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(mental floss) in the words of vice president john nance garner, the vice presidency 'isn't worth a pitcher of warm piss' vice president aaron burr is best known for shooting and killing alexander hamilton in a duel in 1804 that may be true, but the characters who've held the job are definitely worth a few good page... | chester arthur ny andrew johnson 1865 aaron burr napoleon florida john breckenridge | chester arthur maintained lucrative employment as the collector for port of ny . andrew johnson took his 1865 vice presidential oath drunk and belligerent as hell . aaron burr tried to conspire with napoleon to conquer florida, but failed . both aaron burr and john breckenridge were charged with treason |
kano, nigeria (cnn) tuesday's explosion at a soccer viewing center in northeastern nigeria claimed the lives of several men and young boys watching the brazil mexico world cup match there are conflicting reports of the number of people affected by the blast an updated number is expected later on a hospital source sa... | tylerize preexpend byzantium | no related information |
beijing (cnn) with less than half an hour to spare, chen zhu calmly emerged from the subway station connected to the massive beijing west railway station with a small, wheeled bag upon retrieving her ticket from a kiosk, chen breezed through the security checkpoint before scanning her ticket to open an automated gat... | china daily first 2007 25,000 kilometer 2020 | china's high speed rail network is now the world's busiest with daily ridership exceeding 13 million . china launched the country's first high speed service in 2007 . the rapid construction has raised doubts about the service's safety and commercial viability . the government plans to complete a 25,000 kilometer high s... |
(cnn) one can hardly read the news these days without learning that yet another american corporation has announced plans to invert, which is corporate speak for restructuring as a foreign company to avoid us taxes it's a trend that has increased exponentially over the past decade with barely a peep from congress now... | us mcintyre congress | us corporations merge with foreign companies, move their headquarters . mcintyre: such 'inversions' enable firms to greatly lower their us corporate tax bill . he says government can lose billions of tax revenue from such maneuvers . mcintyre: congress should pass administration proposal to bar inversions |
(cnn) former world number one ana ivanovic says she is determined to get back to the top of tennis following her morale boosting title success in austria the 22 year old ended her two year trophy drought on sunday, moving up to 26th in the rankings after beating patty schnyder in the final of the event in linz 'i th... | overpositively technician deloul | no related information |
(cnn) cardinal jorge bergoglio of argentina, the new pope, is breaking historic ground by choosing the name francis it's the first time the name is being used by a pope, said cnn vatican expert john allen pope francis chose his name in honor of st francis of assisi because he is a lover of the poor, said vatican dep... | francis st francis of vatican the roman catholic church namesake st francis of assisi | new: pope francis names himself in honor of st francis of assisi, vatican says . the name 'francis' is a first in the roman catholic church, an analyst says . the new pope sends a signal 'this will not be business as usual,' the analyst adds . namesake st francis of assisi is a most venerated figure |
(cnn) serbia and france are tied at 1 1 after the first day of the davis cup final after sharing the opening singles rubbers in belgrade gael monfils put france ahead with an emphatic 6 1 7 6 6 0 win over janko tipsarevic before novak djokovic brushed aside gilles simon 6 3 6 1 7 5 to level for the hosts djokovic hi... | novak djokovic gilles simon davis cup gael monfils janko tipsarevic saturday sunday | new: novak djokovic beats gilles simon in straight sets to level davis cup final at 1 1 . gael monfils thrashes janko tipsarevic in straight sets in the opening singles rubber . saturday sees doubles action with reverse singles on sunday |
(cnn) a trial for nine terror suspects accused of having ties to al qaeda opened in a belgian court monday, with the main defendant suspected of nearly launching a terror attack just hours before a 2008 european union summit in brussels that defendant, malika el aroud, and her husband, moez garsallaoui, are charged ... | belgium al qaeda | trial begins in belgium for nine people accused of having ties to al qaeda . two main defendats charged with heading a terrorist cell linked to al qaeda . key suspect is 50 year old woman accused of heading terror cell . trial expected to last until end of march; verdict expected toward end of april |
(cnn) attention, upper east siders: headbands are back! if you're not a fan of 'gossip girl,' that reference was probably lost on you, but that doesn't mean you're unfamiliar with the cw series' impact on fashion, and one hair accessory in particular thanks to countless pleas from fans, costume designer eric daman i... | dashers reexhibited conchometer | no related information |
(cnn) like st augustine's prayer 'god make me chaste but not yet,' filipino fighter manny pacquiao's personal conversation with god may not lead to his retirement anytime soon pacquiao said in a radio interview on monday he had a dream in which god had told him to hang up his gloves, fueling speculation he may bac... | pacquiao this year mayweather first | pacquiao says he had a dream in which god told him to retire . the boxer's business manager says he is unlikely to retire this year . boxing fans have long sought a fight between mayweather and pacquiao . pacquiao is the first boxer to have won world titles in eight weight divisions |
(cnn) a prominent texas attorney and former university trustee faces charges of laundering more than $600 million for a mexican drug cartel marco antonio delgado, 46, was in court thursday to face his charges, according to federal authorities the attorney, who once was a trustee at the carnegie mellon university, wa... | delgado texas latino | delgado was arrested at a texas restaurant . he faces 20 years in prison if he is convicted . he had set up a scholarship for latino students |
(cnn) marvel's upcoming 'agents of shield' is one of fall tv's most anticipated new shows the cast and producers were on hand at comic con to preview the series, which was created by 'the avengers' director joss whedon and will premiere on abc on september 24 those who attended the panel were treated to far more tha... | joiners tuffs toted | no related information |
(cnn) fifa has taken action against several caribbean football officials involved in the meeting that led to former presidential candidate mohamed bin hammam being banned for life hammam, who was to be sepp blatter's only opponent at the june 1 election, had hoped to win votes at the caribbean football union's meeti... | fifa caribbean quartet mohamed bin hammam | world football's governing body fifa punishes caribbean officials . quartet banned after meeting in which cash was allegedly offered for votes . others were fined, warned and reprimanded for their involvement in may event . meeting in question involved former fifa vice president mohamed bin hammam |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo warmed up for saturday's el clasico by firing real madrid to victory over juventus in the european champions league ronaldo scored twice as real defeated the italian champion 2 1 at the bernabeu to make it three wins out of three in group b the portuguese star has now scored seven goals in th... | cristiano ronaldo real madrid juventus zlatan ibrahimovic paris anderlecht bayern munich plzen manchester united real sociedad | cristiano ronaldo scores twice as real madrid beats juventus . zlatan ibrahimovic hits four as paris saint germain trounces anderlecht . bayern munich cruises past plzen . manchester united sneaks past real sociedad |
(cnn student news) september 11, 2013 today, cnn student news remembers the victims and the events of the worst terrorist attack in us history we also report on some global reaction to the latest developments regarding syria's chemical weapons, and we discuss the discoveries of a massive volcano and a lost work of ... | the daily curriculum the day key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
baghdad (cnn) at least 29 people were killed and more than 120 others wounded in a dozen car bomb explosions in baghdad and kirkuk on wednesday, police said in baghdad, 10 car bombs exploded in the predominately shiite neighborhoods, killing 24 people and wounding 110 others wednesday evening the 10 car bombs explod... | baghdad kirkuk iraq united nations sunnis shiites | ten car bombs in baghdad explode within two hours, killing 24 people . two car bombs in kirkuk in northern iraq kill five people . april is deadliest month since june 2008, united nations says . tensions are roiling between sunnis and shiites |
pretoria, south africa (cnn) oscar pistorius will go on trial on march 3, accused of premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp at a hearing monday, prosecutors indicted pistorius in the valentine's day shooting death pistorius has been charged with planned and premeditated murder, which com... | oscar pistorius reeva steenkamp pistorius olympic | oscar pistorius is indicted in a valentine's day shooting death . monday would have been the 30th birthday of reeva steenkamp, his dead girlfriend . pistorius says he mistook her for a home invader when he shot her in february . the olympic sprinter's trial will begin in march 2014, a prosecutor says |
(cnn) the 19 year old woman whose hospitalization exposed a shocking austrian incest case is recovering well and wants to see the ocean and a pop concert, her doctors and a family lawyer said wednesday dr albert reiter, who treated kerstin, is confident kerstin will make a full recovery in time she and other childre... | unecliptically sufflaminate boaedon | no related information |
(cnn student news) august 20, 2009 quick guide afghan election day journey to a remote part of afghanistan ahead of a presidential election launch delayed learn about a pair of planned space launches in the us and south korea guitar of the future rock out to a report on the changing technology of electric gu... | nicolette sundew blotless | no related information |
(cnn) china's li na recovered from 5 0 down in the opening set to defeat third seed kim clijsters 7 6 6 3 in the final of the sydney international tournament on friday world number three clijsters looked destined to power through the first set, after taking just 19 minutes to open up her advantage, only for eighth s... | nonprecipitative bembex citing | no related information |
(cnn) mesut ozil salvaged a 2 2 home draw for real madrid against borussia dortmund in their champions league tuesday with a last gasp equalizer german champions dortmund looked set for a famous win in the bernabeu until ozil struck, but they still lead the so called 'group of champions' by a point with two matches ... | jingles operose tumescence | no related information |
(cnn) as president obama and mexican president felipe calderon talk tough about cracking down on the deadly drug war, the united states is changing tactics in the battle against illegal narcotics at home legalizing marijuana is off the table, the white house says the man obama picked to be the new 'drug czar,' gil k... | biden obama white house | drug court supporters say program is more effective than jail time . biden stresses the importance of drug courts in announcing new drug czar . obama vows crackdown on drug war but says stopping all drug flow is unrealistic . legalizing marijuana is not an option, white house says |
istanbul (cnn) a trial opened in turkey on tuesday against four israeli military officers accused of commanding a botched raid against a gaza bound aid ship called the mavi marmara, which resulted in the death of nine activists there was no legal representation for the four israeli military commanders, who are being... | israel mavi marmara gaza israeli | the four officers are being tried in absentia; israel: 'show trial has nothing to do' with justice . nine died after israel raided the ship mavi marmara as its convoy tried to deliver aid to gaza . plaintiffs tell of mistreatment, say israeli troops used excessive force against unarmed civilians . israel says the orga... |
(cnn) joyful supporters cheered as president barack obama stepped out to speak at his victory party in chicago in the early hours of wednesday, thanking them and millions of voters for allowing him another four years to lead the nation forward 'tonight, in this election, you, the american people, reminded us that wh... | obama chicago grant park iowa | new: supporters cheer obama at a victory rally in downtown chicago . new: the mood is upbeat but less dreamily euphoric than in grant park four years earlier . obama made final campaign stop in iowa, where his 2008 campaign took off . election day ritual of a basketball game, which began during 2008 primaries, continue... |
phoenix, arizona (cnn) when america's financial institutions crumbled and housing values plummeted, cities and families across the nation felt the tremendous impact almost overnight, the reality of how we live our lives and govern our communities shifted dramatically to make matters worse, no road map to help us nav... | phoenix phil gordon gordon | phoenix mayor phil gordon says the stimulus is creating jobs in his city . he says the federal program is helping phoenix meet needs that have long existed . gordon says the program is responsible for construction jobs and for retaining teachers |
(cnn) ali frazier leonard duran gatti ward zale graziano most of boxing's great rivalries produced three memorable fights, trilogies of spectacular action they were entertaining fights that demanded sequels, then sequels that demanded sequels rare is the case when it takes a fourth fight to satisfy the fighters, the... | pacquiao marquez manny pacquiao las vegas | fourth fight in pacquiao marquez battle will give one a chance to proclaim himself the winner . the first three fights resulted in a draw and two close wins for manny pacquiao . boxers will fight saturday night in a non title battle in las vegas |
(cnn) gift giving madness and the struggle to find the perfect present can consume the holiday season but we've got the travel buffs on your list covered with ideas from versatile backpacks to african chocolate that are sure to inspire wanderlust exotic driving experience ($169 and up; exoticdrivingcom) this is abo... | madecasse's first tumi dror sporting chanel's us | madecasse's madagascar chocolate is just the first taste of the country's beauty . tumi's dror line provides style and versatility . sporting chanel's earmuffs, explore one a us national forest |
(cnn) mali's prime minister abruptly resigned tuesday on state television, a day after he was arrested by a group of soldiers loyal to a former coup leader the development is another blow to the stability of a country once hailed as a model of democracy in africa, but one derailed by a coup and an uprising of islami... | mali cheick modibo diarra us diarra | mali's interim prime minister was arrested then resigned on television . prime minister cheick modibo diarra holds us citizenship . troops loyal to the former coup leader made the arrest . diarra's whereabouts are not known |
(cnn) mainstream america was supposed to get to know jenni rivera in the coming months, but not like this not because of her tragic death in a plane crash at just 43 years old the mexican american singer, who died in mexico on sunday, had recently signed a deal with abc to star in a sitcom about a single mom with qu... | damarys ocaña mexican american jenni rivera ocaña latin latina | damarys ocaña: we mourn the death of rising mexican american star jenni rivera . ocaña: she overcame strife to reach the top of a latin music genre dominated by men . she was talented, down to earth and inspiring, ocaña writes . ocaña: we mourn the lost opportunity to have latina tell her story |
washington (cnn) the supreme court ruled monday that two men convicted of killings committed when they were 14 cannot be sentenced to life in prison without at least the possibility of parole the 5 4 ruling is a victory for defenders of juvenile offenders, affirming recent high court rulings against harsh criminal s... | 14 years old kagan alito | two men sentenced to life must have at least the chance of parole, the court says . each of them was 14 years old at the time of the crimes . kagan: 'the mandatory sentencing schemes violate (the) principle of proportionality, . alito: the ruling exposes society to the risk of the men murdering again if released |
(cnn) a man fatally injured one person, then burst into a wyoming college class friday morning to kill another person and, ultimately, himself, police said according to casper police, 'there were no firearms involved in the crime(s), and the (victims') injuries were caused by a sharp edged weapon' it was not immedia... | casper casper college | 3 are dead at two separate, but related crime scenes, according to police . they were killed by 'a sharp edged weapon,' though authorities did not elaborate . the suspect 'appeared to be completely alone,' casper's police chief says . 'this is the worst day of my career,' the casper college president says |
(cnn) an ohio distributor is recalling about 6 million chinese made tire valve stems after concluding that some of them were improperly made and could increase the risk of accidents an ohio distributor is recalling 6 million chinese made car tire valve stems tech international, the part's johnstown, ohio based distr... | syllabizing pulseless bedpad | no related information |
(cnn) pfc bradley manning is one of the biggest whistle blowers in us history, and his case is one of the obama administration's unprecedented seven prosecutions against national security and intelligence whistleblowers his disclosures to wikileaks revealed war crimes and torture topics that are surely in the pub... | music mayans phosphoresce | no related information |
(cnn) an 18th century american slave finally received a proper burial thursday, more than 200 years after his death, according to organizers of the service the remains of fortune, an african american slave who died in 1798, lay in state in the connecticut state capitol rotunda in hartford on thursday before state po... | 18th century connecticut 1797 fortune porter the naugatuck river 1798 | fortune, an 18th century slave in connecticut, was laid to rest after a funeral . his funeral was held in the church where he was baptized in 1797 . fortune was owned by dr preserved porter, who dissected his remains . the slave drowned in the naugatuck river in 1798, historical records show |
(cnn) federal agents say they've now linked 11 killings to admitted serial killer israel keyes and are looking into possible ties to killings in other countries keyes killed himself in december, about nine months after his arrest in the slaying of an anchorage, alaska, coffee barista police said he admitted to at le... | israel keyes december fbi march 2012 | israel keyes is believed to have killed 11 people before his death in december, the fbi says . he admitted to eight slayings after his arrest in march 2012 . the fbi is asking for the public to help them identify other victims |
(cnn) formula one's new tire provider pirelli has simulated rainfall in the desert to test its wet weather products ahead of the 2011 season the italian company, which returns to the elite motorsport after a 20 year absence as official supplier in place of bridgestone, coated the yas marina circuit in abu dhabi in w... | orchestiid poppadom bekerchief | no related information |
(cnn) the peculiar standoff on borneo between malaysian security forces and a group of men from the southern philippines has its roots in a recent landmark peace deal between manila and muslim rebels, according to an expert on the region more than 100 men from the mainly muslim southern philippines came ashore in th... | zooplastic southeasters eucaines | no related information |
(cnn) at a moment when diplomacy is back in the international spotlight, are americans becoming more isolationist, wanting the united states to pull back from the world? you might think so listening to washington republicans like sens ted cruz and rand paul are betting their presidential aspirations on it democratic... | glenn republicans americans 88% us | glenn: top republicans are betting presidential aspirations that americans want to stay out of global hotspots . new survey shows 88% of americans agreed . glenn: but americans are looking for leadership, not conflict, in a more dangerous world . poll also shows three quarters of americans say that us has a responsibil... |
(cnn) the defense team for george zimmerman charged with murder in 17 year old trayvon martin's death continued their offensive friday, pressing in court for access to information they hope will shed light on what happened and exonerate the florida man in an interview thursday with 'insession's' jean casarez, ... | earmarking shluh troytown | no related information |
(instylecom) it takes a truly adventurous actress to pull off a razored mohawk, a platinum pixie and a louise brooks bob, but we'd expect nothing less from the ever provocative selma blair, who experimented with all three looks in under a year selma blair says she works with hairstylists and makeup artists who 'have... | mouthful patripassianism chacra | no related information |
(cnn) in the radio biz, if the buzz is good, the listeners will come but now a suicide that followed an australian radio prank is forcing american radio broadcasters to look in the mirror 'it was a feeding frenzy last week when the prank first happened,' said paige nienaber, a radio consultant for about 100 stations... | australian us 2007 aussie | an australian radio prank prompts us broadcasters to re evaluate . 'my advice: it's a tragedy, but just calm down,' one expert says . the tragic prank revives memory of a 2007 radio stunt that killed a contestant . are pranks driven by ratings? will the aussie dj scandal affect us radio? |
(cnn) census takers are fanning out across sudan this week in a landmark headcount meant to determine how to divide power and wealth in the war weary african nation a south sudanese soldier keeps watch, with the threat of civil war still high in the war torn country the census is a key component of a 2005 peace agr... | sudan north south | census takers fan out across sudan this week in a landmark headcount . count will be used to determine how power is shared in the war torn country . north south tensions continue to simmer, threatening the return of civil war |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) ethnic fighting once again engulfed kenya's western rift valley on sunday as witnesses and red cross officials reported brutal attacks by members of president mwai kibaki's kikuyu tribe on other ethnic groups police attempt to secure a street in naivasha, where violence flared on sunday the viol... | red cross thursday kenya kibaki | red cross reports people being burned alive . ethnic fighting kills 47 people since thursday in western kenya, opposition says . violence follows meeting between president kibaki and opposition leader . more than 500 people have been killed in violence that followed the election |
new delhi, india (cnn) flight attendant sheela joshi is 5 feet, 4 inches and 148 pounds air india has strict weight parameters that all attendants must meet when they don't, the airline grounds them her employer, air india, says she is too fat to fly joshi, 50, has been an air hostess as they are still called in ... | two years ago air india 66 pounds us india | until two years ago, air india allowed an attendant's weight to vary within 66 pounds . weight discrimination lawsuits forced us carriers to do away with weight limits . in india, the attendants are not deemed medically unfit just over the weight limit |
(cnn) turkey snatched a last gasp winner to eliminate euro 2008 co hosts switzerland and keep their own quarterfinal hopes alive with a 2 1 victory in rain drenched basel on wednesday night patrick mueller, left, and swiss goalkeeper diego benaglio battle for the ball with arda turan of turkey arda turan scored with... | turkey switzerland basel arda turan turks czech republic group | turkey eliminate euro 2008 co hosts switzerland with 2 1 win in rain hit basel . match marred by torrential downpour which left the ground waterlogged . arda turan scores deflected winner in the third minute of time added on . turks must now beat czech republic in final group a match to qualify |
(cnn) roger federer aims to bounce back from his crushing final defeat in shanghai as he enters his final four tournaments of 2010 with a long awaited return to sweden this week the 16 time grand slam winner moved back to second in the world rankings above novak djokovic despite being thrashed in straight sets by an... | foliary stigmatic tonous | no related information |
kathmandu, nepal (cnn) nepal's former king said wednesday he is not going to leave his country even though the monarchy has been abolished gyanendra came to power in 2001 following the assassination of king birendra and his family ex king gyanendra, 60, made remarks to reporters before departing the narayanhiti roya... | gyanendra assembly | former king will live as a civilian in a summer palace outside capital . gyanendra: will stay in the country to help establish peace . left palace by side entrance while officials gathered outside to see his departure . assembly tasked with rewriting the constitution, deciding future political system |
(cnn) rafael nadal will face roger federer in sunday's final atp world tour finals at the o2 arena in london federer dispatched semi final opponent novak djokovic in straight sets 6 1 6 4 on saturday evening, while rafael nadal beat a determined andy murray 7 6 (7 5) 3 6 7 6 (8 6) in the first semi final earlier in ... | rafael nadal andy murray atp world tour roger federer novak djokovic 6 1 6 4 nadal | rafael nadal overcomes spirited andy murray to book place in atp world tour final . roger federer earns comfortable win over novak djokovic 6 1 6 4 in other semi . pair have met on 21 previous occasions, with nadal currently leading 14 matches to seven |
london, england (cnn) nothing says true love like releasing a caged butterfly, don't you think? wayne rooney and coleen mcloughlin are to be paid $5 million for the picture rights to their wedding the butterflies are reported to be the piece de resistance of england's most anticipated celebrity wedding of the year w... | english wayne rooney glen scanlon | english football star wayne rooney and sweetheart marry in lavish ceremony . glen scanlon says media have launched bitter attacks on the couple . working class background appears to be critics' greatest annoyance, he says |
london, england (cnn) nothing says true love like releasing a caged butterfly, don't you think? wayne rooney and coleen mcloughlin are to be paid $5 million for the picture rights to their wedding the butterflies are reported to be the piece de resistance of england's most anticipated celebrity wedding of the year w... | english wayne rooney glen scanlon | english football star wayne rooney and sweetheart marry in lavish ceremony . glen scanlon says media have launched bitter attacks on the couple . working class background appears to be critics' greatest annoyance, he says |
(cnn) last winter, the chicago crime commission and the us drug enforcement administration named mexican billionaire guzman loera the city's 'public enemy no 1' also known as 'shorty,' guzman heads the world's largest narcotics operation, the infamous sinaloa cartel, and allegedly pushes 1,500 to 2,000 kilograms of ... | duodenitis subopaque chorusing | no related information |
(cnn) croatia sent out a message of intent to the other euro 2008 finalists as they stunned highly fancied germany 2 1 in klagenfurt to secure a place in the quarterfinals ivicia olic celebrates croatia's second goal in their superb 2 1 victory over germany darijo srna and ivica olic struck the goals as croatia, who... | croatia germany group klagenfurt darijo srna ivica olic lukas podolski third | croatia stun favorites germany 2 1 in their group b encounter in klagenfurt . darijo srna and ivica olic both on target as croatia make it two wins from two . lukas podolski pulls goal back for germany with his third strike in two games |
(cnn) roll out the red carpet: america's favorite prima donna pig is on the way to the smithsonian miss piggy, the beloved muppet character known for flaunting her fashion sense and karate chopping her way out of trouble, will go on display in march, the national museum of american history said tuesday she won't be ... | smithsonian piggy march kermit the frog jim henson | the smithsonian says miss piggy will go on display in march . kermit the frog, her longtime love interest, is already at the museum . the family of muppets creator jim henson donated miss piggy and other puppets |
london, england britain's princess eugenie has been reprimanded by her school after being caught frolicking naked on college grounds, it was reported saturday princess eugenie is sixth in line to the british throne the 18 year old daughter of prince andrew, duke of york, and sarah ferguson, was apprehended for her i... | britain eugenie sixth british | britain's princess eugenie reprimanded for naked school frolic, reports say . sixth in line to british throne involved in end of term 'high jinks,' insiders say . princess due to attend queen's official birthday celebrations |
(instylecom) it takes a truly adventurous actress to pull off a razored mohawk, a platinum pixie and a louise brooks bob, but we'd expect nothing less from the ever provocative selma blair, who experimented with all three looks in under a year selma blair says she works with hairstylists and makeup artists who 'have... | selma blair john waters at least 15 pounds kath kim botox blair less than a year | actress selma blair wore huge prosthetic boobs for a john waters movie . she's gained at least 15 pounds for her role on 'kath and kim'. she considered botox but says she doesn't have enough wrinkles for it yet . blair experimented with three completely different looks in less than a year |
hannover, germany germany maintained the pressure on the czech republic in the race for top spot in group d with a comfortable 4 0 win against cyprus in hannover lukas podolski celebrates his goal as germany cruised to a 4 0 victory over cyprus both sides have already qualified for euro 2008 but germany showed no si... | germany cyprus hannover czechs lukas podolski germans the czech republic slovakia | germany beat cyprus 4 0 in hannover as they keep pressure on the czechs . lukas podolski scores and produces a superb performance for the germans . the czech republic remain top of the group after defeating slovakia 3 1 |
new york (cnn) it's been five years since carrie bradshaw journeyed to paris in search of true love on the series finale of 'sex and the city' she appeared to have found it in the arms of mr big, and she returned to new york and her now settled friends ready for a new start sarah jessica parker was a driving f... | sarah jessica parker sex and the city matthew broderick ny | sarah jessica parker: 'sex and the city' 'has been a dream'. rumors of friction? 'beneath me to keep defending myself'. marriage to matthew broderick works because pair lives normal ny life |
tokyo, japan (cnn) three people were killed and at least 84 were injured saturday morning when a magnitude 70 earthquake struck northeastern japan, japanese officials said the quake struck at about 8:43 am north of sendai, japan another five people were missing, national police said officials said the earthquake led... | japan us geological survey japanese honshu around 8:43 am saturday | three people dead, at least 84 injured after earthquake hits japan . us geological survey reports 70 magnitude quake on japanese island of honshu . quake struck at around 8:43 am saturday |
(cnn) the 19 year old woman whose hospitalization exposed a shocking austrian incest case is recovering well and wants to see the ocean and a pop concert, her doctors and a family lawyer said wednesday dr albert reiter, who treated kerstin, is confident kerstin will make a full recovery in time she and other childre... | austrian kerstin fritzl 19 josef fritzl 73 | daughter of austrian incest victim reunited with family, expected to make full recovery . kerstin fritzl, 19, has spent her entire life in cellar . the dungeon was uncovered after she was taken to hospital with illness . josef fritzl, 73, has allegedly confessed to incestuous relationship with teen's mom |
(cnn) brazil has delivered only four of the six stadiums that will be used in june's confederations cup, considered a dress rehearsal for next year's world cup, on time one of the venues recife's arena pernambuco opened just a day before fifa's april 15 deadline, which comes precisely two months ahead of the s... | rhynchocephalian skiable tropicalize | no related information |
london (cnn) the parents of a 17 year old girl will spend at least 25 years in a british prison for the death of their daughter after the couple's conviction friday for killing her over her desire to live a westernized lifestyle and become an attorney, a court spokeswoman said friday chester crown court judge roderi... | iftikhar farzana ahmed shafilea ahmed 17 westernized a riverbank months 2003 | new: couple more concerned about shame than their daughter, judge scolds . iftikhar and farzana ahmed are sentenced to life in prison in their daughter's death . prosecutors: shafilea ahmed, 17, was killed her because of her westernized lifestyle . her dismembered body was found on a riverbank months after she disappea... |
(cnn) german driver nick heidfeld has replaced pedro de la rosa at formula one team sauber for the rest of the season the 33 year old, who drove for sauber from 2001 03 and again from 2006 09, will take over from the spaniard for the next race in singapore and the four following races 'i'm looking forward like crazy... | geratologic pharomacrus airsickness | no related information |
(cnn) ferrari president luca di montezemolo has promised that the italian formula one team will not make major changes for 2011 despite this year's title disappointment, and he tipped felipe massa to return to form massa played very much a secondary role on his return to driving following his horror accident in july... | ferrari fernando alonso felipe massa massa brazilian luca di montezemolo italian stefano domenicali 2011 | ferrari boss plans to keep fernando alonso and felipe massa as the team's drivers . massa's future was under scrutiny after the brazilian struggled on his return to racing . president luca di montezemolo says no major changes are needed at italian marque . he also backs team principal stefano domenicali as ferrari seek... |
(cnn) williams driver nico hulkenberg took advantage of changeable weather conditions to secure a remarkable first ever pole position for sunday's brazilian grand prix, stunning all the formula one title favorites in the process hulkenberg mastered the change in the weather, which saw the rain ease up in final quali... | williams nico hulkenberg first brazil hulkenberg interlagos 2005 european grand prix red bull sebastien vettel mark webber second third | williams driver nico hulkenberg claims his first ever pole positon in brazil gp . hulkenberg takes advantage of the changeable weather conditions at interlagos . it is williams' first pole position since the 2005 european grand prix at the nurburgring . the red bull duo of sebastien vettel and mark webber second and th... |
(cnn) while anxiously awaiting the september 30 season premiere of 'homeland,' you likely have a lot of remaining questions about season one: will carrie remember that brody knew issa? what happened to the brody confession video? why would someone eat peanut butter off a ruler? and of course: did jessica keep her ha... | doweled swathers parietoquadrate | no related information |
(cnn) red bull formula one driver mark webber has revealed in his newly published autobiography that he drove the final four races of last season with a broken shoulder the australian, who was in contention to win his first world championship right up to the final race in abu dhabi, sustained the fracture in a mount... | mark webber last season australian webber japanese korean | mark webber reveals he drove the final four races of last season with a broken shoulder . the australian makes the revelations in a newly published autobiography . webber also had pain killing injections ahead of the japanese and korean gps |
(cnn) derreck kayongo is a ugandan war refugee who started the global soap project to help vulnerable communities fight disease based in atlanta, the nonprofit has collected 100 tons of used soap from hotels in the united states and reprocessed it for shipment to impoverished nations what started in 2009 as a one ma... | derreck kayongo global soap project cnn first kenya last summer kayongo uganda | derreck kayongo is donating soap to impoverished countries via his global soap project . the cnn hero personally delivered the first box of free soap to kenya last summer . when he was young, kayongo found refuge in kenya after fleeing uganda . he says he has seen poor families dance in celebration after receiving soap... |
(cnn) this weekend's inaugural korean grand prix is a step into the unknown for formula one, but red bull's title hopefuls mark webber and sebastian vettel are looking forward to the challenge as the 2010 season heads into its final three races vettel led the austrian team to a 1 2 in japan two weeks ago, leaving hi... | first korean grand prix this weekend yeongam only last week red bull's mark webber this season | the first korean grand prix takes place this weekend at the new circuit in yeongam . the venue was cleared for racing only last week after a delayed final inspection . f1 drivers have been using simulators to prepare for the event . red bull's mark webber leads drivers' standings with three races left this season |
(cnn) stephane peterhansel reveled in the challenging sand dunes which marked the fifth stage of the dakar rally and stepped up his challenge for yet another triumph in the event with an emphatic victory he covered he 423km from calama to iquique in chile in his bmw in four hours 33 minutes 19 seconds it left him o... | stephane peterhansel the dakar rally bmw peterhansel carlos sainz portugal paulo goncalves | stephane peterhansel wins the fifth stage of the dakar rally in his bmw . peterhansel closes up on overall race leader carlos sainz . portugal's paulo goncalves takes motorbike section on a bmw |
(cnn) teenage golf sensation noh seung yul has entered the sport's record books as the youngest player to top the asian tour's money list the 19 year old, who won $822,361 on his way to becoming the asian tour's no 1, was honored for his achievements at an award ceremony in thailand following the conclusion of the 2... | noh seung yul asian order of merit champion south korean players' player of the year malaysian the us open the pga championship | noh seung yul is the youngest golfer to top the asian tour money list . 19 year old was crowned order of merit champion at an awards ceremony on sunday . south korean also named players' player of the year at season ending event . malaysian open winner finished 40th at the us open and 28th at the pga championship |
(cnn) martin kaymer increased his lead in the race to dubai with a superlative final round of 66 at standrews to claim a three shot victory in the alfred dunhill links championship on sunday the german birdied the final two holes at the home of golf to hold off a determined challenge by england's danny willett as h... | martin kaymer germany second graeme mcdowell the race to dubai lee westwood tiger woods danny willett england | martin kaymer of germany wins the alfred dunhill links championship . the victory increases his lead over second placed graeme mcdowell in the race to dubai . lee westwood fails in his bid to take over as world number one from tiger woods . danny willett of england finishes with a 67 to claim second place |
washington (cnn) a federal airport screener has been charged with sexual assault after he allegedly assaulted a woman near his home in manassas, virginia, police said tuesday police said harold glenn rodman, 52, was wearing a uniform and displayed a badge at the time of the attack rodman is a transportation security... | hypnotherapist poikilothermic preinjury | no related information |
(cnn) former williams rookie nico hulkenberg believes that the force india team could be his best chance of driving in the 2011 formula one championship the german lost his race seat after being unable to earn a new contract, despite an impressive end to his debut season williams instead opted to sign 25 year old ve... | nico hulkenberg 2011 rookie williams f1 the end of the 2010 season german next year force india 23 year old the brazilian grand prix year | nico hulkenberg is without a team for the 2011 formula one championship . rookie driver was dropped by williams f1 at the end of the 2010 season . the german says his best chance of a seat next year lies with force india . the 23 year old claimed pole position at the brazilian grand prix in his debut year |
(cnn) los angeles galaxy's david beckham suffered a groin injury on a miserable night for bruce arena's team, as they were beaten 3 0 by fc dallas in major league soccer's (mls) western conference final on sunday beckham, who only recently returned from an achilles injury sustained while on loan at italian giants ac... | david beckham the mls western conference sunday los angeles galaxy the home depot center fc dallas colorado rapids november 21 | david beckham picked up a groin strain in the mls western conference final on sunday . los angeles galaxy lost the match 3 0 to fc dallas at the home depot center stadium . fc dallas will play colorado rapids in the mls championship game on november 21 |
london, england (reuters) police closed streets near london's canary wharf financial district on saturday after an unexploded german flying bomb from world war ii was found on a construction site wwii bombs are unearthed across europe, often during building excavations, such as this one in france bomb disposal exper... | meharis fadlike chuddar | no related information |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwe's president robert mugabe has warned that veterans he commanded in his country's liberation war will take up arms again to prevent the opposition party from taking power zimbabwe's president robert mugabe says war veterans do not want the opposition in power mugabe zimbabwe's only ... | robert mugabe opposition party's mdc morgan tsvangirai | president robert mugabe says war veterans will fight to prevent change . opposition party's no 2 facing treason charge after return to country . mdc leader morgan tsvangirai was detained twice thursday |
(cnn) the 2014 grammy awards are in the books, and in typical fashion, there were some notable moments these five were among the best: 1 daft punk and their dancin' friends perform 'get lucky' the recorded version of 'get lucky' which went on to win record of the year already featured pharrell's vocals and ni... | whimmiest hoarsen panmelodion | no related information |
london (cnn) london's metropolitan police was under fire friday after 10 cases involving alleged racism by police officers were referred to the independent police watchdog for investigation eight officers and a staff member have been suspended while allegations that they used racist language are reviewed, the metrop... | the metropolitan police met | eight officers and a member of staff are suspended, the metropolitan police says . about 20 officers and a member of staff are under investigation, police say . 'there is no room for racism in the met,' says the force's deputy commissioner . the force, which has 32,000 officers, has faced accusations of racism in the p... |
(cnn) workers have walked off the job at one of the world's largest shoe factories, leading apparel maker adidas to temporarily shift its production as many as 50,000 employees are on strike at yue yuen industrial, a major adidas and nike supplier in the southern chinese city of dongguan activists say it's one of ch... | adidas nike | as many as 50,000 employees are striking at major adidas and nike factory . adidas is moving future orders to other suppliers in response to strike . protesters are targeting adidas, nike stores around the world |
los angeles (cnn) actress zsa zsa gabor's right leg was amputated friday because of a large, deep lesion that proved resistant to antibiotics, her surgeon said 'she seemed to tolerate it well, although she's in a somewhat frail condition,' dr david rigberg said doctors have been treating gabor, 93, at ronald reagan ... | hurkle pelidnota okapia | no related information |
(cnn) corporate india was surprised that the low profile scion of an indian construction tycoon will take over the nation's most high profile company after a 14 month search reaction across the indian business press was one of surprise at the appointment of 43 year old cyrus pallonji mistry as the successor to busin... | skeeters bibi scorser | no related information |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) the mother of nigeria's finance minister was kidnapped sunday, sparking a 'massive manhunt' for her captors, officials said kamene okonjo, an academic in nigeria and the mother of finance minister ngozi okonjo iweala, was abducted from her home in ogwashi uku, delta state, a finance ministry sta... | kamene okonjo ngozi okonjo iweala | a 'massive manhunt' is under way for her captors . it is not known who is behind the kidnapping . kamene okonjo is the mother of finance minister ngozi okonjo iweala |
(cnn) the violence against women act has protected crime victims and helped police and prosecutors take violent criminals off our streets for nearly 20 years after it became law in 1994, it was reauthorized, with robust support from both parties, in 2000 and 2005 republicans played a prominent role in crafting the a... | leslye orloff gop democrats 1994 orloff house republicans | leslye orloff: gop, democrats have supported violence against women act since 1994 . orloff: house republicans now want to block it, gut protections for immigrants . victims can report abuse, rape and human trafficking without fear of deportation, she says . orloff: victims help police, prosecutors, but all this will b... |
(cnn) the iowa army national guard's 1st battalion, 133rd infantry received an emotional welcome home july 25 more than a year and a half after leaving for iraq more than 600 soldiers marched on the field at riverfront stadium in waterloo, iowa, in front of thousands of friends and family members i reporter myke ... | laminariales wilders stonebrood | no related information |
(cnn) when two small caskets gradually descend into the ground thursday in atlanta, it may begin to sink into their father's head that his children are gone it hasn't so far as mark edge has cried over them, he has felt their presence at his side police recovered their bodies in a santa ana, california, hotel room n... | papaship emetines hymenomycetoid | no related information |
london, england (cnn) graeme le saux played more than 400 matches for blackburn, chelsea and southampton, winning a premier league title and 36 international caps cnn's don riddell talks to the former england star about homophobia and racism in the game graeme le saux, pictured here playing for chelsea, endured homo... | graeme le saux ex england le saux | graeme le saux says an 'undercurrent of prejudice' exists in football . ex england star endured homophobic abuse amid false rumors he was gay . le saux says football needs to do more to tackle prejudice, homophobia |
(ewcom) after nearly a week of high heeled dancing, vaseline covered teeth, and skillfully concealed hostility, the glitter has finally settled over atlantic city — and 24 year old nina davuluri of syracuse, new york has been named the latest in a long line of all american beauty queens davuluri isn't just the secon... | 2014 america new york | there was a great deal going on during the 2014 miss america pageant . one contestant made a 'breaking bad' reference . miss new york was ultimately crowned the winner |
(cnn) two by two, the tandem skydivers leapt into the clouds over southern mississippi, a routine plunge from thousands of feet in the air james 'jimmie' horak jr and his student were the last out of the plane saturday morning a videographer captured the moment when the veteran instructor opened his parachute, shift... | james 'jimmie' horak jr horak | the body of james 'jimmie' horak jr was found in heavy mud in a swampy, wooded area . his student was found in critical condition and was airlifted to a hospital . company owner: horak apparently cut away his main parachute and deployed a backup . sheriff: other jumpers noticed some kind of equipment trouble |
(cnn) mark covert is something of a celebrity in the running world every year around this time, his phone starts to ring off the hook as he passes another milestone in his 'running streak' the number of consecutive days he's logged at least a mile this week he hit 44 years, or 16,075 days in a row it's the longes... | teleseism pteridophytic mutessarifat | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) the judge overseeing the mel gibson child custody case ordered a probe into the leak of sealed court documents published on celebrity news website tmz, a lawyer in the case said the confidential documents 'were stolen probably from the court' and the leaker 'got paid a good deal of mone... | blowtorch possessionist scholars | no related information |
kathmandu, nepal (cnn) nepal's new government has converted its deposed king's opulent palace into a museum and unfurled the national flag on sunday as a symbolic move to signify the end of monarchy the narayanthi royal palace has been converted into a museum 'the national flag is fluttering in the hands of the peop... | sphygmoscope fasts solipedal | no related information |
(cnn) a suspected arms dealer accused of conspiring to sell weapons to colombian guerrillas was extradited friday from spain to the united states, the us justice department said kassar is accused of conspiring to sell weapons to farc rebels monzer al kassar had been wanted for decades before he was arrested in an un... | us justice department us monzer al kassar spain last year millions of dollars | us justice department says accused arms dealer extradited to the us. monzer al kassar was arrested in spain last year . us accuses him of trying to sell millions of dollars of weapons to guerrillas . he is also accused of conspiracy to kill us nationals |
(cnn) it's a phrase uniquely hated by high school teachers and internship coordinators everywhere: 'could you write me a reference?' but it means something different now than it did even a decade ago sure, trigonometry teachers still need to crank out those form letters packed with hoary cliches like, 'a pleasure to... | starkly phyllome allowable | no related information |
(cnn) this week's new york premiere of led zeppelin's forthcoming concert film, 'celebration day,' may have brought out both fans and rock stars, including mick jones, stevie nicks and paul stanley of kiss, but beyond the 2007 reunion depicted on screen, don't expect to see the legendary band in concert anytime soon... | pigmenting ricing redoute | no related information |
new york (cnn) steve white knows firsthand just how difficult coming home from war can be a 1st cavalry platoon leader and acting company commander in vietnam, white experienced the struggles of war and the challenges of readjusting to civilian life now the executive director of veterans across america, white is wor... | steve white veterans across america vaa champion mentor program iraq afghanistan | steve white, 67, is executive director of the nonprofit group veterans across america . vaa's champion mentor program helps iraq, afghanistan vets through job maze . the nonprofit organization has already helped more than 7,000 returning troops find jobs . vaa founder: government programs have 'no real network' for tro... |
(cnn) no one ever handed her anything she never had it made born in iowa in 1905, an only child, she soon moved with her parents to montana as she grew up, she developed a love of reading and an interest in writing, and submitted stories to her small town newspaper she studied english at college in montana; she brie... | dorothy marie johnson western the man who shot liberty valance hollywood greene | dorothy marie johnson yearned to break into the boy's club of western story writers . her story 'the man who shot liberty valance' was turned into a film with top hollywood stars . greene: she knew how to draw readers into a tale and keep them hanging until the end |
(cnn) a federal grand jury has charged a british man with hacking into thousands of computer systems and stealing confidential us government information lauri love, 28, and alleged co conspirators are accused of trying to 'disrupt the operations and infrastructure' of various agencies and departments, including the ... | lauri love army nasa epa love friday england | indictment alleges suspect hacked into networks and stole confidential information . suspect lauri love and others allegedly sought to disrupt army, nasa, epa systems . love was arrested on friday at his home in england |
(cnn) cnn senior international correspondent nick paton walsh has won an emmy and an edward r murrow award for his reports from the front line of the war in syria paton walsh has reflected on his experiences in aleppo, where he reported on the heart wrenching cruelty of a conflict that has torn the country apart 'al... | cnn nick paton walsh syria paton walsh emmy afghanistan aleppo | cnn's nick paton walsh reflects on his reporting from syria's front line . paton walsh won emmy for outstanding writing in reports from syria and afghanistan . paton walsh on aleppo in 2012: 'people didn't really know where the front lines were' |
(cnn) a man who shot his wife and three children to death before committing suicide in middletown, maryland, last weekend had about $460,000 in mortgage and credit card debt, the local sheriff said tuesday five people, including three young children, were found dead in this house in middletown, maryland deputies wh... | christopher wood 460,000 florida | new: christopher wood was $460,000 in debt, sheriff says . new: family was unable to sell florida home, computer reveals . sheriff: man apparently killed his wife and three young children, then shot himself |
(cnn) lionel messia, andres iniesta and cristiano ronaldo have been shortlisted by uefa for the 2011/12 best player in europe award the three spain based players came top of a poll of 53 journalists from uefa's member associations andrea pirlo of juventus finished fourth, while barcelona's xavi came in fifth lionel ... | lionel messi cristiano ronaldo real madrid andres iniesta | lionel messi looking to claim second consecutive best player prize . cristiano ronaldo led real madrid to the la liga title . andres iniesta was named player of the tournament at euro 2012 . the winner will be announced on august 30th |
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