2013年10月29日星期二

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2 politicians, 2 responses to Sandy anniversary

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:04 PM PDT

New Jersey governor Chris Christie hugs a woman at a statewide prayer service held at The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Christie made a number of stops throughout the state commemorating the first anniversary of the powerful storm that tore through the state, leaving more than 340,000 homes either damaged or destroyed and 71 deaths in its wake. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, Pool)Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Christie had very different approaches to the day.


Thousand protesters rally after boy killed by Calif. deputy

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:20 PM PDT

Protesters hold an image of Andy Lopez as they march on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Hundreds of people have gathered in Santa Rosa to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a California sheriff's deputy. Andy Lopez was shot by a Sonoma County deputy last week after authorities say the deputy mistook a pellet gun Lopez was carrying for an assault rifle. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 people marched Tuesday to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Northern California sheriff's deputy in an encounter that sparked community outrage and an FBI investigation.


David Beckham picks Miami for new MLS soccer team: source

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:25 PM PDT

Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham reacts during a news confrence in JakartaBy Kevin Gray MIAMI (Reuters) - Retired England football star David Beckham has chosen Miami for a new U.S. Major League Soccer expansion team, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday. The former England captain, who retired from football earlier this year, played in MLS with the L.A. Galaxy and his contract included an option to create a new team for $25 million. He had been considering several locations and toured Miami this summer, meeting with city and county leaders. Beckham was still putting together a team of investors, the source said. ...


San Francisco may put tax on sugary drinks to a vote

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:16 PM PDT

Bottles of Pepsi cola on display at PepsiCo's 2010 Investor Meeting event in New YorkBy Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco may become the latest U.S. city to try to curb the consumption of sugary drinks with a proposed ballot measure to impose a tax on beverages seen as a culprit in rising rates of childhood obesity and diabetes. Supervisor Scott Wiener on Tuesday formally proposed asking voters in November 2014 to impose a 2-cents-per-ounce tax on soda and other drinks with added sugar sold in the famously liberal northern California city. No other U.S. ...


GOP groups target Senate incumbents on health care

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013, file photo Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., center, with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., left, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., right, and others, speaks at a news conference and Capitol Hill in Washington with small business owners about the impact the government shutdown is having on business. With the shutdown continuing and the nation's credit rating under threat, Landrieu stands out among Southern Democratic candidates with her embrace of the three-year-old health care law at the core of Capitol Hill dysfunction. She called Republicans It vows to spend more than $2 million in advertising in the coming weeks.


UN officials confirm polio outbreak in north Syria

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 02:11 PM PDT

In this photo released by UNICEF, a health worker administers polio vaccine to a child as part of a UNICEF-supported vaccination campaign at the Abou Dhar Al Ghifari Primary Health Care Center in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The U.N.'s health agency said Tuesday it has confirmed 10 polio cases in northeast Syria, the first confirmed outbreak of the diseases in the country in 14 years, with a risk of spreading across the region. (AP Photo/UNICEF, Omar Sanadiki)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.N. confirmed an outbreak of polio in Syria for the first time in over a decade on Tuesday, warning the disease threatens to spread among an estimated half-million children who have never been immunized because of the civil war.


AP PHOTOS: Syrians flee besieged Damascus suburb

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Men wait to be searched by the Syrian military after they have crossed from the rebel held suburb of Moadamiyeh to the government held territory Tuesday Oct. 29, 2013 in Damascus, Syria. Nearly 2,000 residents of the besieged western Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh have fled their homes and have surrendered to the Syrian authorities after reports of starvation and disease triggered an international outcry for their help. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Nearly 2,000 Syrians fled the war-ravaged Damascus district of Moadamiyeh Tuesday with the help of aid workers during a temporary cease-fire, a result of a rare agreement between government forces and rebels to avert a humanitarian crisis.


Survivors honor memories of those lost amid Sandy

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 03:07 PM PDT

Before signing herself, a woman looks at a large board with supportive messages for victims of Superstorm Sandy in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. Candles and flashlights will light up the shore along the East Coast as survivors of Superstorm Sandy's devastation pay their respects to what was lost when the storm roared ashore one year ago. In Staten Island, where Sandy roared ashore and killed 23 people, there are still plenty of reminders of the storm. Wallboard and debris are piled on front lawns. Bungalows are covered in plywood. "Restricted Use" signs are plastered on many front doors. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — The anniversary of Superstorm Sandy was a day of reflection for many — a time to ponder still-missed loved ones who died when coastal communities were hit by an unprecedented surge of seawater and a chance to take stock of how far recovery efforts have come.


Russia breaks 'Zero Waste' Olympic pledge

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 03:50 PM PDT

A truck unloads construction waste material in a quarry near Akhshtyr village in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. Trucks rumble to the edge of a gigantic pit filled with spray cans, tires and foam sheets and dump a stream of concrete slabs that send up a cloud of limestone dust. Other trucks pile clay on top and a bulldozer mixes everything together in a rudimentary effort to hide the mess. This landfill outside Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympics in 100 days, is smack in the middle of a water protection zone where dumping industrial waste is banned. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AKHSHTYR, Russia (AP) — Trucks rumble to the edge of a gigantic pit filled with spray cans, tires and foam sheets and dump a stream of concrete slabs that send up a cloud of limestone dust. Other trucks pile clay on top and a bulldozer mixes everything together in a rudimentary effort to hide the mess. This landfill outside Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympics in 100 days, is smack in the middle of a water protection zone where dumping industrial waste is banned.


US spying prompts reversal by anti-terror lawmaker

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:34 PM PDT

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis, right, speaks at a town hall meeting Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 in West Bend, Wis. Sensenbrenner gave more surveillance power to U.S. government spies, railed against civil liberties advocates who warned about privacy abuses and even shut down a 2005 hearing to silence critics. Now he wants to scale back some of the counterterror laws he once championed, citing an overreach by the National Security Agency. The Wisconsin Republican plans to offer legislation as early as Oct. 29 to overhaul the NSA. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)WASHINGTON (AP) — He gave more surveillance power to U.S. government spies, railed against civil liberties advocates who warned about privacy abuses, and famously shut down a 2005 hearing to silence critics. Now Rep. James Sensenbrenner wants to scale back some of the counterterror laws he once championed, citing an overreach by the National Security Agency that has proven him wrong.


No immediate decision on Texas abortion law appeal

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:28 PM PDT

Employees were the only people at Planned Parenthood Women's Health Center in Lubbock, Texas on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. New abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and will not take effect as scheduled on Tuesday, a federal judge has ruled. (AP Photo/Betsy Blaney)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court didn't act on an emergency motion Tuesday that would've allowed some new abortion restrictions to take effect in Texas, the latest step in a lengthy battle activists on both sides predicted would end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.


Man found in Utah ravine penned letters to family

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:32 PM PDT

This Oct. 18, 2013, photo released by the Utah Highway Patrol shows a vehicle in a ravine where David Welch was found on Oct. 18, 2013 in eastern Utah. Welch, 54, went missing from Manhattan, Kan., on Sept. 2, 2013. Welch spent his final days trapped in the wreckage of his van in a rural Utah ravine writing goodbye letters to the family he unexpectedly left in early September. (AP Photo/Utah Highway Patrol)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A missing Kansas man spent his final days trapped in the wreckage of his van in a rural Utah ravine — writing goodbye letters to the family he unexpectedly left in early September.


4 French taken captive in Niger free after 3 years

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT

FILE - This Saturday, June 22, 2013, file photo shows hostage's families, friends and activists demonstrating, in Aix en Provence, southern France, to mark 1,000 days since four French hostages were kidnapped in Niger. President Francois Hollande says four Frenchmen taken hostage by Islamic extremists in Niger have been released, Tuesday, Oct, 29, 2013. The four were taken in September 2010 from their dormitories in the town of Arlit, where they worked for the French nuclear company Areva. The portraits show from left : Thierry Dol, Pierre Legrand, Daniel Larribe and Marc Feret. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)PARIS (AP) — Four Frenchmen taken hostage by al-Qaida extremists in Niger have been released after three years of captivity and a French-led military intervention in the region that weakened the Islamic radicals.


Texas AG seeks quick ruling on abortion law appeal

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT

Employees were the only people at Planned Parenthood Women's Health Center in Lubbock, Texas on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. New abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and will not take effect as scheduled on Tuesday, a federal judge has ruled. (AP Photo/Betsy Blaney)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court weighed whether to grant an emergency motion Tuesday that would allow some new Texas abortion restrictions to take effect, the latest step in a lengthy battle activists on both sides predicted would end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.


Police focus on Uighurs after Tiananmen car attack

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:18 AM PDT

A plainclothes security guad, center, monitors tourists as they pass by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong's portrait displayed on Tiananmen Gate near the site of an incident Monday where a car plowed through a crowd before it crashed and burned in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. Police investigating the apparent car attack at Beijing's Forbidden City searched Tuesday for information on two ethnic Uighur minority suspects, a hotel employee said, a day after the vehicle plowed through a crowd and crashed, killing five people and injuring 38.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police were seeking information Tuesday on two ethnic Uighur suspects believed linked to an apparent suicide car attack near Tiananmen Square in the country's capital that killed five people and injured 38.


Sandy survivors sorrowful, thankful on anniversary

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:58 PM PDT

Before signing herself, a woman looks at a large board with supportive messages for victims of Superstorm Sandy in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. Candles and flashlights will light up the shore along the East Coast as survivors of Superstorm Sandy's devastation pay their respects to what was lost when the storm roared ashore one year ago. In Staten Island, where Sandy roared ashore and killed 23 people, there are still plenty of reminders of the storm. Wallboard and debris are piled on front lawns. Bungalows are covered in plywood. "Restricted Use" signs are plastered on many front doors. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — A year after Superstorm Sandy deluged coastal communities with seawater, many people still can't believe they're not back in their homes. Others are thankful for small victories in the long, arduous recovery process.


US consumer confidence plunges on gov't shutdown

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:41 AM PDT

In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, photo, a shopper browses at a Timberland store in Skokie, Ill. The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for October on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month to the lowest level since April, as many worried about the impact of a 16-day partial government shutdown. The decline could weigh on spending and economic growth.


Lawmakers: US spy programs may have gone too far

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT

From left, National Security Agency Deputy Director Chris Inglis, National Security Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Deputy Attorney General James Cole, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, before the House Permanent Intelligence Committee hearing on potential changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Faced with anger over revelations about U.S. spying at home and abroad, members of Congress suggested Tuesday that programs the Obama administration says are needed to combat terrorism may have gone too far. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with anger over revelations about U.S. spying at home and abroad, members of Congress suggested Tuesday that programs the Obama administration says are needed to combat terrorism may have gone too far.


Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:51 PM PDT

Palestinian prisoners' relatives wait behind a fence for their release at Erez point in the northern Gaza Strip on October 29, 2013Ofer prison (Israel) (AFP) - Israel freed 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday, alongside US-brokered peace talks, AFP correspondents said.


U.S. weighs changes to spy programs

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:18 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, a man is reflected in paneling as he speaks on his phone at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)Leaders say surveillance programs need review after they may have gone too far.


Brother: Killing spree suspect has drug problem

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:40 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows Charles Brownlow Jr. Brownlow was arrested early Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, as a suspect in a case where five people were killed in a string of slayings across Terrell, Texas. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Public Safety)TERRELL, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of killing his mother and four other people during a quick series of attacks in his rural North Texas community struggles with drug addiction, his brother said Tuesday.


Dude! Surfer Carlos Burle may have broken big wave record

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:49 AM PDT

Surfer may have new world record on giant wave in PortugalBrazilian surfer Carlos Burle may have broken the big wave record Monday when he caught a massive wave off the coast of central Portugal. Johnny Utah would be proud.


NSA official: 'We're really screwed now'

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 06:28 AM PDT

An undated aerial handout photo shows the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, MarylandThe spy agency is reeling after a key supporter pans its practices.


Republicans have no interest in fixing Obamacare 'monstrosity'

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2013, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and House Majority Leader Eric Canton of Va., right, leave after a news conference, following a meeting at the Republican National Committee offices on Capitol Hill in Washington. A year after losing a presidential race many Republicans thought was winnable, the GOP arguably is in worse shape than before, struggling to control tensions between its tea party and establishment wings, and watching the party's approval ratings hit record lows. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)"There is no way to fix this monstrosity," Republican House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday.


Live: Remembering Superstorm Sandy

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT

Rockways residents float lanterns containing handwritten personal messages in the water at the conclusion of "Rockaways Rising: Hands Scross the Sand," commemorating the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in New York. The actual one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy is Tuesday, Oct. 29. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Join Yahoo editors, victims and climate scientists for a chat on the storm's anniversary.


Senators bicker over state stand your ground laws

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 03:57 PM PDT

Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on so-called "stand your ground laws." Fulton mother told a panel of senators that state stand your ground self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the politically charged gun control issue. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — Trayvon Martin's mother told a panel of senators Tuesday that state "stand your ground" self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the politically charged gun control issue a year ahead of the 2014 midterm elections.


Suspect arrested in rural Texas slayings

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:20 AM PDT

Ali Karimi, at left beneath an American flag, stands in front of his convenience store, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, in Terrell, Texas. Authorities say five people were shot and killed, including a clerk at the store, by a single gunman in a shooting spree. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)The 36-year-old man is suspected of killing five people during a rapid series of attacks.


Olympic Team USA uniforms get Made in USA label

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 06:30 AM PDT

Olympic Team USA uniforms get Made in USA labelNEW YORK (AP) — Team USA will now wear the Made in the USA label. Every article of clothing made by Ralph Lauren for the U.S. Winter Olympic athletes in Sochi, including their opening and closing ceremony uniforms and their Olympic Village gear, has been made by domestic craftsman and manufacturers.


UN confirms polio outbreak in Syria

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 02:29 PM PDT

A Syrian refugee girl helps her brother, who the family suspects has polio, to walk in a mosque compound in Shebaa area, southern LebanonGeneva (AFP) - The UN health agency on Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of polio in war-torn Syria, which had been free of the crippling disease since 1999, and said it feared it would spread.


Hurricane Sandy's toll on health

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:16 AM PDT

Hurricane Sandy's Toll on HealthA year ago today, a super storm slammed into the east coast.


Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with Bosphorus tunnel

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:45 AM PDT

Employees work in the Marmaray Tunnel under the Bosphorus on April 18, 2013, in IstanbulThe world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents was first thought of 150 years ago.


Trayvon's mom: Clarify stand your ground laws

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:51 AM PDT

FILE -This combo image made from file photos shows Trayvon Martin, left, and George Zimmerman. When President Barack Obama told the nation on Friday, July 19, 2013, that slain black teenager Trayvon Martin could have been him 35 years ago, many black Americans across the nation nodded their head in silent understanding. (AP Photos, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, is telling a Senate panel Tuesday that states must clarify their "stand your ground" self-defense laws.


1 year on, Sandy survivors to light up shore

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 06:49 AM PDT

Rockways residents float lanterns containing handwritten personal messages in the water at the conclusion of "Rockaways Rising: Hands Scross the Sand," commemorating the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in New York. The actual one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy is Tuesday, Oct. 29. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Residents along the East Coast will mark the first anniversary of the devastating storm.


US weighs ending spying on allied heads of state

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:30 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, a man is reflected in paneling as he speaks on his phone at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a flood of revelations about U.S. spying practices, the White House is considering ending its eavesdropping on friendly foreign leaders, a senior administration official said.


Red Sox one victory away from World Series title

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There was no crazy ending. No weird play. Nothing to remind us that Halloween is but days away and the spirits had brewed something wicked over the weekend.


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