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TV telethons announced for Katrina victims
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer. Hurricane Katrina telethons reminiscent of benefits for tsunami and 9/11 victims were announced Wednesday with artists including Wynton Marsalis and Green Day, while Jerry

Why Ralph Fiennes is never just a guy
International Herald Tribune - 5 hours ago The Rosetta Stone to decipher Ralph Fiennes just may be, of all things, "Maid in Manhattan," the ghastly movie he made with Jennifer Lopez that came and went like a cold sore in 2002. The man can deliver a

Analysis: Microsoft Moves Deeper Into VoIP
InformationWeek - 7 hours ago Observers expect to see more MSN-integrated consumer applications that include new the Teleo software Microsoft acquired this week. By W. David Gardner. Its acquisition of VoIP start-up Teleo moves Microsoft

In Heavy Wind, Favorites Advance
Washington Post - 36 minutes ago By Liz Clarke. FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY, Aug. 31 -- The most formidable foe at the US Open Wednesday was the whipping wind. It made Taylor Dent list like the Leaning Tower of Pisa when he unfurled his 6-foot-2, 195-pound frame to serve.

950 Die in Pilgrims' Stampede on Baghdad Bridge
New York Times - 2 hours ago BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 31 - More than 950 people were killed and hundreds more injured Wednesday morning when rumors of a suicide bomber provoked a frenzied stampede in a procession of Shiite pilgrims as they

Phillies take Pedro deep, gain edge in wild-card race
CNN/SI - 38 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) -- Sweat dripping from his brow at steamy Shea Stadium, Pedro Martinez had a two-run lead and a terrific chance to put the Mets ahead in the NL wild-card chase. He just couldn't keep the Phillies in the ballpark.

Apple poised to unveil iTunes mobile phone
Xinhua - Aug 30, 2005 BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet)-- Apple and Motorola are likely to unveil a long-awaited cell phone that can play iTunes music downloads through Cingular Wireless, sources said. The development marks a melding

Poverty rate rises to 12.7 percent
BusinessWeek - Aug 30, 2005 AUG. 30 4:11 PM ET Even with a robust economy that was adding jobs last year, the number of Americans who fell into poverty rose to 37 million -- up 1.1 million from 2003 -- according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday.

Creative wins patent race for MP3 player interface
Pocket-lint.co.uk - 11 hours ago 31 August 2005 - Creative has won the race in getting the patent for creating the User Interface for portable media players. The news means that MP3 manufacturers like Apple may have to pay a levy to Creative every time its sells an iPod.

Sheehan, war protesters leave Texas camp
Boston Globe - 3 hours ago Marcus Eriksen, left, and Rafael Niboa pick up crosses that lined Prairie Chapel road leading to President Bush's Ranch in Crawford, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Cindy Sheehan's supporters are breaking camp and beginning to tour the country.