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(CNN) -- A story about an African tribe in India, long-forgotten and little-known, has garnered two Kenyan journalists the top prize at the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards Ceremony. Tom Mboya and Evanson Nyaga's "The African Tribe in India," which aired on Kenya's Citizen Television, was selected from am... | In addition to winning top prize, Mboya, Nyaga win Television Features award . Their story was about a little-known African tribe in India . Slain Nigerian journalists Akogwu, Isa also honored . CNN, MultiChoice host awards in Lusaka, Zambia . | 3f473fd66b050c876234372f1da3e40de80575e9 |
(CNN) -- At 16, my innocence was shattered when two gunmen murdered 13 people at my school and wounded countless others. Columbine High School promised to be a safe and secure place of learning. And that promise was broken on April 20, 1999. On that morning, I headed to school worried about my 10th grade math test and ... | Former Columbine student Katie Lyles bears hidden scars from the day of the massacre . Lyles, who is a teacher, says Columbine students lost their innocence that day . It was a shock when her student asked if lockdown drills were for when a gunman came . Lyles: Our kids deserve more mental health resources, enhanced se... | 0a4230461154984e1925f8ad0fbe1b7c204d0b56 |
(CNN) -- Nearly five years after the housing bubble burst, American homeowners are beginning to see signs of relief as housing markets are finally showing signs of recovery. An untold story of this recovery, however, is the extent to which it is fueled by immigration. A new analysis of U.S. Census data by Americas Soci... | Writers: The housing recovery fueled by immigrants moving in as U.S. born move out . They say immigrants' need for affordable housing revives local housing markets . Writers: They buy goods and services, revive neighborhoods, work crucial jobs . Writers: We need immigration reform, to help build a more dynamic economy ... | f20677546fda09a0eefeeaab056d6959c8824201 |
(CNN) -- Manchester City moved to within four points of neighbors and English Premier League leaders Manchester United on Saturday with a comfortable 2-0 win over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium. City made light work of Martin Jol's side with David Silva scoring in each half. The Spanish midfielder opened City's account a... | David Silva nets twice to move Manchester City to within four points of league leaders United . Liverpool thrash Norwich City 5-0 at Anfield; Swansea City extend unbeaten league run to six . Newcastle United's slide closer to relegation mire with 2-1 defeat to Reading . | 18f8ba8cecf772f71c3228291ef99f45b614eb7a |
Paris (CNN) -- Police in France have arrested a man in connection with the killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris this month, prosecutors said Monday. The suspect, Omer Guney, is a 30-year-old Turkish national who, prosecutors said, has been a member of the Kurdish nationalist PKK for two years -- the same group c... | Prosecutors say the suspect is a Turkish national . The killing of three activists earlier this month shocked the Kurdish community . Last week thousands took to the streets in Turkey to mourn the slayings . | 742f95ac8c6e9a8654ffe61a16d92b7b96c965bc |
(CNN) -- Miroslav Klose continued his fine scoring run with two more vital goals to keep Lazio in title contention on Saturday, while Inter Milan moved into the top half of the table. Veteran Germany international Klose has enjoyed a renaissance of his club career since moving to the Italian capital, and made it eight ... | Lazio beat Lecce 3-2 to go second in Italy's Serie A as Miroslav Klose nets twice . Veteran Germany striker takes his tally of league goals to eight this season . Inter Milan move into ninth place with 2-0 win at home to Fiorentina . Sixth-placed Palermo suffering a shock 1-0 home defeat by second-bottom Cesena . | c7351827b35fc2387db429e0acfadab1516e0a6d |
(CNN) -- In the 1980 Clint Eastwood action comedy film "Any Which Way You Can," prizefighter Jack Wilson (played by William Smith) assesses the strengths of his soon-to-be opponent, Philo Beddoe (played by Eastwood). "You're fast, and you like pain," he says. "You eat it like candy. I've seen a few cases like that in m... | Ruben Navarrette says Ted Cruz has shaken up Washington . He says Cruz, a smart and able lawyer, shouldn't be underestimated . Navarrette: Cruz isn't worried about making friends and being part of the Senate club . He says the Texas senator's critique of Obamacare is right on the money . | 3b81e720dc1c236a3a2b12b7581f97be9d709739 |
Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- In a very clever television advertisement, Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell looks directly at the camera and says to voters: "I'm not a witch. ... I'm you." In another ad, O'Donnell says that unlike her Democratic opponent Chris Coons, "I didn't go to Yale. I didn't inherit m... | Christine O'Donnell's campaign, ads stress populist theme of "I'm You" Julian Zelizer: Republican policies have helped wealthy and increased inequality . He says the GOP has supported supply-side economics, deregulation since Reagan . Under Democrats, Americans of all income have done better, Zelizer says . | 3cb38bc2ba5e978f15695b90a5b20fd968d91326 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A nonprofit consumer group said Thursday that it will sue Bayer HealthCare, alleging "deceptive and irresponsible" advertising that contends selenium in two of its multivitamins may reduce men's risk of prostate cancer. One A Day Men's 50+ Advantage ads say selenium may cut men's risk of prostate c... | Center for Science in the Public Interest plans to sue Bayer HealthCare . Group says claims that ingredient in men's vitamins may cut cancer risk are false . Bayer spokeswoman: "We are standing behind all the claims" NIH: Selenium does not prevent prostate cancer in healthy men . | dc0ab5725bc3acac217d76899e713b9795aaf859 |
(CNN) -- Identical twins Bob and Mike Bryan carved their place in tennis history as they wrapped up a record-breaking career doubles title in Los Angeles. The Bryans had been tied on 61 with legendary Australian pair Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde since winning the Madrid Open title back in May. But at the Farmers... | Bob and Mike Bryan set new record with 62nd career victory at ATP event in LA . Bryans had been tied with Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde since May . Mark Woodforde watched the Bryans set new record at Farmers Classic . Bryans are 32-year-old identical twins who have won eight grand slam titles . | ddea2c0fe8f972272386b5fe7ad0e0a871f070f0 |
New York (CNN) -- On the same day he was released from a hospital after undergoing a heart procedure, former President Clinton told reporters he has no plans to slow down. "I have to keep working -- that's what my life is for," he said outside his home in Chappaqua, New York, on Friday. "You know I was given a good min... | NEW: "I have to keep working -- that's what my life is for," former President Clinton says . Clinton out of New York hospital after cardiac procedure . Angioplasty-stent procedure opens one of Clinton's blocked coronary arteries . Busy schedule not a factor in heart trouble, doctor says . | c799d4d18f48539fac1c25375d519099f33fc945 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Senate signaled its support on Monday for a bipartisan measure strengthening border security in the comprehensive "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill, a sweeping blueprint that promises to overhaul America's immigration policies for the first time since 1986. The 67-to-27 vote was considered... | Senate votes to move forward with border security proposal, which is key to larger effort . 60 votes were needed to cut off debate on the amendment; supporters got 67 votes . Amendment requires 20,000 more border agents and 700 miles of fence . Senate expected to hold final vote on "Gang of Eight" bill before breaking ... | 4a4451c5bebd8a82fd0ecd14d631c804b45d0625 |
(CNN) -- Last spring, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on implementation of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat and the chairman of the committee, was not pleased with how things were going. The Obama administration originally had asked for more than hal... | Aaron Carroll: Sen. Max Baucus warned of "train wreck" in Obamacare implementation . He was referring to lack of funds; GOP had denied them every step of the way, he says . He says now GOP hypocritically decries rocky exchange launch it worked to thwart . Carroll: If GOP concerned about health care, it should help admi... | e2da030329588cc077af76608a809ffa0ce0ea3c |
(CNN Student News) -- October 1, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Ayodhya, India • Tulsa, Oklahoma . 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 start of a new month, the start of the government's f... | Find out what a stop-gap measure is and why Congress just passed one . Explore the history of tension surrounding a religious site in India . Consider the debate over engineering an environmentally-friendly pig . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | d8da44e347064f20e281af0b5a302f16d7e82fe0 |
(CNN) -- He had grand plans on how to rebuild his broken land, but Haitian President Michel Martelly can't even get over the first hurdle: forming a government. Haiti's parliament rejected Tuesday the new president's pick for prime minister, Daniel Rouzier, sending Martelly back to the drawing board. Meanwhile, it has ... | New President Michel Martelly nominates Daniel Rouzier as prime minister . But Haiti's parliament rejects Rouzier's nomination . Observers say parliament's move does not bode well for Haiti . Some say Martelly will face many more challenges from politicians . | 66555f78c518938fb2d7aa8c0e00a9ca2da8e793 |
Governor's Island, New York (CNN) -- The "sport of kings" proved a bit tricky this weekend for Britain's Prince Harry, who fell headfirst off his horse during a charity polo match in New York. The prince, who is third in line to the throne, was sending the ball downfield when he overbalanced. He pitched forward, keepin... | Prince Harry was playing in charity polo match . He pitched headfirst off his horse but was not hurt . Event was to help charity for AIDS sufferers in Lesotho, South Africa . Harry is third in line to the British throne . | d030feb3be320c89f40e22e47c9c8e4d41b40d34 |
(CNN) -- Firefighters battling a California wildfire overnight progressed in making containment lines. The firefighters took advantage of the lower temperatures at night to make "backfires" that helped secure the containment lines, fire management spokesman Marc Peebles said. The work, however, did not change the perce... | NEW: "There was ash raining down all over us," CNN iReporter says . Colby wildfire remains steady at 30% contained . It continues to burn on 1,863 acres near Glendora . The fire has been burning since Thursday . | aa4f516d562aaf7d4cb9c204c817a72b336fad0a |
(CNN) -- The hosts of an Atlanta sports talk radio show were fired Monday after mocking a former football player who's battling Lou Gehrig's disease during their morning show. Steak Shapiro, Chris Dimino and Nick Cellini aired a spoof of former New Orleans Saints defensive back Steve Gleason, who is battling the neurom... | Atlanta radio station sacks "Mayhem in the AM" hosts . Their station apologizes to ex-Saints player Steve Gleason, who has ALS . Fired host calls bit "stupid," says he "Got what I deserved" | bd7e6b88dbe6c12845f93c0571a01d58e8e1a960 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Tanks, troops and police pushed through the streets of two shantytowns in northern Rio de Janeiro Sunday in a move to retake control of some of the city's most crime-ridden areas. In the predawn operation, state authorities targeted the slums, or favelas, of Jacarezinho and Manguinhos with mo... | Two slums are targeted in an operation aimed at cleaning up crime before the World Cup . More than 2,000 police and troops push through the streets of two shantytowns . There are no reports of deaths of injuries . | f0612e7440fa03dbf4b71c1ceafb8a9b7493a04a |
(CNN) -- Joe Paterno's family said Friday it intends to appeal the National Collegiate Athletic Association's sanctions against Penn State University in the aftermath of the child sexual abuse scandal. But the family's plans hit an immediate roadblock. "Penn State's sanctions are not subject to appeal," said NCAA spoke... | Paterno family wants to appeal NCAA sanctions against Penn State . It argues NCAA relied on flawed report, acted hastily . NCAA said such an appeal is not allowed in this case . | 310150db824e435ff5a5c2882be71f0018c3e138 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Think of a bullwhip and fedora and one man immediately springs to mind: Indiana Jones, the sardonic archeologist played by Harrison Ford in Steven Spielberg's '80s trilogy which started with "Raiders of the Lost Ark." "If you learn how to talk I'm in deep trouble," quips Harrison Ford (right) t... | Vic Armstrong was Harrison Ford's stunt double in the Indiana Jones movies . His physical similarity to Ford is at the root of his success as Indy's "fall guy" After 40 years in the business, Armstrong is the authority on death defying stunts . Armstrong on Ford as a stuntman actor: "Harrison has to be the ultimate" | 252c1d4ddfbb69c417c0a16ed7f827f609c18e09 |
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- The so-called "barefoot bandit" suspect will be sent to Washington state to face charges there, a federal judge in Miami, Florida, ruled Friday after Colton Harris-Moore waived his right to an extradition hearing. He will be transferred in the next two weeks aboard a secure federal transportatio... | NEW: "Barefoot bandit" likely to be transferred to Washington state within 2 weeks . NEW: Harris-Moore appeared relaxed at his hearing; was seen laughing with another detainee . A detention hearing will be held in Washington . In the Bahamas, where he was taken in to custody, he pleaded guilty to illegally landing a pl... | f74c992b98cb26058ee3415f41144e7e815b21bd |
New Delhi (CNN) -- The Tibetan government-in-exile has called on the international community to take action to halt violence in western China that has reportedly killed several Tibetans and left others wounded. "The Central Tibetan Administration urges the international community to not remain passive before the curren... | Clashes in China reportedly kill several Tibetans, rights groups say . China has accused the groups of trying to "distort the truth" about the unrest . The Tibetan government-in-exile calls for intervention by the international community . The United States says it is "seriously concerned" about the reports of violence... | 119df844688092bf7c153bcef25e7a7183dfcb5c |
Editor's note: Raquel Cepeda is an award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and former editor of Russell Simmons' Oneworld magazine. Cepeda wrote and directed the feature documentary, "Bling: A Planet Rock," about hip-hop's obsession with diamonds and its effect on the decade-long conflict in Sierra Leone. Ceped... | Raquel Cepeda: The census tries to categorize people by ethnicity, race . She says reality is Latinos have very varied, complex backgrounds . She says many people resist being classified by simple labels . | f77d560dd4ead09d0d4095d6f035da343468542c |
(CNN) -- Bernadette's father died from AIDS complications when she was a child. Her mother never even knew he had HIV until she and her daughter tested positive years later. Shocked and angry, Bernadette couldn't accept the news. She refused to take her medicine. Depressed and shut off from the world, Bernadette imagin... | Writers: A generation of young people have only known a world with HIV . Millions of young people are affected or live with HIV, especially in Africa . They say vulnerable young people don't get the kind of treatment they need . Alicia Keys and Cristina Peña call on young people to join movement to end HIV . | 8290d0faccf6caa708c5f00554a4b93f8d939f17 |
(CNN Student News) -- September 20, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . Is there value in using viewer comments on the news? Are there times when this is more appropriate than others? Explain. * . * . Daily Discussion Questions . What is satire? According to the program, why did a French magazine publish satiri... | Use these questions to help students understand today's featured news stories . Today's Daily Discussion includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | 1c71957e9f396f8933c8adafd05b8bba7bf7a096 |
(CNN) -- Joshua Scowcroft has lived through some intense winter weather in the decade he's lived in Vermont. But this winter -- which offered an encore Monday in the form of up to 30 inches of snow -- takes the cake. "This is the snowiest, craziest winter I have ever seen in my life," he told CNN on Tuesday, after hand... | Up to 30 inches of snow fall on parts of the Northeast . Heavy rain from the same storm causes flooding in Connecticut . More rain is forecast later in the week . | 6c4c77635cbc2558cf840012f473060f397d367f |
Washington (CNN) -- Rep. Peter King's goal is to thwart Muslim radicalization, but some people fear his hearings could have exactly the opposite effect. Some counterterrorism experts believe shining a harsh spotlight on the Muslim community could play into the jihadist narrative that the West is at war with Islam and e... | Some experts worry that a harsh spotlight could encourage terrorist activity . It could play into the jihadist narrative that the West is at war with Islam, experts say . Others say the hearing could produce a better understanding of radicalization . The tone, as well as the substance, of the hearing is key, they say . | f27069451d776f01ce0d2d9e3dca1d10c7ef073e |
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Health and hospital officials in Haiti braced for the worse Monday, fearing the hurricane that battered the Caribbean nation over the weekend could worsen the cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds of people and hospitalized thousands since it began last month. The official death toll ... | NEW: Hospital confirms first case of cholera to originate entirely in Port-au-Prince . The official death toll from cholera in Haiti is 544 . More than 8,000 cases have been confirmed . "We're working on it," Haiti's environment minister says of the nation's slums . | 8e497b932a5f0ad948c5635ba39c29cf5c4895ef |
New York (CNN) -- Ernest Bai Koroma is the fourth president of Sierra Leone, a nation still very much living in the shadow of a brutal decade-long civil war that only ended in 2002. He came to power in a wave of exuberance, promising to transform a country still scarred by civil war. Since then, the former CEO has gone... | Ernest Koroma has been president of civil war-torn Sierra Leone since 2007 . Koroma seeks to rebuild his country through extensive economic and corruption reforms . Koroma believes Africa should have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council . | 3edc3b2d26971ac47ae8915730a41f308367e637 |
(CNN) -- After Adele's (rightly deserved) sweep at the Grammys last year, this year's show is poised to be a bit less predictable. It'll be a boys' club on CBS Sunday with a six-way tie among Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Fun., Kanye West, Jay-Z and the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach for lead nominee, each receiving six nods ... | The competition is tight in the major four categories at the Grammys . Frank Ocean, Fun. and Mumford & Sons are expected to win top prizes . The Grammy Awards will air on CBS Sunday at 8 p.m. ET . | 1654befae9d5e8715321281096e67767707abaea |
(CNN) -- Cheryl Morse was 19 years old when she hitchhiked more than 700 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Bethel, New York. She was determined to make it to the Woodstock music festival. An estimated 400,000 people attended the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York, in August 1969. Although Morse, now 59, no lon... | As Woodstock celebrates 40 years, the music festival still looms large . Memories of the event are distorted by media coverage, movies, some say . "It took 10 years to realize you were part of history," said Lenny Eisenberg . iReport.com: Were you at Woodstock? Share your memories, photos . | 8cfd85bcca39e490b8bbd7042827a5c3e80387c7 |
(CNN) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel fractured her pelvis in a skiing accident in Switzerland over the holidays, her spokesman told reporters Monday. Merkel was cross-country skiing when the accident occurred. Spokesman Steffen Seibert did not disclose the date of the incident, but said her injuries are not thought... | Angela Merkel fractures pelvis in skiing accident in Switzerland over winter holiday . Her injuries are not serious, and she will make a full recovery, a spokesman says . Merkel will need help walking and will cancel some commitments, spokesman says . | 04013cc5cc917e41facd84d645e166ff03c2dbd5 |
(CNN) -- Tiger Woods kept his recent strong play going Thursday, shooting a 1-under 69 to keep him within shouting distance of the leader at the U.S. Open. Michael Thompson held the lead after round one, shooting a 4-under 66 for a three-shot advantage from second-placed Woods, 2010 winner Graeme McDowell, Justin Rose,... | Michael Thompson was the leader after the first round . Tiger Woods was three shots behind, tied for second . Andy Zhang, 14, is the youngest golfer to play in the U.S. Open . | a2ddcb16837f4ba5d790ddfbc146f77da6353b24 |
(CNN) -- Tiger Woods apologized on Wednesday for "transgressions" that "let his family down." "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves," he said in a statement on his official Web site. "I am not without fau... | NEW: Tiger Woods apologizes for "transgressions" that let his family down . Woods tells his personal Web site that he is "far from perfect" Statement follows allegations of an affair in tabloid publications in the U.S. | 80f214d0a2ad59f00d0d754e9d241dbbbe21253d |
(EW.com) -- This weekend was always going to belong to The Wolverine. As the only film opening in wide release, James Mangold's dark take on the clawed mutant opened strong and walked away with about $21 million on Friday, which includes the $4 million it made in theaters that began showing the movie at 10 p.m. on Thur... | "The Wolverine" scored on Friday . "The Conjuring" came in second place with $7.4 million . "Grown Ups 2" came in fifth place . | b1f589600fe6d94827a42208a5f7827551fa6745 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As the deadline nears for U.S. troops to exit major Iraqi cities, units in Mosul are in the midst of a months-long operation to sweep out extremist fighters. U.S. troops have a deadline of June 30 to exit major Iraqi cities. The decision on whether to keep troops in the restive northern city beyond ... | Parts of restive northern city remain under insurgent control, attacks continue . Iraq says it will not extend June 30 deadline for U.S. troops to leave cities . Mosul last major battleground since troop surge forced insurgents out of Baghdad . Top U.S. commander in Iraq says potential exists for Iraqis to handle missi... | a0dc2e2d06b7ec3984b671c0277dffdeac3d0377 |
(CNN) -- In an audio message released Sunday, a speaker identified as al Qaeda's second-in-command offers condolences to the Turkish people on the loss of nine activists in a May 31 Israeli raid on an aid flotilla headed for Gaza. The incident badly frayed Israel's once-close relationship with Turkey. The speaker, who ... | Ayman al-Zawahiri says Turkey should stop recognizing Israel . In audio message, he decries blockade of Gaza . The May 31 flotilla incident left 9 Turkish activists dead . | a334cf227b838ffb6d8b7faab35ac25780bf6532 |
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- An additional suspect was arrested Sunday in connection with this month's terrorist attack at a mall in Kenya's capital, the country's interior minister said. The arrest brings to nine the total number of people in police custody in connection with the attack on Nairobi's Westgate Shopping Mall,... | Kenya's interior minister says 9 people tied to mall attack are in custody . Authorities have interviewed 156 witnesses so far, he says . Lenku: There are no missing persons reports; Red Cross said 59 are missing . He calls a U.S. advisory on Kenya "uncalled for, unnecessary and unfriendly" | dc492227ada77a4ae492d9e25a4377ed5b6b33f9 |
MOSCOW, Russia -- Zenit Saint Petersburg have clinched their first Russian title in the post-Soviet Union era with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Ramenskoye on Sunday. Zenit captain Anatoly Timoshuk kisses the Russian Premier League trophy after their victory at Ramenskoye. The win means Zenit finish top of the table wit... | Zenit Saint Petersburg clinch the Russian Premier League title on Sunday . They secure the title ahead of Spartak Moscow after a 1-0 win at Ramenskoye . The title success is Zenit's first since 1984 and the first in the post-Soviet era . | d0404188997ef57e0355b18fb867599b89c80407 |
Happy Valley, Oregon (CNN) -- For three days, Clackamas Town Center has been a crime scene. On Friday, it will be a shopping mall, once again. Yet the Oregon shopping center's scheduled 9 a.m. reopening -- announced on its Facebook page -- does not close the books on the many questions tied to Tuesday's fatal shooting.... | NEW: Three people died of single gunshots, a deputy medical examiner says . On Tuesday, a man killed two people and then himself, authorities say . Wounded teenager is still in serious condition . Shooting was "out of character" for Roberts, the woman who raised him says . | 1586d5c0dd8ccba132e8272aa1ef6cbbaf12849a |
(CNN) -- CNN's 20 most-viewed stories online during 2009 ranged from obituaries to reports on plane crashes and crimes. They included the stories of a runaway balloon in Colorado and a celebrity athlete accused of having multiple affairs. Here they are -- starting with the most popular. 1. 6-year-old Colorado boy found... | Stories include air emergencies, celebrity deaths, a solved missing persons mystery . Story with most views was October's balloon incident involving a Colorado family . Michael Jackson's death and memorial both garnered high viewer interest . Viewers also paid much attention to Air France Flight 447, which crashed off ... | 89afe93db726b2284d8e6110438eda30b20ecf43 |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Tibetan exile leaders, meeting in northern India to debate a potential new approach to Tibet's decades-long struggle for autonomy, have voted to stay with the Dalai Lama's current "middle way approach," according to a spokesman for the spiritual leader. Some have sought Tibet's independence fr... | Tibetan exile leaders back Dalai Lama's current "middle way approach" The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, seeks genuine autonomy from Beijing . Small minority want to demand Tibet's independence, spokesman says . | ef6e7ee88adc48f680e91d00c065f268df7468f7 |
(CNN) -- A last-minute and unexpected change in government rules over a key environmental dispute prompted uncertainty and consternation at the Supreme Court on Monday, with justices chastising the Obama administration over its policy tactics. Final rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday exempted... | EPA rule finalized just before Supreme Court arguments in logging case . Scientists say sediment related to logging can harm fish, plants . Environmental group won appeals case, state; industry sought high court intervention . | 8515a5c72ff969f85dab340cee428d847dc95257 |
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesian Muslims have been praying in the wrong direction, the country's highest Islamic authority has said. The Indonesian Ulema Council told the country's Muslim populace in March to turn west when they offered their daily prayers. Muslims are supposed to face the Kaaba, the religion's m... | Earlier edict from Islamic council had Muslims facing west, where Africa lays . New edict corrects direction to northwest . Muslims are supposed to face the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia when they pray . | a3debfa6f49316885f05c25fcb73eff285dd3ee4 |
(CNN) -- Getting children to take a nap can be hard. Getting them to eat pancakes is not nearly as difficult. Police in Westerville, Ohio, say a 37-year-old mother operating a day care out of her home hit upon a plan -- she allegedly crushed medications that cause drowsiness and put them in the pancakes. Tammy Eppley h... | Tammy Eppley says she is mortified by the charges . She says any text she sent about sedating a child was just her venting . She has been charged with six counts of child endangerment . None of the children were injured or made ill . | 6af68601cf55c0031deae4ea77fc70645fb4bea5 |
Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- The suspect in Friday's shooting of six people in a downtown high-rise is a 40-year-old man with economic woes that include a recent bankruptcy filing, federal records show. In his filing last May for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, under which he sought to have his assets liquidated and his debts disch... | In bankruptcy filing, Jason S. Rodriguez listed assets at $4,675, liabilities at $89,873.31 . He owed money for child support, rent, credit card, phone service, back taxes . Rodriguez said his monthly income was $890.67 and monthly expenses were $815 . | aedd02eb768282cc66d575e1ff059618ea70898c |
Istanbul (CNN) -- A single man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who broke up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal Ataturk, the fo... | NEW: 'Standing man' inspires new protests in Taksim Square . Trade union blocs hold a nationwide strike . Police and protesters have clashed repeatedly in various cities for weeks . Prime Minister Erdogan has remained defiant, and his supporters have rallied . | 1cbccba448db02250b467a614f2e0fd381165666 |
(CNN) -- He has been at the center of Asia's biggest sex scandal, but now actor Edison Chen has broken his silence on the public episode that has ended careers and caused him to face at least one reported death threat. Internet sex photos of Edison Chen and starlets caused a huge media storm and fall from grace for man... | Actor gives exclusive interview with CNN on the sex scandal that rocked Asia . Chen faced death threats; careers of some girls in explicit photos ruined . Returns to Hong Kong to explain his side of scandal and its effects . Watch even more from the interview in exclusive online only footage . | 80121af2f70d19a4e92a740b82c07522ffb5d8ba |
Columbiana, Alabama (CNN) -- Shelby County is booming. The Birmingham suburb is lined with strip malls, subdivisions, and small factories, in what was once sleepy farmland. The population has grown fivefold since 1970 to about 200,000. Change is afoot in this bedroom community, at least on the surface. But the federal ... | The leaders of Shelby County, Alabama, say preclearance is no longer needed . Preclearance by the federal government is required for changes in voting procedures . The Supreme Court is poised to rule on the question . The case offers a social, political, and legal barometer on the progress of civil rights . | 47f721e51948ca92cde3122e78f8b8cf64d08112 |
(Southern Living) -- Keep up with the kids with fuel from these Walt Disney World restaurants. La Cantina de San Angel and La Hacienda de San . Epcot World Showcase's Mexico Pavilion . These two eateries opened last year along the World Showcase Lagoon. La Cantina offers quick-service tacos nachos, and empanadas, as we... | Via Napoli serves fresh pizza cooked in wood-burning ovens . Narcoossee's offers a view of the Magic Kingdom's main entrance . Mickey, Goofy and Donald Duck make appearances during breakfast at The Tusker House . | 701f39c41969bf8d3b5b0317093e02a2ef527cd3 |
(CNN) -- The 30-mile stretch between Biloxi and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is still dotted with battle wounds from Hurricane Katrina seven years later. Concrete slabs and steps that lead to nothing but trash and overgrown weeds are all that is left of historic brick homes. But amid the slabs are majestic homes with gr... | Biloxi and Bay St. Louis stretch still shows signs of Hurricane Katrina . Those who stayed have rebuilt with storms in mind . Now they're preparing for Isaac and other inevitable storms . | 9174b1120a00de90da2206cae30aecb0a16fc853 |
(CNN Student News) -- April 20, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . How does a viewer's age affect how the viewer responds to a media story about a historic anniversary? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the ... | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . Write your answers in the space provided . Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | c3a614d7c9cafd98b888c6a1dba2318adc53e13f |
(CNN) -- Mark Cavendish's eventful week at the Tour de France continued Thursday when he was beaten to the line by Marcel Kittel in a sprint finish. Holding more than a bike's length lead nearing the end of the 135-mile 12th stage from Fougeres to Tours in northwest France, Cavendish was caught and finished half a whee... | Germany's Marcel Kittel rallies to beat Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish at the Tour de France . Cavendish's runner-up showing comes a day after he was sprayed with urine . Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey, narrowly missing being involved in a crash . | b971101f1b430bcd468acb0a8531790ac8618347 |
(CNN) -- Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday for talks with President Hamid Karzai. The United States hopes to make progress on a long-stalled security deal with Afghanistan that would leave some U.S. forces in the country beyond NATO's scheduled departure at the end of 2014. U.S. officia... | The United States hopes to make progress on a long-stalled security deal with Afghanistan . Issues related to Afghan sovereignty and U.S. security guarantees make a deal elusive . Afghanistan refuses to let U.S. forces continue to conduct counterterrorism operations . | 9f67a77f765ba3d4eb30a6621a377331f9255e09 |
Atlanta (CNN) -- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday temporarily blocking key provisions of a new Georgia law that aims to crack down on illegal immigration, while allowing other parts of the law to move forward. Most of the law, known as HB 87, was scheduled to go into effect Friday. U.S. District J... | The state law is part of the broader nationwide immigration debate . Georgia officials say they will appeal the ruling . The judge says law enforcement officers cannot enforce two sections of the law . Most provisions of the law will be allowed to move forward . | ab0ac9096bd24d2b349aa746d110b67b5d5fce81 |
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Candi Holyfield, the wife of former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, has filed for a temporary protective order against her husband, according to court records. The case was filed last week in Fayette County, Georgia, Superior Court, according to the Web site for the court clerk'... | Protective order filed against boxer Evander Holyfield, according to court records . Documents allege Holyfield struck wife, hit her with water bottle . Holyfield's $10 million home went into foreclosure in 2009 . | 820dd2039546c6ad6dbae04d3afec63b5327a171 |
New York (CNN) -- The big news in the Big Apple this week may be what didn't happen. There was not a single reported slaying, stabbing, shooting or knifing in any of the five boroughs on Monday, according to the New York Police Department. "It is unusual in a city of 8 million people, but we never read that much into o... | No slayings, stabbings, shootings or knifings reported in any of the five boroughs . The violence-free stretch is part of a downward trend in crime in the city, police say . FBI says violent crime is decreasing nationwide but remains problem in urban areas . | 8e909122d5091812580d114b7bbfca90b74c02a2 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States is keeping a close eye on Pakistan after this week's Taliban surge into the Buner district brought them just 60 miles from the capital, Islamabad. A Taliban fighter in the district of Buner, which is only 96 kilometers from Islamabad. A Pakistani government official said Friday tha... | NEW: Pakistan situation "rapidly deteriorating," says senior U.S. military official . NEW: U.S. officials: Any Taliban withdrawal from Pakistani territory likely meaningless . NEW: Fundamentalists hold large areas of the country, military officials say . Pakistan had reported Taliban withdrawal from captured district 6... | 8e0d86f794299fa3272ba76f70069d7450dac569 |
(CNN) -- How were inmates inside a Texas prison allegedly able to make cell phone calls, plot crimes and acquire drugs? With the help of 17 former corrections officers who once worked at the prison, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed this week. Now the former officers and 12 others have been arrested... | Former prison guards are charged with racketeering for allegedly smuggling cell phones . Officials say prison inmates used the phones to plot serious crimes, including killings . The arrests of 17 former corrections officers were part of Operation Prison Cell . | 19a3dac54ac20dd9a6da527861d009397e59b1eb |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has agreed to review a civil liberties dispute over the government's power to criminalize "support" of a terrorist organization. The Supreme Court will review a key provision of the 2001 Patriot Act. The justices on Wednesday accepted review of a key provision of the 2001 Patriot A... | Supreme Court to review a key provision of the 2001 Patriot Act . Federal appeals court had struck down several aspects of Patriot Act . Government had asked the high court to intervene and uphold the law . Oral arguments to be held early next year, with decision expected by spring . | c0b50aeb0f137ef3bc4f7fa2f5d9a8d38c6bc528 |
Bucharest, Romania (CNN) -- Romania's leftist government began impeachment proceedings Wednesday to suspend President Traian Basescu. In a motion filed in parliament, the ruling coalition accused the president of violating the country's constitution and overstepping his authority. The motion is the latest in a series o... | Leftist government files a motion with parliament to suspend the president . The motion marks the latest in a series of attacks between Basescu and Prime Minister Ponta . The vote, scheduled for Friday, is expected to pass . | a68ac5843b0250c4e926ead3c2b60919e4fd8239 |
(CNN) -- The European Council of December 8 produced a curious mixture of cohesion and disagreement. Cohesion was apparent among the eurozone countries (and a number of other countries) which all accepted the essence of the Franco-German proposal to make the limits on economic policy even more legally binding, now call... | Daniel Gros is the Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels . Advised committee which developed original plans for the Economic and Monetary Union . If members adhere to deficit limits, new pact signals 'fundamental change' Test could soon come if ratings agencies follow through on credit warnings... | 8b843ecac87cf662d78cef7af96ab244afc84e93 |
(EW.com) -- Cheerios, rejoice! Jane Lynch, who won an Emmy as sharp-tongued cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Fox's "Glee," will make her Broadway debut this spring in the hit musical revival of "Annie." The role seems like a perfect fit for the star: Miss Hannigan, the drunken and scheming head of young Annie's orph... | Jane Lynch will make her Broadway debut this spring in the hit musical revival of "Annie" She'll play Miss Hannigan, the drunken head of young Annie's orphanage . She'll appear in the musical for eight weeks only, from May 16 through July 14 . | 5d413fa134506790cae56554515f5458a7861d46 |
Washington (CNN) -- The morning that the federal government reopened after 16 days of political stalemate, President Barack Obama stood at the podium in the State Dining Room of The White House. He didn't smile. "Those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can. W... | President Obama emerged with an ambitious agenda moving forward . He implored Congress that their working relationship "has to change" One former member says the relationship can't get much lower . | dd1e53d8d0925d73410ae7b265976a10172fb85a |
(CNN) -- Three New Jersey teenagers who allegedly videotaped the beating death of an immigrant from El Salvador and showed the recording to friends have been charged with the man's murder, authorities said. Khayri Williams-Clark, 18; Nigel Dumas, 19; and an unidentified 17-year-old minor were all charged with the murde... | 3 New Jersey teenagers face murder charges after the beating death of Abelino Mazariego . The Union County prosecutor's office says the teens allegedly recorded the beating on a cell phone camera . A nurse at the hospital where the victim was treated has been charged with theft for stealing cash from Mazariego . | b7f440d1b8675e9f34373eb7dc35c9c198a20da1 |
(CNN) -- Interior Department officials announced an extensive restructuring of the agencies that oversee offshore oil drilling Wednesday, pledging "fundamental change" for a system widely criticized after the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The expected moves split the since-renamed Minerals Management Service into se... | The former Minerals Management Service is being split into permitting and safety bureaus . The agency was widely criticized before the Deepwater Horizon disaster . A separate safety committee will review drilling and spill response plans . | f2c6ce7d93271aad0bbabac5784bcf40735c4498 |
(CNN) -- Nine-time winners Real Madrid were handed a monumental task as the draw for the group stages of this season's Champions League was made in Monaco on Thursday. Jose Mourinho's new charges were paired with seven-time winners AC Milan, four-time champions Ajax Amsterdam and French side Auxerre in Group G. Real h... | Real Madrid and AC Milan in same Group G in Champions League draw . Ajax and Auxerre also in 'Group of Death' who have won competition 20 times between them . Champions Inter Milan to open against Tottenham, Werder Bremen and FC Twente . Top two from each of eight groups go through to last 16 knockout stage . | dd9766810351201b5a85c072fef6cba622732a4b |
Samut Sakorn, Thailand (CNN) -- The mammoth flooding that has deluged much of Thailand, killing hundreds, appears to be subsiding. But steep challenges remain for displaced residents and migrant workers abandoned by their employers. The heavily industrial Samut Sakorn province employs hundreds of thousands of migrant w... | Prime Minister: The water level recedes, but draining in some areas are slow . The flooding leaves migrant workers from Myanmar abandoned in one province . A complex of cement construction materials is now housing for displaced residents . The death toll reaches 537, and 22 provinces remain affected . | a259363c26aba112ca2effc4cec1f105ce130adf |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Events in London's art world last weekend sent out contrasting signals as to the future of the global art market. Will the bubble burst? "Perpetual Void" by artist Petroc Sesti, fit the current mood of uncertainty. Mid-season contemporary art auctions at London's Sotheby's, Christies and Philli... | Sales at London's top auction houses failed to achieve the low presale estimates . Some artists at Frieze Art Fair ate remnants of foods to showcase the current crisis. Most galleries at the fair produced satisfying sales results, they reported . | 9ef2b17b177c3e8f654e4874e3d902aa3580e6c2 |
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. government announced Friday that it will impose sanctions against the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi -- part of a series of measures designed to isolate the Libyan regime and loosen the dictator's grip on power. The American embassy in Libya suspended operations for security reasons, though... | NEW: U.S. will reach out to Libya "where appropriate," State Department official says . The U.S. government is imposing sanctions against Libya and has suspended embassy operations . U.S.-chartered ferry with around 300 people completes trip from Libya to Malta . The U.S. Treasury Department advises banks to report unu... | f8456897ad63e671dd1b9154ac3dc4c5eafb4088 |
COCHISE COUNTY, Arizona (CNN) -- It was supposed to be 14 feet high and topped with razor wire. It was also supposed to send a message to Washington that if the government wouldn't seal off the southern border, volunteers could. Almost two years later, the reality is a five-strand barbed-wire barrier that ranchers dism... | Minuteman founder promised to build Israeli-style border barrier . Reality is five-strand, barbed-wire fence that rancher say keeps Mexican cows out . Former Minuteman members say they were fired after questioning fence plan . Arizona county official says building private border fence not possible . | 263789b27ce53dd3864254f48477a1de13f89316 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama will invoke God when he takes the oath of office January 20, despite a lawsuit filed by atheist and non-religious groups, according to an attorney for Chief Justice John Roberts, who will administer the oath. President-elect Barack Obama has asked to invoke the phrase "s... | Court documents say President-elect Barack Obama asked to invoke God . Groups are suing to block any mention of God during the inaugural ceremonies . Many presidents have added the phrase "so help me God" at end of oath . | edcffba03a9c46267d5b7b5c59c104e24b0dcc8f |
(Mental Floss) -- Remember that goofy uncle of yours who always tried to impress you by "stealing your nose" or pulling the ol' separating-his-thumb-from-his-hand move? Well, those parlor tricks are nothing compared to the appendage stunts pulled by these 10 famous people. John Wilkes Booth's neck bones . A painting of... | Out of curiosity, war or science, body parts kept from final grave . Napoleon's penis allegedly in hands of U.S. doctor . Saint Francis Xavier's hands spread from Asia to Europe . Gen. Stonewall Jackson's body buried in two Virginia towns . | a21cdb25290e6c0a90e0fc9343daad966352cde0 |
(CNN) -- Veteran Portugal international Deco is poised to end his career in the country of his birth after agreeing to join Fluminense, the Brazilian club announced on Saturday. The 32-year-old midfielder will leave English champions Chelsea and sign a two-year contract on Monday, Fluminense revealed on the club's webs... | Brazilian club Fluminense to unveil signing of Chelsea midfielder Deco on Monday . Portugal international will sign a two-year contract as he returns to country of his birth . The 32-year-old struggled to make an impact in two seasons in England . He has twice won the UEFA Champions League with Barcelona and Porto . | 775106b66b5d2ca5fd901af33d0579ac33ee61b8 |
(CNN) -- Arsenal have confirmed that striker Robin van Persie will be out of action for "approximately six weeks" after suffering ankle ligament damage during the Netherlands' international friendly against Italy on Saturday. Initially it had been feared the Dutch forward -- who has scored eight goals in 15 games in al... | Arsenal reveal that striker Robin van Persie will be out of actionfor six weeks . The Dutchman suffered ankle ligament damage against Italy at the weekend . Croatian striker Eduardo da Silva is expected to replace van Persie in the Arsenal line-up . | 79cb11709ab82460f0fa90c9f1d3c9113d38d55a |
(CNN) -- In October 2011, actor Hugh Jackman launched a new company called Laughing Man. Initially, the business offered a variety of coffees and teas, sold online and in a small cafe in the Tribeca part of New York City. This week, Jackman's expanding his line of offerings into the world of chocolate, just in time for... | Hugh Jackman's expanding his Laughing Man line into the world of chocolate . "I eat a little bit of dark chocolate every day," Jackman said . Jackman: "Business done well is a win-win all around" | 6671b4684c8cb61d4bc98ccc0856e9dafdf6f14c |
Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, will appoint a woman as one of his vice presidents and a Christian as another, his policy adviser told CNN. "For the first time in Egyptian history -- not just modern but in all Egyptian history -- a woman will take that position," Ahmed Deif... | A Cairo court overturns a rule allowing the military to arrest civilians . Mohamed Morsi's adviser says he will pick a woman and a Christian as vice presidents . Morsi has begun assembling a new government . Ahmed Shafik will establish a new political party in Egypt, his office says . | 550e29b2f86dc9b86956ad698017ec322e35cae6 |
(CNN) -- Cuban state media released a message from Fidel Castro, the first communique said to be from the ex-leader since speculation over his health reached a fever pitch last week. There were no new images of Castro, 86, released Wednesday. He has not been seen publicly since March, when he met with Pope Benedict XVI... | Long silence from Fidel Castro had fueled speculation about his health . Son Alex: "The comandante is well, following his daily routine" There were no new images of Castro, 86, released Wednesday . Castro reportedly congratulated doctors graduating from a Cuban medical institute . | 56774b555607f4f52195e745492f6497c7cc60fc |
New York (CNN) -- As a powerful mix of weather converged on the U.S. East Coast, residents across the region seemed to take the warnings with varying degrees of seriousness. "It started yesterday afternoon when we started to see a rush from consumers for supplies like flashlights, hand-held radios and batteries," said ... | New York's MTA will start suspending service before sustained winds of 39 mph . Virginia's National Guard authorized to activate to 300 personnel . Early models show the hurricane could make landfall in D.C. region as early as Monday . Forecasters say it will more likely push farther north and hit the New York area by ... | a2db051ae291772cdcd1bcc93b7e596e2bb58b91 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A hearing to consider who will raise Michael Jackson's three children has been delayed another week, while lawyers work to avoid a court battle over custody. Debbie Rowe said she married Michael Jackson to avoid the taboo of having childrien out of wedlock. The delay -- the third one th... | Lawyers for Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe working to avoid court battle . Rowe's friend says vilification in the press exacerbating grief over Jackson's death . Jackson and Rowe met when she was a nursing assistant for his dermatologist . She told ABC in 2003 that she wanted to help Jackson become a dad . | 3182006b7e4fda33fda96504b96beff48f0e90df |
(CNN) -- Sarai Sierra followed her passion to Istanbul -- a budding photographer lured by the possibilities the picturesque, ancient city has to offer. But the day before she was supposed to fly back home, the 33-year-old mother of two went missing. Sierra had taken up photography last year, posting her work to the pho... | A feed of photos on Instagram marks Sierra's trail then goes cold . She flew to Istanbul alone after making friends there online . The mother of two hasn't been heard from since January 21 and didn't fly home the next day . Her husband, Steven, says he has no explanation as to what happened to her . | 6eaec304564776a976f445df117d65383f492106 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A backlog in processing education benefits has forced the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize millions of dollars in emergency funds for veterans who need the cash to pay for school. The Veterans Affairs department will give up to $3,000 to students who haven't received funds from education ... | Backlog in tuition payments forces VA to authorize millions in emergency funds . VA estimates 75,000 veterans are eligible for the emergency funds . Delayed payments makes vets fear they may have to drop out of school . | fedfa1462a587b60ffd3554baad1d82da99ef960 |
(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal will meet Andy Murray in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after beating Ivo Karlovic 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4. The Spaniard faced a tough challenge as Karlovic, known for his big serve, rained down 28 aces during the match, compared to Nadal's two. However, the world No.2 showed his class by only ... | Rafael Nadal to meet Andy Murray in quarter-finals of Australian Open after beating Ivo Karlovic 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 . Roger Federer sets up a last-16 encounter with Lleyton Hewitt at the Australian Open after a routine victory over Albert Montanes . Fourth seed Juan Martin Del Potro and seventh seed Andy Roddick are also ... | 6d1134cdb52aa5c4cc3f649dcba518f67c5d3d9e |
(CNN) -- Recent security changes at New York City's Ellis Island and Liberty Island were under scrutiny Monday as summer started and tourists looked forward to the reopening of two of New York's historic landmarks. Sen. Chuck Schumer and New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly have asked the National Par... | The National Parks Service wants to screen visitors after arrival at Liberty, Ellis islands . Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Sen. Charles Schumer ask service to reverse course . It's like screening "people at airports after they get on the plane," Schumer says . Liberty Island, home of the Statue of Liberty, will re... | 2d898adce3b0fdb437b2189674b5d82f062a7a16 |
(CNN) -- Tests done on 12-year-old Zachary Reyna show no signs of activity from the brain-eating parasite he contracted earlier this month, according to his father. Doctors had given Zachary the same experimental anti-amoeba drug used to treat 12-year-old Kali Hardig recently in Arkansas, the Reyna family told CNN affi... | Tests show negative activity from the amoeba in Florida boy's brain . Florida Department of Health issues warning about amoeba danger in warm freshwater . Family says Zachary Reyna is receiving same drugs as Kali Hardig . Arkansas girl is in rehab in fair condition, the hospital says . | 7006274ceae3e664af7c6ddbdd5b48cf3c4ffd22 |
(CNN) -- Cradling your heap of plastic, you approach the bins, hastily inspecting each item for the number molded on the bottom. Plastic water bottles go in the bin for ones and twos, along with the milk jug. That was easy enough, but what about the water bottle caps? Trash. Chinese take-out container? Bin number six. ... | British scientists say they've found way to recycle 100% of plastics . University of Warwick plans first commercial plant soon . "Waste can be a valuable resource," Stanford engineer says . | 3a761bfb0b316f22709e98ff32a642a4a0a4cf6e |
(CNN) -- Rotterdam is home to Europe's largest international port. But as countless vessels pass through the bustling shipping hub each day, the environmental toll is far from light. In fact, Rotterdam emits a whopping 29.8 tonnes of carbon per capita, one of the highest in the world. In comparison, the Dutch city beat... | Rotterdam's population totals 615,000 . 90% of the city is below sea level and is therefore facing a high risk of flooding. Rotterdam aims to become the most sustainable port city in the world. | db2b876dc2610bf9ecf6fc61e066623bbdc8132a |
(CNN) -- The Communist Party leaders inside the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing may have found solace in the Obama-Romney debates: Though China was mentioned 53 times, both presidential candidates avoided harsh rhetoric toward China. Despite Romney's repeated avowal to label China a "currency manipulator" and Obama's b... | Obama and Romney mentioned China 53 times in the U.S. presidential debates . Their discussions of China missed the big picture: China's rapid rise . Biggest challenge is the power transition as China gallops ahead, writes Zhiqun Zhu . | 93b79960f3934b78eaf7826e61eaa6071dfe4087 |
(CNN) -- Soldiers and rescue workers on Friday pulled stranded people out of deluged swathes of southern China inundated by 11 days of heavy rain, state media said. The rains have led to the deaths of 211 people in 10 provinces, while 119 others are listed as missing, according to Xinhua news agency. Two dikes on the e... | Death toll from China flooding rises to 211 . Heavy rains and flooding affect 10 provinces . Hundreds of workers try to shore up two dikes . | 5d449845e843db143b38019f0b3c87b3d42f3a45 |
Minami Sanriku, Japan (CNN) -- A 60-year-old Japanese man was rescued Sunday more than nine miles out at sea after clinging to the swept-away remnants of his home for more than two days. "I thought today was the last day of my life," Hiromitsu Shinkawa told his rescuers, according to Kyodo News Agency. Amazing stories... | Prime Minister Naoto Kan says about 15,000 people have been rescued so far . 60-year-old man survives clinging to debris at sea; wife swept away . Japanese troops canvass region searching for any signs of life . | a0c4b677d028d398c50efbab662eb1364e50c0f6 |
(CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that a suicide bombing targeting the country's spy chief was planned in the Pakistani city of Quetta, and that he expects to raise the issue with Pakistani authorities. The attack occurred Thursday in one of the intelligence agency's guesthouses in Kabul, seriously i... | The attack occurred in one of the intelligence agency guesthouses in Kabul . It seriously injured National Directorate of Security Asadullah Khalid . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Thursday bombing . Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs cautioned Karzai against assigning blame . | b313da9147419d669e93a4d0a574bc537645c7b7 |
New York (CNN) -- The search for Etan Patz, a 6-year-old New York boy who disappeared more than three decades ago, is expected to resume on Monday after being suspended for "operational reasons," an FBI spokesman said. A law enforcement source briefed on the investigation said no evidence of human remains has been foun... | NEW: No evidence of human remains has been found, says a law enforcement source . An FBI spokesman says the search was suspended for "operational reasons" Official: Possible blood stain discovered in basement search . The 6-year-old boy disappeared in 1979 on his way to a bus stop in New York . | 83c3da3405d5df918e122e586c4f17bae2bae77a |
(CNN) -- Aruban authorities said Wednesday they will analyze a rental car, electronic devices and the answers of a man termed the prime suspect in the disappearance of an American woman. Robyn Gardner, 35, of Maryland, was last seen August 2 near Baby Beach on the western tip of the Caribbean island, said Ann Angela, s... | Authorities have rental car, electronic devices . Robyn Gardner, 35, was last seen a week ago near Baby Beach, authorities say . The suspect is a 50-year-old U.S. citizen and Gardner's traveling companion . A man who says he was dating Gardner alerted the Natalee Holloway Resource Center . | 2c4d946d36af9bf63a04c9e0b34b6604355f2b66 |
(CNN) -- Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv have been thrown out of UEFA competitions for a year after European soccer's governing body found them guilty on match-fixing charges. Metalist, who finished runners up in the Ukrainian Premier League, had been drawn to play German side Schalke in the final qualifying stage of t... | Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv are disqualified from UEFA competitions for a season . European soccer's governing body finds Metalist guilty on match-fixing charges . Metalist had been set for European Champions League playoff with Schalke . Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki could be reinstated to Europe's top club competi... | fb7a3f7b988d52e18b9d730f49f6004da0eb88b4 |
(EW.com) -- The 2012 box office got off to a fine start this weekend, as Paramount's "found footage" (riiiight...) horror movie "The Devil Inside," which the studio acquired for just under $1 million, earned a tremendous $34.5 million in its first three days, becoming the first breakout box office star since "The Lion ... | "The Devil Inside" earned a tremendous $34.5 million in its first three days . "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," continued its comeback performance with $20.5 million . "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" held onto third place with a $14.1 million weekend . | bdd97d21628896002b21743b0699eb1aa43bb8f1 |
(CNN) -- In a presidential primary season distinguished so far by the absence of substantive debates, the controversy over whether Mitt Romney and his partners at Bain Capital should be considered job creators or job destroyers raises a profoundly important issue. Beyond the concerns about the loss of American jobs to ... | Michael Lind asks: What kind of capitalism should 21st century Americans want? The choice is between "stakeholder capitalism" and "shareholder capitalism" He says Mitt Romney is today's symbol of shareholder capitalism . Lind asks: Does Romney believe what is good for Bain is good for America? | 78855a87b59cf504e6bec5c34e500d3faa4d97d3 |
(CNN) -- Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday's "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that she will end her talk show, said a spokesman for Winfrey's Harpo Productions. "Oprah will be ending her talk show," Harpo spokesman Don Halcombe said Thursday. "She will be speaking about it on tomorrow's live show." The show will air live f... | Oprah Winfrey to announce she'll end show in 2011 during a live broadcast Friday . It has been the highest-rated talk show for 23 consecutive seasons, her Web site says . An estimated 42 million U.S. viewers watch it weekly; show had its origins in 1984 in Chicago . Winfrey's wealth was estimated at around $1 billion b... | cd18f3d5b2c946718be454f6e753959760d27a43 |
(CNN) -- Ski queen Lindsey Vonn has put her return to racing on ice -- for now. The new World Cup ski season begins in the Austrian resort of Soelden this weekend but the Olympic downhill champion will not take part as she continues her comeback from a serious knee injury. Vonn was airlifted to hospital February after ... | Lindsey Vonn will not compete in the opening World Cup skiing event in Soelden, Austria . The American Olympic champion is recovering from a serious knee injury . "Not racing is very hard for me," says Vonn . Olympic super combined champion Bode Miller returns to World Cup racing . | 2fd328d4721bd63fe6ac3a1b1f9eafda02a0115a |
(CNN) -- The shelling and sinking of a rust-stained fishing trawler in Alaskan waters ends its aimless voyage more than a year after a tsunami swept it off the east coast of Japan. The U.S. Coast Guard said it opened fire on the roughly 200-foot trawler Thursday after it determined the "unmanned, unlit, unmarked vessel... | The ship sunk in more than 6,000 feet of water, an official said . The Coast Guard capsized it by opening fire on the roughly 200-foot trawler . The trawler posed a threat to mariners and the marine environment . The boat is part of a giant debris field making its way toward North America . | cf8a8b83f875ecd355be0db73b0e1f95cad82066 |
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