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[ "(CNN) -- An emotional Novak Djokovic claimed his late grandfather was with him in spirit as he beat Robin Haase to reach the last four of the Monte Carlo Masters.", "Djokovic learned that Vladimir has passed away hours before his quarterfinal against Alexandr Dolgopolov on Thursday but decided to play on.", "A...
[ "World No.", "1 Novak Djokovic beats Robin Haase to reach last four of Monte Carlo Masters .", "Emotional Djokovic speaks to press after his grandfather passed away on Thursday .", "Serbian says grandfather Vladimir was with him in spirit as he won his quarterfinal .", "World No.", "2 Rafael Nadal also th...
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[ "OLLANTAYTAMBO, Peru (CNN) -- Stand anywhere in the Peruvian town of Ollantaytambo and look up.", "If your eyes don't fix on a magnificent Andes mountain peak, then you will surely be looking at one of the Incan ruins in the immediate area.", "Ollantaytambo offers spectacular views of a charming village, ancien...
[ "In Ollantaytambo, Peru, you can see magnificent mountains and Incan ruins .", "The Temple of the Sun is at the highest point of the Ollantaytambo Ruins .", "Nearby, you can go white-water rafting, mountain climbing or horseback riding ." ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- After three marathons, I really should know what to do by now.", "There is simply no substitute for plenty of training when running a marathon.", "But this Sunday I will be pounding the streets of my hometown Brighton, southern England, having done almost no preparation.", "So how will I fare...
[ "Peter Wilkinson is CNN's Senior Digital Producer .", "He is a veteran of the London and Brighton marathons .", "The marathon covers a distance of 26.2 miles (42km)" ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- Victoria Azarenka has claimed her first grand slam title after comprehensively beating Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne.", "The Belorussian took just one hour and 22 minutes to see off her Russian challenger, who won the title back in 2008.", "Azarenka's ...
[ "Victoria Azarenka cruises to victory over Maria Sharapova at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne .", "Victory means the 22-year-old Belarusian also succeeds Caroline Wozniacki as world number one ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The early-morning slaughter of four Florida siblings at the hands of what authorities say was their mother is an \"almost unheard of\" case, crime experts said Wednesday.", "Investigators are still trying to determine what happened at the Port St. John home of 33-year-old Tonya Thomas early Tuesday morn...
[ "Women make up only about 5% of mass killers, a criminologist says .", "Police say Tonya Thomas shot her four children, then killed herself early Tuesday .", "911 calls recount confusion over the shootings in Port St. John, Florida .", "Neighbors have described a history of public arguments among Thomas and h...
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[ "(CNN) -- A 19-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges of eight counts of shooting with intent to kill in the violence following the Oklahoma City Thunder's playoff victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, authorities said.", "Rodney Dewon Hill was arrested about 4:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m.", "ET), Oklahoma...
[ "A 19-year-old man is arrested on eights counts of shooting with intent to kill, police say .", "A woman kicked in her stomach is pregnant .", "One of the victims was in critical condition .", "Thousands of people were in the area after the Thunder's playoff win ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The young women in a Kabul classroom are learning how to deal with a difficult birth.", "As instructors watch over and guide the simulation, the girls gently tug at a baby doll as it passes through the model of a birth canal.", "These students, all in their third semester at the Ghazanfar Institute of...
[ "Afghanistan has long been ranked among the worst in the world for mothers .", "Afghan women 70 times more likely to die in childbirth than from a bullet or a bomb, group says .", "Trained midwives are helping battle grim statistics ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Great tennis rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will lock horns once again in Saturday's semifinals of the Indian Wells Masters event in California.", "Federer, seeking to reach the final for the first time since 2006 when he won it for the third year in a row, was first into the last four as he adde...
[ "Roger Federer to play Rafael Nadal in Saturday's semifinals at Indian Wells .", "They both progressed with wins over Argentine opponents on Friday .", "The world's top two female players will meet in Sunday's women's final .", "No.", "1 Victoria Azarenka takes on Russia's No.", "2 Maria Sharapova ." ]
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[ "Austin, Texas (CNN) -- Anyone expecting outspoken rocker Bruce Springsteen to spend his keynote address here at the South by Southwest music conference talking about his new No.", "1 album or the politically divided state of the country may have gotten a surprise.", "Instead, Springsteen delivered a rousing, w...
[ "Bruce Springsteen delivers a personal history of his music influences at music conference .", "Speaking to more than 1,000 people, he cites his love of Elvis, Dylan, Hank Williams and others .", "Springsteen is at the South By Southwest conference to help launch his new album ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The road back to the top of world golf is proving to be a long and arduous one for former world No.", "1 Tiger Woods.", "But a legend of the game has seen enough in the 14-time major winner's recent game to suggest he is closing in on his best form.", "Ahead of the annual PGA Tour tournament he host...
[ "Arnold Palmer says Tiger Woods is showing signs of returning to top form .", "Woods is playing in the annual Bay Hill tournament Palmer hosts this weekend .", "14-time major winner Woods has been hampered by an Achilles injury in recent times .", "The American has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational on six oc...
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[ "Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN) -- The state Democratic Party here is consumed with an ongoing sexual harassment scandal.", "The embattled governor is so unpopular she decided not to run for a second term.", "And supporters of same-sex marriage were dealt a crushing defeat at the ballot box last week.", "But t...
[ "President Barack Obama won North Carolina in 2008 election by less than 15,000 votes .", "GOP strategists predict an aggressive Mitt Romney can win state by \"substantial margin\"\nFinding new voters will be critical for the Obama team if it hopes to repeat 2008 success .", "Democratic consultant: \"An essenti...
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[ "(CNN) -- Chelsea still have work to do if they are to qualify for next season's Champions League after dropping points in a 1-1 draw at Fulham in the English Premier League on Monday night.", "This year's only English representatives in the semifinals of Europe's leading cup competition were pegged back by a lat...
[ "Frank Lampard scores his 150th Premier League goal in 1-1 draw with Fulham .", "Draw keeps Chelsea two points behind a Champions League qualifying place .", "Tottenham Hotspur lose 2-1 at home to Norwich City; Newcastle coast past Bolton 2-0 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- They already have the record for the longest final in grand slam history, and now tennis rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are preparing to make history again in an ambitious bid to attract the biggest crowd.", "The world's top-ranked players will go head-to-head in a special match for charity at R...
[ "Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic hope to break the record for the largest crowd .", "They aim to draw 80,000 fans -- the previous record of 35,681 set in 2010 .", "Pitch at Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium in Spain to be transformed into tennis court .", "World No.", "1 Djokovic has recently dominated against...
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[ "United Nations (CNN) -- Syria's U.N. ambassador lashed out Thursday at criticism of his daughter, who was in the news last week after ABC News' Barbara Walters expressed regret for having tried to help her.", "\"This is an unethical, immoral, baseless, unfounded, animal and brutal approach toward personal issues...
[ "\"This is an unethical, immoral, baseless, unfounded, animal and brutal approach,\" ambassador says .", "\"They are trying to attack me through my own daughter,\" Bashar Jaafari says .", "His comments follow the expression of regret by Barbara Walters for having tried to help his daughter ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Football fans traveling to Ukraine for this summer's European Championships have been warned they will face a \"criminal\" police force mired in so many abuse scandals that their behavior threatens to ruin the showpiece tournament.", "The Amnesty International report \"Ukraine: Euro 2012 jeopardised by ...
[ "Amnesty International label Ukrainian police 'criminal' ahead of Euro 2012 .", "Say that 'out of control' police could jeopardize the tournament .", "Security concerns raised after multiple bomb attacks near host city .", "European leaders boycotting matches over treatment of former Ukrainian PM ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Police in suburban Dallas are recommending that ex-football star Deion Sanders face a charge that could land him in prison for a year, after a dispute last week that led to his estranged wife's arrest, authorities said Thursday.", "The fact that the Prosper, Texas, police sought charges against Sanders ...
[ "Deion Sanders was involved in a dispute with his estranged wife last week .", "Pilar Sanders was arrested; husband was cited for a Class C misdemeanor .", "Prosper, Texas, police now want Deion Sanders charged with a Class A misdemeanor .", "If charged and convicted, the ex-NFL star could face up to one year...
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Axl Rose sent a \"Thanks, but no thanks\" letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for its induction of Guns N' Roses in Cleveland next weekend.", "Bad blood between Rose and several former band mates from the original 1985 lineup is apparently at the center of his decision.", "The Guns N'...
[ "Guns N' Roses will be inducted to the hall of fame Saturday .", "Axl Rose says he would not be \"wanted or respected\" at the induction ceremony .", "Rose is the group's lead singer and still tours with a revamped lineup .", "He blasts former members for \"reunion lies\"" ]
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[ "New York (CNN) -- The two-story tan house on East Linwood Avenue is unremarkable for suburban Maple Shade, just outside Camden, New Jersey.", "The man who lived there with his wife and teenage daughter blended in, too.", "He had friends and family over for barbecues on Memorial Day and other holidays.", "His...
[ "NEW: Pedro Hernandez is charged with murder in the case of Etan Patz .", "Police say that Hernandez confessed to the crime .", "He lived in a suburban New Jersey neighborhood and led a quiet life, his neighbors say .", "\"They were pretty good people, but you never know,\" a neighbor says ." ]
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[ "Rio de Janeiro (CNN) -- Carnival revelers descended on Rio de Janeiro, flocking to hundreds of block parties and cramming into designated areas to watch elaborate parades from dusk until dawn.", "Pounding drums and fireworks explosions announced the start of each samba school that parades down the emblematic str...
[ "Pounding drums and fireworks explosions announce the start of each samba school .", "The five-day Carnival in Rio started Friday .", "Neighborhoods across the city host block parties that attract thousands ." ]
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- When film documentarian Maria Agui Carter and other Latino producers banded together 13 years ago to address their underrepresentation in mass media, the mission seemed daunting and desperate, Carter said.", "\"We used to be few hundred people that started in 1999, very frustrated at lack of...
[ "National Association of Latino Independent Producers has 10,000 followers of its newsletter .", "\"We are celebrating the incredible explosion of Latinos in the media,\" group's leader says .", "But the group will discuss challenges at an annual conference this week ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Australia said Monday that it was relaxing sanctions on Myanmar, responding to the Southeast Asian country's political reforms by significantly reducing the number of government officials and lawmakers subject to travel restrictions.", "The Australian government said it would also encourage trade with M...
[ "Australia highlights the release of political prisoners and peace efforts with ethnic groups .", "It significantly reduces the number of Myanmar officials subject to travel restrictions .", "The Australian government also normalizes trade relations with the country .", "Myanmar's military rulers have begun l...
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[ "(CNN) -- A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in the West African nation of Benin, a U.S. State Department official said Sunday.", "The official, who asked not to be named given the sensitivity of the situation, said that U.S. diplomatic officials are providing \"consular assistance\" in the case.", "Authorities ...
[ "U.S. diplomatic officials are providing \"consular assistance,\" a U.S. official says .", "It's not clear when, where or why the person was abducted .", "Benin is a country of about 9 million people in West Africa ." ]
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[ "Berlin (CNN) -- Germany swore in a new president Sunday, with former pastor Joachim Gauck replacing Christian Wulff, who resigned last month in the face of scandals.", "Wulff announced his resignation February 17 after he was accused of financial impropriety and doing political favors for associates while he was...
[ "Joachim Gauck replaces Christian Wulff, who resigned last month .", "Wulff is accused of financial impropriety and doing political favors .", "He says he is innocent .", "His resignation is seen as a blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel, who backed him ." ]
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Authorities declined to file criminal charges Wednesday against a fifth-grade student for the death of 10-year-old Joanna Ramos, who suffered fatal blunt force head trauma after a fistfight in February.", "\"This case was a fight between two children that ended with unintended and tragic res...
[ "Joanna Ramos suffered head injury during a fight in February, then died .", "Los Angeles District Attorney's Office declines to file charges .", "Police say Joanna and a classmate had challenged each other to an after-school fight .", "Fight lasted less than a minute, and no weapons were involved, police say...
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[ "London (CNN) -- Elite athletes around the world are currently hard at work, cramming in a final few months of tough training ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.", "What drives them all is the hope that the blood, sweat and tears they've invested in their sporting careers over the years will mean that, come August...
[ "5,000 runners took part in a five-mile run around the Olympic Park in London .", "Course took competitors past some of the major venues for this summer's Games .", "Spice Girl Mel C, Princess Beatrice, former Olympians among celebrity participants ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders are set to address a host of pressing economic and military security issues this weekend as the United States hosts a high stakes Group of Eight summit outside Washington and a NATO summit in Chicago.", "A user's guide to the Chicago NATO su...
[ "President Obama is hosting G8 and NATO summits this weekend .", "Europe's economic crisis, Iran and Syria are expected to top the G8 agenda .", "NATO leaders will discuss the war in Afghanistan .", "Protests are expected at both summits ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Greece may have given us the word democracy and many of the principles of civil society.", "But now it is \"the sick man of Europe,\" and the people of other European democracies are asking whether it's worth saving with billions more dollars of their money.", "Put crudely, their argument is this: So ...
[ "Greece doesn't sit on oil reservoirs; it relies on agriculture, tourism as money-earners .", "Critics question whether Greece has the will or capacity to stay within the eurozone .", "Some argue that so long as Greece uses the euro, it will never become competitive ." ]
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[ "(LifeWire) -- Charlotte Eulette of Montclair, New Jersey, ceremoniously reclaimed her maiden name and slipped a ring from her mother on her newly bare wedding ring finger.", "Charlotte Eulette donned a shiny cocktail dress for her divorce celebration to reflect her goal to \"shine on.\"", "Cathryn Michon hit ...
[ "Some people are marking the end of their marriages with ceremony .", "One ceremony acknowledged the good, released the anguish .", "Other people hold an Irish wake-style divorce party .", "Organizer: Wedding dresses, husband's trophy deer head can burn ." ]
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[ "(EW.com) -- Shortly before the release of 2010′s Will Forte-starring action-comedy \"MacGruber,\" the \"Saturday Night Live\" star told this writer that he would definitely like to make a sequel.", "\"That is a dream scenario,\" said the comic.", "\"Just to be working with the same group of people would be a...
[ "Will Forte and director Jorma Taccone have been discussing a \"MacGruber\" sequel .", "\"MacGruber\" in 2010 only made a mere $4.1 million on its opening weekend .", "It certainly didn't lose that much thanks to its small $10 million budget ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Shareholders of the Olympus Corp. approved a new board Friday despite objections from a vocal minority of shareholders seeking new management that can distance the company from the $1.7 billion cover-up that rocked Japan Inc.", "The extraordinary shareholders meeting started with the outgoing president,...
[ "NEW: Shareholders of the Olympus Corp. approve a new board despite objections .", "New management will run the camera maker whose $1.7 billion cover-up rocked Japan Inc.", "Allegations after the October dismissal of former Olympus President Michael Woodford .", "Outgoing president, Shuichi Takayama, was gree...
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[ "(CNN) -- The earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci's \"Mona Lisa\" -- thought to have been painted at the same time as the original masterpiece -- has been discovered at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.", "The work offers art-lovers a tantalizing hint of what the model for the world's most famous painting r...
[ "Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, reveals discovery of earliest known copy of 'Mona Lisa'\nImage is thought to have been painted around the same time as Leonardo da Vinci's original work .", "Portrait will be unveiled later this month, before joining temporary exhibition at the Louvre, Paris ." ]
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[ "Johannesburg (CNN) -- South Africa's ruling African National Congress said Wednesday the party would drop the lawsuit it filed over a portrait of President Jacob Zuma that shows his genitals.", "The announcement was made by ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu at Johannesburg's Goodman Gallery, where the controversial ...
[ "Brett Murray's painting, called \"The Spear,\" was displayed at a Johannesburg gallery .", "Portrait of President Jacob Zuma was removed from public show after protesters defaced it .", "South Africa's ruling ANC says the artwork offends the president's dignity .", "The controversy over the portrait has rais...
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[ "(CNN) -- Anyone who uses a smartphone, puts away money in a 401(k), or wants to keep their grocery bill from skyrocketing needs to be aware of a new dynamic in the world economy.", "It's called the \"Plan B World\" and it is about how modern shocks to systems in far corners of the world are now having a direct i...
[ "Judith Rodin: In a globalized world, local disasters can have consequences everywhere .", "She says the Japanese tsunami led to part shortages that shut down assemby lines in U.S.\nRodin: Governments and businesses need to have contingency plans to cope with surprises ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court is set to release its much-anticipated rulings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care law enacted two years ago.", "The election-year rulings will not only guide how every American receives medical care but will also establish prec...
[ "The election-year rulings will guide how Americans receive medical care .", "They will also set boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social areas .", "An 1867 law could play a pivotal role .", "The government's key lawyer fielded more than 100 questions from the bench ." ]
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Alex Trebek suffered a mild heart attack Saturday, but the \"Jeopardy!\"", "host should make a full recovery and return to the game show next month, a Sony Television spokeswoman said Sunday.", "Trebek, 71, checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Saturday and remained there...
[ "Trebek, 71, checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Saturday .", "The \"Jeopardy!\"", "host \"is in good spirits,\" a Sony TV spokeswoman says .", "The show won the best game show Emmy at the Daytime Emmy awards Saturday ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Facebook advocates are touting the company's initial public offering this week -- the biggest ever for an Internet company-- as if it will save the net, the economy and the American way.", "Its detractors see the final chapter in the rise and fall of a smart but solipsistic Harvard dropout, and predict ...
[ "Douglas Rushkoff: Speculation over the meaning, value of Facebook IPO is overblown .", "He says valuation of company likely too high, timing not great, but people want in anyway .", "He says current Facebook will be overtaken by next-generation media; it must innovate .", "Rushkoff: By accepting Wall Street'...
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[ "(CNN) -- The English Premier League has decided to dispense with the traditional pre-match handshakes before Sunday's clash between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers due to the legal case involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.", "Chelsea captain Terry is accused of racially abusing QPR defender Ferdinand during...
[ "The Premier League dispense with pre-match handshakes for Chelsea v QPR match .", "Chelsea's John Terry on charges of using racist language at QPR's Anton Ferdinand .", "Incident alleged to have taken place during Premier League game in October .", "Terry denies the charges and has since been stripped of the...
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[ "Denver (CNN) -- A Colorado advocacy group is spending thousands of dollars to convince people that smoking pot is safer than drinking alcohol.", "It's an attempt by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol to rally support for a vote in November that would legalize the drug for recreational use.", "Colo...
[ "Voters to decide in fall whether Colorado will be the first state to allow recreational marijuana use .", "Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries now outnumber Starbucks .", "Marijuana linked to pulmonary problems; excessive alcohol use linked to GI, neurologic issues .", "Nationwide, more than a dozen init...
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[ "Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, will appoint a woman as one of his vice presidents and a Christian as another, his policy adviser told CNN.", "\"For the first time in Egyptian history -- not just modern but in all Egyptian history -- a woman will take that position,\...
[ "A Cairo court overturns a rule allowing the military to arrest civilians .", "Mohamed Morsi's adviser says he will pick a woman and a Christian as vice presidents .", "Morsi has begun assembling a new government .", "Ahmed Shafik will establish a new political party in Egypt, his office says ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama made light of the serious -- a Secret Service scandal and lavish spending at a government conference -- and the inconsequential -- the graying of his hair -- at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night.", "And he even made time for bus...
[ "Jimmy Kimmel gives as good as he gets .", "The president makes light of the Secret Service, GSA scandals .", "He also makes references to Donald Trump and his own hair ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- After ruining Memorial Day plans along the Florida and Georgia coasts, the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl are forecast to bring more rain to the Carolinas.", "The National Hurricane Center said Monday evening it expects the storm to move over the southern portions of Georgia, South Carolina, and North...
[ "NEW: Up to 6 inches of rain was reported near Jacksonville, Florida .", "NEW: Beryl produced a small tornado near Port St. Lucie, Florida .", "Beryl wrecked Memorial Day plans along the Florida and Georgia coasts .", "The storm is still producing lots of rain and creating dangerous surf conditions ." ]
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[ "(Mashable) -- Rovio CEO Mikael Hed says the immensely popular \"Angry Birds\" game is coming to Facebook next month with \"completely new aspects to it that just haven't been experienced in any other platform.\"", "According to \"All Facebook,\" Hed used the word \"collaborative\" to describe aspects of the game...
[ "\"Angry Birds\" is moving to Facebook .", "\"The pigs will have a more prominent role,\" Rovio CEO says .", "If you \"Like\" the Facebook page, Rovio will keep you posted about the migration ." ]
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[ "San Diego, California (CNN) -- The Obama administration calls its policy on illegal immigrants \"prosecutorial discretion.\"", "In reality, we're finding out, it amounts to business as usual, deporting huge numbers of hard-working immigrants.", "The objective of the new \"policy\" announced last year was to fo...
[ "Last year, Obama administration announced a relaxed policy on deporting illegal immigrants .", "Ruben Navarrette says a recent report showed the change has affected only 2% of cases .", "He says administration gave impression more people would be allowed to stay .", "Navarrette: Focus was supposed to be on d...
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[ "(CNN) -- Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans.", "Contacted Friday for comment, a representative for the tour said that no other information was available.", "No explanation was given, and there was no word on when the ...
[ "Van Halen will perform in Minnesota on Saturday .", "The band formed in 1974 .", "Van Halen was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 ." ]
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[ "Phoenix (CNN) -- An Arizona jury found Tammi Smith guilty of forgery and conspiracy to interfere with custody Thursday in the 2009 disappearance of 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson, whose whereabouts remain unknown.", "Smith was accused of trying to help Gabriel's mother, Elizabeth Johnson, wrangle custody of the boy...
[ "Tammi Smith was accused of scheming to adopt \"Baby Gabriel\"\nShe was found guilty Thursday of conspiracy to interfere with custody and forgery .", "The boy has never been found; his mother faces kidnapping and child abuse charges ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama gave a nod to America's heartland Tuesday, saying in an interview conducted during halftime of an NCAA basketball game in Ohio he wanted to show his British counterpart, David Cameron, a part of America rarely seen by foreign visitors.", "\"I thought it was going to be ...
[ "NEW: Prime minister, president take in NCAA basketball tourney game in Ohio .", "NEW: Obama is \"going to help me fill out my bracket,\" Cameron says .", "The White House stresses a special relationship with Britain .", "Cameron and Obama will hold talks Wednesday ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest men, Thursday excoriated a young woman model whose accusation that he raped her was dismissed a day earlier by a Spanish court, the prince said in a statement.", "Bin Talal said the court ruling \"dismissed the totality of the claims by the sel...
[ "Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says court ruling dismisses \"totality\" of rape accusation .", "A Spanish court \"eviscerated\" the credibility of young woman model accuser, prince says .", "The model, her lawyers and her mom waged \"a relentless public attack,\" prince says .", "\"Their accusations varied ...
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[ "(CNN) -- In Wes Anderson's latest film, \"Moonrise Kingdom,\" he tells the tale of two young lovers who reunite and run away into the wilderness after a year apart.", "It's 1965, and a major storm is bearing down on New Penzance Island, off the coast of New England, and their disappearance sets off an island-wid...
[ "Wes Anderson's \"Moonrise Kingdom\" is about young lovers who reunite and run away .", "The film stars Bruce Willis, Francis McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Ed Norton .", "Anderson: \"I want the movie to happen in a place where the audience has never been\"" ]
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[ "Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The bodies of five more people killed when the Costa Concordia cruise ship sank were found Thursday, bringing to 30 the number of bodies located, Italian officials said.", "Two of the roughly 4,200 originally aboard the cruise liner remain missing.", "The Costa Concordia, a ship belonging ...
[ "Two people who were on cruise liner remain missing .", "32 of 4,200 people on the Costa Concordia cruise ship are believed dead .", "Crews complete removal of 2,400 tons of oil from the ship's tanks .", "It will take up to a year to remove the ship's wreckage from Italy's coast ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- How do you solve a problem like Mario Balotelli?", "After an eventful fortnight that saw the Manchester City striker gatecrash a press conference, row with teammates and crash his Bentley, it's perhaps no wonder that his club manager Robert Mancini has been driven to despair.", "When reporters this we...
[ "\"I would punch him in the head if we were teammates,\" manager Mancini says of Balotelli .", "Allegations of locker room bust-up between Yaya Toure and Balotelli during Sunderland match .", "Controversy continues to follow Balotelli after he crashes his car in Manchester city center .", "Mancini must now fi...
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[ "(CNN) -- Authorities detained a man who tried to open the door of a commercial jet midair on Thursday, officials said.", "US Airways Flight 3801 made an unscheduled landing at Boston's Logan Airport, where Massachusetts State Police boarded the plane and took the unruly passenger into custody, State Trooper Thom...
[ "Police board the plane in Boston and take the unruly passenger into custody .", "The commercial jet was flying to Philadelphia when the incident occurred .", "Airline spokeswoman: The passenger seemed \"disoriented\"\nPassengers restrained him, according to an airport authority spokesman ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Turkey is changing its military rules of engagement and will now treat a military approach toward its borders by Syria as a potential threat that \"will be dealt with accordingly,\" Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.", "The announcement is a significant escalation of rhetoric afte...
[ "Turkey will consider any military approach from Syria a potential threat, its PM says .", "Turkish-Syrian ties have deteriorated during the uprising .", "The countries had sharp tensions in the 1990s over Kurdish militancy .", "NATO condemns the shooting down of the plane, but does not act ." ]
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[ "Madrid (CNN) -- Huge traffic jams snarled central Madrid Thursday, as Spain's first general strike in more than a year kicked off with nine people slightly injured in demonstrations, including police officers, the Interior Ministry said.", "Interior Ministry official Cristina Diaz said 58 people had been detaine...
[ "NEW: Post offices, ports, auto factories and garbage collection all stop, a union says .", "Traffic jams snarl central Madrid as people drive instead of taking public transport .", "The unions are protesting government budget cuts to reduce the deficit .", "Spain has an unemployment rate of 23% ." ]
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[ "Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- Poland, the European Union's fastest growing economy, wants to become a member of the eurozone -- but its finance minister says the country will wait until \"it is safe to do so.\"", "\"We want to join (the eurozone),\" Jan Vincent-Rostowski told CNN.", "\"I think we feel that there is ...
[ "Poland is the European Union's fastest growing economy .", "Poland's finance minister says the country wants to join the eurozone .", "Finance minister Jan Vincent-Rostowski says the eurozone must be \"repaired\"" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Dani Pedrosa edged out world champion Casey Stoner to take pole for the French MotoGP Saturday.", "Pedrosa was 0.303 seconds faster than his Honda teammate and the pair were the only two riders under the one minute 34 seconds mark at Le Mans.", "Spain's Pedrosa broke his collarbone last season -- leav...
[ "Dani Pedrosa claims pole for the French MotGP .", "Spaniard edges out Honda teammate Casey Stoner at Le Mans .", "Title challenger Jorge Lorenzo on second row .", "Italian legend Valentino Rossi seventh fastest on the Ducati ." ]
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[ "Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Preliminary results for Sunday's presidential election in the Dominican Republic gave former lawmaker Danilo Medina an early lead.", "Polls closed at 6 p.m.", "ET in the race, which shaped up as a two-man contest between political veterans.", "Medina and former Domi...
[ "NEW: Preliminary results give former lawmaker Danilo Medina an early lead .", "The election is a rematch of the 2000 elections .", "Dominican populations abroad play an important role in voting .", "The winner will need to garner 50% of the vote plus 1 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Jorge Lorenzo climbed from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at a rain-soaked Le Mans on Sunday and take the lead in the championship.", "Riding his Yamaha flawlessly in the wet conditions, Lorenzo took the lead on the first lap and eventually finished 9.905 seconds clear of Valentino Rossi, w...
[ "Jorge Lorenzo wins the French MotoGP for his second victory of the season .", "Valentino Rossi thrives in wet conditions to finish second for his best result for Ducati .", "Casey Stoner is third in the week he announced his impending retirement .", "Lorenzo leads the championship by eight points from Stoner...
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[ "(CNN) -- Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund swept aside Bayern Munich 5-2 in the German Cup final to win the domestic double for the first time in their history.", "Dortmund maintained their dominance over their Munich rivals with a fifth straight win.", "They won the Ger...
[ "Borussia Dortmund win German Cup with 5-2 win over Bayern Munich .", "Dortmund win the domestic double for the first time in their history .", "Bayern's confidence shaken ahead of Champions League final next weekend .", "Barcelona draw 2-2 at Real Betis in Pep Guardiola's final league game ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The late Academy Award-winning composer Maurice Jarre enjoyed a glittering career composing the scores to many classic films.", "French composer Maurice Jarre wrote scores for films by Hollywood legends like John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock and David Lean.", "Last month, the 84 year-old w...
[ "Oscar-winning composer, Maurice Jarre wrote score for \"Lawrence of Arabia\"\nJarre talks to CNN's The Screening Room in one of his final interviews .", "The director who died Sunday also worked with Hitchcock, and John Huston .", "He is in conversation Oscar-nominated composer, Alexandre Desplat ." ]
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[ "(WIRED) -- Without more funding, NASA will not meet its goal of tracking 90 percent of all deadly asteroids by 2020, according to a report released today by the National Academy of Sciences.", "This NASA artist's rendering shows a massive asteroid belt orbiting the Earth.", "The agency is on track to soon be a...
[ "Report: Without more funding, NASA will fall short if its goals of tracking asteroids .", "NASA hopes to spot 90 percent of the potentially dangerous objects by 2020 .", "Large asteroids could cause a global catastrophe if they strike Earth .", "The U.S. is the only country that has an operating asteroid-det...
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[ "(CNN) -- A historic site in China's former capital that dates back more than 600 years to the Ming Dynasty was damaged Sunday after a Ferrari raced across it before a publicity event for the Italian carmaker, the official Xinhua news agency said.", "The Ferrari 458 Italia sped around the ramparts of the ancient ...
[ "Ferrari leaves tread marks on city walls dating to Ming Dynasty in Nanjing .", "Ferrari said the drive was taken unauthorized by staff from its local distributor .", "District tourism bureau has reprimanded officials in charge of the city walls ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Rather than getting ready to attract more tourists in its high season, Greece is headed toward the polls again on June 17.", "In the midst of domestic political uncertainty, more and more outside observers agree that \"Grexit\" -- the prospect of Greece leaving the euro -- has become inevitable.", "Ye...
[ "Greeks preparing for fresh election after inconclusive May vote .", "Vote is seen as a test for whether Greeks want to stay in the eurozone .", "Article's author Pierpaolo Barbieri says most Greeks want to remain .", "Greek's currency crisis is threatening to cripple Europe's economy ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Hundreds of inmates in Mississippi whose fight among themselves spiraled into a riot were back in their cells Monday afternoon, leaving authorities to mourn the death of one guard and express thanks that things didn't turn out worse.", "\"When we first ... learned of the situation, I had a high degree o...
[ "NEW: The ACLU blasts \"for-profit incarceration,\" says the riot wasn't surprising .", "The riot began with a fight among prisoners, a sheriff says .", "Guard died due to what the coroner thinks was blunt force trauma .", "The sheriff praises law enforcement efforts and the private firm that runs the prison ...
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Elton John checked into a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday, where doctors diagnosed the 65-year-old singer with a serious respiratory infection, his publicist said Thursday.", "John was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after testing and treatment Wednesday, according to...
[ "NEW: Elton John is released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after testing and treatment .", "John, 65, became ill while performing at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last weekend .", "Doctors order seven days of complete rest and antibiotic treatment .", "His next three shows at the Caesars Colosseum are cancel...
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[ "Los Angeles and London (CNN) -- Can the roof of your house help you breathe easier by reducing the amount of harmful pollutants from urban air?", "\"Yes,\" claims John Renowden, vice president of technology at Boral Roofing, a U.S. company that has introduced a line of roof tiles that they say have pollution-bus...
[ "\"Smog-eating tiles\" can oxidize the smog-forming nitrogen oxides released in the air .", "The technology is used in a number of industries for the creation of eco-friendly products .", "Experts warn air pollution poses a serious threat to the health of city dwellers .", "Los Angeles has the highest levels ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a nuclear submarine early Thursday at a U.S. Navy shipyard in Maine after battling it for hours, according to a statement released by the shipyard.", "Seven people were injured and were treated either on the scene or at \"a local medical facility,\" the statement fro...
[ "NEW: Fire on USS Miami at shipyard in Maine was put out early Thursday .", "NEW: Seven were injured in the submarine blaze .", "The sub's reactor was not affected, and no weapons were aboard, officials say ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years sparked fears of illness that prompted two South Korean retailers to suspend the sale of American beef.", "However, public health officials said the risk of Americans contracting the disease is low, given that the affected dairy cow in central Californ...
[ "\"They're not looking very hard for mad cow disease,\" says critic of USDA .", "South Korea is the second-largest importer of beef from the United States .", "In people, symptoms of mad cow disease include psychiatric and behavioral changes ." ]
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[ "Buenos Aires (CNN) -- A premature baby who survived hours in a morgue refrigerator in Argentina was in \"very serious\" condition after doctors detected an infection, state media reported.", "The infection could compromise Luz Milagros Veron's neurological system and kidney function, the Telam news agency report...
[ "Doctors detect an infection that could compromise the baby's neurological and kidney function .", "Luz Milagros Veron is in \"very serious\" condition, state media reports .", "The baby was pronounced dead and withstood more than 10 hours in a morgue refrigerator .", "Health minister: \"There was an error of...
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[ "(CNN) -- News that the New York Police Department has a man in custody who has implicated himself in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz raises the tantalizing possibility that this case might finally be solved.", "It's the latest in a long series of twists and turns as investigators try to unravel a mystery tha...
[ "The 33-year-old Etan Patz case continues to stymie investigators .", "Investigators recently concluded a search of a basement near where the boy disappeared .", "Like other leads, it failed to definitively reveal what happened to Etan Patz .", "Investigator says it's a success that the case is still getting ...
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[ "(CNN) -- The daughter of deposed Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi asked international prosecutors to begin investigating her father's and brother's deaths as possible war crimes in a letter submitted Wednesday to the United Nations Security Council.", "Aisha Gadhafi, who fled to Algeria in August 2011, asked Int...
[ "She asked prosecutors to begin investigating her father's and brother's deaths .", "Aisha Gadhafi, who fled to Algeria in August 2011, asked last year to open an investigation .", "She is a former U.N. goodwill ambassador, as well as a lawyer ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- It took less than 10 seconds to bring a steel, 345-ton relic of the Cold War era crashing to the ground in the Nevada desert Wednesday.", "The 1,527-foot-tall BREN tower was the tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River.", "It was also the tallest structure of its kind ever demolis...
[ "BREN was the tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River .", "Tower was used to estimate radiation doses received by WWII nuke survivors .", "BREN was last used for research in 1999 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A federal judge wants to see secret videotapes showing terror suspects forcibly removed from their cells at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.", "The sharply worded order from Judge John Bates, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, was issued late Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by re...
[ "Order was issued in a suit brought by relatives of Kuwaiti inmates at Gitmo .", "Secret tapes show terror suspects being forcibly removed from their cells .", "Judge says he must see the tapes to decide whether they can be used as evidence .", "He had issued three previous orders to speed up delivery or just...
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[ "(CNN) -- With his health in question and speculation rampant about his future, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has named 10 Venezuelans to an influential commission.", "The Council of State, as it is known, is stipulated in the Venezuelan Constitution as the highest circle of advisers to the president, but has ...
[ "Chavez named members for the Council of State .", "The body will have influence over the government .", "Vice President Elias Jaua will preside, as the constitution says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Relief expressed Sunday at the death of Pan Am 103 bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi by relatives of some of his 270 victims was tempered by still-smoldering anger at his release from prison more than two years ago.", "\"Fine. He deserved to die,\" said Susan Cohen of Cape May Court House, New Jer...
[ "Relatives of those who died are still angry about bomber's release .", "\"It's about time,\" says the mother of on Pan Am 103 victim .", "Another victim's mother believes co-conspirators are still in Libya ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation threatened legal action over the online sale of a vial purportedly containing dried blood from the former president following a 1981 assassination attempt.", "\"If indeed this story is true, it's a craven act and we will use every legal means to stop its sale or...
[ "The Ronald Reagan Foundation calls the sale \"a craven act\"\nBidding for the vial nears $15,000 .", "The blood was apparently taken after the 1981 attempt on Reagan's life .", "The seller says his mother worked at a lab and kept the vial ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- His fans are literally throwing money at him.", "The Chinese artist, activist and Internet sensation Ai Weiwei has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from fans who want to help him pay back taxes of $2.3 million.", "Many are simply throwing the money into his Beijing compound.", "\"His suppo...
[ "Ai Weiwei is an artist and Internet activist in China .", "CNN talks with the maker of the upcoming documentary \"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry\"\nFilmmaker: Ai didn't type or use computers until 2005 .", "He has managed to become a social media sensation ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed new sanctions on the Syrian regime, urging it to adopt a U.N.-backed peace plan that so far has failed to stop the mounting carnage.", "At the same time, effects of the Syrian conflict are being felt in neighboring Lebanon, where clashes have killed at ...
[ "Opposition: At least 23 regime soldiers were killed Monday in clashes at Rastan .", "The Syrian government reports 4 deaths, including two army officers .", "Rastan has been pummeled by government attacks, an opposition group says .", "Report: Clashes continue between pro- and anti-Assad factions within Leba...
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- After months of difficult talks, bipartisan House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal on a giant transportation funding bill Wednesday, multiple sources tell CNN.", "A formal announcement is expected late Wednesday night after the last details are hammered out and the final langua...
[ "A formal announcement is expected late Wednesday night, multiple sources tell CNN .", "Leaders hope to attach transportation bill to measure on student loans .", "Passage would be significant moment for a Congress that's been trapped in partisan gridlock ." ]
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[ "Athens, Greece (CNN) -- The leader of the socialist PASOK party in Greece is starting efforts to build a government, his party said, making him the third Greek politician since Sunday to try to do so.", "PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos held meetings with the leader of the Democratic Left party, Fotis Kouvelis, ...
[ "NEW: Socialist leader Venizelos calls talks a \"first step\" toward a coalition .", "Opinion poll suggests the leftist Syriza party would win most votes in a new election .", "Two other politicians say they can't get enough backing from other parties to form a coalition .", "If no government is formed by May...
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[ "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A few dozen Iranians threw shoes at posters of U.S. President George W. Bush in Tehran Friday morning, a demonstration of support for an Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing his shoes at President Bush two weeks ago in Baghdad.", "A woman throws a training shoe at a caricature poster of Pre...
[ "Journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush wins Iranian fans .", "Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps sponsored Tehran shoe-throwing events .", "Shoe-throwing is a traditional insult in Arab culture ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors dropped the remaining charges against former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday, less than two weeks after his corruption trial ended in an acquittal and mistrial.", "The Justice Department had accused Edwards of using nearly $1 million in illegal ...
[ "NEW: Edwards \"has repeatedly admitted to his sins\" but committed no crime, lawyers say .", "Justice Department says it won't re-try John Edwards .", "The ex-Democratic presidential candidate was accused of campaign finance violations .", "Edwards was acquitted on one count and jurors deadlocked on the rest...
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[ "(CNN) -- The City of Fullerton, California, has reached a $1 million settlement with the mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died last year after a beating he received at the hands of police officers.", "The settlement comes a week after a California judge ordered that two Fullerton police officers stand t...
[ "A wrongful death suit is pending against the city .", "Kelly Thomas, 37, who was homeless, was beaten last year in Fullerton, California .", "Officer Manuel Ramos and Cpl.", "Jay Patrick Cicinelli are charged in the death .", "They have pleaded not guilty to the charges ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- A group of Catholic activists gathered in front of a Manhattan cathedral Tuesday for the latest protest over a Vatican reprimand of America's largest organization of Catholic nuns.", "About two dozen parishioners and former clergy gathered in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral, protesting last mo...
[ "Catholic activists gathered in front of a Manhattan cathedral Tuesday .", "They were protesting a Vatican reprimand of America's largest organization of Catholic nuns .", "The church accused the organization of sponsoring \"certain radical feminist themes\"\nLast week, crowds gathered in Cincinnati in a simila...
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[ "(CNN) -- Shortly after President Barack Obama was inaugurated, he said that his re-election effort will be judged largely on the economy.", "The overall unemployment rate is above 8%; fewer than 150,000 jobs were created the last month; student loan debt has hit $1 trillion; consumer personal credit card debt is...
[ "GOP considered airing sermons by the Rev.", "Jeremiah Wright to attack President Obama .", "Roland Martin says economy seems to be fertile ground for attacks .", "Making Wright a campaign issue in 2008 wouldn't have kept Obama from winning, he says .", "Martin: Dredging Wright up in 2012 is silly, childish...
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[ "Inside Syria (CNN) -- Sa'er is a self-described assassin for the Syrian government.", "He says he has fired on unarmed protesters, killed as many as 70 people and once slit a man's throat.", "It was kill or be killed, he says; Sa'er says he was simply carrying out orders.", "He says he worked at an Interior ...
[ "Sa'er is a self-described assassin for the government .", "He agreed to be filmed as he underwent medical treatment .", "He says he fired on unarmed protesters and killed as many as 70 people .", "It was kill or be killed for not carrying out orders, he tells CNN ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. investigation into the controversial fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican boy by a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been closed without prosecution because of \"insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal charges,\" the Justice Department announced Friday.", "The decision was immed...
[ "The decision was denounced by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs .", "Family's lawsuit against the U.S. government was thrown out last year .", "DoJ says investigation didn't find evidence to pursue charges against agent ." ]
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[ "Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- A lawyer breaks down sobbing in court.", "The president's children sit in the public gallery.", "The secretary general of the ruling party, the African National Congress, sits behind them.", "Outside, military veterans and riot police hold back crowds dancing in support of...
[ "Painting by Brett Murray, \"The Spear of the Nation\" shows Jacob Zuma's genitals .", "South Africa's ruling ANC claims the artwork offends the president's dignity .", "Party wants the controversial image to be removed from websites .", "Lawyer sobs in court describing South Africa's struggle for freedom, hu...
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[ "London (CNN) -- It was a rare sight for media watchers on Wednesday: Rupert Murdoch, the indomitable head of the News Corp. empire, called before a judicial inquiry to explain how his influence has shaped Britain's media and political landscape.", "Still, it's not the first time the 81-year-old chairman of News ...
[ "Rupert Murdoch denies giving politicians favorable coverage in return for commercial advantage .", "He has \"never asked a prime minister for anything,\" he told a British inquiry into press ethics .", "Murdoch owns huge chunks of the British, American and Australian media markets .", "Murdoch's News Corp. a...
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[ "(CNN) -- The Chicago City Council approved a measure on Wednesday that allows police to issue citations for those carrying small amounts of marijuana rather than make arrests.", "It's the latest follow through by U.S. officials to decrease penalties associated with the drug.", "The ordinance, which was modifie...
[ "Chicago approves a measure that allows citations for those carrying small amounts .", "Offenders would face a fine that ranges from $250 to $500 .", "Rhode Island Gov.", "Lincoln Chafee signed a similar measure into law earlier this month .", "New York Gov.", "Andrew Cuomo asked legislators to reduce pen...
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[ "(CNN) -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is a veteran of nearly 300 Formula One races, but he still felt a rush of excitement on Tuesday as Mercedes unveiled their car for the 2012 season.", "The motorsport legend was joined by fellow German Nico Rosberg and team principal Ross Brawn as Mercedes sho...
[ "Michael Schumacher is excited ahead of the 2012 Formula One season .", "The seven-time world champion was speaking as Mercedes unveiled their new car .", "The German claims he is still hungry for on-track success despite being 43 years old .", "The 2012 season starts with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbour...
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[ "(CNN) -- Many said he only left Barcelona for the money.", "After all, he reportedly earns more than $300,000 a week in England.", "Why else would you leave the world's most successful club?", "Yaya Toure, however, insists that he came to Manchester City in 2010 for one reason -- to make history.", "He cou...
[ "Manchester City seeking to win first English title in 44 years this weekend .", "Key player Yaya Toure tells CNN he wants to help make history at the club .", "He says the return of Carlos Tevez has helped City's bid to finish first .", "Toure wants to help City become one of Europe's biggest clubs ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Animal print is as classic to fashion as the little black dress.", "But this spring, the orange-and-black look of leopard is heading to the back of the closet in exchange for cuddly kitten faces.", "Animals are shaping what we wear, from high-fashion runways to big retail stores to resale shops -- and...
[ "Graphic animal prints are a fashion trend this spring .", "Sophisticated animal prints came into fashion in 2006, opening the door to other animal motifs .", "Wolves, dogs and cats show up on shirts and dresses on runways and in Etsy stores ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- R. Kelly canceled scheduled appearances in New York to return to Chicago on Wednesday because of a health emergency, his publicist said.", "R. Kelly hopes you'll write him back .", "The R&B singer was on his way to New York to be on \"The Jimmy Fallon Show\" and NBC's \"Today\" when he became ill and ...
[ "The R&B singer was on his way to New York when he became sick .", "Kelly's apparently suffering from complications from surgery last year, his publicist says .", "\"It is unclear how long Kelly may be sidelined,\" his statement says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- It's one of the most polarizing issues among people today.", "It's drawn online protests and immense frustration.", "And once you've formed an opinion about it, it's hard to change your mind.", "Nope, it's not the 2012 election.", "It's another Facebook redesign.", "Facebook Timeline, currently ...
[ "New Facebook layout features larger images, life events .", "Timeline fans and foes are using the new design to express themselves in creative ways .", "Take a look at some of our favorite profiles in the gallery above .", "See more creative Timelines on CNN iReport ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The image of Jerry Sandusky, once emblazoned across a renowned bookstore mural near the Penn State campus, has been replaced -- a move that the artist says he'd been waiting to make until the end of a child sexual abuse trial that's still fresh in the minds of many.", "\"I just couldn't have it up there...
[ "The image of Jerry Sandusky has been replaced on a renowned bookstore mural .", "The artist put a picture of an advocate for sexual abuse victims in place of Sandusky's .", "The university says the student section of Beaver Stadium is sold out for football season .", "Sandusky sentence could come just as the...
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[ "(CNN) -- A judge on Saturday postponed the tax evasion court hearing of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving a seven-year prison sentence following last year's conviction of abuse of authority.", "Judge Konstantin Sadovsky postponed the hearing until May 21, ruling that Tymoshenko cou...
[ "A judge has postponed a court hearing for Yulia Tymoshenko until May 21 .", "Judge Konstantin Sadovsky ruled the former prime minister can not be tried in absentia .", "Tymoshenko did not attend the hearing because of back pain, state media reported .", "Tymoshenko is serving seven years in prison for abuse ...
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[ "(CNN) -- A federal appeals court on Monday affirmed a previous injunction of Arizona's controversial immigration law, another setback for legislation that has drawn sharp opposition from President Barack Obama's administration.", "In its ruling, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circui...
[ "NEW: An immigrant activist says, \"This decisions says ... Gov.", "Brewer is wrong\"\nBrewer says the ruling harms \"the safety and well-being of Arizonans\"\nU.S. appeals court judges on Monday affirm an earlier ruling on Arizona's SB 1070 .", "That ruling had blocked key provisions of the law, just before th...
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[ "Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday warned that he could call for early elections, following a string of political crises since the U.S. withdrawal in the war-torn Middle Eastern nation.", "\"When the other side refuses to sit at the table of dialogue and insists on the policy of pr...
[ "NEW: Al-Maliki's critics are threatening to hold a no-confidence vote against him .", "Al-Maliki accuses \"the other side\" of provoking crises, leading to the need for elections .", "The country has faced a string of political crises since the U.S. withdrawal .", "The next parliamentary elections are not sc...
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[ "Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- A judge fined six Zimbabwean human rights activists $500 each on Wednesday for watching footage of the Arab Spring protests and threatened to send them to prison for 10 months if they fail to pay up by Monday.", "The defendants were among dozens arrested in February 2011 during an acade...
[ "The activists were jailed for watching a video about the Egypt and Tunisia revolts .", "A judge ordered them to pay $500 by Monday or go to prison for 10 months .", "The amount is more than a year's pay for an average worker in Zimbabwe .", "Prosecutors accused them of plotting a revolt against longtime Pres...
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- A woman filed a battery complaint against Lindsay Lohan on Saturday, accusing the actress of shoving her at a West Hollywood nightclub two nights earlier, according to a Los Angeles County sheriff's official.", "Lohan publicist Steve Honig told CNN that the actress did not go to the Standard...
[ "NEW: Lohan wasn't at nightclub where the incident allegedly happened, her publicist says .", "\"It's just an allegation,\" a sheriff's deputy says .", "Publicist: \"You have to wonder about someone who calls the media before the police\"\nA judge advised Lohan to \"stop the nightclubbing and focus on your work...
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