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Stocks Bounce Back as Oil Retreats
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as worry about oil prices crunching corporate profits eased when crude retreated from record highs. | 0 |
Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. appeared set to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1 search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering. | 0 |
Cassini Finds Two New Saturnian Moons
Jet Propulsion Lab -- With eyes sharper than any that have peered at Saturn before, the Cassini spacecraft has uncovered two moons, which may be the smallest bodies so far seen around the ringed planet. The moons are approximately 3 kilometers (2 miles) and 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) across -- smaller than the city of Boulder, Colorado... | 6 |
No. 10 West Virginia QB a Threat to Run (AP)
AP - No. 10 West Virginia has had a running back rush for 1,000 yards in eight straight seasons. It might be time for a quarterback to lead the way for a change. | 8 |
Olympics: Japan Sneak Through to Win Men's Team Gold
ATHENS (Reuters) - Japan revived memories of their glorious gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the first time in 28 years Monday. | 8 |
Hungary at heart
The conscientious traveller will have had a peek at a Hungarian phrasebook before setting off. | 2 |
German communities brace for U.S. exit
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 come home over the next decade - changes that will have an ... | 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 |
Australian envoy to visit N Korea
Australia's foreign minister is due to visit North Korea for talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over Pyongyang's nuclear programme. | 2 |
Cassini finds new Saturn moons
The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet. | 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. | 13 |
Donsanjh still nixing pharmacare, but premiers plan meeting to refine program (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - In his first public address as federal health minister, Ujjal Dosanjh carefully toed the government line on Monday, saying Ottawa is prepared to invest more money in medicare to reduce waiting times, but not by sponsoring a national pharmacare program demanded by the provinces. But even as he was speaking, Saskatchewan's premier said in Regina that provincial premiers will meet one more time to flesh out the details of the proposed pharmacare program before taking their idea to Prime Minister Paul Martin. | 13 |
Gebrselassie 'may pull out'
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie could miss the Olympic 10,000m because of an Achilles injury. | 13 |
Australian envoy to visit N Korea
Australia's foreign minister is due to visit North Korea for talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over Pyongyang's nuclear programme. | 13 |
Cassini finds new Saturn moons
The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet. | 13 |
Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. appeared set to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1 search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering. | 10 |
Australian envoy to visit N Korea
Australia's foreign minister is due to visit North Korea for talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over Pyongyang's nuclear programme. | 10 |
Cassini finds new Saturn moons
The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet. | 10 |
'Scrubs' star writes what he knows
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Dollar Rises Modestly
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted modest gains against most major currencies on Monday after a report on flows into U.S. assets showed enough of a rise in foreign investments to offset the current account gap for the month. | 0 |
LifePoint to Buy Province Healthcare
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rural hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LPNT.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LPNT.O</A> agreed to buy rival Province Healthcare Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PRV.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PRV.N</A> for $1.0 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday. | 0 |
Google Stock Offering Remains on Track (AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s stock market debut appeared to be on track for later this week after the Internet search company asked regulators to give final approval of the paperwork required for the sale. | 6 |
Apple hints at colorful computer plans
Will the company's next PC look like a Christmas tree? A patent filing sheds some light. | 6 |
CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer
Computer Associates has acquired PestPatrol, a company that markets antispyware software, for an undisclosed sum and plans to incorporate PestPatrol's products into its eTrust Threat Management software suite. | 6 |
Microsoft details conflicts in new XP update
Microsoft has published a list of nearly 50 applications -- including developer and backup tools, antivirus software and an FTP client -- that may not work correctly after installing Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. | 6 |
Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move
At its annual user conference in Orlando, Sybase Inc. released a new version of its application development tool, outlined plans for an upgrade to its database software and planned to preview a system for tracking RFID data. | 6 |
McAfee to buy Foundstone for $86M
McAfee Inc.'s purchase of Foundstone follows several moves in the past year to focus its product offerings and bolster its standing in the intrusion detection and prevention market. | 6 |
IBM plans fewer U.S. layoffs to compensate for offshoring
After internal documents revealed plans to send nearly 5,000 jobs to developing countries over two years, IBM became an easy target for critics of outsourcing. Will limiting layoffs take the sting out of moving these jobs abroad? | 6 |
Confidential Oracle sales data likely to be released
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said sales documents detailing highly confidential information, such as which companies receive discounts on Oracle products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made public. | 6 |
China's Red Flag Linux to focus on enterprise
Red Flag Software Co., the company behind China's leading Linux client distribution, plans to focus more on its server operating system and enterprise customers, the company's acting president said. | 6 |
Sidebar: The nuts and bolts of COM -- Objects, Interfaces and GUIDs
A quick course in how some of the most esoteric aspects of COM work. | 6 |
Editor's Picks: The Best of our Web Services Coverage
A guide to Computerworld's recent coverage of Web services and service-oriented architectures, including user applications, security issues and predictions. | 6 |
Fun With Web services!
Forget those pesky business functions. To learn how Web services work and what you can do with them, check out these useful utilities that tell you who uttered that famous Shakespeare line, for example, or even convert Sao Tome dobras to Malawi kwacha. | 6 |
Moore to Release '9/11' DVD on Oct. 5 (AP)
AP - President Bush will face a home-video barrage four weeks before the election: "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore's assault on Bush's handling of the Sept. 11 attacks, debuts on DVD and videotape Oct. 5. | 1 |
Cheering Fans Greet Jackson as Attorneys Spar (Reuters)
Reuters - A white-suited Michael Jackson
waved and smiled to cheering fans as he and his family went to
court on Monday to watch his attorney spar with the prosecutor
who has twice charged the self-proclaimed king of pop with
child molestation. | 1 |
Cheering Fans Greet Jackson as Attorneys Spar
SANTA MARIA (Reuters) - A white-suited Michael Jackson waved and smiled to cheering fans as he and his family went to court on Monday to watch his attorney spar with the prosecutor who has twice charged the self-proclaimed king of pop with child molestation. | 1 |
Cheering Fans Greet Jackson as Attorneys Spar
SANTA MARIA (Reuters) - A white-suited Michael Jackson waved and smiled to cheering fans as he and his family went to court on Monday to watch his attorney spar with the prosecutor who has twice charged the self-proclaimed king of pop with child molestation. | 12 |
Total takeover of Shell? Analysts aren't buying it (AFP)
AFP - Amid speculation the French oil group Total could attempt a hostile takeover of rival Royal Dutch/Shell, remarks by a top Total executive and market analysts suggest the time is not right for such a move. | 2 |
Cheering Fans Greet Jackson as Attorneys Spar
SANTA MARIA (Reuters) - A white-suited Michael Jackson waved and smiled to cheering fans as he and his family went to court on Monday to watch his attorney spar with the prosecutor who has twice charged the self-proclaimed king of pop with child molestation. | 10 |
After the Bell: Photon, ManTech Rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Photon Dynamics Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PHTN.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PHTN.O</A>, shares rose after the closing bell, when the company raised its quarterly revenue forecast, citing a higher proportion of sales of repair systems. | 0 |
AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images
AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images
Girafa.com Inc. announced today that the CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ properties of America Online, Inc., have signed an agreement with Girafa to use Girafa's thumbnail search images as an integrated part of their search results.
Using Girafa's thumbnail search service, search users can ... | 6 |
Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole
Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole
If you logged into Yahoo Messenger today and was taken a back by an automatic security download - don't be scared, it's no virus. Yahoo was only patching up a few holes.
Yahoo has posted a security patch for a flaw in its instant messaging software that ... | 6 |
Highlights From NBC's Olympic Coverage (AP)
AP - A look at NBC's coverage of the summer Olympic games from Athens: | 1 |
Overlooked U.S. Men's Gymnasts Take Silver (AP)
AP - Twenty years later, the boys are back on the medal stand. The American men's gymnastics program, long overlooked and often unappreciated, won Olympic silver Monday, capping a four-year rebuilding project to take home a medal for the first time since the boycotted 1984 Games. | 8 |
NFL Coaches Told to Specify Injuries (AP)
AP - The NFL told its coaches Monday that they must be more specific than they have been in reporting player injuries, saying the current wording of the policy "invites action that runs counter to our intent." | 8 |
Japan Wins Men's Team Gold in Gymnastics, U.S. Takes Silver
ATHENS (Reuters) - Japan revived memories of their glorious gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and the United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the first time in 28 years on Monday. | 8 |
Phelps Upbeat Despite End of Seven-Gold Dream
ATHENS (Reuters) - The dream of emulating Mark Spitz's seven Olympic gold medals is over for Michael Phelps but the American refused to be disappointed after finishing third in the most eagerly-awaited race of the Athens Games Monday. | 8 |
Gold at Last for U.S. Swimmer Coughlin
ATHENS (Reuters) - Natalie Coughlin's run of bad luck finally took a turn for the better when she won the gold medal in the women's 100 meters backstroke at the Athens Olympics Monday. | 8 |
U.S. Sprinter Edwards to Learn Fate on Tuesday
ATHENS (Reuters) - World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards will learn Tuesday if she will be able to compete in the Athens Olympics after a positive test for the stimulant nikethamide. | 8 |
Gymnasts Win Silver
The United States men's gymnastics team wins the silver Monday, taking home a medal for the first time since the boycotted 1984 Games. | 8 |
Tens of thousands rally in Germany against welfare cuts (AFP)
AFP - More than 90,000 people, according to organisers, hit the streets of several German cities Monday to protest looming cuts in unemployment benefits, continuing a series of weekly protests against government reforms. | 2 |
Total takeover of Shell? Analysts aren't buying it (AFP)
AFP - Amid speculation the French oil group Total could attempt a hostile takeover of rival Royal Dutch/Shell, remarks by a top Total executive and market analysts suggest the time is not right for such a move. | 2 |
Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed. (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc. appeared set
to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1
search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to
price its closely watched initial public offering. | 0 |
Tens of thousands rally in Germany against welfare cuts (AFP)
AFP - More than 90,000 people, according to organisers, hit the streets of several German cities Monday to protest looming cuts in unemployment benefits, continuing a series of weekly protests against government reforms. | 0 |
Treasuries Drop as Oil Eases
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries slipped 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 |
Cassini Spies Two Little Saturn Moons (AP)
AP - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied two new little moons around satellite-rich Saturn, the space agency said Monday. | 6 |
Marshall Looks for One Last MAC Title (AP)
AP - Marshall has brought some welcome attention to the Mid-American Conference since returning to the league in 1997. | 8 |
Tens of thousands rally in Germany against welfare cuts (AFP)
AFP - More than 90,000 people, according to organisers, hit the streets of several German cities Monday to protest looming cuts in unemployment benefits, continuing a series of weekly protests against government reforms. | 13 |
Husky Energy signs seventh contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Husky Energy Inc. has further strengthened its relationship with one of China's major oil companies by signing a new exploration agreement in the South China Sea. | 13 |
Water Scarce in Havana from Charley's Passage
HAVANA (Reuters) - City workers distributed water in tanker trucks and urged some 1.4 million residents of the Cuban capital with no running water on Monday to remain calm four days after Hurricane Charley roared through the area. | 13 |
Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment
WASHINGTON - Two Army divisions will return to the United States from Germany as part of a global military restructuring that President Bush says will bring up to 70,000 American troops home in the next decade. Pentagon officials said Monday the 1st Armored Division and 1st Infantry Division probably won't start leaving their bases in Germany until 2006 at the earliest... | 13 |
Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Record
ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle... | 13 |
Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor." Stunned opposition leaders, who have fought for years to oust Chavez, claimed fraud after results announced Monday by election officials showed nearly 60 percent of voters had said "no" to the question of whether he should leave office immediately. But former President Jimmy Carter and the Organization of American States endorsed the results of Sunday's vote, which saw one of the biggest turnouts in Venezuela's history, and urged everybody to accept the outcome... | 13 |
AP: Israel Cave Linked to John the Baptist
KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers - basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher. Only a few artifacts linked to New Testament figures have ever been found in the Holy Land, and the cave is potentially a major discovery in biblical archaeology... | 13 |
NFL Players Union Files Carter Grievance
OXNARD, Calif. - The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Monday against the Dallas Cowboys on behalf of Quincy Carter, claiming the quarterback was released by the team for reasons not permitted in the NFL collective bargaining agreement... | 13 |
Iraq Delegates Urge Al-Sadr to End Fight
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters... | 13 |
Dow Closes Up 129 As Oil Prices Drop
NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher Monday on Wall Street, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points... | 13 |
Hurricane Charley Death Toll in Florida Hits 17
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Relief supplies poured rapidly into southwest Florida after Hurricane Charley's devastating rampage but some of the thousands of newly homeless seethed with frustration on Monday as they faced rebuilding their lives. | 10 |
Olympics: Thorpe Beats Phelps, Greece Wins First Gold
ATHENS (Reuters) - Australian Ian Thorpe beat arch-rival Michael Phelps in a nail-biting Olympic men's 200-meter freestyle final on Monday between the four fastest swimmers in history. | 10 |
Lowe's Net Income Up 18 Percent
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LOW.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LOW.N</A>, the world's second largest home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter net income and said earnings for the rest of the year would top analysts' estimates. | 0 |
Crude Oil, Retail Chains Boost Stocks
Stocks rebounded today after the crude oil market stabilized and well-known retail chains reported business isn't so bad after all. | 0 |
Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wednesday
Google has asked regulators for final approval to price its initial public offering on Tuesday, meaning its shares could make their market debut as soon as Wednesday morning. | 0 |
Heat Waves to Worsen Across America, Europe - Study (Reuters)
Reuters - Heat waves like those that have hit
Paris and Chicago in recent years are likely to get worse,
roasting more and more cities with ever-higher temperatures,
climate researchers predicted on Thursday. | 6 |
Trial Set for Courtney Love in Drug Case (AP)
AP - A trial date has been set for Sept. 30 for Courtney Love, who faces two felony drug charges for illegal possession of painkillers. | 1 |
Thorpe Wins Men's 200 Freestyle
Australia's Ian Thorpe soared past Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands to win the most anticipated race of the Olympics. Michael Phelps finished third. | 8 |
Outfielder Shane Spencer Rejoins Yankees
Recently released outfielder Shane Spencer rejoined the Yankees on Monday, signing a minor league contract after working out at their spring training complex. | 8 |
U.S. Ryder Cup Team Roster Set
Going with experience, Hal Sutton named Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as captain's selections for this year's United States Ryder Cup team. | 8 |
15 years after cold war, a troop shift
President Bush would bring 70,000 troops home from Europe and Asia in a major revamp of US military. | 12 |
Florida's long race to recover
The state scrambles to avoid costly mistakes made in the wake of '92 hurricane Andrew. | 12 |
Cement shortage hits US housing boom
Construction in China is one factor crimping global cement supplies and affecting 29 US states. | 12 |
When inmates create art, should they profit?
The case of a painter on death row walks a thin line between 'murderabilia' and prisoners' rights. | 12 |
Germans Wary of U.S. Troop Withdrawal
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 |
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. | 13 |
Haitian Rebel Leader Appears for Trial (AP)
AP - Jury selection began Monday for a Haitian paramilitary leader convicted in absentia of killing a businessman and ordering a massacre in the early 1990s but is facing the charges again after returning to lead a revolt against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. | 13 |
Pentagon brushed aside US vigilante in Afghanistan: official (AFP)
AFP - A former US soldier who allegedly ran a private anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan repeatedly tried to contact a US Defense Department employee here but the Pentagon did not want anything to do with him, a defense official said. | 13 |
Bush Tells Mich. Crowd Economy Improving (AP)
AP - President Bush voiced sympathy on Monday for this industrial state's economic distress but told a receptive northern Michigan audience that conditions are improving. | 13 |
Corzine Urged to Run for N.J. Governor (AP)
AP - Whether Democrats regain control of the Senate could hinge on whether Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., ignores or embraces state-party calls for him to give up his seat and seek the job being vacated by embattled Gov. James McGreevey. | 13 |
For US team, the night of decision
The women gymnasts are favored to make history and win gold Tuesday - a Wheaties box moment waiting to happen. | 13 |
Chávez declares referendum victory, but is battle over?
With record turnout, Venezuela's president survives a recall vote, but opponents claim fraud. | 13 |
Aid agencies rethink strategy
A new report urges humanitarian groups to maintain a local presence in disaster-prone areas. | 13 |
On front line of AIDS in Russia
An industrial city northwest of Moscow struggles as AIDS hits a broader population. | 13 |
From street bards to Hussein, everyone's a poet in Iraq
In this country, poetry is like national therapy for ills in the body politic. | 13 |
Even Greek grandmas root for the home team
In 2000, Greece brought home 13 medals. The Greek Olympic Committee hopes to double that number. | 13 |
IBM seeks dismissal in second part of SCO case
SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp. is seeking dismissal of a second major component of the lawsuit filed against it last year by Unix vendor The SCO Group Inc., according to court documents filed Friday by IBM. The documents, filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, argue that SCO's breach of contract allegations should be dismissed from the lawsuit. | 6 |
Microsoft delays automatic XP SP2 delivery
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has pushed back automatic distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to allow business users more time to instruct their machines to skip the update. | 6 |
CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer
WASHINGTON - Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) said Monday it acquired PestPatrol Inc., a firm marketing antispyware software to enterprises, small businesses and individual consumers. | 6 |
Gartner revises PC market forecast, warns of downside
The PC market won't grow as fast in 2004 as originally predicted by Gartner Inc. analysts, as concerns about the overall health of the U.S. economy weigh on the market, the market research company said Monday. | 6 |
Kobe Bryant back in court as his trial looms (AFP)
AFP - NBA icon Kobe Bryant was back in court for a final hearing ahead of his rape trial, as Colorado's Supreme Court dealt a further blow to the already reeling prosecution case. | 13 |
UN tries to keep up dialogue after Khartoum irked by Darfur criticism (AFP)
AFP - The UN envoy to Sudan has tried to ease the pressure on Khartoum after a flurry of indictments of the government's failure to end the crisis in Darfur drew irate reactions from President Omar al-Beshir. | 13 |
Traders Bet Oracle Wins in Antitrust Case
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Options traders have been building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PSFT.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PSFT.O</A> as investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders said on Monday. | 0 |
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