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Lil' Kim Calls Conference To Insist She's Innocent
Hip-hop beauty Lil' Kim is so adamant her perjury indictment is wrong, she called a press conference to profess her innocence yesterday. | 1 |
Musica: Pesaro, al Rossini opera festival ''Il vero omaggio''
Un altro, prezioso regalo, dopo la Petite Messe, dal Rossini Opera Festival: la Cantata ''Il vero omaggio'', in programma domani in prima esecuzione assoluta al Teatro Rossini di Pesaro. La Cantata sara' diretta da Donato Renzetti e interpretata da Darina ... | 4 |
Bari - Tentano di rapinarlo e spara un arpione
BARI - E'stato aggredito, picchiato selvaggiamente da due rapinatori che gli hanno poi sottratto del denaro, ma prima che i due riuscissero a fuggire, benché stremato e sanguinante, è riuscito ad afferrare una fiocina e ad arpionare uno di loro: ... | 4 |
Microsoft Delays SP2 Auto Update For Enterprises
Although Monday was to be the day when Microsoft began pushing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to enterprises, it changed its mind at the last minute and delayed the automatic updating for more than a week. | 6 |
IBM adds four-way 550 server to new i5 product line
IBM Corp. bolstered the new eServer i5 server lineup with the i5 550, a new system based on the Power 5 chip that can run multiple operating systems. | 6 |
'One in 12 Emails Infected with Virus'
The number of attempted attacks by computer viruses rocketed in the first half of the year, according to a report published today. | 6 |
Detective Caught in Internet Sting Over Child Sex
HITE PLAINS, Aug. 16 - A 16-year veteran of the New York Police Department, who supposedly called himself a "boy hunter'' in an online profile, was arrested on Monday after the Westchester district attorney, Jeanine Pirro, said he tried to ... | 6 |
You have done us proud: Kalam to Rathore
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday night congratulated Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for winning the silver medal in the double trap shooting event at the Olympic games in Athens. | 8 |
For Wednesday AMs
AP Olympic Digest for Wednesday AMs. The supervisor is Aaron Watson. The phone number for the New York sports desk is (212) 621-1630. Reruns of stories and agate available from http://yourap.org, from the Service Desk (800-838-4616) or your local AP ... | 8 |
Chinese work ethic wins Venus praise
ATHENS (AFP) -- Venus Williams believes Chinese women can be a force in the future once they start playing more WTA Tour events. | 8 |
Swimming: After dominating, Australia and US share the wealth
ATHENS What looked suspiciously like an Olympic dual meet between Australia and the United States on opening night took a flip turn for the international on Sunday, as swimmers from Japan and, much more surprisingly, France and South Africa ended the ... | 8 |
Redskins release Ohalete
Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins have released safety Ifeanyi Ohalete, a starter for 15 games last season. | 8 |
Sharon approves 1,000 new houses in settlements despite `road map' ban
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved the construction of 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, officials said Tuesday, violating a US-backed peace plan that calls for a building freeze. | 11 |
Georgia, South Ossetia Reaffirm Agreement to Cease Hostilities
Georgian and South Ossetian officials have agreed to a new cease-fire and plans to demilitarize the separatist region. | 11 |
West Nile Virus Said to Be Ariz. Epidemic
PHOENIX Aug. 17, 2004 With triple-digit heat and nearly nonexistent rainfall, Phoenix seems an unlikely spot for this year's West Nile virus epicenter. Yet, federal health officials say Arizona is the only state where the mosquito-borne virus is an ... | 11 |
Microsoft Delays SP2 Auto Update For Enterprises
Although Monday was to be the day when Microsoft began pushing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to enterprises, it changed its mind at the last minute and delayed the automatic updating for more than a week. | 11 |
You have done us proud: Kalam to Rathore
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday night congratulated Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for winning the silver medal in the double trap shooting event at the Olympic games in Athens. | 11 |
Chavez Revitalized by Poll Win, Foes Lick Wounds
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist "revolution" and new democratic credentials with his resounding win in Sunday's referendum. | 11 |
Eight Charged Under British Anti-Terrorist Law
British authorities have charged eight men with conspiracy to murder, in an anti-terrorist round-up spurred by information gathered from a computer expert arrested in Pakistan last month. | 11 |
West Nile Virus Said to Be Ariz. Epidemic
PHOENIX Aug. 17, 2004 With triple-digit heat and nearly nonexistent rainfall, Phoenix seems an unlikely spot for this year's West Nile virus epicenter. Yet, federal health officials say Arizona is the only state where the mosquito-borne virus is an ... | 12 |
Spitzer unveils drug-price Web site
The site, which allows New Yorkers to compare prices for drugs at various pharmacies, shows a huge range in costs. | 12 |
Sharon approves 1,000 new houses in settlements despite `road map' ban
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved the construction of 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, officials said Tuesday, violating a US-backed peace plan that calls for a building freeze. | 13 |
US Warplanes Strike Herat in Western Afghanistan, AFP Reports
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- US-led coalition warplanes bombed the forces of an Afghan warlord near the western city of Herat, Agence France-Presse reported from Afghanistan's capital Kabul, citing Herat's police chief Ziahuddin Muhmoodi. | 13 |
Eight to Face Court on Terror Murder Plot Charges
Eight men will appear in court tomorrow accused of plotting terrorist outrages in Britain and the United States. | 13 |
Dollar Up Slightly Vs Euro
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted modest gains against the euro on Tuesday, as the market digested a slew of U.S. economic data that failed to substantially alter the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. | 0 |
Correction: Michael-Jackson Story
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- In an Aug. 15 story about Michael Jackson, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a judge denied a sheriff's request to release results of a state probe into allegations that authorities manhandled the ... | 1 |
Flockhart gets back on the big screen
Former Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart has signed up to take for her first major film role since the end of her television show. | 1 |
Man Loses Battle With Gulf Bacteria
HOUSTON -- A Houston dentist has died after flesh-eating bacteria invaded a cut on his leg while he was fishing near Port O'Connor about a month ago. | 3 |
Microsoft Delays SP2 Auto Update For Enterprises
Although Monday was supposed to be the day when Microsoft began pushing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to enterprises, it changed its mind at the last minute and delayed the automatic updating for more than a ... | 6 |
IBM Buys Two Danish Services Firms
IBM said Tuesday it has acquired a pair of Danish IT services firms as part of its effort to broaden its presence in Scandinavia. As a result of the moves, IBM will add about 3,700 IT staffers to its global head count. Financial terms of ... | 6 |
Motorola and HP in Linux tie-up
Motorola plans to sell mobile phone network equipment that uses Linux-based code, a step forward in network gear makers' efforts to rally around a standard. | 6 |
Australia hails Athens hero Thorpe
ATHENS, Greece -- Ian Thorpe was hailed as his nation's "greatest Olympian ever" by Australian Prime Minister John Howard following his dramatic victory in the 200 meters freestyle swimming final at the Athens Olympics. | 8 |
Aftershock: Brown rips team's lack of effort
ATHENS, Greece -- Larry Brown was despondent, the head of the US selection committee was defensive and an irritated Allen Iverson was hanging up on callers who asked what went wrong. | 8 |
Olympics: China Halfway to Completing Medals Plan
ATHENS (Reuters) - China led the Olympic medal race going into the fourth day of competition on Tuesday with 10 golds. | 8 |
Greece grabs first gold
HOST nation Greece grabbed its first gold medal of the Athens Olympics this morning when Nikolaos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis won the men's three-metre synchronised diving after China's favourites suffered a no-dive. | 8 |
Were the judges by any chance French?
Kosuke Kitajima's technique may get a sharper eye from officials today in the 200-meter breaststroke race. | 8 |
Iran's Olympic snub
Iran's transparent decision to boycott head-to-head competitions against Israeli athletes is an assault on the Olympic ideal. It needs to be dealt with swiftly and sternly. Instead, the International Judo Federation could not find enough executive members ... | 8 |
They built it, but no one comes
"It's sad," the British visitor to Athens said, shaking her head. "It's sad that nobody is here, buying tickets to the Olympics. People should be out there telling people that Athens is great. It's a great experience." ... | 8 |
I'll be No.1 - Owen
Michael Owen is confident that he will be a success at Real Madrid following his £8m move from Liverpool. | 8 |
Briton killed by Olympic athlete
A Briton has been knocked over and killed in Athens by an Olympic competitor driving to an event. Errol Strachan, 45, was walking in the city centre when he was hit. | 8 |
Owen gives Sven backing
Michael Owen today insisted that Sven-Goran Eriksson has the full backing of the England squad and warned that the coach should not be underestimated. | 8 |
Hewitt in sharp form in Washington
WASHINGTON -- Lleyton Hewitt launched his ATP Washington Classic campaign with a 6-1 6-2 first round win over Kenneth Carlsen of Denmark. | 8 |
Kobe win on sex life of accuser
Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case suffered yet another setback yesterday when a court shot down their last-ditch attempt to keep the accuser's sex life out of the looming trial. | 8 |
Formula Ferrari with sixth successive title
Budapest: Ferrari's relentless and ruthless domination of Formula One continued when it won the constructors' championship for a sixth successive year at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. | 8 |
Even sloppy Sox are too much
BOSTON -- Doug Mientkiewicz, who was obtained recently to bolster the Boston Red Sox for their playoff run, usually is a first baseman, good enough to win a Gold Glove with the Minnesota Twins in 2001. | 8 |
Los Angeles loves Lo Duca
LOS ANGELES -- Everywhere you looked before Monday night's game at Dodger Stadium, there he was. Paul Lo Duca, the thirtysomething mother of two. Paul Lo Duca, the dude with the thick beard and the backward Dodgers cap. Paul Lo Duca, the guy with the beer ... | 8 |
NL Wrap: Pujols Drives in Five Runs as Cardinals Rout Reds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Albert Pujols homered for the fifth time in the last four games and drove in five runs as the St Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in National League play at Busch Stadium on Monday. | 8 |
Packers-Seahawks scoring summary
FIRST QUARTER: K Ryan Longwell 47-yard field goal at 9:03. Key plays: QB Brett Favre opened the drive with a 7-yard pass to WR Donald Driver to GB 39. RB Ahman Green 3-yard run, plus 5-yard facemask penalty on Seattle moved ball to GB 47. Favre 11-yard ... | 8 |
Payton: I won't play for Celtics
All veteran point guard Gary Payton wants is a little respect. And to play for a team other than the Boston Celtics. | 8 |
Burundi authorizes UN camp for Congolese refugees
GENEVA, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The government of Burundi has authorized the United Nations to set up a camp for newly-arrived Congolese refugees following the horrific attack on the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi last Friday, UN officials said here ... | 11 |
75% of 10th-graders pass graduation exam
Three out of four California 10th-graders have passed the high school graduation test they now need to earn a diploma -- but tens of thousands failed and will have to try again, state schools chief Jack O'Connell announced Monday. | 11 |
Oil prices ease on Venezuela optimism
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices have eased as fears of supply disruptions recede following a convincing referendum victory in Venezuela for President Hugo Chavez. | 11 |
200 apps clash with XP SP2
Consumers will be offered a major upgrade of Windows XP after Microsoft releases Service Pack 2 through Windows Update later this week. | 11 |
Two new Saturnian moons
Two new moons orbiting between Mimas and Enceladus, discovered by the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, may be the smallest bodies so far seen around the ringed planet. | 11 |
Intel Delays LCOS chips for HDTV
LCOS technology sandwiches a layer of liquid crystal between a cover glass and a highly reflective, mirror-like surface patterned with pixels that sits on top of a silicon chip. These layers form a microdisplay that can be used in projection displays such ... | 11 |
Greek Sprinters Shocked by Accusations
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's top two athletes, facing a state prosecutor's investigation over failed drug tests and a motorbike crash, left the hospital on Tuesday declaring they were innocent and should be allowed to compete in the ... | 11 |
Team USA gets lesson in humility
ATHENS, Greece -- I didn't need to see Puerto Rico rout the United States to know that the world is playing great basketball, didn't need to see the United States shoot 35 percent to know that the youngest team we've ever sent to the Olympics has no ... | 11 |
Iacocca driven to diabetes funding
On a mission to cure the disease that claimed his wife 21 years ago, business guru Lee Iacocca is urging ordinary Americans to each donate a few bucks to back promising juvenile diabetes research in Boston. | 11 |
Heart drugs may also slow down AIDS virus
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Statin drugs that lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease may also help slow down the AIDS virus. Statins alone given to HIV-infected patients suppress the virus. | 11 |
Hurricane Hugo
VENEZUELA'S combustible President Hugo Chavez may have survived a recall. But he has miles to go to reknit his fractured and globally important country. | 11 |
One Georgian soldier killed, two wounded in South Ossetia
MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- A soldier from the Georgian peacekeeping contingent was killed and two others were wounded overnight Tuesday in fire exchanges in the country's separatist region of South Ossetia, three days after a cease-fire agreement went ... | 11 |
Rumsfeld Warns Against Fixing Intelligence in 'Single Stroke'
ASHINGTON, Aug. 17 Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and a key Senate chairman signaled today that they favor a slower, more cautious approach to revamping the United States intelligence network than has been advocated by the Sept. | 12 |
Study finds wide differences in prescription costs
Prescription drug prices for the same medication not only vary widely throughout New York state but even within counties, a study issued by the Attorney General's office said. | 12 |
Tapes Show Peterson Denying Involvement
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Aug. 17, 2004 Quizzed by his lover about the disappearance of his wife, Scott Peterson told her in a recorded phone conversation played in court Tuesday that that "I could never do anything like this." ... | 12 |
Jury rejects family of Derrick Thomas' claims against General Motors
The family of former Kansas City Chiefs star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the Jan. 2000 crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker, a jury ruled Tuesday. | 12 |
Eight Charged Under British Anti-Terrorist Law
British authorities have charged eight men with conspiracy to murder, in an anti-terrorist round-up spurred by information gathered from a computer expert arrested in Pakistan last month. | 13 |
Former Haitian death-squad leader freed
Port-au-Prince A jury acquitted former paramilitary leader Louis-Jodel Chamblain of murder charges on Tuesday after a 14-hour trial that angered human-rights groups who blamed the country's US-backed government. | 13 |
Charley Cleanup Boosting Retailers' Sales (AP)
AP - Home improvement chains are benefiting from Hurricane Charley's aftermath as residents begin the process of repairing their homes from the damage. | 0 |
J.C. Penney Posts Operating Profit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator J.C. Penney Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JCP.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JCP.N</A> on Tuesday posted a quarterly operating profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on inventory controls and strong sales of jeans, home furnishings and career clothes. | 0 |
Halliburton Now Says It Will Not Get Extension From Army
The company said today that the United States Army had decided not to grant it additional time to substantiate its costs in Iraq and Kuwait. | 0 |
McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone
The $86 million deal for the private business security software maker might be a steal. | 0 |
Mobile Boohoo for Sohu
China Mobile suspends the Chinese Web portal for a year. | 0 |
Papa's Loss Is Lucille's Gain
Lucille Farms benefits from the rising price of cheese. | 0 |
Google prepares to wrap up share auction (AFP)
AFP - Google Inc prepared to wrap up an extraordinary share auction, meaning a final price in the multi-billion-dollar listing will be announced within days. | 6 |
Gateway: hang onto your hard drive
New service plan lets customers keep old drives after replacement to protect data. | 6 |
RealNetworks Goes After iPod With Price War
RealNetworks Goes After iPod With Price War
RealNetworks on Tuesday halved the prices for downloaded songs to $0.49 to win customers away from Apple Computer's iPod craze. RealNetworks has recently launched its "Harmony" technology which makes its song downloads compatible with Apple's iPod technology. Apple currently has a firm grasp ... | 6 |
Netscape Browser 7.2 Released by AOL
Netscape Browser 7.2 Released by AOL
America Online has just released Netscape 7.2. Based on Mozilla 1.7, this latest version features better popup blocking, vCard support, an improved junk mail algorithm, better standards support, performance enhancements and several hundred other bug fixes. It also includes patches for recent security vulnerabilities according ... | 6 |
Phelps Wins Third Gold, on 800 Relay Team (AP)
AP - Klete Keller narrowly held off Ian Thorpe at the wall to help the United States win gold over the Australians in the 800-meter freestyle relay Tuesday night. The victory gave Michael Phelps, who led off for the Americans, his third gold medal of the Olympics. | 8 |
Jury Rejects Thomas Family's GM Claims (AP)
AP - The family of former Kansas City Chiefs star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the Jan. 2000 crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker, a jury ruled Tuesday. | 8 |
Phelps Wins Second and Third Golds
ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps took his haul of gold medals at the Athens Olympics to three on Tuesday after winning the 200 meters butterfly and helping the United States beat Australia in the 4x200 freestyle relay. | 8 |
Kerry Seen Cutting Spending on Missile Defense (Reuters)
Reuters - If Democrat John Kerry becomes
president he could cut up to a third of the annual $10 billion
in spending on missile defenses, but overall defense
expenditure would stay high, analysts said this week. | 12 |
Serbia changes national symbols
Serbia's parliament has approved a new national emblem and anthem. It is dropping a five-pointed communist star and restoring a coat-of-arms that was last used in the 19th century. | 2 |
New U.N. Governor Signals Push on Kosovo Status
Kosovo's new U.N. governor Tuesday pledged a drive to resolve the province's final status, warning the West had failed to read the frustrations that fueled ethnic riots in March. | 2 |
Britain charges eight with terrorist offences
British police on Tuesday filed charges of conspiracy to murder and other offences against eight terrorist suspects -- including an alleged top al Qaeda operative charged with possessing plans of financial ... | 2 |
Swiss International Air Lines reports first-ever quarterly profit
The supervisory board of oil refiner PKN Orlen SA, one of Poland's largest companies, dismissed the firm's chief executive Tuesday over irregularities in his election to the post last month. | 2 |
Federer crashes but Roddick survives Olympic scare (AFP)
AFP - World No 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament when he lost to unseeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. | 2 |
Russia Following Schroeder Adoption (AP)
AP - Thousands of Russian children are adopted by foreigners every year — but few go to such high-profile homes as the leader of Germany. | 2 |
Swisscom says it is in talks to buy Telekom Austria (AFP)
AFP - Swiss telecommunications group Swisscom said it was in talks with Austrian state holding company OeIAG and Telekom Austria about buying the Austrian operator. | 2 |
Godolphin standardbearer Sulamani lands International (AFP)
AFP - Sulamani added further lustre to Godolphin's golden summer with victory in the Group One International Stakes on the first day of the York festival. | 2 |
European cosmetics chain Sephora to open Canadian store in Toronto (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - European cosmetics chain Sephora USA will open its first Canadian store in Toronto's Eaton Centre in November. | 2 |
US brokers Afghanistan ceasefire
US officials broker a truce between rival factions in the south-western Afghan city of Herat after heavy fighting. | 2 |
Federer crashes but Roddick survives Olympic scare (AFP)
AFP - World No 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament when he lost to unseeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. | 13 |
Sudan to Double Police Force in Darfur (Reuters)
Reuters - Sudan plans to double the number
of police in Darfur to 20,000, the country's foreign minister
said Tuesday in the face of fresh reports that marauding Arab
militiamen were still preying on stricken refugees. | 13 |
Alta officials warn 3 days later about cougar attack on boy, 5, near park (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - JASPER, Alta. (CP) - Wildlife officials were advising the public Tuesday to be cautious in backcountry areas after a cougar attacked a child three days ago near Jasper National Park. | 13 |
Kerry Seen Cutting Spending on Missile Defense (Reuters)
Reuters - If Democrat John Kerry becomes
president he could cut up to a third of the annual $10 billion
in spending on missile defenses, but overall defense
expenditure would stay high, analysts said this week. | 13 |
Sudan to Double Police Force in Darfur
ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Sudan plans to double the number of police in Darfur to 20,000, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday in the face of fresh reports that marauding Arab militiamen were still preying on stricken refugees. | 13 |
US brokers Afghanistan ceasefire
US officials broker a truce between rival factions in the south-western Afghan city of Herat after heavy fighting. | 13 |
US brokers Afghanistan ceasefire
US officials broker a truce between rival factions in the south-western Afghan city of Herat after heavy fighting. | 10 |
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. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the Web's No. 1 search company. | 0 |
Oil prices climb again tonight
Oil prices moved back towards record highs tonight amid continued concerns over soaring demand and tight supplies. | 0 |
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