2012年4月6日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Be wary of Santorum's delegate claim

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SantorumAccording to a campaign strategist for Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney doesn't have anywhere near the number of delegates that both his campaign and most media outlets report.


Bosnia’s lesson for Syrian slaughter

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Serbian police officers look on as a protestor holds a placard marking the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war in BelgradeTwenty years ago, Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sucic were shot and killed in Sarajevo. They were the shots heard around the world and they started the Bosnian War. I covered that war, and many colleagues are gathering in Sarajevo now to commemorate what took hundreds of thousands of lives, left so many more wounded, and [...]


Jobs report: The beginning of a disappointing trend?

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FILE - In this March 7, 2012, file photo shows job seekers standing line during the Career Expo job fair, in Portland, Ore. Employers pulled back sharply on hiring last month, a reminder that the U.S. economy may not be growing fast enough to sustain robust job growth. The unemployment rate dipped, but mostly because more Americans stopped looking for work. The Labor Department says the economy added 120,000 jobs in March, down from more than 200,000 in each of the previous three months. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)It's a good thing the stock market isn't open Friday. If it were, the disappointing March employment report, a rare piece of negative economic news this spring, would likely have caused stocks to nosedive.


Navy jet crashes in Virginia; 2 pilots ejected, 9 taken to hospital

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Handout photo of the crash of an F-18 navy jet into an apartment building in Virginia BeachLatest developments [5:45 pm EST] Nine people taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries; all but one have been released Search for victims is about halfway complete Pilots reportedly safe and conscious Fuel dumped before crash likely avoided, "massive fireball" Officials have confirmed that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet jet has crashed in Virginia after [...]


Obama focusing on key voting bloc -- women

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U.S. President Obama greets an audience at White House Forum on Women and the Economy in Eisenhower Executive Office Building in WashingtonPresident Barack Obama headlined an event Friday morning focused on one demographic that is quickly becoming the key voting bloc in 2012: women.


Poll: Racial divide on Trayvon Martin case

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Participants in hoodies attend the Seattle Unite 1000 Hoodies rally for Trayvon Martin at Westlake Park in SeattleA poll finds that most black Americans think Trayvon Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, would have been arrested if Martin had been white. Only 33 percent of white people said the same.


Brother of slain soldier: 'We are a nation at war'

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Wounded U.S. soldiers lie on the ground at the scene of a suicide attack in Maimanah, the capital of Faryab province north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 10 people, including three NATO service members, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks as spring fighting season gets under way. A senior U.S. defense official has confirmed that two U.S. soldiers were among three NATO forces killed in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Gul Buddin Elham)Americans shouldn't forget that "we are a nation at war," said the brother of one of three Ohio soldiers killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.


Bella Santorum, Salmonella Outbreak, Passover: What's spiking

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Bella Santorum Admitted to HospitalThe weekday report for the topics and people that are trending on Yahoo! and across the Web for Friday April 6, 2012.


Jobs report sparks GOP attack on Obama policies

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FILE - In this March 1, 2012, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner commented on the controversial amendment to the Senate transportation bill proposed by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri. The Washington divide, hardened by election-year politics, has stifled the agendas of both parties, and is jeopardizing a bill to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing to states just as the spring construction season opens. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)While the White House believes that today's jobs report is "further evidence" the economy is improving, House Republicans sharply disagreed with that assessment, launching an assault on President Obama for "failed economic policies" that "are the root cause of our anemic recovery."


Russia slams U.S. over 'Merchant of Death' sentence

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Viktor Bout, 'Merchant of Death,' Sentenced to 25 YearsThe Russian government blasted the United States today for its "unjustified" decision to sentence Viktor Bout, the infamous international arms dealer called the "Merchant of Death."


Charges filed against five who removed teen's kidney

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Apple's new iPadLast year, a Chinese teen sold his kidney to raise money to buy an Apple iPad and iPhone.


Same-sex couples fight to divorce

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A same-sex wedding cake topper is seen in Los AngelesSame-sex couples who have fought so long for the right to marry are finding they also need to fight for the right to divorce. It's a well-known fact that half of marriages will end in divorce. And with six states and the District of Columbia...


‘Bone Pugz’ video creator talks to Yahoo! about going viral

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BONE PUGZ from Bone Pugz on Vimeo. "My 15-year-old self would probably be having a great panic attack." Abby Koocher, creator of the brilliant Bone Pugz video that is taking the Internet by storm, has given an exclusive interview to Yahoo News. (Warning: contains some NSFW language) In her video, Koocher uses four pug dogs [...]

NASA snaps photo of huge dust devil on Mars

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MarsA gigantic dust devil races across the surface of Mars in a stunning new photo snapped by a NASA spacecraft.


Gay BYU students contribute to 'It Gets Better' video series

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The "It Gets Better" campaign continues to gain support. The latest contribution to the video series comes from gay, lesbian, and bisexual students at Brigham Young University. The clip, which runs about nine minutes, features gay and lesbian BYU students, many of whom are members of the Mormon church. The students talk about when they [...]

Deadly SF cyclist accident makes waves on the Web

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The story of a San Francisco cyclist who plowed into a pedestrian on March 29 and then apparently took to a bicycle blog forum to tell his side of the story is blowing up on the Web. Chris Bucchere allegedly struck 71-year-old Sutchi Hui—who later died—at a busy San Francisco intersection, and then identified himself [...]

Why you're more likely to get a raise by quitting your job

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If you think the only way to get a big pay raise is to find a new job, you may be right. New research validates employees' sneaking suspicions that they have been wrongly passed over for a promotion in favor of someone from outside the organization – who often gets paid more. To add insult to injury, it turns out that external hires don't do nearly as good a job as people who are promoted from within.

How Peeps evolved from Easter candy to a cult classic

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You can eat them, melt them, play with them, sculpt them, age them, decorate them and name them. They are the subject of urban legends, Pinterest posts and craft contests and have been featured on "Good Morning America," "South Park" and "Jeopardy," to name a few. They are Peeps, and they've evolved from a classic Easter candy to a beloved cult classic.

Kansas says Mega Millions winner has come forward

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Kansas Lottery officials say the winner of a share of a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot wants to remain anonymous.

Actress Amanda Bynes arrested for DUI

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Amanda Bynes was arrested for driving under the influence early Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department.

Slideshow: The week's best photos

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Slideshow: The week's best photosThese carrots were found "cuddling" when they were plucked from Sue Smith's garden in Cwymbran, South Wales, UK. (Photo courtesy of courtesy BNPS photo)

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