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(cnn) us secretary of state john kerry is usually so careful not to expose his french connection his mother was born and educated in paris and he speaks fluent french especially since this tie arguably cost him the us presidency in 2004 when the nation was being vilified as 'cheese eating surrender monkeys' by... | chave babylonic unpouched | no related information |
london (cnn) the landscape of german politics is changing angela merkel has just been re elected chancellor and is considered the country's most powerful female politician ever and now, for the first time in its history, two black politicians are entering parliament charles huber of merkel's christian democratic uni... | charles huber cdu karamba diaby spd bundestag just 5% 20% germany diaby cemile giousouf muslim bundestag | charles huber (cdu) and karamba diaby (spd) are the first two black politicians in the bundestag. just 5% of all mps have immigrant backgrounds while 20% of germany's population have roots abroad. issues diaby wants to debate in parliament include dual citizenship, education and immigration laws. cemile giousouf is t... |
(cnn) roger federer, the seven time wimbledon champion, suffered one of the most staggering defeats in the history of the tournament after being beaten by ukraine's 116th ranked sergiy stakhovsky the 27 year old fought back from losing the opening set 7 6 before winning 7 6 7 5 7 5 to mark the greatest triumph of hi... | tetradecapodan hanbury asparaginous | no related information |
(cnn) a fight for the control of sake, a strategically placed town in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo, raged thursday, while regional leaders sought to end the crisis the political leader of m23, the rebel group that captured goma, a key city near sake, two days earlier, flew to uganda thursday ... | dioscorein unexiled pelomedusid | no related information |
new york (cnn) some family members of people killed in the september 11, 2001, terror attacks announced thursday that they have requested the names and addresses of other survivors as part of an effort to stop the city from placing unidentified remains in a repository in a museum under construction at ground zero a ... | september 17 nyc | freedom of information law request filed seeking names, addresses of 9/11 families . 17 family members say they are displeased with plans for repository for remains . national september 17 memorial and museum disputes group's claim . nyc will not release information, spokesman for mayor says |
london (cnn) pierre omidyar, founder of online auction site ebay, said wednesday he is teaming up with journalist glenn greenwald, who has led reporting on secret us surveillance programs, to create a new online mass media venture greenwald announced late tuesday that he was quitting the guardian for 'a once in a ca... | jeremy scahill laura poitras omidyar pierre omidyar ebay glenn greenwald greenwald guardian britain | new: jeremy scahill and laura poitras are also part of new venture, omidyar says . pierre omidyar of ebay says he is teaming up with journalist glenn greenwald . greenwald says he is pursuing 'a once in a career dream journalistic opportunity'. the guardian has come under fire in britain over its reporting on intellige... |
los angeles, california (cnn) the los angeles coroner's chief investigator revisited the office of michael jackson's dermatologist wednesday, even though the coroner announced last week his 'thorough and comprehensive' report was completed dr arnold klein denied in a cnn interview last month that he had given jackso... | ed winter coroner michael jackson's arnold klein jackson | 'we wanted some additional information,' chief investigator ed winter said . coroner had said it completed 'thorough' report into michael jackson's death . winter would not say what prompted the second visit or its conclusions . dr arnold klein, jackson's dermatologist, has denied giving him dangerous drugs |
new york (cnn) pakistan's new president called gop vice presidential candidate sarah palin 'gorgeous' when the two met in new york on wednesday vice presidential candidate sarah palin meets pakistani president asif ali zardari in new york on wednesday palin has been in new york meeting international leaders in town ... | sarah palin new york new pakistani asif ali zardari palin zardari america | vp candidate sarah palin in new york meeting international leaders . new pakistani president asif ali zardari called palin 'gorgeous'. zardari: 'now i know why the whole of america is crazy about you' |
(cnn) the taliban said monday it was behind a suicide bombing in the eastern pakistani city of lahore that killed 13 people and wounded 113 others azam tariq, spokesman for the pakistani taliban, said the attack was in response to us aggression against muslims around the world 'i am proud to accept the responsibilit... | pakistani taliban us muslims pakistan | pakistani taliban said attack was response to us aggression against muslims . blast kills 13 people and wounds 113 others in eastern pakistan . in other news, suspected us drone kills three suspected militants in tribal region |
(cnn) a vietnamese woman caught cooking a tiger carcass was sentenced to two and a half years in jail, state media reported thursday there are reportedly only about 100 tigers, prized by so called medicine men, left living in vietnam a hanoi court convicted nguyen thi thanh, 41, for 'violating regulations protecting... | dogcarts sculpturation moralized | no related information |
(cnn) cnncom reader kristy o'connor took a prenatal yoga class with heath ledger and michelle williams and says she was 'in awe of his devotion and attention to michelle' reader dena michnowih says she came across ledger in brooklyn, new york, teaching his young daughter matilda her right from her left, and was ench... | heath ledger don bova ledger | i reporters share tales of meeting heath ledger in person . 'he was really good with tools,' says don bova; ledger helped him change a tire . i report: share your photos, memories of actor heath ledger |
(cnn) zlatan ibrahimovic scored the only goal from the penalty spot as ac milan went back to the top of serie a with a 1 0 home win over city rivals and reigning champions inter on sunday night earlier, lazio had briefly gone top as they beat napoli 2 0 in rome, but the defeat for european champions inter drops the... | ectoparasitica mantoid motorphobia | no related information |
(cnn) living in tokyo, japan, during the late '90s, geoffrey barnett found it extremely difficult even dangerous to ride his bicycle to work every day 'the traffic is incredible, and there's so much pollution,' said barnett, an australian who worked in the city as an english teacher his students shared his fru... | shweeb $1 million google | shweeb, a pedal powered monorail, wins $1 million from google . inventor pushes 'a system that would change the world'. google says shweeb could be a low cost, eco friendly solution to traffic woes . but expert sees more potential in light rail trains and plug in hybrid cars |
los angeles, california (cnn) one media outlet billed it as the miners versus king kong the seemingly invincible 33 miners from chile and five of their rescuers toured the universal studios theme park on friday, and they were entertained with a tram ride through a tunnel featuring a lifelike 3 d clash with king kong... | universal studios chile 17 year old this week first | new: miners enjoy ride at universal studios . workers and their relatives sing 'we the miners of chile' from double decker buses . a miner's wife feared the ordeal would be too much on her pregnant 17 year old daughter . but the daughter gave birth to a girl this week, the first grandchild |
new york (cnn) a malaysian man was charged on thursday for hacking into the computer network of a us federal reserve bank and for stealing more than 400,000 stolen credit card and debit card numbers, according to federal authorities lin mun poo, 32, is suspected of accessing financial records at a federal reserve ... | malaysian federal reserve lin mun poo poo | malaysian man charged with hacking into computer network of a federal reserve bank . lin mun poo also is suspected of stealing 400,000 credit card and debit card numbers . poo is charged on four counts including access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. if convicted he could a maximum sentence of 10 years in p... |
paipote, chile (cnn) in short order, freed miner victor antonio segovia dispatches with some of the myths swirling around the 33 men rescued from the depths of the earth this week: he has no plans to write a book about what he endured in the san jose mine, he isn't going to sue anyone for the collapse, and he intend... | victor segovia san jose pedro segovia segovia camp hope | victor segovia, two of his cousins were trapped in the san jose mine . pedro segovia says his brother is tough and untouched by how close he came to dying . segovia says he doesn't feel the need to visit camp hope . segovia says he has become someone who 'thinks more about god' |
(cnn) a policeman in china has been arrested after he allegedly hurled a baby to the ground, local officials say the officer, guo zengxi, from the city of linzhou in china's central henan province, was on his way to a karaoke bar after drinking with friends on the evening of july 20, state news agency xinhua reporte... | pharmaceutically boldfaces oligocythemia | no related information |
las vegas, nevada (cnn) this weekend marks the end of an era for many fans of the iconic liberace the las vegas museum dedicated to preserving the glitz, the glamour and even the gaudiness that defined the entertainer's career is closing sunday after more than 30 years despite his dynamic history, the draw of the li... | liberace museum las vegas nevada sunday 1979 next year | liberace museum in las vegas, nevada, is closing sunday . the museum was opened by the celebrated entertainer in 1979 . low attendance is a key reason for closing . a traveling tour of the museum's collection is planned for next year |
(cnn) houston, texas, police were investigating the death of a child whose burned body was found tuesday morning in a drainage ditch police got a call from someone who initially believed the remains to be burned debris, said homicide lt leslie martinez the body is about 3 feet tall, she said the body apparently had ... | houston texas | remains of child found in houston, texas . body had apparently been burned elsewhere . police say they do not know whether case is related to missing boy, 12 |
(cnn) australia got its first catholic saint sunday, a feisty 19th century nun who was briefly excommunicated when her colleagues exposed an abusive priest mary mackillop co founded the sisters of st joseph of the sacred heart in 1867, and gained a reputation as the first australian nun to leave the cities and minis... | catholic the catholic church mary mackillop first australian | new: she was a feminist before her time, a catholic author says . the catholic church credits her with miraculously curing a woman's cancer . nuns in mother mary mackillop's order reported an abusive priest, leading to excommunication . she is known as the first australian nun to minister to the continent's rural poor |
(cnn) after a week in which football's reputation has been dragged through the mud, the ugly spectre of hooliganism raised its head once more after a goalkeeper was subjected to a physical assault during an english championship game chris kirkland, the goalkeeper of sheffield wednesday, was hit in the face by a supp... | subfeudatory proselytes gynaecomorphous | no related information |
(cnn) for the first time since their rescue two months ago, the world is hearing directly from the three women who were held captive in cleveland for a decade amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight released a video on youtube, offering their thanks to all those who have supported them since they were freed f... | youtube courage fund more than $1 million dollars | former captives release youtube video to convey appreciation to supporters . courage fund has raised more than $1 million dollars for the victims . women don't plan to make any additional public statements |
(cnn) stargazers who were willing to give up a little sleep got to catch the last lunar eclipse of 2010 early tuesday the total lunar eclipse lasted about three and a half hours, starting as a partial eclipse about 1:33 am et and finishing at 5:01 am et, according to nasa as a coincidence, the eclipse fell on the sa... | north america greenland iceland the united states 2014 the day of the winter solstice 1638 | the eclipse was visible to north america, greenland and iceland . the united states won't see another total lunar eclipse until 2014 . the last lunar eclipse to happen on the day of the winter solstice was in 1638 |
(rollingstonecom) ellie goulding emerged in 2010 with a one two punch: first, her (still rising) helium voiced hit 'lights,' then, an elegant read of elton john's 'your song' that led to a gig at prince william's wedding as cinderella stories go, it's a good one but as a 25 year old adept who dresses rave y hooks in... | ellie goulding halcyon scottish calvin harris | ellie goulding first emerged as an artist in 2010 . 'halcyon' is her second album . she does a collab with scottish rave op master calvin harris |
(cnn) a british couple kidnapped by pirates has been released after more than a year in captivity, somali leaders said sunday paul and rachel chandler were seized from their yacht in october last year, just after they set sail from the seychelles islands for tanzania 'they are physically and mentally doing well, and... | paul rachel chandler last year | paul and rachel chandler were seized from their yacht last year . 'they are physically and mentally doing well,' a local leader says . it is unclear whether a ransom was paid for their release |
(cnn) in this space, michele flournoy, former undersecretary of defense under president barack obama, and some of her colleagues attacked a recent mitt romney opinion piece in the wall street journal in their piece, entitled 'romney's empty foreign policy agenda,' they hurl all sorts of tired accusations at the repu... | richard williamson romney obama iran bin laden's williamson al qaeda libya | richard williamson: despite criticism of romney on foreign policy, obama's record flawed . he says obama took too long to push crippling sanctions for iran; romney would have sooner . writers cited bin laden's death on obama's watch, but that's hubris, williamson says . he says administration let guard down on al qaeda... |
(cnn) the worst secret in boxing is out of the bag: 'sugar' shane mosley is the most likely opponent for manny pacquiao's next fight the 39 year old american boxer used twitter to announce that discussions between the two camps are at an advanced stage, with confirmation expected in the next 24 hours 'just excited a... | us shane mosley manny pacquiao's mosley lennox lewis pacquiao filipino las vegas | us boxer shane mosley reveals that he will be manny pacquiao's next opponent . mosley tells former heavyweight champion lennox lewis on twitter that he's 'excited'. mosley and pacquiao's camps to meet in the next 24 hours to discuss terms . the filipino is booked to fight in las vegas in may |
denver (cnn) president barack obama turned in a less than stellar performance wednesday night in his first debate this election season on thursday, his campaign aides said former massachusetts gov mitt romney came armed with distortions but if the president believed that, he barely brought them to the viewers' atten... | cnn jessica yellin barack obama obama yellin | cnn's jessica yellin analyzes president barack obama's debate performance . obama's team had him cling too hard to his nice guy image, yellin observes . yellin also points out the president didn't engage in enough debate prep . finally, the president doesn't take criticism well, and that hurt him, yellin says |
(cnn) five consumers who found shards of glass in their bags of frozen vegetables set off what has become a national recall that the products' supplier is tracing to a single lot of peas the packages were supplied by the pictsweet co of bells, tennessee, and sold in kroger grocery stores in the southeast and wal ma... | kroger wal mart | five consumers said they found pieces of glass in frozen vegetables . the vegetables were sold at kroger and wal mart stores . the supplier of those vegetables initiated a voluntary recall of products that contain peas . the company now traces the problem to a single lot of peas |
(cnn) a priest known for his collection of religious art is under investigation for possible involvement in the illegal ivory trade, according to a philippine law enforcement agency monsignor cristobal garcia was quoted in the october issue of national geographic directing a reporter to ivory carvers and traders, an... | national geographic critobal garcia garcia | a quote in the national geographic article lands priest in ivory investigation . monsignor critobal garcia allegedly gave tips on smuggling ivory . garcia has been removed from his religious duties on a molestation allegation |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) the pakistan taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 13 people and injured dozens in the northwest part of the country saturday, authorities said the attack at a security checkpoint in the city of saidu sharif injured 37, according to ibrahim khan, a polic... | integrand nongarrulous bissonata | no related information |
(cnn) chelsea's star striker didier drogba has been suffering from malaria, his club manager revealed on tuesday, but the ivory coast player will still line up for the london derby against fulham in the english premier league on wednesday drogba started on the bench for chelsea's 2 0 defeat to liverpool on sunday, h... | chelsea didier drogba drogba liverpool sunday carlo ancelotti manchester united wednesday | chelsea striker didier drogba discovers reason for his recent lack of health . drogba has missed recent matches and started on the bench against liverpool on sunday . manager carlo ancelotti confirms drogba has contracted malaria but is now recovering well . manchester united hit by illness and injury ahead of wednesda... |
hong kong (cnn) asia's affluent middle classes have long been eager to enroll their kids in the west's elite schools but now they no longer need to travel as far to do so some of the most notable names in british and north american education are establishing campuses across asia as they seek to tap into the region's... | british north american asia harrow hong kong marlborough college malaysia | prominent names in british and north american education open schools in asia . recent openings include harrow in hong kong and marlborough college in malaysia . they want to tap into the region's growing elite education market |
(cnn) after all the celebrating, overeating and overdrinking with friends and family, sitting down quietly with a good book could be just the thing you need sure, you could turn to the old holiday standbys, but if you want to think outside the christmas box, here are 10 great nontraditional books for holiday themed ... | ps your cat is dead james kirkwood a chorus line santa claus gerry bowler southern flannery o'connor's wise blood | instead of reading the standby holiday books, try 10 great nontraditional books . 'ps your cat is dead' is by james kirkwood, the man behind 'a chorus line'. find out the truth in 'santa claus: a biography' by gerry bowler . enjoy a southern gothic tale with flannery o'connor's 'wise blood' |
(cnn) president obama's ambien finally wore off, and thus he began the second presidential debate with mitt romney obama's performance tuesday night was stellar (but not perfect) because of two techniques that i push to my debate teams ad nauseam the first is the primacy effect, and the second is using your opponent... | todd graham obama romney graham | todd graham: obama revived himself and gave a stellar (but not perfect) debate performance . he says obama used 'primacy effect' technique to be most persuasive first thing in debate . he says obama also used romney's own words against him, a timeless, winning strategy . graham: romney used that technique too, but late... |
(cnn) lynne cheney has spent decades studying and admiring the nation's fourth president, james madison her new book, 'james madison: a life reconsidered' is a labor of political admiration that began five years ago and culminated in a historical journey in which madison, the father of the constitution, also becomes... | lynne cheney james madison cnn jeb bush hillary clinton the white house | lynne cheney has written a new book on president james madison . in an interview with cnn, she also talks about politics and her family . jeb bush would make 'a great contribution' if he ran for president . she thinks hillary clinton is indeed running for the white house |
(cnn) a powerful 62 magnitude earthquake struck near mexico's baja peninsula tuesday, the us geological survey said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries as the area around the epicenter is sparsely populated, said a spokeswoman for the baja california sur's civil protection office she said many peop... | about 50 miles la paz mexico | there are no immediate reports of damage . the epicenter is about 50 miles north of la paz, mexico |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli authorities are investigating whether the attack that left an american woman dead and her friend injured was 'nationalistic,' a police spokesman said monday, using a term for crimes in which a victim is targeted based on an arab or israeli background american kristine luken died in the attack... | arab israeli kristine luken christian luken | new: police confirm they are focusing on whether the attack was 'nationalistic'. new: the term is used when victims are targeted based on their arab or israeli background . kristine luken was hiking with a friend and colleague from a christian ministry . luken's friend survived the attack and summoned help |
(cnn) more than two million americans have already cast ballots for president less than three weeks before election day with a substantial number coming in the battleground state of iowa the state, which holds six key electoral votes, is on pace to exceed the 15 million votes cast early in 2008 a trend that is no... | iowa democrats republicans up to 40% | of the two million ballots cast early, a quarter of a million were cast in iowa . trends show registered democrats voting early more than republicans in iowa . republicans could close the gap in iowa with strong election day and early voter turnout . up to 40% of eligible voters could cast their ballots early in 2012 |
los angeles (cnn) the recent recovery of one of his stolen trophies and several scrapbook items at a los angeles park left tennis legend pete sampras 'a little more optimistic' that the rest of his coveted memorabilia will soon be found, his agent said monday thieves last month broke into a public storage facility t... | pete sampras late last week los angeles sampras last month | pete sampras is 'a little more optimistic' his stolen mementos will be found, his agent says . one of the tennis legend's stolen trophies was found late last week in a los angeles park . thieves took 51 of sampras' championship trophies and other items last month, police say |
washington (cnn) the head of blackwater usa on sunday rejected a mounting series of reports suggesting the private contractor's security guards opened fire on innocent iraqi civilians last month blackwater ceo erik prince said sunday that guards 'definitely' faced insurgent fire september 16 'there was definitely in... | magnetoprinter demagnetising pridingly | no related information |
pristina, kosovo (cnn) kosovo's prime minster lashed out at critics monday over a recent report alleging that officials may have stolen organs from prisoners of war and political rivals, calling it 'pure fabrication' european authorities charged in a report released last week that executives who control the country ... | hashim thaci european union kosovo thaci | prime minister hashim thaci says the report is 'pure fabrication'. it says authorities may have stolen organs from prisoners of war and political rivals . european union officials have asked anyone with evidence of crimes to step forward . 'kosovo is a story of success,' thaci says |
los angeles (cnn) the mother of a 24 year old california woman whose decomposed remains were found in malibu canyon in august said monday she believes her daughter was murdered and asked that the coroner exhume the remains and the fbi crime lab examine her clothing mitrice richardson was last seen leaving a los a... | mitrice richardson los angeles county eleven months later | mitrice richardson went missing after she left a los angeles county sheriff's station . eleven months later her remains were found in a remote mountain area . her mother asks authorities to exhume her daughter's remains |
tehran, iran (cnn) gas and oil prices rose in iran monday after the country dramatically cut subsidies for its citizens to bolster the nation's sagging economy the initiative went into effect sunday, with the country saying it will gradually remove all subsidies within five years the price of subsidized gasoline ros... | five years iran trillions of dollars | the country plans to remove all subsidies in five years . the price of gasoline goes up four folds . iran has trillions of dollars in natural resources but still struggles, experts say . the changes aim to dampen domestic demand for fuel and oil, and bolster overall revenues |
los angeles (cnn) southern california faces another water logged day wednesday with renewed threats of flash flooding, especially in san diego county the national weather service is forecasting rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour, which could prompt flooding in the san bernardino, santa ana and palomar mountai... | orange county rockville utah | new: reported mudslide affects homes in orange county . of 232 homes evacuated, only 1 family leaves, officials say . rockville, utah, residents allowed to return . roads into two national parks are shut down, a park lodge manager says |
new york (cnn) it's primary day in new york city, where a whole lot of democrats and not that many republicans will select their nominees for mayor and a slate of other city offices given the city's liberal bent, the primary serves as a de facto general election most of tuesday's democratic winners will sail to vict... | uncalcified descensive semifuturistic | no related information |
(cnn) as many as 400 armed muslim rebels are holding at least 20 people hostage in a southern philippine city after coming ashore by boat, authorities said monday philippine police and armed forces have blockaded the areas of zamboanga city, a mainly christian city on the southern coast of mindanao, where the rebels... | muslim philippines christian zamboanga city moro national liberation front muslims mnlf | officials: six dead during clashes with muslim rebels in southern philippines . at least 20 people taken hostage in mainly christian town of zamboanga city . moro national liberation front want autonomous region for muslims . the mnlf signed 1996 peace deal but some members continue violent struggle |
(cnn) the united nations won't help, good pal britain is sitting this one out, so president barack obama will take his case for a military attack on syria directly to the american people next week obama wrapped up his trip to the g20 summit in russia by telling reporters he will address the nation on tuesday as cong... | house gop cantor obama the united states syria american | new: house gop leader cantor tells members to expect a vote in the next two weeks . president obama: the united states has a responsibility to act as a global leader . obama refuses to directly answer if he'll attack syria without congressional support . 'the american people have gone through a lot' in wars of past dec... |
(cnn) according to new data released by the us census bureau this week, median household incomes adjusted for inflation declined by 23% in 2010 over the previous year the data also showed that 462 million americans lived in poverty in 2010 the highest number in the 52 years the census bureau has been tracking suc... | 50 years sally kohn kohn last year | number of poor highest in 50 years, sally kohn says, as the rich get super rich . kohn: 25 major corporations last year paid their ceos more than they paid in taxes . keeping taxes low for big business and rich does not create jobs, kohn writes . working families need the money, she says, to spend and stimulate economy... |
washington (cnn) federal authorities are investigating a potential case of human trafficking at the suburban washington home of a saudi diplomat, officials said wednesday authorities were called tuesday afternoon to an upscale neighborhood in mclean, virginia, where they 'removed two potential trafficking victims,' ... | saudi | new: source says women charging saudi attachã© kept their passports, didn't pay them . authorities investigate possible human trafficking . official says probe is at home of saudi military attache . two women allegedly claim they were mistreated |
(cnn) being in the nfl is a bit like being a wall street banker or a pop star the job title comes with a laundry list of assumptions if you've made it into the pros, then you must be not only physically elite and athletically talented, but also ridiculously wealthy and secure in a life the rest of us could only d... | nfl matthew cherry first the last fall lance gross cherry | former nfl player matthew cherry is a rising filmmaker . his first feature film is loosely based on his own experience . 'the last fall' stars lance gross, who sees the film as 'a love story'. cherry hopes it will educate audiences and humanize players |
dr sanjay gupta, a neurosurgeon, is author of the new book 'cheating death,' which will be published next month this article originally appeared in the september 20, 2009, issue of parade and paradecom (parade) i am going to let you in on a secret: when a person's heart stops beating, it's not the end contrary to wh... | gupta first | gupta: death is not a single event; it's a process that can be interrupted . without a heartbeat, circulation slows to a halt; brain is first organ to suffer . in cpr, compressions are more important than mouth to mouth breathing . compressions keep oxygen rich blood circulating to brain, other organs |
(cnn) a mine exploded monday on a road in southern somalia, killing four people three members of the medical humanitarian group medecins sans frontieres and a journalist ongoing violence in somalia has devastated the capital mogadishu the incident occurred monday along a road in kismayo, the group said victor ok... | cay reimposed laddery | no related information |
cnn (cnn) veteran dj and tv personality jimmy savile, who entertained generations of british children on television and radio, has died at the age of 84 savile was one of the most recognizable figures in british showbiz from the 1960s to the 1980s, presenting shows on bbc tv and radio he was the first host of the bb... | jimmy savile british 'top of the pops' | jimmy savile entertained generations of british children on tv and radio . best known for 'top of the pops' and 'jim'll fix it'. 'jim'll fix it' saw him grant wishes of children who wrote in to show . colorful character famous for chunky jewelry, tracksuits and cigars |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) thousands of followers of radical shiite cleric muqtada al sadr rallied in baghdad on thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the fall of saddam hussein's regime demonstrators burn an american flag at a rally in baghdad, iraq, on thursday they rallied at firdous square, where hussein's statue w... | anti us muqtada al sadr al sadr iraqi sadrist | protesters shout anti us slogans, chant religious songs . thousands of supporters of muqtada al sadr rally in historic square . al sadr aide calls on iraqi government to release all sadrist detainees |
london (cnn) janet jackson is opening up for the first time about a duet with her brother that she's reviving two years after his death jackson took to the stage in london on thursday and performed their 1995 song scream as video of michael jackson played and his voice filled royal albert hall the reworked duet foll... | uncompletable profanation suprameatal | no related information |
(cnn) bill and hillary clinton never fail to confound americans their political and public service accomplishments often appear diminished by the stumbles in their private lives, real or imagined no holder of high office, obviously, is ever judged simply for policy initiatives, and that seems especially true of the ... | the clinton foundation james moore hillary clinton clinton moore clintons | the clinton foundation has come under scrutiny for its operations and finances . james moore: as hillary clinton will likely run for president, critics are looking for mistakes . he says evaluation of clinton as a presidential candidate may be tied to the foundation . moore: charity work honorable, but clintons need to... |
(cnn) archaeologists believe a desert site in jordan may contain the ruins of the elusive king solomon's mines researchers using carbon dating techniques at khirbat en nahas in southern jordan discovered that copper production took place there around the time king solomon is said to have ruled the israelites the res... | jordan solomon the old testament the national academy of sciences | desert site in jordan may contain the ruins of the fabled king solomon's mines . king solomon is known in the old testament for his wisdom and wealth . findings reported in the journal, proceedings of the national academy of sciences |
washington (cnn) a group of latino farmers is scheduled to return to federal court thursday to argue that the government has discriminated against them in providing loans, disaster relief and other financial aid farmer john carillo says he was turned down for a usda loan because of discrimination the suit, known as ... | latino usda 1997 | latino farmers say they were refused usda aid that was available to white farmers . one major issue: can individual suits be combined into a class action suit?. similar suit by black farmers in 1997 was given class action status . former agriculture secretary says department has long history of discrimination |
(cnn) mary travers of 1960s folk trio peter, paul and mary, has died, according to her publicist she was 72 mary travers performs at the 2004 democratic convention in boston, massachusetts travers died from side effects of treatment from a bone marrow transplant after battling leukemia, publicist heather lylis said... | amaryllises simulations overlabouring | no related information |
(cnn) two words are nowhere to be found in the pages of text that spell out a new interim nuclear deal with iran: saeed abedini now some supporters of the american pastor, who's been detained in iran for more than a year, are accusing us officials of betraying abedini by signing off on an agreement that doesn't get ... | saeed abedini's a few months abedini obama iran | new: administration officials: push for saeed abedini's release will continue . wife: 'he's not going to survive even a few months in that prison'. abedini's supporters say the obama administration betrayed him . an interim nuclear deal reached with iran doesn't secure the pastor's release from prison |
washington (cnn) sanctions will be placed on 13 people and three companies 'for their involvement in the aq khan nuclear proliferation network,' the us state department said monday aq khan was the brains behind pakistan's nuclear bomb khan, a pakistani scientist, operated an international black market in nuclear mat... | us khan iran n korea libya | us: khan headed international network for proliferation of nuclear equipment . provided 'one stop shopping' for countries seeking to develop nuclear weapons . khan previously admitted selling nuclear secret to iran, n korea and libya |
(cnn) petr cech has told cnn that he wants a swift conclusion to the 'racism' saga surrounding chelsea and referee mark clattenburg the metropolitan police dropped the investigation into alleged comments by clattenburg towards chelsea's john obi mikel and juan mata on tuesday clattenburg has denied allegations that ... | petr cech chelsea mark clattenburg cnn cech | petr cech calls for end to the saga between chelsea and referee mark clattenburg. chelsea goalkeeper told cnn: 'i hope that this story will be finished as soon as possible'. cech urges better communication between referees, players and fans. cech: 'there should be better communication from the side of the referee towar... |
washington (cnn) which one of these doesn't fit? more jobs, a record stock market, wars ending and dismal poll numbers all apply to barack obama's presidency as it passes the 2,000 day mark, raising questions about the viability of what used to be known as conventional political wisdom a strengthening economy and ro... | obama gop | issues that usually benefit a president not helping obama . much of the negativity reflects the nation's partisan divide . right wing media feeds and enhances gop attacks . analyst: true or not, the president is perceived to be giving up |
los angeles (cnn) a father and mother showed heroism when a gunman opened fired inside their california home before dawn saturday, but two members of the family couldn't overcome their wounds, inglewood police said the mother ran from the house carrying her youngest child, though she was shot in both legs, in an 'ex... | 55 year old desmond john moses 4 year old | new: police identify the suspected gunman as 55 year old desmond john moses . a mother runs from the house carrying her youngest child though she's shot in both legs . the 4 year old boy, shot in the head, later dies in surgery . the father died after using his body as a shield over his other children |
(cnn) tashard choice recently had a great opportunity to pick up a nice present for his 3 year old nephew the dallas cowboys running back went up to michael vick after a game and asked for his autograph well, that kind of blew up in his face here he was, just trying to do a nice thing for a child, and people get all... | colonizability ferronatrite tenuti | no related information |
moscow, russia (cnn) anna chapman, one of the russian sleeper agents deported by the united states in last summer's spy swap, will be giving the dour face of russian political life a bit of flash and glamour chapman was elected to the public board of the pro government the young guard of united russia on wednesday, ... | chapman the young guard of united russia last summer the cold war | chapman was elected to the young guard of united russia board . the spy swap last summer conjured the cold war . chapman says 'wake up with a smile and be happy' |
paris (cnn) part of paris charles de gaulle airport was evacuated friday due to the accumulation of snow on the roof, and hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de icing fluid, authorities said nearly 2,000 passengers were moved from terminal 2e to other parts of the airport, authorities said, ca... | charles de gaulle evening about a foot second europe the weekend | charles de gaulle cancels a third of afternoon and evening flights . about a foot of snow falls on the roof, forcing a partial evacuation . charles de gaulle is the second busiest airport in europe . airports were snarled by snow over the weekend |
los angeles (cnn) federal officials are investigating whether this week's pacific storms caused a pilot to crash his small plane into a mountain in a southern california state park, authorities said friday it is the second death that might be related to the storms christopher julius petrikas, 65, a former commercial... | faa southwest | new: faa is investigating whether this week's torrential rains caused a small plane crash . new: searcher recounts the drama of carrying the pilot's body off the mountain . authorities are also investigating whether a woman's death is storm related . residents of parts of the southwest fear mudslides and flood surges |
(cnn) in the summer of 2007, two palestinian groups fatah and hamas fought street battles in gaza fatah, loyal to palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, was losing and a us diplomatic cable indicates that 'desperate, disorganized, and demoralized' fatah members appealed to israel to attack their rival ... | wikileaks fatah israel hamas israeli | wikileaks cable says 'desperate' fatah asked israel to attack hamas in 2007 . a fatah official says the comment was part of an israeli smear campaign . hamas calls it 'evidence regarding the involvement of fatah with the occupation' |
san francisco, california (cnn) president obama will wake up in san francisco, california, on friday amid a five state, four day tour aimed at propping up embattled key senate incumbents obama will fly to los angeles, california, to attend a fundraiser luncheon at the university of southern california for sen barbar... | obama california nevada washington | critics say midterm election will be a referendum on obama and his leadership . president obama seeks to shore up embattled senators from california, nevada, washington . obama is on a five state, four day tour . obama will also make another campaign swing the final weekend before midterms |
(cnn) something i love about american politics: a political candidacy can be sunk by a fishing license liz cheney's run for the republican senate nomination from wyoming suffered a setback after it was discovered that she bought a $24 fishing license last year without having lived in the state for a year with surrea... | amiga phthalide underorb | no related information |
(ewcom) at this point, robert de niro has built an entire subgenre of movies in which he sticks his tongue out at his cinematic legacy after inventing our modern idea of a wiseguy in films like 'the godfather part ii' and 'goodfellas,' the actor has spent much of the last 20 years lampooning it in farces like the fu... | robert de niro witness protection luc besson ew | robert de niro stars as a mobster in witness protection with his family . the comedy thriller was directed and co written by luc besson . ew gives it a grade of b |
london, england cocaine abusing celebrities are glamorizing the use of narcotics and encouraging more young people to use illegal substances, the united nations drug control agency has warned model kate moss faced allegations of cocaine use in 2005 but was never charged for over the claims the annual report from the... | macrodiagonal rooses isidia | no related information |
(cnn) no doubt about it, actor steven yeun is in a pretty great place in his career he's on one of the most popular scripted series on cable, 'the walking dead,' and he's one of the most popular characters on that series on top of that, he is as close as one can get to being a romantic lead on a show about a zombie ... | droughts mastigobranchial counselable | no related information |
(cnn) thirty years ago, amidst much hype from walt disney pictures, 'tron' debuted in theaters the movie with its then unusual plot of a man interacting inside a computer as an avatar failed to bring in a large audience in comparison with 'et the extra terrestrial' a month earlier despite that, the movie left ... | paul 'pee wee herman reubens bruce boxleitner tron | the film 'tron' has become a cult classic among fans . the animated 'tron' series stars one such fan: paul 'pee wee herman' reubens . like in the classic, bruce boxleitner once again portrays tron |
(cnn) in rolling out its galaxy gear on wednesday, samsung effectively launched the smartwatch wars, becoming the biggest player in an emerging gadget market that could soon see apple, google and others join the fray 'today, samsung reinvents a centuries old product,' samsung research director pranav mistry said at ... | chibinite lophophorinae ghostwrote | no related information |
(cnn) manchester united have returned to the top of the english premier league after a header from ji sung park gave them a narrow 1 0 win over previous table toppers arsenal the only goal of a largely disappointing match came just before half time when park superbly adjusted his body to divert nani's deflected cros... | defeature misunderstanding airthed | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) chinese dissident and artist ai weiwei has turned the cameras on himself on the first anniversary of his arrest at beijing airport, the internationally renowned artist and outspoken government critic has installed live web cameras at his home, a wink to the 24 hour police surveillance he has been und... | chinese ai weiwei mimicks 24 hour beijing last year | chinese artist ai weiwei installs live webcams at his own home . mimicks 24 hour police surveillance since his arrest at beijing airport last year . government has accused ai of tax evasion, seeking payment of fines . ai is still facing tax evasion charges, brought by the government soon after his release |
editor's note: robert menendez is the junior senator from new jersey and the author of a new book, 'growing american roots: why our nation will thrive as our largest minority flourishes' sen robert menendez, d new jersey, says that in the us, latinos are no longer on the outside looking in across america, the latino po... | robert menendez latinos america latino | robert menendez: latinos are now are at the political table, making a difference . more young latinos will follow in the footsteps of pioneering public servants, he says . he says latinos must remind america about long latino presence, contributions . latinos must appreciate accomplishments but also understand shortfal... |
london, england (cnn) a 'farce,' 'bitter', 'ugly and chaotic,' 'sinister and slapstick and a 'public relations nightmare;' the olympic torch's journey of harmony and peace hit a large protester sized road hump in london, the world's press commented monday british newspapers said the olympic torch relay through londo... | times london daily mail olympic | the times labels torch relay a 'public relations nightmare' for london . daily mail questions presence of 'mysterious private army'. olympic official says flame belongs to world's 'peace loving people' |
(cnn) the 84 million bright yellow wristbands distributed by lance armstrong's cancer charity have become a well known symbol of strength and perseverance against adversity 'livestrong,' they urge in the wake of wednesday's release of hundreds of pages of evidence supporting persistent allegations of doping against ... | armstrong | many fans still support armstrong, despite recent doping revelations . 'he's given a lot of people hope in this world,' crisis communications expert says . spokesman for federal prosecutor declines to say if criminal probe will be reopened . armstrong is accused of taking part in sophisticated doping program |
los angeles (cnn) visitors to the los angeles police department website have identified five women depicted in photographs found in a suspected serial killer's home this summer, but police need to independently confirm those claims, spokeswoman norma eisenman said friday authorities would not say whether those women... | the first 24 hours grim sleeper | new: the public has identified five of more than 100 women depicted in photographs . new: authorities still need to confirm those claims . new: website posting the photos gets 10 million hits in the first 24 hours . photos were found in the home of the grim sleeper suspect |
(cnn) in recent weeks, a series of cnn articles have appeared purporting to get to the bottom of male infidelity 'men more likely to cheat on women with bigger paychecks,' one headline informs us; yet in the body of the article we are told that the opposite is true as well: 'a man who makes significantly more money ... | wendy shalit third shalit | wendy shalit says recent articles spin evolutionary theories to justify infidelity . one says men more likely to cheat on breadwinner wives, but also on low earning wives . another claims men 'hardwired' to cheat, she says; a third says infidelity natural, as with apes . shalit: infidelity 'science' a convenient excuse... |
(cnn) in a picture posted on facebook, a man in a white shirt holds his daughter in his arms she holds an israeli flag the caption reads: 'iranians we will never bomb your country we ♥ you' a response on the same page: an iranian tells the story of being forced to walk over an israeli flag every day when entering hi... | ethan zuckerman israelis iran | ethan zuckerman: israelis' facebook page reaching out to iran drew big response . he says it's tempting to dismiss impact, but social media efforts produce unexpected outcomes . he says one effect is replacing faces of leaders in conflict with faces of ordinary human beings . zuckerman: social media lets citizens bypas... |
(cnn) security forces under hamas rule have tortured gaza prisoners during the group's five years of rule, a new report said wednesday the human rights watch report also documents 'serious abuses' in gaza's criminal justice system, such as arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detentions and unfair trials in the palestin... | intra palestinian human rights watch hamas | intra palestinian rivalry is a 'significant factor' behind abuses, report says . three executed men apparently confessed under torture, human rights watch says . hamas calls the report inaccurate, biased and political |
(cnn) fighting between kurdish rebels and government troops in southeastern turkey left more than two dozen dead tuesday, according to reports from officials and a news agency eight soldiers and 10 fighters from the kurdistan workers' party, or pkk, were killed when the rebels attacked a military station in the town... | kurdish the united states turkey the european union pkk turkish abdullah gul | new: the death toll rises to 26 in a military pkk clash, according to reports . a government office says kurdish rebels staged the attack . the united states, turkey and the european union consider the pkk a terrorist organization . 'i condemn this treacherous attack,' turkish president abdullah gul says |
san diego (cnn) the latest person to accuse san diego mayor bob filner of sexual harassment is a great grandmother peggy shannon, 67, who works at the senior citizens service desk in san diego city hall, allegedly faced 'continuous inappropriate sexual advances by the mayor while trying to do her job,' according to ... | peggy shannon the senior citizens service desk city hall filner | new: 'i can forgive anybody but he needs to step down,' peggy shannon says . she works at the senior citizens service desk at city hall . 15 other women have previously come forward . filner has acknowledged failure 'to fully respect' some women, but says he'll be vindicated |
(cnn) the secrecy surrounding 'man of steel,' due june 14, is pretty extraordinary, but composer hans zimmer was able to give cnn a glimpse of what to expect when we caught up with him this week regarding the score he did for 'the bible' asked if the two projects had anything in common, since both involve a savior f... | composer hans zimmer superman man of steel john williams' america | composer hans zimmer scored the upcoming superman movie, 'man of steel'. he says following in the footsteps of john williams' iconic fanfare theme was intimidating . he says the new music celebrates 'everything that was good and fine about america' |
jerusalem (cnn) the recent visit by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to washington primarily focused on iran's nuclear program a long way from previous meetings that had, more often than not, focused on israeli palestinian relations there is little talk about a peace process these days the arab awakening... | arab palestinians gaza hamas west bank fatah syria iran arab spring | 'arab awakening' initially greeted with hope and optimism by palestinians . gaza based hamas and west bank based fatah are trying to form a unity government. hamas has distanced itself from syria and by proxy, iran in wake of arab spring |
(cnn) thailand's new military ruler has added a personal touch to his junta's post coup charm offensive, penning the lyrics to a patriotic ballad vowing to 'return happiness' to the country performed by the royal thai army band, the song, 'return happiness to thailand,' has so far racked up more than 200,000 views o... | prayuth chan ocha thais youtube | gen prayuth chan ocha has penned the lyrics to a patriotic song . vowing to return happiness to thais, it has racked up hundreds of thousands of youtube views . the junta has engaged in an intense pr campaign on the theme of happiness to win over thais . but critics say it cannot succeed when the regime is relentlessly... |
manila, philippines (cnn) bodies lie scattered in a rural field in the southern philippines, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women just a day earlier by tuesday, search teams had found a total of 46 bodies, and it was still unclear if there were more vict... | philippines mangudadatu | new: burial looked hurried, local police chief superintendent says . new: massacre was worst politically motivated violence in philippines' recent history . death toll from massacre rises to 46, a day after the brutal attack . mangudadatu says he had received threats if he filed the candidate papers himself |
(cnn) world no 2 adam scott continued his standout 2013 season by carding a record breaking final round to win the pga grand slam of golf in bermuda the australian finished two shots ahead of us open champion justin rose at the tournament which pits the year's four major winners against each other over two rounds ma... | adam scott year world no scott us open justin rose golf digest | adam scott wins the pga grand slam of golf . the tournament pits the year's four major winners against each other . world no 2 scott beat of competition from us open champion justin rose . golf digest reports the pga of america considering a foreign pga championship |
(cnn) the transportation security administration fired 28 of its employees in addition to three who resigned or retired following a probe that revealed bags were allowed onto planes at hawaii's honolulu international airport without being properly screened, the agency said sunday another 15 people were suspend... | tsa hawaii | besides those fired, three people under investigation resigned or retired, the tsa said . another 15 agency employees were suspended; all affected can appeal the decision . in march, a hawaii tv station reported that unchecked bags regularly got on planes . the tsa said these security lapses took place during the last ... |
(cnn) barely two days ago, their paths crossed in the worst possible circumstances a man armed with an assault rifle had entered antoinette tuff's school, and she called police on thursday, tuff and kendra mccray, the 911 dispatcher on the other end of that line, were together again, sharing an emotional hug and ... | ghazism cloudlets matelass | no related information |
(cnn) new jersey sen robert menendez felt sick after reading it the white house says it is 'irrelevant' to russia's proposal for syria to hand over chemical weapons certainly, russian president vladimir putin's direct appeal to the american people over the syria crisis has prompted a flurry of commentary in response... | russian american new york times syrian us britain al assad russia | russian president makes appeal to american people in new york times . he says poison gas was probably used by opposition, not syrian army . but us, britain say evidence is clear that al assad forces were behind attack . russia has itself referred to uniqueness of the russian nation |
(cnn) a colorado prosecutor friday asked a judge to dismiss the first degree murder charge against tim masters, who spent nine years in prison until new dna evidence indicated someone else might have committed the crime tim masters, center, walks out of a fort collins, colorado, courthouse tuesday with his attorney ... | ungilled reagreement liverish | no related information |
(cnn) the announced pregnancy of jamie lynn spears the 16 year old children's television star and younger sister of beleaguered pop star britney spears is casting new light on how states deal with the thorny issue of consensual sex among teens jamie lynn spears, shown in september, stars in the popular nickel... | jamie lynn spears 16 | experts say there is a disparity in how statutory rape laws are applied . jamie lynn spears is 16, and her boyfriend the father of her child is 18 . there has been no talk of criminal prosecution involving the couple . experts: attorneys choose when to prosecute, leading to unfairness |
new delhi, india police covered up the murder of a british teenage girl in goa last month to protect the tourist industry, a state minister and local media said monday scarlett keeling stands on anjuna beach in goa a few days before her death officers had initially said scarlett keeling had drowned on anjuna beach a... | indian uk goa scarlett keeling | indian police covered up murder of uk girl in goa, state's tourism minister said . police arrest one man over the death of the 15 year old . mother of scarlett keeling says she thinks police have arrested wrong man |
(cnn) a mine exploded monday on a road in southern somalia, killing four people three members of the medical humanitarian group medecins sans frontieres and a journalist ongoing violence in somalia has devastated the capital mogadishu the incident occurred monday along a road in kismayo, the group said victor ok... | somalia somali second this year | journalist and two doctors were among those killed . remote controlled mine went off in southern somalia . somali driver also died in the attack . journalist is the second to die in conflict situation this year |
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