2015년 2월 27일 금요일

Evening Edition: ‘Jihadi John’: Islamic State killer is identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi

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Evening Edition
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‘Jihadi John’: Islamic State killer is identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi
LONDON — The world knows him as “Jihadi John,” the masked man with a British accent who has beheaded several hostages held by the Islamic State and who taunts audiences in videos circulated widely online.  Read full article »

The FCC approves strong net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission approved strict new rules for Internet providers Thursday in a historic vote that represents the government's most aggressive attempt to make sure the Web remains a level playing field.  Read full article »
Foreign governments gave millions to foundation while Clinton was at State Dept.
The Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars from seven foreign governments during Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, including one donation that violated its ethics agreement with the Obama administration, foundation officials disclosed Wednesday.  Read full article »
This is the longest period without a U.S. military combat casualty since 9/11
At the end of an hour-long panel discussion in Washington on Wednesday, a middle-aged man raised his hand. Fred J. Boenig, the father of a U.S. airman who died in Afghanistan, had a question for Rep. Adam D. Kinzinger, who called himself “hawkish” on using U.S. military power against the Islamic State.  Read full article »
That spooky white spot on Ceres? New photos show two of them.
We're almost there! On March 6, NASA's Dawn spacecraft should get pulled into a cozy orbit with Ceres, the dwarf planet that reigns as king of our solar system's asteroid belt. As always, the images released by NASA are the best, clearest pictures of Ceres yet.  Read full article »
The Siberian crater saga is more widespread — and scarier — than anyone thought
In the middle of last summer came news of a bizarre occurrence no one could explain. Seemingly out of nowhere, a massive crater appeared in one of the planet’s most inhospitable lands. Early estimates said the crater, nestled in an land called “the ends of the Earth” where temperatures can sink far below zero, yawned nearly 100 feet in diameter.  Read full article »
BREAKING: Two llamas were on the run today in Arizona
Urgent llama news out of Arizona, apparently: Two animals, believed to be llamas, went on the run — on the lam, if you will (and we will) — this afternoon. I REPEAT: There was what appeared to be a llama chase in Sun City, Ariz.  Read full article »
Why, to many critics, Mother Teresa is still no saint
Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic missionary who became an international icon for her charitable work, has been dropped into modern India's religious debate after the head of the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) criticized the intentions behind her work.  Read full article »
UFC’s Ronda Rousey is okay with being called pretty. She can still kick any guy’s butt.
GLENDALE, Calif. — The best mixed martial arts fighter in the world might be a woman, and Ronda Rousey refuses to shrink from either identity. As a stylist spritzes hairspray and a makeup artist dabs a brush across Rousey’s face, it’s easy to forget she can snap an opponent’s arm, and watching her pummel another UFC opponent doesn’t call to mind fashion shoots.  Read full article »

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