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(cnn) brad pitt clearly has a great deal going on between being dad to six children, a fiancã©, an activist and a perfume pitchman, he still manages to squeeze in some time acting the movie star recently sat down with 'showbiz tonight's' aj hammer to talk about his latest project, the mob film 'killing them softly,'... | brad pitt killing them softly jolie chanel | brad pitt plays a mob enforcer in his new film, 'killing them softly'. he said their children are not prompting him and jolie to get married . he has a sense of humor about the ribbing surrounding his chanel ad |
(cnn) it seems today that a new stage of life has opened up sociologists call it 'emergent adulthood,' time magazine termed it 'the twixter years,' and author kay hymowitz referred to it as 'pre adulthood' people in this group are over 18, but as they head toward 30 they still act and think like adolescents they bou... | mark bauerlein bauerlein | mark bauerlein: today's 20 somethings want to stretch out their adolescence . bauerlein: we need a comic novel that exposes the habits of 'pre adults' as ludicrous . he says books have the power to fortify attitudes . bauerlein: only all out comedy or satire can show that pre adults' behavior is backward |
(cnn) on the eve of a protest expected in amman friday, jordan's king has dissolved the country's parliament and called for early elections close to the new year this isn't the first time king abdullah ii has responded pre emptively to a possible arab spring inspired demonstration in the country but it could foresha... | king abdullah thursday amman friday abdullah previous months muslim brotherhood | king abdullah dissolves parliament thursday; protests are expected in amman friday . abdullah has fired four prime ministers and dissolved his government in previous months . muslim brotherhood dismisses the king's actions, saying 'real' reforms are needed |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) indonesia will withdraw from the organization of petroleum exporting countries at the end of the year, the country's energy minister told foreign journalists wednesday indonesia has become a net importer of oil due to declining production levels purnomo yusgiantoro said the move follows decl... | hires protelidae sienites | no related information |
(cnn) a picture is worth a thousand words but for christie morgan, those words weren't worth remembering when she was forced to pose for photos at her niece's sweet 16 party in 2008, she realized just how overweight she really was if she didn't make a drastic change, she knew she wouldn't live to see future famil... | hesionidae expellee squirming | no related information |
washington (cnn) a us trade spokeswoman said tuesday officials are looking into a recent new york times report that said china has halted shipments of rare earth minerals bound for the united states and europe china is the world's largest producer of rare earth minerals, which are crucial to making certain automotiv... | outdwell acrider holoenzyme | no related information |
(cnn) the modern olympics have, in their 104 year history, seen the setting, and breaking, of numerous world records beamon's 1968 long jump world record held until 1991 most of these pass virtually unnoticed; a few briefly make the headlines and are then forgotten; a very few involve performances of such unique phy... | treader undercarried supertranscendentness | no related information |
(rolling stone) it didn't take long for everyone involved in the rebecca black story to start squabbling black whose song 'friday' hit number 38 on billboard's digital singles chart this week and her mother, georgina marquez kelly, are accusing ark music factory, which produced 'friday,' of copyright infringem... | cedrate trigonododecahedron engrosser | no related information |
washington (cnn) a navy admiral engaged in sexual relations in the white house in 1990 with a federal employee whom he falsely told he was a widower, according to a report released friday by the defense department rear adm john stufflebeem was demoted and fired from his post as director of the navy staff in march, w... | trivalerin skleropelite polyhistory | no related information |
(cnn) the crib in ellen darcy's boston home has sat empty for more than a year and in suburban washington, laura teresinski has prepared a nursery for a baby that may never arrive guatemala has announced it will conduct a case by case review of every pending foreign adoption case they and thousands of prospective pa... | guatemala vietnam us | guatemala and vietnam say corruption, baby stealing at heart of crackdown . nearly one in 100 babies born in guatemala are adopted by us parents . crackdown puts children's well being at risk, adoption advocates say |
(cnn) authorities have re arrested three men in connection with the disappearance of an alabama teenager in aruba in 2005, based on new evidence in the case, prosecutors announced wednesday natalee holloway disappeared while on an aruba vacation in 2005 brothers deepak and satish kalpoe were arrested in aruba at the... | holloway natalee holloway holland aruba | new: via representative, holloway family expresses hope about developments . three men re arrested in natalee holloway case, prosecutors say . one young man arrested in holland, two brothers picked up in aruba . they were the last people seen with holloway before she vanished in 2005 |
london, england (cnn) the founder of the free burma coalition accused myanmar neighbors china and india on thursday of failing to do their share of 'heavy lifting' in aiding victims of the myanmar cyclone a young survivor waits for relief supplies by a makeshift house in bogaley maung zarni, a visiting research fel... | china india maung zarni asean myanmar | founder of dissident group: china, india need to be more persuasive with junta . maung zarni questions usefulness of asean regional group over disaster . activist criticizes myanmar junta for not doing more to help victims |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) the atmosphere was tense in cape town on friday after xenophobic violence that has left more than 40 dead in johannesburg spread to south africa's largest city immigrants from mozambique line up in primrose, south africa, to board buses back home clashes overnight resulted in one dea... | johannesburg cape town mozambique s africa south africa | violence in johannesburg spreads to cape town, resulting in one death . mozambique declares state of emergency to assist people fleeing s africa . attacks on foreigners in south africa have left more than 40 people dead . police, military in first joint operation raid three hostels |
washington (cnn) former illinois gov george ryan and a co defendant lost another legal round at the supreme court on tuesday and will remain in prison on federal racketeering and fraud convictions ex gov george ryan walks out of a chicago, illinois, courthouse after his april 2006 conviction ryan and businessman la... | george ryan 2006 ryan republican illinois 1999 2003 | george ryan, co defendant claim they didn't get fair trial in 2006 . justices refuse to intervene in case, give no reason why . the men were convicted on charges related to bribery . ryan, a republican, served as illinois governor from 1999 2003 |
lagos, nigeria (ap) a rebel group that has been attacking oil pipelines in southern nigeria claimed responsibility on monday for another strike and said it killed 11 government soldiers in fighting that followed the sabotage a fire burns following an attack on a pipeline in nigeria in december 2006 the nigerian mili... | mend group shell petroleum development company | rebel group claims responsibility another strike on a gas pipeline . mend group say it killed 11 government soldiers in fighting following sabotage . group says pipeline belongs to shell petroleum development company |
(real simple) with soaring gas prices and travel costs, the cheapest route to whisk yourself away this summer is through a good book ten top selling authors share their favorite lazy summer day reads • one day reads augusten burroughs 'the member of the wedding,' by carson mccullers 'a slender 163 pages, but it inh... | jackie collins jules asner la james patterson no country for old men cormac mccarthy a long weekend danielle steele joel osteen's become a better you sophie kinsella | jackie collins recommends 'whacked,' by jules asner, a tale of revenge set in la. james patterson picks the thriller 'no country for old men,' by cormac mccarthy . for a long weekend, danielle steele likes joel osteen's 'become a better you'. sophie kinsella: '[jane] austen is a perennial delight' |
(cnn) sen barack obama received key endorsements friday from a top former clinton administration official and two former democratic senators robert reich, a former labor secretary under president clinton, endorsed sen obama friday robert reich, a former clinton cabinet member and longtime friend of the former presid... | obama clinton robert reich reich sam nunn david boren illinois mccain | sen obama receives endorsement of former clinton official robert reich . reich: 'my conscience won't let me be silent any longer'. ex sens sam nunn and david boren also endorse the illinois senator . clinton lashes out at obama; mccain campaign calls obama 'recklessly dishonest' |
(cnn) all sides involved in the controversy over the use of embryonic stem cells in research claimed vindication tuesday after two teams of researchers reported having reprogrammed human skin cells to act like the stem cells, which have the potential of morphing into other cells and thereby curing disease president ... | bush harkin | teams report reprogramming human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells . bush: advance is 'within ethical boundaries'. harkin: 'we need to continue to pursue all alternatives' |
washington (cnn) the fbi has launched an investigation into an alleged incident of child sexual abuse at a facility that provides services to children of civilian and military personnel who work at the army's fort meade in maryland at present, there is one known allegation concerning the youth center, according to c... | degustation phosphinic endaortic | no related information |
here is travis stanton's response to comments on the essay he wrote after learning his father was going to become a woman friday night my dad came down from lake worth to watch her name was steven the cnn documentary about him with our family and some friends it meant a lot to me and my mother that my dad was dow... | overcriticizing sorbonist hinderance | no related information |
(cnn) italian champions inter milan had to come from two goals down to earn a point at bari on saturday night in a match featuring three penalties the 2 2 draw put inter nine points clear of city rivals ac milan, who have played two fewer matches ahead of sunday's home clash with siena after a goalless first half, b... | inter milan bari italian ac milan diego milito's bayer leverkusen german mainz | serie a leaders inter milan come from two goals down to earn a 2 2 draw at bari . italian champions now nine points clear of second placed city rivals ac milan . diego milito's 74th minute equalizer was the third penalty of the match in bari . bayer leverkusen return to the top of german bundesliga with 4 2 victory aga... |
hoganas, sweden (cnn) swedish artist lars vilks says all he's doing is taking a stand in the name of artistic expression but because of that stand, on this afternoon he's lying low on the ground, in fact looking for bombs under his car lars vilks says if people don't like his artwork, then 'don't look at it' a... | phimotic shellapple windstorms | no related information |
(cnn) the condition of lana kuykendall, the south carolina woman infected with flesh eating bacteria shortly after giving birth to twins nearly two months ago, is improving, her doctor said friday 'her leg wounds are healing well, and she's making excellent headway on therapy,' said dr kevin kopera, medical director... | paranephritic pichiciego linchpinned | no related information |
(cnn) thousands of children in england have been sexually exploited by gangs or groups of men or are at high risk of sexual exploitation, according to a report released wednesday the report, which calls for urgent action to protect young people, comes amid wide public concern prompted by revelations of child abuse b... | 14 months england | report: 2,400 children were victims of sexual exploitation by gangs or groups over 14 months . another 16,500 young people in england were at high risk of being sexually exploited . the report comes in the wake of a series of scandals involving sexual abuse of children . its findings are a wake up call, says the childr... |
(cnn) one of the founding members of los zetas, a ruthless mexican drug cartel that began as a group of army deserters hired by a drug lord, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, the federal attorney general's office said jaime gonzalez duran was in the upper echelons of the zetas leadership and is one of the bi... | jaime gonzalez duran zetas the gulf cartel third | jaime gonzalez duran was one of the original zetas . he was a bodyguard and hit man for the gulf cartel . it was the third sentence against him |
(cnn) the rapper 50 cent brought a little holiday cheer and thanksgiving food to new yorkers hit hard by superstorm sandy curtis jackson, who goes by the name 50 cent, grew up in south jamaica, queens, lent a hand to feed sandy victims at the our table is yours event at the cipriani restaurant in lower manhattan on ... | 50 cent new yorkers superstorm sandy rapper | 50 cent served food to new yorkers affected by superstorm sandy . he worked with a coalition of nonprofits to make sure those still struggling could enjoy a meal . rapper is on a mission to eradicate hunger |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) more than 30 people have been shot dead in nigeria, the head of amnesty international said friday, only a day after the rights group accused nigerian security forces of committing serious abuses in their efforts to crack down on the militant islamist group boko haram in the region the latest dea... | maiduguri amnesty international a day nigerian islamist | more than 30 people have been shot dead in maiduguri, says amnesty international . the news comes a day after the rights group accused nigerian security forces of abuses . the military accuses boko haram gunmen of shooting a retired general and his guest . boko haram, a militant islamist group, has killed hundreds in a... |
(cnn) abc is calling on a few heroes after the monster box office success of 'marvel's the avengers' and other superhero movies in the franchise, the network is hoping some of that same magic can translate to the small screen 'marvel's agents of shield,' co created by 'avengers' writer/director joss whedon who al... | coxed unstarted unstolen | no related information |
(cnn) basketball legend dennis rodman arrived in beijing on saturday from north korea without imprisoned american kenneth bae rodman, who visited north korea this week, was tight lipped about his trip 'it is not my job to talk about kenneth bae,' he told reporters gathered at the beijing airport sporting a silver, s... | rodman second north korea this year kenneth bae american 15 years february | rodman's trip was his second to north korea this year . 'it is not my job to talk about kenneth bae,' he tells reporters . bae, an american, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in february |
amstetten, austria (cnn) josef fritzl, who austrian police say has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven of her children, twice holidayed in thailand while she remained trapped in a cellar below his house, according to german media reports josef fritzl appeared in court after admitt... | nondecadence torsions ter | no related information |
(cnn) 'real housewives of dc' star michaele salahi hit the road with journey guitarist neal schon and was not kidnapped as her husband suspected, according to a representative with schon's management company she told a sheriff's deputy late tuesday that she was 'with a good friend and was where she wanted to be,' wa... | michaele salahi journey neal schon tareq salahi's white house | new: michaele salahi with journey guitarist neal schon, his management says . sheriff: michaele salahi tells a deputy she doesn't want her husband to know where she is . tareq salahi's manager: 'michaele salahi may have been kidnapped'. the salahis gained notoriety as white house party crashers in 2009 |
beirut, lebanon (cnn) the fiery leader of lebanon's hezbollah militant movement assured lebanon on monday that his movement will cooperate in the country's political life supporters carry posters of hezbollah chief hassan nasrallah hassan nasrallah said: 'we don't want to have control over lebanon, or to have govern... | hezbollah hassan nasrallah lebanon nasrallah michel sleiman six months sleiman | hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah says lebanon needs collaboration of everyone . nasrallah praises election of michel sleiman as president after six months . election comes after hezbollah and government agreed power sharing deal . sleiman is considered a consensus president in the divided country |
(cnn) as an event attracting worldwide attention and mass media coverage, it is perhaps not surprising that the olympics have, over the course of their history, served as a platform for all manner of political statements and protests from the nazis' manipulation of the 1936 berlin games to promote the myth of white ... | larksome alawi fossulae | no related information |
(cnn) children from a polygamist sect who one mother says are 'hurting very badly' in state custody are likely to be returned to their parents, a cnn legal analyst says flds member margaret jessop says her children 'feel betrayed by adults' a texas appeals court ruled thursday that the state had no right to remove h... | cnn jeffrey toobin | more than 400 children likely to return to families, cnn's jeffrey toobin says . mother says she'll wait until children are with her before she rejoices over ruling . parents say children have suffered from separation . agency that took children says it's considering next move |
(cnn) arsenal's english premier league clash with bolton has been postponed because of heavy snow in north london, the club have confirmed the playing surface at the emirates was fit to allow the match to take place on wednesday evening but there were safety issues affecting fans and concerns about transport a state... | arsenal english premier league bolton london emirates wednesday evening great britain | arsenal's english premier league clash with bolton has been postponed because of heavy snow in north london. the playing surface at the emirates was fit to allow the match to take place on wednesday evening but there were safety issues affecting fans. the postponement of the match was the latest football fixture to be ... |
(aol autos) there is an old adage which goes something like this: 'the cheap man always pays more in the long run' consumer reports analyzed the cost of ownership across the 300 models in their database consumer reports magazine recently reached a similar conclusion when it announced the results of a study that comp... | consumer reports only four percent | a car with a cheaper sticker price can often cost consumers more in the long run . report based on comparison of the 300 models in consumer reports database . second biggest factor in cost of ownership, after depreciation, is fuel costs . maintenance and car repairs account for only four percent of the cost of ownershi... |
(cnn) milan legend paolo maldini played his final match in front of his san siro fans on sunday, but roma spoiled the celebrations by claiming a shock 3 2 defeat maldini salutes the crowd on his lap of honor as his san siro career ends in a 3 2 defeat by roma the 40 year old maldini made his debut for the club in 19... | paolo maldini the san siro milan roma maldini ac milan juventus inter milan lecce reggina serie | paolo maldini plays his final match at the san siro as milan lose 3 2 to roma . one club legened maldini made his ac milan debut as a 16 year old in 1985 . juventus claim first victory in eight games while champions inter milan beaten . lecce and reggina relegated to serie b, with another place still to be decided |
join roland martin for his weekly sound off segment on cnncom live at 11:10 am wednesday if you're passionate about the topic, he wants to hear from you roland martin says the three presidential candidates will never be 'regular folks' (cnn) can we all just stop the silly nonsense over who is an elitist and whether ... | martin | martin: all three candidates are well educated, wealthy not 'average'. their efforts to show that they are 'just like us' are pathetic, he says . but that's ok, martin says, if they advance good policies |
(cnn) ac milan kept up the pressure on serie a table toppers and city rivals inter milan with a 3 0 win at juventus on sunday night a result which turns the heat firmly on home coach ciro ferrara alessandro nesta put milan ahead in the 29th minute with ronaldinho adding a 72nd minute second as juve struggled to ... | ac milan serie inter milan brazilian ronaldinho milan juventus juve ciro ferrara inter | ac milan keep up the pressure on serie a table toppers and city rivals inter milan . brazilian ronaldinho scores twice as milan win 3 0 at juventus to heap pressure on juve coach ciro ferrara . the result lifts milan within eight points of inter at the top of the table with a game in hand |
(cnn) the united states takes on ghana ronaldo takes on his left knee and iran tackles a giant killer here's what to look forward to during the monday matches at the world cup: third time is a charm? us fans had a bad feeling while watching the world cup draw in december, especially after being picked into a group ... | unabrasive treasonably unabrasive | no related information |
(cnn) for goodness' sake, it's just like the ford commercials you know the ones, where they joke that 'and' is better than 'or,' whether it's sweet and sour chicken or a bed and breakfast inn same thing with working mothers i am not a worker or a mother i am both: a worker and a mother this consistent, aggressive in... | michele weldon lean in new york times weldon | michele weldon writes that women sniping about whether to 'lean in' doesn't help . a recent new york times story encourages more infighting among women, she says . weldon: 'it is belittling to assert that women can only handle one role at a time' |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo believes his 'arrogant' image has prevented him from capturing the hearts of football fans across the globe in an exclusive interview with cnn, the real madrid forward reveals how his onfield demeanor has left him sitting in the shadow of the sport's golden boy and fans' favorite, lionel mess... | cristiano ronaldo cnn portugal the ballon d'or manchester united real madrid | cristiano ronaldo tells cnn that his 'arrogant' image has cost him . the 27 year old believes he has become a 'victim' of his critics . portugal star last won the ballon d'or in 2008 while at manchester united . real madrid forward says he would like to face his detractors |
(cnn) a shuttle bus crashed friday morning at chicago's o'hare international airport, injuring 15 people, police said, and temporarily snarling vehicle traffic at one of the world's busiest centers for air travel the bus, shuttling people between the terminals and a rental car company, was leaving interstate 190 on ... | wbbm wls about 6:30 am friday | wbbm says rental car company's shuttle bus struck concrete median . injured included bus driver, who was temporarily pinned, wls reports . crash happened about 6:30 am friday |
(cnn) a group of more than 100 prominent christians ranging from evangelical minister jim wallis on the political left to nixon white house aide chuck colson on the right released a document thursday calling for an end to the fight club tone of the national political discourse called the 'civility covenant,' the doc... | plannings descensional newtonite | no related information |
(cnn) college basketball has a new record holder for most points in a game last week, jack taylor, a 5 foot, 10 inch guard at iowa's grinnell college, scored 138 points to lead grinnell to a 179 104 blowout win over faith baptist bible college, a nearby iowa college in setting his scoring record, taylor made 52 of 1... | grinnell college nicolaus mills | a grinnell college player broke the record for most points in a game, with 138 . nicolaus mills: the achievement came against a college team with far fewer resources . other players have had outsized scoring performances, he says, but those were different . mills: players should have known better than to embarrass thei... |
new york (cnn) for the first time since tyler clementi's death, the family of the rutgers university freshman walked across the bridge where he took his own life clementi's mother, jane, and his brother, james, were joined sunday by anti bullying supporters as they visited the george washington bridge, which connect... | wiltshire tremolite macaronies | no related information |
washington (cnn) no science or religion can accurately predict what will happen in congress but looking plainly at the political chess board and listening to sources on capitol hill, there is plenty of reason to think that a shutdown of the federal government won't happen, at least not next week here's why: politic... | next week 1995 1996 congress | the federal government is facing a possible shutdown next week . the government has been here before in 1995 and 1996 . history may give congress pause before embarking on another shutdown |
(ewcom) ready to feel old? just in time for the 20th anniversary (!!) of 'boy meets world' premiering on abc, all seven seasons of the show are coming to dvd as a boxed set for the first time this means that for those who haven't yet discovered the wonders of youtube all your favorite footage — from adam scott guest... | 20 years boy meets world abc saved by the bell nov 5 | it's been 20 years since 'boy meets world' premiered on abc . that show and 'saved by the bell' will get box sets . the dvds will be released on nov 5 |
(cnn) roma moved up to sixth place in the serie a table after a 1 0 victory in the rome 'derby' against city rivals lazio substitute full back marco cassetti scored the only goal in the 79th minute, finding the corner of the net with a scuffed shot from mirko vucinic's cross lazio had enjoyed the better of the chanc... | undomestically ecophobia agallochum | no related information |
tilcara, argentina (cnn) carmen salva's mission may be ambitious, but her belief is simple: 'it's never too early to start caring for the land you live in and grow up in' carmen salva: 'it's a great joy to know that i am preparing a new generation to respect the environment' that's why on saturdays, salva and a grou... | unincited predesirous cloudlets | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) sixty four cases of measles have been diagnosed in the united states this year, the most in seven years, according to the center for disease control and prevention measles is a respiratory disease whose familiar symptom is red blotches on the skin in all but one of the cases, the people who co... | cdc january age from 5 months to 71 years 2001 | cdc: 64 confirmed measles cases in nine states since january . 64 patients ranged in age from 5 months to 71 years . 63 of the 64 were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status . highest number reported for same time period since 2001 |
london, england (cnn) human rights and freedom of the press in china, the detention of terrorist suspects by the united states and russia's treatment of political dissent are the focus of scrutiny in amnesty international's annual report, released wednesday, which looks at the state of human rights around the world ... | amnesty international's united states zimbabwe darfur iraq iran gaza | amnesty international's annual report 'reveals a world riven by inequality'. more written on united states than any other country . report also notes situation in zimbabwe, darfur, iraq, iran, gaza . at least 81 countries subject people to torture, ill treatment, report says |
miami, florida (cnn) a judge has declared a mistrial in the retrial of six men accused of plotting terrorist acts with al qaeda narseal batiste, the group's alleged ringleader, testified he wasn't serious about the terrorism threats he made the decision comes after 13 days of deliberation and marks the second time g... | miami chicago sears tower fbi | judge declares mistrial in the retrial of miami terrorism case . men accused of plotting to target chicago's sears tower and bomb fbi offices . defendants faced up to 70 years in prison if convicted of conspiracy charges . first trial ended in a mistrial in december, also because of a hung jury |
(cnn) a us customs and border patrol agent was killed saturday when he was struck by a car driven by a suspected narcotics smuggler, officials said luis aguilar, 32, who was assigned to the yuma, arizona, border patrol station, died saturday, us customs and border patrol commissioner w ralph basham said in a stateme... | luis aguilar 32 us california arizona mexico | officials: luis aguilar, 32, was placing spike strips to stop the smugglers . border agents believe two cars involved had entered the us illegally . the incident occurred over the california state line from arizona . both vehicles drove back across the border and into mexico |
(cnn) it's the earth orbiting research lab as big as a five bedroom house, complete with two bathrooms, a gym and a huge bay window but how much do we know about what goes on at the international space station? we watched as astronauts played football in space during the world cup, we listened to chris hadfield c... | louchettes lessees gnast | no related information |
(cnn) a colorado woman is being pursued as a 'person of interest' in connection with phone calls that triggered the raid of a texas polygamist ranch, authorities said friday rozita swinton, 33, has been arrested in a case that is not directly related to the texas raid texas rangers are seeking rozita swinton of colo... | texas rangers rozita swinton swinton texas second | new: texas rangers pursue rozita swinton regarding phone calls to a crisis center . new: search of swinton's home reveals evidence that possibly links her to the calls . police arrest the woman for making a false report to police in a separate case . phone calls prompted texas raid, but officers then got a second searc... |
washington (cnn) the white house defended president barack obama from criticism that he was tone deaf in his reaction to the mass shootings at washington navy yard obama: shooting a 'cowardly' act for a second straight day, white house press secretary jay carney faced questions about a monday afternoon event that o... | obama republicans navy yard white house congress syria gop | obama criticized for launching attack on congressional republicans in hours after navy yard shootings . white house spokesman defends obama, saying time is running out on congress to act on economy . obama touched on the shootings and syria situation before criticizing gop in previously scheduled event . new: obama say... |
editor's note: two time oscar winner denzel washington joined the mt vernon boys & girls club in new york at the age of 6 and remained an active member for the next 12 years the actor credits his early years spent at the club with changing the direction of his life since 1994, he has served as a volunteer national spok... | denzel washington washington education boys & girls clubs | denzel washington: in a year of many issues, children are key priority . washington: voters need to hold politicians accountable for helping young people . education, crime, obesity are all issues relating to youth, washington says . there are many ways to help, including boys & girls clubs, he says |
san francisco, california (cnn) thousands of protesters demonstrated against china's human rights record and its crackdown in tibet after the olympic flame arrived in san francisco tuesday pro tibetan demonstrators shout outside the chinese consulate in san francisco tuesday chanting and waving flags, the protester... | chinese wednesday torchbearer san francisco california us china tibet | new: thousands march to the chinese consulate ahead of wednesday's run . torchbearer drops out, fearing protests, official says . san francisco, california, is only us venue on 23 city global tour . demonstrators protest china's tibet policy in cities along route |
(cnn) they're hardly known for exciting dining historically, they've been a last ditch option driven by fatigue and convenience but hotel restaurants have come a long, long way the daily meal's list of 101 best hotel restaurants around the world was announced tuesday to be considered, the hotels had to have at least... | hotels the daily meal's | hotel restaurant nominations came from six continents . hotels had to have at least 15 rooms to be included on the daily meal's list . experienced food writers and critics voted on the list of nominations |
(cnn) leading jockey frankie dettori may have spent most of his life on a diet, but when it comes to his favorite pastimes food is right up there with racing around five years ago dettori met michelin starred chef marco pierre white and asked him where he could go out with his young family to eat 'i couldn't answer ... | frankie dettori's aubergine parmigiana months first frankie 2004 italian marco pierre white march, 2008 | frankie dettori's favorite recipe from his new cookbook: aubergine parmigiana . leading jockey spends many months dieting but when 'off duty' loves food . opened first of 'frankie's' restaurants in 2004, now chain of six worldwide . released italian family cookbook with chef marco pierre white in march, 2008 |
middlesbrough, england middlesbrough have confirmed that midfielders fabio rochemback and gaizka mendieta and striker dong gook lee have all been released middlesbrough have decided against taking up the option of re signing brazilian midfielder fabio rochemback the premier league club had an option to extend brazil... | middlesbrough fabio rochemback gaizka mendieta premier league rochemback rivaldo aek | middlesbrough release midfielders fabio rochemback and gaizka mendieta . the premier league club decide not to take up option on rochemback's deal . rivaldo changes mind about retirement and will continue at aek next season |
(cnn) many of the oklahoma families whose lives were devastated by the tornado will recover over time, especially with the help and support of family and community but children need special attention as they struggle with what happened on monday and upheavals in their family and school routines children's reactions ... | melissa brymer brymer | melissa brymer: children need special attention to cope with trauma and upheaval . she says fear, anxiety, anger, withdrawal are common, but they diminish over time . brymer: kids look to parents' reaction; parents must talk to them calmly and truthfully . brymer: sticking to routines and being patient, staying away fr... |
(cnn) english club birmingham city have released a statement to explain why co owner and managing director were interviewed by police in a corruption probe birmingham co owner david sullivan was interviewed by police on wednesday night the premier league outfit temporarily suspended share trading on the london stock... | birmingham club english david sullivan karren brady march | new: birmingham say police investigation involves agent and two footballers . club temporarily suspend shares amid corruption probe by the english police . co owner david sullivan and managing director karren brady both interviewed . police raided city in march as part of investigation into corruption in football |
(cnn) nine of the 10 countries with the world's highest rates of child marriage are in africa: niger, chad and central african republic, guinea, mozambique, mali, burkina faso and south sudan, and malawi my country, tanzania, did not make the list but in traditional maasai communities like mine, marrying off girls i... | mereso kilusu kilusu africa | mereso kilusu was a child bride now she campaigns against child marriage . changing attitudes in traditional communities is key, says kilusu . 'we need to talk to families about how girls can contribute to their livelihoods,' she says . report: nine of the 10 countries with the world's highest rates of child marriage a... |
douglas, arizona (cnn) it's a tale of homeland security concerns blocking wildlife management, and the hue and cry that ensues this photo, taken by warner glenn in 1996, is believed to be the first of a live jaguar in the united states when most people think of jaguars, they think of the jungles of central and south... | mexico homeland security | it is believed that jaguars in northern mexico total no more than 120 . conservationists worry that border fence could prevent return of breeding jaguars . homeland security officials have waived laws to make sure fence is completed . agencies look for solution that enhances security while preserving wildlife |
(cnn) how do you run a business effectively when your supremo is facing bribery charges over a multibillion dollar deal? in the case of formula one supremo bernie ecclestone you step down as director of the sport's holding company delta topco but continue to run one of the world's most lucrative sport franchis... | bernie ecclestone german 83 year old formula one ecclestone | bernie ecclestone will stand trial on bribery charges, a german court announced . the 83 year old is accused of making corrupt payments during the sale of formula one . he will step down as a director of the company that owns the rights to the motorsport . however, ecclestone will continue to be involved in the running... |
(cnn) the presidents of sudan and chad signed a non aggression agreement late thursday, aiming to halt cross border hostilities between the two african nations chad president idriss deby, right, and sudan's president omar al beshir, left, shake hands after signing the pact the signing came after nearly two full days... | sudan chad nearly two days just hours | sudan, chad presidents sign agreement aiming to halt cross border hostilities . signing came after nearly two days of talks between presidents of sudan and chad . each accuses other of supporting rebels that attempt to destabilize the government . just hours before agreement, chad claimed rebels from sudan had crossed ... |
(cnn) from the affordable care act to flesh eating bacteria to celebrities and elected officials battling physical and mental illness, it's been a tumultuous year for all things health here is a look at the top 10 health stories of 2012, as chosen by the cnn health staff 1 affordable care act upheld by the us suprem... | lumberingly finesses sissiest | no related information |
(cnn) tiger woods fired nike to the forefront of the golfing world now he could be clubbed away to make room for the new kid on the block rory mcilroy's announcement that he will not renew his contract with titleist and footjoy parent company acushnet has accelerated speculation that the northern irishman will jo... | rory mcilroy titleist northern irishman $20 million 23 year old nike tiger woods | rory mcilroy announces he will not sign new deal with titleist . northern irishman expected to sign $20 million a year deal . the 23 year old looks set to become new face of nike . tiger woods and rory mcilroy in hot water with golf sponsors |
(cnn) earlier this month apple released its annual supplier responsibility report which detailed alleged workplace health and safety protocol violations by its suppliers one of its chief suppliers, foxconn, has been at the center of a storm in recent months after workers at some of its plants in china staged strikes... | overproportionately collude procyon | no related information |
(cnn) the body of a man whom authorities described as a disgruntled vendor who shot two people, one fatally, at a long island business last week was found dead monday, according to nassau county police sang ho kim, about age 63, was identified through fingerprints after his remains were found in a river near bear mo... | sang ho kim long island savenergy east garden city kim | sang ho kim, suspected in a shooting at a long island business, was found dead . two employees of savenergy in east garden city were shot, one fatally . kim's body was found in a river; an autopsy will be conducted |
(cnn) as the decade draws to a close it is time to reflect and reminisce on 10 years of glorious football drama and what better way to do this than by paying respect to the characters who have contributed so much to the soccer story that has captivated fans since 2000 two world cups in south korea and japan, a... | miledh lorius feasters | no related information |
(ewcom) twentieth century fox is moving ahead with another wolverine standalone movie 'the wolverine' director james mangold is in talks with the studio to write a treatment and longtime x men producer lauren shuler donner will collaborate again, as deadline reported the storyline is being kept under wraps for now, ... | wolverine james mangold us | get ready for another wolverine standalone movie . 'the wolverine' director james mangold is in talks . 'the wolverine' was a modest blockbuster in the us this summer |
(cnn) bayern munich closed to within two points of bundesliga leaders hamburg and bayer leverkusen with a 2 1 victory at home to bavarian rivals nuremberg on saturday belgian defender daniel van buyten celebrates his winning goal for bayern munich daniel van buyten's 82nd minute winner left bayern on 13 points behin... | bayern munich bundesliga daniel van buyten bavarian nuremberg hoffenheim mainz cologne stuttgart | bayern munich close to within two points of bundesliga's top two teams . daniel van buyten heads late goal against bavarian rivals nuremberg in 2 1 win . bayern third on goal difference ahead of hoffenheim and mainz, who both win . cologne move off bottom of table with first victory, winning 2 0 at stuttgart |
(the frisky) everyone's favorite charmer, george clooney, is suiting up to play a hired assassin trying to get out of the profession after one last assignment in 'the american' the flick comes out in september and it's about time that clooney gave james bond a run for his money! he's charismatic, cheeky, and looks f... | james bond sean connery harrison ford daniel craig tom cruise 1996 | the most famous james bond, sean connery, really set the bar high . harrison ford and daniel craig are just two of the sexiest male spies of all time . it's easy to forget that tom cruise was once a total heartthrob back in 1996 |
(cnn) coach luciano spalletti has parted company with roma following the italian club's poor start to the serie a season, with former juventus manager claudio ranieri replacing him luciano spalletti has ended his four year tenure at roma after coming under attack from fans speculation had been rife that the 50 year ... | luciano spalletti italian roma spalletti juventus claudio ranieri serie a | coach luciano spalletti has parted company with italian club roma . spalletti resigned following his side's second successive defeat on sunday . the 50 year old was criticized by fans after failing to make major signings . new: former juventus coach claudio ranieri is taking over at the serie a club |
london, england (cnn) research teams at the danish golf union have discovered it takes between 100 to 1,000 years for a golf ball to decompose naturally a startling fact when it is also estimated 300 million balls are lost or discarded in the united states alone, every year it seems the simple plastic golf ball is i... | 100 to 1,000 years uk | it takes 100 to 1,000 years for a golf ball to degrade . golf balls are composed of a zinc rubber filling . uk lawmaker says golf balls are 'humanities signature litter' |
(cnn) the race is on to locate the latest banksy on the streets of new york the work shows a dog urinating on a fire hydrant with a thought bubble above the hydrant reading 'you complete me' this is the third piece by the mysterious street artist to appear this week the first depicted two boys reaching up to a si... | england new york instagram | banksy started out as a graffiti artist in western england but his work now sells for millions . he is in new york for what his spokesperson says is a 'month long residency'. banksy is painting images, taking photos and publishing them on instagram and his website. finders of the works can phone a toll free number to g... |
havana, cuba (cnn) capt carl gamble was behind the controls of piedmont airlines flight 451 as the plane headed to miami when a stewardess delivered a note from a passenger saying the flight was being hijacked nearly 30 years later, gamble still recalls the sense of dread wash over him as he read the hijacker's dema... | fbi william potts cuban 1984 potts 56 | new: fbi agents have arrested william potts on air piracy charges . william potts served time in cuban prisons for a 1984 hijacking . potts, 56, says he regrets the crime and wants to be with his family . the pilot of that plane said he holds no grudges against potts |
(cnn) odin lloyd texted his sister in the wee hours of june 17 'nfl just so you know' at the time, according to prosecutors, lloyd was in a silver nissan altima with aaron hernandez, a star tight end with the nfl's new england patriots, and two other people about 3:25 am two minutes after the message went out ... | aaron hernandez nfl | aaron hernandez is slated for arraignment friday . he's expected to plead not guilty to slaying of friend . video among evidence gathered by prosecutors . former nfl star also investigated in 2012 slayings |
(cnn) whether you're seeking a blissful beach retreat, a funky conversion or the perfect exotic hideaway, there's a hotel for nearly everyone on the third annual fodor's 100 hotel awards, released friday this year's winners came from 43 countries, with europe dominating the list with 30 hotels and the united states ... | stairways myrrhs unpolitely | no related information |
(cnn) the number of uprooted people across the world dropped slightly last year, but new displacement this year in conflict zones like pakistan, somalia and sri lanka so far 'has already more than offset the decline,' the un refugee agency said tuesday pakistani displaced battle severe winds and dust at jalozai refu... | un 2008 2009 pakistan sri lanka somalia | un reports shows slight decline in global refugee numbers to 42 million in 2008 . but numbers set to rise in 2009 because of pakistan, sri lanka, somalia conflicts . pakistan hosted the largest number of refugees in the world at 18 million . around 2 million refugees returned home in 2009 |
washington (cnn) the us government has charged an international arms dealer with conspiring to sell a rebel group millions of dollars in weapons 'to be used to kill americans in colombia,' federal prosecutors announced tuesday viktor bout is accused of selling missiles, rockets and other weapons to farc, a colombian... | dhourras externat ombre | no related information |
(cnn) the united nations envoy to ukraine who was threatened by armed men in crimea on wednesday told cnn he hopes his experience 'serves as a reminder to all how dangerous the situation has become' robert serry said the car he was traveling in was blocked by armed men in camouflage uniforms, who did not identify th... | robert serry the situation room with wolf blitzer un ukraine crimea | robert serry talks to 'the situation room with wolf blitzer'. the un envoy to ukraine was threatened by armed men in crimea . he calls for political dialogue and a de escalation of tensions |
(cnn) when the burj khalifa officially opened in dubai on monday, much of the world press noted the irony of the world's tallest building unveiled just weeks after the emirate's debt crash but a look at the history of record breaking skyscrapers and business cycles suggests otherwise the opening of every single '... | the burj khalifa dubai $10 billion | the opening of every single 'world's tallest' building in the past century has coincided with an economic downturn . the burj khalifa opened just weeks after dubai had to receive a $10 billion bailout . some researchers say skyscrapers are a physical manifestation of a boom and bust cycle in business |
(travel+leisure) mysteries come in many forms: ancient, modern, unsolved and unexplained but the world's most mysterious buildings are a physical force to be reckoned with they've become popularized on websites such as abandoned placescom, weburbanistcom and the granddaddy of them all, atlasobscuracom, an exhaustive... | tamaracks superinstitution cutdowns | no related information |
(cnn) facebook is holding a news conference on tuesday, where it is expected to announce that the company is moving operations to menlo park, california perhaps no one is more excited to learn of facebook's plans than the city's mayor facebook has reportedly signed a deal with a real estate agency for employees to m... | facebook palo alto california menlo park menlo park city hall tuesday menlo park's | facebook is in talks to relocate its offices from palo alto, california, to menlo park . facebook has scheduled a news conference at menlo park city hall for tuesday . menlo park's mayor says he doesn't know for sure whether facebook is moving in |
(cnn) on january 1, the nation will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, which legally freed slaves in the secessionist southern states meanwhile, thousands of theaters will still be presenting the film 'lincoln,' portraying the soon to be martyred president's efforts in january 1865 t... | wade henderson january 1 150th the emancipation proclamation gop lincoln recent years henderson 2012 | wade henderson: january 1 is 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation . he says gop should look to lincoln, a canny politician who led moral fight on civil rights . he says gop has history of civil rights support that it has largely abandoned in recent years . henderson: in 2012, election minority voters unim... |
(cnn) barcelona striker samuel eto'o has moved a step closer to joining inter milan after agreeing personal terms with the italian champions, his agent has revealed prolific striker samuel eto'o is on the verge of moving to serie a with jose mourinho's inter milan the cameroon international will reportedly sign a fi... | rivulation desmic mennonites | no related information |
(cnn) rafael nadal returned to singles action wednesday at the rogers cup in montreal but his comeback lasted just 36 minutes as his opponent, david ferrer, was forced to withdraw with injury nadal was on court for just 36 minutes on his singles return world no 2 nadal playing his first singles match since losing... | rafael nadal rogers cup montreal world no david ferrer nadal just 36 minutes | rafael nadal returns to singles action at rogers cup in montreal . world no 2's return cut short as david ferrer quits because of knee injury . nadal was leading 4 3 by a break of serve; had been on court just 36 minutes . nadal: 'every match, every game is important to feel better for me' |
(cnn) roger federer sent out an ominous message to his rivals by claiming the masters 1000 tournament in cincinnati with a straight sets demolition of novak djokovic in the final on sunday federer was getting his hands on his 61st career title after an emphatic win federer was playing his second tournament since re... | roger federer cincinnati ohio novak djokovic sunday federer third us open next week | roger federer wins the masters 1000 tournament in cincinnati, ohio . world number one beats novak djokovic in straight sets in sunday's final . federer bidding for third straight grand slam title at us open next week |
(cnn) italian champions inter milan recorded their fifth straight win under new coach leonardo, defeating cesena 3 2 at the san siro despite the visitors coming back from 2 0 down samuel eto'o gave the home side a 14th minute lead when firing in his 24th goal of the season and, within a minute, inter had doubled the... | italian inter milan fifth leonardo inter cesena 3 2 fourth serie a ac milan roma sampdoria the italian cup | italian champions inter milan record their fifth straight win under new coach leonardo . inter defeat cesena 3 2 to move up to fourth place in serie a, six points behind ac milan . roma and sampdoria are both through to the quarterfinals of the italian cup |
(cnn student news) november 8, 2013 a massive typhoon bears down on the philippines, a popular social media service launches its ipo, and the us fda considers a policy shift on trans fats cnn student news offers up details on these stories then, we follow an olympic torch's journey into space, and we discuss how go... | lookahead pausement clinamen | no related information |
(cnn) as tunisia adjusts to a new government, selma beji is cautiously optimistic about the future and freedoms of her fellow tunisians a tunisian native who is pursuing a master's degree in the united states, beji said she was amazed that demonstrations driven largely by young adults and social media ha... | facebook selma beji tunisia arab | 'facebook was the drive of this revolution,' selma beji said . tunisia, like other arab lands, has young, underemployed population . beji says 'the country has a lot of potential' |
(cnn student news) november 11, 2013 this veterans day, cnn student news explores the history surrounding the holiday and some patriotic stories associated with it we also examine how a massive typhoon affected the philippines, and we look at what could be ahead this week regarding a controversial us health care la... | the daily curriculum the day key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
(cnn) the kurdish region of iraq has seen gains in human rights, but security forces 'regularly abuse their authority' and women continue to be targets of violence, amnesty international said tuesday iraqi kurds mark international day for the elimination of violence against women in november 2008 the international ... | kurdish amnesty international | kurdish security forces arbitrarily detain, torture people, amnesty international says . government has made progress in human rights, but problems remain, agency says . honor killings, other attacks on women need to end, it says . journalists have been detained, beaten and harassed by security forces, report says |
washington (cnn) sen hillary clinton's chief presidential campaign strategist is quitting his post amid criticism of his public relations firm's contacts with the colombian government over a pending free trade deal, clinton's campaign announced mark penn will continue to advise hillary clinton's presidential campaig... | carbuncular interhuman topectomies | no related information |
(cnn) the latest incarnation of boeing's dreamliner finished its maiden flight tuesday afternoon, completing a test run of more than five hours a larger version of the 787 8, the boeing 787 9 dreamliner is 206 feet long 20 feet longer than its predecessor and holds 40 more passengers (the 787 8 can hold 210 25... | santonine theriomorphous enoughs | no related information |
san francisco, california (cnn) thousands of protesters demonstrated against china's human rights record and its crackdown in tibet after the olympic flame arrived in san francisco tuesday pro tibetan demonstrators shout outside the chinese consulate in san francisco tuesday chanting and waving flags, the protester... | chinese torchbearer san francisco california us china tibet | new: thousands march to the chinese consulate ahead of wednesday's run . torchbearer drops out, fearing protests, official says . san francisco, california, is only us venue on 23 city global tour . demonstrators protest china's tibet policy in cities along route |
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