2014年10月13日星期一

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Islamic State defends heinous practice

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 09:27 AM PDT

An image grab taken from a propaganda video released on March 17, 2014 by the Islamic State (IS) group's al-Furqan Media allegedly shows IS fighters on a vehicle raising their weapons at an undisclosed location in Iraq's Anbar provinceGroup says ancient Islamic custom justifies treatment of Yazidi women.

Rick Perry's ironic court date

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 10:15 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2014 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks to the media and supporters after he was booked at the Blackwell Thurman Criminal Justice Center, in Austin, Texas. Perry will make his first court appearance on Halloween as his defense team tries to quash the two felony counts of abuse of power against him on both constitutional and technical grounds. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry will make his first court appearance on Halloween as his defense team tries to quash the two felony counts of abuse of power against him on both constitutional and technical grounds.

Push for legal pot reaches new terrain

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 12:33 PM PDT

chairman of the DC Cannabis Campaign works on postersWASHINGTON (AP) — A debate over legalizing marijuana in the nation's capital is focusing on the outsized number of arrests of African Americans on minor drug charges.

Vatican document has radical take on gays, divorce, marriage

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 08:16 AM PDT

Pope Francis at the Vatican, FridayBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - In a dramatic shift in tone, a Vatican document said on Monday that homosexuals had "gifts and qualities to offer" and asked if Catholicism could accept gays and recognize positive aspects of same-sex couples. Roman Catholic gay rights groups around the world hailed the paper as a breakthrough, but Church conservatives called it a betrayal of traditional family values. ...

Investigators rush to find out how Ebola struck Dallas nurse

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 03:27 PM PDT

A hazmat worker outside an apartment building in DallasBy Lisa Maria Garza and Terry Wade DALLAS (Reuters) - Health investigators were racing on Monday to figure out how a nurse in Texas contracted Ebola even though she used protective equipment when treating a Liberian who died of the disease in Dallas last week. The inquiry, reported by the Dallas Morning News, underscores the increased scrutiny hospital officials face over whether safety precautions taken by medical staff are sufficient and as nurses groups demand better training to avoid becoming infected with the deadly virus. ...

Protesters demonstrate in St. Louis area over police shootings of blacks

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 02:44 PM PDT

By Fiona Ortiz FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Hundreds of people demonstrated in the pouring rain in the St. Louis area on Monday, staging a series of rolling protests in the latest show of anger over the police killing of an unarmed black teenager in August. Several demonstrators were arrested in protests at the Ferguson Police Department where protesters sang "We Shall Overcome," an anthem of the civil rights movement of half a century ago, and others chanted: "No justice, no peace." Protesters also attempted to shut down a street in front of Emerson Electric in St. ...

Alaska gay couples seek marriage licenses after judge dumps ban

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 12:26 PM PDT

Jim Derrick and Alfie Travassos exchange rings as they get married at the Salt Lake County Government Complex in Salt Lake City, UtahBy Steve Quinn JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska officials began accepting marriage license applications from gay couples on Monday, a day after a federal judge ruled the state ban's on such nuptials was unconstitutional in the latest victory for U.S. supporters of same-sex matrimony. U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess ruled on Sunday that a ban on gay marriage approved by the state's voters in 1998 violated the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law. ...

22 feared dead in Afghanistan attacks by Taliban

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 05:41 AM PDT

U.S. troops remove a damaged vehicle, which was hit by a suicide attack, in KabulBy Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents ambushed a convoy of Afghan security forces in a mountainous northern area on Monday, killing 22 soldiers and police, an official said, as bombs in Kabul and another area killed three. The violence comes as the Taliban and their militant allies step up attacks ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign troops at the end of the year, seeking to weaken the new Afghan government that will take over most of the fight. ...

Masked men rush protest barricades in Hong Kong

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 12:45 PM PDT

A police officer tries to stop a man who removing the metal barricades that protesters have set up to block off main roads near the heart of the city's financial district. Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. An angry crowd tried to charge barricades used by pro-democracy protesters to occupy part of downtown Hong Kong as a standoff with authorities dragged into a third week. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Dozens of masked men rushed barricades at Hong Kong's main pro-democracy site on Monday, sparking renewed accusations that authorities are using hired thugs to disperse demonstrators.

Post-Ferguson 'weekend of resistance' unfolds on social media

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 07:09 AM PDT

Protesters pause on Grand Boulevard en route to the St. Louis University campus where hundreds of demonstrators announced they were staging a sit-in, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, in reaction to the shooting this summer of a black, 18-year-old by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson)In what was billed as a "weekend of resistance," thousands of people took to the streets of St. Louis over the weekend to protest police violence.

3-state storm leaves one dead, four hurt; tornadoes expected

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 03:00 PM PDT

Arkansas Tornado Victims Busy Clearing DebrisLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes struck Arkansas as a powerful storm system crossed the state, as well as Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Storms Vongfong, Hudhud hammer Japan, India; mass evacuations

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 07:46 AM PDT

An Indian fisherman walks near the anchored fishing boats as strong winds blow a day after a powerful cyclone pounded the Bay of Bengal coast in Gopalpur, Orissa, about 285 kilometers (178 miles) north east of Visakhapatnam, India, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Cyclone Hudhud that slammed into India's eastern seaboard weakened as it moved inland Monday. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Rescue workers and soldiers cleared uprooted trees and electrical poles blocking roads in eastern India on Monday after a tropical cyclone killed at least 24 people and demolished tens of thousands of mud huts.

Speculation continues: Where is N. Korea's Kim?

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2013 photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to war veterans during a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. From "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 11, 2014 spoofs to the wild theories of journalists across the globe trying to parse his five-week absence from the public eye, the 30-something leader of North Korea has captured as many headlines as he did when he threatened to nuke his enemies last year. This bewildering ability to command attention by doing nothing says a lot about the North's total mastery of a propaganda apparatus that puts Kim at the center of everything. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)Leader of the secretive country is nowhere to be seen. But no real signs of a coup, or death, have appeared.

Death of British Internet 'troll' prompts debate on worldwide issue

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:37 AM PDT

View of a computer screen showing a Twitter accountLondon (AFP) - The death of a British woman accused of a vicious campaign of online abuse against the parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann has ignited debate over the growing scourge of Internet "trolls".

Turkey: No airbase deal reached with U.S.

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 01:26 PM PDT

Syrian Kurd Kiymet Ergun, 56, gestures, in Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, as thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Kobani, Syria as fighting continued between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)U.S. defense officials said Sunday Incirlik base could be used for airstrikes on ISIS.

Mechanical problem caused fatal hayride crash in Maine

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 06:46 AM PDT

Gates that lead to the Gauntlet Haunted Night Ride at Harvest Hills Farm in Mechanic Falls, Me., are open Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, although the farm was closed after a Halloween-themed hay ride accident during the Gauntlet Haunted Night Ride crashed into a tree Saturday night, killing a teenage girl and leaving more than 20 other people injured, police said Sunday. The farm remains closed while police investigate. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)MECHANIC FALLS, Maine (AP) — A mechanical problem caused a Jeep towing a wagon full of passengers to lurch down a steep hill and slam into a tree during a Halloween-themed hayride in the woods, killing a teenager and injuring more than 20 other people, authorities said.

Landmark Catholic clergy sex abuse case said settled in Minnesota

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 03:25 PM PDT

This May 16, 2014 photo from a video deposition provided by Jeff Anderson & Associates, shows former priest Thomas Adamson, who is at the center of a lawsuit against the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese. In the deposition made public Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Adamson said under oath that he sexually abused 12 teens as he was moved from one parish to another from the 1960s to the mid-1980s. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Jeff Anderson & Associates)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Victims of clergy sex abuse stood next to Catholic church leaders in Minnesota on Monday to announce a settlement to a novel lawsuit that includes new measures to keep children safe.

Watching U.S. health care workers for Ebola

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 03:30 PM PDT

A hazmat worker points to the entrance of an apartment building of a hospital worker, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Dallas. The Texas health care worker, who was in full protective gear when they provided hospital care for Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who later died, has tested positive for the virus and is in stable condition, health officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)After one infected caring for patient in U.S. hospital despite protective gear, monitoring intensifies.

Clinton's 2008 mistakes preoccupy 'Ready for Hillary' campaign

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 02:12 AM PDT

A supporter of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks past a cardboard cutout of Clinton at 37th Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, IowaThe business of building a list of Hillary Clinton supporters is only the first step to avoiding the mistakes of 2008.

Frenchman Jean Tirole wins Nobel economics prize

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 11:56 AM PDT

Frenchman Tirole wins Nobel economics prizeU.S. consumers might be paying less than they are for cable and Internet access if regulators had followed the guidance of Jean Tirole in promoting industry competition.

Pistorius a 'broken man'

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 07:44 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Pistorius faces sentencing this week in a South African court after being convicted of culpable homicide for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The sentencing of the double-amputee athlete is expected to involve several days of legal argument and testimony during which Judge Thokozile Masipa will assess what kind of penalty Pistorius deserves for shooting Steenkamp through a closed toilet door in his house. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)Psychologist testified for defense at former Olympian's sentencing, says he's lost everything.

CDC head criticized for blaming 'protocol breach' as nurse gets Ebola

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 08:46 AM PDT

CDC Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, speaks at the CDC headquarters in AtlantaBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some healthcare experts are bristling at the assertion by a top U.S. health official that a "protocol breach" caused a Dallas nurse to be infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient, saying the case instead shows how far the nation's hospitals are from adequately training staff to deal with the deadly virus. Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. ...

Pistorius should get community service, says prison official

Posted: 13 Oct 2014 12:45 PM PDT

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius arrives at the High Court in Pretoria on October 13, 2014Pretoria (AFP) - A South African prison official on Monday recommended Oscar Pistorius clean a museum as punishment for shooting dead his girlfriend, sparking prosecution anger in a court weighing what sentence to give the Paralympian.

South Korea warns North of 'strong' response after exchange of fire

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 09:55 PM PDT

No Firm Indication Of Transfer Of Power In North Korea: U.S. OfficialSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it had warned North Korea of a "strong" response if it provoked an incident similar to one last week that sparked an exchange of machinegun fire across their border. The warning came as South Korean President Park Geun-hye reiterated on Monday her commitment to engage with the North, despite what she called "the dual nature" of ties, saying the "door was always open to dialogue". ...

At 90, Jimmy Carter is back campaigning in Georgia

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 01:27 PM PDT

Former President Jimmy Carter and his grandson Jason CarterALBANY, Ga. (AP) — It's been more than four decades since Jimmy Carter campaigned across Georgia and asked voters to make him governor.

Boston patient does not appear to have Ebola, hospital says

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 07:34 PM PDT

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in BostonBy Kevin Murphy (Reuters) - A man in Massachusetts who was being evaluated at a Boston hospital for a possible Ebola infection does not appear to have the deadly disease, officials at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said on Sunday night. The patient, who recently returned from Liberia, had complained of headache and muscle aches, prompting his admittance to an isolation ward with close monitoring, the hospital said. ...

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