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Business

Wal-Mart replaces chief executive

New York - In an unexpected move, Wal-Mart Stores Inc said Friday it would replace its chief...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 19:54
NASA Decides To Delay Shuttle-Replacement Mission Until March 2015

NASA Decides To Delay Shuttle-Replacement Mission Until March 2015

NASA confirmed on Monday that there will be no manned mission before March 2015, five years after...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 11:33
Fierce Debate over New Boss for Japan's Central Bank

Fierce Debate over New Boss for Japan's Central Bank

Japan, the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP, is threatened to be thrown into financial...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 18:33
GM Reports Losses, Offers Massive Buyouts

GM Reports Losses, Offers Massive Buyouts

General Motors Corporation has announced that it lost $722 million over the fourth quarter and...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 16:39
EBay CEO Meg Whitman Planning to Retire

EBay CEO Meg Whitman Planning to Retire

Meg Whitman, president and CEO of top Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. is planning to retire,...
» read full story January 22nd, 2008 - 14:56
George Reyes, Google's CFO, Steps Down

George Reyes, Google's CFO, Steps Down

Cuban American George Reyes, 53, announced he is to retire from his job as Chief Financial Officer...
» read full story August 28th, 2007 - 23:35
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U.S.

Survey: Many United States Doctors Consider Quitting

Survey: Many United States Doctors Consider Quitting

A survey released Tuesday revealed that many primary care doctors in the United States were...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 21:29
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Specials

Mickey Mouse marks 80th birthday

Los Angeles - Mickey Mouse marked his 80th birthday Tuesday, but those expecting a big party were...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 08:41

Mickey Mouse, the eternal infant, turns 80

Los Angeles - He was born from misfortune, formed in a creative flash by Walt Disney who had just...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 11:05
Tina Fey To Mimic Sarah Palin No More

Tina Fey To Mimic Sarah Palin No More

The name of “Saturday Night Live” star Tina Fey will forever be associated with the 2008...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 13:49
Expedition 18 Successfully Docks The International Space Station

Expedition 18 Successfully Docks The International Space Station

Expedition 18, formed out of game designer and space tourist Richard Garriot and astronauts Mike...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 19:08
Mickey Rourke, Darren Aronofsky Tame Golden Lion of Venice

Mickey Rourke, Darren Aronofsky Tame Golden Lion of Venice

Darren Aronofsky’s comeback film at the Venice Film Festival, “The Wrestler,” starring Mickey...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 18:00
NASA Studies Viability Of Operating Shuttle Beyond 2010

NASA Studies Viability Of Operating Shuttle Beyond 2010

A leaked NASA internal mail, obtained by The Orlando Sentinel, revealed the space agency’s plans...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 17:13
Let's Just Wish Paul Newman Good Health

Let's Just Wish Paul Newman Good Health

Is he or is he not ill? While sources make contradictory reports and we’re all left to wonder...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 15:26
Director of Met Museum Retires After Three Decades

Director of Met Museum Retires After Three Decades

Philippe de Montebello, who has achieved the status of longest-serving director of the Metropolitan...
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 11:11
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Technology

Hubble Has Never Ending Troubles

Hubble Has Never Ending Troubles

Hubble is the world-famous telescope, launched into orbit in the year 1990 by the Discovery Space...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 19:21
Hubble Is In Trouble

Hubble Is In Trouble

The famous space telescope Hubble is facing difficulties: one of its key instruments, programmed...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 17:34
Microsoft Waved Jerry Seinfeld “Good-Bye!”

Microsoft Waved Jerry Seinfeld “Good-Bye!”

Have no fear; Bill Gates’ face will no longer appear on your TV screens one of a sudden. Microsoft...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 19:03
Microsoft Clears Gates-Induced Confusion about Windows 7

Microsoft Clears Gates-Induced Confusion about Windows 7

Bill Gates speaking before the Inter-American Development Bank said that we can expect Windows 7...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 21:23
Say What? Windows 7 To Be Released Next Year?

Say What? Windows 7 To Be Released Next Year?

It seems like the successor of Windows Vista will be released earlier than we previously thought....
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 23:43
EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Pass the Reigns March 31

EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Pass the Reigns March 31

Meg Whitman, president and CEO of top Internet auctioneer eBay will step down in March, confirming...
» read full story January 24th, 2008 - 14:42
After Gates, Chief of Microsoft’s Office Business to Retire

After Gates, Chief of Microsoft’s Office Business to Retire

The latest shake-up inside Microsoft involve Jeff Raikes, the head of the company’s $16 billion...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 11:42
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Science

NASA Device To Transform Urine Into Water

NASA Device To Transform Urine Into Water

A machine that is being launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Friday in order to reach the...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 20:00
Stephen Hawking to give up Cambridge chair

Stephen Hawking to give up Cambridge chair

London - British theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking will retire from teaching next...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 10:31
Lunar Space Station In Development

Lunar Space Station In Development

As NASA celebrates its 50th anniversary, life on other planets seems to no longer be a figment of...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 23:48
Update1: NASA Considers Its Shuttle Options

Update1: NASA Considers Its Shuttle Options

NASA is considering the possibility of extending the current space shuttle program until...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 13:00
Report: NASA Shuttle Program To Get Another Five Years

Report: NASA Shuttle Program To Get Another Five Years

Saturday, The Orlando Sentinel announced that, according to an internal e-mail,...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 13:56
NASA Realigns Constellation Schedule, Resources For 2015 Inaugural Flight

NASA Realigns Constellation Schedule, Resources For 2015 Inaugural Flight

NASA is planning on making the first flight under the Constellation Program as soon as 2015, five...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 16:07
NASA Delays Shuttle-Replacement Mission Until March 2015

NASA Delays Shuttle-Replacement Mission Until March 2015

NASA confirmed on Monday that there will be no manned mission before March 2015, five years after...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 14:57
NASA In Talks With JAXA For The Acquisition Of Space Shuttle Successor

NASA In Talks With JAXA For The Acquisition Of Space Shuttle Successor

NASA is talking business with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to purchase units of the...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 14:46
Hubble Space Telescope Mission Postponed

Hubble Space Telescope Mission Postponed

National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials announced yesterday a delay of over a month...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 11:23
Atlantis' Crew Ready For Return On Earth

Atlantis' Crew Ready For Return On Earth

The STS-122 crew is ready to return on Earth, after a successful mission during which they...
» read full story February 17th, 2008 - 12:26
Atlantis Launch Called Off After One ECO Sensor Fails

Atlantis Launch Called Off After One ECO Sensor Fails

NASA announced that today's attempt to launch the space shuttle Atlantis has been officially...
» read full story December 09th, 2007 - 14:33
Atlantis Launch Delayed Again Due To ECO Sensors Problems

Atlantis Launch Delayed Again Due To ECO Sensors Problems

After a Friday meeting, NASA managers decided to postpone again the launch of US space shuttle...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 12:01
Next Attempt To Launch Atlantis Scheduled For Saturday

Next Attempt To Launch Atlantis Scheduled For Saturday

NASA mission managers announced that the launch of space shuttle Atlantis would be delayed for 48...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 13:39
Atlantis Launch Delayed

Atlantis Launch Delayed

In an unexpected turn of events, NASA officials decided to postpone at least until Friday the...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 21:35
Peggy Whitson And Dan Tani Complete Seven Hour Spacewalk

Peggy Whitson And Dan Tani Complete Seven Hour Spacewalk

After a seven hours spacewalk, ISS commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Dan Tani have moved...
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 21:54
ISS Crew Continue To Prepare Harmony’s Move

ISS Crew Continue To Prepare Harmony’s Move

Early Monday, International Space Station crewmembers moved Pressurized Mating Adaptor-2 from the...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 17:54
ISS Crew Completes First Spacewalk

ISS Crew Completes First Spacewalk

After Discovery delivered the Harmony module to the International Space Station, today station...
» read full story November 09th, 2007 - 21:25
DNA Discoverer Retires after Race Goof

DNA Discoverer Retires after Race Goof

Molecular biologist James Dewey Watson, credited as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of...
» read full story October 25th, 2007 - 20:22
Rocketplane Kistler Eliminated from NASA Spaceship Race

Rocketplane Kistler Eliminated from NASA Spaceship Race

NASA announced it fired Rocketplane Kistler from its COTS Project, which provides milestone-based...
» read full story October 19th, 2007 - 15:59
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Sports

Hamilton takes dream car to victory in Chinese GP

Hamilton takes dream car to victory in Chinese GP

Shanghai - Lewis Hamilton on Sunday took a major step towards becoming the youngest-ever Formula...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 14:33

Hewitt to Return after Hip Surgery

Sydney - Four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt said on Tuesday that his return from hip surgery is on...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 10:19

Two Thais Still in Hunt for Boxing Gold, Last American Bows Out

Beijing - Thai boxers Manus Boonjumnong and Somjit Jongjohor remain in the hunt for gold medals...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 13:59

Phelps: Sacrifices Made Worthwhile by the Eight 'Special' Golds

Beijing - American swimming superstar Michael Phelps, who won an unprecedented eight gold medals at...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 19:20
Heikki Kovalainen Wins His First Grand Prix In Hungary

Heikki Kovalainen Wins His First Grand Prix In Hungary

McLaren's driver Heikki Kovalainen won his first Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday after Ferrari's...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 16:55
Annika Is Taking Time Off From Golf Tournaments

Annika Is Taking Time Off From Golf Tournaments

Annika Sorenstam is taking some time off from the golf tournaments, as she revealed on Tuesday in...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 15:42
Roger Federer Defeats Pete Sampras in Exhibition Match

Roger Federer Defeats Pete Sampras in Exhibition Match

In an exhibition match that lasted two hours and fifteen minutes, world number one Roger Federer...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 16:27
Brett Favre Goes Out In Style, Decides To Retire

Brett Favre Goes Out In Style, Decides To Retire

The speculations are over! Brett Favre is retiring from the Green Bay Packers, ESPN reports. As it...
» read full story March 04th, 2008 - 17:01
Baseball Owners Back Up Selig Until 2012

Baseball Owners Back Up Selig Until 2012

30 Major League team owners unanimously decided to extend Bud Selig’s contract until 2012. Selig...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 16:07
If Olson Retires, O’Neill Takes Over

If Olson Retires, O’Neill Takes Over

According to ESPN.com, Arizona assistant coach Kevin O’Neill is said to replace Lute Olson as head...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 12:04
Pettitte Will Pitch for Yankees Next Season

Pettitte Will Pitch for Yankees Next Season

Andy Pettitte announced his decision not to retire. He said he would pitch for the New York Yankees...
» read full story December 03rd, 2007 - 16:53
With James Injured Early, Cavs Get Spanked by Pistons, 109-74

With James Injured Early, Cavs Get Spanked by Pistons, 109-74

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the steaming LeBron James early in the game and then lost the game as...
» read full story November 29th, 2007 - 12:08
Martina Hingis Retires after Testing Positive for Cocaine

Martina Hingis Retires after Testing Positive for Cocaine

Former World No. 1 tennis player Martina Hingis decided to end her sporting career after she has...
» read full story November 01st, 2007 - 21:43
Houston Puts an End to His Come Back Bid

Houston Puts an End to His Come Back Bid

A preseason game and about a week of practice was all Allan Houston needed to reach the conclusion...
» read full story October 21st, 2007 - 16:10
New York Knicks Resign Allan Houston

New York Knicks Resign Allan Houston

Allan Houston decided to end his retirement and resume playing for the troubled New York Knicks...
» read full story October 11th, 2007 - 10:15
Harrington Brings the Irish Luck at British Open

Harrington Brings the Irish Luck at British Open

Padraig Harrington found his path to glory defeating Sergio Garcia in a four-hole playoff of the...
» read full story July 24th, 2007 - 01:07
Raikkonen Confident To Win European Grand Prix

Raikkonen Confident To Win European Grand Prix

On Sunday Ferrari’s driver Kimi Raikkonen will try to achieve a hat-trick by winning the European...
» read full story July 19th, 2007 - 10:57
Lewis Hamilton Wins Second Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton Wins Second Grand Prix

In Indianapolis, just seven days after winning his first Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton did it again....
» read full story June 17th, 2007 - 23:43
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Music

Miley Cyrus, A Future Teenage Billionaire

Miley Cyrus, A Future Teenage Billionaire

Teen pop sensation Miley Cyrus, also known as Hannah Montana from Disney Channel's wildly popular...
» read full story April 27th, 2008 - 20:33
Jay-Z Steps Down As President of Def Jam

Jay-Z Steps Down As President of Def Jam

On Christmas Eve Jay-Z announced that he will step down as the president of Def Jam Records at the...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 12:19
Kanye West Finally Wins

Kanye West Finally Wins

Rapper Kanye West was greatly frustrated when he didn’t win at the MTV Video Music Awards a...
» read full story September 20th, 2007 - 15:53
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Movies

Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83

Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83

Unfortunately, the screen legend Paul Newman has lost the battle with cancer. According to his...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 16:38

German love triangle squares off at Venice Film Festival

Venice - "Jerichow," a love triangle by Berlin-based director Christian Petzold, screened...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 22:32
'Retired' Kevin Spacey Returns For 'Superman' Sequel

'Retired' Kevin Spacey Returns For 'Superman' Sequel

Two-time Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is definitely not done with his acting career as...
» read full story July 12th, 2007 - 14:23
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World

Boom to Gloom as Australians Join the Real World

Sydney - You have to be over 16 in Australia to have lived at a time when the economy was not...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 09:42
NASA Sets Dates of Shuttle Fleet's Last Flights

NASA Sets Dates of Shuttle Fleet's Last Flights

NASA (the United States space agency) revealed the dates it fixed for the last flights of the...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 18:08
American Airlines: June 15 Brings a $15 Charge for Baggage

American Airlines: June 15 Brings a $15 Charge for Baggage

American Airlines has some bad news for its clients. Because of the oil prices that are getting...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 13:07
Vito Fossella To Retire Following Personal Mistake

Vito Fossella To Retire Following Personal Mistake

New York Rep. Vito Fossella declared Tuesday he would not seek to be re-elected and he would leave...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 16:55

Katrina Victim Wins a $97 Million Prize

When one door closes another one opens. This much is true for Katrina victim Carl Hunter who lost...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 17:43
Paterson, NY’s Brand New Governor, Acknowledges Affair

Paterson, NY’s Brand New Governor, Acknowledges Affair

New York’s brand new governor admitted that he had an affair during a rough period of his marriage....
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 11:57
Paterson Sworn In NY’s First Black, Legally Blind Governor

Paterson Sworn In NY’s First Black, Legally Blind Governor

David Alexander Paterson is officially New York’s first black governor and also the first legally...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 20:48
Cuba to Name Fidel Castro’s Successor

Cuba to Name Fidel Castro’s Successor

Cuba is in the process of choosing another president after 49 years under “El Líder Máximo”. The...
» read full story February 24th, 2008 - 14:30
Castro Says U.S. Must Change, Not Cuba

Castro Says U.S. Must Change, Not Cuba

The U.S. speculations about a possible change in Cuba’s politics following Fidel Castro’s...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 21:10
Castro Announces Retirement From Cuba’s Presidency

Castro Announces Retirement From Cuba’s Presidency

Fidel Castro, Cuba’s ailing leader has announced on Tuesday that he will retire from his...
» read full story February 19th, 2008 - 11:18
Indian Guru Cremated On Ganges River

Indian Guru Cremated On Ganges River

The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who passed away last week, was cremated on Monday in the...
» read full story February 11th, 2008 - 16:33
Over 1,000 People Mourned NYOS 7-Year-Old Student’s Death

Over 1,000 People Mourned NYOS 7-Year-Old Student’s Death

Over 1,000 people gathered on Saturday to remember Tevin Park-Flowers, a seven-year-old boy who...
» read full story February 10th, 2008 - 08:40
Federal Court Unveils More Compromising E-mails In DA’s Case

Federal Court Unveils More Compromising E-mails In DA’s Case

The story of the love e-mails the Harris County District Attorney Charles A. Rosenthal Jr. sent to...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 10:12
Raul Castro Suggests Liberalization as Fidel Says He’ll Retire

Raul Castro Suggests Liberalization as Fidel Says He’ll Retire

As Fidel Castro repeated that he might retire from office for good, his brother and current Cuban...
» read full story December 30th, 2007 - 15:44
Castro May Show Signs of Retirement

Castro May Show Signs of Retirement

In a letter which was read on Monday on state television Fidel Castro, Cuba’s ailing leader, said...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 15:50
Civil Servants Join Seventh Day of French Rail Strike

Civil Servants Join Seventh Day of French Rail Strike

The seventh day of the French transit workers’ strike coincided with the civil strike that began...
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 14:29
Sixth Day of the French Transport Strike

Sixth Day of the French Transport Strike

On Monday the French transport strike entered its sixth day as the commuters had to face another...
» read full story November 19th, 2007 - 16:00
Transport and Electricity Workers Go On Strike in France

Transport and Electricity Workers Go On Strike in France

On Wednesday the transport and energy workers went on strike for the second time in a month. The...
» read full story November 14th, 2007 - 15:17
New Generation of Leaders in China

New Generation of Leaders in China

Ending the Five-yearly Communist Party congress, the new Central Committee was approved on Sunday,...
» read full story October 21st, 2007 - 13:55
Rugby World Cup Final Threatened by Transport Strike in France

Rugby World Cup Final Threatened by Transport Strike in France

October 18, 2007, the “Black Thursday” as it is called, is the biggest one-day nationwide transit...
» read full story October 18th, 2007 - 14:10
Greenspan Criticizes Bush Administration in New Book

Greenspan Criticizes Bush Administration in New Book

In a book that will be published Monday, former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan heavily...
» read full story September 17th, 2007 - 11:10
Chinese Authorities Release NY Times Researcher

Chinese Authorities Release NY Times Researcher

Chinese authorities released Saturday from jail a researcher employed by the New York Times, after...
» read full story September 15th, 2007 - 16:34
Musharraf Close to Deal With Bhutto

Musharraf Close to Deal With Bhutto

Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf is close to reaching a power-sharing deal with prominent...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 16:47
Israeli President Will Not Go to Jail

Israeli President Will Not Go to Jail

Suspended and soon retiring Israeli President Moshe Katsav signed a plea bargain with state...
» read full story June 28th, 2007 - 14:23
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Video Games

Ken Kutaragi, Creator of PlayStation Brand, Steps Down

Ken Kutaragi, Creator of PlayStation Brand, Steps Down

As announced a couple of months ago, PlayStation’s father Ken Kutaragi is stepping down from the...
» read full story June 20th, 2007 - 16:37
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People

More Heartbreaking Details About Bernie Mac's Death Emerge

More Heartbreaking Details About Bernie Mac's Death Emerge

Late comedian Bernie Mac had his wife and daughter by his side until the very last moments of his...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 00:06
The Legendary Daredevil Evel Knievel Dies At 69

The Legendary Daredevil Evel Knievel Dies At 69

The U.S. legendary motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel died Friday after lengthy illnesses aged 69,...
» read full story December 01st, 2007 - 01:55
Cartoonist Phil Frank, Creator of “Farley," Dies

Cartoonist Phil Frank, Creator of “Farley," Dies

Cartoonist Phil Frank, known for his work on the comic strips “Farley” and “The...
» read full story September 14th, 2007 - 13:55
Spacey Is Lex Luthor Once More in Superman Sequel

Spacey Is Lex Luthor Once More in Superman Sequel

Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey will reprise his role as the villainous Lex Luthor in the...
» read full story July 12th, 2007 - 17:35
Bob Barker Makes A Nice Exit

Bob Barker Makes A Nice Exit

"The Price is Right" host, Bob Barker, officially ended his 50-year career in television...
» read full story June 08th, 2007 - 18:16
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Health

The Domenici Wellstone Health Bill Approved

The Domenici Wellstone Health Bill Approved

Though mental illnesses have been regarded for a long time as real diseases, caused by certain...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 13:18
Fidelity Estimates $225k for Retiree Health Costs

Fidelity Estimates $225k for Retiree Health Costs

Fidelity Investments said in a statement that, according to its estimates, a 65-year-old couple...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 19:37
The Gates Foundation Gives $9.7 Million Grant To Fight AIDS

The Gates Foundation Gives $9.7 Million Grant To Fight AIDS

The Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a five-year, $9.7-million grant to The Elizabeth...
» read full story May 20th, 2007 - 16:51
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