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...application before the official O.K. from Apple is either a sign of supreme confidence or savvy publicity. "Spotify are masters of utilizing the Web to drive buzz and consumer interest," says analyst Mulligan. If the company does get the nod from Apple, it will be just the first step in the company's quest to get the world streaming. There's also a Google-based application for non-Apple phones in prototype and a plan to launch the regular Web-based application in the U.S. before the end of the year...
...California state PTA president Jo Loss, whose schools have had to deal with a round of budget cuts that might leave more than 17,000 teachers out of work this fall. "But our state has increasingly fallen far short of providing even the essentials. So PTAs are having to step...
...extend the life of existing reactors, and to open the door to newer nuclear technology. Britain plans at least four new nuclear reactors, while Japan has two new plants under construction to add to its existing stable of 53. Even the oil-rich Middle East has taken its first step toward nukes: Abu Dhabi hopes to begin work soon on the first of the half-dozen or so reactors it needs to meet the United Arab Emirates' ambitious goal of generating 25% of its energy from nuclear power...
...Pyongyang - he landed Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, in the North Korean capital after flying in overnight from Anchorage - has done the trick. Shortly after he was photographed with North Korea's dynastic leader Kim Jong Il, wire services reported that Pyongyang had pardoned Lee and Ling, a necessary step in their release. And just before 7:30 p.m. eastern time, Clinton's spokesman sent out this statement: "President Clinton has safely left North Korea with Laura Ling and Euna Lee. They are en route to Los Angeles where Laura and Euna will be reunited with their families." The Korean Central...
...president has added 4,000 bodies to the work rolls of the country's undermanned and underfunded prisons department. "The Prisons Department has been unable to utilize over 4,000 prisoners who have been idle within their precincts," Tobiko told The Standard newspaper. "Reducing the sentence is the first step...