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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Three killed in Syrian army gas attack: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A woman and two children were killed and 16 people injured in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday in what an anti-government violence monitoring group said was a gas attack by Syrian government forces.
Rami Abdelrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, cited witnesses as saying that two gas bombs had been dropped from an army helicopter.
Doctors in the town of Afrin, where the injured were taken, told the Observatory that victims had "hallucinated, vomited, had excess mucus and felt their eyes were burning".
Reuters cannot verify such reports from Syria due to severe reporting and security restrictions.
A team of United Nations-led experts is waiting in Cyprus for the go-ahead to investigate three previous allegations of chemical weapons attacks in Syria, including one the government said was a poison attack by rebels in Aleppo last month.
The government of President Bashar al-Assad has rejected demands by the opposition that the inspectors be sent to investigate cases in Homs and Damascus where rebels say government forces used chemical munitions.
Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud district, where the two bombs were dropped on Saturday, is controlled by rebels. The Observatory distributed photos taken by opposition activists of remnants of what it said were the bombs.
It also sent photos of a dead woman and two children, who it said were both under two years old. None of the three had any visible injuries.
About 70,000 people have been killed in an uprising against four decades of Assad family rule that turned into a civil war after Assad's forces suppressed protests and opposition members took up arms. Both sides have been accused by rights groups of war crimes.
(Reporting by Oliver Holmes; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/three-killed-syrian-army-gas-attack-monitoring-group-114916953.html
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Sandy Hook mom makes plea for 'common sense' gun controls
All across the country Saturday, people turned out at rallies to demand tougher gun laws. Meanwhile, Sandy Hook mother Francine Wheeler made an emotional appeal for national gun-control legislation. NBC's Kristen Welker reports.
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News
A mother who lost her 6-year-old son in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School made an emotional plea for national gun-control legislation in an address from the White House.
Francine Wheeler made her appeal in lieu of the president?s weekly address. Her appearance is the only time President Obama has handed the address to anyone other than Vice President Joe Biden since the two first took office. Wheeler was joined by her husband David.
?I have hear people say that the tidal wave of anguish our country felt on 12/14 has receded, but not for us,? Wheeler said. ?To us it feels as if it happened just yesterday, and in the four months since we lost our loved ones, thousands of other Americans have died at the end of a gun.?
The address, taped Friday, comes as several Sandy Hook families have mounted an aggressive effort to get a gun-control bill passed by Congress. Wheeler and her husband wrote the remarks after they were approached, the White House said.
?We have to convince the Senate to come together and pass common sense gun responsibility reforms that will make our communities safer and prevent more tragedies like the one we never thought would happen to us,? Wheeler said.
Jessica Hill / AP file
Francine Wheeler, mother of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Benjamin Wheeler, cries as she listens to Vice President Joe Biden speak during a gun violence conference in Danbury, Conn., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
Family members of the Newtown victims were present on Capitol Hill Thursday when Senators voted 68-31 to move forward with the process of debating a gun bill that several Republican lawmakers had threatened to filibuster. Several Republican senators have said that the presence of Newtown families helped contribute to the unexpectedly overwhelming vote to move forward with the bill.
Among the more than a dozen relatives in the gallery was Jillian Soto, whose sister was killed at Sandy Hook.
?The tears that we had weren?t tears of joy, but tears of remembering this is happening,? Soto told NBC News shortly after the vote. ?We?re here because of what happened to us.?
During her remarks, Wheeler and her husband wore green pins to commemorate the 20 schoolchildren, including their son, and six adults who died in the December shooting. The Wheelers? older son Nate, a 4th grader at Sandy Hook, survived the shooting.
?Sometimes I close my eyes and all I can remember is that awful day waiting at the Sandy Hook volunteer firehouse for the boy who would never come home ? the same firehouse that was home to Ben?s Tiger Scout Den 6,? said Wheeler, choking back tears. ?But other times I feel Ben?s presence filling me with courage for what I have to do for him and all the others taken from us so violently and too soon.?
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Second chances a first priority on 'The Moment'
By Randee Dawn, TODAY contributor
Charlie Ebersol knows what it's like to get a second chance: In 2004 he was in a private jet with his father and younger brother Teddy when it crashed in Colorado. His brother lost his life, and Charlie and his father Dick, a longtime NBC producer and co-creator of "Saturday Night Live," survived their injuries.
"When the plane crashed, I was so angry," he told TODAY's Willie Geist Friday. "I wasn't scared or sad ... I was going to lose out on the opportunity to do all these things I loved that I wasn't doing."
His mother instructed him to "take control of his life," and he did, selling off his company and focusing on the things he loved. Ultimately, he decided to create a TV series that would help others get a second chance at their own dreams. "The Moment," which began airing on USA Network on Feb. 20, is the result of his new priorities.
As Ebersol explained, the show doesn't just hand opportunities over to individuals who want them; it isn't "Fantasy Island." Instead, he helps facilitate tryouts and interviews for people who want to do something they've never done before, and helps them get trained or mentored for two weeks before what he called "the ultimate job interview."?
"It's a brutal show," he said, "because in some respects you are getting a shot, your second chance. But it's a legitimate interview -- if you don't do well, you don't get offered the job."
"The Moment" airs on USA Network on Thursdays at 10 p.m.
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Friday, April 12, 2013
'Vonn-tourage' takes over Masters
By Steve Keating
AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 11 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods got his Masters campaign off to a solid start on Thursday but the world number one was forced to share the Augusta spotlight.
When first round action began it seemed for a moment as if the 14-times major winner was part of girlfriend Lindsey Vonn's 'Vonn-tourage' as hundreds of media and thousands of spectators scrambled to catch glimpse of the Olympic skiing champion.
As Vonn sightings surfaced a bizarre buzz swept across Augusta National adding some celebrity intrigue to the year's first major.
While Vonn's appearance created a distraction for the galleries, Woods remained focused on the task at hand and mixed three birdies with a single bogey for an opening two-under 70 to sit just four back of co-leaders Marc Leishman of Australia and Spaniard Sergio Garcia.
It was a good omen for Woods, who shot 70 in the opening round in three of his four Masters wins. Only once in 19 Masters has Woods started with a score lower than 70.
"It's a good start," summed up Woods. "Some years some guys shot 65 starting out here. But right now I'm only four back and I'm right there.
"It was a good day. A solid day."
It also appeared to be a very good day out for Vonn, who is recovering from knee surgery but made the trip to Augusta to support her boyfriend.
A smiling Vonn, sporting a wide brimmed hat, tan sun dress and a leg brace, made her way down the first fairway to watch Woods tee off then, according to reports, retreated to one of the hospitality areas to ice her knee and drink a glass of "chilled champagne."
It marked the first public appearance for the sports world's newest power couple since announcing last month that they were dating.
With the world number one ranking back beside his name and three PGA Tour wins from five starts this season, including his final two Masters tune-up events, Woods arrived at Augusta as betting favourite to add a fifth green jacket to his collection.
Anyone backing Woods this week will not be disappointed in his workmanlike effort during the opening round, which included three birdies and one bogey.
Woods's surge back to the top of the world rankings last month was supported by a sizzling putter which he just could not get firing on Thursday on Augusta's tricky greens.
"I thought the greens were a little bit tough ... they didn't have the roll out," said Woods. "A couple of putts, we were talking about it in our group, that just weren't that fast.
"The wind picked up in the middle part of the round. Got a little bit swirly there at Amen Corner, as usual.
"But overall I think the biggest challenge today was just the speed of the greens. They just weren't quite there." (Editing by Frank Pingue)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/golf-woods-upstaged-vonn-tourage-takes-over-masters-230522831--golf.html
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