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Russians dominate home tournament Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won singles championships Sunday at the Kremlin Cup, then teamed with compatriots to capture the women #39;s and men #39;s doubles finals as Russia swept all four titles. | 1 | Sports |
Irish, fans rave over mighty Quinn His friends know why: quot;He #39;s the Brad Pitt at Notre Dame, quot; said Adam Graessle, one of Quinn #39;s former teammates at Coffman High in Dublin, Ohio. | 1 | Sports |
MGM has lofty plans for Strip MGM Mirage on Wednesday unveiled its largest building project ever, a multibillion-dollar plan to create a high-rise neighborhood on the Las Vegas Strip that keeps up with the city #39;s growing population and tourist trade. | 2 | Business |
Serena case serves as proof that tennis needs technology Human error was egregious and intrusive in the final game of the third set of Serena Williams #39; loss to Jennifer Capriati in the US Open in New York on Tuesday. | 1 | Sports |
Peace ' key' to lower oil prices Oil prices will only fall if global conflicts are resolved, the boss of oil producers' organisation Opec says. | 2 | Business |
Economic growth less than forecast in Q3, prices muted The US economy grew at a healthy 3.7 annual rate in the third quarter this year, bolstered by strong consumer spending and accompanied by the lowest inflation in decades, the Commerce Department said Friday. | 2 | Business |
Strategy for partnership With the European Unions (EU) expansion to 25 countries, it now accounts for 28 of world GDP and a market of 450 million. That closer commercial relationships with EU are desirable is obvious. | 0 | World |
S amp;P Lowers Ratings on BellSouth, SBC On September 28, 2004, Standard amp; Poor #39;s Ratings Services lowered its ratings on regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs) BellSouth (BLS ) and SBC Communications (SBC ) and their jointly-owned affiliate, Cingular Wireless. | 2 | Business |
Massachusetts 61, No. 7 Connecticut 59 Massachusetts made sure its first home game against a defending national champion was one to remember. The Minutemen stunned seventh-ranked Connecticut 61-59 on Rashaun Freeman #39;s layup with 4.3 seconds to play Thursday night. | 1 | Sports |
RIM signs BT to sell Blackberry BT is to offer Research in Motion #39;s Blackberry mobile email and personal information management system, the UK telco said today. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Sales, profits, rise for Boston Scientific Boston Scientific Corp. reported a 69 percent increase in sales and a doubling of earnings for the third quarter. The Natick, Mass. | 2 | Business |
Bitter Malpractice Fight Going to Voters Rivaling Bush vs. Kerry for bitterness, doctors and trial lawyers are squaring off this fall in an unprecedented four-state struggle over limiting malpractice awards... | 0 | World |
Ford Posts \$266 Million Profit in Third Quarter Ford was buoyed again by strong results at its financial services arm, even though its worldwide automotive operations lost \$609 million. | 2 | Business |
Dollar Struggles, Hits Record Low Vs Euro (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar struggled to keep above a\record low against the euro and its lowest in nearly five years\against the yen on Friday in a holiday-thinned market. | 2 | Business |
Security Watch: Bots March In Last week, Microsoft released a security bulletin reporting vulnerability in the graphics subsystem in Windows and a wide range of Microsoft products. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Mortgage Applications Off in Oct. 22 Week (Reuters) Reuters - New applications for U.S. home loans\fell last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates decreased\from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 | Business |
Harmison strikes twice for dominant England LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Steve Harmison took two cheap wickets to leave West Indies reeling on 54 for three on the second day of the fourth test at The Oval on Friday after England #39;s wagging tail had pushed the hosts to 470 all out. | 1 | Sports |
Dogs said to smell cancer signs LONDON -- It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now, the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer. | 0 | World |
A great catch? Lobsters How does he like lobster? Boiled, steamed, broiled, baked, grilled? Newburg? Bahar Uttam prefers his with a capital L -- Lobsters -- and sees them frolicking on a tennis court rather than laid out on a plate. In Uttam's mind lurks a tasty dish for the town's sporting crowd, one that could satisfy the five-year hunger of tennis junkies, a ... | 1 | Sports |
PM says his Chinese visit to strengthen close ties ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (NNI): Prime Minister Mr. Shaukat Aziz Tuesday said his visit will China will go a long way to strengthen existing close ties between the two countries in all fields. | 0 | World |
Automakers improve side-impact protection Responding to a tough insurance industry crash test, automakers are making major strides to improve the safety of family sedans, according to new data released Sunday. | 2 | Business |
Symbol, Proxim settle WLAN patent case Symbol Technologies and Proxim Corporation said Tuesday (Sept. 14) that they have settled a patent infringement case focusing on wireless LAN (WLAN)technology. | 2 | Business |
Indonesians Get Ready for Final Round of First Direct Presidential <b>...</b> Indonesians are preparing to go to the polls Monday in the final round of the country #39;s first-ever democratic presidential election. | 0 | World |
Everton duo left frustrated Scotland defender Gary Naysmith has admitted that his lack of action at Everton has added to Berti Vogts #39; list of worries. Injuries have already robbed the Scots of Jackie McNamara, Malky Mackay and Nigel | 1 | Sports |
Essbase 7X brings interactive BI to BPM For some 30 years, companies have envisioned arming executives with sets of diverse tools to easily define business objectives and view their ongoing progress. Companies pursuing this vision, now commonly known as BPM, can cobble together homemade solutions or lean on a single vendor, such as Hyperion, which has strengthened a key building block of its overall BPM solution. | 2 | Business |
Judges Postpone Milosevic Trial for Month THE HAGUE, Netherlands Sept. 15, 2004 - Stalled by reluctant witnesses and an uncooperative defendant, judges in Slobodan Milosevic #39;s war crimes trial adjourned the proceedings for a month Wednesday to give | 0 | World |
Illinois Governor wants to Ban Violent Video games Yesterday Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed a state law that would ban the selling and rental of violent and or sexually explicit video games to Children under the age of 18. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Gretzky hasn #39;t said no to coaching The Great One hit TO yesterday and made it feel a bit more like winter. Wayne Gretzky was a pretty fair player in his day, and his time as an executive has been equally well spent. | 1 | Sports |
Time is of the essence in this latest round Next Thursday and Friday NHL executives, including commissioner Gary Bettman, will meet with their counterparts from the National Hockey League Players #39; Association in Toronto to determine the fate of the NHL season. | 1 | Sports |
Longhorn will let users tune Windows for different servers Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Windows Server division at Microsoft, said in an interview that he thinks the ability to configure Windows system images for various types of servers will be "the heart and soul" of the Longhorn upgrade due in 2007. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Image Gallery of Faces of the week Britains Prince Charles has always prided himself on being a man of the people. But with one gruff memo about not all men being equal, the heir to the throne has tarnished his populist credentials. | 0 | World |
HP to sell version of Apple's iPod (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Hewlett-Packard on Friday unveiled its own version of Apple's iPod music player, part of its alliance with Apple Computer as well as HP's own foray into consumer electronics. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Twins-Yankees Game Postponed by Rain The game will be made up as part of a Wednesday doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. | 1 | Sports |
Jarvis Says It Needs Fresh Financing to Keep Trading (Update4) Jarvis Plc, the UK engineering company whose debt is more than 15 times its market value, said it may be wound up in the New Year unless it secures new financing arrangements. | 2 | Business |
AL Wrap: Texas Completes Sweep of Oakland NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Dellucci's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the American League at Arlington Thursday. | 1 | Sports |
Red Hat hit by security-update email scam Red Hat is warning users that an email purporting to be a security update may contain malicious code. The email - which began appearing last Friday - uses a securityredhat | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Rojo Tracks 800k Blogs \\Chris Alden blogged the other day about Rojo going past 800k feeds in our\index:\\"We indexed our 800,000th feed yesterday, making Rojo one of the largest feed\search services already. If your RSS or Atom feed is NOT indexed by Rojo\already, all you need to do is to enter that feed into the "Add Channel"\window on the right side of the Content tab, and we will add it. All of the\feeds we've indexed are searchable in the "Search Rojo" window, also on the\right side of the Content tab. Please let us know what you think of our\search!"\\We're quickly finding new feeds. The feed discovery seems to be pretty\steady. The on difference between Rojo and Technorati is that they track\weblogs *and* ...\\ | 3 | Sci/Tech |
EU in Sudan for Darfur talks European Union Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana has arrived in Sudan where he is expected to discuss the conflict in Darfur. Solana arrived from Addis Ababa on Saturday , where he had announced that the | 0 | World |
Kazaa in Decline According to BayTSP, eDonkey/Overnet had an average of 2.54 million users per day in September while FastTrack had an average of 2.48 million. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
PRODUCT REVIEW: Microsoft search falls far short of Google Microsoft Corp. isn #39;t often an underdog in anything, so when the software powerhouse released its new search engine, I was anxious to give it a whirl. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Slovenia leader in key poll test The people of Slovenia are voting in the first parliamentary elections since the country joined the European Union and Nato earlier this year. | 0 | World |
Oracle to Issue Tender Results Saturday Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said it would report preliminary results of its \$8.8 billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft (PSFT. | 2 | Business |
UK Bankers Begin Extradition Hearing on Enron-Related Charges Three British bankers will today begin fighting extradition to the US on fraud charges related to Enron Corp., the first test of new British extradition laws. | 2 | Business |
Starbucks Profit Climbs, Extra Week Helps (Reuters) Reuters - Starbucks Corp. , the\world's largest coffee shop chain, on Wednesday said quarterly\net profit rose 47 percent, helped by its aggressive store\expansion and an extra week in the period. | 2 | Business |
Qualcomm's Crystal Ball Gets Hazy The ability to predict the future is getting tougher, even for a market leader like Qualcomm. | 2 | Business |
Senate Wants Intel Chief With Budget Say WASHINGTON - The committee writing the Senate's intelligence reorganization plan is recommending creation of a strong national intelligence director with spending power, while leaving the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies. Sen... | 0 | World |
Small Asteroid Gives Earth its Closest Shave Yet PARIS (AFP) -- A rock measuring less than 10 metres (33 feet) across zipped past the Earth at the closest distance ever detected, but it would not have posed any threat if it had struck our planet, astronomers said. The "very small" asteroid missed the Earth on March 31 by the wafer-thin gap of 6,500 kilometers (4,000 miles), according to an email circulated by the international network NEO News (NEO stands for Near-Earth Object)... | 3 | Sci/Tech |
CA yet to appoint CEO The software maker denies backing a SAP executive as a preferred candidate for the post of CEO, contrary to a Newsday report. WASHINGTON: Software maker Computer Associates Inc. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Eli Lilly expects earnings growth in 2005; accelerated newer drug <b>...</b> NEW YORK, December 9 (newratings.com) - Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.NYS) guided to earnings growth in 2005 today, driven by the accelerating sales of its newer drugs. | 2 | Business |
Enter your e-mail: Panasonic put another nail in the VCR #39;s coffin this week when it announced a digital video recorder that can store 700 hours (nearly an entire month) of programming on its 400GB hard drive. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Spitzer: Only tip of insurance scandal uncovered WASHINGTON Congress would find a quot;Pandora #39;s box quot; of unethical conduct if it delved deeper into the growing scandal within the insurance industry. | 2 | Business |
US Official: Lebanese Govt. #39;Made in Damascus #39; Lebanon #39;s new government was quot;made in Damascus quot; in defiance of a UN resolution calling for an end to Syria #39;s interference in Lebanese affairs, a senior US official was quoted on Wednesday as saying. | 0 | World |
Corzine Announces Bid to Be N.J. Governor (AP) AP - Four years after spending more than #36;60 million of his own money to get elected to the Senate, Democrat Jon S. Corzine announced Thursday that he is running for governor in 2005. | 0 | World |
Kazaa owner takes heart from US copyright ruling Sharman Networks, parent company of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software Kazaa, is rejoicing at the US court ruling that found two similar P2P programs, Grokster and Morpheus, do not violate US copyright law. However, the company concedes that the ... | 2 | Business |
Wonder Woman -- a Mideast version -- finds her niche CAIRO -- Jalila finally tracked down the terrorists who stole plutonium from the nuclear power plant where she worked. They had set up a camp right outside her native City of All Faiths and were clearly up to no good. | 0 | World |
State financial picture brightening - on income side, at least ATLANTA - It #39;s been a long time coming but the state #39;s financial picture, at least on the income side, is brightening, state officials said Thursday. | 2 | Business |
Scotland V Hungary Player Ratings David Marshall The Celtic goalkeeper continued his rapid rise to fame with his first international start. Blameless at the penalty and was given no chance with Hustzi #39;s stunning second. Unlucky to have Pressley #39;s attempted clearance cannon off him ... | 1 | Sports |
Rejecting the Next Bill Gates As Condoleezza Rice enters the State Department, she will face a number of pressing foreign policy problems that she cannot solve. This will not be for lack of effort or intelligence on her part. It's just that many foreign policy crises involve the interests and activities of countries across the globe, and changing them takes time. And even then, whether it's Iran, North Korea or Darfur, there is no quick fix that Washington can impose. But there is a growing danger for the United States that needs urgent attention, that can be solved and that is almost entirely within Rice's power to handle. It's the foreign visa crisis. Left unattended, it is going to have deep and lasting effects on American security and competitiveness. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Packer moves into Macau gambling Australian media tycoon and dedicated gambler Kerry Packer is investing \$163m in a gambling joint venture in Macau. | 2 | Business |
Researchers Develop Salmon Parasite Test (AP) AP - A new test could help scientists determine more quickly whether chinook salmon in the Klamath River are infected with a potentially deadly parasite. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Does Your Site Need a Custom Search Engine Toolbar? Does Your Site Need a Custom Search Engine Toolbar?\\Today's surfers aren't always too comfortable installing software on their computers. Especially free software that they don't necessarily understand. With all the horror stories of viruses, spyware, and adware that make the front page these days, it's no wonder. So is there ... | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Dodgers Extend Lead Over Giants Look for a definition of a big-game pitcher anywhere, and you probably would not find Jeff Weaver #39;s name. Weaver, a Los Angeles right-hander, after all, was 12-12 | 1 | Sports |
Spanish FA sorry for racist taunts LONDON, England -- The English FA has received a letter of apology from the Spanish FA after fans racially abused England players during Wednesday #39;s match in Madrid. | 1 | Sports |
House Call (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - It says something when the world's largest home-improvement retailer, with #36;65 billion in sales, is willing to risk its reputation on an #36;800 fee. Home Depot customers do 25 million transactions each week, and most are happy enough to come back. But the relationship has always ended at the store's threshold. It left to plumbers, electricians and handymen the mud tracks in the living room, the punctured pipes in the basement and the inevitable budget overruns. | 2 | Business |
Technical Problems Delay Russian Space Launch The launch of a Russian rocket to the International Space Station scheduled for October has been delayed because of problems with the docking system, the Russian Space Agency was quoted by Reuters as saying. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Rebound in US consumer spending US consumer spending rebounded in July, a sign the economy may be emerging from an early summer decline. Consumer spending rose 0.8 last month, boosted by car and retail sales. | 2 | Business |
U.N. Reports Suspicious Activity in Congo (AP) AP - U.N. air and ground patrols have photographed freshly made encampments and unidentified well-equipped troops in east Congo, U.N. officials said Thursday, bolstering suspicions #151; still unconfirmed #151; that Rwanda is making good on its threat to send troops into its larger, weaker neighbor. | 0 | World |
Mets, Benson make deal official Omar Minaya officially locked up Kris Benson for the next three seasons on Monday, but the Mets general manager couldn #39;t say for certain whether Al Leiter would join him in the rotation in 2005. | 1 | Sports |
ZIMBABWE: Mujuru sworn in a vice president HARARE, 6 December (IRIN) - Joyce Mujuru was sworn in as Zimbabwe #39;s first woman vice president on Monday. Her path to the vice presidency was cleared by a ZANU-PF congress resolution at the weekend, which | 0 | World |
Daewoo Heavy Wins \$51 Mil. Order Daewoo Heavy Industries amp; Machinery said Wednesday that it has won orders in the United States worth \$51 million to supply manufacturing machines during the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2004, which began last Wednesday for an eight-day run | 2 | Business |
Communism, capitalism forge throngs in Bucharest BUCHAREST, Romania -- No parking spaces. Crippling traffic jams. Sky-high rents. Is this London, Rome, or Athens? No, it's Bucharest, where communism and capitalism have conspired to make it Europe's most crowded capital. | 0 | World |
Google planning big things with Books and GMail Google has not had anything big for us since it went public some time ago. Now, it is back with some news that could worry biggies like Amazon and Barnes and Noble. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Crude Oil Drops as Threats to Supply From Iraq, Russia Diminish Crude oil futures fell close to a one- month low on expectations a cease-fire in southern Iraq will reduce the sabotage of oil pipelines and supplies from Russia will increase. | 2 | Business |
Verizon unlikely to bid for Sprint update Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, toppling a potential obstacle to Sprint #39;s \$37.8 billion bid for Nextel Communications. | 2 | Business |
Ivory Coast Rebel Chief Brands Gbagbo War Criminal (Reuters) Reuters - Ivory Coast's rebel chief said on\Thursday he wanted President Laurent Gbagbo charged with war\crimes as the West African country's leader called on thousands\of foreigners who fled mob violence to return. | 0 | World |
Ganguly waiting on appeal London - Indian captain Sourav Ganguly #39;s appeal against a two-match ban will be heard by a New Zealand lawyer within seven days, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday. | 1 | Sports |
Texas Christian Tops No. 3 Georgia 64-63 (AP) AP - Sandora Irvin had 28 points and 15 rebounds to lead Texas Christian to a 64-63 victory over No. 3 Georgia on Saturday night in the semifinals of the Rainbow Wahine Classic. | 1 | Sports |
Taiwan Rescuers Dig Out 7 Bodies Buried in Landslide (Reuters) Reuters - Taiwan rescue workers dug out seven\bodies from mud and rock in a mountain village that was hit by\a devastating landslide triggered by Typhoon Aere, but eight\still remained buried, officials said on Friday. | 0 | World |
Survey finds #39;web withdrawal #39; NEW YORK: Nearly half of US Internet users say they could not go without the Web for more than two weeks, with many suffering quot;withdrawal quot; symptoms while offline, according to a recent survey. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Bad-news West good for Hawks The NFLs meekest division is in no position to contest the issue, and thats fine by the Seattle Seahawks. Were in first place despite the general feeling you get when people talk about us, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said Wednesday. | 1 | Sports |
ING Names Business Units in Trade Woes ING Groep NV has disclosed new details of trading improprieties in its mutual funds and variable-insurance products, but research firm Morningstar Inc. | 2 | Business |
Update 15: Embattled Disney CEO Will Leave in 2006 Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner, who successfully fought off a shareholder attempt to oust him, unexpectedly offered his resignation from the entertainment company he #39;s led for two decades - but he will go in his own time. | 2 | Business |
Steelers' Burress to Miss Game With Jets (AP) AP - Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress was ruled out of Sunday's game against the Jets after missing practice with a sore hamstring Thursday, a day after he felt confident he was close to returning. | 1 | Sports |
Abdallah wins first US women #39;s taekwondo medal Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Nia Abdallah won the first United States medal ever in women #39;s taekwondo Friday, fighting her way through three rounds before falling in the under-57kg gold medal match and earning a silver. | 1 | Sports |
Blue Jays Rookie Pitcher Handcuffs Yankees (AP) AP - Gustavo Chacin became the first lefty starter to win his major league debut against the Yankees in the Joe Torre era, pitching the Toronto Blue Jays past New York 6-3 Monday night. | 1 | Sports |
Nigeria gives Shell \$1.5 billion eco-bill The Shell oil company has been handed a \$1.5 billion bill for ecological compensation in the Niger delta by the government of Nigeria. | 2 | Business |
Cal is skeptical of voting It #39;s Tuesday morning in college football, California still isn #39;t going to the Rose Bowl and, frankly, people want answers. | 1 | Sports |
Protestors disrupt fox hunting debate in British Parliament TONY EASTLEY: Hot on the heels of having Batman break into Buckingham Palace, protesters have run onto the floor of the British Parliament yelling at politicians as they debated a ban on fox hunting. | 0 | World |
Shields Up! A stream of interstellar helium atoms almost as hot as the surface of the Sun is blowing through the solar system. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
No going back on reforms: PM THE HAGUE (THE NETHERLANDS): Assuring foreign investors of continuity in policies and that India will never become an quot;international liability, quot; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there was no question of going back on the economic reforms initiated 13 | 2 | Business |
Pedro should take Boston #39;s best pitch Pedro Martinez is one of the top free agents this offseason, but his scenario is one where the veteran right-hander #39;s value to the Red Sox is higher than it is to any other team, and in turn | 1 | Sports |
Baghdad Blasts Kill 10; Rumsfeld Visits BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 17, including an American soldier, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, as Defense Secretary Donald H... | 0 | World |
Space Shuttle Repairs Could Top #36;2.2B (AP) AP - NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Wednesday the cost of fixing all that ails the space shuttle fleet could top #36;2.2 billion #151; double the estimated price tag given to Congress a year ago. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Image Needs Repair Public relations experts and people in and around the NBA believe Kobe Bryant can repair the damage done to his image and reputation. | 1 | Sports |
Poachers Target Musk Deer for Perfumes, Medicines Musk has been used in perfume and traditional remedies for 5,000 years. But now the deer that secretes the valuable substance is becoming threatened across its range. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Europe Bloc Says Turks Can Apply; Long Road Seen The European Union said Friday that Turkey could join its ranks as soon as 10 years from now, but warned that it must overcome widespread public opposition to a Muslim country #39;s entering the European fold. | 0 | World |
Citing sex trade, US to oppose loans to Venezuela WASHINGTON -- President Bush has ordered a partial cut in US assistance to Venezuela because of its alleged role in the international trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. | 0 | World |
U.S. Sees No Immediate Push for Sanctions on Iran (Reuters) Reuters - The Bush administration does not\plan to seek immediate sanctions against Tehran even if it\succeeds in getting Iran's nuclear program referred to the U.N.\Security Council, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. | 0 | World |
Mets introduce Randolph as skipper The Mets introduced Willie Randolph as their new manager Thursday afternoon, giving the Brooklyn native a big welcome in a press conference at Shea Stadium #39;s Diamond Club. | 1 | Sports |
Tokyo Stocks Open Lower on Oil, Economy (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.29\percent on Monday with airlines, exporters and banks under\selling pressure amid growing worries about higher oil prices\and the domestic economic outlook. | 2 | Business |
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