2013年6月21日星期五

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U.S. files complaint against Snowden

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:34 PM PDT

File photo of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden being interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong KongAuthorities have also asked Hong Kong to detain the former NSA contractor.

Facebook admits data breach exposed 6 million users

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:08 PM PDT

An illustration picture shows a woman looking at the Facebook website on a computer in MunichBy Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has inadvertently exposed 6 million users' phone numbers and email addresses to unauthorized viewers over the past year, the world's largest social networking company disclosed late Friday. Facebook blamed the data leaks, which began in 2012, on a technical glitch in its massive archive of contact information collected from its 1.1 billion users worldwide. As a result of the glitch, Facebook users who downloaded contact data for their list of friends obtained additional information that they were not supposed to have. ...

Congress struggles with ending the war in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:31 PM PDT

Visitors to Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery gather around President Barack Obama, center, during his visit there Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are buried in Section 60. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)The war in Iraq is over, everybody knows that. "I promised to end the war in Iraq—and I did" was one of President Barack Obama's best-received stump speech applause lines last year. Except it's not. First, most obviously, because bombings and other acts of violence have killed more than 2,000 people there this year, as [...]

Justice official: Complaint filed Edward Snowden

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:32 PM PDT

This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 9, 2013. According to a Department of Justice official on Friday, June 21, 2013, a criminal complaint has been filed against Snowden in the NSA surveillance case. (AP Photo/The Guardian) MANDATORY CREDITWASHINGTON (AP) — A sealed criminal complaint has been filed against Edward Snowden in the National Security Agency surveillance case, a Justice Department official said Friday.

Brazil leader to break silence about protests

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:50 PM PDT

Police guard the building of Brazil's National Congress during a protest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency meeting of her top Cabinet members for Friday morning, more than a week after the protests began. Rousseff, who has a standoffish governing style, has been almost entirely absent from the public eye, making only one statement earlier in the week that peaceful protests are part of the democratic process. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than a week of massive, violent protests across Brazil invited only stoic silence Friday from President Dilma Rousseff, even after she had called an emergency meeting with a top Cabinet member in response to the growing unrest.

100,000 Morsi backers stage show of force in Egypt

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:01 PM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's president Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a rally in Nasser City in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 21, 2013. Tens of thousands of Islamists supporting Egypt's president staged a show of force ahead of massive protests later this month by the opposition, chanting "Islamic revolution" and warning of a new and bloody bout of turmoil. Adding to the combustible mix, the U.S. ambassador in Egypt gets drawn into Egypt's treacherous politics when comments interpreted as critical of the opposition spark outrage, with one activist telling the diplomat to "shut up and mind your own business."(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — More than 100,000 supporters of Egypt's Islamist president staged a show of force Friday ahead of massive protests later this month by the opposition, chanting "Islamic revolution!" and warning of a new and bloody bout of turmoil.

Food Network won't renew Paula Deen's contract

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:47 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2012 file photo shows celebrity chef Paula Deen posing for a portrait in New York. It was revealed that Deen admitted during questioning in a lawsuit that she had slurred blacks in the past. It's the second time the queen of comfort food's mouth has gotten her into big trouble. She revealed in 2012 that for three years she hid her Type 2 diabetes while continuing to cook the calorie-laden food that's bad for people like her. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Food Network said Friday it's dumping Paula Deen, barely an hour after the celebrity cook posted the first of two videotaped apologies online begging forgiveness from fans and critics troubled by her admission to having used racial slurs in the past.

FAA moving toward easing electronic device use

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:52 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 23, 2011 file photo shows United Airlines planes taxing at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The government is moving toward easing restrictions on the use of electronic devices by airline passengers during taxiing, takeoffs and landings. An industry-labor advisory committee was expected to make recommendations next month to the Federal Aviation Administration on easing the restrictions, but the FAA said Friday that deadline has been extended to September. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play games, read books, watch movies and work during takeoffs and landings, but it could take a few months.

Bug exposes contacts of some on Facebook

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, March 15, 2013 file photo, a Facebook employee walks past a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook on Friday, June 21, 2013 said a bug in its system caused 6 million users' contact information to be inadvertently exposed. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)Facebook says a bug in its system caused 6 million users' contact information to be inadvertently exposed.

Jon Stewart appears on Egyptian satirical TV show

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 20, 2008 file photo shows Jon Stewart, host of the 80th Academy Awards, posing for a photo at the Kodak Theater in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The U.S. satirist appears Friday, June 21, 2013 on a talk show with Bassem Youssef, known as Egypt's Jon Stewart.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)CAIRO (AP) — Jon Stewart took the guest's seat Friday on Egypt's top satirical TV show, modeled after his own program "The Daily Show."

Photo Gallery: Yoga, dance greet summer solstice

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:52 PM PDT

People practice yoga in New York's Times Square, Friday, June 21, 2013. Yoga enthusiast marked the longest day of the year with five free "Mind Over Madness" yoga classes during the11th annual Solstice in Times Square. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world were up at the crack of dawn on Friday to celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Heat, LeBron securing places in history

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:29 PM PDT

The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, right, holds the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy as LeBron James holds his Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award after Game 7 of the NBA basketball championship game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, June 21, 2013, in Miami. The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win their second straight NBA championship. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade was walking down the hallway toward the Miami Heat locker room in the wee hours of Friday morning, still in uniform and fussing with the new championship hat atop his head as his team and their families were in the midst of partying the night away.

Calgary flooding forces 75,000 from homes

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:26 PM PDT

A police car sits stuck in a parking lot of an apartment building after heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Flooding forced the western Canadian city of Calgary to order the evacuation of its entire downtown Friday, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena.

Fire threatens Colorado mountain town of 400

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:15 PM PDT

SOUTH FORK, Colo. (AP) — A massive wildfire threatened a tourist town in Colorado's southwestern mountains on Friday, forcing its roughly 400 residents to flee ahead of the fast-burning blaze fueled by hot, windy weather.

Obama nominates Comey to head FBI

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles as he announces the nomination of James Comey, left, a senior Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert Mueller as FBI director, Friday, June 21, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — As the FBI grapples with scrutiny over government surveillance, President Barack Obama on Friday moved to turn the agency over to James Comey, a top Bush administration lawyer best known for defiantly refusing to go along with White House demands on warrantless wiretapping nearly a decade ago.

Rivalries pose problem in arming Syrian rebels

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:44 PM PDT

In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian rebel fires a heavy machine gun towards Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo, Syria. _ The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. aid so far suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition. Food, medicine and other life-saving supplies regularly run into long delays because of bickering among rebel factions, U.S. officials say. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian opposition's record so far in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian and other nonlethal assistance paints a bewildering picture of logistical challenges ahead of any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.

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