Panthers, Smith Get Well Against Bucs  © The Associated Press After a 15-day layover to stew about their fourth-quarter meltdown against Dallas, the Carolina Panthers came out so flat on offense that the crowd booed them off the field at halftime. Steve Smith was feeling sick, Keyshawn Johnson fumbled, Jake Delhomme threw an interception and punter Jason Baker was awfully busy the rest of the time. In the second half, the bumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers bailed them out. moreBush Opposes Dems' Iraq Troop Timetable  © The Associated Press President Bush traded ideas on Iraq with a bipartisan commission Monday and promised to work with the incoming Democratic majority toward "common objectives." At the same time, he renewed his opposition to any timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops. moreAP: Giuliani Takes Step Toward '08 Bid  © The Associated Press Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican best known for his stewardship of the city after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has taken the first step in a 2008 presidential bid. morePope to Hold Summit on Married Priests Pope Benedict XVI has called a meeting Thursday with top Vatican officials to discuss lifting the celibacy requirement for priests seeking to marry or who have already married. more Texas Town OKs Anti-Immigration Measures  © The Associated Press Leaders of this Dallas suburb unanimously approved tough new anti-immigration measures Monday evening, including one that makes English the official language. more
Russian President Heads to APEC Summit  © The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin will try to make up for lost time as he meets with other Pacific Rim leaders this weekend at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vietnam. moreDoha Free Trade Talks Suspended 5 Years  © The Associated Press Governments from around the world pledged to great fanfare in Doha that they would make free trade work for even the poorest countries. Five years later, it's just another quiet day at the World Trade Organization. morePennsylvania's First Casino to Open Pennsylvania's first slot-machine parlor, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, is opening to the public _ more than two years after the Legislature authorized gambling to raise money for property tax relief. more Japan's Economy Expands on Investment  © The Associated Press Japan's economy expanded for the seventh straight quarter, as surprisingly robust corporate investment boosted a boom that's becoming the nation's longest since World War II, according to government data released Tuesday. moreTyson Foods Sees Higher Meat Prices  © The Associated Press Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat processor, warned Monday that rising corn prices could mean U.S. consumers will have to pay more for chicken, beef and pork next year as it ended its fiscal year with a third straight quarterly loss. more
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Jackson Accuser's Mom Pleads No Contest The mother of a boy who claimed Michael Jackson molested him, leading to last year's trial at which the singer was acquitted, pleaded no contest Monday to welfare fraud. more Pitt-Jolie Wax Wedding on Ice in Vegas  © The Associated Press Organizers of a fantasy wedding on the Las Vegas Strip between Hollywood's hottest unmarried couple got cold feet. Madame Tussauds nixed the plan to stage a depiction of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt tying the knot after a representative for Pitt protested, representatives for the actor and the wax museum said Monday. moreTurner to Philanthropists: Give More  © The Associated Press Media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner told a roomful of fellow philanthropists on Monday to "give until it hurts" but said they should keep some extra cash on hand _ or, at least what he considers spare change. moreDallas Agog Over Smith's Dance Prowess  © The Associated Press Everyone's talking about Emmitt Smith these days. But they aren't discussing how the NFL career leading rusher outmaneuvered linebackers on the field. moreAnna Nicole Smith Is House-Hunting Anna Nicole Smith is house-hunting in the Bahamas, where a former boyfriend is seeking to remove her from a waterfront home where she has taken refuge since her son's death. more
W.Va. Pharmacy Hostages Overpower Gunman  © The Associated Press Four people taken hostage by a gunman at a pharmacy overpowered their captor Monday after he demanded prescription drugs and fired several shots, authorities said. moreStudent Says His Drug Test Is Foolproof A student at the Arkansas High School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has helped develop a drug test billed as being faster and easier to administer than tests currently available _ and that is foolproof. more Insurers' Plan Aims to Cover Uninsured Health insurance companies proposed a $300 billion plan Monday aimed at getting coverage for all uninsured children in three years and for most adults within 10. more CDC Urges More People to Get Flu Shots  © The Associated Press U.S. health officials said Monday they are worried that an abundance of unused flu vaccine this year may lead to millions of doses being thrown out, discouraging manufacturers from making as much in the future. moreScientists Study Genes, Severe Injuries Surviving major trauma _ a car crash, gunshot wounds, burns _ isn't just a matter of fixing the obvious injuries. About a week into the healing, many patients' organs suddenly fail, as doctors watch helplessly. They can't predict who will go into this downward spiral, or how victims will fare. Numerous attempts at treatments have failed. more
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Startup Offers Cell Phone Mapping Service A Silicon Valley startup is announcing a new cell phone mapping service to let users know when their friends are nearby. more Intel Rolls Out Quad-Core Processors Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, on Tuesday launched a family of chips with four computing engines inside a single microprocessor. more TiVo to Expand Internet-Based Content In its ongoing bid to be a central conduit of media, TiVo Inc. plans to broaden its digital video recording service later this year so users of its set-top boxes can download videos from the Internet and watch them from their television sets. more Qualcomm Not Optimistic About Nokia Deal Qualcomm Inc. reiterated Monday that it was not optimistic about renewing a licensing agreement with Nokia Corp., its largest licensee, before it expires in April. more CompUSA to Offer Early Sales of Vista Microsoft Corp. will sell licenses for its new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity suite through CompUSA stores Nov. 30, two months before the products go on sale at other retailers. more
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