2014年10月16日星期四

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Health officials defend Ebola response

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:53 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, next to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, speaks to the media about Ebola during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, with members of his team coordinating the government's response to the Ebola outbreak. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Officials try to assure the nation that they can head off an Ebola outbreak in the U.S.


Red Cross president: 'The Ebola crisis will grow'

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:25 AM PDT

FILE- In this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo, bed frames are laid out to be used at a newly built MSF, 'Doctors Without Borders', Ebola treatment center in the city of Monrovia, Liberia. The Ebola crisis is not prompting as large of a response from donors as other recent disasters. The American Red Cross, for example, received $2.8 million from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, but only about $100,000 in Ebola-related gifts from other donors. By comparison, the Red Cross received more than $85 million in response to Typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh, File)The head of the International Red Cross is warning that the Ebola crisis will grow and that the threat of a "global health catastrophe" is real.


Pastor accused of affairs temporarily banned

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:39 PM PDT

In this image taken from video, Rev. Juan McFarland listens to testimony during in a court hearing about the future of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. McFarland, who members say admitted to adultery and drug use from the pulpit, is fighting an attempt to remove him from the pastorate. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)An Alabama Baptist minister who confessed to having sex with married church members and neglecting to tell them he had AIDS was temporarily banned Thursday from acting as pastor.


Obama approves reservists for Ebola fight, government under fire

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:02 PM PDT

Bystanders read headlines saying "Ebola 1: USA 0" at the Daily Talk, a street side chalkboard newspaper, in MonroviaBy David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama authorized calling up military reservists for the U.S. fight against Ebola in West Africa on Thursday, as lawmakers criticized his administration's efforts to contain the disease at home. Obama's move came after lawmakers held a congressional hearing to probe the federal response to the virus. Amid criticism of perceived missteps by the administration, many House of Representatives members joined calls for a ban on travel from the hardest-hit West African countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. ...


Accused White House fence jumper faces more charges

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:01 PM PDT

The White House is seen in the distance as a new layer of temporary fencing appeared yesterday creating a wider buffer along the sidewalk in front of the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran accused of running inside the White House armed with a knife faces more charges under a federal grand jury indictment returned on Thursday. Omar Gonzalez, 42, is alleged to have climbed over the White House fence on Sept. 29, burst through the front door and made it to the executive mansion's East Room before he was stopped. Gonzalez, formerly of Copperas Cove, Texas, was initially charged with unlawful entry while carrying a weapon, a federal offense. ...


New York police talk down man who threatened to jump off building

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 03:19 PM PDT

A man threatening suicide sits on a building ledge in New York's Times Square areaBy Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police persuaded a man perched on the ledge of a building near Times Square to step back, after his threat to jump led to traffic being closed for nearly two hours on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The man, who was not identified, had sat down at the edge of the building overlooking the Madame Tussauds wax museum and other popular establishments, on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, a spokesman with the New York City Police Department said. The structure houses businesses that include a hotel and restaurant. ...


U.S. says Baghdad is not under 'imminent threat' from IS

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 01:24 PM PDT

Iraqis inspect the site of a suicide car bomb attack in the Baghdad neighbourhood of Talbiya on October 16, 2014Washington (AFP) - The Iraqi capital Baghdad is not facing immediate danger from Islamic State jihadists despite battlefield gains by the group in the country's west and recent car bombings in the city, the US military said Thursday.


U.S. makes big push against Islamic State

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:38 AM PDT

In this image shot with an extreme telephoto lens from a hilltop in Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc at the Turkey-Syria border, an Islamic State group flag flies atop of a building, centre, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military fighter and bomber planes carried out 14 air strikes against Islamic State targets near the Syrian border town of Kobani on Wednesday and Thursday, the U.S. military's Central Command said. The air strikes appear to have slowed the militant group's advances, but "the security situation on the ground in Kobani remains tenuous," it said in a statement on Thursday. Targets hit included 19 buildings, two command posts, three fighting positions and three sniper positions, it added. Stepped-up air attacks by U.S. ...


Republicans push for Ebola travel ban

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:22 AM PDT

In this Sept. 11, 2014, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lawmakers raced Monday, Sept. 15, to authorize an expanded mission to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels before heading back to the campaign trail, with House Republicans preparing legislation backing a central plank of President Barack Obama's strategy against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Public support grows for restrictions on non-US citizens seeking to visit from West Africa.


Live coverage: Apple launches new iPads

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Live coverage: Apple launches new iPads


Photos: It's a small world! Annual Nikon contest entries

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 02:08 PM PDT

Photos: It's a small world! Annual Nikon contest entriesMr. Swapnil Pandit Patil Kolhapur, Maharastra, India Plant root (Hidden beauties) Portable Field Microscope 40X (courtesy of Nikon Small World)

Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 file photo, supporters of All Pakistan Minorities Alliance hold a demonstration against blasphemy laws in Lahore, Pakistan. A court sentenced Mohammad Zulfiqar, 50, to death on blasphemy charges in eastern Pakistan, a government prosecutor said Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Zulfiqar was mentally ill and should not have been tried on the charges, said Kashif Bokhari, who was appointed by the government to plead the case because no one turned up to defend the accused. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A court convicted a Pakistani Christian man and sentenced him to death Thursday in a blasphemy case that sparked a riot last year in the eastern city of Lahore, according to his lawyer.


Helicopter Pilot Films Eruptions at Iceland's Holuhraun Volcano

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:24 PM PDT

Helicopter Pilot Films Eruptions at Iceland's Holuhraun VolcanoIceland's Bardarbunga volcano has been active since Sunday, August 31. Helicopter pilot Gisli Gislason captured this stunning aerial video of plumes of fire and gas spewing from the lava field in the Holuhraun area on October 14. Credit: Gisli Gislason Helicopter Pilot Iceland


At least 38 dead in wave of Baghdad attacks

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:05 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants unleashed a wave of attacks in Iraq on Thursday, mainly targeting Shiite areas in and around the capital of Baghdad, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens, authorities said.

Elementary! New exhibit sifts Sherlock Holmes' legacy

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 06:33 AM PDT

Curator Timothy Long is silhouetted as he poses for photographers with a Sherlock Holmes style pipe and deerstalker hat beside an internal window forming part of the exhibition "Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Never Lived and Will Never Die" at the Museum of London in London, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The exhibition, which opens to the public on Friday, is the largest on the fictional detective created by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be held in the UK for 60 years (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is among the most famous Londoners of all time. Many tourists still see the bustling city through his eyes, and seek out his address, 221B Baker Street.


Matt Bai: Let's change the way we choose the vice president

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 01:42 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Renton Technical College Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Renton, Wash. Biden discussed workplace and economic issues Thursday morning at the school and as part of a West Coast political swing, will also attend a luncheon in Seattle with Sen. Maria Cantwell. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Hillary Clinton gave a political speech in Pennsylvania last weekend, which, in case you missed the coverage, pretty much locked up the 2016 nomination. Don't be surprised if they hold the Democratic convention over Skype sometime this month, just to dispense with the tiresome formalities of an actual campaign. Maybe they'll throw in the 2020 nomination, too, while they've got everyone on the line.


U.S. claims for unemployment drop to 14-year low

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 02:51 PM PDT

A man grabs his briefcase as he waits in line to speak with employers at the UJA-Federation Connect to Care job fair in New YorkBy Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell to a 14-year low last week and industrial output rose sharply in September, positive signals that helped ease fears over the economic outlook. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to 264,000, the lowest level since 2000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. A separate report from the Federal Reserve showed production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities advanced a larger-than-expected 1.0 percent last month, the biggest gain since November 2012. ...


Hospital exec apologizes for Ebola errors

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 10:16 PM PDT

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, right, takes a question as Dr. Dan Varga, chief clinical officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, second from right, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, left, and Zachary Thompson, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, look on during a news conference, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Dallas. A second health care worker has tested positive for Ebola. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Health care officials discuss mistakes made in handling of Ebola cases; Congressional hearing noon ET.


Rescuers search for dozens of trekkers lost in deadly Nepal blizzards

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:54 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the Nepalese army, soldiers carry an avalanche victim before he is airlifted in Thorong La pass area, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. An avalanche and blizzard in Nepal's mountainous north have killed at least 12 people, including eight foreign trekkers, officials said Wednesday. Five other climbers were hit by a separate avalanche on Mount Dhaulagiri and remain missing. (AP Photo/Nepalese Army)KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Search teams rescued dozens of stranded foreign trekkers and recovered 10 more bodies Thursday in the wake of a series of blizzards and avalanches that battered the Himalayas in central Nepal, leaving at least 27 people dead.


Florida governors debate marred by trivial squabble over fan

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:55 PM PDT

Democratic challenger, former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist (L) and Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, shake hands after participating in their second debate in DavieBy David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida's Republican Governor Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist don't agree on much, not even a podium cooling fan that delayed the start of the second televised debates between the two candidates on Wednesday evening. For all their policy differences in the battle for the nation's largest swing state, the squabble over a small ground-level fan at Crist's legs will likely be the most remembered moment of an otherwise forgettable debate. ...


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