2010年2月27日星期六

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News


Quake-triggered tsunami rushes ashore in Hawaii (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:28 PM PST

Honolulu police officers patrol an empty Ala Moana beach park during a tsunami warning for the Hawaiian Islands in Honolulu, Hawaii, February 27, 2010. Hawaii sounded warning sirens and began evacuating residents near the coastline on Saturday ahead of a tsunami generated by a massive earthquake in Chile.  REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES -  Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)AP - A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake sent a surge of water ashore in Hawaii, California and islands in the South Pacific on Saturday as the waves continued onto Alaska and parts of Asia.


Chile quake in 'elite class' like 2004 Asian quake (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:42 PM PST

The remains of a hotel in Vina del Mar after part of it collapsed. One of the largest earthquakes on record struck central Chile hard Saturday killing at least 214 people, leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean.(AFP/Martin Bernetti)AP - The huge earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile belongs to an "elite class" of mega earthquakes, experts said, and is similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered deadly tsunami waves.


Skier's death returns spotlight to Squaw Valley (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:37 PM PST

AP - The first signal that Squaw Valley is a different kind of ski resort is at the entrance from the highway, a massive structure announcing its place in history as the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Snowpocalypse to snowicane: Hype reigns in winter (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:31 AM PST

Weather Anchor Kate Bilo works in an open-air, green-screen studio on the forecast operations floor at AccuWeather in State College, Pa., Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The snowmenclature smackdown among meteorologists started with "snowmageddon" and "snowpocalypse." When the latest snow event — laden with flakes and whipped by heavy winds — headed for the storm-weary Northeast this week, the folks at AccuWeather Inc. warned of a coming "snowicane."


Thousands still lack power after Northeast storm (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST

Fallen trees hang on utility wires in East Derry, N.H., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Utility crews pushed through deep drifting snow and fallen trees to restore electricity to homes and businesses that lost power during a slow-moving winter storm that pounded the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)AP - Frustration turned to resignation Saturday for hundreds of thousands of people in the Northeast struggling to survive another day waiting for utility crews to restore electricity after powerful storms socked the region with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds.


Visitor center opens at NY's African Burial Ground (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:17 PM PST

A scene depicting an African burial ceremony attracts a crowd during the grand opening of the African Burial Ground National Monument's new visitor center in New York, Saturday Feb. 27, 2010.   (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP - About 15,000 African slaves and their descendants were once unceremoniously buried under what is today Manhattan — and forgotten.


How diplomat's paperwork saved lives in Holocaust (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:14 PM PST

AP - It took Ina Polak 35 years to discover the dusty piece of paper that probably saved her and her family in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

1 killed, 7 injured in dance team van crash in Va. (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST

AP - A van carrying a Temple University dance team to a competition in North Carolina crashed in southern Virginia early Saturday, killing one student and injuring seven others, police said.

Iris scans may prevent mistaken release of inmates (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:42 AM PST

Inmate Charles Coney helps demonstrate the Inmate Recognition and Identification System (IRIS)  scanner, Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 at the Story County Jail in Nevada, Iowa. Dozens of prisons across the country are installing eye scanners that identify inmates to avoid mistakes like this week's accidental release of a Baltimore prisoner who was serving three life sentences. The Justice Department is paying for the scanners that also will be used to build a national database to better identify, register and track inmates. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)AP - A Baltimore inmate who bluffed his way out of prison probably wouldn't have tricked guards if they had eye-scanners such as those being installed at dozens of jails nationwide.


Analysis: NY Gov. Paterson's pals factor in fall (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:45 AM PST

New York Governor David Paterson, accompanied by his wife Michelle, raises his hand to swear an oath during a news conference in New York,  Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.  Paterson abruptly dropped his election bid Friday under pressure from Democrats concerned about his faltering agenda and criticism of his handling of a domestic abuse case involving a trusted aide. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Gov. David Paterson's inspiring, tumultuous political rise and fall is ending under the weight of suspicion that he chose personal loyalty over the integrity of his office — suspicions that still have some people demanding his resignation.


'Lockergate'?: Producer apologizes for e-mails (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST

FILE - In this film publicity file image released by Summit Entertainment, Jeremy Renner is shown in a scene from, 'The Hurt Locker.' The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering action against a producer of 'The Hurt Locker' who sent out multiple e-mails urging academy members to vote for his movie in the Oscar best-picture category and 'not a $500 million film,' an obvious reference to close-competitor 'Avatar.' (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment)AP - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering action against a producer of "The Hurt Locker" who sent multiple e-mails urging academy members to vote for his movie in the Oscar best-picture race and "not a $500 million film" — an obvious reference to close-competitor "Avatar."


Hawaii under tsunami warning (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 06:05 AM PST

AP - Hawaii braced Saturday for a potentially damaging tsunami, after a massive earthquake off Chile sent waves across the Pacific Ocean.
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