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(cnn) scientists in the arctic have discovered the largest ever under ice bloom of phytoplankton, likening the discovery to 'finding the amazon rainforest in the middle of the mojave desert' researchers were amazed to discover a colossal 100 kilometer (62 miles) stretch of phytoplankton blooming under arctic ice, no... | nasa arctic | a nasa expedition has discovered a huge phytoplankton bloom under arctic ice . scientists say melting ice pools function as skylights, enabling under ice photosynthesis . the timing of such blooms could affect migratory species' feeding cycles |
(cnn) they say football can take over your life and now german bundesliga side fc schalke 04 have taken that adage to its extremes schalke fans have long filled germany's leading football arenas with the chant 'ein leben lang, blau und weiãÿ ein leben lang' ('a lifelong blue and white') but now, the club has ensured... | schalke boca juniors argentina | fc schalke 04 to open stadium shaped cemetery for club's fans from next month . schalke founded in the year 1904 and the cemetery will contain that number of graves . schalke now provides a birthing room, baptisms, marriages and now a final resting place . boca juniors of argentina opened a similar ceremony five years ... |
(cnn) injuries from a bicycle accident could change a nasa astronaut's duties on space shuttle discovery, the agency said in a statement mission specialist tim kopra was injured in a bicycle accident saturday, nasa said the agency said he 'will be ok,' but did not release further details, citing medical privacy but ... | thawed planispiral goelism | no related information |
(cnn) british prime minister david cameron congratulated the country's cricket team friday after it beat australia on aussie home turf in a series of matches for cricket's historic ashes trophy it was the first time in 24 years that england clinched an ashes series win in australia 'retaining the ashes was a fantast... | cameron australia england first 24 years 1877 every two years | new: cameron: winning the series is 'icing on the cake'. australia loses to england on its own home turf for first time in 24 years . england gets highest score it's ever amassed in test match in australia . the ashes cricket rivalry started in 1877, and they play for the trophy every two years |
(cnn) ahead of the first grand slam tournament of the year, the australian open, defending champion roger federer has exclusively told cnn's pedro pinto that his rivalry with rafael nadal is only on the tennis court and the pair are good friends when the action stops 'some people might think that it's strange som... | roger federer rafa nadal federer australian melbourne paul annacone | roger federer and rafa nadal share a rivalry on court, but also a friendship off it . sixteen time grand slam champion says some people might find friendship strange but it's good for tennis . federer starts defense of australian open title in melbourne this month . new coach paul annacone has urged federer to be more ... |
london (cnn) the chief executive of british airport operator baa, which is responsible for london's heathrow, says he will not be taking his bonus for 2010 following the travel chaos caused by heavy snow colin matthews told cnn: 'i am focusing 100% on passengers, we haven't got everyone home yet, there is still a ba... | heathrow colin matthews 2010 matthews $145 million 2009 pa 70% wednesday gatwick frankfurt | new: heathrow boss colin matthews will not take his bonus for 2010 . new: matthews' salary and bonuses totalled $145 million in 2009, according to pa. heathrow operating at 70% capacity wednesday, around 400 flights canceled . cancellations at gatwick and frankfurt airports due to 'knock on' effect from other airports |
washington (cnn) the us military has tried to close the security gaps that it believes allowed a low level military intelligence analyst to steal hundreds of thousands of classified documents and ultimately give them to the wikileaks website since the first batch of documents was published earlier this year, militar... | wikileaks pentagon | document security reviewed after previous wikileaks disclosures . pentagon says new safeguards make leaks 'much more difficult'. troops got more access to classified documents after 9/11 attacks |
(rollingstonecom) 'this echo is 'good,' ' neil young said toward the end of his set at farm aid's 25th annual concert, which drew 35,000 to milwaukee's miller park playing songs like 'down by the river' and 'ohio' alone with an electric guitar and organ pedals he manipulated with his feet and occasionally joined ... | dave matthews steven tyler mellencamp nelson a nobel peace prize | dave matthews and steven tyler join the benefit's founders for the all day anniversay show . capping off the night was the eleven hour concert's biggest surprise: steven tyler . mellencamp says nelson should be awarded a nobel peace prize for his devotion to farmers |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) nearly a year after assassins killed pakistani prime minister benazir bhutto, her widower won the country's presidential election and hailed his triumph as a victory for democracy 'i feel democracy has been vindicated,' asif ali zardari told cnn 'i feel we are coming closer to her [benazir ... | configure redknees nonaccumulation | no related information |
(mental floss) the legend of jack daniel reaches all the way back to the moment he was born unfortunately, nobody knows exactly when that was jack daniel believed the more memorable his image, the more memorable his whiskey some records show that jasper newton 'jack' daniel came into the world on september 5, 1846 h... | whys animalness dhak | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) pro pot groups cheered passage of referendums legalizing recreational marijuana in colorado and washington state as the 'light at the end of the tunnel' in their 50 year campaign to make the drug legal nationwide 'yesterday's elections have forever changed the playing field regarding cannabis prohi... | norml feds the drug enforcement administration colorado massachusetts montana | votes have 'forever changed the playing field' on marijuana laws, norml says . feds are reviewing the measures, the drug enforcement administration says . 'the voters have spoken and we have to respect their will,' colorado's governor says . massachusetts and maybe montana approved medical marijuana referendums |
madrid, spain (cnn) the search is back on for words to the spanish national anthem spain's basketball team: able to hum the national anthem, but not sing words the lack of lyrics in spain's anthem has long created awkward moments for winning spanish athletes at the olympics they stand on the podium silently or hum a... | approaching olympic games spain spaniards | approaching olympic games creates impetus to find words for spain's anthem . panel rejects winning song because of controversial lyrics . 7,000 spaniards competed to find words for anthem |
(instylecom) as an aspiring ballerina, 9 year old brooke burns took an aggressive approach to makeup 'i would borrow my mom's red borghese lipstick and smear it on like a clown!' she says 'for sexy eyes, there is nothing better than this drugstore black liner' nowadays, the 29 year old burns, a single mom, tries to ... | miss guided brooke burns daytime | 'miss guided' star brooke burns likes being a brunette . actress explains why 'olive oyl' was high school nickname . her daytime moisturizer is same that her mom used |
(cnn) three protesters scaled the golden gate bridge monday and unfurled a 'free tibet' banner, a likely precursor to large protests when the olympic torch arrives wednesday in san francisco, california members of students for a free tibet climbed the bridge to place these banners, said the group's spokesman the ba... | tibet three hours earlier in day paris france olympic china | protesters arrested after hanging 'free tibet' banner from bridge . the climbers come down voluntarily after three hours . earlier in day, protests in paris, france, cut short olympic torch relay . china faces international criticism over crackdown on protests seeking tibet self rule |
(cnn) the world's wildlife has declined by 27 percent since 1970 because of the human impact on the environment, the world wildlife fund said friday these two adult frilled neck lizards are threatened species and are bred in captivity in australia the wwf's latest living planet index shows terrestrial, freshwater an... | 27 percent 1970 wwf | the world's wildlife has declined by 27 percent since 1970 because of humans . wwf: terrestrial, freshwater, marine species all under threat . pollution and overall climate change are other factors causing loss of wildlife |
colorado city, arizona (cnn) a 16 year old girl in arizona has alleged sexual abuse in a fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints community, sources in arizona told cnn friday warren jeffs is the jailed leader of flds groups in arizona, utah, texas and elsewhere authorities are investigating calls... | texas arizona warren jeffs | authorities investigate calls by girl alleging abuse by male relative . calls reportedly similar to those that sparked raid at texas polygamist ranch . arizona polygamist sect also led by jailed 'prophet' warren jeffs . more than 400 children removed from sect's compound in texas |
cambridge, massachusetts (cnn) in a recent discussion of what his administration might accomplish, mitt romney claimed that 'by virtue of the policies that we put in place, we'd get the unemployment rate down to 6%, and perhaps a little lower,' over a period of four years is this goal attainable? it is indeed, it is... | illimited unsolve dezymotize | no related information |
baghdad (cnn) seven police officers were killed and nine were injured tuesday in a series of attacks at security checkpoints in the western iraqi province of anbar, police said the attacks happened in the town of al rutba, a predominantly sunni muslim community that for a few years was an al qaeda stronghold after t... | al rutba tuesday iraqi musayyib | suicide car bombing kills four police officers in al rutba . gunmen later kill three other police officers at security checkpoints in the town . also tuesday, car bomb kills one person, injures 11 others in central iraqi town of musayyib |
cairo (cnn) egyptian security forces arrested mohamed badie, the muslim brotherhood's spiritual leader, at a residential apartment in cairo on tuesday, state run nile tv reported he was arrested in the nasr city section of the capital without any resistance, nile tv said, citing gen abdel fattah othman, an interior ... | mohamed badie nasr city cairo the sinai peninsula muslim brotherhood hosni mubarak | mohamed badie is arrested at an apartment in the nasr city section of cairo . 25 soldiers die in an attack in the sinai peninsula; 3 day mourning period declared . at least 37 muslim brotherhood prisoners reportedly killed in jailbreak attempt . former president hosni mubarak is acquitted in one of many cases against h... |
(cnn) football legend diego maradona has accused world governing body fifa of being corrupt and run by greedy officials who have made millions from the sport the 1986 world cup winner delivered the broadside at his first press conference as coach of dubai based club al wasl on saturday, as he reflected on the recent... | fifa diego maradona argentina dubai 50 year old | soccer's ruling body fifa condemned as 'corrupt' by diego maradona . argentina legend rants against its officials at press conference in dubai . the 50 year old says he has never been comfortable with fifa establishment . he says its officials tried to prevent him forming a players' union |
(cnn) real madrid's cristiano ronaldo could be forgiven for feeling a sense of deja vu after he was pitted against chief rival lionel messi of barcelona in the race for football's prestigious ballon d'or the pair will go up against messi's spanish teammate andres iniesta after the original shortlist was whittled dow... | topologist beaufet uncanned | no related information |
(cnn) switzerland's lara gut won the giant slalom as the world cup season kicked off in soelden, austria on saturday the 22 year old's first ever victory in the discipline was clinched in a combined time of two minutes 2516 seconds from two runs austria's kathrin zettel finished second, 084 seconds behind gut with g... | swiss first world cup austria kathrin zettel second germany viktoria rebensburg third last year's 18th | swiss skier takes first giant slalom title of career in opening race of world cup season . austria's kathrin zettel finishes second; germany's viktoria rebensburg is third . last year's winner and overall world cup champion finishes in 18th place |
(cnn) actress mackenzie phillips reveals she had a long term incestuous relationship with her famous father, musician john philips, in a tell all memoir, according to peoplecom, which obtained an advance copy of her book actress mackenzie phillips reportedly reveals a family secret to oprah winfrey phillips, the 49 ... | mackenzie phillips john philips phillips fiji | new: mackenzie phillips says she slept with john philips night before her wedding . new: phillips says relationship grew consensual; father proposed moving to fiji . the former child star has led a troubled life . she was arrested in 2008 on suspicion of drug possession |
(cnn) relatives of 10 year old lyric cook and 8 year old elizabeth collins got news monday that no family wants authorities identified the bodies found by hunters in a wooded area last week as those of the two young iowa cousins, missing since july their bodies were found in the seven bridges wildlife area in bremer... | lyric cook elizabeth collins hunters | girls' disappearance sparked a massive volunteer search effort . sheriff vows vigilance in pursuit of those responsible . lyric cook, 10, and elizabeth collins, 8, had been missing since july . hunters found their bodies in a wooded area last week |
(cnn) dallas cowboys nose tackle josh brent was released from jail on $500,000 bond sunday around the time his team pulled off an emotional, last second win after his arrest in the fiery weekend car crash that killed his teammate brent was arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter after a mercedes he ... | josh brent irving city brent jerry brown cowboys | new: josh brent is released sunday from irving city jail, a source at the jail says . brent, 24, was driving when his car flipped and caught fire early saturday, police say . his teammate jerry brown, a passenger, was pronounced dead at a hospital . the cowboys win on a last second score despite their 'numbness,' head ... |
istanbul (cnn) a kurdistan regional government spokesman expressed hope wednesday that only a temporary 'technical issue' led the iraqi government to deny permission for turkey's energy minister to fly to the autonomous kurdish region in northern iraq energy minister taner yildiz's plane was forced to turn around in... | kurdish taner yildiz iraq ankara baghdad | kurdish spokesman: 'we hope it is only a technical issue and it will be resolved soon'. energy minister taner yildiz's plane was forced to turn around in mid flight tuesday . he was on his way to a conference in the kurdish region in northern iraq . the incident comes at a time of heightened tension between ankara and ... |
(cnn) just days after an arson attack left a bolivian radio personality in critical condition, police arrested four suspects now, the victim's family says, comes the real test: will investigators uncover the mastermind behind the attack? the daylight attack on radio popular, a small fm station in the southern city o... | fernando vidal 70 year old vidal | attackers lit fernando vidal on fire during an assault on his radio station . the 70 year old is in critical condition . police have arrested four suspects in the case . but vidal's family says there must be a mastermind behind the brutal attack |
(cnn) at 'cnn heroes: an all star tribute,' celebrity presenters and performers help shine the spotlight on 10 everyday people whose extraordinary accomplishments are making a difference in their communities and beyond some of the celebrities involved in this year's show shared their thoughts about what it was like ... | duotype lobsterlike recanting | no related information |
washington (cnn) veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki confirmed tuesday that the obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service related injuries with private insurance lawmakers say they'd reject a proposal to make veterans pay for treatment of war wounds w... | blueberry biquadrantal appleringie | no related information |
editor's note: the staff at cnncom has been intrigued by the journalism of vice, an independent media company and web site based in brooklyn, new york motherboardtv is vice's site devoted to the overlap between culture and technology the reports, which are being produced solely by vice, reflect a very transparent appro... | solar impulse july first | solar impulse aircraft is a solar powered, long range glider . in july it became the first solar powered airplane ever to fly through a complete daylight cycle . plane illustrates potential to fly lager aircraft, with passengers, using no fuel |
(cnn) traveling in europe this week, i had a chance to see the world through the eyes of the london times, the daily telegraph and the daily mail the view from britain was startlingly different than the view from martha's vineyard, where president obama is vacationing there is a consensus in britain that at least 50... | newt gingrich brits the middle east gingrich obama isis west | newt gingrich: at least 500 young brits have gone to the middle east as jihadists . gingrich: it's troubling that a vicious, radical group can recruit so many young men . he asks whether president obama understands how serious a threat isis presents . gingrich: isis may produce even more terrorists who want to destroy ... |
editor's note: cnncom's wayne drash writes about his maniacal love for university of memphis basketball memphis, north carolina, ucla and kansas play in the final four this weekend drash says the memphis team can help heal the city's old wounds cnncom's wayne drash, left, says he's been hooked on university of memphis ... | besmooth trisulfoxid enfarce | no related information |
(cnn) the national security agency scandal keeps getting juicier recent revelations, triggered by ex nsa employee edward snowden's earlier disclosures, indicate that the national security agency not only collects volumes of metadata about the phone numbers people use, it routinely stores the contents of phone conver... | pendicler gelotometer huapangos | no related information |
seoul (cnn) is she or isn't she? pregnancy rumors and speculation are swirling around the world but the lady in question is saying nothing this could easily be about a hollywood star but this time, we're talking about the world's most reclusive nation, north korea, and its first lady ri sol ju, the wife of young lea... | perfricate bowyer imperilment | no related information |
(cnn) manny pacquiao's promoter plans to make another attempt to set up the long awaited boxing showdown with floyd mayweather junior the filipino became the first fighter to win world titles in eight divisions on saturday night after claiming the vacant wbc super welterweight belt from antonio margarito in a brutal... | wastage wear rememberability | no related information |
new york (cnn) painting, simple painting is what caused samten dakpa to become a victim of terror for painting classic tibetan images as a teenager, dakpa says, chinese police intent on suppressing tibetan culture arrested, beat and tortured him, shoving his hands into a coal burning oven 'it was like a barbec... | samten dakpa tibetan cheikhna mahawa new york | samten dakpa says he was tortured for painting classic tibetan images . cheikhna mahawa says he was tortured over education . survivors of torture from all over the world participate in the new york program |
new york (cnn) a former aide to bernard madoff, who faces charges related to madoff's massive ponzi scheme, appeared friday in us district court for a pretrial hearing annette bongiorno, 62, along with co defendants george perez, daniel bonventre and joann crupi, went before us district judge laura taylor swain to a... | bernard madoff's annette bongiorno bongiorno madoff ponzi us | bernard madoff's former aide annette bongiorno is under home detention . the charges against bongiorno include conspiracy and tax evasion . madoff was imprisoned for swindling investors in the largest ponzi scheme in us history |
(cnn) roberto mancini believes carlos tevez should apologize to manchester city fans after the argentina star changed his mind and decided to stay at eastlands tevez stunned the city faithful when he said he wanted to leave the english premier league side, citing personal issues it led to a stand off with mancini, ... | roberto mancini carlos tevez manchester city tevez eastlands mancini mario balotelli | roberto mancini says carlos tevez should apologize to manchester city fans . tevez said he wanted to leave eastlands before changing his mind . mancini calls on mario balotelli to show more commitment |
(cnn) serie a leaders ac milan have agreed a deal to sign unsettled italy international striker antonio cassano from sampdoria in the january transfer window italian news agency ansa confirmed on tuesday that the 28 year old will finally be leaving the genoa based club following his highly publicized row with sampdo... | ac milan antonio cassano sampdoria italian genovese october cassano milan brazilian ronaldinho | ac milan poised to sign antonio cassano after reaching a deal with sampdoria . the italian forward has not played since falling out with genovese club in october . cassano's arrival could hasten the departure of milan's brazilian forward ronaldinho |
(instylecom) toss that basic black and indulge in a fashion fantasy this year we asked the four gorgeous stars of abc's new tv show 'cashmere mafia' to take part in a little experiment: if you could slip into a different guise for a day, what would it be? frances o'connor in zac posen silk gown, josé and maría barre... | auriform stationary quantifications | no related information |
(cnn) president obama renewed his call to improve the nation's 'crumbling' infrastructure during his state of the union address tuesday, saying it will create jobs and help the nation compete in the global economy singling out roads, bridges and railways, obama said the us 'infrastructure used to be the best, but ou... | intangibilities uncovetous meliorability | no related information |
washington (cnn) the american petroleum institute has a message to congress as it starts work wednesday: open more areas for drilling and we will create more jobs for the american people 'with the right policies in place at all levels of government, our industry stands ready to be the engine of economic growth and r... | congress department of energy millions of acres interior department | oil industry promises hundreds of thousands of jobs if congress opens more areas to drilling . department of energy says millions of acres are leased now and not being drilled . interior department says oil companies aren't applying for deepwater drilling now |
(instylecom) we asked five stars for their innermost thoughts on perfume, then chose the season's best new scents beyonce: 'i'll stick with one scent for five or six years i'll wear it all the time' beyoncé what was your first perfume? 273 by fred hayman i wore it when i was a teenager my mom used to wear it, and ... | beyoncé vanilla parker | perfumes trigger strong memories for stars . beyoncé says her house smells like vanilla . parker: 'idea of not putting on perfume is shocking to me' |
(cnn) auburn university officials got their first glimmer of hope friday since they received word that that school's beloved live oak trees had been poisoned with a massive dose of the virulent herbicide spike 80df a task force made up of horticulturists, agronomists and engineers had determined that the area direct... | 130 year old auburn | the 130 year old live oaks were poisoned with a massive dose of a virulent herbicide . a task force says the toxin hasn't spread far from the trees, an auburn spokeswoman says . the dirt around the tree has been replaced with clean soil and charcoal . 'now we're just hoping,' says the spokeswoman |
jerusalem (cnn) the un security council failed to reach a consensus when it met to consider condemning an attack that killed eight people at a prominent jewish seminary as an act of terrorism ambulance workers put one of the casualties from the seminary attack into an ambulance the council said libya a new, nonpe... | israel defense forces jewish jerusalem a day | off duty israel defense forces officer fatally shot attacker . gunman went into jewish seminary in jerusalem with little apparent notice . police spokesman: 'there was no alert or warning about this attack'. the violence comes a day after announcement of renewed peace talks |
(cnn) don't run, hillary nobody is saying the former secretary of state, new york senator, us and arkansas first lady, and yale trained attorney is not qualified for the white house in fact, she may have one of the most impressive rã©sumã©s to ever be submitted for the job clinton has a breadth of experience that in... | james moore hillary clinton moore america clinton hillary us | james moore: hillary clinton is brilliantly qualified to be president . moore: but it is time for america to move on to a new generation of leaders . he says age is an important factor; do we want another clinton dynasty?. moore: hillary can make a gracious exit; us should look forward rather than back |
minneapolis (cnn) a federal jury found two minnesota women guilty thursday of raising money for al shabaab, the al qaeda affiliated militant group in somalia according to the federal indictment, amina farah ali, 35, and hawo mohamed hassan, 64, of rochester, minnesota, solicited funds in ways that included going doo... | sickishness kenareh homeomorphisms | no related information |
(cnn) my daily trek to work is the last place i would expect to encounter a hateful message but anti islam blogger pamela geller is determined to make that happen to me and my fellow commuters this week, at 10 subway stations around new york, commuters will encounter ads from the virulently anti islam group headed b... | new york islam islamophobia rachel kahn troster | group posts ads in new york subway stations with coded message islam is 'savage'. anti islam blogger's group also put up ads calling 'islamophobia' 'islamorealism'. rachel kahn troster says unopposed messages of hatred stir acts of violence . she supports the right to free speech but believes we must stand against bigo... |
(cnn) jorge lorenzo set up a thrilling last race finale with motogp title leader marc marquez by claiming the japanese grand prix sunday at motegi defending champion lorenzo led from start to finish on his yamaha to relegate marquez and his honda teammate dani pedrosa to second and third places it has cut marquez's ... | jorge lorenzo japanese motegi marc marquez valencia marquez | jorge lorenzo wins japanese grand prix at motegi . cuts gap on title leader marc marquez to 13 points . championship will be decided in final round in valencia . marquez bidding to become youngest motogp champion |
los angeles, california (cnn) 'the last beekeeper' will change the way you see honeybees a scene from 'the last beekeeper,' premiering this weekend on the planet green cable channel you may find yourself rescuing a tiny bee you see struggling in a puddle of water instead of fearing its sting, you may think about the... | the last beekeeper planet green south carolina montana washington | 'the last beekeeper' documentary premieres saturday on the planet green channel . filmmakers follow beekeepers from south carolina, montana, and washington . the film was inspired by headlines about the global disappearance of honeybees . one of every three bites of food we eat may be pollinated by honeybees |
(cnn) we've all been there: your plane? delayed the taxi driver? borderline deadly your language skills? severely lacking your trip is just beginning, and you're ready to hoof it back home then you arrive at your hotel: you reach for your suitcase to find that it's making its way through gilded doors in the hands of... | the st regis lhasa tibet 21,000 feet mandarin oriental tokyo's tokyo aria hotel las vegas 87 foot the colorado river maya lin | the st regis lhasa, in tibet, has a vantage point at 21,000 feet . mandarin oriental tokyo's lobby offers a 360 degree lookout over the tokyo skyline . aria hotel in las vegas features an 87 foot long sculpture of the colorado river by maya lin |
le havre, france (cnn) several thousand demonstrators marched through this industrial port city in a mostly peaceful protest against an upcoming summit of the world's group of eight wealthiest countries activists from an eclectic mix of labor unions, leftist political parties, and environmentalist and women's rights... | ex imf strauss kahn | large demonstration mostly peaceful . anti globalization activists call for inclusion of women's issues, among others . no support heard for ex imf head strauss kahn |
(cnn) a man wearing an afghan military uniform attacked members of the nato led international security assistance force in eastern afghanistan saturday, an isaf spokesman said the gunman was killed and there were no isaf casualties, the spokesman said so called 'green on blue' attacks killed dozens of coalition troo... | afghan isaf | a man in an afghan uniform attacked isaf members . the gunman was killed . there were no isaf casualties |
(cnn) 'how much did you weigh when you were born?' dr alfred brann asks the first time we talk it's not a typical, get to know you kind of question, but it seems almost normal coming from brann he's a pediatric neurologist who specializes in perinatal medicine and reproductive health in the united states and develop... | alfred brann brann | dr alfred brann is a pediatric neurologist who specializes in perinatal medicine . brann works to ensure both moms and their babies have the best chance of survival . he believes a cesarean section may have saved his mom, who died during childbirth |
(ewcom) will that final season order get a little smaller? fox's 'glee' fell to a dramatic new low for its fifth season finale tuesday night the once hugely popular musical dramedy dropped to just 19 million viewers and a 06 ratings among adults 18 49 — that's down 38 percent from 'glee's' previous series low reac... | 38 percent cw the originals nbc the voice | ratings for the finale were down 38 percent . cw's 'the originals' beat it in preliminary ratings . nbc's 'the voice' held steady |
(cnn) gervinho's unsuccessful spell at arsenal came to an end last summer when he was sold to roma the winger is now flourishing in serie a and carried over his form to the international stage saturday as he led the ivory coast to a 3 1 win over senegal in the first leg of their playoff tie he played a role in all t... | ivory coast senegal africa papiss cisse's morocco burkina faso algeria | ivory coast beats senegal 3 1 in the first leg of their football playoff in africa . papiss cisse's goal well into injury time gives senegal some hope in the return leg . the second leg will be played in morocco because of a stadium ban in senegal . burkina faso edged algeria 3 2 in the other playoff first leg conteste... |
new york (cnn) he came to london as a young man who loved the western lifestyle, wanted to make money and have fun 'american style,' smiled abu hamza al masri as he began his testimony wednesday in his federal trial on terrorism charges the 56 year old egyptian born al masri worked as a bouncer and strip club manage... | abu hamza al masri london american al masri oregon al masri's | cleric abu hamza al masri tells court he went to london for 'american style' fun . he is on trial in federal court on terrorism related charges . al masri backed a plan to establish terrorist training camp in oregon, prosecutors say . al masri's lawyer said his client 'never gave directions or orders to people' |
london (cnn) work on the world's largest solar bridge has started in central london the new solar roof spanning blackfriars railway bridge above the river thames will cover more than 6,000 square meters when finished, according to developers over 4,400 individual photovoltaic panels are expected to produce around 90... | blackfriars railway bridge london 900,000 kilowatt hours 50% | new solar array will be largest on a bridge anywhere in the world, say developers . blackfriars railway bridge in central london will carry 4,400 photovoltaic solar cells on roof . pv panels will create 900,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, generating 50% of new station's power . new station due for completio... |
(cnn) young and old, they have braved the freezing cold for weeks to voice their discontent using snow, wood, metal and tires, thousands of protesters have barricaded themselves into a makeshift tent city, paralyzing central kiev and refusing to leave until their demands are met undeterred by the ukrainian winter ch... | ukraine november eu russia first | ukraine rattled by anti government protests since november . demonstrations have escalated into violent clashes . ukraine is split between closer ties with the eu and cooperating more with russia . first major government concessions made, opposition wants more |
washington (cnn) a faulty pipe, flawed operations, and inadequate government oversight led to the 2010 northern california natural gas explosion that killed eight people, federal officials said tuesday during a public board meeting, national transportation safety board investigators delivered their final report on t... | ntsb pg&e san bruno | an ntsb report is critical of pipeline owner pg&e and government regulators . pg&e 'exploited weaknesses in a lax system of oversight,' the ntsb chief says . the san bruno explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes . pg&e says it has taken 'multiple steps' to improve safety since the blast |
(cnn) the new cease fire implemented in embattled eastern ukraine by ukrainian president petro poroshenko on friday was clearly under threat by saturday, if not sooner three ukrainian border guards were wounded when pro russian separatists launched a mortar attack and opened fire with automatic weapons near the town... | ukraine pro russian ukrainian kremlin putin | violence erupts amid attempts at new cease fire in eastern ukraine . pro russian separatists attacked with mortars, weapons fire, ukrainian officials say . ukrainian guards repelled a separate attack at a checkpoint nearby . kremlin statement says putin supports a cease fire |
london, england (cnn) a solar powered aircraft, which a team hopes will one day circle the globe, completed a 26 hour test flight in switzerland at 9 am (3 am et) thursday solar impulse took off shortly before 7 am wednesday from an airfield in payerne, 80 miles northeast of geneva the plane was piloted by andre bor... | switzerland solar impulse swiss bertrand piccard | solar plane completes a 26 hour test flight in switzerland . 'solar impulse' project co founded by swiss balloonist bertrand piccard . plane has nearly 12,000 separate solar cells |
(cnn) us drug agents in thailand took custody of five men wanted in the united states on allegations of being part of a drug ring that sought to traffic in north korean methamphetamine and other drugs, cnn has learned the men, who have british, filipino, taiwanese and slovak citizenship, were being flown to new york... | thailand the united states cnn north korean north korea | 5 men arrested in thailand are being flown to the united states, cnn has learned . they are accused of trafficking north korean drugs, a source says . the arrests are part of a broader investigation made public in september . north korea has been producing drugs since the 1980s, report says |
(cnn) it may be a case of wishful thinking, but a british tabloid is reporting that kim kardashian may be pursuing a music career again according to the sun, the newlywed has enlisted the help of husband kanye west as well as vocal and songwriting coaches to help her break into the industry now, we say wishful think... | british kim kardashian 2011 | a british tabloid is reporting the reality star is ready to try singing again . kim kardashian released a single in 2011 . proceeds from the single went to charity |
(cnn) he's back having kept a relatively low profile since being forced to step down as italy's premier last year, silvio berlusconi, the bad boy of italian politics, has decided to run for the fourth time as the centre right's prime ministerial candidate in a keenly awaited parliamentary election likely to take pla... | poco gentlemen schistosis | no related information |
(cnn) convicted killer joran van der sloot is planning to wed a peruvian woman in the prison where he is serving a 28 year sentence, his attorney told hln, cnn's sister network, on friday van der sloot, who remains the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of american natalee holloway, and his unnamed fiancã©e are... | joran van der sloot peruvian lima van der sloot american natalee holloway | joran van der sloot plans to marry in peruvian prison . he is serving time in 2010 death of woman at lima hotel . van der sloot is prime suspect in disappearance of american natalee holloway |
(cnn) former president bill clinton acknowledges he got 'very close' to helping achieve peace in the middle east shortly before ending his eight years in office over a two week period in 2000, clinton played host at camp david to then israeli prime minister ehud barak and palestinian authority chairman yasser arafat... | cnn anna coren mh17 ukraine clinton europe russia | 'it was sickening,' ex president tells cnn's anna coren of the mh17 crash in ukraine . clinton calls aids activists killed in the crash 'martyrs to the cause'. he thinks ukraine wants to be 'a bridge' between europe and russia |
(cnn) florida's decision this week to shun federal funding for high speed rail has set off an auction house like frenzy among some states hoping to get a bigger piece of the pie republican florida gov rick scott said he rejected the rail funds because the risks outweighed the benefits, citing the projected costs to ... | florida rick scott maryland california illinois new york | immediately after florida gov rick scott's decision, state jockeying for rail money began . on friday, maryland threw its hat in the ring, following california, illinois and new york . florida officials hope a bipartisan coalition can save florida rail deadline is february 25 |
united nations (cnn) the united nations security council decided tuesday to postpone for a day a vote to approve sending 2,000 additional troops to the ivory coast security council diplomats said the vote was delayed because russia had objections to the 'political' language in the draft resolution '[wednesday], we w... | unaborted hydronitrogen cincinnatia | no related information |
(cnn) nikolay davydenko made a winning start in his defense of the qatar open title with a 6 1 6 4 victory over italy's fabio fognini on monday davydenko is fourth seed at prestigious atp tour season opener where the star attractions are the world's top two players rafael nadal and roger federer, who begin their ca... | nikolay davydenko fabio fognini qatar open jo wilfried tsonga ruben ramirez hidalgo rafael nadal roger federer $1024 million marin cilic the chennai open | nikolay davydenko beats fabio fognini 6 1 6 4 to begin qatar open title defense . third seed jo wilfried tsonga sees off ruben ramirez hidalgo in his opener . rafael nadal and roger federer star attractions at $1024 million tournament . champion marin cilic knocked out of the chennai open in the first round |
(cnn) world no 1 rafael nadal set up a semifinal showdown with andy murray after winning his third successive match at the season ending atp world tour finals in london on friday the spaniard overcame sixth seed tomas berdych 7 6 (7 3) 6 1 to repeat his victory over the czech in the wimbledon final in july third see... | rafael nadal tomas berdych czech world no saturday andy murray group b novak djokovic andy roddick friday night group serbian roger federer evening | rafael nadal defeats tomas berdych to reach semifinals and eliminate the czech . world no 1 will on saturday play andy murray, who was runner up in group b . world no 3 novak djokovic beats andy roddick in friday night's final group a tie . serbian won in straight sets to earn last four clash with roger federer on satu... |
washington (cnn) a retired us army colonel pleaded guilty tuesday to awarding contracts in iraq to a kuwait based firm in exchange for gifts levonda selph of virginia admitted accepting $4,000 in cash and a $5,000 vacation to thailand from the unidentified contractor, which was awarded $12 million in contracts to op... | becudgelling insusceptive varicotomy | no related information |
london, england (cnn) on march 30 the open skies treaty went into effect, liberalizing air travel between the us and europe but how will the ease of restrictions on transatlantic routes affect business travelers? under open skies, european and us airlines will be given unlimited access between europe and us points t... | heathrow skyteam air france continental delta northwest ba continental europe new york | biggest challenge to heathrow incumbents will come from skyteam alliance . new flights start this year from air france, continental, delta and northwest . ba will launch services between continental europe and new york in june |
(cnn) us conservatives deeply admire canadian prime minister stephen harper in a march story, national review hailed harper as the new 'leader of the west' and they didn't mean western canada the wall street journal and the weekly standard have added their own praise well they might harper has achieved more from ... | bo teacherlike favilla | no related information |
tokyo, japan (cnn) police found three men dead in a car parked outside a spa monday morning the latest in a string of suicides involving detergent, officials said according to local media reports, more than 60 people have committed suicide across japan in the last month by mixing detergent and other chemicals, a... | japan | police found three men dead in a car parked outside a spa monday morning . more than 60 people have committed suicide across japan in the last month . police say string of 'detergent suicides' encouraged by internet sites . japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world |
geneva, switzerland (cnn) the dragon is the chinese counterpart of the phoenix rising from the ashes of destruction and as we bring in the year of the dragon monday, the most important of the years in the chinese zodiac, let's consider a great opportunity and an awe inspiring responsibility to create an ethica... | karen tse tse the most important year chinese | karen tse: in too many countries, torture is simply a cheap investigative tool . she says the way to stop such torture is to develop functioning legal and court systems . tse: use the most important year in the chinese zodiac to end the use of torture |
sydney, australia eamon sullivan regained the 50 meter freestyle world record with a 2141 seconds swim at the australian olympic trials in sydney sullivan had lost his 50m freestyle record to frenchman alain bernard four days ago he took the record back from frenchman alain bernard, who recorded 2150 seconds at the... | eamon sullivan 50 meter sydney sullivan the australian olympic frenchman alain bernard | eamon sullivan regains the 50 meter world freestyle record in sydney . sullivan sets the new mark of 2141 seconds in the australian olympic trials . frenchman alain bernard recorded a time of 2150 seconds four days earlier |
(cnn) after five and a half weeks in transit limbo, nsa leaker edward snowden was granted temporary one year asylum in russia on thursday the white house expressed 'disappointment' and again raised the threat of possibly canceling the meeting between president barack obama and president vladimir putin next month whe... | edward snowden russia andrew kuchins us putin snowden | edward snowden was granted temporary asylum in russia . andrew kuchins says people should not be quick to label it a defeat for us. he says putin would likely want snowden to leave russia voluntarily . kuchins: snowden should reflect on unhappy fate of asylum seekers in russia |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) attackers launched assaults across iraq over the past 24 hours, killing 11 police recruits and six civilians, including a 7 year old iraqi and us troops conduct a joint patrol monday in the northern city of mosul during a push against insurgents also, the us military said it killed an al qaeda in... | awakening council 7 year old al qaeda iraq us baghdad nineveh province saddam hussein era | attack on awakening council official leaves 7 year old dead . al qaeda in iraq leader is killed, us military says . minibuses attacked in baghdad, nineveh province . trial of saddam hussein era officials resumes |
(cnn) hurricane sandy wiped away my house in one fell swoop i lost nearly everything that was meaningful to me in the aftermath of the storm, one year later many people in my neighborhood and i are still in limbo here's what happened: my music group the planotones and i were set to play on a ship cruise, with 3,000 ... | kenny vance sandy vance rockaway beach | kenny vance was on tour when sandy struck; came home to a leveled house . vance lived in 1916 rockaway beach house for 40 years and cherished it . his studio, lifetime memorabilia lost; friend saw his records, books floating into the ocean . vance is still living in a rented house, trying to deal with red tape and insu... |
new york (cnn) an inferno spread across a flooded neighborhood of rockaway peninsula in queens early tuesday, torching at least 80 homes as a potent mix of weather blasted the region some 200 firefighters battled the six alarm blaze in breezy point, which was fed by high winds and made more perilous by downed electr... | mahratta infinitesimalism unfallenness | no related information |
london, england (cnn) pop singer george michael was jailed tuesday to serve an eight week sentence after pleading guilty to a charge that he drove while under the influence of drugs the charge would normally carry a 12 week sentence, but district judge john perkins said he gave michael credit for his guilty plea and... | eight week london july five years | pop star begins serving eight week sentence for driving under the influence . he crashed his car into a london shop in july . he was also banned from driving for five years |
(cnn) the eurozone crisis has truly engulfed italy but is it because the country is insolvent or simply unable to access funds easily in the financial markets? if italy is solvent, a distinction can perhaps be drawn between it and the countries surviving on bailout funds from europe and the international monetary... | costas lapavitsas rmf the eurozone crisis' eu economic and monetary union lapavitsas the european union | costas lapavitsas is the lead author of a new rmf report 'breaking up? a route out of the eurozone crisis'. he says the eu's economic and monetary union is probably heading for a break up . lapavitsas: the response of the european union has been a testament to its weakness |
(cnn) neuroscientists love aplysia they are a type of sea slug that grows to be about a foot long with only 20,000 nerve cells compared with about 100 billion found in the human brain aplysia are the perfect lab animals for brain researchers hoping to isolate a crucial connection plus, 'they're just attractive... | gatekeepers unservicelike centrings | no related information |
(cnn) the florida supreme court ruled friday that gov rick scott can reject $24 billion in federal money that would have funded a proposed high speed rail system in the state the governor had made clear that he would reject the money, but two state senators a democrat and republican took him to court over that... | florida supreme court rick scott us transportation florida $24 billion | florida supreme court rules that gov rick scott can reject federal funding . us transportation secretary said he knows other states want the extra funds . florida's governor says the $24 billion could be better used for other projects . gov rick scott says cost overruns are a major concern, along with operating costs |
(cnn) lleyton hewitt hopes his first experience of playing at the australian open's former venue in kooyong will stand him in good stead for his 15th consecutive appearance at the season's first grand slam next week the 29 year old australian won the kooyong classic exhibition event, beating france's gael monfils 7 ... | coelastrum subelongated suedes | no related information |
(cnn) kenny dalglish last managed a football club more than a decade ago, and he was given a stark reminder of how much the game has changed since then as manchester united spoiled his return to the hotseat at liverpool on sunday the 59 year old, known as 'king kenny' by the english club's fans after winning eight l... | liverpool manchester united fa cup ryan giggs steven gerrard chelsea ipswich manchester city leicester | ten man liverpool lose 1 0 to manchester united in third round of fa cup . ryan giggs scores early penalty then liverpool captain steven gerrard is sent off . two time defending champions chelsea thrash ipswich 7 0 to reach fourth round . manchester city face a replay after drawing 2 2 at second division leicester |
rome (cnn) italian center left politician enrico letta has fully accepted a mandate to form a government, he told reporters saturday letta made the announcement after meeting with president giorgio napolitano, who had given him that mandate on wednesday the 46 year old former deputy prime minister and his ministers ... | crotalic leucomaine incertitude | no related information |
(cnn) not only is tetsuya kumakawa the greatest ever japanese ballet dancer, he is one of the best the world has ever seen his athletic grace has won him fans wherever he has performed, and his dedication to the art continues to bring ballet to new audiences capable of soaring leaps and flawless turns, tetsuya 'tedd... | hortensial unmast hikers | no related information |
kabul (cnn) us secretary of state john kerry arrived in austria on sunday for talks with five other world powers and iran on tehran's nuclear program the participants will hold a final round of negotiations ahead of a july 20 deadline aimed at reaching a permanent deal on the future of iran's nuclear program 'obviou... | lore nervomuscular hoyden | no related information |
dar es salaam, tanzania (cnn) we all know that vaccines save lives by protecting people against disease what is less well known is that vaccines also are an engine for economic growth far beyond their health benefits i am reminded of this in tanzania this week, where my organization, the gavi alliance, is hosting... | saccharobiose unduteousness entrust | no related information |
(cnn) my favorite thing about new york city is that there are so many different ways to live here as i love to tell first time visitors and far flung friends who ask me why i'd choose to make my home in such a crowded, expensive, dangerous, stuck up, difficult place: first of all, it chose me; and second, it's what ... | cnn kat kinsman new york city superstorm sandy kinsman sandy sandy5words | cnn's kat kinsman finds her beloved new york city in dire straits after superstorm sandy . those with power and amenities can do only so much to help less fortunate neighbors . the divide is stark between those able to communicate and residents who are shut off . kinsman invited residents to share sandy impressions usi... |
(cnn) world no 2 roger federer will seek to win just his third title this year when he takes on german florian mayer in sunday's final of the stockholm open the top seed, playing the swedish event for the first time since his debut there 10 years ago, was tested for the second match in a row as he overcame ivan ljub... | chlorogenine touzles glycollate | no related information |
washington (cnn) the so called 'lame duck' session of the democratic congress convened monday, with members preparing to make decisions on a host of contentious issues that could have major political ramifications for both president barack obama and the incoming republican house majority newly elected house members,... | congress monday the end of the year senate mitch mcconnell house | the lame duck session of congress began monday . congress must tackle multiple controversial issues before the end of the year . senate minority leader mitch mcconnell announces his intention to back an earmark ban . newly elected house members reiterate their intention to push for smaller government |
(cnn) halloween will come a little late for some this year, thanks to superstorm sandy, but in areas of new york that didn't take a major beating, revelers and trick or treaters were eager to celebrate after days of being cooped up inside the situation is still dire in many parts of the east coast, including new jer... | new york's upper west side long island new york pennsylvania connecticut | new: on new york's upper west side, trick or treaters search for candy . new: families in long island gather in school parking lot for a 'trunk or treat'. in parts of new york, pennsylvania and connecticut, citizens are asked not to trick or treat . finding ways for kids to pass the time has been the biggest challenge ... |
(cnn) are you worried that millionaires don't have enough influence in our elections? if you can't contribute more than $123,000 to politicians, are your free speech rights harmed? at least 99% of americans would laugh at the absurdity of these questions, but not shaun mccutcheon, an alabama political donor mccutche... | pistonhead indirectness unobliging | no related information |
new york (cnn) a fourth new yorker is saying that he was targeted outside a new york city department store because of his race art palmer, 56, of brooklyn told cnn he was stopped by new york police department officers in april after he left the macy's department store in herald square he had two bags of merchandise ... | brooklyn new york april macy june barneys february, april | a brooklyn man says new york police stopped him in april after he left a macy's store . a tv actor says he was racially profiled at the same macy's in june . two college students say they were profiled after shopping at barneys in february, april . macy's says it's investigating; barneys says it has 'zero tolerance' fo... |
(cnn) the search for the missing crew members from a north sea cargo ship collision has been called off thursday afternoon, the netherlands coast guard said in a statement the search will not be resuming and passing ships have been told to be on the lookout, the netherlands coast guard said at least four people are ... | netherlands coast guard the baltic ace | new: search is called off for crew members missing after a ship collision wednesday evening . new: passing ships have been told to be on the lookout, netherlands coast guard says . thirteen people are rescued; seven are missing . the baltic ace began sinking immediately after the collision |
(cnn) you're wiped out, eating too much, your chest feels funny when you climb stairs, sex isn't working well, you can't wait for a drink and your spouse is looking at you warily but you just bought health insurance online from a health exchange now, before you head for an er, if only you could find a doctor primary... | tom delbanco the past few years delbanco | tom delbanco: the number of primary care doctors has fallen in the past few years . delbanco: will obamacare change trend, especially since there will be more patients?. he says challenges include how to measure quality of care and compensate doctors fairly . delbanco: the path to a better health care system may seem h... |
(cnn) at least three tornadoes caused massive damage in virginia and injured more than 200 people on monday, officials said this suffolk, virginia, house was destroyed by an apparent tornado monday at least 200 were injured in suffolk where a twister destroyed several homes and businesses, said bob spieldenner of th... | guesting enteroplasty yourn | no related information |
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