Thursday, September 27, 2012

Goodell apologizes to fans for replacement games

Goodell apologizes to fans for replacement games

Goodell apologizes to fans for replacement games

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012, file photo, Commissioner Roger Goodell gestures to fans before an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys in East Rutherford, N.J. The NFL and referees' union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 26, to end a three-month lockout that triggered a wave of frustration and anger over replacement officials and threatened to disrupt the rest of the season. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized to the fans who fretted through three weeks of replacement officials calling their favorite teams' games.

Debates a shot at finding that 'defining moment'

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 26, 1960 black-and-white file photo shows Republican presidential candidate Vice President Richard M. Nixon wipes his face with a handkerchief during the nationally televised with Democratic nominee Sen. John F. Kennedy, in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 26, 1960. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo, File)In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something — awkward words, an embarrassing image — that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws.

Gay marriage NY arguments put US lawyer on defense

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT

A federal appeals court panel forced a Justice Department lawyer into an awkward position Thursday, making him explain the government's decision to abandon defending the Defense of Marriage Act as judges decide the fate of a law destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Germany's Merkel renews pledge to stabilize euro

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and his wife Maike Richter-Kohl, from left, talk before a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of Kohl becoming West Germany's leader in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Wolfgang Kumm, pool)German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday renewed her pledge to stabilize the eurozone, and her insistence that it will be a step-by-step process, as she honored one of the currency's founders — long-serving predecessor Helmut Kohl.

Renoir artwork from flea market now thought stolen

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

This undated image provided by the Potomack Company shows an apparently original painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that was acquired by a woman from Virginia who stopped at a flea market in West Virginia and paid $7 for a box of trinkets that included the painting. An auction house has put on hold the sale of a painting believed to be by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that a woman bought at a West Virginia flea market because a reporter found evidence someone stole the painting from the Baltimore Museum of Art. A Washington Post reporter discovered documents in the museum's library showing the painting was there from 1937 until 1949. Museum officials then found paperwork showing the painting, A painting believed to be by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that a woman bought for $7 at a flea market may have been stolen from a museum six decades ago.

Court serves injunctions to Chevron and Transocean

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

A federal court has served Chevron Corp. and driller Transocean Ltd. with preliminary injunctions ordering them to suspend operations in Brazil until investigations are completed into two oil spills off Rio de Janeiro's coast.

Review: TV Guide app impressive, but could be more

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT

This undated screenshot shows the new TV guide iPad application. TV Guide's printed edition doesn't bother with full listings anymore. That's where the new TV Guide app comes in. Available for free for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, the app gives you a clean display of what's on TV over the next two weeks. An Android version is coming this fall. (AP Photo/TV Guide)I grew up in a TV Guide household. I'd flip through the magazine each week to see what was on. Keeping track of what to watch was pretty simple with only three main networks and a new one called Fox. Cable channels showed mostly reruns and old movies.

Giants won't bring back Cabrera for postseason

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:48 PM PDT

The San Francisco Giants have informed Melky Cabrera's agent they won't bring the suspended outfielder back at any point this postseason.

Bashar al-Assad's widowed sister has left Syria for UAE: source

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:46 PM PDT

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's widowed sister Bushra has left Syria and is living in the United Arab Emirates, a source close to the UAE government said on Thursday. Bushra al-Assad, Bashar's older sister, was married to Assef Shawkat, the former deputy defense minister who was killed along with other senior officials in a bomb attack in Damascus on July 18. "Bushra al-Assad is a frequent visitor to the UAE. She comes here for personal and humanitarian reasons. She is currently in the UAE, on one of these visits, and has been here for some time," the source said. ...

$42.6 million FEMA trailer settlements approved

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

A federal judge gave his final approval Thursday to a $42.6 million class-action settlement between companies that made and installed government-issued trailers after hurricanes in 2005 and Gulf Coast storm victims who claim they were exposed to hazardous fumes while living in the shelters.

Asia's budget airline boom bypasses China

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 photo, budget airlines' passenger jets, Malaysia's AirAsia, top, Indonesia's Badavia Air, third from bottom and bottom, and Indonesia's Lion Air, second bottom, are parked on the tarmac with Indonesian planes of domestic airline Merpati Nusantara, second top, and the flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. From almost none a decade ago, Asia now has more than 50 low cost carriers. The fast growth of no-frills airlines underline surging demand in the region for affordable air travel. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)When businesswoman Ren Hong flew home after a recent trip to Beijing on state-owned Air China, she was hoping for a decent inflight meal to tide her over until she got back to the spicy cuisine of her native Sichuan province.

Chef found guilty of murder in boiled body case

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

A chef who told police he boiled his wife's body for four days to hide evidence of her death was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder.

Obama presents his closing case in 7 states

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets supporters during a rally in Virginia Beach, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)TITLE: "Table"

Indians fire manager Manny Acta

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2012 file photo shows Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta, left, and bench coach Sandy Alomar, Jr., watching from the dugout in the eighth inning of a 3-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics, in Cleveland. The Indians have fired Acta after the team collapsed from contention. The Indians announced Acta will not return in 2013 on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, an off day before opening their final homestand. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)Someone had to be blamed for the Indians' collapse. Manager Manny Acta took the fall.

NHL cancels the rest of preseason games

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

The NHL says it has canceled the rest of the 2012 preseason.

Netanyahu says world must draw "red line" for Iran

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Thursday that Iran will have enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb by next summer and urged the world to draw a clear "red line" to stop it in its tracks.

Rowling launches novel to fanfare, mixed reviews

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

An employee adjusts copies of "The Casual Vacancy" by author J.K. Rowling at a book store in London, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. British bookshops are opening their doors early as Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling launches her long anticipated first book for adults. Publishers have tried to keep details of the book under wraps ahead of its launch Thursday, but "The Casual Vacancy" has gotten early buzz about references to sex and drugs that might be a tad mature for the youngest "Potter" fans. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)J.K. Rowling launched her long-anticipated first book for adults to publishing hype, mixed reviews and an enthusiastic welcome from Harry Potter's legion of now grown-up fans.

Israeli report says sanctions hitting Iran hard

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A new Israeli government report published in local media on Thursday concludes that international sanctions are hitting Iran hard and called for another round, adding a new wrinkle to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that tougher action is needed to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons.

A third of public fears police use of drones

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT

This Sept. 2011 photo provided by Vanguard Defense Industries, shows a ShadowHawk drone with Montgomery County, Texas, SWAT team members. A third of Americans worry their privacy will suffer if drones like those used against U.S. enemies overseas become the latest police tool for tracking suspected criminals at home, according to an Associated Press-National Constitution Center poll. Congress has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to come up with safety regulations that will clear the way for routine domestic use of unmanned aircraft within the next three years. (AP Photo/Lance Bertolino, Vanguard Defense Industries)More than a third of Americans worry their privacy will suffer if drones like those used to spy on U.S. enemies overseas become the latest police tool for tracking suspected criminals at home, according to an Associated Press-National Constitution Center poll.

Nazis found Buddhist statue made from meteorite

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Researchers say a Nazi-backed expedition to Tibet returned to Germany in 1938 with an ancient Buddhist statue that was carved from a meteorite.

Older voters look beyond Medicare, Social Security

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 18, 2012 file photo shows Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, introducing his mother, Betty Ryan Douglas, to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla. Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds. Seniors vote at a higher rate than any other age group, so they'll be a deciding factor in the presidential election. Seniors backed the Republican candidate in the last two presidential elections. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)Get in line, Medicare and Social Security. Seniors, like just about everyone else, have money on their minds.

PHOTOS: Hoffa mystery endures for decades

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 1957, file photo Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters vice president and leading candidate to succeed Dave Beck as the IBT's new president, waves to delegates at the opening of the Teamsters Union convention at Miami Beach, Fla. Hoffa's mysterious disappearance, assumed death and myriad searches for his body have been the stuff of urban legends for more than three decades and continue with the most recent report that the former Teamsters chief's remains are buried beneath a concrete driveway just north of Detroit. (AP Photo/File)Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance more than 30 years ago has been the stuff of urban legend, prompting numerous theories about what happened to the former Teamsters leader.

One Direction: Young and living it up

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - This is a Sunday, April 15, 2012 file photo of British boy-band One Direction arrive for the Logies, an Australian television industry awards night, in Melbourne, Australia. One Direction's latest single sums it up. "Live While We're Young" is the first track off their second album, and the boys are happy to have it as a motto. The members of the British pop group admit they're making the most of being young, successful and extremely popular. (AP Photo/Paul Jeffers, File)One Direction's latest single sums it up: "Live While We're Young."

Turkey's Erdogan slams Russia, China, Iran over Syria

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Russia, China and Iran on Thursday, saying their stance on the crisis in neighboring Syria was allowing a massacre to go on unabated. Erdogan has been one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's harshest critics, accusing him of creating a "terrorist state", allowing the Syrian opposition to organize on Turkish soil, and pushing for a foreign-protected safe zone inside Syria. ...

EU wants $12B a year from US over Boeing aid

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:18 PM PDT

FILE - The June 25, 2011 file photo shows a Boeing flag fluttering as an Airbus A380 flies past during a demonstration flight at the 49th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, east of Paris. The European Union seeks some US$ 12 billion in sanctions against the United States as part of a long-running dispute before the World Trade Organization involving subsidies to plane makers Airbus and Boeing. The Geneva-based trade body said Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 that the EU plans request on Oct. 23 the right to impose the sanctions. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)The European Union said Thursday it is asking the World Trade Organization to impose up to $12 billion per year in sanctions on the U.S. as part of a long-running dispute involving government subsidies to plane-makers Airbus and Boeing.

Chavez gets Russian oil investment _ and a puppy

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Russia's energy czar has pledged to invest billions of dollars to tap oilfields in Venezuela and also presented its leader with a personal gift from Russia's animal-loving President Vladimir Putin — a black puppy.

Suspect in killing was 'Sons of Anarchy' actor

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 14, 2011 file photo shows actor Johnny Lewis posing for a portrait during the 36th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Authorities say Lewis fell to his death after killing an elderly Los Angeles woman. Lewis appeared in the FX television show "Sons of Anarchy," for two seasons. The woman killed is identified as 81-year-old Catherine Davis. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file)Court records show "Sons of Anarchy" actor Johnny Lewis was released from jail a week before being found dead in his driveway after police say he apparently killed his landlady.

Jay-Z: Bringing Nets to Brooklyn an American dream

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this file March 11, 2010, file photo, Jay-Z attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, new home to the Brooklyn Nets NBA basketball team. Bringing a major sports franchise back to Brooklyn makes Jay-Z feel he's living the American dream_and before his new team takes to the court, the rapper will christen the new arena with an eight show run beginning on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Jay-Z has accomplished a lot in his career, but his latest feat has him feeling that like he's living the American dream.

Isleworth Mona Lisa conjures new art world mystery

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT

A painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci and representing Mona Lisa is seen during a preview presentation in a vault in Onex near Geneva, Wednesday, September 26, 2012. The Mona Lisa Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in Zurich, will present September 27, a painting and historical, comparative and scientific evidence, which demonstrate that there have always been two portraits of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the "Earlier Version", made 10 years earlier than the "Joconde" that is displayed in Le Louvre in Paris. (AP Photo / KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)The mystery behind the most enigmatic smile in art — Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" — just got a little more complicated.

Mexico catches alleged drug capo 'El Taliban'

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT

The alleged leader of a faction of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel, Ivan Velazquez Caballero, known as "El Taliban," right, is escorted to a media presentation at the Mexican Navy's Center for Advanced Naval Studies in Mexico City,Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Velazquez Caballero allegedly has been fighting a bloody internal battle with top Zetas' leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, and officials have said the split was behind a recent surge in massacres and shootouts, particularly in northern Mexico. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)Mexican marines acting on U.S. intelligence seized the leader of a breakaway faction of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel, officials said Thursday, proclaiming the third such arrest in a month as a victory for a binational strategy focused on removing the leadership of Mexico's powerful organized crime groups.

Don't recycle _ these gadgets dissolve inside you

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT

This undated image made available by Science magazine shows a water droplet dissolving a resorbable electronics circuit. As consumers we want our electronic gadgets durable. But as patients, we might want them to dissolve - inside our bodies. They could give treatments for a specific amount of time, and then just disappear without need for surgical removal or risk of long-term side effects. Scientists reported an early step toward that goal Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012: Small electronic devices, sealed in silk from cocoons, worked as designed after being implanted in mice. Three weeks later, they were basically gone. (AP Photo/Science, Fiorenzo Omenetto)As consumers we want our electronic gadgets to be durable. But as patients, we might want them to dissolve — inside our bodies.

Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT

This image provided by NASA shows shows a Martian rock outcrop near the landing site of the rover Curiosity thought to be the site of an ancient streambed. Curiosity landed in a crater near Mars' equator on Aug. 5 on a two-year mission to study whether the environment could have been favorable for microbial life. (AP Photo/NASA)Scientists say NASA's newest Mars rover has found signs that a stream once flowed across the surface near the site where it landed.

This year's flu vaccine guards against new strains

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:07 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 photo, George Eberhardt, 107, of Chester, NJ. is given his annual flu shot by nurse Bettie Donnelly in Mendham, N.J. Babies and toddlers were more likely to get the flu vaccine last year than people over 65. Both groups are more vulnerable to flu than other age groups. Government data released Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 also showed a wide range of vaccine protection across the country. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)Time to get your flu vaccine — and a surprising new report shows babies and toddlers seem to be getting protected better than the rest of us.

Puerto Rico pop star's aide detained with $50,000

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Guatemalan authorities say they have detained a promoter for Puerto Rican pop star Chayanne as she was trying to leave the country with $50,000 in undeclared cash.

New ad seeks to show Romney's compassionate side

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)TITLE: "Too Many Americans"

Obama leads Romney 49-42 percent in latest Reuters/Ipsos survey

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:02 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an election campaign rally in Virginia BeachWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama maintains a lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney with 40 days left until the November 6 election, the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Thursday. The daily tracking poll said Obama had 49 percent support to 42 percent for Romney among likely voters. Ipsos interviewed 1,194 registered voters online for the survey. The result showed the race basically holding where it has been for days with Obama enjoying an advantage over the former Massachusetts governor. ...

Referees return to relief of fans, players and owners

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Denver Broncos head coach Fox holds his challenge flag as he talks to referees during play against the Atlanta Falcons during their NFL football game in Atlanta(Reuters) - To the relief of fans, players and owners, the National Football League's (NFL) regular referees will return to work on Thursday after a deal was struck to end a damaging months-long lockout of unionized game officials. The storm of criticism following a botched call that handed the Seattle Seahawks a victory at the expense of the Green Bay Packers on Monday added urgency to talks between the league and NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) and a new eight-year deal was reached just before midnight on Wednesday. ...

BoE's Fisher sees "very strong" third-quarter GDP - paper

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

People walk and jog past the Bank of EnglandLONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Paul Fisher expects a "very strong" gross domestic product number in the third quarter, he was reported as saying in an interview with the Sun newspaper on Thursday. The Sun also reported, without providing a full direct quote, that Fisher expected British inflation to stay around its current 2.5 percent rate for about "two to three years". ...

Tempur-Pedic buying Sealy for about $228.6M

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Mattress rivals Tempur-Pedic and Sealy are becoming bedfellows.

Terrorist group killed U.S. ambassador in Libya: Panetta

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:57 AM PDT

The remains of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans killed in an attack in Libya are taken off a transport aircraft during a return of remains ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base near WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya this month was carried out by terrorists, but an ongoing investigation into the incident will have to determine which group was involved and if it had links to al Qaeda, the U.S. defense secretary said on Thursday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens was a terrorist attack. But he declined to identify which group was involved or whether it had a direct link to al Qaeda, saying that would be determined by an ongoing investigation. ...
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