2013年11月27日星期三

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US offering to destroy Syrian chemicals at sea

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 02:43 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Rain, snow hit East during the Thanksgiving rush

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 02:42 PM PST

On the busiest travel day of the year, family and friends watch for arrivals of loved ones, at Denver International Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Denver's airport was busy Wednesday with holiday travelers but storms on the East Coast did not ripple out into the widespread meltdown that had been feared. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A wet and blustery storm along the East Coast made driving hazardous and tangled up hundreds of flights Wednesday but didn't cause the all-out gridlock many Thanksgiving travelers had feared.


Same-sex couple's wedding a first for Illinois

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 04:16 PM PST

Holding their Illinois marriage license, Vernita Gray, left, and Patricia Ewert smile at friends after they were married by Cook County Judge Patricia Logue, the first gay marriage in Illinois, at the couple's home Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, in Chicago. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, ordered the Cook County clerk to issue an expedited marriage license to Gray and Ewert before the state's gay marriage law takes effect in June 2014, because Gray is terminally ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO (AP) — In a short ceremony inside their Chicago apartment, two beaming brides made Illinois history Wednesday as they became the first gay couple to wed under the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage.


Syria, opposition both confirm presence at talks

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 04:41 PM PST

President of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmad al-Jarba speaks during an interview at a hotel in Cairo's Zamalek district, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Al-Jarba told The Associated Press that it is ready to attend the Geneva conference scheduled for Jan. 22. Al-Jarba reiterated the coalition's stance that it sees the conference as leading to a transitional government. The Syrian opposition and its Western supporters insist that President Assad, who will also send a delegation, cannot be part of such a government. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's government and the head of the main Western-backed opposition coalition both confirmed Wednesday that they would participate in a U.N.-sponsored peace conference.


Egypt: Heavy prison sentence for Islamist women

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 02:06 PM PST

Egyptian women supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand inside the defendants' cage in a courtroom in Alexandria, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. An Egyptian court has handed down heavy sentences of 11 years in prison to 21 female supporters of the ousted Islamist president, many of them juveniles, for holding a protest. (AP Photo/Amira Mortada, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUTCAIRO (AP) — Nearly two dozen Islamist women and girls, some as young as 15, were handed heavy prison sentences Wednesday for protesting in a court ruling that came a day after police beat and terrorized prominent female activists in a crackdown on secular demonstrators under a tough new anti-protest law.


Obama helps hand out Thanksgiving fixings to needy

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 02:58 PM PST

President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama participate in a Thanksgiving service project by handing out food at the Capital Area Food Bank on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Washington. The Capital Area Food Bank distributes 30 million pounds of food annually. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is continuing an annual family tradition by helping to pack bags of food and distribute them to the needy on Thanksgiving eve.


Space hosts busy Thanksgiving with launch, comet

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:49 PM PST

In this frame grab taken from enhanced video made by NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft, comet ISON, left, approaches the sun on Nov. 25, 2013. Comet Encke is shown just below ISON, The sun is to the right, just outside the frame. ISON, which was discovered a year ago, is making its first spin around the sun and will come the closest to the super-hot solar surface on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, at 1:37 p.m. EST. (AP Photo/NASA)WASHINGTON (AP) — Space will serve up a banquet of activities on Thanksgiving, featuring a comet kissing the sun, a zero-gravity freeze-dried feast in orbit and a rocket launch attempt:


Syria says it won't give up power in peace talks

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 02:18 PM PST

UN Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi smiles as he addresses the media after the UN announced the Conference Geneva 2 following a meeting with the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman and the Russian deputy foreign ministers Mikhail Bogdanov and Gennady Gatilov, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, November 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government said Wednesday it will participate in U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war, but insisted that it is not going to the conference to hand over power.


China says it monitored defiant US bomber flights

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 12:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 2012 photo, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese are seen. China said Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 it had monitored two unarmed U.S. bombers that flew over the East China Sea in defiance of Beijing's declaration it was exercising greater military control over the area. Tuesday's flight of the B-52 bombers underscored U.S. assertions that it will not comply with Chinese demands that aircraft flying through its newly declared maritime air defense zone identify themselves and accept Chinese instructions. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITBEIJING (AP) — China acknowledged Wednesday it let two American B-52 bombers fly unhindered through its newly declared air defense zone in the East China Sea despite its earlier threat to take defensive measures against unidentified foreign aircraft.


2 killed in collapse at venue hosting WCup opener

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 11:42 AM PST

A metal structure atop of the Itaquerao Stadium is seen after a collapse in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Part of the Itaquerao stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, causing significant damage and killing three people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)SAO PAULO (AP) — Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, killing two workers and raising urgent new concerns whether the country will be ready for soccer's signature event.


Italy Senate expels 3-time ex-Premier Berlusconi

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:30 PM PST

ROME (AP) — Three-time former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was ousted from Parliament on Wednesday after two decades as a lawmaker, defiantly calling it "a day of mourning for democracy" and pledging to continue in politics.

Egypt: Women protesters get heavy prison sentences

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:58 AM PST

Egyptian women supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand inside the defendants' cage in a courtroom in Alexandria, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. An Egyptian court has handed down heavy sentences of 11 years in prison to 21 female supporters of the ousted Islamist president, many of them juveniles, for holding a protest. (AP Photo/Amira Mortada, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUTCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Wednesday took a heavy hand against both Islamist and secular opponents, handing down heavy prison sentences to a group of female supporters of the ousted Islamist president — including teenagers as young as 15 — and ordering the detention of two dozen secular activists, all for participating in protests.


Past problems at Brazil World Cup, Oly Stadiums

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:03 PM PST

A look at problems that have been suffered by some of the stadiums being built or renovated for next year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics:

Past and present: Parade balloons

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:00 AM PST

Past and present: Parade balloonsUNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 25, 1937: Balloons float down Broadway in thirteenth annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. (Photo by Walter Kelleher/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Beef recall settlement reached

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:37 PM PST

Settlement reached in California beef recall caseA California slaughterhouse, a meat-packing facility and two companies that provided loans to the operations have agreed to settlements after allegations of inhumane treatment led to a massive recall that ...


Another Obamacare setback as small business signup delayed

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:53 AM PST

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this photo illustrationIn another bit of bad news for Americans seeking coverage under Obamacare, President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday announced a yearlong delay of online sign-ups for some small businesses seeking coverage for their employees under his signature health care law.


New York optimistic parade balloons will fly

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:50 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2012, file photo, handlers keep a tight rein on the Sonic the Hedgehog balloon as it travels the route of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Macy's says it is closely monitoring the weather after recent forecasts predicted wind gusts up to 30 mph on Thanksgiving morning during the department store's upcoming Thanksgiving Day Parade. Based on New York City guidelines, no giant balloons will be operated if the wind gusts exceed 34 mph. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)It's likely the Thanksgiving parade's iconic balloons will take to the skies.


'Horrendous' violence edges toward genocide

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Muslim vs. Christian conflicts in Central African Republic burn out of control.


Politician picks resignation vs. recall

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:08 PM PST

State Sen. Evie Hudak Facing Recall Petition ResigningA Colorado lawmaker facing a possible recall election over her support for gun control resigned on Wednesday in a move that will allow Democrats to appoint a successor and block Republicans from wresting control of the state Senate. The resignation of Evie Hudak, a former educator who represented Denver's northwest suburbs, comes after two other Democratic senators were unseated in September, leaving that party with a mere 18-17 majority in the state Senate. All three Democratic lawmakers were targeted for recall after they supported a package of laws to strengthen gun control following the mass shootings last year in a suburban Denver movie theater and at a Connecticut elementary school. Hudak said in a resignation letter that she was stepping down to spare taxpayers in her county from having to pay for a special election, after budgets have been slashed for mental health and senior citizen programs, among other services.


Abandoned 'Dog of the Year,' autistic boy help each other thrive

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 12:31 PM PST

Xena the warrior dogMom Linda Hickey says their connection is something humans can't understand.


Ex sues former wife over hidden Twitter stock

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 07:40 AM PST

Jennifer JohnsonStuart Strumwasser is suing his ex-wife claiming she secretly invested between $10,000 and $50,000 in the social media giant, an investment that's now worth millions.


Travel, storm not as bad as feared

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 12:17 PM PST

Travelers walk under a sign reading "Happy Thanksgiving" at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. A winter storm system that hit parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas swept toward the densely populated East Coast on Tuesday, threatening to disrupt the plans of travelers ahead of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Heavy rain, ice and snow did affect travel for millions on the East Coast, but the storm is petering out as the day moves on.


U.S. cautions airlines on E. China Sea flights

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 11:21 AM PST

Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, flies during the Dubai AirshowState Department unsure of specifics on new Chinese airspace guidelines.


Ohioans accused of abandoning boy plead not guilty

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 11:13 AM PST

Judge James Cissell, right, talks with twin sisters Lauriana and Laylah, 5, after they were adopted by Greg Smith, top left, and his wife Robin Smith, top center, along with their brother Laurence, 8, front left, and sister Liasia, 12, top right, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, in Cincinnati. The Smiths adopted all four siblings to keep them together as a family. They have cared them as foster children for over three years. Robin Smith acknowledged some anger and other issues among the children, stemming from their experiences before coming to the Smiths. "But you just can't give up on children, not matter how hard the situation is," she said. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio couple accused of abandoning the adopted 9-year-old son they raised from infancy by giving him to child welfare officials pleaded not guilty Wednesday.


49 dead in Iraq, 6,000 this year; country on brink of sectarian war

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 09:43 AM PST

Iraqi interior ministry security forces man a checkpoint in central Baghdad on November 27, 2013Suicide bombings and other attacks killed 30 people in Iraq Wednesday, and authorities found the bodies of 19 others shot dead in Baghdad, scenes eerily reminiscent of the country's gruesome sectarian war. Most of the violence struck Baghdad and Sunni Arab areas of northern and western Iraq, which have borne the brunt of the months-long spike in bloodletting. Four suicide bombers detonated their explosives, but the carnage could have been much worse because security forces shot dead several would-be suicide attackers. Meanwhile, in two separate areas of the capital, police found the bodies of 14 men, all in their 20s or 30s, and all shot dead, medical officials said.


Italian Senate boots Berlusconi for tax fraud conviction

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:32 PM PST

Italy Senate expels 3-time ex-Premier BerlusconiThree-time former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was ousted from Parliament on Wednesday after two decades as a lawmaker, defiantly calling it "a day of mourning for democracy" and pledging to continue ...


Crane fall causes Sao Paulo stadium accident

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 06:00 PM PST

Crane fall causes Sao Paulo stadium accidentA metal structure atop of the Itaquerao Stadium is seen after a collapse in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Part of the Itaquerao stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, causing significant damage and killing three people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Judge moves airline merger step closer to takeoff

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:21 AM PST

An American Airlines jet takes off while U.S. Airways jets are lined up at Reagan National Airport in WashingtonA federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for American Airlines and US Airways to complete their merger and create the world's largest airline.


Collapse at Brazil World Cup stadium kills three

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 09:24 AM PST

Arena de Sao Paulo StadiumThe arena was to be the site of the opening game of the 2014 soccer World Cup.


Syria tells Western foes to stop dreaming

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 05:55 AM PST

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Venezuelan state television TeleSUR in DamascusThe Assad regime says it'll take part in the Geneva 2 peace talks, but not step aside.


Russia outraged by giant Louis Vuitton suitcase

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:48 AM PST

Tourists and visitors pass by a two-story Louis Vuitton suitcase erected at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Politicians didn't like it, the public didn't like it, so the gigantic Louis Vuitton suitcase is being booted out of Red Square. The GUM department store on Red Square, which is responsible for 30-feet (nine meters) high and 100-feet (30-meters) long construction, promised in a statement released Wednesday that it would be dismantled. The GUM is at left and the Kremlin at right. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)MOSCOW (AP) — Politicians didn't like it, the public didn't like it, so the gigantic Louis Vuitton suitcase is being booted out of Red Square.


Construction accident at Brazil World Cup stadium kills two

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:44 PM PST

Arena de Sao Paulo StadiumThe arena was to be he site of the opening game of the 2014 soccer World Cup.


Latvia prime minister resigns after deadly supermarket disaster

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:13 AM PST

In this July 9, 2013, photo, Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis addresses the media on the adoption of the euro, at the European Council building in Brussels. Dombrovskis has resigned after accepting political responsibility for the collapse of a supermarket roof in Riga, Latvia, that killed 54 people and wounded at least 40 others. He was the longest serving prime minister in Latvia's history. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has resigned after the collapse last week of a supermarket roof in the capital Riga that killed more than 50 people, his spokesman said on Wednesday. The resignation throws into political turmoil a Baltic state that is due to join the eurozone in January and is seen as an example of fiscal prudence and economic recovery after a deep financial crisis in 2008. "I announce resigning from the post of prime minister, taking political responsibility for ... the tragedy," Dombrovskis told journalists, according to local news agency BNS. The prime minister's spokesman Martins Panke confirmed the resignation to Reuters.


Wind could ground Macy's parade balloons

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 11:11 PM PST

Potential for high winds could ground Macy's balloonsIt would be only the second time the likes of Snoopy and Kermit didn't fly.


IRS pushes to rein in tax-exempt political groups

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 12:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, is shown. The Obama administration, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, launched a bid to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning. The effort is an attempt to reduce the role of loosely regulated big-money political outfits like GOP political guru Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS and the pro-Obama Priorities USA. The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department said they want to prohibit such groups from using "candidate-related political activity" like running ads, registering voters or distributing campaign literature as activities that qualify them to be tax-exempt "social welfare" organizations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is trying to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning.


Storms threaten to upend holiday travel

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 04:38 AM PST

Travelers wait in line to board a flight at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. A winter storm system that hit parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas swept toward the densely populated East Coast on Tuesday, threatening to disrupt the plans of travelers ahead of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A wall of storms packing ice, sleet and rain could cause headaches for travelers.


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