2012年6月22日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Can George Zimmerman get a fair trial?

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:54 PM PDT

George Zimmerman explains the sequence of events leading up to the February 26, 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin in SanfordThe case of Florida neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman and the unarmed teen he claims he shot in self-defense has dominated 24-hour cable news shows, drawn a public statement from President Barack Obama, and sparked protests around the country. Given this (now somewhat cooling) media frenzy, will it be possible for Zimmerman's legal team to seat [...]


Obama calls Romney an ‘outsourcing pioneer’ — and not in a good way

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:34 PM PDT

Obama Addresses Latino Leaders A Day After RomneyPresident Barack Obama mocked Mitt Romney on Friday as an "outsourcing pioneer" who shipped jobs overseas to places like China and India. Obama's assault borrowed the words of a Washington Post report that Bain Capital, which the former Massachusetts governor founded and ran for 15 years, invested in companies that specialized in hiring low-wage workers [...]


Obama hits Romney on immigration, vows to seek long-term reform

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:55 PM PDT

Obama says he will fight for immigration reformPresident Barack Obama told a gathering of Latino officials from around the country on Friday that he would push for comprehensive immigration reform if he wins in November. Obama, speaking to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) one day after Mitt Romney addressed the group, accused him and Republicans in general [...]


Catholic official convicted of child endangerment

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Monsignor William Lynn walks to the Criminal Justice Center, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. Lynn is the first Roman Catholic church official in the U.S. ever charged with child endangerment, for allegedly keeping co-defendants former priest Edward V. Avery and the Rev. James J. Brennan, and other accused predators, in ministry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A Roman Catholic church official was convicted Friday of child endangerment but acquitted of conspiracy in a groundbreaking clergy-abuse trial, becoming the first U.S. church official convicted of a crime for how he handled abuse claims.


Paul Ryan being vetted for Romney VP slot, report says

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2012 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks in Milwaukee. There are plenty of reasons for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to choose Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate. The whip-smart congressman is from a battleground state. He's the GOP's leading voice on the nation's budget and is the rare member of the Republican establishment who's loved by the tea party. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Sources tell National Review's Robert Costa that Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is officially in the running to become Mitt Romney's running mate: I'm reliably informed that Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Budget Committee chairman, has submitted paperwork to the Romney campaign. Sources confirm that he is being vetted for the vice-presidential nomination.


Provocative 'have it all' essay echoes '80s summer hit

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:53 AM PDT

Working mother and baby (Getty Images)"Hey, lady. You, lady. Cursing at your life."— Charlene, "I've Never Been to Me" Charlene's ancient AM-radio lyric sounded unexpectedly in my head as I savored "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," Anne-Marie Slaughter's charming and tautological cover story in this month's The Atlantic. I like pieces like Slaughter's. Truism after truism. Good June [...]


GM recalls 475,000 Chevy Cruze sedans for engine shield

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:53 PM PDT

To match Feature AUTOS/ENGINESGeneral Motors Co is recalling 475,418 of its popular compact Chevrolet Cruze sedans to modify the under-engine shield so flammable liquids are not trapped in the engine compartment, the automaker said on Friday. The recall covers 2011 and 2012 Cruze sedans that were built at GM's Lordstown, Ohio plant from September 2010 through May 2012. The recall affects 413,418 vehicles sold in the United States, 61,299 in Canada and 701 in Israel. ...


Bloody Taliban hotel siege ends

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Taliban Take Women and Children Hostage in Hotel AttackElite Afghan police backed by NATO forces ended a 12-hour siege on Friday at a popular lakeside hotel outside Kabul, leaving at least 20 dead after Taliban gunmen stormed the lakeside building, bursting into a party and seizing dozens of hostages. The night-time assault on the hotel with rocket-propelled grenades, suicide vests and machine guns again proved how potent the Islamist insurgency remains after a decade of war. ...


Cast your vote: Dumbest political quote of the week

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Harry Reid Parrots Baseball Player Bryce HarperEach week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!


Veteran gets surprising response after selling Army medal on eBay

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:29 AM PDT

Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter:  @YahooTrending. It's feel-good Friday on Trending Now. We've got two stories that will restore your faith in the kindness of strangers. First up, it's no secret that veterans returning from war often have a hard time finding a job. When Bill Shephard, 43, from Woodbury, New [...]

California voters narrowly reject new tobacco tax

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:53 PM PDT

A California initiative to increase the tax on tobacco to pay for cancer research has failed by less than a percentage point after remaining too close to call for more than two weeks.

Video: Behind the scenes of New York’s ‘underwater night club’

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Last week, a video of an "underwater night club" in New York City went viral, drawing in millions of viewers from countless sites in more than 30 languages. Today, I spoke with Michael Krivicka, co-director and co-producer of the video, who tells Yahoo News how the unique creation came about. "We didn't want to create [...]

Solar system has 'super Earth' stacked on top of 'hot Neptune'

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:44 AM PDT

A 'Super Earth' Near a 'Hot Neptune' in Space  Not very long ago, space scientists expected that if other stars had solar systems, they'd be much like our own — small, rocky planets (like Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) orbiting close to their host star, with gas giants (think of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus...


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