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(EW.com) -- Chris Meloni has booked his first post-"SVU" gig -- and it's a bloody good one. The former star of the Dick Wolf drama will join HBO's "True Blood" in season 5 as "ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands." He will be a series regular. Meloni's role on Alan Ball's drama mar... | Christopher Meloni will join HBO's "True Blood" in season 5 .
He will play an "ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands"
The actor previously played Chris Keller on the pay cabler's gritty drama "Oz" | 001adf6209be103cb198b8599f236b4d5760a5fe |
(CNN) -- As Barack Obama makes his case to the nation for taking the fight to ISIS, his top diplomat is also trying to make sure America doesn't have to go it alone. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is sweeping through the Middle East to try to convince regional leaders to back America's plan to beat back the terror ... | Barack Obama making case to nation for increasing military action against ISIS .
John Kerry in Middle East trying to get more of the region's leaders on board .
Germany, UK, France to offer assistance; Russia wary of potential U.S. strikes in Syria . | 002756fbd876d0da1c7d6e6d464c25d5316de3e8 |
(CNN) -- An American woman died aboard a cruise ship that docked at Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, the same ship on which 86 passengers previously fell ill, according to the state-run Brazilian news agency, Agencia Brasil. The American tourist died aboard the MS Veendam, owned by cruise operator Holland America. Federal Po... | The elderly woman suffered from diabetes and hypertension, ship's doctors say .
Previously, 86 passengers had fallen ill on the ship, Agencia Brasil says . | 0054d6d30dbcad772e20b22771153a2a9cbeaf62 |
(CNN) -- Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. He was 50. He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section o... | Video shows ambulance rushing the pop star to the hospital .
Crowds gather at the hospital where Jackson was rushed .
A.J. Hammer: This "is big as it gets"; Rev. Al Sharpton: He was "a trailblazer"
Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. says he's "numbed and shocked" at the news . | 008fc24ca9f4c48a54623bef423a3f2f8db8451a |
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A car bomb killed one of Israel's most prominent crime bosses in Tel Aviv Monday, Israeli police sources say. Police at the scene of the car bomb blast which killed crime boss Yaakov Alpheron. Police say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly when an explosive device was apparently detonated by remote c... | A car bomb has killed one of Israel's most prominent crime bosses, police say .
Police sources say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly .
Explosive device was apparently detonated by remote control in Tel Aviv . | 00962710a65712639b1732041fd9553f5b658749 |
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A member of the Shiite militia Hezbollah, who escaped from an Egyptian prison during the recent unrest there, made a surprise appearance Wednesday at a Hezbollah rally in Beirut. The Hezbollah television network al Manar showed Sami Shehab being greeted by rapturous applause as he took the stag... | Hezbollah member escaped from Egyptian prison .
He makes surprise appearance in Beirut . | 00971e34b7c8fb70119ac5c1886bf024b020dca1 |
(CNN) -- A cargo train derailed and crashed into homes Sunday in a sprawling Kenyan slum, the Red Cross said. Rescue efforts are under way to free residents trapped in damaged homes in the capital city of Nairobi, the agency said. At least five people were transported to a local hospital, Red Cross said on its Twitter ... | NEW: At least five people are taken to a local hospital .
NEW: Rescue efforts are under way to free trapped residents .
Kibera is one of Africa's largest slums .
A railway passes through the neighborhood . | 011c6a42c94c5949a234d1a35d88d904ee9db463 |
(CNN) -- The wife of Singapore's first prime minister died at her home Saturday at the age of 89. A private funeral for Kwa Geok Choo will take place next Wednesday, the prime minister's office said in a statement. She was married to Lee Kuan Yew, who is widely credited with molding Singapore into one of the world's mo... | Kwa Geok Choo died at home at the age of 89 .
Her husband was Singapore's first prime minister . | 0189c089ec3a8a3f055bb735986e7fb1902a05e7 |
(CNN)The New England Patriots rallied to down the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 Sunday and win Super Bowl XLIX at Glendale, Arizona. Quarterback Tom Brady completed a Super Bowl record 37 passes and threw for four touchdowns. The Patriots are the sixth team to win at least four Super Bowl trophies. Brady overcame two intercep... | Tom Brady threw a game-winning pass to Julian Edelman with two minutes remaining .
The Patriots are one of six teams to win at least four Super Bowls . | 0195f67b88e13308b0c462cd003b3824610b7dfe |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Torrential rains and floods in Pakistan have killed 30 people, and 50 others are missing, a paramilitary official said Friday. More than 30,000 people have been affected by flooding, mainly in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, said Murtaza Baid, spokesman for the Frontier Corps.... | Torrential rains have flooded parts of southwestern Pakistan .
More than 30,000 people have been affected .
Hundreds of troops are assisting in rescue efforts . | 01a3ecf33b89551bd5513fcec634704b92f87904 |
(CNN) -- A high-speed passenger train left its tracks on the outskirts of Split, Croatia, Friday, killing at least six people and injuring 45, according to Croatian police. The high-speed train derailed on the outskirts of Split, Croatia, about noon on Friday. The train was on its way from the Croatian capital, Zagreb,... | High-speed passenger train leaves its tracks on the outskirts of Split, Croatia .
At least six people killed and 45 injured, according to police .
The train was on its way from the Croatian capital, Zagreb, to Split . | 01cdb93a75ea0da86ea2905543532d324d717a5e |
(CNN) -- Dancers have put on a dazzling display atop extravagant floats at the legendary annual Rio Carnival. Thousands of revelers cheered as dancers shimmied and shook their colorful costumes through the streets of the Brazilian city. Seven-year-old Julia Lira took her place as the drum corps queen for the Viradouro ... | Parade of color during annual Rio Carnival in Brazil .
Dancers included seven-year-old Julia Lira, despite criticism that she was too young . | 01d7341b501dc858faad7609cd77772d3db82047 |
(CNN) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored all four goals in Sweden's 4-2 win over England -- but his final shot was something special. His audacious overhead volley from 30 yards was labeled on social networking sites as the greatest ever soccer goal. What do you think? Share your views on Ibrahimovic's wonder goal. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores a 30-yard overhead kick .
Ibrahimovic scored all four goals for Sweden . | 024eae075108ae834a2338bab32bf4ca732e1d43 |
(CNN) -- Tired of staying in anonymous corporate hotels? Maybe you should try one of the gorgeous lodgings named by Wallpaper* as its best business hotels of 2012. A panel of well-traveled creatives picked the hotels from a shortlist. Highlights include New York's NoMad, which houses a two-floor library that turns into... | Wallpaper* has picked its best business hotels of 2012 .
The winner is the Georges, a tiny boutique hotel in Istanbul .
Other highlights include New York's Nomad and Fasano Boa Vista, in Brazil . | 02625c8d96d090527fec268f59e75cefa0a6f11a |
(CNN) -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro weighed in on the Arizona mass shooting that killed six and injured 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in a column distributed Monday. The column, titled "An Atrocious Act," condemns the shooting, but Castro didn't miss the chance to criticize the right wing of U.S. politic... | Castro refers to the mass killing as "an atrocious act"
The former Cuban leader takes a swipe at the far right . | 032d79c7a9d1a09670e603740e27e842f97d2de7 |
(CNN) -- In anticipation of what mini monarch-to-be Prince George of Cambridge will wear in the spotlight, the Museum of London is displaying baby clothes and booties of former royal babies as part of a new exhibit. The small display, titled "A Royal Arrival," is free to visitors until October 2013. Click through the g... | The Museum of London displays clothing worn by members of the royal family .
A curator says memorabilia links the royal baby to more than 400 years of history .
Royal garb is on display from King Charles I, George III and Edward VII .
Follow CNN Living on Facebook and Twitter . | 03331ccf9223082a3b003d088cb7e4dad266c7f7 |
(CNN) -- Three crew members aboard a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the Red Sea on Sunday were found alive and in stable condition, the Navy said. Two others remained missing. The MH-60S Knighthawk was operating with the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence when it went down in the central Red Sea, wh... | Three crew members were found in stable condition .
The crash "was not due to any sort of hostile activity," Navy says . | 03ced863d051b6c2892d36460eb5945e6bf5948f |
(CNN) -- From a 16-year-old girl who took over the United Nations to the winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature -- several remarkable women have captured the world's attention in 2013. To honor their achievements, CNN takes a look at some of the most notable women of the year. | Women have excelled in 2013 showcasing how far gender equality has come .
CNN takes a look back at some of the remarkable achievements of women this year .
Who do you think deserves to be in this list? Let us know in the comments below . | 0405e4119ac6c1eb83bff8dcc69953a8691d737b |
An attack by suspected ISIS militants on a border guard base near the Syrian border left at least 16 killed and four others seriously wounded according to Faleh al-Issawi, the deputy head of the Anbar provincial council in Iraq. The militants slaughtered the 16 border guards, including their commanding officer, in a s... | Suspected ISIS militants killed 16 Iraqi border guards, official says .
Official: Four others in critical condition .
Base is only one with Syria that is still controlled by Iraqi forces . | 04849a32c3b9571a974c5d6ce1ee6dc3ae77008a |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets -- flying off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman -- crashed Monday night in the Persian Gulf, U.S. Navy officials said. The aircrafts' three aviators were recovered safely after they ejected from the jets -- a single-seat F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F. The U.S... | All three aviators recovered safely after ejecting from aircraft; crash cause unknown .
No indication of hostile fire; not related to Iranian confrontation Sunday .
F-18 Super Hornets are attached to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman . | 04b955901a728b9da10c9278584df59f5869e5eb |
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- A security guard was killed and five others were injured when a car packed with explosives detonated Saturday in Mogadishu, officials said. The blast occurred in a seaside restaurant parking lot in the capital, Somali police Col. Ali Hassan told CNN. No group had claimed responsibility by la... | Police say car bomb went off in Somali capital .
One person reported killed . | 04be24e6c3d84bb03911e47d66be3f19b37ee967 |
(CNN Student News) -- February 8, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Montgomery, Alabama; Selma, Alabama; Little Rock, Arkansas; Washington, D.C. China . 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 ava... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
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(CNN) -- A Palestinian diplomat and his wife were injured in an explosion Wednesday inside their house in the northern Prague neighborhood of Suchdol, officials said. Police identified the victims as Jamal al Jamal, 57, and his 52-year-old wife. Al Jamal was taken to Prague Military Hospital, where he was in an induced... | Police identified the victims as Jamal al Jamal, 57, and his 52-year-old wife .
Al Jamal was taken to a hospital, where he was in an induced coma with serious injuries .
His wife was taken to a hospital after inhaling smoke and suffering from shock . | 0573109d9ee241a51843a125be103ae5930ef50d |
(CNN) -- Esquire magazine published a previously written piece by journalist Tom Junod about the powerful "falling man" image of September 11. But somewhere in the site's technology, the image became associated with unrelated content, resulting in an unfortunate online display. . | An image of 9/11's "falling man" was posted with unrelated content .
The mistake quickly spread on Twitter .
Esquire's apology viewed as unsympathetic . | 05aa09afb3f2fa9dcdcf478959bfadcb0597086b |
The 550-foot-tall High Roller has finally opened on the Las Vegas Strip. The High Roller Ferris wheel is part of "the LINQ," a Caesars Entertainment-created shopping and entertainment district. The wheel received its operating license on Friday. Riders will get a 30-minute ride and view of the city in one of two booths... | Las Vegas is the latest city to add a Ferris wheel to its entertainment options .
The SkyView Atlanta Ferris Wheel has 42 climate-controlled observation cabins .
The Tianjin Eye in China near Beijing, was built on a bridge across a river . | 05c1ee8da74613178c14535fb199e3e0484bd014 |
New York (CNN) -- A Boston-bound Amtrak train derailed Monday afternoon just east of New York City's Penn Station, the rail service said. No injuries were reported among the approximately 147 passengers and an unspecified number of crew members, Amtrak said in a news release. It called the accident, which occurred at 1... | A low-speed derailment occurs just east of Penn Station, Amtrak says .
No injuries are reported; Amtrak arranges for the passengers to be put on other trains . | 05c20d2873b79adeeceb3b0602ddd3e02bdff890 |
(CNN) -- The death toll from the devastating tornado that ripped through Joplin, Missouri, last month has risen to 155, a city spokeswoman said Monday. The previous death toll, reported on Friday, was 154. The most recent death was Edmon A. Cooper, Joplin city spokeswoman Lynn Onstot said. Cooper died from injuries sus... | The previous death toll, reported on Friday, was 154 .
The Joplin tornado was the deadliest single U.S. twister in more than 60 years . | 064f086f49fa410b664d59a0494367c421ed2f8a |
(CNN) -- At least 16 people were killed and 22 injured when a suicide bomber driving an explosive-laden car detonated near a car dealership in a town northeast of Baghdad, police said. Balad Ruz is a mixed town of Arab, Kurd and Turkmen residents, located in Diyala province. Violence was also reported in Baghdad, where... | The attack occurred northeast of Baghdad .
Balad Ruz is a mixed town of Arab, Kurd and Turkmen residents . | 0689b77badc0cd6372fd3bf28d94b0ad1ac21c2f |
(CNN) -- Administrative Professionals Week is coming to a close, and though the term "secretary" is fraught with negative meaning for some, there have been stellar examples of efficiency, smarts and loyalty shown by administrative assistants both in real life and on the silver screen throughout the years. From Moneypen... | It's Administrative Professionals Week, a time to appreciate all they do .
Many prefer the term "administrative assistant" to "secretary"
The people who fill these rolls well are efficient, organized and discreet .
Popular culture has seen many examples of indispensable admins . | 069eb764fa0ed896043131caf1919d5fc5b4b70a |
(CNN) -- A car and train collided Tuesday morning in Baltimore, leaving two people dead, police said. The MARC commuter train with about 20 passengers crashed into a SUV with two people inside, Baltimore police Detective Jeremy Silbert said. One occupant died on the scene; the other was transported to the hospital and ... | A car and train collide in Baltimore .
Both occupants of the car were killed .
No one on the train was injured .
The transit administration says the car went around a lowered gate arm . | 072e9a8865ff9f1e162f7a2a3cf58157911008fb |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike killed 12 militants in Pakistan's volatile tribal area late Saturday, officials told CNN. Two intelligence officials say a militant hideout was targeted by a missile in the village of Issori in North Waziristan, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's tribal r... | NEW: Suspected U.S. drone kills 12 militants in Pakistan's tribal region .
The target was a militant hideout in North Waziristan, officials say . | 078cf91ce33682f797f8d745cea7f93dd5f8ab5e |
(EW.com) -- Right in the midst of Monday night's Emmy pandemonium, 20th Century Fox dropped a new TV teaser for "Gone Girl," David Fincher's upcoming adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel. Much of the footage—depicting Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck's perfect marriage gone awry and the media circus that fol... | The teaser was shown during the Emmys .
It was recycled from old clips .
Ben Affleck plays a man whose wife goes missing . | 07a738af2a57dd5695b699056a806d5cf42950ac |
(CNN Student News) -- May 18, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Greece . Russia & Kazakhstan . New York City; Washington, D.C. 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 transc... | 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 .
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(CNN) -- A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck about 6:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. ET) and was 19.3 miles (31.1 km) deep. The epicenter was 13 miles (20 km) southwest of the coastal region of Laupahoehoe and 189 miles (304 km) east of Honolulu, the... | Earthquake struck Hawaii on Monday evening, according to the USGS .
No immediate reports of damage or injuries .
Quake struck about 6:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. ET) and was 19.3 miles (31.1 km) deep . | 0876d7b23cd4c50aae6e6d1ce314860555e3c9b9 |
(CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked a tanker that sailed under a Saudi flag, authorities said Wednesday. The pirates struck in the Gulf of Aden, a body of water between Somalia and Yemen, the European Union Naval Force said in a statement. The Al Nisr Al Saudi was en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a crew of 14, when pi... | Vessel hijacked in Gulf of Aden on Monday .
The Al Nisr Al Saudi was headed to Saudi Arabia .
Ship being held near Garacad, Somalia . | 0878d4e06a54247df498a7921d3537a9db25814e |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Two men were arrested in southern Pakistan this week on suspicion of trying to smuggle a batch of heroin disguised as onions out of the country, authorities said. Officials seized 125 kilograms (276 pounds) of heroin Wednesday during the incident in Karachi, said Meraj Mohammad Channa, a cu... | Customs officials seize 125 kilograms of heroin in Karachi .
The suspects are accused of making the drugs look like onions . | 08994306032c826c10fb4311e87cedc14bf5138c |
(CNN) -- Four people died and two others were seriously injured in a boating accident on the Hudson River in eastern New York early Sunday, authorities said. "The preliminary investigation has revealed that the boat, a 19-foot 1999 Chriscraft, was being operated northbound on the Hudson River approximately 10-15 yards ... | The accident takes place near Red Hook, New York .
The boat hits a concrete footing in the water . | 08a8a9bb28006e2fd1d32de910300f6313c6fed0 |
(CNN) -- A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California is threatening homes and has prompted evacuations. The fire, which was reported Wednesday, jumped from approximately 300 acres to 5,000 acres, according to Capt. Lucas Spelman with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Some 450 firefighters are... | NEW: The fire is estimated at 5,000 acres, up from 300 earlier .
Some 450 firefighters are working the blaze, located in Riverside County . | 08ba55f11eccb1807dc74c60ef8b0c659c4f7e25 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- It's a boy! Jessica Simpson gave birth to little Ace Knute Johnson via a scheduled C-section Sunday in Los Angeles, her rep told CNN. It's the second child for the 32-year-old singer/TV personality and her fiance, former NFL player Eric Johnson. Ace has a big sister, 1-year-old Maxwell Drew. The "F... | Jessica Simpson gives birth via scheduled C-section .
Ace Knute Johnson is the second child for the singer/TV personality .
She accidentally revealed his gender on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in March . | 08dfe2a9d19b686254e56d1f315236e96693a55e |
(CNN) -- A lightning strike from a fast-moving storm in Colorado injured 12 soldiers on Wednesday. One is in critical condition, and the other 11 are in stable condition, Fort Carson said in a statement. The soldiers had been training Wednesday afternoon when they were notified of lightning in the area. They were movin... | One soldier is in critical condition, Fort Carson says .
12 soldiers are injured after a lightning strike from a fast-moving storm .
Spokeswoman: "The lightning struck before they were able to get sheltered" | 08fb9036bc95c12cd6f364fee49f35e719e48034 |
(EW.com) -- A "Firefly" reunion is coming to Comic-Con. Science Channel, which airs repeats of the short-lived Fox cult favorite, is hosting a 10-year anniversary panel for the sci-fi show. Creator Joss Whedon and writer Tim Minear along with stars Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher, Michael Fairman a... | Science Channel will host a panel at Comic-Con 2012 for cult favorite sci-fi show "Firefly."
Director Joss Whedon, writer Tim Minear and five of the actors are expected to attend.
The panel will be held in honor of the show's 10-year anniversary.
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It's not going to be Batman versus Superman versus Captain America after all. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Captain America 3" were both set to arrive in theaters May 6, 2016, but Warner Bros' Caped Crusader/Man of Steel showdown will be released March 25, 2016 instead, EW has confirmed. The Zack Snyder-dir... | Both movies were set for May 2016 .
"Batman v Superman" moved to March 2016 .
Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck will star . | 0a597916ed6e684209210094f8104a5131105ad7 |
(CNN) -- Twelve photographers from four continents have been shortlisted for the fourth Prix Pictet award in photography and sustainability. This year's theme of "Power," has "enormous breadth, embracing contradiction and paradox in equal measure that has uncovered images and issues that are both awe-inspiring and dist... | Annual Prix Pictet photography prize announces shortlist .
Competition designed to raise awareness of social and environmental challenges .
Twelve photographers nominated; Winner will be announced by Kofi Annan in October . | 0a7427c3a6098c2d06a70aee42a97b0d754a06ae |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden is retiring, he announced Thursday. John Madden appears at the TV Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California, in 2008. "It's been such a great ride ... the NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion -- it st... | Legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden announces he is retiring .
"The NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion," he says .
Madden is best known to millions as an ebullient football commentator . | 0a8250b682993c54b33bfa0562ca3190423ab417 |
(CNNMoney) -- Here's one way to make your iPhone hacker-proof: Ask hackers for advice. I recently caught up with security researchers at the online security conference Infiltrate. At dinner one evening, I placed my iPhone on the table. I was surrounded by ethical hackers whose jobs are to find vulnerabilities before th... | Hackers give advice on how to protect your iPhone .
Tips came at the Infiltrate security conference . | 0ac51e091f15a102c144bf51d50c630dac02c2d2 |
(CNN) -- A grenade exploded Saturday during a routine vehicle inspection near a base in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, a spokesman for the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said. The explosion occurred at about 7 p.m. local time near Camp Eggers, Maj. Bryan Woods said. The were no reports of casual... | The blast occurred during a vehicle inspection near Camp Eggers, ISAF said .
No casualties were reported, but the blast forced a temporary lockdown at the base .
In eastern Afghanistan, an ISAF service member was killed, ISAF said . | 0af16250b718402470fd731152ba4c5d5579f022 |
(CNN) -- Zambia's incumbent president bowed out with "grace and honor" Friday after election results showed his main challenger had won, his party said in a statement. "The people of Zambia have spoken and we must listen," outgoing President Rupiah Banda said on the website of his Movement for Multiparty Democracy. "Th... | 10 candidates take part in the presidential race .
Winner Michael Sata is a major critic of Chinese investment in the nation . | 0b0067abd9ba644e50ccf75dc644efe7881c6558 |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- A Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli soldier Wednesday, killing him, the Israeli military said. The attack occurred at the central bus station in Afula. The soldier was wearing his uniform and was headed to an army base when he was stabbed with a knife, the military said. He was taken to a hospital w... | The attack occurred at the central bus station in Afula .
The soldier was severely injured and taken to the hospital, where he died . | 0b48e1926c03510dafd2398e8bb607f3fdb85e9e |
(CNN) -- Singer Marc Anthony filed divorce papers Wednesday, seeking to officially end his marriage with entertainer Jennifer Lopez, a court spokesman said. The singer filed the paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court, the spokesman said. The couple announced that they were ending their marriage in July. Anthony and Lo... | Marc Anthony files divorce papers in Los Angeles Superior Court .
The couple announced they were ending their marriage in July .
The singers wed in 2004; it was the third marriage for Lopez and the second for Anthony . | 0b6e0ef993caeb1339d44a888cb0e6e8ebae8212 |
(CNN) -- A Florida man is accused of strangling a family puppy, chopping it into pieces and cooking its ribs on the stove, Tampa police said. Thomas Elliot Huggins, 25, was arrested Thursday after a family member called police. "When officers arrived, they found the dog's ribs cooked in a pot on the stove," Tampa polic... | Police say Thomas Elliot Huggins strangled and cut up a puppy .
When police arrived, they found the dog's ribs cooking on the stove . | 0b920d4cf93a3e39bc885630426b62f0e3e4bc41 |
After a bumpy road to the altar, Kandi Burruss has finally said "I do" to her longtime beau. "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star got hitched to Todd Tucker, one of the show's former producers, before family and friends in Atlanta on Friday evening, the show said on its website. Burruss, a Grammy-winning singer and so... | The couple dated for years before they got engaged in 2013 .
Burruss, a Grammy-winning singer, is a former member of R&B group Xscape .
A clip from an upcoming episode shows Tucker confronting his future mother-in-law . | 0c090b9038e7657b6578718e10a2b62e5a9cf3ed |
(CNN) -- A new permanent span over Washington state's Skagit River reopened Sunday, some four months after a bridge collapse on Interstate 5. The bridge's failure in late May sent cars tumbling into the river and severed the state's main artery to Canada, on which trucks carry an estimated $13.9 billion annually in car... | Temporary span went up within a few weeks of the collapse .
The bridge's failure severed the state's main artery to Canada . | 0c14f1a16ad395dd9aff4437452cf555ae8858d2 |
A suspected serial bank robber wanted in incidents in three East Coast states has been arrested in Medford, New York, the FBI said Tuesday. Agents and New York police arrested Luis Alomar, 37, around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, the agency said in a statement. It didn't provide details of where he was arrested in the Long Island... | Suspected serial bank robber arrested in Medford, New York .
Luis Alomar is suspected in 20 robberies in three states .
The FBI had asked for public's help in finding Alomar . | 0c709f5f704278d537da9d50a771fd84d20f3a09 |
(CNN) -- Security forces arrested eight members of a group linked to al Qaeda on Friday in a Spanish enclave in North Africa, authorities said. "We have broken up a network responsible for sending combatants to al Qaeda-linked terrorist groups operating in Syria," the Spanish Interior Ministry said in a statement. The ... | Group was sending fighters to Syria, authorities say .
Suspects were rounded up in raids early Friday . | 0c7adb8272bd78e5bd642bcf2776a90d02184b5a |
(CNN) -- A tropical depression that is likely to become a tropical storm by Sunday has areas of the islands of the Bahamas on guard. The Bahamian government issued a tropical storm warning Saturday evening for portions of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos. CNN Meteorologist Jennifer Gray said Saturday the storm is a... | Tropical depression is likely to become a tropical storm by Sunday .
Tropical storm warnings have been issued in parts of the Bahamas .
NWS forecast puts the storm east of the United States early next week . | 0c88eae5700e7b107d2164b5b2e6410f0e523d6d |
(CNN) -- Actor Anthony Mackie was arrested early Saturday for drunken driving in New York City, police said. The arrest happened at 1:22 a.m. in Harlem, Detective Brian Sessa told CNN. Mackie's camp did not immediately return a call later that day seeking comment. The celebrated actor in theater and television has star... | Actor Anthony Mackie is arrested in New York City, police say .
Mackie was in the award-winning "The Hurt Locker" | 0cb2c5c85a6bda19c0c60d59024d9e0888ed3a08 |
(CNN Student News) -- February 1, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Washington, D.C.; Greensboro, North Carolina . 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 publ... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
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(CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked a Norwegian tanker off the coast of Madagascar and are steering the ship toward Somalia, the ship's owner said. The captain of the UBT Ocean called the technical director for Broevigtank, the company that owns the ship, and reported that pirates had come aboard Friday, said Svenn Pederson... | Pirates hijack Norwegian tanker UBT Ocean off the coast of Madagascar .
They are steering the ship toward Somalia, the ship's owner says .
Captain of tanker reported that pirates had come aboard on Friday .
Ship was carrying fuel destined for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and has 21 crew members . | 0cf8c9de6963783f19bd19b4dc446f92d1a32a52 |
(CNN) -- A landslide buried 83 workers in a mining area in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday morning, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing local authorities. The incident occurred about 6 a.m. in Maizhokunggar County, east of Lhasa, the regional capital. The victims, including two Tibetans, were wor... | The incident occurred around 6 a.m., Xinhua News Agency says .
The landslide extends three kilometers, or almost two miles . | 0d47c7c8af5749114d8b1e5d09e34228b9a457f4 |
Madrid (CNN) -- Former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez died at a Madrid hospital Sunday after long illness, his family said. Suarez was 81. Suarez was Spain's first prime minister in the transition to democracy after the long dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who died in November 1975. King Juan Carlos, who appoin... | King Juan Carlos appointed Suarez prime minister in 1976 .
The king calls him "a great servant of Spain and was not always well understood"
Suarez, 81, died at a Madrid hospital after a long illness, his family says . | 0d602ba86e504f2a0f5e5328798e0cc5b0ef029c |
(CNN) -- No doubt, this has been a trying time for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. First, health care workers at the facility sent a feverish Thomas Eric Duncan home the first time he came to the emergency room, even though he'd informed the nurse he'd recently been in Africa. Then, after Duncan was admitted... | Dallas hospital not forthright about its missteps on Ebola .
Two Texas Health Presbyterian nurses contracted the virus caring for an infected patient .
The hospital has still not explained how that happened .
It has also yet to explain why it took days to get experimental drug . | 0d64d00a9118fb35178f1978a9737b1f77686877 |
(CNN) -- Twitter lit up Friday with dramatic reports from confused and terrified residents of suburban Boston, where a massive manhunt was under way for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings. Residents of Watertown, just west of Boston, reported seeing hordes of police officers, many with automatic weapons, co... | Many residents of suburban Boston tweeted about Friday morning's manhunt .
Images from Watertown show police combing the streets, weapons drawn . | 0d7c47edd0662af58dbb78d666ef131e3532c2f5 |
Washington (CNN) -- Two FBI special agents were killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the bureau said in a statement released Sunday. "Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were assigned to the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group. The cause of th... | Two special agents died Friday in an incident during training, the FBI says .
An official says they were killed during a hostage rescue training exercise . | 0dae6b8f389865069e2d0bc514f41f651bde6b9b |
(CNN) -- Armed militants in southwest Pakistan torched two oil tankers carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, a government official told CNN. Azam Shahwani, a senior government official in Baluchistan province, said four gunmen riding on motorcycles opened fire on a convey of five oil tankers in the are... | Oil was bound for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, government official says .
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked convoy of five tankers, official says .
No one was injured, but two tankers were destroyed . | 0e0e6bde6266608419cad749698285c72cce9688 |
(EW.com) -- HBO will bow the fourth and final season of "Eastbound and Down" on Sept. 29. Production on the eight-episode season will start Friday in North Carolina. The single-camera comedy stars Kenny Powers as a former major league pitcher. The third season concluded in April 2012 and was thought to be its last, tho... | The final season of "Eastbound and Down" is coming .
Production will start Friday in North Carolina .
The third season concluded in April 2012 and was thought to be the last . | 0e194a799611bc5e14761aa58bca8975de7940b7 |
(CNN) -- An explosion and fire at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in central Japan on Thursday afternoon killed five people and injured at least 12 others, Yokkaichi police said. Ealier, the Yokkaichi Fire Department had reported that 17 people had been injured, five critically but did not report any deaths. The ... | NEW: Police say 5 died; fire officials had said previously that 5 were critically injured .
The incident happened during a maintenance and cleaning operation, police say .
The plant is located in Yokkaichi, Japan . | 0e420e6a52f1dd462679b85c30069b6989b82565 |
(CNN Student News) -- December 7, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Egypt . North Korea . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii . 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 publis... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
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(Mashable) -- Lady Gaga is the first Twitter user with over 10 million followers, which is a first for both the singer and Twitter itself. Lady Gaga celebrated this milestone with a tweet saying: "10MillionMonsters! I'm speechless, we did it! Its an illness how I love you. Leaving London smiling." The mega-popular mus... | This is first for the singer and for Twitter itself .
Gaga tweets: "10MillionMonsters! I'm speechless, we did it! Its an illness how I love you"
She was also first to hit 10 million fans on Facebook, 1 billion views on YouTube . | 0f1d0bb99b212381b43b62e3b11ce17d04dadccc |
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has some apple picking to do. Clinton placed a bet on the women's World Cup finals with her Japanese counterpart -- New York apples for Japanese pears. The Japanese women's soccer team won the World Cup Sunday after defeating the United States on penalty k... | Clinton bets apples for pears with her Japanese counterpart .
She tells the U.S. team she is sending her best good luck charm: Chelsea . | 0f7b58d80baf549f84e0d8cd5b7024e3d367414c |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber attacked a shopping center in Kabul City on Monday afternoon killing at two people, officials said. The attack took place at the City Center shopping mall, said police spokesman Hashmatiullah Stanikzai. He said a guard at the mall was killed, while another was wounded. The s... | NEW: A civilian and a guard is killed, officials say .
NEW: Another guard is hurt, police say .
The attack takes place at the City Center shopping mall . | 0fbadf13bf92030f1af6dc4d8d849c1078baeea0 |
(CNN) -- The comic Gallagher, known for smashing watermelons, is "slowly recovering" from a heart attack suffered just before he was to perform at a Texas club, his promotional manager said Thursday. "We will not know the outcome until sometime tomorrow," Christine Scherrer said. Gallagher, 65, is in stable condition a... | The 65-year-old comic is listed in stable condition in a Texas hospital, his manager says .
Gallagher's shows are postponed through next week, she says .
"His family is with him," the manager says . | 104b58180268fdde348f1dcfc51f00409be481d0 |
(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 seven women and... | 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 . | 10a85ffcb8543539c140c5fde2fcbe2f809a58f3 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)The Afghan Taliban have claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 3 American contractors at a military base attached to the Kabul airport. The attacker in the Thursday incident was a Taliban agent who "had penetrated into the security forces and was waiting for such a target for a ... | The attacker is also killed .
The Americans were contractors . | 10b07f8a8f65883d27f7483eeb2def8172d3f599 |
(PEOPLE.com) -- The bride has spoken! Lisa Ann Russell and "Survivor" host Jeff Probst said, "I do," PEOPLE confirms exclusively. The pair married Monday in front of family and friends in an intimate ceremony at a private Los Angeles residence, says a spokesperson for the couple. This is the second marriage for both. R... | This is the second marriage for both Jeff Probst and Lisa Ann Russell .
Russell, 40, shares custody of two children with "Franklin & Bash" actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar .
Probst, 50, will preside over the finale of "Survivor: South Pacific" on CBS . | 10b8f29db839d552810d0c5867f23f53a8d32697 |
(CNN) -- A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Mexico's Baja Peninsula Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries as the area around the epicenter is sparsely populated, said a spokeswoman for the Baja California Sur's Civil Protection Office. She said many... | There are no immediate reports of damage .
The epicenter is about 50 miles north of La Paz, Mexico . | 1135f0d32d2577e421c10c7c5658432e88cbf477 |
Washington (CNN) -- An underground transformer fire about two blocks from the White House prompted evacuations of two hotels and disrupted a wedding, officials said Saturday night. Flames shot up through a sidewalk after 8 p.m., said Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the District of Columbia Fire Department. The Willard I... | Two hotels were evacuated in downtown Washington .
The fire started roughly two blocks from the White House .
An underground transformer apparently caught fire .
Hundreds of wedding guests were relocated . | 11398f279c4dd6dcd8f59e0144a1766df1260a5b |
(CNN) -- At least five people were reported killed and 30 injured Monday evening when a freak dust storm rolled through Iran's capital, Tehran. The storm brought winds that nearly reached 120 kilometers per hour, or some 75 mph, according to Iran's Press TV. It reported the storm plunged the city into darkness, and pho... | The freak storm plunged the city into darkness .
Another 30 people were reported injured .
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(CNN)To photographer Mihaela Noroc, beauty cannot be defined by one country, race or ethnicity. That's why the Romanian photographer travels the world for her Atlas of Beauty project, in search of images of beauty in different countries and cultures. "I love the variety of earth, the diversity of people and I try to go... | A Romanian photographer looks for beauty around the world .
She's traveled to 37 countries for her Atlas of Beauty project . | 11f1741be600d449cce41a1af52513959a5ed9fa |
It's the land of Pope John Paul II, Frederic Chopin and really good cheese. To celebrate Poland's 25 years of independence, June 4, 2014, we asked readers to share their favorite things about the country. Don't pay attention to the outdated stereotypes. From gorgeous town squares to wise octogenarians to the uniquely P... | View readers' 25 favorite things about Poland above .
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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Pakistani and Afghan forces clashed Thursday near the border of the two countries in a gun battle that left at least one Afghan border policeman dead, an Afghan official said. Zia Durrani, a spokesman for the police chief of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, said Pakistani forces att... | An Afghan border policeman was killed in a clash at a checkpoint .
Pakistani forces attacked the checkpoint, an Afghan police official says . | 120741b136cca248834854b929797cb35c87d49a |
(CNN) -- Sir Elton John and David Furnish are now husband and husband. The two married Sunday in Britain, where same-sex marriage became legal earlier this year. They had a civil partnership ceremony in 2005, after 12 years together. They have two children -- Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John and Elijah Joseph Daniel ... | Elton John and David Furnish were married Sunday .
Same-sex marriage became legal in Britain this year .
The men previously had a civil partnership .
They have two children . | 12250b322202eea52ac69ea4dc2810de11205420 |
(CNN) -- An inmate serving time for assaulting a police officer escaped from an Oklahoma prison Monday, a corrections official said. Mark Dwayne Smith, 28, was last seen at the Jackie Brannon Correction Center in McAlester at 5:30 a.m. Monday, but was discovered missing an hour later during a routine inmate count, stat... | Mark Dwayne Smith, 28, was last seen early Monday .
He was serving time for assaulting a police officer . | 12a9eb91c2843611a0941e7a16b326781f1e56bc |
(CNN) -- Two passenger rail cars jumped the tracks Wednesday near Ann Arbor, Michigan, but no life-threatening injuries were reported in the accident, officials said. The Amtrak train "made contact" with a vehicle at a public highway crossing, Amtrak said, causing the engine to turn on its side and the first two cars o... | An Amtrak train and a vehicle "made contact" at a highway crossing .
Two rail cars came off the tracks .
No life-threatening injuries were reported, officials say . | 136b7feac290ef5f6c5b8d9706357ae87256b19c |
Rome (CNN) -- A cruise ship of the Costa Cruises line is adrift off the coast of the Seychelles after a fire in its engine room, the Italian coast guard said Monday. The ship, the Allegra, is a sister of the Costa Concordia, which wrecked off the coast of Italy on January 13, killing at least 21 people. The fire left t... | An engine room fire leaves the Costa Allegra without propulsion, authorities say .
Its sister ship, the Costa Concordia, shipwrecked last month, killing at least 21 . | 13e139db5477a197e1ea0aca073aece138855678 |
(EW.com) -- TNT's "Dallas" has snagged itself a Six Million Dollar Man. EW has learned exclusively that Lee Majors has booked a two-episode guest spot on the second season of TNT's hit reboot drama. He will play Ken Richards, an old flame of Sue Ellen's who finds himself crossing paths with her once again for business ... | Lee Majors has booked a two-episode guest spot on the second season of "Dallas"
He'll play Ken Richards, an old flame of Sue Ellen's .
Majors recently had guest spots on "Raising Hope," "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI: NY" | 13e91c623854c2077374ab52f5e98684053a5c83 |
(CNN) -- At least five people have been killed in the grenade attack on a minibus in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the country's Interior Ministry said Saturday on its official Twitter account. An attacker was among those killed. Other people were injured in the strike, strongly condemned by the ministry. The blast oc... | A minibus was attacked .
The incident occurred in the Pangani neighborhood .
An attacker was among the five killed . | 13fc54287b0cb96a6485bbf94e0018a80a886a2c |
(EW.com) -- Get ready for more bad hair, mustaches, funky leisure suits, and laughs. Paramount Pictures has set the theater release date for the sequel to 2004′s "Anchorman" for Dec. 20, 2013. Will Ferrell will be back as deep-voiced newsman Ron Burgundy, along with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner in the ... | Will Ferrell is coming back as newsman Ron Burgundy .
The sequel to "Anchorman" will hit theaters Dec. 20, 2013 .
Director has hinted that the sequel will have whole song sequences . | 1435263dd87ffb3a57c6600ea4bb297100920da2 |
(CNN) -- A raging fire Saturday at a hotel in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina killed 15 people and injured another 130, state news reported. According to the official Saudi Press Agency, the local government issued a statement saying it first learned about the fire shortly after 2:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. ET) Saturday. It w... | The fire broke out in a hotel with about 700 guests in Medina, state news reports .
Medina is one of the holiest cities in Islam and is frequently visited by pilgrims .
In addition to those killed, 130 were injured in the fire . | 14565788fa0b04a27a5a24043ee6c16a6167c0b7 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A blast at a busy market in northwest Pakistan killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 60 Tuesday, an official said. The explosion occurred in the Jamrud Market in the Khyber Agency, one of seven districts in Pakistan's volatile tribal region, which borders Afghanistan. The bomb was... | The Khyber Agency is one of seven districts in Pakistan's volatile tribal region .
The bomb was placed in a vehicle and remotely detonated, an official says . | 149b6b47bc149975ba5615831f75a2f18dfa485f |
(CNN Student News) -- August 26, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina & Virginia • Libya . 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 transc... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
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(CNN) -- A fuel tanker rammed into a bridge and exploded into a ball of fire Thursday, killing 22 people and sending flames sweeping over the Saudi Arabia capital, state television reported. In addition to the fatalities, at least 111 others were wounded, according to the report. The accident occurred at a busy interse... | NEW: More than 100 hundred are wounded in the Riyadh accident .
Explosion sends flames sweeping over the Saudi Arabia capital . | 14e517e4141e2c7dc20c4e3bb3e888f13b5a5899 |
(CNN) -- Actress Halle Berry and her fiance, French actor Olivier Martinez, are expecting a child, Berry's representative told CNN on Friday. Berry has a daughter, Nahla, from an earlier relationship with Gabriel Aubry. See more pregnant celebrities . Berry and Aubry have engaged in a long battle over custody of the ch... | Berry is engaged to French actor Olivier Martinez .
She has a child from an earlier relationship with Gabriel Aubry .
Berry and Aubry had battled over custody of their daughter . | 152909648b39fcd53a968c2ab19d7f2ae50e6a80 |
(CNN) -- Clipped wings no more, the Blue Angels are soaring again. The blue and gold jets are returning to the sky after being grounded much of last year because of forced spending cuts. The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron kicked off the 2014 air show season with its first show Saturday, March 15, at Naval Air ... | The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are back after being grounded last year .
Federal forced spending cuts led to cancellations .
Their first performance was on March 15 in California . | 1565d51ec8e2d53c23821dadea86787ed0e7a5d0 |
(CNN) -- FACETIME: Iyad Malas, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim . As the CEO of real estate developer Majid Al Futtaim, Iyad Malas is at the forefront of retail and leisure in the Middle East and North Africa. Along with malls and hotels, the group he heads is best known for Ski Dubai -- a self contained, ice cold ski resort in... | MME sits down with the CEO of a real estate developer to learn about the Arab Spring's impact on business .
UAE food and beverage brand is preparing to enter Western Markets .
MME explores whether "Just Falafel" is ready to take on the U.S. giants . | 1576b53a78d0ba77f412dc5d6c57af94e0a1d5c8 |
Baghdad (CNN) -- The head of a television station and a human rights activist were shot dead by gunmen who attacked their car with small arms fire Friday, Iraq's interior ministry said. Taha Hameed, the director of al-Massar TV, and Abed Farhan Thiyab, the director of Iraq's political prisoners association, were killed... | Gunmen intercept a car and spray it with bullets, Interior Ministry officials say .
One of the victims is Taha Hameed, the head of al-Massar TV and a political party official .
The other is Abed Farhan Thiyab, the director of Iraq's political prisoners association . | 1602e1b939060067be19edb59697310003dfbb87 |
Gleneagles, Scotland (CNN) -- If you're a U.S. golf fan, or Tom Watson, look away now. After a heavy defeat to Europe in the Ryder Cup, it's time for soul searching and reflection. With the next competition taking place at Hazeltine in Minnesota in 2016, here are five lessons for all involved to ponder over the coming ... | Europe retained the Ryder Cup after a resounding win over the U.S. in Scotland .
It was Europe's third successive win in the biennial contest .
Phil Mickelson appeared to question the methods of U.S. captain Tom Watson in press conference .
Watson previously captained the U.S. team in 1993 . | 162b930bdbc883e065b2766839f2ec04c5d3ab4f |
(CNN) -- The New York Police Department gave an "all clear" Monday after an unattended, suspicious vehicle prompted authorities to shut the Brooklyn Bridge. The vehicle was found in the right lane of the Manhattan-bound side of the bridge, mid-span, a police spokesman said. Traffic was diverted, as video from CNN affil... | Person in protective suit and a dog investigated the unattended vehicle .
Traffic was diverted away from the famed Manhattan-to-Brooklyn corridor .
The vehicle had no plates, nor an identification number . | 16eb8fd3baeec8de20fc65ede92606b441c87b0a |
(CNN) -- Planning to dress as a plain old witch or scarecrow this Halloween? Sorry, that's not going to cut it anymore. In the age of Internet memes, creative and punny costumes are becoming the norm. Dressed as Mitt Romney? Boring. Dressed as "binders full of women?" Now that's more like it! At CNN iReport, we asked f... | Internet memes are becoming increasingly popular as Halloween costumes .
Among the most popular meme costumes this year was "binders full of women"
Click through the gallery above to see clever and creative meme costumes .
CNN iReport: Dressing as a meme this Halloween? Share a photo . | 170cd57c0f2b6c521c300d861d2fcad9a393a517 |
(CNN) -- A man stabbed four people aboard an Amtrak passenger train from Chicago, including the conductor, authorities said. The train was on its way to Port Huron, Michigan, when Amtrak called 911 on Friday night to report a passenger who appeared agitated, CNN affiliate WBND reported. It stopped in Niles, Michigan, w... | The train was on its way from Chicago .
Report: Amtrak called 911 to report a man who appeared agitated .
It's unclear what the motive was . | 171cdeac08a1e0d39768ada9c499f4f8abf92d7b |
(CNN) -- The recent incident involving Chelsea and England captain John Terry and Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand has seen the issue of racism in football dominate the headlines. The decision by London's Metropolitan Police to launch an investigation into what occurred during the October 23 match follows allegatio... | London's Metropolitan Police are to investigate incident between Terry and Ferdinand .
Man Utd's Patrice Evra has also accused Liverpool's Luis Suarez a using a racial slur .
2011 has seen numerous incidents a racism in football . | 1761fc8c2518e3cd880f00c149f4027f482f07b6 |
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