2012年9月26日星期三

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Hints of consumer confidence emerge, but finances are still shaky for many

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 10, 2011 file photo, people carrying Macy's shopping bags walk past the Macy's flagship store, in New York. Macy's Inc. is reporting a nearly 16 percent increase in net income for its second quarter Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, as the department store chain continues to benefit from its strategy to tailor its merchandise to local markets. Macy's says that its net income rose to $279 million, or 67 cents per share, for the three-month period ended July 28. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)For some Americans, clues of confidence in the economy are unmistakable, but money is still tight for many families.

Anti-austerity protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:32 PM PDT

A molotov cocktail explodes beside riot police officers near Syntagma square during a 24-hour labour strike in AthensDemonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid in an upsurge of popular anger at new austerity measures being imposed on two of the euro zone's most vulnerable economies. In some of the most violent confrontations on Wednesday, Greek police fired tear gas at hooded rioters hurling petrol bombs as thousands joined the country's biggest protest in more than a year. ...

With superior ground operations, Obama widens lead in Ohio

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama campaigns at Bowling Green State University in Bowling GreenAccording to his campaign, Wednesday marked Obama's 13th visit so far this year—and his 29th since taking office.

Pepper-sprayed students to get $1 million in settlement

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

UC Davis in $1M Pepper Spray SettlementThe University of California regents will pay about $1 million to 21 UC Davis current and former students who were pepper-sprayed during a peaceful campus protest last November. A video of the incident that went viral shows an officer casually walking up to and aiming...

Military's mysterious space plane set for next secret mission

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Air Force Mystery Space Plane Set for Next Secret MissionABC News' Taylor Hom reports: The U.S. military's mysterious X-37B space plane is headed back into the great beyond to do… whatever it does up there. The X-37B is slated for its third launch in October, the Air Force said, but like its two orbital...

Egypt newspaper fights cartoons with cartoons

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Egyptian cartoonist Khalid Abdul-Ati holds a copy of the Egyptian Al Watan daily newspaper with a two-page spread of cartoons with a headline in Arabic that reads Amid outrage sparked by perceived insults to Islam, one Egyptian newspaper has decided to fight cartoons with cartoons.

You don’t need a weatherman to know Mitt Romney’s losing in Ohio

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:39 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pauses during a campaign rally, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)With a huge debt clock standing to his left, Mitt Romney spoke for 20 minutes and $36 million during a morning rally Wednesday at a high school in suburban Westerville. But Romney's audience of maybe 750 Republican faithful, who patiently lined up in a light mist to go through a Secret Service security check, were nothing more than a flag-waving, sign-holding, cheering-on-cue television studio audience.

Viral photo helps 19-year-old arthritic dog recover

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:09 AM PDT

SchoepA photograph of a man wading in Lake Superior with his 19-year-old arthritic dog captured the hearts of millions when it was posted online last month--an outpouring that inspired the dog's owner to launch a foundation to help low-income families care for their aging canines. John Unger says Schoep's Legacy Foundation has raised more than [...]

USA Harvest founder charged with looting charity

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

The founder of charity group USA Harvest, which has ties to celebrities Scarlett Johansson, Hillary Duff, the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day has been charged by the Justice Department with stealing more than $553,000 from the organization. Hugh "Stan" Curtis, the founder of USA Harvest, has...

Obama campaign: Romney’s White House path ‘narrowing’

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:20 PM PDT

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign said Wednesday that recent polls have shown Mitt Romney's path to the White House "narrowing" but flatly denied that it was spiking the ball on the 30-yard line. "We're running this race in every single swing state like we're five points down," campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. The Obama [...]

Man disguised as car seat busted by Spanish border authorities

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT

A Guinean man was caught trying to cross the border into Spain while disguised as a car seat. We first spotted the news over at the U.K.'s Telegraph. The two-image video above is from African Movie Reporter. Apparently two Moroccan men attempted to sneak a third man into Spain by removing the foam from the [...]

Google maps is taking a deep dive — under the sea

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Google Maps is taking a deep dive. Underwater, that is. The mapping giant, which has scoured the earth with its Google cars and cameras for its Street View tool, now can take users into the ocean. Note: Please get out of your car before you do this. Actually, diving equipment is not required. You can [...]

Photos: The AK-47 assault rifle ... as art

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Photos: The AK-47 assault rifle ... as art

Huge April earthquake triggered series of quakes worldwide

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Huge Earthquake Triggered Other Quakes WorldwideOn April 11, a massive magnitude 8.6 earthquake shook the floor of the Indian Ocean off Sumatra. It wasn't just unusual because of its size — the 10th largest quake in the last century — it also set off a series of quakes around the world for up to six days afterward, according to a study published today (Sept. 26) in the journal Nature.

Police warn about gangs recruiting prostitutes via Facebook

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Facebook is a great way to connect with long-lost friends, and an even better way to connect with new ones. But not everyone who uses the world's most popular social network has good intentions: Police in Texas today are warning … Continue reading →

Photos: Wheelchair dancers compete for top title

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:56 PM PDT

Photos: Wheelchair dancers compete for top titleJazmin Lopez and Miguel Osorio dance during the First Regional Dance Competition on Wheelchair Sports in Cancun September 22, 2012. Jazmin was hit by a car when she was two years old, and Miguel was born with a congenital disability. Both dance for recreation and as a form of expression. Picture taken September 22, 2012. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH)

Obama sees Libya attack as ‘terrorist’ act, spokesman says

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT

A man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The graffiti reads, "no God but God," " God is great," and "Muhammad is the Prophet." The American ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed when a mob of protesters and gunmen overwhelmed the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, setting fire to it in outrage over a film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Ambassador Chris Stevens, 52, died as he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff as a crowd of hundreds attacked the consulate Tuesday evening, many of them firing machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)"It is, I think by definition, a terrorist attack when there is a prolonged assault on an embassy with weapons," Carney said as Obama headed to Ohio for a campaign swing.

Mighty mouse may holds secret for regrowing skin

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Mighty Mouse Holds Secret for Regrowing SkinA mouse that escapes predators by shedding patches of its skin may shed light on regeneration and could lead to research that one day helps people heal from wounds and disease, scientists say.

Netanyahu promises tough response to Iran's verbal attacks

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Borisov in JerusalemJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday promised a tough response at the United Nations to the latest verbal attacks on Israeli by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said he was determined to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons. Before boarding a flight to New York to address the annual U.N. General Assembly, Netanyahu issued an open letter to Israelis marking the end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish calendar. "On the question of Iran, we are all united in the goal of preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. ...

First comes love? Pre-nups getting more extreme

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

First comes love, then comes marriage, but before any of that, in many cases, comes the pre-nuptial agreement. And in today's world, the conditions of what will happen if a couple does, in fact, part before death, are becoming more and more extreme.

What's missing from pro-gay marriage TV ads? Gays

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

This frame grab taken from YouTube on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2012 with permission of Minnesotans United for All Families shows John, left, and Kim Canny, Catholic Republicans from Savage, Minn., in a commercial in which they say they oppose a proposed constitutional amendment this November that would ban gay marriage. Like almost all the subjects of ads in favor of gay marriage, the Cannys are straight. Some gay activists question an ad strategy that rarely puts actual gay people on camera, saying it contradicts their philosophy of openness and hasn't worked. But political strategists say they need to win over moderates and can't do it by making them uncomfortable. (AP Photo/Minnesotans United for All Families)In one TV ad, a husband and wife talk fondly of a lesbian couple who moved into their neighborhood. In another, a married couple speaks of wanting fair treatment for their lesbian daughter. A third features a pastor talking supportively about gay unions.

007-like squirrel jumps from third-floor window, lands safely

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT

You can't stop this squirrel; you can only hope to contain it. And even that's pretty difficult. In a video that's sweeping the Web for obvious reasons, a squirrel runs around a third-floor apartment, climbing walls, and generally looking as if it has had too much Red Bull. Then, without warning, it takes a flying [...]

Photos: Yahoo/Flickr users share their fall foliage shots

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Photos: Yahoo/Flickr users share their fall foliage shotsGorgeous orange foliage overlooks green fields in this shot from Route 22 in the Berkshires.

Photos: Greek general strike turns violent

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Photos: Greek general strike turns violentA demonstrator uses a slingshot to hurl stones to riot police officers during clashes near Syntagma square during a 24-hour labour strike in Athens September 26, 2012. Greek police fired teargas at hooded youths hurling petrol bombs and stones as tens of thousands took to the streets in Greece's biggest anti-austerity demonstration in months on Wednesday. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

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