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(CNN) -- Authorities in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, have arrested a man whom they accused of having terrorized students, their parents and the administration of a grade school for three months. Alberto Enrique Hernandez Magallanes, 62, is accused of making phone and written threats asking for money. "There have been threats... | Police say suspect sent school administrators notes in packages with bullets . Authorities in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, arrest Alberto Enrique Hernandez Magallanes . Spokesman: Letters escalated "in demands until they reached the $50,000 figure" Police won't release name of private school, citing security concerns . | ba84a4e209cba6ad21d4624d35bd3df358d29506 |
New York (CNN) -- Brooklyn Nets coach and former 10-time NBA All-Star Jason Kidd pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor drunk-driving charge stemming from a 2012 arrest, according to authorities. Kidd's plea can be reduced to a violation of "driving while ability impaired" if he completes his community service, accord... | Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd was charged with DWI last July . He pleaded guilty Tuesday, the Suffolk County prosecutor's office said . The charge can be reduced if he completes required community service . Kidd has agreed to speak to high school students about the dangers of drunk driving . | 8c6494709d778248906a2a9b51fbe00225ab3df3 |
(CNN) -- For hours at a time, Ronaldo Marcelo Wanderlei da Silva pedals on a stationary bike for a cause. But it is not an ordinary bike, nor an ordinary cause. Da Silva is an inmate at the prison in Santa Rita do Sapucai,Brazil, near Sao Paulo. He is among a small group of inmates who have been given the chance to low... | New alternatives to reduce prison sentences in Brazil have emerged . In one city, inmates can pedal bikes that produce clean energy . At federal level, prisoners can read books to shorten jail time . Programs address prison overcrowding and help inmates . | d206fe0229f4cc5f6e3ce6374e40b7b7741286a2 |
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- There is a shiny addition among the Ottoman mosques and palaces that make up Istanbul's stunning skyline: the metallic, mirrored dome of the new Sakirin Mosque, a Muslim place of worship built with a woman's touch. When sun reflects off Sakirin Mosque's dome, light can be seen across the Bosph... | For possibly first time in history, women take lead in building mosque in Turkey . One of leaders of project to build Sakirin Mosque is decorator Zeynep Fadillioglu . Sakirin Mosque was commissioned by wealthy Turkish Arab family . | 2db9c0d8d4c2272993951b26ebd69dc0605bcf93 |
(CNN) -- A single mother who chose taking care of her infant over deploying to Afghanistan has been discharged, the Army said in a statement. When her unit deployed to Afghanistan in November, Alexis Hutchinson was missing from the plane. Her lawyer said she refused to go because there was no one to take care of her t... | Alexis Hutchinson refused to deploy, saying there was no one to care for her infant . Army contended she had been given plenty of time to sort out family issues . Hutchinson could have faced court-martial . | 915d48703cec99b6add36e4aae415eb1d38ef68b |
(CNN) -- This time, history didn't repeat itself. Democratic Rep. Ed Markey Tuesday won a special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, topping Republican businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in an election marked by low voter turnout. The contest was the second time in three years that Massachusetts voters ... | The election is marked by low voter turnout . Markey beats Gomez 55%-45% . Democrats greatly outspend Republicans in the contest . Gomez has hinted he'll run again . | fc84f63f3c62e48c9d00a2a6346347d4bb31715e |
(CNN) -- Michael Vick, recently reinstated to the NFL after being freed from federal prison after a dogfighting-related conviction, has signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, according to his agent, Joel Segal. Michael Vick is set to join his new team on Friday, according to his agent. The former Atlanta ... | NEW: Eagles head coach Andy Reid: I know some fans won't accept Vick . Agent: Vick to report to Philadelphia Eagles on Friday . NFL suspended Vick in 2007 after pleading guilty in dogfighting case . Animal advocacy group in Philadelphia says it is disappointed at signing . | d852c4eefbd863cd68e8316380ad48f239c43bd6 |
(CNN) -- Nearly 1,100 homes were hit by the tornadoes that struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday, including 349 homes that were destroyed, a Red Cross spokeswoman said Thursday. Anita Foster of the Red Cross said updated tallies show another 750 homes were damaged. Many families are still in shelters, unable to ret... | New tallies show 349 homes were destroyed and 750 damaged . Many families are still in shelters . The National Weather Service estimates 13 tornadoes hit the area . | d6e8db336ae0eee32a636d5a242ea21cf91650cc |
Washington (CNN) -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs steps down from the post Friday, after two years as President Barack Obama's top spokesman. Jay Carney, the current communications director for Vice President Joe Biden, will succeed him at the podium. Gibbs announced his decision to leave in January. Gibbs c... | Jay Carney, the current communications director for Vice President Joe Biden, will be the new press secretary . Gibbs says it's been a "remarkable privilege" to serve . Obama hails Robert Gibbs as "a close friend" and "effective advocate" Gibbs says he will remain in Washington as a pundit, supporting White House posit... | bb3c9951c28be4f843a5bddf92f1d65c0276603d |
Hefei, China (CNN) -- The murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of a recently deposed top official in the Chinese Communist Party, has begun in the eastern China city of Hefei, local officials said Thursday. Gu and a family aide, Zhang Xiaojun, are accused of poisoning Neil Heywood, a British businessman who was found de... | The trial gets under way in the eastern city of Hefei, officials say . Gu Kailai and a family aide are accused of murdering a British businessman . Gu's husband, Bo Xilai, is a former top official who has been stripped of his posts . The defendants haven't seen their families since April, a friend says . | 2c86e888fbf1d9659ec007ae9206307c53dba0ef |
Washington (CNN) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it was studying a federal judge's order that it consider withdrawing two popular antibiotics from use in livestock. In a ruling issued Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Theodore Katz said that the FDA must issue notices to drug manufacturers that the dru... | The FDA says it will study the order . Beef producers are disappointed, say use of antibiotics is "judicious" Treating livestock with antibiotics may pose risks to human health . | 7dfc585476c39b913550d0d44fedde853b20d3e9 |
(CNN) -- Four-time grand slam champion Kim Clijsters made a successful return from injury by defeating world number one Caroline Wozniacki in an exhibition match in Antwerp, Belgium. Clijsters, U.S. Open champion in 2005, 2009 and 2010, has been out for almost four months after sustaining a stomach muscle injury in Aug... | Kim Clijsters beats world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki on her return from injury . Four-time grand slam winner Clijsters scored a 6-2 7-6 (7-5) success . The pair faced each other in an exhibition match in Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday . Sweden's Robin Soderling will miss January's Australian Open due to long-term illness . | 7c2a0c2586be6cd6de6b31f7a69008f9605aa656 |
(EW.com) -- You don't need to look very hard to find Neil Patrick Harris these days. The actor-slash-singer-slash-magician has hosted the Emmys, performed at the Oscars, and even headlined the World Magic Awards, which apparently are an actual thing. But despite his menagerie of ceremonial credits, the consummate enter... | The Tony Awards hold the dearest spot in Neil Patrick Harris' heart . "I think the celebratory tone of it makes it my favorite show to host," says Harris . "There will be a couple surprises!" he says . | 1549f981c4cfc15150895f9f7de31571b2c87f39 |
(CNN) -- Top British officials paid a visit Saturday to leaders of Libya's opposition government, the beneficiary of the first NATO helicopter attacks on ruler Moammar Gadhafi' military vehicles, equipment and forces. Foreign Secretary William Hague and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell traveled to Be... | NEW: A string of explosions is heard in Tripoli early Sunday . Rebels report rocket attacks in Zintan . NATO calls helicopter attacks successful . British foreign secretary visits Benghazi . | edfdf380f1a1967b5070954c499094df0910f4fe |
(CNN) -- This month, the world's political and business elite will converge on Europe's highest-altitude town for the annual talk-shop that is the World Economic Forum, held this year under the banner of "resilient dynamism." The theme, the conference's organizers make clear, is prescriptive rather than descriptive -- ... | The world's political and business elite are gathering in Davos . 2,600 delegates will meet under the theme of "resilient dynamism" The World Economic Forum's Global Risks report offers a pessimistic outlook . It says economic weakness is hampering the world's ability to solve problems . | fb02e4dddf714171c48a0c8b3ec71cabc60e4754 |
Moscow (CNN) -- Fugitive American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is likely to leave the transit zone in Moscow's airport, where he's been holed up for weeks, "in the next few days," his lawyer said Wednesday. Snowden applied for temporary asylum in Russia on Tuesday from Sheremetyevo International Airport. He "will... | Lawyer: Snowden will leave Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in the next few days . He applied for temporary asylum in Russia on Tuesday; paperwork is pending . Putin says U.S.-Russian ties "are far more important" than any intelligence scandal . Snowden has been in the airport transit zone since he left Hong Kong on June ... | c1ac7b66e9c8794db23ac1fc14fbc8e9476eb6bf |
(CNN) -- A video camera mounted inside the police car of a Virginia Tech police officer slain Thursday showed a man with a weapon who appears to be same person as a man who was later found shot dead about a quarter of a mile away, a Virginia state police official said Thursday night. Maj. Rick Jenkins added that, at th... | NEW: A vigil is held at Virginia Tech on Thursday night; another is set for Friday . Video from a slain police officer's car shows a man with a gun, just before shooting . The man on the video matches the description of a person later found shot dead . A state police major says "we cannot say definitively" the dead man... | e5275c40ccb7f74d91d9dc23dfcb8dfb8b01ac7d |
Washington (CNN) -- The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee is moving to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate in the panel's investigation of the controversial "Operation Fast and Furious" weapons sting. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, sent a 17-page memo and a... | NEW: Justice says it has cooperated extensively with "Fast and Furious" probe . Issa's committee may vote on a contempt of Congress resolution . The ATF operation allowed weapons to be purchased illegally . The aim was to track the arms to senior drug cartel measures . | 5c671ed46b350778c563b1009a7d82951dc6334c |
(CNN) -- Tributes are pouring in from the entertainment world for Claude Nobs, the founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, who has died aged 76 following a skiing accident. The death was announced on the official website of the jazz festival "a few days after your accident in Caux-sur-Montreux, in your beloved mountains... | Claude Nobs, the founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, dies after skiing accident . Nobs, who had been in a coma after a fall, died in hospital in Lausanne - Swiss media . Nobs co-founded jazz festival in small Swiss town in 1967 . Tributes pour in from Chic star Nile Rodgers, George Clinton and Queen guitarist Brian ... | 29f68d61e6b63e4b4ec54604fbd684743bff4f3a |
(Mashable) -- Sony is not having a good year. As the company scrambles to get the PlayStation Network and Qriocity music service back online, it's suffering from yet another security breach. This time it's a hacker attack on various websites associated with Sony Pictures. A team of individuals going by the name LulzSe... | This is the second security breach at Sony in just over a week . Hacker LulzSec announces they have compromised more than 1 million user accounts . Attacks underscore just how important it is for brands to keep their web servers updated . | 041d7dcddf9989d20d45fb531290225eb9417b72 |
(CNN) -- From anti-apartheid activist to climate change champion, Kumi Naidoo is a man born to make a change. He's the new International Executive Director of environmental action group Greenpeace, and he takes on his role on the eve of the critical climate talks in Copenhagen. The 44 year-old grew up in Johannesburg a... | Kumi Naidoo is the International Executive Director of Greenpeace . Grew up in apartheid South Africa and says he was born in activism . Sees poverty reduction and combating climate change as part of same struggle . One of first tasks is in Copenhagen during the COP15 summit . | 73307b56c3d5706caff20ecae94362cef38e4c10 |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan militias surrendered their Tripoli bases to the military on Thursday, nearly a week after growing public anger over the presence of armed groups in the capital sparked deadly clashes. In a series of ceremonies across the coastal city, militias from Tripoli as well as smaller towns such as... | Last week, the worst violence in the capital in two years left 47 dead . Country has been awash in militias since Moammar Gadhafi's overthrow . Prime minister attends a handover ceremony . | 3ee7d2af17fe4ded5eda36e53a4aca71a77f3e02 |
(CNN) -- In choosing a new CIA director to replace David Petraeus, President Barack Obama has a range of well-qualified candidates to choose from, although some of the most qualified were in management roles at the CIA when controversial interrogation techniques were used by agency interrogators questioning al Qaeda pr... | Peter Bergen: President Obama has several qualified choices for replacing David Petraeus . He says some could face questions on CIA interrogation techniques, secret prisons . Acting Director Michael Morell had key part in response to 9/11, search for Osama bin Laden . Other candidates include John Brennan, Michael Vick... | b18b5411dcf116a6739b76c55ff066a2ed876acb |
New Delhi (CNN) -- Flooding in southern India in the wake of a tropical cyclone has killed 25 people in the past few days and driven tens of thousands of others from their homes, authorities said Tuesday. The severe weather has caused flooding affecting 5,250 square kilometers (2,000 square miles) of agricultural land ... | About 70,000 people are in temporary shelters because of the floods . Heavy rain from a tropical storm overwhelmed the water system . The flooding has killed 25 people in the state of Andhra Pradesh . It has also affected thousands of square kilometers of crops . | 0c84362517caf4695c80e49783cc60f53485fc07 |
(CNN) -- Scientists say a very rare find of some 20 fossilized pterodactyls has produced the first clear evidence of a controversial theory of evolution. This image shows the fossilized skeleton of Darwinopterus which was found in north-east China earlier this year. The fossils were found in northeast China earlier thi... | Researchers say rare fossil find provides evidence of one theory of evolution . 20 fossilized pterodactyls found in China in rock dating back 160 million years . Fossils show creatures had characteristics of two types of known pterodactyls . Scientists say fossils show groups of features changed relatively rapidly . | e9501800b21ebf86c84111e0a9b33adfbcd7df40 |
(CNN) -- Liberia's president has declared a state of emergency after hordes of ravenous caterpillars infested the country. The African armyworm caterpillar is chewing its way through Liberia's food crops. Tens of millions of the worm-like larvae have appeared in the northern part of the country, where they are destroy... | Liberia declares emergency after hordes of ravenous caterpillars infest country . Tens of millions of the worm-like larvae have appeared in northern areas . Up to 350,000 people in 62 communities may have been affected . | df7016dce9f5723a493bb021628f05beab6dc1c6 |
Madison, Wisconsin (CNN) -- In the canon of political cliches, "it all comes down to turnout" is among the most tired. But in the case of the polarizing and closely watched Wisconsin recall election, the maxim happens to ring true. Public polling, internal polling and campaign strategists all tell the same story: Repub... | Democratic groups say they contacted nearly 750,000 voters over the weekend . Republicans have contacted 4 million voters this year . The recall fight stems from a battle over collective bargaining rights for public employees . Republican Gov. Scott Walker faces off against Democrat Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee . | 898914c636ee408f87403b9648e859ed103bec6d |
(CNN) -- Mariah Carey is back in action and ready to let go. The singer is set to release a new single, "The Art of Letting Go," on November 11. She tells CNN in an interview that this is one track she can relate to "on every level." "As a songwriter, I never like to be too totally specific, because I like people to be... | Mariah Carey is releasing a new song on November 11 . She says "The Art of Letting Go" takes her back to her roots . Carey: I relate to this song on every level . | b9d4938109d6924007a675ae34830e6b6489b878 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Brad Pitt gets top billing in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," but Austrian actor Christoph Waltz may have turned in the most memorable performance as a Nazi "Jew Hunter." Christoph Waltz attends a special screening of "Inglourious Basterds" in New York. Waltz, a 52-year-old ... | Christoph Waltz plays Nazi Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's new movie . Performance earned Waltz the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival . His three-decades-long acting résumé shows the diversity of his talent . The German television veteran was hardly known outside of Europe, until now . | 5572b125c50540538ffeb19292f5689d47eae01c |
(CNN) -- Kate Hudson's ex, Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson, is going to be a dad again, a representative for the band confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Chris Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges will be having a child in early 2010. Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges, who have been dating for two years, are ... | Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson having baby with girlfriend . Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges have been dating for two years . He and ex Kate Hudson have a 5-1/2-year-old son, Ryder Russell, together . | c6eaf9d97b059f3e824a1ab4ffdfe45494e5f8a1 |
(CNN) -- Greece is in a state of political turmoil sparked by Prime Minister George Papandreou's call earlier this week for a referendum on the latest bailout package from Europe. A confidence vote in his government is scheduled for Friday night -- in the meantime, uncertainty rules. The crisis is unfolding as leaders ... | NEW: Some in Papandreou's party say a national unity government is needed . PM George Papandreou faces a confidence vote late Friday . The main opposition leader calls for him to resign and for snap elections . Greece has to accept tough bailout terms if it wants to stay in the eurozone . | 18185434889110fcdbac507efaeb0f670bd5f1e3 |
(CNN) -- The operation on Ronaldo's injured left knee "went well" but the Brazilian striker faces a lengthy rehabilitation as he bids to save his football career. Ronaldo leaves the field in agony after suffering his latest injury blow against Livorno. Ronaldo had surgery in Paris on Thursday, the two-hour operation pe... | Ronaldo recovers in Paris following surgery on his ruptured left knee tendons . The surgeon who performed the two-hour operation said it went "very well" Ronaldo sustained injury playing for AC Milan against Livorno on Wednesday . | 6f826e922f615d6e264be1cb352bd8a281a47be9 |
(CNN) -- Millions of sea turtles have been the unintentional victims of the world's fisheries in the past 20 years, according to a report published Tuesday. The first ever global survey of sea turtle bycatch conducted by Conservation International and Duke University in the United States suggests that the Mediterranean... | Millions of turtles believed to have died as fishing bycatch in last 20 years . New report looked at impact of longlines, gillnets and trawls on turtles . Mediterranean and eastern Pacific are areas with most threatened turtle populations . | c90d6fa8df6dc7a0b8c17975cb3932a52b72fd7e |
Cleveland, Ohio (CNN) -- Michelle Knight, one of three women kidnapped by Ariel Castro, returned Friday to the Cleveland house where she was chained up and tormented for 11 years, a neighbor said. The visit came a day after Knight came face-to-face with Castro, telling him during a sentencing hearing: "I spent 11 years... | Michelle Knight, 32, was held by Ariel Castro for 11 years . Knight thanked residents on Seymour Avenue who helped in her rescue . Altagracia Tejeda says Knight asked: "Did you see me?" | 782d176bd394b08014715718dce11f9d8f569adc |
New York (CNN) -- A Colombian man who federal authorities say was a leader of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was convicted in U.S. federal court Thursday of conspiring to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States, according to prosecutors. Ignacio Leal Garcia, who was ex... | Ignacio Leal Garcia was extradited to the United States last year . He is one of five alleged FARC leaders convicted in the U.S. Prosecutors say he oversaw "thousands of tons of cocaine" intended for the U.S. | 6b1fb5544d430a2dd55e33bf7d7c867cf0549767 |
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Supporters and members of the gay and lesbian community in Kenya blasted the country's prime minister Monday after he said anyone engaging in homosexual activity should be arrested. "The gay community is very scared as the Prime Minister's statement will incite more violence against visible gays... | Prime minister says gays, lesbians to be arrested . Activist: "Gay community is very scared" Odinga made remarks at Nairobi rally . Homosexuality is a crime in Kenya carrying a 14-year jail term . | 0f23b3f41cee2deae8ed48b5adaa458dfb24ea68 |
(CNN) -- Kirsten Flipkens is just one game away from a Wimbledon final -- a year ago, she was just happy to be alive. It is a fairytale story at a tournament which has brought up more surprises than anybody ever thought possible -- but Flipkens' tale is something special. In April 2012, following a long haul flight to ... | Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens defeated 2011 winner Petra Kvitova . Marion Bartoli beat Sloane Stephens to set up Flipkens clash . Agnieszka Radwanska will play Sabine Lisicki in other semifinal . Radwanska defeated Li Na while Lisicki saw off Kaia Kanepi . | dbd1ca3c1fd4538f0f0a368d86ff76296b28847a |
London (CNN) -- Four people, all journalists or former journalists for Britain's Mirror Group Newspapers, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to hack voice mails, police in London said Thursday. The investigation is mainly concerned with the Sunday Mirror newspaper and is focused on the period from 2003 to 20... | NEW: Trinity Mirror names two of those arrested as editor and deputy editor of The People . NEW: "We are cooperating with the police and we have no further comment," says media firm . Police say the investigation is separate from a probe of News of the World . All four people arrested are current or former journalists ... | 66293db150c6b6c557d100e3dd14ce86292b9054 |
CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- An Egyptian business tycoon and a former police officer have been found guilty of last July's slaying of a rising Lebanese pop singer. Suzanne Tamim was found dead in her Dubai apartment in July. The case, with its high-profile victim and defendant, has captivated Egypt and the region. A judge con... | Egyptian mogul and ex-police officer guilty of Lebanese singer's murder . Her body was found in apartment in United Arab Emirates . Prosecutors alleged ex-officer was paid $2M to kill singer Suzanne Tamim . Egypt's Grand Mufti -- highest religious official -- will review death sentence . | 36d9a9dd192f45fdba5ce2dc62465bd8143ff3d2 |
(CNN) -- Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei lost his second and final appeal against tax evasion charges in a Beijing intermediate court Thursday, leaving him liable for back taxes and fines totaling RMB 15.52 million (US$ 2.4 million). The court directly ruled on the case without holding a hearing and failed to serve ... | Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei lost final appeal against tax evasion charges . Ai liable for back taxes and fines of RMB 15.52M (US$ 2.4M) Court ruled without holding hearing, did not serve sufficient notice of ruling, said legal adviser . Ai says he is "just as vulnerable" as ordinary citizens . | d527630c3840b4622897045688155e568ae82ee0 |
(CNN) -- A traditional grand conclave of elders, a Loya Jirga, convenes Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan, to decide whether U.S. forces can remain in the country past 2014. But events this past weekend illustrated the continuing perils and myopia of American policy. On Saturday, just a few hundred yards from the site of ... | A Loya Jirga council meets in Afghanistan to decide if U.S. troops may stay past 2014 . Ken Ballen: In Taliban message to Loya Jirga, a bombing killed 13 near meeting site . Ballen: Afghan security depends on talks with a leader of Taliban, which denounces U.S. presence . Ballen: U.S. spent $90 billion in Afghanistan, ... | d173522a1f195a8aa07ee4d8d371d334051962d2 |
BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has asked Thailand to permit greater freedom for thousands of refugees stuck in camps after fleeing neighboring Myanmar, according to a U.N. statement released Friday. Angellina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited refugees in northern Thailand on Wednesday. Jolie ... | Angelina Jolie calls on Thai leaders to grant more freedom to refugees . Thousands of refugees are stuck in camps after fleeing Myanmar . Jolie is currently goodwill ambassador for U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees . | 4fcd45b296292558aeca874e41f49337b11b8077 |
(CNN) -- U.S. officials said Friday that -- contrary to earlier Venezuelan government claims -- the aircraft of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been granted permission to enter U.S. airspace on Maduro's flight to China. A senior administration official said Friday that the State Department received a message fr... | NEW: U.S. official says Venezuelan Embassy confirmed satisfactory resolution . A State Department official says the plane was approved to clear U.S. airspace . Venezuelan officials had said the U.S. denied permission for their presidential plane . | bea37c5f57e11c75f4c12a615fedd4f49e322bbf |
Editor's note: Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst, is a fellow at the New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that promotes innovative thought from across the ideological spectrum, and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. He's the author of "The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral H... | Bergen: Dick Cheney says coercive interrogations saved lives and stopped attacks . Bergen says evidence shows the most valuable information came without coercion . He says information gained through coercion was of dubious value . Bergen: History will show coercive techniques did more harm than good . | 17f05e601ce1629bdf4e0c06b2d72e939ef598ec |
(CNN) -- California regulators recommended a record $2.25 billion fine for the state's largest utility Monday in the gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in a San Francisco suburb. If approved by the California Public Utilities Commission, the proposed fine for Pacific Gas and Electric would be the largest e... | NEW: Regulators could approve the recommended fine in late summer . The San Bruno, California, explosion killed 8 people . The blast destroyed dozens of homes in the San Francisco suburb . Proposed $2.25 billion fine would be largest state penalty, regulator says . | 592202412d50dbac62821b7c699f45bfa4f7b1f8 |
(CNN) -- It was a case of rock 'n' roll romance as Journey guitarist Neal Schon proposed to one-time White House party crasher and reality TV star Michaele Salahi on stage Sunday night in Baltimore, her manager said. Salahi accepted the proposal with "Open Arms," according to Gina Rodriguez. Their relationship began un... | Then-husband Tareq Salahi reported Michaele missing last year . She ran off with Journey guitarist Neal Schon . The Salahis first gained notoriety as White House party crashers . The "Real Housewives of D.C." TV series was canceled by Bravo in 2011 . | 31f93d60e74b3718228eea7496c8f99834979503 |
(EW.com) -- "Fancy Nancy" is putting together an appropriately fancy line-up of talent as she makes her way to the big screen. "Night at the Museum" and "Real Steel" filmmaker Shawn Levy just signed on as producer, and now "30 Rock's" Tina Fey is in talks to help him bring the sparkly little girl to life, sources close... | The "Fancy Nancy" series are about a little girl who is obsessed with extreme dress-up . The books were optioned this week by 20th Century Fox . Tina Fey is currently negotiating to join Shawn Levy as co-producer . | c32ba9a2207253d5729e6a966d5d825f9b11efa8 |
(CNN) -- Firefighters in Washington have contained a massive blaze that started on one house's roof and spread to at least 15 other homes, authorities said. Stacked logs at a saw mill were also engulfed by the fire and helped fuel the flames, Yakima County Fire Chief George Spencer said late Saturday. "We're talking th... | NEW: Stacked logs at a saw mill were also engulfed by the fire . The fire is on the Yakama Indian Reservation . Two firefighters are injured while battling the blaze . | 82953cfbdadd12ede1edf72de2d538425794bf80 |
Rome (CNN) -- More than 100 people suspected of Mafia involvement were arrested Friday in Italy as police launched two separate operations near Rome and in the country's southern Calabria region. Police made 51 arrests in Ostia, a coastal community on the outskirts of the capital, for alleged crimes connected to the Si... | Police launch two large-scale anti-Mafia operations in Italy . Police make 51 arrests in Ostia, near the capital, Rome . An additional 65 people are detained in a separate operation in Calabria . Police say their operations have struck at the leadership of Mafia groups . | cfb7c12a17d51e3aad8cad7ad48f6adb0fe53572 |
(CNN) -- The FBI said Monday night that a Tennessee mother and her 14-year-old daughter are dead, though the man they believe abducted them -- along with two other daughters -- remains at large. Authorities previously reported that they had found two bodies Friday at a Guntown, Mississippi, residence tied to the kidnap... | NEW: Jo Ann Bain and her daughter Adrienne were found dead in Mississippi, the FBI says . They and 2 other daughters were reported missing April 27 in western Tennessee . Authorities say their suspected kidnapper is considered armed and dangerous . | 5a4a3a5b0ce14870a89864234d427e1e443c4454 |
(CNN) -- A Greek owned vessel that was hijacked months ago was released Sunday, naval officials said. There was no word of whether a ransom was paid to the pirates who hijacked the vessel. The Greek-owned vessel, named the Navios Apollo, was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden on December 28, the European Un... | Navios Apollo hijacked in Gulf of Aden on December 28 . The vessel was carrying 19 crew members . Crew members were freed Sunday and are sailing to Oman . | ae38b2d1ca4e839c6e1655ff27a9f5952f8be2de |
(CNN) -- Big parts are coming off a former U.S. Navy minesweeper that became stuck on a Philippine reef in January. Salvage crews have removed the funnel, or smokestack, and mast from the former USS Guardian, the Philippine coast guard reports. The agency posted a series of photos on its website showing large parts of ... | Funnel, mast of minesweeper removed . U.S. Navy sending ship from Bahrain to replace USS Guardian . Ship ran aground on Philippine reef in January . | 5c1c92a46e53c0f8eacbe767d3b935f7c70d8125 |
(CNN) -- A controversial comment by the top U.N. envoy to Somalia "motivates" those who have carried out recent fatal attacks against journalists in the war-torn country, the head of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said Wednesday. Friends and relatives prepare to bury Said Tahlil, a journalist killed o... | Somali journalists say U.N. envoy's quote motivates attacks on them . He appeared to compare Somali journalists with Rwandan radio staion during genocide . Journalists want an apology and the remark retracted . Rwandan radio was used to encourage participation in genocide in 1994 . | fb9b13561a7bb6b5d32cc2543748638f7e96dbef |
(CNN) -- Move over, Edward Cullen. Tell those bayou bloodsuckers from "True Blood" to step aside, too. More than 112 years after he first climbed out of the coffin, the world's most famous vampire is back -- and he's bloodier than ever. "Dracula the Un-Dead," released this month in the United States, is a sequel to Bra... | "Dracula the Un-Dead" written by Bram Stoker's descendant Dacre . Vampire tale is more overtly violent, sexy than the 1897 original . Book has prompted good reviews, handful of bitter purists . Jack the Ripper, Bram himself incorporated into new story . | 8135217f4100e5adf05de97f25a441fac733f3a0 |
(CNN) -- A tangle of dresses, skirts, jeans, suits, shirts and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume greeted Pamela Swidler when she opened her closet each morning. It was overwhelming and made her feel like she had nothing to wear. After submitting a photo of her overstuffed closet to Jill Martin, the closet guru hel... | Cleaning out your closet can also clean up your life . Jill Martin's new book, "I Have Nothing to Wear!" provides a closet cleanse program . Keeping only your favorite things that fit perfectly is better than a messy, full closet . | df8bb50d80625e475c1e03131e7e5a29e858e452 |
BARCELONA (Reuters) -- "Galactic Suite", the first hotel planned in space, expects to open for business in 2012 and would allow guests to travel around the world in 80 minutes. An artist's impression of the Galactic Suite, where guests would enjoy views of the Earth during their three-day stay . Its Barcelona-based arc... | Three-bedroom, $3 billion "Galactic Suite" set to open in 2012 . Boutique hotel will cost $4 million for a three-day stay . Guests would orbit the Earth in 80 minutes and see 15 sunrises a day . | ee7e92b794c2d9c790af96b1cf320393035a4b4b |
(CNN) -- Ancient footprints discovered in northern Kenya are believed to be the oldest sign that early humans had feet like ours. The footprints were found in two sedimentary layers, 1.5 million years old, near Ileret in the eastern African nation. The footprints were found in two sedimentary layers, 1.5 million years ... | The footprints were found in two sedimentary layers that were 1.5 million years old . A team excavated the site between 2006 and 2008 . The prints show a big toe parallel to other toes, unlike that of apes . Believed first hominid to have had same body proportions as modern Homo sapiens . | 58ec8fb7f74bd3ebefa516fa03cddea3b53cf815 |
(CNN) -- More than 200 people were reported killed in Syria, hours before the U.N. Security Council was scheduled to meet and likely vote on a draft resolution intended to pressure the government there to end its months-long crackdown on demonstrators, diplomats said. The meeting was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. ET Sa... | NEW: Syrian TV denies reports of shelling in Homs . "This isn't a game ... This is actually going on," says an activist . 217 people are killed, an opposition group says . The Security Council meeting will likely include a vote on a draft resolution . | 352aadd73a011e9f8b73d3b0db0dfeaa6104feb3 |
Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) -- A parking lot attendant in Wilmington described a strange encounter with a former Pentagon official, just two days before his body was discovered in a Delaware landfill. Iman Goldsborough told CNN on Wednesday that a man she later recognized as John P. Wheeler wandered into the parking gar... | Police work with Amtrak to determine if John P. Wheeler rode train before his death . Wheeler worked part-time as consultant for MITRE Corp. in cyberdefense . Wheeler walked into a pharmacy asking for a ride on December 29, media say . Police say Wheeler was recorded by a security camera December 30 . | 9d132aa14e6457682ac0f45588031c19fbe12d4c |
(CNN) -- Now, this just may be the best entertainment news of the summer. It has nothing to do with movie blockbusters. They're coming, as they always do when the weather gets warm: the mass-produced, mind-deadening barrage of predictable sequels, computer-generated explosions and space battles, dreary comedies about g... | Bob Greene: A theater troupe put on a play at various spots along 8 miles of Minnesota River . He says audience travels to scenes by canoe, pulls up to bank to watch from the river . He says creators of play want to deliver a sense of place to audiences . Greene: Like "Waiting for Guffman," play celebrates community sw... | 05d19deea808879d30bf4a8e3832d61cc2f22e53 |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq said Friday that it will file a lawsuit against five Blackwater security guards cleared of manslaughter charges in the 2007 killing of 17 Iraqi civilians, an act a government official called murder. The Iraqi government also will ask the U.S. Justice Department to appeal a federal judge's "u... | NEW: Iraq to ask Justice Department to appeal decision dismissing charges . Security guards in 2007 shootings "committed murder," official says . Judge found that men's statements were wrongly used against them . "What happened is disregard for Iraqi blood," victim says . | c5ceafb9767768c05f3a2d32892df8cc0ace67c3 |
(CNN) -- Jenson Button underlined the potential strength of the McLaren-Mercedes in 2012 with a convincing victory in the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne, the opening race of the new Formula One season. Button had a quicker start than teammate and fellow-Briton Lewis Hamilton, who was on pole position, ... | Jenson Button dominates season-opening Australian Grand Prix for McLaren . 2009 world champion Button claims his third Melbourne victory in four years . Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel is second with Lewis Hamilton third . Local favorite Mark Webber and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso complete the top five . | 382abeabb7e50197ac4c6aa243ad0c8f547d856c |
(CNN) -- In today's world of catchy buzzwords, a current favorite is "Africa is rising." Africa's tech scene is a soaring firebird and all the techies on the continent will tell you something game-changing is coming and Africans will build it. In case you haven't heard, apparently the next Facebook, Google or Microsoft... | African entrepreneurs place too much importance on innovation, says Michelle Atagana . Startups are forgoing solid business models in favor of trendy concepts, she says . Tech wizards should first tackle the problem of service delivery . | f2ba1d7d6a4d67cc17c4f428a45c45816f99b556 |
(CNN) -- Music conductor Caroline Carson loves the sound of fighter jets. Rushing to the window of her office at the University of New Orleans, where she directs the choral studies program, she saw the Blue Angels in the air practicing for an upcoming show. Searching online later for more about their aircraft, she lear... | Despite the hassles, aviation enthusiasts still enjoy the thrill of flying . Aviation geeks are sharing their passions for flight via blogs and Twitter . Aviation companies are taking to social media to cultivate a following . | 62e7377d58274b96ce75099d3814cc278af9b73b |
(CNN) -- A hot air balloon crash in New Zealand early Saturday killed 11 people -- the pilot and 10 passengers -- officials said. No one survived the crash, which happened on the outskirts of Carterton, a town northeast of Wellington. A fire likely started on board the balloon, sending it plummeting to the ground, said... | NEW: Victims are all from the Wellington area . NEW: Eyewitnesses report the balloon hit a power line . Everyone aboard, the pilot and 10 passengers, died . The balloon went down near the town of Carterton . | dd5839509f99059228e74fe3c7f4972d288c2689 |
(CNN Student News) -- August 15, 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... | 59429b420ce036d524d5d1b027e83c842682d38d |
Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to impeach Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, making him the nation's 15th federal judge ever impeached. "Our investigation found that Judge Porteous participated in a pattern of corrupt c... | Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. was impeached by U.S. House of Representatives . Porteous is from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana . Rep. Adam Schiff: Porteous "participated in a pattern of corrupt conduct for years" | 3d66af6369fc4d7c108845f7d92427e5e16ef8a5 |
(EW.com) -- On "A Very She & Him Christmas," professionally adorkable "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel reunites with Portland folkie M. Ward, this time wrapped in holly and (mostly) good cheer. While some covers feel dreary -- ''Silver Bells'' is less tinkly than dirgelike -- Deschanel's unfussy voice puts a charming sp... | Zooey Deschanel reunites with Portland folkie M. Ward for "A Very She & Him Christmas" The "New Girl" star's unfussy voice puts a charming spin on the classics . The self-penned ''Christmas Day,'' with its gingerbread-spicy surf licks, is sweet . | 7ec8d71e00e8a3372ca2249a02016800f8293cf9 |
(CNN) -- "Love 99, Happiness forever" was the theme as 163 couples married in Taiwan's capital on Thursday. Thursday was the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of Taiwan. Also, the number nine is auspicious in Chinese, because it sounds like the word "longevity." The mass wedding ceremony ... | 163 couples marry at the same time, for auspicious reasons . Thursday was the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of Taiwan . The number nine is auspicious in Chinese, because it sounds like the word "longevity" | e36752b9c8c2bd1668826549324c25a9d314e147 |
(CNN) -- Hackney Wick is nestled next to the Olympic site, separated only by a waterway known as the Lee Navigation. It is a half industrial, half artistic enclave, little known to Londoners, but which has, in recent years, become rich in street art from a cast of artists who have been integral to regenerating east Lon... | Richard Howard-Griffin: Street artworks have become integral to regenerating east London . Howard-Griffin: The Olympics organizing committee has failed to engage with street artists . He says the cultural thinking behind the Games feels alien to people living in the local area . Olympic organizers have missed an opport... | 8ca0155fd676faa461b25164fc4e58553029d5f9 |
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- It was classic Clinton. It was Sen. Hillary Clinton's big night but before her speech even began, former President Bill Clinton reached out in his box and firmly embraced a young African-American man. Clinton gripped the young man tightly; to millions watching on television, it was clear he co... | Bill Clinton's silent embrace of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones' son resonated loudly . Tubbs Jones, 58, died suddenly a week ago of a brain aneurysm . The public moment of recognition was the result of years of friendship . | a453a783cd7f423053b7e56dc5e81fdeec92c468 |
(CNN) -- Despite the fact that basic math and science cause me to bleed from my ears, I once confidently oversaw the design and construction of a fully functional nuclear power plant that provided safe energy to thousands of people. Hell, I even placed it next to a playground. And for decades it never once experienced ... | Jarrett Bellini checks out a trial version of the updated "SimCity" video game . The game lets you lay out your very own town from scratch and manage its budget . Bellini: "What can I say? I like to name things in my pretend community" Online buzz has been building for the game, which comes out March 5 . | 6247e325fbb432b91e490c5a4e4c5b1e9b19cb76 |
(CNN) -- Top French jockey Christophe Lemaire could not believe his luck after winning one of horse-racing's biggest prizes in dramatic fashion in Australia on Tuesday. The 32-year-old was able to ride at the Melbourne Cup only because Dunaden's usual mount Craig Williams was serving a ban for careless riding, and he h... | French-trained Dunaden wins prestigious Melbourne Cup race on Tuesday . Winning jockey Christophe Lemaire was a late replacement for the event . Dunaden wins by the smallest of margins from Red Cadeaux after photo-finish . Pre-race favorite and defending champion Americain finishes back in fourth . | f6ffa98e7d46000bee325e5284a2ac897ba4149d |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York Gov. David Paterson met with Senate hopeful Caroline Kennedy Saturday afternoon, but the governor's spokesman said details of the meeting will be kept private. Caroline Kennedy hopes to replace Hillary Clinton as New York's junior senator. Erin Duggan, Paterson's spokesman, said the two met ... | NY Gov. David Paterson, Caroline Kennedy talk, but details of meeting unknown . Kennedy wants to replace Hillary Clinton as New York senator . President Kennedy's daughter has never held public office . | 8980155c537dac73ac9cdfe0db0dd705cb8de794 |
Deauville, France (CNN) -- Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian activist who last year won the Nobel Peace Prize, says she is disappointed with fellow winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia's president, and believes laureates need to do more to spread the message of peace. "I think there should be more required of us by the comm... | Activist Leymah Gbowee shared 2011 prize with Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf . Gbowee says Johnson Sirleaf has failed to to fight corruption and nepotism in Liberia . Johnson Sirleaf has appointed her sons to lucrative government posts . Gbowee says Peace Prize winners should be more focused on spreading peac... | b24d8c9cfa0eef90d75af516ea465ff3119bcbc5 |
(Good.is) -- By far, my greatest interests in life are words and humor. I'm obsessed with both, which is why my favorite comedian is the late George Carlin -- the funny man most obsessed with how we talk. Nothing has ever floated the boats of my two obsessions more than a good Carlin DVD or book. Until now. The publica... | "Green's Dictionary of Slang" is the largest slang dictionary ever published in English . Jonathon Green records and documents more than 100,000 words and idioms . Green: slang is "...vibrant, creative, witty, and open to seemingly infinite re-invention" | 4a6808f8495123642ab2c130743945e65a5beb79 |
London (CNN) -- 22 November, 1947; A Village Near the River Euphrates . When Pembe was born, her mother was so sad she forgot about the pain she had suffered for twenty-six hours and the blood oozing between her legs, and tried to get up and walk away. At least, that is what everyone said -- everyone who was present in... | Elif Shafak is an award winning novelist who writes in Turkish and English . She spoke about storytelling and identity politics at TED Global conference . Shafak's next novel will focus on experiences of an immigrant family in London, England . In an excerpt, she writes about a Turkish mother's bitterness at having dau... | 7cdc535df27400282819cfe97a00feb9cf3293cf |
(CNN) -- Ten co-workers from New Jersey say they will split a $216 million Mega Millions jackpot, thanks to the five bucks they each kicked into a pool. Melanie Jacob, Linda Harrington and Bob Space, who bought the tickets, are three of the lucky winners. The 10, who work for Chubb Commercial Insurance in Whitehouse S... | 10 winning New Jersey co-workers work for an insurance company . They each kicked in $5 in an office pool and bought 50 sets of numbers . Payout is $216 million over 26 years or about $140 million for immediate payout . Those oh-so-valuable winning digits are 26, 32, 35, 43, 52 and 10 . | c535d768722a0802eee80d425085249949bb4e9f |
(CNN) -- The people of Newtown, Connecticut, on Saturday are remembering a tragedy that convulsed the nation one year ago. A socially awkward young man walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School with a rifle on December 14, 2012. Adam Lanza gunned down 20 children, ages 6 and 7, and six adults at the school. Then he kill... | NEW: President Obama remembers Newtown . One year ago, Adam Lanza killed 20 young children, 6 adults . No motive has been uncovered for Lanza's actions . Town leaders have asked the media to respect town's privacy . | 918022c7f690863e0c48e45885ab65118036e575 |
(OPRAH.com) -- What do Pinocchio, Richard Nixon, and an "O, The Oprah Magazine" very inventive columnist all have in common? Every now and then, when the situation calls for it, they've been known to bend, sculpt, or otherwise contort the facts to their liking. Hey, if it saves Bambi's mother... The story goes that, as... | A few lies can go a long way to smoothing the road of life, columnist says . Writer confesses to being a "Reality Stylist" or "Pinocchiotologist" Husband asks "Are you losing weight?" anytime she needs to calm down . Daughter believes Toys "R" Us is only open when grandparents come . | 4836a9ce13b858f7a1bc979b30cb0ca998081c0f |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The head of a shipping company recently victimized by pirates off the Somali coast told lawmakers Tuesday that U.S. cargo crews should be allowed to arm themselves in response to the rising hijacking threat. In April, pirates attacked The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, but were unable to ... | Liberty Maritime Corp. chief speaks before U.S. Senate Commerce subcommittee . He says U.S. vessels are at mercy of pirates around the busy Gulf of Aden . Pirates tried, failed to board one of his company's cargo ships, the Liberty Sun . Richard Phillips, the hijacked Maersk Alabama captain, joined him at the hearing . | 43d482b6c8b000b9ba40685ad0a8aa6e4221b798 |
London (CNN) -- Singer George Michael has pneumonia and has been forced to cancel at least four shows, his website says. "He is currently receiving treatment," the brief statement says. His representative Connie Filippello told CNN the singer was "on the mend" and "receiving medication." She would not disclose informat... | NEW: Pop star George Michael is "on the mend," his representative says . The singer has pneumonia, he announces . | 9656f57c5bbf5b891735b42bc107395e5a7ed93e |
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China has become the world's third-largest economy, surpassing Germany and closing rapidly on Japan, according to government and World Bank figures. Commuters drive along a road in downtown Beijing, China, on Thursday. The Chinese government revised its growth figures for 2007 from 11.9 percent ... | China's GDP could overtake Japan's within a few years . World Bank's estimate of China's economic growth is about 7.5 percent . China announced $600 billion economic stimulus package recently . | f7f1edcf90aa8e562bcdb375bef689f4c97aea6d |
(The Frisky) -- There's no question that I find Don Draper sexy. If I lived in "Mad Men" land for a day, I would totally make out with him on his Sterling-Cooper purchased desk. In real life? Not so much. At least not anymore. Don Draper of "Mad Men" is a complicated man underneath a confident exterior, columnist warns... | Columnist describes Draper of "Mad Men" as fun to watch but not date . An inability to "turn it off" in romantic moments is frustrating, columnist says . Women who know the deepness of a Don Draper man are a threat, she writes . "Mad Men" fan says Draper's misbehavior is covered up by his kind acts . | 667a96cff257704c8bbc847d6117498115673e23 |
(CNN) -- Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick arrived at his home in Hampton, Virginia, on Thursday morning. Michael Vick, left, arrives at federal court with attorney Billy Martin in Richmond, Viriginia, in 2007. "He is happy to be reunited with his family," said Chris Garrett, a spokesman for Vick. Vick wa... | Ex-Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick released from prison on Wednesday . Vick will serve last two months of sentence in home confinement . Attorneys have said Vick will work at construction firm; Vick has OK'd documentary . Vick, 28, pleaded guilty in 2007 to bankrolling a dogfighting operation in Virginia . | 04efd7f5e9517e1412d79082c4f5574222f5e33a |
(CNN) -- England striker Wayne Rooney has escaped further punishment after a show of petulance following his sending off during Manchester United's weekend defeat at Fulham. Wayne Rooney confronts referee Phil Dowd following his dismissal during the defeat at Fulham. But Rooney will receive a formal written warning fro... | Wayne Rooney escapes further punishment following dismissal at Fulham . England striker punched corner flag after being red carded by ref Phil Dowd . Rooney must sit out Manchester United's home game against Aston Villa . | 1053ee55ab2dad91d08fb7c673ed5856cf1a5aa6 |
(CNN) -- The new president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsy, is a 9-11 truther who doubts that America is telling the whole story about the collapse of the World Trade Center. He believes that a Christian or a woman should not be Egypt's leader. The ascent of his Muslim Brotherhood has been widely compared to Ayatollah Khomeini... | Blake Hounshell: Morsy's views on 9-11, women and embassy breach worrisome . In his U.N. debut, he touted Islamic values but also affirmed Egypt's international obligations . He may be anti-American but will rein that in because Egypt needs money from the world, he says . Hounshell: Morsy must help his country thrive; ... | f6b0b5f775db36142ab843add510913451146d58 |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama expressed deep concern on Wednesday about the Egyptian military's removal of that nation's first democratically elected president, calling for a quick return to civilian leadership and ordering a review of U.S. law regarding aid to the vital Middle East ally. "The United State... | NEW: Obama orders review of law covering U.S. aid to Egypt . NEW: Obama expects Egyptian military to "ensure the rights" of citizens . Egyptian military suspended constitution and removed President Mohamed Morsy . Huge demonstrations preceded military's decision to remove Morsy . | 54efc436cf4f4c335294c40c85b3187b5b755b9e |
(CNN) -- Schools of robotic fish could one day map the ocean floor, detect pollution or inspect and survey submerged boats or oil and gas pipelines, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say. MIT researcher Pablo Valdivia Alvarado works in his lab on a robotic fish he co-created. MIT engineers are sh... | Engineers at MIT have created a new generation of robotic fish . 'Robofish' could be used to map the ocean floor, inspect submerged boats or pipes . MIT researchers built their first robotic fish, "Robotuna," in 1994 . New robofish are modeled after bass and trout and cost only a few hundred dollars . | 18b02f7d9b901dd03cc43d1d29867616b25a08aa |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli security forces are preparing to deport hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists expected to arrive at the country's main international airport beginning Sunday to protest Israel's policies in the occupied West Bank. "Israeli Police will be implementing measures inside and around Ben Gurion airp... | 1500 to 2000 activists expected by air from Europe, U.S., Canada, says activist group . Activists want to go to events in Bethlehem and other West Bank cities, they say . Israeli security forces plan to deport the activists . | e654b3e63647c7b9fcc956e7129767a40e5bf9bb |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Script didn't follow the script. The Script includes, from left to right, Glen Power, Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan. In the standard showbiz treatment, a group -- say, three plucky, working-class music-mad young men from Dublin, Ireland -- travel to the grand shores of the U.S. of A. T... | Musicians spent several years as struggling writers and producers in the U.S. They decided to form a band when they returned to Ireland . The group's self-titled debut came out in August 2008 in Britain . This year, the band has been the opening act for U2 and Paul McCartney . | 91a6873e8b51c859ddec7c383913c234c25297ed |
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Work to recover bodies from the scene of a pipeline explosion in a densely populated Nairobi slum has ended, Kenya Red Cross said Tuesday. Red Cross officials said 82 bodies had been recovered. Police pegged the number at 76. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy. The blast Mond... | NEW: Recovery work ends after Nairobi pipeline explosion . NEW: Red Cross says 82 bodies have been recovered . NEW: Police pegged the number at 76 . An investigation into the incident's cause is under way . | 400c7419140ed1a95370ed912d796fdd4d90b1bf |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- When stock markets are soaring, people think they're making money because they're geniuses. But when the market tanks -- which it always does, sooner or later -- people look for villains to blame for their losses. Allan Sloan says the real lesson of the Madoff case is not to rely on others to protect ... | Allan Sloan: Madoff is being blamed for collapse of stock market values . He says Madoff had nothing to do with it but escaped scrutiny for fraud . Sloan says regulators rarely catch the biggest frauds . He says real lesson is to never rely on others to protect your investments . | fef9ba044558fb72ce94d96db641f54c5ff3990e |
(CNN) -- A U.S. diplomatic cable written five years ago concluded that the government of India condoned torture of suspects held in detention centers in Jammu and Kashmir, a region that has seen a long guerrilla war by Muslim separatists, many supported by Pakistan. The cable, obtained by WikiLeaks and published by The... | The cable gives a detailed summary of the ICRC's interviews with detainees and allegations of torture . Interviews include reports of sexual abuse, stretching and the use of water and electricity . The ICRC acknowledges that the human rights situation in Kashmir has improved. | 7a6f7d1be30c413d8a5c7491eeadb3cb2544cd9f |
(CNN) -- Valera remembered being left in the Russian snow. How he lost his lower arms and some of his toes, he wasn't always sure. At times, he said he was in a fire. The truth of what the 14-year-old experienced in his early years, no one will ever know. The orphanage where he lives said Valera was abandoned as a smal... | About 3,000 American families are in the process of adopting from Russia . Actions of Tennessee mom, who returned adopted son to Russia, has them worried . Moscow officials threaten to suspend adoptions; hopeful parents move forward . Advocate: "100,000 people adopt every year. I don't know of another case like this" | 78c890c1774ae9bc62dbd7b0a0b6074212e22954 |
(CNN) -- Juan Martin Del Potro put on hold Roger Federer's hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals by inflicting a second straight defeat on the Swiss maestro in the final of his hometown tournament in Basel. Third seed Federer needed to win Sunday's showdown to seal his place in the end of season showpiece i... | Juan Martin Del Potro wins ATP tournament in Basel . Beats home favorite Roger Federer in three set final . Federer must wait to clinch place in ATP World Tour Finals . Mikhail Youzhny beats David Ferrer in Valencia final . | c96ce389b9c2358ea611ba67c8dbe774e19112ff |
BALTIMORE, Maryland (CNN) -- A few weeks ago, 22-year-old Tatiana Gulenkina felt bad. Tired with a headache and high fever, Gulenkina knew she was coming down with something. Yet she wasn't sure with what. Besides getting vaccinated, there are other ways to boost your immune system to ward off being sick. "My symptoms ... | Most effective way to fight flu, including H1N1 virus, is to get vaccinated . Eat lean protein, fat-free dairy products and good fats to boost immune system . Moderate, regular exercise and adequate rest are necessary to keep healthy . | 8d3e87fd934bafe3f1ce5c1c79f5610eb42bc4ee |
(CNN) -- Greg Mortenson, the high-profile advocate of girls' education in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been forced to defend his best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations ... One School at a Time," against charges that key stories in it are false. Mortenson shot to in... | A CBS "60 Minutes" investigation alleges the book's stories are not true . The author says, "I stand by the information conveyed in my book" "Three Cups of Tea" spawned a charity and efforts to improve girls' education in Pakistan and Afghanistan . The book is an international publishing success . | ecbf9b35d47332dc75ffa050bb1d1b510a7c592a |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama begins a nine-day trip through the Asia-Pacific region Saturday with a stop in Hawaii for a weekend economic conference where he will press for progress on a trans-Pacific free trade agreement. The administration is taking care to highlight the importance of strong Asia-Pacifi... | Obama departs for Hawaii and a weekend Asian-Pacific economic conference . The remainder of the nine-day trip takes him to Australia and Indonesia . Obama will push a trans-Pacific trade agreement at the summit . | 333005f8f8dbf6994c68207375e5a3cfc6f07c37 |
Washington (CNN) -- Leaders around the world Tuesday mourned the death of the diplomat who spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war on the 15th anniversary of the peace deal he helped design. Richard C. Holbrooke, 69, died Monday after doctors performed surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. He most recently served as th... | President Obama calls Holbrooke a true giant of U.S. foreign policy . Albright praises his "imagination, dedication and forcefulness" Holbrooke was known as the "chief architect" of the accords that ended the war in the Balkans . The diplomat ruffled feathers in a career that ranged from Vietnam to Afghanistan . | 1dc3af345d095d8183dbaefc26f17493c6de60be |
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