foxnews.com - SAN FRANCISCO – A patient who disappeared from her room at San Francisco's main hospital last month was identified Wednesday as the woman found dead in an emergency stairwell, horrified authorities said as they continued to investigate how she got there and died. SUMMARYLynne Spalding was admitted to San Francisco General Hospital for an infection on Sept. 19 and was reported missing from her room there two days later.
Friday 11 October 2013
Flesh-eating Krokodil drug surfaces in Chicago suburb
foxnews.com - Three patients have been treated this week at a southwest suburban Joliet hospital in Chicago for using a synthetic opiate that doctors say rots the skin from the inside out."If you want to kill yourself, (using) this is the way to do it," said Dr. Abhin Singla, Director of Addiction Services at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.Crocodile, which also is spelled Krokodil, started being manufactured about a decade ago in Russia, where heroin is harder to find, Singla told the Herald-News.
Will Edward Snowden be the latest winner of EU human rights award? - CTV News Buffer Mode 2008
ctvnews.ca - Edward Snowden, considered a whistleblower by supporters or traitor by critics, could soon be the latest recipient of a prestigious human rights prize that includes Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi among its laureates.Snowden is one of three finalists up for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought .The winner will be announced on Oct. 10 and the prize will be awarded in Strasbourg, France on Nov.
Dreamliner flight diverted back to San Diego over maintenance issue
foxnews.com - SAN DIEGO – A Boeing 787 Dreamliner headed to Tokyo was diverted back to San Diego because of a possible problem with the aircraft's deicing system.NBC-7 in San Diego reports the Japan Airlines flight left Lindbergh Field shortly after 1:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday. But the plane turned around and landed back in San Diego by 3:10 p.m. PDT.Airline officials told the television station the pilot received an error message for the deicing system.
North Korea replaces hard-line military chief
bigstory.ap.org - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media has confirmed that the nation's hard-line military chief was replaced only a few months after his appointment.The personnel change was believed to have been made in August and came as North Korea was pushing to ease animosity and resume lucrative cooperation projects with South Korea after threatening nuclear war this past spring.The name of new military chief, Ri Yong Gil, came in a Korean Central News Agency dispatch listing top officials who accompanied leader Kim Jong Un to a Pyongyang mausoleum on Thursday.
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan kidnapped: government
sg.news.yahoo.com - Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped at dawn on Thursday by an armed group and taken to an unknown location, the government said."The head of the transitional government, Ali Zeidan, was taken to an unknown destination for unknown reasons by a group" of men believed to be former rebels, the government said in a brief statement on its website.
Edward Snowden's father flies to Russia, hopes to see son
news.yahoo.com - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden 's father arrived in Moscow on Thursday and said he hopes to see his son, who was granted asylum in Russia after he leaked details of government surveillance programs and fled the United States.Speaking to journalists at a Moscow airport , Lon Snowden said he had not had any direct contact with Edward Snowden but that he felt "extreme gratitude that my son is safe and secure and he's free.
Thursday 10 October 2013
Judge says living Ohio man is legally dead
foxnews.com - On Monday, an Ohio judge told 61-year-old Donald Miller that he was legally dead. An unusual ruling, considering that Miller was very much alive.According to The Courier of Findlay, Ohio , Miller had gone to court Monday to try to reverse a 1994 death ruling by the same judge, Allan Davis. Judge Davis had declared Miller dead eight years after the latter had disappeared from his rental home.Despite Judge Davis' acknowledgement that Miller was indeed in the courtroom, and appeared to be in good health, he did not reverse the ruling on the grounds that Miller's suit came after the three-year legal limit for challenging a death ruling.
Is Wall Street Dems' secret weapon in shutdown stalemate?
foxnews.com - By James Rosen Published October 10, 2013Conversations with a number of Democratic leadership staffers, on both the House and Senate sides, suggest that as the partial shutdown grinds on, Democrats continue to believe that time is on their side -- not least because they believe they maintain in reserve a powerful, and somewhat surprising, ally: Wall Street.“Come October 14, 15, 16 – those days right before the debt ceiling [reaches its expiration, on October 17] – there is going to be intense pressure on Boehner to cut a deal,” said one senior Senate Democratic staffer.
Scientists stop brain cells in mice from dying in potential Alzheimer's treatment breakthrough
foxnews.com - A team of British scientists has released a major study that could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of human neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.In a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the team said that it had halted brain cell death in mice by using a drug-like compound that was injected into the animals' stomachs through a mouth tube.
New California law allows some nurses, midwives perform abortions
foxnews.com - SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants in California will be allowed to perform a type of early abortion under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown, an action that drew condemnation from Catholic bishops and that came as many conservative states are limiting access to abortion services.The bill by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, would let those professionals perform what are known as aspiration abortions during the first trimester.
Shepard Smith responds to Jimmy Kimmel
video.foxnews.com - This transcript is automatically generatedWRAPPING THINGS UP IN WRAPPING THINGS UP IN NEW YORK CITY.DID YOU SEE JIMMY KIMMEL LAST NIGHT? DID YOU SEE THIS? WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF NEW TOOLS.THERE IS ONE THING THAT WE DIDN'T THINK TO ADD.THANKFULLY JIMMY KIMMEL ISEN -- IS ON IT I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE NEW SHEP SMITH LIGHT SAFER.>> ONE NEW ONE THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN.THIS IS A PEEVES EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED AND NEVER BEEN USED IN BROADCAST TELEVISION BEFORE.
Armed rebels escort Libyan PM to undisclosed location
cnn.com - (CNN) -- Rebels have kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan and taken him to an undisclosed location, his spokeswoman told CNN early Thursday.Armed rebels escorted the prime minister from the Corinthian Hotel in Tripoli into a convoy of waiting cars, said a hotel clerk who was not authorized to speak to the media.The witness reported no gunfire during the incident, and said the gunmen was respectful and "caused no trouble.
Greta's surprise caller is a true veteran on DC politics ...
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Libyan prime minister kidnapped by armed gunmen, reports say
foxnews.com - Armed gunmen have kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and taken him to an undisclosed location, according to media reports and a statement posted on the Libyan interim government's website.Zeidan was seized from a hotel where he was staying in Tripoli, Reuters reported, citing statements from Libyan security forces aired on Sky News Arabia and Dubai-based al-Arabiya.The reported kidnapping comes after Saturday's U.
Court records: McAuliffe lied to postal inspector investigating RI death benefits scam
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VFW disgusted with elected leadership
foxnews.com - As the national commander of the nation’s oldest and largest war veterans’ organization, I am disgusted with the partisan bickering and government paralysis caused by a White House and Congress who will not budge from their ideological extremes in order to properly take care of America’s true heroes.Tuesday’s news that the government would not transport or make a death assistance payment to grieving military families was the last straw for almost 2 million members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliaries.
Mastodon tooth found in donation box at Michigan charity
foxnews.com - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan charity that typically receives donated clothing and other used items for low-income residents recently received something really old — a mastodon tooth.The remains of the extinct relative of the elephant were found in a donation box during a July pickup in Grand Rapids. The tooth fragments and tusk are believed to be anywhere from 12,000 to 15,000 years old and will be given by the Christian charity, In The Image, to the Grand Rapid Public Museum to add to its collection.
Updated: Shots Fired at Federal Building in Wheeling
theintelligencer.net - WHEELING - A man who opened fire on the Wheeling Federal Building this afternoon also may have targeted the nearby YWCA, an eyewitness to the shooting said.Wheeling resident Carla Webb Daniels said she witnessed the shooter, who police have not yet identified, fire from the Chase Bank parking lot across Chapline Street from the Federal Building. Daniels said she was in her attorney's office when she heard loud gun shots.
Does Twitter Have a Terrorism Problem?
foxbusiness.com - Twitter is home to celebrities, major corporations and even world leaders. Unfortunately, it’s also used by bad guys, like terrorists.Last month, al-Shabaab live-tweeting its siege on the Westgate mall in Kenya that left at least 72 people dead. The account was recently shut down by Twitter, but not before gaining more than 5,500 followers.As it races towards its much-hyped initial public offering, the presence of terrorists poses a vexing problem for Twitter, which must balance the interests of users, shareholders, advertisers and even global spy agencies.
$93M ObamaCare site may face months of glitches, expert warns- ObamaCare to shift costs of some prisoner health coverage from states to feds
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – The $93 million website launched to process customers through the new ObamaCare marketplace may experience significant technical glitches for months, computer software experts told FoxNews.com.“I wouldn’t rule out that possibility,” said George Edwards, a computer scientist and professor at the University of Southern California. It all depends on when they identify the bugs, where they are, and if they can be resolved easily, he said -- all while the site is running and open to millions of customers.
Roadside inn reopens after feds tried to shut it down over budget impasse
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – The owner of a privately run inn along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is back in business five days after the federal government forced him to close as a byproduct of the D.C. slimdown.Bruce O’Connell, owner of the Pisgah Inn, told FoxNews.com on Tuesday he was “hopeful” that his business would reopen -- and by Wednesday, it had.A posting on the company’s Facebook page said the inn was reopening at 5 p.
'The Factor' vs. nudity week
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VFW head blasts DC over halted death benefits, officials scramble to fix problem
foxnews.com - The head of the Veterans of Foreign Wars blasted the White House and Congress on Wednesday after death benefits were suspended for families of fallen soldiers due to the partial government shutdown -- as officials scrambled to correct the problem."It is absolutely appalling and nothing short of a travesty that elected officials continue to receive paychecks and benefits while not providing for those who deserve it most," said William Thien, the VFW national commander.
New details emerge about how four U.S. military members died in Afghanistan
foxnews.com - As the coffins of four U.S. service members returned to Dover, Del. Wednesday amid outrage over the government’s inability to pay their families death benefits or travel expenses, Fox News has learned new details about the attack in which they died Sunday in Afghanistan.The incident, which occurred in Panjwai district 25 miles west of Kandahar, the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban, is currently under investigation by the U.
Roadside inn reopens after feds tried to shut it down over budget impasse
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – The owner of a privately run inn along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is back in business five days after the federal government forced him to close as a byproduct of the D.C. slimdown.Bruce O’Connell, owner of the Pisgah Inn, told FoxNews.com on Tuesday he was “hopeful” that his business would reopen -- and by Wednesday, it had.A posting on the company’s Facebook page said the inn was reopening at 5 p.
Should you tip a flight attendant?
foxnews.com - Have you ever tipped a flight attendant?According to a new poll from Airfarewatchdog, the practice is not uncommon. Of the 900 flyers polled, 27 percent said they had tipped flight attendants in the past.“A lot of flight attendants earn very little money, especially if they fly for regional airlines,” said Airfarewatchdog President George Hobica. “They used to get paid when they showed up for duty at the airport and now most airlines pay them only when the wheels are up … so they’re getting paid less, a lot of them have lost their pensions and perhaps it might not be a bad idea to tip them.
NYPD probing $1M Rockwell painting missing from storage unit
foxnews.com - A Norman Rockwell painting valued at more than $1 million was stolen from a storage unit in New York, NYPD officials said.The 1939 painting, “Sport,” depicts a man in a rowboat wearing a yellow raincoat while smoking an inverted pipe to avoid the elements. It was discovered missing last month from Welpak Art Moving and Storage in Ridgewood, Queens, police said Tuesday.It wasn’t immediately clear who owned the painting, which appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post — whose logo is part of the image — on April 29, 1939, the New York Post reports.
Marilyn's surgery secret
foxnews.com - Documents revealing that movie icon Marilyn Monroe had plastic surgery will be auctioned off next month, according to Reuters .Monroe fans long speculated that the actress, who died at the age of 36, had cosmetic surgery, but the recently surfaced documents, which include X-rays and physicians notes, seem to prove that Monroe went under the knife.The notes were taken by Dr. Michael Gurdin, who gifted them to the anonymous seller.
Janet Yellen nominated to head Federal Reserve
breakingnews.com - President Barack Obama on Oct. 9, 2013, was to announce the nomination of Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen to become the central bank's new leader in coming days.
VFW head blasts DC over halted death benefits, officials scramble to fix problem
foxnews.com - The head of the Veterans of Foreign Wars blasted the White House and Congress on Wednesday after death benefits were suspended for families of fallen soldiers due to the partial government shutdown -- as officials scrambled to correct the problem."It is absolutely appalling and nothing short of a travesty that elected officials continue to receive paychecks and benefits while not providing for those who deserve it most," said William Thien, the VFW national commander.
‘Family Ties': Alex P. Keaton’s Top 8 most conservative moments
foxnews.com - “Family Ties,” the long-running sitcom about a family headed by pair of free-spirited hippies from the ‘60s who fell in love, and–ironically enough–sired a conservative, Reagan-worshiping son, ruled the airwaves in the 1980s. Alex P. Keaton, with his love of pressed suits, the Wall Street Journal and supply-side economics, gave his tree-hugging parents plenty of reasons to cringe. Here, we present some of the eldest Keaton’s most memorable political moments.
'Carrie' stunt freaks out shop
foxnews.com - A promotional campaign for the upcoming "Carrie" remake scared the living daylights out of some coffee patrons — and, of course, it was all caught on camera.Check out more movie scoopIn the video below, which explains how the prank was pulled off, a man spills coffee on a girl and her computer. Despite his apology, the girl gets angry, lifts her hand and throws him backwards and up the wall. She then uses her "Carrie"-like telekinetic powers to move all the tables around as the customers scream in horror and back away.
Italy to hold state funeral for shipwreck migrants
bbc.co.uk - Italy is to hold a state funeral for the hundreds of migrants who died after their boat capsized close to the island of Lampedusa last Thursday.Prime Minister Enrico Letta made the announcement during a visit to the island with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.Mr Barroso pledged 30m euros ($40m; £25m) of EU funds to help refugees in Italy.At least 274 people, mostly from Eritrea and Somalia, died in the wreck.
50X faster than a bullet
foxnews.com - It's fifty times faster than a speeding bullet.At 3:21 p.m. (EDT), NASA'S Juno Mission spacecraft will slingshot around Earth towards Jupiter, accelerating to 25 miles per second along the way and becoming the fastest man-made object in history. A .50-caliber bullet travels at about half a mile a second, by contrast -- nowhere near the blistering speed of Juno."The mission is very exciting," University of Iowa research scientist Bill Kurth told FoxNews.
Hungarian wingsuit flier dies following accident while jumping in China
foxnews.com - BEIJING – A Hungarian wingsuit flier died following an accident during a jump into a gorge in central China, reports said Wednesday.The body of Victor Kovats was recovered Wednesday from the steep, forested valley floor at Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV said. It said more than 200 rescuers had searched for Kovats through the night in treacherous conditions.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Says Benefit Payments Will Halt If Shutdown Continues
talkingpointsmemo.com - Shinseki testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee that 5.18 million beneficiaries are expecting about $6.25 billion dollars in payments, which cover a range of benefits from tuition compensation to support for surviving spouses and children of a deceased member of the military or veteran.House Republicans advanced a series of bills to fund portions of the government, including Veterans Affairs , in a piecemeal fashion.
Curved phoneis just $1,000
foxnews.com - SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung Electronics said it will release a smartphone with a curved display -- and a $1,000 price tag.The Galaxy Round has a curved 5.7-inch screen using advanced display technology called organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, technology. The Korean company said such a curved screen smartphone is the first in the world.Samsung said the curve will make it easier to grip. The high-end gizmo has some features that make use of the display's curve, such as playing the next song in a music playlist by tilting the phone to the left or to the right.
Families of fallen soldiers to receive bodies, no benefits
usnews.nbcnews.com - US ArmyA cargo plane carrying the bodies of four fallen U.S. soldiers will land at Dover Air Force Base Wednesday morning, greeted by loved ones whose grief is laced with outrage that even they have not been spared from the government shutdown.The solemn transfer ceremony is expected to take place in an atmosphere of tearful silence about 100 miles from the political bickering in the nation's capital, where a death benefit for the families of service members killed in the line of duty has fallen victim to the budget impasse.
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Tom Hanks reveals he has diabetes, on-screen weight fluctuations may be contributing factor
foxnews.com - On Monday night’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” actor Tom Hanks made a surprising announcement, revealing that he has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.“I went to the doctor and he said, ‘You know those high-blood-sugar numbers you’ve been dealing with since you were 36? Well, you’ve graduated. You’ve got Type 2 diabetes, young man.’”Hanks is known for his drastic weight fluctuations for his on-screen roles, which could have contributed to his diagnosis.
White House Nears Yellen Nomination as Fed Chief
online.wsj.com - President Barack Obama is preparing to announce that he will nominate Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen to become the central bank's new leader in coming days, perhaps as soon as Wednesday.The nomination would conclude a long and unusually public debate about Mr. Obama's choice which started last June when he said that Ben Bernanke wouldn't be staying in the post after his term ends in January.
Jets QB Mark Sanchez has season-ending shoulder surgery
nydailynews.com - Mark Sanchez ’s 2013 season is officially over. The fifth-year quarterback underwent season-ending shoulder surgery by Dr. James Andrews Tuesday after Sanchez hurt his right shoulder in the Jets’ third preseason game against the Giants. Sanchez was in attendance at the Jets game in Atlanta Monday night.Though the Jets placed Sanchez on the short-term IR earlier this season, it became increasingly apparent that Sanchez would likely have to have surgery to resolve his injury.
Security compromised at security companies -- during Cyber Security Month
foxnews.com - Now who do you trust?To celebrate the beginning of National Cyber Security Month , hackers have turned up the heat on the security companies themselves.On Tuesday morning, hackers briefly compromised the website of AVG, the maker of one of the world’s most popular free anti-virus products, as well as fellow software firm Avira. Meanwhile, the servers of popular secure-networking company PureVPN were pilfered by pirates last week -- leaving digital egg on the faces of all firms involved.
Death toll in Italy’s smugglers’ ship wreck rises to 275, while prosecutors detain suspected captain
foxnews.com - Italian divers have recovered more bodies from the wreck of a smugglers' ship that sank off the tiny island of Lampedusa, raising the death toll to 275, while prosecutors have detained a man suspected of being the ship's captain.Coast Guard Commander Filippo Marini said 18 bodies were recovered Tuesday from within the ship's hold, while one was spotted by a helicopter floating near the wreck."Some we have found with their arms outstretched.
Neuroscientist uses MRI scans to show that dogs have emotions similar to humans
foxnews.com - Man’s best friend may have more in common with his or her human owners than previously thought.For the past two years, neuroscientist Gregory Berns of Emory University has been conducting a series of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans on canines – including his pet terrier Callie – and he says his findings show that dogs have the same capacity to experience emotions, such as love and attachment, as humans.
Internal plot, not Israel, eyed in latest hit on Iranian scientist
foxnews.com - When a key Iranian scientist was gunned down last week, many observers figured Israeli spy agency Mossad had struck again. But new signs point to deadly intrigue within the rogue nation’s fractious leadership.In the days since the body of Mojtaba Ahmadi, who worked on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ secretive cyberwarfare unit, turned up in a wooded area north of Tehran, the mystery behind his death has only deepened.
LA church fire: Firefighter pulled from burning building
abclocal.go.com - LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A firefighter battling a blaze at a two-story church in Los Angeles on Tuesday was rescued by emergency crews from the burning building.Authorities responded to the church at 1001 E. 27th Street at about 9:30 a.m. According to the pastor of the church, he was inside the building when he turned on the heater and noticed smoke. He said when he went outside, he saw flames and called 911.
Tips to protect kids' brains from sports-related trauma
video.foxnews.com - This transcript is automatically generated$5 MILLION.ELISABETH, OVER TO YOU.>> Elisabeth: THANKS, STEVE.WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS, KIDS CAN PLAY ROUGH.EACH YEAR, 25,000 CHILDREN AND TEENS VISIT THE E.R.FOR CONCUSSIONS RELATED TO FOOTBALL.WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS TO A CHILD'S BRAIN WHEN A CONCUSSION OCCURS? JOINING US IS A NEUROLOGIST.THANKS FOR BEING HERE.>> MY PLEASURE.>> Elisabeth: HUGE TOPIC.WE NEED YOUR EXPERTISE.
Pentagon freezes death benefits for fallen soldiers' families
foxnews.com - It's another ugly symptom of the partial government shutdown -- and this time it impacts the families of soldiers who are dying for their country.The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that, as long as the budget impasse lasts, it will not be able to pay death benefits to the families of troops who've been killed in combat."Unfortunately, as a result of the shutdown, we do not have the legal authority to make death gratuity payments at this time," said Lt.
Obama says 'willing to compromise' in long-term, but no fiscal talks now
foxnews.com - President Obama used a lengthy White House non-press conference Tuesday to once again accuse "extreme" Republican lawmakers of holding the nation for "ransom," while offering a somewhat nuanced framework for fiscal talks in which he's "willing to compromise" -- but not negotiate.The president tried to stake out his position during a lengthy exchange with reporters in the White House briefing room.
New Orleans, Minneapolis, Indy finalists for Super Bowl LII
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com - APThe NFL is going to either send Super Bowl LII to a place where it’s cold, or a place where there may or may not be lights.The three finalists for a bit for the 2018 title game were announced Tuesday , and they’re Minneapolis, Indianapolis and New Orleans.The Vikings will have a new stadium by then, and a Super Bowl has always been viewed as a carrot to get someone to help pay for a new building
New $100 Bills Start Circulating Today
foxbusiness.com - Nearly 100 years after first going into circulation, the one-hundred-dollar bill is debuting a high-tech makeover.The bill still features Benjamin Franklin’s face on the front and Philadelphia's Independence Hall on the back, but it now has a disappearing Liberty Bell in an ink well and a blue three-dimensional security ribbon with images that move opposite of the way the bill is being handled.The new bill, which took more than a decade to create, start circulating today and includes enhanced security features that the Federal Reserve says will make it easier for consumers to authenticate but more difficult for counterfeiters to replicate.
Survey finds most hotel guests prefer coffee in the morning to sex
foxnews.com - Our love of coffee is so strong most people would rather have a caffeine fix when they first wake up than sex, a new survey has found.The study by Le Méridien hotel group discovered that 53 per cent of its guests favored coffee over sex as the perfect way to start the day.The research showed worldwide addiction to coffee was so great 78 percent of respondents would abstain from alcohol, social media or sex with their partner for a year rather than miss out on coffee for the same amount of time.
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Obama accuses 'extreme' lawmakers of forcing Boehner's hand in stand-off
foxnews.com - President Obama accused "extreme" lawmakers of forcing House Speaker John Boehner's hand in the ongoing budget impasse, as he reiterated he will not meet Republican demands for concessions in exchange for passing a spending bill and raising the debt ceiling.In pointed remarks from the White House briefing room, Obama said Tuesday he's willing to talk with Republicans about "almost anything" -- once the impasse is over.
When will the government ‘slimdown’ – the partial suspension of services and programs – come to an end?
nation.foxnews.com - Hope it lasts until Obamacare is de-funded--that may take a couple years with our infantile president. Every time he speaks he appears smaller and smaller--the incredible shrinking president coming to a newscast near you!!hahaha
Power Wars: Reid reportedly tries to freeze out Biden from Hill negotiations
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – Is Joe Biden's vice presidential luster fading, in advance of a possible presidential bid?The vice president, blaming the partial government shutdown, has canceled plans to campaign Friday for Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, in his race for U.S. Senate.Though that decision could well stem from concerns about the optics of hitting the road amid the nasty budget stalemate in Washington, it follows a report Tuesday morning in Politico.
Naya Rivera To Sing ‘If I Die Young’ In Cory Monteith Tribute Episode
latino.foxnews.com - “Glee” is going to be tough to watch this week.On Thursday, the cast and fans of FOX’s hit show will say good-bye to Finn Hudson — and by extension to actor Cory Monteith.MTV News released the song list for the special tribute episode, called “The Quarterback.” Among the songs is a haunting performance of The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young,” by Monteith’s friend and co-star Naya Rivera.In a recent interview with Access Hollywood, Rivera briefly spoke about the episode saying it was very difficult to shoot.
9 percent of young people admit to sexual violence
foxnews.com - Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. teens and young adults say they have forced or coerced another person to perform sexual acts, such as kissing, sexual touching or intercourse, a new study suggests.In the study, which surveyed 1,058 people ages 14 to 21, 9 percent reported they had perpetrated sexual violence — a broad term that refers to acts ranging from sexual harassment to rape. More from LiveScience6 Ways Sexual Harassment Damages Women's HealthThe History of Human Aggression10 Easy Paths to Self Destructio nEight percent said they had "kissed, touched or made someone else do something sexual knowing the other person did not want to," the researchers said.
Rick Harrison talks tattoo gal Olivia Black's 'firing,' lawsuits and 'Pawn Stars' new episodes
foxnews.com - NEW YORK – Unlike many reality show families, the Harrisons (and buddy Chumlee), of “Pawn Stars,” aren’t exactly tabloid magnets. In fact, since their show made-it-big in 2009, the History Channel stars have remained scandal-free… almost.Last year, the Harrisons were thrust into the headlines when their shop girl-- and co-star at the time-- Olivia Black was canned by History after it was revealed she did some racy nude modeling, a decision Rick Harrison had no part in, he said.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez undergoes successful surgery on skull
foxnews.com - Argentina's presidential spokesman says Cristina Fernandez is in good spirits following successful surgery to remove fluid from the surface of her brain after she suffered an unexplained head injury over the summer.Alfredo Scoccimarro said Tuesday that Fernandez, 60, is recovering in her hospital room and has thanked her doctors as well as supporters gathered outside who have been praying for her.
Traffic Shutdown? Truck drivers plan 3-day protest on Capital Beltway
foxnews.com - Not only is the government (partially) shut down, but now a caravan of truck drivers is looking to shut down traffic around Washington -- as part of a bizarre protest against things that are "destroying America."The group, Truckers Ride for the Constitution, is trying to attract participants for a demonstration on the Capital Beltway starting this Friday."Truck drivers will not haul freight! ... Truckers will lead the path to saving our country if every American rides with them!
Cruz: Democrats are engaging in a 'battle of personalities'
video.foxnews.com - This transcript is automatically generated>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.I'M MEGYN KELLY AND I'M BACK.TONIGHT, TALK OFS HOSTAGE TAKERS AND POLITICAL TERRORISTS IN THE BLAME GAME OVER THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WITH NO END IN SIGHT.EARLIER TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA INSISTED THERE IS NOT A SINGLE SUBJECT HE'S UNWILLING TO WORK ON, BUT HE WON'T DO IT UNDER THREAT HE SAYS.SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER SAYS A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA WOULD RATHER DEFAULT THAN NEGOTIATE.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting got $445 million on first day of government slimdown; calls funding 'indispensible'
foxnews.com - LOS ANGELES – Funding for clinical cancer trials and other life-saving research under the National Institutes of Health was cut off in response to the government slimdown, but it looks like the cookie monster will still be knee-deep in chocolate chips (or is it carrots now?)According to the Daily Treasury Statement and first reported by CNS News , the administration dished out $445 million to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) on the first day of the slimdown, which means funds for the likes of PBS Newshour, NPR and “Sesame Street” are being spent before cancer research.
9-year-old boy who boarded plane without ticket reportedly stole car weeks ago
foxnews.com - A 9-year-old Minneapolis boy who flew to Las Vegas last week without a ticket had reportedly been investigated by child protection workers after he stole a car and sneaked into a water park without paying.Relatives of the unidentified boy who boarded a Delta flight en route to Las Vegas on Thursday have been the subject of four child-protection assessments since December, according to an email from a Hennepin County official obtained by the Star Tribune.
The all-purpose media guide to government dysfunction
foxnews.com - Sick of the shutdown yet?It seems like we’re inundated with the same talking points from each side as the government’s partial closure heads into its second week.Why won’t the Democrats negotiate? Oh yeah, why are the Republicans holding a gun to our head?It’s like a game of tennis in which no one scores a point. President Obama felt the need yesterday to swat back John Boehner’s charge that the Democrats won’t talk, saying that he’s happy to negotiate after the government reopens (when the GOP would have less leverage) and that his side has already compromised by agreeing to the stopgap bill at Republican funding levels.
Animals that look like Miley Cyrus
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Inhofe had heart surgery, expected back to Washington in a few weeks
foxnews.com - Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe had heart surgery Friday and is expected to make a full and quick recovery, his office said Tuesday.The 78-year-old Republican senator had quadruple-bypass surgery after a routine doctor visit earlier last week revealed he had a “serious problem” with his heart, according to his office.Inhofe said he had no visible symptoms and was “shocked” by the discovery.The procedure was performed in Tulsa, Okla.
Englert and Higgs win Nobel physics prize for subatomical particle research
foxnews.com - STOCKHOLM – Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their theoretical discoveries on how subatomic particles acquire mass.Their theories are key to explaining the building blocks of matter and the origins of the universe. They were confirmed last year by the discovery of the so-called Higgs particle, also known as the Higgs boson, at CERN, the Geneva-based European Organization for Nuclear Research, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
3D-printed bacteria may unlock disease secrets
foxnews.com - Bacteria are often social creatures. Suspended in colonies of varying shapes and sizes, these microbes communicate with their brethren and even other bacterial species interactions that can sometimes make them more deadly or more resistant to antibiotics.Now, bacterial colonies sculpted into custom shapes by a 3D printer could be a key to understanding how some antibiotic-resistant infections develop.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting got $445 on first day of government slimdown; calls funding 'indispensible'
foxnews.com - LOS ANGELES – Funding for clinical cancer trials and other life-saving research under the National Institutes of Health was cut off in response to the government slimdown, but it looks like the cookie monster will still be knee-deep in chocolate chips (or is it carrots now?)According to the Daily Treasury Statement and first reported by CNS News , the administration dished out $445 million to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) on the first day of the slimdown, which means funds for the likes of PBS Newshour, NPR and “Sesame Street” are being spent before cancer research.
2013 Nobel Prizes
breakingnews.com - The 2013 Nobel Prizes will be announced over several days beginning Oct. 7, 2013.The winners are chosen by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, the Swedish Academy and the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The winners are announced in October, and then the prizes are given to recipients in December at a formal ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden; the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
Nobel physics prize spotlights Higgs boson, plus Drs. Higgs and Englert
nbcnews.com - 1 hour agoTwo theorists who predicted the existence of the subatomic Higgs boson almost 50 years ago — and were proven right just last year — won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday.British physicist Peter Higgs and Belgian physicist Francois Englert shared the honors, announced in Stockholm at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences."This year's prize is about something small that makes all the difference," said Staffan Normark, the academy's permanent secretary.
Fox News Poll: Majority would vote against raising debt ceiling
foxnews.com - Soon Congress will have to vote on raising the nation’s debt limit so the federal government can borrow more money to make good on its spending commitments. If it were up to the American public, they would vote no -- with a majority saying the debt limit should only be raised after major spending cuts have been made.A Fox News national poll asks voters to imagine being a lawmaker and having to cast an up-or-down vote on raising the debt ceiling:
Police: 4 malnourished boys taken from Denver apartment
foxnews.com - DENVER – Four small, malnourished boys taken from a Denver apartment because of uninhabitable conditions faced abuse and could only communicate in grunts, according to an arrest affidavit that described a disturbing scene of feces, urine and flies at the residence.The document released Monday said Denver police found the children - ages 2, 4, 5 and 6 - living in a residence with an "unbearable" smell of a decomposing animal.
Colorado sixth-grader's beer-making experiment headed for space
foxnews.com - A Colorado sixth-grader is set to make history as the first person to experiment with brewing beer in space.Michal Bodzianowski, 11, recently won a national competition sponsored by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education to have his beer-making experiment flown to the International Space Station for testing, KDVR.com reported.Michal's experiment, which tests the fermentation process in microgravity, was one of only 11 chosen to be launched into space.
S. Korea's spy agency confirms N. Korea restarted Yongbyon reactor
english.yonhapnews.co.kr - SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea spy agency confirmed Tuesday that the North has restarted its Yongbyon reactor that had been mothballed since 2007.The National Intelligence Service told lawmakers that the five megawatt graphite moderated reactor has restarted operations, said Rep. Cho Won-jin.yonngong@yna.co.kr(END)
Mark Harmon dishes on the next spinoff: 'NCIS: New Orleans'
foxnews.com - Goodbye, Ziva. Hello, NOLA! This spring, watch for a two-part sweeps episode of " NCIS " that will also function as a pilot for "NCIS: New Orleans." If the CBS drama is given the go-ahead, it could be on the air as soon as next fall. Mark Harmon is set to be one of the new show's executive producers, which may surprise anyone who remembers that he wasn't crazy about the idea of " NCIS: Los Angeles " four years ago.
How robots filmed Hollywood's latest blockbuster, 'Gravity' - VentureBeat Buffer Mode 2008
venturebeat.com - Editor’s note: When we first published this story in December, 2012, we weren’t allowed to mention the name of the movie. Now that Gravity is out, the truth can be told.Hollywood’s latest blockbuster Gravity was filmed by robots. Four giant industrial robots whisked props, lights and even actors around the set in a ballet of split-second precision, as well as doing the camerawork. They call it cinematic automation.
NYC police identify mother of 1991 murder victim 'Baby Hope'
foxnews.com - Police have identified the mother of the victim of one of New York City's most notorious unsolved murders 22 years after the crime occurred.The New York Times reported that police had identified the mother of "Baby Hope," a young girl between 3 and 5 years old whose remains were found doubled over, tied up, and wrapped in a plastic bag inside a cooler dumped in a wooded area of upper Manhattan on July 23, 1991.
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Malaria vaccine could be in widespread use by 2015
foxnews.com - A British pharmaceutical firm has revealed results of an ongoing clinical trial that suggest the world's first malaria vaccine is capable of protecting most young children and infants up to 18 months after vaccination.GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) disclosed the results of its trial at a conference on malaria in South Africa, Sky News reported.The subjects of the three-dose vaccine trial were 15,000 babies and young children in seven African countries.
Prof tells students Tea Party, GOP at fault for slimdown
foxnews.com - A Wisconsin college professor warned her students they wouldn't be able to get all of their homework done because of the partial government shutdown, and put a partisan spin on the bad news.“Some of the data gathering assignment will be impossible to complete until the Republican/tea party controlled House of Representatives agrees to fund the government,” University of Wisconsin La Crosse Assistant Geography Professor Rachel Slocum told students in an e-mail.
Career Lessons from Miley Cyrus… Seriously
foxbusiness.com - It seems Miley Cyrus has “twerked” her way right back into good favor among the American public.After a wild performance at September’s MTV Video Music Awards that included the scantily-clad 20–year-old suggestively dancing with 36-year-old singer Robin Thicke that drew heavy criticism, many say Cyrus redeemed herself with her recent performance on “Saturday Night Live”.She hosted the late-night comedy show and poked fun at her recent racy antics, which restored some of her likeability, says Peter Shankman, author of Nice Companies Finish Last .
7 not-so-essential things still operating during the slimdown
foxnews.com - National parks are closed. IRS call centers have no staff. Countless government websites have been taken down.Yet despite these changes -- which range from inconveniences to major headaches -- a number of not-so-essential government operations are still up and running.Here are a few that have evaded the partial government shutdown:The Denali Commission:You've probably never heard of The Denali Commission.
Lawmakers probe reports of property owners kicked off federal land amid partial shutdown
foxnews.com - Republican lawmakers plan to investigate mounting reports that federal officials are kicking families out of their homes and shuttering private businesses because they sit on federal parkland -- describing the spectacle as an over-the-top response to the partial government shutdown."We are receiving a lot of reports" of businesses being shut down, said Mallory Micetich, spokeswoman for Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee.
Autumn Harvest of Memories
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Estimate shows 17 percent of government is actually shut down
foxnews.com - The so-called government shutdown which started last week affects just 17 percent of the entire federal government, according to a recent spending calculation.The numbers are based on information requested from the Senate Budget Committee, as well as data from the Obama administration and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. A Senate Republican source verified the calculation to FoxNews.com, after it was first reported by The Washington Examiner.
Wave of bomb blasts rock Iraqi capital, killing 22
hosted.ap.org - BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials say multiple bombs have exploded in quick succession in Baghdad, killing at least 22.The apparently coordinated string of attacks, mostly involving car bombs, struck mainly commercial areas across the Iraqi capital Monday evening.Police reported casualties from at least seven explosions in six different neighborhoods, though at least one other blast could be felt in the center of the Iraqi capital.
Ohio appeals court again sides with hospital seeking to send Amish girl back to chemotherapy
foxnews.com - An appeals court has sided again with an Ohio hospital that wants to force a 10-year-old Amish girl to resume chemotherapy after her parents decided to stop the treatments.The court ruled that an attorney who's also a registered nurse should be granted limited guardianship over the girl, Sarah Hershberger, and the power to make medical decisions for her.Doctors at Akron Children's Hospital believe Sarah's leukemia is treatable but says she will die without chemotherapy.
Obama digs in, raising worries
foxnews.com - ** Want FOX News First in your inbox every day? Sign up here . **Buzz Cut:• Obama digs in, raising worries• Harry Reid: Media critic• Amber Alert less important than union reps?• Lew dodges on ObamaCare• Never too late to make amendsTEN MORE DAYS OF CLIFF DIVING - President Obama is standing by his refusal to negotiate over the ongoing partial government shutdown and the looming debt-limit bust, so House Speaker John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew took their talks on the fiscal crisis to the airwaves in dueling Sunday show appearances.
Ethical issues arise as scientists peek into baby genes
foxnews.com - Little Amelia Sloan is a pioneer: Shortly after her birth, scientists took drops of the healthy baby's blood to map her genetic code.Amelia is part of a large research project outside the nation's capital that is decoding the DNA of hundreds of infants. New parents in a few other cities soon can start signing up for smaller studies to explore if what's called genome sequencing - fully mapping someone's genes to look for health risks - should become a part of newborn care.
How to build a human brain (with a computer 1,000x faster than today’s)
foxnews.com - What if you could build a computer that works just like the human brain?Scientists have started to imagine the possibilities: We could invent new forms of industrial machinery, create fully autonomous thinking cars, devise new kinds of home appliances. A new project in Europe hopes to create a computer brain just that powerful in the next ten years -- and it’s incredibly well-funded.There’s just one catch:
ATF tries to block Fast and Furious whistle-blower from publishing book
foxnews.com - The ATF agent who blew the whistle on Operation Fast and Furious has been denied permission to write a book on the botched anti-gun trafficking sting "because it would have a negative impact on morale," according to the very agency responsible for the scandal.After first trying to stop the operation internally, ATF Agent John Dodson went to Congress and eventually the media following the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010.
The world's 7 most dangerous food destinations
foxnews.com - A high murder rate, common kidnappings, and violent riots are probably not things that anyone wishes to see at the top of a travel description. But what if you were to find out that along with the potential risk of danger, these destinations could provide you with exceptional local eats? Could the quest for finding new culinary adventures make you overcome the fear of hazardous situations?The unfortunate truth is that places with some of the most breathtakingly beautiful landscapes, historic sights, and — yes— exceptional food specialties have become shadowed by political unrest and street violence.
Stocks lower as government shutdown enters second week, Dow drops more than 100
cnbc.com - On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said that Congress was "playing with fire," and warned the U.S. could default in just over a week."We continue to believe that the bigger risk event for markets remains a potential breach of the debt ceiling (around the 17 October) and expect such an event to be broadly risk negative," said Barclays analysts in a morning research note.On Sunday, Republican House Speaker John Boehner warned he did not have a sufficient majority to pass legislation on raising the $16.
Miley Cyrus mocks Michele Bachmann, earns praise for her sexy ‘Republican’ look
foxnews.com - Miley Cyrus hosted "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend and for her performance she decided to look a bit more … conservative?During the show, Cyrus lampooned her VMA performance and her alleged use of the party drug molly. She joked that she used to think twerking was cool until white people started doing it, and explained that her wholesome “Hannah Montana” character had been murdered.But it was her takdeown of Sen.
Clinton navigates new divide in Democratic Party
foxnews.com - By Peter J. Boyer Published October 07, 2013When Lawrence Summers withdrew from consideration as the next head of the Federal Reserve, he performed a great service for the Democratic Party’s two most important figures -- Barack Obama, and his presumed (by Democrats) successor, Hillary Clinton.The president was spared an embarrassing Senate confirmation fight, with likely defections from his own party.
What's missing from the Nobel Prizes? Scientists weigh in
foxnews.com - The Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel established the Nobel prizes more than 100 years ago, in 1895, with the following prize categories: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and peace.Today, 118 years later, those categories have essentially remained the same, except for the addition of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, popularly known as the Economics Prize, in 1968. (The prize for literature was added in 1901.
Not for attribution: Anonymous shutdown comments spark backlash
foxnews.com - Such is the tinderbox atmosphere of Washington these days that even a couple of quotes in the newspaper can prove incendiary.And that’s especially true when anonymity is the coin of the journalistic realm.The behind-the-scenes chatter has it that President Obama is triumphing in the PR battle over the still-closed-for-business government. And Republicans are openly suggesting that the president is prolonging this thing so he can reap the benefits in the polls (presumably before the country plunges into the abyss of default).
Soldier surprises family dressed as polar bear mascot
video.foxnews.com - This transcript is automatically generatedOVER TO YOU.THAT DAD'S GOT HIS HANDS FULL.>> THANKS.>>> IT WAS A WELCOME HOME FROM WAR THAT COULD GIVE ANYONE CHILLS.A U.S.ARMY RESERVISTS RETURNED FROM AFGHANISTAN AND SURPRISED HIS BROTHER AND FATHER BY DRESSING UP AS A POLAR BEAR.THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL'S MASCOT WAS ACTUALLY NOT THE MASCOT.IT WAS THEIR SON CAUGHT ON CAMERA.JOINING US NOW ARE U.S.ARMY SPECIALIST JUSTIN MAY, HIS BROTHER RYAN, AND HIS FATHER RONNY.
3 win Nobel Prize for medicine
foxnews.com - STOCKHOLM – Americans James Rothman and Randy Schekman and German-born researcher Thomas Suedhof won the 2013 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how proteins and other materials are transported within cells.The Nobel committee said their research on "vesicle traffic" -- the transport system of our cells -- helped scientists understand how "cargo is delivered to the right place at the right time" inside cells.
Furlough forecast has fed staffer offering secret message for clearer skies
foxnews.com - A National Weather Service employee embedded a secret message in a Friday forecast – one that will assuredly ring true to any furloughed federal employee awaiting the sun-filled, blue skies of a payday.“Please Pay Us,” reads the encrypted plea, which you can assemble by adding together the first letter of the forecast’s initial 11 lines.The Washington Post first reported on the code -- called an acrostic – which originated from the National Weather Service’s Anchorage, Alaska, office.
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Bomb targets Pakistan anti-polio campaign, kills 6
foxnews.com - A bomb exploded in northwest Pakistan early Monday, killing six people taking part in an anti-polio campaign, a police officer said.The bomb went off just as a van drove by carrying security officials who were supposed to protect vaccinators as they went to local houses to administer the anti-polio vaccine, said police official Samiullah Khan.The incident happened in the village of Malikhel, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside the provincial capital of Peshawar.
Monday 7 October 2013
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Sunday 6 October 2013
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Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups
hosted.ap.org - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't give up" on the problem-plagued program now at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government.Obama said public interest far exceeded the government's expectations, causing technology glitches that thwarted millions of Americans when trying to use government-run health care websites.
Two off-duty police officers may have been in frenzied motorcycle group, reports say
foxnews.com - An off-duty undercover NYPD cop was among the pack of bikers who chased a family up the West Side Highway — and he stood by as the dad was hauled from his car and beaten, sources told The New York Post.The unidentified officer waited three days to come forward Wednesday night. He has been placed on modified duty and turned in his gun and badge on Friday, the sources said.He rides with the New Rochelle-based Front Line Soldiers, a club that also counts several other cops among its members, a source said.
LA officials seek fix to $1B program after students crack iPad security, access video games
foxnews.com - Education officials in the nation's second-largest school district are working to reboot a $1 billion plan to put an iPad in the hands of each of their 650,000 students after an embarrassing glitch emerged when the first round of tablets went out.Instead of solving math problems or doing English homework, as administrators envisioned, more than 300 Los Angeles Unified School District students promptly cracked the security settings and started tweeting, posting to Facebook and playing video games.
Former Hells Angels leader slams New York beating after motorcycle chase
foxnews.com - A former Hells Angels leader who watched the helmet-cam video of a high-speed chase in New York that resulted in a father taking a beating in front of his wife and 2-year-old child said nothing justifies the attack."These types of incidents unfairly give us a bad name," George Christie, who led the Ventura, Calif., chapter of the Hells Angels for 35 years, said. "They are not an example of what we stand for.
Wisconsin Gov. Walker defies order to close federally-funded parks
foxnews.com - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is defying a directive from the National Park Service to close down several state parks that receive federal funding in the wake of the partial government shutdown.The Republican governor has directed the state Natural Resources Department to keep open parks that receive a majority of their funding from the state, The Hill reported.The department recently intervened after the Fish and Wildlife Service placed barricades near a Mississippi River boat launch because it was on federal land.
Tropical Storm Karen weakens as it churns toward central Gulf Coast
foxnews.com - BRAITHWAITE, La. – Tropical Storm Karen continued losing strength Saturday as it headed toward the central Gulf Coast, but forecasters were still expecting it to bring significant rain and potential flooding to low-lying areas.The National Hurricane Center reported at 2 a.m. Saturday that Karen's maximum sustained winds had dropped to 40 mph, making it a weak tropical storm. The storm was moving west-northwest at 10 mph to 15 mph.
Florida city orders residents to remove 'God Bless America' signs
foxnews.com - Residents of a Florida city who have had "God Bless America" signs posted on their front lawns for months have been ordered by local officials to remove them.MyFoxTampaBay.com reports that the First Baptist Church of Bartow distributed some 300 signs to residents following a Fourth of July celebration. The city only permits residents to display signs during major holidays is starting to crack down on the displays.
Sisters of woman killed in DC chase question police actions
foxnews.com - The family of a woman who was shot to death outside the U.S. Capitol after trying to ram her car through a White House barrier said Friday they want to know why she had to die.Speaking at a press conference late Friday in Brooklyn, Miriam Carey's sister Amy Carey-Jones said Friday that her sister "seemed OK" the last time they spoke more than a week ago.Valarie Carey is a retired New York City police officer.
At least 15 hurt as tornadoes sweep through Great Plains
foxnews.com - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A storm system that buried parts of Wyoming and South Dakota in heavy, wet snow on Friday also brought powerful thunderstorms packing tornadoes to the Great Plains.The storm dumped at least 33 inches of snow in a part of South Dakota's scenic Black Hills, National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Helgeson said Friday afternoon. Later in the day, thunderstorms rolled across the Plains, and witnesses reported seeing tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.
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Vets used as pawns in budget battle?
video.foxnews.com - You're watching...AdvertisementDescriptionBarriers at World War II memorial reinforced as partial suspension of government services hits veterans who proudly served their countryDateOct 4, 2013DurationShowPersonalitiesGreta Van Susteren
5 off-duty officers among bikers in SUV incident
abclocal.go.com - NEW YORK (WABC) -- Eyewitness News has learned that among the bikers on the Henry Hudson last weekend, were five off-duty NYPD officers.Sources say at least two detectives witnessed the attack on Alexian Lien and did not directly intervene. And investigators are still working to determine what role, if any, was played by the other three officers.What is clear, sources say, is that the men did not begin to come forward until late Wednesday, four full-days after the incident.
Saturday 5 October 2013
Tropical Storm Karen threatens US during quiet hurricane season
foxnews.com - BRAITHWAITE, La. – Pickups hauling boat trailers and flatbed trucks laden with crab traps exited vulnerable, low-lying areas of southeast Louisiana on Friday as Tropical Storm Karen headed toward the northern Gulf Coast, a late-arriving worry in what had been a slow hurricane season in the U.S.On Friday afternoon, Alabama joined Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in declaring a state of emergency as officials and residents prepared for Karen, expected to near the central Gulf Coast on Saturday as a weak hurricane or tropical storm.
Exclusive: Cisco, Google, SAP discussing BlackBerry bids - sources
reuters.com - By Nadia Damouni, Soyoung Kim and Nicola LeskeNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Oct 4, 2013 8:17pm EDTNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd, on the block as its smartphone business struggles, is in talks with Cisco Systems, Google Inc and SAP about selling them all or parts of itself, several sources close to the matter said.Such a deal would be an alternative to the preliminary agreement reached weeks ago with a group, led by BlackBerry's biggest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings, to take the company private for about $4.
Man sets himself on fire on the National Mall
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – A fire official says a man has been flown to the hospital after setting himself on fire on the National Mall.Fire crews responded Friday afternoon to a report of a man on fire at 7th Street and Madison Drive. A witness says she saw a man dump a red canister of gasoline on his head and then set himself on fire.D.C. Fire Department spokesman Tim Wilson says the man has life-threatening injuries.
Feds set repairs on glitchy health care website
bigstory.ap.org - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it's planning fixes to the glitch-prone federal website that uninsured people can use to sign for coverage under the new health care law.Officials said late Friday that the application functions of healthcare.gov will be unavailable during off-peak hours this weekend for repairs.Technology problems overwhelmed the launch of new health insurance markets last Tuesday.
Tonight on Special Report: George Will Makes His Fox News Debut
foxnewsinsider.com - Tonight at 6p ET , George Will makes his debut appearance on Fox News Channel in a two-hour edition of Special Report . Insider caught up with Bret Baier who gave us his take on having heavy-hitters Will and Charles Krauthammer joining tonight's all-star panel to weigh in on the latest in D.C.Tonight on Special Report, we have the honor of welcoming George Will to the Fox News team with his first panel appearance.
Is it the Right Time to Sell Your Business?
smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com - The market for buying and selling businesses is looking more attractive today, according to a new survey.A strong majority (80%) of prospective buyers feel confident they would get an acceptable price in the current market, and 65% of sellers feel they could also find a price that meets expectations, according to a recent survey conducted by BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace for for-sale businesses.
Charges may be filed in death of Asiana Airlines crash victim
latimes.com - San Mateo County prosecutors will determine if a firefighter will face charges in the death of a teen passenger who was aboard an Asiana Airlines jet that crashed at San Francisco International Airport. The girl was killed when a firetruck responding to the crash ran over her. Investigators completed their probe into the incident last week and turned over their findings to prosecutors who will determine within the next two weeks if the firefighter broke any laws or whether it was an accident, said San Mateo County Assistant Dist.
Reality Check: Questionable claims fly in debt-ceiling battle
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – Do Republicans want the country to default?President Obama makes it sound that way, as the stand-off over the budget rapidly turns into a stand-off over the debt ceiling.“They are threatening to actually force the United States to default on its obligations for the very first time in history,” Obama said Thursday in Maryland.But the claim is one of several that don’t quite comport with the facts.
Why the NSA's attacks on the internet must be made public
theguardian.com - The NSA not only develops and purchases vulnerabilities, but deliberately creates them through secret vendor agreements. Photograph: Felix ClayToday, the Guardian is reporting on how the NSA targets Tor users, along with details of how it uses centrally placed servers on the internet to attack individual computers. This builds on a Brazilian news story from last week that, in part, shows that the NSA is impersonating Google servers to users; a German story on how the NSA is hacking into smartphones; and a Guardian story from two weeks ago on how the NSA is deliberately weakening common security algorithms, protocols, and products.
Tropical Storm KAREN Public Advisory
nhc.noaa.gov - Due to the Federal Government shutdown, NOAA.gov and most associated web sites are unavailable. However, because the information this site provides is necessary to protect life and property, it will be updated and maintained during the Federal Government shutdown. 000 WTNT32 KNHC 042038 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122013 400 PM CDT FRI OCT 04 2013 .
Costs for new nuclear facility skyrocket as critics question its creation
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – Plans for a new facility that will handle, dismantle and secure nuclear material are in a major meltdown.The price tag attached to the country’s largest uranium processing facility under the direction of the Department of Energy has climbed to more than 19 times its original estimate. What’s worse is that much of the Tennessee complex, according to the government’s own calculations, isn’t needed and the rest will most likely be outdated when the facility becomes fully operational -- two decades from now.
FINALLY, THEY CAN AGREE White House backs furlough-pay bill
foxnews.com - At last, the White House and Congress have agreed on something.For the first time since mad-dash negotiations over the budget on Monday, the White House announced Friday that it would support a House spending bill -- this one, to provide back-pay for furloughed federal workers."Federal workers keep the nation safe and secure and provide vital services that support the economic security of American families," the White House said in a statement.
Judge suspends activity in Fast and Furious case
foxnews.com - WASHINGTON – A judge has suspended activity in a dispute over documents between the Justice Department and Congress because of the government shutdown.U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted the Justice Department's request to halt proceedings in the dispute over "Operation Fast and Furious." That was a botched investigation of gun-smuggling in Arizona.The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is suing Attorney General Eric Holder.
Catholic priests in military face arrest for celebrating mass
foxnews.com - The U.S. military has furloughed as many as 50 Catholic chaplains – banning them from celebrating weekend mass and at least one chaplain was told that if he engaged in any ministry activity he would be subjected to disciplinary action.“In very practical terms it means Sunday mass won’t be offered,” Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services told me. “If someone has a baptism scheduled, it won’t be celebrated.
Robots to kill Australian mining gravy train, where drivers earn $224G
foxnews.com - Hauling iron ore across Australia’s outback pays some 400 engineers about $224,000 per year, but the gravy train is coming to an end thanks to robots.International mining giant Rio Tinto Group plans to replace the highly-paid train drivers with robot locomotives, according to Bloomberg News . The industry is looking to squeeze profit margins after a decade-long mining boom drove up wages to the point train drivers in the remote western Australian region of Pilbarra were the highest paid in the world, according to U.
Medical Device Tax Has Got to Go
foxbusiness.com - Just how bad is a tax that treats pacemakers and CT scan machines as if they’re alcohol or cigarettes?Last January 1, medical-device makers had to start paying a new 2.3% excise tax on sales, regardless if they make a profit, to raise $29 billion over the next decade to pay for health reform.The tax can easily shove medical device companies into posting losses. In fact, these companies must pay the 2.
White House: Iran sanctions at risk amid budget stalemate
foxnews.com - The White House is warning that the U.S. sanctions against Iran may suffer because of the partial government shutdown.White House spokesman Jay Carney says the Treasury office that handles sanctions had to furlough nearly its entire staff. He says the office can't sustain its core functions.Carney says that includes new sanctions on Iran, Syria, terrorist groups and drug cartels. The office also investigates and penalizes sanctions violators.
Fugitive witness in Aaron Hernandez case taken into custody
foxnews.com - HARTFORD, Conn. – A fugitive with ties to former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was taken into custody in Connecticut on Friday, authorities said.Alexander Bradley, 31, of East Hartford was found at a home in Hartford, the U.S. Marshal's Service said. He was scheduled to appear Friday afternoon in Hartford Superior Court.He was charged with criminal violation of a protective order and interfering with police and held on a $50,000 bond.
Reid gives Senate lecture on civility
foxnews.com - The Democratic honcho who spent the last several days ridiculing House Speaker John Boehner as a pawn of the Tea Party gave his own chamber a lecture on civility Friday.Senate Majority Harry Reid, in an unusual aside in the midst of a tense debate over the budget impasse, took to the floor to remind lawmakers about the rules of decorum. Guidance like: Senators should not address each other by their first names, they should address each other in the third person .
Despite cancelled Asia trip, Obama must pay attention to China's game of chicken
foxnews.com - With the president’s decision to cancel this weekend’s trip to Asia and miss both the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and the East Asia Summit, it’s useful to remind ourselves that the key reason for that trip was to reinvigorate the administration’s planned “pivot” to Asia.Those plans had lost crucial momentum because of the ongoing problems in the Middle East. Indeed, no sooner did President Obama announce a desire to “pivot” America’s strategic focus from the Middle East to East Asia than turmoil in Egypt and Syria, and the continuing threat from Iran, showed that the United States cannot opt out of one of the world’s most vital regions.
‘Hump Day’ phrase irritating some teachers at Connecticut school
foxnews.com - Students at a Connecticut elementary school have been irritating teachers because they imitate the Geico 'Hump Day' commercial featuring a camel that walks around an office and asks workers what day it is.Some students at the Vernon Center Middle School reportedly disregard what day it is when they use the phrase, and use it on days that are not technically 'hump days.'"Sometimes it's the counting down to when it is," Brooke Lewis, a student at the school told WFSB.
MLB: Rodriguez suit violates league drug program
bigstory.ap.org - NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball calls Alex Rodriguez's lawsuit against the sport a "clear violation" of the confidentiality provisions of the league's drug program.The New York Yankees third baseman sued MLB and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig on Thursday in state court in Manhattan, accusing them of a "witch hunt" to smear his reputation and cost him tens of millions of dollars.In a statement Friday, MLB denied the allegations and called the lawsuit a "desperate attempt" to go around confidentiality rules of the league's drug agreement with the players' union.
Casey Anthony tries to dismiss claims in bankruptcy case
foxnews.com - ORLANDO, Fla. – Casey Anthony asked a judge this week to dismiss two claims in her bankruptcy case that her attorneys say are baseless.Anthony's attorneys on Thursday filed motions to dismiss the claims brought by Zenaida Gonzalez and meter reader Roy Kronk. Both say they were defamed by Anthony and they should be considered creditors in her federal bankruptcy case in Tampa.Anthony told detectives that a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez kidnapped her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.
Dana Delany: 'China Beach' careful to portray Vietnam, nurses accurately
foxnews.com - Dana Delany is one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood. Her first big break was playing Nurse Colleen Murphy, for which she won two Emmy awards, on the hit series “China Beach,” which was released for the first time on DVD this year.“China Beach was a big change in my life. It was the first time people recognized me as an actor in something," Delany told FOX411. "It affected me as an actor because it was the first time I saw my responsibility as an actor where I was playing a role that reflected people who are still alive, and that have had the experience in their life, so it was important I get it right.
Rodriguez Sues M.L.B., Claiming a ‘Witch Hunt’
nytimes.com - Faced with baseball’s longest doping suspension, Alex Rodriguez sued Major League Baseball late Thursday, accusing it of buying the cooperation of Anthony Bosch, the head of an anti-aging clinic at the center of a doping scandal, as part of a continuing “witch hunt” to force him out of the sport.In the complaint, Rodriguez’s lawyers claim an investigator paid $150,000 in cash for records related to Rodriguez, which were apparently stolen.
Massachusetts man to start new cancer drug treatment despite partial government shutdown
foxnews.com - A Cape Cod father, whose clinical trial cancer treatment was put on hold when the federal government shut down, will be able to undergo treatment on schedule thanks to the efforts of Congressman Bill Keating, D-Mass., MyFoxBoston.com.Leo Finn, 48, general manager for Sandwich, Mass.-based British Beer Co., has been undergoing chemotherapy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston since his diagnosis for metastatic bile duct cancer in February.
Kasem family feud: Jean Kasem's acting past includes popular role on 'Cheers'
foxnews.com - Radio icon Casey Kasem's three children have accused their stepmom, Kasem's wife Jean, of not allowing them to see or speak to their ill father for over three months.So far, Jean Kasem has remained silent, but the feud has many remembering the one-time actress' short stint in the spotlight.Jean Kasem burst on the scene as actress Jean Thompson playing Loretta Tortelli on popular sitcom “Cheers.” Loretta, the ditsy blonde wife of Carla's ex, Nick Tortelli (Dan Hedaya), appeared on the show from 1984 to 1993 and even scored her own spin-off, “The Tortellis,” which had a 13 episode run in 1987.
Man crushed to death by 5 tons of grapes during Spain's harvest
foxnews.com - MADRID – Emergency services say a man has died after being crushed by grapes during the annual harvest in the central Spanish wine producing region of Castilla-La Mancha.A local rescue service center said Friday the man was pulled out of a winery grape reception bay that he fell into the day before, just as a truck unloaded 5.5 tons (5 metric tons) of grapes ready for crushing into juice for winemaking.
Pope Francis Supported By U.S. Catholics, Particularly Latinos, As He Leads Reform Of Church
latino.foxnews.com - As Pope Francis continues his charge to substantially reform the Catholic Church, new polls show he has the support of U.S. Catholics and Latinos, a rising share of the nation's Catholic population.According to the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, 36 percent of U.S. Catholics have a "very favorable" opinion of him, 53 percent have a "favorable" opinion, and 4 percent have an "unfavorable" view.
Throw the bums out? Budget deadlock portends 2014 backlash
foxnews.com - While the House and Senate are pointing fingers at each other over the budget impasse, new polling suggests they all could have a lot to lose if the stalemate doesn't end soon.Despite a robust campaign by Democrats to pin the blame exclusively on their GOP colleagues, the American public appears fed up with just about every elected member from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to the Capitol dome.The public sentiment should bring a sense of foreboding for any lawmaker seeking re-election in 2014, with evidence mounting of an anti-incumbent backlash in the making.
What a U.S. Debt Default Means for the Nation
foxbusiness.com - Not only does the deeply-divided U.S. Congress need to agree upon a resolution to the partial government shutdown, now on day three, but it’s also butting up against a deadline, that if breached, the Treasury Department calls “catastrophic:” Here’s a look at what even the threat of a debt default could mean for the U.S. economy.1 U.S. Financial MarketsIn 2011, when the nation was in the throes of yet another fiscal conundrum about whether to raise the debt ceiling or slash government spending, all of the uncertainty from lawmakers out of Washington roiled the nation’s financial markets.
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