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Reuters: Top News

Reuters: Top News

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Idioma: en-us
Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 21:40:02 GMT

Resumen

1 - Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it
2 - British police arrest three more over killing of soldier
3 - Syrian opposition struggles for unity as battle rages
4 - Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass
5 - French soldier stabbed while on patrol near Paris
6 - As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence
7 - Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military: Hagel
8 - Hezbollah, Syrian government forces advance in border town
9 - Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant
10 - Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but police say capital calmer
11 - What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
12 - Ukraine's first gay march held under police protection
13 - Suicide car bombing in Russia's Dagestan injures 11
14 - Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children: media
15 - In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
16 - Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit
17 - Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse
18 - Durable goods orders point to factory resilience
19 - Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse: officials
20 - Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse: officials
21 - Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds
22 - Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital
23 - UK fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport, two arrests
24 - U.S. casts doubt on credibility of Iran election
25 - British security services in spotlight after soldier murder

Elementos

1 - Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U.S. Congress, an American official said.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 21:35:51 GMT

2 - British police arrest three more over killing of soldier

LONDON (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police arrested three men on Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder over the killing of a soldier near a barracks in London.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 21:04:40 GMT

3 - Syrian opposition struggles for unity as battle rages

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at closing their fractious ranks, as government forces launched a fierce onslaught on a rebel-held border town to try to gain the upper hand in the civil war.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 21:02:42 GMT

4 - Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 20:23:15 GMT

5 - French soldier stabbed while on patrol near Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck and injured on Saturday by a man who fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande said.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 20:06:35 GMT

6 - As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence

NACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United States.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 19:32:19 GMT

7 - Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military: Hagel

(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 18:45:52 GMT

8 - Hezbollah, Syrian government forces advance in border town

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict said.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 18:12:00 GMT

9 - Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant

(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 17:10:31 GMT

10 - Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but police say capital calmer

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Community patrols and a beefed-up police presence helped to calm violence around Stockholm overnight on Saturday but 20 to 30 cars were still torched in poor immigrant suburbs and serious incidents were reported outside the capital for the first time.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 13:24:53 GMT

11 - What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii

HONOLULU (Reuters) - The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 12:08:15 GMT

12 - Ukraine's first gay march held under police protection

KIEV (Reuters) - About 100 Ukrainian gay rights activists held the country's first gay rally on Saturday, helped by police who arrested 13 people for trying to break up the march.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 12:03:37 GMT

13 - Suicide car bombing in Russia's Dagestan injures 11

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia's Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media reported.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 11:30:20 GMT

14 - Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children: media

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Seventeen Pakistani children burnt to death on Saturday when a gas cylinder on the bus taking them to school exploded, media said.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 10:53:13 GMT

15 - In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 05:05:23 GMT

16 - Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 03:06:08 GMT

17 - Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse

ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on Friday.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 02:15:46 GMT

18 - Durable goods orders point to factory resilience

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a sharp slowdown in factory output could soon run its course.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 01:30:15 GMT

19 - Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse: officials

MOUNT VERNON, Washington (Reuters) - A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at least one girder, officials said on Friday.

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 01:14:27 GMT

20 - Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse: officials

MOUNT VERNON, Washington (Reuters) - A bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers plunging into the frigid Skagit River in Washington state, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was caused when a truck crashed into at least one girder, officials said on Friday.

Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:36:24 GMT

21 - Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace talks which the United States and Russia are convening to seek an end to more than two years of civil war.

Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:54 GMT

22 - Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces.

Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:01 GMT

23 - UK fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport, two arrests

LONDON (Reuters) - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.

Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:02 GMT

24 - U.S. casts doubt on credibility of Iran election

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States on Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticizing the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access.

Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 17:18:13 GMT

25 - British security services in spotlight after soldier murder

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers.

Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 17:15:22 GMT


washingtonpost.com - Technology

washingtonpost.com

Technology

Idioma: en-us

Resumen

1 - Girls' Night Logged On
2 - Hospital Services Performed Overseas
3 - MCI Calls Qwest's Bid 'Superior' to Verizon's
4 - 5 Ways to Unleash Music
5 - Google Accommodates Search History Buffs
6 - DVDs Came Late to the High-Def TV Party
7 - Hit 'Send' And the World Laughs With You
8 - Purr. Whirr.
9 - For Some, Thumb Pain Is BlackBerry's Stain
10 - This Mouse Won't Hunt
11 - Web Has It Covered

Elementos

1 - Girls' Night Logged On

You match the Nicole Kidman card with the Nicole Kidman card, the Julia Roberts card with the Julia Roberts card, the J.Lo card with the J.Lo card. Simple enough. The game is called Ditto, and it's on the Web site of Ladies' Home Journal, and Karen Heal is, at this very moment, too preoccupied playing the game to talk about it.

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

2 - Hospital Services Performed Overseas

A movement toward greater use of telemedicine is widening the spectrum of care doctors can provide from afar and enabling more outsourcing of services overseas.
-The Washington Post

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

3 - MCI Calls Qwest's Bid 'Superior' to Verizon's

MCI Inc.'s board of directors embraced a cash-rich offer from Qwest Communications International Inc. after months of saying the company was a financially weaker and strategically less desirable merger partner than Verizon Communications Inc.
-The Washington Post

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

4 - 5 Ways to Unleash Music

Two years ago this coming Thursday, the online music business stopped being a joke. When Apple Computer opened its iTunes Music Store for business on April 28, 2003, people finally had a song-downloads destination that provided a fair value for the money.
-Rob Pegoraro

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

5 - Google Accommodates Search History Buffs

Don't take this personally, but Google wants your Web search history.

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

6 - DVDs Came Late to the High-Def TV Party

You can now watch high-definition television on sets as cheap as $500, with plenty of programming from a variety of channels. But HDTV is missing from one crucial corner of the home-entertainment business -- the DVD. Companies are still developing and promoting two different, incompatible high-definition versions of the DVD, neither of which will have any consumer relevance (read: tolerable prices) until next year at the soonest.

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

7 - Hit 'Send' And the World Laughs With You

The guy's Irish or Scottish or something like that, and he's drunk as a skunk. He staggers down the street, stumbles to his car and starts fumbling to get his key in the lock when two cops walk up, one male, one female.

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

8 - Purr. Whirr.

Mecho-pets such as the catbot is easier for many people -- the elderly, the allergy-stricken, the autistic and disabled children and adults -- to relate to than a real cat.

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

9 - For Some, Thumb Pain Is BlackBerry's Stain

Orthopedists say they are seeing an increasing number of patients with similar symptoms, a condition known as "overuse syndrome" or "BlackBerry thumb." In some patients, the disability has become severe.-The Washington Post

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

10 - This Mouse Won't Hunt

The mouse clicked in Indiana, but the gun that fired the shot heard 'round the Internet sits on a game preserve in Texas. Now, 14 states and an influential congressman want to ban online hunting. -Robert MacMillan

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT

11 - Web Has It Covered

If the Nats aren't on TV, turn on a computer and log onto the Internet, where you can get free, almost-live updates on the progress of games and, for a small price, live video and audio broadcasts too.

Fecha: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:07:06 GMT


NYT > Technology

NYT > Technology

Idioma: en-us

Resumen

1 - Photo Sharing on the Go Is the Latest Hot Investment Niche in Silicon Valley
2 - F.C.C. Investigates Google Street View
3 - I.H.T. Special Report: Business in South Korea: Korean Giants Struggle to Crack Smartphone Market
4 - Cisco Reports Higher Profit But Sees Some Weaknesses
5 - Currents | Apps: Kelly Hoppen Introduces an iPhone App
6 - Bits: Yahoo Hires a Time Inc. Ad Man
7 - Bits: Tech Talk Podcast: A Social Web Browser
8 - Bits: Airbnb Raises Cash to Expand Budget-Travel Service
9 - Bits: Android Is 2nd in Mobile Sales, Gartner Says
10 - Stage Set for Showdown on Online Privacy
11 - Eisner’s Studio and AOL Pair Up for Web Series
12 - Vodafone Selling Stake in Softbank
13 - Ask.com to Return to Old Service
14 - Company Accused of Firing Over Facebook Post
15 - Licensing Fees the Main Topic of Oracle Testimony
16 - IAC Stops Developing Search, Ask.Com to Outsource
17 - Quantum Computing Reaches for True Power
18 - Strides in Materials, but No Invisibility Cloak
19 - For NASA, Closer Looks at Mercury and Mars
20 - DealBook: Deal Gives Amazon a Diaper Strategy
21 - State of the Art: It’s a Tablet. It’s Gorgeous. It’s Costly.
22 - The Great Cyberheist
23 - Top 10 Must-Have Apps for the iPhone, and Some Runners-Up
24 - State of the Art: Kinect Pushes Users Into a Sweaty New Dimension
25 - Gadgetwise: Sprint Gets an iPhone, Sort Of
26 - Gadgetwise: A Wireless Speaker(phone) for Smartphones
27 - Gadgetwise: 5 Tips for Searching Gmail

Elementos

1 - Photo Sharing on the Go Is the Latest Hot Investment Niche in Silicon Valley

The apps, like Instagram, Hipstamatic, DailyBooth and PicPlz, have been small-time projects, but now a few are trying to become real businesses.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:48:23 GMT

2 - F.C.C. Investigates Google Street View

Google’s acquisition of passwords, e-mails and other personal data from unsuspecting people may have violated the Communications Act.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:30:01 GMT

3 - I.H.T. Special Report: Business in South Korea: Korean Giants Struggle to Crack Smartphone Market

Samsung and LG Electronics have moved into the realm of leadership in the technology industry, but as smartphones take the world by storm, they have remained largely confined to the sidelines.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:20:29 GMT

4 - Cisco Reports Higher Profit But Sees Some Weaknesses

Despite the company’s strong performance, shares fell close to 10 percent in after-hours trading after the earnings release.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:30:01 GMT

5 - Currents | Apps: Kelly Hoppen Introduces an iPhone App

Home Style, a new app from the English interior designer, includes 40 videos with furniture and design ideas.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:00:42 GMT

6 - Bits: Yahoo Hires a Time Inc. Ad Man

Yahoo hired Wayne Powers, a former Time Inc. executive, to revive its slumping as sales business in the United States.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:27:28 GMT

7 - Bits: Tech Talk Podcast: A Social Web Browser

Miguel Helft on the new social browser RockMelt, gaming on a laptop and the Queen of England's joining Facebook.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:19:58 GMT

8 - Bits: Airbnb Raises Cash to Expand Budget-Travel Service

The room-and-house rental vacation site announced it had raised $7.2 million in a Series A round of venture financing, led by Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:31:31 GMT

9 - Bits: Android Is 2nd in Mobile Sales, Gartner Says

A staggering 417 million mobile phones were sold worldwide last quarter, up 35 percent from the same period last year, the research firm says.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:43:56 GMT

10 - Stage Set for Showdown on Online Privacy

Two federal agencies are preparing reports on online privacy standards, and the findings could be at odds.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:47:16 GMT

11 - Eisner’s Studio and AOL Pair Up for Web Series

The partnership is the latest attempt by AOL to infuse its homepage with original video.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:20:06 GMT

12 - Vodafone Selling Stake in Softbank

The mobile-phone company also raised its full-year earnings outlook after a strong first half.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:10:25 GMT

13 - Ask.com to Return to Old Service

The company will go back to being a question-and-answer service, but it’s re-entering a field that has become crowded.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:20:33 GMT

14 - Company Accused of Firing Over Facebook Post

The National Labor Relations Board said a company fired an employee illegally after she criticized her supervisor.

Fecha: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:16:24 GMT

15 - Licensing Fees the Main Topic of Oracle Testimony

Licensing fees are a central point in the legal battle over how much SAP should pay in damages for stealing Oracle’s software.

Fecha: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:17:48 GMT

16 - IAC Stops Developing Search, Ask.Com to Outsource

Internet mogul Barry Diller has ended his company’s quest to develop Internet search technology to rival that of Google Inc and Microsoft Corp.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:18:21 GMT

17 - Quantum Computing Reaches for True Power

Three major technologies all have the potential to move from demonstration computers to practical, highly powerful machines.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:00:45 GMT

18 - Strides in Materials, but No Invisibility Cloak

Researchers are using artificially structured metamaterials to manipulate light or other electromagnetic waves in ways not achievable in nature.

Fecha: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:30:17 GMT

19 - For NASA, Closer Looks at Mercury and Mars

After a trip of six and a half years, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft will finally pull into orbit around Mercury, and a rover the size of an S.U.V. is expected to land on Mars.

Fecha: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:30:27 GMT

20 - DealBook: Deal Gives Amazon a Diaper Strategy

By acquiring Quidsi, the parent company of Diapers.com, Amazon.com should be able compete in the baby-products sector.

Fecha: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:38:07 GMT

21 - State of the Art: It’s a Tablet. It’s Gorgeous. It’s Costly.

Samsung presents the Galaxy Tab, a new Android tablet with many features and a light touch. But it’ll cost you.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:26:18 GMT

22 - The Great Cyberheist

Inside the mind of Albert Gonzalez, America’s most notorious computer hacker.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:00:54 GMT

23 - Top 10 Must-Have Apps for the iPhone, and Some Runners-Up

A fistful of iPhone apps that will save you time, make your life easier and make you smile.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:50:01 GMT

24 - State of the Art: Kinect Pushes Users Into a Sweaty New Dimension

The Kinect, which plugs into an Xbox, can project a digital version of you on screen while you shimmy, shake and play active games.

Fecha: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:55:46 GMT

25 - Gadgetwise: Sprint Gets an iPhone, Sort Of

A new iPhone case with a Wi-Fi hot spot built in comes close to turning an iPod Touch into a real phone.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:18:43 GMT

26 - Gadgetwise: A Wireless Speaker(phone) for Smartphones

A new Bluetooth speaker from Jawbone lets you play music wirelessly from your smartphone and also serves as a speakerphone.

Fecha: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:38:17 GMT

27 - Gadgetwise: 5 Tips for Searching Gmail

Gmail offers a number of advanced search features that can help people search messages in an extremely bloated in-box.

Fecha: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:02:17 GMT


AP Top Headlines At 5:36 p.m. EDT

AP Top Headlines At 5:36 p.m. EDT

Resumen

1 - Obama refocuses terror threat to pre-9/11 level
2 - UK police arrest 3 more men in soldier's slaying
3 - Bayern beats Dortmund 2-1 in final on Robben goal
4 - French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris
5 - Political landscape changes with improving economy
6 - Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay
7 - Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
8 - Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria
9 - Obama's drone rules provide limits, ambiguity
10 - Fragments of biblical treasure are up for sale

Elementos

1 - Obama refocuses terror threat to pre-9/11 level

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 19:05:39 GMT

2 - UK police arrest 3 more men in soldier's slaying

LONDON (AP) -- British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 20:50:58 GMT

3 - Bayern beats Dortmund 2-1 in final on Robben goal

LONDON (AP) -- Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final Saturday night, ending four years of frustration for his team in Europe's biggest tournament....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 21:34:49 GMT

4 - French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

PARIS (AP) -- A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 21:36:19 GMT

5 - Political landscape changes with improving economy

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 20:13:36 GMT

6 - Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 20:57:47 GMT

7 - Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

SEATTLE (AP) -- Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 20:27:29 GMT

8 - Hezbollah chief commits to victory in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) -- The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period."...

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 20:11:34 GMT

9 - Obama's drone rules provide limits, ambiguity

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 17:55:07 GMT

10 - Fragments of biblical treasure are up for sale

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are up for sale - in tiny pieces....

Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:20 GMT


Top NBCNews headlines

Top NBCNews headlines

Idioma: en-US
Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 16:29:10 GMT

Resumen

1 - Seven injured in Missouri as trains collide, trigger highway bridge collapse
2 - Xbox? More like Xbody: Future game consoles will get under your skin
3 - 'Open season' for sex at Alaskan base, military officials say
4 - Turkey builds wall at Syrian border after deadly bombings
5 - Vogue of the speedway: How motorsports improve what we drive
6 - Gov. Christie boosts Jersey Shore with Memorial Day weekend road trip 
7 - 17 children 'burned to death' in Pakistan school bus explosion
8 - Man behind 'Why I Don't Have a Girlfriend' theory to marry
9 - At least two killed when airplane on mercy flight crashes, authorities say
10 - Sexual misconduct investigation under way at Alaskan base, military officials say
11 - When great turns into G.O.A.T.
12 - Principal, teachers recount tornado hitting Oklahoma school
13 - Zoo worker dies after tiger attack
14 - US judge rules department of 'toughest sheriff' engages in racial profiling
15 - 15-year-old held in stabbing deaths of two adopted brothers
16 - Memorial Day planet parade: See Jupiter, Mercury and Venus
17 - Stirring the pot: McDonald's serving pasta in Italy
18 - Brain overload explains missing childhood memories
19 - 5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak
20 - Amanda Bynes released from jail, reportedly says bong was 'a vase'
21 - Collapsed I-5 bridge gone from Google Maps — almost as quickly as it fell
22 - FDA warns of infections tied to Tenn. pharmacy
23 - Florida teen rejects plea deal in underage same-sex case
24 - California reveals prices for health insurance under Obamacare
25 - Toronto mayor denies, finally, use of crack cocaine

Elementos

1 - Seven injured in Missouri as trains collide, trigger highway bridge collapse

Two freight trains collided and derailed early Saturday in southeast Missouri, then triggered the collapse of a highway overpass when several rail cars struck a support pillar.Seven people were injured, including two personnel on the trains and five individuals in cars on the overpass on Highway M near Scott City, about 120 miles south of St. Louis, NBC affiliate KSDK reported. All the injured wer...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:42 GMT

2 - Xbox? More like Xbody: Future game consoles will get under your skin

Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is getting, all to measure just how scared you are.For 250 lucky — or extremely unlucky — test subjects, fear-based gaming was a reality, at least in an experimental program led by the game studio Valve. If the game could sense that a player ...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 15:49:55 GMT

3 - 'Open season' for sex at Alaskan base, military officials say

An Army battalion commander at the Space and Missile Defense Command at Fort Greely, Alaska, is under investigation for allegedly "condoning" adultery and creating an "open season" climate when it comes to sexual activity among the troops, military and defense officials tell NBC News. According to one military official, "It's as if that was the only thing to do" at the remote Alaska base. ...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 15:38:54 GMT

4 - Turkey builds wall at Syrian border after deadly bombings

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey is constructing 1.5-mile twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three deadly bombings this year.The concrete walls will be built on either side of the road leading from the Turkish side of the crossing at Cilvegozu to the Syrian border gate and will be topped with barbed wire, the Turkish Customs Ministry said in a stateme...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 13:21:20 GMT

5 - Vogue of the speedway: How motorsports improve what we drive

When the field lines up on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track this weekend, they’ll begin with a pace lap behind a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray driven by San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh.Although Harbaugh might be more used to a gridiron than starting grid, he should feel at home behind the wheel of the newly updated ‘Vette that owes much of its advancements to the General Motors raci...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 10:46:37 GMT

6 - Gov. Christie boosts Jersey Shore with Memorial Day weekend road trip 

After famously telling hurricane-weary tourists in 2011 to “get the hell back on the beach," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is on another, softer, mission to lure visitors back to his state’s sandy shores.With the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy last fall still on the minds of many vacationers, Christie is spending Memorial Day weekend – the unofficial start of the summer season – traveling ...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 09:12:51 GMT

7 - 17 children 'burned to death' in Pakistan school bus explosion

ISLAMABAD -- At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured in the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat."This is a very sad incident. According to our information, at least 17 children were burned to death," h...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 08:12:36 GMT

8 - Man behind 'Why I Don't Have a Girlfriend' theory to marry

If you've been bemoaning your lack of romantic options, don't give up hope. Peter Backus, a researcher in the U.K. who once calculated he had only a 1 in 285,000 chance of finding love, has beaten the odds: He's getting married this weekend.In 2010, Backus, then a tutor at the University of Warwick, published "Why I Don't Have A Girlfriend," a research paper that used something called the Drake eq...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 06:06:15 GMT

9 - At least two killed when airplane on mercy flight crashes, authorities say

EPHRATAH, N.Y. -- A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed into a pond in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead and investigators are searching for the pilot, who is missing. Officials did not immediately identify the passengers or pilot.The Pipe...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 04:43:59 GMT

10 - Sexual misconduct investigation under way at Alaskan base, military officials say

The Army has launched an investigation into possible sexual misconduct or sexual assault at the Space and Missile Defense Command at Fort Greely, Alaska, military and defense officials tell NBC News.The sources report there are allegations that an Army commander or commanders had sexual relations with female soldiers under their command.It's not clear whether the alleged contact was forced or cons...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 03:27:13 GMT

11 - When great turns into G.O.A.T.

When I was young, the majority opinion – at least among the kids at my school – was that the devil played the fiddle better than Johnny did in the song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Obviously, that would have messed up the general narrative of that song, but it was a good lesson in subjectivity. It’s all a matter of opinion. There isn’t a best ever. Not really. Not even in a song.But it leads ...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 02:05:09 GMT

12 - Principal, teachers recount tornado hitting Oklahoma school

By Becky Bratu, Kate Snow, Tim Uehlinger and Jay Kernis, NBC NewsAs she tours the husk of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. -- the little that was left behind after a powerful tornado shredded everything in its 17-mile path -- Principal Amy Simpson thinks back to Monday morning, when her biggest task was helping the sixth-graders get ready for their graduation ceremony.Pre-K teacher L...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 02:05:07 GMT

13 - Zoo worker dies after tiger attack

A British zoo worker who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park near Dalton-in-Furness has died, police said Friday.Sarah McClay, 24, from the Barrow area, was attacked by a tiger within its enclosure Friday afternoon, Cumbria police said. The woman was taken by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital following the attack at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, but she did not survive.McClay...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 01:26:44 GMT

14 - US judge rules department of 'toughest sheriff' engages in racial profiling

PHOENIX -- A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics have mad...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 00:59:23 GMT

15 - 15-year-old held in stabbing deaths of two adopted brothers

A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.He was arrested Thursday in the deaths of the boys, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new houses and tidy lawns, police said."He spoke bluntly with our investigators," said Davis County Sheriff ...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 00:42:49 GMT

16 - Memorial Day planet parade: See Jupiter, Mercury and Venus

By Joe Rao, SPACE.com A trio of bright planets is shining together in the sunset sky, a must-see night sky sight for stargazers this Memorial Day weekend.Three planets — Jupiter, Venus and Mercury — can be now be seen in the western sky at dusk, weather permitting, in a rare and beautiful gathering that changes from night to night. Astronomers call a meeting of objects in the night sky a conjun...

    


Fecha: Sat, 25 May 2013 00:04:38 GMT

17 - Stirring the pot: McDonald's serving pasta in Italy

Infamnia! McDonald’s Italy rolled out a new menu item featuring the country’s most beloved culinary staple: pasta.The fast-food giant is partnering with Italian pasta brand Barilla to serve a pasta salad with tuna, tomatoes, peppers, capers and olives with a price of 4.90 euros. Roberto Masi, CEO of McDonald's Italy, said in a statement the new offering was “responding to the tastes of the Italian...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:44 GMT

18 - Brain overload explains missing childhood memories

Scientists -- and parents -- have long wondered why we don’t remember anything that happened before age 3. As all parents know, no matter how momentous an event is in a toddler’s life, the memory soon drifts away and within months there isn’t even a wisp of it left.Now a new study shows that “infantile amnesia” may be due to the rapid growth of nerve cells in the hippocampus, the brain region resp...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:44 GMT

19 - 5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak

Five climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday. The five disappeared Monday on Mount Kanchenjunga, and bad weather was preventing a rescue helicopter from reaching their base camp. Mountaineering Department official Dipendra Poudel said Friday that the climbers were descending from t...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:43 GMT

20 - Amanda Bynes released from jail, reportedly says bong was 'a vase'

Actress Amanda Bynes appeared in court briefly Friday morning after a wild Thursday night confrontation with police at her New York apartment. Bynes was released from police custody until a July 9 court date.According to NBC New York, Bynes' lawyer told the judge she had never been in any trouble before, and the actress was warned that another arrest or failure to appear would lead to "significan...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:43 GMT

21 - Collapsed I-5 bridge gone from Google Maps — almost as quickly as it fell

On Thursday evening, a bridge along Interstate 5 in Washington State collapsed. Early on Friday, Google Maps already reflected the incident. Google's secret for such a speedy update? An army of volunteers."As soon as the local news picked up on the bridge collapse, someone used the Map Maker tool to go into Google Maps to edit it to reflect the bridge collapse," Google spokesperson Sierra Lovelace...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:43 GMT

22 - FDA warns of infections tied to Tenn. pharmacy

Health officials fear they have another outbreak of infections linked to pain injections -- this one because at least seven people in two states developed abscesses after getting injections of steroid drugs. They're all linked to a single pharmacy: Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.Tennessee state officials say the facility distributed the products to 13 states:...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:43 GMT

23 - Florida teen rejects plea deal in underage same-sex case

Kaitlyn Hunt, the 18-year-old Florida cheerleader facing felony charges for a sexual relationship she had with a younger girl, has refused to take a plea deal in the case, her lawyers said Friday.Hunt now must go to court to face two charges of lewd and lascivious battery on a minor. If convicted, shefaces up to 15 years in prison and would haveto register as a sex offender.Under the deal offered ...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:42 GMT

24 - California reveals prices for health insurance under Obamacare

California has unveiled prices that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a glimpse into how health care reform may look as it is rolled out across the nation. Under the federal health care reform law, people who do not get or cannot afford health insurance through their jobs can buy coverage through an exchange, at a...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:40 GMT

25 - Toronto mayor denies, finally, use of crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under pressure to respond to allegations he was filmed using drugs, said on Friday that he does not smoke crack cocaine and could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not exist. "There has been a serious accusation from the Toronto Star that I use crack cocaine. I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," he told a news conference. The T...

    


Fecha: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:22 GMT