Wal Mart sues Amazon over trade secrets theft
Wal Mart Stores Inc sues Amazon.com alleging theft of trade secrets and recruitment of its former associates to learn Wal Mart’s data on sales, inventory and consumer buying habits. The suit seeks to bar Amazon and affiliates from duplicating Wal Mart's proprietary technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Amazon.com
Internet
Wal-Mart
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Drugstore.com
Bentonville
Ark
U.S
John Paul marks twenty years as pope in St Peter's Square
Pope John Paul II celebrated two decades as pontiff with a Polish Mass in St. Peter's Square attended by about 20 000 Poles. He thanked Divine Providence and urged prayers to continue his work to the end as bells rang for the anniversary and a film clip recalled his 1978 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican Crry
John Paul
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
Warsaw
Jozef Glemp
Karol Wojtyla
Krakow
Divine Providence
St. Peter's Square
Church of Rome
Universal Church
Solidarity Free Trade Movement
Glemp
Poland
Vatican
John Paul I
James Woods
Woods
Mississippi
John Carpenter
Carpenter
One-on-one talks mark Wye Plantation summit progress
Netanyahu and Arafat met alone for over an hour in Queenstown as U S officials praised a more constructive attitude at the Wye Plantation talks. They discussed safe passage Gaza airport and security issues while aides met separately. Albright joined later for dinner. talks resume after sundown with a goal to conclude by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Benjamin Netanyahu
Palestinian Authority
Yasser Arafat
Wye Plantation
U.S
U.S. State Department
James Rubin
Natan Sharansky
Nabi Shaath
Netanyahu
Arafat
Madeleine Albright
Albright
Gaza Strip
Clinton
Carol Moseley-Braun
D-Il
Chicago
State Department
Rubin
Chesapeake College
United States
Congress to Vote on Budget Tuesday
Congress moved to vote on a nearly 500 billion dollar budget package early next week after leaders said they were still finalizing provisions and cutting deals. The bill blends eight unfinished spending bills with emergency Bosnia aid and defense funding to avert a government shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Kofi Annan
Annan
Empower America
Congress
Clinton
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Washngton
IMF
Justice Department
Congressional
House
Senate Appropriations Committees
Richard Armey
R-Tex
Senate
Capitol Hill
White House
Linda Ricci
Office of Management and Budget
Bosnia
Beverly Hills crash damages Susan Simpson faces restitution
A judge reviewed an itemized damages bill after a drunken driving crash last April in Beverly Hills. Susan Simpson, 29, pleaded no contest to driving while intoxicated and did not attend. her blood alcohol level was .20. Damages include nearly $13,000 for repairs to a bus bench and an apartment, with a Nov. 2 hearing set. A tenant had to move out during repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ms. Simpson
California
Phil Wilke Wire Reports Compiled Brief
Phil Wilke compiles J W Wire Reports for brief coverage. The item notes concise wire summaries suitable for a compact newspaper card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wilke
J-W Wire
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York City
Washington, D.C
Miami
America
Florida
Stanley Rosenblatt
Rosenblatt
Kansas
Kansas Cash
Auphore
Wye River Conference Center
Maryland
Griffith
Andy Griffith
Matlock” Star
Nature Conservancy
Chesapeake
Gleason Clan
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
Toys R Us
Toddy Trumper
Ralph Kramden
Reagan
Patti Davis
Ronald Reagan
Schenectady
N.Y
Patti
Libya
Davis
Kate Winslet
Nivea
Jit Threapleton
London
Ms. Winslet
Threapteton
Hon
Julio Iglesias
L’express
Miranda Rijnsburger
Arthur Miller
Daredevil
Evel Knievel
Margot Kidder
George Wendt
Alan Jackson
Mike Judge
Ziggy Marley
Winslet
Iglesias