2012年5月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Backlash after union leader attacks piñata with governor’s likeness

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:08 PM PDT

An online video of a South Carolina union leader pummeling a pinata featuring a likeness of her state's Republican governor is eliciting strong reactions from across the political spectrum. The video shows Donna Dewitt, the outgoing president of the state AFL-CIO, taking a bat to a pinata which bears a photo of Gov. Nikki Haley. [...]

Y! Big Story: The fuss over Cory Booker

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:31 PM PDT

Everything you need to get up to speed on the big story of the day No offense, New Jersey—but just why should we care what Cory Booker says? The Newark mayor, so familiar with the media spotlight, tripped when he criticized Obama ads targeting Romney's Bain days. The guy in charge of America's 67th largest [...]

Diverted plane lands, no explosives found

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Officials find no sign of danger after a woman claims to have a device surgically implanted inside her.

'Vulture capitalists': Rivals' attacks haunt Romney in new ad

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 17, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Jacksonville, Fla. Romney is set to raise about $10 million during a fundraising swing through the northeast. Romney's top finance aide on Monday told donors in New York City that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was set to raise at least that _ and possibly One day after President Barack Obama vowed to attack Mitt Romney's private equity record through to November, a super PAC supporting his re-election unleashed a new ad that enlists the former Massachusetts governor's erstwhile primary rivals to do just that. There's Newt Gingrich, lumping Romney in with financiers who "loot companies, leave behind broken families, [...]

Obama spokesman warily welcomes reported nuclear deal with Iran

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:13 PM PDT

The White House on Tuesday warily welcomed word that the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency was close to a breakthrough agreement with Iran to allow international inspectors to get a look at key sites in Tehran's nuclear program, which world powers say is a secret effort to obtain atomic weapons. Spokesman Jay Carney said the [...]

Stuck with Joe: Why Obama won’t pick Hillary Clinton

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:57 AM PDT

A Biden-for-Clinton switch would stamp Obama as a president who is acting just like any other politician, Yahoo!'s Jeff Greenfield writes.

Facebook working on redesign of unpopular 'Timeline' feature

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:35 PM PDT

This hasn't exactly been Facebook's year — its stock price has been in a tailspin since it went public on Friday, and the new Timeline profile look has been universally panned. It may be tough turning around the cratering stock price, but Facebook isn't … Continue reading →

Obama spokesman praises departing ambassador to Afghanistan

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT

Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker's decision to step down as the United States ambassador to Afghanistan will not derail President Barack Obama's strategy there, White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Tuesday. "That strategy will continue, obviously. The leadership team is strong and the president looks forward to the further implementation of his strategy," Carney [...]

Parents take aim at proposed gun range near elementary school

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:03 PM PDT

A Connecticut town is caught up in a heated debated over whether a proposed gun range should be built just hundreds of feet from a local elementary school. "I'd say total insanity. A gun range should not be put next to a school, period. Put it on the outskirts of Waterbury, or somewhere else," community [...]

Ferrari crackdown: Italy declares war on tax cheats

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Ferrari Crackdown: Italy Declaring War on Tax CheatsAcross Italy police are cracking down on Ferrari and Lamborghini drivers, but not because they are driving too fast.

Sen. Reid blames tea party for looming 'Taxmaggedon'

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:59 AM PDT

Reid Blames Tea Party Extremism for Looming 'Taxmaggedon'Another line in the sand has been drawn as Congress faces a daunting lame-duck year-end fiscal crisis dubbed around Capitol Hill as "Taxmaggedon."

'Stroller Brigade' rolls to Capitol for toxic chemical reform

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Moms and cancer survivors parked their strollers in front of the U.S. Capitol today as part of the "Stroller Brigade" to demand that Congress take action to help regulate toxic chemicals that are found in everyday items used by children.

Mountain lion killed in downtown Santa Monica, Calif.

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:23 PM PDT

A mountain lion found in the courtyard of an office building was shot and killed Tuesday after it tried to escape as authorities try to figure out how the large cat made its way into downtown Santa Monica, Calif.

California man commits suicide before foreclosure

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT

"The engine is smoking like a chimney," Norman Rousseau told his wife after working on an RV that was expected to be home for the couple after they were evicted from their house in Newbury Park, Calif.

Black pastors bash NAACP for endorsing gay marriage

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:17 PM PDT

The Coalition of African American Pastors announced Tuesday that it does not agree with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's decision to endorse the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Obama daughters’ school hit with prank email about sex

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:15 AM PDT

The upscale Washington private school that counts Sasha and Malia Obama among its students was hit Tuesday with a prank email advising parents that, among other things, their children would receive "a voucher that may be redeemed for their choice of contraception" at the prom this year. Washingtonian magazine broke the news of the fake [...]

Berkeley police chief assigns 10 officers to find son’s missing iPhone

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:24 PM PDT

How many people have called their local police station about a stolen cell phone or laptop, only to be told by the authorities that they have more pressing issues at hand? Well, Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan has opened himself up to a new round of controversy after it was reported that he dispatched 10 [...]

Photos: Dip your toes into the world's largest outdoor pool

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Photos: Dip your toes into the world's largest outdoor poolPhoto courtesy of Crystal Lagoons Corp.

Bellagio employees foil attempted casino robbery

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Some quick-thinking employees thwarted a high-stakes robbery attempt at a Las Vegas casino. The Las Vegas Sun reports that around 11 p.m. on Saturday, the alleged thieves entered the Bellagio wearing wigs and sunglasses. Armed with pepper spray, they attempted to steal 23 high-value chips from a blackjack table. After dousing the dealer with the [...]

Video: 'Fifty Shades of Blue' with Selena Gomez and Nick Kroll

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Fifty Shades of Blue with Selena Gomez from Selena Gomez In this new video from "Funny or Die," Selena Gomez and Nick Kroll parody the 2011 erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." In the original novel, a young woman falls for a wealthy but reserved entrepreneur and embarks on an unusual romantic and sexual journey. [...]

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