2013年2月19日星期二

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U.S. ready to counter China cyberattacks

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:29 PM PST

A Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier stands guard in front of 'Unit 61398' in the outskirts of ShanghaiThe White House plans to reveal an aggressive response strategy tomorrow.


Obama calls Republican senators on immigration

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 02:46 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks about immigration at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. The White House is circulating a draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the United States and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years, according to a report published online Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 by USA Today. President Barack Obama's bill would create a "Lawful Prospective Immigrant" visa for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)President Barack Obama reached out by telephone Tuesday to Republican senators playing a key role in the debate on overhauling America's immigration policy, the White House said. He called Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John McCain of Arizona and Marco Rubio of Florida "to discuss their shared commitment to bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform," spokesman Jay [...]


Officials link mysterious blaze to hand sanitizer

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 11:58 AM PST

Troubling trend: Teens getting drunk with hand sanitizerCould hand sanitizer light a T-shirt on fire? Officials say that might be how a child's hands caught fire.


Postal Service chic? New clothing line coming in 2014

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 02:32 PM PST

Postal Service to launch clothing line in 2014.The cash-strapped Postal Service is going produce a line dubbed "Rain Heat & Snow."


Have a gun? Get a discount on your pizza

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:10 PM PST

Denice Tarrant holds her two-week-old grandson Maxwell Reed as she pays for dinner at All Around Pizza in Virginia Beach, Va., on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, where anyone who carries a gun or brings a concealed handgun permit is offered at 15 percent discount. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Amanda Lucier) MAGS OUTA Virginia Beach shop owner is showing his support for firearm rights.


Christie: I don't agree with Cuomo on 98 percent of the issues

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 12:10 PM PST

Zuckerberg hosts fundraiser for NJ Gov. Chris ChristieHe says he was having a conversation about how he and Cuomo have similar values.


Police: NY TV anchor threatened wife with death

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 03:20 PM PST

This booking photo released by the Darien, Conn., Police Department shows WCBS-TV anchor Rob Morrison arrested Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at his home in Darien. Police said he fought with his wife and then choked her at their home and threatened her even after he was arrested. Morrison was scheduled to be in court Tuesday on charges of strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct. (AP Photo/Darien Police Department)Rob Morrison said he'd kill his wife as he was being arrested for attacking her at their home.


Photos: Death-defying daredevils

Posted: 23 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Photos: Death-defying daredevils

Catch the cat vs. DVD drive smackdown

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 01:56 PM PST

Catch the cat vs DVD drive smackdown.An ingenious kitty has come up with a use for that aging DVD drive: It makes a great cat toy.


Texas official: Bruises found on dead Russian boy

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:25 PM PST

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A 3-year-old boy whose death fueled a fight over American adoptions of Russian children was brought into a West Texas hospital unresponsive and bruised on several parts of his body, a medical examiner's investigator said Tuesday.

New England fishermen plead gov't not to cut catch limits

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:16 PM PST

BOSTON (AP) — New England fishermen facing a dire future for their industry asked Congress in a letter Tuesday for immediate help surviving deep and impending cuts to their catch limits.

NASA briefly loses all contact with space station

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 10:30 AM PST

Next Private Spacecraft Launch to Space Station Set for March 1Officials say ISS is able to talk to Moscow control and that there is no danger.


Obama's backup plan: Maximum 13-year wait for citizenship

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 01:03 PM PST

White House undercutting bipartisan immigration reform?Illegal immigrants would face a maximum of a 13-year wait to become citizens if the Obama administration's version of immigration reform passed, according to a leaked draft of the bill obtained by the Miami Herald. The unfinished bill, first published by USA Today over the weekend, was drafted as a backup plan in case Congress [...]


Apple hit by hackers who targeted Facebook

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 01:50 PM PST

(Blank Headline Received)Hackers infected employees' computers when they visited a software developer site.


Sandy survivors find solace in Phil Collins

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 10:11 AM PST

Phil Collins DayNEW YORK—Twelve years ago, Heather Kramer was fed up with Valentine's Day and what she believed was its inaccurate depiction of love. So she and her friends came up with an alternative holiday to honor someone they believed told the truth about the rocky nature of life, love and relationships: '80s pop icon Phil Collins. [...]


Disney discovers Mickey Mouse sketch from 1938

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 10:55 AM PST

Early Mickey Mouse sketch foundThe psychedelic 'Mickey's Toothache' was drawn by artist Ferdinand Horvath.


Ireland apologizes to survivors of 'cruel' Magdalene Laundries

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 12:28 PM PST

Relatives of victims of the Magdalene Laundries hold a candle lit vigil in solidarity with Justice for Magdalene Survivors and their families outside Leinster House, Dublin,Ireland, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. The women expect to witness an apology by the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on behalf of the people of Ireland for ignoring them and their treatment at the 10 laundries in the Republic between 1922 and 1996. The women will also hear details of how the State intends to assist them financially and in other ways as restitution. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland ignored the mistreatment of thousands of women who were incarcerated within Catholic nun-operated laundries and must pay the survivors compensation, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Tuesday in an emotional state apology for the decades of abuses in the so-called Magdalene Laundries.


Pregnant teen wins battle to keep her baby

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 12:11 PM PST

Pregnant Teen Wins Abortion BattleA pregnant teen who sued her parents, claiming they were coercing her to have an abortion, will be able to give birth to her baby. Attorneys representing the 16-year-old girl were granted a long-term injunction against the girl's parents in Texas family court on Monday,...


Forget six degrees: Any two webpages connected by 19 clicks

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 11:55 AM PST

At Most 19 Clicks Connect Any Two WebpagesIt's a small Web after all. As the six-degrees of separation notion says that any two people are only six introductions away from one another, researchers claim that any two webpages are no more than 19 clicks apart.


NYC deli apologizes to Forest Whitaker for patdown

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 12:39 PM PST

The owner of a Manhattan deli, where Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker was accused of shoplifting and frisked, has apologized and says the employee who patted down the actor is "no longer with us."

#ForDaLuLz: Hackers take control of Jeep's Twitter feed

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 11:45 AM PST

A day after Burger King was the victim of an apparent Twitter hack, Jeep's verified Twitter feed appeared to fall victim to one, too. Early Tuesday afternoon, the description of the carmaker's Twitter account was changed to say it had been sold to Cadillac, its avatar was swapped for a Cadillac symbol, and its feed [...]

Paws up: Peach the police dog 'writes' witness statement

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 12:30 PM PST

When members of the Crown Prosecution Service in West Midlands, England (responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in England and Wales), asked the police department for a statement from a witness named PC Peach, they were told that would be difficult because Peach, while intelligent, was actually PD Peach—and "PD" stands for "police dog." [Related: Man [...]

Photos: The coldest village on Earth

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 03:26 AM PST

Photos: The coldest village on EarthA man passes a sign saying "Oymyakon 'Pole of Cold'" on the site of a former meteorological station in the village of Oymyakon, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia, January 26, 2013. The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in the Oymyakon valley, where according to the United Kingdom Met Office a temperature of -67.8 degrees Celsius (-90 degrees Fahrenheit) was registered in 1933 - the coldest on record in the northern hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century. Yet despite the harsh climate, people live in the valley, and the area is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank, and even an airport runway (albeit open only in the summer). Picture taken January 26, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 1 OF 27 FOR PACKAGE 'THE POLE OF COLD' SEARCH 'MAXIM COLD' FOR ALL IMAGES

Photos: Life in Detroit

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 06:59 PM PST

Photos: Life in DetroitA vacant, blighted home is seen in a once thriving neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan February 6, 2013. Throughout its long decline, Detroit has sought ways to restore to its former glory a city that was home to 1.8 million people, pinning its hopes on grandiose plans for the automotive industry or casinos. With just 700,000 people left, ambitions are now focused on making less populated neighborhoods viable and repurposing land, perhaps for urban farming. Where the cash-strapped city can't provide, grassroots groups and investors help fill the gaps. Picture taken February 6, 2013. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT)

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