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(CNN) -- It has all the trappings of a proper murder mystery: an attractive, up-and-coming victim, a sudden death, a mysterious stranger, whispers of poison. Only this case involves a dog, the highly competitive canine show circuit and a professionally adorable Samoyed named GCH CH Polar Mist Cruz'n T'party At Zamosky ... | Sudden death of up-and-coming show dog puzzles owner, sparks talk of poisoning . Owner and handler suspect Cruz, a Samoyed, was poisoned . The vet who examined the dog says tests weren't done, so we'll never know . Activist decries the "creepy" world of dog shows . | 9bc9e7cf2fb6abee7ffb83c29c593fefbbd648d8 |
(CNN) -- There is a general consensus that women's tennis needs a new name to ignite some excitement into it and, at this week's Wimbledon, it does appear likely that the Williams sisters will once again be the ones to beat at the grass-court grand slam. The Williams sisters have dominated Wimbledon this century and co... | The Williams sisters are expected to dominate women's singles once again . The American have won seven out of the last nine Wimbledon tournaments . Top seed Dinara Safina heads the rankings despite not winning a grand slam . | ce316cafc787195fd60b7459b27ebbb51c66cda7 |
(CNN) -- China ended the Asian Games in glorious style on Saturday, taking the final gold medal at stake in the women's volleyball competition in Guangzhou. The hosts came from two sets down to beat South Korea 3-2 in a thrilling final and take their seventh volleyball title. Earlier in the day Zhou Chunxiu added anoth... | China win a thrilling women's volleyball final against South Korea to claim final gold medal . Chinese team's medal haul of 416 -- including 199 golds -- breaks their own record . South Korea finish second in the medals table; Japan were third . | 7ee65ab41df7804408191c7060c71af21c1632b9 |
(CNN) -- Carly Fleischmann lived most of her childhood trapped in a body that could not communicate clearly with the outside world. She couldn't speak and had few fine motor skills. She'd been diagnosed with severe autism at age 2. Even with the progress that has been made with therapy techniques and medication, Fleisc... | Technology like the iPad allows Carly Fleischmann to have voice heard despite inability to speak . Carly regularly relies on the ProLoQuo2Go app . Using a phone dialer for seniors and her iPad, Carly was able to order a pizza for the first time . | 3deefbf800520ff8a3d5504de01a7e7ecbefed53 |
(CNN) -- I have a confession to make. In the 2005 Chicago Marathon, I did not finish in 3 hours, 11 minutes. That's the time I've reported to those who've asked about my PR (Personal Record) and it is, quite frankly, wrong. I actually ran a 3:12. The mistake is mine. These days, with those little plastic chips attached... | Jeff Pearlman says one's official marathon record is not something a runner takes lightly . So Paul Ryan claiming to have run 26.2 miles in under three hours seemed amazing, he says . His time was really 4:01. Ryan says he forgot; Pearlman says this is bogus and a Ryan pattern . Pearlman: Ryan getting known for distort... | 1f641ec351cf3852f26b35d1e86658e37336fea8 |
(CNN) -- Police have released dramatic security camera footage they say shows masked and hooded rioters firing shots at unarmed officers and a police helicopter in the English city of Birmingham. They hope the public will come forward with information as they investigate the violence that took place amid widespread rio... | NEW: Prince William and Catherine visited Birmingham to meet people affected by the riots . Police say 11 shots were fired at officers and a force helicopter . Police hope members of the public will help them identify those involved . The violence came amid widespread disturbances in English cities this month . | 1680a2126bf36923a9f34c19d6c59dc9a520b8ce |
(CNN) -- At least four people were killed when a tourist trolley derailed Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, state media reported. About 30 people were injured in the accident, the state-run Agencia Brasil reported, citing firefighters. The trolley went off the tracks in Rio de Janeiro's hilltop Santa Teresa neighborh... | About 30 people are injured, state-run Agencia Brasil reports . Investigators are trying to determine what caused the accident, TV Record says . The accident occurs in a hilltop neighborhood . | f2ebc376602810e74a92757a804971873cfbffbe |
(CNN) -- A Dutch court Friday ruled against letting a 14-year-old girl sail solo around the world, saying she is not experienced enough to make the trip on her own. Laura Dekker would be allowed to travel from July 1 of next year if she fulfills certain requirements the court established for her to sail. In August, Dut... | Dutch court rules 14-year-old Laura Dekker cannot embark upon solo sailing trip . Plans to ensure Dekker's safety during planned trip insufficient Judge said . Dutch authorities placed Dekker under state care in August . | 9e15060460a6725fc9742aa2310ad005441421f8 |
(CNN) -- The thought of it is enough to make fair-weather golfers shudder in horror. But for hardier sporting souls, a sub-zero round in the Arctic snow could be the perfect off-piste adventure this winter. Welcome to a world where greens are "whites," where snowplows -- not mowers -- groom fairways, and players swap s... | Ski resort in Swedish Lapland offers chance to play snow golf . Visitors can tee off during the day or at night on the nine-hole course in Börkliden . Intrepid night golfers can experience thrill of playing under the Northern Lights . Snow golf is proving popular across Europe, especially Switzerland . | df15f6eac4c05a5b183199a22992a62619c99050 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's parliament has passed a $58.8 billion budget for 2009 after cutting $3.2 billion from government spending because of weak oil prices, a Iraqi lawmaker said. The Iraqi presidential council, including Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, still must approve the spending plan. The three-member Ira... | Iraqi lawmakers reportedly OK $58.8 billion budget for 2009 . Weak oil prices force $3.2 billion cut in spending, Kurdish lawmaker says . Three-member Iraqi presidential council still must approve the plan . Oil-dominated economy takes a beating due to global financial downturn . | b1134450760f81bd2e100c1285540142296f16cd |
Paris (CNN) -- The apparent assassination of three Kurdish women political activists in central Paris on Thursday, all shot in the head, has provoked shock among the Kurdish community. Mystery swirls around the slayings, with no claim of responsibility or any indication from authorities as to who might have pulled the ... | Turkish government spokesman condemns the killings as "utterly wrong" The slain women are Sakine Cansiz, Leyla Sonmez and Fidan Dogan, pro-Kurdish party says . "I cannot describe my sadness," a Kurdish activist says of one victim's death . Analyst says the killings can be seen in the context of talks in Turkey with Kur... | 96d7f3a8d1ec83c1b010c24982965eb675671df0 |
(CNN Student News) -- September 25, 2013 . What did President Obama discuss during his speech to the U.N. General Assembly? Would all Americans feel the impact of a possible government shutdown? Why did some college athletes participate in an organized protest during games last weekend? CNN Student News explores the an... | 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... | 4dc7ec1200afae09dacfbfd2b8d0134ab4438d13 |
(CNN) -- A Pakistani court Tuesday indicted President Pervez Musharraf, charging him with murder in the death of the country's first female prime minister, Benazir Bhutto. It marked the first time an ex-military chief has been indicted with a crime in the country, his spokesman Raza Bokhari said. The court charged Mush... | Musharraf's spokesman calls the accusation "false, fabricated and fictitious" Musharraf was in court for the indictment . Pakistan's first female prime minister was killed while campaigning in 2007 . Musharraf has been under house arrest since April . | 79f0c746082e88150fa55a1bbb8c7ce91cac18ea |
(CNN) -- Sudan qualified for the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating Burkina Faso 2-1 at the Estadio de Bata on Monday, ending a four-decade wait for victory at the tournament. Two goals in either half from Mudather Eltaib was enough to secure second place in Group B ahead of Angola, who lost 2-0 t... | Sudan progress to quarterfinals after beating Burkina Faso 2-1 in final Group B match . Angola are out after losing 2-0 to Ivory Coast in Malabo . Sudan's first win in competition in over four decades sets up tie with Zambia . Ivory Coast meet co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in quarterfinals . | 04c2f61bd7b25a6ef4112634db9e59f576de257c |
SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- Walt Peters knows what it's like to fear for his life. He knows how it feels to board a plane, deploying for combat. He knows the feeling of making it home alive. Walt Peters is often among the last people soldiers see as they deploy and the first they see upon their return. That's why the re... | Walt Peters welcomes soldiers home, wishes "Godspeed" to those deploying . The Vietnam veteran has greeted an estimated 20,000 soldiers since 2004 . He says he lost sight as a result of chemical diabetes from Agent Orange exposure . | ebe35f41ec76aacf87c5d018ae97dd6441d111df |
(CNN) -- Cheick Diabate scored twice as Mali defeated 10-man Ghana 2-0 to finish third in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. The Bordeaux striker opened the scoring in the 23rd minute stabbing home a rebound after Ghana keeper Adam Larsen failed to hold onto Bakaye Traore's low shot. Ghana offered little in re... | Mali finish in third place after defeating Ghana 2-0 . Bordeaux striker Cheick Diabate scores twice to record Mali's best finish for 40 years . | 5cd815091c7e00ed1cfef21d50ebc88d281601ac |
(CNN) -- After months and months of your cubicle walls contracting in on you like some kind of demonic fun house, it's finally time for that most coveted of reprieves: a vacation! Sun! Drinking! Ill-advised hookups with accommodating locals! (Hey, an exotic foreign bed beats the Four Elks Motor Lodge ...) While many of... | There's a fine line between sharing your vacation and becoming an annoyance . Put up a non-annoying Facebook status to say you're taking off, and send a mass e-mail . Foursquare and the like can be great for sharing your experiences with your friends . | cb708073964de9ee9cab379af271b41a16a6c88a |
Giglio, Italy (CNN) -- The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia may have made "significant" errors that led to the vessel's wreck Friday and subsequent deaths of at least five people, the cruise line said late Sunday. "The route of the vessel appears to have been too close to the shore, and the captain's judgment i... | NEW: 2 of 120 American passengers aren't accounted for, the U.S. embassy says . It appears the ship's route was "too close to the shore," Costa Cruises says . The captain insists that the rocks his ship hit were not marked on his map . Two elderly people are found dead, bringing the death toll to 5 . | f3be9a527cbe1360525056efe3f7ebcc6494919a |
Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. investigation into the controversial fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican boy by a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been closed without prosecution because of "insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal charges," the Justice Department announced Friday. The decision was immediately denou... | The decision was denounced by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Family's lawsuit against the U.S. government was thrown out last year . DoJ says investigation didn't find evidence to pursue charges against agent . | 5b6bd62bd5ed7d318af7317eb03003c8e1790425 |
(CNN) -- Authorities have ordered the evacuation of some 12,000 people from the city of Minot, North Dakota, and surrounding areas because of expected record flooding, officials said Tuesday. The swollen Souris River flows straight through the city and is expected to overwhelm area levees, said Cecily Fong, spokeswoman... | NEW: The Souris River is forecast to set a new flood record . NEW: Heavy rains and releases from upriver are causing it to swell at Minot . The Souris River flows straight through the city . Some 12,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders . | 93d676d5f2ebd59dd3f5aa7f1cf73ed3f20e3bdc |
(CNN) -- The singer Gil Scott Heron once declared that "the revolution will not be televised." Em Hall, the "D.C. Goodwill Fashionista," transformed Goodwill's image with a witty blog. It is, however, going online. Social activism is being transformed by the Web. Some of the most creative forms of protest and philanth... | The Web unleashes new wave of cyber-activism . Activists changing the world one mouse-click at a time . The Web "changes the rules" for nonprofit groups, expert says . | e34213be51b552349f409bc513a222e453462daa |
(CNN) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Dollar Tree Stores are recalling 682,000 battery-operated Halloween lanterns that can overheat, the agency announced Thursday. "This recall involves plastic Halloween-themed lanterns designed to resemble a pumpkin, ghost and skull," a statement from the CPSC says. The... | The recall comes just ahead of Halloween . The orange, black and white lanterns can burn users . The lanterns are battery-operated . | 965072d5866e28b4d8503ed53e70cc36622b26a8 |
Paris (CNN) -- Three Americans died when a private jet crashed at a small airport in the south of France, a local official said Friday. Two men, ages 24 and 51, and a 30-year-old woman were on board the plane when it crashed at Castellet airport, said Didier Couve, a spokesman for the Prefecture of the Var department. ... | NEW: Charter company confirms three crew members, no passengers on board . Two men and a woman were killed, official says . The private jet crashed at the end of a runway at Castellet airport . The small airport is in the south of France, near Toulon . | cc6993e966305e3ad5ab1f72863b07297c81a30a |
West Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- It's more than two hours before snowboard practice begins, two hours before Robert Beck will take his first picture, and he is trudging up the steep icy slope that is one lip of the halfpipe. Temperatures are just above freezing on Cypress Mountain, and Beck, a Sports Illustrat... | Robert Beck has been a photographer with Sports Illustrated for 24 years . His assignment at the Winter Olympics: Shoot events at Cypress Mountain . To prepare for shooting halfpipe, Beck and assistant went to several events beforehand . Beck took 1,400 pictures in one day, not sure if any will make the magazine . | 162cde040bcb5ac87505211a2c95dbc4e393c95a |
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The soldiers had barely arrived in Iraq before they got new orders -- get ready for Afghanistan. A soldier waits in Baghdad for a flight to his new mission in Kandahar. The 4th Engineer Battalion out of Colorado Springs, Colorado, deployed to Camp Victory near Baghdad in mid-February. Two... | Troops hadn't even finished painting their emblem when they got orders to move . Redeployment put strain on battalion, trained to clear mines and bombs from roads . CNN traveled with troops as they flew from one war zone to the next . Soldiers say they are ready for the new mission in the new battlefield . | 1774a3795d4abe344d69e2e53871a11aaf56aeb5 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The U.S. military says only one supply route to Afghanistan has been closed by the Pakistani government after fighting that led to the deaths of three Pakistani soldiers, and a military spokesman said Thursday that United States is hopeful the situation is only temporary. Pakistan banned NA... | NEW: About half of U.S. cargo comes into Afghanistan via Pakistan, Pentagon says . ISAF spokesman says Torkham Gate in the Khyber Agency is closed . Spokesman: "We don't think it's a very serious problem" Pakistan says 3 of its soldiers were killed during NATO attack on insurgents . | 3182063fde7a347445fdc60b93a52e98b74ccc9f |
Baghdad (CNN) -- At least 12 people were killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide bombing Thursday in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, police said. The assailant, wearing a explosives-laden vest, blew himself up at a cultural center where people had gathered for a celebration of the Prophet Mohammed's birth, Ramadi police sa... | 24 people were wounded in the attack in Ramadi, police say . Among the injured was the deputy governor of Anbar province . | e34dc6a1d8a4bda279d5055f2067074c3737bb59 |
(CNN) -- For workers of Bangladesh, the worst kind of tragedy imaginable struck last week when the Rana Plaza garment factory building -- just outside my home city of Dhaka -- collapsed, killing more than 500 workers. Despite the many warnings of dangerous cracks in the walls reported to supervisors, police and the med... | Kalpona Akter: Deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh was inevitable, considering conditions . Akter started work in Bangladesh's garment industry at 12, working 23 days in a row . Akter: 1,000 Bangladeshi workers have died since 2006 in factory fires or accidents . Akter: Multinationals that buy cheap clothing need to ... | 76eb5fe16a421abc1e79e8b70f1505034cc3908f |
(CNN) -- Comic and best-selling author Joy Behar appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" Wednesday. Joy Behar and her co-hosts on "The View" were recently named on the Time 100 most influential list. "The View" co-host discussed a variety of topics, including the Miss California USA pageant, her feud with Donald Trump and ... | "The View," co-hosted by Joy Behar, named to Time 100 most influential list . Behar: Miss California USA has "great career" ahead of her . Behar calls John Edwards "a dog" for his infidelity . Behar says whoever runs against Sarah Palin would be "slam dunk" | d7eb9a1602218304c11f2dc3f4da5e0d2248f968 |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- Jaden Smith is getting a small taste of what it's like to walk in dad Will's action-blockbuster shoes. Keanu Reeves stars in the remake of the 1951 sci-fi flick "The Day the Earth Stood Still." As expected, the remake of the 1951 sci-fi flick starring Keanu Reeves easily replaced "Four Christm... | "The Day the Earth Stood Still" debuted with a weekend gross of $31 million . The yuletide comedy "Four Christmases" slipped to second with $13.3 million . Teen vampire romance "Twilight" reached a gross total of $150 million . | 893090f30d644fbdf481a361dea73997cb4a3785 |
(CNN) -- Let me explain to you why it's important that I have a .50-caliber machine gun capable of firing 500 rounds per minute bolted to the top of my Corolla. I live in Washington. You do know that this is a dangerous city, right? A guy I know got mugged last month. Not only that, it's entirely possible that while go... | Paul Waldman: OK if I drive around with a machine gun on my roof? I live in dangerous city . He says Gayle Trotter gun testimony about needing assault weapons is just as irrational . He says women face gun death from abusive partners. Home invasion rare as lightning strike . Waldman: Hadiya Pendleton's shooting shows w... | 714db9c2b78eb2e4b26fb94c3927bf372a993900 |
Munich, Germany (CNN) -- Iran will give "positive consideration" to a renewed prospect of one-on-one talks with the United States on its nuclear program, its foreign minister said Sunday. Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said a new round of talks between Iran and the five permanent U.N. Security Council members, plus ... | The U.S. needs a "fair and real intention" to resolve the nuclear issue, Iran says . Holding off Iran "is becoming more complex," Israeli PM Netanyahu says . Biden held out the prospect of direct U.S.-Iran talks Saturday . Iranian foreign minister says a new round of P5+1 talks will be held February 25 . | 7f0a95117d6231ca9e518729867a8090e21c2176 |
(CNN) -- In some ways, the latest Hugh Hefner engagement is a humorist's dream. An elderly man, a 24-year-old ex-Playmate -- what do we think each person is getting out of this alliance? I don't think you need a Ph.D. to assess the exchange of resources that has brought them together. He has money, fame, a lifetime of ... | Pepper Schwartz: Easy to joke about Hugh Hefner's plan to wed a much younger woman . But whatever the motivations, she says, late-life marriages not ridiculous, not always a mistake . Such unions can provide comfort, companionship, respect, she says . Schwartz: Why not just cohabit? Marriage certifies intent to society... | 5fe21f9167a4ecd44c439ad704b42f6cc9ee122d |
Shiner, Texas (CNN) -- Shiner is a place you can raise your cattle and chickens under the hot Texas sun, cool off with a bottle from the Lone Star State's oldest independent brewery, then go to bed knowing all your neighbors and believing that you'll be safe. But a few days ago, one of its trademark ranches turned into... | Texas sheriff says a man finds a man sexually abusing his 5-year-old daughter . The father beats the man to death, then calls 911, the sheriff's office says . Neighbors say they believe the actions of the father were justified . The father has not been charged . | d6f1fc6dc06cdc8789d5316b267e3556293c29de |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been asked to investigate whether Panama tortured an Ecuadorian citizen who was being held as an illegal immigrant, an official hemispheric human rights organization said. Jesus Tranquilino Velez Loor was arrested November 11, 2002, and deported to Ecuad... | Commission says it received complaint from Velez Loor in 2004 of alleged torture . Velez Loor sentenced to prison term for illegal entry into Panama, Panama says . Officials at Panamanian embassy in Washington did not return request for comment . | b77e4cc2837a62103cf7649fbee0ae695e2311c2 |
(CNN) -- Rescue authorities reported all five people aboard a small sightseeing plane were killed when it crashed in a mountainous area of southeast Alaska on Tuesday, a Princess Cruises spokeswoman said. The five included the plane's pilot and four Sun Princess cruise ship passengers, who were on the second day of a w... | Small plane crashes on sightseeing tour in mountainous area of Alaska . Four cruise ship passengers and plane's pilot killed . Cruise line cancels future tours with company that operated plane . | b6fb2fe1534ca7a10b0f2af82809071fc0157b86 |
(CNN) -- The NBA has canceled its preseason, and the first two weeks of the regular season are in jeopardy as team owners and players remain at odds over a new labor deal. "By Monday, we will have no choice but to cancel the first two weeks of the season," NBA Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday. The cancellation of ... | NEW: The first 2 weeks of the regular season are in jeopardy . NEW: Canceling the preseason brings a revenue loss of about $200 million, the NBA commissioner says . The lockout has lasted three months . | 5aa064b5b23fae3b6d91ccb62f5d7437b7c94454 |
(CNN) -- "Carlos the Jackal," once among the world's most wanted fugitives, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a series of fatal bombings in the 1980s, a French court said. The 62-year-old, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, was on trial for his role in the attacks on two trains, a train statio... | This is a second life sentence for "Carlos the Jackal" His real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez . The attacks took place in 1982 and 1983 and killed 11 people . Ramirez was captured in 1994 in Sudan after two decades on the run . | 7aaa60d492664d3e5c1cde7f397d4e4fdc436fd0 |
(Mashable) -- Facebook accidentally went live with a handful of prototype features earlier today, including a site-wide yet short-lived overhaul of Pages. Roughly 45 minutes after the mistaken update, Facebook disabled the site, reverted back to its previous state and then tweeted apologetically about the downtime. But... | Facebook accidentally went live with a handful of prototype features . Users temporarily saw Pages get a temporary facelift with a tab-free design . Users also reported having access to a new "Memories" option listed below Photos . | ce77ec5459f76ae46a65c281887451e6a2af66e7 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Divers found an eighth body Monday from the weekend collision of two aircraft over the Hudson River, leaving only one victim unaccounted for. Silvia Rigamonti, wife of one of the victims, walks with her son Davide Norelli in Bologna, Italy, on Monday. The man's body was found inside the submerged Pip... | Body found Monday in submerged wreckage of plane . Eight bodies now located after weekend plane-helicopter collision; one missing . Wife of Italian victim skipped helicopter flight to go shopping, son tells Italian media . Helicopter wreckage recovered Sunday . | 228c3a32b1ffb39079bdb219a1c2ad9c53c595f9 |
(Mental Floss) -- Having a disease named after you is a decidedly mixed bag. On the one hand, your scientific developments are forever commemorated. On the other hand, though, you're stuck with the knowledge that no patient will ever be happy upon hearing your name. Who are the scientists and doctors behind some of our... | Alzheimer, Addison and Crohn used to be just names of people . But they are now attached to the diseases that they identified or studied . Austrian Dr. Hans Asperger described autistic syndrome in 1944 . Crohn's name linked to disease because it was listed first among 3 authors of study . | e8fb0d2530e49de546eef2072d500b173d0bee4d |
(CNN) -- For Andy Copeland, the "Aimee Day" event he'd been waiting for happened when he was in church. Copeland was in the pews at a Baptist church in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday morning when a text message notified him his 24-year-old daughter could not only breathe on her own, but also talk for the first time in wee... | Aimee Copeland began speaking Sunday, her father says . She "continues to talk and joke" on Monday, he says . The 24-year-old Georgia woman is battling a flesh-eating bacteria . The infection has cost her her hands, a leg and her remaining foot . | f8b0452d415481ea551a49bb962bfb4636da1035 |
(CNN) -- Over the past two years the United Kingdom's press freedom ranking has declined. In the 2011/2012 Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) index, the UK ranked 28th out of 179 countries, and in the 2013 index the country went down a point ranking at 29 out of 179 countries. The UK prides itself on being a country with ... | David Miranda, partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald, was detained at Heathrow . Greenwald broke news of secret NSA surveillance programs in the Guardian . UK prides itself on upholding rights of individuals and free press, writes Blake . If you silence the media, you silence informed citizenry, she says . | 87dbd9738dfb486fd431364e33c4d1bb690ee9d4 |
AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- In the sunbathed schoolyard of the Shmisani Institute for Girls in Amman, Jordan, principal Sanaa Abu Harb makes an announcement over the speaker system. Iraqi students at the Shmisani school in Amman gather around a teacher. One in 5 students there is Iraqi. "All Iraqi girls come outside now. Al... | Jordan opens school doors to all Iraqi children, regardless of refugee status . Principal says her school is 20 percent Iraqi this year . Education minister: Iraqi kids will be incorporated into "mainstream" life . One student says he lost five family members in Iraq . | 8b0a818edcbbefb79dd40a19b08119f6848083db |
(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome in his native Philippines on Friday after wresting the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto on a 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas. 'Pacman' has a fanatical following in the Philippines which has been further enhanced by his record breaking victory... | Manny Pacquiao returns home to Philippines after Las Vegas triumph . Pacman won world title at sixth different weight after beating Miguel Cotto . Cash-rich fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the offing in the United States . | 7a1c8ec381301bed4ee1e7eca8c5d01c625503fe |
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council failed to reach a consensus when it met to consider condemning an attack that killed eight people at a prominent Jewish seminary as an act of terrorism. Ambulance workers put one of the casualties from the seminary attack into an ambulance. The council said Libya -- a new, n... | Off-duty Israel Defense Forces officer fatally shot attacker . Gunman went into Jewish seminary in Jerusalem with little apparent notice . Police spokesman: "There was no alert or warning about this attack" The violence comes a day after announcement of renewed peace talks . | 26d0a5624f3ee7605833c641da5d88e2259b1162 |
(CNN) -- Formula One team Williams has announced an increase in profits for the first half of 2011. Despite enduring their worst season on the track, Williams Grand Prix Holdings recorded pre-tax profits were up 37% from $2.07 million to $2.7 million while turnover rose 5% from $71.8 million to $75.5 million. "Our core... | Williams team profits rise from $2.07 million to $2.7 million in first half of 2011 . Team principal, Frank Williams says growth highlights "momentum and "diversified growth." | 212cf018312e4649883be7a68f51e8bf7a32c9eb |
(CNN) -- Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei may not be allowed to leave his native China, but his art is free to travel the globe, and some of it is now on display in Washington. "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" marks the first North American exhibition of Ai's work. His art sprawls around an entire floor in the Smithso... | Dissident artist Ai Weiwei's work is now in Washington at the Hirshhorn Museum . Ai's most famous work is the "Bird's Nest" stadium from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . "Ai Weiwei's art and his activism resonate far beyond the art world," museum officials say . | 3d656e8b453a46d55dbcbefe75ceb559909c3878 |
Forget about 20/20. "Perfect" vision could be redefined by gadgets that give you the eyes of a cyborg. The surface of the eye can be used to measure much of the same data you would get from blood tests. The tech industry calls the digital enrichment of the physical world "augmented reality." Such technology is already ... | Scientists developing contact lens with built-in LED, powered by radio waves . More advanced lens could provide scrolling captions beneath what you see . Surface of the eye contains enough data to perform personal health monitoring . Lens must undergo more testing before gaining approval from FDA . | ddf5ab3e361a5e393e1f104847d5a89f6ce45093 |
(CNN) -- A shootout in a border city that leaves five alleged drug traffickers sprawled dead on the street and seven police wounded. A police chief and his bodyguards gunned down outside his house in another border city. Four bridges into the United States shut down by protesters who want the military out of their town... | Drug-related conflicts bring waves of violence, death that some liken to a civil war . U.S. helps fuel violence with market for illegal drugs, weapons supply for drug gangs . "The drug gangs are better equipped than the army," expert says . Pervasive corruption among public officials also at center of drug cartels' suc... | aa36ee9167e00aa5d55a2d20f152771e682d2d10 |
(CNN) -- An 11-year-old Christian girl has been arrested after being accused of blasphemy by burning pages of the Quran in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. According to a statement released by the president's office Sunday, the girl, identified as Ramsha, was accused by a local resident of burning pages of the Muslim hol... | A girl, 11, is arrested for allegedly burning pages of a Quran . Media reports say the girl has Down syndrome, but a police official denies it . Fearing a backlash, local Christian families have fled . The president says the blasphemy law must not be misused . | 64161db48b80a8ca6af617bc90c9f5a0ff3d3c24 |
(CNN) -- At least 42 people were killed and 120 injured by flash flooding and mudslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the local civil protection agency said Sunday. An unknown number of people are still missing, the authorities told CNN. About 250 people were evacuated to military bases and other safe locations,... | NEW: Death toll rises to 42 after mudslides, flooding strike Madeira; 120 injured . Washed-out bridges keep rescuers from reaching some parts of island . Hundreds of residents were evacuated to military bases and other safe locations . | 7b4b16331a8f582173eced3e91ce291ab9f0a45b |
(CNN) -- Since Kim Jong Il's death was announced on Monday, many people have marveled at the mourning scenes featured on North Korean state television, made viral on the Internet: North Koreans prostrate, weeping, hitting the ground. Many have asked whether the anguish is genuine. How could citizens mourn the passing o... | Many wonder if North Koreans' grief over the death of Kim Jong Il is genuine, says John Sifton . Sifton: How could citizens mourn the passing of such a gross abuser of human rights? In a totalitarian society, those who hate the regime are obliged to show patriotism, he says . For many, to live in North Korea is to live... | 65d2d4cae3ebbc51360388dbb183901358ec8f39 |
(CNN) -- Iraq's presidency council Thursday approved the U.S.-Iraq security agreement -- the final step for the agreement to be ratified by the Iraqi government, a council spokesman said. The pact allows the presence of American troops in Iraq for three more years. U.S. soldiers gather at the "Crossed Swords" in Baghda... | NEW: U.S. officials welcome Iraqi council's approval of security pact . Presidency council's approval was final legal step for enactment . Agreement pulls U.S. troops out of all Iraqi cities by June 30 . U.S. forces would exit Iraq entirely by December 31, 2011 . | ed0596e6105b2d827647ada10505f448c47b9be9 |
(CNN) -- Good move, governor. And you didn't even let on. When we chatted briefly at the White House Correspondents Dinner a few weekends ago, you looked very upbeat and energetic. I had no idea that you had undergone Lap-Band stomach surgery to lose weight . And when I wrote that CNN piece about you on February 8 sayi... | Obese New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent lap band stomach surgery to slim down . Christie says he did it for wife and kids, but some think it's for a 2016 presidential run . Bryan Monroe had gastric bypass surgery, warns Christie there will be criticisms . But Monroe says like himself, Christie did it to live a h... | 77fc262c408f5284bd6dcbca25376f7e9e4b20a8 |
(CNN) -- For actress Kyra Sedgwick, it's the public's approval that makes it worth being away from her family for six months to tape her critically acclaimed series "The Closer." Kyra Sedgwick and her husband, Kevin Bacon, at the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards this month. But she may be getting more approval from her ... | TNT resumes Sedgwick's series "Closer" where it left off in September . Sedgwick is also up for two SAG awards Sunday . Sedgwick expects to be in the executive producer's role for at least two more years . | 3c741865fdb101856eac174a3a813502e1309ac2 |
(CNN) -- Hannah Anderson mourned alongside family, friends and strangers on Saturday at a public service remembering the lives of her slain mother, Christina, and little brother, Ethan. A crowd of about 500 filled every pew of Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Santee, California. Mourners listened as Father Kevin Case... | Hannah Anderson attends her mother and brother's public memorial . "We will miss them forever," says family member during eulogy . Christina Anderson and her son, Ethan, were killed by family friend James Lee DiMaggio . He then abducted Hannah Anderson, 16, before he was spotted and killed in Idaho . | 3cb7245c2c83f423d8d82dce8faf8e1e5e6e3e88 |
Washington (CNN) -- Computer hackers who promise "high-quality entertainment at your expense" claimed to have taken down the Central Intelligence Agency website in support of WikiLeaks, but on Thursday the website appeared to be operating normally. "WikiLeaks supporters, LulzSec, take down CIA ... who has task force in... | NEW: It was like "attacking a bridge with graffiti," a law enforcement official says . Lulz Security, a hacker group that supports WikiLeaks, says it "takes down" the CIA . The Central Intelligence Agency website appears to be working normally . The Lulz Boat posted a fake story about Tupac Shakur on the PBS website la... | f138c08d70cef85f2230bca8b3cb0c56411cc917 |
(CNN) -- For his victims, Thursday was roughly a decade in coming. That's when Ariel Castro learned his fate for abducting and raping three women -- Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus -- over a period of approximately 10 years. He pleaded guilty last week to 937 counts in a deal that eliminated the possibil... | Ten centuries in prison for Castro, a speech of defiance from his victim . Michelle Knight to former captor: "After 11 years, I am finally being heard" Representatives of other victims ask for privacy . Castro apologizes, attempts to explain his actions but finally, "I don't know why" | 861d8d7808737bafbe379f6bc76ece86b54f646c |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- A bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle Discovery, NASA officials said. The free tail bat was last seen clinging to the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank just before launch. The animal was last seen clinging on the fo... | NASA: Bat was last seen clinging on space shuttle Discovery before launch . Wildlife expert says bat appeared to have broken wing or injured shoulder . Discovery is on 14-day mission to deliver supplies to International Space Station . | b594fa9f3414c6b13cf99ec30b7e6947a5ccc2f6 |
Park City, Utah (CNN) -- At its best, driving in Los Angeles is like driving backward into a parade. So, when my lady and I set out for the airport during rush hour, getting choked in traffic was inevitable. Yet, a quarter-mile later, we were still moving at a brisk clip. Which brings me to one of my cardinal rules of... | The after-ski social hour is a true reward for the half-hearted skier . Park City, Utah, is a picturesque base of après-ski operations . Prime rib and locally distilled whiskey hit the spot after a day on the slopes . | f32ef822dbdc5264c2323364ae26e760275a1031 |
Baghdad (CNN) -- A spate of bombs exploded in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 125 others, police said. The blasts -- six car bombs and three roadside explosions -- mainly targeted outdoor markets in Shiite neighborhoods, Baghdad police said. Overall violence has dropped significantly in Iraq ... | At least 125 others are wounded in six car bombings and three roadside bombs . Police: The blasts mainly targeted Shiite neighborhoods . Overall violence in Iraq has dropped in recent years . But recent violence spurs fears of renewed sectarian warfare . | 17a298dd08b5c131eb8182fadc6b48bc4fde2b52 |
(CNN) -- Marc Marquez is a step closer to becoming the youngest rider to win the MotoGP title after snatching pole position for Sunday's final grand prix of the season in Valencia. The 20-year-old posted a lap record time of one minute 30.237 seconds on Saturday to edge out title rival and reigning champion Jorge Loren... | Spaniard a step closer to making history by taking pole position in final race of season . The 20-year-old only needs to finish fourth on Sunday to be crowned world champion . Marquez aiming to be youngest winner of MotoGP title and first rookie for 35 years . | 7f1fc8dd57e59abff3a57b09b64310e1209bd39f |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-packed vest attacked a police recruitment center in northern Iraq Tuesday, a bloody strike that killed at least 65 people and wounded 160 others. The attacker -- who blew himself up when he was among hundreds of recruits -- staged the assault at a checkpoint... | Police say the attacker targeted police recruits . Tikrit is nearly 100 miles north of Baghdad . Recruitment centers have been frequently attacked . | 7db45c1fa917d35626cd2f919306073bcbb87469 |
(CNN) -- The man suspected of robbing banks and killing a police officer was convicted of threatening President Barack Obama in 2010, the Secret Service said Sunday. A nationwide manhunt for the suspected bank robber -- identified as 40-year-old Mario Edward Garnett by Phoenix police -- ended when a Phoenix police dete... | NEW: Records show Garnett was not allowed to own a gun . Secret Service says Garnett was arrested in 2010 for threatening the president . Phoenix police identify suspect as 40-year-old Mario Edward Garnett . The FBI believes Garnett shot two officers in Mississippi, tried to rob a bank in Atlanta . | bf68821d7db1242b87aaa538063db1906d2822b5 |
(CNN) -- Lionel Messi ended his international goal drought to help Argentina make the perfect start to the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign under new coach Alejandro Sabella on Friday. Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 victory over Chile but of similar importance was Messi's first stri... | Lionel Messi scores his first international goal for Argentina in 16 games . Gonzalo Higuain also nets a hat-trick in 4-1 victory at home to Chile . Copa America champions Uruguay open World Cup campaign with victory . 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil beat Costa Rica 1-0 in friendly international . | aca24466713433464030dc9153de3bfb6b7627c0 |
(CNN) -- When Al Charette traveled to the North Pole, he went under it. The USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, made history when it reached the North Pole on August 3, 1958, beneath the ice. Charette, who was part of that Cold War crew, recalls how this milestone was of much more significance th... | The USS Nautilus was the first submarine to reach the North Pole in 1958 . Submarines played pivotal role in intelligence gathering and nuclear deterrence in Cold War . Submariners face rigorous training and high standards to qualify . | ecfa69229d7a51540ef2292c41df25de67bec958 |
(Financial Times) -- Spanish and Italian bond and stock markets tumbled on Monday, bringing a months-long rally to an abrupt halt as investors pulled back amid a political storm in Madrid and as Silvio Berlusconi staged an electoral fightback in Italy. Yields on Spanish sovereign debt suffered their biggest one-day per... | Spanish, Italian bond, stock markets tumbled Monday, bringing rally to an abrupt halt . Investors pulled back amid a political bribery allegations in Madrid . Nervousness in Italy over general elections, as Berlusconi staging electoral comeback . | b4db0c481d980a89f9836ad422a1c7e85bdb2b3a |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Los Angeles fire officials say they're worried that nighttime winds could push two major wildfires, which already are blamed in two deaths, closer to pricey neighborhoods on the Pacific coast. Fire draws near homes in the Los Angeles-area community of Porter Ranch, California, on Monday... | NEW: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Monday declares a state of emergency . NEW: Officials warn fire could possibly reach ocean in matter of hours . Winds could push fires to pricey neighborhoods near coast, officials say . Two deaths are connected to fires in Los Angeles, Ventura counties, officials say . | 44986484f11e65425a9e72f1d918edd61a3b510b |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Three bomb blasts in northwest Pakistan killed four security personnel Tuesday and destroyed an oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, police told CNN. One of the bombs was planted along a road and exploded as a military convoy drove by, said senior police official Muhamma... | Three separate bombs exploded, 2 on the outskirts of Peshawar . The tanker was carrying fuel bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan . | a703d426129951c5fb6ace7460663bd3db4eeff0 |
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- Five people died and more than 80 were injured when a commercial airliner overshot the runway into an adjoining street, crushing three vehicles and splitting into three sections before resting a few feet from a house, officials said. A television image shows the Grupo TACA plane lying in... | NEW: Larger planes will be required to land at another airport . Tropical depression was over city on Friday, says CNN's Guillermo Arduino . Among dead: pilot, president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration . The Airbus A-320 landed amid high winds, low visibility . | ee4d1b03b9612053daba2867e5d8befea46d8c73 |
(CNN) -- Philippine police and armed forces negotiated the release of five hostages on Tuesday as a tense stand-off with rebels from the Muslim Moro National Liberation Front entered its second day in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. "This morning five people, including four children, who were held hostage i... | MNLF rebels release five hostages, four of them children, as stand-off enters second day . An estimated 180 were trapped by fighting but it was unclear how many people were hostage . A rebel told local media that the group had been holding 35 hostages . At least six people were killed yesterday in clashes between the r... | e4593980f8738d9810c632e97e5b0ea76fcd0dec |
(CNN) -- Coming soon to your TV: a high-stakes recipe contest for home cooks, a giant boxing glove that knocks players into icy water and challenges carried out entirely in the dark. Maybe. These are a few of the television formats for sale next week at MipTV, the world's largest marketplace for TV programming, held in... | About 12,000 attendees will examine formats and programs for sale next week at MipTV . Format sellers help buyers adapt programs to the viewers in different countries . It's a TV business that's been growing since 1951 . Interactive shows such as Canada's "Recipe to Riches" may start a trend . | 3ccfb29a97fe9830724282b18dc8e11f910d0411 |
(CNN) -- Two storied teams ... two superstar quarterbacks ... an iconic venue. Sunday's Super Bowl XLV between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas has all the ingredients to match the inevitable hype which accompanies America's love affair with the finale of the NFL seaso... | Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers contest Super Bowl XLV in Dallas . Pittsburgh have won a record six Super Bowl crowns with the Packers claiming three . Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is aiming for third Super Bowl ring . The Dallas Cowboys stadium in Texas hosts the 45th edition of the NFL season finale . | 87b8eb4c870e2c2dda56165c53dc46c20a824a61 |
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was in Tucson Monday to finish what she started -- a "Congress on Your Corner" meeting that was interrupted by gunfire, a shooting rampage that left six people dead and Giffords with a gunshot wound to her head just over a year ago. The meeting came one day after Gifford... | NEW: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords tours an area food bank . NEW: "She'll be back and I'll be voting for her," says an Arizona resident . She completes her "Congress on Your Corner," in Tucson . Giffords, 41, was shot in the head in January 2011 in a rampage that left six dead . | 5414db1088e6ecc834e4d2fc230ee1b15dbbaa48 |
(CNN) -- Amy Winehouse's attempt at a European concert tour ended in Belgrade, Serbia, with a train wreck of a performance Saturday night in which she staggered around the stage and stumbled through several songs. The audience eventually chased Winehouse off the stage with loud boos several numbers into what was suppos... | Online videos show the "Rehab" singer unable to sing in Belgrade . The Serbia concert was suppose to kick off a 12-date European tour . Winehouse entered a rehab program last month to prepare for the tour . | 7723ff3a403314862f89a5d542fabb0fc0c9a649 |
(CNN) -- After his infamous "brain freeze" that drew laughter and ridicule from his detractors, Texas Gov. Rick Perry poked fun at himself Thursday night while delivering the "Top Ten" list on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman." Perry sauntered on stage smiling, clapped his hands and saluted the crowd before rat... | NEW: Rick Perry is scheduled to participate in another debate Saturday . Perry delivers the "Top Ten" list on "The Late Show with David Letterman" At Wednesday's debate, Perry could name only 2 of 3 agencies he would eliminate . Perry's team points to gaffes by presidents Obama, Reagan and Ford . | c94c036f436fc1564bdb58d6d4f5e0c1984cb788 |
(CNN) -- The coaching changes just keep on coming in the tennis off-season. First, Maria Sharapova hired Sven Groeneveld. Then Novak Djokovic added the big name of six-time grand slam champion Boris Becker to his team. Grand slam winners Michael Chang and Goran Ivanisevic will work with Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic, r... | French Open finalist David Ferrer splits with longtime coach Javier Piles . The Spanish world No. 3 will now work with Jose Altur . Piles had been Ferrer's coach since he turned professional in 2000 . Last week world No.2 Novak Djokovic hired Boris Becker . | d260cd25e6ff1409508e01016d73abc31c7c4131 |
(CNN) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin vowed on Tuesday to use her executive experience to tackle government reform and energy independence if she and Sen. John McCain win this year's presidential election. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks with CNN's Drew Griffin Tuesday. "It's going to be governm... | NEW: If elected, Palin says she will address energy issues, government reform . NEW: Palin says she has more executive experience than Sen. Barack Obama . Palin says she did not intend to imply that parts of America more patriotic than others . Palin made the controversial remarks at a rally in North Carolina last week... | 64cd4c4be9b5049840a3731463c5640fe4c0c1e8 |
(CNN) -- English Premier League leaders Manchester United have confirmed that midfielder Anderson has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the club until June 2015. The Brazil international, who joined United from Porto in 2007, has been rewarded for some recent superb performances, after returning to th... | Manchester United confirm that midfielder Anderson has signed a new contract . The deal will keep the 22-year-old Brazilian with the club until June 2015 . Anderson joined United in 2007 from Porto and has impressed in recent weeks . | 518b9f2f2984deb8a790a0ecfd83486d409bba6e |
London (CNN) -- Vertical gardens are cropping up all over cities these days, transforming drab urban facades into vibrant jungles of color. These lush expanses have found their way onto the walls -- both inside and out -- on numerous sites in recent years revitalizing public buildings, hotels, offices and even a multi-... | Green walls turn dreary urban facades into vertical banks of color . As well as aesthetic qualities, vertical gardens may also improve air quality . New wall near congested Marylebone Road in London may reduce pollution . | c5d3ccf213a04c89fd5de0fa867a93d0fe265ff6 |
London (CNN) -- London fire officials were at the O2 arena Tuesday morning after two tour buses of the Grammy-nominated rock band Kings of Leon caught on fire, the Fire Brigade said. Kings of Leon was scheduled to play the arena Tuesday night. "The fire is under control and no injuries reported. Assessments are current... | The rock band Kings of Leon is scheduled to play the arena Tuesday night . Sixty firefighters are battling the blaze . The fire is under control, the band said . | 0ef04b1279de453231b66c27bb429537c5d67995 |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a routine medical examination at a hospital in the Indian capital on Tuesday, his spokesman Tenzin Taklha told CNN Sunday. The Dalai Lama with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on a recent visit to France. The check-up in New Delhi is li... | Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a medical exam this week . Dalai Lama was recently admitted for tests after suffering abdominal discomfort . The check-up in New Delhi is likely to take several hours . | b1065861c98843512e6f78bbab7e990c4ab37856 |
(CNN) -- The eyes of the world are upon Nelson Mandela, the ailing former South African president and vanguard of human rights who was reported in critical condition Sunday evening. But for daughter Makaziwe Mandela, this is not a global event but a deeply personal and precious time for a daughter with her beloved fath... | Makaziwe Mandela: "All I pray for as a daughter is that the transition is smooth" She says the media spotlight is making this a difficult time . Her spiritual take on her ailing father: "It is only God who knows the end" | 3ff77a55b9ba5451d38869b9743f1f00e1a6131d |
(CNN) -- The stories have been around for decades -- sometimes disquieting ones about the strict upbringing of Joe and Katherine Jackson's nine children in a high-pressure, showbiz family. Joe Jackson addressed those stories and his family's past in an interview with "Piers Morgan Tonight" that aired Wednesday night, s... | Joe Jackson said he was strict because he wanted the best for his family . "This was Gary, Indiana, and I had to make sure that they didn't get in any type of trouble" Jackson tells CNN's Piers Morgan he heard about Michael Jackson's death from a fan . On his son's jailed doctor: "I blame a lot of people, not just Conr... | 1f3531327fdd91c9776cace6d86db888fe86b1ca |
Editor's Note: Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist, is chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and founder of Brazile & Associates, a political consulting firm. She was the campaign manager for the Al Gore-Joe Lieberman ticket in 2000 and wrote "Cooking with Grease." Donna Brazile s... | Donna Brazile: Obama's inauguration is a time for rejoicing and rededication . Brazile: Hardly anyone took Obama seriously as a candidate two years ago . Brazile: He didn't run as an African-American candidate but as a Democrat . Brazile: We are perhaps ready to achieve what Lincoln and the Rev. King fought for . | 8a19d95198207046dca6f93bb56932891f96096f |
Cancun, Mexico (CNN) -- The storm known as Rina fizzled Friday as it moved over the Yucatan Channel, the strait between Mexico and Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect after Rina lost much of its punch. The storm had diminished in strength from a Category 2 hurricane t... | NEW: Rina weakens to a remnant low . NEW: The storm has 30-mph sustained winds . NEW: No coastal watches or warnings are in effect . NEW: Continued weakening is expected over the next two days . | e2c03b6485be15913dd0829b548c92cc75ff5b7c |
KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Two people were killed and about a dozen others were injured when a bomb exploded in a Catholic church in Kathmandu on Saturday morning, police said. The damage inside the church in Kathmandu following Saturday's bomb blast. The explosion in the Nepalese capital killed a 15-year-old girl and a... | Explosion in Nepalese capital killed 15-year-old girl, 30-year-old woman . 100 people were in the church when the bomb exploded . Investigations are under way to determine who planted the bomb . | d0912f63112be8069398b3f6c926c727469f1191 |
(CNN) -- A teenage girl and her boyfriend were allegedly offered half a million dollars to keep quiet or flee the country to avoid testifying in an upcoming child sex abuse case against the girl's former therapist in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, according to prosecutors. Four men were charged Thursday wi... | A teenage girl and her boyfriend were allegedly offered half a million dollars to keep quiet . Nechemya Weberman, 53, has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing girl since she was 12 . Four men charged with bribery, coercion and trying to impede the prosecution . The men allegedly threatened take boyfriend's kosher cer... | 67a8a02578c89117eec07b72bf47b51c3773bf42 |
(EW.com) -- ABC entertainment president Paul Lee says he's going to take a look at the long-gestating Star Wars live-action TV series now that the Disney deal to acquire Lucasfilm is complete. "We'd love to do something with Lucasfilm, we're not sure what yet," Lee exclusively told EW. "We haven't even sat down with th... | Paul Lee says he's going to take a look at the long-gestating Star Wars live-action TV series . "We'd love to do something with Lucasfilm, we're not sure what yet," Lee said . he project was commissioned by longtime Lucasfilm producer Rick McCallum . | 120cee0b73869b8106908fcb1efeecb12fa12340 |
(CNN) -- Three American Airlines flight attendants were injured Sunday when a flight bound for Miami, Florida, encountered severe turbulence. Flight 980 from Recife, Brazil to Miami was carrying 167 passengers. No passengers were injured, according to American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith. Three of six flight attendant... | Three flight attendants were injured in severe turbulence . The flight from Brazil to Miami was carrying 167 passengers . No passengers were injured, the airline said . | 3e6ea542e69c87b06edc41c86c23217d9b2351d5 |
(CNN) -- A Tulane University football player was hospitalized after fracturing his spine during a game Saturday, leaving him motionless on the field, a team doctor said. Devon Walker was injured when he collided head-on with one of his teammates while trying to tackle a Tulsa ball carrier near the end of the first half... | NEW: Arkansas player Tevin Mitchel is also injured in a major hit Saturday . Walker, a Tulane safety, is hurt while playing against Tulsa . He is escorted off the field and is now stable and in traction at a hospital . A doctor says Walker has a "cervical spine fracture" and an edema in his neck . | d60e2360f4956c4beb04f08d8906344c3702c725 |
(CNN) -- Venezuela has thwarted a plan by two paramilitary groups to kill President Nicolas Maduro, state-run VTV reported Monday. Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres said members of the groups, made up of nine Colombian citizens, were arrested Sunday in the country's northwest before they were able to enter the ... | The government says two paramilitary groups plotted to kill Maduro . The groups are made up of nine Colombian citizens . Maduro won a tightly contested election against Henrique Capriles Radonski . Former President Hugo Chavez died in March . | 49d61b14f73b821577935927269086a092c017f8 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- A wheelchair-bound man who set off a homemade explosive inside Beijing Capital International Airport over the weekend was a petitioner airing grievances, Chinese state media reported. The man, identified as 34-year-old Ji Zhongxing, was hospitalized after suffering injuries to his arm, which were not... | A man in a wheelchair detonates a homemade explosive at Beijing airport . The man suffered minor injuries, but no one else was injured . Man was airing grievances related to an alleged beating in 2005 . Authorities said they would look into "alleged unjust treatment" | b043fc7c3aba22c5ddf1fe4a48ca8ce6826d74ad |
London (CNN) -- A former New York and Los Angeles police chief will advise the British government on tackling the street gangs blamed for the violence that raged nationwide this week. Bill Bratton, who had private talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, said there are lessons from the United States t... | NEW: More than 2,200 people have been arrested since the disorder erupted a week ago . Police in London say they have recovered stolen goods worth $65,000 . Bratton will join U.K. meetings on gangs in the fall, Downing Street says . Bratton says lessons from U.S. cities like New York and LA are relevant to Britain . | a7389942708335bad034b9938890b0f65f8ee5a8 |
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of planned collaborations between CNN and the online investigative journalism organization, ProPublica.org. Silver State Bank grew impressively under CEO Tod Little. He says he was forced out for favoring slow growth. LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Sitting back in his leather ch... | Bank CEO says he was forced out for favoring slow growth, not being powerhouse . Former regulator: Silver State ignored repeated warnings from banking regulators . Silver State one of 27 that failed in 2008; many bankers believe 2009 will be worse . | 870ff5320f3b5355bca57b7e99585bfc3328f4cc |
(CNN) -- English double winners Chelsea have failed in a big-money move to sign Brazilian teenage sensation Neymar -- after the 18-year-old decided to remain with his home town club Santos. The London giants were reported to have offered in the region of 35 million euros for the midfielder, who scored for his country a... | English double winners Chelsea fail in a big-money move to sign Brazilian Neymar . The 18-year-old Santos midfielder turns down a 35m euros move to the London club . Former Arsenal captain Williams Gallas is on the brink of a shock switch to Tottenham . Italian giants Juventus have signed Serbian winger Milos Krasic fr... | cfd2b4e7d7bd5fab00bffb56b86a8cbd44e1dbcd |
(CNN) -- The Venezuelan government initiated a new charge against a private television broadcaster and said that 29 additional radio stations would soon be closed, the latest move in what critics call a crackdown on freedom of expression. Demonstrators hold up a picture of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a pro-Chav... | Venezuela says 29 more radio stations to be closed; 32 already shut down . Minister also announces new charges against TV station critical of president . Critics say President Hugo Chavez' government is trying to silence press criticism . Announcements come at pro-Chavez rally, countering anti-Chavez rallies on Friday ... | befeebcef2ac1a89b8dc3649e90e695586151c84 |
(CNN) -- Record prize money and an extra rest day for finalists -- U.S. Open tennis chiefs have taken note of player complaints and made significant changes for 2013. The tournament's women's final will now be held on a Sunday and the men's title match on a Monday, while the total prize purse will increase by $4 millio... | An extra $4 million will be on offer for the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament . Organizers have also agreed to schedule a day of rest between finals and semis . Defending champions Andy Murray and Serena Williams welcome the changes . There will be a record $29.5 million in prize money -- a 34% increase since 2011 . | 03e6f22a937f453e00e594a4f58eb33a849b45d3 |
Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) -- Sitting at the first Africa CEO Forum this week, in the heart of Geneva, I asked myself if this was the right time to open the debate on Africa's private sector future. Was Geneva the right place? Critics will rightly argue that this sort of event should have been held in Africa. Over two i... | Mariéme Jamme attended the first Africa CEO Forum in Geneva . World Bank's Makhtar Diop called for private sector bosses to show leadership . "We are witnessing great progress in the continent and this needs to be highlighted," says Jamme . Jamme says business leaders need start working together to develop Africa . | 6e52c481321d46f63dc7b700a267bc31b5e56a23 |
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