Bits: More Evidence L.C.D. TV Prices Will Drop Soon
Wholesale prices for the L.C.D. panels have been dropping and excess inventory is forcing HDTV prices down as companies try to get rid of their finished products so they can move in new models.
Bits: Adios, Arrivederci, Shalom to Picture-Tube TVs
Flat-panel televisions are not just displacing picture-tube TVs in the developed world. Developing countries are quickly adopting the technology, according to a new report.
City Room: Man Arrested for Robbing Woman, 85
Cornelius Abson, 36, was arrested in the robbery of Lilian France, 85, in an elevator in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The authorities said he also robbed a 67-year-old man in July.
Voters in Poll Want Priority to Be Economy, Their Top Issue
Barack Obama and John McCain are heading into their conventions neck and neck, with voters focused on the economy, a New York Times/CBS News poll found.
Reports Offer Mixed Signs on the Economy
Manufacturing in the Mid-Atlantic declined less rapidly in August and weekly jobless claims fell, but an index of leading economic indicators posted its largest one-month decline in nearly a year.
Parole in ‘Lion’s Den’ Case Stirs Anger
The white owner of a construction was released on parole after serving three years of a life sentence for ordering a black worker be beaten and thrown to a pack of lions.
With 400 Gold, Merritt Eases Disappointment Over Relay Failures
LaShawn Merritt stormed through the 400 meters and grabbed a commanding victory, but the men’s and women’s 4x100 relay teams both dropped the baton and failed to advance.
Torture Claim Credible, Court Finds
A British Court said a terror suspect being held at Guantanamo Bay had a credible argument that the U.S. had illegally spirited him away to Morocco and that he was tortured there.
Undecideds May Be More Decided Than They Know
Voters who insist that they are undecided are sometimes fooling themselves, having already made a choice at a subconscious level, a new study suggests.
State of the Art: From Snapshots, a 3-D View
Photosynth, a sophisticated technology from Microsoft, turns a bunch of overlapping photos into a 3-D panorama.
Comcast Says No New Traffic Management Plan Yet
Comcast has made no final decisions on how to manage network congestion, despite news reports that it will slow traffic for heavy users for up to 20 minutes during times of peak network use.
Prescriptions for Fannie and Freddie
As policy makers work to ease the strain on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a consensus is emerging that the two companies will have to look substantially different in the long term.
U.S. Equity Fund Acquires Troubled German Bank
The German lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank will be sold to the private equity firm Lone Star Funds, the German company’s biggest shareholder said Thursday.
A Surge in Oil Amid the Tensions in Europe
Oil prices jumped more than $5 a barrel and the dollar fell back against the euro and the yen. U.S. stocks fell on continuing fears about the health of the nation’s credit markets.
30 Militants and 3 Poles Killed in Afghan Violence
U.S.-led coalition troops killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in Afghanistan while three Polish soldiers serving with NATO forces died in a roadside blast, officials said.
China Closes in on Diving Sweep With Gold in Women’s Platform
On the final dive of the night, Chen Ruolin scored four 10s and three 9.5s, giving China its seventh gold medal in diving.
British Leader, in Kabul, Pledges More Aid
Prime minister Gordon Brown’s visit came a day after France’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy, visited the country to honor 10 French soldiers killed in an attack there.
Nuclear Exporters to Discuss India Trade Ban
A group of nations that export nuclear material is meeting to discuss whether to grant India access to nuclear fuel and technology.
Despite Yielding Ground, Russia Takes Critical Spots
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia intended to keep 500 troops in a security zone surrounding South Ossetia.
Report Says Fire, Not Explosion, Felled 7 W.T.C.
The report says evidence does not support the speculation that explosives or fuel fires were responsible for the building’s collapse on Sept. 11, 2001.