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(cnn) my earliest memory of ghost stories is borne in a rented cabin on canandaigua lake, in upstate new york, where my family spent each summer our cabin was rumored to have been built on an indian burial ground and haunted by spirits to a young girl with a wild imagination such as mine, who wanted to be a writer a... | ilie ruby derek ruby | author ilie ruby remembers the thrills of hearing ghost stories around campfires . the one about derek, the monster boy who lived in the woods, was a favorite . ghost stories 'offer us a sense of control over terror, something unattainable in real life'. they make us feel better about our lives, and fear drives us clos... |
(cnn) nine years ago he was an electrician six months ago, he was worth some a$118 billion ($122 billion) australia's mining boom having turned him into the country's richest person under 40 years old now, coal baron nathan tinkler, 36, is facing a mountain of debt his wealth has plummeted to a$400 million, thanks t... | belittle sourdook unobdurate | no related information |
minneapolis, minnesota (cnn) the gulf coast oil disaster a massive hurricane the collapse of a highway overpass during rush hour a terrorist attack all of these calamities have happened in the united states in recent years and today, graduate students at the university of minnesota are analyzing these disasters to... | university of minnesota program massoud amin iranian | university of minnesota offers master's program in security technology . program teaches students how to prepare for natural disasters and terrorist attacks . many students are professionals, including military and government workers . program is the brainchild of massoud amin, an iranian born security expert |
(cnn) penn state has rejected a cnn public records request for a copy of a 1998 campus police report tied to sexual misconduct allegations made against then assistant football coach jerry sandusky, a lawyer for the school told cnn amy elizabeth mccall, an assistant general counsel, asserted in a letter to cnn that p... | penn state cnn 1998 jerry sandusky's pennsylvania | a penn state lawyer says cnn cannot have the police report tied to a 1998 probe . that investigation related to jerry sandusky's alleged sexual misconduct with a boy . it didn't lead to criminal charges, which is a reason info wasn't provided, the lawyer says . pennsylvania's 'right to know' law doesn't apply to penn s... |
(cnn) the church bus involved in a deadly three vehicle collision in eastern tennessee was carrying a group of seniors on their way back home from a religious conference the group was called 'young at heart,' said rick cruz, the pastor of the front street baptist in north carolina they were returning home from the 1... | gatlinburg tennessee north carolina | eight fatalities are reported; 14 are injured . bus carried senior adult church members . bus was heading from gatlinburg, tennessee, to north carolina . it apparently crossed median and struck a semi and a car |
(cnn) hillary clinton has started to re enter the public spotlight, very possibly beginning a new stage of her career that may lead to the presidential election of 2016 in recent appearances, clinton seems energized and spirited she has already begun to talk about issues like women's rights and voting rights, causes... | hillary clinton julian zelizer obama republicans democrats zelizer clinton | hillary clinton speaking out more on liberal causes like voting rights . julian zelizer says president obama has made it safe for liberals to assert themselves . republicans have moved right, allowing democrats' liberal views to seem more moderate, he says . zelizer: if she runs, clinton could be an outspoken voice for... |
(cnn) ferocious rain has caused heavy flooding in the philippine capital and the surrounding region, killing at least seven people, driving tens of thousands of others from their homes and bringing life in many areas to a standstill the national weather agency, pagasa, issued a red alert for the manila metropolitan ... | manila 70% | the national weather agency issues a red alert for the manila area . seven people have died and tens of thousands have fled their homes . the flooding has closed schools, government offices and financial markets . 70% of central manila is under water, the national news agency reports |
windsor, england (cnn) the remains of a swan have been found barbecued near queen elizabeth ii's castle in windsor, police said by law, all unmarked mute swans in england and wales belong to the queen the swan had been killed and burned over the weekend, thames valley police said its remains were found sunday by a l... | the weekend england wales elizabeth ii | police say a swan was found killed and burned over the weekend . all mute swans in england and wales belong to queen elizabeth ii . 'it's an act of vandalism which shouldn't happen,' says swan charity worker |
(cnn) a ring once owned by the 19th century novelist jane austen is to remain in britain after a museum successfully raised funds to buy it from american singer kelly clarkson the gold and turquoise ring is one of just three pieces of jewelry in existence known to have belonged to austen, the author of novels includ... | jane austen american kelly clarkson uk britain jane austen house museum | a ring once owned by 19th century novelist jane austen was auctioned last year . american singer kelly clarkson bought the ring, which had sale price of â£152,450 . the uk government put an export ban on the item due to its historical link to britain . the jane austen house museum has successfully raised funds to buy b... |
washington (cnn) the commander for nato forces in afghanistan said wednesday that more military presence is 'needed as quickly as possible' us troops are seeing an increased threat in afghanistan, gen david mckiernan says gen david mckiernan said the additional military capability is needed because of 'an increased ... | eopaleozoic reabandons sereward | no related information |
new york (cnn) before heading out for a trio of well publicized meetings with foreign dignitaries tuesday, sarah palin received a briefing from the director of national security, adm michael mcconnell gov sarah palin is in new york to meet with leaders from around the world the appearances with world leaders, taking... | palin un kissinger joe biden st louis missouri | palin meets with world leaders on sidelines of un world summit . meeting with kissinger stretches into an hour and a half . palin debates sen joe biden next week in st louis, missouri . palin has had to defend herself against charges she lacks foreign policy experience |
washington (cnn) the us treasury department on tuesday froze the us assets of eight members of the revolutionary armed forces of colombia, or farc, which it has deemed a narco terrorist organization the treasury's action, termed a 'designation,' also prohibited americans from conducting business with farc 'today's d... | treasury department colombia farc americans | treasury department targets members of colombia rebel group . the group, known as farc, has been deemed a narco terrorist organization . action also prohibits americans from doing business with farc |
(cnn) los angeles clippers owner donald sterling has sent a letter to the national basketball association telling the league he won't pay his $25 million fine and rejecting his lifetime ban, a source close to the situation said friday the letter also threatens the nba with a lawsuit if sterling's punishment for maki... | pharmacosiderite maltreatment pseudoovally | no related information |
(cnn) united states captain landon donovan is poised for a january switch to everton after the english premier league club confirmed talks were underway about a loan move the 27 year old, who has won a record 120 international caps, will lead his country against england in their opening group game at the world cup f... | apogenous dicarbonate enclisis | no related information |
wixom, michigan (cnn) the lock on the gate is rusting, as are the ramps once used to drive shiny new lincolns onto transport trucks the giant sign that once carried the ford logo is painted white, the factory is shuttered, and the jobs gone democrat barack obama polls well with michigan's independent voters in mich... | gop michigan 20 years state 85 percent barack obama john mccain mccain detroit obama | gop hasn't carried michigan for 20 years . state's unemployment rate is 85 percent . new poll shows barack obama, john mccain in tight race in state . mccain leads in detroit suburbs; obama has edge among state's independents |
(cnn) tiger woods, who suffered minor injuries in a car accident friday near his florida home, is not only the greatest golfer the world has ever seen, he is a true sporting phenomenon and one of the most recognizable faces in the world the 33 year old was the highest paid professional athlete in 2008, reportedly ea... | tiger woods american 33 year old 2008 $110 million | tiger woods is one of the most recognizable and iconic figures in the world . the american can lay claim to being the greatest golfer that has ever lived . the 33 year old was the highest paid sportsman in 2008, reportedly earning $110 million |
(cnn) hector 'macho' camacho, the flamboyant boxer who awed fans with his quick hands and ring antics, was shot and critically wounded in puerto rico tuesday, authorities said camacho was shot tuesday in front of a bar in bayamon, puerto rico, police said camacho, 50, was in the passenger seat of a car and next to h... | unendable carissa newsteller | no related information |
(cnn) english premier league club liverpool began its new year shopping with the signing of chelsea forward daniel sturridge on wednesday, in a deal worth an estimated $196 million the 23 year old, who has won four international caps for england, could make his debut on sunday against non league side mansfield in th... | liverpool chelsea england daniel sturridge an estimated $196 million newcastle demba ba senegal | liverpool signs chelsea and england striker daniel sturridge . deal is worth an estimated $196 million, with the forward signing a long term contract . chelsea now hoping to complete move for newcastle's top scorer demba ba . senegal striker given permission to talk to chelsea after release clause is triggered |
(cnn) liangqiao, a small collection of huts and farms in southern china, is known as a cancer village zhu chun yun lost her husband to cancer and now worries for her daughter's health it is where hu xiaoping, a husband and father and a farmer, died an agonizing death at age 30 one year after being diagnosed with col... | china us 41b chinese | river through village darkened by discharges from iron ore mine . cancer rate in china is 137 per 100,000 people; higher rate in village . us imported $41b worth of seafood, agricultural products from china in 2006 . chinese agency cracked down on polluters in september |
hong kong (cnn) wearing aviator sunglasses and a selection of thigh high tights and frilly skirts, 72 year old liu qianping has caused quite a stir in china in the past few weeks, images of the former farmer from hunan province have appeared on taobao, the chinese version of ebay, marketing clothes for yecoo, a busi... | 72 year old liu qianping china ebay | a 72 year old grandfather has become an internet hit after modeling young fashion . liu qianping appears on china's version of ebay, wearing short skirts and tights . his granddaughter invited him to visit her, and he tried on a hot pink cloak . their photos online have attracted a lot of talk on social media |
(cnn) after the attack on the westgate mall in nairobi, kenya, substantial attention was given to the some 40 americans who have traveled to fight for al shabaab in somalia during the past several years but much less attention has focused on al shabaab's supporters in the united states who have helped to fund the te... | dresser redivide functionnaire | no related information |
louisville, kentucky (cnn) you think it's wild being a fan when a basketball obsessed state encounters the biggest rivalry meeting in its history? try being a politician hours after the university of kentucky punched its ticket to a final four meeting against the university of louisville, kentucky governor steve bes... | the university of louisville the university of kentucky university of kentucky kentucky | saturday's game pits the university of louisville against the university of kentucky . university of kentucky is the top seed in the tournament . one kentucky fan reportedly offered his wife in exchange for a ticket |
hong kong (cnn) their faces stare from old photos, their voices silent since super typhoon haiyan swept through tacloban in the philippines on friday at first daisy nemeth wasn't worried her family was close, they kept in touch soon, no doubt, she'd hear from her home in hong kong that all were safe but three days l... | three days typhoon haiyan daisy nemeth's 68 year old | three days after typhoon haiyan, families fear for silent loved ones . around 30 members of daisy nemeth's extended family are missing . family's trying to hire someone to go to tacloban to find them . her 68 year old uncle is missing, with children, wife, grandchildren, cousins |
(wired) google is making plans to turn its +1 button into a crowdsourcing tool that helps it re order search results and fight web spam while not surprising, the move would bring google's search engine into the social networking era, while simultaneously creating a new avenue for blackhats to manipulate search resul... | google | move would bring google's search engine into the social networking era . spokesman says company will be starting carefully and learning how signals are related to quality . google under scrutiny from regulators over complaints that search results favor its own products |
(cnn) this isn't the idealism of 'mr smith goes to washington' it isn't as dark as 'house of cards,' either so how about settling on something lighter, like say, 'animal house,' in which the dean famously says, 'the time has come for someone to put his foot down and that foot is me' and so it goes with sen ted cruz,... | ted cruz obamacare gloria borger cruz gop borger the republican party palinesque | sen ted cruz spent more than 21 hours arguing against funding for obamacare . gloria borger: cruz's actions are perplexing, but he may be trying to be a gop spokesman . she says cruz wants to cuddle to the tea party base by advocating a shutdown . borger: cruz has divided the republican party in a palinesque way |
(cnn) it can be quite expensive to adopt a child in the united states cnn hero becky fawcett and her husband, kipp, paid about $40,000 when they adopted their first child, jake, in 2005 knowing how many others wouldn't be able to afford such a steep price, fawcett created helpusadoptorg, which provides families with... | cnn becky fawcett americans helpusadoptorg | cnn hero becky fawcett is helping americans get the money they need to adopt . she calls her organization, helpusadoptorg, a 'labor of love'. the group has assisted all kinds of families as well as single people |
(cnn) thai villagers close to the disputed preah vihear temple began returning to their homes tuesday following a decision in the international court of justice the un's highest court that awarded sovereignty over most of the land around the temple to cambodia residents displaced by simmering tensions began re... | un international court of justice cambodia thailand | villagers near the disputed temple begin returning to their homes . the un's international court of justice rules cambodia has sovereignty over area . thailand still retains jurisdiction over a nearby hill that formed part of the dispute . tensions in the five decade old dispute boiled over in 2011 when five were kille... |
(cnn) at 51 years of age, polish prime minister donald tusk has come a long way as part of the kashubian minority living in the gdansk region, he was born to working class parents his father a carpenter and his mother a nurse polish prime minister donald tusk was elected in november 2007 as a student of history a... | regionary uncloud codgers | no related information |
new york (cnn) in a column appearing in newsweek, world affairs expert and author fareed zakaria said he thinks it would be best for republican presidential hopeful john mccain if gov sarah palin bowed out as his vice presidential running mate 'for him to choose sarah palin to be his running mate is fundamentally ir... | fareed zakaria john mccain palin zakaria | fareed zakaria says john mccain did not put country first with his choice . palin should bow out saying she wants 'to spend more time with her family,' he says . zakaria: this is 'hell of a time' for palin to start thinking about national, global issues |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli foreign minister tzipi livni declared victory thursday in an election to lead the ruling kadima party, putting her on a path that could make her israel's first female prime minister in 34 years kadima candidate foreign minister tzipi livni is the chief israeli negotiator with the palestinian ... | transportation shaul mofaz knesset livni kadima party israel first 34 years mofaz | new: runner up, transportation minister shaul mofaz, resigning from knesset . livni claims victory in vote for leadership of ruling kadima party . win could make her israel's first female prime minister in 34 years . livni beat mofaz by a narrow margin |
(cnn) tokyo may not be traditionally beautiful and it has few historic sights, but it is undeniably spectacular you'll want to walk around the city, feeding off the incredible energy, rubbernecking at the skyscrapers and marveling at the sheer 'tokyoness' of it all get to tsukiji fish market by 5 am for an unforgett... | stylish ginza tsukiji 5 am inner gardens mori art museum | stylish ginza is the place to go for flagship stores and quality restaurants . get yourself to the tsukiji fish market for 5 am to see it in full swing . the meiji shrine inner gardens provide a beautiful setting for the shrine itself . mori art museum is a winning combination of modern art and stunning views |
(cnn) the maldives overturned a six decade old moratorium on capital punishment with the adoption of a new regulation this week that allows for the death penalty to be used to punish certain crimes the maldivian government enacted the regulation, which makes provision for execution by lethal injection, for the crime... | mannikin disembarking ostracode | no related information |
moscow, russia (cnn) the somali government has asked russia to intervene against pirates who have seized a ukrainian cargo ship, the somali ambassador to russia said wednesday the us navy released this observance photo of the mv faina, which is loaded with weapons and tanks but the russian navy issued a statement ... | somalia russian russia ukrainian mv faina us | new: somalia wants russian warships to intervene; russia rules out using force . pirates captured ukrainian mv faina, loaded with weapons, off somalia's coast . officials fear weapons will get into terrorists' hands . ships from 10 countries, including us, in region; somalia fed up with inaction |
(cnn) 'the bachelorette' premiered monday night with a tribute to a contestant eric hill, 31, died in april from injuries suffered in a paragliding accident after filming the show he was one of 25 men vying for the heart of 'bachelorette' andi dorfman, 26 at the beginning of monday's show, host chris harrison offere... | eric hill the bachelorette andi dorfman | eric hill died after finishing filming 'the bachelorette'. he was one of 25 bachelors vying for the heart of andi dorfman . the show's host praised his 'passion and and courageous spirit' |
(cnn) filippo inzaghi has scored some big goals in his time but his next goal may prove the most important and arguably the toughest one of ac milan's most revered strikers has been given the opportunity to revitalize the ailing serie a giant after being handed a two year deal to become the club's new coach inzag... | ac milan filippo inzaghi inzaghi clarence seedorf seedorf massimiliano allegri | ac milan appoints filippo inzaghi as its new manager . inzaghi signs two year deal and replaces clarence seedorf . seedorf had replaced massimiliano allegri in january . inzaghi had previously worked with the club's youth team |
(cnn) many have matched his size, some his speed, but no one ever combined the two to such devastating effect on a rugby field as jonah lomu the former all blacks winger became the sport's first global superstar when he burst onto the international scene at the 1995 rugby world cup and now, almost two decades on, hi... | cnn rugby sevens worldwide new zealand kiwi | modern rugby's most famous son, presents cnn's rugby sevens worldwide . new zealand international was a giant of rugby union during the 1990s and early 2000s . kiwi continues to suffer with a kidney disorder and is seeking a second transplant . 'rugby gives gives you belief that you can get through anything,' 38 year o... |
(cnn) the recent snowstorm in china, which has stranded hundreds of thousands of people across the country and killed dozens, is related to the la nina phenomenon, according to a chinese weather expert suzhou, china, is blanketed by the most snow the city has had in 25 years, according to i reporter susan arthur la... | this year li first | 'the warm air is very active this year', said li. current snowstorm calls for the first ever, most severe red warning . hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded, dozens killed |
sana'a, yemen (cnn) yemeni forces have killed said al shihri, second in command of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, the yemeni defense ministry said monday a yemeni government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said officials are waiting for dna confirmation if confirmed, the death 'would be a deeply si... | cnn us al qaeda yemeni said al shihri guantanamo bay | new: if confirmed, the death 'would be a deeply significant blow,' a cnn analyst says . new: three local security officials say a us drone conducted the strike . new: 'the attack makes al qaeda a handicapped network,' a yemeni official says . said al shihri was once held at guantanamo bay |
(mental floss) over the centuries, people have had some very good reasons to dress up like a member of the opposite sex after record setting olympics athlete stella walsh died in 1980, it was revealed that she had indeed been a man and i'm not talking about people who live this way out of personal preference, or tho... | spied olympic us civil war french foreign service hindu jodhpur india | cross dressers have: spied, joined armies, won olympic medals, been royalty . at least 400 us civil war soldiers were women in drag . spy disguised himself as woman to seduce attache in french foreign service . hindu women in jodhpur, india, 'go wild,' dressing as men once each year |
colombo, sri lanka (cnn) a sri lankan government minister narrowly escaped injury thursday when a suicide bomber in a car detonated explosives, police said file image of maithripala sirisena taken in may, 2007 two of the minister's bodyguards were hurt in the blast, which occurred in a southern suburb of the capital... | colombo maithripala sirisena tamil tigers | minister's bodyguards hurt in blast in southern suburb of colombo . maithripala sirisena heads the agriculture department . authorities blamed the attack on tamil tigers rebels |
(cnn) american teenagers rank below average when it comes to understanding the value of money while chinese kids are the best in a quiz designed by the organization for economic cooperation and development to reveal 'financial literacy' of 15 year olds, students from the us, russia and latvia emerged as below mid... | oecd 15 year olds american chinese | the oecd tested 'financial literacy' of 15 year olds across 18 countries . american teenagers rank below average while chinese kids are the best . try the test yourself, answers are at the bottom of the story |
(cnn) australian open champion li na bowed meekly out of wimbledon friday to extend her miserable record at the grass court grand slam, blaming her lack of preparation for a shock defeat the chinese second seed was beaten 7 6 7 6 by barbora zahlavova strycova of the czech republic, ranked 43 in the world, who was re... | second li na wimbledon barbora zahlavova strycova novak djokovic andy murray last 16 | second seed li na crashes out of wimbledon . barbora zahlavova strycova beats her in straight sets . novak djokovic survives injury scare to progress in men's singles . defending champion andy murray eases into last 16 |
london, england (cnn) britain's prince william has helped the us coast guard bust a drug smuggling boat carrying cocaine worth a minimum of $80 million prince william has helped bust a speed boat smuggling $80 million worth of cocaine william, who is serving in the royal navy, helped make the bust last weekend when ... | prince william the us coast guard at least $80m hundreds of miles barbados | prince william has helped the us coast guard bust a drug smuggling boat . boat carrying cocaine with a street value of at least $80m, officials say . prince william helped spot the boat hundreds of miles northeast of barbados |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) kenya has finally struck oil after decades of exploration, the country's president announced monday president mwai kibaki called the discovery a 'major breakthrough,' though it will take more than three years before the country can become an oil producer 'this is the first time kenya has made su... | kenya british tullow oil east africa | kenya's president calls it a 'major breakthrough'. british based tullow oil said the find is beyond expectations . kenya is the second country in east africa to have discovered oil |
(cnn) for one of the farthest, coldest places in the solar system, pluto sure stirs a lot of hot emotions right here on earth this montage of images taken by voyager shows, from left to right, neptune, uranus, saturn and jupiter it was three years ago monday that the international astronomical union demoted pluto fr... | international astronomical union pluto 90 percent iau north america illinois | international astronomical union demoted pluto to a dwarf planet three years ago . 90 percent of the critical letters the iau received afterward came from north america . in spring, illinois lawmakers restored 'full planetary status' to pluto . some scientists say the iau's definition of a planet doesn't make sense |
lalibela, ethiopia (cnn) it's 4 o'clock on a sunday morning when a trail of figures dressed in white emerges from the deep darkness quietly, the summoned crowd makes its way down a cluster of ancient structures as the slow beat from traditional skin drums beckons it's a common scene here in lalibela, a small town in... | lalibela ethiopia unesco world heritage site | small town of lalibela is a religious and pilgrimage center in ethiopia . lalibela is famous for its 11 rock hewn churches built 900 years ago . it attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year . lalibela has been a unesco world heritage site since 1978 |
(cnn) riding through the streets of moscow or flipping through channels of russian tv, it's difficult to escape messages from the country's natural gas monopoly, gazprom russian prime minister vladimir putin visits the central control room at the gazprom hq, moscow, january 'i'm driving under a huge gazprom sign rig... | gruesomest kowtowers sternwheeler | no related information |
(cnn) world no 1 tiger woods marked his first appearance in australia in 11 years with his first tournament victory on the continent on sunday the american bounced back from a disappointing showing on saturday to cruise to victory by two shots at the australian masters despite being infuriated by an over enthusiasti... | tiger woods first australia 11 years world no the australian masters american australian greg chalmers two under par woods chalmers james nitties | tiger woods marks his first appearance in australia in 11 years with his first tournament win on the continent . world no 1 triumphs by two shots at the australian masters after closing with 68 . american heads off australian greg chalmers, who finishes with a two under par 70 . woods and chalmers had shared the lead g... |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) thousands of followers of radical shiite cleric muqtada al sadr rallied in baghdad on thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the fall of saddam hussein's regime demonstrators burn an american flag at a rally in baghdad, iraq, on thursday they rallied at firdous square, where hussein's statue w... | anti us muqtada al sadr al sadr iraqi sadrist | protesters shout anti us slogans, chant religious songs . thousands of supporters of muqtada al sadr rally in historic square . al sadr aide calls on iraqi government to release all sadrist detainees |
jerusalem (cnn) yad vashem, israel's official holocaust memorial, museum and research facility, has launched a youtube channel in farsi, the primary language of iran this is being added to the already existing channels in english, hebrew, arabic, russian and spanish the farsi youtube channel contains a chronological... | holocaust yad vashem iran farsi | new channel contains a holocaust chronology, with videos, photos, documents and artifacts . yad vashem chairman affirms the channel, in part, targets iran's official holocaust denial . holocaust survivor: 'it is important that people will learn about the events also in farsi' |
(cnn) for me, predicting the future is a family business my grandmother was a professional clairvoyant (called, unimaginatively, madam clair) and used to offer palm readings and crystal ball gazing in her living room growing up around tarot cards and horoscopes has left me a bit cynical about making firm predictions... | oralogy straightway febrific | no related information |
kennesaw, georgia (cnn) chrissy gibson makes no apologies for her support sure, she is upset her friends who work for the federal government have been furloughed and yes, she dislikes that her family's favorite hiking spot at one of georgia's premier national parks has been closed by the budget battle but she stands... | forebears fermorite lycosid | no related information |
(cnn) brad keselowski is once again a contender in this year's nascar sprint cup series, but off the track he is championing a cause dear to his heart keselowski, known for hanging an american flag out his window whenever a victory lap is warranted, started the checkered flag foundation to support anyone who has 'sa... | nascar brad keselowski's us keselowski | nascar driver brad keselowski's foundation helps those who have served the us. checkered flag foundation's race 2 recovery program honors wounded veterans . honorees spend race weekend as racer's guest, and he drives around the track at full speed . 'i believe in charity in action,' keselowski says |
(cnn) scientists in colombia have unearthed the remains of a true prehistoric monster believed to be the biggest snake ever to have lived on earth an artist's impression of what titanoboa cerrejonensis would have looked like named titanoboa cerrejonensis, the snake would have weighed 1,140 kilograms (2,500 pounds) a... | 1,140 kgs 2,500 pounds 13 meters 427 feet between 58 and 60 million years ago colombia | snake weighed 1,140 kgs (2,500 pounds), measured 13 meters (427 feet). scientists believe it lived between 58 and 60 million years ago . size offers clues about world's temperature at this time . discovered by scientists in tropical northern region of colombia |
los angeles (cnn) camille grammer accuses her ex boyfriend of leaving her bruised and battered from a fight while she was recovering from cancer surgery a judge granted the ex wife of actor kelsey grammer a temporary restraining order tuesday that says dimitri charalambopoulos must stay at least 100 yards away from ... | grammer | fight started with 'text messages and phone calls from another woman,' grammer says . 'i wake up at least twice per night with visions of his face as he was attacking,' she says . 'he told me i was going to hell,' grammer says . no charges have been filed, but the investigation continues, police say |
editor's note: bryan batt, who plays the closeted art director salvatore romano in the emmy award winning cable tv series 'mad men,' has acted in nine broadway and nine off broadway productions, such as 'sunset boulevard,' 'beauty and the beast,' 'jeffrey' and 'starlight express' batt, who is 45, has been acting for 23... | restrictive ladin crowhop | no related information |
(cnn) martin kaymer drained a crucial birdie putt on the 18th green saturday to hold a commanding five shot lead going into the final round of the us open in north carolina it gave kaymer a battling third round of two over 72 for eight under 202 as the german seeks his second major title american pair rickie fowler ... | moup juncite unfalsity | no related information |
fort lauderdale, florida (cnn) sean cononie bounded out of the back of an ambulance ahead of most of the other volunteers a bullhorn in his hand, he was, in a sense, the pied piper 'if there's anybody out here, that wants the swine flu vaccine, please come over here,' he said and come they did outside fort lauderdal... | broward county florida | volunteers hit streets to offer h1n1 vaccine to homeless in broward county, florida . they travel with a police escort to help with any situation they're not ready to handle . lack of sanitary conditions makes it easier for homeless to catch the virus. 'a true blessing,' says one of the men who received the shot |
madrid, spain (cnn) spain has suspended the sale of police riot control equipment to venezuela due to instability there, two spanish government officials said friday weeks of protests against the government of venezuelan president nicolas maduro have left more than 30 people dead, more than 500 injured and more than... | venezuela spanish venezuelan spain | 30 have died in protests against the government of venezuela . among those killed in the protests was a dual spanish venezuelan citizen . official: it's not the first time spain has suspended riot control gear to the country |
washington (cnn) president obama told his war council wednesday that the us troop commitment to afghanistan is not open ended, and he asked for revisions to options he previously received for sending more troops, a senior administration official told cnn the war council made up of top cabinet, pentagon and admin... | spongian outlawing firethorn | no related information |
(cnn) real madrid coach manuel pellegrini has confirmed that winger cristiano ronaldo has been ruled out of his side's la liga clash with sevilla on sunday with an ankle injury real madrid winger cristiano ronaldo will miss his side's la liga clash with sevilla with an ankle injury the 24 year old portugal internati... | cristiano ronaldo sevilla ronaldo marseille the champions league portugal next weekend | real madrid winger cristiano ronaldo will miss his side's clash with sevilla . ronaldo picked up an ankle injury against marseille in the champions league . the injury is not a serious one ronaldo should be fit for portugal next weekend |
(cnn) ralph verdi has been working for nearly 30 hours you won't hear him complain he says yes and no ma'am when a reporter stops him to ask him a question, even though he's helping lead the rescue effort of three new jersey towns that are drowning verdi works for the police in little ferry, a town of about 10,000 p... | yawny millionth plass | no related information |
san francisco (cnn) the discovery of the body of a woman in a stairwell of san francisco general hospital weeks after she was reported missing from her room requires 'a thorough, independent review,' the mayor said thursday the review will examine 'top to bottom' the hospital's security and its systems controls as w... | recensure aparithmesis medicosurgical | no related information |
london (cnn) celebrated 'harry potter' author jk rowling says she feels 'duped and angry' over british prime minister david cameron's response to a major inquiry into phone hacking and other abuses by the press rowling was one of hundreds of witnesses to testify to the leveson inquiry into media standards and ethics... | jk rowling cameron rowling | 'i am merely one among many who feel duped and angry,' says author jk rowling . she wants cameron to introduce new legislation to ensure regulation of the press . an inquiry into media abuses recommended a new body be set up, supported by new laws . rowling urges people to sign a petition calling on cameron to follow i... |
(cnn) muslims in europe face discrimination in education, employment and religious freedom, an amnesty international report said 'muslim women are being denied jobs and girls prevented from attending regular classes just because they wear traditional forms of dress, such as the headscarf men can be dismissed for wea... | belgium france netherlands spain switzerland the september 11, 2001 muslims less than 10 percent european | the report focuses on belgium, france, the netherlands, spain and switzerland . political parties 'are all too often pandering' to political biases, the report says . the september 11, 2001, attacks have contributed to hostility against muslims . muslims make up less than 10 percent of the population in european countr... |
(cnn) seven miners were killed saturday in an explosion at a coal mine in southwest china, state run media reported the blast occurred at about 2 am local time at the huangshuiba coal mine in the town of yumo in the guizhou province, where 50 miners were working, the state run xinhua news agency reported, citing loc... | early saturday the guizhou province xinhua | a blast occurred early saturday at a coal mine in the guizhou province, state media reports . 50 miners were working at the time of the blast, state media reports . the bodies of five miners were found near the blast site, xinhua reports . two miners died later of their injuries, the news agency |
(cnn) there is rarely a dull moment in the career of mario balotelli but the controversial striker has at least been prepared to take his medicine in the latest spat with his club manchester city the italian striker had appealed to an english premier league tribunal after he was fined for a poor disciplinary record ... | manchester city mario balotelli english italian premier league balotelli | manchester city striker mario balotelli settles his dispute with the english champions . italian dropped an appeal to a premier league tribunal over his disciplinary record . balotelli accepted a two week fine for misdemeanors during last season |
(cnn) three aid workers have been shot over the last day in somalia, two of them fatally, somali media reports said somalis prepare monday to bury murdered osman ali ahmed, the head of the un development program the first fatality was a somali, mohamed mohamud qeyre he was the deputy director of the group daryeel b... | dracocephalum unclashing anaspides | no related information |
london (cnn) the widow of poisoned russian spy alexander litvinenko asserted tuesday that only a public inquiry will bring her justice in the death of her husband 'i still believe in british justice it's not easy because i didn't expect this long wait,' marina litvinenko said outside the royal court of justice after... | alexander litvinenko britain | widow of alexander litvinenko says an expanded investigation would bring justice . that proceeding is called a 'public inquiry' in britain . the coroner asks for a public inquiry instead of an inquest . national security matters can be discussed behind closed doors in public inquiry |
(cnn) nearly three decades after a member of his band launched a protest against apartheid, bruce springsteen is performing in south africa next year for the first time springsteen will take the stage in cape town on january 28 and 29 he'll then head to johannesburg, where he'll play a gig on february 1 the boss wil... | steven van zandt south africa's van zandt bono bob dylan | the boss will perform with his e street band . in 1985, band member steven van zandt began a campaign against south africa's apartheid . van zandt enlisted big names to be part of the campaign, including bono and bob dylan |
editor's note: bryan batt, who plays the closeted art director salvatore romano in the emmy award winning cable tv series 'mad men,' has acted in nine broadway and nine off broadway productions, such as 'sunset boulevard,' 'beauty and the beast,' 'jeffrey' and 'starlight express' batt, who is 45, has been acting for 23... | bryan batt 'mad men hollywood batt | actor bryan batt, who's openly gay, plays a closeted man in tv series 'mad men'. homophobia that still exists in hollywood is based on what will sell, batt says . he believes positive, interesting portrayals of gays and lesbians are beneficial |
new york (cnnmoneycom) jpmorgan chase & co said sunday that it is buying troubled wall street firm bear stearns, amid deepening fears that bear's demise could have sent shockwaves across already shaky financial markets the deal to buy bear stearns is worth an estimated $236 million the deal values bear stearns at $2... | bear stearns 2 30 us fed up to $30 billion | acquisition values bear stearns shares at $2; shares closed friday at $30 . us fed providing financing for up to $30 billion in bear stearns assets . bear stearns was facing 'run on the bank' on friday . deal, if approved by shareholders, will close in june |
anchorage, alaska (cnn) republican vice presidential nominee sarah palin abused her power as alaska's governor and violated state ethics law by trying to get her ex brother in law fired from the state police, a state investigator's report concluded friday alaska gov sarah palin is under investigation for the firing ... | palin mccain july | new: report: palin violated state ethics law . new: mccain campaign denounces affair as 'partisan led inquiry'. legislative panel investigating july dismissal of public safety commissioner |
london, england lewis hamilton has escaped punishment after allegations of erratic driving behind the safety car in the japanese grand prix last weekend vettel ran into the back of webber when they were racing behind hamilton the fia ruled that hamilton would suffer no penalty after inquiring into the accident when... | lewis hamilton japanese fia sebastian vettel mark webber hamilton | lewis hamilton is cleared of erratic driving in the japanese gp . the fia probed a crash between sebastian vettel and mark webber . hamilton had been ahead behind the safety car |
(cnn) former finnish president martti ahtisaari has won the 2008 nobel peace prize, the norwegian nobel committee announced friday former finland president martii ahtisaari twice worked to find a solution in kosovo 'ahtisaari is an outstanding international mediator,' said ole danbolt mjoes, chairman of the norwegia... | ahtisaari namibia iraq indonesian aceh | committee cited ahtisaari's 'significant' part in namibia's independence . worked with others this year to find a peaceful solution in iraq . helped broker a deal in troubled indonesian province of aceh in 2005 . ahtisaari left office in march 2001 |
(cnn) a federal judge with a secret court has refused the obama administration's request to extend storage of classified national security agency telephone surveillance data beyond the current five year limit the justice department had argued several pending lawsuits over the bulk data collection program require it ... | zyryan coastguard psychosurgeon | no related information |
(cnn) a strong earthquake measuring 61 in magnitude struck southern iran on wednesday, according to a report from the us geological survey the citadel at the city of bam, iran in 2005, hit by a quake in 2003 when 30,000 people died the quake demolished nearly 200 villages in iran's hormozgan province, according to i... | iran about 55 km bandar e abbas press tv | strong quake measuring 61 in magnitude strikes southern iran . epicenter located about 55 km west southwest of bandar e abbas, iran . new: quake destroys nearly 200 villages, according to iran's press tv . new: head of provincial disaster management: at least 6 dead, 46 others injured |
(cnn) the co founder of rap genius, an online annotation website, has been fired after marking up the 137 page manifesto of california killer elliot rodger with comments that are being called tasteless and creepy mahbod moghadam used his site, which lets users post notes interpreting rap and hip hop lyrics, to comme... | mahbod moghadam elliot rodger's rodger rap genius | rap genius co founder made insensitive comments about killer's manifesto . mahbod moghadam called elliot rodger's writing 'beautiful'. he also speculated on the sex appeal of rodger's sister . rap genius ceo: 'i cannot let him jeopardize the rap genius mission' |
(cnn) images of repression and brutality against peaceful protesters demanding democracy and the elimination of corruption are not limited to ukraine in our hemisphere, venezuelans are suffering at the hands of their own government violence and systematic human rights abuses have resulted in 41 dead, hundreds injure... | robert menendez venezuela menendez | sen robert menendez says violence against protesters has made venezuela a nightmare . in venezuela, the rule of law is abandoned and corruption runs rampant, he says . menendez calls for sanctions on those responsible for violating the rights of demonstrators |
washington (cnn) a divided supreme court gave a big victory wednesday to business interests, ruling that a cell phone carrier's arbitration clause in contracts that ban larger class action lawsuits is permissible the 5 4 ruling along ideological lines stopped a claim over whether an at&t cell phone was falsely adver... | california at&t 30 | a california couple wanted to contest at&t's $30 sales tax charge on a 'free' phone . because the amount was small, they wanted to press the claim with other phone purchasers . the cour ruled that the carrier's clause against larger class action lawsuits is permissible |
editor's note: a nationally syndicated columnist, roland s martin is the author of 'listening to the spirit within: 50 perspectives on faith' and 'speak, brother! a black man's view of america' visit his web site for more information roland s martin says issue of obama's birth certificate is being pushed by conspiracy ... | roland martin obama martin us holocaust united states | roland martin: conspiracy theorists are focusing on obama's birth certificate . martin says people who still think he was not born in us are like holocaust deniers . over and over, he says, researchers, reporters find he was born in united states . martin: obama is right to ignore the wacky claims about his birth |
(cnn) a zoo in switzerland is the latest to be embroiled in controversy, after it not only killed a healthy bear cub but will now stuff and display it to teach children that 'nature can be cruel' details of the fate of the baby brown bear, known only as cub 4, come on the heels of outrage over the killing by denmark... | swiss cub 4 dahlholzli zoo cub danish | a brown bear cub will be stuffed and put on display, swiss zoo says . 'cub 4' was killed after its mother neglected it and its father roughed it up . dahlholzli zoo says children will be able to learn from cub's story that 'nature can be cruel'. a danish zoo sparked outrage earlier this year by killing a giraffe and fo... |
(cnn) pakistan's much awaited military offensive in north waziristan was launched more than a week ago, and followed an attack on karachi airport that left at least 36 people dead due to the strategic calculations of the pakistani state, north waziristan has steadily fallen into the hands of motley militant networks... | north waziristan rumi army pakistan taliban civilians bannu | hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing north waziristan . rumi: government has been slow to act to avert humanitarian crisis . army launched strikes in retaliation for pakistan taliban attack on airport . civilians caught in the crackdown are crowding nearby town of bannu |
(cnn) a few dozen protesters picketed the restaurants of acclaimed chef thomas keller last weekend, over his use of an ingredient that has become a lightning rod in the culinary world foie gras chefs like anthony bourdain sing its praises, calling foie gras 'one of the 10 most important flavors in gastronomy' 'it... | diopters thamnophiline acceptilating | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) israel's prime minister on saturday gave security forces the ok to use 'all measures' at their disposal to find and free three teenagers believed kidnapped in an area of jewish settlements in the west bank the teens have been missing since late thursday or friday, having last been seen around gush et... | palestinian netanyahu palestinian authority israeli the west bank | new: palestinian news agency reports 12 people have been arrested . netanyahu says palestinian authority has a 'responsibility' to get them . israeli security have orders to find teens, make sure they aren't moved . missing teenagers were purportedly taken in settlements in the west bank |
(cnn) as a player who has won african and olympic titles with cameroon and spanish league and champions league titles with barcelona as well as three african footballer of the year awards, samuel eto'o expects to command respect barcelona star samuel eto'o is one of a number of top footballers who have spoken out a... | intravenously cohesive sulfamine | no related information |
(cnn) here's the short, tragic story of a little car in china that nobody wanted some time back in 2012, a blue van was innocently parked along peace road in the village of huayang in sichuan province and it just sat there abandoned the owner nowhere to be found we still don't know what happened to him or her but we... | imprisons metacism paty | no related information |
(cnn) a 14 year old autistic michigan girl whose mother allegedly tried to poison her with carbon monoxide in a murder suicide attempt is recovering well, authorities said tuesday isabelle stapleton is 'awake' and 'responding,' according to sara swanson, benzie county prosecuting attorney, after being in critical ca... | isabelle stapleton 14 | isabelle stapleton, 14, was found with her mother in a car with charcoal grills burning . authorities say the mother was trying to kill both the autistic girl and herself . the mother had blogged that she was suffering 'a severe case of battle fatigue' |
(cnn) james bond licence to kill cristiano ronaldo licence to thrill one has brought down tyrants, saved queen and country and entertained generations of fans for over 50 years the other has produced moments of magic which have defied all logic with a right foot more deadly than bond's walter ppk gun but neithe... | cristiano ronaldo ronaldo jose mourinho cnn daniel craig james bond | cristiano ronaldo struggling to protect his right to privacy . ronaldo: 'we are famous and we have to deal with that'. jose mourinho told cnn: 'i hate my social life' daniel craig has seen his privacy eroded since taking james bond role . daniel craig has seen his privacy eroded since taking james bond role |
phuket, thailand (cnn) rihanna, like the boy who pointed out that the emperor has no clothes, spoke the truth during her recent visit to the thai holiday island of phuket or, this being the 21st century, tweeted it, which seems to get the word around even faster than a fairytale more: thai locals arrested over rihan... | rihanna thailand phuket alan morison morison soi bangla | rihanna's visit to thailand highlights shocking state of affairs in phuket, says local publisher alan morison . during recent visit to thailand, rihanna tweeted about a visit to a sex show . morison says touts for sex shows are probably the worst thing about soi bangla |
(cnn) the missouri man charged in the death of 12 year old adriaunna horton made his first court appearance monday to answer charges of murder, forceable rape, statutory rape and child kidnapping adriaunna was playing with her sisters in a park in golden city last monday when two other children saw her climb into a ... | adriaunna horton last monday bobby bourne night | adriaunna horton went missing last monday after climbing into a blue suv . a state trooper arrested bobby bourne that night at a traffic stop . he faces charges including kidnapping, rape, and murder |
(cnn) the wiggles have been officially wiggling for 17 years now, entertaining children with music, television, videos and films that have become modern classics the wiggles have been entertaining children with colorful, clean cut songs since 1991 in australia, their annual end of year national tour sells over 120,0... | coroado nontributary endosymbiosis | no related information |
(cnn) life in the military 'damn sure isn't how hollywood portrays it,' says retired master sgt mike butler, who served in the army for 21 years so what is it like? this veterans day, cnn would like to honor veterans by giving them a space to share their stories and tell us what it's really like to serve their count... | vietnam afghanistan cnn | military vets share the one thing they want you to know . their experiences range from vietnam to afghanistan, good to bad . are you a vet? add your contribution on cnn ireport |
(cnn) french radio journalists ghislaine dupont and claude verlon have been found dead in northern mali, the french foreign ministry said saturday the two radio france international reporters were kidnapped saturday morning after conducting interviews with a tuareg rebel near the northern town of kidal, a local gove... | rfi french francois hollande the french foreign ministry radio france international | new: the journalists were abducted after interviewing a rebel, rfi reports . french president francois hollande calls the killings 'despicable'. the french foreign ministry confirms the deaths . the journalists worked for radio france international |
(cnn) sen barack obama's reference to 'lipstick on a pig' has republicans demanding an apology and democrats accusing sen john mccain of a 'pathetic attempt' to play the gender card barack obama used the 'lipstick' line at a campaign event in lebanon, virginia, on tuesday mccain's campaign said obama's remarks were ... | barack obama republicans obama tuesday mccain palin | new: barack obama slams republicans for 'lies' and 'swift boat politics'. obama said tuesday 'you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig'. mccain camp says line was an attack on palin; obama camp says it was not . many politicians have used the line; former mccain adviser used it in her book title |
(cnn) let's say that you're the federal aviation administration (unlikely, granted but, just for the purpose of this exercise, try to envision yourself as a government agency) you're about to make a decision that will affect millions of travelers your decision may please them or it may infuriate them most of them ha... | bob greene faa greene a few minutes | bob greene: faa looks at letting passengers use gadgets on takeoff, landing . he says the more texting, e mailing and surfing are allowed, the better . cell phone calls are the opposite, though: they raise anxiety . greene: are we that unwilling to disconnect from our gadgets for a few minutes? |
new york (cnn) cnn's lou dobbs is no fan of the $700 billion bailout plan that went down to defeat in the us house of representatives on monday he spoke with kiran chetry of cnn's 'american morning' on tuesday about how he thinks there are better ways to solve the financial problems plaguing the us economy lou dobbs... | dobbs house republicans democrats | 'same fools' who brought you this effort are going to try again, dobbs says . house republicans, democrats who voted against bailout deserve thanks, he says . far better ways to deal with financial problems than this bailout, dobbs says . dobbs: first thing that should be addressed is mitigating foreclosure crisis |
(lifewire) after his father was diagnosed with dementia in 1996, anthony lazzara jr faced a difficult decision: he and his wife, gail, either could place his father, anthony lazzara sr, in a facility, or they could care for him themselves anthony lazzara jr (right) and his wife, gail (left), cared for anthony lazzar... | americans almost 80 percent | the stress of caring for an elderly parent can overwhelm a relationship . couples may have unreasonable expectations of what they can or should do . more than 44 million americans care for an adult family member or friend . almost 80 percent of these are caring for someone older than 50 |
(cnn) cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr reported thursday that the us intelligence community has information that russian artillery is firing into eastern ukraine the artillery pieces shown in the released footage are russian m 46 130mm field guns with a range of a little over 16 miles why would the russians ... | langrages evadible disrated | no related information |
(cnn) donna zovko will have to wait to travel to falluja to see where her son died in one of the iraq war's most infamous attacks clockwise from upper left: wesley batalona, mike teague, scott helvenston, jerry zovko 'my dream was to go for the fifth anniversary, and that didn't come true,' zovko said this week whi... | casalty nanas chorea | no related information |
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