2011年2月15日星期二

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California governor Brown freezes state hiring (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:44 PM PST

Reuters - California Governor Jerry Brown ordered a hiring freeze on Tuesday across the state's government to help cut costs in the face of a budget gap of at least $25 billion.

Senate votes to renew anti-terrorism provisions (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST

Reuters - The Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to extend for 88 days three provisions of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act set to expire in two weeks.

U.S. customs agent killed, another wounded in Mexico (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:11 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed and another was wounded in a shooting on a highway north of Mexico City on Tuesday, Mexican authorities said.

Report: Is Marriage in America Obsolete? Many Americans Think So (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:40 AM PST

Time.com - CBS poll finds that 70% of respondents think the institution of marriage is weaker today that it was 20 years ago

A Night of Grammy Upsets: Arcade Fire Beats Lady Gaga to Win Album of the Year (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:40 AM PST

Time.com - A wrap-up of the unexpected surprises from the 2011 Grammy Awards

Less than half the U.S.-Mexico border secured: report (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:48 PM PST

Reuters - Less than half of the United States' porous southwest border with Mexico is under the operational control of the U.S. Border Patrol, a government watchdog reported on Tuesday.

Drug may slow growth of early prostate cancer (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:55 PM PST

AP - A new study suggests a way to help men with early, low-risk prostate cancer avoid being overtreated for a disease that in most cases will never threaten their lives. It found that a drug can slow the growth of these tumors in men who opt to be monitored instead of having treatment right away.

Teachers, school leaders come together in Denver (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:56 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivers the opening remarks at the Education Summit in Denver Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Duncan and education leaders will discuss the future of labor-management collaboration during the two-day conference. (AP Photo/ Ed Andrieski)AP - The nation's education chief chastised teachers and their bosses in equal measure Tuesday as he launched what the Obama administration is touting as the first-ever national summit between union leaders and administrators.

Jury convicts man in 3rd Ohio tub drowning trial (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:10 PM PST

Ryan Widmer reacts after a jury convicted him of murder in his third trial for the 2008 bathtub drowning of his wife on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 in Lebanon, Ohio. The Warren County jury deliberated about 12 hours over two days before finding Widmer guilty. It was the second time he was found guilty, but the verdict from his first trial was thrown out for juror misconduct and a second trial ended in a hung jury. Widmer, 30, continued to deny killing his wife, Sarah Widmer, 24, just before Judge Neal Bronson sentenced him to 15 years to life in prison. (AP Photo/ The Enquirer, Cara Owsley)AP - A man found guilty of murder in his third trial over his wife's bathtub drowning buried his face in his hands as he heard the verdict Tuesday and continued to maintain his innocence, telling the judge he loved his wife and "would never have hurt her."

Panel: FBI overstated science in anthrax probe (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:47 PM PST

AP - Federal investigators overstated the scientific case against the late Army researcher blamed for the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people, but the evidence is also consistent with the government's finding that Bruce Ivins was behind the mailings, a panel of scientists said Tuesday.

Vt. Guard chief warns he's target of Facebook scam (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:37 PM PST

A computer screen shows the Facebook page of Vermont Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 in Montpelier, Vt. The head of the Vermont National Guard is warning people across the world to beware that someone is using his name and photographs of him as part of Facebook and Skype frauds. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - A Facebook and Skype scammer used the name and photo of a high-ranking Vermont National Guard general to steal $3,000 from a Canadian woman in what's believed to be one of a number of frauds that exploit the authority of the military.

NY lawmaker touched by gun violence presses on (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2011 file photo, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on gun control on Capitol Hill in Washington. After 14 years in Congress, McCarthy says she still wants to try to save lives by enacting restrictions on high-capacity ammunition clips for handguns. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Out of nowhere, a deranged gunman shoots into a crowd of innocent victims, firing until bystanders tackle him as he tries to load a new clip of ammo. Six people are killed and several injured; one person suffers a head wound but survives to face a long period of rehabilitation.

Wis. GOP poised to cut worker rights in budget fix (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:01 PM PST

State workers, union members and others protest on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, in Madison, Wis. The protest was called after Gov. Scott Walker proposed to end collective bargaining for most of the state and local employees. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)AP - Wisconsin is poised to strip collective bargaining rights from most of the state's 175,000 public employees in the boldest step by a new Republican governor and Legislature to solve budget problems by confronting organized labor.

Computer crushes the competition on `Jeopardy!' (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:11 PM PST

In this undated publicity image released by Jeopardy Productions, Inc., contestants Ken Jennings, left, and Brad Rutter and a computer named Watson compete on the game show 'Jeopardy!' in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeopardy Productions, Inc., Carol Kaelson ) NO SALESAP - The computer brained its human competition in Game 1 of the Man vs. Machine competition on "Jeopardy!"

APNewsBreak: Iowa gov. earns salary plus pension (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST

AP - Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is collecting both a $130,000 salary as governor and a state pension worth more than $50,000 per year for earlier service — a legal practice, but one critics say is hypocritical given the governor's plans to slash public spending and his calls for shared sacrifice.

Calif gov. freezes hiring, drops minimum wage suit (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:08 PM PST

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., walks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, prior to Geithner testifying before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2012 federal budget. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday ordered a state government hiring freeze amid California's $26.6 billion fiscal crisis, hours after he dropped a lawsuit filed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger over whether the governor has the authority to pay state workers minimum wage.

E-mails: Ariz. college was on alert for Loughner (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 06:47 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Experts say recovery for Giffords will be a long, tough journey. Patients can make remarkable progress. But experts caution that they shouldn't expect to return to exactly the way they were before, and it’s too early to know if Giffords might be able to return to Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - The Arizona college that Jared Loughner attended was on alert and concerned he would return to the Tucson campus a week before a Jan. 8 shooting spree that killed six and wounded 13, including a congresswoman, according to e-mail messages.

Man, 84, survives desert ordeal over 5 days (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:57 PM PST

Henry Morello, of Anthem, Ariz., talks about his ordeal in the desert during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, in Phoenix. The 84-year-old Morello survived five days in the Arizona desert without food and water is explains how he survived. Morello was located Saturday near Bloody Basin Road and Interstate 17 north of Black Canyon City, and is now listed in good condition in a local hospital. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Henry Morello began to lose hope after being stranded in his car in the Arizona desert for five long days in which the 84-year-old drank windshield wiper fluid, used car mats to stay warm and read a car manual from cover to cover to pass the time.

Montana gov. blocks Yellowstone bison slaughter (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST

Bison graze near the U.S. Route 89 highway just outside of Gardiner, Mont., Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. Hundreds of bison have left the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park this winter in search of food. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer blocked the impending slaughter of hundreds of Yellowstone National Park bison on Tuesday, in an unexpected move intended to spark an overhaul of how the federal government deals with the iconic animals.

Dalai Lama nephew hit by car, killed on Fla. walk (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST

This photo provided by Damian Collins shows Mrs. Collins, right, with Jigme Norbu in Palm Bay, Fla. Monday Feb. 14, 2011. Norbu, 45, a nephew of the Dalai Lama, was struck and killed by an SUV hours later as he walked along a Florida highway near Palm Bay, Fla. Norbu was on a walk to raise awareness of Tibet's struggle for independence from China. (AP Photo/Gary Collins)AP - The Dalai Lama's nephew was smiling, radiating energy as he tackled the first leg of a 300-mile walk to promote Tibet's independence from China. He insisted on finishing the last two miles on his own, even as darkness fell.

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