mardi 23 octobre 2012

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


Apple unveils the iPad Mini, new Macs

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:59 PM PDT

Apple targets competition with iPad MiniWith rumors circulating for months, Apple finally announced the arrival of the iPad Mini.


Sen. Portman may hang up his 'debate boots'

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:42 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) wait in line to order food at a Chipotle Restaurant in DenverThe Ohio senator played Obama during debate prep sessions with Romney and is known for his master ability to channel the Democratic mind.


Fact check: New Obama ad inflates jobs claim

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:35 PM PDT

President Barack Obama holds up a copy of his plan for jobs as he speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Delray Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, a day after his last debate with Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)The president claims to have added 5.2 million new jobs. The total added during his time in office is actually about 325,000.


Al-Qaeda in Yemen regrouping in 'sleeper cells,' analysts say

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Security official killed at US embassy in YemenThe resilience of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), despite increased U.S. drone strikes to eliminate militants, is worrying.


Apple introduces the iPad Mini, new Macs

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:45 AM PDT

New iPad, including smaller model, plus new MacsApple introduced a smaller iPad, as expected, but also updated its full-sized one. It also unveiled new Mac computers, including a 13-inch version of a MacBook Pro with sharper, "Retina" display.With ...


Vt. resort unveils gondola powered by cow manure

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT

Ski and snowboard season for the northeast opens in just a few weeks. And when it does, a Vermont ski area plans to unveil a gondola powered entirely by cow manure. Killington Resort in central Vermont has partnered with Green Mountain Power to convert manure from nearby dairy farms to electricity for its K-1 express [...]

Watch: The final presidential debate in 100 seconds

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Romney's Final Debate Message: I'll Be A Better ObamaWhen Romney met Obama on stage in Boca Raton last night, it was often in the spirit of agreement.


Photos: Stunning images focus on microscopic world

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Photos: Stunning images focus on microscopic worldFirst place went to this photo showing the blood-brain barrier in a live zebrafish embryo.

Weak earnings, Europe pummel the markets

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Traders await the Grupo Financiero Santander's first trade following it's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeThe market got smacked on Tuesday as the third quarter earnings season continues to come in even worse than expected.


Romney’s '08 Detroit op-ed jumps to NYT’ ‘Most Read’ list

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney exits his vehicle before boarding his campaign plane in West Palm Beach, Fla, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, enroute to Nevada for a campaign stop, after yesterday's final presidential debate with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/David Goldman)He argued that if "General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye."


Survey says: The biggest readers in the U.S. are ...

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Man rests and reads book under banyan tree on Magic Island near Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most likely book readers in the United States are high-school students, college-age adults and people in their 30s, with e-book use highest among 30-somethings, a survey released on Tuesday showed. Seventy-eight percent of Americans had read at least one book in the previous 12 months, with the rate 83 percent among those aged between 16 and 29, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. The survey is part of Pew's effort to assess U.S. ...


'Blow-out junkies' spend big bucks on perfect hair

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Middleton are all known for their luscious blown-out locks that add an extra touch of glamour to their looks.

Do no harm: Romney pinning hopes on momentum

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:16 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney discuss a point during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Republican Mitt Romney is acting like a challenger who feels he has enough momentum and time to overtake the president by Election Day, two weeks from now.


Obama hammers Romney day after Florida debate

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Obama holds a campaign rally in Florida"If you say that you love American cars during a debate, but you wrote an article entitled 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt,' you might have Romnesia!"


The top 20 airports for TSA theft

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:42 AM PDT

The Top 20 Airports for TSA TheftYour suitcase has been tagged and whisked away for a security check. But how safe are the belongings inside?


With 60,000 dead, Mexicans wonder why drug war didn't make the debate

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Mitt Romney's single mention of Latin America last night, calling it a "huge opportunity" for the United States, generated immediate glee from Latin Americanists across Twitter – but the hemisphere got no nod from President Obama, and then both went silent on the topic.

Polish thieves accidentally steal van with 12 coffins inside

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:09 AM PDT

WARSAW, Poland - A group of Polish car thieves got some unexpected cargo when they stole a van in Germany: 12 sealed coffins.

Ryan praises Romney's 'temperament,' Biden says Obama made up ground

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:36 AM PDT

Paul Ryan on Final Presidential Debate 2012: 'I Think Romney Won'Vice President Biden said his boss "clearly" made up for his performance in the first presidential debate and the overnight polls seemed to agree, giving President Obama a win in last night's foreign policy debate against Mitt Romney. "He clearly [has] made up for that...


LeAnn Rimes out of rehab, says she's 'starting over'

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:46 AM PDT

Fresh off a month spent in a voluntary rehabilitation program, LeAnn Rimes says that now, at age 30, she's starting over.

Schieffer’s ‘Obama bin Laden’ gaffe unfortunate, but not unusual

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:31 AM PDT

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney shake hands in Boca Raton, FloridaWhile prefacing a question for Mitt Romney about Pakistan during Monday's presidential debate on foreign policy, moderator Bob Schieffer had an unfortunate slip of the tongue, referring to Osama bin Laden as "Obama bin Laden." "We know that Pakistan has helped us arrest the doctor that helped us catch Obama-uh-bin Laden," Schieffer said, seeming to [...]


Fact check: Where Obama and Romney dropped the ball

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:40 AM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama answer a question during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee)Romney flubbed on the Middle East. Obama got Romney's record as Massachusetts governor wrong.


U.S. spending more on Pakistan flood relief than Pakistan

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:24 AM PDT

Pakistan Flood Devastation Continues To GrowInstead of helping repair US-Pakistan relations, the flood aid looks like it is feeding into old patterns of distrust between the two countries.


With just 14 days left, candidates hit the trail and more to watch on Tues.

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:51 AM PDT

The debates are over. Now it's the true homestretch — 14 days of relentless campaigning. President Barack Obama, following a final debate in which he aggressively called Republican challenger Mitt Romney "all over the map" on foreign policy, campaigns in Florida in the morning before joining Vice President Joe Biden in Ohio in the afternoon. [...]

Syrian shell hits Turkish health center: Report

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:34 AM PDT

An anti-aircraft shell fired from Syria hit a health center across the border in Turkey's Hatay province on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of injuries, CNN Turk television said.

Seattle man gets Billy Idol to play his birthday

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:18 AM PDT

Michael Henrichsen poses for a photo, Sept. 19, 2012 in his bedroom at his home in Seattle next to a poster of rock star Billy Idol. Henrichsen created a website and enlisted friends and celebrities around the world in a two-year effort to convince Idol to come play a concert on Oct. 26, 2012 at a Seattle music venue to raise money for charity and celebrate Henrichsen's birthday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)A Seattle man named Michael Henrichsen has ideas about how he might celebrate his 26th birthday this week.


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