Monday, June 6, 2011

NY Rep. Weiner admits he sent lewd pix; won't quit (AP)

NY Rep. Weiner admits he sent lewd pix; won't quit (AP)

NY Rep. Weiner admits he sent lewd pix; won't quit (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., and his wife, Huma Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, are pictured after a ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington in this photo taken Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - After days of denials, a choked-up New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner (WEE'-nuhr) confessed that he sent a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman. He also admitted that he had "inappropriate" conversations with six women before and after getting married.

Syria says 120 forces dead in tense northern town (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Map locates Jisr al-Shughour, Syria, where there reportedly was a violent clash between security forces and armed groupsAP - Armed men attacked Syrian security forces in a tense northern city on Monday, Syrian officials said, and 120 policemen and security forces were killed in a region where the army has carried out days of deadly assaults on protesters calling for the end of President Bashar Assad's rule. The government vowed to respond "decisively," setting the stage for a new crackdown.

AP Sources: Edwards e-mails acknowledge payments (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Former presidential candidate John Edwards is seen following a federal court appearance in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday, June 3, 2011. A grand jury indicted the two-time presidential candidate on Friday, accusing him of trying to protect his political ambitions by soliciting and secretly spending more than $925,000 to hide his mistress and their baby from the public. Edwards plead not guilty. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - Prosecutors have obtained emails between John Edwards and a former aide to use as evidence at trial that he knew about payments to his pregnant mistress even while he was publicly denying it, people familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Monday.

Germany backtracks on sprouts as E. coli source (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:11 PM PDT

A man balances on a pile of cucumbers collected for destruction at a greenhouse compound outside Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 6, 2011. Producers destroyed thousands of tons of cucumbers over the past two days, according to local media, after their production was either turned back from exports or refused for sale by supermarkets in Romania for fear of E. coli bacteria contamination. The current crisis is the deadliest known E. coli outbreak, killing at least 22 people and sickening more than 2,300 across Europe. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - First they pointed a finger at Spanish cucumbers. Then they cast suspicion on sprouts from Germany. Now German officials appear dumbfounded as to the source of the deadliest E. coli outbreak in modern history, and one U.S. expert called the investigation a "disaster."

Arizona forest fire expands to 193,000 acres (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Fire trucks leave a firefighter base camp set up near Eagar, Ariz., to battle the Wallow fire on Monday, June 6, 2011. The massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that forced the evacuation of several mountain communities has grown to 301 square miles, and crews face another tough day ahead, fire officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - An enormous wildfire that forced the evacuation of several mountain communities in eastern Arizona grew Monday to more than 300 square miles, sending smoke and haze across five states and as far east as Iowa, authorities said.

Santorum enters White House race warning of Obama (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announces he is entering the Republican presidential race, Monday, June 6, 2011, on the steps of the courthouse in Somerset, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a blunt talker who is popular among social conservatives, plunged into the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes Monday, saying he wants to protect American freedoms under threat from President Barack Obama.

Army expects full breach of Missouri River levee (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Railroad workers create a berm under I-29 Monday, June 6, 2011 in Hamburg, Iowa. Massive sandbags dropped on a faltering Missouri River levee have temporarily fortified the floodwall and given Army engineers more time to construct a secondary barrier to protect low-lying areas of Hamburg, because it expects the northernmost breach of the floodwall, which is 5 miles southwest of town, to fully give way at some point. (Photo/Dave Weaver)AP - Massive sandbags dropped on a faltering Missouri River levee have temporarily fortified the floodwall and given Army engineers more time to construct a secondary barrier to protect a threatened Iowa community, authorities said Monday.

Jobs emerges from leave to unveil synching service (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles as he is applauded during a keynote address to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from a medical leave Monday to unveil a free service that lets customers share calendar entries, songs and other files among their devices more easily.

Were ancient human migrations two-way streets? (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by Reid Ferring of the University of North Texas shows the Dmanisi excavation site in the Republic of Georgia. The worldwide spread of ancient humans has long been depicted as flowing out of Africa, but tantalizing new evidence suggests it may have been a two-way street. A long-studied archaeological site in a mountainous region between Europe and Asia was occupied by early humans as long as 1.85 million years ago, much earlier than the previous estimate of 1.7 million years ago, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (AP Photo)AP - The worldwide spread of ancient humans has long been depicted as flowing out of Africa, but tantalizing new evidence suggests it may have been a two-way street.

Lenny Dykstra charged with drug possession, GTA (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2008 file photo, former Major League Baseball player Lenny Dykstra poses for a portrait in New York. Dykstra has been charged with car theft and drug possession. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office says Dykstra and two other men were charged Monday, June 6, 2011, with grand theft auto, identity theft and other crimes. He faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)AP - Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies star Lenny Dykstra was charged Monday with grand theft auto and drug possession by prosecutors who claim he used phony information to lease a car from a Southern California dealership.

Congressman admits to Tweeting lewd photo (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Representative Anthony Weiner admitted on Monday to sending a lewd photo of himself to a 21-year-old female college student over his Twitter account after previously denying he had done so.

Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:44 AM PDT

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his temporary apartment at 71 Broadway where he is living under house arrest in New York, May 25, 2011. REUTERS/Allison JoyceReuters - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he sexually assaulted a New York hotel maid in a case that cost him his job and a chance at the French presidency.

Santorum launches Republican bid for White House (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum speaks during the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's Spring Event at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Brian C. FrankReuters - Former Senator Rick Santorum launched a long-shot Republican bid for president on Monday, pledging an unflinching commitment to conservative policies, including a Medicare reform plan that has proved unpopular with voters.

Goldman may seek to counter Senate findings: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:55 AM PDT

The Goldman Sachs building is seen at 200 West Street, New York June 2, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc could release documents to counter a Senate subcommittee report that said the bank misled clients about mortgage-linked securities, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Israel sees Syrian hand in Golan clashes, 23 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Israeli security forces stand in their position in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, as protesters are seen on the Syrian side of the Israeli-Syrian border June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Israel, with U.S. backing, accused Syria on Monday of orchestrating deadly confrontations on a ceasefire line between the two countries as a distraction from Damascus's bloody crackdown on an 11-week-old revolt.

U.S. missile strikes "kill 17 militants" in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT

Pakistani vendors sell watermelons in a fruit market in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)Reuters - Missile strikes by a suspected U.S. drone aircraft on Monday killed at least 17 militants in Pakistan's South Waziristan, intelligence officials said, following reports that a top al Qaeda operative was killed in the region last week.

White House: "obstructionism" sank Fed nominee (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Reuters - The White House said on Monday it was disappointed Nobel Prize winner Peter Diamond's nomination to be a Federal Reserve governor was thwarted by "partisan obstructionism" and promised to name a new candidate soon.

Apple's Jobs takes stage to talk iCloud (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about iCloud at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Reuters - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs on Monday unveiled the iCloud, a music-streaming and online data storage service that can be accessed on devices from the iPad to the iPhone.

Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sex crimes (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives for a court hearing on charges he sexually assaulted a hotel chambermaid.(AFP/Don Emmert)AFP - Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, setting up a fierce New York courtroom showdown with his accuser.

Killer bacteria source remains elusive (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Staff of Berlin's Robert-Koch-institute wear protective gear as they investigate an organic farm that had been identified as a possible source of the deadly outbreak of E.Coli in the village of Bienenbuettel. The source of bacteria remained elusive after Germany announced that initial tests on suspected organic sprouts had proved negative, while the outbreak's death toll grew to 23.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - The source of a killer bacteria remained elusive Monday after Germany announced that initial tests on suspected organic sprouts had proved negative, while the outbreak's death toll grew to 23.
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