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Raloxifene Has Little Effect on Hot Flashes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There appears to be no substantial increase in hot flashes in postmenopausal women who are treated with raloxifene, sold as Evista, for osteoporosis treatment and prevention, according to a report in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. | 3 |
Floridians Who Lost Homes to Charley Frustrated
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Relief supplies poured rapidly into southwest Florida after Hurricane Charley's devastating punch but some of the thousands of newly homeless on Monday were frustrated as they faced rebuilding their lives. | 10 |
Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead
EAGLE, Colo. (Reuters) - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key piece of evidence in the high-profile case. | 10 |
Battered Florida Relieved as New Storms Head to Sea
MIAMI (Reuters) - With the cleanup from Hurricane Charley beginning, fears that Florida could be battered by another deadly blast from Mother Nature receded Monday as two burgeoning storms spun harmlessly far off the U.S. coast. | 10 |
Intel to Delay Product for High-Definition TVs (Reuters)
Reuters - In the latest of a series of
product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video
display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year
end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the
fast-growing market for high-definition television displays. | 6 |
Most Japanese Women Shun Birth Control Pill
By AIKO HAYASHI TOKYO (AP) -- Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight - getting women to use it... | 6 |
Oracle updates CRM sales tools
Software maker promises that the sales force automation revamp will help sales processes by pulling in more data. | 6 |
Comcast to Launch NFL Network for Video on Demand (Reuters)
Reuters - Comcast Corp. on Monday said it plans
to launch the National Football League Network this month as
part of a plan to bolster the operator's video-on-demand
offerings. | 1 |
Income Gap Up Over Two Decades, Data Show (AP)
AP - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less. | 12 |
Professor Says China Detention Baseless (AP)
AP - A Georgia Tech professor detained by Chinese authorities who accused him of spying said Monday that China's actions were "punishment for his noncooperation." | 12 |
Germans Wary of U.S. Troop Withdrawal (AP)
AP - German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade. | 2 |
Floods wreak havoc, dozens trapped by water in southwest England (AFP)
AFP - A major rescue operation involving helicopters was under way on the coast of southwest England after dozens of people became trapped in their cars and homes by rising floodwaters, emergency services said. | 2 |
Germans Wary of U.S. Troop Withdrawal (AP)
AP - German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade. | 13 |
Tropical Storm Earl Weakens Over Caribbean (AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Earl weakened to a tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea on Monday after unleashing heavy rains and winds that tore off roofs in Grenada and St. Vincent. | 13 |
Oil Eases from Record as Chavez Wins Vote
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased from record highs on Monday as victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. | 0 |
Lowe's Builds on Trends
Is now a good time to invest in the home improvement retailer? | 0 |
Scientists Work on Cure for Mysterious Nerve Disease
By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dr. Douglas Kerr painstakingly collected spinal fluid from hundreds of patients with a mysterious disease that can paralyze within hours of attacking - and thinks he may have found a way to fight back... | 6 |
Reds' Griffey Jr. Has Hamstring Surgery (AP)
AP - All-Star outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had surgery Monday to repair his torn right hamstring and is expected to return for spring training. | 8 |
Lightning Reacquire Prospal From Ducks (AP)
AP - Vaclav Prospal is returning to the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and will likely take the spot of forward Cory Stillman, who replaced him a year ago. | 8 |
Olympics: Thorpe Reigns Supreme in Athens Pool
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ian Thorpe became Australia's greatest Olympian and staked a claim to being the best swimmer of his generation when he won "the race of the century" at Athens on Monday. | 8 |
In Germany, U.S. troop withdrawal plans raise jitters in many towns (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - BERLIN (AP) - German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President George W. Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade. | 2 |
Observers back Venezuela vote
Results are endorsed by a team led by ex-US President Carter despite opposition claims of fraud. | 13 |
Airliners make emergency landings
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Traders Bet on Oracle's PeopleSoft Bid (Reuters)
Reuters - Options traders have been
building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) as
investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s
hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders
said on Monday. | 0 |
Treasuries Fall as Oil Retreats (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on
Monday as investors focused on a pullback in oil prices from
record highs and largely shrugged off dismal results from a
regional manufacturing survey. | 0 |
Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GOOG.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GOOG.O</A> has asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering on Tuesday, meaning its shares could make their market debut as soon as Wednesday morning. | 0 |
Belo to Pay $23 Million to Compensate Advertisers
The owner of The Dallas Morning News said today it would pay $23 million in cash to compensate advertisers for overstated circulation. | 0 |
Product Previews, 8/16/2004
Novell brings updated kernel to enterprise LinuxTimed to coincide with this yearâs linuxworld expo, Novell has announced SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. Though Novellâs SuSE division has marketed a commercial Linux distribution based on the v2.6 kernel, this is the first to be granted the more stringently qualified âenterpriseâ designation. Besides kernel-level improvements and the usual collection of updated software packages, this release offers improved fail-over, clustering, and resource management and comes bundled with Novellâs ZENworks configuration management software for Linux. The company claims that its AutoBuild system allows it to offer identical configurations for a variety of platforms, including x86 (both 32- and 64-bit), Itanium, IBM POWER, and IBM mainframes. Free evaluation downloads are available now and support subscriptions start at $349 per dual-CPU server.SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Novell/SuSE | 0 |
HP's Software Woe Has Bigger Industry Implication (Reuters)
Reuters - When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N)
warned of a profit shortfall last week, it blamed problems it
had combining two SAP systems, something that the computer
maker believed would be relatively simple when they were
putting together a deal to buy Compaq two years ago. | 6 |
Mini Could Get Mighty with Speakers (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - iPod mini users might want to consider ditching their earphones if Altec Lansing's iMmini speaker system lives up to its promise. Based on the same technology and engineering as the original inMotion system, the iMmini can be folded into a convenient carrying shape. | 6 |
HP's Software Woe Has Bigger Industry Implication
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Hewlett-Packard Co. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=HPQ.N&qtype=sym&infotype=info&qcat=news">HPQ.N</A> warned of a profit shortfall last week, it blamed problems it had combining two SAP systems, something that the computer maker believed would be relatively simple when they were putting together a deal to buy Compaq two years ago. | 6 |
Exercise -- the Real Fountain of Youth
Want to age gracefully? Keep moving. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic disease -- such as heart trouble, diabetes, even cancer -- and keep you feeling and looking younger as you age. | 6 |
Apple's colorful computer plans detailed
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office publishes Apple patent for "chameleon" cases that change their look. | 6 |
Playoff Boosts PGA Championship's Ratings (AP)
AP - A three-way playoff helped the PGA Championship's final-round TV ratings increase 4 percent from last year. | 1 |
Playoff Boosts PGA Championship's Ratings (AP)
AP - A three-way playoff helped the PGA Championship's final-round TV ratings increase 4 percent from last year. | 1 |
Favre Not Sure He Can Throw Fewer Picks (AP)
AP - Brett Favre would love to throw fewer interceptions this season. He's just not sure he can. "It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, and that's never more true than with me," said Favre, who was picked off 21 times last season, one less than NFL co-leaders Joey Harrington and Marc Bulger. "When I roll out to pass, I feel like there's a touchdown waiting. | 8 |
V. Williams, Rubin Lose
Venus Williams and Chanda Rubin lose to Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian of China in the first round of the doubles tournament. | 8 |
Observers back Venezuela vote
Results are endorsed by a team led by ex-US President Carter despite opposition claims of fraud. | 2 |
Terror Suspect Visited Pakistan in March (AP)
AP - A senior al-Qaida operative captured in Britain this month had traveled in March to a militant hideout near the Pakistan-Afghan border and met with other terror suspects, officials said Monday. | 13 |
Israel Seeks to Break Palestinian Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their spirit. | 13 |
Clash Kills Two, Ends Georgia-S.Ossetia Truce
TBILISI, Georgia (Reuters) - A gun battle between rival forces meant to be keeping the peace in Georgia's separatist province of South Ossetia killed two Georgian soldiers Monday and dashed a short-lived cease-fire. | 13 |
West Nile Virus Dangerous for Immune Suppressed (Reuters)
Reuters - Organ transplant recipients are at
particular risk of developing serious complications from West
Nile virus because they take pills to suppress their immune
systems, a study said on Monday. | 3 |
West Nile Virus Dangerous for Immune Suppressed
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Organ transplant recipients are at particular risk of developing serious complications from West Nile virus because they take pills to suppress their immune systems, a study said on Monday. | 3 |
U.S. to Remove Up to 70,000 Troops from Europe, Asia
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - President Bush on Monday announced plans to bring home up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia within a decade in a major realignment that Democrats said was politically motivated in an election year. | 10 |
Observers back Venezuela vote
Results are endorsed by a team led by ex-US President Carter despite opposition claims of fraud. | 10 |
Stocks End Higher as Oil Retreats
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, as worry about fuel costs crunching corporate profits eased when crude oil prices retreated from record highs. | 0 |
Pre-Teen Tries to Cheer Up the Messiah in FringeNYC's 'Jesus and Mandy' (Playbill)
Playbill - Jesus and Mandy, a new comedy with dance about a recently-dead pre-teen's encounter with Jesus in the afterlife, gets its world premiere in the New York International Fringe Festival Aug. 14-28. | 1 |
Playoff Boosts PGA Championship's Ratings (AP)
AP - A three-way playoff helped the PGA Championship's final-round TV ratings increase 4 percent from last year. | 8 |
Beach Volleyball-Cook Propels Australia to Win
ATHENS (Reuters) - Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19 17-21 17-15 win against China Monday. | 8 |
N.Y. School Tops College Party List (AP)
AP - The State University of New York at Albany returned to No. 1 on the list of party schools, while Brigham Young University kept its title as top "stone-cold sober" school in an annual survey of American college life. | 12 |
Veterans Set for Republican Convention (AP)
AP - Americans who served in the military will be well represented at the upcoming Republican convention, more so than at last month's Democratic convention or in the U.S. population overall, according to the GOP. | 12 |
Veterans Set for Republican Convention (AP)
AP - Americans who served in the military will be well represented at the upcoming Republican convention, more so than at last month's Democratic convention or in the U.S. population overall, according to the GOP. | 13 |
Congolese Massacre Victims in Burundi Mourned
GATUMBA, Burundi (Reuters) - Mourners covered their faces to block the smell of disinfectant and death on Monday as they buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi. | 13 |
Americans in Afghan Trial Ask FBI for Documents
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three Americans standing trial in Afghanistan Monday for imprisoning and torturing Afghans were given a week to provide evidence, which they say was withheld by U.S. authorities, proving that they had official clearance. | 13 |
Cornish flash floods cause chaos
A major incident is declared by rescue services in north Cornwall after a 3m-tall wave crashes through a village. | 13 |
U.S. to Handle 'No-Fly' Airline Passenger List
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to take over screening airline passengers against a "no-fly" list of potential terrorists, a security official said on Monday, a controversial function now performed by the airlines that has resulted in at least one lawsuit. | 10 |
Insurers: Charley Claims at About $7 Bln
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers are braced to pay out about $7 billion in claims for devastation caused by Hurricane Charley, making the storm the second most costly after Hurricane Andrew, industry and government officials said on Monday. | 0 |
Charley Smacks Florida, Insurers
Hurricane Charley unleashed its fury on Florida. The residual impact shouldn't be as bad as Andrew's. | 0 |
A Gateway to Recovery?
Plus, when Meg met Craig, and Lowe's is building on trends. | 0 |
Officials say Linux not a price ploy in Microsoft deal
Local government in UK says it didn't use the open-source OS as a bargaining chip; Microsoft was simply best option. | 6 |
Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Greece isn't the only country seeing low turnout for the 2004 Summer Olympics -- on average, about 8 percent fewer U.S. television viewers tuned in to Friday's opening ceremonies on NBC than four years ago. | 1 |
Outfielder Shane Spencer Rejoins Yankees (AP)
AP - Recently released outfielder Shane Spencer rejoined the New York Yankees on Monday, signing a minor league contract after working out at their spring training complex. | 8 |
High Expectations a New Feeling at Cal (AP)
AP - A short walk around the California campus this summer was all Geoff McArthur needed as proof of how much Golden Bears football has changed since his freshman year. A program that won only one game in 2001 and has the longest Rose Bowl drought of any Big Ten or Pac-10 team is finally getting noticed at a school more known for its protests than its passing. | 8 |
Sutton Adds Haas, Cink to Ryder Cup Team
MILWAUKEE (Sports Network) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton finalized his team on Monday when he announced the selections of Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as his captain's picks. | 8 |
Insurers: Charley Claims at About $7 Bln
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers are braced to pay out about $7 billion in claims for devastation caused by Hurricane Charley, making the storm the second most costly after Hurricane Andrew, industry and government officials said on Monday. | 12 |
U.S. to Remove Up to 70,000 Troops from Europe, Asia
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - President Bush on Monday announced plans to bring home up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia within a decade in a major realignment that Democrats said was politically motivated in an election year. | 12 |
Sutton Adds Haas, Cink to Ryder Cup Team
MILWAUKEE (Sports Network) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton finalized his team on Monday when he announced the selections of Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as his captain's picks. | 12 |
How the planes in Spain took off for Olivia
Olivia Mullan's office at Malaga Airport is a hive of activity. The queries come thick and fast as the summer rush approaches. | 2 |
Junction One piled them in
An estimated 500,000 shoppers piled through the doors of the Junction One outlet shopping centre in Antrim during its first month of trading. | 2 |
Power transferred in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein Crown Prince Alois has taken over the day to day running of the tiny principality's affairs from his father, Prince Hans-Adam II. | 2 |
Internet service provider Tiscali says it has sold Austrian unit (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - ROME (AP) - Tiscali SpA, Europe's second-largest Internet service provider, said Monday it has sold its Austrian unit for nearly $15 million US. | 2 |
GM to Begin Making Cadillacs in China (AP)
AP - General Motors said Monday it will start making Cadillacs in China this year, joining a race by foreign luxury car brands to sell to the country's newly rich elite. | 13 |
Champion boxer stabbed to death
Former super flyweight boxing champion Robert Quiroga has been stabbed to death in San Antonio, Texas. | 13 |
Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil Prices
NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted some bargain-hunting on Wall Street, sending stocks sharply higher Monday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged more than 120 points higher in late trading... | 13 |
Income Gap Up Over Two Decades, Data Show
WASHINGTON - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less. The growing disparity is even more pronounced in this recovering economy... | 13 |
Trial Set for Courtney Love in Drug Case
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - A trial date has been set for Sept... | 13 |
Carter Endorses Chavez Win in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez survived a referendum to oust him, according to results Monday, and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other election observers urged the opposition to accept the vote, deflating claims of fraud... | 13 |
Hurricane Survivors Wait for Water, Gas
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to help victims of Hurricane Charley and deliver water and other supplies to thousands of people left homeless... | 13 |
U.S. to Remove Up to 70,000 Troops from Europe, Asia
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - President Bush on Monday announced plans to bring home up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia within a decade in a major realignment that Democrats said was politically motivated in an election year. | 10 |
HP's Livermore opts for 'content free' content
<strong>HP World</strong> Booth intro steals show | 6 |
Penthouse Says Considers Appeal of Reorganization (Reuters)
Reuters - Penthouse International on Monday
said it expects to appeal a court-approved reorganization plan
for the unit that publishes its racy adult magazine. | 1 |
Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Greece isn't the only country seeing low turnout for the 2004 Summer Olympics -- on average, about 8 percent fewer U.S. television viewers tuned in to Friday's opening ceremonies on NBC than four years ago. | 1 |
Cubs Pitcher Kerry Wood Loses Appeal (AP)
AP - Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood's appeal was rejected Monday and he will begin serving his five-game suspension Tuesday. | 8 |
Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Greece isn't the only country seeing low turnout for the 2004 Summer Olympics -- on average, about 8 percent fewer U.S. television viewers tuned in to Friday's opening ceremonies on NBC than four years ago. | 12 |
Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera (Reuters)
Reuters - Suspected militants have kidnapped an
Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the
holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday. | 13 |
Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera
DUBAI (Reuters) - Suspected militants have kidnapped an Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday. | 13 |
Krispy Kreme Ops Chief Leaves for New Job
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KKD.N</A> said on Monday that its chief operating officer has left the company for another job. | 0 |
Cassini finds new Saturn moons
The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet. | 6 |
Oracle v. DOJ: Traders bet on Oracle
special coverage Assuming Oracle will win its antitrust suit, traders are scooping up PeopleSoft options. | 6 |
Open source on the line
roundup
Linux shapes up as a software standard for cell phone networks. Also: California sees security in open source. | 6 |
Magic Sign 7-Foot-1 Center Kasun (AP)
AP - The Orlando Magic signed 7-foot-1 center Mario Kasun on Monday. | 8 |
Defense Could Dominate in the Big Ten (AP)
AP - Following a mass exodus of offensive stars and starting quarterbacks, defense could dominate the Big Ten this season. | 8 |
Chinese End Venus's Doubles Bid
ATHENS (Reuters) - Venus Williams's bid for a second successive Olympic doubles tennis gold ended on Monday when she and stand-in partner Chanda Rubin lost 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 to Chinese eighth seeds Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian in the first round. | 8 |
Kerry Campaign Adds Veteran Strategists (AP)
AP - John Kerry is adding some of the Democratic Party's most experienced strategists to his team for the stretch drive against President Bush, including hometown allies from Boston and top advisers of former President Clinton. | 12 |
Olympics: Greeks secure first gold
Athens celebrates as Greece secure a surprise win in the men's synchronised diving. | 2 |
Hundreds feared trapped as floods wreak havoc in southwest England (AFP)
AFP - Hundreds of people were feared trapped in southwest England after flash floods left a popular coastal tourist village under water and swept dozens of cars and caravans into the sea. | 2 |
Nfld. mother arrested in Cape Breton on child assault charges (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - A Newfoundland mother accused of assaulting her children made a brief court appearance Monday after being arrested in Nova Scotia on the weekend. | 13 |
Kerry Campaign Adds Veteran Strategists (AP)
AP - John Kerry is adding some of the Democratic Party's most experienced strategists to his team for the stretch drive against President Bush, including hometown allies from Boston and top advisers of former President Clinton. | 13 |
Chavez Survives Recall, Observers Dismiss Fraud
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez easily survived a referendum on whether he should step down, and international observers on Monday dismissed furious opposition charges of fraud. | 13 |
Chavez Survives Recall, Observers Dismiss Fraud
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez easily survived a referendum on whether he should step down, and international observers on Monday dismissed furious opposition charges of fraud. | 10 |
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