2013年3月19日星期二

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Bloomberg's drink ban 'wouldn't work here'

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:22 PM PDT

Benjamin Lesczynski takes a sip of a "Big Gulp" while protesting the proposed soda-ban in New YorkEven so, mayors from the nation's fattest cities applaud the effort.

Rebels pick U.S. citizen as Syrian prime minister

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:22 PM PDT

Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition's newly elected interim prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Hitto has ruled out dialogue with President Bashar Assad's regime. In a speech in Istanbul following his election Tuesday, Ghassan Hitto says "there is no place" for dialogue with the Assad regime.(AP Photo)ISTANBUL (AP) — The man chosen to head the Syrian opposition's new interim government is a Syrian-born American citizen who has spent decades in the United States working for technology companies and advocating for various Muslim causes.

Princess Diana's gowns fetch hefty sum at auction

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:14 PM PDT

An auction house worker takes telephone bids during the Kerry Taylor 'Fit for a Princess' auction in London, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The auction was of ten dresses formerly owned and worn by Britain's Princess Diana. The total hammer price for the ten lots was 719,000 pounds ($1.09million US) not including the 20 percent buyers premium . (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)The collection includes one she wore to a White House dinner when she danced with John Travolta.

Activist group seeks charges in Iditarod dog death

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:37 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Squid Acres Kennel shows racing dog Dorado, who died during the Iditarod race on Friday, March 15, 2013. The asphyxiation death of Dorado, who was dropped from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, has outraged animal rights activists who have long criticized the 1,000-mile race as cruelty. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging Alaska prosecutors to file charges of cruelty to animals for those responsible for the death of 5-year-old Dorado, who died after being buried by drifting snow. (AP Photo/Squid Acres Kennel)PETA has long criticized the 1,000-mile Alaskan sled race as being cruel.

Fierce hail storms rattle southern states

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:27 PM PDT

Golfball sized hail litter the ground by Andrew Stamps and his wife Valorie as they prepare to cover their shattered rear window of her 2009 Toyota Avalon in Pearl, Miss., Monday, March 18, 2013, following a hailstorm that hit communities throughout central Mississippi. The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton, golf ball and tennis ball sized in Pearl and Brandon and quarter sized in downtown Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as the storms moved through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Mississippi's insurance commissioner says there could be 50,000 claims.

Senate drops assault weapon ban from gun reform bill

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:32 PM PDT

An exhibitor fires a dummy AR-15 style assault weapon at the seventh annual Border Security Expo in PhoenixPolitical observers had suggested there wasn't support for such a measure.

Statue of Liberty to reopen by Independence Day

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:31 PM PDT

The Statue of Liberty is seen from an aerial view after Liberty Island was hit by Hurricane Sandy in New YorkSuperstorm Sandy badly damaged Liberty Island, but spared the iconic landmark.

Abuse victims want pope to open Argentina files

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2009 file photo, Argentine Catholic priest Julio Grassi talks to reporters as he leaves a courthouse after being found guilty of sexual abuse in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A U.S. group that tracks clergy abuse is calling on Pope Francis to apologize for the Argentine church's protection of two priests convicted of abusing children. The Bishop Accountability group cites the case of Father Julio Cesar Grassi, who ran the "Happy Children" foundation and was convicted of pedophilia in 2008. Now Grassi is free on appeal, thanks in part to the church's report. (AP Photo/Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi, File)The church protected two priests who later were convicted of abusing children.

Ancient Chinese bowl sells for over $2.22M

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:38 PM PDT

A rare vessel was bought at a tag sale for $3 and was put aside for years.

Indiana campus 'all clear' after report of gunman

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:18 PM PDT

IUPUI was deemed safe four hours after investigating a report of a man with a gun on campus.

Asian carp breeding areas wider than thought

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:19 PM PDT

It's yet another reason to worry about the invasive species' potential to infest waterways.

Orphaned polar bear cub finds temporary home at zoo

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:46 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Alaska Zoo and taken March 12, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska, shows Kali, an orphaned polar bear cub who is being cared for at the zoo. The cub's mother was shot in Point Lay, Alaska, on March 12 and the cub is temporarily staying at the zoo in Anchorage until it has a permanent home. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Alaska Zoo, John Gomes)The cub's mother was killed March 12 near Point Lay on Alaska's northwest coast.

First person: A tyrant fell in Iraq, chaos followed

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PDT

This Wednesday, March 13, 2013 photo shows a general view of Firdous Square at the site of an Associated Press photograph taken by Jerome Delay as the statue of Saddam Hussein is pulled down by U.S. forces and Iraqis on April 9, 2003. Ten years ago on live television, U.S. Marines memorably hauled down a Soviet-style statue of Saddam, symbolically ending his rule. Today, that pedestal in central Baghdad stands empty. Bent iron beams sprout from the top, and posters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in military fatigues are pasted on the sides.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)Journalists mark the 10-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.

Accused NYC hit-and-run driver charged with manslaughter

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:20 PM PDT

In this undated file photo released by the New York City Police Department, Julio Acevedo is shown. On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, a New York City prosecutor says that manslaughter has been added to the charges against Acevedo in the car crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband earlier this month. (AP Photo/NYPD, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A motorist already accused in a horrific hit-and-run traffic accident that killed a pregnant woman and her husband in Brooklyn was charged Tuesday with three counts of second-degree manslaughter, including one for the death of the couple's premature child.

Ex-Oregon governor candidate charged in Facebook stock fraud

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PDT

The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo ParkCraig Berkman falsely told investors he had access to scarce pre-IPO shares, police say.

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban starts at English school

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:31 PM PDT

Malala Yousufzai smiles as she attends Edgbaston High School for girls in Edgbaston"I want all girls in the world to have this basic opportunity," Malala Yousufzai says.

Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in northern Syria

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:44 PM PDT

Residents and medics transport a Syrian Army soldier, wounded in what they said was a chemical weapon attack near Aleppo, to a hospitalIf confirmed, it be the first use of such weapons in the two-year-old conflict.

Indianapolis campus searched after gunman reported

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:53 PM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police were searching a university campus in Indianapolis on Tuesday after a student reported seeing a man carrying a rifle or shotgun near its medical school.

Ohio School Shooter TJ Lane Laughs, Gives Finger at His Sentencing

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:33 PM PDT

TJ Lane Wore T-Shirt That Said 'Killer' at His Sentencing

Landslides in Rio mountains kill 24

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

A view of a landslide in Petropolis, near Rio de JaneiroRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 24 people in the mountains above Rio de Janeiro and prompted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to call for tougher action to eradicate precarious dwellings. Firemen on Friday recovered the bodies of three children who were swept away by floods in the worst hit neighborhood called Quitandinha, a suburb of Petropolis, where dozens of homes were demolished by the landslides. ...

Newtown sees jump in gun permit applications

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Applications for gun permits have jumped in Newtown since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which sparked a renewed debate about stricter gun control laws and a surge in gun sales around the country due to worries about new limits.

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