2010年9月2日星期四

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Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:24 PM PDT

People stand on a pier as waves crash below them in Southern Shores, North Carolina. Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.

Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.

Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:26 PM PDT

This image provided by the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center shows Bethany Storro prior to surgery. Storro has undergone surgery at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center according to hospital spokeswoman Amber Shoebridge Wednesday night Sept. 1, 2010. An unidentified woman threw acid in her face in downtown Vancouver Monday evening. (AP Photo/Legacy Emanuel Medical Center)AP - Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"

Arizona governor stumbles during debate (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:27 PM PDT

From left; Moderator Ted Simons (back to camera), democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard, Green Party candidate Larry Gist and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Republican, go over rules prior to a televised Arizona gubernatorial debate Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:49 PM PDT

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to the media after learning the U.S. Justice Department is suing Arpaio saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."

Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:06 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as she hosts the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas — the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.

Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Jim Allen, a member of the Vice Lords speaks at a news conference, joined by several current and former gang members Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Chicago. The 32-year-old describes his gang as devoted to social support, and he says police can't hold the group responsible for the criminal acts of individuals. He calls the superintendent's so-called 'gang summit' initiative to crack down on crime 'a joke' that won't stem violence. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Calling the Chicago police chief's ultimatum to stop resorting to violence a waste of time, current and former members of some of the city's most notorious street gangs held an unlikely news conference on Thursday to send their own message to police: You're not playing fair.

Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:17 PM PDT

FILE-In a Nov.10, 2009 file photo, Robert 'Joe' Halderman, who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs, listens as his attorney Gerald Shargel speaks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. Halderman was released from a New York City jail Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. He served four months of his six-month sentence and got time off for good behavior. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano,File)AP - The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.

Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:44 AM PDT

In this May 19, 2010 photo, Desiree Francisco, left, with other members of her family, stand by a box containing the remains of her father, Siegfried Francisco, at the International Airport in Port-au-Prince. Francisco, 57, who was attending a conference at the Hotel Montana, died during the Jan 12 earthquake but it took until April to identify his remains. The desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the quake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel. A few hours later, the search went online with a Facebook page dedicated to the Hotel Montana. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for commenting about the ongoing case on Facebook has a longer writing task ahead: a five-page essay about the constitutional right to a fair trial.

Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT

Boats spray water to extinguish a fire on an oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the Louisiana coast September 2, 2010. The oil and gas platform burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY BUSINESS)AP - Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with collection vessels just in case.

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70 (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:56 PM PDT

AP - A chaplain killed in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War, the military said Thursday.

Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT

AP - Illinois' prison chief, who became a political liability to Gov. Pat Quinn during an election year because of a secret prisoner release program he oversaw, is stepping down, the governor said Thursday.

Attorney accused in prison drug-smuggling case (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:57 PM PDT

AP - An FBI agent says an Illinois defense attorney facing federal charges that he tried to smuggle a heroin-filled condom into an Indiana federal prison claims to have done it repeatedly, exploiting greater privacy privileges lawyers are afforded in the lockups.

Fired aide to ex-Mo. gov runs for gov's dad's seat (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Scott Eckersley, right, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House, talks with Juli Matthews, left, and her husband Shawn Matthews, as he canvasses local businesses while on the campaign trail in Springfield, Mo., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Eckersley, a former state legal adviser who won a $500,000 settlement after being fired for pointing out the improper deletion of emails by state officials, is running for the seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)AP - It's been three years since Scott Eckersley was fired after asserting that his then-boss, former Gov. Matt Blunt, and others in Blunt's administration should not be deleting certain e-mails because they belonged to the public record.

Mariner Energy shares fall after platform blast (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:42 AM PDT

AP - Mariner Energy, Inc. shares dropped more than 4 percent Thursday following news that one of its production platforms exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

Senate upset erases Alaska seniority (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:43 AM PDT

** FILE ** In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is interviewed in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington. The defeat of Murkowski by an upstart fiscal conservative in Alaska's GOP primary could mark a significant shift for a state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - The defeat of Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski by an upstart fiscal conservative in Alaska's GOP primary could mark a significant shift for a state that has so long relied on federal pork to survive. The outcome was also an unexpected blow to the seniority Alaska has enjoyed in the Senate.

McCourt: Wife didn't risk of being a Dodgers owner (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Jamie McCourt leaves court during a lunch break Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 in Los Angeles. Frank McCourt testified at his divorce trial, his estranged wife, Jamie McCourt, wanted no part in the risk associated with buying the Los Angeles Dodgers six years ago. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt didn't want to take the risk associated with buying the Los Angeles Dodgers six years ago and if she had, it would have adversely affected the team, her estranged husband testified Thursday at their divorce trial.

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