2011年4月9日星期六

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Firefighters struggle to contain massive Texas wildfire (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Firefighters from across the country expected no help from the weather on Saturday as they battled a remote, fast-moving 61,000-acre blaze in Texas.

Forecasters warn of severe weekend weather in Midwest (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Reuters - Forecasters put much of the nation's midsection on alert for rough weekend weather on Saturday as the first front of spring warmth was set to bring strong, volatile storms, including tornadoes, to the region.

Police seek suspect in blast near Santa Monica synagogue (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Reuters - A blast outside a Los Angeles-area synagogue this week was caused by an explosive device and police on Saturday were looking for a suspect, authorities said.

Washington woman fined $500 over acid attack claim (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Reuters - A woman who claimed a stranger doused her with acid, only to later admit she injured herself was sentenced on Friday to pay a $500 fine and seek mental health treatment after pleading guilty to making a false statement to authorities.

Police hunt suspect in blast near Calif. synagogue (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT

This undated booking photo provided by the Santa Monica Police Department shows Ron Hirsh, 60, who is wanted by the Santa Monica Police Department in connection with an explosion outside the Chabad House, a synagogue, in Santa Monica  on Thursday, April 7, 2011. The blast first thought to be an industrial accident outside a synagogue and community center was caused by a homemade explosive device. Hirsch is currently being sought on state charges of possession of a destructive device and unrelated local charges. (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police Department)AP - Police were hunting a suspect Saturday in a blast outside a California synagogue and community center that was initially believed to be an industrial accident. Area Jewish organizations were urged to be extra vigilant.


Candidates line up for tough job — Denver mayor (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 03:43 PM PDT

This April 6, 2011 photo, shows mayoral candidates holding up 'Yes' signs as they  respond to a question during a debate in Denver. From left are: Carol Boigon, Michael Hancock, Doug Linkhart, James Mejia, Chris Romer, and Theresa Spahn. A $100 million budget deficit, public outrcy about the police department, struggling schools and the long shadow of one of the most  popular Denver mayors. Still interested in the job of Denver mayor? Ten candidates are running for a job, almost ensuring a runoff after the May 3 election, which includes a former state Senator, three current and former city council members, and a citizen who advocated for the  creation of a Denver extraterrestrial commission.  (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - A $100 million budget deficit, a police department under scrutiny, an over-budget mass transportation project and the chance to work in the long shadow of one of the city's most popular politicians.


San Francisco hopes tech success isn't Bubble 2.0 (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 02:41 PM PDT

In this April 7, 2011 photo, CEO Kevin Systrom, at left, chats with engineers Shayne Sweeney, center, and MIke Krieger at Instagram in San Francisco. The mobile photo sharing service Instagram launched in October. Since then, the service has grown to about 3 million registered users, or an average of a half-million new users each month.  Despite raising $7 million from investors the company has no plans to go on a hiring spree or seek to cash in on a quick public stock offering, the stereotypical scenario during the first Internet boom.  “It's about going after the best people in the world who want to build a world-class company,” Systrom said. “We are pretty sold at staying lean for quite awhile.”  (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - A certain feeling is back in San Francisco. Murmurings of stock market riches. Twenty-something entrepreneurs as celebrities. Lamborghinis parked next to taco trucks.


After tear in a 737, asking what's old for a plane (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2011 file photo, a Southwest Airlines plane sits in a remote area of the Yuma International Airport, after the plane had a section of fuselage tear from the plane during a flight on Friday, April 1, in Yuma, Ariz. Most travelers don’t think twice about the age of their aircraft. But after a five-foot hole opened in the roof of a 15-year-old Southwest jet many fliers are asking: How old is too old?(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)AP - How old is too old for an airplane?


Last-minute budget deal brings relief, disgust (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 01:24 PM PDT

President Barack Obama visits the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, April 9, 2011.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - A collective sense of relief resonated across the nation Saturday, now that a federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been.


Obama, Boehner each earn wins in budget pact (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT

President Obama poses for photographers in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington after he spoke regarding the budget and averted government shutdown after a deal was made between Republican and Democrat lawmakers, Friday, April 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Rivals in a divided government, President Barack Obama and the most powerful Republican in Congress split their differences to stave off a federal shutdown that neither combatant was willing to risk.


US filmmaking great Sidney Lumet dies in NY at 86 (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:58 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 10, 1996 file photo shows director Sidney Lumet in New York. Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as 'Network,' 'Serpico,' 'Dog Day Afternoon' and '12 Angry Men,' has died the family said Saturday, April 9, 2011. He was 86. (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts, File)AP - Speaking in his office above the Broadway theaters where he performed as a child, director Sidney Lumet was typically unpretentious in discussing his films, a body of work numbering more American classics than most have a right to contemplate.


2 shot dead, 8 wounded at teen party near Philly (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 03:09 PM PDT

AP - Shots rang out in a suburban Philadelphia social hall where a teenage party was being held, killing two people and sending eight others to hospitals, authorities said Saturday.

Analysis: So much for change coming to Washington (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves after visiting the Lincoln Memorial Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Washington. Obama and the Republican-run House split their spending differences late Friday night, staving off a federal shutdown, which would have closed the nation's monuments to the public. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama promised to change Washington's ways. Yet he's as caught up in them as ever.


Judge blocks deal on protections for wolves (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:46 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge has denied a proposed settlement agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 10 conservation groups that would have lifted endangered species protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho.

Civil War 150th a lifetime event for re-enactors (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 07:53 AM PDT

In this Feb. 25, 2011 photo, Civil War Confederate re-enactors fire their weapons in Aiken, S.C. on the field where the Battle of Aiken is re-enacted each year. For Civil War re-enactors, the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States means a four-year stretch of once-in-a-lifetime chances to practice the sometimes derided passion at its peak, and something more. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)AP - For thousands of Civil War re-enactors, the next four years are a chance to capitalize on the public's curiosity about a century-old hobby that demands such attention to detail that the fights seem almost real.


Long meetings, dashed hopes — but finally a deal (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 02:03 PM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, April 8, 2011, House Speaker, Republican John Boehner of Ohio, walks past the media on his way to a Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Perilously close to a midnight deadline, the White House and congressional leaders reached an agreement late Friday to cut billions of dollars in spending to avoid the first government shutdown in 15 years. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - There was barely an hour left before the midnight padlocking of government doors. In a Capitol basement meeting room, House Speaker John Boehner was telling exhausted fellow Republicans that a deal to avert a shutdown was nearly finished when an aide alerted him that staff had completed the final details and the agreement was complete.


'Duh, Winning': Sheen moves to trademark phrases (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT

Charlie Sheen waves to fans as he leaves the Chicago Theatre, Sunday, April 3, 2011, in Chicago. Promising 'the real story,' the 45-year-old former 'Two and a Half Men' star continued his month-long, 20-city variety show tour, with Sunday's sold-out show in Chicago. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)AP - Not everyone may have Charlie Sheen's "Adonis DNA" but people may soon be able to wear it, chew on it, drink it and experience it in a videogame.


Wis. Rep.'s Medicare plan worries local voters (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 12:46 PM PDT

This photo taken April 6, 2011 shows the Rock River in downtown Janesville, Wis. A solid majority of Janesville voters helped elect Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., seven times and watched with pride as he became one of Congress' leading authorities on the federal budget. But this week, admiration has been tinged with apprehension as one of Ryan's signature ideas — ending Medicare's status as a full, guaranteed benefit for senior citizens — suddenly took a step toward reality. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)AP - Brian Krutsch has been long one of many automatic votes here for Rep.


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