2014年11月19日星期三

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A third of Fortune 500 firms now cover transgender health care

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 08:44 PM PST

transgender health careA new report highlights dramatic changes in how corporations treat trans employees.


Missouri executes Leon Taylor for 1994 killing

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 11:03 PM PST

In this Feb. 12, 2014 photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections is convicted killer Leon Taylor who was sentenced to death for killing gas station attendant Robert Newton in Independence, Mo., in 1994. (AP Photo/Missouri Department of Corrections)BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A man who killed a suburban Kansas City gas station attendant in front of the worker's young stepdaughter in 1994 was put to death early Wednesday — the ninth execution in Missouri this year.


Big snowstorm hits New York; rest of US feels cold

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 11:57 PM PST

Heavy snow covers the street on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 in Buffalo, N.Y., Parts of New York are measuring the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches, as nearly 3 feet blanketed the Buffalo area Tuesday, forcing the closure of a 105-mile stretch of the state Thruway. The National Weather Service says a foot to almost 3 feet of snow has fallen on areas south and east of the city. (AP Photo/ Carolyn Thompson)BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as temperatures in all 50 states fell to freezing or below.


Could Obama cut Keystone deal? Don’t rule it out

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:27 AM PST

A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline pump station operates outside Steele City, NebraskaThe president might be open to using the pipeline as leverage with Republicans.


Missouri executes man who killed gas station attendant

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:28 AM PST

By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - Missouri on Wednesday executed a Kansas City man convicted of killing a gas station attendant in front of the attendant's stepdaughter during a robbery 20 years ago. Leon Taylor, 56, was pronounced dead at 12:22 a.m. at a Missouri state prison after a lethal injection, Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman Mike O'Connell said in a statement. Taylor shot Robert Newton, 53, in the head as Newton's 8-year-old stepdaughter watched at an Independence, Missouri, gas station in 1994. She testified that Taylor had tried to shoot her as well but the gun jammed. ...

Source: Obama to ease immigration rules on millions of undocumented

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 06:05 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama attends the 2nd ASEAN-USA Summit in NaypyitawBy Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to give relief from deportation to millions of undocumented immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens or of permanent legal residents, according to a source familiar with White House deliberations. Obama has promised to lay out the details of an executive order on immigration. The action could come as early as this week. The source, who asked not to be identified, said some details were not yet available on which parents of citizens or permanent residents would be included. ...


Senate blocks NSA phone records measure

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 08:25 PM PST

FILE - In this June 6, 2013 file photo, a sign stands outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The fate of President Barack Obama's proposal to end bulk collection of American phone records by the NSA was in doubt Tuesday as key Republican senators began lining up against it Tuesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday blocked a bill to end bulk collection of American phone records by the National Security Agency, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama's primary proposal to rein in domestic surveillance.


Controversy flares at Guantanamo over female guards

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 05:57 PM PST

A US soldier walks next to the razor wire-topped fence at the abandoned "Camp X-Ray" detention facility at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, April 2014In the recently released "Camp X-Ray," "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart plays a soldier assigned to Guantanamo Bay who ends up befriending one of the detainees. Zach, a US citizen of Jordanian descent, was hired by the Pentagon to serve as a link between the detainees and the men and women who guard them.


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