Europe Unleashes Online Gambling to Fill Coffers The New York Times | PARIS — Across Europe, cash-strapped governments looking for ways to reduce yawning budget gaps are embracing online gambling, a source of revenue they once viewed with wary skepticism. | While U.S. opposition to Internet betting has centered on concerns about gambling addiction, European po...
Demons From World Cup Follow Capello The New York Times | PARIS — The World Cup has gone, but the embarrassment lingers for England and its Italian coach, Fabio Capello. | The Times's soccer blog has the 2010 World Cup covered from all angles, with news, features and live analysis of every match. Go to the Goal Blog More Coverage | Bracket Team Ran...
Justice Joins Whistle-Blower in Suit Accusing Oracle of Overcharging U.S. The New York Times | SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department has joined a whistle-blower in accusing Oracle, the business software giant, of defrauding the federal government by overcharging for software. | In a civil suit filed in federal court on Thursday, the J...
Taiwanese Wary About China Amid Warming Ties The New York Times | Filed at 3:12 a.m. ET | TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- In the crowded Taipei theater, Eddy Fang laughs politely at the Chinese ensemble's comic references to jealous husbands and overweight wives but can't help thinking it's all a bit lowbrow in relatively...
Honda Posts Record Quarterly Profit on Sales Rise The New York Times | Filed at 3:00 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Honda reported a record quarterly profit of 272.4 billion yen ($3.2 billion) as auto sales grew in North America, Japan and the rest of Asia. | Honda Motor Co. said Friday its profit for April-to-June increased...
Museum and Gallery Listings The New York Times | Art Blog | ArtsBeat | The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. More Arts News | Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of re...
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NHK cancels live broadcasts of sumo tournament Asahi News | Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) announced Tuesday that it would not provide live TV or radio coverage of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament from Sunday, following revelations of ram...
Reliable Dictation, Down to a 'T' The New York Times | Nuance, the company that makes Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows, is in a pretty sweet position: It’s essentially a monopoly. One by one, its competitors in the speech-recognition business have either left the market (Philips), gone out of...
American Teenager Tyler Signs With Team in Japan The New York Times | Filed at 6:57 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Former high school star Jeremy Tyler has signed with the Tokyo Apache of Japan's professional basketball league. | The team announced the signing Thursday on its official website. The 19-year-old Tyler will pla...
A gambler who gives casino winnings to poor The Siasat Daily | Washington, July 29: A mystery man who goes by the name of "Robin Hood" gambles in Las Vegas casinos gives his winnings to poor families, saying it was "satisfying knowing I have perhaps changed their lives". | Along with his girlfriend - a Brazili...
In Price War, New Kindle Sells for $139 The New York Times | SEATTLE — Amazon.com will introduce two new versions of the Kindle e-reader on Thursday, one for $139, the lowest price yet for the device. Related | Times Topic: Kindle | Amazon is hoping to convince even casual readers that they need a digi...
Europe Unleashes Online Gambling to Fill Coffers The New York Times | PARIS — Across Europe, cash-strapped governments looking for ways to reduce yawning budget gaps are embracing online gambling, a source of revenue they once viewed with wary skepticism. | While U.S. opposition to Internet betting has centered on concerns about gambling addiction, European politicians previously objected for a different reas...
Puyol: Fabregas wanted to go ESPN | July 30, 2010 | Barcelona defender Carles Puyol feels Arsenal may be making a mistake by keeping Cesc Fabregas for another season as he "doesn't want to be there". | GettyImages | Carles Puyol is desperate to see Cesc Fabregas return | The pursuit of Fabregas looks set to end in failure for now as Arsenal have shown no inclination to enter discus...
