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washington (cnn) a woman who helped raise a child with her female partner in vermont before the pair split can visit the girl in virginia even though that state doesn't recognize same sex unions, a court ruled friday janet jenkins with isabella, the daughter she helped raise with former partner lisa miller virginia'... | virginia vermont janet jenkins lisa miller miller jenkins friday | virginia ruling gives vermont court jurisdiction over case . janet jenkins and lisa miller were in civil union in vermont but later split . miller moved to virginia with child; vermont court allowed jenkins visitation . miller got virginia court to block visitation; friday's ruling overturns that |
washington (cnn) the top military and civilian leaders of the us air force were forced out thursday over the handling of nuclear weapons, the defense department secretary said air force chief of staff gen michael moseley, left, and secretary michael wynne have stepped down chief of staff gen t michael moseley and se... | defense us air force's | 'leadership has drifted' regarding nuclear weapons, defense secretary says . resignations come after report criticizing bomber flight, mistaken device shipment . report criticizes us air force's reactions to incidents |
belgrade, serbia (cnn) the us embassy in belgrade is evacuating all nonessential personnel following thursday's attack on the building by a crowd of protesters, a spokesman for the embassy told cnn friday serbian riot police stand in front of the damaged us embassy in belgrade on friday the us ambassador, cameron mu... | us serbia embassy belgrade | us: an event like embassy attack 'should not happen in a civilized country'. us warns serbia of responsibility to protect us diplomats, building . embassy evacuating nonessential personnel; ambassador will stay in belgrade . no embassy documents taken during thursday attack and fire, spokesman says |
(ewcom) for broadway producers, thanksgiving brought some extra trimmings this year according to figures from the broadway league, a dozen broadway shows topped $1 million at the box office for the week ending nov 25 — the first time that's happened all year perennial musical hits led the list: 'wicked' ($23 million... | catostomus technologist baure | no related information |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) indonesia, the world's most populous muslim nation, has temporarily banned youtube to block access to a video that many muslims consider anti islamic protesters demonstrate against an anti islamic film in front of the dutch embassy in jakarta indonesia's communications and information minist... | indonesia youtube anti islamic fitna dutch geert wilders quran jakarta | indonesia temporarily bans youtube to block video many say is anti islamic . govt asks youtube to remove 'fitna,' by dutch lawmaker geert wilders . film, which juxtaposes terrorism and verses from the quran, has sparked protests . last week students broke into dutch consulate compound in jakarta to demonstrate |
(cnn) jury selection begins thursday in a greensboro, north carolina, federal courtroom in the trial of former democratic presidential candidate john edwards edwards is charged with six felony and misdemeanor counts related to the money dealings of his failed 2008 presidential campaign rielle hunter, edwards' former... | clathrinidae myodynamic undelirious | no related information |
washington (cnn) former presidential candidate john edwards will have to pay back over 2 million dollars in federal matching funds given to his 2008 campaign for president, the federal election commission ruled on thursday the commission voted 6 0 against edwards and contends his campaign was in 'excess of the can... | fec edwards $23 million | an fec audit showed edwards' campaign exceeded its matching funds . the commission ruled he must pay back $23 million . the matter is separate from a criminal case proceeding against edwards |
austin, texas (cnn) former house majority leader tom delay will serve three years in prison on his november conviction on money laundering and conspiracy charges, a texas judge ruled monday judge pat priest sentenced delay to three years on the conspiracy charge and five years on the money laundering charge but the ... | admrx norah disthrone | no related information |
(cnn) mclaren's lewis hamilton scored an early boost over his three formula one world championship rivals on friday as he set the fastest time in practice ahead of sunday's abu dhabi grand prix hamilton's lap time of one minute 40888 seconds put him clear of red bull duo sebastian vettel and mark webber, who finishe... | lewis hamilton the abu dhabi grand prix the red bull's sebastian vettel mark webber second fourth fernando alonso third | lewis hamilton set the fastest lap time in practice ahead of the abu dhabi grand prix . the red bull's of sebastian vettel and mark webber were second and fourth . championship leader fernando alonso was third fastest |
tunis, tunisia (cnn) as clashes spread tuesday, a tunisian workers union called on president zine el abidine ben ali to order an independent inquiry into the deaths of demonstrators protesting high unemployment and poor living conditions in tunisia union sources said the death toll had exceeded 50 since mid december... | tunisian amnesty international | clashes break out in suburb of capital . workers union calls for investigation into deaths of tunisian protesters . amnesty international says the death toll from unrest is at least 23 . demonstrators are demanding the government improve social services |
(cnn) saudi arabia's quest for a fourth asian cup title, and first since 1996, is over after they slumped to a 1 0 defeat at the hands of jordan in doha on thursday a mistake from goalkeeper waleed abdullah sealed saudi arabia's fate, as the kingdom slumped to their second successive defeat following their surprise ... | saudi arabia the asian cup jordan thursday waleed abdullah saudi arabia's syria japan | saudi arabia crash out of the asian cup after a 1 0 defeat by jordan on thursday . a mistake from goalkeeper waleed abdullah sealed saudi arabia's fate . the defeat means they crash out of the tournament after an earlier loss to syria . japan lead the group, level on points with jordan, after a tense 2 1 win over syria... |
(cnn) fifa president sepp blatter believes spain's la liga is the best football league in the world, and claims that england's top division can learn from it in an exclusive interview with cnn's world sport, blatter pointed to the eight spain based players in the 2010 fifa world xi and spain's world cup success as j... | fifa sepp blatter spanish la liga world xi barcelona real madrid lionel messi ballon d'or xavi iniesta blatter messi | fifa president sepp blatter believes spanish la liga is best in the world . eight of the players in the fifa 2010 world xi play for barcelona or real madrid . lionel messi awarded ballon d'or ahead of barcelona teammates xavi and iniesta . blatter hails messi as a wonderful footballer who is humble and a 'good boy' |
(cnn) it's been a year since steve irwin, the environmentalist and tv host best known as the 'crocodile hunter,' died he was killed september 4, 2006, by a stingray barb to the chest while filming an underwater documentary off australia's northern coast joseph krygier shot this photo of a memorial in august 2007 at ... | catalos pithead blaseness | no related information |
(cnn) a pair of suspected us drone strikes killed four al qaeda militants in yemen as the united states maintained a heightened security alert in the country and urged all americans to leave immediately security sources told cnn about the strikes but didn't offer additional details a yemeni official said four drone ... | outthrob nonheroicalness nasalism | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) the transportation security administration said friday its officers at a texas airport appear to have properly followed procedures when they allegedly forced a woman to remove her nipple rings one with pliers but acknowledged the procedures should be changed the woman involved ... | tsa lubbock airport | new: tsa backs officers who made passenger remove nipple rings . new: agency acknowledges that procedures need to be changed . agent using handheld metal detector at lubbock airport found piercings . woman says she heard male agents snicker as she removed rings |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) indonesia has temporarily grounded all adam air flights starting wednesday because it says the discount airliner 'failed to implement quality standards for its aircraft' officers examine an adam air plane which halted suddenly in the middle of the runway in surabaya in february 2007 'the ope... | adam air indonesian wednesday last year | accident plagued low cost carrier adam air will no longer be allowed to fly . indonesian government will revoke airline's license on wednesday . the airline 'failed to implement quality standards for its aircraft'. it has had more than one major accident in last year, one killing 102 people on board |
(cnn) hurt devastated crushed those are words an african american couple used to describe how they felt when they were forced to change the venue of their wedding because of their race 'because of the fact that we were black, some of the members of the congregation had got upset and decided that no black couple woul... | charles wilson the last minute | charles and te'andrea wilson say they were asked to change venues at the last minute . the pastor was approached by some congregants who didn't want the wedding to take place . husband: 'all we wanted was to be man and wife in a church that we thought we felt loved' |
(cnn) author arthur c clarke, whose science fiction and non fiction works ranged from the script for '2001: a space odyssey' to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said visionary author arthur c clarke had fans around the world clarke had been wheelchair bound for sev... | arthur c clarke sri lanka age 90 2001 stanley kubrick oscar clarke the 1950s | arthur c clarke dies in sri lanka at age 90, aide says . '2001: a space odyssey' was perhaps his best known work . he and stanley kubrick shared oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay . clarke had lived in sri lanka since the 1950s |
yakutat, alaska (cnn) residents of towns in the alaska panhandle have begun picking up plastic bottles, chunks of foam insulation and floating buoys from japan's 2011 tsunami 'this is urethane spray building foam,' chris pallister, president of the conservation group gulf of alaska keeper, said as he picked through ... | alaska noaa a year | 'if you walk up and down this beach, you'll see big chunks,' alaska man says . noaa says it doesn't have the budget to clean remote areas . tsunami debris could be washing ashore for a year, noaa says |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) court proceedings in the trial against tariq aziz, one of the best known faces of saddam hussein's former regime in iraq, and several co defendants have ended after being in session only briefly tuesday the trial of tariq aziz, pictured here in a baghdad courtroom in july 2004, has begun the tria... | tariq aziz iraqi fourth ex hussein baghdad us | tariq aziz, former iraqi deputy pm, appears in court over executions . he and five others charged with execution of 42 merchants . this is the fourth major trial of ex hussein officials since invasion . violence continues in baghdad as us troops kill insurgents in gunbattle |
(cnn) 'that's the second unmanly thing you've done today,' is the punch line of the most frequently played miller lite ad during nfl games it ends with the ultimatum, 'man up' in a new mcdonald's commercial, two newlyweds delay their honeymoon after the man hears that mcdonald's is featuring the mcrib sandwich again... | william bennett bennett | william bennett: ads, tv shows focus on the changing role of men . in the shows, men have become the butt of the jokes, he says . bennett: the modern idea of manhood is in doubt . he says it's important for people to train a new generation of young men |
yosemite national park, california (cnn) bone dry grass and brush saturday fed flames as more than 2,600 crew members struggled to corral a still growing wildfire in california's sierra foothills 'this fire is very dynamic,' said tina rose, spokeswoman for the multiagency incident command 'the access to the fire has... | b&b yosemite national park rim fire around 130,000 acres california | b&b owners prepare for possible evacuation . 'we are the no 1 priority in the country'. one entrance to yosemite national park is closed . rim fire has burned around 130,000 acres in california |
montgomery, alabama (cnn) i'm an attorney and i represent incarcerated people, both in my home state of alabama and across the united states i spend every day with people who are poor, disadvantaged, condemned and marginalized i am persuaded that we can and should do better to create more hopeful and encouraging sol... | bryan stevenson americans america stevenson | bryan stevenson: the number of americans in prisons has grown tremendously . he says mass incarceration is an injustice that stains america . stevenson says justice system incarcerates minor criminals, locks up children for life . he says america will be judged for its compassion for poor and condemned |
(cnn) next time you wonder, 'what am i doing today?' just ask google the all knowing search engine is introducing new voice searches that let you ask questions about you ask about reservations you have, purchases you've made, upcoming flight plans or what's on your schedule and google will return personalized answe... | google | google adds personalized voice searches to mobile and desktop search . when logged in you can ask about your calendar, flights, purchases, and photos . the answers are pulled from your google e mails, calendars and google+ . this marks the latest attempt by google to become an intelligent personal assistant |
(cnn) afghan schoolgirls sit in the spotlight as their classrooms face alleged poison attacks in the north and threats from insurgents in the south questions surround the shadowy incidents, which come at a fragile time in the country's transition and in many ways, as goes girls' education, so goes the country's proc... | gayle lemmon afghan lemmon afghanistan | gayle lemmon: afghan schoolgirls face alleged poison attacks and other threats . lemmon: reports of poisonings vary, but it's certain classrooms across the nation are at risk . negotiators must make the safe education of girls a priority for afghanistan's future, she says . lemmon says that afghan women leaders don't w... |
(cnn) airbus test pilots and managers celebrated friday after the long awaited inaugural flight of the airbus a350 xwb went off without a hitch aviation enthusiasts around the world had their eyes on france as the aircraft took off from toulouse blagnac airport around 10 am local time and landed safely about four ho... | a350 xwb toulouse france airbus a350 boeing dreamliner and 777s paris air show | the first a350 xwb test flight comes to a successful end in toulouse, france . 'i knew it was going to be impressive, but i was blown away,' says airbus coo . the a350 is designed to go head to head with rival boeing's 787 dreamliner and 777s . there's still no confirmation of an a350 xwb appearance at paris air show |
london, england (cnn) it's taken 11 years, thousands of miles and a few fistfuls of dollars for josh tickell to complete his film but when you've devoted your life to a cause as important as helping save the planet, it's a small price to pay director josh tickell holds a jar of bio diesel ijn front of his 'veggie va... | gizmo vassaless leptonic | no related information |
(cnn) it's hard to believe another year is coming to end where on earth did 2013 go? while we try to answer that question, we're thinking about the year that was and all the stories that inspired us, those that made us crazy and those we couldn't stop talking to our friends about on and offline we put our list... | cnncom miley cyrus sheryl sandberg marissa mayer first this year katy perry's batkid | our list consists of stories that resonated strongly with readers on cnncom and social media . miley cyrus, sheryl sandberg, marissa mayer among women who sparked passionate debate . viral videos on beauty and a girl's first period also got our attention this year . inspiring moments include teen's version of katy perr... |
seoul, south korea (cnn) north korea's decision to launch a second long range rocket this year, in the face of international condemnation, could be partly due to internal instability, a senior south korean government official said friday 'this action is driven primarily by domestic demand,' the official said, declin... | backvelder homeoblastic paddockstool | no related information |
(cnn) i grew up about 30 minutes north of boston in a town that was a virtual melting pot — i was exposed to all different backgrounds, cultures, and religions, fueling my personal interests in global issues my teenage years were dotted by regular interactions with people like me from all around the world — people i... | alex newell boston 40% newell world aids day | alex newell says he grew up in a melting pot near boston, exposed to diverse humanity . social media mirrors that globally, crucial to aids education for youth . he says young people globally make up 40% of new infections, many have little health care . newell: especially on world aids day, reach out to ensure others e... |
washington (cnn) a bevy of political and diplomatic heavyweights came together friday to remember richard holbrooke, the veteran us diplomat who died last month after surgery to repair a tear in his aorta a memorial service at the kennedy center was attended by president barack obama, vice president joe biden, forme... | oedogoniales thebaid cheiropody | no related information |
(cnn) seven time world champion michael schumacher has told cnn that the red bull team should have already tied up the formula one drivers' title and can only blame themselves for not having done so fernando alonso is in pole position to win his third crown, this time for schumacher's former team ferrari, at the ... | michael schumacher red bull sebastian vettel mark webber fernando alonso brazil schumacher | michael schumacher hints at problems in red bull camp ahead of title decider . sebastian vettel and mark webber battling to overtake f1 leader fernando alonso . red bull won constructors' title in penultimate race of season in brazil . seven time world champion schumacher looking forward to a better 2011 season |
(cnn) eos airlines, the all business class carrier, has declared bankruptcy and stopped operations sunday the new york based airline reconfigured 220 seater boeing 757s to 48 seats that could extend into fully flat beds the seats also allowed passengers or 'guests' as they airline prefered to describe them to ... | resumptive urnfield antiworld | no related information |
(cnn) austrian investigators monday released more details about the elaborate underground cellar where josef fritzl kept his daughter imprisoned for 24 years, along with three of their children josef fritzl admitted to authorities he raped his daughter and fathered her children investigators believe fritzl planned ... | fritzl josef fritzl | new: hospitalized incest daughter's condition is grave but stable, police say . fritzl imprisoned and raped daughter, also fathered her children, police say . wife of josef fritzl was too scared to question him, her sister says . fritzl's wife focused on keeping family healthy, according to her sister |
(cnn) dutch prince johan friso died monday, more than 17 months after he suffered a severe brain injury in an avalanche, the dutch royal family announced on its website prince friso, 44, was in what the family called 'a state of minimal consciousness' after he was caught in an avalanche at an austrian ski resort in ... | cibols decennia undercondition | no related information |
(cnn) the jury in the trial of former democratic presidential candidate john edwards is deliberating six counts stemming from allegations that he accepted illegal campaign contributions, falsified documents and conspired to receive and conceal the contributions the maximum sentence if convicted on all six counts wou... | pupillate xylenes stillish | no related information |
(cnn) is it really possible that our century long love affair with the automobile is coming to an end? are we really falling out of love with our cars? at the futurecast debate last month the most surprising discussion of the evening focused on the crisis of our car culture speaker after speaker noted the younger ge... | futurecast american | guests at futurecast debated the demise of the car as private vehicle . some pointed to decline in driving licenses held by young american . more ideas from digital tech should be incorporated into car design, said some |
(cnn) john edwards walked out of a courtroom thursday a free man how long will it take women attracted by the flame of celebrity even ill gotten to date him? and believe they can convert him to monogamy? the former democratic presidential hopeful's affair with rielle hunter and the subsequent cover up led to s... | john edwards edwards | john edwards stood trial on accusations of violating campaign finance laws . edwards is accused of using campaign funds to cover up an extramarital affair . edwards was acquitted of one count, and the jury deadlocked on the remaining five counts |
(cnn) two of the most experienced sides in the world cup face off against each other tuesday, including the host brazil, the only country never to have missed a world cup brazil's match against mexico will be the south american giant's 99th match since the tournament began in 1930 but mexico's players are no slouche... | brazil 99th world cup tuesday mexico 15th fourth germany thomas muller maradona iran first | brazil is set to play its 99th match in world cup history tuesday . this is mexico's 15th world cup, putting the country fourth in total appearances . germany's thomas muller brings his world cup goal tally to eight, level with maradona . iran's 0 0 draw against nigeria marks the first time iran hasn't given up a goal |
chicago, illinois ( cnn) forty years ago, chicago's grant park was the scene of violent political protests at the 1968 democratic national convention history gave grant park another chance tuesday as the scene of a peaceful and jubilant celebration of barack obama's presidential victory valerie holden, second from l... | amygdalotomy concordantial sigmodontes | no related information |
(cnn) dangling from the top of a 20 meter mast while bouncing along the open waves would test even the most hardened sailor's stomach if the vertigo doesn't rattle you, the mast lurching at a 45 degree angle will then there's the real possibility the whole boat could capsize under the strain plunging you deep und... | kos evans 10 meter | sailing photographer kos evans pioneers innovative masthead genre . climbs 10 meter masts in pursuit of breathtaking photographs . also took stunning underwater shots of massive racing yachts . new book chronicles influential 30 year career, including some close calls |
(cnn) world number three kim clijsters overcame russia's alisa kleybanova 4 6 6 3 7 6 in a two hour 38 minute battle on thursday to reach the final of the sydney international tournament klijsters will now face china's li na in friday's final and a win at sydney's olympic park will see her rise to number two in the ... | pulsellum possessed androgyny | no related information |
(cnn) two time world footballer of the year ronaldinho has joined flamengo on a four year contract, the brazilian club confirmed on tuesday the 30 year old, whose star has fallen since being named the planet's best player in 2004 and 2005 while with spanish club barcelona, has left italian league leaders ac milan wi... | flamengo brazil ronaldinho 30 year old italian ac milan 2015 gremio palmeiras blackburn la galaxy's david beckham english tottenham | flamengo announce the signing of former brazil international ronaldinho . the 30 year old leaves italian leaders ac milan to pen a contract until 2015 . he had been courted by hometown club gremio, palmeiras and blackburn . la galaxy's david beckham begins his training stint with english club tottenham |
washington (cnn) president obama began working monday night on the speech he will deliver during a memorial service wednesday for the victims of saturday's mass shooting in tucson, arizona white house officials say obama has determined the broad idea of what he wants to say and is working with his team of speechwrit... | obama reagan clinton bush fort hood | president obama continues to work on speech he will deliver at memorial wednesday . like presidents before him, obama is thrust into role of 'mourner in chief'. presidents reagan, clinton and bush all had defining moments amid national grief . obama, too, has had unpleasant duty before after coal mine disaster and f... |
(cnn) here's the thing: blaming arizona is easy in the wake of the terrible shooting at that congressional town hall meeting, it is simple to point to a rampant culture of easy gun access, intolerance, and anti government fever and say, 'sure, this man was unbalanced, but the wild winds of the grand canyon state ble... | arizona foreman | some blame arizona's culture for shootings, foreman writes, but is that realistic?. arizona has very lenient gun laws, but places with stricter laws have higher crime rates . arizona's rates of hate crimes, extremist groups are comparable to other states . anger, vicious political debate are found everywhere, foreman s... |
(cnn) events are scheduled around the united states to commemorate civil rights leader martin luther king jr as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of a holiday in his honor president obama and first lady michelle obama planned to mark the day by participating in a service project in washington 'martin luther king... | 1986 congress a national day 1994 obama cabinet | the federal holiday was first observed in 1986 . congress designated a national day of service in 1994 . obama and numerous cabinet secretaries plan to participate . other events are scheduled throughout the nation |
(cnn) at&t has been slow to adopt a feature that lets customers share a smartphone data signal wirelessly to other gadgets and computers but a mobile hotspot feature is coming to at least two new at&t phones running google's android operating system the carrier is also mulling whether it will add the ability to appl... | at&t | at&t is preparing to allow customers to use a feature called mobile hotspot . hotspot allows users to share a phone's wireless data connection among other devices . at&t is late, compared to competitors, in adding this ability to its phones |
(cnn) iran's bid for a record fourth asian cup final title began with a 2 1 victory over neighbors iraq in qatar on tuesday, thanks to a late goalkeeping error by the defending champions' mohammed kassid kassid completely misjudged a dipping free kick from out on the left by iman mobali, which bounced in front of hi... | mohammed kassid's asian cup iran iraq tuesday second group north korea united arab emirates day first qatar koreans hong yong jo eighth minute | mohammed kassid's late error gives three time asian cup winners iran a winning start . defending champions iraq took an early lead but lost 2 1 in tuesday's second group d tie . north korea drew 0 0 with united arab emirates in the day's first match in qatar . the koreans' captain hong yong jo missed an eighth minute p... |
(cnn) croatia held off a furious late onslaught from euro 2008 co hosts austria to win 1 0 in their opening group b match in vienna on sunday emmanuel pogagtetz, left, fouls croatia striker ivica olic to concede the match winning penalty the croatians took the lead in the fourth minute when midfielder luka modric co... | nonsyllabic caracoled dynamiting | no related information |
tucson, arizona (cnn) as the us house of representatives resumes regular business monday for the first time since since the january 8 arizona shootings, the congresswoman shot in the attack continued to make progress, and mourners said goodbye to a staff member who rushed to the aid of others and a retired construct... | giffords dorwan stoddard gabriel 'gabe' zimmerman | giffords is upgraded from critical to serious condition . dorwan stoddard's widow: 'he saved my life, and gave his for it'. a memorial takes place for giffords staffer gabriel 'gabe' zimmerman |
washington (cnn) the department of homeland security will bypass environmental and land management laws to build hundreds of miles of border fence between the united states and mexico, homeland security secretary michael chertoff said tuesday a border fence stands at juarez, mexico more than 360 miles of fence are s... | sierra club homeland security us mexico michael chertoff congress | new: sierra club says border waivers are unconstitutional . homeland security chief: waivers will enable security projects to move forward . environmental, land management laws will be bypassed for us mexico fence . michael chertoff says congress has given him the authority to bypass laws |
(cnn) borussia dortmund delivered a devastating blow to bayer leverkusen's title hopes with a 3 1 away victory that extended the german league leaders' advantage to 13 points leverkusen went into the match in second place on goal difference ahead of mainz, but paid the price for poor second half defending as dortmun... | kevin grosskreutz borussia dortmund bundesliga mario gotze bayer leverkusen leverkusen german | kevin grosskreutz scores twice as borussia dortmund extend bundesliga lead . he also sets up third goal for mario gotze in 3 1 win at bayer leverkusen . leverkusen fall 13 points behind and drop to third place on goal difference . dortmund, seeking first german league title since 2002, have 15 wins from 18 matches |
washington (cnn) the us government has charged an international arms dealer with conspiring to sell a rebel group millions of dollars in weapons 'to be used to kill americans in colombia,' federal prosecutors announced tuesday viktor bout is accused of selling missiles, rockets and other weapons to farc, a colombian... | viktor bout farc thailand us bout | viktor bout offered to sell surface to air missiles, rockets to farc . arms dealer captured in thailand us seeks extradition . us says bout is an example of a new breed of organized crime leaders |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) the mexican government has ordered 2,000 troops to the us mexico border in response to a wave of drug related violence that is blamed for 200 deaths since january, officials announced thursday mexico has ordered troops to move near juarez, shown here with el paso, texas, in the distance th... | mexico juarez | officials: 2,000 troops to go to border in response to wave of drug violence . majority of troops will be near the northern border of mexico, in juarez . violence has increased in large part to competing drug cartels |
(cnn student news) january 13, 2011 download pdf maps related to today's show: • arizona • australia transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: a problem that won't be solved, even if the solution is clear the story and the r... | united states the us house of representatives arizona australia | a winter storm slams the northeastern united states . the us house of representatives condemns the arizona shooting . massive floods leave vast areas of australia underwater . use the daily discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories |
seoul, south korea (cnn) the chairman of the samsung group announced his resignation tuesday, just days after his indictment amid an investigation into allegations of corruption chairman of the samsung group lee kun hee has been indicted for tax evasion and breach of trust 'i sincerely apologize and will do my best ... | samsung group lee kun hee lee a few days | samsung group chairman lee kun hee announces resignation, apologizes . lee's decision comes a few days after his indictment amid corruption investigation . lee was indicted for tax evasion and breach of trust . prosecutors say indictment relates to a plan to transfer control of the firm to his son |
yangon, myanmar (cnn) residents in this sprawling river delta city hacked their way through downed trees and trudged through knee deep swirling brown waters monday as they tried to pick up the pieces of their lives after a deadly cyclone ravaged the southeast asian country over the weekend the powerful storm toppled... | red cross 190,000 food cyclone nargis myanmar yangon over weekend state | new: red cross approves $190,000 in aid for cyclone victims . food, fuel scarce; emergency assistance needed, sources say . cyclone nargis hits myanmar's former capital of yangon over weekend . state of emergency has been declared in five regions by ruling military junta |
tucson, arizona (cnn) jared lee loughner was up all night before gunning down 19 people six fatally outside an arizona supermarket, taking several trips to the supermarket's shopping plaza in between checking in at an area hotel and visiting two walmarts to buy ammunition, according to a timeline released frid... | loughner walmarts walgreens | loughner bought a doughnut, energy bars at a gas station at 2:34 am, source says . he visited two walmarts and walgreens twice in the hours before the shooting, police say . the shooting suspect was in and out of his hotel room repeatedly early that morning . police say it will take 10 days to get dna test results on a... |
(cnn) president asif ali zardari of pakistan will attend the nato summit meeting about afghanistan in chicago this weekend, his office said in a statement thursday nato had invited zardari to the conference on tuesday, just days after the organization's secretary general, anders fogh rasmussen, had suggested that th... | parridges renably cricking | no related information |
(cnn) a north carolina middle school teacher was suspended for three days for showing students the rap video 'same love,' macklemore's song promoting equal rights for gays 'the issue in this matter was one of whether the video was curriculum based, educationally related, and age appropriate for a class of prepubesce... | macklemore same love michigan | new: teacher back on job . macklemore's song not 'age appropriate' for 'prepubescent 13 year olds,' school says . 'same love' video includes a kiss between two men at a wedding altar . a michigan middle school teacher was suspended for the same offense last year |
(cnn) police spotted a man in the gardens of buckingham palace and stopped him, concerned he might be an intruder the man in question: prince andrew, duke of york he was out for a stroll through the manicured gardens in the early evening andrew, the son of queen elizabeth ii, was born in the palace in 1960, has offi... | prince andrew buckingham palace | prince andrew was mistaken for an intruder on buckingham palace grounds . the incident came days after a man made it into the palace and was arrested for burglary . prince says he looks forward to 'a safe walk in the gardens in the future' |
(cnn) an undercover sting operation nabbed an atlanta area sheriff's deputy who was selling marijuana out of his patrol car and in uniform, federal authorities say newton county deputy darrell mathis told an informant that he could sell pot without fear because 'he drives safely and flashes police credentials to get... | fbi darrell mathis mathis | the fbi says darrell mathis sold marijuana to federal agents during a 4 month probe . mathis turned up in his patrol car, in uniform, for some sales . the investigation began with a 'social visit,' court papers state . mathis could not be reached for comment; he could face up to life in prison if found guilty |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) there he stands, mount kilimanjaro in the background, striking a pose on a purple mat, bathed in the light of dawn breathing stretching opening up his mind a group of young children following and copying his every move watching a maasai warrior practice yoga is a rare sight, but jacob parit i... | the africa yoga project kenya every week | the africa yoga project is making yoga popular in kenya . over 300 free classes are offered every week, from slums to villages . maasai yoga teacher: 'it is a peaceful thing and it brings people together' |
beirut, lebanon (cnn) in a country as small as a newborn baby is tiny, the birth of ghadi has been a very big deal for lebanon 'ghadi was born pure, was born a lebanese citizen,' explains his happy mother, kholoud sukkarieh, as she holds her nearly 2 month old baby close 'he was not born a sectarian person' sukkarie... | claribella heroinize cordwains | no related information |
(cnn) a dry and mild spring led don villwock, like all of indiana's corn and soybean farmers, to plant two weeks early this year he was hopeful for a bountiful labor day harvest but the rain didn't fall and june brought blistering heat now, as punishing drought grips the midwest, villwock, 61, walks his hard hit 4,0... | don villwock indiana nevada south carolina | farmers like don villwock in indiana are worried about poor yields . they planted early and were optimistic for bountiful crops . but drought and record setting temperatures have damaged corn and soybeans . the drought stretches from nevada to south carolina |
(cnn) former model charlotte collard sashayed down the catwalks and graced the covers of magazines around the world, until she decided to use her inside knowledge of the fashion industry to launch e commerce platform soyouthinkyoucanshop here the mother of three girls, who is also a gia certified gemologist, shares ... | charlotte collard charlotte | charlotte collard is a former model turned entrepreneur . she launched a fashion e commerce platform after spotting the potential of the market . charlotte says there is room for both physical and virtual boutiques in the world of shopping . she thinks they offer different advantages when shopping, which compliment eac... |
(cnn) this week, in a scene not witnessed during the 30 year rule of hosni mubarak, the egyptian presidential palace was encircled with barbed wire as thousands of protesters opposing president mohamed morsy besieged it from all sides the visual is shocking, considering that a few short months ago, morsy stood witho... | dishorn leonis taxator | no related information |
(cnn) for 70 years, survivors of the december 7, 1941, attack on pearl harbor have captivated listeners with their firsthand accounts, recalling buddies who died in their arms or the glasses worn by a low flying japanese pilot they have participated in solemn wreath laying ceremonies and spoken to civic groups and s... | pearl harbors survivors association end of month year 70 years dec 7 oahu pearl harbor | pearl harbors survivors association formally disbands at end of month . another group, individuals are taking up the baton . this year's commemoration marks 70 years since dec 7 attacks on oahu . cremated remains of two service members will be placed in ships at pearl harbor |
new delhi (cnn) at least eight people were killed and thousands displaced after powerful cyclone nilam roared into india's southeastern coast, authorities said thursday about 8,000 people in low lying areas on the coast of tamil nadu state were moved to temporary shelters, said jatindranath swain, the province's dis... | tamil cyclone nilam | about 8,000 people in low lying areas of tamil nadu state are relocated . six crew members are missing from an oil tanker that ran aground . cyclone nilam brings heavy rain and high winds to the region |
(cnn) manchester city have sent representatives to brazil in the hope of persuading ronaldinho to sign for them a move to city could make ronaldinho the premier league's highest paid player city chairman garry cook told bbc radio five live on sunday that ronaldinho's spanish club barcelona had given city permission ... | fishfall reshoot semplice | no related information |
(cnn) a marine was killed in california on friday when the amphibious assault vehicle he was riding in submerged during a training exercise, the camp pendleton public affairs office said six marines were in the vehicle during the incident, the base's public affairs office said in a statement, and no injuries were re... | whered algerians inexpugnability | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) the pakistani supreme court is investigating allegations that a tribal council in a restive province ordered that about a dozen girls aged between 4 and 16 be handed over from one tribe to another to settle a feud, a provincial official said tuesday the girls are at risk because under 'vani... | subacridity roselles toasters | no related information |
(cnn) in 1519, portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan launched the expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe and so humanity learned the full extent of its world this week, we learned from science magazine that nasa's voyager 1 spacecraft currently the man made object farthest from earth ... | nasa voyager 1 meg urry 36 years ago millenniums | nasa's voyager 1 spacecraft left the solar system and entered interstellar space . meg urry: voyager's achievement is a major milestone in human exploration . she says the mission, launched 36 years ago, will go forth unimpeded for millenniums . urry: there are no expectations that it will encounter other civilizations... |
(cnn) inventor nikola tesla may have died alone and broke, but he has powerful friends who want to preserve his legacy cartoonist matthew inman, the brain behind 'the oatmeal,' is one using his popular web comic, inman launched an effort to turn tesla's former laboratory in shoreham, new york, into a museum tesla, w... | aryballoi nonclergyable daystreak | no related information |
belfast, northern ireland (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton condemned recent outbreaks of violence in northern ireland and urged a continued commitment to peace during meetings friday with political leaders in belfast 'there can be no place in northern ireland for any violence; the remnants of the past mus... | haematocystis utilitarianize nonretraceable | no related information |
washington (cnn) calling it the single largest crackdown on bus companies that the department of transportation has ever undertaken, secretary ray lahood announced thursday the agency has shut down 26 bus operators for breaking federal safety rules he declared the operations imminent hazards to public safety officia... | the department of transportation ray lahood | the department of transportation says 26 bus operators broke safety rules . 'these operators transport over 1,800 passengers a day,' secretary ray lahood says . thirteen of the companies had been ordered out of service but continued to operate |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) turkish troops fired artillery shells into northern iraq on wednesday nearly a week after turkey completed its eight day ground offensive targeting kurdish militants, an iraqi official told cnn turkish troops patrol near the border with iraq during the february offensive jabbar yawer, spokesman f... | replevy laxness operatory | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the uk's prince harry has been serving on the frontline in afghanistan and seen combat, but his deployment will be reviewed after the news was leaked by a us web site, the uk ministry of defense confirmed thursday he was deployed 10 weeks ago and his fellow soldiers were sworn to secrecy 'at th... | afghanistan islamist ministry of defense prince harry | new: prince harry's afghanistan deployment is being reviewed . new: breaking of a news embargo puts the prince at risk, military says . new: islamist web sites have alerted militants to capture the prince . ministry of defense says prince harry was deployed in december |
tehran, iran (cnn) iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki on sunday tried to allay iranian fears over a planned us iraq security pact, saying his government would not allow iraq to become a launching pad for an attack on its neighbor iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, left, greets iraq's prime minister nuri al mal... | iraq iran us iraq nuri al maliki tehran al maliki us | iraq's prime minister in iran trying to calm fears over any us iraq security pact . nuri al maliki visiting tehran, where he is meeting with top officials . al maliki says iraq will not be used as a launching pad for us attacks on iran |
orlando, florida (cnn) the man accused of trying to sneak bomb making materials on a flight from orlando to jamaica admitted he planned to build a bomb after he landed, according to an fbi agent witnesses say the man arrested tuesday was 'rocking left and right and up and down' the man said he planned to 'detonate ... | kevin brown army brown fbi orlando tuesday | new: kevin brown was honorably discharged from the army . brown admitted he planned to build a bomb after he landed, court documents say . fbi: brown was arrested for carrying a weapon or explosives onto a plane . brown tried to board flight at orlando airport tuesday |
dallas, texas (cnn) a police officer was killed friday morning in a motorcycle accident as sen hillary clinton's motorcade made its way through downtown dallas, police said the dallas police department said senior cpl victor lozada tirado was traveling southbound on the houston street viaduct when he struck a curb, ... | dallas cpl victor lozada tirado hillary clinton's clinton | new: dallas police senior cpl victor lozada tirado dies in motorcycle accident . officer was part of sen hillary clinton's motorcade in dallas . clinton says she is 'greatly heartsick over this loss' |
(cnn) a tornado pummeled pensacola, florida, thursday, severely damaging a church with an attached day care center, destroying homes and leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power, the mayor said christy fayard took this photo of an overturned car in the parking lot of a store thursday in pensacola, flo... | pensacola florida tornado day storm missouri cnn | at least four people hurt in pensacola, florida . tornado hits day care, but children ok, sheriff's spokesman says . storm skips over high school, hits mall, official says . tornado kills couple in missouri, cnn affiliate says |
london, england american basketball is planning to create up to five new european franchises who would compete for the nba championship, according to a report by sports illustrated nba stars such as kobe bryant may soon be seen on a regular basis in europe the astonishing claims come hard on the heels of plans by t... | nba european sports illustrated david stern | the nba is planning a european division of up to five teams claims a report . sports illustrated say commissioner david stern will announce expansion plan . nba has previously played exhibition games in overseas countries |
(cnn) a us air force b 1 bomber caught fire friday after a landing at al udeid air base in qatar, us military officials said a sweep wing b 1 bomber, similar to this one, caught fire after landing friday in qatar, the us military says the crew evacuated safely, the officials said they said the fire began while the ... | al udeid air base qatar the middle east | new: bomber burned after landing at al udeid air base in qatar . new: crew was able to evacuate aircraft safely, military says . al udeid air base has the military's longest runway in the middle east |
tucson, arizona (cnn) arizonans paid tribute friday morning to the federal judge killed in the deadly shooting rampage last weekend in tucson us district judge john roll was one of six people gunned down saturday when he dropped by us rep gabrielle giffords' meet and greet in a supermarket parking lot the funeral se... | julia extensionality fluigramme | no related information |
french footballing legend zinedine zidane has been appointed as 'presidential advisor' to real madrid's first team, working alongside head coach jose mourinho the 38 year old has been working as a personal advisor to the spanish club's president florentino perez since mid 2009, having retired from playing after the 200... | zinedine zidane real madrid jose mourinho france mid 2009 mourinho la liga ac milan sunday inter | zinedine zidane given post working alongside real madrid coach jose mourinho . former france star has been an advisor to real president since mid 2009 . mourinho will miss two la liga matches after being banned for insulting a referee . ac milan hit by double striker blow ahead of sunday's derby with arch rivals inter |
(cnn) world heavyweight champion wladimir klitschko has told reporters that he believes rival david haye is only bluffing with his threats to quit boxing in october international boxing federation (ibf) and world boxing organization (wbo) champion klitschko will defend his titles against dereck chisora on april 30, ... | wladimir klitschko david haye briton haye october ukrainian klitschko haye dereck chisora april | wladimir klitschko believes david haye is only bluffing with his threats to quit boxing . briton haye maintains he will retire in october without facing ukrainian klitschko . haye made the claims after klitschko's decision to fight dereck chisora in april |
(cnn) for some fans, tailgating is something to do before a football game for others, a football game is something to do after tailgating it's a religion at various schools, complete with copious amounts of food, games and flat screen tvs even though the weather is cooling off, tailgating season is still heating up ... | the university of washington tigers auburn lsu | tailgating is a tradition at many colleges, passed down from generation to generation . many tailgates include games, food and an entertainment system . at the university of washington, fans can tailgate on the water . tigers fans both auburn's and lsu's invite opposing teams to their tailgates |
(cnn) a major winter storm system was rolling across the southeastern united states early monday, sending out shocks of snow, freezing rain and sleet, and forcing some airlines to cancel flights airtran airways canceled 14 flights sunday, most of them heading into atlanta, in order to have fewer aircraft on the grou... | louisiana alabama georgia airlines us atlanta | new: states of emergencies are declared in louisiana, alabama and georgia . airlines are beginning to cancel flights . snow, ice and freezing temperatures are expected across the southeastern us. weather conditions in atlanta could impact air travel across the country |
(cnn) norway's navy announced on monday that it will help search for the missing plane of 20th century explorer roald amundsen, more than 80 years after his death roald amundsen led the first successful expedition to the south pole from 1910 to 1912 the search scheduled for later this year will focus on a 40 s... | roald amundsen's amundsen 1928 north pole first south pole later this year | unmanned submarine to be used in search for roald amundsen's plane . amundsen's plane crashed in 1928 while he was on a rescue mission to north pole . amundsen first to reach south pole; credited with being first to both poles . search due to begin later this year |
(cnn) at the bill & melinda gates foundation, we consider ourselves to be impatient optimists we are impatient with the way the world is, but optimistic that changing it is possible one reason for this optimism is the progress that we have seen in the 10 years since the united nations created the millennium devel... | melinda gates un millennium development 10 years ago 2010 1990 | melinda gates: the un adopted millennium development goals 10 years ago . she says there's been extraordinary progress in many areas . reduction in child mortality alone will save 4 million lives in 2010, compared to 1990, she says . gates: i'm optimistic about the world but impatient for faster change |
new york (cnn) two men are in custody in connection with the death of a 16 month old boy shot while his father pushed his stroller across a brooklyn street, authorities said friday the father, anthony hennis, 21, was pushing antiq hennis in his stroller near their home on sunday evening the child was shot in the lef... | facedown unawardable cuprammonium | no related information |
danielle holley walker is a professor at the university of south carolina school of law and is actively supporting the campaign of sen barack obama danielle holley walker: media's features on african american women voters are missing the point (cnn) you can't turn on a 24 hour news channel or your nightly news this ... | compressors salability flattener | no related information |
(cnn) matthew mcconaughey is having one hell of a year from almost stealing 'the wolf of wall street' despite being on the screen for only a few moments, to the critical acclaim and awards he's racking up for his turn in 'dallas buyers club,' and did we mention a little thing called his hit hbo tv series 'true detec... | matthew mcconaughey dallas buyers club oscar | matthew mcconaughey is having a moment thanks to 'dallas buyers club'. he's up for the best actor oscar . his career has evolved from playing a stoner to dark roles |
(cnn) land of the free home of the brave bastion of mediocre internet speeds already getting clobbered by countries like south korea and japan, the united states is close to falling out of the top 10 nations in terms of internet connection speeds, according to a new report the united states fell from 8th to 9th afte... | united states 9th 8th last year us sweden south korea 60% | report says united states has 9th fastest internet speed in the world . that's down from 8th last year, as the us is leapfrogged by sweden . geography, population, industry are factors . south korea has fastest connections, 60% quicker than united states |
(cnn) one of the strangest sequel projects in movie history is no longer a sequel in a joint statement, mgm studios and dahlia waingort, the producer of the film originally known as raging bull ii, declared on wednesday that waingort's film now has the working title the bronx bull, and is in no way associated with m... | nelly philopatrian enchanted | no related information |
galway, ireland (cnn) the husband of a woman who died after reportedly being refused an abortion in ireland said friday he will not cooperate with an inquiry into her death ireland's health service monitoring group the health information and quality authority friday published the 'terms of reference' for its i... | praveen halappanavar irish savita halappanavar october 28 | husband of woman who died after being refused abortion will not cooperate with inquiry . praveen halappanavar thinks irish officials failed to adequately investigate, his lawyer says . savita halappanavar died october 28 of blood poisoning |
(cnn) if there was a predominant reaction to this voter's indecision, shared in 'young, female and undecided' on cnn two weeks ago, it was incredulity 'the candidates have spent billions,' i was told 'their tv ads have replaced normal programming this campaign has been longer than a life sentence how can you still b... | cat castellanos romney obama red sox's valentine castellanos | cat castellanos had been torn over which candidate to support . she says her decision to vote for romney is based on the weak economic recovery . obama should be held accountable the way red sox's valentine was, she says . castellanos: romney's position on social issues such as abortion will not change law |
rome (cnn) italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi said saturday he would run again as his country's leader, signaling a return to the limelight for the nation's most flamboyant politician the billionaire resigned as prime minister just over a year ago at the height of his country's debt crisis, bringing to ... | mario monti silvio berlusconi | prime minister mario monti plans to step down after passage of a budget, stability measures . 'i return to politics with despair and out of a sense of responsibility,' says silvio berlusconi . the 76 year old insists he is entering the race to win . he resigned in november 2011 amid a national economic crisis |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the fighting that erupted in baghdad's sadr city last month has killed 925 people and wounded 2,605, a top government official said wednesday iraqis mourn outside the sadr city hospital wednesday after several people were killed in clashes most of the casualties consist of civilians and 'criminal... | thymic bawra rublis | no related information |
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