2015年5月7日星期四

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Senate OKs bill giving Congress review of Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 07 May 2015 01:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 9, 2015 file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers his speech in a ceremony marking National Nuclear Technology Day, in Tehran, Iran. Legislation giving U.S. Congress a chance to review and possibly reject any final nuclear deal with Iran is facing a test vote in the Senate on Thursday, May 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)The legislation gives Congress the right to potentially reject any nuclear deal with Tehran.


Surprise lead for Conservatives in UK election exit poll

Posted: 07 May 2015 04:25 PM PDT

An exit poll predicting that the Conservative Party led by Prime Minister David Cameron will be the largest party with 316 seats is projected onto BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place in London on May 7, 2015Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives have defied expectations to win the most seats at Britain's general election while falling just short of the clear majority needed to govern alone, exit polls indicated Thursday. The centre-right Conservatives were projected to win 316 seats compared to 239 for Ed Miliband's centre-left Labour party, in a result that tore up pre-election predictions. Opinion polls had indicated for months that the Conservatives and Labour were virtually tied. If the results are borne out, they could put Britain on a collision course with the European Union as Cameron has promised an in-out referendum on membership.


Bernie Sanders to Obama on Nike trip: Just don’t do it!

Posted: 07 May 2015 01:48 PM PDT

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif. unveiled legislation they will introduce to break up the nation's biggest banks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is urging President Barack Obama to cancel a planned visit to Nike's headquarters over the low wages it pays foreign workers


Charlie Hebdo responds to PEN Freedom of Expression critics in latest issue

Posted: 07 May 2015 10:14 AM PDT

Charlie Hebdo responds to PEN Freedom of Expression Courage Award critics in latest issueProvocative left-wing magazine Charlie Hebdo responded to critics who were offended by its satire on Islam and argued that it should not have been honored by PEN American Center.


More storms headed for Great Plains after tornadoes kill one, injure 12 in Oklahoma

Posted: 07 May 2015 04:30 PM PDT

Katie Braley looks over what is left of her grandparents' RV at the Roadrunner RV Park in Oklahoma City, OklahomaBy Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued for several Great Plains states on Thursday, a day after a series of tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, causing one death, injuring 12 and flattening buildings. One woman who sought safety in her home's storm shelter died when it flooded in Wednesday night's storms, Oklahoma police said. The weather system battered a region from Texas to Nebraska and spawned dozens of reported tornadoes on Wednesday. Large parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and North Texas were under flash flood and severe thunderstorm watches on Thursday.


NSA's phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals court

Posted: 07 May 2015 01:05 PM PDT

NSA Surveillance-Privacy ReportBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans' phone records is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, putting pressure on Congress to quickly decide whether to replace or end the controversial anti-terrorism surveillance. Ruling on a program revealed by former government security contractor Edward Snowden, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the Patriot Act did not authorize the National Security Agency to collect Americans' calling records in bulk. Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch wrote for a three-judge panel that Section 215, which addresses the FBI's ability to gather business records, could not be interpreted to have permitted the NSA to collect a "staggering" amount of phone records, contrary to claims by the Bush and Obama administrations.


FBI warned local police gunman had interest in Texas cartoon event

Posted: 07 May 2015 04:48 PM PDT

FBI investigators collect evidence, including a rifle, where two gunmen were shot dead after their bodies were removed in GarlandThe FBI warned police in Garland, Texas, about three hours before a shooting at a weekend exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that one of the gunmen who launched the failed attack was interested in the event, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday. The FBI issued a bulletin to the police department saying Elton Simpson had an interest in the Sunday event held in the Dallas suburb but gave no indication that he planned an attack, Comey told reporters in Washington, according to an FBI spokesman. Garland police were not immediately available for comment. Authorities said Simpson and his roommate, Nadir Soofi, of Phoenix were shot and killed by a police officer after they opened fire with assault rifles outside the cartoon event organized by a group that had sponsored anti-Islamic campaigns.


1 death linked to Oklahoma tornado outbreak

Posted: 07 May 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Jim Bresee, center, smiles as his daughter, Sandra Silvy, left, raises a flag in what is left of the Bresee's storage unit following Wednesday's storm in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 7, 2015. His wife Carol Bresee is at right. The three are attempting to salvage what they can from the unit, but much is damaged due to rain. Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency in 12 Oklahoma counties hit by tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)A woman drowned in a flooded underground storm shelter, and at least 12 people were injured.


U.S. appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive

Posted: 07 May 2015 09:06 AM PDT

NSA Surveillance-Privacy ReportThe bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the government exceeds what Congress has allowed, a federal appeals court said Thursday as it asked Congress to step in and decide how best to balance ...


Clinton event funded by controversial mining firm

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A Moroccan government-owned firm is paying $1M to host the Clinton Global Initiative.


Dana Perino on giving White House press peacocks ‘the bird’

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Final polls show dead heat ahead of British election

Posted: 06 May 2015 03:44 PM PDT

Polling Manager Scott Russel (R) and assistant Ross Clement deliver ballot boxes and a polling sign to a polling station on The Royal Mile in the centre of Edinburgh on May 6, 2015 on the eve of the General electionThe final polls released on the eve of Britain's general election on Thursday showed main rivals Labour and the Conservatives locked in a dead heat. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party and the Labour party led by Ed Miliband have been neck-and-neck for much of the campaign. The last survey data released before a ban on the publishing of opinion polls comes into force indicated that a flurry of last-minute campaigning to win over undecided voters had failed to sway the race one way or another.


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