So, what does Silicon Valley think about Carly Fiorina?

So, what does Silicon Valley think about Carly Fiorina?
Russia says Islamic State group not the only target in Syria
Strengthened Hurricane Joaquin could batter East Coast
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Hurricane Joaquin strengthens but U.S. landfall not certain
Oregon becomes third U.S. state to allow recreational marijuana sales
Suprme Court to examine judge's role in Pennsylvania death penalty case
Afghan forces recapture city center amid fierce clashes with Taliban
Most Americans oppose defunding Planned Parenthood
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Posted: 01 Oct 2015 10:10 AM PDT

The San Francisco Bay Area has long been home to legends of failure and redemption, a place where business leaders are often encouraged to flounder before they can truly lead a company to IPO Valhalla. No surprise, then, that former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has taken to comparing herself to greats like Mike Bloomberg and Steve Jobs, both of whom stumbled in their fields before coming back as business-world icons.

Russia says Islamic State group not the only target in Syria

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 09:45 AM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian jets carried out a second day of airstrikes in Syria Thursday, and Sen. John McCain said that the targets included U.S.-backed rebels, as concerns grew about a conflict that has now drawn in warplanes from the world's two most powerful militaries.

Strengthened Hurricane Joaquin could batter East Coast

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 08:21 AM PDT

The Category 3 hurricane is nearing the Bahamas and could reach the U.S. by the weekend.

Donald Trump and Jeb Bush trade insults over style, Syria

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Hurricane Joaquin strengthens but U.S. landfall not certain

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 09:48 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Hurricane Joaquin gathered strength on Thursday as it moved over the Bahamas and officials on the U.S. East Coast began gearing up for possible landfall early next week, three years after Superstorm Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey. Joaquin, the third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, intensified into a major Category 3 storm on a scale of 1 to 5, with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour (205 kph), the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasts were still inconclusive on whether the storm would slam into the U.S. East Coast or head to sea without making landfall, the NHC said.

Oregon becomes third U.S. state to allow recreational marijuana sales

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 09:26 AM PDT

By Courtney Sherwood PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Marijuana sales for recreational use began in Oregon on Thursday as it joined Washington state and Colorado in allowing the sale of a drug that remains illegal under U.S. federal law. Oregon residents 21 years and older can buy up to a quarter-ounce (seven grams) of dried pot at roughly 200 existing medical-use marijuana dispensaries as a new law took effect. About 40 people lined up outside the medical pot dispensary Shango in a strip mall near Portland International Airport for the chance to buy recreational pot one minute after midnight, when the changes went into effect.

Suprme Court to examine judge's role in Pennsylvania death penalty case

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 08:45 AM PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear an appeal by a Pennsylvania death row inmate who contends that a state judge who upheld his murder conviction should have stepped aside because of his prior role as a prosecutor in the case. Terrance Williams, convicted of the 1984 bludgeoning murder of a man in Philadelphia, says former Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald Castille should have recused himself from hearing Williams' appeal as a member of the state Supreme Court because he had served as the local District Attorney at the time of the conviction. Castille, who recently retired from the bench, won election to the state's high court in 1993.

Afghan forces recapture city center amid fierce clashes with Taliban

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 08:54 AM PDT

By Hamid Shalizi KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan troops recaptured the center of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days after losing the provincial capital in a humbling defeat for Kabul and its U.S. allies. "There are military helicopters in the sky and government forces everywhere," said Abdul Ahad, a doctor in the city. "Dead Taliban are on the streets, but there are still (militants) in some government buildings fighting Afghan forces."A Taliban spokesman said fighters had withdrawn to the edges of the city in order to attempt to encircle Afghan and U.S. forces.U.S. special forces accompanied and later fought alongside Afghan troops, the international military coalition confirmed, saying that they returned fire in self-defense.The Afghan army's Deputy Chief of Staff, Murad Ali Murad, said most Taliban fighters had fled, although some were holed up in civilians' homes.