2012年4月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Twin twisters crush homes, cause chaos in Dallas-Fort Worth area

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Arlington police officer Rick Stewart (L) and Tarrant County constable Clint C. Burgess (C) rescue a dog in TexasBy Jason Sickles, Yahoo! Dallas Editor -- Massive twin twisters have touched down near Dallas and Fort Worth this afternoon, crushing homes and sending thousands of North Texans scrambling to take cover.


Exit polls show Romney on the rise

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Wisconsin Exit Polls: 8 in 10 Voters Believe Romney Will Be GOP NomineeA broad sense of inevitability carried Romney into the Wisconsin primary today, with preliminary exit poll results indicating that, eight in 10 voters expect him to become the GOP nominee.


Victims of Calif. gunman were young, diverse

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This is an undated family photo provided by Daniel Sim showing himself with his sister Lydia Sim. Lydia, a 21-year-old student, was among the seven killed at the shooting at Oikos University April 2, 2012. Sim, of Hayward, was studying to be a nurse. (AP Photo/Daniel Sim)Six students and one employee died when a gunman opened fire at Christian-based Oikos University in Oakland, Calif. Three other people were wounded.


First Person: 19 stories in the sky during Dallas tornado

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A south-facing view of downtown Dallas on the afternoon of April 3, 2012.Today, I heard the thunder first. Then, I heard the sound that no one, especially not a new parent, wants to hear: the tornado siren.


Some veggies improve breast cancer survival: study

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Chinese women who ate cabbage, broccoli and leafy greens saw improved survival rates after breast cancerChinese women who ate cabbage, broccoli and leafy greens saw improved survival rates after breast cancer than women who did not eat these cruciferous vegetables, a new study says.


VIDEO: Dallas twisters toss tractor trailers into air

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Damaged trucks and trailers are seen after a tornado past through the Dallas-Fort Worth areaAt least two tornadoes touched down near Dallas on Tuesday. The National Weather Service declared a tornado emergency for Dallas-Fort Worth, as warning sirens echoed throughout the downtown area.


Delegate math puts Romney almost halfway to nomination

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Delegate Math Puts Romney Almost Halfway to GOP NominationRick Santorum likes to say it's barely halftime in the GOP race, and he's right. After today's primaries in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Wisconsin, Mitt Romney will almost certainly have passed the halfway point toward the 1,144 needed to win the GOP nomination. Romney (568)...


Russian Church says it's been under attack after backing Putin

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Russian Prime Minister Putin and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill visit the restored rooms of Svyato-Danilov Monastery, the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox church, in MoscowRussia's Orthodox Church said it was under attack from unspecified "anti-Russian forces" seeking to erode its authority after it threw its weight behind Vladimir Putin before last month's presidential election.


NBC News says it regrets editing of Trayvon shooting call

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A woman holds an image of black teenager Trayvon Martin while taking part in a rally demanding justice for his killing in MiamiNBC News apologized for the way it edited a broadcast of a conversation between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher before teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by Zimmerman.


FantasySCOTUS: What true legal nerds play

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The Supreme Court is expected to rule in June on Obama's health reform lawOn Monday, President Barack Obama joined the swirl of speculation surrounding the Supreme Court's health care deliberations by predicting the Court will uphold his signature law.


‘Oaksterdam University’ pot-growing school raided by DEA agents

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Federal agents remove a safe after conducting a raid on Oaksterdam University in OaklandU.S. marshals on Monday, along with federal agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Internal Revenue Service, raided a Bay Area medical marijuana training facility known as "Oaksterdam University." The university, in Oakland, Calif., offers training classes to people seeking to become legal medical marijuana providers under California state law. "Clearly, they're trying to [...]


Obama: GOP budget is 'social Darwinism’

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President Barack Obama gestures during his joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Monday, April 2, 2012, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)President Obama on Tuesday denounced the House Republicans' recently-revealed budget plan, saying it would hurt America's working families and seniors. Tuesday's speech was the president's most thorough and direct public reaction to the plan House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unveiled March 20. The president, speaking at an Associated Press luncheon attended by editors and publishers, chided [...]


Trayvon Martin police report reveals scene details

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Residents take part in a rally demanding justice for the killing of black teenager Trayvon Martin in MiamiA partially redacted police report detailing the initial investigation in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin has surfaced. Reuters reporter Matthew Keys first posted scanned copies of the report to his Twitter account. As the Chicago Tribune noted, the report contains details that conflict with several rumors surrounding the case. The report states [...]


Gadhafi's mercenaries spread guns, fighting in Africa

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Gadhafi's Mercenaries Spread Guns and Fighting in AfricaWhen Libya's dictator for more than four decades fell victim to the Arab Spring, Col. Moammar Gadhafi's influence didn't end.  It is now contributing to increased attacks by rebel groups, the arming of terrorists and a hunger crisis in other parts of Africa. "This is...


Who gave Romney the weakest endorsement?

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New York City Commemorates 10th Anniversary Of 9-11 Terror AttacksThe thousands of Yahoo! readers who played our Mitt Romney tepid endorsement bracket have spoken: Former New York Gov. George Pataki has given the most lackluster nod of support this election cycle.


Kids demanding Congress to act against Kony

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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2006 file photo Joseph Kony, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader, left, and his deputy Vincent Otti, sit inside a tent at Ri-Kwamba in Southern Sudan. A video by the advocacy group Invisible Children about the atrocities carried out by Kony's Lord's Resistance Army has rocketed into viral video, racking up millions of page views seemingly by the hour. The voices demanding that the U.S. Congress stop the brutality of African warlord Joseph Kony and his LRA belong to the nation's children, some of whose parents work in Congress. (AP Photo/Stuart Price, File, Pool)The voices demanding that Congress stop the brutality of African warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army belong to America's children.


Online insults would be a crime under Ariz. bill

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Distasteful comments and online insults are a mainstay of many social networks and online comment boards, but a new bill passed in Arizona could send people who "annoy or offend" to jail for up to six months.

Firefighters donate lottery winnings to ailing colleague

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Five Albuquerque Station Eight firefighters who won a $10,000 share of the Mega Millions jackpot last week have decided to donate an unspecified part of their winnings to fellow fireman Vince Cordova, who is suffering from a life-threatening tumor. "We decided to get tickets ten minutes before the sales closed," said Capt. Jed Hyland told [...]

Photos: The world's highest, longest valley suspension bridge

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Photos: The world's highest, longest valley suspension bridge

Titanic artifacts linked to bridge officer William Murdoch

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Workers place a casing over the personal effects of William Murdoch, the bridge officer aboard the Titanic, before an exhibition opens to the public Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in Atlanta. From the pitch-black depths 2½ miles beneath the North Atlantic, salvagers of the Titanic made a notable discovery when they located the personal effects of Murdoch, the bridge officer who tried in vain to keep the doomed ship from colliding with an iceberg. The artifacts, including a shoe brush, straight razor and pipe, are the first to be specifically to Murdoch, a central figure in the disaster who gained added notoriety after James Cameron's polemical portrayal of him in the 1997 blockbuster movie From the pitch-black depths 2½ miles beneath the North Atlantic, salvagers of the Titanic made a notable discovery when they located the personal effects of William Murdoch, the bridge officer who tried in vain to keep the doomed ship from colliding with an iceberg.


Video: Flying car can navigate the streets and the skies

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Inventors, innovators, engineers, and everyone in between have been working to make the flying car dream a reality for many years now. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, a Dutch company was able to successfully build and test its flying car … Continue reading
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