2012年4月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Romney: I’ll build that pipeline even ‘if I have to do it myself’

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Romney pipelineMitt Romney vowed Friday that, if elected president, he would build the controversial Keystone Pipeline linking oil deposits in Canada to refineries on the Texas gulf coast.


Secret Service ousts 3 more, W.H. rebukes Palin

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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, a Secret Service agent stands near then presidential candidate Barack Obama, background, at a rally in Norfolk, Va. Moving swiftly, the Secret Service forced out three agents Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in a prostitution scandal that has embarrassed President Obama. A senior congressman welcomed the move to hold people responsible for the tawdry episode but warned The Secret Service prostitute scandal reportedly claimed at least three more scalps at the agency as of Friday, as the White House accused Republican critics like Sarah Palin of trying to use the controversy as a political weapon against President Barack Obama.


Zimmerman apologizes, could be released soon

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George Zimmerman appears before judge at bond hearing in Sanford, FloridaAccused Florida murderer George Zimmerman will be allowed to go free on bond after a dramatic two-hour hearing, where he took the stand and apologized for gunning down Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old. "I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son."


French election outcome could complicate Afghanistan policy

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Brochures for the two leading French presidential candidates are seen in an urn in BethuneThe White House said Friday it was "monitoring" the outcome of France's elections, the results of which could pose fresh challenges for President Barack Obama on issues like the war in Afghanistan.


Pakistani plane carrying 127 crashes amid storm

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Pakistani rescue workers sort through the wreckage of the Boeing 737 passenger plane that crashed in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, April 20, 2012. Sobbing relatives of those on the flight, which was coming from Karachi, flocked to the airport, and officials said there appeared to be no survivors from the 127 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smoldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad's main airport.


Man reunites with long-lost mother thanks to Google Earth

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Google Earth 6.2 released, gives our planet a makeoverAn Indian boy who was separated from his family in 1986 has reunited with his mother — thanks to Google Earth's satellite images.


Oil spill anniversary marked by somber stats

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FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, pelicans nest in mangrove on Cat Island as oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seen below, impacts the island in Barataria Bay, just inside the the coast of Lousiana, in this May 22, 2010 file photo. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)Friday marks the two-year anniversary of the massive BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast. While the FDA says the local fish are safe to eat, several new reports suggest that local wildlife and the overall environment continue to suffer from damaging effects of what many consider the largest environmental disaster in U.S. [...]


Analysis: Assad foes doubt Syria truce but have few options

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Demonstrators hold a sign as they protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in Kafranbel, near IdlibBarely had the first U.N. ceasefire monitors set foot on Syrian soil this week than Bashar al-Assad's enemies were discussing punitive measures against the Syrian president.


First Gitmo detainees in more than a year transferred

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All statements made by the detainees are reviewed by US military judgesTwo Uighur detainees were released from the detainee center at Guantanamo Bay Thursday, the first detainees transferred from the facility in more than a year.


Etan Patz may have disappeared just steps from home

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Etan Patz Search Leads to Othneil Miller's Basement Workshop 33 Years LaterAuthorities began the first full day of digging for new evidence in the Etan Patz case following the startling discovery that the missing child may never have made it off his own New York City block.


Orrin Hatch banks on Finance chairmanship ahead of Utah primary

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SALT LAKE CITY—Did you hear Sen. Orrin Hatch could be the next Senate Finance Committee chairman? Delegates in Utah sure have. The potential for Hatch, a 36-year Senate veteran, to rise from ranking Republican to chairman of his committee if Republicans win the Senate this fall is the major message the Utah senator is impressing [...]

Tepid Romney endorsement bracket comes down to a face-off

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Several hours after endorsing Mitt Romney for president recently, outgoing Indiana governor Mitch Daniels told the Indianapolis Star he disapproved of Romney's "slash-and-burn"-style of campaigning and said the former governor needed to make his campaign more constructive. "You have to campaign to govern, not just to win," he said. So many politicians have offered Romney [...]

Is the New Jersey tunnel project too big to succeed?

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Anyone who commutes in to New York from New Jersey knows that the smallest glitch can throw the entire rail system into chaos, delaying 1,300 trains worth of people. Many argue that there is an urgent need for a new rail link between the two states, but viable plans to build such a thing have yet [...]

Twenty years on, L.A. riot flashpoint a grim tableau

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To match Feature USA-LOSANGELES/RIOTSLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty years ago, at the intersection of Florence and Normandie in south Los Angeles, a mostly black mob, enraged at the acquittal of four Los Angeles policemen in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, dragged white truck driver Reginald Denny from his cab and beat him unconscious while news helicopters hovered overhead. The gory images helped incite six days of fires and looting throughout the city that led to 53 deaths and an estimated $1 billion in property damage. ...


This piece of royal cake could set you back thousands

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Most bakeries wouldn't dare to sell a year-old slice of wedding cake, let alone sell it for hundreds of dollars. But when that piece of cake is from a royal wedding, all bets are off. PFC Auctions, a boutique auction house in … Continue reading

4/20: A day for marijuana

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420For marijuana users, 4/20 is code for the day to openly celebrate the illegal drug.


$1 million for a penny; one of world’s rarest coins sold at auction

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One of the first pennies ever produced by the U.S. Mint was put up for auction Thursday night and reportedly sold for more than $1 million. Bids for the 1792 Silver Center penny reached $1.15 million Thursday night, according to Heritage Auctions, which conducted the sale. The U.S. Mint itself was founded in April, 1792. [...]

San Francisco restaurant known for 'rudest waiter' closing

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A 100-year-old Chinese restaurant in San Francisco known for having "the world's rudest waiter" is shutting its doors.

Wind turbine blimp aims to replace diesel generators

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Look, up in the sky! It's a bird… it's a plane… it's a… wind turbine? Altaeros Energies, a Massachusetts-based company formed by MIT and Harvard grads, has aimed high — literally — in its quest to deliver power to remote, off-the-grid locations, creating … Continue reading

Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last

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New research from Public Policy Polling finds that Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., are America's most favorably viewed cities. Conversely, Detroit is the nation's least favorably viewed city. The report found that 57 percent of respondents in the poll view Seattle favorably, compared with 14 percent who view it unfavorably. Similarly, Portland has a favorability [...]

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