2012年10月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Presidential debates: Game-changers or time-wasters?

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:23 AM PDT

This combination of Associated Press file photos shows from left, President Obama speaking at the TPI Composites Factory, a manufacturer of wind turbine blades on May 24, 2012, in Newton, Iowa, and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaking at the Solyndra manufacturing facility on May 31, 2012, in Fremont, Calif. The weak May unemployment report released Friday, June 1, 2012, presents President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that his stewardship of a gradual recovery from the deepest recession since the Great Depression presents a tenuous argument for his re-election. However anemic job growth and an uptick in joblessness to 8.2 percent give new resonance to Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney's campaign. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Mary Altaffer. File)Gallup went through a half-century of polling results and found only a few debates that made an impact on election outcomes.

Itchy nose? Body language to watch for during the debates

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Obama trying to avoid miscue in first debateLooking for clues about who is winning the big debate? Just watch for a few body language signs on the podium.

Three views on whether states should require voter ID

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:16 AM PDT

DOJ vs. South Carolina voter ID lawVoter ID laws enacted recently in several states have taken center stage this election cycle, with proponents claiming they protect against against voter fraud and opponents calling them a political ploy that unfairly keeps poor and minority voters from the polls.

Mexico cartel may have targeted CIA in Aug. shootout

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2012. file photo, an armored U.S. embassy vehicle is checked by military personal after it was attacked by unknown assailants on the highway leading to the city of Cuernavaca, near Tres Marias, Mexico. A senior U.S. official says there is strong circumstantial evidence that Mexican federal police who fired on a U.S. embassy vehicle, wounding two CIA agents, were working for organized crime on a targeted assassination attempt. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)A U.S. official says there's strong circumstantial evidence that Mexican police who fired on a U.S. Embassy vehicle were working for a cartel on an assassination attempt.

Republicans pressing Clinton on Libyan consulate security

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT

A burnt car is parked at the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen yesterday, in BenghaziLawmakers wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying they had information diplomats requested increased security at the U.S. Consulate ahead of the Sept. 11 attack.

Can Ken Feinberg save the Colorado victims’ fund?

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT

FILE This July 20, 2012 file photo shows police outside of a Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colo. after a shooting during the showing of a movie. Frightening episodes of gun violence have been splayed across front pages with alarming frequency this campaign season: The movie theater killings in Colorado, the Sikh temple shootings in Wisconsin, the gun battle outside the Empire State Building, and more. Guns are used in two-thirds of homicides, according to the FBI. But the murder rate is less than half what it was two decades ago. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)The controversy began a week after the shooting when a local charity, Community First—the official money raiser for Aurora victims—doled out $100K to a network of non-profits.

Video shows U.S. journalist being held in Syria

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:58 AM PDT

In this image taken from undated video posted to YouTube, American freelance journalist Austin Tice, who had been reporting for American news organizations in Syria until his disappearance in August 2012, prays in Arabic and English while blindfolded in the presence of gunmen. The Associated Press could not independently confirm the origin or the content of the clip, but the Tice family released a statement to several media outlets confirming it was their son in the video. Although the video footage shows a group of captors dressed and behaving like Islamic extremists, the clip lacks the customary form of jihadist videos. Previous reports have indicated that Tice is in Syrian government custody. (AP Photo)Austin Tice, who has been missing since August, appears in an online video clip, blindfolded and saying "Oh, Jesus" in a frightened voice.

Jimmy Hoffa still missing: No evidence found in Mich. search

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:39 PM PDT

File photograph of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa in Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaPolice investigating a claim that former Teamsters boss is buried in a suburban Detroit backyard say testing on soil samples shows no traces of human decomposition.

Photos: What question do voters want answered?

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Photos: What question do voters want answered?By Jennifer Wolfe, Davis, Calif. Next year, my daughter will enroll in college, followed in five years by my son. In 10 years, if all goes well, both of my children will graduate from college and join the work force. I want to help elect the candidate that can provide the best opportunities for higher education -- including financial aid, availability of courses to allow a four-year completion, and a strong economy for college graduates to enter their job search. President Obama and Governor Romney, how will you help my children's college dreams come true?

U.S. begins flying Mexican deportees home

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT

The U.S. government began flying Mexican deportees home on Tuesday in a two-month experiment aimed at relieving Mexican border cities overwhelmed with people ordered to leave the United States.

Ohio workers: How will auto industry affect your vote?

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Franklin County Board of Elections employees talk to voters at their polling location on the first day of in-person absentee voting in ColumbusTo gauge how Ohio autoworkers, their families, and residents who are reliant on the industry are feeling, Yahoo News is asking them to share their perspectives on the 2012 campaign.

Fall or autumn? Why the third season has two names

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Why Does Fall/Autumn Have Two Names?Ambivalence over the name of the third season of the year reflects its status as a relatively new concept. As natural as it seems today, people haven't always thought of the year in terms of four seasons.

Vets seeing spike in 'stoner dog' hospitalizations

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Colorado veterinarians have a message for medical marijuana users: Don't get your dog stoned. Marijuana is toxic in a dog's system, they say, and has even resulted in some canine deaths. "There are huge spikes in the frequency of marijuana ingestion in places where it's become legal," veterinarian Dr. Debbie Van Pelt told local CBS [...]

Photos: See a roundup of the day's most striking images

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:05 AM PDT

Photos: See a roundup of the day's most striking imagesSculpted clay-head molds of 2012 presidential candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama face-off, foreshadowing this week�s much-anticipated Presidential debate in a photo unveiled by Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. on October 1, 2012 and received by Reuters October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Madame Tussauds/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ELECTIONS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Venus and bright star to shine together on Wednesday

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:42 AM PDT

Venus and Bright Star Shine Together at Dawn WednesdayEarly-bird skywatchers on Wednesday (Oct. 3) will be treated to a rather extraordinary sight, when the most brilliant planet passes exceptionally close to one of the brightest stars in the sky.

See a tiger handler swim with full-grown felines

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:34 AM PDT

It looks like a scene out of a box-office smash movie. But for Jeff Harwell, 30, an animal handler at Arizona's Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Ariz., running at full speed, being chased by a full-grown tiger or waiting for the 450-pound animal to pounce is part of a normal day.

Photos: At least 37 killed in Hong Kong ferry-boat collision

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:54 AM PDT

Photos: At least 37 killed in Hong Kong ferry-boat collisionA sunken ferry is lifted out of the water after an accident off Hong Kong October 2, 2012. At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when the ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on Monday night in one of the city's worst maritime accidents. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER MARITIME)

Unusual Dallas quakes linked to fracking, expert says

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Three unusual earthquakes that shook a suburb west of Dallas over the weekend appear to be connected to the past disposal of wastewater from local hydraulic fracturing operations, a geophysicist who has studied earthquakes in the region says.

Scientists turn algae data into songs

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:37 AM PDT

Microbe Music: Scientists Turn Algae Data Into SongsThere's a springy, almost cheerful feel to the song called "Bloom." And "Far and Wide" sounds a bit unearthly.

Photos: Disabled photographer keeps shooting

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Photos: Disabled photographer keeps shootingWheelchair-bound Palestinian freelance photographer Moamen Qreiqea takes pictures of his daughter outside his home in Gaza City October 1, 2012. Qreiqea, 25, lost both his legs in an Israeli air strike in 2008 while taking pictures east of Gaza. The father of two is determined to continue his career despite his disability. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: MEDIA SOCIETY)

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