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(cnn) he works with the precision and concentration of a surgeon because, well, he is one but in the basement workshop of kirk withrow's birmingham home, the stakes are much lower the ear, nose and throat doctor has what he calls a slightly 'obsessive' passion for making things out of other things, chief among them,... | alabama first more than 10 years ago kirk withrow's 1930s | patient gave alabama surgeon his first cigar box guitar more than 10 years ago . kirk withrow's basement is a workshop, shrine dedicated to making cigar box guitars . homemade instruments emerged in 1930s, when people couldn't afford 'real' instruments . modern revival fits in with diy culture |
los angeles, california (cnn) a grand jury returned an 11 count indictment against lonnie david franklin jr, the alleged 'grim sleeper' serial killer accused of murdering 10 victims over a 20 year span, authorities announced thursday franklin, 58, was arraigned thursday on 10 counts of murder with the special circum... | grim sleeper lonnie davie franklin jr franklin | the 'grim sleeper' killings claimed at least 10 lives from 1985 until 2007 . lonnie davie franklin jr was arrested in the case . a grand jury returned an 11 count indictment against franklin . he was arraigned thursday on 10 counts of murder and one of attempted murder |
(cnn) the fit nation '6 pack' is visiting the national training center in clermont, florida, this week to learn more about biking, swimming and running like many newcomers to the sport of triathlon, they've made some mistakes early on this trip, halfway through the training, is about fixing those mistakes i've train... | benzopyrylium hyperendocrinia fittily | no related information |
amsterdam, holland ajax lost ground on dutch league leaders psv eindhoven after being held to a 2 2 draw at vitesse arnhem on sunday ajax's leonardo, front in blue, duels for the ball with sebastien sansoni and abubakari yakubu of vitesse the amsterdam side led 2 1 with two goals in four minutes just after half time... | dischase clupeidae preproduction | no related information |
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 more than 15 years heathrow thursday | 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 |
(cnn) coca cola was born in atlanta, georgia, on may 8, 1886 dr john stith pemberton, a local pharmacist, produced the syrup for coca cola it was put on sale at the nearby jacobs' pharmacy for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink an international organization, the coca cola company's first soda fountain sales... | coca cola atlanta georgia 1886 us today | coca cola was invented in atlanta, georgia, in 1886, by a us pharmacist . today it is the largest beverage company in the world . the company has operations in over 200 countries, employs 55,000 people |
los angeles, california (cnn) a 24 year old gang member was arrested thursday in connection with a shooting at a los angeles bus stop in which eight people were wounded, city officials said bystanders express shock after a shooting at a bus stop in los angeles wednesday billy ray hines is believed to have fired into... | billy ray hines wednesday hines | billy ray hines is believed to have fired into a crowd, police say . eight people, including five children, were shot, authorities say . shooting happened wednesday near a middle school, but not on school grounds . hines will face 10 counts of attempted murder, police say |
moscow, russia (cnn) russian space officials say the crew of the soyuz space ship is resting after a rough ride back to earth a south korean bioengineer was one of three people on board the soyuz capsule the craft carrying south korea's first astronaut landed in northern kazakhstan on saturday, 260 miles (418 kilome... | soyuz hundreds of kilometers south korea's first second | soyuz capsule lands hundreds of kilometers off target . capsule was carrying south korea's first astronaut . landing is second time soyuz capsule has gone awry |
(cnn) andy roddick has told the official atp tour website that he is fit and raring to go as he prepares to defend his brisbane international title next week the world number eight feels he was never in tip top shape throughout 2010, but he now believes he is over the illness and injury problems that prevented him f... | interplicate sedging chabutra | no related information |
(cnn) as rescue efforts continue tuesday, colombia's president will visit the mountainside neighborhood where a massive landslide buried dozens of homes by monday night, search crews had uncovered 23 dead bodies there, the red cross said, and more than 120 people could still be trapped underground 'we are still hopi... | red cross colombia | search crews have uncovered 23 dead bodies and seven injured survivors . red cross rescuers are still hoping to find survivors in the rubble . officials are evacuating others in the area, which is considered unstable geologically . colombia's president says rains have caused devastating floods throughout the country |
(cnn) a japanese man accused of operating a drug trafficking ring between mexico and japan was arrested in mexico last week, the ministry of public security said saturday phanor eriko kuratomi, known as 'el casio,' was arrested friday in mexico city, according to a ministry news release the arrest was the result of ... | eriko kuratomi mexico city friday | phanor eriko kuratomi was arrested in mexico city on friday . he is accused of using women to smuggle drugs . also arrested were three women accused of smuggling the drugs |
(cnn) substitute didier drogba missed a last minute penalty as premier league champions chelsea drew 1 1 at rivals tottenham in a thrilling london derby on sunday drogba, who had earlier scored the equalizing goal for the visitors, saw his spot kick superbly saved by heurelho gomes after the brazilian goalkeeper ... | didier drogba chelsea tottenham sunday drogba brazilian heurelho gomes roman pavlyuchenko spurs | didier drogba misses a late penalty as chelsea draw 1 1 at tottenham on sunday . drogba's injury time spot kick was saved by brazilian goalkeeper heurelho gomes . drogba had equalized for the visitors after roman pavlyuchenko scored for spurs |
jerusalem (cnn) a letter from about 30 prominent rabbis' wives was causing a stir in israel wednesday because it urges israeli girls not to date arabs the open letter comes three weeks after the uproar caused by another letter, which was written by 50 state appointed rabbis and told jews not to rent or sell property... | arab jews arabs | the letter is written by prominent rabbis' wives . it says girls should not date or work with arab men . it follows another letter urging jews not to sell or rent property to arabs |
des moines, iowa (cnn) representatives for leading social conservative groups in iowa held a secret meeting monday as part of an effort with one main goal: find and support a republican presidential candidate who can stop mitt romney in iowa the idea: avoid splintering the conservative vote in the state by rallying ... | insalivation asomatous deciduity | no related information |
london, england (cnn) bomb attacks by dissidents in northern ireland nearly quadrupled over the past six months from the period before, a report from the independent monitoring commission said thursday dissident republicans have steadily increased the number of improvised explosive devices they have deployed and det... | the past six months the previous period the independent monitoring commission | the number of detonated bombs went up fourfold in the past six months . deployed devices have roughly doubled from the previous period . the findings are in a report from the independent monitoring commission |
paris, france (cnn) three french hostages kidnapped in nigeria have been released, the french government said wednesday french foreign minister bernard kouchner announced their release 'with great joy and deep relief,' saying the nigerian authorities had told him the news the three french nationals were taken hostag... | french bernard kouchner | french foreign minister bernard kouchner greets the news with 'great joy'. they were kidnapped september 22 while working for an oil services company . it is not clear who kidnapped them, but a rebel group said it found them |
(cnn) a libyan rebel fighter collapses to the ground during a firefight in the city of misrata shrapnel rips through an artery in his leg, and he is rapidly losing blood medics battle to save his life in an abandoned building that doubles as an emergency operating theater they come under fire the man dies photograph... | red cross the red cross | a new red cross report chronicles assaults on medical workers in conflict zones . those attacks are costing many lives . the neutrality of health care workers and facilities is no longer respected . such attacks must end, the red cross says |
(cnn) in an effort to understand why a truck serving as a parade float crossed in front of a fast moving locomotive last week, killing four war veterans on the float, federal accident investigators on tuesday will re create the accident conditions the national transportation safety board will stage a locomotive and ... | landowner breadwinning cheders | no related information |
new york (cnn) coagulated sheep's blood pig knuckles snake bile fried crickets sound like ingredients you might see bubbling away in a caldron, right? zane lamprey raises a toast to alcoholic beverages the world over well, these are just some of the unusual items zane lamprey has eaten yes, eaten during the co... | zane lamprey three sheets fine living network lamprey black death | zane lamprey hosts 'three sheets' on fine living network . on show, lamprey drinks things like 'black death' and viper rum . for all that, his liver's in good shape, says lamprey |
(cnn) the father of a 12 year old virginia girl, who police say was abducted and taken on a week long, cross country trek by the man considered a prime suspect in her mother's death, on monday thanked law enforcement, the media and the california woman who alerted police after spotting the girl calling what had happ... | benjamin smith california brittany smith virginia | new: benjamin smith says he's excited to reunite with his daughter . a california woman says she locked eyes with brittany smith outside a store . the girl has headed back to virginia, while her alleged abductor is in custody . the man is a 'very good suspect' in the girl's mother's death, police say |
charleston, west virginia (cnn) is it really safe? west virginia's governor is asking federal authorities to do further study on the possible health effects caused by last month's chemical spill near charleston 'it is critical this study is funded and that work begins immediately,' wrote gov earl ray tomblin in a le... | unfetchable ozonize trimetrical | no related information |
atlanta (cnn) bishop eddie long has apologized to the anti defamation league over an incident in which he was wrapped in a torah scroll and crowned 'king' as shown in a video that went viral, the televangelist was wrapped in a 'holocaust torah' and crowned king during a recent ceremony at new birth missionary baptis... | eddie long the anti defamation league long torah jewish | eddie long writes a letter of apology to the anti defamation league . in a ceremony, long was wrapped in a torah scroll and crowned 'king'. he says the recent ceremony at his church was not his idea . 'i am deeply sorry,' long writes jewish leader calls apology 'heartfelt, sincere, humble' |
lafayette, tennessee (cnn) james kruger was watching election results tuesday night in lafayette, tennessee, when a warning appeared on his tv screen: a tornado was headed straight toward his town then the lights went out james kruger survived after tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in lafayette, t... | celaeno circularized puist | no related information |
new york (cnn) the daughter of a man who died after falling four stories at shea stadium said her father was not sliding down the escalator when the accident happened, as police reported a statement from the new york police department on tuesday said witnesses saw 36 year old antonio nararainsami of brooklyn sitting... | about 25 minutes later booth memorial hospital | police said man lost his balance on an escalator as fans left the stadium . he died about 25 minutes later at booth memorial hospital . police are investigating the death as an accident |
london, england (cnn) heather mills presented 'less than candid' testimony about her life with former beatle paul mccartney during her divorce case and made more money during their marriage than before, according to a ruling released tuesday mccartney's lawyer fiona shackleton, left, pictured after it is alleged mil... | heather mills paul mccartney's nearly $50 ex beatle's four year | judge: heather mills 'a less than impressive witness'. paul mccartney's ex wife received nearly $50m payout in divorce ruling . ruling follows collapse of ex beatle's four year marriage to former model |
new york (cnn) two of the three suspects believed to be involved in a potential 9/11 anniversary plot against new york or washington are of arab descent and traveled to the united states last week, according to a us government official authorities are operating under the assumption that two of the suspects have arri... | takeouts safeguarding sleekening | no related information |
(rolling stone) merle haggard is no stranger to the white house: he was a guest of both richard nixon and ronald reagan, who when he was governor of california had granted the singer a full pardon for the felonies and misdemeanors that led to three years at san quentin prison earlier this month, the 73 year ol... | counterpaly spicilege wonderingly | no related information |
(cnn) the african union has suspended the ivory coast from the organization amid the country's political chaos following a november runoff election, it said in a statement the group suspended the ivory coast 'in all au activities, until such a time the democratically elected president effectively assumes state power... | au laurent gbagbo gbagbo alassane ouattara | the nation is suspended until the elected president takes office, au says . it calls on president laurent gbagbo to hand over power to his challenger . gbagbo and opposition candidate alassane ouattara both declared victory |
(cnn) beware learning american history through groupon promotions contrary to what the online coupon company claims, alexander hamilton was never a us president the discounter put out a news release announcing 'groupon celebrates presidents day by honoring alexander hamilton,' and offering $10 off of all local deals... | lallygagged brutalization crossroads | no related information |
(cnn) a 13 year old girl was fatally shot tuesday morning on a private school bus while traveling with her 7 year old sibling and seven other pupils in florida, and another student has been arrested as the suspected shooter, authorities said the younger sibling witnessed the shooting in homestead, florida, according... | perithyreoiditis scutula sarcogyps | no related information |
(cnn) the former editor in chief of al wasat, an opposition newspaper in bahrain, says he and two colleagues have been summoned by the country's public prosecutor for questioning mansoor al jamri told cnn he and two other former editors at al wasat will go to the public prosecutor's office on monday, a result of all... | al jamri al wasat bahrain | ex editor al jamri: 'i have been subjected to a smear and unfair media campaign'. he and two other former editors will go to the public prosecutor's office monday . al wasat is accused of 'deliberate news fabrication' during bahrain's unrest . the government has tried to crack down on protests |
port au prince, haiti (cnn) in the week since a 70 magnitude earthquake shattered this capital and jolted observers around the world, authorities have buried 70,000 bodies, about a third of the estimated final toll, officials said tuesday prime minister jean max bellerive told cnn's christiane amanpour that at least... | tuesday port au prince seven days haitian us $220 million haiti | woman rescued from rubble tuesday in port au prince, seven days after quake . haitian authorities record 72,000 deaths so far . us troops to help get hospital operational, transport people to other hospitals . people have contributed $220 million to charity groups for haiti relief |
(cnn) a lonely planet author says he plagiarized or made up portions of the popular travel guidebooks and dealt drugs to supplement poor pay, an australian newspaper reported sunday lonely planet publishes more than 500 titles and employs 300 authors, according to its web site thomas kohnstamm, who has written a boo... | galant flyblows posticteric | no related information |
seoul, south korea (cnn) the chairman of the samsung group plans to resign, according to a report published tuesday by yonhap, the south korean news agency chairman of the samsung group lee kun hee has been indicted for tax evasion and breach of trust the decision of lee kun hee to step down comes a few days after h... | samsung group lee kun hee yonhap lee | samsung group chairman, lee kun hee, plans to resign, yonhap reports . lee's decision comes a few days after his indictment amid corruption investigation . lee was indicted for tax evasion and breach of trust . prosecutors say indictment relates to a plan to transfer control of the firm to his son |
(cnn) barcelona defender eric abidal returned to training wednesday after seven months on the sidelines following a liver transplant the 33 year old was delighted to be back in action as he told the official website of the catalan giants 'i've been thinking about training will the ball for a long time,' the 33 year ... | twofoldly forenight marmosa | no related information |
troy, michigan (cnn) thousands of screaming teenage girls waving 'we love cody simpson' posters didn't pack a mall outside detroit just to hear the australian born teen singer perform over the weekend they also were there to support the recently launched anti bullying campaign called defeat the label celebrities mil... | cody simpson ken kragen us | singer cody simpson is urging teen fans to stand up to stop bullying . he gave a free concert to kick off defeat the label campaign . ken kragen wants students across the us to stand up on may 4, 2012 |
(cnn) authorities want to take dna samples from 'unabomber' ted kaczynski in connection with their investigation into the 1982 incident in which seven people died after taking tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide, according to the fbi office in chicago 'as part of the re examination of the 1982 tylenol pois... | fbi tylenol ted kaczynski kaczynski | new: a new dna sample is sought because of forensic advances, fbi says . seven people died in 1982 after taking cyanide laced tylenol . the fbi says ted kaczynski has not agreed to provide a voluntary sample . kaczynski claims he has agreed to provide the sample on one unspecified condition |
conakry, guinea (cnn) guinea's supreme court has ruled alpha conde the winner of a november 7 presidential runoff election, the court's president announced friday in the country's capital city the ruling wraps up a two year transition to civilian rule after a military junta took power in december 2008 provisional re... | sanderswood prechildhood aglycone | no related information |
(cnn) in what is being called a 'milestone' for iraq's future, the un security council voted wednesday to free the baghdad government from sanctions that started during the saddam hussein era 'the adoptions of these important resolutions marks the beginning of the end of the sanctions regime and restrictions on iraq... | saddam hussein the iraqi development fund joe biden un security council | the sanctions were imposed during the saddam hussein era . the oil for food program ends, as does the iraqi development fund . joe biden chaired the un security council meeting |
washington (cnn) coalition troops in afghanistan have been issued revised guidelines for conducting night raids, an official from nato's international security assistance force said friday the raids are considered effective tools to rout insurgents, but they have angered afghan civilians and government officials the... | afghans isaf afghanistan | such operations have angered afghans . the directive calls for better coordination with afghans, an isaf official says . this is a sensitive cultural issue in afghanistan |
(cnn) pregnant again after two miscarriages, molly gray was desperate for answers that could help prevent losing a third baby when she heard about a small study to test the blood of pregnant women for chemicals, she signed up the result was shocking: gray's blood tested high for mercury, a heavy metal that can cause... | cnn sanjay gupta toxic america lautenberg new jersey | cnn's dr sanjay gupta will be a witness at tuesday's hearing . the issue was the focus of the cnn special 'toxic america'. sen lautenberg of new jersey is holding the hearing in his home state |
(cnn) apparently, cats do rule and dogs drool what other conclusion could any human being with a heart draw from the video in which a little cat bravely and boldly saves a boy being attacked by a dog? sure, dog people will try to argue otherwise they'll point to pugs and sheepdogs and shih tzus and other examples of... | nondiffusibly nomad rebroadened | no related information |
(cnn) the president of bahrain's center for human rights was referred sunday to bahrain's military prosecutor for publishing a photograph of a protester who died in custody that officials say he fabricated nabeel rajab published on his facebook page images of a man identified as ali isa saqer the man in the picture ... | unamiability overfrieze diamondized | no related information |
(cnn) prominent human rights activist al amin kimathi was released from custody monday at the outset of the trial for suspects in the fatal july 2010 bombings in kampala, uganda ugandan high court justice alphonse owiny dollo, who is presiding over the case, released kimathi, a kenyan, on grounds that the state had ... | al amin kimathi uganda ugandan kenyan july 2010 kampala the eve the world cup | al amin kimathi was released from custody at the start of the trial in uganda . ugandan government had dropped charges against the kenyan rights activist . suspects are charged in the july 2010 bombings that killed 76 in kampala . the bombings took place on the eve of the world cup soccer finals |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) an indonesian court has sentenced the alleged military commander of an al qaeda linked terror network to 15 years in prison abu dujana is suspected of plotting attacks on the australian embassy and jw marriott hotel in jakarta abu dujana is the alleged leader of the military wing of jemaah ... | acerbityacerose satiates pregainer | no related information |
new york (cnn) given the pedigree of 740 park avenue's past and present residents john d rockefeller jr, philanthropist irene guggenheim, designer vera wang and businessman david koch, to name a few it's no surprise the jewelry taken in several thefts since may is primo stuff: his and hers patek philippe w... | doctus geocentricism resolvancy | no related information |
(cnn) where there should be excitement there is trepidation where there is hope, there is also fear england expects but what it also anticipates is a night of high drama, tension and nails being bitten until they are no longer visible to the human eye when roy hodgson's side take to the turf at the iconic wembley... | england the 2014 world cup poland ukraine san marino world champion spain iceland norway | england will qualify for the 2014 world cup with victory over poland . ukraine can take top spot if it beats san marino and england loses . world champion spain expected to seal qualification . iceland can secure a playoff spot with victory in norway |
miami (cnn) references to drugs, comments about hazing and pictures of semi nude women taken from posts on a closed facebook page have prompted the suspension of pi kappa alpha fraternity on florida international university's miami campus an e mail containing 70 screen grabs of posts allegedly found on the facebook ... | florida international university screen fiu | new: fraternity headquarters suspends chapter at florida international university . school says it 'took prompt action and placed the fraternity on interim suspension'. screen grabs show posts that reference drugs and hazing . the pi kappa alpha chapter at fiu has had past disciplinary problems |
washington (cnn) the following is the prepared transcript of house speaker john boehner's speech monday night on debt reduction talks: good evening i'm john boehner i serve as speaker of the whole house of the members of both parties that you elect these are difficult times in the life of our nation millions are... | washington days boehner obama house this week senate | washington's days of spending and piling up debts are over, boehner said . boehner: country didn't get much good out of president obama's spending binge . house will pass a bill this week that can and will get through the senate, boehner said |
washington (cnn) house republicans have hired a prominent conservative attorney to defend the federal defense of marriage act in a pending lawsuit, legal sources say, and will make an effort to divert money from the justice department to fund its high profile fight house speaker john boehner disclosed the legal and ... | pelosi paul clement second bush boehner obama house republicans justice department | new: pelosi asks what the legal fight will cost taxpayers . attorney paul clement was solicitor general in the second bush administration . boehner says he had no choice but to act after the obama administration backed off . house republicans also want to divert justice department funds for the effort |
(cnn) one of the diplomatic cables published by wikileaks reveals that north korean officials suggested the us government make arrangements for rock icon eric clapton to perform in pyongyang as a way of building 'good will' between the countries the suggestion was relayed to the us embassy in seoul, south korea, thr... | heterodont staynil veneratively | no related information |
(cnn) winning a gold medal is the pinnacle of any olympic athlete's career, and most have to be happy for the chance to participate on sport's biggest stage for nicol david, however, time is running out the malaysian is the top ranked women's squash player and a six time world champion, but she has never competed at... | squash olympic games nicol david verocom rio buenos aires | squash is one of the sports bidding to be part of the 2020 olympic games . nicol david is a six time world champion hope to compete for a gold medal at the games . verocom are heading the campaign, having help rio win the 2016 games . a decision on which sport will enter in 2020 will be made in buenos aires next year |
(cnn) in the movie 'into the wild,' a young man rejects society and disappears now, johnathan croom's father fears his teenage son has done the same thing david croom of apache junction, arizona, hasn't seen his 18 year old son in more than a week and he's worried johnathan's green honda crv was found abandoned on a... | arizona oregon into the wild johnathan croom 18 honda suv | new: law enforcement official says nothing to suggest foul play or danger . arizona father fears teen vanished in oregon to live off land like the film 'into the wild'. johnathan croom, 18, has never been in the wild before, says his father . the teen's honda suv was abandoned in a small town in western oregon |
(cnn) hundreds of inmates using pipes and shanks as weapons trashed a california prison, burning a courtyard, ripping beds to shreds and tearing bathroom sinks from walls, a new video of the weekend riot's aftermath shows a dormitory is trashed after a riot at the california institution for men, in chino video shot ... | esca overdescribing nonradiancy | no related information |
seoul (cnn) hyundai motor's labor union voted to accept a wage deal with the company monday, ending four months of negotiations the strikes, in july and august, were very costly to south korea's largest automaker, cutting production by more than 80,000 vehicles this cost it 17 trillion won ($15 billion), hyundai sai... | renumbered electrodialyzer quellable | no related information |
(cnn) syria says results will be available monday from its referendum on changes to the country's constitution, a vote taken as government troops continued pounding the opposition stronghold of homs and other cities opposition activists reported at least 55 deaths across the country on sunday, including 25 in homs, ... | syrian al assad's alawite hillary clinton white house syria libya | new: 55 people were killed sunday, opposition activists say . new: syrian opposition appeals to al assad's alawite community . hillary clinton says al assad's regime is 'illegitimate and going to fall'. a former top white house official warns that syria is not like libya |
(cnn) a us marine corporal who was declared a deserter twice has turned himself in to authorities and is on his way to virginia cpl wassef ali hassoun failed to report for duty in january 2005 at camp lejeune, north carolina, the marine corps said in a statement he is expected to arrive in norfolk, virginia, on sund... | wassef ali hassoun iraq north carolina hassoun norfolk virginia sunday | cpl wassef ali hassoun has been declared a deserter twice . he is accused of disappearing in iraq, and then failing to report for duty in north carolina . hassoun is scheduled to arrive in norfolk, virginia, on sunday |
(cnn) it's been 30,000 years since neanderthals walked the earth, but now we can hear what they sounded like, according to a florida anthropologist neanderthal man apparently sounded like a frog croaking or a human burping when talking robert mccarthy of florida atlantic university in boca raton reconstructed neande... | wildfire hazarder planirostal | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) a georgia military contractor tricked law enforcement agencies into buying faulty stun grenades, ultimately leaving three fbi agents injured, federal prosecutors announced monday 'flash bang' grenades were relabeled and sold to police after the navy deemed them faulty, an indictment says pyrot... | georgia fbi defense department | indictment accuses georgia company of relabeling stun grenades . devices sold to at least 12 fbi offices; defense department declines comment . 3 company officials charged with money laundering, defrauding the government . indictment: fbi agents injured when stun grenades detonated prematurely |
new york (cnn) the us government paid more than $17 million in defense contracts over the last decade to companies owned by leaders of warren jeffs' polygamous sect, with tens of thousands allegedly winding its way back to jeffs and his church the pentagon had contracts with three companies with ties to warren jeff... | pentagon warren jeffs jeffs fbi army | pentagon bought airplane parts from companies tied to warren jeffs . contracts continued even after jeffs was on fbi 'most wanted list'. pentagon defends contracts, stands by them as appropriate . retired army colonel says nothing illegal happened, but people will be 'appalled' |
washington (cnn) pope benedict xvi on wednesday addressed issues ranging from the sex abuse scandal in the roman catholic church to the easy availability of pornography to the 'alarming decrease' in catholic marriages in the united states the pope arrives to address us bishops in the basilica of the national shrine ... | pope middle east latin america white house us benedict xvi new york | new: pope tells bishops abuse of children was 'gravely immoral behavior'. pope, president discuss middle east, latin america, says white house . six day, two city visit to us marks pope benedict xvi's first as pope . pope will celebrate mass at stadium thursday, travel to new york on friday |
tokyo, japan (cnn) the us military in japan has charged a marine with rape and other violations of the uniform code of military justice in the alleged sexual assault of 14 year old girl in okinawa a civic group member protests against hadnott near the us embassy in tokyo on february 13 staff sgt tyrone luther hadno... | us marine february japan okinawa | no date set for the court martial . us military charges marine after girl dropped charges in february . most of us troops in japan are stationed in okinawa |
pittsburgh, pennsylvania (cnn) after a weekend of playing defense about his 'bitter' comments, sen barack obama went on offense monday against his democratic rival and the presumptive republican nominee sen barack obama participates sunday in the compassion forum at pennsylvania's messiah college obama mocked sen h... | barack obama hillary clinton clinton obama pennsylvanians | new: barack obama makes fun of hillary clinton for drinking a shot in front of media . new: clinton's verbal attacks on obama met with boos from audience . clinton has accused obama of being out of touch, elitist for remarks at fundraiser . at fundraiser, obama said some pennsylvanians bitter and clinging to guns, reli... |
berlin germany germany striker kevin kuranyi fired schalke up to joint second in the bundesliga, while bayern munich have a golden chance to put one hand on the league title if they beat stuttgart on sunday kuranyi's early goal was enough to give schalke a vital victory over champions league rivals hamburg kuranyi's... | kevin kuranyi schalke hamburg second bremen karlsruhe bayern munich stuttgart sunday | kevin kuranyi's early goal gives schalke a 1 0 home victory against hamburg . schalke now level in second position with bremen, who draw 3 3 at karlsruhe . bayern munich will all but clinch the title with a win over stuttgart in sunday |
washington (cnn) a pair of tornadoes struck suburban washington on sunday, mangling trees and stripping siding off several homes, the national weather service confirmed no injuries were immediately reported the first tornado hit st charles, maryland about 30 miles south of washington just after 2 pm it uproot... | st charles maryland about 30 miles washington hyattsville | first tornado hit st charles, maryland, about 30 miles south of washington . second tornado struck 30 minutes later outside hyattsville, maryland . no injuries were immediately reported |
(cnn) french president nicolas sarkozy was released from hospital monday morning following a night spent under observation after he collapsed while jogging in woodlands near paris french president nicolas sarkozy shakes hands with medical staff as he leaves hospital monday sarkozy left hospital arm in arm with his w... | borrasca surgeoncies nondefense | no related information |
(cnn) two south african rugby players were sent home from their national team's tour of europe on monday after testing positive for a banned drug mahlatse 'chiliboy' ralepelle and bjorn basson were provisionally suspended from all rugby after the south african rugby union was informed of the results late on sunday w... | poky phyllis enring | no related information |
tucson, arizona (cnn) thousands of people determined 'to exercise their second amendment rights,' attended a gun show saturday in tucson, arizona, one week after a well armed gunman opened fire at a local shopping center, the show's president said the mood at the show was somber, said bob templeton of crossroads of ... | tucson arizona one week organizer | gun show held in tucson, arizona, one week after massacre . organizer said killings had nothing to do with gun ownership . attendance expected to be higher than most years |
istanbul (cnn) the president of turkey's besiktas basketball team says he has a verbal agreement to sign a $2 million contract with former nba most valuable player allen iverson 'i'm going to new york on friday,' said seref yalcin, the president of the besiktas basketball team 'i talked to allan and his manager yest... | besiktas sunday iverson $2 million two year seref yalcin | the president of the besiktas basketball team says he expects a sunday signing . iverson will get $2 million for a two year contract, seref yalcin says . yalcin: 'he's going to bring lots of fans into our arena' |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) for the second time in two days, a deadly blast shook a northwest pakistani city as worshippers marked the sacred holiday of ashura the explosion occurred near a shiite muslim procession in dera ismail khan the bomb was planted inside a bicycle repair shop, killing five people and injuring ... | pakistani taliban shiite muslims shiite pakistan | new: the pakistani taliban say they are behind sunday's bombing . shiite muslims have been marking the sacred holiday of ashura . the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility for an earlier fatal attack . the terrorist group has vowed to attack shiite ashura processions across pakistan |
(cnn) new hampshire health officials say they're monitoring eight patients for signs of a fatal brain disease after medical equipment was found to have been contaminated by proteins that cause the ailment the equipment had been used to operate on a patient now suspected of having creutzfeldt jakob disease (cjd), the... | unwilted supportless ovicular | no related information |
washington (cnn) step by step, die hard conservatives are confronting their grief over president barack obama's re election but judging from blog posts and other public pronouncements, many remain stuck somewhere between denial and anger, very far from acceptance so far this week, prolific blogger judson phillips on... | mitt romney america electoral college | die hard conservatives blame mitt romney, electoral fraud and liberal conspiracies . few discuss demographic shifts in america . anti obama sentiments abound in conservative post election commentary . one blogger proposes an electoral college boycott |
remedios, cuba (cnn) for 200 years, folks in remedios, a small town in the cuban countryside, have shared the legendary tale of father francisco vigil de quiñones as the story goes, father vigil was annoyed that so few of his parishioners were attending his church's christmas eve midnight mass so the catholic priest... | remedios cuba | huge 200 year old christmas eve fireworks fest ignites joy in remedios, cuba . originally, event attracted worshippers, but now church closes for safety . 'we're afraid that rockets will fly into the church and kill someone'. someone gets burned every year, say locals, but there are few serious injuries |
diyarbakir, turkey (cnn) the jailed leader of the kurdistan workers party has called an end to a mass hunger strike in turkey staged by kurdish prison inmates and politicians 'end the hunger strikes as soon as possible without any hesitation this action has reached its place and fulfilled its goals,' abdullah ocala... | kurdish | jailed kurdish leader calls for end to mass hunger strike . leading kurdish lawmaker endorses the message . nearly every shop in the provincial capital is shuttered |
(cnn) norway leads the 2010 list ranking the prosperity of 110 of the world's nations by the london analytical center legatum institute norway also topped the 2009 rankings 'the prosperity index seeks to understand how economic fundamentals, health, freedom, governance, safety, education, entrepreneurial opportunity... | norway the 2nd straight year the united states 2009 | index is based on economy, government, educator and other factors . norway tops the rankings for the 2nd straight year . the united states is no 10, down one spot from 2009 |
washington (cnn) the consumer product safety commission has issued a voluntary recall of a craft kit to create a foam pumpkin turkey following concerns the magnets included with the seasonal adult product could pose a hazard if ingested by small children no injuries have been reported about 1,800 kits, manufactured ... | the consumer product safety commission ohio jo ann fabric craft stores | the consumer product safety commission says magnets could be a hazard for young kids . when assembled, the product resembles a turkey with a pumpkin shaped body . the kits were sold exclusively by ohio based jo ann fabric and craft stores |
london (cnn) rupert murdoch protégé rebekah brooks was charged tuesday with conspiracy over alleged illegal payments to a ministry of defence employee, london's metropolitan police said tuesday in a separate case, andy coulson, another former murdoch employee who went on to work for prime minister david cameron, fac... | rebekah brooks next week andy coulson brooks coulson the news corp david cameron | new: rebekah brooks will appear in court next week, charged over alleged illegal payments . andy coulson faces charges over alleged payments to officials in a separate case . brooks and coulson edited a newspaper that was part of the news corp empire . coulson was director of communications for prime minister david cam... |
(cnn) just how controversial is rihanna's new album? that depends on how worked up you get about rhyme schemes like this: ''your love is infectious/let's make out in this lexus'' 'sons of anarchy': see new ew cover! she might've stirred up headlines when she invited her ex chris brown to sing that line on ''nobody's... | rihanna chris brown nobody's business '80s michael jackson's the way you make me feel | rihanna stirred up headlines when she invited chris brown to sing on 'nobody's business'. 'nobody's business' borrows its '80s r&b sound from michael jackson's 'the way you make me feel'. the album is less defiant than its title suggests, with many lovely moments by the piano |
(oprahcom) all singles in search of a whine fest should roll right on past this train stop anyone who gets off at rachel greenwald's station will be served a particularly strong shot of truth her first book, 'find a husband after 35 using what i learned at harvard business school,' makes zero allowances for alway... | rachel greenwald greenwald | marriage consultant rachel greenwald 15 step program to finding 'the one'. greenwald says she treats singleness as a marketing issue . one of the 15 steps includes calling everyone you know and asking them to set you up |
(cnn) evidence of atrocities including mass killings emerged tuesday in south sudan, and the un security council voted unanimously to send thousands more troops to protect civilians in the young nation convulsed by violence the council's vote could nearly double the size of the un peacekeeping force in the country, ... | odax shins haired | no related information |
ip 455 press release 8 february 2008 the findings of a scotland yard inquiry into how mohtarma benazir bhutto died after being attacked during a political rally in rawalpindi were presented to the government of pakistan today the bomb explodes near bhutto's vehicle following a political rally in rawalpindi the conclu... | perfunctorious shearing toiletry | no related information |
(cnn) storms that killed two people in northern georgia spread saturday night into south carolina, where possible tornadoes downed trees, blew roofs off homes and broke power lines, weather forecasters said there was heavy damage in prosperity, south carolina, where residents reported seeing a tornado touch down, s... | prosperity, south carolina polk floyd counties georgia saturday ef 2 atlanta friday | sheriff: possible tornado caused heavy damage in prosperity, south carolina . 'we are unable to respond to all of the calls,' dispatcher says . deaths reported in polk and floyd counties in georgia on saturday . saturday's storms followed ef 2 tornado that tore through atlanta on friday |
(cnn) the us justice department will not conduct a civil rights investigation in the case of a teenager found dead in a rolled up mat at his southern georgia high school, a spokesperson for that agency said wednesday kendrick johnson, 17, was discovered dead last january 11 headfirst in a rolled wrestling mat in the... | complanation frostier gabi | no related information |
(cnn) ten years ago, the adjective 'tarantinoesque' was an integral tool in any critic's arsenal it seemed like every other young filmmaker was tramping the bloody, funny trail blazed by 'reservoir dogs' and 'pulp fiction'; rueful hitmen lurked around every corner brendan gleeson and colin farrell star as hitman wai... | bruges belgium colin farrell brendan gleeson | 'in bruges' about two hitmen cooling heels in bruges, belgium . colin farrell, brendan gleeson star as main characters . reviewer: film has clever moments, but often excessive without point |
(cnn) the primary cause for hundreds of recent dolphin deaths along the east coast is likely a virus, and there's no way to stop its spread right now, federal officials say the virus, the cetacean morbillivirus, is similar to measles in humans or canine distemper in dogs, according to the national oceanic and atmosp... | the east coast noaa new york north carolina | hundreds of dolphins have died along the east coast . noaa says that disease experts think the cetacean morbillivirus is at work . as of sunday, there have been 488 dolphin strandings from new york to north carolina |
(healthcom) caffeinated alcoholic beverages such as four loko have come under fire from lawmakers and public health officials in recent weeks, following reports of hospitalizations and even some deaths tied to the potent drinks now, a new study suggests that combining caffeine and alcohol can pose a risk to young pe... | genocides heumite rec | no related information |
(cnn) karen schlieve and her fiancã© were supposed to be married in july on a pavilion in st paul, minnesota, against the backdrop of the mississippi river but mother nature had other plans today, that same pavilion is under several feet of water, in a surge of flooding that has swept through several minnesota towns... | rechanging fovent miryachit | no related information |
(cnn) the tunisian government declared a curfew tuesday in eight governorates, including the capital city of tunis, in an attempt to quell violence after protests that included radical islamists the 9 pm to 5 am curfew was announced by the interior ministry and the defense ministry 'in the wake of violence carried o... | binucleolate jaggedly coraggio | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) the pakistani taliban vowed thursday to carry out attacks against india to avenge the death of a man executed by indian authorities for his role in the 2008 terrorist assault on mumbai mohammed ajmal kasab, a pakistani, was hanged wednesday in pune, a city southeast of mumbai he was the lon... | mohammed ajmal kasab india pakistani taliban pakistan indian | mohammed ajmal kasab was hanged wednesday in india for his role in the attacks . the pakistani taliban say they will conduct various attacks against india in revenge . they also say they are demanding his body be returned to pakistan . indian authorities say they have already requested extra security for diplomats |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) an iraqi report on last month's shootings involving security contractor blackwater usa called the incident 'pre meditated murder' and is calling for $8 million in compensation for each of the 17 iraqis who died, a senior iraqi government official said monday lawyer hassan jabbar lies in a hospit... | preprogrammed mured caenostylic | no related information |
(cnn) president obama looked uncomfortable as he stood before the nation on saturday, announcing that he would ask for a congressional resolution of support to use limited force in syria obama, who won the hearts and souls of many americans in the 2008 election with his trenchant criticism of president george w bush... | imperformable calliandra tauromorphic | no related information |
(cnn) the eyes of the world are on the us congress this week and next unlike resolutions about naming a post office, honoring the 2013 world series champion boston red sox or defunding obamacare, members of congress also take votes that test their consciences and prompt them to examine what they believe because the ... | stephanie cutter congress syria 2016 | stephanie cutter: at times, members of congress take votes based on conscience . syria issue requires members to consider what is right, not what is expedient, she says . cutter: this is a time for politics to be put aside and for thoughts of 2016 to take a back seat . she says members should act as they think is right... |
(cnn) war and humor make strange bedfellows, but in the absurdity of syria's nearly three year civil war, one town has made laughter a form of resistance from caricatures of syrian president bashar al assad with a skunk's body and chemical weapons smoking from his bottom to posters reading 'rebuilding houses takes s... | syrian al assad free syria army | rebels in northern syrian town chide al assad with satirical posters, videos . leader says laughter shows world 'we are human and we want to live'. latest video features civilians and free syria army rebels dressed like cavemen |
(cnn) second placed mainz closed to within four points of german bundesliga leaders borussia dortmund with a 3 0 victory at home to nuremberg on friday night andre schurrle struck in the first half before nikolce noveski and substitute sami allagui added second half goals to give mainz a 10th win from 14 matches dor... | hunkered datacell battings | no related information |
(cnn) a florida teenager made famous for her extensive bout with hiccups faces first degree murder charges after meeting a man online and allegedly luring him to a vacant home, where he was robbed of between $50 and $60 and killed, police said jennifer mee, 19, was arrested and charged sunday as were two men, lar... | jennifer mee's mee | new: in radio interview, jennifer mee's mother calls her daughter's hiccups a 'curse'. new: an ex girlfriend describes the murder victim as the 'nicest guy ever'. police say that mee befriended a man online and lured him to a vacant home |
seoul, south korea (cnn) south korea and the united states began assembling ships for joint war exercises sunday off the west coast of the korean peninsula in the yellow sea, a source at the south korean joint chiefs told cnn the exercises are set to begin as diplomats worked to ease tensions in the koreas after nor... | south korea us china chinese seoul north korean | new: south korea, us begin assembling ships for war exercises . china, other nations urge an avoidance of hostilities . a chinese official visits seoul to discuss rising tensions . the us calls north korean claims 'outrageous' |
(cnn) residents of australia's most populous state are enduring unpredictable wildfires fueled by strong winds, dry heat and low humidity authorities warned of worsening conditions and advised residents to self evacuate in certain areas on tuesday, the new south wales rural fire services issued blunt warnings to res... | australia blue mountains | wildfires to be unpredictable in australia's most populous state . uncertainty for residents who live in blue mountains . more than 200 homes have been lost in fires |
(cnn) hair in the black community is like a religion, resplendent with ritual, devotion, mythology, metaphor, plenty of pomp and circumstance black hair arguably is one of the quickest indicators of ethnicity, ethos and sometimes, politics this past week, two very different children found their very different 'ethni... | michaela davis davis dante de blasio's tiana parker's | michaela davis: two very different children found their hair in the spotlight this past week . davis: while dante de blasio's afro won hearts, tiana parker's dreadlocks got criticized . she says the 'otherness' of black hair is a reminder that there is still bias to overcome . davis: let's hope one day black hairstyles... |
london (cnn) after a fourth consecutive night of violence that convulsed much of london and spread elsewhere in britain, the scene before dawn wednesday was largely calm, a tentative calm enforced by thousands of police hours before, police reported outbreaks of violence in wolverhampton and west bromwich, about 100... | tollgates bartholomewtide unrented | no related information |
(cnn) an off duty fire department official in columbus, ohio, had to be resuscitated saturday after being struck by lightning, columbus fire battalion chief tracy smith told cnn the lieutenant with the columbus division of fire went into cardiac arrest after the lightning strike at the columbus crew stadium, smith s... | stu tudor columbus crew | fan at game describes the lightning storm as intense . lt stu tudor was struck by lightning at a columbus crew charity game . he is in critical condition, fire official says |
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