vendredi 25 mars 2016

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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


Garland nomination fight centers around disrespect for Obama, not the judge

Posted: 25 Mar 2016 12:25 PM PDT

Garland nomination fight centers around disrespect for Obama, not the judgeHow do you get the Democratic base fired up about nominating a moderate white man in his 60s to the Supreme Court? The progressive groups leading the charge in support of Merrick Garland's nomination think they've found the answer. In social media blasts and in-person calls to action around the country, they are casting Republicans' near-unanimous refusal to consider President Obama's nominee as part of a history of disrespect and disdain shown to the president — a disrespect that is racially motivated.


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Young Egyptian man imprisoned for protesting torture released after 2 years

Posted: 25 Mar 2016 11:46 AM PDT

A young Egyptian man who was arrested while wearing an anti-torture T-shirt was released from prison after two years.

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Defense secretary says US has killed senior IS leader

Posted: 25 Mar 2016 09:18 AM PDT

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 25, 2016, where they announced U.S. forces killed a senior Islamic State leader, among several key members of the militant group eliminated this week. (AP Photo/Mauel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces killed a senior Islamic State leader, among several key members of the militant group eliminated this week, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday. The successful attack is the latest in a string of strikes targeting the group's leadership even as it losses territory in both Iraq and Syria.


US official says 2 Americans perished in Brussels attacks

Posted: 25 Mar 2016 05:16 AM PDT


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American detained in North Korea says he's sorry for spying

Posted: 25 Mar 2016 03:25 AM PDT

Kim Tong Chol, a U.S. citizen detained in North Korea, is presented to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, March 25, 2016. North Korea presented another American detainee before the media on Friday, nine days after it sentenced a U.S. tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion. Kim told in Pyongyang that he had collaborated with and spied for South Korean intelligence authorities in a plot to bring down the North's leadership and tried to spread religious ideas among North Koreans. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American detained in North Korea said he had spied against the country and asked for forgiveness at a media presentation Friday, nine days after a U.S. tourist was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion.


Rolling Stones to rock Cuba in historic concert

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 11:57 PM PDT

British rock band The Rolling Stones performs in concert during their Ole tour at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 24, 2016Hundreds of thousands of Cubans were expected Friday at the Rolling Stones' first gig on the communist island, with fans once banned from listening to rock 'n roll heralding a dream come true. The four superstars led by Mick Jagger flew in late Thursday for the free-of-charge concert at Havana's Ciudad Deportivo sports center. Cuban state media forecasted that about 500,000 people were to fill the playing fields, with music industry magazine Billboard reporting that as many people again could swarm into neighboring streets.


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Cruz-Trump spat over wives takes nastier turn

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 10:46 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and wife Heidi, walk on stage before the candidate spoke at a campaign stop Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Dane, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)DANE, Wis. (AP) — Ted Cruz branded Donald Trump a "sniveling coward" Thursday as the feud between the Republican presidential contenders over their wives took a nastier turn.


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The Rolling Stones arrive in Cuba for historic concert

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 08:15 PM PDT

Keith Richards stands between Mick Jagger, left, and Ron Wood as The Rolling Stones deplane at Jose Marti international airport in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 24, 2016. The Stones are performing a free concert in Havana on Friday, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA (AP) — The Rolling Stones arrived in Cuba's capital Thursday, on the eve of the rock band's historic free concert in a country where its music was once silenced.


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Belgian police arrest six in bombing probe, French foil Paris plot

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:31 PM PDT

Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister Koen Geens observe a minute of silence to victims of Tuesday's bombings during an extraordinary meeting of European Union interior and justice ministers in BrusselsBy Alastair Macdonald, Ingrid Melander and Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian police arrested six people in their probe of Tuesday's Islamic State suicide bombings in Brussels, while authorities in France said they thwarted a militant plot there "that was at an advanced stage." The federal prosecutor's office in Belgium said on Thursday that the arrests came during police searches in the Brussels neighborhoods of Schaerbeek in the north and Jette in the west, as well as in the center of the Belgian capital. The arrests came days after suicide bombers hit the Brussels airport and a metro train, killing at least 31 people and wounding some 270 in the worst such attack in Belgian history. The attack in Brussels, which is home to the European Union and NATO, has heightened security concerns around the world and raised questions about European countries' response to the threat from Islamist extremists.


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France says it foils advanced attack plot: minister

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 03:46 PM PDT

French Interior Minister Cazeneuve talks to journalists after a meeting about blasts in Brussels at the Elysee Palace in ParisPARIS (Reuters) - A French national suspected of belonging to a militant network planning an attack in France was arrested on Thursday morning, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. This arrest helped "foil a plot in France that was at an advanced stage," he said on Thursday night. (Reporting by Muriam Rivet; Editing by Sandra Maler and Peter Cooney)


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Garry Shandling, comic, 'Larry Sanders Show' creator, dies

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 03:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2007 file photo, actor Gary Shandling arrives at the wrap party and DVD release for LOS ANGELES (AP) — Garry Shandling, who as an actor and comedian pioneered a pretend brand of self-focused docudrama with "The Larry Sanders Show," has died.


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Comedian Garry Shandling dead at 66 in Los Angeles

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 02:52 PM PDT

Garry Shandling attends the party for the release of the DVD Not Just the Best of The Larry Sanders Show in Beverly HillsComedian and actor Garry Shandling, best known for his work on the pioneering cable television comedy series, "The Larry Sanders Show," died on Thursday at age 66, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Shandling, who began his showbiz career as a writer for TV sitcoms such as "Welcome Back, Kotter" and "Sanford and Son," was transported from his Los Angeles home to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, LAPD officer Aareon Jefferson said. The circumstances of his death were not immediately confirmed, but the celebrity news outlet TMZ.com reported Shandling suffered a heart attack.


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