2013年11月7日星期四

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Millions seek shelter from 'super typhoon'

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Multiple islands in Philippines face punishing winds.

Kerry joins Iran nuclear talks; accord a possibility

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 04:33 PM PST

EU foreign policy chief Ashton leaves with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif after a photo opportunity before the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the UN in GenevaBy Louis Charbonneau, Fredrik Dahl and Justyna Pawlak GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will join nuclear talks between major powers and Iran in Geneva on Friday in an attempt to nail down a long-elusive accord to start resolving a decade-old standoff over Tehran's atomic aims.

President apologizes Affordable Care Act doesn't live up to promise

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:37 PM PST

For Obama, health care woes may have staying powerPresident Obama said in an interview on Thursday that he's sorry a number of Americans are being forced to change their health care plans despite previous assurances that the Affordable Care Act would allow them to keep their existing plans.

Among gov't shutdown's less-known effects: Booze stranded in ports

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:34 PM PST

A federal employee protests against the current government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonThe White House details the impact of 16-day federal freeze.

Moderate Republicans make move in GOP's war against itself

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:50 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2004 file photo, then Ohio-Rep. Steven LaTourette speaks in his on Capitol Hill in Washington. The government shutdown could last for many days or even weeks, congressional insiders say, because politically safe members in both parties feel little pressure to compromise. Recent political trends -- including heavily gerrymandered districts that make many House Democrats and Republicans virtual shoo-ins for re-election -- insulate lawmakers from events and emotions beyond their home regions. Gerrymandering has existed for decades. But election results and lawmakers' voting patterns show that the House is more sharply divided along party lines than at almost any point in modern times. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)The Main Street Partnership hopes to put $8 million behind moderate Republican candidates in 2014.

Dazzling Twitter debut sends stock soaring 73 pct

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:54 PM PST

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the New York Stock Exchange opening bell rung, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Twitter went on sale to the public for the first time Thursday, instantly leaping more than 70 percent above their offering price in a dazzling debut that exceeded even Wall Street's lofty hopes.

Strongest typhoon of the year slams Philippines

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:35 PM PST

This Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines, at 22:30 UTC (5:30 p.m. EST). Haiyan, the world's strongest typhoon of the year, slammed into the Philippines early Friday. It had been poised to be the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded at landfall, a weather expert said. (AP Photo/NOAA)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded slammed into the Philippines early Friday, and one weather expert warned, "There will be catastrophic damage."

Arafat's mysterious death becomes a whodunit

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 04:23 PM PST

Palestinians walk past a mural depicting late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at Shati Refugee Camp, in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Swiss scientists have found evidence suggesting Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with a radioactive substance, a TV station reported on Wednesday, prompting new allegations by his widow that the Palestinian leader was the victim of a "shocking" crime. Arabic reads, "the leader Abu Ammar, you are in our hearts, your sun will not go down." (AP Photo/Adel Hana)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Yasser Arafat's mysterious 2004 death turned into a whodunit Thursday after Swiss scientists who examined his remains said the Palestinian leader was probably poisoned with radioactive polonium.

Canceled policies could be a plus for new markets

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:41 PM PST

This photo taken Nov. 6, 2013 shows Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Finance Committee. Insurance cancellations are fueling a political backlash against President Barack Obama and Democrats who supported his health care overhaul, but they may also be an economic silver lining for the health law itself. It's Economics 101, but there are winners and losers. By shifting people who are currently insured into the new health care markets, it would reduce risks, bringing in customers already known to insurers. That's painful for those who end up paying higher premiums, but taxpayers could come out ahead. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Insurance cancellations are fueling a political backlash against President Barack Obama and Democrats supporting his health care overhaul.

Senate OKs gay rights bill banning discrimination

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:11 PM PST

There were smiles all around as Democrats gathered after the Senate cut off debate to move toward a historic vote on legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation's quickly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after Congress rejected same-sex marriage, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. From left are, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. The enthusiasm of the bill's supporters was tempered by the reality that the Republican-led House, where conservatives have a firm grip on the agenda, is unlikely to even vote on it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Reflecting Americans' increasing acceptance of gays, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would bar workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

New video emerges of ranting Toronto mayor

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 05:06 PM PST

City of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford addresses the media outside office in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, after the release of a video. A new video surfaced showing Ford in a rage, using threatening words including "kill" and "murder." Ford said he was TORONTO (AP) — A new video that surfaced Thursday showed Toronto Mayor Rob Ford threatening to "murder" someone and "poke his eyes out" in a rambling rage, deepening concerns among both critics and allies that he is no longer fit to lead Canada's largest city.

Marathon bomb victim gets new leg for high heels

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 04:03 PM PST

Heather Abbott of Newport, RI., shows reporter's her new "high-definition" silicon prosthetic leg which now allows her to also wear 4-inch high heels and skirts in Warwick, RI., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Abbott lost her left leg in the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Heather Abbott rarely wore flats before she became one of the many people to lose a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings. She calls herself a "professional heel-wearer" and preferred heels that reached the towering height of 4 inches.

Malala plotter chosen as Pakistani Taliban chief

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:59 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. A militant commander and an intelligence official say the Pakistani Taliban have chosen the man who planned the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as the group's new leader. (AP Photo/Jessica Rinaldi, File)DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — The ruthless commander behind the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as well as a series of bombings and beheadings was chosen Thursday as the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, nearly a week after a U.S. drone strike killed the previous chief.

Iran: nuclear plan 'backed' by 6 world powers

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:36 PM PST

GENEVA (AP) — Iran's chief nuclear negotiator signaled progress at talks with six powers Thursday on a deal to cap some of his country's atomic programs in exchange for limited relief from sanctions stifling Iran's economy, saying the six had accepted Tehran's proposals on how to proceed.

AP sources: Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:17 PM PST

GENEVA (AP) — Officials say U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will fly to Geneva on Friday to participate in nuclear negotiations with Iran and other major powers.

JFK's Caroline: keeper of family flame, diplomat

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 01:54 PM PST

FILE - In this 1962 file photo, President John F. Kennedy and his daughter, Caroline, sail off Hyannis Port, Mass. (AP Photo)WASHINGTON (AP) — She is the little girl riding her pony Macaroni around the White House lawn, the big sister hiding under the Oval Office desk with her little brother John. And in a heartbreaking childhood photo, she is the white-gloved daughter kneeling with her mother at the coffin of her slain father, the president.

Twitter soars in market debut

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 01:37 PM PST

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the New York Stock Exchange opening bell rung, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Twitter went on sale to the public for the first time Thursday, instantly leaping more than 70 percent above their offering price in a dazzling debut that exceeded even Wall Street's lofty hopes.

TWITTER IPO LIVE: Strong debut counters skepticism

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 01:50 PM PST

Specialist Glenn Carell calls out prices before Twitter begins trading during its IPO, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. If Twitter's bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock's public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above its initial offering price. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter had a strong public stock debut Thursday in the most highly anticipated initial public offering since Facebook's last year.

Hubble spots strange asteroid with six tails of dust

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 11:22 AM PST

This combination of Sept. 10 and 23, 2013 photos provided by NASA shows six comet-like tails radiating from a body in the asteroid belt, designated P/2013 P5. The Hubble Space Telescope discovered it in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A research team led by the University of California at Los Angeles believes the asteroid is rotating so much that its surface is flying apart. It's believed to be a fragment of a larger asteroid damaged in a collision 200 million years ago. (AP Photo/NASA, ESA, D. Jewitt - UCLA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — This is one strange asteroid.

'There will be catastrophic damage'

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 03:34 PM PST

Super Typhoon Haiyan is seen approaching the Philippines in this Japan Meteorological Agency handout imageSuper Typhoon Haiyan, strongest this year, hits Philippines with 195-mph winds.      

Massive typhoon makes Philippines landfall

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It's likely to be the worst of the year at least, reports Yahoo News SE Asia.

Zaatari: Temporary city on desert's edge

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Yahoo News UK exclusive. Life among 120,000 Syrian refugees.

'Guns & Ammo' apologizes, fires writer; so much for debate

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 11:45 AM PST

Hundreds of gun supporters rally at the Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 in Concord, N.H. Rallies are being held by gun rights advocates four days after President Barack Obama unveiled a sweeping plan to curb gun violence. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)Jim Bequette issued a lengthy apology late Wednesday to outraged readers for publishing an editorial that called for gun control.

Wait...government shutdown cost taxpayers HOW MUCH?

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:42 PM PST

A federal employee protests against the current government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonFederal worker furloughs cost the government 6.6 million work days in last month's partial government shutdown. That's according to the White House budget office. Taxpayers will foot the $2 billion cost ...

Toronto mayor, hammered, appears in another strange video

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 12:13 PM PST

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reacts to a video released of him by local media at City Hall in Toronto, November 7, 2013. REUTERS/Mark BlinchBy Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Just days after Toronto Mayor Rob Ford apologized for smoking crack cocaine, he admitted on Thursday he was "extremely, extremely inebriated" in a short expletive-laden video posted online. The blurry, 80-second clip, posted on the Toronto Star's website and shown on Canadian television, shows a clearly agitated Ford ranting and pounding his hands together, while at least one other person seems to goad him on.

Bulger merits 'no mercy,' prosecutors tell judge

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:32 AM PST

Former mob boss and fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is seen in a booking mug combination photoBy Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to sentence convicted Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger to two consecutive life sentences plus five years, arguing that the man who was convicted of 11 murders "deserves no mercy." U.S. District Judge Denise Casper next week is due to sentence Bulger. The former leader of Boston's Winter Hill gang was convicted in August after a trial that featured graphic accounts of gang members machine-guning rivals, beating up extortion victims and burying bodies in the dirt-floored basement of a South Boston home. "Bulger's horrific crimes and sadistic behavior (e.g., shooting Bucky Barrett in the back of the head at close range after hours of interrogation and then lying down on the couch to relax as his gang buried Barrett) demonstrate that he deserves no mercy at the time of sentencing," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo filed on Thursday. Prosecutors called Bulger one of the "most violent and despicable criminals in Boston history." Relatives of many of Bulger's murder victims are expected to testify in the sentencing hearing scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday about the emotional impact of his crimes.

Thousands flee before big typhoon hits Philippines

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 08:44 AM PST

This image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Lab shows Typhoon Haiyan taken by the NEXSAT satellite Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. EDT. Gorvernment forecasters said Thursday that Typhoon Haiyan was packing sustained winds of 215 kilometers (134 miles) per hour and ferocious gusts of 250 kph (155 mph) and could pick up strength over the Pacific Ocean before it slams into the eastern Philippine province of Eastern Samar on Friday. (AP Photo/US Naval Research Lab)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people evacuated villages in the central Philippines on Thursday before one of the year's strongest typhoons strikes the region, including a province devastated by an earthquake last month.

After Virginia and New Jersey, voters offer GOP advice for 2014

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 08:09 AM PST

Christie and CuccinelliDo two high-profile gubernatorial elections from Tuesday furnish the GOP a strategy going forward?

Twitter shares rocket 92% higher in NYSE debut

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Time's odd cover treatment of Christie

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 07:38 AM PST

Time's Chris Christie coverThe magazine references the GOP mascot and the N.J. governor's weight.

Photographs: Earth from space

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 09:00 PM PST

Photographs: Earth from spacePage 46-47: BRAZIL, PARANA, ITAIPU DAM RESERVOIR, 25°20' S - 54°30' W © CNES 2007 â Distribution Astrium Services / SPOT Image

Drone pilots face battlefield demons

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 04:24 AM PST

Drone Wars: Pilots Reveal Debilitating Stress Beyond Virtual BattlefieldBut war is rarely so simple, and distance does nothing to numb the emotional impact of taking a life, said Slim (who is referred to here by his Air Force call sign in order to protect his identity). "People think we're sitting here with joysticks playing a video game, but that's simply not true," Slim, who retired from the Air Force in 2011, told LiveScience. In video games, players rarely make a human connection with the characters on their screen, but Predator drone operators often monitor their targets for weeks or months before ever firing a weapon, he added. Arguably, the first weapon to give humans standoff distance in battle was the bow and arrow, said Missy Cummings, an associate professor of aeronautics and engineering systems at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., and director of the school's Humans and Automation Laboratory.

FDA to ban artery-clogging trans fats

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 08:31 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2012, file photo, Alexes Garcia makes cinnamon rolls for student's lunch in the kitchen at Kepner Middle School in Denver. The rolls are made using apple sauce instead of trans fats. Heart-clogging trans fats have been slowly disappearing from grocery aisles and restaurant menus in the last decade as nutritionists have criticized them and local governments have banned them. The Food and Drug Administration is now finishing the job as they announce Nov. 7, 2013, that it will require the food industry to gradually phase out trans fats, saying they are a threat to the health of Americans.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)The FDA commissioner said the move could prevent 20,000 heart attacks a year.

Philippines braces for super typhoon, the year's strongest

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 04:01 AM PST

Typhoon HaiyanThe most powerful storm on earth this year, gathers speed.

Live coverage of Twitter's IPO

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Newly-elected Pakistan Taliban leader's group shot Malala

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 08:59 AM PST

A Pakistani journalist watches a video of radical Pakistani cleric Maulana Fazlullah in Peshawar on July 23, 2010Miranshah (Pakistan) (AFP) - The Pakistani Taliban appointed a hardline cleric linked to the attack on Malala Yousafzai as their new chief Thursday and dismissed proposed peace talks with the government as a "waste of time". Maulana Fazlullah, notorious for leading the militants' brutal two-year rule in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley, was elected to replace Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone strike last Friday. The choice of Fazlullah by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ruling council appears to have sunk government plans for peace talks to try to end the militants' bloody six-year insurgency.

A century of Camus, France's unlikely literary giant

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 01:22 AM PST

French writter and 1957 literature Nobel prize laureate Albert Camus (1913-1960) in 1953Albert Camus once said that those who write clearly have readers, while those who write obscurely have commentators. By his own maxim, he must have been doing something right because, 100 years after his birth and more than half a century since his untimely death, Camus is still picking up new readers across the globe.

Twitter set for public stock debut on NYSE

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 06:55 AM PST

A man walks his dogs past the New York Stock Exchange prior to the Twitter IPO, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 in New York. Twitter set a price of $26 per share for its initial public offering on Wednesday evening and will begin trading Thursday under the ticker symbol "TWTR" in the most highly anticipated IPO since Facebook's 2012 debut. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Stock Exchange trading floor is crowded with traders and journalists on the morning of Twitter's public stock debut, with a busy trading day expected.

In Texas, Obama offers health care pep talk

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 09:16 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Affordable Health Care to volunteers at the Temple Emanu-El in DallasThe president visits the heart of the Obamacare opposition to rally support for the law.

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