2014年11月27日 星期四

2014-11-28 U.S. Spotlight

  New York Times   
Obama Builds Environmental Legacy With 1970 Law  New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama could leave office with the most aggressive, far-reaching environmental legacy of any occupant of the White House. Yet it is very possible that not a single major environmental law will have passed during his two terms in ...


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What's behind the Taliban's latest attacks in Kabul?  PBS NewsHour
Four attacks on foreigners took place in Afghanistan on Thursday, the latest in a string of bombings by the Taliban. Speaking from Kabul, New York Times foreign correspondent Rod Nordland tells Judy Woodruff what is unusual about the most recent attacks ...


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  Yahoo News   
Islamic State group recruits, exploits children  Yahoo News
BEIRUT (AP) — Teenagers carrying weapons stand at checkpoints and busy intersections in Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul. Patched onto the left arms of their black uniforms are the logos of the Islamic Police.

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  New York Times   
36 Hours in Santa Fe  New York Times
No matter what the season, food, culture and nature buffs will find ample reason to linger in and around Santa Fe. Video by Fritzie Andrade, Max Cantor, Chris Carmichael, Sarah Brady Voll and Aaron Wolfe on Publish Date November 26, 2014. Photo by ...


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Using a numbers-based approach to end political gridlock in 'Moneyball for ...  PBS NewsHour
Numbers and politics are the focus of “Moneyball for Government,” a new book written by a bipartisan group of authors. Gwen Ifill interviews two of the contributors, John Bridgeland, former domestic policy adviser for George W. Bush, and former National ...


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  Fusion   
Across the tracks from Ferguson, Clayton enlists private army to brace for trouble  Fusion
CLAYTON, Missouri —St. Louis looks like a city prepping for a storm. In Ferguson, residents are filling their gas tanks and stockpiling supplies, as strip-mall business owners spray-paint “OPEN” on plywood barricades nailed across storefronts. Twelve miles ...


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  New York Times   
At a Paris Flea Market, Tips for Treasure Hunters  New York Times
The Marché Dauphine, one of the markets at Marché aux Puces de Paris/St.-Ouen. Credit Julien Bourgeois for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Pursuits. By ELAINE SCIOLINO. Continue reading the ...


   


Stopping illegal fish dumping in Montana before it's too late  PBS NewsHour
In Montana, illegal fish dumping of non-native species is threatening the state's native trout. In a segment for Student Reporting Labs, Meri DeMarois and her mentor Anna Rau of MontanaPBS report on how conservation organizations are working to protect ...


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  National Geographic   
New US Ozone Rules Likely to Be Felt Nationwide  National Geographic
More cities may need to crack down on smog caused by power plants, factories and cars. A photo of Los Angeles covered in smog. Smog sits over Los Angeles. Proposed U.S. rules would tighten the standards for ozone pollution. Photograph by Ted Soqui, ...


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Bill Cosby's legacy, recast: Accusers speak in detail about sexual-assault ...  Washington Post
They didn't see a comedian. They saw the “king of the world.” Long before there was a Dr. Cliff Huxtable, before rumpled sweaters and a collective anointing as America's dad, Bill Cosby was magnified a hundredfold in the eyes of the young models and ...


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