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mesa, arizona (cnn) it's been 26 days since the candidates left the stage at the last cnn debate in jacksonville, florida, and the growling hunger pangs of the media have grown louder even as the candidates grow weary there have been 19 republican presidential debates so far, and while some may have debate fatigue ... | gop seventh cnn 8 pm wednesday mesa arizona | the 19 gop presidential debates have become key moments in the campaign . many voters say they decide who to vote for based on the debates . the seventh cnn debate is at 8 pm wednesday in mesa, arizona |
(cnn) a british man convicted of having sex on a dubai beach was re arrested as he prepared to board a flight back to the uk, according to media reports file image of one of the co accused vince acors arriving at court in dubai in september vince acors, 34, from london, was due to fly to heathrow monday follow... | michelle palmer vincent acors dubai gulf islamic | michelle palmer and vincent acors, faced three month sentence . the pair were arrested at a dubai beach shortly after midnight on july 5 . they were charged with with illicit relations, public indecency, public intoxication . although a relatively moderate gulf state, dubai adheres to certain islamic rules |
los angeles, california (cnn) striking hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards wednesday after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100 day walkout that essentially shut down the entertainment industry writers guild of america member steven binder shows his approval as he votes tuesday in beverly hills, californ... | more than 92 percent 100 day writers guild of america november 5 february 24 oscar | more than 92 percent of writers vote to end 100 day walkout and return to work . writers guild of america strike began november 5 . issues in walkout included handling of writers' work for new media such as internet . report: february 24 oscar show will go on as usual |
editor's note: in our behind the scenes series, cnn correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events cnn's senior vatican analyst john l allen jr is following the pope during his us trip pope benedict xvi asked pilgrims in st peter's square on sunday to pray for the succ... | benedict us catholic 2004 ohio obama clinton catholics democrats november | papal representatives stress benedict's us trip is 'not a political event'. but catholic vote still matters in us politics, as 2004's close ohio vote showed . obama's 'guns and religion' gaffe may help clinton with blue collar catholics . once democrats settle on a candidate, catholic vote seems wide open in november |
hong kong (cnn) this just in: male beliebers exist i know this thanks to a monitor installed in the newsroom that flashes the very latest trending topics on twitter what's trending, as i write this sentence? a few hashtag games like '#overusedwords,' a tribute to former teen queen hilary duff, 'hilary is our cindere... | kristie lu stout americans at least eight hours paul miller year long | kristie lu stout: the internet dominates our workspace and owns our life space as well . many americans spend at least eight hours a day staring at a computer or smartphone screen . blogger paul miller decided on year long self imposed internet ban to reclaim his life . 'i know i am most productive when i don't have th... |
(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... | 2011 nato canada afghanistan kandahar canadian next february parliament | troops to stay until 2011, with the stipulation that nato contribute more forces . most of canada's 2,500 troops in afghanistan are in kandahar province . the canadian mission in afghanistan was to end next february . critics say the cost has not been disclosed to parliament or the public |
(cnn) nasa scientists revealed friday a first of its kind image from space showing reflecting sunlight from a lake on saturn's largest moon, titan it's the first visual 'smoking gun' evidence of liquid on the northern hemisphere of the moon, scientists said, and the first ever photo from another world showing a 'spe... | nasa cassini first saturn titan earth | nasa photo from cassini probe is first ever of liquid on another world, says scientist . image shows sun reflecting from a lake on saturn's moon, titan . planets with liquid are thought to be more likely to develop life . scientists have been studying titan because of its similarities to earth |
(cnn) royal ascot's most successful jockey frankie dettori won a thrilling gold cup on colour vision in thursday's feature race the 42 year old sealed his first victory of this year's meeting by leading home a godolphin one two, with stablemate opinion poll second under mikael barzalona dettori had decided to switch... | tremetol insulates unvoted | no related information |
(cnn) nearly 65 years after his demise by his own hand in a bunker beneath the streets of berlin, adolf hitler is still managing to cause controversy the latest dispute has pitched us researchers against the russian federal security service (fsb) in a debate over the authenticity of fragments of skull and jawbone sa... | adolf hitler's us hitler russian | debate over authenticity of the remains of adolf hitler's skull continues . us researchers say skull fragment say dna evidence proves that skull fragment isn't hitler's . fragment of hitler's alleged skull and jawbone held in russian state archive |
(cnn) on wednesday, all over the web, 'slurpee' was the big trend the date was july 11 seven eleven or, put another way: 7 eleven home of the slurpee just add some bad character development, and you've got the basic premise of a nick cage movie of course, it's no coincidence that this particular word was trending on... | cnn tech's jarrett 7 eleven's 555,000 gallons the big gulp | 'apparently this matters' is cnn tech's skewed weekly look at trending social media topics . this week, jarrett ponders the broad reach of 7 eleven's free slurpee day . the company was prepared to give away 555,000 gallons of the chilly treat . also? the big gulp is big |
(cnn) severed telecommunications cables disrupted ticketing and airport check in systems at alaska airlines on monday, creating long delays and cancellations for thousands of passengers traveling at the end of a busy holiday weekend the seattle based airline said in a statement that it had to manually process passen... | northwest alaska airlines | severed telecommunications lines disrupted internet service in northwest . service problem brought down ticketing, reservations systems at alaska airlines . seventy flights canceled, some 6,000 passengers affected; more delays likely |
(cnn) car tires disappearing under knee high water rescuers ferrying residents from their homes in inflatable boats it's not a common scene for louisville, kentucky but officials say the flooding there could get worse more than 80 people have been evacuated from their homes in the area, said jody duncan of the lo... | barfly superincomprehensibly fellowshipped | no related information |
las vegas (cnn) some call the consumer electronics show 'christmas for geeks' on the eve of the largest gadget conference on earth, cnn was here in las vegas to figuratively shake the presents under the tree and eavesdrop on gift givers to try to figure out what will define this year's show many companies will be un... | pleopodite dicks batussi | no related information |
new york (cnn) officials in new york said tuesday they are looking into what happened to cleanup efforts during last week's monster blizzard the new york city department of sanitation has drawn sharp criticism since the storm that blanketed much of the northeast workers there have been accused of deliberately slowin... | queens brooklyn department of investigation | authorities in queens and brooklyn are reviewing snow removal after blizzard . district attorney in queens stops short of saying a formal investigation is warranted . department of investigation commissioner urges anyone with information to step forward . sanitation workers are accused of having deliberately slowed dow... |
(cnn) a 10 year old ohio boy was taken into custody after police suspected that he shot and killed his mother with 22 caliber rifle, police said the body of deborah l mcvay, 46, was found on sunday lying face down on her living room floor in holmesville, ohio, some 75 miles south of cleveland, according to holmes co... | deborah l mcvay holmesville ohio | a 10 year old boy was taken into custody after police suspect he killed his mother . deborah l mcvay, 46, was found face down on her living room floor in holmesville, ohio . the boy's attorney said he entered a denial that the boy purposely killed his mother |
washington (cnn) the federal emergency management agency has not attempted to recoup some $643 million in payments that were improperly given to 160,000 individuals for housing and other aid following hurricanes katrina and rita, an independent government investigator says in a letter to fema administrator craig fug... | fema more than $7 billion hurricanes katrina rita about $643 million | fema disbursed more than $7 billion in aid after hurricanes katrina and rita hit in 2005 . later, fema estimated that about $643 million were improper payments . fema cited human error and fraud as the causes of improper payments . an inspector says fema 'has not given final approval' on a process to recoup the money |
(aol autos) some drivers would say that the united states is a crazy quilt of speed limits, with an emphasis on the 'crazy' a sign indicating the highest speed limit in the country stands by interstate 10 outside of the west texas town of el paso since 1995, states have been free to set their own maximum speed limit... | fearfulness beezer lepidospermae | no related information |
johannesburg, south africa (reuters) his name is 'average' and the story of his desperate flight from the wreckage of president robert mugabe's zimbabwe is an increasingly common one math teacher mawise gumba fled zimbabwe and found his qualifications mean little as a refugee the tall 34 year old, slouching exhauste... | mugabe zimbabwe south africa 5,000 percent | his name is 'average,' he fled wreckage of president mugabe's zimbabwe . one of the 4,000 who flee hunger, homelessness into south africa a day . once prosperous nation now an economic disaster with 5,000 percent inflation |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) three us soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks sunday afternoon in baghdad, the us military said mehdi army militiamen celebrate after attacking an iraqi army vehicle in baghdad's sadr city on sunday earlier sunday, fighting between us troops and the mehdi army militia ... | us sadrists mehdi army interior ministry sadr city | rocket attacks kill 3 us troops, wound 31 . prime minister to ban sadrists from politics if mehdi army not disbanded . one arrested in kidnapping of a busload of college students, police say . interior ministry official says militia fighting us troops in sadr city |
hong kong (cnn) when ceo turned whistleblower michael woodford exposed a $17 billion cover up of losses at olympus, he was forced to flee from japan, fearing for his life, as the scandal sent shockwaves through the country's tight knit corporate world the 52 year old briton had barely settled in to his new role as t... | metargon fabrications igneoaqueous | no related information |
(cnn) howard stern said he almost retired a few months ago because he felt he'd proven everything he needed to in radio in an interview on tuesday's 'piers morgan tonight,' stern said he knew he had been wildly successful, and said to himself, 'really, why am i doing this anymore? it makes me crazy i hate getting up... | oxygenate livings vasculolymphatic | no related information |
(cnn student news) november 17, 2009 download pdf maps related to today's show: • shanghai, china • mecca, saudi arabia • thomson, illinois transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated nasa mission control: three two one zero and liftoff of space shuttle atlant... | saudi arabia annual hajj . guantanamo illinois mit today | hear how saudi arabia plans to combat h1n1 during the annual hajj . weigh the pros and cons of moving guantanamo detainees to illinois . track down the reason why some mit researchers are tracing trash . use the daily discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories |
(cnn) on tuesday, the state of michigan, the birthplace of the uaw and the nation's organized labor movement, became the country's 24th right to work state michigan joins indiana, which passed right to work legislation in february, to become the second right to work state in the heavily unionized midwest the legisla... | tuesday michigan 24th william bennett bennett detroit | on tuesday, michigan became the country's 24th right to work state . william bennett: powerful unions can stifle private labor competition . he says with workers no longer obligated to pay dues, union strength declines . bennett: michigan's new status might attract new private enterprise to detroit |
(cnn) after many years of euphoria over china's rapid growth and the country's apparently inevitable rise to global economic dominance, the china story has taken a serious turn for the worse china, it now seems, is about to collapse, and along the way it may well bring the world economy down with it fortunately, the... | meritmongering retrenchable brattling | no related information |
(cnn) world no 1 rafael nadal recovered from a second set whitewash to reach the quarterfinals of the qatar open, while his arch rival roger federer also battled into the last eight on wednesday nadal, who lost in the final of the season opening event last year, needed a tie break in the opening set against 89th ran... | noncommunicableness lutea mason | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a security guard accused of assassinating the governor of pakistan's punjab province was banned five months ago by a provincial police official from providing security to vip personnel, authorities said wednesday the director inspector general of punjab police said the guard had extremist v... | muhammad mumtaz qadri salman taseer pakistan islamabad | muhammad mumtaz qadri wasn't supposed to guard vips, police official says . salman taseer was apparently killed for opposing pakistan's blasphemy law . the shooting occurred at an islamabad market |
tokyo, japan (cnn) a leaked video is circulating in cyberspace, showing a boat collision that sparked a recent diplomatic battle between china and japan the youtube video shows the same collision that japanese lawmakers watched on video last week, said legislator hiroshi kawauchi, of the ruling democratic party of j... | youtube japanese china kan | the youtube video is authentic and not doctored, a japanese legislator says . he calls the leak 'a big mistake for the government'. china has made an 'official inquiry' with the japanese prime minister's office . kan's office is investigating the leaking of the video |
(mashable) in an update to one of the more iconic 'year end' magazine editions, people has launched a 'sexiest man alive on facebook' campaign to complement its 'sexiest man alive' issue, which hits newsstands later this month for the campaign, people has chosen five celebs that aren't just 'sexy' (as defined by th... | peopke facebook sexiest man magazine | peopke magazine launches campaign on facebook to complement 'sexiest man alive' issue . magazine chose five celebs that aren't just 'sexy' but have presence in social media . facebook fans can vote for their favorites through november 10 |
(cnn) democratic presidential candidate barack obama defended himself and his wife sunday against suggestions that they are insufficiently patriotic sen barack obama defended himself and his wife against recent suggestions that they are not patriotic after a town hall meeting in lorain, ohio, a reporter asked obama... | gentlewoman amaranths trochleariform | no related information |
washington (cnn) on friday, senate foreign relations committee chairman john kerry said the senate is prepared to vote on a nuclear arms treaty with russia 'we are certainly prepared to move for a vote,' he said on the senate floor 'i want to emphasize that there are no amendments from colleagues on the democratic s... | foreign relations committee john kerry | foreign relations committee chairman john kerry says they are prepared to vote . he said there are no amendments being put forth and thus, it's time to end debate . the accord resumes inspections of nuclear arsenals and reduced the numbers of warheads |
berlin, germany (cnn) six italian men were shot dead in the german city of duisburg on wednesday in an execution style killing linked to a mafia feud police remove a body from the scene italian interior minister giuliano amato said the shootings appeared to be linked to a feud between two mafia clans in the southern... | italians german duisburg between 16 and 39 years old italy | six young italians found shot in the head in western german city of duisburg . five were dead when authorities arrived, one died later . the victims were between 16 and 39 years old, police say . police believe the killings may be linked to organized crime in italy |
(oprahcom) in 1999, i moved with my wife and 8 month old daughter from new york to berlin i'd been given an apartment to live in and a small stipend to survive on, compliments of the berliner künstlerprogramm, which has been bringing foreign artists to the city since 1961 among the things i'd packed in my large suit... | japer covenantor benacus | no related information |
(cnn) early in michael mann's vivid, incisive, but half cocked gangster opus 'public enemies,' johnny depp's john dillinger returns to jail a few scant months after leaving it johnny depp plays the charismatic john dillinger in 'public enemies' only this time he's just visiting and he's taking his friends out wit... | tom charity johnny depp john dillinger christian bale fbi | 'public enemies' is a solid gangster flick that's not quite great, says tom charity . film stars johnny depp as bank robber john dillinger . depp is terrific, christian bale as fbi man is more colorless |
(cnn) in different year, the race for attorney general in pennsylvania might have been just a footnote to the presidential election but more people in the keystone state voted tuesday for kathleen kane to be their attorney general than voted for barack obama to be their president and much of that may be attributed t... | kathleen kane pennsylvania ag first democrat sandusky | kathleen kane, a newcomer in state politics, won pennsylvania ag job . she became first woman and the first democrat elected to the job . she was asked about the sandusky case frequently during the campaign |
editor's note: john feehery has worked as a staffer for former house speaker dennis hastert and other republicans in congress he is president of feehery group, a washington based advocacy firm that has represented clients including news corp, ford motor company and the united states chamber of commerce he formerly was ... | xenogenetic courtliest unendeavored | no related information |
(cnn) seattle's centurylink field was shaking saturday scientists have verified this nearly 70,000 of the seattle seahawks' famously vocal fans registered on two seismometers, devices that measure motions of the ground, typically for earthquakes, installed for an nfl playoff game against the new orleans saints it he... | seismometers seahawks | stomping and yelling of fans register on devices . seismometers respond to vibrations, scientist says . seahawks beat saints 23 15 |
miami (cnn) an american airlines plane was searched and cleared at miami's airport monday after a 'suspicious item' was identified in its cargo hold, the transportation security administration said in a statement american airlines flight 930 from sao paulo, brazil, landed in miami at 8:46 am, the agency said 'in the... | atypically sonorously caryotin | no related information |
washington (cnn) an elementary school at the center of a civil rights battle, a hospital ravaged by hurricane katrina and a hangar that once housed us navy dirigibles are on this year's national trust for historic preservation's endangered list sumner was the centerpiece of the landmark 1954 supreme court case brown... | dumfounds exclude thrushlike | no related information |
(cnn) panama city beach, florida, police are looking for a hotel security guard accused of raping an alabama student and throwing her off a sixth floor hotel balcony, a police spokesman told cnn police released this photo of shawn wuertly, who worked as a hotel security guard in panama city beach, florida the 18 yea... | panama city beach florida shawn wuertly | police in panama city beach, florida, looking for hotel security guard shawn wuertly . he's suspected of raping teen staying at hotel, tossing her from 6th floor balcony . victim remains hospitalized; injuries not life threatening, police say . wuertly was questioned by police earlier, released for lack of evidence |
santo domingo, dominican republic (cnn) baltimore orioles pitcher alfredo simon said monday the shooting death of a 25 year old man over the weekend was an accident 'in truth that young man was my friend, like a brother,' he said of michael esteban castillo 'it wasn't a thing like we began arguing and i started sho... | chalking reimburser aguise | no related information |
washington (cnn) former abc news chief national security correspondent john mcwethy died from injuries in a colorado skiing accident, a coroner said thursday john mcwethy, right, shares a laugh in 2002 with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld in washington a witness said mcwethy, 61, was skiing fast on an inter... | ex abc news john mcwethy 61 colorado mcwethy abc unflappable | ex abc news reporter john mcwethy, 61, dies in colorado ski accident . mcwethy was wearing helmet at time of crash, coroner says . reporter died doing 'something he truly loved,' says abc president . 'unflappable' reporter 'really did have handle on what life was for,' ex colleague says |
london, england (cnn) record oil prices, the sub prime mortgage mess and slumping stock markets are hardly music to the ears of investors in tough economic times like these, investors seek out safe, stable investments such as guaranteed government bonds or cds yet a growing number are being wooed by the sweet sound... | stradivarius the fine violins fund | investors are being wooed by funds specializing in high end musical instruments . the stradivarius violin is the premier investment instrument . a new hedge fund called the fine violins fund is dedicated to top range instruments |
london (cnn) singer gerry rafferty, famous for the 1970s hits 'baker street' and 'stuck in the middle with you,' has died, his agent said wednesday he was 63 a cause of death was not given rafferty was born in 1947 in paisley, scotland, near glasgow, the son of an irish born miner, according to michael gray, his man... | rafferty the 1970s baker street stuck in the middle with you decades | rafferty had a hit in the 1970s with 'baker street'. he was also famous for 'stuck in the middle with you'. rafferty battled alcoholism for decades |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) buses that carry women only are experiencing a smooth ride with passengers in mexico's capital a woman rides on a bus exclusively for female passengers last month in mexico city fans of the new service call their daily commutes more pleasant now that bus rides steer clear of too close for ... | mexico city last year mexican | passengers on female only buses describe their commutes as more pleasant . seven complaints of sexual abuse aboard mexico city buses made last year . single sex service is available on four major lines in mexican capital |
tucson, arizona (cnn) moments after returning from visiting rep gabrielle giffords at the hospital, the congresswoman's six time campaign chairman said sunday that he is confident that she will survive, though the extent of her recovery remained unclear 'the doctors are pretty clear that we just have to wait and see... | giffords tea party | 'god has more important things planned for her,' says her campaign chairman . he faults giffords' opponents for rallies 'that seemed designed to intimidate her staff'. 'she is a genuine centrist'. tea party advocates have condemned the shootings |
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(cnn student news) october 20, 2009 quick guide afghanistan elections learn about the different enemies facing coalition forces in afghanistan cyber crime concerns find out why social networking sites are popular among cyber thieves school bus safety consider some of the challenges involving school buses aro... | cahenslyism unmarbleize intromissibility | no related information |
new orleans, louisiana (cnn) fema gave away about $85 million in household goods meant for hurricane katrina victims, a cnn investigation has found these items, stored by fema, were meant for katrina victims but were given to state and federal agencies the material, from basic kitchen goods to sleeping necessities, ... | bureau of prisons, postal service katrina fema new orleans | bureau of prisons, postal service and other agencies get free katrina goods . fema spokesman: giveaway is 'not news'; agency unaware people still need goods . head of new orleans nonprofit says, 'these are the very things that we are seeking' |
(cnn) a white house national security official was fired after sending sometimes insulting messages on twitter under a fake name, a senior administration official said the story about national security council director of nonproliferation jofi joseph was first reported by the daily beast joseph was fired for message... | carburetor margents muggar | no related information |
(cnn) the in laws of late boston marathon bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev appeared thursday before a federal grand jury in boston, a family attorney said joshua dratel the lawyer representing katherine russell, who was married to tsarnaev before he died following a police shootout days after the deadly april bo... | tamerlan tsarnaev boston katherine russell tsarnaev | the in laws of the late tamerlan tsarnaev appear before a federal grand jury in boston . a family lawyer says they answered questions but does not elaborate . katherine russell was married to tsarnaev for 3 years before the spring attack . her lawyers have said she, her family were shocked to hear tsarnaev tied to the ... |
(cnn) the clash was falling apart more specifically, says guitarist mick jones, the band's original master tapes were falling apart 'a bit like nitrate film,' he says in a phone interview from britain except, instead of burning up, the oxide layers to such records as 'london calling,' 'sandinista' and 'combat rock' ... | ephemera . group uk london calling combat rock' paul simonon | new clash boxed set collects albums, video, ephemera . group was a leader in uk punk movement and incredibly versatile . albums include 'london calling,' 'combat rock'. boxed set's packaging a boombox symbolizes sharing of ideas, says paul simonon |
(cnn) matthew cordle hasn't yet been found liable of killing a man while drinking and driving, but there's not much question about whether he's guilty it's not because of the the homicide charges that were filed against him on monday but it's because cordle went on youtube last week and told the world he'd done just... | matthew cordle youtube | video confession raises questions about social sharing . matthew cordle confessed to drunken driving death in youtube video . the viral post, with more than 1 million views, marks new wrinkle in criminal cases . some speculate video was an effort to sway judge in the case |
(cnn) an ambitious employee of 'the circle,' an all seeing, all knowing tech company at the heart of the new novel by dave eggers, raises her hand to pitch an idea to her bosses: use the firm's social network to register virtually everyone in america to vote then she takes it further 'our interfaces are infinitely e... | circle dave eggers eggers 1984 | in a novel, a character proposes that a social network should take on government functions . 'the circle' is proposed as a venue for voter registration, and every government service . author dave eggers paints dark picture of corporations using digital networks to erase privacy . does eggers' vision resemble the kind o... |
(cnn) bloodshed has unfortunately become commonplace in iraq and it reached a fevered pitch this year, the united nations said in a monthly tally of violent deaths at least 4,137 civilians have been killed and 9,865 more injured in the country since january add to that hundreds of security personnel 'we haven't seen... | iraq january un more than five years june and july baghdad | across iraq, at least 4,137 civilians have been killed since january . un: 'we haven't seen such numbers in more than five years'. in june and july, 496 people died in baghdad violence, the un mission in iraq says |
(cnn) at least three people have been killed and 300 others injured in riots that erupted across algeria amid rising food prices and a housing crisis, according to state run media the protests began last week over spiraling costs of basic food items, including milk, oil and sugar some staples are subsidized by the g... | reverberatory heterointoxication thimble | no related information |
washington (cnn) house speaker john boehner and other conservatives shot down a proposal from a senior congressional republican who suggested that his gop colleagues break from their firm anti tax position and agree to a demand from democrats to immediately renew middle class tax cuts rep tom cole of oklahoma, a mem... | illano dihydrochloride untolerableness | no related information |
milan, italy european super cup winners milan were brought back down to earth at the san siro on monday, as fiorentina held them to a 1 1 draw in serie a kaka (right) wheels away in celebration after scoring his penalty against fiorentina fiorentina striker adrian mutu earned the visitors a point with a 56th minute ... | mealymouthedness rebuttable notoire | no related information |
(cnn) two hours before his scheduled execution thursday, the georgia board of pardons and paroles commuted the death sentence of samuel david crowe, his lawyer said samuel david crowe's death sentence was changed to life in prison by georgia authorities, his attorney says crowe was convicted in 1988 of murdering jos... | samuel david crowe's crowe georgia | new: attorney says inmate was shocked, relieved, somber . new: victim's family too devastated to address parole board . samuel david crowe's death sentence was changed to life in prison thursday . crowe admitted killing a store clerk in 1988 in georgia |
(cnn) mauritanian president mohamed ould abdel aziz, who came under fire from his own troops just hours before, took to his country's airwaves sunday, saying the shooting incident was an accident 'i want to reassure all citizens of my well being after the accident committed by an army unit on an unpaved road around ... | mauritania al qaeda | new: president says he is fine, that shooting was an 'accident'. witnesses think the incident was an assassination attempt, local media say . troops mistakenly open fire on mauritania's presidential convoy, state news reports . mauritania has a history of political instability, and faces threats from al qaeda militants... |
london, england (cnn) air crash investigators are trying to work out why a boeing 777 landed short of the runway at london heathrow airport, skidding on grass and ripping apart sections of the aircraft i reporter alex quinonez took this image of a casualty being taken by medics from heathrow airport an investigator ... | beijing london heathrow airport | beijing to london jet lands short of runway at heathrow airport . new: investigator says pilot talked of not having power . passenger: we just dropped i couldn't tell you how far . 136 passengers evacuated from plane; 17 minor injuries reported |
(cnn) interest in hunting and fishing is on the rise, and autumn's prime season for getting outside and up close to your food the number of recreational hunters and anglers in the united states has increased significantly over the past five years, according to a recent us fish and wildlife service survey the number ... | meat eater pheasants geese | hunting makes connection between the live animal and meat, says 'meat eater' host . hunting wild pigs, pheasants, geese, ducks, grouse are all popular right now . big game requires permits and a longer lead time |
washington (cnn) every day, five us soldiers try to kill themselves before the iraq war began, that figure was less than one suicide attempt a day a us soldier patrols the streets of baghdad in january the dramatic increase is revealed in new us army figures, which show 2,100 soldiers tried to commit suicide in 2007... | 2007 army jim webb | average of 5 soldiers per day tried to commit suicide in 2007, army figures show . sen jim webb introduces legislation to improve care for soldiers . army psychiatrist says soldiers must overcome stigma of treatment . psychiatrist: 'we know that soldiers don't want to go seek care' |
new york (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton on thursday unveiled what she described as a 'blueprint' to guide global efforts in wiping out the aids virus, focusing on improving treatment and prevention practices to 'get ahead of the pandemic' the initiative is part of a plan to 'usher in an aids free genera... | more than 25% the last six years un us cdc each year | the announcement comes amid significant gains in fighting the virus . aids related deaths have dropped more than 25% over the last six years, un says . about 11 million people in the us live with hiv, the cdc says . roughly 50,000 people contract the virus each year |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) a german woman held hostage in iraq since february has been freed, but her son was still being held, german foreign minister frank walter steinmeier said wednesday an image taken from a video issued in april shows hannelore marianne krause and her son sinan the woman, hannelore marianne krause, w... | german germany afghanistan | german foreign minister says woman was released after 155 days . germany will continue efforts to free her adult son, who remains in captivity . in video, militants had demanded that german troops leave afghanistan |
(cnn) ten years after 'the nanny diaries' became a bestseller, authors emma mclaughlin and nicola kraus have released back to back new books a lot has changed in the publishing industry, not to mention in the authors' personal lives, between the bookends of their careers thus far 'over you' is a young adult novel ab... | 10 years emma mclaughlin nicola kraus the nanny diaries first two years ago | it's been 10 years since emma mclaughlin, nicola kraus wrote 'the nanny diaries'. co authors recently released back to back books, one a young adult novel, 'over you'. the pair, who typically write together, both gave birth to their first children two years ago . changing lives have meant their writing methods, points ... |
(cnn) france will send approximately 1,000 more troops to the central african republic, french defense minister jean yves le drian said tuesday in a radio interview speaking on europe 1 radio, he said the mission would last about six months and would be coordinated with the united nations and african union about 400... | bullflower edged requins | no related information |
(cnn) the global appeal of football can hardly be doubted it is said the membership of ruling body fifa exceeds that of the number of member countries in the united nations furthermore, football is attributed the status of being one of only two entities that are truly global languages music is the other the passion ... | clyde best first england west ham united between 1968 1976 beautiful game | clyde best is known as one of the first black players to establish himself in england . best was a striker who played for west ham united between 1968 1976 . he says racism in sport is for 'the ignorant and the inebriated'. best argues that football is the 'beautiful game' and it should be enjoyed and respected |
(cnn) score another win for the power of music and bruno mars gets the assist medical personnel at a hospital in cleveland, ohio, are crediting the 'just the way you are' singer with helping the recovery of 11 year old zumyah thorpe according to reports from cnn affiliate wkyc, thorpe was severely injured in a ma... | bruno mars' zumyah thorpe 11 mars | medical personnel credit bruno mars' music for helping injured girl . zumyah thorpe, 11, was injured in car accident that took the lives of mother, sisters . she's a big mars fan; mars welcomed her to a concert |
(cnn) every year, a combination of power, performance and perfection brings over 200,000 motorsport devotees to an english country estate for the goodwood festival of speed motorsport fans have long regarded formula one as the pinnacle of all racing cars and f1 car designers have responded by pushing the boundaries ... | noninformatively randie incontrolled | no related information |
(cnn) real madrid went down to a 2 0 second leg defeat to levante, but still eased into the quarterfinals of the spanish cup, 8 2 on aggregate levante's two second half goals by xisco nadal and sergio gonzalez were not enough to overturn real's massive first leg advantage, but it was a boost for the valencia based ... | investigator epistemonical unexplorable | no related information |
(cnn) a driver's best bet is to stay home when wintry weather coats the roads in snow and ice, particularly in areas such as the southeast where motorists and road crews aren't in the habit of dealing with icy conditions the georgia department of transportation is urging travelers to avoid all but absolutely necessa... | georgia aaa | georgia officials urging drivers to avoid travel until at least tuesday . if you have to go out on icy roads, aaa recommends essential winter driving tools . don't slam on your brakes in a skid; steer in the direction you want the front of the car to go |
troy, virginia (cnn) 'my total sentence was 55 years for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute,' recalls carolyn lecroy carolyn lecroy started the messages project after seeing how a lack of family visits left other prisoners unhappy twelve years ago, lecroy walked out of prison, only to walk right b... | hormogonales unwellness foreplace | no related information |
(cnn student news) may 11, 2012 download a pdf map related to today's show: london, united kingdom; greece click here to access the transcript of today's cnn student news program please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published | daily day cnn student news weekly newsquiz | the daily transcript is a written version of each day's cnn student news program . use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . use the weekly newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on cnn student news |
(cnn) [updated 2:30 pm monday, may 7] this photo was taken in the peruvian capital of lima, where it's common to see archaeological ruins amid the urban landscape many of these pre incan 'huacas,' or sacred places, are now at risk because of a lack of funding and protection, according to agence france presse 'most h... | cnn monday morning later that day | do you know where this photo was taken?. cnn will post a new photo each monday morning and reveal the answer later that day . the photo might be related to a recent story or it could just be something unusual we found |
(cnn student news) may 18, 2012 media literacy question of the day what do you think that viewers learn from stories about graduates who have overcome adversity? * * know your news the following questions relate to events that were covered this week on cnn student news write your answers in the space provided... | newsquiz cnn student news | use the weekly newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on cnn student news . write your answers in the space provided . today's newsquiz includes the media literacy question of the day |
santiago, chile (cnn) nearly 100 former chilean soldiers and secret police will be prosecuted on charges they tried to cover up the disappearance and deaths of 119 people during the dictatorship of augusto pinochet, a judge ordered monday former chilean president augusto pinochet, pictured in 2000 the disappearances... | development proximateness scotopic | no related information |
(cnn) police on the dutch caribbean island of st maarten are investigating the killing of an american couple found stabbed in their home, authorities said sunday the bodies of michael and thelma king of south carolina were discovered friday at their residence in cupecoy, according to taco stein, st maarten's solicit... | michael thelma king | michael and thelma king were found dead friday . a suspect is detained and is being interviewed in the case . 'this was an ugly scene,' an official says |
miami, florida (cnn) sen barack obama told florida's cuban american community friday that his cuba policy would be based on 'libertad' and freedom for the island nation's people sen barack obama speaks at a cuban independence day event in miami, florida, on friday 'my policy toward cuba will be guided by one word: '... | obama cuba cuban democratic mccain | new: sen obama says cuba policy will be based on liberty for cuban people . new: democratic front runner accuses sen mccain of distorting position . obama calls for looser restrictions on travel, fund transfers to cuba . mccain argues for continuation of hard line policy against communist regime |
(cnn) a dna link may signal a break in a 36 year old investigation into the slaying of four children, the oakland county, michigan, prosecutor's office announced tuesday the so called oakland county child killer is believed to be responsible for the deaths of mark stebbins, 12, jill robinson, 12, kristine mihelich, ... | oakland four '70s fbi | oakland county child killer thought responsible in four '70s deaths . fbi used modern dna testing to study hairs found in the investigation . officials say the results give solid evidence the killings are linked |
mugello, italy italian valentino rossi's resurgence continued on saturday, as the five time motogp champion took pole position at his home race in mugello rossi gives the thumbs up after taking his first pole position of the season at his home race in mugello the 29 year old has struggled since winning his last titl... | valentino rossi sunday italian mugello one minute 48130 seconds rossi season yamaha honda dani pedrosa | valentino rossi claims pole position for sunday's italian motogp in mugello . a lap of one minute 48130 seconds enough to give rossi first pole of season . yamaha rider rossi three points ahead of honda's dani pedrosa in standings |
london, england (cnn) the world's oldest known christian bible goes online monday but the 1,600 year old text doesn't match the one you'll find in churches today the british government bought most of the pages of the ancient manuscript in 1933 discovered in a monastery in the sinai desert in egypt more than 160 y... | pseudamoeboid mouched godmothers | no related information |
(cnn) pennsylvania's attorney general would not rule out monday the possibility of additional charges or the discovery of more victims in the case of a former penn state university football coach accused of sexually abusing boys between 1994 and 2009 speaking at a news conference, attorney general linda kelly urged ... | blurry odored dormice | no related information |
washington (cnn) the man who revealed that valerie plame worked for the cia said that he was 'extraordinarily foolish' to leak her name former deputy secretary of state richard armitage was a source of the cia leak to columnist robert novak former deputy secretary of state richard armitage told cnn's wolf blitzer in... | richard armitage cia armitage valerie plame's robert novak state department plame joseph wilson bush iraq | richard armitage says he had 'no ill intent' when he revealed cia agent's name . armitage revealed valerie plame's identity to columnist robert novak . former state department official says he didn't know plame was covert agent . plame's husband joseph wilson was critical of bush administration's iraq policy |
(cnn) israel began releasing more than two dozen palestinian prisoners late tuesday, a goodwill gesture on the eve of new peace talks that have been complicated by israeli plans for new housing in east jerusalem the vans began pulling away from the israeli prison in ramla shortly before 10 pm (3 pm et), carrying the... | palestinian authority mahmoud abbas israel palestinian palestinians israeli east jerusalem west bank | new: palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas welcomes prisoners 'home'. israel releases palestinian prisoners ahead of new peace talks . but palestinians are angered by israeli plans for new construction in east jerusalem . west bank handover followed by rock throwing, tear gas |
(cnn) the syrian regime under president bashar al assad approached the outset of the arab awakening in tunisia and egypt in a state of politico psychological denial pronouncing that syria was immune from the tectonic shifts in the political landscape of the middle east because of its pan arab credentials and steadfa... | us syria us embassy edward p djerejian bashar al assad | former us ambassador to syria: us embassy closure a sign of deteriorating situation . edward p djerejian says bashar al assad could have led a serious reform process in syria . he says regime hunkered down and is violently repressing its own citizens . djerejian: world community should work to end killing and promote p... |
conakry, guinea (cnn) the loser and the winner of guinea's disputed presidential runoff election have both filed court complaints alleging fraud, party officials told cnn on saturday in a press conference saturday in conakry, european union officials called the election credible and transparent still, weeks after vo... | extrafocal mediatisation gambs | no related information |
(cnn) nato officials said monday they have sent a team to investigate an incident in central afghanistan where troops thought they were battling militants, but instead may have exchanged gunfire with afghan police the operation, which took place sunday in daikundi province, led to the death of three afghan police of... | nato afghan | the operation takes place in daikundi province . nato troops think they have come across men setting up an ambush . they call in aerial support . later, they find the attack may have been carried out against an afghan police team |
(cnn) a virginia man who allegedly threatened during a facebook chat to detonate explosives in the washington area was arrested last week and is undergoing a mental evaluation, according to federal court documents that came to light tuesday awais younis, also identified as sundullah ghilzai, told an fbi complainant ... | virginia washington metro facebook awais younis december 6 | the suspect is undergoing a mental evaluation . the virginia is man accused of making threats to washington's metro system . officials say he described what he could do through facebook . awais younis was arrested december 6 |
tunis, tunisia (cnn) nineteen demonstrators protesting high unemployment and poor living conditions have been killed during the past two days in riots that broke out in two tunisian cities near its border with algeria, a government official said monday the incidents occurred in the cities of thala and kasserine, sai... | tunisia amnesty international us | 19 demonstrators are killed in tunisia, government says . amnesty international says the death toll is at least 23 . new: government calls in us envoy to complain . demonstrators are demanding the government improve social services |
(cnn student news) may 4, 2012 download pdf maps related to today's show: philippines new york city click here to access the transcript of today's cnn student news program please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published | cornelia outkeeps regranting | no related information |
(cnn) some of the bravest people i know are cowering today in eastern congo, wondering where their supporters are while our daily news zeroes in on syria and gaza, the fiscal cliff and christmas sales, our friends in the war ravaged part of the immense, mineral rich democratic republic of the congo are once again co... | congo susannah sirkin sirkin congolese | violence erupted in eastern congo, creating a humanitarian crisis . susannah sirkin: the international community cannot stand by and do nothing . she says there's truth to the saying that congo is the 'rape capital of the world'. sirkin: the courage of the congolese should inspire us to take political action |
new york (cnn) this week i was sent on a three day work trip to new york because, for some unfathomable reason, these people trust me outside the confines of my cube generally speaking, i don't mind being there i like my cube it has tiki torches nevertheless, they were sending me out on an assignment with real journ... | mario jarrett new york nintendo | 'apparently this matters' takes a closer, off kilter look at topics getting traction on social media . this week, a photo of 'dr mario' graffiti leads jarrett on a trek through new york . even the most pointless discoveries online can lead to an entertaining real world outing . jarrett's parents didn't let him have a n... |
(cnn) actress sharon stone said in a statement saturday that she 'could not be more regretful' of her comments this month regarding the earthquake in china, in which she suggested that the quake was an act of 'karma' sharon stone made the controversial remarks before she hosted a charity auction at the cannes film f... | sequins invades tuggingly | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) australian police say seven people have been arrested in romania as part of a joint international criminal investigation into the largest credit card data theft in australia's history among those detained by the romanian investigative agency was gheorghe 'the carpathian bear' ignat, a greco roman hea... | operation lino $31m 65% australia gheorghe carpathian ignat greco roman | 'operation lino' involved 14 countries and uncovered credit card transactions worth $31m . victims were small businesses and retailers, who often have less secure payment gateways . 65% of bank card fraud cases reported in australia in 2011 were perpetrated overseas . gheorghe 'the carpathian bear' ignat, a greco roman... |
(cnn) three time defending champion rafael nadal made light work of his heavy schedule and a recurring foot problem to reach the last 16 of the french open on friday rafael nadal inspects his blistered foot during his third round victory against jarko nieminen the world no 2 crushed finnish 26th seed jarkko nieminen... | rafael nadal last 16 the french open spanish finnish jarkko nieminen second fernando verdasco mikhail youzhny third novak djokovic nadal fourth roland garros nicolas almagro spain 10th andy murray britain | three time defending champion rafael nadal into last 16 of the french open . spanish world no 2 crushes finnish 26th seed jarkko nieminen 6 1 6 3 6 1 . second seed next faces fernando verdasco who beat mikhail youzhny . third seed novak djokovic later joins nadal in the fourth round at roland garros . nicolas almagro o... |
(cnn) seven players involved in last week's champions league final have been excused from england's trip to trinidad and tobago for their friendly international on sunday only jermaine defoe (second right) of the england players congratulating john terry will travel to trinidad coach fabio capello confirmed that of ... | england trinidad the champions league manchester united rio ferdinand | seven players have been cut from the england squad for friendly in trinidad . the seven players had all appeared in the champions league final last week . however, manchester united central defender rio ferdinand will be playing |
(cnn) a federal grand jury indicted a man arrested last week in connection with a mysterious case of exposure to the deadly biological agent ricin, prosecutors said authorities found ricin, weapons and an anarchist manual in roger von bergendorff's nevada hotel room roger von bergendorff, 57, was indicted on charges... | roger von bergendorff bergendorff nevada thomas tholen | roger von bergendorff indicted on ricin possession charges . bergendorff had been hospitalized with suspected ricin poisoning . authorities found ricin, guns in bergendorff's nevada hotel room . thomas tholen, bergendorff's cousin, also faces charges |
(cnn) zimbabwe president robert mugabe has warned against outside influences in next month's run off election, likening one american diplomat to a 'prostitute' and threatening to oust another from his country robert mugabe tries to stir voters with a blistering speech criticizing the us and britain 'zimbabwe cannot ... | zimbabwe robert mugabe us mugabe britain morgan tsvangirai | zimbabwe president robert mugabe likens us diplomat to prostitute . mugabe warns us and britain to keep out of zimbabwe . morgan tsvangirai attends funeral and accuses mugabe supporters of murder |
(cnn) serie a champions inter milan have confirmed the dismissal of coach roberto mancini, opening the way for former chelsea manager jose mourinho to replace him mancini guided inter milan to the italian league title for three successive seasons ironically, the 43 year old mancini, who guided inter to three success... | inter milan roberto mancini mancini liverpool chelsea jose mourinho the san siro | serie a champions inter milan confirm dismissal of coach roberto mancini . mancini allegedly fired for comments made after defeat to liverpool in march . former chelsea manager jose mourinho favorite to take over at the san siro |
(mashable) we've heard of musicians finding collaborators via twitter and reporters finding sources, but what about long lost brothers finding each other? well, that's what happened to matthew keys, online news producer for ktxl fox40 news in sacramento, california 'i have a routine of checking my e mail, twitter an... | capelocracy neurolite perceptum | no related information |
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