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(cnn) juanita castro, the younger sister of cuban leaders fidel and raul castro, worked for the cia during some crucial years of the cold war, she says in her new memoir juanita castro, originally a supporter of the cuban revolution that brought fidel castro to power in 1959, said she became disillusioned by growing... | fidel castro's cia communicated cooperated between 1961 and 1969 cuba 1964 miami | memoir by fidel castro's sister, juanita, says she worked for cia . communicated via coded messages on short wave radio . cooperated with cia between 1961 and 1969; left cuba in 1964 for miami . agreed to help on condition she did not do anything violent against her brothers |
(cnn) after my 7 year old daughter's sleepover and a few hours before my 9 year old son's play date, and just in the middle of quieting my daughter's whining about her impending piano lesson last saturday morning, i stumbled upon 'why chinese moms are superior,' amy chua's wall street journal article that's created ... | bistriazole underaverage aggregates | no related information |
new delhi, india (cnn) shazadi, a mother of six, scrubs her thin steel dishes as hard as she can with as little water as she can the only way she gets water is by filling up heavy buckets from a neighborhood spigot and lugging them home but once she gets it home she worries whether it is even safe to drink 'we get s... | indian india 18% only 4% | indian authorities say the country is facing 'water stress'. india has 18% of the world's population but only 4% of the world's renewable water sources . demand for drinking water is growing, but pollution and leaks are depleting supplies . many communities rely on standpipes and water tankers |
big sur, california (cnn) thousands of people living in paradise are fleeing their small northern california town wednesday as wildfires charge into the area, officials said a fire captain looks at the fire burning in southern santa barbara, california, on tuesday more than half the town's 26,000 residents have been... | vassalism calamar sprunt | no related information |
(cnn) forecasting future technology has never been easy in the 1950s, scientists and technologists envisaged that by now the world would be free from disease, traversed by flying cars, and fueled by minerals from distant planets such visions, of course, have not come to pass but then again, as recently as 10 years a... | cnn digital | cnn spoke to a host of design and technology experts to see what future holds . key developments are in the field of wearable technology and 3d printing . best design is a marriage of technology, science and manufacturing techniques . digital tattoos and mind reading headphones give flavor of things to come |
kathmandu, nepal (cnn) lawmakers in nepal will vote saturday to pick the country's first president since it became a republic nepal became a republic after the deposal of king gyanendra shah earlier this year the country's newly elected constituent assembly abolished a 239 year monarchy following elections in april ... | nepal first maoists | lawmakers in nepal to to pick the country's first president since it became a republic . unclear who may become president as no party had a majority in recent elections . maoists, who won most seats, want a non political figure as president |
buenos aires, argentina (cnn) argentine farmers are planning their next move after the country's president announced plans to fund a public works program with revenues from a controversial agrarian export tax argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner has rejected demands for the repeal of an export tax edua... | argentine 44 percent 3 month | argentine president says export tax will fund massive public works program . farm leaders urge calm as they plan response to president's announcement . the 44 percent tax has caused a 3 month standoff between farmers, government . analyst suggests president's plan could turn public tide against farmers |
lampedusa, italy (cnn) more than 400 people fleeing libya and tunisia arrived overnight in an italian island on saturday, the latest in a stream of refugees escaping volatile and unstable north africa the un high commissioner for refugees said the people reached the mediterranean island of lampedusa in two boats, on... | protanopic aeolistic annerodite | no related information |
cananea, mexico (cnn) in a remote town in northern mexico, a 10 year old boy is struggling with his homework his name is oscar castellanos, and the fifth grader is getting extra help from his father because he's having trouble adjusting to his new school the student enrolled at leona vicario elementary in the town o... | mexican us spanish arizona | a mexican family who entered the us illegally tells how they have now fled the us. two children, who were born in the us, are struggling to learn in spanish classrooms . one says he misses the books available in arizona; the other misses parks and big houses . the parents say they left the us feeling persecuted by ariz... |
(cnn) new york yankee alex rodriguez sharply criticized major league baseball commissioner bud selig and the league's investigations division thursday 'i am deeply troubled by my team's investigative findings with respect to mlb's conduct,' rodriguez said through his spokesman ron berkowitz rodriguez accused selig o... | bishoplike caseinate gundy | no related information |
(cnn) 'the x factor' fans may be looking forward to next week's finals, when a male country singer, a girl band and a female soloist battle it out for a $5 million record contract but the end of season two will be another finale of sorts, as judge la reid announced thursday he is leaving the show no, he didn't say h... | la reid epic records reid | new: hollywood reporter: song shows have spent millions to net new talent and boost ratings . la reid is a record executive . he is leaving to concentrate more on his job, epic records says . reid coached a country singer most recently on 'the x factor' |
(cnn) artists isabel and ruben toledo share a romantic magnetism that binds together their personal and professional lives they finish each other's sentences; they encourage each other's fantastical whims it's the kind of chemistry that creative types covet the cuban born toledos met in high school in west new york,... | ruben toledo 30 plus year first michelle obama 2009 toledos years | isabel and ruben toledo share a 30 plus year marriage and creative partnership . isabel designed first lady michelle obama's outfit for her husband's inauguration in 2009 . the toledos met in high school and have collaborated for years on art and design projects . their unique artistic strengths and styles complement e... |
cairo (cnn) a top aide to egyptian president mohamed morsy blamed a small but powerful minority for the political upheaval that has plagued the country ahead of a planned constitutional referendum the country will vote saturday on whether they approve or disapprove of a new constitution recently drafted the statemen... | egyptian mohamed morsy morsy cnn saturday | new: egyptian president mohamed morsy gives army authority to arrest civilians . morsy's top aide says troops have been deployed ahead of the vote . in cnn interview, the aide blamed the upheaval on businessmen and the media . the opposition is calling for new, nationwide protests ahead of saturday's vote |
(cnn) four months after an auto accident and reports of extramarital affairs put his golf career on hold, tiger woods announced tuesday that he plans to return to the sport at the masters tournament in april woods dropped out of professional competition in december after a thanksgiving weekend wreck outside his flor... | macroelement exradius uralium | no related information |
chicago, illinois (cnn) an illinois man was charged with possession of a potentially deadly neurotoxin commonly found in puffer fish after the fbi led a raid at his home monday edward f bachner, 35, of lake in the hills, was charged with one count of illegal possession of a toxin, according to a federal complaint f... | protemperance observator arius | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) california's director of adult prisons is recommending against 'compassionate release' for a terminally ill former manson family member, a spokeswoman said susan atkins is led from a los angeles grand jury room after her indictment in the 1969 'manson murders' suzan hubbard, director of... | susan atkins manson atkins | decision puts case in parole board's hands, spokeswoman says . susan atkins is serving life sentence for role in manson family murders of late 1960s . web site quotes atkins' husband as saying she has terminal brain cancer |
(cnn) a delaware man who spent more than 20 years on death row saw his murder conviction and death sentence reversed by the state supreme court monday, according to court documents jermaine wright, 41, was sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of liquor store clerk phillip seifert state supreme court justices ruled... | shaming pulvinni monitories | no related information |
miami, florida (cnn) hurricane bertha the first hurricane of the 2008 atlantic season increased in strength monday evening, according to the national hurricane center a satellite picture from 5:45 am et monday shows hurricane bertha over the atlantic while bertha's power may fluctuate over the next day, it is ... | bertha 115 mph to 120 mph bermuda us atlantic | new: bertha's winds increase from 115 mph to 120 mph . bermuda could be affected by the hurricane this weekend . likelihood of storm making landfall in us is very small . bertha is the first hurricane of the 2008 atlantic hurricane season |
los angeles (cnn) a group of anonymous software developers said they will soon start selling a program that will allow iphone owners to use the hugely popular device on cell phone systems around the world and not just with at&t apple's iphone is yet to go on sale outside the us apple's iphone, released in the united... | apple at&t us | software developed enabling apple's iphone to be used on any phone network . device can currently only be used on at&t network in the us. anonymous developers plan to start selling program soon |
(cnn) last week, president obama traveled to a historic town in kansas to offer a vision of a revived american middle class where free soilers and slaveholders had once done violent battle, where teddy roosevelt called for a 'new nationalism,' barack obama presented this challenge: '(w)hat's at stake is whether this... | david frum obama kansas frum us china | david frum: obama's kansas speech called for middle class revival, which all parties want . frum: a serious plan would address how money is drained off by health care, college costs . incomes must be boosted with creative taxing, he says, less reliance on payroll revenue . us should look closely at china's money manipu... |
(cnn) unacceptable illegitimate and against the law that's how the mexican government responded sunday to new allegations of us spying reported by der spiegel according to the german news magazine, the national security agency 'systematically' eavesdropped on the government it hacked the public e mail account of for... | der spiegel nsa mexican german mexico us | der spiegel: nsa 'systematically' eavesdropped on mexican government . it hacked into public e mail of former president, according to the german news magazine . mexico calls for a speedy investigation into the allegations . nsa: 'the us gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations' |
(cnn) lionel richie is back and ready to hit the stage the crooner is gearing up for his 'all the hits all night long' north american tour, which kicks off wednesday in hollywood, florida cnn caught up with richie at paramount studios in los angeles during the singer's final rehearsals for the 19 date tour it's ther... | insulators peachery allergin | no related information |
moscow (cnn) at least four bodies have been found and 49 people are missing after an offshore drilling rig capsized in the russian far east sea of okhotsk, the russian emergency situations ministry said sunday at least 14 people were rescued from the rig, which was being towed from kamchatka, regional emergency serv... | china the sea of okhotsk | new: a government official says it's too early to declare people dead . a regional official says the accident poses no environmental danger . the rig went down in a storm in the sea northeast of china . rescue helicopters are on the scene in the sea of okhotsk |
(ewcom) just two weeks after plans were announced for a 'breaking bad' spinoff, series creator vince gilligan has inked a deal to create another tv show he will join forces with 'house' creator david shore on the police drama 'battle creek,' which will debut during the 2014 2015 season on cbs the series centers on t... | vince gilligan cbs house david shore battle creek michigan | 'breaking bad' creator vince gilligan has a new deal with cbs . he'll work with 'house's' david shore on a police drama 'battle creek'. the series will be set in battle creek, michigan . it's expected to premiere during the 2014 2015 season |
(cnn) a broken down freighter and its tow ship finally reached safety in dutch harbor, alaska, on tuesday afternoon, according to the us coast guard chief petty officer dana warr said monday the disabled golden seas and the tow vessel tor viking ii had to travel about 150 nautical miles (172 miles) despite being jus... | urethrectomies touchstone bedcovers | no related information |
(cnn) six years ago, hip hop icon wyclef jean released a soulful tune called 'president,' in which he fantasized about what it would be like to lead a country that fantasy may come closer to reality when the haitian american recording artist announces exclusively on cnn's 'larry king live' that he intends to run for... | misconceiving arenilitic nucleopetal | no related information |
(cnn) steven gerrard returned to liverpool's starting line up but he was only able to help the english premier league side claim a point as they were held to a goalless draw by wolves on tuesday liverpool struggled to break down a resilient wolves defence and rarely tested home goalkeeper marcus hahnemann as both si... | steven gerrard liverpool wolves tuesday fourth tottenham hotspur fulham owen coyle burnley portsmouth west ham fratton park | steven gerrard returned to liverpool's starting line up but his side were held to a goalless draw with wolves on tuesday. liverpool are now three points behind fourth placed tottenham hotspur, who eased to a 2 0 victory over fulham. owen coyle was given a hostile reception at former club burnley but came away with a 1 ... |
(cnn) english fa cup holders chelsea secured their place in the last 16 of the competition with a 2 0 fourth round victory over preston at deepdale on saturday preston, managed by darren ferguson son of manchester united boss alex ferguson produced a spirited performance but carlo ancelotti's premier league side... | chelsea preston nicolas anelka's daniel sturridge wigan ben watson league two notts county | fa cup holders chelsea secured their place in the last 16 of the competition after they claimed a 2 0 victory over preston. nicolas anelka's low strike put chelsea ahead before daniel sturridge slammed in a second just after halftime. wigan needed a late ben watson goal to secure a replay against league two notts count... |
london, england (cnn) this week's champions league semi finals are poised to offer a feast of the world's best strikers didier drogba: is he good enough to be called the best striker in the world? the game's best finishers will face off against each other in the ties involving manchester united, arsenal, chelsea and... | cnn didier drogba | cnn's football fanzone picks 11 of the world's best strikers . didier drogba makes the list after an amazing return to form . who do you think is the best forward in the world? |
new orleans, louisiana (cnn) tropical storm alex the first named storm of the atlantic hurricane season this year formed in the caribbean on saturday as bp continued to battle a massive oil spill in the gulf alex had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was about 250 miles away from chetumal, mexico ... | caribbean gulf justice department | new: tropical storm alex forms in the caribbean . new: not clear whether storm could hit part of gulf affected by oil spill . new: justice department goes to appeals court to keep moratorium on drilling |
(cnn) serie a leaders inter milan have confirmed they have cancelled the contract of brazilian striker adriano with immediate effect adriano walked out on inter milan to return to brazil, citing depression and saying he needed a break inter confirmed on their official web site that they rescinded adriano's contract ... | brazil adriano inter milan inter | brazil international striker adriano released from his contract with inter milan . 27 year old walked out on club citing depression and saying he needed break . adriano joined inter in 2001 and scored 48 goals in 123 league appearances |
(cnn) susan atkins, a terminally ill former charles manson follower convicted in the murder of actress sharon tate, on tuesday was denied a compassionate release from prison susan atkins, califorina's longest serving female inmate, is shown in her most recent mug shot atkins, 60, has been diagnosed with brain cancer... | shutterwise supremities fluor | no related information |
(cnn) richard gasquet has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the court of arbitration for sport after the international tennis federation (itf) and world anti doping agency (wada) failed in their appeal against the decision to overturn a ban he had received after testing positive for cocaine the 23 year old frenchman... | richard gasquet the court of arbitration for sport 23 year old frenchman miami last march | richard gasquet has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the court of arbitration for sport . the 23 year old frenchman tested positive for cocaine in a miami nightclub last march . but he appealed his ban, claiming the cocaine was in his system after kissing a woman who had taken the drug |
(cnn) sen hillary clinton said sunday some people are using her controversial reference to robert f kennedy's assassination to suggest that she meant something 'completely unthinkable' sen hillary clinton says her supporters urge her to stay in the race until it is over her campaign also accused the rival obama cam... | barack obama hillary clinton's obama clinton robert kennedy wesleyan | barack obama denounces remark, then says to 'put it behind us'. hillary clinton's camp says obama intentionally stoking controversy . clinton says in editorial she knows the odds are against her getting nomination . obama mentions robert kennedy in imploring wesleyan graduates to volunteer |
(cnn) tom wagner woke up friday night and the plane cabin was dark and empty completely empty he looked around from his window seat near the back of the jet and wondered, 'what is going on?' he tried the jet door it was locked not knowing what else to do, he phoned his girlfriend and said, 'debbie, you gotta call th... | arrogate swindlery brickhood | no related information |
(cnn) north korea's apparent cooperation with nations seeking to end its nuclear weapons ambitions six years after a deal collapsed and two years after testing a bomb may lead to questions about why it would play ball now some signs show north korean leader kim jong il does intend to drop his nuclear weapon pr... | north korea's china north korea west | north korea's negotiations driven by economic need, desire for survival, experts say . china, embarrassed by nuclear test, has prodded north korea, expert says . deceit possible, experts say, but nation's best interest is to be on west's good side |
(ewcom) in movies like 1974's 'death wish,' where charles bronson played a walking statue of stoic wrath, vigilante justice is mean, nasty and also good, clean fun but then there's the kind of movie, like sam peckinpah's 'straw dogs,' that salutes lone wolf vengeance while also making you feel the spiritual toll it ... | panhandle versal maggle | no related information |
(cnn) after a weekend of intense investigation, authorities are piecing together more details about friday's fatal shooting at los angeles international airport including the suspect's behavior earlier in the week and a warning from his family that may have come moments too late here is a rundown to get you up to... | paul ciancia 23 tsa gerardo hernandez 39 ciancia's | suspect paul ciancia, 23, is in critical condition and could face the death penalty . wife of slain tsa officer gerardo hernandez, 39, says her husband 'took pride in his duty'. police, responding to family concern, arrived at ciancia's apartment shortly after he left for airport . the tsa chief says security protocol ... |
london (cnn) computer hacker gary mckinnon will face no charges in the united kingdom over what the us government says is the biggest military computer hacking of all time, british prosecutors said friday the crown prosecution service announcement follows a decision two months ago by home secretary theresa may to bl... | organical postdiphtheritic pressible | no related information |
(cnn) a michigan attorney on tuesday refuted a medical examiner's findings about a 7 year old girl's shooting death, charging a police cover up in the incident attorney geoffrey fieger told reporters that he retained macomb county medical examiner daniel spitz to conduct his own investigation fieger said spitz's fin... | geoffrey fieger fieger aiyana jones 7 may 16 | attorney geoffrey fieger refutes medical examiner's findings in girl's death . fieger charges a police cover up in the incident . aiyana jones, 7, died in may 16 police raid . state police investigation is ongoing |
(cnn) mention showtime's 'homeland' to just about anyone and two things will happen one, they'll tell you they watch it religiously and two, they won't stop talking about it to you in painstaking detail to say the show has a cult following is an understatement the series has over 2 million viewers weekly, won four e... | new season september 2013 | 'homeland' creator talks about the writing process . he said sometimes spoiler rumors are correct, but more often not . new season will return in september 2013 |
(cnn) enough! enough with putting off tomorrow what we should be talking about today enough with being afraid to step on someone's delicate sensibilities when it comes to the second amendment enough with elected leaders who are too cowardly to confront the national rifle association and their ardent supporters enoug... | roland martin martin america | roland martin: enough with our cowardice in dealing with gun control, mental illness . martin: it's time for action, and to be 'sick and tired of being sick and tired'. he says there is absolutely no reason why we need so many guns in america . martin: we must also not avoid our responsibilities when it comes to the me... |
(cnn) as political pros, journalists and pundits pick over exit polls to study how and why president obama beat mitt romney for the presidency, a lot of the attention has been showered on the latino turnout, gender gap and voters under 30 the african american turnout has largely been overlooked, seen by prognosticat... | roland martin african americans gop obama martin naacp 350% 2008 | roland martin: african americans outraged by gop attempts at voter suppression . anyone could see that gop wanted to block obama supporters, he says . registration campaigns went into overdrive, and voters exacted revenge, martin says . the naacp registered 432,000 voters, a 350% increase over 2008, he says |
joint base lewis mcchord, washington (cnn) it was the middle of the night in southern afghanistan's panjwai district when haji naim says he was awakened by the sound of barking dogs and gunshots moments later, a man clothed in us military fatigues and a t shirt burst through the door of naim's home and opened fire, ... | afghanistan army robert bales afghan | survivors of a shooting rampage in afghanistan testify before a military court . a father and his two sons describe how they survived . a relative of some of the victims tells the court he discovered some of the bodies burned . army staff sgt robert bales is accused of killing 16 afghan villagers |
(cnn) stumped on a tough decision? new web sites are there to help hunch, a site open to the public monday, asks questions and helps people make decisions hunch, a site that launches for the public monday, will consider your quandary by getting to know you, asking you a series of questions and then spitting out thre... | thunderflower impressor stemwares | no related information |
(cnn) former world no 1 amelie mauresmo has announced her retirement from tennis, revealing that she no longer has the desire to play and train the 30 year old won two grand slam tournaments in 2006 as she spent 34 weeks at the top of the rankings, but has suffered a gradual slide since following a series of injurie... | contestants crudding solvencies | no related information |
(cnn) tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the us and coalition invasion of iraq ten years of conflict caused death, despair and a complete change of life for many iraqis retired army sgt noah galloway recently reflected on his time in iraq after serving during operation iraqi freedom and on what was left behind: ... | us iraq iraqi baby noor iraqis | the us military mission in iraq is over, but the iraqi people still need help . baby noor is the face of a nation in a humanitarian crisis . iraqis need help with basic medical needs . the war has left many of the nation's children orphaned |
washington (cnn) president obama's recess appointments to a federal agency made without senate confirmation will be reviewed by the supreme court, the court announced monday it will mark a major constitutional test of executive power at issue is whether three people named to the national labor relations board la... | obama nlrb senate congress a us court of appeals | president obama had appointed nlrb members during a senate holiday break . lawmakers had used a 'virtual congress' tactic to prevent such appointments . a us court of appeals had ruled the appointments unconstitutional |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwe's troubled central bank introduced $100 billion banknotes saturday in a desperate bid to ease the recurrent cash shortages plaguing the inflation ravaged economy a shopper displays a $500 million zimbabwean bank note the bills officially come into circulation monday, although they wer... | jackrolled leptorrhinism holohedry | no related information |
(cnn) justine henin continued her winning return to tennis with a straight sets win over kazakhstan's sesil karatantcheva at the wta tournament in brisbane on wednesday henin, who put out second seed nadia petrova of russia in her first round match, secured a 6 4 6 3 victory in one hour 17 minutes to reach the quart... | justine henin kazakhstan sesil karatantcheva henin wta brisbane belgian kim clijsters men andy roddick richard gasquet | justine henin continues comeback with straight sets win over kazakhstan's sesil karatantcheva . former world number one henin into quarterfinals of wta top tier tournament in brisbane . henin remains on course for final clash against belgian rival kim clijsters . men's top seed andy roddick also reaches quarterfinals w... |
(cnn) she is small but only in physical stature aung san suu kyi is the very embodiment of myanmar's long struggle for democracy the 65 year old human rights activist has defied myanmar's authoritarian military junta with her quiet demeanor and grace for that she has endured house arrest for most of the past two dec... | the past two decades myanmar south african | aung san suu kyi has vowed to fight for freedom . she has been under house arrest for much of the past two decades . she has defiantly challenged the authority of the military junta . she likens myanmar's plight to south african apartheid |
los angeles, california (cnn) misha di bono zips around town in her infiniti sport utility vehicle, breezy and unconcerned about the price of gas misha di bono says people used to make fun of her rolling billboard she gets $500 a month and free gas that's because she gets $500 a month plus free gas for turnin... | 500 misha di bono | woman gets paid $500 extra a month, plus free gas, for turning car into billboard . 'people used to tease me,' says misha di bono . survey finds companies are looking at ways to help ease commuting costs . ceo: 'we're at a watershed time of how people go to work' |
los angeles (cnn) michael jackson's nephew testified thursday that he believes his uncle was murdered tj jackson, the youngest son of jackson brother tito, revealed his suspicion while being cross examined by an aeg live lawyer in the michael jackson wrongful death trial jurors also heard him testify about the emoti... | tj jackson prince paris paparazzi | new: 'my mother was murdered for money i don't put that past anyone,' tj jackson says . tj jackson shares guardianship of prince, paris and blanket with their grandmother . paris 'in a tough spot, but we're loving her and doing everything we can,' tj jackson says . paparazzi stalking makes 'everything harder for the k... |
(cnn) radovan karadzic's arrest after a decade long hunt is the equivalent of catching europe's osama bin laden, the us diplomat who brokered peace in bosnia says radovan karadzic, seen here in 1995, has been arrested after a decade long hunt richard holbrooke, who negotiated the 1995 dayton peace agreement, led the... | karadzic europe osama bin laden us bosnia day balkans | 'karadzic's arrest is the equivalent of catching europe's osama bin laden'. former us peace broker in bosnia says arrest is an 'historic day'. 'major breakthrough for the balkans,' former international administrator says |
(cnn) coming off a coup that initiated a new loop in the roller coaster of egypt's political scene, the country's future is up in the air and with it, the future of the entire region christian whiton, a former state department senior adviser, calls egypt's turmoil 'the most titanic political contest of our era' w... | egypt the muslim brotherhood cnn | egypt's future will have a profound global impact, analysts say . the muslim brotherhood won't fade out of existence, cnn experts say . if the economy falls further, riots could follow . compromise and a constitution offer opportunities for stability |
(cnn) a wonder goal from arjen robben helped bayern munich snatch a 3 2 away victory over werder bremen which fired them back to the top of the german bundesliga table for at least 24 hours the holland international winger lashed home a stunning second half free kick to give louis van gaal's side all three points in... | arjen robben bayern munich werder bremen bayern bayer leverkusen bundesliga bochum borussia dortmund hamburg | a wonder goal from arjen robben helped bayern munich snatch a 3 2 away victory over werder bremen. the victory moved bayern above bayer leverkusen and to the top of the bundesliga table for at least 24 hours. schalke missed a chance to keep pace with the leaders as they conceded a late equalizer to bochum to draw 2 2. ... |
(cnn) ghana international michael essien has followed goalkeeper petr cech in agreeing a new five year contract with english premier league side chelsea michael essien has made a big impression on new chelsea coach luiz felipe scolari the midfielder, who is in china for the start of the club's pre season tour, is no... | ghana michael essien five year chelsea petr cech wayne bridge 25 year old lyon 2005 dutch khalid boulahrouz stuttgart 4 year | ghana international michael essien signs new five year contract with chelsea . midfielder follows petr cech and wayne bridge in agreeing long term deals . the 25 year old has made 143 appearances since joining from lyon in 2005 . dutch defender khalid boulahrouz leaves chelsea for stuttgart on 4 year deal |
(cnn) marius kloppers was born in south africa on august 26, 1962 marius kloppers, ceo of bhp billiton he obtained a degree in chemical engineering from the university of pretoria in south africa and a phd in materials science from the massachusetts institute of technology in the us he began his career in south afr... | south africa billiton bhp billiton | he began career in petrochemicals and materials research in south africa . was core member of team that created billiton's aaluminumbusiness . he has been chief executive officer of bhp billiton since october 2007 |
new york (cnn) with sen hillary clinton beside him, sen barack obama emphasized the challenges women in his family had overcome as he reached out to female voters at a fundraiser thursday sens barack obama and hillary clinton appears together during a fundraiser in new york thursday the new york event was the third ... | democratic obama clinton | democratic nominee pledges to make it easier to balance work and family . obama urges equal pay, help with child and health care, paid sick leave . sen clinton joins sen obama at 'women for obama' fundraiser . many clinton supporters still are not ready to back obama |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) sen barack obama and iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki on monday discussed a 'general time horizon' for any american troop withdrawals from iraq, al maliki's office said sen barack obama rides in a helicopter monday with gen david petraeus in baghdad, iraq obama who has made ending the iraq ... | barack obama iraqi jack reed chuck hagel obama afghan hamid karzai al qaeda afghanistan | new: sen barack obama, iraqi prime minister reportedly hold 'productive' talks . sens jack reed and chuck hagel accompany obama on trip . obama has talks with afghan president hamid karzai on sunday . obama says part of his strategy is 'taking the fight to al qaeda in afghanistan' |
kathmandu, nepal (cnn) lawmakers in nepal will vote saturday to pick the country's first president since it became a republic nepal became a republic after the deposal of king gyanendra shah earlier this year the country's newly elected constituent assembly abolished a 239 year monarchy following elections in april ... | nepal maoists | lawmakers in nepal to to pick the country's first president since it became a republic . unclear who may become president as no party had a majority in recent elections . maoists, who won most seats, want a non political figure as president |
toyako, japan (cnn) president bush on sunday defended his decision to attend next month's olympics opening ceremony in beijing, saying that to boycott 'would be an affront to the chinese people' president bush speaks with prime minister yasuo fukuda at a sunday news conference in toyako, japan speaking to reporters ... | bush next month's olympics japan monday three day zimbabwe | bush defends decision to attend next month's olympics opening ceremony . bush spoke as g 8 leaders arrived in japan ahead of summit starting monday . climate change expected to be focus of three day summit . g 8 leaders also expected to discuss global economy, zimbabwe |
(aol autos) old cars don't die, they just get resold check out a vehicle history report to make sure your new used car won't blow smoke down the highway if you're buying a used car, whether from a dealer or someone who put an ad in the paper, you'll want to know as much about it as you can even without anyone trying... | winter vin | if a car has a lot of previous owners, it's more likely to be not well cared for . a car from the north would be more affected by damaging winter storms . vin cloning is a type of fraud where stolen cars use fake legitimate numbers . body work could indicate an unreported accident |
(cnn) president barack obama unveiled initiatives saturday in education and health for war veterans and highlighted how his administration has reduced by 20% the government's woeful backlog of veterans' disability claims 'we're turning the tide we're not going to let up until we eliminate the backlog once and for al... | nonbudding adnephrine cerebrotonia | no related information |
yosemite national park, california (cnn) susan loesch and curtis evans just started settling into their second home in california's sierra foothills a few months ago now, they're worried it could go up in smoke as a massive wildfire spreads 'this is kind of a little paradise up here for us to think this would all b... | the rim fire nearly 134,000 acres california | evacuating residents say they're worried about their homes . official: 'we're going to do everything in our power to protect' yosemite . the rim fire has burned nearly 134,000 acres in california . the fire threatens to grow amid extremely dry conditions and hot weather |
(cnn) if you're good enough at what you do, it is possible to live forever that's a lesson to be drawn from the news out of amsterdam last week a painting by the dutch artist vincent van gogh, which was previously believed to be a forgery, has been authenticated 'sunset at montmajour,' a landscape painted by van gog... | bob greene discovery of van gogh van gogh phil everly | bob greene: discovery of van gogh painting points up immortality of the artist . he says van gogh struggled with his art and depression died young, but art endured . he says art in all its forms is like message in a bottle, sent from the mind of artist to the ages . greene: art, whether phil everly or van gogh, keeps... |
washington (cnn) house democrats vented their frustrations with president barack obama's tax proposal at a closed door meeting tuesday night, with rank and file members slamming the white house for leaving house democrats out of final negotiations, and agreeing too quickly to a gop proposal on the estate tax accordi... | candyfloss becrinolined defraying | no related information |
(cnn) in documents released friday, prosecutors say the young man accused of gunning down batman moviegoers had earlier threatened someone at the university of colorado and been banned from campus it's unclear who the threatened person was, but prosecutors have said it was a professor at the university of colorado c... | james holmes colorado july 20 university of colorado | james holmes is accused killing 12 people in a colorado movie theater on july 20 . documents say shooter threatened someone at university of colorado campus . witness also said to have texted with suspect, but content of texts not revealed |
(cnn) friday morning, a connecticut school for young children was turned into a living hell it had been a place of innocence, a haven where boys and girls learned, laughed and played now, it was a place of shock and sorrow, a grisly crime scene the shooting spree at sandy hook elementary shattered sleepy newtown and... | friday newtown | places that were considered safe are turning into crime scenes . that friday's shooting happened in an elementary school was especially hard to take . the newtown tragedy turned everything upside down, said a psychologist . some people cope with this kind of tragedy by thinking it can't happen to them |
(cnn) the explosive found hidden in a package on a plane in the united arab emirates on friday may have traveled on passenger planes to get there, airline officials said sunday the explosive, along with a similar device found in the united kingdom, appear to have been designed to detonate on their own, without someo... | mele inventional aviso | no related information |
(cnn) despite a 911 operator's urgent pleas, a staffer with cpr training at an elderly living facility refused to perform the procedure on a resident who had stopped breathing the reason for the refusal? glenwood gardens in bakersfield, california, has a policy against its employees providing medical care lorraine b... | inconcinnate orhamwood ungraphic | no related information |
(cnn) we love james bond films for so many reasons: the handsome men and beautiful women, the cool gadgets and outrageous villains, the amazing chases and death defying stunts and, of course, the travel tips film after film, no one has given us more inspiration to travel the world than james bond 'we are always look... | james bond bahamas paris swiss | no film series has provided more travel inspiration than james bond . his cinematic stops have included the bahamas, paris and swiss mountains . 'we are always looking to offer the audience the 'wow' experience,' producers said |
(cnn) guus hiddink will replace louis van gaal as coach of the dutch national team after this summer's world cup finals in brazil the dutch football association (knvb) confirmed hiddink's appointment will run to the end of euro 2016, when assistant coach danny blind will take control and lead the bid for qualificati... | chelsea real madrid guus hiddink dutch hiddink louis van gaal world cup brazil danny blind ruud van nistelrooy | former chelsea and real madrid coach guus hiddink announced next manager of dutch national team . hiddink will take over from louis van gaal after 2014 world cup in brazil . managerial team to include danny blind and ruud van nistelrooy |
new delhi, india (cnn) president george w bush called india's prime minister thursday to push a proposed nuclear partnership that sparked an unsuccessful no confidence vote against the indian leader this week, a white house spokesman said prime minister manmohan singh won a confidence vote despite opposition to the ... | discotheques refly lepidophyllum | no related information |
tehran, iran (cnn) twenty nine people convicted of various crimes, ranging from murder to being a public nuisance while drunk, were hanged in iran, state tv said a convicted iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of shiraz in september iran's semi official fars news agency reported earlier t... | iranian judiciary | twenty nine convicts were hanged, according to iranian state tv . convicts were found guilty of murder, rape, armed robbery and other charges . judiciary said hangings should serve as warning to those contemplating crimes |
(cnn) 'who are we?' it's a question northern sudanese have been asking themselves for some time tucked away at the meeting point of arab north africa and the horn, the people here have identified with both east and west it's a question sudan's president omar al bashir believes he's given the definitive answer to at ... | years christian sudan islamic sudanese | after years of civil war, the majority christian south of sudan chose to secede . border squabbles and skirmishes over the division of oil wealth are still the norm . diktats on islamic dress have loosened but there is the occasional street sweep . the death sentence for apostasy has left many sudanese shocked |
(cnn) the us government thursday announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $185 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in utah last year supervisory mining engineer joe zelanko on thursday describes the earth movements at crandall canyon mine insufficient pillar support and activity in a... | utah crandall canyon more than $15 million | feds: violations by utah mine's operator led to 2007 collapse that killed six . bad design, improper mining led to crandall canyon collapse, feds say . mine operator fined more than $15 million |
palm springs, california (cnn) even after months of tensions over alleged cyberattacks, the leaders of china and the united states struck positive tones in a two day summit that ended saturday in the sweltering heat of the california desert as both talked of forging a 'new model' for their relations going forward 'w... | glycosidically prepositure awag | no related information |
(cnn) call it the 'cheese dip' a 400 foot section of the leo frigo bridge named after a late wisconsin cheese scion suddenly sagged wednesday, forcing police to close off the span that carries interstate 43 over the fox river some 120 feet below 'there's a part that's sagging,' a motorist told an incredulous 9... | 400 foot wisconsin sags state | 400 foot section of wisconsin bridge suddenly sags . state officials close the bridge before anyone gets hurt . the bridge isn't in danger of collapse, state officials say |
(cnn) mudslides killed at least 13 people after fernand slammed into the east of coast of mexico, state media reported monday fernand was a tropical storm when it made landfall late sunday, bringing heavy rains the storm quickly fizzled into a tropical depression and had dissipated by monday afternoon, forecasters s... | mexico veracruz fernand | new: state media reports mudslides crash into homes in mexico's veracruz state . new: at least 13 people are killed in several locations, authorities say . new: fernand has dissipated but could still bring heavy rains, forecasters say |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) an earthquake in pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed more than 200 people, pakistani officials said the 77 magnitude quake struck in a remote area of southwestern pakistan on tuesday, but it had severe consequences at least 208 peop... | pakistani karachi hundreds of miles | new: the death toll rises to 208; about 350 injured . the quake is powerful enough to create a small island off the coast, officials say . the earthquake struck a remote area, pakistani officials say . aftershocks are felt in karachi, hundreds of miles to the southeast |
(cnn) investor jim rogers tells cnn to expect choppy investment waters in the years to come 'i would be very careful the next couple years we're going to have turmoil and problems in most financial markets,' rogers told cnn's andrew stevens 'don't invest in anything unless you, yourself know about it don't listen to... | covariance unentangled microzymian | no related information |
(cnn) indian cricket star sachin tendulkar has been included in his country's 15 man world cup squad, despite doubts over the opener's fitness ahead of next month's competition tendulkar was forced to withdraw from india's ongoing tour of south africa on saturday after straining his right hamstring the 37 year old ... | azerbaijanian feoffees snowshoe | no related information |
(cnn) italian newspapers, an archbishop and civil liberties campaigners expressed shock and revulsion on monday after photographs were published of sunbathers apparently enjoying a day at the beach just meters from where the bodies of two drowned roma girls were laid out on the sand photographs of the dead roma girl... | atherurus veliger scorpioidea | no related information |
(cnn) music manager allen klein, whose clients included the rolling stones and the beatles, died saturday after a lengthy battle with alzheimer's disease, his publicist said klein was 77 the son of jewish immigrants from hungary, klein founded his firm allen klein & co in the late 1950s before the label evolved into... | daglock allocated victordom | no related information |
washington (cnn) congress voted to halt planned cuts in medicare payments to doctors tuesday, overriding president bush's veto in a battle that pitted health insurers against physicians president bush says he objects to the bill because it takes choices 'away from seniors to pay physicians' the new law stops a 106 p... | house bush senate medicare bill 106 percent | new: house votes 383 to 41 to override president bush's veto . new: senate votes 70 26 to enact the law over bush's objections . medicare payment bill sent to bush after senate filibuster battle . bill would stop 106 percent cut in what medicare pays doctors |
(cnn) a miami prosecutor wants detectives to interview a few more witnesses before she decides if singer chris brown will be charged for allegedly snatching a woman's cell phone last month the case has serious implications for brown, 22, because he is still on probation for assaulting pop star rihanna in february 20... | keynote oiling humidors | no related information |
(cnn) sebastián piñera is a man on a mission the chilean president wants to transform his homeland into a developed nation by 2020 it's a big challenge to undertake during a decade that's already been marred by recession and global economic uncertainty yet mr piñera seems confident 'we have invested so much that i h... | lintols steelware torpedomen | no related information |
(cnn) proving that the wii's motion sensing controls weren't a fad, both sony's playstation move and microsoft's kinect had strong holiday seasons, suggesting a growing appetite for active video games sony and microsoft sold more than 41 million and 8 million units over the holidays, respectively, on the strength o... | revenges ugliest evaluator | no related information |
(cnn) lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev wednesday asked that the federal trial of the suspected boston marathon bomber be moved to washington, dc in a motion filed with us district court of massachusetts, lawyers for tsarnaev, 20, claimed that the defense team's own venue survey revealed an 'overwhelming presumption of ... | truthify galvanomagnet unrotatory | no related information |
tehran, iran (cnn) thirty people convicted of drug and other criminal charges will be hanged on sunday, iran's semi official fars news agency reported saturday a convicted iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of shiraz in september the 30 had their cases tried by the highest judicial autho... | subputation splenatrophy naemorhedus | no related information |
(cnn) ever wanted to know what really happened behind the scenes on 'saved by the bell'? you're about to find out according to buzzfeed, lifetime is producing 'the unauthorized saved by the bell story,' a tv movie scheduled to air on labor day, september 1 the film's cast includes dylan everett as mark paul gosselaa... | bell buzzfeed lifetime unauthorized saved by the bell story labor day four seasons early '90s | 'saved by the bell' will have its inside stories revealed, buzzfeed says . lifetime's 'unauthorized saved by the bell story' to air labor day . the popular teen comedy set in a high school ran for four seasons in early '90s |
(cnn) a federal judge on tuesday ordered the us military to stop enforcing the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, putting an end to the ban on openly gay troops us district judge virginia phillips' permanent worldwide injunction praised by gay rights organizations orders the military 'immediately to suspend and d... | white house defense justice republicans | new: congressman calls on white house to file motion seeking a stay . the defense and justice departments are studying the ruling . log cabin republicans hail the federal judge's ruling but advise caution . the judge had previously ruled that the policy violated service members' rights |
(cnn) when president barack obama meets with other world leaders, they usually swap gifts and these are much higher end than your typical office secret santa exchange presidents, kings and prime ministers showered obama and his family with a wide assortment of tokens and trinkets, including a bamboo bicycle, masks, ... | philippines poland french nicolas sarkozy george w bush | the philippines ambassador gives him a bamboo bicycle; poland gives him liquor . former french president nicolas sarkozy was among the biggest spenders . he also lavished former president george w bush with gifts as well |
(ew) there seem to be four big screen modes for pierce brosnan: james bond, magnetic sly fox ('the thomas crown affair,' 'the matador'), way out of his depths leading man ('mamma mia!'), and action thriller paycheck coaster 'the november man,' which reunites brosnan with his 'dante's peak' director, roger donaldson,... | pierce brosnan's the november man brosnan dante's peak roger donaldson | pierce brosnan's 'the november man' is an 'action thriller paycheck coaster'. the movie reunites brosnan with his 'dante's peak' director, roger donaldson . the actor plays a 'boozehound' and ex cia agent who gets coaxed out of retirement . overall, the movie is silly and lacks originality |
(cnn) alongside his quest to add more olympic medals to his collection of 16, swimmer michael phelps has taken some time outside of the water to dive into his first video game the 14 time gold medalist has partnered with publisher 505 games and developer blitz games to create the world's first swimming game for xbox... | variform polyeidism hookey | no related information |
(cnn) forget serious discussion about the future of america on social media from the snark centric world of twitter to the picture's worth 1,000 insults pages of tumblr it's an ill timed slip of the tongue that fires folks' political passions and republican presidential nominee mitt romney served up a doozy tu... | dicrotism agamis anhaemolytic | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) chris brown had something to tell the judge overseeing his probation during a hearing thursday, but his lawyer cut him off when the singer raised his hand 'i don't dance, you don't talk,' defense attorney mark geragos told brown, who then laughed 'i would like to see you dance, mr geragos,' los ang... | chris brown three years five years 2009 rihanna brown trinidad barbados this month richmond virginia los angeles | chris brown is three years into his five years of probation for the 2009 assault on rihanna . brown travels to trinidad, an island close to rihanna's native barbados this month, his lawyer says . the singer has completed his community labor and other probation requirements, the judge says . his probation has been trans... |
(cnn) if marco lavoie had not been rescued when he was, the quebec man probably would have perished within 48 hours he was hypothermic, dehydrated and near starvation in the unforgiving cold of northwestern quebec when police rescued him wednesday lavoie's survival might be called miraculous, as he had been in the w... | bear marco lavoie's three months | bear attacked marco lavoie's campsite, leaving him without tools for survival . the bear ate his food and ruined his equipment . police found him near death three months after he began trip |
toronto, canada (cnn) police said they were preparing for more disruptions sunday after groups of protesters burned cars, hurled bricks and smashed windows as they tried to penetrate the fence surrounding the g 20 summit 'i do not believe that the individuals bent on vandalism and violence in our city have finished ... | fouquieriaceae perform externalisation | no related information |
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