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(cnn) the relatives of a woman who died on the floor of a new york hospital say they plan to file a $25 million lawsuit against the city and the facility where esmin green died esmin green's daughter, tecia harrison, says disciplinary action against hospital workers is not enough for her green's family is also calli... | sessionary ungyved unincestuously | no related information |
(cnn) after the vote in the house of representatives to slash the supplemental nutrition assistance program, i wrote a column against cutting food stamps this column generated more than 5,200 online comments and hundreds of e mails comments reflected, not surprisingly, the tone and tenor of the political debate: a l... | donna brazile brazile 49% 26% 20% hispanic | donna brazile says her column on food stamps got tons of comments, many misinformed . brazile: recipients are 49% white, 26% black, 20% hispanic; conservative and liberal . joblessness fuels food stamp use, she says; most funds go to children and elderly . brazile: we need compassion, courage to improve program with in... |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwean lawmakers on monday narrowly voted for lovemore moyo as speaker of the parliament making him the first opposition lawmaker to hold the position in the country's history morgan tsvangirai's mdc faction has a slim majority following parliamentary elections 'this is historic as it c... | moyo paul themba nyathi mdc arthur mutambara shuwa mudiwa elia jembere zanu pf party march | moyo received 110 votes, opponent paul themba nyathi received 98 votes . themba nyathi represented the splinter mdc faction led by arthur mutambara . mdc's shuwa mudiwa and elia jembere arrested outside parliament building . ruling zanu pf party lost majority in 210 seat parliament in march elections |
srinagar, indian controlled kashmir (cnn) violent protests continued across kashmir wednesday, as the death toll from the past two days of demonstrations rose to 20, a senior police official said hindu protesters shout slogans against jammu and kashmir state governor n n vohra three people critically injured in the ... | kashmir hindu state a week muslims | violent protests continue across kashmir, death toll rises to 20 . thousands join funeral procession for one of the victims . protesters angry over govt decision not to transfer land to a hindu shrine . state govt revoked transfer after a week of violent protests by muslims |
srinagar, india (cnn) nine people were killed and seven others were wounded after a group of militants attacked security forces in indian administered kashmir on thursday, authorities said the unrest in the territory, long disputed by india and pakistan, comes ahead of a scheduled meeting between the two countries' ... | indian pakistani new york | militants open fire at a police station and then an army camp, authorities say . the gun battle at the army camp is continuing, a military officials says . the indian premier calls it 'one more in a series of provocations and barbaric actions'. he is due to meet with his pakistani counterpart in new york |
(cnn) spec shaun gopaul woke up at 4 am on may 12, 2007, and waited at a battle position south of baghdad for members of his company to pick him up sgt alex jimenez, left, and spc shaun gopaul had served in the military together since 2005 one of those he expected to see was the larger than life figure of sgt alex j... | shaun gopaul alex jimenez 2005 gopaul iraq a year jimenez arabic | shaun gopaul, alex jimenez served together in military starting in 2005 . gopaul: 'he saved our lives' by showing us what to do . bodies of jimenez, another soldier found in iraq after a year . jimenez learned arabic and taught others so they could talk to locals |
washington (cnn) a law enforcement official confirms members of the westboro baptist church, known for its controversial practice of picketing military funerals, participated in training for law enforcement officials at quantico marine base in virginia the sessions were discontinued this spring after tom browne, ass... | spartanic quaich eigenvector | no related information |
washington (cnn) a toy that absorbs water and can expand to 400 times its original size has been voluntarily recalled after a report that a baby ingested one and needed surgery to remove it, the consumer product safety commission said monday the cpsc said the marble size toy can be swallowed, and once inside the sto... | texas consumer product safety commission growing skulls fabulous flowers | small toy expands to 400 times its size, posing an ingestion risk, consumer commission says . 8 month old baby from texas needed surgery after ingesting marble size water balz . consumer product safety commission urges consumers to stop using product . also recalled are growing skulls, h2o orbs and fabulous flowers |
(cnn) the gunman in last week's oregon mall shooting acted 'weird' and had talked about moving and selling his possessions, his roommate said in court documents released monday, those and other details drew a rough sketch of the shooter, identified as 22 year old jacob tyler roberts investigators say he opened fire ... | court jacob tyler roberts roberts hawaii | court documents released monday draw a rough sketch of the shooter . investigators have identified him as 22 year old jacob tyler roberts . his roommate says roberts had talked about moving to hawaii . roberts shot three people, killing two, before taking his own life, police say |
(cnn) self defense or murder? that's the question at the heart of the trial of george zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who killed 17 year old trayvon martin monday marked the start of jury selection in seminole county, florida, where martin was fatally shot on february 26, 2012 the shooting put a national s... | ellinge hydrocellulose levyist | no related information |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo scored twice for real madrid as they won 3 1 in marseille on tuesday to top group c of champions league qualifying real's victory meant ac milan went through in second place in the group despite held 1 1 at fc zurich, owing their draw to a second half penalty from ronaldinho former world pla... | piteira overdunged naturalizes | no related information |
(cnn) inter milan's title defense got back on track with a crushing 4 0 win over city rivals ac milan, after three first half strikes capitalized on the sending off of rossoneri skipper gennaro gattuso on saturday night at the san siro new boys samuel eto'o (left) and wesley sneijder celebrate inter's impressive vic... | ac milan gennaro gattuso motta milito maicon stankovic cameroon samuel eto'o bari bologna | inter thrash rivals ac milan 4 0 in derby after gennaro gattuso is sent off . goals from motta, milito, maicon and stankovic seal humiliating defeat . cameroon striker samuel eto'o has goal disallowed to cap good performance . elsewhere, bari draw 0 0 with bologna despite finishing with ten men |
(cnn) liverpool director tom hicks jr has resigned from his position with the club and their parent company kop holdings in the wake of a foul mouthed e mail rant at a fan the american, son of co owner tom hicks, became embroiled in controversy when it emerged he had responded abusively when one supporter contacted... | liverpool tom hicks jr kop holdings american hicks jr george gillett | liverpool director tom hicks jr has resigned from his position with the club and parent company kop holdings . the american responded abusively when a fan contacted him about the state of the club's finances . hicks jr subsequently apologized but he has now quit the club owened by his father and george gillett |
washington (cnn) federal health officials on thursday are unveiling a $54 million national media campaign to get smokers to quit and prevent anyone else, especially children, from starting the campaign, called 'tips from former smokers,' is intended to educate americans about the dangers of smoking through the stori... | idiophanous anchoretical delphinoidea | no related information |
(cnn) liverpool have signed argentina international maxi rodriguez on a free transfer from atletico madrid the 29 year old winger has penned a three and a half year deal with rafael benitez's side after four years in the spanish capital after passing a medical and agreeing terms rodriguez put pen to paper on the dea... | liverpool argentina maxi rodriguez 29 year old rafael benitez's fiorentina partizan belgrade adem ljajic | liverpool have signed argentina international maxi rodriguez on a free transfer . the 29 year old winger has penned a three and a half year deal with rafael benitez's side . fiorentina have agreed terms with partizan belgrade to sign promising midfielder adem ljajic |
(ewcom) get ready for more bad hair, mustaches, funky leisure suits, and laughs paramount pictures has set the theater release date for the sequel to 2004′s 'anchorman' for dec 20, 2013 will ferrell will be back as deep voiced newsman ron burgundy, along with steve carell, paul rudd, and david koechner in the come... | uncynically scend spermophyte | no related information |
london (cnn) is a third term of angela merkel as german chancellor good for europe? angela merkel has emerged from the weekend's elections with the christian democratic union's biggest vote for 20 years she now has a strong mandate to form a government in which she would serve as chancellor the cdu is now likely to ... | angela merkel germany merkel | angela merkel has made big gains in germany's election, and has a mandate to form a government . her return signals a consistent approach to the eurozone's crisis control . a strengthened mandate means she may insist on more cuts as some euro nations struggle . while the crisis has claimed the scalps of more boisterous... |
london, england (cnn) after an off season of big money transfers and endless speculation in spain the focus finally turns to matters on the pitch the first round of la liga fixtures kick off this weekend and fanzone details what to expect from the new campaign: so what's new? no sooner had barcelona wrapped up an h... | real madrid $365 million la liga champions barcelona zlatan ibrahimovic david villa david silva valencia serie a | real madrid have spent $365 million on new players to try and win la liga . champions barcelona have added zlatan ibrahimovic to their talented squad . after keeping david villa and david silva valencia may be surprise challengers . have your say on who you think will win serie a in the sound off below |
(ewcom) director baz luhrmann's 3 d film 'the great gatsby' will open in theaters nationwide and in canada on may 10, then worldwide the following week the film was initially scheduled to hit theaters on christmas day, but warner bros pushed the release back last august the adaptation of f scott fitzgerald's classic... | great gatsby may 10 leonardo dicaprio carey mulligan joel edgerton | the eagerly anticipated 'great gatsby' has been pushed back . it will now open on may 10 . the film stars leonardo dicaprio, carey mulligan, and joel edgerton |
(cnn) as a gunman opened fire at los angeles international airport, some celebrities who were there shared via social media what they were witnessing tory belleci of the hit discovery network show 'mythbusters' was actually in the terminal when the shooting occurred he described to cnn a movielike scene of passenger... | tatum o'neal tim daly virgin airlines chris harrison mythbusters | new: tatum o'neal tweets that she hid in a storage room . new: actor tim daly recounts being evacuated from virgin airlines lounge . 'incredible response' by authorities, tweets reality show host chris harrison . 'mythbusters' star said he and other hid under a plane |
(cnn) manchester united have made their first signing of the summer after confirming a deal has been done for wigan athletic winger antonio valencia ecuador winger valencia moves to manchester united as a replacement for real madrid bound cristiano ronaldo the 23 year old ecuador international has signed a four year... | manchester united ecuador antonio valencia $23 million valencia portugal cristiano ronaldo english | manchester united sign ecuador winger antonio valencia for fee of $23 million . valencia joins on a four year contract to replace portugal's cristiano ronaldo . the 23 year old becomes the english champions' first signing of the summer |
mogadishu, somalia (cnn) a roadside bombing in somalia's capital killed 21 women who were cleaning rubbish from a southern mogadishu street on sunday morning, a hospital official said mogadishu residents gather around victims of the bomb attack along the city's maka al mukarama road the bomb blast wounded another 4... | amuguis telephonists supercommercialness | no related information |
(cnn) paolo guerrero scored twice as hamburg took over top spot in the german bundesliga on goal difference from bayer leverkusen after a 3 1 victory against bottom club cologne on sunday paolo guerrero celebrates after scoring his second goal for hamburg in the win over cologne leverkusen had gone three points clea... | hamburg bundesliga bayer leverkusen paolo guerrero cologne bremen hertha berlin schalke borussia | hamburg take top spot in bundesliga on goal difference from bayer leverkusen . paolo guerrero scores twice in 3 1 victory at home to bottom club cologne . werder bremen move up to third following a 3 2 win at struggling hertha berlin . bremen join schalke and borussia monchengladbach on seven points |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) hundreds of excited music fans wait in line on the lookout for their favorite singers on a hit television show elaha sorur was the lone female finalist on this season's 'afghan star,' the country's answer to 'american idol' instead of spending the time outside a new york venue or hollywood s... | afghan star afghanistan american idol fourth koran star islam | 'afghan star' is afghanistan's version of 'american idol'. the show, one of afghanistan's most popular, has completed its fourth season . another show, 'koran star,' judges contestants' knowledge of islam's holy book . many observers see tv programming as a culture war inside afghanistan |
(cnn) england midfielder michael carrick missed a first half penalty as english premier league champions manchester united suffered a sensational 1 0 defeat at newly promoted burnley michael carrick misses his first half penalty as manchester united slumped to a stunning defeat at burnley the home side scored the on... | manchester united burnley robbie blake michael carrick jermain defoe tottenham | manchester united suffer shock 1 0 premier league loss at new boys burnley . robbie blake scores the only goal as michael carrick misses united penalty . jermain defoe scores a hat trick as tottenham hammer hull 5 1 to lead table |
havana cuba (cnn) us president barack obama has been issued an unexpected invitation to visit cuba from the island's 90 year old prima ballerina, who implored him to bring along five cuban agents imprisoned in the united states for more than a decade 'i want to invite the president of the united states to come to... | cuban obama cubans the united states | cuban prima ballerina invites obama to come . she also asks 'a favor': bring along five imprisoned cubans . the five had been sent to the united states to infiltrate violent exile groups |
(cnn) bayern munich closed to within two points of bundesliga leaders hamburg and bayer leverkusen with a 2 1 victory at home to bavarian rivals nuremberg on saturday belgian defender daniel van buyten celebrates his winning goal for bayern munich daniel van buyten's 82nd minute winner left bayern on 13 points behin... | bayern munich bundesliga daniel van buyten bavarian nuremberg hoffenheim mainz cologne first stuttgart | bayern munich close to within two points of bundesliga's top two teams . daniel van buyten heads late goal against bavarian rivals nuremberg in 2 1 win . bayern third on goal difference ahead of hoffenheim and mainz, who both win . cologne move off bottom of table with first victory, winning 2 0 at stuttgart |
(cnn) let the math begin! with every team having played two matches, it's time to start computing every possible variable in which teams like the us and portugal can make it to the next round oh, if only the americans were able to hold off the portugese attack for 27 more seconds yesterday portugal could have hopped... | centaur subterhuman carpalia | no related information |
new york (cnn) fashion models have often been accused of being beautiful, but plastic on one block in the heart of manhattan, they really are a stretch of broadway has been transformed into a 'sidewalk catwalk' 32 life sized synthetic models on pedestals seeming to strut their stuff through new york city's fashio... | nonconsistorial scramming skimming | no related information |
new york (cnn) the gunman who ambushed and killed two unsuspecting firefighters as they battled a blaze in upstate new york couldn't buy his weapons legally so he allegedly got his neighbor's daughter to purchase them for him, said us attorney william hochul dawn nguyen of rochester, new york, faces charges over all... | dawn nguyen rochester new york nguyen | new: the woman was a neighbor of the gunman who ambushed firefighters . dawn nguyen of rochester, new york, faces charges of filing a falsified business record . nguyen's attorney was not immediately available to comment |
(ewcom) this just in: 'simpsons' news anchor kent brockman will turn to aaron sorkin during a career dilemma the oscar winning writer and creator of hbo's 'the newsroom' will make a cameo appearance on the animated fox comedy, ew has learned sorkin, who has also played himself on '30 rock' and 'entourage,' lends his... | sorkin simpsons four regrettings | sorkin will make a cameo appearance on 'the simpsons'. sorkin has also played himself on '30 rock' and 'entourage'. the episode, which is titled 'four regrettings and a funeral,' will air next fall |
(ewcom) the cw's 'gossip girl' went out on a (relatively) high note the final episode of the cw's brand establishing soap delivered 15 million viewers and a 08 rating among adults 18 49, the show's best performance this season along with a special 'gossip girl' retrospective at 8 pm, this was the network's best mond... | gossip girl 18 49 nbc the voice the 9 pm hour | the final episode of 'gossip girl' delivered 15 million viewers and a 08 rating among adults 18 49 . over on nbc, a preview of '1600 penn' performed somewhat modestly . '2 broke girls' slipped due to 'the voice' expanding into the 9 pm hour |
(cnn) rafael nadal failed to clinch the year end no 1 ranking for the third time in his career after suffering a shock defeat at the paris masters on saturday the form player of the men's tennis season after coming back from long term knee problems, nadal could have added to his 2008 and 2010 feats by beating david ... | conspired heliogabalus blueprint | no related information |
(cnn) nine man chelsea lost 3 2 to manchester united in a pulsating and controversial top of the table english premier league clash at stamford bridge sunday it was the first league defeat of the season for the blues, who hold a slender one point lead in the standings after nine games over second placed united and d... | manchester united chelsea 3 2 stamford bridge epl chelsea branislav ivanovic fernando torres premier league merseyside | manchester united beat chelsea 3 2 at stamford bridge . epl leaders chelsea have branislav ivanovic and fernando torres sent off . chelsea lodge complaint to premier league over referee . pulsating merseyside derby ends in 2 2 draw |
(cnn) substance abuse, addiction and its consequences cost us governmental bodies nearly $500 billion in 2005 with only a fraction of state and federal dollars spent on prevention and treatment, according to a report released thursday a report suggests a small amount of state and federal funds is spent on drug prev... | nearly $468 billion connecticut wisconsin | nearly $468 billion was spent in 2005 on substance abuse, addiction, report says . report: small percentage of funds spent on drug prevention, treatment . connecticut spent most on drug treatment; wisconsin the least, report finds |
naples, florida (cnn) at least seven possible tornadoes were reported tuesday in eastern florida as tropical storm fay battered parts of the state with high winds and heavy rain, the national hurricane center said fay tore through barefoot bay, florida, south of melbourne tuesday fay could strengthen into a hurric... | nonharmonies tinseling boxthorns | no related information |
(cnn) james makawa wants africa to be seen by the rest of the world in the best possible light that's why the broadcaster and co founder of the african channel aims to create the first high definition programs from africa for global consumption but while the 49 year old zimbabwean works out that project, it is the a... | zimbabwean the africa channel channel 2005 makawa mugabe africa | us based zimbabwean broadcaster is co founder of the africa channel . channel was set up in 2005 to highlight the best programming from the continent . makawa interviewed mugabe, aims to show all aspects of africa's diverse culture |
(cnn) us house speaker nancy pelosi reversed her opposition to a vote on offshore drilling on 'larry king live' on monday night, saying she would consider a vote if it were part of a larger energy package us house speaker nancy pelosi urges the release of oil from strategic reserves as a way to bring down gas prices... | house pelosi | new: house minority leader calls for immediate vote on offshore drilling . house speaker says she'd be open for a vote on drilling as part of a larger package . pelosi: releasing oil from strategic reserves would quickly reduce gas prices . 'we should be using that money to invest in renewable resources,' pelosi says |
(cnn) a late night robbery at a wilmington, north carolina, pizza hut ended with two suspects dead and one hospitalized, police said three men forced a restaurant employee who was outside back inside at gunpoint and robbed those inside, police said police were waiting for the suspects as they exited the pizza hut th... | pizza hut wilmington north carolina third | police say three men robbed a pizza hut in wilmington, north carolina . there was a shootout between the suspects and police . two suspects died and a third is injured |
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... | iran 2007 us march | the condemned include people convicted of drug and alcohol offenses . iran executed 317 people in 2007, compared with 42 executions in us. iran's government announced a crackdown on crime in march |
washington (cnn) former us rep jesse jackson jr, once a rising democratic star whose political fortunes imploded over the use of campaign finances to support lavish personal spending, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on wednesday 'i misled the american people,' jackson, 48, said before us district judge amy berm... | emblaze devilized chiclero | no related information |
(cnn) 'i am' is a new cnncom feature built on the belief that the labels we use for one another don't really reveal who we are we present a collection of people who may surprise you they not only defy their labels, but they've done it in very public and dramatic ways this week, i am presents four african americans w... | african americans cnn | 'i am' is built on the belief that the labels we use for others, don't reveal who we are . meet four african americans who challenge conventional notions of blackness . cnn presents: black in america airs july 23 and 24, at 9 pm et |
paris, france (cnn) a retired french electrician who revealed that he has 271 previously unknown works by artist pablo picasso did not steal them, his lawyer told cnn tuesday 'he kept them with love,' evelyne rees said pierre le guennec, 71, worked for picasso for three years, until the artist died in 1973, and cont... | picasso 71 year old september french monday | new: 'impossible' to think picasso gave works away, a family representative says . a 71 year old retired electrician sought to have 271 unknown works authenticated . the picasso family is suing the man, alleging that the works are stolen . the lawsuit, filed in september, was reported by a french newspaper monday |
(cnn) nearly 20 years have passed, but diego goldman still can't get rid of the sensation in his nostrils 'do you know what it smells like? i can still smell that smell the one of burning flesh' it has been like that ever since the horrific day his mother woke him from his slumber with screams usually only heard ... | argentina iran world cup saturday first 1994 buenos aires jewish community center jewish fifa minute | argentina faces iran in world cup saturday . first meeting between teams since 1994 buenos aires bombing of jewish community center . leading jewish body has asked fifa to hold minute silence prior to kick off . iran denies any involvement in bombing |
(cnn) democratic sen barack obama and republican sen john mccain in august will be on the same stage for the first time in the 2008 presidential campaign the rev rick warren says he makes no endorsements because he shepherds 'both sides of the flock' the rev rick warren has invited them to appear at a leadership and... | rick warren warren the purpose driven life | the rev rick warren will play host to candidates at his church . warren says he's friends with both and wants people to know them as he does . warren is author of the best selling book 'the purpose driven life' |
(cnn) two people were killed over the weekend when they were exposed to toxic gases on the ship once used for the abc television series 'the love boat,' according to the company that recently bought the vessel the ship, which had just completed its final voyage and was scheduled to be dismantled, was damaged while e... | love boat turkish the love boat 1977 to 1987 | two people reportedly die from exposure to toxic gas on ship featured on 'love boat'. turkish authorities are investigating . the ship is set to be dismantled after turkish company bought it . the ship was used on 'the love boat' series from 1977 to 1987 |
(cnn) sixth seed juan martin del potro, in his first grand slam final, stunned defending champion and top seed roger federer to take the men's singles title at the us open in new york juan martin del potro celebrates after beating roger federer during the final on monday the 20 year old argentinean took the swiss wo... | biriba pericellular pearly | no related information |
(cnn) singer chris brown tested positive for marijuana use and will have a probation violation hearing on novermber 1, a judge ordered monday brown is on five years probation for a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend, singer rihanna the positive test occurred in virginia, superior court judge patricia schnegg indica... | virginia brown california rihanna 2009 monday | drug test was administered in virginia where brown was doing community service . brown said he had a medical marijuana card for california . brown is on probabation for assaulting singer rihanna in 2009 . his former girlfriend tweeted her support monday |
new york (cnn) a manhattan grand jury is investigating the beating death of a man in new york's union square as a possible hate crime, new york police department deputy commissioner john mccarthy told cnn tuesday jeffrey babbitt, 62, was pronounced dead monday, five days after being beaten by a man who allegedly sai... | martin redrick babbitt | victim's 94 year old mother refused to leave his bedside . witnesses say the suspect wanted to hit 'the first white guy' he saw . martin redrick is charged with three counts of assault, one of them a felony . babbitt was always doing favors for people, a neighbor says |
(cnn) when president barack obama said this weekend that bombing syrian targets is the right thing to do, and then asked congress to approve it, the international crisis took a turn toward a fierce domestic battle there are so many moving parts to this complicated story that it can become quite difficult to keep up ... | congress september 9 80% americans obama iraq syria | congress won't be back until september 9 . poll: 80% of americans feel obama needs congress' permission . some decry the alleged chemical weapons attacks, but don't want another iraq . syria says it is ready to confront any challenge |
(cnn) the boyfriend convicted of strangling and drowning a famed swimsuit designer in a bathtub at a chic new york hotel was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, the maximum sentence for second degree murder, the manhattan district attorney's office said monday a jury convicted 27 year old nicholas brooks, son o... | july nicholas brooks second sylvie cachay brooks 25 years cachay 2010 | in july, a jury convicted nicholas brooks for the second degree murder of sylvie cachay . brooks has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison . cachay's bruised body was found in an overflowing hotel bathtub in 2010 . brooks will be eligible for parole in 25 years |
beijing (cnn) chinese police say the late aunt of a young boy whose eyes were gouged out is the prime suspect in the horrific attack, state media news agency xinhua reports the six year old boy, named by local media as xiao binbin, is still recovering in hospital after being found bloodied and in a drugged state wit... | chinese zhang huiying zhang last week six year old late august | chinese police name suspect as boy's aunt zhang huiying . zhang died last week after jumping to a well near her home . the six year old boy was found bloodied with missing both eyes in late august . he told police a woman approached him, according to state media reports |
hong kong (cnn) pakistan, ranked by the pew research center as one of the least tolerant countries in the world for gays, has pulled the plug on its only online resource for the muslim nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities queer pakistan, which just went online in july, confirmed it had been bl... | pakistan first queer pakistan july twitter queerpkcom | pakistan has blocked country's first and only gay resources website . queer pakistan, which went online in july, confirmed block via twitter . human rights watch: 'government block of queerpkcom violates rights'. pakistan penal code details up to life in prison for gay sex acts |
(cnn) 'saturday night live' had some fun recently at the expense of undecided voters bill maher took it a step further on his hbo show 'real time,' calling those who have yet to make up their minds in the presidential election 'ignorant' the jokes may be funny, but both campaigns are taking the final phase of the el... | wednesday night first obama mitt romney steve krakauer krakauer the election season finale denver | wednesday night is the first debate between president obama and mitt romney . steve krakauer: the four upcoming debates can make a huge difference . he says both campaigns try to sway the undecided, unsatisfied and late deciding voters . krakauer: expect drama to begin in the election season finale in denver |
(cnn) two convicted murderers who allegedly used forged documents to walk out of prison were booked tuesday in orange county, florida the place where both men hail from and where the murders they are responsible for took place after days on the lam, charles walker and joseph jenkins were recaptured on saturday ni... | charles walker joseph jenkins orange county florida | charles walker and joseph jenkins are in custody in orange county, florida . that's where they are from, and where they committed murders years ago . the two men used forged documents to walk out of prison, authorities say |
(cnn) the militants carrying out a terrorist attack at a mall in kenya include american teenagers, the kenyan government says there's no question al shabaab, the group behind the attack, has recruited young americans the group has released videos of some going through training camps, including one in which an americ... | americans british kenya somali american disneyland us | the perpetrators include 2 or 3 americans and 1 british woman, kenya's foreign minister says . the americans are 18 and 19, of somali origin, she said . in a recruitment video, an american called jihadi training camps 'the real disneyland'. 40 to 50 americans have been recruited, a us lawmaker says |
(cnn) the year 1990 was not so great for me let's see: john degl beat me up teresa mcclure rejected my invitation to the senior prom michele sheehan rejected my invitation to the senior prom i lost my fifth straight student council election andrew honohan doused me with chocolate milk i was given detention for cutt... | jeff pearlman pearlman | jeff pearlman says he dreaded revisiting the traumas of youth at his high school reunion . he forced himself to go (says you should too), and had one of the best nights of his life . he hung out with cheer leader, chatted up the sports star, found all had become equals . pearlman: ms stricken friend at reunion was powe... |
jerusalem (cnn) former israeli foreign minister avigdor liberman was acquitted wednesday of corruption related charges the triumphant former minister talked to reporters after leaving the courtroom 'i don't intend to deal with this matter any longer this chapter is behind me, and i am going to concentrate on the cha... | benjamin netanyahu liberman netanyahu | prime minister benjamin netanyahu congratulates liberman on his acquittal . netanyahu has held liberman's post open since liberman's resignation . liberman resigned in december amid allegations of breach of trust and fraud . he has said he did not violate any laws |
(cnn) in just a few decades, dubai has risen from relative obscurity to become a global leader in the world of aviation emirates airlines, their national carrier, is the third largest airline in the world according to capa center for aviation, and at the rate it's growing, it won't be long before it beats out delta ... | dubai paris farnborough year $32 million al maktoum international airport previous years this year emirates $30 billion boeing 777x | the dubai airshow matches paris and farnborough as an important aerospace event . this year's show will be held at the new $32 million al maktoum international airport . in previous years, the show broke records for most deals made . it's rumored this year will break more records, as emirates might buy $30 billion wort... |
(cnn) contaminated and polluted water now kills more people than all forms of violence including wars, according to a united nations report released monday that calls for turning unsanitary wastewater into an environmentally safe economic resource 'at the beginning of the 21st century, the world faces a water crisis... | un upfront | un report: polluted water kills about 22 million a year; wars claim fewer victims per year . report also says wastewater could become valued resource if treated . upfront costs to build treatment plants would be expensive, report says |
(cnn) two cosmonauts and an american astronaut were on their way back to earth from the international space station saturday morning after engineers used jumper cables to fix a glitch that delayed their departure, nasa said the trio undocked from the space station in a russian soyuz spacecraft at 10:02 pm et, nasa s... | craglike quadricovariant arthroplasty | no related information |
(cnn) by a substantial margin, the senate on friday passed an extension of a controversial overseas wiretapping program, the foreign intelligence surveillance act the law has already been reauthorized by the house, and president obama is expected to sign it according to sen dianne feinstein, d california, who is cha... | cato institute 2008 american americans | the law has helped authorities prevent terrorist plots, says a senator . but 'it's something with enormous potential for abuse,' says a member of cato institute . the law, passed in 2008, requires officials to obtain a warrant to spy on any american . opponents say americans communicating with persons abroad still coul... |
(cnn) he may have knocked out eight division world champion manny pacquiao during their recent bout in las vegas but if juan manuel marquez wants a fifth fight against the legendary filipino he'll need to get permission from his wife the mexican stunned the world of boxing by knocking out pacquiao in the sixth round... | juan manuel márquez filipino manny pacquiao márquez las vegas mexican pacquiao | juan manuel márquez cools talk of a fifth fight against filipino fighter manny pacquiao . márquez knocked legendary opponent out during their most recent fight in las vegas . mexican says he promised his wife he would not fight again after facing pacquiao |
(cnn) the holidays are a time of reflection and often a time of charity, even for some of hollywood's biggest stars cnn's alina cho is taking a special look at how three celebrities are doing their part for causes near to their hearts in this year's 'big stars, big giving,' which is scheduled to air 8 am, 10 am and ... | matt damon waterorg matthew mcconaughey's jk livin foundation the eva longoria foundation latina | three big stars are focused on giving back in a big way . matt damon helped found waterorg so people can get access to clean water . matthew mcconaughey's jk livin foundation helps kids make healthy choices for life . the eva longoria foundation aims to help latina women get a college education |
london (cnn) a british lawmaker said thursday that he and 17 others have been awarded payouts over phone hacking by the news of the world newspaper, in settlements totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars news international, the parent company of the now defunct news of the world newspaper, issued a statement confi... | phosphuranylite doomed basso | no related information |
(cnn) top state department officials are vowing to improve security at us diplomatic posts around the world, some before the end of the year those promises were repeated thursday in washington in a hearing before the senate foreign relations committee, the first of two sessions in which deputy secretaries of state w... | state dept benghazi libya americans christopher stevens | new: some senators want more money for state dept, others say that's not the answer . deputy secretaries of state testify about attack on consulate in benghazi, libya . a report issued tuesday blamed 'systemic failures in leadership' at the department . four americans died in the attack, including ambassador christophe... |
(cnn) dieting in hungary is not recommended the country's cuisine is a rich blend of europe, middle eastern and asian food the french lend their influence with goose liver pate, while the seven layer dobos cake can rival austria's famed sachertorte for sickly sweet extravagance food here is abundant and affordable ... | goulash hungary hungarian dobos | goulash, hungary's national dish, is pronounced 'gooyash'. paprika chicken shows off the sweet red pepper, a staple in hungarian cooking . dobos is seven layers of sponge cake, sandwiched with chocolate buttercream, topped with a thin layer of caramel |
(cnn) roger federer exclusively told cnn that the stunning shot he executed in his us open semifinal against novak djokovic was the best of his career roger federer hailed his stunning shot against novak djokovic as the best of his career the world number one produced a near faultless performance to defeat fourth se... | tightwire unpatriotic multiengined | no related information |
new york (cnn) sen charles schumer said sunday the bush administration is trying to 'blame the fire on the person who calls 911' by suggesting he had a role in one of the costliest us bank failures sen charles schumer said the ots 'ought to stop pointing false fingers of blame' federal regulators with the office of ... | betons enumerator backbiters | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) the pakistani government is under pressure to block nato supply routes to afghanistan this month if the united states continues its campaign of drone strikes in northwestern pakistan the demands from pakistan tehreek e insaf (pti), the opposition party led by cricketer turned politician imr... | ankerhold puntillas replowing | no related information |
london (cnn) the publisher of rupert murdoch's news of the world has paid singer charlotte church and her family £600,000 ($952,000) to settle a phone hacking lawsuit, her lawyer said monday the payment by murdoch's news group newspapers includes £300,000 in damages, plus legal costs, lawyer mike brookes said far... | outboard detumescent reinvested | no related information |
washington (cnn) recognizing that the 'internet of 2012 is vastly different from a decade ago,' the federal trade commission on wednesday announced changes to strengthen privacy for children online 'in this ever changing technological landscape' the revisions to the children's online privacy protection act, also kno... | hoarsely splays chagoma | no related information |
(cnn) premier league big spenders manchester city will renew their search for a new world class striker after ending their interest in barcelona striker samuel eto'o eto'o will not be playing for manchester city next season after the english club ended their interest in him the cameroon international, who is about t... | triticality bocardo gromwell | no related information |
san antonio, texas (cnn) the three americans rescued after more than five years in captivity in colombia say they are doing well but are 'overwhelmed with emotion,' according to a statement released on their behalf 'words alone can never possibly express the thrill and excitement we feel to be back home in the unit... | laywoman superiorship sarcocollin | no related information |
(cnn) cuba is more than a thousand miles from my home in new york, but it's a place close to my heart steve kastenbaum talks with salomon leyderman outside the adath israel synagogue in havana, cuba i went to cuba to report on a country that appears to be on the cusp of a new era my focus was the future of us cuban ... | cnn radio jewish cuba | a cnn radio correspondent explores his jewish heritage in cuba . his grandparents left cuba in the late 1940s . an 86 year old jewish man remembered correspondent's family |
(cnn) new zealand warmed up for their tri nations decider against australia with a 101 14 rout of samoa in a one off rugby union test on wednesday in new plymouth, running in 15 tries conrad smith touches down for one of his two tries in the all blacks win fullback mils muliaina scored three tries in the first half... | new zealand samao new plymouth tri nations australia flyhalf dan carter first | new zealand rout samao 101 14 in rugby union test in new plymouth . all blacks run in 15 tries as they warm up for tri nations decider against australia . flyhalf dan carter passes 2,000 first class points during match |
washington (cnn) federal investigators will declare the 2001 anthrax case solved on wednesday, when they make public their case against government researcher bruce ivins, a government source familiar with the case told cnn on tuesday ex army scientist bruce ivins, seen here in 2003, died from an apparent suicide las... | bruce ivins fbi ivins | source: feds to declare anthrax case solved but not closed . bruce ivins, 62, died last week as fbi prepared to charge him in 2001 attacks . another source says ivins used a machine to convert wet anthrax into dry powder . authorities will make case public after sharing details with victims and relatives |
(cnn) julia enright often plays at night while watching tv billy byler plays in the airport while waiting for his flight university student breanna reboca, a skilled multitasker, plays on her phone while walking to class their addiction? 'candy crush saga,' an easy to play, hard to master puzzle game that's seemingl... | overtopping nonrelapsed interchoking | no related information |
(cnn) it was special, just like emilie parker that's how jill cottle garrett described saturday's funeral for her 6 year old niece, one of 20 children and six adults killed at a newtown, connecticut, school the lds rock cliff stake center church in ogden, utah, was filled with glitter and pink flowers emilie's fa... | tackle reedified quotations | no related information |
tel aviv, israel (cnn) israeli president shimon peres said sunday that he could be willing to meet with iranian president hassan rouhani, but expressed wariness of other forces in the country 'why not? i don't have enemies,' he told cnn's richard quest at a business conference in tel aviv, when asked whether he'd be... | testaceology preelective amarine | no related information |
(cnn) hours before the george zimmerman not guilty verdict was announced, my partner and i were discussing ways to prevent our 16 year old son from getting shot while jogging in the upper middle class, predominantly white neighborhood we had recently moved into i promise you, it was a very real conversation 'maybe w... | lz granderson trayvon martin's lz | lz granderson: before verdict i'd discussed with partner how to keep our teen son safe . he says pop culture conveys negative image of blacks that draws some young black men . he says many are susceptible to buying into it; plays out in killings such as trayvon martin's . lz: hard to be parent of a young black son; you... |
london (cnn) the publisher of rupert murdoch's now defunct news of the world tabloid paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds wednesday to settle lawsuits over phone hacking from celebrities and politicians, including a former tony blair spokesman the publisher apologized for intercepting phone messages of alastair ... | murdoch's news group newspapers news of world | new: murdoch's news group newspapers has now settled 59 of 60 cases . celebrities and politicians sued news of the world's publisher over phone hacking . news of the world was shut down over the hacking scandal . police, lawmakers and an independent inquiry are all probing the scandal |
london (cnn) media magnate rupert murdoch's flagship british sunday tabloid newspaper officially apologized sunday for hacking into voice mails, in a scandal which has affected celebrities, politicians and royal household staff the weekly newspaper offered compensation and 'apologized unreservedly' for the 'unaccept... | britiain's news of the world sienna miller news international rupert murdoch the wall street journal fox news times of london | britiain's news of the world 'apologizes unreservedly' for 'unacceptable' activity . celebrities including sienna miller are suing the paper's owner news international . one victim rejects the offer of compensation, her lawyer says . rupert murdoch also owns the wall street journal, fox news, and times of london |
(cnn) a spokesman for a national registry of radiologic technologists declined friday to say whether the group was aware of a 2010 incident in which david kwiatkowski allegedly tested positive for illegal drugs and was fired from an arizona hospital after being fired from the phoenix hospital, kwiatkowski went on to... | arizona david kwiatkowski kwiatkowski new hampshire | new: arizona did not complete investigation of david kwiatkowski . new: public defender declines to comment . kwiatkowski worked in at least eight states as a lab technician . he also worked at a new hampshire hospital where 30 patients got hepatitis c |
(cnn) lukas podolski scored his first goal since returning to cologne but it was not enough as they crashed to a defeat 2 1 against schalke which leaves them bottom of the german bundesliga podolski celebrates his first goal since returning to cologne, but it did not stop his side sliding to defeat the hosts had alr... | siphonostoma unqueening anticoagulant | no related information |
(cnn) massimo ambrosini has signed a one year contract extension at ac milan to stay with the italian club until 2011 ambrosini will remain with ac milan until 2011 after signing a new one year contract with the club the 32 year old ac milan captain scored seven goals in 27 serie a appearances for the rossoneri last... | massimo ambrosini one year ac milan ambrosini 32 1995 cesena his 14th season this summer paolo maldini | massimo ambrosini has signed a one year contract extension with ac milan . ambrosini, 32, joined ac milan in 1995 from cesena and is in his 14th season . he was named captain this summer following the retirement of paolo maldini |
(cnn) oklahoma health officials said friday they are searching for the source of a rare form of e coli that has killed one person and sickened 116 others in the northeastern part of the state the subtype of bacteria called e coli 0111 is 'not normally found in this form of outbreak,' said leslea bennett webb, ... | endemiological spriest aposaturnium | no related information |
new orleans, louisiana (cnn) as hurricane gustav neared louisiana's coast monday morning, forecasters warned that the storm could stall over louisiana and northeast texas for several days, which would 'exacerbate the threat of heavy rains and inland flooding' water from a canal in new orleans, louisiana, floods a ro... | eye of gustav cocodrie louisiana texas nhc hurricane gustav's 110 mph | new: eye of gustav made landfall near cocodrie, louisiana, about 9:30 am ct . gustav stalling over northeast texas would 'exacerbate' inland flooding, warns nhc . hurricane gustav's 110 mph winds downgrade it to a category 2 storm |
kathmandu, nepal (cnn) the leader of nepal's former communist rebels was named as the country's new prime minister friday prachanda is still the supreme commander of the maoists people's liberation army pushpa kamal dahal, also known as prachanda, was elected four months after elections in which his communist party ... | prachanda communist party of nepal assembly nepal may and july first | prachanda, communist party of nepal chairman, won 464 out of 577 votes . a simple majority was enough to be elected the prime minister . assembly declared nepal a republic in may and july elected first president . the post of president is largely ceremonial pm has executive powers |
miami, florida (cnn) hurricane gustav churned into the gulf of mexico on saturday night, still an 'extremely dangerous' category 4 storm threatening to blast the same region devastated by hurricane katrina three years ago saturday morning, gustav was about 255 miles east southeast of the western tip of cuba gustav, ... | gustav gulf after category 4 cuba cubans storm gulf coast coastal mississippi new orleans | new: gustav heads into gulf after category 4 hurricane slams into cuba . about 10,000 cubans flee to mainland, some in vintage cars, horse drawn carriages . storm expected to hit gulf coast on monday or tuesday . coastal mississippi and new orleans residents getting out |
(cnn) when the world's leading marathon runners bid to win olympic gold on sunday, they would do well to draw inspiration from one of the greatest athletes in the history of track and field the 42 kilometer race through the streets of london will mark the 60th anniversary of emil zatopek's triumph at the helsinki ga... | chows recercele byname | no related information |
(cnn) a radiologic technologists' association didn't punish david kwiatkowski later accused of infecting dozens with hepatitis c when he was fired in 2010 from an arizona hospital because it 'did not have first hand evidence' against him to warrant such a move, the group said monday the american registry of ra... | millpond gargety restructures | no related information |
(cnn) on copacabana beach in rio de janeiro, a line of 26 black crosses stand in the sand, with the stars and stripes behind them and a pot of flowers alongside they are the tribute of the group rio de paz river of peace to the victims at sandy hook elementary school, from a group that knows all too well what ... | rebargain councillorship triadism | no related information |
(cnn) fernando torres' highly anticipated switch to english champions chelsea was completed just before monday transfer window closed in a deal that his former team liverpool said had broken the british record chelsea's website reported that the spain striker had signed a five and a half year contract, but did not ... | chelsea spain fernando torres english liverpool british brazil david luiz portuguese benfica newcastle england andy carroll | new: chelsea sign spain striker fernando torres from english rivals liverpool . english clubs agree undisclosed fee which reportedly smashed british transfer record . chelsea also sign brazil defender david luiz from portuguese club benfica . liverpool complete club record deal for newcastle's england striker andy carr... |
(cnn) pete seeger, the man considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary folk music who inspired legions of activist singer songwriters, died monday he was 94 seeger's best known songs include 'where have all the flowers gone,' 'turn! turn! turn! (to everything there is a season)' and 'if i had a hammer (the ... | pete seeger new york where have all the flowers gone | pete seeger dies of natural causes in a new york hospital, his family says . his career spanned more than 70 years, often courting controversy . he is known for songs like 'where have all the flowers gone' |
(cnn) the little girl was deeply concerned so on christmas eve, she called in to the north american aerospace defense command's santa tracking center with an urgent question: 'if i lose my tooth, and the tooth fairy comes, could the tooth fairy scare away santa claus?' the santa trackers at norad started on christm... | michelle obama the north american aerospace defense command santa the 1950s this season | new: michelle obama takes some calls from children . the north american aerospace defense command started tracking santa in the 1950s . this season, santa trackers are expected to receive more than 100,000 calls, 10,000 e mails . some questions stray from the typical |
(cnn) afghan president hamid karzai said thursday he welcomed plans by britain to withdraw almost 4,000 troops from afghanistan by the end of next year afghan security forces are ready to ensure security and protect their country, karzai said, according to a statement from his office british prime minister david cam... | hamid karzai afghan britain david cameron uk us nato afghanistan | president hamid karzai says afghan forces are ready to protect their country . he welcomes a decision by britain to pull out nearly 4,000 troops next year . david cameron said uk troop numbers would fall to about 5,200 by the end of 2013 . us troops make up the bulk of nato led forces in afghanistan |
(cnn) the winter storm system that walloped the midwest moved east friday night, bringing with it not just snow but powerful winds all of which made travel perilous and last minute christmas shopping more complicated across several states earlier this week, blizzard like conditions left many locales white less th... | cleveland buffalo west virginia maryland saturday ohio new york eastern pennsylvania | new: cleveland, buffalo and other locales see snow as the system moves east . new: the combination of snow and powerful winds will make driving difficult . new: parts of west virginia, northern maryland have blizzard warning into saturday . new: ohio, upstate new york, eastern and central pennsylvania may be hard hit |
(instylecom) what better way to wrap up 2012 than with a look back at the year's loveliest dresses? whether soft and sweet like keira knightley's pastel erdem gown, a complete knockout like the lanvin mini emma stone wore, or something in between like catherine, duchess of cambridge's bold and romantic jenny packham... | jessica chastain madagascar 3's cannes keira knightley erdem los angeles anna karenina julianne moore 2012 emmy awards | jessica chastain looks beautiful at 'madagascar 3's' cannes premiere . keira knightley wore erdem to the los angeles premiere of 'anna karenina'. julianne moore took a risk at the 2012 emmy awards |
(cnn) suicide bombings, hurricanes, plane crashes, shootings at high schools unfortunately we hear about such events on television or read about them in the newspaper all too often on july 29, 1999, i got a real reminder of the difference between news and tragedy what started out as an ordinary day at work turned ou... | meredith forrester 1999 atlanta forrester just two days the red cross | meredith forrester was critically injured in 1999 during atlanta's deadliest mass shooting . forrester received 115 pints of blood during two emergency surgeries . there was a severe blood shortage just two days before the shooting . forrester volunteers with the red cross to promote blood donations |
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