY) jury found that computer giant Sun Microsystems (SUNW), the company that extracted | 3 |
Division rivals meet for pennantBOSTON - The fans wanted it. For that matter the entire baseball world wanted it. Now it #39;s here, and nobody is champing at the bit more than the Boston Red Sox. | 1 |
Top Cleric Looks to Broker Deal in NajafNAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric returned home from Britain on Wednesday to help broker an end to nearly three weeks of fighting in Najaf and is calling on his followers to join him in a march to reclaim the holy city, his spokesmen and witnesses said. Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani return came as heavy fighting persisted in Najaf's Old City... | 0 |
Disney backs Sonys Blu-ray DVD formatThe battle to set the standard for next-generation digital recording media took another twist on Thursday with the announcement that Walt Disney would launch titles on the Blu-ray Disc format promoted by Sony and Matsushita. | 3 |
CBO Projects \$442 Billion Federal DeficitWASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that this election-year's federal deficit will reach \$422 billion, congressional aides said Tuesday, the highest ever, yet a smaller shortfall than analysts predicted earlier this year. The figure, provided by aides who spoke on condition of anonymity, is sure to provide political fodder for both parties during the remaining two months of the presidential and congressional campaigns... | 0 |
Wayward Warne delays AustraliaAustralia took the spoils but India took the credit on the last day of the Bangalore Test. Adam Gilchrist #39;s side took a step back in the final hour of play on the fourth evening and thereafter played poor cricket. | 1 |
Note left on body had death threatTHE HAGUE, Netherlands Officials in the Netherlands say the killers of an outspoken filmmaker are also threatening a Dutch politician. | 0 |
Earnings growth slipsAnnual growth in workers #39; pay slowed unexpectedly in the three months to September to its lowest this year, official data has shown, providing more | 2 |
Bengals 23, Broncos 10Chad got the best of Champ, turning the Cincinnati Bengals into an unexpected prime-time success. Chad Johnson left cornerback Champ Bailey face-down in his tracks on a 50-yard touchdown catch that got the | 1 |
European Union to lift sanctions against United StatesBRUSSELS (Belgium): The European Union will lift sanctions against the United States now that US President George W. Bush has signed a law reforming corporate tax breaks deemed illegal by the World Trade Organisation, the EU executive commission said | 2 |
Older People Turn to Internet to Find Love (AP)AP - Sensuous, intellectual woman, 5'3, adventurous, pretty and open, seeks a life partner who is sexy, highly intelligent and cheerful. How old is this woman? In her early 60s. That's the profile Mary Bellis Waller, now 64, posted on two Internet dating sites during her search for a companion. | 3 |
IRAQ, FASSINO: NO TURNING POINT, WE STILL OPPOSE MISSION(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Aug.27 - According to Fassino, Baldoni #39;s killing quot;is the umpteenth proof that the situation in Iraq is fragile, unsafe and still critical, unlike many people said quot;. | 0 |
High Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Issue (AP)AP - Angel Raich tried dozens of prescription medicines to ease the pain of a brain tumor and other illnesses before she took up another drug: pot. | 0 |
Lunar eclipse coming Wednesday nightBaseball fans wanting to take their minds off a playoff not involving the Yankees can still find an October classic in the sky. The last total lunar eclipse in North America until March 2007 | 3 |
EU insists on WMD clause in accord with SyriaThe European Union wants to sign a trade and aid pact to ease Syria #39;s diplomatic isolation, but only on condition it agrees to renounce weapons of mass destruction, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said yesterday. | 3 |
Iraqis, U.S. Hail Falluja Success, Threats Remain FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - The Iraqi government and U.S. commanders declared their offensive on rebel-held Falluja a success on Thursday but U.S. troops still faced dangers in the city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq. | 0 |
Mystery thickens over Irish gold medallistOffices of Ireland #39;s equestrian governing body were broken into overnight after the theft in England of a doping test sample from the horse that helped Ireland win its only Olympic gold medal in Athens. | 1 |
Junior hockey league bans David Frost from games after incident in <b>...</b>ATHENS, Ont. (CP) - David Frost, the agent for jailed former NHL player Mike Danton, has been banned from attending all future games and events of Central Jr. | 1 |
Sony to sell big-screen LCD projection TVs in ChinaGlobal electronics giant Sony will launch its popular projection televisions with large LCD screens in China early next year, a company official said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Spain Plays Down Canary I. Locust Threat (AP)AP - An estimated 100 million locusts swarmed one of the Canary Islands Tuesday, but the crop-ravaging insects #151; many with only a week to live #151; posed little threat, arriving with missing wings and broken legs after their 60-mile flight from the African mainland. | 3 |
US and Europe draw closer on setting a deadline of Iran nuclear program (AFP)AFP - The United States and Europe appeared closer to agreement ahead of a meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog over setting a deadline for Iran to allay suspicions it is secretly making atomic weapons, but Tehran insisted on its right to develop peaceful nuclear technology. | 0 |
German teen who made Sasser worm hired by computer security firm (AFP)AFP - A German teenager accused of creating the Sasser worm that infected millions of computers around the world is being taught to become a security software programmer, the company that hired him said. | 3 |
Rojo is Smashing Baby!\\Since we launched at Web2 last week there has been a log of great feedback\about Rojo . \\First off is this *great* new Austin Power logo from Constantin Basturea \\Smashing Baby!\\On the subject of eye candy check out the CafePress store that Chris put\together. Very hip indeed!\\I might get this for my girlfriend:\\... and this for my backpack:\\We've been getting a lot of great feedback. Thanks to everyone for helping\us out during our beta trial!\\We even have our first Rojo external plugin :\\""My room mate, Dylan Parker, has just released a plugin for FireFox named\JustBlogIt. JustBlogIt is a Mozilla / Firefox extension that allows easy\right-click posting to a weblog. It a ...\\ | 3 |
Football: Argentina coach resignsMarcelo Bielsa resigns as coach of Argentina less than a month after steering the country to Olympic gold. | 0 |
Sun intros pay-per-use grid computingSun Microsystems yesterday introduced what it claims to be the industry #39;s first pay-per-use pricing model for grid computing architectures. | 3 |
Microsoft--license to dealYou back my patent, I'll back yours. That could be the software giant's motto in its quest for intellectual property. | 3 |
Probe focuses on bomber #39;s routeInvestigators are seeking to determine the route taken by 16-year-old suicide bomber Amar al-Far, and find out who assisted him after he left his home in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus at 7:30 Monday morning, blowing himself up just over three hours | 0 |
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