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las vegas, nevada (cnn) former football star oj simpson will be held without bail after his arrest on robbery and assault charges, police announced late sunday police released this mug shot of oj simpson after his arrest simpson is accused of having directed several other men in an alleged armed robbery of sports m... | appreciatively glaur ensisternum | no related information |
lagos, nigeria (reuters) nigeria's television survival show has been suspended after a contestant drowned in preparation for the program, said dutch brewer heineken's local unit which is sponsoring the show anthony ogadje, 25, and nine other contestants had gone to shere hills lake in nigeria's hilly plateau state t... | anthony ogadje shere hills lake gulder ultimate search dutch heineken | anthony ogadje, 25, reportedly drowned in shere hills lake . he was preparing for the show, 'gulder ultimate search'. dutch brewer heineken's local unit sponsors the program |
(cnn) wednesday night's cnn debate lands at a critical moment in the republican race this season, each debate has set the tone for the primary to follow newt gingrich's savaging of the media helped propel him to victory in south carolina mitt romney's savaging of gingrich helped him to clinch florida the current unc... | attaching untoned caulocarpous | no related information |
(cnn) a former government contract employee was indicted on charges of stealing restricted nuclear energy related materials and putting the united states at risk, the department of justice announced thursday sources say the classified materials were taken from the east tennessee technology park roy lynn oakley, 67, ... | roy lynn oakley tennessee oakley | new: indictment: man tried to pass nuclear filters to foreign agent . new: roy lynn oakley appears in court in tennessee after surrendering . new: facility's role is to break down decommissioned equipment . new: lawyer: oakley's job was to break machine parts into pieces, pitch them |
laguna de bay, philippines (cnn) water is a lifeline for the farmers and fishermen who live along laguna de bay, the largest lake in the philippines the rich ecosystem also serves as a reservoir to catch floodwaters to save manila, on its western shore, from drowning people use a canoe to cross floodwaters in manila... | typhoon parma philippines manila parma | typhoon parma leaves philippines capital manila partly submerged . disease now a threat from stagnant standing water . parma remains a threat continuing to dump rain on the city |
(cnn) the last of the teams to play their opening match take the pitch, and brazil and mexico meet in a battle of the group a leaders the last time we saw algeria, they were stunned by landon donovan at south africa in 2010 they take on group h favorites belgium in the first match of the day after brazil and mexico ... | brazil belgium south korea's | one of brazil's stars may have to sit out after a practice injury . belgium has a youth filled squad that plays solid defense . south korea's recent results don't give its fans much hope |
istanbul, turkey (cnn) officials from six countries gathered monday in turkey and signed a deal to build a us backed pipeline, aimed at breaking russia's near monopoly on natural gas supplies to europe the proposed pipeline could end russia's near monopoly on gas supplies to europe the proposed nabucco pipeline woul... | corrupted ichthyornithoid sokotri | no related information |
seoul, south korea (cnn) south korea's spy chief said wednesday that there is a high chance that north korea will attack again following a strike last month that has led to renewed tensions on the peninsula, the yonhap news agency reported south korean lawmaker rhee beum kwan quoted national intelligence service chi... | unsober shoppish unsulfureousness | no related information |
new york (cnn) high end clothing retailer juicy couture shut the doors of its fifth avenue store in manhattan, new york, after employees discovered bedbugs there the 15,000 square foot clothing store closed tuesday but is expected to reopen friday, after an exterminating company removes and treats all of its merchan... | fifth avenue 81 percent | the clothing company temporarily closed its fifth avenue store . the store is expected to reopen friday, after an exterminator's treatment . bedbug related exterminator calls have increased 81 percent since 2000, study says |
(cnn) stewart copeland and sting get along great really stewart copeland's background includes a wide range of musical influences, many of which emerged in the police ok, the police's drummer and bassist may have argued from time to time perhaps even ferociously and copeland finds sting's attempts to be a drum arran... | masturbating horae bestializes | no related information |
san francisco, california (cnn) opponents of california's voter approved ban on same sex marriages launched a new court challenge wednesday, led by lawyers who were on opposite sides of the case that settled the 2000 presidential race a crowd protests the court ruling upholding proposition 8 in los angeles, californ... | ted olson david boies prop 8 new england | ted olson and david boies appealing to federal court to block prop 8 . voters approved ban on same sex marriage in november . same sex marriage is legal in four states, mostly in new england |
(cnn) police are asking that the volunteer searches for three missing michigan brothers be stopped by friday night local authorities and federal investigators have been trying to find 9 year old andrew skelton, 7 year old alexander william skelton and 5 year old tanner skelton last seen on thanksgiving the end of th... | friday john skelton ohio | police are asking that volunteer searches stop friday . john skelton is fighting extradition from ohio . chief says he refuses to believe the 3 boys are dead |
(cnn) by night the skyline of batumi shines with illuminated buildings, showing a side of the georgian city it wishes the whole world to see but the bright lights it hopes will attract international tourists are quite different from what the town was not long ago after the collapse of the soviet union the city was '... | batumi georgian the black sea georgia ussr | batumi is georgian city on coast of the black sea . investment in tourism and real estate is transforming the city . casinos add an extra lure for potential tourists . georgia's president called it 'one of the darkest places in the world' after end of ussr |
(cnn) a clinical second half strike from samuel eto'o sealed a famous champions league victory for inter milan over chelsea to cap a triumphant return to stamford bridge for their coach jose mourinho the cameroon striker seized on a fine through pass from wesley sneijder to score the only goal of the second leg in ... | inter milan chelsea stamford bridge samuel eto'o champions league didier drogba inter jose mourinho english premier league | inter milan beat chelsea 1 0 at stamford bridge to win last 16 tie 3 1 on aggregate . a 78th minute goal from samuel eto'o settles champions league clash . chelsea's didier drogba is sent off five minutes from time after stamping incident . inter coach jose mourinho guided chelsea to two english premier league titles |
(ewcom) there were several jaw dropping plot twists on the most recent season of 'mad men,' but the one that arguably left fans dangling the most was the exit of peggy olson (elisabeth moss) from sterling cooper draper pryce every other character on the show who has left don draper's ad agency has either never been ... | peggy olson 'mad men creator matthew weiner peggy moss | the exit of peggy olson on 'mad men' left fans wondering . creator matthew weiner makes clear that peggy still has a future on the series . he declined to illuminate how much moss will be appearing in the show's sixth season |
new york (cnn) a nearly 200 year old copy of 'the star spangled banner' is set to hit the auction block friday at christie's auction house in manhattan the famed sheet music is one of 11 known copies of francis scott key's patriotic tune, said to be written after he witnessed the british naval bombardment of fort mc... | the star spangled banner francis scott key's between $200,000 and $300,000 | a nearly 200 year old copy of 'the star spangled banner' set to hit the auction block . famed sheet music one of 11 known copies of francis scott key's patriotic tune . it is the only privately owned copy, according to the auction house . the two page copy is valued between $200,000 and $300,000 |
(cnn) a 15 year old sophomore who held his classmates and a teacher hostage for about five hours monday at his northeast wisconsin high school, and then turned one of his guns on himself as police approached, died on tuesday, police said samuel hengel was pronounced dead at 10:44 am, marinette, wisconsin, police chi... | 15 year old samuel hengel duffel | the suspect dies from a self inflicted gunshot wound . police identify him as 15 year old samuel hengel . police say incident began earlier than previously thought . duffel bag contained more ammunition for both weapons |
(departures) the english countryside still green, still rolling, still packed with charming eccentrics is more appealing than ever these days, as overwhelmed urbanites are flooding the area in search of a rural idyll it's been more than 100 years since oscar wilde wrote, 'anybody can be good in the country the... | english hampshire county londoners british | the english countryside attracts peace seeking urbanites . hampshire county is a popular choice for wealthy londoners seeking retreats . the british love of fountains, aviaries, pavilions has had a resurgence in the country |
new york (cnn) boston police say they've apprehended a red sox employee who absconded earlier with the costume of the team's beloved mascot, wally the green monster the man has not been charged, police said friday he was picked up while heading toward downtown boston with what's described as a furry creature with a ... | zineb curran boston red sox earlier friday boston twitter wally 37 foot fenway park the red sox the american league east | 'it was just a big misunderstanding,' said zineb curran, a boston red sox spokeswoman . earlier friday, boston police put out a bulletin on twitter asking the public for help . wally is named after the 37 foot green wall in left field of fenway park . the red sox are currently in last place in the american league east |
new york (cnn) john orozco won his first medal in gymnastics when he was 9 but he didn't hold onto that medal for long, giving it to another boy in the competition who was in tears after being teased for a bad performance 'he walked over to the kid that they were making fun of, and he said, 'here you go,' and he too... | bronx john orozco olympics us | gymnastics wasn't a popular pursuit for a kid from the bronx . classmates teased john orozco for 'leaping around in ladies' tights'. at 10, he told his parents he wanted to be in the 2012 olympics . orozco may be the best hope for a us gold medal in gymnastics |
(cnn) on wednesday, us secretary of state hillary clinton arrives in my former homeland of laos this is the first visit by any us secretary of state since 1955 and a trip i didn't think would happen in my lifetime after all, the us backed war in laos left the us and the new government of laos in tense relations for ... | channapha khamvongsa hillary clinton laos us 'secret war | channapha khamvongsa: hillary clinton travels to laos, an opportunity to right relations . she says us huge bombing campaign during 'secret war' left lethal ordnance behind . she says a third of laos has unexploded ordnance; 20,000 have been killed, maimed . writer: us recently upped funding for cleanup; us, world must... |
(cnn) if you were flipping around your television dial on election night, you saw a lot of news coverage dominated by anchors and pundits sitting in tv studios spouting opinion and analysis but not on cnn on our air, you saw dozens of reporters at polling places around the country, watching for irregularities but al... | mark whitaker cnn night whitaker | mark whitaker: cnn made the choice to focus on reporting for election night coverage . he says the public wanted to know the facts, rather than dwell on opinion . whitaker: election raises key questions, worthy of more reporting, about politics, demographics . he asks: can the parties work together on jobs, the deficit... |
london, england chelsea are waiting on the fitness of john terry ahead of wednesday's champions league match with valencia, but frank lampard has been ruled out john terry tries out his protective mask during training for chelsea on tuesday center back terry suffered a broken cheekbone during saturday's 0 0 draw wit... | takedownable entozoology chanst | no related information |
hong kong, china (reuters) paul lee got his liver from an executed chinese prisoner; karam in egypt bought a kidney for his sister for $5,300; in istanbul hakan is holding out for $30,700 for one of his kidneys doctors in pakistan have been arrested for abducting people, drugging them and stealing their kidneys they... | pakistan 8,500 just $300 to $1,000 | organ shortage in rich states has created a trade from poorer countries . 'transplant tourists' travel to poor countries to buy organs from the desperate . pakistan, where trade in human organs is legal, is turning into a 'kidney bazaar'. patients pay $8,500 for a new kidney, while donors are paid just $300 to $1,000 |
(cnn) what does it mean when 86 percent of the americans surveyed last week by cnn/opinion research corp say they believe that their system of government is broken? it probably means, michael kazin says, that americans are behaving like they always do a repeated theme in american history, says kazin, a historian at... | finchery antipathy beeping | no related information |
denver, colorado (cnn) sen edward kennedy declared there was 'new hope' for the nation in his surprise appearance at the democratic national convention, while michelle obama addressed critics of her patriotism and stressed her love for the country sen edward kennedy makes a surprise speech before a roaring crowd at... | manoeuvering extinct misprizal | no related information |
los angeles, california (reuters) 'to insure or not to insure?' it isn't shakespeare, but it is the dramatic question hollywood filmmakers are asking about lindsay lohan following her legal troubles this week lindsay lohan may still get work after her legal problems are settled, but the cost will be high it is an i... | lindsay lohan lohan shirley maclaine poor things'. insurance 1 to 3 percent | because of troubles, lindsay lohan likely difficult to insure . lohan supposed to appear in shirley maclaine film 'poor things'. insurance rates may cost 1 to 3 percent of film's production budget |
(cnn) 'i cannot tell you how excited i am that later today we will be playing football on my grandmother's lawn one warning, though: if anyone breaks a window, you can answer to her' the duke of cambridge was speaking just before the first official football match at buckingham palace prince william, the heir to the ... | prince william buckingham palace english cambridge english football association | prince william shows off his football skills . takes part in training session on a specially laid pitch at buckingham palace . pitch was used for a match between two historic english football teams . the duke of cambridge is president of english football association |
rome italy italy and roma striker francesco totti has threatened to quit the italian players association, in a row over the starting date of the next serie a season roma striker totti has complained that the italian players are never listened to the row began last month, when the italian football league, which is ru... | francesco totti the italian players' association italy roma | francesco totti threatens to quit the italian players' association . the italy and roma striker is upset over the early start to the new season . he says: we are the principal actors, but are never listened to' |
washington (cnn) allegations that blackwater usa whose operations were suspended after 20 iraqi civilians were shot to death last weekend was 'in any way associated or complicit in unlawful arms activities are baseless,' the company asserted saturday blackwater employees patrol baghdad by air in a february 200... | atf feds blackwater iraqis | two employees bought, sold weapons on their own, company says . company fired workers, turned them in to atf, says source . feds investigating claims blackwater employees made illegal arms deals . blackwater in spotlight after shootings last weekend that killed 20 iraqis |
(cnn) an employee at a new jersey chocolate processing plant died wednesday after falling into a vat of hot chocolate, according to a spokesman for the camden county prosecutor's office vincent smith ii, 29, was dumping raw chocolate into the vat for melting when he fell in from a nine foot high platform he suffered... | 9 foot vincent smith ii | worker was dumping chocolate into the vat when he fell from a 9 foot high platform . the vat was churning a batch of chocolate when the accident occurred . vincent smith ii suffered a fatal blow to the head from the vat's agitator |
(cnn) bob and mike bryan kept us hopes alive in their davis cup semifinal against spain in gijon on saturday with a hard fought victory over marcel granollers and marc lopez the world no1 pairing ran out 6 3, 3 6, 7 5, 7 5 winners to record their 20th davis cup win in three hours 38 minutes the result means the matc... | us the davis cup spain david ferrer john isner first czech republic argentina berdych stepanek juan martin tomas berdych sunday | world no1 doubles team keep us in the hunt for a place in the davis cup final . spain lead semifinal tie 2 1 with david ferrer up against john isner in first reverse singles match . czech republic take advantage in other semifinal against argentina after berdych and stepanek win doubles match . wrist injury forces juan... |
(cnn) zambia lifted the africa cup of nations for the first time after beating the ivory coast 8 7 in a dramatic penalty shootout in sunday's final in libreville ivory coast captain didier drogba missed a penalty in the second half of regulation play as the match ended scoreless after extra time both teams were succ... | zambia africa cup of nations libreville ivory coast match didier drogba | zambia win africa cup of nations in libreville . the copper bullets beat ivory coast 8 7 on penalties . match had ended goalless after normal and extra time . didier drogba missed penalty for ivory coast in second half |
jerusalem (cnn) hundreds of israelis on monday bid an emotional farewell to rabbi ovadia yosef, 93, the former sephardic chief rabbi of israel the spiritual leader died at jerusalem's hadassah ein kerem hospital after medical complications from a stroke he suffered at the beginning of the year yosef was considered t... | jewish yosef the shas party palestinians | the rabbi had complications from a stroke he suffered at the beginning of the year . he was considered the leading authority in religious rulings in the realm of jewish law . yosef will be remembered for his political influence after he formed the shas party in 1984 . his fiery rhetoric about palestinians has drawn con... |
(cnn) last monday, only a few people knew about an obscure anti islam video produced in the us today, people around the world are aware of it the video sparked protests worldwide, starting in egypt and libya, and then spreading to other countries tragically, some of the protests turned violent and took the lives of ... | anti islam coptics ha hellyer coptic hellyer muslims | an anti islam video that sparked protests seems to have involved coptics . ha hellyer: we must not point fingers in the wrong direction . he says the video does not in any way represent the view of the coptic community . hellyer: coptics, muslims should not have to apologize for the actions of a few people |
tripoli, libya (cnn) gunmen targeted the car of the italian consul general in benghazi, libya, on saturday as he was leaving the consulate, the latest in a series of attacks targeting foreign missions and security officials in the eastern city consul general guido de sanctis was in an armored car pulling out of the ... | guido de sanctis us americans | no one is injured, consul general guido de sanctis says . the attack is the latest to rock the city in recent months . a september 11 assault on the us consulate left four americans dead |
(cnn) a roadside bomb killed 14 people and wounded six in northwest pakistan on sunday, a government official said the blast targeted a passenger van in the lower dir district near the village of bunr, said hussain ahmed, the official the bomb was remotely detonated, he said details about the van's occupants were no... | pakistan lower dir afghan | a roadside bomb targeted a van in northwest pakistan, an official says . the blast targeted a van in the lower dir district near the afghan border |
(cnn) mercedes benz will head up their own formula one team next season after the german car manufacturer confirmed they have taken a 751 percent share in brawn gp with ross brawn remaining as team principal mercedes engines powered brawn's jenson button to the world championship this season while the team als... | hindoo calabrese tolypeutine | no related information |
(cnn) fabrice muamba, the bolton wanderers midfielder who suffered a near fatal cardiac arrest on the pitch last month, has left hospital the 24 year old, who collapsed during a fifth round fa cup tie against tottenham hotspur at white hart lane on march 17, was discharged from the london chest hospital on monday 'i... | excurvation topinish syllabation | no related information |
(cnn) now that mitt romney has all but wrapped up the republican nomination for president, the discussion has veered toward potential running mates who embodies the conservative credentials romney is seen as lacking? who can deliver a battleground state that will put romney over the top? who can generate the enthusi... | jennifer lawless kathleen dolan romney gop abc karl | jennifer lawless, kathleen dolan: romney likely gop pick; focus now on finding vp . they say nowadays women usually at least included in list of potential vp candidates . they say abc's karl made lists of potential candidates; gave women a separate list . writers: women still woefully underrepresented in electoral poli... |
(cnn) hawaii gov linda lingle vetoed a civil unions bill tuesday that would have given same sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, saying the issue needs to be put to a referendum 'i am vetoing this bill because i have become convinced that this issue is of such significant societal importance that it ... | dimication unjocosely boozers | no related information |
seoul, south korea (cnn) south korea's foreign minister said tuesday he wants five somali pirates captured alive during the rescue of a hijacked ship last week to be put on trial in south korea 'it's a given that we deal with pirates who have caused damage to our people and attack our military, and along those lines... | kim sung hwan south korea south koreans samho jewelry the indian ocean kim | kim sung hwan says possibility being considered of bringing pirates to south korea . south koreans rescued 21 sailors, killed eight pirates and captured five pirates last week . the samho jewelry vessel was hijacked in the indian ocean . a ship captain shot in the stomach is recovering, kim says |
los angeles, california (cnn) youssif, the 5 year old burned iraqi boy, rounded the corner at universal studios when suddenly the little boy hero met his favorite superhero youssif has always been a huge spider man fan meeting him was 'my favorite thing,' he said spider man was right smack dab in front of him, ridin... | semiproselyte grainers pseudopyriform | no related information |
(cnn) a marine convicted for his role in the death of an iraqi civilian was sentenced friday to a reduction in rank and will be discharged cpl trent d thomas was found guilty wednesday of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit several offenses including murder, larceny, housebreaking, kidnapping, and making false of... | cpl trent d thomas marine iraqi group | cpl trent d thomas found guilty this week of conspiracy to commit murder . marine gets rank of private, will be discharged for role in death of iraqi civilian . group's leader awaits trial on murder and conspiracy charges |
(cnn) normally, you might think that a controversy over whether the kennedy center, one of the nation's leading performing arts organizations, is overlooking the contributions of latino artists, actors and musicians would be a real sleeper until you heard that, during a recent telephone conversation between one love... | prefrontal got drift | no related information |
(cnn) small cars on the us market are gaining traction with consumers, but some new models have more work to do to catch the honda civic, designated by a respected safety group as an industry leader the 2013 two and four door civics turned in a 'good' performance the highest score in a new type of tough front... | honda civic ford focus dodge dart chevy cruze volkswagen beetle automakers | honda civic posts highest score in new front crash test by insurance group . ford focus, dodge dart marginal in test, but match civic for overall safety . chevy cruze, volkswagen beetle lag, but still considered safe vehicles . automakers turning out small cars to meet consumer, government demands for fuel efficiency |
(cnn) china's president hu jintao called tuesday for a 'prosperous and harmonious' xinjiang province during his first visit to the country's western uyghur region since last month's deadly riots, state run media reported president hu jintao said xinjiang's development will be 'better and faster' 'the key to our work... | hu jintao uyghur hu xinjiang uyghurs han china | hu jintao makes first visit to country's western uyghur region since last month's riots . hu calls for reform, development, ethnic unity and stability in xinjiang region . problems began in june, after uyghur workers killed in brawl between uyghurs, han . china's state media says over 200 people charged over riots coul... |
(cnn) the debate on how to reduce health care costs that are out of control seems more polarized than ever many republicans are recommending that medicare be privatized or even abolished since medicare, medicaid, and the children's health insurance program accounted for 21% of the federal budget in 2011, or $769 bil... | dean ornish ornish march 16 cnn 8 pm or 11 pm et escape fire | dean ornish: health care costs are out of control, let's try to deal with the real causes . ornish: lifestyle choices make a huge difference in reducing diseases and illnesses . he says when lifestyle changes are offered as treatment, significant cost savings occur . ornish: on march 16, watch cnn at 8 pm or 11 pm et t... |
(cnn) in form superstars cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi go head to head in monday night's el clasico between real madrid and barcelona in the camp nou, which is set to have a significant bearing on the spanish title race the world's most expensive player ronaldo scored a hat trick in real's 5 1 thrashing of ath... | duckboard savintry thymy | no related information |
london (cnn) greece's banking sector is being snubbed by its european peers as the country's recession deepens and even as immediate fears about the country's exit from the eurozone fade on the latest austerity deal, the impact on greece's banking sector deeply intertwined with the fate of the country itself w... | greece european piraeus bank alex manos | greece's banks are being snubbed by european peers as country's recession deepens . but a leading voice in the sector says the country's austerity measures are working . piraeus bank boss alex manos says greece's banks will emerge from the crisis stronger |
(cnn) to hear spc alexis hutchinson tell it, the army forced her to make an agonizing choice between serving her country and taking care of her son the army, however, takes issue with the soldier's story and hutchinson could now be facing serious charges for desertion when her unit deployed to afghanistan earlier in... | alexis hutchinson hutchinson army | spc alexis hutchinson refuses deployment orders to stay with son . hutchinson claims plans for mother to take care of her child fell through . army says hutchinson had plenty of time to come up with alternate plans |
washington (cnn) president barack obama will meet on us veterans day with chinese president hu jintao while both men are in south korea as part of a hectic schedule of summit meetings, news conferences and cultural events on his upcoming four nation trip to asia, top administration officials said thursday the ... | india indonesia south korea japan obama apec | the president will visit india, indonesia, south korea and japan . obama will participate in the g 20 and apec summits . the 10 day trip includes bilateral meetings and cultural events |
(cnn) romanian interior minister vasile blaga resigned monday, three days after thousands of policemen rallied outside the presidential palace protesting a 25 percent pay cut blaga called his decision to leave a 'resignation of honor,' adding he can not accept that the whole ministry is to be blamed for the actions ... | blaga 25 percent | blaga calls decision to quit a 'resignation of honor'. police officers are upset at a 25 percent pay cut |
(cnn) a porn actress who was with actor charlie sheen in a new york hotel when, according to police, he became emotionally disturbed this week wants his probation on a colorado assault conviction revoked because of the incident, her spokesman said thursday christina walsh, who has made adult films under the name cap... | colorado sheen christina walsh walsh capri anderson | new: a colorado prosecutor downplays the possibility that sheen's probation is at risk . christina walsh was 'pretty shaken up' after the hotel incident, spokesman says . she plans a trip to colorado to talk to sheen's probation officer . walsh stars in adult films as capri anderson |
london, england (cnn) jaime lerner, the former maverick mayor of curitiba in south brazil, has energy, passion and steely determination that started nothing short of an urban revolution architect jaime lerner, former mayor of curitiba, brazil the city in brazil and indeed its ex mayor, have been an inspiration to e... | weedful fussock carromata | no related information |
(cnn) federal officials and residents across the country gave mixed reactions to us district judge susan bolton's preliminary injunction wednesday against part of the controversial arizona immigration law the ruling at least temporarily blocks police from questioning people about their immigration status here are so... | brewer aclu american department of justice | new: 'the fight is far from over,' says brewer, predicting 'a long legal struggle'. two border sheriffs denounce the ruling, calling it 'de facto amnesty'. aclu: a state cannot be allowed to 'violate core american values'. department of justice: 'we believe the court ruled correctly' |
(cnn) singer impressionist comedian danny gans died early friday at his las vegas, nevada, home, according to the hotel where he was based danny gans was one of las vegas' top entertainers and recently moved to the encore theatre gans, 52, was voted las vegas 'entertainer of the year' for 11 of the 13 years he was b... | danny gans robin leach las vegas gans vegas mirage encore | new: 'one show [vegas visitors] had to see was danny gans,' said robin leach . danny gans was las vegas singer impressionist comedian . gans was named vegas 'entertainer of the year' 11 times . gans had own theater at mirage, later moved to encore |
(cnn) as many as 100 homes could be affected by flood waters in wisconsin due to the failure of a 120 year old sand levee along the wisconsin river the levee, near the city of portage in columbia county, began to give way sunday night, according to the national weather service's milwaukee/sullivan office patrick beg... | the wisconsin river portage tuesday morning last week the next few days | new: the wisconsin river at portage is expected to peak again tuesday morning . the levee on the wisconsin river has now failed, according to a local emergency official . the aging levee system is under pressure after heavy rainfall last week . flooding is expected to continue over the next few days |
washington (cnn) president barack obama and republican challenger mitt romney are neck and neck in national polls, while obama has an edge in crucial battleground states that will decide tuesday's election the dynamic sets up a possible outcome that has happened rarely in american politics and could undermine the cr... | mitt romney barack obama the white house | mitt romney and barack obama neck and neck in polls . winning the popular vote doesn't guarantee the white house . candidates must win 270 electoral votes to prevail . the winner of the most votes has lost four times before |
caracas, venezuela (cnn) armed men forced their way into a caracas synagogue, defacing its administrative offices with anti semitic graffiti and vandalizing an interior room where the torah is kept, officials said vandals smashed items in an interior room where the torah is kept, officials said about 15 men forced t... | forewarningly inbreeding thalamifloral | no related information |
(cnn) evangelist oral roberts, founder of the oral roberts evangelistic association and oral roberts university, died tuesday from complications of pneumonia in newport beach, california, his spokeswoman said he was 91 roberts' son, richard, and daughter roberta were at his side, spokeswoman melany ethridge said in ... | roberts billy graham oral roberts university | new: roberts 'a man of god, and a great friend in ministry,' the rev billy graham says . oral roberts died of complications from pneumonia, spokeswoman says . he was hospitalized monday, two days after a fall, spokeswoman says . founder of oral roberts university 'conducted more than 300 crusades,' biography says |
(cnn) a disputed maritime border long standing tensions and tuesday, a sharp escalation of hostilities north and south korea fired at each other for about an hour on an island that sits off a disputed border the deadly skirmish raised fears of war between the two rival nations, once again spiking tension in the enti... | south korean cheonan north korea yeonpyeong island | tension has been high since the sinking of the south korean warship cheonan . a changing situation inside north korea and the nuclear issue may also be factors, analysts say . yeonpyeong island also was at the center of a skirmish in january |
(cnn) golfer tiger woods apologized wednesday for 'transgressions' that let his family down the same day a gossip magazine published a report alleging he had an affair 'i have let my family down and i regret those transgressions with all of my heart i have not been true to my values and the behavior my family des... | magazine woods | 'i have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves,' golfer says . 'i am dealing with my behavior behind closed doors with my family,' he says on web site . comments come the same day a gossip magazine story alleges he had affair with waitress . magazine also publishes what it says is a voice mail ... |
london, england (cnn) prince harry led tributes to diana, princess of wales on the 10th anniversary of her death, describing her as 'the best mother in the world' in a speech at a memorial service here is his speech in full: william and i can separate life into two parts there were those years when we were blessed ... | seropus underchord reswim | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) hours after declaring a state of emergency saturday, pakistani president pervez musharraf ordered troops to take a television station's equipment and put a popular opposition leader under house arrest president pervez musharraf explains his actions in a televised address saturday musharraf ... | musharraf pakistani imran khan white house | new: president musharraf orders troops to take a television station's equipment . pakistani opposition leader imran khan says he's under house arrest . president musharraf says his actions are for the good of the country . white house calls musharraf's emergency declaration 'disappointing' |
london, england (cnn) french foreign minister bernard kouchner's declaration that france had to prepare for the possibility of war against iran over its nuclear program was not conventional diplomatic behavior but then kouchner was never expected to be a soft soaper on the diplomatic scene french foreign minister be... | french kouchner france iran nicolas sarkozy's iraq medicins sans frontiers | french fm kouchner has told france to prepare for possibility of war with iran . was a surprise appointment to nicolas sarkozy's conservative government . also the first french foreign minister to visit iraq since 1988 . founder of medicins sans frontiers, also french student leader in may 1968 |
(cnn) condemned for his self confessed belief in fascist ideals, yet congratulated for acts of admirable sportsmanship revered for feats of amazing skill, but reviled for violent outbursts on the pitch perhaps not surprisingly italian paolo di canio's rollercoaster career has guaranteed the italian has occupied the ... | arenas pickpockets chichevache | no related information |
(cnn) real madrid's dismal start to the la liga season continued on saturday as the reigning champions slumped to a 1 0 against sevilla at the estadio ramon sanchez pizjuan german international piotr trochowski scored the only goal of the game in the second minute to lift sevilla to third in the table with eight poi... | real madrid la liga sevilla jose mourinho's barcelona tito vilanova's 100% getafe | real madrid record worst start to la liga season in over a decade . a 1 0 defeat at sevilla leaves them with four points from as many matches . jose mourinho's team now eight points behind leaders barcelona . tito vilanova's side maintain 100% start to season with 4 1 over getafe |
(cnn) syrian president bashar al assad said saturday he is committed to resolving the crisis in his country as long as peace efforts are conducted in 'neutrality and independence,' state media reported he addressed the conflict during a meeting in damascus with lakhdar brahimi, the new international envoy to syria '... | saturday syrian lakhdar brahimi first damascus un syria | new: an opposition group says at least 164 people were killed saturday . the syrian president says other nations are funding 'terrorists'. lakhdar brahimi makes his first visit to damascus as un envoy . he met with the president and held 'candid' talks with syria's foreign minister |
paris, france (cnn) more than 270 previously unknown works by pablo picasso recently came to light when a retired electrician sought to have them authenticated by the late artist's estate, the picasso administration said monday but in a strange twist, 71 year old pierre le guennec finds himself slapped with a lawsui... | keelage allotters diosmosed | no related information |
(cnn) a pair of blasts in lebanon, the magnitude of which have not been seen since the 1980s, is raising fears of heightening sectarian tensions the two powerful explosions ripped through neighborhoods near mosques in the northern lebanese city of tripoli on friday at least 27 people died and 600 were wounded in the... | lebanon us embassy beirut two mosques | at least 27 dead, 600 wounded in blasts, official says . pm designate says 'the situation in lebanon reached a very critical stage'. acting prime minister, us embassy in beirut call for calm . the explosions struck friday near two mosques |
san diego, california (cnn) for anyone who wants to make a serious play for the latino vote and not just go through the motions here's what you need to know: latinos are single issue voters the issue is respect or, as we say, respeto nothing else matters if you want the votes of latinos, show some respect or w... | ruben navarrette latino romney navarrette obama | ruben navarrette: among latino voters, immigration is a test of candidates' character . he says romney pandered to anti immigrant forces during the primaries . navarrette says obama's policy of deporting illegal immigrants has broken up families . he urges candidates to address need for immigration reform, then deal wi... |
hong kong (cnn) it was about time it was about time for cnn to broadcast a regular series on china a deeper, intelligent look from inside the country itself and the interest is out there anyone who watched the second us presidential debate this week between incumbent barack obama and mitt romney saw the china spa... | china us stout monthly | china and its so called trade advantage has even dominated the us presidential debate . stout: 'on china' will provide 'a deeper, intelligent look from inside the country itself'. monthly show will feature thought leaders and astute observers of this world power . stout: 'there are no quick edit sound bites no populist... |
(cnn) joss whedon has picked one formidable villain for the avengers team to battle in the sequel to last year's mega grossing blockbuster but sentient super bot ultron also presents a challenge for the film's screenwriter too: how to make a machine that can do just about anything into an interesting on screen chara... | joss whedon avengers ultron whedon | joss whedon reveals details about 'avengers' sequel . 'age of ultron' centers around a sentient super robot . whedon says rage is key quality of ultron's personality |
los angeles (cnn) this wouldn't be la, folks, if there wasn't a manufactured drama behind the drama that's carmaggedon so, two cnn producers decided to hold a cross town race (after all, they are a competitive bunch) and see who could finish first one took a plane: a $4 flight under a special carmaggedon deal offere... | cnn los angeles carmaggedon $4 jet blue burbank long beach california | two cnn producers race across los angeles during carmaggedon . one drives a car . one takes a special $4 jet blue flight . the course runs from burbank to long beach in california |
(cnn) fabrice muamba's cardiac arrest during a soccer match on saturday convinced former pro mitchell cole he was right to quit the game for fear of suffering a heart attack on the pitch muamba collapsed while playing for english club bolton wanderers on saturday and is still in a critical condition in hospital, tho... | defencelessly gatehouse victoriate | no related information |
(cnn) police pressed their case friday against a missouri man who, they say, tested positive for hiv in 2003, then had more than 300 sexual partners saying later he didn't tell them about his condition because of his 'fear of rejection' dexter, missouri, police det cory mills said he filed a probable cause statem... | mangum | new: police file probable cause statement on behalf of 2 more alleged victims . new: mangum says all his partners since getting hiv were white males, a detective says . mangum told police he didn't tell sex partners of hiv diagnosis due to his 'fear of rejection'. officials say his partners' identities aren't all known... |
roswell, new mexico (cnn) skydiver felix baumgartner is aiming to pull off a record breaking free fall jump from the edge of space tuesday, wearing nothing but a space suit, a helmet and a parachute his goal is not only to jump from a higher altitude than anyone ever has 120,000 feet, more than three times the cr... | felix baumgartner 120,000 foot 102,800 feet baumgartner | felix baumgartner will have only a space suit, helmet and parachute for 120,000 foot jump . record of 102,800 feet was set in 1960 and is held by current mission's consultant and mentor . baumgartner also hopes to be first person to break the sound barrier without a vehicle's aid . besides speed, risks include low temp... |
athens, greece (cnn) my first memory of anything to do with a us presidential election lurks in the mists of my athenian childhood it was a warm june evening my mother had taken me for a walk around the ancient stadium where the first modern era olympics were staged in 1896 suddenly i saw her eyes fill with tears af... | greeks us europe varoufakis ecb greece 2008 america | greeks believe us has no sway over europe's economic crisis, says varoufakis . many are worried the ecb could plan to kick greece out of euro after us election . varoufakis: crash of 2008 robbed america of much of its global authority |
(cnn) south korea launched an investigation tuesday into reports of toxic chemicals being dumped at a former us military base, the defense ministry said the tests follow allegations of american soldiers burying chemicals on korean soil the first tests are being carried out by a joint military, government and civilia... | enurny photoaesthetic canephoroi | no related information |
washington (cnn) president barack obama's spokesman listed wednesday specific steps the egyptian government needs to take to satisfy the demands of protesters convulsing the country white house press secretary robert gibbs called for expanding he negotiations with opposition groups, lifting the state of emergency an... | white house gibbs egypt the united states | white house spokesman calls for lifting the state of emergency, expanding negotiations . otherwise, the protests will continue to grow, gibbs says . egypt's foreign minister tells the united states to back off |
1 'für elise' bob dylan wrote 'it ain't me, babe' for joan baez written by: ludwig van beethoven written for: some girl probably not named elise in fact, as far as most historians can tell, beethoven didn't even know an elise instead, the song was originally titled 'bagatelle in a minor' based on some handwritten nota... | farads hazinesses irresistible | no related information |
(cnn) events continue to unfold at a rapid pace in ferguson, missouri the city has been in turmoil since august 9, when white city police officer darren wilson fatally shot michael brown, an unarmed black teenager protesters and law enforcement officers have clashed in the streets for several nights here are the lat... | holder brown michael brown | new: a police officer is suspended for pointing an assault rifle at a protester . new: attorney general holder meets with residents, brown's parents . new: prosecutor: grand jury likely won't get entire case until october . new: backers of police officer who shot michael brown are confronted |
(cnn) the international olympic committee chose pyeongchang, south korea, wednesday to host the 2018 olympic winter games the other two bid cities were munich, germany, and annecy, france pyeongchang narrowly failed in its bids for 2010 and 2014, losing by three votes to vancouver, canada, for last year's event and ... | pyeongchang 2018 winter olympics south korean munich germany annecy france the winter games 2010 2014 | pyeongchang has been chosen as the host for the 2018 winter olympics . the south korean city was chosen ahead of munich in germany and annecy in france . pyeongchang narrowly failed in bids to host the winter games in 2010 and 2014 |
(cnn) koh jaeyoul may not work at a powerful south korean media outlet, but the might of his 140 character tweets is considered one of this highly wired country's most influential koh is better known by his 72,000 twitter followers as dogsul, or 'straight talk' in korean according to twitoast, dogsul is one of south... | south korea north korea | 'south korea is competing with north korea in trying to control the public,' social media user says . he addresses nation's approach to social media users . 'people are angry,' he says |
seoul, south korea (cnn) massive downpours in south korea the heaviest rains in a century are blamed for 51 deaths, the country's central disaster relief agency reported friday one person is also missing, the agency said conditions improved friday morning when the seoul gimpo international airport reported li... | two inches an hour agency seoul | rain falling at a rate of two inches an hour in some areas . agency says 51 dead after downpours and landslides . five neighborhoods outside seoul are under evacuation orders . officials have been able to restore power to thousands |
(cnn) iran has declared a two day public holiday in tehran after air pollution hit dangerous levels all schools, public offices, universities and banks in the iranian capital will be closed wednesday and thursday, the islamic republic new agency reported tehran's downtown skyline was barely visible tuesday residents... | thionyls quomodos enthroning | no related information |
(cnn) a member of the secret service was arrested in miami early friday after a run in with a patrolman, city police said the incident occurred after president obama campaigned in the city thursday police spotted aaron francis engler lying down on a street corner, according to a police report, and an officer roused ... | semiquietism restocked noires | no related information |
london, england (cnn) as a style journalist for over ten years, i've made it my business to scour the world in search of fresh and innovative fashion and since launching arise, i've honed my sights on africa the position has afforded me an unparalleled opportunity to travel around the continent meeting designers and... | metacentricity disusage basiophitic | no related information |
new delhi (cnn) flooding in southern india in the wake of a tropical cyclone has killed 25 people in the past few days and driven tens of thousands of others from their homes, authorities said tuesday the severe weather has caused flooding affecting 5,250 square kilometers (2,000 square miles) of agricultural land i... | pradesh thousands of square kilometers | about 70,000 people are in temporary shelters because of the floods . heavy rain from a tropical storm overwhelmed the water system . the flooding has killed 25 people in the state of andhra pradesh . it has also affected thousands of square kilometers of crops |
hong kong (cnn) when maia stack returned to the pagoda, or tower, where she had been abandoned as a baby she was overwhelmed by what had happened there 11 years earlier 'i remember thinking, 'wow, i wonder if my birth family hid behind those bushes or something'' said stack, now 18 years old, on returning to hangzho... | china each year | thousands of girls are adopted out of china each year, ending up in homes around the world . many of them find identity and purpose in returning to china to visit their roots . adoptive parents often choose to travel back to china frequently with their adopted children . many adoptive parents feel it a duty to teach th... |
(cnn) french police arrested 103 croatian soccer fans tuesday morning ahead of a match between paris saint germain and dinamo zagreb, police officials said, amid fears of possible hooliganism some croatian fans have also been barred from entering a certain zone of the parc des princes stadium in paris on tuesday eve... | croatian dinamo zagreb paris french monday night champions league tuesday sport | new: police arrest 103 supporters of croatian side dinamo zagreb in paris . new: 25 french and croatian fans were arrested monday night amid violent clashes . dinamo zagreb play paris saint germain in a champions league match tuesday . sport's governing body has previously raised concerns about croatian fans' hooligani... |
los angeles, california (cnn) longtime entertainment columnist army archerd, who was one of the first writers to reveal that actor rock hudson was being treated for aids, has died at age 87, according to the industry publication daily variety army archerd wrote a column for variety for 52 years and was one of the fi... | army archerd the hollywood walk of fame archerd the hollywood press club daily variety | army archerd died of a rare form of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer . he was the first journalist honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame . archerd was president and founder of the hollywood press club . he began writing for daily variety in 1953 |
(cnn) rejection even repeated rejection doesn't have to mean defeat that, it turns out, is the lasting lesson of the chuck ross story you may recognize the name; two sundays ago, i wrote about jk rowling, the spectacularly successful author of the harry potter books, and about how she has published a detective... | chuck ross bob greene ross | chuck ross became famous for stunt he pulled on publishing industry . he submitted famous novel as manuscript; it got turned down by all . bob greene: ross turned tale of his experience into the beginning of a successful career . ross managed to make a living from writing, editing, despite challenges |
los angeles (cnn) a day after conrad murray's lawyers complained he was suffering a 'slow death' in a tiny jail cell, the doctor was moved to a slightly larger one, his lawyer said lawyers for the doctor convicted in michael jackson's death warned the los angeles county sheriff in a letter wednesday that murray was ... | jailers murray 8 foot by 10 foot valerie michael jackson's | jailers transfer murray to a 8 foot by 10 foot cell, 'but it's not a good thing,' lawyer says . 'it's like being stuck in a closet and he's freaking out,' his lawyer says . 'valerie, i'm dying, save me,'' murray tells his lawyer . murray is serving a four year sentence for causing michael jackson's death in 2009 |
(cnn) convicted ohio serial killer anthony sowell won't be eligible for parole after being classified as a 'sexually violent predator,' court officials in cleveland said wednesday sowell was found guilty of 11 counts of aggravated murder and more than 70 other charges friday in a string of deaths of cleveland area w... | anthony sowell sowell | anthony sowell was declared not eligible for parole wednesday . sowell was convicted friday on 84 counts, including murdering 11 women from 2007 to 2009 . his sentencing hearing begins august 1 |
phuket, thailand (cnn) relatives of the 89 people killed in sunday's plane crash in phuket continued to arrive in the thai resort town on tuesday to try to identify their loved ones' remains a buddhist monk blesses the wreckage of one two go airline's md 82 jet at phuket airport on tuesday most of those killed were ... | epitheliosis nonequalization resources | no related information |
(cnn) a man accused of serial sex attacks in tulsa was identified thursday, fours days after crashing his car into a light pole while fleeing the scene of one of his alleged assaults, authorities said the suspect, demond campbell, 30, was presented with charges related to seven sexual assaults even though he was in ... | statize arcticize unarithmetical | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) the los angeles county board of supervisors took a major step tuesday toward banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the county's unincorporated areas a proposal for the ban in unicorporated areas was unanimously endorsed by the county supervisors and is scheduled to be formally ado... | subsisted pipette dambose | no related information |
washington (cnn) the pilot of a doomed plane that crashed, killing 50 people, said 'jesus christ' and 'we're down,' seconds before the plane hurtled from the night sky into a house outside buffalo, new york, in february an investigator walks past the wreckage from a plane crash in clarence center, new york, in febru... | buffalo new york faa | new: first officer talked to pilot about fear of crashing, transcript shows . safety board releases transcript from cockpit of plane's final moments . february crash near buffalo, new york, killed all 49 on plane and one on ground . monday report cited pilot's training; airline says training met faa requirements |
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