samedi 19 octobre 2013

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Cruz: Senate won't make same mistake in next fight

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, Cruz said Republicans lost the government shutdown budget battle because some members of his own party in Congress turned on their colleagues — but he also said he expects they won't make the same mistake during another political impasse. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday that Republicans lost the government shutdown budget battle because some members of his own party in Congress turned on their colleagues, but that he doesn't think they will make the same mistake during another political impasse.

Freed Lebanese hostages leave Istanbul

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Relatives of nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who were kidnapped by a rebel faction in northern Syria in May 2012, flash victory signs as they celebrate news of their relatives release, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Nine Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late Friday night as part of a negotiated hostage deal that could see two Turkish pilots held by Lebanese militants released, officials said. The complicated three-way deal also potentially includes the release of female prisoners now held by the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese official says a plane carrying nine freed Lebanese hostages has left Istanbul.

Abducted Turkish pilots freed in Lebanon in deal

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Relatives of nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who were kidnapped by a rebel faction in northern Syria in May 2012, flash victory signs as they celebrate news of their relatives release, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Nine Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late Friday night as part of a negotiated hostage deal that could see two Turkish pilots held by Lebanese militants released, officials said. The complicated three-way deal also potentially includes the release of female prisoners now held by the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — Two Turkish pilots kidnapped in Lebanon were freed Saturday as part of a deal that saw nine abducted Lebanese pilgrims in Syria released from captivity, officials said.

2 kidnapped Turkish pilots freed in Lebanon

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 10:47 AM PDT

Relatives of nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who were kidnapped by a rebel faction in northern Syria in May 2012, flash victory signs as they celebrate news of their relatives release, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Nine Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late Friday night as part of a negotiated hostage deal that could see two Turkish pilots held by Lebanese militants released, officials said. The complicated three-way deal also potentially includes the release of female prisoners now held by the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency says two Turkish pilots kidnapped in Lebanon have been released and handed over to Lebanese security officials.

Pilgrims held in Syria returning to Lebanon

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 10:31 AM PDT

Relatives of nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who were kidnapped by a rebel faction in northern Syria in May 2012, flash victory signs as they celebrate news of their relatives release, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Nine Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late Friday night as part of a negotiated hostage deal that could see two Turkish pilots held by Lebanese militants released, officials said. The complicated three-way deal also potentially includes the release of female prisoners now held by the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT (AP) — Nine Lebanese pilgrims held by Syrian rebels were expected to return Saturday to Beirut as part of a negotiated, ambitious three-way hostage deal, the Lebanese interior minister said.

Titanic violin sells for over $1.6M at auction

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 10:15 AM PDT

This is an undated handout image from auction house Henry Aldridge and Son made available on Friday Oct. 18, 2013 shows a violin believed to be the one played by Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley will now go on auction. It's a poignant scene familiar to anyone who has watched LONDON (AP) — A violin believed to have played on the Titanic before the doomed vessel sank was auctioned for more than 1 million pounds ($1.6 million) Saturday, a fantastic figure which one collector said may never be beaten.

AP PHOTOS: Skid Row, a battle of misery and hope

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 08:39 AM PDT

George Mendez, foreground, a 55-year-old recovering alcoholic, sits in front of a drunk woman in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The area, originally agricultural until the 1870s when railroads first entered Los Angeles, has maintained a transient nature through the years from the influxes of short-term workers, migrants fleeing economic hardship during the Great Depression, military personnel during World War II and the Vietnam conflict, and low-skilled workers with limited transportation options who need to remain close to the city's core, according to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles has been home for thousands of homeless people, a tenuous comfort zone for many who hit the rock bottom of their lives in America.

Argentine commuter train slams into station, again

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 07:51 AM PDT

Police officers and paramedics carry a wounded passenger to an ambulance after a commuter train slammed into the end of the line when arriving to Once central station early this morning in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Paramedics rescued scores of wounded commuters. According to Security Secretary Sergio Berni, they are still evacuating the wrecked train, making that impossible to say immediately why the train failed to stop, crashing through the bumper at the end of the line. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine commuter train slammed into the end of the line Saturday morning at the same station in Buenos Aires where 52 people were killed in a similar crash last year. This time there was no immediate report of deaths, but at least 58 people were injured.

Kenya mall attack echoes 1980 hotel bombing

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 07:35 AM PDT

Flames and smoke, the whoop of sirens, the flicker of ambulance lights and uniformed men shouting in darkness. These are my childhood memories of the chaotic aftermath of a hotel bombing in Kenya's capital on New Year's Eve, 1980.

British judge clears Madoff sons of wrongdoing

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 06:31 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — A British judge has cleared Bernard Madoff's sons of wrongdoing in a case brought against them by the liquidator of his estate in Britain, saying in a written ruling that the pair's honesty was not in doubt.

Syria's civil war plays out on social media

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 05:11 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Amid all the bloodshed, confusion and deadlock of Syria's civil war, one fact is emerging after 2½ years — no conflict ever has been covered this way.

Out of the spotlight, Obama nurtures his faith

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:31 AM PDT

Joshua DuBois an informal spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, poses for a photo in northeast Washington, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and he almost never elaborates in public about his own relationship to his Christian faith. But far away from the public eye, his longtime advisers say, the president has carefully nurtured a sense of spirituality that has served as a grounding mechanism during turbulent times, when the obstacles to governing a deeply divided nation seem nearly insurmountable. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and he almost never elaborates in public about his own relationship to his Christian faith.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood facing wave of trials

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013 file photo, lawyers for Muslim Brotherhood leaders, who were arrested over the last month as part of a massive crackdown on the Brotherhood, appear in a courtroom in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The trial of ousted President Mohammed Morsi is hardly the only one Egypt's new leaders plan against his Muslim Brotherhood. Authorities are preparing prosecutions against some 2,000 jailed Brotherhood members, on allegations ranging from inciting violence to terrorism, aiming to put much of its leadership behind bars for years. (AP Photo/Ravy Shaker, El Shorouk Newspaper, File) EGYPT OUTCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood faces a wave of trials unlike any it has seen in its history, threatening to put a large number of its senior leadership behind bars for years, even life, as military-backed authorities determined to cripple the group prepare prosecutions on charges including inciting violence and terrorism.

Activists: Bomb near Syrian capital kills 16

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:45 AM PDT

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke billows amid buildings at a bomb explosion in Daraya, a countryside of Damscus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Syrian warplanes bombed several rebel-held areas Tuesday and opposition fighters fired mortar rounds and homemade rockets at Damascus on the first day of a major Muslim holiday, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP Video)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels assaulted a checkpoint in a pro-government suburb of Damascus on Saturday, setting off a suicide vehicle bomb that killed 16 soldiers, activists said.

Cardinals crush Dodgers to reach World Series

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:26 AM PDT

MLB: NLCS-Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals advanced to the World Series with a resounding 9-0 win over Los Angeles on Friday.

Tom Foley, 'an unusually civil politician,' dies

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:07 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 1989 file photo, former Speaker of the U.S. of Representatives Tom Foley poses in his 5th Congressional District office in Spokane, Wash. Foley has died at the age of 84, according to House Democratic aides on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Foley was a Washington state lawmaker who became the first speaker since the Civil War who failed to win re-election in his home district. He was U.S. ambassador to Japan for four years during the Clinton administration. But he spent the most time in the House, serving 30 years including more than five as speaker. (AP Photo/Jeff T. Green, file)SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Tom Foley was born in 1929, the year of the great stock market crash, and grew up in Spokane during World War II. These experiences shaped his viewpoint during a long political career, which culminated with him becoming the first Speaker of the House to hail from west of the Rocky Mountains.

Wedding planning on a deadline for NJ gay couples

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 11:03 PM PDT

Couples who have dreamed for years, even decades, of being able to legally wed in New Jersey are getting their wish after the state Supreme Court on Friday refused to delay a lower-court order for the state to recognize same-sex marriages starting Monday.

Cardinals rough up Kershaw, headed to World Series

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:42 PM PDT

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina reacts after Los Angeles Dodgers' Mark Ellis strikes out to end Game 6 of the National League baseball championship series Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 9-0 to win the series. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Beltran, Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals are going to the World Series — not even Clayton Kershaw could stop them this year.

Cardinals KO Kershaw, World Series-bound

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:10 PM PDT

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw walks back to the dugout after the third inning of Game 6 of the National League baseball championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in St. Louis. The Cardinals scored four runs in the inning. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Beltran and the Cardinals stunned Clayton Kershaw with a four-run third inning, rookie Michael Wacha was again magnificent on the mound and St. Louis advanced to its second World Series in three seasons by roughing up the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 in Game 6 of the NL championship series Friday night.

Florida US Rep. Bill Young dies at 82

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 06:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2007 file photo, Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Young, Florida's longest-serving member of Congress and a defense hawk who was influential on military spending during his 43 years in Washington, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rep. Bill Young of Florida, the senior Republican in the U.S. House and a defense hawk who was influential on military spending during his 43 years in Washington, died Friday. He was 82.

Autopsy inconclusive for fetus found in NYC bag

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:27 PM PDT

A New York City police officer stands in front of the Victoria's Secret Herald Square store in midtown Manhattan, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in New York. A security guard on the lookout for shoplifters searched two teenage girls as they left the lingerie shop Thursday afternoon, and discovered one of them was carrying what appeared to be a fetus in her bag, police said. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — Medical examiners say an autopsy of a fetus found in a teenage girl's shopping bag at a New York City lingerie store is inconclusive, and more tests will be needed to determine how the fetus died.

Walmart returns job to worker who stopped attack

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:39 PM PDT

A Wal-Mart Stores Inc company distribution center in BentonvilleWal-Mart say it's offering back a job for a Michigan worker who says he was fired when he tried to help a woman being assaulted in a store parking lot. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan ...

Same-sex marriages to begin Monday in New Jersey

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:07 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file image provided by Lambda Legal shows plaintiffs Beverly Sevcik, 73, right, and Mary Baranovich, 76. A gay rights advocacy group is appealing a federal judge's ruling that upheld Nevada's constitutional ban against same-sex marriage. The appeal filed Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, by Lambda Legal on behalf of eight Nevada couples, including Baranovich and Sevcik, asks the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to overturn a decision last year by U.S. District Judge Robert Jones in Reno. (AP Photo/Lambda Legal, File)Same-sex marriages can begin within days in New Jersey after the state's highest court ruled unanimously Friday to uphold an order that they must start Monday and to deny a delay that had been sought by Gov. Chris Christie's administration.

Mom: Newtown victim shouted for classmates to run

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 03:03 PM PDT

This autumn 2011 photo provided by the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation shows Jesse Lewis, who was slain in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Jesse's mother Scarlett Lewis said Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, that Jesse yelled for classmates to run when the gunman paused to reload during the shooting spree. The gunman then shot the boy in the head. Scarlett Lewis said investigators detailed the events inside her son's classroom after gathering accounts from children who survived. (AP Photo/Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation, Scarlett Lewis)HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy killed in the massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School shouted for his classmates to run while the gunman paused to reload and was shot moments later, the boy's mother said Friday.

Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria freed

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 02:15 PM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Nine Shiite pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late Friday night as part of a negotiated hostage deal that could see two Turkish pilot held in Lebanon released, officials said.
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