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[ "(CNN) -- A former top Colombian official survived an assassination attempt Tuesday after a daylight bombing in the country's capital, authorities said.", "Fernando Londono, a former interior and justice minister, was among at least 39 people injured in the Bogota blast.", "He was being treated at a hospital, P...
[ "Officials don't know who was behind the blast, President Juan Manuel Santos says .", "Authorities are offering a $280,000 reward for information, he says .", "The attack targeted a former minister of interior and justice .", "At least two people were killed and dozens were injured ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- U.N. observers who were stranded overnight in a Syrian town after their convoy struck an explosive device have made it safely to the city of Hama, the United Nations said Wednesday.", "The six observers were in Khan Sheikhoun, part of Idlib province, when they were attacked, said Ahmad Fawzi, spokesman ...
[ "Syria says three \"terrorists\" confessed .", "U.N. personnel stranded overnight in Khan Sheikhoun are back in Hama, the U.N. says .", "At least 15 people were killed Wednesday, opposition activists say .", "250 arrested people were released, Syria says ." ]
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[ "New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India's cricket board have suspended five players accused of corruption following an undercover TV probe.", "The suspensions followed a TV channel's sting operation that purportedly showed the five players -- domestic first-class cricketers assigned to teams in the Indian Premier League...
[ "TV sting purportedly shows five players discussing payments to bowl no-balls .", "T.P.", "Sudhindra, Amit Yadav, Shalabh Srivastav, Abhinav Bali and Mohnish Mishra suspended .", "Three Pakistan players were jailed in the UK last year for their part in a spot-fixing scandal ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning is expected to announce today that he will be leaving the Indianapolis Colts, the only team he has played for in his 14-year career.", "Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay are scheduled to appear at a noon ET press conference in Indianapolis to make the announcement.", "...
[ "Colts to hold noon ET press conference .", "Manning out injured for entire 2011 season .", "Colts have No.", "1 pick in NFL draft ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Sadly, there's not enough of Knuckles, floppy ears and all, to go around -- particularly when the two people feuding over custody of the pug-beagle mix are separated by thousands of miles.", "Craig Dershowitz of New York recently turned to the Internet to pay for ongoing legal costs in his battle with e...
[ "New York man says his ex dognapped Knuckles when she moved to California .", "Sarah Brega argues Craig Dershowitz \"gifted\" canine to her .", "Dershowitz has started a website to publicize his plight and raise money for legal fees .", "Brega tells ABC that her ex \"wants revenge\"; she tells HLN that Knuckl...
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[ "(CNN) -- Formula One's governing body has outlawed a technological development which would help teams improve the stability and aerodynamics of a car.", "The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) took the decision to ban reactive ride-height systems for the 2012 season, with teams such as Ferrari, Merc...
[ "FIA bans technology which improves aerodynamics of Formula One cars .", "Reactive ride-height systems help cars stay low to the track when braking .", "Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen takes to the track for the first time since 2009 .", "The 2007 world champion tests the team's 2010 car at private event in Valen...
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[ "(CNN) -- Expectations are high for Sebastian Vettel this year.", "And, as Formula One's youngest double world champion, you might expect some of that success to go to his head.", "But one of the men who knows him best, and whose job it is to channel the skills that have put Red Bull at the top of elite motorsp...
[ "Red Bull team principal Christian Horner calls Sebastian Vettel a \"grounded superstar\"\nGerman driver is the youngest to win back-to-back world championships .", "The 24-year-old made his return to the track on Thursday at the Jerez test event .", "Horner is predicting a close battle for the drivers' and con...
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[ "(CNN) -- It's a South Korean car crash that has been viewed online 2 million times over the past week and has sparked a government-led investigation.", "A couple in their 60s were driving to a department store in Daegu, 238 kilometers (148 miles) south of Seoul, when their car suddenly accelerated.", "Their so...
[ "A car suddenly accelerated as a couple drove to a store .", "Their son posted rearview camera video from the drive and subsequent crash .", "South Korean ministry is investigating claim of sudden unintended acceleration .", "Hyundai declines interview request, says National Forensic Service also is investiga...
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[ "(CNN) -- When the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks.", "When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well.", "In Libya, it took about seven months for rebels to topple dictator Moammar Gadhafi.", "And in Yemen, sustained anti...
[ "Syria's Bashar al-Assad's benefited from \"Soviet-style tactics,\" an activist says .", "The president has portrayed himself as a reformer but is ruthless, scholars say .", "Ethnic rivalries figure into support for the regime .", "A divided opposition is helping the president buy time ." ]
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[ "Houston (CNN) -- After seeing Texas Gov.", "Rick Perry's lackluster performance in debates and accompanying drop in the polls, some pundits conclude it would take a force of nature to save his campaign.", "Fortunately for Perry, such a force does exist, and her name is Sarah Palin.", "A dose of Palin power w...
[ "Sarah Palin's endorsement could save Rick Perry's presidential campaign, Shayne Lee says .", "It could also give Palin newfound relevance since she's not in the race herself, he says .", "Lee: Palin's endorsement would give the Texan more street cred among tea party constituents .", "Palin's presence would a...
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[ "(CNN) -- Confusion, fear, frustration -- emotions are running high among Greece's people as they face the prospect of new elections next month and massive uncertainty over the country's economic future.", "No party was able to form a coalition government after the vote earlier this month, and there is no guarant...
[ "NEW: \"I am a European; I want to continue being in the EU.", "I want the euro,\" says a businesswoman .", "Greece has suffered days of political turmoil since elections failed to produce a government .", "\"The fragile political situation has scared almost everyone I know,\" says a Greek student .", "Gree...
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[ "(CNN) -- Two U.S. Navy ships collided Wednesday off the coast of San Diego, according to Navy officials.", "No injuries have been reported and the cause of the accident is still under investigation, but it appears to be a steering malfunction, Navy spokesman Cmdr.", "Charlie Brown said.", "Both ships -- the ...
[ "No injuries reported as two Navy ships collide about 120 miles off the California coast .", "Amphibious assault ship USS Essex and refueling vessel USNS Yukon are involved .", "A steering malfunction occurred aboard USS Essex, the Navy says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- At an early age, Marvin L. Winans and his nine siblings learned the music and the faith of their parents.", "A son of David \"Pop\" Winans Sr. and Delores \"Mom\" Winans, Marvin showed rare musical talent at age 4.", "By the time he was 18, Winans had preached his first sermon.", "At 53, the gospel ...
[ "NEW: Veteran preacher says it took \"courage\" to hold Houston's service in New Jersey hometown .", "Marvin L. Winans grew up in a famous musical family, leads a Detroit church .", "He remembers Houston as \"that little girl from New Jersey\"" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A manhunt was under way Saturday in Greece for two suspects who tied up a guard, stormed the Archeological Museum of Olympia, smashed glass casings and stole dozens of small statues, state media reported.", "The robbers took 65 to 68 clay and brass statues, and a gold ring, police spokesman Athanassios ...
[ "Two suspects are sought in the smash-and-grab robbery .", "They tied up a guard before storming the museum .", "They took 65 to 68 clay and brass statues, and a gold ring .", "It's the second big theft of this kind in Greece this year ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Majid Shoukat Khan, a terror suspect who has been held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pleaded guilty Wednesday to all charges as part of a deal that requires him to testify against other detainees.", "Khan, 32, is expected to spend up to 19 years behind bars in exchange for the agreement, according to Army Co...
[ "\"If I keep my side of the bargain, they'll keep their side of the bargain,\" said Majid Shoukat Khan .", "The plea is part of a deal that would require him to testify against other detainees .", "He was charged with conspiracy, murder and attempted murder in violation of the law of war .", "Majid Shoukat Kh...
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[ "(CNN) -- It's been a bad year for bad guys.", "Twelve months ago, no one could have guessed that Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, North Korea's Kim Jong Il and al Qaeda's Osama bin Laden would be dead; Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak and Tunisia's former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali prosecuted and former Bos...
[ "Srdja Popovic says people power was the driving force behind the falls of dictator regimes .", "He says policymakers often overlook the strategic value of supporting non-violent movements .", "Popovic says the world should commit resources away from violent campaigns into non-violent pro-democracy movements ."...
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[ "(CNN) -- Loyda Rodriguez says she can still remember the day her daughter was taken.", "What began as a simple walk home from a shopping trip more than five years ago became a nightmare, she says.", "\"November 3, 2006, is when they stole my daughter,\" she told CNN Thursday.", "\"I had left to go shopping."...
[ "The mother has given various accounts of how the child disappeared .", "The 7-year-old girl is at the center of an international custody dispute .", "The U.S. State Department says the case should be settled in U.S. state courts ." ]
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[ "Paris (CNN) -- We're at a soup kitchen in a shabby back street in Paris, next to the canal Saint Martin, near the Jaurès metro stop.", "Hundreds of homeless people are queuing up for some hot food and a coffee.", "Most of them are from Asia; many from Afghanistan and Bangladesh.", "Among them are dozens of ...
[ "Afghan families pay thousands of dollars to send youngsters to the West .", "Journey is perilous and can take many months .", "Teenagers arrive in Paris with dreams of working to send money back home .", "Instead, unable to prove their age, many find themselves living on the streets ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Protesters in Bahrain marched through the streets Friday to criticize government plans to boost cooperation between the island state and Saudi Arabia.", "The proposed unity plans have heightened already tense relations between Manama and Riyadh, on one side, and Tehran on the other.", "Though specific...
[ "Protesters see the proposals as a bid to crush dissent .", "Bahrain blames Iran for the anti-government protests .", "Leaders of the GCC met this week to discuss integration ." ]
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[ "Athens (CNN) -- Greece handed over the Olympic flame to Britain in an elaborate ceremony Thursday, 71 days before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.", "Following a display by performers representing the high priestesses of ancient Greece, the torch was accepted by Princess Anne, the British Olympic Asso...
[ "The Olympic flame was handed to Britain's Princess Anne in Athens .", "A 70-day torch relay starts Saturday in Land's End, Cornwall .", "The flame was lit a week ago in ancient Olympia and has traveled around Greece .", "Celebrity soccer player David Beckham was also present at the handover ceremony ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday.", "On Friday, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Tanu rendezvoused with the sailboat and was transporting the t...
[ "Three fishermen's boat capsizes; they paddle raft eight miles to island .", "They used raft as their shelter on a Pacific Canadian island with \"no real population\"\nA passing sailor in his 70s sights and rescues them .", "The Canadian Guard Coast is transporting the fishermen back to the mainland ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Here we go again. The perennial question of: \"Would you rather own shares in a major financial conglomerate or manage one?\"", "comes up as JPMorgan Chase loses more than $2 billion in trading bets.", "The answer seems clear.", "If you're an executive who manages the money, you're likely to get a l...
[ "JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon gets $23 million pay package despite the bank's $2 billion loss .", "Ingo Walter and Jennifer Carpenter: Real concern should not be level of executive pay .", "They say bank shareholders and employees have incentives to take risks to make more money .", "Focus on changing risk incent...
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[ "(CNN) -- April 2 is the fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day.", "Since 2007, the day has aimed to raise awareness for individuals and families with members on the autism spectrum.", "In honor of the day, CNN iReporters shared their stories of what life is like with autism.", "Some were inspiring, others w...
[ "iReporters share their stories of life with autism .", "Families overcome hurdles and become even closer because of autism .", "Across the spectrum, autism brings as many blessings as struggles ." ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- The once-taboo topic of Greece's exit from the common currency is now being openly discussed.", "Two years of pushing cash into the country have barely kept it afloat and the collapse of political talks this week injected a new urgency into the situation.", "The potential for a run on the banks...
[ "Once-taboo topic of Greece's exit from the common currency is now openly discussed .", "Greece, which is facing its fifth year of recession, will go to a second election June 17 .", "Support for anti-austerity package parties could push Greece toward a euro exit .", "One estimate puts the cost of an unplanne...
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[ "(CNN) -- Sports fans may have been deprived of another chance to see Lionel Messi stake his claim to be considered the greatest footballer of all time after Barcelona failed to progress to the final of the Champions League.", "But far from the bright lights of Munich's Allianz Arena, in a quiet corner of England...
[ "Frankel races to 10th win in 10 races with victory at Newbury .", "Wins Group One Lockinge Stakes by five lengths .", "Four-year-old Colt rated one of the great racehorses of all time .", "Clamor for head to head with Australian champion Black Caviar ." ]
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[ "Arlington, Virginia (CNN) -- Alan Tolbert is not your average 13-year-old.", "While other kids his age spent their Saturday shopping at the mall or tossing around a football, Tolbert traveled from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington dressed in a navy blue Civil War reena...
[ "The well-known bugle call's 150th anniversary was Saturday .", "Buglers Across America enlisted nearly 200 volunteer buglers and trumpeters to play .", "Taps were created because of a Union general's displeasure at the lights-out call at the time .", "\"This is like Carnegie Hall for me,\" says New Hampshire...
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[ "Hong Kong (CNN) -- Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua have pulled off an audacious transfer coup by signing former France international Nicolas Anelka from English team Chelsea.", "Images of the striker were splashed across the Shanghai team's official website Monday, together with a statement saying the...
[ "English Premier League side Chelsea confirm Nicolas Anelka will move to China .", "Shanghai Shenhua earlier claimed to have signed Frenchman on a two-year deal .", "Images of the 32-year-old were splashed across the Shanghai team's official website .", "The striker has rarely featured for Chelsea this season...
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[ "New York (CNN) -- Mary Richardson Kennedy was remembered Saturday as a best friend who lived life to the fullest while battling depression.", "\"She was brilliant and she was beautiful and she cared so very very deeply about everybody around her,\" said longtime friend and sister-in-law Kerry Kennedy.", "\"She...
[ "Private memorial service for Mary Kennedy was held in Bedford, New York .", "She was found dead from asphyxiation by hanging on Wednesday .", "She married Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 1994; they were estranged but still married ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The unrest among Tibetans in western areas of China appeared to take another macabre turn over the weekend with reports that a mother of four and a middle school student died after setting themselves on fire in separate protests against Chinese rule.", "The acts -- which the Chinese government has not c...
[ "Advocacy group: a 32-year-old woman set herself alight Sunday in front of a monastery .", "A female middle school student also set herself on fire, according to Free Tibet .", "This month will mark the f4th anniversary of protest marches by Tibetan monks ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Officers from multiple agencies in western Washington state were looking for a suspect who fled a courthouse Friday after allegedly shooting a female officer and stabbing a judge who came to her assistance, officials said.", "Undersheriff Rick Scott said the man gave his name as Michael Thomas when the ...
[ "Both of the wounded are in satisfactory condition .", "A judge and an officer were wounded at a courthouse in Montesano, Washington .", "Authorities scour neighborhood for suspect ." ]
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[ "San Francisco (CNN) -- On first glance, the new, never-to-be-actually-named iPad is exactly the same as its predecessor: Same size, same price, same colors.", "But guts count for something.", "And the guts of the new iPad -- don't you dare call it iPad 3 -- are what make this tablet computer a step forward fro...
[ "CNN's John Sutter gets his hands on a new iPad at Wednesday's launch event .", "The fundamentals of the device haven't changed much .", "You have to look at the guts of the tablet to see what's new .", "Games will like a faster processor in the new iPad ." ]
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[ "(Mashable) -- Facebook users receive more comments, messages and likes -- the hugs and high-fives of social networking -- than they give, according to a new study.", "The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Projectstudy, which looks at Facebook activity of users over a one-month period, shows that use...
[ "Facebook users \"like\" content on about 14 times, while their content is \"liked\" about 20 times .", "This discrepancy exists because certain \"power users\" dominate one kind of action .", "Power users make up between 20% to 30% of the Facebook population ." ]
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[ "Beijing (CNN) -- A miner in northeast China was rescued Saturday after being buried underground for 17 days, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.", "The miner, whose name wasn't released, was in stable condition after receiving treatment in a hospital, the agency said.", "He was retrieved from a coal min...
[ "A coal mine in northeast China floods May 2 .", "A miner is rescued Saturday after 17 days underground .", "A total of 10 miners died in the flood .", "Ten more escaped, five were rescued and a search continues for three missing ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections.", "This could set the stage for a d...
[ "Many moderates in Congress are either leaving office or being voted out .", "The looming battle over the debt ceiling is an opportunity for a compromise that may not happen .", "Most Americans have a negative view of Congress and its inability to get things done ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- You most likely know Pierce Brosnan from his work as 007, but he's actually been quite busy since his Bond days.", "Rom-com roles, quirky indie flicks here and there and spending time developing his own projects through his company Irish DreamTime gives you the sense that this is a guy who's dedicated t...
[ "Pierce Brosnan stars in a TV mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's 1998 novel, \"Bag of Bones\"\nHe portrays a writer who seems to be going slowly insane at a remote lake town .", "Brosnan has words of praise for the actor currently playing James Bond ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia and traversed the Pacific.", "The sun appeared as a thin ring behind the moon to people in a narrow path along the center of the track, which began in southern...
[ "Northern California gets a clear view of the ring of fire .", "Tokyo residents enjoy spectacular scenes, but clouds mar Hong Kong viewings .", "More than 80% of the sun was blocked during the eclipse ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Authorities arrested Saturday a suspect who allegedly shot a female officer, stabbed a judge and fled a Washington state courthouse, an official said.", "Steven D. Kravetz, 34, was arrested at his mother's home in Olympia without incident, Undersheriff Rick Scott with the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's D...
[ "NEW: An injured judge says he never saw the suspect before, KOMO reports .", "34-year-old Steven Kravetz is arrested at his mother's home .", "Authorities recover a gun taken from a deputy .", "The judge and an officer were wounded at a courthouse in Montesano, Washington ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A speedboat carrying Britain's Prince Harry broke down in the Bahamas, but that didn't slow the royal down during his Caribbean tour.", "Prince Harry boarded a media boat after a mechanical failure stopped the Royal Bahamas Defence Force boat he was riding to Harbour Island on Sunday.", "Throngs of ch...
[ "Prince Harry boards vessel carrying reporters after his boat breaks down .", "Throngs of cheering crowds meet him on Harbour Island .", "India Hicks, a bridesmaid in his parents' wedding, shows him around the island .", "The royal is on a tour celebrating the anniversary of his grandmother's accession ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The tiny landlocked nation of Rwanda may be known for its violent past but tourism officials are hoping, with the help of mountain gorillas, that travelers will see for themselves why the \"land of a thousand hills\" is worth a visit.", "MOUNTAIN GORILLAS .", "Rwanda is one of just three countries whe...
[ "Rwanda's natural attractions are drawing tourists to the tiny nation .", "The country's brutal genocide in 1994 is marked by numerous memorials .", "Tourists track gorillas and monkeys in a mountainous national park ." ]
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[ "Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The fate of Iraq's newly revised election law again hinges on the approval of the country's Sunni Arab vice president, who is under pressure to sign the much-contested plan.", "The new bill has been approved by the other two members of the presidency council.", "Adel Abdul Mahdi, the cou...
[ "Laws passed by Iraqi parliament must be approved by president and two vice presidents .", "One VP, Sunni Tariq al-Hashimi, holding off on signing new election law .", "Al-Hashimi vetoed previous version of bill last week, saying it left out Iraqi refugees .", "Iraq's president and other VP trying to persuade...
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[ "(CNN) -- AC Milan withstood a brave comeback from Arsenal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League Tuesday despite a 3-0 defeat in the second leg at the Emirates.", "The Italian champions had led 4-0 from the first leg last month and few bar the most optimistic of Arsenal fans gave Arsene Wenger's...
[ "Milan advance 4-3 on aggregate against Arsenal in Champions League .", "Arsenal win second leg 3-0 at the Emirates in superb comeback .", "Arsenal led 3-0 at halftime but could not add to their tally .", "Benfica beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 to win 4-3 on aggregate ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal.", "The move is the latest in a raft of deals between U.S. entertainment companies and Chinese firms...
[ "Dalian Wanda Group buys AMC in a $2.6 billion deal for the U.S. theater group .", "Creates the world's largest theater chain, according to the companies .", "Comes after a raft of cross-Pacific deals between Hollywood and Chinese firms ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- While officials have provided few details about the U.S. Army soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan men, women and children in a house-to-house shooting rampage in two villages, one psychiatrist speculated the incident may have stemmed from mental illness, but not necessarily post-traumatic stress disorder...
[ "Officials say the suspect was on his fourth deployment .", "He suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2010 in Iraq but was cleared for duty .", "Psychiatrist: It's unlikely the solder was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder ." ]
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[ "(EW.com) -- Awww.", "No offense to high school volleyball player Shannon Magrane (I totally just teared up watching her famous baseball dad's proud-papa reaction to her highlight reel), but I'm glad someone went home last night.", "After Top 12 contestant Jermaine Jones was disqualified on Wednesday, I thought...
[ "Elise Testone and Erika Van Pelt joined Shannon Magrane in the bottom three .", "Randy Jackson dismissed Magrane immediately following her rehash of \"One Sweet Day\"\nMagrane was eliminated on Thursday ." ]
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[ "Atlanta (CNN) -- On a recent Friday, I stepped into a place I hadn't been in years.", "\"Oh, wow!\" Shawn Black, my longtime hair stylist, said as I entered the salon.", "He's been cutting my hair for a decade, but he hadn't seen me in about 26 months.", "Chuckling at his reaction, I thought back to the doze...
[ "CNN writer Eliott McLaughlin goes for 2+ years without a haircut .", "His long curls baffle and amuse coworkers, friends .", "McLaughlin shows up to work one day and the locks are gone .", "He donates his hair to Wigs 4 Kids, a charity that makes wigs for sick children ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Around the world, commemorations have taken place this month to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.", "Rosa Larsen, right, with her mother Reiza and brother Mario, taken in Italy in 1945 after they were reunited.", "The bloodiest conflict in human history claimed the lives of m...
[ "iReporters tell of World War II family experiences and how it shaped their lives .", "Millions were displaced by the conflict, which began 70 years ago .", "Some fought with the resistance or Allied armies; others separated from families ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A Florida State University student has died while studying abroad in China, a school spokeswoman said Monday.", "Local law enforcement authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of William Cullen Klein, said Jeanette DeDiemar, the Tallahassee school's director of university co...
[ "William Cullen Klein was with 36 other Florida State students in China .", "He died while on the study trip, a school spokeswoman says .", "Local law enforcement are investigating the cause of his death, she adds ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A member of the Dutch royal family was severely injured in an avalanche at an Austrian ski resort Friday, local authorities told CNN.", "Prince Johan Friso, 43, a son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, was skiing outside the bounds of the ski resort with friends at the resort of Lech am Arlberg when h...
[ "Doctors say he is stable but not out of danger .", "The prince is the son of the Dutch queen .", "He was airlifted to a hospital in Innsbruck .", "He is in intensive care ." ]
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Whitney Houston's mother and daughter attended an emotional private viewing Friday, hours ahead of the pop singer's funeral in Newark, New Jersey.", "Cissy Houston and Bobbi Christina Brown were joined at the funeral home by music producer Clive Davis, credited with discovering a young Whitn...
[ "Musical tribute performed at NAACP Image Awards .", "Aretha Franklin speaks of \"heavy hearts\"\nInvestigators are looking at the singer's behavior last week .", "Hotel surveillance video may help in the investigation ." ]
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Along with his band The Stooges, Iggy Pop invented punk rock and his outrageous onstage antics have inspired countless wannabes.", "After years of excess, the 'Godfather of Punk' moved to Miami in search of peace.", "CNN's travel show My City, My Life caught up with him to talk about mu...
[ "Iggy Pop says he moved to Miami in search of peace and convenience .", "He is \"one of those characters who like to lurk where not too many people are\"\nHe says he gets inspiration from \"exercise, nature, a woman or a city\"\nMiami is \"dark and moody, with a brilliant and sensual side,\" he says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The desperate search in Portland, Maine, for a Harvard Business School student missing since Sunday ended in heartbreak after his body was found just days before he was to graduate.", "Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck confirmed Tuesday that a body pulled from Portland Harbor in the city's Old Por...
[ "Body of missing Harvard Business School student pulled from Portland Harbor .", "Nathan Bihlmaier, 31, was missing since Sunday; he was to have graduated Thursday .", "Police chief in Portland says there's no indication of foul play .", "Harvard Business School dean says commencement activities will be \"bit...
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[ "(CNN) -- When the roaring stopped, when the debris stopped whirling and the glass stopped breaking, the 4-foot wooden cross remained on the wall.", "It was a fixture in the emergency department waiting room of St. John's Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, a symbol of the hospital's Catholic roots and, perhaps, ...
[ "St. John's Mercy Hospital took a near-direct hit from an EF-5 tornado in May .", "The hospital is being torn down and rebuilt about 2 miles away .", "The tornado was the deadliest ever on U.S. soil .", "\"We're trying to get over the shock of all of it,\" a city councilman says ." ]
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[ "Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Dominican lawmaker Danilo Medina declared victory in the nation's presidential elections in a series of Twitter posts Monday, but his closest competitor has yet to concede.", "\"Today, thanks to the sovereign decision of the Dominican people, I am the president of all D...
[ "NEW: His closest competitor has not conceded the election .", "\"I am the president of all Dominicans,\" Danilo Medina posts on Twitter .", "The election is a rematch of the 2000 elections .", "Dominican populations abroad play an important role in voting ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Gary Vincent Giordano, who last year was held in Aruba for nearly four months as authorities investigated the disappearance of a woman traveling with him, has been charged with indecent exposure along with a woman after police found them unclothed in the back of a Cadillac Escalade, police in Maryland sai...
[ "Gary Vincent Giordano, 51, and a woman are charged with indecent exposure in Maryland .", "Police charge the couple after receiving a call about possible sexual activity in an SUV .", "Giordano \"completely nude\" in SUV parked in Annapolis garage, police said .", "Giordano was held last year in Aruba in the...
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[ "(CNN) -- I came to America as a transfer student in the fall of 2004.", "I did three years of computer engineering in India and then transferred to Purdue University Calumet.", "On July 2, 2005, just a month before graduation, a guy who lived on the first floor of my apartment building set fire to his place.",...
[ "Manoj Rana, a native of India, nearly died in an apartment fire after coming to study in the U.S.\nRana underwent 54 surgeries and five years of an intense therapy program .", "He credits his parents and his occupational therapist for his recovery and survival .", "He graduated with his MBA this month and is l...
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama announced Monday that he has signed an executive order allowing new sanctions against companies that enable Syria and Iran to use technology such as cell phone monitoring to carry out human rights abuses.", "The order is part of a broader strategy intended to strengthen...
[ "NEW: President Obama extends the U.S. mission chasing Joseph Kony and the LRA .", "Obama says new technology should empower people, not repress them .", "Companies providing technology such as cell phone monitoring to abuse rights can be targeted .", "The move is intended to provide another tool in cracking ...
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[ "Hong Kong (CNN) -- Squads of local government enforcers are operating in Chinese cities without proper supervision, often employing brutal methods and carrying out illegal detentions, a new report from Human Rights Watch claims.", "The 76-page report, \"Beat Him, Take Everything Away,\" documents abuses by the U...
[ "\"Beat Him, Take Everything Away,\" cites abuses by Urban Management Law Enforcement unit .", "Behavior of \"chengguan\" has caused widespread public anger, undermined social stability .", "Victims of chengguan abuse -- many of them street vendors -- say they've been chased, beaten .", "Urban Management Law ...
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[ "(CNN) -- It's no bloody, foot-stomping battle to the death, but a legal fight befitting a mighty dinosaur is playing out on two continents as Mongolia's president tries to block the sale of a nearly complete skeleton of a 24-foot-long dinosaur that roamed Central Asia 80 million years ago.", "Despite a Texas jud...
[ "NEW: Auctioned fossil is almost certainly from Mongolia, paleontologist says .", "Sunday's $1 million sale of a Tarbosaurus bataar skeleton is contingent on court case .", "Mongolia's president says selling his country's fossils is illegal .", "Sales of fossils, other relics have long been controversial ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- With longtime Republican Sen. Dick Lugar going down in defeat, Democrats were quick to paint the conservative candidate who beat him in Indiana's primary as \"too extreme.\"", "The result in Indiana was what Democrats had hoped for, but as the old proverb goes: \"Be careful what you wish for,...
[ "Democrats hoped to run against Mourdock, who they say is too \"extreme\"\nMourdock defeated Lugar, GOP's longest-serving senator, in primary .", "Cook Political Report moved the race from \"likely\" GOP win to leaning that way .", "Democrats hope disillusioned Lugar backers will cross lines ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday new proposals targeting individuals who sell SNAP cards, commonly known as food stamps, for cash.", "The agency said individuals suspected of defrauding the system are requesting a large number of replacement cards.", "Food stamp fraud h...
[ "The USDA wants to crack down on people who sell SNAP cards for cash .", "The agency will increase scrutiny of requests for replacement cards .", "Stores as well as individuals have been caught violating program rules ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- If your gift list this year includes gadget-obsessed early adopters who love snatching up the latest electronics, you're in luck.", "Why not give them an iArm -- an adjustable forearm mount that will let them fiddle with their smartphone, laptop and tablet computer all at the same time?", "Or for the ...
[ "Fool your gadget-obsessed friends with the iArm or iDrive from Prank Pack .", "The growing gag-gift box company has a decidedly techie feel .", "Founder says he got idea when his nephew got video-game console in coffee-maker box ." ]
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[ "Hong Kong (CNN) -- Yahoo and China's Alibaba Group have agreed to a $7.1 billion deal in which the Hangzhou-based internet behemoth buys back half of Yahoo's 40% stake in the company.", "The agreement will give a much-welcomed cash injection to Yahoo, which has lost 65% of its value since its 2006 peak and is sm...
[ "Yahoo and China's Alibaba Group have agreed to a $7.1 billion share buyback deal .", "The China internet behemoth will buy back half of Yahoo's 40% stake in the company .", "Comes after the departure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson in a resume padding scandal .", "The relationship between Alibaba and Yahoo has o...
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[ "(CNN) -- Bluegrass music legend Doc Watson, a Grammy winner known for his flatpicking and fingerstyle technique on the guitar, remained in critical condition at a hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, his representative said Saturday.", "Watson, 89, had colon surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a...
[ "NEW: Doc Watson is in critical condition and resting after a follow-up procedure, his rep says .", "Watson, 89, is recovering from colon surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center .", "Born in Deep Gap, North Carolina, Watson was blinded from an eye infection as a baby .", "The multiple Grammy winner is k...
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[ "(Mashable) -- Facebook is testing a series of cosmetic changes to the top of users' Timelines, the company has confirmed.", "Screenshots of the new design were posted on Talking Points Memo Tuesday morning.", "The images show a condensed version of Timeline, in which a user's details (name, occupation, educati...
[ "Facebook confirms it's testing changes to Timeline .", "Changes including user's profile info appearing on cover photo .", "Screenshots of the design were posted on Talking Points Memo ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The Galaxy Nexus, a smartphone that arrived in Verizon Wireless stores on Thursday, is huge -- and not just because of its unusually large size.", "The new Android phone, which has been available in Britain for weeks, is the first to run Android 4.0, the latest version of the popular mobile operating sy...
[ "The Galaxy Nexus was born from a collaboration between Google and Samsung .", "It's the first phone with the latest version of Android, called Ice Cream Sandwich .", "The U.S. version for Verizon Wireless does not work with Google Wallet ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Not long ago it seemed like Jose Mourinho might be parting company with Real Madrid, but now the \"Special One\" has committed to the newly-crowned Spanish champions until mid-2016.", "The club announced on Tuesday that the Portuguese coach had agreed terms on a new deal, having moved to the Santiago Be...
[ "Jose Mourinho extends his contract at Real Madrid until end of 2015-16 season .", "Portuguese coach led Spanish club to La Liga title for the 32nd time .", "He had been linked with a possible return to England's Premier League .", "Real ended Barcelona's three-year Spanish reign in record-setting season ." ]
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[ "(Financial Times) -- Nasdaq OMX's chief executive admitted he was \"embarrassed\" by the delay in the opening trade of Facebook's initial public offering and revealed that the exchange was in talks with regulators over potentially millions of dollars of customer claims.", "Bob Greifeld said on Sunday that the 20...
[ "Nasdaq OMX's chief executive admitted he was \"embarrassed\" by the delay in the opening trade .", "20-minute delay in Facebook trading had been caused by a millisecond systems blip ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Sitting on a simple chair, shirtless except for a bandage covering a part of his arm, the man seems relaxed.", "Almost cool, he smiles at one point and cracks a joke.", "\"Go ahead, you can ask me questions if you want.", "It's strange. Normally, I'm the one asking questions.", "I'm the journalist...
[ "French journalist Romeo Langlois appears in a video broadcast by Telesur .", "He was captured last month and is supposed to be released this week .", "In the video, he receives medical treatment, talks about his reporting experience .", "He's being held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ." ]
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[ "(Financial Times) -- \"It's very important that Apple not become the developer for the world,\" Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, told analysts last month.", "\"We need people to invent their own stuff.\"", "On Monday, he is due to express those same feelings face-to-face with Choi Gee-Sung, chief executive of ...
[ "Samsung, Apple begins two days of judge-ordered settlement talks in a San Francisco courthouse .", "Attempt to find a resolution to their rival patent claims before a full-blown jury trial gets under way ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A wildfire that has raged for days in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has destroyed 97 structures -- including a motel, a store and 34 homes.", "The Duck Lake Fire has burned more than 22,000 acres and is still going despite recent rains, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported on its website."...
[ "The Duck Lake Fire is raging in Michigan's Upper Peninsula .", "It has destroyed 34 homes, a hotel, a store and other structures, the state says .", "The blaze has burned over 22,000 acres since starting last week ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Lawyers for former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn urged a judge on Wednesday to dismiss a civil suit brought against him by the New York hotel housekeeper who accused him of assaulting her last year.", "The case \"must be dismissed,\" asserted lawyer Amit Mehta, becaus...
[ "Dominique Strass-Kahn was head of the International Money Fund .", "Criminal charges that he assaulted a New York hotel housekeeper were dropped .", "But the housekeeper filed a civil suit .", "His lawyers argue that he enjoyed diplomatic immunity, and the suit should be dismissed ." ]
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[ "(EW.com) -- It was last fall when EW originally broke the news that pop superstar Gloria Estefan would be appearing on \"Glee\" as Santana's mother, Maribel Lopez.", "Now, Estefan is finally making her first appearance in the season finale!", "Sadly, Gleeks, the singer won't be carrying a tune in the episode, ...
[ "Gloria Estefan is finally making her first appearance in the \"Glee\" season finale .", "She will plays Santana's mother Maribel Lopez .", "\"She's supportive of her daughter,\" Estefan told EW ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The midair collision of two small planes about 50 miles from Washington is under investigation by Canadian officials because one plane was owned by an FAA employee and the other by an NTSB employee, federal officials said Tuesday.", "On Monday afternoon, a Piper PA-28 registered to a Federal Aviation Ad...
[ "Canada will investigate midair collision of two small planes .", "One plane was owned by an FAA employee and the other by an NTSB employee .", "The pilot and passenger of the plane owned by NTSB employee were killed .", "The pilot of the other plane is injured ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- World soccer's governing body FIFA has nominated the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, to be its lead anti-corruption investigator, FIFA said Tuesday.", "The Argentinian prosecutor is best known for pursuing war crimes charges against Libya's late Moammar Gadhafi and t...
[ "FIFA nominates Luis Moreno-Ocampo to lead its anti-corruption unit .", "He is best known for war crimes charges against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi .", "Allegations of corruption rocked FIFA's governing body last year." ]
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[ "New York (CNN) -- A teenage stock clerk who in 1979 left Manhattan for the solace of his mother's south Jersey home appeared shaken and then fell ill, says a relative of the man now charged in the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz.", "\"When he moved home, he was really nervous and shaking all the time,\" added the...
[ "Pedro Hernandez, 51, has been charged with second degree murder .", "Etan Patz disappeared in 1979 after walking to a school bus in Lower Manhattan .", "Hernandez was teenage stock clerk who left Manhattan for south Jersey in 1979 .", "The former stock clerk claims he lured the boy to the store's basement an...
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[ "(CNN) -- While several European countries have long had their own versions of \"American Idol,\" the longest running televised pop music competition where fans choose their favorite songs and singers is Europe's Eurovision Song Contest, now in its 56th year.", "Saturday evening, Azerbaijan won the 2011 running o...
[ "Eldar and Nikki of Azerbaijan win with sweet pop song \"Running Scared\"\nItaly is second, Sweden third in contest viewed by fans across Europe .", "Viewer votes and music industry jury combine to determine winner .", "Last year's winner, Germany's Lena, came in 10th ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- To get a sense of how Ron Paul is tying the GOP establishment in knots, look no further than Sen. Jim DeMint, the powerful Republican from the site of the next major primary, South Carolina.", "Until November 2010, DeMint had a clear claim on being the most influential, populist-flavored fiscal conserva...
[ "Matt Welch: GOPers sidling up to Ron Paul after years of shunning libertarianism .", "He says Bush's policies drove libertarians from the Republican party .", "He says Romney may get GOP nod, but Paul votes are way up from 2008 .", "Welch: Like it or not, GOP may have to accommodate Paul ." ]
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[ "Moorestown, New Jersey (CNN) -- Rosemary Hernandez was going through hard times, coping with financial woes after recently losing her job at an insurance company, all that coming years after an accident left her husband unable to work.", "Yet it was something else entirely on her mind when she and her daughter c...
[ "Rosemary Hernandez visited her pastor after her husband's arrest, the pastor says .", "She was weeping and confused that Pedro Hernandez was accused of murder .", "Police say her husband confessed to killing Etan Patz, 6, in 1979 .", "The pastor asks church members to pray for the Patz and Hernandez families...
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[ "London (CNN) -- The Syrian poet, critic and artist Adonis has been described as the greatest living Arab poet.", "He was the first Arab to win the German Goethe Prize last year at the age of 81, whose judges described him as \"the most important Arab poet of our time,\" and he was one of the favorites to win las...
[ "Adonis won German Goethe Prize and was described by judges as the \"most important Arab poet of our time\"\nHe has been exiled from Syria since 1956 .", "Adonis calls for peaceful change in Syria without outside intervention ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A boiling primary battle in Texas headed to a runoff early Wednesday as two Republicans running for U.S. Senate failed to reach the 50% threshold to clinch the GOP nomination.", "Though Lt. Gov.", "David Dewhurst led the crowded field of candidates, he narrowly failed to cross the 50% mark required to...
[ "Lt. Gov.", "David Dewhurst fails to get 50% of primary vote .", "That forces a runoff with tea party favorite Ted Cruz .", "SEC reports put spending in the hotly contended race at $31.6 million ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The anti-abortion group Live Action released Tuesday its latest undercover video aimed at discrediting Planned Parenthood.", "The edited video shows a Planned Parenthood staff member apparently counseling a woman about gender-selective abortion.", "\"I see that you're saying that you want to terminate...
[ "Video shows Planned Parenthood staffer apparently counseling a woman on gender-selective abortion .", "\"Just continue and try again\" if the fetus turns out to be female, the counselor says .", "Planned Parenthood says the counselor is no longer working for the organization .", "She \"did not follow our pro...
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[ "New York (CNN) -- Nearly eight years after Adelphia's founder was among those convicted for essentially looting the cable company, fraud victims can now get their share of a record $728 million fund, the top federal prosecutor in New York announced Monday.", "A news release from the office of Preet Bharara, U.S....
[ "Victims of fraud under former cable company Adelphia can now get restitution .", "It is called the \"largest single distribution to victims\" in Justice Department history .", "Adelphia's founder was convicted eight years ago for fraud and conspiracy ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Arkansas authorities have arrested a woman accused of helping two murder suspects escape jail by sneaking in hacksaw blades.", "Officials believe that Charlene Stewart, 55, of Texarkana, passed up to four hacksaw blades to her son, Quincy Vernard Stewart, 36, Chief Deputy Duke Schofield of the Miller Co...
[ "The mother of a murder suspect is accused of helping him escape jail, a deputy says .", "Quincy Stewart, Cortez Rashod Hooper were awaiting trial on murder charges .", "They used hacksaw blades to bust out of their cell early Monday, authorities say ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A web editor in Thailand has been convicted of hosting posts on a website critical of the country's revered monarchy.", "Chiranuch Premchaiporn was found guilty for allowing content prohibited under Thailand's controversial \"lese-majeste\" law to stay on Prachatai, an independent online news site, for ...
[ "Chiranuch Premchaiporn found guilty for allowing comments deemed insulting to Thai monarchy .", "Court cut the original one-year sentence because of her \"useful\" testimony to the court .", "Thailand's \"lese-majeste\" law carries strict penalties for being critical of royal family .", "Rights groups believ...
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[ "(CNN) -- A significant number of investors are preparing to confront the management of UBS on Thursday by voting against the Swiss bank's 2011 pay award and denying executives formal approval of their actions.", "The bank's share price dropped 28 per cent last year and it lost $2.25bn in a rogue trade in London ...
[ "Investors are preparing to confront the management of UBS on Thursday .", "A significant number plan to vote against the Swiss bank's 2011 pay award ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Colombia's president renewed calls for rebels to release a French journalist \"as soon as possible\" Monday as online statements purportedly from leftist guerrillas provided details about his capture.", "\"I am very pleased to know that the French journalist is in good condition.", "Now that the (Revo...
[ "Officials say Romeo Langlois has been missing since an April 28 rebel attack .", "Colombia's president calls on rebels to free the reporter \"and simply tell us where he is\"\nSeveral statements surface online discussing his capture, purportedly from the rebels .", "Reporters Without Borders says it is \"cauti...
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[ "(Financial Times) -- Michael Woodford, the whistleblowing ex-chief executive of Olympus, will seek up to $60m of compensation from his former company at an employment tribunal hearing scheduled to start on Monday in east London.", "The hearing has been postponed until midday, however, which could allow time for ...
[ "Michael Woodford, the whistleblowing ex-chief executive of Olympus, will seek up to $60M .", "The British executive is claiming unfair dismissal and discrimination after he was sacked .", "His allegations led to resignations and arrests of top Olympus officials ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- There were smiles, laughter and tears -- but little politics -- when former Presidents George W. Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, joined current President Barack Obama at the White House for the unveiling Thursday of the younger Bush's official portrait.", "An emotional ceremony in the...
[ "NEW: Former President Bush and his wife unveil their White House portraits .", "NEW: The Obamas thank the Bushes for helping smooth the transition .", "NEW: Bush jokes that now Obama can ask: \"What would George do?\"", "Obama has blamed George W. Bush's administration for failed economic policies ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The more familiar something looks, the less threatening it seems.", "This is why images of funny-looking college students marching up Broadway or shirtless boys banging on drums comprise the bulk of the imagery we see of the Occupy Wall Street movement.", "Stockbrokers look on, police man the barricad...
[ "Douglas Rushkoff : Occupy Wall Street not protest as much as protoype for new way of living .", "He says Occupy's camps are hardworking congresses with consensus-building approach .", "He says they can beta test ideas on issues such as a complementary currency .", "Rushkoff: When we begin to considers Occupy...
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[ "(CNN) -- World No. 2 Petra Kvitova continued her perfect start to 2012 by helping the Czech Republic win the Hopman Cup teams event for the second time, beating France 2-0 in Saturday's final.", "The Wimbledon champion ended the week undefeated after her 7-5 6-1 win over ninth-ranked Marion Bartoli in Perth, Aus...
[ "Petra Kvitova and Tomas Berdych give Czech Republic victory in Hopman Cup teams event .", "Women's No.", "2 Kvitova ends the week in Australia unbeaten in four singles matches .", "Czech players Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka win first doubles title of WTA Tour season .", "Estonia's Kaia Kanepi claim...
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[ "London (CNN) -- The British Supreme Court on Wednesday denied Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to Sweden over sexual abuse allegations, but the judges left open a surprise avenue for the WikiLeaks founder to fight on.", "Assange will take it, his legal team said, arguing that the judges made their dec...
[ "NEW: Assange will appeal, his legal team says .", "In a surprise move, the Supreme Court leaves open a possible avenue of appeal .", "Two women in Sweden accuse Assange of sexual assault .", "The case is not connected to his work at WikiLeaks ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta departed Thursday for a trip to Asia aimed at updating friends and allies about Washington's new Pacific-oriented defense strategy.", "It is the secretary's second trip to the region since taking office.", "He is expected to return late next week.", "Before boardi...
[ "Panetta plans to brief friends and allies on new defense strategy .", "His first stop is Singapore, where he plans to deliver a major policy speech .", "He also plans to meet with military leaders from the region ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Indonesia's response to a massive earthquake and a tsunami scare Wednesday highlights a critical reality: Warning systems and emergency responses have come a long way since the catastrophe of eight years ago.", "But there's still work to be done -- not just in Indonesia, but in some other countries thro...
[ "NEW: The warning system worked well, Indonesia says .", "Nearly 230,000 people died in the 2004 tsunami .", "Wednesday's quakes were different, CNN meteorologists say .", "While warnings and responses have improved, there's still a long way to go in some areas ." ]
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[ "(Mental Floss) -- Memorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year's first sunburn.", "Here's a handy 10-pack of facts to give the holiday some perspective.", "The gravesite of Capt.", "Jesse Milton is seen in Arlington National Cemetery.", "1. It started with the Civil War ....
[ "Memorial Day was a response to unprecedented carnage of the Civil War .", "On May 5, 1868, Gen. Logan issued General Orders No.", "11, for grave decoration .", "President Grant presided over first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington .", "In 2000, Congress established a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p....
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[ "(CNN) -- Three quarters of the world's poor are living without a bank account, impeded by physical distance from banks and by bureaucratic roadblocks, according to a World Bank report.", "In a 2011 survey of 150,000 adults in 148 countries, it found that more than 75% of adults earning less than $2 per day are \...
[ "75% of the world's poor do not have a bank account, a World Bank report says.", "Among the reasons are a lack of money and required documentation to open one and travel distance.", "Financial services could boost economic growth and opportunity for the world's poor, says Zoellick." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Samsung's new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S3, today becomes available in 28 countries, including several European markets such as Germany and the UK.", "The Galaxy S3 is the cream of the crop of Android smartphones, with a 4.8-inch touchscreen, a 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.9-megapixel for...
[ "Samsung's Galaxy S3 phone goes on sale today in 28 countries in Europe and the Middle East .", "The Galaxy S3 is not yet available from U.S. carriers, but rumors say it's just a matter of weeks ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- When most Americans think about heroic efforts that save lives and keep communities safe from gun violence, I suspect they picture someone with a badge, gun or bullet-proof vest who, with similarly equipped colleagues, busts down doors in pursuit of criminal thugs.", "I salute the fine officers who arre...
[ "Tard Carter is Baltimore outreach worker who helps settle street disputes .", "Daniel Webster says programs like \"Safe Streets\" are effective in cutting gun violence .", "Such initiatives, including Chicago's \"CeaseFire,\" complement policing, he says .", "Webster: Recent federal cuts will hurt programs' ...
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[ "(CNN) -- If the one great book of American popular music is ever written, Doc Watson might not even need his own chapter.", "He has a solo -- or a harmony part, or a lead vocal, or a single perfect guitar lick -- in all the important chapters of the past 50 years.", "Watson, who died on Tuesday at age 89, is m...
[ "Doc Watson switched gears to adapt to changing musical scene .", "1960s put him in front of a new set of audiences .", "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band brought him to an even broader audience ." ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- With its early colonial portraits, depictions of grand historical battles, transcendentalist landscapes and intimate, turn-of-the-century paintings of the elite classes, the collection of American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ranks as one of the finest in the world.", "It als...
[ "Newly reopened American Wing at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York shows American history through art .", "Collection includes iconic paintings of American Revolution and American Civil War until beginning of 20th century .", "Preoccupation with protecting natural environment and use of European styles ref...
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[ "(CNN) -- Two murder suspects who escaped from an Arkansas jail have been captured in a vacant house just a couple of miles away, Miller County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Duke Schoefield said Friday.", "Quincy Vernard Stewart, 36, and Cortez Rashod Hooper, 23, escaped from jail Monday and were captured by law officer...
[ "Quincy Vernard Stewart and Cortez Rashod Hooper are caught in a vacant house .", "They are murder suspects who escaped from a jail in Arkansas .", "The two men unsuccessfully tried to flee when officers entered the house .", "One said, \"It was easy getting out.", "I'll do it again,\" according to chief de...
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