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(cnn) a bus carrying members of a marine corps reserve unit overturned at an alabama military base sunday, leaving 23 marines injured, four of them critically, the military said in a news release a bus overturned sunday in alabama, injuring 23 marines, the military said the passengers, members of e company, anti ter... | marine corps reserve alabama marines e company anti terrorism battalion 4th marine division | bus carrying marine corps reserve unit overturned at alabama military base . 23 marines have been injured; four critically, the military says . e company, anti terrorism battalion, 4th marine division, was involved . the accident happened sunday morning, officials said |
(cnn) despite the obvious claims of younger rivals cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi, few can really argue with the 96 football journalists who voted ricardo izecson dos santos leite as the 2007 world footballer of the year brazilian genius kaka fully deserves winning the 2007 world footballer of the year award the... | kaka world player of the year brazilian cristiano ronaldo lionel messi ac milan brazil | kaka deservedly named world player of the year for the first time in his career . the brazilian beats cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi in the journalists' vote . the 25 year old averages one goal in three games for both ac milan and brazil |
jacksonville, north carolina (cnn) christina laurean has told authorities she was attending a christmas party on the night her husband allegedly killed pregnant marine lance cpl maria lauterbach, according to police marine cpl cesar laurean, wanted for murder, may have fled to his native mexico marine cpl cesar laur... | cesar laurean marine mexico | new: woman says husband didn't show up at a party on suspected date of killing . new: dna testing under way to see if cesar laurean fathered the victim's child . accused marine and his wife spoke to lawyer after pregnant marine slain . marine fled the next day, is believed to have headed to native mexico |
(cnn) sens hillary clinton and barack obama each accused the other of borrowing portions of their presidential campaign speeches monday massachusetts gov deval patrick, left, on the stump with sen barack obama the clinton campaign accused obama of borrowing from a close supporter, and the illinois senator responded... | obama massachusetts deval patrick clinton | phrase in obama speech similar to that of massachusetts gov deval patrick . clinton: 'if your whole candidacy is about words, then they should be your own'. obama downplays significance, says: 'clinton has used words of mine as well' |
los angeles, california (cnn) longtime hollywood publicist ronni chasen was gunned down on sunset boulevard early tuesday, just minutes after she left a star studded party to celebrate the premiere of the movie 'burlesque,' police said 'we were all on such a high,' songwriter diane warren said 'and then she left ... | piazzalike tyler murphied | no related information |
(cnn) whoever killed six people in a memphis, tennessee, home may still be on the loose, police said tuesday they asked the community for help in solving the slayings police and fire units responded monday after six people were killed in memphis, tennessee police found six people two men, two women and two boys ... | memphis saturday night 7 year old 4 year old 10 month old | new: police believe killer or killers left the memphis house where 6 people slain . neighbor says he heard shots saturday night, didn't call police . police: four adults, two kids killed; 3 other children wounded . 7 year old, 4 year old, and 10 month old hospitalized |
(cnn) federal authorities were investigating friday the circumstances of a drone that crashed in el paso, texas, this week, which us officials said originated in mexico mexican attorney general spokeswoman rocio torres denied her country's involvement with the drone friday, but later in the day, another mexican offi... | mexico embassy us | new: mexico initially denies drone was theirs; then embassy spokesman claims craft . new: embassy says drone crashed during operation with us government . us authorities say they are looking into the incident . drones are routinely used to patrol the border |
(ewcom) nbc is pulling the monkey off the stage the network is yanking freshman sitcom 'animal practice' from wednesday nights next month not only that: the returning nbc comedy that you've all been waiting for finally has a premiere date that's right 'whitney' is coming back! (no, there's no word yet on 'community... | coating flakiness fossed | no related information |
(cnn) militants with the islamist group al shabaab stormed somalia's presidential palace in mogadishu on tuesday, firing their way onto the grounds after a car bomb blasted the gate, authorities said somali and african union troops exchanged heavy gunfire with the militants and thwarted the attack, a senior somali s... | tinfoil stellenbosch unrespect | no related information |
(cnn) a cease fire has been forged between the philippine army and the separatist moro national liberation front, state media reported on friday, citing vice president jejomar binay he made the announcement during an interview the truce, which was to take effect at midnight, effectively ended five days of fighting t... | allopelagic commutable disequalization | no related information |
(ewcom) every single episode of 'the simpsons' is going online, fully searchable fxx is launching 'simpsons world,' a new way of getting on demand 'simpsons' content, in october for the first time, viewers can access every episode of the series via their computer or other networked devices 'authenticated' fx viewers... | fxx simpsons world simpsons | fxx is launching a website called 'simpsons world'. it will host every episode of 'the simpsons'. viewers will also be able to search for specific quotes and make playlists |
(cnn) one of the most valuable routes in the airline industry is the one that joins new york to london it is the world's busiest route, one particularly frequented by business travelers, and currently, it is dominated by united airlines all that is set to change, thanks to a pivotal partnership between delta airline... | delta 49% virgin atlantic trans atlantic uk us | delta takes 49% stake in virgin atlantic . airlines hope that codeshare will increase their trans atlantic success . uk us routes are the most world's busiest and lucrative . virgin seen as a much more niche airline than delta |
(cnn) a spokesman for the kenya defense forces has identified four terrorists who took part in the deadly nairobi mall attack last month they are: khattab al kene, an american somali; abu baara al sudani, from sudan; omar nabhan, from kenya; and a man identified only as umayr it was not clear what khattab al kene's ... | kenya american sudanese kenyan khattab al kene us | kenya names an american, a sudanese, a kenyan, and one man with no country listed . the four died when the part of the mall they were in collapsed, kenyan military spokesman says . the charred bodies of the four are undergoing dna verification, he says . the american is named khattab al kene; no info on whether he had ... |
(cnn student news) september 10, 2013 the us congress is debating the issue of syria, president obama is planning a speech to the nation, and russia is offering a proposal regarding syria's chemical weapons on tuesday, cnn student news examines how the crisis in syria reached its current state we also catch up on a... | the daily curriculum the day key concepts | 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 offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) atlanta's public school system was told tuesday it has until september 30 to make progress on a series of recommendations or risk its high schools' losing their accreditation, a fate that would affect the college hopes of many of the system's graduates the probation placed on the system's high... | tuesday atlanta september 30 school board | accrediting agency on tuesday announced probationary status for atlanta public high schools . advanced: system has till september 30 to show progress on recommendations . school board decisions and friction between members are at the core of complaints |
(cnn) five people were killed and a 6 year old girl was taken to a hospital after a shooting in a tiny western illinois village early wednesday, officials said the gunman, identified as rick odell smith, 43, was killed after a chase and shootout with police hours later, authorities said 'there is no reason to believ... | rick odell smith 43 illinois 6 | new: police identify gunman as rick odell smith, 43 . new: smith, victims were acquainted but not related, police say . five people were found dead in an apartment in illinois town of 290 people . girl, 6, taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, is in critical condition, police say |
(cnn) former 'jersey shore' star mike 'the situation' sorrentino was charged with simple assault after a fight in a tanning salon he co owns with his brother video captured by splash news showed a smiling sorrentino walking out of the middletown, new jersey, police station after posting a $500 bond tuesday afternoon... | splash news mike sorrentino sorrentino | splash news video shows bruised, but smiling mike sorrentino leaving jail . sorrentino blames fight on differences on how tanning salon he co owns is run . 'i had to go in there and clean house, in more ways than one,' he tells photographer . 'the situation' was the only person charged, police say |
(cnn) veteran golfer ernie els took advantage of a remarkable collapse by long time leader adam scott to win the british open for the second time at royal lytham and st annes sunday the 42 year old south african posted a two under 68 in testing conditions on the links course in north west england to go into the club... | ernie els british open royal lytham st annes adam scott els the 'big easy' tiger woods | ernie els wins british open at royal lytham and st annes . adam scott bogeys last four holes to hand one shot win to els . second british open triumph for the 'big easy'. triple bogey derails tiger woods who finishes tied third |
(cnn) german thomas bach was elected as the new president of the international olympic committee (ioc) in succession to jacques rogge following a ballot of 94 members of the ioc in buenos aires tuesday bach won on the second round of voting, beating off the challenge of five other contenders for the top job in the o... | german thomas bach the international olympic committee bach belgian jacques rogge ioc sergey bubka | german thomas bach is the new president of the international olympic committee . bach succeeds belgian jacques rogge who is stepping down after 12 years in charge . bach won on the second round of voting among 94 members of the ioc . five other candidates, including sergey bubka, contested the election |
(cnn) lionel messi scored a superb late goal to give argentina a 1 0 victory over south american rivals brazil in a prestige friendly international in qatar on wednesday the world player of the year struck in time added on to give argentina a first win in five years against the five time world champions, who they wi... | perceives lullingly solonetz | no related information |
chicago (cnn) a fire that killed two chicago firefighters and injured 17 earlier this week grew from wood or trash burning in the 'rear portion of the building,' the fire department said friday an 'open flame ignition of ordinary combustibles,' such as wood or rubbish, led to wednesday's blaze, chicago fire departme... | chicago chicago stockyards | new: chicago's fire department says the fire started at the back of the building . new: the police department has opened a criminal probe into the fire, a spokesman says . two chicago firefighters were killed and 17 were hurt when a wall and roof collapsed . the deaths occurred on the 100th anniversary of massive chica... |
miami, florida (cnn) four men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of nfl player sean taylor, authorities announced friday evening police have more than one confession in the case and the individuals will be charged with murder, said robert parker, director of the miami dade police department the... | incongruousness relies keratoleukoma | no related information |
(cnn) a sex abuse support group called on the boy scouts of america to oust any official still with the organization who was involved in covering up child sex crimes the demand by the survivors network of those abused by priests was in reaction to a los angeles times story detailing previously sealed files that it s... | acrididae obstinant cystidea | no related information |
(cnn) kevin james trained for 14 months to play a biology teacher who moonlights as a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money for his school in 'here comes the boom' james said training included working out three times a day, drinking greens, running and sparring yet, he was moving pretty slowly when he dropped by... | james 14 months here comes the boom james co wrote friday the king of queens | james trained for 14 months to play a teacher/fighter in 'here comes the boom'. james co wrote and co produced the action comedy, which hits theaters on friday . since 'the king of queens,' james has headlined family friendly films |
washington (cnn) bill clinton, while on the campaign trail in 1992, attacked the george hw bush administration for collaborating with 'the butchers of beijing' if he won the white house, clinton promised, he would put human rights first when dealing with the people's republic of china but six months after assuming t... | romney syrian iran obama 2008 | candidates often struggle in office to live up to foreign policy promises . romney has promised to help arm syrian rebels, talked tough on iran . much of obama's foreign policy agenda from 2008 campaign hasn't been realized . presidential history is littered with unmet promises from the trail, experts say |
(cnn) this election should have been a walkover for the republicans the economy is sluggish and the united states is beset with crises abroad yet, mitt romney has committed one gaffe after another, almost as if he actually wants to lose perhaps the multi millionaire has decided that the white house is too small for ... | tim stanley mitt romney's romney stanley | tim stanley: mitt romney's secretly taped remarks hurt his cause but aren't fatal . he says romney may find, like other politicians, that gaffes often don't stick . polls in recent days show the race remains close, stanley says . stanley: voters remain focused mostly on the economy, and that could be a romney strength |
(cnn) the winners of the world's largest design prize have been revealed with miniature computers, food saving paper, and a birthing simulator among those taking home a share of the index: award 2013 judges at thursday's award ceremony in helsingã¸r, denmark announced the five victors, plus the winner of the peop... | outtease roes dephlegmator | no related information |
new york (cnn) traveling down new york's fifth avenue, 4 year old joseph mezzapesa sees his favorite store, build a bear workshop, from the back seat of the family's suv his face lights up but before he can even ask, his mother answers quickly 'we can't go in,' she says 'too many people in there' stores aren't the o... | cnn nancy zuch the morgan center 2012 | cnn hero nancy zuch started a free preschool program especially for children with cancer . young cancer patients are often lonely, isolated because of their suppressed immune systems . the morgan center gives them a safe place to make new friends, play and learn . do you know a hero? nominations are open for 2012 cnn h... |
(cnn) a florida pastor who canceled plans for his congregation to burn qurans on the anniversary of the september 11 attacks had the right to follow through with his intentions, supreme court justice stephen breyer said wednesday in an interview wednesday on cnn's 'larry king live,' the associate justice compared th... | breyer american making our democracy work | breyer says free speech applies equally to popular and unpopular statements . 'we protect expression that we hate,' he says, comparing act to right to burn american flag . breyer's new book, 'making our democracy work,' intended as civic lesson on courts . on prejudging cases, breyer says, 'if your mind is open, you're... |
(cnn) with sen hillary clinton's presidential campaign officially over, she is focusing on making sure her supporters back sen barack obama's bid sen hillary clinton suspended her presidential campaign on saturday throughout the primary season, clinton and obama expressed confidence the democrats would unify once a ... | clinton obama democrats | some of clinton's 18 million voters are hesitant to back obama . obama's web site urges visitors to thank clinton for supporting his campaign . clinton on saturday suspended her campaign; endorsed obama . mixed feelings among democrats whether a joint ticket is a good idea |
los angeles, california (cnn) actor charlton heston died at his beverly hills home at the age of 84 saturday, his family said heston was suffering the late stages of alzheimer's disease heston, known for portrayals of larger than life figure including moses and ben hur, was suffering the late stages of alzheimer's d... | fields otherness lignified | no related information |
(cnn) the new york yankees' andy pettitte, the winningest pitcher in post season history, will retire after this season, the yankees said friday pettitte, 41, owns a 255 152 career record with a 386 era in 529 appearances over 18 major league seasons in the post season, he went 19 11 with a 381 era in 44 career star... | andy pettitte yankees astros yankee mariano rivera | andy pettitte pitched mostly for the yankees, three seasons with astros . he admitted using growth hormones last decade . another yankee great, mariano rivera, is stepping down as well |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) when ken umeano went to watch the summer sci fi blockbuster 'district 9,' he stormed out after 30 minutes 'district 9' was directed by south african filmmaker neill blomkamp, who also co wrote it 'i was so angry,' said umeano, a nigeria native living in atlanta 'they were showing nigerians as ... | johannesburg south africa nigerians nigeria nigerian | film is about an alien space ship that breaks down over johannesburg, south africa . nigerians try to eat alien flesh, gangster gives them prostitutes, food and weapons . depictions 'promoting stereotypes' sparked outcry; nigeria has banned the film . nigerian officials stipulate distributor must apologize, edit out re... |
(cnn) fears of a serial killer stalking women in philadelphia, pennsylvania, have prompted some residents to take matters into their own hands and onto the internet, with frightful results for one man many residents of the city have joined a facebook page titled 'catch the kensington strangler, before he catches ... | inspiringly stephanurus incomplicate | no related information |
colombo, sri lanka (reuters) humble woodcutter mohammed sultan nafeek's teenage daughter moved to saudi arabia to work as a housemaid to support her family after they were displaced by the 2004 tsunami now she is on death row, and all he can do is pray razeena mohammad (left) and mohammad sultan nafeek, parents of r... | plak unkidnaped mintage | no related information |
(cnn) atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick is expected to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving an illegal dogfighting operation, according to one of his attorneys leah perry, who sent this photo of son bobby and dog rosie, thinks vick should not be allowed back on the field the plea deal may incl... | michael vick nfl cnncom vick | michael vick to take plea deal on dogfighting charges . nfl expected to announce how the case will affect his career . cnncom readers shared their thoughts on vick's future, send your i report |
london, england (cnn) leaving school at 16 is not normally the route to success but richard branson did just that, setting up a magazine and then entering the record business now his brand is behind more than 300 companies from cola to trains, from phones to planes making virgin a global name soon virgin will rea... | richard branson virgin cnn todd benjamin branson | richard branson, founder of virgin, talks to cnn's todd benjamin . branson left school at 16 to work on a magazine he had set up . he is now responsible for over 300 businesses under the virgin brand |
paris, france (cnn) as a look, it is about as quintessentially french as it gets all the same, from the new year enjoying a cigarette while you sip on your cafe au lait will become a thing of the past from january 1 it will be illegal in france to smoke in cafes as well as clubs, casinos and hotels france is extendi... | france jan 1 february 2007 ireland italy spain belgium britain | smoking ban in france extended to bars, clubs, restaurants, cafes from jan 1 . smoking ban first introduced in february 2007 for public buildings, workplaces . about 135 million people in france smoke out of a population of 60 million . similar bans now exist in ireland, italy, spain, belgium and britain |
(cnn) the toddler whose body washed ashore in texas last month has been tentatively identified as a 2 year old girl, and her mother and a man identified as her boyfriend were arrested saturday, the galveston county sheriff's office said sunday police believe two year old riley ann sawyers may be 'baby grace' investi... | riley ann sawyers last month baby grace | woman, boyfriend arrested after a tip led to search . police believe child found dead in box is riley ann sawyers, 2 . body of little girl was found in box that washed ashore last month . police asked public for help identifying girl they dubbed 'baby grace' |
miami, florida (cnn) four suspects indicted on murder and burglary charges in the slaying of washington redskins star sean taylor begin their journey through the courts on wednesday a grand jury identified eric rivera jr as the shooter in the death of nfl star sean taylor court documents say the youngest is alleged ... | miami eric rivera jr sean taylor taylor | new: 17 year old alleged shooter appears in miami courtroom . new: eric rivera jr will be tried as an adult . three adult suspects in sean taylor slaying on suicide watch . taylor died after being shot in home invasion last week |
london, england football will pay its tribute to the legend of manchester united's busby babes on wednesday in moments of remembrance on the 50th anniversary of the munich air disaster a memorial stone recalls the place of the munich air disaster in kirchtrudering near munich eight players lost their lives on februa... | 50th munich manchester united utd belgrade | football pays tribute on the 50th anniversary of the munich air disaster . eight manchester united players died when plane crashed on take off . a total of 23 people were killed as utd returned from cup tie in belgrade |
(cnn) the new york yankees' world series hopes may have just taken a hit, as shortstop derek jeter fractured his left ankle in game one of the american league championship series against the detroit tigers on saturday night jeter suffered the injury while fielding a ground ball in the top of the 12th inning, with ne... | whelve reraise criticism | no related information |
(cnn) assassinations of high profile government figures are not new to lebanon some result from gruesome car bombs, ripping through people and buildings along bustling streets in cities like beirut for years, when such blasts occurred, brig gen wissam al hassan led the investigations he was credited with overhauling... | wissam al hassan lebanon anti syrian anti hezbollah sunnis al hassan | brig gen wissam al hassan was a top intelligence official in lebanon . aligned with an anti syrian, anti hezbollah faction, he led many probes into assassinations . fellow sunnis saw him as an icon, while he was despised by others . a scholar linked to the opposition calls al hassan a 'master' who will be difficult to ... |
(cnn) every day 1,300 aircraft pass through london's heathrow airport making sure all those planes are in the right place at the right time is the job of the aircraft marshal we've all seen aircraft marshals at work, standing in front of an airplane as it prepares to park, waving their arms in apparently random dire... | london heathrow airport | 1,300 aircraft pass through london's heathrow airport every day . aircraft marshals are responsible for getting planes into position . have you got what it takes to be an aircraft marshal? take our quiz and find out |
(cnn) criminal investigators from the department of justice and the food and drug administration were at a massachusetts pharmaceutical company on tuesday with a search warrant, a company spokesman said federal officials say that more issues have been reported with drugs from the new england compounding center, or n... | justice fda massachusetts cdc | justice, fda investigators at facility tied to meningitis outbreak . the outbreak has been linked to the massachusetts compounding pharmacy . the number of meningitis cases is now up to 245 with 19 deaths, according to the cdc |
(mashable) siri may have her critics, but apple's talkative virtual assistant is definitely useful for some functions, like checking the weather and texting nuance, which works with apple on voice control, now plans to take siri like abilities to more apps the product is called nina, and it'll let businesses build v... | apple android siri nina | nina, a voice control product like apple's siri, will be equipped for ios and android apps . unlike siri, nina will allow other companies to use voice control capabilities . nina is aimed at app developers, service industries . nina needs a strong network connection to work correctly |
jerusalem (cnn) militant sources in gaza tell cnn that a shoulder launched anti aircraft missile was used to try to shoot down an israeli helicopter flying east of gaza last week it is significant because it is the first time a weapon of this type has been used against an israeli aircraft, though the missile did not... | gaza israeli libya | sources in gaza: shoulder launched anti aircraft missile was fired at an israeli helicopter . it is the first time a weapon of this type has been used against an israeli aircraft . source in gaza said the strela sa 7 originally came from libya |
(wired) of all the things felix baumgartner had to worry about while pursuing his dream of skydiving from 120,000 feet, the one that almost stopped him cold was claustrophobia 'fearless felix' got a bit freaked out by the pressurized suit he'll wear during his ascent and, more importantly, his supersonic descent fr... | felix baumgartner baumgartner | felix baumgartner has made more than 2,500 skydiving jumps . 'fear has become a friend of mine,' he said . baumgartner wore a pressured suit for a record breaking jump, adding claustrophobia |
kennedy space center, florida (cnn) nasa said friday it was going to take immediate action after a report raised safety questions about astronauts drinking before flying missions nasa allegedly gave the ok to a drunken astronaut to fly on the shuttle, but liftoff was delayed the space agency said astronauts flew dr... | timbrophilism bipaschal laparocolpotomy | no related information |
(cnn) 'unbelievable' and an 'explosion' is how floyd mayweather is selling his tangle with saul 'canelo' alvarez in las vegas whether mayweather's ambitious billing of the bout will transpire remains to be seen, but what is not in doubt is the fight will generate the biggest purse in boxing history $415 million f... | acclaims denature hillock | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the futuristic south african sci fi that has taken the us box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend 'district 9' director neill blomkamp parallels with the experience of apartheid in 'district 9' are likely to resonate particularly with south african audiences the story begin... | district 9 south african neill blomkamp sci fi blomkamp soweto johannesburg | 'district 9' directed by south african born neill blomkamp opens in the country . sci fi in which aliens are kept in ghettos has parallels with south african apartheid . blomkamp says he didn't want first film to be defined by politics . blomkamp filmed in soweto, johannesburg and much of cast and crew were locals |
morgantown, west virginia (cnn) wealthy republican businessman john raese has run three times for statewide office in west virginia over the past few decades and has never won it wasn't that long ago that most political observers here and in washington thought his fourth campaign would be a losing battle too a se... | reduviid octosporous tasselfish | no related information |
london (cnn) britain's royal mail has added nearly 14,000 extra rounds for its postal deliverers, hoping to clear a huge holiday backlog caused by winter weather woes the service said it planned to complete 7,000 extra delivery routes sunday, bringing packages, cards and letters to a million homes and addresses in a... | royal mail uk december 30 years | royal mail adds nearly 14,000 extra rounds for postal deliveries . its director says the uk is experiencing the worst december weather in 30 years . royal mail is trying to catch up on the delivery backlog |
(cnn) the presidents of sudan and chad signed a non aggression agreement late thursday, aiming to halt cross border hostilities between the two african nations chad president idriss deby, right, and sudan's president omar al beshir, left, shake hands after signing the pact the signing came after nearly two full days... | ungouged unquestioning nonlicensed | no related information |
washington (cnn) sen larry craig filed an appeal monday in his continued legal fight stemming from a bathroom sex sting this summer sen larry craig, r idaho, initially said he would resign at the end of september but then changed his mind the idaho republican wants the minnesota court of appeals to overturn a judge'... | larry craig craig mitt romney idaho republican gop senate romney | sen larry craig files appeal to get guilty plea in sex sting withdrawn . craig criticizes mitt romney for quickly calling for his resignation . the idaho republican was gop presidential candidate's liaison to the senate . craig stepped down from romney campaign when news of his arrest broke |
london, england (cnn) queen elizabeth helped launch heathrow's $86 billion new terminal 5 on friday as part of the british airport's rejuvenation plan to maintain its status as one of the world's most important transport hubs a general view of the new terminal 5 at heathrow airport prior to its official opening on f... | elizabeth heathrow airport's $86 billion heathrow | queen elizabeth opens heathrow airport's $86 billion new terminal 5 . the new building took more than 15 years to complete following protests . launch a day after security scare at one of world's busiest international airports . a lone man ran onto a heathrow runway carrying a backpack on thursday |
new york (cnn) a young man carrying what turned out to be a hairbrush died monday night in a hail of bullets fired by new york police khiel coppin's brother joel coppin spoke briefly with reporters saying, 'we want justice' authorities were responding to a 9 1 1 call his mother made about a 'family dispute with a gu... | new york police khiel coppin 18 | official: unarmed teen hid object under shirt, shouted, 'kill me'. new york police commissioner: police feared being fired upon . police confirm khiel coppin, 18, was carrying hairbrush under shirt . police say he ignored orders to halt; cops fired 20 shots, killing the teen |
washington (cnn) a tennessee woman sued southwest airlines and a flight attendant tuesday for $800,000 for serving tea she says severely burned her on december 28, 2011, angelica keller was seated in the window seat of the front row on flight 955 between nashville and houston with a stop in new orleans she ordered h... | unboyish cotranslator logometer | no related information |
san juan, puerto rico (cnn) a fire at a fuel storage facility that burned for three days and forced hundreds of puerto rico residents from their homes has been extinguished, fire officials said sunday evening but some of the tanks continued to smolder and crews stood ready to fight another outbreak hundreds of fire... | puerto rico obama | fire extinguished three days after explosion at puerto rico fuel depot . hundreds of residents evacuated from their homes . president obama declares state of emergency, allows for federal aid . ireportcom: are you there? share your photos, videos |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) najla habibi says she is hopeful about the future of her country 'i know we have got a lot of problems, but still i am happy that i, as a woman, can go to school to teach and hundreds of thousands of girls across the country are able to go to school,' the 47 year old school teacher said 'you... | the asia foundation afghanistan 2012 afghan fifty two percent | the asia foundation releases 'afghanistan in 2012: a survey of the afghan people'. fifty two percent of the respondents felt that the country was moving in the right direction . insecurity, unemployment and corruption are the three biggest problems |
(cnn) the obama administration asserts america is 'not alone' in planning its proposed syria strikes, though ally countries have yet to formally join the call for limited military action now advanced by the white house whether other countries will participate in an american offensive against syria remains to be seen... | brompicrin ostitis semimanufactured | no related information |
(cnn) a tropical depression that is likely to become a tropical storm by sunday has areas of the islands of the bahamas on guard the bahamian government issued a tropical storm warning saturday evening for portions of the bahamas and the turks and caicos cnn meteorologist jennifer gray said saturday the storm is a b... | medii abbreviature flunkeyism | no related information |
(cnn) shelly ann fraser pryce kept her tag of the fastest woman in the world with a performance as dominating as her jamaican male counterpart usain bolt 24 hours earlier to claim the 100m title at the world championships monday the diminutive 152m tall sprinter recovered from an indifferent start to drive through t... | shelly ann fraser pryce 100m diminutive jamaican christine ohuruogu | shelly ann fraser pryce wins women's 100m at world championships . diminutive jamaican runs fastest time of the season . build up to event dominated by positive doping tests . christine ohuruogu dips for 400m gold |
jerusalem (cnn) an israeli cabinet member said the jewish state 'will attack' iran if it doesn't halt its efforts to develop nuclear weaponry, according to a newspaper report friday shaul mofaz is israel's main liaison with the united states on strategic issues 'if iran continues its program to develop nuclear weapo... | iran shaul mofaz israeli iranian west | international sanctions on iran not effective, minister tells newspaper . deputy prime minister shaul mofaz is possible candidate for prime minister . israeli pm said earlier this week that 'iranian threat must be stopped'. iran says it's trying to develop nuclear energy; west sees arms ambitions |
(cnn) a purse used to smack a gunman at a florida school board meeting has sold on ebay for $13,100, the auction site said wednesday proceeds from the sale will go to salvage santa, a charity started by mike jones that restores old bicycles and toys and gives them to children in the florida panhandle around the holi... | preordaining isolative premegalithic | no related information |
(cnn) what has caused the israelis to strike so hard inside gaza? israel's deputy prime minister dan meridor told me israel felt compelled to respond to what it sees as relentless palestinian rocket attacks into southern israel which terrify civilians and force schools and business closures but the view from gaza is... | israel hamas gaza | israel says its attack was in response to hamas rocket attacks . it is the most serious offensive in gaza since 2009 . israel says contingency plans for a ground attack are in place |
(cnn) democrats, as president obama said wednesday, took a shellacking in tuesday's contentious midterm elections they lost control of the house to republicans but managed to cling onto a reduced majority in the senate the election will reverberate throughout american politics, with the newcomers vowing to lower gov... | drew westen americans jeffrey miron california prop 19 adam hanft tea party's republicans | drew westen says the election was a repudiation of what? americans just want jobs . jeffrey miron explains why california rejected prop 19, to make pot legal . ten of the craziest, most effective or most damaging attack ads, from adam hanft . remember 1994; the youth vote; tea party's message to republicans and more... |
(cnn) the amazon rainforest is so vast and full of life that even its defenders don't know exactly what it is they are protecting in the past 40 years, roughly 20 percent of the amazon rainforest has been wiped out 'the wealth of biodiversity is so immense, we cannot even estimate the amount we don't know,' says clá... | interlards chronometer albumoid | no related information |
washington (cnn) the united states imposed stiff sanctions against iran on thursday, targeting two iranian military groups and a number of iranian banks and people it accuses of backing nuclear proliferation and terror related activities 'what this means is that no us citizen or private organization will be allowed ... | us iran revolutionary guard guard quds | us puts sanctions on iran's revolutionary guard, banks, individuals . revolutionary guard accused of supporting nuclear proliferation . guard's quds force said by us to support terrorism . sanctions mean financial assets of revolutionary guard, others, are frozen |
(cnn) president barack obama must do well in the debate monday or he risks losing the national security advantage that democrats have struggled so hard to regain obama was able to ward off mitt romney's attacks about libya in the second debate, when romney tripped up on one word, 'terror,' which contradicted the pub... | condylopod contentiously uromantist | no related information |
(cnn) a violent rash of fast moving storms churned north saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling trees and pushing the three day death toll to 26 as possible tornadoes moved into the mid atlantic states more than 100 twisters were spotted across the region, according to the national weather service, which reported sev... | north carolina nws mike stone lee county richmond virginia baltimore cnn | new: at least 7 people are killed in north carolina, the nws says . new: north carolina state rep mike stone reports an additional 2 fatalities in lee county . two rotating storms prompt warnings from richmond, virginia, north to baltimore . 'this is a high risk day,' a cnn meteorologist says |
berlin, germany (cnn) a top aide to the rwandan president is in german custody for her alleged role in a 1994 assassination that sparked the rwandan genocide, the german foreign ministry said monday rose kabuye is suspected of participating in downing of a plane carrying president juvenal habyarimana rose kabuye was... | rwandan rose kabuye saturday frankfurt rwanda burundi 1994 | aide to rwandan president held over assassination that sparked genocide . rose kabuye arrested saturday at frankfurt airport while on private visit . leaders of rwanda, burundi killed when plane was shot down in 1994 |
(cnn) cnn asked a democrat, hilary rosen, and a republican, will cain, to offer advice to the opposing party's candidate for monday's final presidential debate will cain's advice for president obama be prepared to answer one question: why, for almost two weeks after the attacks on the consulate in benghazi, libya, ... | republican will cain obama benghazi libya cain osama bin laden democrat hilary rosen romney rosen us | republican will cain to obama: explain in detail the attack in benghazi, libya . cain: of course, obama should point to killing of osama bin laden . democrat hilary rosen: romney must behave like a commander in chief . rosen: he should 'chill' on aggressive stances or risk making us seem like a bully |
bayelsa, nigeria (cnn) the stars of african cinema graced the red carpet at the african movie academy awards (amaa), in nigeria, showcasing the films that could make waves on the global festival circuit the african movie industry gathered in yenagoa, in the niger delta region of nigeria, for the fifth annual 'africa... | peritectic globulitic astasia | no related information |
(cnn) trinidad and tobago's kelly ann baptiste should have been contending for a medal in monday's women's 100m final at moscow instead she has been withdrawn from the world athletics championships by her federation for a 'doping matter' baptiste, who won a bronze in the last global championships in daegu two yea... | kelly ann baptiste trinidad tobogo semoy hackett moscow | leading sprinter kelly ann baptiste withdrawn from world championships . her trinidad and tobogo federation said it was for a 'doping matter'. teammate semoy hackett also pulled out of moscow events . latest leading track and field athlete to fail drugs test |
(cnn) the darling of the russian crowd duly delivered tuesday to regain her status as the leading women's pole vaulter in the world yelena isinbayeva shrugged off five years of disappointments in global competition to return to the top of the podium, roared on by partisan home support in the luzhniki stadium not eve... | yelena isinbayeva russian olympics lashawn merritt aman ethiopian | yelena isinbayeva wins women's pole vault at world championships . first global success for russian since 2008 olympics . lashawn merritt takes men's 400m gold with storming run . aman breaks ethiopian gold drought with 800m win |
(cnn) many computer engineers consider a job offer from google as the golden ticket outdoor volleyball courts, free gourmet food, on site haircuts, massages and laundry are among the perks google has offered its employees at its main campus in mountain view, california but some of the people who do leave are challen... | semiworks tiki mogrebbin | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) seventh graders at ron clark academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their youtube performance of 'you can vote however you like' catapulted them to online stardom 'the higher the expectations, the higher the results,' says ron clark, seen here with his stud... | fermentarian reshingling whirligigs | no related information |
(cnn) despite president barack obama's signing of a law repealing the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, defense secretary robert gates sent a memo to troops warning them that it remains in effect until 60 days after the government certifies that the military is ready for implementation the pentagon says it ... | obama gates 60 day | president obama signed into law a repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'. secretary gates said that the government must certify that the military is ready . there is also a 60 day waiting period after that . in a memo, gates tells troops to abide by waiting period |
(cnn) ryan lochte doubled his gold medal haul on the final day of the 10th fina world short course swimming championships in dubai on sunday the american added gold in the men's 200 meter backstroke setting a new championship best time and the men's 100m individual medley the 26 year old, the leading us swimme... | lochte last day dubai spain mireia belmonte garcia united states | lochte wins three golds on last day of world short course swimming championships . in all, lochte claims a record seven medals at the championships in dubai . spain's mireia belmonte garcia crowned top female swimmer with three golds and one silver . united states tops the medal table with 12 gold and 25 in total |
(cnn) not only is sheikha lubna al qasimi the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the united arab emirates, the first female minister of economy in the gulf, and the first to start a middle eastern bb marketplace, but she's also the first minister anywhere in the world to launch her own perfume line member... | mesons demirelief depucel | no related information |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) new us commander gen david petraeus arrived in afghanistan friday, a day marred by violence in a part of the troubled nation that was relatively peaceful a year ago petraeus arrived at nato headquarters in kabul in the evening, the international security assistance force said earlier in the ... | inessential noneffervescently jilting | no related information |
(ewcom) 'facts of life' star and 'survivor' schemer lisa whelchel has west nile virus the 49 year old actress tweeted her condition, writing, 'dr just called with blood test resultsi have west nile ugh i'm fine, just tired takes a year to recover' it's unknown where she contracted the illness, which can be spread by... | facts of life's lisa whelchel west nile survivor: philippines | 'facts of life's' lisa whelchel has west nile virus . the 49 year old actress tweeted, 'dr just called with blood test resultsi have west nile'. 'survivor: philippines' wrapped its production in april |
london, england (cnn) not many people would see quadriplegia as a gift but then, not many people are paul callahan as a 21 year old harvard university student, paul's life was full of possibility an undergraduate studying business at one of the best universities in the world, there was a lot to look forward to for t... | otarine ossific grapholite | no related information |
(cnn) the transitional government of guinea bissau said its forces killed six people amid an attack on the barracks of an elite military unit near the capital's airport the transitional authorities, which took power in the west african nation after military commanders overthrew the previous government in april, said... | april guinea | two attackers are captured and others remain at large, authorities say . the transitional government blames forces loyal to the former prime minister . military commanders ousted the previous government in april . coup and coup attempts have taken place repeatedly in guinea bissau |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a suicide bomber killed himself and five other people, including a senior police official, in an attack in the center of the northwestern pakistani city of peshawar on wednesday, a police officer at the scene said three police officials and two civilians were killed in the explosion, said i... | peshawar pakistan | three police officials, one of them senior, are killed in the blast . the attack wounds 31 people, a police officer on the scene says . peshawar, where the attack took place, is a gateway to pakistan's restive tribal region |
benghazi, libya (cnn) two islamist militias have agreed to close their bases in the eastern libyan city of derna, state news and a source said saturday a third base will be shut on sunday, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity the state run lana news agency said the militias, which it identified a... | third sunday islamist benghazi | a third base will shut on sunday, says a source . the move comes after protesters overtake an islamist group's hq in benghazi . at least four people are killed and 70 injured in clashes, state news reports |
cairo, egypt (cnn) 'freedom!' that word, yelled out in arabic, reverberated friday along the banks of the nile river in cairo as well as in the port city of alexandria, near the canal in suez, and other pockets of egypt many demonstrators voicing their desire for a new government and new political future remained... | alexandria mubarak nile river cairo tunisians | new: a protester in alexandria says president mubarak's 'time is over'. new: video footage shows demonstrators overruning police on a nile river bridge . new: a protester in cairo says: 'we'll do 3,000 more than what the tunisians did'. protesters greet military troops on the streets with hugs and handshakes |
(cnn) formal charges are expected against seven royal marines who were arrested this week on suspicion of murder involving an incident in afghanistan in 2011, a british ministry of defense spokesman said read more: q&a: international troops in afghanistan the arrests were made after an incident in helmand province,... | royal marines afghanistan helmand 2011 british ministry of defense | seven royal marines are under arrest on suspicion of murder . the charges involve an incident in afghanistan's helmand province in 2011 . no civilians were involved with the incident, british ministry of defense spokesman says |
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kabul, afghanistan (cnn) italy's prime minister vowed sunday that his country will continue supporting afghanistan even after combat troops pull out 'it is important that the relationship between afghanistan and the international community is modified to reflect the new conditions, but that it doesn't stop,' italian... | italian afghanistan 2014 mario monti afghan hamid karzai | the italian prime minister makes a surprise visit to afghanistan . italian combat troops are scheduled to withdraw in 2014 . 'it is important that the relationshipdoesn't stop' after troops pull out, he says . italian prime minister mario monti meets with troops, afghan prime minister hamid karzai |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo won his 99th international cap for portugal but the real madrid superstar could not inspire his country as it slumped to a world cup qualifying defeat in russia only luis figo (127) and fernando couto (110) have made more appearances for portugal than ronaldo, who will hope to reach his ce... | cristiano ronaldo 99th germany republic of ireland pedro world spain belgium serbia | cristiano ronaldo suffers disappointment on occasion of his 99th cap . germany crushes republic of ireland 6 1 . pedro hat trick seals 4 0 win for world champion spain . belgium secures stunning 3 0 win in serbia |
(cnn) a california based commercial pilot says the transportation security administration retaliated against him after he posted videos online showing what he described as shortcomings in airport security the series of videos showed scenes from inside the san francisco international airport and were narrated by the ... | diplopias ozokerite overstriding | no related information |
(cnn) legendary ukraine striker andriy shevchenko called time on an 18 year soccer career back in july in order to concentrate on a new profession politics but just four months after turning his back on football, shevchenko has been offered the chance to immerse himself in the beautiful game once again, as coach ... | andriy shevchenko ukraine chelsea ac milan | andriy shevchenko invited to take charge as coach of ukraine national team . former chelsea and ac milan star retired after an 18 year career after euro 2012 . the 36 year old captained ukraine 56 times and scored 56 goals in 111 games |
(cnn) it's a grass roots protest movement composed of the newly politicized and people distrustful of hierarchy so how is it possible to be an illegitimate tea party member? ask republicans in nevada some are accusing jon scott ashjian, a new tea party candidate running for us senate, of being a fake the allegation?... | burgundy plurinominal kand | no related information |
(cnn) a magnitude 51 earthquake hit puerto rico on friday, rattling residents but causing no immediate reports of damage the us geological survey said the quake, which occurred at 7:43 pm (6:43 pm et), stuck about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of san juan it was some 64 miles deep, the usgs said there were no immed... | about 15 miles san juan | the quake hit about 15 miles south of san juan . the island's airport is fine, an official says . there are no immediate reports of damage |
new york (cnn) gov david a paterson commuted the prison sentence thursday of a man convicted of killing an unarmed teenage boy during a racially charged confrontation, officials said john white was convicted of second degree manslaughter and third degree criminal possession of a weapon in the shooting death of 17 ye... | john white paterson daniel cicciaro 2006 white | new: john white says of his sentence being commuted: 'it's a blessed day'. gov paterson said he wanted to lessen the suffering after 'this tragic event'. john white shot daniel cicciaro in 2006 during an altercation at his home . the shooting stemmed from a dispute between white's son and a group of white youths |
(cnn) the surviving members of the doors don't have many kind words for the recent pardon of legendary singer jim morrison by florida authorities outgoing florida gov charlie crist helped pave the way for the pardon earlier this month, clearing morrison from a 40 year old indecent exposure arrest and conviction but ... | morrison early december florida charlie christ | morrison was accused of shouting obscenities at a crowd and exposing himself . he was pardoned in early december . florida gov charlie christ helped to get the pardon for morrison |
washington (cnn) federal agents have determined new york gov eliot spitzer used a high priced call girl ring at least eight times in recent months, and agents had him under surveillance twice this year, sources familiar with the investigation said wednesday sources say new york gov eliot spitzer used a call girl ser... | syringomyelia suffragial nandow | no related information |
(cnn) this time there was no denying mo farah in the 10,000 meters at the world championships two years ago in daegu, south korea, farah was beaten by ibrahim jeilan in a dramatic finish but he showed no ill effects on home soil at last year's olympics in london, claiming the double in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters ... | talukdari bardolater anticonstitutionalism | no related information |
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