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(cnn) some people might call 17 year old joshua hanson one the luckiest people on the planet others might call him crazy i reporter joshua hanson offered a look at the mark iv helmet from his 'legendary limited edition halo 3' hanson waited more than eight hours outside a woodbury, minnesota, video game store on mon... | cytotrophoblast nonaffectingly osteomyelitis | no related information |
(instylecom) the holiday season is also the engagement season! a gorgeous cushion cut stunner by daniel k yes, you read that right it's been said that nearly 40 percent of all marriage proposals occur between thanksgiving and valentine's day if you're one of the lucky ladies hoping for a ring this season (or one of ... | dermoskeleton annihilators consecrates | no related information |
(cnn) the crew of the international space station marked thanksgiving with zero gravity friendly packets of smoked turkey, rehydrated cornbread dressing and a russian side dish high above earth us astronaut kevin ford, the commander of the three man expedition 34 crew, showed off the menu in a nasa video he said he ... | vorticosely albacea cutleria | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) either justin bieber is having a wild time on his south american tour or media reports of the 19 year old singer's antics are off the mark many reports barely rise above the gossip threshold, but they echo throughout the tabloids and mainstream media what you should believe and why you should ca... | trampcock disadvanced distinguishability | no related information |
on cnn's 'state of the union,' host and chief national correspondent john king goes outside the beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country this week, king traveled to missouri to learn about the effects of cutbacks on an already struggling economy st louis, missouri, is having to cut back ... | st louis obama | for some st louis area residents, loss of bus service would be devastating . paticularly hurt would be physcially handicapped and the working poor . stimulus money can be used to build projects but not operational costs . says disabled woman: 'that doesn't seem like what (president) obama wants' |
(cnn) polish authorities said tuesday they've broken up a plot to bomb parliament, arresting two people and recovering enough materials to make a 4 ton bomb the investigation began with an analysis of the internet shopping list of convicted norwegian extremist anders breivik the primary suspect is a university lectu... | polish parliament norwegian 4 ton | polish authorities break up a plot to bomb parliament . the probe began with a look at a norwegian terror suspect's polish contacts . two suspects have been arrested . authorities say they recovered guns, ammunition, and materials to make a 4 ton bomb |
(cnn) maybe the wish you made on a shooting star during the leonid meteor shower last week didn't come true you could get a second chance tuesday as forecasters expect to see a secondary peak in this year's shower nasa is predicting as many as five to 15 meteors per hour, sometime between 12:30 am and 3 am et the fi... | leonid mid november each year the weekend year nasa sometime early tuesday morning | the leonid meteor shower occurs in mid november each year . its peak was over the weekend, but this year's shower could have a secondary peak . nasa predicts five to 15 meteors an hour sometime early tuesday morning |
(cnn) after dealing with porcupine creatures, shape shifters and planes full of crystallized bodies over five seasons, star john noble is still having the time of his life on 'fringe' the cult favorite sci fi series is in the midst of its final season on fox, and classic episodes premiere tuesday night on the scienc... | john noble noble | john noble's cult show 'fringe' is nearing the end of its run . noble addressed his sleep disorder treatment, which briefly halted production . he's not as much of a junk food fan as his character; he recently discovered twitter . noble shared his prediction for the final episode: 'a masterpiece' |
miami (cnn) a fire engulfed a yacht a mile off miami beach on saturday, sending a thick column of black smoke into the clear blue sky before rescue crews were able to put it out, the coast guard said three people were aboard the 80 foot yacht bliss when it caught fire around 10 am, the coast guard said they all jump... | 80 foot miami beach | an 80 foot yacht off miami beach catches fire . the three passengers jump in the water and are rescued . the fire sends a huge column of black smoke into the air |
(cnn) one of the most anticipated nba seasons gets under way tuesday night lebron james' decision to leave the cleveland cavaliers to join the miami heat and fellow stars dwyane wade and chris bosh, fueled passionate off season conversation about him and the league while the focus this season is what will take place... | acestes teameo gekkota | no related information |
(cnn) china's star hurdler liu xiang bounced back from his olympic games disappointment to claim his third successive asian games gold medal, but wednesday's action was marred by a second positive drug test by a uzbekistani athlete liu limped out before his first 110 meters hurdles heat in beijing two years ago, but... | liu xiang third asian games hurdler china three days beijing 1990 second uzbekistan | liu xiang wins third successive gold at asian games, setting another record time . hurdler's gold helps china beat games record total medals with three days to go . it has 352 overall 171 of them gold to surpass the mark it set in beijing in 1990 . second competitor from uzbekistan tests positive for a banned sti... |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) six us troops were killed in iraq on monday, making 2007 the deadliest for the american military in the iraq war the grim record came despite lower death rates in recent months, which were not enough to offset death tolls that topped 100 during three months in the spring four soldiers were killed... | nongrievously aestivator carangin | no related information |
london (cnn) the attention into the crash of asiana airlines flight 214 is now shifting to two areas one, why did the incident happen? they will be looking at things like instrument landing systems, the glide slope, the approach of the boeing 777, the way the pilot flew the aircraft and other key aspects secondly, t... | palaeophis bakeries shieldable | no related information |
kabul (cnn) a truck and a minibus collided in afghanistan on friday, killing 17 people, a provincial government spokesman said nine more were injured in the crash in nangarhar province, according to ahmadzia abdulzai elsewhere in the country, two roadside bombs killed at least five people friday, a police spokesman ... | nightmarishness riskish unfattable | no related information |
(cnn) new jersey gov chris christie blasted democratic political opponents friday for criticizing his absence from the state during the snowstorm that pounded the northeast over the christmas holiday he also took a shot at the media for giving what he characterized as excessive attention to the controversy during wh... | chris christie christie disney | gov chris christie insists his state had competent leadership during the storm . critics have attacked christie and lieutenant governor for being away . christie says he promised his son a disney vacation long ago . christie says he is not bothered by the criticism |
new york (cnn) in the aftermath of one of the worst weather systems to hit the northeast, finding adequate shelter is the big concern what to do with displaced residents, whose homes were rendered dark, cold and powerless by superstorm sandy, is now the question plaguing emergency management officials across the tri... | outfitter aidmen icositedra | no related information |
(cnn) a texas a&m football player missing since monday has been found safe, police said thursday aggie wide receiver thomas johnson was one of the many players celebrating saturday after the aggies' surprising win against then no 1 alabama days later, the freshman wide receiver was missing, and fans, students and fa... | thomas johnson monday | new: wide receiver thomas johnson is safe, police say . new: police did not say where he was found . he had been missing since monday |
new york (cnn) a technical snafu left some visa prepaid cardholders stunned and horrified monday to see a $23,148,855,308,184,500 charge on their statements josh muszynski noticed the 17 digit charge while making a routine balance inquiry that's about 2,007 times the size of the national debt josh muszynski, 22, of... | 23,148,855,308,184,500 visa new hampshire 15 | $23,148,855,308,184,500 charge is about 2,007 times the size of the national debt . visa customer in new hampshire, also hit with $15 overdraft fee, finds out online . statement said he'd spent the big sum at gas station where he buys cigarettes . card issuer strikes charge and fee, blames 'temporary programming error' |
finale emilia, italy (cnn) northern italy was shaken by an aftershock monday morning, a day after a magnitude 60 quake killed at least seven people and left thousands of survivors huddling in tents or cars overnight monday morning's aftershock caused buildings to sway in the town of finale emilia, in italy's industr... | italian mario monti nato italy | an aftershock with a magnitude of 32 causes buildings to shake . up to 11,000 people are displaced, with survivors huddling in tents and cars . italian pm mario monti cuts short his nato summit trip after earthquake . it's italy's third big quake since 2009 |
(cnn) more than 100 state troopers and deputies searched for the third occupant of a hot air balloon that crashed in flames at a virginia balloon festival, killing the other two people on board, state police said saturday witnesses captured photographs of the balloon after it drifted into power lines, burst into fla... | the night third university of richmond's | investigators will look at weather conditions . 100 people plan to search through the night for the third person, state police say . two members of university of richmond's basketball program aboard . balloon hit a power line, state police spokeswoman says |
sabha, libya (cnn) a military site containing what appears to be radioactive material has been uncovered by revolutionary forces near the southern libyan city of sabha military forces loyal to the country's national transitional council took a cnn crew thursday to the site, not far from sabha in the sahara desert th... | tunisia libya gadhafi us recent days | new: tunisia says it has detained libya's former prime minister under gadhafi . the us has been monitoring libya's yellowcake stockpile, a defense official says . a military site containing barrels and bags of powder marked 'radioactive' is revealed . troops have been putting pressure on several regime holdout cities i... |
(cnn) world heavyweight champion vitali klitschko has told cnn he is ready to fight david haye anywhere haye retained his wba heavyweight crown with a three round demolition of former olympic gold medallist audley harrison on saturday, before setting his sights on the klitschko brothers vitali is the current wbc cha... | monomaniacal intrigaunt pasteur | no related information |
(cnn) the parents of a rutgers university student who committed suicide after his roommate and another student allegedly broadcast online his sexual encounter with another man have notified the school they may sue jane and joseph clementi say the school should have done more to prevent the death of their son, tyler ... | rutgers university tyler clementi september clementi rutgers | rutgers university student tyler clementi committed suicide in september . he jumped off a bridge after his sexual encounter with another man was streamed online . clementi's parents have notified the university they may sue the school . rutgers says it is not responsible for the student's death |
(cnn) if ever there was an appropriate prize for a hole in one, the organizers of the portugal masters certainly found it when fun loving spanish veteran miguel angel jimenez struck it lucky on the eighth at the oceanico victoria course on the algarve the ryder cup star's seven iron approach to the 168 yard hole pro... | pretan iatric pluviograph | no related information |
(cnn) china is proving home from home for novak djokovic as he demonstrated yet again by rebuffing the considerable challenge mounted by juan martin del potro to retain his shanghai masters title sunday in another three set classic last year djokovic also went the distance to beat britain's andy murray in a riveting... | novak djokovic shanghai masters juan martin del potro 20th serbian china del potro atp world tour finals london | novak djokovic retains shanghai masters crown . beats juan martin del potro in thrilling three set final . 20th straight win for the serbian in china . del potro has qualified for atp world tour finals in london |
(cnn) police have arrested a man in the killing of auburn university freshman lauren burk, who died this week, according to the auburn, alabama, assistant police chief courtney larrell lockhart, 23, of smiths, alabama, is charged with capital murder during a kidnapping, capital murder during a robbery, and capital m... | exhaustedly slogger fgrid | no related information |
(instylecom) how many closets does it take to make a 'desperate housewife' happy? just one, if it's anything like parker's we got a guided tour and learned a lot more about the fashion savvy star than her taste in shoes 'i love my new name in texas people are formal, so now it's 'mrs parker' i feel old! but i love ... | desperate housewives eva longoria parker christian louboutin hermès birkin | 'desperate housewives' actress eva longoria parker gives peek into closet . says she has christian louboutin espadrille wedges in every color. her most expensive item is a hot pink crocodile hermès birkin bag |
longyearbyen, norway (cnn) a vast underground vault storing millions of seeds from around the world took delivery of its first shipment tuesday the inside of one of the vaults at the svalbard global seed vault, on a remote island near the arctic ocean dubbed the 'doomsday vault,' the seed bank on a remote island ne... | norway norwegian north pole | ultimate safety net for the world's seed collections has opened in norway . the vault received inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds . norwegian govt built vault in glacial mountain between norway and north pole |
beijing (cnn) the chinese authorities are investigating an incident in which dozens of angry protesters surrounded the car of us ambassador gary locke in a beijing street, some throwing objects at the vehicle before security forces intervened to protect it the united states has expressed concern to china about the u... | whoremasterly afferent unpopularly | no related information |
tokyo (cnn) the japanese government is in the final stages of negotiations to bring a hotly disputed set of small islands in the east china sea under public ownership, prime minister yoshihiko noda said friday, stressing his country's claims of sovereignty the islands are at the heart of a bitter diplomatic argument... | noda south korea china this week japanese | new: noda says recent tensions with south korea are 'regrettable'. china vowed this week to defend its 'territorial integrity'. the islands are privately owned by a japanese family . the japanese premier says the government is close to a deal to buy them |
(cnn) maria sharapova pulled out of the season ending wta championships in istanbul monday, still plagued by a troubling right shoulder injury the russian world no3 has only played one match in the second half of 2013 and has admitted defeat in her battle to get fit for the prestigious tournament in turkey later thi... | effectualness kogasin phoronidea | no related information |
(cnn) 'my last boss was a woman all she did was micromanage everyone' 'every woman boss i've ever had was extremely passive aggressive in their leadership' 'it (was) much easier being managed by a male because he didn't put up with the pettiness or the gossip' sorry, ladies of the working world those are comments we... | cnn new gallup americans 23% | after a cnn column on women and work, many commenters said they prefer working for men . new gallup survey finds more americans still choose a male boss, but the gap is narrowing . in survey, 23% said they prefer working for a woman, the highest number in study's history . a double standard contributes to the gender ga... |
(cnn) danish football club fc copenhagen has been left in limbo ahead of its european champions league game at dnipro dnipropetrovsk due to the current conflict in ukraine copenhagen is due to face the ukrainian side on july 29 in the city of dnipropetrovsk to contest the first leg of the competition's third qualify... | dnipro dnipropetrovsk champions league ukraine copenhagen | fc copenhagen unsure if game against dnipro dnipropetrovsk will go ahead . champions league match is in doubt due to current conflict in ukraine . copenhagen currently unable to travel by plane or find insurance for trip |
(cnn) five goals from dimitar berbatov helped manchester united move to the top of the english premier league on saturday as alex ferguson's team thrashed blackburn rovers 7 1 at old trafford the home side were 3 0 up within half an hour thanks to two goals from berbatov and one from ji sung park berbatov completed ... | dimaris epiphyllospermous theorization | no related information |
(cnn) sometimes it feels like president clinton never left the public spotlight although there were moments during the 2008 campaign when it seemed he was as much of a target within his own party as were the republicans, these days clinton is everywhere and democrats want him by their side members of president obama... | julian zelizer bill clinton obama clinton zelizer gop americans | julian zelizer: bill clinton has re emerged as a political force to be cultivated . obama could learn how clinton got himself re elected, he says, won high ratings . zelizer: clinton succeeded in countering gop attacks, stayed focused on economy . another lesson for obama is clinton's empathy for struggling americans, ... |
(cnn) inter milan's new coach leonardo has revealed how he consulted with former nerazzurri boss jose mourinho before deciding to take on the job the brazilian has spent much of his playing and coaching career at city rivals ac milan but after his chat with mourinho was convinced he was ready to take over from the ... | leonardo jose mourinho inter rafael benitez the week before christmas mourinho last season real madrid | leonardo reveals he took advice from jose mourinho before taking inter job . leonardo took charge after rafael benitez was sacked in the week before christmas . mourinho led inter to a historic treble last season before going to real madrid |
(cnn) the death toll from a shooting at a house party in the violence plagued mexican border city of juarez has climbed to 14, state media reported sunday chihuahua state attorney general carlos manuel salas told reporters that another 14 people were injured when gunmen attacked the gathering of young people at a ho... | mexico national human rights commission | a prosecutor says 14 people were killed and 14 others were injured . authorities are investigating the backgrounds of the victims . mexico's national human rights commission is sending a team to the neighborhood |
(instylecom) in 'eat, pray, love,' julia roberts plays liz, a globe trotting, soul searching writer who spends the better part of a year living out of her suitcase (and who looks great nevertheless) it's the latest in a long line of memorable and stylish roles for the star but twenty plus years in the spotligh... | pretty woman roberts erin brockovich 2003 mona lisa smile | we adored the gorgeous red off the shoulder gown she wore in 'pretty woman'. roberts wore push up bras and big earrings as erin brockovich . the actress went retro for the 2003 film 'mona lisa smile' |
(cnn) a 9 year old rapper's adult themed music videos are finding some new viewers massachusetts child welfare authorities the child, luie rivera jr, whose stage name is 'lil poopy,' is seen in videos posted online, including on youtube, smacking a woman's backside, flashing wads of cash, riding in a ferrari and ... | massachusetts lil poopy boston | a massachusetts child welfare agency says it is looking into the work of 'lil poopy'. the 9 year old rapper is featured in adult themed music videos . he raps that 'coke is not a bad word,' is shown suggestively with a dancing woman . the child's father tells a boston tv station that his son is 'not doing anything wron... |
(cnn) a michigan teenager pleaded guilty monday in the mob beating of a 54 year old grandfather after he inadvertently struck a child with his truck in april, according to a news release from the wayne county prosecutor's office bruce wimbush, 18, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily harm, accord... | 18 year old detroit bruce wimbush wimbush | an 18 year old pleads guilty in a mob attack on a detroit driver . the driver had hit a child in an accident . bruce wimbush says he got 'emotional' after seeing child hit, he then hit the driver . wimbush pleads guilty to lesser charge in exchange for testifying against others in case |
washington (cnn) for years, denise scott and her three daughters thought they had certainty about their loved one's death on september 11, 2001 they believed randy scott denise's husband and father to jessica, rebecca and alexandra died instantly when the second hijacked plane, united airlines flight 175, hit ... | randy scott the world trade center september 11 | randy scott worked at the world trade center . family thought he was killed instantly september 11 . dna testing links him to a note written after impact |
(cnn) arsenal's passage through to the knockout stages of the champions league took a severe knock on tuesday night as they went down to a shock 0 2 defeat at braga in group h two late goals from brazilian striker matheus mean arsenal relinquish their place at the top of the table and means arsene wenger's team with... | braga matheus sinks arsenal portugal chelsea msk zilina 100 percent real madrid ajax alonso ramos roma bayern munich 3 2 rome | a late brace from braga striker matheus sinks arsenal in portugal . chelsea come from behind to beat msk zilina 2 1 and maintain 100 percent record . real madrid put four past ajax but have alonso and ramos sent off late on . roma comeback from two goals down to beat bayern munich 3 2 in rome |
moscow, russia (cnn) russia has deployed a surface to air missile system in the breakaway georgian territory of abkhazia, the russian air force commander said wednesday the s 300 system will help 'ensure the security' of abkhazia and south ossetia, another breakaway territory in georgia, russian air force commander ... | russia abkhazia russian georgia moscow | russia deploys a surface to air missile system in abkhazia . abkhazia is a russian backed breakaway region of georgia . moscow recognizes abkhazia as an independent region |
(cnn) saudi arabia's king abdullah has arrived in the united states for medical treatment, the state department said 'we hope for his speedy recovery,' the state department said in a message from its official twitter account late monday the king left saudi arabia earlier monday for treatment of a herniated spinal di... | new york's john f kennedy international airport the us state department saudi abdullah | new: the king lands at new york's john f kennedy international airport . 'we hope for his speedy recovery,' the us state department says . officials say saudi king abdullah has a herniated disc and blood clot . abdullah is healthy and in stable condition, the nation's health minister says |
(cnn) ferrari have said they are 'astonished and saddened' by criticism from italian politician roberto calderoli, after he called for the resignation of their chairman in the wake of fernando alonso's failure to secure the formula one title on sunday calderoli branded the team's strategy as 'demented' at the season... | ferrari roberto calderoli calderoli sebastian vettel the abu dhabi grand prix | ferrari are 'astonished and saddened' by criticism from politician roberto calderoli . calderoli accused ferrari of employing a 'demented' strategy in sunday's race . sebastian vettel claimed the world crown after winning the abu dhabi grand prix |
(cnn) an american businessman was arrested in singapore for a series of criminal complaints against him not for overstaying his visa as his legal defense team claims, according to a singapore embassy spokesman police who arrested kamari charlton on september 1 at the changi airport were acting on an interpol aler... | singapore american kamari charlton 169 days charlton | new: singapore embassy says american was arrested for criminal allegations . former college football player kamari charlton could get three strokes, lawyers say . he overstayed his visa to stay in singapore by 169 days . charlton was in the country with his wife, who was on a medical visa |
london, england (cnn) formula one boss bernie ecclestone took a 'good whacking' when he and his girlfriend were violently mugged in london, he tells the daily express newspaper saturday 'i'm feeling it now, bit painful, it was a good whacking,' ecclestone told the paper in the only interview he has given so far abou... | ecclestone british london this week | ecclestone tells a british paper he took a 'good whacking'. he and his girlfriend were robbed in london this week . he is sporting a black eye after being punched and kicked |
(mashable) beginning today, starbucks customers who use the free wi fi at more than 6,800 us company operated stores will be greeted with the starbucks digital network (sdn) an exclusive content network curated by the company and designed to enhance the customer's in store experience starbucks has been teasing s... | starbucks yahoo | starbucks has manufactured a rich experience around six channels . channels include news, entertainment, wellness, business and careers, my neighborhood . yahoo plays a pivotal role in the behind the scenes network experience |
washington (cnn) five former blackwater worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty tuesday to voluntary manslaughter charges and other crimes stemming from a shooting incident in baghdad that left 17 iraqis dead former blackwater worldwide security donald ball, center, leaves court after his arraignment tuesday ea... | despiciency doctrinalist understroke | no related information |
(cnn) shandong province high people's court in eastern china is set to deliver the results of the appeal of convicted former communist party senior bo xilai this friday, october 25, the court announced on its website on monday under chinese law, appellate judges can decide non capital cases behind closed doors after... | shandong bo xilai chinese bo | shandong province high people's court to deliver results of appeal in bo xilai case . under chinese law, appellate judges can decide non capital cases behind closed doors . during the trial, bo, 64, denied the charges and strongly challenged the case against him . bo was sentenced to life for bribe taking, 15 years for... |
(cnn) a uk businessman whose death is at the center of a huge political scandal in china was not a spy working for britain, the foreign secretary said neil heywood was found dead in a hotel in the southwestern chinese metropolis of chongqing in november the cause of death was reportedly ascribed to excessive alcohol... | neil heywood chinese november communist party heywood british | neil heywood was found dead in a chinese hotel in november . the wife of a former top communist party official is being investigated over the death . heywood had worked for a firm founded by former british intelligence officers . but the british foreign secretary denies that he worked for the government |
(cnn) seventy four cleveland police officers will face disciplinary action for a 2012 pursuit in which two people were killed in a hail of 137 bullets, police chief michael mcgrath said friday the news conference dealt only with the pursuit, not the use of deadly force, which is still under investigation and will be... | cleveland east cleveland | a driver, 43, and passenger, 30, were killed after a 23 minute chase in cleveland . police chief: 104 of 277 officers on duty were involved somehow . the chase ended with 13 officers firing 137 shots at the car in east cleveland . more disciplinary actions are possible when a deadly force review is complete |
(cnn) your city is maxime charveron's blank canvas, and it's no longer spray cans he is painting with as a graffiti obsessed tearaway teenager in the french city of lyon, charveron used to paint the town red, as well as blue, yellow, white and any other color he could get his hands on hauled in front of the french c... | maxime charveron lyon france 22 year old charveron | maxime charveron is a freestyle bmx biker from lyon in france . the 22 year old honed his skills after being fined for going on a graffiti spree . charveron has won a string of titles and constantly comes up with new tricks . he says the streets of lyon feel like his office, especially in the dead of night |
(cnn) bo guagua, the son of embattled chinese communist cadre bo xilai, has issued a statement defending his actions and his academic record following allegations his college 'party boy' image had contributed to his father's fall from grace in a statement posted on the harvard crimson the website for the daily ne... | bo guagua harvard bo xilai ferrari | bo guagua issues a statement in the harvard crimson defending his record . son of bo xilai answers charges he did poorly academically at school and university . he denies his connections gained him places at some of the world's most elite colleges . also denies he had driven a red ferrari, part of allegations he led a ... |
(cnn) a woman who tried to beat up her ex boyfriend's son with a five pound dumbbell and smother him with a pillow is now facing an attempted murder charge, police in maryland said wednesday helen marie newsome, 26, broke into a home in landover and hid inside for 10 hours before she attacked the 8 year old in bed s... | cnn helen marie newsome | new: boy to cnn affiliate: 'she tried to hurt him by hurting me'. police: the woman hid in the house for 10 hours before she attacked . helen marie newsome, 26, is charged with first degree attempted murder . police say she tried to beat up and smother her ex boyfriend's 8 year old son |
(cnn) president barack obama on monday will announce thomas e perez, us assistant attorney general heading the justice department's civil rights division, as his nominee for the next secretary of the department of labor, according to a white house official a former federal prosecutor and an official in his home stat... | thomas perez the justice department's hilda solis maryland | thomas perez will be the nominee for labor secretary . in the justice department's civil rights division, he had been involved in high profile cases . he will replace hilda solis, who resigned in january . he was a prosecutor and elected official in maryland |
(cnn) a tornado swept through parts of tupelo, mississippi, on thursday, damaging trees, power lines and overturning a 18 wheel truck, a law enforcement official said ireporter graham hancock saw damage thursday at the tupelo furniture market in tupelo, mississippi 'just a little earlier this morning, we began to ge... | denegation approbating parapsychism | no related information |
(cnn) one thing saudi people should not have to worry about is money oil money is paying for saudi arabia's growth but it is also the main cause of rising prices the kingdom is awash in cash which keeps pouring into the world's largest oil producer as prices rise last year alone, saudi is estimated to have raked in... | saudi arabia around $200 billion food 16 percent saudi | last year, saudi arabia brought in around $200 billion from oil . the huge profits are fueling growth but inflation is at a 30 year high . food and water costs have rocketed by 16 percent . the saudi government is looking at remedies like a minimum wage |
(cnn) a man, incensed that a 6 year old girl chose to walk through a path reserved for upper caste villagers, pushed her into burning embers, police in north india said wednesday she was seriously burned dalits, or 'untouchables,' are victims of discrimination in india despite laws aimed at eliminating prejudice the... | india uttar pradesh | girl pushed into pile of burning embers by man in his late teens . man charged with attempted murder . assault took place in india's uttar pradesh state |
washington (cnn) sen barack obama said thursday that the most important thing he could achieve as president would be to deal with iraq and the threat of al qaeda in afghanistan while improving 'our influence around the world' sen barack obama, in his first interview since the north carolina and indiana primaries, sp... | obama us democratic clinton | obama says he thinks us influence has been diminishing . candidate downplays notion that he is already the democratic nominee . obama says it's too early to discuss potential running mates . clinton camp says she's 'fighting hard' to be nominee, not running mate |
(cnn) battling blustery weather, a lufthansa airlines flight scraped its wing on the ground during a landing attempt in hamburg, germany, over the weekend internet footage of the lufthansa a320 as it attempts a landing saturday at hamburg, germany the plane recovered and landed safely the second time around, the spo... | lufthansa hamburg second | amateur video of the moment the lufthansa flight scraped its wing . strong winds blamed for the near miss at hamburg airport . the plane recovered and landed safely the second time around |
(cnn) an explosion destroyed a home in suburban pittsburgh on wednesday, killing an elderly man and severely injuring his grandchild, authorities said a house exploded wednesday, killng one person and injuring a second, in the pennsylvania borough of plum the explosion was reported about 1:30 pm on mardi gras drive ... | 1:30 pm 64 year old richard leith | officials: 1:30 pm explosion kills grandfather, severely injures grandchild . it's unclear what caused the blast, authorities say . investigator: 64 year old richard leith died at hospital . neighbor says he saw a woman running down street with a little girl after blast |
(cnn) a dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4 year old madeleine mccann at a french restaurant near montpellier, mccann family spokesman clarence mitchell said wednesday a handout photo, released september 16, 2007, of missing child madeleine mccann the tourist said she recognized madeleine from the many... | madeleine mccann montpellier ap madeleine mccann may 3 | madeleine mccann possibly seen at roadside restaurant near montpellier . ap: police say girl on surveillance tape is not madeleine . man takes girl from restaurant after madeleine's name called, spokesman says . mccann has been missing since may 3; her parents named official suspects |
(cnn) nicaragua president daniel ortega said thursday that the nation is breaking relations with colombia 'in solidarity with the ecuadoran people' nicaragua president daniel ortega said the nation is breaking diplomatic relations with colombia the move comes after the organization of american states passed a resolu... | daniel ortega ecuador colombia us venezuela | new: president daniel ortega said move 'in solidarity' with ecuador . on saturday, colombia's military attacked a rebel camp in ecuador . us official: small chance colombia, venezuela, ecuador will fight |
(cnn) five young men died saturday when the car they were in drove off the end of a private airstrip near ocala, florida, became airborne for 200 feet and slammed into an oak tree, authorities said the 2008 bmw was split in two in the violent wreck all of the victims died at the scene 'this had to be the worst vehic... | 3:45 am 2008 bmw 200 feet | the car was driving on a runway at 3:45 am when the driver hit the brakes . the 2008 bmw flew through the air for 200 feet and struck an oak tree . all of the victims were declared dead at the scene . the car was split in two by the force of the crash |
(cnn) lance armstrong has defiantly posted an internet picture of himself with the seven tour de france winner's jerseys he received for performances that have been expunged from the history books the american's victories from 1999 through 2005 have been annulled by cycling's ruling body following a damning report b... | counterpoints triodes curbstones | no related information |
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(cnn) the argentine government continued to sound the alarm monday about british plans to conduct military exercises on the falkland islands the argentine ambassador to the united nations, jorge arguello, said argentina plans to alert un secretary general ban ki moon to the british military exercises, which argentin... | trigonic hearken semirevolutionary | no related information |
(cnn) a paramedic accused of plotting to extort $25 million from actor john travolta after his 16 year old son died in the bahamas told a jury wednesday the boy had been dead for some time before the ambulance service was called john travolta's 16 year old son, jett, died in the bahamas in january after having a se... | $25 million john travolta tarino lightbourn jett travolta bahamas travolta grand bahama january 2 | paramedic on trial, accused of plotting to extort $25 million from john travolta . tarino lightbourn testifies jett travolta had been dead before help was summoned . in bahamas, defendants can make statement without being under oath . travolta's son died on grand bahama island on january 2 after a seizure |
(cnn) two mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation: one must donate a kidney to the other gov haley barbour, who suspended their sentences, said wednesday that gladys scott, 36, must donate a kidney to her sister, jamie, 38 each of t... | mississippi naacp haley barbour | new: mother was driving and stopped car when she got the news . 'we need more days like this in mississippi,' naacp president says . gov haley barbour suspends life sentences of two sisters . one stipulation of the release is that one sister donate a kidney to the other |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a suspected us drone strike in pakistan's tribal region killed six suspected militants on wednesday, intelligence officials told cnn two pakistani intelligence officials said the suspected drone fired two missiles on a militant hideout in south waziristan, one of the seven districts of paki... | suterberry artificialism tweese | no related information |
greensburg, kansas (cnn) there are still piles of bricks and rubble on countless streets in greensburg, kansas, a year after a tornado demolished more than 90 percent of the town on may 4, 2007, a ferocious twister blasted greensburg, kansas, killing 11 people in the town of 1,400 yet what is happening in the city's... | jasies scrubby pantomorphia | no related information |
(cnn) they're big, strong, and fierce and they wear little blue booties the police dogs in duesseldorf, germany are now patrolling the pavement in protective shoes that their police officer handlers strap onto their paws the reason? too many glass shards left by beer drinkers in the city center, said andre hartwi... | duesseldorf germany glass german belgian 60 89 alaska | police dogs in duesseldorf, germany are now wearing protective shoes . glass shards left by beer drinkers in the city center are the reason . duesseldorf police force has 20 german and belgian shepherds . dogs shoes cost €60 ($89) and are also worn by dogs who walk on ice in alaska |
(cnn) a group of native hawaiians occupied the grounds of the old hawaiian monarchy's royal residence wednesday, vowing to stay and do the business of the kingdom's government a member of the protest group hawaiian kingdom government unlocks the palace gate 'it is through a greater realm than ours' that the group to... | group hawaii us palace hawaiian | group does not recognize hawaii as a us state . palace used by rulers of hawaiian kingdom; now a tourist attraction . peaceful protesters eventually unlock gates, leave grounds . protesters vow to return thursday morning |
(cnn) referee mark clattenburg has no case to answer in relation to a complaint from chelsea that he used racist language towards one of their players during a premier league game the english football association (fa) announced thursday that their probe into the incident found clattenburg did not say 'shut up you mo... | bemadam gracer strubbly | no related information |
seoul, south korea (cnn) south korean presidential candidate ahn cheol soo announced friday that he is dropping out of the race, clearing the way for fellow left leaning hopeful moon jae in to face park geun hye, the candidate for the governing saenuri party ahn had been working with moon, of the democratic united p... | ahn cheol soo moon jae ahn moon park geun hye | ahn cheol soo had been working with moon jae in to merge their bids . 'from now on, moon jae in is the single liberal candidate,' ahn says . moon will face governing party candidate park geun hye next month |
(cnn) if you believe the cover of the new yorker magazine, bert and ernie may be ready to come out the cover, titled 'moment of joy,' shows the sesame street pair cuddling as they watch a television set featuring members of the united states supreme court the suggestion is that the characters were happily celebratin... | lahar nonbibulousness leaved | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) a strong storm system made driving dangerous in the rockies and the upper plains and contributed to a pileup involving about 100 vehicles thursday near fargo, north dakota, officials said 'it is not fit for anyone to be out there,' north dakota state highway patrol capt eldon mehrer tol... | cowberries inseparable uninterrogatory | no related information |
(mashable) facebook is rolling out a new breed of pages called friendship pages that pull together the public wall posts, comments, photos (based on tags) and events that two friends have in common the friendship pages feature was cooked up by facebook software engineer wayne kao and then brought to life in an inte... | friendship pages facebook wayne kao kao | facebook rolling out friendship pages that pull together all the info two friends share . feature was cooked up by facebook software engineer wayne kao . 'best part is the human side of these pages,' kao says |
(cnn) john mellencamp, known for his nostalgic songs about heartland america, is parting ways with wife elaine, the couple said in a statement thursday 'john and elaine mellencamp are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family,' a publicist for the ... | elaine 20 years | the singer songwriter and wife elaine are parting ways . the couple has been together for 20 years, a publicist says |
(cnn) thirteen townships in australia's flooded queensland state were evacuated thursday as forecasters warned it may be weeks before river levels start to drop all 130 residents of condamine, about 185 miles inland from brisbane, were evacuated because the town was inundated with water, queensland emergency service... | condamine, emerald rockhampton | 13 townships are evacuated thursday . condamine, emerald, and rockhampton are seeing the worst flooding . forecasters say many areas will still be at flood stage in 2 weeks |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a suspected us drone struck and killed targets in pakistan's tribal region friday, the first such attack since american troops killed al qaeda leader osama bin laden north of islamabad earlier this week two pakistani intelligence officials told cnn that 12 suspected militants were killed in... | hairdresser camlets bacury | no related information |
(cnn) nasa engineers will repair small cracks found on the space shuttle discovery's external fuel tank a development that could further delay its launch 'the x rays showed four additional small cracks on three stringers on the opposite side of the tank from discovery, and managers elected to repair those cracks ... | two to three days discovery the international space station | cracks found in the foam covering the tank have caused delays . repairs will take two to three days . the tests will give engineers data to decide when the shuttle can launch . discovery is scheduled to deliver spare parts to the international space station |
(cnn) david 'kidd' kraddick, whose morning radio show aired in nearly 100 cities, has died he was 53 he died saturday in new orleans at a golf tournament to raise money for his kidd's kids charity, his management company said what killed kraddick was not immediately known 'at the appropriate time, we will release mo... | new orleans disney world | he was at a charity golf tournament in new orleans . his management company has not disclosed a cause of death . his show aired in nearly 100 cities . his charity sends chronic and terminally ill children to disney world |
(cnn) spanish champions barcelona will kick off 2011 without the services of world player of the year lionel messi and key defenders carles puyol and gerard pique coach pep guardiola has given top scorer messi permission to miss sunday's home clash with levante as his side seek to move five points clear of second pl... | barcelona pep guardiola lionel messi winter argentine sunday levante carles puyol gerard pique puyol pique second real madrid monday getafe | barcelona coach pep guardiola allows lionel messi to extend his winter break . argentine to miss sunday's clash with levante along with carles puyol and gerard pique . captain puyol is injured while defensive partner pique is suspended . second placed real madrid return to action on monday with trip to getafe |
sao paulo, brazil (cnn) a consortium including petrobras, shell, total and two chinese companies was the winner and sole bidder in brazil's auction of a giant offshore oil block, considered one of the most promising in the world protesters clashed with police and army troops a couple of blocks from the hotel where t... | brazil europe china $7 billion libra 8 billion to 12 billion gallons | the consortium is composed of companies from brazil, europe and china . the group has paid a $7 billion signing fee to access the libra oil field . it's estimated the offshore oil field holds anywhere from 8 billion to 12 billion gallons . protesters against the sale with police and troops in brazil |
(cnn) before the story sinks beneath the waves, a few more words are in order about the recent selection process for a new chief for the federal reserve: it stinks the chairmanship of the federal reserve bank is probably the second most powerful job in the united states in combating the financial crisis and the slow... | larry summers the federal reserve david gergen summers gergen obama janet yellen | larry summers has dropped out of contention to head the federal reserve . david gergen: process of filling the crucially important job has been shameful . he says summers' reputation has been trashed and his merits ignored . gergen: president obama should now nominate janet yellen for the post |
(cnn) when congress passed the last truly major immigration reform, the 1965 immigration act that opened the door to the modern era of mass immigration to the united states, it was supported by three quarters of democratic lawmakers and 85% of republicans that's the right way to pass big laws that can have transform... | edward alden alden gop | edward alden says immigration reform can be passed with bipartisan support . alden: parties must stress areas of agreement; advocates should give up wooing 'no' voters . border security bill mandates enforcement accountability and should placate gop, he says . alden: priority of parties should be to remove constant thr... |
london, england (cnn) the united nations' anti drugs chief has denounced celebrities such as pop star amy winehouse and supermodel kate moss, saying that their alleged drug use was helping devastate west africa amy winehouse's battles with her addiction are well documented 'coke snorting fashionistas are not only da... | consignificate fibrotic kilolumen | no related information |
kampala, uganda (cnn) a fight between ugandan and libyan presidential guards sparked chaos during a ceremony attended by the heads of state from 11 african nations on wednesday libyan leader moammar gadhafi and ugandan president yoweri museveni attend the opening of the mosque several of the guards to the visiting h... | ugandan libyan kampala uganda | ugandan officer reports tensions with libyan leader's guards during visit . leaders gathered for opening of massive mosque in kampala, uganda . about a dozen presidential guards seen bleeding from compound fractures |
(cnn) trading of us equities on 'dark pools' has grown by almost a half in the past three years to account for nearly a third of total market volume, according to research that underscores the challenge facing international regulators the shift from transparent public exchanges has highlighted growing concern among ... | reperfume lascaree espigle | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli defense minister ehud barak announced his resignation monday, saying he will quit politics in january to spend more time with his family his resignation comes at a highly delicate time for israel, which is observing a fragile cease fire with the militant palestinian group hamas after an eight... | plo palestinians ehud barak january hamas gaza | new: plo official: 'i hope this signals recognition of the futility of the military approach in dealing with the palestinians'. ehud barak says he wants to spend more time with his family . despite speculation of a new party, he says he won't contest the elections due in january . his resignation comes after a lethal ... |
hong kong (cnn) as western companies hear the siren call of the chinese consumer, they better heed the cautionary tale of barbie mattel inc spent millions opening a six story flagship store in shanghai to great fanfare to bring the doll franchise to china in 2009 two years later, it closed its doors 'barbie spent a ... | china mattel chinese starbucks | as china's ranks of consumers swell so too rises the stakes for companies looking to cash in . analysts: toymaker mattel failed to cater to chinese tastes for cute over sexy . companies often try to graft successful overseas strategies onto the chinese market . starbucks has succeeded in catering to chinese tastes to g... |
(cnn) a judge, who was suspended after an online video showing him beating his teenage daughter went viral, was reinstated by the texas supreme court judge william adams was back working wednesday at aransas county after his suspension was lifted by the state's high court, a court clerk said the state's commission o... | william adams daughter hillary adams | the judge is back to work, a clerk says . william adams handles misdemeanor cases . daughter hillary adams posted the video in november 2011 . it was recorded seven years earlier |
(cnn) for the first time, indonesian maids working in saudi arabia will be guaranteed a monthly wage, time off, and contact with their loved ones, under a new agreement signed by the gulf kingdom and jakarta this week human rights groups say the pact is a step towards ensuring the protection of foreign workers' basi... | holists noninstructiveness theatricality | no related information |
new york (cnn) as a symbol of communication, refuge or romantic longing, the pay phone is an enduring cultural icon witness john cusack braving a downpour to call his girl in 'say anything ,' tippi hedren under attack in hitchcock's 'the birds' or clark kent, that intrepid reporter, dashing into a phone booth to bec... | superstorm sandy new yorkers nyc | with the rise of mobile phones over the past decade, pay phones have been disappearing . but thanks to some new initiatives, pay phones may not fade from the landscape . in the wake of superstorm sandy, many new yorkers relied on pay phones . a new nyc initiative seeks to rejuvenate the city's remaining public pay phon... |
(cnn) a day after house majority leader eric cantor's almost unprecedented primary loss, his defeat is being felt far from his central virginia congressional district aftershocks from cantor's loss at the hands of a little known and underfunded tea party supporter and economics professor rocked the political world ... | cantor the house republican party house washington | cantor's loss is sending 'shivers' through the house republican party . house leadership shakeup cantor is expected to resign as majority leader . with cantor's defeat, the tea party is not dead, but immigration reform probably is . political climate in washington already poison, but cantor loss likely will make it h... |
giglio, italy (cnn) the wrecked costa concordia cruise ship is about to make its final voyage salvage crews began the arduous task of refloating the ship last week so they can move it from its resting place off giglio island to the italian port of genoa to be dismantled it is set to sail wednesday morning, according... | italian genoa | the vessel will be towed to the italian port of genoa . dismantling the cruise ship could take two years . 32 passengers and crew were killed when the ship capsized in 2012 |
washington (cnn) an audience of millions watched cher drop a verbal bomb when she uttered the f word on an awards show bono said it, too, a year later, and nicole richie uttered it and s t in the same sentence singer bono appears at the 2003 golden globes on nbc, where he uttered a 'fleeting expletive' because th... | tuesday bono cher nicole richie | on tuesday, the justices will weigh in on 'fleeting expletives' on broadcast tv . the government aims to clamp down on indecent language on the public airwaves . but broadcast networks say government inconsistently regulates indecent speech . case concerns dirty words from celebrities such as bono, cher, nicole richie |
(cnn) exploring iceland's ancient landscape feels like stepping back in time breathtaking waterfalls, fjords, volcanoes, mountains and glaciers dot the map as landmarks on this seemingly small island but adventuring across iceland, you'll find that it is full of natural wonder and miles of undiscovered whimsy 'once ... | iceland blue lagoon | waterfalls, fjords, volcanoes, mountains and glaciers dot iceland's landscape . don't be afraid to take a tour in order to make the most of your trip . end your day with a lazy soak in iceland's iconic blue lagoon |
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