Mel Karmazin, the former president of media conglomerate Viacom Inc., is joining Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. as CEO, replacing Joseph Clayton, who is staying on as chairman, the company announced Thursday.

Ex-Viacom Chief Karmazin Joining Sirius Satellite Radio


Sajid Badat, 25, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday via video link from a top security jail where he is being held. He pleaded not guilty to an accusation  quot;that between January 1, 1999 and November 28, 2003

Man denies plot to blow up plane


retirement bound

Malone is


AFP - Mobile telephone operator mmO2 raised its forecasts for British revenue growth but would not be drawn on an exact date for the launch of third-generation services in its domestic market.

British mobile phone firm mmO2 hikes revenue forecast (AFP)


Ziff Davis - The first fruits of IBM and Brazil's partnership is a new technology center that will provide open-source software educational support.

IBM, Brazil Partner to Promote Open Source (Ziff Davis)


A tanker spilled about 114,000 litres of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 32-kilometre-long slick that killed dozens of birds and threatened other wildlife, US officials said

Tanker spills more than 100,000 litres of oil into Delaware River <b>...</b>


HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals captured the first two games of the National League Championship Series in dramatic fashion, yet at no time did the Houston Astros appear concerned. They insisted once they returned home their fortunes would change. So far, so good.

Clemens gives the Astros a liftoff


Connecticut is headed to the Motor City Bowl, the Huskies' first postseason as a Division I-A team. The Huskies (7-4) will play the winner of Thursday night's MAC title game between Toledo (8-3) and Miami of Ohio (8-3).

U-Conn. Accepts Bid


Reuters - French director Claude Lelouch has decided to show his new film

French director shows film for free to defy critics (Reuters)


It is impossible for young tennis players today to know what it was like to be Althea Gibson and not to be able to  quot;walk in the front door, quot; Garrison said.

A Sport Salutes Its Jackie Robinson


AP - The German government will take on an extra 14 billion euros ( #36;17.23 billion) in debt this year because the country's economic upturn so far has failed to boost tax revenue, taking new borrowing to a record level, the finance minister said Wednesday.

Germany Boosts Borrowing to New Record (AP)


Indonesia #39;s news magazine Tempo is one of Indonesia #39;s most respected publications, but, over its 30 year history, it has never been a stranger to controversy.

Profile: Indonesia #39;s pioneering magazine


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. retailers reported tepid  November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but  high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job  market kept buying in check.

Retailers' Nov. Same-Store Sales Sluggish


Telecommunications network vendor Global Crossing cut its workforce by 600 workers, or about 15 of its global employees, as it continues to right itself about a year after emerging from bankruptcy.

Global Crossing cuts 600 jobs, announces Q1, Q2 results


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks ended higher Friday, buoyed by a raft of positive corporate news, including a raised earnings outlook from Ford, but a near 4 percent rise in crude-oil prices kept a lid on gains.

US stocks end higher; Dow snaps 5-week winning streak


AP - Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date airports.

Russia Finds Trace Explosives on 2nd Plane (AP)


With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.

For Intel, the future has two cores


washingtonpost.com - Anyone who thought the browser wars were over when Microsoft overpowered Netscape in the 1990s should think again.

Firefox Flames Internet Explorer (washingtonpost.com)


Fannie Mae, the largest US mortgage finance company, will be the subject of an Oct. 6 hearing by the House Financial Services Committee over its accounting and management, said Representative Richard Baker, a Louisiana Republican.

Congress plans hearings on Fannie Mae accounting, lawmaker says


Singapore police launch a criminal investigation into the \$550m  trading scandal surrounding collapsed jet fuel supplier China Aviation Oil.

China Aviation inquiry launched


Two US Marines have been killed and four wounded in action in a volatile area west of Baghdad, the US military said on Friday.  quot;Two Marines assigned to the I Marine Expeditionary Force

Two US Marines Killed in Volatile Western Iraq


The chip that will power the PlayStation 3 is said to be up to 10 times faster than current processors.

First look at PlayStation 3 chip


BOSTON - Patiently, David Ortiz fouled off the best fastballs and sliders Esteban Loaiza could throw. Through a 10-pitch at-bat, he refused to cave in, refused to let this series, this season die.

Red Sox refuse to give up


LIFESTYLE guru Martha Stewart has asked United States authorities to jail her as soon as possible. Stewart, found guilty earlier this year of giving false information about insider dealing trades, said she

Stewart asks to begin jail term


The Deacons resume Preseason NIT action on Wednesday with a clash against Providence in the semifinals...Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Yale, 5-1.

NCAA Game Summary - Yale at Wake Forest


EBay Inc. said Friday it has agreed to acquire the online rental listing company Rent.com for \$415 million, consisting of \$385 million in eBay stock and \$30 million cash.

EBay Expands Into Online Rental Listings


Police and protesters clash in the Chilean capital, Santiago, ahead of a meeting of the Apec regional organisation.

Street protests greet Apec summit


IBM next week will ship the latest version of its DB2 Universal Database, which offers new self-tuning capabilities designed to reduce management overhead even as databases grow bigger and harder to maintain.

IBM pushes out new Stinger database


Crude oil prices climbed back to the \$54 level Wednesday, reversing a two-day slide, after the US government #39;s weekly petroleum supply report showed a fifth straight week of declining inventories of distillate fuel, which includes heating oil and diesel.

Update 8: Oil Prices Climb Back to the \$54 Level


ATHENS (Reuters) - Veterans Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede  beat Sandra Pires and Ana Paula Connelly in an all-Brazil  women's beach volleyball contest on Sunday, showing experience  counts as they advanced to the Olympic semi-finals.

Beach Volleyball: Brazil Veterans Reach Semis


Several factors went into Omar Minaya #39;s decision to hire Willie Randolph as the new manager of the Mets. One of them involved Kaz Matsui.

Notes: Randolph to tutor Matsui


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - No 2. U.S. book retailer Borders  Group Inc. <A HREF=

Borders Posts 3rd-Quarter Loss Vs Yr. Ago


TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.51  percent to a five-week closing low on Thursday as poor  machinery orders data followed sluggish growth figures that  undermined confidence in the economy a day earlier.

Nikkei Hits 5-Week Closing Low


WASHINGTON -- The nation #39;s largest wireless phone company is created by the deal approved Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission.

FCC Approves Merger, Wireless Giant Created


A las puertas del lanzamiento de El Seor de los Anillos: The Battle for Middle-Earth, algunos fans del clsico C amp;C han recibido un email de Mark Skaggs, productor ejecutivo de Electronic Arts, confirmndoles que ya estn manos a la obra con un nuevo

Command  amp; Conquer: Red Alert 3 en camino


The chief executive of State Street Global Advisors, Timothy B. Harbert, died of a heart attack on Tuesday night, the company said yesterday. He was 53.

Executive's death stuns State Street


Carlos Del Castillo, IT manager at Cell Signaling Technology, drove the effort to move the company to Macs. Now  #147;no one worries about the system anymore, #148; he says.  #147;They #146;re concentrating on their work, using the Mac as a tool rather than as a computer. #148; Also, check out Why Mac for Science and other new features on the Science site.\ Nov 04

Cell Signaling Technology


US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 mark yesterday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared

Military toll tops 1,000


Rolling, rolling, rolling. Keep those Mars rovers rolling. You can almost hear the crack of a Martian whip. Since January, NASAs Spirit and Opportunity robots have been wheeling and dealing with the red planet.

Rover Report Card: Prospect of Mars Life More Likely


Tiger Woods may not play in the American Express World Golf Championship, which starts at Mount Juliet, near Kilkenny, today and he may get married next week in Barbados.

Woods beset by ifs and maybes


Wells scored 25 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won on the road for the first time this season by beating the Portland Trail Blazers, 101-to-82.

Grizzlies 101 Trail Blazers 82


Federal officials announced an agreement Wednesday to ease congestion at O #39;Hare International Airport by temporarily cutting 37 daily peak-hour arrivals by United Airlines and American Airlines, its two largest carriers.

O #39;Hare Set to Lose 37 Daily Arrivals


WASHINGTON--A federal appeals court on Thursday wrestled with whether to overturn or uphold a lower court #39;s \$565 million judgment against Microsoft in the biggest patent dispute in Web history.

Appeals court ponders Microsoft patent case


For about three hours, the moon will traipse through Earth #39;s light and dark shadows, a lunar eclipse. At dusk, the moon will rise in the east.

Moon takes dark journey tonight


HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Air China Ltd. (0753.HK), the mainland #39;s largest commercial airline, Thursday said the China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp.

Air China: No Impact From China Aviation Oil Debacle


Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. made official Thursday their deal to create a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers.

Netflix, TiVo Make Deal Official


AP - They tasted like tomatoes, but in the pitch black it was hard to tell. A couple at the next table was obviously struggling with eating blind, too.

Blind Feed the Blind at New Paris Eatery (AP)


: Opec on Wednesday lifted oil supply quotas by one million barrels a day, 4 per cent, in a renewed bid to force down stubbornly high world crude prices.

Opec to cool crude boil with additional gallons


SEATTLE (Reuters) - Consumers and businesses in California  will have until Jan. 8 to claim their part of a \$1.1 billion  class action settlement with Microsoft Corp. <A HREF=

Microsoft Deadline in Calif. Settlement Extended


Analysis Fiddling the price to get you to pay for the pass laws

Selling surveillance - has Blunkett got a deal for <cite>you</cite>


Paula Radcliffe arrived at the Olympic Stadium tonight determined to bury the ghost of Sundays marathon by winning a medal in the 10,000metres final.

Radcliffe #39;s Day of Destiny


Bragging rights are at best the second-most important thing on the line for No. 12 Michigan when it plays rival Michigan State on Saturday.

More than bragging rights at stake for Michigan and Michigan State


The NFLPA may discipline at least one of the agents involved in a string of high-profile contract controversies that occurred recently.

Union, Agents Clash


Delta Air Lines Inc. expects to report a much wider loss for the third quarter due to one-time charges, higher oil prices and a decline in its domestic passenger-mile yield, the airline said Friday.

Delta sees wider third-quarter loss


WASHINGTON - Tobacco industry lawyers say the government won't be able to prove cigarette makers schemed for decades to deceive the public about smoking hazards and that the industry intends to keep up such bad behavior.    Industry lawyers plan to offer opening arguments in the \$280 billion civil racketeering case against them Wednesday...

Tobacco Industry Defends Itself From Feds


AP - 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.

Bombs Kill 10 in Baghdad; Rumsfeld Visits (AP)


Reuters - A Yemeni\accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed\to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a\U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation\problems.

Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal (Reuters)


Wal-Mart had previously expected same-store sales to grow between 2 percent and 4 percent during the month. Today it gave a range from flat to up 2 percent.

Wal-Mart Lowers August Sales Forecast


Hamid Karzais chief rivals in Afghanistans presidential election conceded defeat today after the US-backed interim leader was declared its first popularly elected leader.

Karzai Declared Winner of Afghan Election


NEW YORK - Geico doesn #39;t mind you Googling Geico, but when you do, it wants Google to tell you about Geico, not Allstate or AIG.

Does Geico Own  #39;Geico #39; or Does Google?


Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the No.\1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the\weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts\backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season.

Wal-Mart to Cut Prices After Poor Sales (Reuters)


3Combecame the latest company to scoop up technology for preventing attacks on computer networks, announcing on Monday that it was acquiring TippingPoint Technologiesof Austin, Texas, for \$430 million in cash.

3Com to buy Tippingpoint


As the Sun-Times first reported, Scottie Pippen will end two years of speculation, false alarms and his own indecision about finishing his spectacular career this morning when he announces his retirement after the Bulls #39; practice at the Berto Center.

Pippen will call it quits today


Seventy-five National Hockey League players met with union leaders yesterday to get an update on a lockout that shows no sign of ending.

NHL players meet


Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Quentin Richardson hit six of Phoenix #39;s 13 three-pointers on his way to a 26-point effort, as the Suns ran away from the Orlando Magic, 121-100, at America West Arena.

Rising Suns: Phoenix off to best ever start with fifth straight <b>...</b>


It #39;s not hard to pinpoint the Tampa Bay Buccaneers #39; biggest problem as they are off to the NFC South #39;s only 0-2 start.

Tampa Offense Remains Offensive


MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania - To entice the US military to make a home here, what better symbolic appeal could the Romanian government make than to rename a street here  quot;George Washington Boulevard?

Romanians Pitch Rumsfeld on Base Location


In its seven years playing David to the Goliaths of Greater Boston cable television, upstart RCN Corp. has managed to secure a robust business, in a few communities grabbing nearly 40 percent of cable television customers while bundling telephone and Internet services.

Upstart RCN faces second Goliath head-on


Cristiano Ronaldo might be the world #39;s second-most expensive teenage footballer - after team-mate Wayne Rooney - but the Portugal international was also reminded that if he wants

Ronaldo told to make friends


FT.com - Optus and Vodafone have moved to counter Telstra's head start in third generation mobile services, agreeing on Thursday to build a rival second 3G network in Australia.

Optus and Vodafone to share 3G network (FT.com)


The US space agency, NASA, says work continues on safety improvements on the space shuttle design in anticipation of the shuttle #39;s return to flight in 2005.

US Space Agency Says Shuttle Repair Worries Remain


Brett Bojrab likes music. He owns hundreds of compact discs that he listens to while driving. To avoid hauling CDs back and forth into his house, Bojrab copied much of his music collection onto

Recording giants file copyright suit against city music collector


Reuters - Thousands of bleary-eyed Red Sox fans\showed up for work on Thursday still stunned and giddy after a\night of celebrating something many thought impossible: a World\Series victory for baseball's perennial also-rans that put an\end to an 86-year-old curse.

Red Sox Fans Exult at End of World Series 'Curse' (Reuters)


WMM to 'kick start' wireless consumer electronics

Wi-Fi Alliance unveils media streaming quality tech


BANGKOK (Reuters) - The United States will help the  millions devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, but an effort  on the scale of the post-World War II Marshall Plan is probably  not needed, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.

U.S. to Help Rebuild Tsunami-Stricken Lives -- Powell


Reuters - Merck   Co.  said on Thursday\withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx globally after a colon cancer\trial confirmed long-standing concerns the drug raises the risk\of heart attack and stroke.

Merck Withdraws Arthritis Drug Vioxx (Reuters)


Reuters - Ten Palestinians and three Israelis were\killed in Gaza on Thursday as Israeli forces thrust deep into\the largest Palestinian refugee camp after a rocket attack\killed two Israeli children in a border town.

Ten Palestinians, 3 Israelis Killed in Gaza Violence (Reuters)


Microsoft Corp.'s retreat from its Longhorn ambitions and its decision to add several Longhorn technologies to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 may rob the next Windows release of its glamor, but users and developers gain more than they lose, some observers said Friday.

Longhorn's loss may be some users' gain


GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes killed five  Palestinians in Gaza Thursday as the Palestinian death toll  rose to 100 in a 16-day-old army offensive aimed at crushing  militants behind rocket salvos into Israel.

Death Toll from Israel's Gaza Offensive Rises to 100


When Roger Clemens ended his brief retirement to sign with the Astros, he said he #39;d do anything to help his hometown team win a championship.

ASTROS TOP BRAVES  NOW ROGER GETS STAGE


Struggling US Airways (UAIR) has asked its pilots to accept a 16.5 pay cut while giving them the chance to recoup some of the money by flying more.

US Airways asks pilots for 16.5 cut in pay


August 4, 1929: Born in Cairo, Egypt, fifth child of Palestinian merchant Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini. 1933: Mother Zahwa dies.

Key Events in Yasser Arafat #39;s Life


Sun Microsystems has announced an upgrade to its UltraSparc IV processor with further use of chip multithreading. UltraSparc IV is a dual core design fabricated by Texas Instruments on its 90nm process.

Sun doubles UltraSparc performance


Qantas Airways chief executive Geoff Dixon today said it was time for the airline to move on now its proposed alliance with Air New Zealand had been rejected by the New Zealand High Court.

Qantas says it #39;s time to move on


com) and Ben Goessling (bgoesslingmndaily.com). Amid speculation that the painkiller Bextra will join Vioxx as drugs recalled from the market, University athletes are still using

Athletes still using Bextra


PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Donald Trump's casino operations  filed for bankruptcy on Sunday in a long-expected move that  would allow the real estate maverick to restructure the  company's debt and overhaul its aging casinos.

Trump's Casinos File for Bankruptcy


MILTON -- If you could build a prototype Mansfield Hornet, he just might look like Brett McDermott.

All things possible for McDermott


Green Bay Packers #39; Donald Driver, left, catches a 50-yard pass next to Houston Texans #39; Marcus Coleman (42) in the second quarter Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, in Houston.

Packers Oust Texans 16-13


Gov. Jeb Bush called Tuesday #39;s official end of the 2004 hurricane season a time of  quot;reflection and celebration quot; after Florida endured an unprecedented quartet

Bush: End of hurricane season time for reflection, celebration


United Airlines #39; workers are getting formal details on how the bankrupt company wants to replace their traditional pension with a 401(k)-style benefit plan - plus further steep reductions in pay and other benefits.

Update 3: United Aims to Replace Pension Plan


TEHRAN (Agencies) -- Iran began processing uranium just more than a week ago to prepare it for enrichment, a diplomat said on Wednesday.

Iran readies uranium for enrichment, UN watching


LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar held broadly steady against  major currencies on Tuesday as markets looked to the U.S.  Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later in the session  and signal the future pace of monetary tightening.

Dollar Idles Ahead of Fed Rate Move


Now that the Thanksgiving feast is over, many people are getting ready to deck the halls and put up their Christmas tree. Some Christmas tree farmers are working even harder to compete with artificial trees.

Tree Farmers Lose Business


AP - Israel has drawn up preparations for Yasser Arafat to be buried in the Gaza Strip, outlining plans to let West Bank Palestinians cross through Israel for the funeral and allow enemy Arab leaders to attend, security officials said Sunday.

Israel Plans for Arafat Burial in Gaza (AP)


Police have arrested two men and seized three million ecstasy tablets that the pair is accused of importing from Poland hidden inside a bakery oven.

Australian police seize millions of ecstasy tablets from Poland


CHARLESTON, S.C. - Rain doused the South Carolina coast early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed and pushed ashore...

S.C. Residents Brace for Gaston


Oakland shortstop Bobby Crosby is one vote shy of being a unanimous pick for AL Rookie of the Year, and Pirates outfielder Jason Bay wins the NL award Monday.

Top Rookies Named


The Internet went all abuzz last week when a report by Todd Bishop of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer posited that Microsoft was keeping open its legal options against licensees of OpenOffice.

Are Sun and Microsoft forming an unholy alliance?


Anaheim Angels: Troy Glaus was activated from the 60-day disabled list following a five-game rehab assignment in the minors and was back in the lineup for Sunday #39;s game against the Twins.

Angels activated Glaus from DL


SCOTT DRUMMOND has been handed the task of taking on No.1 seed Ernie Els in the first round of the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth on Thursday.

GOLF: SCOTT #39;S TO HAVE TEE WITH ERNIE


A disturbing trend has returned to South Carolinas secondary at the time the Gamecocks hate to see it the most. As happened so often in USCs embarrassing, 63-17

A trend seams to be back


Reuters - A helicopter carrying eight\people, including a government minister and two lawmakers,\crashed in mountainous northeast India on Wednesday, a police\officer said.

Helicopter Carrying Politicians Crashes in East India (Reuters)


Jets linebacker Eric Barton was sweating profusely as he trudged off the practice field Friday. Do not confuse a bye week with an off week for the Jets, who get back

The Jets #39; Extra Attention to Tackling Is Paying Off


AP - The Yankees declined their 2005 option on first baseman Travis Lee on Friday and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill.

Yankees Decline Options on Quantrill, Lee (AP)


com October 7, 2004, 9:50 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.

Piggyback developers in a bind over IE


The software developer will become a licensee of the Digeo technology in the case.

PalmSource settles Digeo patent suit


Though BEA Systems signed 18 licensing deals worth \$1 million and added 488 new customers during the quarter, licensing revenue dropped to \$116.3 million.

BEA meets lowered expectations for Q2


The Green Bay Packers finally have the St. Louis Rams right where they want them: at Lambeau Field, on grass, in freezing weather.

Packers Glad They Get Rams at Lambeau


Did the same Greek philosophers who declared the first truce for Olympic competition have the foresight to imagine a universe not just where many countries could coexist, but also a universe occupied by many such habitable worlds?

Plurality of Worlds in the Universe


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Andrx said Wednesday that its earnings were flat with last year #39;s and far short of what had been expected.

Andrx income flat, below forecast


BANGKOK (Reuters) - More bombs hit Thailand's largely  Muslim south on Saturday, killing a shopper in a mainly  Buddhist town and wounding 14 as Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra vowed to resolve the crisis.

More Bombs Hit Thai Muslim South, One Dead


NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc. <A HREF=

SunTrust Restates First-Half Results


AdWeek.com - Internet ad revenue rose nearly 40 percent to  #36;4.6 billion in the first half of 2004 compared to the year-ago period, according to a report released last week. In the second quarter, online ad revenue was  #36;2.37 billion, up almost 43 percent from  #36;1.66 billion during the same period last year and up 6 percent from  #36;2.23 billion in the first quarter. The figures are from the Internet Revenue Report, sponsored by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and conducted independently by the New Media Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. ...

Newswire: First-half Online Ad Spending Soars (AdWeek.com)


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dell Inc. (DELL) is recalling about 2.9 million AC adapters nationwide- 4.4 million worldwide- used with notebook personal computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock hazard, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday...

Some Dell AC Adaptors Recalled for Safety Problems


CHINA sat down with the world #39;s top financial powers for the first time at the weekend as officials grappled for ways to keep global economic momentum on track in the face of ominously rising oil prices.

China in G7 talks


The Takeovers Panel said today that Brundwo Pty Limited has offered two undertakings relating to its proposed A\$1.2 billion bid for Australian Leisure  amp; Hospitality Group Limited (ALH).

Bruandwo to allow shareholders to withdraw acceptance


AP - So far, football is working out just fine for Joe Anoai. He's starting at Georgia Tech as a sophomore. His team will likely get an invitation to its eighth straight bowl game.

Georgia Tech Lineman Also Wrestles (AP)


ATHENS - The game is poker. The stakes are gold. The US Olympic Committee plainly holds the stronger hand in the Paul Hamm case. So why is it willing to split the pot?

Little is to be gained, much lost if Hamm is forced to share gold


With the closure of IETF #39;s MARID group a month ago, many of us have left Microsoft #39;s Sender-ID standard for the dead. After being rejected by the Apache Foundation and the Debian Project over licensing issues

Sender-ID Back from the Dead


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. limited gains on the  Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax  income.

U.S. Stocks Higher, Ford Outlook Helps


A message claiming to be from  Islamic militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi calls for the release of Margaret Hassan.

'Zarqawi' call to release hostage


The latest meeting of minds among the nine teams to have signed the Interlagos document detailing cost-cutting proposals has resulted in the ideas being carried forward to the point where they will be presented to the Formula One Commission.

Teams vote for 19-race schedule, test cuts.


Quite possibly the only NBA player to have a worse start to the season than Ron Artest is Toronto Raptors guard Vince Carter. While Artest is off promoting his R amp;B

Carter suffering through miserable season


Yasser Arafat, who suffered a brain haemorrhage at a Paris hospital, was in a deep coma, when a top Muslim cleric has rushed to his bedside.

Burial preparations in Ramallah underway


Canadian Press - SASKATOON (CP) - Gay couples may now tie the knot in more than half of the provinces and territories in Canada after a Saskatchewan court ruled Friday that the traditional definition of marriage is unconstitutional.

Saskatchewan court rules definition of marriage unconstitutional (Canadian Press)


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes struck suspected rebel  targets in the western city of Falluja late on Saturday,  killing three people, but officials denied a report that  Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been captured  there.

U.S. Planes Strike Falluja, Zarqawi Arrest Denied


AP - A former NASA safety inspector accused of falsifying examinations of crucial parts on the space shuttle Discovery pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court, and his attorney called him

Ex-NASA Worker Charged for Faking Exams (AP)


\\The other day I was thinking about all the edge-cases within Linux and how there\are hundreds of little commands and tricks.  I these know now but only after\using UNIX for more than 15 years now (has it been that long!).  I wish I would\have known all these tricks when I was just getting started.\\This is similar to Danny O'Briens Life Hacks  but since so many of us spend\our life tied to our shell these are essentially

Any Command Line Interface Tricks?


The Bank of England #39;s most prominent sages have admitted to being stumped by apparent paradoxes in the country #39;s economic performance, including inflation #39;s fall to within an ace of missing its target.

Bank sages stumped by economic riddles


DUBAI (AFP) - Dubai port, a leading world operator, signed a deal with the United States under which US officers will help screen US-bound containers that have been identified as a potential terrorist risk.

US officers to check US-bound cargo shipped from Dubai port


Cambodia races to pass laws to decide the sucession after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.

Cambodia rush to solve succession


Dell (Quote, Chart) and Microsoft (Quote, Chart) continued their joint efforts to automate the data center with a deal to bundle management software that triggers changes with one mouse click.

Dell, Microsoft Team For  #39;One-Click #39; Management


Just over half of US Internet users now connect through broadband, according to a new survey. Nielsen/Netratings reports that in July, 51 percent of Internet users had DSL, cable, or other fast

Broadband Use Passes Dial-Up


The United States and Russia clashed yesterday at a European security forum over the crisis of Ukraine #39;s disputed election, elevating

Powell, Russian official in Ukraine clash


Arjen Robben scored a slick first-half goal to give Chelsea a 1-0 away win over CSKA Moscow and a place in the Champions League knock-out stages.

Chelsea undefeated in Champions League


The CBI cuts growth forecasts after order books for UK manufacturers drop to their lowest level since the start of 2004.

CBI slashes UK growth forecasts


Relief workers battled rain and choppy seas today to deliver food and medicine to the Philippines north-east following devastating back-to-back storms that killed at least 568 people and left hundreds more missing.

Philippines Rescuers Battle Devastating Floods


AP - There's only one thing better than riding a halfpipe ramp in

Review: New 'Hawk' Game Most Thorough Ever (AP)


BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is committed to holding  six-party talks aimed at resolving the crisis over its nuclear  weapons program, but has not indicated when, a top British  official said on Tuesday.

North Korea Wants Talks, No Date Yet -- Britain


For years, America Online Inc. grew steadily  by treating subscribers to exclusive content  it hoped would produce the sort of captive audience that advertisers crave. But now, with users departing for online competitors, company officials are re-thinking their strategy. <FONT face=

AOL Shifts Strategy


The Tarn River valley road bridge, the world's tallest, creates a direct route between Paris and the coast.

New bridge raises French pride higher than Eiffel


Following a lifetime of helping people through his church work, a \$575,000 gift from the Rev. Donald Bartone will help renew that dedication nearly two years after his death.

Marine City priest leaves foundation \$575,000 bequest


BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Iraq will not be the decisive  factor for Britons in the next election, Tony Blair said on  Wednesday, as his party pondered the prime minister's  conditional apology over the war.

Britain's Blair Looks to Poll After Iraq Apology


PC World - Alternative e-mail client will compete with Outlook Express and Eudora.

Mozilla Launches Thunderbird 1.0 (PC World)


The Liverpool striker is on a season-long loan deal at the Reebok Stadium from Liverpool, yet is currently at the centre of a spitting controversy involving Arjen De Zeeuw.

Bolton seek cheap Diouf deal


The issue arose in the MARID (MTA Authorization Records in DNS) group, part of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), which brings together representatives from various groups in the software industry to agree on common standards for Internet software

Microsoft #39;s Sender ID sent packing


AP - Chinese makers and distributors of pornographic materials sent through the Internet, mobile phones and other communication devices will face penalties as severe as life in prison under new rules that take effect Monday.

China Vows Tougher Penalties for Web Porn (AP)


Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US home funding company, said on Thursday it will delay by one day until Friday announcing whether it will sell December benchmark notes.

Fannie Mae delays note sale announcement to Friday


Commons leader Peter Hain is pelted with eggs and his aide punched during a pro-hunt demonstration in Oxford.

Hain hit with eggs in hunt demo


World News: Islamabad, Dec 3 : Pakistan and India agreed Friday to an early resumption of the Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link but failed to agree on a time frame for this, Online news agency reported.

Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link to reopen, no timeframe:


SINGAPORE Telecommunications (SingTel) said it will commercially launch its high-speed third generation (3G) mobile service within months, putting it at the forefront of Southeast Asian telecoms firms looking to roll out the technology.

SingTel to launch 3G service


AP - Cavaliers forward Luke Jackson was activated Wednesday after missing five games because of tendinitis in his right knee. Cleveland also placed forward Sasha Pavlovic on the injured list.

Cavaliers Activate Forward Luke Jackson (AP)


Reuters - First-day sales of Microsoft\Corp.'s  new video game

Microsoft Sees  #36;100 Million First Day for 'Halo 2' Game (Reuters)


Annika Sorenstam has moved into the outright lead on day two of Japan #39;s Mizuno Classic after carding a six-under par 66. Sorenstam, bidding for a fourth consecutive win in the tournament, is now four strokes clear of nearest rival Chihiro Nakajima.

Sorenstam surges clear in Japan


Federal regulators have found evidence suggesting that mortgage giant Fannie Mae manipulated earnings to facilitate bigger bonuses to executives, according to a lawmaker familiar with the findings.

Earnings Manipulation Suggested at Fannie Mae


Negotiations between US Airways Group Inc. and its pilots union over labor concessions collapsed Monday. The airline is seeking \$295 million in annual concessions from pilots.

US Airways talks with pilots collapse


XM Satellite Radio, baseball in \$650 million, 11-year deal

XM Satellite Radio, MLB in \$650M, 11-Year Deal


NEW YORK Sept. 16, 2004 - In a bid to  quot;reclaim my good life quot; and rid her company of a cloud of scandal, Martha Stewart plans to surrender within weeks to begin serving her five-month prison sentence.

Stewart to Begin Serving Sentence Soon


Reuters - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has a\loftier goal than dominating the online retail market -- he\wants to help colonize space.

Amazon CEO Wants to Go Into Space on Own Rocket (Reuters)


US employers added 337,000 workers in October - almost twice the median forecast -s hurricane cleanup added jobs in places such as storm-struck Southwest Florida.

337,000 jobs created in October


Australia #39;s prime minister says a body found in Fallujah is likely that of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan. John Howard told Parliament a videotape of an Iraqi terrorist group executing a Western woman appears to have been genuine.

Hassan Body Found in Fallujah: Australian PM


AFP - The Pentagon, which invented the precursor to the internet 40 years ago, has laid the first connections for a secure, wireless information network that proponents say will fundamentally transform warfare, a US newspaper reported.

US to build wireless network for future warfare (AFP)


Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape's pioneering browser. That doesn't seem to have bothered the developers of the Mozilla Firefox, a feisty new kid on the block that's worth a serious look.

Firefox Browser Alternative to Microsoft


In the first major political backlash over the assault on Fallujah, Iraqs most prominent Sunni political party said Tuesday it was withdrawing from the interim Iraqi government, while the leading group of Sunni clerics called for Iraqis to boycott the

Sunnis drop out


French President Jacques Chirac toned down his criticism of Britain #39;s role in the Iraq war as he arrived yesterday on a two-day visit celebrating the Entente

French leader touts cooperation French Leader Emphasizes <b>...</b>


That could be all, folks. Barring a last-minute breakthrough, Curt Schilling may have thrown his last pitch in trying to help the Red Sox end their 86-year championship famine.

No Game 5 start for Schilling


CAP DE BON DSIR, Quebec A few miles from this spit along the pink granite coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, there is a sheltered cove that has witnessed the full span of the human relationship with whales.
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Hunters are poised as some whales thrive


DECEMBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - For the first time since closing a deal to purchase rival PeopleSoft Inc. for \$13.3 billion, Oracle Corp.

Oracle #39;s Phillips talks up PeopleSoft integration


Europe #39;s first Moon probe, SMART-1, was put into its lunar orbit on Monday evening as planned, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced here Tuesday.

1st European Moon probe enters orbit


Despite four major disappointments involving Lockheed Martin Space Systems projects in recent years, NASA is unlikely to deny the Jefferson County company future contracts, space analysts said.

NASA needs Lockheed savvy


Film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it agreed in principle to be acquired by a consortium led by Sony Corp.

MGM Agrees to Be Bought for \$12/Share


ERNST AND YOUNG #39;S the Global Information Security Survey is just the latest to survey senior management #39;s cluelessness when it comes to IT and are far too trusting when it comes to Indian outsourcing, it alleges.

Corporations too trusting of Indian security


Jeffrey Osborne sang the national anthem before a Lakers home opener for the 22nd straight year, the sellout crowd cheered loudest in the pregame introductions for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers

Results are in: They #39;re not same old Lakers


A vindictive software programmer upset about his cancelled contract snuck into Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. #39;s computer system and zapped out e-commerce coding he and others

Feds: Anger drove Varian hacker: Disgruntled #39; ex-programmer <b>...</b>


Those were the exact words uttered by Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez in an interview that appeared in the World Series DVD released late last month.

Money talks, Pedro walks


Killing a virus attack before it becomes damaging is something of a holy grail in today #39;s security environment. That #39;s because most viruses today are distributed through attachments to e-mail

Detecting Virus Outbreaks The Moment They Start


Nyon, Switzerland (Sports Network) - UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Valencia and Werder Bremen after a heated Champions League match Tuesday night between the two clubs.

UEFA to investigate Mestalla incidents


LaVar Arrington, Washington D.C.'s most popular athlete, has endeared himself to the area with a hard-hitting style of linebacking and a soft touch with the fans.

No Mistaking Identity


Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, right, on board a patrol boat off the Hokkaido coast. Picture:Reuters. Japan #39;s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has defied Russian objections to sail

Japanese PM revives dispute over islands


Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson has extended his contract with AC Milan through the 2008-09 season. Tomasson, 28, becomes the third starter in Milan #39;s lineup to have his contract extended this summer.

Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson extends contract with AC Milan


The ammonia and crystalline ice would be destroyed in about 10 million years, quot; Jewitt says.  quot;This implies Quaoar gets recoated on that time scale or faster.

Big Kuiper Belt object got a face-lift


Company hopes to woo makers of music players and other devices with easy integration and trimmer drive.

Hitachi drive to connect with consumer devices


The victims included the jeep #39;s driver and another civilian accompanying the soldiers who were headed for an operation against militants, said to be hiding in nearby mountains.

India ; Rebels set off landmine in Kashmir, 11 dead


The average weekly retail price for\U.S. gasoline topped \$2 a gallon to reach the third-highest\level ever recorded by the government, the Energy Department\said on Monday.

Gas Tops \$2/Gallon, 2.9 Cents from Record


Tribune Co. (TRB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the publisher of Newsday and Hoy which has been embroiled in a circulation scandal, said on Friday it would make more revisions to circulation

Tribune Revises Circulation Figures


Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle was cited Friday for solicitation after a woman in his car said he paid her \$40 for oral sex, police said.

Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle cited for solicitation


PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia and Singapore  agreed Monday to work on resolving long-standing disputes in  what could be a milestone in relations between the two  quarrelsome Southeast Asian neighbors.

Malaysia, Singapore Jumpstart Stalled Relations


An Internet casino operator said Tuesday it is offering Donald Trump \$400 million for a stake in his ailing casino company. Casino Fortune, a Trinidad-based company, said it has approached

Offshore company offering US\$400M to bail out Trump Hotels  amp; <b>...</b>


At least four Palestinians have been killed and five injured in the continuing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip. In the latest violence a Palestinian teenager was shot dead and two others wounded by Israeli

More dead in Gaza rampage


The United States Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday that it had asked a federal court to overturn a rule requiring mutual fund boards to have independent chairmen and majorities of independent directors.

US Chamber Asks Court to Overturn Rule on Mutual Fund Boards


New York, Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

New York and 4 Others Submit Bids for 2012


AP - The United Nations is expanding its presence in Iraq outside Baghdad to the cities of Basra and Irbil but is planning to have only about 25 electoral experts in the entire country ahead of elections next month, a U.N. spokesman said Wednesday.

U.N. Expands Iraq Presence Beyond Baghdad (AP)


PARIS - French hotels group Accor SA on Wednesday reported a 24 percent drop in first-half net profit as its brands such as Sofitel and Motel 6 suffered from the uneven recovery in the global travel market.

Accor Hotels Group Reports Drop in Profit


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday as shares of  major oil companies tumbled after the price of crude fell more  than a \$1 a barrel to a 3-month low.

U.S. Stocks Fall, Led Lower by Oil Sector


A Canadian man arrested in the U.S. was allegedly responsible for putting 68,000 hacked smart cards on the street.\

News: DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years


As criticism mounted yesterday over Banknorth Group's pending deal with a Canadian bank, chief executive William J. Ryan defended his decision to sell a majority stake in New England's largest independent bank, saying it is in the shareholders' best interest.

Banknorth chief offers defense of sale plan


Olympic chiefs ordered Hungarian hammer gold medallist Adrian Annus Friday to submit another doping sample or risk losing his medal, while another of his compatriots was stripped of a medal for failing a test.

Olympics Wrap: Another Doping Controversy Surfaces


Executive vice president of sales becomes Sun's executive vice president for strategic development and Sun financing.\

Sun shuffles sales execs


AP - Never heard of Sanjiu? Bluestar? Baosteel? Minmetals? You soon might.

China Inc. Quickly Raising Global Profile (AP)


Even in a big-screen era, most people don #39;t spend \$6,000 or \$8,000 on a television. Overall, more than two-thirds of the TVs sold in the United States this year will cost under

How to buy a thin digital TV without the fat price


LABOR DAY weekend at the Wal-Mart here was a great shopping scene for children. As they pushed carts brimming with new notebooks, clothes and shoes through the aisles, they got a small preview

Imagining Toyland Without One of Its Giants


ATHENS, Greece  In gymnastics style and personality, it was like watching an American high school cheerleader bringing down the Russian prima ballerina, a dynamo dusting off a diva. At night #39;s end, US teenager Carly Patterson simply ...

Patterson overcomes low vault score to win all-around gold


ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines will cut up to 7,000 jobs, reduce wages and pull back at its Dallas-Fort Worth airport hub as part of a sweeping restructuring plan that could still leave it vulnerable to bankruptcy, company CEO Gerald Grinstein said Wednesday.    The job cuts representing about 10 percent of its overall work force will come over the next 18 months, Grinstein said during a meeting with 300 of the company's middle managers...

Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs in 18 Months


Iraqi firemen walk in front of heavy black smoke billowing from a sabotaged key pipeline pumping oil exports from northern Iraq to Turkey and a local supply line west of the main northern oil capital of Kirkuk.

Iraqi insurgents continue


COLES Myer was weighing up its options last night as the ding-dong auction for pubs group Australian Leisure  amp; Hospitality got dirty.

ALH ball back with Bruandwo


Four decades after he barged onto Northern Ireland #39;s rancorous political stage vowing never to compromise, Protestant cleric Ian Paisley holds the key to striking a new deal to seal peace in the province.

Paisley holds talks key


It targets application performance, code quality and security.

Compuware readies tools for Microsoft apps development


Rostock, Germany (Sports Network) - Hansa Rostock coach Juri Schluenz resigned Sunday following a 6-0 loss at home to Hamburg. The loss left Rostock in the basement of the Bundesliga with eight points from 13 matches.

Rostock coach resigns following debacle


Ottovegio picked the ball up and tried to get the punt off, but he was tackled by Jerome Collins just as he released the ball and fanned on the kick.

Stanford drops the ball in loss


A filmmaker who is a relative of the painter Vincent van Gogh was slain in an Amsterdam street Tuesday after receiving death threats over a movie he made criticizing the treatment of women under Islam.

Dutch filmmaker who criticized Islam slain in Amsterdam


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Vicente Fox, often criticized as a  paper cowboy for a tame performance in four years as Mexican  president, is now in a showdown with Congress and Mexico City's  popular mayor and at odds with Washington.

Mexico's Fox on Warpath Against Congress, City


An Italian prosecutor asked a court on Friday to sentence Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail for bribing judges as the prime minister's four-year corruption trial reached its closing stages.

Prosecutor Asks for Eight Years for Berlusconi


THOMASTOWN, Ireland - Ernie Els is finding a quick cure for his season of major disappointment. Instead of sulking over his four close calls in the majors, Els put himself on the verge of his first World Golf

Els stays atop leader board


Roger Federer struggles to come to terms with winning his third Grand Slam of 2004 at the US Open.

Tennis: Federer celebrates


For the last four years, the Medford boys' soccer team had not been beaten in the Greater Boston League. That streak ended yesterday when Everett handed the Mustangs a stunning 3-2 loss at Glendale Park in Everett.

Medford's 4-year run in GBL ends


The works can be almost impossible to sell, they can end up dumped in the strangest places, you can #39;t trust anyone. It #39;s enough to make a thief scream, writes Sarah Lyall.

Stealing great art not all it #39;s painted to be


THE FIRM spun out of Motorola to sell semiconductors said it has started showing off a dual core processor based on the E600 architecture.

Freescale shows off dual core Power PC chip


PC World - Sony's upcoming gaming device earns mostly positive reviews from the crowd.

Gamers Get a Look at PlayStation Portable (PC World)


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. and EU negotiators disagreed on  Thursday about state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and Boeing,  winding up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered  steam before the U.S. presidential election.

EU, U.S. Talks on Aircraft Aid Grounded


After being peppered on the subject for several moments, the coach of the Giants just shook his head incredulously.  quot;To be honest with you I #39;ve never heard so many questions

Giants still have faith in Dayne


US military planes and troops are scouring Afghanistan #39;s daunting Hindu Kush mountains for six Americans who were aboard an aircraft that disappeared over the weekend.

Americans Missing In Afghanistan


ATHENS, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet- Spain #39;s Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez won the Olympic gold medal in men #39;s sailing 49er at the Athens Olympics here on Thursday.

Spain #39;s Martinez/Fernandez wins Olympic men #39;s sailing 49er gold


Licenses Mercora 'person-to-person' radio software

Grokster touts 'legal, licensed' p2p music share system


Microsoft said on Friday it will ship the next version of Windows in 2006, but scaled back plans to include a new system for finding and storing information in its flagship operating system.

Next Windows Version: 2006 Target


Thomas Erickson recently took over as president and CEO of Systinet, one of a growing number of companies focused on the Web services and SOA (service-oriented architecture) management spaces.
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Systinet CEO sees three phases for Web services


Columbia, MO (Sports Network) - The Missouri basketball program has been placed on probation for three years and will face limits on recruiting, scholarships and official visits for violating NCAA rules.

Missouri basketball program sanctioned by NCAA


Wake improved to 6-1 in the Preseason NIT...The Demon Deacons beat George Washington on Monday in its first game as the No. 1 team...This was the first- ever meeting between the two schools. New York, NY (Sports

NCAA Game Summary - Wake Forest vs. Providence


WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, a native of Cuba and now the chief executive officer of Kellogg Co.

Bush nominates Kellogg #39;s CEO for commerce


Second seed Elena Dementieva #39;s hopes of a first title in 2004 ended in double-quick time when she was hammered 6-1 6-1 by fellow Russian Elena Bovina in the semifinals of the WTA New Haven Open.

Bovina stuns Dementieva in semis


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Internal Revenue Service is auditing the 1998 and 1999 tax returns of Bank of America Corp.'s pension and 401(k) plans, which have been the subject of a class-action employee lawsuit. The nation's third-largest bank disclosed the audit in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Bank's retirement plans face IRS audit


CINCINNATI - Two family-values organizations are calling for a boycott of two Procter  amp; Gamble Co. products because the organizations say P amp;G is tacitly supporting gay marriage.

Family-values organizations call for boycott of 2 P amp;G products


Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and its largest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Tuesday they had reached an agreement to settle

Coke, Bottler and EU Reach Antitrust Deal


Government-controlled minmetals. Exclusive talks to buy Canadian mining giant that has a market value of \$6.7 billion. Noranda CEO Derek Pannell said he is encouraged by discussions with Minmetals, although

Chinese firm in talks for Noranda


DALLAS -- Looking nothing like the third-string quarterback he was most of the season, Rick Clausen led No. 15 Tennessee to five touchdowns in just 2 1/2 quarters and the defense had its way with 22d-ranked Texas A amp;M in a 38-7 victory in the Cotton Bowl yesterday. Winning was nice enough for the Vols after losing their last two bowl ...

Tennessee topples Aggies with ease


These Dream Team impostors are jeered in Athens bars by Americans, booed in the arena by Greeks and the rest of the world, despised back home by people fed up watching their selfish ways on TV.

Dream Team most unpopular athletes in Olympics


No magic this time, just major miscues from mortal-after-all Brett Favre. The Packers #39; storied quarterback threw three interceptions, and their defense had a devil of

Titans trample struggling Favre, Packers at Lambeau


A little over a decade ago, the small working-class city of Gardena was having trouble getting liability insurance, like a lot of other California towns, and it decided to take the kind of entrepreneurial leap municipalities were being encouraged to

Insurance experiment a costly lesson for town Gardena near <b>...</b>


The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000 is designed for thin and light mobile PCs, thanks to its reduced thermal design power and low operational voltage.

AMD Launches Mobile Athlon 64 processor 3000


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No Frills, but Everything Else Is on Craigslist


Mech shooter off stomps off to production, and is on schedule for its uncommon December 28 release. Microsoft today announced that MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf has achieved gold status and will be ready to hit Xboxes and light up Xbox Live December 28.

MechAssault 2 jacks gold


Chicago and its business community may take a harder hit from Tuesdays bankruptcy filing by ATA Holdings Corp. than the troubled airlines hometown of Indianapolis, a court document shows.

City, local biz on hook for ATA failure


Microsoft finally gives us a date for the release of its Longhorn operating system, but the failure to deliver on a highly touted feature raises questions about the company's future. <FONT face=

Longhorn Comes Up Short


The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) has banned sales of a rare Asian dolphin. Environmentalists say the move is necessary to save the Irrawaddy dolphin, whose numbers are thought to be as low as 1,000 in the wild.

Ban for rare Asian dolphin trade


LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday, stemming  an eight-session slide that has dragged prices down 14 percent  from record highs as news emerged of a fresh pipeline fire in  Iraq.

Oil Rebounds After 8-Day Slide on Blaze


Owens-Illinois Inc., the world #39;s largest manufacturer of glass containers, on Thursday said it will sell two of its plants in Europe to Spanish rival Vidrala SA in a \$179 million deal.

Owens-Illinois to Sell European Plants


Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American Rebecca Giddens captured the silver medal today in the Women #39;s K1 kayak singles competition at the Summer Olympics in Athens.

USA gets silver in kayak singles


Some of the United States #39; biggest, most profitable corporations saw their federal income tax rates decline over the last three years, thanks to recent tax cuts, according to a liberal think tank in Washington.

Corporate taxes melting away


OTTAWA (CP) - World economic growth will weaken next year if oil prices remain at record-high levels far into next year, the Conference Board of Canada says in its latest outlook report.

Conference Board sees world economy faltering if oil prices stay <b>...</b>


AP - Republicans point to record levels of diversity among delegates to their upcoming convention, though the GOP isn't close to matching the makeup of the U.S. population overall or the Democratic delegation that met last month in Boston.

GOP Convention Delegation More Diverse (AP)


ominant in Corsica, Markko Martin confirmed the Ford Focus #39; dominance on asphalt. The Estonian wins the 40th edition of the Rally Catalunya, followed by Marcus Gronholm in second place and Carlos Sainz in third position.

Martin, the asphalt master


WASHINGTON Ethical concerns have prompted the government to postpone a study of how children #39;s bodies absorb pesticides and other chemicals.

Pesticide study using children as test subjects postponed


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson's former mistress Amber Frey took the witness stand Monday for her much anticipated cross-examination by Peterson's lawyer, who began with a little kidding around...

Peterson's Ex-Mistress Cross-Examined


NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Bush plans to replace John  Snow as U.S. Treasury Secretary and possible successors include  Andrew Card, currently the White House chief of staff, the New  York Times reported Monday.

Bush to Replace Treasury's Snow -NY Times


Through an increasing number of new investments, you can take steps to limit future erosion of your home's value.

A New Way to Hedge Your Home's Paper Profit


MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian surfwear company Billabong International Ltd. (BBG.AU) said Monday it will need to consider more acquisitions as part of an effort to bolster the range of products it sells.

INTERVIEW: Australia #39;s Billabong On Acquisition Trail


BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. are expanding their partnership beyond Cingular Wireless with a joint purchase of YellowPages.

BellSouth, SBC to Jointly Buy YellowPages


A potential gas source found on the Moon #39;s surface could hold the key to meeting future energy demands as the Earth #39;s fossil fuels dry up in the coming decades, scientists said on Friday.

Moon gas could meet Earth #39;s future energy demands: Scientists


THE track where a passenger train crashed in south-east Queensland today, injuring more than 100 people, was inspected just hours beforehand, rail authorities said.

Track inspected hours before crash


The dizzying array of file formats and anti-piracy options will hobble the burgeoning digital music business, says one of the developers behind the format that sparked the download revolution.

MP3 Creator Warns on Format Wars


The Giants outhit the Rockies, 16-5...Bonds is now one walk shy of the major league record of 198, which he set in 2002...San Francisco won the season series from Colorado, 11-8.

National League Game Summary - San Francisco at Colorado


Reuters - The European wind energy industry,\thriving as climate change tops the global agenda, says it\could eventually supply all the continent's electricity, but\must first overcome public resistance over eyesore turbines.

Wind Industry Bids to Win Over Doubters (Reuters)


PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted on Monday that the country was in a fiscal crisis and called on the nation to help face the problem through sacrifice.

President admits country in fiscal crisis


Cambridge, England, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- British and Filipino researchers have found a new bird species on a remote island in the northern Philippines, which is a relative to the familiar Moorhen.

New bird species discovered in Philippines


Reuters - U.S. warplanes launched air\strikes in Falluja for the fourth straight day on Friday,\attacking an area in the southeast of the rebel-held city and\killing at least one Iraqi, witnesses and doctors said.

U.S. Air Strike Kills One Iraqi in Falluja (Reuters)


CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Salvation Army #39;s annual bell-ringing campaign gets under way this week, but the charitable organization is concerned that it might not be able to raise enough money this holiday season.

Target disallows holiday bell ringers


DESCRIBING himself as the  quot;underdog quot; who is facing the biggest fight of his political career, Australias prime minister, John Howard, yesterday announced his decision to go to the polls against a man 22 years his younger.

Howard prepares for bruising election


The United Nations says fighting and other strife is preventing aid workers from reaching 100-thousand people in Darfur who need help.

Fighting Blocks Aid Workers In Darfur From Reaching 100,000 <b>...</b>


The 49ers returned to the practice field Monday morning, and linebacker Derek Smith was there with them. That alone is very good news for a defense that also could have right end Andre Carter back in action

Back at it


Chennai: Internet major Yahoo Inc will own a 25-member high-skilled software professional team in Chennai, after it acquired US-based Stata Labs.

Yahoo to start Chennai operations


Many voter rights' advocates are fighting to decertify electronic voting machines, arguing they're not reliable. But one bloc is behind the new equipment -- disabled voters who say the machines give them privacy.

E-Voting Fans: The Disabled


The University of New Hampshire football team will have its hands full when it travels to Villanova today for a pivotal Atlantic 10 matchup.

UNH faces tough task at Villanova


CHIRAN, Japan -- These are the dusky days of old age that kamikaze pilots like Shigeyoshi Hamazono were not supposed to see.

A brotherhood of survivors


Maggie Wilderotter, leader of the software maker's government sales effort, is leaving to be CEO of a rural telecommunications company.

Microsoft's government head to jump ship


com November 15, 2004, 4:38 PM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning

Take control of your desktop chaos


Five countries which received vCJD-risk blood plasma products should be named to stop the disease spreading, campaigners say.

'Name vCJD-risk countries' call


Jose Mourinho believes he has enough firepower in Eidur Gudjohnsen and Mateja Kezman to see off the challenge of CSKA Moscow in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge.

MOURINHO CONFIDENT OVER STRIKE DUO


AP - Mike Dunleavy scored 17 points and the Golden State Warriors opened the preseason for new coach Mike Montgomery with a 97-79 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

Warriors Beat Kings in Preseason Opener (AP)


US Treasury prices slid on Friday as analysts said the first truly robust jobs report in months suggested the Federal Reserve had plenty of reason to keep raising interest rates through the end of the year.

Treasuries Dive on Robust Jobs Report


October 13, 2004 - Disney Interactive announced today that it has shipped three TV-based titles for the Game Boy Advance: Disney #39;s That #39;s So Raven, Disney #39;s Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries, and Disney #39;s Lilo  amp; Stitch 2: Hamsterviel Havoc are all now

Disney Sends Out Three


LONDON, England -- Blackburn Rovers have made an official approach to talk to Welsh national manager Mark Hughes about the vacant job at Ewood Park.

Blackburn step up chase for Hughes


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rules on what executives may and may not say during the run-up to launching a company onto the public markets need a  quot;good, hard look, quot; the top US securities regulator said on Wednesday.

IPO Quiet Period Needs  #39;Good, Hard Look #39; -SEC Chief


AP - A Sudanese official said Tuesday that disturbingly high U.N. estimates of death among Darfur's displaced were mistaken and claimed the health situation was

Sudan Official Says Darfur Health Normal (AP)


THE HAGUE (Reuters) - 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.

EU Holds Out Prospect of End to China Arms Embargo


Safari users number less than one percent of the US Web browsing populace, according to a new online study, but Microsoft #39;s dominance has slipped recently, as Internet

Firefox, Mozilla Loosen Internet Explorer #39;s Grip on Browsers


Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating the Padres, 7-5, last night at San Diego.

Giants get share of wild card


New York Yankees: First baseman Jason Giambi continued his upper body workout and ran in an indoor pool Wednesday, one day after mildly straining his groin.

Giambi calls strain  #39;nothing serious #39;


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- PeopleSoft #39;s revision this week to its customer rebate program has brought it much closer to meeting Oracle #39;s concerns that the measure represents an unacceptable obstacle to its bid for its rival, a judge reportedly said Friday.

Oracle, PeopleSoft wrap up trial


Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it will reduce executive and employee pay by 10 percent starting in January and its CEO will go unpaid for

UPDATE 1-Delta to cut employee pay 10 pct, CEO declines pay


Reuters - Web surfers from Beijing to Berkeley\have made Google their search engine of choice, but some of\Europe's institutional investors have gone sour on the dot-com\on the eve of its initial public offering.

Google Confounds European Investors (Reuters)


French PM Jean-Pierre Raffarin urges caution on reports that two French journalists held in Iraq may soon be freed.

Caution urged on French hostages


The world #39;s economic powers, which ended three days of meetings Sunday, insisted they are moving closer to a deal on debt relief for Iraq and other poor nations even though an agreement has proved elusive.

Update 2: Finance Chiefs Cite Debt Relief Progress


Four ex-Microsoft employees were charged with stealing \$32 million worth of software from the software company and selling it online to software retailers.

Former Microsoft Workers Charged With Stealing Software


Since his breakthrough film 'The Sixth Sense', director M. Night Shyamalan has made three more films culminating in the recently released 'The Village'. This is a look at what keeps the director from greatness via a discussion of the twists and plot devices he has become known for. Be warned, in discussing them, I pretty much give away every twist he's ever done. **SPOILERS ABOUND**

The problem with M. Night Shyamalan


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday,  pointing to a flat market open, after preliminary third-quarter  gross domestic product data showed higher-than-expected growth.

Stock Futures Rise After GDP Data


Anyone who registers with Sun will be able to use Solaris for free on servers with x86 processors.

Sun aims at Red Hat with new Solaris pricing


The iPod Photo which features a 65K color display and iPhoto synching ability, the 40GB model is available for US\$499 while the 60GB model sells for US\$599.

Apple Announces iPod Photo and iPod


Two Indonesian women held hostage for several days by militants in Iraq have been freed. The two women were handed over to the United Arab Emirates embassy in Baghdad on Monday.

Iraqi Kidnappers Release 2 Indonesian Women


Everyone figured he was done for the season. So Scott Williamson joined the ranks of medical marvels last night when the Red Sox activated him from the disabled list with the hope the once-dominating setup man can help them win the American League East and much more.

He's set up to pitch in


Intel expects a much better performance in the first half of next year, CEO Craig Barrett said Thursday. In October, the bellwether for the technology sector reported a 15 percent rise in third-quarter earnings

Barrett sees better performance in  #39;05


The Consumer Association has today complained to the UKs Office of Fair Trading that downloading tracks from Apples iTunes costs UK consumers more than their counterparts in France and Germany.

iTunes referred to consumer watchdog


Displaced Sudanese women and children ride their donkeys at a camp in Darfur. Picture:Reuters. Children are being targeted in the latest abuses in Darfur, writes Pamela Bone in Addis Ababa.

Africa vows to stop Darfur carnage


Jason Robinson marked his first game as England captain with a spectacular hat-trick as the world champions steam-rollered Canada 70-0 in their first game under new coach Andy Robinson on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Rugby-Robinson hat-trick inspires England rout


Barry Bonds continued to edge closer to the magic 700 home run mark Friday night, blasting a three-run homer -- the 694th of his career -- in the San Francisco Giants #39; 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

Bonds #39; 694th homer not enough


THERE #39;S no space in the space station. So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk. Only this stuff floated away in space.

No space at the station as garbage piles up


At the FileMaker Developers Conference in Phoenix this week, the company will announce availability of FileMaker 7 Advanced Server Edition, and boast about the 10 million copies of its eponymous database that have shipped since 1984.

FileMaker Unveils Advanced Server Edition At Devcon


TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose 1.3 percent by late  afternoon trade on Friday as a better-than-expected reading in  the Bank of Japan's corporate

Japan Stocks Up After Strong Tankan


From digital video cameras on the sidelines to Sony PlayStation 2s in the locker room, technology is changing the way coaches and players prepare for games.

Just Keep Clicking


AP - Defending President Bush's foreign policies, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice counseled Americans to be

Rice Counsels Patience During Iraq War (AP)


Reuters - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov\accused the West of double standards on terrorism in the wake\of his country's bloodiest hostage crisis, highlighting a\growing rift over the issue between the former Cold War foes.

Russia Slams West for Double Standards on Beslan (Reuters)


AP - Islamic insurgents released 10 Turkish hostages in Iraq, and their employer said Tuesday that his company will resume operations in the wartorn country because it was unclear whether the abductions were politically motivated or criminal.

10 Turkish Hostages Freed in Iraq (AP)


Reuters - European shares opened firmer on\Thursday led by ABN AMRO as investors applauded the savings the\Dutch broker will make from cutting jobs.

ABN AMRO Leads European Shares Higher (Reuters)


DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. on Thursday announced the retirements of president Nick Scheele and vice chairman Allan Gilmour, two company veterans tapped by chairman Bill Ford to help the company emerge from a sea of red ink during the past three years.

Ford says two top executives retiring; Padilla named president


ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Atlanta Braves starting pitcher  Jaret Wright left Tuesday's game against the New York Mets with  a bruised right ankle.

Braves' Wright Suffers Bruised Ankle


Giant US electronics retailer Best Buy has been sued by the State of Ohio over alleged unfair and deceptive business practices.

Best Buy sued for  #39;ripping off #39; consumers


Food is running so low aboard the international space station that flight controllers have instructed the two crewmen to cut back on calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks.

Food running so low aboard station that crew ordered to cut back <b>...</b>


ABUJA (Reuters) - A rebel fighting for autonomy in  Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta arrived in the capital for  talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday on terms to  end violence that helped to push crude prices to record highs.

Nigerian Oil Delta Rebel Awaits 11th Hour Talks


Nymex crude oil surged to a record of 50 dollars per barrel Monday as traders concerned that the petroleum production in the Gulf of Mexico would not return tonormal soon.

Nymex crude oil prices soar to 50 dollars per barrel


Reuters - The British government has suspended\the manufacturing license of Chiron Corp., which makes nearly\half the U.S. supply of flu vaccine, cable television station\CNBC said on Tuesday.

Britain Suspends Flu Maker's License (Reuters)


Perens said the legal arrangement between Sun and Microsoft was  quot;creepy. quot; The agreement, he added,  quot;essentially says that Sun will not stand together with the open source developers who contributed

Perens Hits Out at Sun over OpenOffice


The Pittsburgh Pirates had been the only pre-expansion franchise not to have a rookie of the year winner. Slugging outfielder Jason Bay changed that Monday.

Bay Pirates #39; first-ever Rookie of the Year


ATHENS - We owe them an apology, oh yes we do. The Greeks pulled off the Olympic Games after we said they did not have a prayer, and now there #39;s but one way to make it right: The Summer Games belong here

Some won, some lost, but Greece triumphed over all


NEW YORK , Nov. 26 -- Stocks finished mixed Friday in a shortened session. The major indicators ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the results of the first weekend of holiday shopping and a jobs report next week.

Wall Street Slogs Though Tepid, Short Session


Food and supplies arrive in the Philippines, hit hard by back-to-back storms. More than 600 are dead, and nearly 400 are missing. BY OLIVER TEVES.

Aid rushed to storm victims


Today's Terrorism and Security Daily Update: New documentary series says danger from Al Qaeda is 'dramatically overstated.'

Politics of 'fear over vision' explored on British television


AP - French tycoon Francois Pinault is to be questioned on behalf of U.S. authorities Friday in connection with the Executive Life affair, a judicial source said.

French Billionaire to Be Questioned (AP)


Meanwhile, Italy #39;s foreign minister, Franco Frattini, arrived in Kuwait on an 11th-hour mission to win the release of two Italian women hostages kidnapped by Islamist militants last week.

US strike kills 15 Iraqis


Hollinger International Inc. (HLR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that it received cash proceeds of about \$49.1 million on a transaction with CanWest Global Communications Corp.

Hollinger International gets cash from CanWest deal


European champion Porto has signed Brazil striker Luis Fabiano from Sao Paulo, the Portuguese club said on its Web site on Tuesday.

Porto adds quick-tempered, quick-footed Fabiano to roster


STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne sent wind and huge waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-weary Florida early Sunday, forcing thousands into shelters and tearing part of the roof from a hospital...

Jeanne Makes Landfall Near Stuart, Fla.


Oil prices darted above \$US51 a barrel Tuesday as output in the Gulf of Mexico remained in shambles more than two weeks after Hurricane Ivan tore through the region.

Crude oil prices top \$US51 a barrel


AP - The year 2004, punctuated by four powerful hurricanes in the Caribbean and deadly typhoons lashing Asia, was the fourth-hottest on record, extending a trend that has seen the 10 warmest years ever beginning in the 1990s, a U.N. weather agency said Wednesday.

2004 the Fourth-Hottest Year on Record (AP)


ith five minutes left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals last night at Madison Square Garden, the Connecticut Sun had the Liberty down, if not out.

SUN 61, LIBERTY 51 Balanced Sun Knocks Liberty Off-Balance


Sometime in the next few months, your machine will quietly download a patch that makes it respond to a new copy-protection scheme from software maker Macrovision. By Lucas Graves from Wired magazine.

Has TiVo Forsaken Us?


With all the splash and glitz of a Hollywood premiere, Apple Computer this week introduced the latest version of its popular iPod music player.

Week in review: iPod rocks on


Eric Williams scored 21 points and the New Jersey Nets shot a season-high 54.4 percent from the field in a 109-88 win over Atlanta on Saturday night, the Hawks #39; ninth straight loss.

Nets 109, Hawks 88


Newsday named Paul Barbetta, director of circulation for The Baltimore Sun, to head its circulation department after a scandal over inflated figures.

NEWSDAY TAPS SUN EXEC FOR CIRC POST


Suddenly, the 25 points Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost for uttering a vulgarity during a live TV interview are looming very large indeed.

Earnhardt Closing in on Busch


AP - Text of President Bush's radio address Saturday, as released by the White House:

Text of President Bush's Radio Address (AP)


A Palestinian schoolgirl has died after being struck when Israeli troops fired at her school in Gaza on Tuesday.

Gaza schoolgirl dies of injuries


Reuters - Illinois authorities asked on Monday\for federal approval to import from Europe thousands of doses\of flu vaccine that the state located through its controversial\program to buy cheaper medicines for older Americans.

Illinois Gov. Wants to Import European Flu Vaccine (Reuters)


An  quot;air-breathing quot; test plane will attempt to break a world speed record for the second time in a year by flying at nearly 10 times the speed of sound.

Nasa jet set for speed record bid


AP - Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel and closer Bob Wickman filed for free agency on Friday after the team declined to pick up  #36;5 million options on the two veterans earlier this month.

Vizquel, Wickman File for Free Agency (AP)


Sprint Corp. said Wednesday that it will provide Internet telephone service to cable operator Mediacom Communications Corp. #39;s customer base of 2.7 million homes in 23 states.

Sprint provides VoIP to eighth-largest cable company


Who is Carlo Cestra, and why is he driving bankers nuts? Cestra is the ultra-low profile chief executive who took over a disaster in progress a decade ago and turned it into a credit union powerhouse. You could make a good argument that Digital Federal Credit Union, or DCU, as it likes to call itself, has become one of the ...

Giving credit


Reuters - American Airlines expects soaring jet\fuel prices to push its expenses up more than  #36;1 billion in\2004 from last year's level, parent AMR Corp. (AMR.N) said on\Thursday.

American Air Sees  #36;1 Billion More in '04 (Reuters)


OTTAWA - As HCMS Chicoutimi #39;s 57 crew members continued to brave inclement North Atlantic weather aboard a powerless, damaged submarine, the search began in Ottawa for someone to blame over Canada #39;s latest embarrassing naval mishap.

Opposition blasts  #39;obviously inferior #39; subs


Vin Scully, if you haven #39;t heard, has a tendency to go on a bit. It #39;s more than a tendency, really. It #39;s practically a trademark.

Catching West Coast action can be tough, but it #39;s worth the effort


Wayne Rooney will not be in the stands at Old Trafford when Everton meet Manchester United tomorrow - the day before the transfer window closes.

Everton  #39;considering #39; increased Rooney bid


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a  dilemma Monday over whether to pardon an army colonel who  strangled a Chechen schoolgirl, risking upsetting allies in  Chechnya on the one hand or his powerful military on the other.

Putin Faces Chechnya Dilemma Over Jailed Colonel


WELCOME, North Carolina (Ticker) - Robby Gordon #39;s 2004 season will be his last as a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver for Richard Childress Racing.

Childress to replace Gordon in  #39;05


TWO female Italian aid workers were released by their Iraqi captors overnight after three anguished weeks as hostages, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.

Italy celebrates as women go free


A partially eaten piece of a grilled cheese sandwich has become the most talked about item on eBay over the past week, bringing in bids of almost \$19,000.

Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Miracle Blesses eBay


quot;When I vault, I don #39;t think about winning and I don #39;t think about losing, quot; Mack said.  quot;I just think about two things: the bar and using my arms.

Focus brings US vaulters gold and silver


Reuters - U.S. fund managers seem inclined not\to make any big shifts in allocations among the major asset\classes, but a new Reuters poll shows money moving into Europe\outside of the Eurozone and into non-Japan Asia.

Managers Move Some Funds to Europe, Asia (Reuters)


The Italian government warns the unions at airline Alitalia that if they do not agree to pay cuts, the carrier could go bankrupt within a month.

Alitalia unions get pay warning


JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - More troops poured into the Gaza Strip on Saturday as Israel expanded its offensive to counter Palestinian rocket fire, one of the largest incursions in four years of fighting. Seven Palestinians were killed in new clashes, including four who cut through Gaza's border fence...

Israel Presses on With Gaza Offensive


Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson more than tripled its third-quarter pretax profits, gained market share on booming demand for its camera phones and

Sony Ericsson Quarterly Profit Triples


Plus, Qualcomm's hazy visibility, EDS is grounded, and no telling with Nortel.

Is Ford Out of the Ditch?


Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning after shares posted modest gains on Wall Street and oil prices declined overnight. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen.

Update 1: Tokyo Stocks Trading Higher


Lawyers for former Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) chief executive Jeffrey Skilling on Friday asked a federal court to separate his trial from his former boss Ken Lay #39;s

Ex-Enron CEO Seeks Separate Trial


AP - When people say it's important to play the Ryder Cup in the right spirit, that apparently goes beyond the week of the matches.

Ryder Cup Reminders Tee-Off Some Players (AP)


Maryland-based Tapit, the Wood Memorial winner in April, is the 2-1 morning line favorite for Monday's \$750,000 Pennsylvania Derby.

Tapit Heads Field


OCTOBER 05, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - IBM has launched a pair of high-performance, low-priced Unix servers and related security services aimed at small to medium-size businesses.

IBM touts new Power5 servers


AP - With the U.S. economy likely to slow next year, many investors are looking to add more international exposure to their portfolios in hopes of winning higher returns. A number of global mutual funds offer what seems like easy one-stop shopping, but experts warn that all are not created equal.

Global Funds Offer Broad Exposure (AP)


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said today that it expects Septembers same-store sales in the US to increase 2-4 percent, which is in line with the retail giants previously disclosed expectations.

Wal-Mart Sees 2-4 Sales Increase in September


Three independent directors of the Yukos Oil Company have resigned from their posts claiming they cannot work while the Russian authorities are pushing for the companys collapse, Yukos major shareholder Group Menatep said in a press release Wednesday

3 Independent Yukos Directors Resign Over Pressure From Russian <b>...</b>


SASEBO, Japan -- On a cloudless afternoon in this sleepy port city, an 11-year-old girl drenched in blood and clutching a box cutter walked into the lunchroom at her elementary school. Teachers and students froze, assuming the sixth-grader known for her lighthearted nature had gravely hurt herself -- but she quickly dispelled that impression, witnesses said, by uttering a few ...

Japanese youths' rage fuels wave of violent crime


Reuters - Bobby Crosby hit a three-run double in\the fifth inning as the Athletics ended Kenny Rogers dominance\in Oakland, downing the Texas Rangers 5-4 in American League\play on Thursday.

AL Wrap: Crosby Blast Ends Rogers' Run in Oakland (Reuters)


New York and Connecticut officials say they are investigating whether improper behavior by insurance firms has been a factor in the rapidly rising cost of malpractice insurance for lawyers and doctors.

Insurance Companies Subpoenaed in Probe


Austrian Kate Allen won gold in the Olympic women amp;apos;s triathlon Wednesday while American Susan Williams took the bronze. Allen was time in two hours, four minutes, 43.

Aussies finish 1-2 in women #39;s triathlon


BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil said on Wednesday itgot a go-ahead from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to crank up itsuranium enrichment plant this year after months of negotiationsover access for nonproliferation inspectors.

Brazil Says Gets UN Go-Ahead for Uranium Enrichment


ANAHEIM - Funny how one Red Sox championship seems to have changed everything in baseball #39;s world order. Suddenly the Yankees seem to be chasing their hated rivals in the offseason now too, after all those

Bombers can #39;t leave Wells enough alone


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Merck   Co. <A HREF=

Before the Bell: Merck Fall, Sears Up


Study performed for USA Today finds longer waits at major hubs, as troubled airlines cut costs. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Passengers of the nation #39;s largest airlines are experiencing longer layovers when making

Airport layovers reportedly lengthen


US Masters champion Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole to become the fifth player in history to shoot 59 as he charged to victory in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf event in Kauai, Hawaii on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Mickelson storms to victory after shooting 59


North Korea accused the South #39;s navy on Tuesday of staging a grave provocation that could lead to a maritime skirmish after South Korean patrol boats fired warning shots to repel navy vessels from the North.

North Korea Says South #39;s Navy Staged Provocation


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks should stay firm next week if  the Federal Reserve says the economy is recovering and if  corporations entering the heart of the so-called confession  season go slow on profit warnings.

Fed, Corporate Forecasts to Set Tone


A Yemeni court on Saturday sentenced one militant to death and 14 others to prison terms of three to 10 years on terror charges, according to local reports.

Yemen sentences one to death, 14 to jail on terror charges


Wednesday brings the next step for Pacers players and Piston fans facing disciplinary action following the melee in Detroit. Various news reports say a prosecutor in Detroit is expected to make a major announcement this afternoon.

Prosecutor #39;s Announcement on Brawl Charges to Come


AP - Former New York Yankees hitting coach Rick Down was hired for the same job by the Mets on Friday, reuniting him with new manager Willie Randolph.

Mets Hire Former Yankees Hitting Coach (AP)


AP - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won his fourth title on the European tour this season, and four others claimed Ryder Cup berths Sunday at the BMW Open. The event was dominated by competition for Europe's Ryder Cup team. Englishmen Paul Casey finished third to secure one of four guaranteed spots and was joined by countrymen David Howell and Ian Poulter and Irishman Paul McGinley.

Jimenez Wins BMW Open; 4 Claim Ryder Spots (AP)


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The slew of speeches in the past week by Fed officials have cemented views that the Federal Open Market Committee will raise rates on Sept.

expressway to neutrality


An Australian journalist was interrogated for more than 20 hours after being seized outside a Baghdad hotel, his employer said yesterday.

Aussie journalist seized in Iraq, interrogated for over 20 hours


Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin accepted bowl bids on Tuesday, and the news didn #39;t stop there for the Hawkeyes and Boilermakers. *Iowa will head back to Florida for the holidays, this time to the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.

It #39;s official: Bowl bids accepted by trio of Big Ten teams


John Kerry accuses President George W Bush of incompetence over Iraq in a hard-hitting TV campaign ad.

Democrat ad presses Iraq attack


Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say

Unions protest as overtime rules take effect


MacCentral - New software licensing fees dictated by GameSpy Industries Inc. may make it impossible for Mac game publishers to let their forthcoming games play against their PC counterparts. GameSpy's licensing fees have increased by a factor of five to ten in recent months, an amount that Mac game publishers say is unreasonable to expect them to pay.

New GameSpy terms threaten Mac to PC online gaming (MacCentral)


AP - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S. forces.

U.S. Warplanes Attack Militants in Iraq (AP)


LeBron James slams down a windmill dunk late in the second quarter and Cleveland never looks back in a 106-89 victory over Charlotte on Thursday night.

Cavs Dunk Bobcats


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A former prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, thought to have forged ties with Al Qaeda since his release is leading a militant band whose members have strapped explosives on two Chinese engineers they kidnapped in a lawless region near the Afghanistan border.

Militant leader was held in Cuba


Burma's military leaders release nearly 4,000 prisoners ruled to have been jailed using

Burma frees thousands from jail


A rampant Australia thrash Great Britain at Elland Road to win the Tri-Nations trophy.

Rugby: Australia win Tri-Nations


The New Partnership for Africa #39;s Development (Nepad) is under the microscope at two-day Nepad Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre.

Nepad under the microscope


Japan #39;s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it proposed to UFJ Holdings Inc. that the two banks merge on an equal basis in its latest attempt to woo UFJ away from a rival suitor.

Update 1: Sumitomo Mitsui Tries to Woo UFJ


LONDON - An Anglican church commission sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church on Monday for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the Americans to apologize or risk losing some of their influence with sister churches worldwide...

Anglicans Criticize U.S. Church on Gays


US casino giant Caesars plans to build a 335m gambling and leisure resort beside the new Wembley Stadium in London, its first foray into Europe.

Caesars plans vast London casino


LONDON, Dec 3 (AFP) - The vote by French Socialists to back the EU constitution bodes well for its ratification, even though the outcome of a referendum in 2005 is still uncertain, major British newspapers said Friday.

Britsh press sees good result in French Socialist vote


CNET is reporting that US District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco has denied a request by the Antitrust Division of the federal Department of Justice to issue an injunction against Oracle #39;s hostile acquisition of business software maker PeopleSoft

BREAKING NEWS  Federal judge rejects US bid to block Oracle <b>...</b>


Reuters - Twenty-nine patients who took\AstraZeneca Plc's   anti-cholesterol drug Crestor\have developed kidney damage, a U.S. consumer group said on\Friday as it called again for a ban on the medicine.

AstraZeneca's Crestor May Harm Kidneys (Reuters)


Iraqi kidnappers have released a Bangladeshi truck driver after holding him hostage for more than a month, a foreign ministry official said on Friday.

Iraqi abductors release Bangladeshi truck driver


On paper, it looked like a matchup of youth against age. It even appeared it could have been one of those classic boxer-versus-slugger wars.

Hopkins leaves chink in the Golden Boy #39;s armor


NEW YORK (Reuters) - World record holder Paula Radcliffe  put the trauma of the Athens Olympics behind her on Sunday to  win a dramatic victory in the closest finish ever to the  women's New York City marathon.

Radcliffe Bounces Back to Win in New York


NEW YORK, September 16 (New Ratings) - Analysts at Robert W Baird reiterate their  quot;outperform quot; rating on American Medical Security Group (AMZ.

American Medical Security  quot;outperform, quot; target price raised


LOS ANGELES - Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Thursday night.    The NL West-leading Dodgers' lead was cut to 2 1/2 games over San Francisco - their smallest since July 31...

Padres Blank Dodgers 3-0


HARRISBURG, Pa. A Dallas area-based online university that supposedly granted a business degree to a cat was sued today for consumer fraud.

Online Dallas university that gave cat diploma sued for fraud


ARM this week added a SIMD engine to its ARMv7 ISA in a bid to improve the platform #39;s ability to process multimedia and network datastreams.

ARM to add multimedia booster to next-gen chips


Centive on Monday launched Centive Compel, an on-demand, hosted sales performance management (SPM) solution. The application, which is designed to be affordable and easy to implement, aims to help executives increase performance and profitability by better organizing sales teams and motivating individual sales representatives. Centive Compel provides

In Brief: Centive unveils on-demand SPM solution


TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.81  percent by mid-morning on Tuesday with gains on Wall Street and  a slip in crude oil prices encouraging investors to scoop up  bargains following seven straight days of losses.

Techs Lead Tokyo Stocks Higher


Shayne Graham boots a 24-yard field goal with two seconds left to lift the Bengals over the Ravens, 27-26, completing a 17-point, fourth-quarter comeback on Sunday.

Bengals Stun Ravens


HOUSTON, Nov. 11 (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of Tracy McGrady #39;s absence to record a road win. Kevin Garnett scored 20 points and Sam Cassell added 18 and both made some big shots

Garnett Delivers For Timberwolves


In love with column view? Find out how to make it a permanent thing at the Apple Pro/ site in the latest Mac OS X killer tip. Sep 29

Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Make Column View a Permanent Thing


Mayor Anthony Williams, pushing for baseball on the Anacostia, has canceled a meeting Monday with the D.C. Council he must sway.

Fighting to Save Plan


Reuters - Kashmiris weary of years of violence welcomed on Friday the governments surprising offer to reduce the number of its troops in the Himalayan territory, a move that could prompt old foe Pakistan to respond similarly.

Indian peace move brightens hope for Kashmir peace (Reuters)


Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it does not expect the US regulators to provide an answer by the end of the year on whether it can conduct a clinical

Edwards Sees Delay in Approval of Trial


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers at seven tire centers in British Columbia applied to join the United Food and Commercial Workers, expanding efforts by Canadian unions to make inroads at the world #39;s largest retailer.

Wal-Mart Workers in British Columbia Want to Unionize (Update1)


British Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted evidence about Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction was wrong, but insists it was the correct decision to remove Saddam Hussein.

Britain #39;s Blair refuses to apologize for Iraq


LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held firm above \$41 a barrel  on Tuesday as colder weather in the U.S. brought temperatures  more into line with seasonal norms, spurring heating oil  buying.

Colder Weather Keeps Oil Above \$41


SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) - Militants behind the deadly  bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group  poised for attack, Australia's top policeman warned as Canberra  said on Saturday all its diplomatic missions would be made  bomb-proof.

Australia: Second Cell Poised for Indonesia Attack


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly in  the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate  profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a  report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.

Second-Quarter GDP Is Downgraded


AFP - More than 50 people were airlifted to safety after landslides caused by violent rain trapped cars on a road in Scotland, just days after flash floods devastated a tourist village in southwest England.

Scottish landslides trap up more than 50 people (AFP)


Iraqi authorities say at least six people were killed and more than 50 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in a commercial district in western Baghdad Wednesday.

Car Bomb Rocks Western Baghdad


Canada #39;s Goldcorp said Sunday it has reached an agreement in principal to buy Wheaton River Minerals in an all-stock deal valued at about \$2 billion.

Goldcorp to buy Wheaton River


SHARES in Australian Leisure  amp; Hospitality Group Ltd (ALH) jumped more than nine per cent in morning trade today after retailer Coles Myer finally joined the bidding war for the pubs and bottleshops operator.

ALH shares surge on Coles bid


AP - Croats voted Sunday whether to give President Stipe Mesic a second term in an election that was not monitored by international observers, an indication of the former Yugoslav country's democratic progress since it gained independence in a bloody 1992 war with a rebel Serb minority.

Croats Vote in Presidential Election (AP)


Advanced Micro Devices(AMD) has developed a low-power chip that it thinks will make portable video players more compelling by reducing the time needed to transfer content to the devices. The company is expected to announce the chip at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Monday.

AMD unveils chip for portable video players


Ukraine's parliament declared invalid the disputed presidential election, a non-binding move demonstrating the country's rising dissatisfaction with the outcome.

Ukraine Parliament Says Run-Off Poll Invalid