2013年6月13日星期四

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U.S. to give Syria rebels militairy aid

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:08 PM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday, June 4, 2013 file photo citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels preparing to fire locally made rockets, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Rebels are pressing for a decision from the West on arming their forces to even their odds now that Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas are fighting alongside the regime. They are stepping up outreach to the West, warning that inaction will let al-Qaida-linked militants take the forefront in the rebellion or hand victory to Iran and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)White House: Government used chemical weapons on the opposition.


Rep. Steve King: ‘Illegal aliens’ invaded my office

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 02:07 PM PDT

Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa and the House's leading immigration hawk, complained Thursday about young immigrants who had shown up to protest his bill that would defund President Barack Obama's deferred action program. King wrote on Twitter that "20 brazen self professed illegal aliens have invaded my DC office. Obama's lawless order gives [...]

Rand Paul says taxpayers are funding ‘war on Christianity’

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Senator Rand Paul holds news conference to announce legal action against government surveillanceAmerican taxpayers are paying for a "war on Christianity" at home and abroad, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said during a speech at a conservative conference Thursday. "There is a war on Christianity," Paul told an audience of mostly evangelical Christians and Jews during a luncheon at the annual Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington. [...]


Obama to step up military support of Syrian rebels

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. U.S. officials said June 13, 2013, that the Obama administration has concluded that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against the opposition seeking to overthrow him, crossing what Obama called a 'red line'. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons against opposition forces trying to overthrow him.


Lawmakers: Terrorists change tactics after leaks

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:26 PM PDT

Gen. Keith Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency, center, leaves a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting regarding NSA programs, in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senior Republican lawmakers said Thursday that terrorists are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. data gathering programs, but they offered no details.


Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 01:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo actress Angelina Jolie arrives for the film premiere World War Z in Berlin, Germany. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries. It throws out patents held by Utah-based Myriad Genetics Inc. on an increasingly popular breast cancer test brought into the public eye recently by actress Angelina Jolie's revelation that she had a double mastectomy because of one of the genes involved in this case. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body.


Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:33 PM PDT

A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.

2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:35 PM PDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire that has destroyed at least 360 houses northeast of Colorado Springs.

Iran liberals ask: Snub election or take chance?

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 01:17 PM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote.

Police: Gunman shot 3, self at St. Louis business

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:23 PM PDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An argument inside a St. Louis home health care business escalated into gun violence Thursday when a man shot three other people before turning the gun on himself, police said.

Grocers allege potato group pumped up spud prices

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:50 PM PDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers' pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler accusing America's spud farmers of driving up prices while spying on farmers with satellites and aircraft fly-overs to enforce strict limits on how many tubers they can grow.

Rupert Murdoch files for divorce from Wendi Deng

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 12:11 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch, his wife since 1999, citing a breakdown in the relationship. The matter doesn't alter the succession plan for the media company, which the 82-year-old founder controls through a family trust.

Juggling family and golf, Mickelson leads US Open

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 05:08 PM PDT

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — So much for getting a good night's sleep.

UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian civil war

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:52 PM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks.

US says Assad used chemical weapons

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. U.S. officials said June 13, 2013, that the Obama administration has concluded that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against the opposition seeking to overthrow him, crossing what Obama called a 'red line'. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a "red line" that would trigger greater American involvement in the crisis, the White House said Thursday.


Nicaragua approves massive canal project

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:46 PM PDT

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists.

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