2013年1月17日星期四

Morning Digest: Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control

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01/17/2013
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Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During the past two years as his frustration with a "dysfunctional" Congress has grown, President Barack Obama has resorted to bypassing the legislative branch as he did on Wednesday to implement tighter gun control laws..
Huge Sahara hostage siege turns Mali war global
ALGIERS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Islamist gunmen holding dozens of Western hostages and scores of Algerians at a gas plant deep in the Sahara desert let some them speak to the media on Thursday to warn that they would be blown up if the site is stormed..
Futures signal mixed Wall Street open
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 rising 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures falling 0.1 percent..
Oprah's task: Turn Armstrong audience into regular OWN viewers
(Reuters) - Millions of people are expected to watch Lance Armstrong confess to using performance-enhancing drugs in a two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey beginning this evening, likely giving her OWN cable network its largest audience ever..
Serena, Murray on the up and up as Melbourne swelters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Murray and Serena Williams steamrollered into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday as sweltering heat at Melbourne Park failed to prove a leveler on day four of the year's first grand slam..
Facebook search to generate revenue, no rival to Google: analysts
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's new search tool has strong potential to generate revenue for the social networking company, though it is unlikely to challenge Google Inc as the world's dominant search engine, Wall Street analysts said on Wednesday..
Balloon-like dwelling to be tested on Int'l Space Station
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A low-cost space dwelling that inflates like a balloon in orbit will be tested aboard the International Space Station, opening the door for commercial leases of future free-flying outposts and deep-space astronaut habitats for NASA..
Australian outlaw Ned Kelly to be laid to rest, 132 years later
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The remains of Australia's most famous outlaw, Ned Kelly, are finally to be laid to rest, 132 years after he was hanged for murder..
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