A Delta Air Lines jet taxies to the gate at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Oct. 27 in Atlanta. On Friday, the airline released new details on the up to 6,900 jobs it plans to cut starting Jan. 1.

Delta releases new details on job cuts


Brown is a second year player from Memphis and has spent the 2004 season on the Steelers #39; practice squad. He played in two games last year.

Steelers release St. Pierre, move up Brown


Overriding the defendant #39;s objections, the UN war crimes tribunal appointed two lawyers to represent Slobodan Milosevic yesterday, hoping

Judge appoints lawyers to defend Milosevic, over his objections


LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose to record highs on  Monday, pushing crude in London above \$50 for the first time  and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65  percent to the cost of crude this year.

Oil Extends Record Run, Brent Over \$50


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan says it would not accept the existing military line dividing Kashmir as an international border, and is playing down concern that India is irreconcilibly opposed to adjusting that frontier.

Pakistan plays down Indian comments on Kashmir solution


Pretoria - Nick du Toit and Simon Mann were the masterminds of a planned coup in Equatorial Guinea, and Sir Mark Thatcher, who has denied involvement, was financially implicated.

EG coup plans aired in court


MANCHESTER United gave manager Sir Alex Ferguson the perfect gift to mark his 1000th game with the club yesterday, a 2-1 win against Lyon that sends the Red Devils into the second round of the Champions League.

Fergie #39;s 1000 reasons to smile


As Apple puts the finishing touches to its new London store for Saturday #39;s grand opening, it appears that punters eager to lay their hands on the firm #39;s iconic iPod music player when the doors open could be disappointed.

Apple begins European adventure


AP - The Sudanese security forces surrounded several camps in the war-torn region of Darfur on Tuesday, relocated refugees against their will and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said. Sudan denied closing off the camps but said angry Arab tribesmen gathered in the area.

U.N.: Sudan Forces Relocating Refugees (AP)


Aggressive marketing and pricing helps Intel climb back out of flash memory hole, but marketwide flash revenue declined.

Intel climbs flash rankings as market dips


The airline sector, clouded by US Airways Group Inc. #39;s recent bankruptcy and Delta Air Lines Inc. #39;s impending financial shortfall, sank deeper in Monday trading as low-cost carriers took a hit from lowered analyst ratings and rising oil prices.

Update 1: Airline Stocks Sink on Gloomy Outlook


Business India: Mumbai, Nov 22 : Mukesh Ambani, chairman of India #39;s largest private business firm Reliance Industries, Monday rubbished the talk of a family feud over the company #39;s ownership, saying the foundations of the company are very strong.

Mukesh Ambani denies feud over Reliance ownership (LEAD):


An uncorked champagne bottle in his right hand, held hip-high as if he were waiting to slip it into a toolbelt, Trot Nixon repeatedly slipped back to his first days in a Red Sox uniform.

Nixon's gamers end frustration


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Record crude oil prices, a tidal wave  of quarterly earnings reports and anxiety ahead of the U.S.  presidential election may pin U.S. stocks down next week.

Stocks Seen Stymied by Oil, Earns


A freelance Italian journalist who had been working in the troubled Iraqi city of Najaf is missing and his driver has reportedly been killed, government and aid officials said on Saturday.

Concerns mount for reporters missing in Iraq


\\This is cool.\\Hotornot just added a new feature to send a

Vitual Flowers


After a preliminary analysis of a late-stage drug trial, Gilead Sciences of Foster City said its two drugs Viread and Emtriva are better able to control levels of HIV than Combivir, a treatment made by competitor GlaxoSmithKline Plc.

Gilead says its HIV drug combination beats drug made by <b>...</b>


Ryu Seung Min of South Korea beats Wang Hao to take gold in the table tennis men's singles.

Ryu ends Chinese domination


The music industry has targeted 459 prolific  quot;uploaders quot; in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, who they accuse of illegally providing their music collections to others on online file-sharing networks.

Music Industry Sues European Internet Pirates


Both employers and prospective employees are finding that blogging can be useful in the job search process.

Before Applying, Check Out the Blogs


Reuters - The United Nations is sending\extra peacekeepers to Congo's North Kivu province, which will\improve security in the area after Rwanda threatened to carry\out a strike against rebels operating on Congolese soil, a U.N.\spokesman said on Wednesday.

U.N. Bolstering Troops on Congo Border (Reuters)


There probably will not be any polished silver, napkin rings or acorn craft centerpieces, but Martha Stewart #39;s Thanksgiving is sure to be unique this year.

Martha wings it for 1st jail Thanksgiving


French telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel on Friday snapped up two US technology firms in acquisitions that will add wireless switching and IP conferencing technology to its portfolio.

Alcatel Snaps Up Two US Companies


When Tim Howes and a group of colleagues created the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol almost 15 years ago, he had no idea this quiet little front end to the more robust X.500 directory

Red Hat Boosts Enterprise-Class Linux Services


CLEVELAND, OH -- As NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agencys risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station.

NASA Prepares for Future Space Exploration Risk


That Michael Siewert didn #39;t fit in at the recent launch party for Sony PS2 #39;s fall releases was telling. The bulky, plainly dressed video game critic from Edmonton had been squeezed to the back of the VIP area

Are you game?


Florida Power  amp; Light Co. was only able to restore power to 45,400 customers in Palm Beach County between Sunday morning and Monday afternoon.

FPL struggling to get lights back on for customers


In a bid to improve security, ministers from five European countries said Monday they hoped to start digital fingerprinting for passports in 2006, but they split over

Hope for fingerprinting by 2006


South Africa all-rounder Andrew Hall warned India they should be under no illusions that the tourists are fully focused on a positive result in Kanpur.

SA #39;s Hall seeks to pin down win


The \$41 billion deal will create the country's largest mobile phone provider.

With F.C.C. Consent, Cingular Buys AT T Wireless


The NBA mandate to crack down on malicious attempts to injure didn #39;t last until even the start of the regular season. At least that was one conclusion that could be drawn from the punishments

For openers, Curry, Davis will be on bench


Bee Sports Columnist. A divisional title on the line against Anaheim at the Large Net this weekend, and, for the A #39;s, it #39;s still all about the Big Three.

Mark Kreidler: Best of three?


Within the past two weeks, we also celebrated our 10th anniversary and 15th anniversary of holding two of our favorite investments.

How mutual funds can be like marriage


Some anti-spyware companies use confusing ads, and our tests show their \$20-\$60 products are less effective than free competitors.

Poor Defenders


Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday it has obtained up to \$600 million in new financing as the struggling carrier seeks to avoid bankruptcy.

Delta Gets Up to \$600M in New Financing


The FBI has shut down some 20 sites which were part of an alternative media network known as Indymedia.

US seizes independent media sites


Intel #39;s Pentium M 765 ships with 2 MB of onboard power-managed Level 2 cache and a frequency of 2.1 GHz. It also features a 400-MHz system bus and power-saving technologies designed to optimize

Intel Speeds Up Centrino Chip


AT amp;T CallVantage Service will be available in Best Buy stores beginning this fall. According to the companies, Best Buy and AT amp;T will promote AT amp;T CallVantage Service through in-store

AT amp;T Partners with Best Buy To Push VoIP


Asian real-estate stocks such as Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. and CapitaLand Ltd., among this quarter #39;s best performers, may extend the gains as economic growth spurs demand for homes.

Cheung Kong, CapitaLand May Rise With Asian Real-Estate Stocks


For Australians, the  quot;Dish quot; as they like to call the giant antennae of the Parkes radio telescope is nearly as well known as the Sydney Opera House.

Australia #39;s Dish ready to for another brush with fame


SAP AG on Wednesday unveiled a service that evaluates security settings across a customer #39;s SAP enterprise system. SAP Security Optimization helps customers identify and fix vulnerabilities

SAP Launches Security Service


Los Angeles-based Napster, the online music division of Roxio, announced that the company is making a foray into the downloadable ringtone market in a deal with Dwango Wireless, a publisher of mobile entertainment content.

Napster Branches Into Ringtones


Dan Orlovsky throws three touchdown passes and the Huskies put themselves in position for a bowl bid with a wild 41-35 victory over Rutgers on Thursday.

Huskies Down Knights


For the world's best video game players, getting the high score is no longer enough.

World's Top Game Players Battle for Cash


A San Lorenzo man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he defrauded EBay users in online auction for rare Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan sports cards.

SAN LORENZO Sports card auctions lead to indictment


NEW YORK (Reuters) - ChevronTexaco Corp.<A HREF=

ChevronTexaco Profit Up, Misses Forecasts


OTTAWA (Reuters) - Retreating from an upbeat forecast it  made just last month, Nortel Networks Corp. <A HREF=

Nortel Warns of Weaker Sales


Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession before getting on a team flight last week, but the Denver Nuggets #39; star says the drug was left in his backpack by a friend.

Anthony cited for marijuana possession


Tokyo - Scandal-hit Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors said Monday its interim net loss nearly doubled to 146.16 billion and announced it was downgrading its full-year earnings forecast.

Struggling Mitsubishi Motors #39; interim net loss widens


A former top Air Force acquisition executive today was sentenced to nine months in prison for conspiring to help Boeing Co. win a multibillion-dollar Pentagon contract.

Druyun gets nine-month prison sentence


With concern growing that a popular new class of arthritis medicine might increase a patient #39;s risk of heart attack and stroke, the maker of Celebrex -- one of the most widely sold drugs in

Celebrex Maker Will Examine Heart Risks


CALGARY - Petro-Canada chief executive Ron Brenneman yesterday dismissed the risks of investing in Russia, a day after reaching a major deal with state-owned gas producer Gazprom.

PetroCan CEO shrugs off risk of Gazprom deal


COMPUTER bellwether IBM has signed a seven-year, 500 million contract with Lloyds TSB to supply the UK bank with internet telephony and data services.

IBM nets 500m Lloyds TSB deal


Standard  amp; Poor #39;s Ratings Services said on Thursday it may boost the ratings of Veritas Software Corp. after the firm announced a merger with Symantec Corp.

S amp;P may raise Veritas Software ratings


Donald R. Puddy, a longtime NASA flight director, supervised Apollo, Skylab and early space shuttle missions from Mission Control.

Donald Puddy, 67, Space Flight Director, Dies


NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- After 20 years leading BusinessWeek magazine -- a tenure defined by editorial excellence, circulation growth and global expansion -- Stephen B. Shepard, Editor-in-Chief, will retire effective April 1, 2005.

Stephen B. Shepard to Retire from BusinessWeek; Expected to Lead <b>...</b>


The Kansas City Chiefs put running back Priest Holmes on the injured reserve list with an injured knee Thursday.  quot;Priest Holmes is making steady progress on the rehabilitation of his right knee, quot; team president Carl Peterson said.

Holmes hurt knee against the Bucs


Italy #39;s would-be European Commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione - already notorious for his view that homosexuality is a sin - has caused fresh outrage this weekend by telling a conference in northern Italy that single mothers are  #39;not very good #39;.

Now EU justice hopeful slams single parents


KHARTOUM, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The Sudanese government said on Tuesday that it has deployed another 2,000 policemen in Darfur to secure the situation in the area under an agreement with the United Nations.

Sudan deploys additional 2,000 policemen in Darfur


TORONTO (CP) - Dave Bush capped his promising rookie season with a complete-game, two-hitter while Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the New York Yankees 7-0 Friday night.

Dave Bush slices through weak Yankees lineup in 7-0 Blue Jays win


London - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has been given a vote of confidence from the Football Association (FA) with the governing body dismissing suggestions they would be prepared to let the Swede leave for Real Madrid.

Sven gets vote of confidence


ORLANDO, Fla. - Michael Eisner #39;s fighting back. The embattled Disney boss is gearing up to defend his hiring and firing of former Hollywood superagent Michael Ovitz as Disney #39;s No.

Eisner defends \$140 million pay for fired Ovitz


Reuters - Swimmers and surfers on a\popular Venezuelan beach got a shock when a nearly 10-foot\(three-meter) fresh-water crocodile surfaced in the Caribbean\sea off the coast near Caracas, officials said on Wednesday.

Venezuelan Beach-Goers Get 'Croc' Shock (Reuters)


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

PeopleSoft Sees Revenue Above Views


Maybe all that talk from Andy Roddick and Venus Williams about taking the Olympics as seriously as a Grand Slam was just that: talk.

Roddick, Williams lose in third round


Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. , the\biggest maker of gear to direct traffic over the Internet, on\Tuesday said it was on track to meet Wall Street's fiscal 2005\revenue growth estimates, but signaled that profit margins were\under pressure.

Cisco: Wall St. Revenue View Reasonable (Reuters)


A pay cut deal between Delta Air Lines and its pilots union didn #39;t materialize Tuesday, though investors apparently think the airline #39;s chances of sidestepping bankruptcy are improving.

Delta stocks soar after optimism on talks


William  quot;Captain Kirk quot; Shatner is forking over \$200,000 to boldly go where he #39;s never really been before. The  quot;Star Trek quot; thespian is one of 7,000 stargazers who have pledged

SHATNER ANTES UP TO BEAM UP


England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson tipped Rio Ferdinand as a future captain on Saturday ahead of the Manchester United defender #39;s return to the national squad.

Eriksson tips Ferdinand as potential captain


Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant government-chartered mortgage funding companies, continued to spend more on lobbying in the first half of this year than almost every other corporation in the United States.

Mortgage Giants Are Near Top in Lobby Cost


in years have pulled two more bodies from the rubble, leaving the toll from the blast at 64, state media say. the fastest economic growth of any major world economy.

China mine blast kills 64


HAVANA : The US dollar disappeared from stores, hotels and restaurants in Cuba in what communist leader Fidel Castro has called a move to counter US attempts to stifle the island #39;s economy.

Dollar replaced by  #39;monopoly money #39; in Cuba


SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems Inc. last week took an important step toward commercializing an experimental Java performance measurement tool called JFluid, moving the two-year-old project from the Sun Labs research and development group into the company's software division. Sun now expects to ship the software as part of an April 2005 release of its Java Studio integrated development environment (IDE), the company said.

Sun to add JFluid profiling tool to Java Studio


Kerr claimed her third tournament of the year Sunday, overcoming a shaky final round and a strong challenge from Christina Kim to win the State Farm Classic.

Kerr posts one-stroke win at LPGA Tour #39;s State Farm Classic


THE Australian dollar opened half a US cent lower today weighed down by a broad US dollar rally on Friday night and a weaker gold price.

\$A sold off on US rally


Sprint and Nextel herald

Third Largest U.S. Cell Phone Company Created


Like some drill sergeant from the past, Metal Slug 3 is a wake-up call to today's gamers molly-coddled with slick visuals and fancy trimmings.

2D Metal Slug offers retro fun


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Richard Hamilton posted 21 points to  propel the Detroit Pistons to an 81-69 triumph over the  Cleveland Cavaliers at Auburn Hills, Michigan Thursday.

NBA Wrap: Hamilton Guides Pistons to Win Over Cavs


Athens, Greece -- Rulon Gardner unlaced his size 13 shoes, yanked them off and placed them on the mat. The big galoot, as friendly and unassuming as any Olympian could be, recalled how he would sit on the floor as a kid and pull on his sneakers.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


The Siemens USB adaptor is loaded with Skype software that enables users of Siemens phones to access Skype #39;s free Internet calling service as well as other features, such as buddy lists and conference calling.

Skype, Siemens To Hook Up Cordless VoIP


Shops and businesses have reopened in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, after the authorities lifted a curfew imposed last Wednesday.

Calm as Kathmandu curfew lifted


LONDON - For a team that calls team spirit their greatest strength, the brawl between Patrick Vieira and Bisan Lauren will come as great concern to manager Arsene Wenger.

Vieira, Lauren in bus bust-up


Florida's Department of Citrus wants to put the squeeze on producers of low-carb orange juice, claiming their labels confuse consumers into believing they're purchasing 100 percent juice when buying a product that's 42 percent juice.

Citrus Department to Challenge Labeling of Low-carb Juices


British police have arrested a 20-year-old man in northern England on suspicion of involvement in the theft and posting in May of a key piece of software from Cisco Systems.

Man held in Cisco case


AP - Any hope of saving the NHL season hinges on whether the next proposal by the players' association stirs serious negotiating.

Players' Union Offer May Decide Season (AP)


SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to intensify diplomatic  efforts to hold six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs  in early October now chances look slim for a meeting this  month, the foreign minister told Reuters on Thursday.

South Korea Aiming for Early October Nuclear Talks


TORONTO -- The next time Curt Schilling takes the ball for the Red Sox, it will be on the cusp of September, in the opener of a Fenway Park series next Tuesday against the Anaheim Angels, a team as hot as the Sox in August and one as bent as playing in October as the Olde Towne Team.

Crunch time next in store for Schilling


China is reported to have sent heavily armed troops to protect its huge Three Gorges Dam against terrorist attack.

Troops sent to protect China dam


SAN DIEGO -- Four major insurance companies paid a broker tens of millions of dollars in hidden kickbacks in exchange for winning contracts with some of the largest US companies, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi charged yesterday.

Calif. sues 4 major insurers


WASHINGTON -- The US trade deficit shrank to \$51.6 billion in September, an improvement brought about as exports posted their best month on record.

Trade gap shrinks to \$51.6b


Vivendi Universal Games will release Half-Life 2, sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed PC game titles, on November 16 this year.

Half-Life 2 By November


Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Live From SES Sweden - AdSense verses Affiliate Programs - Google Is Now Indexing Pop-ups - Redirects, Frames And Cloaking - Do You Avoid Content Targeted Listings? - Image Ads On Google Adwords - The Right way to Count Links?

Search Engine Forums Spotlight


When Morris Chang, the founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, speaks of the future of the chip business, he sounds somber.

Forecast for Chip Industry Sees a New Order of Business


Circuit City Stores Inc. on Friday reported a narrower third-quarter loss from continuing operations as sales of higher-margin warranties and improved distribution helped offset weak merchandise sales.

Circuit City narrows 3Q loss


President Bush defended restrictions on stem-cell research on Wednesday and reaffirmed support for nuclear-arms development, but Democratic challenger John Kerry accused Bush of putting ideology over science.

Candidates Split on Stem Cells, Environment


new assessment of Iran #39;s nuclear program by the United Nations #39; International Atomic Energy Agency says that, as early as 1995, Pakistan was providing Tehran with the designs for sophisticated

Pakistan Found to Aid Iran Nuclear Efforts


The ouster of the president of California #39;s public pension fund has raised questions about whether pension funds, endowments and other big activist investors will be able to keep wielding influence in corporate governance campaigns.

Calpers Ouster Puts Focus on How Funds Wield Power


Drained by a difficult week, the New York Yankees needed an uplifting victory. That's exactly what they got yesterday.

Walk in park for Yankees


Shares of J-Power, Japan #39;s biggest electricity wholesaler, made a strong debut on Wednesday, trading at a 5.2 percent premium over their offer price as the stock #39;s perceived low risk attracted investors.

J-Power makes strong market debut


Russia is the fourth nation to participate in Microsoft Corp #39;s Windows XP Starter Edition pilot program, for first-time PC users in developing technology markets.

Windows XP: to Russia with Love


PepsiCo Inc. , the world #39;s No. 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to \$221 million in tax benefits and strong performances from its key Frito

PepsiCo Profit Up, Cuts Jobs, Shares Rise


Maverick, the new supercomputer from Sun Microsystems and the University of Texas at Austin, promises speedier data analysis for global weather prediction, emergency response management

Sun, UT Austin Team for Supercomputer


Coming soon: the first sub-\$1000 color laser MFP, a Wi-Fi card for handhelds, a small external TV-tuner box for PCs, and new long-lasting printer inks.

News in Brief


A huge explosion in North Korea last week may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea #39;s spy agency said on Wednesday.

S.Korean Spies Say Building Work Behind North Blast


The budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush's plan to send astronauts back to the Moon and later Mars, said Sean O'Keefe.

NASA Chief Sees Mandate for Bush Space Program


ANAHEIM - The Los Angeles Dodgers got the established run producer they coveted for the middle of their lineup, and Jeff Kent got the team he wanted to play for since he was a boy.

Kent agrees to \$17 million, two-year contract with Dodgers


Investigators suspect that the attackers had secreted a cache of weapons in the school weeks before their brutal attack.

Russian Rebels Had Precise Plan


Investor's Business Daily - The hippy ethic championed in early ads for the Linux operating system is giving way to good old competitive rancor as Red Hat   and Novell   launch warring campaigns.

Red Hat, Novell Linux's Hatfields, McCoys (Investor's Business Daily)


Far fewer Americans made initial jobless claims than expected last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, government data showed on Thursday, while import prices hit an 18-month high and inventories grew.

Jobless Claims Drop, Imports Hit Highs


Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called\at an emotional tribute on Thursday for the prosecution of\those behind the

Annan Vows to Protect U.N. Staff from Attacks (Reuters)


Sports India, Cricket: Kanpur, Nov 21 : Stopgap opener Andrew Hall scored his maiden Test century and debutant Zander de Bruyn made 83 Sunday to give South Africa a vice-like grip on the second day of the first Test against India at the Green Park

Centurion Hall puts South Africa in driver #39;s seat:


The Bush administration said Thursday it is weighing a request from several U.S. refiners to borrow crude oil from the nation's emergency stockpile to help offset supply disruptions along the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Ivan.

National Oil Reserves Eyed to Offset Hurricane Losses


A Zimbabwe court Friday convicted a British man accused of leading a coup plot against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea on weapons charges, but acquitted most of the 69 other men held with him.

Zimbabwe Convicts Accused  #39;Mercenary #39; for Weapons


The average unpatched Windows PC lasts less than 20 minutes on the Internet before it #39;s compromised, according to data from the Internet Storm Center.

Unpatched PC  quot;Survival Time quot; Just 16 Minutes


The Motion Picture Association of America has escalated its hunt for Internet movie pirates with the filing of several lawsuits against individuals the MPAA says are distributing pirated movies.

Hollywood Strikes Back: MPAA Lawsuits Filed Today


NOORDWIJK, Netherlands -- Five European Union defense ministers signed an agreement Friday to set up a law enforcement group to provide support for international peacekeeping missions.

Five EU ministers ink peacekeeping deal


AP - Two weeks after denying he knew anything about it, the campaign manager for a Democratic congressional candidate has admitted having someone obtain public records on the Republican opponent.

Manager Admits Getting Papers on Opponent (AP)


According to Swiss authorities, history was made Sunday when 2723 people in four communities in canton Geneva, Switzerland, voted online in a national federal referendum.

Internet Vote A Success


This week, Sir Richard Branson announced his new company, Virgin Galactic, has the rights to the first commercial flights into space.

Virgin #39;s Branson to offer commercial space flights


North Korea isn #39;t on the verge of test-firing a ballistic missile, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said, while expressing concern that the government in Pyongyang hasn #39;t

North Korean Missile Test Isn #39;t Imminent, #39; Japan Minister Says


The US poverty rate rose, incomes stagnated, and more Americans went without health insurance last year, even though economic growth surged, according to Census Bureau data released yesterday.

Numbers of poor, uninsured rise


Warwickshire were crowned as cricket #39;s new county champions at 5.06pm yesterday, even though their players were stuck indoors in front of their TVs and computers at the time.

Sussex hand title to Warwickshire


AT amp;T Wireless launched this week an online music service that provides instant gratification to subscribers who hear a tune they can #39;t wait to download.

AT amp;T Wireless Launches Online Music Store


Forest Laboratories (nyse: FRX - news - people ) said strong sales volume will propel fiscal second-quarter earnings higher than previously expected.

#39;); //-- gt; Eye On Stocks


Commercial real-estate developer Rouse (RSE ) agreed to be acquired by General Growth Properties (GGP ), the No. 2 US shopping-mall owner, in a \$12.6 billion deal, which includes the assumption of \$5.4 billion of existing debt. Terms: \$67.50 cash per ...

Rouse Jumps on General Growth Buyout


The Bayer Corporation, a subsidiary of the Bayer Group of Germany, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a \$33 million criminal fine for taking part in a conspiracy

Bayer Unit Plea-Bargains in Price Fixing


Consumer confidence fell sharply in both Massachusetts and the nation in October, weighed down by concerns about jobs, rising energy costs, and the strength of the economic recovery.

Consumer confidence plummets


Shares of Merck and Co. plunged almost nine per cent Monday after a media report said that documents show the pharmaceutical giant hid or denied evidence for years that its blockbuster

Merck shares plunge almost nine per cent after report it had Vioxx <b>...</b>


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laughs during a visit to an after-school program site at PS 129 in New York #39;s Harlem neighborhood in this Wednesday, Sept.

Schwarzenegger Shows Eco-Friendly Hummer


Singingfish will reach out to consumers for the first time this week when it launches a revamped multimedia search engine on its Web site.

Singingfish Unveils Multimedia Search Tool


Aided by a majestic three-run home run by Alex Rodriguez and three hits and three runs batted in by Gary Sheffield, Jon Lieber won for the first time since Aug. 13.

Lieber Shines, Distancing Yankees From 'a Dark Time'


Taiwan #39;s financial markets and most businesses in the capital Taipei are closed for the day as Typhoon Aere approaches with torrential rain and winds of up to 165 kilometers (102 miles) an hour.

Taiwan Markets, Businesses Close for Typhoon Aere (Update4)


As the Firefox browser prepares to pass its 10 million download mark, the New York Times ad that was supposed to follow its launch has yet to be seen.

Firefox #39;s Times ad late as 10 million downloads near


AP - Marquis Daniels had a block, a steal and three straight assists in a just over a two-minute span in the fourth quarter Friday, helping push the Dallas Mavericks to a 92-83 win over the Portland Trail Blazers that ended a three-game losing streak.

Mavericks Defeat Trail Blazers, 92-83 (AP)


AP - Overconfidence usually isn't an issue when facing the nation's seventh-ranked team on the road, yet Maryland has every reason to feel smug about its chances of winning Saturday against West Virginia.

Maryland Wary of No. 7 West Virginia (AP)


Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----       Clinton Out of Intensive Care       Former President Bill Clinton was moved from intensive care to a hospital room Wednesday as he continued his recovery from quadruple bypass surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia in New York City.      A statement issued by Clinton's office said the 58-year-old former president walked with assistance, sat up in bed and sat in a chair, the Associated Press reported...

Health Highlights: Sept. 8, 2004


you know, writing a check a day or two before there #39;s enough cash to cover it -- will soon need to find new tricks for juggling the bills.

SUSAN TOMPOR: Change the law, feel the bounce


Ireland #39;s only medal winner at the Athens Olympics, showjumper Cian O #39;Connor, withdrew from a nationally televised ceremony Saturday to receive the Irish Person of the Year award -- after his horse failed a drugs test.

Irish hero skips awards after horse fails test


Ask Jeevesis actively looking at strengthening its flagship search engine Web site with features, services and technologies found elsewhere in its online network.

Ask Jeeves to boost search site with portal features


PC World - Devices seen as good entry point to consumer electronics market.

Chip Makers Set Sights on Digital Video Recorders (PC World)


roundup Plus: Nortel delays financials again...Microsoft updates SharePoint...Overture heads toward automation.

Briefly: Microsoft tests Windows Marketplace


Cell phones in public are annoying--when other people use them. But how do we tackle the problem?

Cell phone talker arrest refuels etiquette debate


ATHENS - Ten seconds. Barely time enough to tie a shoe, wash a glass, get the paper off the porch. But when the moment comes, and eight men kneel at their blocks and peer down the empty, waiting track, it is as if the entire Olympics stop to watch.

10 seconds that change everything


It #39;s another level of security for America Online - but users will have to pay extra for it. AOL is offering a optional log-on service that will require more than just a password to get onto the service.

AOL offers extra security for a price


RAMALLAH, West Bank - Senior Palestinian officials, seeking to fill the void left when Yasser Arafat dies, reached out Saturday to Islamic fundamentalists who remain the wild card in a post-Arafat era.

Leaders consider life after Arafat


Anthem #39;s yearlong effort to buy WellPoint Health Networks is now focused on Georgia, where the insurance commissioner says he wants cash concessions like those given in California.

Georgia seeks Anthem concessions


Cheap computers, blazing fast networks and clever engineers are finding more ways to keep tabs on where you go and what you buy, even what you'll do next.
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Privacy Eroding, Bit by Bit and Byte


King Norodom Sihanouk said on Tuesday his decision to abdicate gave Cambodia a chance to choose a successor in his lifetime and thus avoid another bloodbath.

Abdication Secures Cambodian Peace -Sihanouk


Sophomore guard Noelle Quinn scored 23 points, and three teammates also finished in double figures as No. 25 UCLA defeated No. 14 Purdue, 70-64, in a nonconference game Sunday at Pauley Pavilion.

UCLA 70, Purdue 64


Among over 20 killed separatists in combat in Chechen on Monday morning, one was identified as one of the organizers of the May 9 terrorism act in Grozny, in which Chechen President

Organizer identified among killed militants in Chechnya


AP - The skeletal remains of 15 Aborigines are being returned home for reburial, nearly 90 years after a Swedish zoologist smuggled them out of Australia for display in a Stockholm museum.

Sweden to Return Remains of Aborigines (AP)


roundup Plus: Gateway says, hold on to your hard drive...Kinko's debuts Web-based print options...Majoras takes charge of FTC.

Briefly: Maxtor ships multimedia-friendly drive


The chairwoman of James Hardie has dismissed today #39;s announcement of the provisional liquidation of an asbestos compensation foundation as a stunt.

Hellicar dismisses foundation liquidation as  #39;stunt #39;


Briton Graeme McDowell, Australian Nick O #39;Hern and Spain #39;s Jose Manuel Lara shared the Heritage first round lead on Thursday as four members of Europe #39;s victorious Ryder Cup team returned to action.

UPDATE 2-Ryder Cup quartet trail McDowell, O #39;Hern, Lara


LONDON (Reuters) - A senior British minister accused of  abusing his position to help a lover fought back on Wednesday  as letters were published fueling suspicions of wrongdoing.

Blair Ally Proclaims Innocence in Nanny Visa Row


INDIANAPOLIS ATA Holdings Corporation has accepted Southwest Airline #39;s 117 (m) million-dollar bid for its operations at Chicago #39;s Midway International Airport.

ATA accepts Southwest Airline #39;s bid for Midway airport operations


AFTER hitting by a series of typhoons for the past two weeks, people in General Nakar, Quezon are now complaining of the presence of the Philippine Cobra and other snakes in the area.

Snakes now attacking calamity-stricken areas


By CATHERINE TSAI     DENVER (AP) -- While officials across the nation are urging healthy adults and schoolchildren to skip their annual flu shot, parents are mulling their options.     The news that British regulators have shut down a major flu-shot supplier carries particular concern in Colorado, which was the epicenter of last year's flu season with 12,885 reported cases and the deaths of 12 children...

Adults and Kids Urged to Skip Flu Shot


Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and

Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan


DAKAR, Senegal -- Six years of continuing conflict in Congo have claimed 3.8 million lives, half of them children, with most killed by disease and famine in the still largely cutoff east, according to an International Rescue Committee study that estimates the toll.

Death toll of 6-year conflict in Congo put at 3.8 million


AP - Archie Griffin wouldn't mind sharing his claim to fame. The former Ohio State tailback is the only player to win two Heisman trophies, receiving his second in 1975.

White Has Chance to Make Heisman History (AP)


ATHENS, GREECE - Bulgaria #39;s Milen Dobrev lived up to his top seeding and took the gold medal in the 207-pound (94 kg) division of the Olympic weightlifting tournament.

Bulgarian #39;s big lift heavy as pure gold


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc. <A HREF=

T-W, Comcast in Pact on Cable Unit Stake


Facing palatable shareholder anger, top executives of Computer Associates International pledged Wednesday to add 150 new employees to aid its channel efforts and to overcome distractions created by the accounting scandal that continues to haunt the company

Under Fire, CA Pledges To Right Its Ship


By MALCOLM RITTER     NEW YORK (AP) -- If you asked people strolling down Fifth Avenue to name a genius, most would probably cite Albert Einstein.

Library Exhibit Traces Impact of Isaac Newton


Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday it agreed to sell its UK desserts business to Premier Foods PLC for \$135 million. Kraft said the transaction, which is subject to required approvals, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2005.

Kraft to Sell UK Desserts Business


WASHINGTON -- The US Supreme Court decided on Friday that it would consider whether cable companies should be forced to give third-party ISPs access to their networks.

Final Round in Cable-ISP Fight


Roma have appointed former German national coach Rudi Voeller as their new boss. Voeller, who resigned his post with Germany after Euro 2004, has spent the day in the Italian capital discussing the move and

Voeller moves to Roma


AFP - A US senator heading a panel investigating the UN's scandal-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program called for UN chief Kofi Annan's resignation in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

US senator calls for Annan's resignation (AFP)


Edward S. Lampert has made no secret of wanting to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Warren E. Buffett. Like the Sage of Omaha, Lampert formed a partnership at age 25 and invested in old-line companies that throw off lots of cash.

Sears-Kmart: Eddie #39;s Master Stroke


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Bombs exploded at threebanks in the Argentine capital on Wednesday, including twobranches of U.S. giant Citibank, killing one security guard andinjuring one other person, police said.

Bombs Hit Three Argentine Bank Branches, One Dead


Bill Gerstenmaier, manager of NASA #39;s International Space Station Program, will update media on the status of Station activities in a teleconference at 4 pm EDT Friday.

NASA Announces Space Station News Media Update


Kanoodle BrightAds Challenges Google AdSense \\Kanoodle, provider of sponsored listings for search results and content pages, today announced the launch of BrightAds(tm), a self-service tool for small- to medium-sized content publishers that will enable them to run Kanoodle's content-targeted sponsored links on their sites.  With the launch of BrightAds, ...


The Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai has been clubbed in the head by riot police officers. She has been denounced as a subversive.

Like a Tree, Unbowed


AP - Disgruntled Tampa Bay holdout Keenan McCardell got what he wanted Tuesday when the Buccaneers traded him to the San Diego Chargers for two picks in next year's NFL draft.

Bucs Trade Keenan McCardell to Chargers (AP)


Life near the center of our galaxy never had a chance. Every 20 million years on average, gas pours into the galactic center and slams together, creating millions of new stars. The more massive stars soon go supernova, exploding violently and blasting the surrounding space.

Frequent Starbursts Sterilize Center of Milky Way


Texas Instruments has announced development of the wireless industry #39;s first digital TV on a single chip for mobile phones, code-named  quot;Hollywood quot;.

TI puts digital TV on mobiles


Boston's Curt Schilling will be stitched again to give him the flexibility and the power he needs as he opposes the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of the World Series tonight.

A Doctor Is Keeping Schilling in Stitches


At 8:21 pm last night, there was a simultaneous leap for joy and sigh of relief in pubs, restaurants, living rooms, college dorms, maybe even a few libraries, throughout the streets of New England and, of course, in Fenway Park.

Clean sweep Red Sox dispatch Angels and wait for possible rematch <b>...</b>


Through the season #39;s first two games, the Jets have the league #39;s top running game and the highest-scoring offense, and they are off to their best start in Coach Herman Edwards #39;s four-year tenure.

Jets Say They Didn #39;t Run Enough Last Season


Pakistan #39;s Parliament has rubber-stamped the President #39;s choice of Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, despite an opposition boycott and angry protests.

New Pakistani PM elected despite boycott


Ryan Moore of Puyallup capped one of the greatest individual summers of amateur golf in the sport #39;s history yesterday by coming from behind to win the US Amateur.

Puyallup #39;s Moore takes US Amateur


Here is what New York Yankee #39;s catcher, Jorge Posada had to say prior to game six between the Yankees and the Red Sox. PP: Just curious, on the Damon bunt last night, did you think at all about letting it fall and trying to get a double play that way?

Q amp;A with Jorge Posada


There #39;s a song by a band I definitely don #39;t listen to,  quot;Don #39;t stop thinking about tomorrow, quot; but the lyrics rather tellingly continue,  quot;Yesterday #39;s gone, yesterday #39;s

AOL: Back to the Future?


Formula One #39;s governing body will summon Juan Pablo Montoya to a meeting in December to explain his conduct, motor sport sources said today.

Montoya to be summoned by FIA over conduct


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- There #39;s little doubt that the Federal Open Market Committee will raise its short-term interest rate target by a quarter-percentage point at Wednesday #39;s meeting, economists and traders say.

December pause still possible, many economists suggest


Sybase Inc. this week released Adaptive Server Enterprise Express Edition for Linux, a free version of its enterprise-class database for deployment on Linux systems.

Sybase Offers Free Linux Database


While the large anti-virus vendors continue to spend millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours churning out updated signature files, a Utah-based startup this week plans to unveil an entirely new e-mail security solution that needs no signatures and

Startup Devises New Way to Squash Worms


Despite a practically saturated Western European market, cell phone sales are still booming worldwide, driven by longtime owners clamoring to update their phones and new buyers wanting to get on the phone-owning ladder, according to a new report.

Cell phone sales keep booming


AP - Democrat John Kerry reminded his hometown supporters at a  #36;3 million fund-raiser Saturday night that he's come from behind to win elections before.

Kerry Tells Donors He's Ready to Fight (AP)


AP - The Buffalo Bills placed rookie Tim Euhus on injured reserve with a right knee injury Tuesday, the second tight end the team has lost this season.

Bills Place Euhus on Injured Reserve (AP)


AFP - Six people were killed and 11 were seriously hurt when a high-speed train derailed after colliding with a car at a rural crossing in southern England, officials said.

Six killed, 11 seriously hurt in train derailment in England (AFP)


US sales of previously owned houses rose in September to the third-highest pace on record, evidence that low borrowing costs were attracting buyers and helping sustain the economic expansion.

US Home Resales Rose to 6.75 Mln Rate in September (Update4)


What riot?  quot;An Argentine friend of mine was a little derisive of the Pacers-Pistons eruption, quot; says reader Mike Gaynes.  quot;He snorted,  #39;Is that what Americans call a riot?

They don #39;t consider that a riot in Brazil


IBM plans to announce Monday that it will contribute some of its speech-recognition software to two open-source software groups. The move is a tactical step by IBM to accelerate the development

Speech code from IBM to become open source


Super Eagles captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha will lead out his English club Bolton Wanderers this afternoon in their fourth game of the new Premiership season, against Anfield giants Liverpool.

Okocha Tests Liverpool


The day of reckoning is coming. For someone. By Labor Day, either Southern California will have suffered a magnitude-6.4 earthquake or at least one UCLA geophysicist will be eating some serious crow.

3 days to tell if quake predictor right


AP - Rep. Robert T. Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.

Democratic Rep. Bob Matsui Dies at 63 (AP)


Q: Through downsizing, attrition, and layoffs, I'm the only English-speaking person left on my team. My two remaining co-workers are naturalized citizens. They both have a wealth of experience and seem to do a terrific job. The problem is, they now constantly speak in their native tongue. When they do address me, it's in broken English, resulting in frequent misunderstandings ...

Etiquette at Work


Hugs and celebrations over, Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona announced his rotation on Thursday afternoon.

Red Sox Get Ready to Play Encore


A leading pro-Taliban Sunni Muslim cleric has been shot dead in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Mufti Mohammed Jamil was reported to have been on his way home when two gunmen on a motorcycle stopped his car and opened fire with automatic weapons.

CLERIC KILLED IN PAKISTAN


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BellSouth Corp. <A HREF=

BellSouth: Retiree Costs to Cut Q4 Earns


ATHENS -- Attention, ladies and gentlemen. For his next act, Michael Phelps will break an Olympic record, hurry to the warm-down pool for a swim, run to the locker room, pull on a warm-up suit, walk out to the pool deck and take part in ...

Another medal, two records


For the second time in less than a year, Brett Favre is dealing with a death in the family. Favre #39;s brother-in-law died after crashing an all-terrain vehicle on the player #39;s property in Sumrall, Miss.

Packers quarterback Favre dealing with family tragedy once again


DERIBAT, Sudan (Reuters) - Darfur rebels from the Sudan  Liberation Army (SLA) handed over 20 prisoners of war to the  African Union (AU) on Tuesday in a move the rebels said was in  line with peace deals they signed with Khartoum last week.

Sudan Rebels Hand Over 20 Prisoners of War


NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has called a meeting of NATO states and Russia on Tuesday to discuss the siege of a school by Chechen separatists in which more than 335 people died, a NATO spokesman said.

NATO, Russia to discuss school siege


Wall Street stocks fell modestly Monday as the volatile crude oil prices pressured on the stocks while uncertainty over economic growth and electronic overshadowed the market.

Wall Street stocks end lower on volatile crude oil prices


Cisco Systems #39; prices have long been viewed as higher than those charged by its networking rivals. But some IT managers and analysts said this week that the pricing situation has improved modestly for Cisco users.

Cisco improves pricing for users


NEW YORK - In the event you #39;ve been hiding in a cave for the past few years, here #39;s a newsflash: Videogames are a huge business.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Vs. Halo 2


Britain's Amir Khan will bid to become boxing's youngest Olympic gold medallist since 1952 on Sunday.

Khan sets sights on gold


Intel is building a Symbian-based mobile phone, based on Nokia #39;s Series 60 user interface. The company has not announced a delivery date, but a reference platform should arrive sometime in 2005, intended to

Intel puts its weight behind Symbian


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt  bristled, battled and eventually blossomed as he took another  step toward a second U.S. Open title with a second-round  victory over Moroccan Hicham Arazi on Friday.

U.S. Open: Hewitt Hits Top Gear, Mauresmo Storms On


SBC Communications said it will cut DSL prices to just \$19.95 a month for people who sign up for its full unlimited local and long-distance phone plans. Broadband Blog

SBC slashes DSL prices in phone bundle


BRAMBLES #39; decision to overhaul its troubled Chep pallet business has paid off in spades by doubling second-half profit. Brambles posted an after-tax result of \$168 million for the June half, up from \$82 million for the same period last year.

Chep changes pay off


WORLD champion Valentino Rossi took pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix with a record lap time in Sepang today while bitter rival Sete Gibernau was relegated to the second row.

Rossi sets record time


California voters approve an aggressive DNA-collection program -- basically anyone held in connection with a felony will be tested -- and that has privacy advocates worried. By Julia Scheeres.

Rough Reception for DNA Law


Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua took advantage of a last minute mistake by Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to salvage a 1-1 draw at Anfield Tuesday.

Dudek #39;s last minute mistake costs Liverpool


Copernic Desktop Search for Mozilla Firefox \\Copernic today announced the availability of a new version (1.2) of its Copernic Desktop Search (CDS) product that fully supports the Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Copernic claims to be the first desktop search tool which works with Mozilla Firefox.CDS 1.2 also features up to ...


While President Bush and others have delivered optimistic public appraisals, officials who fight the Iraqi insurgency and study it believe the rebellion is deeper and more widespread than is being publicly acknowledged, officials say.

Growing Pessimism on Situation in Iraq


Roy E. Disney, a nephew of Walt Disney, and his financial adviser, Stanley P. Gold, called on directors of the Walt Disney Company to search for a successor for Michael

Critics Call for Early Ouster of Disney Chief


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google, the world #39;s most popular Web search engine, has slashed the price range on its eagerly awaited initial public offering to between \$85 and \$95 per share from between \$108 and \$135 per share.

Google slashes IPO price range


A series of gelatin wrestling tournaments set for the clubhouse of a local restaurant and brewery have been canceled after a promotion linking the event to a foundation created in memory

Complaints prompt  #39;Wrestle-O #39; cancellation


One Chinese hostage was freed and another killed when Pakistani commandos stormed the hideout of Islamic militants in northwestern Pakistan today, government officials said.

Pakistani Commandos Storm Hideout, Freeing a Chinese Hostage


SAN FRANCISCO - After years of holding meetings with analysts and media at rival Intel's biannual developer conferences, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to host its own developer conference this year in the U.S.

AMD planning US developer conference


As far as stock hits go, this ranks up there as one of the worst. Merck  amp; Co. lost more than \$26.6 billion in value yesterday - yes, that #39;s billion with ab - after the pharmaceutical giant

Merck stock takes big hit after recall


PORTLAND, Ore. -- Olympic medalists Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes Monday were named the winners of the 2004 Jesse Owens Awards by USA Track  amp; Field.

Olympians Gatlin, Hayes Earn Jesse Owens Awards


Survey from The Yankee Group shows cautious corporate interest in moving desktop and server systems to Linux.

Switching to Linux picks up steam


The team behind the lost Beagle 2 lander has outlined plans for a third generation craft, Beagle 2: Evolution, that could yet go to Mars.

Take us to Mars, Beagle team says


AP - 1926  #151; Babe Ruth hit three homers to lead the Yankees to a 10-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth game of the World Series.

This Date in Baseball for Oct. 6 (AP)


ABOUT 1000 protesters marched through Najaf #39;s old quarter today to demand that Moqtada Sadr and his aides leave this holy city ravaged by fighting between the radical cleric #39;s followers and US and Iraqi troops.

Protestors rally against Sadr


AP - Taking the Minnesota Vikings to the playoffs is one thing. Turning the Arizona Cardinals into a winner is quite another.

Green Struggles to Mold Winner in Arizona (AP)


Warm or hot? What you believe about the state of worldwide PC shipments in Q3 depends on who you listen to. According to Gartner, Inc.

Gartner, IDC have different takes on Q3 PC market


CHICAGO (USATODAY.com) - The Chicago White Sox did not offer arbitration to outfielder Magglio Ordonez. Evidently, it will be Jermaine Dye to pick up the slack.

White Sox sign OF Dye to two-year contract


NEW YORK, October 27 (newratings.com) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has asked the US government to release oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help ease the rising oil prices.

OPEC urges the US to use emergency oil reserves


Negotiations between US Airways #39; (UAIR:Nasdaq - news - research) management and pilots continued to show progress, with the pilots union expected to give the company another proposal Friday afternoon.

Progress in US Airways Talks


Revenues should grow by 30, according to the president of the country's association of software and service firms

Indian software exports booming, industry head says


E-mail users looking to strike back at spammers by installing a controversial screensaver are getting more than they bargained for.

Enter your e-mail:


Microsoft Corp. is set to provide more details on Tuesday of its vision to simplify IT management and to announce the first public beta of its Windows Update Services (WUS) patch management product.

Gates expands on Microsoft #39;s IT management vision


AP - The U.S. textile industry petitioned the Bush administration on Tuesday for protection from what American companies fear will be a flood of Chinese products coming into this country when worldwide quotas are removed on Jan. 1.

U.S. Textile Makers Petition on China (AP)


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the hottest technology markets, Wireless LAN (WLAN), or Wi-Fi, is undergoing a fundamental shift, according to In-Stat/MDR (http://www.

Embedded Wi-Fi Market Undergoing Major Shift


THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Suspects sought in a Dutch  anti-terrorism raid threw a hand grenade in a tense standoff  with police on Wednesday, injuring three officers, amid a  spiral of violence following the killing of an outspoken  filmmaker.

Three Dutch Police Injured in Anti-Terror Raid


JERUSALEM -- Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in next Sunday's elections, appears to be winning support of a key constituency: Palestinian militants and their supporters.

Militants increase support for Abbas


AP - Ben Wallace's return from a six-game suspension couldn't help the Detroit Pistons overcome San Antonio, with Tony Parker scoring 20 points and Brent Barry hitting two critical free throws in the final seconds as the Spurs held on for a rugged 80-77 victory Friday night.

Spurs Hold on to Beat the Pistons 80-77 (AP)


Microsoft will continue to charge its customers for a single processor license once a new crop of hardware servers with the equivalent of two microprocessors on each chip hit the market next year.

Microsoft math: dual core licensed as one chip


I was sitting in a bar listening to the presidential  quot;debate quot;, thinking the same thought I always do when listening to politicians.  nbsp;Why must I choose between two people that I don't like?  nbsp;Since I live in New York, where Democrats usually win the electorate, should I even bother voting?  nbsp;Are my votes even counted? It's always easy to blame the current President for the nation's current problems, and I'll admit that I'm often tempted to blame Bush.  nbsp;But the reality is that he is not to blame.  nbsp;The blame can be placed squarely on us, the citizens, and on our unwillingness to reform an outdated voting system.

Rage Against the Machine : Why Voting Doesn't Work and What You Can Do About It.


OTTAWA, Nov. 1 -- Canada #39;s Liberal government reintroduced legislation Monday to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, drawing criticism that this could prompt a clampdown at the US border.

Canada #39;s Liberals Try Anew to Decriminalize Marijuana


NEW YORK - The Red Sox and their long beleaguered fan are savoring their moment of baseball history. The Sox clobbered the Yankees 10 to 3 to win their first American League Championship since 1986.

Red Sox Fans Savor Baseball History


JERUSALEM Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City abducted an Israeli Arab working for CNN, according to the network, stopping a taxi carrying a news crew and seizing the man, Riad Ali, a producer.

CNN employee abducted as violence waxes in Gaza


Cingular Wireless said it reached an agreement with AT amp;T (nyse: T - news - people ) resolving a branding dispute for the AT amp;T name.

#39;); //-- gt; Eye On Stocks


Jeremy Grantham, Boston's most famous investing bear, exudes a kind of reassuring calm when he tells you that he has seen the stock market's future, and it's a train wreck.

Advice from a bear: panic


The surface of CDs and DVDs are made up of microscopic grooves filled with areas known as pits and land regions, which carry the information.

British Scientists Invent One Terabyte Optical Disk


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber struck at an  entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone government compound on  Tuesday, 24 hours after an almost identical attack on the same  checkpoint, a U.S. military spokesman and Iraqi police said.

Suicide Car Bomber Hits Baghdad Checkpoint Again


Police were sent a text message warning of yesterday #39;s suicide bombing in Jakarta that killed at least nine people 45 minutes before the explosion outside the Australian embassy.

Text message warned of Jakarta bombing


CAIRO, Egypt - France's foreign minister appealed Monday for the release of two French journalists abducted in Baghdad, saying the French respect all religions. He did not rule out traveling to Baghdad...

France Appeals for Hostages' Release


More than 1,000 people have been killed or are missing after mudslides and flash floods devastated three coastal towns in the eastern Philippines, a military spokesman said Thursday.

More Than 1,000 Dead or Missing in Philippines Flood


U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton was suspended from his professional team Wednesday and put on notice that his contract would be invalidated if he is found guilty of the drug charges against him.

Hamilton Is Suspended


AP - A German finance official urged the United States to tackle its twin deficits during President Bush's second term to counter concerns weighing on financial markets, a magazine reported Saturday.

German Official Criticizes U.S. Deficit (AP)


AP - Ron Turner was fired by Illinois on Monday after three straight losing seasons, a sharp turnaround from early success that included the team's first Big Ten football title in a decade.

Illinois Fires Football Coach Ron Turner (AP)


In his maiden address to the UNGA, the Prime Minister will appeal to the world community to redouble its efforts to combat terrorism and build a strong case for India #39;s inclusion in the UN Security Council.

WHAT MANMOHAN SINGH WILL LIKELY TO SAY IN HIS ADDRESS TO UNGA


\\I really hope SUN doesn't Open Source Java at JavaOne this year.  It would be a\terrible decision and seriously hurt the tech industry.  Also, it would hurt SUN\and I'm sure their responsible enough to realize this.\\(Lets hope that works!)\\

Reverse Psychology


PeopleSoft's CEO fires back at rival, saying it's wrong about his stock transactions. Both companies scramble ahead of Friday deadline.

Duffield: Oracle's skewing facts on stock sales


which bows to no conference commissioner, has its own network and grazes from coast to coast for prestigious opponents -- could be changing its scheduling philosophy.

Irish talk of softening schedule a little


Two new top-level domain names moved closer to approval this week, as the body charged with overseeing the Internet's technical matters moved into negotiations with the companies applying to set up and run the

ICANN enters negotiations on .mobi, .jobs domains


AN Australian tribunal today gave the green light to a proposed alliance between Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd, even though the airlines are no longer able to pursue the tie-up the way they had planned.

Qantas-Air NZ merger backed


The Chicago-based media giant plans to turn Hoy, its Spanish-language daily, into a free newspaper in two of the three cities where it is sold, executives said Wednesday.

Tribune to stop charging for Spanish-language paper


Brokerage stocks fell for the second straight day Thursday after regional firm AG Edwards Inc. blamed sluggish equity markets as the main reason it missed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal second-quarter earnings.

Brokers Dip As AG Edwards Misses


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three former Kmart executives and  representatives of several major vendors were charged on  Thursday with fraudulently accounting for \$24 million of profit  before the retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2002.

3 Former KMart Execs Charged with Fraud


The new European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, is under mounting pressure to strip Italy #39;s designated justice commissioner, of his role in anti-discrimination policy after he made another gaffe at the weekend.

Buttiglione singles out a new target: lone parents


Reuters - About 11,000 gallons of\rocket fuel spilled during fueling of a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2\rocket on Saturday, forcing a one-day delay in the launch of\the rocket carrying a classified U.S. spy satellite, company\officials said.

Fuel Leak Scrubs Lockheed Atlas Florida Launch (Reuters)


AP - A German judge on Saturday allowed the continued detention of three men suspected of planning an attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi while he was in Germany, prosecutors spokesman Hartmut Schneider said.

German terror suspects detained


WALES are expected to announce their new manager today, with John Toshack favoured to get the job for a second time. The Football Association of Wales has called a news conference for today after interviewing

Houllier pulls out as Welsh name manager


AFP - Tribal elders headed to a remote hideout near the Afghan border to persuade an Al-Qaeda-linked militant, freed from Guantanamo Bay only seven months ago, to drop threats to kill two Chinese hostages.

Tribal team to meet militant for release of kidnapped Chinese (AFP)


Shares in Merck, the US pharmaceuticals giant, plunged by almost 27 per cent yesterday after the company withdrew Vioxx, its \$2.5bn (1.

*  #39;Super aspirin #39; is taken off market over heart fears


ITunes, Apple #39;s online music store, will now accept payments through PayPal. The payment service, which is owned by eBay, allows any individual or business with an e-mail address to send and receive payments online.

ITunes Now Accepting Payment Through PayPal


Reuters - Hurricane Jeanne slammed into\Florida with 115 mph winds and blinding rain on Saturday,\punching a coastal region still scarred from Hurricane Frances\three weeks ago.

Hurricane Jeanne Slams Into Florida's East Coast (Reuters)


A report suggests the UN's target of universal primary education by 2015 is unlikely to be reached.

UN 'will miss education target'


Reuters - Botswana President Festus Mogae issued a\blunt message to his people Wednesday on HIV/AIDS: abstain from\unsafe sex or die.

Botswana Leader Warns on AIDS: Abstain or Die (Reuters)


Auburn athletic director David Housel stuck to his plan of waiting until Friday morning to assess the viability of holding the game between the 15th-ranked Tigers and No.

Auburn waits while Ivan rolls through


With the appointment of Ray Jennings as coach, the United Cricket Board of South Africa is hoping to bring about a change in fortune for the national side.

Jennings gets early approval


Charles Graner, the suspected ringleader in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal and three others are facing pre-trial hearings in Germany, marked by warnings by the judge for the US to speed up investigations.

Abu Ghraib Hearing Underway in Germany


AP - Carl Pavano met with Yankees officials and Reggie Jackson this weekend, then was scheduled to travel to Baltimore to meet with the Orioles.

Pavano Finishes Meeting With Yankees (AP)


\Gulf war syndrome may have been caused by exposure to the nerve gas sarin, according to reports.

Sarin 'Gulf war syndrome cause'


Even as Sen. John F. Kerry's campaign is steadfastly refusing to challenge the results of the presidential election, the bloggers and the mortally wounded party loyalists and the spreadsheet-wielding conspiracy theorists are filling the Internet with head-turning allegations.

Latest Conspiracy Theory Hits the Ether


Seahawks: Seattle, which had last week off, dispatched the San Francisco 49ers 34-0 on Sept. 26. The shutout was the Seahawks #39; second in six seasons, and it was the first time the 49ers had been held scoreless since October of 1977.

Capsule preview: St. Louis at Seattle


In a victory for Verizon Communications, a law will make it harder for cities to build Internet networks that compete with major telecommunications providers.

Pennsylvania Limits Cities in Offering Net Access


Ron Bills will take off next month, leaving Segway to find the fourth CEO in its short history.

Segway CEO scoots from company


CROMWELL, Connecticut (Reuters) - Rookie Zach Johnson  produced the day's joint best score, a five-under-par 65, to  join Fred Funk at the top of the leaderboard after the second  round of the \$4.2 million Buick Championship Friday.

Rookie Johnson Joins Funk in Buick Lead


Reuters - A German telecommunications company said\on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will\alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off\offensive smells.

New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad Breath (Reuters)


The bald eagle is out of the woods but other birds of prey are in trouble. An icon of conservationists, the bald eagle was on the brink of extinction in America #39;s lower 48

Bald Eagles Rebound, Other Birds of Prey in Trouble


BEIRUT: Lebanon said Wednesday it had arrested the top Al-Qaeda operative in the country and another man linked to Osama bin Laden #39;s terrorist group who were plotting to blow up the Italian

Al-Qaeda #39;s Lebanese chief arrested


It's a single glass case in an 18,200-square-foot exhibition, but it's likely to draw more flak than its size would suggest.

A Tug of War


Russian president Vladimir Putin backs plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in energy giant Gazprom.

Putin backs Gazprom deal


(Boston-AP, Oct. 17, 2004) _ The New York Yankees put on a record-setting offensive display in routing Boston 19-to-8 to win Game Three of the American League Championship Series.

Yankees 19 Red Sox 8


Riggs National Corp., the parent of Riggs Bank, disclosed Tuesday that both the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice are conducting an investigation into the bank holding company.

Riggs National Subject of Investigation


Ernie Els holds a two-shot lead at the WGC Championship at Mount Juliet.

Golf: Els stays out in front


US Olympic chiefs reacted furiously Friday to a suggestion gold medallist Paul Hamm should give his medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by world gymnastics officials.

US Furious at Proposal That Hamm Return His Gold


The Big Game has a new name and a fat contract to go with it. And corporate America has tarnished another great college football tradition.

Sponsorship of football rivalry weakens meaning of tradition


AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry argues that

Kerry Rolls Out Health Care Ad (AP)


At least two people have been killed and several are reported missing after a powerful tropical storm struck south-western Japan. Tens of thousands of others were forced to flee their homes as Typhoon Meari #39;s

Japan battered by Typhoon Meari


REAL, Philippines -- Helicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared yesterday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that left 640 people dead and nearly 400 missing in the northern Philippines.

In storm-ravaged Philippines, an urgent plea for food, goods


AFP - The British-built Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, crippled since a fire at sea that killed one of its crew, was under tow, headed for Scotland where it was likely to arrive early next week.

Crippled Canadian sub under tow, bound for Scotland (AFP)


CHICAGO - Javier Valentin doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning and the Cincinnati Reds played spoilers again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday afternoon.

Cubs collapse in 12th again


LAS CRUCES, N.M. - President Bush wants to work with Republican Sen...

Bush, McCain Discuss Ads by Outside Groups


Commanders of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA) immediately condemned the killing of their leader, Arturo Tabara, chairman of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa

RPA condemns killing of Tabara


Yahoo Inc. reported yesterday that its profit more than tripled in the third quarter as the Internet service recorded substantial increases in advertising and a giant gain from the sale of part of its stake in rival Google Inc.

Yahoo Profit Surges on Sales of Ads, Google Stock


Notre Dame introduced its new coach, Charlie Weis, a few hours before Tyrone Willingham was introduced as the new coach at Washington on Monday.

Willingham and Weis Make It Official


Newcastle United striker Craig Bellamy was clearly unimpressed about being substituted by Shola Ameobi after 66 minutes of Sunday #39;s 1-1 draw with Charlton at The Valley.

Souness To Bellamy: I Make The Decisions


WASHINGTON -- Israel's top diplomat pledged yesterday to do ''everything that is needed quot; to ensure Palestinians can hold democratic elections in January -- including guaranteeing freedom of movement in the occupied territories -- but cautioned that the Palestinian people had to make a ''strategic decision quot; to swear off terrorism for the vote to move the Middle East peace process forward.

Israel promises to aid Palestinian vote


_ President Bush insists it #39;s not a waste of time to try to promote freedom in places like Iraq and other parts of the Middle East.

Bush says main objective in Iraq is free elections


Scientists are taking extra care to ensure the landing of Cassinis Huygens probe on a moon in January. Scientists studying Saturn with the Cassini spacecraft have tweaked their planned route, an effort

Fearing risk, NASA shifts path of craft near Saturn


New Blackburn Rovers manager Mark Hughes got a foretaste of the task facing him after the Premier League strugglers went out on penalties to third division Bournemouth in the League Cup on Wednesday.

Bournemouth shock Blackburn in League Cup


ARM Holdings, the microchip designer, unveiled its biggest acquisition so far when it agreed yesterday to buy the American company Artisan for \$913m (504m).

Shares fall nearly a fifth as microchip designer struggles to <b>...</b>


Continental Airlines (CAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a third-quarter loss, reversing a year-earlier profit, as it was hurt by record-high fuel

UPDATE 2-Soaring fuel, charges push Continental to loss


Gains in workers #39; pay outpaced inflation for the second straight month in August, the government said Thursday in a report suggesting subdued price pressures are helping employees come out slightly ahead.

Wage gains stay ahead of inflation in August


KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S.-led forces trying to protect landmark Afghan elections face a rising wave of violence from about 2,000 insurgents, including al-Qaida militants slipping in from Pakistan, an American general said Saturday.    In the latest bloodshed, Afghan police said suspected Taliban gunmen killed nine militia soldiers in two attacks on checkpoints in a troubled southern province...

al-Qaida Aims to Disrupt Afghan Elections


AFP - Eight people were killed and 46 injured, most of them Portuguese coach passengers, in a pile-up of five vehicles on a motorway in southwest France, authorities said.

Eight dead, 46 injured in French motorway pileup (AFP)


Major League Baseball is back in the nation #39;s capital for the first time since the Washington Senators team moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1971.

Major League Baseball Returns to Washington, DC


Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba vowed on Friday to crush a deadly Maoist revolt in his poor Himalayan nation as giant neighbor India promised more military help to fight the leftist guerrillas.

Nepal PM Vows to Fight Rebels, India to Give Arms


The man who led a bloody occupation of a police station in Peru says his followers will surrender on Monday.

Peru rebels 'to give up weapons'


The ice loss from the measured glaciers corresponds to an annual sea-level rise of .008 inches (.2 millimeters) or more than 10 percent of the total global increase of about .

West Antarctic Glaciers Are Increasinly Thinning


They are the shock troops of Iran #39;s Islamic Revolution - the men who helped seize the US embassy a generation ago and bore the brunt of their country #39;s eight-year war with Iraq.

Iran #39;s Revolutionary Guards getting a bigger appetite


Alan Trammell has seen a lot of crazy things during almost three decades in the major leagues. Nothing, however, prepared him for what he saw yesterday.

Randa propels Royals #39; rout, but Tigers rebound in rematch


MINNEAPOLIS Northwest Airlines has won tentative concessions worth 265 (m) million dollars annually from pilots -- a major first step toward its goal of slashing labor costs by 950 (M) million dollars.

Northwest Airlines, pilots reach tentative deal on wage <b>...</b>


The Denver Broncos have lost tailback-turned-kickoff returner Quentin Griffin for the season, ESPN reported Tuesday, citing no sources.

Broncos Griffin reportedly out for season


NEW YORK - Paul Hamm said he was relieved but had some bitter feelings after Thursday #39;s decision to let him keep his Olympic all-round gymnastics gold medal.

Gymnastics: Hamm relieved but bitter over medal fight


AP - 1902  #151; Chicago's Jim Callaghan tossed the White Sox's first no-hitter, beating Detroit 2-0.

This Date in Baseball, Sept. 20 (AP)


John C. Malone made news this week when his Liberty Media Corporation said it might increase its voting stake in the News Corporation through a complex stock swap.

Malone Said to Be Pondering Acquisition


An Indonesia court on Monday rejected a pre-trial demand of the Muslim militant preacher Abu Bakar Ba #39;ashyir #39;s against the police, paving the way for his trial of his implications in the Marriot hotel and other bombings.

Indonesian court rejects Ba #39;ashir pre-trial demand


The UN Security Council yesterday gave wide support to a resolution that would impose sanctions against Ivory Coast if the government and rebels dont return to a peace process by the beginning of December, diplomats said.

UN backs sanctions against Ivory Coast


APPLE IS EXTENDING its warranty for Titanium and Aluminum 15-inch PowerBook G4 screens after users have started seeing spots before their eyes.

I keep seeing spots on my Apple


NEW DELHI: India #39;s cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday that he was confident the switch from limited-day cricket to traditional five-day tests will change his team #39;s fortunes in next month #39;s home series against Australia.

Don #39;t write us off against Australia


American Kim Rhode rallied in the final rounds to win the gold medal in double trap Wednesday, staking a unique claim as the first and last winner of the Olympic event.

U.S. Shooter Wins Gold


American improves to 3-1 on the season with a hard-fought overtime win, 74-63, against Loyala at Bender Arena on Friday night.

American Hangs On


Chip giant says it will move to new design by next year, but leaves many questions unanswered.

Intel Offers Few Details on Dual-Core Plans


Merck  amp; Co. said it #39;s withdrawing its Vioxx painkiller, which generated \$2.5 billion in worldwide sales last year, because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Merck to Withdraw Vioxx Because of Heart Risks (Update1)


Tanned bodies sway to an intense Latin beat on a sticky night at Pravda 116. Here, the rakish clientele knows its house music almost as well as it knows the new Versace fall line. And tonight it likes what it hears.

Monster in the house


LONDON - It #39;s our ability to run, not walk, that sets humans apart as the world #39;s dominant species, researchers say. According to an anatomical analysis by two US scientists, we #39;re built to run.

Humans born to be endurance runners: anthropologists


The delegation hoped to convince Moktada al- Sadr to disarm his militia, to leave the shrine and to join the political process.

Cleric in Najaf Refuses to Meet Iraqi Mediators


Britain's Dean Macey slips to seventh after Tuesday's first event of the decathlon.

Macey falls back


PITCAIRN Island mayor Steve Christian will go on trial today accused of leading  quot;the boys quot;, a group of seven men who allegedly spent 30 years sexually abusing underage girls on the tiny Pacific outcrop.

Mayor  #39;led Pitcairn #39;s boys #39; in sex


China has banned British computer game Football Manager 2005, saying it violated Chinese law by referring to Taiwan, Hong Kong and other regions claimed by China as separate countries.

China Bans British Football Computer Game


Oracle again extended its tender offer for PeopleSoft to Friday, Sept. 10 at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. Oracle is offering \$21 per share or about \$7.

Oracle Re-extends PeopleSoft Bid.


NEW YORK - Add Christian Dior to the list of Charlize Theron fans. The company announced Thursday that the Oscar winner will be the new face of J'adore, the designer's fragrance that debuted in 2000...

Charlize Theron to Be Face of Dior Perfume


The Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of a \$550,000 fine against because of an incident during the Super Bowl halftime show.

CBS Is Fined \$550,000 for Super Bowl Incident


Venture capitalists curtailed their investments in the third quarter, suggesting the financiers who bankrolled the dot-com boom are taking a more sober approach to the revived interest in high-tech startups.

Venture capitalists curb investment in third quarter


Cazenove is planning to end 181 years of independence by announcing today it is creating a joint venture with the Wall Street investment bank JP Morgan Chase.

Cazenove set to unveil tie-up with JP Morgan


As part of a crackdown on false and deceptive diet claims, letters sent Tuesday reminded media companies to stop publishing ads for bogus weight-loss products.

FTC Admonishes Media On False Diet Ads


Reuters - Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. \fell as much as 26 percent on Monday after a federal grand jury\subpoenaed documents on commissions paid to a foreign\subsidiary of the clothing maker.

Tommy Hilfiger Down 26 Pct on U.S. Probe (Reuters)


PARIS -- The  quot;storm in a saucepan quot; intensified yesterday for a former top restaurant inspector who has become the enfant terrible of French gastronomy.

Restaurant guide critic loses whistleblower suit


The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, Commission President Romano Prodi said Tuesday.

EU #39;s Prodi Says No Special Conditions for Turkey


Barcelona were keeping their feet on the ground after continuing their perfect start in Champions League Group F with a stylish 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

Perfect Barca anxious to keep feet on the ground


Tillakaratne Dilshan steered Sri Lanka to a scratchy four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their Champions Trophy match at the Oval on Tuesday but the Africans go home with pride restored after a spirited performance.

UPDATE 1-Sri Lanka stutter to win over plucky Zimbabwe


Computer Associates International is expected to announce that its new chief executive will be John Swainson, an I.B.M. executive with strong technical and sales credentials.

Software Firm to Name New Chief Executive


Ken Lewis, chief executive of Bank of America Corp., stands by job promises made to Massachusetts officials before BofA bought FleetBoston Financial Corp.

BofA pledges to move unit to Boston


Fatal Attraction star Glenn Close is to join US police drama The Shield, according to reports in Hollywood.

Actress Close 'joins TV cop show'


quot;Our ambition for search is to provide the ultimate information tool that can basically answer any question you have, quot; says Yusuf Mehdi, vice president for the MSN Information Services and Merchant Platform division.

Desktop Search Tool Ups the Ante, Says Microsoft


Tokyo #39;s key stock index fell Tuesday morning on profit taking following hefty gains the day before. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.

Update 5: Tokyo #39;s Stocks Lower on Profit Taking


Sean Johnson was at a Virginia football team meeting 2 1/2 years ago when he decided to embark on what he now calls the greatest experience of his life.

Faith First, Football Second


FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y. -- Roger Federer was using his fingers as a comb, beginning at his forehead and gliding backward through his still-wet, mountain-man mane while trying to figure out how he could have won two consecutive Wimbledons and not have advanced beyond the fourth round in four appearances at the US Open.

Federer out to open another slammed door


Jay Payton #39;s three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds.

NL Wrap: Padres Ease Past Giants Despite Bonds Homer


DUBLIN (AFP) - A joint appeal for the release of Dublin-born humanitarian aid worker Margaret Hassan kidnapped in Iraq was issued by the Irish and Palestinian foreign ministers.

Joint Irish-Palestinian appeal for release of kidnapped aid chief


Ford announced several high-level management changes yesterday, including the retirement of two stalwarts, its president Sir Nick Scheele and vice-chairman Allan Gilmour, who played

Ford announces top management changes


The Red Sox were already braced for the likelihood that Randy Johnson would wind up in pinstripes, a coup the Yankees were on the verge of pulling off last night in a three-team deal with the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, according to a report in Newsday.

Report: Yankees to sign Johnson


The Russian Justice Ministry announced Tuesday that the Yukos oil company #39;s main production subsidiary, Yuganskneftegaz, had been evaluated at \$10.

Moscow plans partial Yukos sale


Liz Johnson became the first woman to qualify for a PBA Tour event by finishing fourth in the qualifying round. The bowler from Cheektowaga, NY, was the top amateur Wednesday during qualifying for the PBA Uniroyal Tire Classic.

Liz Johnson is first female qualifier for PBA Tour event


Reuters - President Bush tried to help break a\deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process on Friday,\telephoning Protestant leader Ian Paisley as negotiations\ground on in London and Belfast.

Bush Tries to Help Break N.Irish Peace Deadlock (Reuters)


British Energy won approval from Brussels yesterday for its 3.4bn government-backed bail-out, under the condition that the cash is used exclusively for decommissioning nuclear power plants.

Brussels clears 3.4bn nuclear bail-out for British Energy


The entertainment industry asks the Supreme Court to reverse the Grokster decision, which held that peer-to-peer networks are not liable for copyright abuses of their users. By Michael Grebb.

Hollywood Files P2P Appeal


Harare - Joyce Mujuru, who was elected vice president of Zimbabwe #39;s ruling party at the weekend, is the first woman to hold a post of high political office in the southern African country.

Mugabe hints at woman successor


Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner tried to turn back years of criticism Monday by insisting that he was neither rash nor selfish in hiring friend Michael Ovitz as president in October 1995.

Eisner takes the stand:  #39;I was not in this alone #39;


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Soccer star David Beckham broke his rib just before scoring a highlight-reel goal in England #39;s 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup qualification match on Saturday.

Beckham breaks rib in English victory


Kuwaiti and Italian officials on Monday urged the release of two Italian female hostages kidnapped earlier in Baghdad, the Kuwait News Agency reported.

Kuwaiti, Italian officials urge release of hostages in Iraq


TORONTO (CP) - News that Martin Brodeur was fit to play Tuesday gave the World Cup of Hockey final a classic goaltending matchup - the proven Brodeur for Canada against the promising Miikka Kiprusoff of Finland.

Proven Brodeur, promising Kiprusoff battle at hockey World Cup


AP - THE GLITCH: An unexplained problem sent a Russian-made Soyuz spacecraft speeding toward the international space station too quickly and officials decided it should be docked manually.

Minor Glitch in Spacecraft Docking (AP)


Brian Clough, the outspoken soccer manager who led Nottingham Forest to European Cup success in 1979 and 1980, died at Derby City General Hospital in central England.

Clough, former Nottingham Forest coach, dies aged 69


Bill Parcells called Ben Roethlisberger the best rookie quarterback to play in the NFL since Dan Marino. Ben Roethlisberger and Dan Marino in front of the HBO cameras yesterday at the Steelers #39; practice facility.

Marino says Roethlisberger deserves high praise for impressive <b>...</b>


Among the security concerns that have been raised is the possibility of someone being able to cast multiple ballots. Other concerns are about a sudden power outage and whether data would be lost in such a scenario.

E-Voting to Face Major Test Tuesday


STEVEN GERRARD stood and watched in disbelief, his hands on his hips, as his Liverpool team-mates contrived to undermine his latest rescue act by conceding an inexplicable

LuaLua stifles Anfield cheers


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber plowed into  policemen waiting to collect their salaries at a police station  west of Ramadi Monday, killing 12 people in the latest  insurgent attack on Iraq's beleaguered security forces.  At least 10 people were wounded in the blast, and 90 percent of  the casualties were policemen, said Nazar al-Hiti, a doctor in  the town of Hit around 125 miles west of Baghdad, where the  dead and wounded were taken.

Suicide Bomber Kills 12 in Attack on Iraqi Police


Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages dipped this week, a development that should help keep the housing market humming. Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.74 percent for the week ending Nov.

Rates on 30-Year, 15-Year Mortgages Dip


AP - Rwanda's president on Tuesday warned that his forces will deal with rebels based in Congo and suggested they may already be doing so, a day after reports emerged that Rwandan troops had crossed in neighboring Congo.

Kagame: Army Will Deal With Congo Rebels (AP)


After a journey of seven years and more than 2bn miles, a 1.7bn US-European mission is preparing for the unknown. Cassini, a Nasa spacecraft the size of a truck, carrying Huygens, a European robot not much

European robot looks for clues on Saturn moon


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines have agreed to limit  flights into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to 88  arrivals per hour between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in an effort to cut  congestion that has slowed the whole U.S. aviation system,  federal officials said on Wednesday.

Airlines to Cut Flights at Chicago O'Hare


AP - Panthers running back Stephen Davis will miss Sunday's game at Kansas City because of swelling in his knee that could sideline him two to five weeks.

Panthers Lose Davis to Knee Injury (AP)


AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao told President Bush that China remains committed to a plan to allow its currency to float freely against the dollar, a senior U.S. administration official said.

Bush, Hu Discuss Chinese Currency Plans (AP)


Russia will revamp its security forces and seek international cooperation to hunt militants in the wake of a school siege which killed more than 300 people nine days ago, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday.

Ivanov: Russia to Revamp Security, Seek Cooperation


NewsFactor - Open source and Linux provider Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) has announced the appointment of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) executive Karen Tegan-Padir as vice president of desktop infrastructure technologies.

Red Hat Hires Sun Executive (NewsFactor)


AP - Interior ministers of Iraq's neighboring states plus Egypt are to convene for a two-day meeting in Tehran on Nov. 30, Iran's official news agency reported Saturday.

Iraq's Neighboring States to Meet in Iran (AP)


Chelsea have lodged an official complaint with European soccer #39;s governing body UEFA after up to 50 of their fans possessing tickets were stopped from entering the ground for Tuesday #39;s Champions League game at CSKA Moscow.

Chelsea make official complaint to UEFA


Yousuf Youhana steered Pakistan to a last-over victory over India to clinch a Champions Trophy semi-final against the West Indies on Wednesday.

Pakistan edge out India


On a night dominated by the defenses, 11th-ranked Florida State rallied with three second-half scores to pull out a 17-10 victory before a national-television audience and a sellout crowd of 56,800.

Seminoles rally past struggling Wolfpack


Armed terrorists stormed a school in southern Russia near the separatist region of Chechnya Wednesday morning, taking hostage more than a hundred students, teachers and parents after a shootout with local police, authorities said.

Terrorists Storm School in Southern Russia


Relatives of Ismal Assawalhi, 70, mourning him at his funeral in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, Three Palestinians, including Assawalhi, were killed in a pre-dawn Israeli air raid on Rafah during Israels recent offensive in the

After the offensive Gazans survey the devastation


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Philadelphia 76ers on Friday placed guard Kevin Ollie on the injured list with a lower back strain and activated guard Aaron McKie.

Ollie out, McKie in for Sixers


The need to test packaged applications on virtualised systems could hold up the deployment of server virtualisation software, according to attendees at Gartner #39;s datacentre conference in Las Vegas this week.

Test reluctance could block virtualisation


The N.C.A.A. has denied Jeremy Bloom's request to play football at Colorado while accepting endorsements to support his skiing career.

Ruling Likely Ends Bloom's College Football Career


United Airlines, increasingly squeezed by discount carriers in the US market, is cutting back its domestic flight schedule and expanding its international presence in the push to become profitable again.

United eliminating some US routes, expanding overseas to increase profits


HONG KONG (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc. <A HREF=

UPS Eyes China Domestic Service


MicroStrategy, which makes business\intelligence software, said Tuesday that Eric Brown resigned as\president and chief financial officer in order to become CFO at\McAfee Inc. which makes system security products.

Microstrategy President and CFO Resigns


Online merchants in the United States have become better at weeding out fraudulent credit card orders, a new survey indicates. But shipping overseas remains a risky venture. By Joanna Glasner.

E-tail Fraud Remains a Threat


The United States has warned its citizens in the Nordic and Baltic states to be extra vigilant after receiving  quot;threat information quot; on the eve of the US presidential election.

US Issues Nordic, Baltic Security Alert


Crude oil prices jumped beyond \$50 a barrel Tuesday, renewing concerns that sustained high energy costs will weaken the economy.

Oil Continues Climb


NEW YORK - Stocks were little changed early Wednesday as investors awaited testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan before a House budget panel.    In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.08 at 10,342.71...

Stocks Mixed Ahead of Greenspan Testimony


Canada #39;s dollar surged past 83 US cents to a new 12-year high as a higher-than-forecast jobs report added to speculation the central bank needs to keep lifting its target interest rate.

Canadian Dollar Jumps to 12-Year High; Job Gains Above Forecast


A coalition of US labor unions said China #39;s policy of setting the value of the yuan is hurting American businesses and asked the Bush administration to file a lawsuit at the World Trade Organization on their behalf.

US Labor Groups File China Currency Complaint, Urge Sanctions


Software application is intended to help the visually impaired make full use of their cell phones.\

Cingular handset talks to users


Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram seeks to allay foreign investor fears over the influence of communist parties on his government.

Left 'no threat' to Indian business


SiliconValley.com - Trust and freedom are words that come up over and over when you ask employees at the little Menlo Park marketing and communications company Tajima Creative to explain why they like their boss.

In employees she trusts (SiliconValley.com)


Scotland manager Berti Vogts insists the World Cup qualifier against Norway on Saturday is not a  quot;must-win quot; game. The German says it is more important for Norway, who have only one point from two games, to win.

Vogts not desperate to win


A 16-year-old French girl was kidnapped, raped and then murdered by a jilted boyfriend she met after accidentally sending a text message to his mobile phone.

Misdirected Text Message Leads to Teenager #39;s Murder


Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-2 to even their first-round National League playoff series at one game apiece.

Braves Beat Astros 4-2 to Even National League Playoff Series


Even with signs pointing toward the Carl Pavano sweepstakes coming down to a bidding war between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, the Phillies have jumped into the mix.

Phillies Notes  Phillies join hunt for Pavano The Yankees and Red <b>...</b>


There once was a boy who for no apparent reason went around knifing his classmates. This boy's parents took him to nearly every mental health professional with no success... until one day a famous hypnotist came to town. There was a long line to speak to him, and as they waited medical doctors hovered around them trying to convince them it was all quackery.  But the parents, figuring they had nothing to lose, continued standing in line with their disturbed son.  At long last they told the doctor about their son's twisted history, and after a long pause the doctor looked the boy square in the eye and said,

The Little Website that Couldn't


AFP - Negotiations between the Austrian privatisation agency OeIAG and the Swiss telecommunications group Swisscom for a stake in Telekom Austria ended without a deal, OeIAG said in a statement.

Swisscom, Austrian telecom talks cut off: OeIAG (AFP)


Colombian security forces arrest a man they say  was in charge of the Farc  guerrillas' international ties.

Colombia captures rebel 'envoy'


Citroen #39;s Sebastien Loeb remained on course to celebrate his first world title after the first leg of the French rally on Friday.

UPDATE 1-Loeb heading for title as Duval sets pace


ATHENS No one had run faster than the US 100-meter sprinters - at least without a baton. But put the stick in an unpracticed American #39;s hand on the track in these Olympics, and it transforms talent into tumult.

Athletics: Clumsy US relay teams hand foes gold


Uranus may not be the most boring planet in the solar system after all - new images suggest the outer planet experiences weird seasonal weather patterns.

Stormy Uranus takes astronomers by surprise


HAMBURG -- A Moroccan being retried on charges he aided the Sept. 11 plotters was part of lead hijacker Mohamed Atta's inner circle and knew of the group's arguments for turning to violence, a witness testified yesterday.

Witness says suspect was close to hijackers


Apple Computer Inc. stock hit a four-year high on Monday following the release of a report from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.

Apple stock jumps following analyst report


The vice-president tell the Republican convention that Democrat John Kerry is unfit for the presidency.

Cheney unleashes attack on Kerry


Symantec Corp. will buy Veritas Software Corp. in an all-stock transaction, the companies announced Thursday. Based on Wednesday #39;s closing stock prices, the deal values Veritas at around US\$13.5 billion, they said.

Symantec will buy Veritas for \$13.5B


Andra Davis, second on the team with 89 tackles, will need more than five weeks to heal from the torn left medial collateral ligament he suffered in Cincinnati.

Linebacker Davis is latest Brown lost for year


Shareholders yesterday rejected a proposal requesting that Computer Associates' board adopt a policy of revoking executive bonuses paid based on financial results that are later revised.

CA shareholders back management over bonuses issue


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Juan Pierre had three hits and A.J.  Burnett pitched eight solid innings as the Florida Marlins  salvaged a split of their key four-game series against the  Chicago Cubs with an 11-1 win in the series finale in National  League play Sunday.

NL Wrap: Pierre Hits, Burnett Pitches Marlins to Easy Win