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(CNN)The Palestinian Authority officially became the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a step that gives the court jurisdiction over alleged crimes in Palestinian territories. The formal accession was marked with a ceremony at The Hague, in the Netherlands, where the court is based. The Pal... | Membership gives the ICC jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in Palestinian territories since last June .
Israel and the United States opposed the move, which could open the door to war crimes investigations against Israelis . | f001ec5c4704938247d27a44948eebb37ae98d01 | The Palestinian Authority officially became the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, giving the court jurisdiction over alleged crimes in Palestinian territories. Rights group Human Rights Watch welcomed the development, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United Stat... | 0.441755 | 0.256251 |
(CNN)Never mind cats having nine lives. A stray pooch in Washington State has used up at least three of her own after being hit by a car, apparently whacked on the head with a hammer in a misguided mercy killing and then buried in a field -- only to survive. That's according to Washington State University, where the do... | Theia, a bully breed mix, was apparently hit by a car, whacked with a hammer and buried in a field .
"She's a true miracle dog and she deserves a good life," says Sara Mellado, who is looking for a home for Theia . | 230c522854991d053fe98a718b1defa077a8efef | Theia, a one-year-old dog, survived being hit by a car, having a hammer used to try to end her life, and being buried in a field. After four days, she managed to stagger to a nearby farm and was found by a worker who took her to a vet for help. Theia suffered injuries including a dislocated jaw, leg injuries, and a cav... | 0.535833 | 0.226525 |
(CNN)If you've been following the news lately, there are certain things you doubtless know about Mohammad Javad Zarif. He is, of course, the Iranian foreign minister. He has been U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's opposite number in securing a breakthrough in nuclear discussions that could lead to an end to sanctions... | Mohammad Javad Zarif has spent more time with John Kerry than any other foreign minister .
He once participated in a takeover of the Iranian Consulate in San Francisco .
The Iranian foreign minister tweets in English . | 4495ba8f3a340d97a9df1476f8a35502bcce1f69 | Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, has been a key figure in securing a breakthrough in nuclear discussions with the US. However, there are lesser-known facts about Zarif, including his education in the US and his response to a tweet from Christine Pelosi regarding Iran's Holocaust denial. Zarif was nom... | 0.25457 | 0.393363 |
(CNN)Five Americans who were monitored for three weeks at an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital after being exposed to Ebola in West Africa have been released, a Nebraska Medicine spokesman said in an email Wednesday. One of the five had a heart-related issue on Saturday and has been discharged but hasn't left the area, Taylor ... | 17 Americans were exposed to the Ebola virus while in Sierra Leone in March .
Another person was diagnosed with the disease and taken to hospital in Maryland .
National Institutes of Health says the patient is in fair condition after weeks of treatment . | a38e72fed88684ec8d60dd5856282e999dc8c0ca | Five Americans who were exposed to Ebola in West Africa have been released from a Nebraska hospital after being monitored for three weeks. One of the five had a heart-related issue and has been discharged but has not left the area, while the others have already gone home. The patients are clinicians for Partners in Hea... | 0.388715 | 0.227321 |
(CNN)A Duke student has admitted to hanging a noose made of rope from a tree near a student union, university officials said Thursday. The prestigious private school didn't identify the student, citing federal privacy laws. In a news release, it said the student was no longer on campus and will face student conduct rev... | Student is no longer on Duke University campus and will face disciplinary review .
School officials identified student during investigation and the person admitted to hanging the noose, Duke says .
The noose, made of rope, was discovered on campus about 2 a.m. | c27cf1b136cc270023de959e7ab24638021bc43f | A Duke University student admitted to hanging a noose made of rope from a tree near a student union, according to university officials. The student was identified during an investigation by campus police and the office of student affairs, but the university did not identify the student citing federal privacy laws. The ... | 0.306761 | 0.25387 |
(CNN)He's a blue chip college basketball recruit. She's a high school freshman with Down syndrome. At first glance Trey Moses and Ellie Meredith couldn't be more different. But all that changed Thursday when Trey asked Ellie to be his prom date. Trey -- a star on Eastern High School's basketball team in Louisville, Ken... | College-bound basketball star asks girl with Down syndrome to high school prom .
Pictures of the two during the "prom-posal" have gone viral . | 1b2cc634e2bfc6f2595260e7ed9b42f77ecbb0ce | Trey Moses, a college basketball recruit, asked Ellie Meredith, a high school freshman with Down syndrome, to be his prom date. Trey made the prom-posal in the gym during Ellie's P.E. class, and Ellie happily accepted. Both Trey and Ellie have a lot of planning to do for prom, with Trey looking to major in special educ... | 0.465496 | 0.335758 |
(CNN)Governments around the world are using the threat of terrorism -- real or perceived -- to advance executions, Amnesty International alleges in its annual report on the death penalty. "The dark trend of governments using the death penalty in a futile attempt to tackle real or imaginary threats to state security and... | Amnesty's annual death penalty report catalogs encouraging signs, but setbacks in numbers of those sentenced to death .
Organization claims that governments around the world are using the threat of terrorism to advance executions .
The number of executions worldwide has gone down by almost 22% compared with 2013, but d... | e2706dce6cf26bc61b082438188fdb6e130d9e40 | According to Amnesty International's annual report on the death penalty, governments around the world are using the threat of terrorism - real or perceived - to advance executions. The report cites the example of Pakistan lifting a six-year moratorium on the execution of civilians following a deadly attack on a school ... | 0.696542 | 0.298446 |
(CNN)Andrew Getty, one of the heirs to billions of oil money, appears to have died of natural causes, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said. The coroner's preliminary assessment is there was no foul play involved in the death of Getty, grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, said Detective Meghan Aguilar. Andrew... | Andrew Getty's death appears to be from natural causes, police say, citing coroner's early assessment .
In a petition for a restraining order, Getty had written he had a serious medical condition.
Police say this is not a criminal matter at this time . | 0d3c8c276d079c4c225f034c69aa024cdab7869d | Andrew Getty, one of the heirs to the Getty fortune, died of natural causes, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. An autopsy will be conducted, but there is no criminal investigation underway. Andrew Getty had several health issues and had recently filed for a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend, citi... | 0.236337 | 0.275704 |
(CNN)Filipinos are being warned to be on guard for flash floods and landslides as tropical storm Maysak approached the Asian island nation Saturday. Just a few days ago, Maysak gained super typhoon status thanks to its sustained 150 mph winds. It has since lost a lot of steam as it has spun west in the Pacific Ocean. I... | Once a super typhoon, Maysak is now a tropical storm with 70 mph winds .
It could still cause flooding, landslides and other problems in the Philippines . | 6222f33c2c79b80be437335eeb3f488509e92cf5 | Tropical Storm Maysak is approaching the Philippines and has been classified as a tropical storm by the Philippine national weather service, which calls it Chedeng. The storm has sustained winds of more than 70 mph (115 kph) and gusts up to 90 mph, and is expected to make landfall on the southeastern coast of Isabela p... | 0.468506 | 0.233882 |
(CNN)For the first time in eight years, a TV legend returned to doing what he does best. Contestants told to "come on down!" on the April 1 edition of "The Price Is Right" encountered not host Drew Carey but another familiar face in charge of the proceedings. Instead, there was Bob Barker, who hosted the TV game show f... | Bob Barker returned to host "The Price Is Right" on Wednesday .
Barker, 91, had retired as host in 2007 . | 2bd8ada1de6a7b02f59430cc82045eb8d29cf033 | Bob Barker, who hosted "The Price Is Right" for 35 years before stepping down in 2007, returned to the show for the first time in eight years on April 1. Barker hosted the first price-guessing game of the show, "Lucky Seven," before handing over hosting duties to Drew Carey. Despite being away from the show for most of... | 0.491887 | 0.213778 |
London (CNN)A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday with terror offenses after he was arrested as he returned to Britain from Turkey, London's Metropolitan Police said. Yahya Rashid, a UK national from northwest London, was detained at Luton airport on Tuesday after he arrived on a flight from Istanbul, police said. He... | London's Metropolitan Police say the man was arrested at Luton airport after landing on a flight from Istanbul .
He's been charged with terror offenses allegedly committed since the start of November . | ee17dfb574feca82ccac5689595e47483bd23f12 | Yahya Rashid, a 19-year-old UK national from northwest London, was charged with terror offenses after his arrest upon returning to Britain from Turkey. He was detained at Luton airport on Tuesday and has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism and with engaging in conduct with the inte... | 0.437976 | 0.224693 |
(CNN)Paul Walker is hardly the first actor to die during a production. But Walker's death in November 2013 at the age of 40 after a car crash was especially eerie given his rise to fame in the "Fast and Furious" film franchise. The release of "Furious 7" on Friday offers the opportunity for fans to remember -- and poss... | "Furious 7" pays tribute to star Paul Walker, who died during filming .
Vin Diesel: "This movie is more than a movie"
"Furious 7" opens Friday . | 384175be1c8d41610fbeddbd9d9cb46e716e2529 | Paul Walker, an actor known for his role in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, died in a car crash in 2013 at the age of 40. His death was particularly poignant given his rise to fame and the fact that he was known for being one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. The release of "Furious 7" offers fans the opportunity to r... | 0.371785 | 0.269212 |
(CNN)Seventy years ago, Anne Frank died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp at the age of 15. Just two weeks after her supposed death on March 31, 1945, the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where she had been imprisoned was liberated -- timing that showed how close the Jewish diarist had been to surviving the Holoca... | Museum: Anne Frank died earlier than previously believed .
Researchers re-examined archives and testimonies of survivors .
Anne and older sister Margot Frank are believed to have died in February 1945 . | 203886369feea77bbc35715e6d7e518b751f57de | Anne Frank died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp at the age of 15, two weeks after her supposed death on March 31, 1945. New research shows that Anne and her older sister, Margot Frank, died at least a month earlier than previously thought, contradicting the date of death determined by Dutch authorities. Witnesse... | 0.247307 | 0.535097 |
(CNN)A year ago Bloomberg published a story with the following headline: Mike Pence, a Koch Favorite, Mulls 2016 Run for President. The story ticked off items on Pence's conservative things-to-do list while also noting his close ties to the deep-pocketed Koch brothers, as well as other right-wing lobbying groups. Last ... | LZ: Indiana law pushing back LGBT rights, and other states' anti-LGBT moves, bow to far right wing that GOP candidates need for 2016 .
Cruz, Huckabee, Jindal, Carson, Walker are reviving culture wars, he says. Equality for LGBT has not yet "won" in America . | 1dd00c89d71a5611797bb34da8a6eada8f058405 | Mike Pence, the Governor of Indiana, is facing backlash for signing a religious freedom law that has been criticized for allowing discrimination against gays and lesbians. Pence's decision to sign the law was seen as a way to shore up his conservative credentials for a potential 2016 presidential run. Despite criticism... | 0.291956 | 0.42806 |
(CNN)If you're famous and performing the American national anthem, be prepared to become a national hero or a national disgrace. Facts are facts. Just ask Vince, Whitney, Roseanne, Jimi and Michael. Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil reminded us again this week of the dangers of tackling "The Star-Spangled Banner." Sure, he can... | Singing the national anthem is a risky proposition .
Whitney Houston nailed it; Roseanne Barr destroyed it . | eeafdc8b2d8130cabda5aafe352eab1198d0b9f8 | Vince Neil, of Mötley Crüe, recently performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before an Arena Football League game, and his rendition was met with criticism. This is not the first time a famous performer has faced backlash for their version of the national anthem, with previous examples including Whitney Houston, Roseanne ... | 0.24218 | 0.269923 |
(CNN)As goes Walmart, so goes the nation? Everyone from Apple CEO Tim Cook to the head of the NCAA slammed religious freedom laws being considered in several states this week, warning that they would open the door to discrimination against gay and lesbian customers. But it was the opposition from Walmart, the ubiquitou... | While Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson was weighing an Arkansas religious freedom bill, Walmart voiced its opposition .
Walmart and other high-profile businesses are showing their support for gay and lesbian rights .
Their stance puts them in conflict with socially conservative Republicans, traditionally seen as allies . | dc833f8b55e381011ce23f89ea909b9a141b5a66 | Walmart's opposition to a religious freedom law in Arkansas has sparked debate within the Republican Party, with some urging the party to take notice of the company's stance on hot-button political issues. Walmart's CEO, Doug McMillon, called on the governor to veto the bill, and the company emerged victorious after th... | 0.568521 | 0.377404 |
(CNN)On May 28, 2014, some 7,000 people gathered in a stadium in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. But they had not come to watch the local football team or any other grand sporting event. Instead, the authorities paraded scores of prisoners dressed in orange jumpsuits. Armed soldiers guarded the exits. In the pate... | Amnesty International releases its annual review of the death penalty worldwide; much of it makes for grim reading .
Salil Shetty: Countries that use executions to deal with problems are on the wrong side of history . | c222979bd1cfbc7d3ff821e9c738e3dbd29b14f4 | In China, a mass sentencing trial was held in which 55 people were found guilty of offenses linked to violent attacks and were sentenced to death or imprisonment. This trial was part of China's "Strike Hard" campaign against unrest in Xinjiang, which has also involved the use of the death penalty. Governments around th... | 0.255136 | 0.273269 |
Marseille, France (CNN)The French prosecutor leading an investigation into the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 insisted Wednesday that he was not aware of any video footage from on board the plane. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin told CNN that "so far no videos were used in the crash investigation." He added, "A pers... | Marseille prosecutor says "so far no videos were used in the crash investigation" despite media reports .
Journalists at Bild and Paris Match are "very confident" the video clip is real, an editor says .
Andreas Lubitz had informed his Lufthansa training school of an episode of severe depression, airline says . | 469c6ac05092ca5997728c9dfc19f9ab6b936e40 | Prosecutor Brice Robin stated that he was not aware of any video footage from the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash investigation. Two magazines, Bild and Paris Match, reported recovering a cell phone video showing the final seconds of the crash, but the French prosecutor said no such video had been provided to investigato... | 0.544339 | 0.422478 |
(CNN)The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, California televangelist and founder of the television ministry "Hour of Power," died Thursday, according to his family. He was 88 years old. Schuller, also the founder of Crystal Cathedral megachurch, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in August 2013, a release from "Hour of Po... | The Rev. Robert Schuller, 88, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2013 .
His TV show, "Hour of Power," was enormously popular in the 1970s and 1980s . | 88e7dac40f3e6c159e4edc0747d0cc0f50886fbb | Rev. Robert H. Schuller, a televangelist and founder of the "Hour of Power" television ministry, died at the age of 88 after battling esophageal cancer. Schuller was born on a Iowa farmhouse without running water and always dreamed of preaching. He founded Crystal Cathedral megachurch and preached a message of hope and... | 0.266452 | 0.277034 |
(CNN)Michele Bachmann is comparing President Obama to the co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight. "With his Iran deal, Barack Obama is for the 300 million souls of the United States what Andreas Lubitz was for the 150 souls on the German Wings flight - a deranged pilot flying his entire nation into the rocks," the M... | Former GOP representative compares President Obama to Andreas Lubitz .
Bachmann said with possible Iran deal, Obama will fly "entire nation into the rocks"
Reaction on social media? She was blasted by Facebook commenters . | ec4b5fef725b4cc81545689603ff84c8e19bd6dc | Michele Bachmann has compared President Obama to the co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, suggesting that both are "deranged pilots" flying their respective nations into danger. Bachmann made the comment on Facebook, where it was met with widespread criticism. The motive of the co-pilot, ... | 0.234707 | 0.420993 |
Norfolk, Virginia (CNN)The second mate of the Houston Express probably couldn't believe what he was seeing. Hundreds of miles from land there was a small boat nearby. At first it looked abandoned. It was in bad shape, listing to one side. The crew of the 1,000-foot long container ship thought it was a yacht that had wr... | Father: "I know he went through what he went through"
Louis Jordan was found on his sailboat, which was listing and in bad shape, rescuer says .
He appears to be in good shape, physically and mentally . | ffff11a2f44d731cd80c86819a89b7e227581415 | The Houston Express's second mate saw a small boat nearby, initially thought it was an abandoned yacht, but then saw a man on it waving for help. The man, Louis Jordan, had been drifting on a 35-foot sailboat for over two months after a storm capsized his boat and broke his mast. Jordan survived by collecting rainwater... | 0.286204 | 0.417372 |
(CNN)The United States and its negotiating partners reached a very strong framework agreement with Iran in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday that limits Iran's nuclear program in such a way as to effectively block it from building a nuclear weapon. Expect pushback anyway, if the recent past is any harbinger. Just last... | Richard Klass: Iran framework agreement on nukes is strong, but opponents will cast doubts on this and try to obscure its facts .
He says the deal would cut uranium stockpile, centrifuges, implement rigorous inspections; it should be judged on merits, not disinformation . | c7caf9181c2e94a79d9102da6e11cde48c880aa5 | The United States and its partners have reached a framework agreement with Iran that limits its nuclear program and effectively blocks it from building a nuclear weapon. Despite this, there will likely be pushback against the agreement, as there has been in the past, including an attempt by House Speaker John Boehner t... | 0.51042 | 0.284056 |
Los Angeles (CNN)It's more than just one state's internal problem. The historic California drought hurts the rest of the union, too. That's because California is a breadbasket to the nation, growing more than a third of its vegetables and nearly two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. Here's why we should heed the ongoing d... | Americans paid more for some fruits and vegetables last year because of the drought .
Tourists will now have to ask for a glass of water at a California restaurant .
Perhaps the only good thing is another "great" wine grape harvest last year . | b21cd549314996de79ba0ca2636c8ced66468267 | California's drought affects the rest of the country as it is a major breadbasket, growing over a third of the nation's vegetables and nearly two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. The drought has led to a 25% reduction in water consumption in California cities and has resulted in price increases for some groceries, includ... | 0.277058 | 0.377916 |
(CNN)The FBI charged a Philadelphia woman on Thursday with trying to travel overseas to fight for ISIS. She's one of three women arrested this week on terror charges. Two New York women were also taken into custody. An FBI complaint cites numerous social media messages dating back to August 2013 that were sent by Keonn... | The FBI cites social media messages sent by Keonna Thomas, 30 .
She's accused of trying to travel overseas to join ISIS .
Thomas is one of three women facing federal terror charges this week . | 17412737648b2cad59669560765fcb5169fc8116 | Keonna Thomas, 30, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization after purchasing an electronic visa to travel to Turkey, where she planned to join ISIS. According to the FBI, Thomas sent numerous social media messages expressing her desire to fight for ISIS, inc... | 0.227499 | 0.475482 |
(CNN)Since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, women have been barred from attending most sports events involving men. But the situation appears set to improve in the coming months after a top Iranian sports official said that the ban will be lifted for some events. A plan to allow "women and families" to enter sports s... | Iranian sports official: The ban will be lifted for some events in the coming year .
But he says "families are not interested in attending" some sports matches . | 970f75d6e5b23e11c15b05c59a109ccbb160b289 | Iranian Deputy Sports Minister Abdolhamid Ahmadi announced that the ban on women attending sports events will be lifted for some events in the coming months. According to Ahmadi, the plan is to allow "women and families" to enter sports stadiums, but it is unclear which games women will be able to attend. The ban on wo... | 0.232164 | 0.424342 |
(CNN)Just as mimeograph machines and photocopiers were in their day, online activity -- blogs, YouTube channels, even social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter -- have fully emerged as the alternative to traditional mainstream media. It is not just the low cost of posting online that attracts dissidence, though ... | Going online has become the path of least resistance if you want to make yourself heard .
But where there is the restrictive rule of law, journalists are vulnerable to the anger of officialdom .
From China to Malaysia, journalists and bloggers have been jailed -- even killed . | 9f051fe922a8f45b315a366a5af1aab58d93f050 | Online activity, including blogs, YouTube channels, and social media platforms, has become an alternative to traditional mainstream media for dissident voices in Asia. In Singapore, teenage video blogger Amos Yee was arrested and held pending bail for his anti-Lee Kuan Yew harangue, and another dissident blogger, Roy N... | 0.465934 | 0.788855 |
(CNN)When singer Avril Lavigne went missing from the music scene, there was tons of speculation. Was she pregnant? In rehab? Going through a split from her husband, Nickelback front man Chad Kroeger? Focus on the mystery intensified in December after a fan Twitter account posted a direct message from Lavigne when she s... | The singer had been off the scene for a while .
She says she was bedridden for months .
Lavigne was sometimes too weak to shower . | 202a51397a4de6483e6a7427d1952c46fca69d81 | Avril Lavigne revealed to People magazine that she was bedridden for five months after contracting Lyme disease, which left her feeling like she couldn't breathe, talk, or move. Lavigne believes she was bitten by a tick last spring and doctors were initially unable to diagnose her condition. After her direct message ab... | 0.222672 | 0.358655 |
(CNN)A trip to a former heavyweight champ's gaudy, abandoned mansion. The tallest and fastest "giga-coaster" in the world. A dramatic interview with a famed spiritual leader -- and the tearful reaction by one of his former students. These are some of the best videos of the week: . In the 1980s and '90s -- before he mov... | Here are six of CNN's best videos of the week .
Clips include a look at Mike Tyson's abandoned mansion . | 2f6106809de41d59f422d527900a6b344174c5b2 | Mike Tyson, a former heavyweight boxer, lived in a gaudy and abandoned mansion in Ohio in the 1980s and '90s. The mansion featured an indoor swimming pool, marble-and-gold Jacuzzi, and entertainment room. Tyson sold the house in 1999 and it is due to become a church. | 0.610887 | 0.248165 |
Washington (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the deal six world powers struck to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, saying he sees better options than "this bad deal or war." "I think there's a third alternative, and that is standing firm, ratcheting up the pressure until you get a better deal," N... | Netanyahu says third option is "standing firm" to get a better deal .
Political sparring continues in U.S. over the deal with Iran . | 9a2ffa6ad643d52e6b99b0b08e497f41ba23b2b2 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran, saying he believes there are better options than the agreement. Netanyahu argued that the deal does not effectively roll back Iran's nuclear program and keeps many of its centrifuges in place. Democratic Sen. Dianne... | 0.389696 | 0.709896 |
(CNN)Standing up for what you believe. What does it cost you? What do you gain? Memories Pizza in the Indiana town of Walkerton is finding out. The family-run restaurant finds itself at the center of the debate over the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act after its owners said they'd refuse to cater a same-sex co... | Indiana town's Memories Pizza is shut down after online threat .
Its owners say they'd refuse to cater a same-sex couple's wedding . | f78024d271fd21f0667f5da6843516314af71f8f | Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana has become the center of a debate over the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act after its owners said they would refuse to cater a same-sex couple's wedding. The restaurant has received both support and backlash, with some calling for boycotts and others offering support and ha... | 0.279053 | 0.774632 |
(CNN)Police in the Indian city of Malegaon, in the western state of Maharashtra, are requiring identity cards for an unusual group of residents: Cattle. Following a recent state-wide ban on the sale and consumption of beef, authorities in the city have asked residents to take a 'mugshot' of their cattle and submit it t... | Authorities in the Indian city of Malegaon have asked residents to take a 'mugshot' of their cattle .
Cows are revered by the majority Hindu population, and many parts of the country have laws banning the slaughter of cattle .
Officials in Malegaon believe this is the best way to solve cow slaughter cases and enforce t... | 63e19d477469e39e3fc4143919e6a5acb58dbc23 | Police in Malegaon, India are requiring residents to submit photographs and information about their cattle to create a database to solve cow slaughter cases. Over 100 owners have complied with the order so far, and more are lining up to have their livestock photographed. The move comes after a recent case of cow slaugh... | 0.459432 | 0.294979 |
(CNN)It's the kind of thing you see in movies, like Robert Redford's role in "All Is Lost" or Ang Lee's "Life of Pi." But, in real life, it's hard to swallow the idea of a single person being stranded at sea for days, weeks, if not months and somehow living to talk about it. Miracles do happen, though, and not just in ... | A South Carolina man says he spent 66 days alone at sea before being rescued .
Other sole survivor stories include a Japanese man washed away by a tsunami .
An El Salvador man says he drifted from Mexico to Marshall Islands over a year . | cf7094270cbb4c8fad5029bd2c2da694f1411870 | Miracles do happen at sea, where individuals become lost and must rely on ingenuity, resourcefulness, and luck to survive. Recent examples include Louis Jordan, who set off from South Carolina in January and was rescued 200 miles off the North Carolina coast after his sailboat capsized multiple times, and Jose Salvador... | 0.471513 | 0.362934 |
(CNN)The world's biggest and most powerful physics experiment is taking place as you read this. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator and the largest machine in the world, is ready for action following a two-year shutdown. After problems that delayed the restart in March, scientists at the European Or... | The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) begins again after a two-year shutdown .
The restart was delayed in March . | 934a2d9235022c9e8a6aeec5e7e941b127569b76 | The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's biggest and most powerful physics experiment, has resumed operation after a two-year shutdown. The LHC generates up to 600 million particles per second and makes 11,245 circuits per second at near light-speed. The purpose of the LHC is to recreate the conditions that existed... | 0.240115 | 0.787206 |
Atlanta (CNN)It was a scene worthy of any top cop show on TV -- bullets flying, banged-up cars and the FBI chasing an armed robbery suspect. In the end, two agents were injured in a crash and the suspect was shot before being captured. FBI agents and task force officers were following 36-year-old Kevone Charleston of A... | FBI agents and a suspected serial robber exchange gunfire in an FBI stakeout .
Two FBI agents are injured and the suspect is shot during the gunfight . | 82461522ee90f8f5be2ec226e2016ad40588866d | Kevone Charleston, 36, of Austell, Georgia, was suspected of involvement in 32 commercial robberies dating to November 2013. FBI agents and task force officers were following him when he pulled into a CVS pharmacy in Forsyth County, Georgia, and he was shot and wounded by the agents before being captured. Two FBI agent... | 0.243401 | 0.263115 |
(CNN)Sky watchers in western North America are in for a treat: a nearly five-minute total lunar eclipse this morning. Here's how it's unfolding: . It started at 3:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when the moon began moving into Earth's shadow. For the next hour and 45 minutes, that shadow will move across the moon and e... | The total eclipse will only last 4 minutes and 43 seconds .
People west of the Mississippi River will have the best view .
Parts of South America, India, China and Russia also will see the eclipse . | 37477ed1fc065f438021ee3b6d3e2b827e270353 | The total lunar eclipse began at 3:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and lasted for four minutes and 43 seconds. The eclipse was visible across western North America, with the best view from the West Coast. Parts of South America, India, China, and Russia also were able to see the eclipse, while people in other parts of th... | 0.418397 | 0.859066 |
(CNN)The terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed an attack on Garissa University College in eastern Kenya, in which many people have been killed and still more taken hostage. The attack is another step in the ongoing escalation of the terrorist group's activities, and a clear indicator that the security situation in Eas... | Terrorist group Al-Shabaab has attacked a Kenyan college, killing and taking hostages .
It is a clear indicator the security situation in East Africa is deteriorating, says Stefan Wolff .
More than military action aloe is needed to combat terrorism in the region, he says . | 4fbf675fb79046440d1cf01dd4fc2e505f2b5169 | Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on Garissa University College in Kenya, resulting in multiple fatalities and hostages taken. The attack is part of an ongoing escalation of the terrorist group's activities in East Africa, which has seen a deterioration in security. Al-Shabaab, based in Somalia, has b... | 0.630194 | 0.37304 |
(CNN)Easter is a cornerstone event in the Christian faith, but it's surrounded by interesting quirks. It celebrates the completion of Christ's mission of salvation in the Crucifixion and Resurrection. By dying on Good Friday, Christ atoned for the sins of others; by rising from the grave on Sunday, Christ conquered dea... | Easter is a key event in the Christian faith, but where did the Easter Bunny come from?
Why is the date different every year, and what does it have to do with the moon? | c5390093fa60d62c4dc9013977ca09a8edf7c32b | Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the completion of Christ's mission of salvation through his crucifixion and resurrection. The holiday is surrounded by interesting quirks, such as the use of bunnies and colorful eggs, and does not always fall on the same day each year due to cosmic events. At the Vatican, ... | 0.638216 | 0.311796 |
(CNN)After years of making the case that the education of athletes is paramount, the NCAA now says it has no legal responsibility to make sure education is actually delivered. On its website, the NCAA prominently states, "It's our commitment -- and our responsibility -- to give young people opportunities to learn, play... | In response to lawsuit, NCAA says it doesn't control quality of education for student-athletes .
But its website emphasizes importance of education, "opportunities to learn"
Lawsuit claims students didn't get an education because of academic fraud at UNC . | 58b9fcb9a3537d014d3499b0ad4d4123cfd3eac0 | The NCAA has taken a different position in response to a lawsuit filed by former University of North Carolina athletes, stating that it has no legal responsibility to ensure the academic integrity of courses offered to student-athletes at its member institutions. The NCAA's attorneys wrote in a court filing that the or... | 0.614311 | 0.724859 |
(CNN)A Connecticut teen who has been forced to have chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin lymphoma will remain in temporary custody of the state for the time being, according to her attorney, Josh Michtom. A Connecticut juvenile court judge issued a written decision Wednesday denying a motion to let the teen, identified in cou... | Judge won't allow teen leave hospital before her last chemotherapy treatment .
Attorneys for the teen are deciding whether to appeal .
Cassandra C. is now in remission and is no longer opposed to the chemotherapy treatments . | 44d681105bcab063dfa0c80ce9cf96393677f9cc | Cassandra C., a 17-year-old Connecticut teenager, will remain in temporary custody of the state after a judge denied her mother's request for visitation and a motion to let her go home. Cassandra was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in September and began chemotherapy in November, but ran away after two days due to conc... | 0.227859 | 0.249275 |
(CNN)Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk!," featuring Bruno Mars, is the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 of the 2010s, ruling the chart for a 13th week. It's also just the 10th single in the Hot 100's entire history to spend at least 13 weeks at No. 1. Plus, newcomer Natalie La Rose reaches the top 10 with her debut hit "Some... | The song rules the chart for 13th week .
It passes Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"
Song three weeks from potentially tying "One Sweet Day" for record . | a43893ac704663476a285673392de84c0c17d4e5 | "Uptown Funk!" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars is the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 of the 2010s, ruling the chart for a 13th week. It is also just the 10th single in the Hot 100's entire history to spend at least 13 weeks at No. 1. Additionally, newcomer Natalie La Rose reaches the top 10 with her debut hit "S... | 0.96359 | 0.886853 |
(CNN)A high temperature of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit might sound like a pleasant day in early spring -- unless you're in Antarctica. The chilly continent recorded the temperature (15.5 degrees Celsius) on March 24, possibly the highest ever recorded on Antarctica, according to the Weather Underground. The temperature was... | High temperatures are recorded on the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsula .
The World Meteorological Organization will make the final determination . | f7c2eb465479b965669b81535234e24735915ebf | Antarctica recorded a temperature of 15.5 degrees Celsius (63.5 degrees Fahrenheit) on March 24, which is possibly the highest temperature ever recorded on the continent. The temperature was recorded at Argentina's Esperanza Base on the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsula. An international ad-hoc committee of clim... | 0.448415 | 0.243825 |
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