2012年5月30日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Police: Suspected Seattle gunman has shot himself

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT

Seattle shooting suspectPolice say a man matching the description of a suspect accused of shooting five people at a cafe in Seattle, has shot himself. "Police were searching an area in Southwest Seattle when a plainclothes detective saw what he believed to be the suspect," Seattle Police Assistant [...]


Politwoops: Catching politicians' Twitter #FAILs

Posted: 30 May 2012 01:07 PM PDT

The Daily Bret: Twitter questionsIf you're an elected lawmaker in the United States with a Twitter account, you'd better check twice before firing off that next post. While the rest of us can rest easy once we hit the delete button after we make a mistake, the Sunlight Foundation is now tracking and posting all deleted tweets from hundreds [...]


Monstrous meals bring fame, fortune

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Monstrous mealsLasagna made with 45 burgers, liquor and bacon, a "boss bacon burger" with ground bacon, stuffed with bacon, covered in bacon sauce and topped with bacon strips, and a deep-fried PB and J tower filled with jars of Nutella and, oh yes, bacon.


Activists target 'gendercide' abortions in undercover video

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:15 PM PDT

In the style of activist-filmmaker James O'Keefe, an anti-abortion group has released an undercover video purportedly showing a Planned Parenthood counselor in Texas assisting a woman who says she's seeking a sex-selection abortion. "I see that you're saying that you want to terminate if it's...

John Edwards jury delayed by mystery note

Posted: 30 May 2012 01:23 PM PDT

John Edwards Judge Lets Colorful Alternate Jurors Stay HomeA note from a juror again briefly stalled deliberations in the John Edwards campaign-finance trial today, causing Judge Catherine Eagles to hold a closed-door session to deal with a jury matter, the third such delay in as many days.


Illinois state lawmaker has ‘meltdown’ on House floor

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:42 PM PDT

State lawmaker erupts on Illinois House floorAn Illinois state lawmaker lost his temper in dramatic fashion on Tuesday when he screamed and threw papers in the direction of his colleagues on the floor of the state House. Republican Mike Bost says he was simply protesting changes made to a proposed pension bill offered by House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat. The [...]


How Romney’s iPhone app typo explains the Internet

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:38 AM PDT

RomneyThe Romney campaign shouldn't panic about Amercia. They should, stealthily, pwn it, writes Yahoo!'s Virginia Heffernan.


Y! Big Story: What the minimum wage gets you

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT

California Adds 100,000 Jobs In FebruaryEverything you need to know to get up to speed on the story of the day What does $7.25 an hour get you? These days, barely two gallons of gas. You'd probably have to work 30 minutes to enjoy a tall Frappuccino (maybe more if prices keep going up), although that's an indulgence when a [...]


4-minute Obama video aired on ‘Fox and Friends’ draws criticism

Posted: 30 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT

"Fox & Friends" aired a nearly-four-minute video about President Barack Obama on Wednesday, drawing the ire of critics who say it looked, felt and sounded like a political attack ad. "We decided to take a look back at the president's first term to see if it lived up to hope and change," co-host Gretchen Carlson [...]

New Mexico fire sets largest record

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:31 PM PDT

New Mexico fire sets largest recordThis image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a May 29, 2012 photo, of the massive blaze in the Gila National Forest is seen from Cliff, N.M. Fire officials said Wednesday the wildfire has burned more than 265 square miles has become the largest fire in New Mexico history. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)

Report: Hugo Chavez's cancer at 'end stage'

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:56 AM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a Council of Ministers meeting at Miraflores Palace in CaracasThis reporter has been told that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has "entered the end stage". The information and the quote come from a highly respected source close to Chavez and who is in a position to know his medical condition and history. This source says the prognosis is dire and that Chavez is now not expected to live "more than a couple of months at most." Chavez is running for re-elec tion in Venezuela but several sources--including the one who revealed the exact kind of cancer-- have told me that they believe it is doubtful the dictator will live to see the results.


Obama calls to congratulate Romney

Posted: 30 May 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Four years of 'Hope and Change'What would you say to the man trying to force you from your job? Hours after Mitt Romney officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a win in Texas, President Barack Obama telephoned him. But the call was nothing more than formalities to officially extend congratulatory sentiments. [Related: Romney claims nomination in Vegas, but all eyes [...]


GOP outside groups plan to spend more than $1 billion

Posted: 30 May 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks past Donald Trump's airplane as he arrives in Las Vegas, Tuesday, May 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Pro-Republican outside groups looking to influence elections across the country are on track to spend a record-breaking $1 billion this year, Politico reports.


Polish prime minister demands Obama address Nazi gaffe

Posted: 30 May 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Polish PM Donald Tusk (right) said the reputation of the United States was at stake over Obama's gaffePolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk angrily demanded Wednesday that President Barack Obama explain his reference to "a Polish death camp" during a high-profile White House ceremony a day earlier.


New details in case of missing student

Posted: 30 May 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Mickey Shunick Disappearance: Video May Show Cyclist Just Before She VanishedPolice believe the perpetrator dumped the bike under a bridge to hide it.


Eagle Scout challenging Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Eagle Scout Challenges Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy With PetitionZach Wahls Delivered the Petition on Behalf of Jennifer Tyrrell, a Lesbian Mom


Russian millionaire throws money into crowd

Posted: 30 May 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Twenty-seven-year-old Russian millionaire Pavel Durov has earned himself plenty of new critics today after it was reported the mogul threw "paper planes" made of money from the windows of his St. Petersburg office into a growing crowd of pedestrians below. Durov is the CEO of Vkontakte, or "In Contact," Russia's most popular social networking site [...]

Chinese students pose as school appears to burn in background

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:20 AM PDT

A group of students at China's Dalian University of Technology City College is under fire (pun definitely intended) for posing for graduation photos in their caps and gowns while a factory fire near their dormitory burned in the background. In the much-shared photo set, 23 students are seen in their graduation attire in front of [...]

George W. Bush to return to White House for official portrait hanging

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:08 PM PDT

George W. Bush is returning to the White House. The former president and ex-first lady Laura Bush are due in Washington on Thursday for the unveiling of their official portraits. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are expected to be in attendance. It's not the first time the 43rd president and his successor [...]

Historic British mansion has 48 rooms ... but no toilet

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Fans of the British television drama "Downton Abbey" could live out the drama in a countryside estate of similar stature that has recently gone up for sale. Apethorpe Hall, an idyllic British manor with an astounding 48 rooms, has hit the market for what is considered a "bargain" price of 2.5 million pounds (about $3,882,500). [...]

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