mercredi 9 octobre 2013

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Girardi signs 4-year extension with Yankees

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 01:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi walks off the field during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto. Girardi signed a four-year contract extension to stay with the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Joe Girardi has signed a four-year contract extension to stay with the New York Yankees.

Detective faces judge in NYC motorcycle-SUV melee

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2013 file photo,The Range Rover involved in the bikers attack is moved from the police precinct for further police investigation in New York. An off-duty New York Police Department undercover detective apparently seen on video pounding on an SUV during a melee with motorcyclists has been arrested, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say an undercover police detective was an active participant in a motorcycle rally that descended into violence in New York City.

Political drama plays out in public in Iran

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2013 file photo, seated at the table from left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton attend a meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Iran's foreign minister fired back on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 against hard-line critics of Tehran's groundbreaking outreach to the United States, accusing opponents of using fabricated news leaks and other tactics in attempts to undermine the effort. Zarif said on his Facebook page Tuesday, that the political battles had become so tense that it brought on back pain and spasms, causing him to cancel appointments and go to hospital for a check-up. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's internal power plays have produced many moments of political theater, but never one like this: The foreign minister checks himself into a hospital because of stress, blaming it on hard-line critics of the recent thaw with Washington.

SF hospital concludes body that of missing patient

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A body discovered in a San Francisco hospital stairwell was that of a female patient at the facility who disappeared more than two weeks ago, hospital officials said Wednesday.

Hagel attends ceremony for four soldiers at Dover Air Force Base

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Secretary John McHugh, right, watch an Army carry team move a transfer case containing the remains of Pfc. Cody J. Patterson Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Patterson, 24, of Philomath, Ore., died Oct. 6, 2013 in Zhari district, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)DOVER, Del. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel traveled to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday for the arrival of the remains of four U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

NASA spacecraft zips by Earth en route to Jupiter

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:54 AM PDT

FILE - This 2010 artist's rendering depicts NASA's Juno spacecraft with Jupiter in the background. NASA's Jupiter-bound spacecraft will swing by Earth for one last visit Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 before speeding to the outer solar system. Wednesday's flyby allows the Juno spacecraft to gather the momentum it needs to arrive at Jupiter in 2016. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter will swing by Earth on Wednesday to get the boost it needs to arrive at the giant gas planet in 2016.

Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debt

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:34 AM PDT

In this Oct. 8, 2013, photo, Andrea Bentley, with the American Federation of Government Employees, protests the government shutdown outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds plenty of disdain to go around as people size up the federal impasse. Most now disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling his job. And Congress' approval rating is a perilous 5 percent. (AP Photo/David Goldman)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown.

Trial date for Morsi stokes Egypt political drama

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, then Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, speaks with Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, at a military base in Ismailia, Egypt. An Egyptian court has set Nov. 4, 2013, as the start date for the trial of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on charges of incitement to murder for the killings of opponents who were rallying outside his palace while he was in office. Morsi, ousted in a popularly-backed military coup in July, has been held incommunicado since. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — The trial of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi will begin on Nov. 4, authorities announced Wednesday, launching a politically charged prosecution of the country's first democratically elected leader on charges he incited the killing of opponents while in office — and taking the crackdown against the Islamist leader and his Muslim Brotherhood to a new level.

Nobel Prize in literature: What to look out for

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:08 AM PDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — After three days of science awards the Nobel spotlight turns to the art of writing Thursday when the Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature.

Russia says drugs found on Greenpeace ship, plans new charges

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:54 AM PDT

A Greenpeace activist dressed as a polar bear holds a banner in front of the Arctic Sunrise protest ship in Kola Bay, Murmansk, on September 24, 2013By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators said on Wednesday they had found drugs aboard a Greenpeace ship used in a protest against offshore Arctic drilling and would press new charges against some of the 30 people being held for alleged piracy. Greenpeace Russia mocked the accusation. "The Investigative Committee 'found' narcotics. We are waiting for it to find an atomic bomb and a striped elephant," it said on Twitter. "This is possible in Russia these days and can hardly surprise anybody. ...

Disney stock certificates off to Never Never Land

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 07:22 AM PDT

FILE - In this file product image provided by OneShare, a single share of stock from The Walt Disney Company is shown. The Walt Disney Company has announced that on Oct. 16, 2013, it will stop issuing paper stock certificates. The stock, which features images of Dumbo, Bambi, Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other Disney animated characters, have long been a collector's item and have been pitched by numerous online vendors as a way to teach children about investing. (AP Photo/OneShare, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Stock certificates issued by The Walt Disney Company are heading off to Never Never Land.

3 in US win chemistry Nobel for computer models

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 06:49 AM PDT

This Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 photo shows a webpage showing the laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel as winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The prize was awarded for laying the foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. (AP Photo/Claudio Bresciani) SWEDEN OUTSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Three U.S.-based scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing powerful computer models that researchers use to understand complex chemical interactions and create new drugs.

Record-breaker Nyad in midst of 48-hour NYC swim

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 06:38 AM PDT

Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who recently completed a record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida, completes a lap during a continuous 48-hour marathon swim event in New York's Herald Square called NEW YORK (AP) — The 64-year-old woman who swam from Havana to Key West has passed the halfway mark in her marathon Manhattan swim to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy.

3 win Nobel chemistry prize for cyber experiments

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 06:18 AM PDT

This Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 photo shows a webpage showing the laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel as winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The prize was awarded for laying the foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. (AP Photo/Claudio Bresciani) SWEDEN OUTSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Three U.S.-based scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing powerful computer models that any researcher can use to understand complex chemical interactions and create new drugs.

US, China grapple for influence at SE Asia summit

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:37 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, chains his hands with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, second left, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, second right, and Myanmar President Thein Sein, for a group photo before the 1st ASEAN - U.S. Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — The United States and China wrestled for influence in Southeast Asia on Wednesday as regional leaders opened an annual summit where the Chinese looked to take advantage of the absence of U.S. President Barack Obama to showcase their rising global clout.

AP Interview: Iran speaker eyes surplus uranium

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:22 AM PDT

Iran's Parliament speaker Ali Larijani answers a question during a press conference on the sidelines of the 129th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)GENEVA (AP) — Iran has more enriched uranium than it needs and plans to use that as a bargaining chip at nuclear talks in Geneva next week, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday.

Karplus, Levitt, Warshel win Nobel chemistry prize

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 04:50 AM PDT

This Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 photo shows a webpage showing the laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel as winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The prize was awarded for laying the foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. (AP Photo/Claudio Bresciani) SWEDEN OUTSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for laying the foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes.

Egypt court announces trial for ex-president Morsi

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 04:20 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, then Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, speaks with Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, at a military base in Ismailia, Egypt. An Egyptian court has set Nov. 4, 2013, as the start date for the trial of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on charges of incitement to murder for the killings of opponents who were rallying outside his palace while he was in office. Morsi, ousted in a popularly-backed military coup in July, has been held incommunicado since. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi will go on trial on Nov. 4 on charges of incitement to the killing of opponents while he was in office, an Egyptian court announced Wednesday.

Nobel Chemistry Prize won by Karplus, Levitt, Warshel

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 04:04 AM PDT

This Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 photo shows a webpage showing the laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel as winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The prize was awarded for laying the foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. (AP Photo/Claudio Bresciani) SWEDEN OUTStockholm (AFP) - Three molecular chemists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for devising computer simulations that are used to understand and predict chemical processes, the jury said.

Poll: GOP gets the blame in shutdown

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 03:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013, photo Rick Hohensee of Washington holds a WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown as public esteem sinks for all players in the impasse, President Barack Obama among them, according to a new poll. It's a struggle with no heroes.

Budget clash intensifies amid hints of short truce

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 03:03 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. The president said he told House Speaker John Boehner he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are increasing the pressure on each other to bend in their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown. Even as they do, there are hints they might consider a brief truce.

Attack on Jerusalem graves unnerves Christians

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:40 AM PDT

In this Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 photo, a damaged grave after a vandal attack is shown in the Protestant Cemetery of Mt. Zion, Jerusalem. Christian leaders in the Holy Land are up in arms over what Curiously, is not the first time the Protestant cemetery has been attacked. About 100 years ago, the American consul to Jerusalem dug up graves in the cemetery belonging to members of the American Colony, a group of Christians from the U.S. who moved to Jerusalem for religious reasons – but whom the consul said were involved in cult-like activities, said Israeli researcher Nirit Shalev-Khalifa. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian leaders in Israel are up in arms over what they say is a string of relentless attacks on church properties and religious sites — most recently the desecration of a historic Protestant cemetery where vandals toppled stone crosses from graves and bludgeoned them to pieces.

US expected to slash aid to Egyptian government

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:54 PM PDT

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — U.S. officials said Wednesday that the Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt. The announcement is expected this week, once official notifications have been made to all interested parties.

Detective arrested in NYC motorcycle-SUV melee

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:39 PM PDT

Craig Wright, right, stands in court with his attorney Mitchell Elman in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Wright, 29, of Brooklyn, was arrested on charges of gang assault, assault and unlawful imprisonment, police said, for his involvement with an encounter between a group of bikers and the driver of a sport utility vehicle on Sept. 29. Dozens of bikers stopped the Range Rover SUV on a highway, attacked the vehicle, then chased the driver and pulled him from the car after he plowed over a motorcyclist while trying to escape, police said. The driver, Alexian Lien, needed stitches after being pummeled by the bikers. (AP Photo/Jefferson Siegel, Pool)NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty, undercover police detective was arrested as fallout from a burst of motorcyclist mayhem reached a new level, with investigators saying the off-duty officer was shown on video hitting and kicking an SUV before bikers attacked its driver.

Obama to nominate Yellen as Bernanke successor

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, answers a question from a participant at the International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, China. President Barack will nominate Yellen to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File )WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank, the White House said Tuesday. Yellen would be the first woman to head the powerful Fed, taking over at a pivotal time for the economy and the banking industry.
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