2013年2月18日星期一

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Colorado lawmakers pass gun measures

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 03:59 PM PST

Rep. Dickey Lee Hullingworst, center, D-Boulder, shows House Minority Leader Mark Waller, left, R-Colorado Springs and Rep. Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, her whistle as the debate over gun control bills goes on at the Capitol in Denver on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Limits on the size of ammunition magazines and universal background checks passed the Colorado House on Monday, during a second day of emotional debates that has drawn attention from the White House as lawmakers try to address recent mass shootings.


Climate contradiction: Less snow, more blizzards

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 02:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 file photo, Mike Brown of Boston cross country skis past snow-covered cars through the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston. Scientists point to both scant recent snowfall in parts of the country and this month's whopper of a Northeast blizzard as potential signs of global warming. It may seem like a contradiction, but the explanation lies in atmospheric physics. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit.


Winning python from Florida hunt released

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:49 AM PST

Biggest Python in Fla. Snake Hunt Released Into the WildThe snake could help scientists find where thousands more are hiding.


Parties agree on the greatest president

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:34 AM PST

STX06 WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES), 12/02/2013.- Miembros de la guardia de honor rinden un homenaje por el 240 aniversario del nacimiento de Abraham Lincoln, en la estatua levantada en su honor, en Washington, EE.UU. hoy, martes 12 de febrero de 2013. Lincoln fue presidente de marzo de 1861 hasta su asesinato, en abril de 1865. EFE/Shawn ThewScholars give Abraham Lincoln the highest marks most often.


Ailing Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:46 PM PST

A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a celebration marking the leader's return, in Bolivar Square, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The woman holds a cutout image of Chavez along with a Saint Judas statue and a note that reads in Spanish: "Thank you St. Judas," because she believes her prayers to the Catholic saint helped in the return of the ailing president. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital.


McDonald’s claims innocence in Burger King Twitter hacking

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 01:19 PM PST

This frame grab taken Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, shows what appears to be Burger King's Twitter account after it was apparently hacked. Starting just after noon Eastern time on Monday, the fast-foot company's Twitter picture was changed to a McDonald's logo, and the account tweeted that it had been sold to rival McDonald's. (AP Photo)Don't blame the Hamburglar. Burger King's official Twitter account was McHacked about noon EST on Monday and changed to resemble their rival. The pranksters swapped the page's profile image to include a photo of McDonald's iconic golden arches and rewrote the account description to claim Burger King, "Just got sold to McDonald's because the whopper [...]


Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth?

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 01:33 PM PST

Russian police work near an ice hole at lake Chebarkul, said by the Interior Ministry department for Chelyabinsk to be the point of impact of a meteoriteWhat can man do to prevent Earth being hit by meteorites and asteroids? Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But U.S. and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun's rays to vaporize them, or blasting them with nuclear bombs. ...


Tragedy strikes teen after attending Obama gun speech

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:55 AM PST

Obama's Speech Doesn't Stop Ill. KillingA Chicago teenager whose sister saw the president was shot while visiting her dad.


Israeli sniper posts photo of child in crosshairs

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:39 AM PST

Sniper Posts Pic of Child in CrosshairsA photo posted online by an Israeli soldier showing a child in the crosshairs of a rifle scope has created a firestorm on the internet, drawing widespread criticism. The photo was reportedly posted on Jan. 25 by Mor Ostrovski, 20, a member of...


Coast Guard: Cause of cruise ship fire was a leak

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:51 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo the cruise ship Carnival Triumph is towed into Mobile Bay near Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. A leak in a fuel oil return line caused the engine-room fire that disabled a Carnival cruise ship at sea, leaving 4,200 people without power or working toilets for five days, a Coast Guard official said Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)ATLANTA (AP) — A leak in a fuel oil return line caused the engine-room fire that disabled a Carnival cruise ship at sea, leaving 4,200 people without power or working toilets for five days, a Coast Guard official said Monday.


Have scientists found dark matter?

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 12:27 PM PST

Has Dark Matter Finally Been Found? Big News Coming SoonThe results of an experiment that could change science are due in 2 weeks.


Clive Davis talks the current state of music

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 09:39 AM PST

Clive Davis: 'I Can't Imagine a Civilization Without Music'Few people in the music industry are as influential as the legendary producer.


Republican Senator Johanns says he won't seek 2nd term

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:04 PM PST

FILE - In a Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Johanns announced Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 that he will not seek re-election in 2014, explaining he wants a "quieter time" to focus on his family following a busy political career. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Mike Johanns of Nebraska sad he wants a "quieter time" to focus on his family.


Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:29 AM PST

Foto de archivo del 17 de agosto de 2010 del dueño de los Lakers de Los Angeles, Jerry Buss. Buss fue hospitalizado con cáncer, se informó ell jueves, 14 de febrero de 2103. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)The flamboyant owner made the Forum the place to be.


Rapist used ChristianMingle to find victims, police say

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 09:50 AM PST

ChristianMingle Date Rape Victims Sought by Calif. CopsCalifornia police are searching for more women who may have been assaulted.


First lady says that mid-life crisis led to bangs

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 12:56 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in celebration of the Black History Month, welcoming middle and high school students from the District of Columbia area and New Orleans taking part in an interactive student workshop with the cast and crew of the film Beasts of the Southern Wild. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)She added that she cut her bangs because she can't get a sports car.


Russian lawmaker's body found cemented in barrel

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 01:06 PM PST

MOSCOW (AP) — The body of a Russian lawmaker was found cemented in a barrel, and a former government official has been accused of ordering the killing over an $80 million debt, officials said Monday.

Mindy McCready becomes 5th 'Celebrity Rehab' death

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 03:51 PM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo, country singer Mindy McCready performs in Nashville, Tenn. McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. She was 37. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)The country star apparently took her own life Sunday afternoon in Heber Springs, Ark.


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