2015年9月12日星期六

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Carly Fiorina fires back at Donald Trump as feud heats up before GOP debate: 'Ladies, look at this face'

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Police: Man detained in freeway shootings isn't top suspect

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 04:51 PM PDT

People walk by a gas station and convenience store hours after police surrounded the location near Interstate 10, detaining a person of interest and seizing the man's white Chevrolet Tahoe early on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, raising hopes of a resolution to the rash of freeway shootings rattling the metro area in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)A man questioned in a string of Phoenix freeway shootings is not the prime suspect and investigators are pressing ahead with leads in a case that has left the city on edge for two weeks, authorities said Saturday.


Why Europe’s refugee crisis reached a tipping point

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 07:06 AM PDT

Record numbers of Syrian refugees are seeking asylum in Europe, but some countries, notably Germany and Sweden, have been more welcoming than others.

Kentucky clerk asks for delay in allowing gay marriage licenses

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 11:28 AM PDT

File photo of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis celebrating her release from the Carter County Detention center in Grayson KentuckyThe county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples has asked an appeals court to let her continue her stand until a lawsuit against her is decided. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, due back at work Monday after six days behind bars, has said her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian prevent her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and her attorneys have said the 49-year-old woman will not violate her conscience when she returns to work. In her absence, deputy clerks have been issuing licenses and have said they would continue to do so.


Ex-tennis star Blake says New York cop should be fired for abuse

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 12:34 PM PDT

Tennis: U.S. OpenBy Katie Reilly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former professional tennis player James Blake said on Saturday that an undercover policeman who body-slammed him outside a Manhattan hotel in a case of mistaken identity did not deserve to wear an officer's badge, and he told CNN he should be fired for abusing his powers. Blake, who reached a career high of No. 4 in the world and retired two years ago, said he initially thought that it was someone rushing up to give him a hug "or something positive" as he waited alone for a car to take him to the U.S. Open for corporate appearances. Blake is black and the New York City Police Department officer, James Frascatore, is white.


Person of interest in Arizona shootings not 'prime suspect'

Posted: 12 Sep 2015 03:08 PM PDT

Oscar De La Torre Munoz, of Avondale, Arizona, is pictured in this undated handout photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeState troopers detained Oscar De La Torre Munoz, of Avondale, Arizona, on Friday at a Phoenix-area gas station along with a woman who was later released. Bart Graves, a spokesman for the state's department of public safety, said De La Torre Munoz is not considered the prime suspect by authorities probing 11 possible vehicle shootings since Aug. 29 on a roughly 10-mile (16-km) stretch of Interstate 10 where it runs through the Phoenix metro area.


Big jump in number of immigrants losing health law coverage

Posted: 11 Sep 2015 11:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2014, file photo, Jane Delgado, president of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, works in her office in Washington. A change in government procedures has led to a big jump in people losing coverage under the Obama health care law because of immigration and citizenship issues. "Same dog, different collar," said, evoking an old Spanish saying about situations that do not seem to change (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A change in government procedures has led to a big jump in people losing coverage under the Obama health care law because of immigration and citizenship issues.


How should 9/11 be taught in schools?

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Teachers grapple with the conundrum of whether they should teach students about 9/11.


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