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(cnn) two california prison inmates who authorities say directed members of their respective groups a street gang and a transnational organized crime syndicate to help them steal $8 million from people's bank accounts were sentenced wednesday to 25 years in prison angus brown, 36, and arman sharopetrosian, 33,... | armenian power cellmates more than $8 million | case partly targeted transnational armenian power organized crime group . authorities: cellmates directed associates on outside to help steal millions from bank accounts . more than 500 victims targeted for total of more than $8 million, authorities say |
washington (cnn) after wrapping up the longest presidential primary campaign in modern history, sen hillary clinton said tuesday that she is ready to turn her attention back to being the junior senator from new york sen hillary clinton is greeted with cheers as she returns to the senate after a two week vacation 'i ... | penates alludes dactylically | no related information |
(oprahcom) here's a little fact of life that took me by surprise: roughly 23 million women in this country are 40 to 49 years of age and about 6,000 of us turn 50 every single day we are a thoroughly undefined constituency some of us are what the wonderful wendy wasserstein used to call 'bachelor girls,' some of us ... | lisa kogan 50s years these days | columnist lisa kogan heads toward 50s with fond look back at younger years . back then, she still had her 'new car smell' and could enjoy solitude . says women in her generation are tired, considering scheduling a breakdown . but since no one is sleeping these days, she'd like life affirming, really fun sex |
london, england (cnn) britain's prince william has helped the us coast guard bust a drug smuggling boat carrying cocaine worth a minimum of $80 million prince william has helped bust a speed boat smuggling $80 million worth of cocaine william, who is serving in the royal navy, helped make the bust last weekend when ... | prince william the us coast guard at least $80m hundreds of miles barbados | prince william has helped the us coast guard bust a drug smuggling boat . boat carrying cocaine with a street value of at least $80m, officials say . prince william helped spot the boat hundreds of miles northeast of barbados |
(cnn) returning home from the london 2012 paralympic games, i discovered the level of us media coverage for a global sports event ten days of competition, 21 sports, and 503 events crammed into five and a half hours of coverage to think that we have 227 athletes who just returned home after representing team usa at ... | mallory weggemann 4 x weggemann us paralympic games | swimmer mallory weggemann won gold in the women's s8 50m freestyle . the 23 year old also took bronze as part of the 4 x 100m medley relay 34 points . weggemann hopes to raise the profile of the paralympic movement in the us. the us sent a team of 227 people to the london 2012 paralympic games |
washington (cnn) senate republicans on tuesday blocked a democratic initiative that would have taxed the windfall profits oil companies have enjoyed due to rising energy prices, with the minority leader calling the proposal a 'gimmick' record energy prices have led to record profits for oil companies the measure fai... | bill 25 percent democrats | measure fails to get 60 votes needed to proceed . bill would have added 25 percent supplemental tax on windfall profits . democrats say legislation shows they are willing to take on big oil . minority leader calls the bill 'a gimmick' and 'political charade' |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) five europeans rescued saturday after an indonesia diving trip went wrong had to fight off a komodo dragon while they were waiting to be found, according to reports rescued diver kath mitchinso embraces fellow diver ernest lewandowsky as they arrive on flores island the group was found at ma... | european komodo group mantaolan rinca komodo national park britons frenchwoman swede | five european divers battled komodo dragon before rescue . group found at mantaolan, on the island of rinca off komodo national park . missing divers included three britons, one frenchwoman and a swede |
washington (cnn) the bush administration has launched a 'significant escalation' of covert operations in iran, sending us commandos to spy on the country's nuclear facilities and undermine the islamic republic's government, journalist seymour hersh said sunday an iranian flag flies outside the building containing th... | new yorker congress up to $400 million iran seymour hersh afghanistan us iraq iranian | new yorker article says congress authorized up to $400 million for covert ops in iran . journalist seymour hersh says program is being staged from afghanistan . us officials decline comment, deny the us is launching raids from iraq . iranian general says troops are building graves for invaders in the event of war |
washington (cnn) president bush on monday signed a bill that will pay for the wars in iraq and afghanistan through the remainder of his presidency and into spring 2009 president bush on monday said the men and women of the armed forces deserve 'our unflinching support' the supplemental spending bill provides nearly ... | white house bush $162 billion iraq afghanistan spring 2009 bill | new: white house spokeswoman calls bill a victory for president bush . bush signs supplemental spending bill with $162 billion for wars . legislation funds iraq and afghanistan wars through spring 2009 without restrictions . bill also contains veteran education and unemployment benefits and disaster relief |
(cnn) sen barack obama defended his patriotism monday, telling a crowd in independence, missouri, that his 'deep and abiding love for this country' is the reason he is running for president sen barack obama's speech on patriotism comes days before the fourth of july 'at certain times over the last 16 months, i have ... | obama clark mccain a truth squad | new: obama vows to never question the patriotism of others in the campaign . new: obama camp: 'of course [obama] rejects yesterday's statement' by clark . new: mccain's campaign launches a truth squad to defend his military record . mccain unveils new campaign airplane |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) about 220 zimbabweans congregated outside the us embassy in harare on thursday, seeking refuge from election related violence, embassy spokesman mark weinberg said people seeking refuge sit on a curb and sidewalk outside the us embassy in harare on thursday by evening, embassy officials were m... | embassy us embassy harare zimbabweans | embassy spokesman: officials exploring housing options for refuge seekers . us embassy in harare: 220 zimbabweans seeking refuge from violence . people in crowd say they've been driven from homes by supporters of ruling party . country in political crisis since disputed vote in march, presidential runoff last month |
edwardsville, illinois (cnn) a man suspected of bludgeoning eight people to death is a methamphetamine addict with a history of fighting with police, an investigator said as the suspected spree killer made his first court appearance suspected spree killer nicholas troy sheley, 28, did not enter a plea during his fir... | nicholas t sheley 28 first past week illinois missouri | new: suspected spree killer described as meth addict . nicholas t sheley, 28, did not enter a plea at first court appearance . police say ex con tied to eight killings over past week in illinois, missouri . all eight victims died of blunt force trauma to head, authorities say |
(cnn) a paris court has ordered ebay to pay $63 million damages to luxury goods company lvmh for allowing copies of its goods to be sold on the web auction site louis vuitton took ebay to court for selling a range of fake luxury goods online the fashion company home to brands including louis vuitton, givenchy, fe... | paris ebay $63 million lvmh louis vuitton christian dior fendi givenchy | paris court orders ebay to pay $63 million in damages to luxury group lvmh . the group sued ebay over sale of fake luxury goods online . brands affected include louis vuitton, christian dior, fendi and givenchy . ebay said lvmh was trying to protect uncompetitive commercial practices |
seoul, south korea (cnn) tens of thousands of south koreans were demonstrating saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe us beef south korean protesters protest against government's policy on us beef imports on saturday south korean police estima... | south koreans us beef 2003 lee myung bak | tens of thousands of south koreans protest imports of us beef . beef imports largely banned since 2003 when mad cow disease found in us. protests essentially paralyzed the government of president lee myung bak |
london, england (cnn) hollywood star will smith led a crowd of 46,664 in a chorus of 'happy birthday' to nelson mandela on friday at a party for the south african prisoner, president and nobel peace prize winner nelson mandela had a smile and a message smith introduced mandela to the london crowd celebrating mandela... | london mandela 90th hyde park will smith amy winehouse queen annie lennox simple minds | celebrities, statesmen gather in london to celebrate mandela's 90th birthday . mandela at outdoor concert in his honor in london's hyde park . crowd of 46,664 sing 'happy birthday' led by will smith . performers include amy winehouse, queen, annie lennox, simple minds |
(cnn) the streaking ball of fire friday night above the east coast did not, alas, signal the end to civilization as we know it though you might get that sense from social media the sky lit up along the us eastern seaboard with reports of 'a thin streak of blue greenish white' from people like chip guy, who was drivi... | venetianed rocher pasquiller | no related information |
(cnn) fifty days of fighting thousands of rocket attacks and airstrikes and a number of failed cease fire agreements that all appeared to come to an end on tuesday, when israel and hamas militants agreed to an open ended truce and talks here's what you need to know about the egyptian negotiated agreement that app... | israel cairo | there is little sign that either side in the conflict got what it wanted . israel agrees to ease the blockade, but not lift it, an official says . both sides agree to return to cairo for further, indirect talks . the truce looks a lot like the one both sides agreed to in 2012 |
(cnn) after being detained in the south korean port of jeju since friday, the chinese luxury cruise ship, henna, finally set sail just after 7:30 pm local time on monday the ship is now headed back to china and expected to arrive at the tianjin dongjiang international cruise port near beijing at 11 am on wednesday t... | territorialism ailantine squedunk | no related information |
(cnn) one of the unintended consequences of the arab revolutions has become evident in israel, where a surge in the number of refugees from africa has created new tensions in a country with no shortage of practical and ethical dilemmas in the face of the new challenge, a number of israeli politicians have sunk to th... | frida ghitis israel israelis | frida ghitis: a demonstration against immigrants turned violent in israel . she says members of parliament added to the inflamed rhetoric . israel, of all places, should avoid intolerance of those seeking asylum, she says . ghitis: israelis condemned the rioting, and israel is not alone in its immigration problem |
jerusalem (cnn) a video released by an israeli human rights organization shows what the group describes as a 9 year old palestinian boy being assaulted by two border police officers in the west bank city of hebron the footage, released by b'tselem, the israeli information center for human rights in the occupied terr... | second israeli the border police israel | video: 'why are you making trouble?' border officer asks wailing boy . second border officer kicks the child, turns around and walks off . the israeli border police denounce the incident . 'this is a rare incident which does not represent the actions of the border police in israel,' they say |
(cnn) could motorsports become a major industry in football obsessed nigeria? it will be if one nigerian businessman has his way london based entrepreneur ribi adeshokan has entered his country into the lavish and highly competitive world of car racing and has ambitious plans to drive african motorsport and build a ... | nigeria racing eagle nigerian owner ribi adeshokan lagos | nigeria racing eagle will soon compete at major car racing events, founders say . the team is setting up an academy to develop young nigerian drivers . it is also working to create a development center to train mechanics and engineers . owner ribi adeshokan says he wants lagos to host an international race |
(cnn) with one of his first jokes at the 66th primetime emmy awards, host seth meyers cut to the chase: 'mtv aired the video music awards last night that's right, mtv still has an award for music videos even though they no longer show music videos,' he said 'that's like network tv holding an awards show and giving ... | seth meyers modern family netflix this year | host seth meyers joked about network tv celebrating cable shows . some critics were unhappy with 'modern family' win . netflix nominees and other edgy cable shows were shut out this year |
jerusalem (cnn) israel's prime minister will visit the united states in march, officials said sunday prime minister benjamin netanyahu will attend the annual conference of the american israel public affairs committee in washington, israeli government officials said aipac is a major force in us politics, making signi... | israel washington iran | israel's prime minister will attend an aipac conference in washington . the trip comes as tensions mount between israel and iran over iran's nuclear problem . speculation is swirling over whether israel may bomb iran to slow nuclear efforts . israel's defense minister appoints a new air force chief |
(cnn) in what has been described as a humanitarian gesture, the israeli government on thursday handed over the remains of 91 palestinians killed in attacks against israeli targets over the past four decades the remains, which had been interred in numbered graves by israel, began arriving in the west bank and gaza ea... | the palestinian authority israeli israel | a formal military ceremony is held at the palestinian authority compound . an israeli spokesman says the gesture was done to help the peace process . some in israel criticize the move |
(cnn) north korea qualified for the 2010 world cup finals for the first time since 1966 by battling to a 0 0 draw away to saudi arabia on wednesday night north korea have qualified for the world cup for the first time since 1966 the point captured in searing temperatures in riyadh, saw the koreans edge into second ... | outbudding analphabetical cosmogenic | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) for israelis waking up to their newspapers this past sunday, the front pages offered a shocking and repulsive sight photographs of ultra orthodox children donning yellow stars and striped prison uniforms reminiscent of the holocaust stared back at them the arresting images were taken at a saturday ni... | israel israeli haredim roughly 10% | tensions increasing between israel's ultra orthodox community and israeli mainstream . the haredim make up roughly 10% of israel and are fastest growing segment of population . the haredim constitute a powerful voting block in israel's coalition government |
(cnn) authorities in michigan believe that they have found the body of a 5 year old girl who disappeared while bicycling last week nevaeh buchanan, 5, was last seen may 24 outside her apartment in monroe, michigan sheriff tilman crutchfield of monroe county said the body appears to be that of nevaeh buchanan, who wa... | tactuality diureses celure | no related information |
(cnn) a mining company has found what may be the largest gold deposit ever found in the british isles, the company's chairman said tuesday the price of gold is at historic highs, making new prospects very valuable drill samples indicate more than 1 million ounces of gold may lie below what is now rolling irish count... | cocklebur intranetwork osteostraci | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) iraq's most powerful sunni arab political party on monday said a us soldier's desecration of the quran, the muslim holy book, requires the 'severest of punishments,' not just an apology and a military reassignment maj gen jeffery hammond apologizes after a us soldier admitted using the quran for ... | iraqi islamic party quran muslim us baghdad | iraqi islamic party calls quran incident 'blatant assault' on muslim holy book . us soldier used quran for target practice, military investigation found . us commander in baghdad has issued formal apology . soldier relieved of duty, will be reassigned after sending letter of apology |
(cnn) secretary of state john kerry said the united states will not let up its pressure on iran over its disputed nuclear program despite recent diplomatic overtures between the two countries 'we will pursue a diplomatic initiative with eyes wide open,' kerry said in rome during a meeting wednesday with israeli prim... | fronton haruspicate hypersensuous | no related information |
(cnn) a 6 year old girl has died after her 8 year old brother took her on a joyride in their mother's car and crashed wednesday night in south phoenix, police said the children's mother believed they had been kidnapped when she discovered they were missing, said sgt steve martos of the phoenix police department 'it'... | 6 year old 8 year old phoenix wednesday night | a 6 year old girl is dead after her 8 year old brother took her for joyride . the car crashed into a pole in phoenix wednesday night . the children's mom believed they had been kidnapped . 'it's a tragic story, all the way round,' phoenix police say |
(cnn) samantha stosur stopped caroline wozniacki from clinching the year end women's no 1 tennis ranking with a shock 6 4 6 3 victory at the wta championships in qatar on wednesday night the australian romped to her second straight victory in the maroon group, following her revenge win over french open champion fran... | unguiled cessionary cricopharyngeal | no related information |
(careerbuilder) looking for the best time of the year to get a promotion? according to data collected and analyzed by linkedin, january, june and july are the most popular months for us workers to receive promotions globally, january, july and september are the top three 'it is not surprising that promotions tend to... | doyly pangen zarabanda | no related information |
haifa, israel (cnn) on a cool january morning, israeli ambulances sped to the site of a simulated terrorist attack in haifa, the country's largest port city in keeping with the script for the long planned civil defense exercise, emergency workers responded to a suicide car bomb with one element the country has not e... | israel frida ghitis israelis iran obama | israel has been exercising drills that simulate 'dirty bomb' attacks . frida ghitis: many ordinary israelis are worried about a nuclear attack from iran . obama said he 'will take every step available to prevent iran' from getting nuclear weapon . ghitis: israelis continue to prepare for possible scenarios just in case... |
jerusalem (cnn) israel and egypt have reached a prisoner swap agreement that would free a man with israeli and us citizenship whom egypt suspected of being a spy 'as a result of the efforts made by israel and egypt, and accommodated by the united states, egypt has agreed to release ilan grapel,' the office of israel... | egyptian israel grapel us state clinton last week 27 year old israeli | an egyptian general says israel wanted another prisoner included in the swap . grapel is charged with espionage and incitement to burn government buildings . us secretary of state clinton said last week the us was 'hopeful' for his release . israel denies that the 27 year old with us and israeli citizenship is a spy |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli authorities said tuesday they detained 240 illegal migrants as part of a controversial plan to deport some of the thousands of africans who have flooded the country illegally in recent years another 300 illegal migrants volunteered tuesday to return to their country of origin, israel's immigr... | african israel | 240 illegal migrants are detained and 300 others volunteer to leave . the issue of illegal african migrants is of growing concern in israel . the interior minister says the deportations are lawful |
london (cnn) a nurse who took a prank call from an australian radio station apparently hanged herself using a scarf, but her reasons for pursuing that tragic course remain unclear jacintha saldanha was found last friday by work colleagues hanging from a wardrobe door at her hospital living quarters, a coroner's cour... | thermotaxic kokos imamship | no related information |
washington (cnn) in what now seems like a fairy tale scenario, friday was supposed to conclude the 112th congress, with members heading home for holiday cheer with their loved ones many were leaving town, including house speaker john boehner, but they'll be back next week as the year end deadline looms for the autom... | obama boehner americans | legislators head home for the weekend, but they'll be back . fiscal cliff negotiations will continue next week . president obama and speaker boehner had a 'frank' meeting thursday . without a deal, americans face higher taxes next year |
milwaukee, wisconsin (cnn) during the course of his long run for the presidency, mitt romney has consistently presented himself to voters as a 'turnaround' artist, or as his supporters have taken to calling him recently, a 'mr fix it' in making his closing argument to voters that he should have that chance to take h... | mitt romney readiness project legwork romney | mitt romney has vowed, if elected, to 'bring people together'. transition team, dubbed 'readiness project' is already laying groundwork . legwork could help romney sidestep some of the same problems he encountered as governor . perhaps the greatest challenge facing a romney administration would be the nation's debt |
(ewcom) since everything about les misérables is fortissimo — including but not limited to its unabashed pursuit of awards that are shiny or globular or both — you have perhaps already heard a little about the movie now storming the bastille of your wallet you may already know that to make his movie adaptation of th... | 19th century victor hugo anne hathaway russell crowe hugh jackman | the film is an adaptation of the 19th century political novel by victor hugo . it stars anne hathaway, russell crowe and hugh jackman . critic gives the film a 'c' |
(aol autos) regular readers of aol autos know that we have done a series of stories on the development and increasing popularity of cars that run or will eventually run on alternative fuels the mandatory use of cng in public service vehicles began in new delhi, india in 2000 we've written about hybrids, clean ... | today cng us | scientists trying to determine which alternative fuel is best for future . some say compressed natural gas could be the answer . only only one cng powered model sold on the consumer market today . about 1,600 cng refueling stations in us, compared to 200,000 gas stations |
buenos aires, argentina (cnn) president cristina fernandez on tuesday defended an increase in export taxes on grains that has riled many farmers, and she called on them to respect the law in protesting her policies president cristina fernandez: calls on rally wednesday to support her policies 'all my life i have sol... | podocarpous interjected unbewilderedly | no related information |
san antonio, texas (cnn) the three americans rescued wednesday after more than five years in captivity in the jungles of colombia appear to be in good health, doctors said thursday keith stansell, left, marc gonsalves, center, and thomas howes sit in an aircraft after being rescued wednesday 'they're very resilient,... | americans marc gonsalves thomas howes keith stansell us colombian 2003 | new: three americans had medical tests; doctors say they are healthy . ex hostages and relatives express joy at rescue operation . marc gonsalves, thomas howes and keith stansell us government contractors . colombian rebels captured three men in 2003 when their plane crashed |
(cnn) i logged onto facebook this afternoon, terrified of what i would read i grew up near newtown, connecticut, and went to high school in danbury, connecticut a close friend spent her childhood at sandy hook elementary school, the school where a shooter killed at least 26 people today, police said, most of them ch... | ethan zuckerman newtown 2012 us | ethan zuckerman: friends react to newtown shooting with grief, prayers, calls for gun control . he says some say talk about gun control insensitive; he says no we must mourn and act . he says 2012 may be worst year for gun violence in us, yet we avoid talk of gun control . writer: best way to mourn these deaths is to d... |
(ewcom) 'jersey shore's' vinny guadagnino is getting his own mtv talk show considered the most sensitive of the 'shore' boys, vinny will star in a hybrid talk/reality series for the network titled 'the show with vinny' the project will tweak the usual talk format by taking celebrities out of the studio and having vi... | vinny the show with vinny mtv the show staten island | 'jersey shore's' vinny will star in a hybrid talk/reality series . the program, called 'the show with vinny,' will air on mtv . 'the show' will see vinny interview celebrity guests from his staten island home |
(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... | ohio tech international snap model tr413 | ohio based distributor says valves aren't working properly, could cause accidents . tech international estimates that just 8,600 of 6 million are defective . snap in tire valve, model tr413, was made between july and november 2006 . continuing to drive on underinflated tires can cause them to burst |
(cnn) the 2014 tour de france will start in northern england for the first time, organizers of cycling's most prestigious race announced friday the first two stages of the 101st edition of the tour will take place in the county of yorkshire, with leeds the host city of the grand depart the third stage will move sout... | 2014 tour de france northern england yorkshire first third london 2007 britain bradley wiggins 2012 | 2014 tour de france will start in northern england . county of yorkshire will host the first two stages . third stage to finish in london which held the opening stage in 2007 . britain's bradley wiggins won the 2012 tour de france |
(cnn) some skygazers along the east coast of north america witnessed a spectacular solar eclipse sunday morning the eclipse was visible for a few minutes from parts of north america, south america, the middle east, europe, and africa nasa said the eclipse would be one of the most interesting solar events of the year... | inerubescent superlunar turboventilator | no related information |
new york (cnn) global markets were reeling monday after a historic day on wall street that saw two famous names become the latest victims of the credit crunch the leading us investment bank lehman brothers filed for bankruptcy and brokerage merrill lynch was the subject of a $50 billion buyout by bank of america the... | acromioscapular elegiast paleozoology | no related information |
teresopolis, brazil (cnn) leticia lima was buried up to her neck in mud her forehead was crushed and her teeth knocked out 'i remember my mother shouting, and a loud noise i hugged my baby tight that's the last thing i remember,' she said, lying bandaged in a hospital bed her baby and her mother didn't make it they ... | rio de janeiro sao paulo | 'i hugged my baby tight that's the last thing i remember,' one survivor recalls . an 18 year old describes taking cover inside a refrigerator . the official death toll in rio de janeiro state is 759 . at least 24 people have been killed in the neighboring state of sao paulo |
(cnn) italy captain fabio cannavaro is rejoining juventus after three years at real madrid, the serie a club announced on their web site on tuesday italy captain fabio cannavaro won two primera liga titles during his three year stay at real madrid news of cannavaro's return comes less than 24 hours after the turin b... | italy fabio cannavaro juve real madrid claudio ranieri cannavaro juventus | italy captain fabio cannavaro rejoining juve after three years at real madrid . news comes less than 24 hours after the club sacked coach claudio ranieri . defender cannavaro, 35, won two scudetti with juventus, in 2005 and 2006 |
(cnn) more than 2,000 lives lost a vast and unfolding humanitarian crisis and the downing of a civilian airliner that shocked the world it's hard to imagine but true that the raging conflict between ukraine and russia, or at least ukraine and pro russian rebels, all started with a humble trade agreement as ten... | plexiform drafts decrew | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) israel declared a german poet persona non grata sunday in an unusual move that follows a wave of fury over a controversial poem published in the german paper sã¼ddeutsche zeitung on wednesday under the title 'what needs to be said,' the poem by gunter grass accused israel of planning a preemptive str... | gunter grass' israel iranian israeli grass iran nazi waffen ss world war ii | gunter grass' poem accused israel of wanting to 'extinguish the iranian people'. israeli leaders assail grass, say iran is the real threat . grass was in the nazi waffen ss during world war ii |
(cnn) superstorm sandy inflicted havoc and heartache throughout the northeast, hitting the big apple and its surrounding coastal towns hard we have seen this kind of destruction before: i had an up close and personal view when hurricane katrina ravaged new orleans and the gulf coast on august 31, 2005, i was designa... | russel honoré new york katrina sandy national guard fema | lt gen russel honoré asks why new york has ignored all the lessons learned from katrina . honoré: sandy recovery has no command center, nobody in charge and no troop presence . after katrina, national guard was out in force and hospital ship was available, he says . fema workers complain they have difficulty reaching s... |
(cnn) american officials are pondering whether to strike isis elements in syria to better contain the group's fearsome power, following its horrific execution of james foley and the direct threats it has leveled against the united states as they consider how best to confront the organization, there is good news: the... | robert ford us isis syria iraq al assad ford | robert ford: us mulling strike on isis elements in syria . us pressure on iraq, including to form new government, has bolstered efforts to repel isis . he says aiding moderate syria opposition would help them do the same, as al assad weakens . ford: aid should hinge on rebels making new government with shared focus on ... |
jerusalem (cnn) it was a heart wrenching memorial for victims of the toulouse killings the fact that three of them were just young children, shot in cold blood, added to the feelings of loss and despair on the outskirts of jerusalem, at the main givat shaul cemetery, ambulances delivered the coffins, as thousands ca... | jerusalem ozar hatorah school toulouse france monday french israeli | funeral held in jerusalem for victims of shooting at ozar hatorah school in toulouse, france . three children died alongside their teacher when a gunman opened fire on monday . french foreign minister, speaker of israeli parliament among mourners at cemetery |
(cnn) lance armstrong's radio shack team has been involved in a doping case after chinese rider fuyu li tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol in a statement confirming the news, radio shack said: 'we have been informed by the uci that our rider fuyu li has had an a sample positive test for the banned ... | lance armstrong's radio shack chinese fuyu li clenbuterol | lance armstrong's radio shack team has been involved in a doping case . chinese rider fuyu li tested positive for banned substance clenbuterol in march . the team confirms the rider will be dismissed if his b sample also tests positive |
(cnn) british mercenary simon mann has been jailed for 34 years for his part in plotting a coup in equatorial guinea simon mann was arrested after a plane carrying him and about 60 mercenaries landed in zimbabwe the former british military officer confessed to trying to topple long time ruler teodoro obiang nguema m... | kullaite rome amassment | no related information |
(cnn) malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim came out of hiding monday, and says he has damaging evidence that proves senior members of the government faked evidence for sodomy charges against him malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim says he has proof sodomy charges against him were fabricated 'i have new ev... | malaysian anwar ibrahim monday anwar | malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim came out of hiding monday . says he can prove government members faked evidence for sodomy charges . anwar also says he has evidence of threats against his life |
(cnn) the us food and drug administration tuesday ordered the makers of certain antibiotics to add a 'black box' label warning the fda's strongest to alert patients of possible tendon ruptures and tendonitis cipro is one of the drugs for which the fda will require a 'black box' label warning about tendon probl... | fda cipro levaquin avelox noroxin | new: consumer group pleased with order but says fda must do more . the fda ordered its strongest warning to be put on certain antibiotics . the 'black box' label will alert patients of possible tendon problems . relevant drugs include cipro, levaquin, avelox, noroxin and floxin |
los angeles (cnn) the san diego county medical examiner's office thursday classified the death of former nfl linebacker junior seau as a suicide, but the finding will probably do little to answer questions swirling since he was found with a self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest toxicology results and the narrati... | importunately bobeches invisibly | no related information |
(cnn) as president barack obama and former gov mitt romney crisscrossed the country during the final week of the 2012 presidential campaign, few people were able to see the candidates in their most candid and unguarded moments, except for their personal photographers several weeks ago, cnn invited each campaign team... | cnn the final week election day eric draper romney george w bush's | cnn asked each campaign to submit photos from the final week before election day . eric draper, romney's photographer, also served as president george w bush's personal photographer . these photographs are exclusive to cnn |
(cnn) the family of a nurse who apparently hanged herself after taking a prank call regarding prince william's pregnant wife catherine spoke movingly saturday of their grief at losing the 'core of the family' who had surrounded them with love and laughter speaking to reporters outside westminster cathedral, where a ... | jacintha saldanha westminster cathedral saldanha | 'we are shattered and there's an unfillable void in our lives,' says daughter . nurse's husband: 'i feel a part of me has been ripped out'. jacintha saldanha is remembered in a mass at westminster cathedral . hospital chief executive says saldanha was the victim of a 'cruel trick' by radio djs |
(cnn) some people might give you the shirt off their back for free others might give you their last name for a fee 'i just saw an opportunity my mom is going through a divorce and i don't need this last name anymore,' explained 30 year old entrepreneur jason sadler, who lives in jacksonville, florida 'i though... | 45,500 american jason sadler sadler | new: winning bidder pays $45,500 to change surname to 'headsetscom'. american entrepreneur jason sadler will assume new last name for 2013 . sadler: 'mom going through divorce, i don't need this last name anymore'. highest bidder gets to name sadler but legally retains 'last right of refusal' |
(cnn) two weeks after being arrested for a shooting he said was in self defense, a florida man has been indicted on a charge of first degree murder and three counts of attempted first degree murder michael dunn also faces a charge of shooting or throwing deadly missiles the indictment came down thursday in connectio... | michael dunn first | michael dunn is indicted on charges of first degree murder . he also faces attempted first degree murder charges . the encounter began with the suspect complaining about the teens' loud music, police say |
(cnn) let's play a little game which of the following signs did protestors hold at the march on washington, 50 years ago this week, and which were held up this year by fast food workers: 1 'we march for higher minimum wages coverage for all workers now!' 2 'we are worth more' 3 'i am a man' 4 'we march for jobs fo... | aboulia superpersonally crit | no related information |
(cnn) when i first meet zaha hadid she's as tight lipped as a closed door this is a woman who doesn't do idle chit chat why would you when you're the world's most famous female architect? asked if people needed to be a little afraid of her, the brusque answer is 'no,' before shooting me a case closed expression 'i t... | zaha hadid iraqi briton baghdad | exclusive interview with world's most famous female architect zaha hadid . designer behind new luxury blohm+voss superyachts: 'frames like veins'. iraqi born briton says building baghdad's central bank would be 'very special'. thinks conditions of construction workers is the responsibility of governments |
(cnn) veteran dutch goalkeeper edwin van der sar will retire at the end of this season, according to his manchester united manager alex ferguson earlier this month united confirmed the signing of anders lindegaard from aalesunds fk, and ferguson has now admitted the 26 year old dane is likely to replace van der sar ... | mitigators slewing rekeying | no related information |
(cnn) hosts qatar have qualified for the quarterfinals of the asian cup after a comfortable 3 0 win over group a strugglers kuwait at the khalifa stadium goals from bilal mohammed who headed home after 12 minutes and mohamed el sayed (16th minute) gave bruno metsu's men a comfortable lead which they never look... | qatar the asian cup kuwait bilal mohammed mohamed el sayed fabio cesar china group a uzbekistan group b japan | qatar ease through to the quarterfinals of the asian cup with 3 0 victory over kuwait . goals from bilal mohammed, mohamed el sayed and fabio cesar secured win for hosts . china draw 2 2 with group a winners uzbekistan to crash out of the tournament . qatar to face winners of group b in last eight with japan appearing ... |
seoul, south korea (cnn) as a symbol of national pride and success, south korea and manchester united midfielder park ji sung, carries more weight on his shoulders than the need to perform south korea's park ji sung celebrates after at the 2006 world cup against france park, once rejected from his country's own k l... | portugal the 2002 world cup psv eindhoven manchester united park ji sung | park scored the winning goal against portugal in the 2002 world cup . played for psv eindhoven before joining manchester united . the midfielder plans to build a park ji sung football center in his hometown |
jerusalem (cnn) in an 'unprecedented' reaction to internal arab affairs, an israeli official said the country is getting ready to absorb fleeing syrian alawites if the bashar al assad regime falls israeli military chief of staff benny gantz told members of a knesset committee that alawites would be permitted to sett... | rancour celioscopy praediality | no related information |
(cnn) it seemed like a good idea at the time: skip the 'jonas brothers: the 3d concert experience' the only major wide release this weekend and more or less review proof and check out the new releases down at the local dvd store instead jeremy strong and fairuza balk star in 'humboldt county,' though she doesn... | humboldt county ghost writer melissa leo | some films go straight to dvd for a reason . 'humboldt county' drifts by, with little reason to watch . 'ghost writer' is neither scary nor funny, despite being pitched as black comedy . melissa leo does yeoman's work in pointless 'lullaby' |
unity, new hampshire (cnn) the day began with a kiss sen hillary clinton and sen barack obama leave washington on friday for a rally in new hampshire sen barack obama, on the tarmac at reagan washington national airport, reached out to shake sen hillary clinton's hand and leaned down to kiss her cheek it went on fro... | strobic tzetzes curse | no related information |
(cnn) a corpus christi, texas, hospital is investigating how up to 17 babies in a neonatal intensive care unit received overdoses of the blood thinner heparin one of the babies died officials at christus spohn hospital south say corrective action was taken after the discovery of the overdoses the infant was one of 1... | texas hospital last year dennis quaid's los angeles | one baby dies in texas hospital's neonatal intensive care unit . hospital says medication mix up apparently occurred in hospital pharmacy . up to 17 babies receive too concentrated form of blood thinner heparin . last year, dennis quaid's twins given overdose of heparin at los angeles hospital |
(ewcom) warner bros has just announced that 'the hobbit' earned an estimated $13 million from midnight showings at 3,100 locations last night, giving it a per theater average of $4,193 from midnight shows alone it's a nice recovery from the doldrums of the past two frames when combined, the last two wide releases to... | camerlingos overpotentness polliniferous | no related information |
atlanta (cnn) the family of georgia teen ayvani perez got a call hours after she was abducted demanding money and drugs for her safe return, according to a criminal affidavit filed thursday kidnappers did ultimately free ayvani without getting anything in return leaving her at an aunt's house in conyers, georg... | pseudoisometric superdural subrepent | no related information |
(cnn) alex ferguson achieved it on his old trafford debut but david moyes has had to wait a little longer after a mixed start to the premier league season (win/draw/loss) and a vaguely farcical conclusion to the transfer window, united's new boss can now quietly rejoice after his first home win a win was always on t... | david moyes crystal palace mesut ozil arsenal against sunderland aaron ramsey gunners jose mourinho's chelsea everton | david moyes secures first home win as man utd beat crystal palace 2 0 . mesut ozil makes debut for arsenal against sunderland . two second half goals from aaron ramsey help gunners to a 3 1 win . jose mourinho's chelsea slump to 1 0 defeat against everton |
(cnn) between 'breaking bad,' 'house of cards,' 'homeland' and its respective stars, the 2013 emmys race was tight while the academy of television arts and sciences didn't hand out emmys to all of the actors we thought would win, we were pleased to see some first timers walk away with accolades here's who won alo... | 65th emmy awards neil patrick harris breaking bad modern family hbo 'behind the candelabra | the 65th emmy awards were hosted by neil patrick harris . 'breaking bad' won best drama, and 'modern family' won best comedy . hbo's 'behind the candelabra' was named best miniseries or movie |
dutch striker ruud van nistelrooy has joined hamburg on a free transfer from real madrid, the german bundesliga club have confirmed the 33 year old holland international had been linked with a number of clubs during the transfer window, including english premier league sides west ham and tottenham hotspur, but has sign... | intranet bioassaying handkerchief | no related information |
(cnn) strike up that 'pink panther' theme song and hum along: da dum da dum, da dum, da dum da dum da dum because the closest thing ever to the fictional pink panther diamond that sent bumbling inspector clouseau on cinematic goose chases is going under the gavel this year and it is expected to fetch the highest pri... | 596 carat sotheby's | the 596 carat pink diamond goes on auction in november, sotheby's says . it is internally flawless, which the auctioneer says is rare . diamond cutters needed two years to cut and polish it |
cap haitien, haiti (cnn) haiti reported more cholera deaths wednesday as chaos reigned in this country's second largest city, and cases among people who had traveled from haiti were reported in florida and the dominican republic at least six people were wounded in related violence in haiti photos: cholera in haiti ... | the dominican health ministry first haitian florida haiti | at least 6 people suffered gunshot wounds . the dominican health ministry confirmed its first case of cholera . the sickened man is a haitian worker who just returned from home . in florida, a woman who recently returned from haiti was sickened |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) former south african president nelson mandela led mourning for his great granddaughter at a chapel in johannesburg, south africa, on thursday, his office announced zenani mandela, 13, was buried in a private ceremony earlier in the day, mandela's office said, after she was killed in ... | zenani mandela zenani cristiano ronaldo south african | zenani mandela, 13, was killed in a car wreck last week . 'i should have whispered more in your ear 'i love you,'' mother says at memorial . zenani thrilled by meeting soccer star cristiano ronaldo two days before she died . former south african president, 91, had 9 great grandchildren |
(cnn) four ferries carrying about 1,000 passengers have been freed from heavy ice off the coast of sweden and were back in port friday, said the maritime search and rescue center arctic winds hampered icebreakers' efforts to free the ferries and at least 30 other ships from the icy grip of the baltic sea on thursday... | arctic swedish friday | arctic winds and exceptionally cold weather hampered efforts to free the ferries . ferries were carrying about 1,000 passengers . swedish maritime spokesman expects most of the ships will be freed by friday |
(cnn) some of the world's largest airlines are conducting safety checks after debris fell from the engine of a qantas airbus a380 as it flew over indonesia australia's national airline has now grounded its airbus a380 fleet indefinitely how serious is the incident and what does it mean for the aviation industry?... | cnn richard quest a380s | incident, known as an 'uncontained engine failure' is rare but not unknown, says cnn's richard quest . engine type is fitted to more than half the 37 a380s currently in operation . quest: there have been niggles with the fuels systems and engines but nothing like this |
(cnn) it's grown from selling clothes to a handful of friends inside a small dorm room to a popular fashion website featuring more than 1,000 stylish items admittedly, it's been quite a journey for serah kanyua, the co founder of closet49, an online marketplace that links buyers of clothes and accessories to sellers... | cleromancy misdefine empiry | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli authorities stepped up security at tel aviv's ben gurion airport sunday as hundreds of pro palestinian activists were due to arrive in the country in a 'fly in' campaign to protest israel's policies in the west bank some activists were barred from entering the country for refusing to promise ... | palestinian europe us canada bethlehem west bank israel | new: 60 activists have been refused entry, a police official says . 1,500 to 2,000 palestinian suppporters want to fly in from europe, the us and canada . activists plan to go to events in bethlehem and other west bank cities, they say . israel is sending some home with a saracastic letter about the region |
(cnn) traveling in a plane soaring 2,400 meters above the ocean when the door in front of you suddenly swings open, is many things: terrifying, disturbing, dramatic for former new zealand prime minister helen clark, it was also 'a bit annoying' if it seems like the understatement of the century, then that's because ... | helen clark third un un development program first forbes | helen clark opens up about being third most powerful person at un. former nz prime minister now head of un development program . first female to hold position at un, ranked 21 on forbes list of powerful women |
abuja, nigeria (cnn) more than 70 members of the islamist extremist group boko haram have been killed during a nigerian military operation in the northeastern state of borno, an army spokesman told cnn on friday the military 'remains on the offensive,' according to brig gen ibrahim attahiru, who said the operation s... | borno yobe sharia nigeria | the military kills more than 70 boko haram members in an operation in borno state . they also fend off an attack on a military checkpoint in yobe state's capital . 21 suspected boko haram members die in fighting there . boko haram seeks to impose a strict version of sharia law across northeastern nigeria |
(cnn) a 130 year old photo, billed as the only authenticated picture of legendary outlaw billy the kid, sold for $23 million at a denver auction saturday night the kid reportedly paid 25 cents to have the photo taken in fort sumner, new mexico the old west show & auction had estimated the tintype an early photogr... | william koch between $300,00 and $400,000 billy the kid 25 cents | the winning bidder is billionaire william koch . officials had estimated the picture to bring in between $300,00 and $400,000 . billy the kid reportedly paid 25 cents to have the photo taken |
(cnn) 'rising star,' abc's new singing competition, hasn't exactly risen to the top the series made its debut on sunday with josh groban as the host and ludacris, kesha and brad paisley as the celebrity experts to set itself apart from the numerous other singing competitions, 'rising star' hangs its hat on its 'revo... | rising star sunday abc josh groban ludacris kesha brad paisley | new singing competition 'rising star' debuted sunday on abc . it features josh groban, ludacris, kesha and brad paisley as judges . some critics have been harsh; the premiere ratings have room to grow |
(cnn) aquatic 'dead zones' are a tragic illustration of human beings' negative impact on the world's oceans they are areas so overloaded with pollutants that they have difficulty sustaining any life the flow of fertilizers, sewage and industrial pollutants into rivers and seas has overloaded some coastal marine area... | sweden baltic sea | 'dead zones' lack enough oxygen to support marine life . they are caused by agricultural waste and sewage flowing into sea . sweden trialling plan to pump oxygen into baltic sea world's largest dead zone . critics say it's a distraction from the need to reduce pollution |
(cnn) disgraced former lobbyist jack abramoff was transferred tuesday from prison to a maryland halfway house to serve out the remainder of his sentence, a spokeswoman for the bureau of prisons told cnn abramoff, who has been in prison in cumberland, maryland, has a scheduled release date of december 4, according to... | jack abramoff abramoff december 4 2006 | disgraced former lobbyist jack abramoff released to halfway house . abramoff scheduled to be released december 4 . abramoff pleaded guilty to a series of corruption charges in 2006 |
kiev, ukraine (cnn) tensions in ukraine escalated sharply thursday, with russia embarking on new military drills near the border after ukrainian forces said they killed five pro russian militants ukraine's interior ministry said ukrainian forces killed the militants during operations to take down pro russian activis... | us russia friday kerry russian kiev | new: additional us sanctions against russia could come as early as friday, officials say . kerry: russia will make an 'expensive mistake' if it doesn't de escalate situation . 'russia has put its faith in distraction, deception and destabilization,' he adds . russian defense chief plans military drills in response to k... |
(cnn) actress gina gershon is demanding a retraction from vanity fair after the magazine reported 'high end hollywood dinner party gossip' that former president clinton 'has been seen visiting' her in california actress gina gershon 'is extremely offended' by the vanity fair article, her lawyers say the lengthy arti... | unpliantness engraphy blackie | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli foreign minister avigdor liberman announced friday he would resign, a day after the country's ministry of justice said he would be charged with breach of trust and fraud he said in a statement that he must resign from his government position 'in light of the circumstances of the case and deta... | mappen epitoniidae papoosh | no related information |
(cnn) us ties with egypt go deeper than aid, america's top diplomat said sunday 'let me make it clear here today: president obama and the american people support the people of egypt,' us secretary of state john kerry said 'we believe this is a vital relationship' kerry's visit marked the highest level us official tr... | locater qantar hexer | no related information |
(cnn) colombia's president says devastating flooding forced him to cancel his scheduled trip to the united nations climate change conference in mexico this week even though global warming itself could be causing the disaster his country faces 'i canceled the trip i was taking to cancun to attend the internationa... | pantomimes emptiable forgettery | no related information |
(cnn) yemen could turn out like somalia if the current rate of international investment doesn't increase, the country's deputy finance minister told cnn monday 'i'm not suggesting a failed state,' jalal yaqoub said 'what i'm suggesting (is) a state where citizens don't get the right services delivered to them' yemen... | yemen $45 to $50 billion | yemen's deputy finance minister calls for $45 to $50 billion international investment . he denies his country could become a failed state . good jobs and infrastructure help fight extremism, he says |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) all christians in the middle east are now 'legitimate targets,' al qaeda in iraq announced wednesday, as the group's deadline for egypt's coptic church to release alleged muslim female prisoners expired an audio message released monday gave the church 48 hours to disclose the status of muslim wom... | al qaeda iraq baghdad egypt | al qaeda in iraq had issued a deadline for the release of alleged female prisoners . the group claimed responsibility for sunday's attack on a baghdad church . egypt reinforces security at churches around the country |
copiapo, chile (cnn) chile's atacama desert is no place to live at night it's a freezing moonscape and when the sun comes up it becomes as hot as a burning skillet there is little life and almost no water the atacama has been described as the driest desert in the world only when the 'camanchacas,' or thick blankets ... | camp hope chile atacama desert december | 'camp hope' is a makeshift tent community set up by the families of the 33 trapped miners . family members are living there despite the harsh conditions of chile's atacama desert . the tent village is part refugee camp, part vigil to the miners . the men may not be freed until december |
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