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Donovan shines as team #39;s leader After scoring four goals in his first two games for the US national team, 20-year-old striker Eddie Johnson is garnering headlines.
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Dead Black Watch soldiers named The three Black Watch soldiers killed in a suicide bomb attack in central Iraq are named.
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Microsoft Extends Olive Branch to Corporate NT 4 Users Though the oft-delayed end of support for Windows NT 4.0 will arrive December 31, Microsoft this week detailed the steps its corporate customers can take to continue receiving support for the OS.
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Grizzlies Quickly Match Cavs' Offer to Tsakalidis MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies didn't take long to match the Cleveland Cavaliers' offer sheet given to center Jake Tsakalidis.
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Boston Scientific Will Invest In Developer of a Plastic Stent Boston Scientific announces an investment in and strategic partnership with REVA Medical, which is working on a polymer successor to todays metal stents that would be biodegradable in the body.
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Playgirl: Olbermann Sexiest Newscaster NEW YORK - The countdown to the No. 1 sexiest male newscaster ends with .....
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Toshiba Dreams of Hollywood Toshiba is getting support from four Hollywood studios for its next-generation DVD format which is expected to be used in players, recorders and other products that go on the market late in 2005.
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Viacom Profit Rises on CBS Ads; Plans \$8 Bln Buyback (Update9) Viacom Inc., the third-largest US media company, said third-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 12 percent, boosted by advertising gains at CBS and MTV.
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Hamm Defends Gold Medal in Court Olympic gymnastics champion Paul Hamm has appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne in a bid to retain the gold medal he won in the mens all-round competition in Athens.
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Nigerian unions threaten to resume strike over fuel price hike on <b>...</b> Nigerian workers will go on strike protesting recent 25 percent increase of petroleum products from Nov. 16, a leading trade unionist said here Sunday.
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Pakistan says suicide-attack plot on leaders, embassy foiled ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- At least five Al Qaeda-linked terrorists suspected of plotting suicide attacks on government leaders and the US Embassy have been arrested by Pakistan, officials announced yesterday.
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McAfee aims at small firms with e-mail service McAfee on Monday unveiled a new security service designed to let small companies outsource their e-mail security to the antivirus software maker.
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Wireless Industry Leaders Publish Open Specifications for Cellular <b>...</b> MILPITAS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 7, 2004 -- Kineto Wireless a Key Participant in Creation of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Specifications.
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Shaq, McGrady pace NBA best-seller list (AFP) AFP - Shaquille O'Neal's new Miami Heat uniform is the most popular selling replica jersey among all National Basketball Association players, the league announced.
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9.3 economic growth for China in 2004 expected A World Bank expert said the year 2004 is going to be a good year for China as the country #39;s economy will grow rapidly with higher-than
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SUN 61, LIBERTY 51 Balanced Sun Knocks Liberty Off-Balance ith five minutes left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals last night at Madison Square Garden, the Connecticut Sun had the Liberty down, if not out.
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World oil prices plunge below 50 dollars LONDON : World oil prices tumbled more than two dollars in New York, sliding below 50 dollars for the first time in nearly a month amid reports of higher Iraqi oil exports and easing fears over a Nigerian strike, analysts said.
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Dolphins #39; fullback has thigh surgery Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad had surgery Tuesday for an infection in his right thigh and is expected to miss Sunday #39;s opener against the Tennessee Titans.
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"SBC Offers Wi-Fi Service to DSL Users for \$1.99/mo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SBC Communications Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=SBC.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">SBC.N</A> said on Monday it would offer access to its network of 3,900 public Wi-Fi Internet access points to its high-speed Internet subscribers for \$1.99 per month."
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Kerry: Clinton May Campaign on My Behalf (AP) AP - Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday that former President Clinton may be hitting the trail to campaign for him in the final two weeks before Election Day.
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Low jobs growth savages US stocks WEAK job growth figures and record-high oil prices pulled the rug from under US equities on Friday, despite soothing words from General Electric about the state of the American economy.
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Trinidad won #39;t let thoughts wander Mention Bernard Hopkins, and Felix Trinidad winces. Bring up Oscar De La Hoya or Roy Jones, and Trinidad shakes his head. Back among boxing #39;s biggest names, Trinidad is ending more than two years of retirement
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Sony Develops New Chip for More Real and Refined High Definition Video quot;DRC quot; was developed in 1997 as a technology that changed a standard television signal format to a high-definition signal format, based on the concept of establishing a higher definition signal format from scratch. The foundation of this technology was ...
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"Nice Paparazzi! \\This is a ""brilliant"" idea : (where brilliant is stupid)\\""By wearing a specially designed electronic badge that jams electronic cameras,\they will be able to prevent photographers from taking unwanted pictures.""\\""The ""privacy protection system"" being developed by Hewlett-Packard will allow\the publicity-shy to transmit an infrared signal to any nearby compatible\camera. Once activated, the camera's software will automatically blur beyond\recognition the face of anybody wearing the badge...""\"
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Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: New MSN Search Goes LIVE in Beta - Microsoft To Launch New Search Engine - Google Launches 'Google Advertising Professionals' - Organic vs Paid Traffic ROI? - Making Money With AdWords? - Link Building 101
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US wants talk on North Koreas nuclear weapons program resume North Korea threatened on Saturday to double the size of its nuclear deterrent and the United States rejected its conditions for a resumption of talks, leaving the two nations in a dangerous stalemate.
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Commodities power Goldman profit NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Goldman Sachs Group said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income rose as its fixed-income, currencies and commodities trading operation recorded sales that were nearly \$1 billion ahead of year-ago levels, driven by rising energy
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Cingular To Roll Out 3G Network Cingular Wireless will leverage the additional spectrum it gained through the acquisition of AT amp;T Wireless to deploy a third-generation wireless data network based on the global UMTS standard.
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New Bush military memos released The White House releases new records relating to a row over President Bush's military service.
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Howard Stern to Broadcast on Sirius Radio in 2006 Howard Stern, one of the most popular US radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
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US-European Mission To Solve Mystery Of Saturn #39;s Enigmatic Moon A US-European spacecraft is preparing to explore the planet Saturn #39;s huge moon, Titan. The quot;Cassini-Huygens quot; spacecraft that has orbited the ringed planet since July is to venture within 1,200 kilometers of the cloud-covered moon on 26 October.
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manufacturing output falls again British manufacturing output unexpectedly dropped for the second month running in July, figures showed today. The data, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reinforced impressions that interest rates were either at or close to their peak.
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IBM #39;Stinger #39; Database Coming in Mid-September IBM #39;s next version of the DB2 Universal Database, code-named quot;Stinger, quot; will be generally available on Sept. 17, the company said Thursday.
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Airbus to launch A350 to rival Boeing 7E7 PARIS, Dec 10 (AFP) - The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to launch a new plane, the A350, that will challenge the future Boeing fuel-efficient 7E7, Airbus owners EADS and BAE Systems announced Friday.
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Parlow hat trick keeps US tour perfect Nomar Garciaparra, the Cubs shortstop, had his choice in sports viewing Wednesday night. He could watch the baseball playoffs on television in a Soldier Field skybox or focus on his wife playing soccer on the beat-up turf below.
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Jeanne could leave millions without power, some for weeks Electric companies fear that Hurricane Jeanne could leave millions of customers without power, some for three weeks or more. Jeanne was expected to deliver another major dose
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Cerberus to Buy LNR for #36;1.9 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - Private investor Cerberus Capital\Management LP has agreed to buy real estate investment and\management company LNR Property Corp. (LNR.N) for #36;1.92 billion\in cash.
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Terrorism Act 2000 see British police search properties for naught (AFP) AFP - British police have raided three properties in the area of the northern city of Manchester under Britain's main anti-terrorism law.
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Upheaval in F1 as Jaguar withdraw The team, owned and run by Ford, have struggled since emerging from the Stewart outfit in 1999 with a high-budget, high-profile entry into F1.
| 1 |
Viagra bought online #39;often fake #39; Half of men buying the impotence drug Viagra online are getting counterfeit tablets, study findings suggest. Dr Nic Wilson from the University of London tested Internet-sold samples using a new technique that accurately spots the ingredients of tablets.
| 3 |
Expansion Alters Format With the expansion of the ACC, the men's basketball schedule will not incorporate the double round robin format in which each school plays every other twice.
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Induce Act Talks Sputter Technology industry reps say they failed to reach consensus with the entertainment industry on language for the proposed Induce Act, which would make it illegal to encourage copyright infringement. By Katie Dean.
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Movie Studios to Sue Internet File Traders Taking a cue from the music industry, film studios and the Motion Picture Association of America said on Thursday that they were readying the first lawsuits against people
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Minaya Named Power Source for the Mets Fred Wilpon, the Mets' owner, on Thursday insisted that Omar Minaya would have 'full autonomy' as the team's new general manager and president of baseball operations.
| 1 |
Typhoon Meari Passing Through Japan #39;s Northern Tohoku Area Typhoon Meari, the eighth tropical cyclone to reach Japan this year, is passing through the northern Tohoku area at 60 kilometers (37 miles) an hour toward the Pacific Ocean with a maximum wind of 83 kilometers an hour.
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Fiat, GM struggle to settle row over Fiat Auto sale option MILAN (AFP) - Top officials from Fiat of Italy and General Motors were conferring in a bid to settle differences on Fiat #39;s option to sell its loss-making car operation to the US auto giant, a dispute that threatens their four-year-old collaboration.
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Nightmare for US dream team A RAMPAGING Europe led by Colin Montgomerie put the United States on the rack when they rushed into a opening day lead of five points at the Ryder Cup today.
| 1 |
Federer aims to put out New York #39;s Bush fires For once, when the US Open kicks off in New York tomorrow it won #39;t be the biggest show in town. The Republican convention, with its threatened attendant demonstrations
| 1 |
Pioneer IBM's exit from PC business seen as turning point (AFP) AFP - IBM's deal to sell its personal computer business to China's Lenovo, a move likely to reshape the industry, signals the PC has evolved into a mass consumer item with little profit, analysts say.
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Oracle makes #39;final offer #39; for PeopleSoft ORACLE chief executive Larry Ellison has increased his companys offer for rival software company PeopleSoft, and set a deadline for the first time since the hostile takeover bid began in June 2003.
| 2 |
Clouds are Cooler than Smoke Clouds help regulate the Earths climate by reflecting sunlight into space, thus cooling the surface. When cloud patterns change, they modify the Earths energy balance in turn, and temperatures on the Earths surface.
| 3 |
Air Canada Stock Plummets on Review MONTREAL (Reuters) - Shares of Air Canada (AC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) fell by more than half on Wednesday, after the Toronto Stock Exchange said it was reviewing the company #39;s stock to determine if it meets listing requirements.
| 2 |
FCC: 8M Wireless Users Keep Cell Numbers Nearly 8 million mobile phone users have switched carriers and kept their cell numbers since a new rule allowing that flexibility went into effect one year ago, the Federal Communications Commission disclosed Tuesday.
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Callaghan back on Tufts soccer field After missing the first four games of the season with a hamstring injury, Northborough's Sarah Callaghan has returned to the Tufts University women's soccer team.
| 1 |
Frances Plows Ashore in Panhandle PANACEA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Frances plowed ashore on the Florida Panhandle on Monday, its second U.S...
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AP: Group Discovers John the Baptist Cave (AP) AP - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples #151; a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water.
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Religious Forum in Indonesia Aims to Blunt Radicals YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, called on all religions Monday to rise up against terrorism and show that faith could be a force for peace.
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Glamorgan relieved by new TV deal Glamorgan chairman Paul Russell has welcomed the new television deal for English cricket agreed on Wednesday. The England and Wales Cricket Board has awarded an exclusive four-year contract to BSkyB for Test matches, which will run until 2009.
| 1 |
Padres Sign Jackson and Garcia to Minors (AP) AP - The San Diego Padres signed infielders Damian Jackson and Jesse Garcia to minor league contracts Wednesday and invited them to spring training.
| 1 |
Ex-Colt Counsels Ramsey Former Colts quarterback Bert Jones has lent advice and guidance to fellow Ruston, La., native Patrick Ramsey on everything from hunting to deal with life in the NFL.
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Delphi to cut 8,500 jobs, post 350-million-dollar loss in 2005 New York (dpa) - Delphi Corp., the world #39;s largest auto-parts maker, said Friday that it will cut 8,500 jobs, or nearly 5 per cent of its workforce, next year while it also announced that it would post losses for the fourth quarter and for 2005.
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Peace team urges Sadr to call off uprising: Militia positions pounded NAJAF, Aug 17: An Iraqi peace delegation urged Shia leader Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday to call off his uprising in Najaf, and on the battlefront US troops pounded militia positions near the country #39;s holiest sites.
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Pakistan Raids Terror Hideout; 4 Killed (AP) AP - Pakistani troops acting on a tip raided a terrorist hideout Monday in a remote tribal region, sparking a shootout that left four foreigners dead and several wounded, an army spokesman said.
| 0 |
Oil at \$47, Economic Impact Seen as Muted LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices surged to a new high above \$47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand.
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Talbots Cuts Earnings View on Slow Sales (AP) AP - Talbots Inc., the women's clothing retailer, cut its third-quarter earnings forecast Wednesday, citing low September sales.
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Researcher says authorities will stay ahead of drug cheats An Australian researcher who helped develop a revolutionary blood-doping test said Friday more sophisticated versions are on the way that could nab all drug cheats within two years.
| 1 |
"Robot Helps NASA Refocus on Hubble Because of the Canadian robot named ""Dextre,"" in less than a year, NASA has gone from writing off the Hubble to embracing a mission that will cost up to \$1.6B and approach in complexity the hardest jobs the agency has ever undertaken.<br><FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2"" color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>"
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Beckham fractures rib London, England (Sports Network) - England captain David Beckham fractured a rib during his country #39;s 2-0 win over Wales Saturday.
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UN: Domestic robot use to surge sevenfold by 2007 The United Nations annual World Robotics Survey predicts the use of robots around the home will surge seven-fold by 2007. The boom is expected to be seen in robots that can mow lawns and vacuum floors, among other chores.
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Jets cruise over dreadful Dolphins SPORTS NETWORK - Chad Pennington threw three touchdown passes to lead the New York Jets to a 41-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Giants Stadium.
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Pakhalina Leads Diving Semifinals Australian Irina Lashko advances to the final of 3-meter springboard with the top score from Thursday's semifinals.
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No wonder it was over so quickly How much sweeter for the Nation to contemplate only the second sweep in postseason history by the Red Sox, the first since perhaps the most beloved Sox team in the last 30 years, the Sox of Pudge and Yaz and Looie and Lynn and Evans swept the A's in the 1975 American League Championship Series, than to ponder the implications ...
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Norwich Union moves 950 jobs to Far East Insurance giant Norwich Union has announced plans to move its business to India in a move which will lead to compulsory redundancies in Britain.
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US consumer confidence slides for third month in October WASHINGTON : US consumers #39; confidence skidded for the third straight month in October as they fretted over the outlook for jobs, a Conference Board survey showed Tuesday.
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"Enron CEO's Firm Seeks 'Success Fee' NEW YORK (Reuters) - The firm led by Enron Corp.'s <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ENRNQ.PK target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ENRNQ.PK</A> acting chief executive asked a bankruptcy judge for a \$25 million ""success fee"" for its efforts in shepherding the collapsed energy trader through nearly three years under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a court filing shows."
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US sale boosts Waterford's profit Irish china and glassmaker Waterford Wedgwood announces a half-year profit thanks to the sale of a former US cookware division.
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BFI Canada to Acquire IESI to Expand in US South (Update1) BFI Canada Income Fund, which owns a Canadian trash hauler, agreed to buy closely held IESI Corp. of Texas for C\$1.1 billion (\$930.3 million) in equity and debt to expand in the US South and Northeast.
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Global chip sales to remain flat this quarter NEW YORK, November 26 (newratings.com) - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) expects global semiconductor sales to remain sequentially flat in the current quarter, while reiterating its forecasts of at least 28 y/y growth in worldwide chip
| 2 |
Merrill Cuts Citigroup, Shares Drop Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell as much as 2.75 percent on Monday after a prominent Wall Street analyst downgraded the world #39;s largest financial
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Software Companies Not Liable for Copyright Infringement Description: A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that companies that provide software that runs two Internet-based file-sharing networks are not liable for copyright infringement by people who use the networks to share music and movies.
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Gardner Unable to Defend His Olympic Title ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. heavyweight Rulon Gardner lost his Olympic title Wednesday after being beaten in the semi-final stage of the 120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event by Georgiy Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan.
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Cambodia Reports New Bird Flu Outbreak Cambodia says it has found a new outbreak of bird flu in a province near Phnom Penh. Cambodia #39;s agriculture ministry says all birds at the farm where the outbreak was found will be slaughtered.
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UPDATE 2-GE sells India back office unit stake for \$500 mln General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s top conglomerate, said on Monday it had sold a majority of its pioneering Indian back
| 2 |
T.O. Effect Gives Boost to Eagles' Offense (AP) AP - Terrell Owens' impact is easy to see in the statistics, where the big-gain catches and flashy touchdowns have often led to regular-season wins.
| 1 |
Prosecutor Not Rushing Into Charging Pacers The Oakland County prosecutor, David Gorcyca, said Tuesday that no charges were imminent for Indiana players involved in the Nov. 19 brawl with Detroit Pistons fans.
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Does RAND Walk the Talk on Labor Policy? RAND is not unique among government contractors in continuing to do business with the government after being found in violation of labor law.
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In Fox they trust: Panthers lean on coach to turn around 1-7 start His team was 1-7 and his list of injured players seemed a mile long. Carolina coach John Fox changed nothing, sticking with his style of cutesy little clich Des to pull the Panthers through and prevent them from quitting on him.
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Ferguson takes swipe at Arsenal Manchester United #39;s Sir Alex Ferguson has told Arsenal they got away with quot;murder quot; for their part in the infamous match at Old Trafford last season.
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France-China deals awaken Europeans PARIS President Jacques Chirac of France will return from a lavish five-day state visit to China on Tuesday with industrial orders worth more than \$4 billion, a success that is not going unnoticed in neighboring European countries and may intensify
| 0 |
Apple unwraps new iMac G5s PARIS -- Apple Computer Inc. will begin shipping its new iMac G5 desktop computer worldwide in mid-September, the company's top marketing executive said Tuesday.
| 3 |
Olympic Results: Wednesday, August 25 The first of 18 gold medals to be awarded Wednesday, on the 12th day of the summer Olympics in Athens goes to Kate Allen of Austria.
| 1 |
AMD Big Gainer in 3rd-Quarter Microchip Sales-IDC Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) captured nearly 10 percent of computer microchip market revenue in the third quarter, the highest level
| 3 |
This Boat Is Your Boat, This Boat Is My Boat, and the Hudson Is Beckoning The Woody, a modest gaff-rigged Hudson River ferry sloop, sets sail every weeknight from early spring to late fall, taking visitors for free on a two-hour sail along the Hudson.
| 0 |
Orioles lose Grimsley until June CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Pitcher Jason Grimsley is lost to the Baltimore Orioles until next June at the earliest after undergoing quot;Tommy John quot; surgery Wednesday.
| 1 |
Phone sales show no sign of slowing That #39;s according to research outfit Gartner, which on Thursday said that second quarter global mobile phone shipments hit 156.
| 3 |
Rumsfeld: Iraq Security to Be Boosted Ahead of Poll ABOARD USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Saturday that some 40,000 new Iraqi recruits are expected to join the country's fledgling security forces ahead of January elections.
| 0 |
Fockers retain film chart crown Comedy Meet The Fockers remains top of the North American box office chart after taking another 23.7m.
| 0 |
The long march to Longhorn It #39;s not just because I #39;m tired of the bovine references and the quot;shorthorn quot; jokes. No, the problem is that the future version of Windows formerly known as Longhorn in many ways won #39;t resemble the Longhorn
| 3 |
Ingersoll-Rand to Sell Dresser Unit Private equity firm First Reserve Corp. continued its buying spree on Thursday by announcing its \$1.2 billion purchase of industrial equipment maker Dresser-Rand Co.
| 2 |
SA restricted on tame pitch Port Elizabeth - England will definitely have been the more satisfied team to leave the field here at St George #39;s Park on Friday after the first day of the first Test against South Africa.
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