Posts Tagged ‘tops’

Bangladesh building collapse death toll tops 1,000

DHAKA (Reuters) – The death toll from the catastrophic collapse of a Bangladesh factory building, the world's worst industrial accident since the Bhopal disaster in India in 1984, climbed above 1,000 and more bodies might still be trapped inside as rescuers struggle to end the salvage operation. More than two weeks after the accident, bodies [...]

Schweitzer Tops Challengers in Possible Senate Run

A new Harper Polling survey in Montana finds former Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) leading former Gov. Marc Racicot (R) in a possible U.S. Senate race, 47% to 43% and topping Rep. Steve Daines (R), 50% to 40%. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Iran Tops Obama Agenda in Israel

The New York Times reports the issue of Iran will top President Obama’s agenda when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Tweet This Post

Clinton Tops 2016 Presidential Contenders

A new Quinnipiac poll finds Hillary Clinton tops the presidential 2016 field in hypothetical matchups with Chris Christie, 45% to 37%, Paul Ryan 50 to 38%, and Marco Rubio 50 to 34%. Tweet This Post

Hitler Novel Tops German Bestseller Lists

Guardian: “A novel that satirizes Adolf Hitler and the personality cult that once surrounded him has topped the bestselling lists in Germany – and posed the awkward question as to whether readers are laughing at him or with him.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

AP-GfK poll: Rage over Conn. tragedy tops 9/11

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans were angrier about last month's horrific school shooting in Connecticut than they were about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Tweet This Post

Italy leftist PM candidate Bersani tops opinion poll, Monti second

ROME (Reuters) – Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani is favorite among Italians to lead the next government, with outgoing technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti second most popular and Silvio Berlusconi coming a close third, a poll showed on Sunday. Bersani scored 36.2 percent, Monti 23.3 percent and Berlusconi 21.8 percent, the poll, conducted by the [...]

Quick, Painless Death Tops Holiday Wish List Of Local Veal Calf

BUTLER, OH—A four-month-old veal calf revealed Monday that topping its Christmas list this year is a quick, painless death. "I would like the end to come soon," said the calf, speaking from its one-by-two-foot pen. "And when it does come, I hope it is not agonizing." Sources close to the calf were surprised that more [...]

Number of registered Syrian refugees tops 500,000: UNHCR

GENEVA (Reuters) – More than half a million Syrian refugees are now registered or awaiting registration in the region, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. “According to UNHCR’s latest figures for Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and North Africa, 509,559 Syrians are either already registered (425,160) or in the process of being registered,” [...]

Biden Says Safety, Not Campaign, Tops as Hurricane Sandy Approaches

MANCHESTER, N.H. –Vice President Joe Biden modified his campaign schedule mid-trip Sunday as many battleground states along the East Coast brace for the impact of Hurricane Sandy. With less than two hours in Manchester, Biden stopped by a campaign field office to greet volunteers and… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post