2015年9月26日星期六

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Pope Francis praises women’s ‘immense contribution’ to church during Philadelphia visit

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Boehner's departure raises question: Can House GOP be led?

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 12:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2015 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio announces on Capitol Hill in Washington, that he will resign from Congress at the end of October. The gulf between tea party conservatives and establishment Republicans has gotten so big it just swallowed up the speaker of the House and may threaten the entire Republican Party and Congress itself. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The gulf between tea party conservatives and establishment Republicans has grown so wide that it just swallowed up the speaker of the House and may threaten the entire Republican Party and Congress itself.


Mexico marks one year since 43 students vanished

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 04:08 PM PDT

A masked man holds a Mexican flag with the number 43 on it during a protest in Mexico city, on September 26, 2015, to commemorate the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from AyotzinapaThousands marched in Mexico City Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students in a murky case involving corrupt police that has haunted President Enrique Pena Nieto. Behind the 43 are thousands of disappeared," Sofia Rojas, a student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, told AFP. Signs that read "Crime of the State" and "Get Out Pena" peppered the crowd as they streamed down the Paseo de la Reforma, the grand boulevard that runs through the center of the Mexican capital.


In America's birthplace, pope gives pep talk to immigrants

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 03:26 PM PDT

Pope Francis arrives at Independence Mall where he was to deliver remarks on the theme "We Hold These Truths," a quote from the U.S. Declaration of Independence, in front of Independence Hall in PhiladelphiaBy Philip Pullella and Scott Malone PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pope Francis, speaking in America's birthplace on Saturday, offered stout words of support to Hispanic and other immigrants in the United States, telling them not to be discouraged at a time when some prominent politicians are directing hostility toward them. The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff toured Independence Hall in Philadelphia before addressing a crowd estimated at more than 40,000 outside the 18th century red brick building where basic American liberties were proclaimed and where independence from Britain was declared. "Do not be discouraged by whatever challenges and hardships you face," the pope told the many Hispanics and other recent immigrants to the United States in the crowd, adding that he felt "particular affection" toward them.


New York governor calls for national gun control in eulogy for aide

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 10:03 AM PDT

New York Governor Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New YorkBy Katie Reilly NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo renewed his call for national gun control legislation on Saturday as he delivered a eulogy for the top state attorney who was fatally wounded by a stray bullet in Brooklyn earlier this month. State officials and family members gathered at Brooklyn's Emmanuel Baptist Church in a private service for Carey Gabay, 43, who was struck in the head at a pre-dawn outdoor celebration on Sept. 7 before the annual West Indian Day parade, an event plagued by violence in recent years. "His death was one of the most tragic, pointless examples of the rampant violence that is spreading like a cancer through our society, especially in our poorer communities and especially in our communities of color," Cuomo said.


Fiat Chrysler U.S. labor deal meets opposition in early voting

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 11:32 AM PDT

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne and United Auto Workers union President Dennis Williams shake hands during a news conference in DetroitA proposed four-year labor agreement between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and the United Auto Workers union encountered strong opposition from rank-and-file union members in early ratification voting. Final results of voting at 37 U.S. UAW local union halls aren't expected until the middle of next week, and the contract could still win enough support from Fiat Chrysler's 40,000 UAW-represented workers to go into effect. Some 77 percent of production workers voted "no" at a large UAW local in Kokomo, Indiana that has more than 5,000 workers, the Detroit Free Press reported on Saturday.


Iran vows legal action against Saudi after hajj disaster

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 11:46 AM PDT

Muslim pilgrims walk in a tunnel on their way to cast stones at Jamarrat pillars, a ritual that symbolises the stoning of Satan, during the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia's rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year's hajj, which killed at least 769 people, including 136 Iranians, and has led to an escalation of tensions between the regional archrivals.


Pope visits Philadelphia, extols America's founding ideals

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Pedestrians write messages and signatures on the likeness of Pope Francis, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in downtown Philadelphia. The pope wraps up his U.S. visit this weekend in Philadelphia, where he speaks in front of Independence Hall and celebrates Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to close out a big rally on Catholic families. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — He spoke at Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. He stood at the very lectern Abraham Lincoln used to deliver the Gettysburg Address. And he stepped forward to the stirring strains of "Fanfare for the Common Man."


How Boehner's exit may help avert a government shutdown

Posted: 25 Sep 2015 10:41 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. In a stunning move, Boehner informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition that threatened an institutional crisis. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)The House speaker's departure is being considered a victory for the tea party, but the immediate result may be to thwart their hopes of shutting down the government next week.


VW scandal exposes cozy ties between industry and Berlin

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 01:15 PM PDT

A man looks through binoculars as he stands next to a corporate logo of Volkswagen on the rooftop of the former power plant of the German car manufacturer in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Volkswagen's supervisory board is meeting Friday to discuss who to name as CEO after Martin Winterkorn quit the job this week over an emissions-rigging scandal that's rocking the world's top-selling automaker. (Rainer Jensen/dpa via AP)By Noah Barkin BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel learned early in her political career that taking on the German car industry carries risks. It was the spring of 1995 and the newly appointed environment minister was trying to convince her cabinet colleagues to back a bold new set of anti-smog rules that included tougher speed limits and summer driving bans. Wissmann's argument won the day, reducing Merkel to tears, according to a 2010 biography by Gerd Langguth.


Pope Francis crowns New York visit with public Mass

Posted: 25 Sep 2015 06:44 PM PDT

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Madison Square Garden September 25, 2015 in New York in front of around round 20,000 people, after Billy Joel, who was originally booked for Friday night, shifted his scheduleIt marked his last public engagement in New York City before he leaves for Philadelphia.


Fiorina backers make dubious abortion video

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Pope Francis visits New York City

Posted: 26 Sep 2015 12:05 PM PDT

Pope Francis visits New York CityPope Francis places a white rose at the South Pool of the 9/11 memorial in downtown Manhattan, Sept. 25, 2015, in New York City. (Photo: John Minchillo/AP)

How John Boehner decided to leave Congress

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