LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has temporarily lifted a suspension imposed on Carlos Queiroz, clearing the former Portugal coach to work before the outcome of his appeal in an anti-doping case.
The court says it granted Queiroz's request to freeze a six-month ban imposed by Portugal's anti-doping agency, which ruled this month that he …
The Miami Heat traded point guard Chris Quinn to the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday, a move that could be a precursor to Rafer Alston's return to South Florida.
Alston agreed to a buyout agreement with the Nets earlier Tuesday, and two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the guard is hoping to sign with the Heat later this week. If Alston clears waivers Thursday at 6 p.m., he could sign with any team.
Quinn was sent in exchange for a second-round pick in 2012. Miami could get New Jersey's second-round draft pick this year, provided it's not between picks 31-50.
Quinn played in 168 games in parts of four seasons with the …
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is urging the International Monetary Fund to play a bigger role in monitoring how countries manage their currencies.
Geithner told the IMF's top policy committee on Saturday that the 187-nation lending institution must speak more …
A Bush administration official said Monday the next administration will inherit a record U.S. budget deficit for next year that approaches $490 billion.
The official said the deficit was being driven to record levels by the sagging economy and the stimulus payments being made to 130 million households in an effort to keep the United States from falling into a deep recession. A deficit approaching $490 billion would easily surpass the record deficit of $413 billion set in 2004.
The administration official spoke on condition of anonymity because the new estimate had not been formally released. Administration officials were scheduled to do that at a news …
It's now November and, chances are that you have already beenhanded your tax liability sheet for 2008-09. If you are a salariedprofessional, your accounts department has handed you one and if youare self-employed or in business, your chartered accountant musthave done so. Have you booked losses in the stock market and are youwondering whether these can be set off against income or gains thatmay have accrued to you during the year? Surely, these are importantquestions that you need to consider along with the various taxplanning Schemes. To help you get going with the exercise now,instead of running helter-skelter towards the fag-end of thefinancial year, here's a quick guide on …
One of downtown Lebanon's highprofile, high-tech successes has laid off more than half of its work force.
The company will survive, says Denny Miller, president of Pipeline Interactive.
"We're not going anywhere," Miller says.
When 2001 began, Pipeline, a Web-building firm, had about 35 employees. In June, the company moved from the fourth and fifth floors of its office building to the first floor. It then celebrated its success with an open house, Over a period of months, about 20 people were let go.
Today, 15 workers remain.
Miller says no further layoffs will be necessary.
"We still have a really strong core group of talent and a core group of …
