2012年6月5日星期二

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Early clues to Wisconsin governor's fate

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:37 PM PDT

Whatever Walker's Fate, Obama Leads Romney in WisconsinWhatever Scott Walker's fate, Barack Obama may drag some bragging rights out of the Wisconsin governor's recall election: Voters in preliminary exit poll results today say they favor Obama over Mitt Romney in November's presidential election by a slight 6-point margin (51-45 percent). These results...


America more divided than ever over politics

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Abortion battle on Capitol HillThe Pew Research Center has a new report out Tuesday suggesting that America is more divided than ever along partisan lines, and that the differences between Democrats and Republicans outstrip differences between Americans of different races, genders, ages and incomes. The widest gap is between Republican and Democrats' opinion of the social safety net. Forty [...]


Watch live: Venus crosses sun for last time this century

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:24 PM PDT

NASA image shows the planet Venus at the start of its transit of the SunIt's finally here! The historic transit of Venus, the skywatching event of the year, has begun.


Why attacking Romney's record as governor won't stick

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Romney Rebounds Among Women, While Obama's Favorability SlipsMark it as the least surprising aspect of the election: a $10 million ad buy on behalf of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, spread over eight battleground states, that seeks to undercut Mitt Romney's key claim to the presidency.


Al-Qaida’s No. 2 killed in drone strike in Pakistan

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:33 AM PDT

Abu Yahya al-Libi, a Libyan citizen believed to be in his late 40s, has been an influential Al-Qaeda commanderAl-Libi's death, if confirmed, would be the latest in what AP terms "the dozen-plus senior commanders removed in the clandestine U.S. war against al-Qaida."


Romney: Obama sat on GM stake to avoid loss before election

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Mitt Romney as President: Can His Day One Plans Work?FORT WORTH, Texas—Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of sitting on the government's 26 percent stake in General Motors in order to avoid an embarrassing financial loss before Election Day. In an interview with the Detroit News, Romney said he would immediately sell the government's stake in GM if he wins the presidency, even if [...]


First jurors selected for Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky’s trial

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives for the first day of jury selection as his trial on 52 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of 15 years gets underway at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)(Updated at 4:35 p.m. ET) Lawyers in the child molestation case against former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky are wasting little time picking a jury. More than 220 potential jurors reported to the courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday morning. Within 10 minutes of the proceedings, prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed on a mother of [...]


Prop. 8 ruling could send gay marriage to Supreme Court

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:12 AM PDT

Ruling Expected On Prop 8A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that it will not review a three-judge panel's decision to overturn California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage.


Romney makes direct appeal to Hispanic voters in Texas

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:17 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is welcomed by his supporters during a campaign stop at Southwest Office Systems in Fort WorthFORT WORTH—Mitt Romney made a direct overture to Latino voters Tuesday, arguing at a campaign stop here that Hispanics are suffering the most under the nation's struggling economy and that, if elected, he would make things better for them. Speaking at an office supply company owned by the children of Mexican immigrants, Romney claimed that [...]


Y! Big Story: Why you can’t get that job

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:08 PM PDT

New York Job Seekers Attend Job Fair"Wanted: Someone exactly like my last boyfriend (see list of qualities), only better. Demonstrate success in a proven relationship, preferably a current one. You should know what I want without my telling you." There wouldn't be enough 10-foot poles to poke at a dating ad like that. Replace that mating call with a job posting, [...]


Romney pushed for Mass. individual mandate, emails show

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:45 AM PDT

Long Lost Emails Show Just How Much Romney Loved the Individual MandateRomney's top aides championed a provision identical to one in President Obama's law requiring individuals to have or buy health insurance.


New York students charged for paddling middle schoolers

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:56 AM PDT

New York Students Charged for Paddling Middle SchoolersThree New York high school students face felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the alleged hazing of eighth graders in their suburban town in an annual "freshman Friday" ritual.


Obama sends Queen Elizabeth a diamond jubilee message

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Revelers on the Mall in London watch Britain Queen Elizabeth II appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II accession to the throne, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)President Barack Obama on Tuesday sent Queen Elizabeth II a video message on the occasion of celebrations marking her 60 years on the throne. "May the light of Your Majesty's crown continue to reign supreme for many years to come," he said. So, no hard feelings about that whole "burned the White House during the [...]


Mars One: One-way ticket to the red planet

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Massive Impacts May Have Warmed Ancient MarsIt sounds like a science-fiction fantasy, but the company Mars One says it's for real—and that it will really establish a settlement on the planet Mars by 2023. The privately financed Dutch company has a plan. All it needs is a lot of cash, equipment and four Mars-bound astronauts who are willing to take a [...]


Tennessee man accused of shooting meteorologist with crossbow

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:32 AM PDT

A Tennessee man faces attempted murder charges after he allegedly shot his former roommate, a local TV meteorologist, with a crossbow and arrow. Gerald D. Taylor, 53, is accused of breaking into the home he had shared with Robert William Batot, 43, in Johnson City, Tenn., and firing shots at him with both a crossbow [...]

New Zealand’s ‘Miss Universe’ winner may lose title over lack of citizenship

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:42 AM PDT

The winner of 2012's New Zealand's "Miss Universe" contest may have her title stripped just days after earning the right to represent her adopted country in the international beauty pageant. The New Zealand Herald reports that 22-year-old Avianca Bohn is not actually a citizen of the country. In fact, Bohn was born in South Africa [...]

Bride drenched in ‘oily black ooze’ from hotel sprinklers on wedding day

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:50 AM PDT

A hotel in Georgia literally rained on a bride's parade, covering her wedding party in an "oily black ooze" just moments before the ceremony was scheduled to begin. Local affiliate WSBTV Channel 2 Action News reports that Shalita Harris were prepping for the ceremony at the Westin Hotel in College Park when the hotel's sprinkler [...]

Study on mosquitoes and raindrops could change the future of robotics

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:48 PM PDT

Dr. David Hu, professor of mechanical engineering and biology at Georgia Institute of Technology, says mosquitoes could provide clues to building flying robots of the future. In a new study, Dr. Hu and his team of researchers studied how mosquitoes survive the impact of raindrops that are more than 50 times their body mass. "This [...]

Orchestra of car alarms stuns onlookers

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:39 AM PDT

Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending. April Fool's Day has come and gone this year, but pranks are possible all year long. A New York-based pranking collective, Improv Everywhere, just organized a Car Alarm Symphony, and the video of the event is getting lots of attention. Famous for filling a Best [...]

U.S. spy agency gives NASA two Hubble-quality telescopes

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:28 PM PDT

Two powerful spy telescopes built for the U.S. intelligence agency National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will be used for a completely different purpose than originally intended. Given to NASA by the NRO, these Hubble-quality telescopes will be repurposed to be used not for … Continue reading

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