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Europe’s Next-generation Broadband
An enormous research effort by Europe's leading broadband players has helped accelerate dramatically the rollout of next-generation broadband services reaching speeds in the 10s of Mbit/s in many European countries....
Tracing tomatoes from field to fork -- a new system
(AP) -- When there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system already...
California bans restaurants from using trans fats
(AP) -- California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from...
Report: Yankees trade for Pirates' Nady, Marte
New York will reportedly send four players to Pittsburgh in the deal.
Spears and Federline settle custody case
A custody settlement between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline has been finalized, including a $5,000-per-month child-support increase for the pop singer’s ex-husband.
Rising demands threaten wetlands
Wetlands risk conversion to farmland as demand for food and biofuel grows, a conference in Brazil is told.
Stones dump EMI, sign with Universal
The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former...
Jets can reportedly talk to Favre
Brett Favre has told the Green Bay Packers he plans to report to training camp this weekend, according to an NFL Network report Friday — a move perhaps designed to...
AOL shutting 3 services to cut costs, focus on ads
(AP) -- AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities.
Briton fuming over fine for smoking in own van
A painter and decorator has been fined for breaching Britain's smoking ban -- by puffing on a cigarette in his own van, he said Friday.
Giving Electronic Learning A Personal Touch
A learning system that adapts to the abilities and needs of students opens the way to a more personalized approach in delivering education electronically.
New Roadside Beautification Concept Studied
Travel America's highways or drive down any city street this summer and you'll probably see them. From small, manicured beds of flowers to extensive landscaping projects, roadside gardens are taking...
Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views
(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to...
Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
(AP) -- With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest,...
Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says
Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says.
Confidence a key to recent economic initiatives, U. of I. expert says
Restoring confidence in the sputtering U.S. economy is at the heart of recent moves to shore up the nation's lagging financial and housing markets, a University of Illinois economist says.
Health Plan From Obama Spurs Debate
Whether Barack Obama can deliver on his pledge to reduce premiums is a matter of dispute among analysts.
Veto Seems More Likely in Battle Over Tobacco Bill
The Bush administration has said it “strongly” opposes the effort to give the Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority over tobacco.
Profits Up, Drug Makers Pledge to Cut More Jobs
On a day when the major stock indexes were down significantly, the drug makers’ shares got little traction despite their fairly strong reports.
Boy loses battle over 'Narnia'
A Scottish schoolboy must surrender a Web address tied to the Narnia fantasy world, which his father said was a birthday present, after a ruling by a United Nations arbitrator,...
African scientists to trial GM tobacco to smoke out landmines
South African scientists are developing a tobacco plant genetically engineered to turn red near landmines.
Small is beautiful for GSK drug discovery
GlaxoSmithKline is splitting its research into small, highly focussed teams to run like start-up biotech firms
Left at altar, she gets $150K in court
RoseMary Shell was given the award by a Florida jury after suing her former fiancé for calling off their wedding. “I was thrilled,” she said. “I felt like justice was...
Chemical Makers Feel The Pinch
High oil prices crimp earnings, but sun shines on agriculture
China aims for bigger slice of satellite market
BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to build a leading aerospace industry by 2015, when the country would command 10 percent of the world's commercial satellite market, and 15 percent of...
First Electronic Ink Magazine Cover Expected
The first E-ink cover for a magazine will come out with the September issue of Esquire.
Mysteries of the Unregulated Internet
One Sunday afternoon last February, the YouTube website disappeared from the Internet. YouTube didn’t take it down.
Scoop: Mariah pushing hubby to get a real job
Love might be blind, but even smitten newlywed Mariah Carey can see that her husband Nick Cannon could use a little help getting a job.