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(CNN) -- A Florida jury awarded a widow $23.6 billion in punitive damages in her lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, her lawyer said. Cynthia Robinson claimed that smoking killed her husband, Michael Johnson, in 1996. She argued R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine i...
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Cynthia Robinson
Barry the bowl lived in a cabinet in the kitchen. He sat next to the pots and under the pans. He liked his home, but he never got out much. He was only used for mixing when his friend wanted to bake a cake. One day, his friend pulled him out of the cabinet and put him on the table. He got out the eggs, flour and sugar ...
Did he live in the garage?
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CHAPTER XII OSBORN INTERFERES When Grace and Kit had gone a short distance they heard voices and a rattle of sticks in the wood, but the noise got fainter and she imagined the beaters were moving the other way. Ferrars, who shot at the woodcock, had probably not had time to tell Osborn about his carelessness, and i...
What was Kit's feeling when Osborn passed them?
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he had done wrong
he had done wrong
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- In a landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Turkish authorities failed to protect a woman from her abusive ex-husband, effectively allowing his pattern of domestic violence to lead to the killing of her mother at gunpoint. Judges unanimously ruled that the Turki...
And her ex-husband?
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the woman's ex-husband, Huseyin Opuz
Huseyin Opuz
Perth () is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most populous city in Australia, with a population of around 1.94 million () living in Greater Perth. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with the majority of the metropolitan area loc...
Did anything else influence the growth?
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influx of immigrants after the war
influx of immigrants after the war
Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.166 million inhabitants with a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU) after London and Berlin, and its metro...
What does it have the third largest of in the European Union?
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It is the third-largest city
It is the third-largest city
Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepal's parliament on Sunday elected a leader of the former Maoist rebels as the new prime minister with a simple majority. Baburam Bhattarai, 57, vice-chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) will become the fourth prime minister since Nepal became a republic in 2008. Aft...
Who just quit the role?
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Jhalanath Khanal
Jhalanath Khanal
(CNN) -- Venezuela's top election official said Thursday that authorities will complete a 100% audit of votes cast in Sunday's presidential election. Tibisay Lucena, president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council, said officials decided on the audit after a lengthy debate. Officials had already audited 54% of ...
What percentage of ballot boxes have already been audited by Venezuelan election officials?
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54 %
54 %
New York (CNN) -- A New York graffiti art exhibit that drew visitors throughout the world was painted over early Tuesday morning despite efforts by artists and fans to keep the popular outdoor attraction open. The whitewashing of the renowned graffiti haven known as 5 Pointz, a hulking warehouse in the Long Island Ci...
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despite efforts by artists and fans
Artists and fans
Silesia (; ; ; ; Silesian German: "Schläsing"; Silesian: "Ślůnsk" ; ; ; ) is a region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is about , and its population about 8,000,000. Silesia is located along the Oder River. It consists of Lower Silesia and Upper Si...
When did Bohemia rule there?
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Bohemia early in the 10th century
the 10th century
In grammar, genitive (abbreviated ; also called the possessive case or second case) is the grammatical case that marks a noun as modifying another noun. It often marks a noun as being the possessor of another noun. However, it can also indicate various relationships other than possession: certain verbs may take argumen...
Can it indicate many different relationships other than possession?
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indicate various relationships other than possession
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Mesopotamia (, "[land] between rivers"; "bilād ar-rāfidayn"; ; "miyān rudān"; "Beth Nahrain" "land of rivers") was a historic region situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq plus Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the...
Who took the area after that?
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It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC
Alexander the Great
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Boris Kodjoe owns a mansion in Atlanta. But when he goes to answer his door, the black actor knows what it's like to be an outcast. Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct. "When I'm opening the door of my own house, someone will ask me where the man ...
on what channel?
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Kodjoe, best known for starring in Showtime's "Soul Food."
Showtime's
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A DAY OF CALM FOLLOWED BY A NIGHT OF STORM. A fine-toned manly voice was heard, as the boat approached the mission smack, singing one of the popular hymns which are now pretty well-known throughout the fishing fleets. "No mistaking that voice," said David Bright turning an amused look on Billy; ...
Did Peter stop?
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he had changed it
he had changed it
(CNN) -- North Korea twice came back from behind to hold Greece 2-2 in a friendly between two sides heading to the World Cup next month, while fellow finalists Paraguay lost 2-1 to the Republic of Ireland. In a match played at a neutral venue in Altach, Austria, Costas Katsouranis gave Greece the lead in the second m...
Was it a blow out?
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lost 2-1
No
CHAPTER VI WORK!" said Mr. Robert Vyner, severely, as he reclined in a deck-chair on the poop of the Indian Chief and surveyed his surroundings through half-closed eyes. "Work! It’s no good sitting here idling while the world’s work awaits my attention." Captain Trimblett, who was in a similar posture a yard away...
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Captain Trimblett
Captain Trimblett
Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ₥), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ¢), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dolla...
Which is worth more? Coins or bullion?
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with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion
coins
CHAPTER XVI--THE GIRL WHO HAD NOT GROWN UP News, as usual, Christian Young brought--news of the drinking at Guvutu, where the men boasted that they drank between drinks; news of the new rifles adrift on Ysabel, of the latest murders on Malaita, of Tom Butler's sickness on Santa Ana; and last and most important, news ...
Where did men boast about drinking in excess?
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news of the drinking at Guvutu, where the men boasted that they drank between drinks
Guvutu
Boston (CNN) -- Trying to show a softer, lighter side of accused killer and crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, his defense lawyers have released photos that they say they would expect to show the jury should Bulger decide to testify. In response to a CNN question, his lawyers acknowledged, "yes," they have prepared Bu...
what is his name?
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James "Whitey" Bulger,
James "Whitey" Bulger,
Two friends of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez were indicted on murder charges Friday in connection with the 2013 homicide of Odin Lloyd in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. The associates, Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace, allegedly were in th...
What did David Meier, Ernest Wallace's attorney, say about the new charges?
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" ernest wallace did not shoot or kill anybody
" ernest wallace did not shoot or kill anybody
(CNN) -- Nick Heidfeld has left his role as reserve driver at Mercedes to become a tester for Pirelli ahead of the Italian company's return to Formula One as the sport's sole tire supplier next year. The 33-year-old German had driven in F1 for a decade but was left without a seat when BMW ended its association with t...
Did he recently switch roles?
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left his role as reserve driver at Mercedes to
yes
(CNN) -- Greg Mortenson, under fire for allegedly fabricating details in his best-seller "Three Cups of Tea," agreed in a settlement to give the charity he co-founded more than $1 million, nearly a year after Montana's attorney general began investigating the organization's financial affairs. The report issued Thursd...
What can he no longer preside over in his charity?
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While he can remain an employee of the Central Asia Institute, Mortenson can "no longer oversee financial aspects of the charity
Financial aspects
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN organization. The UNFPA says it "is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled." Their work involves th...
And the last one?
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territories and areas spread across four geographic regions: Arab States and Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean,
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. About 10% of latent infections progress to active diseas...
What is the name of the bacterium that typically causes tuberculosis?
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
Once upon a time there was a cow. It was a very happy cow. The cow put his chin in the window. Then the cow put a rock in a window. The cow was done putting things in the window. The cow talked to his daddy. Then the cow talked to his granddaddy. Then it was time for the cow to eat lunch. The cow took a long time to ea...
who did he speak with>
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The cow talked to his daddy.
his daddy
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE DINNER AT BICKERSTAFF'S--HIFFERNAN AND HIS IMPECUNIOSITY--KENRICK'S EPIGRAM--JOHNSON'S CONSOLATION--GOLDSMITH'S TOILET--THE BLOOM-COLORED COAT--NEW ACQUAINTANCES--THE HORNECKS--A TOUCH OF POETRY AND PASSION--THE JESSAMY BRIDE In October Goldsmith returned to town and resumed his usual haunts. We...
What was the name of the disease that Paul Hiffernan claimed to have?
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impecuniosity
impecuniosity
A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. Circulation is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader. Readership fi...
Are circulations ever audited?
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circulations are audited
Yes.
(CNN)It was 3:30 in the morning when Robert Alan Black was escorted into Khalifa jail. An American in Abu Dhabi, he found himself frightened even though the other prisoners were sleeping. Movie scenes from "Midnight Express" and "Brubaker" swirled through his head. He sat at a table in the common area, waiting for ...
True or False: The first sign mentioned said "Reception."
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true
CHAPTER XXI COLONEL BARRINGTON IS CONVINCED It was not until early morning that Courthorne awakened from the stupor he sank into, soon after Witham conveyed him into his homestead. First, however, he asked for a little food, and ate it with apparent difficulty. When Witham came in, he looked up from the bed where h...
Does he find it to be a good idea?
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ourthorne laughed. "I don't think you need, and it wouldn't be wise.
no
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Tuesday rescinded punishments against four players in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal. The ruling overturned a decision made in October by Roger Goodell, the current commissioner, against Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita. SI: Goodell the b...
What state do the Vikings play for/
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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
(CNN) -- A former campaign staffer for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner became the second woman to publicly accuse him of sexual harassment, saying Tuesday that the then-congressman patted her "posterior" while at a fundraising event. Laura Fink, who now runs a political consulting firm, told KPBS-TV that it happened in 20...
what was her position at the time of the offence?
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Filner's former spokeswoman, Irene McCormack Jackson
Filner's spokeswoman,
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. This ethnically diverse, densely populated neighborhood is notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios, and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it. Ho...
Who gave him the idea for the name?
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The Chinese man was asked what he was doing and replied, "I holly-wood," meaning 'hauling wood.'
a Chinese man
Kramer the kitten loved to hunt for mice. He was black with white boots. Kramer was still a baby, so he liked to play all night long and sleep during the day. His favorite toy is a little fake squeaky mouse. One day, Kramer was waking up from a long nap. He saw a little mouse out of the corner of his eye. He jumped up ...
What was he?
0
17
Kramer the kitten
a kitten
BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production. The website is the most frequently accessed news website in the United Kingdom, and forms a major part of BBC Online (bbc.co.uk), which records around 70 million unique users a week (around 60 to 70% of vis...
how many visitors does it get?
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which records around 70 million unique users a week (around 60 to 70% of visitors are from the UK).
70 million unique users a week
(CNN) -- The explosive found hidden in a package on a plane in the United Arab Emirates on Friday may have traveled on passenger planes to get there, airline officials said Sunday. The explosive, along with a similar device found in the United Kingdom, appear to have been designed to detonate on their own, without so...
who in Obama's administration said this?
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It is my understanding that these devices did not need somebody to detonate them," said John Brennan
John Brennan
Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. It is part of the city of Brighton and Hove and the ceremonial county of East Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient settlement ...
When did it become known for tourism?
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following the arrival of the railways
A boy woke up super excited for this special day. He could not contain his excitement knowing that the soccer final was today! He had been working all year long to get to this day. He quickly hopped off his bed and went to eat his breakfast. His mom had made pancakes, waffles, and eggs, but the boy felt like eating cer...
whom?
0
49
A boy woke up super excited for this special day.
A boy
(CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso will battle it out for the Formula One title at the final race in Brazil after Lewis Hamilton's victory in Texas ensured the German must wait for his third successive championship crown. Hamilton secured back-to-back victories at the United States Grand Prix in front of a...
who won in United States?
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Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
CHAPTER TWELVE. THE DARKEST HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN. Many months passed away, during which Andrew Black, clean-shaved, brushed-up, and converted into a very respectable, ordinary-looking artisan, carried on the trade of a turner, in an underground cellar in one of the most populous parts of the Cowgate. Lost in the cr...
who was clean shaved?
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Andrew Black, clean-shaved
Andrew Black
CHAPTER XXVII Philippa and Helen looked at one another a little dolefully across the luncheon table. "I supposes one misses the child," Helen said. "I feel too depressed for words," Philippa admitted. "A few days ago," Helen reminded her companion, "we were getting all the excitement that was good for any one."...
Has Philippa had enough of it?
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unknown
unknown
Totalitarianism is a political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible. A distinctive feature of totalitarian governments is an "elaborate ideology, a set of ideas that gives meaning and direction to the whole soci...
What year was the concept created?
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The notion of totalitarianism as a "total" political power by the state was formulated in 1923 by Giovanni Amendola
1923
A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an (international) agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms. Regardless of terminology, a...
What purpose does it serve?
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preamble describing the contracting parties and their joint objectives in executing the treaty, as well as summarizing any underlying events (such as a war).
It describes the contracting parties and their joint objectives in executing the treaty, and summarizes any underlying events (such as a war).
(CNN) -- We are now able to project a winner in the 2012 presidential race: Brooks & Dunn. Again. If that wasn't clear enough already, it became abundantly so at the end of Newt Gingrich's victory speech in South Carolina last weekend. As Gingrich left the stage, his campaign staff played a song through the spe...
WHat happened when he left the stage?
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his campaign staff played a song
his campaign staff played a song
CHAPTER XXVII THE ADVENTURESS Before the wheat had suffered serious damage, a few thunder showers broke upon the plain, and Harding and his neighbors took courage. The crop was not out of danger; indeed, a week's dry weather would undo the good the scanty rain had done; but ruin, which had seemed imminent, was, at ...
Who gave Harding info?
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his agent
his agent
Masovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province, is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500 inhabitants. Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.749 million) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (226,000) ...
What's one name it goes by?
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20
Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
CHAPTER IX THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!" "Be careful, Dick! Don't try too much!" "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely. Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant. He was up about fifty feet in the air ...
what was name of the vehicle that sailed ?
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_Dartaway_
_Dartaway_
(CNN) -- Ronaldinho plundered a hat-trick as AC Milan crushed 10-man Siena 4-0 on Sunday to close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter Milan to just six points and with the Milan derby to come next week. Milan also have a game in hand meaning they could potentially draw level with the four-in-a-row champions if they were...
who did AC Milan crush?
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Siena
Siena
A study by the World Institute for Development Economics Research at United Nations University reports that the richest 1% of adults alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000. The three richest people in the world possess more financial assets than the lowest 48 nations combined. The combined wealth of the "10 ...
Where are the most poor people located?
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1,787
he Oxfam report, for instance, finds that there are more poor people in the United States and Western Europe than in China
the report says they're in the United States
(CNN) -- In this dark and dismal year for college sports, when each scandal seems worse than the next, inspiration arrives in a motorized wheelchair. In a month when Penn State is dealing with child sex abuse charges against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, the fallout bringing down longtime head coach Joe Pate...
At what event?
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Senior Day
Senior Day
(CNN) -- When Debbie Wasserman Schultz visited her friend Gabrielle Giffords in the hospital last week, she talked to her about the demonstrations in Egypt and the Republicans' proposed budget cuts -- not exactly topics you might expect during a hospital visit. But Wasserman Schultz says she remembers what she wanted...
How does Wasserman Schultz feel Giffords understands and appreciates her visits?
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she felt that giffords understood what she told her and appreciated the visit .
she felt that giffords understood what she told her and appreciated the visit .
(CNN) -- A court in Fulton County, Georgia, has temporarily stopped the scheduled Monday night execution of condemned murderer Warren Hill. Hill was sentenced to death for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike, another inmate in a Georgia state prison. He was convicted of beating Handspike to death with a nail-studd...
Can a man with that issue be executed?
1,550
1,718
Mr. Hill, including three who previously testified for the state, that he is a person with mental retardation, and thus ineligible for the death penalty," said Kammer.
No
110 is a cartridge-based film format used in still photography. It was introduced by Kodak in 1972. 110 is essentially a miniaturised version of Kodak's earlier 126 film format. Each frame is , with one registration hole. There were 24 frames per cartridge that occasionally enabled the user to capture an extra image du...
How wide was the 110 film?
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16 mm
16 mm
(RollingStone.com ) -- Like many authors, Courtney Love is a victim of writer's block. For over a year, the Hole singer has been penning a memoir with Rolling Stone writer Anthony Bozza. "The Girl With the Most Cake" was originally supposed to hit bookshelves in December 2013 before being pushed back to early-2014. T...
What tour is Courtney Love currently on?
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unknown
(CNN) -- Ringo Starr walks into the hotel suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel carrying a brown paper bag. It's his sack lunch, and he's packed it himself. He's also driven himself to the hotel and arrived alone -- no entourage, no bodyguard, no assistant, no fuss. It's fitting that CNN's interview with the iconic musi...
Where is he going?
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CNN's interview
CNN interview
Billy and Sara are brother and sister. They went to the beach with their family last July for a week, and had the best time ever! On Monday, Billy and Sara wanted to build a giant sandcastle. They invited their new friends Jack and Jane to help build the sandcastle. Jack and Jane had a house on the beach, so they were ...
What were all of their names?
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729
Billy, Sara, Jake, Jane and Joey
Billy, Sara, Jake, Jane and Joey
CHAPTER XIII SAM ON THE ROAD The next few days were very busy ones for Sam because he had a number of important classes to attend, and he was hard at work finishing his theme on "Civilization in Ancient Central America." It was impossible to call on Grace, and so he did nothing to find out the truth about Chester W...
Who hit him?
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Sam
Sam
CHAPTER XXI Graham, riding solitary through the redwood canyons among the hills that overlooked the ranch center, was getting acquainted with Selim, the eleven-hundred-pound, coal-black gelding which Dick had furnished him in place of the lighter Altadena. As he rode along, learning the good nature, the roguishness...
Where?
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through the redwood canyons
through the redwood canyons
Nitrogen is a chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7. It was first discovered and isolated by Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford in 1772. Although Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Henry Cavendish had independently done so at about the same time, Rutherford is generally accorded the credit because his work was pub...
What do 2 nitrogens form?
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dinitrogen
dinitrogen
CHAPTER XXIX When Felix and Nedda reached Tod's cottage, the three little Trysts, whose activity could never be quite called play, were all the living creatures about the house. "Where is Mrs. Freeland, Biddy?" "We don't know; a man came, and she went." "And Miss Sheila?" "She went out in the mornin'. And Mr....
Where had it come from?
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1,790
blue linen, torn from his mother's skirt
his mother's skirt
Chapter 19 Brown and I Exchange Compliments Two trips later, I got into serious trouble. Brown was steering; I was 'pulling down.' My younger brother appeared on the hurricane deck, and shouted to Brown to stop at some landing or other a mile or so below. Brown gave no intimation that he had heard anything. But that ...
Who was shouting?
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My younger brother appeared on the hurricane deck, and shouted t
the narrator's younger brother
CHAPTER XXIX AN EXCITING TIME ALL AROUND "We've got him! Down with him!" roared Sack Todd, as he leaped over the fallen door and made a grab for Dick. For the instant Dick did not know what to do, then he stepped backward and at the same time attempted to draw his pistol. "No, you don't!" yelled Gasper Pold, an...
where did Gasper aim his blow?
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at Dick's head
CHAPTER LXXX. SHOWING HOW AFFAIRS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT NONINGSBY. We must now go back to Noningsby for one concluding chapter, and then our work will be completed. "You are not to go away from Noningsby when the trial is over, you know. Mamma said that I had better tell you so." It was thus that Madeline had spoke...
What did Madeline's mother suggest for Felix Graham after the trial?
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i shall not go till you send me
i shall not go till you send me
(CNN) -- Alexis Murphy was last seen at a gas station earlier this month, and though police have arrested a suspect in her abduction, his attorney tells a CNN affiliate his client split ways with the 17-year-old after a drug deal. Her disappearance set off a search that extended for 30 miles outside of Lovingston, Vi...
What was Alexis Murphy last seen doing at the gas station?
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13
[CLS] what was alexis murphy last seen doing at the gas station ? [SEP]
[CLS] what was alexis murphy last seen doing at the gas station ? [SEP]
(CNN) -- He is a superstar in Arab cinema and has acted alongside Hollywood names such as Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Orlando Bloom in worldwide blockbusters. Now, acclaimed Egyptian movie star Khaled El Nabawy is raring to conquer new heights, starring in gripping drama "The Citizen," his first lead role in a Hollywo...
What was his profession?
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scientist
Jenny was a 13 year old girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She had gotten out of her last day of school and was free for the summer. Two of her friends were going to the nearby beach to do some swimming and enjoy the sun. Jenny went with them and when they got there the beach was very full and there were people everyw...
Did they swim?
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no
Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read his column here Ruben Navarrette says Sarah Palin's critics challenged her because of prejudices about small-town values. SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- During the presidential election...
What was her previous role in government?
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Alaska Gov.
Alaska Gov.
A caliphate ( "khilāfa") is a territory under the leadership of an Islamic steward known as a caliph, a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh) and a leader of the entire Muslim community. Historically, the caliphates were polities based in Islam which developed ...
Who came after Muhammad to lead the Muslims?
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the Rashidun Caliphate
The Rashidun Caliphate.
The Iberian Peninsula , also known as Iberia , is located in the southwest corner of Europe. The peninsula is principally divided between Portugal and Spain, comprising most of their territory. It also includes Andorra and a small part of France along the peninsula's northeastern edge, as well as Gibraltar on its south...
Where is it located?
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ocated in the southwest corner of Europe
in the southwest corner of Europe
(CNN) -- Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's new gig on Wall Street will line his pockets, to the tune of more than $1 million per year. And for those who played an instrumental role in his defeat in Virginia's primaries, the justification of their concerns about the former congressman is quite fulfilling. Kev...
Is he in the lead?
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CHAPTER VII THE ARRIVAL OF SONGBIRD "So you've made some enemies as well as some friends, eh?" remarked Songbird Powell, after he had been registered, taken up to his room, and had listened to what the Rover boys had to tell. "No use of talking, it doesn't take you fellows long to stir things up!" "You said you h...
were the Rover boys bored by the descussion?
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All of the Rovers were intensely interested
no
Wade–Giles (), sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's "Chinese–English Dictionary" of 1892. Wade–Giles was the system of transcription in the Englis...
What did he do there?
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curator
He was a curator.
CHAPTER IX Montemar was too near the frontier to be a safe abode for the little Duke, and his uncle, Count Hubert of Senlis, agreed with Bernard the Dane that he would be more secure beyond the limits of his own duchy, which was likely soon to be the scene of war; and, sorely against his will, he was sent in secret, ...
Was Gertrude the Brave considered to be a friendly companion based on those listed?
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His consolation was, that he was not again separated from his friends; Alberic, Sir Eric, and even Fru Astrida, accompanied him, as well as his constant follower, Osmo
no
A man named Albert had the choice to build a tree house, a garage, a desk, or a cabinet. Albert chose to build something big to share with his kid, so he wanted to make a tree house. Albert had to choose what kind of stuff to make the tree house out of. Wood is popular, but splinters would hurt his son. Metal is very s...
And the advantage of that?
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Metal is very strong
Metal is very strong
(CNN) -- Five Somali men were convicted in the Netherlands of plotting a hijack at sea and sentenced to five years in prison, CNN affiliate RTL reported Thursday. The trial of the five, said to be the first trial of pirates in Europe in modern times, opened in Rotterdam District Court May 25. The men were captured ...
What happens in the fall?
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Muse faces a maximum sentence of almost 34 years behind bars when he is sentenced October
Muse will be sentenced
(CNN) -- Many have claimed to know the identity of the notorious Zodiac Killer, who terrorized northern California with a trail of unresolved murders in the 1960s. But their stories have not panned out. Now, a Louisiana man believes he has the definitive answer to the chilling mystery: Who was the crazed, elusive kil...
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northern California
Northern California.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The five remaining defendants in the racially charged "Jena Six" case will appear in court Friday and are expected to enter a plea, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said. Protesters converged on the small Louisiana town in September 2007 after the "Jena 6" were charged. ...
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Protesters converged on the small Louisiana town in September 2007 after the "Jena 6" were charged.
The "Jena 6"
At Buya in Eritrea, one of the oldest hominids representing a possible link between Homo erectus and an archaic Homo sapiens was found by Italian scientists. Dated to over 1 million years old, it is the oldest skeletal find of its kind and provides a link between hominids and the earliest anatomically modern humans. It...
What date was that discovery made?
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unknown
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, one of the three official capitals of the European Unio...
Does the Luxembourg border any oceans?
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Luxembourg, is a landlocked country
No.
CHAPTER XVII. THE BALCONY AT IMANO'S At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth. There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply. Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt ...
Did he always enjoy her presence?
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slightest suggestion of her presence.
yes
The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872. The newspaper has won a total of 26 Pulitzer Prizes as of 2016, and with a total paid circulation of 245,824 from September 2015 to August 2016...
Who owns it now?
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John W. Henry
John W. Henry
(CNN) -- Perhaps somebody forgot to tell Rafael Benitez that the Oscars were last week. It doesn't matter. Benitez's extraordinary post-match performance Wednesday managed to combine the good, the bad and the ugly as the Chelsea manager launched a scathing attack on his employers and club's supporters before revealin...
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Benitez's extraordinary post-match performance Wednesday managed to combine the good, the bad and the ugly as the Chelsea manager
Chelsea's manager
There was once an animal named Eddy. He was not a dog, a bunny or a bear but a little kitten. Unlike the black, white and orange cats in his neighborhood, Eddy was a gray cat. He loved to go outside and run around the streets and the city. He liked to listen to the birds chirp and watch the children draw with chalk. He...
Did he like to go outdoors?
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He loved to go outside
yes
Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it broke apart before escaping the earth's atmosphere and fell into the sea, officials said. "It flew about a minute, and it flew into the ocean," said Noriyuki Shikata, a spokesman for Japanese Prime Minister Y...
did it hit anything?
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it broke apart before escaping the earth's atmosphere and fell into the sea
no
A horror film is a movie that seeks to elicit a physiological reaction, such as an elevated heartbeat, through the use of fear and shocking one’s audiences. Inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, the horror genre has existed for more than a century. The macabre and the s...
Did the first horror film have any words?
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The first depictions of supernatural events appear in several of the silent shorts created by the film pioneer Georges
no
New York (CNN) -- More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million. Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of on...
Where was the buyer of the glove from?
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behalf of Ponte 16 Resort in Macau,
Macau
(CNN) -- If you placed bets on Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch joining the cast of "True Detective," it's time to collect your winnings. After weeks of rumors, HBO has confirmed that McAdams, Kitsch and Kelly Reilly will also star in the second season of the network's acclaimed drama. HBO, which shares a parent co...
Is one of the characters in the new season a seasoned criminal?
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Vaughn stars as a criminal
Yes
A Christian ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach. There are diverse interpretations...
Who did a survey that found it will be the largest religion in 1050?
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Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 until his death. Charles II's father, Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 ...
What position did Charles II hold?
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King of England, Scotland and Ireland
CHAPTER V. A NIGHT OF TERROR. Amos and Jim were early astir on Monday morning, the fifth of March, but before noon came both were convinced that the threatened trouble would blow over without the slightest semblance of a conflict between the soldiers and the citizens. During the forenoon they had not so much as h...
What did Amos think of Hardy Baker?
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ceased even to think of the apprentice
ceased even to think of the apprentice
(CNN) -- Matt Sandusky, his wife and four children have filed a motion to have their names legally changed, court documents in Centre County, Pennsylvania, show. Details regarding why they requested the name changes are not available because the file is sealed. Sandusky is one of six adopted children of Jerry Sandu...
do we know why they want to change names
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Details regarding why they requested the name changes are not available
no
CHAPTER IV Elizabeth paused for breath at the top of the third flight of stairs. She leaned against the iron balustrade. "You poor dear!" she exclaimed. "How many times a day did you have to do this?" "I didn't go out very often," he reminded her, "and it wasn't every day that the lift was out of order. It's only...
Did Elizabeth need to pause for breath?
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Elizabeth paused for breath at the top of the third flight of stairs.
yes
Washington (CNN) -- The United States is watching closely to the see the ultimate fate of the most powerful man in Pakistan, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the Pakistani army's chief of staff. Pressured by Washington to crack down on terrorists at the same time he was kept in the dark about the U.S. raid to kill Osama bi...
What measures is Gen. Kayani taking to ensure the loyalty of the 11 corps commanders?
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keeping their loyalty will be crucial
keeping their loyalty will be crucial
The Legion of Honour, full name, National Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the River Seine...
What's the order's motto?
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Honour and Fatherland
Honour and Fatherland
Kanji, or "kan'ji", are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana and katakana. The Japanese term "kanji" for the Chinese characters literally means "Han characters" and is written using the same characters as the Chinese word '. Chinese charact...
Could the Japanese understand the script on the items they found?
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probably had no comprehension of the script
no
(CNN) -- In the history of organized athletics, there has never been a person who needs to come back again less than Michael Phelps. Yes, you have read that correctly. I am urging the greatest swimmer in all of sports to keep his word, forget about Rio in 2016 and retire. To go away. To vanish. To ignore his mother a...
How far off was he?
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by a whopping two seconds.
two seconds
CHAPTER XIII. AUGUST 1ST, 1714. "Does my mistress know of this?" Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along. "My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table. She had writ it ere she had left home," Frank said. "Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never lef...
What was Esmond and Frankl doinf first?
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We went up and bade adieu to our mistress
bade adieu to our mistress
Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) -- One of the teens who recorded himself mocking the girl at the center of an Ohio rape case "did a really dumb thing and regrets it" but did not commit any crime, his lawyer said Monday. The attorney, Dennis McNamara, said there was "no excuse or justification" for the jokes Michael Nodianos...
did one of them mock the girl?
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One of the teens who recorded himself mocking the girl at the center of an Ohio rape case
Yes.
CHAPTER III. FRANCO Franco followed the boys all that forenoon, as they went back and forth for their wood. At dinner, they did not say any thing about him to the farmer, because they supposed that he would go away, when they came in and left him, and that they should see no more of him in the afternoon. But when J...
why not?
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She said it would cost as much to keep him as to keep a sheep
it would cost as much to keep him as to keep a sheep
(CNN) -- I got chills -- not once but several times -- during Tuesday's Google Hangout with five women named to The CNN 10: Visionary Women list. The panel of women from truly diverse backgrounds provided fertile ground for discussion around the theme: What's the future of women at work? Veronika Scott, who has dev...
What was the theme?
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The panel of women from truly diverse backgrounds provided fertile ground for discussion around the theme: What's the future of women at work?
What's the future of women at work?
CHAPTER IV ALAN AND BARBARA There was no bridge or billiards at the Court that night, where ordinarily the play ran high enough. After Mr. Haswell had been carried to his room, some of the guests, among them Sir Robert Aylward, went to bed, remarking that they could do no good by sitting up, while others, more conc...
what did they want to hear?
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while others, more concerned, waited to hear the verdict of the doctor
the verdict