2016年12月15日星期四

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Don't expect revolt from Electoral College

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 11:23 AM PST

In this Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, photo, Hector Maldonado poses for a photo in St. Louis. Although pestered to a fare-thee-well to abandon Donald Trump, Republican electors appear to be in no mood for an insurrection in the presidential campaign's last voting ritual. Maldonado backed Ted Cruz in the primaries but will cast his vote for Trump with conviction. Though Republican electors are swamped with pleas to buck tradition and vote for someone besides Donald Trump, most are standing firm.


Ex-U.N. ambassador disturbed by Trump picks

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 01:03 PM PST

Ex-U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson: I'm disturbed Trump chose an ExxonMobil CEO for State DepartmentBill Richardson takes issue with some choices, particularly for secretary of state.


'Walls work,' insists national security pick

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 01:21 PM PST

Monica Crowley, latest addition to Trump's national security team, believes in fighting Islam 'the way we fought the Nazis'Fox analyst Monica Crowley, Donald Trump's choice for deputy national security adviser, supports a strong anti-Islam stance..


Trump Cabinet shaping up to be one of whitest

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 01:23 PM PST

Trump Cabinet picks (AP)The Trump White House staff is particularly striking when compared to the outgoing Obama administration.


Hurricane-detecting mini-satellites blast off

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 07:04 AM PST

NASA launches hurricane-tracking satellitesNASA launches eight mini-satellites off a Pegasus rocket so forecasters can better predict wind speeds within storms.


GOP to gain FCC majority as chairman leaves

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 09:02 AM PST

File photo of Wheeler testifying before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in WashingtonWith Tom Wheeler's departure next month, Republicans will hold a 2-1 edge on the Federal Communications Commission.


Trump's Interior pick supports more drilling

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 01:38 PM PST

Rep. Ryan Zinke in the lobby of Trump Tower. (Albin Lohr-Jones/Pool via CNP/MediaPunch/IPX/AP)Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke has advocated increased drilling and mining on public lands and has expressed skepticism on climate change.


N.C. Republicans accused of power grab

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 02:08 PM PST

North Carolina's incoming Democratic governor, Roy Cooper. (AP)Democratic Governor-elect Roy Cooper says that state GOP lawmakers are moving to strip him of executive powers.


NBA announcer Craig Sager dies of cancer

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 12:25 PM PST

Longtime NBA broadcaster Craig Sager dies at 65 after battle with cancer. (David J. Phillip/AP)The veteran broadcaster who engaged in a public fight with acute myeloid leukemia passes away at 65.


Colorado district to allow armed teachers

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 01:27 AM PST

A Colorado school district will allow armed teachers. (AP)A rural school district board voted to allow employees to volunteer to be armed after undergoing training.


Jury convicts Dylann Roof in Charleston attack

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 03:03 PM PST

Dylann Roof (AP)The avowed white supremacist has been found guilty of federal hate crimes in the massacre that killed nine people at a historic black church.


Philippine leader's talk troubles White House

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 11:35 AM PST

U.S. President Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photos: Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)Rodrigo Duterte claims he "personally" prowled the streets as a mayor and killed suspected drug dealers.


How to avoid phishing attacks

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 08:23 AM PST

How to avoid phishing attacks like the one that hit the DNC. (Getty Images)This year's cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee's computer systems have many people reeling.


Law makes online reviews safe again

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 09:22 AM PST

Retailers trying to silence critics. (WBAL-Baltimore)Some who have posted negative feedback have been burned by so-called gag clauses — but not anymore.


Trump rally attacker, victim hug it out

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 09:09 AM PST

John Franklin McGraw, who punched a protester at a Donald Trump rally in Fayetteville, N.C., in March, apologized for his actions when he faced Rakeem Jones, the man he hit, in court. (Time)John Franklin McGraw punched Rakeem Jones in the face in March after Jones gave the finger to a crowd of Trump supporters.


How Wells Fargo needs to change in 2017

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 07:23 AM PST

Wells Fargo customers. (Getty Images)The bank tries to dig out from the scandal of creating 2 million accounts for its customers without their permission.


Assad celebrates Aleppo’s 'liberation'

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 07:48 AM PST

Syrian President Bashar Assad (AFP)The Syrian president says the elimination of the last rebel pocket in the city was "history in the making."


Ex-Milwaukee cop charged in fatal shooting

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 03:48 PM PST

Family members of Sylville Smith gather where he was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer. (Jeffrey Phelps/AP)Dominique Heaggan-Brown has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of a black man.


Trump least popular president-elect in 20 years

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 06:55 AM PST

Trump is the least popular president-elect in more than two decades. (AP)A new poll shows about 50 percent of Americans hold an unfavorable opinion of him, against 45 percent who view him positively.


Taxpayers see $10B tab for ACA premium hike

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 01:28 AM PST

The HealthCare.gov 2017 website homepage. (AP)Premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act will increase from $32.8 billion currently to $42.6 billion, a study finds.


Trump rips White House for Russia comments

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 07:04 AM PST

Donald Trump (Time)The president-elect fires back at the suggestion that he knew Russia was meddling in the election on his behalf.


Traces of explosives found on EgyptAir victims

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 08:02 AM PST

An EgyptAir Airbus A320. (Thomas Ranner/AP)A criminal investigation will now begin into Flight 804, which crashed in May, killing all 66 people onboard.


The moment that made Trump possible

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 02:00 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis, Wis. (AP)The rise of Donald Trump is Washington's reckoning for the cascade of failure surrounding the Iraq War.


Ambulances leaving Aleppo come under fire

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 12:44 PM PST

Buses and ambulances wait to evacuate civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo. (Reuters)Fighters loyal to the Syrian government reportedly opened fired on a medical convoy, killing at least one person.


Report: Putin involved in U.S. election hacking

Posted: 15 Dec 2016 03:43 AM PST

Vladimir Putin (Getty Images)U.S. intelligence officials believe the Russian president personally instructed how stolen information from Democrats was leaked.


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