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london, england (reuters) harry potter star daniel radcliffe gains access to a reported £20 million ($411 million) fortune as he turns 18 on monday, but he insists the money won't cast a spell on him daniel radcliffe as harry potter in 'harry potter and the order of the phoenix' to the disappointment of gossip colum... | threaper covertical intermmet | no related information |
editor's note: in our behind the scenes series, cnn correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events here, soledad o'brien takes users inside a jail where many of the inmates are mentally ill an inmate housed on the 'forgotten floor,' where many mentally ill inmates are ... | miami steven leifman cnn leifman | mentally ill inmates in miami are housed on the 'forgotten floor'. judge steven leifman says most are there as a result of 'avoidable felonies'. while cnn tours facility, patient shouts: 'i am the son of the president'. leifman says the system is unjust and he's fighting for change |
(cnn) the future of liverpool football club will be decided in london's high court next week after current owners tom hicks and george gillett mounted a legal challenge to the proposed buyout by new england sports ventures (nesv) reds chairman martin broughton announced the sale to the company which owns the boston ... | liverpool high court next week george gillett new england sports ventures martin broughton roy hodgson boston red sox | liverpool ownership to be decided in high court next week . owners george gillett challenge sale to new england sports ventures . chairman martin broughton says he is confident sale will go through . manager roy hodgson welcomes sale to boston red sox owners |
(cnn) manchester united were held to a 2 2 draw at old trafford by west bromwich albion in the english premier league on saturday a mistake by goalkeeper edwin van der sar gifted the visitors an equalizer 10 minutes into the second half after hernandez and nani had given the alex ferguson's men a two goal lead befor... | manchester west brom edwin van der sar spurs birmingham fulham strugglers west ham wolves | manchester united squander points at home to newly promoted west brom . edwin van der sar gifts west brom a point after fumbling a cross in a 2 2 draw . arsenal and spurs come from behind to beat birmingham and fulham respectively . strugglers west ham and wolves draw 1 1 to remain rooted to the bottom of table |
minneapolis, minnesota (cnn) drivers who were on the minneapolis bridge when it collapsed told harrowing tales of survival 'the whole bridge from one side of the mississippi to the other just completely gave way, fell all the way down,' survivor gary babineau told cnn 'i probably had a 30 , 35 foot free fall and the... | deploying incur unpretended | no related information |
washington (cnn) doctors removed five small polyps from president bush's colon on saturday, and 'none appeared worrisome,' a white house spokesman said the polyps were removed and sent to the national naval medical center in bethesda, maryland, for routine microscopic examination, spokesman scott stanzel said result... | bush camp david | five small polyps found during procedure; 'none worrisome,' spokesman says . president reclaims powers transferred to vice president . bush undergoes routine colonoscopy at camp david |
(cnn) uefa have awarded a 3 0 victory to italy after their euro 2012 qualifying match with serbia was abandoned due to violence serbia have also been ordered to play their next two home qualifying games behind closed doors after their fans disrupted the match between the two countries in genoa on october 12 after di... | uefa italy serbia serbian | uefa award italy a 3 0 win after their euro 2012 qualifying match with serbia was abandoned . the game was called off after seven minutes due to violence from serbia supporters . serbian fans threw flares and fireworks onto the pitch . serbia also ordered to play two games behind closed doors |
(cnn) more than 1,200 nasa workers will be laid off friday, despite congress passing a $19 billion budget for the space agency two days earlier lori garver, nasa's deputy administrator, said thursday she didn't believe the bill would affect planned layoffs, 'certainly not for tomorrow' thursday was the last day for ... | nasa congress next june | the nasa budget approved by congress will extend the shuttle program until next june . as the shuttle program ends, more than 9,000 nasa workers will lose their jobs |
(cnn) a stampede of fans erupted outside a south african stadium sunday before a warmup match between nigeria and north korea leading up to the world cup, police and the local organizing committee said there were no fatalities reported, police said, but 14 people sustained minor injuries a police official was in sta... | world cup fifa south african nigeria north korea stadium johannesburg tembisa | new: 'no relation' to world cup matches, fifa says . 14 injured in stampede outside south african stadium . incident happened before friendly nigeria north korea match . stadium is in johannesburg suburb of tembisa |
(cnn) the san diego county, california, sheriff and other officials are to hold a town hall meeting tuesday night about what will become of the house that's the site of the nation's largest cache of homemade explosives ever found in one spot for now, the single story suburban house in an unincorporated area outside ... | house escondido california | house near escondido, california, held record cache of homemade explosives . bomb squad has deemed house too dangerous to re enter for now . officials will hold a town hall meeting about disposing of explosives inside house |
(wired) unmanned aircraft, for all their utility, are fairly simple beasts they're good at taking direction, but they're not so good at processing information on their own now the air force figures it's time for drones to get a lot smarter, especially as they take off or land as anyone who's ever flown knows, the ru... | air force research laboratory fedex | drones that process complex information in congested airspace could be useful . air force research laboratory will find engineers to create drones that 'integrate seamlessly'. fedex is thinking about an airfleet of linked up drones that can fly in formation |
washington (cnn) will an anti incumbent wave return republicans to power in the house and senate, or can democrats engineer a late rush to hold on to their congressional majorities? the 2010 mid term elections comes down to campaign basics in the final nine days until vote counting begins for now, the two parties ag... | nine days rove tea party kaine democratic | nine days before the vote, both sides predict success . rove calls tea party movement 'wholesome' and 'positive'. kaine says democratic poll numbers are trending up |
new delhi, india (cnn) there are five days left until the opening day of the biggest sporting event india has ever put on while there is a furious push to finish dozens of projects around the city to try to make it sparkle for the upcoming commonwealth games the plight of the smallest and poorest citizens of india g... | india the commonwealth games | india is rushing to get ready for the commonwealth games . games construction highlights one of india's problems . children of the poor swarm over construction sites |
(cnn) the national football league has indefinitely suspended atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick without pay, officials with the league said friday nfl star michael vick is set to appear in court monday a judge will have the final say on a plea deal earlier, vick admitted to participating in a dogfighting rin... | loglike casiri bdellidae | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) dressed in a superman shirt, 5 year old youssif held his sister's hand friday, seemingly unaware that millions of people across the world have been touched by his story nearby, his parents talked about the new future and hope they have for their boy and the potential for recovery from his seve... | us youssif | parents beam with pride, can't stop from smiling from outpouring of support . mom: 'i was so happy i didn't know what to do'. burn center in us has offered to provide treatment for reconstructive surgeries . dad says, 'anything for youssif' |
(cnn) the entertainment industry was not immune to the impact of the fires blazing across southern california at the santa clarita studios in valencia, california about 30 miles north of los angeles some staffers weren't able to get to work monday, due to traffic on area roadways and concern about their homes,... | monday sean penn '93 | smoke from nearby fire affects '24' location, shuts down shooting monday . 'unit' shoots near ranch fire; 'we're fine,' said spokesperson . sean penn loses two trailers next to site of house burned down in '93 |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the women are too afraid and ashamed to show their faces or have their real names used they have been driven to sell their bodies to put food on the table for their children for as little as $8 a day suha, 37, is a mother of three she says her husband thinks she is cleaning houses when she lea... | group iraq iraqi cnn | aid workers: violence, increased cost of living drive women to prostitution . group is working to raise awareness of the problem with iraq's political leaders . two iraqi mothers tell cnn they turned to prostitution to help feed their children . 'everything is for the children,' one woman says |
london (cnn) american and british leadership of the world remains 'essential to the cause of human dignity,' president barack obama said wednesday, making a sweeping case for values including freedom and the free market in a speech to a joint session of the british parliament 'we must act, and lead, with confidence ... | the united states britain obama us parliament elizabeth ii david cameron | the united states and britain will 'stand with those who struggle,' obama says . he strongly defends us leadership and values in a major speech to parliament . obama is in the middle of a two day state visit to britain blending pomp and politics . queen elizabeth ii hosted a state dinner for him, while david cameron he... |
bogota, colombia (cnn) a key rebel commander and fugitive from a us drug trafficking indictment was killed over the weekend in an air attack on a guerrilla encampment, the colombian military said monday alleged cocaine trafficker and farc rebel tomas medina caracas in an interpol photo tomas medina caracas, known po... | tomas medina caracas us el negro acacio us justice department 2002 colombian | tomas medina caracas was a fugitive from a us drug trafficking indictment . 'el negro acacio' allegedly helped manage extensive cocaine network . us justice department indicted him in 2002 . colombian military: he was killed in an attack on a guerrilla encampment |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) as half of the famed hip hop duo outkast, antwan 'big boi' patton is known for his bass booming, chart topping smash hits his recording studio in atlanta is lined with plush velvet, stocked with courvoisier and has a swing hanging from the ceiling a place to settle in and do his work antwan... | thursday la traviata morris brown idlewild'. big boi: show | ballet opening thursday features live performances from outkast's big boi . choreographer, big boi hope fusion of styles opens the minds of audience . one number features 'la traviata' mixed with 'morris brown' from 'idlewild'. big boi: show is 'one of the funkiest hybrids i've ever seen' |
(cnn) travel through the southern rockies into the central plains 'will be dangerous, if not impossible' tuesday, forecasters warned, as a winter weather system blasts broad swaths of the west and midwest blizzard warnings stretched from southeast colorado through western kansas, the oklahoma panhandle and far north... | i 40 texas blizzard new mexico colorado kansas oklahoma rick husband amarillo international airport | new: authorities reopened i 40 westbound in the texas panhandle . blizzard warnings that had threatened northeast new mexico have expired . new mexico, colorado, kansas, oklahoma and texas are affected . normal operations have resumed at texas' rick husband amarillo international airport |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli military experts sunday worked around the clock to examine the remains of a mysterious drone that was shot down after penetrating israeli airspace from the mediterranean sea the israeli military announced saturday that the unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down over the northern negev desert t... | lebanon israeli israel negev desert saturday several dozen miles dimona | 'we know it originated in lebanon,' an israeli security analyst says . israel is investigating the craft's origin and hasn't pointed any fingers yet . the drone was shot down over israel's negev desert on saturday . the craft was several dozen miles from the top secret dimona nuclear plant |
(cnn) at least one person died and others were reported missing after a train pulling more than 70 tankers of crude oil derailed and burst into flames in eastern canada near the us border, cnn affiliates reported, citing authorities the train jumped the tracks in the small town of lac megantic in the province of que... | firefighters us canada | new: several people reported missing, police say . firefighters from the us and canada rush to fight the blaze . flames climb stories high into the sky and spread to homes . fuel spills into the river running past the town |
(cnn) london olympic heptathlon champion jessica ennis can crown a superb year by being named world female athlete of the year for 2012 ennis, the poster girl of the london games, swept to victory in the grueling seven event discipline on the middle saturday as hosts britain enjoyed a gold rush her efforts and an ea... | jessica ennis britain london valerie adams allyson felix usain bolt aries merritt david rudisha | jessica ennis on short list for iaaf female athlete of the year . britain totaled 6955 points on way to winning heptathlon gold in london . valerie adams and allyson felix also selected . usain bolt, aries merritt and david rudisha to contest men's honor |
washington (cnn) a short term spending measure to fund the federal government into next week won approval thursday from the us house and now goes to president barack obama's desk the measure was part of a bipartisan agreement intended to end a dispute over disaster relief spending that threatened to cause a partial ... | house tuesday an additional $265 billion fema | just three house members attend the pro forma session . the measure approved by the house funds the government through tuesday . a funding dispute threatened a possible government shutdown . a bipartisan agreement includes an additional $265 billion in disaster relief needed by fema |
new york (cnn) 'my one and only' begins with renee zellweger, playing a woman based on george hamilton's mother anne, discovering her husband with another woman renee zellweger plays a woman based on george hamilton's mother in 'my one and only' despite the initial heartbreak, anne puts on a happy face, and zellwege... | renee zellweger george hamilton's zellweger | renee zellweger plays character based on george hamilton's mother in new film . zellweger says she's 'lucky,' generally not judged on her looks . character was a joy to play particularly the immersion in '50s era of clothes |
two of the off season's longest running transfer sagas were finally concluded when french international samir nasri signed for manchester city, while winger juan mata agreed to leave valencia for chelsea nasri who signed for arsenal in 2008 from olympique marseille signed a four year deal, making him city's fourt... | manchester city samir nasri arsenal city chelsea spain juan mata valencia mata epl norwich city | manchester city has announced the signing of samir nasri from arsenal . it's the fourth big money signing to join city this transfer window . meanwhile chelsea sign spain winger juan mata from valencia . mata likely to make epl debut against norwich city saturday |
yangon, myanmar (cnn) the younger son of political activist aung san suu kyi arrived in myanmar on tuesday for a long awaited visit with his mother, from whom he'd been separated for a decade kim aris arrived about 7:30 am tuesday at the international airport in yangon, the former national capital, which also is kno... | somewheres acidproof primity | no related information |
(cnn) four soldiers may face a court martial and charges of negligent homicide in the case of an army private who apparently committed suicide in afghanistan, us army officials said tuesday the case stems from the death of pvt danny chen, 19, whose body was found in october 2011 in a guard tower in afghanistan an ar... | danny chen chen afghanistan | the case stems from the death of pvt danny chen . chen was found dead in a guard tower in afghanistan . the soldiers are accused of hazing and abusing chen, an official says |
(cnet) apple likes glass a lot you can tell that much from its many retail stores, and in its products where glass is used in displays, notebook trackpads, and both the front and back of the iphone 4 that last place, though is what might be causing the company some headaches that's according to a report today from g... | apple | slip on cases have caused serious cosmetic damage to backside of the iphone 4 . over time, small scratches grow to become large cracks like a windshield . apple's engineers have been hard at work in 'a quiet lockdown' to fix problem . this isn't the first time cracks have cropped up on apple's hardware |
port au prince, haiti (cnn) in the wake of hurricane tomas, cholera has reached the congested capital of port au prince, where as many as 73 people have come down with the potentially deadly infection dehydration is one of its tell tale signs in a camp in cabaret, just east of port au prince, children lie on cots as... | port au prince haiti | new: two more port au prince cases confirmed . the official death toll from cholera in haiti is 583 . more than 9,000 cases have been confirmed . as many as 73 people have come down with cholera in port au prince |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan has a new heroine and a new cause a girl's right to education and after friday's announcements from the pakistani government that they will adopt new measures to get every child into school by end 2015, that cause has a timetable and a deadline for delivery everywhere you go ... | schoolgirl malala yousafzai taliban pakistan 2015 un gordon brown malala | schoolgirl malala yousafzai, shot by taliban, inspires pakistan to education for all goal . pakistan leaders vow to get five million children without schooling into classes by 2015 . un envoy gordon brown: it seems that malala's courage has awoken pakistan's silent majority . he says pakistan, with international suppor... |
(mental floss) 1 cordless tools your life may be safer and more comfortable because of inventions that came from space research as long as nasa was going to the trouble of sending apollo astronauts to the moon, it figured it might as well equip them with drills and ask them to dig up rock samples when they got ther... | nasa | several everyday items come from space program . cushions for astronauts leads to better shoes for us . nasa communication system leads to better pacemakers . statue of liberty protected by coating developed by nasa |
washington (cnn) white house press secretary tony snow, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will step down from his post september 14 and be replaced by deputy press secretary dana perino, the white house announced friday white house press secretary tony snow will step down from his post on september 14 presiden... | unromanticism obtunding relaced | no related information |
washington (cnn) the us military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, is unlikely to close by the obama administration's deadline of january 2010, two senior administration officials said late friday us military personnel walk a road at the us naval base at guantanamo bay, cuba, in july they cited legal complications for... | us obama his third day | us detention center won't close by obama deadline, senior officials say . obama signed executive order to close facility on his third day in office . legal complications blamed for delay; closure should come soon, they say . missed deadline could be political setback for obama |
(cnn) police and fbi agents are investigating the discovery of an empty rocket launcher tube on the front lawn of a jersey city, new jersey, home, fbi spokesman sean quinn said niranjan desai discovered the 20 year old at4 anti tank rocket launcher tube, a one time use device, lying on her lawn friday morning, polic... | new jersey army | empty anti tank weapon turns up in front of new jersey home . device handed over to army ordnance disposal unit . weapon not capable of being reloaded, experts say |
washington (cnn) as he awaits a crucial progress report on iraq, president bush will try to put a twist on comparisons of the war to vietnam by invoking the historical lessons of that conflict to argue against pulling out president bush pauses tuesday during a news conference at the north american leaders summit in... | bush the veterans of foreign wars vietnam white house iraq | president bush to address the veterans of foreign wars on wednesday . bush to say that withdrawing from vietnam emboldened today's terrorists . speech will be latest white house attempt to try to reframe the debate over iraq |
london, england (cnn) a chronology of bombings and attempted bomb attacks in the mainland uk since the 1970s: police close off streets around haymarket, in london's busy theater district june 29, 2007: police defuse a bomb consisting of 200 liters of fuel, gas cylinders and nails found in an abandoned car in haymar... | london british | two cars loaded with gasoline and nails found abandoned in london friday . 52 people killed on july 7, 2005 after bombs exploded on london bus, trains . british capital wracked by violence by the ira for years |
bremen, germany carlos alberto, who scored in fc porto's champions league final victory against monaco in 2004, has joined bundesliga club werder bremen for a club record fee of 78 million euros ($107 million) carlos alberto enjoyed success at fc porto under jose mourinho 'i'm here to win titles with werder,' the 2... | bremen $107 million carlos alberto brazilian the champions league with fc porto 2004 january first fluminense | werder bremen pay a club record $107 million for carlos alberto . the brazilian midfielder won the champions league with fc porto in 2004 . since january he has been on loan with his first club, fluminense |
(cnn) there's something about growing up in a small town don't get me wrong, new york, los angeles, chicago are all great cities with their own identity and appeal, but if you spent your formative years in a burg where traffic lights were few and far between; where watching freight trains was a welcome distraction; ... | satellitic couplets dumfounding | no related information |
(cnn) world number one rafael nadal has been knocked out of the shanghai masters after suffering a shock 6 1 3 6 6 3 defeat to jurgen melzer in the third round on thursday nadal's serve was broken twice in the opening set against the austrian, who is ranked 12th in the world and will now play argentina's juan monaco... | erotogenicity ballistophobia precontrived | no related information |
washington (cnn) depending on who is talking, the tea party movement is either an extremist force dividing republicans or a group of disgruntled taxpayers setting the government on a proper course the conservative political force has shaken up this year's congressional elections, backing candidates who defeated repu... | sunday tea party russo of tea party express durbin democrats | sunday talk shows offer varying views of tea party movement . russo of tea party express says no corporate contributions allowed . durbin says tea party candidates give hope to democrats in some races |
paris (cnn) former french justice minister rachida dati is launching a paternity suit tuesday against a french businessman she claims is the father of her daughter, an attorney for the businessman confirmed in the case filed at a versailles court, dati formally identifies dominique desseigne as the biological father... | unparadoxal aldrins pastier | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a christian pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is innocent and should be released, pakistan's minister for minority affairs told cnn shahbaz bhatti reached his conclusion after a three day investigation into allegations that asia bibi defiled the name of the prophet mohammed d... | asia bibi | new: president calls for panel of scholars and experts to review blasphemy law . asia bibi was accused of blasphemy and sentenced to death . president says he'll issue pardon only if necessary and after legal process has taken its course |
washington (cnn) vice president dick cheney will serve as acting president briefly saturday while president bush is anesthetized for a routine colonoscopy, white house spokesman tony snow said friday bush is scheduled to have the medical procedure, expected to take about 2 1/2 hours, at the presidential retreat at c... | principes duplicitous supersanction | no related information |
(cnn) forensic tests on a woman found hanging from a tree in the indian state of uttar pradesh have so far failed to find evidence of rape, a local police chief said more tests are being done, amid claims from the woman's family that she was gang raped and murdered by five men, including her brother in law the alleg... | provicar nondeductively buncher | no related information |
san francisco, california (cnn) a magnitude 42 earthquake shook the san francisco area friday at 4:42 am pt (7:42 am et), the us geological survey reported the quake left about 2,000 customers without power, said david eisenhower, a spokesman for pacific gas and light under the usgs classification, a magnitude 42 e... | oakland two miles about 36 miles | 2,000 customers without electricity, power company says . magnitude 42 quake set off home alarms, says oakland police dispatcher . 'it was fairly mild,' police say, no immediate reports of injuries, damage . it was centered two miles east northeast of oakland, about 36 miles deep |
(cnn) the freak snowstorm that pounded the eastern united states late last week, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people, killed at least 22 people, officials said thursday in massachusetts, at least six deaths were related to the storm, and a seventh was under investigation, said peter william judge, publi... | primigravida hatchety shlemiel | no related information |
la paz, bolivia (cnn) a 62 magnitude earthquake struck bolivia tuesday afternoon, the us geological survey said the quake's epicenter was about 185 kilometers (115 miles) south southeast of santa ana, bolivia, the agency said it struck at a depth of about 530 kilometers (330 miles) the shaking was felt in the countr... | la paz about 185 kilometers santa ana bolivia | new: report: some residents of la paz evacuate their homes . the quake's center is about 185 kilometers from santa ana, bolivia . the earthquake was felt in the country's capital . there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage |
london (cnn) in 2011 uk business secretary vince cable lamented that a bunch of 'right wing nutters' was holding the american government and the world economy to ransom by refusing to agree the usually routine increase in america's legal debt limit world leaders might avoid the blunt description used by cable but th... | us iwan morgan | the us is facing up to yet another battle over its public funding and debt . iwan morgan says this is nothing new but its impact on international markets is a worry . money markets will get nervous at the continued dysfunction in us politics . the eurozone is only just emerging from recession and certainty is needed... |
washington (cnn) the obama administration is putting the final touches on a security assistance package totaling as much as $2 billion over five years to help pakistan fight extremists on its border with afghanistan, senior us officials and diplomatic sources tell cnn the aid is expected to be announced later this w... | prehatred boehmeria sondylomorum | no related information |
(cnn) delta air lines ceo richard anderson said friday he objects to the federal transportation security administration's move this week to allow small pocketknives on airplanes 'these items have been banned for more than 11 years and will add little value to the customer security process flow in relation to the add... | tsa april 25 us delta | new: a flight attendants union president says the move 'makes no sense'. the tsa said it would allow small knives onto planes, starting april 25 . the agency's chief says this brings the us in compliance with world norms . delta's ceo says the move isn't worth the added risk to airline staff and passengers |
london (cnn) an advertisement for marc jacobs perfume featuring teenage actor dakota fanning has been banned in britain because it 'sexualized children' the ad, for marc jacobs 'oh, lola!' fragrance, featured fanning, the child star of 'war of the worlds' and 'i am sam' wearing a short dress and holding an oversized... | argental limbi humanely | no related information |
(cnn) a georgia woman convicted on misdemeanor charges in the death of her son after he darted out into traffic will receive a new trial, a judge ruled raquel nelson's trial is set to begin october 25, according to an order filed by cobb county state court judge kathryn tanksley on tuesday nelson's case had attracte... | raquel nelson's nelson | raquel nelson's trial is set for october 25 . nelson was prosecuted after a driver struck and killed her son . she potentially had faced more jail time than the driver |
(cnn) although shawn kinmartin flies planes for a sky diving service, he hadn't done any sky diving himself but on saturday he didn't have a choice the 21 year old's cessna had been seriously damaged when a sky diver jumped out and hit a key piece of the aircraft, kinmartin explained on cnn's 'new day' on monday mor... | playbooks fibroblast hose | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) rapper lil wayne's 'just resting' two days after suffering a seizure that sent him to a los angeles hospital and triggered media reports that he was near death details about the grammy winning and multiplatinum selling hip hop artist's medical problem have been few, but it appears the reports of hi... | drake lil wayne weezy lil wayne's twitter | drake and other label mates visit lil wayne at hospital . no weeping for 'weezy' among his friends near his hospital room . 'i'm good everybody,' read a message from lil wayne's twitter account friday evening . his publicist says the rapper suffered a seizure |
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