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Guardian Drivers free but no word on newsmen The fate of two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq remained unclear last night as a deadline passed with no word on their fate, while an Iraqi militant group said it had freed seven truck drivers seized more than a month ago.	0World
Boston Globe world Positions harden in Ukraine standoff KIEV -- The political crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election threatened yesterday to tear the nation apart as leaders of eastern provinces pressed demands bordering on separatism and opposition supporters pledged to block the outgoing president's movements if he didn't meet their demands.	0World
PC World JFK Reloaded Game Causes Controversy Game invites users to play the role of JFK's assassin, causing some observers to wonder whether video games have gone too far.	3Sci/Tech
RedNova technology Titanium Group Limited Launches Bundled Program With Lenovo HONG KONG, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Titanium Group Limited (BULLETIN BOARD: TTNUF) , a leading global facial recognition technology company, announced a co-marketing bundled program with Lenovo HK, one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers.	3Sci/Tech
BBC News world Euronext 'poised to make LSE bid' Exchange group Euronext is reported to be ready to bid for the London Stock Exchange, which rejected a German offer last week.	0World
International Herald Tribune US softball team is golden again ATHENS The American softball team won its third straight gold medal with a nearly unblemished run through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over Australia.	1Sports
BBC News Business Brazil to break Aids drug patents Brazil says it intends to copy patented anti-Aids drugs without permission from next year.	2Business
Yahoo Tech Cell Phone Use Coming for Airbus Fliers (AP) AP - Passengers will soon be able to use their own cell phones on commercial airliners, under a deal signed Tuesday by European aeronautics giant Airbus and a Geneva-based technology firm.	3Sci/Tech
Yahoo Sports K.J. Choi grabs lead at The Barclays (AP) AP - K.J. Choi knows this has been the best season of his career based on his two PGA Tour victories, his ability to find fairways with a controlled fade and his No. 5 ranking in the FedEx Cup.	1Sports
Yahoo Tech Sony Ericsson Setting Up R&D Center in India (PC World) PC World - New facility in South India will handle research and development for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.	3Sci/Tech
BBC News world Zimbabwe election chief arrested The head of the election campaign team for Zimbabwe's main opposition party is arrested by police.	0World
Reuters Graham Admits Sending THG Syringe to USADA Trevor Graham, the coach of Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin, admitted on Monday he had been the unidentified coach who sent a syringe of the designer steroid THG (tetrahydrogestrinone) to the United States Anti-Doping Agency	1Sports
Reuters World Iran Wants Guarantee of No 'Regime Change'-Diplomats VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran might be willing to give up its uranium enrichment capabilities but it wants many things in return -- above all a guarantee that no one will try to topple the Islamic regime, diplomats and analysts say.	0World
Boston Globe business Romney's son in Ticketmaster suit A Boston company cofounded by Governor Mitt Romney's son said yesterday it has sued Ticketmaster for $100 million, alleging the ticket-selling company stole its software technology during negotiations to buy the firm in 2001.	2Business
New York Times Tech An Online Organizer That Helps Connect the Dots Radar Networks is testing a free, Web-based application, called Twine, that may provide some robotic secretarial help in organizing and retrieving documents.	3Sci/Tech
Washington Post British Considering Protest of Peirsol's Gold Medal Victory ATHENS, Aug. 20 -- The British Olympic Association is considering whether to bring its protest of an American swimmer's gold medal-winning performance before an international arbitration panel, potentially keeping alive a fiasco that ...	1Sports
BBC News world Cat Stevens to take legal action Ex-singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he has instructed lawyers after being refused entry to the US.	0World
New York Times world New Study Puts Sept. 11 Payout at $38 Billion The families or loved ones of civilians killed on Sept. 11 received, on average, $3.1 million in government and charitable awards.	0World
Washington Post Sluman Eases Way to a 62 At Chrysler Golf finally felt easy to Jeff Sluman, and it wasn't hard to see why. From a fairway bunker on the 18th hole, he had to play a 20-yard hook to avoid the trees and reach the elevated green.	1Sports
Bloomberg Australia Reaches 70-1 Against India in First Cricket Test Australia's cricketers reached 70-1 at lunch against India on the opening day of their four-Test series in Bangalore, losing Matthew Hayden in the first session after winning the toss.	1Sports
Yahoo Politics Pressure mounts on Kenya to defuse crisis (Reuters) Reuters - The European Union, United States and United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful and democratic end to violence that has killed 500 people since disputed December 27 polls.	0World
Forbes Cocoa Trade Resumes in the Ivory Coast Despite the reopening of Ivory Coast ports that ship 40 percent of the world's cocoa, unrest and fears of more violent upheaval are still threatening supplies from the world's top producer, traders said Monday.	0World
BBC News world Iraq Kurds warn Turkey over raids The leader of Iraq's northern Kurdish region condemns Turkish air strikes, saying innocents have died.	0World
BBC News world Pakistan gives US 'key militant' Pakistan has handed over to the US a key suspect in the bombings of US embassies in East Africa, officials say.	0World
The Washington Post sports Chargers' Ball Signs After skipping training camp, disgruntled center Jason Ball signs a $380,000 contract tender on Friday night with the Chargers.	1Sports
Yahoo Tech Time Warner sees "download-to-burn" movies in '07 (Reuters) Reuters - Time Warner Inc. , the world's largest media company, plans to offer services that let consumers download movies from the Internet that can be burned onto DVDs in 2007, its top executive said on Tuesday.	3Sci/Tech
eWeek Microsoft Fixes Vexing XP SP2 Incompatibility Numerous applications, including some of Microsoft's own, have encountered compatibility problems with Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2).	3Sci/Tech
Reuters World Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 17, Taliban Hits Kabul KABUL (Reuters) - At least 17 people including children were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Sunday and another blast overnight at a religious school in the southeast.	0World
Boston Globe business Business notebook No thanks: At the launch of Oprah Winfrey's 24-hour lifestyle channel on XM Satellite radio yesterday, Winfrey said she is not interested in taking her television, publishing, or radio operations public. ``Not even for more money," the billionaire said.	2Business
ComputerWorld Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (REUTERS) - Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola Inc. said today that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related charges of about $50 million to focus on its wireless business.	2Business
Boston Globe business Providers push insurance covering theft of identity Ed Bloom considered himself a very educated consumer when he made the decision last year to purchase identity theft insurance.	2Business
Yahoo Business Global market rout halted as Wall Street rebounds (AFP) AFP - A rocky day for global stocks ended Monday with a rebound on Wall Street as US investors shook off concerns over the economic outlook and some of the speculative fever came out of oil and currency markets.	2Business
Yahoo World Germany Extradites Militant to Turkey (AP) AP - An Islamic militant sought by Turkey as the suspected mastermind of a plot to crash a plane into a major landmark was flown to Istanbul on Tuesday, hours after a court approved his extradition, a police official said.	0World
Bloomberg Ford to Cut Jaguar Car Production by 15,000 Units (Update1) Ford Motor Co., the world's second- biggest carmaker, plans to cut production of Jaguar cars by 15,000 units this year to trim losses at its European luxury-vehicle unit.	2Business
Yahoo Sports No. 7 Syracuse Defeats Notre Dame 70-61 (AP) AP - Gerry McNamara had 22 points to lead No. 7 Syracuse to a 70-61 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night, making Jim Boeheim the first coach with 300 Big East wins.	1Sports
Reuters Business Stocks dip before jobs report NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday, with investors hesitant to make big bets on equities before Friday's jobs report and as retailers reported mixed sales for August.	2Business
BBC News Business Darling outlines new banking laws Alistair Darling sets out new regulations aimed at preventing another Northern Rock-style crisis.	2Business
The Washington Post world Hezbollah Blocks Vote On Lebanese President BEIRUT, Sept. 25 -- Hezbollah and its political allies on Tuesday blocked the election of a new president in Lebanon by boycotting parliament, deepening the fierce power struggle between the U.S.-backed government and the pro-Syrian opposition.	0World
The Motley Fool Read This or Go Broke! You might be sleeping on a bull market.	2Business
The Motley Fool Jackson Hewitt's Taxing Preparations: Fool by Numbers Fast facts the Fool way.	2Business
Yahoo Science Biologists Planning to Study Pelicans (AP) AP - Pelican nesting grounds will be off-limits to the public this year at a refuge in central North Dakota while biologists plan their most extensive study ever of the big birds.	3Sci/Tech
New York Times Business A Tight Grip Can Choke Creativity A small book publisher faces off against the titans in a Harry Potter copyright case.	2Business
Reuters Sports Cubs pitcher, catcher come to blows in loss to Braves CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves' 20-hit, 8-5 victory was so frustrating to the Chicago Cubs that the losing pitcher and his catcher were swinging at each other before the game ended on Friday.	1Sports
Reuters World Somali president warns of violence in Horn of Africa ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Violence in Somalia could spill over into the greater Horn of Africa region if the government does not receive urgent help in bringing about peace and stability, President Abdullahi Yusuf said on Monday.	0World
New York Times Tech Yahoo Bidder Wants a More Aggressive Microsoft With Yahooâs board rejecting Microsoftâs bid, it will fall to Christopher P. Liddell, an outsider to the software industry, to plot Microsoftâs next steps in the bitter battle.	3Sci/Tech
The Washington Post sports Notre Dame Accepts Insight Bowl Invite Notre Dame accepted an invitation Sunday to play in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix against a Pac-10 team on Dec. 28.	1Sports
Sify Patil inspects fencing work along IB RS Pura: The fencing work along the International Border in RS Pura sector in Jammu region would be completed by March 2005, a year ahead of schedule, BSF officials told Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here on Sunday.	0World
Reuters VW Says 30,000 Jobs at Risk if Talks Fail Volkswagen AG has warned its German workers that more than 30,000 jobs could be lost if they don't agree to a pay freeze and other concessions, raising	2Business
Reuters Sports Woods could face axe STRAFFAN (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is in danger of being dropped from a Ryder Cup session for the first time in his career after Europe maintained their stranglehold on the biennial team event on the second day.	1Sports
Yahoo Tech Google says advertisers face minimal click fraud (Reuters) Reuters - Google, on Wednesday disclosed data showing that while its pay-per-click Web advertising system is under regular attack from fraudsters, virtually all such tricks are automatically detected, rebuffing critics who say its online ads are a magnet for fraud.	3Sci/Tech
CNN/SI Voeller resigns as AS Roma coach Rudi Voeller resigned as coach of AS Roma on Saturday following a 3-1 loss to nine-man Bologna in an early fourth round match. Franco Baldini, sport director of the Roman team, told	1Sports
The Washington Post sports Syracuse Fills Vacancy Texas assistant Greg Robinson will be hired as the new Syracuse head football coach, according to the Dallas Morning News on Monday.	1Sports
Yahoo Politics UN climate chief to visit Antarctica (AP) AP - The next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should deal with the "frightening" possibility that both Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets start melting at the same time, the chief U.N. climate scientist said Tuesday.	0World
New York Times Tech Chicago Moving to 'Smart' Surveillance Cameras An advanced system of video surveillance will alert Chicago police whenever anyone viewed by the cameras acts suspiciously.	3Sci/Tech
New York Times Business Germanyâs Commercial Ties With Iran Prove Hard to Cut German companies are determined to preserve their ties to a country that has been one of their most durable trading partners.	2Business
Yahoo Business Circuit City posts loss in 2nd quarter (AP) AP - Electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said Thursday it lost $62.8 million in the second fiscal quarter, on lower overall sales and a restructuring.	2Business
Reuters Tech EU court says file sharers don't have to be named BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright holders trying to fight digital piracy.	3Sci/Tech
Yahoo World Iran vows to use 'smart' bomb on enemies (AP) AP - Iran vowed Sunday to use a new 2,000-pound "smart" bomb against its enemies and unveiled mass production of the new weapon, state television reported.	0World
Xinhua WHO tobacco treaty to become law in 90 days A tobacco treaty of the World HealthOrganization (WHO) will become part of international law in 90 days, following ratification by 40 countries in the past 17 months.	0World
PCWorld news Adobe Reflects on 25 Years, Looks to Future On Adobe's anniversary, execs consider accomplishments, choices, and opportunities.	3Sci/Tech
Seattle Times Moore leads qualifying play at US Amateur MAMARONECK, NY Ryan Moore, the 21-year-old golf phenom from Puyallup, added one more laurel to a great year yesterday as the medalist in qualifying play at the US Amateur.	1Sports
The Motley Fool Campbell's Earnings Cool Down Campbell's fourth-quarter income cools -- should you sell?	2Business
Borneo Bulletin Aid workers flee after renewed fighting in Darfur NAIROBI (dpa) - Around 30 relief workers from a British charity have been forced to flee renewed fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region, the organisation said Tuesday.	0World
Reuters Business Stocks Near Flat as Oil Tops $52 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks barely moved above the unchanged mark on Wednesday as crude oil prices touched a record over $52 per barrel, boosting oil stocks.	2Business
Monterey County Herald Senate OKs $137 billion in corporate, special interest tax breaks The Senate on Monday approved $137 billion in tax breaks for corporations and special interests over 10 years, including a $10 billion buyout for tobacco farmers.	2Business
BBC News world 'Drugs will not stem global HIV ' Cheap drugs will not control the world's spiralling rates of HIV alone and poverty must be tackled, a charity warns.	0World
CSMonitor World Japan's unorthodox reformer steps down Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves behind a legacy of sweeping economic and political reforms.	0World
Information Week IBM Buys Cross-Platform Content-Management Provider IBM acquires software developer Venetica to pump up the content-handling capabilities of its DB2 platform. By Paul McDougall and Rick Whiting.	3Sci/Tech
Yahoo World German discount drug store counters weak consumer demand (AFP) AFP - Despite low consumer demand, the king of German drug stores, Schlecker, plans to open 500 new shops this year and strike fear into the heart of competitors, not to mention unions.	0World
BBC News world Potter casts spell at US cinemas The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, enters the North American cinema chart at number one.	0World
Reuters Business Merrill board weighs O'Neal replacements: sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's board is considering BlackRock Inc Chief Executive Larry Fink and NYSE Euronext CEO John Thain as possible replacements for embattled Merrill Chairman Stan O'Neal, according to people familiar with the situation.	2Business
BBC News world Kenyan sues over 'HIV sacking' A woman is allowed to bring Kenya's first lawsuit for alleged discrimination for being HIV positive.	0World
The Washington Post sports Hamels Gets 10th Win As Phils Top Astros Cole Hamels becomes the first Phillies pitcher since 2004 to rack up 10 wins before the All-Star break as Philadelphia tops Houston, 8-3.	1Sports
Reuters World Thousands of Jobs to Go at the BBC LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history Tuesday, with plans to axe at least 2,900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and trim $624 million in costs.	0World
CNET enterprise hardware news Unlocking the chip's inner Hemingway Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. In an essay in the New York Times...	3Sci/Tech
CNET security news 'First Dot-com City' auctions off sign of the times Halfway, Ore., which once publicly changed its name to Half.com, sells piece of dot-com history; Web site's founder puts in winning bid.	3Sci/Tech
New York Times Science Lab Rats May Get a Reprieve Some Day The government is studying a major overhaul of how to test the safety of chemicals, to see if robotic machinery can predict what is toxic as well as animals do.	3Sci/Tech
KTVO Space station crew cut back on meat, ate sweets during food <b>...</b> A recent food shortage aboard the international space station forced its two residents to cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables.	3Sci/Tech
Yahoo Business Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle: report (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp will authorize a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' Dealbook blog said on Tuesday.	2Business
Washington Post Tech Outlandish Gadgets in Short Supply at Show The world's premier consumer electronics show wouldn't be complete without the fanciful and outlandish: A smart oven preserved and cooked meals based on remote commands, while a 102-inch plasma TV - taller than the 8-foot walls in many homes - inspired ooohs and aaahs from couch potatoes.	3Sci/Tech
Arizona Republic SBC buys naming rights to Michigan-Ohio St. game SBC Communications has announced it is finalizing an agreement that will pay each school $530,000 for the naming rights to the annual Michigan-Ohio State season-ending showdown for the next two years.	1Sports
Reuters Business Nikkei Down After China Rate Rise TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.94 percent by mid-morning on Friday as Nippon Steel Corp. and rival steel makers took a hit following China's surprise decision to raise interest rates.	2Business
Forbes Mitsubishi Buys Shares in Isuzu Motors A major Japanese trading company is investing in Isuzu Motors Ltd., a truckmaker allied with General Motors Corp. of the United States, to strengthen a partnership in Thailand.	2Business
Sify ONGC, Cairn Energy decide to team up Mumbai: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Scottish oil firm Cairn Energy Ltd have decided to team up for oil exploration and production (E&P) in the domestic as well as international markets.	2Business
ComputerWorld Salesforce.com expands call center support SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Hosted CRM evangelist Salesforce.com Inc. began a new branding campaign this week to draw attention to its customer service support functionality, launching a new Web	3Sci/Tech
Reuters Sports Super Bowl is reunion of Parcells' proteges MIAMI (Reuters) - Super Bowl coaches Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin should not have too much trouble understanding each other's mindsets because the pair kick-started their careers working together.	1Sports
Xinhua Crude oil prices breach 51 dollars in New York Crude oil futures jumped above 51 dollars a barrel Tuesday amid concern that hurricane damage to production in the Gulf of Mexico would keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter needs.	2Business
The Motley Fool Before the Call: Stumbling at Finish Line A look at Finish Line before the first-quarter earnings report comes out.	2Business
Yahoo World Christians bring Iranian Jews to Israel (AP) AP - Evangelical Christians in the U.S. have helped convince dozens of Iranian Jews to move to Israel in recent months, offering cash incentives and claiming that Iran's tiny Jewish community is in grave danger.	0World
CNN/Money Boeing lands 200 7E7 down payments Boeing has received down payments for up to 200 of its new 7E7 planes in addition to the known 52 orders it has gained, Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher said in an interview published Thursday.	2Business
Reuters Business Dollar Hits Record Euro Low SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar slipped to a record low against the euro on Monday on concerns about bloated U.S. budget and current account deficits, weighing on Asian exporters' stocks and sending gold to 16-year highs.	2Business
Yahoo World N.B. hospital workers take strike to premier's riding on first day (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick hospital workers went on strike as promised early Monday in Premier Bernard Lord's Moncton riding.	0World
CNET networking news Early adopters boost Leopard sales for Apple Roughly the same percentage of the Mac OS X installed base upgraded to Leopard over the weekend as the percentage of the Windows installed base that has upgraded to Vista in nine months.	3Sci/Tech
The Washington Post sports Kournikova Stalked A homeless man was charged with stalking and burglary after swimming nude across Biscayne Bay in search of tennis star Anna Kournikova.	1Sports
CNET personal technology news Report: News Corp. to trade MySpace for a stake in Yahoo? Blog: British newspaper suggests that the media company may be willing to give MySpace to Yahoo for a 25 percent stake in the struggling dot-com.	3Sci/Tech
TSN.ca Argos' new stadium to be built at York York University announced today that an agreement has been reached for the construction of a new 25,000-seat stadium on the York University Keele campus.	1Sports
The Register Pipex clings on to former customer data Ex-Pipexers discover banking details on new website Pipex's new account management website has angered its former customers by revealing that the ISP has retained personal details, including banking information, for up to 11 months after they quit their contract.âŠ	3Sci/Tech
Yahoo Sports Bonds breaks NL HR mark; Brewers win (AP) AP - Barry Bonds hit his 734th career home run to break Hank Aaron's NL record, but the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past San Francisco 10-8 Saturday night for their third consecutive win over the struggling Giants.	1Sports
BBC science Wood pigeons 'flocking to towns' Wood pigeons are flocking to urban areas because of changes in farming, the British Trust for Ornithology says.	3Sci/Tech
Techtree.com SMS Google to Search Google has launched a beta test version of a text service that allows people to use mobile phones to search the Web via text messages.	3Sci/Tech

Guardian Drivers free but no word on newsmen The fate of two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq remained unclear last night as a deadline passed with no word on their fate, while an Iraqi militant group said it had freed seven truck drivers seized more than a month ago.

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Boston Globe world Positions harden in Ukraine standoff KIEV -- The political crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election threatened yesterday to tear the nation apart as leaders of eastern provinces pressed demands bordering on separatism and opposition supporters pledged to block the outgoing president's movements if he didn't meet their demands.

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PC World JFK Reloaded Game Causes Controversy Game invites users to play the role of JFK's assassin, causing some observers to wonder whether video games have gone too far.

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RedNova technology Titanium Group Limited Launches Bundled Program With Lenovo HONG KONG, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Titanium Group Limited (BULLETIN BOARD: TTNUF) , a leading global facial recognition technology company, announced a co-marketing bundled program with Lenovo HK, one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers.

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BBC News world Euronext 'poised to make LSE bid' Exchange group Euronext is reported to be ready to bid for the London Stock Exchange, which rejected a German offer last week.

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International Herald Tribune US softball team is golden again ATHENS The American softball team won its third straight gold medal with a nearly unblemished run through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over Australia.

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BBC News Business Brazil to break Aids drug patents Brazil says it intends to copy patented anti-Aids drugs without permission from next year.

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Yahoo Tech Cell Phone Use Coming for Airbus Fliers (AP) AP - Passengers will soon be able to use their own cell phones on commercial airliners, under a deal signed Tuesday by European aeronautics giant Airbus and a Geneva-based technology firm.

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Yahoo Sports K.J. Choi grabs lead at The Barclays (AP) AP - K.J. Choi knows this has been the best season of his career based on his two PGA Tour victories, his ability to find fairways with a controlled fade and his No. 5 ranking in the FedEx Cup.

1Sports

Yahoo Tech Sony Ericsson Setting Up R&D Center in India (PC World) PC World - New facility in South India will handle research and development for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.

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BBC News world Zimbabwe election chief arrested The head of the election campaign team for Zimbabwe's main opposition party is arrested by police.

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Reuters Graham Admits Sending THG Syringe to USADA Trevor Graham, the coach of Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin, admitted on Monday he had been the unidentified coach who sent a syringe of the designer steroid THG (tetrahydrogestrinone) to the United States Anti-Doping Agency

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Reuters World Iran Wants Guarantee of No 'Regime Change'-Diplomats VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran might be willing to give up its uranium enrichment capabilities but it wants many things in return -- above all a guarantee that no one will try to topple the Islamic regime, diplomats and analysts say.

0World

Boston Globe business Romney's son in Ticketmaster suit A Boston company cofounded by Governor Mitt Romney's son said yesterday it has sued Ticketmaster for $100 million, alleging the ticket-selling company stole its software technology during negotiations to buy the firm in 2001.

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New York Times Tech An Online Organizer That Helps Connect the Dots Radar Networks is testing a free, Web-based application, called Twine, that may provide some robotic secretarial help in organizing and retrieving documents.

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Washington Post British Considering Protest of Peirsol's Gold Medal Victory ATHENS, Aug. 20 -- The British Olympic Association is considering whether to bring its protest of an American swimmer's gold medal-winning performance before an international arbitration panel, potentially keeping alive a fiasco that ...

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BBC News world Cat Stevens to take legal action Ex-singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he has instructed lawyers after being refused entry to the US.

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New York Times world New Study Puts Sept. 11 Payout at $38 Billion The families or loved ones of civilians killed on Sept. 11 received, on average, $3.1 million in government and charitable awards.

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Washington Post Sluman Eases Way to a 62 At Chrysler Golf finally felt easy to Jeff Sluman, and it wasn't hard to see why. From a fairway bunker on the 18th hole, he had to play a 20-yard hook to avoid the trees and reach the elevated green.

1Sports

Bloomberg Australia Reaches 70-1 Against India in First Cricket Test Australia's cricketers reached 70-1 at lunch against India on the opening day of their four-Test series in Bangalore, losing Matthew Hayden in the first session after winning the toss.

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Yahoo Politics Pressure mounts on Kenya to defuse crisis (Reuters) Reuters - The European Union, United States and United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful and democratic end to violence that has killed 500 people since disputed December 27 polls.

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Forbes Cocoa Trade Resumes in the Ivory Coast Despite the reopening of Ivory Coast ports that ship 40 percent of the world's cocoa, unrest and fears of more violent upheaval are still threatening supplies from the world's top producer, traders said Monday.

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BBC News world Iraq Kurds warn Turkey over raids The leader of Iraq's northern Kurdish region condemns Turkish air strikes, saying innocents have died.

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BBC News world Pakistan gives US 'key militant' Pakistan has handed over to the US a key suspect in the bombings of US embassies in East Africa, officials say.

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The Washington Post sports Chargers' Ball Signs After skipping training camp, disgruntled center Jason Ball signs a $380,000 contract tender on Friday night with the Chargers.

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Yahoo Tech Time Warner sees "download-to-burn" movies in '07 (Reuters) Reuters - Time Warner Inc. , the world's largest media company, plans to offer services that let consumers download movies from the Internet that can be burned onto DVDs in 2007, its top executive said on Tuesday.

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eWeek Microsoft Fixes Vexing XP SP2 Incompatibility Numerous applications, including some of Microsoft's own, have encountered compatibility problems with Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2).

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Reuters World Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 17, Taliban Hits Kabul KABUL (Reuters) - At least 17 people including children were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Sunday and another blast overnight at a religious school in the southeast.

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Boston Globe business Business notebook No thanks: At the launch of Oprah Winfrey's 24-hour lifestyle channel on XM Satellite radio yesterday, Winfrey said she is not interested in taking her television, publishing, or radio operations public. ``Not even for more money," the billionaire said.

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ComputerWorld Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 (REUTERS) - Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola Inc. said today that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related charges of about $50 million to focus on its wireless business.

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Boston Globe business Providers push insurance covering theft of identity Ed Bloom considered himself a very educated consumer when he made the decision last year to purchase identity theft insurance.

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Yahoo Business Global market rout halted as Wall Street rebounds (AFP) AFP - A rocky day for global stocks ended Monday with a rebound on Wall Street as US investors shook off concerns over the economic outlook and some of the speculative fever came out of oil and currency markets.

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Yahoo World Germany Extradites Militant to Turkey (AP) AP - An Islamic militant sought by Turkey as the suspected mastermind of a plot to crash a plane into a major landmark was flown to Istanbul on Tuesday, hours after a court approved his extradition, a police official said.

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Bloomberg Ford to Cut Jaguar Car Production by 15,000 Units (Update1) Ford Motor Co., the world's second- biggest carmaker, plans to cut production of Jaguar cars by 15,000 units this year to trim losses at its European luxury-vehicle unit.

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Yahoo Sports No. 7 Syracuse Defeats Notre Dame 70-61 (AP) AP - Gerry McNamara had 22 points to lead No. 7 Syracuse to a 70-61 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night, making Jim Boeheim the first coach with 300 Big East wins.

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Reuters Business Stocks dip before jobs report NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday, with investors hesitant to make big bets on equities before Friday's jobs report and as retailers reported mixed sales for August.

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BBC News Business Darling outlines new banking laws Alistair Darling sets out new regulations aimed at preventing another Northern Rock-style crisis.

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The Washington Post world Hezbollah Blocks Vote On Lebanese President BEIRUT, Sept. 25 -- Hezbollah and its political allies on Tuesday blocked the election of a new president in Lebanon by boycotting parliament, deepening the fierce power struggle between the U.S.-backed government and the pro-Syrian opposition.

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The Motley Fool Read This or Go Broke! You might be sleeping on a bull market.

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The Motley Fool Jackson Hewitt's Taxing Preparations: Fool by Numbers Fast facts the Fool way.

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Yahoo Science Biologists Planning to Study Pelicans (AP) AP - Pelican nesting grounds will be off-limits to the public this year at a refuge in central North Dakota while biologists plan their most extensive study ever of the big birds.

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New York Times Business A Tight Grip Can Choke Creativity A small book publisher faces off against the titans in a Harry Potter copyright case.

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Reuters Sports Cubs pitcher, catcher come to blows in loss to Braves CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves' 20-hit, 8-5 victory was so frustrating to the Chicago Cubs that the losing pitcher and his catcher were swinging at each other before the game ended on Friday.

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Reuters World Somali president warns of violence in Horn of Africa ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Violence in Somalia could spill over into the greater Horn of Africa region if the government does not receive urgent help in bringing about peace and stability, President Abdullahi Yusuf said on Monday.

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New York Times Tech Yahoo Bidder Wants a More Aggressive Microsoft With Yahooâs board rejecting Microsoftâs bid, it will fall to Christopher P. Liddell, an outsider to the software industry, to plot Microsoftâs next steps in the bitter battle.

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The Washington Post sports Notre Dame Accepts Insight Bowl Invite Notre Dame accepted an invitation Sunday to play in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix against a Pac-10 team on Dec. 28.

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Sify Patil inspects fencing work along IB RS Pura: The fencing work along the International Border in RS Pura sector in Jammu region would be completed by March 2005, a year ahead of schedule, BSF officials told Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here on Sunday.

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Reuters VW Says 30,000 Jobs at Risk if Talks Fail Volkswagen AG has warned its German workers that more than 30,000 jobs could be lost if they don't agree to a pay freeze and other concessions, raising

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Reuters Sports Woods could face axe STRAFFAN (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is in danger of being dropped from a Ryder Cup session for the first time in his career after Europe maintained their stranglehold on the biennial team event on the second day.

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Yahoo Tech Google says advertisers face minimal click fraud (Reuters) Reuters - Google, on Wednesday disclosed data showing that while its pay-per-click Web advertising system is under regular attack from fraudsters, virtually all such tricks are automatically detected, rebuffing critics who say its online ads are a magnet for fraud.

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CNN/SI Voeller resigns as AS Roma coach Rudi Voeller resigned as coach of AS Roma on Saturday following a 3-1 loss to nine-man Bologna in an early fourth round match. Franco Baldini, sport director of the Roman team, told

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The Washington Post sports Syracuse Fills Vacancy Texas assistant Greg Robinson will be hired as the new Syracuse head football coach, according to the Dallas Morning News on Monday.

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Yahoo Politics UN climate chief to visit Antarctica (AP) AP - The next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should deal with the "frightening" possibility that both Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets start melting at the same time, the chief U.N. climate scientist said Tuesday.

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New York Times Tech Chicago Moving to 'Smart' Surveillance Cameras An advanced system of video surveillance will alert Chicago police whenever anyone viewed by the cameras acts suspiciously.

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New York Times Business Germanyâs Commercial Ties With Iran Prove Hard to Cut German companies are determined to preserve their ties to a country that has been one of their most durable trading partners.

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Yahoo Business Circuit City posts loss in 2nd quarter (AP) AP - Electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said Thursday it lost $62.8 million in the second fiscal quarter, on lower overall sales and a restructuring.

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Reuters Tech EU court says file sharers don't have to be named BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright holders trying to fight digital piracy.

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Yahoo World Iran vows to use 'smart' bomb on enemies (AP) AP - Iran vowed Sunday to use a new 2,000-pound "smart" bomb against its enemies and unveiled mass production of the new weapon, state television reported.

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Xinhua WHO tobacco treaty to become law in 90 days A tobacco treaty of the World HealthOrganization (WHO) will become part of international law in 90 days, following ratification by 40 countries in the past 17 months.

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PCWorld news Adobe Reflects on 25 Years, Looks to Future On Adobe's anniversary, execs consider accomplishments, choices, and opportunities.

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Seattle Times Moore leads qualifying play at US Amateur MAMARONECK, NY Ryan Moore, the 21-year-old golf phenom from Puyallup, added one more laurel to a great year yesterday as the medalist in qualifying play at the US Amateur.

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The Motley Fool Campbell's Earnings Cool Down Campbell's fourth-quarter income cools -- should you sell?

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Borneo Bulletin Aid workers flee after renewed fighting in Darfur NAIROBI (dpa) - Around 30 relief workers from a British charity have been forced to flee renewed fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region, the organisation said Tuesday.

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Reuters Business Stocks Near Flat as Oil Tops $52 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks barely moved above the unchanged mark on Wednesday as crude oil prices touched a record over $52 per barrel, boosting oil stocks.

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Monterey County Herald Senate OKs $137 billion in corporate, special interest tax breaks The Senate on Monday approved $137 billion in tax breaks for corporations and special interests over 10 years, including a $10 billion buyout for tobacco farmers.

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BBC News world 'Drugs will not stem global HIV ' Cheap drugs will not control the world's spiralling rates of HIV alone and poverty must be tackled, a charity warns.

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CSMonitor World Japan's unorthodox reformer steps down Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves behind a legacy of sweeping economic and political reforms.

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Information Week IBM Buys Cross-Platform Content-Management Provider IBM acquires software developer Venetica to pump up the content-handling capabilities of its DB2 platform. By Paul McDougall and Rick Whiting.

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Yahoo World German discount drug store counters weak consumer demand (AFP) AFP - Despite low consumer demand, the king of German drug stores, Schlecker, plans to open 500 new shops this year and strike fear into the heart of competitors, not to mention unions.

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BBC News world Potter casts spell at US cinemas The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, enters the North American cinema chart at number one.

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Reuters Business Merrill board weighs O'Neal replacements: sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's board is considering BlackRock Inc Chief Executive Larry Fink and NYSE Euronext CEO John Thain as possible replacements for embattled Merrill Chairman Stan O'Neal, according to people familiar with the situation.

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BBC News world Kenyan sues over 'HIV sacking' A woman is allowed to bring Kenya's first lawsuit for alleged discrimination for being HIV positive.

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The Washington Post sports Hamels Gets 10th Win As Phils Top Astros Cole Hamels becomes the first Phillies pitcher since 2004 to rack up 10 wins before the All-Star break as Philadelphia tops Houston, 8-3.

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Reuters World Thousands of Jobs to Go at the BBC LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history Tuesday, with plans to axe at least 2,900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and trim $624 million in costs.

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CNET enterprise hardware news Unlocking the chip's inner Hemingway Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. In an essay in the New York Times...

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CNET security news 'First Dot-com City' auctions off sign of the times Halfway, Ore., which once publicly changed its name to Half.com, sells piece of dot-com history; Web site's founder puts in winning bid.

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New York Times Science Lab Rats May Get a Reprieve Some Day The government is studying a major overhaul of how to test the safety of chemicals, to see if robotic machinery can predict what is toxic as well as animals do.

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KTVO Space station crew cut back on meat, ate sweets during food <b>...</b> A recent food shortage aboard the international space station forced its two residents to cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables.

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Yahoo Business Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle: report (Reuters) Reuters - Microsoft Corp will authorize a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' Dealbook blog said on Tuesday.

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Washington Post Tech Outlandish Gadgets in Short Supply at Show The world's premier consumer electronics show wouldn't be complete without the fanciful and outlandish: A smart oven preserved and cooked meals based on remote commands, while a 102-inch plasma TV - taller than the 8-foot walls in many homes - inspired ooohs and aaahs from couch potatoes.

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Arizona Republic SBC buys naming rights to Michigan-Ohio St. game SBC Communications has announced it is finalizing an agreement that will pay each school $530,000 for the naming rights to the annual Michigan-Ohio State season-ending showdown for the next two years.

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Reuters Business Nikkei Down After China Rate Rise TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.94 percent by mid-morning on Friday as Nippon Steel Corp. and rival steel makers took a hit following China's surprise decision to raise interest rates.

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Forbes Mitsubishi Buys Shares in Isuzu Motors A major Japanese trading company is investing in Isuzu Motors Ltd., a truckmaker allied with General Motors Corp. of the United States, to strengthen a partnership in Thailand.

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Sify ONGC, Cairn Energy decide to team up Mumbai: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Scottish oil firm Cairn Energy Ltd have decided to team up for oil exploration and production (E&P) in the domestic as well as international markets.

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ComputerWorld Salesforce.com expands call center support SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Hosted CRM evangelist Salesforce.com Inc. began a new branding campaign this week to draw attention to its customer service support functionality, launching a new Web

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Reuters Sports Super Bowl is reunion of Parcells' proteges MIAMI (Reuters) - Super Bowl coaches Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin should not have too much trouble understanding each other's mindsets because the pair kick-started their careers working together.

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Xinhua Crude oil prices breach 51 dollars in New York Crude oil futures jumped above 51 dollars a barrel Tuesday amid concern that hurricane damage to production in the Gulf of Mexico would keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter needs.

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The Motley Fool Before the Call: Stumbling at Finish Line A look at Finish Line before the first-quarter earnings report comes out.

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Yahoo World Christians bring Iranian Jews to Israel (AP) AP - Evangelical Christians in the U.S. have helped convince dozens of Iranian Jews to move to Israel in recent months, offering cash incentives and claiming that Iran's tiny Jewish community is in grave danger.

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CNN/Money Boeing lands 200 7E7 down payments Boeing has received down payments for up to 200 of its new 7E7 planes in addition to the known 52 orders it has gained, Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher said in an interview published Thursday.

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Reuters Business Dollar Hits Record Euro Low SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar slipped to a record low against the euro on Monday on concerns about bloated U.S. budget and current account deficits, weighing on Asian exporters' stocks and sending gold to 16-year highs.

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Yahoo World N.B. hospital workers take strike to premier's riding on first day (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick hospital workers went on strike as promised early Monday in Premier Bernard Lord's Moncton riding.

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CNET networking news Early adopters boost Leopard sales for Apple Roughly the same percentage of the Mac OS X installed base upgraded to Leopard over the weekend as the percentage of the Windows installed base that has upgraded to Vista in nine months.

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The Washington Post sports Kournikova Stalked A homeless man was charged with stalking and burglary after swimming nude across Biscayne Bay in search of tennis star Anna Kournikova.

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CNET personal technology news Report: News Corp. to trade MySpace for a stake in Yahoo? Blog: British newspaper suggests that the media company may be willing to give MySpace to Yahoo for a 25 percent stake in the struggling dot-com.

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TSN.ca Argos' new stadium to be built at York York University announced today that an agreement has been reached for the construction of a new 25,000-seat stadium on the York University Keele campus.

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The Register Pipex clings on to former customer data Ex-Pipexers discover banking details on new website Pipex's new account management website has angered its former customers by revealing that the ISP has retained personal details, including banking information, for up to 11 months after they quit their contract.âŠ

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Yahoo Sports Bonds breaks NL HR mark; Brewers win (AP) AP - Barry Bonds hit his 734th career home run to break Hank Aaron's NL record, but the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past San Francisco 10-8 Saturday night for their third consecutive win over the struggling Giants.

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BBC science Wood pigeons 'flocking to towns' Wood pigeons are flocking to urban areas because of changes in farming, the British Trust for Ornithology says.

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Techtree.com SMS Google to Search Google has launched a beta test version of a text service that allows people to use mobile phones to search the Web via text messages.

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