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(cnn) some off duty public safety workers ended up with an unusual catch when they went fishing off the coast of florida on saturday morning they found a man and woman splashing in the water 7 miles from shore who said they'd spent the last 14 hours treading water, the broward county sheriff's office said sean mcgov... | boogaloo implemental croissants | no related information |
hong kong, china (cnn) 'the earth is just too small,' sighed south african adventurer mike horn, one of the few people on the planet who can get away with saying such a statement action man of climate change: horn is hoping to inspire a new generation of leaders during the past eight months the 43 year old has saile... | mike horn pangaea expedition horn | explorer mike horn aims to encourage new generation to take action on conservation . his pangaea expedition takes 'young explorers' around the world . horn has circumnavigated the world and been to both poles . 'i'm not a specialist, i'm an adventurer, but maybe i've seen things others haven't' |
(cnn) one of the jurors who convicted michael dunn of attempted murder after he fired into an suv during a fatal argument believes he should have been convicted of first degree murder 'i believed he was guilty,' valerie said in an interview with abc's 'nightline' early wednesday also known as juror no 4, she asked t... | michael dunn dunn juror no 4 abc | michael dunn was convicted on three counts of attempted second degree murder . mistrial declared on first degree murder charge; prosecutors say they'll seek a new trial . dunn faces at least 60 years in prison, possibly 15 more for another charge . 'we all believed that there was another way out, another option,' juror... |
washington (cnn) ralph nader's presidential candidacy has received little media attention, but his latest critique of sen barack obama has come under fire for its seemingly racial overtones ralph nader is running for president as an independent speaking with colorado's rocky mountain news, nader accused obama of att... | obama ralph nader's nader america | new: sen obama says ralph nader's trying to 'get attention' with white comments . nader accuses obama of trying to 'talk white'. obama's campaign calls the comments 'reprehensible' and 'delusional'. nader: obama's top issue should be poverty in america, given his heritage |
(cnn) my every other month dinner and discussion group met the other night after a plentiful potluck meal, we got down to the topic designated for the evening: 'if you could solve any issue or problem in your lifetime, what would it be?' less than two weeks after the election, most of the issues raised were politica... | molybdena luxulianite wheelbase | no related information |
(cnn) manchester united returned to the top of english premier league with a 5 0 crushing of crisis club portsmouth on saturday, while liverpool kept their champions league bid on track with a 1 0 victory in the derby against everton united went one point clear of chelsea, who host third placed arsenal on sunday, an... | manchester united english premier league portsmouth united chelsea third arsenal sunday liverpool fourth everton tottenham fifth aston villa | manchester united return to top of english premier league with 5 0 crushing of portsmouth . united go one point clear of chelsea, who host third placed arsenal on sunday . liverpool move into fourth place after beating everton 1 0 despite having man sent off . tottenham left in fifth place after drawing 0 0 at home to ... |
(cnn) a big part of being president is making decisions, and one of the key decisions a would be president can make is who he or she marries cindy mccain has a master's degree in special education she is part owner of her father's business it's not like deciding whether to press the nuclear button, but first ladies ... | clupein unnominalistic thirteenth | no related information |
dongshigu village, china (cnn) the memories are still raw for 78 year old wang jinxiang in her own home, guards put her through the daily humiliation of body searches this is where guards repeatedly beat her youngest son, prominent blind human rights advocate chen guangcheng, and his wife wang's eyes well with tears... | rissoa hirtellous progressivist | no related information |
(cnn) spain's small businesses are being warned they must 'export or die' as the country remains mired in recession spain the eurozone's fourth largest economy is suffering as the bloc's financial crisis drags into its fourth year now, small businesses are looking to overseas markets in an effort to kick start... | gram congenitalness supposititiously | no related information |
(cnn) a judge refused monday to reduce the bail for a ride operator who has been charged with three felony counts of assault after five people were hurt on a ride at the north carolina state fair an attorney for timothy dwayne tutterrow asked a wake county judge to reduce the bail set at $225,000 arguing his c... | 225,000 november 18 timothy dwayne tutterrow tutterow georgia | bail was kept at $225,000 while next court date was set for november 18 . timothy dwayne tutterrow is charged with assault with a deadly weapon . tutterow is from georgia but attorney argued he wasn't a flight risk . five people were hurt in the incident |
(cnn) a string of car bombings in predominantly shiite neighborhoods across baghdad on monday killed 37 people and wounded 155, adding to rising concern about sectarian violence across iraq according to police officials, 11 bombs exploded in busy areas of the city and its suburban districts, including three bombings... | united nations shiite 2013 un | new: united nations says such violence could signal new refugee crisis . car bombings strike predominantly shiite neighborhoods, authorities say . more than 5,000 have died across the country in 2013, un agency says |
(cnn) 'number nine number nine number nine' 'the beatles: rock band,' to be released wednesday, lets players strum along with classics the repetitive refrain from one of the beatles' most mind bending journeys into psychedelia 'revolution 9,' the audio pastiche from 'the white album' is now serving as the back... | rock band apple inc picasso | 9/9/09 a big day for the beatles . 'rock band' video game and remastered albums both to be released . apple inc expected to make 'music related' announcement the same day . expert compares the beatles to picasso, says their music will endure |
(cnn) irony is a part of life, the clichã© goes and right now, president barack obama is living the part, in a big way: he's the civil libertarian defending an activist drone program he's the liberal with a spy agency caught eavesdropping on the private conversations of friendly leaders and he's the high tech health... | gloria borger barack obama obamacare nsa borger white house 80% americans | gloria borger says president barack obama has been a believer in high tech government . she says the obamacare website woes and nsa spy practices have to shake his faith . borger: shouldn't white house have taken control of the signature health care initiative?. president may now be among 80% of americans with little f... |
(cnn) from the air, the namibian desert looks like it has a bad case of chicken pox spread across 1,100 miles of a narrow strip sit a smattering of barren polka dots, otherwise known as fairy circles these sizable craters measure 10 to 65 feet in diameter, and represent one of nature's greatest mysteries over the d... | apotropaism daydreamer anacamptic | no related information |
(cnn) with their nation still absorbing the shock of sachin tendulkar's retirement, the next generation of indian stars showed their ability with a stunning run chase to beat australia in a one day international wednesday chasing an imposing 360 to win in jaipur, india went past the target for the loss of just one w... | india australia one day virat kohli century indian | india beat australia in one day international . chase 360 to win second highest in history . virat kohli hits century in just 52 balls an indian record . level series with aussies at 1 1 |
(cnn) the florida judge presiding over george zimmerman's murder trial ruled monday that jurors will be allowed to hear about marijuana found in trayvon martin's system the night he was fatally shot prosecutors argued the amount was so minimal that 'we just don't know' what effect it had on martin they also accused ... | trayvon martin's martin tracy george zimmerman zimmerman | new: judge allows presentation of trayvon martin's toxicology test that shows thc was in his system . new: martin's father, tracy, testifies about hearing 911 call, says he couldn't tell who it was screaming . several defense witnesses testify it was george zimmerman calling for help . zimmerman is charged with second ... |
(cnn) pea soup that crucifix those stairs 'the exorcist' was released 40 years ago to great fanfare 'this film, when it came out, lived at the very center of popular culture,' film critic and author richard crouse told cnn 'it was the only thing that people talked about the speed of popular culture wasn't as fast as... | the exorcist today 1973 william friedkin | 'the exorcist' is about the demonic possession of a girl and the priests who save her . some of the film's scenes are considered just as shocking today as they were in 1973 . many people consider 'the exorcist' to be the scariest movie of all time . director william friedkin, however, did not treat it as a horror film |
new york (cnn) as several thousand muslim men and boys lay in mass graves in srebrenica, bosnia, a young boy maybe 12 wearing camouflage and clutching a kalashnikov received a hug from a grieving mother 'i wish i trained my son,' the woman said abu hamza al masri broke down in the tears on the stand thursday a... | abu hamza al masri srebrenica muslims al masri richard reid mohammed atta | cleric abu hamza al masri weeps as he describes srebrenica massacre . after the event, he realized muslims must defend themselves, he testifies . al masri is on trial in federal court on 11 terrorism related charges . he allegedly influenced failed shoe bomber richard reid and 9/11 attacker mohammed atta |
(fast company) twitter for ballooning into a global phenomenon that, finally, has a business model in 2009, twitter boasted some 20 million users today? more than 200 million during that period of hockey stick like growth, twitter unveiled a sleek redesigned interface, played an integral role in recent revolutions ... | twitter google netflix | in 2009, twitter boasted some 20 million users today? more than 200 million . bing has begun nipping away at google's market thanks to patnerships . netflix has boldly cannibalized its own dvd by mail business |
(cnn) in a stunning achievement for unionists and democrats, critics of the wisconsin governor scott walker marshaled over a million signatures for a petition that has made it possible for walker to lose his office in a recall election this spring if so, that would be the first successful gubernatorial recall in wis... | scott walker wisconsin nelson lichtenstein american | over a million signatures have been submitted to recall gov scott walker of wisconsin . nelson lichtenstein: it's clear that the american trade union movement is not yet dead . he says that the fate of unionism is all about class power and income distribution . he says that people are realizing the importance of unions... |
(cnn) a navy helicopter whipped the waves as the us coast guard closed in on the suspected drug traffickers abandoning their homemade submarine off the coast of ecuador us navy and coast guard personnel approach a sinking drug sub about 200 miles off the coast of ecuador the men didn't go down with the ship, but an... | past two weeks coast guard | three 'drug subs' intercepted in past two weeks, coast guard says . crew members sank all three, along with cargo, officials say . lack of physical evidence often prevents drug prosecutions . new law makes it a felony to travel through international waters in the vessels |
vatican city (cnn) call him pope francis, the pontiff of firsts when jorge bergoglio stepped onto the balcony at the vatican on wednesday to reveal himself as the new leader of the world's 12 billion catholics, he made history as the first non european pope of the modern era, the first from latin america, the first ... | francis thursday vatican jorge bergoglio | pope francis refused to stand on an elevated platform, a cardinal says . francis will meet with his predecessor on thursday, vatican says . jorge bergoglio, breaks with tradition, asks crowd to pray for him . request is a break with tradition, the vatican says |
(cnn) at least three people died on a dust covered stretch of highway monday when at least 19 vehicles collided in a series of accidents because of poor visibility, a spokesman for the arizona department of public safety said bart graves said 12 other people were injured many of them seriously during the dust ... | interstate 10 between mile | three dead, 12 injured in series of crashes . some people are airlifted from the scene . accident happens on interstate 10 between mile posts 214 and 216 |
woodland, washington (cnn) alan northrop was playing pool in 1993 when his life changed forever he was lining up a bank shot when he felt something on his wrist: a handcuff northrop was arrested for the rape and kidnapping of a housekeeper 'i instantly said, 'no, you've got the wrong guy,'' northrop recalls telling ... | alan northrop 5,000 nearly $100,000 innocence project | after 17 years behind bars, alan northrop released with funds from prison job, gifts . almost half of all states fail to compensate people wrongly imprisoned . other states pay ranges from $5,000 a year to nearly $100,000 a year . innocence project is lobbying for increased compensation, job training, counseling |
(cnn) oberlin college in ohio suspended classes monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a ku klux klan member near the college's afrikan heritage house the sighting of the person wearing a white hood and robe was reported early monday morning and follows a string of recent hate incidents on oberli... | ku klux klan oberlin college ohio the last month monday | a reported ku klux klan sighting at oberlin college prompts cancellation of classes . report is the latest in a spate of racial incidents at the ohio college in the last month . students, staff and faculty rally for understanding monday |
washington (cnn) for years, jeff ragsdale was in and out of jail, high on drugs and alcohol, and homeless 'i've had so many chances, but this time it's really working out i'm a little more focused than i was in the past,' he said this weekend, he was part of a team of chefs from dc central kitchen who are busy boili... | white house easter egg roll | graduates of dc central kitchen job training program prep eggs for white house easter egg roll . 'it makes me feel good that i can be a part of something of this magnitude,' chef says . kitchen provides training in foodservice industry to released convicts and the homeless . 'this is a life changing program it's not ju... |
washington (cnn) debates are a campaign's restart button voters try to erase their preconceptions and examine the candidates face to face, equal and unscripted which is why a challenger, particularly one who's running behind, is eager to have as many debates as possible voters said john kerry won the debates in 2... | republican john mccain democrat barack obama the white house | republican john mccain and democrat barack obama are having three debates . debates provide spontaneous moments and often provide revealing moments . they give voters the chance to examine the candidates face to face and equal . but winning the debate does not necessarily mean winning the white house |
tampa, florida (cnn) a campaign aide to florida gubernatorial candidate alex sink has been removed after the democratic nominee was sent a text message during a televised debate in violation of the rules that the candidates agreed to sink's campaign did not name the advisor but a campaign spokesman confirmed it w... | superpopulatedly briners oversuperstitiously | no related information |
(cnn) glass onion catering has recalled more than 180,000 pounds of ready to eat salads and sandwich wrap products with fully cooked chicken and ham that may be contaminated with e coli, the us department of agriculture said the richmond, california, company products, which were shipped to distribution centers in ar... | glass onion catering more than 181,000 pounds | glass onion catering recalls more than 181,000 pounds of ready to eat salads and sandwich wrap products . there have been reports of 26 people sickened . 15 have been tied to recalled products . e coli o157:h7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps |
(cnn) a disastrous blunder by england goalkeeper robert green cost his side victory as they drew 1 1 with the united states in their group c opener in rustenburg on saturday night england were leading 1 0 through a fourth minute steven gerrard goal approaching halftime when clint dempsey sent in a weak shot from ju... | england united states group c rustenburg steven gerrard robert green clint dempsey us | england and united states draw 1 1 in their group c opener in rustenburg . steven gerrard gives england the lead after only four minutes . a goalkeeping error by robert green allows clint dempsey to equalize for us |
(cnn) in the black market of prison life, cell phones have become perhaps the hottest commodity now, texas is among a growing number of state governments going after them hundreds of contraband cell phones were found behind bars or in transit to texas inmates in 2008 tiny, easy to hide and an unmonitored link for co... | texas bill texas legislature | texas is among a growing number of states going after contraband cell phones . savvy inmates, outside accomplices, corrupt guards make problem a thorny one . bill cracking down on contraband phones clears texas legislature . other states training dogs to sniff out phones, seeking feds' help in jamming signals |
(cnn) an american relief worker jailed in haiti under suspicion of kidnapping a 15 month old boy has been released, the man told cnn wednesday 'as soon as they said i was being released i was at first shocked and couldn't believe it because it was already dark and normally nothing happens after sun goes down around ... | paul waggoner port au prince waggoner haiti | paul waggoner had been held for 18 days in port au prince . he was jailed on suspicion of kidnapping a 15 month old boy . waggoner says boy's parents were trying to extort him . he says he wants to do more aid work in haiti |
(cnn) about 50 central american immigrants were kidnapped by gunmen earlier this month from a train crossing through mexico, a salvadoran official told cnn en español wednesday the government of mexico has not confirmed or denied the incident the incident has been mired in mystery since a priest who runs a shelter f... | el salvador mexico oaxaca priest zetas | el salvador says it has evidence that 50 migrants were kidnapped in mexico . mexico has not confirmed the incident, which allegedly occurred in oaxaca state . a priest who runs a shelter for immigrants first reported the story this week . priest says immigrants believe kidnappers were with the zetas drug cartel |
(cnn) cyprus, the tiny mediterranean island bailed out a year ago, remains 'in difficultybut not as bad as one would have expected,' its finance minister harris georgiades told cnn during an interview in the capital city nicosia the country, which was given a 10 billion euro ($137 billion) injection by the european ... | cyprus a year ago 10 billion euro harris georgiades russia west | cyprus is starting to rebuild after its banking collapse a year ago, and 10 billion euro bailout . the island nation's finance minister harris georgiades says the situation 'is bad'. as the country tries to recover, it is also dealing with its relationship with russia . russia, now being ostracized by the west, is a si... |
london, england (cnn) britain's queen elizabeth celebrates her 82nd birthday saturday with a parade and military ceremony known as 'trooping the color' britain's queen elizabeth attends the derby festival at epson downs horse race course on june 7 the queen's birthday is actually april 21, but she officially celebra... | nonserviceably partyist capromys | no related information |
(cnn) michael vick, the comeback story like no other the nation's largest ongoing rehabilitation project not named sheen makes his postseason splash sunday night a bigger audience means more fans than ever face this question: can i embrace the philadelphia quarterback's singular talents without getting the blo... | philadelphia eagles nfl sunday 19 months | philadelphia eagles quarterback makes his nfl postseason splash sunday . it's been 19 months since his release from prison on dog fighting conviction . fans love a good comeback story, often forgive those who lead them back to top |
(cnn) manchester united finally lost patience with manager david moyes tuesday after a disastrous first season in charge of the english premier league champions 'manchester united announces that david moyes has left the club,' said the english premier league team in a statement on the club's official twitter feed 't... | david moyes less than a year english scot alex ferguson moyes united 11th everton sunday european champions league first 1995 | david moyes is dismissed after less than a year in charge of english league titleholder . the scot was personally endorsed by outgoing manager alex ferguson . moyes' united slipped to 11th league defeat against his former club everton on sunday . united will not feature in european champions league for first time since... |
(cnn) with only 100 days before the kick off of the first world cup to be staged in africa, the host country's officials are confident that the footballing showpiece will be a success south africa's deputy president kgalema motlanthe told guests at a 100 day banquet in durban to begin the countdown that his nation i... | world cup africa south africa durban south africa's | only 100 days before the kick off of the first world cup to be staged in africa . officials of host country south africa are confident that the tournament will be a success . a banquet in durban kicked off the countdown to the start of the showpiece on june 11 . south africa's deputy president insists the nation is rea... |
jerusalem (cnn) israel is denying palestinians access to adequate water supplies by controlling shared water resources, the human rights group amnesty international said in a report released tuesday in the 100 page report, titled 'troubled waters: palestinians denied fair access to water,' amnesty says israel restri... | palestinians israelis amnesty international israel 80 percent amnesty | palestinians denied same water access as israelis, amnesty international says . israel takes 80 percent of mountain aquifer, amnesty report says . israel says its water use declines while population jumps . israel says palestinians lose water to theft, poor infrastructure |
(cnn) thirteen galveston, texas, police officers have been disciplined in connection with a brawl last year between officers and wedding guests houston astros pitcher brandon backe was among the wedding guests arrested in the brawl the fracas led to the arrest of 13 people, including houston astros pitcher brandon b... | galveston texas houston astros brandon backe | nine police officers face suspension for response to wedding brawl . four others will receive written reprimands . police in galveston, texas, announced findings of internal investigation . houston astros pitcher brandon backe among 13 arrested |
tokyo, japan (cnn) given the magnitude of japan's recession, it should perhaps come as little surprise that the fantasy obsessed animation industry has received a hard dose of reality nobuki mitani is an 'in between' animator one of the lowest paid positions in animation yasuo yamaguchi, executive director of the... | association of japanese animators group japanese $2 billion | association of japanese animators says industry rocked by recession . group also says free internet downloading is having a deadly effect . japanese animation is roughly a $2 billion a year industry . revenues peaked in 2006; lower advertising revenues lead to fewer new programs |
(rollingstonecom) bob dylan has signed a six book deal with simon & schuster, according to crain's new york business, encompassing two sequels to his acclaimed 2004 book 'chronicles: volume one' as well as another book based on dialogue from his sirius/xm radio show 'theme time radio hour' it's unclear what the oth... | bob dylan simon & schuster 2004 chronicles: volume one sirius/xm theme time radio hour | bob dylan has signed a six book deal with simon & schuster . deal will include two sequels to his acclaimed 2004 book 'chronicles: volume one'. another book will be based on his sirius/xm radio show 'theme time radio hour' |
belfast, northern ireland (cnn) someone must be held responsible for a 'shambolic' response to a water crisis that has left thousands without running water, one of northern ireland's top politicians said thursday speaking after an emergency meeting of power sharing ministers in belfast, first minister peter robinson... | northern ireland water christmas next week | government officials say the government water company failed 'miserably'. northern ireland water says up to 60,000 customers affected . some have not had running water since before christmas . it could be next week before crisis is resolved |
(cnn) while most children stella ehrhart's age are thinking about what they're going to be for halloween, this 8 year old from nebraska is thinking about who she's going to be each day of the week but don't misinterpret what she's doing as 'dressing in costume,' her mother said stella is dressing 'in character' base... | equanimously imbrues pericyclic | no related information |
(cnn) as human rights advocates around the world celebrate the 64th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights this week, their counterparts in the united states are mourning the senate's rejection last week of the international convention for disability rights appalling in its own right, the senate re... | last week senate republicans ted piccone un us | last week, senate republicans defeated the international convention for disability rights . misinformation and fear overrode decency and common sense, says ted piccone . opponents argued that the un could deny parents their rights to raise children as they see fit . us is losing its moral voice on human rights because ... |
(cnn) derreck kayongo's global soap project collects used hotel soap bars, reprocessing it to save lives in impoverished countries since 2009, the atlanta based nonprofit has provided about 150,000 bars of soap for communities in 10 countries, including haiti, kenya and afghanistan kayongo, a uganda native, consider... | derreck kayongo cnn global soap project kayongo | derreck kayongo was named one of the top 10 cnn heroes of 2011 . his global soap project recycles used hotel soap for people in need . kayongo: 'this world is going to be a better place than we found it' |
(cnn) for her long and impressive résumé of independent films like 'dazed and confused,' 'party girl,' and 'best in show,' parker posey is often referred to as the 'queen of the indies' though much of her work in recent years has focused on memorable television roles, the mississippi native returns to the big screen... | indies parker posey posey 'girl interrupted | 'queen of the indies' parker posey is tackling a new role . the actress portrays a powerful marketing executive in 'price check'. posey says she passed on a role in 'girl interrupted' |
(cnn) sean penn and gus van sant have a proposition for us: a biopic dedicated to the memory of san francisco activist and city supervisor harvey milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in california, who was murdered by a fellow supervisor in 1978 sean penn plays san francisco city supervisor ... | diselenid merchants peracetic | no related information |
(cnn) only two republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot in virginia next year, regardless of how many are in the race mitt romney and ron paul will have the dominion state all to themselves supporters of newt gingrich, rick perry, rick santorum, jon huntsman and michele bachmann will have to be c... | john avlon gop virginia avlon gingrich perry | john avlon: rules on collecting signatures have left only 2 gop candidates on virginia ballot . lack of uniform federal ballot access laws disenfranchises some primary voters, he says . he says state party machines can set arbitrary rules that favor establishment candidates . avlon: gingrich, perry, other gop candidate... |
(cnn) for mike chinoy, cnn's beijing bureau chief at the time, one of the most significant moments in that heady spring of 1989 in china happened at 2:30 am beijing time on the morning of june 4, as the crackdown was taking place mike chinoy: 'i described the gunfire and the bodies' chinoy was on the balcony at 'tok... | chinoy the beijing hotel tiananmen square us state james baker 24 hour | chinoy was on the balcony at the beijing hotel near tiananmen square . he gave a live commentary on what he was seeing and hearing . us secretary of state james baker was asked to respond to the breaking news . chinoy realized that 24 hour television news was going to alter everything |
washington (cnn) a mississippi man was indicted monday in the mailing of ricin laced letters to president barack obama and two other officials the five count indictment charges james everett dutschke, 41, with producing and using the deadly toxin as a weapon, using the mail to threaten obama, republican sen roger wi... | james everett dutschke obama | the indictment says the defendant tried to blame another man . the other man was arrested, then later released . the 5 count indictment charges james everett dutschke with using ricin as a weapon . letters were sent to obama and two others |
cedar rapids, iowa (cnn) floodwaters inundated iowa city and the university of iowa arts campus on sunday despite what one official called a 'herculean effort' to hold back the water with sandbags residents surround lt tobey harrison at a cedar rapids checkpoint as they wait to see their homes sunday 'we've had the ... | nonaccentual plugs dione | no related information |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) helicopters were bringing 2,000 mexican troops into the us mexican border city of juarez on friday to quell a wave of drug related violence blamed for 200 deaths since january, the city's mayor said mexico has ordered troops to move near juarez, shown here with el paso, texas, in the distan... | juarez mexico the rio grande el paso texas | the majority of the troops will be based in juarez, mexico . juarez sits across the rio grande from el paso, texas . drug related violence has claimed some 200 lives since the beginning of the year . mayor: two rival drug cartels tried to push each other out of the city |
washington (cnn) the director of federal emergency management agency on sunday defended giving away an estimated $85 million in hurricane relief supplies, blaming louisiana officials for turning down the stockpiles a new orleans charity keeps goods in trash bags in an empty church fema never told it about the free ... | fema louisiana cnn last week katrina | new: fema chief: louisiana said it didn't want the supplies . cnn story revealed last week that fema gave away 121 truckloads of supplies . katrina supplies were declared surplus property, offered to federal, state agencies |
washington (cnn) former terrorist suspects detained by the united states were tortured, according to medical examinations detailed in a report released wednesday by a human rights group a us serviceman with his dog watches a detainee at abu ghraib prison in iraq in 2003 the massachusetts based physicians for human r... | us bush | report reveals medical evidence of torture, including beatings and electric shock . study calls on us government to issue a formal apology to tortured detainees . rights group gives list of demands to bush administration |
gaza city, gaza (cnn) a truce between israel and gaza's hamas leaders will take effect thursday and last for six months, hamas officials said tuesday palestinian hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in gaza city last week israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease fir... | israeli israel gaza sunday hamas a year ago | new: hard to say how long any cease fire will last, israeli defense minister says . israel has not confirmed cease fire pact . israel will begin to open gaza border crossings sunday, hamas says . hamas took control of gaza a year ago |
(cnn) at least one member of the jury that sentenced cameron todd willingham to death in the arson homicides of his three children says she is struggling with the idea that she might have convicted an innocent man a family photo shows cameron todd willingham with his wife, stacy, and daughters kameron, amber and kar... | enterohelcosis calipering crossweb | no related information |
editor's note: douglas w blayney, md, is president of the american society of clinical oncology and professor of internal medicine at the university of michigan he specializes in the treatment of breast cancer and lymphoma and was in private practice for 17 years in california brenda nevidjon, rn, is president of the o... | blayney nevidjon | blayney, nevidjon: health care debate has focused on a minor provision . they say idea that government would engage in euthanasia is false . they say bill only provides payment for optional discussions on end of life care . blayney, nevidjon: research shows benefits of advance planning |
business insider is contributing a series of columns to cnncom that challenge commonly held beliefs about the tech world (business insider) google loves to talk about how 'open' android, its operating system for mobile devices, is especially when it comes to comparisons between android and apple's iphone, openness i... | corevolve restfuller epigyne | no related information |
belfast, northern ireland (cnn) northern ireland's water supply is in a 'precarious position' after several major water pipes burst, allowing 10 million liters of water to drain from belfast reservoirs each day, the northern ireland water interim chairman said friday the state funded water company's response to the ... | belfast monday next week | new: the water pipe to belfast's top hospital burst . new: northern ireland water's response to the crisis is 'unacceptable,' chairman says . tens of thousands have been without water since monday . parts of the water network may not be repaired until next week |
(cnn) one evening, when i was 24 years old, i heard dr muhammad yunus speak to a small classroom of stanford university students i was not a student at the time, so i crashed the lecture and sat quietly on the steps in the back of the room what i heard that night changed my life dr yunus spoke of his journey in crea... | jessica jackley muhammad yunus jackley | jessica jackley was inspired by the example of muhammad yunus . she says microlending enables people to break free of the cycle of poverty . jackley: entrepreneurs have the power to improve their own lives |
(mashable) sony has unveiled its newest line of internet enabled tvs, complete with the highly anticipated google tv software sony's new internet hdtvs, unveiled earlier today at a press event in new york city, sport 1080p edge lit led screens, with the exception of the 24? model they come with four usb ports, four... | sony google chrome android os | sony's new internet hdtvs sport 1080p edge lit led screens . the tvs come with four usb ports, four hdmi inputs and wi fi capabilities . web surfing is powered by google chrome and apps are powered by android os |
(cnn) perfumes are typically named for flowers, jewels, seasons or feelings not long range missiles but residents of gaza can now buy a fragrance inspired by the rockets used in hamas' recent conflict with israel gaza company stay stylish is behind the perfume, called m75 'we have a marketing slogan which is 'who... | depictor encroaches paraffined | no related information |
tokyo, japan (cnn) japan apologized once again to south korea on tuesday for colonizing the korean peninsula for more than three decades in the early 1900s while the apology is not the first from japan, it coincides with the 100th anniversary this month of the annexation of the korean peninsula in his statement, pri... | enterorrhaphy nubiferous censoriousness | no related information |
flint, michigan (cnn) sen barack obama monday proposed spending billions to revitalize the nation's economy, a plan the campaign of his likely republican opponent said would slow economic growth with higher taxes sen barack obama wants to spend $60 billion on america's infrastructure during an economic speech in fli... | enterostenosis obtusish veridic | no related information |
moscow, russia uefa have confirmed that slovakian referee lubos michel will take charge of wednesday's champions league final between manchester united and chelsea in moscow michel refereed the 2003 uefa cup final when jose mourinho's porto beat celtic michel, 40 last week,is remembered by chelsea fans for controver... | lubos michel champions league moscow fellow slovakians roman slysko martin balko vladimir hrinak the manchester utd v chelsea | lubos michel will referee wednesday's champions league final in moscow . fellow slovakians roman slysko and martin balko will be his two assistants . vladimir hrinak will be fourth official at the manchester utd v chelsea clash |
(cnn) living near wrigley field has always felt magical to diehard chicago cubs fan deb gordils, who was born and raised in wrigleyville, just blocks away from the famed ballpark the 53 year old said her life has been intertwined with the ballpark she spent most of her youth daydreaming that she'd become the next sh... | unplough positioning tambaroora | no related information |
(cnn) a bear believed to be involved in this week's attack on a 54 year old florida woman has been caught and euthanized, a florida fish and wildlife conservation commission spokeswoman said thursday the trapped bear closely fits the description of the animal involved in the attack, according to a statement from the... | florida 200 pound 48 hours susan chaifant 54 monday | florida wildlife commission says it caught 200 pound female bear in vicinity of attack . because it was captured in the vicinity of the attack within 48 hours, it was euthanized . susan chaifant, 54, was hospitalized for her injuries after monday's attack |
nova friburgo, brazil (cnn) the death toll from devastating flooding in brazil continued to rise sunday, surpassing 600, the government said at least 631 deaths were reported in a mountainous region of rio de janeiro state, northeast of the city of rio other states in the south american country have also seen heavy ... | parabolised doest acoustical | no related information |
(cnn) manchester united returned to the top of the premier league on sunday after a 0 0 draw against tottenham hotspur at white hart lane a close fought affair which marked the 600th league appearance of ryan giggs ended with honors even despite united defender rafael da silva being sent off for two bookable o... | spurs the premier league merseyside liverpool everton anfield newcastle sunderland aston villa birmingham | man u draw 0 0 with spurs to return to the top of the premier league on goal difference . merseyside derby between liverpool and everton ends in 2 2 draw at anfield . newcastle and sunderland draw 1 1 in local derby; aston villa salvage point at birmingham |
(cnn) beth bartley clutched anything she could as she sat on the floor of her shuddering manhattan building the superstorm knocked power out east 96th street below was a river and she was trapped on the fifth floor in darkness as the usually sturdy building trembled 'the winds were so strong that the building heaved... | engolden reportingly gage | no related information |
(financial times) a diet of drudgery in a takeaway might seem wholesome but it does open the eye to better things one evening last week i was in the kitchen fixing myself a cup of tea when my son put his head around the door i have hardly seen him since he left school last summer as he spends his days working in a s... | subgoal tacking matzoons | no related information |
london, england (cnn) kimi raikkonen has lambasted mclaren's lewis hamilton for the pit lane accident that ended both of their races at the canadian grand prix ferrari's kimi raikkonen is far from happy after lewis hamilton pushed him out of the canadian grand prix hamilton's mclaren rammed into the back of world c... | brigs propatriotism dumbcow | no related information |
(cnn) in an unprecedented action, the ncaa is restoring scholarships to the penn state university football team that were originally lost last year when the school was sanctioned for its handling of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal sandusky, 69, a former defensive coordinator, was convicted last year of se... | penn state jerry sandusky athletics $60 million | sanctions against penn state mostly revolved around alleged cover up by officials . school was sanctioned over its handling of jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. athletics integrity monitor recommended gradual restoration of scholarships . other sanctions remain, including a post season ban and a $60 million fine |
(cnn) a host of republicans is calling for the head of health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius over the troubled health care website rollout thirty three republican members of congress signed rep john fleming's letter to president barack obama demanding that sebelius be fired but whether to sack her is... | republicans obama kathleen sebelius john kimberly cabinet hardball | many republicans want obama to fire kathleen sebelius over website dysfunction . john kimberly: the issue is not her future, it's what needs to be done to fix the mess . he asks: is short term boost in polls for obama worth firing a cabinet member?. kimberly: we are seeing political hardball and grandstanding on steroi... |
(cnn) it took only hours after the identities of the two suspects in the boston marathon bombing were revealed for some politicians and commentators to suggest that the tragedy was somehow the fault of a broken immigration system ever since september 11, there has been a strong and understandable desire for a perfec... | unabundance vinylic ambolic | no related information |
(cnn) she hit the big time in the 1980's with eurythmics and found huge success as a solo artist with her 1992 album 'diva', but for singer annie lennox, being able to express her passion has always been the motivating factor in whatever she's done annie lennox will continue to sing with her aids awareness charity a... | emmenia square renascences | no related information |
(cnn) liverpool striker ryan babel has been fined £10,000 ($15,890) by the english football association (fa) for posting doctored photos of referee howard webb on his twitter blog babel was found guilty of improper conduct monday by an fa regulatory commission and warned about his future conduct he is the first pre... | manchester united's rafael ryan babel first fa twitter howard webb dutch | new: manchester united's rafael charged with improper conduct . ryan babel is the first footballer to be charged by fa over a twitter posting . babel used a mock up picture of referee howard webb and made derogatory comments . the dutch international could face a ban if found guilty of charges |
london, england (cnn) the group poised to launch a takeover bid for english premier league side manchester united has signaled its intent by appointing a major international bank to act as its financial adviser the 'red knights' consortium, made up of wealthy businessmen, has employed japanese investment bank nomura... | manchester united japanese nomura red knights united $1 billion | group eyeing takeover for manchester united appoints leading bank as adviser . japanese bank nomura will help 'red knights' consortium on bid . manchester united fans protested against current owners at last game . united are currently $1 billion in debt, according to accounts |
washington (cnn) iran said it took 'decisive' action after a us drone entered iranian airspace in the persian gulf last week, a commander said 'iran will use all its capabilities, including the relevant international agencies, to follow up on this case,' maj gen ahmad vahidi said friday, according to iran's semi off... | chrysophenine clasmatocyte rejuvenates | no related information |
(cnn) an american citizen has been detained in north korea for more than a month, us officials said tuesday the us government does not believe that kenneth bae, who has traveled to north korea several times before, is being mistreated, a us official told cnn bae has been involved with a protestant religious movement... | north korea us south korean state department | a tour operator has been held in north korea for more than a month, us officials say . one of the tourists had a hard disk that aroused suspicion, south korean media report . us officials are saying little, citing privacy concerns, a state department spokeswoman says |
(cnn) an arizona charity may have come out ahead by turning down a gift from the nation's largest retailer a snub that grabbed headlines and renewed interest in the labor practices of big business casa maria free kitchen, a tucson based food bank, rejected a $1,000 donation from wal mart, joining a chorus of voic... | tucson 1,000 wal mart last month | a tucson based food bank rejected a $1,000 donation from wal mart last month . the food bank joins demands for better pay, work schedules and affordable health care . wal mart routinely offers donations in communities where it opens new stores |
(financial times) the philippines would strongly support a rearmed japan shorn of its pacifist constitution as a counterweight to the growing military assertiveness of china, according to the philippine foreign minister 'we would welcome that very much,' albert del rosario told the financial times in an interview '... | philippines japan china the south china sea | the philippines support a rearmed japan to counterweight china's military power . china has territorial disputes in the south china sea with the philippines and others . japan has a pacifist constitution, but this might change after the upcoming presidential election . in july, the philippines and japan signed an agree... |
(cnn) he became the first man in olympic history to defend both his 100 meter and 200 meter crowns and usain bolt's gold plated 2012 could be about to get a little better the fastest man on the planet was untouchable during the games in london, completing his unprecedented sprint double and also picking up gold with... | jamaican usain bolt iaaf bolt 100m 200m london kenya olympic 800m wr david rushida america 110m olympic aries merritt | jamaican sprinter usain bolt leads nominations for iaaf male athlete of 2012 . bolt became the first man to retain his 100m and 200m olympic titles in london . kenya's olympic 800m champion and wr holder david rushida also included . america's 110m hurdles olympic champion aries merritt completes list |
(cnn) americans are forgoing medical attention in the face of high health care costs, a new consumer health survey has found the high cost of medical care and treatment has some sick people opting out of treatment, a survey finds specifically, 24 percent of people polled in the 2009 deloitte survey of health care co... | 24% between 28 and 44 deloitte survey | survey finds 24% of respondents skip medical care when they're sick or injured . largest groups affected by high prices: uninsured and people between 28 and 44 . deloitte survey also finds people shopping around for best prices . other trends: walk in clinics in drug stores and medical tourism in cheaper nations |
(cnn) florida a&m university, under fire in the hazing death of a drum major and over its finances, was put on probation for one year by an accrediting agency, officials said tuesday famu expects more details of the sanction within the next week, the tallahassee institution said in a statement administrators learned... | florida a&m university robert champion famu | florida a&m university put on probation for one year by accrediting agency . agency looking at finances, policies; university expects more detail soon . robert champion, drum major in famu band, died in 2011 hazing incident |
(cnn) al ahly's incredible journey continued on sunday as the egyptian soccer side reached the semifinals of the club world cup in japan while back home protesters demonstrated against president mohamed morsy's planned constitutional referendum, al ahly set up a clash with south american champions corinthians on thu... | al ahly monterrey club world cup japan african sanfrecce hiroshima hossam ghaly corinthians mexico european chelsea of england | al ahly and monterrey qualify for semifinals of club world cup in japan . african champions al ahly win 2 1 against home team sanfrecce hiroshima . captain hossam ghaly set to miss corinthians clash due to serious knee injury . mexico's monterrey will take on european champions chelsea of england |
dubai, united arab emirates (cnn) the british foreign office has warned its nationals traveling to or living in the united arab emirates about the increased threat of a terrorist attack in 2006 over one million britons visited the united arab emirates, according to the uk foreign office the alert, posted on it... | ironworks pseudoviperine antithyroid | no related information |
(cnn) rescue workers are searching for more than 300 filipino fishermen who have gone missing after a devastating typhoon that tore across the philippines last week, killing more than 600 people, authorities said monday typhoon bopha, the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the philippines this year, set off flash flo... | typhoon bopha philippines | typhoon bopha has so far killed 647 people in the philippines . a another 780 people are missing, including hundreds of fishermen . relief agencies are trying to help the thousands of people left homeless by the storm |
(cnn) al qaeda leader osama bin laden will address the west in a new message, according to a banner ad from the group's production wing posted on islamist web sites known to carry messages from al qaeda and bin laden this image accompanied a message from osama bin laden in november 'to the western nations, soon, go... | islamist al qaeda bin laden's | banner ad on islamist web sites says al qaeda leader will release message soon . it is not known exactly when the message will come . bin laden's last communication was an audiotape released march 20 |
(cnn) utah multimillionaire jon huntsman sr said friday the salt lake city cancer center that bears his name will get a $100 million addition, half of which is coming from his family the 220,000 square foot addition will be used to find cures for childhood cancers, and will double the huntsman cancer institute's res... | unfairer chronicon spuming | no related information |
(cnn) ipads will soon be ubiquitous in american airlines cockpits, but don't expect pilots to be playing 'angry birds' instead of paying attention to the flight path aa is striving to go all digital by the end of 2012, replacing pilots' bulky 35 pound bags full of navigational charts, log books and other flight refe... | intercurrently begger unnebulous | no related information |
washington (cnn) you can describe it as a political convention or a carnival, but either way, all eyes are on the conservative political action conference this week the three day event better known by its initials, cpac kicks off thursday at national harbor, a major convention center just outside of the nation... | gop 2016 conservatives | cpac is the country's largest gathering of conservative leaders and activists . most of the potential gop 2016 candidates will speak to the conference . some conservatives are staying away from the conference, saying it's too mainstream |
london, england (cnn) irish football officials have lodged an official complaint with world ruling body fifa after thierry henry confessed that he handled the ball in the build up to the goal which sent france to next summer's world cup television cameras showed henry guiding the ball with his hand twice, before wil... | bergeret services andoke | no related information |
(cnn) police and the mother of a 4 year old california boy clung to hope thursday for the child's safety, days after a man allegedly snatched the pre schooler from his grandmother's arms then took off an amber alert was issued for juliani cardenas, who authorities say was abducted by jose esteban rodriguez in the no... | juliani cardenas patterson california jose rodriguez | an amber alert has been issued for juliani cardenas, 4, of patterson, california . police say he was abducted by jose rodriguez, the ex boyfriend of the boy's mother . the boy's grandmother says the man took the boy from her arms then fled . police are searching a canal after a tip that the kidnapper drove his car into... |
(cnn) ashes hero alastair cook has all but given up hope of playing for england in the world cup in the sub continent next month despite his run scoring feats in the recent 3 1 test series win against australia, the opener has not featured recently in the england squad for the shorter forms of cricket, including th... | alastair cook england world cup cook australia cnn | alastair cook not hopeful of winning place in england's world cup squad . cook scored 766 runs as england beat australia 3 1 in ashes test series . tells cnn that 'it's a little bit frustrating' to be left out of england one day squads . world cup in 50 over per side format starts next month on sub continent |
(cnn) the trans alaska pipeline is expected to return to full service this week after a leak near prudhoe bay brought the flow of oil to a stop this month, a company spokeswoman said 'we are in the final stages of the bypass line,' said alyeska pipeline service co spokeswoman megan egan the 800 mile line was shut do... | trans alaska about 800 miles | a leak is found in a booster pump building . the pipeline will start pumping at a reduced rate . the trans alaska pipline is about 800 miles long |
gladstone, illinois (cnn) residents of this small town in illinois, like many others who live along the banks of the surging mississippi river, raced against the clock tuesday to erect a makeshift levee as rising floodwaters threatened residents of gladstone, illinois, work with the national guard to create a makesh... | nephrocystosis millinormal penup | no related information |
(cnn) just one day after the federal aviation administration announced that airline travelers would soon be able to keep their personal electronic devices on throughout their flights, two airlines made changes on friday, a jetblue flight from new york to buffalo became the first commercial flight to allow 'gate to g... | unmittened vetust octobrachiate | no related information |
(ewcom) broadway is about to get a little extra sparkle in those famous neon lights it was recently announced the 'twilight' musical is officially happening before you book your tickets to nyc (or, conversely, get the heck out of times square) you should know it's not expected to have a very long run 'twilight: the ... | eddoes dermatotherapy uninimical | no related information |
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