2013年6月6日星期四

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Rand Paul is appalled by NSA actions

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:22 PM PDT

Sen. Paul is appalled by NSA actionsThe senator told Yahoo News it also saps Obama's 'moral authority.'


Philly demo contractor has criminal record

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:33 AM PDT

AP10ThingsToSee - A dust cloud rises as people run from the scene of a building collapse on the edge of downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. At least six people were killed and 14 inured after the structure collapsed. (AP Photo/Jordan McLaughlin, File)Griffin Campbell also filed for bankruptcy protection and owes back taxes.


Woman pleads guilty to Newtown ‘funeral fund’ fraud

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:54 PM PDT

Woman Who Claimed to Be Aunt of Newtown Victim in CourtA Bronx woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to engaging in a fraudulent fundraising scheme related to the Newtown, Conn., school shootings. Nouel Alba, 37, entered her guilty plea before a federal judge in Bridgeport, Conn., the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office announced. According to court documents, Alba falsely claimed to be the aunt of 6-year-old [...]


Monumental phone-records monitoring is laid bare

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:51 PM PDT

Pedestrians pass a Verizon Wireless store on Canal Street, Thursday, June 6, 2013, in New York. The Obama administration on Thursday, June 6, 2013, defended the government's need to collect telephone records of American citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats." Britain's Guardian newspaper reported that the NSA has been collecting the telephone records of millions of Verizon customers under a top secret court order. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)WASHINGTON (AP) — A leaked document has laid bare the monumental scope of the government's surveillance of Americans' phone records — hundreds of millions of calls — in the first hard evidence of a massive data collection program aimed at combating terrorism under powers granted by Congress after the 9/11 attacks.


IRS official apologizes for lavish CA conference

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:10 PM PDT

Faris Fink, Commissioner, Small Business and Self-Employed Division, Internal Revenue Service testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 6, 2013, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing regarding IRS conference spending. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service official whose division staged a lavish $4.1 million training conference and who starred as Mr. Spock in a "Star Trek" parody shown at the 2010 gathering conceded to Congress on Thursday that taxpayer dollars were wasted in the episode.


Erdogan defiant upon return to Turkey

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:14 PM PDT

Thousands of Turkish protesters, holding national flags and portraits of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, jubilate as they march in Turkish capital, Ankara, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday appeared to have slightly moderated his rhetoric regarding the anti-government protests in his country but didn't back away from redevelopment plans for Istanbul that sparked the nearly week-long unrest and claimed ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's prime minister took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end.


Judge's ruling challenges US transplant system

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo provided by the Murnaghan family, Sarah Murnaghan, center, celebrates the 100th day of her stay in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with her father, Fran, left, and mother, Janet. A federal judge in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 made the dying 10-year-old eligible to seek donor lungs from an adult transplant list. Who gets the next donated organ is a life or death matter, and now a judge is allowing two dying children in Pennsylvania to essentially jump the line. It's an unprecedented challenge to the nation's transplant system that specialists say raises serious questions of fairness. (AP Photo/Murnaghan Family, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a life or death matter: Who gets the next scarce donated organ? In an unprecedented challenge to the nation's transplant system, a federal judge has allowed one dying child — and a day later another — to essentially jump the line in rulings that could have ramifications for thousands of people awaiting new organs.


Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT

In this grab made from video provided by the Russia24 TV Channel on Thursday, June 6, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and his wife Lyudmila speak to journalists after attending the ballet "La Esmeralda" in the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila said Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage, making the announcement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Russia24 via The Associated Press Television News) TV OUTMOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and announcing their marriage is over.


Senate defeats Democratic, Republican loan plans

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures as he speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, following a Democratic strategy session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — College students faced increasing uncertainty about the cost of new student loans after senators failed Thursday to advance partisan proposals to keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.


Philly officials look for cause of deadly collapse

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:33 PM PDT

A firefighter sprays the debris in the aftermath of a building collapse, Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, the building under demolition collapsed onto a neighboring thrift store, killing six people and injuring 14, including one who was pulled from the debris nearly 13 hours later. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The search for victims of a building collapse that killed six people wound down Thursday amid mounting questions about whether the demolition company that was tearing down the structure caused the tragedy by cutting corners.


Judge: Zimmerman witnesses must testify publicly

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:44 PM PDT

George Zimmerman talks to his attorney, Mark O'Mara, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, June 6, 2013. A judge denied a defense request to let a handful of witnesses testify confidentialiy during Zimmerman's trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge denied a defense request Thursday to let a handful of witnesses testify confidentially during George Zimmerman's trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.


Glenn Beck says he regrets dividing people

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:56 PM PDT

FILE - This April 26, 2013 file photo shows radio personality Glenn Beck at the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards in New York. Beck says he regrets that some of the inflammatory things he's said haves caused division in the country. He said Thursday, June 6, he didn't regret his opinions, just the way some of them were stated. He didn't specify which ones. He said he wasn't fully aware of the perilous times the country is in and the way people were at each other's throats. Beck accepted a First Amendment Award on Thursday from Talkers magazine, the trade publication for people in his line of work. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, file)NEW YORK (AP) — A reflective Glenn Beck said Thursday he regrets that some of his fiery opinions caused division in the country over the last several years.


MLB asks for FedEx, phone records in drug lawsuit

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:54 PM PDT

Toronto Blue Jays' Melky Cabrera stretches before a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in San Francisco. r League Baseball has begun interviewing players linked to a Miami anti-aging clinic that allegedly sold performance-enhancing drugs and became the focus of the sport's investigation. Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun, Nelson Cruz, and Bartolo Colon are among more than a dozen players whose names have been tied to the now-closed clinic, Biogenesis of America. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's lawyers issued subpoenas to Federal Express, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA in an attempt to gain records for its investigation of players suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs.


What you should know about NSA phone data program

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:35 PM PDT

A sign stands outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md., Thursday, June 6, 2013. The Obama administration on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON (AP) — The government knows who you're calling.


Thousands at Istanbul airport for Erdogan arrival

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:55 PM PDT

Protesters gather at Taksim square , Istanbul during a protest, Thursday, June 6, 2013. The banners on the background covering the Republic monument read "Popular Front" . Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday appeared to have slightly moderated his rhetoric regarding the anti-government protests in his country but didn't back away from redevelopment plans for Istanbul that sparked the nearly week-long unrest and claimed ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of people thronged Istanbul's airport to cheer the return of the country's prime minister early Friday, the first extensive public show of support for him since anti-government protests erupted last week.


Syrian rebel offensive in Golan jolts Israel

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:23 PM PDT

Smoke rises from a fire as a result of fighting in the the Syrian village of Quneitra near the border with Israel, as seen from an observatory near the Quneitra crossing, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Syrian rebels on Thursday captured a crossing point along a cease-fire line with Israel in the contested Golan Heights, a development that could deepen Israeli concerns over the growing role of Islamic radicals in the civil war near its northern frontier.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)QUNEITRA, Golan Heights (AP) — Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a border crossing along the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, prompting the withdrawal of a major Austrian peacekeeping contingent and heightening fears in Israel that it could soon be dragged into the neighboring country's civil war.


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