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Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Game execs predict mergers, price cuts LOS ANGELES - Video game executives believe consolidation will be crucial to their future, but they also want further cuts to hardware prices to boost short-term growth, according to a report set for release this week. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: It #39;s a big injustice, protests Greek sprinter The Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris left hospital yesterday protesting his innocence ahead of today #39;s International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing that looks certain to land him with a ban. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US NBA stars edge Greece Sick, injured and reeling from a humiliating loss, the United States basketball team struggled past Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary-round game that signalled more difficulties to come. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Iraqi delegation flies to Najaf for peace talks An eight-member team of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew to Najaf to talk with Sadr on Tuesday.(Xinhua/AFP) ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: UK charges 8 in terror plot linked to US alert LONDON: Britain has charged eight terrorism suspects and said one had plans which could be used in terror attacks on US financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: China says hopes N.Korea nuclear talks to continue BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it hoped all six parties taking part in talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis would keep calm, remain flexible and continue negotiations despite inevitable difficulties. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: British soldier killed in Basra A British soldier was believed to have been killed and another seriously injured last night after clashes with Shia fighters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dominicans send juiced message Dominican New Yorkers had a message yesterday for the newly elected president of their homeland: Let there be light. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: SEC seeks to update stock sale rules BEIJING, Aug.18 (Xinhuanet) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may revise its rules on initial stock offerings to modernize 1930s-era guidelines, agency commissioners and staff said. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: AMP #39;s H1 profit beats expectation Insurer and fund manager AMP Ltd. , on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected first-half profit on higher investment returns and improved margins, and targeted a stronger performance for the remainder of the year. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Yahoo Unveils Budget Domains Deal Domain hosting and parking services drop in price, rise in capacity to lure small businesses. Trying to attract more small business customers, Yahoo has introduced a new domain name registration service and significantly increased the storage space and ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Fall Season Looks Solid for Retailers, But Holidays Could Be Another Story Against a background of lackluster retail sales in June and July, analysts and merchants still predict a decent, possibly strong, fall selling season for clothes, accessories and home furnishings. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Mutual Funds Opt to Liquidate Some of the nations more than 8,000 mutual funds are shutting their doors, as their manag- ers confront a lackluster stock market, great- er regulatory scrutiny and higher costs. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Charley Shows Progress, Pitfalls in Forecasting (Reuters) Reuters - A few decades ago, the earliest warning\Floridians would have had of a hurricane would have been black\clouds on the horizon. Now people are complaining after\Hurricane Charley hit shore at a point just 60 miles off from\the track projected by meteorologists. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Bears' Tucker Out With Dislocated Elbow (AP) AP - Chicago Bears left guard Rex Tucker will miss eight to 10 weeks of the regular season because of a dislocated left elbow. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Researchers Try to Breed Rare Sea Ducks (AP) AP - Researchers at the Alaska Sealife Center are poking into the private lives of Steller's eiders #151; a rare sea duck that is disappearing from its nesting grounds in Alaska. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google #39;s IPO delayed Google Inc. #39;s initial public offering has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the Securities and Exchange Commission. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: AMP Turns to 1st-Half Profit After It Cut Debt, Costs (Update4) Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- AMP Ltd., Australia #39;s largest life insurer, posted its first half of profit in four after Chief Executive Andrew Mohl reduced debt, cut costs and sold more equity investment products. The stock fell as much as 3.7 percent. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cassini Spacecraft Discovers 2 More Moons Around Saturn The planet with the second largest number of moons now has two more. The US Cassini spacecraft discovered them around Saturn, bringing the giant ringed planet #39;s known total to 33. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US no-show: Teamwork When the NBA began sending its players to the Olympics in 1992, one of the league #39;s goals was to spread basketball around the globe. Clearly, the idea worked. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Athletes Return to Olympia, Home of Games, After 1,611 Years Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Olympia, home of the Olympics for more than 12 centuries, will host competition for the first time in 1,611 years when the shot put competition of the Athens Games is contested at Greece #39;s most sacred sporting site. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Are England fans are changing their Toon? IN a desperate attempt to spark some public interest in an England team that appears to be quickly losing its appeal, Sven-Gran Eriksson announced his starting line-up for the friendly against Ukraine at St James #39; Park a day earlier than expected. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: China halfway to complete medals goal BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- China is already halfway to its stated goal of 20 gold medals at the Athens Olympics after going into the fourth day of the 16-day competition, CRIENGLISH.com said Wednesday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: China says hopes N.Korea nuclear talks to continue BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it hoped all six parties taking part in talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis keep calm, remain flexible and continue negotiations despite inevitable difficulties. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Senate probe needed: Faulkner A SENATE inquiry was needed into claims that the Prime Minister misled the Australian public over the children overboard affair, Labor Senate Leader John Faulkner said. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Athletics' Homers Crush Orioles 11-0 (AP) AP - Tim Hudson pitched a five-hitter to earn his first victory since June 11, and Scott Hatteberg's second grand slam of the season highlighted a four-homer attack that carried the Oakland Athletics past the Baltimore Orioles 11-0 Tuesday night. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dodging Another Upset, U.S. Holds Off Greece Nobody heard the American players exhale when the buzzer sounded to end a 77-71 victory, because 12,000 delirious fans saluted Greece, the home team that had come close. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Humes Sits One Out With a showdown against preseason No. 1 USC on the horizon, tailback Cedric Humes rested his sore ankle and sat out Tuesday's scrimmage. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Sox's Guillen Hospitalized Chicago White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen entered a Chicago hospital on Tuesday with symptoms that suggest kidney stones. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Effort by Bush on Education Hits Obstacles Since President Bush signed No Child Left Behind, the law has imposed undeniable changes on public education, but it has also faced a backlash. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cleric in Najaf Refuses to Meet Iraqi Mediators The delegation hoped to convince Moktada al- Sadr to disarm his militia, to leave the shrine and to join the political process. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Who's Behind the Gold Medalist's Mask? Gosh, an American! Mariel Zagunis crushed Tan Xue of China, 15-9, in the final of the women's saber Tuesday, earning the first American gold in a recognized fencing event. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Windows XP SP2 update delayed BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Microsoft Corp. has delayed automatic update of Windows XP Service Pack 2 to American company users until Aug. 25. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cassini found two little Saturn moons BEIJING, Aug.18(Xinhuanet) -- NASA #39;s Cassini spacecraft has spied two new moons around the satellite-rich Saturn. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: It can #39;t fly and sounds like a trumpet, but new bird delights ornithologists The mystery bird was certainly distinctive: dark brown, red bill, red legs, call like a trumpet, pretty hopeless at flying. You couldn #39;t miss it if you knew it was there. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Accused pair to tell their side of story This morning as Britain awakes, Kostas Kenteris and his training partner, Katerina Thanou, will be asked three questions by the disciplinary commission of the International Olympic Committee. These will determine whether they deliberately ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Edwards #39; appeal against two-year ban fails Torri Edwards, the American sprinter, was shown no mercy here last night when the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her two-year doping ban. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Terror charges London, Aug. 17 (Reuters): Britain charged eight men today with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some of them relating to plans of US buildings that could have been used to organise attacks. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Senior Hamas leader wounded An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas leader in Gaza yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US Hopes Influence Can Quell Russian - Georgian Tensions WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (AFP) - The United States is eyeing tensions between Georgia and separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia while hoping US influence with Georgia #39;s new president can halt broader armed conflict in the Caucasus. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Seven dead in Baghdad blast Interior Ministry officials had earlier said the blast on Tuesday was caused by a car bomb. At least five cars were ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Japan Stocks Turn Lower on Oil Worries TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average turned lower by late morning on Wednesday as concern over surging oil prices and their possible impact on the global economy hit exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Paes-Bhupathi overcome Federer-Allegro (Reuters) Reuters - World number one Roger Federer's top target for the year -- an Olympic tennis gold medal -- was taken away from him in a "terrible day" on Tuesday. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Najaf Fighting Continues Amid Peace Push BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi delegates delivered a peace proposal to aides of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf on Tuesday, but the militant cleric refused to meet with them as explosions, gunfire and a U.S. bombing run persisted in the holy city... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cabrera Leads Red Sox Past Blue Jays 5-4 BOSTON - Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring double off the Green Monster in the ninth inning on reliever Justin Speier's second pitch of the game, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Pinch-hitter Dave Roberts drew a leadoff walk in the ninth and was forced out at second base on Johnny Damon's grounder off Kevin Frederick (0-2)... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google flotation still dogged by last minute complications Google #39;s public share offering is expected to go ahead as early as today following a request for final regulatory approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Alcoa to shutter Ohio automotive components plant PITTSBURGH Alcoa said today it will take a seven (m) million dollar charge to close an automotive components plant in Ohio due to overcapacity. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: The latest on SP2 The long-awaited Service Pack 2 for the Windows XP Home Edition is expected to start rolling out to PC users Wednesday via Microsoft #39;s Automatic Update service. The company says it is also planning to make the update available for order on a CD, for ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATHENS, Greece -- It began with Allen Iverson -- The Answer, the captain, the leader of Team USA -- forgetting about the fractured bone in his right thumb and courageously hitting the floor against Greece in full regalia. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Ancient Site a Throwback for Select Few Athletes THENS, Aug. 17 - Earlier this week, John Godina, a shot-putter from the United States, walked into the ancient stadium at Olympia, about 200 miles southwest of Athens, and the history he had studied in college came to life. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Flash floods force huge rescue bid LONDON: Rescue workers combed an English coastal village in north Cornwall yesterday for people missing after a flash flood caused by torrential rain hit Britain #39;s southwestern Atlantic coast. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Parliamentarians Not To Compromise Governance For Personal Gains: Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Aug 18 (PID) - President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday urged the Parliamentarians not to compromise governance for personal gains and work selflessly to serve the people and earn a rightful place for the country in the comity of ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google Offering Waits For SEC Approval Google Inc.'s initial public offering of stock remained on hold Tuesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed final approval of the company's prospectus. The delay did not appear to involve any major new issues, and the company continued to maintain that its IPO is on track. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dot-Coms Anxious to Get Back in IPO Game The successful bidders for Google shares won't be the only ones watching eagerly to see how much the IPO excites the stock market. Dozens of dot-com companies are hoping that Google's initial public offering marks a reawakening of all things Internet. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Antiwar Protesters Told Shop Till You Drop, Too New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided that if antiwar protesters are to descend on his city by the hundreds of thousands for the Republican Convention, he may as well turn them into shoppers. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Fairfax Tempts Foreign Firms to Branch Out Fairfax County is hoping to counter the exodus of U.S. jobs to other countries by persuading overseas companies to open branches in Fairfax, where they can hire Americans. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Manning Gets Early Go-Ahead to Start Eli Manning, the No. 1 pick in this year's N.F.L. draft, will make his first professional start on Thursday when the Giants take on the Carolina Panthers. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Sheffield Should Be Able to Play On The Yankees' Gary Sheffield has a pulled muscle and bursitis in his troublesome left shoulder, but can continue to play. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Hudson Handcuffs O's Jermaine Dye began the fireworks in the sixth with a two-run home run and Tim Hudson baffled the Orioles as Oakland rolled, 11-0, Tuesday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cust Slogs Through Season With less than three weeks left in the Class AAA Ottawa Lynx's season, Jack Cust is counting down the days until his two-year stay with the Baltimore Orioles organization ends. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Caps' Witt Wins Arbitration Washington Capitals defenseman Brendan Witt was awarded \$2.2 million for the 2004-05 season in his arbitration hearing on Tuesday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Bailey Tries WR Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey practiced with the offense at wide reciever during the Denver Broncos' practice on Tuesday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dot-Coms Get Back in IPO Game (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The successful bidders for Google shares won't be the only ones watching eagerly to see how much the IPO excites the stock market. Dozens of dot-com companies are hoping that Google's initial public offering marks a reawakening of all things Internet. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Production Grew, Prices Fell in July The nation's factories cranked out more products in July, miners dug more minerals and builders broke ground on more homes, the government said yesterday in three reports that showed some rebound in economic activity last month. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Mills Buys Into Lakeforest Mall Mills Corp., the Arlington-based retail developer, said yesterday it plans to buy half of Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg and eight other malls around the country in a billion-dollar deal that gives it a new portfolio of shopping centers to redevelop in the years ahead. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Airlines Agree to Cuts at O'Hare Airlines operating at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have agreed to cut flights to reduce delays that ripple across the country, sources familiar with the talks said yesterday. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: U.S. Brokers Halt to Afghan Infighting (AP) AP - The U.S. ambassador helped broker a cease-fire Tuesday to halt the latest bloody infighting in Afghanistan, persuading a warlord to pull away from a provincial capital as U.S. warplanes circled overhead. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: GOP Rep. Cubin Wins Wyoming Primary (AP) AP - U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin fended off four Republican challengers in Tuesday's primary election, securing a shot at a sixth term in this fall's general election. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Crude rises on Iraq troubles SEPTEMBER oil prices rose yesterday on US economic data showing that inflationary pressure was held in check in July. However, continued disruption in Iraqi supplies and strong world fuel demand and ongoing trouble at Russian oil giant Yukos underpinned ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Bankruptcy fears as Yukos #39; half-year loss hits \$2.65bn YUKOS has reported a net loss of US\$2.65 billion (1.45bn) for the first half of 2004, a period of record oil prices, prompting speculation that the Russian oil firm is on the verge of declaring bankruptcy. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Halliburton hit THE US army will withhold payment on 15 per cent of future invoices from Halliburton, the logistics support group which is feeding and housing its troops in Iraq and Kuwait. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Wall Street takes heart from positive economic reports A NEW record high for oil took some of the shine off Wall Street trade yesterday. An upbeat picture of inflation and good housing data boosted the mood early on and strong earnings from several retailers, led by Home Depot, also helped to keep the major ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: E-Mail Viruses Getting Smarter, Report Says SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer viruses spread by e-mail are growing more sophisticated as virus writers and quot;spammers quot; are thought to be joining forces in an effort to make smarter bugs, a computer security group said on Tuesday. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Games Business Needs Mergers, Price Cuts-Report LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video game executives believe consolidation will be crucial to their future, but they also want further cuts to hardware prices to boost short-term growth, according to a report set for release this week. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Event of the Day -- Men #39;s and women #39;s shot put Why you should watch: Given the longstanding American hegemony in the shot put, it #39;s plausible that the three-man US delegation could sweep the competition. But the most compelling reason to watch is the unparalleled setting. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Fellow Jets Are Getting to Know No. 89 EMPSTEAD, NY, Aug. 17 - It has become a recurring part of the practice-field banter at Jets training camp. Jerricho Cotchery, the rookie wide receiver, hauls in another bomb on a post route or makes another touchdown catch, and ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: LOOKING BACK 8-Day Battle for Najaf: From Attack to Stalemate AJAF, Iraq, Aug. 16 - Just five days after they arrived here to take over from Army units that had encircled Najaf since an earlier confrontation in the spring, new Marine commanders decided to smash guerrillas loyal to the rebel Shiite ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Soldier dies as British troops clash with Sadr #39;s Basra army A BRITISH soldier was killed and at least one other injured during a fierce firefight with militia fighters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra yesterday. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Outgoing Ambassador Of Qatar Meets Musharraf ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Aug 18 (PID) - The outgoing Ambassador of Qatar, Mr. Abdullah Falah A. Al-Dosari paid a courtesy called on the President General Pervez Musharraf here on Tuesday. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Raiders' Gallery Misses Camp With Injury (AP) AP - Left tackle Robert Gallery, the second player taken in the NFL draft, didn't practice Tuesday morning with the Oakland Raiders because of an elbow injury, leaving his status uncertain for Saturday's preseason game against Dallas. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Rockies Pitcher Frets Health, Not Baseball (AP) AP - The blood clots that went from Aaron Cook's shoulder to his lungs might threaten his career. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Still No Movement in N.H.L. labor Talks The N.H.L. and the players association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting Tuesday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: What Next for Venezuela? President Hugo Chavez is riding high after his overwhelming victory in a recall vote this week, but analysts say his triumph may have limited impact on the deep economic and political problems threatening this major oil-producing country. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google Offering Waits for Approval Google Inc. #39;s initial public offering of stock remained on hold yesterday after the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed final approval of the company #39;s prospectus. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: AMP Returns to Profit After Spinoff Australian financial services group AMP Ltd. on Wednesday reported a return to profit in the first half of the year after cutting loose its loss-making British insurance operations. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Japan Stocks Fall on Oil Worries TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo #39;s Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains, as exporters like Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. declined on concern over the possible impact on the global economy of surging oil prices. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: TGn Sync Coalition Outlines Proposal for 802.11n TGn Sync, a coalition of more than a dozen vendors, will submit a joint proposal to the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N (TGn) for the next generation 802.11n standard. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Hamstring latest setback for Kupets There are favorites and there are expectations, but to compete in the Olympics is to hazard the risk of being outfought, outscored, out-happied. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Veteran hurler Beck released by Padres San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres requested unconditional release waivers for righthanded reliever Rod Beck on Tuesday, ending the 36- year-old #39;s run in Southern California. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Sheffield Should Be Able to Play On INNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17 - The Yankees #39; Gary Sheffield has a pulled muscle and bursitis in his troublesome left shoulder, but can continue to play, according to a diagnosis provided on Tuesday by Dr. Frank Jobe, the noted orthopedic surgeon who ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: NFL ROUNDUP Eagles #39; Kalu Will Be Out for the Year Philadelphia Eagles defensive end ND Kalu will miss the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee at yesterday #39;s practice. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: AL Capsules Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring double off the Green Monster in the ninth inning on reliever Justin Speier #39;s second pitch of the game, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: China Battles to Keep N.Korea Nuclear Talks Alive BEIJING (Reuters) - China battled on Wednesday to keep alive six-way talks on dismantling North Korea #39;s nuclear programs, saying it hoped all parties would stay calm and flexible and resume negotiations despite inevitable problems. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: McKenry doesn #39;t back Scrafton: PM Prime Minister John Howard said a former public servant had not backed the claims by former adviser Mike Scrafton about the children overboard affair. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Twins Collect Rare Victory Over Yankees (AP) AP - Brad Radke pitched seven solid innings, Corey Koskie drove in three runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in the regular season for the first time since 2001 with an 8-2 victory Tuesday night. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: China tries to shut down phone sex lines in anti-porn campaign (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China has ordered severe punishment for phone sex operators as part of a sweeping crackdown on electronic pornography, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Dollar Stuck After CPI Fails to Inspire TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar idled on Wednesday after the latest round of U.S. inflation data failed to substantially alter the outlook for gradual increases in interest rates. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Yukos, Iraq push oil higher NEW YORK -- Oil prices have moved to fresh record highs of almost \$47 a barrel on concerns about potential supply disruptions in Russia and Iraq. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US Stocks Gain for a Third Day, Led by Home Depot, Retailers Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks rose for a third straight day after an unexpected drop in consumer prices encouraged investors that the Federal Reserve may be able to slow the pace of interest rate increases. Benchmark indexes pared gains as oil prices ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Australia #39;s Pacific Hydro FY04 Net A\$40.7M, Up 39 CANBERRA (Dow Jones)--Renewable energy generator Pacific Hydro Ltd. (PHY.AU) reported Wednesday a 39 jump in net profit, including a one-time tax benefit, to A\$40.7 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, up from A\$29.3 million in the previous year. ### Response: Business