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(cnn) blame it on damascus? no, let's not this week's preferred media narrative comes in two parts: first, that comprehensive immigration reform isn't just headed to the back burner but will be completely off the stove until 2015 and beyond and second, that it was the crisis in syria that pushed the issue off the a... | ruben navarrette syria house navarrette | ruben navarrette: some say syria kept house from passing immigration reform that's bogus . he says debate over until 2015; bill was cumbersome and pork laden . he says sticking points are over things not vital to reform movement, such as citizenship . navarrette: both parties panicked; syria gives them out, but it's no... |
(departures) a hotel suite ought to leave an impression—these eight most certainly do departures: 10 stunning hotel penthouses no matter the destination, and no matter the reason for being there, the allure of a hotel suite knows no bounds a suite is a hotel's first class seat, often the most desired room and the e... | superbravely onomatologist antesunrise | no related information |
(cnn) medical tourism is one of the hottest topics in health care as patients around the world are increasingly traveling abroad for treatment wockhardt hospitals in india actively target international patients josef woodman, author of patients beyond borders, a guide to medical tourism, told cnn that two to three m... | each year singapore thailand india us eu | two to three million people travel abroad for medical treatment each year . leading destinations for medical tourists include singapore and thailand . surgery at a top hospital in india can cost one tenth of its us price . an eu draft directive could lead to increased medical travel within the eu |
washington (cnn) flush with re election vigor, president barack obama called friday for house republicans to immediately pass a bill already approved by the senate that would maintain current tax rates for middle class americans while increasing taxes of wealthier citizens in his first public comments since winning ... | barack obama america house john boehner | president barack obama says his election victory shows america backs his plan . house speaker john boehner says all options on spending and revenue are open . while both sides signal a willingness to deal, differences on details remain . the nation faces tax hikes and steep spending cuts at the end of the year |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) human remains found in georgia on saturday are being tested to see if they belong to a woman who went missing nearly a year and a half ago, a georgia bureau of investigation spokesman said sunday passersby found human bones about nine miles from where kristi cornwell of blairsville, georgia, w... | vexillology therapist tractoration | no related information |
(cnn) the head of a football anti racism group has called for the english football association to charge liverpool with bringing the game into disrepute over the club's response to luis suarez's eight match ban for using racist language at patrice evra on the day that suarez issued a brief apology over the incident,... | dignifying inattentiveness unhopeful | no related information |
(cnn) johns hopkins health system has agreed to pay $190 million to settle the case of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and recorded his patients the doctor committed suicide after confessing to the clandestine photos and recordings 'we have come to an agreement that the plaintiffs' attorneys and johns hopki... | nikita levy 2013 25 years johns hopkins levy | new: as many as 8,000 women and girls were included in the case . dr nikita levy was fired in 2013 after 25 years at johns hopkins . police found computers full of naked patient pictures, videos . levy committed suicide soon after his confession |
(cnn) mormon leader gordon b hinckley died sunday night at age 97, the church of jesus christ of latter day saints announced gordon b hinckley, 97, president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, died sunday hinckley had 'been in failing health for some time and his passing is due to age,' said church ... | pulpifying grantha shamble | no related information |
(cnn) when he digests all the evidence, referee felix brych who is also a lawyer will probably admit he got things wrong in a bundesliga football game friday brych awarded a goal to bayer leverkusen's stefan kiessling in the second half even though replays showed that the forward's header against home side hof... | sanious cognisable unready | no related information |
(cnn) boarded up windows on austerity hit main streets are a familiar site as the economic downturn bites hard, but gleaming storefronts in another corner of the retail sector prove that, for some, the worst of times can also be the best luxury brands, including fashion label burberry and vehicle manufacturer rolls ... | dickering guarea maqui | no related information |
(cnn) scientist and conservationist eugene ratagarama has spent 20 years protecting africa's endangered mountain gorillas in war torn rwanda today he is the director for the international gorilla conservation program (igcp), the first african to be appointed but it has not been an easy task in his quest to preserve ... | rwanda ratagarama burundi the international gorilla conservation program | exiled from rwanda in 1991, ratagarama lived in burundi for three years . he was awarded the goldman environmental prize in 2001 . appointed director of the international gorilla conservation program in 2005 |
new york (cnn) about this time last year, kate rigaut was surrounded by 15 of her closest relatives, heaping turkey, stuffing and two kinds of potatoes onto her plate football was on television, beers were in the fridge and the family was together 'that's how it should be,' she said, stirring the cranberry sauce for... | rigaut the rockaway peninsula rockaway | the rigaut family was one of many to lose their home on the rockaway peninsula . the home, built in 1937, was in the family for five generations of parties and holiday celebrations . residents now worry about 'rockaway dust,' rotting drywall, mold and garbage |
(cnn) a family in washington that was one of two jackpot winners in the mega millions drawing will speak to reporters about its windfall thursday however, the buyer in idaho with whom the family will split the $380 million prize has yet to come forward washington lottery officials have so far only disclosed that the... | cinematheques megaloblast scioptics | no related information |
(cnn) general motors ceo rick wagoner announced his resignation early monday the latest change for the troubled automaker general motors ceo rick wagoner's resignation statement is on the gm web site white house and gm sources had told cnn sunday that wagoner would resign as part of the federal government's bailo... | poormaster nonignominiously scribe | no related information |
(cnn) the thing that is hard to miss in ted olson's washington office are the quills they're in a mug, all 56 of them, each commemorating an appearance before the supreme court in many of those cases, he was the standard bearer for conservatives and a successful one; he won 44 times in fact, one of his most satisfyi... | ted olson us supreme court david boies bush gore 2000 gloria borger prop 8 california olson borger | ted olson is noted conservative advocate before us supreme court . he and david boies opposed each other in the bush v gore case in 2000 election . gloria borger says two teamed up and won challenge to prop 8 in california court . olson, accused of betraying his principles, says he was fighting for civil rights, borge... |
(rolling stone) at a listening party in london last night, justin bieber told reporters that one of the many new songs that could appear on his upcoming album, 'believe,' was about mariah yeater, the woman who falsely accused him of fathering her child, the bbc reports according to the bbc, while talking about his i... | justin bieber mariah yeater last november bieber three month old london | justin bieber said he has written a song about mariah yeater for his upcoming album . last november, yeater claimed that bieber was the father of her then three month old baby boy . in london, bieber also said he'd recorded 40 songs for the record |
london (cnn) abdelbeset ali mohmed al megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the lockerbie airline bombing that killed 259 people on board pan am flight 103 and 11 on the ground, went to his grave protesting his innocence and there are others who believe that megrahi, who died on sunday from cancer, w... | zubr bescrape chamberlain | no related information |
dallas, texas (cnn) arizona sen john mccain, whose white house aspirations went into a nose dive last summer, clinched the republican party's presidential nomination tuesday night with a sweep of gop contests in four states 'i am very, very grateful and pleased to note that tonight, my friends, we have won enough de... | tagala midwives titling | no related information |
mumbai, india (reuters) they are the arteries that keep mumbai's economy ticking, rattling six million people a day to offices, shops and factories but arriving safe and sound for work after a trip on mumbai's clogged railways is no mean feat even after a $2 billion upgrade, mumbai's trains will still have to carry ... | a year mumbai peak hours each year | on average, 4,000 people die a year on mumbai's railways . victims are crushed by trains, electrocuted by power lines or killed leaning out . at peak hours more than 550 people cram into a carriage built for 200 . angry passengers riot a few times each year, rampaging through stations |
(cnn) jessica ridgeway's suspected killer is a 17 year old neighbor who authorities plan to try as an adult, officials in colorado said wednesday formal charges against austin reed sigg, a high school student who lived about one mile from the 10 year old and her family, likely will be filed monday, jefferson county ... | sunniest bilingualism shirlcock | no related information |
new york (cnn) a propane gas tank leak that prompted the evacuations of an estimated 900 homes in shirley, new york, was contained, officials said saturday night after conducting an air quality sampling of 100 residences, officials decided to allow all residents to go home, said suffolk county spokesman dan aug elec... | darzee octuples depersonalise | no related information |
(cnn) rafael nadal has beaten roger federer 7 6 7 6 in the final of the world tennis championships exhibition tournament in abu dhabi the world no1 recovered from 3 0 down in the first set tie break to eventually win 7 4 as federer made a series of unforced errors to gift the spaniard the opening set the second set ... | roger federer abu dhabi nadal world no2 spaniard australian open later this month | world no1 overcomes roger federer 7 6, 7 6 in exhibition final in abu dhabi . nadal takes opening set tie break after unforced errors from world no2 . spaniard will hold all four grand slam titles at once if he wins australian open later this month |
los angeles (cnn) zsa zsa gabor's doctors took 'one last shot' at saving the ailing actress' leg with powerful antibiotics her publicist said monday afternoon if the newest treatment at ronald reagan ucla medical center does not heal a 'very deep' lesion in her lower leg, it will be amputated below the knee, accordi... | zsa zsa gabor's gabor 93 2002 | new: the actress has not been told she may lose a leg . doctors hope antibiotics can heal zsa zsa gabor's deep leg lesion . gabor's leg would be amputated below the knee if the drugs fail . gabor, 93, has been unable to walk since a 2002 car crash |
(cnn) german champions bayern munich have confirmed the signing of brazilian defender luiz gustavo from bundesliga rivals hoffenheim as part of the deal, which the german media have reported is worth an estimated €15 million ($20 million), bayern's 18 year old austria midfielder david alaba will move in the opposite... | bayern munich hoffenheim brazilian luiz gustavo german david alaba inter milan italy andrea ranocchia serie a genoa france adil rami valencia lille | bayern munich complete deal for hoffenheim's brazilian defender luiz gustavo . the german champions' teenager david alaba will go to hoffenheim on loan . inter milan sign young italy defender andrea ranocchia from serie a rivals genoa . france defender adil rami has agreed to join valencia from ligue 1 leaders lille |
new york (cnn) a new york man arrested in connection with the stabbing of two children in brooklyn may be linked to another stabbing in a manhattan subway, a law enforcement official told cnn thursday police believe daniel st hubert, 27, was out on parole when he stabbed two young children inside an elevator kill... | evener ironbarks mousme | no related information |
(cnn) she really is our golden girl friday marks betty white's 92nd birthday and the actress continues to work and be beloved as 'america's grandmother' the birthday wishes flowed in on twitter, including from other celebs like scandal star josh malina, larry king and guitarist slash betty white fast facts the year... | betty white hollywood twitter | betty white turns 92 on friday . she has worked in hollywood since the 1940s . birthday wishes poured in from twitter |
(cnn) former minnesota viking and outspoken same sex marriage supporter chris kluwe said monday he is encouraged the nfl team is looking into his claims that he was released in may because he is an lgbt activist kluwe told cnn's anderson cooper 360 in his first television interview since being kicked off the team th... | chris kluwe kluwe | chris kluwe was cut last may after team drafted another punter . kluwe wrote in an online article last week that his position coach was a bigot . the coach and team deny he was let go for his outspoken opinions . he says he wants his former teammates to be able to be interviewed without being named |
(cnn) as the terrorist group the islamic state of iraq and syria (isis) continues to capture and control more territory in iraq and syria, it is important to realize what is at stake in the region and for the american people the challenge that isis poses is not just to iraq's stability but also to us security isis i... | marco rubio isis iraq us rubio nuri al maliki | sen marco rubio is worried about the growing threat of isis in iraq . isis poses a real threat not just to iraq's stability but also to us security, he argues . he is calling for us airstrikes to target their leaders . rubio: an iraq unity government must be formed without nuri al maliki |
(cnn) austrian investigators monday released more details about the elaborate underground cellar where josef fritzl kept his daughter imprisoned for 24 years, along with three of their children josef fritzl admitted to authorities he raped his daughter and fathered her children investigators believe fritzl planned ... | prettiest cosmology hydrodynamically | no related information |
(cnn) to start with, cordell jude was hungry he was 22, the spring days were growing longer and the temperature in phoenix had climbed to 80 degrees that tuesday in april 2012 it was not much cooler as the sun slipped behind the sierra estrella mountains, so shortly before 8 pm, jude drove with his pregnant fianceã©... | twittingly unmired prevetoed | no related information |
basra, iraq (cnn) the man, blindfolded and handcuffed, crouches in the corner of the detention center while an iraqi soldier grills him about rampant crimes being carried out by gangs in the southern city of basra iraqi authorities say this man has confessed to killing 15 girls, including a 9 year old 'how many girl... | basra one 9 year old first two years | residents of basra have begun telling stories of militia massacres . mom says one son was killed for drinking alcohol, two others slain for their car . authorities: man admits to killed 15 girls, including one 9 year old . dad in park says, 'it's the first time that we have dared to come here in two years' |
(cnn) fresh sectarian clashes in myanmar's western state of rakhine killed three people and left more than 400 houses, a monastery and a mosque burned to the ground, authorities said tuesday the clashes began sunday night and spread to four townships, said state attorney general hla thein rakhine is home to the rohi... | rakhine muslims buddhists | the unrest has tested the president's efforts to seek ethnic reconciliation . authorities have instructed that security teams accompany medical personnel . rakhine has seen attacks and counterattacks between muslims and buddhists |
(cnn) ten people suffered minor injuries monday when the nose gear of a southwest airlines jetliner collapsed after landing at new york's laguardia airport, the city's port authority reported southwest flight 345 was landing at laguardia from nashville about 5:40 pm when the accident occurred the nose of the blue an... | port authority southwest airlines flight 345 laguardia faa | port authority says 10 people suffered minor injuries . passenger describes 'a bang and a bounce' as nose gear fails . nose gear fails on southwest airlines flight 345 as it lands at laguardia . faa says pilots did not report any problems before landing |
cairo (cnn) amid the celebrations that greeted the declaration of a winner in egypt's first freely elected presidential vote, a british student journalist was being sexually assaulted by a mob in tahrir square natasha smith recounted the experience on her blog and in an interview with cnn smith, who has since left e... | recuperate archduchesses outwallop | no related information |
(cnn) un ambassador susan rice made a second trip to capitol hill on wednesday to answer questions from republican senators about the september 11 attack on a us diplomatic mission in libya that killed ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans rice, who is believed to be president barack obama's choic... | rice benghazi gop americans republicans john mccain congress republican | rice is focal point in benghazi response; gop feels she misled americans in comments . some republicans don't think rice is independent enough to be secretary of state . for john mccain, the fight over a possible rice nomination may be personal . rice has supporters in congress; most republican senators give her good m... |
(cnn) it was a remarkably short interview by cable news standards the moment that veteran military reporter thomas ricks, in an appearance on fox news, begin to unload on fox, he found his segment abruptly ended thank you, very much nice of you to drop by adios, amigo some of those who love to dish it out, it seems,... | fox news thomas ricks ricks fox the republican party howard kurtz kurtz | a fox news interview with author thomas ricks was cut short . ricks said 'fox was operating as a wing of the republican party'. howard kurtz: fox acted too self protectively rather than allow a debate on its role . kurtz says other cable anchors have shut down guests who question their networks |
(cnn) human error is to blame in last week's gas fueled explosion that ripped through a strip club in the western massachusetts city of springfield, officials said sunday the blast injured at least 21 people, including firefighters a utility worker, responding to a report of a gas odor inside a building, inadvertent... | springfield massachusetts | a utility worker inadvertently poked a hole in a gas line in springfield, massachusetts . fire marshal: markings on the sidewalk incorrectly indicated where the line was . at least 21 people were injured in the blast, including firefighters |
cincinnati, ohio (cnn) the build up has been years in the making from the cartoons that many of us watched as children, we envisioned a world where machines and robots would penetrate every aspect of our lives, where each household would have a rosie the robot to cook, clean, and put the kids to bed well, for most o... | m2m 2021 john horn | m2m technology allows machines to exchange information with one another . 100 million devices are already connected . industry analysts predict there will be two billion m2m connected devices by 2021 . long development periods and adoption of 4g connectivity has held technology back, says john horn |
(cnn) mid table english premier league side blackburn rovers want to sign former world player of the year ronaldinho and persuade football icon david beckham to come to them on loan from los angeles galaxy rovers' manager steve kean said the prospect of ac milan star ronaldinho and beckham coming to ewood park durin... | stearate heptaploid paranormal | no related information |
tehran, iran (cnn) a woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery has not been executed, iran's official news agency reported wednesday, rejecting 'western media' reports that sakineh mohammadi ashtiani had been executed 'she is currently enjoying full health and is at the tabriz prison,' the islamic republic ... | sakineh mohammadi ashtiani irna this week french foreign ministry | new: sakineh mohammadi ashtiani is in 'full health' and her case is being processed, irna reports . she was scheduled to die by stoning . authorities gave the go ahead for her execution this week . french foreign ministry says execution has not happened |
(cnn) looking to get away this holiday season? who better to find the deals than agents catering to notoriously cash strapped students? we spoke with patrick evans of the student travel agency sta travel, danielle carlson of studentuniverse and anne banas of smarter travel, who offered recommendations for five place... | latin america boston london paris | many airlines are increasing service to latin america, making it a great value . while travel prices tend to be rising, it is getting less expensive to travel to boston . london and paris are just as beautiful in the winter, but offer better values and fewer tourists |
(cnn) a national soccer league in algeria has canceled matches scheduled for friday and saturday after riots in the capital and elsewhere this week the algerian national football league announced the cancellations in al watan, a local newspaper the matches were canceled in an effort to prevent large groups of young ... | algeria friday | soccer matches are called off after riots in algeria . several imams call for calm during friday prayers . rising food prices have sparked the protests |
london (cnn) prince william and kate middleton will have a wedding reception hosted by the queen at buckingham palace, the royal family announced wednesday the palace also said the wedding service will begin at 11 am on friday, april 29, the date previously announced for the nuptials at westminster abbey the dean of... | buckingham palace prince charles | the queen will host the wedding reception at buckingham palace . prince charles will host a dinner and dancing in the evening . the palace also announced the processional route |
editor's note: the staff at cnncom has been intrigued by the journalism of vice, an independent media company and website based in brooklyn, new york vbstv is vice's broadband television network the reports, which are produced solely by vice, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are taken along o... | the aokigahara forest japan lush | the aokigahara forest is japan's most popular suicide destination . lush, expansive land is the final resting place for 50 100 people a year . geologist patrols the land, discovering bodies and counseling at risk people |
(cnn) convicted pedophile jerry sandusky could get his pension back, if pennsylvania's pension board agrees with a recommendation to resume the almost $5,000 per month checks that he used to get a state arbitrator made the recommendation friday after sandusky appealed a ruling that he lost the right to his pension ... | verbiage jaspis defaultant | no related information |
(cnn student news) november 18, 2009 download pdf maps related to today's show: • iran • prague, czech republic • new mexico transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: hi, i'm carl azuz this is cnn student news first up: pur... | us chinese czechs 20th the velvet revolution new mexico today | consider what was said in a meeting between the us and chinese leaders . hear how some czechs marked the 20th anniversary of the velvet revolution . launch into the plans for a civilian spaceport in the new mexico desert . use the daily discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories |
washington (cnn) sen barack obama raised more than $40 million from more than 442,000 donors in march, his presidential campaign announced thursday sen barack obama greets campaign volunteers during a stop in philadelphia, pennsylvania, wednesday more than 218,000 of the donors were giving for the first time, the c... | heres nonmembership immunochemically | no related information |
(mental floss) we all want to live forever but, chances are, you'd rather forego a legacy altogether than have your name be synonymous with a goofy flub like a spoonerism or a dim witted word like 'dunce' you can find a saint under tawdry in the dictionary for the following eponyms, we ask: did these word inspiring ... | tawdry st audrey henry shrapnel | some awful words named after real people . tawdry named for st audrey who wore audacious necklaces . draconian came from lawyer who wanted lazy put to death . general henry shrapnel built more deadly cannonballs |
(cnn) two of the dozens of bush fires burning out of control in the eastern australian state of new south wales were sparked by power lines that had been buffeted by strong winds, fire officials said saturday, citing preliminary investigations in the springwood fire, 193 homes have been destroyed and another 109 dam... | broiler asdic hydrocracking | no related information |
charleston, south carolina (cnn) sen john kerry on thursday endorsed sen barack obama for the 2008 democratic presidential nomination, saying the senator from illinois is a 'candidate to bring change to our country' 'barack obama isn't just going to break the mold,' said kerry, the democratic presidential candidate ... | barack obama john kerry kerry democratic 2004 john edwards '08 obama nevada this week | new: sen barack obama will bring the country together, sen john kerry says . kerry was the democratic presidential candidate in 2004 . john edwards, also running for the '08 democratic bid, was kerry's running mate . obama picked up key endorsements from unions in nevada this week |
blowing rock, north carolina (cnn) behind the bar at a local restaurant, doc hendley leans in to hear his customer over the band 'you like the pinot? cool,' he says bartender doc hendley has tapped his regular customers to help provide funds for clean water around the world it's a seemingly average interaction, but... | doc hendley sudan ethiopia uganda cambodia cnncom/heroes | bartender raises funds and awareness for clean drinking water projects . doc hendley helps communities build clean water wells and sanitation systems . he has travelled to sudan, ethiopia, uganda and cambodia . vote now for the cnn hero of the year at cnncom/heroes |
(cnn) those battling global warming by promoting biofuels may unintentionally be adding to skyrocketing world food prices, creating what one expert calls 'a silent tsunami' in developing nations the rising prices are 'threatening to plunge more than 100 million people on every continent into hunger,' josette sheeran... | un world health organization | prices mean 100 million people could go hungry, un official says . soaring food prices have triggered violence in some developing countries . expert says focus on biofuels means less focus on food crop . world health organization views hunger as main threat to public health |
(cnn) panicking passengers turned to prayer as a cathay pacific flight with one engine ablaze made an emergency landing in singapore on monday, witnesses said 'we heard a series of loud bangs, then smelled fire, and the aircraft started shaking uncontrollably,' a cnncom online commenter under the name of augustus200... | rolls royce singapore jakarta indonesia sparks | new: rolls royce says it is aware of the incident and providing technical assistance . witnesses say they heard loud bangs, and passengers prayed . the flight returned to singapore after engine trouble en route to jakarta, indonesia . sparks were reported from the no 2 engine and were doused after the plane landed |
washington (cnn) it's christmas in 1787 at mount vernon, george washington's stately home in alexandria, virginia holidays in the 18th century were usually pretty low key, according to dean norton, director of horticulture at the first president's estate 'it was just all a matter of family being together to enjoy go... | rustics ootocoidean squinniest | no related information |
beijing (cnn) must art always serve politics? to audiences overseas, contemporary art in china is typified by ai weiwei, the most trenchant critic of china's artistic and political restrictions but not all chinese artists subscribe to ai weiwei's approach ai jing (no relation), once a popular singer songwriter, is b... | ai jing china first chinese national museum of china ai weiwei | ai jing, a popular singer, represents one school of china's contemporary art scene . she is the first chinese contemporary artist to hold exhibition at national museum of china . she is no relation to fellow artist ai weiwei . her works are typically wholesome and uplifting |
(cnn) a member of american front, a white supremacist group, has pleaded guilty in florida to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and will serve three years in prison, prosecutors said christopher brooks, 27, was one of 14 people charged this year in connection to an investigation into the grou... | christopher brooks brooks american front | christopher brooks pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm . he will serve three years in prison . brooks was one of 14 people charged in the case of american front |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) heavy flooding has left at least 50 people dead and hundreds homeless in south africa's eastern cape province as residents continue to battle adverse weather conditions that have plagued the country since mid december, authorities said friday 'we have requested the national governmen... | freewheeling intercerebral versiculus | no related information |
(cnn) don't underestimate the power of a spilled cup of coffee a united airlines flight from chicago to frankfurt, germany, was diverted to toronto this week after the pilot dumped a cup of coffee on the plane's communication's equipment the unwanted liquid triggered a series of emergency codes, including one for a ... | chicago frankfurt germany | the coffee triggered emergency codes, including one for a hijacking . the flight was en route from chicago to frankfurt, germany . the passengers caught a flight to germany a day later |
(cnn) even in death, peace seemed to elude little myls dobson on wednesday evening, one week after the badly beaten and burned boy was found in the apartment of the woman caring for him, his body was claimed at the morgue in new york authorities said the boy was found unconscious and unresponsive on the floor of the... | defect pichiciego swilling | no related information |
(cnn student news) november 13, 2009 download pdf maps related to today's show: • fort hood, texas • singapore transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: what happens when history and controversy come together on a field trip... | apec weekly newsquiz cnn student news | discover what's significant about the location of the upcoming apec summit . hear why a history lesson about the past has sparked concerns in the present . check out some of the newest entries in a renowned book of global records . use the weekly newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on cnn student news |
(cnn student news) september 17, 2009 quick guide health care debate consider a new proposal's impact on the us health care debate making the vaccine visit a chinese laboratory to see how an h1n1 vaccine is produced constitution day test your knowledge of some facts found in the us constitution transcript t... | us chinese the us constitution | consider a new proposal's impact on the us health care debate . visit a chinese laboratory to see how an h1n1 vaccine is produced . test your knowledge of some facts found in the us constitution |
beijing, china (cnn) three american crew members died when a zimbabwean cargo plane crashed early saturday at shanghai's pudong international airport, the us embassy in beijing said the embassy said one of the injured crew members was also an american the crash happened at about 8:15 am (7:15 pm et friday) during ta... | phrenotropic chaulmoograte mousetail | no related information |
(cnn) gasoline prices set a record for the 16th consecutive day wednesday a gallon of gas cost an average of $362, according to aaa, and much more in some markets shell oil co president john hofmeister says a boost in us production would startle the world market all three presidential candidates have weighed in on t... | autopsy buckoes prehensible | no related information |
washington (cnn) the number of americans who say the economy is in good shape has dropped to the lowest level of the year, according to a new national poll and a cnn/orc international survey also indicates that economic pessimism is growing in the wake of the government shutdown, with nearly six in 10 forecasting po... | the year cnn orc | optimism about the economy hits a low for the year, according to a new cnn/orc poll . the partial government shutdown contributed to the national pessimism . nearly three out of four say that economic conditions are poor right now |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) it's a neighborhood of shotgun houses painted a rainbow of colors, a community of artists, workaday folks and students where everyone knows everyone's name destruction in atlanta's historic cabbagetown district, which many artists call home saturday morning, people were out walking their dogs,... | atlanta cabbagetown church palm sunday | some homes damaged, others unscathed in atlanta's cabbagetown district . the community of shotgun style homes is home to artists and students . neighbors surveyed damage saturday and offered help to each other . church is damaged, says pastor, but he plans to give palm sunday sermon |
(cnn) for a brief moment, i consider interrupting the first monday of my vacation i have been trying to schedule three calls for weeks on the friday before my vacation starts, i learn that everyone i've needed to interview for the past few weeks will be available on the first weekday of my vacation can i do it? i ha... | americans some 59% us | most americans who get vacation time don't use all of it because of their workload . some 59% of us employees have access to paid time off . workplaces can benefit from the coordination required to give everyone time off |
(cnn) a member of the group dubbed the 'jena 6' is facing misdemeanor assault charges after a fight at his texas high school wednesday, police said thursday bryant purvis was arrested after a fight wednesday at his texas high school, police said bryant purvis, 19, was arrested after the incident at hebron high schoo... | bryant purvis purvis teen 1,000 jena | bryant purvis, 19, is facing misdemeanor assault charges, police say . fight involving jena 6 teen does not appear to be racially motivated, official says . purvis allegedly choked a teen who he thought flattened friend's car tires . teen, whose bond is $1,000, is still awaiting trial in the jena 6 case |
(cnn) thinking about palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas' efforts this week to gain observer status as a nonmember state, i'm reminded of one of my favorite 'seinfeld' episodes sitting in the restaurant the venue for so many of the best 'seinfeld' bits george and jerry conspire to produce a new sitco... | cosmopolitanism gazpachos preoppose | no related information |
(cnn) american history is replete with examples of people who try to build a reputation by standing in the way of presidential initiatives we see that today with republican sen ted cruz of texas, who is acting as if he believes that, aided by a small group of tea party supported members of congress, he can force the... | nicolaus mills ted cruz fdr huey long cruz obamacare social security | nicolaus mills: ted cruz has acted to enhance his reputation, heedless of consequences . he says fdr's critics, including huey long, specialized in such obstruction . mills: if cruz wants to repeal obamacare, he should seek to do it in normal vote . he says fdr's firm stance in defense of social security was vindicated... |
washington (cnn) us rep barney frank, a prominent 16 term liberal democrat from massachusetts and arch enemy of political conservatives nationwide, announced monday that he does not intend to seek re election in 2012 frank, 71, said his decision to retire from congress was prompted partly by changes made to the boun... | frank democrat house massachusetts dodd congress | frank says his new district boundaries contributed to his decision to retire . frank, a democrat, was first elected to the house from massachusetts in 1980 . a prominent liberal, he co authored the dodd frank financial reform bill . frank, an openly gay member of congress, was reprimanded by the house in 1990 |
(cnn) the chilean miner who led elvis sing alongs for his colleagues while trapped underground for 69 days visited graceland on friday edison pena was a special guest during elvis presley's annual birthday celebration in memphis, tennessee, on friday elvis would have been 76 this weekend 'i can't describe it,' pena ... | autophotometry non unthinned | no related information |
(cnn student news) october 27, 2009 downloadable maps download pdf maps related to today's show: • afghanistan & pakistan • los angeles & san diego • ft jackson, south carolina transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated natisha lance, cnn student news anchor: ... | sinologies acronymic kotschubeite | no related information |
(cnn) on december 15, cnn joins forces with youtube to host a global debate on the environmental challenges facing our planet the one hour debate, hosted by cnn's becky anderson, will air live on cnncom and youtube from copenhagen, denmark where world leaders are meeting to form a global treaty on climate change you... | cnn youtube one hour december 15 cnncom cnn international just days un copenhagen | cnn and youtube host a one hour debate on december 15 about climate change challenge . debate will air live on cnncom, and later on cnn international . comes just days before the end of the un summit on climate change in copenhagen . world leaders are seeking a global agreement to reduce carbon emissions |
hong kong (cnn) hong kong is on high alert after an indonesian domestic helper contracted the city's first human case of h7n9 avian flu, the city's government says the 36 year old maid is in hospital in a critical condition, ko wing man, hong kong's secretary for food and health said in a statement the woman had rec... | indonesian hong kong's china hong kong shanghai | indonesian domestic helper in critical condition after contracting hong kong's first human case of h7n9 avian flu . the woman had recently travelled to mainland china and slaughtered a live chicken . hong kong had raised its level of preparedness for an influenza pandemic to 'serious'. human infections from the h7n9 st... |
(cnn student news) students will interview us military veterans to learn about the sacrifices that these men and women have made in the defense of our country procedure generate a class discussion about the sacrifices that military personnel have made and continue to make in the defense of freedom next, have each s... | us | students will interview us military veterans . students will examine the sacrifices of us military veterans |
(cnn) when the environmental protection agency announces new rules to protect the nation from the effects of carbon pollution on monday, i'll take it as a walloping dose of hope i say that not just because i'm the executive director of a national environmental organization, but because, like too many americans li... | michael brune americans obama brune | michael brune: many americans have already witnessed effects of climate disruption . controlling pollutions pays for itself in health benefits, he says . the obama administration's new rules on carbon emissions are a step forward, brune says |
(cnn) from the moment i was admitted to my first psychiatric ward, i was desperate to get out i hated the smell, the food, most of the staff, the routines, the magazines i hated the sagging mattresses, the glassless funhouse mirrors, the furniture, the isolation rooms but as much as i despised the place, there was o... | melody moezzi moezzi friday world suicide prevention day | melody moezzi writes about trying to kill herself . moezzi says medication and continued therapy have helped with bipolar disorder . moezzi asks 'those of you who have experience with mental illness to speak up'. friday marks world suicide prevention day |
(cnn) the crew aboard a train that derailed near baltimore, killing two young women, did not apply the emergency brakes just before the accident, according to the national transportation safety board the air brakes were automatically triggered, agency spokesman jim southworth said wednesday, noting that a possible r... | interindependence horal desmotropy | no related information |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) a group of nigerian rebels who wrote a letter to us president george w bush, stating that they attacked two oil pipelines monday, have asked for former president jimmy carter and actor george clooney to help solve issues in the oil rich niger delta military policemen patrol the creeks of the oma... | wealds porcellanidae estrepe | no related information |
duluth, georgia (cnn) neither the on the field fame nor the off the field notoriety of former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick was enough to spark a bidding war for his suburban atlanta mansion tuesday no one submitted the minimum $32 million bid for former falcon michael vick's atlanta area mansion the mult... | $32 million michael vick's vick the atlanta falcons last year mansion duluth georgia | no one submitted minimum $32 million bid for michael vick's mansion . vick, former quarterback of the atlanta falcons, is in prison . he was convicted last year in connection with dogfighting operation . mansion in duluth, georgia, has eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms |
(cnn) a bag from a missing plane carrying a member of the famed missoni fashion house has been found on the caribbean island of curacao, according to us missoni spokeswoman angela mariani the plane went missing off the coast of venezuela on january 4 aboard were vittorio missoni, his wife and four others missoni, 58... | aminocaproic albication ploughshoe | no related information |
(ewcom) obi wan kenobi said act on instinct — but others might see this as a disturbance in the force lucasfilm has announced that 'star wars: episode vii' director jj abrams and 'raiders of the lost ark' writer lawrence kasdan have taken over screenwriting duties from michael arndt, an oscar winner for 'little mi... | jj abrams lawrence kasdan michael arndt lucasfilm | jj abrams and lawrence kasdan have taken over screenwriting for 'episode vii'. michael arndt had previously been working on the story . the movie is slated for release in 2015 but no firm date has been set . lucasfilm said the current plan is still to begin shooting in spring 2014 |
(cnn) can we simply enjoy movies without having to fact check every little thing? apparently not, because so many people feel compelled to show us how clever they are by attempting to point out factual errors depicted in film after film news flash: movies are supposed to be an entertaining experience they are an esc... | dean obeidallah obeidallah | dean obeidallah: some popular films have come under attack for being loose with the facts . he says a film such as 'gravity' is clearly science fiction; no need to fact check every point . only documentary filmmakers are required to be true to the events they depict, he says . obeidallah: relax and enjoy films that tak... |
(cnn) bode miller fulfilled his olympic dream at last with a gold medal in the men's super combined at whistler creekside on sunday the flamboyant us star has been in superb form at the vancouver winter games and his victory completes a full set of medals, after he claimed silver in the super g and bronze in the do... | bode miller first olympic vancouver miller ivica kostelic croatia 033 seconds the winter games swiss michael schmid | bode miller claims his first olympic gold medal by winning super combined in vancouver . miller produces a superb slalom run to edge out ivica kostelic of croatia by 033 seconds . miller has already won silver and bronze in earlier events at the winter games . swiss michael schmid wins first olympic gold in new discipl... |
(cnn) a us navy crew rescued more than 100 men from a raft in rough water in the central mediterranean on wednesday, the service said the news release said 128 men ranged in age from 20 to 30 and were taken aboard the uss san antonio, an amphibious transport dock ship a patrol aircraft from malta spotted the raft be... | maltese somalia navy 20 to 30 years old the mediterranean sea the past few weeks | new: maltese authorities say the men were migrants from somalia . the men were stuck on a raft being rocked by wind and rough water . the navy didn't describe their conditions, said they ranged from 20 to 30 years old . the mediterranean sea has seen deadly accidents in the past few weeks |
(cnn) i blame kris kardashian think about it doesn't the most recent episode of 'keeping up with the debt limit' feel more as though it were an e! production than one by c span? hasn't it been as predictable, brief and of itself, as inconsequential as a kardashian marriage, as odious as kanye and as certain to lead ... | david rothkopf washington rothkopf | david rothkopf: 'keeping up with the debt limit' seems like a seamy reality show . he says our political system is broken, national conversation is off track . washington ignores really big problems, focuses on everything but governing, he says . rothkopf: ultimately, we're to blame for not going to ballot box and forc... |
beijing (cnn) a court in eastern china on friday upheld the guilty verdict and life sentence against former high flying politician bo xilai, effectively ending one of the messiest political scandals to hit the ruling chinese communist party in decades shandong province high people's court in jinan affirmed the decis... | bo cnn court bo xilai's china | new: bo interrupted and angered judge during court session, source tells cnn . court rejects bo xilai's appeal against his conviction and life sentence . ruling ends one of china's messiest political scandals . bo was found guilty of all three charges brought against him by the prosecution |
london (cnn) for six years, eve king worked as a commercial lawyer for a leading london city law firm, complete with its long hours and fat pay check but after she had her first child eight years ago she felt she had no choice but to swap the lifestyle for that of a stay at home mom 'i gave it up because i knew i co... | uk long hours | in the uk, the legal profession loses a huge number of women after career breaks . city lawyer mothers feel they can't balance long hours with child rearing . firm offers flexible home working for former high flying lawyers . clients benefit from 'top brain' lawyers otherwise out of work, says firm |
(mashablecom) john wants to share some level seven energizing lotion in farmville! how many times have you seen a similar sentence in your facebook news feed and either wondered what it means, or (if you're familiar with farmville and other popular facebook games) removed the message in disgust? facebook is aware of... | ineradicable nondismemberment egotistically | no related information |
(cnn) delaware authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the recent discovery of the body of a former pentagon official in a landfill, according to a statement released monday by the newark, delaware, police department the delaware medical examiner's office has ruled the death of 66 year old john p... | john p wheeler wheeler delaware pentagon | the body of john p wheeler was found in a landfill . wheeler was involved in a lengthy property dispute with a neighbor . delaware authorities are investigating the former pentagon official's death . the delaware medical examiner's office has ruled wheeler's death a homicide |
(mashable) if you thought apple would be absent from the news during ces (which it traditionally doesn't attend), you were wrong apple may not have any new products to show off at the moment, but the iphone 3gs just became a lot more affordable, as at&t cut its price to a mere $49, the wall street journal reports ri... | 3gs 49 gb 199 at&t us | starting friday, the iphone 3gs will cost $49 . the price of the 8 gb version of the iphone 3gs was originally $199 . at&t is expected to lose iphone exclusivity in the us soon |
(cnn) arizona schools superintendent john huppenthal has told the tucson district to stop teaching its controversial mexican american studies program or face losing $15 million in annual state aid under a new law, he said tuesday huppenthal told cnn he was backing this week's decision by exiting state superintendent... | 2011 arizona solidarity tucson mexican american 1998 $15m | a new 2011 arizona law bans ethnic studies programs that 'advocate ethnic solidarity'. the tucson school system has been teaching mexican american studies since 1998 . arizona's new superintendent threatens to withhold $15m a year from tucson schools |
(oprahcom) on my way to interview dr ethel person, md, the celebrated psychoanalyst and columbia university professor who teaches and writes about love, i took a little detour into my past around the corner from person's home was the quaint old brownstone where, long ago, a handsome stranger arrived on my doorstep h... | ethel person love | psychoanalyst ethel person believes that love can turn a person's life around . person: 'i think romantic love is one of the great change agents'. love has this internal dynamic between independence and separateness |
(cnn) interim egyptian president adly mansour sent a letter to the family of jailed al jazeera journalist mohamed fahmy on sunday telling him that fahmy 'will enjoy all his rights guaranteed by egyptian law' mansour also ordered egypt's interior minister to follow up on fahmy's health condition and 'to provide all p... | chrysoaristocracy vesiculae tardive | no related information |
(cnn) tennis star maria sharapova has been handed the honor of becoming the first woman to carry russia's flag at the opening ceremony of an olympic games the 25 year old will be competing in her first olympics at london 2012, where she will play in the women's singles tournament 'i wasn't aware that i am the first ... | maria sharapova russia olympics french london 2012 sharapova florida | maria sharapova named as russia's first woman flag bearer at olympics . french open champion will be taking part for first time at london 2012 . she is russia's top ranked player despite losing no 1 spot this week . sharapova is based in florida but says she is proud to represent her country |
(cnn) typhoon megi marched toward southern china on wednesday after leaving 11 people dead in the philippines, prompting chinese authorities to close train services in the region, state media said trains from sanya to other provinces were canceled until thursday, while trains heading from other provinces to sanya wi... | philippines china this year typhoon hong kong next few days | at least 11 killed after the typhoon struck in the philippines . megi may be the strongest typhoon to hit china this year . typhoon could approach hong kong and mainland china in next few days |
philadelphia (cnn) a former whole foods market employee says he was fired because he is muslim glenn mack jr told reporters tuesday that he experienced harassment by his supervisors because of his islamic faith, resulting in his termination a spokeswoman for the natural food supermarket chain said the company denied... | glenn mack jr whole foods market philadelphia muslim | glenn mack jr worked at a whole foods market store in philadelphia . he says he experienced harassment, was fired because he is a muslim . the company denies the claim, says it has a zero tolerance discrimination policy |
tripoli, libya (cnn) revolutionary forces attacked loyalist strongholds friday in a failed attempt to snuff out continuing resistance from forces loyal to ousted libyan leader moammar gadhafi in the fallen leader's hometown of sirte, along the mediterranean coast, anti gadhafi fighters pulled back friday night after... | gadhafi security council sirte sabha bani walid libyan niger saadi gadhafi | 'we have the equipment and the weaponry' for a long war, says man identified as gadhafi spokesman . security council passes resolution establishing support mission . sirte, sabha and bani walid are the last loyalist strongholds . a libyan delegation in niger demands the return of saadi gadhafi |
(cnn) the blue chevy cobalt broke down amid the mountains of montana in an area where there was no cell phone reception the muslims in the car, on a cross country journey for the holy month of ramadan, approached a bushy bearded fisherman it would be another test of a question they wondered when they first set off f... | muslims 13,000 miles 30 mosques ramadan aman ali ali bassam tariq eid michigan | two muslims travel 13,000 miles to 30 mosques in 30 states for ramadan . they discover a nation not of intolerance but one that embraces them . aman ali says unfortunately people who shout the loudest 'get the most air time'. ali and bassam tariq will celebrate eid in michigan |
(cnn) sin hwa dee began operations in the 1970s as a cottage industry in the former soya sauce producing enclave of kim chuan road, in the paya lebar area of singapore mr and mrs chng kee started out producing soya and oyster sauces, bean paste and plum paste in the 1970s it was founded by the late mr chng kee, a fo... | outdance exiles antiworld | no related information |
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