2016年4月22日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Minneapolis mourns Prince, a native son who stayed close to home

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 08:56 AM PDT

To the world, Prince was an iconic, irreplaceable artist who transcended musical genres. And here in Minneapolis, he was that, too — but he was more: a local boy who made good and never turned his back on his hometown.

Prince’s body showed no signs of trauma; cause of death still unknown

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 01:31 PM PDT

A four-hour autopsy was performed on Prince on Friday, but authorities said they are no closer to determining how the iconic musician died.

8 relatives shot in head in Ohio; killer thought to be loose

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 05:46 PM PDT

This aerial photo shows one of the locations being investigated in Pike County, Ohio, as part of an ongoing homicide investigation, Friday, April 22, 2016. Several people were found dead Friday at multiple crime scenes in rural Ohio, and at least most of them were shot to death, authorities said. No arrests had been announced, and it's unclear if the killer or killers are among the dead. (Lisa Marie Miller/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) MANDATORY CREDITPIKETON, Ohio (AP) — Eight members of a family, including a mother sleeping in a bed with her 4-day-old baby next to her, were fatally shot in the head on Friday, leaving their rural town reeling while a manhunt was launched for whoever's responsible.


Obama presses for repeal of anti-transgender, anti-gay laws

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 03:56 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama talks during a press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in central London on April, 22, 2016 with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (unseen)US President Barack Obama on Friday called for the repeal of laws in North Carolina and Mississippi which discriminate on the basis of sexual and gender orientation. In Mississippi, Republican Governor Phil Bryant has signed a law allowing officials and businesses to deny marriage-related services to gay people or refuse to employ them if they feel it would violate their religious beliefs. North Carolina last week moved to curtail a law targeting gay and transgender people, following a growing backlash from companies and celebrities, but stopped short of ending limits to public bathroom access.


China, US join record UN signing of Paris climate deal

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 12:52 PM PDT

Last month was the hottest March in modern history and 2016 is shaping up as a record-breaking year for rising global temperaturesA record 175 countries, including the world's top polluters China and the United States, signed the Paris climate deal Friday, boosting hopes of quick action on combating global warming. French President Francois Hollande was the first leader to put his signature to the accord during a ceremony at the United Nations, followed by leaders from island-states hardest hit by climate change. US Secretary of State John Kerry came to the podium cradling his two-year-old granddaughter Isabelle and triggered warm applause from delegates as he signed the historic deal.


Obama exhorts Britain to stay in EU, warns on trade if it leaves

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 12:04 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron hold a news conference following their meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, BritainBy Roberta Rampton and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a bold intervention into the politics of Washington's closest ally on Friday, exhorting Britons to stay in the EU and warning that if they left they would be at "the back of the queue" for a U.S. trade deal. Obama's plea to British voters ahead of a June referendum on membership of the European Union was welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron and other supporters of the EU, but denounced by those campaigning to leave as meddling in British affairs. Britain's influence on the world stage was "magnified" by its membership of the 28-member bloc, Obama said at a press conference alongside Cameron, who has bet his political future by calling the referendum to put to rest an issue that has divided his own Conservative Party for generations.


A brief history of the Internet being suspicious of Ted Cruz’s identity

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 05:22 AM PDT

A brief history of the Internet being suspicious of Ted Cruz's identityA "Maury" look-alike was just the latest entry in a three-year-old conspiracy theory that questions whether the Republican presidential candidate is really who he claims to be.


US insists European banks can now deal with Iran

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 02:53 PM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks on April 22, 2016 in New YorkThe United States insisted Friday that foreign banks should feel free to do business with Iran after Tehran's compliance with a nuclear deal with world powers. Secretary of State John Kerry downplayed fears that Asian or European banks could fall afoul of Washington's continuing sanctions against Iran's non-nuclear activities.


Face Time With Queen, Princes Completes Obama's Royal Visit

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 01:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama plunges into a whirlwind of royal socializing that begins over a birthday lunch with Queen Elizabeth II and will end at a dinner hosted by the trio of young royals who represent the future of the British monarchy

A Timeline of Prince's Final Days

Posted: 21 Apr 2016 02:58 PM PDT

Prince threw a dance party for fans at Paisley Park Saturday.

The incredible numbers behind Prince's musical career

Posted: 21 Apr 2016 12:49 PM PDT

Prince died an inimitable musical legend. Here's a look at his empire by the numbers.

Prince 911 call transcript released: ‘Yes, it's Prince’

Posted: 21 Apr 2016 05:55 PM PDT

Minnesota officials release the transcript of the 911 emergency call the morning music icon Prince died.

What killed Prince? Autopsy seeks answers

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 11:45 AM PDT

Pop icon Prince died just a week after the enigmatic Grammy and Oscar winner was taken to hospital with a flu-like illness which he later made light ofStunned fans of Prince looked Friday to an autopsy to help lift the mystery around the sudden loss of one of the music world's most respected and beloved figures. A day after the enigmatic pop superstar died at age 57, a steady stream of people filed past his Paisley Park studio complex on the outskirts of Minneapolis to pay their respects and place flowers and handwritten messages. Prince was found dead in an elevator at Paisley Park, a week after being taken to a hospital with a flu-like illness that he later downplayed.


Obama wades into UK Brexit debate to eurosceptic fury

Posted: 22 Apr 2016 07:47 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets US President Barack Obama as Obama arrives for talks at Downing Street in central London on April 22, 2016US President Barack Obama plunged into Britain's increasingly poisonous EU debate on Friday with a powerful warning against Brexit, arguing that US soldiers had laid down their lives for Europe. Obama's rare foray into the domestic politics of another country comes ahead of Britain's EU membership referendum in June and drew a furious response from eurosceptics like London Mayor Boris Johnson. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, a traditional bastion of euroscepticism, Obama argued that Britain's place in the European Union magnified its global influence and invoked the memory of US troops who died in two world wars.


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