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'Boots' Takes Gold at the Ferret Olympics
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - While world-class athletes were grunting and groaning on the other side of the Atlantic Sunday, "Boots" went for the gold here in his own way... | 1 |
Athletics Win to Hang on to AL West Lead (AP)
AP - Mark Redman pitched eight innings of six-hit ball, and the Oakland Athletics used a three-run fifth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Monday night. | 8 |
Two accused of helping in hacking fraud plead not guilty
Two men accused of aiding a Romanian man charged with hacking into the online ordering system of the world's largest computer equipment distributor pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of mail fraud and ... | 2 |
Russian History Books Accused of Bias (AP)
AP - If you can judge a book by its cover, then the "History of Russia and the World in the 20th Century" tells students the Soviet past was all pride and glory — three of four cover photos invoke Soviet propaganda images. That goes for what's inside too: the textbook for Russian high school seniors touts the Soviet system's achievements — but treads lightly, if at all, on its failures and abuses. | 2 |
Russian History Books Accused of Bias (AP)
AP - If you can judge a book by its cover, then the "History of Russia and the World in the 20th Century" tells students the Soviet past was all pride and glory — three of four cover photos invoke Soviet propaganda images. That goes for what's inside too: the textbook for Russian high school seniors touts the Soviet system's achievements — but treads lightly, if at all, on its failures and abuses. | 13 |
Bombs Explode at Luxury Hotel in Nepal (AP)
AP - At least four bombs exploded at a luxury hotel in the Nepalese capital on Monday after it defied leftist-rebel orders to shut down, police said. | 13 |
Chavez Wins Referendum, Vows to Deepen Revolution
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and offered on Monday to open a dialogue with his opponents, while vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict. | 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 |
Winfrey Picked to Serve on Chicago Jury
CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury at Cook County Criminal Court. Winfrey walked into the courthouse Monday through an alternate entrance to avoid crowds... | 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 |
Tapes Reveal More Peterson-Mistress Calls
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson continued to pursue his former mistress even a week after his wife disappeared and the search for her continued, according to telephone recordings played for jurors Monday at his double-murder trial... | 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 |
Iraq Delegates to Urge Cleric 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 |
Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark
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 |
Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment
WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S... | 13 |
Hurricane Survivors Wait in Line for Aid
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles... | 13 |
Red Sox Blow by Blue Jays 8-4
BOSTON - Kevin Millar and Orlando Cabrera each drove in two runs, and former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz made his first career start at second base in the Boston Red Sox's 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. In an unusual move by manager Terry Francona to load Boston's lineup with left-handed hitters, Mientkiewicz played second for the second time since coming to the majors in 1998... | 13 |
Vietnam Says 2 More Dead from H5N1 Bird Flu (Reuters)
Reuters - Vietnam said two children who died of
bird flu this month had tested positive for the H5N1 strain,
bringing to three the number of fatalities from the latest
outbreak of a virus that killed 24 people across Asia earlier
this year. | 3 |
Vietnam Says 2 More Dead from H5N1 Bird Flu
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam said two children who died of bird flu this month had tested positive for the H5N1 strain, bringing to three the number of fatalities from the latest outbreak of a virus that killed 24 people across Asia earlier this year. | 3 |
Chavez Wins Referendum, Vows to Deepen Revolution
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and offered on Monday to open a dialogue with his opponents, while vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict. | 10 |
Nikkei Higher by Midday
TOKYO (Reuters) - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses. | 0 |
Lo Duca Returns to Dodger Stadium (AP)
AP - Paul Lo Duca returned to Dodger Stadium on Monday night for the first time since getting traded, eager to see his former teammates — and to face record-setting closer Eric Gagne. | 8 |
Hewitt, Sluiter, Muller Win at Legg Mason (AP)
AP - Lleyton Hewitt breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kenneth Carlsen Monday night in the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. | 8 |
Ivan Hlinka, 54, Czech Coach of Gold Medal Hockey Team, Dies
Ivan Hlinka coached the Czech Republic to the hockey gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and became the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins two years later. | 8 |
Flash Floods Force Rescue in England (AP)
AP - Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England on Monday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said. | 2 |
Flash Floods Force Rescue in England (AP)
AP - Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England on Monday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said. | 13 |
Charter Schools Lagging Behind, U.S. Data Reveal
The first comparison of test scores in charter schools and public schools shows charter school students often doing worse than students in regular public schools. | 13 |
Nerves Fray in Florida as Grimy Reality Sinks In
As the initial shock dissipates, the victims of Hurricane Charley are left with the realization that months may pass before they can resume normalcy. | 13 |
The Geisha Stylist Who Let His Hair Down
Here in the Gion geisha district of Japan's ancient capital, even one bad hair day can cost a girl her career. So it is no wonder that Tetsuo Ishihara is the man with the most popular hands in town. | 13 |
Hard-Hit Havana Still Short of Water
City workers distributed water in tank trucks Monday and urged about 1.4 million residents of the Cuban capital who had no running water to remain calm, four days after Hurricane Charley roared through the area. | 13 |
Bangladesh Urged to Spare Killer Elephants
Authorities in northeast India urged Bangladesh on Monday not to kill about 100 wild elephants that have strayed across the border and gone on a rampage, killing 13 people and injuring dozens. | 13 |
Returning to Office, Dominican Focuses On Economic Woes
Leonel Fernandez was sworn in as the Dominican Republic's president Monday, returning to power after four years out of office to lead a nation struggling through its worst economic crisis in decades. | 13 |
Syrian Court Releases Rights Activist on Bail
A Syrian court has released on bail a human rights activist charged with tarnishing the country's image but considered by advocacy groups to be a prisoner of conscience, one of his attorneys said Monday. | 13 |
Fitness on the Job
More and more companies offer wellness programs meant to trim employee waistlines and pare health costs. Why is it so hard to prove the incentives work? | 3 |
Who Me, Yogi?
You're never too young to benefit, say enthusiasts of baby yoga. | 3 |
The Art of Healing
Denise Simms, 32, a preschool teacher in Woodbridge, was married in May 2003. In October she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called primitive neuroectodermal tumor. | 3 |
Gauging Dietary Wiggle Room
Discretionary calories. <br>Those two words are likely to become part of the nutritional lexicon when new U.S. Dietary Guidelines are unveiled early next year. The guidelines, updated every five years, provide a nutritional blueprint for the nation. | 3 |
IBM says SCO contract claims are an 'illusion'
Dismiss please | 6 |
Unfinished Wong Kar-Wai film dropped from Edinburgh festival finale (AFP)
AFP - Hong Kong film-maker Wong Kar-Wai's new film "2046" will not be closing the Edinburgh International Film Festival as planned because it is not finished yet, festival organisers said. | 2 |
BA set to hold key strike talks
British Airways is due to hold important talks with union bosses in a bid to avoid industrial action. | 2 |
Iraqi peace team to go to Najaf
An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants. | 13 |
BA set to hold key strike talks
British Airways is due to hold important talks with union bosses in a bid to avoid industrial action. | 10 |
Bush: Soldaten in dieHeimat zurÃŒckholen
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Athens struggles to fill stadiums
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Die Schröders adoptieren ein russisches MÀdchen
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/1542/'>SÃŒddeutsche</a> | 10 |
NYMEX Crude Oil Below $46
TOKYO (Reuters) - NYMEX crude oil futures were down slightly at just under $46 a barrel on Tuesday but traders said prices were likely to resume their rise later in the week if U.S. inventories fall as expected. | 0 |
Simms Leads Buccaneers Past Bengals 20-6 (AP)
AP - The sharpest young quarterback on the field was Chris Simms, not Carson Palmer. Simms, the second-year pro competing with Brian Griese for Tampa Bay's No. 2 job, completed 12 of 15 passes for 110 yards to help the Buccaneers to a 20-6 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. | 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 |
Passengers stranded by French airline ban
The French Transport Ministry said yesterday that it was "looking for a solution" for 150 passengers who have been stranded at Charles de Gaulle airport since Saturday when safety officials banned the budget ... | 2 |
A premier night out, Silvio-style
First it was a celebrity hideaway in the Caribbean. Yesterday, it was time for the Prime Minister and his wife to enjoy the latest stage of their summer holidays. | 2 |
Prof invents coach tenure predictor
The life of a football manager in the English Premiership is frantic, pressured and apt to end in sometimes arbitrary dismissal. | 2 |
Iraqi peace team to go to Najaf
An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants. | 2 |
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 |
North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has said no date has been set for working-level talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis and gave no indication that the meeting has been canceled, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday. | 13 |
Iraqi peace team to go to Najaf
An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants. | 10 |
Seahawks Defeat Packers 21-3 in Preseason (AP)
AP - Fourth-string quarterback Seneca Wallace led Seattle on two touchdown drives and the Seahawks took advantage of Tim Couch's dismal debut for Green Bay in a 21-3 exhibition victory over the Packers on Monday night. | 8 |
Yankees Searching for Right Mix on the Mound
During the next six weeks, none of Joe Torre's decisions will be more vital than the four choices he makes for the Yankees' starting rotation. | 8 |
North Korea Talks Still On, China Tells Downer (Reuters)
Reuters - China has said no date has been set for
working-level talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis and gave
no indication that the meeting has been canceled, Australian
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday. | 13 |
China Tests New Guided Missile Amid Taiwan Tensions (Reuters)
Reuters - China has successfully tested a new
guided missile it says is highly accurate, state media said on
Tuesday amid rising tensions with arch-rival Taiwan. | 13 |
Unfinished Wong Kar-Wai film dropped from Edinburgh festival finale (AFP)
AFP - Hong Kong film-maker Wong Kar-Wai's new film "2046" will not be closing the Edinburgh International Film Festival as planned because it is not finished yet, festival organisers said. | 13 |
Thorpe triumph ends Phelps's hopes of seven-gold haul (AFP)
AFP - Ian Thorpe showed Michael Phelps what it means to be a swimming icon, clawing out a victory over Pieter van den Hoogenband in the Olympic 200m freestyle, as Phelps settled for bronze and the end of his seven-gold hopes. | 13 |
China Tests New Guided Missile Amid Taiwan Tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has successfully tested a new guided missile it says is highly accurate, state media said on Tuesday amid rising tensions with arch-rival Taiwan. | 13 |
New York City Lowering Its Sights for a Convention Boom
With the Republican National Convention just two weeks away, signs are pointing to a modest economic boost for few businesses. | 13 |
Democrats Vie In Two Capitols to Get Corzine
New Jersey Democrats want Senator Jon S. Corzine to run for governor, while Washington Democrats want him to help win back the Senate. | 13 |
Georgia's New Leader Baffles U.S. and Russia Alike
Mikhail Saakashvili's populist ride has hit bumps on the central question of reunification with two breakaway regions. | 13 |
Three missing as flood hits village
Major rescue operation under way in the Cornish fishing village of Boscastle after torrential rain causes flash flood, trapping hundreds of people in their homes and cars. | 10 |
Britain's family revolution
Guardian/ICM poll shows parents reject 'workaholic Britain'. | 10 |
Cut-price tickets? You're joking
Despite deserted venues, every effort to beg, blag or buy a seat at the Olympics came to nothing. | 10 |
Venezuela votes for Chávez amid cries of foul play
World: Venezuelan president proclaims victory in a vote that many hope will end two years of turmoil. | 10 |
BA staff go sick as holiday travel chaos looms
Business: Holidaymakers face long queues and delays after one in 10 of British Airways check-in staff call in sick. | 10 |
Prescott secures white water vote
Politics: John Prescott emerges as a hero after he helps rescue an injured canoeist from a river in Snowdonia. | 10 |
Gulf war inquiry seeks legal advice on doctor's claims
UK: Doctor claimed many veterans he examined on behalf of government were liars or fakes. | 10 |
FBI 'harassing' protesters
US elections: FBI questions dozens of demonstrators planning to come to New York for the Republican convention. | 10 |
NHS patients will need three cards
Society: Three separate identity cards to be used to demonstrate entitlement to free care and navigate health service. | 10 |
Freeze sets in on house prices
Money: House prices have frozen for the first time in a year after several months of strong growth. | 10 |
Beenie Man could face charges for 'homophobic' lyrics
Arts: Campaigners claim protest against Beenie Man is working. | 10 |
Protesters try to stop C4 broadcast
Media: Lobby groups campaign against documentary which claims that white schoolgirls are being groomed for sex by Asian men in Bradford. | 10 |
No-frills private schools for a niche market
Education: A new player in the private education market offers no-frills private education for budget airline generation. | 10 |
US relaxes policy on visa violations
Travel: British travellers who overstay in the US will no longer be put on the first plane back home if they return. | 10 |
Google trading could start tomorrow
Online: Google says it has asked regulators for approval to set the final price for its shares. | 10 |
NYMEX Crude Oil Below $46 (Reuters)
Reuters - NYMEX crude oil futures were down
slightly at just under $46 a barrel on Tuesday but traders said
prices were likely to resume their rise later in the week if
U.S. inventories fall as expected. | 0 |
Nikkei Higher by Midday (Reuters)
Reuters - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift
Tokyo's Nikkei 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in
crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to
pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses. | 0 |
Winfrey Picked to Serve on Chicago Jury (AP)
AP - Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury at Cook County Criminal Court. Winfrey walked into the courthouse Monday through an alternate entrance to avoid crowds. But officials said once inside the courtroom, she wouldn't receive any special treatment. | 1 |
Intel Delays Launch of Projection TV Chip (AP)
AP - In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year. | 1 |
Intel Delays Launch of Projection TV Chip (AP)
AP - In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year. | 1 |
Streaking Rangers Hold Off Indians 5-2 (AP)
AP - Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. | 8 |
Florida Orange Country Battered and Blue
The devastation from Hurricane Charley in Florida's orange groves strikes at one of the state's signature industries, the ubiquitous "Florida orange juice" behemoth that is recognizable worldwide. | 12 |
New York Versus the Protesters
Hundreds of thousands of antiwar protesters are preparing to march through the streets and rally in the parks, loosening a cacophonous roar of protest during the Republican National Convention. | 12 |
Deadlines Urged for Terror Fixes
Members of the Sept. 11 commission urged Congress to impose strict deadlines on the Department of Homeland Security to close loopholes in the nation's transportation system. | 12 |
Calif. Wildfire Spreads In Rugged Mining Area
Crews battling a growing wildfire that tore through this old mining town in Northern California faced extra challenges Monday as the flames headed into rugged terrain filled with open mine shafts and rattlesnakes. | 12 |
Up To 100,000 passengers face being stranded at airports across...
Story in full: UP TO 100,000 passengers face being stranded at airports across Britain over the bank-holiday weekend after unions threatened strike action designed to cause maximum disruption. | 2 |
Suspect Admits Jewish Graves Desecration (AP)
AP - An unemployed man was arrested Monday in connection with the desecration of a Jewish cemetery earlier this month and an attack on a Muslim, judicial officials said. | 2 |
Deadline for terror arrest nine
Police have until today to charge or release nine men arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences two weeks ago. | 2 |
Suspect Admits Jewish Graves Desecration (AP)
AP - An unemployed man was arrested Monday in connection with the desecration of a Jewish cemetery earlier this month and an attack on a Muslim, judicial officials said. | 13 |
Hospitalised woman in Vietnam tests positive for bird flu (AFP)
AFP - A 19-year-old woman hospitalised in Vietnam has tested positive for the lethal strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people across Asia this year, including 19 in the communist nation, officials said. | 13 |
Deadline for terror arrest nine
Police have until today to charge or release nine men arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences two weeks ago. | 10 |
U.S. Gymnasts End Rebuilding With Silver
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U.S. to reduce overseas forces
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Thorpe gewinnt den Schwimm-Gipfel
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/1542/'>SÃŒddeutsche</a> | 10 |
Nikkei Rises by Midday
TOKYO (Reuters) - Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei average 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses. | 0 |
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