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Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment 
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Reuters - Stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe is stepping into the limelight with her own Bravo series. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe is stepping into the limelight with her own Bravo series. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Despite mounting concerns about strike-induced ratings shortfalls in coming months, most advertisers are sticking with read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Despite mounting concerns about strike-induced ratings shortfalls in coming months, most advertisers are sticking with read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The superheroes of "Justice League of America" will have to hang up their costumes, because the Hollywood writers stri read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The superheroes of "Justice League of America" will have to hang up their costumes, because the Hollywood writers stri read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Reuters - Yahoo Inc has agreed a deal to provide targeted display advertising on T-Mobile's Internet service Web 'n' walk in Bri read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Yahoo Inc has agreed a deal to provide targeted display advertising on T-Mobile's Internet service Web 'n' walk in Bri read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Stephen Colbert was denied when he tried to run for president this year in South Carolina. Now the fake TV pundit is getting read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Stephen Colbert was denied when he tried to run for president this year in South Carolina. Now the fake TV pundit is getting read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - China said it would issue new rules cracking down on "undesirable" elements of online games amid fears of growing Inte read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - China said it would issue new rules cracking down on "undesirable" elements of online games amid fears of growing Inte read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World 
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AFP - Australia could send a customs ship to end a high-seas standoff in Antarctic waters by picking up two anti-whaling activists read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Australia could send a customs ship to end a high-seas standoff in Antarctic waters by picking up two anti-whaling activists read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Chile's congress backed a pension reform bill Wednesday to ensure the country's landmark social security program for the firs read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Chile's congress backed a pension reform bill Wednesday to ensure the country's landmark social security program for the firs read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker sued the Rockstar energy drink company Wednesday, accusing it of wrongfully using his read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker sued the Rockstar energy drink company Wednesday, accusing it of wrongfully using his read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Posted by Manoj Varghese, Human Resources Director, IndiaDiversity at Google means having a workforce that reflects the diversity read more »
Official Google BlogPosted by Manoj Varghese, Human Resources Director, IndiaDiversity at Google means having a workforce that reflects the diversity read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business 
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If you've read David Levine and Michele Boldrin's excellent book Against Intellectual Monopoly (there's a new version available), read more »
TechdirtIf you've read David Levine and Michele Boldrin's excellent book Against Intellectual Monopoly (there's a new version available), read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Police firing tear gas and bullets halted protests Wednesday, blocking mass rallies the opposition hoped would show the power read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Police firing tear gas and bullets halted protests Wednesday, blocking mass rallies the opposition hoped would show the power read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Russia warned Kosovo's leaders Wednesday that if they declare independence the territory will never become a member of the Un read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Russia warned Kosovo's leaders Wednesday that if they declare independence the territory will never become a member of the Un read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Critically ill former Indonesian president Suharto, who has been hospitalised for two weeks, is not showing signs of getting read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Critically ill former Indonesian president Suharto, who has been hospitalised for two weeks, is not showing signs of getting read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The wedding ceremony between Eddie Murphy and film producer Tracey Edmonds two weeks ago was only symbolic and that's as f read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The wedding ceremony between Eddie Murphy and film producer Tracey Edmonds two weeks ago was only symbolic and that's as f read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's care during his two-week hospitalization has sparked quiet debate on end-of-life issues read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's care during his two-week hospitalization has sparked quiet debate on end-of-life issues read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A Swedish bomb squad called out to disarm a suspicious package on Wednesday did not find a ticking bomb. But they did find a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A Swedish bomb squad called out to disarm a suspicious package on Wednesday did not find a ticking bomb. But they did find a read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - They come sporting mohawks, full-body tattoos, multiple piercings, and hair in brilliant colors -- the ever-growing congrega read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - They come sporting mohawks, full-body tattoos, multiple piercings, and hair in brilliant colors -- the ever-growing congrega read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
For those looking to score a reservation at the latest hot restaurant like New York City's The Little Owl, diners have to hit the read more »
TechdirtFor those looking to score a reservation at the latest hot restaurant like New York City's The Little Owl, diners have to hit the read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Matthew McConaughey and his two-time co-star Kate Hudson are among those set to present trophies at next week's Screen Actors read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Matthew McConaughey and his two-time co-star Kate Hudson are among those set to present trophies at next week's Screen Actors read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK The mobile video component is at the center of a wide-ranging multimedia campaign created by the Vidal Partn read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAdWeek.com - NEW YORK The mobile video component is at the center of a wide-ranging multimedia campaign created by the Vidal Partn read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - SAP and Business Objects have announced the first joint products from their merger, although the planned tight integra read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - SAP and Business Objects have announced the first joint products from their merger, although the planned tight integra read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
One of the more important Supreme Court decisions concerning patents was 2006's MercExchange ruling, where the Supreme Court anno read more »
TechdirtOne of the more important Supreme Court decisions concerning patents was 2006's MercExchange ruling, where the Supreme Court anno read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner's death last month at age 76 was caused by a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner's death last month at age 76 was caused by a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - With no fear of the confusion that can arise from text-message shorthand, a new search service is employing a novel tool to a read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - With no fear of the confusion that can arise from text-message shorthand, a new search service is employing a novel tool to a read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The timing was right for Russell Crowe's "3:10 to Yuma" remake. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The timing was right for Russell Crowe's "3:10 to Yuma" remake. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by two women freed by Colombian rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by two women freed by Colombian rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering a read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said on Wednesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said on Wednesday. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - For two years now, a lingering question surrounding the stock options scandal that triggered criminal charges against at leas read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - For two years now, a lingering question surrounding the stock options scandal that triggered criminal charges against at leas read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - The K of D, An Urban Legend, Laura Schellhardt's multi-character solo play performed by Kimberly Gilbert, plays Woolly read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - The K of D, An Urban Legend, Laura Schellhardt's multi-character solo play performed by Kimberly Gilbert, plays Woolly read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business 
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Investor's Business Daily - Just before Christmas, President Bush declared victory in a yearlong fight to cut $23 billion from Dem read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessInvestor's Business Daily - Just before Christmas, President Bush declared victory in a yearlong fight to cut $23 billion from Dem read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - In what his publisher calls a record-breaking deal, British pop superstar George Michael is working on a memoir to come out i read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - In what his publisher calls a record-breaking deal, British pop superstar George Michael is working on a memoir to come out i read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Fox's "American Idol" returned as the nation's most popular TV series, but with 4 million fewer viewers than the 2007 season read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Fox's "American Idol" returned as the nation's most popular TV series, but with 4 million fewer viewers than the 2007 season read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The rapid growth curve for computer shipments in last year's third quarter extended into the year's final months, two technol read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The rapid growth curve for computer shipments in last year's third quarter extended into the year's final months, two technol read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Pizza Hut has deployed a mobile ordering system that ratchets up the competition in the industry's battle to sell more read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Pizza Hut has deployed a mobile ordering system that ratchets up the competition in the industry's battle to sell more read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December, but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December, but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
It's nice to see that there's some buzz around the announcement today from the Library of Congress that it has teamed up with Yah read more »
TechdirtIt's nice to see that there's some buzz around the announcement today from the Library of Congress that it has teamed up with Yah read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Investor's Business Daily - A New Jersey asset manager is looking to build an income-generating fund of exchange traded funds as i read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessInvestor's Business Daily - A New Jersey asset manager is looking to build an income-generating fund of exchange traded funds as i read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Mozilla has hired top employees at Humanized, a small company known for its innovative work in intuitive user interface read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Mozilla has hired top employees at Humanized, a small company known for its innovative work in intuitive user interface read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - Two major fashion labels, at least for men, who show in Milan are almost condemned to sacrifice experimentati read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - Two major fashion labels, at least for men, who show in Milan are almost condemned to sacrifice experimentati read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Discount stockbroker Charles Schwab Corp reported on Wednesday a 36 percent rise in earnings from continuing operatio read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Discount stockbroker Charles Schwab Corp reported on Wednesday a 36 percent rise in earnings from continuing operatio read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Marisol Argueta de Barillas, a lawyer and career diplomat, was named El Salvador's new foreign minister on Wednesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Marisol Argueta de Barillas, a lawyer and career diplomat, was named El Salvador's new foreign minister on Wednesday. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Thousands of Serbs rallied in Kosovo's ethnically divided north on Wednesday to support an ultranationalist leader in his bid read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Thousands of Serbs rallied in Kosovo's ethnically divided north on Wednesday to support an ultranationalist leader in his bid read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - President Bush's fast-track plan for a Mideast peace agreement got a welcome endorsement Wednesday from a nation long seen as read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - President Bush's fast-track plan for a Mideast peace agreement got a welcome endorsement Wednesday from a nation long seen as read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The companies that make Scrabble are trying to shut down Scrabulous, an online version of the game that is one of the most po read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The companies that make Scrabble are trying to shut down Scrabulous, an online version of the game that is one of the most po read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Chances are you'll recognize Alice Fraasa, but you won't be able to figure out from where. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Chances are you'll recognize Alice Fraasa, but you won't be able to figure out from where. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal on Wednesday, saying the movie "American Gangster" fals read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal on Wednesday, saying the movie "American Gangster" fals read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, the big TV networks have more than a hundred episodes of scripted series ready to roll read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, the big TV networks have more than a hundred episodes of scripted series ready to roll read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - In an embarrassing battlefield defeat for Pakistan's army, Islamic extremists attacked and seized a small fort near the Afgha read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - In an embarrassing battlefield defeat for Pakistan's army, Islamic extremists attacked and seized a small fort near the Afgha read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Authorities formally charged two French journalists Wednesday with threatening state security for attempting to report on reb read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Authorities formally charged two French journalists Wednesday with threatening state security for attempting to report on reb read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - The Federal Reserve Board said on Wednesday it approved an application by Japanese Internet banking firm eBank Corp to read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - The Federal Reserve Board said on Wednesday it approved an application by Japanese Internet banking firm eBank Corp to read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks fell on Wednesday, after Intel Corp posted both a disappointing profit and outlook, drivin read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks fell on Wednesday, after Intel Corp posted both a disappointing profit and outlook, drivin read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - An economic stimulus package to help stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after Democratic and Republi read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - An economic stimulus package to help stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after Democratic and Republi read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A female suicide bomber struck black-clad worshippers preparing for Shiite Islam's holiest day, killing at least nine Wednesd read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A female suicide bomber struck black-clad worshippers preparing for Shiite Islam's holiest day, killing at least nine Wednesd read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - In 1942, 8-year-old Moshe Bar-Yuda walked hand-in-hand with his father to a collection point in his hometown in Slovakia and read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - In 1942, 8-year-old Moshe Bar-Yuda walked hand-in-hand with his father to a collection point in his hometown in Slovakia and read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
The latest example of how problematic our patent system has become, involves a series of patent infringement lawsuits against a b read more »
TechdirtThe latest example of how problematic our patent system has become, involves a series of patent infringement lawsuits against a b read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Eeek! Imagine a rodent that weighed a ton and was as big as a bull. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Eeek! Imagine a rodent that weighed a ton and was as big as a bull. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The police chief in this opposition stronghold said she ordered her officers to fire on a rioting crowd, saying she was force read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The police chief in this opposition stronghold said she ordered her officers to fire on a rioting crowd, saying she was force read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Delta Air Lines has begun merger talks with Northwest Airlines , the office of House of Representatives Transportatio read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Delta Air Lines has begun merger talks with Northwest Airlines , the office of House of Representatives Transportatio read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The U.S. economy continued to grow in the final weeks of the fourth quarter but the pace of activity slackened amid su read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The U.S. economy continued to grow in the final weeks of the fourth quarter but the pace of activity slackened amid su read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - With Sun Microsystems' $1 billion acquisition of open source database vendor MySQL announced Wednesday, Sun gets owner read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - With Sun Microsystems' $1 billion acquisition of open source database vendor MySQL announced Wednesday, Sun gets owner read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
For years, we've discussed how silly it is when some firms like telcos and cable companies try to hide extra charges in unnecessa read more »
TechdirtFor years, we've discussed how silly it is when some firms like telcos and cable companies try to hide extra charges in unnecessa read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Countrywide Financial Corp said on Wednesday it helped more than 81,000 borrowers stay in their residences and avert read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Countrywide Financial Corp said on Wednesday it helped more than 81,000 borrowers stay in their residences and avert read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - The economy lost momentum heading into the new year as shoppers tightened their belts and manufacturers were stung by weak de read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - The economy lost momentum heading into the new year as shoppers tightened their belts and manufacturers were stung by weak de read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks fell in choppy trade on Wednesday, as pessimism about the U.S. economy mounted after Intel read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks fell in choppy trade on Wednesday, as pessimism about the U.S. economy mounted after Intel read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Brocade Communications Systems Inc's former chief was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for backdating st read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Brocade Communications Systems Inc's former chief was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for backdating st read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The third volume of Christopher Paolini's million-selling "Inheritance" fantasy series, coming out this fall, will have a Har read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The third volume of Christopher Paolini's million-selling "Inheritance" fantasy series, coming out this fall, will have a Har read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - "Shine a Light," Martin Scorsese's documentary on the Rolling Stones, will open the Berlin film festival next month. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - "Shine a Light," Martin Scorsese's documentary on the Rolling Stones, will open the Berlin film festival next month. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 7-13. Day and s read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Jan. 7-13. Day and s read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Privacy concerns stemming from online shopping rose in 2007, a new study finds, as the loss or theft of credit card informati read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Privacy concerns stemming from online shopping rose in 2007, a new study finds, as the loss or theft of credit card informati read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The tragic period romance "Atonement" dominated the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 14 categori read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The tragic period romance "Atonement" dominated the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 14 categori read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Official Google Blog
Posted by Dan Reicher, Google.org teamThe contest said to "Innovate or Die" – and Team Aquaduct lives! In fact, the San Bruno, C read more »
Official Google BlogPosted by Dan Reicher, Google.org teamThe contest said to "Innovate or Die" – and Team Aquaduct lives! In fact, the San Bruno, C read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The Afghan government has banned "The Kite Runner" film from theaters and DVD shops, an official said Wednesday, though Afgha read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The Afghan government has banned "The Kite Runner" film from theaters and DVD shops, an official said Wednesday, though Afgha read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24 percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank l read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24 percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank l read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Something must be in the air today, as two big acquisitions were announced this morning. First, Oracle announced that it will for read more »
TechdirtSomething must be in the air today, as two big acquisitions were announced this morning. First, Oracle announced that it will for read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - A judge on Wednesday doubled the bail for former football star O.J. Simpson after ruling he violated a previous agreem read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - A judge on Wednesday doubled the bail for former football star O.J. Simpson after ruling he violated a previous agreem read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Ben Bernanke has tried hard not to follow his predecessor Alan Greenspan into the political arena by commenting on fis read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Ben Bernanke has tried hard not to follow his predecessor Alan Greenspan into the political arena by commenting on fis read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - European equity markets closed off session lows on Wednesday, but small gains in the US during morning trade were not eno read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - European equity markets closed off session lows on Wednesday, but small gains in the US during morning trade were not eno read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Rapper Foxy Brown, serving a year-long prison term stemming from an assault charge, has asked a New York judge for ear read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Rapper Foxy Brown, serving a year-long prison term stemming from an assault charge, has asked a New York judge for ear read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Oracle Corp , the world's third-largest software maker, won a three-month-long campaign to buy BEA Systems Inc by rai read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Oracle Corp , the world's third-largest software maker, won a three-month-long campaign to buy BEA Systems Inc by rai read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - London equities failed to sustain a brief afternoon rebound on Wednesday, and after spending a short period back over the read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - London equities failed to sustain a brief afternoon rebound on Wednesday, and after spending a short period back over the read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Oscar-winning English actor Jeremy Irons will play former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in a new play openin read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Oscar-winning English actor Jeremy Irons will play former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in a new play openin read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Professor Tara Brabazon, a lecturer at the University of Brighton, is fed up with shoddy student research papers and has dubbed t read more »
TechdirtProfessor Tara Brabazon, a lecturer at the University of Brighton, is fed up with shoddy student research papers and has dubbed t read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Imagine running your laptop nonstop from New York to Tokyo -- crunch some numbers, work on a memo pop in a few DVDs -- and then do read more »
NewsFactor NetworkImagine running your laptop nonstop from New York to Tokyo -- crunch some numbers, work on a memo pop in a few DVDs -- and then do read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - European equity markets recovered from the worst of their early losses after after the major US indices opened higher. read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - European equity markets recovered from the worst of their early losses after after the major US indices opened higher. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Sun Microsystems announced Wednesday that it is buying MySQL AB, a major provider of open source database solutions. The total pri read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSun Microsystems announced Wednesday that it is buying MySQL AB, a major provider of open source database solutions. The total pri read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A forthcoming mobile messaging service is set to offer businesses similar capabilities to RIM's BlackBerry but at a fraction of th read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA forthcoming mobile messaging service is set to offer businesses similar capabilities to RIM's BlackBerry but at a fraction of th read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Last month we wrote about musician Kristin Hersh embracing a version of the new business model we suggested for musicians way bac read more »
TechdirtLast month we wrote about musician Kristin Hersh embracing a version of the new business model we suggested for musicians way bac read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AFP - US strip star Dita von Teese, ex-wife of shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, is to be the guest of Austrian socialite Richard Lugne read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAFP - US strip star Dita von Teese, ex-wife of shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, is to be the guest of Austrian socialite Richard Lugne read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to buy open-source software maker MySQL AB for $1 billion, beefing up the server maker's dat read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to buy open-source software maker MySQL AB for $1 billion, beefing up the server maker's dat read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at last year's Macworld conference, there was no question that it would be an industry-alter read more »
NewsFactor NetworkWhen Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at last year's Macworld conference, there was no question that it would be an industry-alter read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - The makers of word game Scrabble have asked Facebook to remove its popular online version "Scrabulous," which they say read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - The makers of word game Scrabble have asked Facebook to remove its popular online version "Scrabulous," which they say read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Apple has released its first security updates of the new year, fixing bugs in its QuickTime media player and iPhone and read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Apple has released its first security updates of the new year, fixing bugs in its QuickTime media player and iPhone and read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Amdocs , a software maker long known for its billing technologies sold to telecoms providers, is launching on Wednesda read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Amdocs , a software maker long known for its billing technologies sold to telecoms providers, is launching on Wednesda read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A Boeing-built satellite for mobile voice and data services was placed in orbit Tuesday by a rocket launched from a floating platf read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA Boeing-built satellite for mobile voice and data services was placed in orbit Tuesday by a rocket launched from a floating platf read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Sun Microsystems will pay US$1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Sun Microsystems will pay US$1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
European antitrust officials are set on investigating Microsoft for anti-competitive market moves once again, but this time the Eu read more »
NewsFactor NetworkEuropean antitrust officials are set on investigating Microsoft for anti-competitive market moves once again, but this time the Eu read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems will pay $1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some o read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Sun Microsystems will pay $1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open-source database is used for some o read more »
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AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise p read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Anglo-Swedish drugs giant AstraZeneca and British peer GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday they had been approached by EU regulat read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Today is "Stevenote Plus One" -- the day after Apple CEO Steve Jobs's much-awaited annual keynote speech at the Macworld Expo in S read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Hundreds of Islamist militants overran a Pakistani paramilitary fort near the Afghan border Wednesday, sparking fierce fight read more »
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PC World - Two public-interest groups praised the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for opening three inquiries into network read more »
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AP - Israeli forces evacuated two makeshift settlement outposts in the West Bank on Wednesday, a step to remove a major obstacle t read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it's secured a definitive agreement to acquire BEA Systems for $8.5 billion. Net of BEA's $1.3 billion read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Someone who prefers to remain anonymous sent in an article about how Buddy Holly's widow is trying to stop the publication of an read more »
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AP - Security experts responsible for the safety of Americans and other Westerners in Kabul were evaluating on Wednesday whether r read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Security experts responsible for the safety of Americans and other Westerners in Kabul were evaluating on Wednesday whether r read more »
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AP - The Jesuits, one of the world's largest Roman Catholic religious orders, are meeting in Rome to elect a new leader and chart read more »
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AFP - Hundreds of Islamist militants captured a Pakistani paramilitary fort near the Afghan border Wednesday, sparking fierce figh read more »
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AP - President Bush received renewed promises of bargaining for Mideast peace and a polite hearing for his warnings about Iran, an read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP/File - A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic dr read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP/File - A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic dr read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Two proven superstars on the music charts and on the football field were no match for some young patients at Cook Child read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Former African superstar Abedi 'Pele' Ayew tips his native Ghana to win the African Nations Cup which kicks off here on Sund read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Former African superstar Abedi 'Pele' Ayew tips his native Ghana to win the African Nations Cup which kicks off here on Sund read more »
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Reuters - Film romance "Atonement" dominated the field when nominations were announced on Wednesday for the annual BAFTA film aw read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Film romance "Atonement" dominated the field when nominations were announced on Wednesday for the annual BAFTA film aw read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - British sweets-to-DVDs retailer Woolworths Plc said that trading over the key Christmas period was "very challenging, read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - British sweets-to-DVDs retailer Woolworths Plc said that trading over the key Christmas period was "very challenging, read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of the government on Wednesday, weakening him at a tim read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of the government on Wednesday, weakening him at a tim read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The promoters of the annual Coachella music festival in southern California are planning a New York-area version this read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The promoters of the annual Coachella music festival in southern California are planning a New York-area version this read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - "Juno" actress Ellen Page will star in "Whip It!" which marks Drew Barrymore's directing debut, Daily Variety reported read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - "Juno" actress Ellen Page will star in "Whip It!" which marks Drew Barrymore's directing debut, Daily Variety reported read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Prospects for a speedy settlement in the tit-for-tat transatlantic clash over aircraft subsidies appeared dim on Wedne read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Prospects for a speedy settlement in the tit-for-tat transatlantic clash over aircraft subsidies appeared dim on Wedne read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - The International Energy Agency kept its 2008 forecast for oil demand unchanged on Wednesday despite growing expectations of read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in several Kenyan cities Wednesday, but the East African nation was mostly calm read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Coca-Cola, Ford and AT&T are back again as the three main sponsors of "American Idol," which returned to the airwaves read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Coca-Cola, Ford and AT&T are back again as the three main sponsors of "American Idol," which returned to the airwaves read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A women wearing a belt strapped with explosives blew herself up near a popular market and a Shiite mosque in restive Diyala p read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A women wearing a belt strapped with explosives blew herself up near a popular market and a Shiite mosque in restive Diyala p read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Gunmen ransacked a Roman Catholic school in the southernmost Philippine province, fatally shooting a priest who had received read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Gunmen ransacked a Roman Catholic school in the southernmost Philippine province, fatally shooting a priest who had received read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Cathay Pacific Airways (0293.HK), Hong Kong's flagship airline, will support any possible bid made by Air China group read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Cathay Pacific Airways (0293.HK), Hong Kong's flagship airline, will support any possible bid made by Air China group read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The U.S. Embassy restricted the movement of its staff Wednesday and urged Americans to be vigilant a day after a bomb hit one read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The U.S. Embassy restricted the movement of its staff Wednesday and urged Americans to be vigilant a day after a bomb hit one read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Former porn star Traci Lords has joined Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in Kevin Smith's raunchy comedy "Zack & Miri Ma read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Former porn star Traci Lords has joined Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in Kevin Smith's raunchy comedy "Zack & Miri Ma read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - European carmakers sporting their latest models at the North American International Auto Show are hoping to maintain a healt read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - European carmakers sporting their latest models at the North American International Auto Show are hoping to maintain a healt read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday and said it gained market share in read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday and said it gained market share in read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Israeli forces were on their way Wednesday to evacuate two settler outposts in the West Bank, officials said, amid U.S. insis read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Israeli forces were on their way Wednesday to evacuate two settler outposts in the West Bank, officials said, amid U.S. insis read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action agai read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action agai read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew th read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew th read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Legislators chose an opposition member as parliament speaker in a close vote Tuesday, giving a victory to foes of Kenya's pre read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Legislators chose an opposition member as parliament speaker in a close vote Tuesday, giving a victory to foes of Kenya's pre read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Actress Mia Farrow has been barred from holding a ceremony at a notorious Khmer Rouge prison as part of a campaign to pressu read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Actress Mia Farrow has been barred from holding a ceremony at a notorious Khmer Rouge prison as part of a campaign to pressu read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday unveiled an ultra-slim MacBook Air laptop computer that he billed as the world's read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday unveiled an ultra-slim MacBook Air laptop computer that he billed as the world's read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
It's no secret that the way that many albums get leaked online before their release date is via review copies that are sent out w read more »
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Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Celine Dion will play her first concert in China in April and has submitted an entry for the Beijing Olympics theme so read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Celine Dion will play her first concert in China in April and has submitted an entry for the Beijing Olympics theme so read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - "High School Musical" star Zac Efron underwent emergency surgery Tuesday to remove his appendix, his publicist said. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - "High School Musical" star Zac Efron underwent emergency surgery Tuesday to remove his appendix, his publicist said. read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Apple Inc. has redoubled its effort to distribute movies online, gaining a foothold in a promising but unproven business that read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Apple Inc. has redoubled its effort to distribute movies online, gaining a foothold in a promising but unproven business that read more »
Date : 16 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - While Intel Corp.'s stock was being hammered over disappointing fourth-quarter results, executives at the world's largest sem read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - While Intel Corp.'s stock was being hammered over disappointing fourth-quarter results, executives at the world's largest sem read more »