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(CNN) -- Day two at Davos and big players from the last year are on the stage. There are more than 70 sessions to choose from, but don't be overwhelmed -- we'll ensure you're alerted to the best. Today, January 23, we'll be watching these speakers: . At 1010, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will take the stage to disc... | Six heads of state, including Iran's Hassan Rouhani and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will speak on Thursday . Highlights include discussion on humanitarian crisis in war-torn Syria and Europe's recovery from crisis . | fd3c964234d2b2e032442e6c2d1972b27f71ff60 |
(CNN) -- Man-made climate change threatens to stress water resources, challenge crops and livestock, raise sea levels and adversely affect human health, according to a report released by the Obama administration on Tuesday. Farmers and workers in central California are suffering through the third year of a worsening dr... | Man-made climate change is adversely affecting the U.S., says a federal report . Report: Changes will stress water resources, challenge crops and raise sea levels . Document is released by White House science adviser and mandated by Congress . Report's predictions: Hotter heat waves, more flooding and an increase in wi... | 14dc4f7acb9feae8cc936c424476d8af6c497334 |
(CNN) -- On Tuesday, a federal advisory panel, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, recommended that university scientists who have submitted articles on how to modify a flu virus to two very prestigious journals delete critical information from them before publishing. The papers describe how to alter b... | For first time, a federal panel has advised that science journals censor flu study facts . The papers describe how to alter bird-flu virus to be more potent, says Arthur Caplan . Scientists generally hate policies that restrict research in any way, Caplan says . Caplan: Sometimes risk is too high to let scientists open... | 007ae95fd859ef30117b9c80232b7b134b370ea3 |
(CNN) -- A report by the Massachusetts inspector general released Tuesday said that former drug lab technician Annie Dookhan was the "sole bad actor" at a Boston drug lab once responsible for tests related to thousands of criminal cases, and that directors of the facility were "ill-suited" to oversee her and other lab ... | The drug lab was once responsible for tests related to thousands of criminal cases . Massachusetts says Annie Dookhan doctored evidence to change test results at the lab . Lab directors were "ill-suited" to oversee her and other lab technicians, the report says . Dookhan, found guilty of multiple charges in the case, w... | b1bf511766f7721df7c2f64ba5adbf4c6263c1aa |
(CNN) -- On June 30, in the streets of Alexandria, I watched crowds stream down Abu Qir street, one of the city's main roads, chanting: "The Police! The People! Are One Hand!" Officers posed for photos, waved Egyptian flags from pickup trucks jammed with anti-Morsy protesters and roared up Alexandria's wide boulevards ... | Priyanka Motaparthy saw ebullient Egyptians, in solidarity with police, in streets June 30 . She says police have not reformed brutal ways of pre-2011 protests; they remain . She says police aim violence at Brotherhood backers, don't intervene in protest conflicts . Motaparthy: People dying in Egypt's streets; world mu... | 43950b83b3c2687ab060b4dcfceb347d2512a6d5 |
Chicago (CNN) -- A fire that killed two Chicago firefighters and injured 17 earlier this week grew from wood or trash burning in the "rear portion of the building," the fire department said Friday. An "open-flame ignition of ordinary combustibles," such as wood or rubbish, led to Wednesday's blaze, Chicago Fire Departm... | NEW: Chicago's fire department says the fire started at the back of the building . NEW: The police department has opened a criminal probe into the fire, a spokesman says . Two Chicago firefighters were killed and 17 were hurt when a wall and roof collapsed . The deaths occurred on the 100th anniversary of massive Chica... | 5f3db40c5895aaf52d25c19740cc13bc2cfa5e83 |
Washington (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder, a longtime target of Republicans who have tried to force him out of office, now faces the prospect of angering liberal supporters when the Justice Department decides whether to file federal charges in the Trayvon Martin killing. Civil rights groups are planning nationwi... | NEW: NRA accuses administration of exploiting tragedies for political gain . In weighing federal probe, "We will not be afraid," Holder says . Florida governor defends "stand your ground" law . Those self-defense laws "sow dangerous conflict," Holder says . | 5e5d21bf110eece0c17daa519300b431d210d9ae |
(CNN) -- A truck stop is an assault on the senses, especially on a hot summer day. There's the smell of diesel, the taste of exhaust fumes and the nerve-jangling, ever-present rumble of truck engines -- even when the drivers are asleep. Buck Threehouse, right, explains the BlueCool system to a trucker at a Georgia truc... | A company has developed technology that cools truck cabs without engine idling . Called BlueCool, the system combines refrigerant and a water/glycol mixture . BlueCool doesn't have any emissions or use any fuel, spokesman says . Some 7 percent of U.S. daily oil consumption is attributed to heavy-duty truck idling . | 3b5f21518edad1d5f28ca1515e3a4e8d4d42e097 |
(CNN) -- Mexican authorities say they've slaughtered more than a million chickens infected with bird flu. Investigators detected the virus in 18 farms in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, Mexico's Agriculture Ministry said this week. Chickens there were infected with the H7N3 virus, which Mexican authorities sai... | Investigators have found chickens infected with H7N3 on 18 farms in central Mexico . Authorities say the outbreak has been controlled and does not pose a threat to humans . More than 1.2 million infected chickens were slaughtered, a state agriculture official says . Nearly 2 million chickens have been vaccinated agains... | 7024dcfaab1300e7c7f0ee5f9cd62e0398a0b573 |
(CNN) -- More than 20,000 civilians were killed in the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war -- nearly three times previous estimates, The Times newspaper in Britain reported Friday. Refugees gather behind barbed wire at one of Sri Lanka's camps for those displaced by recent fighting. The Times said it had acquired con... | UK paper claims death toll in final months of Sri Lanka conflict more than 20,000 . More than 1,000 civilians killed daily in April-May, Times claims . Death toll estimates based on confidential U.N. documents, U.N. sources . Sri Lankan government declared victory over Tamil separatists May 19 . | 2f672387d9ff86e614f7602990b9eb2b16f053a9 |
(CNN) -- A day after the disheartening loss of its star-studded team in the men's hockey preliminaries, Canada got a warm boost when the pair of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won ice dancing gold Monday night. Leading after two rounds, the duo scored a 110.42 in the free dance for a 221.57 total and the title. The gold ... | Austria defeat Germany and Norway to secure gold in the men's team ski jumping . A giant leap of 146.5 meters from Gregor Schlierenzauer ensured Austria's victory . The Austrian quartet collected an Olympic record points total of 1107.9 . | c7538c5e06e9ca4b06123764aa9d7ef7045ed342 |
Chicago (CNN) -- Jurors deliberated a full day without reaching a verdict Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of entertainer Jennifer Hudson. William Balfour, Hudson's former brother-in-law, faces charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, residential burglary... | NEW: No verdict after a full day of deliberations . A prosecutor says a "tsunami of circumstantial evidence" shows Balfour's guilt . A defense attorney argues that prosecutors "failed to prove their case" | 96bc357eb40012d6ba83bbca22f0c3cbf3732cd1 |
(CNN) -- Stuart Broad's stunning five wickets for no runs spell, including a hat-trick, restored England's hopes after Rahul Dravid's 34th Test hundred had put India in command at Trent Bridge Saturday. England looked set to face a massive first innings deficit until Broad performed his heroics to wrap up the Indian i... | Stuart Broad takes hat-trick in 5-0 spell in second Test at Trent Bridge . England paceman's feat restricts India to first innings lead of 67 . Rahul Dravid scores 34th Test century to put India on top . England trail by 43 with nine wickets left by close of play . | 44e11fb7dfd3b4f1092b90e7ec06735b4c8b021c |
(CNN) -- A federal scuba-diving team conducting a training dive in a Miami canal last week made a grisly discovery -- a human skull, authorities said Tuesday. The team was conducting routine training January 5 in the Palmetto Bay area when a diver discovered the skull in about 15 to 20 feet of water, said Nicole Navas,... | The skull was found during a training exercise in a Miami canal . The medical examiner is looking into possible causes of death . Some skulls are disinterred for use in Santeria and Palo Mayombe rituals, officials say . | 7e960a3e48dca1a02da20a8cea12b9aa310d0252 |
(CNN) -- Not guilty. That's the verdict jurors reached this weekend in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The decision might have capped the criminal case, but for Zimmerman and others, it also marked new chapters in their lives. Protests erupted in a number o... | George Zimmerman was on trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin . Over the weekend, a six-person jury found him not guilty . Protesters upset with the verdict rally in Chicago, New York and other cities . President Barack Obama calls for "calm reflection" after the emotions-rousing verdict . | 8c407d5f389823e20c9c31e3a827f789982e6225 |
(CNN) -- Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini believes his squad is now "complete" and ready for the challenge of a new Primera Division campaign. Manuel Pellegrini is encouraged with the performances of Cristiano Ronaldo and company in pre-season. The Bernabeu club have invested heavily in their side over the summer, b... | Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini says that his squad is now "complete" Bernabeu giants have invested heavily in their side over the summer months . Pellegrini reveals that Real Madrid's pre-season form has been encouraging . | 8452f0e09b8aedc721694c4fbe2af88ef83c57b0 |
(CNN) -- Burch Farms has recalled all cantaloupes and honeydew melons it grew this year because of possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The FDA found Listeria monocytogenes or L. mono on a honeydew melon and at the packing facility in Faison, North Carolina, it announced ... | Melons were grown in North Carolina, sold to food distributors in 18 states . FDA found listeria on a melon and the place where they were packed . No one known to be sick at this time, agency says . Gastointestinal symptoms can indicate listeriosis . | b08fb4ddd532145c77d6458af3126d761f4d4dbd |
(CNN) -- It's doubtful there's ever a perfect time or place to end a marriage, but for Dean McDermott, that time and place was in a Palm Springs, California, hotel room after playing a round of golf. Mary Jo Eustace said she's been able to take her 2006 divorce from Dean McDermott and turn it into a positive. The actor... | Joy Behar invited women who went through public divorces onto her HLN show . Mary Jo Eustace talked about how hard it was to watch Dean McDermott move on . Lance Armstrong's ex-wife, Kristen, said she couldn't hate her husband's new love . Dina Matos said ex-New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey married her for political gain ... | 55eefe0b6fac0f13c140e160c0622112e9a2704f |
Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- Demonstrators took to the streets Friday after Muslim prayers, as they have on past Fridays in recent weeks in a number of Syrian cities, resulting in 10 deaths, according to an activist group. "The people want to overthrow the regime," was the chant of the demonstrators in the cities of Homs, ... | NEW: "We are with the regime, we are with Assad," a pro-government demonstrator says . NEW: "The people want to overthrow the regime," was the chant from three cities . An EU body has frozen the assets of seven people and four businesses . The number of refugees in Turkey approaches 12,000 . | a1586fe8229fd416185c8dfb4c59a07e53b93eb7 |
(CNN) -- U.S. border patrol agents Friday found a crude tunnel, apparently used for smuggling, underneath the concrete-lined Rio Grande River near El Paso, Texas. The discovery came as authorities were investigating suspicious activity in the city storm drain system and came upon a juvenile from Mexico with 200 pounds ... | Crude tunnel found at U.S.-Mexico border . Discovery as authorities found Mexican youth with 200 pounds of marijuana . Mexican authorities called to find entrance on Mexican side . | b62e208744ca5560dd489498c563ee199cc08e29 |
Madrid (CNN) -- Spaniards who are in "circumstances of extreme necessity" and are unable to pay their mortgages will not be evicted from their homes over the next two years, the main industry group for Spanish banks said Monday. The pledge comes just three days after a 53-year-old woman committed suicide as authorities... | The main industry group for Spanish banks announces a moratorium on some evictions . The pledge follows two suicides of homeowners about to be evicted . People have been protesting evictions during the recession as unemployment hit 25% . The banking association says 97% of homeowners are paying their mortgages on time ... | d18653820f08c9a1d890f6970f3a48f2b9c3f0f8 |
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Shameen's brown eyes seem lost as she thinks about the one day she wants to forget, but it is all she can think about. Nearly 90 percent of Afghan women suffer from domestic abuse, according to the U.N. Still traumatized, she recounts the events that led her to a safe house in Kabul. She was... | U.N.: Nearly 90 percent of Afghan women suffer from domestic abuse . There are less than a dozen shelters for women in the country . In Afghanistan, women are often beaten, raped and even sold to the highest bidder . Abusers are rarely prosecuted; most women are afraid to complain . | e4643a060989c26ce74987a2a0cb5b7810d478e7 |
(CNN) -- The former Massachusetts state chemist who has admitted to wrongdoing during her nine-year employment with the Department of Public Health also misled her employers when applying for the job, the department said. Annie Dookhan, who lied and said she had a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Mas... | Annie Dookhan's work on criminal evidence is being investigated . The chemist's actions call into question hundreds of convictions . Officials say she lied about having a master's degree when she was hired . | 6652a83ef0ba64e975a5471fddca149855abab32 |
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to approve nearly $5 billion for a settlement between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers reached more than a decade ago, prompting finger pointing by members of both parties and outrage among many black farmers. "We are very, very, very disappointed that ... | The Senate failed to approve nearly $5 billion for a settlement with minority farmers . The settlement between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers was reached in 1999 . Prominent members of both parties have voiced support for approving the funds . The National Black Farmers Association blamed both parties ... | 7c3cd0945b49293c168cabacda36dc67a7ab4941 |
(CNN) -- Manchester United's 24-match unbeaten run this season came crashing to a halt in an extraordinary, record-breaking schedule of English Premier League fixtures on Saturday. The leaders lost 2-1 at bottom club Wolverhampton on a day that saw title rivals Arsenal draw 4-4 with Newcastle, as an unprecedented 41 go... | Manchester United lose 2-1 at bottom club Wolves as unbeaten run finally ends . United four points clear at the top after Arsenal blow 4-0 lead at Newcastle . English Premier League teams score a record 41 goals in one day, from eight matches . Everton beat Blackpool 5-3 and Wigan win seven-goal thriller against Blackb... | adb73aed68c049287b09866fa9bf13196cc26400 |
(CNN) -- A group of soccer stars have called for Israel to be stripped of hosting rights for a top European age-grade tournament next year following last month's bomb attacks on Gaza. 52 players, including Eden Hazard, Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba signed a petition which was posted on the website of former English Premier... | Top footballers protesting against Israel hosting of tournament . Players sign petition asking UEFA to move European Under-21 event from Tel Aviv . World football's governing body FIFA plans to help rebuild damaged stadium . | eddf25ed2d0795908e5ef5d55e66453bb64749f7 |
(CNN) -- Searchers looking for the airplane that slammed into the side of a tree-covered Alaskan mountainside earlier this month couldn't detect an emergency locator signal after the impact damaged the craft's transmitter, according to a federal report released on Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board iss... | Report on August 9 crash says searchers detected no locator signal . A former senator died in the crash near Dillingham, Alaska . Nearest weather station reported gusts, rain, mist . The plane crashed in rugged Alaskan terrain en route to fishing camp . | c183805e2c61dbb9393aae090262500648dab31a |
(CNN) -- The United States warned the Indian government about a potential maritime attack against Mumbai at least a month before last week's massacre in the country's financial capital left nearly 180 dead, a U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN. Onlookers in Mumbai read messages posted outside the Oberoi Hotel, sce... | U.S. warned India about potential Mumbai attack, source says . Attacks that killed 179 people have strained India-Pakistan relations . Suspect is from Pakistan, Indian authorities say . Pakistan PM rejects accusations his country had role in Mumbai massacre . | 4d9c1dedc5a0d176631f1fd2c1cc014b2ed02101 |
(CNN) -- Manchester United got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with a 3-0 victory over newly-promoted Newcastle United at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov, Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs all got on the scoresheet as Newcastle were reminded of the tough task they face to prevent making an instant retu... | Manchester United beat Newcastle United 3-0 in the Premier League . Dimitar Berbatov, Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs grab the goals . Andy Carroll misses a glorious early chance for newly-promoted Newcastle . | c7fed272f423f2bc5ae694607fb136d6d8542536 |
(CNN) -- Google says it will spend $5 million on an effort to wipe pictures of child sexual abuse from the Web and another $2 million to research more effective ways to find, report and eradicate the images. "The Internet has been a tremendous force for good -- increasing access to information, improving people's abili... | Google spending a total of $7 million to ramp up fight against child porn . Search giant's "fingerprinting" helps find images, prosecute those who post them . Child Protection Technology Fund will look for new tools . | da890c8d35772bd204034190983949e068340c8f |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Eight Chinese officials have been fired or suspended after five boys died in a rubbish bin after suffocating on fumes from charcoal they burned to stay warm, according to state-run media. The bodies of the boys, aged between 9 and 13, were found by a trash collector on Friday in Bijie in China's sout... | Eight officials sacked or suspended over deaths of five boys in dumpster . Children died from carbon monoxide poisoning after burning charcoal for heat . Aged between 9 and 13, the boys came from one extended family . UNICEF says one of China's biggest challenges is caring for "left behind children" | 135041fb388062afa7a905acff79be492278def2 |
(CNN) -- Gervinho's unsuccessful spell at Arsenal came to an end last summer when he was sold to Roma. The winger is now flourishing in Serie A and carried over his form to the international stage Saturday as he led the Ivory Coast to a 3-1 win over Senegal in the first leg of their playoff tie. He played a role in all... | Ivory Coast beats Senegal 3-1 in the first leg of their football playoff in Africa . Papiss Cisse's goal well into injury time gives Senegal some hope in the return leg . The second leg will be played in Morocco because of a stadium ban in Senegal . Burkina Faso edged Algeria 3-2 in the other playoff first leg conteste... | 4e7316393a84109779e87405866df2f308cec2de |
Rome (CNN) -- Pope Francis has appointed a group of eight cardinals from around the world to look into ways of reforming the Catholic Church, the Vatican said Saturday. The group, which includes U.S. Cardinal Sean O'Malley from Boston, will examine ways to revise the Vatican constitution, Pastor Bonus, which sets the r... | Pope Francis asks eight cardinals to look at ways to reform the Catholic Church . Vatican: The move follows suggestions made when cardinals met last month . The group includes U.S. Cardinal Sean O'Malley from Boston . The cardinals will hold their first meeting in October, the Vatican said . | a012eaa8558853728ab3145b729a95c016de31de |
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan is postponing its presidential elections until August 20 due to security and logistical concerns, the country's election commission said Thursday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's five-year term is coming to an end this year. The balloting was originally scheduled for late May, bu... | Afghan presidential elections come as President Hamid Karzai's five-year term ends . Afghanistan has registered 3 million voters, holding voter drives to register more . U.S. troops will deploy extra troops to provide security in run-up to the election . | a5e291c77e4349e3874b0dbc2ff7614a85bd1bef |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- An investigation is under way into a horrific collision in Hong Kong that resulted in the deaths of two visiting chefs from Heston Blumenthal's famous British restaurant, The Fat Duck. Lotus PR, which represents The Fat Duck, identified the two chefs as Jorge Ivan Arango Herrera, known as Jorge, and ... | NEW: The Fat Duck releases statement on deaths of two chefs . They and their driver die in collision, and 56 people are hurt, police say . Driver of bus released on bail after arrest for dangerous driving that results in death . Bus collided into car, ramming it against another bus . | c3589d53fa6dff6b35aed8fd7eb03a939f59c2fd |
(CNN) -- In hopes of raising its game off the court as well as on it, 2K Sports has announced a partnership with hip-hop impresario and part-NBA owner Jay-Z, who is the executive producer of the upcoming "NBA 2K13" video game. The megastar, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been focusing his efforts on the game's pr... | Jay-Z tries his hand as an executive producer of "NBA 2K13" video game . The hip-hop impresario worked on non-gameplay elements such as music . Soundtrack includes U2, Coldplay, Kanye West and Jay-Z . The artist, whose real name is Shawn Carter, is part-owner of Brooklyn Nets . | 9487ad45d2b0a473670530f326b93c635ab9490a |
(CNN) -- A student-led group that has been occupying the Florida governor's office to protest the state's stand your ground law and the George Zimmerman verdict decided to give up the fight Thursday and is leaving the state Capitol. The Dream Defenders began their occupation of the office of Florida Gov. Rick Scott in ... | A student group had occupied Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office to protest stand your ground law . The Dream Defenders wanted Scott to call a special legislative session to repeal the law . Scott refused, and the group decided to end the sit-in and lobby lawmakers instead . | 8ef935c262c18044565cb58201b6d6d6ef50a1f5 |
San Diego, California (CNN) -- Launching a show at San Diego Comic-Con can be a risky business, but sometimes it pays off. "Lost," "Heroes" and "Glee" all went on to spectacular first seasons after panels at Comic-Con. AMC's "The Walking Dead" seems like it might benefit the most from Comic-Con, with an audience that a... | "Lost," "Heroes," "Glee" all went on to spectacular first seasons after panels at Comic-Con . Fox serves up free burgers, soda on behalf of upcoming animated series "Bob's Burgers" NBC's "The Event" debuts to audience that came away seeming fairly impressed . | e297303637ad6969969680e4e2f809ed6efca8c7 |
(CNN) -- The father of Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has been arrested and bailed by Merseyside Police over an inquiry into suspicious betting patterns concerning a Scottish Premier League match last year. Wayne Rooney Senior, 48, was one of nine people arrested on suspicion of fraud, relating to a... | Wayne Rooney's father is one of nine men arrested over an alleged betting fraud . The England striker's uncle and Motherwell's Steve Jennings also arrested by police . All nine people have been released on bail until January next year . The allegations concern a Scottish match between Motherwell and Hearts in 2010 . | 1c7b14621f2aebb17658fe75ab5b4f2fa188b8bb |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Norio Ohga, the former president and chairman of Sony Corporation who helped to develop the compact disc, died Saturday of multiple organ failure, the company said. He was 81. Ohga worked for what is now Sony as a consultant and adviser while still a music student in Tokyo, before joining the company ful... | Ohga is credited with helping to develop the compact disc . He led the company's growth in music, games and movies . Ohga died of multiple organ failure at 81 . | 096fec64a2aa863784127f7125a1cebc9d146b13 |
(CNN) -- The Syrian National Coalition voted Saturday to attend next week's peace talks in Geneva. The secret balloting among 75 representatives of Syria's main opposition group, which have been meeting this week in a luxury hotel on the outskirts of Istanbul, resulted in 58 votes in favor and 14 opposed, with two abst... | NEW: Top U.S. diplomat calls opposition's vote to attend conference "courageous" Representatives of the country's main opposition group vote 58 to 14 in favor of attending . The goal of the talks is to set up a transitional government to end the violence . Syria has proposed a negotiated "end to military operations" in... | abbe3c1d877dc97eb79d4aacfef1e1e8089f0cdc |
London (CNN) -- A senior economist at the institution spearheading the bailouts of three eurozone countries has lambasted its lack of leadership and said its first female chief is not fit for the job. In a letter obtained exclusively by CNN and addressed to Shakour Shaalan, dean of the executive board of the Internatio... | A former IMF economist blasts the fund for its lack of leadership . Peter Doyle, a 20-year veteran of the fund, left the IMF in June . Claims IMF indecision has brought the euro "to the brink" IMF: Issues raised by Doyle "are covered by a host of public reports" | 60f8e02a5bd6f1828295ea7e5f8d734e60e76327 |
(CNN) -- Viva Chile. Late last winter, Chile was shaken first by a 8.8-magnitude earthquake and, later, looting and military police hitting the streets. In August, the San Jose mine collapsed, threatening the lives of 33 men trapped a half-mile underground and further testing the upstart South American country's psyche... | Experts say that Chileans have long boasted a strong sense of national identity . The miners' rescue effort is described as a made-for-TV production showcasing Chilean excellence and pride . The rescue has been many people's introduction to Chile . | ce693224e09217f645161ea3e6a56a912449eb56 |
New York (CNN) -- A woman suspected of snatching an infant from a New York hospital in 1987 has been indicted on federal kidnapping charges, according to court papers released Thursday. Ann Pettway was charged with one count of kidnapping in the abduction of Carlina Renae White, now 23, who was reunited with her biolog... | The grand jury said the defendant "willfully and knowingly" seized the baby . Defendant Pettway turned herself in last month . Carlina Renae White, now 23, was reunited with her birth mother last month . | 36ab4900369bf33fd74ccc63f1152eae1d3805f1 |
(CNN) -- After more than six months of silence, Syria's leader, Bashar al-Assad, spoke last week for only the fourth time since the beginning of the country's widespread uprising in March. His words show that he is as delusional now as when the protests began. By continuing to blame the revolution on a foreign conspira... | Writers: Sanctions have not stopped Syria's delusional Bashar al-Assad . 5,000 people have died in the Syrian regime's crackdown on dissidents, they write . Writers say U.S. must provide protesters with sophisticated gear to fight militia . They say a no-fly zone, naval blockade of Syrian ports would be effective . | bbf98e85f313d7f7c6386822590c2829aa92f3f9 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- A fire at a fuel storage facility that burned for three days and forced hundreds of Puerto Rico residents from their homes has been extinguished, fire officials said Sunday evening. But some of the tanks continued to smolder and crews stood ready to fight another outbreak. Hundreds of fi... | Fire extinguished three days after explosion at Puerto Rico fuel depot . Hundreds of residents evacuated from their homes . President Obama declares state of emergency, allows for federal aid . iReport.com: Are you there? Share your photos, videos . | 4748eb988d3008947311cfe240f67de10bf12c6d |
New York (CNN) -- The commuter train that jumped its tracks in the Bronx was barreling into a curve at nearly three times the posted speed when it derailed, killing four passengers, federal safety officials said Monday. Preliminary data from the event recorders aboard the train clocked it at 82 mph as it approached the... | NEW: Crash is "uncannily similar" to one in Spain in July, former rail executive says . The doomed commuter train was doing 82 mph as it went into a curve, NTSB says . The throttle was cut and brakes applied "very late in the game," NTSB official says . Nineteen people remain hospitalized after the crash, which killed ... | 9281cc418796272537214b5769f88f9c4a364109 |
WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- Kansas prosecutors have brought murder and assault charges against the man suspected of killing Wichita physician George Tiller, whose women's clinic was a frequent target of protests against abortion. Scott Roeder, 51, is being held on a first-degree murder charge and two counts of aggravated... | NEW: Physician says future of slain doctor's clinic is unknown . Scott Roeder, 51, charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault . He is accused of killing Wichita doctor George Tiller on Sunday . Preliminary hearing is set for June 16 . | db4949d06f2446641b335ce78adbd5ffbc5fe37a |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A prominent California Democrat campaign fund manager charged with defrauding a state legislator of $677,181 is in settlement negotiations with federal prosecutors, a law enforcement source said Tuesday. Kinde Durkee, whose Durkee & Associates firm is based in Burbank, California, has been charged ... | Kinde Durkee is a prominent campaign fund manager for California Democrats . She has been charged with two counts of mail fraud . She is accused of misappropriating $677,181 in campaign funds . The FBI accuses her of spending other clients' money on personal expenses . | 8973a7985a2a07e709780dc2a5774bbafa7ecb49 |
(CNN) -- A mosque in Joplin, Missouri, was burned to the ground early Monday, just over a month after an attempted arson at the Islamic center, officials said. Authorities are investigating the cause of the latest fire. The mosque's security cameras were destroyed in the blaze, according to Sharon Rhine of the Jasper C... | A previous fire on July 4 caused minor exterior damage . That incident was ruled to be an arson and the FBI was investigating . The cause of Monday's fire has not been determined . "This incident should not stop us from worshiping our god," mosque member says . | f5dfb4b0448ab297ec9a5403798ca1d533ed65fe |
New Delhi (CNN) -- The family of an Indian woman who died after a savage gang rape would like to see a new hospital, named after her, to keep her memory alive. Her brother told CNN by phone from eastern India on Sunday that the family's home village, located in a backward region, still doesn't have a well-equipped heal... | A new hospital would keep the victim's memory alive and serve a purpose, her brother says . He describes his sister as "cheerful" but says she scolded him if he neglected schoolwork . India needs tougher laws on rape, the brother says . | 49a81e28706cd7f5d17a398eb83afd35eb107de6 |
(CNN) -- One of the problems with American politics is that it is falling prey to sideshows. Issues that really don't matter -- from the war on Christmas to anything Sarah Palin said recently -- are given headline space above things that really do. And too often the things that don't matter are about semantics; someone... | Fox anchor Megyn Kelly causes an uproar when she says Santa is just white . Timothy Stanley: Can we discuss something real, please? He says issues that don't matter are given headline space above things that do . Stanley: American media and politics fall prey to sideshows too readily . | 1c81b305627ebb99a722585750bea5d33bd4cff2 |
(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal is on track to win his fourth successive grand slam after Marcos Daniel was forced to retire during their first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday. World number one Nadal had already opened up a 6-0 5-0 lead before the Brazilian suffered a knee injury after 47 minutes of the match. Nada... | Rafael Nadal is into the second round of the Australian Open after Marcos Daniel retired . Andy Murray is through after Karol Beck was also forced to retire in their match . He is joined in the next round by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro, who beat Dudi Sela . Marcos Baghdatis, John Isner and Radek Stepanek all scor... | d0936a38df4317f0cad6152f3e9f2f9a81018e25 |
Knoxville, Tennessee (CNN) -- Heart-wrenching cries echo through the halls of the neonatal intensive care unit at East Tennessee Children's Hospital. Nearly half of the newborn babies in the hospital's NICU are suffering from prescription drug withdrawal. For over a year, the Knoxville hospital has been dealing with a ... | Tennessee ranks among the top states dealing with prescription drug abuse . About half of all babies in intensive care at one hospital suffer from drug withdrawal . Opioids, like oxycodone, are the main drugs in these babies' systems . Most are diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS . | fc41f050ccc008a1db5bb57d26fca4856d33ebc9 |
(CNN) -- For the 23rd and 24th time in less than two weeks, shots were fired at seemingly random targets in southeastern Michigan and, for the first time, someone was struck, police said. A driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries, details of which were not disclosed, when he was hit by a bullet around 12:20 p.m. ... | A driver suffers non-life-threatening injuries when he's shot in southeastern Michigan . 35 minutes earlier, a vehicle is struck by a bullet in the same area . These are the 23rd and 24th shootings since October 16 in the area . "We have no idea why these events are occurring," police official says . | ab3db127ca048f2b31f2d84bcb9b99e1bc98ee80 |
(CNN) -- The new-look Miami Heat insist it is too early to judge their NBA title credentials after losing their opening game of the season 88-80 to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. In one of the most highly-anticipated games in the series' history, the Heat -- complete with their star trio of Dwayne Wade and new signings... | Miami Heat lost to Boston Celtics 88-80 in opening match of 2010-11 NBA championships on Tuesday . Heat star trio of Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James did not live up to expectations . Defending Eastern Conference champions Celtics were the more consistent team . Revamped Heat insist they have time to improve ov... | 6af0635e65ba128e9cef094cce3447f1b25e3bbb |
(CNN) -- The world's top golfers will play together at next week's U.S. Open as organizers have chosen to bring together big names for the season's second major. Top-ranked Luke Donald will line up with defending champion Rory McIlroy and No. 3 Lee Westwood for the first two rounds at San Francisco's Olympic Club next ... | World No. 1 Luke Donald drawn with Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood for U.S. Open . Tiger Woods will play alongside Phil Mickelson and Masters champion Bubba Watson . Woods is seeking his third U.S. Open title, while Mickelson has been runner-up five times . The tournament features the return of Casey Martin, who needs to... | 64fedc5647796d6e5fc7232143da183a7be08f7a |
Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- Deliberations were suspended for the night Thursday in the court-martial of the Army psychiatrist charged with massacring soldiers at Fort Hood. The jury will continue weighing the fate Friday morning of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is charged with 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murde... | Deliberations are suspended for the night . Jurors asked two questions before recessing for the day . A jury is weighing whether Army Maj. Nidal Hasan is guilty . Hasan has admitted killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in November 2009 . | 8aeffc28a9f790104b729167126e37c0079d2cab |
SHANGHAI, China (CNN) -- If it weren't for the Internet, Murong Xuecun might still be working as a sales manager at a car company in the southern Chinese city of Chengdu. That is what he was doing when he started writing his first novel on his office's online bulletin board system back in 2001. The Internet is increas... | China now has the most Internet users in the world . Publishing houses increasingly patrol Web sites for writing talent, observer says . One of China's biggest literary portals reports 200 million page views a day . | 98e1b8683f933d06d8977cd6b3bc09903f93f202 |
(CNN) -- In 2009, we wrote a book, "40 More Years: How Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation." Building on Ruy Teixeira and John Judis' 2002 tour de force "The Emerging Democratic Majority" predicting the 2008 election, we argued that America's diversifying and increasingly liberal youth voters would secure a lasting... | Writers predicted that diverse, liberal youth voters would secure Democratic majority . They say Tuesday election results proved them correct . They say GOP throws money at election, clings to culture war . Writers: Dems win with support of growing groups; GOP sees support of shrinking groups . | e1dd60036362d6663e876b255fca0b0d6f7c46b1 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. About 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college. His parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year. His grade point average is good... | Students have protested increases in public university tuition fees . William Tierney says taxpayers are balking at paying more to finance colleges . He says that means more affluent students will have to pay more . Why should fees for well-off students be so much lower at Berkeley than at Stanford? | a41dec19470790589abb5e98a0ef88d14056cf24 |
Havana (CNN) -- The founders of Cuba's biggest independent music festival accused the government of "kidnapping" their festival on Wednesday, saying the Culture Ministry had taken over organization of this year's event and barred them from meetings. "They're kidnapping, stealing our festival," said founder and until-no... | Rotilla was largely apolitical 3-day rave . Co-founder charges Cuba has barred organizers from meetings . Festival was financially independent . Government does not comment . | c4cfc343fdd66b2536fa419a2d1095061212b7c4 |
(CNN) -- Former teen idol David Cassidy faces a drunken driving charge after his arrest early Wednesday in Schodack, New York, police said. Cassidy, 63, was given breath and field sobriety tests after he failed to dim his car's headlights at a police checkpoint, according to the police report. Word of the arrest surfac... | Cassidy was tested after he failed to dim his car's headlights at a police checkpoint . The former star of the TV series "The Partridge Family" was released on $2,500 bail . Cassidy pleaded no contest as a first-time offender to a Florida DUI charge in 2011 . | f20b2d6ba5b05bd7e26d33434e856791f2e37de6 |
(CNN) -- Vita Food Products says it is recalling more than 8,000 packages of its smoked salmon because the product may be contaminated. The recall affects the Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon. The Chicago-based company says 8,088 packages could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which c... | The packages may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes . It can cause fatal infections to people with weakened immune systems . "To date, no confirmed illnesses ... have been reported," the company says . | ce5222ba4679bc4d50713add22d3403e06b72d17 |
(CNN) -- European champions Inter Milan have confirmed the appointment of Rafael Benitez as their new coach. The Spaniard left English Premier League side Liverpool last month and has been in negotiations with the Italian club for nearly a week. He takes over from Jose Mourinho, who left for Real Madrid just weeks afte... | Inter confirm Rafael Benitez as their new coach . Benitez has signed a two-year deal with the European champions . The Spaniard left Liverpool last month . | ffa4f4f345f35058f54aa696d6211830ba078f12 |
New York (CNN) -- The rash of stories about priestly sexual abuse in Europe, especially in Ireland and Germany, has put many Catholics on the defensive. They should not be. While sexual molestation of any kind is always indefensible, the politics surrounding this story is also indefensible. Employers from every walk of... | Bill Donohue says church treated sex abuse as internal matter, as did other leaders . He says critics are unfairly implying Church acted differently in failing to disclose such cases . He says other faiths, professions have had similar problems but less publicity . | 60a8c6d0a552f77bf7dbe947b5ebf92475a95b97 |
(CNN) -- The Argentine government continued to sound the alarm Monday about British plans to conduct military exercises on the Falkland Islands. The Argentine ambassador to the United Nations, Jorge Arguello, said Argentina plans to alert U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the British military exercises, which Argen... | President Cristina Kirchner calls plans by UK military "grave, very grave" The Falklands are a disputed island chain off Argentina's coast . They have been under British rule since 1833 . | 9a7ac55d817e7312b95568028360b1d427c30fc8 |
(CNN) -- What happened in Yangon's University Avenue as the light began to fade last Saturday took many serious Myanmar watchers by surprise. Not only was Aung San Suu Kyi released from house arrest at the very point the military regime's containment order expired, but within a very short space of time some tens of tho... | Justin Wintle says excitement over Aung San Suu Kyi release shows her political potency . The military junta likely will limit her, he says, but she can use her sway to influence change . He says she should step back from activist politics and help broker end to sanctions . Wintle: Her help in ending sanctions could fo... | aedbd6d893780d845475bd6e4a088a72f3001e65 |
(CNN) -- The Russian government shares many of the U.S. concerns about the continuing violence in Syria, but Moscow is reluctant to embrace Washington's proposals to solve them because it is wary of its motives, experts say. "I was in Moscow a little over a week ago talking to our people in the embassy," former U.S. Am... | Russia expert Matlock sees compliance on arms sales, sanctions . Recollection of Libya looms large to Moscow . Clinton's "megaphone diplomacy" is criticized as "unhelpful" | f0e5d4f43aa0185e0cae572fa1dbe614d7386a8d |
(CNN Student News) -- August 12, 2013 . On this page you will find today's show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, Maps pertaining to today's show, and a place for you to leave feedback. TRANSCRIPT . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between th... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions . At the bottom of the page, please share your fe... | 44d3809c5bc6135cd14e5cd2e1f62b48a7e2a0f2 |
Washington (CNN) -- It's hard to remember a presidential candidate who seemed more, er, unacquainted with the national dialogue -- or presidential prerequisites -- than Herman Cain. At first, he seemed a likable enough fellow. With exactly one idea: a 9-9-9 tax system. Not a truly GOP-minted plan, since it includes a n... | Gloria Borger: Herman Cain seems to know little about national issues, presidency . She says he hasn't adequately dealt with allegations of sexual harassment . Cain seemed to have little sense of U.S. policy on Libya, Borger says . Borger: Other GOP candidates should challenge Cain on his lack of fitness for candidacy ... | c2025c8180ff69aa4722f9060dbc04aed41857d2 |
(CNN) -- Michelle Lehmann wakes up at 4 a.m. Her husband, Jim, gets their eight children out of bed as she picks out their outfits, makes breakfast and packs lunches. She fixes the younger children's hair while her husband ties their shoes. After a quick check of school bags, everyone is out the door at 8. The Lehmanns... | It is impossible to determine how many people the Earth can hold . Some say we've exceeded Earth's carrying capacity; others say there's no limit . U.N. projects population will level off at 10 billion in 2060 . Voluntary Human Extinction Movement says Earth would be better with no people . | c02127c86bd8a6253dc87110c47e4490a436db4a |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- His father, Ryan O'Neal, and sister Tatum O'Neal sat behind Redmond O'Neal in court Thursday as he entered a not guilty plea to charges he possessed heroin and an illegal handgun. The Los Angeles judge denied bond for the 26-year-old son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. Redmond O'Neal was still o... | A judge refused bond for Redmond O'Neal at Thursday's arraignment . O'Neal's felony record makes it illegal for him to have a gun . If convicted on the heroin and gun charge, O'Neal could get 3 years, 8 months in prison . He was arrested after a traffic stop in Santa Monica, California, Tuesday . | 61a5c061287c6b294111455f7a14d0825cf6312f |
(CNN) -- The Indian city of Mumbai exploded into chaos early Thursday morning as gunmen launched a series of attacks across the country's commercial capital, killing scores of people and taking hostages in two luxury hotels frequented by Westerners. Deepak Chopra says extremists could be reacting to Barack Obama's gest... | "This is a global problem," author Deepak Chopra says . Barack Obama must use chance to get Muslims' help, he says . Officials must not go after the wrong people, Chopra says . | 796ab1488fc74a514e4fb568a69b082dc8cd40f0 |
Washington (CNN) -- President James K. Polk holds a distinction among those who have sought the nation's top job: He's the only major candidate to win the White House despite losing the vote in the state where he was born and the state where he lived. It happened in 1844, and now 168 years later, Republican nominee Mit... | Mitt Romney might not win Michigan, where he was born . He is well behind in Massachusetts, where he served as governor . Romney has many plausible paths to victory without those states . James K. Polk in 1844 lost his birth and home states but won the presidency . | 825d6c9ebbd8b868669e03dec3d275d474e88213 |
(CNN) -- Sir Robert Edwards, a "co-pioneer" of the in vitro fertilization technique and Nobel Prize winner, died Wednesday in his sleep after a long illness, the University of Cambridge said. He was 87. Edwards, a professor at the university and fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge, and Dr. Patrick Steptoe developed ... | Robert Edwards helped develop the IVF technique . The world's first "test-tube baby" was born as a result of his work . An estimated 5 million babies have been born thanks to IVF . | 7e21b14ab43e3dd5ed1777fa3ad8cdabb5bf4209 |
(CNN) -- Since March 11, the six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been in various states of disrepair after being battered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Here is the latest on the status of each reactor and what was being done to prevent further emissions of radioactive ... | The Nos. 1 and 3 reactors are prime concerns at the northeastern Japan plant . Authorities are trying to determine the source of an apparent leak in reactor No. 3 . An official says No. 1 seems "rather stable" after challenges with heat and pressure . | 05c03a11140e75b616427d777c581c4ca161bff1 |
(OPRAH.com) -- Allow me to introduce myself. I am a gainfully employed, God-fearing, law-abiding citizen, and I come in peace. I don't bet on baseball, I take excellent care of my gums, I keep my tray table locked and upright from takeoff to landing. Oh, and there's one more thing: I am what is commonly referred to in ... | Columnist Lisa Kogan says please don't say these things to single women . Dangerous to say, "Let me tell you why a terrific gal like you is still single...." Don't tell them they're too picky for not wanting to date guy you've described . Don't give them constuctive criticism or insinuate that they are gay . | e3387a04a76d6427c8d3c3ee399de7564bd7a274 |
(CNN) -- It's another slap heard around the world, albeit a legal one this time. Two years after Wendi Deng made headlines for forcefully defending her husband -- News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch -- from a pie-throwing intruder in Britain's Parliament, she and their relationship are in the news again. Murdoch is filing fo... | News Corp. CEO Rupert Mudoch files for divorce from his third wife, Wendi Deng . Chinese-born, Yale-educated Deng married Murdoch in 1999; the pair have two daughters . Deng made headlines when she defended Murdoch from man armed with shaving-foam pie . Questions remain about how Murdoch's estimated $11 billion fortune... | 4fd6e33ee2428b24994224fc26576467226deddd |
Everett, Washington (CNN) -- After more than two years of delays, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner made its maiden flight Tuesday in a three-hour trip that the maker described as a success. "Today is truly a proud and historic day for the global team who has worked tirelessly to design and build the 787 Dreamliner -- the first... | NEW: 787 Dreamliner completes three-hour test flight . Boeing has touted the 787 as more environmentally friendly and fuel efficient . Company says plane is made of composite materials that are lighter than aluminum . Depending on configuration, Dreamliner can seat 200 to 300 passengers . | dbfff7e9eaac5ba8e4d1657efd799e65d4eb4628 |
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- An Italian and an Iranian were among nine dead from a terror attack at an eatery popular among expatriates in the western Indian city of Pune, authorities said Sunday. Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh identified the two as Saeed Abdul Ghani of Iran and Nadia Materinia of Italy. Saturday... | Police say Saeed Abdul Ghani of Iran and Nadia Materinia of Italy among dead . At least nine people killed and 33 injured in explosion in Pune . Shop, known as the German Bakery, is frequented by tourists . | d7a0883eff8446adb414cd7418da5397c376fcc1 |
(Mental Floss) -- 1. Dumb as a limestone brick: Indiana's misguided bid for tourists . The great idea: Turn a small Midwestern town into a tourist mecca for lovers of limestone block. The great big problem: Limestone block is not as big a draw as you might think. Cost to taxpayers: $700,000 . Despite being the undisput... | Millions of dollars spent on useless, failed or cancelled projects . Building Teton dam took four years; collapse took one afternoon . $12 billion superconductor in Texas was never finished . | 75097de10a275c59ddde27bdb731b10ce23f507c |
(CNN) -- TIME magazine's cover story, which hit the newsstand Thursday, argues that Latino voters will cast the deciding vote in the upcoming election. After watching the Republican candidates lock the kryptonite that is the immigration issue around their necks during the Arizona debate, my bet is that President Barack... | Charles Garcia: Republicans' stance on immigration gives Obama opportunity . He says the president needs to establish an emotional connection with Latinos . Obama can point to health care, improving economy, greater scholarship money, he says . Garcia: If Latinos go strongly for Obama, he could win in a landslide . | 0c70c8ccd2f3d2dada53f5ec85156d8ede527eae |
VERACRUZ, Mexico (CNN) -- With Hurricane Dean hours away from a second dangerous encounter with Mexico, government officials warned residents of Veracruz and other coastal towns to prepare for its arrival. A resident tries to make his way through a flooded street in Chetumal, Mexico, Tuesday. Not only is the area parti... | Hurricane may strengthen to Category 2 before its second landfall in Mexico . Dean is expected to hit central Mexico on Wednesday . Mexico's president cuts short a meeting in Canada to return home . Downed power lines, damaged buildings in Mexico, northern Belize . | bcd070277d5ebd1f561cd560539ce7119a5e60a9 |
(CNN) -- A terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated for about two hours Monday morning due to concerns over a suspicious device. The north terminal -- the smaller of the two at the airport -- was cleared to reopen around 8:30 a.m., an airport spokesman said. Earlier, screeners with the Transportation Secu... | NEW: An FBI official says no explosive device was found . One of Detroit Metropolitan Airport's terminals was evacuated for about two hours . It was cleared to reopen around 8:30 a.m., a spokesman says . Screeners had noticed something suspicious in a passenger's carry-on luggage . | a2d9cf2303d6f2d938b30e83a148751c359b8aae |
(CNN Student News) -- Students will investigate the contributions of Hispanic Americans to U.S. culture, and what it means to be an Hispanic in America today. Procedure . Point out to students that Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots t... | Students will investigate how Hispanic Americans have contributed to U.S. culture . Students will identify opportunities and challenges that exist for Hispanics in America . Students can use videos and maps to further their understanding of Hispanic heritage . | acee578b852f4dc0560c170e54799b48c120c9cc |
(CNN) -- Townsend Farms is recalling bags of a frozen fruit mix commonly used in smoothies because they could be contaminated with the hepatitis A virus, the company said in a statement. Townsend's Organic Antioxidant Blend is suspected in an outbreak of the virus that has affected five Western states, according to the... | Townsend Farms recalls Organic Antioxidant Blend containing frozen fruit . Thirty-four cases of hepatitis A are being investigated . The outbreak has been traced to pomegranate seeds from Turkey . Hepatitis A inflames the liver and limits its ability to function . | 3c885605d7b070e379e942dda641135a2fe437ed |
(CNN) -- The solution to ending an abusive relationship seems simple: Walk out the door. But for an abused woman, leaving can be a confusing process, complex at every step, said a newly published article in an University of Illinois journal. Co-author and graduate student Lyndal Khaw told CNN that abused women actually... | Authors say leaving abuse can be a confusing process, complex at every step . Process includes denial, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance . "Not all women are ready to leave," says co-author Jennifer Hardesty . | f909f77ec37c7fd448e34247f546aa5b8793cad5 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Former teen idol Leif Garrett posted a $10,000 bond Wednesday after spending two days in a jail on a drug charge, a Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman said. Garrett, 48, was arrested Monday at a downtown Los Angeles train station after police found heroin in his shoe, spokesman Stev... | L.A. County authorities: Leif Garrett posts $10,000 bond after two days in a jail . Garrett was found with heroin and arrested Monday, sheriff's spokesman says . The former teen idol was arrested four years ago for possession of heroin . Garrett was 16 when he scored his first pop chart hit, "Surfin' USA," in 1977 . | 855df1564af08c273e78fa77245b015d91a84a1d |
(CNN) -- World number three Rafael Nadal of Spain survived a three-set battle to reach the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 tournament at Indian Wells as second seed Novak Djokovic crashed out on Wednesday night. Nadal is starting to recover his best form after his injury problems of last year, but the giant Isner pos... | Rafael Nadal is the lone survivor among former champions at Indian Wells . Spanish star sees John Isner of the United States in three sets . Second seed Novak Djokovic beaten in straight sets by Ivan Ljubicic . Fourth-ranked Andy Murray eases through as Nicolas Almagro retires . | 524e5755d695068027aa538b8beb4edc7cb06531 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- An alarm sounded when Alejandro Rea walked out of a Hollywood Boulevard clothing store earlier this month, signaling that he may be leaving with merchandise he didn't pay for. Rea is deaf, so he didn't hear the alarm or the shouts from a security guard ordering him to stop. The 28-year-... | Because he is deaf, Alejandro Rea could not hear the alarm or guard's shouts to stop . His lawyer is threatening to sue the store for excessive force . Cell phone video of the incident has gone viral on YouTube . Rea's brother says security should just tap people on the shoulder . | 9dcce2f86ba630414d5b4da15ce942612ef64f4c |
Editor's Note: In an exclusive series this week on "Campbell Brown," the FBI has unveiled three additions to its list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. The FBI says Semion Mogilevich has been involved in arms trafficking, prostitution, extortion and murder for hire. NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Semion Mogilevich may ... | Semion Mogilevich accused of taking U.S., Canadian investors for $150 million . FBI believes he moved on to manipulating international energy markets . FBI: Mogilevich's business degree, large influence on nations make him dangerous . Alleged Russian mobster known for his ruthlessness, power, business acumen . | 483fcf9cb5807fd311156c1504efcb7636a5851e |
(CNN) -- The Democratic Party's vote Thursday for the "nuclear option" was a move to deprive the minority party in the Senate of a procedure it has abused to block President Barack Obama's judicial nominees and other appointees. Before, a single Republican could unilaterally and without any reason block a nominee from ... | With "nuclear option," judicial nominees can be confirmed with a simple majority vote . Sally Kohn: This will keep GOP from using a procedure to block President's appointments . Kohn: GOP made government virtually dysfunctional, blocked Obama at every turn . This will hold Republicans' feet to the fire to do their cons... | 359b3d7573f9c170f89e8545040e269e0709665c |
(CNN) -- Have you ever wondered what on earth your wedding planner or florist was talking about when he or she used the word "dragee" or "grosgrain"? Before you get started with your planning, read our glossary of wedding terms to see what you need to know and brush up on before your big day. You'll be a wedding expert... | Planning a wedding entails learning a whole new vocabulary. A full place setting involves 14 different items, including silver, glass, china and linen. Know the difference between an "escort card" and a "place card"? Vellum isn't just for invitations; it can be crafted into boxes and decor as well. | 27494abf6492e0eac2bf4cbf5a29a2ec0804232e |
(PEOPLE.com) -- For some people, owing $11 million in back taxes to the IRS and facing foreclosure may be no laughing matter, but Chris Tucker is not one of them. In a stand-up performance in Miami recently, the "Rush Hour" star, 39, cracked a few jokes about his financial struggles. "That's the last time I let Wesley ... | "Rush Hour" star cracked a few jokes about his financial struggles . Tucker even used his interactions with bill collectors as fodder . Tucker is also quoted as making a crack about being so bad with money . | c7c428194725034f9b42d010bf83b25f84cb1bb5 |
LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia (CNN) -- As Zack Stephney stepped into the floodwaters last week, history washed over him. Thirty years after his father drowned in a rescue attempt, Zack Stephney helped save a woman whose car sank. The youngest of five children, he was only 8 when his father died. For three decades, he'd carri... | Man enters flood to rescue woman, 30 years after father drowned saving others . Woman's car washes off I-20 in Georgia, 'in a blink of an eye,' she says . Co-workers hold rope while he goes in, trying to keep everyone calm . Thoughts of his father and the 'what ifs' stay with him . | a209d869530f2044ee041b5cd29b2afb9a2a91be |
(CNN) -- Some people think the only cure for the doldrums of winter is sunshine. Far from it. Why not up the ante? Don't suffer snow and ice at home when you can really do winter vacations and ice holidays in style. From snow villages to pyrotechnic-laced skiing theater to ice hotels built from blocks of the cold stuff... | Sunshine isn't the only cure for winter blues . Up the ante with serious ice and snow at these cool spots . Check out an extravagant ice festival in China or Canada . Or get back to nature with an ice-fishing excursion or wildlife tour . | b52cab72f59f115c08f61101293ad15f2dbe8940 |
(CNN) -- French gangster Redoine Faid, the subject of an international manhunt after his brazen escape from a prison last month, is back in custody, the country's Interior Ministry said Wednesday. Faid held five people, including four guards, at gunpoint at a detention center in the northern city of Lille on April 13, ... | NEW: Faid grew a beard and wore a wig while on the run, prosecutor says . He spent more than 10 years in prison, insisted he'd changed, then was arrested again . Faid held guards at gunpoint and used explosives to burst through a prison's doors last month . Authorities issued a European arrest warrant covering 26 count... | af2a3c29d1f8f821d40f7b923300ced041bf4000 |
(CNN) -- The director of the Peace Corps, Aaron S. Williams, announced Tuesday that he is stepping aside after three years on the job. "This has been a difficult choice because serving in this position has been the highlight of my public service career," he said in his message to colleagues. "It has brought my personal... | "It is time ... to shift my focus to my family," Williams says . He leaves office September 17 . His 3-year tenure was marked by efforts to ensure the safety of volunteers abroad . | 9e67bd0b3fee2835f37f6e78bc9a33d9cd46aa3a |
(CNN) -- Severe flooding in the Pacific island nation of Fiji has killed four people and left 800 people seeking shelter in evacuation centers, a government official said Monday. Tropical Cyclone Daphne has lashed Fiji's largest and most populous island, Viti Levu, with strong winds and heavy rain. The Fiji Meteorologi... | Tropical Cyclone Daphne has deluged Fiji's biggest island with rain . The flooding has left 4 people dead and 800 in temporary shelters . Travel in and out of the international airport has been disrupted . | d69cf0f8a81f51bcb7c78965c4b663eb4807890d |
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