Former Terp Baxter Sentenced to 60 Days in Prison

Lonny Baxter, the former University of Maryland basketball star who was briefly jailed last year for firing a handgun near the White House, was sentenced today to 60 days in jail for a federal firearms violation, Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.


Smart car weakness drags down Mercedes-Benz

German-US auto maker DaimlerChrysler reported a fall in sales by its up-market Mercedes-Benz car unit in February because of weakness in its ultra-compact Smart car division.


The nonbinding resolution opposes the administrationâs plan to increase the number of troops in Iraq.


(CBS/AP) Osama bin Laden, in video broadcast on Al-Jazeera television, says the United States was attacked because "We are a free people ... and we want to regain the freedom of our nation.". It was the first


Though insisting race and gender have little to do with it, many Democrats are supporting the presidential candidate who looks most like them.


Americans opt for healthy eating, not diets

Dieting has fallen out of favor while trying to eat more healthfully is in, a marketing research firm that tracks what Americans consume said on Friday.


Crude Sets Record, Nigeria Concerns Mount

London crude prices hit record highs on  Monday as Nigeria emerged as the new focus of worries about  supply security on world oil markets.


Sudan army surrounds refugee camps, denies access, UN says

The Sudanese army and police surrounded several refugee camps in the Darfur region yesterday and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said.


The Baltimore Ravens released running back Jamal Lewis today in a salary cap-related move that ended the seven-year tenure of the franchise's all-time leading rusher.


'Ha trattato con i banditi,gli ha offerto i suoi giocattoli'


Zarqawi Aide Killed in Strike on Fallujah, US Says

An aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian terrorist leader in Iraq with a $25 million US reward on his head, was killed today in a US air strike in the city of Fallujah, the US military said.


Opec, the oil producers' cartel, is poised to raise its target price range for a barrel of crude this week - delivering a harsh message to oil-guzzling economies to get used to a $30 floor under prices.


The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will decide whether cities can seize a person's property and transfer it to private developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.


The main militant group in Nigeria's oil region offered Sunday to halt attacks if one of its leaders is released from prison in Angola, where he is being held on arms smuggling charges.


Pixar Shares Rise on Strength of New Film

Shares of Pixar Animation Studios surged Monday, touching an all-time high of $93.42 as the company's latest film, "The Incredibles," blew past its big-budget rival, "The Polar Express" at the weekend box office.


Retraction of Old Solar Wing Begins As Astronauts Set to Go on 2nd Spacewalk

By Associated Press  HOUSTON -- NASA began retracting an old solar array on the international space station Wednesday to make way for a new array, hoping to avoid the problems that plagued removal of another power- generating wing last year.


A Chinese travel agency in Shandong province is fined 150,000 yuan for selling airline tickets too cheaply.


Daniel Radcliffe, who wowed West End audiences and critics with his performance in Peter Shaffer's controversial play "Equus", will join co-star Richard Griffiths when the production opens in New York on Broadway.


Seventy new products, from gadgets for consumers to Web services for enterprises, will be shown for the first time at the DemoFall 2007 conference.


Opinion: The 'anywhere computing' era dawns

Don't look now, but the 'mobile computing' idea is suddenly obsolete. Columnist Mike Elgan cites a variety of factor that have enabled the shift to everywhere computing.


The M62 motorway in Merseyside is closed following the discovery of a suspicious package after trouble on a coach.


Link By Link: Whiting Out the Ads, but at What Cost?

A software program that blocks ads is a two-edged sword: It stops annoyances for consumers, but it threatens to break down the business model that helps pay for Web content.


Two Italian aid workers freed after being held hostage in Iraq receive a rapturous welcome in Rome.


Voter registration drives aimed at young people are turning 18- to 24-year-olds into an important variable in the presidential election, especially in decisive battleground states such as Michigan — where nearly 100,000 young people have registered in recent months — and Wisconsin, where the numbers are even higher.


Gad, si cerca la pace dopo la bufera. Prodi: Â«Polemiche ...

Â«Polemiche amplificateÂ». Non scorrerÃ  alcun sangue, almeno nella Gad. Al terzo giorno dopo il lunedÃ¬ nero che ha visto la fumata nera del vertice della Federazione dellâUlivo in merito alla lista unitaria


Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce insisted his team's chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League were extinguished by their 4-1 loss to Tottenham here at White Hart Lane.


Arctic suffers record colapse in sea ice

Science & environment: If increased rate of melting continues, the summertime Arctic could be free of ice by 2030.


A campaign adviser for John Kerry told CNN he spoke with retired Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett -- the man who CBS said provided them with disputed documents -- days before the "60 Minutes" piece aired and after a call from a


CAPS' best investors go thumbs-down on these hot stocks.


US stocks fell as oil prices reached a new high, spurring concern that rising energy costs will hamper earnings growth. The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in six weeks.


Sudan defends its record to U.N. human rights panel

The Sudanese government on Thursday  defended its human rights record to a United Nations panel,  faulting rebel groups for not stopping "gross violations" in  its conflict-torn Darfur region.


Thai woman's bird flu raises fears virus is passed between humans

A THAI woman was yesterday diagnosed with bird flu after her sister and niece died with symptoms of the virus, raising the possibility that the illness had passed from human-to-human for the first time.


Joyce Carol Oates led a field of National Book Critics Circle finalists announced Saturday, with nominations in both fiction and autobiography categories.


Iran Shuns Israeli in Judo; U.S. Falls in Basketball

Iran defied the Olympic spirit of sport  without frontiers on Sunday by refusing a judo fight against an  Israeli at the Athens Games, insisting on putting political  solidarity with the Palestinians before gold medals.


Cardinals safety Ifeanyi Ohalete is suing former Redskins teammate Clinton Portis, claiming the running back owes him $20,000 for changing his uniform number this season.


Yushchenko Takes Part in Cossack Ceremony

President-elect Viktor Yushchenko, wearing a fur riding cloak, participated Saturday in a traditional Ukrainian Cossack ceremony, accepting a golden mace as a symbol of leadership on the eve of his official inauguration as president of this ex-Soviet state.


For the next 253 days UCLA gets to live with the stigma nothing changed. Despite how different the Bruins insist things were compared to many of the last five seasons, the final tally says otherwise.


Dopo 3 anni Enzo Biagi in Rai ospite di Fabio Fazio

Roma, 2 ottobre 2004 - Enzo Biagi torna in Rai. Lo farÃ  come ospite della puntata di Domenica 3 ottobre di 'Che tempo che fÃ ', il programma di Fabio Fazio in onda su Raitre alle 20 e 10. ''La sua opinione


Calcio, stop per la tragedia tutte le voci dalla blogosfera

La rete discute e si indigna per i fatti del Massimino: ecco cosa pensano i nostri blogger, mentre risuona il silenzio negli stadi. Commenta la diretta che non c'è stata


The incumbent Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has emerged as the winner of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election marred by irregularities, head of the joint UN-Afghan election commission announced here Wednesday.


Dutch Maker of Chemicals Reports Drop in Earnings

The company also said its merger and acquisition plans, including the shedding of its health unit and the purchase of the paint giant Imperial Chemicals Industries, were on track.


Here is a look at the series of events in the brawl Friday night involving the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and fans at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.


Russia's Putin Lauds Ukraine PM in TV Appearance

Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unprecedented television appearance in neighboring Ukraine days before presidential elections, endorsing the record of the prime minister, one of two top candidates.


Turkey goes ahead with a natural-gas deal, and Saudi Arabia gets armed. But what will the Israelis do?


Fed pledges to act to counter market turmoil

Federal Reserve officials on Friday said falling home prices and financial market turmoil are big risks to the U.S. economy but pledged that the central bank would not shrink from taking bold steps to support growth.


More than 900 inmates have contracted a fungal infection that can be lethal, and experts are asking why.


A Tory MP calls for change in law after illegal migrants are told to make their own way to an immigration centre.


Stocks Open Up, Bouncing Back from Friday

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as  investors bought beaten down shares and were hopeful of strong  earnings from credit card provider American Express Co.   AXP.N.


Stem Cells Gotten From Unfertilized Eggs

WASHINGTON -- A procedure that encourages an egg to begin embryo development without being fertilized could suggest a new way to produce stem cells, at least for certain patients.


In Wired, Hillary Rosen, the former head of the Recording Industry Ass. of America, writes of her love affair with... no way dude. Yep. Larry Lessig, her long time foe who started the Creative Commons.


Citing vaccine shortage, Westchester suspends flu immunization

_ Westchester County will stop administering flu shots after Friday to conserve its waning supply of vaccine for possible outbreaks in hospitals or nursing homes, the county Health Department announced.


Armed police back in Yangon as "Buddhist Lent" ends

Myanmar's junta sent armed police to ring key Buddhist sites on Friday, the end of an annual period of monastic retreat, to prevent any resurgence of last month's monk-led protests, the biggest uprising in two decades.


A patient whose double lung transplant operation was stopped after a plane carrying donor organs crashed into Lake Michigan has received a second set of lungs, doctors announced Friday.


Karrie Webb moved into contention for her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the year, shooting a 2-under 70 in windy conditions Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Jeong Jang in the Longs Drugs Challenge.


Canada's biggest mining company, Noranda Inc., has ended exclusive talks with China Minmetals Corp., but the Chinese metals trader said Thursday it will persist with its acquisition bid.


Cracking Google's 'secret sauce' algorithm

Google rules all in the online world, and businesses live or die on its search rankings determined by a secret algorithm. Everyone is trying to crack the code, and some people might pay $10 million or more to anyone who does.


CERN to Probe Life, the Universe and Everything

It has revolutionized physics, made Nobel Prize winners and given birth to the World Wide Web -- now its successor looks set to answer some of the natural world's most fundamental questions.


Russian serial killer: "I felt like God"

The Russian supermarket worker found guilty of murdering 48 people told his trial on Thursday he felt like God as he decided if his victims should live or die.


Lehman in Talks to Buy UK Hedge Fund -WSJ

Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a large British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.


In Professorâs Model, Diversity = Productivity

In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice.


NBC's live competition  series "Phenomenon" is set to premiere October 24. The show,  featuring illusionist Criss Angel and mentalist Uri Geller,  centers on the search for the next great mentalist.


Bush speech will seek to calm American nerves

President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his economic rescue efforts and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.


PHILADELPHIA - At the start of the holiday shopping season, The Philadelphia Inquirer inadvertently offered an early bird special of its own.  The early edition of Sunday's Inquirer, which is published on Saturday, was mistakenly priced at 50 cents instead of the usual $1.50.


Washington Democrat Wins Governor Race After Recount

Washington Democrat Christine Gregoire was declared winner of the governor's race by 129 votes, continuing the party's two-decade hold on the office after a recount of votes that reversed a Republican victory.


NATO experts delegation winds up three-day visit to Ukraine

The visit was meant for adjusting technical matters of Ukraine's involvement in NATO's anti-terrorism operation, codenamed the "Active Endeavor." The delegation were led by George Katsirdakis, chief of the NATO ...


N.Korea Walks Away from Six-Way Working Talks

North Korea ruled out Monday attending  proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms  programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming  hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance.


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The Free Standards Group and the Open Source Development Labs(OSDL) hope that improved standards for Linux will help accelerate its adoption by enterprise and large business customers.


Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Friday to Kurt Waldheim for leading the U.N. during the Cold War with "perseverance," but the United States was less generous to a man whose Nazi-era past tarnished his legacy.


The boy wizard still has a magic touch at the box office.


Runny honey causes bee scare in Switzerland

A leak of honey at a Swiss transport company has drawn a swarm of hungry bees and forced the emergency services to step in.


US signs $53M deal to control methane gas

WASHINGTON - Seeking to bolster its credentials on global warming, the United States signed an agreement yesterday with 13 other nations that calls for investing up to $53 million in companies that could profitably control emissions of methane, a


SINGAPORE - Spurred on by shouts of "Shove it in, shove it in!" 19-year-old Don Ezra Nicholas stuffed more than three McDonald's hamburgers into his mouth - without swallowing - and claimed a new global record at the end of Singapore's contest to be the world's wackiest.    Nicholas jumped up, pumped his fists in the air and shouted, "Yes! I am the burger king!" as he spat out the last bits of the 3 1/5 burgers that he hopes put him in the Guinness World Records...


Blog: Another big social-networking deal, but we're talking about Web sites where a midget could hop over the barriers to entry with his eyes closed.


BBC education correspondent Mike Baker adds a historical perspective to the latest curriculum proposals.


Movie Review | 'And Then Came Love': All in the Genes

Eartha Kitt stands out in the otherwise uneventful romantic comedy, âAnd Then Came Love.â


A Jordanian man convicted on terror charges is taken off a UN blacklist after co-operating with German officials.


Cingular, AT&T Wireless Integration Seen Lengthy

Deutsche Bank Securities maintained a "hold" rating and $8.60 target price on AT&T Wireless Services (nyse: AWE - news - people ), saying the Justice Department's approval of Cingular's takeover represents a "favorable settlement.


BRUSSELS, Belgium — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push her European Union counterparts to go green on energy at summit talks Thursday, urging them to adopt tough measures needed to fight global warming and reduce Europe's dependence on oil imports.


U.S. to study heart risks of attention-deficit drugs

Two U.S. health agencies will conduct the largest-ever study of potential heart risks from medicines used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), officials said on Monday.


AMD e IBM introducono un nuovo processo produttivo

AMD e IBM hanno rilasciato congiuntamente un comunicato stampa, con il quale annunciano lo sviluppo di nuove tecniche di produzione per transistor strained silicon, che beneficia di una migliore gestione del consumo a paritÃ  di frequenza di clock.


Pirates hijack a South Korean ship off the coast of Somalia, just a day after a Japanese vessel was seized.


Alta tensione nella Striscia dopo che il movimento radicale ne ha preso il controlloA Ramallah fallito il tentativo di sequestro del vicepresidente del Parlamento                                            Gaza, rappresaglia contro le sedi di Hamas Usa: "Niente sanzioni al nuovo governo"                                                                                Ultimatum: "Tutte le armi, ora illegali, devono essere consegnate all'Anp"Per timore di rappresaglie centinaia di palestinesi si sono rifugiati in Cisgiordania


Russian prosecutors look into allegations babies in a Yekaterinburg hospital had their mouths taped shut.


Iraqis Release Fallujah's Top Negotiator

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi government on Monday released the chief negotiator for the city of Fallujah in a gesture apparently aimed at reviving peace talks to end the standoff in Iraq's major insurgent bastion.    In Baghdad, a car bomb exploded late Sunday near a police patrol in the fashionable Jadiriyah district, killing six people, including three police officers, and wounding 26 others...


Former F1 world champion Niki Lauda says David Coulthard  has the experience to bring Red Bull Racing success.


Russia says Iran nuclear plant won't start before end-2008

Iran's first nuclear power plant Bushehr will not be operational until at least the end of 2008, Russian news agencies quoted the head of the company building the facility as saying on Thursday.


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  MORRIS TOWNSHIP  Aerospace giant Honeywell International Inc. will pay a $500,000 fine for hazardous waste violations at its Aircraft Landing Systems facility in Kingman, Ariz.,  officials said.


Europe orders up Sentinel 1, the first bespoke spacecraft for its new global monitoring programme.


A hard-to-treat strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been found in four gay men in King County, and authorities fear it could spread to more.


Fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar purportedly said in an audiotape aired Sunday that Afghanistan's government and the U.S.-led coalition supporting it do not have the wisdom to solve the nation's crisis.


Dave Lewis gave the Bruins something they hadn't experienced this season: a breather. As a reward for their fourth straight victory Saturday night, the coach canceled practice the next day.


New Bin Laden tape urges boycott of Iraq elections as bomber ...

An audiotape said to be the voice of Osama bin Laden called on Iraqis to boycott the 30 January elections yesterday as a top Shia politician was targeted by bombers and the main Sunni Arab party withdrew from the poll.


Manning Claims Elusive Ring While Urlacher Is Forced to Wait for His

Being the best player at his position never to win a Super Bowl is a double-edged distinction that Brian Urlacher, the quarterback of the Bearsâ defense, will have to live with for at least another season.


Australia, Japan work on near zero-emission coal-fired electricity plant

Australian and Japanese researchers are working on a prototype "near zero-emission" coal-fired electricity plant in an effort to reduce a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, they said.


Bush and House in Accord for $150 Billion Stimulus

The deal capped a series of fast-paced and intense negotiations after both parties had to agree to numerous compromises after more than a year of acid relations.


A man is shot twice after a gunman opens fire on a crowded bar in the centre of Londonderry.


Futures drop with outlook for rate cut murky

U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday, signaling a weaker open a day after stocks rallied, as investors grappled with mixed signals on whether the Federal Reserve would soon cut interest rates.


Mexico slams "absurd" U.S gun laws as drug war rages

Mexico's government, which complains violent drug cartels are battling each other with firearms bought in the United States, slammed slack U.S. gun laws as absurd on Thursday.


SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Sports Network) - The San Francisco  49ers have scheduled a 5:30 p.m. (EST) press conference, at  which time they are expected to announce the firing of head  coach Dennis Erickson.


The north of England's bid to upstage the Turner prize took another step forward last night with the award of Â£15,000 tax-free and a bundle of commissions to two artists from the region


Project Enlists Computers to Help Fight Wildfires

A one-of-a-kind computer modeling project is designed to analyze fire risk and assess options as never before.


Singh Knocks Woods From Top Spot in Golf

NORTON, Mass. - Vijay Singh has been playing the best golf in the world for a long time...


Update 4: Crude Oil Prices Remain Steady

Oil futures prices were little changed Thursday as traders anxiously watched for indications that the supply or demand picture would change in some way to add pressure to the market or take some away.


Tool Command Language (Tcl) is an interpreted language and very portable interpreter for that language. Tcl is embeddable and extensible, and has been widely used since its creation in 1988 by John Ousterhout. See http://www.tcl.tk/ for more info.   Tcl/Tk 8.4.16 Release Announcement September 21, 2007  The Tcl Core Team is pleased to announce the 8.4.16 releases of the Tcl dynamic language and the Tk toolkit.  This is the sixteenth patch release of Tcl/Tk 8.4.  More details can be found below.  We would like to express our gratitude to all those who submit bug reports and patches. This information is invaluable in enabling us to identify and eliminate problems in the core.  Where to get the new releases: ------------------------------  Tcl/Tk 8.4.16 sources are freely available as open source from the Tcl Developer Xchange web site at:          http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.4.html  This web page also contains additional information about the releases, including new features and notes about installing and compiling the releases.  Sources are always available from the Tcl SourceForge.net project's file distribution area:          http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10894  Binaries for most major platforms are available from:          http://www.activestate.com/Tcl  For additional information: ---------------------------  Please visit the Tcl Developer Xchange web site:          http://www.tcl.tk/  This site contains a variety of information about Tcl/Tk in general, the core Tcl and Tk distributions, Tcl development tools, and much more.  Summary of Changes since Tcl/Tk 8.4.15: --------------------------------------  The following were the main changes in Tcl/Tk 8.4.16.  A complete list can be found in the changes file at the root of the source tree.  The more complete ChangeLog is also included with each source release.  This is a patch release, so it primarily included bug fixes and corrections to erratic behavior.  Below are only the most notable changes.    * Many Aqua/Tk bug fixes and improvements, see Tk changes file.    * New Tcl feature: DTrace provider (http://wiki.tcl.tk/DTrace)    * Fixed buffer overrun in animated GIF support.    * Fixed buffer overrun in [clock format ... %c].    * Fixed crash with multibyte characters in menu labels.    * Fixed [thread::join] crash on 64-bit Unix.    * Fixed crash in thread sync objects.    * Fixed crash in Tcl_UpdateLinkedVar().    * Fixed hang in Tcl_CreateTrace() traces.    * Fixed blue/red reversal in [wm iconphoto] icons on Windows XP.    * tcltest 2.2.9 permits "_" and ":" in test constraint names.    * Fixed build problems on SunOS and Windows AMD64.  -- Tcl Core Team and Maintainers Don Porter, Tcl Core Release Manager


Ten members of an Afghan mine clearing team kidnapped last week have been released, officials say.


Fuel bill takes the shine off BA results

Business & money: British Airways warns of fall in leisure bookings as it reports a 34.9% increase in pre-tax profits to Â£788m


Marionnaud Agrees to Hutchison Buyout Offer

Troubled French perfume retail chain Marionnaud Parfumeries SA accepted a takeover offer from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., a company official said.


Schizophrenia patients do as well, or perhaps even better, on older psychiatric drugs compared with newer and far costlier medications, according to a study published yesterday that overturns conventional wisdom about antipsychotic drugs, which cost the United States $10 billion a year.


Con fusione con Abn Amro, saremmo diventati divisione retail


A widely used antibiotic long considered safe dramatically increases the risk of cardiac arrest, particularly when taken with some popular drugs for infections and high blood pressure, a huge study found.    The drug is erythromycin, which has been on the market for 50 years and is prescribed for everything from strep throat to syphilis...


IBM, MediaTek Team on New Wireless Broadband

The partners will develop and market mmWave technoloogy to replace Wi-fi.


Is Steve Jobs really smarter than anyone else?

With another "exclusive" deal under his belt, Steve Jobs has proven one thing: he's smarter than anyone else.


Report-Lehman Near Deal on Enron Lawsuits

NEW YORK/LONDON  - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  LEH.N is close to settling a class action lawsuit for $220  million stemming from allegations that it colluded with other  brokerages to mislead Enron Corp. ENRNQ.PK shareholders, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


The DUP calls for an investigation into SDLP's claims it ensured the  appointment of  the chief constable.


Breakaways signal breakthrough for Allen

The first breakaway resulted in a textbook layup. Safe, sure, thought Tony Allen. "I was scared," the Celtics' swingman admitted after Friday night's 107-82 destruction of the Bulls.


Opposition asks for results of Romanian election results to be ...

The leader of Romania's opposition party demanded Tuesday that the results of weekend presidential and parliamentary elections be


German Police Arrest Fourth Iraqi Suspect

German authorities have arrested a fourth man in connection with a suspected plan to attack Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi during a visit to Berlin earlier this week, the state prosecutor's office said on Saturday.


Volkswagen workers lay down tools in first warning strikes

Around 4,000 workers at three factories of German car giant Volkswagen halted production for about an hour overnight in the first official warning strikes aimed at putting pressure on management in the deadlocked wage talks, unions said.


The space agency said it plans to form lunar research teams around the country.


Broncos Beat Titans, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Jake Plummer threw a pair of touchdown  passes and Reuben Droughns ran for two others as the Denver  Broncos crushed the Tennessee Titans 37-16 Saturday, keeping  alive their bid for an AFC wildcard berth.


South Korea sent condolences on the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Thursday, praising him as a leader dedicated to peace in the Middle East.


STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai on Wednesday raised their bid for OMX by 15 percent and said they were close to owning a majority stake, moving swiftly to eliminate any competition from rival suitors.


AT&T Wants TV Rights -- Bill Sets Firm Vs. Cable Industry, Local Gov't

By Richard Locker locker@commercialappealcom  NASHVILLE - AT&T unveiled its long-awaited, hotly contested legislation to streamline its entry into cable TV in Tennessee on Wednesday, with huge implications for consumers over cable competition, rates and service.


Royal Dutch Shell Plc posted a 2.6 percent rise in underlying quarterly profits on Thursday, beating analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil prices.


Video game addiction is a real problem, and it's getting worse.


Audubon: Habitat Losses Lower Bird Count

The feathered creatures winging across North America have an obvious gift that land-bound humans lack, but their survival is threatened by earthly concerns.


Crude oil futures fell after a US Energy Department report showed rising imports boosted inventories by three times the amount analysts forecast.


The Bank of England is seen holding rates at 5.5% after its latest meeting, but a rise remains a possibility.


Children who were born prematurely, regardless of their actual birth weight, have a reduction in insulin sensitivity -- a pre-diabetic condition that can lead to full-blown diabetes.


Bush says confident Iran provided weapons in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was convinced a unit of Iran's military gave explosive devices to Iraqi militants but he could not prove Iran's leaders ordered the move.


Telefonica announces sale of stake in Pearson of Britain

Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica said it had sold its 4.88 percent stake in British media concern Pearson for about 240 million pounds.


InfoWorld - Undaunted by the momentum of Java and .Net, Gupta Technologies in January plans to ship an update to its 4GL (fourth generation language)-based alternative, Team Developer 2005, which adds Linux as a deployment platform.


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Italians, Canadians gather to honour living legend: VC winner Smoky Smith

CESENA, Italy (CP) - Italians and Canadians gathered in a town square beneath the walls of an 800-year-old castle on Friday to honour Ernest (Smoky) Smith, Canada's last surviving winner of the Victoria Cross.


A model of the North Sea's ecosystem suggests the total fish stock has dropped from 26 million tonnes to 10 million tonnes in just over a century.


HAVANA, June 3 -- Talking at length, grinning for cameras and cracking jokes, Fidel Castro appeared stronger and more vibrant Sunday in the first TV images of the ailing Cuban leader in four months.


The update for the popular Windows BitTorrent client includes serious bug fixes, new encryption options and handy bandwidth controls. In Monkey Bites.


2006: A year of wireless advances, mergers

The move to faster Wi-Fi went slowly, muni Wi-Fi had a big year and mobile WiMAX had a breakthrough in a busy 2006.


But a rise in vehicle and prescription drug prices pushed the rate of core producer inflation â excluding food and energy â up 0.2 percent for the month, a slight acceleration from July.


Govt unveils new plans to curb binge-drinking

The government unveiled new plans to target the country's notorious binge-drinking culture Tuesday, aiming to make it as unacceptable as smoking was a few decades ago.


ITV pulls plug on premium rate phone-ins

Golden goose goosed ITV has cancelled all premium-rate phone-ins across its channels while auditor Deloitte checks the bills.â¦


Rice: US May Help Expand African Force in Darfur

The United States and other nations are prepared to help move an expanded African peacekeeping force into position in Sudan's Darfur region to halt the bloodshed, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday.


Immigrati: rimpatrio per 200 clandestini egiziani

Circa 200 clandestini di prevalente nazionalitÃ  egiziana, provenienti dalla Libia, ospitati presso i cpt di Crotone, sono stati rimpatriati nel corso della mattinata, nell'ambito dell'attivitÃ  di contrasto all'immigrazione clandestina e dei recenti


Crescita Pil +2% quest'anno, a +1,9% nel 2008


Indice riunisce i principali valori della Borsa di Parigi


After slamming western Cuba with 160 mph winds, Hurricane Ivan hardly slowed as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico today, threatening offshore oil rigs and setting off an exodus along the US coast.


CEOs see economy slowing: Business Council

IRVING, Texas  - More top U.S. chief executive officers believe the economy is going to deteriorate over the next six months than expect improvement, according to a study of 70 top CEOs released on Thursday.


Greenpeace Protests Ford's Plans for Cars

Greenpeace activists scaled the walls of Ford Motor Co.'s Norwegian headquarters Tuesday to protest plans to destroy hundreds of non-polluting electric cars.


UN creates tribunal to prosecute slaying of Lebanese leader

UNITED NATIONS -- A sharply divided UN Security Council voted yesterday to establish an international criminal tribunal to prosecute the masterminds of the February 2005 suicide-bomb assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, and 22 others.


Top Gear's James May says fellow presenter Richard Hammond is "perfectly intact" despite his high-speed crash.


US magazine Time names Russia's outgoing President, Vladimir Putin, as its 'Person of the Year'.


Momentum Builds for U.S. Role in Paying Highest Health Costs

Politicians are pushing an idea to fight high health costs by shielding employers from the most expensive medical cases.


I.B.M. Sought a China Partnership, Not Just a Sale

Inside I.B.M., the issue of whether to stay in the personal computer business has been debated for a decade. The issue was put to rest last week.


City Room: A License to Check for W.M.D.âs?

Under a Bloomberg administration proposal, individuals and companies would have to get a permit from the Police Department to buy or use a biological, chemical or radiological detector.


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The Fresno Bee, Calif., Rick Bentley Column: Sale of KFPT Signals End of Liberal Talk

By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--KFPT, AM 790, is being purchased from Peak Broadcasting by Fat Dawgs 7, owners of local ESPN radio affiliate KFIG, AM 1430. The cost of the radio station is in the $2.5 million neighborhood.


After a brief warming, the U.S.  Northeast and Midwest will get another frosty spell and a  possible major storm next week that will bolster demand for  heating fuels, forecasters said Thursday.


Cahill Admits Underestimating Ads' Impact

The campaign manager for Sen. John Kerry's failed presidential bid said Wednesday she regrets underestimating the impact of an attack advertisement that questioned Kerry's Vietnam War record.


Japan Demands 'Sincere' N.Korea Reply on Abductees

Japan said on Friday it would urge North  Korea to reinvestigate the fate of Japanese citizens abducted  decades ago, and threatened to take "harsh" action unless the  reclusive communist state responded "sincerely."


Sallie Mae Records Huge Loss on Bad Bets

The embattled student lending giant said that it lost $1.6 billion in its fourth quarter as it prepared for a jump in student loan defaults.


By RON WORD  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It seemed like Angel Nieves Diaz would never die.  Two executioners injected him with three chemicals that were supposed to do the job in a few minutes. But 10 minutes later, he was still alive, his eyes darting back at the 25 witnesses.


This month's edition of PHP Magazine has been released!


Antiterrorismo, neanche tra i manifestanti fermati


AUSTRALIA will aim a pre-emptive Ashes strike at misfiring England captain Michael Vaughan tomorrow when cricket's oldest rivals meet in the Champions Trophy semi-final at Edgbaston.


Government quits in strategic Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's government resigned Tuesday in a dispute with parliament, adding new tension to the troubled politics of a country of strategic interest to both Russia and the United States. The resignation was accepted by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has faced intensive political infighting since coming to power after March 2005 demonstrations drove longtime ruler Askar Akayev into exile.


Another solid shot at the title Review Let's be honest, any new Flash-based 2, 4 or 8GB media player with a 240 x 320 screen has only one real aim in life: to be better than the equivalent device from that mob who slap a half-eaten Granny Smith on all their kit. So it is with the new Samsung YP-T10.â¦


Iraq: 400 tons of conventional explosives ''disappeared'' from ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday confirmed a media report that Iraq's interim government had voiced concern over the disappearance of about 400 tons of conventional explosives that could be used in missiles.


Afghan opposition accepts Karzai's victory

The main rivals of Afghan President Hamid Karzai swallowed their bitterness on Thursday over cases of vote fraud and accepted defeat a day after a UN-Afghan election panel declared Karzai the winner of a historic Oct. 9 election.


The Nets have changed a great deal in the past couple of months, but the face of their management will stay the same. As expected, Nets CEO Rod Thorn has signed an extension believed to be


Sharp drops handhelds from U.S. retail market

The electronics maker will stop retailing its Linux handhelds in the United States, joining a retreat from the once-popular market.


Leaders of Africaâs Great Lakes Region have signed a Dar es Salaam Declaration, a blueprint to haul the troubled region out of multiple and endemic conflicts.


Roads have been blocked by falling trees, ferries cancelled and thousands of people left without power as winds of almost 80mph buffeted Scotland and Northern Ireland today.


Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - News), a leading global Internet company, announced yesterday the availability of the My Yahoo! Search beta (http://next.


Roma, 13:03 - CALCIO, SERIE A: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 17/a GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 17/a giornata del campionato di serie A in programma ...


Guardasigilli auspica intesa bipartisan su legge elettorale


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Sci Fi Creates ÂWebisodesÂ to Lure Viewers to TV

Starting on Tuesday night, the Sci Fi series ÂBattlestar GalacticaÂ will make the jump from outer space to cyberspace, airing the first of 10 Âmini-episodesÂ online.


Brunei's reopened parliament to discuss constitutional amendments

Oil-rich Brunei's appointed parliament, the Legislative Council, will discuss amendments to the 1959 constitution when it reopens after 20 years on September 25, a government statement said.


Soccer stars to honor Mandela on his birthday

South Africa will celebrate Nelson Mandela's 89th birthday this month with an all-star soccer match to raise funds for HIV/AIDS, organizers said on Thursday.


Question about file-name color has a black-and-white answer

Q: Any idea why when I open folders in Excel or Word some of the file names are in blue and others are in black? Is it a function of when they were created or in what version of Office they were saved?


A list of the "best magazines ever" includes a few digs at the company, though one of its own, Graydon Carter, wrote the essay preceding the feature.


China sees Germany in UN Security Council

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has a speech at the foundation ceremony of the new joint-venture factory of Sino-German Benz-Daimlerchrysler automobile manufacturer in the Economic Development Zone of Beijing in China's capital.


Big cities are turning to new technologies and theories to try to relieve an old problem: traffic congestion


Books of the Times: Power Lineup, Swings From Right

Jeffrey Toobinâs new book âThe Nineâ not only provides a vivid narrative history of the Supreme courtâs recent history but also gives the reader an intimate look at individual court justices.


UK's highest court rules against holding terror suspects without ...

Britain's highest court ruled Thursday that the government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitely without trial. Nine Law Lords ruled in favor of a group of men jailed without charge for


EU watchdog backs Glaxo breast cancer pill

The European Medicines Agency has recommended conditional approval of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's new breast cancer pill Tykerb, Europe's biggest drugmaker said on Friday.


An alliance between US IT giant Cisco and Japan's Fujitsu could help both business boost sales as competition in the market for  broadband equipment ramps up.


Music Review | 'Feist': Audience Participation Welcome

At Town Hall on Monday, during the first of two sold-out shows, Feist, the indie-rock chanteuse from Canada, encouraged audience participation, but no one seemed eager to drown her out.


Turmeric Linked to Cancer Protection in Children

A common ingredient used to make curry could offer protection against cancer, research suggested today. Researchers believe lower rates of leukaemia in Asia could


SEOUL A group of foreign diplomats was escorted Thursday to the site of a recent huge blast in North Korea, a diplomat here said on condition of anonymity.


Intel improves Centrino wireless security

CHIP FIRM Intel said it had released support for 802.11a, b and g in the same Calexico wireless chipset. It said it has also built fresh software for its Pro Wireless 2915 ABG connection, which includes a


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.


AMD providing update for Opteron processor

AMD uses a technology called PowerNow to control power supply to the processor depending upon how much of the processing power is being used.


BEIJING -- Chinese officials yesterday rebuffed Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's suggestion that they use a possibly conciliatory speech by Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to restart cross-straits discussions, telling him in strong terms that they are not impressed by Chen's words and are worried about his actions.


PeopleSoft's ex-CEO accepts to have misled investors

NEW YORK, October 4  - PeopleSoft's (PSFT.NAS) former CEO, Craig Conway, has accepted to have lied when he told investors last year that Oracle's $7.


Yahoo Makes a New Play for Ads on Mobile Phones

Yahoo plans to announce it has opened up some of its key mobile software and services to outside publishers and programmers.


Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Microsoft Corp. were blamed by the United Kingdom's pension and benefits agency for a computer crash that snarled payments across Britain.


Ion engines might enable homecoming Japanese scientists will next month attempt to guide the country's sickly Hyabusa probe back to Earth, New Scientist reports.â¦


Bush and Kerry each draw 46 percent among likely voters nationwide.


Chinese 'Nessie' Fossil Used Neck To Suck in Prey

The finding of a dinosaur fossil in southern China has given new clues to the evolution and hunting practices of a long-necked aquatic reptile that lived some 230 million years ago, the magazine Science said on Thursday.


Motorola buys stake in HD video chip designer

InfoWorld - Motorola's venture capital arm has invested in Amimon, an Israeli company that designs chips for wirelessly transmitting high-definition video.


Austrian energy drink makers Red Bull said on Monday they had bought the Jaguar Formula 1 motor racing team from Ford who withdrew the team after this year's world championship.


President Bush pressed Iran Tuesday to immediately begin negotiations on its nuclear program and warned Tehran that delay would bring consequences.


Oscar Show Host Chris Rock Stirs Controversy

Producers of the upcoming Academy  Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired  sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of  pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.


Europe's Space Probe Enters Lunar Orbit on First Moon Mission

Europe's unmanned space probe has successfully entered its first orbit of the Moon, spiraling closer to the lunar surface on a journey that began more than 13 months ago, the European Space Agency said on its Web site.


PENSACOLA, Fla. - The storm that was Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas...


World powers are making progress on new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities, US officials say.


Congress Won't Block Tax-Return Provision

A proposal to let more lawmakers see income tax returns is going to stay alive into December, thanks to Democratic complaints over how the one-sentence provision was stuffed into a gargantuan spending bill.


Report: Tobacco Industry Hid Smoking Dangers

NEW YORK  - The tobacco industry for many years claimed that it was unaware of biological evidence that smoking is harmful to health, but that was untrue according to a medical journal report.


By Allyson Bond, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 17--RANDOLPH COUNTY -- A rare species of flower will remain in its natural habitat in RandolphCounty.


Neteller reaches supergrass agreement with DOJ

US customers to get money back no later than 30 July House of Cards Neteller has reached an agreement with American authorities concerning its financial transactions with American internet gambling customers.â¦


Scientists find a supplement can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physcial inactivity.


Events to mark the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall take place in the German capital on Tuesday.


Iran leader suggests U.S. ties possible in future

Iran's supreme leader said on Thursday restoring ties with the United States now would harm the Islamic state, but he did not rule it out in the future.


Man Nabbed After Sleeping in Meth Lab Car

WATERLOO, Iowa - A man has been arrested after police found him asleep in his car with a meth lab in it while the car was parked in front of the county jail.  Kirk Alan Marvel, 42, whose address wasn't available, was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.


Drug-coated heart stents face safety review

U.S. advisers will start considering on Thursday the risks of drug-coated stents implanted in millions of heart patients, examining evidence showing the devices may lead to dangerous blood clots.


WHERE: Saudi Arabia, where beheading is the punishment for murder, rape, drug trafficking and armed robbery. Human Rights groups say the number of executions has risen sharply and is already above 100 this year.


Biopsy Marker May Predict Breast Cancer's Course

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new tumor-cell biomarker may predict how well women do after they're diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers report.


Strongest field ever for 2008 Australian Open

The strongest field in the Australian Open's 103-year history was revealed Wednesday, with every one of the world's top 100 men taking part and 99 of the top 100 women competing in January's tournament.


Sudan rejects outcome of U.N. mission on Darfur

Sudan on Tuesday dismissed as invalid a United Nations human rights mission which accused it of orchestrating gross violations in Darfur and declared that the humanitarian situation there had improved.


Tennis: 3 Seeded Players Knocked Out of Wismilak Tournament

Three seeded players have been knocked out of the first round of the Wismilak International tennis tournament in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, with third seed Ai Sugiyama leading the way.


Rumsfeld: 'no timetable' for US troop bases in Romania

BUCHAREST - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declined Tuesday to state a specific timetable for the possible establishment of US military bases in Romania, Mediafax news agency reported.


NEW YORK - Frustration was compounded by injury for the Dolphins as Junior Seau, Jason Taylor, Jay Fiedler, Randy McMichael and Marty Booker were among the players who had X-rays or were seen by doctors following the 41-14 loss to the Jets Monday night.


Fujitsu shows a larger paper-thin display

(InfoWorld) - Fujitsu has made progress in its development of flexible, paper-thin displays that consume very little power. The company unveiled its latest prototype on Tuesday, a 7.8-inch panel that can display up to 4,096 colors. The display, which is the same size as a sheet of A5 paper, was built into a thin case in the form of an electronic book reader. It was on display at the Ceatec show, which opened on Tuesday. The e-book reader was rigid, but the flexibility of the displays could offer an advantage in other types of applications. Fujitsu offered the example of an electronic advertising panel that could curve around the top of a train or subway car. The display area of the prototype shown at Ceatec was about four times as large as that ofÂ another prototype Fujitsu showedÂ in the middle of last year. The e-book reader was deceptively light, weighing only 180 grams -- much less than many visitors to Fujitsu's booth expected before they took it in their hands. Its light weight comes largely from the use of a plastic substrate for the display, rather than a glass substrate like those used for LCD (liquid crystal display) panels. Pages could be turned with the push of a button. The screen refreshes in several sweeps, from left to right, and the time taken to redraw the image depends on its complexity and the number of colors, said Fumiyuki Hashimoto, a Fujitsu spokesman. A complex image takes around 4 seconds to refresh, while a simpler, eight-color image can be drawn in about a second, he said. The prototype e-book reader included a USB-connector and an SD memory card slot. Fujitsu is still developing the display and doesn't have any commercialization plans at present. The prototype has one other major advantage over existing panels -- it doesn't require constant power to keep the image on the display. That means portable products can be made to have a much longer battery life.


FILM OF THE DAY ; Serenity (Sky Movies 1, 10.15pm)

The closely-knit, rag-tag crew of an interplanetary cargo ship, who earn a living by smuggling goods across space, are hunted down by a government assassin.


The dollar tumbled to a fresh eight month  low against the euro on Tuesday as nagging worries about the  strength of the U.S. economy and the gaping trade deficit kept  investors on the back foot.


Vicesindaco Treviso, non dovrebbero entrare nel centro


It is with mixed emotions that North Carolinians learn that two Raleigh residents are the first Americans to be convicted of felonious spamming.


(CBS/AP) Gunmen abducted two Americans and a Briton in a brazen attack Thursday on a residence in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood housing many embassies and foreign companies.


Middlesbrough celebrate with top-of-the-table finish

Middlesbrough enhanced their chances of turning this season's European adventure into a grand tour by finishing top of their Uefa Cup qualifying group last night.


A powerful Republican legislator said Tuesday that he will submit legislation that would block Atlanta from penalizing Druid Hills Golf Club for denying spousal benefits to partners of gay members.


Economists anticipate sluggish job numbers for December, and some think the markets will react favorably.


Body of NBC Official's Son Is Believed Found in Crash

The body of a teenager believed to be the son of Dick Ebersol was found Monday in the wreckage of a corporate jet that crashed during takeoff.


Manchester United fans are hoping people power can help beat off an Old Trafford takeover bid from American billionaire Malcolm Glazer.


England will not rule out giving Steven Gerrard an injection so he can play in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel.


Huckabee's southern surge means the two man race Romney hoped for still hasn't materialized. That leaves the GOP's big spender with dwindling options


Baseball Players' Union Will Talk Testing

During its meeting Tuesday, the players' union's executive board heard the outline of a stricter drug-testing policy that commissioner Bud Selig wants to implement for 2005.


American Natalie Coughlin won Olympic gold in the 100-meter backstroke Monday night. Coughlin, the only woman ever to swim under 1 minute in the event, finished first in 1 minute, 0.37 seconds. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, who swims at Auburn University in Alabama, earned the silver in 1:00.50. Laure Manaudou of France took bronze in 1:00.88.


No. 11 Michigan St. Rebounds with Win Over George Mason

WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Maurice Ager scored 13 points to lead 11th-ranked Michigan State to a 66-60 win over George Mason in the consolation game of the BB&T Classic from the MCI Center.


Ankle injury could sideline Giants' Burress

The New York Giants' Plaxico Burress , whose four touchdown catches are tied for tops in the NFL, is listed as questionable for tomorrow's game against Washington after practicing on a limited basis yesterday. He had missed the previous two practices with an ankle injury.


Movie Review | 'There Will Be Blood ': An American Primitive, Forged in a Crucible of Blood and Oil

âThere Will Be Blood,â Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to Hell.


Per commissione d'inchiesta e' uno dei terreni privilegiati


PM Brown holds talks with Brazil's Lula on WTO, UN

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talked by telephone Tuesday about global trade and Brazil's bid to join the UN Security Council, a presidential aide said.


Rumsfeld backs off from media battles in last days

Donald Rumsfeld, once famous for his combative news conferences, has chosen to limit his media contacts to friendly audiences in his final days as defense secretary rather than do battle one last time.


The White House has put out word daily of calls flooding in from around the world to congratulate President Bush ( search ) on his re-election victory.


University police chief says former student, who killed five and wounded 16 at Northern Illinois University, was "revered" by faculty, students.


Nepal Bristles at Criticism, Says Fights Terrorism

Nepal rejected on Tuesday  international criticism of King Gyanendra's decision to assume  full power, saying the step was crucial to fight Maoist rebels.


Australia to push global satellite forest fire tracking system

Australia said Monday it planned to lead the development of a global satellite system to monitor forest fires in a bid to help stop deforestation.


The Christian Science Monitor - Not so long ago, many in the West hailed British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Africa's new savior: the European leader who shamed other rich countries into helping the impoverished continent he called the "scar on the conscience of the world."


After a series of crash landings caused by landing gear malfunctions, Scandinavian Airlines said it would pull all Bombardier Q400 turboprops from its fleet.


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State Police arrested a Cabell County man on charges that he made and distributed child pornography.   Harold E. Wooten, 56, of Culloden was charged Monday with possession, distribution and manufacturing of child pornography, said Sgt. C.M.


U.S. Conceding Rebels Control Regions of Iraq

As U.S. deaths in Iraq surpassed 1,000, Pentagon officials said insurgents controlled important parts of central Iraq.


Defective sample lets Hamilton keep gold

A defective B test sample means that the American Tyler Hamilton will not be stripped of the Olympic time-trial gold medal he won in Athens in spite of an apparent positive result for blood doping on his first blood sample.


Susan Sontag, Renowned Essayist and Intellectual, Is Dead at 71

Playbill - Susan Sontag, perhaps the most renowned American intellectual and essayist of the latter 20th century, and an occasional playwright and theatre director, died Dec. 27 at New York City's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the New York Times reported.


A Punishing Sun, a Mystery Treatment, and Happy Faces

Too much sun provides a chance to put a product to the test on a mother-daughter business trip.


New Delhi, Sept. 30: Er, all those flag-waving fans out there, hereâsa gentle reminder: Sachin and Sourav are officially playing for BCCI, not India.


A conversation during Computerworld's virtual conference on endpoint security got columnist Jon Espenschied thinking about the terms of engagement.


The stories of Britons caught up in the sea surges across south and east Asia. My beautiful sister Lisa died when the tsunami hit the tiny Koh Phra Thong island in Thailand.


Auto Racing: Rookie Wins Amid Controversy in Quebec

The rookie Robert Doornbos drove to his first career victory at the inaugural Champ Car Mont-Tremblant in Quebec yesterday, giving him four top-three finishes in six races.SÃ©bastien Bourdais, Champ Carâs three-time defending champion, finished second and was not happy about it, saying that Doornbos, a 25-year-old native of the Netherlands, blocked him during the race. Bourdais refused to shake Doornbosâs hand on the podium.âRobert knows exactly what he did,â Bourdais said. âWeâre not supposed to do that in Champ Car. He changed lanes three times when I was trying to pick a line.â.


Roma, 20:01 - CALCIO, U.21: SI FERMA GALLOPPA, CONVOCATO PAONESSA

Dopo Sebastiano Giovinco, l'Under 21 deve rinunciare per infortunio anche Daniele Galloppa. Il gioca...


Treno partito da Matera, la causa forse aggancio rimorchio


Hurtin' for certain Grossman injured late in Bears' loss to ...

Player of the game: Minnesota QB Daunte Culpepper passed for 248 yards and two TDs, and also ran for a score. Key stat: The Bears had 14 penalties for 101 yards.


Egypt holds French, U.S. suspects in secret group

Egyptian police have arrested nine French  people, an American and two Belgians on suspicion of forming a  secret Islamist organization linked to "terrorist" groups  abroad, the government said on Monday.


London shares 1.69 percent higher after Fed rate cut

The FTSE 100 leading share index accelerated gains Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed US interest rates to tackle turmoil across markets, jumping 1.69 percent to 5,672.40 points.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Hurricane Jeanne tore a new swath of destruction across storm-weary central Florida Sunday, blasting out windows, demolishing homes and businesses, and downing trees and power lines.


Liberal groups weigh in on Rehnquist illness

US liberal groups wasted no time Monday trying to make political hay over news that Chief Justice William Rehnquist had been treated for thyroid cancer.


Benjamin Becker ruins the plans of CBS officials, tournament organizers and tennis fans everywhere by springing Sunday's upset of Andre Agassi.


Shares in Unilever fall after the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant issued a surprise profits warning.


London Prepares for IOC Visit for 2012 Bid

London hopes to show the International Olympic Committee this week it has the political and public support to host the 2012 Olympics.


Housing prices expected to keep rising in '05

The price boom that's pushing home purchases beyond the reach of middle-wage households in San Diego County will continue in 2005, according to a forecast released yesterday by the California Association of Realtors.


Police in the Caribbean search for a fourth man charged with plotting to blow up New York's busiest airport.


Daily Mail slammed for online bingo hypocrisy

Bonkers for bingo Could bingo really move out of the smoky back rooms of decrepit church halls and onto the internet? The Daily Mail apparently thought so.â¦


Southeast Louisiana battles high waters from Matthew

Tropical Storm Matthew dumped heavy rains and pushed tides up in southeast Louisiana on Sunday, leaving about 30,000 people in LaPlace without water after tidal surge broke a water main.


Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took aim at Democratic rivals on Sunday, calling them all unprepared to lead the country and comparing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's economic plan to that of Socialist Karl Marx.


Coach Andy Reid said that the Eagles had still not ruled out the possibility that Terrell Owens might play in the Super Bowl.


A teenager dies from a suspected drugs overdose after an apparent suicide pact with her best friend.


In the nationâs classrooms, middle class teachers increasingly encounter poor students, often with disastrous results. Ruby Payne says she has the secrets to help them cross the great divide.


Cyclist Hamilton Denies Doping Stories, Team Says

Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton says  there is nothing in media reports that he failed a drugs test,  the director of his Phonak cycling team said on Tuesday.


Wall St extends gains, Nasdaq up 1 percent

Stocks extended gains early on Thursday, sending the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as optimism about government efforts to forestall a recession fueled a market recovery.


Ranks of Poverty and Uninsured Rose in 2003, Census Reports

The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of uninsured swelled by 1.4 million.


Reactions to the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday at a news conference held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, Calif.:


After Walking Hundreds of Miles for Survival, a Refugee Turns to Running

Runner Macharia Yuot is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, the 25,000 or so youngsters who, over a span of years, walked from Sudan to Ethiopia to Kenya to escape death.


un fascicolo su La Loggia al Tribunale dei Ministri

La Procura di Parma ha inviato al Tribunale dei ministri un fascicolo riguardante la posizione del ministro per gli Affari regionali Enrico La Loggia. Il documento concerne presunti finanziamenti illeciti


Chechen warlord claims responsibility for Beslan

Notorious Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev took responsibility for the school siege in the North Ossetian city of Beslan. In a letter posted on the Kavkaz-Center Web site, Basayev said the attackers demanded


A look at the policies of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their disagreement.


Controversial Kidney Transplant Operation Under Way

DENVER -- A Colorado man underwent a kidney transplant Wednesday in what is believed to be the first such operation involving an organ obtained through a for-profit Web site -- a transaction that has raised legal and ethical questions.


The text of Prince Harry's eulogy for his mother, Princess Diana, delivered Friday at a memorial service in London:


Chinese foreign minister to meet N.Korea's Kim Jong-il

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il later on Tuesday, a ministry spokesman said, as uncertainty continued over when Pyongyang may shut its nuclear reactor.


Blair's 'Freebie' Summer Holidays Irk Britons

Two continents. Three luxury mansions  courtesy of friends. Endless sun and sea. And a front-row seat  for the Olympics to boot.


A DOZEN former government officials and police officers have gone on trial for tapping phones so late president Francois Mitterrand could keep tabs on personal enemies.


Pro-hunt farmers boot military off their land

Well-heeled farmers, furious over a proposed law to ban fox hunting, have blocked military from using their land for training exercises.


A flood in a colliery in northeastern China has killed 20 miners and 9 are missing, the Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.


Woods wins Tour Championship and FedExCup

Tiger Woods cruised to a memorable double on Sunday, an eight-shot victory at the Tour Championship and inaugural FedExCup honors to claim a $10 million bonus.


Arthur wants region to develop new ways to fight HIV/AIDS

MONTEGO BAY - Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Arthur has called for the development of "new modalities of cooperation" in the fight against HIV/AIDS, as the region moved closer to the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).


When âLast Year at Marienbadâ reopens at Film Forum, New York cinephiles may find themselves as mystified and delighted as their counterparts were in 1962.


Napoli, 17:27 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: 12 RETI NEL TEST CON IL VOLLA

Il Napoli ha battuto 12-0 in amichevole a Marano il Virtus Volla (Eccellenza). Otto le reti realizza...


Latest back-tax bill raises Yukos debt to Â£9bn

Yukos shares plunged 18% on the Russian exchange yesterday after reports that the oil firm has been hit with another back-tax bill, bringing its total debt to $17bn (Â£9.


Gregg Williams morphed from valued employee into dead weight in less than two weeks, and there is no justifying how the situation was handled.


The winning party in Thailandâs general election said Wednesday it had reached agreement with coalition partners to form a government.


Secondo alcun giornali, superata l'idea di franchigia unica


Hackers have figured out how to unleash Apple's iPhone from AT&T's cellular network, but people hoping to make money from the procedure could face legal problems.


Sindacati, Governo ci convochi o trasporto aereo si fermera'


Barbara Langella si rivolge al governo: "Non Ã¨ giusto che altre famigliesoffrano in questo modo. Via subito gli italiani dall'Afghanistan"                                            Alpino ucciso, la sorella a Prodi "I soldati non sono carne da macello"                                                                                Ieri sera l'ultimo sms del caporale alla moglie: "Buona notte amore"


Owen Baser is at an age when most people are enjoying retirement.


Venezuela president threatens to cut off oil supplies to the US if it continues an "economic war".


Afghan president holds first Cabinet meeting, urges ministers to ...

KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged his Cabinet ministers to avoid political intrigue and work together for the future.


President Bush's $81.9 billion request for war and aid to U.S. allies would help start a law school in Afghanistan, improve the issuance of driver's licenses in Ukraine and build water treatment facilities in ...


As part of three-pronged, anti-piracy attack launched Tuesday, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) plans to release free software to help parents determine what movie and music titles their children have stored on a computer, along with any


Dopo la devastazione di Haiti, nuovi danni negli Stati Uniti

L'uragano Jeanne Ã¨ arrivato sulla Florida la scorsa notte. E sta colpendo duramente lo stato americano dove giÃ  altre tre tempeste tropicali nelle ultime settimane avevano portato distruzione. La tempesta


ABC Faces Indecency Fine For 2003 'NYPD Blue' Episode

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed a $1.43 million indecency fine against ABC television stations for a 2003 episode of "NYPD Blue," the second-largest proposed indecency fine against a television broadcaster ever.


New Darfur Peacekeeping Force Takes Over

EL FASHER, Sudan -- The African Union transferred authority Monday to a new joint peacekeeping force with the United Nations in Darfur that the international community hopes will stem the violence in Sudan's war-torn western region.


Mayor Gavin Newsom apologized Thursday for having a sexual relationship with his former campaign manager's wife. "I'm deeply sorry," Newsom said during a brief news conference at City Hall the day after the aide resigned. Newsom appeared poised but visibly emotional. He spoke for about a minute and left without taking questions.


As the loving documentary, âPete Seeger: The Power of Song,â makes clear, Pete Seeger is still busy, still angry, still hopeful, still singing.


Medallists at worlds to receive prize money starting 2007

Medallists at the world swimming   championships will receive prize money for the first time from   next year's event in Melbourne, the sport's world governing   body FINA decided at a meeting in Madrid.


Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announced as part of its attempts to extend its influence.


Appassionato di matematica, opta per approccio concettuale


The Cardinals and Astros play Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at 8:19 ET Monday night under the closed roof of Minute Maid Park, with the best-of-seven series tied at two games apiece.


Partial results of Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections released at 5 p.m.

The Central Election Bureau (BEC) released Tuesday evening the partial results of the November 28 parliamentary and presidential polls after having counted, checked and centralised by 5 p.m. (local time) data ...


Halloween is expected to scare up  record sales this year as more adults -- and pets -- join in  what was once mainly a children's dress-up event, filling a  void before the key Christmas shopping season.


Thai Media Changes Behaviour, Broadcasts Message From Military

BBC Monitoring, via sources in Bangkok, has observed that all Thai terrestrial television stations, namely Channels 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, suspended regular broadcasts at about 1500 gmt (1600 bst, 2200 local time) and instead began carrying music videos featuring scenes of King Phumiphon Adunyadet.


Agassi sent into retirement by qualifier

Andre Agassi's glittering career came   to an end on Sunday when he was beaten in four sets by German   qualifier Benjamin Becker in the third round of the U.S. Open.


Do the Right Thing: The Customer Experience Advantage Over CRM

TechWeb - Rather than bridging gaps between business units and creating a single customer view, CRM has too often created yet another silo with incomplete information. Customer experience management ensures that customer information is consistent across channels and that next steps are guided by segment- or even customer-specific strategies. Here's how to move toward a more holistic approach.


Sen. John Kerry, under pressure from Democratic leaders to draw sharper contrasts between himself and George W. Bush, launched a series of blistering attacks


New Ventures Help Fight the Frustrations of Fighting Breast Cancer

Many cancer survivors say they are committed to helping  others with the disease or to solve a particular problem that they encountered in their own treatment.


Lui era un agente immobiliare, coinvolto in reati finanziari e in un giro di ballerine dell'estI corpi trovati dal suo socio e da una vicina. 7 morti in 17 giorni nella cittÃ  lombarda                                          Strage in una villa a Brescia Uccisi padre, madre e figlio di 17 anni                                                                                Il Prefetto convoca il Comitato per l'ordine e la sicurezza. Il questore: "E' un regolamento di conti"


PalmSource's BlackBerry effort bears fruit

This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. PalmSource said on Tuesday that it is releasing the e-mail application interface needed


An ailing Pope John Paul II is to miss Ash Wednesday services for the first time in his 26 years as pontiff.


Iraqi militants claim credit for attacks

Interim president criticizes US-led breakup of Ministry of Defense, saying it leaves nation open to violence. By Katarina Kratovac.


Microsoft, Dassault Systemes in Strategic Alliance

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, and France's Dassault Systemes have forged a global, 5-year strategic alliance to deliver Dassault's 3D software to firms using the Microsoft software platform.


A Ford Motor Co. official predicts that his company's overall U.S. sales will drop in May, but its retail sales to individual buyers will show a year-over-year monthly increase for the first time since October of 2006.


Sony, Nvidia make PlayStation collaboration official

TOKYO - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and Nvidia Corp. revealed that they have been collaborating for about two years to develop the graphics engine for SCEI's next-generation game machine powered


Burnett Adams figured it was time to get on with his life. The former Boston College basketball player had always regretted not completing his degree when he left BC in 1983. He decided to go back to school 10 months ago.


Firenze, 15:25 - CALCIO, MORTI SOSPETTE FIORENTINA: ACCERTAMENTI SU DECESSO SFORZI

Anche la morte di Mario Sforzi, avvenuta nel marzo 2004, entra nell'inchiesta condotta dai carabinie...


Parma, 18:41 - Calcio, Uefa: Parma-Stoccarda il 16 febbraio

Il Parma ha reso noto che la gara di andata dei sedicesimi di Coppa Uefa contro i tedeschi dello Sto...


Sunflowers brighten life near North Pole

NY ALESUND, Norway  - Elisabeth Iversen's sunflowers are probably the closest ever grown to the North Pole.


Whether Nasa considers Saturnian moon Enceladus for a major mission could hang on a heated scientific debate over "sea salt".


Former NL Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti admitted in court Tuesday that he violated his probation by testing positive for cocaine last month, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail.


Casino operator Penn National Gaming Inc. is buying Argosy Gaming Co. in a stock purchase deal worth about $2.2 billion, including about $805 million in long-term debt, the companies said Wednesday.


Bird flu has resurfaced in parts of Asia, with human deaths reported in Indonesia and China and fresh outbreaks plaguing other countries during the winter months when the virus typically flares.


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President Bush says his good relations with Russia's president ...

President Bush [related, bio] says he and Russia's president ``have some disagreements,'' but that hasn't ruined their relationship.


Rookies get life lessons before maiden season

Before the on-court schooling begins, the NBA's rookie class of 2007 are being taught lessons in life beyond the hardcourt.


No Strangers to the Cold, Voters Now Feel the Heat

With the price of gasoline and home heating oil no longer comfortably affordable, the benefits of living in rural New Hampshire have also become burdens for many people.


Evangelizzazione, Famiglia e Movimenti ecclesiali: ciclo di conferenze promosso dal Pontificio Istituto Giovanni Paolo II per studi su Matrimonio e Famiglia Roma (Agenzia Fides) - InizierÃ  martedÃ¬ 23 ottobre alle ore 17,30, presso lÂAuditorium del Pontificio Istituto Giovanni Paolo II per studi su Matrimonio e Famiglia (P.zza S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4 - Roma), il ciclo di conferenze sul tema "L'amore ch...


More than 2,000 schools across Wales and England are forced to close by the heaviest snowfall for years.


Troubled Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi says it is in talks with PSA Peugeot Citroen after media reports suggest it will build cars for the French firm.


If everyone loves a winner, does that mean everyone hates a loser? Not necessarily.


Channing Frye scored 19 points despite foul trouble and Hassan Adams slammed home a rebound with 40 seconds to play, allowing 15th-ranked Arizona to escape with a 67-62 victory over Utah on Saturday.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell says genocide has occurred in the western Sudan region of Darfur and blamed the government of Sudan and the Janjaweed militias.


German telephone operator MobilCom -- in which France Telecom holds a 28.3-percent stake -- said it was pencilling in further earnings growth next year after it achieved record operating profit in the first nine months of 2004.


A man is arrested after two police officers were attacked by a knifeman while on duty in north London.


The number of people missing from California's deadly mudslide fell to three after several of those unaccounted for appeared at a local meeting.


Profits plummet in the second quarter, but the retailer looks to a brighter tomorrow.


The Dutch Christian Democrats held on to power in a parliamentary election but face a battle to form a coalition government after support shifted away from centrist parties to the far-left and far-right.


QPR suspend assistant boss Richard Hill following the brawl during a training match against China's Olympic team.


Bush consults diplomats, experts on Iraq

Facing strong pressure to shift course in Iraq, President George W. Bush said in a veiled message to Iran and Syria on Monday that Iraq's neighbors need to help Baghdad's struggling government survive.


Fewer Free Skype Phone Calls for U.S., Canada

Skype to start charging for VoIP calls to regular phones, computer-to-computer calls to remain free.


British parliamentarian George Galloway, one of the most outspoken critics of war in Iraq, has won a libel battle with the Daily Telegraph newspaper over its allegations that he was "in the pay" of Saddam ...


Intel Debuts Centrino Pentium M 765 with 2MB Cache

Intel Pentium M processors, along with Intel 855 chipset family and the Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection family, are key components of Intel Centrino mobile technology -- Intel's best technology for mobile computing.


Police Surprised So Many Survive British Rail Crash

British police voiced astonishment on  Sunday that so many people survived a high-speed crash of a  300-passenger train that rammed into a car at a rail crossing,  killing six people.


A number of stories concerning JODHAA AKBAR are doing the rounds of the industry.


Beyonce's father and manager says UK artists should not be obsessed with cracking the US market.


Suspected separatists shoot dead six men in north-east India, bring the death toll in recent attacks to 73.


Irish IT licensing investment falling short

Five per cent just ain't enough Irish companies are increasingly recognising the value of technology licensing but are not investing enough in the process, according to Enterprise Ireland.â¦


CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, an act of violence that shredded U.S. efforts to promote democratic elections in a key ally in Bush's war on terrorism.


FDA Warns Against Giving Cough Medicine to Toddlers

The Food and Drug Administration, concerned about the number of children being accidentally overdosed on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, yesterday warned parents never to give children younger than age 2 such products without a doctor's approval.


A medieval stone carving that spent years marking the grave of an elderly couple's beloved pet cat yesterday fetched more than Â£200,000 at auction.


Sudan gives militia leader government post

Sudan has appointed Musa Hilal, a man  Washington accuses of coordinating Darfur's marauding militias,  to a central government position, a move which could undermine  peace efforts and anger the international community.


Peugeot Citroen chief Folz to retire next year

The president and chief executive of French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen, Jean-Martin Folz, intends to retire in the first quarter of next year, the company has said.


London equities fell on Thursday, on renewed worries about potential write-downs in the financial sector.


The company licenses graphics compression technology from S3 Graphics for its upcoming PlayStation Portable.


Three people are found guilty of supplying cannabis-laced chocolate bars to multiple sclerosis sufferers for pain relief.


A globe-trotting Atlanta lawyer with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was allowed back into the U.S. by a border inspector who disregarded a computer warning to stop him and don protective gear, officials said Thursday. The inspector has been removed from border duty.


British cabinet minister questioned in 'cash for honours' probe

British Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt was questioned by police investigating allegations of "cash for honours" in British politics, the Financial Times said.


Fire-stricken Canadian sub gets piggy-back ride to new home

A British-built Canadian navy submarine, crippled by a fatal fire at sea three months ago, left Scotland for its new home part, safely tucked inside the hull of a Norwegian transport ship.


Waterfront Project to House D.C. Agencies

Developer Charles E. Smith said yesterday that two District agencies will lease space in new buildings that are part of a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the Waterside Mall in Southwest, a tired-looking shopping center on 13 acres the city has long wanted to revitalize.


Facebook to speak Chinese with .cn domain name

Facebook, the social networking  Internet site that is sweeping the globe with a quarter million  new members every day, has targeted the world's second-largest  Internet market, registering a local Web address in China.


India, Pakistan End Talks Without Breakthrough

Nuclear-armed Pakistan and India said  on Tuesday they had narrowed some differences and agreed a  rough schedule for their slow-moving peace process but reported  no significant breakthrough after two days of talks.


Zeta-Jones Wedding Pics Battle Returns to UK Court

The legal battle by Hollywood power  couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas over Hello!  magazine's use of unauthorized photographs of their wedding  returns to court on Monday.


Banqueting for Carnival... and for the homeless

It was February, 1754. Valletta looked beautiful. By that time, the age of extravagance was at its peak, and was therefore nearing a slow and painful death.


Former Rangers skipper in line for Livingston post

Ex-Rangers Football Club captain Richard Gough is the favourite to take over as manager of Livingston. The SPL side sacked maanger Allan Preston yesterday and have made Gough, who also played for Tottenham their top target.


Clinton battles to keep New Hampshire from Obama

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton, her back against the wall in New Hampshire, battled to keep the state from swinging to rival Barack Obama on Sunday while Republican Mitt Romney lashed out at John McCain.


Sibling Rivalry Favors Bruins Over Thrashers

Mark Stuart breaks a tie in the second period to beat his brother Colin, who scored his first NHL goal for Atlanta, and end Boston's six-game skid with a 5-2 win.


Fla. Cleanup Is Biggest in FEMA's History

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Floridians were again settling into the discomforts of a post-hurricane reality: lines for bags of ice or a hot meal, damaged homes that will take months to repair, and stifling heat and darkness amid widespread power outages...


The home decor retailer may not be a golden goose in duck's clothing.


The first surprise at blustery Bulle Rock was that someone could make eight birdies and shoot 65. That gave way to a greater mystery Saturday at the LPGA Championship. Just who is Na On Min?


AT&T's revenue was up in the fourth quarter of 2007, largely due to increases in mobile phone and broadband customers, including iPhone users.


Video game maker target teens with cancer

Cigna Corp. said on Wednesday it will offer HopeLab's "Re-Mission" video game, which lets teens and young adults blast cancer while learning how to improve the odds of beating the disease, free of charge on its Web site.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


Algerians mourn those killed in bombings

Bearded men in flowing white robes prayed and women in Muslim head scarves wiped away tears Friday as Algerians buried victims of twin suicide bombings at U.N. offices and a government building that killed at least 37 people.


Microsoft Corp said on Monday a complaint filed in South Korea by RealNetworks Inc, alleging that its Media Player software breached antitrust laws, was "without merit".


Raggiunto da diversi proiettili, passanti avvertono polizia


Hurricane batters Florida yet again; Jeanne threatens to outdo ...

Hurricane Jeanne began its brutal march across Florida yesterday, showing no mercy on a state already battered and bruised by three storms in six weeks.


Forest Service learns to enjoy its trees

The US Forest Service, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, is shifting its focus from timber-cutting to recreation and ecological restoration


Hewlett-Packard said Friday that it would start selling its version of the iPod digital music player next month and would unveil flat-panel televisions, media-enhanced computers and photo printers.


Election Loser Again Stalls Inauguration in Ukraine

The loser of Ukraine's presidential  election unveiled yet another tactic on Wednesday to stall his  opponent's inauguration by delaying an appeal with the Supreme  Court.


Study: Nation's health gains have slowed sharply

This yearâs report reveals a 17.5 percent improvement in Americaâs overall health during the past 15 years. However, the report also shows that the rate of improvement is slowing significantly due to a


Researchers Study Cattle Altitude Sickness

Two University of Wyoming researchers are working on developing a test to diagnose altitude sickness in cattle. Cattle under a year old are especially susceptible to altitude sickness above 5,000 feet. But the condition, called brisket, can only be diagnosed by inserting a probe into the jugular vein and measuring blood pressure in the heart and lung.


China vows to crack down on Internet piracy

China vowed on Sunday to improve  the "grave situation" of music piracy in the country, as it  hosted the annual music industry event here to learn and  exchange ideas with companies from around the world.


Myanmar troops fire shots to disperse crowds

Troops fired shots over the heads of large crowds in Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, sending people scurrying for cover as a crackdown against the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years intensified.


So you thought the tame response to his Âspin till you win dizzy dizzy drop dropÂ actioner Cash has daunted Anubhav Sinha. Not so yet! Anubhav has cut to the 'Chase'.


Police bring a quick end to S. Natick parish vigil

About a dozen parishioners who had wanted to occupy Sacred Heart Parish to prevent its closing for good trudged somberly out of the church


Libya lifts death sentences on medics in HIV case

Libya on Tuesday commuted death sentences on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of deliberately infecting children with HIV, raising hopes they would soon be freed after eight years in jail.


New Particle Discoveries Keep Focus on Fermilab

Fermilab researchers announce observation of "cascade b" baryon. The Higgs boson remains at large.


Treatment of Landfill Leachate By Electrochemical Oxidation and Anaerobic Process

By Li, Tinggang Li, Xiufen; Chen, Jian; Zhang, Guoping; Wang, Hongchun  ABSTRACT: The removal performance of typical refractory organic compounds in landfill leachate was investigated during the electrochemical (EC) oxidation and anaerobic process combined treatment system in this paper.


Bank of England freezes assets of terror suspects

The Bank of England (BoE) said Friday that it has frozen the assets of a suspect accused of plotting to kidnap and kill a British soldier, and those of four others accused of terrorism offences.


Ora anche Villa Certosa Ã¨ al sicuro. Arriva il condono per delega

Anche questa Ã¨ andata. A colpi di fiducia, ma Ã¨ andata. Adesso Villa Certosa Ã¨ al sicuro, come le villette, i piccoli ei grandi abusi sulle coste, sulle rive di fiumi e laghi, in montagna, nei parchi. Ovunque.


Released From Prison but Never Really Free

Nicole Kassell's lean, disturbing first film stars Kevin Bacon as a child molester struggling to re-enter society after 12 years in prison.


Singer Marc Almond badly hurt in motorcycle crash

MARC Almond, the former leader singer of the 1980s pop band Soft Cell, was last night fighting for his life after a motorcycle crash.


UK Music Industry Wins High Court Decision

The UK music industry has scored a legal victory with a High Court ruling that requires Internet service providers to provide names and addresses of British citizens who share copyrighted music over peer-to-peer computer networks.


Group of Cities, Counties Sues Microsoft

A group of California cities and counties on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O), saying the world's largest software maker overcharged them for software.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The New England Patriots might have a better chance of winning their 24th game in 25 tries Monday night if they were 1-8 instead of 8-1.


Greek Government Faces Political Fallout From Fires

The government came under increasing criticism Tuesday over whether it intensified Greeksâ fears about who might be to blame for fires that tore through scores of villages.


U.N.: Sunni Turnout Higher Than Expected

Turnout in Sunni Arab areas during last weekend's landmark elections was higher than expected, with lines forming outside polling centers in insurgency strongholds like Fallujah and Mosul, the chief U.N. election expert in Iraq said Wednesday.


Uniformed gunmen snatch 14 at Baghdad stores

Uniformed gunmen driving official-looking trucks snatched 14 people from computer stores in central Baghdad on Monday, in the latest kidnap to fuel fears of sectarian militias infiltrating Iraq's security forces.


Sony to unveil 4K digital projection technology

BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- For the first time, an entire feature film will be projected digitally in 4K resolution when Sony Electronics debuts its next generation digital projector with a screening of Spider-Man 2.


To raise $850,000 for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign in just eight months, Norman Hsu tapped an eclectic group of donors that included wealthy investors in his apparel ventures, hotel shopkeepers, a 96-year-old in a Florida retirement home and an auto-body worker who mistaken...


Beware of any e-mail claiming to come from "frauddep@ftc.gov"--it carries a nasty payload.


Lenovo investigates Sony battery-run laptop fire

Lenovo Group Ltd. 0992.HK, the world's   third-largest personal computer maker, said on Monday it is   looking into a fire incident on a Lenovo laptop PC equipped   with a Sony Corp. 6758.T battery.


Australia backs Annan against calls for his resignation as UN ...

Australia on Thursday backed UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan against calls for his resignation over the world body's scandal-plagued oil-for-food program for Iraq.


Turkey Frets Over EU Conditions for Entry Talks

Turkey, cheered by the European Commission's backing for the start of EU entry talks, switched its focus on Thursday to a December summit of EU leaders amid


Giuliani: I'm not riding that Segway. No way.

The would-be president shows up at a Segway factory in New Hampshire, but refuses to ride one. A 70-year old CBS News anchor does instead.


OUR OPINION: The beginning of the trend?

A Los Angeles Times poll out Thursday revealed just why John Kerry and the Democratic National Committee has called on George W. Bush to demand that the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads, which raise questions about the Democratic presidential candidate's


Oil Tops $45 a Barrel on Weather Worries

Oil prices rose well over a dollar on  Friday, spurred by worries a cold spell in the United States  could erode already depleted winter fuel inventories.


Celine Dion kicks off tour in South Africa

Saying she is keeping a promise she made to South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, pop singer Celine Dion said Tuesday she was "thrilled" to kick off a new world tour by starting in South Africa.


FDA reviewing safety of Botox and rival product

U.S. regulators are reviewing the safety of Botox, best known for its cosmetic use, and a competitor amid reports that at least one child died following treatment for serious medical conditions, health officials said on Friday.


Napoli, 21:01 - SCHERMA, ASSOLUTI: MONTANO VINCE TITOLO SCIABOLA

Aldo Montano ha vinto per la quarta volta il titolo italiano di sciabola battendo in finale agli Ass...


New $50 Bill Arrives; New $10 Bill Coming

WASHINGTON - A new $50 bill with touches of red, blue and yellow will be showing up soon at banks, in cash registers and wallets. A new $10 bill also is in the works, the third greenback to get colorized to cut back on counterfeiting...


2004 Was Year of Netsky Worm, Web Firm Sophos Says

Netsky-P, an email computer worm allegedly written by a German teenager, was the hardest-hitting virus of 2004, disrupting tens of thousands of businesses and homes worldwide, Web security firm Sophos says.


The race to raise funds, hire top staff, and generate media buzz for the 2008 presidential election is already well under way.


Shipowners Association May Expand Lockout

The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter's production and drive world oil prices even higher.


Men accumulated lead in the body can became blind

A scientific report released today suggests that older men with high lead concentrations in their bodies have a much higher risk of developing cataracts, the leading cause of blindness.


Londra e Francoforte chiudono in calo, Parigi quasi stabile


A loro giudizio, informazioni non idonee a ricatti


Madrid, 16:11 - CALCIO, REAL; CALDERON: ANDREMO AVANTI CON CAPELLO

Il Real Madrid andrà avanti con Capello. Lo ha detto il presidente Calderon incontrando i tif...


Matt Kenseth earned his third Busch Series pole of the season Saturday at Kansas Speedway, hours before the start of the Yellow Transportation 300.


Economy - Wednesday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association's applications index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.3% to 622.9 in the week ended Aug. 31, but multiple applications and refilings caused by recent credit problems may have played a role. Activity could slow on higher interest rates. The MBA said a dearth of demand for short-term loans sent 1-year ARM rates to 6.52%, near week-ago levels but well above longer-term rates. Average 30-year mortgages edged up to 6.42% from 6.41%. ARMs made up just 12.6% of applications in the week, down from more than 30% just a few weeks ago.


Roger Federer, who has won three of the last five Grand Slam singles titles, is the best tennis player in the world. But there is one thing missing from his growing, glowing resume.


County's Courts Showcased for State's Court Professionals

By Dan Springer, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 7--La Crosse County's two treatment courts will take center stage during the Wisconsin Association of Treatment Court Professionals Conference that opens today at the Radisson Hotel.


After years of being taunted as "bin Laden" and "terrorist" at school, Osama Al-Najjar attempted suicide last July at the age of 15.


Clouds threaten launch of Discovery space shuttle

Space shuttle Discovery was cleared for Thursday's liftoff after NASA resolved technical concerns, but possible clouds and rain threatened to delay the launch.


Richard D. Parsons, chairman of Time Warner and a Brooklyn native, has been a patron of the Apollo Theater in Harlem since his high school days. The first act he saw there was the Jackson Five.


The U.S. economy created only  112,000 new jobs in November, the government said on Friday,  about a third October's total and weak enough to deepen a  shadow of uncertainty hanging over the holiday sales season.


A US government survey says the number of Americans living in poverty or without health insurance grew last year. The Census Bureau on Thursday said the number of poor people have climbed 1.3 million to 35.


Heart attacks may not be reserved for the hostile and driven among us -- anxious, fearful people also have a higher risk, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


The Army, strained by unrelenting violence in Iraq and operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere, is considering ways it can speed up the creation of two combat brigades while shifting personnel and equipment from other military units.


Tre i manifestanti soccorsi nell'ospedale Santo Spirito


Nearly 700 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday, but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 11 people were killed in clashes.


Palestinian Rocket Attack Kills 2 Israeli Children

A rocket attack from the Gaza Strip killed two Israeli children at a southern town on Wednesday, the first such deadly Palestinian missile strike for three months, medics said.


A 22-year-old woman was arrested after authorities say she tried to hire someone to kill another woman whose photo appeared on her boyfriend's MySpace.com Web page.


J&J adds new info on clots to contraceptive patch

Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra   contraceptive patch will come with a new warning about a study   suggesting users could face twice the risks of blood clots   compared with birth control pills, the company and U.S.   regulators said on Wednesday.


Two jail inmates used photos of bikini-clad women to hide holes they used to escape and left behind a thank-you note, signed with a smiley face, for a guard they claimed helped them, officials said Monday.


Acquitted bomb suspects fights for inquiry

A MAN acquitted of plotting a nationalist bombing campaign last night claimed more Welsh people would back Meibion Glyndwr's cottage burning if it were happening today.


Spain Mourns Death of 18 in Suspected Gas Leak

LA TODOLELLA, Spain  - Spain was plunged into  mourning on Monday after 18 friends at a birthday party were  found dead, apparently due to a gas leak at a mountain hostel  they rented.


President George W. Bush has directed the military to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite with a missile from a US warship, a senior White House official said.


Roma, 13:07 - CALCIO, BORRELLI RESTA: IL TESTO DELLA LETTERA A PANCALLI

Questo il testo della lettera inviato da Francesco Saverio Borrelli al Commissario straordinario del...


Nonostante i profitti delle compagnie crescano


Prima visita arcivescovo Atene a Pontefice e Chiesa di Roma


A naval exercise off the Australian coast using submarine-hunting sonar could kill whales or cause them to become stranded, the International Whaling Commission warned in a report.


The 43-year-old former star, who has admitted to a long history of cocaine abuse, made no comment after landing at Havana's airport.