2011年3月20日星期日

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Coast Guard probing reports of "sheen" in Gulf of Mexico (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:47 AM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating reports of a "sheen" in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.

BP reports flaring at L.A.-area refinery: filing (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Reuters - BP Plc reported flaring due to a breakdown at its 265,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Carson, California, on Saturday, according to a notice filed with California pollution regulators.

Warren Christopher, U.S. negotiator, dies at 85 (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:40 PM PDT

Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher responds to a judge's ruling in the Leon County circuit court in Tallahassee, Florida on November 17, 2000. REUTERS/Joe SkipperReuters - Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated the release of American hostages in Iran, died in California at age 85.

Super-moon to rise on Saturday (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 08:43 AM PDT

The moon rises over east London March 19, 2011. Saturday will see the rise of a full moon called a Reuters - An especially large moon will appear to rise on Saturday in the most extreme example of a so-called super-moon phenomenon in nearly 20 years, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.

About 30 arrested at rally for Wikileaks suspect (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PDT

AP - Wearing T-shirts and carrying signs bearing the smiling image of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, hundreds of people rallied Sunday outside the base where he's being detained on charges of providing classified data to Wikileaks.

Authorities test what appears to be oil in Gulf (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

AP - A Louisiana fire chief says a substance found floating in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be weathered oil. The Coast Guard is testing the substance to confirm what it is and determine where it came from.

'Miracle on the Hudson' jet destined for NC museum (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Workers stand near the wreckage of US Airways flight 1549 Saturday, March 19, 2011, at a storage facility in Kearny, N.J., as the plane is being prepared to be part of an exhibit after it is moved to an aviation museum in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - To stand inside the cabin of the US Airways jet that crash landed on the Hudson River is to imagine, even briefly, some of the terror that must have overtaken the 155 people aboard as the plane descended onto the icy water.

Trial starts in alleged Obama-inspired church fire (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 08:26 AM PDT

AP - Federal prosecutors portray Michael Jacques as a racist who was so upset when Barack Obama was elected president that he and two other white men burned down a predominantly black church in western Massachusetts.

German news group runs photos of Afghan killings (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 04:28 PM PDT

AP - The German news organization Der Spiegel published photographs Sunday showing two U.S. soldiers posing with the corpse of an Afghan civilian they're accused of murdering.

Libya bombing called successful; endgame unclear (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT

A British RAF Tornado takes off from RAF Marham, England, Sunday, March, 20, 2011. The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution backed by the U.S., Britain and France, authorizing the use of 'all necessary measures' to protect civilians under attack by government forces in Libya.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The U.S. on Sunday claimed initial success two days into an assault on Libya that included some of the heaviest firepower in the American arsenal — long-range bombers designed for the Cold War — but American officials said Sunday it was too early to define the international military campaign's endgame.

AP Enterprise: Indian youth suicide crisis baffles (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PDT

In this Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 picture, Darrell Follette, left, and Ida Follette recount the day of their daughter Chelle Rose Follette's suicide during an interview in their home on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Mont. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death behind unintentional injuries among Indian children and young adults, and is on the rise, according to the Indian Health Service. (AP Photo/Michael Albans)AP - Chelle Rose Follette fashioned a noose with her pajamas, tying one end to a closet rod and the other around her neck. When her mother entered the bedroom to put away laundry, she found the 13-year-old hanging.

AP: Police say Ohio runaway's helpers broke laws (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:13 PM PDT

AP - Police recommended charges against six of the people who helped a teenage Christian convert run away from her Muslim parents in Ohio in 2009, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.

APNewsBreak: NY sting puts 14 tour buses off road (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Victim's family members participate in a Buddhist service at the location of the tour bus crash, Saturday, March 19, 2011 in the Bronx borough of New York. Fifteen people were killed March 12, 2011, when a tour bus returning to New York from Connecticut overturned and was split in two by a sign support pole. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - A sting operation by New York state transportation investigators and law enforcement a week after a horrific fatal tour bus crash included a single stop in Manhattan in which all 14 tour buses pulled over were ordered off the road, state officials said Saturday.

South Carolina bill targets prisoners on Facebook (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:01 AM PDT

In this undated frame-grab image from Facebook, Islam Dunn’s Facebook page is seen. Dunn is a prisoner in South Carolina who is serving 20 years for attempted armed robbery nearly two years ago. From the inside the prison, Dunn was using a contraband cell phone to update his Facebook status and communicate with friends and family. A South Carolina legislator has proposed a first-of-its-kind measure in the state to punish inmates who use cell phones to communicate with friends and family on social networking sites, saying it also gives them a vehicle to send threats. (AP Photo)AP - Islam Dunn updates his Facebook page with a phone like so many other 19-year-olds, only he must hide the device so the prison guards don't notice.

Detroit schools struggle to solve huge budget woes (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 08:24 AM PDT

In this March 15, 2011 photo, teacher Calvin Hobbs works with students at African-centered Timbuktu Academy of Science and Technology in Detroit. Timbuktu has about 350 students in kindergarten through eighth grade and is one of nine Detroit Public Schools-authorized charter schools. The school district’s emergency financial manager is proposing turning the operation of 41 academically challenged schools over to charter operators to help cut into a $327 million legacy budget deficit. (AP Photo)AP - Robert Bobb has spent the past two years closing dozens of schools and firing principals in an effort to fix the failing Detroit Public Schools. Yet, he still hasn't solved the problem for which he was hired — erasing a legacy budget deficit that now stands at $327 million.

Zippo's burning ambition lies in retail expansion (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:18 AM PDT

In this photo made on Thursday, March 10, 2011, a worker rolls equipment past a collection Zippo lighters showing some of the artwork printed on the casings at the Zippo Manufacturing Co. factory in Bradford, Pa. With pressure increasing on folks not to smoke, Zippo Manufacturing Co. is hoping to capitalize on its brand by offering a wider variety of products — from watches to leisure clothing to cologne — through kiosks and Zippo-brand specialty stores designed to showcase the durable image reinforced by each distinctive lid 'click' of its brass-encased, lifetime-guaranteed lighters. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - Zippo lighters have retained their retro cool even as the tiny northwestern Pennsylvania company that makes them gets ready to celebrate its 80th anniversary and 500 millionth lighter next year.

Bulls win 7th straight, are alone atop East race (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PDT

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, center, drives to the basket past the defense of Washington Wizards forward Kevin Seraphin, left, and forward Yi Jianlian, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Derrick Rose scored 23 points in Chicago's seventh straight win, a 98-79 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night that moved the Bulls into sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference.

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