Jumat, 09 April 2010

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4 missing W.Va. miners dead; final toll at 29 (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 10:52 PM PDT

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin pauses as Federal mine safety official Kevin Stricklin, not pictured, briefs reporters on the latest mine rescue operations, early Saturday morning, April 10, 2010, in Montcoal W.Va. Rescue workers located the four missing bodies deep in a West Virginia coal mine, dashing any faint hopes of finding more survivors of a deadly explosion that has claimed 29 lives, the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - Search teams found the bodies of four men missing almost a week since an explosion rocked a West Virginia coal mine, bringing the death toll to 29 in the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation.


E. coli kills 1 child, sickens 3 at Wash. day care (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT

A swing is shown in the front yard of Washington state day care Friday, April 9, 2010, in Vancouver, Wash.  A recent outbreak of a potentially deadly strain of E. coli at a Washington state day care center has killed one child and sickened three other children, health officials said Friday. The child who died was a 4-year-old boy, said Elizabeth Winter of the Washington state Department of Early Learning. The department was notified of his death on Friday, she said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - A recent outbreak of a potentially deadly strain of E. coli at a Washington state day care center has killed one child and sickened three others, health officials said Friday.


AP: Future pope stalled pedophile case (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:52 PM PDT

Maurine Behrend reads a letter she sent to church authorities regarding convicted sex offender and former priest Stephen Kiesle, who was volunteering in her church's youth ministry in the 1980's, at her home in San Ramon, Calif., Thursday, April 8, 2010. A letter obtained by the Associated Press and bearing the signature of future Pope Benedict XVI shows then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger resisted defrocking Kiesle, who had a record of sexually molesting children, after his case had languished for four years at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.


Alaska eagle survives plunge after mating dance (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:27 PM PDT

This Sunday, April 4, 2010 picture provided by Bob Benda, a bird rescuer and biology professor at Prince William Sound Community College, shows a female eagle who fell into the snow in Valdez, Alaska. An acrobatic display of passion proved too much for a pair of eagles engaged in a mating dance in Alaska's Prince William Sound. The surviving female bird is recovering from injuries sustained when the winged couple slammed beak first into a hard snowbank in what her rescuers believe was an aerial courting ritual gone awry. The male died in the impact. (AP Photo/Bob Benda)AP - An acrobatic display of passion proved too much for a pair of eagles engaged in a mating dance over Alaska's Prince William Sound.


Preacher convicted of killing wife, freezing body (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:02 PM PDT

Anthony Hopkins is pictured during jury selection Monday, April 5, 2010, in Mobile, Ala. The part-time south Alabama evangelist faces life in prison in the death of his wife, a mother of eight, whose body had been stored in a freezer inside his home for at least three years before it was discovered by investigators.  (AP Photo/Press-Register, Mike Kittrell)AP - An Alabama evangelist who terrorized his family while impressing audiences at revivals was convicted Friday of murdering his wife and storing her body in a freezer for years.


Elephant kicks trainer at Pa. circus, killing him (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT

AP - Police say an elephant at a northeastern Pennsylvania circus startled and kicked its animal trainer, killing him.

Amid cuts, Ohio judge tells citizens to carry guns (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:34 PM PDT

AP - One judge's solution for citizens feeling less secure because of budget cuts in an Ohio county: Carry a gun.

Clinton urges bipartisan push on nukes (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:21 PM PDT

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, right, looks on as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discusses the new nuclear arms control treaty during a speech at the Brown & Williamson Club in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Friday, April 9, 2010 in Louisville, Ky., as part of the McConnell Center's lecture series at the University of Louisville. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered assurances Friday that a new nuclear arms control treaty enables the U.S. to maintain a "strong, flexible deterrent" as she urged divided Republicans and Democrats to ratify the pact signed by President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev.


Aging diamond thieves held in alleged bank plot (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:56 PM PDT

AP - Two men convicted of London's $3.6 million Marlborough diamond robbery three decades ago have been arrested on charges of conspiring to rob a suburban Chicago bank, federal officials announced Friday.

Fight over NJ beach sand replenishment gets dirty (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:02 PM PDT

AP - The line in the sand is drawn in this New Jersey shore community, where township officials say they'll use "peer pressure" to pit neighbor against neighbor in an effort to persuade 230 oceanfront property owners to let a beach restoration project proceed.

Records: production over safety at W.Va. mine (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:14 PM PDT

AP - Records show a safety inspector found that management considered production more important than safety twice at a West Virginia mine under scrutiny since an explosion killed 25 people.

CO police: Suspect in 1980s killings dead (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:42 PM PDT

AP - Police say a man found dead in an apparent murder-suicide was a suspect — along with his father — in the disappearances of as many as 17 homeless men in Colorado during the 1980s.

APNewsBreak: Abu Ghraib MP unit to return to Iraq (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:46 PM PDT

AP - The Army Reserve unit tarnished by the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal has been mobilized to return to Iraq in its first deployment since photographs of naked, humiliated prisoners surfaced more than six years ago, the Army said Friday.

Documents: Bullied teen sought help from school (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:01 PM PDT

Spectators sit in Hampshire Superior Court during the arraignment of three Massachusetts teenagers, who waived their rights to appear, yet pleaded not guilty through their lawyers Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Northampton, Mass. The teens are among several charged in the bullying of Phoebe Prince, 15, who committed suicide in January after what prosecutors call months of threats and harassment. (AP Photo/Carol Lollis, Pool)AP - Phoebe Prince, the Massachusetts high school freshman who took her own life after what prosecutors called relentless bullying by classmates, spoke to a school administrator one week before her death about a threat of physical violence, court documents reveal.


Ft. Hood suspect to be isolated in Texas jail (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:20 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Bell County Sheriffs Department, U.S. Major Nidal Hasan is shown after being moved from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio to Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas on Friday April 9, 2010. Hasan had been at the military hospital since shortly after a Nov. 5 shooting spree at Fort Hood which left him paralyzed. He is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriffs Department)AP - The Army psychiatrist charged in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood will be kept isolated from other inmates at the Texas jail where he's been transferred.


The Dow's up but trades are scarce, worrying bulls (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:18 PM PDT

Traders and Specialists work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, April 9, 2010, in New York.  (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Think Dow 11,000 is a big deal? Think again.


Kerrigan brother pleads not guilty to manslaughter (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Unknown family members join Mark Kerrigan in a Woburn, Mass., courtroom, Friday, April 9, 2010, before Kerrigan pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter and assault and battery on an elderly person, in connection with the death of his father, Daniel Kerrigan, in January. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)AP - Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Friday in the death of their father, who prosecutors say was stricken after a violent clash with his son.


Killing of Ariz. rancher roils immigration debate (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:05 PM PDT

FILE - This 2008 file photo provided by the Arizona Farming & Ranching Hall of Fame shows Cochise County rancher Robert Krentz in Goodyear, Ariz, Krentz was killed Saturday, March 27, 2010 on his 35,000 acre ranch north of Douglas. The killing of the third-generation rancher has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate as politicians cite the episode as further proof that the U.S. must do more to secure the violent U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Arizona Farming & Ranching Hall of Fame, Michelle Roles)AP - Cattle rancher Rob Krentz often helped illegal immigrants he found stranded on his sprawling Arizona ranch.


Achoo! Pollen at its worst in years in many areas (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:17 PM PDT

In a Monday, April 5, 2010 photo, Shane Nantz kicks up a cloud of pollen as he mows the front yard of his west Charlotte, N.C., home. From Florida to Texas to Colorado, 2010 is shaping up to be a monster of an allergy season. Everywhere, it seems, is covered in a fine yellow dust that irritates our lives. Experts say it's the worst they've seen in years.  (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Todd Sumlin)AP - Pollen: It's on your car, in the air and especially in your sinuses.


Parents issued citations at Hawaii furlough sit-in (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 10:43 PM PDT

AP - Parents staging a sit-in at Gov. Linda Lingle's office to protest school furloughs were issued trespassing citations Friday evening and warned they face arrest if they try to resume their protest during the night next week.

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Thailand's red-shirt protesters converge on TV station - BBC News

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:07 AM PDT


The Hindu

Thailand's red-shirt protesters converge on TV station
BBC News
Thousands of Thai protesters have begun converging on a satellite station north of Bangkok to try to restore an anti-government television channel. There are reports that police are using tear gas against the protesters. People Channel was shut down by ...
18 arrest warrants issued in Thai protestsCNN
Thai protesters told to expect bloodshedABC Online
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ASEAN urges Myanmar to hold fair election - Reuters

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:03 AM PDT


Boston Globe

ASEAN urges Myanmar to hold fair election
Reuters
HANOI, April 9 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders urged Myanmar to hold fair and inclusive elections, and pledged to work together to sustain recovery from the global financial crisis as they wound up their summit on Friday. ...
Thai Leader Cancels Trip to Summit MeetingNew York Times
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Conservatives outline £12bn public sector savings plan - BBC News

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:56 AM PDT


The Guardian

Conservatives outline £12bn public sector savings plan
BBC News
The Tories have outlined for the first time how public spending could be reduced by £12bn - using the savings to curb plans to raise National Insurance. Their adviser Sir Peter Gershon said spending on IT projects, office costs, contracts and ...
Public optimism on economy narrows Tories' lead in pollTimes Online
General Election 2010: Tories' public sector savings 'could cost 40000 jobs'Telegraph.co.uk
Conservatives: Deficiencies of efficienciesThe Guardian
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PM cancels nuclear summit trip - Jerusalem Post

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:14 AM PDT


Reuters

PM cancels nuclear summit trip
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF Move comes amid fears Israel would be singled out at DC conference over its own nuclear facilities. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called off his trip to Washington next week to attend a conference on the spread of nuclear weapons ...
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Sri Lanka ruling party ahead in polls - BBC News

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:56 PM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Sri Lanka ruling party ahead in polls
BBC News
The party of Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has taken a comfortable lead in parliamentary polls, early results suggest. A government spokesman claimed victory, but said the government may be short of the two thirds majority needed to make ...
Sri Lanka elections: ruling party claims victoryTelegraph.co.uk
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Search on again for WV coal mine blast survivors (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:20 AM PDT

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, left, and Kevin Stricklin, at podium, of the Miners Safety and Health Administration inform the media early Friday, April 9, 2010 that mine rescue crews are re-entering the Upper Big Branch mine where the twenty five coal miners died and four remain missing following a Monday evening explosion in Montcoal, West Virginia. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)AP - Rescue workers clinging to the slimmest of hope pushed deep into a shattered coal mine early Friday, trying to get far enough to finally resolve whether four miners somehow survived an explosion that killed 25.


Wis. prosecutor: Sex ed rules could mean charges (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:23 AM PDT

AP - A Wisconsin prosecutor is warning sex education teachers they could face charges if they follow a new state law that allows them to instruct students about proper contraceptive use.

US to close book on diplomat's airline bomb scare (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:24 AM PDT

This handout photo provided by Washington Life Magazine, taken March 25, 2010, shows Qatari diplomat Mohammed Al-Madadi at the Qatar Embassy in Washington. Al-Madadi sparked a bomb security scare after sneaking a smoke in an airplane's bathroom will likely be sent home or transferred to another country, U.S. officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Alfredo Flores, Washington Life)  NO SALESAP - The U.S. plans to close the book on the bomb scare aboard a Denver-bound airliner after receiving assurances from Qatar that the diplomat who touched off the panic will be sent home, officials said.


Israeli PM calls off trip to nuclear conference (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles during a press conference in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Netanyahu says his government has not yet worked out its differences with the U.S. over Israeli construction in disputed east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Israel's prime minister abruptly called off a trip to Washington just days before he was slated to attend a conference there on the spread of nuclear weapons, officials in his office said Friday, fearing Israel would be singled out over its own nuclear program.


Nuke treaty signed, but menacing arms issues lurk (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and  Russian president Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START treaty, Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Prague Castle in Prague. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The nuclear weapons cuts President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday would shrink the Cold War superpowers' arsenals to the lowest point since the frightening arms race of the 1960s. But they won't touch the "loose nukes" and suitcase bombs seen as the real menace in today's age of terrorism.


Astronauts take 1st spacewalk of shuttle mission (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:58 AM PDT

In this image made from video and released by NASA, astronauts Rick Mastracchio, top, and Clay Anderson are seen exiting the hatch for the first spacewalk on the International Space Station, Friday April 9, 2010. Astronauts Mastracchio and Anderson will remove a new ammonia tank from the shuttle and disconnect the station's old tank that supplied the cooling system. It will take three spacewalks to complete the job. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Two spacewalking astronauts disconnected an old empty ammonia tank outside the International Space Station on Friday and got a new one ready to put in its place.


NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, killing 4 (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:57 AM PDT

Map locates Zabul province in Afghanistan where a NATO helicopter crashedAP - A U.S. Air Force tilt-rotor aircraft crashed in southeastern Afghanistan, killing three service members and one government contractor, NATO said Friday.


Ex-Fannie Mae executives to face special panel (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT

Robert Rubin, seated at table at right, a former U.S. Treasury secretary who was a senior adviser and chairman of Citigroup during the mortgage and financial crises, and former Citi CEO Charles Prince, seated at table second from right, appear before the congressionally chartered Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission as it examines how major financial institutions collapsed in the wake of the subprime lending crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 8, 2010. They are accompanied by counsel and advisers seated in the row behind them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Two former top executives of Fannie Mae will face questions Friday about the government-created mortgage titan's role in fomenting the housing boom and its eventual bust.


Taiwan singer conjures up Susan Boyle comparisons (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT

In this undated photo released on April 8, 2010, by Talented Star training school, music shop employee and singer Lin Yu-chun poses in Taipei, Taiwan. Videos of 24-year-old Lin singing Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You' on the Taiwanese talent show 'One Million Star' have exploded online. Since his performance Friday evening, April 2, 2010, clips have racked up nearly 800,000 views on YouTube and were likely to climb further. (AP Photo/Talented Star)AP - As a younger man, Taiwan's Lin Yu-chun sang for hours on end, trying to get his mind off the sneers he endured because of his portly figure.


Tiger looks better than ever in return at Masters (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:19 AM PDT

Tiger Woods gets instructions from caddie Steve Williams before teeing off at the first hole during the first round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, April 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP - Tiger Woods, the person, is a work in progress.


Kyrgyzstan mourns dead in fragile calm after uprising (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:29 PM PDT

Young people stand in front of The White HouseReuters - A crowd gathered in the burned out center of the Kyrgyz capital on Friday to mourn at least 75 people killed in an uprising that ousted the government and cast doubt over the future of a U.S. air base in the country.


Netanyahu ducks Obama's atom summit, fearing censure (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:10 AM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference in his office in Jerusalem April 7, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunReuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has withdrawn from President Barack Obama's Nuclear Security Summit in Washington next week, fearing Muslim powers will use it to promote their demand that Israel disarm.


Fed officials again pledge low rates, slow asset sales (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Federal Reserve officials again reiterated their commitment to low interest rates for "an extended period" on Thursday, given the fragile nature of the economic recovery, and suggested a reduction in the size of the central bank's balance sheet could take as long as two decades.

Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:38 PM PDT

President Barack Obama (L) walks to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base April 7, 2010, as he flies to Prague to sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Dozens of world leaders gather in Washington next week for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security, with U.S. President Barack Obama hoping they can agree on how to keep atomic bombs out of terrorists' hands.


Republicans predict November gains, blast Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:57 PM PDT

Reuters - Republicans boldly predicted gains in November congressional elections on Thursday and rallied loyalists with sharp criticism of President Barack Obama over issues from healthcare to foreign policy.

U.S. aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, 4 die (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:44 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed overnight in Afghanistan, killing three American service members and one civilian employee, the NATO-led international force in the country said on Friday.

President Obama questions Sarah Palin's nuclear acumen (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Former Alaska Governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks during a campaign rally for Senator John McCain at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona March 27, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday made clear he was not going to take advice from Republican Sarah Palin when it comes to decisions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal.


Rescuers retreat in West Virginia mine search (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 01:49 PM PDT

Miner Brian Lemon waits around near the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, April 8, 2010. REUTERS/Mike MundenReuters - Dangerous gases forced rescue teams on Thursday to temporarily suspend a search for survivors of a massive explosion at a West Virginia coal mine that killed at least 25 workers.


Thai forces use tear gas, water cannon on protesters (AFP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

Thai soldiers wearing riot gear guard the headquarters of broadcaster Thaicom (background) on the outskirts of Bangkok. Thai security forces used tear gas and water cannon Friday against anti-government protesters who stormed the television station, an AFP reporter witnessed(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Thai security forces used tear gas and water cannon Friday against anti-government protesters who stormed a television station on the outskirts of Bangkok, an AFP reporter witnessed.


Kyrgyzstan to bury victims (AFP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:45 AM PDT

A nurse treats a patient injured during the April 7 anti-government riots in Bishkek. Thousands packed the main square of Kyrgyzstan's capital on Friday to honour the scores of people killed in the unrest that swept President Kurmanbek Bakiyev from power as the interim government struggled to restore order.(AFP/Vyacheslav Oseledko)AFP - Thousands packed the main square of Kyrgyzstan's capital on Friday to honour the scores of people killed in the unrest that swept President Kurmanbek Bakiyev from power as the interim government struggled to restore order.