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Dollar sinks after Greenspan remarks, gold up in Europe LONDON - The US dollar sank Friday in European trading after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned of the dangers of America #39;s growing trade deficit and the chance the imbalance could eventually depress foreign demand for the greenback.
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US Airways warns on pensions US Airways Group Inc. has warned a bankruptcy court that it is considering whether to freeze or terminate two pension plans covering nearly 25,000 participants, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Iranian Leader Rules Out Halt in Uranium Enrichment Iran's supreme leader threatened Wednesday to pull out of negotiations if European countries press their demand for total suspension of uranium enrichment, as a new round of talks ended without an agreement to avert the possible threat of U.N. sanctions.
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IBM Debuts Power5 Server Line for Linux Harking to the belief that Linux is replacing Windows, Unix and other operating systems in small and medium-sized businesses, IBM unveiled a new server line optimized for the open source operating system.
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Roddick, Fish lead US challenge NEW YORK -- World number two Andy Roddick and 37th-ranked Mardy Fish will lead the United States in next month #39;s Davis Cup final against hosts Spain.
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The political implications of the Jaguar decision The Ford Motor Company #39;s decision to quit Formula 1 and sell its F1-related operations is a setback for the whole sport. It paints F1 in a negative light: Formula 1, Richard Parry-Jones said, was too expensive and was too slow to change.
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Canadian Sub Loses Power in Atlantic 57 crew members and Canadas newest Submarine is floating in the rough seas of the Atlantic Ocean, after the HMCS Chicoutimi lost power in an electrical fire.
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Americans Fail to Qualify in Cycling Their times were fast. So were their exits. American cyclists were simply overmatched on the speedy Olympic velodrome Saturday, all getting bounced in the preliminaries.
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Oil bonanza boosts Saudi finances Saudi Arabia is set to see a budget surplus for 2004, thanks to surging oil prices, Crown Prince Abdullah says.
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FilePlanet Daily Download Marvel Sues NCSoft and Cryptic Studios (PC) Marvel claims City Of Heroes violates its copyright. Marvel Enterprises is suing City Of Heroes developer Crytic Studios and publisher NCSoft as Marvel claims its
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Hot Wheels Hit the Road It's cute, tiny and plastic. The kids love it. It also gets 70 miles per gallon, and you can fit three in a single parking spot. Move over, Mini: The Smart microcar could be the next big thing on America's roads. By Douglas McGray from Wired magazine.
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Mitsubishi Motors, DaimlerChrysler reviewing partnership Mitsubishi Motors Corp. suggested Thursday it is in talks with DaimlerChrysler AG to review the existing partnership arrangements between them.
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Maxim Joins Inventory Buildup Chorus Maxim (MXIM:Nasdaq - news - research) grew its first-quarter profit but said an inventory buildup hurt new bookings, a development bound to weigh on revenue in the quarter now underway.
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Insurgents kill five in Tripura (Reuters) Reuters - Tribal separatist insurgents gunned down five people, including two children, in the remote and restive Tripura state in different attacks in the past 24 hours, police said on Thursday.
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Hollywood allies sue DVD jukebox maker A Hollywood-backed technology group is suing a high-end home theater system company, contending that its home DVD jukebox technology is illegal.
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South Korea expected to gain from Singapore service sectors Korea will have a lot to gain from closer ties with Singapore #39;s advanced service and financial sectors, while Singapore can capitalize on Korea #39;s efficient logistics system following the inking of the bilateral free-trade agreement, a Singaporean business
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Video game violence goes to next level What most adults might consider games for kids are anything but, say video game industry critics and two US senators. BY CHARLES HOMANS.
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Tennis: Tim slams Cup rules after defeat TIM Henman blasted the Davis Cup rule book as Great Britain today had to face up to another failure to reach the World Group. Henman and Greg Rusedski slumped to a 3-2 defeat over two days in Austria to be relegated to the Euro-African zone.
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Republican Convention Wiring a Mix of Technologies By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK (AP) -- The wiring at the Republican National Convention is rich enough to download the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in roughly 30 seconds. More noteworthy, though, is what the gathering lacks: Wi-Fi wireless networks for Internet access...
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Caps' Ovechkin Scores The Capitals' top pick in last April's draft, Alexander Ovechkin, scores to help Russia down Slovakia, 5-2, on Sunday night.
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Militants increase support for Abbas JERUSALEM -- Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in next Sunday's elections, appears to be winning support of a key constituency: Palestinian militants and their supporters.
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Syracuse football player stabbed during fight Syracuse starting cornerback Tanard Jackson was released from the hospital Monday after being stabbed in the chest during a fight outside the campus student center.
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UPDATE 1-Australia #39;s Computershare buys US EquiServe Australian financial software group Computershare Ltd. (CPU.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to buy US share registrar EquiServe for \$292 million from DST Systems Inc.
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Agassi Rolls Into Last 16 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andre Agassi kept the ball rolling for the older generation at the U.S. Open on Saturday by demolishing Czech Jiri Novak 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the fourth round.
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New Zealand court rules against Air NZ-Qantas alliance: airline AUCKLAND: National flag carrier Air New Zealand said it had lost a court bid to win approval for an alliance with its Australian competitor Qantas.
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'We're Done' Can be Predicted Before 'I Do' By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- It seems the seeds of divorce are sown long before a couple recites their wedding vows. New research shows certain relationship skills -- or the lack of them -- can predict whether two people are headed for marital bliss or a painful breakup...
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Keegan backs Arsenal for Champions League glory MANCHESTER, England - Kevin Keegan is tipping Arsenal to break their European hoodoo this season by lifting the Champions League in Istanbul next May.
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One French was killed by bullets in Jeddah The Saudi authorities said that one French citizen was killed in Jeddah city yesterday at dawn in the second incident of its kind this month suspected to be carried out by members of al Qaida organization.
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FDA defends its actions on Vioxx safety WASHINGTON - Congress is looking into whether the Food and Drug Administration shirked its duty by ignoring safety concerns about Vioxx raised by its own reviewers and outside scientists.
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News: Bofra worm sets trap for unwary A new family of worms which uses an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer is spreading widely across the net.
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Cole fears backlash from his old mates FULHAM #39;S United old boy Andy Cole fears his former team are poised to leave their critics red-faced. The Reds haven #39;t lost in the Premiership since defeat at Portsmouth six matches ago when they were being written off in the title race.
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CEOs See More Hiring, Capital Spending A quarterly survey of U.S. chief\executives showed they plan to increase hiring and capital\spending, despite recent soft economic data, concerns about\sluggish job growth and high energy prices.
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Warner Chilcott gets 837p approach Northern Ireland drug company Warner Chilcott says it has received a takeover approach at a price of 837p per share. This would value the company at more than 1.
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Teen accused of making threats about school, possessing weapons A 17-year-old was arraigned Friday after authorities received a tip that he was making threats in an online chat room against his high school, fellow students and an officer assigned to the building.
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Henman fires amid models furore Tim Henman, in common with Michael Owen, has found the target here at last. The British No 1, beaten in his opening matches on two previous visits to the Madrid Masters, defeated Albert Costa, of Spain, yesterday, 6-4, 6-2.
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NTT DoCoMo, mm02 Bring I-Mode to Europe DoCoMo has been offering its Internet capable i-mode mobile service in Japan since 1998. Now, under a new agreement, mm02 will provide DoCoMo #39;s i-mode technology to its 22 million customers in Britain, Germany and Ireland.
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Existing Home Sales Surge in September WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of existing U.S. homes surged by an unanticipated 3.1 percent in September as low mortgage rates fueled home buying, a trade association said on Monday.
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Red Hat drafts Sun exec for desktop Linux push Java engineer Karen Tegan-Padir resigns to head up Red Hat's bid to get the open-source operating system on desktop systems.
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Hopes of premature labour insight \Levels of a naturally occurring cannabis-like compound rise sharply in a woman's body when she is about to go into labour, research has found.
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Young cyber-bullies a menace in Singapore: Report High-tech Singapore has the highest incidence of bullying among kids via the Internet of any country outside the United States, a report said on Monday.
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WPP Wins Bidding for Grey, Beating Havas, Hellman (Update3) WPP Group Plc, the world #39;s second- largest marketing and advertising company, said it won the bidding for Grey Global Group Inc.
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Report: Owners reject players #39; offer, will make counterproposal <b>...</b> TORONTO (Ticker) - The prospects of an NHL season look to be growing bleaker with each passing day. The Sports Network of Canada reported on its Web site Monday that the NHL will reject the latest proposal
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Mutu forces Chelsea on to back foot with appeal Disgraced Romanian international striker Adrian Mutu lodged an appeal against his sacking by Premiership leaders Chelsea for taking cocaine.
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Merck gets good news on drug to replace Vioxx Drug giant Merck says the Food and Drug Administration wants more information, but is prepared to approve the company #39;s successor drug to recalled pain reliever Vioxx.
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Shewfelt's shining moment: Calgary gymnast gives Canadians reason to cheer (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - (CP) - Kyle Shewfelt is Canada's golden boy.
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BlackBerry Patent Case Swings Away from RIM to NTP There will be furrowed brows over at Research in Motion Ltd (RIM), the Canadian company behind the ever-popular wireless email device, BlackBerry.
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Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Duce Staley left the Philadelphia Eagles for a chance to be a featured back again. Staley has more than filled the role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who look to knock off an unbeaten
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Greenspan comments on oil prices Alan Greenspan says oil prices will have to rise a lot more before they have a serious impact on the American economy. The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board told a Washington audience the impact of
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Tanks closing in on Unit Finally, Randy Johnson is close to becoming a Yankee. The Yankees yesterday reached agreement on the players in a three-team blockbuster that would land the coveted lefthander, Newsday learned last night.
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Gatlin Wins 100 Sprint America's Justin Gatlin runa the race of his life, barely holding off the field Sunday to win the 100 meters in 9.85 seconds.
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Credit Issuers Shares Dented by Kerry Plan Financial companies were under scrutiny Friday after Sen. John Kerry vowed to push for legislation that would curb credit card fees and protect homebuyers from unfair lending practices.
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European stock markets face rough water over new accounting <b>...</b> PARIS, Oct 17 (AFP) - European stock markets could be heading for a patch of rough water with the introduction of new accounting standards, analysts are warning, saying that stock prices could be bounced around and initial public offerings held back.
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Yesterday in parliament The prime minister insisted no decision had yet been taken on sending British troops to relieve US allies in Iraq. Repeatedly challenged at prime minister #39;s question time, Mr Blair said it was a military decision
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Giants Defeat Padres 7-5 SAN DIEGO - Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating San Diego 7-5 on Tuesday night. The Giants remained three games behind NL West leader Los Angeles after the Dodgers' 5-4 comeback victory against Colorado...
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UK.gov IT: it's broke, how can we fix it? <strong>Letters</strong> Readers debate how we lost our way
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Nokia sees rise in handset sales The Finnish mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales.
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Tampa Bay vs. St Louis ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A pair of emotionally charged teams meet Monday night when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the St. Louis Rams.
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Iraq set to extend arms amnesty Iraq is considering an overall weapons amnesty as a deadline for Baghdad fighters to cash in arms is extended.
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Arafat #39;s familiar words must lead to unfamiliar actions If there are any democratic quot;T #39;s quot; to be crossed and quot;I #39;s quot; to be dotted, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat did not leave one undone during his keynote speech to MPs at his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah. Arafat looked rejuvenated and emphatic as he ...
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Fantastic fossil find by geology student PITTSBURGH - Paleontologists are hailing the discovery by a first-year geology student of a new species of amphibian, a salamander-like creature that lived 300 million years ago.
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Americans impassive entering Ryder Cup America should be an overwhelming favorite in the Ryder Cup golf matches that begin Friday on Detroit #39;s Oakland Hills course that Ben Hogan once called a monster.
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Crude oil prices tumble the largest single-day decline in more than three years -- after the US government reported large increases in the
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Khartoum, Darfur Rebels Split on Peace Chances (Reuters) Reuters - Sudan's government said on Thursday it\hoped to reach a peace deal in talks resuming on Friday with\rebels in Darfur, where the United Nations says one of the\world's worst humanitarian crises has unfolded.
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MessageLabs, Symantec team on antispam service Symantec technology will help MessageLabs offer better e-mail filtering, the companies say.
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Microsoft had agreed to sanctions, EU official says European regulators testified in Luxembourg yesterday that before settlement talks with Microsoft broke down last spring, the company had agreed to antitrust sanctions it now
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Trump Hotels to seek bankruptcy in agreement with bondholders Trump Hotels amp; Casino Resorts Inc. reached an agreement with bondholders that will reduce the company #39;s debt through a bankruptcy and leave Chairman Donald Trump, best known as the billionaire tycoon of NBC #39;s quot;The Apprentice, quot; in charge.
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Taiwan teen nabbed for running sex service website TAIPEI: A 13-year-old boy was arrested in Taiwan for allegedly running an online sexual services site and recruiting minors to join it, reports said last Saturday.
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Boeing contract helper sentenced ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A former Air Force official was sentenced Friday to nine months in prison after admitting she helped Boeing Co.
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Golfer Ryan Baca Misses Cut at US Amateur MAMARONECK, NY - Baylor senior Ryan Baca (Richmond, Texas) finished tied for 128th with a 36-hole total of 155 at the 104th US Amateur golf championship at the 7,266-yard, par-70 Winged Foot Golf Club West Course Tuesday.
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Packers place Pederson on IR The Green Bay Packers placed backup quarterback Doug Pederson on injured reserve Thursday, ending his season. Pederson broke a rib, cracked a bone in his back and tore a muscle in his side in a 14-7 loss Sunday to the New York Giants.
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OPEC Members Split on Increasing Output VIENNA, Austria - Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries were divided Tuesday on whether output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause prices to drop.
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Japan optimism pushes Asia higher TOKYO, Japan -- Asian stocks closed mainly higher Tuesday, led by Japanese banks and insurers. Taiwan and Singapore did best in the region.
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Recovery operations resume at China landslide, at least 23 dead (AFP) AFP - Recovery operations at a landslide in southwest China which left at least 23 dead and scores missing have resumed as nearby coal mines were shut for investigations into their possible role in the disaster.
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UN orders Ivory Coast arms ban ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- The UN Security Council has voted to impose an immediate arms embargo on the Ivory Coast. The 15-member council also vowed to punish key government and rebel leaders with additional
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UPDATE: Australia #39;s Foodland Net Up 19 On Asset Sales PERTH (Dow Jones)--Buoyed by one-off gains from the sale of property assets and a New Zealand department store business, Australasian retailer Foodland Associated Ltd.
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NCAA Top 25 Game Summary - Purdue at Illinois Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Taylor Stubblefield #39;s third touchdown catch of the day early in the fourth quarter sealed 15th-ranked Purdue #39;s 38-30 win over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both schools at Memorial Stadium.
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WVU Gets First Win Over Terps For Coach Rod In one of the most exciting endings ever witnessed in Morgantown, the West Virginia Mountaineers were finally able to take out that pesky band of Terrapins from the University of Maryland, winning 19-13 in an overtime thriller at Milan Puskar Stadium.
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Rogers May Seek Remainder of Its Wireless Unit Shares (Update1) Rogers Communications Inc. said it will offer about C\$774 million (\$646 million) in stock for the shares it doesn #39;t own in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.
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Bills Edge Into Playoff Contention (AP) AP - Coach Mike Mularkey refuses to do the playoff math because it's way too complicated to consider where his Buffalo Bills might fit into the equation.
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Macromedia taps into AIM AOL partner offers new version of Central kit that connects to online giant's instant messenger.
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Rice Defends Comments on Iraq Nuke Threat WASHINGTON - National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time. In the run-up to the March 2003 war, Rice said in a television interview in 2002 that the Iraqi president was trying to obtain high-strength aluminum tubes to rebuild his nuclear weapons program...
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Capsule preview: St. Louis at Seattle Seahawks: Seattle, which had last week off, dispatched the San Francisco 49ers 34-0 on Sept. 26. The shutout was the Seahawks #39; second in six seasons, and it was the first time the 49ers had been held scoreless since October of 1977.
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Key cable TV deal for Microsoft US pay TV firm Comcast is set to roll out set-top boxes featuring Microsoft software, in a crucial test for Microsoft's cable TV ambitions.
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Madrid #39;s Beckham suffers broken rib David Beckham broke his rib moments after scoring England #39;s second goal in yesterday #39;s 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup soccer qualifying match in Manchester.
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The good, bad ... and even better (Texas) Baylor fans are in a little bit of limbo now. They #39;re thrilled that their team continues to show that it can play with the very best in the country.
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Lenovo, IBM may soon reveal PC unit deal China's largest PC maker could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for up to \$2 billion.
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WTO paves way for retaliatory tariffs on US goods GENEVA - The World Trade Organization on Friday approved lists of US products on which Japan, five other countries and the European Union plan to levy punitive tariffs in retaliation for a US failure to repeal an illegal antidumping measure.
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Dell excludes UK from price cuts Dell is slashing prices on corporate IT solutions by up to 22, but only for US customers. The cuts come on the back of impressive trading figures and lower component costs for Dell, and cover enterprise servers, desktops and laptops.
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British American Tobacco Quarterly Profit Rises on Acquisition British American Tobacco Plc, the world #39;s second-largest cigarette maker, said third-quarter profit gained 60 percent as the acquisition of Italy #39;s largest tobacco company added to revenue.
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2004 Virus Activity Collaborative and More Clever, Says Security <b>...</b> The Netsky-P worm, which was first seen in March, accounted for almost a quarter of all virus incidents reported during 2004, says security firm Sophos, making it the hardest-hitting virus of the year.
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Norway goes 1-2 in biathlon sprint Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Jay Hakkinen of the United States finished seventh, his best outing this season.
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Chinese handset makers led chip slowdown A slowdown in demand for semiconductors that began earlier this year was caused in part by Chinese cellular handset makers' inexperience with managing their supply chains and forecasting end-user demand, according to the top executive at semiconductor distributor Avnet Inc.
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Group of Cities, Counties Sues Microsoft A group of California cities and counties on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.(MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , saying that the world #39;s largest software maker overcharged government agencies for
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African sugar farmers await sweet victory African sugar farmers and other developing countries stand to benefit from a new ruling by the World Trading Organisation (WTO) declaring some European sugar exports as illegal.
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Dollar Holds on to Gain From Record Low; G-20 May Voice Concern The dollar in London held yesterday #39;s gain from a record low on speculation the Group of 20 largest economies will this weekend voice concern at the currency #39;s drop.
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Rogers Communications moves to take back full ownership of Rogers <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Rogers Communications Inc. is proposing a share exchange to take back the 11 per cent of Rogers Wireless that it does not already own.
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San Diego-Born Panda Hua Mei Has Twins (AP) AP - San Diego's native-born panda, Hua Mei, gave birth to twins on Wednesday, less than a year after she was sent into a Chinese breeding program.
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CITES tightens ramin controls, may save orang-utan A United Nations conference adopted a proposal on Friday to tighten controls on the trade of a commercially valuable hardwood known as ramin, which could help save the endangered orang-utan ape.
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Mud, Debris Hinder Aid Efforts in Haiti Three weeks after Haiti's worst natural disaster in years the country is trying desperately to attend to its sick, feed its hungry, keep drinking water flowing and remove tons of mud and debris.
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Ready For \$10M Space Try (CBS/AP) SpaceShipOne was set to return to space Wednesday, in nearly a carbon copy of its historic flight in June, when it became the first privately-funded manned vehicle to go into space.
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