2012年4月29日星期日

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Van flips off expressway near Bronx Zoo, killing 7

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Police investigate the destroyed van that plunged over the Bronx River Parkway, Sunday April 29, 2012, in New York. Authorities say the out-of-control van plunged off a roadway near the Bronx Zoo, killing seven people, including three children. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)A van flew off an elevated portion of New York's Bronx River Parkway Sunday afternoon, falling more than 50 feet before landing in a horrific crash that left seven people dead, multiple news outlets reported. The accident, near the Bronx Zoo, happened at about 12:30 p.m. local time, authorities said. It's not clear what caused [...]

The White House party Twitter loves to hate

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TIME/PEOPLE/FORTUNE/CNN White House Correspondents' Association Cocktail PartyGenerally speaking, there are two kinds of people in this world: those who get invited to the White House Correspondents' Association dinner--the annual gathering of celebrities, politicians and media in Washington--and those who do not. Those who get invited to so-called "nerd prom" get drunk, get starstruck, and get on Twitter to post photos of [...]

Gingrich to end campaign Wednesday

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Gingrich and his wife arrive on the red carpet for the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in WashingtonNewt Gingrich will officially end his 2012 presidential campaign on Wednesday in Washington, a Gingrich spokesman told Yahoo News. The former House Speaker, who was once considered Romney's chief rival in the 2012 race, had been expected to end his bid on Tuesday. It's unclear why he is extending his run by a day, though [...]

More families building their own tornado shelters

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This April 27, 2012, photo provided by Betty Harryman shows Betty her daughter Linda Harryman with the safe room they installed in the garage of their new home following last years tornado in Joplin, Mo. Harryman, 76, was in a Joplin hospital about to have open-heart surgery when the twister hit. (AP Photo/Courtesy Betty Harryman)When deadly twisters chewed through the South and Midwest in 2011, thousands of people in the killers' paths had nowhere to hide. Now many of those families are taking an unusual extra step to be ready next time: adding tornado shelters to their homes.

Fatal St. Louis tent collapse raises safety questions

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A party tent from Kilroy's Sports Bar in St. Louis rests against a railroad trestle near the bar after storm winds blew through the area following a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers at nearby Busch Stadium Saturday, April 28, 2012. One person died Saturday and more than a dozen were taken to a hospital with injuries after high winds blew over a beer tent near Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings)St. Louis officials are expected to more closely scrutinize the large tents commonly set up near downtown stadiums after one of the temporary structures collapsed in high winds Saturday, resulting in the death of an Illinois man and dozens of injuries after a baseball game.

U.S. troops synch hi-tech and nomad intel in Kony hunt

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LRA leader Kony poses at peace negotiations in Ri-KwangbaOBO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - In a bare concrete room in a far-flung corner of Central African Republic, U.S. special forces and Ugandan soldiers map out the hunt for one of Africa's most wanted rebel leaders hiding in an area the size of California. The building belonged to the town of Obo's doctor until he was murdered last year by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) while transporting medicines by road. Now it serves as an operational centre in one of America's latest military ventures in Africa. The mission's goal is clear. ...

Photos: New Orleans Jazz Festival features music's best

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Photos: New Orleans Jazz Festival features music's bestNEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 27: Actor John Stamos joins The Beach Boys on stage and performs during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on April 27, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

China activists lifted by blind lawyer's escape

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FILE- This file image made from video posted to YouTube April 27, 2012 by by overseas Chinese news site Boxun.com, shows blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell arrived early Sunday, April 29 in Beijing on a hastily arranged trip as problems from the escape of a blind legal activist to possible new arms sales to Taiwan threaten to derail fragile U.S.-China co-operation. His trip comes after activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from house arrest in his rural village (AP Photo/Boxun.com, File)The surprising escape of a blind legal activist from house arrest to the presumed custody of U.S. diplomats is buoying China's embattled dissident community even as the government lashes out, detaining those who helped him and squelching mention of his name on the Internet.

John Edwards' fate hinges on ex-right-hand man and wife

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FILE - In this March 12, 2010, file photo, Andrew Young, former aide to former Sen. John Edwards, and his wife, Cheri, appear during a hearing at the Chatham County Superior Court House in Pittsboro, N.C. Prosecutors accuse Edwards of using campaign money from wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress, Rielle Hunter. Young testified for five days in the week ending Friday, April 27, 2012. He said Edwards knew the money was being spent to hide Hunter, but also acknowledged that he used much of the funds to build his North Carolina dream house. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis, File)Andrew Young first saw John Edwards speak at an oceanfront hotel in 1998. He was captivated by the U.S. Senate candidate's speech and told his future wife Edwards was going to be president someday — and he was going to work for him.

3 dead, 1 missing in yacht race crash off California coast

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The Aegean was taking part in a race from Newport, California, to Ensenada, MexicoThree people were killed and one person is missing after a yacht apparently crashed into a larger boat during a race off the coast of California and Mexico this past week, authorities said. The accident occurred Friday night or early Saturday morning. The 37-foot sailboat,...

Ala. college issues alert after armed person seen

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The University of South Alabama is advising students to stay indoors following reports of an armed person on campus.

With asterisk, WTC back on top in NYC

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With an asterisk, WTC is back on top in NYCOne World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday. Workers ...

Weaker al-Qaida still plots payback for raid

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This is an undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, in Afghanistan. A year after the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida that carried out the Sept. 11 attacks is essentially gone but its affiliates remain a threat to America, U.S. intelligence officials say. (AP Photo)A year after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida is hobbled and hunted, too busy surviving for the moment to carry out another Sept. 11-style attack on U.S. soil.

Study: Secondhand smoke permeates many apt. buildings

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Stop smokingSUNDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey of American apartment dwellers reveals that upwards of a third of nonsmoking residents sniff the stench of secondhand smoke in their building's public spaces, while almost half smell it within their own homes.

Obama, Clintons deepen political and policy ties

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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama listens to former President Bill Clinton speak in the White House briefing room in Washington. Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between Obama and Clinton has evolved into a genuine political and policy partnership. For Obama, Clinton is a fundraising juggernaut, a powerful reminder to voters that a Democrat ran the White House the last time the economy was thriving. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has evolved into a genuine political and policy partnership. Both sides have a strong incentive in making the alliance work, especially in an election year.

Navy nears deal to help avoid California power shortages

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The Navy is nearing a first-time agreement to reduce electricity use at its sprawling San Diego-area bases, if power runs short in Southern California this summer.

German held after trying to pay taxi ride with cannabis

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German held after trying to pay taxi ride with cannabisGerman police detained a man after he tried to pay for a taxi ride with cannabis because he was not carrying any cash, police said Sunday.

Apartment blocks may host missiles for London Olympics

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People walk past gated residential flats in Bow, east London, where the Ministry of Defence have warned residents that surface-to-air missiles could be stationed on their rooftops during the London Olympics, Sunday, April 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)Surface-to-air missiles could be stationed on the rooftops of an apartment block in east London as part of Britain's air defenses for the Olympics, the country's military confirmed Sunday.

Captive British aid worker killed in Pakistan

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Pakistani security officials stand next to covered body of British Red Cross worker Khalil Rasjed Dale at the site in Quetta, Pakistan on Sunday, April 29, 2012. The body of a British Red Cross worker held captive in Pakistan since January was found in an orchard Sunday, his throat slit and a note attached to his body saying he was killed because no ransom was paid, police said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)The body of a British Red Cross worker held captive in Pakistan since January was found in an orchard Sunday, his throat slit and a note attached to his body saying he was killed because no ransom was paid, police said.

Drone strike kills four suspected militants in Pakistan

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed four suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border on Sunday, intelligence officials and witnesses said, the first strike in almost a month. The controversial drone programme, a key element in U.S. counter-terrorism efforts, is highly unpopular in Pakistan, where it is considered a violation of sovereignty which causes many civilian casualties. ...

Russian activist detained for anti-Putin prayer

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Members of an Orthodox militant group stand in line in front of the Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral to prevent access of opposition activists to the Cathedral in Moscow, Sunday, April 29, 2012. Opposition activists planned to pray to Holy Mother to deliver Russia from Vladimir Putin. They planned to repeat the An opposition activist was detained and beaten Sunday after he tried to enter Moscow's landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral to pray to deliver Russia from Vladimir Putin.

Head of U.N. mission in Syria urges halt to violence

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Norwegian Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, head of the U.N. observer team in Syria, is seen next to a portrait of President Bashar Assad after his arrival in Damascus, Sunday, April 29, 2012. Under the peace plan, the U.N. is to deploy as many as 300 truce monitors. One hundred should be in the country by mid-May, and the head of the observer team, Norwegian Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, arrived in Damascus on Sunday to assume command, according to the mission's spokesman, Neeraj Singh.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Sunday called on President Bashar Assad and the country's opposition to stop fighting and allow a tenuous cease-fire to take hold.

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