2012年8月31日星期五

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A first since '52: No talk of war in GOP speech

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:12 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney addresses delegates before speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party's nomination without mentioning war.


Romney ‘enjoyed' Eastwood’s RNC speech, aide says

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT

Actor Clint Eastwood addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)A top adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign downplayed tensions over Clint Eastwood's rambling Republican National Convention speech, insisting the candidate thought the actor's routine was funny. Stuart Stevens, a senior strategist to the Republican nominee, said he was standing backstage with Romney as Eastwood delivered a speech in which he imagined a conversation he [...]


Waters recede in Louisiana, leaving sopping mess

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Utility poles are heavily damaged in the aftermath of Isaac as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's motorcade passes through Grad Isle, La., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Isaac is now a tropical depression, with the center on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain through the regions. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.


Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks with Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, right, to greet members of the military and their families on the tarmac, upon his arrival at Biggs Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served.


Photos: See the issues voters want addressed at the DNC

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Photos: See the issues voters want addressed at the DNCBy Roy A. Barnes, Cheyenne, Wyo. Medicare reform needs to be addressed at the Democratic National Convention. Specifics, not rhetoric, should be presented about how Medicare can be reformed so the under-55s, like me, will know what the Democrats' plans are to insure I'll have it when I begin to reach my later 60s, some 20 years from now. I may not agree with Paul Ryan's voucher plan for people like me, but at least he has a plan. It's time for Democrats to step up and announce their intentions of reforming Medicare in a way that's fair and realistic.

Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Ben Bernanke reacts as he testifies before the House Committee on the Financial Services semi-annual monetary policy report on Capitol Hill in WashingtonFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday left the door wide open to a further easing of monetary policy, saying the stagnation in the U.S. labor market was a "grave concern," but he stopped short of providing a clear signal of imminent action. His stark language gave a temporary lift to U.S. stocks, but economists walked away from the Fed chairman's remarks still divided over whether the central bank would launch a fresh round of bond purchases at its upcoming meeting in September. ...


Family, NASA remember first man on the moon

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Neil Armstrong Memorial: First Man on Moon Eulogized TodayNeil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut who died last weekend, was remembered today as a space pioneer, a reluctant hero and a man who bore with dignity the burden of being a national icon.


Romney views Hurricane Isaac damage in Louisiana

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks with local residents during a tour of areas flooded hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Mitt Romney made a last-minute trip to the Gulf Coast to tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Isaac. The Republican nominee was invited to the region by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who joined him on a tour of Jean Lafitte, La., which was hit by severe flooding as the hurricane made landfall. Emergency crews [...]


German drug firm makes first apology for thalidomide

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

FILE - An April 21, 1969 photo from files showing a view of a laboratory of the pharmaceutical company "Chemie Gruenenthal", in Stolberg, near Aachen, West Germany, during an animal experiment April 21, 1969 as prosecuters came to inspect the manufacturer of the drug Thalidomide, which was prescribed by doctors as harmless sleeping drug to pregnant women and caused the miscarriage and birth of thousands of crippled children. The maker of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs or no limbs at all in the 1960's has finally apologized. Thalidomide was given to pregnant women to combat morning sickness but led to a wave of birth defects in Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S. Despite the words of contrition, the drug maker Gruenenthal has refused to settle lawsuits, the most recent involving class actions in Australia. (AP Photo/File)The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever apology Friday — 50 years after pulling the drug off the market.


National Geographic removes ‘hardcore huntress’ from show

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:45 PM PDT

In just 24 hours, one man's online petition convinced the National Geographic Channel to rethink its plans to include a big-game hunter on a new show set to debut this fall. Conservationist Tim Martell, 42, says a lifetime of watching National Geographic specials inspired him to pursue a career dedicated to preserving animals and their [...]

Up in the air with a human-powered helicopter

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:25 PM PDT

Students at University of Maryland are using pedal power to break a human-powered helicopter record (but hopefully to break nothing else). As surfaced by the blog Popsci, a video shows freshman Henry Enerson taking the vehicle up in the air—with nothing more than foot pedals keeping the thing above the ground—hovering eight feet up, and [...]

Brain tumors and birthers: Dumbest political quotes of the week

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT

Former Arkansas Governor and former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks to delegates during the third session of the Republican National Convention in TampaEach week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!


Major quake off Philippines causes panic but minor damage

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT

usgs.govMANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday killing one person, damaging roads and bridges and sending people fleeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami, a politician and authorities said. The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for much of the region, but cancelled it about two hours later. ...


British teen Robson posts another upset at US Open

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:26 PM PDT

Britain's Laura Robson reacts during her match against China's Li Na in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Bereswill)Laura Robson dissolved into giggles at a reference to British boy band One Direction.


300-year-old thermometer may sell at auction for six figures

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Looking to own a piece of scientific history and have a home you can take out a second mortgage on? We may have exactly the thing: a 300-year-old thermometer made by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit himself has recently appeared in a … Continue reading →

Photos: Highlights from Burning Man Festival 2012

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:24 AM PDT

Photos: Highlights from Burning Man Festival 2012Artwork that is part of the Circle of Regional Effigies is burned during the Burning Man 2012 "Fertility 2.0" arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, August 30, 2012. More than 60,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival, which is celebrating its 26th year, to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) FOR USE WITH BURNING MAN RELATED REPORTING ONLY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS

Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 file photo, Gober, an elderly female Sumatran orangutan who is blind in both eyes due to cataracts, lies down with her twin babies at a rehabilitation center in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Formerly blind Gober can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara, File)A formerly blind Sumatran orangutan can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia.


Photos: Princess Diana remembered on anniversary of her death

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Photos: Princess Diana remembered on anniversary of her death

Republicans and Democrats distorting Medicare facts

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:04 AM PDT

FILE - In 2012 file photos President Barack Obama, left, Talks to reporters in Washington on June 8 and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 14. When it comes to the economy, half of Americans in a new poll say it won't matter much whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins the presidential election. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite, left, and Evan Vucci, file)Paul Ryan came under fire for remarks that many people viewed as outright lies. In contrast, says Robert Farley, the Deputy Managing Editor of Factcheck.org, Mitt Romney's speech "avoided major falsehoods."


'Troubling ineptitude' in security at nuclear bomb plant

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Handout photo of an aerial view of the Y-12 Plant in Oak RidgeGuards at a government plant for storing weapons-grade uranium failed to spot activists, including an 82-year-old nun, who cut through its fences until they walked up to an officer's car and surrendered, an official report said on Friday.


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