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| Afghans Hail Chance for a Choice BAZARAK, Afghanistan<br>Like virtually every adult in this Panjshir Valley village, Rahmal Beg registered to vote weeks ago. Indeed, popular enthusiasm is so high for the Oct. 9 presidential election -- the first in Afghan history -- that thousands of people in the valley have reportedly...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Caterpillar Union Rejects Contract Offer CHICAGO (Reuters) - The main union at Caterpillar Inc. said its members voted on Sunday to reject the construction equipment maker's contract proposal, the second time this year the workers have voted against an offer.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| GM's Made-In-China Cadillacs in Early '05 SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors, the world's largest automaker, will start selling its first made-in-China Cadillacs in early 2005 in a market it expects eventually to account for a fifth of global sales of the luxury brand.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Gas Prices Drop, but Increase Expected CAMARILLO, Calif. - Gas prices have dropped nearly 5 cents in the past three weeks with an increase in supply, but soaring crude oil prices could cause rates to rise again soon, an industry analyst said Sunday...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Funk Still Gets Cup Spot Though Fred Funk had been rather morose after missing the cut by a stroke in the 86th PGA Championship on Friday, there was great joy on Sunday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Report: U.S. to Approve Sale of Aegis Ships to Taiwan (Reuters) Reuters - The United States will announce the sale\of four Aegis missile-defense warships to Taiwan next year with\delivery likely to begin in 2011, a newspaper said on Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Nikkei Down, Oil Worries Hit Exporters (Reuters) Reuters - Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.66 percent by\midday on Monday, extending losses into a third day as another\surge in oil prices deepened worries about the global economic\impact and knocked down exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Report: U.S. to Approve Sale of Aegis Ships to Taiwan TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States will announce the sale of four Aegis missile-defense warships to Taiwan next year with delivery likely to begin in 2011, a newspaper said on Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Wal-Mart Tries to Shine Its Image by Supporting Public Broadcasting Wal-Mart, stung by criticism of its business tactics, is working to improve its image by supporting public broadcasting.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Muddling Through (or Not): Mid-2004 Update on the Philippines Looks like the Philippines, despite itself, has survived the election without excessive violence, major civil unrest, or untoward People Power eruptions. GMA finally has that elusive electoral mandate, and the air of uncertainty that pervaded Manila in the weeks leading up to the election has given way to (for some) an air of cautious optimism or (for others) resignation that nothing ever changes much in the Philippines and that the strong leadership and fundamental changes needed to save the country are long shots.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Unseeded Vaidisova Wins Vancouver Open (AP) AP - Unseeded teenager Nicole Vaidisova defeated American Laura Granville 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Vancouver Open on Sunday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| F.B.I. Goes Knocking for Political Troublemakers The F.B.I. has been questioning demonstrators in an effort to forestall violent protests at the Republican convention.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Sybase looks ahead to RFID The database and mobile software company is set to reveal details on updates to its flagship products and outline RFID plans.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Nanotech funding to grow to \$8.6 billion Spending on research will more than double this year, with a growing amount coming from the private sector.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Gateway lands on another retailer's shelves Company is set to sell desktops on CompUSA's shelves, providing more competition for HP.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Cardinals Ride Rolen Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBIs this season as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Atlanta Braves, 10-4, on Sunday night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Braves Hum Along Braves General Manager John Schuerholz shuffled his deck more than usual this past offseason so doubts were high. Such a challenge makes this season all the sweeter.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Tibet's Second-Holiest Monk Makes Rare Lhasa Visit (Reuters) Reuters - Tibet's second-holiest monk, the Panchen\Lama, has visited Lhasa on a rare trip to the Himalayan region\by the living Buddha, whose selection in 1995 was marred by\controversy after the exiled Dalai Lama chose another boy.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Greek duo could miss drugs hearing Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Package prompts US embassy alert An unidentified substance sent to the US embassy in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur leads to a security scare.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Don't Fear Internet Anonymity Tools (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - There are lots of good reasons for 'net anonymity.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Time Is Now for Linux Vendors to Protect Users (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Opinion: It's time for other Linux vendors to follow Red Hat's lead and offer patent infringement protection to their customers.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Self-Healing Tech Could Boost IBM's Yield (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Designed to let processors adjust themselves dynamically in response to problems or systems demands without human intervention, the chip-morphing technology could help IBM keep up with demand for good chips.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Emergency defers Maldives debate A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Tigers reject Sri Lanka counter proposal to revive talks (AFP) AFP - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said they will spurn any new government proposals to revive peace talks not giving them self-rule as peacebroker Norway was set to try to jumpstart the negotiations.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| In Google's Auction, It's Not Easy to Tell a Bid From a Bet In a competition combining suspense and strategy, countless brave souls are hoping to buy a small piece of Google in an auction this week.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Suspicious Powder Found at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Suspicious white powder has been found in an envelope that arrived at the U.S. embassy in Malaysia and three staff members quarantined, an embassy official and police said on Monday. ""A letter was delivered that had a suspicious powder in it,"" said an embassy spokesman in Kuala Lumpur. ""The powder is being sent for testing.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Nikkei Hits 3-Mth Closing Low TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.65 percent to a fresh three-month closing low on Monday as crude oil prices again hit record highs in Asian trading hours, clouding the outlook for the global economy.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| DiMarco, Riley Get on Ryder Cup Team (AP) AP - Hal Sutton had a good idea what kind of U.S. team he would take to the Ryder Cup. All that changed in the final round of the PGA Championship.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Chinese dig for villagers buried under landslides after deadly typhoon (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Villagers in an eastern province dug with farm tools Monday to search for 24 people missing in massive landslides unleashed by Typhoon Rananim, which has already been blamed for 115 deaths and is the worst such storm to hit China in seven years.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Americans appear in Kabul trial The second hearing in the trial of three Americans accused of torture and running a jail begins in Kabul.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Fall as Oil Hits High SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exporters led a fall in Asian shares on Monday as oil prices set new highs near \$47 and data showing the U.S. trade deficit widened to a record raised fresh concern about the health of the world's largest economy.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Fall as Oil Hits High (Reuters) Reuters - Exporters led a fall in Asian shares\on Monday as oil prices set new highs near #36;47 and data showing\the U.S. trade deficit widened to a record raised fresh concern\about the health of the world's largest economy.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike (Reuters) Reuters - Israel declared psychological war on\hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it\would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their\will.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Two Chinese salesman gunned down in Thailand's restive south (AFP) AFP - Two Chinese travelling salesmen have been gunned down in southern Thailand as part of separatist violence which has claimed more than 275 lives since the start of the year, officials said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Iranian economic reform falters The Iranian parliament votes against key parts of a reform plan aimed at opening the economy to foreign investment.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Space-age sport GPS is invading recreational sports. Under clear skies, those signals beaming to earth from satellites can find you on a hilly running trail, in a kayak on the ocean, or on a green fairway where you're trying to fade a 230-yard drive into the wind.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Eyes tired? Musical alerts ease computer user #146;s day What was the last sound your computer made? It may have emitted a chime when e-mail arrived, or a heraldic swish when you started up Windows.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| As money-raisers, 2004 #146;s initial offerings fall short When Inhibitex Inc. set the terms of its initial public offering in March, it thought it was being conservative, expecting shares to sell for \$10 to \$12 apiece.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Internet publishing attracting academics BALTIMORE -- Manuel Llinas knew his career was at stake. The young scientist had just finished work on an eye-catching paper on the genome of a parasite that causes malaria. Now he and his lab director faced a critical decision: where to submit the article for publication.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Computers with multiple personalities The jury's still out on whether a computer can ever truly be intelligent, but there's no question that it can have multiple personalities. It's just a matter of software.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Paint it bleak If the Rolling Stones were hired to write the theme song for this year's Red Sox, the group might overhaul one of their classics. Instead of quot;Satisfaction, quot; they could go with quot;Separation. quot; That's because no matter how hard they try, the Sox can't get no separation in their quest for the top spot in the wild-card race.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| He #146;s not short on confidence It's a case he could have made more convincingly with something other than a half-swing tapper to the pitcher for the final out of yet another in a seemingly endless series of one-run losses for the Red Sox. But Orlando Cabrera wants fans to believe this: For all the futile swings he has made in his two-week incarnation as a ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Pronger opts out of World Cup Names Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues pulled out of the World Cup of Hockey yesterday with an undisclosed injury, and was replaced on the Canadian team by Jay Bouwmeester of the Florida Panthers. Pronger's decision comes less than a week before the Canadian team opens training camp. The team will practice for the first time Friday in Ottawa. ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Giants finish off Phillies Brett Tomko allowed one run in six innings for his first win in nearly a month, and the San Francisco Giants closed in on the wild-card lead with a 3-1 victory over the Phillies yesterday in Philadelphia, completing a three-game sweep.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Texas goes wild The Red Sox have company atop the wild-card standings. In Arlington, Texas, Laynce Nix homered and drove in three runs, including a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 6-2, yesterday to sweep the three-game series.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| 49ers #146; Beasley out till opener The cheers went up the instant Willis McGahee took the field. How's that for pressure?$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| At least Light #146;s sense of humor still intact FOXBOROUGH -- Matt Light lost his appendix this summer and, as a result, quite a few pounds, but he didn't lose one ounce of his wit.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Dorman #146;s been dandy of late Revolution coach Steve Nicol is not taking credit for the emergence of Andy Dorman. But Nicol's tactical moves helped place Dorman in a position to score his first two goals as a professional, in the final seconds of a 3-0 win at Dallas Wednesday and on his first touch of Saturday night's game at D.C. United for the Revolution's second ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Sudan refugees report new attacks More Sudanese refugees flee across the border into Chad following reports of renewed violence in the Darfur region.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bomb at parade in India leaves 16 dead, 40 hurt NEW DELHI -- A powerful bomb killed at least 16 people, many of them schoolchildren, and wounded about 40 others as they assembled for an Independence Day parade yesterday in the northeastern state of Assam, authorities said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Israeli speaks out on McGreevey JERUSALEM -- The Israeli man at the center of the resignation of New Jersey's governor, James E. McGreevey, over a gay affair said in an interview published yesterday that he is straight and had no idea at first that his boss is homosexual.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| France remembers WWII Riviera mission ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE -- France yesterday honored soldiers, including tens of thousands of Africans, who staged an assault on the French Riviera 60 years ago to break the Nazi grip -- one of the least-remembered military operations of World War II.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Pope struggles at shrine Mass LOURDES, France -- A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled yesterday through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled, and asked aides for help during the 2-hour service in the sizzling heat.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Uncertainty as Venezuela Awaits Referendum Result CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Three Venezuelan government ministers said on Monday President Hugo Chavez had easily survived a referendum on whether to recall him but their comments conflicted with heavy opposition hints they had won.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Watchdog attacks ID card scheme Proposals for identity cards and a population register are opposed by Britain's information watchdog.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Ebookers sees 'encouraging' signs Internet-based holiday company Ebookers says second-quarter loses have been cut compared with the same period a year ago.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum-Official Results (Reuters) Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo\Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to\results released by electoral authorities on Monday with 94\percent of the vote counted.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| US embassy in Malaysia in 'anthrax scare' (AFP) AFP - Malaysian emergency services rushed to the tightly-guarded US embassy in Kuala Lumpur after a powder which police said could be anthrax was found in a letter.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| UN creates game to tackle hunger A forthcoming video game aims to educate children about the global fight against hunger.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum-Preliminary Result CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to preliminary results released by the country's top electoral officer on Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Oil Prices Hit Record (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices jumped to a new record\high near #36;47 on Monday with traders on tenterhooks for the\result of Venezuela's weekend referendum and Iraq's exports\again disrupted by a Shi'ite uprising in the south.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| They flocked from Games ATHENS -- During yesterday's celebration of the assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Greek orthodox clergy had a stern reminder for the organizers of the Olympic Games: No matter what the advertisements and speeches say about Greece's modern, Western orientation, this country is still the domain of its decidedly traditional, ubiquitous state-sanctioned religion. Speaking over the Byzantine chants of a ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Ginobili gives Argentina big lift at the buzzer Manu Ginobili's off-balance shot left his hand just a split-second before the final buzzer, dropping through the basket to give Argentina an 83-82 victory over Serbia-Montenegro yesterday on the first day of Olympic men's basketball in Athens.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Stewart spoils upset bid Sports car ace Ron Fellows nearly pulled off what arguably would have been the biggest upset in NASCAR history, finishing second after starting last yesterday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| US eights glide to finals in record times The US men's and women's eights pulled off huge victories in yesterday's Olympic rowing heats, each setting world bests to advance directly to Sunday's finals.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Phelps #146;s quest for 8 golds goes under ATHENS -- The evening began on a down note for the US swimming team, and descended from there. First, world champion Jenny Thompson struggled home fifth in the 100-meter butterfly. Then world record-holder Brendan Hansen was caught by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima in the 100 breaststroke. Finally, the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay finished third behind South Africa and the ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Azevedo shot does trick Tony Azevedo whizzed a last-second shot past Croatian goalkeeper Frano Vican to give the American water polo team a 7-6 victory in its tournament opener yesterday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| US team kicks over this result ATHENS -- Did Japan's Kosuke Kitajima break the rules when he beat world record-holder Brendan Hansen by 17-100ths of a second in yesterday's Olympic 100-meter breaststroke? Absolutely, insisted Hansen's US teammates, who claimed Kitajima routinely uses the illegal dolphin kick.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Clout shown in rout ATHENS -- When the Olympic softball schedule was released, Lisa Fernandez grabbed a marker and began counting down the days. quot;This game is always on my calendar, quot; she said. quot;I have a tremendous history with Australia. quot; And until yesterday, mostly a haunting one.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Punching his way forward ATHENS -- There's only room for one Cinderella in a boxing ring. That was the sad lesson Andre Berto learned last night as his long road to the Olympic Games came to an abrupt end at the Peristeri Boxing Hall in his first fight in the welterweight division. First fight, that is, unless you understand what it took for him ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Fighting rages in South Ossetia Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Sprint Puts Streaming Media on Phones PCS Vision Multimedia streams faster video plus audio channels to Samsung phone.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Phelps, Thorpe Face Dutch Threat ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, one gold won but one of his eight title chances now lost, takes on Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband in their long-awaited showdown in the 200 meters freestyle final on Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Liechtenstein royals swap power Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam hands over power to his son and invites the whole nation to a garden party.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Venezuelan President Survives Recall Vote CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Rescue Teams Aid Hurricane Charley Victims PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Journalist, Translator Missing in Iraq (AP) AP - A French-American journalist has disappeared along with his Iraqi translator in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, the provincial deputy governor said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Prudential drops bid for S.Korean assest managing firm (AFP) AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush Plans to Withdraw Troops From Abroad (AP) AP - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Pair tell of 'Falconio' sighting Two witnesses tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio more than a week after he disappeared.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| 'Virtual' repairs for Cutty Sark Digital models of an historic ship are created as part of its restoration to test if it will survive the process.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Mass. Republicans Eye Kerry's Senate Seat (AP) AP - Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Swatch tax complaint dismissed US officials dismiss claims of tax evasion levelled at watchmaker Swatch by two former employees.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Small firms struggle as oil soars Small manufacturers in the UK are struggling in the face of soaring oil prices and higher interest rates, the CBI says.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft takes down SP2 swappers Microsoft is stopping people getting hold of a key security update via net-based file- sharing systems.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Symantec Readies Patching Tool ON IPatch monitors, ensures networked Windows systems are current in midsize businesss.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Panchen Lama Visits Tibet Capital (AP) AP - The boy chosen by the Chinese government as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama was greeted warmly by dozens of monks when he visited Tibet's most sacred temple, state television reported, giving rare publicity to one of his appearances.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| BearingPoint Wins ID Project at TSA BearingPoint Inc. of McLean won a \$12 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to begin the third phase in the agency's program to create a standard identification card for U.S. transportation employees.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Government Spending Up Sharply Locally Federal procurement spending in the Washington area rose last year at its highest rate since the 1980s, according to a study to be released today, creating tens of thousands of jobs and increasing economic growth disproportionately in Northern Virginia.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Expense Issue Draws Mixed Views From Companies The debate over whether companies should treat stock options as an expense draws mixed reactions from Washington area businesses, some of which have a lot to lose if the accounting rule changes.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike JERUSALEM - More than a thousand Palestinian prisoners went on a hunger strike to press for better conditions, but Israel responded by tightening inmate restrictions, and a Cabinet minister said he wouldn't care if they starved to death. About 1,600 prisoners struck on Sunday...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Europe and US in aircraft aid row The European Commission and President George Bush are in a war of words over subsidies given to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japan great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Rogue proteins give yeast an edge Rogue proteins that behave like those linked to vCJD and Alzheimer's can give yeast a survival advantage.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Twins Rally to Beat Indians in 10 Innings (AP) AP - The Minnesota Twins left Cleveland clinging to first place in the AL Central #151; and already looking ahead to their next showdown with the surprising Indians.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Doping-Greek Sprint Duo's Hearing Postponed ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou won a two-day reprieve at the Athens Olympics when a disciplinary hearing investigating their missed drugs tests was adjourned until Wednesday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Why cyberscofflaws get off easy CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why convicted virus and worm authors are more likely to do Club Fed than hard time.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Pakistan still supporting Kashmiri rebels: Indian Home Ministry (AFP) AFP - Pakistan continues to support Islamic insurgency in Kashmir and will use militant attacks to influence ongoing peace talks with rival India, India's Home Ministry said in its annual report.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's Second-Quarter Profit Rises (Reuters) Reuters - Lowe's Cos. (LOW.N), the second-largest\home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc. (HD.N), on\Monday said quarterly profit rose, but trailed estimates.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Seen Little Changed; Oil Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks are seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's Second-Quarter Profit Rises ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the second-largest home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc. <HD.N>, on Monday said quarterly profit rose, but trailed estimates.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Oil Prices Hold Near Record LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices simmered near fresh highs Monday even though early reports of victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| BA workers approve holiday strike British Airways workers plan to strike for 24 hours during the August Bank Holiday weekend unless a pay row is settled, the GMB union said.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Doping Probe of Greeks Staggers Toward Farce ATHENS (Reuters) - A doping probe that has dogged the host country's Olympic Games staggered toward farce on Monday when a hearing involving Greece's two top sprinters was postponed again.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's 2Q Earnings Higher on Home Market (AP) AP - Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. reported Monday that a robust housing market drove second-quarter earnings higher year-over-year, but results failed to meet Wall Street expectations.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Sri Lanka hit by oil strike Workers at Sri Lanka's main oil company end a two-day strike, held in protest at government plans to sell more of the company.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Internet calls add foreign accent (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - In the digital age, the next best thing to being there might be this: a French phone number.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| FCC mobile spam rule doesn't cover some SMS (MacCentral) MacCentral - A rule prohibiting mobile-phone spam adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month doesn't prohibit phone-to-phone text messaging, but FCC officials believe the new rule, combined with a 13-year-old law, should protect U.S. mobile phone customers against unsolicited commercial e-mail.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Ky. Professor Looks to Set Up Telescope (AP) AP - A University of Kentucky professor is pushing to set up a telescope in Australia that students could use via the Internet.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Survival of software's fittest Darwin may work in the flat enterprise software market--mergers and acquisitions are expected to increase the clout of leading firms.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Playing the convergence game Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Singh Wins Playoff to Seize Third Major Title KOHLER, Wis. (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Williams Has No Problem Running with Jones ATHENS (Reuters) - American sprinter Lauryn Williams said on Monday she would have no problem competing on the same team as Marion Jones in the Olympic 4x100 meters relay.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Moya Tames Olympic Wind and Enqvist; Dementieva Out ATHENS (Reuters) - Spanish third seed Carlos Moya tamed a swirling wind and dogged Swedish opponent Thomas Enqvist to reach the second round of the Olympic men's singles with a 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 victory Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Britain 'sleepwalking' into big-brother state, watchdog warns (AFP) AFP - Britain is ""sleepwalking into a surveillance society"" because of government plans to introduce ID cards and a population register, the nation's information watchdog was quoted as saying.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| India urges Bangladesh not to kill stray elephants (Reuters) Reuters - Authorities in northeast India urged Bangladesh on Monday not to kill about 100 wild elephants that have strayed across the border and gone on a rampage, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Cost Cuts Boost Kmart Quarterly Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday\reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts\made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about\ #36;2.6 billion.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Cost Cuts Boost Kmart Quarterly Profit CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about \$2.6 billion.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Wall Street to Open Little Changed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Sysco Profit Rises; Sales Have Slowed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sysco Corp. <SYY.N>, the largest U.S. distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's Profit Rises But Trails Estimates ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the No. 2 home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results trailed estimates as sales weakened in June.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Kmart Swings to Second-Quarter Profit (AP) AP - Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. reported Monday that the company swung to a profit in the second quarter, but same-store sales were still in decline.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit (AFP) AFP - British mobile phone operator Vodafone said it has brought in an executive from Japanese rival NTT DoCoMo to head up its struggling Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Cheap Windows comes under fire Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Wal-Mart Maintains August Sales Forecast (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) on Monday\maintained its August sales forecast and said demand was\particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast last week as people\stocked up on duct tape, rope and water in preparation for\Hurricane Charley.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Cost Cuts Help Kmart Post Profit CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as cost cuts made up for slumping sales, and its cash pile grew to about \$2.6 billion.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| China's Red Flag Linux to focus on enterprise The company behind China's leading Linux client distribution, Red Flag Software Co. Ltd., is shifting its main focus to its server operating system and enterprise customers, and planning to expand sales overseas, the company's acting president said in an interview on Friday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Symantec releases patching tool Security company Symantec Corp. plans to announce the release of a patch management product on Monday that it says will enable small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to stay on top of software vulnerabilities.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Chavez Claims Victory in Referendum on His Rule Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won backing from 58 percent of voters, with 94 percent of electoral rolls counted, in a referendum on whether to recall him.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| U.S. Tries to Rebound From Loss in Athens (AP) AP - Greetings from the Olympic men's basketball tournament, where America is tied for last place with Angola, Australia, New Zealand, China and the defending world champions from Serbia-Montenegro.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Olympian on Briton death charge An Olympic sailor is charged with the manslaughter of a Briton who died after being hit by a car in Athens.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| AccuRev touts software configuration management approach AccuRev on Monday will release an upgrade to its SCM (software configuration management) package that the company argues offers a superior alternative to file-based SCM systems.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| End of the line for HP's Alpha processor Hewlett-Packard Co. will release the final processor upgrade for its AlphaServer line of Unix servers on Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| HP pushes parity for Itanium, PA-RISC servers At its annual HP World user conference in Chicago this week, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) will announce a number of enhancements to its HP-UX operating system, designed to narrow the gap between the capabilities of the company's Integrity and HP 9000 servers.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Darfur Displaced Return to 'Live in Fear' of Militia (Reuters) Reuters - Villagers returning to their\homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab\militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations\said in a report received by Reuters Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Sudan Trying to Keep Darfur Promises-U.N. (Reuters) Reuters - Raids by Sudanese forces and Arab\militiamen have worsened a desperate situation in Darfur,\rights groups say, but the United Nations said Khartoum was\making serious efforts to keep pledges to curb the violence.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Darfur Displaced Return to 'Live in Fear' of Militia KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - Villagers returning to their homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations said in a report received by Reuters Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas LAS VEGAS - Nicky Hilton, the hotel heiress and socialite, has tied the knot with her beau in a late-night ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. Hilton, 20, married New York money manager Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel early Sunday, according a Clark County marriage license...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Anarchists' Convention Debates Voting ATHENS, Ohio - A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard - going to the polls. Anarchists generally pride themselves on their rejection of government and its authority...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Allstate Says Charley Could Hurt Results NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allstate Corp. <ALL.N>, the No. 2 U.S. home and auto insurer, on Monday said potential losses stemming from Hurricane Charley could hurt its current results.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point (AFP) AFP - The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| CompUSA Stores to Sell Gateway PCs (Reuters) Reuters - Gateway Inc. (GTW.N), the computer\maker that recently shuttered its chain of 188 stores, will\begin selling its desktops at CompUSA Inc.'s outlets later this\week, the two companies said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| CompUSA Stores to Sell Gateway PCs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gateway Inc. <GTW.N>, the computer maker that recently shuttered its chain of 188 stores, will begin selling its desktops at CompUSA Inc.'s outlets later this week, the two companies said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Lebanese shun mobile phones for a day in protest at high costs (AFP) AFP - Lebanese mobile phone users were urged to leave their portable telephones at home or switched off in protest at what is considered one of the costliest services in the world.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Forming galaxy cluster captured The Chandra telescope has seen huge gas clouds in space in the act of merging to form a massive galaxy cluster.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| U.S. Embassy in Malaysia Has Anthrax Scare (AP) AP - Authorities are testing a suspicious powder mailed to the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia to determine whether it is anthrax, officials said Monday after the second such scare at a U.S. mission in Asia within a week.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Suspicious Powder Found at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - An envelope containing suspicious white powder and threats against Americans was delivered to the U.S. embassy in Malaysia, prompting health checks on three staff, the embassy and police said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Megawati Defends Achievements Ahead of Vote JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, trying to maintain momentum in a tight election battle, said Monday her government had stabilized the economy and cracked down hard on militants and separatists.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Syrian Rights Activist to Be Released Pending Trial DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A Syrian court has agreed to release on bail a prominent rights activist who faces trial on charges of tarnishing the image of the Arab state by publishing false information, one of his lawyers said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Kmart Posts Profit After Cost Cuts CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and discounts, boosting its cash pile to \$2.6 billion.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| LifePoint in \$1.1 Billion Province Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rural hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. <LPNT.O> has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare Co. <PRV.N> for \$1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Commuter tackles bad train service by starting own railway (AFP) AFP - Grumbling about trains is part of the way of life, but one commuter has decided to do something about it -- by starting his own railway.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Israel turns up heat on prisoners Israel launches psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Czech Coach Hlinka Dies in Car Accident (AP) AP - Czech Republic national ice hockey team coach, and former Pittsburgh Penguins coach, Ivan Hlinka died Monday after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash, an official said.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Set to Open Little Changed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is set to open little changed on Monday as crude prices remain near their record highs, but insurers may slip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Wherenet adds biz rules to RFID The first indication that the value of RFID (radio frequency identification) will extend beyond the supply warehouse was shown last week by WhereNet, a provider of wireless location and communications technology.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Oracle readies CRM updates Oracle Corp. plans to release the latest version of its CRM (customer relationship management) applications within the next two months, as part of an ongoing update of its E-Business Suite.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Grieving families cremate dead after Assam bombing (Reuters) Reuters - Grieving relatives on Monday cremated victims, mostly women and children, of a separatist bombing in northeastern India, while hundreds of angry people rallied against the rising bloodshed.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Chechnya marks 'special' birthday The authorities in war-torn Chechnya announce cash gifts for boys born on the slain leader's birthday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Feedster Includes Kanoodle Ads in RSS Feeds Feedster Includes Kanoodle Ads in RSS Feeds\\Feedster, Inc. today announced the launch of its RSS feed media program. The Company rsquo;s RSS search feeds will soon contain context targeted ads from Kanoodle, Inc., a leading provider of sponsored links for search results and content pages. Alternatively searchers may opt to pay ...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Google IPO Continues Despite Playboy Boob Google IPO Continues Despite Playboy Boob\\Google's IPO ran into another problem last week with investors being allowed to start bidding on the company last Friday. Google rsquo;s founders will appear in an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine which will be on the shelves this Friday. Although the interview was apparently held ...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Greek Sprinters Given Two-Day Reprieve ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou won a two-day reprieve at the Athens Olympics Monday so they could appear in person at a disciplinary hearing into their missed drugs tests and protest their innocence.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Sysco Corp.'s 4Q Profit Up 16 Percent Sysco's fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 16 percent due to an extra week in the quarter, customer-service initiatives and operating efficiency.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Chvez Is Declared the Winner in Venezuela Referendum The president won the backing of 58 percent of voters, officials said, but the opposition said that the government had cheated.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Open Near Flat as Oil Near Record NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Monday as crude prices remain near their record highs, but early reports of victory for the Venezuelan president in a referendum on his rule eased fears about the country's oil exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Letter, suspicious powder spark anthrax scare at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Authorities are testing a suspicious powder mailed to the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia to determine whether it's anthrax, officials said Monday. It's the second such scare at a U.S. mission in Asia within a week.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Patriots Sign First-Round Pick Watson (AP) AP - The New England Patriots signed first-round draft pick Benjamin Watson on Monday, ending the tight end's lengthy holdout.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Indonesia urges debt flexibility Indonesia calls on the International Monetary Fund to help reschedule its debts, as figures reveal a slowdown in economic growth.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Oil Holds Near Record Level Oil prices fell 23 cents to \$46.35 a barrel after Venezuelan Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum, appeasing worried energy markets.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Ride This Gem Amusement park operators have produced volatile results, but this company has stood the test of time.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| HP Faces New Realities in a 64-Bit World (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The company this week will unveil more programs and technologies designed to ease users of its high-end servers onto its Integrity line, which uses Intel's 64-bit Itanium processor.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| EU Extends Microsoft-Time Warner Review (AP) AP - European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to make anti-piracy software together.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Insurers Begin Tallying Charley Losses (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. insurers on Monday predicted that\Hurricane Charley could be the most costly U.S. storm since\Andrew in 1992, with Florida officials initially estimating\economic losses at #36;15 billion.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Google Stays on Track Despite Best Efforts It looks like Google's public stock offering will proceed, no matter how hard the company tries to shoot itself in the foot. Not only that, its unique approach to the IPO game could result in an overhaul of federal securities regulations. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-washingtonpost.com</b></font>$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft lists SP2 conflicts Software giant releases just which programs are having issues with its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Chavez Declares Recall Victory; Foes Claim Fraud CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a historic recall referendum on his rule, but his opponents vowed to challenge vote results they rejected as a ""gigantic fraud.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Singh Wins PGA Championship in Playoff HAVEN, Wis. - Vijay Singh shot a 4-over 76 to eke into a three-way playoff Sunday, then made his only birdie of the day on the first of three extra holes to beat Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Crews Rush to Hurricane-Ravaged Florida PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Higher Despite Soaring Oil Prices NEW YORK - Wall Street shifted higher Monday as bargain hunters shrugged off skyrocketing oil prices and bought shares following an upbeat sales report from Wal-Mart Stores and a bright outlook from Lowe's. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 84.07, or 0.9 percent, at 9,909.42, after edging 0.1 percent higher last week...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| China Condemns Whistle-Blower A Communist Party whistle-blower who created a national sensation in China by publicly accusing his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to ""do a complete self-examination,"" authorities announced.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| KMart Posts Profit; Cash Pile Grows CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and discounts, boosting its cash pile to \$2.6 billion.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Thomson Buys Test Provider Capstar TORONTO (Reuters) - Electronic publisher Thomson Corp. <TOC.TO> said on Monday it will buy test provider Capstar from Educational Testing Service, the latest in a string of acquisitions designed to flesh out its product offerings.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's Reports Increase in Second-Quarter Net Income Lowe's reported a 17.9 percent increase in net income during its second quarter, but results missed Wall Street expectations.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| New tool identifies 'phishy' Web sites A new software tool from WholeSecurity Inc. can spot fraudulent Web sites used in online cons known as ""phishing"" scams, according to a statement from the company.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's Net Trails Views, But Shares Rise ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the No. 2 home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results trailed estimates as sales weakened in June.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| On the Beastie Boys 'virus' CD <strong>Review</strong> Does not attempt world domination, but$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Briefly: AOL kicks off free fantasy sports roundup Plus: HP partners with 3G gear maker...AMD starts shipping 90-nanometer chips...ABC.com to air on Real's SuperPass.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| EC puts off decision on Microsoft, Time Warner deal Regulators could still launch an investigation into the two titans' acquisition of ContentGuard, a digital rights company.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| An Olympic Selection of Search Resources The 2004 Summer Olympics are underway in Athens and the web is home to plenty of information that makes watching the games even more interesting.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| KMart Posts Profit; Cash Pile Grows (Reuters) Reuters - Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday\reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite\slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and\discounts, boosting its cash pile to #36;2.6 billion.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Oil Slips from Record High of \$46.30 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased from new record highs on Monday as victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Gain as Oil Prices Ease NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Monday as oil prices dipped after reports of victory for the Venezuelan president in a referendum on his rule eased fears about the country's oil exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| News: Technology Already Exists to Stabilize Global Warming Existing technologies could stop the escalation of global warming for 50 years and work on implementing them can begin immediately, according to an analysis by Princeton University scientists. (Princeton University press release)$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| News: Future Heat Waves: More Severe, More Frequent, and Longer Lasting Heat waves in Chicago, Paris, and elsewhere in North America and Europe will become more intense, more frequent, and longer lasting in the 21st century, according to a new modeling study by two scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). (NCAR press release)$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| News: New Hypoxic Event Found Off Oregon Coast For the second time in three years, a hypoxic ""dead zone"" has formed off the central Oregon Coast. It's killing fish, crabs and other marine life and leading researchers to believe that a fundamental change may be taking place in ocean conditions in the northern Pacific Ocean. (Oregon State University press release)$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| HP invokes Adaptive Enterprise mantra Hewlett-Packard will detail enhancements to its virtualization products, the HP-UX 11i Unix operating system, and its AlphaServers this week during its HP World 2004 conference in Chicago.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Haas, Cink Join Ryder Cup Team Jay Haas became the second-oldest player to be on the Ryder Cup team, joining Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks Monday for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| American Aphrodite Brooklyn-native Yvette Jarvis is an 'every woman' in Greece: professional basketball player, model, TV and talk show star and Athens councilwoman.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Edwards Appears for Hearing U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards appeared for a hearing on her doping case that will determine whether the reigning 100-meter world champion competes in the Athens Games.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Superstar's uncivil behavior is criminal (Chicago Tribune) Chicago Tribune - Pop stars are no strangers to bad behavior. Smashed guitars, ruined hotel rooms--such misdeeds often are chuckled over later, written up in the tabloids, perhaps listed on invoices for damage. Not so in Russia, where the public expects its performers to remember that they walk in Tchaikovsky's footsteps.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Canada must help raise profile of development issues in Africa: Goodale (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Canada intends to return to the forefront on African development issues, beginning with a renewed effort at helping the troubled continent grow out of poverty, says Finance Minister Ralph Goodale.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Govt likely to cut oil product duties - official (Reuters) Reuters - The government is expected to slash customs and excise duties on petroleum products in a bid to control inflation without hurting the profitability of oil firms, an oil industry official said on Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| National pharmacare program would reduce hospital waiting lists: McGuinty (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - A national pharmacare program funded by the federal government would indirectly result in shorter waiting lists, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Losses and Lessons for Bush and Kerry (Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times - They lost at politics at an early age. Since then, they've rarely made the same campaign mistakes twice.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Pakistan Military Plays Down 'Terror Summit' Report ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military Monday played down a report in the latest edition of Time magazine describing what it called a ""summit of terrorists"" held in March in lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Trial on Private Prison in Afghanistan Is Underway Jonathan Keith ""Jack"" Idema, the American accused of running a free-lance anti-terror operation and private prison in Afghanistan, testified in court Monday that he could prove U.S. and Afghan authorities were fully aware of his actions.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush's Withdrawal Plan Could Draw Votes WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Delegates Urge Al-Sadr to Leave Shrine BAGHDAD, Iraq - Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called Monday for radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Phelps to Take on Thorpe in Busy Night ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, still smarting after America's upset loss to South Africa in the 400 freestyle relay, returned to the pool Monday and qualified fastest for the Olympic 200-meter butterfly. Phelps' quest to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games was dashed with the Americans' bronze medal in the relay Sunday night...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Haas, Cink Selected for Ryder Cup Team MILWAUKEE - Jay Haas became the second-oldest player to be on the Ryder Cup team, joining Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks Monday for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Florida Hurricane Death Toll Rises to 17 PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to dig out victims of Hurricane Charley and deliver water and other supplies to thousands of people left homeless...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil Prices NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted new bargain-hunting on Wall Street Monday, sending stocks sharply higher. The Dow climbed more than 110 points in morning trading...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| How to Hire a Financial Planner (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - You've got a money question, and the guy in the next cubicle hasn't a clue how to answer. You need trustworthy information. But where to start?$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Daimler Nets \$900 Mln Via Hyundai Sale LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler said it raised more than \$900 million by selling its 10.5 percent stake in Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. on Monday, a remnant of its dented ambitions to build a global carmaking empire.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| AP: Group Discovers John the Baptist Cave (AP) AP - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples #151; a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Speed Up Saddam's Trial, Allawi Tells Court (Reuters) Reuters - Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi\urged an Iraqi court Monday to speed up proceedings against\toppled leader Saddam Hussein and his close aides.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| The Internet Is Calling Web phone service is exploding. And maverick Jeffrey Citron lit the industry's fuse$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| A Stereo with a Brain You can train Bose's new system to play songs you like. Is it worth the price?$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| The Sponsor Moves In The Days, owned by its advertisers, may boost ABC'S bottom line. But will they control content?$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| South African telephone monopoly to go ahead with lay-offs despite court ban (AFP) AFP - South African fixed line monopoly Telkom vowed to go ahead with plans to cut 4,000 jobs despite a court injunction forcing the state-run enterprise to seek agreement with the unions.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| China Typhoon Death Toll Rises; 40 Missing (AP) AP - China raised its official death toll from Typhoon Rananim to at least 147 on Monday, as villagers with farm tools dug through massive landslides searching for 40 people still missing.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Speed Up Saddam's Trial, Allawi Tells Court BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged an Iraqi court Monday to speed up proceedings against toppled leader Saddam Hussein and his close aides.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Singer 'may move to French jail' French rock star Bertrand Cantat could return home from Lithuania to complete his jail term for killing his lover.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| What is this Man Plotting? A newly revealed summit of terrorists raises fears of a fresh plan to attack the U.S. This bombmaker and pilot could be a key player$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Higher on Oil Price Relief NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Monday, getting a boost from lower oil prices after news the Venezuelan president survived a recall eased fears about the country's oil exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Nanotech Research Spending Seen Reaching #36;8.6 Bln (Reuters) Reuters - Worldwide research and\development spending in the emerging field of nanotechnology\should rise about 10 percent this year to #36;8.6 billion, a\research firm said on Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Kan. to Move Forward on Dinosaur Exhibit (AP) AP - Concerns about funding and poor attendance will not stop plans to bring a dinosaur exhibit to Science City at Union Station, University of Kansas and Science City officials said.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Nanotech Research Spending Seen Reaching \$8.6 Bln SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Worldwide research and development spending in the emerging field of nanotechnology should rise about 10 percent this year to \$8.6 billion, a research firm said on Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Bombs explode at Nepal luxury hotel, no casualties (Reuters) Reuters - A man on a bicycle threw at least four bombs into the compound of a luxury hotel in Nepal's capital on Monday but the blasts caused no casualties, authorities said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| AdWatch: Bush Raps Kerry on Intel Reform (AP) AP - Details of new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Monday:$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Is 4Kids 4 Investors? 4Kids Entertainment got karate-chopped last week. Can it get back up off the mat?$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Google: Now Playboy's Latest Bunny (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Investors in the company that's trying to come off as cute as a bunny could find themselves holding a fistful of vipers if the founders of Google Inc. continue to chart their erratic course.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Security expert warns computer hackers keeping up with technology (AFP) AFP - Computer hackers are keeping up with the times and are putting an increasingly technology-dependent world at risk, the chairman of leading US-based IT security firm McAfee said.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| E.U. Extends Review of Anti-Piracy Software Deal European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to make anti-piracy software together.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Bicycle Bomber Attacks Nepal Hotel KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - A man on a bicycle threw at least four bombs into the compound of a luxury hotel in Nepal's capital Monday but the blasts caused no casualties, authorities said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Charley Sends Mobile Home Stocks Soaring NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of mobile home manufacturers soared on Monday on hopes of increased business after the destruction Hurricane Charley wreaked in Florida over the weekend, an analyst said.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Windows update causes headaches Games and security programs are on a long list of software that does not work well with the Windows SP2 update.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Nanotech Research Spending Seen Reaching \$8.6B Worldwide research and\development spending in the emerging field of nanotechnology\should rise about 10 percent this year to \$8.6 billion, a\research firm said on Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Donkey cart beats out Porsche in Portuguese road race (AFP) AFP - A donkey cart beat a Porsche in a race held in a northern Portuguese city over the weekend to see which mode of transportation could best handle car congestion.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Sudan army voices opposition to upgrading of African Union mission (AFP) AFP - The Sudanese army expressed opposition to the upgrading of an African Union protection mission newly arrived in the wartorn western region of Darfur into a full-blown peacekeeping force.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Higher on Oil Price Relief (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks gained on Monday, getting\a boost from lower oil prices after news the Venezuelan\president survived a recall eased fears about the country's oil\exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Intelsat to Be Bought for #36;5 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - Intelsat Ltd., the world's\second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to\be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for #36;5\billion, including assumption of #36;2 billion of debt.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Intelsat to Be Bought for \$5 Billion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intelsat Ltd., the world's second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for \$5 billion, including assumption of \$2 billion of debt.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Stamps.com Asks You to Picture This The online postage service offers a chance to put personal pictures on official stamps.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Will Schwab Reward Patience? The company saw an improvement in its trades, but will this market be kind to the brokerages?$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Bacteria Give Coral Its Orange Glow, Study Finds (Reuters) Reuters - The soft orange glow of a common\Caribbean coral comes not from the coral itself but from\bacteria that live inside it, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| HP unveils Unix roadmaps <strong>HP World</strong> Free Alpha upgrades to stem defections$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| McAfee grabs Foundstone The former plans to team up its intrusion prevention technology with the latter's vulnerability management software.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| U.N. Official Urges Political Independence (AP) AP - The United Nations should find ways to demonstrate political independence, regain the neutrality it lost after the Sept. 11 attacks and better communicate with the world's 1 billion Muslims, a top U.N. official said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Jackson Squares Off With Attorney SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Dozens of Michael Jackson's fans pressed against a chain-link fence outside court Monday, staking out viewing spots hours before the pop star was to arrive to face off against the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| AP: Group Discovers John the Baptist Cave KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press, archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Delegates Urge Al-Sadr to Leave Shrine NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks rolled into the Old City of Najaf toward a holy Shiite shrine where militants were hiding Monday as participants at a national conference voted to send a delegation here to try to negotiate an end to the fighting...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday announced plans to shift 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Europe and Asia in one of the largest troop realignments since the end of the Cold War...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| 'SP2' a Must For XP Users (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - To get an idea of how Windows got to be such a mess, think of it as a house that was built on an island in the middle of a lake, deep in the countryside.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Rough patches for Microsoft's SP2 Windows update doesn't play well with all applications, even Redmond's. Also: CNET Reviews on security work still to be done.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Bryant Defense Wins Ruling In another setback to the prosecution in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, the court maintains ruling that allows information about the accuser's sex life into court.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Up, Oil Price Ease Gives Relief NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, getting a boost from lower oil prices after Venezuela's president declared he had survived a recall referendum, easing fears about the country's oil exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| KMart Posts Profit; Cash Hits \$2.6 Bln CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holdings Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KMRT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KMRT.O</A> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit and boosted its cash pile to \$2.6 billion as it cut spending on advertising and discounts, sending its stock up 14 percent.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Personal Tech: Cybersecurity Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro will be online to talk about The Washington Post's special cybersecurity report.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| PivX hardens Windows with Qwik-Fix Pro PivX Solutions, Inc. of Newport Beach, California, on Monday announced the availability of Qwik-Fix Pro, an intrusion prevention software product for Windows machines that disables or modifies features of Microsoft Corp. Windows and the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that are frequent targets of malicious computer hackers and virus writers.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| No Respite for Microsoft European antitrust regulators extend their review of Microsoft-Time Warner deal. Also: Gateway plans to sell desktops at CompUSA hellip;. Vodafone's Japanese unit headhunts an executive from rival NTT DoCoMo hellip;. and more.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Overland Bullish on Tech Investors are dumping tech stocks with abandon. As for Overland Storage, it is a buyer.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Plurality of Worlds in the Universe Did the same Greek philosophers who declared the first truce for Olympic competition have the foresight to imagine a universe not just where many countries could coexist, but also a universe occupied by many such habitable worlds?$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| CompUSA Agrees to Sell Gateway PCs (PC World) PC World - Desktop systems will be available in 226 stores across the U.S.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's Reports 18 Pct. Hike in Profits ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LOW.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">LOW.N</A>, the world's No. 2 home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit and said earnings for the rest of the year would top current estimates.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Toymakers' Stocks Hit Lows on Downgrade NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of top toy maker Mattel Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">MAT.N</A> and rival Hasbro Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">HAS.N</A> fell to their lowest levels at least 14 months on Monday after a downgrade by Lehman Brothers, which cited deteriorating industry conditions.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft ships updated Works Version 8 of the low-priced productivity package includes a stand-alone dictionary and a PowerPoint add-on.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Briefly: FaceTime pulls in \$16 million roundup Plus: Bladed desktop pioneer gets \$25 million...AOL kicks off free fantasy sports...HP partners with 3G gear maker.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft, Time Warner DRM buy on EU review shelf Regulators could still launch an investigation into the two titans' acquisition of ContentGuard this month.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Ex-Polaroid exec takes top finance job at 3Com Donald Halsted, one target of a class-action suit alleging financial improprieties at bankrupt Polaroid, officially becomes CFO.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Intel delays first TV chip In another setback, the chipmaker says a processor for large-screen projection TVs won't come out this year.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move Sybase Inc. released a new version of its application development tool on Monday, called PowerBuilder 10, and outlined plans for an upgrade to its database software, Adaptive Server Enterprise, which will go into beta at the end of this month and is due for release next year.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Infocus: Detecting Worms and Abnormal Activities with NetFlow, Part 1 This paper discusses the use of NetFlow, a traffic profile monitoring technology available on many routers, for use in the early detection of worms, spammers, and other abnormal network activity in large enterprise networks and service providers.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Escobedo Keeps U.S. Unbeaten in Boxing (AP) AP - They washed cars, put up posters and sold T-shirts to raise the money to be here. When it was finally time for Vicente Escobedo to fight, his family and friends welcomed him into the arena by waving his picture and chanting ""Chente, Chente.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Chronology of Key Events in Kobe Bryant (AP) AP - Timeline of the sexual assault case against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant:$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Blackhawks Re-Sign Defenseman Berard Chicago, Ill. (Sports Network) - The Chicago Blackhawks Monday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenseman Bryan Berard. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| India makes elephants appeal Indian asks Bangladesh to spare the lives of around 100 elephants which have strayed across the border.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Murder search police make arrest Police investigating the murder of newlywed Chanel Taylor make an arrest.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush Announces Plan to Realign Thousands of Troops President Bush today announced plans to shift 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Europe and Asia.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment CINCINNATI - President Bush on Monday announced plans to shift as many as 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Western Europe and Asia in one of the largest realignments since the end of the Cold War...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Jackson Squares Off With Attorney SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fans of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers Monday as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Does That Web Site Look Phishy? (PC World) PC World - WholeSecurity's new software claims to identify fraudulent sites.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Product Review: Nokia 6820 Wireless Messaging Handset (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6820 is an ergonomically pleasing handheld device that integrates short text, multimedia and \instant messaging capabilities with all of the features and functions that one normally would expect to find in a dedicated GSM/GPRS cellular phone.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Sprint Broadens Its Vision (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Sprint (NYSE: FON) is taking its mobile-data services to the next level, targeting both consumers and business customers, as the carrier rolls out the Sprint TV multimedia service and adds the popular \BlackBerry e-mail application to its portfolio.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft Lists XP SP2 Problems (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - With automatic download of Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) enormous SP2 security patch to the Windows XP operating system set to begin, the industry still waits to understand its ramifications. Home users that have their preferences set to receive operating-system updates as they are made available by Microsoft may be surprised to learn that some of the software they already run on their systems could be disabled by SP2 or may run very differently.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| 2 More Turkish Men Taken Hostage in Iraq (AP) AP - Armed assailants attacked a convoy of Turkish trucks delivering supplies to U.S. forces in Iraq and took two Turkish drivers hostage, their company said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Group to Talk Coal-Bed Methane Drilling (AP) AP - Dozens of scientists plan to converge at the University of Wyoming to talk about West Nile virus, water pollution and other issues related to coal-bed methane drilling.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| FDA Approves New Device to Clear Blood Clots By DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first device to remove blood clots from the brains of people suffering strokes - a new treatment option that could save lives and shave the \$53 billion annual bill to treat strokes, has been approved by the government. In 80 percent of strokes, a blood vessel in the brain becomes clogged by a blood clot, increasing the chance of severe disability or death...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Briefly: Sprint to bake in BlackBerry roundup Plus: Microsoft ships updated Works...FaceTime pulls in \$16 million...Bladed desktop pioneer gets \$25 million.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Former Polaroid exec takes top finance job at 3Com Donald Halsted, one target of a class action suit alleging financial improprieties at bankrupt Polaroid, officially becomes CFO.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses Research In Motion's BlackBerry e-mail and data services will be carried on Sprint's networks.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| U.S. Stocks Rebound as Oil Prices Ease NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as oil prices retreated from their highs, while upbeat earnings announcements from retailers fueled the improved sentiment.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Dollar Rises Vs Euro After Asset Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar gained against the euro on Monday after a report on flows into U.S. assets showed enough of a rise in foreign investments to offset the current account gap for the month.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Bikes Bring Internet to Indian Villagers (AP) AP - For 12-year-old Anju Sharma, hope for a better life arrives in her poor farming village three days a week on a bicycle rickshaw that carries a computer with a high-speed, wireless Internet connection.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Celebrity Chefs Are Everywhere in Vegas By ADAM GOLDMAN LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The waiter appears tableside in the cozy dining room laden with oil paintings, stained glass and hints of cherry and oak. Before reciting the day's special menu items, he recounts the restaurant's devotion to farm-fresh produce and tosses out a morsel about its namesake, chef Bradley Ogden...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft Technology By GARY GENTILE LOS ANGELES (AP) -- CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood - a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| European Union Extends Microsoft-Time Warner Review BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- European antitrust regulators said Monday they have extended their review of a deal between Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Time Warner Inc...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Patriots Sign Top Pick Watson (Reuters) Reuters - The New England Patriots\Monday announced the signing of first-round draft pick Benjamin\Watson. As per team policy, terms of the tight end's deal were\not released.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Olympics: Thorpe Beats Phelps as U.S. Fights Gold Gap ATHENS (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter freestyle on Monday as the United States pursued China, Australia and Japan in the medals table on day three of the Olympic Games.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| U.S. Awaits Judgment on Venezuela Voting (AP) AP - There was no evident pattern of fraud in Venezuela's balloting that left President Hugo Chavez in office but a final judgment depends on what observers report, the State Department said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush, Kerry Press for Women's Votes (AP) AP - Elizabeth Burnosky is a registered Democrat who voted for President Bush in 2000, opposes his policy on Iraq and calls Sen. John Kerry ""a little wussy boy."" Call her conflicted.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Insurers face massive storm bill Insurers are counting the cost of Hurricane Charley in Florida, with early damage estimates reaching as high as \$14bn (7.6; 11bn euros).$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Fischer Appeals to Powell to Help Him Renounce U.S. Citizenship Former chess champion Bobby Fischer announced plans Monday to marry a leading Japanese chess official and appealed to Secretary of State Colin Powell to help him renounce U.S. citizenship, the latest in a series of moves as he seeks to block attempts to deport him to the United States.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Venezuela's Chavez Wins Recall Referendum CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who found no ""element of fraud.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Halliburton Says Army Suspends Withhold Threat WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Halliburton said on Monday the U.S. Army had decided to give the company more time to resolve a billing dispute before withholding payment of up to 15 percent of the company's bills in Iraq and Kuwait.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Belo Takes Charge for Advertising Refunds NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media company Belo Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BLC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">BLC.N</A> on Monday said it would refund \$23 million to advertisers because of a circulation scandal at its Dallas Morning News newspaper, resulting in a charge against earnings in the current quarter.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| LifePoint to Buy Rival for \$1 Bln NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rural hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LPNT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">LPNT.O</A> agreed to buy rival Province Healthcare Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PRV.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">PRV.N</A> for \$1.03 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Satellite TV Gains in Race Against Cable Thousands of Americans have defected to satellite TV as the providers have reported hefty gains while the cable industry has declined. Consumers likely will see aggressive marketing promotions in the next six months as companies jockey for customers, analysts say.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Columnists: Big Brother's Last Mile The FCC's new ruling on broadband wiretaps will force customers to pay for the privilege of making the Internet less secure.\$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| US to withdraw up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia: Bush (AFP) AFP - The United States will withdraw up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia over the next decade, President George W. Bush said, in a move aimed at increasing the capability to fight the ""war on terror"" and meet other new threats.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Record ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| AP: Group Finds Cave Linked to Baptist KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water. During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press, archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Venezuela's Chavez Wins Recall Referendum (Reuters) Reuters - Venezuela's left-wing\President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive\rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who\found no ""element of fraud.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Private Firms to Buy Intelsat for \$3 Bln PARIS (Reuters) - Four private equity firms plan to buy Bermuda-based Intelsat for about \$3 billion, the world's second-largest satellite operator said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Biometric ID System Said to Delay Venezuela Recall By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The high-tech thumbprint devices were meant to keep people from voting more than once in the recall ballot against President Hugo Chavez. Instead, they often wound up working fitfully - even when Chavez himself voted - contributing to huge delays in Sunday's historic referendum...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Hurricane Emergency Aid Set Up in Florida (AP) AP - More than 76,000 meals and snacks have been served to hurricane-ravaged counties in Florida, with thousands more available from federal, local and private agencies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Taco Bell's Blue Dew Pepsi pushes a blue version of Mountain Dew only at Taco Bell. Is this a winning strategy?$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Playlist magazine announced; first issue this month (MacCentral) MacCentral - Mac Publishing LLC, the publishers of Macworld magazine on Monday announced Playlist, a new digital music magazine for Mac and Windows users. The new magazine, which will be newsstand-only, will be available on August 24, 2004.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Traders Bet on Oracle's PeopleSoft Bid (Reuters) Reuters - Options traders have been\building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) as\investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s\hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders\said on Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Olympics: Thorpe Beats Phelps as U.S. Suffers Gold Gap ATHENS (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter freestyle on Monday as the United States trailed China, Australia and Japan in the medals table on day three of the Olympic Games.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Iran Calls for U.N. Intervention in Iraq (AP) AP - Iran and Saudi Arabia called Monday for the United Nations to intervene in Iraq to stop the fighting between U.S. forces and Shhite militants hiding in the holy city of Najaf.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Congolese Massacre Victims in Burundi Mourned GATUMBA, Burundi (Reuters) - Mourners covered their faces to block the smell of disinfectant and death Monday as they buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Executive Compensation Post staff writer David Hilzenrath and editor Mike Flagg discuss which local executives have the sweetest deals.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Kmart: Retail or Real Estate? Lately, the company's retail operation has been lagging behind sales of its locations.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| RSS gets down to business Calendar application is one of the first non-blogging uses of the standard.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Motorola and HP in Linux tie-up Motorola plans first use of the open-source software in the core of next-generation cell phone networks.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Singh Growing Hall of Fame Credentials (AP) AP - An official from the World Golf Hall of Fame joined a casual conversation last year about players on the verge of election, and someone mentioned Vijay Singh.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Reality TV under fire in Portugal following 'Big Brother' suicide bid (AFP) AFP - Reality television programs were under renewed fire in Portugal after the winner of the nation's first edition of the popular ""Big Brother"" series threatened to throw himself from a bridge over the weekend.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| 2 Kidnapped in Iraq, 2 Others Freed (AP) AP - Armed assailants attacked a convoy of Turkish trucks delivering supplies to U.S. forces in Iraq and took two Turkish drivers hostage, their company said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Iraq Conference in Najaf Peace Bid; Oil Well Ablaze BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops and Shi'ite militiamen battled in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, just hours after political and religious leaders in Baghdad agreed to make a last-ditch appeal for peace.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Equity Firms to Buy Intelsat for \$3.1 Bln PARIS (Reuters) - Intelsat is to be sold to four private equity firms for \$3.1 billion, the world's second-largest satellite operator said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Halliburton: Army to Give Company More Time to Resolve Billing Dispute Halliburton said Monday the U.S. Army had decided to give the company more time to resolve a billing dispute before withholding payment of up to 15 percent of the company's bills in Iraq and Kuwait.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Md. Field Dig May Reach Back 16,000 Years (AP) AP - Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Former Super Flyweight Champion Quiroga Found Dead SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Robert Quiroga was killed early Monday, police said.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Olympics: Thorpe Wins 'Race of the Century' ATHENS (Reuters) - Australia's Ian Thorpe won the gold medal in the men's 200 meters freestyle, dubbed the ""race of the century,"" at the Athens Olympics on Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Sysco Profit Rises; Sales Volume Flat CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sysco Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SYY.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">SYY.N</A>, the largest U.S. distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and cost control measures helped offset the higher food prices that were slowing demand.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft details XP SP2 conflicts Microsoft Corp. has published a list of nearly 50 applications and games that may not work correctly after installing Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead (Reuters) Reuters - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape\case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's\highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key\piece of evidence in the high-profile case.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| White Sox Manager Suspended Two Games (AP) AP - Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended Monday for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for arguing with umpires during an Aug. 9 game against Cleveland.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead EAGLE, Colo. (Reuters) - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key piece of evidence in the high-profile case.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Lufthansa to levy 'temporary' fuel surcharge (AFP) AFP - German carrier Lufthansa said it would levy a temporary fuel surcharge on tickets from August 24, in response to the rise in the price of oil.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Iraq's Al-Yawer Vows Kurd Rebel Crackdown (AP) AP - Iraq's interim president promised on Monday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacking into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Japanese Power Company Missed Inspections (AP) AP - The operator of a nuclear power plant where a long-neglected cooling pipe burst and killed four workers last week said Monday that four other pipes at its reactors also went unchecked for years.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment WASHINGTON - Two Army divisions will return to the United States from Germany as part of a global military restructuring that President Bush says will bring up to 70,000 American troops home in the next decade. Pentagon officials said Monday the 1st Armored Division and 1st Infantry Division probably won't start leaving their bases in Germany until 2006 at the earliest...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Intel to Delay Product for High-Definition TVs SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the latest of a series of product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the fast-growing market for high-definition television displays.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Dust Clears, Mars Bright, Spirit Good One hundred twenty scientists have published their current running tally of results from the Spirit rover. No lakebed evidence has been found yet, but scientists are impressed with the equipment's diagnostic capabilities so far...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Despondent Brown: 'I Feel Like a Failure' (AP) AP - Larry Brown was despondent, the head of the U.S. selection committee was defensive, and Allen Iverson was hanging up on callers who asked what went wrong. A day after their first Olympic loss in 16 years, the Americans were experiencing varying degrees of distress.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Beach Volleyball: Cook Propels Australia to Win ATHENS (Reuters) - Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 win against China Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Ex-Spymasters Want Power for Intel Czar (AP) AP - Three former spymasters told senators Monday that creating a new national intelligence director would be worthless without giving that person authority over the budgets of the nation's spy agencies.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Intel to Delay Product for High-Definition TVs (Reuters) Reuters - In the latest of a series of\product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video\display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year\end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the\fast-growing market for high-definition television displays.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Most Japanese Women Shun Birth Control Pill By AIKO HAYASHI TOKYO (AP) -- Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight - getting women to use it...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Oracle updates CRM sales tools Software maker promises that the sales force automation revamp will help sales processes by pulling in more data.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Germans Wary of U.S. Troop Withdrawal (AP) AP - German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Scientists Work on Cure for Mysterious Nerve Disease By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dr. Douglas Kerr painstakingly collected spinal fluid from hundreds of patients with a mysterious disease that can paralyze within hours of attacking - and thinks he may have found a way to fight back...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Reds' Griffey Jr. Has Hamstring Surgery (AP) AP - All-Star outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had surgery Monday to repair his torn right hamstring and is expected to return for spring training.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Lightning Reacquire Prospal From Ducks (AP) AP - Vaclav Prospal is returning to the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and will likely take the spot of forward Cory Stillman, who replaced him a year ago.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Treasuries Fall as Oil Retreats (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on\Monday as investors focused on a pullback in oil prices from\record highs and largely shrugged off dismal results from a\regional manufacturing survey.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Product Previews, 8/16/2004 Novell brings updated kernel to enterprise LinuxTimed to coincide with this years linuxworld expo, Novell has announced SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. Though Novells SuSE division has marketed a commercial Linux distribution based on the v2.6 kernel, this is the first to be granted the more stringently qualified enterprise designation. Besides kernel-level improvements and the usual collection of updated software packages, this release offers improved fail-over, clustering, and resource management and comes bundled with Novells ZENworks configuration management software for Linux. The company claims that its AutoBuild system allows it to offer identical configurations for a variety of platforms, including x86 (both 32- and 64-bit), Itanium, IBM POWER, and IBM mainframes. Free evaluation downloads are available now and support subscriptions start at \$349 per dual-CPU server.SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Novell/SuSE$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| HP's Software Woe Has Bigger Industry Implication (Reuters) Reuters - When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N)\warned of a profit shortfall last week, it blamed problems it\had combining two SAP systems, something that the computer\maker believed would be relatively simple when they were\putting together a deal to buy Compaq two years ago.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Mini Could Get Mighty with Speakers (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - iPod mini users might want to consider ditching their earphones if Altec Lansing's iMmini speaker system lives up to its promise. Based on the same technology and engineering as the original inMotion system, the iMmini can be folded into a convenient carrying shape.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| HP's Software Woe Has Bigger Industry Implication NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Hewlett-Packard Co. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=HPQ.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">HPQ.N</A> warned of a profit shortfall last week, it blamed problems it had combining two SAP systems, something that the computer maker believed would be relatively simple when they were putting together a deal to buy Compaq two years ago.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Exercise -- the Real Fountain of Youth Want to age gracefully? Keep moving. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic disease -- such as heart trouble, diabetes, even cancer -- and keep you feeling and looking younger as you age.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Apple's colorful computer plans detailed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office publishes Apple patent for ""chameleon"" cases that change their look.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Favre Not Sure He Can Throw Fewer Picks (AP) AP - Brett Favre would love to throw fewer interceptions this season. He's just not sure he can. ""It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, and that's never more true than with me,"" said Favre, who was picked off 21 times last season, one less than NFL co-leaders Joey Harrington and Marc Bulger. ""When I roll out to pass, I feel like there's a touchdown waiting.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| V. Williams, Rubin Lose Venus Williams and Chanda Rubin lose to Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian of China in the first round of the doubles tournament.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Veterans Set for Republican Convention (AP) AP - Americans who served in the military will be well represented at the upcoming Republican convention, more so than at last month's Democratic convention or in the U.S. population overall, according to the GOP.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Congolese Massacre Victims in Burundi Mourned GATUMBA, Burundi (Reuters) - Mourners covered their faces to block the smell of disinfectant and death on Monday as they buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Americans in Afghan Trial Ask FBI for Documents KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three Americans standing trial in Afghanistan Monday for imprisoning and torturing Afghans were given a week to provide evidence, which they say was withheld by U.S. authorities, proving that they had official clearance.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Insurers: Charley Claims at About \$7 Bln NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers are braced to pay out about \$7 billion in claims for devastation caused by Hurricane Charley, making the storm the second most costly after Hurricane Andrew, industry and government officials said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Officials say Linux not a price ploy in Microsoft deal Local government in UK says it didn't use the open-source OS as a bargaining chip; Microsoft was simply best option.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| High Expectations a New Feeling at Cal (AP) AP - A short walk around the California campus this summer was all Geoff McArthur needed as proof of how much Golden Bears football has changed since his freshman year. A program that won only one game in 2001 and has the longest Rose Bowl drought of any Big Ten or Pac-10 team is finally getting noticed at a school more known for its protests than its passing.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| GM to Begin Making Cadillacs in China (AP) AP - General Motors said Monday it will start making Cadillacs in China this year, joining a race by foreign luxury car brands to sell to the country's newly rich elite.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Champion boxer stabbed to death Former super flyweight boxing champion Robert Quiroga has been stabbed to death in San Antonio, Texas.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil Prices NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted some bargain-hunting on Wall Street, sending stocks sharply higher Monday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged more than 120 points higher in late trading...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Income Gap Up Over Two Decades, Data Show WASHINGTON - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less. The growing disparity is even more pronounced in this recovering economy...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Trial Set for Courtney Love in Drug Case BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A trial date has been set for Sept...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Carter Endorses Chavez Win in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez survived a referendum to oust him, according to results Monday, and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other election observers urged the opposition to accept the vote, deflating claims of fraud...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| HP's Livermore opts for 'content free' content <strong>HP World</strong> Booth intro steals show$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Cubs Pitcher Kerry Wood Loses Appeal (AP) AP - Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood's appeal was rejected Monday and he will begin serving his five-game suspension Tuesday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera (Reuters) Reuters - Suspected militants have kidnapped an\Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the\holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera DUBAI (Reuters) - Suspected militants have kidnapped an Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Cassini finds new Saturn moons The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Oracle v. DOJ: Traders bet on Oracle special coverage Assuming Oracle will win its antitrust suit, traders are scooping up PeopleSoft options.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Open source on the line roundup \Linux shapes up as a software standard for cell phone networks. Also: California sees security in open source.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Defense Could Dominate in the Big Ten (AP) AP - Following a mass exodus of offensive stars and starting quarterbacks, defense could dominate the Big Ten this season.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Chinese End Venus's Doubles Bid ATHENS (Reuters) - Venus Williams's bid for a second successive Olympic doubles tennis gold ended on Monday when she and stand-in partner Chanda Rubin lost 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 to Chinese eighth seeds Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian in the first round.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Stocks Bounce Back as Oil Retreats NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as worry about oil prices crunching corporate profits eased when crude retreated from record highs.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed. NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. appeared set to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1 search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Cassini Finds Two New Saturnian Moons Jet Propulsion Lab -- With eyes sharper than any that have peered at Saturn before, the Cassini spacecraft has uncovered two moons, which may be the smallest bodies so far seen around the ringed planet. The moons are approximately 3 kilometers (2 miles) and 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) across -- smaller than the city of Boulder, Colorado...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Olympics: Japan Sneak Through to Win Men's Team Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - Japan revived memories of their glorious gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the first time in 28 years Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Hundreds feared trapped as floods wreak havoc in southwest England (AFP) AFP - Hundreds of people were feared trapped in southwest England after flash floods left a popular coastal tourist village under water and swept dozens of cars and caravans into the sea.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Donsanjh still nixing pharmacare, but premiers plan meeting to refine program (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - In his first public address as federal health minister, Ujjal Dosanjh carefully toed the government line on Monday, saying Ottawa is prepared to invest more money in medicare to reduce waiting times, but not by sponsoring a national pharmacare program demanded by the provinces. But even as he was speaking, Saskatchewan's premier said in Regina that provincial premiers will meet one more time to flesh out the details of the proposed pharmacare program before taking their idea to Prime Minister Paul Martin.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Gebrselassie 'may pull out' Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could miss the Olympic 10,000m because of an Achilles injury.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Google Stock Offering Remains on Track (AP) AP - Google Inc.'s stock market debut appeared to be on track for later this week after the Internet search company asked regulators to give final approval of the paperwork required for the sale.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Apple hints at colorful computer plans Will the company's next PC look like a Christmas tree? A patent filing sheds some light.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer Computer Associates has acquired PestPatrol, a company that markets antispyware software, for an undisclosed sum and plans to incorporate PestPatrol's products into its eTrust Threat Management software suite.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft details conflicts in new XP update Microsoft has published a list of nearly 50 applications -- including developer and backup tools, antivirus software and an FTP client -- that may not work correctly after installing Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move At its annual user conference in Orlando, Sybase Inc. released a new version of its application development tool, outlined plans for an upgrade to its database software and planned to preview a system for tracking RFID data.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| McAfee to buy Foundstone for \$86M McAfee Inc.'s purchase of Foundstone follows several moves in the past year to focus its product offerings and bolster its standing in the intrusion detection and prevention market.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| IBM plans fewer U.S. layoffs to compensate for offshoring After internal documents revealed plans to send nearly 5,000 jobs to developing countries over two years, IBM became an easy target for critics of outsourcing. Will limiting layoffs take the sting out of moving these jobs abroad?$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Confidential Oracle sales data likely to be released U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said sales documents detailing highly confidential information, such as which companies receive discounts on Oracle products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made public.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Sidebar: The nuts and bolts of COM -- Objects, Interfaces and GUIDs A quick course in how some of the most esoteric aspects of COM work.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Editor's Picks: The Best of our Web Services Coverage A guide to Computerworld's recent coverage of Web services and service-oriented architectures, including user applications, security issues and predictions.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Fun With Web services! Forget those pesky business functions. To learn how Web services work and what you can do with them, check out these useful utilities that tell you who uttered that famous Shakespeare line, for example, or even convert Sao Tome dobras to Malawi kwacha.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole\\If you logged into Yahoo Messenger today and was taken a back by an automatic security download - don't be scared, it's no virus. Yahoo was only patching up a few holes.\\Yahoo has posted a security patch for a flaw in its instant messaging software that ...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Overlooked U.S. Men's Gymnasts Take Silver (AP) AP - Twenty years later, the boys are back on the medal stand. The American men's gymnastics program, long overlooked and often unappreciated, won Olympic silver Monday, capping a four-year rebuilding project to take home a medal for the first time since the boycotted 1984 Games.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Phelps Upbeat Despite End of Seven-Gold Dream ATHENS (Reuters) - The dream of emulating Mark Spitz's seven Olympic gold medals is over for Michael Phelps but the American refused to be disappointed after finishing third in the most eagerly-awaited race of the Athens Games Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Gold at Last for U.S. Swimmer Coughlin ATHENS (Reuters) - Natalie Coughlin's run of bad luck finally took a turn for the better when she won the gold medal in the women's 100 meters backstroke at the Athens Olympics Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed. (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc. appeared set\to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1\search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to\price its closely watched initial public offering.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Husky Energy signs seventh contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Husky Energy Inc. has further strengthened its relationship with one of China's major oil companies by signing a new exploration agreement in the South China Sea.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his ""revolution for the poor."" Stunned opposition leaders, who have fought for years to oust Chavez, claimed fraud after results announced Monday by election officials showed nearly 60 percent of voters had said ""no"" to the question of whether he should leave office immediately. But former President Jimmy Carter and the Organization of American States endorsed the results of Sunday's vote, which saw one of the biggest turnouts in Venezuela's history, and urged everybody to accept the outcome...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Dow Closes Up 129 As Oil Prices Drop NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher Monday on Wall Street, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Lowe's Net Income Up 18 Percent ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LOW.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">LOW.N</A>, the world's second largest home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter net income and said earnings for the rest of the year would top analysts' estimates.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Heat Waves to Worsen Across America, Europe - Study (Reuters) Reuters - Heat waves like those that have hit\Paris and Chicago in recent years are likely to get worse,\roasting more and more cities with ever-higher temperatures,\climate researchers predicted on Thursday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Thorpe Wins Men's 200 Freestyle Australia's Ian Thorpe soared past Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands to win the most anticipated race of the Olympics. Michael Phelps finished third.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Outfielder Shane Spencer Rejoins Yankees Recently released outfielder Shane Spencer rejoined the Yankees on Monday, signing a minor league contract after working out at their spring training complex.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| U.S. Ryder Cup Team Roster Set Going with experience, Hal Sutton named Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as captain's selections for this year's United States Ryder Cup team.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Haitian Rebel Leader Appears for Trial (AP) AP - Jury selection began Monday for a Haitian paramilitary leader convicted in absentia of killing a businessman and ordering a massacre in the early 1990s but is facing the charges again after returning to lead a revolt against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| For US team, the night of decision The women gymnasts are favored to make history and win gold Tuesday - a Wheaties box moment waiting to happen.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Ch #225;vez declares referendum victory, but is battle over? With record turnout, Venezuela's president survives a recall vote, but opponents claim fraud.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Aid agencies rethink strategy A new report urges humanitarian groups to maintain a local presence in disaster-prone areas.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Even Greek grandmas root for the home team In 2000, Greece brought home 13 medals. The Greek Olympic Committee hopes to double that number.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| IBM seeks dismissal in second part of SCO case SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp. is seeking dismissal of a second major component of the lawsuit filed against it last year by Unix vendor The SCO Group Inc., according to court documents filed Friday by IBM. The documents, filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, argue that SCO's breach of contract allegations should be dismissed from the lawsuit.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft delays automatic XP SP2 delivery SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has pushed back automatic distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to allow business users more time to instruct their machines to skip the update.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer WASHINGTON - Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) said Monday it acquired PestPatrol Inc., a firm marketing antispyware software to enterprises, small businesses and individual consumers.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Gartner revises PC market forecast, warns of downside The PC market won't grow as fast in 2004 as originally predicted by Gartner Inc. analysts, as concerns about the overall health of the U.S. economy weigh on the market, the market research company said Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| UN tries to keep up dialogue after Khartoum irked by Darfur criticism (AFP) AFP - The UN envoy to Sudan has tried to ease the pressure on Khartoum after a flurry of indictments of the government's failure to end the crisis in Darfur drew irate reactions from President Omar al-Beshir.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Traders Bet Oracle Wins in Antitrust Case CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Options traders have been building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">PSFT.O</A> as investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders said on Monday.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Is Mercury the Incredible Shrinking Planet? MESSENGER Spacecraft May Find Out (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - With a new spacecraft bound for Mercury, that tiny planet nbsp;near the heart of the solar system, researchers are hoping to solve a slew of riddles about the small world.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Canadian Ansari X Prize Entrant Takes the Plunge in Test (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A Canadian team of rocketeers has moved one step closer to\launching its own manned spacecraft with the successful parachute drop test of a\crew capsule today.\\ nbsp;\\The backers of Canadian Arrow, a rocket entry in the #36;10 million\Ansari X Prize competition, watched happily as their crew compartment drifted\down into Lake Ontario.\\ nbsp;\\Today totally proves our Canadian Arrow design, said\Geoff Sheerin, leader of the London, Ontario-based Arrows bid for the X Prize.\It went really well and everything worked as it should. ...$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Only Three Golds - U.S. Misfires in Early Days in Athens ATHENS (Reuters) - Told to avoid inflaming anti-American sentiment, U.S. athletes may have toned down the bravado too much in the early days of the Athens Games.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Krispy Kreme COO Leaves for New Job CHICAGO (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KKD.N</A> said on Monday that its chief operating officer is leaving the company for another job, the latest setback for a company that is trying to recover from sluggish sales and an accounting probe.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Google IPO statement ready to go Google's planned flotation moves another step closer after the company and its underwriters ask the SEC to declare its registration effective.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Oil Prices Retreat From a Record High After Chvez Victory Crude oil for delivery next month settled at \$46.05 a barrel, down 53 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after briefly trading at a new high of \$46.91 early in the day.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| IBM strikes at SCO claims SCO Group's faltering attack on Linux faces another threat as Big Blue files motion seeking dismissal of contract claims.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| iSCSI gets some respect Having received a renewed boost from those who see it moving out of niche markets, iSCSI (Internet SCSI) may finally be getting some much-needed respect.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Beach Volleyball: Australia in with a Shout ATHENS (Reuters) - To prepare for the Olympics, Kerri Pottharst practiced serving with her team mate screaming in her ear.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Flash floods force big rescue operation in tourist area of England (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England on Monday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Harkin Calls Cheney Comments 'Cowardly' (AP) AP - Sen. Tom Harkin pushed the name-calling in the presidential race to a new level, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a coward for not serving in Vietnam and cowardly for his criticism of John Kerry.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Players Union Challenges Carter's Release (AP) AP - The NFL Players Association has gotten involved in Quincy Carter's release by the Dallas Cowboys.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Deadline Looms for Suspects in UK Anti-Terrorism Raids LONDON (Reuters) - British police must charge or release on Tuesday nine men arrested earlier this month in anti-terrorism raids that followed a tipoff from an al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan and security alerts in the United States.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Rwanda issues genocide warning Rwanda warns it will intervene to prevent genocide, as more than 150 Tutsi refugees are buried in Burundi.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Shell-Led Russia Venture Vows to Protect Rare Whales (Reuters) Reuters - A Royal Dutch/Shell -led group\developing oil and gas fields in the Russian far east moved to\assure worried ecologists on Friday it is doing all it can to\protect rare gray whales living in the coastal waters.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Hurricane Victims Wait for Food and Water PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Players Union Challenges Carter's Release The NFL Players Association has gotten involved in Quincy Carter's release by the Dallas Cowboys. The union filed a grievance over the release Aug...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| League-Leading Galaxy Fires Coach (AP) AP - The Los Angeles Galaxy fired coach Sigi Schmid on Monday despite leading Major League Soccer with 34 points.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Alcatel hopes security will get users to switch European telecom equipment maker looks to push into corporate switching, a market long dominated by Cisco.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Google Could Make Market Debut Wednesday NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. appeared set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| China Mobile Suspends Sohu for Spamming Customers (Reuters) Reuters - Chinese Internet company Sohu.com\(SOHU.O) on Friday said China Mobile (CHL.N) had suspended Sohu\as a supplier of mobile phone picture services for one year for\unsolicited marketing to some customers.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of technology companies including Texas Instruments Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=TXN.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">TXN.N</A>, STMicroelectronics <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=STM.PA qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">STM.PA</A> and Broadcom Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=BRCM.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">BRCM.O</A>, on Thursday said they will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times the speed of the current generation.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Thorpe Reigns Supreme in Athens Pool, Phelps Grabs Bronze ATHENS (Reuters) - Ian Thorpe became Australia's greatest Olympian and staked a claim to being the best swimmer of his generation when he won ""the race of the century"" at Athens on Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Probe into rising ocean acidity The Royal Society launches a scientific investigation into the rising acidity of the Earth's oceans.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| New bird spotted in Philippines A bird species new to science has been found by researchers on a remote island in the northern Philippines.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| WholeSecurity program targets fraud sites Tool that identifies Web sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay, etc., could help leave phishing scammers dead in the water.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| #147;Generic Superheroes #148; Scripted, produced, cast, costumed, shot, edited and vigorously promoted by Darren Brandl, #147;Generic Superheroes, #148; a 35-minute comedic-action-adventure parody, makes full use of both Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack. #147;Every costume, #148; says the recent high school graduate proudly, #147;was made of 100 percent spandex #133; as any superhero costume should be. #148; Aug 16$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Celtics Still Waiting to Hear From Payton (AP) AP - Ten days after trading for Gary Payton, the Boston Celtics still have no idea if the nine-time All-Star will ever wear a Celtics' uniform.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Russian Supply Craft Docks with Space Station (Reuters) Reuters - A Russian supply ship docked with the\International Space Station on Saturday, delivering food and\fuel to the two astronauts living there, mission control said.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) AP - As of Monday, Aug. 16, 935 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 697 died as a result of hostile action and 238 died of non-hostile causes.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| New bird spotted in Philippines A bird species new to science is found by researchers on a remote island in the Philippines.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release (Reuters) Reuters - The NFL Players Association\Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the\recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the\organization was in violation of the league's collective\bargaining agreement.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - The NFL Players Association Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the organization was in violation of the league's collective bargaining agreement.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| 3Com partners with wireless switch start-up 3Com enters into the wireless switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue (AP) AP - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts (Reuters) Reuters - The foam that struck the space\shuttle Columbia after liftoff and led to the deaths of all\seven astronauts on board was defective, NASA said on Friday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Catching 'phishers' a WholeSecurity sport Tool that identifies sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay and more could help leave ""phishing"" scammers dead in the water.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Lankford Accepts Minor League Assignment (AP) AP - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ray Lankford accepted a minor league assignment to Triple-A Memphis on Monday, nine days after leaving the team to consider his career options.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| FBI Tracks Potential GOP Protesters (AP) AP - With the Republican National Convention less than two weeks away, federal agents and city police are keeping tabs on activists and others they believe might try to cause trouble. They are making unannounced visits to people's homes, conducting interviews and monitoring Web sites and meetings.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment (AP) AP - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Interior Will Delay Some Energy Projects (AP) AP - The Interior Department said Monday it will begin delaying some new oil and gas drilling projects until the effects on wildlife are studied more thoroughly.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Second hat in ring for faster Wi-Fi standard A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| 3Com partners with wireless-switch upstart 3Com enters into the wireless-switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Interwoven scoops up records management company ECM (enterprise content management) company Interwoven on Monday announced the acquisition of Software Intelligence, a maker of records management technology, for \$2 million in cash and stock.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue SAN FRANCISCO - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares. In a regulatory filing Monday, Google said it ""understands"" the inquiry was opened by the Securities and Exchange Commission...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Nortel Says Canada Plans Accounting Probe SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">NT.N</A> <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">NT.TO</A> said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the company it will begin a criminal investigation into Nortel's financial accounting.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Brazil Starts to Crack Down on Counterfeit Goods Brazil stands to lose billions of dollars in trade benefits from the United States if it does not prove by the end of September that it is making progress in combating copyright piracy.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| AP: Israel Cave Linked to John the Baptist (AP) AP - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers #151; basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Blind Students to Launch NASA Rocket (AP) AP - A dozen blind students from across the United States are at a summer camp this week working on a project most don't associate with the visually impaired #151; launching a NASA rocket.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| NFL Players Union Files Carter Grievance (AP) AP - The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Monday against the Dallas Cowboys on behalf of Quincy Carter, claiming the quarterback was released by the team for reasons not permitted in the NFL collective bargaining agreement.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Mientkiewicz Starts at Second for BoSox (AP) AP - Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got a rough introduction in his first career start at second base.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark (AP) AP - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo #151; and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool #151; the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office (AP) AP - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his ""revolution for the poor.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Edwards Vows Economic Aid for Heartland (AP) AP - Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards promised Monday to deliver high-speed Internet access and more money for people to start businesses in rural areas.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution (Reuters) Reuters - Venezuela's left-wing\President, Hugo Chavez, easily won a referendum on his rule and\on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents, while\vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's\political conflict.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Many engineers lack even a four-year degree About 40 percent of U.S. workers in computer and math science have just a high school diploma or associate degree, according to a new report.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| British researchers trace John Kerry's family back to European royalty (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Senator John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President George W. Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Chavez's Victory Garners Int'l Approval (AP) AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won international approval from supporters and detractors alike Monday on his decisive referendum victory over opponents trying to oust him.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Giants' Nen Still Hoping to Pitch in 2005 (AP) AP - It's approaching two years since Robb Nen last pitched in the majors, but he still believes he can do it again #151; despite his troublesome right shoulder.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Haas and Cink Named as U.S. Ryder Cup Wildcards MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton, opting for form and experience, selected Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as his wildcard picks for next month's match against Europe.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Venezuela Votes by Large Margin to Retain Chvez An opposition movement refused to accept the results, raising prospects for more turmoil in the world's fifth-largest oil exporter.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Airline Looks to Delay Its Pension Payments In an effort to conserve cash, financially ailing US Airways Group Inc. said Monday that it plans to ask the Internal Revenue Service for permission to delay payments into the pension plans of two of its employee groups.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| McDonald's Goes for Gold For a four-year investment estimated at \$65 million, McDonald's has been designated the Official Restaurant of the 2004 Olympic Games.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Auction for Shares In Google's IPO May End Today (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Google Inc.'s initial public offering took a major step forward as the company notified investors that today may be their last chance to submit, withdraw or change bids in the unusual #36;3 billion electronic auction for stock in the Internet giant.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Four Firms Buy Intelsat Intelsat Ltd., the pioneering commercial satellite company that connected the world through global television and telephone communications, announced Monday its sale to a group of private investors for \$3 billion in cash. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Auction for Shares in Google's IPO May End Google Inc.'s initial public offering took a major step forward as the company notified investors that Tuesday may be their last chance to submit, withdraw or change bids in the unusual \$3 billion electronic auction for stock in the Internet giant. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| BioVeris Files Delayed Annual Report BioVeris Corp. filed its delayed annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, only days before a scheduled hearing by the Nasdaq Stock Market on whether to delist the Gaithersburg biotechnology company for failing to report earnings. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Background Investigation Shortfall Sends ManTech to a Loss Despite an increase in revenue, ManTech International Corp. swung to a loss during its second quarter when a contract to conduct background investigations for the Department of Defense turned out to be far less lucrative than previously expected.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Athletics Win to Hang on to AL West Lead (AP) AP - Mark Redman pitched eight innings of six-hit ball, and the Oakland Athletics used a three-run fifth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Monday night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Nikkei Higher by Midday TOKYO (Reuters) - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Hewitt, Sluiter, Muller Win at Legg Mason (AP) AP - Lleyton Hewitt breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kenneth Carlsen Monday night in the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Ivan Hlinka, 54, Czech Coach of Gold Medal Hockey Team, Dies Ivan Hlinka coached the Czech Republic to the hockey gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and became the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins two years later.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| The Geisha Stylist Who Let His Hair Down Here in the Gion geisha district of Japan's ancient capital, even one bad hair day can cost a girl her career. So it is no wonder that Tetsuo Ishihara is the man with the most popular hands in town.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Hard-Hit Havana Still Short of Water City workers distributed water in tank trucks Monday and urged about 1.4 million residents of the Cuban capital who had no running water to remain calm, four days after Hurricane Charley roared through the area.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Syrian Court Releases Rights Activist on Bail A Syrian court has released on bail a human rights activist charged with tarnishing the country's image but considered by advocacy groups to be a prisoner of conscience, one of his attorneys said Monday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Iraqi peace team to go to Najaf An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Seahawks Defeat Packers 21-3 in Preseason (AP) AP - Fourth-string quarterback Seneca Wallace led Seattle on two touchdown drives and the Seahawks took advantage of Tim Couch's dismal debut for Green Bay in a 21-3 exhibition victory over the Packers on Monday night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| China Tests New Guided Missile Amid Taiwan Tensions BEIJING (Reuters) - China has successfully tested a new guided missile it says is highly accurate, state media said on Tuesday amid rising tensions with arch-rival Taiwan.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| New York City Lowering Its Sights for a Convention Boom With the Republican National Convention just two weeks away, signs are pointing to a modest economic boost for few businesses.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Streaking Rangers Hold Off Indians 5-2 (AP) AP - Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Suspect Admits Jewish Graves Desecration (AP) AP - An unemployed man was arrested Monday in connection with the desecration of a Jewish cemetery earlier this month and an attack on a Muslim, judicial officials said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Hospitalised woman in Vietnam tests positive for bird flu (AFP) AFP - A 19-year-old woman hospitalised in Vietnam has tested positive for the lethal strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people across Asia this year, including 19 in the communist nation, officials said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Nikkei Rises by Midday TOKYO (Reuters) - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei average 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Braves' Chipper Jones Hits 300th Homer (AP) AP - Chipper Jones hit his 300th career home run on Monday night, connecting in the Atlanta Braves' game at San Diego.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Nikkei Rises by Midday (Reuters) Reuters - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift\Tokyo's Nikkei average 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a\fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led\buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp\losses.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| A Texan's Race for the House That Could Lead to the F.C.C. A Republican running for Congress has received heavy donations from industry because of expectations over posts she may receive if she loses and President Bush wins.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| A New Campaign for Viagra Viagra, which has long taken a staid marketing approach, will join its fast-growing competitors in taking a sly, devil-may-care tack.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Halliburton Has More Time to Verify Costs The U.S. Army had granted Halliburton a third extension to substantiate its costs in Iraq and Kuwait.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Microsoft Delays Automatic Win XP Updates Business users can postpone SP2 installation to complete testing its effect on other programs.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| A's Quiet Orioles The streaking O's lose for only the third time in 14 games as A's starting pitcher Mark Redman pitches eight strong innings to tame the Orioles, 3-1, on Monday night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Harris Takes the Field Cornerback Walt Harris suits up for his first full practice as a Redskin on Monday after missing minicamp and the first two weeks of training camp.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| QBs Grab Spotlight Chris Simms, the Buccaneers second-year pro competing for Tampa Bay's No. 2 job, completed 12 of 15 passes for 110 yards to help the Bucs to a 20-6 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Seahawks Stuff Packers Fourth-string quarterback Seneca Wallace led Seattle on two touchdown drives as the Seahawks defeated the Packers, 21-3, on Monday night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Full Disclosure Ordered The NFL told its coaches Monday that they must be more specific in reporting injuries to players, saying the current wording of the policy ""invites action that runs counter to our intent.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| A Texan's Race Could Lead to the F.C.C. A Republican running for Congress has received heavy donations from industry because of expectations over posts she may receive if she loses and President Bush wins.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Stocks End Sharply Higher as Oil Prices Drop A pull back in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted new bargain-hunting on Wall Street today.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| LifePoint to Buy Rival for \$1 Bln LifePoint Hospitals has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare for \$1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| This Date in Baseball - Aug. 17 (AP) AP - 1904 #151; Jesse Tannehill of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-0.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Nation's Charter Schools Lagging Behind, U.S. Test Scores Reveal The findings dealt a blow to supporters of the charter school movement, including the Bush administration.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| BA set to hold key strike talks British Airways is due to hold important talks with union bosses in a bid to avoid industrial action.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Yahoo to Sell Domain Names (AP) AP - Yahoo Inc. plans to start selling Internet domain names Tuesday as part of its expanding services for small businesses.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Customers (AP) AP - For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player. Now, it's got rival RealNetworks Inc. trying to lure iTunes customers away.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat Linux Network scores two military-related deals for Linux clusters.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| IBM to round out iSeries Power5 server family Big Blue is set to debut the eServer i5 550, an iSeries machine it created to serve midsize businesses.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Sides Still Far Apart With two fruitless negotiating sessions behind them and only one month left before an NHL lockout, the league and the players association will return to the bargaining table on Tuesday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Hezbollah Re-Elects Sheik Hassan Nasrallah (AP) AP - Hezbollah's executive has re-elected Sheik Hassan Nasrallah as leader of the militant Shiite Muslim movement, according to a statement Monday by the party that the United States brands as terrorist.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Clashes persist in South Ossetia Heavy fighting is reported in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region after the deaths of two soldiers.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Briefly: Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat roundup Plus: Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses...Microsoft ships updated Works...FaceTime pulls in \$16 million.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Search Engines and Competitive Research Search engines can tell you a lot about your competition, if you know what to look for. A panel of experts offers tips on profiling your competition.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Real launches 'Freedom of Choice Campaign' (MacCentral) MacCentral - RealNetworks will tout its new Windows-only Harmony technology, which allows files from its music store to be played on Apple's iPod, in a series of print, radio and online advertising, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. In addition, Real will hold what it calls the biggest music sale in history selling songs for US #36;0.49 and albums for #36;4.99.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Marlins Defeat Dodgers 4-2 (AP) AP - Miguel Cabrera homered and Mike Lowell singled home the go-ahead run, helping the Florida Marlins beat the Dodgers 4-2 on Monday night in Paul Lo Duca's return to Los Angeles.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Google Says It's Set to End Stock Auction Google might close the bidding in its auction-style initial public offering late Tuesday, moving it one step away from becoming a publicly traded company.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Safety Gap Grows Wider Between S.U.V.'s and Cars People driving or riding in a sport utility vehicle in 2003 were nearly 11 percent more likely to die in an accident than people in cars.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| China Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 164 (Reuters) Reuters - The worst typhoon to hit China in seven\years killed at least 164 people and another 24 were listed as\missing, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Coke's Heyer to Go, May Join Starwood NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co.'s president and chief operating officer, Steven Heyer, will leave the company on Sept. 1 after missing out on the top job in May, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing an internal memo.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Dollar Struggles to Extend Gains TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar struggled to extend gains against the euro in rangebound trade on Tuesday after recovering from multi-week lows on bigger-than-expected capital inflows into the United States.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| AL Wrap: Redman Helps Athletics Maintain AL West Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mark Redman pitched eight strong innings as the Oakland Athletics clung on to first place in the American League West with a 3-1 road win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Australian opposition pulls ahead in close election race, polls show (AFP) AFP - Australia's opposition has clawed back a potentially election-winning lead, boosted by its insistence on extra protection for cheap prescription medicines, two new polls showed.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Iraqi Delegation Set for Najaf Peace Bid (Reuters) Reuters - Iraqi political and religious leaders\prepared to go to the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday in a\last-ditch bid to persuade a radical Shi'ite cleric to end a\rebellion that has killed hundreds and rattled oil markets.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Indonesia Reduces Jail Sentences of Militants (Reuters) Reuters - Six convicted Indonesian militants\linked to the deadly blasts in Bali in 2002 have received a two\month reduction of their jail sentences by President Megawati\Sukarnoputri, a prison warden said on Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Iraqi Delegation Set for Najaf Peace Bid BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi political and religious leaders prepared to go to the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday in a last-ditch bid to persuade a radical Shi'ite cleric to end a rebellion that has killed hundreds and rattled oil markets.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| NL Wrap: Pujols Drives in Five Runs as Cardinals Rout Reds (Reuters) Reuters - Albert Pujols homered for the fifth\time in the last four games and drove in five runs as the St\Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in National\League play at Busch Stadium on Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| NL Wrap: Pujols Drives in Five Runs as Cardinals Rout Reds NEW YORK (Reuters) - Albert Pujols homered for the fifth time in the last four games and drove in five runs as the St Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in National League play at Busch Stadium on Monday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Oil Prices Slip Below \$46; Risks Abound SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell \$1 below record highs on Tuesday as fears over supply disruptions in Venezuela eased after President Hugo Chavez won a vote on his rule.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Dollar Stalls Despite Capital Flows TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar barely moved on Tuesday, struggling to sustain a modest bounce from multi-week lows against the euro made on bigger-than-expected capital inflows to the United States.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Global Warming Menaces California Wine Industry (Reuters) Reuters - California will become hotter and\drier by the end of the century, menacing the valuable wine and\dairy industries, even if dramatic steps are taken to curb\global warming, researchers said on Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| New intelligence reform bill may pit US Congress against White House (AFP) AFP - The powerful chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee promised to introduce this week a new intelligence reorganization bill likely to set Congress on a collision course with the White House, which favors an intelligence ""czar"" with vaguely defined powers.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Oil Prices Slip Below #36;46; Risks Abound (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices fell #36;1 below record highs\on Tuesday as fears over supply disruptions in Venezuela eased\after President Hugo Chavez won a vote on his rule.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Sprinters' coach confident Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou's coach believes they will be cleared by the IOC.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Professor devises climate-based model to predict football sackings (AFP) AFP - The life of a football manager in the English Premiership is frantic, pressured and apt to end in sometimes arbitrary dismissal. But now under-fire bosses can predict when they might face the sack -- using the weather.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Tokyo Shares Rise But Oil Worries Weigh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese shares rebounded from three-month lows on Tuesday but stubbornly high oil prices and concern over their impact on corporate earnings capped gains.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Celtics Sign Gugliotta, Wait on Payton (AP) AP - Ten days after trading for Gary Payton, the Boston Celtics still have no idea if the nine-time All-Star will ever wear a Celtics' uniform.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Giants Clobber Expos 8-5 (AP) AP - Pinch-hitter Ricky Ledee hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants took over the NL wild-card lead with their fifth straight victory, 8-5 over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Study: Global Warming Could Change Calif. (AP) AP - Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| EU nations slam Tiger rebels as fresh killings dim Sri Lanka peace hopes (AFP) AFP - European Union nations criticised Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels for killing rivals and recruiting child soldiers, appealing to the guerrillas not to undermine the Island's Norwegian-led peace bid.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Storage Services Market Heading To #36;30 Billion (TechWeb) TechWeb - The growth comes as more vendors offer more software to offset the plunge in storage hardware prices.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Oracle Releases New CRM Software (TechWeb) TechWeb - Integration of sales and marketing is key to new release.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Researchers Find New Species of Bird (AP) AP - Filipino and British wildlife researchers say they've stumbled upon what appears to be a new species of flightless bird found only on the tiny forested island of Calayan in the northern Philippines.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Gaza Militants (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two\Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza\Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Mass. still a no-go for Geic Geico Corp., the nation's fifth-largest auto insurer, started selling policies in New Jersey yesterday for the first time in 28 years, leaving Massachusetts as the lone state where the company won't do business.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Bank of America signs in They served up a giant Bank of America sheet cake, festooned the bank branch with balloons, and dispatched smiling greeters to welcome customers in upstate New York yesterday, as the first FleetBoston Financial Corp. branches formally switched to Bank of America.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Stakes high for Windows upgrade Microsoft Corp. has put the finishing touches on one of its biggest software overhauls ever after conceding that its Windows XP operating system -- which runs as many as 300 million computers worldwide -- is susceptible to security breaches.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| For the record Correction: Because of a reporting error, an article in yesterday's Nation pages incorrectly described a Bush campaign ad's accusation about John Kerry's role on the Senate Intelligence Committee in the 1990s. The ad accuses Kerry of having missed three-quarters of the committee's public hearings.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Citizens gets US OK for Charter One buy Federal regulators granted Citizens Financial Group approval for its biggest acquisition to date, Charter One Financial Inc. of Ohio. The Federal Reserve Board said the pending merger likely would have a minimal impact on competition even in markets where the two banks overlap. When the \$10.5 billion acquisition is complete, Citizens will be the 11th-biggest bank in the nation ranked ...$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Stocks surge amid upbeat outlooks NEW YORK -- A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher yesterday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Krispy Kreme operating chief quits WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.'s John Tate quit as chief operating officer amid a government probe of the chain's accounting and earnings forecasts.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| FDA adopts 'lighter touch' on drug imports WASHINGTON -- Federal drug regulators are using a quot;lighter touch quot; in their efforts to stop a growing number of cities and states from importing prescription drugs from Canada, and the City of Boston is taking advantage of that new posture.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Power line's cost could grow 40 NEW YORK -- Northeast Utilities , UIL Holdings Corp. , and New England's grid operator have proposed changes to a planned power line in Southwest Connecticut that would increase costs by more than 40 percent.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| January trial is set for former HealthSouth CEO BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge has scheduled jury selection in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy to begin Jan. 5.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Taking a crash course For Doug Mientkiewicz, the hardest part of playing second turned out not to be the double play pivot, fielding ground balls, or applying the tag on a steal. No, it came when he was hit by a 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound train.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Blue Jays hope to go places with Gibbons From Montana to Maine, Puerto Rico to Canada, John Gibbons tagged along wherever the military deemed his father should live. The constant travel gave him a taste of the nomadic life of a baseball manager, his future profession. It also gave him an accent all his own, a Texas twang inflected with tinges of New England.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Sox and bonds There are games in which players renew their vows as teammates, and last night's 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays was one of them. It may not have been as clear as it was in the Yankee-Red Sox brawl game back in late July, which produced an obvious bond.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Ainge is waitin' for Payton During a press conference yesterday, Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge answered his cell phone, turned to the audience of reporters, and said, quot;Hold on, it's Gary Payton. quot; It was an obvious joke, but also wishful thinking.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| American says US backed his jail KABUL, Afghanistan -- Jonathan Keith Idema, an American accused of running a freelance antiterror operation and private prison in Afghanistan, testified in court yesterday that he could prove US and Afghan authorities were fully aware of his actions, and he accused the FBI of confiscating evidence that would support his contention.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Communists condemn whistle-blower BEIJING -- A Communist Party whistle-blower who publicly accused his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to quot;do a complete self-examination, quot; authorities announced.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Business economists say terror the biggest risk in US (AFP) AFP - Terrorism poses the biggest short-term threat to the US economy, a panel of top business economists said in a survey.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Google market debut draws near Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the paperwork.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| New Ernie machine to make debut The new version of Ernie - the number cruncher which selects premium bond prizes - is to be unveiled on Tuesday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| EasyMobile faces Orange showdown Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou faces a potential clash with Orange over plans for a mobile phone service.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Saudis Use 9-11 Report in U.S Ad Campaign (AP) AP - Stung by criticism about its role in fighting terrorism, Saudi Arabia has launched a radio advertising campaign in 19 U.S. cities citing the Sept. 11 commission report as proof that it has been a loyal ally in the fight against al-Qaida.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Mexican Migrant Seeks U.S. Work Visa (AP) AP - Omar Garcia Escobedo's family thought their 25-year-old son had, like so many other migrants seeking work in the United States, drowned trying to cross the treacherous, fast flowing Rio Grande River.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stressed, Depressed Japan Princess May Visit Brunei (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who\officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the\stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of\seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny\southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on\Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Nepal Army on Alert, Hotel Shut After Bombs KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal put its security forces on alert on Tuesday to counter a threat by Maoist guerrillas to blockade the capital, as tourists moved out of a luxury hotel after a bomb blast blamed on the rebels.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Fighting in Western Afghanistan Kills 3 (AP) AP - Fighting between rival factions in western Afghanistan killed three militiamen and injured another seven, officials said Tuesday, despite the presence of government and U.S. troops.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Phelps's chase of Spitz mark? It's history This was the event Michael Phelps didn't really need to compete in if his goal was to win eight golds. He probably would have had a better chance somewhere else.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| US dominance an impossible dream It has come to this: Good thing we're in the easy bracket. The United States men's basketball team is in Pool B, along with Greece, Australia, Lithuania, Angola, and, of course, Puerto Rico, the feisty little brother who enjoyed a pretty big laugh at the expense of Uncle Sam's boys Sunday night. Most of the serious teams are ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Rangers remain in step Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians last night.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Watson holdout ends After an 18-day holdout during which he parted ways with his second agent (IMG's Tom Condon , who replaced Darrell Wills , formerly of IMG but now decertified) and hired a third ( Pat Dye Jr. ), first-round pick Benjamin Watson signed a six-year contract and reported to training camp yesterday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| A bit of a head-scratcher In many professional leagues recently, the defending champion has had a smooth start to the season. Mexico proved to be an exception, though, as UNAM Pumas fell to Tecos, 1-0, losing two players and coach Hugo Sanchez to ejections Sunday.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Czech hockey coach Hlinka dies after car crash Ivan Hlinka, a former Pittsburgh Penguins coach who led the Czech Republic to a gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, died yesterday after being injured in a car crash. He was 54.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Bronze is golden to Methuen's Pedro Standing in the snow at a medal celebration at the 2002 Winter Games at Salt Lake City, Jimmy Pedro had a sudden inspiration. He took out his cellphone and called his wife, Marie, back in Methuen, Mass.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Greeks get surprise gold in synchronized diving It was a glorious surprise, igniting a party complete with song and dance: The Greeks won the first gold medal of their hometown Olympics with an unexpected victory last night in synchronized diving.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| McCool not getting off the mat The US women's gymnastics team, which wlll go after Olympic gold tonight, will be doing it without Courtney McCool , whom the coaching staff left off the roster after she had a rough night in Sunday's prelims.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Red Sox and Patriots ceremoniously beaten Boston sports fans have a track record. Predictably, we watch the Red Sox, Patriots, and big events. So it gets interesting when they go head to head, as they did Friday night. A look at the ratings confirms that the Olympics qualify as an extremely big event.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Today's schedule Pro baseball: Red Sox vs. Toronto at Fenway Park, 7 p.m.; Atlantic League -- Nashua vs. Camden at Holman Stadium, Nashua, 6:30 p.m.; International League -- Pawtucket vs. Buffalo at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, R.I., 7 p.m.; Eastern League: Portland vs. New Britain at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine, 7 p.m.; Northeast League -- Brockton vs. New Haven at Campanelli Stadium, Brockton, ...$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Israel to Build New Housing Units (AP) AP - The Israeli government on Tuesday invited construction bids for 1,001 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an official said, in direct violation of a U.S.-backed peace plan calling for a settlement freeze.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Sharon 'backs settlement homes' Reports say Israeli PM Ariel Sharon has given the green light to new homes in West Bank settlements.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Oprah to sit on murder trial jury US television host Oprah Winfrey is picked to sit on the jury for a murder trial in her home city of Chicago.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth (Reuters) Reuters - Motorola Inc., the world's\second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects\to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004\thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| U.S. Handling of Helicopter Crash Irks Okinawa (Reuters) Reuters - Cities in Okinawa expressed outrage at\the U.S. military on Tuesday for refusing to allow Japanese\police investigate the wreckage of a Marine helicopter that\crashed in the grounds of a university there last week.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Testimony Opens in 9/11 Retrial Case (AP) AP - A witness who knew the Hamburg-based Sept. 11 hijackers outlined the group's hatred of Israel and said its members believed suicide attacks were legitimate as testimony opened Tuesday in the retrial of a Moroccan accused of helping the pilots.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Home PCs to get key Windows fix PC owners will be able to download a major security update for Windows XP as from Wednesday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Science creates 'own mavericks' Britain's scientific community fuels controversies by shunning colleagues with rebel ideas, research suggests.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Ward, Pujols, Jones Put Up Big Numbers (AP) AP - Daryle Ward, Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones had big nights at the plate at the expense of National League pitchers.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Olympics: Greeks Dive for Joy, More Gold for Thorpe ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece was plunged in national self-satisfaction on Tuesday after its synchronized divers won the host nation's first gold medal of the Athens Olympics.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| India agree contracts India players agree central contracts for the first time, with top stars netting a basic salary of 59,000.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Mortar Attack in Central Baghdad Kills 5 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents fired a mortar on a busy street in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 30, the Interior Ministry and hospital officials said. Iraqi officials had earlier reported the explosion was a car bomb, but later corrected that account...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Oil Slips Below \$46 on Venezuela, Russia LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Tuesday as fears of supply disruptions in Venezuela and Russia receded following a convincing referendum victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and after Russia's YUKOS said it had received an assurance on September exports.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Crack Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux <strong>Site Offer</strong> Save 30 at The Reg Bookshop$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre (Reuters) Reuters - The Burundian army said on Tuesday it\might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia\it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp\in western Burundi.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| New Flightless Bird Species Found Off Philippines (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists have discovered a new\species of flightless bird on a remote island in the\Philippines, the conservation group BirdLife International said\on Tuesday.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Macromedia to bolster video on the Web Macromedia on Tuesday is announcing a video kit to enable users of its authoring tools suite, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional, to more easily add video to their Web sites.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Olympics: China Halfway to Completing Medals Plan ATHENS (Reuters) - China led the Olympic medal race going into the fourth day of competition on Tuesday with 10 golds.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| NY Seen Steady; Eyes on AMAT, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street was set for a steady start\on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip\group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus,\while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Burundi Army Says Might Enter Congo After Massacre BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The Burundi army said on Tuesday it might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp in western Burundi.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises (Reuters) Reuters - Home Depot Inc. (HD.N), the world's\largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly\profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and\other store improvements helped boost sales.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Home Depot Quarterly Profit Rises ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">HD.N</A>, the world's largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a one-month low against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest rates.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| American Allies Embrace U.S. Military Plan (AP) AP - American allies Japan and Australia embraced a new U.S. plan to restructure its forces abroad, while Russia said it was not concerned by the proposal. But Germany, home to 70,000 U.S. soldiers, said any withdrawal from the former Cold War frontier may hurt its economy.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Taiwan Offers Compromise on Direct China Links TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Baghdad Blast Kills Seven, Najaf Fighting Rages BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A shell killed seven people in a busy Baghdad street on Tuesday and U.S. forces fought pitched battles with Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Finance workers in union merger A total of 140,000 members at union Unifi are absorbed into Amicus to create a 'super-union' for UK finance workers.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| IT managers prescribe holistic security <strong>Reg Reader Studies</strong> But don't swallow own medicine$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| UK gamers rush to snap up Doom 3 The eagerly anticipated Doom 3 has stormed to the top of the UK games charts.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Wanted: Sleeping Space for Protesters. Hot Water Optional. The protesters coming to New York are receiving an outpouring of hospitality from scores of people who are opening their homes as temporary, free shelter.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Dollar Mired Near Lows Before U.S. Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar hovered near a one-month low\against the euro on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation\data later in the day for clues on the future path of interest\rates.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Home Depot Profit Tops Estimates on Sales ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">HD.N</A> on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Warming threatens California wine California is to get hotter and drier by the end of the century, threatening its valuable wine industry.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's refusal to take part in working-level talks on the nuclear crisis prompted a diplomatic flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the talks, at the heart of efforts to keep the process on track.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Israel Invites Bids in Construction Plan (AP) AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Higher oil prices to trim China's 2004 GDP growth (AFP) AFP - Surging oil prices could moderate China's economy this year as rising costs push inflation higher, hitting corporate profits and consumer pocket books, analysts and state press said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth Motorola Inc., the world's\second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects\to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004\thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Soldering Surprise There's nothing routine about working in space, as astronaut Mike Fincke found out recently when he did some soldering onboard the International Space Station.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| U.S. Gymnasts End Rebuilding With Silver (AP) AP - Twenty years later, the boys are back on the medal stand.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Three Members of Bhutto's Party Killed (AP) AP - Unidentified gunmen opened fire on supporters of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's party ahead of a key by-election, killing three people, police said Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 more Israeli settlement homes in the occupied West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Staples Posts Sharply Higher Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Staples Inc. (SPLS.O), the top U.S.\office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump\in quarterly profit as a weaker dollar boosted results abroad\and initial back-to-school demand drove sales.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Vote now to name BSA's antipiracy weasel <strong>Poll</strong> The Mother of all Mustelid polls$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Russian Court Rejects Researchers' Appeal (AP) AP - The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from an arms control researcher who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason in what rights advocates have called a politically motivated case.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Blu-ray burns for interactive content Flashy features could tempt consumers--and that tempts Hollywood, which could help Blu-ray beat out a rival technology.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Standards battle could shoot both sides in foot Tussle over next-generation DVD format could alienate consumers.\$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Revealing Hospital Gowns Redesigned PORTLAND, Maine - Whether its blue or spotted or stripped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Stocks to Be in a Cautious Mood at Open NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open Tuesday as investors weigh up the merits of Monday's oil-inspired rally...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Hostile Takeover The battle moves to the political arena as Taipei and Beijing wrap up their wargames$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Giving Back Hope A controversial procedure for injured spines has turned a Beijing hospital into a medical mecca\$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Home Depot Rises Before the Bell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in Home Depot Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">HD.N</A> rose before the opening bell on Tuesday after the world's largest home improvement retailer reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| BOFH takes a hit from Cupid's arrow <strong>Episode 26</strong> Shall I compare thee to an OS2-free Intel box?$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Nortel Says Canada Plans Accounting Probe Nortel Networks Corp. said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told\the company it will begin a criminal investigation into$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Two Plead Not Guilty in Hacking Case Two men accused of aiding a Romanian man charged with hacking into the online ordering system of the world's largest computer equipment distributor pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Customers For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player. Now, it's got rival RealNetworks Inc. trying to lure iTunes customers away.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Free-Speech for Online Gambling Ads Sought The operator of a gambling news site on the Internet has asked a federal judge to declare that advertisements in U.S. media for foreign online casinos and sports betting outlets are protected by free-speech rights.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| US hurricane victims face turmoil Many victims of Florida's worst hurricane for years are still homeless, with no electricity or telephone services.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Google seeks OK to sell shares Google has signaled that its share auction is nearly complete, asking the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to begin selling 25.7 million shares of stock starting late this afternoon.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| \$1.1b deal to join hospital chains BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- LifePoint Hospitals Inc. , an operator of acute care facilities in rural areas, outlined a deal yesterday to buy rival Province Healthcare Co. for about \$1.1 billion in cash and stock.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| J.C. Penney Posts Second-Quarter Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Department store operator J.C. Penney\Co. Inc. (JCP.N) on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit,\reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by inventory controls and\strong department store sales.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| German investor confidents slides on high oil prices (AFP) AFP - Investor confidence in Germany has declined more sharply than anticipated, a major economic think tank said, as high oil prices put a damper on hopes of a continuation of the nascent recovery.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| J.C. Penney Posts Second-Quarter Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator J.C. Penney Co. Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JCP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">JCP.N</A> on Tuesday posted a second-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by inventory controls and strong department store sales.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Staples Profit Up Sharply, to Enter China NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SPLS.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">SPLS.O</A>, the top U.S. office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump in quarterly profit, raised its full-year forecast and said it plans to enter the fast-growing Chinese market.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Estee Lauder Quarterly Profit Climbs CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=EL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">EL.N</A> on Tuesday posted a bigger quarterly profit, bolstered by sales in Europe and an improving U.S. retail market.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| BJ's Profit Rises; Food, Gas Sales Strong CHICAGO (Reuters) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BJ.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">BJ.N</A> on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit as soaring gasoline prices and strong demand for food boosted sales.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| PalmOne Unveils SD Wi-Fi Card (PC World) PC World - Tiny 802.11b adapter will work with Zire 72, Tungsten T3 handhelds.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Americans Miss Cut In a stunning blow to the U.S., Americans Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak miss the cut in the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries.$LABEL$1,0,-100 | |
| Twins of the world unite in France (AFP) AFP - A tiny French village in Brittany -- the self proclaimed capital of twin-dom -- has played host to an international gathering of thousands of identical twins, triplets and quadruplets.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Developing states to seek voice in fighting terror (Reuters) Reuters - Developing nations launched their annual diplomatic summit on Tuesday with a plea to the United States and other powerful countries to consult them on tackling terror and resolving the Middle East conflict$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Symantec Upgrades Norton Security Products Revamped Norton AntiVirus, Personal Firewall, and AntiSpam tools fight pests and dangers online.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Afghan president gains backing of militia commanders ahead of polls (AFP) AFP - A lieutenant of powerful northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostam pledged to back incumbent Hamid Karzai in the upcoming presidential vote and said 149 other military commanders would join him.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Iraqi Delegation Flies to Najaf in Peace Bid BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew out of Baghdad on U.S. military helicopters Tuesday, heading for Najaf in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising, delegates said.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| U.S. to Give Cuba #36;50,000 Hurricane Aid (AP) AP - Cubans hit hard by hurricane Charley will receive #36;50,000 in U.S. assistance, the State Department said Friday.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Euro industrial production slows Industrial production in the eurozone \falls by 0.4 in June from May, with Germany registering the biggest fall.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| German welfare rallies escalate Eastern Germany sees more mass protests over welfare cuts, with smaller rallies in western cities.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Ice yields ancient 'plant matter' Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Many engineers lack a four-year degree The news comes as some observers warn that the United States needs to focus more on training scientists and engineers.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| AMD begins shipments of Oakville mobile chips Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has begun shipping commercial versions of its Athlon 64 processors made using a 90-nanometer process, marking another step forward in the company's transition to the more advanced manufacturing technology.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Google seeks to end auction Tuesday Google Inc. wants to conclude its share auction Tuesday, setting the stage for its stock to go public Wednesday, according to a statement on its IPO (initial public offering) Web site.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |
| Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government said on Tuesday U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for economic disaster.$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Americans Miss Cut in 100-Meter Freestyle ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event. Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| 790,000 Still Have No Power in Florida PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - About 790,000 people remain without power in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, and officials estimate it could take weeks to get electricity fully restored...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| 'Boots' Takes Gold at the Ferret Olympics SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - While world-class athletes were grunting and groaning on the other side of the Atlantic Sunday, ""Boots"" went for the gold here in his own way...$LABEL$0,0,-100 | |
| Saks Posts Wider Second-Quarter Loss (Reuters) Reuters - Saks Inc. (SKS.N) on Tuesday posted a\wider quarterly loss as poor sales at its lower-priced\department stores outweighed a strong performance at its Saks\Fifth Avenue luxury chain.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| July Consumer Prices Drop, Energy Tumbles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rebounded sharply in July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September 2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Home Depot, Motorola Rise Before Bell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Home Depot Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">HD.N</A> rose before the opening bell on Tuesday after the world's largest home improvement retailer reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit.$LABEL$2,0,-100 | |
| Researchers Develop Method to Find Algae (AP) AP - Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms.$LABEL$3,0,-100 | |