2015年8月6日星期四

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Cleveland clash: 5 things to watch for at the GOP debate

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What should smart viewers be watching for on debate night?


In Iran deal fight, Obama highlights his wars

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Whether or not Biden runs, Clinton has a problem

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Ferguson braces for protests on anniversary of Michael Brown shooting

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 03:07 AM PDT

In this April 23, 2015 file photo, Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, wears a sweatshirt remembering her son during a news conference in Clayton, Mo. A majority of blacks in the U.S., more than three out of five, say they or a family member have personal experience with being treated unfairly by the police, and their race is the reason why. The parents of Michael Brown filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday against the city of Ferguson, Mo., over the fatal shooting of their son by a white police officer, a confrontation that sparked a protest movement across the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)Civil rights activists, religious leaders and others from around the United States are converging on the mostly black community of about 21,000 to commemorate the life and death of 18-year-old Michael Brown and call for improvements in relations with police. The events, many organized by Brown's father, include marches, concerts and a moment of silence at midday on Sunday on the street where Brown was killed on Aug. 9, 2014. "I'm expecting hundreds if not thousands of people," said Tommie Pierson Sr., pastor of the Greater St. Mark Family Church, where a service honoring Brown is scheduled this weekend.


Virginia police kill black man, officer wounded

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 12:57 PM PDT

The shooting death occurred late on Wednesday when the victim, identified as Keshawn Hargrove, 20, of Richmond, fired on officers and refused to drop his gun, police spokesman Gene Lepley. The incident was the latest in a series of fatal police confrontations across the United States that have raised questions about police use of force against minorities. The two officers involved in the shooting have been identified as Ryan Bailey, who is black, and Jacob DeBoard, who is white, Lepley said.

Nashville assailant may have wanted to blow up cinema: police

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 01:37 PM PDT

Metro Nashville Police Department photo of Vincente David MontanoBy Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - The hatchet-wielding man shot by police after an attack on a Nashville-area movie theater on Wednesday had a propane cannister and lighter fluid on him that he may have wanted to use to set off an explosion, police said on Thursday. The gunman, Vincente Montano, 29, a transient with a history of mental illness, refused numerous requests from police to surrender. Three people were injured when Montano doused the theater with pepper spray, including one man who also suffered a superficial hatchet wound from the assailant.


Confronting the narcoterrorism nexus

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 11:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City, Mexico. Guzman, the head of MexicoÌs Sinaloa Cartel, was captured alive overnight in the beach resort town of Mazatlan. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)U.S. officials worry about a confluence of cartels, terrorists, and an insecure border.


Movie-theater attacker may have planned to set off explosion

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 02:10 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the Metro Nashville Police Department shows Vincente Montano, the attacker at a movie theater in Antioch, Tenn., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. The man armed with a hatchet and a pellet gun unleashed a volley of pepper spray at audience members inside the movie theater before being fired at by a police officer and shot dead as he tried to escape out a back door, police said. (Metro Nashville Police Department via AP)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The disturbed homeless man who attacked a movie theater with a pellet gun, an ax and pepper spray also had a propane tank and lighter fluid and may have been planning to set off an explosion, authorities said Thursday.


Man wielding pellet gun, ax attacks theater; shot by police

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 08:23 PM PDT

A member of the Nashville Metro Police Bomb Squad unit suits up before checking a device on the side of a movie theater following a shooting Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, in Antioch, Tenn. A man armed with a hatchet and gun unleashed a volley of pepper spray at audience members inside a movie theater, exchanging fire with a responding officer before being shot dead by police as he tried to escape out the back of the theater only to encounter a SWAT team, police said. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)The attacker was shot dead by a SWAT team after firing pepper spray at audience members.


Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Posted: 05 Aug 2015 09:17 PM PDT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making a nuclear-weapons-free world.

Differing messages on 777 part frustrate Flight 370 families

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 12:56 PM PDT

A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 rests his head in his hands as he protests with other family members outside the company's offices in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. About a dozen Chinese relatives of passengers protested outside the Malaysia Airlines offices in Beijing on Thursday. Families aching for closure after their relatives disappeared aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last year vented their deep frustration Thursday at conflicting signals from Malaysia and France over whether the finding of a plane part had been confirmed. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Malaysian government was certain: The airplane part found on an Indian Ocean island came from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Investigators in France weren't so sure quite yet.


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