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(cnn) zimbabwe's capital of harare was quiet saturday night after polls began closing for elections that will decide the future of longtime president robert mugabe zimbabwean president robert mugabe campaigns in the capital of harare last week results were not expected until sunday the main opposition party, movemen... | enkindle unfather deeps | no related information |
(cnn) the netherlands has rejected an asylum plea by a gay iranian teenager trying to escape possible persecution in his homeland mehdi kazemi believes he will face persecution if he is made to return to iran mehdi kazemi, 19, had originally sought asylum in britain, where he was taking classes on a student visa, be... | iranian netherlands uk mehdi kazemi | iranian teenager loses appeal to remain in the netherlands . 19 year old had sought asylum in uk but is to be sent home . mehdi kazemi says he will face persecution in his homeland |
(ewcom) well, that worked produced for only $5 million, paramount's 'paranormal activity 3' surpassed everyone's expectations and opened to a staggering $54 million, according to studio estimates that's the biggest october debut ever, beating the $504 million opening of last year's equally scary 'jackass 3 d' paramo... | criminative metainfective supplementation | no related information |
(cnn) the arrest of r&b singer mario for allegedly assaulting his mother was 'an unfortunate incident between a loving son and a mother who continues to struggle with a devastating addiction,' his lawyer said saturday mario, 24, was charged with second degree assault after police were called to a baltimore, maryland... | mario 2007 mtv | mario's lawyer blamed his mother's 'irrational behavior'. police said mario's mother said she feared for her life . broken glass, cracked mirror and busted door were found . a 2007 mtv documentary explored mario's struggles with his mother |
(cnn) the european court of human rights declined monday to rule on the key points of a claim against russia by relatives of victims of the 1940 katyn massacre, but did rebuke russia for refusing to hand over all of its files on the incident the court said it did not have the authority to rule on whether russia had ... | court polish | court says it doesn't have authority to rule because incident timeline . 20,000 polish soldiers are murdered at point blank |
(cnn) there is a new speaker in town rep john boehner, r ohio, will be the new speaker of the house, replacing rep nancy pelosi, d california, as the gop rolled in tuesday's midterm elections, gaining a majority for the first time in four years the republican party will pick up more than 60 seats in the legislature,... | villeity shuts codeword | no related information |
kennedy space center, florida (cnn) a bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle discovery, nasa officials said the free tail bat was last seen clinging to the space shuttle discovery's external fuel tank just before launch the animal was last seen clinging on the foam... | nasa bat discovery 14 day international space station | nasa: bat was last seen clinging on space shuttle discovery before launch . wildlife expert says bat appeared to have broken wing or injured shoulder . discovery is on 14 day mission to deliver supplies to international space station |
(cnn) 'breaking bad,' it's time for your curtain call the addictive amc series, which concluded last september, is expected to be one of the major frontrunners when the nominations are announced thursday for the 66th primetime emmy awards its final half season, which earned both big ratings and critical plaudits, is... | perambulatory reask responser | no related information |
geneva, switzerland (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton challenged nations around the world tuesday to recognize that 'gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights,' building on an order by president barack obama directing all us agencies to 'promote and protect' the rights of gay people, in ... | obama us clinton un | president obama has ordered all us agencies to 'promote and protect' gay rights . clinton, addressing the un rights council, criticizes nations that criminalize gay behavior . 'no practice or tradition trumps the human rights that belong to all of us,' clinton says |
new york (cnn) within hours of finding philip seymour hoffman on the floor of his bathroom with a needle in his arm, new york police department investigators were combing his apartment and the surrounding neighborhood for clues investigators looked through video from atm cameras and interviewed people who saw the ac... | philip seymour hoffman hoffman | the investigation into the death of philip seymour hoffman is raising questions . out of thousands of heroin death investigations each year, how many yield results . 'what makes his death more important than that of my 19 year old son?' one mother asks . one expert says the difference is people appear to be willing to ... |
(cnn) if not for the bible, the bullets would have gone right through his heart a public transit bus driver in dayton, ohio, was attacked by three teenagers early monday morning after his bus broke down on the side of the road, police told cnn affiliate whio rickey wagoner, 49, was shot three times at point blank ra... | rickey wagoner new testament wagoner | rickey wagoner, 49, is shot by three teenage suspects, police say . new testament devotional in wagoner's pocket stops two shots . police are still looking for the suspects |
(cnn) while some chinese travelers storm the tarmac when flights get delayed, others might wish their flights never take off assuming they're flying from the northeast china city of dalian to entertain waiting passengers, dalian international airport recently recruited a squad of cheerleaders to perform kicks, ju... | purpurine perissological sharifian | no related information |
(cnn) even before the nba announced it was banning los angeles clippers owner donald sterling from the league for life, sports fans had begun speculating about which billionaire would swoop in to buy the team rumors are swirling about the possible interest of 'magic' johnson, sean 'diddy' combs and oscar de la hoya,... | la clippers newt gingrich green bay packers gingrich | billionaires are reported to be interested in buying la clippers if team put up for sale . newt gingrich: the team should be sold as a nonprofit to the fans, like green bay packers . he says sports teams are public in every way except their ownership . gingrich: public builds many stadiums, provides services, has big i... |
(cnn) pushpa basnet, a nepalese woman who supports children so they don't have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 cnn hero of the year on sunday night nepal is one of the poorest countries, and space is very limited in the few group homes affiliated with the government so when a ... | nepal basnet hero of the year | pushpa basnet supports kids in nepal so they don't have to live behind bars with their parents . basnet was revealed sunday night as the 2012 cnn hero of the year . catch the show again saturday at 8 pm and 11 pm et |
(cnn) dubai is home to the tallest building, largest mall and biggest candy shop recently, however, the city proved that its penchant for the extra large isn't limited to the inanimate last week, the dubai mall became home to a giant pacific octopus the largest species of octopus on the planet the newest occupant... | dubai mall ski dubai uae | the dubai mall recently acquired a giant squid and two crocodiles . animals in malls are not uncommon ski dubai now houses a penguin colony . the uae has long exhibited a penchant for exotic animals . many locals even keep wild game as pets |
(rollingstonecom) though ke$ha's first album, animal, was a glitter coated gutter dance party, with the brash singer getting sleazy and leading throngs of revelers into the night, no guitars were invited on her new full length album, warrior, rock music scores a place on the guest list: the lp's first single, 'die y... | ke$ha warrior iggy pop | ke$ha has a new album titled 'warrior'. singer says she loves pop music . she has worked with several artists, including iggy pop |
(cnn) the first officer aboard malaysia airlines mh370 when it disappeared early saturday from radar was transitioning to work on the boeing 777 200 fariq ab hamid, a 27 year old malaysian, helped fly the plane from hong kong to kuala lumpur, where he landed it under the supervision of a senior pilot as well as a sa... | fariq ab hamid 27 boeing 777 200 last month cnn hamid | fariq ab hamid, 27, had recently switched to the boeing 777 200 . he landed it in a flight captured on video last month by cnn . it was a textbook perfect landing, the captain said of hamid's work |
(cnn) while egypt's leaders try to broker peace in the israel hamas conflict, one of its sports teams has completed a remarkable triumph on a day of nationwide mourning egypt's leading soccer club al ahly won the african champions league title for a record extending seventh time on saturday, despite its domestic lea... | egyptian al ahly african champions league ahly port said | egyptian team al ahly wins african champions league title for seventh time . fans torn between celebrations and grief after more than 50 children die in crash . ahly star dedicates saturday's win to 74 fans who died at port said in february . egyptian league has been suspended since then due to security fears |
london, england (cnn) videos of the chaos and horrified reactions after the july 7, 2005, london transit bombings were shown to jurors thursday in the trial of three men charged with conspiracy in the case smoke and dust fill the platform area at liverpool street station on july 7, 2005, after a bomb exploded one of... | fayalite counterflashing snowshed | no related information |
chicago, illinois (cnn) political powerbroker tony rezko, whose links to presidential contender barack obama dropped him into the national spotlight this year, was convicted of money laundering, fraud and bribery charges by a federal jury wednesday tony rezko, left, leaves federal court with his family tuesday durin... | illinois tony rezko rezko obama | illinois political power broker tony rezko convicted in corruption case . rezko was accused of demanding kickbacks for state business contracts . rezko made contributions to obama campaign, sold him land |
(cnn) mychal bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate and who was the last of the 'jena 6' behind bars, was released from custody thursday after a juvenile court judge set his bail at $45,000 supporters surround mychal bell on thursday after his release at the lasalle parish courthouse bell's rele... | bell 45,000 justin barker | bell released from custody after juvenile court judge sets bail at $45,000 . prosecutor won't appeal ruling in bell case . bell and five other black teens are accused of beating white student justin barker . beating followed white students hanging nooses from a tree on school grounds |
(cnn) a woman convicted of murder and adultery and sentenced to die by stoning said saturday she would sue the two german journalists who interviewed her son, iran's government backed press tv reported the men, identified only as a reporter and photojournalist, were arrested in october after they interviewed the son... | ataman chromatioideae neoclassic | no related information |
(cnn) election day will be consequential, perhaps a nail biter senate control may turn on a fistful of ballots in key states millions of americans will be reminded again of their ramshackle election system lines are long, registration lists are error filled, machines break down, and puzzled poll workers offer little... | michael waldman us waldman | michael waldman says recent charges of widespread voter fraud turn out to be urban myth . he says ballot box stuffing in us is history; new, real worry is blocking legitimate voters . he says evidence of challenging voters at polls, often minorities, abounds in recent years . waldman: voting activists must prevent inti... |
the hague, netherlands (cnn) ratko mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a horrific campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart yugoslavia, showed no remorse as his war crimes trial opened wednesday, at one point even appearing to threaten victims in the court the former general drew... | overreflectively oversimplicity wi | no related information |
(cnn) three suspects appeared in a mauritius court wednesday in connection with the death of michaela harte mcareavey, daughter of a leading irish sports figure and wife of gaelic football star john mcareavey the three men are all employees of a luxury hotel where the 27 year old newlywed was found strangled monday,... | gaelic john mcareavey mauritius mcareavey mickey harte | the 27 year old was on her honeymoon with gaelic football star john mcareavey in mauritius . mauritius police say mcareavey is not a suspect in his wife's death . 'this is too horrible to contemplate we are just all devastated,' says her father, mickey harte |
(cnn) the voice on telephone messages left for manti te'o matches that of the 22 year old man who says he posed as a woman in carrying on a relationship by e mail and over the phone with the notre dame linebacker, according to the 'dr phil' show 'they all say, with scientific certainty, that ronaiah tuiasosopo... | phil tuiasosopo age 12 | three forensic voice analysts all reached the same conclusion, 'dr phil' says . tuiasosopo says the hoax was linked to sexual abuse he endured beginning at age 12 . 'it has everything to do with what i went through as a child,' he says on show |
dhaka, bangladesh (cnn) a top court has banned any corporal punishment in schools in bangladesh, a country where millions of children are exposed to physical abuse, officials said thursday despite official instructions to teachers on alternative approaches to child discipline, many children continue to live in fear ... | bangladesh high court islamic | bangladesh's high court bans caning, beating and chaining in schools . justices: 'such punishment is a clear violation of children's fundamental rights'. the ruling applies to primary and secondary schools as well as islamic religious schools |
(cnn) a day after he won a new trial in the murder of a 15 year old girl, michael skakel, the nephew of robert and ethel kennedy, filed a bond motion thursday asking he be released from prison pending a second trial's outcome the motion asks the court to set a bond in an amount 'no greater than $500,000 cash or sure... | less than $500,000 14 year old | new: the victim's brother says he would oppose skakel's release . skakel seeks a bond less than $500,000 cash or surety . skakel's motion says he won't flee and he has close contact with a 14 year old son . the prosecutor plans to appeal ruling giving skakel a new trial |
madrid, spain (cnn) police arrested a suspected top computer programmer for the basque separatist group eta in france tuesday, the spanish interior ministry said the arrest comes a day after the separatist group's latest cease fire announcement despite the group's declaration of a permanent general and verifiable ce... | months spain interior ministry basque eta basques france | a computer programmer is accused of playing a key role in the group's logistics . police have been on his trail for months, spain's interior ministry says . the basque separatist group eta has announced and broken other cease fires . eta seeks independence for basques in northern spain and southwest france |
editor's note: ken ballen is president of terror free tomorrow: the center for public opinion, a nonprofit institute that researches attitudes toward extremism patrick doherty is deputy director of the american strategy program at the new america foundation, a think tank that promotes ideas across the ideological spect... | ballen doherty iranians ahmadinejad moussavi | ballen, doherty: iranians, including ahmadinejad backers, want more democracy . they say their poll can't determine whether moussavi had a late surge . they say government actions have shifted debate to democracy not to who won |
(cnn) what does it mean when a white sorority wins a competition that african american fraternities and sororities not only created but also consider an essential part of their cultural expression? it means an uncomfortable discussion about race, history, culture and inclusivity that is not black and white on februa... | yautias mallum obi | no related information |
(cnn) it has been a bittersweet month for british sport andy murray's bid to become the nation's first wimbledon men's singles champion since 1936 was derailed, while the england football team suffered penalty shootout heartache at the recent euro 2012 tournament but across the channel there is one briton at the for... | the tour de france american lance armstrong bradley wiggins britain | the tour de france is an annual cycling race which was first held in 1903 . the 99th edition of the race began on june 30 and will finish on july 22 . american cyclist lance armstrong won the race seven times between 1995 2005 . bradley wiggins is the current leader and looking to become britain's first winner |
(cnn) vienna, famous for its hundreds of museums, 2000 parks and of course its roasted coffee, is the best place on the planet to live, according to mercer's 2012 quality of living index this year's latest accolade makes vienna number one in the world for the fourth year in a row the annual survey by the global huma... | austria vienna mercer europe baghdad iraq | austria's capital vienna was rated the best city to live by mercer . eight out of the top 10 cities with highest quality of life are located in europe . the worst city to live of the 221 surveyed around the globe is baghdad, iraq . the survey takes 39 factors, such as crime rates and medical care, into account |
(cnn) the show went on one day after police say kansas city chiefs player jovan belcher fatally shot his girlfriend and then himself, the team faced off against the carolina panthers on sunday, as scheduled immediately after the apparent murder suicide, there had been some question as to whether the game would happe... | romeo crennel jovan belcher 3 month old | new: chiefs coach romeo crennel congratulates players, says they 'overcame a lot'. a moment of silence is held for victims of domestic violence . police say player jovan belcher fatally shot his girlfriend, then himself . the two shared a 3 month old daughter |
los angeles (cnn) michael jackson's health deteriorated so badly in the last weeks of his life that he couldn't perform some of his trademark dance moves, according to evidence presented in his family's lawsuit against a concert promoter jurors in the wrongful death trial friday watched a comparison of jackson's per... | termine implacement hypobulia | no related information |
(ewcom) francis ford coppola is ready for a big picture comeback the oscar winning filmmaker, now 73, has made some of the most iconic movies of all time, from 1972 mob classic the godfather to 1979 war epic apocalypse now but as an equally humble student and lover of film, he's recently made smaller movies with tin... | coppola george lucas | five of five of coppola's films are being released as a blu ray box set . he says george lucas 'is like a kid brother to me'. coppola says no to anymore sequels |
(cnn) authorities in colorado have filed charges against the parents in last month's notorious 'balloon boy' case, and the pair's lawyers say the two are expected to plead guilty on friday the larimer county district attorney's office thursday said richard heene has been charged with one count of attempting to influ... | richard heene richard mayumi heene friday | new: richard heene surrenders to face charges in in 'balloon boy' hoax . richard and mayumi heene to plead guilty friday, lawyers say . jail time possible, but prosecutor recommends probation . threat of deportation for mother played role in plea deal, attorney says |
(cnn) a michigan man was arraigned saturday as part of an investigation into the deaths of women linked to a website that hosts ads for escort services james brown, 24, mumbled his name with his head down while appearing via video during saturday's session at michigan's 36th district court in detroit he is charged w... | james brown $1 million michigan detroit | james brown, 24, is charged and held on $1 million bond in michigan, police say . the counts are tied to an investigation into the deaths of four women . they posted online ads for escort services before their deaths, police say . their bodies were found in detroit; the police chief says they likely died elsewhere |
(cnn) a woman in california delivered what may be the nation's second live born set of octuplets on monday morning, surprising doctors who expected seven babies members of the delivery team assigned to assist in the birth of the octuplets, just minutes before the delivery the six boys and two girls ranging in wei... | us second california eighth octuplets monday morning next seven days | babies may be us's second set of live born octuplets, california hospital says . doctors expected seven babies, didn't know of eighth until delivery . octuplets delivered by caesarean section monday morning . three require breathing assistance; next seven days will be critical, doctor says |
washington (cnn) flight attendants who have osha protections on the ground but lose them the minute they board a plane may soon retain those protections in the sky in a move that may also benefit airline passengers, the federal aviation administration and the occupational safety and health administration annou... | osha | currently flight attendants are not covered by osha regulations on planes . the proposed change would extend osha's jurisdiction . 'this is a validation that the aircraft cabin is our workplace,' a fight attendant says . an industry trade group calls the change unnecessary |
khartoum, sudan (cnn) sudan's entire state apparatus has been mobilized 'to plan, commit, and cover up crimes' in the war torn area of darfur, a prosecutor for the international criminal court said thursday the united nations estimates 25 million people have been forced from their homes in darfur the prosecutor, lui... | inamoratas nonwarrantable gamine | no related information |
(cnn) a high school valedictorian's plans to study medicine at a california state university have run headlong into the federal government's attempts to return him and his family to armenia arthur mkoyan, 17, was 2 years old when his family came to the united states 'i haven't been in armenia since i was 2, so i don... | arthur mkoyan 17 10 days armenia 1992 immigration and customs enforcement | arthur mkoyan, 17, and his family are set for deportation 10 days after graduation . the family says they left armenia in 1992 fearing for their lives . immigration and customs enforcement says the family has no legal basis to stay |
(health) after zooming from one end of the mall to the other, don't you deserve a quick bite? of course does it have to be greasy fries, gooey cinnamon buns, or some other equally fattening, sodium loaded calorie bomb? no way! believe it or not, you can eat healthy while you tackle holiday errands check out our del... | woundy outpointing substantializing | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a bomb planted on a bicycle at a political rally in southwestern pakistan's volatile balochistan province killed seven people and wounded 12 on friday, a senior police official said the blast occurred as the provincial leader of the awami national party, part of pakistan's coalition governm... | sniffles lunger requisiteness | no related information |
dongguan, china (cnn) they built it, but the shoppers didn't come new south china mall in guangdong province opened in 2005 with 5 million square feet of shopping area, the mall can accommodate 2,350 stores, making it the largest shopping center in the world in terms of leasable space more than twice the size of ... | guangdong province 2005 china | the new south china mall in guangdong province is the world's largest mall . but since its opening in 2005, few tenants and customers have come to the store . 'most of it empty, with little consumer traffic and a high vacancy rate a 'dead mall''. china littered with'ghost towns,' empty commercial spaces built in specu... |
(cnn) among the entertainers who have donated their energies to the uso in recent years are stephen colbert, jon stewart, scarlett johansson, kid rock, queensryche, toby keith, lewis black and robin williams stephen colbert's trip to iraq, facilitated by the uso, was six months in the planning but when the uso condu... | uso bob hope group colbert report iraq | uso often brings thoughts of bob hope, but organization well beyond that . group offers technology, entertainment to troops overseas . uso played key role in arranging 'colbert report' from iraq |
(cnn) 'harry potter' creator jk rowling donned an invisibility cloak of her own for her new novel in top secret fashion, she published 'the cuckoo's calling' under the name robert galbraith her publisher, mulholland books an imprint of little, brown and company described the author as a former member of the sp... | jk rowling the cuckoo's calling robert galbraith rowling amazon 507,000% | jk rowling secretly wrote 'the cuckoo's calling'. the publisher pretended the author was robert galbraith, a former soldier and police officer . it's been 'wonderful to publish without hype or expectation,' rowling says . sales on amazon spiked 507,000% after the news broke |
atlanta (cnn) a georgia man was alone before his fatal fall from an upper level of atlanta's turner field, police said tuesday, as they continue to investigate his death ronald l homer, 30, was attending monday night's braves game against the phillies the braves said they planned to observe a moment of silence for h... | homer georgia turner field about 65 feet atlanta braves' | new: homer was alone when he fell, witnesses tell police . a cause of death has not being released, pending toxicology results . homer, 30, of georgia, dies after falling at turner field, officials say . he fell about 65 feet from an upper level of atlanta braves' baseball stadium |
(cnn) a us team was at work monday at a himalayan military outpost in pakistan, joining the search for as many as 139 people buried in a massive avalanche the eight member us group of experts arrived sunday, the official news agency associated press of pakistan (app) reported three experts from switzerland and six f... | us groups switzerland germany | the us team includes 8 experts . groups are also coming from switzerland and germany . as many as 139 people could be trapped, officials say |
(ewcom) you may now exclaim, 'holy crap! woo hoo!': seth macfarlane has recorded a guest spot on the simpsons 'the family guy' creator and voice actor (not to mention one of ew's entertainers of the year and the host of the upcoming oscars) will try to romance marge in an episode that's slated to air next fall as th... | quoties cummerbund theogonal | no related information |
(cnn) gold mining might have become a booming industry in resource rich ghana, raking in billions of dollars every year, but that wealth has failed to trickle down to many of the country's rural poor who live on the land where the gold is mined from 'mining goes with a lot of myths, like it creates jobs, it brings d... | daniel owusu koranteng wacam ghana africa second south africa | daniel owusu koranteng is founder of a mining advocacy group wacam . the group offers education, training and legal support to people affected by large scale mining . ghana is africa's second largest producer of gold after south africa |
(cnn) malaysian authorities are bolstering security measures on the island of borneo after a chinese citizen was kidnapped by suspected filipino rebels tuesday gunmen armed with m 16 rifles abducted yang zailin, 34, from the fish farm where he worked on the east coast of sabah around 245 am, the state's director gen... | epitomatory subcriminally beallach | no related information |
(cnn) readers reacted strongly to a monday op ed on cnncom about jovan belcher, the kansas city chiefs football player who murdered his girlfriend and then committed suicide the piece was written by kevin powell, an activist, public speaker, and writer, and discussed how the tragedy related to depression and what po... | cnncom op ed kevin powell jovan belcher powell belcher | a cnncom op ed by kevin powell about jovan belcher generated a lot of reactions . on tuesday, powell will do a live chat on twitter from 12:30 to 1 pm et on @cnnopinion . powell addresses some of the reader reactions about violence, manhood and depression . what do you think of belcher's murder and suicide? join @cnnop... |
(cnn) amazon's new fire phone isn't a phone it's a shopping mall not that boring shopping mall slowly dying on the edges of suburban america, but a gorgeous mall with infinite selection and endless opportunities for entertainment, from books to movies and everything in between the price starts at $199 with a two yea... | paul saffo amazon saffo fire phone | paul saffo: amazon isn't playing catch up, it's changing the game in mobile space . saffo: fire phone shifts focus of mobile devices to satisfying our shopping urges . he says features of fire phone will turn stores into de facto showrooms for amazon . saffo: get ready, the next phase will be 'augmented reality' shoppi... |
(cnn) manny pacquiao's trainer freddie roach has admitted juan manuel marquez deserves a fourth fight against the filipino after the pair's latest bout ended in another disputed points decision pacquiao emerged victorious on saturday night during their wbo welterweight clash in las vegas despite marquez claiming he ... | manny pacquiao's juan manuel marquez freddie roach pacquiao marquez floyd mayweather jr | manny pacquiao's trainer says juan manuel marquez deserves a rematch . freddie roach claims pacquiao won the fight but says fourth bout likely . judges declared the fight for pacquiao despite marquez claiming he won . pacquiao says he is open to a rematch but is keen to fight floyd mayweather jr |
tucson, arizona (cnn) the suspect in saturday's shooting at an arizona supermarket has had some contacts with law enforcement, the pima county sheriff's department's lead investigator said wednesday, but none so alarming that authorities were concerned about what he might do pima county sheriff's bureau chief richar... | ligamentous adorantes sanctimoniously | no related information |
(cnn) brazil need just three more points to clinch qualification for the 2010 world cup after beating former south american group leaders paraguay on wednesday, but argentina's hopes suffered a big blow brazil's match winner nilmar, left, celebrates his goal with elano and daniel alves, right with four matches remai... | brazil world cup nilmar paraguay joint diego maradona argentina | brazil need three more points to seal their place at the 2010 world cup finals . nilmar scores winner in 2 1 victory against paraguay in wednesday's qualifier . joint leaders paraguay drop to third position after second consecutive defeat . diego maradona suffers his second defeat in charge of fourth placed argentina |
(cnn) mississippi winn didn't get caught up in the amazing statistics that accompanied someone her age only 1 in 5 million people in the industrialized world live to be 110 about 60 people that age live in the united states, with another 300 or so scattered around the globe nine of 10 are women winn was believed to ... | mississippi winn shreveport louisiana | mississippi winn died friday at age 113 . her parents were apparently born into slavery . she was independent until 10 years ago . shreveport, louisiana, has begun to honor her each year |
washington (cnn) after months of stalemate, the senate late tuesday passed a huge government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by president bush to continue the war in iraq white house officials have said president bush would sign off on the spending plan if the iraq money was added the rough... | autopolyploidy kyurinish unfester | no related information |
(cnn) jeannie longo ciprelli would be remembered as the greatest female cyclist of her generation even if she had never been an olympic champion longo ciprelli: fourth time lucky in atlanta in 1996 for much of her career, the olympic gold was the one honor to elude the french rider misfortune, it seemed, was to be h... | cyclist olympic annency france longo ciprelli | cyclist's olympic record: 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal . cyclist was born october 31, 1958, in annency, france . by 1988 longo ciprelli was a three time road race world champion |
new york (cnn) for years, russian arms dealer viktor bout made millions of dollars delivering weapons and ammunition to warlords and militants, officials say on thursday, bout and his associate, andrew smulian, were arrested in thailand after a series of events that officials said could have come straight out of a s... | the united states viktor bout thailand colombian british bout taliban al qaeda russian nicolas cage lord of war | new: the united states wants viktor bout extradited from thailand . bout, associate are accused of conspiring to sell weapons to colombian rebels . british officials say bout shipped arms to the taliban and al qaeda . russian is said to have inspired nicolas cage role in movie 'lord of war' |
london, england a colombian sculptor has created a mystery at london's tate modern gallery by refusing to reveal how she seemingly managed to crack open a concrete floor 'shibboleth' is colombian artist doris salcedo's first public commission in the united kingdom the work by doris salcedo begins as a hairline crack... | colombian london tate modern doris salcedo europeans | work by colombian sculptor at london's tate modern is crack in concrete floor . doris salcedo refuses to reveal how she created the huge work of art . 'shibboleth' represents gap between white europeans and the rest of humanity |
(cnn) armenian president robert kocharian declared a state of emergency saturday night after a day of clashes between police and protesters, a spokeswoman for the armenian foreign ministry said the protesters claim last month's presidential election was rigged the state of emergency will 'hopefully bring some order'... | freedom square state | new: protest moves after crackdown at freedom square . order sought after protests over last month's election turn violent . demonstrators say the election was fraudulent . state of emergency could last until march 20, official says |
bucharest, romania (cnn) france has agreed to send a battalion of troops to eastern afghanistan, a nato spokesman has said canadian nato led soldiers walk patrol near kandahar, afghanistan james appathurai told reporters at a briefing that the move will help nato meet canada's requirement that it send more troops to... | french nato canada kandahar us canadian uk dutch | french move will help nato meet canada's kandahar commitment . canada agreed to extend commitment as long as other nato members helped . the bulk of recent fighting has been done by us, canadian, uk and dutch troops |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) a top iraqi political figure who also is an imam at a prominent shiite mosque in the capital urged the abolition of militias friday and decried violence and pervasive corruption in baghdad's sadr city sheikh jalal al din ali al saghir is a parliament member and a representative of the most... | shiite us iraq iraqi tehran iran | new: shiite cleric, also a prominent political figure, speaks against violence . us military: woman who detonated bomb pretended to be pregnant . us drone crashes in southern iraq, military says . iraqi lawmakers in tehran to show evidence of iran's support for militias |
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(cnn) years ago, a friend of mine considered getting a mobile phone, but he opted for a car phone instead he just couldn't imagine needing to call someone when he was walking around as humans, we often have a hard time seeing the significance of new technologies when the telephone came out, the telegraph companies d... | davison google glass pebble | new tech has always been met with doubt, criticism but in the end, real world application prevails, says davison . google glass and pebble will be the first to combine the physical world and the web . davison argues this new tech creates more social people who are more informed and educated |
cairo (cnn) as protesters battled supporters of egyptian president mohamed morsy outside his palace, his chief of staff announced thursday that the president would address the nation later in the day the chief of staff, refaa el tahtawy, said the speech would include important news but did not specify what that migh... | morsy muslim brotherhood | morsy chief of staff says president's address will contain important information . the announcement comes after more than 200 people were hurt wednesday . masked men set fire to muslim brotherhood offices in three cities . opposition leaders say they are prepared to start talks with morsy if he withdraws his edict |
austin, texas (cnn) pliny fisk iii has been called a 'mad scientist,' a 'dreamer' and a 'visionary' his favorite word to describe the architectural work he does is 'crazy' pliny fisk hopes his ideas like the 'megacrete' will revolutionze how office buildings are built spending a day with fisk on his 18 acre work sit... | chlored sheeters optimity | no related information |
(cnn) in her thoughts and prayers over the past year, nadine devilme has thanked god countless times for saving her baby after haiti's earthquake she's also wanted to thank the doctor who treated jenny alexis after the 2 month old spent four days alone, crushed in the rubble with nothing to drink there was one probl... | drape tenser involutes | no related information |
tucson, arizona (cnn) nine year old christina green was ambitious, and she liked to be in charge she was the only girl on her little league baseball team in tucson, arizona and she told others she wanted to be the first woman to play in the major leagues most believed she could do it, someday but her life was cut... | gerald kicanas nine year old christina green tucson trappist iowa | new: father talks about his daughter . 'a little girl with the wisdom of a wise woman,' bishop gerald kicanas says . nine year old christina green is the youngest victim of the tucson shooting . a custom made casket was donated by trappist monks in iowa |
(cnn) real madrid head coach jose mourinho claims it was in referee paradas romero's 'nature' to send him to the stands during wednesday's 5 1 copa del rey win over real murcia mourinho was protesting a 37th minute yellow card given to mali midfielder mahamadou diarra when romero adjudged him to have overstepped the... | jose mourinho madrid murcia paradas romero mourinho romero first clasico barcelona catalan | jose mourinho hits back at referee after being sent off during madrid's win over murcia . coach was dismissed by paradas romero after protesting official's decision . mourinho says romero has a history of handing out yellow cards . first 'clasico' of season between real and barcelona moved due to catalan elections |
(cnn) federal drug investigators have taken over the inquiry into the january 22 death of actor heath ledger in a new york apartment, a law enforcement source told cnn thursday actor heath ledger, 28, died january 22 at an apartment in lower manhattan ledger, 28, an oscar nominated australian actor, died of an accid... | lug allochromatic magnetify | no related information |
(cnn) ziprealty is a full service residential real estate brokerage firm which uses the internet, proprietary technology and employee real estate agents to provide home buyers and sellers with value added online service ziprealty's web site provides users with access to comprehensive home listings data ziprealty's w... | ziprealty november 10, 2004 | ziprealty uses internet, proprietary technology, employee real estate agents . web site provides users with home listings, market and neighborhood info . ziprealty completed its initial public offering on november 10, 2004 |
(cnn) us health officials said wednesday they have found a contaminant in a blood thinning drug produced by baxter healthcare corp that has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the united states the drug can keep potentially life threatening blood clots from forming in the veins, arteries, and lungs in early f... | fda 2007 | fda investigators find 'a heparin like compound that is not heparin'. tests did not pick up the contaminant because it reacts like heparin . fda: it's not clear whether the contaminant was added accidentally or deliberately . at least 19 deaths have been linked to the drug since 2007 |
(cnn) russia's lower house of parliament has approved a resolution recognizing that josef stalin's regime was responsible for the 1940 massacre of more than 20,000 polish officers, signaling a thawing of relations between poland and russia, state media reported in a written statement, poland's foreign ministry said ... | popeyes shimmying periplaneta | no related information |
washington (cnn) barack obama and hillary clinton met privately thursday night at the washington home of sen dianne feinstein, a key supporter of clinton's presidential campaign, feinstein said friday sens hillary clinton and barack obama speak wednesday at the aipac meeting she left them in her living room with not... | dianne feinstein barack obama hillary clinton obama saturday senate democrat | new: talks end with laughter, host sen dianne feinstein says . new: aide to sen barack obama calls private meeting 'cordial'. new: sen hillary clinton to endorse obama on saturday, top senate democrat says |
tacoma, washington (cnn) at a time when she really needed a miracle, annamarie ausnes found one in an unusual place sandra andersen, right, donated a kidney to annamarie ausnes last fall, ausnes, 55, was one of nearly 75,000 americans in need of a kidney today, she is recovering from a successful kidney transplant ... | americans annamarie ausnes sandra andersen | nearly 75,000 americans need a kidney transplant . annamarie ausnes told her story to a worker at her regular coffee shop . the barista, sandra andersen, tested and found out she was a potential donor . both are doing well after a transplant procedure on march 11 |
(cnn) a veteran airport screener at new york's jfk airport has been charged with grand larceny after he allegedly stole two ipads that were planted in a checked bag as part of a police sting port authority police initiated the sting after passengers complained of electronic devices being taken from luggage while the... | bemonster processable fungistatically | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) crew members of the boats that collided in hong kong's deadliest maritime disaster in decades may face manslaughter charges, according to the director of public prosecutions, who spoke wednesday at the preliminary hearing of the commission of inquiry thirty nine people, including eight children, were... | hong kong's decades next month april | commission of inquiry into hong kong's deadliest boat crash in decades held preliminary hearing . police may charge crew from both boats with manslaughter next month . commission will not determine civil or criminal liability . commission expected to deliver report in april |
gaza city (cnn) exiled hamas leader khaled meshaal arrived in gaza friday to a hero's welcome, two weeks after a bloody fight with israel that left the group energized and emboldened he dropped down and kissed the ground after crossing into gaza from egypt at the rafah border crossing 'we politicians, we owe the peo... | hamas khaled meshaal gaza meshaal 25th two weeks israel | new: hamas leader khaled meshaal receives a hero's welcome in gaza . new: 'we owe the heroes and martyrs,' meshaal says . he is in gaza to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of hamas . the visit comes two weeks after the end of a bloody conflict with israel |
(cnn student news) november 4, 2011 download pdf maps related to today's show: france & greece china ohio 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) the mayor of east haven, connecticut, apologized wednesday for saying he would help latinos in his town by eating tacos, a remark that sparked anger from state officials and immigrant advocates already fuming over allegations of police mistreatment of latinos in his city 'my sincerest apologies go out to the e... | detente umbras orlage | no related information |
(cnn) four decades ago it was merely barren desert land four years ago it was at the height of an unparalleled economic boom that turned to bust amid the global financial crisis today the emirate of dubai is staging a lively comeback, once again announcing the kind of ambitious plans that made it famous in the first... | four years ago dubai the arab spring mohammed bin rashid | four years ago dubai was at the height of an unparalleled economic boom that then turned to bust . most recently, it outlined plans to build a brand new city . analysts say the arab spring has made dubai a safe haven for those who worry about the turmoil elsewhere . the hope is that projects like mohammed bin rashid wi... |
(cnn) and ew's entertainer of the year is ben affleck! having captivated moviegoers both in front of and behind the camera with 'argo,' ben affleck earned the number one spot on our annual list of the most talented and original performers who entertained us in 2012 fifteen years after he bounded onto the hollywood s... | ew ben affleck entertainer of the year 40 year old affleck argo | ew has named ben affleck its entertainer of the year . publication says 'the 40 year old affleck is now older and wiser'. he says his wife and kids did not like the beard he sported for 'argo' |
(cnn) on tuesday morning, the us court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit killed a regulation that is key to making obamacare work its decision in halbig v burwell, if it were the last word on the matter, would have significant and damaging consequences for millions of americans who purchase healt... | brianne gorod dc circuit obamacare 4th circuit gorod dc circuit court | brianne gorod: dc circuit panel got it wrong by dealing blow to how obamacare works . she says 4th circuit ruling was right and that both challenges part of right's attempt to gut law . dc circuit ruled against federal subsidies for millions signed up, ignoring law's intent, she says . gorod: review of decision by enti... |
(cnn student news) november 11, 2011 download pdf maps related to today's show: south korea south africa 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 . the weekly newsquiz tests students' knowledge of stories covered on cnn student news |
(cnn) attorneys have dropped a lawsuit alleging that taco bell's beef was mostly not beef, both sides in the legal battle said alabama based law firm beasley allen claimed in the class action lawsuit in january that lab tests had shown that the eatery's beef was actually only 35 percent beef the plaintiffs said they... | taco bell's only 35 percent taco bell | the lawsuit alleged that taco bell's beef was only 35 percent beef . 'this sets the record straight,' said taco bell's president . taco bell says it did not make changes to product or advertising because of suit . law firm says it did get taco bell to make changes |
(cnn) smart travelers know that there's no time like the present to visit brag worthy beaches and celebrated cities for a fraction of what the crowds will be paying in summer from the shores of the atlantic to party towns like vegas and nola, we've got stylish steals that'll make your spring getaway great great s... | point pleasant new jersey florida sanibel island | there's no reason to wait until summer to head to the beach . spring hotel prices in point pleasant, new jersey, can be a lot lower than summer rates . florida's sanibel island is almost like having your own private isle |
beijing (cnn) days before a court in eastern china announced the date for delivering the much anticipated verdict in the trial of bo xilai, the disgraced communist party leader reiterated his innocence but anticipated lengthy imprisonment in a letter to his family 'i was dragged into this and really wronged, but the... | communist party bo chongqing | disgraced communist party leader reiterated his innocence in letter to family . bo referenced his father, a revolutionary, who was himself imprisoned . the former party chief in chongqing was sentenced to life in prison on sunday . found guilty of bribe taking, embezzlement and abuse of power |
(cnn) papa john's pizza fired a cashier at one of its new york restaurants and apologized to an asian american customer for a receipt that identified her as 'lady chinky eyes' 'we were extremely concerned to learn of the receipt issued in new york,' the company said in a statement posted on its facebook page saturda... | minhee cho's chinky eyes cho | minhee cho's receipt goes viral online after she posts it on twitter . 'just fyi my name isn't 'lady chinky eyes,'' cho tweets . 'this act goes against our company values,' papa john's says . cho wants the controversy 'to blow over,' her employer says |
athens (cnn) having to skip cancer therapy twice in the last two months due to a lack of drugs normally available through greece's national health system, 45 year old morfo karadona says a new fear has entered her life 'i have been battling cancer for the last six years now i can't find the drugs i need ensuring i g... | greece greeks sixth year | some international pharmaceutical companies have limited supplies to greece . thousands of greeks are now unable to obtain supplies of life saving drugs . greece in sixth year of recession, struggling to put finances in order . pharmaceutical firms say they are limiting supplies to greece over unpaid debts |
seoul, south korea (cnn) north korea announced friday that it has detained a us citizen who it says entered the secretive country as a tourist in april and broke the law the news brings the number of americans believed to be held in the communist nation to three the north's state run korean central news agency repor... | jeffrey edward fowle north korean the us state department north korea fowle japanese bible | new: the man's name is jeffrey edward fowle, north korean state media say . the us state department says it is aware of the reported detention . north korea accuses fowle of acting 'contrary to the purpose of tourism'. a japanese news agency reports that he left a bible in a hotel |
(cnn) goran stevanovic has been named as ghana's new national coach in his first major appointment, replacing fellow serbian milovan rajevac rajevac quit in september when his two year contract finished, having taken the african team to the quarterfinals of the world cup for the first time in south africa last year ... | metely roperipe surveyors | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) paris jackson, the 14 year old daughter of michael jackson, is being questioned thursday about her father's last days as part of her family's wrongful death lawsuit against a concert promoter in addition, jackson lawyers told the judge in a court filing this week they were concerned that lawyers fo... | aeg live blanket 10 jackson prince 16 aeg michael jackson's 2009 | aeg live also want to depose blanket, 10, but doctor warns it would be 'detrimental'. jackson lawyers complain that aeg live lawyers were too aggressive with prince, 16 . questions asked of prince were 'legitimate' in a wrongful death suit, aeg lawyer says . jackson family is suing aeg live for billions in michael jack... |
(cnn) how can a boeing 777 200er passenger jet go missing for more than a day? turns out, it's not so easy that's not just because the state of the art jetliner has a wing span of nearly 200 feet and a length of more than 209 feet it's also because it's bristling with communications gear, including radios, automatic... | boeing 777 200er air france 447 rio paris | the boeing 777 200er is bristling with communications gear . in 2009, air france 447 crashed into the ocean en route from rio to paris . it took nearly two years to locate the bulk of the wreckage |
(cnn) lionel messi celebrated his second successive world player of the year award with a hat trick as spanish champions barcelona crushed division two team real betis 5 0 in the first leg of their copa del rey quarterfinal on wednesday night the argentina forward, who headed off clubmates andres iniesta and xavi to... | lionel messi barcelona betis argentina barca 5 0 spanish cup inter |milan through to italian genoa 3 2 cameroon samuel eto'o | world player of year lionel messi nets treble as barcelona thrash second division betis . argentina forward helps put barca 5 0 ahead in spanish cup quarterfinal tie . inter |milan through to last eight of italian cup after beating genoa 3 2 . cameroon striker samuel eto'o scores twice for the defending champions |
london, england (cnn) english football fans hoping to travel to moscow for this month's champions league final between manchester united and chelsea face spiraling costs and an anxious wait for visas amid a simmering diplomatic row between the uk and russia chelsea fans hoping to follow their side to moscow face hef... | magnetooptical stifler sulphethylate | no related information |
(cnn) can killer whales sue seaworld for enslavement? a lawsuit filed wednesday by people for the ethical treatment of animals and other 'next friends' of five seaworld killer whales takes that novel legal approach the 20 page complaint asks the us district court in southern california to declare that the five whale... | orcas unrandom telecasts | no related information |
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