2013年2月22日星期五

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Sequester will hit where it hurts: air travel

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:35 AM PST

Will your air travel be impacted by spending cuts?Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood strikes a chord with his sequester warning.

F-35 fleet grounded after engine crack discovery

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 03:23 PM PST

FILE -This undated photo provided by Northrop Grumman Corp., shows a pre-production model of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Pentagon on Friday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade in one plane. The problem was discovered during what the Pentagon called a routine inspection at Edwards Air Force Base, California, of an F-35A, the Air Force version of the sleek new plane. The Navy and the Marine Corps are buying other versions of the F-35, which is intended to replace older fighters like the Air Force F-16 and the Navy F/A-18. All versions , a total of 51 planes , were grounded Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 pending a more in-depth evaluation of the problem discovered at Edwards. None of the planes have been fielded for combat operations; all are undergoing testing.AP Photo/Northrop Grumman, File) no salesThe Pentagon is launching more in-depth evaluation of the problem.

'Open secret': Patients refuse treatment due to race

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:47 PM PST

This frame grab provided by WJRT-TV shows Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich. The case of a white swastika-tattooed Michigan father insisting a black nurse at the hospital not be allowed to care for his newborn child highlights one of medicine's A recent lawsuit highlights this seldom-discussed issue in the health-care industry.

Guess how much Americans spent on their pets last year

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:41 PM PST

Dog show traitsWe'll give you a hint. Spending went up 5 percent and is in the billions.

New England preparing for massive snowfall

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:17 PM PST

Amy Wolf and her daughter Audrey Wolf, 6, shovel the sidewalk on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 in Minneapolis. A major snowstorm that buried parts of the Midwest grazed southern Minnesota, where two to three inches of snow snarled the morning commute in the Twin Cities area. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUTSnow is predicted to hit late Friday, with up to a foot possible in parts of Massachusetts.

Up to 12,000 troops to linger in Afghanistan

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:24 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond lead their delegations during a bilateral meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Ministers Meetings, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Panetta and his NATO counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but a dispute arose Friday between the U.S. and German defense officials over whether that contingent would be an international force or an American one. (AP Photo/Chip Somodevilla, Pool)They'll hunt down remnants of al-Qaida and help Afghan forces with their own security.

Russia: U.S. has double standards on Syria

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:40 PM PST

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in MoscowThe country accused the U.S. of blocking a statement condemning a car bomb attack in Damascus.

CDC responding to TB outbreak among L.A.'s homeless

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:11 PM PST

A man is x-rayed to detect tuberculosis during a medical examination, organized by the Belarusian Red Cross society, in Minsk(Reuters) - Los Angeles County health officials have asked for federal assistance to analyze and contain an outbreak of tuberculosis within the city's homeless population, a spokeswoman for the county agency said on Friday. Los Angeles County Health Department spokeswoman Mabel Aragon said the agency is still in the process of confirming the number and type of TB cases in the county. "The CDC is helping us with surveillance and statistic gathering," she said. ...

Ride along as deep-sea diving crew uncovers 48 tons of silver

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:46 PM PST

In July 2012, the crew of the deep-sea recovery team Odyssey Marine Expedition (OME) unearthed a record-setting 48 tons of silver from a sunken World War II-era British naval vessel, the SS Gairsoppa. A camera crew was along for the ride, documenting the trip three miles below the surface. This Sunday, Discovery Channel viewers will [...]

It's official -- Adam Goldberg rules Vine

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 09:49 AM PST

Exclusive: Animal Practice Casts Adam Goldberg as Himself — and He's Got Fans at the Hospital!The actor is the maestro of the Twitter video app, writes Virginia Heffernan.

Budget battle: 'This is not rocket science'

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:26 AM PST

U.S. Capitol Building stands in WashingtonTo reduce the deficit, Democrats want tax hikes while the GOP wants cuts.

Jon Huntsman urges GOP to support gay marriage

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:46 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman speaks at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle BeachThe ex-presidential candidate has long-supported civil unions for same-sex couples

Top Catholic cleric says priests should be allowed to marry

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:51 AM PST

FILE - A Thursday Sept. 16, 2010 photo from files showing Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien speaking to the media in Edinburgh, Scotland. Roman Catholic priests should be allowed to marry and have children, Britain's most senior Catholic cleric said Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who heads the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, said the requirement for priestly celibacy is "not of divine origin" and could be reconsidered. He told BBC Scotland that "the celibacy of the clergy, whether priests should marry _ Jesus didn't say that." (AP Photo/Scott Campbell, File)Cardinal Keith O'Brien says priestly celibacy is "not of divine origin."

The missing journalists of the Syrian war

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:07 AM PST

Family of Kidnapped Journalist Asks for His ReleaseAmerican reporter James Foley was kidnapped on Thanksgiving last year.

Pets recreate best films in 'The Pawscars'

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:43 AM PST

During each year's Super Bowl broadcast pet lovers worldwide get the Puppy Bowl. So, why shouldn't there be an equivalent for the Oscars? The Pet Collective has given us a hint of what such an event might be like with its new video "The Pawscars." The video opens with this year's Oscars' host "Seth MacFarlane" [...]

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