2013年10月16日星期三

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Boehner: 'We fought the good fight'

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The House Speaker urged Republicans to support the Senate deal.


Watch live: Voting from the Senate floor

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Watch the Senate vote on the resolution to re-open the government


Booker v. Lonegan face-off for N.J. Senate seat

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:38 PM PDT

Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, and Republican Steve Lonegan stand together after their first debate in the U.S. Senate campaign on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. The two squared off in the first debate of the campaign with just 12 days to go before the special Senate election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)By Barbara Goldberg MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Voters headed to the polls on Wednesday in New Jersey, where Cory Booker, the charismatic Democratic mayor of Newark, was heavily favored to beat conservative Republican Steve Lonegan in a special election to fill the state's vacant U.S. Senate seat. Polling this week gave Booker leads ranging from 14 points to 22 points over Lonegan, a former small-town mayor with limited name recognition but a flair for attention-grabbing events. The winner will fill the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Frank Lautenberg, who died in June at age 89. ...


Florida bullying case raises questions for parents

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 01:46 PM PDT

Girl Relentlessly Bullied Until She Commits SuicideST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — When two girls, aged 12 and 14, were arrested in a bullying-suicide investigation in Florida, many wondered: Where were their parents and should they be held responsible?


Iran nuclear talks end on upbeat note; more in Nov

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:46 PM PDT

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton smiles during a press conference after two days of closed-door nuclear talks on Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Talks between Iran and six world powers have ended an upbeat note, with the European Union's top diplomat Ashton calling them "very important," in efforts to end international tensions over Tehran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)GENEVA (AP) — Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers ended on an upbeat note Wednesday, with top Western and Iranian negotiators announcing a follow-up round early next month while speaking of significant progress in efforts to reduce fears that Tehran may be seeking atomic arms.


Syria rebel video claims new split in opposition

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Franz Ontal, OPCW's head of inspector training, center, talks with journalists after a training session with U.N. inspectors of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, in the German Armed Forces training center in Wildflecken, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. 24 U.N. experts from 17 different countries are attending a five-day training before starting their mission to Syria. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)BEIRUT (AP) — Several dozen rebel groups in southern Syria have broken with the main political opposition group in exile, a local commander said in a video posted Wednesday, dealing a potential new setback to Western efforts to unify moderates battling President Bashar Assad's regime.


JPMorgan pays $100M, admits fault in London trades

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:42 AM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 15, 2008, file photo, shows the exterior view of JPMorgan Chase offices in San Francisco. In a settlement announced Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, JPMorgan Chase & Co., has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty and admitted that it WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty and admitted that its traders acted "recklessly" during a series of London trades that ultimately cost the bank $6 billion.


Giant chunk of Russian meteorite found in lake

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:01 AM PDT

People look at what scientists believe to be a chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteor, recovered from Chebarkul Lake near Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Scientists on Wednesday recovered what could be the largest part of this meteor from Chebarkul Lake outside the city. They weighed it using a giant steelyard balance, which displayed 570 kilograms (1,256 pounds) before it broke. (AP Photo/Alexander Firsov)MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists have recovered a giant chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteorite from the bottom of the lake it crashed into.


Greinke, Dodgers beat Cardinals 6-4 to extend NLCS

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 04:26 PM PDT

Los Angeles Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez hits a home run during the third inning of Game 5 of the National League baseball championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez homered twice and Zack Greinke gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the clutch performance they needed in a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday that trimmed St. Louis' lead to 3-2 in the NL championship series.


4 dead after boat capsizes off Florida coast

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT

U.S Coast Guard personnel inspect a vessel with a missing center console that capsized near Miami, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Coast Guard responded to an early morning call and found nine people clinging to the hull seven miles east of Miami. Four women died and 10 other people were taken into custody after the boat with more than a dozen people aboard, including Haitian and Jamaican nationals, capsized in the waters off South Florida. Authorities are investigating whether the victims and survivors were part of a human smuggling operation. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Walter Michot) MAGS OUTMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ten people were found clinging to the hull of a small boat that capsized early Wednesday off South Florida, trapping the bodies of four dead women and one survivor in a tiny pocket of air beneath it.


Police: Worker set off LAX dry ice bombs as prank

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 04:04 PM PDT

A Los Angeles Police officer patrols outside the departure area at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Police at Los Angeles International Airport are continuing their stepped-up patrols the day after the arrest of a baggage handler in connection with a pair of small explosions. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A baggage handler arrested after dry ice bombs exploded at Los Angeles International Airport planted the devices as a prank, police said Wednesday.


Decision day in NJ's accelerated US Senate race

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Newark Mayor Cory Booker walks out of a polling booth after casting his vote in a special election for the vacant New Jersey seat in the U.S. Senate, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Booker is going up against Republican Steve Lonegan. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's abbreviated U.S. Senate race went to the voters Wednesday with candidates characterizing the contest as a referendum on the partisan gridlock that has paralyzed Washington in recent weeks.


LAX officials eye security after dry ice bombs

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:29 PM PDT

A Los Angeles Police officer patrols outside the departure area at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Police at Los Angeles International Airport are continuing their stepped-up patrols the day after the arrest of a baggage handler in connection with a pair of small explosions. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles International Airport officials plan to meet with law enforcement authorities to examine potential security enhancements after two dry ice bombs exploded in an alleged prank by an employee at the airport.


EU praises Iran nuke talks; more talks in 3 weeks

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:41 PM PDT

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton smiles during a press conference after two days of closed-door nuclear talks on Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Talks between Iran and six world powers have ended an upbeat note, with the European Union's top diplomat Ashton calling them "very important," in efforts to end international tensions over Tehran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)GENEVA (AP) — High-stakes nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers adjourned on an upbeat note Wednesday, with the parties agreeing to meet again in Geneva in three weeks. The European Union's top diplomat called the talks "very important," and Iran's foreign minister spoke of a possible "new phase" after a decade of deadlock over fears the Iranians wanted a nuclear bomb.


Police: Employee set LAX dry ice bombs as a prank

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 01:40 PM PDT

A Los Angeles Police officer patrols outside the departure area at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Police at Los Angeles International Airport are continuing their stepped-up patrols the day after the arrest of a baggage handler in connection with a pair of small explosions. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A baggage handler arrested after dry ice bombs exploded at Los Angeles International Airport planted the devices as a prank, according to police.


Police: LAX dry ice bombs set for amusement

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT

In this framegrabbed image from APTN the entrance to the Tom Bradley International Terminal in Los Angeles can be seen Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. A baggage handler was arrested Tuesday in connection with dry ice explosions Sunday and Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after police stepped up patrols and increased its checks on employees. Dicarlo Bennett, a 28-year-old employee for the ground handling company Servisair, was booked for possession of a destructive device near an aircraft. (AP Photo\APTN)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police believe a baggage handler arrested after dry ice bombs exploded at Los Angeles International Airport set off the devices for his own amusement.


Deal reached to avoid default and open government

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, emerges from a closed-door meeting with Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., reached last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., center right, speaks with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Congress raced to pass the measure by day's end.


Police: Employee set LAX dry ice bombs as a prank

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 01:42 PM PDT

Police: Worker set off LAX dry ice bombs as prankA baggage handler arrested after dry ice bombs exploded at Los Angeles International Airport planted the devices as a prank, according to police. Los Angeles police Deputy Chief Michael Downing disclosed ...


Hold the champagne? Debt deal doesn't solve underlying issues

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:51 AM PDT

This Oct. 15, 2013, photo, shows a view of the U.S. Capitol building at dusk in Washington. Even if Congress reaches a last-minute or deadline-busting deal to avert a federal default and fully reopen the government, elected officials are likely to return to their grinding brand of brinkmanship, perhaps repeatedly. House-Senate talks are barely touching the underlying causes of debt-and-spending stalemates that pushed the country close to economic crises in 2011, last December and again this month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Hold the champagne.


Injured soldier's 'salute seen around the world'

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The new retirement: Work to survive

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:26 AM PDT

Retirement planMillions of seniors nationwide are continuing to work and creating a semantic paradox: They're "retired" but still working — sometimes plugging away at the same job they've held for decades or squeezing two or three part-time jobs into their routine.


Philippine quake reduces historic churches to rubble

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:02 AM PDT

A private guard stands near the damaged Basilica of the Holy Child following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the church Tuesday morning, causing multiple deaths across the central region and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)LOON, Philippines (AP) — The earthquake that struck the central Philippines and killed at least 144 people also dealt a serious blow to the region's historical and religious legacy by heavily damaging a dozen or more churches, some of them hundreds of years old.


Giant chunk of meteor pulled from a Russian lake

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:27 AM PDT

An object, which is a piece of a meteorite according to local authorities and scientists, is on display on the bank of the Chebarkul LakeMOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists have recovered a giant chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteor from the bottom of the lake it crashed into.


Cruz won't delay vote on bipartisan budget deal

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:29 AM PDT

U.S. Senator Cruz arrives for a Republican Senate caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he won't delay a vote on a bipartisan budget deal that will reopen the government and avoid a financial default.


A cautionary note about the GOP shutdown disaster

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 09:02 AM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington. Chaos among Republicans in the House of Representatives has left it to bipartisan leaders in the Senate to craft a last-minute deal to fend off a looming U.S. default and to reopen the federal government as a partial shutdown entered its 16th day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)When government fails, it may not matter in the long term which party gets blamed.


Inside the violent drug gangs ruling Rio's shanty towns

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Kangaroo's visit gets people hopping at Melbourne Airport

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 06:56 AM PDT

Injured Kangaroo Hops Into Australian PharmacyA kangaroo shut down part of Melbourne Airport on Wednesday when it hopped through a terminal and into a pharmacy, airport officials said.


Boehner urges Republicans to support shutdown, debt ceiling deal

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 01:45 PM PDT

Sens. Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell reach an agreement to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling.

The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:42 AM PDT

The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomineesGene Simmons of Kiss performs live on stage, for a one-off Independence Day show as a fundraiser for the Help for Heroes charity, at The Kentish Town Forum on July 4, 2012 in London, England. Kiss was just nominated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

Pakistan bomber kills provincial leader, seven others

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:40 AM PDT

Pakistani Muslims attend a mass prayer for Eid al-Adha in LahoreDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber shot his way into the residence of a provincial government minister Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, killing the official and seven others in an explosion, police said.


Parents of alleged cyberbully blame Facebook hack

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Vatican wants probe of real estate accounts

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:09 AM PDT

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter's square on October 16, 2013 at the VaticanA U.S. consulting firm will review the Holy See's holdings.


Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 04:01 AM PDT

TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.

At 11th hour, U.S. edges away from brink of debt crisis

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 02:30 PM PDT

The statue of Grief and History stands in front of the Capitol Dome in WashingtonPresident Obama has said hitting the limit could hurt the global economy.


Focus on Senate as default deadline nears

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:15 AM PDT

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid returns to the Senate floor after a Senate Democratic caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonSenate leaders are optimistic about forging a budget deal after a House GOP plan failed.


Ground employee arrested in LA airport ice blasts

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 01:40 PM PDT

In this framegrabbed image from APTN the entrance to the Tom Bradley International Terminal in Los Angeles can be seen Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. A baggage handler was arrested Tuesday in connection with dry ice explosions Sunday and Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after police stepped up patrols and increased its checks on employees. Dicarlo Bennett, a 28-year-old employee for the ground handling company Servisair, was booked for possession of a destructive device near an aircraft. (AP Photo\APTN)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A baggage handler has been arrested following a police investigation into two dry ice explosions at Los Angeles International Airport.


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