UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MAY 15, 2006
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                            COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

        DELAWARE                          0-10541                 13-3055012
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)      (Commission File No.)      (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


625 N. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 301, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA           22314
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 820-2000
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

        On May 15, 2006, Comtex News Network, Inc, issued a press release
reporting its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended March 31,
2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and
is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed filed for any purpose.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

            (a)     Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable

            (b)     Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable

            (c)     Exhibits.

                    EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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                        99.1          Press release dated May 15, 2006 issued by
                                      Comtex News Network, Inc.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                 COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC.



DATE:  May 16, 2006              By: /S/ C.W. GILLULY
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                                    C.W. Gilluly, Ed.D.
                                    Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT           DESCRIPTION
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99.1              Press release dated May 15, 2006 issued by Comtex News
                  Network, Inc.