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NASA gets budget hike as Obama reviews manned space programme
Washington - NASA officials said Thursday that the Obama administration will increase funding for...
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NASA Remembers And Celebrates Its Beginings
The crew gathered by NASA on the International Space Station released a message last Friday on NASA...
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Decision to Be Made on Space Shuttle’s Fate
The NASA transition team of President-elect Barack Obama is faced with a difficult decision...
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Griffin Denies Fight With Obama Transition Team
It seems like the fact that NASA administrator Michael Griffin and the space agency were...
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NASA Delays MSL And Announces Revival Attempt
NASA announced yesterday that is has delayed its planned October 2009 launch of the Mars Science...
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Next Mars Mission Delayed For Two Years To Fall 2011
NASA has announced that its next Mars mission has been delayed for two years, and that's because of...
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NASA’s Mars Mission Postponed To 2011
Thursday, NASA announced they would be delaying their launch of a Mars robotic mission until 2011,...
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ESA Gets A €10 Billion Budget
In a meeting in Holland this week, members from the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed on a new €10...
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Oxfordshire Will Host Space Robotics Research Center
The European Space Agency and Innovation minister Lord
Drayson have agreed to build a robotics...
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NASA to rely on Russia for only ride into space
Star City, Russia - Astronaut Garrett Reisman uttered a first word in heavily-accented Russian and...
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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...
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Mars Rover Costs More Than Expected
NASA is planning to send another rover to Mars in 2009 to
further explore the red planet and,...
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Lunar Space Station In Development
As NASA celebrates its 50th anniversary, life on other planets seems to no longer be a figment of...
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Heavy Discussions On NASA's Future
A measure called the NASA Reauthorization Act, approved by Congres yesterday, managed to cover...
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Barack Obama And John McCain Analyze NASA Plans (And Each Other)
After Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, expressed his support for NASA, John...
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Update 1: NASA Pushes Back Space Shuttle Successor To 2014
Due to NASA's allegedly tight budget, the Agency has announced that Orion, the spacecraft designed...
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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...
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NASA – 50 Years Of Landmarks In Space Exploration
Fifty years ago, on July 29, 1958, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
established the basis of...
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Congress Report: Bush Administration Changed Environmental Policy
A new congressional report reveals that the Bush administration changed their initial standing on...
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Stephen Hawking: Interstellar Exploration – The Possibilities
British astrophysicist Stephen
Hawking believes it’s time to get out of the dark and invest more...
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Space Symposium: Competition For Space Gets Tough
Space – everyone wants a piece
of it, and the United States is no exception, as it should not...
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NASA Solves Important Rocket Flaw
A few months ago, NASA started analyzing different ways to best
adjust the vibrations problem for...
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NASA: Mars Exploration Rovers Will Suffer No Budget Cuts
One day after the media reported
that one of NASA’s Mars rovers will end its mission due to budget...
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NASA’s Budget Cut To Affect One Of Its Mars Exploration Rovers
We have been nothing but amazed
by what NASA’s Mars rovers managed to do so far, but it seems that...
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NASA’s Science Programs – Inspirational But Low On Budget
NASA has big plans for the future, but low budget, was the
conclusion at a hearing held on...
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Fermilab, US science face disaster due to trimmed budget for 2008
America’s most famous particle physics lab will almost certainly cease to develop key projects, due...
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Scientists: IAPV May Be A Factor In Honey Bee Disorder
According to a report being published by the journal Science
the scientists discovered that a...
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Bush Signs Bill to Boost Scientific Research in the US
President Bush signed on August 9 the COMPETES Act, which should boost scientific research in the...
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DOI Could Overturn MacDonald's Biased Environmental Decisions
The Department of the Interior is expected to overturn politically-biased environmental decisions...
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Michael Griffin, NASA Chief Administrator, Downplays Global Warming
In a rather odd declaration, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration chief Michael Griffin,...
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U.S.
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Gates urges Congress to quickly approve war funds
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Congress on Thursday to quickly sign off on...
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Obama in Baghdad, warns of tough times ahead
Baghdad - US President Barack Obama warned of difficult times ahead for Iraq on Tuesday,...
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Gates announces major shift in US defence priorities
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday announced a major shift in the Pentagon's...
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US House, Senate approve 2010 budget outline
Washington - US lawmakers on Thursday approved a 3.5-trillion-dollar budget...
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Obama tackles US tax code, 300 billion dollars in savings
Washington - US President Barack Obama will name a task force to overhaul the country's 96-year-old...
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Obama defends spending as key to future economic growth
Washington - US President Barack Obama defended the spending outlined in his budget Tuesday,...
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Obama launches initiative for hybrid-electric cars
Washington - US President Barack Obama announced a 2.4- billion-dollar plan Thursday to promote...
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Obama presses budget plan on California trip
Los Angeles - US President Barack Obama pushed his plans for economic recovery Wednesday on a...
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California abuzz over Obama's coming visit
Los Angeles - President or rock-star? Californians seemed unable to make up their mind...
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Obama defends ambitious budget as in-step with economic challenges
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his ambitious budget proposals,...
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California Budget Crisis May Lead to 20,000 Layoffs
The $42 billion deficit California is facing may leave officials with no other alternative than to...
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Whitman, Ex EBay CEO, Takes First Step to Run for Calif. Governor
Former eBay Inc CEO Meg Whitman made her first step towards running for California governor in...
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Federal Panel: California Must Release 58,000 Inmates
Federal judges ruled yesterday that the state of California must reduce the number of inmates in...
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Senate Approves Health Bill For Children
The Senate on Thursday approved the bill designed to provide health insurance to more than...
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Senate Unanimously Votes Blagojevich’s “Political Death Sentence”
The Senate lawmakers have unanimously voted (59-0) to oust Democrat Senator Rod Blagojevich after...
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Bloomberg's Budget Plan Would Include Cutting 23,000 Jobs
Mayor Bloomberg’s budget plan includes cutting New York City’s working force by as many...
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Bush Delivers Final News Conference, Defends Legacy
In his last news conference from the White House, President George W. Bush defended his legacy and...
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Director of Disease Control Centers, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Resigns
Dr. Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned. Dr....
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Obama warns US economy could worsen without swift action
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama warned Thursday that the recession in the United...
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Obama’s Pick for CIA Stuns Intelligence Community
President-elect Barack Obama's decision to appoint Leon Panetta as the leader of the Central...
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5 Dem. Governors Propose $1Trillion in Federal Aid
Five Democratic Governors asked the federal government for a $1 trillion bailout package.
The...
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California, Out of Money
The economic crisis, which has now reached global proportions, is taking its toll on the United...
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FDA Intends To Modify Consumer Advice On Fish
Since March 2004, the federal government has urged women of childbearing years, pregnant women,...
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How Prepared are the U.S. States for Actual Disaster?
Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia along with New Hampshire and Wisconsin are among the five...
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Gov. Schwarzenegger Declares Fiscal Emergency in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Monday fearing that the state of California,...
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Facing "disaster" Schwarzenegger calls California fiscal emergency
San Francisco - Saying that California was facing a "fiscal disaster," Governor Arnold...
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Obama chooses former Clinton aide to head budget office
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he has selected an economic...
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Larry Summers - Obama's Chief Economic Advisor
Washington - Larry Summers, a former Treasury secretary and president of Harvard University, brings...
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If God shows the way, Palin says she's ready for White House
Washington - Sarah Palin is saying more than a prayer as she sheds the baggage of the 2008...
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Palin Urges Republicans to Keep an Eye on the Democrats
During the Republican
Governors Association meeting that was held Tuesday, November 11, GOP’s...
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Health
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New Campaign against Malaria Launched
A new campaign against malaria was announced Friday in Norway by international health agency and...
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Adoption of Electronic Medical Records Going Slow in US Hospitals
According to a survey published online Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, only 9...
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Obama nominates Sebelius as US health secretary
Washington - US President Barack Obama nominated Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as health...
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Obama’s Budget Outline
President Obama promised more money for conservation and renewable energy in his budget outline...
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People Paid to Quit Smoking More Likely to Succeed
People who get paid to stop smoking are three times more likely to kick the habit for at least...
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University of Chicago Medical Center to Cut 450 Jobs
The University of Chicago Medical Center said Monday it will eliminate the jobs of 450 employees,...
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Does The FDA Need A Change?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks to have ridden a wave of failures in recent years, as...
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Stem Cells Are Offered New Grants, Despite Their Being Delayed
San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, UCSF, Stanford University, the J. David Gladstone...
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Senate Approves Health Bill for Children
The Senate on Thursday approved the bill designed to provide health insurance to more than...
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House Passes Bill to Expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program
The bill that would extend coverage for four million uninsured children is one of the top...
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Children’s Health Program Goes to Senate for Approval
The bill intended to expand healthcare for children in low-income families is expected to breeze...
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Report: Bush Administration Was Successful in Fighting HIV/AIDS
Although the Bush administration is going to leave Barack Obama a nation, which is locked in two...
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Report: COBRA Too Expensive for Many Unemployed
According to a report released by Families USA, the national organization for health care...
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If You Are Unemployed Having a Health Insurance Becomes a Luxury
The unemployed Americans have much to lose when it comes to health insurance. Families USA, the...
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Community Gets Involved in Finding Health Care Solutions
Barack Obama’s plan to ask the people for advice on how to tackle the health care problem is...
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The US Health Care System Demands A Significant Change
One of the biggest problems in the United States is and has been for many years the health care...
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GAO Giving Medicare Private Plans Heat
A warning given by a government watchdog agency on Monday
says that those who sign up for the...
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FDA Seeks to Change Consumer Advice on Fish
Since March 2004, the federal government has urged women of childbearing years, pregnant women,...
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Economic Crisis Affects States’ Public Health Preparedness System
The economic crisis could seriously affect the
nation’s ability to handle possible bioterrorist...
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Medicaid Spending Expected to Rise to $674 by 2017
Federal and state Medicaid spending is
expected to grow annually at a rate of 7.9 percent over the...
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Obama Continues Attack On Rival McCain’s Heath Care Plan
Barack Obama expanded his critique of presidential rival John McCain's healthcare proposal,...
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WHO Is Concerned About Mental Health Worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that the global financial crisis may contribute to...
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The NIH Renowned Director, Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, to Step Down
Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, director of the
National Institutes of Health, announced his intention to...
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Palin Promises to Be A Friend, An Advocate of Families with Disabled Kids
In her acceptance speech as the Republican
vice presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin...
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Bill Gates And Michael Bloomberg Join Forces Against Smoking
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this morning a $500...
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Tomato-Tainting Salmonella Source May Remain Mystery
Quite a while has passed since the Salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes has...
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Bush Administration Pumps Money in Food and Drug Safety
The Bush administration has apparently finally realized that more money are needed to ensure the...
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White House Wants Budget Extended for FDA
The Bush administration asked Congress on Monday for an
additional $275 million in the next year’s...
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California State Faces Lawsuit over Medi-Cal Cuts
A coalition of health care groups and providers filed a
lawsuit on Monday seeking to block...
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Gov. Kaine Signs Bills to Reform Mental Health System
Governor Timothy Kaine has signed a series of bills designed
to improve treatment of people with...
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Video Games
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The New Indiana Jones Game Is Playing Hard To Get
Rumor has it that game featuring the world's coolest archaeologist, Indiana Jones, won’t be...
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Wii And Xbox 360 Arcade – Consoles For Gamers on a Budget
Holiday shoppers this year seem to be looking for two things
– cheap and fun, as they scour stores...
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EA's Spore Is Ready For Its Official Release
Later this week, Electronic Arts Inc. will release Spore, one
of the most anticipated games ever....
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Microsoft Details XNA, Game Creators To Charge For Their Game
In a keynote delivered at the Gamefest 2008, Chris Satchell,
chief technology officer of...
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GTA IV More Than Just A Game: A Music Business
Grand Theft Auto IV is not all
about the game, it’s about the music too. Rockstar’s latest...
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GTA IV: Last Week’s Summary
GTA IV is already here, and what have we learned so far?
Unfortunately, as Rockstar continues to...
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GTA IV Team Answers Soundtrack Questions
Former DJ and label manager Ivan Pavlovich, the man behind Grand Theft Auto IV's soundtrack, has...
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GTA IV: A $100 Million Budget Doesn't Guarantee Bugless Launch
In an interview with Times Online, GTA IV producer Leslie Benzies has confirmed that the budget...
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GTA IV’s Budget Confirmed: $100 Million
In an interview with Times
Online, GTA IV producer Leslie Benzies has confirmed that the...
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GTA IV Release Finally Here, Bugs Reported
Grand Theft Auto IV is finally here. The long awaited game, which reportedly had a budget of $45...
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PS3 Readies For The Holiday Season With New Firmware
The winter holiday season is quickly approaching and Sony is
one of the companies that is sure...
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James Cameron and Ubisoft Working on Avatar Game
Famous American director James Cameron has partnered with French publisher and developer Ubisoft to...
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Peter Moore and Microsoft Part Ways
The iconic figure from Microsoft’s games division is leaving the company to pursue other interests...
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Specials
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EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases Pollutants
The Environmental Protection Agency has acknowledged that the green house gases are a pollutant...
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DTV Delay Finally Made Official
President Barack Obama made the digital TV delay official on Wednesday by signing legislation...
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Google To Help Us Save Energy And Lower Electricity Bills
Electricity is as expensive as it gets, so how can we adjust our budget better to our...
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Senate Expected to Approve Kids' Health Insurance Program
Senators continued to debate the reauthorization of a bill to expand the State...
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Brandeis Decision To Close Art Museum Triggers Protests
Possibilities are being considered in an effort to stop the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University...
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Razzie Awards Love Mike Myers’ ‘Love Guru’
When it comes to awards, major movie disappointments get a second chance to recognition with the...
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Anticipation Builds Up Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Oscar Nominations Announcement
Time for everyone to start placing their bets ahead of Thursday’s announcement with the...
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Screen Actors Guild Close to Ousting Chief Negotiator Doug Allen
The national board of the Screen Actors Guild seems to be determined to go ahead pressing on with...
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Grim mood at US tech-fests
San Francisco/Las Vegas - With bad news shooting from every sector of the economy, the fact...
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Actors Guild Postpones Strike Authorization Vote
Monday, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced they were postponing the vote concerning a strike...
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Hollywood A-Listers Split Over SAG Strike Vote
Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Tom Hanks, George Clooney and Morgan Freeman signed a...
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FDA Encourages Fish Consumption in Pregnant Women, Kids
Federal regulators seek to change guidelines on fish consumption for pregnant women and young...
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NPR Cuts 7 Percent of Personnel, Axes 2 Programs
National Public Radio announced on Wednesday that it would
cut approximately 7 percent of its...
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NASA’s Mars Mission Delayed Until 2011
Thursday, NASA announced they would be delaying their launch of a Mars robotic mission until 2011,...
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Japan's Economic Stimulus May Miss Those Most In Need
Tokyo - As the Japanese government hopes to encourage consumption by cash handouts as part of its...
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Gov.Paterson’s Deficit Reduction
Gov. David Paterson has released a two-year $5.2 billion deficit reduction plan that would largely...
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Charles Simonyi To Fulfill Dream of Flying Into Space…Again
For some, flying into space will remain only a dream, but
for Charles Simonyi, this is a dream...
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FBI Raids Target Two Cuyahoga County Judges
The FBI raided the chambers of two judges –
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judges -- Steven Terry...
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Seattle Music Director Conducts His Way Off the Stage
Gerard Schwarz, music director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra since 1985, will step down at the...
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NY's Metropolitan Museum Of Art Appoints New Director
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has chosen Thomas P. Campbell, one of the institution’s...
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'Tropic Thunder' Still The King Of Box Office, With 16 Million
Despite the controversies it has caused, or probably,
because of them, the action comedy “Tropic...
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Jerry Seinfeld To Appear In Microsoft Commercial
Jerry Seinfeld will appear in a series of commercials
designed to promote Microsoft's Windows...
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Watch Out “Watchmen”! Fox’s Lawsuit Over Warner May Proceed
Warner Brothers’ “Watchmen” may be in big trouble. Twentieth
Century Fox announced on Monday that...
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Medicare Drug Premiums to Rise about 12 Percent a Month in 2009
Medicare’s beneficiaries will see about a $3 increase in their monthly premiums for prescription...
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George Steel: From Miller Theatre To Dallas Opera
After a year of vacancy, the general director position at
the Dallas Opera is finally filled....
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CNN Expands Coverage By Adding Reporters in 10 U.S. Cities
CNN is going to take a different approach and it will expand
its U.S.
newsgathering by adding new...
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Is “Tropic Thunder” The One To Shake “The Dark Knight”?
After topping the box office for four consecutive weekends, “The
Dark Knight” may be outshined by...
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The U.S. Administration Predicts a Record $483 Billion Deficit For 2009
The White House estimated Monday that President Bush would leave a record
$482 billion budget...
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army Sets This Weekend's Box Office on Fire
With $35,885,000 the latest creation of Guillermo Del Toro,
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”, has...
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"Get Smart" Ranks First at the Box Office
After all those movie reviews, the moment of the truth has come. Which movie made more money? Get...
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Technology
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FCC Working on Plan to Deliver Broadband to Americans
As of yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission is concentrating its efforts to create a...
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Microsoft takes bite out of Apple
San Francisco - Can the tight US economy help Microsoft beat back the cavalry charge of its much...
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NATO to launch You Tube adverts aimed at Western youth
NATO is reaching out to young audiences in the West by posting three unconventional...
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Obama takes online questions in virtual townhall forum
Washington - US President Barack Obama's attempts to sell his economic proposals to the public took...
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Obama Includes Additional NASA Funding for 2010, As Promised
NASA’s $18.7 billion budget for the fiscal year 2010 reflects one promise that Barack Obama...
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EU: 17 Social Networking Sites Agree to Safety Rules to Protect Young Users
The European Commission has signed an agreement with 17 social networking sites for...
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Google To Help Us Save Energy and Lower Electricity Bills
Electricity is as expensive as it gets, so how can we adjust our budget better to our...
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Amazon’s Game Downloading Service
The giant online retailer, Amazon, announced its Amazon Game Downloads store has more than 600...
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Super Bowl Ad Featuring Audi A6, No More Detroit Three
Audi will feature a superb 60 seconds advertisement during the Super Bowl, investing several...
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The Notebook, As the Trend in the Economic Depression Computing Era
Several years ago, the computer industry was expanding at such an impressive rate, as the PC you...
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Panasonic Releases Low-End Lumix Cameras
Just as the 2009’s edition of the International Consumer Electronics Show ended,...
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AMD Creates the Bigger-Than-Netbook Market
Netbooks created big hype when Asus released the first iterations of its EEE PC series. Some people...
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Ares, the Future of NASA
Recently, NASA has begun to concentrate on its new Ares project. Ares consists of several...
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Microsoft Proposes New Plan For PC Buying: Pay As You Go
In Microsoft's future, the user would be given a computer free of charge or at a greatly...
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More States Cut to Low-Income Health Care Programs
More and more states are making hopeful attempts to salvage their budgets. The latest news...
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Second Android On The Way?
It really looks like we will soon see a new Android device, as Google's revealing enhancements to...
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NASA Seeks Ideas to Display Space Shuttle
NASA is seeking the counsel of schools and science museums to establish the best way it can...
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NASA Announces New Schedule For Its Mars Rover: 2011
The space agency has announced that NASA's Mars Science
Laboratory will launch two years later...
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Which computer should you buy?
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more...
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CNN Boosts Audience With Hologram Technology
In order to explain polls and other election events, the Cable News Network (CNN) used holograms....
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comScore: iPhone Increasingly Appealing To Low-Income Subscribers
We’ve all seen the iPhone is action, stealing the hearts of
millions of users worldwide, but...
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How to buy a USB flash drive
Washington - USB flash drives are hot - and the demand continues to grow. Consumers are snapping up...
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Motorola’s Android Will Be Cheaper, Better Looking than the G1
HTC hasn’t even launched its G1 Android, the presumed Apple iPhone 3G killer and Motorola already...
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Apple’s New Ads Poke Vista and Microsoft’s Spending Ways
The battle of ads between Microsoft and Apple continues. It was Apple’s time to fight back and it...
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How Long Will The Congress Continue To Support NASA?
NASA is keeping with its space exploration program, although
respecting the schedule might end...
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Google G1 Phone Is Here! Apple, Are You Ready?
Finally, after months of speculations and rumors the first
consumer device based on the already...
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Intel Quietly Releases Cheaper Dual-Core and Quad-Core Chips
In a quiet move, earlier this week, Intel added two new microprocessors to their range. The Core 2...
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A bigger inbox: Pay versions of free online mail services
Programs like Outlook and Thunderbird are useful for sending and receiving e-mail messages. Another...
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Lenovo Launches High End Quad Core Laptop
On Tuesday, Lenovo unveiled the ThinkPad W700, a laptop designed for graphic users that combines...
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Google Rolls Out Insightful Search Toy For Marketers
Google rolled out this week its latest toy, called Google
Insights for Search, a product intended...
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Movies
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Grabs Eight Oscars, Including Best Picture
As expected, last night’s Academy Awards ceremony marked an unwritten union between Hollywood...
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“Slumdog” on Its Way to Oscar Glory?
With a string of major awards in its pocket, including the top honors at the Golden Globes,...
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Oscar Contender: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” has already won big in terms of prestigious...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Makes Great Debut in India
Slumdog Millionaire, the Mumbai-based movie nominated for 10 Oscars including best film, has...
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‘Mad Men’ Maker To Stick With It
“Mad Men” creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner finalized negotiations for a...
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“The Wrestler” – Great Comeback Both for Rourke and Director Aronofsky
As surprising as it may be, the subject of Darren Aronofsky's low-budget realist drama manages to...
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Sundance Film Festival Seeks for Good Movies
The Utah/U.S. Film Festival was the name which the Sundance Film Festival had back in 1989, when...
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Clint Eastwood's 'Gran Torino' Is Top Of The Box Office
Clint Eastwood's latest movie "Gran Torino" was not only a major draw at this weekend's...
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Golden Globes Nominees – Who Do You Put Your Money On?
Unlike the Emmys and Oscars, the Golden Globes represent what foreign critics consider the...
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“The Terminator” Listed for Preservation
Arnold Schwarzenegger turned from a historic actor to a respected politician. He now fights...
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Fox Insists for “Watchmen” Delay
Warner Bros Company has accused Fox network for “Watchmen” copyright infringement. In a...
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Jim Carrey's 'Yes Man' Makes Shy Box Office Debut
Laughter prevailed at this weekend's box office as Jim Carrey's latest comedy "Yes Man"...
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Director Chris Weitz Steps Into The 'Twilight' World
Now that "Twilight" fans got used to the fact that Catherine Hardwicke won't return to...
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‘Four Christmases’ Box Office Hit, No.1 for 2nd Weekend
Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn scored a huge hit at the box office with their "Four...
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The Ultimate “Twilight” Hysteria
Film stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart of the monster phenomenon known as...
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J. J. Abrams (“Lost”) Directs “Star Trek” Movie
One of the most successful American TV series of all times is hit show “Star Trek”. The popularity...
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Hollywood stars to walk Cairo film festival's red carpet
Cairo - Journalists who received the press kit for the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF),...
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Quantum Of Solace: Is James Bond Losing His Essence?
With a title that hasn’t got much in common with the movie whatsoever, "Quantum of...
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Rules The Box Office With $63 Million
As expected, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” topped
this weekend box office, by earning $63,500,000...
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“Heroes” Goes On Without Alexander and Loeb
It’s no secret that the former hit show “Heroes” has undergone a serious drop in audience and,...
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Sam Mendes To Direct The Long-Awaited Film Based on “Preacher”
Oscar winner Sam Mendes is to bring the comic book series “Preacher” to the big screen, according...
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Update 2: “High School Musical 3” Sings From The Top Of The Box Office
One of the most peculiar and interesting clashes at the
North American box office has taken a...
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Update: Beverly Hills Chihuahua Top Dog At This Weekend Box Office
Yes, people love talking dogs. For a second weekend in a row, Disney’s "Beverly Hills...
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Lakeview Terrace Gazes From Atop Box Office
Samuel L. Jackson rose victoriously to the top of the North
American box office this weekend with...
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“Tropic Thunder” Harvested Quite A Crop This Summer Movie Season
With the Labor Day week-end marking the end of this year’s
summer movie season, the big-screen...
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Update: With 16 Million, Tropic Thunder Leads The Weekend Box Office
Neither Death Race, nor House Bunny were able to knock off
Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” from the...
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Batman Against Nature. Can “Tropic Thunder” Strike “The Knight”?
Everybody expects the weekend to bring some chaos in what
concerns big screen productions and...
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“Tropic Thunder” Strikes Hollywood, Target Misinterpreted
In spite of the fierce protests over “Tropic Thunder” by U.S. groups
that advocate for the...
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“Tropic Thunder’s” Mindlessness Is This Season’s Funniest
“Tropic Thunder” is a parody of the motion picture industry,
of double dealing and hypocritical...
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Stoner Comedy “Pineapple Express” Launches Hit-Like
“Pineapple Express” is really fast and got thoroughly high
in a jiffy. The much talked-about...
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Business
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IMF, Bosnia agree 1.2-billion euro standby credit
Sarajevo - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bosnia on Tuesday signed a letter of intent to...
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Japan launches 154-billion-dollar stimulus plan
Tokyo - The Japanese government and the ruling coalition parties finalized an...
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Japan to draw up largest-ever stimulus worth 100 billion dollars
Tokyo - The Japanese government plans to draw up a supplementary budget for...
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EU pledges more funds to financial bailout systems
Brussels - European Union leaders Friday pledged to provide some 100 billion dollars in extra loans...
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US legislators: IMF needs more money to keep nations from failing
Washington - The International Monetary Fund must be given more resources to rescue poorer nations...
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Report: IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems
San Francisco - Technology giant IBM is in talks to buy rival Sun Microsystems for 6.5 billion...
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Yahoo Posts $303 M Loss, But Exceeds Forecasts
Yahoo! Inc. recorded a better-than-expected profit over the past three months. The company which...
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Universal Sells Rogue Pictures to Relativity Media
Completing a studio acquisition deal that was being prepared for months, Relativity pictures led by...
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Wine Experts Say Bordeaux Is Safe Port In Economic Storm
Hong Kong - Wine experts may disagree on most things, but one thing they all appear to agree...
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Disney Backs Off from Third “Narnia” Film
The Walt Disney Co. will not contribute to the production and financing of the next “The...
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AirAsia Forges Ahead Despite Air Travel Slowdown
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia hopes to soar above the current global travel...
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Britain to cut VAT in Christmas stimulus spree
London - The government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to give nervous British consumers an...
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Microsoft Moves for Dismissal in ‘Vista Capable’ Lawsuit
On Thursday Microsoft asked a federal judge to dismiss
claims of plaintiffs in the class-action...
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Russia Announces Lower Oil Forecast
Moscow - The Russian Finance Ministry announced a cut for its oil forecast to 50 dollars per barrel...
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CNN Beams Down Its Guests And Reporters
CNN revealed yesterday a new hologram technology that enabled
the producers to beam down into the...
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Music company EMI reports 757-million-pound loss
London - British music company EMI reported a loss of 757 million pounds (1.2 billion dollars) in...
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Yahoo! to Cut Staff by About Ten Percent
On Tuesday,
Yahoo! made the announcement that they would be laying off approximately ten
percent...
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Rogue Goes To Relativity?
NBC Universal is a company with many divisions, one of which is movie studios Universal Pictures....
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Yahoo To Announce Massive Job Cuts Following Weak Q3 Results
Yahoo Inc.’s quarterly results will force the company to lay
out a large number of employees,...
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NBC Universal Tightens the Purse Strings
In a new indication that the economic crisis may have a
major influence on the media segment as...
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EU approves rescue package as Brown inspires EU summit
Brussels - The European Union approved its own financial rescue package at a summit that saw...
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Bush's Republicans in revolt over finance rescue plan
Washington - US legislators worked behind closed doors
through Saturday seeking agreement on a...
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Financial Crisis Can't Stop Africa Aid, Leaders Warn
New York - African leaders warned Monday that the financial crisis enveloping advanced economies...
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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...
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Lufthansa Solves Strike With New Offer
Lufthansa,
Germany's
largest airline, and services union Verdi said Friday they had agreed a...
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Rescue of Fannie and Freddie May Cost Tax Payers As Much As $25 Billion
The presidential administration’s plan to salvage mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie...
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Warner Bros Sets Up DVD Sales Strategy
Warner Bros, looking to boost its stagnant DVD sales,
announced the release on DVD of Tales of a...
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EarthLink Ends Its Municipal Wireless Service in Philadelphia
After two years of poor financial performance and unexpected
high costs, EarthLink has decided to...
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Exxon Announces $40.6 B Profit
On Friday Exxon Mobil Corp. announced the biggest quarterly
and annual profits ever recorded in...
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Greenspan Says Recession Chance Less Than 50 Percent
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said to BBC Radio 4 that there is a less than 50...
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Obama cuts 17 billion dollars from federal budget
Washington - US President Barack Obama said Thursday his administration has identified 17 billion...
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New Zealand deficit spiralling out of control, minister warns
Wellington - New Zealand's budget deficit is spiralling out of control as the...
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Early Easter pain for Ireland as tough extra budget announced
Dublin - The sufferings of Easter week began Tuesday in Ireland with the announcement of an...
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EU grants budget deficit reprieve to five member states
Brussels - Acknowledging the extraordinarily adverse impact of the economic downturn on European...
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EU deadlocked over 5-billion-euro stimulus plan
Brussels - The Czech presidency of the European Union on Monday urged the bloc's member states to...
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Obama angry over AIG's huge bonuses, vows to block them
Washington - US president Barack Obama Monday added his anger to mounting criticism of the...
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US assures world that economic fundamentals are strong
Washington - The United States sought to reassure other countries Friday that its long-term...
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Prime suspect in Litvinenko murder to run for Sochi mayor
Moscow - The principal suspect in the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is likely to run for...
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China ready to add to economic stimulus, Wen says
Beijing - Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday said China has made contingency...
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Ukraine Capital Short On Gas, Kievites Battle The Cold
Kiev - City managers in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday began energy conservation measures...
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Architecture And Light - Vilnius Is Reborn As EU Cultural Capital
Vilnius - The year 2009 is a very special one for Lithuania and the capital Vilnius for a...
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Japan's Stock Market Ends Worst Year In Trading History
Tokyo - For Tokyo's traders, it was the worst year on record for Asia's leading stock market -...
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No Christmas For Bulgaria Because Of Corruption
Sofia - Bulgarian officials complained how the European Union stole their Christmas when it...
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Russia Pursues Ambitious Goals Despite Financial Crisis
Moscow - Russia set out its development goals until 2012 this year, but the four-year budget plan...
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Baltics Look On The Bright Side Of Life For 2009
Riga/Tallinn/Vilnius - Economists are predicting doom and gloom for the Baltic states throughout...
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Dutch Lawmakers Debate Financial Support For Newspapers
Amsterdam - The Dutch government and opposition members have joined forces to boost the financial...
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Serbian Budget Runs Into Injury Time As Problems Mount
Belgrade - Serbia, its stability already under much pressure, faces ad hoc financing as the...
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Canadian Government Could Be Toppled By Opposition Coalition
Montreal - In a stunning reversal of political fortunes, the leader of Canada's official...
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ESA Starts Research Centre In Oxfordshire
Space exploration is beginning to be more and more complex as people start discovering new things...
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Italy's Officials Approved 2.4 Billion Euros In Tax Cuts
Rome - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet approved earlier today some tax cuts...
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EU calls For 200 Billion-euro Economic Stimulus Plan
Brussels - The European Union on Wednesday called on member states to help the bloc avoid a deep...
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The EU Recovery Plan - More Than A Christmas Wish?
Brussels - The head of the European Union's executive has an ambitious Christmas wish this year: he...
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EU Calls For 200 Billion-euro Economic Stimulus Plan
Brussels - The European Union on Wednesday called on member states to help the bloc avoid a deep...
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IAEA Approves Nuclear Aid For Syria Despite West's Concerns
Vienna - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) members on Wednesday approved nuclear aid for...
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Crisis Means Good Deals In Asia For Flashpackers
Hong Kong - "It's a buyers market," Malcolm O'Brien said. "There's bargains out...
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Berlin Feels Pinch As Germany Sinks Into Recession
Berlin - The German Government said Friday it had been forced to substantially boost borrowings to...
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Finland's Officials Plan To Stimulate The Construction Sector
Helsinki - The Finnish government announced today the preparation of an budget analysis which is...
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Serbia Announced A 516-million-dollar Standby Deal
Belgrade - Serbia's ruling coalition announced a 15-month, 520- million dollar standby credit with...
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"Sistine Chapel" At United Nations Sparks Controversy
Madrid - As Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo prepares for the unveiling of his most gigantic work so...
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Sailor blamed for Russian nuclear submarine accident
Moscow - A sailor was charged with activating the locked-down fire safety system on a Russian...
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