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[ "(CNN) -- Barclays CEO Bob Diamond and COO Jerry del Missier have resigned in the wake of the interest rate-fixing scandal that has rocked the bank.", "The resignations come less than a week after Barclays, one of the world's largest banks, was fined $450 million by British and U.S. regulators after admitting it ...
[ "Barclays CEO Bob Diamond resigns in wake of LIBOR rate-fixing scandal at bank .", "Silva: LIBOR rate fixing unforgivable because it affects public, not rich investors .", "Silva: Top bankers will now have to be more in touch with concerns of the public ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Syria's besieged leader says he regrets that his soldiers shot down a Turkish jet last month but said they thought the plane belonged to Israel.", "\"I would not wish it for any plane other than an enemy one.", "Especially for a Turkish plane, I say 100%, if only we did not shoot it down,\" President ...
[ "NEW: The Tuesday death toll stands at 71, an opposition group said .", "Bashar al-Assad: Israeli planes have used the same corridor where Turkish jet was downed .", "Al-Assad: Turkey's prime minister wants to stir up animosities .", "Envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman says forging peace will be \"a long, bumpy roa...
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[ "(CNN) -- Germany's build-up to Euro 2012 suffered a setback Saturday with a 5-3 defeat to Switzerland in Basel.", "It was the first time the Swiss, who did not qualify for this summer's tournament, had beaten Germany in an international since 1956.", "German coach Joachim Loew fielded an understrength team as ...
[ "Switzerland beat Germany 5-3 in friendly international in Basel .", "Eren Derdiyok scores hat-trick for the rampant Swiss .", "World and European champions Spain beat Serbia 2-0 .", "Netherlands lose 2-1 at home to Bulgaria ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Spain's top two ranked tennis players, Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, have confirmed they will not be playing in the 2012 Davis Cup.", "Soon after helping their country lift the title for a fifth time on Sunday, Nadal and Ferrer told reporters that they will skip the tournament next year -- with Ferrer ...
[ "Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer tell reporters they will not play in the 2012 Davis Cup .", "Nadal says he is having a year's break to concentrate on grand slams and Olympics .", "Ferrer confirms he is retiring from Davis Cup duty after five years playing for Spain ." ]
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[ "Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Members of the powerful Hezbollah movement and its allies brought down Lebanon's unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet.", "Minister of State Adnan Sayyed Hussein turned in his resignation along with 10 members of the Hezbollah-led March 8 al...
[ "NEW: Obama meets with Hariri and denounces Hezbollah's actions .", "An 11th minister resigns, causing the government to collapse .", "The row between Saad Hariri and Hezbollah is over a tribunal probe ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Actor-comedian Eddie Murphy publicly acknowledged on Friday having fathered a child out of wedlock with Spice Girls singer Melanie Brown, who brought a paternity suit against him earlier this week.", "Eddie Murphy, at the Academy Awards in February, is the father of Spice Gi...
[ "Murphy says he dated Brown \"very briefly and never made plans of ANY sort\"\nMurphy had never publicly acknowledged paternity before .", "DNA test confirmed Murphy as father of Brown's baby ." ]
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[ "Atlanta (CNN) -- Kim Davis buried three members of her family at Savannah's Magnolia Memorial Gardens last year.", "She visits them three or four times a week.", "She hears her brother, Troy Davis: \"I am innocent.\"", "She hears her sister, Martina Correia: \"Don't give up the fight.\"", "And her mother, ...
[ "Troy Davis' younger sister has taken up the battle to clear his name .", "He was executed for the murder of police officer Mark MacPhail .", "Kim Davis lost her brother, sister and mother last year .", "She says she prays for the MacPhail family ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Workers involved in the tourism industry along the U.S. Gulf Coast hope this Memorial Day weekend is one of their best in a long time.", "The threat of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill kept many tourists away from beach communities last year.", "Since the oil spill, BP has provided money to states...
[ "The threat of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill kept many tourists away last year .", "BP has been providing money to states to help promote tourism .", "\"We are looking for a really solid Memorial Day, and a really solid summer,\" says tourism official ." ]
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[ "Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Decades after The Beatles first surged onto the international music stage, fans in Argentina are flocking to a new museum dedicated to the 'Fab Four' that opened in the country's capital this week.", "Museum creator Rodolfo Vazquez said he started his private collection after som...
[ "The museum's creator has been collecting memorabilia since he was age 10 .", "His collection earns him a Guinness World Record in 2001 .", "He says the museum is the first Beatles museum in Latin America .", "The complex housing the museum also includes a replica of the bar where The Beatles played ." ]
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[ "(EW.com) -- When Lady Gaga flounces onto a concert stage in one of her Marie Antoinette-gone-\"Clockwork Orange\" getups, there's never much doubt that you're watching a glorious ''monster.''", "The magic of Katy Perry, by contrast, is that she'll show up to perform in a shiny blue wig with Bettie Page bangs wea...
[ "EW gives \"Katy Perry: Part of Me\" an A- .", "The magic of Katy Perry is that she still seems like the girl next door .", "The film documents her Pentecostal upbringing and her breakup with Russell Brand ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Spaniard pop singer Alejandro Sanz has married Raquel Perera in a private ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, the couple announced Wednesday.", "The newlyweds, who married on May 23, then baptized their son, Dylan, on Saturday, the parents said in a statement.", "\"It was a very beautiful day, unique and mo...
[ "Alejandro Sanz and Raquel Perera marry in Barcelona .", "The newlyweds baptize their son, Dylan, days later .", "Sanz was born in Madrid and raised in the country's southern Andalusia region .", "Sanz's popular music is inspired by Spain's flamenco tradition ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Political groups and campaigns hoping to sway voters on the health care issue have spent about $70 million on health-themed TV ads since January 2011, according to a CNN analysis of ad spending data.", "What the health care ruling means to you .", "The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday o...
[ "PACs, campaigns have spent about $70 million on health care ads since January 2011 .", "AARP among the groups that spent the most: $10.3 million on ads supporting the new law .", "Most money went to ads opposed to the law, a CNN data analysis showed .", "Conservative Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies s...
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[ "(CNN) -- Real Madrid had two players and coach Jose Mourinho sent off as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Villarreal, offering hope to Barcelona in the race for the Spanish title.", "Cristiano Ronaldo's goal looked to have sealed victory for the league leaders, only for Marcos Senna to salvage a point for the hom...
[ "Nine-man Real Madrid held to a 1-1 draw at Villarreal in Spain's La Liga .", "Coach Jose Mourinho sent off as well as players Mesut Ozil and Sergio Ramos .", "The draw sees Real extend their lead over Barcelona to six points with 10 games left .", "Bayern Munich seal their place in German Cup final with win ...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- A new robotic suit could transform the lives of paralyzed people, giving them the ability to walk again.", "A lightweight robotic suit can help some wheelchair users walk.", "The invention, known as ReWalk, acts like a kind of exoskeleton.", "It consists of lightweight, motorized leg...
[ "Robotic suit developed in Israel helps paraplegics walk again .", "Device gives paralyzed people alternative to using a wheelchair .", "Invention currently in clinical trials and could be on the market by 2010 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Vacation season is nearly over, and kids are returning to school with the telltale tans and smiles that mean they had a wonderful and relaxing holiday.", "Kristy McCloskey and her husband were stuck in Ecuador after a volcanic eruption covered the town with ash.", "Some of our iReporters weren't so lu...
[ "iReporter is mistakenly diagnosed with cancer in Hawaii .", "A cruise to the tropics is stranded in Norfolk, Virginia .", "Other iReporters survive hurricanes, flooding and a volcano while on vacation .", "iReport.com: Share your worst travel experience ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A pilot and passenger were killed as two small planes collided in the air above Fauquier County, Virginia, on Monday, the FAA and Virginia State Police told CNN.", "The midair collision happened about five miles south of the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport around 4 p.m. \"One plane has been destroyed by fire...
[ "NEW: A midair collision involving two small planes results in two deaths, authorities say .", "NEW: The pilot and a passenger aboard one aircraft died .", "Planes collide about 5 miles south of an airport in Virginia .", "The pilot of the other plane is taken to a hospital ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani complained to U.S. Gen. John Allen about Taliban incursions from Afghanistan into Pakistan when he met the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, a Pakistani army source said Wednesday.", "Kayani urged NATO to stop militants from crossing the border, acco...
[ "NATO's Afghanistan commander meets with a top Pakistani general, Pakistan says .", "Pakistan wants NATO to stop the Taliban from crossing the border, an officer says .", "Pakistan and the United States have an uneasy relationship ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- After months of speculation and rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S III has finally been revealed, and yes it is more powerful that you could have ever imagined.", "Likely to be one of \"the\" phones of the year, the new handset offers just about all the technology you could wish for in a smartphone.", "Ther...
[ "Miles: Samsung Galaxy S III is the phone for the flag bearers .", "The device offers all the technology you could wish for in a smartphone, he says .", "It has the power to take on the iPhone 4S and any phone that comes out during the year .", "But its might and expertise is likely to be too much for people ...
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[ "(CNN) -- He predicted it would be an emotional occasion, and so it proved.", "Ivan Ljubicic could have chosen to bow out from tennis on a grander stage, but the Monte Carlo Masters was the perfect place for him.", "\"I picked this one as my last because in 1999 I beat (Russia's Yevgeny) Kafelnikov, which was m...
[ "Ivan Ljubicic retires from professional tennis after a stellar career which included 10 titles .", "The 33-year-old was also part of Croatian Davis Cup team which beat Slovakia in 2005 .", "Says Djokovic displayed mental strengths as a youngster but was not the best technically .", "Ljubicic claimed ATP Indi...
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[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's president has summoned the lower house of parliament to meet Friday to elect a new prime minister after the nation's top court ruled that Yousuf Raza Gilani is ineligible to hold office.", "The session is set to convene early Friday, said Mehboob Gurmaini, a parliament spo...
[ "President picks candidate for prime minister, state TV says .", "Pakistan's president has called on parliament to meet Friday .", "The lower house will choose a new prime minister .", "The high court disqualified Yousuf Raza Gilani to hold office because of contempt charges ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration is failing to adequately report, track and fix airport security breaches, according to the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general.", "As a result, the TSA \"does not have a complete understanding\" of breaches at the nation's airports, s...
[ "Inspector general says the TSA \"does not have a complete understanding\" of breaches .", "Breaches at Newark Airport included a knife bypassing TSA screening .", "\"There is no clear guidance on what to report and when to report,\" an official says .", "Aministrator says TSA \"can further develop and expand...
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[ "(CNN) -- A ship carrying about 200 people capsized in the waters between Australia and Indonesia, rescue officials in both countries said Thursday.", "A merchant ship was diverted to the scene and is taking on survivors, said Jo Meehan of the Australian Marine Safety Authority.", "An Australian naval vessel ha...
[ "The ship overturns midway between Australia and Indonesia .", "Vessels are on the scene in hope of rescuing survivors .", "Authorities don't know exactly how many were onboard because they board illegally, an official says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Republican Gov.", "Scott Walker's convincing win Tuesday in Wisconsin was not just a victory for the governor himself, but a major triumph for conservatives in the fight to curb public employee unions.", "For the country's sake, however, it will be far better if this struggle remains a fight rather th...
[ "Wisconsin Gov.", "Scott Walker survived recall effort by wide margin Tuesday .", "When Walker limited public worker unions rights, it caused a firestorm .", "Walker's win, authors write, reveals the extent of the backlash against these unions .", "Writers: Other governors are right to curb abuses, but they...
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[ "(CNN) -- McLaren's Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday practice ahead of his home British Grand Prix, on a day which saw heavy rain batter the Silverstone track and left organizers with a big headache.", "Hamilton's lap on one minute 56.345 seconds in the afternoon session was 0.129 seconds faster than that of...
[ "McLaren's Lewis Hamilton tops rain-soaked British GP practice .", "Williams' Bruno Senna crashes out at Silverstone after losing control of his car .", "Ferrari's Fernando Alonso loses his front wing due to collision with the wall .", "Organizers tell some fans to stay away from Saturday qualifying ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Apple says it has fixed a glitch that was causing apps downloaded from its online store to crash this week.", "\"We had a temporary issue that began yesterday with a server that generated DRM code for some apps being downloaded,\" Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said.", "\"It affected a small number of...
[ "Apple says Friday a glitch causing apps to crash has been fixed .", "Problem was noted by creator of the app Instapaper .", "Users can delete, then re-install, affected apps ." ]
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[ "Lake Mary, Florida (CNN) -- Shortly after joining the Lake Mary Police Department in 2007, Zach Hudson was dispatched to the home of two elderly women.", "What he saw left him appalled.", "The two women -- a mother in her 90s and a daughter in her 70s -- had no food and no electricity.", "Each month, they al...
[ "Police officer Zach Hudson often saw senior citizens vulnerable and victimized .", "He formed a group of volunteers in Florida to reach out to seniors and help .", "The house calls provide specialized service that police, fire departments usually can't .", "Do you know a hero?", "Nominations are open for 2...
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[ "(CNN) -- Indonesia celebrated a unique birth this weekend in the form of a baby Sumatran rhino -- only the fifth known to have been born in captivity ever.", "The rare arrival took place at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in the Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra province, making Indonesia the third country to hav...
[ "Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia, the fifth known to have been born in captivity ever .", "Indonesia is now the third country to have successfully bred the species in captivity .", "Less than 200 Sumatran rhinos remain in the world, making it the most endangered of all rhino species ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia named Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz to be crown prince Monday, the state news agency reported, putting him next in line to the throne of the oil-rich kingdom.", "His appointment comes a day after burial services for Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, whose death was announced Saturday.", "Sa...
[ "NEW: Salman bin Abdulaziz is a half-brother of King Abdullah .", "He becomes next in line to the throne of the oil-rich kingdom .", "Salman retains his post as defense minister and becomes deputy prime minister .", "His predecessor, Prince Nayef, was buried Sunday ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Miami Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA's 2011-2012 Most Valuable Player.", "The league announced Saturday that James is the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy for the third time.", "He is the first player since Michael Jordan to win at least three MVP titles.", "James totaled 1,074 points inc...
[ "It is his third MVP title .", "He credits his teammates for the honor .", "James says the award he really wants is a championship ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Carl Beane, known to baseball fans as \"the voice of Fenway Park,\" died Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash after suffering a heart attack in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, according to a statement from the Boston Red Sox.", "Beane, 59 and a Massachusetts native, began his sports broadcasting career in 197...
[ "Red Sox P.A.", "announcer Carl Beane's car crashed after he suffered a heart attack .", "Only his car was involved and no one else was in the vehicle .", "Beane became the Fenway Park announcer in 2003 after winning a competition .", "His voice can be heard at the Baseball Hall of Fame ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- In 1922 a team of British explorers set off on a historic first attempt to climb the world's highest mountain.", "They never reached the top of Mount Everest, but their incredible feat of scaling within 2,000 feet of the summit was considered so groundbreaking they were each awarded an Olympic gold meda...
[ "British climber Kenton Cool attempts to carry Olympic gold medal to Mt.", "Everest summit .", "Climb in honor of explorers who made world's first attempt to scale mountain in 1922 .", "The explorers turn back just 2,000 feet from summit after avalanche kills seven Sherpas .", "However, they were still awar...
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan's had enough of people's false accusations while she's trying to get her career back on track after five years of legal troubles, her publicist said Tuesday.", "\"We've reached a point where it's just not going to be tolerated anymore,\" Steve Honig said.", "\"People need to ...
[ "NEW: \"It's just not going to be tolerated anymore,\" Lohan publicist says .", "NEW: Lohan wasn't at a West Hollywood club when alleged shove happened, publicist says .", "NEW: Marisa Sullivan Dugas denies trying to sell her story to tabloids .", "Lohan wants her accuser to be charged with filing a false rep...
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[ "(CNN) -- Diplomats sought new ways to forge peace in Syria on Friday as the killings continued in the restive land.", "Kofi Annan, the special envoy to Syria for the Arab League and the United Nations, urged countries to use their pull on the combatants to stop the fighting.", "He is also planning an internati...
[ "Annan and the head of the U.N. observer mission brief reporters Friday .", "Thursday was one of the bloodiest days in the Syrian conflict .", "Syria claims terrorists fired at Red Cross officials in Homs ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- It's not as futuristic as greenhouses on Mars, but farmers on terra firma are using space-based technology to certify organic crops.", "Satellites have been used to prove that crops were fertilizer-free in a year-long project by Ecocert, one of Europe's leading organic certification agencies, and the Eu...
[ "Satellites used to certify organic crops in Europe in pilot project .", "Partnership with organic certification company and European Space Agency .", "Satellites being used by farmers to water crops, protect environment ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Thousands of years after the first athletes competed at the ancient stadium in Greece, a high priestess swathed in white lit a flame from the sun to mark the start of a new Olympiad on Thursday.", "The Olympics are as much about tradition and legacy as they are sporting events, with none so vivid as the...
[ "Actors dressed in ancient Greek costumes light the Olympic torch at original stadium .", "Solemn ceremony marks the start of flame's week-long journey to Britain .", "Torch will be carried by 8,000 relay runners and cover 8,000 miles across UK .", "First runner is Greece's champion swimmer Spyros Gianniotis ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the hometown tennis tournament run by his family, following the devastating death of his grandfather.", "The world No. 1 said he was too emotionally drained to defend his Serbia Open title next week after losing his grandfather Vladimir last Thursday.", "The 24-year-ol...
[ "Devastated Novak Djokovic pulls out of hometown Serbia Open after grandfather's death .", "Reigning champ admits he is too emotionally drained to compete in family-run event .", "Serbia Open \"most cherished\" title after launch by Djokovic family in 2009 .", "Emerges fresh from brutal defeat to Rafael Nadal...
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[ "(CNN) -- Serena Williams fended off a stirring fightback from Agnieszka Radwanska to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title with a 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory Saturday.", "It was the 30-year-old American's 14th grand slam crown and her first since winning at the All England Club in 2010, but Poland's Radwanska made her f...
[ "Serena Williams wins fifth Wimbledon crown .", "American beats Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1 5-7 6-2 .", "Radwanska battles respiratory illness to extend the American .", "Williams sisters claim their fifth doubles title at Wimbledon later ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The Dalai Lama says he supports the principles behind Arab Spring protests.", "\"The world belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader, kings or religious leaders.", "The world belongs to humanity.", "Each country belongs essentially to their own people,\" he said in an interview Wednesday on ...
[ "NEW: He says the string of self-immolations by Tibetans is \"extremely sad\"\nThe exiled Tibetan leader calls for an end to censorship in China .", "\"Each country belongs essentially to their own people,\" the Dalai Lama says .", "He says he doesn't listen to music, watch movies, drink or take drugs ." ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- Building a home with a floor beneath ground on a plot next to a flood-prone river might seem like a recipe for disaster.", "But not when it's designed to float.", "The \"amphibious house\" was recently granted planning permission for construction on a island on the River Thames in Marlow -- a s...
[ "Plans for amphibious home on banks of UK's River Thames gets planning consent .", "Private dwelling will rise if surrounding area floods creating a \"free floating pontoon\"" ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- It is an unlikely collaboration: She is a fashion designer whose creations have been worn by Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince while he is a world-renowned polymer chemist.", "But together, Helen Storey and Tony Ryan are fusing style and substance to create clothes that purify the air we breath...
[ "Catalytic Clothing project creates clothes that can purify city air .", "Clothes are coated in titanium dioxide which is used in self-cleaning glass .", "Nanoparticles added to fabric conditioner which cling to clothes during washing .", "Venture is joint effort of UK fashion designer Helen Storey and polyme...
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[ "(CNN) -- This chimp and the rest of a unique population of great apes should be hanging around a bit longer thanks a new conservation commitment in Africa.", "The Republic of Congo government recently announced the expansion of the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park to include the Goualougo Triangle -- one of the worl...
[ "Republic of Congo extend protection of pristine natural habitat .", "Goualougo Triangle home to unique population of great apes .", "100-mile plus extension of protected area guards against hunting and promotes study ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- I've been a Mac user for about 11 years.", "And since I made the switch, I never thought the day would come when I'd say this: .", "I'm excited for the next version of Windows.", "This fall, Microsoft will launch Windows 8, a radical redesign from the Windows you've grown accustomed to since Windows...
[ "This fall, Microsoft will launch Windows 8, a radical redesign from the Windows of old .", "The classic Start menu is gone, replaced by a tile layout full of your favorite apps and files .", "In an un-Microsoft move, firm created the most radical desktop redesign in more than a decade ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal continued his domination on clay as he crushed compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Barcelona Open.", "The Spaniard carved out 15 break points during the match, polishing off Garcia-Lopez in just over 80 minutes.", "It was Nadal's 30th straight victory at ...
[ "World number two Rafael Nadal starts with win at Barcelona Open .", "Reigning champion enjoys 30th straight victory in the tournament .", "Former world number one Ana Ivanovic loses to qualifier in Stuttgart .", "German Mona Barthel watched Ivanovic win French Open whilst at school ." ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- This April, in Washington D.C., ministers from developed and developing countries will discuss how we can prevent the unnecessary deaths of over a million children a year.", "Death caused mostly by diarrhea due to a lack of safe drinking water and sanitation.", "Deaths that outnumber those caus...
[ "Poor water sanitation kills more children each year than AIDS, malaria and measles combined .", "Over three-quarters of a billion people do not have access to clean drinking water .", "International NGO WaterAid helps provide safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- Forty-three Transportation Security Administration workers in Florida are facing disciplinary action for not performing additional screening on random carry-on bags and passengers, according to TSA spokesman David Castelveter.", "It happened over two months last year at Southwest Florida Inte...
[ "43 workers from Fort Meyers airport face firing or suspension .", "TSA says workers failed to rescreen randomly selected passengers .", "TSA employees reported the problem, spokesman says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A U.S. official ridiculed as \"another blatant lie\" a Syrian government report Thursday asserting that terrorists -- not security forces -- massacred civilians in Houla.", "Last weekend's massacre, which left more than 100 people dead, sparked outrage across the globe and prompted calls for action agai...
[ "U.N.", "Ambassador Susan Rice calls Syrian account \"another blatant lie\"\nAt least 50 people have died in Syria on Thursday, an opposition group says .", "Aleppo merchants close shops in protest of Houla .", "The regime says terrorists committed the Houla killings ." ]
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[ "New York (CNN) -- A member of Pedro Hernandez's family walked into a Camden, New Jersey, police station in the 1980s and reported that Hernandez told relatives and others that he had killed a boy in New York and threw the body near a Dumpster -- but there's no indication anything came out of that report, the famil...
[ "Pedro Hernandez is accused of choking to death 6-year-old Etan Patz .", "Relative: I reported comments made by Hernandez to police in the 1980s .", "Police in Camden, New Jersey, were not immediately available for comment .", "Attorney: Hernandez has not entered a plea due to a pending psychiatric evaluation...
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[ "(CNN) -- Jennifer Tyrrell, an Ohio den leader dismissed by her local Boy Scout troop for being a lesbian, said she's disappointed her 7-year-old son is no longer participating in the Scouts.", "\"He's no longer a Boy Scout,\" Tyrrell said Wednesday of removing her son, Cruz, from the group.", "\"And we're sad ...
[ "Jennifer Tyrrell was dismissed by her Boy Scout troop for being a lesbian .", "Tyrrell is now engaged in a campaign with the Change.org .", "U.S. Supreme Court overturned New Jersey law requiring troop readmit gay Scout master .", "The Girl Scouts of America has a decades-old policy of nondiscrimination ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied Sunday that government forces were behind the \"outrageous\" massacre of more than 100 civilians, including dozens of small children, in the town of Houla.", "\"Truthfully, even monsters do not do what we saw, especially in the Houla massacre,\" he told lawmakers....
[ "NEW: 37 people are killed throughout Syria on Sunday, an opposition group says .", "Syrian president: \"Even monsters do not do what we saw\" in Houla .", "Opposition: Five people are killed as shelling fell on cities during al-Assad's speech .", "Kofi Annan: The specter of all-out civil war with a sectarian...
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[ "(CNN) -- The name he chose for the next installment in his \"Metal Gear\" video game series makes Hideo Kojima seem prescient.", "As the famed shepherd of the spy franchise he created 25 years ago, Kojima remains deeply involved in the game development process.", "Yet, Kojima hadn't foreseen that his project w...
[ "The \"Metal Gear Solid: Rising\" game was initially canceled .", "The project was revived with the help of a third-party developer .", "\"Rising\" involves action and sword fighting instead of the usual sneaking around ." ]
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[ "Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Five men and four women have been selected to be jurors in the Pennsylvania trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child rape.", "About 220 potential jurors reported for duty Tuesday, after the court whittled the number to about 600 ...
[ "The jury includes five men and four women .", "More than 150 witnesses are expected at the trial .", "Sandusky, 68, faces charges of child rape .", "Prosecutors allege that he abused 10 boys for more than 15 years ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- U.S. Army Sgt.", "Steve Flaherty was in a tough spot and he knew it.", "\"If Dad calls, tell him I got close to being dead but I'm O.K.,\" he wrote to his mother.", "\"I was real lucky.", "I'll write again soon.\"", "Not long after that, Flaherty's luck ran out in the jungles of Vietnam.", "He...
[ "NEW: The late soldier's sister-in-law says the letters made her weep and love him even more .", "Vietnam hands over letters taken from Sgt.", "Steve Flaherty's body after he was killed in 1969 .", "Defense Secretary Panetta returns a diary taken from a Vietnamese soldier's body .", "It's the first exchange...
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[ "(CNN) -- \"I've broken my shoulder, broken my knees, broken my feet, broken my hands, I've broken ribs, I've broken the coccyx in my back.\"", "Off-road bicycle racing is a rough and tumble world, and three-time BMX world champion Shanaze Reade has suffered enough injuries to end any sporting career.", "Fortun...
[ "British BMX rider Shanaze Reade is a gold medal favorite for London 2012 .", "Reade crashed out of the inaugural BMX final in Beijing four years ago .", "The IOC announced BMX as an Olympic sport in 2003 and it made its debut in 2008 .", "The 23-year-old Reade considered quitting BMX after her China nightmar...
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[ "(CNN) -- England coach Roy Hodgson has overlooked experienced international Rio Ferdinand for a second time after electing to call up Liverpool defender Martin Kelly as a replacement for the injured Gary Cahill.", "Chelsea's Cahill suffered a double jaw fracture in England's 1-0 win over Belgium on Saturday, but...
[ "England coach Roy Hodgson overlooks defender Rio Ferdinand for a second time .", "Hodgson calls up Liverpool's Martin Kelly as a replacement for the injured Gary Cahill .", "France midfielder Yann M'Vila struggling to be fit for their match with England on June 9 .", "Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger is fit ...
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is prepared to take on an emotionally charged case: the massive health care reform legislation championed by President Barack Obama.", "The court will hear six hours of oral arguments over three days on the law's constitutionality.", "Here are some frequently asked qu...
[ "What specific questions will the Supreme Court address?", "What exactly goes on in the court during a hearing?", "During \"arguments,\" are the justices really arguing?", "When can we expect some decisions from the high court?" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The New York governor's proposal to decriminalize the public possession of marijuana is drawing high praise from some politicians and police, black and Hispanic activists and backers of pot legalization.", "\"It is a step in the right direction,\" said the Rev.", "Al Sharpton, a prominent African-Amer...
[ "One expert says the move is a step toward the \"inevitable\": legalization .", "The proposal has a good chance because Bloomberg and Cuomo support it, a professor said .", "A marijuana arrest hurts a person's chances for employment, the governor says .", "An anti-drug group official says marijuana \"poses he...
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[ "Las Vegas (CNN) -- To break out beyond the personal computer market in the U.S., Lenovo Group will need a little help from its friends.", "Lenovo has operated as a lone wolf in China, where the company is based, by building hardware that runs its uniquely designed software.", "At the International Consumer Ele...
[ "Lenovo will not go it alone when it releases smartphones and TVs in the U.S., CEO says .", "The company modified the Android mobile software for its TV in China .", "The U.S. expansion will not come immediately, as Lenovo is focusing on PCs ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Four explosions that rocked an eastern Ukrainian city on Friday have prompted a terror probe, the Ukrainian News agency reported.", "A regional prosecutor's office has started a \"terrorist case\" into the blasts in Dnepropetrovsk.", "The explosions went off in the course of 70 minutes and injured at ...
[ "NEW: The incident raises concerns in advance of the European soccer championships .", "Four blasts are reported in Dnepropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine .", "Ukraine opens a terror case into the blasts ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Dutch international Wesley Sneijder scored twice as Inter Milan continued their renaissance in Serie A by beating Udinese 3-1, keeping alive the Italian side's chances of European Champions League qualification.", "Sneijder's brace turned Wednesday's match after Udinese had taken an early lead through D...
[ "Inter Milan beat Udinese 3-1 in Italy's Serie A to stay in hunt for Champions League spot .", "Wednesday's matches were rescheduled after death of Livorno's Piermario Morosini .", "Leaders Juventus and second-placed holders Milan both win to keep the gap at three points .", "Juve's 1-0 victory over Cesena co...
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[ "(Mashable) -- The new-this-year-yet-somehow-already-ubiquitous Facebook Like button has been around just long enough to generate some interesting numbers relating to Facebook users and web traffic.", "The button, which launched in April at f8, Facebook's developer conference, is now present on roughly 2 million...
[ "Facebook like button is now present on roughly 2 million sites around the web .", "User who \"likes\" your content has more than double the friends than a typical user .", "Button bringing Facebook closer to competing with Twitter in the area of referral traffic ." ]
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[ "(InStyle.com) -- Pure elegance rules at the Golden Globes Awards!", "See the stunning gowns that have captivated the world -- from Marilyn Monroe to Angelina Jolie and many more.", "Anne Hathaway, 2011 .", "\"I am wearing little CDs, America!\"", "joked Anne Hathaway to Ryan Seacrest of her all-over paille...
[ "Zoe Saldana wore a charmingly dishabille design in shades of crimson by Louis Vuitton .", "Jennifer Lopez played up her golden skin with a barely-there gilded gown from Marchesa .", "Eva Mendes worked a Christian Dior silk taffeta gown ." ]
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[ "Wheaton, Illinois (CNN) -- Alex Garcia is an Iraq war veteran who feels lucky.", "He's never needed the homeless shelter where he works.", "With his easy smile and a boyish face, Iraqi kids took to calling him \"baby\" in the war zone, so much that his superiors in Baghdad had him wear a bandana across his fac...
[ "Alex Garcia, an Iraq war veteran, helps homeless vets at a Chicago-area shelter .", "Garcia, 25, says he feels lucky he never needed the shelter .", "Bob \"Doc\" Adams opened the shelter in 2007, mainly for Iraq and Afghanistan vets .", "The veterans learn how to manage their money and interview for jobs ." ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Andy Murray and Roger Federer are both carrying the weight of expectation and history into Sunday's men's singles final at Wimbledon.", "Murray snapped a 74-year streak when he became the first British man to reach the final at the All England Club and will want to end a 76-year long wait for the tennis...
[ "Andy Murray bidding to become first British man to win grand slam since 1936 .", "Roger Federer can claim record equaling seventh Wimbledon title .", "Murray has 8-7 career edge over the Swiss star .", "Federer won their last grand slam final clash in Australia in 2010 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Our understanding of physical reality — of everything and nothing — has changed forever.", "We don't yet know where we are heading, but nothing will ever be the same.", "As a scientist, I don't know what more I could ask for.", "On July 4, two independent teams of more than 3,000 physicists apie...
[ "Physicists discovered a new particle that appears to be the highly sought after Higgs boson .", "Lawrence Krauss: Our understanding of physical reality has changed forever .", "He says the Higgs is the key to unlocking the question: Why does matter have mass?", "Krauss: Higgslike particle gets us closer to s...
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[ "(CNN) -- English Premier League club Liverpool have appointed Brendan Rodgers as their new manager.", "After being introduced by Liverpool chairman Tom Werner, the 39-year-old Rodgers, who moves to Anfield from Swansea City, revealed that he had insisted that he would not work under a director of football.", "...
[ "English Premier League club Liverpool appoint Brendan Rodgers as manager .", "Rodgers reveals that he would not work with a director of football .", "Northern Irishman promises to fight \"for the people\" of Liverpool .", "Rodgers enjoyed a successful season with Swansea in the Premier League last season ." ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Miguel Cotto says he will beat Floyd Mayweather -- \"no doubt\" -- but don't expect him to dance around the gym, making it rain and running his mouth about it.", "It's not how he rolls. Unlike his opponent in Saturday's WBA super-welterweight title fight, Cotto doesn't resort to third-person, braggadoci...
[ "Match will pit aggressive Miguel Cotto against fleet-footed Floyd Mayweather .", "Team Cotto says boxer has \"blueprint\" to hand Floyd Mayweather first loss .", "Former champ Roy Jones Jr. skeptical, says Cotto will have to change style .", "Mayweather uncharacteristically heaping praise on Cotto before fig...
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[ "(Rolling Stone) -- The Rolling Stones are strongly considering at least one live concert later this year to mark their 50th anniversary, Stones insiders tell Rolling Stone.", "Sources add that the band is still considering a tour in 2013.", "\"I'd like to get a couple of shows down and see how it goes,\" Keith...
[ "The Rolling Stones are considering at least one concert to mark their 50th anniversary .", "The band is still considering a tour in 2013 .", "In July, the band will gather in London to further discuss live performance possibilities ." ]
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[ "Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- European football's governing body took a tough line against soccer-related disorder Wednesday, as it imposed a penalty on Russia for \"improper conduct\" by its fans at the Euro 2012 tournament.", "The ruling by UEFA relates to the opening game of the tournament in Wroclaw, Poland, on Fr...
[ "NEW: Poland's sports minister says the violence appalls her, but it won't spoil the event .", "UEFA imposes a suspended penalty on Russia over disorder by its fans Friday .", "More than 150 Poles and more than 20 Russians are among 184 people detained by police .", "Poland is co-hosting the Euro 2012 soccer ...
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[ "London (CNN) -- You could call it the humanoid robot's more curvacious cousin.", "Slithering into confined spaces, tackling tasks too difficult or dangerous for humans, the Snake-arm robot can \"reach the unreachable\" say its UK inventors, OC Robotics.", "Managing director Rob Buckingham and technical directo...
[ "Snake-arm robot aims to \"reach the unreachable\" according to UK creators .", "Nuclear industry has used the equipment for maintenance and inspections .", "OC Robotics says robot could help cleanup at Fukushima power plant in Japan .", "Robot could be used for open orifice surgery in the future ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- As health officials continued their investigation into what role a bacterial infection may have had in the deaths of nine hospital patients and the infection of 10 others in six Alabama hospitals, one official acknowledged that they may never find out.", "\"We don't know, and may never know, if the Serr...
[ "NEW: \"We don't know, and may never know,\" says chief medical officer of the Baptist Health System .", "The investigation is ongoing .", "The outbreak was reported March 16 .", "The product was recalled Thursday and no longer poses a threat, a state health official says ." ]
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[ "Istanbul (CNN) -- Nearly five years to the day after a Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor was gunned down in broad daylight, a judge acquitted all 19 defendants in his trial of charges that they were members of an \"armed terrorist organization.\"", "One defendant, Yasin Hayal, received a life sentence for conspi...
[ "Some of the defendants were earlier convicted of conspiracy and murder .", "A judge cleared them all Tuesday of being members of a terrorist group .", "Hrant Dink was the editor of an Armenian-language newspaper ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Nearly half of those injured by exploding gas-filled balloons during a political campaign rally in Armenia's capital remained hospitalized on Saturday, according to state media.", "The incident occurred Friday in city of Yerevan, two days before parliamentary elections.", "The balloons erupted in flam...
[ "Gas-filled balloons exploded in the Armenian capital during a political campaign rally .", "154 people were hospitalized after the incident .", "By Saturday, medical personnel had still not discharged 76 of the victims ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Archaeologists are reveling in the discovery of an ancient synagogue in northern Israel, a \"monumental\" structure with a mosaic floor depicting the biblical figure of Samson and a Hebrew inscription.", "The synagogue -- dating to the fourth and fifth centuries in both the Talmudic and late Roman perio...
[ "The ancient synagogue is in Israel's Galilee region .", "Samson is a well-known Bible figure .", "The Samson scene is straight from the Book of Judges .", "Another shows a Hebrew inscription ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- In recent days, we have again found our national attention turned to a handful of images someone has brought back from Afghanistan, this time showing American soldiers \"posing with insurgents' body parts,\" in the words of a typical commentary.", "The report is tinged, as always, with tones of shame an...
[ "Those who have not been to war cannot judge the actions of those who have, Smith says .", "Soldiers who posed with bodies should be reproached but not demonized, he says .", "Troops are not different from your sons and daughters, Smith says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- What started out as Chelsea's worst season since owner Roman Abramovich arrived in 2003 is now on the verge of becoming one of the English club's best.", "Saturday's FA Cup final success, the London side's fourth in six years in the world's oldest football competition, is the latest step in a revival th...
[ "Chelsea win English FA Cup for the seventh time, beating Liverpool 2-1 in Saturday's final .", "Ramires and Didier Drogba score in each half before Andy Carroll reduces the deficit .", "Substitute Carroll goes close to equalizer as his header is cleared from under the bar .", "Victory boosts Chelsea ahead of...
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[ "(CNN) -- After their heroics last Monday against hated city rivals Manchester United, Manchester City went one step closer to securing their first league title in four decades after beating Newcastle United 2-0.", "Both second half goals came from Yaya Toure against a Newcastle side desperate for victory in a bi...
[ "Man City beat Newcastle United 2-0 .", "Two second half Yaya Toure goals secured victory .", "Go three points clear of Man United with one game left .", "United play Swansea later Sunday to keep title hopes alive ." ]
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[ "(WIRED) -- Following a trend set by other carriers, AT&T has begun sending SMS warning messages to the top 5% of data users on its network.", "The message alerts consumers that they are among AT&T's top 5% that billing period, and suggests they use Wi-Fi to avoid reduced data speeds in the future.", "Although ...
[ "AT&T suggests top data users utilize wi-fi to avoid reduced speeds in future .", "AT&T was the first carrier to introduce the tiered data plan structure to customers .", "Verizon eliminated its unlimited data plan in July ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Increased militarization in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala has created more insecurity, especially for women, a report spearheaded by two Nobel laureates found.", "\"The war on drugs ... has become a war on women,\" Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jody Williams and Rigoberta Menchu wrote in the report, base...
[ "Jody Williams and Rigoberta Menchu led fact-finding trip to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala .", "Violence against women has increased in all three, they say .", "It comes at a time of increased militarization against security concerns ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- When you visit the doctor, chances are you are given a prescription for a drug or an order for an X-ray or lab test.", "Before you leave, it's important to ask whether your doctor's recommendations are truly necessary.", "Even though much of what physicians do is meant to help patients, sometimes it's...
[ "About $700 billion of our $2 trillion annual health spending is considered wasteful medicine .", "Kevin Pho: A new guideline lists 45 tests and procedures that are performed too often .", "He says implementing the recommendations will not be easy for doctors and patients .", "Pho: Doctors and their patients ...
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[ "(EW.com) -- \"Bully,\" the controversial documentary that was handcuffed with an R rating by the MPAA, will be released in theaters as an unrated film, The Weinstein Company announced today.", "\"The small amount of language in the film that's responsible for the R rating is there because it's real,\" said direc...
[ "The Weinstein Company has decided to release \"Bully\" on Friday unrated .", "TWC had mounted an aggressive effort to persuade the MPAA to reverse its initial ratings verdict .", "\"Bully,\" tells the stories of several children who were victimized by classmates ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Authorities are searching for a British sailor who disappeared after arriving in Dubai.", "Timothy Andrew MacColl, 27, was last seen getting into a taxi about 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 27, his family said.", "\"It is known that he had just left the Rock Bottom Bar which is at the Regent Hotel in the area ...
[ "Timothy Andrew MacColl was last seen getting into a taxi alone outside a bar .", "The 27-year-old has two children and a third on the way .", "The family is \"going crazy with worry,\" his wife says .", "British authorities are working with local officials to find him ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- When Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old Georgia woman who lost parts of four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria, returns home from rehab next month, she'll find it much different and much bigger than when she left in May.", "A nearly 2,000-square-foot addition will nearly double the size of the Copeland family...
[ "Aimee Copeland's rehab is expected to last into August .", "The family is adding a 1,970 square foot addition .", "She has had multiple amputations and skin grafts .", "Copeland was discharged from an Augusta, Georgia, hospital this month ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has concluded Texas can execute a Mexican man sentenced to death for murder, ending an unusual capital appeal that pitted President Bush against his home state in a dispute over federal authority, local sovereignty and foreign treaties.", "The case decided by the Supreme Cou...
[ "Mexican national Jose Medellin convicted of murder of two Texas girls .", "International court concluded Medellin was denied access to his consulate .", "President Bush asked Texas to give Medellin new court hearing .", "Supreme Court supports Texas' refusal, says Bush can't force new hearing ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Kathryn Joosten, the Emmy-award-winning actress known for her roles on \"The West Wing\" and \"Desperate Housewives,\" died Saturday after a lengthy struggle with lung cancer, her family said.", "She was 72. \"Kathryn succumbed to her 11-year battle with lung cancer today ... surrounded by love and humo...
[ "Kathryn Joosten dies Saturday after an 11-year battle with lung cancer, her family says .", "She was on \"The West Wing\" and won 2 Emmys for her role on \"Desperate Housewives\"\n\"You will never truly be gone, film is forever,\" actor Rob Lowe says ." ]
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[ "Santa Paula, California (CNN) -- When disaster strikes and people are buried in rubble, there's often no better search tool than a dog's nose.", "It's a valuable asset that has already been utilized several times this year.", "Trained search dogs, along with their human handlers, have provided help in high-pro...
[ "Wilma Melville's nonprofit trains dogs to be search-and-rescue specialists .", "It also matches up the dogs -- many of whom are from shelters -- with a permanent handler .", "Since 1996, the group has trained 131 rescue teams around the country .", "Do you know a hero?", "Nominations are open for 2012 CNN ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Fans from across Europe will soon be traveling to Poland to support their teams during Euro 2012, but so too will police officers from each nation to keep an eye on them.", "When their national teams are playing, visiting police officers will be at Poland's police headquarters in Warsaw, the nerve-cente...
[ "Polish police have spent years planning to create a peaceful Euro 2012 .", "The tournament, co-hosted with Ukraine, is Poland's first major international sporting event .", "Police from nations competing at the tournament will be in Poland during the matches .", "Poland has had outbreaks of hooliganism at do...
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[ "Miami (CNN) -- Former teen idol David Cassidy was ordered to serve a year of probation and had his license suspended for six months after pleading no contest Wednesday to a DUI charge in Florida.", "Among the other terms of the plea, the former star of the TV series \"The Partridge Family\" must attend DUI schoo...
[ "Former star of \"The Partridge Family\" ordered to serve a year of probation .", "Cassidy also had his license suspended for six months ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- At the beginning of 2008, everything seemed set for Bill Clinton.", "His wife, Hillary, had the money and the endorsements to run for the presidency.", "She also had the experience and the talismanic Democratic last name.", "Everything was in place for Bill's return to the White House, this time as ...
[ "President Obama has actively embraced Bill Clinton for help on raising money and gaining voters .", "Michael Takiff: Obama needs Clinton in his campaign, Clinton craves political relevance .", "He says four years ago, Obama drove the former president crazy .", "Takiff: Whatever his feelings toward Bill Clint...
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[ "(CNN) -- In the last six months, the Obama administration has been pushing for a change in labor regulations that would, for the first time since the 1970s, make home care workers eligible for overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.", "While the motive behind the proposed changes is noble, the u...
[ "Obama administration is revising labor rules to mandate overtime pay for home care workers .", "Jim Reynolds: Motive behind proposal is noble, but law will have opposite effect .", "Caregivers' weekly wages would be higher if overtime pay were not required, he says .", "Reynolds: Many seniors live on limited...
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[ "Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Emirati authorities canceled dozens of Syrians' residency permits after a protest against the Syrian government in the United Arab Emirates, sources said.", "More than 2,000 people protested against the Syrian regime on February 10, said a source close to the leadership o...
[ "NEW: Syrian says he is worried about his future .", "About 60 Syrians had their residency permits canceled, a source says .", "A United Arab Emirates official says the number was closer to 30 .", "Both say protesters were demonstrating without a permit at a consulate in Dubai ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A fierce storm tore Friday evening through the town of Bel Air in northeast Maryland, damaging buildings, peeling off roofs, flipping a pickup truck, and felling trees and light poles, officials said.", "At least four people were injured, said Dave Williams, a spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer ...
[ "NEW: At least a dozen homes are damaged, an official says .", "Buildings collapse, trapping a number of people .", "Radar detected a funnel cloud at 6:41 p.m.\n4 people are hurt in the town of Bel Air, Maryland ." ]
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[ "Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- An abandoned van containing a device with 600 pounds of explosives was found in Newry, Northern Ireland, near the border with the Republic of Ireland, police said Saturday.", "The device, believed to be linked to dissident IRA groups opposed to the peace process, was \"fully pr...
[ "NEW: Those behind a small car bomb in Belfast show a \"callous disregard\" for the public, police say .", "A Northern Ireland government minister blames dissident IRA groups for the device in Newry .", "The abandoned van contained two large barrels of homemade explosives and a detonator .", "Police: \"Anyone...
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[ "(CNN) -- Montreal authorities on Saturday detailed the charges pending against a self-proclaimed porn star, accusing him of first-degree murder in the grisly killing and dismembering of a university student and threatening, among others, Canada's prime minister.", "The suspect -- 29-year-old Luka Rocco Magnotta ...
[ "Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, is the focus of a massive international manhunt .", "A warrant notes that police want him arrested on 5 charges, including murder .", "He caused \"Stephen Harper and (lawmakers) to reasonably fear for their safety,\" it says .", "Police say Magnotta killed and dismembered a Chinese s...
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- The police investigation of Whitney Houston's death is \"officially closed\" with the conclusion that her death was an accidental drowning, the Beverly Hills Police Department said Wednesday.", "With the case closed, police released the recording of the 911 emergency call in which a hotel se...
[ "911 recording released Wednesday reflects frantic moments after Houston found .", "\"I need paramedics,\" said the hotel security officer who found Houston in the bathtub .", "A woman in Houston's room was \"pretty much out of it,\" the guard tells the dispatcher .", "Beverly Hills police agree with coroner'...
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Senate will hold its final vote on a sweeping health care bill Thursday morning under an agreement that Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday.", "The vote had been expected on the night of Christmas Eve due to Republican delay tactics to hold off the measure.", "Reid has insisted...
[ "NEW: Senate majority leader moves up final vote to earlier Thursday .", "NEW: President Obama says he'll delay leaving for holidays till Senate holds final vote .", "Democrats clear second of three key procedural hurdles to overhaul health care .", "Move follows Monday vote that seems to assure final passage...
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[ "Madrid (CNN) -- More than 70 people were injured in clashes in Madrid on Wednesday as Spanish police used rubber bullets and batons to disperse anti-austerity protesters, witnesses and emergency workers said.", "Protesters, including a group of miners who have marched on the capital, are demonstrating against Sp...
[ "NEW: 43 protesters and 33 police are injured in clashes, Madrid ambulance service says .", "Spanish police use rubber bullets and batons to disperse protesters .", "Miners are protesting cuts to government subsidies for the mining sector .", "Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announces a sales tax increase and mo...
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- President Obama met Tuesday with Senate Democrats and emerged to say Congress was \"on the precipice\" of passing a sweeping health care reform bill.", "\"There are some differences that still have to be worked on,\" Obama said after talks with Democrats trying to push their bill through the ...
[ "Former head of DNC rips deletions, says Senate bill should be abandoned .", "\"Any fair reading\" of bill shows it meets White House criteria, Obama says .", "Top liberal senators indicate Medicare buy-in likely will be dropped .", "Sen. Joe Lieberman had said he wouldn't back Medicare buy-in ." ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- Rupert Murdoch can be expected to be personally furious and potentially devastated by the partisan-but-damning judgment of a committee of British lawmakers that he is not a \"fit\" person to run an international business.", "This choice of wording is powerful for two reasons: One immediately dama...
[ "UK media regulator Ofcom says it is investigating Murdoch's status as a leading shareholder in BSkyB .", "Lawmakers' report used language that may evoke comparisons between Murdoch and rival Rupert Murdoch .", "Bale: Murdoch is not guilty of financial crimes -- but comparison with Maxwell will infuriate and hu...
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[ "(CNN) -- On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, nestled along Guanabara Bay and within sight of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, one of the world's largest open-air landfills has closed after more than three decades of operation.", "The landfill, known as Jardim Gramacho or Gramacho Gardens, is piled almost 3...
[ "A Rio de Janeiro dump, the largest in South America, is closing after three decades .", "Drug-ridden slums, informal economy grew up around Jardim Gramacho .", "Thousands of scavengers, called catadores, made their living off recycling trash there .", "The government is promising to retrain workers, improve ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Americo Lopes, a New Jersey construction worker who scored a Mega Millions lottery jackpot in 2009, tried to cheat his fellow workers out of their share of the pool by claiming the ticket as exclusively his own, a jury has ruled.", "Five other construction workers based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, will sh...
[ "Five other construction workers based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, will share the jackpot .", "A court rules that Lopes had fraudulently claimed the entire bounty .", "The $38.5 million ticket amounted to $24 million after Lopes chose the cash option .", "They are expected to be awarded about $2 million each, a...
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