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(cnn) jacob williamson captured our h e a r t s at the scripps national spelling bee finals this week in maryland the 15 year old was confident, enthusiastic and wore his emotions on his sleeve the perfect ingredients for a viral video 'i know it! i know it! i totally know it!' he said when he was given the word ... | jacob williamson williamson | jacob williamson captured hearts with his enthusiastic performance . williamson said, 'i totally know it,' before misspelling final word . video has become internet sensation |
(mental floss) remember when your high school summer reading list included 'atticus,' 'fiesta,' and 'the last man in europe?' you will once you see what these books were renamed before they hit bookshelves 1 f scott fitzgerald went through quite a few titles for his most well known book before deciding on 'the great... | exerted preclusively emaciates | no related information |
(cnn) billy joel and his wife, katie lee joel, are separating billy joel married katie lee in 2004 'after nearly five years of marriage, billy joel and katie lee joel have decided to separate,' a joint statement on behalf of the pair said 'this decision is a result of much thoughtful consideration billy and katie re... | billy joel almost five years katie lee joel billy joel's third | billy joel separating from wife of almost five years, katie lee joel . 'this decision is a result of much thoughtful consideration,' said joint statement . marriage was billy joel's third |
(cnn) the electronic component visible in a law enforcement image of an intercepted suspicious shipment from yemen appears to be a printed circuit board from a disassembled cell phone, an engineer told cnn friday 'this size and the shape of the pcb (printed circuit board) are typical to a handset cell phone type dev... | estrangelo bullish inaudibleness | no related information |
barcelona, spain barcelona's argentina striker lionel messi will be out of action for six weeks after tearing a muscle in his left leg during tuesday night's 1 0 champions league victory over celtic messi is helped off the pitch after injuring his left thigh during tuesday's 1 0 victory over celtic the catalan club ... | detruss kouza corage | no related information |
jacksonville, north carolina (cnn) the remains of an adult and a fetus were found saturday in a shallow grave in the backyard of the primary suspect in the death of a pregnant marine, onslow county sheriff ed brown announced investigators search for the body of marine lance cpl maria lauterbach on saturday an arrest... | cesar armando laurean first marine | new: the discovery is 'consistent with what we were looking for,' sheriff says . new: cpl cesar armando laurean is charged with first degree murder . sheriff says blood found in house, even on ceiling . missing pregnant marine had accused suspect a fellow marine of rape |
(cnn) a woman convicted of murder in the 2011 deaths of four children in a fire at her houston day care center was sentenced tuesday morning to 80 years in prison jessica tata also was ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 she was silent as a judge read the sentence, which came from a jury but was confirmed by the judge ... | pharyngomycosis timeshares semecarpus | no related information |
(cnn) inter milan spurned the chance to close the gap on italian league leaders juventus after they had to rely on a late own goal to salvage a point at home to cagliari andrea stramaccioni's side could have pulled to within three points of the serie a champions had they beaten cagliari but despite taking the lead t... | inter milan serie a juventus inter cagliari juve lazio lyon leapfrog psg ligue werder bremen german | inter milan miss the opportunity to close the gap on serie a leaders juventus . inter can only manage a 2 2 draw with cagliari after juve were held by lazio . lyon leapfrog psg at the top of ligue 1 by beating reims 3 0 . werder bremen beat fortuna dã¼sseldorf 2 1 in the german bundesliga |
new york (cnn) the new york police department has arrested a man in the shooting deaths of three new york city shopkeepers, according to commissioner raymond kelly salvatore e perrone, 63, was arrested after ballistics tests showed the 22 caliber rifle found in his duffel bag was the same one used in the three crime... | july 6 new york city salvatore e perrone 63 perrone raymond kelly | three shopkeepers had been killed since july 6 in new york city . clothing salesman salvatore e perrone, 63, has been arrested, police say . perrone is charged with three counts of murder and faces life in prison if convicted . commissioner raymond kelly on arrest: 'we have saved lives' |
los angeles (cnn) justin bieber dragged his date on stage with him to accept the american music awards artist of the year honor sunday night it was his mom 'i want to thank you for just always believing in me,' the 18 year old singer said, looking into the eyes of his mother, pattie mallette bieber was the biggest w... | justin bieber ama korea mc hammer nicki minaj luke bryan tater bug bobo | 'i feel like i'm going to be here for a very long time,' justin bieber tells ama audience . korea's psy teams with mc hammer for a dance medley . 'man, i been did dat,' nicki minaj says after second consecutive win for favorite rap/hip hop artist . country music's luke bryan thanks sons 'tater bug and bobo' during spee... |
(cnn) lawmakers in uganda are preparing to vote on a new anti homosexuality bill that proposes tough jail sentences for consensual same sex behavior homosexual acts are already illegal in the east african nation, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social outcasts, but the new bill ... | uganda amnesty international | homosexual acts are already illegal in uganda, but the bill proposes harsher penalties . amnesty international says the legislation would have 'lasting, harmful effects'. uganda's parliamentary speaker has reportedly said she wants the bill to pass before christmas |
(cnn) seeing more mustaches this month? many of them may be fighting cancer on november 1, global health charity movember kicked off its signature event, a monthlong campaign encouraging participants to grow mustaches (or 'mo's) to raise cancer fighting awareness and funds why i'm growing the 'stache according to a... | movember last year $1263 million | movember encourages men to grow mustaches to raise cancer awareness . the health charity includes almost 1 million participants globally . last year, movember raised $1263 million to fight cancer |
(cnn) less than a year after four strangers risked their lives to save michelle kehoe and her sons from an icy iowa river, the mother is accused of slashing the two boys' throats and leaving them to die michelle kehoe was arrested november 15 after leaving the hospital where she had been since the attack kehoe's 2 y... | leoncito reptiledom posteromesial | no related information |
(cnn) work to restore egyptian artifacts damaged during anti government protests began on sunday, according to the nation's newly appointed minister of antiquities the work, on artifacts from king tutankhamun's tomb, includes restoring a statue broken by looters in the egyptian museum of king tut on a panther,... | about three days the egyptian museum cairo zahi hawass | the restoration work is expected to take about three days . the egyptian museum in cairo remains closed for now . zahi hawass: protesters should go home so life can return to normal |
(cnn) the man they call the 'wizard of ballydoyle' has got a master apprentice irish champion trainer aidan o'brien has a reputation as a brilliant tutor of horses, but his most prized protege is now his eldest son, joseph the pair galloped into the history books last season as the first father and son in the rol... | aidan o'brien joseph epsom derby o'brien coolmore | the rising star of champion trainer aidan o'brien's stable is his own son joseph . the pair are the first father and son to win the epsom derby as trainer and jockey . joseph jokes their plans 'don't always go to plan' but the pair have had great success . o'brien says joseph could one day take over training at the pre... |
(cnn) johnny murtagh has a simple philosophy which has served him well during his glittering career as one of the leading jockeys in the world of thoroughbred racing 'i just want to win and make my horses go as fast as they can for as long as they can,' he told cnn's winning post the 43 year old irishman can mount t... | johnny murtagh 43 year old irishman epsom prix de l'arc de triomphe 2000 murtagh royal ascot this year | johnny murtagh is one of the most successful jockeys of modern era . 43 year old irishman won both the epsom derby and prix de l'arc de triomphe in 2000 . murtagh has been granted a license to train and has already had winners . was leading jockey at royal ascot this year |
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 virginia looking at the health of the chesapeake bay the crab population in the chesapeake bay is no longer as abundant as ... | the chesapeake bay's waterman don pierce pierce chesapeake bay | efforts are under way to save the chesapeake bay's economy, environment . waterman don pierce has been working the bay for 48 years . shoreline development has outpaced conservation, restoration efforts, pierce says . 'she's dying daily,' he says of chesapeake bay |
(cnn) a texas distributor has expanded a recall already involving thousands of cases of produce over fears of salmonella cross contamination in its processing facility, the company said the case is one of two apparently unrelated outbreaks that have sickened nearly 100 people in the united states and canada j&d prod... | nonblack admonitive superfolly | no related information |
(cnn) taylor spearnak met her boyfriend in 2002, during her third year of college, when they were both congressional interns in washington a friend set them up, and they laughed for hours over cheap burgers and a terrible action movie they kept the relationship going when they returned to their schools in boston, an... | reaphook saliant treatably | no related information |
(cnn) a 12 year old arkansas girl who was infected with a rare brain eating parasite will finally go home wednesday, according to arkansas children's hospital spokesman tom bonner soon after entering the hospital earlier this summer, kali hardig went into critical condition; she was unresponsive and unable to breath... | kali hardig arkansas children's hospital kali cdc | kali hardig, 12, is finally leaving arkansas children's hospital . kali is walking with assistance during therapy sessions, hospital says . amoeba causes brain infection, nearly always fatal, according to the cdc . parasite generally found in people who swim in warm fresh water |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) south africa has a rich musical heritage, but johannesburg based indie rockers blk jks are creating a new sound all of their own described by rolling stone magazine as 'africa's best new band,' blk jks (pronounced black jacks) have just finished a six month tour of the united states ... | johannesburg blk jks us europe | johannesburg band blk jks are creating a rock sound of their own . they have just finished a tour of the us and europe . they say their music has traditional elements and is rooted in 'ancient rhythms' |
(cnn student news) october 16, 2013 as we hit the mid point of the week, cnn student news reports on a diplomatic meeting to discuss iran's nuclear program, and we cover the impact of a powerful earthquake in the philippines we also share the story of the newest medal of honor recipient plus, after a report about a... | the daily curriculum key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
(cnn) switzerland and belgium will shake up the seedings ahead of next year's fifa world cup finals in brazil the appearance of those two countries in the top bracket of seeds means it is possible that hosts brazil could be drawn in a group with italy, or argentina with netherlands ottmar hitzfeld, who on thursday a... | switzerland world cup brazil spain germany argentina colombia belgium uruguay netherlands jordan italy england portugal france | switzerland are among eight seeded teams for the 2014 fifa world cup in brazil . brazil, spain, germany, argentina, colombia, belgium and switzerland all seeded . uruguay could be usurped by netherlands if they lose world cup playoff to jordan . italy and england both miss out on seedings, portugal and france in playof... |
belgrade, serbia (cnn) the us embassy in belgrade is evacuating all nonessential personnel following thursday's attack on the building by a crowd of protesters, a spokesman for the embassy told cnn friday serbian riot police stand in front of the damaged us embassy in belgrade on friday the us ambassador, cameron mu... | macromerite hyperactively overfoully | no related information |
(cnn) sen hillary clinton received the most votes in two pivotal democratic primary contests tuesday, scoring wins in texas and ohio that were considered critical to keeping alive her white house hopes sen hillary clinton is the winner in ohio and texas primaries, but trails in the texas caucuses with 99 percent of ... | obama clinton 56 percent to 44 percent texas ohio rhode island vermont | new: obama leads clinton 56 percent to 44 percent in tally of texas caucuses . clinton wins ohio, texas, rhode island primaries . obama wins vermont, leads race in total delegate count |
washington (cnn) us border officers found a wire between two fences along the us mexican border that, when stretched taut, could have seriously harmed or even decapitated border patrol agents, congress was told wednesday the wire was about 4 feet high when pulled tight, or about neck level for an agent on an atv, of... | mexico saturday | the thick metal wire stretched across the border road and led into mexico . agents discovered it saturday after a surveillance camera spotted suspicious activity . officials say they suspect that drug or illegal immigrant smugglers are involved . no arrests have been made on either side of the border |
(cnn) superstorm sandy caused $294 billion in damages in new jersey, one of the hardest hit states, said gov chris christie the preliminary estimate, which is subject to change, includes damage to personal property, businesses, infrastructure and to the state's tourism industry the figure also includes aid from fede... | bidiurnal nonboiling flywort | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) if there's been one consistent thread running through the us economic story since 2008, it's been the steady drumbeat of gloom outright recession or sub standard growth, stubbornly high unemployment and fiscal crises have been the topics du jour when it comes to the world's biggest economy but now an... | niall ferguson america international energy agency us saudi arabia end of decade iea washington 20 years | historian niall ferguson says america could be set for a new economic boom . says production of natural gas and oil from shale formations will have enormous implications . international energy agency: us to pass saudi arabia as world's biggest oil producer by end of decade . iea says this could put washington near ener... |
(ewcom) there's not much you can do when that inevitable turkey coma sets in today, so instead of fighting those couch potato urges, indulge in some thanksgiving tv fortunately, there are plenty of tv marathons to be thankful for this year whether you're craving something manly, in a nostalgic state of mind, or scha... | this year bond 50th james bond marathons | there are plenty of tv marathons to be thankful for this year . in step with bond's 50th anniversary, there's a james bond movie marathon . tv fans can also catch marathons of crime shows, reality tv and sitcoms |
beijing, china (cnn) china has complained to the united states about the sale of advanced patriot air defense missiles to taiwan, which beijing does not consider an independent legitimate state the sale of the missiles by lockheed martin, announced wednesday in washington, will undermine sino us cooperation and will... | china lockheed martin sino us us the united states taiwan | china: sale of the missiles by lockheed martin will undermine sino us cooperation . us spokesman said the united states reserves the right to sell arms to taiwan . china considers taiwan as a breakaway province and does not recognize it as a sovereign nation |
(oprahcom) if you've ever wanted to run away and join the circus, beverly sobelman intrepid aerial artist and midlife career changer can show you how in the spring of 2003, software developer beverly sobelman was 39 years old and near the top of the heap at microsoft, sitting at conference tables with bill ga... | thiefly omniparent creamers | no related information |
(cnn) the new look miami heat insist it is too early to judge their nba title credentials after losing their opening game of the season 88 80 to the boston celtics on tuesday in one of the most highly anticipated games in the series' history, the heat complete with their star trio of dwayne wade and new signings ... | miami boston celtics 2010 11 nba tuesday dwayne wade chris bosh lebron james celtics revamped heat the season | miami heat lost to boston celtics 88 80 in opening match of 2010 11 nba championships on tuesday . heat star trio of dwayne wade, chris bosh and lebron james did not live up to expectations . defending eastern conference champions celtics were the more consistent team . revamped heat insist they have time to improve ov... |
(cnn) one day after a court in eastern china sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former communist party official bo xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case told cnn bo a former rising political star who fell from power amid a scandal involving murder, betr... | plunks unreproductiveness amirship | no related information |
donetsk, ukraine (cnn) conflicting accounts emerged wednesday from heightened fighting in eastern ukraine, with a ukrainian government official claiming forces loyal to kiev had inflicted heavy losses on separatists and a pro russia official boasting that militants had downed government jets and helicopters a ukrain... | caeca seclusionist hyracid | no related information |
philadelphia (cnn) scott charles walks briskly across a hospital lobby toward a group of high school students waiting to meet him 'welcome,' he said, panning their faces, 'i work with gunshot patients how many of you know somebody who's been shot?' hands spring up into the air from roughly half of the more than 20 s... | philadelphia us more than 80% | philadelphia has the worst homicide rates among large us cities . more than 80% of homicides there are committed with a firearm . yet it takes a mass shooting to trigger attention to gun violence . indifference toward urban slayings comes down to 'victim blaming,' says one author |
(cnn) when senators trent lott and tom daschle ran the senate, partisan politics was nonexistent and the chamber ran with no hiccups well, not exactly in the late 1990s and early 2000s, they dealt with president bill clinton's impeachment, controversial tax cuts, and welfare reform just to name a few contentious iss... | senate congress | two former senate leaders back a plan that would change the political system . recommendations include a national primary day and altering redistricting . they say congress is dysfunctional and changes are needed to make it work |
(cnn student news) march 1, 2011 march is women's history month the following discussion questions and learning activities can be used to help your students learn about the history and achievements of women in america you may want to adapt each activity to accommodate your curriculum needs as well as the needs of... | women's history month america | march is women's history month . these questions and activities help students learn about the history and achievements of women in america . these questions and activities can be adapted to accommodate students of different grade levels and learning styles |
(cnn) the biggest drugmaker in the world, pfizer's brands include advil, robitussin, viagra, xanax and lipitor pfizer's most senior physician is chief medical officer dr freda lewis hall, a psychiatrist who describes her job as 'a pinnacle role:' one that combines 'the broadest potential impact' with 'the deepest po... | freda lewis hall pfizer johns hopkins howard university | dr freda lewis hall is the senior physician at drug company pfizer . as chief medical officer, she is responsible for regulating the company's medical work . editor of book on treatment of psychiatric disorders disproportionately affecting women . a psychiatrist trained at johns hopkins and howard university, she has t... |
(cnn) sen barack obama claimed a significant victory in the south carolina democratic primary on saturday, telling supporters 'we are hungry for change' sen barack obama and his wife, michelle, celebrate his south carolina win the illinois senator earned more than twice the vote that rival sen hillary clinton did, 5... | zabaglione tendomucin platypetalous | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) jamiel shaw was just three doors from his house on march 2 his father told the 17 year old high school football star to be home before dark that is exactly what he was trying to do when, just before dusk, gunshots rang out gang members pulled up in a car and asked shaw if he was in a ga... | jamiel shaw la shaw iraq | new: arrest made in killing of jamiel shaw, athlete killed outside his la home . police: gang members had asked him if we was in a gang . shaw didn't have time to tell them 'no,' according to police . his mother was on duty in iraq when she got the news |
austin, texas (cnn) 'the state i'm in' columnist brendan newnam recently spent time in austin, texas during the sxsw conference and festival here are his austin essentials: eat franks don't let the font and the word 'artisan' distract you this place is about hot dogs and cold beer barley swine one of austin's to... | limnimeter deletion countercourant | no related information |
(cnn) international credit rating agency moody's announced monday it has once again downgraded greek's sovereign debt rating just four days after european leaders agreed on a second bailout for the debt strapped nation a default on greek debt instruments was near to certain, moody's said in an announcement publish... | moody's greek 100% 20% eurozone greece | moody's downgrades greek government bonds from ca to caa1 . the probability of bond default is 'virtually 100%,' the ratings agency says . creditor losses will likely top 20%, it anticipates . bailouts help protect the eurozone from contagion and give greece a chance to stabilize |
dublin, ireland (cnn) the former personal assistant of adam clayton of the irish rock band u2 was sentenced friday to seven years in prison for stealing 28 million euros (about $345 million) of clayton's money carol hawkins, 49, was convicted last week of 181 counts of theft from clayton's bank accounts over a four ... | carol hawkins 49 u2 adam clayton hawkins clayton four years | carol hawkins, 49, was the personal assistant to u2's adam clayton . 'these were crimes rooted in greed and nothing else,' the judge says during sentencing . 'nothing, frankly, could explain away the scale of this dishonesty,' the judge adds . hawkins is convicted of 181 counts of theft from clayton's bank accounts ove... |
louisville, kentucky (cnn) old fashioned detective work has unraveled a complicated but flawed scheme to extort an australian family by strapping a fake bomb to an 18 year old woman, court documents reveal the documents were filed in us district court in louisville, kentucky, because the suspect was arrested near th... | us district court paul douglas peters australian | us district court documents reveal new details in collar bomb case . police used video and internet records to link paul douglas peters to case . australian police plan to ask suspect be extradited |
(cnn) the philippines could begin feeling the effects of a powerful typhoon churning toward the island chain as early as sunday, forecasters said saturday typhoon megi, also known as typhoon juan, is expected to make landfall by monday in northern luzon at or near super typhoon strength with winds possibly in excess... | unshaved mesiopulpal corers | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) the first giant panda to be born in japan in 24 years has died just one week after generating huge excitement in the country as locals celebrated the rare birth the seven day old unnamed cub died from pneumonia after its mother's milk accidentally entered its airway, according to officials at tokyo's... | first japan 24 years one week china | first giant panda born in japan in 24 years dies after one week . zoo officials said its mother's milk had entered its airway . the cub had generated huge excitement in japan . china is known to use gifts or loans of pandas as gestures of diplomacy |
(cnn) phhhhht! blllttt! that's the sound of the whoopee cushion that leslie nielsen placed on the chairs of his co workers while filming the first 'naked gun' movie i was on the set one day during the shoot, working on a feature for the la daily news a day punctuated by loud, gassy sounding eruptions, often follo... | freezes euphotic rollinia | no related information |
(cnn) actress zsa zsa gabor is hospitalized again and will have part of a leg amputated, according to her representative john blanchette said cancerous lesions started appearing on one of gabor's legs, which were examined sunday, and gangrene was imminent gabor was being prepared for surgery sunday night her leg wil... | zsa zsa gabor gabor | zsa zsa gabor will have her leg amputated below the knee . her representative says gangrene was 'imminent'. gabor has been unable to walk since a 2002 car crash |
(cnn) the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta has claimed responsibility for an attack on an oil rig and the kidnapping of seven people mend is one of several militant groups in the oil rich niger delta that has been battling the government for years over the distribution of the country's oil wealth cnn... | mend okoro | new: mend has been battling government over country's oil wealth . new: 'the seven are well and in safe custody,' group says . drilling operations in the okoro field have been suspended |
(cnn) poultry firm venky's have become the first ever indian owners of an english premier league club after they completed a $36 million takeover of blackburn rovers the deal was confirmed on rovers' website friday as the club's board announced it had sold its 999% shareholding to venky's london limited, a newly for... | indian venky blackburn rovers english the premier league's jack walker's | indian poultry firm venky's complete a takeover of blackburn rovers . english club become first in the premier league's history to have indian owners . the deal ends the late jack walker's long association with the club |
labelle, florida (cnn) bryan beer, a citrus grower in southwestern florida, sees himself as a bit of a pioneer he's not digging for gold it's more like he's planting for oil bryan beer and his family have grown citrus for 40 years he says farmers need alternatives to diesel he is planting a jatropha tree, a plant th... | reacclimatizing mossbacked calciminer | no related information |
(cnn) portugal earned a satisfying 4 0 win over world champion neighbors spain on wednesday night, while france continued to improve under laurent blanc with a 2 1 victory away to england in another friendly spain won the last clash between the two teams in july on the way to winning the world cup in south africa, e... | portugal world cup spain lisbon helder postiga france england first wembley fabio capello netherlands turkey italy germany russia | portugal avenge world cup defeat against spain with 4 0 victory in lisbon . helder postiga scores twice as portugal cruise past 2018 world cup co candidates . france inflict england's first wembley defeat under fabio capello, winning 2 1 . netherlands beat turkey while italy and germany both draw and russia lose |
port au prince, haiti (cnn) the convoy of a leading haitian presidential candidate came under attack from gunmen, the candidate's sister said tuesday 'we just cannot believe it it's unbelievable we're still in shock,' said rita celestin rancy, a sister of jude celestin, who was traveling with her brother's 20 vehicl... | jude celestin's jeremie haiti this sunday | jude celestin's convoy was heading to the city of jeremie . his sister expressed shock at the attack . she says gunmen opened fire and killed one person . haiti's election is this sunday |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) indonesia's government, already beset by a killer earthquake and tsunami, moved wednesday to help tens of thousands of residents displaced by a volcanic eruption that also claimed 29 lives thirty eight people were injured and 42,000 were evacuated around mount merapi on java, according to th... | volcanologist indonesian vietnam | new: volcano has not formed new lava dome . volcanologist does not expect another eruption soon . indonesian president cuts short trip to vietnam, returns home . the volcano erupted at least three times tuesday |
seaside, oregon (cnn) one day in 1957, when jeff daly was 6 years old, his little sister, molly, disappeared jeff daly's efforts to find his sister, molly, led to a new oregon law about records for institutions for the disabled every night at dinner, he would ask his parents the same question, 'where's molly?' every... | 1967 us arc | people increasingly seek reunions with once institutionalized relatives . most sent to institutions had some form of developmental disability . in 1967, as many as 100,000 children were housed in 162 state facilities in us. advocacy group the arc creates online registry, search service, to help reunions |
(cnn) israel's military is using a new weapon to catch draft dodgers: the social networking site facebook the army says it checks the home pages of those who have sought an exemption from military service because they are orthodox religiously observant the pages sometimes provide evidence that the people have don... | facebook sabbath jews israel | facebook pages can reveal false claims for a religious exemption from the draft . the pages can show people did things on the sabbath that orthodox jews would not do . military service is required in israel, with a few exceptions |
jerusalem (cnn) israel started building a barrier along its border with egypt monday the israeli government says it is to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing into the country and to stop smuggling the 240 kilometer long, $370 million barrier will be part fence and part surveillance technology the project was an... | israel january several years | construction begins on a barrier along israel's southern border . it will be part fence and part surveillance technology . the barrier, announced in january, will take several years to complete |
new york (cnn) ahmed khalfan ghailani was acquitted wednesday of all but one count of conspiracy related charges in a landmark civilian trial involving the first guantanamo detainee to be tried in civilian court ghailani was convicted by a federal jury on a charge of conspiracy to destroy buildings and us property i... | us ahmed khalfan ghailani verdict ghailani | new: us attorney to seek life sentence against ahmed khalfan ghailani . defense lawyer: verdict reaffirms 'judicial system is the greatest ever devised'. a federal jury acquitted ghailani on all but one count of conspiracy related charges . ghailani was convicted of conspiracy to destroy government property |
(cnn) inter milan striker samuel eto'o has received a three match ban for head butting chievo's bostjan cesar in the chest at last sunday's serie a game eto'o, who scored as inter went down 2 1 to chievo, escaped punishment during the game as the incident, which happened in the 38th minute, was not seen by match off... | samuel eto'o chievo cameroon 30,000 40,000 wednesday champions league fc twente | samuel eto'o banned for three games for head butt on chievo's bostjan cesar . cameroon international also fined €30,000 ($40,000). striker is available for wednesday's champions league tie with fc twente |
london, england (cnn) handsome, articulate and lightning fast mclaren's lewis hamilton can now add two more words to his list of qualities: very rich lewis hamilton will be able to afford a lot more champagne in the future the briton is set to become one of the most marketable sport stars in the world perhaps ... | macrorhamphosidae skeletin nutritionally | no related information |
baghdad (cnn) the commemoration of ashura, arguably the holiest day on the shiite muslim calendar, passed without significant violence in iraq sunday the peace was a marked contrast to the last eight years in which hundreds of people died in sectarian attacks the period commemorates the martyrdom of hussein, the gra... | vesiculatae oddness undomestically | no related information |
(cnn) the editor of the irish daily star resigned saturday 'as a result of the publication on 15 september 2012,' which revealed topless photos of the duchess of cambridge, according to a statement from the paper the images showed catherine, duchess of cambridge, sunbathing, igniting a firestorm of controversy in th... | prince william france palace | images showed duchess sunbathing with prince william in southern france . the grainy pictures appear to be taken with a long camera lens . palace officials quickly blasted the images, calling them a 'grotesque' invasion of privacy |
(cnn) south korea's park inbee captured the most lucrative prize in women's golf as a closing 66 saw her win the evian masters sunday park picked up a check for $431,000 for her two shot victory in the joint lpga and ladies european tour event in france she took advantage of holing a string of birdie putts to total ... | south korea's park inbee evian masters stacy lewis karrie webb 431,000 bernd wiesberger european tour's austrian open | south korea's park inbee wins evian masters . park finishes two shots clear of longtime leader stacy lewis and karrie webb . top prize of $431,000 is the biggest in women's golf . bernd wiesberger wins european tour's austrian open on home soil |
(cnn) inter milan boss jose mourinho insists he should not have been sacked by chelsea, stoking the tension ahead of tuesday night's champions league last 16 tie in london italian champions inter hold a 2 1 lead after winning the first leg in the san siro, with mourinho making an emotional return to the club where h... | inter milan jose mourinho chelsea 2007 second champions league last 16 london roman abramovich inter tuesday night italy | inter milan boss jose mourinho insists he should not have been sacked by chelsea in 2007 . mourinho faces former club in second leg of champions league last 16 tie . he departed london club after falling out with billionaire owner roman abramovich . inter take a 2 1 lead into tuesday night's match after winning the hom... |
(cnn) a wonder goal from french international philippe mexes helped seven time winners ac milan into the last 16 of the european champions league with a 3 1 win at 10 man anderlecht wednesday with an effort reminiscent of zlatan ibrahimovic's incredible goal for sweden against england earlier this month, mexes score... | philippe mexes ac milan dortmund ajax amsterdam man city exit champions league real madrid schalke arsenal group b | philippe mexes wonder goal helps ac milan progress . dortmund win group d after 4 1 win at ajax amsterdam . man city exit champions league after 1 1 draw at home to real madrid . schalke and arsenal qualify from group b |
(cnn) education is under threat, but the internet and the growth of massive open online courses are not to blame like the arts and journalism, whose value may be difficult to measure in dollars, higher education has long been understood as a rather 'soft' pursuit and this has led people to ask fundamental questions ... | uncharactered trebled arrestors | no related information |
(ewcom) bane is ready to ditch his mask for rose colored glasses tom hardy has signed on to play elton john in rocket pictures' biopic 'rocketman,' which will be released in the us by focus features five reasons tom hardy is perfect for the role 'rocketman' will tell john's legendary story, from his childhood to hi... | tom hardy elton john rocketman us focus features john fall 2014 | tom hardy will play elton john in a new biopic . the movie 'rocketman' will be released in the us by focus features . the biopic will tell john's story from childhood to immense celebrity . it's scheduled to begin filming in fall 2014 |
london, england (cnn) pharmacies in england are reporting a run on supplies like surgical masks, thermometers and anti bacterial gels by customers concerned about swine flu amid a surge in the number of people infected by the virus a box of leaflets containing information about swine flu, distributed by the uk's dep... | multicuspidated crutcher sayee | no related information |
(cnn) chelsea coach carlo ancelotti has dismissed reports he is about to quit the english premier league champions newspaper speculation on monday claimed the italian was on the verge of walking out of stamford bridge after a turbulent few weeks at the london club chelsea have lost three of their last four matches a... | sephira gaffer microcolorimetry | no related information |
(cnn) the us border patrol agent killed tuesday night in arizona was shot after he confronted a group of bandits believed to be preying on illegal immigrants in the desert north of the border, the head of the border patrol union said wednesday the fbi and the santa cruz county sheriff's office, which are jointly inv... | arizona tuesday mexico | new: the agent was searching for bandits, the union head says . arizona's governor orders flags to be flown at half staff . one of the suspects was wounded . the agent was killed tuesday on the mexico arizona border |
(cnn) roger federer regained the title at his hometown tournament in basle as he beat defending champion novak djokovic 6 4 3 6 6 1 in sunday's final serbian star djokovic ended a run of three straight titles for federer when he beat the swiss maestro in last year's final, but there was to be no repeat it was his t... | roger federer novak djokovic federer djokovic last year's basle david ferrer valencia open spaniard marcel granollers | roger federer wins swiss indoors title with 6 4 3 6 6 1 win over novak djokovic . federer lost to djokovic in last year's final in basle . david ferrer claims valencia open title by beating fellow spaniard marcel granollers |
(cnn) he was once hailed as the next boris becker but, more than a decade later, nicolas kiefer has called time on his tennis career after failing to build on the promise that took him to the heights of fourth in the world rankings 'it is time to start a new chapter in life,' the 33 year old, who became a father for... | nicolas kiefer german kiefer australian open olympic | nicolas kiefer retires from professional tennis at the age of 33 . former world number four wants to spend more time with his partner and baby daughter . german is currently ranked 722 after suffering wrist problems over the last couple of years . kiefer reached semifinals of australian open and won an olympic silver m... |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the toll from a series of explosions across baghdad climbed to at least 64 dead and 360 wounded wednesday, iraq's health minister saleh mahdi told state television al iraqiya the blasts across the capital tuesday included 14 car bombs, two roadside bombs and mortar attacks in at least 17 neighbor... | pentagon iraq baghdad shiite | new: pentagon says iraq security still 'good' despite bombings . death toll climbs from baghdad bombings . shiite neighborhoods are hit in a wave of explosions . the explosions struck areas across the city |
(cnn) barcelona produced a masterful second half display to come from behind and defeat valencia 2 1 at the nou camp on saturday the home side went behind after 37 minutes when pablo hernandez scored for the visitors but second half goals from andres iniesta and carles puyol ensured that barca secured all three poin... | barcelona valencia 2 1 the nou camp atletico madrid getafe ac milan serie a chievo | barcelona beat league leaders valencia 2 1 at the nou camp to go joint top of table . atletico madrid move up to fifth with 2 0 win over getafe . ac milan got top of serie a after convincing 3 1 win at home to chievo |
(cnn) the family of the us swim star who died over the weekend during a race in the united arab emirates mourned monday as answers to questions surrounding his death remained murky fran crippen, 26, died saturday during the last leg of the marathon swimming world cup 'the official word coming out of the uae is that... | fran crippen's crippen 10 kilometer | new: swimmer's family takse solace in knowing 'he passed doing what he loved'. new: swimmer's sister says he wasn't himself as the race continued . officials say that severe fatigue was a factor in fran crippen's death . crippen, 26, died during last leg of 10 kilometer open water race |
(cnn) red cross president and ceo mark w everson has stepped down after revelations he was 'engaged in a personal relationship with a subordinate employee,' the organization announced tuesday mark w everson says he is leaving his post, effective immediately, for 'personal and family reasons' the red cross board of g... | instanced teleutosporiferous tahrs | no related information |
(ewcom) welcome back to another round of ewcom's 'american idol' power list in which i attempt to predict how america will vote for the finalists and you all disagree with me and post your own ranking, and it's okay because none of us plebes are fortune tellers and the only being who knows exactly what will happe... | unplummeted chimarikan whomps | no related information |
(cnn) bloggers in myanmar, iran and syria work under some of the most repressive conditions in the world, facing tactics such as regulation, intimidation and even imprisonment, according to a report from the committee to protect journalists the organization released a list of the '10 worst countries to be a blogger'... | myanmar iran syria the committee to protect journalists burmese saudi arabia | report: bloggers in myanmar, iran and syria work under most oppressive conditions . the committee to protect journalists lists the 10 worst places to blog from . group: burmese blogger serves 59 years in prison for posting cyclone video . in saudi arabia an estimated 400,000 sites are blocked, report says |
(cnn) carlos acosta is the ballet dancer who breaks all the rules perhaps the most famous dancer of his generation, his is a career that wasn't meant to be a tough kid from the backstreets of havana who was forced to study ballet and became a reluctant star carlos acosta: 'ballet was my best friend' his combinati... | carlos acosta havana 2003 the london royal ballet's first | carlos acosta went from backstreets of havana to being a ballet superstar . as a child he preferred football to ballet and was expelled from dance school . in 2003 he became the london royal ballet's first black principal dancer . his success has meant being parted from his family and the city he loves |
jaipur, india (cnn) baby manjhi has no nationality, no legal mother and no clear path home from india to japan to a father and grandmother who desperately want her baby manjhi, a surrogate child, has been stuck in legal limbo her adoptive parents divorced before her birth 'from deep inside my heart, i want to return... | india an estimated $445m baby manjhi japanese | commercial surrogacy in india is a booming business, worth an estimated $445m . baby manjhi is in legal limbo as her japanese father wants to bring her home . india law forbids a single father to legally adopt a child . 'i am very worried and stressed,' the child's grandmother says |
(cnn) with halloween just around the corner, the weather is giving the northeastern quarter of the united states a taste of the chills to come this winter a wintery cold front plunging down from canada is shoving america's fall weather down toward the gulf of mexico and replacing it with frost and in some places sno... | backfields hedger hagweed | no related information |
(cnn) a ninth motorcyclist has been arrested and charged in connection with the beating of an suv driver on a manhattan street on september 29, according to court documents jason brown, 40, was taken into custody by the new york police department on monday night and was arraigned tuesday on charges of first degree g... | jason brown motorist alexian lien brown lien | jason brown, 40, faces charges of first degree gang assault and assault . motorist alexian lien was beaten by bikers after bumping one with his suv, police say . brown is seen on video allegedly hitting lien with his helmet, court documents say |
(cnn) he's only 26 years old but sebastian vettel has already achieved so much in formula one with four world titles under his belt and now a record equaling ninth straight victory at the brazilian grand prix on sunday the win capped a momentous season for the german and more are on the way, according former world c... | bothnian grandity murmurers | no related information |
washington (cnn) as iraq continues to dissolve into chaos, republican lawmakers strongly urged that the united states act swiftly on both the diplomatic and militaristic front, warning that the growing instability directly threatens the safety of americans the sunday political talk shows focused on the crisis in ira... | graham isis democrat tulsi gabbard us iraq iran | graham: consequences of 'monumental proportions' if isis is not stopped . a democrat, rep tulsi gabbard, speaks against a us military option in iraq . she opposes 'involving ourselves in another civil war in another country'. lawmakers disagree on whether us should work with iran |
(cnn) a planned strike by spanish footballers has been averted after a madrid court ruled against a petition filed by a trade union that represents the country's players the spanish players' association (afe) had applied to postpone the next round of spanish league games, including barcelona's la liga match against ... | subclerks lubbers superseaman | no related information |
(cnn) faltering besiktas have re inforced their ranks by acquiring their second portugal international star this week as hugo almeida signed friday for the turkish side almeida has been given a three year deal after switching from bundesliga werder bremen for €2 million ($262 million) the 26 year old has been at br... | hugo almeida bundesliga werder bremen almeida portugal simao turkish barcelona ibrahim afellay psv eindhoven | besiktas sign striker hugo almeida from bundesliga werder bremen . almeida joins fellow portugal international simao at the turkish side . barcelona unveil latest signing ibrahim afellay from psv eindhoven |
abidjan, ivory coast (cnn) a three man west african delegation won't return to ivory coast until monday, when it will ask self declared president laurent gbagbo to relinquish his post or face a military ouster, a representative of the group said friday but gbagbo remained defiant in his claim that he won a november ... | west african ivory coast monday gbagbo ouattara midnight friday abidjan saturday | new: west african heads of state to return to ivory coast monday . new: they will again ask gbagbo to step down or face military ouster . ouattara has told gbagbo to be out by midnight friday . gbagbo wants ouattara out of abidjan by saturday |
(cnn) canada's house of commons voted thursday to extend the country's military mission in afghanistan until 2011, with the stipulation that nato send reinforcements to the volatile kandahar province canadian soldiers walk along a track at the kandahar air base in afghanistan last month most of canada's 2,500 troops... | photoimpression armillae soaped | no related information |
guatemala city, guatemala (cnn) six people were killed and 17 were injured in a bomb blast onboard a bus in northwestern guatemala city, officials said police on tuesday were still not sure who set off the bomb or why, though one transportation union leader said that gang members had threatened violence if bus compa... | guatemala city monday | a bomb went off on a bus in guatemala city on monday . at least six people were killed, including two minors . bus drivers say they were warned of attacks if they didn't pay extortions . police are investigating all angles |
(cnn) venezuelan president hugo chavez and us secretary of state hillary clinton shook hands on the sidelines of brazil's presidential inauguration this weekend, state media reported the venezuelan state run avn news agency said the two discussed specific issues in a brief, informal conversation both leaders were in... | chavez the us state department washington venezuelan | chavez tells state media that they discussed 'two or three specific things'. the us state department has not released any details about the exchange . recent diplomatic relations between the two countries have been particularly strained . washington revoked the visa of the venezuelan ambassador to washington last week |
(cnn) normally germany and france are close partners at the heart of europe but us diplomatic cables suggest a battle royal between the two allies over satellite technology, with the german space and intelligence agencies accusing the french of bad faith and looking to the united states as a future partner to dev... | france germany wikileaks norwegian germans us | cables show tensions between france and germany . cables were obtained by wikileaks and published by a norwegian newspaper . cables indicate germans wanted us partnership for satellite project |
(cnn) the san francisco 49ers beat the denver broncos 24 16 as wembley stadium in london played host to an nfl match for the fourth time on sunday in a showdown between two struggling sides, the only points from a disappointing first half came from joe nedney's 34 yard field goal for san francisco however, early in ... | wembley stadium 49ers broncos td fourth london nfl | the san francisco 49ers beat the denver broncos 24 16 at wembley stadium . the 49ers recover from going 10 3 down to defeat the broncos with three td's . it was the fourth time that the famous london arena had hosted an nfl match |
(cnn) a 71 magnitude earthquake struck the central coastal area of chile on sunday, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of temuco, the us geological survey said there were no immediate reports of major damage or injury the quake, which stuck around 5:20 pm (3:20 pm et), was felt as far away as santiago, roughly ... | 71 magnitude santiago 370 miles | new: the 71 magnitude quake cuts some telephone and electricity lines . it is felt as far as santiago, 370 miles away . there are no immediate reports of major damage |
(cnn) wayne rooney scored his first goal in open play since march last year to help manchester united to a 2 1 victory over west bromwich albion at the hawthorns on saturday the striker scored after just three minutes heading home from a patrice evra cross to end his marathon goal drought football's heroes and villa... | wayne rooney manchester united manchester city united blackpool birmingham st andrews liverpool bolton anfield west ham wolves | wayne rooney scores for first time in open play since march 2010 to earn manchester united 2 1 win . rivals manchester city keep up pressure on united with 1 0 win over blackpool . arsenal ease past birmingham 3 0 at st andrews to stay two points off leaders . liverpool defeat bolton 2 1 at anfield; west ham off the b... |
abidjan, ivory coast (cnn) three representatives of the economic community of west african states and an african union representative met twice monday with self declared ivory coast president laurent gbagbo in an attempt to persuade him to step down, but there was no indication late in the day that they were near th... | african gbagbo ouattara | african countries close ranks in effort to get gbagbo to step down . meeting described as 'fruitful,' but 'discussions are still underway'. ouattara told reporters gbagbo must leave immediately |
(cnn) champions league holders inter milan crashed to a 3 1 defeat at english club tottenham on tuesday night as the italian side were again tormented by young winger gareth bale the 21 year old, who scored a hat trick in the london team's 4 3 defeat at the san siro two weeks ago, again embarrassed the much vaunted ... | tottenham group a inter milan gareth bale london barcelona copenhagen manchester united turkish bursaspor group c | tottenham move top of group a with 3 1 win over defending champions inter milan . young winger gareth bale is again london team's key player as he sets up two goals . barcelona held 1 1 away to copenhagen in group d tie but remain in top spot . manchester united crush turkish champions bursaspor 3 0 to head group c |
abidjan, ivory coast (cnn) the tug of war between the two men who claim the presidency of the ivory coast intensified wednesday soro guillaume, who was picked by alassane ouattara to be prime minister in his government, said on wednesday that the international community should use force to remove incumbent president... | un ouattara ivory coast gbagbo the world bank | new: un commission agrees to back ouattara picked ambassador . augmenting the un force in ivory coast is being discussed . ouattara appointed pm calls for 'military leverage' against gbagbo . the world bank has halted lending to ivory coast |
london (cnn) oscar nominated actor pete postlethwaite, who starred in 'inception' and 'the usual suspects,' has died at the age of 64, his agent said monday highly intense, with a bulbous nose, high cheekbones and ruddy complexion, the actor was immediately recognizable in films ranging from the second 'jurassic par... | steven spielberg oscar in the name of the father the usual suspects romeo + juliet | new: steven spielberg reportedly called him 'the best actor in the world'. he was nominated for an oscar for 'in the name of the father'. he also starred in 'inception,' 'the usual suspects' and 'romeo + juliet' |
(cnn) for the second time, an international tribunal has acquitted a former kosovo prime minister and two others of abusing and killing serbs, raising fears that the thursday ruling could further strain tense relations between the two countries the judges ruled there was no evidence that ramush haradinaj, who was a ... | banishes unsingular enseraph | no related information |
(cnn) syria was plunged wednesday into a nationwide blackout, the state run syrian arab news agency reported a 'terrorist attack on the gas feeder line for a power plant' in southern damascus led to 'power outages in all provinces' and efforts were under way to restore it, electricity minister imad khamis told sana ... | misbranding dogsleds rubiginous | no related information |
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