2017年3月28日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Jeb Bush: Trump is ‘a distraction in and of himself’

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:27 AM PDT

Jeb Bush: Trump is 'a distraction in and of himself'Jeb Bush says President Trump's evidence-free claims are kneecapping his first 100 days in the White House. "He should stop saying things that aren't true, that are distractions from the task at hand," Bush said in an interview that aired Sunday on Miami's WFOR-TV. During the bruising campaign, Bush was a prominent critic of Trump — who in turn relentlessly mocked the former Florida governor.


Man kills 3 home burglars; woman who aided robbers arrested

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:45 PM PDT

Man kills 3 home burglars; woman who aided robbers arrestedA woman believed to have driven three burglars to an Oklahoma home where they were shot to death during a suspected home invasion has been arrested on murder and robbery warrants but the homeowner's son who shot them has not been arrested while police investigate whether he acted in self-defense under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law.


Russians Take Part In Nationwide Protests Against Putin, Medvedev

Posted: 26 Mar 2017 11:02 PM PDT

Russians Take Part In Nationwide Protests Against Putin, MedvedevThousands rallied against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday after Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, called a strike.


U.S. senator launches probe into five top opioid drugmakers

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:11 PM PDT

U.S. senator launches probe into five top opioid drugmakers(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill sought on Tuesday details from the nation's top opioid drugmakers on their sales and marketing practices, as lawmakers step up efforts to tackle the country's deadly opioid crisis. The Missouri senator's investigation comes amid an epidemic of opioid addiction, with 91 Americans dying everyday as a result of overdose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This epidemic is the direct result of a calculated sales and marketing strategy major opioid manufacturers have allegedly pursued over the past 20 years to expand their market share," McCaskill, the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote in a letter to the drugmakers.


Mom Outraged at TSA, Claims They Treated Her Young Son and Family 'Like Dogs'

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:22 AM PDT

Mom Outraged at TSA, Claims They Treated Her Young Son and Family 'Like Dogs'The incident happened Sunday in Dallas.


S.African anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada dead at 87

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 10:47 PM PDT

S.African anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada dead at 87Leading South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the long struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87, his eponymous charity foundation said. Kathrada was among those tried and jailed alongside Mandela in the Rivonia trial in 1964, which drew worldwide attention and highlighted the brutal legal system under the apartheid regime. Kathrada spent 26 years and three months in prison, 18 of which were on Robben Island.


Wall Street's 'Fearless Girl' statue to stay until 2018

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 05:51 PM PDT

Wall Street's 'Fearless Girl' statue to stay until 2018The popular bronze statue of a young girl staring down a bull on Wall Street will stay in place until March 2018, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. Initially installed on March 7 for one week, the "Fearless Girl" sculpture appeared in media around the world, seen by many as a defiant symbol of women's rights under the new administration of President Donald Trump, who has bragged about sexually assaulting women. The exhibit of artist Kristen Visbal's work was first extended until April 2 and is now set to run until next year's International Women's Day on March 8.


White Hosue Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing on March 27, 2017

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:11 PM PDT

White Hosue Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing on March 27, 2017On Monday, March 27, 2017, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing with the White House press corp.


Talks produce no progress in Scottish independence dispute

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 10:32 AM PDT

Talks produce no progress in Scottish independence disputeLONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and Scotland met for talks Monday, but failed to resolve their differences over a new push for Scottish independence as the U.K. prepares to leave the European Union.


Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care?

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:20 AM PDT

Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care?The Republican Party couldn't repeal and replace Obamacare like it promised. Still smarting from that setback, the GOP is turning to another daunting issue: tax reform.


Washington's cherry blossoms bloom despite cold snap

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 08:57 AM PDT

Washington's cherry blossoms bloom despite cold snapA mild winter followed by a spate of cold weather in Washington, made its mark on the city's cherry blossoms, but the annual festival delighted first-time visitors on Sunday. The cherry blossom trees were a gift from Japan to the United States in 1912. The cherry blossom trees currently grow in three National Park Service locations, including the Tidal Basin, Hains Point and on the Washington Monument grounds.


4th Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victim Kills Self

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:54 AM PDT

4th Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victim Kills SelfThe hedge fund executive was pronounced dead at the scene in New York City.


Bodies found in Congo likely those of U.N. investigators -government

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:57 AM PDT

Bodies found in Congo likely those of U.N. investigators -governmentThe remains of two U.N. investigators who went missing earlier this month are likely among bodies discovered by villagers in central Democratic Republic of Congo, the father of one victim and Congo's government spokesman said on Tuesday Michael Sharp, a U.S. citizen, and Zaida Catalan, a Swedish national, had been part of a group of experts monitoring a sanctions regime imposed on Congo by the U.N. Security Council when they disappeared in an area engulfed by a violent uprising. "We have been informed that two Caucasian bodies have been found in shallow graves in the search area, one male and one female," John Sharp, the father of Michael, wrote on his Facebook page. Congo Communications Minister Lambert Mende said villagers had discovered three bodies - two Caucasians and one Congolese - not far from where the experts group disappeared.


Authorities: Maryland teen planned shooting at her school

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:12 PM PDT

Authorities: Maryland teen planned shooting at her schoolTHURMONT, Md. (AP) — An 18-year-old student meticulously planned a mass shooting at her high school in which she intended to die, authorities in Maryland said Monday.


Search For Missing Teen Allegedly Kidnapped By Teacher Continues

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:06 AM PDT

Search For Missing Teen Allegedly Kidnapped By Teacher ContinuesLaw enforcement officials believe 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas' teacher Tad Cummins kidnapped her. A warrant has been issued against him for kidnapping and having sexual contact with her.


Ahmed Kathrada, anti-apartheid activist and Mandela prison mate

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:50 PM PDT

Ahmed Kathrada, anti-apartheid activist and Mandela prison mateSouth Africa's anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela, was feted as a humble liberation hero who shunned the power and glory that came with freedom. Unlike many struggle veterans, Kathrada, who was imprisoned on Robben Island, never held public political office after the fall of apartheid and Mandela's election as president in 1994. When Mandela left office in 1999, after serving a single four-year term, Kathrada also stepped away from politics -- immersing himself in activism through his Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.


Samsung plans to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7s

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:16 AM PDT

Samsung plans to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7sBy Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics plans to sell refurbished versions of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the company said late on Monday, signalling the return of the model pulled from markets last year because of fire-prone batteries. Samsung's Note 7s were permanently scrapped in October after some phones self-combusted, prompting a global recall roughly two months after the launch of the near-$900 devices. A subsequent investigation found manufacturing problems in batteries supplied by two companies - Samsung SDI Co and Amperex Technology.


US leads boycott of nuclear weapons ban talks

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:30 PM PDT

US leads boycott of nuclear weapons ban talksMore than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic. Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the light of current global security threats. "As a mom and a daughter there is nothing I want more for my family than a world with no nuclear weapons," Haley, who represents the world's largest nuclear power, said on the sidelines of the meeting.


Clashes in Kashmir: Civilians killed in protests against Indian rule

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:57 AM PDT

Clashes in Kashmir: Civilians killed in protests against Indian ruleThree civilians were killed and 28 other people were injured in anti-India protests that erupted Tuesday following a gunbattle between rebels and government forces that killed a rebel in disputed Kashmir, police and witnesses said.


Rep. Schiff on the Russia investigation, Rep. Nunes, former AG Sally Yeats, and more

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:34 PM PDT

Rep. Schiff on the Russia investigation, Rep. Nunes, former AG Sally Yeats, and moreOn Tuesday, March 28, 2017, Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric talks with Rep. Adam Schiff (D- Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Rep. Devin Nunes's revelations to the press and White House staff, and more.


South Korea officials: Bones found near ferry not of victims

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 09:30 AM PDT

South Korea officials: Bones found near ferry not of victimsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first government announcement Tuesday was startling: Salvage crews had found bones near the wreckage of the Sewol ferry, which sank in 2014 and killed 304 people.


Couple Arrested After Trying to Sell Baby on Craigslist for $3,000: Cops

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:25 AM PDT

Couple Arrested After Trying to Sell Baby on Craigslist for $3,000: CopsJohn David Cain, 26, and Deanna Lynn Greer, 37, are accused of trying to sell their 5-month-old to an undercover cop.


Native Americans to meet Norway's wealth fund watchdog over pipeline

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:43 AM PDT

Native Americans to meet Norway's wealth fund watchdog over pipelineBy Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Standing Rock Sioux tribe representatives will meet the ethics watchdog for Norway's $915 billion sovereign wealth fund on Monday over a U.S. oil pipeline, a watchdog official said on Monday. On Sunday, Norway's largest bank DNB sold its share of loans funding the Dakota Access oil pipeline, ending its involvement in a project that has faced strong opposition from Native Americans and environmental groups. Norway's soverign wealth fund holds $248 million in bonds of Energy Transfer Partners LP, which is leading the pipeline project.


Syria force halts push on IS-held dam for repairs

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:03 AM PDT

Syria force halts push on IS-held dam for repairsWith air support from the US-led coalition against IS, the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting to seize the town of Tabqa and the adjacent dam on the Euphrates River, as part of their battle for the jihadists' stronghold in nearby Raqa. "To ensure the integrity of the Tabqa dam... we have decided to stop operations for four hours beginning at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT)," SDF spokeswoman Jihan Sheikh Ahmed said in a statement.


United bars girls with leggings, ignites Twitter storm

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:54 AM PDT

United bars girls with leggings, ignites Twitter stormUnited Airlines has run into a social media storm after it barred two teenage girls from boarding a flight in Denver because they were wearing leggings. Another girl who was also wearing leggings was allowed to board the flight from Denver International Airport to Minneapolis after she changed, a witness said. A United spokesman Jonathan Guerin told the New York Times that the two girls barred from flying "made an adjustment" to their clothing and were waiting for the next flight to Minneapolis.


Happy Anniversary to America’s Shameful Travesty of a War in Yemen

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 05:00 AM PDT

Happy Anniversary to America's Shameful Travesty of a War in YemenAfter two years and thousands of civilian casualties, the Trump administration needs to realize it can't win a war that has no point.


Uber diversity: low on women, like other tech companies

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:34 PM PDT

Uber diversity: low on women, like other tech companiesNEW YORK (AP) — Uber's first report on employee diversity shows low numbers for women, especially in technical positions. In that regard, the company is similar to other Silicon Valley giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple.


Female Honor Student Allegedly Plotted School Shooting: Cops

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:15 PM PDT

Female Honor Student Allegedly Plotted School Shooting: CopsNichole Cevario's father told officials the teen posed a threat to student safety.


Qatar Airways chief says laptop ban not designed to hurt Gulf carriers

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 12:26 PM PDT

Qatar Airways chief says laptop ban not designed to hurt Gulf carriersBy Tom Finn LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Airways' chief executive said on Monday he did not believe the ban on carrying most electronics in the cabins of passenger flights to the United States from eight Muslim majority countries was designed to hurt Gulf airlines. The U.S. introduced new security measures on March 25 banning electronics larger than a mobile phone from passenger cabins on direct flights to the U.S. from 10 airports in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, including Qatar.


13 Places the Royals Like to Vacation

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 03:13 PM PDT

13 Places the Royals Like to VacationFrom a castle in Scotland to the coast of Greece, here are thirteen places the royals like to vacation.


Zuma orders S. Africa finance minister's return from UK

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:03 AM PDT

Zuma orders S. Africa finance minister's return from UKSouth African President Jacob Zuma has ordered his finance minister to return from an overseas investment trip, the presidency said Monday, fuelling speculation that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent. Zuma's decision to recall Pravin Gordhan from Britain has led to media and opposition speculation that he could be sacked. Friction has soared between Zuma, who is seeking to fund a "radical economic transformation", and Gordhan who is taking a stand against graft and heavy spending.


The Latest: Club operator calls shooting 'senseless'

Posted: 26 Mar 2017 07:25 PM PDT

The Latest: Club operator calls shooting 'senseless'CINCINNATI (AP) — The Latest on the nightclub shooting in Cincinnati (all times local):


Coal Industry Executive Doubts Mining Jobs Coming Back

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:13 PM PDT

Coal Industry Executive Doubts Mining Jobs Coming BackMurray Energy CEO Robert Murray says he's confident President Trump will follow through on promises to scrap Obama-era clean power regulations.


2018 Buick Regal: A Buick We're Genuinely Excited For

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:07 AM PDT

2018 Buick Regal: A Buick We're Genuinely Excited ForIt could pack up to 300 horses and offer torque-vectoring all-wheel drive.


Verizon wins another wireless speed test thanks to its last real advantage

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 11:16 AM PDT

Verizon wins another wireless speed test thanks to its last real advantage

Verizon has long had a reputation for the best service in America, with prices to match. Things are changing these days: other networks are catching up, and Verizon even has a reasonably-priced unlimited plan, which is something I thought I'd never live to see.

But some things never change, and the latest Tom's Guide network test of all the cell carriers shows why Verizon is likely to remain in first place.

The Tom's Guide test used so-called drive testing to compare average download speeds across six major US cities and nine wireless carriers. That means the testers took identical smartphones (in this case, a Galaxy S7) on each network to different locations within each city, ran side-by-side download tests, and compared the results.

Those results had Verizon comfortably in first place, and it sounds like one particular feature of Verizon's network put it there: indoor performance.

"We split the locations we tested between indoor and outdoor locations to see how being indoors affected carrier performance. Generally speaking, speeds slowed down for most carriers when we tested at indoor locations — dramatically, in some cases. The lone exception was Verizon, whose average download speeds improved during indoor testing in four of our six test cities."

It makes sense that performance takes a hit when you go indoors. Mobile data relies on your cellphone talking to a cell tower that's normally at least a couple hundred yards away. The more stuff the cell signal has to go through, the weaker the signal will be, and the slower things will download.

But not all cell signals are equal. 4G radios work on tens of different "bands," specific frequencies that each wireless carrier owns the right to use. Lower frequencies are much better at penetrating obstacles (like buildings), and also have superior range. Verizon owns more low-frequency spectrum than other wireless carriers (particularly T-Mobile and Sprint), and has owned it for longer, allowing it to build out the cell towers to actually use the lower frequency. This explains Verizon's place on top of the Tom's Guide ranking.

Times are a-changing, however. T-Mobile purchased some low-frequency 700MHz spectrum two years ago, and the government is currently in the process of auctioning off old TV spectrum in the 600MHz range to the wireless carriers. Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are all expected to spend billions of dollars arming themselves with spectrum for the coming years, and a big upset there could fundamentally shake up the status quo.

 


Death toll in attack on South Sudan aid workers rises to 7

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 08:36 AM PDT

Death toll in attack on South Sudan aid workers rises to 7JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The death toll of an attack on aid workers in South Sudan has risen to seven, with the news that the driver also died.


Canada to legalize recreational marijuana by mid-2018: report

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:36 AM PDT

Canada to legalize recreational marijuana by mid-2018: reportPrime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals will introduce legislation in the coming weeks which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Canada by the middle of next year, reports said on Monday. Trudeau's Liberal caucus was briefed on the timeline for the proposed measure during a weekend meeting, public broadcaster CBC reported, citing unnamed sources.


Central European leaders vow not to be blackmailed by EU on migration

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 10:06 AM PDT

Central European leaders vow not to be blackmailed by EU on migrationBy Pawel Sobczak WARSAW (Reuters) - The leaders of four Central European countries vowed on Tuesday not to be blackmailed by threats of financial punishment from Brussels if they don't join in the relocation of thousands of Middle Eastern and African refugees. Austria also said it will seek an exemption from having to accept more asylum-seekers, arguing that it has already taken in its fair share during Europe's migration crisis. The prime ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4) -- Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic -- said they have a sovereign right to decide how to deal with the migrants who have flooded into the continent mainly from the war in Syria.


Photos of the day - March 28, 2017

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:42 PM PDT

Photos of the day - March 28, 2017An Indian girl wearing a traditional clothe takes part in the procession to celebrate the Gudi Padwa, Maharashtrian's New Year in Mumbai, India; Dust and smoke billows out from a residential house which was blown up during a gunfight between militants and Indian soldiers in Durbagh village of Chadoora, 15 km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir; and, Tourists view cherry blossoms at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China.


Ancient Rock Carvings Depicting Masked People Discovered in Egypt

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:23 AM PDT

Ancient Rock Carvings Depicting Masked People Discovered in EgyptThe image, discovered recently by archaeologists, provides a tantalizing glimpse of Egypt's Neolithic period, or Stone Age. It likely dates back to the latter half of the fourth millennium B.C., said Ludwig Morenz, an Egyptologist at the University of Bonn in Germany. The depiction of a masked dancer in this era is particularly fascinating, Morenz told Live Science.


Police: 'No apparent reason' for shooting on Vegas Strip bus

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:38 AM PDT

Police: 'No apparent reason' for shooting on Vegas Strip busLAS VEGAS (AP) — A man sitting at the back of a public bus on the Las Vegas Strip opened fire "for no apparent reason" as passengers got off at a stop in the heart of the tourism corridor, police said.


April The Giraffe's Fetus Shows Increased Activity

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 01:38 AM PDT

April The Giraffe's Fetus Shows Increased ActivityThe pregnant giraffe's fetus was "extremely quiet" on Sunday morning but its activity increased later in the day, according to the zoo that houses April.


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