mardi 11 février 2014

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White falls to the I-Pod in Olympic stunner

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:53 AM PST

Shaun White of the United States competes during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualifying session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Shaun White lost to a kid they call the "I-Pod," and now, he may never hear the end of it.

Obama signs emergency declaration for Georgia

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:53 AM PST

Vehicles slowly make their way on a snow-covered Alabama state Route 35, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Fort Payne, Ala. Residents woke to a blanket of snow that was expected to continue throughout the morning hours. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)ATLANTA (AP) — In a dire warning Tuesday, forecasters said a "catastrophic" winter storm threatened to bring a thick layer of ice to Georgia and other parts of the South, causing widespread power outages that could leave people in the dark for days.

LA newscaster apologizes for black actor mix-up

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:53 AM PST

File-This Dec. 1, 2008 file photo shows actor Samuel L. Jackson arriving at the American Cinematheque Award gala honoring him in Beverly Hills, Calif. Los Angeles newscaster has apologized to Jackson for confusing him with Laurence Fishburne. KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was interviewing Jackson on Monday Feb. 10, 2014, about the forthcoming film LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles newscaster apologized to Samuel L. Jackson for confusing him with fellow actor Laurence Fishburne during a live TV interview.

Official: 1 survivor, 102 dead in Algerian crash

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:53 AM PST

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian civil defense commander says one person survived and all 102 others died in the crash of a military transport plane in eastern Algeria.

GOP to advance 'clean' debt limit hike

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 11:53 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner announced Tuesday that the House will vote this week to increase in the government's borrowing cap without any add-ons demanded by Republicans.

Employers scrutinize latest health care concession

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 04:54 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 27, 2013, file photo shows part of the HealthCare.gov website page featuring information about the SHOP Marketplace is photographed in Washington, on Nov. 27, 2013. Trying to limit election-year damage on health care, the Obama administration Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, granted business groups another delay in a much-criticized requirement that larger firms cover their workers or face fines. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — It may take weeks to render a verdict on the Obama administration's latest health care concession to employers.

Olympic halfpipe problems mounting

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 01:39 AM PST

Shaun White of the United States gets air during a snowboard half pipe training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Rider after rider took a crash course Monday night on an Olympic halfpipe that looked only half ready with less than 24 hours until men's competition is set to start.

GOP donors worried about Christie's 2016 prospects

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 01:39 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Keansburg, N.J., at a gathering of residents whose homes in Keansburg, were heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Where just months ago Republicans brimmed with pride in Christie's landslide re-election, doubts about his prospects as a potential presidential candidate have begun creeping quietly into the minds of some donors in key states, according to some GOP fundraisers. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)CHICAGO (AP) — Where just months ago Republicans brimmed with pride over Chris Christie's landslide re-election, doubts about his prospects as a potential presidential candidate have begun creeping into the minds of some donors in key states, according to some GOP fundraisers.

Mexico's kidnapping battle tested in farm town

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 09:47 PM PST

In this Feb. 5, 2014, photo, Maria Gonzalez, touches a picture of her son Cesar, during an interview with The Associated Press inside her home in Yautepec, Mexico. In 2012. Cesar, a 33-year-old architect and engineer, was kidnapped as he drove through Cuernavaca to visit his family in Yautepec. The family got together $10,000 and left it in packets of $2,000 in a cereal box in Cuernavaca. Five days later he was found dead in the trunk of his car. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)YAUTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen grabbed a taxi driver near his home in this bustling central Mexico farm town in December and demanded a $3,000 ransom. His family paid but his captors killed him anyway.

Is Georgia ready for the snowstorm this time?

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 09:05 PM PST

Jennifer Poulos reaches in the dairy shelves, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Atlanta.On Monday, officials were quick to act as the winter weather zeroed in. Before a single drop of freezing rain or snow fell, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal had declared a state of emergency for nearly a third of the state, schools canceled classes and workers were told to stay home. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, John Spink) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT.Two weeks ago, Atlanta became a punch line when a few inches of snow crippled the city.

TV comedian behind 'Dumb Starbucks' in Los Angeles

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:36 PM PST

Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder of the Comedy Central show LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a caffeine-charged Hollywood whodunit: Just whose bright idea was the "Dumb Starbucks" coffee shop that popped up and started serving free drinks from the corner of an otherwise uncelebrated strip mall?

'Dumb Starbucks' brings lines, social media buzz

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:14 PM PST

Anthony Solis, left, and Tony Gonzalez prepare their coffee at the Dumb Starbucks coffee shop in Los Angeles Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. The store resembles a Starbucks with a green awning and mermaid logo, but with the word LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a caffeine-charged Hollywood whodunit: Just whose bright idea was the "Dumb Starbucks" coffee shop that popped up and started serving free drinks from the corner of an otherwise uncelebrated strip mall.
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