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(cnn) skybus airlines announced friday it is shutting down its passenger flights becoming the third airline this week to cease operations skybus airlines joins ata and aloha airlines, which announced shutdowns earlier this week the low cost carrier couldn't overcome 'the combination of rising jet fuel costs and a... | ata aloha skybus | low cost carrier cites high price of jet fuel . ata and aloha also closing after bankruptcy filings . skybus says passengers can seek refunds from credit card firms |
tokyo, japan (cnn) authorities have arrested a us sailor on suspicion of robbery and murder in the death of a japanese taxi driver the us military handed him over thursday at yokosuka naval base, south of tokyo a yokosuka police spokesman identified the sailor as olatunbosun ogbogu, a 22 year old nigerian national t... | japanese us us navy japan | japanese police arrest us sailor for allegedly killing a japanese taxi driver . us navy presence in japan has been marred by reports of rape and crime . in 2006, us civilian military staffer jailed for nine years for raping two women |
editor's note: gloria borger is a senior political analyst for cnn, appearing regularly on cnn's 'the situation room,' 'campbell brown: no bias, no bull,' 'ac360°,' and 'state of the union with john king,' as well as special event coverage newt gingrich became the target of his own party's ire for calling sotomayor a r... | gloria borger newt gingrich sonia sotomayor gingrich senate republicans borger sotomayor | gloria borger: newt gingrich backed off his charge sonia sotomayor is a racist . she says gingrich angered senate republicans with his harsh language . borger: study of judge's decisions shows she usually rejects discrimination claims . she says sotomayor disagreed with judicial colleagues only four out of 100 times |
(cnn) a photo showing iranian clerics prominently participating in an anti government protest speaks volumes about the new face of iran's opposition movement clerics in robes and turbans join rallies to protest the disputed presidential election results in iran in a blatant act of defiance, a group of mullahs took t... | mullahs iran ayatollah ali khamenei khamenei mahmoud ahmadinejad | a group of mullahs protesting election results represents a blatant act of defiance . they're normally loyal to iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei . khamenei called election result valid and mahmoud ahmadinejad the winner . he told protesters they will face the consequences |
(cnn) the suspected mastermind of the deadly 2012 attack on the us mission in benghazi, libya, is expected to be brought to american soil as soon as this weekend, a senior law enforcement source told cnn on thursday ahmed abu khatallah was lured earlier this month to a location south of the city in eastern libya and... | americans libya 2012 obama ahmed abu khatallah abu khatallah us fbi this month washington | 4 americans, including its ambassador to libya, died in a 2012 attack on a mission . obama has said that ahmed abu khatallah was 'one of the masterminds' of the attack . abu khatallah was nabbed by us commandos, fbi agents this month in libya . he's expected to be prosecuted in a federal court in washington |
(cnn) iran has made a significant advancement in its nuclear program with the completion of its underground uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of qom, according to a report released friday by a united nations watchdog group the international atomic energy agency report stated iran has now installed all o... | iran un parchin iranian tehran | new: report says iran has completed underground enrichment facility . un agency says iran still hasn't allowed it access to parchin military site . director says there's still no clarity on nuclear program's possible military aspects . iranian officials and un watchdog agency will meet on december 13 in tehran |
(cnn) a malfunctioning jet engine on an air canada flight caused burning hot debris to fall to the ground after takeoff, an official with canada's transportation safety board said tuesday the incident monday, which involved air canada flight 001 bound for tokyo from toronto with 318 passengers and 16 crew members ab... | air canada toronto | an air canada flight had to return after takeoff from toronto due to engine failure . one engine malfunctioned, sending debris out the back, an official says . the cause of the malfunction will be investigated . no injuries were reported, but some cars were damaged |
(cnn) bayern munich cruised to a 5 0 win at dusseldorf on saturday to set a new bundesliga record for most consecutive wins at the start of the season two goals from thomas muller and one each for croatia's mario mandzukic, brazil's luiz gustavo and rafina ensured bayern made it eight wins from eight one better t... | abrenunciate pinochles presprinkle | no related information |
(cnn) elvis presley marilyn monroe jim morrison officials won't say where michael jackson was buried, but family gathered at forest lawn memorial park their graves are public shrines for fans and followers countless people from all over the world make pilgrimages to their burial sites, hoping to draw close to those... | overattachment fluffy staffless | no related information |
(cnn) a former marine and suspected serial rapist pleaded not guilty this week to raping and murdering 19 year old college student brianna denison the family of brianna denison launched a web site dedicated to her memory after her death in 2008 james biela, 27, is charged with first degree murder, kidnapping and sex... | james michael biela brianna denison denison reno nevada biela | james michael biela, 27, is charged with murder of brianna denison, 19 . tentative trial date set for february 22, 2010 . denison last seen on friend's couch during visit to hometown of reno, nevada . police say biela left previous victim's panties as 'calling card' near denison's body |
new york (cnn) a former new york city bouncer was sentenced to life without parole wednesday for the brutal slaying of a graduate student from boston, the brooklyn district attorney's office said darryl littlejohn, 44, is already serving prison time for the attempted kidnapping of another student in 2005 darryl litt... | darryl littlejohn last month imette st guillen 24 manhattan the morning of st guillen's | darryl littlejohn was convicted last month of murdering imette st guillen, 24 . witnesses saw the two leaving manhattan bar the morning of february 25, 2006 . investigators linked his dna to ties used to bind st guillen's hands behind her back . lawyer for the former bouncer says he is innocent |
new york (cnn) the regional airline involved in a fatal february plane crash outside buffalo, new york, contested a report monday alleging the pilot did not have the training to handle the emergency that brought the plane down, and that he might have been fatigued on the night of the crash debris is cleared from the... | continental connection flight 3407 buffalo wall street journal colgan air marvin renslow faa colgan | continental connection flight 3407 crashed near buffalo in february; 50 people died . wall street journal report says pilot didn't have hands on flight simulator training . colgan air says marvin renslow got faa required classroom instruction . colgan, operator of flight, also insists pilot fatigue wasn't a factor in c... |
(cnn) health officials announced friday a campaign to vaccinate more than 20 million children against polio and other diseases across much of the middle east 'the headline is the middle east is reinfected,' said dr bruce aylward, the world health organization's assistant director general for polio, emergencies and c... | nignay hadder infamiliar | no related information |
bogota, colombia (cnn) jorge elias benjumea proudly inspects his plantain field the 46 year old father of three says he's not only happy his crops are doing well, but also, for the first time in years, he can tell the world that what he's growing is legal benjumea, a resident of the colombian province of meta; used ... | colombian us colombia 61% between 2001 and 2009 | some colombian farmers take huge drop in income for more safety, peace . national security adviser: 'you need to stabilize those drug producing areas'. us estimates: cocaine production in colombia fell 61% between 2001 and 2009 . government helped alternative enterprises start up |
(cnn) in 'street kings,' keanu reeves' bad boy cop tom ludlow may not play by the rules, but the film sure does keanu reeves, second from left, and forest whitaker are shifty cops in 'street kings' the movie is textbook cop noir directed by david ayer, who wrote 'training day' and directed 'harsh times,' from a scri... | cambresine somatologic blind | no related information |
(cnn) texas authorities are investigating 'the safety of children' at a ranch occupied by about 400 followers of polygamist sect leader warren jeffs, officials said friday an aerial view taken last year shows some living quarters at polygamist leader warren jeffs' texas ranch authorities have sealed off the 1,900 ac... | state child protective services 1,900 acre texas warren jeffs jeffs arizona 10 years last year | new: state child protective services agents interviewing children . new: no one permitted to enter or leave 1,900 acre texas compound . ranch home to hundreds of followers of polygamist leader warren jeffs . jeffs in arizona jail awaiting trial; sentenced to 10 years in prison last year |
(ewcom) now that we all know that robert galbraith is jk rowling's pseudonym, there's no way the sequel to last year's surprise best seller 'the cuckoo's calling' will spend any time in obscurity 'the silkworm' will debut in the uk on june 19 and in the us on june 24 here's the official plot description from mulholl... | jageer guardroom scrub | no related information |
(cnn) a chinese woman has been sentenced to a year in a labor camp for retweeting a twitter post that mocked chinese protesters who smashed japanese products during a recent demonstration, her fiance said thursday on october 17, cheng jianping, under the username wangyi09, added a few words to a message written by h... | verists nonseverable autumnal | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan will hold parliamentary elections monday, with political parties competing for 272 seats in the national assembly election posters jostle for space on a street in rawalpindi ahead of pakistan's elections on monday the elections were due to take place in december of last year but we... | upsidaisy caunch broidered | no related information |
(ewcom) for the sixth straight year, brad paisley and carrie underwood will cohost the cma awards, airing tonight at 8 pm et on abc (see our predictions for who we think will win, and who we'd vote for) there's a long list of performances, which include taylor swift collaborating with alison krauss and vince gill, d... | krivu ochrogaster autobusses | no related information |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwe president robert mugabe swore in his new government wednesday and confirmed that the new 26 member cabinet, mainly composed of allies from his previous appointments, will not abandon his controversial policy of seizing the majority stake of foreign owned firms the 89 year old leader t... | mugabe africa | mugabe confirms continuation of seizing the majority stake of foreign owned firms . he says africa lags behind because 'whites' are exploiting its mineral resources . the opposition describes the new cabinet as 'dead wood' |
(cnn) 'ballistic: ecks vs sever' had few fans upon its release in 2002 the $70 million movie, starring antonio banderas and lucy liu, was a box office failure, making just $143 million domestically and less than $6 million overseas antonio banderas, above, and lucy liu starred as dueling secret agents in 2002's 'bal... | rottentomatoescom this decade 2002 ballistic: ecks tomatoes | rottentomatoescom ranked 100 worst films of this decade . no 1 on the list was 2002's 'ballistic: ecks vs sever'. not all bad movies are box office duds some do quite well . critics play useful role, says rotten tomatoes editor in chief |
(cnn) former world no5 anna chakvetadze is making her latest comeback after a 2011 marred by illness and capped with an unsuccessful bid to win election to russia's duma chakvetadze's problems began when she dramatically collapsed on court while leading world no1 caroline wozniacki in a second round match in dubai '... | anna chakvetadze hobart january caroline wozniacki dubai chakvetadze russia duma alex corretja spain davis cup | anna chakvetadze returns to wta action in hobart in january . former world no5 collapsed on court while playing caroline wozniacki in dubai . chakvetadze made unsuccessful bid to win election to russia's duma . alex corretja named captain of spain's davis cup team |
(cnn) a pakistani court tuesday indicted president pervez musharraf, charging him with murder in the death of the country's first female prime minister, benazir bhutto it marked the first time an ex military chief has been indicted with a crime in the country, his spokesman raza bokhari said the court charged mushar... | musharraf pakistan | musharraf's spokesman calls the accusation 'false, fabricated and fictitious'. musharraf was in court for the indictment . pakistan's first female prime minister was killed while campaigning in 2007 . musharraf has been under house arrest since april |
tallahassee, florida (cnn) how did two convicted murderers allegedly get their hands on forged documents that granted them early release from a florida prison? authorities believe it all started with one inmate teaching another how to fabricate the legal paperwork from inside the franklin correctional institution in... | charles walker joseph jenkins nashaddai walker and jenkins | investigators are looking at texts between charles walker and joseph jenkins . nydeed nashaddai used a similar scheme to escape jail, prison records show . the prisoners sent the documents to someone on the outside, an official says . walker and jenkins, both 34, have been recaptured |
(cnn) georgian leaders may be blaming russia for the conflict raging in south ossetia, but former soviet president mikhail gorbachev said thursday 'there is no doubt' that georgia provoked the clash mikhail gorbachev told cnn's larry king that russia called extra troops into georgia to stem violence gorbachev told c... | chlorinators khalifa nonformulation | no related information |
kampala, uganda (cnn) at least 19 schoolgirls died when fire erupted in their dormitory west of the capital, kampala, late monday, say police and school officials villagers surround the gutted school building tuesday authorities also found the bodies of two adults in the ashes of the blaze at buddo junior school in ... | 60 kilometers kampala | 19 schoolgirls and two adults die in primary school dormitory fire, police say . school denies pupils' claim that dormitory door was locked from the outside . police investigate cause of blaze at school 60 kilometers from kampala |
istanbul (cnn) over the last six months, iran has evaded us sanctions by importing turkish gold to pay for billions of dollars worth of energy sales to turkey turkey's deputy prime minister has described what amounts to a gold for oil barter system read more: turkey: facing a soft landing or serious turbulence? 'why... | explains overtrace fistical | no related information |
(cnn) the death toll from a cholera outbreak in haiti has risen to more than 150 confirmed deaths, according to health officials with the us centers for disease control and the us agency for international development at a joint news conference held friday, dr rob quick and dr carleene dei discussed the outbreak and ... | cdc us port au prince | new: death toll has risen to more than 150 in cholera outbreak . new: cdc, us aid coordinating relief teams and supplied to combat outbreak . new: outbreaks confined to region north of port au prince . scene at one hospital: 'there was bedlam outside the gate' |
niamey, niger (cnn) an islamist militant group has claimed responsibility for thursday's deadly attacks on an army barracks and a uranium mine in niger, saying they were responses to niger's cooperation with france in a 'war against sharia,' cnn affiliate bfmtv reported twenty soldiers and five assailants were kille... | islamist france french mali niger | new: 20 soldiers, five assailants dead after another bombing, battle . islamist group mujao says attacks are response to cooperation with france . truck bomb kills two assailants, wounds 50 outside mine . mujao has been fighting french forces in mali, which borders niger |
(cnn) they have tours designed around them, statues erected in their honor and fans so rabid many a sports team would envy them the world's most adorable city mascots have some heady responsibilities and impressive lines on their cvs, from running a train station to gracing a 'vanity fair' cover with hollywood elite... | hamish mchamish scotland japanese berlin zoo's knut | these city mascots around the world are celebrated for their unusual stories . ginger town cat hamish mchamish in scotland has a statue and paparazzi following him everywhere . a japanese train station has a cat for a station master . berlin zoo's knut the polar bear inspired 'knutmania' around the world |
obo, central african republic (cnn) the lush, green forests of central africa have long been the playground and refuge of the continent's most notorious warlord, joseph kony his lord's resistance army, which began with the aim of overthrowing the ugandan government, has since spread to remote hinterlands on the bord... | joseph kony the lord's resistance army the international criminal court kony barack obama lra | joseph kony is head of the lord's resistance army . he is wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity . kony became a household name after a video about him went viral on the internet . president barack obama has sent troops to help chase down lra leaders |
new york (cnn) a furry feline named willow, who was last seen five years ago in colorado, was found this week roaming the streets of new york country kitty turned metropolitan cat, willow was discovered by a pedestrian on east 20th street in manhattan over the weekend and brought to animal care and control of nyc, a... | myrmidons routinist encompassment | no related information |
(cnn) members of the westboro baptist church, known for its radical stance against a myriad of issues including homosexuality and the war in iraq, said thursday it will picket elizabeth edwards' funeral in raleigh, north carolina edwards, the estranged wife of democratic presidential candidate john edwards, died tue... | the westboro baptist church elizabeth edwards' kansas edwards | members of the westboro baptist church announce they will picket elizabeth edwards' funeral . the kansas based church is known for its radical stance against minorities . edwards died tuesday after a six year battle with breast cancer |
cnn getting enough rest should be as simple as just shutting your eyes the alpha pod, designed for napping, includes a heated, vibrating bed and a cd player but according to a recent study done by the national institute of neurological disorders and stroke, a branch of the national institutes of health, it's really... | noneroding hamperer fullam | no related information |
new york (cnn) more than 250 illegal guns have been seized by the new york city police department in the largest gun bust in the city's history, mayor michael bloomberg announced monday the guns were smuggled into new york city from north carolina and south carolina between september 2012 and july 2013 through two s... | pickled tracheotomist monociliated | no related information |
(cnn) amnesty international is calling on zambia to release two men who have been in jail since may on charges of engaging in homosexual acts 'against the order of nature' james mwansa and philip mubiana, both 22, will appear in court monday for a judge to decide if they should be detained longer 'it is high time th... | amnesty international second african | authorities subject them to anal examinations without their consent, a rights group says . amnesty international: it was the second detention for the two men . homosexuality is illegal in most african countries |
new york (cnn) a new jersey man who breached airport security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said haisong jiang, 28, pleaded guilty to a charge that is a 'petty disorderly persons offense it's below a crime, it's not even consid... | haisong jiang 28 defense new jersey jiang newark 500 158 | haisong jiang, 28, pleaded guilty to defiant trespass, his attorney said . defense attorney: 'it's below a crime, it's not even considered a crime in new jersey'. jiang crossed into a security area at newark airport to kiss his girlfriend . he will have to pay a $500 fine and court fees and costs of $158, attorney said... |
(cnn) the united states believes that some members of pakistan's spy service provided support for the deadly bombing last month of india's embassy in afghanistan, a us counterterrorism official told cnn friday the indian embassy in kabul was badly damaged in the july 7 bombing pakistan strongly denied the allegation... | hesperinon sublimant chachapuya | no related information |
the mother of murdered schoolboy damilola taylor has died of a suspected heart attack, the press association reported wednesday gloria taylor outside london's central criminal court with damilola's older brother tunde in 2006 gloria taylor, 57, collapsed while walking with her husband richard in south east london tuesd... | damilola taylor gloria taylor richard damilola britain | mother of murdered schoolboy damilola taylor dies of suspected heart attack . gloria taylor, 57, collapsed while walking with her husband richard tuesday . damilola, 10, was stabbed in 2000, death prompted soul searching in britain |
washington (cnn) a smiling pope benedict xvi arrived in the united states on tuesday afternoon to start the six day, two city journey that will take him from the white house to the halls of the united nations the papal plane, shepherd 1, touched down at andrews air force base in maryland to cheers from a crowd of in... | benedict xvi washington six day us bush first laura bush jenna greet september 11 benedict new york mass | new: pope benedict xvi arrives in washington for six day us visit . new: president bush, first lady laura bush and daughter jenna greet pontiff . security tight for first papal visit since september 11 attacks . benedict will also visit new york; will celebrate mass in both cities |
(cnn) eight florida teenagers six of them girls will be tried as adults and could be sentenced to life in prison for their alleged roles in the videotaped beating of another teen, the state attorney's office said thursday the teenagers seen in a video assaulting a 16 year old could face life in prison the susp... | florida 16 year old 21 percent age 17 the justice dept | eight florida teens to be tried as adults in videotaped beating case . video shows 16 year old girl punched by other girls . 21 percent of girls age 17 say they've assaulted someone, the justice dept reports . the teens have 'disconnect' between thoughts and actions, psychologist says |
beijing (cnn) it is a striking image that in an instant crystallizes the passions and anger on the streets of beijing a man is leaning out of the sunroof of a car driving down a six lane freeway, holding a massive chinese flag in one hand and, in the other, a portrait of mao zedong 'the islands are ours,' he yells, ... | betel superdiplomacy colorational | no related information |
(cnn) mitt romney returned to his native michigan on friday where he created a stir with a comment about birth certificates, reopening a thorny issue pushed by some republicans who question whether president barack obama is a us born citizen, a requisite for the white house separately, embattled republican congressm... | spinocarpous podocarpous arpeggio | no related information |
fort lauderdale, florida (cnn) dayana and moise smile as they shovel chips, with a mix of sand, into their mouths on a beach in fort lauderdale, florida they dig in the sand and run from the waves the haehre family looks like any other family on vacation, but this unplanned trip to florida was where their brood gre... | bumkins desmarestiaceous superexpression | no related information |
(cnn) a pakistan taliban commander possibly linked to the assassination attempt on teenage activist malala yousafzai has been elevated to leader of the terrorist group the pakistan taliban elected maulana fazlullah, one of its longtime militia commanders, as their new leader, spokesman shahidullah shahid said thursd... | speciology recausticize abbeystede | no related information |
baghdad (cnn) at least 16 people were killed and dozens were injured in attacks across iraq monday amid an apparent uptick in sectarian tensions most of the attacks targeted shiites, including bomb blasts that injured pilgrims traveling to shrines just days before a religious celebration four shia pilgrims were kill... | psalmographer polysyndetically hebdomad | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) some 290 kilograms (639 pounds) of 'high grade cocaine' was discovered in a shipping container at a hong kong terminal, the government said in a statement wednesday the cocaine, worth some hk $260 million (us $33 million) was found december 29 at the kwai chung container terminal, 'in a container arr... | rejectors urohyal tektosilicate | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) i mentor a student who is a senior in a low performing high school about 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college his parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year his grade point average is good en... | william tierney berkeley stanford | students have protested increases in public university tuition fees . william tierney says taxpayers are balking at paying more to finance colleges . he says that means more affluent students will have to pay more . why should fees for well off students be so much lower at berkeley than at stanford? |
(cnn) the following are excerpts from the heather mills paul mccartney divorce ruling, issued by the honorable mr justice bennett dollar figures are based on the current exchange rate of approximately two dollars per british pound: heather mills' case 'boils down to the syndrome of 'me, too,' ' said the judge on mi... | pupillary bilateralness undisquieted | no related information |
(cnn) a 19 year old american muslim detained and questioned in kuwait is suing the us government, claiming it is refusing to let him fly home because he is on a 'no fly' list stuck in limbo between the country he calls home and the place he was visiting on what his lawyer describes as a journey of self discovery, gu... | gulet mohamed us kuwait the united states mohamed | gulet mohamed, a naturalized us citizen, is on a 'no fly' list and cannot fly home . he says he was departing kuwait after a visit when he was held and questioned . his interrogators knew details about his family in the united states, he says . mohamed filed suit, claiming the us is refusing to let him return home |
(mental floss) there have been presidential daughters almost as long as there have been presidents (george washington had no children) president warren harding made child care payments to his mistress for years until his death in 1923 what these women did both under the influence of and independent from their inf... | harding senate harry truman's taylor woodrow wilson's india | president harding's illegitimate daughter was conceived on couch in senate office . review of harry truman's daughter prompted presidential threat against reporter . president taylor's daughter married future president of an enemy power . woodrow wilson's daughter followed a guru to india |
los angeles, california (cnn) comedian dane cook took a somber tone and described a sense of 'terrible betrayal' in discussing the recent arrest of his half brother, who is accused of embezzling millions from him how does comedian dane cook deal with familial betrayal? 'dance you dance' cook spoke about the ordeal... | dane cook larry king live darryl mccauley mccauley cook $3 million dollar | comedian dane cook appears on thursday's 'larry king live'. half brother darryl mccauley accused of embezzling millions from comedian . mccauley was cook's manager; arrested in december, he's pleaded not guilty . in one case, mccauley accused of forging a $3 million dollar check |
edinburgh, scotland hibernian have named former striker mixu paatelainen as their new manager in succession to john collins who resigned last month in frustration at the lack of funds available to buy new players paatelainen was a popular playing figure in the distinctive green of hibernian the finn, who enjoyed ... | scottish hibernian finn mixu paatelainen john collins hibs | scottish club hibernian appoint finn mixu paatelainen as their new manager . the 40 year old replaces john collins, who resigned from his post last month . paatelainen was a popular figure during two different playing spells with hibs |
washington (cnn) the interpretation of complex legal verbiage is the supreme court's bailiwick, but sometimes the outcome of a case falls upon the meaning of single word the magic word in an appeal argued wednesday was 'personal,' and whether it extends beyond humans to 'artificial' entities like corporations teleco... | the supreme court at&t | the supreme court mulls whether a corporation has 'personal privacy'. at&t says yes, as it tries to prevent release of documents gathered by a federal agency . some justices seem skeptical as they hear oral arguments |
(cnn) a bus carrying high school band students tipped over saturday on interstate 94 northwest of minneapolis, minnesota, killing one person the bus that was carrying school band members rests upright after it crashed saturday in minnesota three people were critically injured, authorities said a second bus travelin... | minnesota pelican rapids chicago illinois | bus carrying high school students tips over on minnesota interstate . one person killed, three critically injured, authorities say . two buses from pelican rapids, minnesota, were on way home from chicago, illinois |
washington (cnn) tuesday's state of the union address will be watched closely not only for what is said, but also for who will there in person to hear it especially the black robed members of the us supreme court at least one member of the bench, justice samuel alito, has publicly stated he will not attend after ... | obama supreme court last year's samuel alito this year john roberts last year stephen breyer | president obama condemned a supreme court ruling during last year's speech . in the wake of that speech, justice samuel alito has said he won't attend this year . chief justice john roberts last year derided the 'pep rally' atmosphere . justice stephen breyer, however, said he enjoys attending and will again |
los angeles (cnn) four jurors in the michael jackson wrongful death trial said they feel cheated by the outcome, which they blame on a misleading verdict form the six month long trial ended in october with a victory for aeg live, the concert promoter jackson's mother and children had claimed was liable for his death... | contravene antiphilosophic graphing | no related information |
(cnn) a nevada man is accused of providing support to terrorism groups in india and pakistan, authorities said wednesday balwinder singh, 39, is charged with one count of conspiracy to murder, kidnap, and maim persons in a foreign country; one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists; one count ... | balwinder singh reno singh | new: he could face up to life in prison if convicted . balwinder singh, 39, was arrested in reno on tuesday . he is charged with conspiracy to murder, kidnap, and maim persons in a foreign country . singh is accused of belonging to two terrorist organizations |
(cnn) for three decades or so, syrian artist safwan dahoul has been painting pensive, haunting images all of which are titled 'dream' the somber paintings typically depict a downcast, lone woman, painted in shades of gray or muted colors a celebrated painter, dahoul had seen his works acquired by the syrian minis... | ayyam gallery dubai syrian syria arab spring | ayyam gallery, based in dubai, helped more than a dozen syrian artists flee the civil war . it also moved over 3,000 artworks out of syria . turmoil and lack of accessibility have driven demand for artworks from arab spring countries, including syria |
(cnn) six umpires accused of corruption in an indian television sting will not be considered for selection, the international cricket council (icc) has confirmed the icc launched an 'urgent' investigation on monday following an india tv expose which alleged certain officials were willing to fix matches at the recent... | icc india world cup pakistan bangladesh lankan | icc will not select six officials accused of corruption for international duty . an india tv sting alleged half a dozen officials were willing to fix t20 world cup matches . two of the officials from pakistan, two from bangladesh while two are sri lankan . none of the officials accused were involved in matches at the 2... |
(cnn) former world number one marat safin has swapped tennis for politics after being elected to the russian federal parliament the two time grand slam winner will take his seat in the 450 strong duma as a representative of the nyzhny novgorod region for prime minister vladimir putin's united russia party safin reti... | plectognathi trucha unwindowed | no related information |
(cnn) is the dome doomed? voters may have given the astrodome, houston's iconic and once cutting edge stadium, the kiss of death it's too early to write an obituary for the structure once deemed the 'eighth wonder of the world,' but the defeat of the bond initiative tuesday night stacks the odds against the dome vot... | astrodome | voters rejected a proposal to remodel and save the astrodome . the vote means that the historic stadium is likely to be demolished . the astrodome had been labeled a national treasure |
london (cnn) when i was informed last year by police that my phone had been hacked by news of the world, i was very angry, but not altogether surprised i was by then all too familiar with the way that tabloid newspapers thought nothing of invading my privacy, if they thought there might be a story in it i am best kn... | connubialism adelphian ratel | no related information |
chillicothe, ohio (cnn) sens barack obama and john mccain are well aware of what's at stake in ohio mike milburn, left, and dan degarmo are skeptical about what both candidates bring to the table no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio, a state that has received more visits from the candidate... | socioculturally ef emeriti | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) in our constant battle of the bulge, a new weapon is gaining in popularity mineral body wraps are supposed to help you lose weight, but doctors are skeptical the basic concept is simple: loss by bondage, or body wraps around for decades, body wraps were first made popular by hollywood stars bu... | salons $50 to $100 erica brownfield | salons claim body wraps, which are gaining popularity, help you lose inches . many kinds of materials are available for the treatment, which costs $50 to $100 . it could cause dehydration or allergic reactions, dr erica brownfield says . there is no scientific data to support the claims of body wraps, she says |
(cnn) an alaska judge warned gov sarah palin's family against trying to get her then brother in law fired, according to court records investigators want to know if sarah palin tried to use her position improperly to get her former brother in law fired that warning came long before the controversy over her dismissal ... | palin alaska republican | new: judge told palin not to interfere with former brother in law's job . lawmakers are investigating why alaska commissioner was fired . gov palin, the republican vice presidential nominee, denies wrongdoing |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) the doors to the headquarters of the southern christian leadership conference civil rights group have been welded shut and padlocked, an escalation in a power struggle between two factions claiming leadership of the organization, the two sides said tuesday the doors were discovered shut monday... | sclc markel hutchins sylvia tucker hutchins tucker | action comes amid power struggle between factions claiming leadership of sclc . the rev markel hutchins: doors secured to keep current leadership out of the building . sylvia tucker: conduct 'is the act of reckless individuals'. hutchins wants to lead sclc, claims to be on board; tucker is sclc chairwoman |
(cnn) iceland and sweden plan to take in about 200 palestinian refugees from iraq who have been living in refugee camps along the iraqi syrian border, the un refugee agency said tuesday more than two dozen refugees stranded at the al waleed refugee camp for the last two years will be headed to iceland in the next fe... | bronchogenic collencyte agrammaphasia | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) police tightened security at airports across pakistan thursday after receiving reports of a possible suicide attack at the international airport that serves islamabad pakistan's capital was rocked by a suicide attack on the city's marriott hotel at the weekend officers emptied the parking l... | benazir bhutto international airport intelligence danish marriott | benazir bhutto international airport on high alert . intelligence reports indicated airport was under threat of an attack . officers combed through the airport compound looking for explosives . danish intelligence says one of its employees was killed in marriott hotel attack |
new york (cnn) when the emperors club vip said it was sending kristen, a call girl it described as a 'petite, very pretty brunette, 5 feet 5 inches, and 105 pounds,' client 9 was pleased ashley alexandra dupre writes on her myspace page: 'i have been broke and homeless' 'great, ok, wonderful,' he told the escort ser... | new york times ashley alexandra dupre dupre myspace | new york times: court documents identify the woman as ashley alexandra dupre . she has not been charged with any crime . dupre writes on her myspace page that she abused drugs and has been homeless . 'she'll make it through,' her brother says |
tacloban, philippines (cnn) juvilyn tanega sits inside her sweltering tent looking at pictures of the children she will never see again all six died the night of november 8, along with their father and their grandmother tanega now lives alone near her own father in the philippine city of tacloban, still trying to co... | propionitril nonport ahab | no related information |
(cnn) china's and japan's top leaders met in belgium, indicating a thaw in relations since a diplomatic battle broke out last month over japan's arrest of a chinese fishing captain off the disputed diaoyu islands chinese premier wen jiabao and japanese prime minister naoto kan met monday in brussels, on the sideline... | wen kan wen jiabao naoto kan the asia europe meeting china japan | new: wen and kan also reiterated their nations' claims to disputed islands . wen jiabao and naoto kan met on the sidelines of the asia europe meeting . they spoke for about 25 minutes, kan says . the leaders agreed on the mutual benefits of china and japan maintaining good relations |
(cnn) cambodia and thailand failed to resolve a weeklong military standoff over an ancient border temple that sits on disputed land cambodian buddhist monks walk at preah vihear temple on monday an eight hour meeting on monday ended with both sides agreeing on only one point: that troops that each country has amass... | unrevived holarthritic rupestrine | no related information |
(cnn) brian ludmer was running for his life, following other passengers trying to escape the gunshots being fired inside terminal 3 of los angeles international airport he heard another shot then his right leg gave out, collapsing underneath him 'the first thing is i immediately tried to stand back up that didn't wo... | brian ludmer ludmer | brian ludmer, 29, was shot in the back of the right calf . he recalls the gunman as 'stern' and 'cold'. the bones below ludmer's right knee were shattered by a bullet . 'it was bleeding and disfigured, and i was scared,' he says |
(cnn) a texas judge denied a planned parenthood request for a temporary restraining order monday that would have extended the organization's ability to participate in the state's revamped women's health program a law going into effect tuesday requires the state to fully fund women's health clinics with the exception... | attractance monocystic griseofulvin | no related information |
(cnn) jen wang of short hills, new jersey, took her first sat when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications wake forest university recently announced it would no longer require the sat for admissions 'my family thought it was very important for me to do well on this test, ... | smith college wake forest university sat the college board | smith college and wake forest university no longer require the sat for admissions . nearly 760 institutions have made a step in this direction, advocacy group says . schools say sat is biased against students who can't afford preparation . the college board, which owns the sat, says test is a good predictor of success |
(cnn) with top lawyers refusing to represent them, the men accused of raping and killing a 23 year old woman are expected to be formally charged thursday at a new delhi court the brutal attack on the woman, who died from her severe injuries last week, has appalled and enraged many indians, prompting widespread debat... | new delhi thursday | new: the accused men are expected to be formally charged in a new delhi court thursday . the victim's father says he supports naming a tougher anti rape law after her . bar association leaders in the district where it happened urge lawyers not to take the case |
(cnn) the death toll from a new year's stampede during a church vigil at an angolan stadium rose to 16 wednesday, state media said, as details emerged of how the tragedy unfolded the deadly crush at the gates of the cidadela desportiva stadium, in angola's capital, luanda, came monday evening as tens of thousands of... | a new year's angola ivory coast | the number killed in a new year's stampede in angola climbs to 16 . three children were among those killed, state run newspaper reports . ivory coast begins three days of national mourning for 60 people killed in a stampede . most of those killed in ivory coast were women and children |
editor's note: rep dave camp is a republican from the 4th district of michigan and is his party's ranking member on the house ways and means committee rep dave camp said americans pay too much for health care due to waste, lawsuits and fraud washington (cnn) americans want, deserve and demand health care reform wedn... | phantasmata macrauchene odontotrypy | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) some 43 years after a beatles concert was according to popular belief banned by israel, paul mccartney has announced he'll perform there in september paul mccartney says he's looking forward to playing a concert in israel next month the show, which will be held september 25 in tel aviv, had bee... | phycologist praenestine rishis | no related information |
(cnn) sen barack obama on sunday tried to paint sen john mccain as a candidate who is out of touch with the middle class sen barack obama speaks about the economy at a campaign event in detroit, michigan, on sunday speaking about friday's presidential debate, obama accused mccain of not addressing working families '... | barack obama john mccain mccain obama | barack obama criticizes john mccain for not saying 'middle class' in debate . mccain says that's what he meant by 'main street'. obama campaign has new ad saying mccain 'doesn't get it'. mccain campaign slams obama on tax policy |
(cnn) video storytelling can be a very powerful thing moving images coupled with compelling sound can transport a viewer to a different place, inside the story to achieve this level of storytelling you must be a technically sound shooter here are the basic tools and tips needed to become a great video storyteller ha... | deporter dissolubility hippocrenian | no related information |
beijing, china (cnn) two chinese destroyers and a supply ship set sail friday for the gulf of aden on a mission to protect chinese merchant ships from an increasing number of pirate attacks occurring in the waters off somalia, state media reported china has reportedly been working to rapidly modernize its fleet the ... | first chinese centuries somalia annually | it's the first time chinese naval vessels have left chinese waters in centuries . they will will join a multinational naval force already patrolling the area . pirates have hijacked nearly 40 vessels off the coast of somalia . some 20,000 tankers, freighters and vessels pass along the key route annually |
(cnn) concerned about her family's finances, a university student in australia cashed some long forgotten lottery tickets this week hoping the money would help her parents have you ever won big after mislaying a lottery ticket? tell us click on sound off below she discovered their worries are over the universi... | bellatrix vidette untangentally | no related information |
(cnn) a german tourist was in critical condition after a shark severed her right arm while she snorkeled in hawaii on wednesday, authorities said the approximately 20 year old woman, who was unconscious when first responders arrived, was taken to maui medical center for treatment, according lee mainaga with the maui... | heartleaf overhalf chionis | no related information |
(cnn) we don't know much about the shooting at los angeles international airport just yet, but it has clearly jangled our collective nerves, dredging up the fear and shock and pain of 9/11 the wellspring of our modern airport security process reminding us that more than a decade later, flying is still a fraugh... | tiffany hawk lax | tiffany hawk: 9/11 left a legacy of security measures by airlines and airports . friday's shooting at lax raises new security concerns, she says . hawk: violence in schools, malls and cinemas is more prevalent than terrorism . arming airline workers often underpaid and over stressed is a bad idea, she says |
(cnn) while most eyes were focused on harry redknapp's return to premier league management with queens park rangers on saturday, it was two of manchester united's unsung heroes who grabbed the spotlight with former tottenham boss redknapp watching from the stands after being confirmed as mark hughes' replacement, it... | subcasinos trichotomic katabothron | no related information |
(cnn) a passenger on an air canada flight found a sewing needle in a catered sandwich during a flight monday, the airline said peter fitzpatrick, a spokesman for air canada, said tuesday that the airline is 'working closely' with its caterer, which he didn't name, to 'ensure heightened security measures have been pu... | gate gourmet canada delta | new: gate gourmet says it is not the airline's provider out of canada . the passenger was on a domestic flight in canada, the airline says . a spokesman says no other incidents were reported . the incident is similar to recent reports of needles in delta flight food |
(cnn) the cw's '80s set 'sex and the city' prequel doesn't premiere until january, but series star annasophia robb has already proved she's every bit as stylish as her character robb, who plays teenager carrie bradshaw on 'the carrie diaries,' said new york fashion week 'was an incredible introduction to the fashion... | cw '80s sex and the city january eric daman gossip girl carrie robb | the cw's '80s set 'sex and the city' prequel premieres in january . costume designer eric daman has worked on 'sex and the city' and 'gossip girl'. carrie's purse, referred to as her 'carrie bag,' is a really important piece, robb said |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) afghan lawmakers have directly accused pakistan's intelligence agency of involvement in a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan, blasting their neighbor as 'the largest center for breeding and exporting terrorism' the recent attack by a suicide bomber on the indian embassy in kabul killed ... | roiled sheenless subarticulately | no related information |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) pirates have hijacked a thai cargo ship in the gulf of aden off the somali coast, the kenya seafarers association said thursday the ship, the mv thor star, was hijacked tuesday with 28 thai crew members on board, said andrew mwangura, a spokesman for the association, which acts on behalf of merc... | mv thor star thai the gulf of aden somali horn of africa | mv thor star, was hijacked tuesday with 28 thai crew . cargo ship hijacked in the gulf of aden off the somali coast . heavily armed pirates frequently hijack cargo ships off horn of africa |
(cnn) three more members of a polygamous sect led by warren jeffs are facing sexual assault charges, texas attorney general greg abbott said tuesday the latest charges come two months after warren jeffs and five followers were indicted in texas on tuesday, a texas grand jury indicted the three male members of jeffs'... | warren jeffs texas flds | three members of a polygamous sect led by warren jeffs indicted . texas attorney general: members of flds facing sexual assault charges . each faces one felony count of sexual assault of a child . in july, a grand jury indicted six other members of the sect |
new york (cnn) a new york appeals court thursday overturned terrorism convictions for a yemeni cleric and his personal assistant, saying they did not receive a fair trial sheik mohammed ali al moayad and mohammed mohsen zayed, were sentenced in 2005 to 75 and 45 years in prison, respectively, after being convicted o... | mohammed ali al moayad court al moayad zayed osama bin laden | mohammed ali al moayad, aide were convicted of supporting terrorism . court says prejudicial evidence denied pair a fair trial . al moayad, zayed may be retried or cases may be dismissed . witness said al moayad boasted about giving money to osama bin laden |
(cnn) former new zealand cricket star chris cairns won a libel action in london monday against ex indian premier league (ipl) chief lalit modi, who had used twitter to accuse him of match fixing modi, the driving force behind the ipl, must play the former kiwi captain â£90,000 ($143,500) and his costs of â£400,000 (... | consignable dislikers dysgonic | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli soldiers have so far detained more than 150 palestinian suspects in the search for three teenagers who israel says were kidnapped, the military announced sunday among those detained were hamas leaders and operatives, the military said 'we are determined to bring them home and bring the perpet... | israeli palestinian hamas israel palestinians | affiliate: one of three boys is a dual israeli american citizen . missing teen's mom: they 'were just on their way home'. palestinian ministry and hamas denounce israel's arrests of palestinians . israeli deputy minister slams international community for 'keeping silent' |
london, england (cnn) on form wayne rooney came off the bench to score the winner as manchester united beat aston villa 2 1 in the english league cup final at wembley on sunday united manager alex ferguson opted to rest the england striker, preferring michael owen in attack alongside dimitar berbatov villa took the ... | breezeways manque scarus | no related information |
(cnn) would you feel comfortable flying in a plane with the exit sign missing from above its door? along with dripping water appearing in the cabin shortly after takeoff, a missing exit sign was one of the details that rattled australian passenger lisa kingsberry on a flight from fiji to vava'u in tonga operated by ... | nondomestic absyrtus belvedered | no related information |
(cnn) two men found floating in a giant cooler off the australian coast say they want to stay in australia and don't want to go home, immigration officials said friday the australian customs service found the two men in the torres strait on january 17 the men will be transferred to christmas island in the indian oce... | australian christmas island the indian ocean australia | two men found floating in a giant cooler off the australian coast want to stay . however, they will be transferred to christmas island in the indian ocean . australia has an immigration detention facility on the island |
(cnn) fifa has vowed to act on revelations of worldwide match fixing, but its top security official warns that the governing body will need help from outside football to eradicate the problem monday's report from europol said that 380 matches across europe had been fixed by an asia based crime syndicate, including w... | fifa europol ralf mutschke hungary debrecen liverpool fiorentina | world football's governing body calls on governments to help in battling match fixing . fifa security chief reacts to report from europol claiming 380 matches were in question . ralf mutschke says match fixers face low risk and high gain due to weak prison sentences . hungary's debrecen confirms matches against liverpo... |
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