AP - Tropical Storm Noel brought heavy rain to the western Caribbean Tuesday as it pushed through Cuba and edged closer to Florida. Floods and mudlides across the region have killed at least 22 people.
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InfoWorld - Intel is shipping an updated version of its dual-core Itanium 2 server processor, called Montvale. But don’t expect to see a dramatic improvement in performance from the new chips, despite the addition of several new features.
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AP - Joe Girardi knows what is expected of him: World Series championship No. 27.
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AFP - Europe’s main stock markets fell Tuesday on profit-taking amid caution on the eve of an interest-rate call by the US Federal Reserve, dealers said.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday advocated taking one step at a time in approaching Mideast peace negotiations.
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Reuters - Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp
are supplying Libya’s government with 150,000 rugged
laptop computers that cost $200 to build and are designed to
meet the needs of children in developing countries.
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AP - A $6.2 billion buyout offer for Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has been withdrawn by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, according to a published report.
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Reuters - The United Nations welcomed on Tuesday
the peaceful conclusion of a long-running feud between the
Somali government’s two most powerful men, which ended with
Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi’s resignation this week.
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AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he would lobby to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to Chicago if he is elected.
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A so-called statement of immunity signed by Blackwater bodyguards questioned by a State Department investigative team is standard boilerplate used to protect federal employees during official administrative inquiries, law enforcement officials say.
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