2015年11月6日星期五

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Carson claimed West Point offer, but didn't apply

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 03:06 PM PST

Carson Camp Admits Bio ErrorA report emerged Friday that Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson did not — as he has claimed repeatedly — receive a full scholarship to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.


Obama quashes Keystone XL in bid to boost climate leverage

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 03:49 PM PST

Obama administration rejects Keystone XL pipelinePresident Barack Obama says he's rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline because he does not believe it serves the national interest.


Russian plane black boxes point to 'attack', Putin halts flights

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 01:27 PM PST

Debris belonging to the A321 Russian airliner at the site of the crash in Wadi el-Zolmat, a mountainous area in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on November 1, 2015Analysis of black boxes from the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt killing 224 people points to a bomb, sources close to the probe said Friday, as Moscow halted flights to the country. Meanwhile, British airlines were scrambling to evacuate passengers in Sharm el-Sheikh after cancelling flights to the Red Sea resort from which the doomed Airbus took off. The flight data and voice recorders showed "everything was normal" until both failed at 24 minutes after takeoff from the Sharm el-Sheikh resort Saturday, pointing to "a very sudden explosive decompression," one source said.


Experts dismiss Carson's belief that pyramids stored grain

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 12:05 AM PST

FILE - In this April 9, 2015, file photo, tourists ride camels at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says it's still his belief the great pyramids Egypt were built by the Biblical figure Joseph to store grain, and not as tombs for pharaohs. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)MIAMI (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is standing by his belief that Egypt's great pyramids were built by the biblical figure Joseph to store grain, an assertion dismissed by experts who say it's accepted science that they were tombs for pharaohs.


Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline in win for greens

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 12:58 PM PST

Obama speaks about the Keystone pipeline in WashingtonU.S. President Barack Obama on Friday rejected the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who campaigned against the project for more than seven years. "The pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy," Obama told a press conference. The denial of TransCanada Corp's more than 800,000 barrels per day project will make it more difficult for producers to develop the province of Alberta's oil sands.


Pennsylvania judge hands setback to Sandusky in bid for new trial

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 02:04 PM PST

Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach at Penn State University, is seen in the back seat of a sheriff's vehicle after his appeal hearing at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, PennsylvaniaA lawyer for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State coach convicted of child sex abuse, said on Friday he is considering his next step after a judge rejected his request for an investigation that he hoped would lead to a new trial for his client. Judge John Cleland said he lacked jurisdiction over lawyer Alexander Lindsay's petition for a probe into how the Harrisburg Patriot-News newspaper obtained secret grand jury information in 2011 for its Pulitzer Prize-winning expose of Sandusky's crimes. Lindsay has argued in court papers that the grand jury leak to Patriot-News reporter Sara Ganim, now a correspondent for CNN, was a factor in what he said was a denial of due process to Sandusky and potential grounds for a new trial.


Ex-NFL star Donovan McNabb gets 18 days in jail for Arizona DUI

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 03:50 PM PST

Retired NFL Player Donovan McNabb arrives at the 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los AngelesFormer National Football League star quarterback Donovan McNabb was sentenced to 18 days in jail on Friday after pleading guilty to misdemeanor drunken driving in Arizona, a court official said. "He's learned that if you have something to drink you don't drive.


Ben Carson’s campaign admits he lied about West Point scholarship

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Politico reported Friday that Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson did not—as he has claimed repeatedly...


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