2012年6月25日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Blast from the bench: Scalia warns of 'evil effects of illegal immigration'

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2011 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia participates at the third annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington. One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster health care and immigration cases will be decided by the end of June. Professor Antonin Scalia, will put his law students through their paces in Innsbruck, Austria. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)In a stinging, 22-page dissent to Monday's decision striking down most of Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration law, Justice Antonin Scalia criticized President Barack Obama's announcement earlier this month that he would stay the deportation of young illegal immigrants and suggested that the federal government does not want to enforce its immigration laws. "The president said [...]


Interactive: Immigration from Mexico plummeted well before Ariz. law

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Members of Promise Arizona, Leonila Martinez, left, Patricia Rosas, and Gustavo Cruz, right, react to the United States Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB1070, as the ruling comes down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects' status could go forward.Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)To visualize how dramatically illegal immigration has abated, Yahoo News teamed up with Michael Gastner, a junior research fellow at Imperial College London, who specializes in creating maps that manipulate the shape of states to represent data. (One of his popular "cartograms," for example, uses physics equations to reshape the United States according to population density.)


Tropical Storm Debby drenches Florida

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:52 PM PDT

A truck takes a detour along Alligator Drive after Tropical Storm Debby washed out a section of the road in Alligator PointPractically parked off Florida's Gulf Coast since the weekend, Tropical Storm Debby raked the Tampa Bay area with high wind and heavy rain Monday in a drenching that could top 2 feet over the next few days and trigger widespread flooding.


Spy chief's weapon of choice in war on leaks - the lie detector

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:23 PM PDT

National Intelligence Director James Clapper Gives Keynote At Security ConferenceEmployees at many of America's top intelligence gathering and analysis agencies will have to convince a lie detector that they haven't spilled any of the nation's secrets to the media. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced the plan Monday to plug up leaks of sensitive information. With a Department of Justice investigation under way [...]


U.S. will help Turkey hold Syria ‘accountable’ for jet shoot-down

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:34 PM PDT

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May, 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)The White House on Monday promised to work with Turkey and other NATO allies to hold Syria "accountable" for what American officials have described as the deliberate downing of a Turkish military jet, apparently in international airspace. Turkey said it would push NATO, whose governing body meets Tuesday to discuss the matter, to consider the [...]


Both sides claim victory in Arizona immigration ruling

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Obama BrewerPresident Barack Obama and some of his top Democratic allies in Congress claimed victory Monday after the Supreme Court struck down key parts of a controversial Arizona law aimed at curbing undocumented immigration. But the justices' 5-3 ruling gave Republicans something to cheer by letting stand—for now—a core provision that allows police to check the [...]


Dangerous wildfires spread in Colorado

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:58 AM PDT

In this Saturday, June 23, 2012 photo provided by Darrell Spangler, a firefighter works the scene of a home being consumed by flames in Estes Park, Colo. As many as 21 structures were destroyed by the fire on Saturday. Eight separate wildfires are burning across Colorado, which is seeing record-breaking heat. (AP Photo/Darrell Spangler) MANDATORY CREDITFlames forced thousands of Colorado residents from their homes over the weekend and disrupted vacation plans for countless visitors as smoke shrouded some of the state's top tourist destinations, including majestic Pike's Peak and tranquil Estes Park.


Michael Jackson death: Three years later

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Michael Jackson Death: Three Years LaterIn the time since, fans have learned just how troubled the singer was; his doctor was convicted for his untimely passing from an overdose of the anesthetic Propofol; and his children have lifted the veil on their lives since losing their father.


New Obama ad tries to blunt ‘doing fine’ attacks

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:10 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at the Oyster River High School gym, Monday, June 25, 2012 in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)"Doing fine"? No? Well, President Barack Obama feels your pain. Obama's re-election campaign released a new ad on Monday that portrays him as personally worried about struggling Americans and accuses Republicans of distorting his comment that the private sector is "doing fine." The 30-second commercial is set to run in Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, [...]


How much would you give up to work from home? Survey says a lot

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT

A new survey looking at trends in office life finds that the average worker isn't fond of costume parties or group photos, and would gladly give up free coffee, alcohol and even lunch breaks for the opportunity to work from home, even just once a week. "These findings show what all of us who work [...]

Anonymous donor gives $1 million to needy Las Vegas families

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT

The house always wins. Anybody who's been to Vegas knows that. But sometimes the house is kind enough to give back some of its winnings. An anonymous casino owner in Sin City donated $1 million to United Way, which in turn passed on the funds to struggling Las Vegas residents. [Related: Goodwill sorting through allegedly [...]

Loch Ness Monster used to debunk evolution in state-funded school

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:08 PM PDT

It sounds like a hoax, but it's apparently true: The Loch Ness Monster is on the science class syllabus for kids at Eternity Christian Academy in Westlake, Louisiana. As reported by the Herald Scotland (which must track all Loch Ness-related news), a school that will receive tax-payer dollars, will teach kids that the mythological sea [...]

Supreme Court: No more life without parole for juveniles

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:50 AM PDT

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional for states to require juveniles convicted of murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.

Romney: States have right to secure their borders

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Orlando, Fla. On health care, Romney's position is clear, as is that of President Barack Obama. Obama defends his federal health care overhaul and Romney opposes it. But come next week, when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the law, both sides are certain to scramble for political gain no matter the outcome. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Mitt Romney on Monday said states have a duty and a right to secure their borders even as he declined to address the merits of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down key parts of Arizona's tough immigration enforcement law.


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