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South Carolina Democrats vote in White House race

South Carolina  Democrats cast votes on Saturday in a bitter presidential  nominating race, with Barack Obama leading rival Hillary  Clinton in polls and counting on heavy black support to carry  him to a needed victory.


Israeli Doctors Often Give Fake Pills to Patients

NEW YORK  - New research from a survey conducted in Israel suggests that doctors often give inactive "placebo" pills to their patients and, in most cases, tell them they're getting a real drug.


McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina

Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


Pilfered fruit brazenly plucked under the farmer's gaze may be the secret to stolen love, at least for wild male chimpanzees and their consorts, British researchers said on Tuesday.


Cadbury to Cut Jobs as Drinks Sale Nears

Cadbury Schweppes, the worldâs biggest candy maker, said on Tuesday that it plans to cut 7,500 jobs and sell the United States beverage unit that makes Dr Pepper, Snapple and 7-Up to become more profitable.


Vision Point of Sale Announces Increase in Demand for Maintenance of POS Systems

Vision Point of Sale, a leader in providing certified, pre-owned and new point of sale products to major corporations, announces a recent increase in the demand for service and maintenance on existing POS systems.


Acquisita al 99% la societa' turca Doruk-Susler


How the global satellite launch market is shaping up after a rocky few years.


"Governo prenda posizione", "situazione peggiore possibile"


BOSTON - All Willis Reed had to do was score four points for the New York Knicks. After that, he was done in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals.


Pope Benedict XVI is to visit a famous Turkish mosque in what is seen as a goodwill gesture to Muslims.


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The day started in snowy Foxborough at a raucous rally and ended in rainy Arizona, the Patriots landing in the surprisingly wet desert last night at 7:30 EST.


US finds shooting touch against Spain, Argentina next

After days of searching from the Acropolis to the Aegean Sea, the United States men's basketball team finally found its missing jump shot.


Weather favorable for Wednesday shuttle launch

The weather looks favorable for a Wednesday launch of Atlantis, which storms have delayed several times, the shuttle's launch weather officer said Monday.


The discovery of a new 'blindness' gene could help doctors save thousands of people's sight, UK scientists hope. A team at Leeds University located the faulty DNA code behind a rare form of retinal disease that runs in families.


Josh Young hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer in overtime and No. 22 Drake celebrated its first national ranking in 33 years with a 68-60 victory over Missouri Valley Conference nemesis Creighton on Tuesday night.


Qantas says record profit not big enough

Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways has reported a record annual net profit but warned oil prices threatened its performance, increasing the chance of a hike in ticket price surcharges to offset its fuel bill.


Intel has four-core Opteron stuffer set for August

Barcelona: 'It could have been a contender' Exclusive Intel looks set to blunt AMD's August Barcelona processor release by handing customers a 2.0GHz version of its four-core Clovertown, The Register has learned.â¦


Iran vows to follow nuclear path despite sanctions

Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.


Yahoo to Begin Testing Desktop Search in January

Yahoo Inc. said on Thursday it  will begin testing a free desktop search service in early  January, following rivals hoping to extend the reach of wildly  profitable search-related advertising.


ASIA/CINA - Valutare le esperienze di evangelizzazione del 2006 e programmare il lavoro del 2007: incontro promosso dalla Cattedrale della diocesi di Jing Xian Jing Xian (Agenzia Fides) - Pastorale ed Evangelizzazione: sono questi i due temi principali del Seminario sullÂEvangelizzazione organizzato dalla Cattedrale della diocesi di Jing Xian, nella provincia dellÂHe Bei. Oltre 20 partecipanti tra sacerdoti...


(ANSA) - ROMA, 3 SET - Il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi ha fatto le congratulazioni ai vertici dello sport italiano per i risultati ottenuti ad Atene. Subito dopo l'incontro a Palazzo Chigi, il


NASA'S Cassini space-probe has sent back some stunning images from its close encounter with Titan, one of the moon's of the giant ringed planet Saturn.


Fire Causes Phone, Internet Outage in Md.

Several hundred Burtonsville homes and businesses lost Verizon phone and Internet service when a utility pole fire damaged a large cable early this morning, a company official said.


Tanzanian Embassy Bombing Suspect Acquitted

A Tanzanian accused of conspiracy  in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam was  acquitted on Wednesday.


Their offense in disarray, some players grumbling and coaches not communicating, the UCLA Bruins ended last season with a five-game losing streak.


Gia' annunciato il 25 gennaio, approvato bilancio del 2006


Bank accounts belonging to Thailand ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra have been frozen, the government says.


After more than two hours of struggle over a difficult triathlon course, Australian Loretta Harrop was about the length of a football field from a gold-medal finish.


Men aged 65 and over in England are to be offered screening for a potentially fatal blood vessel condition.


England's school inspectors warn that geography is in decline and needs to be made more relevant.


A car driven by the daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards was hit by another auto, but she wasn't injured.


Alando Tucker scored a career-high 27 points and No. 25 Wisconsin beat No. 12 Maryland 69-64 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.


Survivors and rescuers are battling through the devastation left by sea surges that killed more than 15,000 people on Asia's southern shores.


Hezbollah vows to press ahead with anti-govt drive

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Thursday to pursue his campaign to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government but said his powerful Shi'ite Muslim group would not be dragged into a civil war.


[Health India]: London, Nov 16 : A new research has found that constant use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, specially in shortsighted people, which eventually leads to blindness, according to a report published


Poll: Americans Want Death-Penalty Moratorium

Growing concerns about making sure the innocent aren't sentenced to death has caused more Americans to support a moratorium on the death penalty.


"Fidel Castro: My Life" (Scribner, 626 pages, $40), by Ignacio Ramonet and Fidel Castro: In the winter of his life, and with his political future unclear, Fidel Castro's personal musings on subjects from the Cuban Missile Crisis to his successor are now accessible to Americans in a new English version of more than 100 hours of transcripts from interviews he gave before falling ill in mid 2006.


Poisoning case damaging UK-Russia ties: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the Litvinenko affair was damaging ties with Britain, which sent detectives to Moscow as part of the investigation into the ex-KGB spy's death by poisoning.


Brasile vince 3-0, ora per Azzurri semifinali difficili


Debt Quality Boosts Credit Agricole in 3Q

Lower bad loan provisions helped Credit Agricole SA's third-quarter profit to rise 71 percent, the French bank said Wednesday.


Glaxo Seeks Entry Into US Flu Vaccine Market

GlaxoSmithKline Plc is exploring ways to sell its Fluarix flu vaccine in the United States, where supplies have run short this season after Chiron Corp lost a year's production to contamination.


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More than a year after Sarah Nome was deemed healthy and given her discharge papers, the 82-year-old woman stubbornly refuses to leave her hospital bed.


Audizione al Congresso Usa del presidente della Federal Reserve"Aumentano i dubbi sulla crescita dell'economia" statunitense                                          Crisi mutui, Bernanke ammette "Superate le nostre peggiori previsioni"                                                                                Adesso "fase di correzione", ma "le insolvenze sono destinate a crescere ancora"


UNITED NATIONS: The United States yesterday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution demanding that Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip that has cost at least 68 Palestinian lives.


US targets trade in counterfeit and pirated goods

WASHINGTON The United States is cracking down on the growing trade in counterfeit and pirated goods that costs American businesses hundreds of billions of dollar annually, US government and industry officials said Monday.


The bodies of dozens of people killed after Pakistani troops stormed a mosque in Islamabad are buried.


Police killed 13 people early Monday after a new wave of attacks against authorities on the fringes of Brazil's largest city, a state governor said. The killings occurred in the Sao Paulo suburbs of Diadema and Maua, but there was no violence in the city itself, said state Gov. Claudio Lembo.


Two U.S. soldiers charged with murder in Iraq-military

Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with murdering an Iraqi last month near the northern oil city of Kirkuk, the military said on Thursday.


By Bill Luster, The CJ. Meth is further straining Kentucky and Indiana's underfunded systems for treating drug addicts and alcoholics, according to state officials, treatment advocates and others.


BBC Says It Will Cut 2,900 Jobs Over 3 Years

Maneuvering to safeguard its future and reputation in the digital era, the BBC, Britain's public broadcaster, announced Tuesday some of the deepest job cuts in its 82-year history


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Rehnquist Undergoing Radiation, Chemo for Cancer

US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist announced Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation to treat his thyroid cancer.


Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities rose in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.20 percent, up from 2.16 percent last week. An additional $17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.40 percent, up from 2.37 percent.


David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but said none will be punished because he felt the rules were outdated.


Israelis Kill 5 Palestinians, Sharon Under Pressure

Israeli troops killed five Palestinian  militants in gun battles on Monday as Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon sought to dampen rising pressure for a referendum on his  plan to withdraw from occupied Gaza.


As the temperature dropped and fog settled over Viola Stadium last night, BC High (3-0) stayed focused and saw its way to a third straight victory, 14-6, over visiting Bridgewater-Raynham (1-2).


League fines Plummer $5K for finger to fans

NEW YORK -- Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for directing an obscene gesture toward home fans in Sunday's 20-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.


The Mac maker taps Google's CEO for its board.


An Israeli drone fires a missile at a car carrying a suspected Hamas mortar team, but they jump clear seconds earlier.


Kobe Bryant Still Has Battles Ahead of Him

Basketball star Kobe Bryant, his  criminal charge of raping a young woman dismissed, faces what  could be a nasty civil lawsuit, lawyers and experts said on  Thursday.


Apple: 1.4m iPhones sold, 250,000 unlocked

Big demand for untethered handsets More than a quarter of a million people have purchased Apple iPhones and unlocked them, the handset's manufacturer admitted last night.â¦


Federer Walks Into Spot in Quarterfinals

Without so much as a groundstroke, Roger Federer jumped directly from the third round to the quarterfinals Monday afternoon, setting up one of the marquee matches of the US Open.


BERLIN Sept. 5, 2004 - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party was routed in elections Sunday in the small western state of Saarland, where public anger over his cuts in social programs also boosted a small


An artist who used a life-sized Jabba the Hutt in a piece is shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize.


Onex Corp. to buy US health services companies for $980 million

TORONTO (CP) - The Onex Corp. conglomerate has signed a $980 million deal to buy two US health services companies owned by former Canadian transportation giant Laidlaw International Inc.


Teamster Death Probe Sought in El Salvador

International union and activist groups published an ad Thursday in a Salvadoran newspaper calling for an independent investigation into the death of a U.S. union leader who was shot in the back while working here.


Despite Danys Baez's recent struggles, Manager Sam Perlozzo has maintained Baez is still his setup man.


Plan to Store Anti-Radiation Pills Is Overdue

A plan to stockpile pills to protect against one of the contaminants that would spread the farthest in a nuclear power plant leak appears to have slipped through the cracks.


The government, citing the importance of US ties and the needs of Iraqis, decided Thursday to extend the mission of the Self-Defense Forces in Iraq for one year from Dec. 14.


Ruling expected today on Noriega's future

A federal judge is due to rule today on whether former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega should be returned to Panama or extradited to France.


Va. Beach Statue Stands Watch Over Ships at Sea

By LARRY HALL  The Norwegian Lady stands near the shoreline of Virginia Beach, her anxious gaze fixed on the ocean.  The story behind the 9-foot bronze statue is a tale of the merciless sea and the bonds that unite strangers in times of trouble.


Tiananmen anniversary photos apparently prompted government to restrict access to sharing site, Yahoo says.


BritainÂs Political Season Gets Under Way

The prime minister said he would not be quitting any time soon, while his adversaries within his own party said he should.


Music weekly NME may have failed in  its campaign to make the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" a  No. 1 single 30 years after it first missed the target, but EMI  still regards its accompanying vinyl reissue program as a  success.


New study shows dogs' cancer-sniffing ability

They already help the blind, sniff for drugs at the airport and can find survivors buried deep in rubble. Now it seems man's best friend can also smell cancer.


Two astronauts from the US space shuttle Discovery, docked to the orbiting International Space Station, began a space walk to start removing a bus-sized module from the shuttle's payload bay, NASA announced.


Microsoft Corp. isnât often an underdog in anything, so when the software powerhouse released its new search engine, I was anxious to give it a whirl.


Anil Ambani lashes out at RIL share buyback plan :-

Anil Ambani, the Vice Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), on Monday virtually created a divide between himself and his elder brother Mukesh, the chairman of the group, by saying that the group's announcement last week to buy back shares is


New York celebrates Super Bowl win with parade

Confetti rained down on a sea of New York Giants blue on Tuesday as fans celebrated the team's surprising Super Bowl victory with a parade up New York City's fabled "Canyon of Heroes."


Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former president and famously proud father Harry Truman who became a author of popular murder mysteries, died on Tuesday at age 83, the Truman Library said.


Ukrainians try to elect president for third time in eight weeks

KYIV, Ukraine  - Rival candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych face off for the third time in eight weeks on Sunday as Ukrainian voters try to resolve their divided nation's fiercely waged presidential contest and choose their next leader.


Former UN chief calls for a South African-style truth and reconciliation commission to help end Kenya's crisis.


Rossi wins pole for Malaysian Grand Prix

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi won the pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grandprix. The Italian, who crashed out of the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix a week ago, lapped


Bush Asks Rumsfeld to Remain at Pentagon

President Bush asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who directed American military forces in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to remain at the Pentagon and he agreed to stay, a senior administration official said Friday


From Friday's potato-chip-fueled euphoria to Sunday's rain-soaked fistfights.


Sixteen Saudis return from Guantanamo Bay prison

Sixteen Saudis returned home on Thursday after the United States released them from a prison camp at Guantanamo Bay where foreign terrorism suspects are held.


BlackBerry Servers Gain New User and Administrator Features

R.I.M.  has released a new version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server, along with a new social-networking client that ties BlackBerry into a growing array of collaboration applications.


Senator Wants Universal Health Care Plan

WASHINGTON -- A dozen years after Congress rejected a Clinton administration plan for universal health care, an Oregon Democrat is readying a proposal to provide health care coverage to all Americans through a pool of private insurance plans.


DevShed: Introducing Mediator Classes in PHP 5

DevShed starts off another design patterns series with this new article introducing the Mediator class pattern - a method to keep things up to date and synchronized in your PHP application.   Well, in this case, the synchronization between a group of PHP classes can be made by implementing a useful pattern widely known as "mediator." In short, when the mediator pattern is applied, there's a single class that implements the logic required to keep all the other classes completely synchronized with each other. This means that not only will all the modifications introduced by one class be reflected in the others, but that those changes will be performed via the interface of the mediator class.   They Apply this pattern with their traditional example of working with files - this time the class will handle the communication (and syncing) between two file handling objects. They add a file handling class on to the back end and apply them both in an example that lets you manipulate the data inside both files at the same time.


Cisco buying WiMax start-up for $330 million

Networking equipment giant switches gears and takes the plunge into WiMax with the acquisition of Navini Networks.


The mapping service's images will be refreshed when a new, high-resolution satellite beams updates.


Germany implements security plan to protect IT infrastructure with

(InfoWorld) - The German government has agreed to implement a sweeping set of security measures aimed at protecting critical IT infrastructure in the country. The measures are part the National Plan for Protection of Communications Infrastructure approved more than two years ago by the German federal government and applicable to all federal departments and agencies. The move to implement the plan follows last week's German media report about continuedÂ efforts by Chinese hackers to plant Trojan horse programsÂ on government computers. Security experts from Germany's Federal Office for Information Security and Federal Data Protection Office discovered in May Trojan horse programs in computers used in several government ministries, including the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Economics and the Research and Development Ministry, as well as Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, and say theÂ attacks by Chinese hackersÂ continue, the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported on Aug. 27. The IT security policies that the federal government will implement have been developed in cooperation with more than 30 large German companies that offer critical infrastructure services such as electricity, natural gas, banking, and telecommunications, and depend on secure and reliable communication systems to operate their networks. The companies have also agreed to implement the IT security measures within their organizations. With Islamic radicals targeting German troops and others working in Afghanistan in recent weeks, government officials, including Federal Interior Minister Wolfgang SchÃ¤uble, point to a heightened threat level that makes IT security an issue of increasing urgency. Additional information about the IT security plan is available on the federal government's Web site. Â


CBS to Name Panel to Exam Bush Guard Story

Within the next few days, CBS News expects to name an independent panel of experts to scrutinize its reporting of President Bush's National Guard service after its defenses for airing the explosive story crumbled.


TARGETING CORRUPTION: Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, whom preliminary results show to be the winner of the Dec. 26 repeat presidential election, has said he'll make fighting corruption a top priority.


Syria backs Arab League efforts on Lebanon: envoy

The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's pro-Western government and a Hezbollah-led opposition rallying hundreds of thousands in central Beirut, an envoy said.


Rowand Guaranteed $8.5 Million With Chisox

Aaron Rowand and the Chicago White Sox agreed Friday to a contract that guarantees the center fielder $8.5 million over the next three seasons.


The 5-year chart for Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) fails to show the fantastic success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter series of films.


MTV has managed to find entertainment in Ozzy Osbourne taking out the trash and Mariah Carey touring her house. On Thursday night, they hoped to squeeze a few more drops out of celebrity navel gazing.


Guess who was in London for the recent Indo-Pak one-day cricket match?


The positive result came from a now routine test given to thousands of cows before slaughter. The Agriculture Department says the result only means a possible case of mad cow and needs to be confirmed by a national laboratory first.


Apple: iTunes users should wait on Vista

Apple Inc. is urging some iPod and iTunes users to hold off on upgrading computers to Windows Vista, warning that the iTunes music software may not work well with the new operating system from rival Microsoft Corp.


League Two side Wycombe Wanderers shock Premiership strugglers Charlton to reach the Carling Cup semi-finals.


Man Utd's Ferguson warns players over discipline

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned that he will not hesitate to sell any player who breaches club discipline.


Nel pomeriggio sara' a Ramallah e poi a Tel Aviv


William Mapother is happy to have made it through the week.


Sohu and Sina, Fight Fight Fight: A Recap

Which of these Chinese heavyweights has shown more strength recently?


Archbishop From Africa Wants U.S. Churches

In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.


Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.


PARIS : The heat has gone out of the underlying forces in the oil market and only short-term factors are keeping the oil price at about 40 dollars per barrel, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded.


Justices Overturn $79.5 Million Tobacco Ruling

Although of limited scope, the 5 to 4 decision was a victory for the cigarette industry and for other corporate defendants.


The number of domain name registrations worldwide reached 138 million midway through 2007, a 31 percent increase from a year earlier, according to the company that operates much of the Internet's core address directories.


A woman whose epileptic fits have returned is told she will have to wait a year to be seen by a specialist.


German ruling party suffers fresh losses as far right posts gains

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats suffered fresh losses in elections in two former communist states as parties from the extreme right and far left posted strong gains.


Ministro Turco: Governo sta pensando a tale eventualita'


AP: Iraq PM says he'll reshuffle Cabinet

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet in coming days, as his government faces mounting U.S. pressure to take greater responsibility for security and other efforts to stabilize the country.


CASABLANCA, Morocco  - Moroccan officials on Monday questioned a man caught carrying explosives who tried to flee a Casablanca Internet cafe after a suspected suicide bomber was blown up in the cafe during a tussle with its owner.


Donovan, Noah downplay incident at Vandy

Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan and star forward Joakim Noah downplayed incidents that happened in a 83-70 loss at Vanderbilt.


Democrats Call NSA's Input To Senate Panel Inappropriate

Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee  are complaining that the National Security Agency has played politics in support of the secret program to intercept phone calls between alleged terrorists in the United States and abroad.


2 views emerge about source of Guard documents

HOUSTON -- Until recently, Bill Burkett led an anonymous life on a small ranch outside the tiny town of Baird in the flatlands of west Texas.


Successful businessman Here, But He Hasn't Forgotten His Native El Salvador.


Chances are you'll recognize Alice Fraasa, but you won't be able to figure out from where.


In a June 4 story and a Sept. 28, 2005, story about members of Congress indicted since 1980, The Associated Press incorrectly identified the grand jury that indicted Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, D-Texas, in 1993 and early 1994. She was indicted by a Travis County, Texas, grand jury, not a federal grand jury. The same error was included in a Sept. 28, 2005, story slugged BC-DeLay Indictment-Glance.


A jury found four aging Chicago mobsters guilty on Monday of operating a decades-long criminal conspiracy that included 18 unsolved gangland murders, including two gruesome slaying depicted in the move "Casino."


WASHINGTON - Baseballâs response to Washingtonâs lawmakers was strong, swift and ominous. Or, as Mayor Anthony A. Williams put it: âThe dream of 33 years is now once again close to dying.


NBC Executive Ebersol Survives Colorado Plane Crash

Two people were killed and one was missing after a small jet carrying NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol and family members crashed on Sunday near Montrose, Colorado, officials said.


American motorists should expect   gasoline prices to slide another 10 cents at the pumps in the   next couple of weeks, tracking a steep decline in the price of   crude oil, the AAA motorist group said on Tuesday.


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Barcelona Approaches Lecce in Talks About Bulgarian Prodigy Bojinov

Spain's Barcelona will approach Italian Lecce in talks about buying its Bulgarian striker Valeri Bojinov, reports said Monday.


His cancer surgery over the weekend reminds us that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, appointed to the Supreme Court by President Nixon, is not going to be on the court forever.


Santander Central Hispano's Â£8.6bn bid for UK lender Abbey will help create a single regional financial market, the European Union's Mario Monti says.


Kerry Says His Daughter Has Won Fulbright

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said Saturday that his daughter Vanessa has won a Fulbright scholarship to study medicine in London.


Singer D'Angelo Charged With Drunk Driving

R&B artist Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D'Angelo, was charged with drunken driving and drug possession after a traffic stop, police said.


Survey finds virtual world as important as reality Nearly half of all Americans who belong to online communities claim that the virtual world they inhabit is as important as the real world.â¦


New media conferences embrace sexuality's role in developing new applications. Here's a preview of what the sex-tech experts have to say for 2007. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


Waiting for iPhone: Prospects Look Bright for Indy's Earliest Adopters

There were at least a handful of folks outside the Apple Store at Keystone at the Crossing Mall in Indianapolis as early as 4 a.m. this morning, before a security crew politely told them to return at 7. They did as told, and were met by another handful of reporters from early morning local TV news. Perhaps it was the bright spotlights and the microwave truck that helped it sink in for them: They were present for history...or at least as much history as you could find at the crack of dawn in a mall parking lot.


Poor ticket sales are threatening the future of the annual Elvis Presley Festival in the late star's home town.


Lifestyle: 12 November 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's capital city Sofia will see a Hollywood-style ceremony for the opening of a new Planet Club.


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Intel shifts focus to multicore chip performance

Intel Corp., which has led the charge in the gigahertz race, is expected to change its tune at this week's developer forum in San Francisco by focusing on improving chip performance by adding more cores to the microprocessor.


KUALA LUMPUR: The three people warded at the Kota Baru Hospital on Thursday are confirmed to be free from bird flu. Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said tests conducted by Institute of Medical Research


Xandros rolls out Linux desktop management app

Linux desktop vendor Xandros Inc. on Tuesday announced the availability of its new Xandros Desktop Management Server (xDMS) application, which gives IT administrators the tools to roll out, configure and maintain mass deployments of Linux-equipped PCs.


Government issued new phrasebook for communicating with Muslims: report

Government ministries have been advised on how to communicate with Muslim communities without unknowingly threatening or alienating them with a new phrasebook, The Guardian reported on Monday.


President Bush expressed concern on Friday about renewed fighting in Congo where the government has struggled with little success to establish authority over lawless eastern regions of the African nation.


Arsenal on the up as ten-man Hamburg fall

Arsenal shrugged off their poor domestic form to open their Champions League campaign with three points as they defeated ten-man SV Hamburg 2-1 in the first Group G match.


Report: Baidu to announce European expansion plans

InfoWorld - Baidu.com, China's most popular search engine, reportedly plans to announce details of a European expansion later this month.


O'Keefe to meet on Thursday with LSU chancellor search committee

The head of the nation's space program will interview for the job as chancellor of LSU this week. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, who has ties to Louisiana, has been recruited by LSU officials


Jack Straw says the US is committed to a diplomatic approach to the question of Iran and nuclear weapons concerns.


A World Right Around the Corner From Hell

Itâs no disgrace that âAlmost an Evening,â the new bill of bite-size plays by Ethan Coen, lives up to the modesty of its title.


Nistelrooy certain to face Sparta Prague

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will definitely return to the starting line-up for the Champions League Group D clash at home to Sparta Prague on Wednesday.


Tommy Maddox and Chad Scott figured to be among the Pittsburgh Steelers' most important players this season. As expected, they began the regular season in the starting lineup. They'll end it that way, too.


Red Sox Top Yanks in Flareup-Filled Game

Curt Schilling allowed one hit in seven innings and Boston battered Kevin Brown in his return from a broken hand.


US Cricketers Exit Champions Trophy With Tournament-Low Score

Australia captain Ricky Ponting questioned the US team's place in cricket's second-biggest event after his players bowled the Americans out for the lowest total in the tournament's history to win by nine wickets.


Several California cities and counties have sued Microsoft, accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer operating systems market.


The US Marine Corps launches a special tribunal into the deaths of Afghan civilians, allegedly killed by US fire.


Rodney Carney scored 29 points, and freshman guard Darius Washington had 20 points and five assists in Memphis' 78-68 victory over No. 22 Marquette on Thursday night.


the price is US$29 for the six-pack, by the way -- to make much of a dent in the $8.3 billion company's bottom line. But dozens of


Swiss watchmaker Swatch, official timekeeper to the Athens Olympics, denies allegations of tax and customs duty evasion.


Israeli fuel sanctions punish Gaza's entire population and are unacceptable, the UN chief says.


U.S. regulators require opt-out on bank solicitations

U.S. banking regulators issued final rules on Thursday aimed at reducing the clutter of unwanted marketing solicitations to prospective financial institution customers.


Michael Moore Considers Legal Action Against Cable Company

Michael Moore is considering taking legal action against a US cable pay-per-view TV company for dumping his pre-election special, which included the airing of his controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.


A superlative outward 31 swept Ernie Els to the top of the leaderboard in the American Express world championship today - and threatened to push Tiger Woods down to world number three.


Russia Signs Deal for Gas Pipeline Along Caspian Sea

Analysts say Russiaâs pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asiaâs energy exports.


Business software giant Oracle Corp. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc. after sweetening its offer by 10 percent to approximately $10.3 billion. -The Washington Post


Fired Flight Attendant Finds Blogs Can Backfire

A flight attendant got fired by Delta for posing in a provocative manner in her uniform on her blog, even though it didnÂt identify the airline.


Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - World No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France was forced to withdraw from this week's Kremlin Cup because of a thigh injury.


Wall St futures fall, point to further sell-off

Futures on leading U.S. stock market indexes fell before the start of Wall Street trading on Tuesday, signaling that American shares would join the global equities sell-off.


Bronx duo takes updated Dominican beat to the Xtreme

The latest musical style to target  young, bilingual Latin audiences is urban bachata, the blend of  traditional Dominican bachata and R&B that first gained  notoriety with Aventura.


Giappone: in arrivo decimo tifone in una stagione

TOKYO - In arrivo sul Giappone un altro tifone, il 23/oa formarsi nelle vicinanze dell'arcipelago e con ogni probabilitÃ  il decimo a investire direttamente una delle quattro isole principali dell'arcipelago, Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu e Hokkaido.


Study Concludes Side Air Bags Cut Risk of Fatality by a Third

The study found that side air bags are particularly effective in sport utility vehicles, cutting the chances of a fatality by 52 percent.


Lee leaves for Nagoya for private visit (Updated 12:52 AM)

Former President Lee Teng-hui left for Nagoya yesterday on a weeklong visit, which is strongly opposed by the People's Republic of China.


Bush Stands by Plan for Missile Defenses in Europe

President Bush defended his plans for missile defenses, arguing that Iran posed a threat to some NATO allies.


The bipartisan Iraq Study Group plans to recommend to President Bush that he threaten to reduce economic and military support for Iraq's government if it fails to meet specific benchmarks intended to improve security in the country, a source familiar with the report said yesterday.


Nasdaq formally launches 2.9 billion-pound hostile bid for LSE

US stock exchange operator Nasdaq has formally launched a 2.9 billion-pound hostile takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange, setting shareholders a deadline of January 11 to accept the offer.


Glaswegian piracy drive yields just 41 'possible' offenders

BSA gives its definition of 'success' The BSA claims its month-long campaign to clamp down on software piracy in Glasgow is a âmajor successâ â despite uncovering just 41 potential pirates after haranguing thousands of businesses by letter.â¦


A distasteful comment about Chelsea Clinton by an MSNBC anchor could imperil Hillary Rodham Clinton's participation in future presidential debates on the network, a Clinton spokesman said.


NEW YORK - An e-mail from Britney Spears' former assistant Felicia Culotta saying the 25-year-old pop star needs to get her act together because she's headed for "rock bottom" has been posted on a Web site's gossip blog.


Greece's government survives a no-confidence vote, fending off the prospect of snap elections.


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Q&A with The Age of Speed author Vince Poscente

The business consultant and author argues that we should be embracing the speed of today's hyperconnected world, rather than shying away from it


GREEN BAY, Wis. - Rookie fullback Troy Fleming had to battle through a broken hand early in the season. Now that he's healthy, the Titans are finding out just how helpful he can be.


GE Agrees To Buy SPX's Fire-And-Security Unit For $1.4 Billion

General Electric says it's buying SPX Corporation's Edwards Systems Technology fire-and-security unit for more than a billion dollars in an all-cash deal.


Si muove solo il Nasdaq, in lievissimo calo


BEIRUT, Dec. 3 -- Hezbollah and its allies returned tens of thousands of followers to downtown Beirut on Sunday in an ongoing protest against the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, a startling show of force in its third day that has left parts of Beirut in a schizophrenic mood: upended by...


The FBI has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings, an audit finds.


FLAMING INFORMANT A WITNESS IN B'KLYN TERROR CASE

The man who set himself on fire outside the White House Monday while shouting, "Allah, Allah" was a disgruntled FBI informant slated to play a starring role in the upcoming Brooklyn trial


afterBOT Partners With IBM to Embrace Open Standards, Grow Business

afterBOT, a leading provider of web-based business solutions for the retail industry, announced today it has achieved optimized status in IBM's PartnerWorld Industry Networks.


Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal

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


Cell phone owners can now break locks to use their handsets with competing carriers, while film professors have the right to copy snippets from DVDs for educational compilations, the U.S. Copyright Office said Wednesday.


Sudanese opposition, government start peace talks

Sudanese opposition groups and a government delegation on Friday held the first full day of peace talks in Cairo with both sides optimistic about a deal, sources close to the negotiations told Egypt's MENA news agency.


The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center was ousted on Monday and replaced temporarily by a veteran hurricane forecaster, a spokesman said.


Update 2: GM Europe Pledges to Avoid Job Cuts

General Motors Corp. has pledged to avoid plant closures and layoffs in Europe as it seeks to return its money-losing European operations to profitability, worker representatives said Wednesday.


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Quake-driven wall of water batters renowned beach resorts in ...

Thousands of tourists were lazing on Thailand's renowned white sand beaches Sunday morning when an earthquake-driven wave turned their tropical vacations into a holiday of terror, sweeping people, bungalows, boats and cars out to


Notre Dame used an unlikely hero to earn another surprising victory over Michigan. Freshman Darius Walker had two fourth-quarter touchdowns and the Fighting Irish renewed hope for a turnaround season by upsetting the eighth-ranked Wolverines 28-20 on Saturday.


Siena, 21:21 - CALCIO, SIENA; DE LUCA: INIZIO DIFFICILE CON AVVERSARI FORTI

Paolo De Luca, presidente del Siena, commenta il calendario del prossimo campionato di serie A. ''Do...


Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington spent yesterday afternoon on opposite sides of Riviera as they played vastly different styles. All they had in common when the second round ended was a share of the lead at the Nissan Open in Los Angeles.


The Irish carrier said it would launch flights from Liverpool and Newcastle to the Italian financial hub on February 25. Ryanair is also launching services on the same date


14 hurt as Bangladesh plane malfunctions

An apparent mechanical failure damaged the nose of a Bangladeshi airliner during takeoff Monday, leaving 14 passengers injured and closing Dubai International Airport, airport officials and passengers said Monday.


Bush Surges Eight Points Ahead of Kerry - Poll

President Bush climbed to an eight-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in a USAToday/CNN/Gallup poll released on Sunday, the same advantage he held before the three presidential debates.


Western tourists bore brunt of Thai tidal wave disaster, officials ...

KHAO LAK, Thailand  - Most of those killed or missing in Thailand's tidal wave disaster were Western holidaymakers, officials said, as rescuers pressed on with the horrific task of retrieving and identifying corpses.


A U.S. magistrate on Friday rejected arguments by the Bush administration and urged a federal judge to order the White House to preserve copies of all its e-mails


U.N. team in N.Korea for reactor shutdown talks

U.N. nuclear officials arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to negotiate terms for inspectors to confirm the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor and source of bomb-grade plutonium.


Chechen parents cry tears of frustration for missing

At first the woman standing in  the muddy, snow-caked hospital yard of a Chechen mountain town  seemed calm.


Oil prices fell over a dollar on  Thursday, tumbling from a two-week high as traders took profits  after dramatic gains on Wednesday driven by renewed fears over  fuel supplies for the northern winter.


Comedian Dane Cook is taking his "Tourgasm" to Las Vegas.


Coming soon: the interactive Playboy centrefold? A team from Mid Sweden University have knocked together a "talking paper" billboard which uses conductive links and printed speakers to give forth when caressed, the BBC reports.â¦


Shhh...My Child Is Sleeping (in My Bed, Um, With Me)

For âcloset co-sleepers,â revealing the truth isnât worth the criticism.


Ice Hockey: NHL lockout leaves fans out in the cold

NEW YORK : The National Hockey League was in the deep freeze, with no indication that the league's labor woes could be resolved in time to save any of the 2004-05 season.


Israel rejects U.N. request for cease-fire

Israel on Saturday rejected a request by the U.N. for a three-day cease-fire in Lebanon to deliver humanitarian supplies and allow civilians to leave the war zone.


Modern danger and ancient mystery on Laos's Plain of Jars

A busload of Japanese tourists spills onto a mud road and poses for pictures next to a red sign that says, "DANGER!"


Ancient Giant Camel Found in Syrian Desert Pushes Back History

Swiss researchers have discovered the 100,000-year-old remains of a previously unknown giant camel species in central Syria.


Manufacturing output shows sharp decline

Manufacturing output has unexpectedly fallen for the third month in a row in August and at the sharpest pace in nearly two years, official data show.


THE absentee owner of an empty cottage with a leaking chimney was yesterday fined pounds 2,500 for the misery he caused his neighbours.


In a Land Torn by Violence, Too Many Troubling Deaths

Colombia's Indian tribes are confronting a sudden rise in the suicide rate of their young members.


Australia's foreign ministry said Wednesday it will boost security spending at its embassies by $52 million after a terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia left nine dead earlier this week.


In circolazione una nuova variante del worm in grado di disabilitare il firewall integrato in Windows XP. Si propaga via e-mail. Eâ di nuovo allarme Bagle. Una nuova variante del noto worm si sta diffondendo


The Estonian driver Markko Martin has won his second consecutive World Rally Championship taking the Rally of Catalunya. The Ford driver, followed up his recent victory in the Rally of Corsica by beating Finland's


Seven-Time All-Star Scottie Pippen Calls It Quits

CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Seven-time All-Star and six-time  World Champion Scottie Pippen announced his retirement from the  Chicago Bulls Tuesday.


Torino, 14:38 - CALCIO, JUVE; ZEBINA: I CAMPIONI RESTERANNO

Il difensore della Juve, Jonathan Zebina, è convinto che il club bianconero non farà p...


PHILADELPHIA -- That was indeed Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli running drills, offering encouragement and barking at a few flustered players who dared sit down during the first day of practice.


Regis Philbin,78, announced Monday that he will be taking a temporary leave from the the show, Live with Regis and Kelly in order to have a triple bypass.  This isn't the first time he's had some heart surgery, 14 years ago he had an angioplasty...


Green Bay fumble by Brett Favre (GNB), recovered by Brett Favre (GNB), advanced for no gain. 4th and 31 at the Green Bay 30 (10:45) - Green Bay fumble by Brett Favre (GNB), recovered by Brett Favre (GNB), advanced for no gain.


Su pensioni: 'integrativa era unica parte buona riforma'


Bush, Kerry launch fierce attacks over Iraq

President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry traded bitter blowss on Iraq and fighting terror Monday, as the US election took another bitter turn two weeks before polling day.


Fergie's New Year's Resolution: Be Less 'Fergalicious'

It scored her a big hit in 2007. Now R&B singer Fergie is bidding adieu to catchphrase "Fergalicious" for the New Year.  Her resolution for 2008 is "just to be less Fergalicious," the 32-year-old singer jokes in a video posting on FunnyorDie.com. "It...


Putin says terror attacks in Iraq target Bush's re-election bid

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush's chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.


Setback seen in Colombian hostage release efforts

Efforts at freeing hostages held by Colombian rebels were stalled over the weekend after a guerrilla leader said he would not attend talks in neighboring Venezuela aimed at clinching a prisoner exchange.


Bean, Durning Take on TV Roles From Youth

Veteran actors Orson Bean and Charles Durning have taken on TV roles that touch on very different periods in their youths.


Mozart's entire musical score now free on Internet

Mozart's year-long 250th birthday party is ending on a high note with the musical scores of his complete works available from Monday for the first time free on the Internet.


Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp.  and bond insurer Radian Group Inc.  agreed to terminate their pending merger, the companies said on Wednesday, citing market conditions.


Crouching tiger slagging blogger Column Here's a quote from an interesting time in the past: ten years ago. You know, a decade back, 1997, when (It says here) 'Jorn Barger, who started his Robot Wisdom weblog in 1997, is "regarded by many" as the "first blogger".'â¦


U.S. blacks in poorer-quality nursing homes: study

Elderly and ill blacks in the United  States are more likely to live in poor-quality nursing homes,  researchers said on Tuesday in a study that shows clear  patterns of segregation persist.


Disney backs star after her apology for nude photo

Vanessa Hudgens, the star of the  wholesome, made-for-kids TV movie hit "High School Musical,"  apologized on Friday for a nude photo of her on the Web and  Walt Disney Co. said it was sticking by the performer.


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Update 9: Oil Prices Fall Ahead of Inventory Report

Crude futures fell in the United States Tuesday as concerns about reduced output in the North Sea were offset by expectations that an upcoming government report would show rising inventories of heating oil.


Iranian Official Singles Out âPersepolisâ

Do we have another culture clash to further aggravate relations between the U.S. and Iran?


Internationals fly under Canadian flag at Royal Montreal

Australian Ian Baker-Finch, assistant captain of the Internationals for this week's Presidents Cup against the United States, has called on Canadian fans to rally behind the home team.


The over-75s would get their state pension boosted by Â£25 a week under Lib Dem plans being unveiled on Tuesday.


Supreme Court Sides with Klan in Adopted Highway Program

The U.S. Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that the Ku Klux Klan white supremacist group can take part in Missouri's "Adopt-A-Highway" program in which volunteers pick up trash along the road and the state puts up a sign thanking the group.


Insurgents' Attacks Kill at Least 26 Iraqis

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 4 - Militants carried out deadly strikes in Baghdad and in the northern city of Mosul for the second day on Saturday, with suicide car bomb attacks on police stations and Kurdish militiamen


Dell asserts its commitment to AMD despite reduced Direct options

Though there may be fewer consumer notebook and desktop computers with AMD processor options available online through Dell Direct today than there were last week, an AMD spokesperson told BetaNews that Dell is not backing away.


Annuncia Padoa-Schioppa dopo riunione dei 13 dell'Eurogruppo


Martha Stewart Trial Witness Not Guilty of Lying

A government witness who testified  against Martha Stewart was found not guilty on Tuesday of lying  at the trial of the homemaking icon.


Londra, 16:30 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: SCONTRO BENITEZ-MCLAREN PER GERRARD

E' lite tra il commissario tecnico dell'Inghilterra, Steve McLaren e l'allenatore del Liverpool, Raf...


U.S. aid should tackle poverty before security: report

U.S. aid should focus more on reducing poverty in the poorest countries instead of being driven primarily by security concerns, a coalition of U.S.-based charities said on Thursday.


Egyptian police block solidarity group accompanying aid to Palestinians

Members of an international solidarity group trying accompanying humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip abandoned their trip after a standoff with security forces, a member of the group said.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who remarried one month after his 1980 divorce, said Friday that the personal lives of White House hopefuls shouldn't become an issue in the 2008 campaign.


Lawyer for Bush Quits Over Links to Kerry's Foes

The quick resignation suggests that the Bush campaign, which has repeatedly said it has no ties to the Swift boat veterans group, is eager to put the issue behind it.


There's only one explanation for the unexpectedly bold moves this week by key economic policymakers around the world: They're seriously worried about credit markets and the financial condition of major banks.


Paul McCartney underwent coronary angioplasty last year.


Steven Gerrard scores his first league goal of the season in the victory over Man City.


Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2's songs.


Many Poor Women Uninformed About Cancer Screening

NEW YORK  - According to a survey of low-income, rural women over age 40, nearly 7 out of 10 say their physicians have never prompted them to get a mammogram.


Bush begins day at church; later to attend Kennedy Center honors

WASHINGTON Tonight, President Bush will attend a star-studded event at the Kennedy Center. He began his day by attending church, before heading out on his mountain bike.


An experimental test that analyzes proteins in spinal fluid offers hope for definitive diagnosis of the disease.


French, Italian Journalists Missing in Iraq

An Italian and two French journalists have been unaccounted for a couple of days, their colleagues alarmed. George Malbrunot of Le Figaro newspaper and Christian Chesnot of French radio have not been heard


Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer have no regrets and will make no apologies for invading Iraq, despite weapons inspectors establishing that their claims of weapons of mass destruction were incorrect.


The pound remained steady against the euro and rose marginally against the dollar as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told the US Senate that there are significant risks that the economic slowdown could deepen.


Shredder Holds Future for Recycling: Machine Ensures Data Bite

By By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 21--A Bobcat tractor scooped a load of computers, office telephones and keyboards off a factory floor at Research Triangle Park and dumped them onto a conveyor belt.


AMMAN, Jordan -- At least 10 tourists, most of them British nationals, have been killed in a bus accident in southern Jordan, officials said.


A former FBI man involved in the Oklahoma bomb investigation is calling for the case to be reopened.


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The Bonus: A Rise in the Number Wall St. Crunches the Most

Year-end bonuses for investment bankers are expected to rise 10 percent to 15 percent from last year, executives and compensation experts say.


Social Security, the entitlement that keeps millions of elderly Americans out of poverty with monthly checks gleaned from payroll taxes, ranks as one of Flint Journal readers' top issues in this presidential election.


With new cafes and a slick ad campaign, Colombia is rebranding its coffee -- and Juan Valdez is getting hip


Duff strike keeps Chelsea atop Premier League by five points

Damien Duff kept Chelsea five points clear at the top of the Premier League with the only goal against Aston Villa on Sunday. While second-place defending champion Arsenal scored a routine 2


Elton John Calls Taiwan Media 'Rude, Vile Pigs'

British rock star Elton John, in Taipei for a concert, swore at reporters who swarmed around him at the airport Thursday and called them "rude, vile pigs."


In the thick of an election campaign, President Bush has revived and retooled his argument that the U.S. must fight terrorists overseas or face them here. Despite the unpopularity of the Iraq war, some GOP candidates are borrowing Bush's line.


TV Sports: Itâs 1 Driver Per Channel on Nascar Hot Pass

The concept is simple: focus on five drivers in each race and provide fans with an immersive experience unattainable anywhere else.


U.S. Punishes Serbia for War Crimes Defiance

The United States is cutting aid to Serbia and Montenegro and may take further punitive measures if Belgrade persists in defying the United Nations war crimes tribunal, the U.S. ambassador to Serbia warned on Friday.


A Giant collapse Crushing loss to LA in ninth inning dims playoff ...

Los Angeles - -- JT Snow never turned to see Steve Finley's grand slam land softly in the right-field pavilion. He just lowered his head and jogged off the field.


Google, BellSouth Ink Local Advertising Deal

In a bid to further expand its reach, Google Inc. said on Thursday it authorized BellSouth Corp.'s (BLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) online Yellow Pages unit RealPages.


Chancellor Gordon Brown is to announce the UK will write off its share of debts owed by the world's poorest countries to the World Bank.


Torino, 11:15 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: UNA TARGA PER TREZEGUET

Domani pomeriggio, prima di Juventus-Vicenza, la società bianconera consegnerà a David...


Mitchell Commission, N.Y. Prosecutors Meet

Albany County (N.Y.) prosecutors meet with representatives from the Mitchell Commission who are investigating the use of performance-enhancing drugs in MLB.


A young boy becomes the second child to die while playing sport in County Tyrone.


Democrat Senator Barack Obama is to formalise his bid for the US presidency with a speech in Illinois.


Constellation Makes $970 Million Offer for Mondavi

Constellation Brands Inc. said Tuesday that it had made an unsolicited $970 million offer for the Robert Mondavi Corporation. Mondavi said it would consider the


Turkish police raid houses as bomb toll rises

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Police raided houses on   Wednesday in a major security crackdown in Diyarbakir, the   largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, after a bomb   blast killed 11 people, five of them children.


Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel have formed a united front in giving Turkey an 18-month deadline to open itself up to Cypriot trading.Comment


Clintonâs Message, and Moment, Won the Day

Hillary Rodham Clintonâs teary-eyed exchange with a voter and her sharpened argument on experience were among the turning points in New Hampshire.


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Starbucks Profit Climbs, Extra Week Helps

Starbucks Corp. , the world's largest coffee shop chain,  on Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by its aggressive store expansion and an extra week in the period.


Faisal Khan, who is said to be mentally unstable, will now stay with his father.


A sudden explosion of violence in Indiaâs Northeast on Mahatma Gandhiâs 135th birth anniversary claimed 48 lives and left more than 100 injured.


New Orleans health care system falters post-Katrina

One year after Hurricane Katrina tore   into New Orleans, the region's hospitals and nursing homes   remain devastated and uncertain of their ability to cope with   another disaster.


Yushchenko Seeks EU Membership for Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko made his first trip to the West as Ukraine's president Tuesday, seeking recognition of the former Soviet republic's right to join the European Union and other Western institutions.


U of Chicago Dismisses Child Psychiatrist

Dr. Bennett Leventhal, a leading child psychiatrist and specialist in autism, has been removed as chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Chicago for undisclosed reasons.


A man posing as Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware and Redskins receiver James Thrash is accused of swindling money from Darrell Green and Donovan McNabb.


The New Zealand dollar bumped up another notch to three week highs on Tuesday despite the US dollar's gains, the local currency hitching a ride with the stronger Australian dollar.


After a slow start out of the station, "The Polar Express" just keeps chugging along. Taking in nearly $10 million over the weekend, the holiday tale lifted its domestic total to $110 million with plenty of steam left for Christmas and New Year's.


Kanye Walks Out Of American Music Awards, Usher and Outkast Remain ...

Usher and Outkast continued their awards sweep at Sunday nightâs (Nov. 14) American Music Awards, with Usher going home with four trophies and Outkast with three.


MCLEISH WILL STAMP OUT SLIP-UPS - HUGHES

Rangers midfielder Stephen Hughes insists manager Alex McLeish will lose no time in stamping out his sideÂ´s unfortunate new habit of conceding early goals.


The comedy "Epic Movie," which parodies several Hollywood blockbusters including Pirates of the Caribbean and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, prevailed at the North American box office this weekend. The follow-up to last year's "Date M...


By MARK SCOLFORO  HARRISBURG, Pa. - A county coroner was charged Monday with illegally giving newspaper reporters a password to access the emergency 911 system's confidential Web site.


Boscastle, Cornwall hit by "Day after tomorrow" flood!

Boscastle, a fishing village in Cornwall, has been devastated by a flash flood following torrential rain and a rising tide.


Beijingâs Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue

For the worldâs Olympians, Beijingâs air is a performance issue. For the cityâs estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.


The Viper G.P.S. Tracking System can be reached by the Internet or a cellphone.


Romance film "Atonement" tops Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Two movies set against different wars, "Atonement" and "Charlie Wilson's War," dominated Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with "Atonement" earning seven nods, including one for best drama, to lead all film contenders.


Astronomy buffs and amateur stargazers turned out to watch a total lunar eclipse Wednesday night - the last one Earth will get for nearly two and a half years.


New technology could help detect heart disease

What if you could know your coronary arteries are getting clogged before symptoms strike? It has been a major goal of cardiology for years.


An East Boston beauty shop of horrors was shut down yesterday after a woman became grievously ill from an illegal mineral oil injection to the buttocks she received at the shop two years ago, state officials said.


Two giant slabs of ice are about to collide in Antarctica, possibly with spectacular results, say Nasa experts.


Xbox boss Peter Moore says that Microsoft is still determined to crack the difficult Japanese market.


A Georgian prosecutor charges a wealthy tycoon and opposition leader with planning a coup.


Youth arrested over knife murder of boy outside London school

Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy over the fatel stabbing of a promising 15-year-old footballer outside his school, detectives said.


Itâs Tough for Women, and Hereâs the Grim Proof

âHey Girl!â is a series of stage tableaus devoted to women or, more precisely, the history of the oppression of women.


Scottish police warn they will take immediate action against anyone blatantly ignoring new car seat laws.


Blog: Bloomberg says Dell will stop selling Dell-branded televisions, though Dell is dismissing the report.


Manufacturer aggressively markets product before drug's long-term safety has been proven.


French doctors are checking Yasser Arafat for viral infection after tests ruled out leukaemia and any other life-threatening illness, aides to the Palestinian leader said today.


NBA: Shaq sorride, Natale amaro per i Lakers

Natale amaro per i Lakers, che sul parquet di casa sono stati battuti per 104-102 in overtime da Miami. La tripla di Bryant sulla sirena del primo supplementare) si Ã¨ stampata sul ferro regalando cosÃ¬ la vittoria agli Heat.


Federal money for 9/11 health woes just a start, say survivors

What with the asthma, trauma, depression and 13 medications a day, life has all but stopped for Marvin Bethea, a paramedic who was buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.


Palermo, 17:07 - CALCIO, PALERMO: FONTANA IN DUBBIO PER L'INTER

Il portiere del Palermo, Alberto Fontana è in dubbio per la gara contro l'Inter a causa di un...


Hotels have become miniature malls, putting a price tag on nearly whatever you see, hear, taste, touch and smell during your stay.


The President's vow to hold the line on health care spending signals he's trying to shape his legacy as a fiscal conservative


Singapore to introduce jail terms, fines for software and Internet piracy

Singapore will next year introduce jail terms and stiff fines for people who break software and Internet copyright laws, the government warned.


Excavations for the Channel Tunnel rail link show scientists a glimpse of climate change 55 million years ago.


Beware food companies' misleading health claims

You may think that a genuine interest in consumer health prompts food companies to market products that claim to reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer or help people lose weight.


Pamela Anderson says she and Rick Salomon took their 17-year friendship to the next level during a poker game. "I left the table and Errol (Lyon, Anderson's driver) played in my place," the 40-year-old ex-"Baywatch" star tells OK! magazine. "I came back to find myself $250,000 in the hole to Rick!"


Italian Case May Open Up Crossborder Gambling

The top European court on Tuesday prohibited Italy from prosecuting bookmakers based in other European countries.


Heavy fighting resumes in Chad's capital

Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city.


Mega-auctioneer eBay could turn the business upside down.


Yasser Arafat's nephew and the PA envoy to the United Nations, Nasser al-Kidwa, headed to Paris on Friday to obtain the medical file detailing the causes of Yasser Arafat's death.


A list of the world's 10 most polluted towns and cities is published by a US-based environmental group.


While Altavista has largely disappeared from the minds of most Internet users since the emergence of Google, the Web property does still have a very popular service: its Babel Fish translator. Now, Microsoft is testing its own translation offering under the Windows Live umbrella.


MLB players open to changes in steroids testing

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Major League Baseball Players Association announced Tuesday it would work toward a new agreement with owners for tougher steroid testing.


3 ETF sponsors offer state-specific muni funds.


Blocking a molecule in the brain may "cure" post-traumatic stress disorder, say US researchers.


NEW YORK - Crude oil futures fell for a fourth day Friday, settling below $43 a barrel for the first time since August and extending the week's decline in oil prices to 14 per cent.


Japan awaits birth of possible imperial male heir

Conservatives keen to keep women from  ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne are hoping this week will  bring the answer to their prayers: the birth of Japan's first  imperial male heir in more than four decades.


EMC buys change-management vendor Voyence

EMC has acquired Voyence to help IT administrators keep track of both the changes made in their network and security devices and the problems that come up -- which, in some cases, are related.Voyence, a privately held company based in Richardson, Texas, makes software called VoyenceControl that manages network changes and configurations on multiple vendors' equipment. The 78-person company will be integrated into EMC's Resource Management Software business unit. The deal has already closed, and EMC did not disclose the financial terms.EMC will keep selling VoyenceControl as a separate product for the foreseeable future, but the acquisition gives it the opportunity to further line up the software with its own, said EMC spokesman Craig Librett. Voyence's software is already integrated with EMC's Smarts network management platform through software adapters, but they could be further combined, he said.In addition to managing changes on network and security devices, VoyenceControl controls who can access them to prevent misconfigurations. It also helps keep track of regulatory compliance.EMC, a storage giant, is flying high on the strength of VMware, the fast-growing virtualization company it acquired in 2004. Earlier this month, it acquired Berkeley Data Systems, which provides the Mozy Online backup and recovery services. Based in Hopkinton, Mass., EMC has about 36,000 employees worldwide and is projecting 2007 revenue of $12.7 billion.


A three-year police inquiry into the death of Princess Diana will issue its long-awaited report Thursday amid hopes it would finally halt the speculation about her fatal Paris car crash in 1997.


JERUSALEM -- When Ali Qleibo was born in Jerusalem, his home was under Jordanian control. It was 1953, and not far away stretched the bleak gash of barbed wire, concrete walls and minefields that cut the city into Jewish and Arab halves.


A majority of prospective car buyers say they are considering hybrids even though they are clueless about the vehicles. In Autopia.


Tucson diocese files for bankruptcy in abuse cases

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy protection Monday under the weight of debt and pending litigation from clerical sex abuse cases.


Dozens of Companies Underpay or Misreport Workers, State Says

In 15 enforcement sweeps, state investigators found $19 million in wages that were not reported to the state and $3 million in underpayments to workers.


DECEMBER 24, 2004 -- The FDA's recent warnings about drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve have left some people on edge, but one area doctor says one of those drugs is still safe.


US: UN statement on Syria "a step forward"

The United States said on Tuesday that the latest United Nations Security Council's statement, which called for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, is "a step forward in the Security Council".


EU leaders prepare for a second day of tough talks on reforming the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.


Supermarkets and dairy producers colluded to fix prices, the competition watchdogs find.


American Chestnut Sets Record, Crowned Hot Dog Champ

NEW YORK, July 4 -- In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged Wednesday as the world's hot-dog-eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi in a record-setting triumph.


November 01, 2004 - It looks like the folks at Capcom Entertainment were only kidding when they sternly insisted over and over again that the GameCube action-thriller Resident Evil 4 would forever remain exclusive to Nintendo's console.


'E' prematuro parlare di nostre obiezioni'.Incontro martedi'


Bundle of professional video editing applications includes new Motion special-effects software.


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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - A Russian-US crew lifted off on a two-day journey to the international space station, where their first priority will be to fix a broken generator.


Court sides with Finnish mother in Trans-Atlantic custody dispute

In an unexpected twist to a trans-Atlantic custody dispute, a regional court ruled Friday that two boys, who earlier were ordered to be returned to the United States where their American father lives, should ...


Sudan and Southern Rebels Sign Pact to End Civil War

The peace accord could end one of Africa's longest-running civil wars, even as the conflict in the western Darfur region continued.


Ohio Finds Possible Double Votes, Counts

Election officials in one Ohio county found that about 2,600 ballots were double-counted, and two other counties have discovered possible cases of people voting twice in the presidential election.


A surgeon at an English hospital says he is only allowed to operate on Welsh patients who have waited for 18 months.


Outspoken Putin critic shot dead in Moscow

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, police said.


Roma, 18:51 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI; ROMA: GRANDE FIGURA

Anche la Roma si unisce al cordoglio per la morte di Giacinto Facchetti: ''Il Presidente Francesco S...


Sharon warns Likud to vote for coalition

Ariel Sharon, Israeliprime minister, yesterday warned his rightwing Likud party that it would face early elections unless it backed a coalition with the opposition Labour party


At least 30 people die and about 200 are hurt as fire sweeps through a packed mosque in Iran's capital.


It may be possible to save more lives by reversing drug resistance in lung cancer patients, say scientists.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton became a super fan of the New York Giants Sunday, reveling in their upset of the New England Patriots Â and even seeing an omen for her own political future.


Rock star Doherty fined for drugs possession

Rock star Pete Doherty has been fined 770 pounds and banned from driving for four months for possessing illegal drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin.


Navy could shoot down satellite overnight Wednesday

The U.S. Navy may make its first attempt to shoot down an errant spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel overnight on Wednesday in an area of the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii, according to U.S. officials and government documents.


Police treat as suspicious a fire at a house in the Black Country in which four people have died.


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Maybe it's the memory of Curt Schilling sprinting off the mound during an 8-2 game, pulling down a high chopper, awkwardly throwing the ball into right field, then pulling up lame as my buddy Hench screamed "He's grabbing his ankle, I think he hurt his


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Crude hits record high on Mideast tensions

Crude oil futures shot to record highs  on Thursday, hitting stock prices as rising tensions in the  Middle East and North Korea prompted safe haven flows into  bonds and the Swiss franc.


The release did not prevent Russia from announcing that it would suspend air, rail, sea and automobile transportation links.


Officials debate the future of Italian football as thousands of people join the funeral of a policeman killed in a riot.


And other Cult Horrors... Re: Farewell, Wikipedia?â¦


Volare, Italy's first budget airline, cancels all flights and ticket sales indefinitely amid reports of a financial crisis.


Thousands rally in Pakistan against Musharraf

Thousands of people rallied in Pakistan on Sunday, protesting against the president Pervez Musharraf's plan to keep his army post.


Belgacom sells stake in Orange's Belgian unit

Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom said on Thursday it was selling its stake in the Belgian arm of French mobile operator Orange for 147.8 million euros (193.5 million dollars).


Afghans don't think militants have hostages

Kabul area and not by a Taliban splinter faction that has threatened to kill them, the Interior Ministry has said. "We don't think Jaish-e Muslimeen has control over them," said ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal on Wednesday.


Honda Motor Co.  took the top ranking among mass-market automakers in a closely watched annual survey of vehicle quality released on Wednesday, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s  flagship brand slipped to sixth place.


Livorno, 21:35 - VOLLEY, WORLD LEAGUE: ITALIA-FRANCIA 0-3

La Francia ha battuto l'Italia 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 28-26) a Livorno in un incontro valido per la Worl...


After Arafat Death, Sharon Vows to Pursue Gaza Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Thursday Yasser Arafat's death could be a turning point for peacemaking but he would pursue a unilateral plan that would strip Palestinians of some land they want for a state.


PARIS, Sept 14  - French media giant Vivendi Universal on Tuesday reported a surge in its net loss so far this year but forecast a sharp turnaround in its finances for all of 2004.


Drug abuse experts say the arrest of Al Gore's son underscores the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among America's youth. College students use the stimulant Adderall, an attention deficit drug, to get a speedy high or pull all-nighters.


Iran has accepted a full suspension of uranium enrichment and linked activities, diplomats said Sunday. The diplomats said the Iranians apparently dropped demands to modify a tentative deal worked out last


Chris Lofton scores 21 points and Tennessee pulls away from No. 5 Florida in the first half to hold on for an 86-76 victory Tuesday night.


London shares close higher on AstraZeneca gains

Blue chips ended the session slightly higher, reversing earlier losses in a late rally, boosted by healthy gains in AstraZeneca, strong earnings from Nokia and as Wall Street came off initial lows, dealers said.


Details of the next generation of Microsoft's Xbox console will not be made available in March as gamers hoped.


Low Bid: EBay TV Ad Sales Lag Behind Google

NEW YORK It's been six months since eBay and Google each launched online systems to buy and sell TV ads. So far the results have been markedly different: Google is off to a promising start while eBay last week admitted it is "disappointed" by the early response.


Islanders convicted of Pitcairn sex attacks

Six Pitcairn islanders were convicted today of a string of sex attacks, following trials that exposed a culture of abuse on the remote British Pacific territory, home to descendants of the 18th-century Bounty mutineers.


Dovra' contrapporsi a quella da 5 miliardi di Rupert Murdoch


Supporters of the Jewish settlement movement demonstrate against Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plan to remove settlements from the Gaza Strip, in front of Israel's parliament, or Knesset, Monday Oct. 25, 2004.


U.S. air base in Germany gets bomb threat

SPANGDAHLEM, Germany  - A U.S. air base in western Germany received a bomb threat on Monday evening, prompting a large operation by local police and American forces to secure the site, the U.S. military and German police said.


Bad Weather In Macedonia, Balkan And Europe

Strong wind blowing at over 100 kilometers an hour followed by a torrent hit Macedonia on Sunday.


UPDATE 3-Rugby-Mystery surrounds Woodward's England future

Clive Woodward's future as England coach was shrouded in mystery late on Wednesday after he left a meeting with the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) saying he had not handed in his resignation.


Vicini troppo rumorosi? Ecco come si agisce

Dal ricorso all'amministratore di condominio, fino al Giudice di Pace. Tutti i rimedi contro le 'emissioni' intollerabili dei vicini di casa e le altre risposte degli esperti di Kataweb Finanza


A day of assassins, gunfire in hospitals

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Rival gunmen exchanged fire at two Gaza hospitals yesterday and Cabinet ministers fled their weekly meeting after the government headquarters was caught in the crossfire of a brutal day of infighting that killed 17 Palestinians.


Palestinians Pledge Vote to Replace Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat's successors  promised a swift election to replace him on Saturday as  Palestinians flocked to his tomb to pay last respects to the  ex-guerrilla who symbolized their hopes of a state.


Roger Clemens continued his campaign to refute the allegations in a video posted to the Web on Sunday.


Wal-Mart January same-store sales up 0.5 percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on  Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its  January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, citing  unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below  expectations.


Al telefono con Pannella, 'peggiora ogni giorno'


Seminal Guitarist, 4 Others Die in Ohio Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - A man charged on stage and  opened fire at a heavy metal band and fans at a crowded bar,  killing four people and wounding two others before being killed  by police, officials said on Thursday.


American patient dies before paying $642,000 NS health bill

HALIFAX (CP) - Nova Scotia taxpayers are on the hook for $642,000 charged to an American patient who spent 183 days in a Halifax hospital before dying without paying.


Perched atop a stack of foot lockers in a spotless barracks, drill instructor Gunnery Sgt. Celestino Casias asks 45 shaven-headed recruits what it takes to be a Marine. "Honor, courage, commitment!" the aspiring fighters shout in unison.


Fewer People Paying for Music Downloads - NPD

Apple Computer Inc's  iTunes remains the leader in paid digital music downloads, but the number of paying customers for this sector  overall has decreased since April, research firm NPD said Tuesday.


Penguins, Whitney agree to six-year deal

The Pittsburgh Penguins made the first move to keep their core group of young players together, reaching terms with restricted free agent defenseman Ryan Whitney on a $24 million, six-year contract.


A Londonderry hospital is at the centre of a major probe into the sudden deaths of four newborn babies.


Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, is due to start a Middle East tour, travelling first to Lebanon.


A group of Muslim worshippers were gathered for evening prayer inside the Islamic Center of Southern California when Moses Port and David Guarascio arrived.


BBC News 24 is discussing 40 years of change in the food industry, including the rise of the supermarket and the demise of the independent food shops.


Court dismisses VeriSign's antitrust suit against ICANN

Internet domain name registry VeriSign just can't seem to convince anyone that redirecting misspelled Web addresses to its own site is a good thing.


Two movies set  against different wars, "Atonement" and "Charlie Wilson's War,"  dominated Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with "Atonement"  earning seven nods, including one for best drama, to lead all  film contenders.


Bush courts Wisconsin Democrats in farm visits

DUBUQUE, Iowa President George W. Bush took the last bus tour of his campaign through rural stretches of Wisconsin, urging Democrats to split with their party and rely on him to save their farms and keep the country secure.


Capital and GWR's merger will not mean standardisation of programming, the stations insist.


A futuristic eye scanner system at a Wearside school is scrapped because it is too slow.


Wade Boggs, a five-time American League batting champion, and Darryl Strawberry, an eight-time All-Star, are among 12 players who will appear on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.


Talk of the Day 'Shark' still the big fish at box office

The animated "Shark Tale" was No. 1 for the third-straight weekend, pulling in $22.1 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.


Movie Review | 'Tazza: The High Rollers': A Gambling, Scrambling Life

Choi Dong Hoon directs a terrific film about the sensual energy and reckless optimism of youth.


For Clues on Teenage Sex, Experts Look to Hip-Hop

Suggestive, certainly. Misogynistic, sometimes. But dangerous?


Software vendor CA expects to continue restructuring its operations, which is likely to result in further reductions in its headcount, according to the company's CFO.


Doctors' pessimism is wrongly denying patients with chronic lung disease treatment, a study says.


Hasbro sees cost of China-made toys rising: report

Hasbro Inc , the second-largest  U.S. toy company, expects a 14 percent to 15 percent increase  this year in the costs of made-in-China products due to higher  labor, commodity and currency costs, according to a story on  the Financial Times Web site.


Belarus offers Russia help over U.S. missile shield

Belarus offered to help Russian President Vladimir Putin resist U.S. plans for a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe on Friday, boosting the Kremlin's campaign against what it sees as Western military expansion.


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Genova, 18:24 - CALCIO: SAMP, MAZZARRI: BENE COSI' MA I CONTI ALLA FINE

"La vittoria nel derby non cambia nulla, dobbiamo continuare come fino ad ora, giocandoci tutte le g...


One Filmmakerâs Vivid Tales of Fathers and Other Strangers

The career of Paul Thomas Anderson, whose first four features will be screened this weekend at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, is on the minds of cinephiles with the arrival of his fifth movie, âThere Will Be Blood.â


The House on Tuesday prodded parks officials to reopen the crown of the Statue of Liberty to the public — a step the government says is too dangerous.


Quotes from the Democratic debate between New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday in Los Angeles.


Ahold has agreed to sell its Bruno's  and BI-LO shop units in the United States to Lone Star Funds  for $660 million, the Dutch retailer said on Thursday.


The Food and Drug Administration has given a whistle-blower scientist permission to publish data indicating that as many as 139,000 people had heart attacks that may be linked to Vioxx, the scientist's lawyer said Monday.


Montenegro has narrowly voted to secede from its union with Serbia, according to unofficial projections.


Russia expels 4 British diplomats as row escalates

Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.


----- ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Ticker) - The Minnesota Wild on Tuesday re-signed defenseman Nick Schultz to a new contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.


Russia says rebels can get huge reward for information about Chechen warlords

MOSCOW  - The deadly Chechen militant attack on a school in southern Russia has produced a split in the rebel cause, Russian officials claimed Saturday. In what was an apparent attempt to exploit the division, Russia announced earlier this week that it would pay the equivalent of about $13 million Cdn for information leading to the arrest of the top Chechen rebel leaders, Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov.


Torino, 12:28 - CALCIO, JUVE: NOCERINO TORNA AD ALLENARSI

Buone notizie per Antonio Nocerino. Il centrocampista della Juve si è ripreso dai postumi del...


Soldiers Kill Palestinian Near Gaza-Israel Fence

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached a security fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources said on Saturday.


Sports of The Times: The Frosty Reality of Spring Training

Whether by design or sheer coincidence, the day of the Roger Clemens-Brian McNamee hearing was also the first day as manager for Joe Girardi.


Response to the planned acquisition ranges from skepticism about about Yahoo's capacity to serve enterprise customers and suspicion about Yahoo's plans for the Zimbra suite.


UPDATE 1-Charlton climb to seventh with 1-0 win

A 49th-minute header by Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri gave Charlton Athletic a 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers on Monday that lifted the London club to seventh in the Premier League.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - European Ryder Cup  rookie Paul Casey has defended his decision to sack his caddie  five days before the start of the biggest team event in the  sport.


Sun burns government contract over pricing controversy

GSA investigation gives case of the vapors Amidst a scandal over alleged contracting abuses, Sun Microsystems has canceled its multiple awards schedule contract with the General Services Administration.â¦


Polizia, la gente si era radunata per la preghiera


Communications Diary: The start of banking-mobile convergence?

Financial services companies, such as retail banks and credit card issuers, tend to be better at customer management than those in most other industries. They also tend to be more tech-savvy about it.


N.Korea eyes 2nd test if dispute not resolved

North Korea will feel compelled to announce plans for another nuclear test if a financial dispute with Washington is not resolved, a source said on Wednesday, a sign of Pyongyang's impatience with a lack of progress in talks.


Israel to Pull Forces from Gaza Refugee Camp -Reports

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  decided on Thursday that Israeli forces could withdraw from a  teeming refugee camp in northern Gaza, media reports said.


Venture by Time Warner And Microsoft Unsettles EU

A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation into whether the company's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection.


Alcune luci appartamento accese tutta la notte


Chinese Web search leader Baidu  Inc.  said on Wednesday quarterly net profits  quintupled, but stepped up investments and the impact of a late  New Year's holiday season will cut sales growth early in 2007.


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There are many ways in which celebrities and other noted figures ruined their images and livelihoods in devastatingly public fashion in 2007.


Lutto nella cultura, si Ã¨ spento Eugenio Garin

FIRENZE - Lutto nel mondo della cultura italiana. Ã morto a Firenze lo storico della filosofia Eugenio Garin. L'autore di Â«L'Umanesimo italianoÂ» si Ã¨ spento all'ospedale di Careggi all'etÃ  di 95 anni.


Don't feel like wading through 1,000-plus pages of two new Clinton  biographies? TIME.com's side-by-side digest has all you need to  know about the Democratic frontrunner


European stock markets move higher after sharp overnight falls in the Far East and the US amid interest rate worries.


Finnish mobile giant Nokia is losing the head of its networks division, the second senior executive to leave the unit in two weeks.


Police on Wednesday found a body they believe is that of a teenager who disappeared four days ago after she was apparently abducted from a department store parking lot.


Mortars Mark Opening of Iraqi Political Conference

Insurgents fired mortars at a meeting  where Iraqi leaders met to pick an interim national assembly  Sunday, killing at least two people in a grim reminder of the  country's tortuous path toward democracy.


Tiger Woods is confident he can see off golf's younger guard and win his 13th major at the US Open on Sunday.


A new advertising campaign to fight anti-Semitism in France aims to shock. The campaign features serene images of Jesus and Mary with the slur "Dirty Jew" scrawled across them as if in graffiti.


BSA fires off writs against online resellers

Watchdog cries foul over 'dodgy' software auctions The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has begun an international clampdown against people selling illegitimate software online.â¦


The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Thursday endorsed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee for their parties' presidential nomination.


Complaints about homophobia within the police have risen by almost a quarter, according to the Gay Police Association.


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Seul, 12:00 - CALCIO, MONDIALI UNDER 17: ALLA GERMANIA IL TERZO POSTO

La Germania ha vinto la finale per il terzo posto al Mondiale Under 17 battendo 2-1 il Ghana con i g...


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Initially witnesses said there were four people in the car but one, who was among the wounded, turned out to be a passerby. uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.


One Last Mission for Ship Sunk in Pearl Harbor Attack

For 65 years, the wreck of the USS Arizona has been leaking oil from its grave at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, staining the water, visitors often say, as if it were the ship's blood.


Glasgow Rangers delighted as Hutton snubs Spurs

Rangers defender Alan Hutton has rejected the chance to join Tottenham after the Premier League club had an eight million pounds bid accepted for the Scotland star.


Microsoft patent is preliminarily rejected, but company vows to ...

In a preliminary ruling, the government rejected Microsoft Corp.âs 1996 patent on technology for saving files on computers using easy-to-remember names.


Ryan Giggs believes he is on the verge of an historic ninth Premiership title with Manchester United.


NBC Sees Last-Minute Olympic Profit Boost

NBC Universal, riding high on a Summer Olympics that appears on track to set a record for viewership, will beat early forecasts and turn a profit of $60 million to $70 million for its coverage of the Games from Athens, an NBC executive said on Thursday.


Canada's Bombardier fires chief executive

Yesterday's immediate dismissal of Paul Tellier is a move analysts say increases investor uncertainty over the company's direction.


US rapper Snoop Dogg is sued for $25m over claims he drugged and raped a woman two years ago.


The recovery of Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been "absolutely remarkable", says a medic.


Police clash with cult gunmen in southern Iraq

BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi police clashed with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult who staged a series of hit-and-run raids in two southern cities on Friday, security officials said.


F.D.A. Says Food From Cloned Animals Is Safe

Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.


Spanish carrier Air Europa said Tuesday it would buy three Boeing Co. 737s, a week after becoming the first airline to commit to rival Airbus SAS's planned new A350.


Apple Computer Inc.  on  Monday announced a replacement for its professional desktop  computer line with the new Mac Pro, which will use the Intel  Corp.  Xeon chipset, as Chief Executive Steve Jobs took  the stage at the iPod and Mac maker's annual conference for  software developers.


French President Chirac's ruling party risks losing its outright majority in an indirect vote to the Senate.


Costco Wholesale Corp.  posted a 10 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, slightly above Wall Street expectations, but said it would take a $70 million charge related to company stock options.


Suits: Once Just a Duffer, Now a Champion

For Harry L. You, the biggest drawback to living and working in the New York City area may be its distance from the Pebble Beach Golf Links.


Shaka shapes up for international retirement

Portsmouth goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, recalled to the Trinidad and Tobago national side for the World Cup qualifiers, is close to ending his international career.


Should creators insist on copy protection and other technologies to block the unauthorized spread of their works?


The United Nations says its Secretary-General Kofi Annan is not to quit despite US charges of his involvement into possible fraud in the oil-for-food program.


Shire and Noven will fix an annoying foible of their ADHD patch.


LawyerÂs Liability Is Unclear, Experts Say

Hewlett-PackardÂs general counsel resigned over the companyÂs spying case, the fourth official to leave the company in the last week.


Ex-Rwandan army chief convicted of killing UN peacekeepers

A former Rwandan army chief was found guilty Wednesday of the 1994 killings of 10 Belgian UN peacekeepers protecting the then Rwandan prime minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana.


The theft of a rare Amazon monkey from a Brazilian zoo could harm biologists' efforts to repopulate the endangered species, zoo officials said Wednesday.


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In New Hampshire, a packed arena saw a double bill that, Ana Marie Cox says, allowed each star to shine


Fearful residents of the Bahamas' biggest cities boarded their homes and hunkered down in expectation of a direct hit from Hurricane Frances on Friday, after the storm battered the nation's sparsely populated southeastern islands.


A worker who attended the Suffolk bird flu outbreak is in hospital with a mild respiratory illness, officials say.


Vulnerability, rated as highly critical, could enable an attacker to compromise a user's machine.


Senate votes to block Mexican trucks test

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to block funding for a Bush administration test program to let Mexican long-haul trucks operate in the United States under 1994's North American Free Trade Agreement.


What is the best way to get the most of your Social Security benefit?


Forward Shandon Anderson was signed Sunday by the Miami Heat. Anderson was waived last week by the New York Knicks, who unsuccessfully tried to trade him and eventually bought out his contract, making him a free agent.


Apple Expo: Apple intros 17-, 20-inch G5 iMac

Apple's senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, took a cue from his boss, CEO Steve Jobs, as he unveiled one more thing at the end of his keynote to kick off this week's Apple Expo in Paris: a G5 iMac that includes the entire system


A sei anni di carcere per terrorismo internazionale


US Secretary of State Colin Powell ends  his tour of Asia by once again asking North Korea to resume nuclear talks.


Retirees pay part of health premiums under Lucent pact

Protracted negotiations between Lucent Technologies and its unions resulted in a contract agreement yesterday requiring 70,000 retirees and 3,250 active employees for the first time to pay a portion of their health premiums.


Microsoft said yesterday that it had finally laid to rest the anti-trust case against it in the United States when it reached an agreement with the Computer & Communications Industry Association, the final group seeking to overturn itssettlement with the


Connecticut legislators want to force social-networking sites to verify users' ages and lock down parents' permission before minors can post personal profiles. By the Associated Press.


Crude eases from $ 51 levels in Asian trade

Crude oil futures traded near a record after rising above $ 51 a barrel yesterday, on concern that Gulf of Mexico producers won't fix hurricane damage fast enough to meet winter demand.