2013年9月26日星期四

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Deal reached to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:52 PM PDT

In this image taken from Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, video obtained from the Sham News Network, Syrian opposition fighters fire at government forces near Daraa customs in Daraa al-Balad, Syria. Russia offered on Thursday to provide troops to guard facilities where Syria's chemical weapons would be destroyed, as U.N. inspectors prepared to continue their probe on the use of such agents in the country's civil war. (AP Photo/Sham News Network via AP video)It's a major breakthrough in addressing a 2 1/2-year conflict.

Kerry says Iran sanctions could be eased in months

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:46 PM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at a meeting about Iran's nuclear program September 26, 2013 in New YorkUNITED NATIONS (United States) (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that if Iran takes rapid measures to cooperate with international monitoring of its nuclear program, Washington could begin lifting sanctions within months.

GOP infighting takes nasty turn on Senate floor

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:44 PM PDT

U.S. Senator Bob Corker speaks to reporters at U.S. Capitol in WashngtonBy Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican infighting took a nasty turn in the U.S. Senate on Thursday with Senator Bob Corker accusing fellow conservative Ted Cruz of using the looming fiscal deadline for self-promotion and to endear himself further with Tea Party groups. Congress has four days left to pass a spending bill to keep the government running. But traditional arguments between Republicans and Democrats, and bickering within the Republican Party have delayed action for days. ...

Official sidesteps queries on cellphone locations

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:02 PM PDT

National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander is sworn on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) call records. Clapper told lawmakers he's willing to consider limits on surveillance by the National Security Agency. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top intelligence official on Thursday sidestepped questions from a senator about whether the National Security Agency has ever used Americans cellphone signals to collect information on their whereabouts that would allow tracking of the movements of individual callers.

Interpol issues alert for British terror widow

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 02:10 PM PDT

Hanout photo of copy of fake South African travelling passport of Samantha LewthwaiteLONDON (AP) — The tabloids call her "the white widow," a British-born Muslim convert who was married to one of the suicide bombers in the 2005 attack on London's transit system. And for days now, the British media have been rife with speculation she took part in the terrorist takeover at a Nairobi shopping mall.

Justice Department spent nearly $5M on drones

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:11 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 8, 2009 file photo provided by the Mesa County, Colo., Sheriff's Department shows a small Draganflyer X6 drone during a test flight in Mesa County, Colo., with a Forward Looking Infer Red payload. The FBI has been using drones to support its law enforcement operations since 2006 and has spent more than $3 million on the unmanned aircraft, the Justice Department's internal watchdog said Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Mesa County Sheriff's Unmanned Operations Team)WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has been using drones to support its law enforcement operations since 2006 and has spent more than $3 million on the unmanned aircraft, the Justice Department's internal watchdog said Thursday.

Health law online sign-up delayed for small firms

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 01:18 PM PDT

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md. The president is promoting the benefits of his health care law before new insurance exchanges open for business next week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the debut of new online insurance markets, a couple of last-minute technical glitches with President Barack Obama's health care law are making supporters anxious and giving opponents a new line of attack.

Dodgers: Slain fan was son of team security guard

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:57 PM PDT

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr speaks at a news conference in San Francisco, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Police arrested two people in the fatal stabbing of a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball fan during a fight near San Francisco's AT&T Park after the Giants' 6-4 win over the Dodgers, Suhr said. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who was fatally stabbed during a confrontation after a Dodgers-Giants game in San Francisco was the son of a Dodgers security guard, the team said Thursday.

Bud Selig says he will retire in January 2015

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2004, file photo, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig speaks at a news conference at the league's offices in New York. Selig said in a formal statement Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, that he plans to retire in January 2015. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Selig took over a sport with $1.7 billion in revenue, four teams in each year's postseason, economic disparity among the clubs and a fixation on sticking with traditions that dated to the 19th century.

Jury gets negligence case over death of Jackson

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:07 PM PDT

AEG Live lead attorney Marvin Putnam a delivers his closing arguments in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial in Los Angeles, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013. The singer's family has sued the entertainment firm, saying the company negligently hired and supervised Conrad Murray, the doctor who administered the dose of propofol that killed Jackson.(AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Irfan Khan, Pool)LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a bitterly fought five-month trial, a negligence lawsuit by Michael Jackson's mother against his concert promoter was placed in the hands of a jury Thursday after a final plea by a Jackson lawyer to punish the company he portrayed as a heartless, money-making machine.

Iran's FM calls talks 'very constructive'

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:33 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran's foreign minister is calling nuclear talks with world powers "very constructive" and "very substantive" and says he hopes to allay any concern that Tehran's activities are not peaceful.

Dominican ruling strips many of citizenship

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 15, 2013 file photo, Haitians and Dominicans gather at a market in the border town of Dajabon in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic's top court on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 stripped citizenship from thousands of people born to illegal migrants, a category that overwhelmingly includes Haitians brought from their neighboring homeland to work on farms. The decision cannot be appealed, and it affects all those born since 1929. (AP Photo/Ezequiel Abiu Lopez, File)SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic's top court on Thursday stripped citizenship from thousands of people born to migrants who came illegally, a category that overwhelmingly includes Haitians brought in to work on farms.

Kenya attack victims' relatives voice frustration

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:23 PM PDT

Foreign investigators take a break at the city morgue in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Forensic experts from around the world, including the U.S., Britain and Germany, continued their work Thursday, carrying out fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis, said police spokeswoman Gatiria Mboroki. More than 60 people were killed when militants entered the Westgate Mall on Saturday, firing assault rifles and throwing grenades. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — After almost a week, there is no precise death toll, no word on the fate of dozens still missing and no details on the al-Qaida-linked terrorists who attacked Nairobi's most upscale mall.

Dodgers-Giants rivalry led to fan stabbing in SF

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:04 PM PDT

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr speaks at a news conference in San Francisco, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Police arrested two people in the fatal stabbing of a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball fan during a fight near San Francisco's AT&T Park after the Giants' 6-4 win over the Dodgers, Suhr said. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers turned deadly when a fight after the division rivals played each other ended in a fatal stabbing, police said Thursday.

UK: Deal reached on UN resolution on Syria weapons

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 02:26 PM PDT

In this image taken from Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, video obtained from the Sham News Network, Syrian opposition fighters fire at government forces near Daraa customs in Daraa al-Balad, Syria. Russia offered on Thursday to provide troops to guard facilities where Syria's chemical weapons would be destroyed, as U.N. inspectors prepared to continue their probe on the use of such agents in the country's civil war. (AP Photo/Sham News Network via AP video)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain's U.N. ambassador says key powers have reached agreement on a resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.

Fla. woman jailed for firing warning shot wins new trial

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 10:11 AM PDT

File of Marissa Alexander in Duval Country court in JacksonvilleBy Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a "warning shot" during an argument with her abusive husband won a new trial on Thursday in a case under Florida's controversial self-defense law. A state appeals court ruled that Marissa Alexander, 32, deserved a new trial because the judge failed to properly instruct the jury regarding her claim of self-defense. ...

Filibuster Davis reportedly running for Texas governor

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:07 PM PDT

File - In this July 25, 2013 file photo, Democrat Texas State Senator Wendy Davis speaks at a fundraiser, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Washington. Two people with knowledge of the decision say Davis will run for Texas governor. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Wendy Davis, a state senator who catapulted to national prominence this summer with a filibuster over access to abortion, is running for Texas governor.

White House dismisses GOP list of demands

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 11:33 AM PDT

Jay Carney Reacts to Cruz 'Obamacare' Speech at BriefingThe White House on Thursday dismissed Republican demands in return for raising the country's debt limit as a partisan wish list that is only missing a "birther bill." Obama says he won't negotiate.

Iran calls for destruction of all nukes

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:20 PM PDT

Iran's Rouhani Calls for Destruction of All NukesRouhani's remarks come ahead of a landmark meeting with the U.S.

GOP: Obama is bluffing on debt limit

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 09:46 AM PDT

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, is cheered as Republican members of the House of Representatives rally after passing a bill that would prevent a government shutdown while crippling the health care law that was the signature accomplishment of President Barack Obama's first term, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. The top Senate Democrat, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has pronounced the bill dead on arrival and calls the House exercise a "waste of time." Applauding at left in front is Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., who led conservatives in persuading Boehner to accept a deal to link defunding the Affordable Care Act with the continuing resolution for government funding. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Party leaders believe they have enough leverage to force the president's hand.

Sudan leader's controversial U.N. appearance canceled

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks during a press conference in Khartoum, on September 22, 2013UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan has cancelled its president's appearance at the annual United Nations meeting of world leaders this week, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday. Omar al-Bashir would have been the first head of state to address the General Assembly while facing international war crimes and genocide charges.

Government shutdown won't kill Obamacare

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 09:58 AM PDT

Home Depot Will Send Part-timers To Health Insurance ExchangesWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pulling on the budget thread can't neatly unravel President Barack Obama's health care law.

Montana rapist freed after controversial 30-day sentence

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Bill Gates: Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 08:20 AM PDT

Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, takes part in a panel discussion titled "Investing in African Prosperity" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas/FilesThe Microsoft co-founder says the puzzling key combination used to access the login screen on personal computers was a mistake.

Obama: 'Affordable Care Act here to stay'

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:47 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks on September 26, 2013 in Largo, MarylandThe president warned that he won't tolerate political brinksmanship.

Chelsea or Hillary for president?

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 06:40 AM PDT

Former U.S. Secretary of State and former first lady Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea share a laugh while former U.S. President Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative 2013 (CGI) in New YorkBill Clinton says which one would be a better president.

IOC 'fully satisfied' over Russia's anti-gay law

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:49 AM PDT

Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for Sochi 2014, Jean-Claude Killy, listens to questions, during a news conference in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. The International Olympic Committee says it is SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has dismissed concerns over Russia's law banning gay propaganda, saying it doesn't violate the Olympic charter's anti-discrimination clause, and pronounced Russia ready to host the 2014 Winter Games.

How to navigate health care exchanges

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 05:36 AM PDT

Holding a sign saying "We Love ObamaCare" supporters of health care reform rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, as the court continued hearing arguments on the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. Go ahead, call it Obamacare. Obama's re-election campaign has lifted an unofficial ban on using the opposition's derisive term for his health care law. Democratic activists have been chanting, "We love Obamacare," in front of the Supreme Court. And the campaign is selling T-shirts and bumper stickers that proclaim: "I like Obamacare." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Don't fret if you have no idea what these exchanges are — you are not alone.

Militants target Pakistan earthquake aid chopper

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 09:29 AM PDT

A Pakistani woman searches her belongings through the rubble of her house, which was destroyed in Tuesday's earthquake, in Labach, the remote district of Awaran in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Two days after the tremor struck, rescuers were still struggling to help survivors. The death toll from the quake reached in hundreds on Thursday, with more than 500 people injured. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)LABACH, Pakistan (AP) — Separatist militants fired two rockets that narrowly missed a Pakistani government helicopter surveying a region devastated by an earthquake, underscoring the dangers authorities face in helping victims in Baluchistan, the country's most impoverished province.

What the future holds for Obama

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 06:41 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to the media as he walks from Marine One to the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Washington, as he returns from Walter Reed National Military Medial Center in Bethesda, Md., where he visited injured military members. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Forty months remain in his presidency; Yahoo's Walter Shapiro sees nine options.

America introduces glitzier, high-tech $100 bill

Posted: 25 Sep 2013 02:01 PM PDT

Uncut $100 bills run through cutting machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. The federal printing facility is making the new-look colorful bills that include new security features in advance of the Oct. 8 circulation date. (AP Photo/LM Otero)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A glitzier, high-tech version of America's $100 bill is rolling off the presses and headed for wallets soon.

Interpol launches global hunt for British 'White Widow'

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 01:18 PM PDT

A photo of Samantha Lewthwaite's fake South African passport released by Kenyan police in December 2011London (AFP) - The British woman dubbed the "White Widow" was at the centre of a worldwide hunt on Thursday after Interpol issued an international notice for her arrest in the wake of the Kenya shopping mall attack.

NSA spied on Martin Luther King

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:18 AM PDT

50th Anniversary of deadly Birminghan, Ala. church bomingThe spy agency also kept tabs on a famous boxer, Congressmen and journalists.

Kenya buries its dead as impatience mounts for answers

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 10:13 AM PDT

Relatives and friends carry the coffin of Salima Ayaz Merali, during her funeral, in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Merali was killed alongside her daughter in last Saturday's Westgate Mall attack. The militant group behind the four-day takeover of a Nairobi mall claim Kenyan government forces used explosives in carrying out "a demolition" of the building, burying 137 hostages. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya on Thursday buried victims of a four-day mall massacre by Islamist gunmen, as police pleaded for patience while searchers combed the charred rubble of the devastated complex for dozens still missing.

Climber finds decades-old treasure trove off Mont Blanc

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 04:17 AM PDT

Three climbers walk at an altitude of 3400 metres on September 11, 2013 near the Dent du Géant (Giant's tooth), in the Mont Blanc massif in France and ItalyAlbertville (France) (AFP) - A French climber scaling a glacier off Mont Blanc got more than satisfaction for his efforts when he stumbled across a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires that had been buried for decades.

U.S., Iran gear for historic nuclear talks

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:09 AM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on September 24, 2013 in New York CityOfficials say no bilateral talks are planned but there could be some dialogue.

House GOP mulls options on possible shutdown

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 08:53 AM PDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas talks to reporters as he emerges from the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013, after his overnight crusade railing against the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "Obamacare." Cruz ended the marathon Senate speech opposing President Barack Obama's health care law after talking for 21 hours, 19 minutes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Pressure is building over legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown.

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