2014年9月22日星期一

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Treasury cracks down on tax inversions

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Sec. Lew cites "substantial progress in constraining creative techniques" used to avoid taxes.


iPhone sales top 10M, set new record

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Last week, Apple said it received more than 4M new iPhone preorders during the first 24 hours.


Leader of Iran sanctions group launches nonprofit to fight terror

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 04:27 PM PDT

Islamic Jihad militants take part in a rally calling for the Arab League to cancel an initiative for peace with Israel, in Gaza CityThe leader of a Manhattan-based non-profit that tries to put pressure on Iran by publicly criticizing people and firms who do business there announced on Monday he is launching a new non-profit devoted to tracking terrorist financing. The announcement comes less than two weeks after an unusual move by the U.S. government to intervene in a private lawsuit against the group, United Against Nuclear Iran. ...


SpaceX breaks ground on Texas launch facility

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:42 PM PDT

TEXAS GETS SPACEX LAUNCH PADBy Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Privately owned SpaceX started construction in south Texas on Monday for what the company said will be the first private commercial orbital launch facility in the world. Space Exploration Technologies Corp, the company's formal name, last year entered the commercial satellite launch market. It broke ground at the site near Brownsville, not far from the Mexican border. The Hawthorne, California-based company, owned and operated by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, also flies cargo to the International Space Station under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA. ...


Mike Tyson aids motorcyclist after Vegas crash

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Retired boxer Mike Tyson may be famous for his aggressiveness, but he showed his compassionate side last week when he came to the rescue of an injured motorcyclist who had crashed on a Las Vegas interstate.


Alaska reporter quits on air to run pot business

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Viewers of CBS affiliate KTVA-TV in Anchorage, Alaska were jolted Sunday evening during the station's newscast as reporter Charlo Greene dropped an F-bomb, disclosed that she was the owner of a cannabis club in the city, and informed the audience she was quitting her TV job.


Owner: ‘Better late than never'

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Bisciotti: Officials never tried to persuade the NFL to be lenient on Rice after his Feb. arrest.


700 babies in Texas possibly exposed to TB

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An employee at El Paso hospital was diagnosed with the illness nearly a year ago: officials.


White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammo

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:37 PM PDT

This Sept. 21, 2009 photo provided by Jerry Murphy shows Omar Gonzalez, who was married to Murphy's mother, Samantha, until they divorced in 2012. Authorities have identified Gonzalez as the man who got into the White House after scaling a fence on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jerry Murphy)Man who scaled fence, entered White House carrying knife was stopped twice before.


Climate protesters march on Wall Street, block street near NYSE

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:17 PM PDT

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched through New York City's financial district on Monday and blocked streets near the stock exchange to denounce Wall Street's role in raising money for businesses that contribute to climate change. Protesters stopped traffic on Broadway south of the New York Stock Exchange. Three people were arrested. ...

Destructive California wildfire burns on as weather heats up

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:17 PM PDT

A downed power line burned by the King Fire is seen in White Meadows, northeast of Sacramento, CaliforniaBy Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Crews fighting a California wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and charred 28 square miles of forest land have made progress, but officials said on Monday the return of high temperatures and low humidity could fuel a new flare-up. The so-called King Fire, which broke out on Sept. 13, was burning through drought-parched timber and brush in the popular El Dorado National Forest and Tahoe National Forest, areas northeast of Sacramento. No residents have been hurt, said fire service spokesman Tom Piranio, but 2,800 people had been evacuated. ...


Islamic State-linked group threatens to kill French hostage

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:56 PM PDT

Algérie : les ravisseurs du Français menacent de l'exécuterAn Algerian group linked to Islamic State group jihadists threatened to kill a French hostage within 24 hours unless Paris halts air strikes on the IS in Iraq, in a video posted Monday.


Cops: Bear kills hiker near N.Y.

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:24 AM PDT

A black bear is seen in the Shenandoah National Park in VirginiaA 22-year-old hiker walking with friends in the woods just an hour's drive from New York has been killed by a bear, police said Monday.


3 missing Afghan soldiers found at Canadian border

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Soldiers who went missing from a Cape Cod military base over the weekend have been found.


Ebola toll passes 2,800: WHO

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:35 AM PDT

A school official takes a Goverment Secondary School Garki pupil's temperature using an infrared digital laser thermometer, as school resumes in AbujaAn outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the region. Senegal and Nigeria, the most recent of five nations to record cases of Ebola, implemented strict measures to isolate the ill and track down further possible cases -- steps that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have failed to impose, allowing the disease to take hold in cities and rural communities. ...


American would-be jihadis return home to FBI scrutiny

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:09 AM PDT

Travelers wait to have their passports stamped at the departure hall of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was damaged by nearby Israeli airtrikes, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)An estimated 100 Americans have tried to get to Syria and join up with groups like the Islamic State.


Arias trial: Judge maintains camera restrictions

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:15 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Jodi Arias appearing for her trial in Maricopa County Superior court in Phoenix. A judge has ruled, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, that Arias can represent herself in the upcoming penalty phase of her murder trial. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)A judge refused to lift camera coverage restrictions in the penalty phase of Jodi Arias' retrial.


Texas soldier beat daughter to death for soiled diaper, police say

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:20 AM PDT

Fort BlissBy Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier beat his 2-year-old daughter to death after he became upset that she soiled her diaper, police said on Monday. Dartarious Graham, a 20-year-old U.S. Army specialist, was arrested by El Paso police and charged with capital murder in the death of his daughter. Peyton Graham was found unresponsive with suspicious injuries in her father's apartment and later died at a hospital on Saturday, police said. ...


Lawyer: Exonerated NYC man dies from asthma attack

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 10:44 AM PDT

William Lopez (Facebook)A New York City man freed after serving 23 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit died over the weekend.


NTSB investigating fatal Delaware bus crash

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:41 AM PDT

Passengers from a tour bus are treated for injuries near the overturned bus at the Tybouts Corner on ramp from southbound Del. 1 to Red Lion Road. Officials at the scene reported one fatality and several injuries from the crash the 4:20 p.m. crash on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Bear, Del. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, John J. Jankowski)Vehicle overturned, leaving 2 dead, dozens injured; police say no drugs, alcohol involved.


Australian jets to join fight against Islamic State

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:12 AM PDT

Two US F-15C's flank a Canadian F-18 as they take part in a flypast over the NATO summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, on September 5, 2014BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Australia's defense minister David Johnston said on Monday during a visit to Baghdad that his country's fighter jets will play a part in U.S.-led air strikes on Islamic State positions in Iraq. Johnston told reporters that up to eight Super Hornet aircraft will participate in a U.S.-led coalition "delivering air strikes to degrade, disrupt and ultimately seek to destroy ISIL (Islamic State)". Australian Special Forces will be serving as advisers to Iraqi forces, Johnston said after a meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. ...


Weather may worsen for Calif. wildfires

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:30 PM PDT

Wildfires Head Toward Tahoe National ForestHotter temperatures and erratic winds are expected after a cooler, wet weekend.


Illinois town's birthday mega-bratwurst and bun

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 08:42 AM PDT

In this Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 photo, Jeff Butzinger of Belleville, Ill., and other volunteers carefully unroll a 200-foot bratwurst before it is cooked in downtown Belleville during the Belleville Bicentennial celebration. About 120 pounds of meat were used to make the giant brat. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Steve Nagy)BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Residents in the southwest Illinois city of Belleville celebrated its 200th birthday with a 200-foot bratwurst, complete with a 200-foot bun.


#FloodWallStreet target NYC's financial district

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:35 PM PDT

People fill the street during the People's Climate March, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in New York. Tens of thousands of activists walked through Manhattan on Sunday, warning that climate change is destroying the Earth — in stride with demonstrators around the world who urged policymakers to take quick action. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)Activists to rally against "corporate polluters ...profiting from the fossil fuel industry."


Hot property: Apple sets iPhone sales record over weekend

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:18 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, people wait to buy the new Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices outside an Apple store in Hong Kong. The Apple's new devices were released on Friday in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)By Soham Chatterjee (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it sold more than 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new models went on sale on Friday, underscoring strong demand for phones with larger displays. Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company could have sold even more iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models if supplies had been available. Analysts had estimated first-weekend sales of up to 10 million iPhones, after Apple booked record pre-orders of 4 million on Sept. 12, the day pre-orders opened. Apple's shares were little changed at $100.98 in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq on Monday. ...


Ex-NYC mayor Giuliani joins Activision's 'Call of Duty' legal team

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:11 AM PDT

Boston Red Sox v New York YankeesLOS ANGELES (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is joining a video game company's legal fight against disgraced Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who is suing Activision over his inclusion in one of its popular "Call of Duty" games.


How did intruder get through White House front door?

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 04:27 AM PDT

Affadavit: White House intruder armed with folding knifeA new surveillance video shows the path taken by the White House intruder on Friday after he hopped the fence, ran across the North Lawn, up the stairs and through the front door before he was stopped.


Turkey faces swell of Syrian refugees

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:52 PM PDT

A Syrian Kurdish refugee holds a baby as she waits after crossing the border near Suruc in Turkey's Sanliurfa province, on September 21, 2014At least 130,000 flee as Islamic State militants seize villages.


Having trouble understanding Common Core? Katie Couric explains

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Prosecutor: 800 rounds found in intruder case

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:19 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in the car of the man accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside the building, a federal prosecutor said Monday. A machete and two hatchets also were found.

NASA spacecraft arrives at Mars

Posted: 21 Sep 2014 09:39 PM PDT

the MAVEN spacecraft approaches MarsThe explorer Maven slips into the red planet's orbit following a 10-month journey.


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