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NEWS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat29-0 ************************************************************************ Car bomb kills in Baghdad --------------------------------------------- A car bomb exploded near a police station in the Iraqi capital early Tuesday as dozens of people were applying to join the force, killing at least 32 people and wounding 88, officials said. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat40-0 Ivan spurs evacuations along Gulf Coast --------------------------------------------- Rather than roll the dice on where 160-mph Hurricane Ivan might strike, Gulf Coast residents from Florida's Panhandle all the way to the bayous of Louisiana spent Monday boarding up their houses, tying up their boats and making plans to evacuate. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat64-0 Israel's Sharon vows to expel Arafat --------------------------------------------- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed in an interview published Tuesday to expel Yasser Arafat from the West Bank "at a convenient time," saying he saw no difference between the Palestinian leader and top Hamas militants killed by Israel. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat39-0 MONEY | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat20-0 ************************************************************************ Sony jumps on MGM after Time Warner drops bid --------------------------------------------- A Sony-led group has a deal in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash and $1.95 billion in assumed debt, MGM announced Monday evening. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat25-0 Federated to use Macy's nameplate on all stores --------------------------------------------- Federated Department Stores said its regional department store chains will begin operating under the Macy's name early next year. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat23-0 Eisner's critics savage '06 plan --------------------------------------------- Dissident former Walt Disney directors Roy Disney and Stanley Gold are challenging CEO Michael Eisner's plan to retire at the end of his contract in September 2006. Monday, they furiously called on Disney's board to oust Eisner from the Magic Kingdom by the annual meeting next spring. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat24-0 SPORTS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat49-0 ************************************************************************ Rangers engage Oakland fans --------------------------------------------- Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair at a fan near the Rangers' bullpen in Oakland on Monday, hitting a man and a woman in the head. No arrests were made, although a stadium operations official said the woman was considering pressing charges. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat42-0 Packers topple NFC champion Panthers 24-14 --------------------------------------------- Ahman Green ran for two touchdowns and caught a third Monday night to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers, who became the sixth straight team to lose in the Super Bowl and their ensuing season opener. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat48-0 Royals hand Yanks another massive loss --------------------------------------------- John Buck hit a three-run homer and Angel Berroa had two hits in a 10-run fifth inning that carried the Royals to a 17-8 rout of the Yankees on Monday. Kansas City batted 15 men in the biggest inning against New York in six years. The Yanks lost to Cleveland 22-0 two weeks ago. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat44-0 LIFE | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat13-0 ************************************************************************ $7M car giveaway stuns TV audience --------------------------------------------- Talk show host Oprah Winfrey celebrated the start of her 19th season Monday by surprising each of her audience members with a new car. "We're calling this our wildest dream season, because this year on the Oprah show, no dream is too wild, no surprise too impossible to pull off," Winfrey said. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat17-0 The British are acting! The British are acting! --------------------------------------------- This month, there's a whole other British invasion taking place in movie theaters, as handsome hunks from across the pond take the big screen by storm. USA TODAY's http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat15-0 J. Lo has a lot to promote just not herself --------------------------------------------- Just call her J. No. Jennifer Lopez is sporting what appears to be a sizable wedding band. But despite her appearance at several major Fashion Week events over the past few days, J. Lo still won't address the enormous elephant in the room: her secret June wedding to singer Marc Anthony, her third husband. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat16-0 TRAVEL | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat59-0 ************************************************************************ Some frequent fliers rush to cash in miles --------------------------------------------- US Airways' uncertain future gives some frequent fliers the jitters. The mere prospect of its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing prompted some Dividend Miles members to aggressively book free trips. Others have been holding back and hoping for the best. US Airways filed on Sunday. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat61-0 US Airways CEO prefers negotiated concessions --------------------------------------------- US Airways CEO Bruce Lakefield says management prefers to negotiate concessions from workers rather than use its legal powers in bankruptcy protection to impose them. But that could change, he said. "We're looking at everything now," Lakefield said. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat60-0 TECH | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat55-0 ************************************************************************ Gateway wins trademark spat over former cow mascot --------------------------------------------- A Colorado firm cannot market a whimsical novelty that is a near dead ringer for the black-and-white spotted cows that have become an icon for computer company Gateway, an appellate court has ruled. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat58-0 Linux companies to back standard base --------------------------------------------- In an effort to be more competitive with Microsoft, supporters of the Linux operating system have agreed on a standard version that seeks to ensure programs written for one Linux distribution will work with the others. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat57-0 WEATHER ************************************************************************ Get today's forecast: http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat3-0 Unsubscribe ************************************************************************ You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, please reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line or click: http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBRsXTAQc5yPAS7JtkASc-fFHv/usat9-0?password=AQc5yPASc-fFBBRsXTiavZrT5Uyyeh Make sure you receive our e-mails. 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