2012年7月7日星期六

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Libyans cast emotional vote

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Libyans cast emotional voteA woman celebrates with the new national flag on the streets after casting her vote during the National Assembly election in Tripoli's Martyrs square July 7, 2012. Crowds of joyful Libyans, some with tears in their eyes, parted with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday as they voted in the first free national election in 60 years. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Extreme heat bakes Midwest and East Coast

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:28 PM PDT

A woman walks down the street under a sun umbrella during warm weather on July 6, 2012 in New york City. Forecasts for tomorrow are predicting temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and may feel as hot as 106 because of humidity, according to the National weather Service. Much of the midwest of the United States has been experiencing a severe heat wave which has devastated crops and kept people indoors. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Highways buckled in Wisconsin, water use was cut back in Indiana and those who had power in the mid-Atlantic were urged to conserve it, but the heat gripping much of the country was only expected to worsen Saturday.


Despite facts, new Obama ad calls Romney an 'outsourcer'

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:15 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland, Ohio, Friday, July 6, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Undeterred by independent fact checkers that have debunked the thrust of their claims, the Obama campaign is redoubling attacks on Mitt Romney as an "outsourcer" in a new TV ad airing in eight battleground states. The 30-second spot — titled "The Problem" — claims Romney...


Report: Annan says efforts in Syria have failed

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Kofi Annan Admits Peace Plans in Syria Are FailingSpecial U.N. envoy Kofi Annan acknowledged in an interview published Saturday that the international community's efforts to find a political solution to the escalating violence in Syria have failed.


International donors pledging billions in Afghan aid

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not pictured, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Clinton announced that President Barack Obama had designated Afghanistan as a "major non-NATO ally" shortly after arriving in the country for talks with Karzai. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)International donors will pledge $16 billion in aid for Afghanistan over the next four years in hopes of stabilizing the country after most foreign combat troops return home, a U.S. diplomat said Sunday, but the money will come with conditions to ensure it doesn't fall victim to rampant Afghan corruption and mismanagement.


Republicans hold 'Super Saturday' to energize voters

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 03:39 PM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Romney smiles with his wife after addressing supporters after taking part in the Wolfeboro Fourth of July Parade in WolfeboroThousands of Republican volunteers braved scorching temperatures to knock on doors and canvass voters on Saturday as the party staged its first "Super Saturday" blitz hoping to energize supporters and rival Democrats' volunteer mobilization. Republican party officials said volunteers were out in a dozen battleground states expected to see close contests in the November 6 election between Democratic President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. ...


Serena Williams wins fifth Wimbledon title

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the women's final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Serena Williams is back, and she looks almost as good as ever.


Photos: Record-breaking heat across U.S.

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Photos: Record-breaking heat across U.S.Ten-year-old Lilly Hwang-Geddes (L) of Ithaca, New York, plays in a fountain at the Yards Park July 5, 2012 in Washington, DC. A record heat wave has been in the area for more than a week. Weather forecast predicted the hot weather will last through Sunday with possible daily triple-digit temperature. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

134 killed in southern Russia floods disaster

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 03:52 PM PDT

Victims of the flood rest in a temporary shelter in KrymskFlash floods deluged Russia's southern Krasnodar, killing at least 134 people in the region's worst natural disaster in decades, officials and witnesses said Saturday.


Three antidepressants, no alcohol in Mary Kennedy's system

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

RFK Jr.'s Estranged Wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, Had Three Antidepressants In System At Time Of DeathMary Richardson Kennedy Had Struggled With Depression, Alcoholism


Protesters march against Mexico's president-elect

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters marched through the Mexican capital on Saturday against President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, accusing him of buying votes and paying off TV networks for support. The demonstrators, including students, leftists, anarchists and union members, shouted slogans criticizing Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, and the electoral authority. Pena Nieto won Sunday's election by almost 7 percentage points, according to the official count, returning the PRI to presidential power after 12 years in the wilderness. ...

Border patrol: Agent fires shots after rock attack

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Border Patrol says agent along Texas-Mexico border opened fire after rock attack

'Heart attack' sandwich can stay on N.Y. menu

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT

New Yorkers can still order up an instant heart attack.

L.A. schools superintendent shakes up district

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:54 AM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, June 14, 2012 Los Angeles Unified School District LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy tours the district in Los Angeles. Developing school leadership is a cornerstone of Deasy's strategy to reform Los Angeles Unified School District and sorting through principals underscores his philosophy that nothing in the sprawling district is too minute to warrant his attention. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Faced with a shocking case of a teacher accused of playing classroom sex games with children for years, Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy delivered another jolt: He removed the school's entire staff — from custodians to the principal — to smash what he called a "culture of silence."


Greek opposition leader says government won't last

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Leader of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party Nikolaos Michaloliakos speaks at the Parliament in Athens, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)The leader of Greece's main opposition party has accused the country's three-party coalition government of wanting to sell Greece's resources and public companies on the cheap.


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