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Small town, big-time talent Sometime last year the mailbags in Holliston started getting heavier, and if the local postal workers want to file a grievance they can blame the town's football program.
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Hotel aims to captivate One restaurant is called Clink. Another is Scampo, Italian for "escape." The bar is named Alibi.
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Heart attack victims do worse on drug stents: study VIENNA (Reuters) - Patients given drug-coated stents after an acute heart attack are nearly 5 percent more likely to die a year or more later than those with bare metal forms of the arterial scaffolding, new research showed on Tuesday.
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Blake can't break through Yes, there is a Labor Day holiday in Germany, but it's observed on May 1. So Tommy Haas didn't mind working overtime in an American tennis sweatshop yesterday afternoon.
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Brewers' Yost gets vote of confidence Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio gave manager Ned Yost a vote of confidence yesterday despite the team's second-half slide. "There's certainly no reason to think he won't be back next year," Attanasio said. But Attanasio stopped short of guaranteeing that Yost would return next season, saying everything the team does is subject to review at the end of the ...
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Roddick might be worried sick Would it be rude to suggest that Tomas Berdych got sick looking at his sickly forehand, a shot that meekly found shelter in the net?
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Chinese men continue to look unbeatable It's not often gymnasts get curtain calls in qualifying at the World Gymnastics Championships.
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Suicide bombers kill 24, wound 66, in Pakistan RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers struck near the heart of the Pakistani military on Tuesday, killing 24 people and wounding 66, many of them Defence Ministry staff on their way to work in the city of Rawalpindi.
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Mortgage woes spur ideas but no plan Want government help to get out of a bad subprime mortgage? Don't look for Congress to come to your rescue anytime soon.
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Darling falls out of favor Eaton Vance Corp. , the conservative Boston investment firm, looked like a company situated in exactly the right spot for the times. Then the earth moved, and some its fans aren't so sure anymore.
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Credit card companies woo struggling mortgage-holders As subprime borrowers began to default on their mortgages in rapidly growing numbers this year, credit card issuers increased their efforts to sign up such customers with tarnished financial histories, according to a market research firm.
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Eurostar targets London-Paris train speed record PARIS (Reuters) - Eurostar plans to set a Paris to London rail speed record on Tuesday on the first train to use UK's long-awaited high speed track at over 186 miles per hour.
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Suicide bombers kill 24, wound 66, in Pakistan RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers struck near the heart of the Pakistani military on Tuesday, killing 24 people and wounding 66, many of them Defence Ministry staff on their way to work in the city of Rawalpindi.
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Biotech council's direction dismays some members As the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's new leader faces ethics questions, some members say they have become disenchanted with the trade group, including its increasing focus on lobbying, a high staff turnover rate, and the low number of top executives serving on its board.
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China rejects U.S. charge it hacked Pentagon BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday rejected a report that hackers controlled by its military had successfully entered a Pentagon network, calling the claim a product of "Cold War" thinking.
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France's first lady defends role in Libya HIV medics case PARIS (Reuters) - Cecilia Sarkozy, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has rejected calls to appear before a parliamentary commission to explain her role in securing the release of six foreign medics from a Libyan jail.
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VMware IPO puts spotlight on rival firms The success of VMware Inc.'s public stock offering earlier this month was good news for parent company EMC Corp. of Hopkinton. But VMware competitor John Thibault is almost as glad.
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AT&T offering parental controls It may be something of a teenage nightmare: limits on when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom, restrictions on text messages and talk time, and set allowances for ring tones and other downloads - all at a parent's fingertips.
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Era of the computer virus began as a prank 25 years ago What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.
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Savers may suffer soon if Fed drops rates People with money in the bank soon might help foot the bill to stabilize Wall Street.
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Trademark plaintiff drops suit vs Google over ads SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The plaintiff in a long-running trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc agreed on Friday to drop its case targeting the Web search advertising leader's core business, according to court filings.
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Migrant workers 'being exploited' Migrant workers are being systematically exploited according to a report from the TUC.
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China denies Pentagon cyber-raid China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.
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European stocks sag before US reopening (AFP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/ts_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qst37.040907092622.photo00.photo.default-512x311.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=4htrQq2WGHTvz_GvE15cAQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="The DAX index at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Europe's main stock markets fell in subdued trade as investors awaited Wall Street's reopening after a three-day holiday weekend in the United States.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday in subdued trade as investors awaited Wall Street's reopening after a three-day holiday weekend in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Six groups shortlisted for Bulgarian nuclear plant partnership: report (AFP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/bs_afp/bulgariaitalyenergy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qss13.040907092243.photo00.photo.default-512x369.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=DCoPEtdEakTkFmoRxuh54Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="General view of a nuclear power plant near the town of Kozloduy in Bulgaria in 2003. Six companies have been shortlisted to take part in a joint venture to build a new 7.0-billion-euro (9.5-billion-dollar) nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, Italian press reports have said.(AFP/File/Dimitar Dilkoff)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Six companies have been shortlisted to take part in a joint venture to build a 7.0-billion-euro (9.5-billion-dollar) nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, Italian press reports said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Cancer fundraiser Jane Tomlinson dies (AFP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthcancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsr72.040907092043.photo00.photo.default-317x512.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=zgnGwoHgVXEbOu7LV4LdjQ--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Leading fundraiser Jane Tomlinson, seen here in 2004, has died after a seven-year battle with cancer.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Leading fundraiser Jane Tomlinson has died after a seven-year battle with cancer, a family spokesman said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Senior Tory warns Cameron not to lose party's 'soul' (AFP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_uk_afp/britainpoliticstories"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsq10.040907091404.photo00.photo.default-355x512.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=hBp87I82.T_nkL_DA1vBzw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Conservative leader David Cameron, seen here in August 2007, faces a fresh call to restore the party's "soul" by returning to Thatcherite policies.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Conservative leader David Cameron Tuesday faced a fresh call to restore the party's "soul" by returning to Thatcherite policies.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Blair discusses Mideast peace with Mubarak (AFP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070904/wl_uk_afp/mideastdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070904/capt.sge.qsn21.040907090049.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=ov7IwRuq9mqd9UMLerwqpw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="International Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for talks in the port city of Alexandria. Blair is on the third-leg of his tour in the region to try to relaunch the peace process.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)" border="0" /></a>AFP - International Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair has held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on efforts to relaunch the peace process, the official MENA news agency reported Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Pushing the impossible Arts & entertainment: Cory Doctorow: Movie studios believe they can create the perfect copy protection system. But it would be easier to break the speed of light.
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China denies Pentagon cyber-raid China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.
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Iraq troop cuts may no longer be taboo for Bush ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - After months of stubbornly refusing even to consider cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President George W. Bush has suddenly decided the idea is no longer taboo.
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Most Chinese children spent vacation online: poll BEIJING (Reuters) - The vast majority of Chinese schoolchildren chose to stay home and surf the Internet during the summer holidays rather than play outside, state media said on Tuesday, citing a survey.
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China denies Pentagon cyber-raid China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.
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Cyber crime tool kits go on sale Cyber criminals are cashing in on their expertise by offering tool kits that let anyone craft attacks.
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'Dangerous' Felix nears Nicaragua Hurricane Felix, with top winds near 155 mph, is an "extremely dangerous" hurricane as it nears the coast of northeastern Nicaragua Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=m7y7SY"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=m7y7SY" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=sb1UDkTC"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=sb1UDkTC" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=afEoC2pt"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=afEoC2pt" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=rMEqGKgE"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=rMEqGKgE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=AxdyrskY"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=AxdyrskY" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=aLq04Uxg"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=aLq04Uxg" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/151972977" height="1" width="1"/>
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Five-nation naval exercise begins The navies of the United States, Australia, India, Japan and Singapore begin a massive naval exercise.
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CORRECTED: Sydney protest peaceful ahead of Bush's APEC visit (Corrects day in first paragraph to Tuesday, not Friday.)
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Sydney protest peaceful ahead of Bush's APEC visit SYDNEY (Reuters) - The first APEC protest was staged in Sydney on Tuesday, hours before U.S. President George W. Bush was due to arrive for a summit of 21 Asia-Pacific leaders, but police and media far outnumbered activists.
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Student blushes cause China school to scrap dance (Reuters) Reuters - A Chinese school, trying to spice up a staid playground dance class, was forced to scrap a waltz routine that left pupils red and sweaty with embarrassment, local media said on Tuesday.
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Pensioni, a ottobre arriva il bonus 301 euro per oltre 3 milioni di persone <i></i> <b> Pensioni, a ottobre arriva il bonus 301 euro per oltre 3 milioni di persone</b> <br> <br><br> (11:49 04/09/2007)
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Franklin Templeton buys into Dubai asset manager (Reuters) Reuters - Franklin Templeton Investments, which manages $621 billion in assets, has bought 25 percent of Dubai's Algebra Capital Ltd and wants to grow its business in Arab markets, it said on Tuesday.
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Ancona, muore ragazzo cadendo dalla finestra Indagato per video hard, si teme il suicidio <i></i> <b> Ancona, muore ragazzo cadendo dalla finestra Indagato per video hard, si teme il suicidio</b> <br> <br><br> (11:57 04/09/2007)
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Cyber crime tool kits go on sale Cyber criminals are cashing in on their expertise by offering tool kits that let anyone craft attacks.
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Mrs Sarkozy speaks out on Libya France's first lady hits back at criticism of her role in securing the release of medical workers in Libya.
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Franklin Templeton buys into Dubai asset manager DUBAI (Reuters) - Franklin Templeton Investments, which manages $621 billion in assets, has bought 25 percent of Dubai's Algebra Capital Ltd and wants to grow its business in Arab markets, it said on Tuesday.
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The Narrator - Single - Shocking Pinks The Narrator - Single by Shocking Pinks
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Digital Shades - M83 Digital Shades by M83
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Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós - Single - Kronos Quartet Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós - Single by Kronos Quartet
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Mrs Sarkozy speaks out on Libya France's first lady hits back at criticism of her role in securing the release of medical workers in Libya.
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Pensioni, a ottobre arriva il bonus 301 euro per oltre 3 milioni di persone <i>Chi non supera gli 8.504,73 euro l'anno riceverà la cosiddetta 'quattordicesima'<br>Complessivamente il costo totale dell'operazione Ú pari a 926 milioni<br></i> <b> Pensioni, a ottobre arriva il bonus 301 euro per oltre 3 milioni di persone</b> <br> <br><br> (12:02 04/09/2007)
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U.S. says North Korea remains on terrorism list SYDNEY (Reuters) - Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said on Tuesday that North Korea must do more to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme before it can be removed from Washington's list of states that sponsor terrorism.
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Gb: sciopero metro, caos a Londra Stop di 72 ore per gran parte delle 12 linee della capitale
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Libano: 222 morti a Nahr al Bared Elias Murr stila bilancio della battaglia contro Fatah
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Pensioni: Damiano, a ottobre bonus 'Il governo ha agito con concretezza e puntualita''
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Suicide bombers kill 24, wound 66, in Pakistan RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers struck near the heart of the Pakistani military on Tuesday, killing 24 people and wounding 66, many of them Defence Ministry staff on their way to work in the city of Rawalpindi.
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Mrs Sarkozy speaks out on Libya France's first lady hits back at criticism of her role in securing the release of medical workers in Libya.
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Migrant workers 'being exploited' Migrant workers are being systematically exploited according to a report from the TUC.
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Giu' da finestra, muore 17enne Ancona, indagato su vicenda video hard, disposta autopsia
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Lanciano cane in mare, salvato Diportisti da un semicabinato a Punta S.Pancrazio a Ischia
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Pensioni: Damiano, a ottobre bonus 'Il governo ha agito con concretezza e puntualita''
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Iraq war films among favorites at festival (Reuters) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/film_nm/venice_halfway_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070904/2007_09_04t054322_450x291_us_venice_halfway.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=subpYUO.l2sPeMTJDLuOMg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Brian De Palma attends a photocall session in Venice August 31, 2007. Robert Devaney and Patrick Carroll star in director De Palma film ' Redacted ', which is being shown at the Venice Film Festival. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two very different movies about the Iraq war are among the favorites for awards at this year's Venice film festival as it passes the halfway stage, and an unusually high number of male leads have stood out.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Doherty sentencing postponed (Reuters) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070904/people_nm/britain_doherty_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070904/2007_09_04t053406_450x330_uk_britain_doherty.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=OH7Id7XUmLiYU65EoMvzAg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Pete Doherty leaves West London Magistrates Court, London August 7,2007. Doherty failed to attend a court appearance on Tuesday at which he was due to be sentenced for a string of drug offences because he has checked himself in to rehab. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pete Doherty failed to attend a court appearance on Tuesday at which he was due to be sentenced for a string of drug offences because he has checked himself in to rehab.</p><br clear="all"/>
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China denies Pentagon cyber-raid China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.
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Bce: assegna 256 mld in asta Il tasso marginale e' stato del 4,15%
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Peugeot: punta a vendere 4 mln auto E a divenire nel 2010 costruttore piu' competitivo in Europa
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Alitalia: inverte rotta in Borsa Titolo sale del 2%, scambi in linea con sedute precedenti
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Mutui: Deutsche Bank, crisi gestita A.d. Ackermann, 'ma resta cautela'
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Pensioni: Damiano, a ottobre bonus 'Il governo ha agito con concretezza e puntualita''
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Ue-13: prezzi produzione industria Eurostat, a luglio sono cresciuti dello 0,3%
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Bce: assegna 256 mld in asta Il tasso marginale e' stato del 4,15%
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Peugeot: punta a vendere 4 mln auto E a divenire nel 2010 costruttore piu' competitivo in Europa
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Alitalia: inverte rotta in Borsa Titolo sale del 2%, scambi in linea con sedute precedenti
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Mutui: Deutsche Bank, crisi gestita A.d. Ackermann, 'ma resta cautela'
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Pensioni: Damiano, a ottobre bonus 'Il governo ha agito con concretezza e puntualita''
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Ue-13: prezzi produzione industria Eurostat, a luglio sono cresciuti dello 0,3%
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Domani parte Festival Teatro Strada Ideato da Maurizio Scaparro, a Casertavecchia fino al 14/9
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S Africa row over Zuma 'insult' Allies of South Africa's Jacob Zuma condemn the ANC chairman for hinting Mr Zuma was not "right in the head".
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Nasdaq sets Friday deadline for LSE stake bids: report NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc has given potential suitors until the end of the week to express interest in its 31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange Group Plc but has not yet received any offers, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Iraq war films among favorites at festival VENICE (Reuters) - Two very different movies about the Iraq war are among the favorites for awards at this year's Venice film festival as it passes the halfway stage, and an unusually high number of male leads have stood out.
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Doherty sentencing postponed LONDON (Reuters) - Pete Doherty failed to attend a court appearance on Tuesday at which he was due to be sentenced for a string of drug offences because he has checked himself in to rehab.
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L'espresso, ritorno dall'aldilà ibernati per la salvezza Bill Bondar era clinicamente morto. Restava solo l'attività cerebrale. Lo hanno raffreddato. Ed è risorto. Ecco come
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Sydney, 12:20 - RUGBY, TONGA: CAMBIA NOME E PRENDE QUELLO DELLO SPONSOR Cosa non si fa per lo sponsor. Epi Taione, giocatore della nazionale di Tonga, ha cambiato il propri...
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