Posts tagged ABC World News

A First Look: Libya Calls For Ceasefire; Progress Slow at Japan Nuclear Plant

Morning headlines we’re reading

abcworldnews:

- Libya calls for ceasefire after U.N. Security Council passes resolution allowing military action to protect civilians

- NY Times says four missing journalists will be released

- Progress slow at Japan nuclear plant

- Protesters in Yemen come under heavy fire, reports that at least are 30 dead and 200 injured

- The House votes to defund NPR

- Costco gets into the wedding business

Happy holidays from @abcnewsradio, @nightline, @abcworldnews, and the entire @ABC News family on Tumblr.  Thanks for a great year, be safe, and make sure to reblog your holiday moments. <3 nightline: Santa dropped by the newsroom today, and he brought all these babies! Almost everybody got one! It was great. Happy Holidays from the (rapidly expanding) Nightline family.

Happy holidays from @abcnewsradio, @nightline, @abcworldnews, and the entire @ABC News family on Tumblr.  Thanks for a great year, be safe, and make sure to reblog your holiday moments.

<3

nightline:

Santa dropped by the newsroom today, and he brought all these babies! Almost everybody got one! It was great.

Happy Holidays from the (rapidly expanding) Nightline family.

A First Look: Taxes, WikiLeaks and Gold Bars - Happy Friday!

A few morning headlines for the end of the week /via @abcworldnews:

- House Passes Tax Deal; Bill Headed for Obama’s Desk

- Assange Says Sex Charges Are Tabloid Crap

- Sarah Palin in Prayer Over Possible Presidential Run

- New Study Finds Higher Rates of Autism for Children Who Live Near Freeway

And also catching our attention:

- Gold Bar ATMs Come to the US

A First Look: Holbrooke’s Last Words

Good morning! Here’s the news from @abcworldnews:

Our top headlines this morning:

- Richard Holbrooke’s Last Words:  “You’ve Got to Stop This War in Afghanistan”

- Wall St. Sees Record Revenue in 2010

- RNC Chair Michael Steele Won’t Back Down

- White House Not Backing Down on Health Care Reform

And we’re also reading:

- More Students Being Allowed to Opt Out of P.E.

- Human v Machine Showdown on ‘Jeopardy’

A First Look: Unemployment Expires, Internet Regulation & Fast Food Forie Gras?

Your Wednesday headlines /via @abcworldnews:

- Unemployment Benefits Expire for Two Million Americans

- FCC begins tackling Regulation of Broadband Internet and Net Neutrality

- Deficit Plans Include Cuts to Social Security

- Rumors Swirl That Bank of America is WikiLeaks Next Target

- Lowe’s Recalls 11 Million Blinds Due to Strangulation Concerns

And we’re also reading:

- Google Set to Join the World of E-Books

- Fast Food Foie Gras?

A First Look at the Headlines: Wikileaks, Vitamin D, Southern Sucession, and More

A few headlines we are reading this morning /via @abcworldnews:

- High School Hostage Situation in WI Ends With Student Shooting Himself 

- How Much Vitamin D Do You Need?

- Are Espionage Charges in WikiLeaks Founder’s Future?

- New Pentagon Study Finds No Harm in Gays Serving in Military

- U.S. High School Graduation Rates are on the Rise

Also getting our attention:

- Southern Sucession Celebrations Seem to Be Missing Any Slavery Mentions 

It’s ‘Cyber Monday’ /via@abcworldnews:

As people flock to the malls on this Black Friday, those of us stuck in the office have enjoyed passing around this video.

Take a look as a flash choir gives an unexpected gift to shoppers in the food court of a mall near Niagara Falls, Canada, singing the Hallelujah chorus.

The video was recorded on Nov. 13, and it’s already racked up over 1.7 million views on YouTube.

More Than 600K People Killed Each Year by Second-Hand Smoke, Study Says /via @abcworldnews: From the AP: Secondhand smoke kills more than 600,000 people worldwide every year, according to a new study. In the first look at the global impact of secondhand smoking, researchers analyzed data from 2004 for 192 countries. They found 40 percent of children and more than 30 percent of non-smoking men and women regularly breathe in secondhand smoke. Scientists then estimated that passive smoking causes about 379,000 deaths from heart disease, 165,000 deaths from lower respiratory disease, 36,900 deaths from asthma and 21,400 deaths from lung cancer a year. More on our website - click here.

More Than 600K People Killed Each Year by Second-Hand Smoke, Study Says

/via @abcworldnews:

From the AP:

Secondhand smoke kills more than 600,000 people worldwide every year, according to a new study.

In the first look at the global impact of secondhand smoking, researchers analyzed data from 2004 for 192 countries. They found 40 percent of children and more than 30 percent of non-smoking men and women regularly breathe in secondhand smoke.

Scientists then estimated that passive smoking causes about 379,000 deaths from heart disease, 165,000 deaths from lower respiratory disease, 36,900 deaths from asthma and 21,400 deaths from lung cancer a year.

More on our website - click here.

Thank you from @ABC, @abcworldnews, @abcnewsradio, and  @nightline: Hey you in the kitchen!  A Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, from all of us at ABC News!

Thank you from @ABC, @abcworldnews, @abcnewsradio, and  @nightline:

Hey you in the kitchen!  A Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, from all of us at ABC News!

Israel Uses Facebook to Catch Draft Dodgers /via @abcworldnews: Interesting bit flagged by the folks at the New York Observer — The Israeli military has caught 1,000 women who were avoiding mandatory military service by claiming they were observant Jews.  Their espionage tool? Facebook. From the article: The evidence collected by the government ranged from damning to ridiculous. One woman was caught updating her profile on the Sabbath, while another made the more circumstantial mistake of appearing on the Facebook while holding a menu from a non-kosher restaurant. More details here.

Israel Uses Facebook to Catch Draft Dodgers

/via @abcworldnews:

Interesting bit flagged by the folks at the New York Observer — The Israeli military has caught 1,000 women who were avoiding mandatory military service by claiming they were observant Jews.  Their espionage tool? Facebook.

From the article:

The evidence collected by the government ranged from damning to ridiculous. One woman was caught updating her profile on the Sabbath, while another made the more circumstantial mistake of appearing on the Facebook while holding a menu from a non-kosher restaurant.

More details here.