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[ "(CNN) -- Without firing a shot, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has achieved remarkable results in his efforts to counter Iran's nuclear program.", "In little more than a year, the prime minister has managed to move the Iran nuclear issue to the top of the international agenda, to toughen sanctions, an...
[ "Aaron Miller: Israeli PM Netanyahu has scored some victories on Iran nuclear program .", "But he says Netanyahu's new emphasis on drawing a red line is counterproductive .", "Israeli politicians are crying wolf, threatening an attack that isn't happening, Miller says .", "Miller: Injecting the issue into U.S...
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[ "(CNN) -- It is possible, even likely, that the most important decision either President Obama or a President Romney would make in the next four years is whether to bomb Iran and its nuclear facilities.", "The debates were never likely to tell us much that would be useful about how either man would make that deci...
[ "Evan Thomas: Biggest decision for next president could be on bombing Iran's nuclear facilities .", "He says Eisenhower pondered a pre-emptive strike against a rising nuclear power: the USSR .", "He was pressed by some to strike but grasped the magnitude and decided not to do it .", "Thomas: Ike was good bluf...
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[ "New York (CNN) -- A New York police officer, in an apparent accident, shot and killed a grocery store clerk early Friday as the man fled a robbery, authorities said.", "The case in the Bronx marked another deadly shooting involving police in recent weeks.", "Other high-profile incidents occurred around Midtown...
[ "Man fleeing thieves collides with officer responding to scene .", "Police commissioner said the two men 'became entangled' and officer's gun went off .", "Shooting believed to be an accident .", "New York police involved in two high profile shootings last month ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A crane atop a luxury Manhattan skyscraper under construction partly collapsed Monday, leaving its arm precariously perched and hanging over West 57th Street.", "New York police and fire crews were on the scene, and part of the street had been closed off as a precaution, according to Detective Martin Sp...
[ "NEW: Collapsed blamed on superstorm Sandy .", "Evacuation zone widens; Le Parker Meridien hotel evacuated .", "Construction crane dangles over West 57th Street in Manhattan ." ]
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[ "Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The coalition air effort to halt the Libyan government's attacks on civilians continued into Thursday for a sixth day, with an airstrike in the Tripoli suburb of Tajura, a government official said.", "On Wednesday night, the government reported that military and civilian locations in the ...
[ "NEW: Officials invite journalists to tour damaged house, but can't find it .", "Tripoli suburb of Tajura is struck, a government official says .", "Coalition effort is not \"a land invasion,\" according to U.S. official .", "Hospital patients and doctors paralyzed by fear ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Top diplomats from Ecuador and the United Kingdom failed to reach an agreement Thursday over the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but they agreed to meet again to discuss the issue.", "\"We still do not see, of course, an immediate solution, but we understand that there is a willingness to disc...
[ "Ecuadorian foreign minister: \"We still do not see, of course, an immediate solution\"\nThe British foreign secretary says his country is obliged to extradite Assange to Sweden .", "Ecuador's foreign minister says Assange should not be extradited .", "Both diplomats agree to meet again to discuss the issue ." ...
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[ "(CNN) -- The economy and global affairs will undoubtedly play key roles in the 2012 election, but many voters may also be watching for candidates' stances on more personal issues.", "CNN posed questions about several hot-button topics related to social issues, and Facebook users responded enthusiastically; some ...
[ "CNN posed questions for readers via a Facebook app .", "Click through the gallery to see responses to questions about social issues .", "New questions will be posted on the app through Election Day ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has accused Islamabad of waging \"a typical disinformation campaign\" by saying it planned to lift longstanding corruption charges ahead of her planned return to Pakistan for upcoming elections.", "Benazir Bhutto says she plans to end her self-i...
[ "Pakistani opposition leader says she doubts corruption charges are lifted .", "Benazir Bhutto says move has stalled talks on deal with President Musharraf .", "Bhutto says intends to end exile and return to Pakistan on October 18 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The eruption of a volcano in Guatemala was diminishing Friday, emergency officials said, though a heightened alert for the communities near the Volcan de Fuego remained in place.", "\"For the moment, all that are seen are weak and moderate explosions as well as flows of lava that also diminished in leng...
[ "NEW: \"Weak and moderate explosions\" are all that are being seen, the government says .", "On Friday, authorities say, it is decreasing in activity .", "A heightened alert remains in place .", "Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego, or \"Fire Volcano,\" erupted Thursday ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The chief of Houston's police department has asked the FBI to help investigate why an officer shot and killed a disabled man Saturday.", "Over the weekend, police said that the wheelchair-bound man was acting aggressively and had tried to stab an officer with a pen.", "\"The Houston Police Department ...
[ "On Saturday, Houston police officer shot disabled man in head, killing him .", "Houston police chief: We place the highest value on human life, calls shooting \"tragic\"\nChief asks for FBI help; promises \"transparency\" in response to shooting .", "Police representative said man had tried to stab officer wit...
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[ "(CNN) -- Buyout guys usually \"run the numbers\" on a takeover target before spending too much time on it.", "As takeovers go, the United States looks pretty good.", "Here's a tongue-in-cheek look at how a private equity executive might sum them up for a former private equity guy.", "To: Mitt Romney .", "R...
[ "Imagine former private equity exec Mitt Romney approached election as corporate buyout .", "MacIntosh says the buyout team would \"run the numbers\" on America .", "MacIntosh: Since taxpayers are captive, there's a lot of potential to raise \"prices\"\nMacIntosh: But unlike most businesses, the customers with ...
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- It was his breakout moment on the national political stage.", "\"(T)here's not a liberal America and a conservative America; there's the United States of America,\" a little-known Illinois state senator named Barack Obama declared as he gave the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National...
[ "President Barack Obama broke onto national political scene after 2004 convention speech .", "GOP strategist: Party longing for a vision of a brighter future built on Republican principles .", "Democrat: Speakers should have raw political talent and address important themes .", "Senators and mayors among thos...
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A new government report says there are now more than three quarters of a million names on the U.S. government's terrorist \"watch list,\" raising concerns the list may be becoming too large.", "Sen. Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, is concerned about the list...
[ "Government report: Three quarters of a million names on \"watch list\"\nMultiple names or aliases add to list's complexity, GAO report says .", "ACLU urged Congress to tighten its oversight of the name compiling process ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Friday that the government's newly unveiled spending plans for 2013 are a \"combat budget\" that will tackle debt and bring much needed growth to the nation.", "About 30 billion euros ($39 billion) in savings are needed to reach President Francois Hollande's ...
[ "NEW: France's budget for 2013 aims to save 10 billion euros in public spending .", "NEW: PM Jean-Marc Ayrault says 9 out of 10 households are spared income tax increases .", "NEW: But a new 45% tax bracket and a 75% windfall tax on the super-rich are introduced .", "Ayrault says it is a \"combat budget\" des...
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[ "GAINESVILLE, Florida (CNN) -- It has been 48 hours since college student Andrew Meyer was stunned with a Taser during a forum with Sen. John Kerry, and some students are still in shock over what happened.", "University of Florida student Dayron Leon took this photo of Tuesday's student protest.", "But other s...
[ "About 350 students protest police use of Taser on student .", "Campus seems evenly divided on whether police acted correctly .", "Case is the talk of the University of Florida ." ]
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[ "(CNN Student News) -- August 24, 2012 .", "Download a PDF map related to today's show: .", "Haiti; Tampa, Florida .", "Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program.", "Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is pu...
[ "The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .", "Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .", "Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- At least 24 passengers have died in a collision in central Punjab, a province in Pakistan.", "A passenger van collided with a truck on a main street near the city of Bahawalpur on Tuesday morning, Sohail Tajik a senior police official from the area, told CNN.", "So far, 24 people have died, including ...
[ "12 people also were injured when a passenger van collided with a truck .", "Accident took place on a main street near the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab province .", "The dead include seven women and one child from the same family ." ]
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[ "(Travel + Leisure) -- \"Voluntourism is not about martyrdom,\" says Christopher Hill, CEO of Hands Up Holidays, a London-based company that arranges high-end excursions that incorporate volunteering.", "\"It's about making a difference, even if you're staying at a luxury hotel.\"", "A visitor traveling with Mi...
[ "Ritz-Carlton recently launched Give Back Getaways at 62 properties .", "Volunteers can help orphaned children in Kenya with Micato Safaris .", "Ask about environmental practices and contributions to local communities ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Who says we can't strike a balance between energy exploration and wildlife protection?", "For years, a false either/or argument has stalled progress in Washington on energy development.", "But now we have a chance to both develop and protect one of our nation's natural treasures.", "Lying west of th...
[ "Rebecca Rimel, Dale Hall: National Petroleum Reserve has abundant wildlife and oil .", "New plan would open half the Alaska reserve (11.8 million acres) to oil, gas leasing .", "Writers: Wildlife such as caribou, bears, eagles, whales, polar bears would be protected .", "They say the plan balances energy exp...
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[ "(CNN) -- President Obama and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney both spoke about the economy in Ohio on Thursday.", "The twin moves by the dueling campaigns are a sign of just how important the economy and jobs will be in November's election.", "By the numbers, here's a look at long-term unemploy...
[ "27: Minimum number of weeks a person must be without job to be \"long-term unemployed\"\n42.8: Percentage of jobless Americans considered long-term unemployed .", "40: Percentage of long-term unemployed who blame President Barack Obama .", "69: Percentage of long-term unemployed who say job loss has not change...
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[ "(CNN) -- Women's Olympic shot put champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of her gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance.", "The Belorussian won her country's only track & field gold, but the title will now go to New Zealand's Valerie Adams after two of Ostapchuk's urine samples contained t...
[ "Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped of women's shot put gold after failing a drug test .", "The Belorussian tested positive for the banned substance metenolone .", "New Zealand's Valerie Adams has been awarded the gold medal .", "Russia's promoted to silver medal position, with China's Ligiao Gong now third ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Former naval aviator Bob Besal was just 24 when his life literally took a dive.", "Besal was piloting a Vought A-7C on a training mission 20 miles east of St. Augustine, Florida, more than 37 years ago when his light attack aircraft collided with another plane at 15,000 feet, sending his jet spiraling i...
[ "Bob Besal was a young Navy flyer when his plane collided with another .", "He was rescued from the Atlantic after the 1974 incident; the plane sank .", "The wreckage was found by accident this month by a Florida company .", "Now the wreckage is \"a productive reef ecosystem,\" says the man who found it ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Frances Lewine, who covered the White House for The Associated Press during six presidential administrations and spent nearly three decades as a CNN editor and producer, died Saturday of an apparent stroke.", "She was 86. Frances Lewine holds two winning tickets in August 2007 at Charles Town...
[ "Frances Lewine, who died at age 86, battled for women's rights in journalism .", "In 1965, she became AP's first full-time female White House correspondent .", "For nearly three decades, she was a CNN assignment editor and field producer .", "Was part of sex discrimination suit against AP that led to changes...
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[ "(CNN) -- It's J.K. Rowling's first foray into fiction for adults.", "And thanks to her Harry Potter fame, her new novel, \"The Casual Vacancy,\" is already a best-seller, even before its release Thursday.", "But some parents worry that their children might expect another adventure at the Hogwarts School of Wit...
[ "\"The Casual Vacancy\" is \"Harry Potter\" author J.K. Rowling's first adult novel .", "Parents are considering whether they'll allow their kids to read the racier book .", "One parent and writer recommends reading the book alongside kids to guide them .", "\"The Casual Vacancy\" is topping sales lists by pr...
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[ "(CNN) -- Washington gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna looks to help Republicans cross an important threshold while expanding their power at the top of state government nationally.", "McKenna is locked in a competitive race in a state that hasn't had a Republican governor in nearly 30 years.", "It's just one ...
[ "Republicans could gain four gubernatorial seats this year, crossing the 30-seat mark nationally .", "Republican gains could help the GOP fight federal initiatives like health care reform .", "Races in Washington and North Carolina could elect GOP governors for the first time since the 1980s ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- They will say this is about one person.", "It is not. They will attempt to distance themselves from the controversy.", "But they can't. They will even try to claim the whole conversation is a distraction from the \"real issues.\"", "And yet they never shy away from using this same conversation to fi...
[ "LZ Granderson: Todd Akin's \"rape\" comment offers glimpse into some conservatives' views .", "He says Akin's views politically embarrassing, but such views voiced by others in GOP .", "He says Paul Ryan's name on anti-abortion bill making odd distinction about \"forcible rape\"\nGranderson: You can expect a G...
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[ "(CNN) -- Police charged an 18-year-old with murder in the case of a University of Florida student last seen eight days ago, a police spokesman said Friday.", "Officer Ben Tobias announced that the Gainesville police department charged Pedro Bravo with the death of Christian Aguilar.", "He did not offer further...
[ "NEW: The suspect's family is distraught and worried, one of his lawyers says .", "Christian Aguilar, 18, was last seen September 20 in Gainesville, police say .", "Pedro Bravo told investigators he got into a fight with Aguilar that night and left the scene .", "Police announce that Bravo, who was already in...
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[ "(CNN) -- A group calling itself the Partisans of Monotheism in Sudan claimed responsibility Friday for the shooting death of an American diplomat and his driver early New Year's Day.", "John Granville, seen in an undated family photo, was shot to death in Sudan Tuesday.", "\"The soldiers of monotheism carried ...
[ "NEW: \"I am doing what I love every day of my life,\" John Granville told his mother .", "Granville, 33, was shot to death early New Year's morning in Sudan .", "Group claims responsibility Friday on Islamist Web sites; sites say the group is new .", "Claim by Partisans of Monotheism in Sudan can't be indepe...
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[ "(CNN) -- Chelsea has lodged a formal complaint with the Football Association after alleging referee Mark Clattenburg used \"inappropriate language\" towards John Obi Mikel during their Premier League defeat by Manchester United.", "The European champions also stated that there is insufficient evidence to support...
[ "Chelsea lodge official complaint with Football Association .", "Mark Clattenburg accused of using \"inappropriate language\" towards John Obi Mikel .", "Club will not pursue allegations of abuse towards Juan Mata by the referee .", "Mark Clattenburg denies all allegations leveled at him ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Authorities in Tennessee are asking for the public's help to find two children presumed missing after a fire destroyed their home.", "The children -- identified as 9-year-old Chloie Leverette and 7-year-old Gage Daniel -- were last seen Sunday around 6:30 p.m., approximately three hours before their hom...
[ "NEW: A spokeswoman says she fears for their safety .", "9-year-old Chloie Leverette and 7-year-old Gage Daniel were last seen Sunday .", "Their home burned down the same night .", "Investigators did not find evidence the children were victims of the fire ." ]
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- The cause of death for Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, won't be officially known for another two months, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner said Sunday.", "The autopsy on Stallone, who was found dead in his Los Angeles home Friday, was completed Su...
[ "The autopsy on Sage Stallone, found dead Friday, was completed Sunday .", "He acted in several movies, including \"Daylight\" and \"Rocky V\" with his father .", "Stallone was engaged to be married and working on film projects, his attorney says ." ]
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[ "Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- The release of a secretly recorded tape of Mitt Romney speaking to campaign donors highlights a risk facing the Republican Party -- of becoming perceived as the party of mean.", "After a vicious assault from Democrats that portrayed Romney as a vulture capitalist who cared little a...
[ "Julian Zelizer: Romney's troubles reflect a problem GOP has been dealing with for years .", "A conservatism that emphasizes cutting social benefits risks appearing harsh, he says .", "Zelizer: Reagan insisted conservatism be packaged as a positive force for freedom .", "He says Democratic presidents have gai...
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[ "Editor's Note: Wynn Westmoreland, a media coordinator for CNN, offers this personal remembrance of two victims from the weekend's severe weather.", "Bonnie Turner and her husband, Michael, on their farm.", "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- I met Bonnie Turner seven years ago when I was looking for a puppy.", "There...
[ "Bonnie Turner ran an 86-acre Georgia farm with her husband .", "Husband, in critical condition, screamed her name during weekend tornado .", "She was thrown some 50 feet and died during this weekend's storm .", "Bonnie loved animals, providing refuge for dogs, donkeys, goats and horses ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Weather officials refer to Sandy as \"remnants,\" and by Thursday, these had stopped producing significant warnings.", "But as Sandy finally dies out, the tragedy has only begun for some.", "Under calmer, sunlit skies from Maryland to Rhode Island, politicians, rescuers and journalists in elevated veh...
[ "About 4.9 million customers remain without power .", "Sandy has killed at least 56 people in the United States .", "\"The show must go on,\" says executive director of the Broadway League .", "New Jersey's shore is lined with ruin ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- When Chris Christie praises President Barack Obama as \"outstanding\" and \"incredibly supportive,\" you know something extraordinary has occurred.", "Obama updated on Sandy; praised by Christie .", "In this case, it was once-in-a-lifetime Superstorm Sandy, which caused the outspoken Republ...
[ "Mitt Romney surrogate Chris Christie praises President Barack Obama's response to Sandy .", "The superstorm focuses attention on the role of government in disaster relief .", "Romney advocates a state-led approach, but his campaign promises enough funding .", "Obama emphasizes federal, state and local cooper...
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[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- As residents of the U.S. Northeast grapple with the destruction wrought by Superstorm Sandy, an offer of assistance has come from an unlikely quarter: the leader of a radical Muslim group in Pakistan that Washington has branded a terrorist group.", "\"We offer our unconditional suppo...
[ "NEW: United States declines offer of aid from Hafiz Mohammad Saeed .", "U.S. government had offered $10 million for information leading to his capture .", "He is accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks in 2008 .", "He denies the allegations and says the Pakistani courts have cleared him ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A toddler shot and killed his mother, the boy's father told South Florida police, who say they will talk to the 2-1/2-year-old.", "The father, who called 911, told police he was trying to take the firearm away from the child when it discharged.", "The boy's mother -- Julia Bennett, 33 -- was shot once...
[ "Julia Bennett, 33, was shot once in the back and died .", "The gun went off as the boy's father was trying to take it from his son, he says .", "Investigators say they will talk to the toddler ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Samsung plans to challenge a U.S. court ruling that recommends more than $1 billion in damages to Apple over a patent dispute.", "A federal jury recommended Friday that Apple be awarded the damages after finding Samsung guilty of \"willful\" violations of a number of Apple's patents in the creation of i...
[ "Samsung says it will \"move immediately to file post-verdict motions to overturn\" ruling .", "Its statement comes after a jury recommends Samsung pay Apple in patent trial .", "The jury did not recommend awarding Samsung any money in its counterclaims ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- I spent much of Sunday in touch with a group of fellow researchers.", "Like myself, they are college professors who are interested in understanding how people respond to weather and climate.", "When we recognized last week that Hurricane Sandy was likely to make landfall rather than turning out to sea...
[ "Ben Orlove: Some people still look at hurricanes through an outdated perspective .", "He says officials have been pro-active in preparing for the storm .", "Climate change has raised sea level, he says, and storm surge endangers subways .", "He asks: Why can't we take the threat of climate change as seriousl...
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[ "(Rolling Stone) -- After half a century of hits, addictions, mayhem and enough bad blood to flood the Thames, the Rolling Stones have gotten it together just in time to celebrate their latest anniversary onstage.", "\"To keep a band together this long, let alone a rock 'n' roll band, is probably unique in musica...
[ "For its upcoming fiftieth annivesary, the Rolling Stone have announced a not-quite-tour .", "\"We ain't doing all this for four gigs!\"", "says Keith Richards .", "The band's last of four shows, in Newark, will likely include a few famous guests ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- If you've been in the hospital or had a family member or friend there, you know how lonely and scary it can be.", "Once visiting hours are over, the levity and the hugs stop.", "But, if it were up to Taylor Crabtree, the hugs would last all night.", "Taylor Crabtree hopes to send 30,000 teddy bears ...
[ "Since she was 7, Taylor Crabtree has given teddy bears to children in hospitals .", "Check out the YPWR blog to meet Zachary Peskin, founder of SpPho .", "iReport.com: Do you know someone who rocks?", "Let us know ." ]
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[ "(EW.com) -- Mindy Kaling vs. Ellen Barkin!", "Zooey Deschanel vs. Matthew Perry!", "Tuesday night unleashed a trio of new shows into competitive time slots: Fox's \"Ben & Kate,\" CBS' \"Vegas\" and — probably the most buzzed-about of the bunch — Fox's \"The Mindy Project.\"", "Here's how they stacked up. Fir...
[ "\"The Mindy Project\" was down 23 percent from last year's \"Raising Hope\" premiere in this slot .", "Still, \"Mindy Project\" fended off its 9:30 p.m. comedy rival, NBC's \"The New Normal\"\nFox aired one episode of \"New Girl\" at 8 p.m., and another episode at 9 p.m." ]
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[ "London (CNN) -- There was a time in the 1960s and 70s when Jimmy Savile seemed to be everywhere in Britain.", "The BBC television personality with his trademark white-blonde hair was the face of \"Top of the Pops\" and \"Jim'll Fix It.\"", "Families would sit down with their children to watch Jimmy Savile in t...
[ "Jimmy Savile was a hugely popular television and radio host in the UK .", "Since his death in 2011, he has been accused of dozens of counts of child abuse .", "Kevin Cook says he was abused by Savile when he appeared on his show in 1974 .", "The allegations are the subject of investigations by the police and...
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[ "(CNN) -- Bake sales and recycling are common fundraising tactics in middle school.", "But Tara Suri wasn't baking cupcakes for just any common cause.", "Her cause was hope, literally.", "Tara Suri's organization helps orphans in Sudan and India attend school.", "When Tara was 13, she was more than saddened...
[ "At 13, Tara Suri founded an organization to help orphans attend school .", "Check out the YPWR blog to meet the latest featured young person .", "iReport.com: Do you know someone who rocks?", "Let us know ." ]
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[ "Dumfries, Virginia (CNN) -- Retiree Robert Stevens says he often turns off the television when the attack ads appear, and he hangs up the phone when it's a presidential campaign calling.", "\"I want to make my own independent decision,\" Stevens said in a lunchtime conversation this week at Harold and Cathy's Du...
[ "Self-described independent disappointed with Obama but not sold on Romney .", "Democrat didn't vote for Obama in 2008 because she didn't think he could keep promises .", "GOP pollster says transplants have turned traditionally red state into a purple state .", "Democratic congressman says Romney image from p...
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[ "(CNN) -- Over the next few months CNN will be exploring some of the biggest holidays and events with our iReporters across the world through a special series called CNN Celebrates.", "We're kicking things off with Halloween, where elaborate costumes, carved pumpkins and haunted houses all combine to make it one ...
[ "Here are some of your spookiest snaps celebrating Halloween .", "Images include pumpkin babies and demonic dogs .", "iReports from around the world, from Germany to the Phillipines ." ]
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[ "(Lonely Planet) -- The youngest of Hawaii's main islands -- and it's still growing, with over 500 acres of new land added over the last 30 years -- the Big Island of Hawai'i overflows with outdoor adventures.", "Here you can hike to the edge of the world's longest-running volcanic eruption, then climb Hawaii's t...
[ "The Big Island has a long-running volcanic eruption and Hawaii's tallest peaks .", "Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has seen active lava since 1983 .", "Most of Hawaii's giant valleys are inaccessible, but they can still be viewed via lookout ." ]
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[ "New York (CNN) -- They called them the \"human bucket brigade.\"", "National Guard troops lined up in stairwells at Bellevue Hospital, carrying oil for generators up 13 flights of stairs.", "Superstorm Sandy had knocked out the hospital's power, and flooding had wiped out basement fuel pumps designed to power ...
[ "NEW: \"We've never seen anything like this,\" a hospital official says .", "National Guard troops carried patients out of the hospital, he says .", "After the storm, troops formed a \"bucket brigade\" to carry fuel to generators .", "The hospital is near another hospital forced to evacuate patients after the...
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[ "London (CNN) -- The BBC has apologized to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after a reporter revealed the monarch was \"pretty upset\" that British officials had failed to arrest radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri.", "Usually private conversations with members of Britain's royal family remain private.", "But ...
[ "BBC reporter reveals details of private conversation with Queen Elizabeth II .", "Britain's queen 'pretty upset' at the failure to arrest cleric Abu Hamza .", "Hamza convicted on terror charges in UK in 2006, may be extradited to U.S." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- How do living organisms become conscious of what is happening to them and around them?", "How is it that I as well as you, reader of these words, can be conscious of our respective existences and of what is going on in our minds — in my case, ideas about how the brain generates consciousness, about the ...
[ "Antonio Damasio asks: How do we become conscious of the things around us?", "In a TED Talk, he describes scientific findings about the nature of consciousness .", "Our minds make maps of all the things we see, hear and sense, he says .", "Damasio: We need more than the maps; it takes a sense of self to be fu...
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- \"A swarm\" of several hundred earthquakes, the strongest measuring a 5.5 magnitude, were centered east of San Diego near California's border with Mexico on Sunday afternoon but caused little damage, seismologists said.", "Sunday's shaking in Southern California's Imperial Valley was the mos...
[ "NEW: The quake is a reminder \"We live in earthquake country,\" scientist says .", "\"We expect thousands of events (like this) over several days,\" seismologist Lucy Jones says .", "Sunday's shaking in California's Imperial Valley is the most activity since the 1970s .", "No injuries and only minor damage h...
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[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- The nation's second largest city is preparing for potential traffic paralysis with the closure this weekend of a major highway that passes through the mountains of Los Angeles.", "Last year's closure of Interstate 405 -- described by local officials as \"the nation's busiest freeway\" -- was...
[ "This weekend's closure of Interstate 405 is dubbed \"Carmageddon II'\nThe 405 is a critical artery that will be closed for 10 miles through mountains .", "L.A. officials are asking motorists to stay off the road this weekend .", "The highway connects the San Fernando Valley with west L.A. and LAX ." ]
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[ "(Health.com) -- Infants who undergo surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia in their first two years of life may be at increased risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as they grow older.", "A new study of 5,357 children born in Rochester, Minnesota, between 1976 and 1982 fou...
[ "Higher chance of ADHD found in infants who had two surgeries .", "Having a single surgical procedure did not appear to increase risk .", "The longer a child was unconscious, the greater the ADHD risk ." ]
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[ "West Branch, Michigan (CNN) -- A Michigan teen is making the most of a homecoming prank that she says left her feeling suicidal.", "Whitney Kropp, a self-described outcast with just a handful of close friends at Ogemaw Heights High School, was picked to be the female representative of the sophomore class royalty...
[ "Classmates pick teen as female representative of sophomore class royalty .", "The 16-year-old later learns they picked her as a joke .", "\"I'm like, 'Wow, I feel like trash,'\" Whitney Kropp says .", "She decides to attend the homecoming anyway, prompting an outpouring of support ." ]
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[ "BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Three Iraq boys were killed in an airstrike in eastern Baghdad on Saturday as they were sifting through trash, looking for stuff to sell, said a 10-year-old boy wounded in the attack.", "Ambulances sit damaged after a U.S. attack Saturday near Baghdad's Al-Sadr Hospital.", "\"I was hit by an ...
[ "NEW: Boys were among a group sifting through trash looking for stuff to sell .", "Guided rockets hit target of \"known criminal elements,\" U.S. says .", "Turkish military says it killed 150 Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq .", "At least 28 people wounded in U.S. attack near hospital, Iraqi says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- For one group of women in Chicago on Sunday, Mother's Day was marked not with flowers, but with a stark reminder of their loss.", "One by one, they filed toward a newly unveiled sculpture at the city's St. Sabina Church, placing small white cards emblazoned with names such as Blair Holt and Matthew Mic...
[ "On Mother's Day, moms of children killed in gun violence go to St. Sabina Church .", "As of Saturday, 127 people have been killed in Chicago this year .", "Says one grieving woman: \"I don't even get to hear anybody say 'Mama' anymore.\"" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- As Syria's foreign minister blasted international calls for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, Syrian forces were shelling civilian neighborhoods and battling rebel forces, opposition leaders said.", "Foreign Minister Walid Moallem told the U.N. General Assembly that the rhetoric against al-Assad a...
[ "NEW: At least 183 people were killed Monday, an opposition group says .", "Iran's foreign minister says calls for al-Assad's ouster are an interference .", "Iraq's foreign minister says Iran's planes bound for Syria will undergo random inspections .", "The opposition group puts the human toll in the 19-month...
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[ "(CNN) -- The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai says the laundry list of allegations leveled against his father contradicts \"everything I have come to know about him throughout my life.\"", "Bo Xilai was once considered a top contender for the Politburo Standing Committee, the team of nine politicians...
[ "NEW: Bo Guagua said \"it is hard for me to believe the allegations\"\nNEW: The 24-year-old is the son of disgraced politician Bo Xilai .", "He posts a statement on Tumblr defending his father .", "Bo Xilai is accused corruption, abuse of power and adultery ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- African-Americans are faring slightly worse relative to their white counterparts than they did last year, according to an index released Thursday by the National Urban League.", "The group's 2011 Equality Index stands at 71.5%, compared to a revised index last year of 72.1%, the league said as it releas...
[ "The index measures how African-Americans fare relative to whites .", "It is published by the National Urban League .", "This year's index stands at 71.5%, down from 72.1% last year .", "A number of social factors are behind the decline ." ]
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[ "(Financial Times) -- Until very recently, nouveau riche Chinese would not have been caught dead buying someone else's cast-offs -- even if they were Hermès.", "But as the Chinese market, which many luxury goods companies have come to rely on for growth in recent years, matures, a new brand of luxury shopper is e...
[ "Until very recently, nouveau riche Chinese would not have been caught dead buying cast-offs .", "A new brand of luxury shopper is emerging: the kind that loves a bargain more than a logo." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Diplomacy and coalition building.", "Individuals working for the whole.", "President Obama on Tuesday stressed that's how the United States prefers to solve some of the world's most complicated issues, particularly those in the Arab world.", "Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, and then...
[ "At U.N., Obama stressed the need for diplomacy to solve international issues .", "But he warned, regarding Iran, that time for talking \"is not unlimited\"\nObama: U.S. \"will do what we must\" to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon .", "President describes expansive anti-human trafficking plan at Cli...
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[ "New York (CNN) -- Volunteers toiled for hours on Friday cleaning mostly man-made debris from a New York coastline, the scattered religious offerings from a growing Hindu population in Queens.", "The group has drawn concern among local conservationists after leaving offerings -- clothing, statues, plastic flowers...
[ "Conservationists, park rangers concerned about water pollution .", "Hindus say it's religious tradition to bring items to bodies of water .", "Cloth will be recycled, volunteer says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- While dogs slurp to alleviate thirst, cats display a mastery of physical dynamics that leaves their whiskers, chin and the counter top free of liquid, researchers found.", "Researchers spent hours watching a feline consume liquids in order to understand the forces.", "They also made a robotic version ...
[ "Unlike dogs, cats don't slurp when they drink, team finds .", "Cats show mastery of physical forces, balancing gravity and inertia, to drink .", "Findings of four-member team were published in the online journal Science ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Miles Levin was determined to have his say in life, even with cancer ravaging his young body.", "Miles Levin wrote that cancer and the fear of death could expand your heart and mind.", "So when he died Sunday, six days before his 19th birthday, he had blogged a lifetime of thoughts and dreams...
[ "Miles Levin, whose blog was read by thousands, died Sunday at 18 .", "Had battled alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma since 2005 .", "His witty, optimistic writing captured his enjoyment of life in the face of death ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The alarm in my phone fires into life at 6.30 a.m. and jolts me from my sleep.", "The year is 2014 and I'm recovering from jet lag after flying back to London from New York, and the time difference has got to me -- again.", "It's worse than usual because I didn't sleep on the plane.", "Too much work...
[ "In 2014, blanket internet coverage will help us stay connected at all times .", "Shopping, working and socializing will all be impacted by mobile, says Miles .", "Kitchen surfaces will have the ability to charge electronic devices, he says .", "Wi-Fi perimeters will better enable parents to keep track of chi...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- A Hindu man in Britain lost his court battle Friday for the legal right to be cremated in a traditional Hindu open-air funeral pyre.", "Most Hindus believe open-air burning is the spiritually .", "appropriate way to release a soul from the body.", "Davender Ghai, 70, a world-renowned...
[ "Davender Ghai, 70, argued the practice is already legal under British law .", "Opponents say it is unsanitary and hazardous to health and the environment .", "Officials: Cremations outside of crematoria are illegal under 1902 Cremation Act .", "Hindus consider open-air cremations essential to the peace of th...
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[ "(CNN) -- Devastation is devastation, whether a hurricane rips up your home or a tornado takes the person you love most in the world.", "It's loss, shock and confusion.", "It's anger and sadness and resentment.", "It's being flustered like you've never been flustered before.", "But it's going to be OK: Take...
[ "People who survived Katrina and the Joplin tornado share their experiences, wisdom .", "Their advice: Stand in the ruins of your old life; it's fine to be sad .", "Ask for help and give help, no matter how large or small, they say .", "They say it will get better, but it will always stay with you ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A humanitarian watchdog group on Wednesday raised concerns over the U.S. military's handling of juvenile detainees in Iraq, saying \"some children have been detained for more than a year without charge or trial.\"", "U.S. soldiers count juvenile detainees after a restroom break at Camp Cropper in Iraq i...
[ "Children in U.S. custody denied rights, Human Rights Watch report says .", "Young detainees don't have access to legal help, families, group says .", "Military spokesman says all detainees treated in accordance with law .", "Group, military disagree on number, status of detainees ." ]
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[ "BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The death toll in China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Wednesday, state media said.", "Parents sit with children being treated for the virus in Fuyang, China, last month.", "The child died on the way to a...
[ "Hand-foot-mouth disease has sickened 24,934 children in China; 42 have died .", "Illness is caused by virus; not related to foot-and-mouth disease in animals .", "There is no vaccine and no treatment for severe cases, which can cause paralysis .", "Adults with healthy immune systems can usually resist the di...
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[ "YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia (Reuters) -- A brown bear killed a tourist camping on an island off Russia's Far East coast on Thursday and was then shot by fellow campers, local police said.", "Bears have come into increasing conflict with humans in remote regions of Russia as their natural habitat has faced growing ...
[ "Brown bear kills tourist on Russia's Bolshoi Shantar island, before being shot .", "Attacks on humans have become more frequent in remote regions of Russia ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- It's arguably the biggest game in world football -- and Real Madrid warmed up for next Sunday's El Clasico with a five-star showing led by their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.", "Ronaldo fired his 17th career hat-trick to signal his intentions ahead of next weekend's clash with arch-rivals and league leade...
[ "Cristiano scores hat-trick in Real's 5-1 win over Deportivo .", "Napoli move level with Juventus at top of Serie A .", "Marseille's six-match winning streak comes to an end .", "Aston Villa held at home by West Bromwich Albion ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House Office of Administration is not required to turn over records about a trove of possibly missing e-mails, a federal judge ruled Monday.", "The White House Office of Administration is not bound by the Freedom of Information Act, a judge says.", "The ruling by U.S. District Jud...
[ "Office of Administration not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, judge rules .", "Watchdog group wants records possibly related to millions of missing e-mail .", "Some White House e-mails missing from period when CIA operative's identity leaked ." ]
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[ "New York (CNN) -- Engineers have determined a storm-battered crane that is dangling over Midtown Manhattan is securely fastened to a high-rise building under construction, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday.", "Crews will \"have to construct another crane on top of it in order to take down this one,\" the ma...
[ "Since Tuesday, engineers have been inside the One57 building on West 57th .", "High winds toppled a crane boom some 90 stories above New York City .", "Bloomberg said engineers will be \"tying the boom to the building so that they can then work around the top of it\"\nThe whole process could take weeks, the ma...
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[ "(CNN) -- It takes a disaster to remind us how much we depend on our local and state governments.", "In the middle of a presidential campaign, Hurricane Sandy has put Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on the sidelines, reminding us how much we count on mayors and governors to protect us, to rescue us and to keep our s...
[ "Mitchell Moss: Disaster reminds us how much we rely on our local governments .", "Moss: Hurricane Sandy has put President Obama and Mitt Romney on the sidelines .", "He says the storm also teaches us that we can't ignore essential infrastructures .", "Moss: We have to invest in the future by taking steps now...
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[ "(CNN) -- A cargo jet crashed Sunday just west of Monterrey, Mexico, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot, a company representative said.", "The crash occurred at 2:15 a.m. as the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-15 freighter approached the airport in Saltillo, Mexico, carrying a load of auto parts, said Donald McNe...
[ "Cargo jet crashes Sunday just west of Monterrey, Mexico, killing the pilot .", "Both pilot and co-pilot were American; co-pilot was severely burned .", "NTSB has sent investigators to Mexico to help with crash investigation ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A federal appeals court has slammed the reliability of U.S. government intelligence documents, saying just because officials keep repeating their assertions does not make them true.", "A guard looks over the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in this file photo.", "A ...
[ "Appeals court faults government argument in case of Chinese Muslim held at Gitmo .", "Just because claim is repeated doesn't make it true, court says, citing Lewis Carroll .", "Suspect has been detained for six years, accused of attending terrorist training .", "Court says he must be released, transferred, o...
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[ "(CNN) -- Nigeria's security forces have been guilty of serious human rights abuses in their efforts to crack down on the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said Thursday in a new report.", "The report paints an ugly picture of spiraling violence, where brutal attacks carried out by Boko Ha...
[ "NEW: Nigeria's military denies abuses, says rights group allegations are unfounded .", "Rights group: Nigeria's security forces are committing abuses as they combat militants .", "Amnesty International says the government must do more to protect the public .", "Boko Haram militants have killed hundreds in at...
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[ "(CNN) -- Lately, Lifetime has been looking a little different.", "No, the network hasn't traded in the made-for-TV love stories that first charmed the network's loyal female viewers.", "It has, however, adopted a new slew of original programming designed to help Lifetime stay competitive in the age of reality ...
[ "Lifetime is not just about made-for-TV movies aimed at women anymore .", "The network is gravitating towards original programming and reality shows .", "Shows like \"Dance Moms\" and \"Russian Dolls\" trade on existing reality formats ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Imagine that we were just developing spoken language for the first time.", "And someone came up with a new word to describe an action, thought or feeling -- like \"magnify\" or \"dreadful.\"", "But in this strange world, the person who came up with the word demanded that anyone else who used it pay hi...
[ "Douglas Rushkoff : Smartphone patent wars seem about human behavior, not just phones .", "He says Apple defending its home button makes sense; it's so distinctive .", "But things like pinch and zoom technology may have made leap into collective consciousness .", "Rushkoff: When Apple's innovations become our...
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[ "(CNN) -- Barcelona maintained their 100% record in La Liga on Saturday night with a memorable 3-2 win against Sevilla at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.", "An injury-time strike from substitute David Villa preserved Tito Vilanova's side perfect start to the season after Sevilla had built a 2-0 lead.", "Wing...
[ "Fabregas scores brace as Barcelona come back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Sevilla .", "Malaga move up to second with a thumping 4-0 win over Real Betis; Valencia beat Zaragoza 2-0 .", "In Serie A, Juventus extend lead at top of table with a 4-1 win over Roma; AC Milan draw 1-1 at Parma ." ]
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[ "New Delhi (CNN) -- It isn't everyday that video from inside a routine legislative session causes an uproar big enough to force three politicians to resign all at once but that is just what happened in South India after video surfaced of Indian ministers watching what appeared to be video of a sex act on a cell pho...
[ "Three state ministers resign after video surfaces .", "It shows them watching what appears to be video of a sex act on a cell phone .", "The three deny the allegation but said they resigned to protect their party, the BJP ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The racism row involving a Premier League referee could dominate English football headlines for some months, after police announced on Tuesday that they had launched an investigation into the incident.", "Mark Clattenburg, who took charge of Chelsea's controversial 3-2 home defeat by Manchester United o...
[ "Police will investigate allegations of racial abuse by Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg .", "Clattenburg was in charge of Chelsea's 3-2 home defeat by Manchester United on Sunday .", "Society of Black Lawyers referred complaint to the police .", "Separate Football Association inquiry will run concurre...
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Who said LEGO is just child's play?", "The New Orleans Public Library asked Nathan Sawaya to build this sculpture to celebrate the city's rebirth.", "Since CNN spoke with LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya a year ago, his popularity has skyrocketed.", "Just check out his clientele.", "Donald Trump...
[ "Nathan Sawaya makes his living as a LEGO artist .", "Sawaya has two exhibitions of his sculptures, did piece for Donald Trump .", "\"I have more ideas than I have time,\" the artist says ." ]
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[ "Tokyo (CNN) -- Big divisions are appearing among the key players responsible for the eurozone's tough austerity program.", "The International Monetary Fund and the European Commission are at odds over which is the best way forward.", "As millions of Europeans feel the biting impact of austerity measures, IMF b...
[ "Divisions are appearing among key players responsible for the eurozone's austerity program .", "International Monetary Fund and the European Commission at odds over best way forward .", "IMF wants to give Greece more time after a new study suggest austerity is hurting growth .", "Rehn: \"The findings can be ...
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[ "New York (CNN) -- Monday marked the end of debate at the 67th session of the U.N. General Assembly, where some of the most-controversial speakers spoke last.", "Here are a few things we learned: .", "1. The Syrian government is not backing down.", "Foreign Minister Walid Moallem took to the lectern to defend...
[ "NEW: North Korea calls the Korean Peninsula the \"world's most dangerous hotspot\"\nNEW: A spark could set off nuclear war, the head of the delegation warns .", "NEW: Syria's foreign minister responds to criticism of his country's 19-month crisis .", "He blames Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya and others for...
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[ "(CNN) -- Tonga's king is giving up most of the near-absolute power that his family has held for centuries in the South Pacific nation, the country's news agency reported Monday.", "The royal dynasty currently headed by King George Tupou V was founded in 1845.", "King George Tupou V will let the prime minister ...
[ "New Tongan king, George Tupou V, to give up most of near-absolute powers .", "King to let prime minister guide South Pacific nation's day-to-day affairs .", "Decision to pave way for parliamentary elections in 2010 .", "Tonga, population 119,000, is the only monarchy in the Pacific region ." ]
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[ "SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- The Dominican Republic is a tourist paradise, and a drug runner's haven.", "More than 800 miles of stunning turquoise coastline used for snorkeling -- and smuggling.", "What's smuggled mostly is cocaine from South America, bound for the United States.", "And in rece...
[ "Drug smuggling through the Dominican Republic, Haiti is on the rise .", "Officials say they are ill-equipped to stem the flow of drugs .", "U.S. officials say the drugs are increasingly coming through Venezuela .", "DEA is trying to help the Dominican Republic fight the drug trade ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- It may seem straight out of Moby Dick, but a rare white whale is thrilling Australians off the eastern coast.", "The albino humpback has been nicknamed \"Migaloo\" by researchers who track his movements.", "Albino whales are rare and Migaloo is the only documented all-white humpback adult, according t...
[ "The albino humpback's nickname is \"Migaloo\"\nResearchers are tracking his movements .", "Migaloo was first seen in 1991 as a juvenile, expert says ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Aides to then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales improperly considered political affiliations and ideologies in hiring, but Gonzales was unaware of those actions, according to results of an investigation released Monday by the Justice Department internal watchdog.", "The report cited White Hou...
[ "NEW: Ex-aide's lawyers reject congressman's suggestion that she may have lied .", "NEW: Current attorney general calls report \"disturbing\"\nReport: Ex-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was unaware of politicized hirings .", "Violations were civil in nature, not criminal, according to report ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Navy submarine leaked trace amounts of radioactive water for two years as it made port calls in Japan and other Asian nations, the Navy said Thursday.", "The USS Houston arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for routine maintenance, during which the leak was found.", "Last week, Navy offi...
[ "NEW: Total radiation leaked less than that found in a smoke detector, Navy says .", "Navy had earlier said USS Houston leaked radioactive water for months .", "Leak existed since June 2006, Navy says .", "USS Houston visited several Japanese ports, plus Malaysia and Singapore ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Diplomats attending the U.N. General Assembly used the spotlight and worked the sidelines in an attempt to make headway toward resolving the Syrian crisis as a graphic video emerged Friday that underscored the consequences of failure to do so.", "\"What has the international community done to stop this ...
[ "World has done \"literally nothing\" to stop carnage, says Turkish official .", "U.N. extends mandate of Commission of Inquiry .", "Chemical weapons moved for security reasons, U.S. defense secretary says .", "Clinton announces $45 million in aid to the opposition ." ]
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[ "In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events.", "CNN's Chris Lawrence uncovers the challenges facing high school students in Los Angeles, as part of the weeklong \"Broken Schools\" series airing this week on CNN's American ...
[ "Nearly 58 percent, or 6 out of 10, Jefferson High School students will drop out .", "Ana Rosa Gutierrez, 13, doesn't like school; her brother quit to support the family .", "Some students must devise strategic routes through gang territory to get to school .", "School holds parents accountable through city's...
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[ "(CNN) -- Country music icon George Strait has announced his final concert go-round but stressed that he does not plan to ride into the sunset after his two-year \"The Cowboy Rides Away Tour\" ends in 2014.", "\"Don't think I'm retiring, because I'm not,\" Strait, who turned 60 this year, said at a press conferen...
[ "George Strait is to tour for the last time in 2013 and 2014 .", "Strait has had more U.S. platinum records than The Rolling Stones .", "He stressed repeatedly that he is not retiring from the music business .", "The country icon was inducted in to the hall of fame in 2006 ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A Metrolink engineer driving a commuter train sent a text message about 22 seconds before the train collided with a Union Pacific freight train last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.", "The crash killed 25 people, including the engineer, Robert Sanc...
[ "NEW: AP: Senate passes bill to give billions to Amtrak .", "Crash killed 25 people, including train engineer Robert Sanchez -- the texter .", "NTSB: Text sent at 4:22:01 p.m. on September 12; crash happened at 4:22:23 .", "After crash, California Public Utilities Commission banned texting on the job ." ]
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[ "(Rolling Stone) -- For the first time since the Rolling Stones formed nearly 50 years ago, Mick Jagger is part of a new band: Super Heavy -- featuring Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and Indian film composer A.R.", "Rahman. The band has quietly been recording together over the past 18 months, with their ...
[ "Jagger's Super Heavy features Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A.R.", "Rahman .", "The group got its start two years ago when Dave Stewart called Jagger from Jamaica .", "Jagger is confident that Stones fans will embrace the new group ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday that American forces can \"deal with any potential contingencies\" in the Middle East, especially after the military's capabilities were recently \"enhanced\" after attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions.", "Speaking to reporters en route to Tokyo, Panetta sa...
[ "U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talks to reporters en route to Asia .", "He says recent events reinforce the need for a strong military presence in the Mideast .", "U.S. military capabilities in the region have been \"enhanced\" in recent days, he says .", "Panetta praises Libyan officials' \"strong effo...
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- First, there was \"Einstein,\" the federal government's effort to protect itself from cyber attacks by limiting the number of portals to government computer systems and searching for signs of cyber tampering.", "Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff wants better protection for governm...
[ "Einstein 3.0 would \"shoot down\" attempts to tamper with government computers .", "Michael Chertoff says terrorists could wreak havoc on U.S. systems .", "He urges investment now, before 'there's a huge catastrophe'\nChertoff: Security project moving slowly to mollify private sector ." ]
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- While the presidential election has topped the news much of the year, it has been pushed aside by Sandy as the storm crashed into the East Coast.", "Both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, their running mates, and backers have pretty much curtailed campaigning, some fundraising and adver...
[ "Campaign events were largely suspended Monday as Sandy approached the East Coast .", "Obama: \"I'm worried about the impact on families and I'm worried about the impact on our first responders\"\nRomney: \" A lot of people are enduring some very difficult times, and our hearts and our prayers go to them\"\nThe s...
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Newly released documents show that military personnel watching over at least two American citizens held in U.S. Navy brigs feared that the isolation and austere conditions were threatening detainees' sanity.", "Records show that military personnel feared for the sanity of detainees in U.S. Na...
[ "Records: Official said detainee Yaser Hamdi's sanity was faltering .", "Military officer requested help keeping prisoner from \"whacking out\" on him .", "Pentagon statement stresses that all detainees are treated \"humanely\"" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Friends and family identified the 20-year-old Frederick, Maryland, man who died after police used a Taser stun gun on him Sunday morning, according to a local television station.", "Jarrel Gray, 20, died after police used a Taser gun on him Sunday morning, family and friends say.", "The man, who frien...
[ "Jarrel Gray's uncle tells local media: \"I lost my best friend\"\nWitness: Fight broke out after yelling match at apartment complex .", "Deputy who allegedly used Taser on Gray is on paid administrative leave .", "Amnesty International cites 150 deaths in asking police to suspend use of Tasers ." ]
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