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(cnn) andrea pirlo has ended speculation that he will join chelsea by announcing that he has been taken off the transfer market by ac milan and hopes to stay with the serie a side for the rest of his career andrea pirlo hopes to help ac milan overcome the loss of paolo maldini and kaka this season the italy midfield... | italy andrea pirlo chelsea ac milan pirlo carlo ancelotti milan the san siro | italy midfielder andrea pirlo ends speculation that he will join chelsea . the 30 year old says that ac milan have taken him off the transfer market . pirlo has been linked with chelsea since coach carlo ancelotti left milan . he says he now wants to end his career at the san siro |
washington (cnn) the senate voted wednesday to move forward on a bill meant to crack down on oil speculators democrats say speculation in oil futures is a significant reason why oil prices have risen this year but republicans vowed to block the senate from taking up any other measure until the democratic leadership ... | squirt labdacism rarity | no related information |
(cnn) if you are a survivor of sexual abuse who has not yet reported, you may be attending closely to the trial of former penn state football coach jerry sandusky to see what happens to those who do the news is both good and bad you see some courageous men being taken seriously by prosecutors and journalists but you... | treasure warehouseful violin | no related information |
(cnn) a noted tech journalist and early adopter of google's glass headset is declaring the technology 'doomed,' at least for 2014 there's a tongue in cheek nature to robert scoble's pronouncement, which he shared with the 47 million people who follow him on google+ his strong language, he said, was a send up of the ... | google glass robert scoble glass | top tech blogger says google glass won't do well when it hits the market . robert scoble has used glass since april 2013 . price, lack of apps likely will hurt its early sales, he says . but by 2020, he thinks the headset will be a hit |
(cnn) for one private collector, it's the beginning of a beautiful friendship a buyer has purchased the piano used in one of the most beloved scenes in all of film: the playing of 'as time goes by' in 'casablanca' the 1942 classic movie starring humphrey bogart and ingrid bergman sotheby's new york auctioned the ... | bureaucrats semaphored patronise | no related information |
paris (cnn) france and germany have just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the elysée treaty in berlin even british prime minister david cameron had to respect this most symbolic date and wait another 24 hours before delivering his long awaited speech on europe in 2003, for the elysée treaty's 40th anniversary, jac... | specifist mozartean oestrins | no related information |
washington (cnn) when congress decided to bury the nation's nuclear waste in yucca mountain, nevada, the federal government moved at the pace of a glacier but when the political winds changed and the government decided to shut down the project, it acted with unusual speed, according to a report released tuesday the ... | yucca mountain nevada obama | yucca mountain, nevada, was to be the site of nuclear waste storage . the obama administration terminated the project . a government report says the shutdown moved quickly . so quickly, the report says, it could hinder efforts if the project is ever resurrected |
los angeles, california (cnn) singer chris brown pleaded not guilty to both charges in the felony assault case against him monday afternoon singer chris brown, right, appeared in court monday on charges of assaulting singer rihanna singer rihanna, the girlfriend brown is accused of attacking, wants the case resolved... | chris brown's rihanna brown monday afternoon los angeles california february | new: chris brown's girlfriend, singer rihanna, doesn't want a trial, lawyer says . brown arraigned monday afternoon in los angeles, california . brown accused of assaulting rihanna in february . police say brown and rihanna had argument that became violent |
(cnn) didier drogba muscled his way through for a late winner to put chelsea into the fa cup final with a 2 1 victory over arsenal at wembley on saturday a bare chested drogba is congratulated by salomon kalou after scoring the winner at wembley the all london clash rarely hit the heights on a difficult pitch, but ... | lachrymonasal disappointer paedogenetic | no related information |
(cnn) a 19 year old girl whose hospitalization exposed a shocking austrian incest case has woken from her coma, a development that could shed new light on what occurred in the basement were she was held captive for decades fritzl initially confessed to raping his daughter and having seven children with her doctors p... | andiroba columnar alburnum | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) iraqi representatives will meet with the international olympic committee on monday to try to reach an agreement that would allow now banned iraq to participate in next month's games, an official said friday iraq fans cheer during an olympic qualifying soccer match against australia in november ja... | iraqi switzerland international olympic committee ioc iraq olympic | iraqi officials head to switzerland to make case to international olympic committee . ioc said thursday iraq was banned from summer games, which start next month . ioc charged political interference, cited iraq's suspension of its olympic committee . iraqi official says he's 'optimistic' iraq will be allowed to take pa... |
(cnn) two teenage girls from great britain will fly home thursday after spending a year behind bars in ghana for drug smuggling, the british high commission in the west african country said the girls were stopped by customs officials at accra trying to smuggle drugs back to britain ghanaian police arrested the teena... | british ghana uk thursday last july nine months | british teens jailed in ghana on drugs charges, due to fly home to uk thursday . pair, both 16 at time of arrest last july, sentenced to nine months in prison . uk legal aid group says girls had been targeted, were 'pawns in a larger operation' |
phnom penh, cambodia (cnn) cambodia has sent a letter to the united nations security council to call attention to its continuing standoff with thailand over an ancient border temple on disputed land cambodian soldiers stand guard near preah vihear temple, close to the thai border the country is not asking for un int... | cambodia thailand preah vihear temple the international court of justice | cambodia: letter to security council meant to 'draw attention to crisis'. the two countries agreed to meet monday to defuse tensions . both cambodia and thailand lay claim to 11th century preah vihear temple . the international court of justice awarded the temple to cambodia in 1962 |
(cnn) the inclusion of mount fuji in the unesco world heritage list recently has spurred a huge reaction among international travelers and agencies this monday, as normal, hundreds of hikers flocked to mt fuji for the beginning of the summer climbing season climbers started to ascend the 3,776 meter peak as early as... | bespot teratoma stedhorses | no related information |
(cnn) 'the dark knight' opened early friday to huge crowds and rave reviews colorado teen christina perez says she painted her face like the joker as a tribute to heath ledger much of the praise has gone to heath ledger's dark and disturbing portrayal of the joker ledger died of an accidental drug overdose before th... | ireporters the dark night christina perez four hours jessica lang | ireporters got up early, stayed up late to see 'the dark night'. christina perez got to the theater four hours early . 'best movie i've ever seen,' jessica lang said . send your review: share photos and videos |
(ewcom) 'star trek into darkness' opens on a primitive planet, where the natives are restless and a volcano, in mid eruption, traps first officer spock (zachary quinto) over a boiling ocean of lava naturally, the vulcan stays cool as a cucumber, ready to die to save his crew an impeccably logical decision that al... | jj abrams star trek into darkness | jj abrams rebooted the 'star trek' franchise with swagger in 2009 . the sequel 'into darkness' gives the actors more room to dig deep into their roles . the movie has an often sinister grandeur, but that never overpowers the human factor |
(cnn) the australian radio station which made a prank call to a uk hospital that apparently resulted in the death of a nurse said tuesday that it would donate at least 500,000 australian dollars (us$524,000) to a fund for the nurse's family jacintha saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by the pran... | urticants zygodactyl multipede | no related information |
tunis, tunisia (cnn) tunisian opposition leaders joined the current ruling party monday in a new government to replace the country's ousted president, while un secretary general ban ki moon called for a return to stability 'as soon as possible' the government will be led by current prime minister mohamed ghannouchi,... | perfectivize isographic nasalis | no related information |
(cnn) it's time to stop being surprised by pope francis since he became pontiff, he's made a lot of news his tweets echo around the world he embodies principles of humility and piety he eschews the fancy trappings of office favored by his predecessor, from the popemobile to the red shoes he washed the feet of prison... | nivation butterwoman unprohibitive | no related information |
(ewcom) fox chose an auspicious moment to greenlight a batman prequel show the same day the network announced 'gotham,' eternal rival marvel saw its multi punctuated 'avengers' spin off 'agents of shield' deliver a dominant series premiere ratings performance 'shield's' success is proof of concept for a new superher... | fox batman gordon | fox has greenlit a batman prequel show . 'gotham' will give an origin story for commissioner gordon . fox has indicated that iconic villains will also appear |
(cnn) two heavyweights dominate the high capacity commercial aviation industry boeing and airbus now the world's third largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft is touting an apparently lighter and quieter plane that it hopes will cut into the giants' market share for narrow body, medium range commercial jets t... | bombardier cs100 quebec first decades budget $34 billion $500 million | test flight for bombardier cs100 takes place in quebec . first new jet family in decades aims to be lighter, quieter than rivals . plane already has more than 150 orders but that's only half the goal . budget has overshot $34 billion estimate by $500 million |
(cnn) the justice department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by the tampa, florida, socialite whose complaints about threatening and anonymous e mails set off a chain of events resulting in the resignation of cia director david petraeus jill kelley and her husband dr scott kelley filed suit in june against the fbi... | justice department jill kelley's cia petraeus | socialite, husband sued, claiming her privacy was violated . justice department asks dismissal of jill kelley's suit . scandal led to resignation of cia chief petraeus |
(cnn) a student found dead in her dormitory at a south carolina college bled to death because of complications from childbirth, medical examiners reported thursday officials at benedict college, a private, historically black institution in columbia, identified the student as 19 year old ayaanah gibson she was about ... | ayaanah gibson 32 weeks benedict college columbia south carolina | the student died of complications from childbirth, medical examiners say . ayaanah gibson was 32 weeks pregnant; her fetus was stillborn . she was a student at benedict college in columbia, south carolina |
los angeles (cnn) two former coaches have sued major league soccer team chivas usa, claiming they were fired this year because they are not latino daniel calichman and theothoros chronopoulos, who worked in the team's 'academy,' or player development, program, accused team owner jorge vergara madrigal of mexico of e... | mixer capcase preessentially | no related information |
(cnn) for the serious contenders at grand slams, it's all about trying to advance with minimal fuss in the first week that way they have plenty of energy left for when the competition picks up in the second week serena williams certainly isn't messing around in the early stages of this year's us open after crushing ... | serena williams vania king the us open thursday williams 56 minute second new york this year ana ivanovic | serena williams crushes vania king at the us open on thursday . williams loses just one game in the 56 minute second round rout in new york . the us open is williams' last opportunity to win a major this year . her chances improved after ana ivanovic was upset in straight sets |
washington (cnn) the united states needs a new law requiring that the president consult with congress before going to war, a blue ribbon panel led by two former secretaries of state said tuesday james baker, left, and warren christopher led a panel that recommended a new war powers act the current war powers resolut... | misrepresent uningenuity elastometer | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) a man accused of planning to attack prince charles and camilla, duchess of cornwall during their week long trip to new zealand was released on bail tuesday sam bracanov pleaded not guilty at a hearing at the auckland district court and was ordered to re appear on november 27, said brian reid, the cou... | goaf sympathectomy beltline | no related information |
beijing, china (cnn) china on tuesday continued its diatribe against japan over the arrest of a chinese fishing captain and demanded his immediate release 'japan provoked this situation and japan should take all responsibilities,' said ministry of foreign affairs spokeswoman jiang yu 'we urge the japanese to stop so... | fold upsweep urger | no related information |
(cnn) former world number one venus williams came through an injury scare to defeat sandra zahlavova 6 7 6 0 6 4, in the second round of the australian open on wednesday the fourth seed williams had not lost a set to the czech in any of their four previous meetings, but zahlavova remedied that when she claimed the f... | venus williams sandra zahlavova australia caroline wozniacki australian open justine henin british elena baltacha 61 minutes | venus williams recovers from one set down to beat sandra zahlavova in australia . caroline wozniacki is also through after a straight sets win at australian open . justine henin beats british number one elena baltacha in 61 minutes |
(cnn) music producer and promoter don kirshner, who found songs for the monkees to sing and whose live tv rock show helped wean 1970s audiences off lip synched programming, died monday in boca raton, florida, his publicist confirmed tuesday kirshner, 76, died of heart failure, according to sharon ellman of the publi... | don kirshner's rock concert kirshner the monkees bobby darin neil diamond tony orlando | 'don kirshner's rock concert' set the standard for live tv performances . kirshner corralled the songwriting talent for the hit '60s tv show 'the monkees'. he was influential in making stars of bobby darin, neil diamond and tony orlando |
(cnn) more countries pledged aid to taiwan on friday, days after typhoon morakot battered the island and left dozens of villages deluged with floodwaters, killing 116 people this image from an ireporter emphasizes the damage inflicted by typhoon morakot officials from hong kong said they would recommend sending hk$5... | hong kong us$645m | new: death toll rises . new: hong kong officials say they will recommending sending us$645m (hk$50m). more than 30 countries offer money, helicopters, medication, other supplies official: nearly 15,700 people pulled from flooded villages |
(cnn) bayern munich eliminated fellow european powerhouses juventus from this season's champions league with a superb 4 1 win in turin on tuesday night david trezeguet put juventus in front after just 19 minutes, but bayern goalkeeper hans jorg butt equalized with an impudent penalty just before halftime with croat... | bayern munich juventus 4 1 turin second group a bordeaux tuesday manchester united michael owen wolfsburg uefa | bayern munich beat juventus 4 1 in turin to qualify in second from group a behind bordeaux . juventus went into tuesday's game in second place in the group but are eliminated . manchester united top group b as michael owen scores hat trick in 3 1 win at wolfsburg . cska second in the group but facing uefa ban after pos... |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) demeaning, exploitative, degrading beauty pageants have been called lots of things and it's also the line coming from islamic hardliners, who are protesting this year's miss world contest, which is held in the most populous muslim nation in the world protesters in indonesia denounce the cont... | raport casinet carvy | no related information |
(cnn) a man authorities believe was the last person to see a missing texas cheerleader is the focus of the investigation and his attorney said he has offered all the information he knows shawn adkins, the live in boyfriend of hailey dunn's mother, is the only named person of interest in the girl's december disappear... | polly klaas' hailey dunn | polly klaas' father joins search for teen . hailey dunn, 13, has been missing since december . her mother's boyfriend is the focus of the investigation . both mother, boyfriend have failed polygraph tests |
(cnn) their bodies were missing for decades after they disappeared behind enemy lines now the remains of two us army air force troops who died during world war ii are set to be buried in arlington national cemetery next week after search crews found them in the mountains of papua new guinea, the us defense departmen... | world war ii mia papua new guinea march 13, 1944 | a search found the remains of two world war ii veterans who had been mia . the airmen were found in an excavation in the mountains of papua new guinea . the bomber they were flying crashed behind enemy lines on march 13, 1944 |
(cnn) a second half goal from nilmar gave brazil to a 1 0 victory over an understrength england in a prestige friendly international in doha on saturday the slender margin of defeat flattered england, with luis fabiano missing a penalty shortly after the breakthrough goal and brazil captain lucio crashing a shot ag... | brazil england doha villarreal nilmar xabi alonso spain argentina madrid netherlands italy pescara | brazil beat england 1 0 in friendly international in doha on saturday . villarreal striker nilmar scores only goal of the match in 46th minute . xabi alonso scores twice as spain beat argentina 2 1 in madrid . netherlands and italy play to goalless draw in pescara |
washington (cnn) the us supreme court on monday dismissed a pending appeal from oklahoma officials who were defending a state law limiting abortions performed with medicine instead of surgery the law would have regulated the ability of doctors to prescribe a medication regime using ru 486 pills to terminate ea... | the supreme court oklahoma | the supreme court opts not to review a ruling striking down an oklahoma abortion law . the law would have regulated the ability of doctors to prescribe medicine to abort a pregnancy . the high court reverses an earlier decision to consider the appeal |
damascus, syria (cnn) as western powers try to verify claims that the syrian government used chemical weapons this week in a northeastern suburb of damascus, the syrian government is accusing rebel forces of doing the same state run television reported saturday that syrian armed forces had surrounded jobar, the oppo... | syrian damascus uk canadian us | new: syrian minister denies government forces used chemical weapons . some 1,300 were reported killed in the early wednesday attack in damascus' outskirts . the opposition says that syrian forces used the nerve gas sarin as a weapon . uk prime minister talks with canadian leader, us president about 'all the options' |
(cnn) american taxpayers have forked over around half a trillion dollars to us intelligence services since the 9/11 attacks, yet nearly a decade after al qaeda assaults on new york and washington, the american intelligence community still cannot answer the most basic of questions: where is osama bin laden? where is... | us peter bergen osama bin laden american bergen cia al qaeda | us spends billions on an enormous intelligence bureaucracy, says peter bergen . he says nearly a decade after 9/11, us can't locate osama bin laden . american intelligence agencies aren't positioned to infiltrate militant groups, he says . bergen: 'budgets should be cut if the cia can't provide proof that it is penetra... |
mexico city (cnn) miguel de la madrid, mexico's president as the country struggled through an economic crisis in the 1980s, died sunday he was 77 family members told cnn that the former president died sunday morning in mexico city he had been hospitalized to treat complications of pulmonary emphysema without offerin... | miguel de la madrid mexico city mexico | miguel de la madrid died in mexico city, family members say . he was mexico's president from 1982 to 1988 . as president, he faced an economic crisis and a devastating earthquake |
miami, florida, (cnn) the dalai lama would like to retire 'i'm also a human being retirement is also my right,' the exiled spiritual leader of tibet told cnn's hala gorani in miami, florida, this week without saying exactly when, he said, 'sooner or later, i have to go i'm over 75, so next 10 years, next 20 years, ... | 75 next 10 years next 20 years one day tibet dalai lama nobel peace prize liu xiaobo | the dalai lama says in interview he would like to retire . dalai lama: 'i'm over 75, so next 10 years, next 20 years, one day i will go'. the dalai lama said he supports recent protests in tibet . dalai lama reiterated his support for nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobo |
(cnn) did mars rover opportunity order a jelly doughnut? not quite, but scientists are baffled by a white rock with a dark red low spot in the middle that 'just plain appeared at that spot' on the planet where the rover is situated, says steve squyres, lead scientist of the mars exploration rover mission in recent w... | otoneuralgia windshake sulphostannic | no related information |
washington (cnn) an e mail discussion about talking points the obama administration used to describe the deadly attack on the us compound in benghazi, libya, show the white house and state department were more involved than they first said in the decision to remove an initial cia assessment that a group with ties to... | white house cia al qaeda last september 11 libya americans | spokesman says white house has been open with public since events were known . talking points used to underpin early explanation of events surrounding attack . references to cia security warnings, possible al qaeda involvement removed . attack last september 11 killed ambassador to libya, three other americans |
(cnn) the outlook for the underequipped members of the syrian opposition appeared to brighten thursday on the eve of a friends of syria meeting in tunisia diplomatic sources told cnn that a number of arab nations are supplying arms to the syrian opposition the sources wouldn't identify which countries in london, us ... | arab syria thursday ex un kofi annan un china russia tunisia syrian | arab nations providing arms to opposition, sources say . at least 101 people were killed in syria on thursday, opposition group says . ex un chief kofi annan will be the un envoy to syria . china and russia won't attend conference in tunisia on syrian crisis |
(cnn) turkish police have swooped to detain 46 people as part of a widespread investigation into match fixing in european football former turkey international players arif erdem and fatih akyel were among those held, along with bosnia goalkeeper kenan hasagic, turkey's hurriyet daily news reported on wednesday erdem... | turkish european turkey arif erdem fatih akyel genclerbirligi 40,000 german | turkish police hold 46 people as part of investigation into match fixing in european football . former turkey international players arif erdem and fatih akyel among those detained . former genclerbirligi goalkeeper accused of betting $40,000 against his own team . match also under suspicion from german prosecutors inve... |
dubai, united arab emirates (cnn) dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion baghdad owes it, iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki announced sunday uae president sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan has promised to appoint an ambassador to iraq uae president sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan promised to 'put out these d... | dicynodon hanoverianize laterally | no related information |
tokyo (cnn) a 64 magnitude earthquake struck sunday morning off the east coast of honshu, japan, the us geological survey said the earthquake was centered 27 miles (435 kilometers) beneath the surface about 114 miles (184 kilometers) northeast of tokyo, the agency said there were no immediate reports of injuries or ... | fukushima nhk 64 magnitude honshu japan | new: fukushima plant not damaged by saturday quake, broadcaster nhk reports . 64 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of honshu, japan . there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage |
(cnn) madonna will hear friday whether she will be allowed to adopt a child from malawi, a spokeswoman for the african nation's attorney general told cnn monday madonna holds her adopted malawian son, david banda, in 2007 the singer was in court in malawi, one of the poorest nations in the world, on monday for a hea... | madonna friday malawian chifundo james | madonna will learn friday if she can adopt another malawian child . she reportedly wants to adopt a young girl named chifundo james . save the children spokesman says madonna should reconsider the move |
(cnn) two nasa rovers are about 5,200 miles apart on the surface of mars and will likely never meet but though they roam alone, curiosity and opportunity continue to reveal details about the red planet's former habitable conditions new studies in the journal science describe insights from each of those rovers about ... | spirit mars january 2004 earth 2010 opportunity curiosity august 2012 | the twin spirit and opportunity rovers landed on mars in january 2004 . spirit lost communication with earth in 2010, but opportunity is still sending data . studies describe insights about past life supporting environments . the curiosity rover followed in august 2012 |
clay, alabama (cnn) alabama gov robert bentley on tuesday toured communities hit by a tornado that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and killed two people 'i do not understand, except by god's grace, that people can survive some of the damage that i see in some of the residential areas,' bentley said the nation... | disordinated maltiness snickered | no related information |
washington (cnn) drivers and passengers in the 21st century have heeded the call to 'buckle up' that famous admonition became a widely used catchphrase in the second half of the 1900s when seat belts became mandatory in cars then came the national campaign to 'click it or ticket' now the overwhelming majority of peo... | 2012 86% annual a year earlier west 94% | seat belt use in 2012 reached a high of 86%, the government's annual survey shows . that's an increase of 2 percentage points from a year earlier . the west has the highest percentage of users with 94% |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) fourteen people were killed and another 60 were injured in indonesia over a four day period as a result of cyclone iggy, according to the country's national disaster management agency most of those who died were struck by falling trees or debris from strong winds, said agency spokesman sutop... | indonesia java bali australia | 60 people have been injured, indonesia's disaster management agency says . more than 2,000 homes are damaged in java and bali . a cyclone warning is issued for australia's western coast |
(cnn) cathay pacific's flight attendants union voted in favor of taking industrial action monday after salary negotiations with the hong kong based airline stalled the union is considering action that would result in flight delays or reduced onboard services, although its members will not go on an all out strike ove... | cathay pacific's cathay pacific christmas new year | cathay pacific's flight attendants union voted to take industrial action after failed salary negotiations . union currently considering work to rule action or reduced onboard services . cathay pacific said it has contingency plans to deal with any industrial actions . new: union said it will not go on strike over chris... |
(cnn) last weekend's setback is looking like a mere blip for juventus denied a 50th successive league match undefeated, the italian champions bounced back with a 4 0 romp against nordsjaelland in european competition and on saturday crushed pescara 6 1 to move four points clear in serie a inter milan had closed the ... | fabio quagliarella juventus italy serie last weekend's bayern munich germany eintracht frankfurt malaga third spain la liga | fabio quagliarella scores hat trick as juventus move four points clear in italy . serie a champions continue to bounce back from last weekend's league loss . bayern munich stay seven points clear in germany with win over eintracht frankfurt . malaga miss chance to move into third place in spain's la liga |
(cnn) 'beauty' seemed somehow insufficient a description for the sounds that came from ravi shankar's sitar in a concert hall it was as if nature itself were being replicated on the stage, whether it was gentle summer rain or late autumn wind having its way with the landscape there would be intense engagement betwee... | gene seymour ravi shankar indian india byrds shankar seymour | gene seymour: ravi shankar brought classical indian music to a global audience . he says he was legendary in india when he made cross genre connections . the byrds hip to shankar before beatles, but sitar could soon be heard on their records . seymour: his sound transcended pop associations to carve out singular spot i... |
(cnn) the space shuttle endeavour landed thursday at edwards air force base in california, the latest stage in its transcontinental voyage to retirement the orbiter's final destination is the california science center in los angeles, but it still has some sightseeing to do before it goes on display on friday, endeav... | mark kelly gabby giffords orbiter endeavour edwards air force base nasa friday los angeles | new: former shuttle commander mark kelly, gabby giffords watch flyover . orbiter endeavour, atop 747, lands at edwards air force base . nasa plans some low altitude flyovers so people can get a good look friday . the retired shuttle is headed towards a museum in los angeles |
(cnn student news) october 4, 2013 as a partial government shutdown stretches on, cnn student news examines another potential battle looming in washington over the us debt ceiling we also explain a possible schedule shift for the 2022 world cup, and we report on a jellyfish invasion at a nuclear power plant in swed... | inalienableness piteousness revokers | no related information |
new york (cnn) a rare lincoln manuscript sold for $34 million on thursday at sotheby's auction house the 1864 letter in which abraham lincoln replies to the abolitionist pleas of 195 young boys and girls was bought by a private american collector over the phone the sale of the letter, from the dr robert small trust... | $3 million to $5 million american | letter is president's reply to children asking him to free slaves . it was expected to sell for $3 million to $5 million . private american collector purchased letter over the phone |
(cnn) the last month has seen a blizzard of new sex abuse accusations against the catholic church from across the united states almost all of them and the intense media attention they've garnered can be traced to one man: a minnesota lawyer named jeff anderson last week, an alleged victim of priest abuse in wi... | anderson american 1983 us catholic church | anderson has driven american media coverage of the church abuse scandal . in 1983, he was one of the only lawyers in the country taking on such cases . he has been a key figure in bulk of settlements us catholic church has paid out . critics: anderson's work is aimed more at attracting publicity than getting justice |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) inside a gated community in a tranquil kenyan suburb, a group of builders are putting the final touches to the exterior of a lavish, red tiled villa nestled in the middle of a landscape garden within the spacious property, no luxury is spared: hardwood floors, venetian finishes, designer furnitu... | kenya last year | kenya's prime housing market saw the biggest price increase globally last year, a report has found . the country's market offers top returns to investors, estate agents say . but international buyers have been slow to dive into the market, partly due to security reasons . analysts say uncertainty about elections and hi... |
(cnn) real madrid forward cristiano ronaldo has been included on the shortlist for the fifa world player of the year award the 2008 winner is one of five contenders for the honor alongside real madrid team mate kaka and barcelona trio andres iniesta, lionel messi and xavi ronaldo transferred from manchester united t... | isotimal enamellar fallacies | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) the leading contenders in japan's upcoming national election kicked off their 12 day campaign tuesday near the seaside prefecture that was at the heart of last year's nuclear disaster — and is now a powerful symbol of japan's deepening economic woes the man polls suggest will become the country's n... | japan fukushima the liberal democrat party shinzo abe abe | japan's 12 day election season begins with campaign speeches in fukushima . polls show the liberal democrat party is likely to return to power, led by shinzo abe . abe is a former prime minister who stepped down citing health reasons in 2007 . japan is struggling with economic contraction and the aftermath of last year... |
moscow (cnn) bolshoi ballet star soloist pavel dmitrichenko pleaded not guilty tuesday to masterminding an acid attack on the theater's artistic director, sergei filin, a court spokesman told cnn alleged accomplice yuri zarutsky pleaded guilty to carrying out the attack, but he said he had acted alone a third defend... | pavel dmitrichenko bolshoi yuri zarutsky zarutsky andrei lipatov sergei filin germany | soloist pavel dmitrichenko denies organizing an acid attack on the bolshoi's artistic director . his alleged accomplice, yuri zarutsky, pleads guilty and says he acted alone . zarutsky's alleged driver in the attack, andrei lipatov, pleads not guilty . sergei filin has recovered some of his sight after multiple surgeri... |
(cnn) three kenyan police officers have been suspended, authorities said friday, after photos allegedly showed them shooting three unarmed men on a busy street in central nairobi kenya's largest newspaper, the daily nation, published the photos thursday it said they were taken by a motorist at the scene of the shoot... | kenya 2009 un kenyan | three police officers are suspended in the killings . the pictures ran in kenya's main newspaper . a 2009 un report accused kenyan police of misusing its power |
new delhi (cnn) anticipation hung heavier than the sultry air outside the massive court complex friday afternoon here and all across india, people awaited the decision from courtroom no 304 inside the wood paneled room lighted by the glare of harsh white lights, the four men found guilty of gang raping a delhi woman... | new delhi india nine months | four men convicted of gang rape face sentencing in new delhi . crowd comes from near and far to hear decision in case that gripped india for nine months . many at the scene feel death is the only justice . anger erupts over lighter sentence for juvenile |
(cnn) the federal aviation administration on thursday proposed fining airtran airways for allegedly operating an airplane not in compliance with regulations, the agency said the faa wants to fine airtran airways of orlando, florida, $250,000 for allegedly operating a boeing 737 on four passenger flights without test... | faa airtran 30 days | faa proposes fine for airtran's alleged disregard for regulations . airtran allegedly used an airplane in need of required repairs . airtran has 30 days to settle or challenge the claim |
washington (cnn) the chinese military continues to increase spending on efforts to break into us military computer systems, expand its navy, and invest in intercontinental nuclear missiles and weapons to destroy satellites, according to the latest us report on china's military power chinese military officers after a... | pentagon chinese navy china us | pentagon: chinese military expanding its navy, investing in weapons . officials worry china is trying to hack into us military computers . 'intrusions' have already happened, officials say, though info was not classified . pentagon: china's lack of transparency makes it hard to know the extent of activity |
(cnn) it was billed as the battle of the heavyweights in the red corner radamel falcao one of the most coveted strikers in world football and one of the most lethal finishers around only last week, falcao hit five in his side's demolition of deportivo to add to his already burgeoning reputation in the blue cor... | lionel messi atletico madrid messi adriano sergio busquets barca 4 1 real madrid espanyol jose mourinho | lionel messi took his tally to 90 for the calendar year with two goals against atletico madrid . messi's double and further goals from adriano and sergio busquets gives barca 4 1 win . real madrid held to a 2 2 draw by lowly espanyol . real boss jose mourinho: 'the league is now impossible' |
(cnn) a man suspected of conspiring with a terrorist network responsible for the deaths of five us soldiers in iraq was arrested wednesday in canada, according to a statement from the us attorney's office for the eastern district of new york faruq khalil muhammad, 38, is charged with conspiring to kill americans abr... | faruq khalil muhammad canada us iraq | faruq khalil muhammad was arrested in canada . he is suspected of conspiring to kill us soldiers in iraq . he was arrested by authorities after a us warrant was issued for his arrest . if convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment |
(cnn) for many vermonters, the devastating floods in colorado are a stark reminder of the disaster vermont experienced just two years ago as a result of tropical storm irene i remember being in shock as i made my way across our battered state, seeing so many of our most treasured features our covered bridges, fer... | deb markowitz colorado vermont tropical storm irene markowitz | deb markowitz: vermonters' hearts and prayers are with flood victims in colorado . she says vermont learned lessons from the epic floods from tropical storm irene . markowitz: one lesson is to resist temptation to build back in the same form as before |
london (cnn) palace officials slammed the decision of the irish daily star newspaper saturday to print pictures of prince william's wife catherine sunbathing topless on vacation as driven only by greed the irish daily star's move comes a day after the royal couple launched legal action against the french magazine cl... | the irish daily star catherine italy chi magazine | new: owners of the irish daily star 'profoundly dismayed' by its publication of images . palace: 'there can be no motivation for this action other than greed'. editor of the irish daily star says catherine is no different to any other celebrity . italy's chi magazine will run a 26 page special with the topless photos, ... |
(cnn) r sargent shriver, a brother in law to former president john f kennedy who was the first head of the peace corps, has been hospitalized in maryland, a hospital spokeswoman said monday ronna borenstein levy of suburban hospital in bethesda, a suburb of washington, dc, provided no further details on shriver, who... | the peace corps eunice kennedy shriver | the 95 year old shriver was the first head of the peace corps . he was married to eunice kennedy shriver, who died in 2009 |
(cnn) the sun may be setting on mark webber's formula one career, but the veteran australian driver lit up abu dhabi on saturday by snatching pole position from all conquering red bull teammate sebastian vettel webber has been outshined by the german for most of this season, but he has given himself a chance of endi... | mark webber abu dhabi australian red bull sebastian vettel mercedes nico rosberg lewis hamilton ferrari fernando alonso | mark webber claims his second pole position this season in abu dhabi on saturday . australian driver heads off red bull teammate sebastian vettel in qualifying . mercedes' nico rosberg and lewis hamilton will be on second row for sunday's race . ferrari's fernando alonso misses out on q3 for the first time this season |
(cnn) david petraeus had another love affair long before the one that cost him his job running the cia it was with the press the retired general's skillful courtship of journalists brought him a career's worth of favorable headlines and has, to a remarkable degree, softened the coverage of his fall from grace petrae... | howard kurtz david petraeus kurtz petraeus benghazi | howard kurtz: david petraeus long had a good relationship with the media . he says the general's courtship of journalists brought him favorable headlines . kurtz: in coverage of scandal that led to resignation, media have given him benefit of doubt . he says the press has given petraeus a pass on question about securit... |
los angeles (cnn) kanye west's 'yeezus tour' is on hold because of a truck crash that destroyed his huge video screen, his spokesman said thursday a custom made video truss and 60 foot circular led screen were damaged 'beyond repair' when a tour truck wrecked on the road from los angeles to vancouver, british columb... | kanye 60 foot west vancouver denver minneapolis | kanye's video truss and 60 foot circular led screen were damaged 'beyond repair'. it's 'impossible' for west to perform until a new screen is made, spokesman says . shows in vancouver, denver and minneapolis are postponed |
(cnn) werder bremen snatched top spot in the german bundesliga after crushing freiburg 6 0 on saturday, as young playmaker mesut ozil stole the show the 21 year old germany international set up four goals and scored one himself as the home side moved ahead of previous leaders bayer leverkusen on goal difference, wit... | bremen bundesliga young germany mesut ozil third hannover robert enke bayer leverkusen sunday bayern munich | werder bremen snatch top spot in bundesliga on goal difference after crushing freiburg 6 0 . young germany international mesut ozil sets up four goals and scores one himself . schalke move into third place after 2 0 win over hannover, who are mourning robert enke . bayer leverkusen can reclaim top spot with a point fro... |
(cnn) china has stepped up its engagement with africa in recent years, scouring the resource rich continent in its bid to access natural resources and forge new trade routes but the asian powerhouse is also emerging as an attractive business destination for africans china's booming economy has been luring an increas... | africans china second africa beijing | growing numbers of africans are seeking economic opportunities in china . many are keen to export goods from world's second largest economy back into africa . beijing is sponsoring programs at its universities to encourage africans to study in china . despite opportunities there are still many challenges for africans d... |
(cnn) below is a list of murder victims whom authorities linked to a string of killings in the atlanta, georgia, area from 1979 to 1981 a jury found wayne williams guilty of murdering: nathaniel cater, 28 jimmy ray payne, 21 police attributed these deaths to williams (closed cases): alfred evans, 13 yusef bell, 9... | wayne willliams williams | one of the 30 victims disappeared and a body was never found . wayne willliams was convicted in two murders; five cases remain open . police blamed 22 murders on williams, but he was never charged in connection with them . return to interactive victims' map |
srinagar, indian controlled kashmir (cnn) senior pakistani and indian military officials met tuesday to discuss a border clash in kashmir, the first major skirmish between south asia's nuclear rivals since a 2003 cease fire indian army soldiers on the outskirts of kashmir's summer capital srinagar pakistan's army sp... | buccin quizzical heists | no related information |
(cnn) 'mad men' and 'damages' found themselves on top when the nominations for the 60th annual primetime emmys came out thursday morning but, again, there was no love for hbo's 'the wire' emmy nominee jon hamm stars as ad exec don draper in 'mad men,' which earned 16 nominations amc's 'mad men' and fx's 'damages'... | hbo john adams the wire grey's anatomy desperate housewives abc september 21 | 'mad men' and 'damages' earn best drama nominations . hbo miniseries 'john adams' receives 23 nominations . emmys snub 'the wire,' 'grey's anatomy,' 'desperate housewives'. ceremony will be broadcast on abc on september 21 |
(cnn) a virginia judge on tuesday approved an $11 million settlement from the state to the families of victims killed or injured in last year's virginia tech shootings parents of wounded virginia tech students comfort each other on tuesday the 24 victims included in the settlement were among the 32 killed by seung h... | seung hui cho april 2007 | 24 victims included in settlement were among 32 seung hui cho killed in april 2007 . of the other 8 victims, families of two chose not to file claims; two are unresolved . agreement allows families to be updated on campus security improvements |
(cnn) authorities are searching for a female soldier, missing after a fire at her apartment near fort bragg in north carolina fayetteville, north carolina, police released this undated photo of 2nd lt holley wimunc investigators thursday morning found evidence of arson at the fayetteville apartment of 2nd lt holley ... | wral holley wimunc's fire wimunc | new: missing soldier's family: you can hardly believe that it could happen to you . she said in court filing her husband threatened her, wral reports . authorities were called to fire at 2nd lt holley wimunc's apartment thursday . fire, apparently arson, had gone out, but wimunc was missing, police say |
(cnn) the us army's official history of the iraq war shows military chiefs made mistake after mistake in the early months of the conflict iraqis watch as a statue of saddam hussein is toppled in baghdad in 2003 failures to recognize the chaos engulfing the country and to send in enough troops to restore order after ... | army iraq us us led saddam hussein's | army history of iraq war's first two years says us was unprepared for chaos . us led coalition didn't have enough troops after saddam hussein's fall, report says . 'this is a recipe for disaster,' one general recalls saying of one decision |
washington (cnn) the inspector general of the house of representatives will investigate recent allegations of sexual misconduct among congressional pages, the democratic and republican leaders of the chamber announced the house page program came under scrutiny after the mark foley scandal last year two pages usua... | capitol hill gop house page board | two pages fired for alleged oral sex in public areas of capitol hill dorm . male, female involved as were pages who were 'enablers,' says lawmaker . two gop lawmakers quit house page board in protest . inspector general tasked with investigation, recommending 'corrective actions' |
(cnn) starbucks is closing more than two thirds of its stores in australia, days after announcing that hundreds of its american coffee outlets are also being shuttered starbucks announced plans to close 600 stores in the us last week the seattle based global coffee franchise said tuesday that it will close 61 of its... | starbucks us seattle australia | more than 60 starbucks cafes to close by august 3 . closures follow news of more than 600 outlets to shut in us. move by seattle company will end 685 jobs in australia, reports say |
(cnn) the first question for many relatives of the victims of mh17, as for us after lockerbie, will be whether their loved ones suffered explosive decompression of an aircraft fuselage at 35,000 feet will cause almost instantaneous loss of consciousness explosive decompression is a terribly apt phrase if it turns ou... | jackwood playgirls assignably | no related information |
(cnn) the united states might be in a tricky economic situation, but it won't stop americans from buying vampire fangs or princess tiaras us consumers spent more than $25 billion on costumes this year, according to the national retailers federation the average household has shelled out $2105 in halloween candy a... | nife ungalleried attempers | no related information |
london, england (cnn) they are the tales of two very different people director danny boyle's film 'slumdog millionaire' shines a stark light on poverty in india one an amoral businessman pouring out his life story to the chinese premier, the other a lovelorn teenager appearing on 'kaun banega crorepati,' the indian ... | danny boyle's india forbes indian nisha agrawal oxfam | danny boyle's 'slumdog millionaire' shines a light on slum dwellers in india . huge growth means four of top eight billionaires on forbes rich list are indian . but the new wealth has bypassed india's 456 million poor . nisha agrawal of oxfam says there are: 'two indias, one rich, one impoverished' |
los angeles, california (cnn) walt disney studios has reached a distribution deal with steven spielberg's dreamworks studios, the companies announced monday disney will market at least six dreamworks live action movies each year produced through dreamworks' agreement with india's reliance big entertainment, a major ... | disney dreamworks india reliance big entertainment hollywood | disney will distribute dreamworks live action films . dreamworks has agreement with india's reliance big entertainment . plan will help bring india's bollywood productions together with hollywood studios |
london, england (cnn) for europe's biggest leagues the football season has ended, the boring business of kicking a ball about is over, and now the real fun can begin as the transfer window opens cristiano ronaldo has left manchester united to join real madrid for a world record fee of $130 million what is the transf... | fandom botch chaparro | no related information |
(cnn) i grew up in florida in wartime where the bombs were 7,691 miles away my childhood was an afghan american suburban dream punctuated by weekend sleepovers, saturday soccer games, fistfights with racist children of the confederate south and religio nationalist driven demonstrations chanting 'down with brezhne... | aman mojadidi american afghan kabul afghanistan | aman mojadidi, an american of afghan descent, is an artist who has worked in kabul . he has chosen provocative themes, using humor to examine life in afghanistan . his work intentionally blurs fact and fiction, reality and imagination . he imitated a 'jihadi gangster' and did a reverse impersonation of a corrupt police... |
(cnn) the unexpected resignation of david petraeus as head of the cia must have come as a shock to many americans, especially given his impeccable record as a distinguished military commander but like the greatest heroes from shakespeare, it would appear that he was not exempt from the time honored temptations of hu... | tacket vivariums laciniola | no related information |
(cnn) a north carolina man charged with killing a pregnant fort bragg soldier was the father of her unborn child, authorities said wednesday sgt edgar patino faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of megan touma army sgt edgar patino is linked to two anonymous 'confession' letters sent in what police belie... | generalizeable dermomycosis leases | no related information |
(cnn) canada announced wednesday that it will dispatch a warship to somalia's coast to protect un aid ships from pirate attacks the canadian frigate hmcs ville de quebec will escort ships carrying food aid to somalia 'canada is stepping up to the plate by tasking ville de quebec with the role of escorting world foo... | canada 440 foot somalia 80 percent un horn of africa | canada to send 440 foot frigate to help aid reach ports safely . mission must be authorized by somalia's transitional government . 80 percent of un's food aid to somalia sent by ship . heavily armed pirates frequently hijack cargo ships off horn of africa |
copenhagen, denamrk (cnn) what makes someone decide to become an actor? it sometimes seems as if the average hollywood star is motivated mainly by the promise of a fat pay check connie nielsen shot to fame playing lucilla in 'gladiator' or perhaps they're drawn to the celebrity lifestyle maybe they crave the love of... | connie nielsen lucilla ridley scott's gladiator afghanistan iraq nielsen | connie nielsen made her name playing lucilla in ridley scott's 'gladiator'. she has appeared in movies dealing with the wars in afghanistan and iraq . nielsen speaks seven languages and is passionate about art and literature |
washington (cnn) big tech firms and private prisons represent two industries vigorously lobbying to influence the scope of legislation aimed at overhauling us immigration policy, a political priority in washington microsoft, facebook, and intel want lawmakers to support increasing the number of visas available to hi... | fireless recto classifications | no related information |
(cnn) stomach for the fight, matched by a stomach for waffles and hash browns bubba watson, the american golfer who has just become a multiple golf winner, showed he had the appetite for both as he secured his second masters win, adding another green jacket to the one he won in 2012 as he walked down the 18th fairwa... | bubba watson second waffle house american jordan spieth jonas blixt watson augusta national 2012 cnn | bubba watson toasts second masters success with trip to waffle house . the american secures a three shot victory over jordan spieth and jonas blixt . watson wins at augusta national for the second time after his triumph in 2012 . 'i see myself as a blessed man,' watson told cnn |
(cnn) democrats spend so much time defending president obama, it is easy to forget that even the most beloved presidents make mistakes and missteps his new budget, which proposes a method of calculating inflation that will reduce increases in social security payments, is a doozy reps keith ellison and raul grijalva,... | van jones obama social security jones | van jones: obama's budget proposed changes that will hurt social security recipients . he says opposition to new formula for calculating inflation increases is strong . jones: don't reduce benefits, raise cap on social security taxes so wealthy pay more . even a great president can make mistakes, and obama made one her... |
london (cnn) secretary of state john kerry on friday told an international summit on ending sexual violence in conflict that it was time for the world to banish the crime 'to the history books where it belongs' 'it's time for us in an age where we see enough of chaos, failed and failing states, to write a new norm, ... | state john kerry kerry | secretary of state john kerry says world must 'write a new norm' on sexual violence in war . 'there is a real and critical role for governments to play in this fight,' kerry says . his words come on a the final day of the largest ever summit on sexual violence in conflict . its organizers want to end culture of impunit... |
(cnn) darrell royal, the football coach who led the university of texas to at least a share of three national championships in the 1960s and 1970s, died wednesday in austin after a battle with alzheimer's disease he was 88 royal is the winningest coach at texas, one of college football's biggest programs he compiled... | royal university of texas texas | royal won three national championships as head coach at university of texas . he helped introduce the wishbone formation to college football . royal is the winningest coach at texas, one of college football's biggest programs |
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