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train	The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.	The investment gives Larkspur, Calif.-based BayStar more than 2.9 million shares of SCO common stock, or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.	2.8
train	Security experts are warning that a new mass-mailing worm is spreading widely across the Internet, sometimes posing as e-mail from the Microsoft founder.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	0.8
train	Knight agreed to a two-year, $2.38 million contract that included a $300,000 signing bonus.	CELF's founding members are Hitachi, Matsushita, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.	3.2
train	"Whatever has happened to you by way of punishment is certainly more than enough," Covello told the 49-year-old, whose family, friends and supporters filled half the courtroom.	Intel on Wednesday unveiled its next-generation processor for cell phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices.	2.8
train	One of the 14 Kurds pointed at the word "refugee" in an English/Turkish dictionary.	Shares of EDS closed Thursday at $18.51, up 6 cents on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.75
train	I think we made the right case and did the right thing."	Shevaun Pennington disappeared on Saturday morning after arranging to meet 31-year-old Toby Studabaker.	3.6
train	Spokesmen for the FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on El Shukrijumah's stay in Canada.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	3
train	Micron has declared its first quarterly profit for three years.	It may be dying because entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the Internet's choke-points and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them."	3.8
train	The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio law banning a controversial late-term abortion method passes constitutional muster and the state can enforce it.	Bishop O'Brien, aged 67, had told police he thought he had hit a dog or cat.	3.25
train	The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	5
train	According to security sources, London Metropolitan Police Commissioner John Stevens placed his force on its highest state of alert last week following the warning.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	2.75
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game and seventh in their last nine as they beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.	4
train	Nationally, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 4,156 cases of West Nile, including 284 deaths.	Major fires had burned 264,000 acres by early last night.	4.667
train	But JT was careful to clarify that it was "not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment".	Each week 138 million shoppers visit Wal-Mart's 4,750 stores.	1.8
train	International rescue workers are scouring flattened debris for survivors in Iran's shattered ancient Silk Road city of Bam after a violent earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.	Gemstar shares moved higher on the news, closing up 2.6 percent at $5.49 on Nasdaq.	4.25
train	In January 2000, notebooks represented less than 25 percent of sales volume.	But Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich said the "somewhat ambiguous ruling" by regulators might be a setback for Static Control depending on how it developed its competing product.	4.2
train	A Washington County man may have the countys first human case of West Nile virus, the health department said Friday.	The product also streams Internet radio and comes with a 30-day free trial for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.	3.2
train	The report forecasts there will be 71,079 hot spots worldwide this year, up from just 14,752 in 2002 and 1,214 in 2001.	Both studies are published on Thursday in Nature, the British weekly science journal.	3.8
train	Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports of dead blue jays and crows, Jayroe said.	U.S. officials did not say whether American forces, who were acting on intelligence, crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian guards were involved.	3
train	Shares of Corixa were gaining 71 cents, or 10%, to $7.91 on the Nasdaq.	"I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill," Frist, R-Tenn., said Thursday.	3.5
train	"I'm real excited to be a Cleveland Cavalier," James said.	Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.	2.588
train	The world's two largest automakers said their U.S. sales declined more than predicted last month as a late summer sales frenzy caused more of an industry backlash than expected.	The technique is used during the second and, occasionally, third trimester of pregnancy.	5
train	Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.	Trouble flared when at least four North Korean reporters rushed from the Taegu media centre to confront a dozen activists protesting against human rights abuses in the North.	4
train	Only New Jersey now bans holders of learners permits or intermediate licenses from using cell phones, pagers or other wireless devices while driving.	Colgate shares were down 30 cents at $56 in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.	4
train	They said they had concluded that the film failed "to present a balanced portrayal" of the Reagans.	Former model Lady McCartney lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and is understood to have steel plates fitted in her hips which would make natural childbirth difficult.	4.4
train	A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress can force the nation's public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters.	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two.	4.8
train	"I really liked him and I still do," Cohen Alon told the Herald yesterday.	Kodak expects earnings of 5 cents to 25 cents a share in the quarter.	3.8
train	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and barred from the complex - home to his mother and two children.	The union said it would reveal later which chain would be targeted.	0.8
train	If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	3.6
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end."	3.5
train	Mr Pollard said: "This is a terrible personal tragedy and a shocking blow for James's family.	Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is in Denver today for a meeting about surviving cancer.	3.6
train	Five-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong had a few words of advice for other cancer survivors in Denver on Friday.	"I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California, and I'm looking forward to it."	4.25
train	Tail wagging, Abbey trotted on stage with Conway before a crowd of more than 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference at the Anaheim Convention Center.	He said he also expects to have the support of lawmakers from other agricultural states.	3
train	Added Mr. Prodi: "Maybe, but the old age helps us to understand our strengths and our weakness."	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	3.6
train	Supermarket chains facing a possible grocery clerk strike this week accused union leaders Monday of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend.	A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.	3.4
train	Announcing the selection, Kmart CEO Julian Day said Grey will help the retailer "find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the new America consumer."	To force a recall election of Davis, the valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be turned in to election officials.	3.5
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended up 56.79 points, or 0.67 percent, at 8,588.36 -- its highest level since January 17.	They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.	3
train	During the hearing, Morales expressed "sincere regrets and remorse" for his actions.	Also as part of the deal, PalmSource stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ stock market Wednesday under the ticker symbol: PSRC.	4
train	That triggered a 47-hour police standoff that inconvenienced thousands of commuters, as traffic backed up in Downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	"I know this sounds counterintuitive, but it's true: City-grown pollution -- and ozone in particular -- is tougher on country trees," U.S. ecologist Jillian Gregg said.	3
train	The pressure may well rise on Thursday, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN, the cable sports network.	He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging workers at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel.	3.25
train	The House has passed prescription-drug legislation in the last two sessions, but the Senate has failed to do so.	"He hasn't got much choice," said the Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain.	3.692
train	Box cutters were used as a weapon by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers and have since been banned as carry-on items.	Kernan, who was O'Bannon's lieutenant governor, friend and political partner, was sworn in six hours after O'Bannon died Saturday.	1.4
train	The network is also dropping its Friday night "Dateline" edition.	Those talks have not taken place, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	3.5
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	Netgear prices the WGT634U Super Wireless Media Router, which will be available in the first quarter of 2004, at under $200.	3.4
train	For the entire season, the average five-day forecast track error was 259 miles, Franklin said.	Wire transfers from four of the 40 accounts open at Beacon Hill totaled more than $3.2 billion from 2001 to 2002, Morgenthau said.	3
train	Of 24 million phoned-in votes, 50.28 percent were for Studdard, putting him 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	Playwright George Axelrod, who anticipated the sexual revolution with The Seven Year Itch and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?	4
train	Shiites make up 20 percent of the country's population.	The charges of espionage and aiding the enemy can carry the death penalty.	4.6
train	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel," said Silver.	Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.	2.5
train	As a result, 24 players broke par in the first round.	The company's chief executive retired and chief financial officer resigned.	3.4
train	Looking to buy the latest Harry Potter?	Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.	2.667
train	Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertsons Inc. bargain jointly with Safeway and locked out their union workers the next day.	Domestic sales at both GM and No. 2 Ford Motor Co. declined more than predicted as a late summer sales frenzy prompted a larger-than-expected industry backlash.	4.8
train	London-based NCRI official Ali Safavi told Reuters: "We condemn this raid, which is in our view illegal and morally and politically unjustifiable."	The European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body, described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful."	4
train	Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.	The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.	3.6
train	Mr Alibek said: "Our outcomes are very encouraging.	Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.	2.75
train	The WiFi potties were to be unveiled this summer, at music festivals in Britain.	The benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR lost 11/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.21 percent from 3.17 percent late on Monday.	3.75
train	"They were tossed around like feathers," Gordon said.	Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stands trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.	2
train	Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, many arriving passengers in Atlanta will be fingerprinted and photographed.	Cavender did say: "I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job."	3
train	According to SunnComm's Peter Jacobs, "MediaMax performs exactly as 'advertised' to the companies who purchased it.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.6
train	Roy Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stood accused but unrepentant Wednesday in the same courtroom he recently presided over.	Dynes has been at UC San Diego since 1991 after spending 22 years with AT&T Bell Labs, where he worked on superconductors and other materials.	3.4
train	In connection with the incident, I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately."	Police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse a downtown march and rally last night by activists protesting an annual police intelligence-training seminar.	2.4
train	According to market research from The NPD Group, the number of people downloading music dropped from 14.5 million in April to 10.4 million in June.	The security personnel performed ``well within standards'' and the two staff aides were ``very sorry all this happened,'' Gainer said.	3.333
train	In that case, the court held that Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning only the advertising pamphlets in the interest of aesthetics.	He added: "There is no doubt about the chemical programme, the biological programme and indeed the nuclear weapons programme.	4.4
train	Revenues for "The Hulk" came in well below those of last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, "X2: X-Men United," which grossed $85.6 million in its opening weekend.	Hickenlooper clobbered city Auditor Don Mares, 46, in the Tuesday runoff.	4.6
train	Beleaguered telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies is being investigated by two federal agencies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	3.6
train	The BlueCore3-Multimedia includes a 16-bit stereo audio CODEC with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.	The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 8 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,645.	3.5
train	Several shots rang out in the darkness, but only one gator had been killed by 11 p.m.	Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.	4.4
train	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.	Details on pricing will be announced within a few weeks, McBride said.	2
train	Fletcher said he expects to have the support of lawmakers from agricultural states, many of whom are on the committee.	The department ordered a 12 percent reduction for State Farm Lloyds, the state's largest insurer, and an 18.2 percent reduction for Allstate Texas Lloyds, the third-largest.	4.2
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	The intervention force will confiscate weapons, reform the police, strengthen the courts and prison system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry.	4
train	The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.48, or 0.7 per cent, to 990.51.	Cisco executives were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but said they remained ``cautiously optimistic'' about a rebound.	2.4
train	Brendsel and chief financial officer Vaughn Clarke resigned June 9.	The attorney representing al-Halabi, Air Force Maj. James Key III, denied the charges, according to The Associated Press.	2.6
train	"These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages," the statement continued.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	1.6
train	Amazon also reported that the New York Attorney General's office had settled civil fraud charges with one of the spoofers it identified.	She took the highly unusual step of skipping cabinet to attend a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	3.6
train	U.S. prosecutors have arrested more than 130 individuals and have seized more than $17 million in a continuing crackdown on Internet fraud and abuse.	Texas Instruments climbed $US1.37 to $US19.25 and Novellus Systems advanced $US1.76 to $US36.31, each having been raised to "overweight" by Lehman.	1.4
train	In two weeks, he'll probably send out Peace Rules in the Preakness.	Six new Krispy Kreme stores were opened in the first quarter, bringing the total number of stores to 282.	3.8
train	Those conversations had not taken place as of Tuesday night, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".	3.333
train	But church members and observers say they expect that the decision could be problematic for many Episcopalians.	In a show of corporate solidarity, Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertson Inc. locked out their workers the next morning.	2
train	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 21 others, the military said.	The report added that "spin" and manipulative public relations "are not the answer," but that neither is avoiding the debate.	3.8
train	The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.	Frankel said Peace Rules will run in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.	3.2
train	The only other person who had not been accounted for Sunday was a man from Fort Worth, Texas.	The Nasdaq composite index fell 2.95, or 0.2 percent, for the week to 1,912.36 after stumbling 37.78 yesterday.	3
train	Sources say agents confiscated "several" documents he was carrying.	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	2.4
train	Vice President Dick Cheney and Mississippi Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour acknowledge the cheering crowd.	The proportion of Americans with insurance from employers declined to 61.3 percent, from 62.6 percent in 2001 and 63.6 percent in 2000.	4.75
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	The new worm affects these Windows systems: 2000, XP, NT 4.0 and Server 2003.	3.6
train	From Broadway comedies like "The Seven Year Itch" (1952), "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"	Democrats dominate the Assembly while Republicans control the Senate.	1
train	A promotional poster, complete with countdown dial, reminds readers of the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	They will not elect as president a Democrat who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."	3.25
train	The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield <US10YT=RR> dipped below 4.20 percent on Tuesday.	Early Monday, insurgents threw a homemade bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing an American soldier.	2.5
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and around the brain.	3.6
train	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually may be well on their way to hypertension under new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	3.75
train	Bremer, 61, is a onetime assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger and was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.	The sales leave Mr. Turner with about 45 million shares in AOL.	4
train	Amnesty International has said that over the past 20 years it has collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq but the actual figure may be much higher.	Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.	3
train	"I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job," she said.	The director of the Office of Medical Access, Cindy Cripps-Prawak, left her job after the department introduced a plan to distribute marijuana through doctors' offices.	3.6
train	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.	On Monday, EchoStar (DISH: news, chart, profile) shares shrank $1.40, or 4.4 percent, to $30.63.	3.25
train	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	2.6
train	Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.	Its safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of a cap....The level of it is to be debated.	3
train	Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.	The privately held Google is believed to be profitable.	3.6
train	Revenue rose 3.9 percent, to $1.63 billion from $1.57 billion.	Wal-Mart has told its top 100 suppliers that they'll need to have radio-frequency ID systems in place for tracking pallets of goods through the supply chain by Jan. 25, 2005.	3
train	The consumer group generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue from January to June, 53% of Citigroup's profit and revenue.	Scott Dixon eventually made winning the Honda Indy 225 look easy Sunday at Pikes Peak International Raceway.	3.75
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	Shares jumped almost 7 percent in pre-open trading, rising to $18.26 from $17.05 at Tuesday's close.	2.8
train	So far, they have searched Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, authorities in those state said.	U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday.	4
train	Seven 20- and 21-year-old cadets were ticketed by police for drinking alcohol in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two young women, aged 16 and 18.	IBM shares closed up $1.75, or 2.11 percent, at $84.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.	2.75