2008 Jan 30
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World 
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AP - Chinese export safety authorities said Thursday they were investigating a company that made insecticide-tainted dumplings tha read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Chinese export safety authorities said Thursday they were investigating a company that made insecticide-tainted dumplings tha read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment 
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AP - A man who identified himself as a freelance reporter was arrested outside the Los Angeles home of Brad Pitt on Wednesday, pol read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A man who identified himself as a freelance reporter was arrested outside the Los Angeles home of Brad Pitt on Wednesday, pol read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business 
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With the entertainment industry actively pushing for ISPs to filter unauthorized content, it seems that the discussion is getting read more »
TechdirtWith the entertainment industry actively pushing for ISPs to filter unauthorized content, it seems that the discussion is getting read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - South African police raided a downtown church Wednesday night where hundreds of Zimbabweans had taken refuge, hauling people read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - South African police raided a downtown church Wednesday night where hundreds of Zimbabweans had taken refuge, hauling people read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A group of Liverpool supporters are trying to succeed where the financial might of Dubai International Capital (DIC) has so read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A group of Liverpool supporters are trying to succeed where the financial might of Dubai International Capital (DIC) has so read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Three is the magic number for Playboy magazine's March issue. Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson — better read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Three is the magic number for Playboy magazine's March issue. Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson — better read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Two young sisters wearing only diapers and T-shirts froze to death on a Canadian Indian reservation and police were investiga read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two young sisters wearing only diapers and T-shirts froze to death on a Canadian Indian reservation and police were investiga read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A former companion of Anna Nicole Smith said Wednesday that her attorney-turned-boyfriend Howard K. Stern took several photog read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A former companion of Anna Nicole Smith said Wednesday that her attorney-turned-boyfriend Howard K. Stern took several photog read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - A fashion show's story starts backstage, where models often undergo hours of hair and makeup prior to walking read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - A fashion show's story starts backstage, where models often undergo hours of hair and makeup prior to walking read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Oprah Winfrey has chosen Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth," a self-help guide by the author of the million-selling "The Power of read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Oprah Winfrey has chosen Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth," a self-help guide by the author of the million-selling "The Power of read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business 
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AP - Mexico indicated Wednesday it expects the downturn in the U.S. will mean much slower growth this year for its own economy, wh read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Mexico indicated Wednesday it expects the downturn in the U.S. will mean much slower growth this year for its own economy, wh read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Part of the conventional wisdom in having tech companies apply for lots of patents is that they're helpful as a "defensive" mecha read more »
TechdirtPart of the conventional wisdom in having tech companies apply for lots of patents is that they're helpful as a "defensive" mecha read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - As of Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at least 3,941 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - As of Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at least 3,941 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - A former employee of Countrywide KB Home Loans has filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongly fired after he reported fraudulent read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - A former employee of Countrywide KB Home Loans has filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongly fired after he reported fraudulent read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - BMW , the world's biggest premium car maker, will raise its production capacity at its Chinese factory by 45 percent o read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - BMW , the world's biggest premium car maker, will raise its production capacity at its Chinese factory by 45 percent o read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Arbitration rulings over domain name disputes sometimes have hard to understand results. Take, for example, the fact that MySpac read more »
TechdirtArbitration rulings over domain name disputes sometimes have hard to understand results. Take, for example, the fact that MySpac read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw says he regrets talking about Britney Spears' mental health after visiting her in the hospital read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw says he regrets talking about Britney Spears' mental health after visiting her in the hospital read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Italy's president asked the Senate speaker Wednesday to determine if an interim government can be formed to change the electo read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Italy's president asked the Senate speaker Wednesday to determine if an interim government can be formed to change the electo read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An Iranian official who met Wednesday with Egypt's president said the two countries could soon restore diplomatic relations s read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - An Iranian official who met Wednesday with Egypt's president said the two countries could soon restore diplomatic relations s read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc posted a decline in profit margins on Wednesday as the cost of discounting overshadowed a robust rise read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Amazon.com Inc posted a decline in profit margins on Wednesday as the cost of discounting overshadowed a robust rise read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - It turns out you can't keep a good man down — or even dead and buried — when he wears a red, white and blue uniform and cal read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - It turns out you can't keep a good man down — or even dead and buried — when he wears a red, white and blue uniform and cal read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Three is the magic number for Playboy magazine's March issue. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Three is the magic number for Playboy magazine's March issue. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - The Security Council renewed the mandate of the struggling U.N. peace force on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border for six mon read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - The Security Council renewed the mandate of the struggling U.N. peace force on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border for six mon read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology 
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InfoWorld - A new report from Forrester Research declares that the wave of mega-acquisitions in the software industry is over for read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - A new report from Forrester Research declares that the wave of mega-acquisitions in the software industry is over for read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggres read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggres read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - EBay Inc. says it's changing its user-feedback system to keep buyers from leaving, but the plan has sellers worried they'll n read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - EBay Inc. says it's changing its user-feedback system to keep buyers from leaving, but the plan has sellers worried they'll n read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Microsoft has rolled out an update to its CRM suite in eight of 25 languages that the software will eventually suppor read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Microsoft has rolled out an update to its CRM suite in eight of 25 languages that the software will eventually suppor read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK Recession or not, holding companies, agencies and private equity firms are expecting another busy year of de read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAdWeek.com - NEW YORK Recession or not, holding companies, agencies and private equity firms are expecting another busy year of de read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by fast-growing international sales. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by fast-growing international sales. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Investor's Business Daily - It's close but no cigar for Google in the Federal Communications Commission's much-anticipated auction read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInvestor's Business Daily - It's close but no cigar for Google in the Federal Communications Commission's much-anticipated auction read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax case passed its first full day of deliberation Wednesday without a verdict. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax case passed its first full day of deliberation Wednesday without a verdict. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - In 2004, President Bush pledged that all Americans should have affordable access to high-speed Internet service by 2007. A re read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - In 2004, President Bush pledged that all Americans should have affordable access to high-speed Internet service by 2007. A re read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Syndicated talk show host Montel Williams is being replaced by a younger version of himself. CBS Television Distribution anno read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Syndicated talk show host Montel Williams is being replaced by a younger version of himself. CBS Television Distribution anno read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato will each be a queen at the Metropolitan Opera — but the company can't find anyone to wear read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato will each be a queen at the Metropolitan Opera — but the company can't find anyone to wear read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The live-in girlfriend of former "Beverly Hillbillies" star Max Baer Jr. apparently shot herself and died several days later, read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The live-in girlfriend of former "Beverly Hillbillies" star Max Baer Jr. apparently shot herself and died several days later, read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - Mat Smart's new romantic comedy, The 13th of Paris, with a ghost as a major character, opens Jan. 30 after previews fro read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - Mat Smart's new romantic comedy, The 13th of Paris, with a ghost as a major character, opens Jan. 30 after previews fro read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - The world premiere of Todd Logan's Botanic Garden - starring real-life husband and wife James Leaming and Carmen Roman, read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsPlaybill - The world premiere of Todd Logan's Botanic Garden - starring real-life husband and wife James Leaming and Carmen Roman, read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Back in December, many people were surprised that Congress had put forth the PRO IP bill that would increase the fines that could read more »
TechdirtBack in December, many people were surprised that Congress had put forth the PRO IP bill that would increase the fines that could read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Tech companies pushing for access to spectrum "white spaces" and for net neutrality and open access on broadband and w read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Tech companies pushing for access to spectrum "white spaces" and for net neutrality and open access on broadband and w read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Another mobile Linux platform, this time from Azingo, hit the market on Wednesday, joining an increasingly crowded mark read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Another mobile Linux platform, this time from Azingo, hit the market on Wednesday, joining an increasingly crowded mark read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Three out of four Europeans are worried about posting their personal information on the Internet. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Three out of four Europeans are worried about posting their personal information on the Internet. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Insurgency-wracked Afghanistan will become a failed state if urgent steps are not taken to tackle a deteriorating security s read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Insurgency-wracked Afghanistan will become a failed state if urgent steps are not taken to tackle a deteriorating security s read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Organizers of the Cinequest Film Festival have turned to file-sharing in an effort to attract a broader array of participants read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Organizers of the Cinequest Film Festival have turned to file-sharing in an effort to attract a broader array of participants read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Britain's Doris Lessing, too ill to attend an award ceremony last year, received the Nobel prize for literature on Wed read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Britain's Doris Lessing, too ill to attend an award ceremony last year, received the Nobel prize for literature on Wed read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - I spent large chunks of last year playing the same AAA video games everyone else played: "BioShock," "Rock Band," "Super Mari read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - I spent large chunks of last year playing the same AAA video games everyone else played: "BioShock," "Rock Band," "Super Mari read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Nobel literature laureate Doris Lessing, who greeted news of her victory with the words, "I couldn't care less," received her read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Nobel literature laureate Doris Lessing, who greeted news of her victory with the words, "I couldn't care less," received her read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Every autumn and winter, hunters from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny, isolated read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Every autumn and winter, hunters from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny, isolated read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
If the ecstatic attention techblogs showered on the nascent Smart Party system last week is any indication, there are thousands read more »
TechdirtIf the ecstatic attention techblogs showered on the nascent Smart Party system last week is any indication, there are thousands read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Ethan Hawke and his girlfriend, Ryan Shawhughes, are expecting a baby. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Ethan Hawke and his girlfriend, Ryan Shawhughes, are expecting a baby. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - ABC News will broadcast five hours of live primary coverage on Super Tuesday as voters in nearly half the country go to the p read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - ABC News will broadcast five hours of live primary coverage on Super Tuesday as voters in nearly half the country go to the p read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Samuel Eto'o became the all-time record goalscorer at the African Nations Cup Wednesday when he fired Cameroon into the quar read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Samuel Eto'o became the all-time record goalscorer at the African Nations Cup Wednesday when he fired Cameroon into the quar read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday, led by financial shares, after a television commentator said he believed that the two bigges read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday, led by financial shares, after a television commentator said he believed that the two bigges read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Pop star Madonna is still the material girl, earning $72 million in a recent 12-month period to top a Forbes.com list read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Pop star Madonna is still the material girl, earning $72 million in a recent 12-month period to top a Forbes.com list read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The FBI's investigation of 14 corporations in a crackdown on improper subprime lending could expand to other companies read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The FBI's investigation of 14 corporations in a crackdown on improper subprime lending could expand to other companies read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AFP - British author Doris Lessing received her Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in London on Wednesday, after having been read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAFP - British author Doris Lessing received her Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in London on Wednesday, after having been read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Perhaps it was wishful thinking, but I thought by now I'd be able to sit at any city cafe, park bench or airport bar across t read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Perhaps it was wishful thinking, but I thought by now I'd be able to sit at any city cafe, park bench or airport bar across t read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - An inquest into the death of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son was to continue Wednesday with South Carolina developer G. B read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - An inquest into the death of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son was to continue Wednesday with South Carolina developer G. B read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Another mobile Linux platform, this time from Azingo, hit the market on Wednesday, joining an increasingly crowded mar read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Another mobile Linux platform, this time from Azingo, hit the market on Wednesday, joining an increasingly crowded mar read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A roadside bomb blast killed an Iraqi television cameraman and his driver as the crew worked on a report for the upcoming ann read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A roadside bomb blast killed an Iraqi television cameraman and his driver as the crew worked on a report for the upcoming ann read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The young man hefting a machete at the burning roadblock was frustrated. He'd been looking for five days, but could not find read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The young man hefting a machete at the burning roadblock was frustrated. He'd been looking for five days, but could not find read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Eissa Sweillem entered Egypt through the breached Gaza border — but not just to shop at stores. The 27-year-old unemployed G read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Eissa Sweillem entered Egypt through the breached Gaza border — but not just to shop at stores. The 27-year-old unemployed G read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - An Oscars contingency plan that would include history, film clips and out-of-the-ordinary concepts for the awards show is in read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - An Oscars contingency plan that would include history, film clips and out-of-the-ordinary concepts for the awards show is in read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Years ago, before the RIAA's decision to sue individual file sharers, the group used to send subpoenas to ISPs asking for IP addr read more »
TechdirtYears ago, before the RIAA's decision to sue individual file sharers, the group used to send subpoenas to ISPs asking for IP addr read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Walt Disney Co's Hannah Montana concert film dominated U.S. online movie ticket sales on Wednesday, a day ahead of its read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Walt Disney Co's Hannah Montana concert film dominated U.S. online movie ticket sales on Wednesday, a day ahead of its read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert emerged relatively unscathed from the final report Wednesday on his handling of Israel's 2006 war read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert emerged relatively unscathed from the final report Wednesday on his handling of Israel's 2006 war read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Societe Generale's CEO faced down mounting pressure for his resignation Wednesday over a trading scandal that cost billions, read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Societe Generale's CEO faced down mounting pressure for his resignation Wednesday over a trading scandal that cost billions, read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Four armed inmates released a captive prison administrator, his secretary and two female guards on Wednesday in Western Hondu read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Four armed inmates released a captive prison administrator, his secretary and two female guards on Wednesday in Western Hondu read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Samuel Eto'o became the leading all-time African Nations Cup scorer with 16 goals as Cameroon defeated Sudan 3-0 in Group C read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Samuel Eto'o became the leading all-time African Nations Cup scorer with 16 goals as Cameroon defeated Sudan 3-0 in Group C read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - Further aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to bolster the US economy drove Wall Street stocks higher and the dollar read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - Further aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to bolster the US economy drove Wall Street stocks higher and the dollar read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Madonna is the richest woman in music. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Madonna is the richest woman in music. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A timeline of key dates and facts about Australia's Aborigines: read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A timeline of key dates and facts about Australia's Aborigines: read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - So what if there is a writer's strike and none of the "Desperate Housewives" stars are going to work at the m read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - So what if there is a writer's strike and none of the "Desperate Housewives" stars are going to work at the m read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
theodp writes "Most corporations would be delighted to have their patent application assigned to the USPTO's Mark Fadok. Aft read more »
Techdirttheodp writes "Most corporations would be delighted to have their patent application assigned to the USPTO's Mark Fadok. Aft read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday as investors feared that any boost to the economy from an expected Federal Reserve rate cut w read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday as investors feared that any boost to the economy from an expected Federal Reserve rate cut w read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Egyptian guards at the breached border with Gaza fatally shot an African man and woman Wednesday as they tried to illegally c read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Egyptian guards at the breached border with Gaza fatally shot an African man and woman Wednesday as they tried to illegally c read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government's decision to slash fuel and electricity supplies to the Gaza St read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government's decision to slash fuel and electricity supplies to the Gaza St read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unsatisfied with the progress of her meetings with a representative of Myan read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unsatisfied with the progress of her meetings with a representative of Myan read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Nearly two dozen plainclothes police swarmed the apartment on a December afternoon, confiscating laptops, cell phones, bank c read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Nearly two dozen plainclothes police swarmed the apartment on a December afternoon, confiscating laptops, cell phones, bank c read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The last things Mohammed Salim remembered were the knees pinning him to the ground, the guns pointed at his head, and, finall read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The last things Mohammed Salim remembered were the knees pinning him to the ground, the guns pointed at his head, and, finall read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Acting President Raul Castro — not his older brother Fidel — was the top vote-getter in Cuban parliamentary elections, acco read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Acting President Raul Castro — not his older brother Fidel — was the top vote-getter in Cuban parliamentary elections, acco read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - U.S. financial institutions are on the hook for as much as $70 billion in new write-downs from bond insurers in 2008, read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. financial institutions are on the hook for as much as $70 billion in new write-downs from bond insurers in 2008, read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Societe Generale fought off political pressure to sack its chairman on Wednesday after suffering the world's worst fi read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Societe Generale fought off political pressure to sack its chairman on Wednesday after suffering the world's worst fi read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Americans may look with envy on the super-fast Internet connections available in South Korea, Japan and parts of Europe, but read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Americans may look with envy on the super-fast Internet connections available in South Korea, Japan and parts of Europe, but read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on Wednesday outlined proposals for a radical reform of banking regulations to read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on Wednesday outlined proposals for a radical reform of banking regulations to read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Criminals were seconds away from robbing a bank by remote control when an alert employee literally pulled the plug on their b read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Criminals were seconds away from robbing a bank by remote control when an alert employee literally pulled the plug on their b read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Software maker SAP AG said Wednesday its profit slipped in the fourth quarter even as sales edged higher, and forecast revenu read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Software maker SAP AG said Wednesday its profit slipped in the fourth quarter even as sales edged higher, and forecast revenu read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Google Inc. said Wednesday it has overhauled its Korean-language search engine to broaden its appeal in South Korea, one of t read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Google Inc. said Wednesday it has overhauled its Korean-language search engine to broaden its appeal in South Korea, one of t read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Police investigating a man for allegedly spreading a computer virus had to arrest him on a copyright infringement charge beca read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Police investigating a man for allegedly spreading a computer virus had to arrest him on a copyright infringement charge beca read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
There's some buzz today about a research note from an analyst firm suggesting that Motorola might ditch its struggling handset bu read more »
TechdirtThere's some buzz today about a research note from an analyst firm suggesting that Motorola might ditch its struggling handset bu read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The U.S. economy slowed abruptly in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending and homebuilding plunged, accordin read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The U.S. economy slowed abruptly in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending and homebuilding plunged, accordin read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - EnterpriseWizard this week is releasing the 2.0 version of its CRM application, a product built on top of its SaaSWiza read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - EnterpriseWizard this week is releasing the 2.0 version of its CRM application, a product built on top of its SaaSWiza read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The head of the panel investigating Israel's 2006 Lebanon conflict said Wednesday that the war ended without victory and the read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The head of the panel investigating Israel's 2006 Lebanon conflict said Wednesday that the war ended without victory and the read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Internet outages disrupted business and personal usage across a wide swathe of the Middle East on Wednesday after an undersea read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Internet outages disrupted business and personal usage across a wide swathe of the Middle East on Wednesday after an undersea read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The top U.S. envoy to Africa called the month of post-election violence in Kenya "ethnic cleansing" and said Wednesday Washin read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The top U.S. envoy to Africa called the month of post-election violence in Kenya "ethnic cleansing" and said Wednesday Washin read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks edged lower on Wednesday on disappointment about corporate financial results and uncertainty whether an expecte read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks edged lower on Wednesday on disappointment about corporate financial results and uncertainty whether an expecte read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Over two years ago, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas got into a bit of hot water over the "Hot Coffee" mod that allowed players to u read more »
TechdirtOver two years ago, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas got into a bit of hot water over the "Hot Coffee" mod that allowed players to u read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Scandal-hit French bank Societe Generale opened its own inquiry on Wednesday into how it suffered history's biggest r read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Scandal-hit French bank Societe Generale opened its own inquiry on Wednesday into how it suffered history's biggest r read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc Chief Executive John Thain on Wednesday expressed confidence in the company's core set of busi read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc Chief Executive John Thain on Wednesday expressed confidence in the company's core set of busi read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Internet outages disrupted business and personal usage across a wide swathe of the Middle East on Wednesday after an undersea read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Internet outages disrupted business and personal usage across a wide swathe of the Middle East on Wednesday after an undersea read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Yahoo Inc.'s financial funk deepened at the end of 2007, prompting the slumping Internet icon to draw up plans to lay off as read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Yahoo Inc.'s financial funk deepened at the end of 2007, prompting the slumping Internet icon to draw up plans to lay off as read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
This probably won't come as much of a surprise, but a new study shows that guys are much more likely than women to overestimate h read more »
TechdirtThis probably won't come as much of a surprise, but a new study shows that guys are much more likely than women to overestimate h read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Yahoo said it will cut 1,000 jobs in February as it announced profits fell 23 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter. It said Tuesd read more »
NewsFactor NetworkYahoo said it will cut 1,000 jobs in February as it announced profits fell 23 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter. It said Tuesd read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - IBM has added a new capability to its virtualization platform that will allow Linux applications to run on IBM's Unix s read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - IBM has added a new capability to its virtualization platform that will allow Linux applications to run on IBM's Unix s read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - New York lawmakers proposed legislation on Tuesday that would provide new protection from convicted sex offenders hang read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - New York lawmakers proposed legislation on Tuesday that would provide new protection from convicted sex offenders hang read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - MySpace, the world's largest online social network, will launch its program to court outside software developers in Fe read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - MySpace, the world's largest online social network, will launch its program to court outside software developers in Fe read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Boeing Co said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, as higher deliveries of its read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Boeing Co said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, as higher deliveries of its read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - The economy nearly stalled in the fourth quarter with a growth rate of just 0.6 percent, capping its worst year since 2002. read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - The economy nearly stalled in the fourth quarter with a growth rate of just 0.6 percent, capping its worst year since 2002. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - The United States, Sweden and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications techn read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - The United States, Sweden and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications techn read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Merck and Co on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss due to charges from a costly settlement related to its withd read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Merck and Co on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss due to charges from a costly settlement related to its withd read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stock index futures signaled a flat to lower opening on Wednesday after seesawing on jobs and economic growth data tha read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stock index futures signaled a flat to lower opening on Wednesday after seesawing on jobs and economic growth data tha read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a gove read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a gove read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - For fans unmoved by the prospect of a Tom Petty Super Bowl halftime show, the cable industry has an answer. Many answe read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - For fans unmoved by the prospect of a Tom Petty Super Bowl halftime show, the cable industry has an answer. Many answe read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - A gang of Swedish criminals was seconds away from completing a digital bank heist when an alert employee literally pulled the read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A gang of Swedish criminals was seconds away from completing a digital bank heist when an alert employee literally pulled the read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
While a University of Maryland study reports eBay saved buyers $19 billion in 2007, the online auctioneer's PowerSellers want more read more »
NewsFactor NetworkWhile a University of Maryland study reports eBay saved buyers $19 billion in 2007, the online auctioneer's PowerSellers want more read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Tom Cruise is the first on the list to get Ducati's newest motorcycle — a $72,500 superbike bristling with titanium, magnesi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Tom Cruise is the first on the list to get Ducati's newest motorcycle — a $72,500 superbike bristling with titanium, magnesi read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
My problem with touch screens is they're not like buttons. They are, of course, much better looking than buttons, especially on cr read more »
NewsFactor NetworkMy problem with touch screens is they're not like buttons. They are, of course, much better looking than buttons, especially on cr read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Two new computer worms are making their way through cyberspace, using Valentine's Day messages to infiltrate the systems of unwitt read more »
NewsFactor NetworkTwo new computer worms are making their way through cyberspace, using Valentine's Day messages to infiltrate the systems of unwitt read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - China will take a new step Thursday to tighten control of the Internet when rules go into force limiting online video-sharing read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - China will take a new step Thursday to tighten control of the Internet when rules go into force limiting online video-sharing read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Phone companies are by now a familiar presence at the annual global music trade show, which is taking place in Cannes this week, w read more »
NewsFactor NetworkPhone companies are by now a familiar presence at the annual global music trade show, which is taking place in Cannes this week, w read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this co read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this co read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Internet music retailers offer millions of tunes, in every genre from opera to hip-hop to Palestinian folk songs. But it's still h read more »
NewsFactor NetworkInternet music retailers offer millions of tunes, in every genre from opera to hip-hop to Palestinian folk songs. But it's still h read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Victoria's Secret executives and designers voted, and they think Ryan Seacrest has the sexiest smile. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Victoria's Secret executives and designers voted, and they think Ryan Seacrest has the sexiest smile. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
You may recall last summer that Prince made some news by giving away his latest CD to every subscriber to a UK newspaper. The n read more »
TechdirtYou may recall last summer that Prince made some news by giving away his latest CD to every subscriber to a UK newspaper. The n read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
If you've followed the spam/scam space for a while, you know the story of Sanford "Spamford" Wallace -- the original big name spa read more »
TechdirtIf you've followed the spam/scam space for a while, you know the story of Sanford "Spamford" Wallace -- the original big name spa read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - The French paramilitary police force said Wednesday it is ditching Microsoft for the free Linux operating system, becoming o read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - The French paramilitary police force said Wednesday it is ditching Microsoft for the free Linux operating system, becoming o read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Subprime-related problems at UBS AG mounted on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs in read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Subprime-related problems at UBS AG mounted on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs in read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A strong earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Wednesday, prompting authorities to briefly issue a tsunami alert  read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A strong earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Wednesday, prompting authorities to briefly issue a tsunami alert  read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Two eBay laptop sellers--one of whom ended up without either his laptop or the buyer's money for it--share their experi read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Two eBay laptop sellers--one of whom ended up without either his laptop or the buyer's money for it--share their experi read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology 
Official Google Blog
Posted by Ayan Mandal, Product Manager, Google FinanceThe newest localized version of Google Finance, geared to the UK and targete read more »
Official Google BlogPosted by Ayan Mandal, Product Manager, Google FinanceThe newest localized version of Google Finance, geared to the UK and targete read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - The world's leading provider of business software, SAP, said Wednesday it expected sustained growth this year following a 3. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - The world's leading provider of business software, SAP, said Wednesday it expected sustained growth this year following a 3. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AFP - A top South Korean movie actress who is facing criminal charges for an extramarital affair filed a complaint on Wednesday ag read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAFP - A top South Korean movie actress who is facing criminal charges for an extramarital affair filed a complaint on Wednesday ag read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Investors gave short shrift to hopes of the U.S. Federal Reserve rescuing the world economy with a further interest ra read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Investors gave short shrift to hopes of the U.S. Federal Reserve rescuing the world economy with a further interest ra read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - China's financial capital saw fresh snowfall Wednesday as the impact of unusually wintry weather deepened, highlighting the v read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - China's financial capital saw fresh snowfall Wednesday as the impact of unusually wintry weather deepened, highlighting the v read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - It's not a pleasant time to be a Yahoo Inc. employee or shareholder. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - It's not a pleasant time to be a Yahoo Inc. employee or shareholder. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Subprime-related problems at UBS AG deepened on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new writedowns in read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Subprime-related problems at UBS AG deepened on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new writedowns in read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Vendors who sell their goods on eBay are scratching their heads after the company unveiled a new fee structure in effort to b read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Vendors who sell their goods on eBay are scratching their heads after the company unveiled a new fee structure in effort to b read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The Wall Street Journal has just accepted Facebook's request to be online friends. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The Wall Street Journal has just accepted Facebook's request to be online friends. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The online community MySpace is introducing tools for developing games, media-sharing features and other programs that better read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The online community MySpace is introducing tools for developing games, media-sharing features and other programs that better read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - NBC Universal aims to shake up the way it does business, particularly with its pilot development and "upfront" present read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - NBC Universal aims to shake up the way it does business, particularly with its pilot development and "upfront" present read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Back in December, we wrote about how a patent lawsuit being brought by antivirus firm Trend Micro against security company Barrac read more »
TechdirtBack in December, we wrote about how a patent lawsuit being brought by antivirus firm Trend Micro against security company Barrac read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Japan on Wednesday deployed its third ballistic missile defence system in the Tokyo area as the pacifist nation beefs up its read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Japan on Wednesday deployed its third ballistic missile defence system in the Tokyo area as the pacifist nation beefs up its read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Pity poor Manon Lescaut. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Pity poor Manon Lescaut. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Australia will issue its first formal apology to the country's indigenous people next month, a senior minister said Wednesday read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Australia will issue its first formal apology to the country's indigenous people next month, a senior minister said Wednesday read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The Federal Reserve is expected to lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to s read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The Federal Reserve is expected to lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to s read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Kevin Nealon has joined the cast of Fox's adventure comedy "They Came From Upstairs," starring Ashley Tisdale. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Kevin Nealon has joined the cast of Fox's adventure comedy "They Came From Upstairs," starring Ashley Tisdale. read more »
Date : 30 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton faced increasing pressure from French officials to answer for the rogue trader disas read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton faced increasing pressure from French officials to answer for the rogue trader disas read more »