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(cnn) it was a classic match on tennis' grandest stage sabine lisicki upended agnieszka radwanska 9 7 in the third set at wimbledon last year to reach her first grand slam final but instead of being asked about turning points, forehands or backhands, the first three questions posed to radwanska in the post match ... | osmerus sitzmarks decremeter | no related information |
orlando, florida (cnn) a 40 year old man accused of killing one and wounding five in a shooting at a business where he once worked was charged friday with first degree murder, police said 'i'm just going through a tough time right now, i'm sorry,' the 40 year old suspect who had recently declared bankruptcy allegedl... | jason rodriguez 40 first company rodriguz 2007 | new: jason rodriguez, 40, charged with first degree murder in office shootings . new: suspect 'was recognized by numerous former co workers,' affidavit states . 'they left me to rot,' suspect says as police escort him past reporters . company spokesman: rodriguz was let go 'for performance issues' in 2007 |
(cnn) the deficit and debt are major concerns for swing voters and president barack obama and mitt romney have very different visions of how to deal with it that's why it was significant to see 80 ceos of major american companies sign a letter this past week committing to press for a balanced bipartisan plan to r... | john avlon us mitt romney avlon $16 trillion bowles simpson obama | john avlon: 80 us ceos signed letter seeking balanced, partisan plan to tame debt . he says mitt romney has refused to consider a plan that includes revenue increases . avlon says the $16 trillion debt is too big to be tackled through spending cuts alone . he says ceos want something like bowles simpson plan, and obama... |
(cnn) russia's top diplomat chided the united nations on tuesday for rescinding an invitation to iran to participate in talks aimed at ending the syrian civil war, a move that raised questions about whether any agreement could be reached at the peace conference foreign minister sergey lavrov put the blame squarely o... | iran dmitry medvedev cnn amanpour russian un switzerland | new: having the regime and rebels at the table is key, top diplomats say . talks can't be taken seriously without iran, dmitry medvedev says on cnn's amanpour . russian foreign minister says it was a mistake for the un to rescind iran's invitation . iran had already announced that it was not coming to the talks in swit... |
(cnn) an ohio judge on tuesday set a $1 million bond for the man accused of kidnapping and keeping a 13 year old girl bound and gagged in his basement, authorities say matthew hoffman, 30, is suspected of having abducted sarah maynard, who authorities discovered over the weekend she disappeared on wednesday along wi... | parsley scow shadeless | no related information |
(cnn) a delegation of painters and calligraphers, a group of buddhists returning from a religious gathering in kuala lumpur, a three generation family, nine senior travelers and five toddlers most of the 227 passengers on board missing malaysia airlines flight 370 were chinese, according to the airline's flight mani... | philip wood oklahoma christian state chinese us | new: philip wood, an oklahoma christian grad, is among those missing . new: 'so many families around the world are affected,' his family says . state media: most passengers were chinese, including a group of artists . at least three us citizens were on the plane |
(cnn) beyonce isn't just one of the world's most influential people she's also the world's most powerful celebrity, according to forbes magazine the publication has released its annual celebrity 100 list and has named queen bey to the top spot when you consider the year she's had, there's little reason to wonder why... | forbes beyonce an estimated $115 million jay z | forbes magazine names beyonce the world's most powerful celebrity . she made an estimated $115 million in the past year . her husband jay z placed sixth on forbes list |
(cnn) he was lauded and ridiculed he broke down barriers and built them around himself he soared to heights unimaginable with his music, and he made the ignominious front page of gutter tabloids worldwide michael jackson broke down musical and cultural barriers his entire life for michael jackson, the spotlight was ... | michael jackson i want you back billie jean | michael jackson was a towering figure in entertainment . singer led the way in establishing music video, revitalizing pop music . songs, including 'i want you back' and 'billie jean,' are part of enduring legacy |
new york (cnn) by the time he turned 16, sam rawls had already seen lifetimes worth of trouble he was heavily into drug use, sometimes had a violent temper and committed burglary and eventually spent three months in a court ordered detention and rehabilitation facility in waco, texas, said denise martin, rawls' moth... | teen 1988 san antonio texas | teen had used drugs, spent time in detention center, his mom says . but he 'wanted to get better' before disappearing in 1988, she says . san antonio, texas, police look at case once a year, but have no good leads |
united nations (cnn) the united states vetoed friday a un security council resolution that would have declared israeli settlements in the west bank illegal us ambassador to the united nations susan rice said that while the united states agrees about 'the folly and illegitimacy of continued israeli settlement activit... | israeli palestine first us obama un security council palestinian the west bank | new: veto 'encourages further israeli intransigence,' observer of palestine says . the veto is the first to be used by the us under the obama administration . us ambassador to un: it's unwise for security council to try to resolve key divisive issue . the palestinian proposal aimed to declare israeli settlements in the... |
(cnn) amid a high alert over an alleged al qaeda plot to attack cities in europe, france has warned its citizens about travel to the united kingdom, saying british authorities believe a terror attack is 'highly likely' the move follows a united states warning that americans be careful about traveling in europe becau... | french british us europe german this week | french warning: british authorities believe an attack is likely . us, others have warned about travel in europe because of terror threats . us warning based on intelligence from a german afghan in us custody . this week has seen arrests and suspected drone strikes against terror suspects |
(cnn) well, it was big the michael jackson memorial service, where daughter paris spoke briefly, was a big draw on tv and online the biggest ever? probably not tuesday's memorial service for michael jackson was expected to set some high marks for viewership and it did but, based on information gathered by various... | michael jackson us 33 percent ebay jackson | michael jackson memorial watched by 311 million in us. show was a huge hit on web, with traffic spiking up to 33 percent . on ebay, jackson items included programs from memorial service |
new york (cnn) a former aide to bernard madoff has surrendered to authorities in florida and will soon appear in new york to face charges related to madoff's massive ponzi scheme annette bongiorno, 62, turned herself in to the us marshals service in florida on tuesday after her bail was rejected by a district judge ... | bernard madoff's annette bongiorno florida laura taylor swain madoff ponzi us | bernard madoff's former aide annette bongiorno surrendered to authorities in florida . judge laura taylor swain revoked bail over concerns that she is a flight risk . madoff was arrested for swindling investors in the largest ponzi scheme in us history |
(cnn) ten years after the fall of saddam hussein, iraq remains 'enmeshed in a grim cycle of human rights abuses,' amnesty international said in a report monday 'many iraqis today enjoy greater freedoms than they did under his ba'athist regime, but the fundamental human rights gains that should have been achieved dur... | amnesty international iraq sunni shiite muslims | amnesty international says the torture of detainees and unfair trials plague iraq . the group says detainees are tortured into confessing and sometimes sentenced to death . reported methods of torture include shocks to the genitals, beatings and partial suffocation . sectarian strife between sunni and shiite muslims al... |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) south african leader jacob zuma was in neighboring zimbabwe this week to rescue the seemingly crumbling power sharing government of president robert mugabe and prime minister morgan tsvangirai the south african president's visit friday to the capital, harare, follows escalating tensions betwee... | robert mugabe morgan tsvangirai south african jacob zuma zimbabwe | president robert mugabe and prime minister morgan tsvangirai are at odds . south african president jacob zuma went to zimbabwe to mediate . he says he had successful consultations on a number of issues |
(cnn) los angeles galaxy captain landon donovan has decided against making another loan move to a european club during american soccer's offseason the united states international spent three months with english premier league outfit everton at the start of 2010, but will not repeat the stint when the international t... | landon donovan mls donovan three months english everton the start of 2010 29 year old la galaxy next month world cup us soccer's 2010 | landon donovan rules out making a loan move during the mls offseason . donovan spent three months with english team everton at the start of 2010 . the 29 year old will return to la galaxy for preseason training next month . the world cup star has been named us soccer's male athlete of the year for 2010 |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) party primaries for nigeria's presidential election will begin november 26, the independent national electoral commission announced tuesday the primaries, which will continue through january 15, were originally scheduled for october, but were postponed by the commission the presidential election... | atiku abubakar goodluck jonathan | primaries will be held from november 26 through january 15 . the presidential election will be april 9 . former vice president atiku abubakar will challenge president goodluck jonathan |
(cnn) a saudi group advocating for democratic reform in saudi arabia has announced the cancellation of a planned public sit in after having been denied a permit for the event by the kingdom's ministry of interior in an e mailed statement, the saudi civil and political rights association (acpra) said that the organi... | the saudi civil and political rights association third | the saudi civil and political rights association wanted to stage a public sit in . it's the third time the group applied for and was denied a permit for peaceful assembly . there are positive signs, though, because the group can still 'meet and discuss' |
(cnn) an unofficial watch group is forming in a central philadelphia, pennsylvania, neighborhood, residents say, in an effort to protect themselves against a serial strangler responsible for at least three homicides the 12 member unit has been patrolling the city's rough and tumble kensington district since friday, ... | philadelphia kensington friday | a resident watch group is forming to protect a neighborhood from a serial killer . the 12 member unit has been patrolling philadelphia's kensington district since friday . philadelphia police are looking for a serial strangler responsible for at least 3 homicides . police are investigating three recent assaults suspect... |
(cnn) hispanics are described as the largest minority group in the united states, as a burgeoning force in the electorate and as an untapped frontier of the business market yet these descriptions belie the complexity of the 44 million people to whom they refer susana clar, with daughters vanessa (left) and virna (ce... | unconvulsively infeftment prevailed | no related information |
washington (cnn) before wednesday's delaware senate debate, the bulk of what people knew about republican candidate christine o'donnell came from clips from a talk show from the 1990s in the month since o'donnell rocked the political world with her upset win over rep mike castle in the republican primary, she's domi... | o'donnell coons supreme court | o'donnell, coons face off in first debate . o'donnell has largely avoided the national media . she came across as aggressive but stumbled on a question about supreme court cases . immediate reaction form the blogosphere was mixed |
washington (cnn) the us navy has moved the guided missile destroyer uss cole and other ships to the eastern mediterranean sea off lebanon, pentagon officials said thursday a file image of the uss cole, which the us navy moved to the mediterranean sea off lebanon the deployment comes amid a political standoff over le... | us navy lebanon joint chiefs of staff pro syrian | us navy makes move amid a political standoff over lebanon's presidency . the presence is important,' says chairman of joint chiefs of staff . lebanon's pro western majority in parliament struggles with pro syrian opposition |
seoul, south korea (cnn) south korea will conduct naval fire drills near a flashpoint with the north that resulted in the deaths of four people, military officials said thursday the south korean joint chiefs of staff announced the exercises will take place in the seas southwest of yeonpyeong island on a day to be an... | korean north korea south korean last month | new drills add to military exercises around the korean peninsula . north korea shells a south korean island last month . the drills will take place near a flashpoint that left four people dead |
(cnn) sen hillary clinton got her campaign back on track with projected wins in the texas, ohio and rhode island primaries sen hillary clinton claimed victory in texas, ohio and rhode island delegate rich texas and ohio were considered must wins for her campaign obama, who claimed victory in vermont, had won 12 stra... | clinton ohio texas cnn mccain gop huckabee rhode island obama vermont | new: clinton wins in ohio, texas, cnn projects . new: mccain clinches gop nomination; huckabee drops out . new: clinton wins rhode island; obama wins vermont |
myrtle beach, south carolina (cnn) the top three democratic presidential candidates face off in a monday night debate in south carolina, with the hearts and minds of african american voters on the line sen barack obama addresses ebenezer baptist church, where the rev martin luther king jr once preached sens hillary ... | congressional black caucus institute cnn democratic tonight front african american south carolina barack obama martin luther king jr atlanta hillary clinton harlem | congressional black caucus institute, cnn host democratic debate tonight . front runners vying for african american voters ahead of south carolina primary . sen barack obama visits former church of the rev martin luther king, jr in atlanta . sen hillary clinton picks up pastor's endorsement at harlem church |
london (cnn) with her glossy dark hair, exotic outfit and ruby red pouting lips, she's every inch the classic pin up except, that is, for that greenish blue skin and yet her image was every bit as popular, in its day, as those of the latest hollywood starlets she is the 'chinese girl,' by vladimir tretchikoff, the r... | ornith semiseverity spermoblast | no related information |
(cnn) should david petraeus or anyone, for that matter lose a job because of marital infidelity? four experts weigh in larry flynt: stop being the morality police it's 'zippergate' all over again when will americans realize that an active libido has no effect on how someone runs a government agency? how many ... | nystagmus aals upchoke | no related information |
grosseto, italy (cnn) described by one lawyer monday as looking 'like he walked straight out of a gq magazine,' the ex captain of a shipwrecked cruise liner faced about a dozen of the survivors he's accused of abandoning it was the first time francesco schettino, 52, had faced survivors since the luxury ship costa c... | francesco schettino schettino the costa concordia january | new: lawyer for passengers compares ex captain's suit to fashion magazine attire . francesco schettino is accused of manslaughter, abandoning ship, causing shipwreck . a judge will decide what's admissible at a trial; three others being investigated are in court . schettino was captain of the costa concordia when it ra... |
(cnn) many 'twilight' fans are savoring their last bites of the vampire fantasy films they have adored for four years the 'twi hards' are all abuzz about this weekend's release of 'the twilight saga: breaking dawn part 2' many will be mourning the end of this series and wondering what they should follow next of co... | twilight cnn | we asked twitter users and readers what they will do after twilight . readers used the hashtag #whentwilightends and posted ireports about the series . what do you think? share your thoughts in the comments below or send us photos and videos on cnn ireport |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) afghan president hamid karzai is calling the united states' refusal to hand over an undisclosed number of detainees a breach of an agreement that outlines the transfer of power from us forces to afghanistan karzai's accusation comes two months after the united states handed over parwan priso... | afghan us 99% afghanistan | afghan president: the us military is holding detainees who belong under afghan control . a us official says 99% of all detainees have been turned over . the us military is concerned about afghanistan's ability to handle cases, an official says |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) nearly 3,900 people, including about 540 children, are believed to have died from the h1n1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic, the centers for disease control and prevention said thursday the figure is a sharp increase from previous counts of laboratory confirmed cases but dr anne sch... | girshes paradisiac vulvae | no related information |
(cnn) new zealanders danica and paul weeks are no strangers to disaster the couple's eldest son, lincoln, was born in the midst of an earthquake in christchurch in 2010 just over three years later, in december 2013, they were in a car accident after moving to australia so when paul left for a mining job in mongolia ... | mh370 ju kun communities | relatives of mh370 passengers are anxious to hear news of loved ones . martial arts star ju kun was among those on board the flight . tributes and messages of support are being shared online . communities hold vigils to pray for the missing |
(cnn) rory mcilroy says he needs to cut out his 'stupid mistakes' if he is rediscover his form ahead of the masters at augusta in two weeks' time the 23 year old lost the world no1 spot to tiger woods this week and is still searching for his first tournament win in 2013 woods, a 14 time major winner, climbed back t... | coatless herba stateless | no related information |
(cnn student news) september 6, 2013 on friday's show, cnn student news explains what the g 20 summit is and what kind of drama could be looming on the sidelines we'll also update our audience on the battle for the bones of a king who died in battle, and we'll introduce a cnn hero whose vision is helping other peop... | the daily curriculum the daily curriculum's newsquiz | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum's newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news . at the bottom of the page, please share your feedback about our show and curriculum |
(cnn) at least 28 people were killed wednesday after a boat carrying asylum seekers crashed into cliffs along the shore near the coast of christmas island, australia's minister for immigration and citizenship said rescuers were able to pull 43 people from the 'dangerous' waters and one person was able to swim to sho... | ires ferulaceous uncharily | no related information |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) five suspects were arrested on terror related charges, including one of indonesia's most wanted men, abu tholut, indonesian police said tuesday tholut and the others were arrested in central java on december 10, authorities said at a news conference tuesday tholut helped create a militant tr... | aceh 2008 mumbai india | police say the suspects were training at a militant camp in aceh . the suspects were planning attacks similar to the 2008 mumbai, india terror attacks . the suspects may be connected to at least two terror groups, police say |
jerusalem (cnn) the prime minister of the hamas government in gaza denied wednesday israeli claims of an al qaeda presence in the coastal strip, claiming there is no such thing speaking to reporters, ismail haniya said there was an active palestinian resistance in gaza but that it 'does not work outside of the borde... | al qaeda gaza israel haniya egypt palestinians sinai | prime minister says al qaeda is not operating in gaza . he says charge is 'an illusion' by israel . haniya says he has assured egypt palestinians are not planning attacks in the sinai |
haifa, israel (cnn) israeli police said friday that they suspect arson in the wildfire that has killed at least 41 people and injured 17 in northern israel over the past two days police spokesman micky rosenfeld cited 'suspicious objects' found thursday he did not elaborate officials called the wildfire, which had s... | us israeli obama | new: us and israeli officials have been in 'near constant contact,' president obama says . 40 people died when their bus was engulfed in flames, a newspaper reports . 'suspicious articles' have led police to suspect arson . at least 41 people have been killed |
rawalpindi, pakistan (cnn) former pakistani prime minister benazir bhutto's assassination was her own fault, the country's president, pervez musharraf, said in an interview on us television bhutto sits on stage at a campaign rally minutes before her assassination 'for standing up outside the car, i think it was she ... | abstains unjustifiedness wyke | no related information |
(cnn) former croatian prime minister ivo sanader has been arrested in salzburg, austria, an austrian ministry of justice spokeswoman said friday his arrest came after an international warrant was issued by croatian prosecutors accusing him of abuse of position and power, according to croatia's ministry of interior s... | ivo sanader salzburg sanader croatia interpol croatian | new: ivo sanader was arrested in salzburg, official says . sanader is wanted for abuse of position and power in croatia . a party member claims sanader will return to croatia to prove his innocence . interpol and croatian prosecutors accuse sanader of fraud and corruption |
new york (cnn) less than one month after being rescued, one of the now famous chilean miners will compete in the new york city marathon sunday, according to mary wittenberg, president of the new york city road runners club edison pena, 34, was originally invited by the club, which organizes the annual marathon, to a... | edison pena chile more than two months pena 262 mile new york city marathon sunday | edison pena was one of 33 miners trapped underground in chile for more than two months . while trapped, pena ran in the mine's tunnels . he will run the 262 mile new york city marathon on sunday |
(cnn) the new look miami heat recorded their first win of the nba season on wednesday, but their conquerors in the opening round the boston celtics could not back up the victory on tuesday, 17 time nba finals champions the celtics defeated the much hyped up heat and their star signings lebron james, dwayne wade and ... | miami first nba season wednesday boston celtics celtics tuesday lebron james the cleveland cavaliers | miami heat win first nba game of season on wednesday while boston celtics lost . celtics beat new look heat in the opening game of the season on tuesday . the heat defeated the philadelphia 76ers 98 87 with lebron james scoring 16 points . celtics lost to the cleveland cavaliers 95 87 |
london, england (cnn) the board of british chocolate maker cadbury accepted a buyout offer from american food giant kraft tuesday, a deal that would end the nearly 200 year old independence of the beloved british brand the board has agreed to recommend the offer to cadbury shareholders, who have until february 2 to ... | british cadbury us kraft 840 pence £218 billion five months combined kraft/cadbury | british chocolate maker cadbury accepts buyout offer from us food giant kraft . kraft offer for cadbury is 840 pence per share, valuing cadbury at £218 billion . agreed cash and stock offer ends five months of hostile relations . combined kraft/cadbury will be one of world's biggest confectionery companies |
(cnn) not long ago, i was very kindly invited to buckingham palace, as a member of britain's food industry hundreds of very smart foodies turned up, having showered, shaved and left behind their stoves, whisks and knives it is a funny thing seeing many of your contemporaries in suits and dresses when you're used to ... | arthur potts dawson british potts | arthur potts dawson: british supermarkets control and deliver very cheap food . potts: they buy cheap food globally, driving local producers out of business . dairy and meat farmers, fishermen are becoming a vanishing breed, he writes . consumers must work for fresh, sustainable food systems not reliant on oil, he writ... |
(cnn) the boston children's hospital pediatric doctor charged with receipt of child pornography was disciplined for using a school computer to access adult pornography when he was medical director at phillips academy boarding school, school officials said friday richard keller, 56, who is also a pediatrics clinical ... | midriffs sarsaparillin radiculose | no related information |
(cnn) martin brodeur was unstrapping his goaltending pads after another victory, about to be rushed to a tv interview, when a reporter on deadline made a request could he answer just one quick question? 'yes, i'm 40,' brodeur cracked, predicting the question before it could be asked 'for some reason, that's a big de... | new jersey devils martin brodeur 40 may 6 devils steve politi nhl brodeur stanley cup 23 fourth | new jersey devils goalie martin brodeur turned 40 on may 6 . he couldn't celebrate because he was about to lead the devils to the eastern conference finals . steve politi: 'no goaltender in nhl history has won more games than brodeur'. he won his first stanley cup at 23; he could win his fourth at an age most players a... |
moscow (cnn) as the bolshoi ballet's artistic director sergei filin entered the security code of his moscow apartment, a masked assailant tossed sulfuric acid onto his face, temporarily blinding him and leaving him with severe burns a russian police investigation led to the arrests of three people: an alleged assail... | chilli conniver unhumanely | no related information |
washington (cnn) it might not really matter if president barack obama made his case on syria to the american people he didn't really ask them for anything in his televised address but to sit tight and watch the graphic videos of chemical weapons on youtube as the surprise diplomatic track he's now chosen plays out t... | landlessness enharbour tuchunize | no related information |
(cnn) a texas couple charged with killing the little girl known as 'baby grace' now face capital murder charges, after a texas grand jury upgraded the charges on wednesday riley ann sawyers was moved from ohio to texas by her mother prosecutors said they have not decided whether to seek the death penalty against the... | outtraded effluve spermaries | no related information |
(mashable) dell inspiron duo, the hybrid tablet that flips open to become a netbook, is due for a launch next week, cnet has learned from sources familiar with the matter the duo is a windows 7 machine with a dual core intel atom cpu, a 10 inch touchscreen, and a full qwerty keyboard which is revealed when you flip... | misventurous jives tigerish | no related information |
(cnn) the israeli navy boarded a ship and halted an attempt to break the sea blockade of gaza on saturday forces stormed the ship and took the passengers into custody 'the boarding was carried out only after numerous calls to the passengers onboard,' an israeli military statement said 'as a result of their unwilling... | irrefragability theorizer preshapes | no related information |
(cnn) a federal appeals court on thursday narrowly struck down michigan's 6 year old ban on considering race and gender in college admissions, a ruling that the state intends to appeal to the us supreme court the us 6th circuit court of appeals ruled 8 7 that the affirmative action ban, which michigan voters passed ... | michigan tremendous day latino supreme court | michigan voters had approved ban on considering race, gender in college admissions . 'tremendous day for black and latino students,' lawyer representing plaintiffs says . ruling won't go into effect immediately, michigan attorney general's office says . michigan attorney general, who defends the ban, to appeal to supre... |
(cnn) london is bracing itself for a deluge of sporting egos as the best athletes in the world descend on the british capital for the olympic games but an hour away, in the sleepy town of newmarket, suffolk, the biggest diva of all has already landed when the best sprinter in the world rolls into town, you would exp... | black caviar england royal ascot next week english diamond jubilee stakes june 23 australian phar lap | black caviar arrives in england to compete in royal ascot next week . set to make english debut run in diamond jubilee stakes on june 23 . australian mare has undefeated career statistics of 21 wins from 21 starts . overseas trip has drawn comparisons with phar lap |
(cnn) egyptian authorities have charged seven coptic christians living in the united states and a florida pastor with insulting islam and inciting sectarian strife for their alleged links to an online video that has enraged much of the muslim world egypt's public prosecutor announced the charges tuesday, the latest ... | us libyan benghazi egypt anti islamic al qaeda muslim | new: head of media for christ said he was duped by filmmaker . us, libyan officials discuss what happened in benghazi . egypt charges maker of anti islamic film, seven others . al qaeda urges killing of us government representatives across muslim lands |
washington (cnn) got a problem with your dishwasher? does your oven not work? is the toy you bought defective? well, you're not alone, according to the us consumer product safety commission the cpsc has released a summary of its top 10 product categories which consumers have most often complained about online in the... | amatorious bakshishing tonging | no related information |
cnn singer paul mccartney and michael jackson 'kind of drifted apart,' but there was 'no big bust up' after jackson bought the beatles song catalog, mccartney told david letterman wednesday paul mccartney and michael jackson in 1983 mccartney said jackson will be missed mccartney appeared on 'the late show with davi... | pneumas anaphoric circumarticular | no related information |
(cnn) house speaker john boehner and the president barack obama continue to play chicken boehner has indicated that unless the president sits down and negotiates some spending cuts or changes in the affordable care act, there will be no budget or debt ceiling increase president barack obama refuses to negotiate unti... | robert mnookin: boehner obama congress | robert mnookin: boehner, obama in dangerous game of chicken over debt celing. to end it, obama should negotiate, but not sacrifice his most important interests, he says . he says a deal must save face how? congress must pass 'clean' budget and debt bills . mnookin: at same time both should announce commission to take o... |
(cnn) the number of undocumented children crossing the us mexico border by themselves has 'increased substantially,' causing the department of homeland security to declare a 'crisis' and open a temporary emergency shelter for the youths, a spokeswoman said monday in the past two weeks, more than 1,000 children were ... | central america homeland security the weekend lackland air force base | hundreds apprehended crossing border over past two weeks, officials say . most traveled from central america, homeland security spokeswoman says . emergency shelter opened over the weekend at lackland air force base |
(cnn) rebels in the oil rich niger delta region said friday they will launch new raids on oil installations to seize more hostages after nigerian authorities freed 19 who had been seized 'our fighters have been instructed to carry out more raids on oil installations from where fresh hostages will be taken,' the move... | pharyngotome surreverence subsensuousness | no related information |
paris, france (cnn) the french foreign ministry thursday said a photograph of seven hostages in niger including five french nationals has been authenticated and is an 'encouraging sign' showing the hostages are alive 'on september 30th a television network broadcast a photograph of the seven people who were ki... | france niger french september 16 al qaeda islamic | a photograph showing seven hostages is an 'encouraging sign,' france says . five of the hostages in niger are french nationals . the group's september 16 kidnapping was claimed by al qaeda in the islamic maghreb |
(cnn) the saudi lawyer who represented a woman kidnapped and raped by seven men said his license to practice has been reinstated a protest appeared in india in november against the saudi sentence lawyer and human rights activist abdul rahman al lahem told cnn's nic robertson that the justice ministry has reinstated ... | haunted preventively confessarius | no related information |
(cnn) the transportation security administration issued a statement thursday signaling its intention to focus on insulated beverage containers, noting growing concerns that terrorists might conceal explosives inside such items the announcement came during the christmas holiday, traditionally one of the busier times ... | coming days the transportation security administration | travelers in coming days may notice a new security focus on insulated beverage containers . the transportation security administration says that it is tracking possible terror tactics |
(cnn) cnn is taking an in depth look at contemporary russia as part of the 'eye on russia' series we asked you to share your photos of russia and tell us about your experiences in the country, and photos and stories poured in of beautiful places and ordinary places, and of hopes for russia's future in the 21st centu... | russia cnn cnncom | eye on russia is part of a cnn series looking at contemporary russia . cnncom asked readers to share their photos, views of russia |
washington (cnn) the fbi and the department of homeland security issued a bulletin thursday citing an alleged claim of responsibility by al qaeda for former pakistani prime minister benazir bhutto's assassination, a dhs official told cnn an italian news agency says al qaeda no 2 ayman al zawahiri began planning bhut... | fbi department of homeland security bulletin al qaeda american dhs | fbi, department of homeland security issue bulletin thursday . bulletin says two al qaeda associates made claim to news agency . 'we terminated the most precious american asset,' associate says . dhs official says the claim has not been confirmed |
washington (cnn) the us senate was called to order for 11 seconds on wednesday as the last political scuffle of the year between the white house and the democratic led congress played out democratic senators will hold short 'pro forma' sessions over the holiday break to prevent recess appointments nearly all the sen... | democratic bush | democratic senators will hold short 'pro forma' sessions over the holiday break . sessions usually under one minute long . move prevents president bush from making recess appointments . bush refused to withdraw one controversial nominee after democratic offer |
(cnn) when waking up this morning in france, one could be forgiven for not knowing that french celebrity magazine closer had crossed the rubicon and published topless pictures of kate middleton, wife of prince william, heir to the british crown no mention on early morning radio shows or television news bulletins, no... | glyptographic telautogram beefhead | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the oldest known surviving copy of the new testament gets the modern touch thursday when parts of it go online for the first time the full manuscript of the codex sinaiticus will be online a year from now the british library plans to begin publishing the codex sinaiticus, a 4th century text han... | british library bible new testament old testament | british library plans to publish world's oldest surviving bible online . codex sinaiticus contains all of new testament, part of old testament . web site will have photographs of pages, search function |
(cnn) a female zookeeper was seriously injured friday after being 'pinned' to a post by a young male asian elephant during a routine training session at sydney's taronga zoo two other keepers rushed to the woman's aid after they heard her cries and moved the elephant away, the zoo said in a statement the woman was t... | australian taronga zoo calf 2010 asian | zookeeper crushed after elephant pins her to post in australian zoo . taronga zoo investigating why the elephant 'challenged the keeper'. calf involved was known as the 'miracle' elephant born in 2010 . the asian elephant was conceived as part of the zoo's breeding program |
(cnn) a year ago, libyans celebrated the death of dictator moammar gadhafi i wrote then that despite enormous challenges, the country's prospects were actually pretty good its small, relatively well educated population and abundant oil wealth certainly gave it a leg up on neighboring egypt, which has to make its tra... | isobel coleman gadhafi libya coleman islam | isobel coleman: a year after gadhafi's death, libya defied predictions, has made gains . she says in an election that included women, secularists did well; civil society blooming . she says militias and extremists pose big threat to gains; government must get control . coleman: new constitution will be litmus test for ... |
new york (cnn) superstorm sandy left the statue of liberty and ellis island national monuments with enough infrastructure damage to keep them closed, the national park service said wednesday both locations have been closed since october 29, when a rare mix of converging, destructive weather made landfall in the nort... | october 29 liberty island national park service | both locations have been closed october 29 . at liberty island, both the visitor and national park service docks sustained significant damage . it is not clear when both locations will reopen |
(cnn student news) october 19, 2012 download pdf maps related to today's show: new york city click here to access the transcript of today's cnn student news program please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published | daily day cnn student news weekly newsquiz | the daily transcript is a written version of each day's cnn student news program . use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . use the weekly newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on cnn student news |
(cnn) never has social media been so fin tastic twitter is awash in the bloody aftermath of 'sharknado' the latest syfy channel disaster flick, which made its bow thursday night the title says it all it's the story of a menacing storm that spews hungry man eaters on southern california it's perfect fodder for the... | testudinated catfish coalsheds | no related information |
(cnn) a friend of accused boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is expected to plead guilty thursday to charges in connection with removing a backpack and computer from tsarnaev's dorm room after the boston marathon bombing dias kadyrbayev will be changing his plea in a federal courtroom thursday, his lawyer, robert stahl... | catchweed gnarrs suprapharyngeal | no related information |
(cnn) the white house is sending three officials to michael brown's funeral monday, including one who attended high school with his mother brown,18, was fatally shot on august 9 by officer darren wilson while walking down the streets of ferguson, missouri his death sparked days of violent protests in the st louis su... | the white house brown august 9 ferguson missouri the friendly temple missionary baptist church st louis | one of the white house officials attended high school with brown's mother . brown was fatally shot august 9 in ferguson, missouri . he will be eulogized at the friendly temple missionary baptist church in st louis |
(cnn) real madrid kept up the pressure on la liga rivals barcelona on sunday with a 1 0 win over sevilla at the bernabeu a 77th minute strike by angel di maria was enough to see jose mourinho's side secure three points the win came despite playing the last quarter of the game with ten men, after ricardo calvalho was... | ultragood unsaurian uptilts | no related information |
washington (cnn) president bush on friday proposed a temporary, broad based tax relief package aimed at spurring the nation's slowing economy 'we can provide a shot in the arm' to the economy, president bush said friday at the white house during remarks at the white house, bush, flanked by economic advisers, said th... | outrant visitate kitchenful | no related information |
london, england (cnn) more than 150 people have abandoned a sinking cruise liner that collided with an iceberg in antarctic waters, a chilean navy captain told cnn the ship sent out a distress call at around 10 pm et thursday passenger ship explorer reported problems near the south shetland islands, south of argenti... | antarctic explorer british first | 150 passengers evacuated from a ship after it struck object in antarctic waters . ship, named explorer, was expected to sink, british coastguards said . passengers in lifeboats, captain and first officer remain on board |
tampa, florida (cnn) after witnessing the rapid devastation of a cayman island coral reef where he had been diving since childhood, todd barber was moved from horror to action he gave up a six figure salary as a marketing consultant and dedicated his life to restoring the world's ocean reef ecosystems 'i had been fo... | the nature conservancy reef balls | most coral reefs are in danger, according to estimates from the nature conservancy . the group says 500 million people rely on coral reefs for food . reef balls are concrete spheres upon which a natural reef can grow . the objects also help control beach erosion and stabilize shorelines |
london, england (cnn) valerie gooding is in the top five most powerful businesswomen in europe as named by the financial times she runs global health and care organization bupa and under her leadership it has grown to over 8 million customers in over 190 countries and record revenues cnn's todd benjamin spoke to her... | valerie gooding bupa cnn todd benjamin valerie ft europe | valerie gooding, ceo of bupa, speaks to cnn's todd benjamin . bupa has over 8 million customers in 190 countries . valerie is one of ft's top five most powerful businesswomen in europe |
las vegas, nevada (cnn) a fire charred the top of two of three wings of the monte carlo resort and casino on friday, causing no major injuries but forcing visitors and employees to evacuate, authorities said the recently remodeled monte carlo resort and casino in las vegas, nevada, is shown after and before the fire... | monte carlo fire | fire doused on the top floors and roof of monte carlo resort . fire chief: firefighters had to hang out the windows to try to cut the fire off . the 32 floor building was completely evacuated . no major injuries have been reported, and no one was trapped |
pella, iowa (cnn) a senior aide to republican presidential candidate mike huckabee admitted friday that the former arkansas governor had 'no foreign policy credentials' after his comments reacting to the assassination of former pakistani prime minister benazir bhutto raised questions during an event friday in pella,... | huckabee pakistan gaffes | new: aide admits that huckabee has 'no foreign policy credentials'. new: campaign official suggested tying pakistan crisis to immigration issue . huckabee appeared not to know that martial law had been lifted in pakistan . gaffes will have little effect on support for populist candidate, analyst says |
kansas city, missouri (cnn) president bush drew parallels between the aftermath of the vietnam war and the potential costs of pulling out of iraq in a speech wednesday president bush draws parallels wednesday between the cost of pulling out of iraq and 'the tragedy of vietnam' 'three decades later, there is a legiti... | kennedy bush iraq white house | new: kennedy: bush drawing wrong lesson from history . president says withdrawing from iraq will embolden terrorists . speech is latest white house attempt to try to reframe the debate over iraq |
(cnn) police arrested a man friday on suspicion of murder in the case of april jones, a 5 year old girl abducted in wales four days ago suspect mark bridger, 46, had previously been arrested on suspicion of her abduction police continue to search for april, who has been missing since monday evening, when she was sna... | farle semidifference palaeoglyph | no related information |
(cnn) a day after the most high profile assassination in lebanon in more than seven years, accusations over who's responsible homed in on the syrian regime of bashar al assad prime minister najib mikati, a billionaire supported by hezbollah, announced saturday that he plans to stay in power, despite having offered h... | syrian anti al assad lebanese mikati hezbollah | new: syrian forces open fire on anti al assad protesters across border, state media reports . lebanese pm mikati is staying in power, despite his offer to resign . mikati is backed by hezbollah . blame over lebanese intel chief's death is largely aimed at syrian regime |
(cnn) eve arnold, known for her intimate portraits of stars such as marilyn monroe as well as her groundbreaking photojournalism work, has died in london, at the age of 99 magnum photos said thursday arnold, who in 1957 was the first woman photographer to join the photo agency, became a prominent member, thanks to h... | eve arnold philadelphia russian magnum photos marilyn monroe marlene dietrich | eve arnold was born in 1912 in philadelphia, the child of russian immigrants . she was the first woman to become a full member of magnum photos, in 1957 . she is perhaps best known for portraits of marilyn monroe and marlene dietrich . her photojournalism projects around the world won her acclaim |
istanbul (cnn) for the second time in a week, turkish officials searched a civilian airplane headed to syria in what appears to be the enforcement of a new turkish air blockade against the syrian government armenian and turkish diplomats confirmed to cnn that an armenian cargo plane destined for the battle scarred s... | erdogan last week aleppo turkish erzurum syria the european union 19th syrian | new: prime minister erdogan details cargo taken from plane last week . a plane headed for aleppo is stopped in the turkish city of erzurum for a cargo inspection . the action appears to be the enforcement of a new turkish air blockade against syria . the european union announces 19th round of sanctions against syrian r... |
(cnn) chelsea maintained their unbeaten run in the english premier league with a 4 2 win over london rivals tottenham hotspur at white hart lane on saturday the match, which saw spurs manager andre villas boas face his former club for the first time since chelsea sacked him in march, sparked into life in the 17th wh... | spain juan mata chelsea andre villas boas spurs manchester united manchester city | spain's juan mata scores twice as chelsea beat spurs 4 2 in english premier league . andre villas boas faces his former team for first time since he was sacked in march . chelsea have taken 22 points from a possible 24 league points; spurs' four match winning streak ended . both manchester united and manchester city wi... |
(cnn) if the first presidential debate in denver was a game changer,tuesday night's was not but that doesn't mean it wasn't a spirited, heavyweight bout with several consequential moments president obama entered the second presidential debate needing to make up serious ground after his first debate performance he tu... | william bennett denver long island bennett obama romney | william bennett: denver debate was a game changer; long island one wasn't . he says the president needed to score a convincing win but fell short of that . bennett: obama was more energetic, but romney showed he's a credible alternative |
los angeles (cnn) firefighters, air tankers and helicopters replaced hikers and campers in the recreation rich san gabriel canyon on monday after a wildfire forced authorities to close the area for labor day authorities evacuated the canyon sunday after the fire broke out in angeles national forest, an urban recreat... | 5% los angeles 4,000 acres the san gabriel canyon | new: fire 5% contained as of monday afternoon . wildfire near los angeles grows to 4,000 acres . the fire forced evacuation of the san gabriel canyon . a fire tracking site says the cause of blaze is unknown; a report blames a car fire |
(cnn) a letter of reprimand was sent to the 911 operator who handled the emergency call from a social worker seeking help as josh powell killed his sons and himself in his graham, washington, home in february it took eight minutes for 911 communications officer david lovrak to send a police car, and it took an addit... | 22 minutes david lovrak josh powell | new: the operator was confused how the social worker 'fit into the equation,' the reprimand letter says . police arrived at the burning home 22 minutes after social worker's call, reprimand letter says . 911 operator david lovrak missed 'many red flags,' his supervisor concludes . josh powell snatched the children and ... |
(ew) after four years off of the silver screen, james bond made his triumphant return this weekend in 'skyfall' — and the british spy's appeal was bigger than ever the action thriller grossed a truly massive $878 million in its first three days (and an additional $22 million during thursday night previews), making i... | skyfall $878 million | 'skyfall' grossed $878 million in its first three days . that total makes its debut the very best in the bond series . 'skyfall' also had the seventh best november opening weekend of all time . global box office buzz and the bond 50th anniversary helped the film perform |
(cnn) the judge who will take over the case of a florida man accused of shooting an unarmed teenager has high ratings from defense lawyers but isn't known as a 'soft touch,' one florida attorney said wednesday seminole county circuit judge kenneth lester jr will start by presiding over a bond hearing for george zimm... | escobadura inciter nonoccidentally | no related information |
(cnn) children play with a worn out badminton set families sip traditional indian tea known as chai from silver colored cups and chat as the sun sets in a rose colored sky goats bleat in the distance, water buffaloes chew on hay and the cackles of crows ring through the air welcome to the village of chevuru, in sout... | turner broadcasting india chevuru miranda leitsinger | a group of 16 volunteers from turner broadcasting goes to india to help build houses . the people of chevuru, india, are some of the poorest people in the country . helping the families was so rewarding for miranda leitsinger that she is planning a return trip |
ilulissat, greenland (cnn) from the air, greenland's ice sheet, the second largest on earth, appears to be perfectly still a boat sails by an iceberg floating in the jacobshavn bay near the town of ilulissat, greenland but below the surface, the ice sheet is in constant motion, as ice built up in the interior pushes... | greenland 30% 30 years | greenland's ice melt area increased 30% in 30 years, one scientist says . the island is now losing more ice each year than it gains from new snow . this melting ice is causing sea levels to rise around the world . scientists fear low lying areas could be flooded if seas continue to rise |
newark, delaware (cnn) a feisty christine o'donnell attacked her democratic opponent but also stumbled in wednesday's debate with chris coons in their election battle for delaware's us senate seat held for nearly four decades by vice president joe biden the highly anticipated showdown between two candidates consider... | unrigorousness miticidal coves | no related information |
(cnn) the united states is likely to remain the leading world power in 2030 but won't hold the kind of sway it did in the past century, according to a new study by the us intelligence community washington will most likely hold its status as 'first among equals' two decades from now, buoyed not only by military stren... | overexpressive oasthouse stylize | no related information |
(instylecom) check out these seven truly amazing destinations and plan the best place for your great escape the farm at cape kidnappers in new zealand is the best place for an adrenaline rush girl's getaway: ojai valley inn & spa ojai, california why it's great: this spanish colonial hideaway offers 308 rooms ... | felonous spheroconic tulwar | no related information |
washington (cnn) senate republicans mounted a counter attack sunday against ratifying a new nuclear arms treaty with russia this year, trying to put off a vote that democrats say they will win if it is held senate minority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky led the way, telling cnn's 'state of the union' that member... | chartermaster iridencleisis vanillism | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) six unidentified men were found in a cargo truck at atlanta's hartsfield jackson international airport during a random security sweep, officials said transportation security administration spokesman jon allen said the transportation security administration, along with more than a dozen federal... | ice us mexico el salvador | new: the investigation is ongoing, ice spokeswoman says . new: the men have not yet been processed for removal from the us, ice says . new: five of the unidentified men are from mexico and one from el salvador . the men were found during a security exercise outside a cargo facility |
rome, italy (cnn) fugitive italian mobster antonio iovine has been arrested in the country's south, interior minister roberto maroni said thursday iovine, 46, was on the ministry's list of the country's 30 most dangerous fugitives and was apprehended in a naples police operation 'it is a beautiful day for the fight ... | more than 14 years italy naples | iovine was a fugitive for more than 14 years . he is on italy's most wanted list . naples police arrested iovine |
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