2013年7月31日星期三

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One in three recent vets has considered suicide: survey

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:03 PM PDT

Jobseekers talk to recruiters from Yoh, a staffing agency, during a Hire Our Heroes job fair targeting unemployed military veterans and sponsored by the Cable Show, a cable television industry trade show in WashingtonAnd 37 percent of post-9/11 veterans know a veteran who took their own life.

Gay marriage in R.I., Minn. is personal and political

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:19 PM PDT

Gay marriage in Rhode Island and MinnesotaSame-sex couples share vignettes of their lives, engagements and hopes for the future.

Zimmerman had handgun during recent Texas traffic stop

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:48 PM PDT

George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom a free man after being found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford FloridaDALLAS – George Zimmerman, who was recently acquitted in the controversial shooting death of Trayvon Martin, had a handgun in his truck's glove box when a Texas police officer pulled him over for speeding near Dallas last Sunday, authorities say.

Ron Paul's group rebukes Rubio for voting against Rand Paul bill

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 11, 2013 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio is renewing his outreach to tea party supporters and his advocacy for Republican causes as he struggles to repair his image as a conservative standard-bearer. The shift comes after the potential 2016 presidential candidate pushed the Senate to approve an immigration overhaul that's been panned by some on the right who could be crucial to his future. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)"Senator Rubio today stood with President Obama and Harry Reid to vote against the rule of law and the American people," the group said.

Origin of salad-linked outbreak remains a mystery

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:33 PM PDT

In this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, reveals the presence of four Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in the field of view. Iowa and Nebraska health officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that sickened more than 178 people in both states. Cyclospora is a rare parasite that causes a lengthy gastrointestinal illness. (AP Photo/Centerd for Disease Control and Prevention)LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nearly 400 people across the country have been sickened by cyclospora, a lengthy intestinal illness usually contracted by eating contaminated food. But if you're looking to find out exactly where it came from, you may be out of luck.

Egypt orders camps cleared, protesters buckle down

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold sticks and wear protective gear during a march in Nasr City, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, late Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The European Union's top diplomat said Tuesday after meeting with Morsi that he is well, and that she urged all those she met with on the need to move forward peacefully following his ouster nearly a month ago. It was Morsi's first contact with the outside world since he was toppled in a military coup on July 3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — Protesters holding sticks and wearing helmets and makeshift body armor stand behind mounds of sandbags, tires and brick walls. They change guards every two hours to ensure they stay alert.

Obama stays silent on Dems mired in scandals

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:26 PM PDT

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. When President Barack Obama ran for re-election last year, he and his advisers were quick to condemn comments from Republicans that were deemed offensive or demeaning to women. Carney said Wednesday that he had no comment on the matters involving New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama ran for re-election last year, he and his advisers were quick to condemn comments from Republicans that were deemed offensive or demeaning to women.

George Zimmerman stopped for speeding in Texas

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:48 PM PDT

In this image taken from dashcam video provided by the City of Forney Police Department, a police officer speaks with George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted by a Florida jury of charges in the fatal shooting of a black teenager, after he was pulled over for speeding along U.S. 80, about 20 miles east of Dallas on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Zimmerman was released with a warning. (AP Photo/City of Forney Police Department)FORNEY, Texas (AP) — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was cleared of all charges in the Florida shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, was stopped for speeding on a highway near Dallas, officials said Wednesday.

O.J. Simpson wins small victory in bid for freedom

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2013 file photo, O.J. Simpson listens during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court, Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday. July 31, 2013, in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his convictions in a 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery involving the holdup of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel room. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, Pool, File)CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his 2008 convictions for kidnapping and armed robbery involving the holdup of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel room.

MLB suspension talks drag; 14 players targeted

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2012 file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez sits in the dugout after striking out in the second inning of Game 2 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers in New York. Major League Baseball has told the union which players it intends to suspend in its drug investigation and which ones will receive lengthier penalties for their roles in the Biogenesis case. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The names are mostly known and so are the possible penalties — 50 games for most, perhaps a lifetime ban for one.

Fla. gunman talked about witchcraft in 911 call

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT

This photo released by the Hialeah Police Department shows Pedro Vargas. Vargas went on a shooting rampage throughout his apartment building, killing six people before being shot to death by police, Saturday July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Hialeah Police Department)MIAMI (AP) — The South Florida man who went on a shooting spree at his apartment complex, killing six people, called 911 to report he was being followed and threatened by people doing witchcraft on him hours before the attack.

3 Utah sisters have 3 baby boys in July

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:18 PM PDT

This video frame grab, Mack Turner, left, Boston Stokes, and Stryker Hoffman are shown Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Layton, Utah. Three sisters from Layton gave birth to three baby boys in the month of July, including two who were born about an hour apart. The cousins were all born in July. Mack and Stryker were born 65 minutes apart on July 27. Boston was born July 3. (AP Photo/Eric Betts, KSL-TV via Deseret News)LAYTON, Utah (AP) — July is full-fledged baby season for one Utah family.

Buck up: Obama offers uplifting words to wary Dems

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, to meet with the House Democratic Caucus. There's a new cadence to President Barack Obama's musings about Congress: Why can't House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he's playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it's not his fault almost nothing is getting done in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought to calm jittery Democrats Wednesday as they prepared to head home to face voters, assuring them they're "on the right side of history" despite problems with the launch of his massive health care overhaul and an immigration fight with Republicans.

Latest platform for Syria's president: Instagram

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:59 PM PDT

This screen capture made on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 shows the Instagram account of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Amid the carnage from the Syrian civil war, President Bashar Assad has embraced every tool at his disposal including social media to project confidence and transmit his message to dedicated fans, most recently on the popular photo-sharing service Instagram posting pictures of himself and his glamorous wife surrounded by idolizing crowds.(AP Photo/Syrian Presidency via Instagram)BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's embattled president already has a Facebook page, Twitter account and a YouTube channel. Now Bashar Assad is turning to the popular photo-sharing service Instagram in the latest attempt at improving his image as his country burns, posting pictures of himself and his glamorous wife surrounded by idolizing crowds.

House ready to lower rates on student loans

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2013 file photo, House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., left, followed by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deal that gives college students and their parents lower interest rates for loans is heading toward its final vote. The House was expected Wednesday to take up a bipartisan compromise that links student loan interest rates to the financial markets. Immediately, borrowers would see lower rates for classes this year than last, although the costs are expected to climb in coming years if the economy improves as expected. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The cost of borrowing for college is about to drop.

Q&A: Tracking the source of stomach bug outbreak

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:59 PM PDT

In this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, reveals the presence of four Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in the field of view. Iowa and Nebraska health officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that sickened more than 178 people in both states. Cyclospora is a rare parasite that causes a lengthy gastrointestinal illness. (AP Photo/Centerd for Disease Control and Prevention)WASHINGTON (AP) — Is an outbreak of a nasty stomach bug over? Depends on who you ask.

Egypt's military keeps Morsi's whereabouts secret

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters at the Presidential palace in Cairo. Egypt's army has held Morsi incommunicado at undisclosed locations since pushing him from power in a July 3 coup. But the country's military-backed interim leadership is coming under increasing international criticism about Morsi's continued detention, and allowing two visits in quick succession appeared to be an attempt to ease at least some of the pressure on the new administration. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is taking extreme measures to keep Mohammed Morsi hidden. It says dignitaries are helicoptered to the deposed president's place of detention after nightfall, flying in patterns aimed at confusing the visitors. The military also has reportedly moved Morsi at least three times.

Cruz on government shutdowns: We've seen them before

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:17 AM PDT

Can Sen. Ted Cruz unite an entire party against a law?"I think the term 'shutdown' is a misnomer," Cruz says.

Jihadi jailbreaks raise doubts about U.S. funding

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, guards stand at a cell block at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison and run by Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq. Late-night jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have killed dozens, including at least 25 members of Iraq's security forces who battled militants armed with car bombs, mortars and machine guns, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)Islamist insurgents have escaped prisons in Iraq, Libya, and Pakistan.

Is 1234 your PIN code? Try again

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:46 AM PDT

A woman uses an ATM machine at a BBVA bank branch in MadridThe most common ATM numbers are, not surprisingly, the least safest.

The curious thing about lightning strikes and men

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:03 PM PDT

LightningMen are more than five times more likely to be killed my lightning strikes in the United States than women, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control.

Zimmerman pulled over by Texas police, warned for speeding

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:58 PM PDT

George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom a free man after being found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford FloridaBy Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, a volunteer watchman whose acquittal in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin led to protests, was pulled over by police in Texas on Sunday for speeding, officials said on Wednesday. Zimmerman told the officer that he had a weapon in his glove compartment and was going "nowhere in particular," said Brian Brooks, city manager of Forney, Texas, about 25 miles southeast of Dallas, where Zimmerman was stopped. ...

NYC mayoral candidate's winning style

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:20 AM PDT

Christine Quinn runs for NYC MayorWhile her chief rival fends controversy, Christine Quinn looks to make history.

Does government's NSA document release tell us anything?

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:45 AM PDT

Protesters supporting Edward Snowden, a contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA), hold a photo of Snowden during a demonstration outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong June 13, 2013The Obama administration tries try to tamp down opposition to domestic surveillance.

He is the 'most beautiful' person on Capitol Hill

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:16 AM PDT

U.S. Senate Holds All-Senate Joint ConferenceSen. Jeff Flake, a 50-year-old Arizona Republican, is "a walking advertisement for the benefits of healthy living," The Hill says.

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to be sentenced

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT

Ariel Castro looks over at the prosecutors table during court proceedings Friday, July 26, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro, who imprisoned three women in his home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty Friday to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. In exchange, prosecutors recommended Castro be sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Ariel Castro, the man who kidnapped, raped, and beat three Cleveland women will find out his fate during a sentencing hearing Thursday morning, though it's not much of a mystery where he'll spend the rest of his life.

O.J. Simpson wins small parole victory

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:52 AM PDT

O.J. Simpson watches his former defense attorney Yale Galanter testify during an evidentiary hearing in Las VegasBut the former NFL great won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

Koch bros. keep beating anti-'Obamacare' drum

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:45 AM PDT

Breaking News Headlines: Florida, Georgia Say Insurance Rates to Spike Under ObamacareIf "Americans for Prosperity" thinks it's bad, is it good for regular folks?

Latest Snowden doc article says NSA spying was easy

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:51 AM PDT

It's This Easy for the NSA to Spy on Your Entire Internet LifeWe already knew the NSA has potential access to most of the Internetting Americans do through PRISM and other programs, but the latest Edward Snowden leak reveals just how easy it is for the government to access and analyze a whole lot of information. Through a program called XKeyscore, analysts can easily sift through what the NSA calls "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet," per more documents and slides revealed to The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. "The quantity of communications accessible through programs such as XKeyscore is staggeringly large," he adds.

McCain: Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul in 2016 would be ‘tough choice’

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:46 AM PDT

U.S. Senator McCain watches his colleagues speak during news conference following their tour of the Arizona-Mexico border in NogalesHillary's a "rock star" and Palin was a good VP choice, the Arizona senator and 2008 GOP presidential nominee says in a new interview.

New Snowden leak upstages U.S. move to declassify documents

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:10 PM PDT

Antennas of Former National Security Agency (NSA) listening station are seen at the Teufelsberg hill (German for Devil's Mountain) in BerlinThe declassification was made in the "interest of increased transparency."

Weiner spokeswoman trashes ex-intern in profanity-laced rant

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:57 PM PDT

Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner appears for a mayoral candidates forum in the Inwood section of upper Manhattan in New YorkNEW YORK—In what will surely be another public relations nightmare for Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign, his spokeswoman went off on an epic, obscenity-laced rant against a former intern who wrote an unflattering article about her time working for the ex-congressman.

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