Saturday, November 24, 2012

Obama visits bookstore, promotes "Small Business Saturday"

Obama visits bookstore, promotes "Small Business Saturday"

Obama visits bookstore, promotes "Small Business Saturday"

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in a bid to show support for small businesses, took his daughters on an early Christmas shopping trip on Saturday as the U.S. retail sector swings into high gear this holiday season. Promoting "Small Business Saturday," the third annual event that encourages consumers to support independently-owned local shops, Obama took his daughters Sasha and Malia to "One More Page Books" in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. ...

Pitt crushes No. 21 Rutgers 27-6

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST

Tino Sunseri passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns in his final home game as Pittsburgh overwhelmed No. 21 Rutgers 27-6 on Saturday.

At renovated Iraq shrine, Shiites mark a holy day

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:35 PM PST

It is the most impassioned day of the year for Shiite Muslims — Ashoura, when one of the faith's most revered figures, Imam Hussein, was martyred in battle. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites who flocked to his resplendent, gold-domed shrine to commemorate him Saturday found the site has radically changed.

Undefeated: No. 4 Ohio State over No. 20 UM, 26-21

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:35 PM PST

Carlos Hyde ran for 146 yards and No. 4 Ohio State's defense shut out 20th-ranked Michigan in the second half to grab a bruising 26-21 victory on Saturday, completing an improbable 12-0 season for the Buckeyes.

No. 19 Memphis avoids 0-3 run at Battle 4 Atlantis

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

Chris Crawford and Joe Jackson, two of Memphis' better players who had been struggling, scored 18 and 15 points, respectively, and the 19th-ranked Tigers avoided losing all three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis, beating Northern Iowa 52-47 on Saturday.

Egypt reformist warns of turmoil from Morsi decree

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST

Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping in unless the Islamist president rescinds his new, near absolute powers, as the country's long fragmented opposition sought to unite and rally new protests.

No. 19 Memphis beats Northern Iowa in Bahamas

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:28 PM PST

Chris Crawford and Joe Jackson, two of Memphis' better players who had been struggling, scored 18 and 15 points, respectively, and the 19th-ranked Tigers avoided losing all three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis, beating Northern Iowa 52-47 on Saturday.

No. 3 Georgia blows out hapless Ga. Tech 42-10

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST

Aaron Murray threw two touchdown passes, Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall each ran for a pair of TDs, and No. 3 Georgia stayed right in the thick of the national championship race with a 42-10 rout of Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Some states preserve penmanship despite tech gains

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:17 PM PST

The pen may not be as mighty as the keyboard these days, but California and a handful of states are not giving up on handwriting entirely.

Mass. natural gas explosion damaged 42 buildings

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST

Building inspectors assessing homes and businesses in western Massachusetts' largest city after a natural gas explosion says the blast damaged more than 40 buildings.

Holiday shopping moves earlier in stores and online

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:07 PM PST

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Next week's Cyber Monday should still be the top online shopping day of the year but it may pack less of a punch because online sales, a growing number involving mobile devices, soared on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Meanwhile, on Saturday, shoppers continued to visit stores though the burst that began on Thanksgiving night had subsided. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, had traditionally been the kickoff to the holiday season for stores. ...

Vonn turns in solid 1st run in return to racing

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 12:01 PM PST

Lindsey Vonn overcame an error and exhaustion in her return to World Cup racing after missing time with an intestinal illness that landed her in the hospital.

Checklist to see if 'fiscal cliff' deal rings true

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PST

President Barack Obama and leaders of the lame-duck Congress may be just weeks away from shaking hands on a deal to avert the dreaded "fiscal cliff." So it's natural to wonder: If they announce a bipartisan package promising to curb mushrooming federal deficits, will it be real?

New corruption scandal rocks Brazilian government

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, moving quickly to nip a new scandal in the bud, ordered the dismissal on Saturday of government officials allegedly involved in a bribery ring, including the country's deputy attorney general. Federal police raided government offices in Brasilia and Sao Paulo on Friday and arrested six people for running an influence peddling ring that sold government approvals to businessmen in return for bribes. ...

Hamilton wins pole position for Brazilian GP

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PST

Lewis Hamilton won the pole position for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel will start fourth and title challenger Fernando Alonso seventh.

Egypt's Mursi faces judicial revolt over decree

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:52 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi faced a rebellion from judges who accused him on Saturday of expanding his powers at their expense, deepening a crisis that has triggered violence in the street and exposed the country's deep divisions. The Judges' Club, a body representing judges across Egypt, called for a strike during a meeting interrupted with chants demanding the "downfall of the regime" - the rallying cry in the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year. ...

Brash boxer 'Macho' Camacho dies in Puerto Rico

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:51 AM PST

Hector "Macho" Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in boxing. And his bad-boy persona was not entirely an act, with a history of legal scrapes that began in his teens and continued throughout his life.

Immigrants struggle to cope in Sandy's aftermath

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PST

Superstorm Sandy plunged some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. into darkness and even deeper into the shadows.

Obama buys books to promote independent shops

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:28 AM PST

President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping.

AP PHOTOS: New scenes from Congo

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST

M23, the eight-month-old rebel group made up of soldiers who defected from the Congolese army, has pushed beyond Goma, the bustling regional capital of eastern Congo, which fell to the fighters earlier this week.

AP Interview: Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 11:04 AM PST

Gaza's ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself because only a strong arsenal, not negotiations, can extract concessions from Israel, the No. 2 in the Islamic militant group told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.

Hamas leader defiant as Israel eases Gaza curbs

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:57 AM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel eased restrictions on Gaza fishermen and farmers on Saturday, Palestinian officials said, advancing a three-day-old truce brokered by Egypt after a week of fierce fighting. Gaza's children also headed back to school in their hundreds of thousands, in another indication normal life was returning after eight days of fierce cross-border fighting in which 166 Palestinians and six Israelis were killed. ...

ElBaradei: Egypt president must rescind new powers

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:29 AM PST

Leading democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei says dialogue with Egypt's Islamist president is not possible until he rescinds his decrees giving himself near absolute powers.

Egypt democracy advocate ElBaradei: No dialogue with president until new powers are rescinded

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:19 AM PST

Egypt democracy advocate ElBaradei: No dialogue with president until new powers are rescinded .

Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:11 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. during a formal ceremony Saturday.

African presidents urge Congo rebels to abandon war

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:00 AM PST

GOMA/KAMPALA (Reuters) - African leaders called on eastern rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to abandon their aim of toppling the government and leave the city of Goma they captured this week. The appeal came from heads of state of the central African Great Lakes region who fear that if left unchecked the offensive by the M23 rebels could drag the volatile, ethnically-diverse and mineral-rich region back into another bloody conflict. ...

Arkansas AD: John L. Smith won't return as coach

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:49 AM PST

Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long wasted little time in bringing the John L. Smith era to a close.

China's 'Beijing Blues' wins at Taiwan film fest

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:40 AM PST

China's "Beijing Blues" won the best film award Saturday and Hong Kong's Johnnie To took home the best director's award at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival, an event considered the Chinese-language Oscars.

Afghan police: Student killed in university clash

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:39 AM PST

Sunni and Shiite students clashed at Kabul University on a Shiite holy day Saturday, and Afghan authorities say that one person was killed.

Cause of Mass. gas blast that hurt 18 being probed

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:38 AM PST

Dozens of building inspectors began assessing homes and businesses in one of New England's biggest cities on Saturday, a day after a natural gas explosion leveled a strip club located next to a day care and heavily damaged a dozen other structures. The blast injured 18 people, many of them first responders.

Larry Hagman as J.R.: A TV villain for all ages

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:38 AM PST

One reason "Dallas" became a cultural phenomenon like none other is that Larry Hagman never took its magnitude for granted.

Singer Bjork's vocal cord surgery successful

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:37 AM PST

Icelandic singer Bjork says she has had successful surgery to remove a vocal cord polyp.

Singers continue long Wis. tradition of protest

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:16 AM PST

Every weekday as the clock strikes noon, dozens of demonstrators pass out songbooks inside the Wisconsin Capitol. Office workers who know what's coming scramble to close their doors, and several police officers take up watch from a distance.

5 things to know about 'Dallas' star Larry Hagman

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST

Five things to know about "Dallas" star Larry Hagman:

'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dies in Texas

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:13 AM PST

and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings — on television's long-running and hugely successful nighttime soap, "Dallas."

4 killed during Shiite gathering in Yemeni capital

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:11 AM PST

Yemeni security officials say that four Shiites were killed when unknown assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a gathering of worshippers observing the holy day of Ashoura.

UK, U.N. hope Mideast nuclear talks take place next year

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:05 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the United Nations said on Saturday they hoped a conference aimed at trying to ban nuclear weapons in the Middle East could take place soon after the United States said it would not happen next month as originally planned. If and when it happens, the conference is likely to be fraught as Iran and Arab states say Israel's presumed nuclear arsenal is the main threat to security in the region, while Israel and the West see Tehran as the main proliferation danger. ...

Will US role at climate talks change after storm?

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:53 AM PST

During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will occur more often on a warming planet.

Egypt's top judges slam president's new powers

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:29 AM PST

Egypt's highest body of judges slammed on Saturday a recent decision by the president to grant himself near-absolute power, calling the move an "unprecedented assault" on the judiciary.

African leaders tell Congo rebels to stop war

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:25 AM PST

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Heads of state from Africa's Great Lakes region on Saturday urged rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's turbulent east to stop expanding their war and leave the town of Goma which they captured this week. The leaders met in the Ugandan capital Kampala to try to bring an end to the conflict after the M23 rebels said they planned to "liberate" the vast central African country. The M23 is widely thought to be backed by Rwanda, a claim it denies. ...
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