2012年10月13日星期六

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Shuttle Endeavour inches toward retirement home at L.A. museum

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Space Shuttle Endeavour Makes 2-Day Trip Through LA Streets To Its Final DestinationAt every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly nosed past stores, schools, churches and front yards.

Romney accuses Obama of being soft on China by delaying report

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:51 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, OhioPORTSMOUTH, Ohio — It was all about China for the Romney-Ryan ticket today, the two politicians hammering the Obama administration for delaying the release of a report that could label China a currency manipulator. "I want to make sure that when people cheat, when they...

Emails: Meningitis-linked firm sold drugs without requiring prescriptions

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:58 AM PDT

This undated image made available by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the Exserohilum rostratum fungus. The CDC said Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 tests have shown Exserohilum fungus in 10 people sickened in the current fungal meningitis outbreak. It's a common mold found in soil and on plants. (AP Photo/CDC)BOSTON (Reuters) - The drug-mixing company at the heart of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak solicited bulk orders from physicians and failed to require proof of individual patient prescriptions as required under state regulations, emails to a customer show. Reuters reviewed more than a dozen emails that show the New England Compounding Center, contrary to Massachusetts regulations, sold drugs without requiring physicians to supply individual patient prescriptions. The customer confirmed that NECC supplied the clinic with drugs without patient names or prescriptions. ...

Voter ticket-splitting could determine next Senate

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2012, file photo U.S. Senate candidates for Connecticut, Republican Linda McMahon and Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., shake hands after a live televised debate in Rocky Hill, Conn. In the lineup of ticket-splitting races to watch, the race between McMahon an Murphy is one of the biggest surprises and promising opportunities for the GOP in the closing weeks of the campaign. Former professional wrestling executive McMahon, in her second Senate bid, is running even with three-term Murphy in the Democratic-leaning state. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)The close race for majority control of the Senate comes down to whether Republican candidates in Massachusetts and Connecticut can win over President Barack Obama's voters and Democrats from Indiana to Arizona can impress Mitt Romney's GOP backers.

Jail confiscates terror suspect's prosthetic limbs

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:07 AM PDT

In this courtroom drawing, defense attorney, Jeremy Schneider, left, represents accused terrorist Abu Hamza al-Masri, center, in Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Williams)Every night, while an Egyptian Islamic preacher awaits trial on terrorism charges, jailers confiscate items he carries with him during the day that they consider to be weapons— his prosthetic arms, including one with a metal hook.

Few good options to secure Syria chemical arsenal

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 file photo, a general view of hangars at a desert military training facility where U.S. forces are training Jordanian commandos in Russeifeh, Jordan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons but seem to have few good options other for securing the toxic agents stuffed into shells, bombs and missiles that have been caught in the midst of a raging civil war. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons — caught in the midst of a raging civil war — but options for securing the toxic agents stuffed into shells, bombs and missiles are fraught with risk.

Mauritania says president wounded in accidental shooting

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 04:01 PM PDT

File photo of Mauritania's President Abdel Aziz taking part in the closing news conference after a summit of Mediterranean neighbours outside VallettaNOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was "lightly wounded" after a military patrol accidentally fired on his convoy, the government said on Saturday. Abdel Aziz is undergoing treatment at a military hospital in the capital Nouakchott, a source at the presidency and two military sources told Reuters. They did not give further details and it was not immediately clear why the military convoy opened fire on the convoy. "On his way back to Nouakchott, the presidential convoy was shot by a Mauritanian patrol... ...

Obama witch doctor to stay, creator vows

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Obama Witch Doctor to Stay, Creator VowsBusiness Owner Vows to Keep Anti-Obama Halloween Window Display

22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:14 PM PDT

This image provided by KTVU-TV shows some of the 22 rescued passengers on the pier Friday Oct.12, 2012 in San Francisco. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said the wine-tasting boat, Neptune hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and began sinking. Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a boat ride on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after their vessel hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and started sinking Friday night. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. j.g. Josh Dykman says the 45-foot Neptune hit the shoal around 8:42 p.m. and started taking on water after the impact left a 1-foot gash in the side of the boat. The boat's captain tried to get it back to Pier 39, where the boat is docked, but the captain had difficulty navigating the vessel and it started sinking. Dykman says three Coast Guard boats took all 22 passengers and crewmembers off the vessel and brought them back to the pier. There were no injuries.(AP Photo/KTVU-TV)Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a bachelor party on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after their boat hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and began sinking Friday night, officials said.

Bruce Springsteen will campaign for Obama in Ohio, Iowa

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2008, file photo Bruce Springsteen hugs presidential candidate Barack Obama during a performance at an outdoor campaign rally at the Cleveland Mall, in Cleveland, Ohio. Springsteen is hitting the campaign trail again on President Barack Obama's behalf, and he'll be joined this time by former President Bill Clinton at a rally in Parma, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Bruce Springsteen will be back campaigning for President Barack Obama.

Cuban missile crisis misconceptions endure after 50 years

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:19 PM PDT

A soldier poses for a photograph on the outer casing of an old, empty Soviet missile on exhibit at the military complex Morro Cabana which is open to tourists in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned of dire consequences if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev dared to cross it. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, historians now say it was behind-the-scenes compromise rather than a high-stakes game of chicken that resolved the faceoff, that both Washington and Moscow wound up winners and that the crisis lasted far longer than 13 days. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate)The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned of dire consequences if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev dared to cross it.

Missing N.H. college student dead; suspect charged

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:57 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Dover (N.H.) Police Dept. shows Seth Mazzaglia. Authorities say Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott, a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student missing for days is dead, and Mazzaglia has been charged with second-degree murder, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Dover (N.H.) Police Dept.)A martial arts instructor active in community theater was charged Saturday in the death of a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student who disappeared days earlier.

Actor, TV host Gary Collins dies at 74

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT

Gary Collins, an actor, television show host and former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died Saturday, authorities said. He was 74.

Tropical Storm Rafael dumps rain in east Caribbean

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:59 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Rafael lashed the eastern Caribbean Saturday with heavy rains that are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

Chance of tornadoes as system crosses Midwest

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT

(Reuters) - A severe storm system expected to cross the Midwestern United States on Saturday may bring hail, isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and heavy rain, meteorologists said. The storm system is projected to dump rain from Chicago to Oklahoma City during the day, according to Weather Channel meteorologist Jon Erdman. But as the sun sets, that cold front is expected to intensify as it moves east and meets with unseasonably warm and humid air, Erdman said. ...

Israel kills Qaeda-tied leader of Gaza militant group

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT

Palestinians wheel the body of a militant at a hospital, following an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza StripGAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed the Palestinian leader of an al Qaeda-affiliated group in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Hamas and medical sources said. Gaza Medics said a second militant was also killed in the strike. The after-dark attack targeted the two men who were riding a motorcycle in the northern town of Jabaliya. The interior ministry of Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, said one of the men killed was Hisham Al-Saedni, also known as Abu Al-Waleed Al-Maqdissi, believed to head the Jihadist Salafi group Tawhid and Jihad (One God and Holy War). ...

Attacks in Afghanistan kill at least nine

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Afghan National Police officers waiting for new recruits at the Police registration office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. International observers worry that the Afghan police will not be able to maintain security after NATO and US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up at a local intelligence office in southern Afghanistan, in the deadliest of three attacks that left at least nine people dead on Saturday, officials said.

Farm bill failure gives Dems ammunition in House races

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

RINGSTED, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrats fighting an uphill battle to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to use rural angst over the failure of congressional Republicans to pass a farm bill to win some Midwestern seats in the November 6 election. The farm bill, which sets subsidies for everything from crop insurance to milk production, expired on October 1 after the Republican majority in the House could not muster enough votes to pass a new law. ...

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