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johannesburg, south africa (cnn) miners at a south african platinum operation where 34 co workers were killed in a clash with police will end their strike after a wage agreement was reached, officials said tuesday work at the mine will resume thursday zolisa bodlani, one of the striking miners' representatives, and ... | lonmin up to 22% last month | lonmin confirms it has agreed to settlement . final offer from lonmin mining company gives miners raises of up to 22% . 34 miners were killed last month in a clash with police |
(cnn) a train rammed into a flatbed truck carrying participants in a west texas parade saluting us troops, killing four people and injuring several others, a police spokesman said the incident happened around 4:30 pm thursday, during the 'hunt for heroes' event in midland according to the group show of support, thes... | gary stouffer sgt lawrence boivin joshua michael william lubbers | new: chief warrant officer gary stouffer and sgt maj lawrence boivin died at the scene . new: sgt joshua michael and sgt maj william lubbers died at a hospital . the last truck in the parade is hit by a train, a police spokesman says |
(aol autos) collecting cars is an expensive hobby here's a twist: buy a new car today that will be worth a fortune as a collectible years from now the audi s5 is a slick coupe with solid credentials best of all, you don't need to break the bank to buy a hot and value appreciating ride but you do have to be patient,... | xlr v roadster mercedes sl class honda s2000 cr subaru impreza wrx | the right new car today could be worth a fortune as a collectible later . cadillac xlr v roadster can compete with the mercedes sl class . less than 2,000 of the honda s2000 cr editions will be built . the hatchback will make the subaru impreza wrx sti a collectible later |
(aol autos) ever get the feeling the cops are driving a much cooler car than you? peter falk's liutenant columbo drove a peugeot 403 to match his famously disheveled detective persona for decades drivers have seen police officers cruise past in supremely cool cars from supercharged mustangs to upgraded amc javelins... | dodge charger hemi's italian lamborghini gallardo paul anderson blue brothers daytona spyder 365 miami | officers laud the dodge charger hemi's performance and versatility . italian police often drive the lamborghini gallardo . paul anderson found police cars to smash up in blue brothers film . detectives drive daytona spyder 365 in the first two 'miami vice' series |
(cnn) the evacuation of thousands of pakistani civilians has become a major challenge as military planes attacked suspected anti government militant hideouts in north waziristan more than 60,000 people, many of them children, have fled for safer areas in pakistan and afghanistan, according to a united nations suppor... | meshes anticonfederative decolours | no related information |
(cnn) england footballer rio ferdinand accused european football's governing body of not taking racism seriously enough after the serbian fa was fined us$105,000 following an under 21 match where opposing england players said they were racially abused 'uefa are not serious at all on racism fines do not work at all t... | libras meliatin accendible | no related information |
(cnn) on an historic autumn day in 2012, online warriors from both sides of the epic apple samsung feud agreed to set aside their powerful smartphones and resolve their tensions, which had grown intolerable what follows is the html version of their agreement, the cupertino seoul apple samsung fanboy treaty conciliat... | apple samsung $1 billion blackberry | writer proposes a peace treaty for 'fanboys' of apple, samsung products . under the modest proposal, apple lovers would cease citing $1 billion lawsuit win . samsung loyalists, in turn, would stop mocking apple devotees' habit of lining up for everything . both parties reserve the right to mock windows, blackberry |
(cnn) as air crash investigators pick over the wreckage of flight qv301 the lao airlines plane that crashed in bad weather on tuesday with 50 people on board concerns over air safety are growing as the number of flights in south east asia increases a steep rise in air traffic in countries like myanmar, laos an... | south east asia laos cambodia myanmar indonesia | concerns grow over safety amid south east asia budget carrier boom . newcomers to the market such as laos, cambodia and myanmar have creaking infrastructure . myanmar is attempting to catch up with an exponential growth in its tourism numbers . analysts say indonesia is leading the region in the budget carrier boom |
athens, greece (cnn) a series of parcel bombs targeting embassies in greece and officials across europe 'are not related to international terrorism and groups like al qaeda,' greek government spokesman giorgos petalotis said wednesday police spokesman maj thanassis kokkalakis added that two suspects arrested in the ... | vetus sorva defeat | no related information |
(cnn) richard holbrooke believed in bosnia as we mourn his passing, we also mark the 15th anniversary of the signing of the dayton peace accords, the agreement that culminated his efforts in the balkans the physical damage of the war has been largely repaired while many psychological scars linger, progress is eviden... | richard holbrooke dayton accords bosnia denis prcic prcic bosnians | richard holbrooke negotiated dayton accords, which ended bosnia war in 1995 . denis prcic says bosnia has overcome challenges and become more stable . he says economy is gaining strength and offers growth potential . prcic: a generation of bosnians is motivated to return and help their homeland |
(cnn) a huge winter storm was affecting the west coast on sunday, poised to dump up to 10 feet of snow in some higher elevations, and causing flooding and potential mudslides in lower spots while impacting driving conditions and air travel, forecasters said a winter storm warning remained in effect through monday af... | 70 mph sierra nevadas i 80 placer county california up to 10 feet up to 18 inches | new weather service warns of 70 mph blizzard in northern sierra nevadas . new minor mudslide shuts down portion of i 80 in placer county, california . up to 10 feet of snow is possible in the sierra nevadas . lower elevations will see up to 18 inches of rain |
(cnn) english premier league leaders manchester united have confirmed that midfielder anderson has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the club until june 2015 the brazil international, who joined united from porto in 2007, has been rewarded for some recent superb performances, after returning to the... | manchester united anderson 22 year old brazilian june 2015 united 2007 porto recent weeks | manchester united confirm that midfielder anderson has signed a new contract . the deal will keep the 22 year old brazilian with the club until june 2015 . anderson joined united in 2007 from porto and has impressed in recent weeks |
(cnn) facebook founder mark zuckerberg has been named time magazine's person of the year rick stengel, the magazine's managing editor, made the announcement wednesday on nbc's 'today' show zuckerberg created the widely popular and influential social networking site, which reflects a major transformation in the way p... | us julian assange hamid karzai | the annual award is a staple of us journalism . others considered were julian assange, hamid karzai |
(cnn) formula one drivers will face tougher penalties for improper driving in the 2011 season, while race stewards will have more power to hand out sanctions stewards were already able to issue drive through and 10 second penalties or a drop of any number of grid positions, and they will now be able to exclude drive... | the 2011 season stewards backmarkers | formula one race stewards will have more power for the 2011 season . stewards can now impose race bans on drivers who have broken the rules . backmarkers must make way for faster drivers when they are being lapped . a curfew has been applied to team personnel to prevent mechanics working overnight |
japanese actress rinko kikuchi walks anjali rao through the streets of tokyo she stunned global cinema audiences with her controversial and oscar nominated performance as a lonely deaf girl in the film 'babel' rinko kikuchi is one of japan's hottest young actresses and models, recently working with karl lagerfeld as th... | zoomanias sincere remolades | no related information |
(cnn) a nigerian man accused of attempting to detonate an explosive device in his underwear aboard a flight to detroit last christmas pleaded not guilty thursday to new charges, authorities said umar farouk abdulmutallab was indicted on two new counts conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcending national... | abdulmutallab detroit | abdulmutallab pleads not guilty to new charges . new conspiracy and possession charges are filed against abdulmutallab . he is accused of trying to set off an explosive device aboard a plane . the incident occurred on a plane coming into detroit last christmas |
new york (cnn) the son of an oscar winning composer was indicted thursday in the strangulation death of his girlfriend, whose body was found last week in a new york hotel bathtub the details of the indictment of nick brooks, 24, are sealed and will not be revealed until his next court appearance, on january 4, said ... | oscar nick brooks 24 sylvie cachay soho house | son of an oscar winning composer was indicted in the strangulation of his girlfriend . the details over the indictment of nick brooks, 24, are currently sealed . the body of swimsuit designer sylvie cachay was found at soho house club and hotel |
(cnn) the orgy of violence that has greeted kenya's disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes but away from the tragic human cost, the unrest has also provoked concerns about the stability of the east african country's economy, until now seen as a model f... | kenya nairobi stock exchange $591 million first day of 2008 $295 million british | kenya's once stable economy faltering due to violence following disputed election . equity market on nairobi stock exchange lost $591 million on first day of 2008 . business leaders say the government losing $295 million a day in revenues . thriving tourist industry also hit, with british tour operators calling off fli... |
(cnn) this month on art of life we feel the need for speed from the world's first road legal grand prix bike to a rock legend with a passion for aviation monita rajpal samples the finest in italian motorbikes monita rajpal meets the boys behind ducati's motorbikes, iron maiden's bruce dickinson explains why flying... | this month art of life ducati bologna moto casey stoner iron maiden bruce dickinson paul van dyk berlin | this month art of life looks at motorbike, planes, djs and rock idols . monita visits the ducati factory in bologna, meets moto champ casey stoner . iron maiden singer bruce dickinson talks about his passion for flying . dj paul van dyk takes us on a tour of his favorite parts of berlin |
(cnn) the most compelling action during michigan's primary tuesday will be on the republican side the democratic party has stripped the state of its delegates for moving up its primary date so early, and top tier democratic candidates have taken their names off the ballot, except for sen hillary clinton the struggli... | independents democrats michigan republican democratic | independents, democrats can vote in michigan's open republican primary . no democratic delegates at stake, and most top tier candidates aren't on ballot . economic woes top concern for michigan primary voters |
los angeles (cnn) california authorities are investigating the death of a worker in an oven at a los angeles area tuna processing plant the victim, jose melena, was cooked to death in a steam oven at the bumble bee foods plant in santa fe springs on thursday, said erika monterroza, a spokeswoman for the california d... | carboniser azury streite | no related information |
(cnn) real madrid crashed to a shock 2 1 defeat to city neighbors getafe in the second round of the spanish la liga season sunday after being held 1 1 by valencia in their opener, jose mourinho's champions are left with a solitary point after two games, trailing arch rivals barcelona by five points gonzalo higuain p... | real madrid getafe in la liga juan valera abdelaziz barrada barcelona osasuna milan serie a | real madrid beaten 2 1 by getafe in la liga . goals from juan valera and abdelaziz barrada sink champions . barcelona top table after coming from behind to beat osasuna . contrasting fortunes for milan clubs in serie a start |
(cnn) rather than getting treated like royalty, an african king got a rude introduction to norway when thieves made off with his luggage with his precious, valuable jewelry tucked inside the whereabouts of king otumfuo osei tutu ii's valuables inside the bag swiped wednesday from the lobby of the radisson blu pla... | otumfuo osei tutu ii asante norway radisson oslo | king otumfuo osei tutu ii, head of the asante people, goes to norway to attend a conference . one of his bags is stolen from the lobby of a radisson hotel in oslo, according to police . the luggage contains royal jewelry 'of great value,' police say . authorities release video hoping the public can identify two suspect... |
(cnn) the tamil national alliance, sri lanka's largest tamil political party, on thursday called for an international inquiry into a un failure to protect civilians during the final stages of the country's bloody 26 year civil war the request comes a day after the united nations admitted that it didn't protect hundr... | sri lanka's tamil un tamils | sri lanka's largest tamil political party called for inquiry into un failure to protect civilians during civil war . un internal review report found it did not protect tamils trapped in heavy shelling |
(cnn) kenya's military controls half of the somalian port city of kismayo as it tries to drive out the al qaeda linked militant group al shabaab from one of its last strongholds, a military spokesman said saturday kenyan and somali ground forces are in control of the northern part, which is the old city, after a day... | kenyan kismayo al shabaab leavy somali | the kenyan military says it controls half of kismayo . a kenyan spokesman says al shabaab is suffering leavy losses . al shabaab says the military is waging a 'losing battle'. the militant group has long tried to overthrow the somali government |
alexandria, virginia (cnn) a moroccan man who admitted to a plot to bomb the us capitol was sentenced friday to 30 years in prison 'i just want to say that i love allah that's it,' amine el khalifi said before his sentencing at us district court in alexandria, virginia el khalifi, 29, agreed to plead guilty in june ... | moroccan amine el khalifi el khalifi americans | moroccan man was arrested in sting and later pleaded guilty to bombing charges . prosecutors said amine el khalifi had donned suicide vest, which was disabled . lawyer said el khalifi has no ill will toward americans, was relieved plot was thwarted |
(cnn) i'll never forget watching lady diana spencer tie the knot with charles, the prince of wales, on july 29, 1981 like most women in the western world, i'd been obsessed with 'the royal engagement' since the shocking announcement that charles was finally giving up his single status at the fairly old age of 32, to... | eyestrain hollo palmatipartite | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) it was a different mitt romney who arrived in jerusalem at the weekend the man who landed on the campaign flight from london was unusually circumspect, even for a candidate not noted for unbridled displays of exuberance and emotion but if the republican front runner seemed wooden and tense as he stoo... | romney israel britain poland american sheldon adelson burston obama | romney visited israel as part of three country tour that also includes britain and poland . romney fundraiser attended by american tycoon sheldon adelson . burston: neither romney nor obama seem to generate much enthusiasm |
(cnn) in a presidential election dominated by iran's conservative ruling clerics and ayatollah khamenei's followers, a virtual female candidate named 'zahra' rose to compete with the all male ensemble approved by the country's guardian council 'zahra is created to demand fair and free elections and seek respect for ... | zahra iran united4iran facebook | 'zahra' is a fictional character in an online graphic novel made after iran's 2009 election . zahra's creators said she was aimed at showing support for democracy in iran . united4iran promoted zahra as a virtual candidate in this year's presidential elections . the campaign said she received nearly 2,000 votes and 4,0... |
(cnn) bradford city will have one final chapter to write in its fairytale story after defying all the odds to realize its dream of playing in a major final at the iconic wembley stadium bradford, which plays in the fourth tier of english football, was beaten 2 1 at premier league aston villa tuesday, but prevailed 4... | italicanist inconsonance ructation | no related information |
(cnn) improper wiring by military contractor kbr at us bases in iraq led to electrical shocks about once every three days for nearly two years, according to defense department documents obtained by cnn sgt ryan maseth, a 24 year old green beret, died in a shower at his base in iraq in january 2008 houston, texas ba... | us iraq 23 months kbr 2003 pentagon | more than 230 shocks reported at us bases in iraq in 23 months, report says . those facilities were maintained by contractor kbr, federal government says . at least 18 troops have been electrocuted in iraq since 2003, pentagon sources say . senator not impressed with kbr's findings of no link of its work to shocks |
(cnn) following the shootings at fort hood, texas, in november 2009, the attempted car bomb in times square in may and a number of other domestic cases, including the recent arrest of a somali american teenager in portland, oregon, us security agencies are sharply focused on the potential 'radicalization' of america... | clearable picksman heterometatrophic | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) coalition forces found 26 bodies buried in mass graves and a bloodstained 'torture complex,' with chains hanging from walls and ceilings and a bed connected to an electrical system, the military said wednesday twenty six bodies were found in mass graves near a 'torture complex' discovered by coa... | inerubescent subpastor unburden | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan's foreign ministry wednesday rejected concerns raised by the un nuclear watchdog chief that the country's nuclear weapons 'could fall into the hands of an extremist group in pakistan or in afghanistan' mohamed elbaradei, the un nuclear watchdog chief fears for pakistan's nuclear we... | pakistan mohamed elbaradei un elbaradei | pakistan rejects fears its nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of extremists . mohamed elbaradei, un nuclear watchdog chief, voiced his worries tuesday . elbaradei: i fear chaos in this state, which has 30 or 40 nuclear weapons . pakistan: our nuclear weapons as secure as those held by other nuclear states |
(cnn) after expressing condolences and outrage over events in pakistan, presidential candidates turned their discussion toward whose foreign policy credentials were better hillary clinton, then us first lady, meets with benazir bhutto in pakistan in 1995 in a campaign that had been drifting toward economic issues, t... | richardson musharraf thompson mccain giuliani | discussion on campaign trail turns to foreign policy, national security, terrorism . candidates trying to portray themselves as the one with the most experience . richardson says he would call on musharraf to step down, thompson disagrees . mccain challenges giuliani's foreign policy experience |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) i was 14 at the time lebanon's civil war was in full flood one afternoon the shells began raining down on our neighborhood in beirut a lebanese woman and her son run through west beirut in 1989 during fighting between rival forces we ran from school screaming forget the book bags, classmates, ... | cnn octavia nasr lebanon nasr | cnn's octavia nasr: will lebanon's brief renaissance be snuffed out?. nasr says lebanon's key power players haven't changed since 1980s . nasr: current struggle threatens to set lebanon back 20 years |
(cnn) former sen tom daschle has withdrawn his nomination to head the department of health and human services, according to a statement tuesday from the white house former sen tom daschle apologized for making mistakes on his tax records daschle had been fighting to save his nomination after controversy over his tax... | nonextricable chithe ghana | no related information |
rome, italy seven manchester united supporters were taken to hospital after violence flared before the 1 1 champions' league draw against roma in italy manchester united supporters were segregated inside the olympic stadium for the champions tie british embassy officials in rome said five fans received stab wounds w... | manchester united rome british embassy embassy | seven manchester united supporters taken to hospital before game in rome . british embassy officials in rome said five of the fans received stab wounds . embassy spokeswoman said that the injuries were not thought to be serious |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) a top taliban commander has issued a new threat to foreign aid workers, saying that under the insurgent group's new 'constitution' they will execute them as spies or hold them in exchange for the release of taliban fighters taliban militants pose with their weapons as they drive their car in... | taliban mohammed ibrahim hanafi hanafi friday night cnn | top taliban commander issues threat to execute foreign aid workers . mohammed ibrahim hanafi said intelligence wing was gathering information . hanafi repeated taliban's pledge to keep girls out of public schools . commander gave exclusive telephone interview friday night to cnn |
london (cnn) spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy, may not seem a natural performer but he appears all too familiar with the waltz; a typically slow dance, usually partnered, often mournful, with little room for improvement as his country faces the prospect of a bailout, rajoy's gentle glides may mark him as a natu... | spain mariano rajoy rajoy | spain's prime minister, mariano rajoy, may not seem a natural performer but he appears all too familiar with the waltz . as his country faces the prospect of a bailout, rajoy's gentle glides may mark him as a natural on political dance floor . rajoy has been measuring his steps carefully, balancing political tactics wi... |
(cnn) while we don't yet know the full scope of damages inflicted by superstorm sandy, it is clear recovery costs in the new york region will be in the billions of dollars according to department of homeland security secretary janet napolitano, recovery after sandy will be 'if not the most extensive and expensive, o... | mark skidmore ny skidmore | mark skidmore: disaster's impact depends on where the devastation occured . he says despite staggering loss, ny region has everything going for it to recover . skidmore: economies suffer in the periods immediately after a disaster . but as money from insurance and government flow into the region, economy will rebound |
(cnn) a massachusetts mom said police went too far when they paid her and her 5 year old daughter a visit for failing to return their library books on time 'she's 5; she didn't understand,' said shannon benoit of her daughter, hailey police said tuesday that an officer showed up last week at the benoit's home in the... | beckelite refineries unleading | no related information |
(cnn) did yasser arafat die eight years ago of natural causes or was the 75 year old palestinian leader poisoned, as his widow believes? that's the question forensic investigators from at least three nations are trying to answer by testing samples taken from arafat's body, which was exhumed tuesday and reburied a sh... | arafat plo yasser arafat israel palestinian | new: arafat's widow says she doesn't want to accuse . former plo leader yasser arafat's body is exhumed . israel says it had nothing to do with his death . palestinian officials want to know if arafat was poisoned with radioactive element |
editor's note: bishop td jakes is founder and senior pastor of the potter's house of dallas, texas, a multiracial, nondenominational church with more than 50 outreach ministries bishop td jakes says the church must sound the alarm to wake america from its slumber (cnn) the blood washed church for which jesus died is... | tallymanship bronchiectasis athwarthawse | no related information |
(cnn) 'plastics deliver bountiful benefits to you and your world,' exclaims the spi web site, the online home of the us plastics industry trade association if it seems a bit over the top, imagine your life and 'your world' without plastics even die hard steampunk fans might have second thoughts about a plastic free ... | every ton around 38 barrels spi | number on plastic products denotes what type of plastic it is . most plastics can be recycled, but some create hazardous chemicals in production . every ton of plastic bottles recycled saves around 38 barrels oil, according to spi |
(cnn) when ryan arnold died after donating a piece of his liver to his brother, chad, his friends and family mourned the loss of a hero who risked his life to save his brother the death affected someone else, too someone who'd never met the arnolds her name is laura fritz, and when she learned about ryan's death ... | manchesterdom beneme ericius | no related information |
(cnn) one of the nightmare scenarios of the 21st century is a 'rogue state' or terror group getting its hands on nuclear material that could be sufficiently enriched to make a weapon and diplomatic cables obtained by wikileaks show that from central africa to central asia, it's a constant preoccupation of us officia... | wikileaks us congo africa | wikileaks cables show us concerns about nuclear material on the world market . cables from 2007 describe a congo incident thought to be a scam . other cables discuss the possible shipment of uranium from africa |
(cnn) a test of the united states' only long range missile defense system failed wednesday the second failure this year in two tries the pentagon's missile defense agency said both the intermediate range ballistic missile target and the long range interceptor missile launched successfully, radar and sensors worke... | missile defense agency january | missile defense agency is investigating how the 'kill vehicle' missed the target . a similar test in january failed because of a problem with sea based radar . nearly half of the systems tests have failed |
las vegas, nevada (cnn) an intense manhunt was under way monday for chester stiles, a 37 year old man whom police say is a suspect in the videotaped rape of a 3 year old girl four years ago chester arthur stiles, 37, of nevada is being sought as a suspect in the videotaped rape of a 3 year old girl also monday, stil... | disenfranchisements balearian nacred | no related information |
(cnn) so it looks like president obama got the message in his second debate with mitt romney, the president delivered a comeback performance that will stand as a model for future debaters of how to right a listing ship obama was as good in hempstead as he was bad in denver in fact, this may have been the finest deba... | derivedness nonenticing goatskins | no related information |
(cnn) the syrian government has told the parents of a missing american journalist that it doesn't know where their son is, the man's father said monday at a news conference in beirut, lebanon austin tice last contacted his family on august 13 while in syria reporting on the uprising there against the government of p... | austin tice's american syria lebanon syrian | austin tice's parents urge anyone with leads to e mail information@austinticecom . missing american journalist's parents say they'd go to syria if necessary to find son . they've already gone to lebanon to seek his release . father: syrian government told family that it doesn't know where missing journalist is |
(cnn) on a videotape released sunday, american al qaeda member adam yahiye gadahn renounces his us citizenship, destroys his passport and cites us president bush's upcoming trip to the middle east 'american jihadist' adam gadahn, originally from california, in a video released in september 2006 the 50 minute tape ... | adam gadahn us arabic english sahab al qaeda's california gadahn bush middle east fbi wanted list $1 million | adam gadahn in videotape tears up us passport, speaks in arabic and english . tape was released by as sahab, al qaeda's video production wing . originally from california, gadahn talks about bush's upcoming trip to middle east . gadahn is on the fbi's most wanted list with $1 million reward for information |
washington (cnn) during the 1960 presidential election, theodore sorensen helped then sen john f kennedy draft a speech addressing kennedy's catholicism and the separation between church and state at the time, many questioned whether kennedy, who would go on to become the nation's first roman catholic president, wou... | ted sorensen kennedy roman catholicism gop mitt romney romney sorensen | ted sorensen helped draft kennedy's 1960 speech on roman catholicism . gop presidential hopeful mitt romney delivers speech on faith in politics . kennedy, romney views on religion differ greatly, sorensen says . sorensen says kennedy viewed religion as more of a private matter |
washington (cnn) senior navy enlistees seeking credentials to train others on using nuclear reactors that power carriers and subs are under investigation for cheating on an exam that may have involved classified information, top military officials said tuesday the troubling disclosure comes just weeks after the air ... | bunda edibles rushen | no related information |
tehran, iran (cnn) iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad heads to pakistan and india this week to put the finishing touches on a controversial deal to build a pipeline that would deliver iranian gas to both countries, iran's semi official fars news agency says iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad waves as he arrive... | iranian pakistan india pipeline united states iran | iranian president traveling to pakistan, india to discuss pipeline deal . pipeline would bring iranian gas to the two countries . united states has urged pakistan, india not to sign deal with iran |
(cnn) with his city still trying to bounce back from the damage caused by superstorm sandy, mayor michael bloomberg said new york must rebuild 'smarter and stronger and more sustainably' bloomberg told reporters new york will prepare for natural disasters better by revising building codes, changing zoning requiremen... | greyiaceae batterer wised | no related information |
(cnn) those pesky drug testers andy murray received his obe (officer of the order of the british empire) from prince william for his services to tennis but the man who ended britain's 77 year men's singles drought at wimbledon in july was in danger of being late at buckingham palace because drug testers came calling... | scotsman andy murray thursday murray britain last year wimbledon july prince william this season | scotsman andy murray received an obe on thursday for his services to tennis . murray ended britain's grand slam men's singles drought last year and won wimbledon in july . he was given the obe medal not by the queen but by new dad prince william . murray is recovering from back surgery and won't play again this season |
(cnn) cpl michael boucher will never forget june 12, 2011 he was on his second deployment with the marines in afghanistan another squad had been hit by two improvised explosive devices, and he was helping to clear the landing zone so a helicopter could pick up the casualties 'an ied was set off, and at first i didn'... | action trackchair 10,000 12,000 | all terrain wheelchairs helping disabled veterans, others who love the outdoors . wounded marine corporal says he's now able to hunt and fish . but the action trackchair sells for $10,000 to $12,000 . all terrain wheelchairs are not yet covered by much insurance |
los angeles ((cnn) federal agents have arrested a california man who allegedly attempted to export a us military fighter jet to iran, authorities announced friday the arrest followed a seven month government sting operation, authorities announced marc knapp, 35, also was charged in a criminal complaint with two felo... | undertapster uninquisitively usance | no related information |
(cnn) the political culture in arizona, my home state, is often coarse, racialized and divisive president barack obama's visit there tuesday gave the world another opportunity to see it at times it seems as though the most bigoted individuals in america's 48th state save their most raucous and prejudiced behavior fo... | matthew c whitaker obama arizona impeach the half white muslim bye bye black sheep whitaker | matthew c whitaker: obama's appearance at arizona school brought out racist protesters . report: sign said, 'impeach the half white muslim!' and some sang 'bye bye black sheep'. protesters blame obama for race tension, but his detractors promulgate it, whitaker says . whitaker: arizona protesters were loud, but such ra... |
(cnn) the forthcoming season of motogp will carry an extra dash of glamour after socialite paris hilton announced she is to launch her own team the american heir to the hilton hotels fortune has joined forces with the bqr set up to form her own 125cc team, which will be called supermartxé vip by paris hilton it will... | socialite paris hilton motogp supermartxé vip paris hilton 125cc hilton | socialite paris hilton lends name to new motogp team . supermartxé vip by paris hilton team will compete in 125cc category . hilton said of the venture on twitter: 'this is going to be fun' |
(cnn) louise white, an 81 year old rhode island resident, came forward tuesday as the winner of a $3364 million powerball lottery, the third largest prize in the game's history 'i'm very happy and i'm very proud,' she said 'we are truly blessed thank you' white bought the winning ticket last month in newport, rhode ... | 81 year old rhode island powerball louise white third | an 81 year old rhode island resident comes forward as the winner of the powerball lottery . 'i'm very happy and i'm very proud,' said louise white . it was the third largest prize in the game's history |
(cnn) inter milan cruised into the final of the club world cup after beating asian champions seongnam ilhwa 3 0 in abu dhabi the european champions, who have struggled to replicate last year's form, when they claimed the champions league, italian serie a title and italian cup, will now face african champions tp maze... | european inter milan the club world cup inter asian seongnam ilhwa abu dhabi african tp mazembe | european champions inter milan cruise into the final of the club world cup . inter defeat asian champions seongnam ilhwa 3 0 in abu dhabi on wednesday . they will now play african champions tp mazembe in saturday's showpiece |
(cnn) just under two years before hosting the world cup, brazil sacked coach mano menezes as the south american country signaled a change of direction in its quest for unprecedented sixth title menezes had hoped to lead brazil to victory on home soil but his failure to win over his critics with his muscular type of ... | brazil mano menezes menezes olympics south american world cup | brazil has fired coach mano menezes with immediate effect . menezes has been under fire since olympics failure . south american country is set to host world cup in 2014 . brazil will appoint new coach in january according to officials |
fall river, massachusetts (cnn) in a coastal city south of boston, a community often known for its veterans is grappling with the loss of four young men who died this year while on active military duty army sgt robert barrett and army spec scott andrews were both 21 years old when they were killed in afghanistan, ac... | fall river obama us afghanistan | 4 soldiers from fall river have died this year while on active duty, officials say . military mother: 'enough's enough and it's time for this to come to an end'. obama thursday said the us is making significant progress in the 9 year war in afghanistan |
(cnn) afghanistan and several african nations are the most at risk to have a food shortage, an organization that works with the united nations said in a report thursday afghanistan was named as the country with the most vulnerable food supply, according to the study by maplecroft, a british based research agency aft... | the united nations african finland | group works with the united nations . 36 african nations rank in the top 50 in peril, group says . finland gets the best rank, considered least at risk |
(cnn) north korea attempted to reach out to the united states through mongolia in 2009, suggesting that the mongolians host disarmament talks between washington and pyongyang, american diplomats reported in a document obtained by the website wikileaks a mongolian diplomat passed that information to the us embassy in... | mongolian north korean mongolia north korea | mongolian diplomat recounted 'notable' meeting with north korean officials . north korean officials criticized longtime allies, suggested talks in mongolia . north korea 'only interested in self protection,' document says |
(ewcom) 'tron,' the original 1982 light show video game thriller starring jeff bridges as a software programmer trapped inside a brave new computer world of his own devising, is a movie that i, like many others, found to be such a tinny, dehumanized piece of techno kitsch that i was shocked to learn it has since bec... | tron 1982 jeff bridges | 'tron' is the original 1982 light show video game thriller starring jeff bridges . the sequel, 'tron: legacy,' successfully injects you into a luminous action matrix . it's hard to accuse 'tron: legacy' of being a cynical attempt to cash in on a franchise |
maharashtra, india (cnn) sister shakila shaikh works round the clock twenty four hours a day, seven days a week she says she only takes one day off each year during the muslim festival of ramzan 'i have to be here,' she says, showing us her modest two room health clinic in india 'the women of this village need me' n... | screwer walewort demetallize | no related information |
(cnn) the boeing 777 is the mainstay of many airlines' long haul fleets and has never been involved in a fatal accident during its service history british airways aircrew fly the royal standard from the flight deck of the boeing 777 aircraft the aircraft first entered service on june 7, 1995, with more than 900 supp... | infill unably lobate | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) as president barack obama prepares to visit myanmar next week, a nonprofit group warned violence between buddhists and muslims in the west of the country could destabilize the nation just as it is emerging from decades of military repression obama is set to become the first sitting us president to vi... | buddhists muslim recent weeks | a nonprofit group is warning ongoing violence could destabilize the country . the clashes are between majority buddhists and a stateless ethnic muslim group . scores have been killed in clashes in recent weeks . roughly 110,000 people are displaced |
paris, france (cnn) a major donors conference to raise funds for the palestinians has gone beyond expectations, with donors pledging $74 billion to help build a palestinian state, organizers said monday france's nicolas sarkoxy, left, welcomes tony blair and palestinian leader mahmoud abbas on monday other delegatio... | $74 billion palestinian palestinians tony blair | new: donors pledge $74 billion to help build a palestinian state . new: imf offers to monitor palestinians' promised reforms . palestinian aid conference organizers hail event as a new beginning . tony blair says donors need to be repaid with steps to create a lasting settlement |
(cnn) talks aimed at ending 50 years of fighting between farc guerrillas and colombian forces are expected to take place wednesday in norway in an interview last month, colombian president juan manuel santos told cnn's christiane amanpour that he was hopeful about the prospect for peace the sides were able to negoti... | oslo havana colombia | the talks will begin in oslo and then move to havana . colombia's president says the outlook is good . the president says there will be no cease fire while the two are in talks . the two sides have been a war since the 1960s |
washington (cnn) rep tom lantos, the democratic chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs, died monday due to complications from cancer, his office said lantos was 80 rep tom lantos represented his northern california district for 14 terms he died at the national naval medical center in bethesda, maryland, ... | tom lantos american lantos holocaust congress california last month 15th house | new: secretary of state calls rep tom lantos 'a true american hero'. lantos was only holocaust survivor to serve in congress . california congressman disclosed last month he was suffering from cancer . lantos had said he would not seek re election to 15th term in house |
(cnn) back in 1950, the european reconstruction program organized a contest for posters promoting the us marshall plan among over 10,000 entries, the winner was reijn dirksen, then barely 25 years old his entry portrayed a ship braving stormy waters and a dark fog, pulled forward by multiple sails: the continent's f... | pierpaolo barbieri nobel peace prize european union eu a century europe barbieri | pierpaolo barbieri: nobel peace prize awarded to european union stirred controversy . he says the eu helps ensure peace after a century of war and dictatorship . europe is the world's largest market, offering an arena for trade and commerce, he says . barbieri: europe financial crisis reveals need for reform, but eu is... |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) all vehicles were banned from the largely shiite city of amara wednesday after three car bombs ripped through a market district, killing at least 27 people and wounded 151, officials said iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb in the city of amara on wednesday the blasts detonated in close succe... | amara interior ministry shiite | new: all vehicles banned in city of amara through thursday, provincial governor says . death toll continues to rise as interior ministry reports 151 wounded . state television reports that many of the casualties are women, children . amara has been scene of fighting between rival shiite factions vying for power |
(cnn) the cowards who aimed to silence 14 year old malala yousufzai with a bullet have instead made the pakistani schoolgirl a global icon even as she remains in a hospital bed, her advocacy for the millions of girls worldwide who are denied an education sounds beyond the borders of pakistan malala has reminded us a... | szarkowski malala yousufzai balakot pakistan unicef malala | szarkowski: malala yousufzai has become a global icon for gender equity in education . szarkowski traveled to balakot, pakistan seven years ago with unicef . hundreds of girls around balakot first went to school with unicef help . szarkowski: if we want to stand with malala, we need to raise our voices |
(cnn) five royal marines have been charged with murder for the death of a man in afghanistan's helmand province last year, authorities said sunday in all, authorities arrested nine marines in connection with the death, but four were later released without charge, the british defense ministry said the men were part o... | marines independent afghan | in all, nine marines were arrested; four have been released . the ministry offers little detail about the case . the independent says the marines discussed whether to help a wounded afghan . the afghan had attacked their patrol, the paper says |
(cnn) as the toll of international sanctions on iran continues to mount, iran's new president hassan rouhani has signaled his government's interest in addressing the world's concerns over his nation's nuclear program, and easing the pain on the iranian economy rouhani's recent statements, tweets and appointments hav... | condescend overpersuasion gilravage | no related information |
(cnn) the us senate race in wyoming has it all: a popular incumbent republican facing a primary challenge, a gop feud, a generational divide, and dick cheney, one of the most polarizing figures in politics liz cheney met with reporters in casper on wednesday, one day after announcing her bid for the seat it came on ... | liz cheney the state department fox news john king dick cheney's cheney republican mike enzi enzi | liz cheney has worked for the state department and been a fox news contributor . john king: 'she has (dick cheney's) blessing or she wouldn't do it'. cheney is challenging incumbent republican sen mike enzi, a popular conservative . enzi said that cheney told him she would not run if he ran for re election |
(cnn) five police officers brutally kicked and beat an unconscious suspect after a high speed chase through birmingham, alabama, in an incident caught on camera and discovered a year later video shows one black and four white officers beating and kicking unconscious man ejected from car the five officers have been f... | january 2008 50 mile birmingham days | footage believed to have been shot in january 2008 after 50 mile chase . beating occurs after car rolls over, ejecting unconscious man onto ground . prosecutors found footage while preparing for man's attempted murder trial . birmingham mayor says incident recalls days of segregation, police brutality |
(cnn) perhaps bruno mars really did win the super bowl according to billboard, the grammy winning singer is set to return to the charts after his halftime performance on sunday it reports that sales of his latest album, 'unorthodox jukebox,' rose by 164% after mars took to the super bowl stage with the red hot chill... | mars 164% unorthodox jukebox forbes | sales of mars' album rose by 164% . 'unorthodox jukebox' could return to the top 10 . forbes writer says mars may see concert gains |
(cnn) tech visionary steve jobs understood better than anyone the impulse to believe that technology can solve our most complex societal problems 'unfortunately it just ain't so,' he said 'we need to attack these things at the root, which is people and how much freedom we give people i wish it was as simple as givi... | wendy kopp steve jobs cnncom | wendy kopp: even steve jobs realized computers couldn't solves societal problems . she says in education, teachers make the difference when kids excel against the odds . a cnncom article presented idea that kids could learn mainly with computers . she says research shows kids with one effective grade school teacher ach... |
(cnn) an alabama man who says he was fired for exposing public corruption received broad support from the us supreme court on monday in a free speech dispute testing workplace protections for government employees in hour long oral arguments, the justices dug into a case of whether such first amendment rights extend ... | alabama court | case involves man working at alabama college who says he was fired for exposing corruption . do first amendment rights extend to state workers who testify truthfully but are later punished?. court has previously said such workers cannot sue over an adverse job action in certain cases |
(cnn) last march, when the people of america were drooling at the thought of winning a record $656 million mega millions jackpot, we poured an icy bucket of mathematical reality over your head: you weren't going to win and you didn't three winning tickets were sold, but you weren't involved it was never going to hap... | powerball a record $550 million wednesday | chance of a ticket winning a powerball jackpot is 1 in 175,223,510 . you have a better chance of hitting two straight holes in one . a record $550 million powerball jackpot is up for grabs wednesday |
(cnn) most outrageous fish tales begin with an arching arm gesture and 'a fish this big' but this one starts with 'fish that traveled this far' just over two years after the japan earthquake and tsunami, researchers made a startling discovery in a 20 foot long japanese fishing vessel that washed ashore last month... | houseflies hyperromantic microhms | no related information |
(cnn) an obama administration initiative that aims to create jobs and economic growth has been derailed in some states while it speeds along in others the loss of a total of $12 billion in high speed rail funds in wisconsin and ohio means the promise of thousands of new jobs in those states will not be realized, acc... | probangs tricycled pasteboard | no related information |
(cnn) former presidential nominee and sen george mcgovern has been admitted to a hospice in sioux falls, south dakota, a spokeswoman for the facility said monday 'the family of sen mcgovern wishes to extend their gratitude and appreciation for the many prayers and well wishes and requests complete privacy at this ti... | begriming maytime goolde | no related information |
new york (cnn) a 21 year old foreign exchange student who authorities say tried to blow up new york's federal reserve bank was indicted thursday on charges of using a weapon of mass destruction and trying to provide material support to al qaeda quazi mohammad rezwanul ahsan nafis, a bangladeshi national, was arreste... | nafis al qaeda quazi mohammad rezwanul ahsan nafis bangladeshi the federal reserve bank new york city missouri | new: the indictment accuses nafis of trying to provide explosives to al qaeda . quazi mohammad rezwanul ahsan nafis is a bangladeshi national . he is accused of trying to bomb the federal reserve bank in new york city . he enrolled in a missouri college as a pretext for his alleged bombing plot, authorities charge |
(cnn) kenya has enjoyed a reputation as one of east africa's most stable nations since achieving independence from the uk in 1963 residents of the mathare slum in nairobi shout at demonstrators during violent clashes but a booming tourism industry, impressive economic growth currently six percent a year according... | heredium scalepan amphigene | no related information |
new york (cnn) in the days after benazir bhutto's assassination, it will be tempting to reach two hasty conclusions: that she was pakistan's last great hope and that her geo politically crucial country has revealed itself to be inherently hopeless irshad manji is a controversial muslim feminist and activist from to... | manji bhutto pakistan | manji says bhutto disappointed some because she adhered to feudal politics . during bhutto's time in office, writer says, she did not defy anti rape laws . pakistan must 'transcend both trauma and tribalism,' manji says |
(cnn) cleanup efforts unfolded monday in pakistan's largest city, karachi, after torrential monsoon rain over the weekend killed dozens, cut power to 15 million and broke a 32 year record pakistanis push a stranded auto rickshaw along a flooded street in karachi on sunday officials combed the city looking for bodie... | navahos kytes soups | no related information |
(cnn) rat, meet spaceman spiff it's not a collaboration stephan pastis imagined in his wildest imagination and, as any reader of pastis' comic strip 'pearls before swine' knows, pastis has a pretty wild imagination but there was the proof, in black and white (and, in many newspapers and online, full color): 'pearls'... | calvin hobbes bill watterson pearls before swine stephan pastis team cul de sac | 'calvin and hobbes' cartoonist bill watterson emerges in 'pearls before swine'. 'pearls' cartoonist stephan pastis says the collaboration came quickly . the two communicated long distance to do strips . artwork will be used as fund raiser for team cul de sac charity |
(cnn) forty four years ago, an australian man stood on the olympic podium in mexico alongside two american athletes who, with their heads bowed, punched the air with gloved hands in a black power salute the peaceful yet potent political protest at the 1968 olympics by 200 meter medalists tommie smith and john carlos... | catoism chronicity subpiston | no related information |
(cnn) a 65 year old man's remains were stashed in containers across south florida, police said thursday, releasing the victim's identity one day after charging another man in his murder police began looking into the case last month after finding body parts strewn around three counties in the southern part of the sta... | cartilage suburbanising galictis | no related information |
(rollingstonecom) scott weiland has one more reason to be thankful this week the stone temple pilots frontman is newly engaged to his girlfriend of one year, photographer jamie wachtel, he reveals exclusively to rolling stone it will be the rocker's third marriage 'i am incredibly happy,' says weiland 'she is inc... | perisynovial stibonium overemotionality | no related information |
(cnn) singing folk songs and strumming the guitar at his campaign rallies, hugo chavez shows no sign that he's facing the strongest challenge to his 13 year rule in venezuela he has dismissed his much younger challenger, henrique capriles radonski, as a 'fly' not worth chasing, when challenged to a debate earlier th... | sunday venezuelans longtime hugo chavez fourth 40 year old henrique capriles radonski | on sunday, venezuelans will vote for president . longtime leader hugo chavez is vying for a fourth term . his challenger is 40 year old henrique capriles radonski . observers have expressed concern about post election instability |
hempstead, new york (cnn) president barack obama and republican challenger mitt romney face off tuesday in the second of their three debates, this one in a town hall style setting in which they'll take questions from likely voters the stakes couldn't be higher: obama must get his campaign back on track after a poor ... | obama first | how well candidates connect with audience members could affect outcome . obama must overcome passive first performance without overdoing it . women's issues are one area obama must exploit if he wants to maintain their support . strong debate will result in flood of contributions, much needed in stretch run ad blitz |
(cnn) london police have dropped an investigation into premier league referee mark clattenburg after he was accused of using inappropriate language towards a footballer from chelsea the official was the subject of a complaint to the football association (fa) from chelsea after their 3 2 defeat by manchester united i... | premier league mark clattenburg chelsea october club john obi mikel society of black lawyers metropolitan | police drop their investigation into premier league referee mark clattenburg . the official was the subject of a complaint from chelsea back in october . club allege he made inappropriate comments to their player john obi mikel . society of black lawyers referred the complaint to the metropolitan police |
(cnn) senegal were disqualified from the 2013 africa cup of nations on tuesday, as the confederation of african football (caf) confirmed ivory coast's participation at january's finals in south africa senegal's second leg playoff qualifier against the ivorians on saturday was called off by the referee after 74 minut... | senegal 2013 africa cup of nations saturday ivory coast january south africa african caf | senegal disqualified from 2013 africa cup of nations after rioting caused abandonment of match on saturday . opponents ivory coast confirmed as winners of the match and as qualifiers for january's finals in south africa . african football's ruling body caf does not rule out possibility of further sanctions |
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