2016年4月1日星期五

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The North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ HB2 explained

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 10:20 AM PDT

North Carolina has been drawing national attention for new legislation that blocks cities and local governments from passing antidiscrimination measures that could protect gay and transgender people. Here's a closer look at how this law, which is seen as a major step backwards for LGBT rights, came to be.

Trump senior adviser: ‘We’ve always assumed that we would lose Wisconsin’

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 07:31 AM PDT

On Friday, April 1, Donald Trump's senior campaign advisor Barry Bennett joins Yahoo Finance Anchor Alexis Christoforous on Yahoo News Live to discuss the campaign's road ahead. The Trump campaign stumbled this week when the candidate made controversial comments on women, Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged with misdemeanor battery, and Trump trailed rival Ted Cruz in Wisconsin polling, where voters will make their choice on April 5th.

Pittsburgh station fires newswoman over black-on-black crime Facebook post

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 01:11 PM PDT

Wendy BellPittsburgh TV station WTAE fired Emmy-winning news anchor Wendy Bell after she posted her controversial opinions about a recent shooting.


Don't get fooled! A guide to the Internet's best and worst April Fools' Day pranks

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 08:19 AM PDT

Today is April 1, meaning that anyone navigating the World Wide Web today must do so even more skeptically than usual. To help our readers avoid getting duped, Yahoo News has compiled some of the trickiest, funniest and most embarrassing April Fools' Day pranks on the Internet.

CIA reviews K-9 training after leaving explosive material on a Virginia school bus

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 09:26 AM PDT

School busThe CIA announced that it is reviewing its K-9 program after accidentally leaving "explosive training material" aboard a school bus.


Obama, leaders urge more action on nuclear security, terror

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 04:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and other world leaders meet during the opening plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit, Friday, April 1, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — World leaders declared progress Friday in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.


Ex-girlfriend says bus station gunman hated police officers

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 04:00 PM PDT

An ex-girlfriend of the gunman at a Virginia bus station said Friday he frequently expressed his hatred toward police and once nearly choked her to death after she broke up with him. James Brown III was ...

Trump urged to be more serious as Wisconsin contest looms

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 09:44 AM PDT

Donald Trump is facing pressure to adopt a more serious tone in his U.S. presidential campaign from Republicans worried that a string of missteps may do him lasting damage in remaining state-by-state contests needed to clinch the nomination. Tuesday could be a turning point in Wisconsin where Trump's leading rival, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, leads in opinion polls ahead of the state's primary. A Cruz win would make it harder for Trump to reach the magic number of 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination before the Republican national convention in July.

U.S., Japan, South Korea warn North Korea over 'provocations'

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 01:15 AM PDT

By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama joined South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea in response to its recent nuclear and missile tests. Meeting on the sidelines of a global nuclear security summit in Washington, the three leaders recommitted their countries to each others' defense and warned they could take further steps to counter threats from Pyongyang. Obama held separate talks with President Xi Jinping of China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, and said they both wanted to see "full implementation" of the latest United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang.

WHO says new case of Ebola confirmed in Liberia

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 07:57 AM PDT

In this Saturday, March 7, 2015 file photo, health workers prepare to collect the ashes of people that died due to the Ebola virus at a crematorium on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. As Liberia marks the second anniversary Wednesday of its first confirmed Ebola cases, many neighbors say they want to see the crematorium torn down so they can try to forget that terrible time. (AP Photo/ Abbas Dulleh, File)MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia, the World Health Organization said Friday, a setback for the country which had been declared free from Ebola transmissions in January.


Severe weathers moves east toward Carolinas after tornadoes

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 12:47 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Strong storms plowed through Georgia on their way to the Carolinas Friday, spawning at least one confirmed tornado, after setting off tornadoes that swirled through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

Cruz celebrates April Fools’ with Trump ‘rickroll’

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 07:37 AM PDT

Cruz celebrates April Fools' with Trump 'rickroll'Sen. Ted Cruz is no stranger to popular culture and it looks like he's never gonna give up trolling Donald Trump, as visitors to his site today learned.


Tesla, buoyed by strong Model 3 orders, may need more cash

Posted: 01 Apr 2016 11:09 AM PDT

Handout of Tesla Motors' mass-market Model 3 electric carsAn initial flurry of orders has put Tesla Motors' new Model 3 sedan off to a fast start, but the company may need to raise more cash if it hopes to deliver the new electric vehicle to customers on time, analysts said on Friday. Up to Thursday's close, Tesla stock had soared 60 percent since hitting a 12-month low in February. Chief Executive Elon Musk's ambitious plans include launching the Model 3, Tesla's first mass-market car, in late 2017 and boosting the company's annual production tenfold to 500,000 by 2020.


As Trump stumbles with women, Cruz turns to a new weapon: His mom

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 06:06 PM PDT

As Trump stumbles with women, Cruz turns to a new weapon: His momEleanor Darragh, Sen. Ted Cruz's mother, speaks during an campaign event with her son, his wife, Heidi (center left) and Carly Fiorina Wednesday in Madison, Wisconsin. In speech after speech, the Texas senator and Republican presidential hopeful has recounted for audiences the story of how his father fought for freedom in Cuba before escaping to the United States to embrace the American dream. Rafael Cruz's biography has been the emotional and inspirational bedrock of son's bid for the White House, and as such, he has been one of the senator's busiest and most recognizable campaign surrogates.


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