2014年11月16日星期日

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American aid worker beheaded

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 04:17 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Kassig Family shows Peter Kassig delivering supplies for Syrian refugees. A new graphic video purportedly produced by Islamic State militants in Syria released Sunday Nov. 16, 2014 claims U.S. aid worker Kassig was beheaded. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kassig Family)The White House confirms the death of Peter Kassig at the hands of Islamic State.


Lawyer: Cosby won't address 'decade-old' claims

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 02:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, entertainer Bill Cosby pauses during a news conference. Cosby's attorney said Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 that Cosby will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" claims of sexual abuse with a response, the first reaction from the comedian to an increasing uproar over allegations that he sexually assaulted several women in the past. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" claims of sexual abuse with a response, his attorney said Sunday, the first comment from the famed comedian's lawyer on an increasing uproar over allegations that he assaulted several women in the past.


Hagel says U.S. speeding up training of Iraqi forces

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 01:59 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to members of 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Wary of a more muscular Russia and China, Hagel said Saturday the Pentagon will make a new push for fresh thinking about how the U.S. can keep and extend its military superiority despite tighter budgets and the wear and tear of 13 years of war. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)FORT IRWIN, California (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. military is accelerating its efforts to train and advise Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants.


U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 03:18 PM PST

Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig is pictured making a food delivery to refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley in this handout photoBy Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other U.S. citizens "on your streets." U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed the death of the aid worker in what he called "an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity. ...


Republicans weigh government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:37 AM PST

A woman holds U.S. flag during the oath of allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - One Republican leader on Sunday held open the possibility that his party could move to shut down the government in an attempt to stop President Barack Obama from taking executive action on immigration policy. A vocal group of conservatives in the House of Representatives is pressing to use government funding as leverage to prevent any White House moves that would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States. ...


Obama defends healthcare law after adviser criticism

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:44 AM PST

Julian Gomez explains Obamacare to people at a health insurance enrolment event in CommerceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday defended the transparency of his signature healthcare law, after one of the White House's advisers on the reform said the law passed, in part, because of the "stupidity" of American voters. Obama said the law, which extends private health coverage to uninsured Americans, was extensively analyzed and written about before its passage in 2010, and in subsequent debates. "The fact that some adviser who never worked on our staff expressed an opinion that I completely disagree with ... ...


Administration says HealthCare.gov working well

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 09:49 AM PST

Obamacare's 2.0 Health Insurance Enrollment Period BeginsAs a crucial second sign-up season gears up, the Obama administration said Sunday that HealthCare.gov is stable and working well, a far cry from last year's frozen computer screens and frustrated customers.


Obama confirms "evil"murder of US aid worker Kassig

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 01:50 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Kassig Family shows Peter Kassig standing in front of a truck filled with supplies for Syrian refugees. A new graphic video purportedly produced by Islamic State militants in Syria released Sunday Nov. 16, 2014 claims U.S. aid worker Kassig was beheaded. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kassig Family, File)President Barack Obama confirmed Sunday the death of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, calling his beheading at the hands of the Islamic State group "pure evil."


New video of MH17 downing shows alarm in Ukraine

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 09:21 AM PST

Crews Start Collecting Debris From MH17 SiteFour months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press has obtained video that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes and suggests that residents first assumed it was a Ukrainian military plane that had been struck.


Indiana family: Awaiting U.S. to confirm son's death

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 06:33 AM PST

In this undated photo provided by the Kassig Family, Peter Kassig, is shown with a truck loaded with supplies. The Islamic State group released a graphic video on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, in which a black-clad militant claimed to have beheaded U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, who was providing medical aid to Syrians fleeing the civil war when he was captured inside Syria on Oct. 1, 2013. His friends say he converted to Islam in captivity and took the first name Abdul-Rahman. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kassig Family)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Family members of a U.S. aid worker purportedly beheaded by Islamic State group militants say they are aware of reports regarding the death of their "treasured son" but are awaiting government authentication.


G-20 leaders agree on $2 trillion boost to growth

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 05:14 AM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott hold a joint press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. Mr Cameron addressed a joint sitting of the Australian parliament ahead of the G-20 summit in Brisbane later today. (AP Photo/Alan Porritt,Pool)BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare, however, was overshadowed by tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Western leaders.


Hagel: U.S. needs game-changing military innovation

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 01:36 AM PST

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel addresses the media at the Airman's Event during his visit to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. The Pentagon will spend an additional $10 billion to correct deep problems of neglect and mismanagement within the nation's nuclear forces, Hagel declared Friday, pledging firm action to support the men and women who handle the world's most powerful and deadly weapons. (AP Photo/Kevin Cederstrom)SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Wary of a more muscular Russia and China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the Pentagon will make a new push for fresh thinking about how the U.S. can keep and extend its military superiority despite tighter budgets and the wear and tear of 13 years of war.


Putin says there is a good chance of ending Ukraine conflict

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 12:42 AM PST

Russia's President Putin listens during his bilateral meeting with France's President Hollande on the sidelines of the G20 summit in BrisbaneBy Lincoln Feast and Alexei Anishchuk BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance but ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin left the G20 summit in Brisbane early as U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russia of invading Ukraine and Britain warned of a possible "frozen conflict" in Europe. ...


4 workers die after chemical leak at Texas plant

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 08:10 PM PST

This undated image shows a sign a a DePont Facility in Laporte, Texas. A chemical leak occurred around 4 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, inside an operations building at the DuPont facility, in La Porte, an industrial suburb 22 miles east of Houston. Four workers received medical treatment and a fifth employee remained missing after the chemical leak. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Marie D. De Jesus)LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — Four workers were killed and one was injured Saturday during a hazardous chemical leak at a DuPont industrial plant in suburban Houston, company officials said.


Washington state health exchange shuts down

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 05:15 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, Nelly Kinsella demonstrates the Washington Healthplanfinder website, in Seattle. The Washington state health exchange is about to open its virtual doors for a second round of signing people up for insurance. The people who run the public-private partnership promise it will be easier this time around. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's health care exchange shut down after the first few hours of open enrollment Saturday as state officials and software engineers tried to resolve a problem with tax credit calculations.


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