2016年4月27日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Ted Cruz picks Carly Fiorina as running mate in a highly unusual move

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 01:51 PM PDT

Ted Cruz picks Carly Fiorina as running mate in a highly unusual moveRepublican U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz is joined by former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. During a rally Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced that he had selected former Hewlett-Packard CEO and unsuccessful 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina as his running mate.


Trump’s foreign policy: ‘new visions’ and ‘more unpredictable’ attacks on ISIS

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 01:31 PM PDT

Trump's foreign policy: 'new visions' and 'more unpredictable' attacks on ISISDonald Trump takes the stage to deliver a foreign policy speech on Aprii 27 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. WASHINGTON — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said the United States must be more "unpredictable" if it is defeat Islamic terrorism, and, if elected, vowed to bring in "new voices and new visions" to overhaul what he described as Pres. In the first of a projected series of policy speeches, Trump trashed Obama for weakening the country by failing to present a "coherent" foreign policy and for allowing rivals such as China to "take advantage" of the United States.


Tennessee law to allow counselors to deny service based on beliefs

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:19 PM PDT

File photo of Tennessee Republican Governor Haslam listening during the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in WashingtonTennessee's Republican governor on Wednesday signed a law allowing mental health counselors to refuse service to patients on "sincerely held principles," the latest in a string of U.S. state measures criticized as discriminatory against the gay community. Governor Bill Haslam signed the bill into law three weeks after it was approved by the legislature. "The substance of this bill doesn't address a group, issue or belief system," Haslam said in a statement.


Prince's estate to be temporarily managed by trust company

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential musicians of his era with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday, April 21, 2016, in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge appointed a corporate trust company on Wednesday to temporarily oversee Prince's multimillion-dollar estate, saying the emergency appointment was necessary because the superstar musician doesn't appear to have a will and immediate decisions must be made about his business interests.


Did Mary Pat Christie roll her eyes during Donald Trump’s ‘woman card’ comments?

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 08:36 AM PDT

Did Mary Pat Christie roll her eyes during Donald Trump's 'woman card' comments?The Republican frontrunner raised more than a few eyebrows by accusing Hillary Clinton of playing the "woman card" on Tuesday night — including, it seemed, those of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's wife.


‘The Jinx’ Subject Robert Durst Gets 7-Year Prison Sentence in Plea Deal

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 08:24 AM PDT

Real estate heir Robert Durst will serve seven years and one month in prison on a weapons charge after a federal judge approved a plea deal on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt approved the sentence, which Durst accepted, in New Orleans. The maximum penalty that Durst could have faced was... Read more »

Trump’s ‘very good’ night: ‘I consider myself the presumptive nominee’

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 08:41 PM PDT

Trump's 'very good' night: 'I consider myself the presumptive nominee'Donald Trump took another step toward clinching the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, easily sweeping Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut in the latest round of GOP primaries. While Trump won Pennsylvania's statewide vote, clinching 17 of the state's 71 delegates, another 54 were officially "unbound," meaning they can make their own decision about which candidate to support at the party's convention in July in Cleveland.


Clinton has another big night and is poised to become first female major party presidential nominee

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:02 PM PDT

Clinton has another big night and is poised to become first female major party presidential nomineeHillary Clinton is on the verge of victory in the Democratic presidential primary, winning in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Delaware on Tuesday night. At that point, Sanders was left with an extremely slim chance of earning enough delegates to secure the party's nomination. Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during her primary night rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday.


United States to adopt bison as national mammal

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 03:19 PM PDT

United States to adopt bison as national mammalBison are on track to become the United States' national mammal. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Bison Legacy Act Tuesday to make the American bison the official national mammal, and the Senate is expected to follow later this week. Afterward, all that's needed is President Obama's John Hancock.


Jack Bogle: Here's why Buffett will win his $1 million bet against a hedge fund manager

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 05:56 AM PDT

Wall Street legend Jack Bogle, the Vanguard Group's founder and the pioneer of index funds, said Buffett "is a believer" that hedge funds can't beat the market over time.

French investigators quiz key Paris suspect Abdeslam

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 09:34 AM PDT

Top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been charged with murder, association with a terrorist group and possession of weapons and explosivesParis attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, extradited from Belgium on Wednesday, faced an hours-long grilling by French judges over his role in the November 2015 carnage that left 130 dead. Abdeslam, a French national of Moroccan origin who grew up in Belgium, is believed to be the last surviving member of the terror squad that hit cafes, a concert hall and the national stadium in Paris on November 13. More than a month after his capture in Belgium, Abdeslam arrived in France early on Wednesday where he was formally placed under arrest and swept off to the main Paris courthouse under heavy guard.


Storm threat shifts after day of hail, wind in central US

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 12:38 PM PDT

Lightning strikes along Interstate 70 near Junction City, Kan., Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Thunderstorms bearing hail as big as grapefruit and winds approaching hurricane strength lashed portions of the Great Plains on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Springtime storms developed in parts of the Midwest and South on Wednesday, with forecasters warning that hail and high winds would be a bigger concern than tornadoes.


Former speaker Hastert sentenced to more than year in prison

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:27 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison in the hush-money case that revealed accusations he sexually abused teenagers while coaching high school wrestling.

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