2013年11月3日星期日

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Obamacare finally gets real for America

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall about the federal health care law. Now is when Americans start figuring out that President Barack Obama's health care law goes beyond political talk, and really does affect them and people they know. With a cranky federal website complicating access to new coverage and some consumers being notified their existing plans are going away, the potential for winners and losers is creating anxiety and confusion. A look at three broad groups: those losing coverage, those gaining coverage, and those wondering if their coverage will change. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Americans are starting to realize the new health care law goes beyond political talk.

Alleged kidnapping suspect wrote about Aurora shooter

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 03:29 PM PST

Alleged Kidnapping Suspect Wrote About Aurora Shooter, Helping OrphansJohn Stanley Snorsky, 26, of Aurora, Colo., was Charged Saturday

Suspect tells police he acted alone in LAX shooting

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 04:20 PM PST

Lighted pylons at the Century Boulevard entrance to Los Angeles International Airport, which normally flash in a multicolored sequence, shine a steady blue Saturday evening, Nov. 2, 2013, in honor of Gerardo Hernandez, the Transportation Security Administration officer slain at an LAX terminal Friday. He is the first TSA officer to die in the line of duty in the history of the 12-year-old agency, created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A police entry checkpoint, part of an increased visible police presence, is seen in the foreground. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)The 23-year-old gunman charged in a deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport told authorities at the scene that he acted alone and had been dropped off at the airport by a friend, a law enforcement official who has been briefed on the investigation said Sunday.

US, Egypt try to put brave face on strained ties

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:27 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during press conference in Cairo, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Kerry is in Cairo pressing for reforms during the highest-level American visit to Egypt since the ouster of the country's first democratically elected president. The Egyptian military's removal of Mohammed Morsi in July led the U.S. to suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. This is the first stop in an 11-day trip that will take Kerry to the Mideast and Europe. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Egypt tried Sunday to put a brave face on their badly frayed ties and committed to restoring a partnership undermined by the military ouster of Egypt's first democratically elected president.

Militant's death brings little joy in Pakistan

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:47 AM PST

FILE - In this file image taken on Oct. 4, 2009, Pakistan's new Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, center, operates light machine gun with his comrades in Sararogha in Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along Afghanistan border. Intelligence officials said Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud was one of three people killed in a U.S. drone strike. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud, File)ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban leader killed in a recent U.S. drone strike was behind hotel bombings, assaults on political rallies, beheadings of policemen and suicide attacks on soldiers. But his death elicited little joy in the country where he wreaked most of his havoc and instead stirred widespread anger and suspicion.

College presidents find smaller can be better

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:16 AM PST

Holden Thorp, the new provost at the private university in St. Louis, is seen in this Feb. 16, 2013 photo provided by Washington University. Former University of North Carolina chancellor Thorp has resurfaced as Washington University's provost after five scandal-plagued years in Chapel Hill. Thorp was downright ecstatic to start over on a campus where the term ST. LOUIS (AP) — After five scandal-plagued years as University of North Carolina chancellor, Holden Thorp was downright ecstatic to start over on a campus where the term "student-athlete" doesn't evince snickers and groans.

Foles throws 7 TDs, Eagles beat Raiders 49-20

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 04:45 PM PST

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) passes against the Oakland Raiders during the second quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Foles' record-setting performance turned a struggling Eagles offense into an unstoppable machine.

Schumer gives Hillary Clinton an early endorsement

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 04:09 PM PST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she isn't in a hurry to make a decision about running for president again. Her former Senate colleague, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, isn't waiting for her to make up her mind.

Bangladesh sentences 2 men to death for war crimes

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 03:11 AM PST

A Bangladeshi boy shouts slogans as he joins a rally with activists demanding maximum penalty for war criminals in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday sentenced to death two Bangladeshis now living in the U.S. and Britain for crimes against humanity during the country's independence war against Pakistan in 1971. (AP Photo/Suvra Kanti Das)DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday sentenced to death two Bangladeshis now living abroad for crimes against humanity during the country's independence war against Pakistan in 1971.

Mutai, Jeptoo of Kenya win titles at NYC Marathon

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 01:48 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Geoffrey Mutai ran by himself through Central Park, the same scene as the last New York City Marathon.

Detroit Tigers hire Brad Ausmus as manager

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 04:47 PM PST

Brad Ausmus habla en una conferencia de prensa en que se le presentó como nuevo manager de los Tigres de Detroit, el domingo 3 de noviembre de 2013 (AP Foto/Paul Sancya)DETROIT (AP) — When Brad Ausmus was a player — which wasn't that long ago — the mental aspect of the game always came pretty easily.

Boat carrying 70 Muslim Rohingya sinks off Myanmar

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 07:08 AM PST

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A boat carrying at least 70 Muslim Rohingya capsized and sank Sunday off the western coast of Myanmar, an aid worker said. Only eight survivors have been found.

'Saturday Night Live' pokes fun at diversity issue

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 02:38 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2013, file photo released by NBC, actress Kerry Washington, right, stands with cast member Taran Killam during a promotional shoot for "Saturday Night Live," in New York. After receiving criticism recently for its lack of a black female cast member, the show on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, opened with a skit where guest host Washington portrayed Michelle Obama, then Oprah Winfrey. She was asked to change into a Beyonce outfit - before executive producer Lorne Michaels stepped in. (AP Photo/NBC, Dana Edelson, File)NEW YORK (AP) — With Kerry Washington as guest host, "Saturday Night Live" wasted no time poking fun at itself after receiving criticism for having no black women among its 16 regular cast members.

Obama: Vote for McAuliffe is vote for progress

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:59 AM PST

Ken Cuccinelli visits with a supporter during his campaign stop at the Courthouse Village at Spotsylvania Courthouse on Saturday Nov. 2, 2013, to campaign for the Governor's race in Virginia. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr Rossi)ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling Virginians to choose progress by voting for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday's election for governor.

Report: Warming likely to make bad things worse

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 02:39 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many of the ills of the modern world — starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease — are likely to worsen as the world warms from man-made climate change, a leaked draft of an international scientific report forecasts.

Indians mark their biggest festival with fireworks

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:03 AM PST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians were setting off deafening fireworks displays Sunday to light up the sky for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil.

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