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Union ratifies new BF Goodrich contract PITTSBURGH The United Steelworkers of America say about 34-hundred workers at BF Goodrich plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract.	2	Business
GSK to go public on trials BRITISH drugs company GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to make public information about its clinical drug trials following accusations it misled doctors about the safety of an anti-depressant for children.	2	Business
Conoco may seek stake in Lukoil US oil company is looking to buy up to 25 stake in the Russian oil giant, source says. MOSCOW (Reuters) - US oil major ConocoPhillips is seeking to buy up to 25 percent in Russian oil giant Lukoil, booking	2	Business
Schrager eyes London hotels sale Ian Schrager, known for his luxury boutique hotels, has hung for sale signs over two of his London hotels, the St Martins Lane and the Sanderson.	2	Business
N. Korea killing forests, waterways, UN finds SEOUL, South Korea - North Koreas forests are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and a reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on the	3	Sci/Tech
Amid hostilities, Americans take over The noise was deafening and potentially unsettling in the minutes before the start of the men #39;s Olympic 200-meter final. The Olympic Stadium crowd chanted quot;Hellas!	1	Sports
Iraqi Cleric Sadr Renounces Control Of Shrine Stronghold Rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr on Friday renounced control of his shrine stronghold to Iraq #39;s top Shiite cleric following a deal with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf.	0	World
Italy shocked by hostage killing, but won #39;t bow to Iraq #39; <b>...</b> ROME : Italy was in shock at the killing of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, described by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a return quot;to the dark times of barbarism, quot; but he pledged Italian troops would stay.	0	World
Online Extra: "I Give So They Can Give Back" (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - Chris Aque, a 17-year-old high school senior in Chicago, is big on the new band Tilly and the Wall. Tilly is the first group to be signed by new indie label Team Love, which was co-founded by Conor Oberst of the band Bright Eyes and Nate Krenkel, and offers free downloads as a way to promote its bands. Aque loves music and talking about the bands he likes with other music fans online at sites including the social networking service LiveJournal.	3	Sci/Tech
Second-Quarter GDP Is Downgraded WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.	2	Business
Economy Grows at 2.8 Rate in the Spring The U.S. economy, struggling under the weight of a bloated trade deficit, grew at a relatively modest 2.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter, a slower pace of expansion than previously thought.	2	Business
Eritreans in plane hijack drama \Hijackers force a plane carrying at least 70 Eritreans to land in the Sudanese capital, the UN says.	0	World
Oracle Extends Offer for PeopleSoft <p>\</p><p> SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle\Corp. <ORCL.O> said on Thursday it extended again its \$7.7\billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft Inc. <PSFT.O>, to\Sept. 10, as it awaits a U.S. District Court judge's ruling on\whether the takeover attempt can move forward.</p>	3	Sci/Tech
Mission Fantastic to Mars (Part 3) At times during the Mars rover mission, the tension was palpable even as far away as NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. This was especially true about 18 months before launch, when the airbags and parachutes that cushioned the landers began tearing apart during testing. This is part 3 in our series.	3	Sci/Tech
Health Care Costs Continue to Rise By ADAM GELLER NEW YORK (AP) -- Employers are facing continued double-digit increases in health care costs in 2005 and likely will require their workers to pay an even greater share of the bill, according to a new survey of more than 900 firms. The survey, released Thursday by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, found that employers expect health care costs to rise 12.9 percent on average next year if they leave benefits unchanged...	3	Sci/Tech
California to Vote on \$3 Billion Stem Cell Project By PAUL ELIAS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote \$3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in what would be the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country...	3	Sci/Tech
HP cues up its iPod early Tech giant posts details of its music player to its Web site, upstaging Friday's "big bang" product unveilings.	3	Sci/Tech
Treasuries Trim Gains After GDP Data (Reuters) Reuters - Treasury debt prices trimmed early\gains on Friday after U.S. economic data proved to be not quite\as weak as some bulls had been betting.	2	Business
Treasuries Trim Gains After GDP Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices trimmed early gains on Friday after U.S. economic data proved to be not quite as weak as some bulls had been betting.	2	Business
Stock Futures Near Unchanged After GDP NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures were little changed on Friday after the Commerce Department released preliminary figures showing gross domestic product rose 2.8 percent in the second quarter, which was in line with Wall Street expectations.	2	Business
Before-the-Bell: Decode Genetics Falls NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Decode Genetics Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DCGN.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DCGN.O</A> fell 19 percent before the market open on Friday, a day after the company said PriceWaterhouseCoopers resigned as its accounting firm.	2	Business
Barr Wins Tentative OK for Generic Zofran NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BRL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BRL.N</A> on Friday said U.S. regulators had granted tentative approval to the company's quickly-dissolving generic form of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GSK.L target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GSK.L</A> Zofran antinausea tablet.	2	Business
Jaguar to Cut Output Amid Slack Demand FRANKFURT (Reuters) - British carmaker Jaguar will cut production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday.	2	Business
U.S. Women Opens Up 51-44 Lead on Russia (AP) AP - Shannon Johnson's mid-range jumper in the closing seconds of the third quarter helped the United States open up a 51-44 lead over Russia in the semifinals of the Olympic women's basketball tournament Friday.	1	Sports
U.S. Second-Quarter GDP Downgraded WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.	2	Business
Stocks Set to Open Flat, GDP Data in Line NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are seen opening flat on Friday after a government report showed that the U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter but at a rate that matched economists' forecasts.	2	Business
Hewlett-Packard debuts 'Apple iPod from HP' (MacCentral) MacCentral - Hewlett-Packard's online store, HPshopping.com, on Friday introduced "Apple iPod from HP," the company's long-awaited version of the iPod. HP is selling 20GB and 40GB versions of the iPod for US #36;299.99 and #36;399.99 respectively, the same price as Apple. HP's Web site indicates the device will begin shipping on September 15.	3	Sci/Tech
US Economy Grew at a 2.8 Rate in Second Quarter (Update1) The US economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate from April through June, slower than the government estimated last month as higher oil prices limited consumer spending and the trade deficit widened to a record.	2	Business
Interbrew, AmBev Complete Combination to Create InBev (Update2) Interbrew SA, the maker of Beck #39;s and Stella Artois beer, and Brazil #39;s Cia. de Bebidas das Americas completed their combination today after winning joint shareholder approval.	2	Business
Henry Schein to Ship Flu Vaccine in Oct. Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to begin shipping a flu vaccine on time in early October and reaffirmed its forecast for 2004.	2	Business
ConocoPhillips seeks 25 stake in Russia #39;s Lukoil NEW YORK, August 27 (New Ratings) - ConocoPhillips (COP.NYS) is reportedly seeking to buy up to a 25 stake in the Russian oil company, Lukoil, which contributes 19 each to the country #39;s crude oil output and reserves.	2	Business
KPMG reveals US critiques of itself One of the biggest US accounting firms has disclosed voluntarily a possible violation of conflict-of-interest rules. KPMG, one of the four largest US accounting firms, said	2	Business
Intel improves Centrino wireless security CHIP FIRM Intel said it had released support for 802.11a, b and g in the same Calexico wireless chipset. It said it has also built fresh software for its Pro Wireless 2915 ABG connection, which includes a	3	Sci/Tech
Mesh cage in shoulder blade used to grow new jaw bone A German whose lower jaw was cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years - bratwurst sandwich -er surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and	3	Sci/Tech
UK regulator pushing for more, cheaper broadband access LONDON - The UK took another step towards greater competition in and cheaper access to broadband technology as telecoms regulator Ofcom published its final proposals for local loop unbundling and ordered BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges	3	Sci/Tech
Distrusted systems THE NEWS this week that the European Commission is investigating Microsoft #39;s and Time-Warner #39;s April acquisition of ContentGuard is not trivial, and it #39;s not just another case of quot;Oh, let #39;s Get Microsoft quot;.	3	Sci/Tech
VeriSign dealt another legal blow in ICANN suit VeriSign Inc. lost another round in its battle against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Thursday when a US federal judge dismissed the	3	Sci/Tech
Siemens warns of ear damage from mobile phone tunes After last year #39;s reports of exploding batteries in Nokia Corp. phones and amid growing concern about electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices in general, Siemens AG warned	3	Sci/Tech
Research Firms Can #39;t Get Enough Of AAPL While shares of Apple have climbed more than 10 percent this week, reaching 52-week highs, two research firms told investors Friday they continue to remain highly bullish about the stock.	3	Sci/Tech
Moyes Wants Right Price for Rooney David Moyes insists he will block a transfer for Wayne Rooney before the deadline if he does not get the valuation he wants. The Everton boss was reacting in the wake of Rooneys	1	Sports
Radcliffe #39;s ultimate test She has the chance to banish the ghosts of last weekend #39;s marathon failure and finally claim the Olympic medal she has sought for so long.	1	Sports
Polish walker earns fourth Olympic gold Robert Korzeniowski of Poland added to his record collection of gold medals in race walking with his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic victory Friday in the 50-kilometer walk.	1	Sports
Alternative Athens All eyes will be on Paula Radcliffe and her possible tilt at the women #39;s 10,000m title. The #39;will she, won #39;t she #39; saga could be drawn out until the race is due to start.	1	Sports
Dirrell tattoos Cuban for medal Andre Dirrell already honored his grandfather by getting a tattoo of his face on his back. Pretty soon he #39;ll be able to share an Olympic medal with him, too.	1	Sports
Italy reacts with horror at hostage killing in Iraq ROME - Italy reacted with horror Friday at the killing of an Italian hostage in Iraq, while the Italian government insisted it would stay the course in the Middle Eastern country.	0	World
Pakistan elects new prime minister Pakistan #39;s National Assembly elected Shaukat Aziz as the nation #39;s new prime minister Friday. Aziz won 191 votes to none for rival candidate Javed Hashmi.	0	World
Al-Qaida spending little on terror attacks: Report The Al-Qaida terror network spent less than 44,600 on each of its major attacks except the September 11 suicide hijackings and one of its hallmarks is using readily-available items like mobile phones and knives as weapons, a new United Nations report	0	World
Madrid attack cost only \$14,000 THE al-Qaeda terror network spent less than \$US50,000 (\$71,000) on each of its main attacks except the September 11 suicide hijackings, a UN report says.	0	World
Polish walker wins fourth Olympic gold Robert Korzeniowski of Poland added to his record collection of gold medals in race walking with his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic victory Friday in the 50-kilometer walk.	1	Sports
Canoeing champ looking to Beijing German canoeist Birgit Fischer at 42, is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest Olympians of all time - and she has not rule out competing again at Beijing.	1	Sports
Dirrell loses bout, settles for bronze Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American middleweight Andre Dirrell lost his semifinal bout to Kazakhstan #39;s Gennadiy Golovkin on Friday, missing an opportunity to advance to the gold medal match.	1	Sports
Militants Free Relative of Iraqi Minister-Jazeera DUBAI (Reuters) - Militants who had kidnapped two relatives of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan have released one of them, Al Jazeera television reported Friday.	0	World
Israelis defend missile failure Israeli military officials defend a new anti-missile system they are developing with the US, despite its failure in tests.	0	World
Militants Turn Over Keys to Najaf Shrine NAJAF, Iraq - Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine on Friday, and militants who had been holed up in the site left it, handing the keys to Shiite religious authorities after Iraq's top Shiite cleric brokered a peace deal to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city. Dozens of militants piled Kalashnikov rifles in front of the offices of their leader, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...	0	World
U.S. Women Top Russia to Make Hoops Final ATHENS, Greece - Frustrated by fouls, turnovers and a feisty opponent, the United States desperately looked for help. Then along came Sheryl Swoopes to set things right...	0	World
Spike Lee Wins Cybersquatting Case Vs. Porn Site (Reuters) Reuters - Movie director Spike Lee has won his\cybersquatting case against a Philippines-based operator who\misused the domain name, spikelee.com, to redirect surfers to a\pornographic Web site, arbitrators ruled Friday.	3	Sci/Tech
Siemens warns fourth-quarter earnings to be hit by mobile phone fault (AFP) AFP - German electronics giant Siemens said that financial burdens connected with a technical fault in its new mobile phone handsets were likely to reduce earnings in the final quarter of its business year ending in September.	3	Sci/Tech
2 Area Students Win National Science Competition WASHINGTON -- Two area high school students who have discovered a new way to detect breast cancer have won a national science competition.	3	Sci/Tech
Motive Tools Trio Troubleshoots App Performance Problems (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Motive has introduced three application management and configuration products designed to automate and speed up the process of fixing software performance glitches.	3	Sci/Tech
Zimbabwe court finds Mann guilty over coup plot arms deal, absolves others (AFP) AFP - A Zimbabwean court found Briton Simon Mann guilty of attempting to illegally buy arms for an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea but absolved 66 other suspected mercenaries.	0	World
Major Tokyo Quake Expected Within 50 Years (AP) AP - Japan's capital has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by a government panel.	3	Sci/Tech
3,000-Year-Old Bodies Studied in Australia (AP) AP - Headless bodies buried 3,000 years ago in the oldest cemetery in the Pacific could reveal much about the earliest settlers of Vanuatu, Fiji and Polynesia, Australian archeologists said on Friday.	3	Sci/Tech
Lycos Europe #39;spam #39; screensaver offline Lycos Europe #39;s Make Love Not Spam screensaver was unavailable Saturday following a string of bad publicity, Cnet News.com reported.	3	Sci/Tech
U.S. Women Edge Russia, Advance to Basketball Final ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympic champions the United States narrowly edged Russia 66-62 to reach the final of the women's Olympic basketball Friday.	1	Sports
US Consumer Index Up from Early August NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment picked up above expectations in late August after declining earlier in the month as oil prices eased from record highs and security fears abated, according to sources who saw a survey on Friday.	2	Business
Sour Grapes as Another U.S. Boxer Bites the Dust ATHENS (Reuters) - The U.S. boxing team sucked on sour grapes after being left with just one gold medal prospect in the Olympic boxing tournament Friday.	1	Sports
U.S. Stocks Flat After GDP Data in Line NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened flat on Friday after a government report showed that the U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter but at a rate that matched economists' forecasts.	2	Business
Olympic Wrap: Golden Oldies Take Center Stage ATHENS (Reuters) - Golden oldies struck gold at the Olympics Friday with German canoeist Birgit Fischer and Polish walker Robert Korzeniowski showing a clean pair of heels to younger rivals.	1	Sports
U.S. Sees Possible Attacks in Uzbekistan (Reuters) Reuters - The State Department said on Tuesday\it had information that "terrorists may be planning to launch\new attacks" in Uzbekistan around the time of Uzbek\Independence Day celebrations in early September.	0	World
Americans Practice Accidental Tourism at Olympics ATHENS (Reuters) - They scoff down Big Macs, drink Cokes, call home on their cell phones and crowd around the open-air set of American television's biggest morning show being broadcast live just a stone's throw from the Olympic stadium.	1	Sports
U.S. Economy Grows at Slower Pace Than Expected Struggling under the weight of a bloated trade deficit, the U.S. economy grew at a relatively modest 2.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter.	2	Business
Put Me in, Coach! Coach joins the S P 500, and others stand to benefit from the leather in the weather.	2	Business
Bananas could power homes Australian engineers generate electricity from rotting bananas and now plan a full scale power station.	3	Sci/Tech
Big shuttle repairs not possible Space shuttle astronauts will fly next year without the ability to repair in orbit the type of damage that destroyed the Columbia vehicle in 2003.	3	Sci/Tech
Fuel costs may not rise during holiday Falling crude oil prices this week suggest that Americans might dodge the surge in gasoline prices that experts had predicted for the weeks leading up to the Labor Day weekend.	2	Business
US economy slows US economic growth was slower than first thought in the second quarter, hit by a widening trade deficit. For the quarter, the world #39;s biggest economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent, down	2	Business
Airbus says Thai to buy planes European planemaker Airbus says that Thai Airways International plans to buy six of its double-decker A380 planes as part of a deal worth more than \$2 billion (1 billion pounds) at list prices.	2	Business
US GDP growth cut NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The pace of economic growth was slower in the second quarter than originally estimated, the government said Friday, as the latest reading on gross domestic product came roughly in line with economists #39; forecasts.	2	Business
Drug Company Settles NY Fraud Charge for \$2.5 Million A major pharmaceutical company accused by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of concealing negative information about an antidepressant agreed yesterday to publicly disclose clinical study data.	2	Business
Sprint, SBC Set Hot Spot Pact Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research) and SBC Communications (SBC:NYSE - news - research) set a plan that will give their customers access to both companies #39; Wi-Fi Internet service hot spots.	2	Business
Krispy Kreme #39;s hot streak cools The niche doughnuts that rose quickly in popularity are feeling the weight of the low-carb craze and mass marketing. By Deb Kollars and Edie Lau -- Bee Staff Writers.	2	Business
Internet crackdown leads to over 100 arrests In what is being called the largest global crackdown ever conducted, the US Department of Justice #39;s quot;Operation Web Snare quot; has led to over 100 arrests.	3	Sci/Tech
Hackers go Phishing for Online Bankers That email from your bank may be more than a friendly enquiry. It could be the hook of a Phisher, the new breed of Internet fraudster intent on stealing money by tricking customers into divulging online account details.	3	Sci/Tech
Athens gay scene out for the Games In the international party atmosphere of the Olympic Games, the Greek gay scene is finally coming out of the closet. After decades in the shadows of a macho society, the	1	Sports
UN Envoy Begins Final Mission to Darfur, Sudan Before Security <b>...</b> The senior United Nations envoy to Sudan today began his last mission to the war-torn Darfur region ahead of next week #39;s meeting of the Security Council, which will decide whether the Government is making good on commitments to restore security and disarm	0	World
UN: Most Terror Attacks Cost Under \$50G The al-Qaida (website - news) terror network spent less than \$50,000 on each of its major attacks except the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings and one of its hallmarks is using readily available	0	World
Revenge Is Indeed Sweet Dirty Harry had it right: Brain scans show revenge really might make your day. Planning revenge sparks enough satisfaction to motivate getting even - and the amount of satisfaction actually predicts who will go to greater lengths to do so, report Swiss researchers who monitored people's brain activity during an elaborate game of double-cross.	3	Sci/Tech
Sprint and SBC announce Wi-Fi roaming pact Customers of Sprint and SBC Communications will be able to use both companies #39; wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.	2	Business
US cracks down on cybercrime WASHINGTON The Justice Department has announced that more than 150 people have been arrested, charged or convicted in the past three months in a crackdown on criminal activity on the Internet.	3	Sci/Tech
#39;A jaw grown in the shoulder #39; A man who lost his jawbone to cancer has enjoyed his first solid meal in nine years after having a new bone grown under his shoulder blade and then transplanted to his face, reports The Times, London.	3	Sci/Tech
Friday Olympic Preview: How will Marion do? Daily diversions: Birgit Fischer won her first Olympic gold medal in flat-water kayaking as a teenager in 1980 for East Germany. In Athens, at 42 and the single mother of two teenagers, she goes for her eighth gold medal.	1	Sports
Stunning comeback puts Russians into volleyball final Russia came back from two sets down and saved seven match points against Brazil in the semi-finals of the women #39;s volleyball on Thursday for a spectacular win that put them into their second straight Olympic final.	1	Sports
Focus: Crisis in Darfur The situation continues to deteriorate in western Sudan more than 18-months after a rebel uprising provoked a harsh government response.	0	World
Siemens warns of ear damage from mobile phone tunes DSSELDORF, GERMANY - Careful -- some mobile phone tunes could be hazardous to your health.	3	Sci/Tech
VeriSign dealt another legal blow in ICANN suit VeriSign Inc. lost another round in its battle against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Thursday when a U.S. federal judge dismissed the company's antitrust claims, filed in an amended complaint.	3	Sci/Tech
Credit Bureaus Shun Popular Identity Theft Weapon Little by little, a weapon against identity theft is gaining currency - but few people in the United States know about it. It's called the security freeze, and it lets individuals block access to their credit reports.	3	Sci/Tech
'Virtual Girlfriend' Demands Sweet Talk and Gifts HONG KONG (AP) -- She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh. A Hong Kong company has developed a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability...	3	Sci/Tech
Record Companies Raided Over Mobile Ringtones TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users. Fair Trade Commission official Toshihiko Oizumi said investigators suspect more than 10 companies violated Japan's fair trade laws by preventing the Japanese mobile phone operators from offering the service...	3	Sci/Tech
University to Hand Out Blackberry Devices COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- The University of Maryland business school plans to give Blackberry wireless devices to all full-time MBA students this fall, an effort to make students technologically savvy and aware that a key to business is being able to access people and information at all times...	3	Sci/Tech
Linux Desktop KDE Plans Google Style Search Linux Desktop KDE Plans Google Style Search\\Open-source Linux desktop environment KDE developers have announced plans to make searching for files on the KDE desktop more simple by adding a Google-style search feature. CNet reports that the next version of KDE, which will either be called 3.4 or 4, and is ...	3	Sci/Tech

Union ratifies new BF Goodrich contract PITTSBURGH The United Steelworkers of America say about 34-hundred workers at BF Goodrich plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract.

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GSK to go public on trials BRITISH drugs company GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to make public information about its clinical drug trials following accusations it misled doctors about the safety of an anti-depressant for children.

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Conoco may seek stake in Lukoil US oil company is looking to buy up to 25 stake in the Russian oil giant, source says. MOSCOW (Reuters) - US oil major ConocoPhillips is seeking to buy up to 25 percent in Russian oil giant Lukoil, booking

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Schrager eyes London hotels sale Ian Schrager, known for his luxury boutique hotels, has hung for sale signs over two of his London hotels, the St Martins Lane and the Sanderson.

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N. Korea killing forests, waterways, UN finds SEOUL, South Korea - North Koreas forests are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and a reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on the

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Amid hostilities, Americans take over The noise was deafening and potentially unsettling in the minutes before the start of the men #39;s Olympic 200-meter final. The Olympic Stadium crowd chanted quot;Hellas!

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Iraqi Cleric Sadr Renounces Control Of Shrine Stronghold Rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr on Friday renounced control of his shrine stronghold to Iraq #39;s top Shiite cleric following a deal with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf.

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Italy shocked by hostage killing, but won #39;t bow to Iraq #39; ... ROME : Italy was in shock at the killing of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, described by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a return quot;to the dark times of barbarism, quot; but he pledged Italian troops would stay.

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Online Extra: "I Give So They Can Give Back" (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - Chris Aque, a 17-year-old high school senior in Chicago, is big on the new band Tilly and the Wall. Tilly is the first group to be signed by new indie label Team Love, which was co-founded by Conor Oberst of the band Bright Eyes and Nate Krenkel, and offers free downloads as a way to promote its bands. Aque loves music and talking about the bands he likes with other music fans online at sites including the social networking service LiveJournal.

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Second-Quarter GDP Is Downgraded WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.

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Economy Grows at 2.8 Rate in the Spring The U.S. economy, struggling under the weight of a bloated trade deficit, grew at a relatively modest 2.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter, a slower pace of expansion than previously thought.

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Eritreans in plane hijack drama \Hijackers force a plane carrying at least 70 Eritreans to land in the Sudanese capital, the UN says.

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Oracle Extends Offer for PeopleSoft \ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle\Corp. <ORCL.O> said on Thursday it extended again its \$7.7\billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft Inc. <PSFT.O>, to\Sept. 10, as it awaits a U.S. District Court judge's ruling on\whether the takeover attempt can move forward.

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Mission Fantastic to Mars (Part 3) At times during the Mars rover mission, the tension was palpable even as far away as NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. This was especially true about 18 months before launch, when the airbags and parachutes that cushioned the landers began tearing apart during testing. This is part 3 in our series.

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Health Care Costs Continue to Rise By ADAM GELLER NEW YORK (AP) -- Employers are facing continued double-digit increases in health care costs in 2005 and likely will require their workers to pay an even greater share of the bill, according to a new survey of more than 900 firms. The survey, released Thursday by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, found that employers expect health care costs to rise 12.9 percent on average next year if they leave benefits unchanged...

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California to Vote on \$3 Billion Stem Cell Project By PAUL ELIAS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote \$3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in what would be the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country...

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HP cues up its iPod early Tech giant posts details of its music player to its Web site, upstaging Friday's "big bang" product unveilings.

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Treasuries Trim Gains After GDP Data (Reuters) Reuters - Treasury debt prices trimmed early\gains on Friday after U.S. economic data proved to be not quite\as weak as some bulls had been betting.

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Treasuries Trim Gains After GDP Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices trimmed early gains on Friday after U.S. economic data proved to be not quite as weak as some bulls had been betting.

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Stock Futures Near Unchanged After GDP NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures were little changed on Friday after the Commerce Department released preliminary figures showing gross domestic product rose 2.8 percent in the second quarter, which was in line with Wall Street expectations.

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Before-the-Bell: Decode Genetics Falls NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Decode Genetics Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DCGN.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DCGN.O</A> fell 19 percent before the market open on Friday, a day after the company said PriceWaterhouseCoopers resigned as its accounting firm.

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Barr Wins Tentative OK for Generic Zofran NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BRL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BRL.N</A> on Friday said U.S. regulators had granted tentative approval to the company's quickly-dissolving generic form of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GSK.L target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GSK.L</A> Zofran antinausea tablet.

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Jaguar to Cut Output Amid Slack Demand FRANKFURT (Reuters) - British carmaker Jaguar will cut production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday.

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U.S. Women Opens Up 51-44 Lead on Russia (AP) AP - Shannon Johnson's mid-range jumper in the closing seconds of the third quarter helped the United States open up a 51-44 lead over Russia in the semifinals of the Olympic women's basketball tournament Friday.

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U.S. Second-Quarter GDP Downgraded WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.

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Stocks Set to Open Flat, GDP Data in Line NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are seen opening flat on Friday after a government report showed that the U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter but at a rate that matched economists' forecasts.

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Hewlett-Packard debuts 'Apple iPod from HP' (MacCentral) MacCentral - Hewlett-Packard's online store, HPshopping.com, on Friday introduced "Apple iPod from HP," the company's long-awaited version of the iPod. HP is selling 20GB and 40GB versions of the iPod for US #36;299.99 and #36;399.99 respectively, the same price as Apple. HP's Web site indicates the device will begin shipping on September 15.

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US Economy Grew at a 2.8 Rate in Second Quarter (Update1) The US economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate from April through June, slower than the government estimated last month as higher oil prices limited consumer spending and the trade deficit widened to a record.

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Interbrew, AmBev Complete Combination to Create InBev (Update2) Interbrew SA, the maker of Beck #39;s and Stella Artois beer, and Brazil #39;s Cia. de Bebidas das Americas completed their combination today after winning joint shareholder approval.

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Henry Schein to Ship Flu Vaccine in Oct. Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to begin shipping a flu vaccine on time in early October and reaffirmed its forecast for 2004.

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ConocoPhillips seeks 25 stake in Russia #39;s Lukoil NEW YORK, August 27 (New Ratings) - ConocoPhillips (COP.NYS) is reportedly seeking to buy up to a 25 stake in the Russian oil company, Lukoil, which contributes 19 each to the country #39;s crude oil output and reserves.

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KPMG reveals US critiques of itself One of the biggest US accounting firms has disclosed voluntarily a possible violation of conflict-of-interest rules. KPMG, one of the four largest US accounting firms, said

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Intel improves Centrino wireless security CHIP FIRM Intel said it had released support for 802.11a, b and g in the same Calexico wireless chipset. It said it has also built fresh software for its Pro Wireless 2915 ABG connection, which includes a

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Mesh cage in shoulder blade used to grow new jaw bone A German whose lower jaw was cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years - bratwurst sandwich -er surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and

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UK regulator pushing for more, cheaper broadband access LONDON - The UK took another step towards greater competition in and cheaper access to broadband technology as telecoms regulator Ofcom published its final proposals for local loop unbundling and ordered BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges

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Distrusted systems THE NEWS this week that the European Commission is investigating Microsoft #39;s and Time-Warner #39;s April acquisition of ContentGuard is not trivial, and it #39;s not just another case of quot;Oh, let #39;s Get Microsoft quot;.

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VeriSign dealt another legal blow in ICANN suit VeriSign Inc. lost another round in its battle against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Thursday when a US federal judge dismissed the

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Siemens warns of ear damage from mobile phone tunes After last year #39;s reports of exploding batteries in Nokia Corp. phones and amid growing concern about electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices in general, Siemens AG warned

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Research Firms Can #39;t Get Enough Of AAPL While shares of Apple have climbed more than 10 percent this week, reaching 52-week highs, two research firms told investors Friday they continue to remain highly bullish about the stock.

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Moyes Wants Right Price for Rooney David Moyes insists he will block a transfer for Wayne Rooney before the deadline if he does not get the valuation he wants. The Everton boss was reacting in the wake of Rooneys

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Radcliffe #39;s ultimate test She has the chance to banish the ghosts of last weekend #39;s marathon failure and finally claim the Olympic medal she has sought for so long.

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Polish walker earns fourth Olympic gold Robert Korzeniowski of Poland added to his record collection of gold medals in race walking with his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic victory Friday in the 50-kilometer walk.

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Alternative Athens All eyes will be on Paula Radcliffe and her possible tilt at the women #39;s 10,000m title. The #39;will she, won #39;t she #39; saga could be drawn out until the race is due to start.

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Dirrell tattoos Cuban for medal Andre Dirrell already honored his grandfather by getting a tattoo of his face on his back. Pretty soon he #39;ll be able to share an Olympic medal with him, too.

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Italy reacts with horror at hostage killing in Iraq ROME - Italy reacted with horror Friday at the killing of an Italian hostage in Iraq, while the Italian government insisted it would stay the course in the Middle Eastern country.

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Pakistan elects new prime minister Pakistan #39;s National Assembly elected Shaukat Aziz as the nation #39;s new prime minister Friday. Aziz won 191 votes to none for rival candidate Javed Hashmi.

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Al-Qaida spending little on terror attacks: Report The Al-Qaida terror network spent less than 44,600 on each of its major attacks except the September 11 suicide hijackings and one of its hallmarks is using readily-available items like mobile phones and knives as weapons, a new United Nations report

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Madrid attack cost only \$14,000 THE al-Qaeda terror network spent less than \$US50,000 (\$71,000) on each of its main attacks except the September 11 suicide hijackings, a UN report says.

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Polish walker wins fourth Olympic gold Robert Korzeniowski of Poland added to his record collection of gold medals in race walking with his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic victory Friday in the 50-kilometer walk.

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Canoeing champ looking to Beijing German canoeist Birgit Fischer at 42, is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest Olympians of all time - and she has not rule out competing again at Beijing.

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Dirrell loses bout, settles for bronze Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American middleweight Andre Dirrell lost his semifinal bout to Kazakhstan #39;s Gennadiy Golovkin on Friday, missing an opportunity to advance to the gold medal match.

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Militants Free Relative of Iraqi Minister-Jazeera DUBAI (Reuters) - Militants who had kidnapped two relatives of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan have released one of them, Al Jazeera television reported Friday.

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Israelis defend missile failure Israeli military officials defend a new anti-missile system they are developing with the US, despite its failure in tests.

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Militants Turn Over Keys to Najaf Shrine NAJAF, Iraq - Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine on Friday, and militants who had been holed up in the site left it, handing the keys to Shiite religious authorities after Iraq's top Shiite cleric brokered a peace deal to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city. Dozens of militants piled Kalashnikov rifles in front of the offices of their leader, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...

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U.S. Women Top Russia to Make Hoops Final ATHENS, Greece - Frustrated by fouls, turnovers and a feisty opponent, the United States desperately looked for help. Then along came Sheryl Swoopes to set things right...

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Spike Lee Wins Cybersquatting Case Vs. Porn Site (Reuters) Reuters - Movie director Spike Lee has won his\cybersquatting case against a Philippines-based operator who\misused the domain name, spikelee.com, to redirect surfers to a\pornographic Web site, arbitrators ruled Friday.

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Siemens warns fourth-quarter earnings to be hit by mobile phone fault (AFP) AFP - German electronics giant Siemens said that financial burdens connected with a technical fault in its new mobile phone handsets were likely to reduce earnings in the final quarter of its business year ending in September.

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2 Area Students Win National Science Competition WASHINGTON -- Two area high school students who have discovered a new way to detect breast cancer have won a national science competition.

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Motive Tools Trio Troubleshoots App Performance Problems (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Motive has introduced three application management and configuration products designed to automate and speed up the process of fixing software performance glitches.

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Zimbabwe court finds Mann guilty over coup plot arms deal, absolves others (AFP) AFP - A Zimbabwean court found Briton Simon Mann guilty of attempting to illegally buy arms for an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea but absolved 66 other suspected mercenaries.

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Major Tokyo Quake Expected Within 50 Years (AP) AP - Japan's capital has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by a government panel.

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3,000-Year-Old Bodies Studied in Australia (AP) AP - Headless bodies buried 3,000 years ago in the oldest cemetery in the Pacific could reveal much about the earliest settlers of Vanuatu, Fiji and Polynesia, Australian archeologists said on Friday.

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Lycos Europe #39;spam #39; screensaver offline Lycos Europe #39;s Make Love Not Spam screensaver was unavailable Saturday following a string of bad publicity, Cnet News.com reported.

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U.S. Women Edge Russia, Advance to Basketball Final ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympic champions the United States narrowly edged Russia 66-62 to reach the final of the women's Olympic basketball Friday.

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US Consumer Index Up from Early August NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment picked up above expectations in late August after declining earlier in the month as oil prices eased from record highs and security fears abated, according to sources who saw a survey on Friday.

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Sour Grapes as Another U.S. Boxer Bites the Dust ATHENS (Reuters) - The U.S. boxing team sucked on sour grapes after being left with just one gold medal prospect in the Olympic boxing tournament Friday.

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U.S. Stocks Flat After GDP Data in Line NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened flat on Friday after a government report showed that the U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter but at a rate that matched economists' forecasts.

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Olympic Wrap: Golden Oldies Take Center Stage ATHENS (Reuters) - Golden oldies struck gold at the Olympics Friday with German canoeist Birgit Fischer and Polish walker Robert Korzeniowski showing a clean pair of heels to younger rivals.

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U.S. Sees Possible Attacks in Uzbekistan (Reuters) Reuters - The State Department said on Tuesday\it had information that "terrorists may be planning to launch\new attacks" in Uzbekistan around the time of Uzbek\Independence Day celebrations in early September.

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Americans Practice Accidental Tourism at Olympics ATHENS (Reuters) - They scoff down Big Macs, drink Cokes, call home on their cell phones and crowd around the open-air set of American television's biggest morning show being broadcast live just a stone's throw from the Olympic stadium.

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U.S. Economy Grows at Slower Pace Than Expected Struggling under the weight of a bloated trade deficit, the U.S. economy grew at a relatively modest 2.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter.

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Put Me in, Coach! Coach joins the S P 500, and others stand to benefit from the leather in the weather.

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Bananas could power homes Australian engineers generate electricity from rotting bananas and now plan a full scale power station.

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Big shuttle repairs not possible Space shuttle astronauts will fly next year without the ability to repair in orbit the type of damage that destroyed the Columbia vehicle in 2003.

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Fuel costs may not rise during holiday Falling crude oil prices this week suggest that Americans might dodge the surge in gasoline prices that experts had predicted for the weeks leading up to the Labor Day weekend.

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US economy slows US economic growth was slower than first thought in the second quarter, hit by a widening trade deficit. For the quarter, the world #39;s biggest economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent, down

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Airbus says Thai to buy planes European planemaker Airbus says that Thai Airways International plans to buy six of its double-decker A380 planes as part of a deal worth more than \$2 billion (1 billion pounds) at list prices.

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US GDP growth cut NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The pace of economic growth was slower in the second quarter than originally estimated, the government said Friday, as the latest reading on gross domestic product came roughly in line with economists #39; forecasts.

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Drug Company Settles NY Fraud Charge for \$2.5 Million A major pharmaceutical company accused by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of concealing negative information about an antidepressant agreed yesterday to publicly disclose clinical study data.

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Sprint, SBC Set Hot Spot Pact Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research) and SBC Communications (SBC:NYSE - news - research) set a plan that will give their customers access to both companies #39; Wi-Fi Internet service hot spots.

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Krispy Kreme #39;s hot streak cools The niche doughnuts that rose quickly in popularity are feeling the weight of the low-carb craze and mass marketing. By Deb Kollars and Edie Lau -- Bee Staff Writers.

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Internet crackdown leads to over 100 arrests In what is being called the largest global crackdown ever conducted, the US Department of Justice #39;s quot;Operation Web Snare quot; has led to over 100 arrests.

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Hackers go Phishing for Online Bankers That email from your bank may be more than a friendly enquiry. It could be the hook of a Phisher, the new breed of Internet fraudster intent on stealing money by tricking customers into divulging online account details.

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Athens gay scene out for the Games In the international party atmosphere of the Olympic Games, the Greek gay scene is finally coming out of the closet. After decades in the shadows of a macho society, the

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UN Envoy Begins Final Mission to Darfur, Sudan Before Security ... The senior United Nations envoy to Sudan today began his last mission to the war-torn Darfur region ahead of next week #39;s meeting of the Security Council, which will decide whether the Government is making good on commitments to restore security and disarm

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UN: Most Terror Attacks Cost Under \$50G The al-Qaida (website - news) terror network spent less than \$50,000 on each of its major attacks except the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings and one of its hallmarks is using readily available

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Revenge Is Indeed Sweet Dirty Harry had it right: Brain scans show revenge really might make your day. Planning revenge sparks enough satisfaction to motivate getting even - and the amount of satisfaction actually predicts who will go to greater lengths to do so, report Swiss researchers who monitored people's brain activity during an elaborate game of double-cross.

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Sprint and SBC announce Wi-Fi roaming pact Customers of Sprint and SBC Communications will be able to use both companies #39; wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.

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US cracks down on cybercrime WASHINGTON The Justice Department has announced that more than 150 people have been arrested, charged or convicted in the past three months in a crackdown on criminal activity on the Internet.

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#39;A jaw grown in the shoulder #39; A man who lost his jawbone to cancer has enjoyed his first solid meal in nine years after having a new bone grown under his shoulder blade and then transplanted to his face, reports The Times, London.

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Friday Olympic Preview: How will Marion do? Daily diversions: Birgit Fischer won her first Olympic gold medal in flat-water kayaking as a teenager in 1980 for East Germany. In Athens, at 42 and the single mother of two teenagers, she goes for her eighth gold medal.

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Stunning comeback puts Russians into volleyball final Russia came back from two sets down and saved seven match points against Brazil in the semi-finals of the women #39;s volleyball on Thursday for a spectacular win that put them into their second straight Olympic final.

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Focus: Crisis in Darfur The situation continues to deteriorate in western Sudan more than 18-months after a rebel uprising provoked a harsh government response.

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Siemens warns of ear damage from mobile phone tunes DSSELDORF, GERMANY - Careful -- some mobile phone tunes could be hazardous to your health.

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VeriSign dealt another legal blow in ICANN suit VeriSign Inc. lost another round in its battle against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Thursday when a U.S. federal judge dismissed the company's antitrust claims, filed in an amended complaint.

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Credit Bureaus Shun Popular Identity Theft Weapon Little by little, a weapon against identity theft is gaining currency - but few people in the United States know about it. It's called the security freeze, and it lets individuals block access to their credit reports.

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'Virtual Girlfriend' Demands Sweet Talk and Gifts HONG KONG (AP) -- She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh. A Hong Kong company has developed a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability...

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Record Companies Raided Over Mobile Ringtones TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users. Fair Trade Commission official Toshihiko Oizumi said investigators suspect more than 10 companies violated Japan's fair trade laws by preventing the Japanese mobile phone operators from offering the service...

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University to Hand Out Blackberry Devices COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- The University of Maryland business school plans to give Blackberry wireless devices to all full-time MBA students this fall, an effort to make students technologically savvy and aware that a key to business is being able to access people and information at all times...

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Linux Desktop KDE Plans Google Style Search Linux Desktop KDE Plans Google Style Search\\Open-source Linux desktop environment KDE developers have announced plans to make searching for files on the KDE desktop more simple by adding a Google-style search feature. CNet reports that the next version of KDE, which will either be called 3.4 or 4, and is ...

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