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(cnn) a florida man arrested on terror charges allegedly wanted to attack a landmark in new york city but didn't have the money or bomb making components to carry out his plot, according to arguments made by federal prosecutors during a detention hearing tuesday according to a federal law enforcement official famili... | pasterer porions swag | no related information |
(cnn) the us marshals service announced friday the arrest of felipe alexander torrealba, one of its 15 most wanted fugitives the agency said he was captured thursday at an apartment complex in fort myers, florida it did not say if he resisted when he was apprehended authorities recovered two handguns, about $15,000 ... | felipe torrealba the us marshals service's fort myers florida | felipe torrealba was among the us marshals service's 15 most wanted . he had eluded capture at least three times before . he was arrested thursday in fort myers, florida |
(cnn) microsoft's purchase of nokia's mobile phone business will allow the company to compete against 'big established players' by being 'agile and clear' with the consumer and with its innovations, its outgoing chief executive steve ballmer has told cnn the deal, announced late monday night, pits microsoft squarely... | microsoft nokia apple google ballmer cnn jim boulden | microsoft's purchase of nokia's mobile phone business pits microsoft squarely against apple and google . ballmer, speaking to cnn's jim boulden, said the company would need to be 'agile and clear with the consumer'. the two companies have been in partnership since 2011 but there was more opportunity, he said . ballmer ... |
(cnn) fire, the wheel and even cup noodles were among the varied answers to the question posed by cnn: 'what is man's greatest achievement?' man set foot on the moon on july 20, 1969 was that man's greatest achievement? have your say cnn producers armed with cameras put the puzzler to passersby in berlin, madrid, ro... | cnn sound off | cnn posed the question to people in seven cities . answers ranged from fire, to the written word, the internet, plane travel . a few people nominated the moon landing as man's greatest feat . have your say through sound off, or send us a video to ireport |
(cnn) oprah winfrey says she's sorry for the media storm that erupted after she recounted that she was the victim of racism in a posh swiss boutique winfrey's revelation last week on entertainment tonight led to the upscale store being identified as trois pommes in zurich and its staff was immediately caught up in a... | oprah winfrey swiss winfrey | oprah winfrey says she's sorry that a swiss store got caught up in a media frenzy . the row blew up after winfrey cited her treatment in the store as an example of racism . the store assistant tells a swiss newspaper she feels terrible, hasn't been able to sleep . 'it's not an indictment against the country or even tha... |
(cnn) a cold snap in ukraine has killed 83 people, while hundreds more have sought treatment for hypothermia and frostbite, according to state media reports some 536 people have been hospitalized with hypothermia, an adviser to health minister volodymyr yurchenko is quoted as saying friday by state news agency ukrin... | arctic kiev ukraine | new: arctic air has kept temperatures in the capital, kiev, below average for over a week . hundreds of people have needed treatment for hypothermia, state media says . the cold snap has killed 83 people, a health official is quoted as saying . bitter cold last winter claimed more than 110 lives in ukraine |
(ewcom) it's taken over two decades for orson scott card's classic sci fi novel 'ender's game' to make it to the big screen, but all the built up anticipation didn't lead to out of this world box office numbers the film adaptation debuted with $28 million from 3,407 theaters on its first weekend — a start in the s... | ender's game $28 million ender's second jackass presents: bad grandpa | 'ender's game' debuted with $28 million at the box office . the open wasn't out of this world, but it did make 'ender's' no 1 . in second place was 'jackass presents: bad grandpa' |
(cnn) two russian athletes issued angry denials tuesday that their exchange of a kiss on the victory podium at the world championships was a protest against their country's strict new anti gay propaganda law kseniya ryzhova and yulia gushchina were part of the russian quartet who won the women's 4x400m relay saturda... | russian kseniya ryzhova yulia gushchina russia | russian athletes deny their 'kiss' was a symbol of gay defiance . kseniya ryzhova and yulia gushchina caught on camera on victory podium . two athletes part of russia's women's 4x400m relay gold medal team . russia has invoked strict new law concerning gay propaganda for minors |
(cnn) indian cricket legend sachin tendulkar has brought down the curtain on his record breaking one day international career, confirming his retirement on sunday the 'little master,' who has thrilled fans since he first made his debut as a raw 16 year old back in 1989, scored an astonishing 49 centuries in the 50 o... | sachin tendulkar one day the age of 39 49 centuries 96 fifties south africa 2010 tendulkar india the world cup 2011 | sachin tendulkar has quit one day international cricket at the age of 39. the 'little master' scored 49 centuries during his one day career and 96 fifties. he scored 18,426 runs at an average of 4483, his highest score an unbeaten 200 against south africa in 2010. tendulkar was part of the india team which won the worl... |
(cnn) alex ferguson has endured many highs and lows in his 25 years at manchester united, so perhaps it was fitting that saturday's much anticipated anniversary celebration featured some of both extremes the scot is the most successful manager in british football, and his status as the longest serving one in united'... | manchester united alex ferguson old trafford sunderland united five manchester city newcastle blackburn | manchester united manager honored by renaming of club's main stand . alex ferguson celebrates 25 years at old trafford with win over sunderland . united five points behind league leaders manchester city, who beat qpr 3 2 . newcastle in third place after 2 1 win at home to struggling blackburn |
washington (cnn) the 2014 elections will continue what has become a staple in american politics: the survival of powerful political families bush carter nunn udall cheney these are familiar names from a previous generation but also for a new one when liz cheney announced her intention to become the next senator f... | 2014 bush carter cheney nunn cnn | a new generation from well known political families will show up on the 2014 ballot . from bush to carter to cheney to nunn, children and grandchildren are seeking office . 'you grow up around a business, you learn the ropes early,' cnn contributor says . accessibility to fund raising networks and tough skin among bene... |
(cnn) michael owen scored his first goal for manchester united, and fellow striker wayne rooney his 100th, as the english premier league champions returned to winning form with a thumping 5 0 victory at wigan on saturday michael owen celebrates his first manchester united goal as the english champions thumped wigan ... | bedemen perversite preeffectively | no related information |
(cnn) world number three kim clijsters eased past russia's dinara safina with a 6 0 6 0 victory in the first round of the australian open on tuesday safina, a finalist at this event in 2009 and a former world number one, lasted only 44 minutes against belgium's clijsters and lost without winning a game for the first... | kim clijsters dinara safina the australian open vera zvonareva sybille bammer australia samantha stosur lauren davis ana ivanovic ekaterina makarova | third seed kim clijsters defeats dinara safina 6 0 6 0 in the australian open first round . world number two vera zvonareva is safely through after a win against sybille bammer . australia's samantha stosur into the second round after beating lauren davis . former no 1 ana ivanovic is out after a 3 6 6 4 10 8 defeat to... |
(cnn) serbia's president apologized thursday for the 1995 massacre of 8,000 muslims in the bosnian town of srebrenica, but declined to characterize the killings as an act of genocide 'i kneel and ask for forgiveness,' president tomislav nikolic told bosnian tv 'i apologize for the crimes committed by any person in t... | chaffs teutophobism mercurous | no related information |
las vegas (cnn) the national security agency's controversial intelligence gathering programs have prevented 54 terrorist attacks around the world, including 13 in the united states, according to gen keith alexander, nsa director speaking before a capacity crowd of hackers and security experts wednesday at the black ... | nsa keith alexander black hat alexander us | the nsa director says intel programs have stopped 54 terrorist attacks worldwide . gen keith alexander spoke wednesday at the black hat computer security conference . alexander: data surveillance program does not apply to people in the us. alexander faced some hecklers during his hourlong talk |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) kelley mulfinger thought she would be making a six figure salary in marketing by her second year out of school instead, the university of virginia alum is teaching a classroom of first graders how to spell words like 'care' kelley mulfinger says teaching has provided her with job security and ... | this year teach for america 42 percent 2008 | so far this year, applications for teach for america are up 42 percent from 2008 . increase attributed to economy that's encouraging people to re evaluate careers . small nonprofits also benefit from sudden availability of skilled labor . community service groups stand to benefit from legislation to increase funding |
(cnn) wanted: patient person physically fit, with basic knowledge of biology able to take pictures job: find bigfoot scientists in china's hubei province have announced they are looking for additional members for its special team tasked with tracking down the creature the hubei wild man research association (hwmra) ... | chinese bigfoot group | chinese launching new search for bigfoot . group seeks funding for effort . bigfoot believed to be half man, half ape |
miami, florida (cnn) the storm called hanna weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm tuesday morning as maximum sustained winds eased down to 70 mph, the national hurricane center said this satellite image from monday shows hanna over the southern bahamas and the turks and caicos islands despite the downgrade, ... | bulimiform odontoglossae anxious | no related information |
editor's note: cnn executive producer suzanne simons is the author of 'master of war: blackwater's erik prince and the global business of war' private contractor xe flies military personnel in afghanistan and helps train afghan border police the company formerly known as blackwater, now called xe much to its chagrin, h... | orective woodwax docetize | no related information |
(cnn) facebook recently announced new privacy controls that enable users not only to limit how their information is shared, but also to better understand how that information is exposed to others increased transparency and strong, simple privacy controls like these are practices more companies should embrace faceboo... | brisling skilly overmantel | no related information |
washington (cnn) senate majority leader harry reid mistakenly called out 'no' thursday when asked for his vote on the health care reconciliation bill, setting the chamber howling with laughter reid voted the wrong way when the clerk called for his vote, realized his error and quickly changed his vote to 'yes' 'he di... | piratess coharmonize wrapped | no related information |
(ewcom) it was a great weekend to be a director named paul anderson not only did paul ws anderson's 'resident evil: retribution' become his fourth straight 'resident evil' film to debut atop the chart; paul thomas anderson's drama 'the master' had one of the best opening weekends of all time in limited release in fi... | the master finding nemo | 'resident evil: retribution' opened at the top of the box office . 'the master' had one of the best opening weekends of all time in limited release . 'finding nemo' came in second |
new york (cnn) it was the last stop for some of new york's finest and most reviled: famed composer leonard bernstein, 'boss' tweed, and organized crime's 'lord high executioner,' albert anastasia shot dead in a barber's chair in 1957 civil war generals, inventors, baseball legends, so many who helped define ameri... | americans brooklyn green wood cemetery 75 years | many famous, and infamous, americans are buried at brooklyn's green wood cemetery . for 75 years, the author's grandfather was buried there without a marker . recently, the family located his grave site and commissioned a headstone |
(cnn) a magazine photo spread of taliban fighters posing in the uniforms of 10 french soldiers killed last month has sparked an angry response one of the pictures in the french magazine paris match that has stirred controversy the latest edition of paris match includes photos of the taliban fighters and their comman... | ankhs concavo misexposition | no related information |
(cnn) a powwow themed party that critics called a 'perfect storm of bad stereotypes' has led to collaboration between paul frank industries and native american designers on a new line of clothing and accessories pictures from the september event 'dream catchin with paul frank' traveled fast, showing guests, includin... | imploringly unsophisticate soilages | no related information |
washington (cnn) secretary of education arne duncan is expected to push for reforms in how teachers are taught when he speaks at teachers college at columbia university in new york on thursday education secretary arne duncan is expected to say colleges profit from education schools but reinvest little according to ... | duncan education thursday new york's columbia university | duncan to say colleges have done 'mediocre job' of preparing teachers . education secretary to speak thursday at new york's columbia university . prepared remarks: universities divert profits from education schools . colleges do little to invest in educational research, duncan expected to say |
perugia, italy (cnn) a judge was considering monday whether to grant a request for a fresh autopsy on the body of the british student meredith kercher, killed in the italian city of perugia meredith kercher was found dead in her villa november 2 with a knife wound to her neck kercher's corpse is still being held in ... | uk meredith kercher perugia italy november 1 patrick lumumba second kercher us italian | uk exchange student meredith kercher killed in perugia, italy november 1 . lawyers for released suspect patrick lumumba demand second autopsy . request after another suspect says an unidentified assailant attacked kercher . other suspects include kercher's us flatmate and flatmate's italian boyfriend |
(cnn) italy's supreme court on tuesday explained its earlier ruling that american amanda knox be retried in the 2007 death of her roommate, saying the jury that acquitted her didn't consider all the evidence, and that discrepancies in testimony need to be answered the high court also said evidence could support pros... | italian amanda knox's knox 2009 italy 2011 march tuesday | italian high court: evidence could support a sex game theory . high court: 'significant evidence' was neglected in amanda knox's acquittal . knox was convicted in 2009 for a stabbing death in italy, but was acquitted in 2011 . the high court ordered a retrial in march, and released its reasons tuesday |
london, england (cnn) the new bundesliga season kicked off on friday when defending champions wolfsburg beat stuttgart 2 0 at the volkswagen arena fanzone details what to expect from the new campaign: so what's new? no less than eight teams underwent a change of coach during the off season with bayern munich's a... | foxhole profitsharing gnetaceae | no related information |
(cnn) mathieu flamini scored the winner nine minutes from time as a second string ac milan side beat third division novara 2 1 at the san siro on wednesday to reach the coppa italia quarterfinals milan coach leonardo made 11 changes to the side that won 3 0 at juventus on sunday with ronaldinho, david beckham, andre... | ac milan juventus the coppa italia milan third novara 2 1 san siro mathieu flamini's alessandro del piero napoli | ac milan and juventus are both through to the quarterfinals of the coppa italia . a much changed milan side beat third division novara 2 1 at the san siro thanks to mathieu flamini's winner . alessandro del piero scores twice for juventus, who return to form with a 3 0 win over napoli |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan's military killed at least 55 militants over the past 24 hours as part of its week long crackdown on taliban militants, an army spokesman said friday pakistani security personnel patrol the troubled buner district this week's military operation resulted in more than 230 militant ca... | pakistan taliban pakistani afghan afghanistan | pakistan military says at least 55 taliban militants killed in last 24 hours . pakistani army has been waging a week long crackdown on taliban . afghan, coalition forces in afghanistan kill 15 militants, wound 12 others |
(cnn) italian title hopefuls juventus suffered another setback with a 3 1 defeat at bari on saturday night, coming on the heels of the turin giants' european exit cirro ferrara's third placed team remained five points behind serie a leaders inter milan, who travel to lowly atalanta on sunday bari, meanwhile, moved u... | italian juventus bari third juve european midweek fifth napoli cagliari | italian title hopefuls juventus suffer another setback with a 3 1 defeat at bari . the defeat for third placed juve comes after embarrassing european exit in midweek . bari move up to fifth place on goal difference ahead of a group of teams including napoli . napoli snatch a 3 3 draw at cagliari, earning a point with g... |
(cnn) veteran spanish full back michel salgado has joined english premier league side blackburn rovers on a two year deal salgado won two champions league and four primera liga titles during his 10 years at real madrid salgado, who has been capped 53 times by his country, had his real madrid contract cancelled by mu... | spanish michel salgado english blackburn real madrid salgado bernabeu champions league | spanish defender michel salgado joins english premier league blackburn . the 33 year old full back signs a two year contract after leaving real madrid . salgado spent 10 years at the bernabeu winning two champions league titles |
(cnn) swiss police were scrambling monday in search of three masked men who stole four impressionist paintings worth about $163 million (180 million swiss francs) sunday in a heist police characterized as 'spectacular' claude monet's 'poppies near vetheuil' was one of the famous paintings stolen by the armed robbers... | satable interlinear sviatonosite | no related information |
(cnn) here's what katie roche expected when she went into the hospital for spine surgery: two titanium rods, a bone graft, 17 screws in her vertebrae, eight hours in the operating room, and a week's stay in the hospital to recover here's what she didn't expect on top of all that: sharing a hospital room with a fever... | katie 120 to 90 pounds yogurt | katie dropped from 120 to 90 pounds because of the infection she picked up at the hospital . the bacteria that made her sick is called clostridium difficile, according to a new study . yogurt helps restore the good bacteria in the gut that help fight off bad bacteria . parents can sometimes notice signs of infection be... |
(cnn) remember the pre web personal diary? it had a lock on it, and after writing your thoughts about the day, it stayed tucked in a drawer you talked about dreams and disappointments and school and love, and sometimes you culled it for phrases in the love letter you agonized over for a week before leaving it in the... | neptunean bulbomembranous nonuniversities | no related information |
vancouver, british columbia (cnn) the luge track on which a georgian athlete died during an olympic training run will reopen saturday after officials found it had no deficiencies, the vancouver olympic committee and international luge federation said officials will, however, modify the track at the curve where the c... | nodar kumaritashvili georgia | olympic track where luger died will reopen saturday with changes to course . nodar kumaritashvili of georgia struck pole during practice crash . officials: 'no indication' accident was caused by deficiencies in track |
(cnn) brazilian president inacio lula da silva said monday the government will do everything possible to help victims of flooding and mudslides that have killed at least 229 people and left thousands homeless lula said he will immediately make available 200 million brazilian reais (about $112 million) in emergency f... | inacio lula $112 million | death toll climbs to at least 229; thousands left homeless . president inacio lula said he will make available $112 million in emergency funding . more than 160 people have been injured and about 5,000 have been left homeless, officials said |
buenos aires (cnn) it's been nearly 30 years since british and argentinian troops fought over the falkland islands, but politicians from both countries are ratcheting up their rhetoric over the british controlled territory the ideological battle comes as prince william is scheduled to begin a royal air force tour of... | washbasin deflorescence undeprecatingly | no related information |
(cnn) the colombian government said it would appeal to international bodies over what it called a threat made over the weekend by venezuelan president hugo chavez on his weekly sunday television show, chavez ordered the venezuelan military to begin preparations for a war with the neighboring country, warning of a co... | colombia un security council oas venezuela venezuelan colombian | colombia says it would ask for intervention from un security council, oas . venezuela strongly objects to us colombia deal on base use . last month venezuelan authorities said they captured two colombian spies . colombia denies claim |
(cnn) 'mittens don't clap,' is how california based cowbell importer elisabeth halvorson explains it and if you are the proud owner of a cowbell in north america, chances are it passed through her hands en route to the us 'bells have been used, especially in downhill skiing, for a long time it started in switzerland... | cowbells world cup europe north america 21st century alpine winter | cowbells represent a defiant clanging in a world of corporate glitz . world cup skiing season brings with it sound of bells on slopes of europe and north america . noise has become part of global entertainment industry that is 21st century sport . it grew from alpine traditions where farmers would take bells along for ... |
(cnn) as news of the tragic shooting at a school in newtown, connecticut, rippled across the globe, mari lolarga found a candle in his home in the philippines and lit it in honor of those who died lolarga, who lives in santa rosa city, said he found it 'unspeakable' that someone would kill people who could not defen... | haiti pakistan newtown connecticut us | people from haiti to pakistan express sorrow over killings in newtown, connecticut . some say they were shocked over apparent targeting of kids . issue of gun control proves as divisive globally as in the us |
(cnn) a ban on polio vaccinations imposed by the taliban could affect about 280,000 children living in tribal areas of northwest pakistan, according to estimates from the world health organization last month, local taliban militants prohibited polio vaccines over the united states' use of drone strikes in the region... | pollinctor iwflower optimisticalness | no related information |
(cnn) she is poised to become one of the world's most powerful women, joining an elite club of fellow female trailblazers including german chancellor angela merkel and brazil's president dilma rousseff but when president obama announced his nominee for the next chair of the us federal reserve last october, few outsi... | senate janet yellen us federal reserve ben bernanke second this month first fed 100 year new yorker | the senate confirms janet yellen as the next chair of us federal reserve . current chairman ben bernanke will complete his second term this month . yellen will be the first woman head in the fed's 100 year history . the native new yorker has extensive economic and academic experience |
(cnn) if you are a coffee lover you might be tempted to pay for a cup of the most expensive coffee in the world indonesia's velvety tasting brew, kopi luwak, gives new meaning to rich coffee it can cost up to $50 per cup 'the supply is very limited in the world that makes the price is very expensive,' kopi luwak bra... | kopi luwak up to $50 indonesia | kopi luwak is the world's most expensive coffee . brewed from beans that have been semi digested by palm civets . can cost up to $50 per cup outside of indonesia . becoming more popular in indonesia among affluent members of society |
(cnn) add superman to the list of reporters leaving the newspaper business behind in the comic book series' latest issue, which went on sale wednesday, an outraged clark kent quits his job at the daily planet after his boss berates him 'i was taught to believe you could use words to change the course of rivers th... | clark kent the daily planet superman | new: it would have been more realistic if he'd been laid off, blogger quips . in latest comic, clark kent quits his job at the daily planet . the alter ego's newspaper job has been a mainstay of superman's story . the comic book's writer says clark kent is likely to become a blogger |
(cnn) a humanitarian plane carrying 17 people most of them relief workers has crashed during a storm in a mountainous region in the democratic republic of congo, the united nations said tuesday file image of a beechcraft 1900 aircraft search and rescue crews were not immediately able to land their helicopter i... | pronunciamento peritoneoclysis ungeographic | no related information |
(cnn) cesc fabregas has reacted to speculation over his future by insisting he is 'wholeheartedly committed to arsenal' fabregas has again moved quickly to quell suggestions he is looking to leave arsenal the spain midfielder has been linked with moves to former club barcelona and big spending real madrid in recent ... | rasselas fusc limpnesses | no related information |
(cnn) on november 18, 1978, more than 900 people died in a mass murder suicide at jonestown, a cult commune in guyana its leader, the rev jim jones, called himself god he persuaded followers to kill their children first and then drink fruit punch laced with cyanide of the nearly 1,000 church members who were prese... | americans jim jones jones jonestown | in 1978, 909 americans were led to mass murder suicide by rev jim jones . jones persuaded followers to kill children first; then drink cyanide laced fruit drink . one third of the dead at jonestown were children: only 33 people survived |
madrid, spain (cnn) a spanair md 82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said friday the plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue ... | spanair madrid | video of spanair md 82 which crashed in madrid shows plane got off the ground . video shows plane bursting into flames after runway skid, source says . dna tests will be used to identify victims from madrid air crash . 153 people died when spanair flight crashed wednesday during takeoff |
join roland martin for his weekly sound off segment on cnncom live at 10:30 am et wednesday if you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you roland martin says journalists don't serve the public if they push rumors (cnn) two recent stories are a prime example of how important it is for the media to con... | mac edwards martin | mac, edwards stories point out importance of confronting rumors, martin says . martin says rules are simple: if you have the facts, run with the story . martin says journalists should stick to that, no matter what hits the internet . that's how journalists keep credibility and integrity, he says |
london, england (cnn) the new italian serie a season kicks off with the first round of fixtures this weekend fanzone details what to expect from the forthcoming campaign: so what's new? the serie a managerial merry go round produced its usual raft of changes with over a third of clubs set to begin the season wit... | serie a la liga kaka zlatan ibrahimovic samuel eto'o diego klaas jan huntelaar walter zenga's palermo scudetto | serie a has lost two star players to la liga in kaka and zlatan ibrahimovic . samuel eto'o, diego and klaas jan huntelaar are the league's major arrivals . walter zenga's palermo side represent a good outside bet to win the scudetto . have your say on who you think will win serie a in the sound off below |
(cnn) air travel these days can feel designed to make a harried flier feel like nothing more than a piece of cargo from the interminable security lines to boarding cattle calls, anonymity is the order of the day, and that often extends to the food court in a sea of endless soft pretzel vendors, undistinguished subs ... | racallable architective heliosis | no related information |
(cnn) three americans rescued last week from captivity in the colombian jungle left a medical center for their homes saturday, hoping for some time out of the spotlight as they reconnect with loved ones left to right, thomas howes, keith stansell and marc gonsalves address reporters before flying home saturday keith... | texas 10 days colombia | ex farc hostages leave texas medical center 10 days after rescue . freed men ask for privacy, saying they want to spend time with relatives . men ask media to not forget about hostages who still held in colombia |
(cnn) the discovery of hard plastic inside packages prompted a nationwide recall of 72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad, one of several recalls involving poultry and meat products issued through us food safety authorities in recent days the suter company is recalling 82 ounce packages of the 'bumble bee lunch on t... | the suter company bumble bee illinois diana mexican food 41,670 pounds ny gourmet salads | the suter company recalls canned chicken salad branded as 'bumble bee'. packaged in illinois, the products went to stores and restaurants nationwide . in unrelated, separate recalls, diana's mexican food recalled 41,670 pounds of chicken tamales . and ny gourmet salads recalled 12 products that weren't properly inspect... |
(cnn) almost before the smoke had cleared at pearl harbor, he had enlisted to serve his country in the army air forces he viewed the war in the south pacific through the bomb sight of a b 24 liberator as a second lieutenant and was awarded the distinguished flying cross for bravery when he got home to texas, he was ... | james moore house texas moore hispanics capitol | james moore: ex speaker of the house wasn't qualified to vote in home state of texas . moore: tough voter id law passed even though voter fraud practically nonexistent in texas . moore: hispanics, women, the poor, rural and urban folks most likely to be turned down . moore: if you have a concealed gun permit, you can w... |
london, england (cnn) it is an unusual art auction where making money isn't a great concern but that is the case this weekend when a series of paintings go on the block with the purpose of drawing attention to climate change this picture by andrew bartolo, 15, of malta is one of 26 for sale in the unep's 'paint for ... | un new york at least $500 | collection of children's art to be auctioned by the un on saturday in new york . the paintings share the common theme of climate change, pleas for action . the artworks were chosen from 200,000 sent to the un over the past 17 years . pre bids indicate all 26 paintings will be sold for at least $500 a piece |
london, england (cnn) as an organization they're used to investing billions of dollars in scientific experiments that further our knowledge of earth and space but the only bill to speak of on this occasion is orange and attached to the body of a rubber duck scientists from nasa hope that rubber ducks will help them ... | nasa the jakobshavn glacier baffin bay greenland summer months | nasa scientists launch a flotilla of 90 rubber ducks to investigate ice melt in glacier . the jakobshavn glacier in baffin bay is the fastest moving glacier in greenland . researchers investigating why glacier movement speeds up during summer months |
(sunset) get away for a mind clearing recharge at spa resorts, spiritual retreats, hot springs and more work with a spiritual leader shambhala their brand of soulfulness is more about group study than zipping your lips the 600 acre sanctuary two hours from denver has a long list of classes on ancient wisdom, spi... | shambhala denver live oak malibu hawaii island retreat | shambhala, a sanctuary near denver, offers classes on ancient wisdom and meditation . ranch at live oak malibu provides nine hours a day of no opt out exercise . hawaii island retreat includes outdoor spa treatments and hula lessons |
london, england (cnn) malini mehra is a woman in a hurry she's late for a meeting with al gore's people, the batteries on her cell phone are running out, and besides, uk call roaming charges are 'horrendous' malini mehra: 'we simply cannot afford to be timid on climate change' i've managed to get her on the phone fr... | malini mehra india principal voices 2006 tomorrow indian national plan of action june | malini mehra on mission to change attitudes to climate change in india . participated in principal voices in 2006, since then has stepped up campaign . says: 'tomorrow's world is indian it's high time we owned the problem'. india critiqued for being slow to act, national plan of action due in june |
(cnn) seventy dollars gary bender had difficulty believing what was right before his eyes bender, an accountant who lives in irvine, california, was looking at a hospital bill he had found while going through the possessions of his late mother, sylvia 'i'm kind of the family historian,' he told me 'i keep things' wh... | ticktock bowyang annunciations | no related information |
(cnn) mexican crooner vicente fernandez, an icon of folk music known for his ranchera ballads, will undergo a liver biopsy in houston on tuesday, he announced considered mexico's most famous living singer, fernandez told cnn affiliate foro tv that doctors had found a 2 centimeter 'ball' in his liver that requires ex... | vicente fernandez mexico houston | vicente fernandez is considered mexico's most famous living singer . doctors found a 'ball' in his liver, he said . he will undergo a biopsy in houston on tuesday |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) ten girls were killed in eastern afghanistan on monday when a landmine exploded as they were out collecting firewood the latest casualties in one of the most mined countries in the world two other girls were injured in the incident in nangarhar province, said ahmad zia abdulzai, the spoke... | landmines afghanistan | two others are injured in the blast . landmines continue to kill dozens in afghanistan |
hong kong (cnn) chinese police have detained an ethnic tibetan monk and his nephew, accusing them of 'goading' eight people into setting themselves on fire lorang konchok, a 40 year old monk at kirti monastery in southwestern sichuan, had incited self immolations 'on the instructions of the dalai lama and his follow... | chinese tibetan tibetans | chinese police detain ethnic tibetan monk and his nephew . accuses pair of goading people into setting themselves on fire . police say they acted on the instructions of dalai lama and his followers . self immolations over chinese treatment of tibetans increasing in frequency |
islamabad (cnn) a campaign to eradicate polio from the northwest tribal region of pakistan is on hold after fatal attacks on health workers vaccinating children, the balochistan government said tuesday six polio vaccination workers were killed in attacks in pakistan since monday, the world health organization and pa... | pakistan monday taliban who | six polio vaccination workers were killed in attacks in pakistan since monday . a taliban commander in northwest pakistan banned polio vaccines . pakistan is one of 3 countries where polio remains endemic, who says . who estimates 280,000 children living in the northwest tribal area need of polio vaccine |
(cnn) for the people of newtown and for people across the country, 9:30 am was a time to stop, listen and remember bells rang in the connecticut town and in churches and other buildings in multiple states friday morning to remember the 20 children and six women who were gunned down at newtown's sandy hook elementary... | first michelle obama a week | the nation observes a moment of silence, and church bells ring in many states . president, first lady are 'holding you and your families in our hearts,' michelle obama writes . observances mark a week since shooting that killed 20 children, 7 women and gunman |
(cnn) jovan belcher had been a success story, an underdog done good an undrafted free agent from the fringes of the college football universe, he not only made the kansas city chiefs' roster, he made his mark playing every game since 2009, rising from special teams ace to starter, recording more and more tackles ... | beanbags vaticanism foreordaining | no related information |
(cnn) in an industry known for elevating a certain look, prizing a certain age and sticking to the script, jane lynch is exceptional at 52, the 6 foot tall comedienne and actress has experienced more success in the last five years of her career than most actors could dream of for their entire life her role as sue sy... | lynch elfbot haden glee | lynch is providing the voice for new holiday book 'elfbot'. her daughter haden also appears on the audiobook . lynch said she loves the new talent on 'glee' |
(cnn) pop star justin timberlake and actress jessica biel have called it quits after dating for years 'addressing the media speculation regarding jessica biel and justin timberlake's relationship, we are confirming that they mutually have decided to part ways,' their representatives said in a joint statement thursda... | timberlake the social network the a team | timberlake's film credits include 'the social network'. the actress has appeared in various films, including 'the a team' |
(cnn) the number of unexplained dolphin deaths on cape cod, massachusetts, rose friday, with rescuers tallying the toll at 103 about 160 common dolphins have been found since the animals began stranding themselves in early january, said michael booth, a spokesman for the international fund for animal welfare, the or... | cape cod massachusetts | 103 dolphins die on cape cod, massachusetts . common dolphins started coming ashore in early january . the beachings have puzzled investigators |
(cnn) the two little girls vanished nearly 40 years ago, their disappearance long faded from the public consciousness, their names etched in a stone marker their hope sapped parents placed in a local cemetery but maryland police have been tenacious about solving this cold case and on tuesday they breathed new life i... | lloyd lee welch jr sheila lyon katherine 10 jay lyon | new: police ask public for information about convicted sex offender lloyd lee welch jr. sheila lyon was 12, her sister katherine 10, when they vanished . their brother, jay lyon, saw them eating pizza that day . a few years later, he joined the police force |
london, england (cnn) later this summer, a motor rally will make its way across europe nothing strange in that you might think but this is a race with a difference a 'banger rally' if you like and one with a well tuned environmental message andy pag is leading a 'chip fat' rally to greece in august 2008 the 'g... | resalute bhungi footprint | no related information |
(cnn) syrian government officials will attend the international conference dubbed 'geneva ii' that is charged with bringing about an end to the violence that has wracked the country since march 2011, the state run syrian arab news agency reported wednesday presidential adviser bouthaina shaaban told russia today tv ... | rectifications trabeation triglidae | no related information |
washington (cnn) president bush condemned the escalated violence between russia and us backed georgia on sunday, while vice president dick cheney said aggression against georgia 'must not go unanswered' president bush chats with russian prime minister vladmir putin at the start of the olympic opening ceremonies 'my... | pilkins usuries apostle | no related information |
kabul (cnn) on the outskirts of kabul, behind a high wall is a building that used to serve as a school classroom on the outside, painted on the dusty gray walls, are murals of brightly colored animals inside on the worn out carpet sits a family, huddled together masoma smiles shyly as we enter the room the 25 year o... | kabul masoma 25 | family of seven addicted to opium seeking treatment in kabul . two children, aged just five and seven, breathed in family's smoke . masoma, 25, took up the drug after losing her husband . mother, brother and sister also used drug to dull the pain of death |
los angeles (cnn) tom cruise's neighbor had a rough night on sunday jason sullivan, 41, allegedly tried to climb over the actor's fence when a security guard used a 'taser' device to stop him, according to police, who said sullivan was intoxicated and arrested him on trespassing charges police arrived at 9:35 pm to ... | dialogers goutiness pukateine | no related information |
(cnn) the breakout star of this summer's olympic games so far has been twitter the social network has become the go to place for real time news, snarky commentary and controversy from athletes, journalists, sports fans and celebrities alike here are 12 prolific and entertaining twitter accounts to follow so you don... | olympic us olympic team | delayed broadcasts have made twitter the go to place for real time olympic commentary . athletes are protesting rules, journalists are live tweeting and everyone is posting grainy photos . us olympic team is hashtag happy, tweeting and rting photos and videos |
(cnn) using a new 'build and battle' game mechanic, 'starhawk' offers more than your typical third person shooter, tapping ino the player's strategic thinking while creating an enjoyable ride lightbox interactive founder dylan jobe wanted to take one of their old titles, 'warhawk,' and make it into something more en... | starhawk multiplayer 2007 warhawk | unique 'build and battle' mechanic sets 'starhawk' apart from other shooters . players can select buildings, vehicles and other tools to place and use in fights . multiplayer action gets intense, with up to 32 players at a time . the game is an offshoot of the 2007 game 'warhawk' |
(cnn) chris stevens knew what he was getting into he knew, longtime friend daniel seidemann said, that libya was a place of great promise, but also one of great peril 'when he went to libya, he had no illusions about where he was going,' seidemann said 'he has probably done more than anybody on the planet to help th... | chukar semmel uhuru | no related information |
(cnn) do comedy writers share notes or do they just think alike? on the day 'tonight show' host jay leno announced he was passing the baton to jimmy fallon, he and an old rival shared nearly identical jokes on their late night shows in his opening monologue on wednesday, leno said it had been a tough day for him 'ha... | new york times bill carter leno fallon tonight show new york | new: new york times media reporter bill carter says leno was 'on board with this'. fallon will replace leno in spring 2014 . leno first left the show in 2009 but returned after his new show failed . the new 'tonight show' will also return to new york |
(cnn) most artists have to wait years or perhaps an eternity to earn serious money from their work aidan reed, on the other hand, earned more than $83,000 in a few weeks, and he's only 5 aidan's art is of monsters green ones, black ones, scary ones, silly ones the people who buy his drawings aren't necessar... | semidiagrammatic coracii brassicas | no related information |
(cnn) dr joseph adelegan is the founder and the executive chairman of the global network for environment and economic development research a front line african non profit and non governmental organization involved in environment and sustainable development issues dr joseph akinkugbe adelegan in 2001, he pioneere... | joseph adelegan chartered civil and structural engineer ashoka 2006 the world economic forum nigerian | dr joseph adelegan is chartered civil and structural engineer and ashoka fellow . he was the 2006 young global leader of the world economic forum . rose to prominence through his innovative 'cows to kilowatts' project . the nigerian project converted waste slaughterhouse products into energy |
los angeles, california (cnn) there's no question 'tropic thunder' takes chances ben stiller, left, and robert downey jr are among the stars of 'tropic thunder,' a hollywood satire tom cruise almost unrecognizable as a foulmouthed, foul mannered movie executive? check mockery of action heroes, method actors and gros... | nonretentiveness nonsynthesis intrameningeal | no related information |
(cnn) officials in some gulf coast states spent the third anniversary of hurricane katrina on friday gearing up for what could be the biggest threat to the region since katrina hit in 2005 new orleans mayor ray nagin attends a ceremony friday honoring hurricane katrina victims hurricane gustav is poised to pass near... | new orleans mississippi haley barbour sunday grand isle jefferson parish texas rick perry | new: disaster response teams arrive in new orleans as elderly fill airports . mississippi gov haley barbour says evacuations will begin sunday in two counties . grand isle area of jefferson parish urged to begin voluntary evacuations . texas gov rick perry pre emptively declare emergency in 61 counties |
(cnn) federal regulators announced $71 million in fines against american airlines on thursday over maintenance issues and problems with its drug and alcohol testing programs american airlines was fined for allowing aircrafts to fly while they knew they needed repairs 'the faa believes the large total amount of the ... | american faa airline | new: american asks to meet with faa, calls fines 'excessive'. airline accused of not having timely inspections of emergency lighting systems . two planes flew combined 58 times before problems corrected . airline also fined for 'past deficiencies' regarding drug and alcohol testing |
(cnn) apple is opening up about how many government requests it gets for customer information the secretive company released its first transparency report on tuesday, breaking down the number of account and device data requests it received from law enforcement by country for the first half of 2013 the united states ... | reseats uncalled bettine | no related information |
(cnn) the us olympic committee and the international olympic committee are expected to ask a federal judge monday to shut down web sites they allege scam customers trying to buy olympic tickets, according to court documents the web site wwwbeijingticketingcom is accused in a lawsuit of scamming olympic ticket buyers... | usoc ioc wwwbeijing 2008ticketscom 100 % | usoc, ioc claim fake ticket sites have bilked customers using their trademark . sites wwwbeijingticketingcom and wwwbeijing 2008ticketscom named in suit . one site claims 'we assure 100 % guaranteed tickets delivery' |
(cnn) the cloud sounds amazing set up your entire digital life to sync automatically with a server run by some big (ostensibly responsible) tech company, and you never have to worry about losing data again, right? wrong, of course as a wired writer's recent brush with hackers shows, there are plenty of ways for your... | google facebook | security experts offer tips on how to use the cloud safely . back up your files in multiple places, including in on the ground hard drives . use a different password for every website and social network . turn on google's and facebook's two factor authentication features |
(cnn) celebrity chef bobby chinn has tried his hand at a number of things chinn's face for television: picking up his asian tv award in 2007 english boarding school taught him that food could be an awful experience; wall street taught him that creativity was more important than money and a stint as a stand up comedi... | chinese egyptian chinn vietnam world cafe asia' | half chinese, half egyptian, chinn made his name as a chef in vietnam . worked on wall street and as a stand up comic before becoming a chef . has published cook books and has own cookery show called 'world cafe asia' |
london (cnn) a british girl who survived the execution style killing of her father, mother and grandmother in a normally idyllic region of the alps last week returned to britain on friday, authorities said zainab al hilli, 7, left france in the morning and arrived in the uk, surrey police said as the only survivor, ... | 7 year old french britain british first saad al hilli | the 7 year old girl is potentially the only person now alive who saw the killings, authorities say . a french prosecutor and judge are in britain seeking new leads in the case . a british cyclist who was first at the scene of the shootings recounts what he saw . saad al hilli, his wife and mother in law were shot dead,... |
(cnn) when 'sorcery' was demonstrated during the sony presentation at the electronic entertainment expo in 2010, it was touted as the quintessential game for the new move motion controller, showcasing how action can be directed with the new device fast forward two years, and 'sorcery' doesn't quite live up to expect... | audiology perilune tapacura | no related information |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) a car bomber hit outside a us base in eastern afghanistan on wednesday, killing three people and leaving civilians injured, authorities said the blast killed a security guard and two truck drivers delivering supplies, according to abdul qayoom baqizoy, the provincial police chief six civilia... | taliban camp chapman | the blast occurs after a minibus stops at the gate for a security check . the taliban claim responsibility for the blast . camp chapman has been targeted in the past |
washington (cnn) to veto or not to veto: it's up to arizona gov jan brewer she must decide if she is going to sign into law legislation that would allow business owners, as long as they assert their religious beliefs, to deny service to gay and lesbian customers if she approves it, the state could face litigation an... | aquarelle damson cunye | no related information |
(cnn) quick name a planet with rings easy, right? but saturn and others are not alone: now scientists have added another celestial body to the short list of objects in our solar system that have rings around them the remote asteroid chariklo orbits between saturn and uranus in the outer solar system researchers p... | south american chariklo some day | south american telescope observations found rings around an asteroid . the asteroid, called chariklo, may also have a moon . some day the rings themselves may lead to a moon being formed |
(cnn) egypt's military launched airstrikes in the country's sinai peninsula, killing 13 people who the military called 'extremists' loyal to the islamist group muslim brotherhood, state media reported the thursday night strikes hit four homes in the northern sinai, state media reported friday, citing military spokes... | egypt sinai muslim brotherhood | airstrikes struck four homes in egypt's sinai peninsula, military says . military alleges those killed were 'extremists' loyal to muslim brotherhood |
(cnn) a magnitude 79 earthquake struck off the coast of central peru on wednesday evening, killing 15 people and leaving 70 hurt, president alan garcia said on national television pedestrians try to make calls on their cell phones in lima, peru, after a strong earthquake wednesday peru's panamericana tv put the deat... | hawaii two minutes lima peru | new: tsunami warnings and watches canceled, as is hawaii's advisory . at least 15 people killed, 70 injured in quake . quake was felt for two minutes; people ran out of office buildings in panic . broken windows, power outages reported in lima, peru's capital |
(cnn) it is a timely boost for barcelona heading into their spanish title showdown with atletico madrid lionel messi, one of the world's best soccer players, is on the verge of a penning a new deal at the club the argentina striker has had a lean season by his own impossibly high standards, but has still scored 28 l... | argentine lionel messi fc barcelona spanish the next few days barca atletico madrid saturday | argentine striker lionel messi agrees a new contract at fc barcelona . spanish club announce 'an agreement to adjust the terms in the contract'. new deal will be signed in the next few days say the spanish champions . barca face title decider against atletico madrid on saturday |
(cnn) felipe massa's formula one career is hanging in the balance after confirmation the ferrari driver suffered some damage to his left eye following his crash in qualifying for the hungarian gp although his condition continues to improve felipe massa receives attention after his high speed crash in hungarian g... | felipe massa saturday robert veres massa 28 year old brazilian two hour | surgeon reveals felipe massa suffered eye damage in his crash on saturday . professor robert veres confirms it is unclear whether massa will drive again . the 28 year old continues to show improvement after undergoing skull surgery . the brazilian had a two hour operation following high speed crash on saturday |
(cnn) president barack obama is probably the most pro woman president in us history, but his signature racial justice program, the my brother's keeper initiative, is for males only that's wrong and needs to change the president should follow the advice of more than 1,000 women of color who, this week, wrote a letter... | paul butler obama butler | paul butler wonders why obama's signature initiative doesn't include girls . my brother's keeper program offers young men social and economic opportunities . butler: a racial justice program simply will not work if it leaves out half the race |
(cnn) typhoon matmo has slammed in taiwan, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and the threat of landslides on the mountainous island winds traveling at up to 64 knots (33 meters per second) swept over the territory, downing trees, cutting electricity and sending water gushing over roads 'the water is just sheeting of... | taiwan typhoon matmo the early hours of wednesday morning james reynolds cnn | strong winds, rain raises threat of mudslides in taiwan . typhoon matmo passed over the island in the early hours of wednesday morning . 'water is just sheeting off the mountains,' storm chaser james reynolds tells cnn |
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