2012年6月18日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Email scandal sinks Obama nominee

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT

McGurk Withdrawing Nomination to Be Ambassador to IraqPresident Barack Obama's choice to be ambassador to Iraq has withdrawn from consideration for the post after a series of emails came to light detailing what critics called an improper relationship with a journalist during a previous tour in Baghdad. Brett McGurk, who advised President George W. Bush on Iraq and helped negotiate the accord [...]


Roger Clemens not guilty of lying to Congress about steroid use

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:04 PM PDT

Former baseball star Roger Clemens walks outside Federal District Court in WashingtonAfter eight weeks, 46 witnesses, two dozing jurors and an estimated $2-3 million spent in taxpayer money, the Roger Clemens trial is finally over.


Here's Surface: Microsoft unveils tablet

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:25 PM PDT

surface tabletWith an integrated keyboard and stand, the new tablet takes square aim at Apple's iPad.


Rubio to Obama: Call me maybe?

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New YorkIn an ABC News interview scheduled for broadcast Monday night, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio responds to President Barack Obama's recent announcement that his administration won't enforce certain deportation laws related to young illegal immigrants, accusing the president of delaying long-term solutions for immigration reform. Rubio is championing his own initiative that would provide non-immigrant visas [...]


Obama, Putin agree: Prevent Syrian ‘civil war’

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:58 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Putin in Los CabosPresident Barack Obama said Monday that he and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, agree on the need for a political transition in Syria to prevent the conflict there from escalating into an all-out "civil war." After huddling for two hours on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, the two [...]


Romney: Obama doesn't deserve credit for any recovery

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:44 PM PDT

U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks on a Mississippi river boat in IowaDUBUQUE, Iowa—Mitt Romney abandoned his campaign bus briefly to take a boat trip up the Mississippi River in this eastern Iowa town, his second stop on day four of his five-day tour of six battleground states. As he has at other stops on his itinerary, Romney used the occasion to hammer President Barack Obama on [...]


Exclusive video: Disney's lost cartoon character

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Disney cartoonBefore Mickey Mouse made his seminal appearance in "Steamboat Willie," there was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in "Harem Scarem." As part of Disney's D23 fan celebration event, the Disney fan club and the Walt Disney archives has compiled the oldest known cartoon from the company's eponymous creator and has shared the video exclusively with Yahoo [...]


Is dad the new mom? The rise of stay-at-home fathers

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Is Dad the New Mom? The Rise of Stay-At-Home FathersAccording to the most recent Census, the number of stay-at-home fathers in the United States has tripled in the past 10 years up to 154,000.


Lost camper’s smoke signals accidentally start massive fire

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT

A 25-year-old Canadian tourist ignited an unorthodox rescue scenario after getting stranded on a remote island in Norway last week. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, broke his foot while camping on the island of Hillesoy and became stranded. According to the paper Nordlys, the man attempted to send out smoke signals to [...]

Video: Dog herds tigers in South Africa

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Border collies were bred to herd—sheep. But what's a herding dog to do without a flock? Easy. Round up a pack of tigers. Meet Solo, the tiger-herding dog. The 4-1/2-year-old pooch grew up at Seaview Lion Park in Port Elizabeth,  South Africa, and has had to make due with a litter of big cats to [...]

Most expensive beauty cream in the world costs $13,000

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Japanese beauty product maker Cle de Peau Beaute is releasing a moisturizer, La Creme, that will sell for more than $13,000 for a 50-gram jar (less than 2 ounces). As Stylist Magazine notes, the luxury moisturizer is five times more expensive per gram than gold. Parent company Shisheido is releasing La Creme on September 21 [...]

Demonstration gone awry leaves students in ‘mass hypnosis’

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 04:36 PM PDT

A group of young students at an all girls school were left in "mass hypnosis" after a demonstration from a fledging hypnotist reportedly left them locked in a trance. Maxime Nadeau was forced to call on his mentor for assistance after the hypnotist could not reverse the condition of several 12 and 13-year-old girls at [...]

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