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(CNN) -- FIFA has launched an investigation into two international friendly matches held in Turkey last week that yielded seven penalties amid claims of heavy betting patterns. Bolivia beat Latvia 2-1 in the resort of Antalya hours before Bulgaria and Estonia played out a 2-2 draw on the same ground. All the goals scor... | FIFA to investigate two international friendlies amid claims of heavy betting patterns . The matches, Bolivia versus Latvia and Bulgaria-Estonia, produced seven penalties . Football's world ruling body confirms it has asked for the match reports . Estonian FA revealed it had been informed of possible manipulation befor... | 12ba975aff21e3622fc31276a98ea17020af65d3 |
(CNN) -- A U.S. soldier convicted of murdering an Iraqi family spoke out for the first time Thursday, issuing a public apology for his crimes. Former U.S. soldier Steven Green got life in prison after being convicted of murdering four Iraqis. Steven Green, who escaped the death penalty this month, told relatives of the... | "I wish that I could take it back," says man convicted in 2006 attack . Steven Green must serve life in prison without parole . Surviving family members testify against Green at hearing . Matriarch lunges at Green while leaving witness stand . | 1f8dfffe11546abfe2035573e36e56dc499d93ad |
(CNN) -- Another actor was injured Thursday night while playing the role of Spider-man in "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" on Broadway, according to a statement released by the show's spokesman Rick Miramontez. Actor Daniel Curry is in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital after sustaining an injury to his foot during la... | An actor was injured onstage during a Broadway performance . The show was "Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark" This is just the most recent of injuries sustained during this production . | 06fe75f88ed2560440ba70bc73ee789a52f07890 |
(CNN) -- The Syrian government is freeing some activists while arresting hundreds of others in its back-and-forth bid to placate protesters and crush dissent, a human rights lawyer said. Attorney Razan Zaytouni sent CNN a list Sunday naming more than 500 people she said have been arrested since the start of the unrest ... | A rights lawyer says more than 500 people have been arrested in the recent crackdown . Roughly half of those people have since been released, she says . Omar al-Abdallah is freed after 5 years in prison, his brother says . Protesters in Syria are calling for the release of all political prisoners . | 0583717634732dd9af8ec618684c844a4fc1c705 |
Istanbul (CNN) -- Iraq's foreign ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad on Thursday to deliver a diplomatic letter protesting Turkey's aerial and artillery bombardment of northern Iraq. Turkish armed forces have been striking what the country calls PKK safe havens in Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region. About... | Around 80 people have been wounded, Turkish military says . Targets included rebel barracks, caves, ammunition depots and anti-aircraft position . A PKK spokesman said no rebels had been killed . | 3d4ccb2243f79cb9dffa6d682adceb33e97803db |
(CNN) -- Real Madrid restored their six-point lead at the top of Spain's La Liga with a 5-1 thrashing of Real Sociedad Saturday. Real were held 1-1 at Villarreal in midweek but in their own Santiago Bernabeu stadium were back to winning ways. Gonzalo Higuain put Los Blancos ahead early in the first half before two goal... | Real Madrid keep six-point lead with 5-1win over Real Sociedad . Cristiano Ronaldo scores double in easy win in Bernabeu . Barcelona beat Mallorca 2-0 to maintain pressure at top . Lionel Messi credited with opener in the win . | 17bd7121716a105f1edb4aa1a7369ec14564563e |
(CNN) -- A soldier has been detained and charged with murder in Wednesday's shooting death of a civilian employee at Fort Knox, Kentucky, according to a court document and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. The soldier, identified in an FBI criminal complaint as Marquinta E. Jacobs, was assigned to the 3rd B... | NEW: Soldier Marquinta E. Jacobs arrested in Tennessee, charged with murder . Victim, not identified, was shot several times with .45 caliber weapon . Wednesday shooting prompted officials to temporarily lock down the Army post . The incident is "not a random act of violence," an official says . | 9069bb2dc3ac04904ded874d1ee24146b107246e |
(CNN) -- This year has provided something of a bumper crop of Catholic candidates. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich in the Republican primaries, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan in the general election. Given the endless cycle of sin and guilt that we have to live with, sometimes it feels like it's easier for a Catholic to get e... | Tim Stanley: The VP candidates reflect divide between liberal and conservative Catholicism . He says Biden is a post-Vatican II Catholic aimed at social justice and accessible faith . He says Ryan hews to traditional Catholicism; record is anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage . Stanley: Ryan will have to show social compas... | b1f5a3d58991c1676136dd9f67d5725ce5d5750c |
Cannes (CNN) -- Investigators were at work Tuesday looking into the weekend theft of jewels worth close to $136 million from an exhibition in the French resort city of Cannes, the prosecutor's office in nearby Grasse said. A reformed jewel thief told CNN that the robbery Sunday morning at a jewelry exhibition in the lu... | NEW: The union representing hotel workers says management put profit before staff safety . Police continue to search for a robber who stole jewels worth close to $136 million in Cannes . Ex-jewel thief Larry Lawton says the robbery had the hallmarks of a professional heist . Signs advertising the Leviev jewelry exhibit... | a931aa9a32cdd4b56fbb82ada00cb874b4cd22c8 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- If there's one thing that would have struck a chord with seven million Hong Kongers this election season, it was U.S. President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney using China as a political punching bag during the recent televised debates. America blames China for many of its economic woes, ... | China has been a key issue in the U.S. election campaign for both candidates . U.S.-China relations important to Hong Kong, particularly in economic terms . Hong Kong has uneasy relationship with China despite considerable autonomy . Many Hong Kongers resent what they believe is Beijing's growing influence . | 79879bbee2c8f0b46fe44c80949e24b3c11ff7fb |
(CNN) -- After months of grinding civil war, with supporters of Moammar Gadhafi slowly yielding territory to anti-Gadhafi rebels, the final battle for Libya's liberation unleashed an apparent bloodbath. Gadhafi was killed after being captured last week, and the circumstances of his death remain unclear. Human Rights Wa... | Human Rights Watch calls for investigations of apparent reprisal killings . "The aftermath of a very brutal dictatorship is usually very ugly," an analyst says . "A revolution is not a tea party," China's Mao Tse-tung said . Like Gadhafi, other dictators also have met inglorious ends . | 44cc16999a03a24eee5a1e453d4fcd289f8a538c |
(CNN) -- Liverpool have secured the biggest sponsorship deal in the English Premier League club's history after they announced a four-year deal with Standard Chartered Bank. Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and managing director Christian Purslow confirm the new sponsorship deal. The Reds have confirmed that the bank wi... | Liverpool announce a new sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered Bank . The means the end of the Reds 17-year association with brewers Carlsberg . Liverpool will carry the bank's name on their shirts at the start of the 2010/11 . The deal is reported to be worth approximately $133 million to the club . | e2a9d8febe335231dd2692f04fe95018ead95f59 |
(Mashable) -- Napster co-founder and Facebook founding president Sean Parker lashed out at the movie "The Social Network" at a conference in Europe Sunday, calling it "a complete work of fiction." As you can see in this video (skip to 5:20), Parker admires the production values of the film, but objects to the way his ... | Sean Parker is the Napster founder and Facebook founding president . Parker lashes out at the movie "The Social Network" at a European conference . Parker admires production values, but objects to the way his character was portrayed . | 306271b3e28e42c19c302ed9f34b717c5777b9f6 |
(EW.com) -- Have you picked your jaws up off the floor yet, Gladiators? If so, well done. Indeed, it was probably a fairly Herculean task considering all the mind-blowing revelations in "Scandal's" twisty season 3 premiere. Though several one-on-one scenes took Liv away from her trusted Gladiators for much of the opene... | The third season premiere of "Scandal" was shocking . Stars Katie Lowes, Guillermo Díaz and Darby Stanchfield were surprised by some scenes . The actors tease what's to come in season 3 . | 7d6190ea8690c3bf9569991bf8936774c2f40e8f |
(CNN) -- During the summer, southeastern Utah's high desert is like a furnace where the wind whips hot air over a seemingly endless expanse of arid terrain. Particles of sand erode and are re-deposited in new areas, collapsing old formations and slowly building sedimentary rock that will hold up new ones. The flora and... | The park is home to more than 2,000 sandstone arches . Iron oxide creates the chemical reaction that turns the sandstone red . Utah's high desert has scalding summer and freezing winter temperatures . The best time to view wildlife in the park is October through December . | 7fbec2bd00d78ec163d794a82b3dfbaa1cd3c55d |
(EW) -- Holiday TV marathons have become almost as great a tradition as Fourth of July fireworks. Wednesday's best bet: TNT's "Dallas" marathon. If you haven't yet caught the reboot — as gloriously unruly as Larry Hagman's eyebrows — you can watch the first four episodes (starting at 5 p.m. ET) leading into a new one a... | The 4th of July offers lots of opportunity to watch TV . Several series will have holiday marathons . There will also be two tribute marathons to Andy Griffith . | 72fefb45a467c33ff5ae3cc738a8dfdf557fca75 |
(CNN) -- The backslapping and congratulations over the Cyprus bailout deal is still underway, and I realize it is not good form to criticize a deal when the ink has yet to dry on the agreement. Perhaps we should be delighted that it only took a disgraceful bank levy to be thrown out by a nation's parliament, a week of ... | Quest: Cyprus bailout deal is crisis averted, not problem solved . Cyprus will still be left with an unsustainable debt load at a national level . New normal is European banks aren't "safe" beyond deposit insurance limits . | 6793fe70113feef3e04098f2a3c80bfcb444eed1 |
Belgrade, Serbia (CNN) -- Clashes between Serbian police and protesters broke out Sunday in Belgrade after an ultranationalist party demonstrated against the arrest of genocide suspect Ratko Mladic. Nearly 20 people were injured in the violence -- seven police and 12 civilians -- according to police. They said they mad... | NEW: Nearly 20 people are injured as protesters, police clash in Belgrade . NEW: Police make more than 100 arrests . Demonstration calls for President Boris Tadic to step down . Ratko Mladic was captured Thursday after 16 years in hiding . | 3bc757ba6f3331401a5c287ba5214d44a79b82d5 |
(CNN) -- The Governator is back! Retired from politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking a leaf out of his "Expendables" buddy Sylvester Stallone's book and setting out to prove that he can still kick butt at 65. "The Last Stand" represents his first starring role in eight years, and it seems there's plenty more gas in ... | Movie is Schwarzenegger's first starring role in eight years . He plays border town Sheriff Ray Owens . It's the first U.S. effort for director Kim Jee-woon . | 4d2f1f66612803d4e3f7bee6e271d7378a1f21b9 |
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The skies crack open and release a torrential shower. It seems fitting to return with my cousin Adrian in a fit of wind and rain to the home he shares with his brothers. CNN White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux caught up with her cousins on a trip to New Orleans. We pass the Superd... | CNN's Suzanne Malveaux returns to check on cousins hit by Katrina . She finds little has changed since two family homes were destroyed . Cousins have lived with relatives, in a hotel, and now in FEMA trailers . One gets angry with stories of New Orleans residents accused of being "lazy" | 3e815fe91ec248638ccbc61de81c7c55d1e13c03 |
(CNN) -- Canada officially renounced the expiring Kyoto Protocol on Monday, a day after international negotiators agreed to extend the treaty's limits on carbon emissions blamed for a warming climate. Environment Minister Peter Kent said Ottawa would keep working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and help negotiat... | Environment minister says Canada will still work to reduce greenhouse emissions . He says previous government should not have agreed to Kyoto . Kyoto's goals unworkable without the United States and China, he says . | 5d012dfa36381cbe64f6da0437570c926d1fe9c1 |
New Delhi (CNN) -- India's beleaguered government huddled with various political parties Wednesday, trying to come up with a way forward on an anti-corruption bill as ailing, elderly campaigner Anna Hazare continued his fast for a second day to protest legislation he slammed as too weak to deal with endemic graft. On T... | Ailing campaigner continues his hunger strike . Law, minus key provision, passes lower house . Hazare slams law as too weak to deal with graft . | d00447946308f24422852e1c5b5bc2631b8ec54b |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A Kurdish member of Iraq's parliament said Monday that the United States is pressuring the "highest levels of the Kurdish leadership" to accept a compromise that would dictate how national elections would be held in January. Mahmoud Othman said the United States urged the Kurdish majority in the ... | Member of parliament says U.S. pushing for agreement on election law . Biden discussed January elections in calls with Kurdish political leaders . Kurds have said U.S. proposals favor Arabs, Turkmen . Iraqi election commission has called for swift passage of election law . | 293ba02ecd68dea67431b3961f6de9344fed2130 |
London (CNN) -- Celebrity comedians were among hundreds who on Friday welcomed a UK court ruling that cleared a man of sending a tweet joking about blowing up an airport. The case has highlighted the arguments for and against the limits of free speech on the internet. Paul Chambers was originally fined £385 ($603) and... | Paul Chambers was originally fined £385 ($603) for sending a "menacing tweet" The case has highlighted the arguments about the limits of free speech on the internet . The UK court ruled that the tweet was treated and addressed as if it was not a credible threat . High profile comics sent messages supporting the Chambe... | 1a6f9e6f8d4176b1928cd5dce14049fd06e80e3f |
(CNN) -- A legal fight is under way in Pennsylvania that could decide if the socially conservative state legalizes same-sex marriage. A county clerk in suburban Philadelphia has given nearly 100 same-sex couples marriage licenses, even though the state bans same-sex marriage. D. Bruce Hanes, the elected register of wil... | A county clerk has given nearly 100 same-sex couples marriage licenses . Pennsylvania has a ban on same-sex marriage . The state Department of Health is taking him to court to try to make him stop . The case could lead to a reversal of the state's version of the Defense of Marriage Act . | 76504406f58d888916f8bd6443496f1b2ef0e6c5 |
(CNN) -- An air-supported roof over the Dallas Cowboys' practice field collapsed during a heavy thunderstorm Saturday afternoon, leaving 12 people injured, authorities said. An aerial view of the scene shows the Dallas Cowboys logo amid the ruins of the indoor practice facility. About 70 people, including more than two... | NEW: Witness: Team photographers were up in framework of structure, rode it down . Dallas Cowboys' practice facility collapses during thunderstorm, injuring 12 . None of the injuries appears to be life-threatening, says county EMS chief . About 70 people were inside the facility when it fell, fire official says . | 6a6e99daa07e2fc1aafa682a1d05a6d81b4b8723 |
(CNN) -- Like most Americans, I am stupefied that the Transportation Security Administration will soon permit passengers to carry some small knives on airplanes, especially since the process that turns checkpoints into maddening logjams -- removing shoes, liquids and computers -- remains unchanged. The only thing more ... | Tiffany Hawk shocked TSA soon will allow air passengers to carry some small knives . Hawk: There is a reason knives were banned before -- they made the 9/11 attacks possible . She says passengers and flight attendants are at risk if someone wields a knife . Hawk: Faster and easier checkpoints needed, not backward and a... | 959a7a40ef835f2316bdff33d954ffb4fab10227 |
(CNN) -- The leader of a shuttering Ohio coal mining operation on Friday blamed the Obama administration for the shutdown and for hurting the economy generally with he called a "war on coal," an assertion the White House pushed back on as false and misleading. OhioAmerican Energy, which is a subsidiary of Murray Energy... | OhioAmerican Energy's coal mining operation near Brilliant, Ohio, is shuttering 5 years early . Obama's regulatory actions are "the entire reason" for the closure, the company says . The White House denies a "war on coal," noting recent jumps in coal production and exports . "Public health should (not) be used as a pol... | 09214d06f5671046f1079961d2c1568f8f2b25c7 |
New York (CNN) -- New York police arrested 50 protesters Saturday on what organizers from Occupy Wall Street were dubbing a day to "re-occupy," coinciding with the movement's three-month anniversary. Those arrested were charged with trespassing after they attempted to scale a fence belonging to a church in lower Manhat... | Those arrested attempted to scale a fence belonging to a church, NYPD spokesman says . The arrests "may have stymied plans to cut through the fence on multiple sides," police say . Church rector says the lot is un-equipped for a winter encampment . Occupy spokesman expresses disappointment with the church's position . | 5464d5df21e5126ae695674fa49ed47e27949f56 |
(CNN) -- Two monorail trains at Walt Disney World collided early Sunday, killing a 21-year-old driver. A 2 a.m. ET monorail crash at Disney World killed one person, a park spokesman said. A witness said one of the trains rammed into the back of a stationary train about 2 a.m. at the resort's Ticket and Transport Center... | Driver identified as Austin Wuennenberg, 21 . Eight people were aboard, including family of six . Crash occurred about 2 a.m. at Ticket and Transport Center . Witness says one monorail train rammed into a stationary train . | df61256b3ec25029fccd7802eebacf351f81589a |
London (CNN) -- Film-making was not an obvious career path for the young Annemarie Jacir. The daughter of Palestinian parents, she spent 16 years growing up in Saudi Arabia -- "a country of no cinema," she says -- where public movie theaters have been banned for more than three decades. Jacir, who is also a poet, thoug... | Arab women directors will be showcased in a forthcoming film festival in London . Their films have picked up awards at film festivals around the world . The directors say their gender presents no particular obstacle to success in a tough industry . Increased film funding from Gulf countries in recent years has boosted ... | 47da6574349c5c72b122f8c5b721f85f5f884d95 |
(CNN) -- A new study by Pew Research Center finds that, more and more, married mothers are earning more than their husbands -- about 23%, up from 4% in 1960. That's nearly one in four families. And although men say they support equality, they are struggling with this new reality. Take Mina and Rich. They had been marri... | A Pew study finds that in one in four families, mothers make more than fathers . Peggy Drexler: Men say they support equality, but are struggling with this new reality . She says husbands feeling low self-esteem must talk it over with spouse to find real reasons . Drexler: It's important if a man is not working or is e... | 2ea38d67b8f94ba4fd17772efbb0637fa8314fd1 |
(CNN) -- Ukraine's FC Dnipro earned a 1-0 victory over English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur as the knockout stages of the Europa League got underway on Thursday. Yevhen Konoplyanka scored from the penalty spot nine minutes from the end to hand the Ukrainian Premier League side a priceless lead ahead of next we... | Ukraine's FC Dnipro beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in first leg of Europa League tie . Dynamo Kiev lose 2-0 to Valencia in tie that was played in Cyprus . Juventus make positive to Europa campaign following Champions League elimination . | 038d8f114cd2f93921da923bf11d1a9f9fb382b0 |
Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- Who is Amanda Knox? Is she a two-faced she-devil, angelic and compassionate to some but Satanic and Lucifer-like to others? That's what Carlo Pacelli, the lawyer for a man Knox falsely accused in the 2007 murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, called her as he summed up his case last week. Is... | Knox was cleared in the 2007 death of her roommate . The defense maintains prosecutors can't prove her involvement . Knox spent four years behind bars . | 4e43a9cc6bd91b5aec1f02f16db874f09eb2f402 |
(CNN) -- For decades, Harlem has been a hub of African-American culture and the NAACP. But this month, the issue of charter schools has turned the New York City neighborhood into a battleground between activists and the 101-year-old civil rights organization. The strain was as clear as the signs and chants during a ral... | The NAACP and a New York City teachers' union are trying to stop 22 school closures . The groups want to stop the expansion or co-location of 20 charter schools . An NAACP official says the plan unfairly favors charters at the expense of regular schools . But some, like activist Geoffrey Canada, say more charter school... | fe6fbd29b65e86245742e2eeb00ef9fd2b6b55ba |
(CNN) -- Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon are seemingly headed in different directions. With millions pumped into the squad by its Qatari owners, PSG ended a 19-year title drought in France last season and looks set to challenge for league honors and on the European front for some time. After winning seven consecutive leag... | Two goals in injury time gave Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 win over Guingamp in Ligue 1 . After drawing its opening two league games, the French champion has won two straight . Knocked out in Champions League qualifying, Lyon's woes continued with a loss at Evian . Juventus again scores four goals against Lazio, prevailin... | 2c5cfdf19bc01c1e61b80146f3d40d06d163a7ca |
(CNN) -- Four-time world soccer player of the year Lionel Messi and his father have paid Spanish authorities $6.6 million after allegedly committing tax fraud between 2007 and 2009. The "reparatory" payment was made on August 14 and includes interest, the High Court said in a statement sent to CNN. It covers the period... | Lionel Messi and his father pay $6.6 million after allegedly committing tax fraud . It comes more than two months after Messi paid $13 million for a different tax period . The four-time world soccer player of the year is due to appear in court on September 17 . Messi has scored five league goals for Barcelona this seas... | af826f835aacfff0c4a844c3f76ba140db37a25a |
Cleveland, Ohio (CNN) -- The startling discovery that three women had been held captive for a decade inside a Cleveland home has answered key questions from their families and raised a slew of others. Here are some of the most pressing: . What was life like for the victims? Ropes and chains taken as evidence from the m... | NEW: Ariel Castro is charged with kidnapping, rape; his brothers are not . Ropes, chains removed from Cleveland house, but the women have not commented . Neighbors say they reported suspicious activity, but police deny those calls were made . | d8f7f294f65baf00238f707965c2beff62036435 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Hydroxycut products, popular dietary supplements used for weight loss, have been linked to liver damage and are being recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The FDA has received 23 reports of serious liver injuries, including a death, linked to Hydroxycut products. The FDA sai... | FDA recalls Hydroxycut products after 23 liver injuries and one death . Hydroxycut products used as popular dietary supplement for weight loss . Damage from product: liver failure, jaundice, seizures, cardiovascular problems . | 4420fa95640c6a5d31ac6d47aab40532c2fe94d8 |
(CNN) -- Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova gained revenge over China's Zheng Jie as she reached the second round of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. The Russian fifth seed lost to Zheng in her previous hard-court outing three months ago, but triumphed 6-4 7-5 on her return to the surface on Tuesday night at t... | Maria Sharapova reaches the second round of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford . Former world No. 1 beats China's Zheng Jie to avenge defeat at Indian Wells . Russian fifth seed will next face unseeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus in U.S. event . Defending champion Marion Bartoli also wins to set up clash with Ana ... | 8e23727c16fde73d66b7d3001c3d906666f784ea |
London, England (CNN) -- A scheduled meeting between Pakistani cricket authorities and three of their country's national players over an alleged betting scandal has been postponed for a day, the team manager told CNN on Wednesday. The meeting will take place Thursday morning at the Pakistani High Commission in London, ... | The meeting had been scheduled for Wednesday . The three players who will take part are already heading to London . Police have already questioned the three players . | 82601f01b4d11a1ae5e74fef1ab9f6f9f32a8be7 |
Washington (CNN) -- A federal airport screener has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly assaulted a woman near his home in Manassas, Virginia, police said Tuesday. Police said Harold Glenn Rodman, 52, was wearing a uniform and displayed a badge at the time of the attack. Rodman is a Transportation Securi... | Screener has been removed from security operations . TSA is working with police . Accuser says he was wering a uniform and badge . | 7c7c7d99ef1582d8aa6f023a270c46025f64df41 |
(OPRAH.com) -- Author, political commentator, and veteran campaign strategist Donna Brazile offers her rules to live by. 1. Be the buffalo. Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee nation, once told me how the cow runs away from the storm while the buffalo charges directly toward it -- and gets... | Political commentator and campaign strategist Donna Brazile shares some advice . Be the buffalo, run directly at the storm and get through it quicker . When feeling sorry for yourself, I look for a good deed to do . Ask someone if they want help before trying to change their path . | 1eaa63576db9a8769798f55332902d2edb52b9a7 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- It's as tall as some of L.A.'s highest skyscrapers, but the only residents here are rats and cockroaches. Welcome to the Puente Hills Landfill, the largest rubbish dump in America. Over 150 meters of garbage has risen from the ground since the area became a designated dumping site in 19... | L.A. is home to America's largest landfill site, towering as high as a skyscraper . Americans accumulated 250 million tons of garbage in 2010, most ends up as landfill . But there is complex science behind a rubbish dump ensuring it is safe and sustainable . | 31e304e0020ae123098affca58fddda359c9b73f |
London (CNN) -- Music stars including Pete Townshend of The Who, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and Corinne Bailey Rae called on Russia to free three members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot, who are on trial in Moscow on hooliganism charges. The musicians said the charge was "preposterous," arguing that artists "mak... | Three members of Pussy Riot are on trial, facing a potential seven-year sentence . They sang an anti-Putin song in Moscow's Christ Savior Cathedral . Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and Pete Townshend of The Who want them set free . Their open letter comes as Vladimir Putin visits London . | 51a781cce507d796544d831d89272435b906d1c5 |
(CNN Student News) -- October 4, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Europe • North Carolina • Little Rock, Arkansas . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's the first full week of October, and we are... | Hear why the U.S. government wants Americans in Europe to be on guard . Learn about some examples of lost and found in the animal kingdom . Hit the gridiron to meet a pair of female varsity football players . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | 7c2f4c61dfc07a74fe4b493e4c35594d7bd6548d |
London (CNN) -- A newly discovered painting by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci has sent shock waves through the art world, prompting speculation that more of his paintings could be as yet undiscovered. The "Salvator Mundi" was, for years, thought to be a painting by one of da Vinci's pupils or associates. But afte... | Recent disocvery of lost Leonardo da Vinci painting prompts speculation . True identity of "Salvator Mundi" lay dormant for years until research confirmed it was a Leonardo . Scholars believe there may be up to 20 paintings in the world, and possibly more drawings . Once authenticated, paintings leap in value by millio... | f41c86ef83a0c3bba9e113bc377875bfc89e1cbf |
(Mother Nature Network) -- If you've been keeping tabs on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, you've probably been wondering how exactly you can help. Well, for those of you with furry, four-legged flatmates, it can be as easy as sweeping the floors and collecting all that errant fur and hair. So how... | Your hair and pet's fur is needed to help clean Gulf oil spill . The hair and fur is stuffed into nylon stockings which become booms . The oil clings to the hair booms and mats which are then removed from water . Matter of Trust is coordinating collections and volunteers to build booms . | 3cd409988490e4cdf933193b8243277661da38eb |
Beijing (CNN) -- Every so often, grassroots activism succeeds in China. We saw one this week. Caving in to public pressure, government officials in the southwestern city of Shifang in Sichuan Province abandoned plans to build a billion-dollar chemical plant. Plant abandoned amid protests . This came just days after tho... | Government officials in southwestern city of Shifang abandoned plans to build a chemical plant . The decision followed concerted pressure from thousands of angry local residents . Analysts say internet allowed tales of police abuse to filter out, generating widespread anger . But other observers warn China will crack d... | a604e1aed56110a584960335babc6d20938ec05c |
(CNN) -- The bodies of 11 more people have been recovered after the weekend collapse of a Russian oil rig in freezing north Pacific waters, a Russian news agency reported Monday. That brings the total number of dead from the Sunday disaster to 16, according to the state news agency RIA-Novosti. There were 67 people abo... | NEW: The bodies bring the death toll to 16 . 67 people were aboard the oil rig when it capsized Sunday . It happened in the Sea of Okhotsk in the north Pacific . | 5a9b1296655c325fec7ecb65c2761599a137d692 |
(CNN Student News) -- November 2, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Yemen • Baghdad, Iraq . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: There's an old saying: It's not what you know, it's who you know. It migh... | Witness the final push leading up to today's midterm elections . Find out how Yemen is responding to a suspected terrorist plot . Discover why some job hunters are polishing up on proper etiquette . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | d8cce2df354055c4955fefbb71d35dd191baaae2 |
(CNN) -- "Muddin" in the neighborhood "holler," bringing raw deer meat to a party and brawling with a neighbor after noise complaints -- "Jersey Shore" is so over. Welcome "Buckwild," an MTV reality show that debuted Thursday featuring nine young adults from West Virginia. Often stereotyped and sometimes forgotten as i... | "Buckwild" on MTV features the antics of nine young West Virginians . Sen. Joe Manchin objects to the show; tourism officials say it doesn't represent the state . West Virginia was born out of residents' refusal to support slavery and secede from the union . The state is celebrating its 150th birthday this year . | 305801baf33c638651049fef531eadeb5eeff553 |
(CNN) -- Disciplinary proceedings were launched Friday against Croatia international Josip Simunic for alleged pro-Nazi chants after his country had sealed qualification for the 2014 World Cup, FIFA confirmed. In the wake of Croatia's 2-0 win over Iceland in a playoff match Tuesday to seal their passage to Brazil, Simu... | FIFA start disciplinary proceedings against Josip Simunic . Croatian defender led their fans in alleged pro-Nazi chants . Followed 2-0 win over Iceland to clinch World Cup qualification . Croatia fined in the past for racist behavior of fans . | 22d4f30b75bf7fab1495d49b17a8742f93fed349 |
(CNN) -- The man tasked with leading the police department in Sanford, Florida, in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing said communities should "take a good, hard look at who is selected," for neighborhood watch programs. But, said Sanford's interim Police Chief Richard Myers, he still supports the programs. "Neighbo... | Richard Myers, a 35-year veteran, is expected to serve for three to five months . Sanford police have been under a microscope since the killing of Trayvon Martin . Myers wants to strengthen police relationship with the black community . | f41cad382428b4771f968e32fd37688d9b89e14d |
(CNN) -- Australian wonder mare Black Caviar extended her unbeaten streak to 25 races in some style on Saturday, blowing away her rivals in the TJ Smith Stakes at Sydney's Randwick Racecourse. Her 25th victory was also her 15th at the sports highest level, overtaking the mark of 14 Group 1 wins set by the legendary Kin... | Black Caviar wins 25th straight race on Saturday in Sydney -- 15th straight at highest level . Jockey on Black Caviar: "You can see what she means to racing. To be part of that -- words escape me." Black Caviar's connections hint that a return to Royal Ascot may be on the cards this summer . | 04bf89ac9becf776141da980f56cf3235763967e |
Patna, India (CNN) -- Pesticides have been found in the food and oil used in a free school lunch that killed 23 students and sickened 25 others on Tuesday in northern India's Bihar state, police said Saturday. Forensic scientists found monocrotophos, an organophosphorus compound used as an insecticide, "in the samples ... | Monocrotophos is toxic to humans . It has been banned in the United States since 1988 . Nearly half of Indian children are malnourished . | 6ea295bee815a30b899b2a7e654b4abbc97c7458 |
(CNN) -- The woman and children held captive in a cellar for years by their incestuous father will take years to recover from their disturbing ordeal, doctors warned Wednesday as the family at the center of the case remained in psychiatric care. The bathroom used by Elizabeth Fritzl, who was held captive for more than... | Austrian family held captive in a cellar will take years to recover, doctors say . Family are undergoing treatment at a local psychiatric clinic . Children kept underground may never lead normal lives, psychiatrist warns . Family have been offered opportunity to adopt new identities . | 33ea674fce31a87721283b7f6dd78d1753a4aac8 |
(CNN) -- A controversial bill that California legislators say would allow the early release of more than 27,000 inmates from crowded prisons will be taken up by the state Assembly on Monday. Inmates at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California, interact in a gym modified to house them in August 2007. The Senate on Th... | California Senate OKs bill to allow early release of 27,000 inmates . State Assembly will take up measure, which would save $524 million, on Monday . Democratic Senate official says changes would protect public from violent offenders . Senate Republicans call the legislation a threat to public safety . | 83255a717d4ccc7d15fa1543f8defa6610b70c5f |
Hartford, Connecticut (CNN) -- I knew every last American had been touched by the World Cup when my father-in-law told me how much he enjoyed "the first few innings" of the Brazil-Ivory Coast match. Needless to say, he's just discovering soccer. He still thinks a red card is what communists keep in their wallets. And y... | Steve Rushin is thrilled that more people are caring about soccer . He says more and more Americans are succumbing to Cup fever . The game will be difficult to eradicate, Rushin writes . | 066a7371951ca384ba4dcf18ea3222e6e213a2bc |
(CNN) -- This month icon will be with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. "It's like watching incredible shoals of fish in the Maldives just move together. There's an organic feeling in how the orchestra wants to play, and it's like a type of breathing," Sir Simon Rattle. The orchestra has played everywhere from disused... | The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is trying to make classical music more accessible . Conductor Sir Simon Rattle on the ingredients for a perfect performance . Plus, icon travels to Cremona, Italy to speak with master violin craftsmen . | 27985a0b049cecb2aea3b04166ef04b93aad0d20 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Responding to recent accidents linked to pilot fatigue, federal safety officials hope reduce airline pilots' logging 14-hour days. The FAA currently allows pilots to log 14-hour workdays, which the NTSB says contributes to accidents. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report out... | Federal Aviation Administration currently allows pilots to work a 14-hour day . NTSB said pilot fatigue has contributed to plane crashes and near-crashes . "They can't just keep pushing pilots until they drop," pilots group president said . FAA plans to hold a symposium on fatigue management next week . | abc4744227c6bf0ddbf64cac2269bd4c6d02938b |
(RollingStone.com) -- After years of speculation and anticipation, the cast and crew of "Arrested Development" are finally at work on new episodes. In the interim, David Cross wasn't waiting by the phone covered in blue paint, like Tobias Funke: he released his third comedy album in 2010, created and starred in "The In... | David Cross talks to Rolling Stone about the return of "Arrested Development" Cross believes this new season will be 13 episodes rather than 10 . What Mitch Hurwitz is doing with the new season is 'audacious and amazing,' Cross says . Working with Netflix has been 'great,' he adds . | 2132a4b496550baf2d3ff092fd102a5d031ec6a7 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actress Demi Moore's frequent postings on Twitter put her in the middle of a life-and-death drama Friday when a woman sent her an online message threatening suicide. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are both active members of the Twitter social-networking site. Moore, who was in southern F... | Demi Moore was recipient of suicide threat on Twitter . Moore helped put word out; police later took troubled texter into custody . Moore: "The twitterverse is on the case" | b4f4c25b77e47ed6545a7f164cf345846ac3fd9b |
(CNN) -- Sea-levels are rising unevenly around the world, with Pacific countries in particular suffering significant increases over the past two decades, according to accurate new satellite data. On average, global sea-levels have been rising at about three millimeters (mm) a year, however, this masks large differences... | Global sea-levels rose by an average of 3 mm a year over the past two decades . Most accurate data yet based on satellite data from European Space Agency . Sea-level rises uneven around the world with Pacific region hit worst . Venice one of many cities upgrading flood protection barriers . | bdae8c1235422563db65f6780ba43c6a378bee03 |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A Kurdish member of Iraq's parliament said Monday that the United States is pressuring the "highest levels of the Kurdish leadership" to accept a compromise that would dictate how national elections would be held in January. Mahmoud Othman said the United States urged the Kurdish majority in the ... | Member of parliament says U.S. pushing for agreement on election law . Biden discussed January elections in calls with Kurdish political leaders . Kurds have said U.S. proposals favor Arabs, Turkmen . Iraqi election commission has called for swift passage of election law . | 9f9b99fe654ea697ebee992e3eb313a6786c9442 |
(CNN) -- Let the games begin -- finally. The National Hockey League season will officially get under way Saturday, three months later than scheduled, the league announced on its website. The NHL Players' Association ratified a new collective bargaining agreement Saturday, ending the lockout that began September 15. The... | NHL owners locked out their players and sought a new labor deal . They reached a tentative deal last weekend, and it was finalized on Saturday . The league's teams will play a 48-game regular season . | 79c7b6bfe6baf0938f5326b327e46a115b991872 |
(CNN) -- Defending champions Manchester United made it two wins out of two in the new English Premier League season as they beat Tottenham 3-0 at Old Trafford. Second half goals from Danny Welbeck, Anderson and Wayne Rooney sealed a comfortable victory for Alex Ferguson's youthful side, who went joint top of the table.... | Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at Old Trafford . Goals from Danny Welbeck, Anderson and Wayne Rooney seal victory . United's second win in a row takes them joint top of the English Premier League . United announce a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with DHL . | 19a2be0f99a8c2d29a7733c0ee5ba0ffd41ad4dd |
Beijing, China (CNN) -- Huang Guangyu, once China's richest man, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison, state media reported. Huang -- the head of Gome, one of China's leading retail chains -- was charged with stock-market manipulation, insider trading and bribery. The sentence, handed down Tuesday, also fines Hu... | Huang Guangyu, once China's richest man, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years . Huang was charged with stock-market manipulation, insider trading and bribery . He headed Gome, a leading retail chains, and was once worth $6.3 billion . | 4f8b1a2b96ce3209475fed312d34ba14369054a7 |
(CNN) -- Environmental activist Philippe Cousteau is to explore the Arctic with CNN to show how scientists in the wilderness are studying climate change in one of the coldest places on the planet. For "Extreme Science" Cousteau will see first-hand how they operate in brutal sub-zero temperatures, severe storms and high... | Philippe Cousteau will lead the three-person CNN team to the Arctic . He has previously worked on CNN environmental specials and from the Gulf oil spill . Cousteau is also chief ocean correspondent at Discovery's Animal Planet . He is the grandson of the legendary Captain Jacques Cousteau . | aa7481fe5efca6043173947e7d3ac158d6931e2b |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British man who has just claimed the world land sailing speed record is now planning to better his speed -- on ice. Greenbird, driven by Briton Richard Jenkins has claimed the land sailing speed record . Using just wind power, Richard Jenkins drove his vehicle, the Greenbird, to 202 km/hour (... | Greenbird, driven by Richard Jenkins, claims the land sailing speed record . The land yacht reaches 202 km/hour (126.1 miles/hour) on a dry lake in California . Makers describe craft as "part airplane, part sailboat and part Formula One car" Jenkins is now aiming to better the speed in Montana in his ice-sailing craft ... | daa1670c8a9a45091622670d0f55d482a7270912 |
(CNN) -- Four Marines were killed Wednesday during a range maintenance operation at Camp Pendleton in California, the military said. The incident was the deadliest for Pendleton since seven Marines were killed in a February 2012 midair collision between helicopters along the Arizona-California border, said a military s... | The four Marines were working on range area known as Zulu Black used for live-fire drills . But the deaths didn't occur under such live fire, a military source says . It's possible that unexploded ordnance suddenly detonated, the source says . In March, seven Marines were killed when a mortar round exploded in Nevada . | efb9da819175d732343eabfc7c71b4968c37902c |
(CNN) -- David Beckham was not ready to make his eagerly awaited debut but his new Paris Saint Germain teammates marked his arrival at the club with a 4-0 win at Toulouse Friday. The comfortable victory leaves the Parisian giants three points clear of Lyon at the top ahead of the other weekend fixtures in France. Beckh... | Paris Saint Germain win 4-0 at Toulouse in French Ligue 1 . New signing David Beckham not in squad for away trip . Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores third for league leaders . Cagliari win at AS Roma in Serie A . | 7d15109f10afcc75aac2b8c1f4e0d04effcae135 |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- It was a different Mitt Romney who arrived in Jerusalem at the weekend. The man who landed on the campaign flight from London was unusually circumspect, even for a candidate not noted for unbridled displays of exuberance and emotion. But if the Republican front-runner seemed wooden and tense as he st... | Romney visited Israel as part of three country tour that also includes Britain and Poland . Romney fundraiser attended by American tycoon Sheldon Adelson . Burston: Neither Romney nor Obama seem to generate much enthusiasm . | 34fbc449df582af8b04735549a1e59adbb63729a |
(CNN) -- Former President John F. Kennedy saw a proposed ban on above-ground nuclear tests as a way to thaw U.S.-Soviet relations after the Cuban Missile Crisis, according to recordings released Thursday. President John F. Kennedy expresses a desire to thaw U.S.-Soviet relatations, on newly released recordings. "If it ... | Kennedy's presidential library released four-minute recording of the meeting . Meeting held just four months before his assassination . Kennedy on recording: "We should seize the chance" Kennedy hoped for "possibility of a detente" between Washington and Moscow . | 28e6f26031c0f05ace1b903c1203277ac311244a |
(CNN) -- Roger Ebert was seldom at a loss for words. His debates with Gene Siskel, his longtime co-host on a succession of movie-review television shows, sometimes seemed to start before the introduction and often appeared to continue well after the credits rolled. He wrote reviews, columns, interviews and articles, an... | At a time when critics mostly hailed from the coasts, he was a Midwesterner people related to . He had a firm, plain, brooking-no-claptrap voice and said exactly what he thought . There were controversies here and there, but nobody denies his impact on movie criticism . Ebert, 70, lost his battle with cancer Thursday . | 04f6b789c27838de21d0e9fa685f2c0691ee4dd4 |
(CNN) -- As South Carolina Republicans begin voting in the first primary of the south today, GOP insiders say that all the candidates have had their problems in Palmetto State, one reason why today's outcome has been so hard to predict. One veteran South Carolina GOP operative summed up the dilemma of many of his colle... | GOP insiders in South Carolina say that each candidate has worrisome issues . Romney has been seen as too centrist, says poll . The anti-Romney vote is split between Gingrich and Santorum . Ron Paul's national security positions keep him out of mainstream, says poll . | 09f8ebf0d5319187d944977219fb8edb62f23c29 |
(CNN) -- The Ohio man who imprisoned three women in his Cleveland home for a decade will speak at length during his sentencing Thursday, delivering a statement that his sister promises will allow people to see "the other side of Ariel Castro." Castro pleaded guilty last week to 937 counts, including murder and kidnappi... | NEW: Ariel Castro's sister says he must pay for what he did . NEW: Castro will deliver a statement explaining his life, the sister says . He'll be sentenced Thursday; the plea deal calls for life plus at least 1,000 years . One victim, Michelle Knight, will likely speak at hearing . | 8e1877d291d58e6c33d582c9d6dd59b1d3e6b495 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Coalition troops on Monday formally handed over security control of Iraq's Anbar province -- once the hub of the country's Sunni insurgency, to Iraqis on Monday. A U.S. soldier on patrol in Ramadi's market earlier this year. U.S. troops will remain in the province to support Iraqi forces. Preside... | Coalition troops hand over security control of Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqis . Anbar was once the hub of the country's Sunni insurgency . More than 25,000 U.S. troops serve in Anbar, west of Baghdad . | 3bb1cda1e01cb6e14f6190ced3b1ec3f7ef50de9 |
(CNN) -- Minnesota's House of Representatives passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, putting the Midwestern state in line to become the 12th nationwide to take that step. Rep. Karen Clark of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota sponsored the bill, which passed Thursday night by a vote of 75-59. ... | Minnesota's House passes a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage . The bill must still pass the state Senate and go to the governor before it becomes law . Its passage would make Minnesota the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage . | 0e155f0c689a50056851a1bbc6e8ee5caa397d64 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A motorcycle gang carried out a bold smash-and-grab raid on a jewelry store in the center of London -- right in front of a CNN camera. One of the raiders can be seen clutching stolen watches as the gang makes its getaway. CNN reporter Sasha Herriman and cameraman Peter Kavanagh were filming in ... | Raiders take sledgehammer to store's windows as CNN camera rolls . Motorcycle gang helped themselves to watches before making getaway . Police say no arrests have been made yet . | 72d092c10bcade881d42562ff7b248a3603bc932 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll has died at age 60. Funeral arrangements are pending. Poet, punk rocker and author Jim Carroll performs at a 2002 benefit in New York. A respected poet and musician, Carroll also was the author of "The Basketball Diaries," which was adapted into a 1995 movie starring L... | Poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll dies after heart attack at 60, ex-wife says . Drug addiction as teen chronicled in "The Basketball Diaries" Book made into 1995 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio . Carroll's 1980 album "Catholic Boy" featured popular "People Who Died" track . | 412c98ea21587396e9f30a45cbd2b20fc0fd3ccb |
(CNN) -- Alaska election officials will begin counting write-in ballots Wednesday despite a federal court challenge by the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller, state director Gail Fenumiai said. The complaint filed in federal court Tuesday afternoon asks Fenumiai's office to "adhere" to state law in... | Miller campaign challenges election rules . Elections official says write-in vote count will start Wednesday . Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski is believed to have won nearly all of the write-in votes . | 94a4212a163c179d6d6046274efe199217106cdc |
Paris, France (CNN) -- About three dozen survivors of last month's brutal attack on a Baghdad church have found refuge in France, where they have been given temporary status as asylum seekers. The 35 Iraqis, many of them with bullet and grenade wounds, arrived by plane in Paris on Monday night and were taken by ambulan... | Some of the survivors are suffering from bullet and grenade wounds . Another group of 93 Iraqis is scheduled to arrive in the coming weeks . They are being welcomed as part of a program for "vulnerable religious minorities" The number of Christians in Iraq is dwindling . | 8df09c11ae87e27a7fc72800750700a964f794cf |
(CNN) -- Greece may be in an economic mess these days, but the ancient gods are back in vogue, at least in Hollywood, where the success of "300" and "Percy Jackson" novelist Rick Riordan has not gone unnoticed. Combine that with today's computer-generated visuals, which allow you to conjure up armies of extras at the p... | The film stars Henry Cavill who will also be the "Man of Steel" John Hurt and Luke Evans share the role of Zeus, king of the gods . The movie offers the usual special effects, but reviewer says it's "visually blah" | f52b6717377fccb3469a86aae19d0b702c503825 |
(CNN) -- Pep Guardiola surely faces the most thankless task in world football after Bayern Munich clinched a historic treble on Saturday, adding the German Cup to the Champions League and Bundesliga crowns. The Spaniard, who was named as Bayern's next coach back in January, will take over a team that has conquered Euro... | German Cup final victory gives Bayern Munich a hat-trick of titles this season . Mario Gomez scores twice in 3-2 victory over his former club Stuttgart . Spanish champions Barcelona farewell Eric Abidal with win over Malaga . Jose Mourinho's three-year reign at Real Madrid ends with home victory . | 8c05aa4858bf8fc29d1e5be8339d6935fb152ec1 |
(CNN) -- The state of Florida must fund some of Casey Anthony's defense in her first-degree murder trial for the death of daughter Caylee, a judge ruled Friday. "All costs submitted shall be in compliance with the Ninth Judicial Circuit's caps and rates and are subject to further review," Circuit Court Judge Stan Stric... | NEW: Defense hopes ruling will end "inappropriate speculation regarding any misuse of funds" Casey Anthony's lawyers said she was broke, asked for help funding investigation, experts . Her lawyers said Anthony was entitled to financial aid under Sixth Amendment . Anthony faces death penalty in death of 2-year-old daugh... | 71ef80593070fbf6c4d2482f9a7430cb04cb17a8 |
(CNN) -- You were more likely to be struck by lightning or attacked by a shark -- maybe even at the same time -- than win Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. But then again, you're not Mystery Ticket Holder in Lexington, South Carolina. Millions played, hoping against hope, defying the odds, dreaming the dream of winn... | NEW: Winner has yet to come forward, lottery official says Thursday morning . The winning ticket was purchased in Lexington, South Carolina . The odds of winning were 1 in 175,22,510 . The winning numbers: 7, 10, 22, 32, 35 and Powerball 19 . | b3d01cbeb8a87daa919b98c81b7e618bb9009f91 |
(CNN) -- David Beckham stressed his desire to launch a new Major League Soccer franchise on Wednesday, as the former England captain revealed his passion about becoming a future club owner. The former L. A. Galaxy star's potential interest in Miami was leaked on Tuesday, but the footballer-turned-global-icon refused to... | Beckham says he is 'passionate' about being a club owner as he admits interest in MLS franchise . Former L.A. Galaxy star says he had contemplated asking Alex Ferguson to manage the side . Onetime England captain was speaking at launch of pictorial book covering his playing career . | d163c731ed1065582e4f9ab9e59066e2ad1d13db |
(CNN) -- Pakistan's government is not aware of any threat against international aid workers helping with flood relief efforts in the country, despite concerns from U.S. officials and others. Pakistani Information Minister Qamal Zaman Kaira told CNN Sunday that he knows of no specific threat against the aid workers and ... | NEW: Pakistan says it has not received reports of threats . USAID administrator was forced to leave a site in Pakistan early due to "suspicious individuals" The State Department has said it has information about threats against foreign aid workers . Dozens of countries are assisting in flood relief efforts in Pakistan ... | a5dfe042dddb2ef22934c70c17e2251550a0ae59 |
(CNN) -- Fuel-saving gas-electric hybrid and all-electric cars and trucks powered by sizable battery packs and high voltage motors could present a new kind of danger at serious accident scenes, according to an industry group. A report by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) highlighted risks to first responders an... | Batteries of hybrid and electric cars could present safety risk in crashes, group says . Clear labels recommended about battery and power systems to protect first responders . More than 435,000 electric, hybrid vehicles sold in the United States this year, figures show . | 8853ee6db9decc6b5608d534aa0221f2e95cd38d |
(CNN) -- When Yuki Izumoto developed ugly white patches on her neck, hands and face nearly a year ago, her dermatologist had no answers for her. The 44-year-old Japanese housewife was embarrassed to show people her dotted hands, and the spots weren't going away. Her doctor told her "it was a kind of disease, but the ca... | Yuki Izumoto developed white patches on her neck, hands and face . Thousands of people complained of similar symptoms after using popular skin whitener . Japanese company Kanebo has recalled products with ingredient Rhododenol . Skin whitening is a near obsession for some women in many Asia countries . | 737028b4f8ed8293942474cdc9ceaac62eb32b38 |
(CNN) -- David Villa was Spain's hero yet again as his goal helped them past Portugal and into the last eight of the World Cup with a 1-0 second-round victory in Cape Town. The Barcelona striker registered his fourth goal of the competition just after the hour as he stabbed a shot past Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo, putt... | Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to make the quarterfinals of the World Cup . Barcelona striker David Villa scored the only goal of the game on 63 minutes . Spain will now face Paraguay in the last eight in Johannesburg on Saturday . Portugal defender Ricardo Costa sent off in the dying minutes for an elbow . | 5e20feb0f3eabb6bf9449f738b7d9cc065d0f611 |
New York (CNN) -- A federal jury in New York ruled Tuesday that a man who identifies as black and Hispanic and the nonprofit he founded must pay punitive damages to an African-American employee after a previous ruling that the use of the "n-word" is inappropriate among minorities in a workplace. The ruling stems from a... | A black employee sues, claiming her black boss used the n-word in a rant against her . A jury awards Brandi Johnson a total of $280,000 in damages . Jury hears recording in which nonprofit founder Rob Carmona uses the n-word eight times . "I come from a different time ... What I'm trying to do is help," Carmona says du... | 980a67085426a23a7fd81442d43e207aafd37aeb |
(CNN) -- My friend Christine was into yoga long before it went mainstream, and she was good at it. She attended yoga camps, went on a yearly trek to India and even ritually cleansed her sinuses with warm saltwater -- literally sucked it up through her nose. She claimed it possessed a healing value and kept her from get... | "Marathon Man" John Farah says yoga initially didn't appeal to him . Now Farah does yoga regularly to prevent injury and loosen his muscles . As cliche as it sounds, yoga also feeds the soul, Farah says . | b1d458a885d193178b232aae2341dff1bcfc1d66 |
(CNN) -- With fallout still swirling from Apple's decision to replace Google Maps with its own mobile mapping, Google on Thursday announced the biggest upgrade ever to its Street View tool. The update adds more than 250,000 miles of roadways in 17 countries, said Ulf Spitzer, Google's Street View program manager, in a ... | Google adds 250,000 miles to its Street View feature . Update comes in wake of flap with Apple over dropping Maps from the iPhone . Areas added to Street View are in 17 countries . More virtual tour "special collections" were added as well . | 7de6fa92c4d322011d4889e1d51c1baba75eb29c |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- If you're interested in actor Marlee Matlin, you'll want two questions answered before deciding whether to read her memoir, "I'll Scream Later": . Actress Marlee Matlin appears on CNN's "Larry King Live" to talk about her sexual abuse. 1. What does she say about her relationship with William H... | Marlee Matlin's memoir "I'll Scream Later" says plenty about William Hurt . Book more muddied when it comes to why she wants to scream . For a ramble, it isn't bad, but EW gives it a C-plus . | f3c235ed08eb9caf00da936de972d7912bba73ae |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- News that a British soldier died after he received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker has sparked intense debate as to whether organs from people with unhealthy lifestyles should be used in transplants. Surgeons "aren't in a position in to turn down organs because they're not absolutely perf... | Surgeon says shortage of donors mean they must use imperfect organs . 49 percent of last year's lung donors in the UK were smokers . U.S. data suggest one in 5,000 donated organs may have a tumor . Organs are thoroughly tested for suitability before transplant, says surgeon . | 6b1f5e1981ef321cc8d690a2e435bf53c137e730 |
(CNN) -- The director of a battered women's shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was being held Wednesday on charges that she forced the women she cared for to commit sex acts with strangers, local authorities told CNN. Authorities were also investigating if children who lived at the shelter -- some as young as 5 years ol... | "The shelter ... had pretty much become a brothel," says a Juarez police spokesman . One of the women living at the shelter stopped police in the street and asked for help . A 50-year-old woman heading the shelter is in police custody . | dab711f2ad299a58a9d0e38e501d4b1dbe0c76c6 |
(CNN) -- Supermodel Naomi Campbell took the stand Thursday in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and said she received a gift of "dirty-looking stones" that she assumed was from him. Campbell was handed the stones following a dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela in 1997. "When I was sleeping I had a knock... | Naomi Campbell tells trial she received small pouch of "dirty-looking" stones 13 years ago . Tells trial that two men knocked on her door in the middle of the night . Says she assumed they were from Charles Taylor after it was suggested he may have been behind the gift . Taylor faces war crimes charges over a conflict ... | df1220780da68c3e2b01d161dba767b9deb627d4 |
(CNN) -- Triple world champion Sebastian Vettel has told Formula One drivers who feel unsafe behind the wheel to stay out of the cockpit as the Red Bull driver weighed in on the ongoing tire row. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) issued a statement Thursday to "express their deepest concerns" after five driver... | Sebastian Vettel tells drivers who feel unsafe not to drive in F1 cars . F1 drivers have threatened to boycott German GP in a row over tires . Five drivers experienced tire blowouts at British Grand Prix . Red Bull's Vettel currently leads the 2013 world championship . | 3e8368213a69ca6d454cfc7c4ad6de76be8e040a |
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