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Stock lawsuit possible in telecom merger plan (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Former MediaOne Group executives are exploring a class-action lawsuit over Cingular's insistence that AT&T Wireless stock options, issued by the millions to employees and former employees of MediaOne, AT&T and AT&T Wireless, be exercised as soon as the merger closes, people involved in the effort say. | 6 |
Autodesk: Piracy in India Costs Us $367M (AP)
AP - American design software developer Autodesk Inc. said Tuesday it is losing $367 million in potential revenues each year because of software piracy in India. | 6 |
IBM Adds New Power5 iSeries Server (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The company introduces a new midrange server and expands management and support across the i5 server line. | 6 |
Blind Students to Help Launch NASA Rocket
By ALEX DOMINGUEZ BALTIMORE (AP) -- A dozen blind students from across the United States are at a summer camp this week working on a project most don't associate with the visually impaired - launching a NASA rocket. The students are designing and preparing the rocket's payload at the National Federation of the Blind's Jernigan Institute in Baltimore... | 6 |
Scientist Advocates for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
By KATHARINE WEBSTER MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A Nobel laureate in medicine says the Bush administration's limits on funding for embryonic stem cell research have stopped the clock on American scientists' efforts to develop treatments for a host of chronic, debilitating diseases... | 6 |
The Playboy Google Interview
The Google Playboy Interview In Its Entirety
The infamous Playboy Interview of Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the Google Guys, is now not only available on newsstands all over the country, but also on the Security Exchange Commission's website because of a possible SEC violation. Now, it will be more difficult ... | 6 |
Logistics, not Orioles, keeping Expos from D.C. area (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Issues such as financing, traffic and zoning laws, and not opposition from Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, are what's keeping baseball from moving the Montreal Expos to the Washington, D.C., area, Major League Baseball president Bob DuPuy said Monday. | 8 |
American, United OK O'Hare Flight Caps (AP)
AP - United Airlines and American Airlines are offering to support temporary flight caps at O'Hare International Airport, but they want other carriers also to make schedule cuts to ease delays. | 12 |
Scientists have successfully filmed individual cells migrating within ...
Scientists at the German Research Centre for Biotechnology in Braunschweig have successfully filmed individual cells migrating within a functioning lymph node. | 2 |
Man charged with killing ex-miner
A 42-year-old man is charged with killing a former miner found on his Nottinghamshire doorstep. | 2 |
Football: Smith given England start
Man Utd striker Alan Smith will partner Michael Owen up front for England against Ukraine. | 2 |
Paris air terminal back in action
Flights resume from a Paris airport terminal where a roof collapsed in May, killing four people. | 2 |
FRANCE: Nuclear Accident in Japan Raises Fears, And Hope
PARIS, Aug 17 (IPS) - The fatal accident at the Japanese nuclear power
plant Mihama last week has raised fears about French nuclear
facilities -- and also the desire to have more.
| 2 |
Text Message Leads Police to Killers (AP)
AP - A Belgian teenager fired off a mobile phone text message to her father that his live-in girlfriend was trying to kill her in a plea for help just before she died, authorities said. | 13 |
Israeli Man Linked to McGreevey Goes Home (AP)
AP - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation spoke in public for the first time Tuesday, saying he has had a "very difficult time" and would stay with his family in Israel for a while. | 13 |
Haiti Jury Acquits Ex-Paramilitary Leader (AP)
AP - A jury acquitted former paramilitary leader Louis-Jodel Chamblain of murder charges Tuesday after a secretive trial that began in the middle of the night, angering human rights groups who blamed the country's U.S.-backed government. | 13 |
Autodesk: Piracy in India Costs Us $367M (AP)
AP - American design software developer Autodesk Inc. said Tuesday it is losing $367 million in potential revenues each year because of software piracy in India. | 13 |
Man charged with killing ex-miner
A 42-year-old man is charged with killing a former miner found on his Nottinghamshire doorstep. | 10 |
Football: Smith given England start
Man Utd striker Alan Smith will partner Michael Owen up front for England against Ukraine. | 10 |
Paris air terminal back in action
Flights resume from a Paris airport terminal where a roof collapsed in May, killing four people. | 10 |
Deere Earnings Jump, Raises 2004 Forecast
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere & Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DE.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DE.N</A>, one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses. | 0 |
Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the U.S. Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills, apparently backtracking on an earlier deal. | 0 |
Real is playing for keeps in music price war (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - RealNetworks today is slashing the price of a digital download to 49 cents a song from 99 cents - a bold move in the war over digital music. | 6 |
Siemens faces outsource protest strike
National Savings jobs off to India? | 6 |
RealNetworks Tries to Core Apple
RealNetworks launched round two in its heavyweight digital music match against Apple Computer, slashing the cost of its music downloads to take business away from Apple's iTunes download service. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"
color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 6 |
Intel Delays Launch of Projection TV Chip
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. | 6 |
Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Music Customers
By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player... | 6 |
Intel Delays Launch of New Projection TV Chip
By MATTHEW FORDAHL SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. (INTC) said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year... | 6 |
Bikes Bring Internet to Indian Villagers
By S. SRINIVASAN BITHOOR, India (AP) -- For 12-year-old Anju Sharma, hope for a better life arrives in her poor farming village three days a week on a bicycle rickshaw that carries a computer with a high-speed, wireless Internet connection... | 6 |
MSN Closes Search Engine Technology Preview
MSN Closes Search Engine Technology Preview
Microsoft's MSN has closed down the preview/beta page of MSN Search Engine Technology ResearchBuzz reports.
Trying to access it now gets you this page which includes the text "Once we are ready, we will release another preview of our new algorithmic search engine." I'm glad ... | 6 |
NHL Labor Negotiations Set to Resume (AP)
AP - With two fruitless negotiating sessions behind them and only one month left before an NHL lockout, the league and the players association will return to the bargaining table Tuesday. | 8 |
Families to Read Victim Names on 9/11 (AP)
AP - The ceremony on the third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will feature parents and grandparents reading the names of their loves ones who died that day. | 12 |
Euro industrial production slows
Industrial production in the eurozone
falls by 0.4% in June from May, with Germany registering the biggest fall. | 2 |
British Police Charge 8 in Terror Roundup (AP)
AP - Police on Tuesday charged eight men with conspiracy to murder and other terrorist offenses, two weeks after they were rounded up in raids connected to a sweep in Pakistan and terror alerts in the United States. | 2 |
UK Charges 8 Terrorism Suspects with Murder Plot (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday
with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, two
weeks after they were captured in raids that followed alerts in
the United States and arrests in Pakistan. | 2 |
Eight men face terror charges
Police charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder. | 2 |
UK Charges 8 Terrorism Suspects with Murder Plot (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday
with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, two
weeks after they were captured in raids that followed alerts in
the United States and arrests in Pakistan. | 13 |
British Police Charge 8 in Terror Roundup (AP)
AP - Police on Tuesday charged eight men with conspiracy to murder and other terrorist offenses, two weeks after they were rounded up in raids connected to a sweep in Pakistan and terror alerts in the United States. | 13 |
UK Charges 8 Terrorism Suspects with Murder Plot
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, two weeks after they were captured in raids that followed alerts in the United States and arrests in Pakistan. | 13 |
Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the U.S. Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills, apparently backtracking on an earlier deal. | 10 |
Eight men face terror charges
Police charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder. | 10 |
Treasuries Up, Rate Hike Still in Offing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt made moderate gains on Tuesday after a key reading of U.S. inflation proved softer than expected, a relief to investors in fixed-income debt. | 0 |
Dollar Gains on Euro After Muted U.S. CPI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted gains against the euro on Tuesday, digesting a slew of U.S. economic data that failed to substantially alter expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. | 0 |
Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the U.S. Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills, apparently backtracking on an earlier deal. | 0 |
High oil prices hit China growth
Rising oil prices are expected to hit China's growth rate this year. | 0 |
US prices in surprise July slide
US consumer prices fell by 0.1% in July, the first fall this year, reducing the chances of a September interest rate rise. | 0 |
Brazil chief banker joins cabinet
The governor of Brazil's Central Bank is given cabinet status despite facing allegations of tax evasion. | 0 |
Placing Orders With Your Brokerage
You have many options when ordering -- choose what's best for you. | 0 |
RealNetworks Tries to Core Apple (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - RealNetworks really knows how to pick a fight. First, the Seattle-based company landed a sucker punch on Apple Computer last month with its new Harmony technology that allows songs sold from Real's online music store to play on Apple's iPod digital music player. | 6 |
Google IPO Awaits Final Approval
In a sign that Google Inc. (GOOG)'s initial public offering is imminent, the Internet search company has asked federal regulators to give final approval to the paperwork required for its stock sale. | 6 |
With Nowhere to Go, Hurricane Homeless Await Help
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Kathy Tooker has staked out a space for herself and her four kids on the linoleum floor of a Red Cross shelter and filled it with an inflatable mattress, gym mats, a crib for the baby and bags of clothes and toys. | 12 |
Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the U.S. Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills, apparently backtracking on an earlier deal. | 12 |
Eight men face UK terror charges
UK police charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder. | 2 |
Charges laid against eight terror suspects (AFP)
AFP - Eight men arrested in an anti-terror swoop in London and other parts of England two weeks ago were charged with conspiracy to murder and other terrorist-related activities. | 2 |
British forced to deny Radcliffe injury rumours (AFP)
AFP - British team management were forced to issue a denial here Tuesday that top medal hope Paula Radcliffe was carrying an injury. | 2 |
Charges laid against eight British terror suspects (AFP)
AFP - Eight men arrested in an anti-terror swoop in London and other parts of England two weeks ago were charged with conspiracy to murder and other terrorist-related activities. | 13 |
Father of Pakistan Al Qaeda Suspect Files Petition (Reuters)
Reuters - The father of a computer engineer
detained in Pakistan last month for suspected links with al
Qaeda filed a petition Tuesday calling for his son to be
produced in court and urging authorities not to extradite him. | 13 |
Father of Pakistan Al Qaeda Suspect Files Petition
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The father of a computer engineer detained in Pakistan last month for suspected links with al Qaeda filed a petition Tuesday calling for his son to be produced in court and urging authorities not to extradite him. | 13 |
Eight men face terror charges
Police in the UK charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder. | 13 |
Protester sparks security review
Olympics organisers order tighter security after a man leaps into the pool during a synchronised diving final. | 13 |
Deaths in Nigerian cult clashes
At least 18 students are killed in clashes between rival student gangs in south-eastern Nigeria. | 13 |
Treason appeal rejected in Russia
Russia's Supreme Court upholds a 15-year sentence against a weapons expert convicted of spying for the US. | 13 |
Man charged with killing ex-miner
A 42-year-old man is charged with killing a former miner who was found on his Nottinghamshire doorstep. | 13 |
Iraqis on Mission to End Najaf Insurgency
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's national conference sent a delegation bearing a peace proposal to Najaf on Tuesday, hoping to end the standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which has marred the gathering meant to be a landmark step toward democracy. As the National Conference in Baghdad put together the mission, a mortar round exploded several miles from the gathering's venue, killing seven people and wounding wounding 35, according to the Health Ministry... | 13 |
Peterson Ex-Mistress May Be Cross-Examined
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson say they expect to begin their cross-examination of his one-time mistress on Tuesday... | 13 |
Sharon Resumes West Bank Construction
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion. The planned construction violates the internationally backed "road map" plan, accepted by Israel, which calls for a construction freeze... | 13 |
Consumer Prices Fall, Housing Rebounds
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline prices dropped while output at factories and housing construction posted healthy rebounds, offering hope the economy has escaped this summer's "soft patch." The Labor Department said Tuesday that the decline in its closely watched Consumer Price Index was the first decrease since a 0.2 percent drop last November. The CPI had been up 0.3 percent in June and an even sharper 0.6 percent in May, reflecting big jumps in energy costs... | 13 |
Stocks Rise on Drop in Consumer Prices
NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term. The Dow Jones industrial average pushed past the 10,000 mark for the first time in nearly two weeks... | 13 |
Americans Falter in 100M Freestyle Prelims
ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event. Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe... | 13 |
Sharon Resumes West Bank Construction
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved bids for construction of 1,000 homes in Jewish West Bank settlements after freezing them earlier this month, amid growing friction with the United States over continued settlement expansion. | 13 |
Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the U.S. Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills, apparently backtracking on an earlier deal. | 10 |
With Nowhere to Go, Hurricane Homeless Await Help
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Kathy Tooker has staked out a space for herself and her four kids on the linoleum floor of a Red Cross shelter and filled it with an inflatable mattress, gym mats, a crib for the baby and bags of clothes and toys. | 10 |
Kederis proclaims innocence
Olympics: Greek sprinter Kostas Kederis today left hospital pleading his innocence ahead of his IOC hearing. | 10 |
Winner Chavez offers olive branch
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/697/'>CNN International: Europe</a> | 10 |
Estee Lauder Profit Up, Shares Down (Reuters)
Reuters - Cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder
Cos. Inc. (EL.N) on Tuesday said quarterly net income jumped 51
percent, bolstered by new product sales and an improving U.S.
retail market. | 0 |
Treasuries Up, Rate Hike Still in Offing (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt made moderate gains
on Tuesday after a key reading of U.S. inflation proved softer
than expected, a relief to investors in fixed-income debt. | 0 |
US industrial production rises 0.4 percent in July (AFP)
AFP - American industry lifted output moderately in July, the Federal Reserve said, a sign the economy may be finding its feet after a mid-summer slip. | 0 |
Stocks Up, Data Shows Inflation in Check
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after two separate economic reports showed inflationary pressure was held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in the same month. | 0 |
OGC and MS strike new deal
Polishing memorandum of understanding | 6 |
Costco Begins Testing Sale of Caskets
On Monday, Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST), better known for bulk chicken and cases of soda, started test marketing caskets along side mattresses at a North Side Chicago store. They're also being sold at a suburban Oak Brook store. | 1 |
Live: Olympics day four
Latest updates from Athens on a mixed day so far for Britain's medal hopes. | 8 |
Kenteris protests innocence
Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris insists he is not a drug cheat as he leaves hospital. | 8 |
British eventers slip back
Great Britain slip down to third after the cross-country round of the three-day eventing. | 8 |
Treason appeal rejected in Russia
Russia's Supreme Court upholds a 15-year sentence against a weapons expert convicted of spying for the US. | 2 |
Iraqi Delegation Arrives in Najaf in Mission to End Fighting
The delegation of Iraqis was aiming to convince a rebellious Shiite cleric to evacuate a shrine in Najaf. | 13 |
Another Setback for U.S. as Iverson Breaks His Thumb
Allen Iverson has a fractured thumb but will try to play in today's basketball game against Greece. He suffered the injury in a loss to Puerto Rico on Sunday. | 13 |
Cutting Fat, Boosting Fruit May Fight Weight Gain (Reuters)
Reuters - Modifying the consumption of
different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up
over time, new research suggests. | 3 |
Parents' Anti-Asthma Efforts Often Off-Target (Reuters)
Reuters - Parents of children with asthma
may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when
targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma,
researchers report. | 3 |
Wyeth Renal Cancer Drug Gets 'Fast Track' Status (Reuters)
Reuters - Wyeth said on Tuesday that U.S.
regulators will review on an accelerated basis its experimental
drug temsirolimus as a first line treatment for advanced renal
cell carcinoma. | 3 |
Cutting Fat, Boosting Fruit May Fight Weight Gain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Modifying the consumption of different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up over time, new research suggests. | 3 |
Parents' Anti-Asthma Efforts Often Off-Target
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents of children with asthma may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma, researchers report. | 3 |
Wyeth Renal Cancer Drug Gets 'Fast Track' Status
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wyeth said on Tuesday that U.S. regulators will review on an accelerated basis its experimental drug temsirolimus as a first line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma. | 3 |
Treason appeal rejected in Russia
Russia's Supreme Court upholds a 15-year sentence against a weapons expert convicted of spying for the US. | 10 |
Drug Shows Promise for Alcoholism
Topiramate reduced cravings in small study HealthDayNews -- A drug called topiramate shows promise as a potential new treatment for alcoholism, according to a study in the August issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. This early-stage study of 150 people with alcohol dependence found that topiramate can reduce self-reported drinking and may reduce self-reported craving for alcohol... | 6 |
Basketball: China's Yao Takes Anger Out on New Zealand
ATHENS (Reuters) - An angry Yao Ming took his frustrations out on New Zealand at the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Tuesday, pouring in 39 points as China beat the Kiwis 69-62. | 8 |
UAE wins first Olympic gold
Ahmed al-Maktoum becomes the first Olympic medallist from the UAE with gold in the men's double shooting trap. | 13 |
Last Call for Investors to Bid on Google
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time is running out for prospective investors to submit their offers to buy shares of Google Inc, the Web's No. 1 search company. | 0 |
Oil Falls on Reduced Concern About Venezuelan, Russian Supply
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures fell for a second day after a Russian state railway official said shipments of Yukos Oil Co. oil would continue and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won a recall vote. | 0 |
Can Glaser, Jobs find harmony?
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has survived longer than most in the Internet business, largely by pulling rabbits out of his hat when the competition least expects it. | 0 |
PCI: Charley not as devastating as Andrew
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), the group from which member companies write about a third of Florida homeowners insurance, said initial reports from claims adjusters indicate damage from Hurricane Charley, while extensive, was ... | 0 |
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