2015年10月13日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Paul Ryan weighs pros, cons of becoming next House speaker

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2015 file photo, Rep. Paul Ryan, R- Wis. arrives for a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maybe Ryan doesn't feel like a character in the classic film "The Godfather" weighing in an offer he can't refuse. But with Republican party elders practically begging him to become the next House Speaker, the pressure on him to seek the post is immense. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe Rep. Paul Ryan doesn't feel like a character in the classic film "The Godfather," weighing an offer he can't refuse. But with Republican Party elders practically begging him to become the next House speaker, the pressure on him to seek the post is immense.


A viewers' guide to the first Democratic debate of 2016 race

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2015 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Clinton says she always expected tough competition in the Democratic presidential primary. She likely didn't expect it would come from Bernie Sanders, the rumpled independent senator from Vermont and a self-described democratic socialist calling for "political revolution." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Five Democrats vying to be President Barack Obama's successor meet Tuesday night for their first televised debate of the 2016 election, a confrontation between one of the best-known women on the planet and four men seeking to unseat her as the party's front-runner.


The invisible candidacies of Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee

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It can be hard to find evidence that the two ex-senators are seriously running for president.


Five officers' statements admissible in Baltimore death case

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 02:50 PM PDT

Members of Baltimore Police Department are pictured in this undated booking photo provided by the Baltimore Police DepartmentStatements by five Baltimore officers charged in the high-profile death of a black man injured in police custody were made admissible in their criminal trials on Tuesday. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams found that Officer William Porter and Sergeant Alicia White, two of the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, had made their statements without compulsion to internal investigators.


Washington Post reporter held in Iran angry, depressed, brother says

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 02:48 PM PDT

Rezaian, brother of imprisoned Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, talks about the announcement of a verdict in his brother's case by Iran's judiciary during interview with Reuters in WashingtonJason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter jailed in an espionage case in Tehran, heard of his conviction on Iranian state TV and is depressed and angry about being deprived of information about his case, his brother said on Tuesday. Ali Rezaian said their mother, Mary Breme Rezaian, spoke with the reporter in a room at Tehran's Evin prison on Tuesday and described him as "terribly depressed" at the way the case had been handled. Jason Rezaian, who was arrested in July 2014 and holds U.S. and Iranian citizenship, was given 20 days to appeal, the Iranian news service ISNA said on Sunday, when the verdict was announced.


Planned Parenthood revises reimbursement policy after video uproar

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 11:28 AM PDT

A sign is pictured at the entrance to a Planned Parenthood building in New YorkPlanned Parenthood would no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue donated for medical research after abortions, the women's healthcare provider said on Tuesday, a response to allegations by anti-abortion campaigners that it profited from abortions. The policy change was announced amid a months-long controversy after the release of videos secretly recorded by anti-abortion activists that grew into demands by some Republicans in Congress to cut off funding to the group, even threatening a government shutdown last month. Planned Parenthood said the videos inflamed anti-abortion sentiment in the United States and in Congress by falsely portraying its participation in tissue donation programs for medical research.


Hillary Clinton slams Trump in front of his casino

Posted: 12 Oct 2015 10:32 PM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a rally Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Las Vegas, held by the Culinary Union to support a union drive at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton went to Donald Trump's doorstep Monday to mock the Republican presidential front-runner on the eve of the first Democratic presidential debate.


No more nudes in Playboy magazine, centerfold's future at risk: report

Posted: 12 Oct 2015 07:57 PM PDT

2015 Playmate of the Year, holds a plaque with the cover of the Playboy June 2015 issue at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles(Reuters) - Now readers of Playboy, the glossy men's magazine known for its nude fold-outs, can honestly say they are buying the magazine for its articles. Playboy will no longer publish nude photographs of women, the New York Times reported on Monday in an article quoting Scott Flanders, the company's chief executive. Founder and editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner, 89, who in his trademark silk pajamas has embodied the Playboy lifestyle, agreed last month with a suggestion by top editor Cory Jones to stop publishing images of naked women, the Times said.


Russian Embassy shelled in Syria as insurgents hit back

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 11:40 AM PDT

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrians holding photos of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a rally to thank Moscow for its intervention in Syria, in front of the Russian embassy in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. Insurgents fired two shells at the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday as hundreds of pro-government supporters gathered outside the compound to thank Moscow for its intervention in Syria. The placard at right with Arabic reads, "yes to Russian-Syrian cooperation." (SANA via AP)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Russian Embassy in Damascus was shelled Tuesday as pro-government demonstrators gathered outside, and Syria's largest insurgent coalition announced an offensive to counter Moscow's airstrikes that have injected new fury in the conflict.


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