2012年11月25日星期日

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Violence, economic unrest as Egypt's political foes dig in their heels

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:38 PM PST

Egyptian protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. President Mohammed Morsi edicts, which were announced on Thursday, place him above oversight of any kind, including that of the courts. The move has thrown Egypt's already troubled transition to democracy into further turmoil, sparking angry protests across the country to demand the decrees be immediately rescinded. The banner in Arabic, top center, reads, "members of the Muslim Brotherhood are not allowed." (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)Supporters and opponents of Egypt's president on Sunday grew more entrenched in their potentially destabilizing battle over the Islamist leader's move to assume near absolute powers, with neither side appearing willing to back down as the stock market plunged amid the fresh turmoil.


‘Kill List’ rule book may be coming soon to the White House

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST

Iran Tried to Shoot Down a U.S. Drone and MissedThe White House "kill list"--a regularly updated chart showing the world's most wanted terrorists used by President Barack Obama during kill or capture debates--may soon be getting a rule book to go with it. According to the New York Times, the administration--faced with the possibility that President Obama might lose the 2012 election to Mitt [...]


Durbin: Medicare, Medicaid fair game in fiscal cliff talks

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:43 AM PST

Sen. Dick Durbin: Medicare, Medicaid Fair Game in Talks to Avoid Fiscal CliffSen. Dick Durbin said today that his Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate should be willing to address entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid in deficit reduction negotiations. "From my side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation," Durbin said on "This...


Casey Anthony detectives overlooked Google search

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST

Attorney: Casey Anthony rejected early plea dealThe Florida sheriff's office that investigated Caylee Anthony's death confirmed Sunday that it overlooked a computer search for suffocation methods made from the little girl's home on the day she was last seen alive.


Black Friday sales slip as shoppers opt for Thursday ‘doorbusters’

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:55 AM PST

Thanksgiving steals sales from Black FridayBlack Friday, the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season, saw more foot traffic than ever before, according to estimates. But it appears so-called "doorbuster" deals offered the day before dinged sales. According to ShopperTrak, which tracks retail foot traffic, there were more than 307 million store visits on Friday, up 3.5 percent. But Black [...]


At least 112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:07 PM PST

112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factoryFire raced through a garment factory that supplies major retailers in the West, killing at least 112 people, many of whom were trapped by the flames because the eight-story building lacked emergency exits, ...


Utility worker pierced pipe before dramatic Mass. gas blast

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:17 PM PST

Utility worker pierced pipe before Mass. gas blastA natural gas explosion that injured 18 people and damaged 42 buildings in Springfield's entertainment district was blamed Sunday on a utility worker who accidentally punctured a high-pressure pipeline ...


Florida woman who rode manatee arrested

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:23 PM PST

A Florida woman who was caught on camera two months ago riding a manatee has been arrested Saturday on a charge of violating the state's Manatee Sanctuary Act.

GOP opposition to diplomat Rice begins to crack

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:32 AM PST

Senator John McCain speaks on CBS' "Face the Nation" in this handout photoRepublican opposition to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as the next secretary of state began to crack Sunday as Sen. John McCain said she was "not the problem" in the White House's handling of the Sept. 11 attack in Libya and suggested he could be persuaded to swing behind her possible nomination.


Within 2 years of national title, Auburn fires football coach

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 02:55 PM PST

Auburn coach Gene Chizik watches the game near the end of a 49-0 loss to Alabama during the second half of a NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)Gene Chizik led Auburn to perhaps the greatest season in the program's history, and two years later to maybe its worst.


Apple seeks to add more products to Samsung patent lawsuit

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 03:45 PM PST

File photo of Apple's iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Note displayed at a shop in Tokyo(Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked a federal court to add six more products to its patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co, including the Samsung Galaxy Note II, in the latest in move in an ongoing legal war between the two companies. The case is one of two patent infringement lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court in San Jose by Apple against Samsung. An earlier lawsuit by Apple that related to different patents resulted in a $1.05 billion jury verdict against Samsung on August 24. ...


Affleck: U.S. can do 'huge amount' to help resolve Congo crisis

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:13 AM PST

Ben Affleck: U.S. Can Do 'Huge Amount' to Help Resolve Conflict in CongoActor Ben Affleck - founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative - told George Stephanopoulos this morning on "This Week" that the United States can do "a huge amount" to help resolve the violent conflict in war-torn Congo that flared up as rebels seized control of the eastern city of Goma last week.


Syrian rebels capture air base near Damascus

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST

In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian rebels capture a helicopter air base near the capital Damascus after fierce fighting in Syria, on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The takeover claim showed how rebels are advancing in the area of the capital, though they are badly outgunned by Assad's forces, making inroads where Assad's power was once unchallenged. Rebels have also been able to fire mortar rounds into Damascus recently. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus Sunday in what an activist called a "blow to the morale of the regime" near President Bashar Assad's seat of power.


U.S. probes Swiss bank Pictet for aiding tax evaders

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:13 AM PST

A sign bearing the logo of family owned private bank Pictet is pictured at company headquarters in GenevaZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss private bank Pictet is under investigation by the U.S. authorities, the bank said on Sunday, making it the latest Swiss bank to come under scrutiny in a U.S. probe into the use of foreign banks by wealthy Americans seeking to avoid paying tax. Pictet said in a statement the U.S. Department of Justice had made a "general inquiry" into its wealth management business with U.S. clients, adding it would cooperate fully. The U.S. ...


‘Gangnam Style’ now most-viewed YouTube video of all time

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 05:45 AM PST

El vídeo 'Gangnam Style' se convierte en el más visto en YouTubeCongratulations, Internet. "Gangnam Style," the unlikely smash hit by South Korean rapper Psy, has surpassed Justin Bieber's "Baby" to become the most-watched YouTube video of all time. The video--featuring Psy's meme-ready dance moves--has racked up more than 815 million views since it was uploaded to YouTube on July 15. Bieber's "Baby," which has been watched [...]


No Powerball winner; jackpot goes to record $425M

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:21 PM PST

Michael Arrington, left, buys a Powerball ticket from cashier Lee Heilig, right, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at a DeliMart convenience store in Iowa City, Iowa. The jackpot had reached $325 million as of Friday. (AP Photo/Grant Schulte)Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game.


Natural gas drillers target US truck, bus market

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PST

In this Nov. 19, 2012 photo, Waste Management driver Alan Sadler fills his truck with CNG gas at the company's filling station in Washington, Pa. Years from now, motorists needing a fill-up might see natural gas pumps sharing space at the neighborhood filling station with ones dispensing gasoline and diesel. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)If the trash truck or bus rolling down your street seems a little quieter these days, you're not imagining things. It's probably running on natural gas.


China lands fighter jet on new carrier in show of force

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:18 AM PST

Undated handout photo show a carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet taking off from the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrierSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has carried out its first successful landing of a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier, state media said on Sunday, a symbolically significant development as Asian neighbors fret about the world's most populous country's military ambitions. The home-built J-15 fighter jet took off from and landed on the Liaoning, a reconditioned Soviet-era vessel from Ukraine which only came into service in September this year. ...


Grammy-winning bassist injured in Swiss bus crash

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:30 AM PST

FILE - This is a Wednesday, May 23, 2012 file photo of Grammy award-winning jazz bassist Marcus Miller performs in concert at Papp Laszlo Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Marcus Miller and several members of his band were injured when their bus overturned Sunday Nov. 25, 2012 on a busy highway in Switzerland, killing the driver, police said. (AP Photo/MTI, Balazs Mohai, File)Grammy-winning jazz bassist Marcus Miller and several members of his band were injured when their bus overturned Sunday on a busy highway in Switzerland, killing the driver, police said.


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