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"FLINT, Michigan (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama Monday proposed spending billions to revitalize the nation's economy, a plan the campaign of his likely Republican opponent said would slow economic growth with higher taxes.",
"Sen. Barack Obama wants to spend $60 billion on America's infrastructure.",
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"Sen. Obama offers plan to spend $10B on schools, $60B on infrastructure .",
"Democratic presidential candidate would spend $150B on renewable energy .",
"Obama rejects protectionist trade polices, says U.S. workers can compete .",
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"MOSCOW, Russia -- UEFA have confirmed that Slovakian referee Lubos Michel will take charge of Wednesday's Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow.",
"Michel refereed the 2003 UEFA Cup final when Jose Mourinho's Porto beat Celtic.",
"Michel, 40 last week,is remembered by Chelsea f... | [
"Lubos Michel will referee Wednesday's Champions League final in Moscow .",
"Fellow-Slovakians Roman Slysko and Martin Balko will be his two assistants .",
"Vladimir Hrinak will be fourth official at the Manchester Utd v Chelsea clash ."
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"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Kimi Raikkonen has lambasted McLaren's Lewis Hamilton for the pit-lane accident that ended both of their races at the Canadian Grand Prix.",
"Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is far from happy after Lewis Hamilton pushed him out of the Canadian Grand Prix.",
"Hamilton's McLaren rammed into th... | [
"Kimi Raikkonen lambasts McLaren's Lewis Hamilton for pit-lane accident .",
"Finn says his race was 'ruined' after Hamilton didn't see red light .",
"Hamilton was given a 10-place grid penalty for the French Grand Prix ."
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"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- The British Foreign Office has warned its nationals -- traveling to or living in the United Arab Emirates -- about the increased threat of a terrorist attack.",
"In 2006 over one million Britons visited the United Arab Emirates, according to the UK Foreign office.",
"The al... | [
"UK Foreign Office: Terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE .",
"It added that attacks could be \"indiscriminate and could happen at any time\"\nU.S. State Department has not issued any warnings about the UAE .",
"UAE is a key ally in the United States' \"war on terror\""
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"(CNN) -- Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will address the West in a new message, according to a banner ad from the group's production wing posted on Islamist Web sites known to carry messages from al Qaeda and bin Laden.",
"This image accompanied a message from Osama bin Laden in November.",
"\"To the western... | [
"Banner ad on Islamist Web sites says al Qaeda leader will release message soon .",
"It is not known exactly when the message will come .",
"Bin Laden's last communication was an audiotape released March 20 ."
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"GLADSTONE, Illinois (CNN) -- Residents of this small town in Illinois, like many others who live along the banks of the surging Mississippi River, raced against the clock Tuesday to erect a makeshift levee as rising floodwaters threatened.",
"Residents of Gladstone, Illinois, work with the National Guard to crea... | [
"NEW: Towns rush to build makeshift barriers to hold back rising floodwaters .",
"NEW: Record flooding anticipated for towns in Illinois, Missouri .",
"High water forces officials to close U.S. 34 span between Iowa, Illinois .",
"FEMA sets up 6 centers in Iowa; 24 counties declared disasters ."
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"World-renowned security expert Gavin de Becker says this weapon exists, but you already have it.",
"He calls it \"the gift of fear.\"",
"One chapter in Gavin's book \"The Gift of... | [
"Security expert Gavin de Becker says fear can be a gift .",
"Says humans only animal who senses danger and walks into it .",
"Two victims recall feeling uneasy before crime happened ."
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"(CNN) -- A woman who gave birth to a stillborn boy was left distraught after she discovered his body was kept in a jar for four years by the hospital.",
"Jo-Ann Burrows believed for years that her son had been cremated before making the grim discovery about his fate.",
"The mother-of-five is now taking legal a... | [
"Woman's stillborn baby kept in jar for four years by hospital .",
"Jo-Ann Burrows believed for years that her son had been cremated .",
"The mother-of-five is now taking legal action against the hospital authorities ."
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"(CNN) -- Andre Berto claimed the vacant World Boxing Council welterweight title when he halted Miguel Rodriguez in the seventh round in Memphis.",
"Berto took the WBC belt vacated when Floyd Mayweather retired.",
"Berto (22-0, 19 KOs) picked up the WBC belt that became vacant when Floyd Mayweather retired.",
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"Andre Berto wins the vacant WBC welterweight title .",
"He halts Miguel Rodriguez in seven rounds .",
"Mikkel Kessler becomes WBA super-middleweight champion .",
"Amir Khan successfully defends the Commonwealth lightweight title ."
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"(CNN) -- Michelle Obama, wife of Sen. Barack Obama, is honing her message for the fall, aides say.",
"Sen. Barack Obama and wife, Michelle, have been thrust into the public eye.",
"\"Michelle wrote her own stump (speech).",
"And you know, she's refining it now I think as we're going into the general election... | [
"Michelle Obama refining her speeches to emphasize family, upbringing .",
"She has been criticized for coming across as angry, unpatriotic .",
"She is co-hosting on \"The View;\" also on cover of Us Weekly .",
"Her spokeswoman says this is not an \"image makeover\""
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"Brazilian coach Zico is leaving Turkish club Fenerbahce, after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract.",
"Zico guided Fenerbahce to a league and Super Cup double intheir centenary year .",
"Fenerbahce recently suspended negotiations over a fresh deal with Zico because of reportedly high demands by t... | [
"Coach Zico is leaving Turkish club Fenerbahce .",
"He has been unable to reach agreement over a new contract .",
"Media reports suggest that Spain coach Luis Aragones will replace him ."
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"OMAHA, Nebraska (CNN) -- Dozens of calls flooded the Omaha Police Department's 911 emergency line after a gunman opened fire inside the city's Westroads Mall, with witnesses calling in tones that ranged from almost matter-of-fact to near terror.",
"Police make their presence known at the Westroads Mall in Omaha,... | [
"\"I'm hiding in a clothes rack,\" a caller says .",
"A rapid burst of gunshots can be heard in another call before the line goes dead .",
"Robert Hawkins killed six employees and two customers before taking his own life .",
"\"I see him laying by the gun,\" a woman tells the dispatcher ."
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"(CNN) -- Australia's cricketers will pay tribute to Jane McGrath at their one-day international against West Indies in St Vincent on Tuesday.",
"Jane McGrath died on Sunday at the age of 42.",
"The English-born wife of former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath, died on Sunday, aged 42, after a long battle wit... | [
"Australia's cricketers are to pay tribute to Jane McGrath .",
"The 42-year-old wife of fast bowler Glenn McGrath, die on Sunday .",
"She had had a long battle with cancer .",
"The players will wear pink ribbons, the color of the McGrath Foundation ."
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"(CNN) -- An Alabama man whose wife died during a honeymoon scuba diving trip off the coast of Australia almost five years ago has been charged in her death.",
"Tina Watson, background right, lies motionless after she drowned in 2003 while diving in the Great Barrier Reef.",
"An Australian coroner ruled Friday ... | [
"Gabe Watson has been charged with 2003 death of his wife during honeymoon .",
"Tina Watson died while scuba diving in Australia's Great Barrier Reef .",
"Coroner unable to conclude that Watson's death was accidental ."
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"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepalese authorities Thursday detained at least 650 Tibetan exiles protesting against China's policies in the province ahead of this weekend's Olympic torch relay in Tibet, security officials in Kathmandu said.",
"A protester is grabbed by Nepalese police during a demonstration in Kathm... | [
"Nepalese authorities arrest at least 650 Tibetan exiles over China protest .",
"Police forcefully dragged some of the protesters to awaiting vans .",
"Protestors voice opposition to China's policies in Tibet ."
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"(CNN) -- The son of a man who died from intestinal problems says he now wonders whether his father's wife might have poisoned him.",
"Betty Johnson Neumar is shown at her booking.",
"She is charged with hiring a hit man to kill her husband.",
"Betty Neumar, 76, was charged by North Carolina authorities last ... | [
"Son says his dad got sick shortly after he married wife two decades ago .",
"Authorities launch probe into deaths of five husbands of Betty Neumar .",
"Son says he learned of his dad's death in newspaper, body was cremated ."
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"(CNN) -- The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday morning that child rapists cannot be given the death penalty, effectively reserving the punishment only for murderers.",
"CNN's Jeffrey Toobin said the court's ruling falls in line with other decisions on the death penalty.",
"The 5-4 decision stems from a Louisiana c... | [
"Toobin: Ruling falls in line with recent court decisions on death penalty .",
"Justice Kennedy, in decision, said it would not be fair to place burden on child victim .",
"Public support for executions down in recent years, Toobin said ."
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"YUSUFIYA, Iraq (CNN) -- Female suicide bombers, who often slip through security checkpoints untouched because of cultural norms, are taking a more deadly toll than ever across Iraq.",
"A female suicide bomber struck northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 16.",
"But the U.S. Army has created a solution with \"... | [
"Halfway through 2008, the number of female suicide bombers is 20 .",
"\"Daughters of Iraq\" trains Iraqi women to find female suicide bombers .",
"Women will work two or three days a month, making up to $300 ."
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"(CNN) -- Investigators looking for the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes will focus on farms in Mexico and Florida, federal health authorities said Friday.",
"Since April, more than 500 people have contracted the same strain of salmonella, linked to raw tomatoes.",
"The tracebacks \"have take... | [
"FDA: Tomatoes suspected in salmonella outbreak traced to farms in Mexico, Florida .",
"Tomatoes may have been contaminated after leaving the farm .",
"Outbreak stands at 552 cases since April in 32 states, District of Columbia ."
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congress passed a $300 billion farm bill over President Bush's veto for a second time Wednesday, a step made necessary by a clerical error when the original bill passed.",
"Congress overrode President Bush's second veto of a $300 billion farm bill.",
"The Senate voted 80-14 to approve the m... | [
"NEW: Senate votes 80-14 to approve measure over Bush's objections .",
"President Bush vetoed $300 billion farm bill for second time .",
"Bush says bill is too generous to wealthy farmers .",
"Version originally sent to White House had 34 pages missing ."
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"Luke Russert says dinner table political discussions were part of his upbringing.",
"Besides the youth vote, Russert discussed his father's de... | [
"Luke Russert says he learned of his father's death while he was in Italy .",
"He thanks family, friends for helping him get through trying times .",
"Politics \"was just something that I always grew up around,\" he says .",
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"(CNN) -- The first pictures from NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander, which successfully touched down near Mars' north pole Sunday, showed a pattern of brown polygons as far as the camera could see.",
"The Mars Phoenix Lander took this image of the planet's surface at its landing site Sunday.",
"\"It's surprisingly cl... | [
"The Mars Phoenix Lander landed on Mars on Sunday .",
"Phoenix mission is to analyze planet's soils to find signs of life .",
"Experts weren't optimistic about a smooth landing .",
"Getting lander on Mars was dubbed the \"7 minutes of terror\""
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"Spc. Megan Lynn Touma, 23, was a dental specialist from Cold Springs, Kentucky, according to a statement from Fort Bragg, where Touma was assig... | [
"Authorities in North Carolina are investigating death of pregnant servicemember .",
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"Megan Lynn Touma was found dead Saturday in motel room .",
"Touma is second N.C.-based pregnant solider found dead in recent months ."
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"Editor's note: Saturday marks one year since Hamas' defeat of Fatah in the fierce struggle for control of Gaza.",
"CNN correspondent Ben Wedeman has been covering the region for over 15 years.",
"He reports from Gaza on daily life and reality over the past year in this fractious land.",
"CNN's Ben Wedeman re... | [
"Wedeman describes violence, gunbattles, fear before Hamas .",
"Reports on encounters with assault rifles, children running from gunfire last year .",
"Now, it's safer but Gazans desperate for gas, cooking fuel, jobs .",
"One woman: \"Hamas hasn't done anything for us, nor has Fatah\""
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"Many of the injured being treated at a ... | [
"Morgan Tsvangirai's supporters back his withdrawal from runoff .",
"Some say they were taken to \"torture bases\" by supporters of Mugabe .",
"A man and a woman being treated for broken hands said they were tortured .",
"Mugabe laughed and mugged for reporters as he cast his ballot at a high school ."
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"President Robert Mugabe says war veterans will take up arms ... | [
"Harare mayor's wife found bludgeoned to death, opposition says .",
"Mayoress one of five people found murdered Thursday, according to MDC .",
"Government strongly denies any involvement in latest deaths .",
"U.S. says President Mugabe sponsors efforts to kill opposition supporters ."
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"(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama decisively defeated Sen. Hillary Clinton in North Carolina Tuesday, but Clinton's narrow victory in Indiana will likely send the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on to the next round of primaries.",
"Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, greet supporters in Raleigh, ... | [
"NEW: Final votes counted in Indiana's Lake County; Obama dominates .",
"Clinton wins squeaker in Indiana; Obama cruises in North Carolina .",
"Obama says he does not believe his party is \"inalterably divided\"\n187 delegates were at stake in Tuesday's primaries ."
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"Workers remove fuel rods on the reactor floor at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear ... | [
"Just as important as what the nuclear declaration says is what it doesn't say .",
"North Korea didn't admit to uranium enrichment or sharing secrets with Syria .",
"Many Republicans say Bush administration has let Pyongyang off the hook .",
"U.S. may be headed down the same road with Iran ."
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"(CNN) -- The last of six Texas A&M University mariners who went missing in the Gulf of Mexico was found dead Sunday afternoon, the Coast Guard said.",
"The other five crewmates were rescued earlier in the day.",
"Members of the Texas A&M Offshore Sailing Team are shown in this photo from the team's Web site."... | [
"Deceased mariner identified by the university as Roger Stone .",
"Coast Guard rescues five sailors reported missing .",
"Texas A&M sailboat was taking part in regatta from Galveston to Veracruz, Mexico .",
"Boat's six-person crew missed 8 a.m. radio check Saturday ."
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"NEW: Obama says he's looking forward to working with Clintons .",
"Junior senator from New York returns after a two-week vacation .",
"Clinton promises to \"immerse myself\" in the Senate chambers .",
"Clinton, Obama to campaign together in Unity, New Hampshire, on Friday ."
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"Prince William has helped bust a speed boat smuggling $80 million worth of cocaine.",
"William, who is serving in the Royal Navy, helped make the bust... | [
"Prince William has helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling boat .",
"Boat carrying cocaine with a street value of at least $80m, officials say .",
"Prince William helped spot the boat hundreds of miles northeast of Barbados ."
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"Record energy prices have led to record profits for oil companies.",... | [
"Measure fails to get 60 votes needed to proceed .",
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"Rescued diver Kath Mitchinso embraces fellow diver Ernest Lewandowsky as they arrive on Flores island.",
"The grou... | [
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"Group found at Mantaolan, on the island of Rinca off Komodo National Park .",
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"An Iranian flag flies outside the buildin... | [
"New Yorker article says Congress authorized up to $400 million for covert ops in Iran .",
"Journalist Seymour Hersh says program is being staged from Afghanistan .",
"U.S. officials decline comment, deny the U.S. is launching raids from Iraq .",
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"President Bush on Monday said the men and women of the armed forces deserve \"our unflinching support.\"",
"The supplemental spending bi... | [
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"Sen. Barack Obama's speech on patriotism comes days before the Fourth of July.",
"\"At certain times over the l... | [
"NEW: Obama vows to never question the patriotism of others in the campaign .",
"NEW: Obama camp: \"Of course [Obama] rejects yesterday's statement\" by Clark .",
"NEW: McCain's campaign launches a Truth Squad to defend his military record .",
"McCain unveils new campaign airplane ."
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"People seeking refuge sit on a curb and sidewalk outside the U.S. Embassy in Harare on Thursday.",
"By evening, emb... | [
"Embassy spokesman: Officials exploring housing options for refuge-seekers .",
"U.S. Embassy in Harare: 220 Zimbabweans seeking refuge from violence .",
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"Suspected spree killer Nicholas Troy Sheley, 28, did not enter a plea dur... | [
"NEW: Suspected spree killer described as meth addict .",
"Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, did not enter a plea at first court appearance .",
"Police say ex-con tied to eight killings over past week in Illinois, Missouri .",
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"Louis Vuitton took eBay to court for selling a range of fake luxury goods online.",
"The fashion company -- home to brands including Louis Vuit... | [
"Paris court orders eBay to pay $63 million in damages to luxury group LVMH .",
"The group sued eBay over sale of fake luxury goods online .",
"Brands affected include Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Fendi and Givenchy .",
"eBay said LVMH was trying to protect uncompetitive commercial practices ."
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"South... | [
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"Protests essentially paralyzed the government of President Lee Myung-bak ."
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"Nelson Mandela had a smile and a message.",
"Smith introduced Mandela to the London crowd ... | [
"Celebrities, statesmen gather in London to celebrate Mandela's 90th birthday .",
"Mandela at outdoor concert in his honor in London's Hyde Park .",
"Crowd of 46,664 sing \"Happy Birthday\" led by Will Smith .",
"Performers include Amy Winehouse, Queen, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds ."
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"(CNN) -- A mining company has found what may be the largest gold deposit ever found in the British Isles, the company's chairman said Tuesday.",
"The price of gold is at historic highs, making new prospects very valuable.",
"Drill samples indicate more than 1 million ounces of gold may lie below what is now ro... | [
"Company finds what may be largest gold deposit found in Britain or Ireland .",
"More than one million ounces of gold may lie below rolling Irish countryside .",
"With price of gold near historic highs, find could be worth as much as $300m ."
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"Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond apologizes after a U.S. soldier admitted u... | [
"Iraqi Islamic Party calls Quran incident \"blatant assault\" on Muslim holy book .",
"U.S. soldier used Quran for target practice, military investigation found .",
"U.S. commander in Baghdad has issued formal apology .",
"Soldier relieved of duty, will be reassigned after sending letter of apology ."
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"President Cristina Fernandez: Calls on rally Wednesday to support her policies.",
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"President Cristina Fernandez appeals for dialogue, respect in national address .",
"Fernandez says profits from higher food prices should be spread among poor .",
"Farmers say higher taxes make it difficult for them to make a living ."
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"Keith Stansell, left, Marc Gonsalves, center, and Thomas Howes sit in an aircraft after being rescued Wednesday.",
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"NEW: Three Americans had medical tests; doctors say they are healthy .",
"Ex-hostages and relatives express joy at rescue operation .",
"Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell U.S. government contractors .",
"Colombian rebels captured three men in 2003 when their plane crashed ."
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"(CNN) -- British mercenary Simon Mann has been jailed for 34 years for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea.",
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"The former British military officer confessed to trying to topple long-time ruler Teodor... | [
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"Mann testified he was \"junior\" in organization that plotted attempted coup .",
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"(CNN) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president who was killed this year was shot several times, including in her head, according to her autopsy report released Monday.",
"Unsealed warrants show Eve Carson was abducted and then shot by both men.",
"Eve Carson, 22, was found sla... | [
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"(CNN) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim came out of hiding Monday, and says he has damaging evidence that proves senior members of the government faked evidence for sodomy charges against him.",
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"Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim came out of hiding Monday .",
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"(CNN) -- Radovan Karadzic, whose Interpol charges listed \"flamboyant behavior\" as a distinguishing characteristic, was a practicing psychiatrist who came to be nicknamed the \"Butcher of Bosnia.\"",
"Twice indicted in 1995 by the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Karadzic faces c... | [
"Karadzic was a psychiatrist who came to be nicknamed the \"Butcher of Bosnia\"\nHe was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war .",
"Troops under his leadership are reported to have massacred 100,000 people .",
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"(CNN) -- An estimated 125,000 Western lowland gorillas are living in a swamp in equatorial Africa, researchers reported Tuesday, double the number of the endangered primates thought to survive worldwide.",
"Forest clearings draw large numbers of Western lowland gorillas searching for food.",
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"Researchers feared only around 50,000 Western lowland gorillas left worldwide .",
"Now 125,000 primates have been discovered in northern Congo .",
"Population declining rapidly because of hunting and diseases like Ebola .",
"Expert: This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found ."
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"PRAGUE, Czech Republic (CNN) -- A passenger train rumbling through the Czech Republic slammed into a collapsed overpass, causing the deaths of at least a half dozen passengers and the injuries of a few dozen more, according to a Czech News Agency account.",
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"Reports: Train crashed into a collapsed overpass, with up to 10 possibly dead .",
"EuroCity train going from Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague .",
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