2015年6月24日星期三

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Tsarnaev: 'I am sorry for the lives I have taken'

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 01:45 PM PDT

In this courtroom sketch, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center, is depicted between defense attorneys Miriam Conrad, left, and Judy Clarke, right, during his federal death penalty trial, Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Boston. Tsarnaev is charged with conspiring with his brother to place two bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line in April 2013, killing three and injuring 260 people. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)The Boston Marathon bomber speaks publicly for the first time since the 2013 attack.


Republican-led U.S. Congress hands Obama major win on trade

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 02:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2015 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Republicans are poised to deal a sharp blow to their traditional allies in the business community by allowing the federal Export-Import Bank to go out of business at the end of the month. But it may only be temporary. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress passed major trade legislation Wednesday that was long-sought by President Barack Obama but vehemently opposed by most lawmakers in his Democratic party.


Former Facebook bad boy Sean Parker trying to do good

Posted: 23 Jun 2015 07:30 PM PDT

Former Facebook president Sean Parker wants to cure cancer and end allergiesAt just 35, Sean Parker has been public enemy No. 1 to the music industry and one of the first "friends" of Facebook, and he's made billions along the way. In 1999, he co-founded Napster, a music-sharing site that attracted millions of users — and enough lawsuits from record labels to shut it down. Five years later, after seeing a site called "The Facebook" on the computer of his roommate's girlfriend at Stanford, he met founder Mark Zuckerberg and soon became the president of Facebook.


Boston bomber apologizes, admits guilt for deadly 2013 attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 01:41 PM PDT

A courtroom sketch shows Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seated as Bill and Denise Richards give testimony during his sentencing in BostonBoston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Wednesday apologized for the deadly 2013 attack at a hearing before a U.S. judge formally sentenced him to death for killing four people and injuring 264 in the bombing and its aftermath. "I am sorry for the lives I have taken, for the suffering that I have caused you, for the damage I have done, irreparable damage," said Tsarnaev, who had sat in silence, his head cast down as two survivors and family members of victims described the attacks' heavy toll on their lives. "In case there is any doubt, I am guilty of this attack, along with my brother," Tsarnaev said, standing at the defense table.


Confederate symbols of Civil War divide U.S. 150 years on

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 04:11 PM PDT

A horse drawn carriage carries the casket of the late South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney past the Confederate flag and onto the grounds of the South Carolina State Capitol in ColumbiaBy Wayne Hester BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - More and more voices across the U.S. South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America. From Alabama to Mississippi, Louisiana to Tennessee and beyond the South, politicians distanced themselves from Confederate flags and monuments memorializing southern heroes of the 1861-65 War Between the States. Alabama's governor ordered the Confederate flag and three other flags of the Confederacy removed from the grounds of the state's Capitol in Montgomery, a historically significant city in America's civil rights movement where Martin Luther King Jr. led protests in the 1950s.


Ohio Senate passes bill banning abortion after 20 weeks

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 02:30 PM PDT

The Ohio Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, following the passage of a similar ban by the Wisconsin Senate this month. The legislation, which passed 23-9, contains a narrow exception for medical emergencies, but not for rape or incest. It would now go to the House, which, like the Senate, is dominated by Republicans.

What went wrong for Bobby Jindal

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 04:43 AM PDT

Louisiana Governor and potential Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal addresses a legislative luncheon held as part of the "Road to Majority" conference in WashingtonThe latest 2016 contender was supposed to be 'the next Ronald Reagan' - but now he barely registers in 2016 polls.


Anger, no surprise as US newly accused of spying in France

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 01:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 22, 2015, file photo, French President Francois Hollande speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. WikiLeaks published documents late Tuesday, June 23, 2015, that it says show the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the last three French presidents, Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac, releasing material which appeared to capture officials in Paris talking candidly about Greece's economy, relations with Germany — and, ironically, American espionage. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)Leaked documents appear to show that the U.S. spied on the past three French presidents.


Historic Charleston church holds Bible study in room where 9 members killed last week

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 03:16 PM PDT

Historic Charleston church holds Bible study in room where 9 members killed last week.

Prison worker smuggled escape tools in meat

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Joyce Mitchell put hacksaw blades and other tools in hamburger meat, the DA says.


Arrest video reveals officers’ emotions after capturing Dylann Roof

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Big retailers feel pressure on Confederate flag merchandise

Posted: 23 Jun 2015 04:52 PM PDT

Confederate flag themed stickers are displayed at Arkansas Flag and Banner in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Major retailers including Amazon, Sears, eBay and Etsy and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are halting sales of the Confederate flag and related merchandise. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)Even as national retailers pull Confederate flags from shelves and websites after the shooting deaths of nine black church members in South Carolina, manufacturers that produce the divisive symbol say that sales are now surging.


Confederate controversy spreads well beyond S.C.

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