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"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Militants launched a fresh attack Monday in Nigeria's second largest city, Kano, which is already reeling from a series of bombings and shootings that killed more than 200 people earlier this month.",
"A police station in Mandawari was attacked at 6 a.m., just after the dusk-to-dawn curfe... | [
"Attacks on police stations are becoming commonplace .",
"Police say the Islamist group Boko Haram was behind the attack .",
"The group has been blamed for a wave of violence ."
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"Moscow (CNN) -- In her previous life, Kseniya Sobchak bared her soul -- and a lot more -- as Russia's version of Paris Hilton, a socialite with her own reality show.",
"One installment of her 2008 production \"A Blonde in Chocolate\" featured her sprawled on the floor sporting white, stiletto-heeled boots, a sli... | [
"Kseniya Sobchak says she was true to her political tastes even during her \"Paris Hilton years\"\nThough she has reason to back Putin, she opposes his run for re-election .",
"Putin's political manipulation is \"not how it should work and people feel offended,\" she says ."
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"Austin, Texas (CNN) -- When you consider (1) that he's a comic actor known for playing dysfunctional characters, and (2) the photo above, you might expect Rainn Wilson's presentation at SXSW Interactive to have been full of laughs.",
"And you would be right.",
"For the first 20 minutes.",
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"Actor Rainn Wilson (\"The Office\") spoke Saturday at South By Southwest .",
"Wilson has a website, Soul Pancake, that attempts to connect users around spiritual questions .",
"Wilson: \"It's a spiritual act to share a beautiful photo on Instagram\""
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"(CNN) -- A power supply problem left passengers stuck on Eurostar trains between Britain and France for several hours on Monday and early Tuesday, the high-speed rail company said.",
"The glitch in the overhead electricity lines on the French side of the tunnel under the English Channel caused big delays on trai... | [
"Passengers get the scenic tour of northern France, CNN's Juliet Mann says .",
"Eurostar cancels several trains and experiences \"severe delays\" on others .",
"The disruption is the result of a problem with the power supply .",
"The delays extend into Tuesday ."
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"(Rolling Stone) -- For me Ronnie's passing is the end of an era.",
"Ronnie Montrose gave me my first break as a songwriter, as a front man, as a recording artist and as a touring artist, and for that I will always be grateful.",
"The first Montrose album was the first album I ever recorded and it still stands ... | [
"Sammy Hagar: Ronnie Montrose gave me my first break as a songwriter, as a front man .",
"Hagar: [I would like Montrose to be remembered] as one of the pioneers of American heavy/hard rock .",
"Haragr: But he was more than that -- he was really versatile ."
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"Florence, Italy (CNN) -- The captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia faced a closed-door hearing Monday over whether he should remain under house arrest.",
"Francesco Schettino faces possible charges of manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning ship after the vessel struck rocks and rolled onto its ... | [
"Schettino faces possible charges of manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning ship .",
"16 people are dead, 16 others missing after Costa Concordia hit rocks on January 13 .",
"Schettino told court officials he was helping with lifeboats and realized he was off the ship .",
"Reports: The captain told a friend h... | [
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"(CNN) -- If there is a central public sentiment about economics prevailing in America right now, it seems to be this: We want to go back to our manufacturing roots.",
"The heyday of manufacturing, the block-long plants that produce not just tangible goods, but big, heavy ones like cars, gave us economic stabilit... | [
"Jeffrey Bergstrand: Theme of economic talk is desire to return to our factory roots .",
"President Obama is stressing revival of manufacturing as a route to greater prosperity .",
"Bergstrand says the nostalgia is understandable but naive .",
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"(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match with a stunning backheel as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano to stay 10 points clear in the Spanish title race Sunday.",
"Real had to work hard to emerge on top in the capital derby at the Vallecas while arch-rivals Barcelona won 2-1 against Atletico Ma... | [
"Real Madrid win 1-0 at Rayo Vallecano to stay top in Spain .",
"Stunning backheeled effort from Cristiano Ronaldo settles game .",
"Real stay 10 points clear of Barcelona in title race .",
"Lionel Messi with winner for Barca at Atletico Madrid ."
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"(CNN) -- For some, the name \"Williamsburg\" conjures images of people wearing tricorner hats and churning butter.",
"For others, the name brings images of people wearing skinny jeans and churning organic butter.",
"The former are thinking of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, a popular family vacation spot whos... | [
"Williamsburg, Brooklyn, gets its fair share of criticism .",
"Some people find it too trendy or played out, but it still has a lot to offer .",
"Visitors are likely to experience it as eccentric and strangely charming ."
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"London (CNN) -- What is the Greece debt deal?",
"Greece, the country at the center of the eurozone debt crisis, pushed through a huge debt swap in March to save it from disorderly default and clear the way to receive its second bailout, worth €130 billion ($171.5 billion).",
"The country's massive pile of de... | [
"Greece is in negotiations over its latest bailout deal, but needs to meet harsh new terms .",
"The country is implementing austerity measures but faces protests and deteriorating finances .",
"The default of a eurozone member is politically and economically charged ."
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"London (CNN) -- Fabrice Muamba, the soccer player who collapsed during a game Saturday, may never return to professional football, according to a London heart specialist.",
"In an interview with CNN affiliate ITN, consultant cardiologist Dr. Iqbal Malik, from Hammersmith Hospital, said it was \"very much in doub... | [
"Fabrice Muamba collapsed during a football match Saturday evening .",
"Heart specialist Dr. Iqbal Malik says his professional career has to be in \"much doubt\"\nDr. Malik says he received crucial treatment in the first few minutes ."
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"(CNN) -- The European economy may be experiencing a downturn, but the continent's wealthiest football clubs have once again bucked the trend according to financial adviser Deloitte.",
"The Football Money League shows that the combined revenue of Europe's top soccer clubs was €4.4 billion ($5.8 billion) for the 2... | [
"Real Madrid named Europe's top-earning team for the seventh year in a row .",
"Real head archrivals Barcelona at the top of the Deloitte Football Money League .",
"English champions Manchester United are third, with Germany's Bayern Munich fourth .",
"In total, the 20 clubs on the list generated $5.8 billion... | [
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"(CNN) -- An Australian businessman pleaded guilty Thursday to strapping a fake bomb around an 18-year-old girl's neck in an attempt to extort money from her family, a court representative said.",
"The guilty plea by Paul Douglas Peters at Sydney Central Local Court is the latest development in a case that grabbe... | [
"The case of Peter Paul Douglas drew international news media attention .",
"He attached a fake bomb to the victim and left a note demanding money, police say .",
"Peters was arrested in Kentucky in August and extradited back to Australia .",
"He pleads guilty in a Sydney court to aggravated breaking and ente... | [
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"Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- Economic opportunity must be a priority if the revolutions sweeping the Middle East and North Africa are to succeed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.",
"\"We are making progress politically but more needs to be done economically,\" Clinton told a group of students here.",... | [
"Hillary Clinton speaks to Tunisian students at a town hall .",
"The world needs to pay attention to the needs of young people .",
"90% of the developing world is younger than 30, Clinton says .",
"Clinton was in Tunis to discuss Syria, and now heads to Algeria and Morocco ."
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"(CNN) -- Every syllable that could have possibly been uttered on Rosen v. Romney, the latest offshoot of the demonstrably dopey Democrat-fabricated \"War on Women\" has already been said.",
"So this post is not a reiteration of what every common-sense person knows, regardless of their party affiliation: .",
"F... | [
"Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen said Ann Romney had never worked a day in her life .",
"Rosen apologized, and Obama campaign quickly dissociated itself from her remarks .",
"Mary Matalin: Rosen right to apologize, but ferocity of campaign response excessive .",
"She says White House should have given Rose... | [
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"(CNN) -- Football clubs and national federations have long been at loggerheads over the balance between domestic and international matches, but Europe's top teams heralded a \"major breakthrough\" on Tuesday.",
"Europe's top soccer clubs and the continent's governing body, UEFA, have announced an agreement which... | [
"UEFA and Europe's top football clubs agree to reduce number of international matches .",
"Agreement would see number of international breaks decrease over a two-year period .",
"UEFA would also take out insurance to cover players while on international duty .",
"The agreement between UEFA and the clubs needs... | [
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"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Fierce battles raged Tuesday for control of key Libyan cities in the east and west as Libya entered its fourth week of fighting and continued its descent into civil war.",
"In the eastern oil city of Ras Lanuf, rebels fired antiaircraft guns after Libya's air force carried out fresh raids... | [
"Gadhafi makes appearance in hotel lobby, does not speak to reporters .",
"U.S. president, British prime minister discuss Libya .",
"The U.S. State Department says departure would not exempt Gadhafi .",
"Deadly fighting occurs in Zawiya, a doctor says ."
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"(CNN) -- Many were in diapers, if they were born at all, during Whitney Houston's heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s.",
"And yet they still feel a special connection to her -- and, today, share in the heartache of their parents and neighbors by virtue of the fact that they all call northern New Jersey home... | [
"Whitney Houston was born in Newark in 1963 and later moved to nearby East Orange .",
"Local leaders, friends say she never forgot her roots, stopped by her childhood church .",
"\"She was everywhere and everything to everyone,\" a former Newark mayor says .",
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"(CNN) -- Arsenal are backing a ground breaking new scheme to allow their supporters to buy affordable shares in the club and have a greater say over how it is run.",
"The English Premier League club are supporting the \"Arsenal Fanshare\" initiative, which offers the opportunity to purchase shares at a fraction ... | [
"Arsenal are backing a new 'fanshare' scheme to get fans more involved in the club .",
"Supporters can buy shares of the club for a fraction of the market rate .",
"A minimum sum of $150 is required to become a member ."
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"Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Gunmen fatally shot an American teacher in the Yemeni province of Taiz on Sunday, two defense ministry officials said.",
"Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terror network's affiliate in Yemen, claimed responsibility for the killing.",
"In a text message sent to Yemeni media outlets, ... | [
"The victim's employer says the American was not a missionary .",
"Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula accused the vicim of spreading Christianity .",
"A provincial security head identifies the victim as Joel Shrum .",
"The Yemeni government says it killed 14 Islamic militants ."
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"(CNN) -- A last minute Thomas Vermaelen goal gave Arsenal a vital 2-1 Premier League home win over Newcastle on Monday, a result that closes the gap on third-placed Tottenham to just a single point.",
"Central defender Vermaelen pounced from close range to finally end the resistance of a stubborn Newcastle side ... | [
"A last minute Thomas Vermaelen goal sees Arsenal defeat Newcastle 2-1 .",
"The win sees Arsenal close gap to third-placed Tottenham to just one point .",
"Getafe claim a 2-1 success at Villarreal in the Spanish Primera Liga on Monday .",
"Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven sack coach Fred Rutten following a run of d... | [
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"(CNN) -- Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced she will resign from Congress this week -- but not before finishing her \"Congress On Your Corner\" event that was interrupted by the shooting rampage that left six people dead and Giffords with a gunshot wound to her head.",
"At the private gathering Monday, Gi... | [
"Giffords will finish the \"Congress on Your Corner\" event she started before she was shot .",
"Giffords announces she will resign in a video on her website .",
"She was shot in the head on January 8, 2011, in a rampage that left 6 dead .",
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"(CNN) -- Months after his first trial ended in a hung jury, Jason Young was convicted Monday by a North Carolina jury of first-degree murder in the beating death of his pregnant wife.",
"Michelle Young was discovered dead in 2006 in the bedroom of her Raleigh home.",
"Her husband, Jason, first went on trial la... | [
"NEW: The victim's family embraces and cries after the verdict is announced .",
"A North Carolina jury convicts Jason Young of first-degree murder in his wife's death .",
"The judge says the victim \"suffered a beating the likes of which we seldom see\"\nJason Young is sentenced to life in prison without the po... | [
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"(CNN) -- Branden Grace stepped up his bid for back-to-back tournament wins by taking a four-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Volvo Golf Champions tournament at The Links at Fancourt Friday.",
"The 23-year-old South African carded a seven-under-par 66 to set the pace on 12-under 134 after two rounds.",
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"Branden Grace leads Volvo Golf Champions event at Fancourt by four shots .",
"South African cards seven-under 66 for halfway total of 12-under 134 .",
"Grace was last man to qualify after winning Joburg Open last week .",
"Camilo Villegas and David Toms lead Humana Challenge on PGA Tour ."
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"(CNN) -- Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, a long-time Italian politician who served as the European nation's president for much of the 1990s, has died, the Italian government announced Sunday.",
"He was 93. Italy's current president, Giorgio Napolitano, fondly recalled Scalfaro's time as a member of parliament, interior mi... | [
"NEW: Prime Minister Monti calls Scalfaro an \"example of perfect consistency and integrity\"\nA former minister, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro was Italy's president between 1992 and 1999 .",
"He worked then with several prime ministers, including Prodi and Berlusconi .",
"Pope Benedict XVI remembers Scalfaro as \"an il... | [
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"(CNN) -- South African golfer Branden Grace claimed the first European Tour success of his career on Sunday after holding off Jamie Elson by one shot to win the Joburg Open.",
"The 23-year-old Grace, who came through qualifying school last year to secure his tour card, posted a level par 72 for a 72-hole total o... | [
"Branden Grace cards a final-round par 72 to win Joburg Open by one stroke .",
"South African finishes on 18 under par to claim his first European Tour win .",
"England's Jamie Elson fires a nine-under-par 63 to finish in second place ."
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"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Imagine every time you closed your curtains, you were capturing enough solar energy to power your laptop.",
"The technology is available, but no one's packaged it up in a handy DIY kit at your local hardware store.",
"Solar textiles use the same technology as traditional solar panels t... | [
"Solar-harvesting curtains could convert sunlight into power source for homes .",
"Rechargeable batteries slot into hem, power downloaded to larger battery .",
"Cheap to produce but not as efficient as traditional hard solar panels .",
"\"Soft House\" curtain concept being expanded into plans for a \"Soft Cit... | [
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"(Financial Times) -- Three of the most powerful officials in Angola have held concealed interests in an oil venture with Cobalt International Energy, the Goldman Sachs-backed explorer whose operations in one of the world's most promising energy frontiers are under investigation by US authorities, the Financial Tim... | [
"Three powerful officials in Angola have held concealed interests in an oil venture .",
"Could raise questions about compliance with US anti-corruption laws ."
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"(Financial Times) -- The chief executive of BTG Pactual has been fined for insider trading by Italian regulators in a move that has forced the rapidly growing Brazilian investment bank to amend the prospectus for its high-profile listing next week.",
"Consob, the Italian financial watchdog, imposed a €350,000 fi... | [
"The chief executive, André Esteves, of BTG Pactual has been fined for insider trading .",
"Esteves was banned from senior positions at Italian companies .",
"The news marked a blow for the Rio de Janeiro-based bank ."
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"(CNN) -- Revelers in Brazil's most famous city will enjoy more than just sun, live music and dancing when Carinval festivities start this week.",
"Rio de Janeiro state officials are also giving away 3 million free condoms.",
"The new government initiative aims to stop the spread of AIDS and other sexually tran... | [
"Rio de Janeiro state officials are giving away 3 million free condoms .",
"Health minister: this year's public health campaign targets young gay men .",
"\"A new generation...(is) less sensitive to the risks of HIV infection,\" he says .",
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"(CNN) -- A 25-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the California death of a deployed Marine's wife, San Diego County authorities said Friday.",
"Jessica Lynn Lopez, 25, was being held Friday after she pleaded not guilty at her arraignment a day earlier and her bail was set at $3 million, ... | [
"Jessica Lynn Lopez, 25, pleads not guilty to a murder charge in San Diego County .",
"Brittany Killgore's body is found in a rural part of neighboring Riverside County .",
"She recently filed for divorce from her Marine husband, who was in Afghanistan .",
"Another Marine is also being investigated in the cas... | [
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"Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Two Brazilian tourists, their guide and a police officer who were kidnapped by Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula all have been freed, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Monday.",
"Interior Ministry spokesman Alaa Mahmoud on Sunday said that the tourist and their guide h... | [
"NEW: All four kidnap victims were freed, Interior Ministry spokesman says .",
"They were freed without the kidnappers' demands being met, officials add .",
"Two Brazilians, their guide were taken in southern Sinai .",
"The area has seen a rash of kidnappings in recent months ."
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"(CNN) -- Getting the convicted murderers pardoned by outgoing Mississippi Gov.",
"Haley Barbour back in prison is like \"being on a manhunt with one arm tied behind my back,\" the state's attorney general said.",
"Highlighting the difficulty is the case of Joseph Ozment, whom authorities finally located Monday... | [
"Mississippi's attorney general slams outgoing Gov.",
"Haley Barbour .",
"Joseph Ozment pleaded guilty to the 1992 murder of Rick Montgomery .",
"He was released from prison after a pardon from Barbour .",
"The pardons have stirred outrage from victim's families and law enforcement ."
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"Johannesburg (CNN) -- Daytime TV doyenne Oprah Winfrey said Friday she is \"100%\" behind President Obama as he campaigns for re-election this year -- and that the man she backed four years ago for president is doing a great job.",
"Winfrey made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with CNN in South Africa, ... | [
"Oprah Winfrey says she is confident Obama will be re-elected .",
"\"There's not a person in the world who doesn't know who Barack Obama is,\" she says .",
"Winfrey is marking the graduation of the first students at the school she founded .",
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"(CNN) -- A last-gasp goal from Swedish international midfielder Pontus Wernbloom saw CSKA Moscow earn a 1-1 Champions League last 16 home draw with Real Madrid on a freezing cold night in the Russian capital.",
"Wernbloom, making his debut for the club following his recent transfer from Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, wa... | [
"Real Madrid are held to a 1-1 Champions League draw at CSKA Moscow .",
"A last-gasp goal from Pontus Wernbloom earns the home side a vital draw .",
"Cristiano Ronaldo had fired the Spanish giants into a first-half advantage ."
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"According to a report in the South China Morning Post, police are seeking legal advice over the case which began in t... | [
"Gambler returning from Macau reportedly left around U.S. $256,000 in the back of a cab in Hong Kong .",
"The driver turned it into police, who then tried to track down the rightful owner .",
"Hong Kong law dictates that after three months, the police may return property to the finder .",
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"(CNN) -- Global warming and environmental concerns are some of the themes being explored at a major exhibition of African photography.",
"The Bamako Encounters African Photography Biennial, held in the Malian capital of Bamako, has gathered together the works of some of Africa's finest photographers and videogra... | [
"Bamako Encounters exhibition shows the best in African photography .",
"Sustainability and environmental concerns are among the themes explored .",
"\"The Hell of Copper\" by Nyaba Léon Ouedraogo, shows e-waste being dumped in Ghana ."
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"(CNN) -- One woman died and at least eight other people were hospitalized after being exposed to an odor at a McDonald's restaurant in eastern Georgia, a police chief said Thursday.",
"Police and fire personnel were called to one of the chain's restaurants in Pooler, just west of Savannah, about 11:50 a.m. Wedne... | [
"Pooler, Georgia, police chief says 2 people were found unconscious in a bathroom .",
"Nine people, including 3 firefighters, were sent to a hospital due to an odor .",
"The chief said the incident \"appears to be an accident\"\n\"Saddened\" owners say the restaurant reopened after being deemed safe ."
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"(Tribune Media Services) -- Look out for cancellation penalties.",
"Beware of energy surcharges.",
"And watch for facilities fees.",
"Car rental firms are hemorrhaging money faster than oil leaking from a cracked gasket.",
"No, not on your airline ticket.",
"Not on your hotel folio.",
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"Beleaguered car rental firms are quietly adding \"absurd\" new surcharges .",
"Charges include: \"Cancellation fee,\" \"energy surcharge,\" \"tire fee,\" \"privilege fee\"\nEconomy resulted in Hertz losing $73 million in Q4; Avis lost $121 million ."
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"Anna Boccia Lewis has been a DVF fan since the 1970s.",
"Do you own a wrap dress?",
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"Diane Von Furstenberg's wrap dress has been a fashion staple for decades .",
"The DVF wrap dress is made with jersey which flatters female shapes .",
"Readers told CNN about their devotion to their wrap dresses since the 1970s .",
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"Botanists discover first night-flowering orchid on island near Papua New Guinea .",
"Buds produce a flower which opened at 10pm before closing twelve hours later .",
"First of around 25,000 orchid species to do so and one of only hundreds of plants ."
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"They defeated the bad guy and let their bodies do the talking for them.",
"How times have changed.",
"Blast from the past: Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in \"JCVD.\"",
"Action movies can still be a big draw at the box... | [
"Action heroes used to punch first and think about the consequences later .",
"But these days good and evil aren't so clear cut and muscles don't conquer all .",
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"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored twice as European champions Barcelona secured the Club World Cup with a 4-0 rout of Brazil's Santos in Yokohama Sunday.",
"Messi opened Barcelona's account and added their fourth and final goal in a one-sided match against their South American counterparts.",
"Xavi and Cesc Fabrega... | [
"Barcelona beat Santos 4-0 in Club World Cup final in Japan .",
"Lionel Messi scores twice for European champions .",
"Xavi and Cesc Fabregas also on target in one-sided final .",
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"(CNN) -- Dharun Ravi was an immature college kid who invaded his roommate's privacy.",
"In New Jersey, that makes him a convicted felon who faces up to 10 years in prison.",
"Locking up Ravi ultimately won't do much to stop bullying or fight homophobia.",
"His prosecution speaks volumes, however, about Ameri... | [
"Dharun Ravi is found guilty of spying on and intimidating his gay roommate Tyler Clementi .",
"Paul Butler: Ravi was immature, but sending him to prison won't stop bullying or fight homophobia .",
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"London (CNN) -- Alessio Rastani went on a UK news channel on Monday to discuss where stock markets were heading.",
"By Tuesday he was an Internet sensation.",
"Was it that he said, as someone who bets against markets rising, that he \"goes to bed every night dreaming of a recession?\"",
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"Alessio Rastani said he went to \"bed every night dreaming of a recession\"\nHis remarks made him an Internet sensation .",
"Rastani is an amateur trader who says he uses his own money and has clients .",
"He believes people want to stop him talking about a coming financial storm ."
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"(Mashable) -- Apple developers, start your engines.",
"Mac users, start dreaming of how much cooler your desktop or laptop experience could be this summer.",
"That's when Apple will launch the latest big cat-themed Mac OS X, version 10.8: Mountain Lion.",
"At 8:30 a.m. EST Thursday, the developer preview ver... | [
"Apple: Latest Mac operating system, named Mountain Lion, will launch this summer .",
"30 percent of Mac users have OS 10.7 installed, another 50 percent favor Snow Leopard .",
"Developers will continue to make two separate versions of apps they want on Mac and iOS ."
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"Courts have balked, saying physical limitations are too short-term and minor to qualify .",
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"Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. envoy will meet with North Korean officials next week to test that nation's willingness to abandon its nuclear program, the State Department said Monday.",
"Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies will meet with his counterpart, North Korean First Vice Foreign Ministe... | [
"U.S. envoy Glyn Davies is scheduled to meet with a North Korean official in Beijing .",
"They will discuss North Korea's willingness to suspend its nuclear program .",
"The death of Kim Jong Il disrupted a deal for a suspension in return for food aid ."
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"The young students \"didn't realize they were victimized,\" an investigator says .",
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"Mark Berndt, a 30-year teaching vet, is charged w... | [
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"(CNN) -- A grassroots group is pushing to have the sites of two levee breaches during Hurricane Katrina placed on the National Register of Historic Places.",
"The group's founder said Thursday that the mission is to change the belief that the storm caused the flooding in New Orleans after Katrina struck in 2005,... | [
"The two nominated sites caused most of the flooding in New Orleans .",
"Many state and local officials support the initiative to have the sites recognized .",
"The National Register of Historic Places recognize places worthy of preservation ."
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"(CNN) -- Carlo Ancelotti paid the ultimate price for failing to deliver trophies at Chelsea last season, being sacked by the English club's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich just hours after a defeat on the final day.",
"The Italian is determined to avoid a similar fate at Paris Saint-Germain by guiding the big... | [
"Carlo Ancelotti says he has to deliver Champions League football at PSG .",
"The former Chelsea and AC Milan boss has been in France since December .",
"The Italian say Andre Villas-Boas has tried to change too much at Chelsea .",
"Former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele says the situation at the club is \... | [
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"Panacea, Florida (CNN) -- While media outlets and Beltway pundits might use state polls to gauge the race in Florida between GOP presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, Ron Crum uses poles.",
"Fishing poles.",
"Crum, a Republican small business owner in this sleepy seaside town south of Tallahasse... | [
"North Florida businessman sees Romney as privileged, not having earned his riches .",
"Even though both Romney and Gingrich are well-off, the term \"elitist\" has stuck with Romney .",
"North Florida liberal says if Gingrich is GOP nominee, she'll work to help defeat him ."
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"(EW.com) -- EW has confirmed that \"Real Housewives of Atlanta\" star Sheree Whitfield will no longer be with the show after this season.",
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"I enjoyed my time working with everyone affiliate... | [
"Sheree Whitfield tweeted, \"Yes it is official I'm leaving 'Real Housewives of Atlanta.'",
"\"I'm tired of the fighting and the cattiness,\" Whitfield told WetPaint .",
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"(CNN) -- A NASA orbiter has beamed back its first images of the far side of the moon, including scenes of a massive crater caused by an ancient cosmic impact, the space agency announced Wednesday.",
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"It came from one of two probes that entered lunar orbit around New Year's .",
"Ebb and Flow are to chart lunar gravitational field for 82 days ."
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"(EW.com) -- When it comes to its creature design, \"The Darkest Hour\" opts for a less-is-more approach.",
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"It's clear from early on that these characters are as indistinct and lazily rendered .",
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"Over the years, one Planned Parenthood clinic after another has been able to offer these w... | [
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"Laura Stepp: Planned Parenthood says Komen has caved to anti-abortion pressure .",
"Abortion foe recently named Komen's senior vice-president for policy, she says .",
"Stepp believes this decision hurts women who cannot pay for breas... | [
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"(CNN) -- Citing an escalation in violence, the Arab League called off its monitoring mission in Syria this weekend.",
"The announcement came just days after the Syrian government agreed to a one-month extension of the mission.",
"The sudden change in policy \"surprised\" the government, according to the state-... | [
"For much of its history, the Arab League has been viewed as a weak regional power .",
"The group has come down hard on Syria, however, suspending it in November .",
"After sanctions and a failed monitoring mission, it is now turning to the U.N."
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"(CNN) -- Greg Smith left Goldman Sachs yesterday.",
"After more than a decade at the firm, the executive left in a bit of a huff.",
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"It was not always so, he says.",
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"Goldman Sachs executive quits, blaming the firm's culture .",
"Lawrence Lessig: Goldman changed when it went public and finance regulations were eased .",
"The pressure to raise the stock price was constant signal for employees to take risks .",
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"(CNN) -- The king of the South Pacific nation of Tonga died \"peacefully\" Sunday at a hospital in Hong Kong, a Tongan government official said Monday.",
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"\"Tonga has just woken up to the sad news of the passing of King George Tupou V,\" s... | [
"NEW: The king helped modernize Tongo and push for reforms, a Tongan news editor says .",
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"King George Tupou V had been monarch since 2006 .",
"Tonga is the only monarchy that remains in the Pacific ."
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"(CNN) -- Ethiopian forces attacked military posts in neighboring Eritrea to target \"subversive groups\" it said operate within the country, reigniting tensions between the two archrivals.",
"The ground assault Thursday struck bases used to launch attacks aimed at destabilizing Ethiopia, said Shimeles Kemal, an ... | [
"NEW: Eritrea says its neighbor staged a \"provocative attack\" on its soil .",
"The raid targeted posts used in attacks against Ethiopia, an Ethiopian official says .",
"The assault reignites tensions between the two African nations .",
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"(CNN) -- A blue car rushes by in the raging brown water.",
"Moments later a whole family house is carried down the center of the flooded street before an even more frightening sight: a young man trapped in the rising water clinging to a telephone wire.",
"\"Gambatte kudasai!\"",
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"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan says it is liaising with the governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia before it decides when to deport several of Osama bin Laden's family members of back to their homelands.",
"The detention of the terrorist mastermind's three widows and two daughters ended Tuesday night.",
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"The detention of the widows and daughters of Osama bin Laden has ended .",
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"(MNN.com) -- If your pet suffers from arthritis, prescription medication isn't the only solution.",
"Holistic options such as acupuncture, chiropractic medicine and rehabilitative therapy can reduce the need for medication, while significantly improving your pet's quality of life.",
"Veterinarians Evelyn Orenb... | [
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"Prolotherapy involves regular injections to stimulate cell growth and strengthen joint tissue .",
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"(CNN) -- Not in a long time has the pre-Super Bowl chatter been so dominated by one player's body part.",
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"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban commander expressed skepticism that one soldier carried out a massacre last week that left 16 Afghan civilians dead, and anger that the suspect subsequently was flown out of Afghanistan.",
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"(CNN Student News) -- March 2, 2012 .",
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"Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is a... | [
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"(CNN) -- A roundup of reactions to the death of television producer and longtime \"American Bandstand\" host Dick Clark, who died Wednesday: .",
"\"He was an entrepreneur, a visionary and a major force in changing pop culture and ultimately influencing integration.",
"It happened first emotionally.",
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"NEW: Stevie Wonder: \"He didn't do it from a soap box, he just did it\"\nNEW: KISS' Paul Stanley says Clarke was bigger in real life than his public image .",
"NEW: The Jacksons say he single-handedly redefined popular culture ."
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"(CNN) -- Occupy protesters succeeded in shutting down overnight operations at California's port of Oakland on Monday night after a day of similar protests in several other U.S. cities.",
"The protests in Oakland have \"disrupted workers trying to get to work and impaired the port's ability to operate,\" port spo... | [
"NEW: Oakland's port asks union members not to come in due to protests, the union says .",
"20 arrested at a port protest in Houston .",
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"(CNN) -- All this month, we will see thousands of college students from coast to coast, north to south, east to west, jumping up and down, yelling, screaming, pumping fists, sleeping outside in tents, painting their faces -- all a result of the usual frenzy surrounding March Madness.",
"That's the scene we see e... | [
"Roland Martin tells students: Skip March Madness, fight to lower college costs instead .",
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"Jones boarded a schoolbus to confront his daughter's alleged tormenters .",
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"(CNN) -- As a strong proponent of parental responsibility, it both amuses and angers me to see some parents lining up behind an initiative to sue McDonald's over the inclusion of toys in their Happy Meals.",
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"The death of a university band member has raised the topic again, he notes .",
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"Ther... | [
"Roland Martin: Media coverage of engagement of Prince William was over the top .",
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"(CNN) -- Initial tests detected blood on a comforter found in a storage unit in Washington state belonging to Josh Powell, the man who police say killed his two sons and himself, according to a document filed Friday.",
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"Washington authorities search a storage unit belonging to Josh Powell .",
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"Powell's wife has been missing since December 2009 .",
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"Tyler, Texas (WIRED) -- After threatening web companies for more than a decade, Michael Doyle and his patent-holding company Eolas Technologies — named after the Irish word for knowledge — may be finished.",
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"A popular U.S. radio show has retracted an episode on Apple supplier Foxconn .",
"Several dramatic claims by Mike Daisey have been found to be fabricated .",
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"(CNN) -- After more than six months of silence, Syria's leader, Bashar al-Assad, spoke last week for only the fourth time since the beginning of the country's widespread uprising in March.",
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"(CNN) -- A 25-year-old Oklahoma man was charged Friday with murder in the deaths of two girls who were found about three and a half years ago, shot to death in a ditch alongside a remote country road.",
"\"We don't believe that he knew (the slain girls) directly,\" Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Director... | [
"NEW: Shell casings at crime scene matched those on suspect's father's land, police say .",
"The suspect says he saw \"two monsters\" and shot them, according to an affidavit .",
"\"We just believe that he happened to be in the area that day,\" an investigator says .",
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"Charlottesville, Virginia (CNN) -- A former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend contributed to her death, but did not kill her and had no intent to do so, his attorney argued Saturday.",
"The defense and prosecution have rested in the murder trial of George Huguely... | [
"NEW: George Huguely was \"stupid, drunk -- but not calculating,\" the attorney argues .",
"NEW: A witness questions the nature of injuries that led to 22-year-old Yeardley Love's death .",
"NEW: A prosecutor asks jurors to hold Huguely \"responsible for what he did\"\nNEW: Both sides have rested; the trial is ... | [
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"Washington (CNN) -- Your hotel, health club and neighborhood pool can remain open this weekend without fear of violating the law.",
"The Justice Department said Thursday it is delaying for 60 days a new law that requires all public pools to install \"lifts\" or provide other means to make pools accessible to dis... | [
"Law requires \"lifts\" or other means to make public pools accessible to disabled people .",
"Confusion, fear of high costs, widespread closures emerged in recent months .",
"GOP lawmakers called \"Poolmaggedon\" an example of unwieldy government regulation .",
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"(CNN) -- The last few months have witnessed a dramatic turn in the way democratic politics are conducted in a sovereign country that is also a member state of the European Union.",
"The depth of the economic crisis and the increasing dependency of Greece on external funds to survive have led to an unprecedented ... | [
"Financial crisis is attacking the heart of Greek democracy and sovereignty .",
"Greek politics are increasingly dominated by extremists on both sides .",
"Finance ministers of northern Europe are curtailing the choices of a free government .",
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"Cartagena, Colombia (CNN) -- Cartagena , the historic jewel of Colombia's Caribbean coast, is a secret that's getting out.",
"The city's spectacular setting is a draw in itself.",
"Protected by ancient stone walls that enclose its vibrant port, Cartagena is almost entirely surrounded by the Caribbean Sea.",
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"Colombia is steadily drawing more international visitors .",
"Cartagena offers a sophisticated Caribbean experience .",
"Bright colors, music and dancing pump up the lively atmosphere ."
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