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Surging Cubs Defeat Astros 8-3 (AP) AP - Sammy Sosa and Aramis Ramirez hit consecutive homers in a five-run third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 8-3 Thursday for their fifth straight win.
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Canadians in Southeast Asia at risk from terrorist groups, report cautions (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Islamic extremists with links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network pose a threat to Canadians living in Southeast Asia, warns a newly obtained intelligence report.
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Apple Jumps Ahead of HP iPod, iMac Launch (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Apple Computer Inc.\(AAPL.O) rose to an almost four-year high on Thursday ahead of\the launch of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ.N) version of the iPod\digital music player and Apple's revamped iMac computer.
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The U.S. Gives Mia Hamm a Golden Farewell ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States gave Hall of Famer Mia Hamm the perfect send-off Thursday, beating Brazil 2-1 to win Olympic gold in the women's soccer tournament.
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American: \$1 Bln More in '04 Fuel Expense CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines expects soaring jet fuel prices to push its expenses up more than \$1 billion in 2004 from last year's level, parent AMR Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AMR.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AMR.N</A> said on Thursday.
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Glaxo Settles Suit Over Paxil Studies NEW YORK (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GSK.L target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GSK.L</A> has agreed to disclose information on all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York Attorney General's office said on Thursday.
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Deadlocked NHL Labor Talks to Resume on Monday TORONTO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League and players union will meet again Monday after failing to make any progress in labor talks Thursday.
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Frances a Fast-Growing Hurricane, Far Out at Sea MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Frances was born in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday but the rapidly growing storm was many days from threatening any populated area.
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Cisco warns of flaws in ACS product BOSTON - Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. warned customers about security holes in two products that provide user authentication and authorization services for network devices such as firewalls and routers.
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US Audit Firms Used Wrong Standards, Report Says (Update3) The four biggest accounting firms misapplied some standards and failed to properly maintain records of some audits, the new US auditing regulator said today in its first inspection reports.
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Glaxo Settles Suit Over Paxil Studies GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to disclose information on all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information about the antidepressant Paxil, the
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Truckers to intensify agitation further Some AIMTC officials <b>...</b> THE striking transporters on Thursday adopted an aggressive stand after the Delhi Police arrested some of their leaders including the former President of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), Mr OP Agarwal, here.
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Study: Revenge is sweet Revenge feels sweet and Swiss researchers are saying they have brain scans to prove it. In a study investigators said might help explain how social norms arose and regulate behaviour, brain centres linked
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United States tops Brazil 2-1 in extra time to win gold medal in <b>...</b> Mia Hamm and the rest of the Fab Five of women #39;s soccer from the United States had just enough left in their thirtysomething legs for one more title, beating Brazil 2-1 on Thursday in extra time to win the Olympic gold medal in their final
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Israeli wins country #39;s first Olympic gold Television and radio stations in Israel cut away from their midday programming. News Web sites were updated faster than even the nimblest of fingers could press quot;refresh.
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Ameobi the bait in race for Rooney deal Newcastle emerged as serious candidates to win the battle for Wayne Rooney last night after Everton rejected Manchester United #39;s offer of 20m for the striker #39;s services.
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USC superior in almost every area The 2003 co-national champion USC Trojans, coming off a 12-1 season and a Rose Bowl victory, and the Virginia Tech Hokies, who finished last season 8-5 with an Insight Bowl loss to Cal, meet
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Olympics: Superman Sanchez delivers on his Olympic promise ATHENS : Felix Sanchez gave the Dominican Republic their first ever athletics Olympic gold medal with a devastating display in the 400 metres hurdles.
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Hungary Appoints New Prime Minister after Political Crisis BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife) -- Hungarians prepared for a new political era Thursday, August 26, after the country #39;s ruling Socialists appointed Ferenc Gyurcsany, a flamboyant millionaire, as the new prime minister.
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Islamist group executes Italian hostage in Iraq: Al-Jazeera. (AFP) AFP - An Islamist group has executed Italian hostage Enzo Baldoni in Iraq, Arabic-language satellite news channel Al-Jazeera reported.
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Cowboys Launching 24-Hour TV Network (AP) AP - The Dallas Cowboys Channel, a 24-hour cable network devoted to America's Team, will launch Sept. 8 and be available to more than 1.3 Comcast subscribers in Texas and adjoining states.
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Diamondbacks' Top Pick Enrolls in College (AP) AP - Top Arizona draft pick Stephen Drew enrolled in classes at Florida State on Thursday, a move similar to the one made by older brother J.D. Drew.
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Kerry Pulls Ad of McCain Smear Complaint (AP) AP - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain.
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Rangers Bolster Goaltending by Adding Weekes Goaltender Kevin Weekes signed Thursday with the Rangers, who expect the unrestricted free agent to compete for the No. 1 job with Mike Dunham.
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Oil giant told to pay \$2bn THE Nigerian Government has ordered Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell to pay \$2.13 billion in compensation for damage caused by nearly 60 years of exploration in the Niger Delta, a Senate paper said yesterday.
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Rising fuel costs hurt AMR #39;s outlook SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - American Airlines parent AMR warned late Thursday that surging fuel costs would likely force it to slash its third-quarter and full-year outlook.
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UPDATE 3-Guidant resolves Champion stent issues Guidant Corp. (GDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it has resolved manufacturing and design problems that caused tiny fractures in its experimental
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Session is washed out, Bill sails NEW DELHI, AUGUST 26: A voice vote was enough to complete the three-stage Budgetary exerciseand clear over Rs 500,000 crore worth of finances.
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Operation Web Snare WASHINGTON, DC -- Attorney General John Ashcroft, Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray, FBI Assistant Director Jana Monroe, Chief Postal Inspector Lee Heath, and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the arrests
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Angst over anglers: Report cites their role in fishery decline For species at risk, sport fishing accounts for one-quarter of the catch. Regulation could rise. By Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Venetica Buy Pushes IBM #39;s On-Demand Agenda IBM #39;s planned purchase of Venetica provides Big Blue with one more piece in its on-demand computing strategy. The challenge will be to seamlessly meld Venetica #39;s unstructured-data expertise with structured-data management.
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Nokia, Vodafone Attack Java Troubles In Mobile Phones Nokia Corp. and Vodafone Group Plc on Thursday said they have launched a standards initiative to make it possible for software makers to develop Java applications that can run across cellular phones built by different manufacturers.
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TiVo #39;s Loss Widens, Subscribers Grow Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Thursday reported a wider quarterly net loss as it increased spending to accelerate subscriber growth.
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Marbury Powers US Over Spain, Coaches Square Off The US and Spanish coaches had to be separated when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men #39;s basketball quarterfinals Thursday.
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Mourinho takes new club to his old den MONACO, AUGUST 26: Defending champions Porto have been drawn to face Chelsea in Group H, meaning Chelseas new coach Jose Mourinho - who won last seasons title with Porto -ill be able to exploit familiar conditions when Chelsea play their away
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Bryant judge questions prosecution #39;s late challenge to DNA <b>...</b> On the eve of the Kobe Bryant sexual assault trial, a frustrated judge chastised prosecutors Thursday for waiting until the last minute to challenge DNA evidence the defense
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Iraqi government accepts peace deal The Iraqi government tonight accepted a peace deal brokered by Iraqs top Shiite cleric to end weeks of devastating violence in the holy city of Najaf, State Minister Qassim Dawoud said.
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Kidnappers say killed Italian hostage The kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, taken hostage in Iraq, say they have killed him, the Arabic language television channel Al Jazeera reports.
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#39;Something Happened Fast #39; in Crashes Flight recorders from two planes that crashed just three minutes apart Tuesday night are providing few clues to investigators but indicate quot;something happened very fast, quot; a Kremlin representative said Thursday.
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FBI cracks down on Napster-like P2P network WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized computers, software and equipment as part of a probe into the illegal sharing of copyrighted movies, music and games over an Internet #39;peer-to-peer #39; (P2P) network, Attorney-General John
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Crowd roars for absent Kenteris THE defiant taunts cascaded down from the Olympic stadium grandstands for minutes. quot;Hellas, Hellas, quot; followed by quot;Kenteris, Kenteris quot; - an angry display that held up the main event of Thursday #39;s athletics program.
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Al-Sadr accepts cleric #39;s plan to end Najaf uprising, aide says NAJAF, IRAQ - Militant leader Muqtada al-Sadr agreed on Thursday to a peace plan presented by Iraq #39;s most revered Shia cleric, who rode into Najaf hours earlier to try to end the bloody three-week uprising.
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Death toll up as typhoons lash parts of Asia TAIPEI - Rescuers in northern Taiwan yesterday recovered the bodies of 15 people buried by a mudslide which flattened an entire village, as East Asia cleaned up and counted the cost of Typhoon Aere.
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Mirant works to emerge from bankruptcy ATLANTA -- Energy supplier Mirant Corp. hopes to emerge from bankruptcy in the first half of next year, the company said Thursday as it appointed a chief restructuring officer to oversee the process.
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Hamm sets sights on golden finale ATHENS: Mia Hamm is primed to end her illustrious career with an Olympic gold medal when the powerful US team take on Brazil in the womens final on Thursday (today).
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Williams Goes on Bronze-Medal Victory Tour US elite triathlete Susan Williams became a media darling on Wednesday when she overcame high temperatures and a crash on the bike to win the bronze medal in the womens triathlon at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Athens municipality of Vouliagmeni.
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Clerics Said to Reach Najaf Peace Deal Description: Iraq #39;s top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is reportedly successful in reaching a peace to end three weeks of violence between allied US and Iraqi government troops and militiamen loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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Bomb rocks market in violence-plagued southern Thailand A powerful bomb went off in Thailand #39;s Muslim-dominated deep south and seriously injured 20 people on Thursday morning, when the Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in the violence-troubled region.
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Marbury Powers U.S. Over Spain, Coaches Square Off ATHENS (Reuters) - The U.S. and Spanish coaches had to be separated when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals Thursday.
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New Zimbabwe restrictions target aid groups A proposed law would limit foreign funding of churches and AIDS programs.
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French investigators probe copy-protected CDs EMI and retailer Fnac face legal challenge over antipiracy technology that blocks discs from playing on some devices.
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Merchant group helps DOJ in fraud stings A group representing online merchants said it helped the U.S. Department of Justice hunt down online scam artists, in an sweep of online criminals dubbed "Operation Web Snare."
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Chiron to delay flu vaccine shipments Emeryville #39;s Chiron Corp. said Thursday that it will delay shipments until early October of its flu vaccine, Fluvirin, after the company identified a small number of lots that do not meet product sterility specifications.
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Mirant appoints Michele Burns to head restructuring SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Electricity merchant Mirant (MIRKQ) said Thursday it appointed Michele Burns chief restructuring officer and the company #39;s main representative as it puts together a plan to get out of bankruptcy.
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You can do it too, S #39;pore If Greece, with 10m people, can pull off the Games at the 11th hour, why not? THE final weekend of the Olympics is at hand, and the reckoning is nigh.
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Violence turns to hope as Sistani #39;s arrival in Najaf heralds peace <b>...</b> Iraq #39;s leading Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani, reached an apparent agreement with the radical cleric Muqtada Sadr yesterday to end a three-week uprising by Sadr #39;s Army of Mehdi militiamen in Najaf.
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Australia acquiring long-range missiles SYDNEY - Australia has announced plans to acquire long-range cruise missiles that will give its defence force the #39;most lethal capacity #39; for air combat in the region.
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Bomb injures 23 a day before Thaksin #39;s visit BANGKOK - A powerful bomb exploded in a market in southern Thailand yesterday morning, killing one person and injuring at least 23 a day ahead of a visit to the troubled region by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Update 1: OPEC Wants to See Oil Prices Fall Faster The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries wants oil prices to fall faster to an ideal price of around US\$30 a barrel, and will discuss whether to increase production at a meeting next month, the group #39;s president said Thursday.
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Sears Canada Board Fires Chair, CEO Cohen HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Sears Canada fired its top executive Thursday over what it characterized as quot;strategic differences quot; and enlisted the chief financial officer of parent company Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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American Air Sees \$1 Billion More in #39;04 American Airlines expects soaring jet fuel prices to push its expenses up more than \$1 billion in 2004 from last year #39;s level, parent AMR Corp.
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WRAPUP 4-US jobless claims rise on back of hurricane The ranks of Americans filing for initial unemployment compensation rose more than expected last week, swelled in part by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.
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Merck says it quot;strongly disagrees quot; w/ study analysis NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Merck (MRK) is out with a statement that quot;strongly disagrees quot; with the findings of a new study that raised questions about the safety of its Vioxx arthritis drug.
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Russia says Conoco mooting \$US2b Lukoil stake MOSCOW: Oil giant ConocoPhillips looked close to taking a \$US2 billion (\$NZ3.11b) stake in Russian major Lukoil on Thursday after Russian officials confirmed the US firm #39;s interest in the auction of a 7.6 per cent stake.
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Microsoft releases SP2 update for all Windows XP users NEW YORK, August 25 (New Ratings) - Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.NAS) has released its long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) security update for its XP Professional users.
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Enter your e-mail: Archos has turned up the heat in the portable entertainment arena by announcing the 20GB Gmini400, a \$400 digital audio player with a 2.2-inch color LCD screen for watching videos and viewing photographs.
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Wambach #39;s goal gives US women #39;s soccer gold medal Heraklio, Greece (Sports Network) - The old faces of US women #39;s soccer bid adieu, while the new faces introduced themselves in a gold-medal winning effort at the Athens Olympics on Thursday night at Karaiskaki Stadium.
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Crashes cost Aussie a medal SIMON Thompson was the feelgood story when he made the Australian Olympic triathlon team last December. Today, though, Thompson was feeling as bad as they come after believing two crashes on the bike cost
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Judge says Nemov #39;s score changed to please crowd OTTAWA - A Canadian judge, who raised his marks in an Olympics gymnastics final, said he was under intense pressure from a crowd that was out of control and an official who wanted him to do something about it.
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Bomb explodes in Thai marketplace A powerful bomb has exploded in a crowded marketplace in southern Thailand, wounding at least 10 people, officials said. The province, located about 750 miles south of Bangkok, is
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WHO warns of potential pandemic over #39;bird flu #39; virus infections <b>...</b> Shanghai. (Interfax-China) -The World Health Organization (WHO) warned the of potential dangers of an outbreak of influenza H5N1 infections in pigs in China.
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Kidnappers Say They Have Killed Italian Hostage --TV (Reuters) Reuters - Militants in Iraq said they have killed\Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who went missing after being\ambushed on the road between Baghdad and Najaf, Al Jazeera\reported Thursday.
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Audit Body: Big 4 Firms Missed Problems (Reuters) Reuters - The Big Four accounting firms,\misinterpreting a nine-year old rule, wrongly let corporate\clients understate liabilities and distort their financial\health, the regulatory body for auditors said in a report on\Thursday.
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Durazo's Blast Leads A's Past Orioles 9-4 (AP) AP - Erubiel Durazo hit a three-run homer and Eric Chavez also connected for the Oakland Athletics, who completed a four-game sweep of the slumping Baltimore Orioles with a 9-4 victory Thursday.
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Sides Bicker in NHL Labor Fight (AP) AP - An NHL executive accused the players' association of conducting "a charade" and said the union has no interest in working out a new labor deal before a lockout would be imposed in three weeks.
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The U.S. Gives Mia Hamm a Golden Farewell ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States gave Hall of Famer Mia Hamm the perfect send-off on Thursday, beating Brazil 2-1 to win Olympic gold in the women's soccer tournament.
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Crawford Is Golden Amid a Chorus of Boos ATHENS (Reuters) - American Shawn Crawford won the Athens Games 200 meters final Thursday in a race delayed five minutes by chanting and booing from hostile sections of the crowd at the Olympic stadium.
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Kidnappers Say They Have Killed Italian Hostage --TV DUBAI (Reuters) - Militants in Iraq said they have killed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who went missing after being ambushed on the road between Baghdad and Najaf, Al Jazeera reported Thursday.
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SEC Settles with Two More Firms Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners agreed to pay a combined \$100 million to settle charges involving conflicts of interest between research and
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UPDATE 2-Chiron delays flu vaccine shipments Chiron Corp. is delaying shipment of its flu vaccine, Fluvirin, because lots containing 4 million vaccines, do not meet product sterility standards, the biopharmaceutical company said on Thursday .
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Fuel Costs Hurt American, United Airlines American Airlines and United Airlines became the latest carriers on Thursday to say sky-high oil costs are hurting them and worsening a three-year industry downturn.
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Pinochet is stripped of immunity by court The Supreme Court of Chile yesterday stripped Augusto Pinochet, the country #39;s former military dictator, of his immunity from prosecution - opening the way for him to be charged with human
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Canada rival to control Banknorth Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada #39;s second-largest bank by assets, agreed Thursday to buy a 51 percent stake in Banknorth Group for \$3.
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Krispy Kreme posts big drop in net Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stunned investors on Thursday with disappointing earnings for the second consecutive quarter, sending its shares to their lowest level in more than four years.
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US regulator faults Big Four accounting firms - but gently The new regulatory body for the United States audit industry said Thursday that its initial inspections of the Big Four accounting firms had found quot;significant audit and accounting issues quot; in audits by all of them.
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GM to invest \$200 mln in Saturn plant SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - General Motors said late Thursday that it plans to invest \$200 million to upgrade and expand its Fairfax, Kansas manufacturing plant for production of the 2007 Saturn midsize car, which will begin in the second half of 2006.
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Mirant names CFO as chief restructuring officer Mirant Corp. (MIRKQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) has named its chief financial officer to the additional role of chief restructuring officer, the bankrupt power producer said on Thursday.
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FBI Sting Targets P2P Operation The US Department of Justice has targeted a group known as the Underground Network for its first criminal investigation into intellectual property piracy over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.
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Nokia and Vodafone seek simpler software AMSTERDAM The mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia teamed up on Thursday to simplify cellphone software written with the Java computer language.
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CIOs Still Slow In IT Hiring A new survey indicates that CIOs are only hiring for positions that address long-term needs. By TechWeb News. Chief information officers in the US continue to take a cautious approach to increasing IT staff
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UN Backs Open Source With New Agency It #39;s called the International Open Source Network (IOSN), which is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with a primary goal to promote Free and Open Source (FOSS) software usage.
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China #39;s Guo Easily Wins 3M Springboard The names may change. Not the results. China still rules the Olympic diving pool. The Chinese earned another gold medal - their fifth of the Athens Games - when Guo Jingjing
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Honor gets frown from the Kiwis New Zealand is glad three of its athletes have been crowned Olympic champions, but if they bring home their olive wreaths from Athens, the wreaths risk going up in smoke.
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Hewitt coasts into quarters SECOND seed Lleyton Hewitt beat Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-1 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Long Island Cup today. Fresh from his third title of the year last weekend in Washington, Hewitt will
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Zimbabwe losing faith in democracy JOHANNESBURG Zimbabweans, weary of political conflict, are increasingly losing faith in democracy and tempted to accept a one-party system, a survey released Thursday has found.
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Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal (Reuters) Reuters - A Yemeni\accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed\to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a\U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation\problems.
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Olympic Wrap: Crawford Wins the 200m Amid Jeers (Reuters) Reuters - Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of\Olympic medals in the 200 meters in Athens Thursday, ignoring\the jeers of a hostile crowd livid that their local hero was\not on the starting line after missing a doping test.
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Hewitt Cruises to Waterhouse Quarterfinals (AP) AP - Former Wimbledon and U.S. Open winner Lleyton Hewitt cruised to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Michael Llodra on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the TD Waterhouse Cup.
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Audit Body: Big 4 Firms Missed Problems NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Big Four accounting firms wrongly let some corporate clients understate liabilities and distort their financial health in their 2003 accounts, the regulatory body for auditors said in a report on Thursday.
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Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A Yemeni accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation problems.
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