2012年10月19日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Which party is targeting your favorite TV shows?

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:12 AM PDT

This combination of 2012 and 2011 file photos shows Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the University of Chicago on Monday, March 19, 2012, left, and President Barack Obama in Osawatomie, Kan. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Obama and Romney each use a distinct vocabulary - a campaign glossary of sorts - to define himself, criticize the other guy, and highlight opposing economic philosophies: Fair shot or economic freedom? The nation's welfare or class warfare? You're-on-your-own economics or the heavy hand of government? (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Yahoo! News columnist Chris Wilson breaks down where political ad money is being spent — and why.


Teen girl shot by Taliban can stand, write

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Malala Yousefzai Can Stand, WriteThe Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for wanting an education stood up today in a remarkable comeback from her near fatal wound.


Eerie images blend past and present

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Eerie images blend past and presentAs+described+in+a+story+from+the+ Daily+Mail ,+Dutch+historian+Jo+Teeuwisse+discovered+300+negatives+in+a+flea+market+and+began+to+research+the+sites+of+the+photos.+This+photo+shows+soldiers++on+Avenue+de+Paris+in+Cherbourg+in+1944. ( Courtesy+of+Jo+Teeuwisse )

Defense wants 9/11 trial televised globally from Guantanamo

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:45 PM PDT

Military prosecution is seen in court on fourth day of pre-trial hearings in 9/11 war crimes prosecution at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo BayThe death penalty trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks is so important that it should be televised to the public, defense lawyers argued on Friday.


Obama mocks rival’s ‘Romnesia’ on issues

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about the choice facing women in the upcoming election, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at a campaign event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)"He's changing up so much and backtracking and sidestepping, we've got to name this condition," the president joked.


Stocks see worst drop in four months

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 05:06 PM PDT

Traders gather for the IPO of Tumi Holdings Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangePoor earnings reports from three companies in the Dow Jones industrial average sent indexes down sharply Friday, marking a sour end to an otherwise strong week in the stock market.


Obama and Romney tied in Florida: Poll

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Presidential Debate 2012: Detailed Town Hall RulesA new CNN/ORC poll of likely voters in Florida shows President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney statistically tied in this battleground state.


Grandson of Kim Jong Il talks about life outside North Korea

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Kim Han SolKim Han Sol, the grandson of longtime North Korean leader the late Kim Jong Il, has two earrings in his left lobe and a Libyan roommate at school.


Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 01:52 PM PDT

The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling some half-million bottles of spray-on lotion after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the product and coming in contact with an open flame.

Woman in need of rare liver transplant turns to social media

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:33 AM PDT

It's not just for status updates and photo sharing -- social media has become an important outlet for patients in desperate need of organ donors. Debra Karby, a 37-year-old mother from Vancouver with a rare and aggressive form of liver sarcoma, is hoping that she can increase her odds of receiving a liver by sharing [...]

Obama ad hits Romney on auto bailout in Ohio

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:53 PM PDT

"Mitt Romney. Not one of us." That's the last message in this hard-hitting ad from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, aimed squarely at arguably the most important battleground state of the 2012 presidential election: Ohio. The ad zeroes in on Romney's opposition to the auto industry bailout—a key issue in Ohio, which has a large [...]

Catch the Orionid meteor shower this weekend

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT

Star gazers will want to be looking upward this weekend: The Orionid meteor shower is one of the best meteor showers of the year and should not be missed. According to NASA's website: "Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, (the) source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect 25 [...]

Cat leads owner to discovery of ancient Roman ruins

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:14 PM PDT

Mirko Curti was chasing his cat through the streets of his village on Tuesday night when the cat inadvertently discovered a set of ancient Roman ruins. "The cat managed to get into a grotto and we followed the sound of its meowing," Curti told the Guardian. When he caught up to the animal, it had [...]

Death toll from meningitis outbreak rises to 21

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 04:10 PM PDT

Handout image of Aspergillus, a type of fungiMeanwhile, executives at the Boston-area pharmacy whose steroids have been linked to the outbreak have been sued in an action aimed at freezing their personal assets.


Zimmerman's legal team can see Trayon Martin records

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:38 PM PDT

George Zimmerman appears for a bond hearing at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, FloridaThe 29-year-old Zimmerman fatally shot the 17-year-old Martin in February. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.


Texas A&M searching campus buildings after threat

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:19 PM PDT

Texas A&M evacuates its campus after receiving a campus-wide bomb threat;The school remained closed Friday some three hours after the campus-wide bomb threat was received.


Photos: See a roundup of the day's best images

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 08:47 AM PDT

Photos: See a roundup of the day's best imagesChildren look at a sea lion at the zoo in Frankfurt October 19, 2012. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (GERMANY - Tags: ANIMALS)

'I have to go see a man about a dog': A guide to 1920s slang

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT

How to Sound Like the Bee's Knees: A Dictionary of 1920s SlangProhibition be damned, words were just better in the 1920s. There's a fascinating piece today in the New York Times from Edward Rothstein about the new prohibition exhibition at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center that's well worth a read if you're interested in things booze and 1920s, and of course about that truly weird little legal time in our country's history. But of extra-special interest to me in this article was the following note about the exhibit: 


Photos: Bomb explodes during Beirut rush hour

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Photos: Bomb explodes during Beirut rush hourLebanese rescue workers and civilians carry an injured girl from the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Oct. 19, 2012. Lebanon's state news agency says a car bomb in east Beirut has killed at least six people and wounded scores in the worst blast the city has seen in years, coming at a time when Lebanon has seen a rise in tension and eruptions of clashes stemming from the civil war in neighboring Syria.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Memo back up claims for more Benghazi security

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protestDocuments suggest a plan was approved for five permanent security agents, but that never happened.


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