2011年2月20日星期日

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Wisconsin demonstrators party like it's 1968 (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:45 PM PST

Reuters - The issues were serious but the mood was cheery on Sunday among demonstrators in Wisconsin protesting an effort by the Republican governor to reduce the bargaining power of public employee unions.

Blizzard slams northern Midwest states (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

Reuters - A severe winter storm was driving across the upper Midwest on Sunday, dumping up to 15 inches of snow and causing white-out conditions in spots from the Dakotas through Minnesota and into Wisconsin.

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Florida (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:01 PM PST

Reuters - A Delta Air Lines flight suffered engine failure over Florida and made an emergency landing on Sunday, with no injuries to the 125 passengers and crew on board, authorities said.

1 dead, 20 firefighters hurt in NYC apartment fire (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:04 AM PST

Firefighters stand on the fire escape as winds whip the flames from a five-alarm fire in the Brooklyn borough of New York late Saturday Feb. 19, 2011. Strong winds have meant several hours of work for hundreds of New York City firefighters trying to extinguish a fire that ripped through a six-story apartment building. A fire department spokesman says at least 20 firefighters have been injured while battling Saturday's (AP Photo/Paul Martinka)AP - More than 20 firefighters were injured as they battled for seven hours to extinguish a wind-fueled blaze that killed a woman in a Brooklyn apartment house and forced other residents to flee into the winter chill, officials said Sunday.

Dismal commute predicted as storm hits Midwest (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:24 PM PST

AP - Hundreds of flights were canceled at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and officials in several states advised people to stay off the highways as a winter storm blew through the upper Midwest on Sunday.

Delta plane engine fails, forces emergency landing (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 02:53 PM PST

AP - A Delta plane's engine failed in mid-air over Florida, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing Sunday morning, authorities said.

Wisconsin governor seizes chance to take on unions (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:24 PM PST

Jory Mikkonen, of Racine,Wis. protests outside the Capitol Square on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 in Madison, Wis. The protest was peaceful as both sides exchanged chants of “Pass the bill! Pass the bill!” and “Kill the bill! Kill the bill!” The Wisconsin governor, elected in November’s GOP wave that also gave control of the state Assembly and Senate to Republicans, set off the protests earlier this week by pushing ahead with a measure that would require government workers to contribute more to their health care and pension costs and largely eliminate their collective bargaining rights. (AP Photo/ Wisconsin State Journal, Steve Apps)AP - It took Scott Walker only a few weeks to push the Capitol into political chaos.

In Md., felt boots blamed for invasive 'rock snot' (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:58 AM PST

In this June 5, 2010 photo, water from the Gunpowder River flows over the felt soled waders of Robert Cousins of Arlington, Va., as he fishes for Trout in Monkton, Md. The state Department of Natural Resources plans to prohibit wading with felt soles starting March 21 to curb the spread of invasive organisms that can get trapped in the damp fibers and carried from one body of water to another. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - As an algae with a gross nickname invades pristine trout streams across the U.S., Maryland is about to become the first state to enforce a ban on a type of footgear the organism uses to hitchhike from stream to stream: felt-soled fishing boots.

Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:24 AM PST

FILE - In this April 15, 2010 file photo, Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry fires a six shooter filled with blanks as NASCAR driver Colin Braun looks on at an event in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns into their classrooms, adding momentum to a national campaign to open up another prominent part of society to firearms. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Rodger Mallison, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALESAP - Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of society to firearms.

Neeson's `Unknown' wins weekend with $21.8M debut (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:13 AM PST

In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Liam Neeson is shown in a scene from, 'Unknown.' (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)AP - Liam Neeson has proven himself a known quantity again at the box office.

Mass. banker to match immigrants' college savings (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:21 PM PST

AP - It started with an immigration raid four years ago.

Excuse notes from docs at protests draw scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST

Protesters gather down State Street in Madison, Wis. after a a rally outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. A few dozen police officers stood between supporters of GOP Gov. Scott Walker on the muddy east lawn of the Capitol and the much larger group of pro-labor demonstrators who surrounded them. The protest was peaceful as both sides exchanged chants of “Pass the bill! Pass the bill!” and “Kill the bill! Kill the bill!” (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Steve Apps)AP - Doctors who wrote medical notes over the weekend excusing protesters at the Wisconsin Capitol from work are getting slammed with angry phone calls and profane e-mails from people telling them they deserve to be thrown in jail, one doctor said Sunday.

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