2016年4月30日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Warren Buffett isn’t worried about President Trump

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 11:07 AM PDT

GOP 2016 TrumpNo president will derail the U.S. economy, Warren Buffett said at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.


Jokes and jabs: Obama attends final White House Correspondents’ dinner

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 02:00 AM PDT

President Obama on Saturday will put on a tuxedo and make his way to the Washington Hilton to attend his last White House Correspondents' Association dinner in office, symbolically celebrating reporters who pick apart his policies, strive to hold his administration to account, and press his frequently reluctant White House for greater information, transparency, and access. When Obama gets behind his lectern on Saturday to give his speech, no one will be safe. Whatever he might think of the annual gala event itself, Obama has clearly relished the opportunity to roast all kinds of targets from the worlds of politics and celebrity and, of course, his hosts, the news media.

CA convention is a homecoming of sorts for Carly Fiorina

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 01:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, then-California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina talks to volunteers and supporters at California GOP election night headquarters in Irvine, Calif. When Fiorina speaks to the California Republican party convention at a hotel outside San Francisco airport Saturday night it will be a homecoming of sorts for the newly-minted vice presidential candidate. Fiorina grew up in the Bay Area and became chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard there before plunging into politics with an unsuccessful run against Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — When Carly Fiorina speaks to the California Republican Party convention at a hotel outside San Francisco airport, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the newly minted vice presidential candidate.


IS claims responsibility for Baghdad bombing that killed 21

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 03:43 AM PDT

Shiite pilgrims march toward the Imam Mousa al-Kadhim shrine to commemorate the anniversary of the Imam's death in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 29, 2016. The anniversary of the 8th-century Imam's death draws tens of thousands of Shiites from all walks to converge on his golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad. The pilgrims typically march to the shrine while hundreds of tents are erected to offer them free food, drinks and services. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)The bombing also wounded at least 42 others, according to police and hospital officials.


Cries heard as rescuers search rubble of Nairobi building; at least 10 dead

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 07:50 AM PDT

Rescue workers search for residents feared trapped in the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed after days of heavy rain, in NairobiThe cries of a mother and her baby are heard after the building collapsed overnight following heavy rain.


Iraqi protesters pour into Green Zone, storm parliament

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 11:08 AM PDT

Followers of Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr storm in IraqDozens of protesters have climbed over the blast walls surrounding Baghdad's highly-fortified Green Zone.


These numbers show the GOP is increasingly worried about itself

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 05:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 25, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. A solid majority of Pennsylvania Republicans elected as delegates to the GOP's presidential nominating convention in Cleveland say they intend to vote for the candidate who won a thumping primary victory in their state - Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)The Republican Party is increasingly worried about itself. It's becoming more critical of its own image and believes more and more non-Republicans are, too.


Kenya to torch world's biggest ivory bonfire to save elephants

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 12:50 PM PDT

Ivory itself does not burn, and so the fire will be fuelled by a mix of thousands of litres of diesel and kerosene injected though steel pipes leading into the heart of the pyramids in NairobiThe move is aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.


Hawaii selects businesses for medical pot but excludes actor

Posted: 29 Apr 2016 06:57 PM PDT

Woody Harrelson Applies for Pot Dispensary Permit in HawaiiHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii selected eight businesses Friday to open medical marijuana dispensaries — but not one owned by Woody Harrelson.


Cellphone in missing Florida teens case to be reviewed by Apple

Posted: 29 Apr 2016 06:24 PM PDT

14-year-olds Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen are showing in this handout provided by the United States Coast Guard in MiamiIf Apple retrieves anything from the water-damaged phone that relates to the day the boys disappeared - including photos, texts and social media posts - the data will be given to a judge, who will decide if it is evidence and whether it may be shared with the families, according to a report by WPLG television in Miami. The agreement puts to rest, for now, a row between the families of Austin Stephanos, 14, who owned the iPhone 6, and his friend Perry Cohen, also 14, who borrowed it to communicate with his family the day they disappeared in July 2015 off the Atlantic Coast of South Florida, according to the report. Cohen's family wanted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to treat the phone as evidence in an open missing persons case, but the agency instead on returning it to Stephanos' family, the station reported.


Linebackers Smith, Jack drafted despite knee issues

Posted: 29 Apr 2016 05:59 PM PDT

Linebacker Myles Jack (L) of the UCLA Bruins, ranked one of the five best players in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, missed most of last season at UCLA after undergoing knee surgeryThe NFL dream was still alive for linebackers Jaylon Smith and Myles Jack, who were selected on the second day of the draft despite concerns over knee injuries that disrupted their college football careers. Smith was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 34th overall selection, a higher spot than many expected because of the major knee injury he suffered playing for Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl on January 1. University of California at Los Angeles linebacker Myles Jack's agonizing wait ended when the Jacksonville Jaguars added to their offseason overhaul on defense by drafting him 36th overall.


Blazers fend off tough Clippers to win series, move on to Warriors

Posted: 29 Apr 2016 11:27 PM PDT

Los Angeles Clippers v Portland Trail Blazers - Game SixThe Clippers fought through several injuries to challenge the Blazers, but Portland pulled out a series-clinching win on its home floor.


Lakers announce Luke Walton has been hired as head coach

Posted: 29 Apr 2016 07:35 PM PDT

Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors - Game FiveWalton went 39-4 as the Golden State Warriors' interim head coach to start the season and was considered one of the top candidates on the market.


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