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Bloomberg - 58 minutes ago Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Northwest Airlines Corp., the fourth-largest US carrier, rose after a mechanics strike begun Aug. 20 led to few disruptions. Northwest completed 98 percent of its flights over

Google Enhances Desktop Search
Search Engine Watch - 24 minutes ago Google has released a new version of its desktop search tool, offering features such as integration with Outlook, a sidebar with nifty widgets to display photos, headlines and much more. The enhancements will

Cyprus plane sent "Mayday" minutes before crash
Reuters Canada - 1 hour ago By Karolos Grohmann. ATHENS (Reuters) - A man who sounded exhausted sent two frantic Mayday calls from a Cyprus airliner just minutes before it crashed with both the pilot and co-pilot at least unconscious, Greek officials said on Monday.

Brazilian team arrives to probe London shooting
Reuters.uk - 41 minutes ago By Jeremy Lovell. LONDON (Reuters) - Two senior Brazilian diplomats flew to Britain on Monday to join the investigation into the shooting to death last month by British police of a Brazilian man they had mistaken for a would-be suicide bomber.

Bomber Eric Rudolph to Be Sentenced
Washington Post - 6 hours ago By HARRY R. WEBER. ATLANTA -- Jane Henry, of Boca Raton, Fla., was struck by shrapnel in her leg during the Olympic Park bombing in 1996, which Eric Rudolph has taken responsibility for. So she won't be in

Ashes-to-Fireworks Send-Off for an 'Outlaw' Writer
New York Times - 11 hours ago WOODY CREEK, Colo., Aug. 21 - Hunter S. Thompson indulged in numerous hallucinogenic fantasies over the years, but this weekend, one of them morphed into reality: his ashes were blasted into the sky over his

Lineman's death remains mystery
Chicago Tribune - 4 hours ago Minutes before he collapsed, Thomas Herrion was exactly where he wanted to be. He was walking off an NFL field, under the lights. He had just been a part of a 14-play, 91-yard touchdown drive. Fans were asking for his autograph.