2013年9月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Students tell how technology changes college

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:04 PM PDT

Online Calculator Available For College PlanningWith technology at their fingertips, professors can ask more of students, one coed said.


Kerry: President 'hasn't told me' next steps if strikes aren't authorized

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:48 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry presents the administration's case for U.S. military action against Syria to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in WashingtonKerry, Hagel make the case for airstrikes in Syria


Jury rules N-word has no place in workplace, even among blacks

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Rob Carmona argued that his use of N-word was meant in a positive context (ABC News)A federal jury has ruled against an employer who said he used the N-word in an affectionate way toward black colleagues, effectively saying that use of the word is unacceptable in the workplace under any circumstances.


Poll shows clear leader in NYC Democratic mayoral primary

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:57 AM PDT

Bill de Blasio, running in the NYC Mayor's race, foreground second from right, dances with his family as he makes his way along Eastern Parkway in the Brooklyn borough of New York during the West Indian Day Parade, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)A week before the primary, de Blasio has a 23-point lead over his closest rival, according to a new poll.


Born Digital: How to use social media to land -- or lose -- a job

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:37 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013 photo-illustration, the home page for Twitter is displayed on an iPad and a laptop computer. If Twitter is the chirping chatterbox of the Internet, trolls are its dark underground denizens. The collision of the two is driving a debate in Britain about the scale of hatred and the limits of free speech online.The furor erupted this week after several women went public about the sexually explicit and often luridly violent abuse they receive on Twitter from trolls _ online bullies and provocateurs who send abusive or disruptive messages, often for their own amusement. Many regard trolls as an annoyance to be ignored, but there are growing calls for action when their abuse crosses over into threats. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)When 20-year-old Vanessa Cagno lost out on a spring internship with the boutique marketing firm MKG, she redoubled her efforts.


Syria said to be hiding weapons, moving troops

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Syrian soldiers stand on top of a tank in the Eastern Ghouta area on the outskirts of Damascus on August 30, 2013Assad's regime is aware of 30-40 potential targets, an expert says.


Custody saga over 'Baby Veronica' continues

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:52 AM PDT

"Baby Veronica" mediation agreement filedBy Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 3-year-old Native American girl known as "Baby Veronica" will not immediately be transferred from the custody of her Oklahoma biological father to a South Carolina couple who adopted her, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling, which was made on Friday although the information only became available on the court website on Tuesday, means that Veronica will stay for now with her biological father, Dusten Brown, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation. ...


Texas Guard refuses to process same-sex benefits

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:14 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas National Guard refused to process requests from same-sex couples for benefits on Tuesday despite a Pentagon directive to do so, while Mississippi won't issue applications from state-owned offices. Both states cited their respective bans on gay marriage.

Nyad: Maturity helped me achieve record swim

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT

United States endurance swimmer Diana Nyad talks to the media, during a press conference in Key West, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. She said the biggest challenge was swallowing large amounts of seawater, which made her vomit often. The 64-year-old is the first swimmer to make the 110-mile (177-kilometer) journey without a shark cage. She appeared refreshed and invigorated less than 24 hours after arriving dazed and sunburned, with lips swollen, in Florida. Her swim lasted 53 hours, with pauses for nourishment. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The clocks Diana Nyad uses to time her training swims show that she's a slower swimmer than she used to be. That's only natural: At age 64, she acknowledges she is no longer the "thoroughbred stallion" she was "back in the day."


Christie claims rival mocked weight; she denies it

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:30 PM PDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accused his Democratic opponent Tuesday of making a mocking reference to his weight when she suggested that the image of him "frolicking on the beach" was not a boost to tourism.

NAACP-KKK meeting in Wyo. believed to be a first

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:57 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — A meeting between the Wyoming chapter of the NAACP and an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan over the weekend is believed to be the first of its kind.

NY case puts N-word use among blacks on trial

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:42 PM PDT

Brandi Johnson, left, and her lawyer, Marjorie M. Sharpe, leave federal court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, after a civil jury awarded $30,000 in punitive damages in addition to the $250,000 in compensatory damages that had been awarded last week. The jury said STRIVE East Harlem, a nonprofit employment organization, must pay $5,000 while one of its founders, Rob Carmona, owes $25,000 in punitive damages after an audio-tape played during a week-long trial showed he launched an N-word laced tirade against Johnson while she worked at STRIVE last year. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)NEW YORK (AP) — In a case that gave a legal airing to the debate over use of the N-word among blacks, a federal jury has rejected a black manager's argument that it was a term of love and endearment when he aimed it at black employee.


Pa. university kicks Rivera off panel for 'selfie'

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 25, 2010 file photo, Fox News Channel commentator Geraldo Rivera speaks on the "Fox & friends" television program in New York. Duquesne (doo-KAYN') University says Geraldo Rivera isn't welcome to appear on a panel at the Pittsburgh school because of a half-naked PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquesne (doo-KAYN') University says Geraldo Rivera isn't welcome to appear on a panel at the Pittsburgh school because of a half-naked "selfie" he posted this summer.


Azarenka defeats Ivanovic to make US Open quarters

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT

Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, returns a shot toAna Ivanovic, of Serbia, during the quarterfinals of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Azarenka refused to complain about playing her fourth-round U.S. Open match a day later than the rest of her half of the draw.


Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 67

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:12 PM PDT

People inspect the site of a car bomb attack at the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed and wounded scores of people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a months-long surge of bloodshed that Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 67 people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a months-long surge of bloodshed that Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain.


'American Idol' taps Lopez, Connick as judges

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Fox announced Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 that Lopez, along with Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban will be judges on the upcoming season of "American Idol." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" is betting that a judges' remix with Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban will fare better with viewers than bickering divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj did last season.


In Nokia acquisition, Microsoft tries to catch up

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:59 PM PDT

Standing together are from left to right, Nokia's new CEO Timo Ihamuotila, Chairman of the Board Risto Siilasmaa and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, during the press conference of the Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia in Espoo, Finland on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Microsoft has announced a takeover of the Finnish mobile phone company Nokia in a deal reported to be worth some 5.44 billion euros (US dlrs 7.2 billion). (AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA, Markku Ulander) FINLAND OUT - NO SALESSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's troubled smartphone business represents a daring $7.2 billion attempt by the software giant and a once-influential cellphone maker to catch up with the mobile computing revolution that threatens to leave them in the technological dust.


Obama gains Boehner's support for Syria strike

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 02:17 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens as President Barack Obama speaks to media, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, before a meeting with between the president and Congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Syria. Boehner said he will support the president's call for the U.S. to take action against Syria for alleged chemical weapons use and says his Republican colleagues should support the president, too. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gained ground Tuesday in his drive for congressional backing of a military strike against Syria, winning critical support from House Speaker John Boehner while administration officials agreed to explicitly rule out the use of U.S. combat troops in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack.


Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT

In this image taken from video, a damaged house is seen after Egyptian military helicopters targeted several locations along the border with Gaza, near Rafah, northern Sinai, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets early Tuesday at militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing nearly a dozens and injuring at least 15 others in an ongoing campaign to put down Islamic radicals who have escalated attacks in the largely lawless region, Egypt's official news agency said. (AP Photo/AP Television)CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant groups in Egypt's Sinai to fight the country's military, as the lawless peninsula emerges as a new theater for jihad, according to Egyptian intelligence and security officials.


Boehner will support strike on Syria

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT

Speaker of the House Boehner talks to U.S. President Obama at a meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders in Washington'This is something that the United States and the country need to do.'


Mandela leaves hospital, but recovery will be 'difficult process'

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:27 AM PDT

Mandela Receiving Care at HomeNelson Mandela's discharge after nearly three months in hospital showed that he had made "progress," South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday, adding the 95-year-old was responding to treatment.


Holder: I played no role in AP phone subpoena

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:08 PM PDT

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks on stage during the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in San FranciscoWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak.


In Mideast, view of U.S. as hesitant superpower sharpens

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama meets with bipartisan Congressional leaders in Washington to discuss a response to SyriaBy William Maclean BEIRUT (Reuters) - The world's most powerful man decides to threaten Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "We will strike with all our might," says U.S. President Barack Obama, depicted in a cartoon in Saudi newspaper Alsharq. But when? Wearing a dreamy smile, Obama replies: "In a day, a week, a month, a year, 10 years - or however many years you can count. ...


Glare from London 'fryscraper' blamed for melting cars

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT

A man reacts to sunlight reflected from the windows of London's new "Walkie Talkie" tower in on August 30, 2013A British property developer said Tuesday it was investigating after sun rays reflected from its half-finished London skyscraper melted parts of several cars, including a luxury Jaguar.


Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2010 file photo, master diagnostic technician Kurt Juergens, of Foxborough, Mass., uses a laptop computer to diagnose and repair the brake system on a 2010 Toyota Prius in the repair shop of a Toyota dealership, in Norwood, Mass. A pair of hackers maneuvered their way into the computer systems of a 2010 Toyota Prius and 2010 Ford Escape through a port used by mechanics. The hackers showed that they could slam on the brakes at freeway speeds, jerk the steering wheel or even shut down the engine, all from their laptop computers. The work demonstrates vulnerabilities with the growing number of car computers, about 20 on older models and up to 70 on sophisticated luxury cars. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)DETROIT (AP) — As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours?


Israeli missile test fuels jitters

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:31 AM PDT

A Hatf-VII Babur nuclear-capable cruise missile launching from an undisclosed location in Pakistan on September 17, 2012Russia sounds alarm after detecting the launch of two ballistic "objects."


Obama seeks quick Congress vote on Syria

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:39 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama talks to Congressional leaders in Washington to discuss a response to SyriaThe president is confident that lawmakers will vote in favor of U.S. military action.


Auschwitz guards to face criminal probes in Germany

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:18 AM PDT

Kurt Schrimm, Central Office for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes head, in Ludwigsburg, April 9, 2013The German office investigating Nazi war crimes said Tuesday it would send files on 30 former Auschwitz death camp personnel to state prosecutors with a recommendation to bring charges.


Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:07 AM PDT

An Egyptian army helicopter flies over Cairo University on July 26, 2013EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets early Tuesday at militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others in an ongoing campaign to put down Islamic radicals who have escalated attacks in the largely lawless region, Egypt's official news agency said.


Rodman in North Korea to visit his 'friend' Kim

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:41 AM PDT

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrives at Pyongyang airport, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps — but not be a diplomat. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps — but not be a diplomat.


UN: More than 2 million have fled Syria

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 01:30 AM PDT

Syrian refugees arrive at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. Routine prevailed at a US-Turkish airbase in southern Turkey on Monday, a day after the US alleged that sarin gas was used in an August chemical weapons attack in Syria. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Almost 5,000 citizens a day are flowing out of the war-ravaged country.


Russia detects missile launches

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:26 AM PDT

A Hatf-VII Babur nuclear-capable cruise missile launching from an undisclosed location in Pakistan on September 17, 2012An early warning system picks up two ballistic missiles fired from the Mediterranean.


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