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HP pushes parity for Itanium, PA-RISC servers
At its annual HP World user conference in Chicago this week, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) will announce a number of enhancements to its HP-UX operating system, designed to narrow the gap between the capabilities of the company's Integrity and HP 9000 servers. | 6 |
U.S. Basketball Team Looks for Answers
ATHENS (Reuters) - They used to be known as the "Dream Team" but these days the men's U.S. basketball team could justifiably be dubbed "The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight." | 8 |
Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit (AFP)
AFP - Mobile phone operator Vodafone said it has brought in an executive from Japanese rival NTT DoCoMo to head up its struggling Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K. | 2 |
Darfur Displaced Return to 'Live in Fear' of Militia (Reuters)
Reuters - Villagers returning to their
homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab
militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations
said in a report received by Reuters Monday. | 13 |
Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit (AFP)
AFP - Mobile phone operator Vodafone said it has brought in an executive from Japanese rival NTT DoCoMo to head up its struggling Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K. | 13 |
Anarchists' Convention Debates Voting (AP)
AP - A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard — going to the polls. | 13 |
Sudan Trying to Keep Darfur Promises-U.N. (Reuters)
Reuters - Raids by Sudanese forces and Arab
militiamen have worsened a desperate situation in Darfur,
rights groups say, but the United Nations said Khartoum was
making serious efforts to keep pledges to curb the violence. | 13 |
Darfur Displaced Return to 'Live in Fear' of Militia
KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - Villagers returning to their homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations said in a report received by Reuters Monday. | 13 |
Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions. | 13 |
Alien movie leads US box office
Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (£20.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend. | 13 |
Bush Plans to Withdraw Troops From Abroad
WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan... | 13 |
Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Nicky Hilton, the hotel heiress and socialite, has tied the knot with her beau in a late-night ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. Hilton, 20, married New York money manager Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel early Sunday, according a Clark County marriage license... | 13 |
Phelps Back in Pool After Relay Loss
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, still smarting after America's upset loss to South Africa in the 400 freestyle relay, returned to the pool Monday and qualified fastest for the Olympic 200-meter butterfly. Phelps' quest to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games was dashed with the Americans' bronze medal in the relay Sunday night... | 13 |
N.J. Governor Faces Changed Landscape
TRENTON, N.J. - America's first openly gay governor plans to return to work later this week, but James E... | 13 |
Stocks Set to Open Higher on Oil Retreat
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen higher at the open after crude oil's retreat from highs on relative stability in Venezuela gives excuse for some short-covering... | 13 |
Aid Pours in to Hurricane-Battered Fla.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida Monday to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years... | 13 |
Anarchists' Convention Debates Voting
ATHENS, Ohio - A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard - going to the polls. Anarchists generally pride themselves on their rejection of government and its authority... | 13 |
Singh Wins PGA Championship in Playoff
HAVEN, Wis. - Vijay Singh shot a 4-over 76 to eek into a three-way playoff Sunday, then made his only birdie of the day on the first of three extra holes to beat Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits... | 13 |
Chavez Apparently Survives Recall Vote
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council... | 13 |
Venezuela's Chavez Claims Victory; Foes Cry Fraud
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan leftist President Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a referendum on his rule but the opposition called the results "a gigantic fraud." | 10 |
Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions. | 10 |
Help pours in for Floridians
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Potter author teases fans
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Allstate Says Charley Could Hurt Results
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allstate Corp. <ALL.N>, the No. 2 U.S. home and auto insurer, on Monday said potential losses stemming from Hurricane Charley could hurt its current results. | 0 |
Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries in Vegas (AP)
AP - Nicky Hilton, the hotel heiress and socialite, has tied the knot with her beau in a late-night ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press. | 1 |
Sholay: Evergreen blockbuster
Ramesh Sippy's mega film <I>Sholay</i> Â the biggest blockbuster of all times is getting revived. The film that released on the Independence Day of 1975 is being brought back to life on the big screen once year after 29 years on August 13, 2004. | 1 |
Stress takes its toll: Bollywood
ItÂs been a season of scandals in showbiz. Amisha Patel sues her father for resource mismanagement, and journalists sharpen their pens to write on the parody of prosperous paternity. | 1 |
U.S. Softball Team Gets Another Shutout (AP)
AP - Not sun. Not wind. Not Japan. Right now, nothing can stop the U.S. Olympic softball team. Helped by two errors, one on a ball lost in the unforgiving Mediterranean glare, the Americans scored three runs in the eighth Monday for a 3-0 win over Japan. The victory extends the U.S. team's winning streak to 73 games. | 8 |
N.J. Governor Faces Changed Landscape (AP)
AP - America's first openly gay governor plans to return to work later this week, but James E. McGreevey faces a political landscape upended by his admission that he had engaged in an extramarital affair with a man and would resign. | 12 |
Wash. Man Jumps Off Ferry to Rescue Dog (AP)
AP - When Jeff Fisher noticed his dog had gone overboard, he wasn't sure if the ferry would stop to retrieve Ruben. So the Bremerton man jumped off the ferry into Puget Sound's chilly waters to save his beloved Labrador-blue heeler mix. | 12 |
Once-Conservative Ore. City Edges Leftward (AP)
AP - Not much common ground exists between the two sides squaring off over a gay rights ordinance in this fast-growing city, except this: They all agree that 10 years ago, there would have been no fight to pick. | 12 |
Group urges Italy, Netherlands withdrawals
There was no way to verify the authenticity of the statement, which appeared late Sunday on a Web site known as a clearing house for militant-related material. | 2 |
St. Mary Orthodox celebrates 100 years
St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral spent Sunday celebrating a century of bridging an ocean and two continents as its parishioners helped build the city, the state and the nation they had adopted. | 2 |
Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point (AFP)
AFP - The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website. | 0 |
CompUSA Stores to Sell Gateway PCs (Reuters)
Reuters - Gateway Inc. (GTW.N), the computer
maker that recently shuttered its chain of 188 stores, will
begin selling its desktops at CompUSA Inc.'s outlets later this
week, the two companies said on Monday. | 0 |
CompUSA Stores to Sell Gateway PCs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gateway Inc. <GTW.N>, the computer maker that recently shuttered its chain of 188 stores, will begin selling its desktops at CompUSA Inc.'s outlets later this week, the two companies said on Monday. | 0 |
Lebanese shun mobile phones for a day in protest at high costs (AFP)
AFP - Lebanese mobile phone users were urged to leave their portable telephones at home or switched off in protest at what is considered one of the costliest services in the world. | 6 |
OFT fingers Bristol man over misleading data protection ad
SMEs beware | 6 |
Forming galaxy cluster captured
The Chandra telescope has seen huge gas clouds in space in the act of merging to form a massive galaxy cluster. | 6 |
Britain to Give Small Films a Digital Helping Hand (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain took aim at the ubiquitous
Hollywood blockbuster Monday by enlisting the latest digital
technology to broaden the reach of independent films that often
struggle to win wide distribution. | 1 |
From North to South, Nev. Drought Deepens (AP)
AP - A Las Vegas shopping center is trucking in water from as far away as Canada to fill its fountains. Reno will have to dip into its drought reserve supply for the first time in a decade. The most popular public ramp on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is closed because there's not enough water to float a boat. | 12 |
Girl With Cerebral Palsy Fights for Rights (AP)
AP - Rasha Kawar, who suffers from cerebral palsy and depends on an electric wheelchair to get around, is determined to live like any other 9-year-old girl — and travel like one. | 12 |
Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point (AFP)
AFP - The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website. | 2 |
Tennis: Murray to make GB debut
Andrew Murray is named in the British Davis Cup team for the clash against Austria. | 2 |
Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point (AFP)
AFP - The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website. | 13 |
U.S. Embassy in Malaysia Has Anthrax Scare (AP)
AP - Authorities are testing a suspicious powder mailed to the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia to determine whether it is anthrax, officials said Monday after the second such scare at a U.S. mission in Asia within a week. | 13 |
Conflict in Najaf Dominates Iraq Political Meet
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi leaders met for a second day on Monday to pick an interim national assembly but fighting in Najaf dominated the event, piling pressure on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to hold more talks with Shi'ite rebels. | 13 |
Venezuela's Chavez Claims Victory; Foes Cry Fraud
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan leftist President Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a referendum on his rule but the opposition called the results "a gigantic fraud." | 13 |
Darfur Displaced Return to 'Live in Fear' of Militia
KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - Villagers returning to their homes in Sudan's Darfur region are living in fear of the Arab militiamen who initially drove them away, the United Nations said in a report received by Reuters Monday. | 13 |
N.Korea Shuns Nuclear Talks; Others See Posturing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea ruled out Monday attending proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance. | 13 |
Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions. | 13 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. | 13 |
Suspicious Powder Found at U.S. Embassy in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - An envelope containing suspicious white powder and threats against Americans was delivered to the U.S. embassy in Malaysia, prompting health checks on three staff, the embassy and police said Monday. | 13 |
In Najaf, Human Shields and Militants Await Tanks
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - With his militants and human shields holed up inside one of Shi'ite Islam's most sacred shrines, radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is playing a shrewd waiting game before an expected American-led offensive. | 13 |
Megawati Defends Achievements Ahead of Vote
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, trying to maintain momentum in a tight election battle, said Monday her government had stabilized the economy and cracked down hard on militants and separatists. | 13 |
Syrian Rights Activist to Be Released Pending Trial
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A Syrian court has agreed to release on bail a prominent rights activist who faces trial on charges of tarnishing the image of the Arab state by publishing false information, one of his lawyers said Monday. | 13 |
Venezuela's Chavez Claims Victory; Foes Cry Fraud
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan leftist President Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a referendum on his rule but the opposition called the results "a gigantic fraud." | 10 |
Conflict in Najaf Dominates Iraq Political Meet
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi leaders met for a second day on Monday to pick an interim national assembly but fighting in Najaf dominated the event, piling pressure on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to hold more talks with Shi'ite rebels. | 10 |
Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions. | 10 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. | 10 |
Tennis: Murray to make GB debut
Andrew Murray is named in the British Davis Cup team for the clash against Austria. | 10 |
Kmart Posts Profit After Cost Cuts
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <KMRT.O> on Monday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit despite slumping sales as it cut jobs and reduced advertising and discounts, boosting its cash pile to $2.6 billion. | 0 |
LifePoint in $1.1 Billion Province Deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rural hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. <LPNT.O> has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare Co. <PRV.N> for $1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday. | 0 |
U.S. tech schools, jobs lure Indians
Shalini Sundar chose to leave India to study in Fresno for two simple reasons: a quality education and a prospective job market. | 2 |
Commuter tackles bad train service by starting own railway (AFP)
AFP - Grumbling about trains is part of the way of life, but one commuter has decided to do something about it -- by starting his own railway. | 2 |
Israel turns up heat on prisoners
Israel launches psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions. | 2 |
Commuter tackles bad train service by starting own railway (AFP)
AFP - Grumbling about trains is part of the way of life, but one commuter has decided to do something about it -- by starting his own railway. | 13 |
Israel turns up heat on prisoners
Israel launches psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions. | 13 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. | 10 |
Israel turns up heat on prisoners
Israel launches psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions. | 10 |
Bomb in Spain after 'ETA call'
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Microsoft Updates Works
Works 8 adds utilities to productivity suite that delivers all the basics. | 6 |
Czech Coach Hlinka Dies in Car Accident (AP)
AP - Czech Republic national ice hockey team coach, and former Pittsburgh Penguins coach, Ivan Hlinka died Monday after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash, an official said. | 8 |
Indian president Kalam to visit Tanzania, South Africa (AFP)
AFP - Indian President Abdul Kalam is expected to visit Tanzania and South Africa on a week-long trip next month, African and Indian sources said. | 13 |
Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will. | 13 |
Sadr urged to end Najaf fighting
World: Iraqis meeting in Baghdad to choose a new national assembly vote to send a delegation to Najaf. | 10 |
Government urged to intervene in fire pay dispute
Society: Union leaders warn John Prescott that the dispute could 'sour the wider industrial relations climate'. | 10 |
Stocks Set to Open Little Changed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is set to open little changed on Monday as crude prices remain near their record highs, but insurers may slip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday. | 0 |
Oil Holds Near Record Level
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices simmered near new record highs Monday even though early reports of victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. | 0 |
Wherenet adds biz rules to RFID
The first indication that the value of RFID (radio frequency identification) will extend beyond the supply warehouse was shown last week by WhereNet, a provider of wireless location and communications technology. | 6 |
Oracle readies CRM updates
Oracle Corp. plans to release the latest version of its CRM (customer relationship management) applications within the next two months, as part of an ongoing update of its E-Business Suite. | 6 |
Chechnya marks 'special' birthday
The authorities in war-torn Chechnya announce cash gifts for boys born on the slain leader's birthday. | 2 |
Grieving families cremate dead after Assam bombing (Reuters)
Reuters - Grieving relatives on Monday cremated victims, mostly women and children, of a separatist bombing in northeastern India, while hundreds of angry people rallied against the rising bloodshed. | 13 |
N Korea pulls out of nuclear meeting
North Korea says it will not attend a working meeting ahead of the next round of six-party nuclear talks. | 13 |
Chechnya marks 'special' birthday
The authorities in war-torn Chechnya announce cash gifts for boys born on the slain leader's birthday. | 13 |
Prezza to the rescue
Politics: Always known as a man of action, John Prescott saves a capsized kayaker from white-water rapids. | 10 |
Treasuries Subdued, Weak Data Some Help
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices trimmed early losses on Monday as a survey of regional U.S. manufacturing showed a startling slowdown in August, casting renewed doubt on expectations for an economic revival. | 0 |
Feedster Includes Kanoodle Ads in RSS Feeds
Feedster Includes Kanoodle Ads in RSS Feeds
Feedster, Inc. today announced the launch of its RSS feed media program. The Company’s RSS search feeds will soon contain context targeted ads from Kanoodle, Inc., a leading provider of sponsored links for search results and content pages. Alternatively searchers may opt to pay ... | 6 |
Google IPO Continues Despite Playboy Boob
Google IPO Continues Despite Playboy Boob
Google's IPO ran into another problem last week with investors being allowed to start bidding on the company last Friday. Google’s founders will appear in an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine which will be on the shelves this Friday. Although the interview was apparently held ... | 6 |
De Niro takes anti-hero honours
Travis Bickle, Robert De Niro's character in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, is voted the greatest anti-hero in film history. | 1 |
Wash. Man Jumps Off Ferry to Rescue Dog
BREMERTON, Wash. - When Jeff Fisher noticed his dog had gone overboard, he wasn't sure if the ferry would stop to retrieve Ruben... | 1 |
Neb. Newspaper Prints Edition Backward
BROKEN BOW, Neb. - Custer County Chief publisher Deb McCaslin admits her newspaper, at least for a week, was leftist... | 1 |
Pa. Woman Gives Birth to 2 Sets of Twins
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. - A woman gave birth to two sets of identical twins - two boys and two girls - a rare occurrence even among quadruplets... | 1 |
Iowa Comic Book Shop Wins Retailer Award
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Like a persistent superhero, a comic book store here has avenged two close defeats to claim the industry's top prize. ACME Comics & Collectibles recently captured the 2004 "Spirit of Comics" Retailer Award, given to the industry's best book store of the year... | 1 |
Greek Sprinters Given Two-Day Reprieve
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou won a two-day reprieve at the Athens Olympics Monday so they could appear in person at a disciplinary hearing into their missed drugs tests and protest their innocence. | 8 |
Italy on alert as Blair flies in
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair visits his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi with Italy on high alert after a terror threat. | 2 |
Monday Celebs
Italy plans to grant Robert De Niro honorary citizenship, rejecting opposition from an Italian-American organization that says the actor has projected a bad image with numerous roles as an Italian thug. | 2 |
Chavez Declares Recall Victory; Foes Claim Fraud
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a populist who survived a coup two years ago, appeared on Monday to have weathered the latest challenge to what he calls his revolution to help the poor as he declared victory in a historic recall referendum. | 13 |
Jackson Makes Surprise Visit to LA Church
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles' pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial - Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon... | 13 |
Phelps Returns to Pool After Relay Loss
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, still smarting after America's upset loss to South Africa in the 400 freestyle relay, returned to the pool Monday and qualified fastest for the Olympic 200-meter butterfly. Phelps' quest to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games was dashed with the Americans' bronze medal in the relay Sunday night... | 13 |
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