2013年5月5日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Buffett devotees stick by him even as growth slows

Posted: 05 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Buffett sings the national anthem at a 5km race sponsored by Brooks Sports Inc. in OmahaHas Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow?


Mother of survivor: Bride-to-be among limo fire dead

Posted: 05 May 2013 04:22 PM PDT

5 women killed in limo fire on San Mateo bridgeA limousine taking nine women to a bachelorette party erupted in flames, killing five of the passengers, including the bride-to-be, authorities and the mother of one of the survivors said Sunday.


Obama dares Ohio State graduates to reject cynical voices

Posted: 05 May 2013 02:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama arrives at the Ohio State University spring commencement in the Ohio Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. Obama is the third sitting president to give the commencement speech at Ohio State University. At left is Annie Leibovitz. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told graduates that only through vigorous participation in their democracy can they right an ill-functioning government and break through relentless cynicism about the nation's future.


Syria warns Israel of 'all possibilities' after new strikes

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Syria Warns Israel of 'All Possibilities' After StrikesIsrael has not claimed responsibility, but moved anti-missile batteries to the north and shut down the air space to civilian flights as tensions rise.


Forget Sanford and Colbert Busch, Glover rules SC's lowcountry

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Host Ryan Seacrest (left) and contestant Candice Glover onstage at FOX's American Idol Season 12 Top 4 To 3 Live Performance Show on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision for FOX/AP Images)Campaign fever has swept the lower region of South Carolina's first congressional district, but the anticipation for next week's election has little to do with Mark Sanford or Elizabeth Colbert Busch.


Soccer referee punched by teen player dies

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:19 AM PDT

Soccer Referee Punched by Teen Player DiesAuthorities will consider additional charges against the 17-year-old suspect this week since the referee died, police said in a statement.


Uncle arranging Boston bomb suspect's burial rites

Posted: 05 May 2013 01:22 PM PDT

Ruslan Tsarni, left, uncle of killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, departs the Graham, Putnam, and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, in Worcester, Mass., as funeral director and owner Peter Stefan, right, walks him to his car, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Stefan has pleaded for government officials to use their influence to convince a cemetery to bury Tsarnaev, but so far no state or federal authorities have stepped forward. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that "no one wants to associate their names with such evil events."


LeBron James wins NBA MVP, 1 vote shy of unanimously

Posted: 05 May 2013 03:04 PM PDT

Miami Heat's LeBron James speaks as his sons Bryce, left, and LeBron Jr., stand by during an NBA basketball news conference, Sunday, May, 5, 2013, in Miami. James was formally announced as having won his fourth Most Valuable Player award Sunday. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)LeBron James was at his best this season, and the voters tasked with selecting the NBA's Most Valuable Player took notice.


Durbin brings Boston into immigration debate

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:05 AM PDT

Dick Durbin Brings Boston into the Immigration DebateSenate majority whip Dick Durbin is trying to frame the upcoming immigration debate in the context of the Boston bombings. They would be prevented if the attacks happened after the bill is adopted, he argued on CNN's State of the Union.


New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour: Over 32,000 ‘ride for Boston’

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:06 AM PDT

Big Security Changes Planned For 5-Boro Bike TourIn another show of intercity solidarity, more than 32,000 riders were expected in New York City on Sunday for the Five Boro Bike Tour to help raise money for the Boston Marathon bombing victims.


Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club City

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:09 AM PDT

Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club CityTo step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits ...


Frontier fort from Revolutionary War found in Ga.

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:31 AM PDT

In this May 2, 2013 photo provided by the LAMAR Institute, archaeologist Dan Elliott holds a piece of a decorative brass recovered during the search for a small frontier fort that was the sight of a gun battle during the Revolutionary War, in Wilkes County, Ga. Elliott says his team from the nonprofit LAMAR Institute found the location of Carr's Fort in February after a month of searching and confirmed their discovery with return trips in March and April. (AP Photo/LAMAR Institute, Rita Elliott)SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Less than two months after British forces captured Savannah in December 1778, patriot militiamen scored a rare Revolutionary War victory in Georgia after a short but violent gunbattle forced British loyalists to abandon a small fort built on a frontiersman's cattle farm.


CNN's Kurtz apologizes for errors in Collins story

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:14 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Media critic Howard Kurtz used his CNN show on Sunday to point a finger at himself, apologizing for a story on gay basketball player Jason Collins that he said was riddled with errors and shouldn't have been written in the first place.


Cooler weather aids fight against Calif. wildfire

Posted: 05 May 2013 02:51 PM PDT

Firefighters from Riverside, Calif. work to extinguish a brush fire at Point Mugu, Calif., Friday, May 3, 2013. A Southern California wildfire carving a path to the sea grew to more than 15 square miles and crews prepared Friday for another bad day of gusting winds and searing weather. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Cool, moist air moving into Southern California on Sunday helped firefighters build containment lines around a huge wildfire burning through coastal mountains.


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