2014年8月25日星期一

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U.S. prepares military options against ISIL

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:57 PM PDT

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. Across the broad swath of territory it controls from northern Syria through northern and western Iraq, the extremist group known as the Islamic State has proven to be highly organized governors. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)The U.S. is preparing military options to pressure the Islamic State in Syria: Pentagon.


PlayStation hackers divert plane carrying Sony president

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Hackers infiltrated Sony's PlayStation Network and disrupted the travel plans of a top company executive by going on Twitter to suggest that there was a bomb on his American Airlines plane.


Missouri woman gets life for killing husband 4 decades ago

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 9, 2014 file photo, Alice Uden listens to the judge during jury selection in her murder trial at the Laramie County District Court in Cheyenne, Wyo. On Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, a judge in Cheyenne is scheduled to sentence Alice Uden, who killed her husband with a bullet to the head in the mid-1970s. The 75-year-old faces at least 20 years in prison but could get up to a life sentence. (AP Photo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Miranda Grubbs, File)An elderly Missouri woman convicted of killing her husband four decades ago and burying his body in an abandoned Wyoming gold mine was sentenced to life in prison by a Wyoming judge on Monday, a prosecutor said. Laramie County District Attorney Scott Homar had sought a minimum of 20 years in prison for Alice Uden, 75, of Chadwick, Missouri, while her lawyer argued for a suspended sentence that would see her get probation. Uden, who ultimately remarried and was living quietly in Missouri when she was arrested a year ago, was found guilty in May of second-degree murder in the shooting death in Wyoming in 1974 or 1975 of Ronald Holtz. She was arrested alongside her second husband, Gerald Uden, who was himself convicted last year of the 1980 killing of his ex-wife and her two young sons, and sentenced to life in prison.


Colo. theater shooting: Lawyers argue fingerprints

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:46 PM PDT

James Holmes sits in court during a hearing at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in CentennialCrime analysts testified Monday about how they matched fingerprint evidence in the Colorado theater shooting investigation but provided little new information about the 2012 massacre that left 12 people dead and 70 wounded.


FBI to investigate witness tampering in OKC bombing trial

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:15 PM PDT

Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma CityA federal judge has ordered the FBI to scrutinize allegations that the agency pressured a witness not to testify in a trial about videos related to the Oklahoma City bombing.


Fort Lee soldier dies after shooting self

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:41 PM PDT

FILE: Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche, outgoing Fort Lee and Combined Arms Support Command generalArmy: Soldier barricaded herself in office as officials tried negotiating with her.


Ala. couple charged with rape in bid to impregnate underage girl

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:18 PM PDT

Crime Scene GenericAn Alabama couple has been charged with raping a 17-year-old relative multiple times in an unsuccessful attempt to impregnate her so they could keep the baby, prosecutors said Monday. Jeremy and Amanda Swann, both 29-year-old residents of Jones, about 40 miles northwest of Montgomery, were arrested on Thursday and have been charged with first-degree rape, Selma-based Assistant District Attorney Elliott Lipinsky said. "It's extremely disturbing," said Lipinsky, who is prosecuting the case. "We're not going to stop until we can ensure that the victim gets some sort of justice." The couple was arraigned on Monday and ordered held on $500,000 bond each, said Lipinsky.


Burning Man festival explained

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 11:33 AM PDT

Burning Man Festival RevealedNear the end of summer every year, about 100 miles north of Reno in the Nevada desert, tens of thousands of people gather for the Burning Man festival, an oasis for the most eclectic group of people on the planet.


TS Cristobal moves north after flooding parts of Caribbean

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:24 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Cristobal(lower right)form near the Bahamas on August 24, 2014The spinning center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was slowly moving away from the central Bahamas on Monday, leaving behind severe flooding that marooned several communities across a swath of soaked Caribbean islands.


Fort Lee shooter turns gun on self

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 02:02 PM PDT

Soldier dies after shooting herself in VirginiaReasons behind rage remain unclear.


15 killed, 21 injured in Baghdad blasts

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 01:22 PM PDT

People gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the Shi'ite holy city of Karbala, southwest of BaghdadTwo car bombs in the Shi'ite holy city of Karbala killed 15, injured 21: officials.


Expert urges shutdown of California's last nuke plant

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:01 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 20, 2005, file photo, shows Pacific Gas and Electric's Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach, Calif. Michael Peck, a senior federal nuclear expert, is urging regulators to shut down California's last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility's twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from any one of several nearby earthquake faults. Peck, who for five years was Diablo Canyon's lead on-site inspector, says in a 42-page, confidential report that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is not applying the safety rules it set out for the plant's operation. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California's last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility's twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from any one of several nearby earthquake faults.


Russian tourist charged in Brooklyn Bridge climb

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Yaroslav Kolchin is arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Kolchin a Russian tourist has been accused of climbing to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge and is facing reckless endangerment and trespass charges. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Alec Tabak, Pool)A Russian tourist climbed to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge to take pictures for fun in the landmark's second security breach in a month, authorities said Monday.


Weapons convoys seen rolling into Ukraine from direction of Russia

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 12:47 PM PDT

Russia to Send Another Convoy of Mystery Trucks into UkraineAP reporters say convoys of military weaponry and supplies have been coming from the direction of Russia into rebel-held Ukraine.


Suspect held in deadly Calif. shooting spree

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 12:09 PM PDT

`Person of Interest` Detained in San Fernando Valley Shooting Spree That Left 3 DeadThree people were killed and four others injured in a Los Angeles-area shooting spree.


Ahead of election, Ukraine dissolves parliament

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 01:35 PM PDT

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko sings the national anthem during a parade to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Ukraine's president has vowed to boost military spending by 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) in the next three years as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions.


At least 400 Florida beachgoers stung by jellyfish

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 11:15 AM PDT

New Smyrna BeachJellyfish stung at least 400 Florida beachgoers over the weekend, prompting lifeguards to raise purple flags warning of hazardous marine life off the state's east coast, authorities said on Monday. All you can see are the ones on shore," said Volusia County Beach Safety Captain Tammy Marris. Jellyfish stings can be dangerous or fatal in rare cases in which the victim is severely allergic to the venom. Marris said the size of the swarm and number of people stung are not unusual, adding that it is hard for beachgoers to predict when the jellyfish will wash towards shore.


Superman comic fetches sky-high $3.2M

Posted: 24 Aug 2014 11:45 PM PDT

Superman comic fetches record-smashing $3.2MA rare copy of Action Comics #1 - which features the first appearance of Superman - in near perfect condition, sold for a jaw-dropping $3.2 million on eBay Sunday, making it the most expensive comic in ...


Trial opens for ex-day care worker in child kidnap-assault

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:13 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows 21-year-old Christina Regusters. The trial of Regusters, charged with abducting a kindergartner from her Philadelphia classroom and sexually assaulting her, is being delayed amid jury problems. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A kindergartner abducted from her school was missing for six hours before her family learned she was gone, witnesses testified Monday as a young woman's kidnapping and sexual assault trial opened.


Sharpton calls for unity, change

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 09:20 AM PDT

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the funeral services for Michael Brown at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. LouisRev. Al Sharpton wielded fiery words during funeral services for Mo. teen Michael Brown.


EaterWire: Table 34's Free App Deal; San Gennaro Feast Is Coming

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 05:00 PM PDT

EaterWire: Table 34's Free App Deal; San Gennaro Feast Is ComingSOUTHEAST — Table 34 is offering a complimentary appetizer to each guest donating $10 or more to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) through Sept. 3. Choose from a beef satay with cabernet reduction, crispy shrimp with cole slaw and cider glaze, a gourmet cheese...


AFP Live Report on the Emmy Awards

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:57 PM PDT

Actress Keke Palmer arrives on the red carpet for the Emmy AwardsLos Angeles (AFP) - 23:34 GMT - Timely themes - Per AFP Los Angeles bureau's Michael Thurston:


Emmy Awards draw Washington, Roberts, McConaughey

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:54 PM PDT

FILE - This image released by Netflix shows Taylor Schilling, left, and Uzo Aduba in a scene from "Orange Is the New Black." At the Emmy Awards being held Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles, the prison-set dark comedy LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kerry Washington, Julia Roberts and Matthew McConaughey were among the final A-listers who showed up at the Emmy Awards red carpet Monday, each met by a phalanx of screaming fans and reporters.


US survey highlights mistrust of police

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:53 PM PDT

Law enforcement officers watch a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 18, 2014A survey laid bare the distrust the public harbors toward police in the United States on Monday, the same day a funeral was held for a black teenager shot dead by a white policeman. The fatal August 9 shooting in Ferguson, Missouri of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown has reignited fierce debate about relations between police and African Americans, and police tactics. The USA Today/Pew Research Center Poll found that 65 percent of respondents said police did "only a fair" or a poor job in holding police officers accountable when misconduct occurs, compared with 30 percent who say they do an excellent or good job. There was an even split when asked if police departments nationwide do a good job in protecting people from crime.


Top architect Hadid's defamation lawsuit prompts retraction

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:50 PM PDT

File photo of architect Zaha Hadid posing for photographs with her Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) medal at Buckingham Palace in LondonBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A well-known architecture critic has retracted a portion of a recent book review that Pritzker prize-winning-architect Zaha Hadid claimed in a lawsuit had defamed her. Hadid sued Martin Filler and the New York Review of Books last Thursday in New York state court, claiming that Filler's June 5 review improperly called her reputation into question and falsely implied her indifference to alleged difficult working conditions of migrant workers on big Middle East construction projects. The Iraqi-born Hadid, who is a British citizen, objected in particular to a passage that she said was taken out of context, in which Filler said she showed no concern for an "estimated one thousand laborers who have perished" while building the Al Wakrah stadium she designed for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.


Australia's Qantas, Virgin allow smartphones throughout flights

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:48 PM PDT

A Qantas Airlines Boeing 737 plane sits next to a Virgin Australia Boeing 737 plane at the Port Hedland airport in the Pilbara region of western AustraliaAustralian airlines Qantas Airways Ltd and Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said passengers can use smartphones and tablets throughout flights from Tuesday after a regulator relaxed a ban on electronic devices on planes. The airlines said they would start letting passengers use personal electronic devices for the duration of their flight after Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority followed a similar ruling from the U.S.


John Sperling, University of Phoenix founder, dies

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:47 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Apollo Education Group shows John G. Sperling, founder of the Univertsity Of Phoenix. Sperling, 93, a billionaire, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at a hospital near San Francisco, according to a statement from Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix. His cause of death was not disclosed. Sperling stepped down two years ago as Apollo's executive chairman, but his legacy remains as the founder of one of the biggest disrupters of traditional higher education. (AP Photo/Apollo Education Group)PHOENIX (AP) — John G. Sperling was in his teens — illiterate and the survivor of a childhood filled with illness — when a shipmate in the Merchant Marine taught him to read.


Red carpet fashion at the 66th Emmy Awards

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:46 PM PDT

Red carpet fashion at the 66th Emmy AwardsAmazing dresses and tuxedos line up the Emmys red carpet.


LG teases its Moto 360 ‘killer’

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:45 PM PDT

LG teases its Moto 360 'killer'It looks like LG has taken notice of the hype being generated by the Moto 360's gorgeous design. Per Engadget, LG this weekend released an official teaser video for a new smartwatch that shows the outlines of a smartwatch with a round face that looks at first glance to be very similar to the one used in Motorola's upcoming smartwatch. As you can see in the video, LG is teasing us with rapid-fire images of different aspects of the new watch, which will be officially unveiled next week at IFA 2014. This new device comes just months after LG took the wraps off its first-generation G Watch, which featured a square display and apparently didn't generate nearly as much positive buzz


Plywood Report: Genies Cafe Taking Over the Space Room Lounge

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:44 PM PDT

Plywood Report: Genies Cafe Taking Over the Space Room LoungePhoto of Space Room Lounge courtesy Facebook Justin Johnson, the man behind the impossibly crunchy breakfast potatoes at Hosford-­Abernethy's Genies Cafe, has plans in place to take over the Space Room Lounge and the adjacent Brite Spot Diner located...


Redskins safety Meriweather banned for two games

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:42 PM PDT

Strong safety Brandon Meriweather #31 of the Washington Redskins defends wide receiver Torrey Smith #82 of the Baltimore Ravens during a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 23, 2014 in Baltimore, MarylandWashington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather was suspended for two games by the National Football League on Monday for the hit he inflicted on Baltimore receiver Torrey Smith in a pre-season match. The league banished Meriweather for a helmet-to-helmet blow delivered in the second quarter of Baltimore's 23-17 victory over the visiting Redskins on Saturday. Meriweather was suspended for two games last year for a hit on Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall, but had the ban reduced to a single game on appeal. The league has also fined Meriweather five times for illegal hits to defenseless players.


Hurting Murray survives Haase

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:34 PM PDT

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot to Robin Haase of the Netherlands during their 2014 US Open men's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center August 25, 2014 in New YorkA hurting Andy Murray survived a scare in his US Opener on Monday, holding on for a four-set victory over Robin Haase. Murray defeated the 70th-ranked Dutchman 6-3, 7-6 (8/6), 1-6, 7-5, but was at a loss to explain the painful cramp that struck without warning -- and could have cost him the match. The 27-year-old, who won the US Open in 2012, said he arrived at Flushing Meadows fitter than he has been for any Grand Slam of the year. With two-time defending champion Serena Williams and five-time champion Roger Federer not playing until Tuesday, reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic and French Open winner Maria Sharapova headlined the opening night.


Murray grits through cramps to win at US Open

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:34 PM PDT

Andy Murray, of the United Kingdom, stretches his left leg during the opening round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament against Robin Haase, of the Netherlands, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open.


Video Interlude : Watch Underwater Video of an Egg Being Poached

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:31 PM PDT

Video Interlude : Watch Underwater Video of an Egg Being PoachedIn this (presumably very risky) video, the YouTube channel succinctly called How To Make Sushi Japanese Food Recipes used a GoPro camera to film an underwater view of an egg poaching in boiling water. On Reddit, the video's creator...


Construction Watch: Porsche Design Tower is Actually Now a Thing That Exists

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT

Construction Watch: Porsche Design Tower is Actually Now a Thing That ExistsSince foundation work, and ultimately vertical construction began on Porsche Design Tower, the once headline-happy condo tower hasn't been as conspicuously-all-over-the-place as it once was while it still had units to sell. The dark-cylindrical, dare we call it tailpipe...


Like Us?: A couple of reasons to "like"...

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT

Like Us?: A couple of reasons to "like"...A couple of reasons to "like" Eater Vegas on Facebook: 1. It's an easy way to follow the top restaurant and food stories of the day. 2. We crave your love. So hard. 3. Sometimes we make announcements over there...


Hawaii volcano lava flow could threaten homes

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT

This Aug. 12, 2014 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a fluid lava stream within the main tube of the June 27 lava flow from the Kilauea volcano Pahoa, Hawaii. The June 27 lava flow, named for the date it began erupting from a new vent, isn't an immediate threat to homes or structures downhill of the flow, but could become one in weeks or months if it continues to advance, the U.S. Geographical Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey)HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists are monitoring lava flowing from a Hawaii volcano eruption that could threaten homes.


UN expert condemns 'appalling' abuse of Tanzania albinos

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:27 PM PDT

An albino child sits in a school in Mwanza, Tanzania, on January 28, 2009A UN expert Monday condemned the abuse of young albinos in government care centres in Tanzania, a country where many are killed and their body parts sold as lucky charms. At least 74 albinos have been murdered in the east African country since 2000. After a spike in killings in 2009, the government placed youngsters in children's homes in a desperate effort to defend them, Alicia Londono, of the UN human rights office, told reporters. "It was a protective measure, and welcome at the beginning," said Londono, who has just returned from an inspection tour in Tanzania.


Lena Dunham wears pink, Kerry in orange for Emmys

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 04:27 PM PDT

Laverne Cox arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)NEW YORK (AP) — Lena Dunham showed up for the Emmys in an awkward pink confection and Kerry Washington went for a bright orange Prada dress, but it was the reds and blues that dominated the carpet Monday.


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