2013年10月17日星期四

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Shutdown vote may sway midterm elections

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to reporters waiting outside a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans as news emerged that leaders reached a last-minute agreement to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Cruz said he would not try to block the agreement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Lawmakers' stances could become noteworthy issues in 2014.


Paralyzed porn mogul Larry Flynt wants attacker's life spared

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 03:08 PM PDT

Publisher Larry Flynt arrives at the American Civil Liberties Union Bill of Rights dinner and silent auction held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on December 11, 2006 in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaLos Angeles (AFP) - Porn mogul Larry Flynt urged US authorities Thursday to spare the life of a man sentenced to death for shooting him 35 years ago, leaving him paralyzed and wheelchair-bound.


Bushfires ravage communities in SE Australia

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 04:20 PM PDT

Smoke and ash from wildfires burning across the state of New South Wales blankets the Sydney city skyline on October 17, 2013Winmalee (Australia) (AFP) - Residents faced scenes of devastation Friday after bushfires ravaged communities and destroyed "hundreds" of homes in southeastern Australia with dozens of blazes still burning out of control.


Mo. sex assault case expected to get fresh start

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:43 PM PDT

This photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 shows the house in Maryville, Missouri that was burned while Melinda Coleman was trying to sell it. A 14-year-old girl who says she was raped by an older boy from her school could get another chance to bring the case to court after a prosecutor criticized for his handling of the case asked that a special prosecutor review the allegations. The girl's mother, Melinda Coleman, claims justice was denied when prosecutor Robert Rice dropped felony charges in March 2012, two months after she says her daughter was plied with alcohol, raped, then dumped on the family's front porch in sub-freezing temperatures. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The case of a 14-year-old girl who says she was raped by an older boy from her Missouri high school and left passed out on her porch in freezing temperatures is expected to get a fresh start under a special prosecutor.


Lawyer: Doctor said he was glad wife was dead

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 04:58 PM PDT

Martin MacNeill appears in Judge Derek Pullan's 4th District Court for his trial in Provo, Utah, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. MacNeill, a former doctor, is charged with murder in the 2007 death of his wife. MacNeill, 57, was charged in August 2012, nearly five years after his former beauty queen wife, Michele MacNeill, was found in the bathtub at the couple's Pleasant Grove home, about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City. Prosecutors said they will try to prove that MacNeill got a plastic surgeon to prescribe a powerful set of neurological drugs for her recovery that left her comatose in the bathtub. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Al Hartmann, Pool)PROVO, Utah (AP) — A former Utah doctor accused of hounding his wife to get a face-lift so he could kill her with a lethal combination of prescription drugs acted erratically the day she died and claimed she had wanted the surgery, prosecutors said Thursday in opening statements at the murder trial.


1.8M-year-old skull gives glimpse of our evolution

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

In this photo taken Oct. 2, 2013, in Tbilisi, Georgia, David Lordkipanidze, director of the Georgia National Museum, holds a pre-human skull found in 2005 in the ground at the medieval village Dmanisi, Georgia. The discovery of a 1.8 million-year-old human ancestor, the most complete ancient hominid skull found to date, captures early human evolution on the move in a vivid snapshot and indicates our family tree may have fewer branches than originally thought, scientists say. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)DMANISI, Georgia (AP) — The discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old skull of a human ancestor buried under a medieval Georgian village provides a vivid picture of early evolution and indicates our family tree may have fewer branches than some believe, scientists say.


DNA links mysterious Yeti to ancient polar bear

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:27 PM PDT

Undated photo made available by Britain's Channel 4 television Thursday Oct.17 2013 of Oxford University genetics professor Bryan Sykes posing with a prepared DNA sample taken from hair from a Himalayan animal. Sykes says he may have solved the mystery of the Abominable Snowman — the elusive ape-like creature of the Himalayas also known as the Yeti. He thinks it's a bear, based on two samples sharing a genetic fingerprint with a polar bear jawbone found in the Norwegian Arctic that is at least 40,000 years old. His findings, yet to be published, will be aired in a TV show in the UK Sunday. (AP Photo/ Channel 4)LONDON (AP) — A British scientist says he may have solved the mystery of the Abominable Snowman — the elusive ape-like creature of the Himalayas. He thinks it's a bear.


Nolan Ryan retiring as CEO of Texas Rangers

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 04:13 PM PDT

Texas Rangers CEO and President Nolan Ryan wipes his eye during a news conference announcing his retirement from the ballclub Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. Ryan will step down at the end of this month. (AP Photo/LM Otero)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nolan Ryan is leaving the Texas Rangers again, stepping away from his CEO role 20 years after ending his Hall of Fame career as a pitcher.


Parks open, workers back in office after shutdown

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 01:48 PM PDT

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, center, greets federal employees at the entrance to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building as he they return to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Lawmakers Wednesday voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)From the Liberty Bell to Alcatraz, federal landmarks and offices reopened Thursday. Furloughed employees were relieved to get back to work — even if faced with email backlogs — but many worried about another such disruption in a matter of months.


Lawyer: Doctor acted erratically after wife died

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 03:07 PM PDT

Martin MacNeill appears in Judge Derek Pullan's 4th District Court for his trial in Provo, Utah, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. MacNeill, a former doctor, is charged with murder in the 2007 death of his wife. MacNeill, 57, was charged in August 2012, nearly five years after his former beauty queen wife, Michele MacNeill, was found in the bathtub at the couple's Pleasant Grove home, about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City. Prosecutors said they will try to prove that MacNeill got a plastic surgeon to prescribe a powerful set of neurological drugs for her recovery that left her comatose in the bathtub. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Al Hartmann, Pool)PROVO, Utah (AP) — A former Utah doctor accused of hounding his wife to get a face-lift so he could kill her with a lethal combination of prescription drugs acted erratically the day she died and claimed she had wanted the surgery, prosecutors said Thursday in opening statements at the murder trial.


Iraq: Wave of car, suicide blasts kill at least 61

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Iraqi Shiite Muslim women attend the Eid al-Adha prayer, outside the party headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows and camels, to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of car bomb and suicide bomb blasts rocked Baghdad and two northern Iraqi communities Thursday, killing at least 61 people during a major holiday period and extending a relentless wave of bloodshed gripping the country.


'Fifty Shades' fiasco discussed at studio meeting

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 file photo, Charlie Hunnam, a cast member in the FX series "Sons of Anarchy," answers a reporter's question during the FX 2013 Summer TCA press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. NBC-Universal employees have been told the recasting of Christian Grey in the company's film version of the erotic best-seller LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC-Universal employees have been told the recasting of Christian Grey in the company's film version of the erotic best-seller "Fifty Shades of Grey" will be finalized in the next few weeks.


Missouri teen sex assault case to be reopened

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

County prosecutor Robert Rice, left, and Sheriff Darren White, back, hold a news conference outside the Nodaway County Court House in Maryville, Mo., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Rice announced that he's asking for a special prosecutor to look at the case of a 14-year-old girl who says she was plied with alcohol and raped by a 17-year-old acquaintance. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl who says she was raped by an older boy from her Missouri high school could get another chance to bring the case to court when a special prosecutor reviews the allegations.


Shutdown over, Obama surveys damage and blames GOP

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:57 AM PDT

With the Washington Monument in the distance, Park Service police officers stand on duty at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Barriers went down at National Park Service sites and thousands of furloughed federal workers began returning to work throughout the country Thursday after 16 days off the job because of the partial government shutdown.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — The government unlocked its doors Thursday after 16 days, with President Barack Obama saluting the resolution of Congress' bitter standoff but lambasting Republicans for the partial shutdown that he said had damaged the U.S. economy and America's credibility around the world.


AP NewsBreak: New charges in Blackwater shootings

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2007 file photo, an Iraqi traffic policeman inspects a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq. The U.S. Justice Department has brought fresh charges against former Blackwater Worldwide security contractors over a deadly 2007 shooting on the streets of Baghdad. The jury indictment announced Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 charges four men with voluntary manslaughter and other crimes. The case stems from the shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians. Blackwater security contractors were guarding U.S. diplomats when they opened fire at an intersection. Their lawyers have said the insurgents ambushed the guards. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department Thursday brought fresh charges against four former Blackwater Worldwide security contractors, resurrecting an internationally charged case over a deadly 2007 shooting on the streets of Baghdad.


State TV: Top Syrian army general killed in battle

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 01:45 PM PDT

FILE - Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil speaks during an interview with Associated press, in Cairo, Egypt, in this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 file photo. An international conference on a political solution to the Syrian conflict could take place Nov. 23-24, Syria's deputy prime minister said Thursday Oct. 17, 2013 _ the first mention of possible dates for the long-delayed gathering. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)BEIRUT (AP) — One of Syria's most powerful military officers was killed in fighting with al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremists in an oil-rich eastern province largely controlled by the rebels, Syrian state-run television said Thursday.


French students protest deportation of Roma teen

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'Bad news for the rest of the world'

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:55 PM PDT

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in WashingtonSome nations are uneasy about the short-term nature of the debt deal.


Former Pentagon lawyer tapped to head Homeland Security

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2010, file photo, Jeh Johnson speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. President Barack Obama has chosen former Pentagon lawyer Johnson as the new secretary of the Homeland Security Department. Obama plans to announce Johnson's nomination Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen former Pentagon lawyer Jeh (jay) Johnson as the new secretary of the Homeland Security Department.


Prince William takes first step toward 'full-time royal'

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Colo. shooting lawyers battle over sanity evidence

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:06 AM PDT

Defense Attorney Daniel King, right, and Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes review advisement documents in court in Centennial, Colo., on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Holmes was allowed to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Andy Cross, Pool)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Colorado theater shooting case are battling over what evidence can be admitted during James Holmes' murder trial — all in an attempt to build up or tear down the case that he was insane.


Senate's 1815 clock, frozen by shutdown, ticking again

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:42 AM PDT

A museum specialist for the U.S. Senate restarts the historic Ohio Clock outside the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's time keeper is ticking again after being wound by a museum specialist who returned to work when the federal government reopened for business on Thursday. The arms on the nearly 200-year-old timepiece, known as the Ohio Clock, had been frozen on 12:14 p.m. since it stopped ticking on October 9. The Senate specialists who normally wind it were among the roughly 800,000 federal employees who were sent home when the U.S. Congress could not reach a budget deal and government operations largely shuttered on October 1. ...


Obama: Americans 'completely fed up'

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 01:24 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Lawmakers Wednesday voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)The president scolds lawmakers and asks them to help repair the damage.


Two Fla. convicted killers mistakenly freed

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT

Booking photo of Joseph JenkinsORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed in the last three weeks after forged court documents reduced their sentences, authorities said. Relatives picked up one inmate while the other was given a bus ticket and dropped off at a bus station.


United Nations elects five new Security Council members

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:58 AM PDT

View of the United Nations Security Council discussing the conflict in Syria, on August 30, 2012UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Chad easily won coveted seats on the U.N. Security Council Thursday, despite criticism from human rights groups that their rights records are abysmal. Nigeria, Lithuania and Chile also won seats.


So, four bears walk into a neighborhood ...

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 06:44 AM PDT

Four bearsA mama bear and her three cubs took a wrong turn while out for a stroll and wandered down a residential street near Atlanta.


U.S. Navy rescues 128 Somali migrants in rough seas

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Migrants arrive on a boat of the Armed Forces of Malta after being transferred from the USS San Antonio on October 17, 2013 in ValettaRome (AFP) - A US warship has rescued 128 African migrants from an inflatable raft that was threatening to capsize in rough seas in the Mediterranean after a request from Malta, officials said Thursday.


'These people are not crazy'—they're just prepping for doomsday

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Animal rights group wants to put reins on iconic NYC carriage rides

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 05:12 AM PDT

A horse carriage driver rides with customers next to central park in New YorkBy Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Central Park horse and buggy ride, for decades an iconic New York experience along with a Broadway show or a visit to the Empire State Building, is facing extinction. Animal rights groups that had long argued horses do not belong in a congested, urban environment like midtown Manhattan suddenly find themselves with the upper hand. Three weeks before the city's November 5 mayoral election, the top candidates both support ending the practice and say they are open to alternatives, like replacing the horses with 8-seat electric cars. ...


Obama: Shutdown inflicted 'unnecessary damage' on economy

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 03:26 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks about the government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, October 16, 2013America's political dysfunction encouraged its enemies and depressed its friends, he says.


Ranchers suffer through blizzard, then get hit by shutdown

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT

FILE - This Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, file aerial photo shows dead cattle in Sulphur Creek in western South Dakota during a flyover of areas hard hit by a snowstorm that killed thousands of animals. Western South Dakota ranchers are reeling from the loss of tens of thousands of cattle in last weekend's blizzard as pits to dispose of the dead animals are set to open Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/KOTA-TV, Pool, File)On the same week that a federal budget standoff shut down vast swaths of the U.S. government, a freak blizzard shut down vast swaths of South Dakota. And both disasters have combined to devastate one of the state's biggest industries.


Shutdown deal settles nothing in the long run

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 05:27 AM PDT

Schumer and Reid appear at a news conference in WashingtonLawmakers now face a series of deadlines to avoid another crisis.


Booker wins N.J. Senate race, but what does it mean for his future?

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:48 PM PDT

U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker speaks during his campaign's election night event in Newark, New JerseyBooker won his bid to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, but it's unknown what kind of senator he will be and whether he can overcome the damage from his Senate race.


Christie's N.J. re-election bid tests themes for a 2016 presidential run

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 06:13 AM PDT

christie new jersey sayrevilleWith an eye on 2016, the New Jersey governor seems to be running against his own party as much as his Democratic opponent.


Thirty million people are slaves, half in India: Survey

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 04:17 PM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)By Timothy Large LONDON, Oct 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 30 million people are enslaved worldwide, trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labor, victims of debt bondage or even born into servitude, a global index on modern slavery showed on Thursday. Almost half are in India, where slavery ranges from bonded labor in quarries and kilns to commercial sex exploitation, although the scourge exists in all 162 countries surveyed by Walk Free, an Australian-based rights group. Its estimate of 29.8 million slaves worldwide is higher than other attempts to quantify modern slavery. ...


Gov't reopens after Congress approves deal

Posted: 17 Oct 2013 07:14 AM PDT

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives depart after a late-night vote on fiscal legislation to end the government shutdown, at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonPresident Obama signs legislation ending the 16-day shutdown and averting a default.


Analysis: Washington becomes the biggest risk to the U.S. economy

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:07 PM PDT

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives depart after a late-night vote on fiscal legislation to end the government shutdown, at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonAmericans face budget and debt crises, indiscriminate spending cuts and a shutdown.


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