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Slugging Red Sox remain tied for first
MLB.com - 3 hours ago By Ian Browne / MLB.com. BALTIMORE -- In game No. 155, with the season still hanging in the balance, the Red Sox knew that they were in no position to ease into an afternoon of baseball. So they stepped on

Rita leaves US with $6bn clean-up bill and fuel crisis
Independent - 55 minutes ago By Rupert Cornwell, in Port Arthur, Texas. Already struggling with soaring energy prices, the US is facing further fuel and petrol shortages in the wake of Hurricane Rita - even though the storm proved far

Chinese Govt. Tightens Its Grip on Online News
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago By The Associated Press. BEIJING -- China said today it is imposing new regulations to control content on its news Web sites and will allow the posting of only "healthy and civilized" news. The move is part

World Bank agrees to debt relief plan
ABC Online - 1 hour ago The World Bank has agreed to cancel the debts owed to it by some of the world's poorest countries. The agreement was made at a meeting at the bank's headquarters in Washington. It follows a similar deal for

Hamas calls halt to attacks
Japan Today - 1 hour ago GAZA CITY � The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday announced a halt to Gaza-based attacks on Israel, even as two Islamic Jihad militants were killed in an Israeli air strike on the outskirts of Gaza City.

Boeing Resumes Talks With Machinists Union
Washington Post - 4 hours ago EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing Co. has resumed contract talks with the striking Machinists union, a Boeing spokesman said Sunday. Negotiations in the three-week-old strike have been stalled since the Machinists walked off the job in early September.

Praise, Anger at Pro-War Rally in DC
ABC News - 5 hours ago Anti war demonstrators hold up signs as they march in front of the White House Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). By ELISABETH GOODRIDGE Associated Press Writer. WASHINGTON

Microsoft Mobile Software Still Behind, but Closing
Washington Post - 19 hours ago By Rob Pegoraro. The operating system in a mobile device -- whether it's a handheld computer or a smartphone -- isn't something that you should have to fuss over. These devices are made to compete with paper organizers and shouldn't require much effort.

Voice of America
Guardian Unlimited - 53 minutes ago A new Scorsese film, launching tonight on BBC2, kicks off a packed season of Bob Dylan tributes. Simon Schama says he still matters - more than the singer himself will admit. Even while he's doing it, you get

Foster's Flightplan tops US box office
Ninemsn - 4 hours ago Flightplan, an airplane thriller starring Jodie Foster, flew to the No.1 position during its first weekend at the North American box office on Sunday. The film sold an estimated $US24.7 million ($A32.45 million