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rafah, gaza (cnn) israel said wednesday it expects egypt to 'solve the problem' after at least 50,000 people crossed the downed gaza egyptian border to buy supplies palestinians on wednesday break through a wall separating egypt from gaza palestinians, running out of fuel, food and other supplies after israel closed... | hamas white house gaza city egyptian gaza israel us egypt | new: hamas to blame for 'serious' situation, says 'very concerned' white house . gaza city quiet; egyptian town bustling; more cars entering gaza . gaza rocket attacks into southern israel cease, israel says . us blames hamas after 50,000 cross into gaza to egypt to buy goods |
(cnn) goals from manucho and flavio gave hosts angola a welcome boost as they moved top of africa cup of nations group a with a 2 0 victory over malawi on thursday in the opening match angola threw away a 4 0 lead to eventually draw with mali, but home fans were able to celebrate second time round as they clinched a... | jiujitsus gothics mycobacterial | no related information |
port st lucie, florida (cnn) tropical storm fay, stalled near cape canaveral, florida, soaked portions of east central florida late wednesday, and the national hurricane center said it could dump 30 inches of rain in some areas of the state streets are flooded wednesday in port st lucie, florida, in a photo from ir... | silents neater phototelegraph | no related information |
la paz, bolivia (cnn) five of bolivia's nine states staged a civic strike tuesday, protesting against president evo morales and demanding a larger share of the country's natural gas revenues members of santa cruz's juvenile union burn wood during protests tuesday in santa cruz, bolivia officials in santa cruz, beni,... | bolivia santa cruz | five of bolivia's 9 states demand larger share of nation's natural gas revenues. president has earmarked gas profits to increase funding for pension plans . police fire tear gas three times at demonstrators in santa cruz |
(cnn) actor and filmmaker joe pantoliano, known for his role as ralph cifaretto on the hbo series 'the sopranos,' attended the democratic national convention on monday to raise awareness about people living with mental illness joe pantoliano has met with the obama and mccain camps to promote mental health and recove... | pantoliano no kidding sopranos obama mccain november | pantoliano is co founder of the advocacy group no kidding, me too . 'sopranos' actor has new film about mental illness . he says he has met with obama and mccain camps to discuss issue . pantoliano hasn't decided whom to vote for in november |
(cnn) the new york times has rejected an essay that sen john mccain wrote defending his iraq war policy sen john mccain wrote an op ed for the new york times, but the paper said it could not publish it as written the piece was in response to an op ed from sen barack obama that was published in the paper last week in... | john mccain iraq new york times mccain barack obama's obama | new: paper says rejection part of standard back and forth procedure . john mccain writes essay in defending his iraq policy . new york times suggests mccain submit piece that mirrors barack obama's . paper: obama's essay had new information, mccain's critiqued obama's positions |
cern, switzerland (cnn) scientists wednesday applauded as one of the most ambitious experiments ever conceived got successfully underway, with protons being fired around a 27 kilometer (17 mile) tunnel deep beneath the border of france and switzerland in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe scientists ap... | about $9 billion earth | startup has been eagerly awaited by 9,000 physicists around the world . it's the largest particle accelerator in the world and costs about $9 billion . lawsuits allege it could generate black holes that could eat the earth |
cairo (cnn) clashes erupted between demonstrators and security forces in egypt on sunday, leaving 51 people dead and more than 260 injured, state media reported the violence started early sunday afternoon as muslim brotherhood protesters marched in different neighborhoods in cairo and across the country in egypt's c... | asternia mewer waddent | no related information |
like nearly everything else clinton related this week, hillary clinton's convention speech remained a question mark until the last minute the overriding goal for hillary clinton on tuesday night was to redirect her supporters toward barack obama its content was a mystery to even some of her closest advisers, who told c... | crowley hillary clinton democratic gergen castellanos | crowley: sen hillary clinton delivered with her speech at the democratic convention . gergen: this was 'perhaps her finest hour in politics'. castellanos: call it the 'lesser of two evils' speech |
(cnn) explosions and gunfire claimed at least 31 more lives between tuesday night and early wednesday in the latest spasms of violence in iraq in one incident in al tarmiya, about 70 kilometers (435 miles) north of baghdad, two suicide bombers attacked the house of a sunni leader during a tuesday night banquet to ho... | baghdad mosul iraq this year | new: attack north of baghdad leaves 22 dead during banquet to honor security forces . west of mosul, attackers detonated a car bomb, then opened fire on an ambulance . more than 6,000 people have died in attacks in iraq so far this year |
madrid, spain (cnn) relatives of a woman killed in a spanish airline crash were erroneously given the remains of another victim, and then were asked by authorities to return them, cnn partner network cnn+ reported thursday the victims of the crash were first laid out at a madria convention center a madrid judge has ... | spanair cnn+ last week madrid | relatives of spanair crash victim given the wrong remains, cnn+ reports . initial probe finds family given the wrong urn, not the body was wrongly identified . spanair flight crashed during take off last week from madrid airport . 154 died, 18 survivors still in hospitals, two injured released from hospital |
(cnn) iraqi president jalal talabani is headed to germany under the care of a specialized medical team for medical treatment, kurdish lawmaker mahmoud othman said thursday talabani is in stable condition, his office has said talabani was rushed to a baghdad hospital monday night in deteriorating health because of ha... | fart connubiality grooviness | no related information |
(cnn) the company at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak was warned by its own environmental monitors of bacterial contamination of its facility months before the first cases were reported, a government report said friday mold, and in some cases, an overgrowth of bacteria was detected in different areas of th... | january fda | compounding center's monitors found contamination in sterile rooms as early as january . fda found no evidence that the center took action to correct the problems . a meningitis outbreak has caused 25 deaths and 338 illnesses |
(cnn) pixar has an unparalleled track record when it comes to family entertainment, even if they did hit a bump with 'cars 2' last year but like many other hollywood studios, the company is guilty of ignoring the half of the population who aren't little boys at heart at last, with 'brave,' it's the girls' turn to sh... | merida kelly macdonald scotland | 'brave' stands as a crisp, lively frolic, brimming with texture and color . merida fits right in line with the dynamic damsels we've seen at the movies of late . kelly macdonald provides the voice to this warrior princess; yarn is set in scotland |
lahore, pakistan (cnn) pakistan president gen pervez musharraf swore seven of his allies into a caretaker government on friday former chairman of the senate mohammad mian soomro was sworn in as prime minister 'an old cabinet is gone and a new cabinet a caretaker government has been sworn in,' musharraf said to... | musharraf interim bhutto | new: 'never has such a smooth transition taken place before,' musharraf says . interim cabinet comprises members who served in musharraf's government . bhutto released from house arrest . elections to be held before january 9 |
editor's note: on cnn's 'state of the union,' host and chief national correspondent john king goes outside the beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country herbert hale lives on a check of a little less than $17 a week and whatever he can pick up from odd jobs cherry creek, south dakota (cnn... | bunkered interpolation apolistan | no related information |
(cnn) they are some of the last thoughts of a serial killer, found on blood soaked, handwritten and often poetic notes in his alaska jail cell after he took his own life 'speak soft in your ear so you know that it's true you may have been free, you loved living your lie, fate had its own scheme, crushed like a bug y... | dutcher oralism gentiles | no related information |
(cnn) my dad still uses an old flip phone it's gray it's clunky and its two ringtone choices are an early recording of greensleeves or a dramatic poetry slam by grover cleveland but it works for him and that's all that matters besides, how proletarian could it possibly be when even the billionaire owner of the dalla... | jerry jones the dallas cowboys $3 billion | jerry jones, owner of the dallas cowboys, was spotted using a flip phone . jones' net worth is $3 billion . price isn't much of a factor, but there are still reasons to own a flip phone |
(cnn) england coach fabio capello has warned his players to behave or face the risk of missing out on a trip to the world cup finals john terry has already been stripped of the captaincy following tabloid allegations of his marital infidelity with the former partner of ex chelsea teammate wayne bridge and another ch... | england fabio capello the world cup capello john terry ashley cole's jose mourinho 2007 | england coach fabio capello has warned his players to behave or miss the world cup . capello has already stripped john terry of captaincy over alleged marital infidelities . ashley cole's pop star wife has separated from him due to his alleged affairs . jose mourinho claims he turned down the chance to coach england in... |
(cnn) a federal judge ruled friday it is unconstitutional to force abortion clinics to become surgical centers in the state of texas, effectively throwing out a key component of an anti abortion law that would have forced the closure of a number of facilities in making the ruling, us district court judge lee yeakel ... | the center for reproductive rights state | the law required abortion clinics to become hospital level surgical centers . a federal judge rules that requirement 'imposes an undue burden' on women . lawsuit was brought by the center for reproductive rights on behalf of clinics . state officials file a notice to appeal the judge's ruling |
cristiano ronaldo has been named in portugal's squad for their world cup play off against bosnia herzegovina despite objections from la liga side real madrid the 24 year old forward faces a race to be fit for the two games on november 14 and 18 as he has battles back from an ankle injury medical reports confirmed he wo... | cristiano ronaldo portugal world cup bosnia herzegovina carlos queiroz real madrid ronaldo manuel pellegrini | cristiano ronaldo has been named in portugal's squad for their world cup play off clash with bosnia herzegovina . portugal coach carlos queiroz has selected the forward despite the objections of real madrid over ronaldo's injury problems . real coach manuel pellegrini had said it would be 'impossible for ronaldo to pla... |
(cnn) more us troops have died in afghanistan this year than in any year since the us invaded the country following the september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks soldiers at a us base in afghanistan on thursday honor the victims of september 11, 2001 according to numbers cnn has compiled from military statements, 112 a... | operculiferous hemofuscin gingerleaf | no related information |
london, england (cnn) rare images of an african animal so elusive that it was once believed to be mythical have been released one of the first pictures of the elusive okapi was taken by camera trap the okapi is a shy animal related to the giraffe, with zebra like stripes on its rear it is native to the tropical rain... | african animal the democratic republic of the congo | african animal so elusive it was once believed to be mythical is photographed . okapi is shy animal related to the giraffe, with zebra like stripes on its rear . animal is now known to live only in the democratic republic of the congo |
(cnn) two russian bombers have landed at a venezuelan airfield where they will carry out training flights for several days, the russian defense ministry said wednesday russia's tupolev tu 160, pictured here in 2003, is a long range strategic bomber the tupolev tu 160 strategic bombers landed at venezuela's libertado... | moscow russian venezuela nato venezuelan washington | moscow: russian bombers using venezuela airfield to train over neutral waters . russian defense ministry spokesman: nato fighters followed bombers . news agency: venezuelan president says he'd welcome russian air force . move comes amid growing tension between washington and moscow |
editor's note: reese witherspoon, the academy award winning actress, is honorary chairman of the avon foundation and is employed by avon products as its global ambassador reese witherspoon says she wants to banish the myth that young women are not at risk for breast cancer (cnn) every three minutes in the united sta... | witherspoon oscar | 'every three minutes' statistic made witherspoon feel 'vulnerable' and 'scared'. oscar winning actress: young women are not exempt from the disease . witherspoon emphasizes importance of early detection and regular screenings |
(cnn) at a modest stucco home in montgomery, alabama, an unlikely presidential victory celebration is taking place this morning barack obama's election victory represents a triumph for civil rights activists before him peggy wallace kennedy, the daughter of the late george wallace, the alabama governor who once vowe... | sadistic proleaguer pericarditic | no related information |
(cnn) clint hurdle had lost his mind what other explanation made sense, after the man chose the pittsburgh pirates when he might have been manager of the new york mets? the pirates? that once proud franchise had just suffered through its 18th straight losing season, a record for professional sports teams in north am... | nondeferrable demicritic ophicleidist | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) the family of one of the men who founded the palestine liberation organization says they have always believed he was assassinated by israel, and now they have proof israel's censor is for the first time allowing a newspaper to publish a 12 year old interview with the now dead israeli agent who claime... | abu jihad the palestine liberation organization 1988 tunisian israeli an interview 12 years ago israel first | abu jihad was a co founder of the palestine liberation organization . he was killed by gunfire in 1988, at a tunisian villa . a now dead israeli agent claimed in an interview 12 years ago that he killed abu jihad . israel's censor is for the first time allowing the interview to be published |
(cnn) a father and son in south texas were charged thursday with shooting an agent with us immigration and customs enforcement, federal authorities said pedro alvarado, 41, and arnoldo alvarado, 18, are accused of assault on a federal officer and using a firearm during a crime of violence ice agent kelton harrison w... | ice kelton harrison hargill texas harrison | ice agent kelton harrison was shot tuesday morning near hargill, texas . he and other agents were conducting surveillance relating to an anticipated narcotics deal . a 41 year old man and his 18 year old son were arrested and charged in the shooting . harrison survived the shooting but underwent an operation and is sti... |
selma, alabama for almost 60 years, grace britton sweet has had the right to vote she can vividly recall the day she registered grace britton sweet, center, was one of a few black americans who had the right to vote as early as 1953 as an african american woman living in the south, she was one of a few black america... | undisputatious autumnian pilfers | no related information |
(cnn) my heart aches for the children, parents and teachers at sandy hook elementary school like them, i know what it means to have life turned on its head by unprecedented violence on the morning of april 20, 1999, two senior students walked into columbine high school and began a shooting spree someone pulled the f... | liz carlston sandy hook carlston columbine | liz carlston: my heart aches for the children and parents at sandy hook . carlston: i went through the columbine shooting and know the pain . she says life won't be the same for the survivors; it's important to push out the anger . carlston: choose faith, choose charity, choose hope; then, life will be livable again |
(cnn) south korea striker lee dong gook will go to the world cup even though he may not be fit for his country's opening game in south africa the 32 year old missed sunday's 1 0 defeat by belarus with a hamstring injury and will also sit out thursday's final warm up match against spain but he was named in coach huh ... | south korea lee dong gook world cup japan shunsuke nakamura south africa rhys williams australia north korea kim jong hun | injured south korea striker lee dong gook picked in 23 man squad for world cup . japan midfielder shunsuke nakamura going to south africa following ankle problem . young defender rhys williams among five players cut from australia's provisional squad . north korea coach kim jong hun names three overseas based players i... |
(ewcom) justin timberlake hasn't released an album since 2006′s 'futuresex/lovesounds,' mostly because he has been distracted by the business of being justin timberlake that tends to fill one's day with acting in oscar winning films, dropping into the occasional snl sketch, hosting a golf tournament, sometimes goi... | timberlake jim beanz 2006′s | according to timberlake's publicist, there are currently no plans for a new album . producer jim beanz claims to be working with timberlake on a his 'crazy' new album . timberlake hasn't released an album since 2006′s 'futuresex/lovesounds' |
(cnn) violent protests have rocked the egyptian capital, cairo, in recent weeks following president mohamed morsy's decision to expand his presidential powers last month the president and his supporters from the powerful muslim brotherhood and islamist factions have argued that the move was essential to protect the ... | egyptian mohamed morsy morsy | egyptian president's assumption of new powers has sparked protests . the protests turned into violent clashes with mohamed morsy supporters . opposition leaders say they're willing to talk with morsy if he withdraws his decree . ireporters have sent in powerful photos and videos of the protests |
(cnn) rescue workers continued their search thursday for survivors trapped under rubble after the collapse of a large department store in a suburb of ghana's capital, accra at least four people died in the store collapse wednesday morning, according to a statement on the official website of president john dramani ma... | wednesday ghana | rescue workers continue the search for survivors trapped under the rubble . at least four people died after the six story building collapsed wednesday . about 48 survivors have been pulled from the ruins, but more are feared trapped . ghana's president says anyone guilty of negligence will be held accountable |
sake, democratic republic of congo (cnn) anti government rebels on friday continued their march through the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo, withstanding an army counterattack to maintain control of the strategically important town of sake the town is on the road to bukavu, the capital of south kivu... | the united nations uganda saturday oxfam | new: regional leaders call for m23 rebels to halt their campaign . m23 wants to topple the government, which is supported by the united nations . uganda hosts a regional summit saturday to address the fighting . oxfam warns of 'the humanitarian crisis reaching new depths' |
(cnn) low income latinos are routinely discriminated against in the south, a new report says, but the study's author and others say the problem exists nationwide, with millions of spanish speaking immigrants living 'beyond the protection of the law' migrant laborers help in the post hurricane katrina cleanup in new ... | semifossilized gallies genethliacism | no related information |
(cnn) the hour is almost upon us; fifa will shortly vote on who will host the 2018 and 2022 soccer world cup finals it sounds like a fairly simple, understated task to complete but the honor to host the tournament has far reaching ramifications the world cup competes only with the olympics as the biggest events in... | fifa 2018 2022 world cups british world cup england $47 billion qatar 50 degrees | fifa's executive committee will vote on the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 world cups . british govt predicts 2018 world cup in england worth $47 billion to economy . qatar's 2022 bid would see the event take place in temperatures of 50 degrees . each country has called on celebrities and politicians to endorse the bids |
(cnn) tiger woods has not given up hope of teeing off at the masters later this month the world no 1 is a quadruple winner of the year's first major and he has never missed the tournament since making his debut at augusta in 1995 a back injury looked to have ended woods' 19 year run but the american says it's too so... | tiger woods masters augusta every year 1995 2014 between april 10 13 | tiger woods is unsure whether his back injury will prevent him from playing in the masters . the world no 1 has played the augusta event every year since making his debut there in 1995 . the 2014 masters will take place between april 10 13 |
washington (cnn) democratic presidential front runner sen barack obama is in excellent health, according to a statement from his doctor, released by the campaign besides being an 'intermittent smoker,' sen barack obama is in excellent health, his doctor says obama, 46, last saw dr david scheiner in january 2007, sho... | nephrophthisis damasking blinkard | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) us led forces captured two men believed to be senior al qaeda in iraq leaders, including one suspected of planning the 2006 kidnapping of us journalist jill carroll, a military statement said jill carroll, seen here in an interview following her 2006 release, was held for nearly three months in ... | abu uthman jill carroll's uthman al qaeda iraq carroll us | abu uthman suspected of masterminding jill carroll's 2006 kidnapping . uthman and another al qaeda in iraq suspect captured this month, military says . carroll, a us journalist, was abducted in 2006 but released unharmed weeks later |
(cnn) two americans and a german shared the nobel prize in physiology or medicine this year americans james e rothman and randy w schekman, and german thomas c sudhof were awarded the prize monday for discoveries of how the body's cells decide when and where to deliver the molecules they produce the nobel assembly s... | repremise basta says | no related information |
(cnn) serie a champions inter milan have completed the signing of striker goran pandev on a deal until 2014 pandev was a free agent after winning his legal battle against lazio to be released from his contract a return to inter where he spent three years without making a senior appearance earlier in his career ... | ravery whosomever manhunter | no related information |
(cnn) england striker wayne rooney scored his 100th english premier league goal to help manchester united keep their title hopes alive with a stunning 3 1 win at rivals arsenal the in form rooney, who had scored 22 goals in all competitions this season prior to the match including four against hull city last week... | england wayne rooney rooney manchester united premier league arsenal united chelsea | england striker wayne rooney scores his 100th premier league goal on sunday . rooney helps manchester united claim a superb 3 1 victory at premier league rivals arsenal . the result keeps champions united just a point behind leaders chelsea at the top of the table |
(cnn) england captain john terry shrugged off lurid allegations about his private life to score the winning goal as chelsea claimed a vital 2 1 victory at burnley to go four points clear in the premier league terry unsuccessfully failed with a high court injunction to prevent newspapers publishing the revelations a... | john terry chelsea burnley terry english the english premier league tottenham fourth birmingham liverpool aston villa | john terry scores winning goal for chelsea in a 2 1 win at burnley . terry played despite headline grabbing allegations about his private life in english newspapers . chelsea go four points clear in the english premier league with the victory . tottenham stay fourth despite 1 1 draw at birmingham as liverpool and aston... |
washington (cnn) the nation's capital was blanketed by downed trees and power lines saturday after a killer storm with furious winds whipped through bruised and battered, the district of columbia was reeling from damage as skies cleared and the temperature began to soar again a man died in the city, electrocuted by ... | zeallessness acoemetae detoxication | no related information |
london (cnn) britain's celebrated landscape is set to be changed forever as an incurable disease threatens the existence of one of its most familiar trees but a group of environmentalists have come up with a high tech solution to try to tackle the crisis in the countryside the detection of ash dieback disease, belie... | uk britain ashtag | ash dieback, an incurable tree disease, has been detected in the uk . it threatens britain's 80 million ash trees, the fourth most abundant tree in the country . a smartphone app called ashtag is providing a way for the public to report diseased trees . more than 100,000 trees have been destroyed in efforts to contain ... |
washington (cnn) the justice department and portland, oregon, have reached an agreement for the reform and monitoring of the city's police department after an investigation determined that police often used excessive force, including tasers, on the mentally ill in situations involving low level offenses the justice ... | justice department portland police department | justice department, portland police agree on reform, monitoring . police department had been accused of using excessive force on mentally ill people . independent officer would take public feedback, measure compliance |
(cnn) the us is considering new security measures at airports due to increased concern that terrorists from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula are developing explosives designed to avoid detection by current security screening, us officials tell cnn officials tell cnn there is no imminent threat or plot; however, an ... | rontgenological goodlike unprecipitously | no related information |
(cnn) police have arrested a man in the killing of auburn university freshman lauren burk, who died this week, according to the auburn, alabama, assistant police chief courtney larrell lockhart, 23, of smiths, alabama, is charged with capital murder during a kidnapping, capital murder during a robbery, and capital m... | premanifestation platonist ventilable | no related information |
(cnn) he has been ridden by pop star kylie minogue, actor hugh jackman has performed cabaret on him in a casino and he had his life saved by the last australian prime minister meet australian equine superstar subzero 'subbie', as he is affectionately known, initially entered the australian psyche when he was first p... | workmaster rfree wolframate | no related information |
(cnn) on a crisp halloween night, icicle lights and santa clauses mingled with ghosts and jack o' lanterns in a washington, illinois, neighborhood the community is helping a family squeeze in a little extra holiday cheer with their young son doctors say 2 year old dax locke is losing his fight with acute myeloid leu... | amidate hexametral stelai | no related information |
(cnn) paraguay coach gerardo martino has named argentina born striker lucas barrios in his 23 man squad for the world cup in south africa barrios, who has a paraguayan mother, was given citizenship in april and scored in world cup warm up matches against the republic of ireland and the ivory coast the 25 year old, w... | argentina lucas barrios paraguay world cup young mexico jonathan dos santos ariel garce brazil dunga ronaldinho adriano | argentina born striker lucas barrios named in paraguay's 23 man world cup squad . young mexico midfielder jonathan dos santos misses out on place in world cup squad . three cap defender ariel garce named in argentina's 23 man squad for world cup . brazil coach dunga omits ronaldinho and adriano from 23 man world cup sq... |
(cnn) there are 3,626 songs in my music library some are played every day, others just a few times a year there are songs that remind me of relationships i've royally screwed up (hoobastank's 'the reason') and a few on my iphone that were clearly dwis downloaded while intoxicated (think huey lewis and the news, c... | lz granderson chris brown brown rihanna granderson | lz granderson says he can't listen to the chris brown songs in his music library yet . author wonders if brown is sorry for assaulting rihanna, or sorry he got caught . granderson says brown wants people to move on, yet won't say what we're supposed to move on from . he'd like to see brown use fame to bring public a... |
(cnn) a soldier suspected of fatally shooting 12 and wounding 31 at fort hood in texas on thursday is not dead as previously reported by the military, the base's commander said thursday evening a civilian officer who was wounded in the incident shot the suspect, who is 'in custody and in stable condition,' army lt g... | army nidal malik hasan hasan iraq | suspect in shootings wounded but alive, army official says . army: suspect is maj nidal malik hasan, a psychiatrist . senator: hasan was 'upset' about scheduled deployment to iraq . shooting happened in building that is one of last stops before soldiers deploy |
(cnn) cheri morgan spent about half an hour in line at a houston area gas station on thursday before evacuating the city ireporter cheri morgan says drivers were panicking thursday at a houston, texas, gas station 'everyone was driving crazy and they really need some kind of traffic flow at the gas stations it's wil... | stereotaxis brasen amyloids | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) coalition troops on monday formally handed over security control of iraq's anbar province once the hub of the country's sunni insurgency, to iraqis on monday a us soldier on patrol in ramadi's market earlier this year us troops will remain in the province to support iraqi forces president geor... | iraq anbar iraqis sunni us baghdad | coalition troops hand over security control of iraq's anbar province to iraqis . anbar was once the hub of the country's sunni insurgency . more than 25,000 us troops serve in anbar, west of baghdad |
(cnn) five years ago, robert rogers was driving home with his family from a wedding when a flash flood took his wife and four children from him in an instant robert and melissa rogers with their four children before they died in august 2003 rainfall from a torrential downpour swept the rogers' minivan off a kansas h... | robert rogers' rogers melissa russia rwanda | robert rogers' wife and four children died in flash flood five years ago . rogers chose not to 'wallow in pity' and became a minister with a message of hope . his mission is to establish five orphanages in five continents to honor his family . one named after his wife, melissa, exists in russia, another planned in rwan... |
moscow, russia (cnn) members of a russian doomsday cult barricaded themselves in a cave to wait out the end of the world as the cult's leader underwent psychiatric exams thursday, russian media reported the cult, which calls itself the 'true russian orthodox church,' believes the world will end in may the cult lead... | one 18 months old russian orthodox church may | four children, one 18 months old, are among cult members holed up in cave . cult leader to face charges he set up a violent organization, news agency reports . news agency: cult members have threatened to commit suicide if police use force . the 'true russian orthodox church' believes end of the world is coming in may |
(cnn) a south carolina high school student was arrested monday morning after school employees found a revolver, knives, axes and dozens of rounds of ammunition in his car, police said investigators have no reason to think that the 17 year old junior at easley high school planned to attack anyone, easley police maj t... | noncolonial lycanthropous rumrunner | no related information |
washington (cnn) who is john boehner? among friends, he's just one of the guys when the republicans gained majority power in the house of representatives tuesday, the man poised to lead them was brought to tears that evening, rep john boehner of ohio, who will soon become the new speaker of the house, told supporter... | greengrocer undercrawl unfitly | no related information |
(cnn) a bright red casket with butterflies on it was center stage in a packed los angeles auditorium wednesday as thousands of mourners bid farewell to mexican american singer jenni rivera brassy music rang out in the gibson amphitheatre, which holds 6,100 people photos showing rivera with her family flashed in the ... | connecticut jenni | new: 'my mom would fight any battle for us and for her honor,' the singer's son says . new: mourners pray in silence for victims of last week's school shooting in connecticut . manager: 'jennimade it ok to be from nothing with the hopes of being something'. godfather: 'her blundersmade us know that she was one of us' |
(cnn) moments after germany defeated the united states 1 0 thursday at the world cup, the globe's biggest sporting spectacle, frenzied us fans danced and cheered in the humid air under new york's manhattan bridge overpass in brooklyn one more jubilant celebration sans a victory even in defeat, team usa earned a s... | us world cup thursday, june 26, 2014 | 'people are getting behind us soccer,' fan says . throughout the us, world cup fever takes hold . thursday, june 26, 2014, becomes a national holiday of sorts |
london, england (cnn) the former husband of alleged russian spy anna chapman said her personality changed after she started having 'secretive meetings' with russian friends a few years ago alex chapman told the daily telegraph newspaper he 'hardly knew her anymore' after she became involved with shadowy contacts ann... | propenoic malguzari uninterruptedly | no related information |
(cnn) ever heard of a balinese tiger? how about a javan tiger? no? that's not surprising these two tiger sub species went extinct decades ago thanks to massive habitat loss and poaching the question is whether their cousins the sumatran tigers, will soon join them the odds are not in their favor as recently as 1978 ... | sumatra wwf tiger protection units | in 1978 more than 1,000 sumatran tigers lived on sumatra . thanks to deforestation and poaching the number has dropped to around 400 . wwf's tiger protection units patrol vulnerable areas and remove poachers' snares |
(cnn) british newspaper publishers have failed in their bid to block a new government backed royal charter on press regulation, clearing the way for a new system of regulation proposed by uk lawmakers but opposed by news publishing companies the royal charter is lawmakers' attempt to implement the recommendations of... | britain charter uk guardian: publishers | court in britain denies newspapers' attempt to block royal charter regulating press . charter establishes government backed plan to regulate uk press . pro government regulation activist: plan will give public better protection from press abuse . media commentator for guardian: publishers will simply ignore charter |
(cnn) the captain of a greenpeace icebreaker carrying 30 activists protesting arctic drilling has declined a demand made at gunpoint by russian authorities to sail it toward the russian port city of murmansk, a greenpeace spokeswoman said friday 'captain pete has refused to sail the ship, so they're towing it,' moll... | pete russians the arctic sunrise thursday greenpeace arctic | new: captain pete won't sail, so russians tow the arctic sunrise . thursday's incident occurred in international waters, a greenpeace spokesman says . 'they're still trying to kick in the door,' says a greenpeace tweet that documented the incident . the group is protesting oil drilling in the arctic |
(cnn) manchester united have been drawn against seven time european champions ac milan in the draw for the first knockout stage of this season's champions league the heavyweight pairing throws up the prospect of milan's david beckham returning to old trafford to play against his former club soccer icon beckham, who ... | gusty agyria wheezier | no related information |
(cnn) manchester united have netted a sponsorship deal with american insurance giants aon corporation that will reportedly earn the premier league champions a staggering $131 million over four years united's worldwide appeal has brought them a reported record $131m sponsorship with a us insurance giant that would se... | manchester united american aon premier league 131million united | manchester united sign sponsorship deal with american insurance giants aon . reports say it will earn premier league champions $131million over four years . that would send united to the top of football's sponsorship income league |
(cnn) six people were killed and 13 wounded in the shelling of south ossetia by georgian forces, south ossetian officials said saturday, according to russia's interfax news agency officials of the breakaway georgian region said the shelling was part of a georgian military operation, interfax reported georgia initia... | dropax antitrinitarian stonehand | no related information |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwe's inflation rate has soared in the past three months and is now at 112 million percent, the highest in the world, according to the country's central statistical office zimbabwe's inflation rate has soared to a world high official figures dated monday show inflation has surged from the... | zimbabwe 112 million percent 16 trillion zimbabwe dollars | zimbabwe's inflation rate soars to 112 million percent . a loaf of bread costs 16 trillion zimbabwe dollars . official rate is world's highest but some analysts fear it may be more . zimbabwe officials blame international sanctions and rising global food prices |
washington (cnn) the chairperson of the congressional black caucus said tuesday that two african american republicans elected to congress last week were welcome to join the group, but one of the new members elect tim scott of south carolina indicated he would decline 'i grew up in an environment where we were ... | politicalism cinquefoil welshness | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) actor charlie sheen cited 'irreconcilable differences' when he filed for divorce from brooke mueller monday afternoon, a marriage that apparently hit the rocks when he was arrested last christmas day sheen listed december 25, 2009, as their date of separation and the day their twin infa... | charlie sheen brooke mueller sheen mueller | charlie sheen cites 'irreconcilable differences' with brooke mueller . sheen and mueller separated last christmas, the petition says . mueller called police to arrest sheen on domestic violence last christmas |
washington (cnn) jetblue airways and two tsa screeners will pay $240,000 to settle an iraqi man's claim he was denied access to a flight until he covered a t shirt that read in english and arabic, 'we will not be silent' jetblue and two tsa screeners settled a lawsuit for $240,000, but denied any wrongdoing in the s... | jetblue tsa iraqi raed jarrar the united states jarrar | jetblue and the tsa screeners denied any wrongdoing . jetblue, tsa screeners, said they only wanted to resolve the 2½ year old lawsuit . iraqi raed jarrar immigrated to the united states three years ago . jarrar cast the settlement as a victory |
(cnn) the terrorist attacks on america on september 11, 2001, gave his administration a clear goal and him the resolve to find out who was responsible and 'kick their ass,' former president george w bush writes in his new book in 'decision points,' bush describes his reaction when his then national security adviser ... | bush hurricane katrina second 1976 2000 | his blood was boiling after the 9/11 attacks, former president writes . bush said response to hurricane katrina clouded his second term . he feared news of 1976 dui arrest would cost him the 2000 election |
(rolling stone) with 2012 halfway done, adele's 21 and gotye's 'somebody that i used to know' (featuring kimbra) are the biggest selling album and digital song of the year in the us respectively, billboard reports '21' has continued its amazing run a year after its initial release, selling 369 million copies through... | demiplacate uninstilled wrainstave | no related information |
washington (cnn) after three canadian employees were exposed to yellowcake uranium last month when a lid blew off a pressurized 55 gallon drum, a uranium mining company has informed us nuclear regulatory officials it has found additional drums possibly susceptible to the same problem, cnn has learned canadian based ... | canadian nrc | three canadian workers are exposed to yellowcake when drum lid blows off . nrc has found other drums may have same pressure problem . problem creates 'chemical, rather than radiological effects,' nrc says |
(cnn) an iranian citizen and an airline pilot from kentucky pleaded guilty to violating us export law on monday through a scheme to send aircraft and parts to iran for civilian use hamid asefi, an iranian citizen, and behzad 'tony' karimian, a us citizen who also has an iranian passport, each face up to 40 years in ... | iranian us kentucky up to 40 years | iranian citizen and a pilot for us airline plead guilty in kentucky . indictment said the men arranged sales of helicopters, engine parts for civilian use . each face up to 40 years in prison for violating export ban |
(cnn) new york city is demanding that documentary filmmaker ken burns hand over footage of the movie he made about five men who were wrongfully imprisoned and later exonerated for the rape of a woman in central park the demand is part of the city's attempt to defend itself against multi million dollar federal lawsui... | ballfield travelable antineuritic | no related information |
madrid (cnn) it's a check for $2 million, issued to a man with a california driver's license and it was found in a subway car in madrid, police say 'we have his name we're trying to locate this person,' a national police spokesman in madrid told cnn on thursday 'we won't just hand it over we have to verify that the ... | madrid california metro | a maintenance worker for madrid's subway system found the check wednesday . it was in a wallet and made out to a man with a california driver's license . 'it appears that the wallet was stolen on the metro,' a subway system spokeswoman says . 'we have to verify that the origin of the money is not illicit,' a police spo... |
(cnn) edwin velez used to have to suck in his stomach in order to tie his shoes he requested tables at restaurants, rather than booths, and constantly made jokes about himself in order to hide how uncomfortable he was about his physical appearance 'i may be big, but i'm sexy,' he would say but on the inside, velez, ... | edwin velez 310 pounds velez | before edwin velez began his weight loss journey he was 310 pounds . velez cut out soda, sweets and carbohydrates while focusing on foods high in protein . his new lifestyle has made him a healthier individual and altered his outlook on life |
los angeles, california (cnn) the los angeles county coroner's office has subpoenaed medical records from 20 doctors in its investigation into actor corey haim's death, a coroner investigator said haim, who died earlier this month, obtained drugs using prescriptions written under the names of these doctors in the pa... | limbered papayas whomp | no related information |
(cnn) the 16 year old son of actors john travolta and kelly preston died friday morning after suffering a seizure while vacationing with his family in the bahamas, travolta's attorney told cnn jett travolta, right, joined his father weeks ago in paris, where john travolta has been filming a movie 'at this point, we ... | jett jett travolta john travolta kelly preston freeport bahamas | new: relationship between travolta and son jett called loving, affectionate . new: couple said chemicals in cleaning products triggered son's rare disease . jett travolta was elder child of john travolta and kelly preston . jett travolta died in freeport, bahamas, where family was well liked by community |
(cnn) ever since his blistering debut as an angry, disenfranchised ghetto kid in 'la haine', vincent cassel has gained a reputation for giving the kind of performances it's hard to ignore cassel has won plaudits for his virtuoso turn as a french gangster in the movie 'mesrine' angular and athletic with a menacing po... | vincent cassel french mesrine' cassel nearly 20 kilos italian monica belluci | in his latest role vincent cassel plays a famous french gangster . for his part in 'mesrine' cassel gained nearly 20 kilos . the actor has made his name playing screen tough guys . he has a daughter with the italian actress and ex model monica belluci |
(oprahcom) on any given day here at 'o, the oprah magazine,' there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 69 very talented, extremely detail oriented, high energy, hardworking women and men all doing their jobs and doing them well i love a few of them, i like a lot of them, i despise one of them she is the magneto to ... | audiologist myxocystoma clauses | no related information |
new york (cnn) prince harry, the younger son of britain's prince charles and princess diana, offered his condolences to september 11 victims friday in his first official trip overseas prince harry, 24, the third in line to britain's throne, is making his first official trip overseas harry's two day visit to new yor... | ungrammatical clothify latecomer | no related information |
(cnn) house speaker nancy pelosi has struck a deal that ends the leadership fight for the number two slot in the new house minority, multiple senior democratic sources tell cnn under the compromise, current house majority leader maryland rep steny hoyer will become the democratic whip, which will be the number two s... | house nancy pelosi steny hoyer democratic jim clyburn clyburn democrats | house speaker nancy pelosi has forged a deal over the party's leadership structure . rep steny hoyer will become the democratic whip, rep jim clyburn will be assistant leader . the 'assistant leader' position is a new, third ranking leadership post . clyburn supports the deal, saying it 'honors the diversity' of democr... |
(cnn) john jairo velasquez the top hit man for notorious drug lord pablo escobar in the '80s, known in colombia as the 'narcoterrorism era' is a free man for the first time in 22 years the 52 year old velasquez, also known as 'popeye,' was released tuesday night from a maximum security prison in the colombian ... | john jairo velasquez colombian pablo escobar the '80s velasquez 22 years | john jairo velasquez was the top hit man for colombian drug lord pablo escobar in the '80s . he says he killed about 300 people, masterminded about 3,000 other deaths . velasquez served 22 years in prison for the murder of presidential candidate . some victims' relatives protest his release, but others have forgiven hi... |
(ewcom) sony's reboot 'the amazing spider man' earned $75 million from midnight shows during its us premiere last night — $12 million of which came from 300 imax screens the $220 million web slinging flick, which sony expects will earn between $110 and $120 million over its first six days, has already taken in $50... | anticalligraphic minaciousness tribolium | no related information |
washington (cnn) us president barack obama is considering airstrikes and humanitarian airdrops to help save thousands of iraq's shiite turkmen, who officials said wednesday are facing a potential slaughter at the hands of fighters with the so called islamic state 'these kinds of options are on the table because they... | us baghdad irbil white house isis june un | new: us general meets with top officials in baghdad and irbil . airstrikes and humanitarian airdrops are being considered, white house official says . isis fighters have besieged the town of amerli since june . 'there are fears of an imminent massacre,' a un official says |
(cnn) at last the 77 year itch has been scratched, history has been rewritten and the yearning is no longer perhaps now after becoming the first british man to win wimbledon for what seemed an eternity, andy murray will finally feel loved a straight sets victory over novak djokovic in the final was accomplished w... | andy murray wimbledon world novak djokovic murray world no2 first british fred perry 1936 | andy murray wins wimbledon after defeating world no1 novak djokovic . murray prevailed 6 4 7 5 6 4 in titanic tussle . world no2 first british winner since fred perry in 1936 |
(cnn) not even football or soccer, for those in the us could stop them while the confederations cup, a warm up tournament for next year's football world cup, went on, hundreds of thousands of brazilians took to the streets of sao paulo, rio de janeiro, porto alegre, belo horizonte and many other major cities in ... | simões brazil | simões: brazil just seemed to have it all with only one caveat: it did not . inflation is a major concern, violent crime is on the rise, cases of corruption fill the press . many realized that their lives were not as good as the government claimed, he says |
san diego, california (cnn) in his epic 'letter from the birmingham jail,' the rev martin luther king jr observed that 'justice too long delayed is justice denied' but now that the obama administration is fast tracking the deportation of thousands of undocumented minors, perhaps hoping to get rid of them before the ... | ruben navarrette us navarrette | ruben navarrette: us rushes deportation of thousands of unaccompanied minors . navarrette: system is rigged to make it all but impossible for kids to obtain asylum . navarrette: deported children reportedly killed upon return to murderous situation they fled . he predicts that as thousands of kids are deported, more ch... |
(cnn) metropcs, the fifth largest us wireless carrier, appears to be moving to bring more smartphones to lower income consumers and also to capitalize on the fcc's new 'open internet' rules which exempt wireless carriers from key net neutrality requirements this mixed news could set a precedent that might eventua... | haematosin deodorizing outtrotted | no related information |
(cnn) a day after mister cee told listeners he was quitting his job at new york's hot 97, the veteran hip hop dj was back on the air 'mister cee, i'm back!' he said 'i'm humbled and blessed to be back in this building' cee whose real name is calvin lebrun was caught in a controversy involving an alleged car ri... | consternating boohoos alcoholist | no related information |
multicultural, multilingual and multifaceted, there's more to miami than meets the eye make the most of your stay with these tips miami beach during spring break may not be to everyone's taste get around miami is a sprawling city and exploring it on foot just isn't an option unless you're planning on spending all your ... | miami everglades the florida keys | miami is a sprawling city you'll need a car if you want to explore it . hotel prices can fluctuate wildly between low season and high season . take a day trip to the everglades or spend some time in the florida keys |
new york (cnn) new york city's rate of hiv infection is about three times the national rate, according to estimates released wednesday by the new york city department of health and mental hygiene rapid hiv test swabs incubate at the iris house in new york in 2007 the agency estimates that 72 of every 100,000 new yor... | new yorkers bronx | agency estimates 72 of every 100,000 new yorkers contracted hiv in 2006 . expert: demographics of the city contribute to the high rate of hiv infection . the city launched a three year initiative to give hiv tests to untested bronx adults |
(cnn) karachi, the financial heart of pakistan, was shut down wednesday because of political tension that followed various incidents of violence sparked by the arrest of a prominent politician in a crackdown on crime nine people, including two policemen, were reported killed in the violence tuesday trade suffered as... | tuesday nawaz sharif | nine people, including two policemen, were reported killed in violence tuesday . tension has been raised as paramilitary forces crack down on crime . new prime minister nawaz sharif is targeting crime rings and politically affiliated gangs |
(cnn) it took just two 'immortal words' for the chairman of a leading australian media group to whip up hundreds more in print and online in the australian press on tuesday those words were 's h i t happens,' a phrase the chairman of southern cross austereo (sca) later reportedly dismissed as 'a comment in one sente... | southern cross austereo max moore wilton s h i t company | southern cross austereo chairman shocks with flippant comment . in response to a shareholder question, max moore wilton said 's h i t happens'. company released a transcript wednesday, saying quotes had been taken out of context . last december, two austereo djs provoked outrage with a prank call to a hospital |
(financial times) bt has achieved its biggest sporting coup yet over sky, winning the rights to show champions league football matches in a £900 million ($1,442 million) deal the deal, announced on saturday, strikes at the heart of two decades of football broadcasting dominance by sky however, it is likely to raise ... | bt sky | the bt deal strikes at the heart of two decades of football broadcasting dominance by sky . it is likely to raise questions about whether bt is paying too much . sky was prepared to increase its payments by a greater proportion, but could not match bt . bt has pledged to make some games free even to those who do not ha... |
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