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(cnn) a pair of giant trimarans are battling for line honors in the rolex fastnet race, one of yachting's classic offshore races loick peyron's maxi banque populaire was leading fellow french entry, the seb josse skippered gitana 11, by eight nautical miles as they rounded fastnet rock off south west ireland and he... | zikurats understatements partedness | no related information |
(cnn) padraig harrington has accepted his punishment after being disqualified from the abu dhabi championship for an incident during thursday's opening round of the european tour golf event television replays showed that the three time major winner inadvertently moved his ball with his hand on the green at the seven... | padraig harrington abu dhabi championship irishman martin kaymer european tour venezuelan jhonattan vegas pga tour's bob hope | padraig harrington disqualified from abu dhabi championship after rule infringement . irishman moved the ball with his hand but did not sign for two stroke penalty . defending champion martin kaymer claims halfway lead at european tour event . venezuelan rookie jhonattan vegas shares halfway lead at pga tour's bob hope... |
(cnn) once labeled the richest football club in britain, scottish champions glasgow rangers are now on the brink of extinction the club that boasts a record 54 league titles and 60 domestic cups since being formed in 1872 has sunk to the lowest ebb of its illustrious 140 year history already in administration and wi... | rangers europe simon chadwick scotland | rangers' financial plight casts doubt on stability of clubs elsewhere in europe . football expert says clubs on the continent are similarly stretched financially . simon chadwick says lack of business nous and rise of other regions has had impact . if rangers went under it could have dire repercussions in scotland, say... |
(cnn) defending champion novak djokovic will play rafael nadal in the final of the atp world tour finals at london's o2 arena after both men comfortably overcame their swiss opponents in sunday's semifinals world no1 nadal dispatched his old adversary roger federer in straight sets 7 5 6 3 to book only his second ap... | flatly wistful deluder | no related information |
(cnn) for a world class shopping experience you should head to glitzy ginza as well as flagship fashion outlets, the area boasts one of the city's best department stores, mitsukoshi (4 6 16 chuo dori) the real treat here, as at many tokyo department stores, is the fantastic basement level food hall ('depachika') for... | doment communed hemautograph | no related information |
(cnn) czech president vaclav klaus signed the european union's lisbon treaty tuesday, he announced on his web site, paving the way for major changes to the way the 27 nation bloc is run the czech constitutional court ruled hours earlier that the treaty did not conflict with the country's constitution, a government s... | entosternal forfeitableness occipitomastoid | no related information |
(cnn) brazil's world cup has been a carnival of color but this was a monochrome affair in fortaleza a dour goalless draw against mexico is unlikely to prevent the host nation from qualifying for the next stage but this game will soon be forgotten even with neymar at the helm, the face of brazil's world cup challe... | inglutition litiopa chromiums | no related information |
(financial times) a stand off between two titans of finance, the bank of italy and the vatican, has forced tourists to abandon their visits to the sistine chapel unless they have cash in their pockets italy's central bank has blocked all electronic payments through cash machines and by credit cards in vatican cit... | monotrochian pittings fiducial | no related information |
(cnn) rubber ducky, you are the one the chosen one, that is, for this year's induction into the national toy hall of fame the rubber duck shares the honor with the game of chess as a fellow 2013 inductee, announced today on the hall's website inductees are selected on the basis of several factors including icon s... | ultranationalistic kamel disaccredit | no related information |
london, england (cnn) space travel, security threats and increasing passenger numbers are forcing major changes in the way airports are designed elegant space: the interior of the proposed virgin galactic spaceport in new mexico in fact, when discussing the future of the airport it is now appropriate to consider bo... | victimisation cannabises unexpellable | no related information |
johnstown, pennsylvania (cnn) alaska gov sarah palin charged into the culture wars saturday in pennsylvania, painting sen barack obama as a radical on abortion rights alaska gov sarah palin speaks at a rally in johnstown, pennsylvania, saturday the stop comes amid news that palin violated alaska ethics law by trying... | sarah palin barack obama pennsylvania palin obama johnstown mccain | sarah palin, barack obama both campaign saturday in pennsylvania . palin hammers obama on the abortion issue in johnstown . obama acknowledges mccain's efforts to 'tone down the rhetoric' |
bangkok, thailand (cnn) a thai court has found deposed prime minister thaksin shinawatra guilty of corruption, and sentenced him in absentia to two years imprisonment thaksin shinawatra lives in self imposed exile in london the case stemmed from a bangkok land deal while thaksin was in office he was convicted of vio... | thaksin shinawatra court thaksin bangkok 2003 uk | ex pm thaksin shinawatra convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail . court rules thaksin facilitated wife's purchase of bangkok real estate in 2003 . thaksin, who lives in exile in uk, unlikely to serve time in jail |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) eight people were killed and 101 were wounded in two explosions during a celebration of mexico's independence day monday night, a mexican official said tuesday wounded people get help after blasts monday night during an independence day event in morelia, mexico two people remained in grave... | mexican morelia | new: death toll rises to eight in two blasts, official says; more than 100 wounded . new: mexican president says federal officials will help investigate . explosions occurred during independence day celebration in morelia |
(cnn) world record signing cristiano ronaldo scored on his debut as real madrid kicked off the spanish football season with a shaky 3 2 victory at home to deportivo la coruna on saturday night cristiano ronaldo celebrates after paying off a small chunk of his record transfer fee with a goal on his real debut real's ... | knickknack feebly shagginess | no related information |
istanbul (cnn) turkey ordered the expulsion of israel's ambassador and other senior diplomats stationed there on friday, a dramatic slap against its one time close ally over its failure to apologize for a deadly raid last year on a gaza bound ship in a flotilla loaded with humanitarian aid low level officials are al... | disherited shadowly strepsinema | no related information |
(cnn) mclaren boss martin whitmarsh has called on formula one's notoriously argumentative teams to unite and guarantee the future of the sport f1's commercial rights holder bernie ecclestone told cnn that the teams had agreed a deal until 2020 to replace the existing concorde agreement, which expires at the end of t... | forgetive syntypicism opercula | no related information |
(cnn) the co founder of the popular social news site reddit has called on the leaders of google, facebook and twitter to help defeat a controversial cybersecurity bill that would compromise the privacy of their users if passed by lawmakers 'i'm hoping that all of these tech companies take the stand that their privac... | katydids carbanion dactylioglyphic | no related information |
(cnn) thousands of people turned out saturday in the southern austrian city of klagenfurt for the funeral of politician joerg haider, a popular but polarizing figure who led right wing austrian politics for decades harald scheucher, mayor of klagenfurt, speaks in front of the coffin of joerg haider saturday among th... | reinless perfervor congresswoman | no related information |
editor's note: the staff at cnncom has recently been intrigued by the journalism of vice, an independent media company and website based in brooklyn, new york vbstv is vice's broadband television network the reports, which are produced solely by vice, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are take... | pedipulator monocentric fess | no related information |
(cnn) voters this year may be more anxious than angry just 35 percent think the country's on the right track, according to exit polls tuesday night, to 62 percent who think things are heading in the wrong direction voters aren't quite as pessimistic as they were just two years ago, when those numbers were 21 and 74 ... | bush obama | mood of voters improves from two years ago . unemployment is the biggest concern . voters blame wall street, bush and obama for economy |
(cnn) tennis pro andy roddick will retire after the us open tournament, a spokesman for the international tennis federation said thursday roddick, who turned 30 years old on thursday, is the last american man to win the new york grand slam, in 2003 'i just feel like it's time,' the former world no 1 told reporters a... | diaulos historic lichenlike | no related information |
dhaka, bangladesh (cnn) search and rescue teams are searching for more than 100 people still missing after a river going ferry capsized in bangladesh, with three bodies recovered so far, a police official says the boat, the pinak 6, capsized late monday morning in the padma river, around 60 km (37 miles) south of ba... | pyrrhonean appetiser phthisipneumony | no related information |
chances are, someone you know takes a sleeping pill one in four americans takes a sleep aid every year, according to the national sleep foundation, and the numbers are even higher for women one in three uses some sort of sleep medication a few times a week many sleeping pills stop working after a few hours, and most... | americans every year | one in four americans takes a sleep aid every year, organization says . some studies say cognitive behavioral therapy works as well as pills . expert: otc sleep aids are best for people with occasional sleep problems. never drink alcohol and then immediately take a sleep aid |
(cnn) a year ago sunday, neda agha soltan died of a single gunshot wound to the chest her last moments captured on a cell phone camera and shown around the world catapulted her into the symbol of the postelection reform movement in iran today, the iranian regime's crackdown seems to have driven protesters off t... | neda agha soltan's iran struggle | neda agha soltan's death made her a symbol of iran's anti government movement . struggle has evolved into an online, underground one, analysts say . protesters still carry her picture at rallies . iran has not made an arrest in connection with her death |
washington (cnn) the virginia governor's race has often been looked to as an off year barometer of national political sentiment this year's grind it out race, an acrimonious spitball contest between two candidates only slightly more likeable than walter white, is anything but in a lesser of two evils campaign, terry... | entanglements arleng worthlessness | no related information |
(cnn) the discovery of millions of extra ballots proves that president robert mugabe intends to rig next week's elections in his favor, zimbabwe's main opposition party said sunday president robert mugabe gestures during a pre election rally in harare on saturday tendai biti, secretary general of the movement for de... | jesses taungthu semifictionalized | no related information |
(cnn) gas prices across the southeast and midwest soared over the weekend, and while many would blame hurricane ike, human nature may be a more likely scapegoat ireporter stacy haynes said this harriman, tennessee, station was selling regular gas at $509 a gallon saturday experts say that when a perception exists th... | hurricane ike gulf coast | perception of limited gas sends more people to the pumps, experts say . gas prices spiked across the nation after hurricane ike hit gulf coast . reduced supply after storm plays part, but so does consumer rush . professor: consumers' fears, tv coverage lead to 'a vicious cycle' |
(cnn) the remains of an oregon teenager missing for more than 25 years were recently identified by authorities, and police are looking into whether she might have been a victim of gary ridgway, known as the 'green river killer' police believe ridgway could be responsible for the death of angela marie girdner because... | fleahopper neoplasticist xenelasia | no related information |
(cnn) as manchester city's delirious fans spilled onto the pitch to revel in their team's remarkable english title win on sunday, the celebrations also kicked off thousands of miles away in abu dhabi in one cafe in the united arab emirates capital, some fans stood and danced, one even leaped onto a table, while othe... | aestive braze becousined | no related information |
(cnn) maria sharapova set up a us open semifinal clash with world no 1 victoria azarenka after battling past french 11th seed marion bartoli on wednesday third seed sharapova was taken to three sets by the 2007 wimbledon finalist, who had raced to a 4 0 lead in the first set when their quarterfinal match was halted ... | maria sharapova marion bartoli us open russian third new york victoria azarenka australian open olympic serena williams sara errani | maria sharapova battles past marion bartoli in us open quarterfinals . russian third seed into semis for the first time since her 2006 title in new york . she will face world no 1 victoria azarenka, who beat her in australian open final . olympic champion serena williams will play sara errani in the other semifinal |
(cnn) it's hard to keep up with so many statistics about modern parenting, but here's one that floored me when i heard it a few years ago: by 4, children living in poverty hear 30 million fewer words than children in higher income households, according to researchers thirty million! that is horrendous, but it gets w... | barleybreak astrogeology princeless | no related information |
(cnn) the faa's ban on us flights to and from israel's main airport for a second day marks another blow to that country's economy and a success for hamas militants, experts said wednesday even israeli officials acknowledged the economic setback in the first 24 hours of the ban, which the faa will review again thursd... | jerusalem nir barkat hamas new york michael bloomberg israel faa us tel aviv | new: jerusalem mayor nir barkat says if 'you get scared, you're helping hamas'. new: former new york mayor michael bloomberg flies to israel on its national airline . new: hamas targets airport 'because it's used by the israel air forces,' rep says . the faa ban on us flights to tel aviv is 'a major setback' for israel... |
(cnn) 'this is norway checker,' echoed the voice through the scrambler 'i have a good stop for you in stavanger' nobody on the outside world could have known what she meant but inside bletchley park, a world war ii code breaking enclave in the english countryside of buckinghamshire, 18 year old ruth bourne had disco... | porkin royalist penologist | no related information |
(cnn) what happens when the winter olympics party leaves town? it's a question that is probably giving organizers of the sochi 2014 games sleepless nights and, if the example of lillehammer is anything to go by, some food for thought will all the expense be worthwhile? russia is spending an unprecedented $50 billion... | norwegian winter olympics lillehammer post olympic $12 billion winter youth olympics | small norwegian town rose to sporting prominence at 1994 winter olympics . investment in lillehammer has made it a post olympic center of sporting excellence . $12 billion of public money gave boost to town but didn't increase tourism as expected . lillehammer set to host second winter youth olympics in 2016 |
going global showcases entrepreneurs taking their businesses around the world, tackling issues like business strategy, marketing and international logistics (financial times) can chess be transformed into a money spinning global spectator sport? it is a question that will be much on andrew paulson's mind, as he sett... | andrew paulson fide the world chess federation the world chess championship the next decade paulson | entrepreneur andrew paulson bought the rights from fide, the world chess federation . he plans to develop and market the world chess championship over the next decade . paulson plans to infuse chess with a mix of lucrative sponsorship deals |
london, england (cnn) there are few things in the world shrouded with as much secrecy as the super yacht industry maritime mysteries: the design and building processes for super yachts are tightly guarded secrets the boats are built and kept in exclusive locations, they're owned by the notoriously inaccessible super... | boneheaded desalination jamboree | no related information |
washington (cnn) a democratic measure to temporarily reverse the doubling of interest rates on millions of government backed student loans fell short in the us senate on wednesday, but there was hope a bipartisan deal would be struck soon to remedy the situation 'we're trying to find some common ground,' said sen ri... | 68% stafford senate democrats | student loan debt is skyrocketing, with much of it in government loans . rates doubled to 68% on stafford loans on because of congressional inaction . senate democrats sought to reverse the doubling of student loan rates . new: lawmakers hope bipartisan negotiations will lead to resolution of the issue soon |
london, england (cnn) police have launched an investigation after a young disabled sportsman traveled to switzerland to commit suicide, uk media report daniel james, who played rugby for england under 16s, was paralyzed during match practice last year daniel james, 23, from sinton green in western england was paraly... | switzerland daniel james uk europe netherlands belgium luxembourg | young rugby player, paralyzed after accident, commits suicide in switzerland . police interview man and woman about the death of daniel james, 23 . it is illegal in uk and much of europe to assist with suicide . assisted suicide is legal in switzerland, netherlands, belgium, luxembourg |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) eight people were killed and 101 were wounded in two explosions during a celebration of mexico's independence day monday night, a mexican official said tuesday wounded people get help after blasts monday night during an independence day event in morelia, mexico two people remained in grave... | mexican morelia | new: death toll rises to eight in two blasts, official says; more than 100 wounded . new: mexican president says federal officials will help investigate . explosions occurred during independence day celebration in morelia |
(this old house) a tide of foreclosed properties has been sweeping into the beleaguered housing market, bringing down property values, dislocating families, and sending municipal governments scrambling to manage the crisis but some buyers see a once in a lifetime opportunity in the gloomy headlines; they are buying ... | subsocial construed geyseric | no related information |
(cnn) while much attention focused on whether andy roddick could delay his retirement by beating fellow former us open champion juan martin del potro, one of tennis' quiet achievers slipped into the quarterfinals at flushing meadows on tuesday david ferrer has spent much of his career in the shadow of rafael nadal, ... | manilles federalese vermifuge | no related information |
(cnn) spanish golfer sergio garcia captured his first us pga tour title in four years on monday, earning himself a place in europe's team for next month's ryder cup he overcame a rain delay which put a halt to sunday's play to win the wyndham championship, beating south african tim clark by two strokes in greensboro... | spanish european medinah illinois 2008 garcia us today south african tim clark an extra day's the wyndham championship | spanish golfer is guaranteed a place in the european team to play at medinah, illinois . the 2008 players championship was the last time garcia had won in the us before today . south african tim clark shared the lead at one stage but finished two shots behind . rain forced an extra day's play for 38 golfers at final ro... |
(cnn) what do you get if you combine the glitz and glamor of las vegas with the raw power of rugby sevens? 'it's the olympics meets mardi gras,' says dan lyle, a former captain of the us rugby sevens team who was in 'sin city' as it played host to the american leg of the hsbc sevens world series for the second year ... | preabsorbent hypochnus survivors | no related information |
(cnn) italy's soccer players can heal the 'suffering' caused by the country's match fixing scandal by winning euro 2012, says ac milan star alexandre pato the brazilian forward, who has played in serie a since he was 17, says an azzurri victory in poland and ukraine could rejuvenate italian football following a year... | ac milan alexandre pato italy brazilian italian domenico criscito | ac milan star alexandre pato says euro 2012 can save italy's tainted reputation in football . brazilian forward believes winning the tournament would change italian game . scores of football figures have been arrested in latest italian match fixing scandal . defender domenico criscito withdrew from squad before euro 20... |
(cnn) the vatican is warning people who plan to travel to the beatification of pope john paul ii to look out for scammers claiming to sell tickets for the ceremony 'it is very important to make as clear as possible that no tickets are needed to attend the beatification of john paul ii,' said monsignor guido marini, ... | john paul ii vatican st peter's | some tour operators are claiming to sell tickets for the beatification of john paul ii . no tickets are needed to attend the ceremony may 1, vatican emphasizes . 2 million pilgrims are expected to flock to st peter's square for the ceremony |
bloemfontein, south africa (cnn) three hours before the game, the car park outside the rugby stadium in bloemfontein, seems to be filled with more 'braais' (barbecues) than cars black players such as bryan habana typify the new multiracial springboks it is a typical, even iconic, white south african scene at first ... | south africa south african peter de villiers south africa's first | in south africa, rugby union was once symbolic of white domination . south african rugby team now features seven black players the most ever . peter de villiers is south africa's first black coach . rugby fans say they care more about winning than color of players' skins |
jerusalem (cnn) clashes between hamas militants and israeli soldiers raged to the north and east of densely populated gaza city early sunday, the 16th day of an israeli offensive, witnesses and medical sources said a photo provided by the israel defense forces shows troops in gaza on saturday heavy gunfire could be ... | gaza city israeli israel egyptian | new: fighting nears densely populated gaza city, witnesses say . sources: israeli artillery ignites buildings, killing 1 and wounding 49 . leader of gaza city rocket teams is killed, israel says . israeli jets apparently violate egyptian airspace |
new delhi, india (cnn) it's 630 am on a rainy morning in new delhi modern school is closed for the summer, but its sports fields are bursting with energy around 30 boys, between the ages of seven and 17 are running around, some swinging bats in the air, others practicing their bowling they come here five days a week... | harbhajan singh andrew symonds indian singh australian symonds | cricket has reputation as a sport 'played by gentlemen'. reputation tarnished by harbhajan singh andrew symonds controversy . indian spinner singh denied racially insulting australian symonds . indian coaches say they teach aspiring players etiquette from a young age |
(cnn) wayne rooney returned with a goal to send england through to the quarter finals of euro 2012 as group d winners rooney's second half header saw roy hodgson's england leapfrog france, who crashed to a 2 0 defeat against sweden but still limped through to the last eight rooney, who had missed a glorious first ha... | wayne rooney's england euro 2012 ukraine sweden france kiev second half ibrahimovic larsson | wayne rooney's goal seals england a 1 0 win over euro 2012 co hosts ukraine . already eliminated sweden beat france 2 0 in kiev . second half goals from ibrahimovic and larsson seal sweden's win . france through as group d runners up, despite defeat |
(cnn) an animal rescue group on sunday picked up a us soldier's adopted dog from iraq, ending the soldier's weeks long struggle to send the animal to her minnesota home sgt gwen beberg adopted ratchet after soldiers rescued him from a burning pile of trash in may operation baghdad pups, which said the us military pr... | redepreciated preservatory auscultoscope | no related information |
washington (cnn) negative attacks are as american as apple pie since the early days of the republic, candidates attacked with a vigor that contemporary strategists would admire in the 1800 presidential election, for example, thomas jefferson and john adams criticized one another with a stunning ferocity on everythin... | darrell west us west mccain obama | darrell west: negative attacks have long history in us politics . this year's ads have hit new lows for distorting the truth, west says . ads against mccain and obama have twisted their words, he says . west: voters should use fact checking resources in media and on the web |
(cnn) it's a moment familiar to any regular air traveler a passenger's photo shows oxygen masks hanging from the ceiling on monday's continental flight 128 the plane bucks up and down, lurches forward and back, or both sometimes overhead bins fly open the squeamish gasp babies cry then, usually, it's all over in fli... | sluggardness unsignalized revet | no related information |
(instylecom) the co star of '27 dresses' discusses his personal style 'i just feel dirty,' says james marsden not to be alarmed: there's nothing indecent going on here james marsden talks about his favorite kind of clothes and how his style has changed over the years the 34 year old is explaining what it feels like ... | marsden paul newman | in high school marsden showed off his preppy side . while it's easy for him to throw on sweats, marsden likes to dress up . actor says he is inspired by paul newman . marsden: i can shop style for women, but size is a different issue |
(cnn) it is perhaps the most iconic sports photograph ever taken captured at the medal ceremony for the men's 200 meters at the 1968 mexico olympics, us sprinter tommie smith stands defiantly, head bowed, his black gloved fist thrust into the thin air behind him fellow american john carlos joins with his own black p... | mexico 1968 australian peter norman the 200 meters third black power norman australia | at mexico 1968, australian sprinter peter norman won silver in the 200 meters . he was the third man on the podium during the infamous black power salute . norman was shunned on his return to australia for joining the protest . a film sheds new light on his role in one of sport's most iconic moments |
galveston, texas (cnn) rescuers in galveston, texas, were going door to door saturday to check on the estimated 20,000 people who failed to flee hurricane ike, which has slowed to tropical storm status park benches are strewn about in downtown houston saturday during hurricane ike as of saturday afternoon, the galv... | texas ike 45 mph us energy department | new: wreckage impedes rescue efforts, adding to uncertainty about survivors . texas woman wonders whether it was worth it to ride out storm in home . four deaths in texas attributed to ike, now a tropical storm with 45 mph winds . 26 million affected by power outages, us energy department says |
(cnn) madonna wants you to start a revolution the superstar spoke to cnn's anderson cooper on thursday about her new project, art for freedom with it, she is inviting fans to submit original video, music, poetry and photography to fight oppression, intolerance and complacency through art through art for freedom, she... | madonna art for freedom thursday cnn anderson cooper | madonna has launched a new project titled art for freedom . she talked thursday with cnn's anderson cooper about her project . she is encouraging people to fight oppression, intolerance and complacency through art . 'it's the most important thing i've ever done, besides raising my children,' madonna says |
(cnn) american tourists heading to mexico's baja california state in the future can expect more police protection from a new task force, according to mexican authorities mexican officials want to make sure the tourist traffic continues to flow into tijuana officials from the baja california cities of tijuana, ensena... | myotacismus unmeticulous diluvions | no related information |
london, england (cnn) a woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis lost her legal bid wednesday to clarify britain's laws on assisted suicide debbie purdy and her husband omar puente pictured outside london's high court debbie purdy, 45, had launched a high court challenge to determine whether her husband would face ... | uk debbie purdy 45 year old | multiple sclerosis sufferer fails in legal bid to clarify uk assisted suicide law . debbie purdy 'disappointed and surprised' by judges refusal to interpret law . 45 year old wanted to know at what point her husband would be breaking law |
new york (cnn) the pilot who landed a crippled us airways jetliner on the hudson river thought there would have been 'catastrophic consequences' if he tried to make it to a nearby airport, a national transportation safety board official said saturday night us airways flight 1549 remained in the icy hudson river on s... | crews hoist us airways flight 1549 icy hudson river | new: crews hoist us airways flight 1549 from icy hudson river . pilot said aircraft was flying 'too low, too slow' to risk returning to airport . plane in air less than 90 seconds when collision occurred . one engine in river, one still attached, investigators say |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) civilians continued to flee pakistan's northwest in droves monday as government troops prepared to engage taliban militants in the crisis hit swat valley thousands of displaced pakistani civilians have flooded refugee camps more than 360,000 pakistanis have fled their homes since may 2, the... | un pakistanis pakistani swat valley pakistan taliban afghanistan | un: more than 360,000 pakistanis have fled their homes since may 2 . 15,000 pakistani troops preparing to move against militants in swat valley . tens of thousands of civilians have fled as the military campaign intensifies . pakistan continuing offensive against taliban along border with afghanistan |
(cnn) argentina star lionel messi scored twice as barcelona thrashed atletico madrid 5 2 in the camp nou to maintain their perfect start to the spanish league season messi put atletico to the sword with two goals in the camp nou messi celebrated his lucrative contract extension at barca, sealed on friday, with a su... | lionel messi barcelona atletico madrid barca spanish primera liga real mallorca tenerife | lionel messi scores twice as barcelona beat atletico madrid 5 2 . barca have opened spanish primera liga season with three straight wins . real mallorca maintain fine start with 4 0 thrashing of promoted tenerife |
el paso, texas (cnn) sitting in high school, math and history lessons never captured danny santos' imagination the drug fueled streets of the texas mexico border provided his education, and he was an excellent student danny santos, 21, works two part time jobs and still doesn't make as much as he did as a drug mule ... | danny santos 21 50,000 four years santos us juarez mexico | danny santos, 21, says he made $50,000 in four years as a drug mule . santos smuggled drugs across us border from juarez, mexico . he was arrested once, as a juvenile, but said charges were dropped . santos now works two part time jobs as trains as a boxer |
gaza city, gaza (cnn) a palestinian envoy called on the united nations to condemn the deadly violence in gaza as israeli airstrikes on hamas militants entered a second day sunday israeli defense minister ehud barak told cnn that airstrikes into gaza could expand 'there is no justification for punishing 15 million in... | taraxacerin tolans herrings | no related information |
istanbul (cnn) mounting tensions between the government and members of turkey's kurdish ethnic minority erupted on the streets of the country's largest city thursday, after kurdish activists clashed with riot police at a protest organized by the main kurdish nationalist political party scores of kurdish youths, many... | world peace day bdp | the march began peacefully to celebrate world peace day . some masked youths began throwing stones and petrol bombs . tensions were raised by the death of a bdp member was killed sunday |
(cnn) the williams sisters cruised into the second round of the us open but their fellow former world no 1 caroline wozniacki became the highest profile casualty of the women's draw in new york wimbledon and olympic champion serena williams defied windy conditions to thrash fellow american coco vandeweghe 6 1 6 1 in... | marinades minerology snitchers | no related information |
(cnn) greece striker giorgios samaras says the team's players are blocking out the political overtones of friday's euro 2012 quarterfinal against germany the gdansk contest has been billed in some quarters as a eurozone grudge match, amid tensions between the two nations over german chancellor angela merkel's tough ... | giorgios samaras greece germany germans euro 2012 quarterfinal gdansk friday samaras greek | giorgios samaras says greece players will ignore political innuendo over germany match . greece face the germans in euro 2012 quarterfinal in gdansk on friday . governments of the two nations have clashed over greece's debt . samaras believes team spirit is greatest asset for unfancied greek side |
shanghai (cnn) thirty years ago, the mention of a social ball would have made most chinese cringe it was regarded as a typical derivative of capitalism however this year, shanghai hosted its first international debutante ball, and an invitation to the high society event is becoming the new status symbol in the ci... | chinese first 2013 china january european | chinese socialite plans to host first debutante ball for mainland girls in 2013 . 13 debutantes from outside china made their debut at first event in january . a number of chinese girls with impeccable links have attended european events . etiquette trainer says china's not yet ready for the high society event |
(cnn) italy striker antonio cassano has apologised for apparent homophobic comments he made in a euro 2012 press conference the outspoken striker's comments came after he was asked about an italian tv personality's claim that there are two gay players in the current italy squad cassano is reported to have responded:... | italy antonio cassano cassano | italy striker antonio cassano apologizes for apparent homophobic comments . cassano quoted as saying: 'i hope there aren't any queers in the national team'. comments sparked outrage amongst gay rights groups . cassano issues statement, saying: 'homophobia is not a sentiment i feel i didn't want to offend anyone' |
(cnn) euro 2012 hosts ukraine were brought back down to earth after their opening match heroics as france clinched a 2 0 victory in stormy donetsk play in the group d match was suspended for 58 minutes as spectacular torrential rain and forked lightning put the players' safety at risk when the teams returned to the ... | france ukraine jeremy menez yohan cabaye 58 minute danny welbeck england sweden swedes second | france beat hosts ukraine 2 0 in rain lashed euro 2012 clash . jeremy menez and yohan cabaye on target after 58 minute delay due to storm . danny welbeck hits stunning winner as england edge sweden 3 2 . swedes become the second team eliminated from tournament |
(cnn) germany inflicted a second successive euro 2012 defeat on the netherlands when one of football's great rivalries was renewed on wednesday these two nations have a fierce history, punctuated by on field battles that the legendary german captain franz beckenbauer claimed had cost him 'years of my life' this late... | germany netherlands mario gomez portugal denmark group b silvestre varela nicklas bendtner | germany beat netherlands 2 0 in latest renewal of one of football's great rivalries . mario gomez scores twice to take his tournament tally to three goals . portugal seal 3 2 win over denmark in group b . substitute silvestre varela hits stunning late winner after nicklas bendtner double |
(cnn) the newest ipads could make their debut later this month apple is planning an october 22 press event to show off the latest additions to its ipad line, according to allthingsd's john paczkowski, confirming an earlier report in current editorials the announcements are expected to include a redesigned, thinner i... | nonreportable pliofilm yander | no related information |
(cnn) it reads like the opening scene of an 'indiana jones' movie a young man climbing a french glacier finds a cache of glittering jewels wrapped in bags stamped 'made in india' remnants, perhaps, of cargo from an ill fated airliner called the malabar princess the best thing about it? this story is true it happe... | french 1950 the other 1966 | a mountaineer discovers jewels on french glacier . they could be from one of two airliners that crashed near the spot, one in 1950, the other 1966 . french authorities are trying to trace the owners |
london, england (cnn) john darwin's wife said her husband faked his own death to avoid mounting debts and holed up in the family home for years, hiding from his own sons, according to uk media reports anne darwin said her husband, believed by police and his sons to have been lost at sea five years ago, recently retu... | municipalities unenthralling wares | no related information |
london, england (cnn) a man walks around the side of a building, footsteps falling in time to the heartbeat of a driving pop soundtrack, pulls out a pistol and guns down another man tony servillo as arch manipulator and seven time italian prime minister, guilio andreotti, in paolo sorrentino's 'il divo' a montage of... | pastellists dentalized byword | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) eric hahn thought his financial situation was set after he was approved for a private student loan with an 8 percent interest rate to supplement his federal education loans eric hahn, 21, estimates he will be in debt for the next five to seven years for his undergraduate tuition just a few wee... | rich uncle friday eric hahn 21 | lender my rich uncle suspended its private student loan program on friday . the move left eric hahn, 21, scrambling to find alternative funding sources . the company says it is working to resume loaning money as soon as possible . financial advisers say investors are pulling out even though loans considered strong |
mumbai, india (cnn) every day the fate of 200,000 mumbai residents' lunches lie in the hands, and on the heads, of the city's lunch delivery men, the dabbawalas lunch is served: the dabbawalas have been serving up lunch to mumbai residents for 118 years a corp of around 5,000 tiffin lunch box dabbawalas have been su... | mumbai dabbawalas 999 percent | mumbai's dabbawalas have been delivering lunches in the city for 118 years . extensive network of delivery men and unique system for delivery . supply chain studies say dabbawalas have a 999 percent success rate . despite little change in 100 years, dabbawalas now have web site and text service |
(cnn) two people were killed and 68 others injured in clashes between police and foreign workers following a visa crackdown in saudi arabia, the official news agency reported police arrested 561 people saturday in the capital of riyadh, according to the saudi press agency the arrests came after 'unidentified' people... | saturday riyadh saudi arabia this month | police arrested 561 people saturday in the capital of riyadh . saudi arabia launched a 'security campaign' this month to crack down on visa violations |
(cnn) after weeks in limbo, the los angeles clippers could shift hands from an embattled billionaire octogenarian to a former microsoft ceo but unlike owner donald sterling, whose racist remarks hurled him into a vortex of public criticism, steve ballmer flew under the radar in recent months before he laid down a re... | antizymotic devillike chubbed | no related information |
(cnn) al shabaab, an al qaeda linked militant group based in somalia, most recently claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at kenyan mall in september of this year and is suspected of many other attacks in somalia here is a q&a that looks at this group: what is al shabaab and what are its aims? al shabaab is ... | al shabaab al qaeda somalia us 2008 kenyan september of this year | al shabaab is an al qaeda linked militant group based in somalia . it was once allied with sharia courts, which tried to impose order on the lawless country . the us government designated it as a foreign terrorist organization in 2008 . al shabaab claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at a kenyan mall in septemb... |
istanbul (cnn) turkey said thursday that it will act against 'hostile action' by syria as troops and tanks deployed to the border after the downing of a turkish jet last week 'the incident of our unarmed plane on a test and training mission being shot down by syria on june 22, 2012 in international airspace, has bee... | turkey nato us national security council syria two or three days | new: turkey asks nato to consider no fly zone, senior us official says . turkey's national security council says it will act against 'hostile action' by syria . air defense systems and tanks have been moved to the border, state media says . personnel have been arriving in military vehicles for two or three days, a vill... |
(cnn) by now you've either heard about or read george will's controversial column on the issue of sexual assault on college campuses will's take is that the numbers are 'preposterous' and using 'simple arithmetic' he can prove the 'supposed campus epidemic of rape' just ain't so worse, will believes that progressivi... | mel robbins george will's robbins | mel robbins: george will's views about sexual assault on campuses are wrong . robbins: he's out of touch with reality, trivializes the problem, and blames women . colleges tried to sweep assault cases under the rug, but students complained . robbins: women who are assaulted are victims, not people with 'coveted status' |
los angeles, california (cnn) an autopsy on the body of actress brittany murphy was conducted monday, the los angeles county coroner's office said authorities have said the 32 year old appeared to have died sunday of natural causes, and there was no sign of foul play or trauma 'naturally occurring diseases could be ... | medicozoologic capelans primatial | no related information |
(cnn) the phrase 'it's cold outside' doesn't begin to describe it with the mercury well below zero in parts of the northeast, people in new york and the new england states are facing some of the coldest temperatures the region has seen in years so, just how cold is it? temperatures in boston dropped to 2 degrees bel... | northeast amtrak massachusetts | temperatures well below zero in parts of the northeast . school was shut down in one city after buses refused to start, local media report . amtrak canceled services after equipment froze, a statement said . massachusetts governor puts state agencies on high alert |
(cnn) andriy shevchenko has told cnn sport's pedro pinto that the euro 2012 finals in his native ukraine will be his final major football tournament, and he is determined to end his international career on a high the 35 year old dynamo kiev striker, who is widely regarded as the greatest ukrainian player of all time... | resistably geologies impotency | no related information |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) political corruption in zimbabwe threatens efforts to save millions of people from malaria in the southern african country, according to aid agency officials hiv positive 13 year old orphan evans mahlangu, left, and his brother edmond, 8, had to jump zimbabwe's border with mozambique to get an... | zimbabwe $73 million mugabe | corruption in zimbabwe threatens efforts to tackle malaria, aid officials say . group demands that zimbabwe's government return $73 million of donor money . western diplomat says money was taken by president mugabe's government |
(cnn) germany's tommy haas upset roger federer in straight sets to win the atp tournament on the grass courts of halle sunday federer was bidding for his sixth title at the wimbledon warm up tournament but had no answer to his 34 year old opponent, who won 7 6 (7 5) 6 4 in front of his home fans it was haas' second ... | tommy haas atp halle germany haas roger federer german rafael nadal | tommy haas wins atp title at halle in germany . haas beats five time halle champion roger federer in the final . 13th atp career title for the 34 year old german . top seed rafael nadal went out earlier in the tournament |
tucson, arizona (cnn) when president barack obama said wednesday night that rep gabrielle giffords had opened her eyes for the first time since being shot on saturday, an overflow crowd of nearly 30,000 people at a memorial event erupted into cheers that the congresswoman may have heard in her hospital room obama sa... | kirsten gillibrand gillibrand nancy pelosi debbie wasserman schultz giffords wasserman schultz obama | sen kirsten gillibrand: 'it was like witnessing a miracle'. gillibrand, reps nancy pelosi and debbie wasserman schultz were in giffords' hospital room . wasserman schultz: 'the doctors couldn't believe it'. thousands at a memorial event cheer when obama announces the development |
los angeles, california (cnn) kenny morrison soaked in life from his beachfront home a top chef at a trendy la restaurant, he served dinner to the hollywood stars, including a listers kenny morrison got hooked on painkillers after getting dental work in 2003 'i lost everything,' he says but within a couple years, h... | kenny morrison dea americans | kenny morrison learned he could get pain pills from dentists without seeing them . he was taking as many as 25 pain pills a day, but has since gone clean . dea says 7 million americans are hooked on pain pills, a trend that's skyrocketing . dentist says, 'just writing a prescription for the pain is not the answer' |
(cnn) andrei shevchenko enhanced his iconic standing as a ukrainian national hero as he sparked scenes of national celebration with a match winning double in kiev the home fans were thrilled when their all time leading goalscorer was somewhat surprisingly included in oleg blokhin's starting line up and their joy at ... | ukraine andrei shevchenko sweden zlatan ibrahimovic second half france england group joleon lescott manchester city samir nasri | ukraine striker andrei shevchenko scores twice to seal 2 1 win over sweden . zlatan ibrahimovic goal put sweden in front early in second half . france and england draw 1 1 in group d opener . joleon lescott header cancelled out by manchester city team mate samir nasri |
washington (cnn) the united states agency for international development, usaid, on monday urged the cuban government to think again about its refusal of direct us assistance for hurricane victims 'we call on the cuban government to reconsider their decision on the united states offer, which we made with no precondi... | gershon clipsome stroboradiograph | no related information |
(cnn) this friday, muslims around the world will bid goodbye to a long month of fasting with three days of feasting and festivities the faithful usher in the holiday, eid al fitr, with joyous community prayers, acts of charity, visits from far flung relatives, gift giving and hearty greetings of 'eid mubarak,' or ha... | eid al fitr marks the end of ramadan quran muslims this year | eid al fitr marks the end of ramadan dawn to dusk abstinence from food and drinks . the quran burning controversy has upset a lot of muslims this year . many, however, say it will not affect the festivities |
(cnn) he shocked the football world when he led zambia to glory in the 2012 africa cup of nations now herve renard is heading to france in a bid to turn around the fortunes of struggling club sochaux frenchman renard coached 'the copper bullets' to victory in equatorial guinea and gabon last year, with a penalty sho... | docilely familiarizes trenchant | no related information |
fuzhou, china (cnn) the framed photos that adorn crystal wang's expansive office are a who's who of china's leadership in one president hu jintao is shaking her hand, while premier wen jiabao smiles next to her in another but she looked most relaxed and radiant in a photo taken with vice president xi jinping, seen i... | xi jinping china hu jintao us fujian xi america | xi jinping,seen in china president hu jintao's heir apparent, is currently visiting the us. one entrepreneur remembers his support for private enterprise as governor of fujian . for a long time, the best known aspect of xi's life was his wife, a famous folk singer . after meetings last year, us officials viewed him as ... |
1960 maradona is born maradona (l) and kusturica (r) arrive at the screening of 'maradona', cannes international film festival 2008 1971 scouted age 11 for the junior team of argentinos juniors 1976 makes his professional debut aged 15 1977 makes his full international debut for argentina aged just 1... | maradona argentinos juniors 11 world cup 1986 recent years cannes film festival may 2008 | maradona was scouted for argentinos juniors when aged 11 . captained his country to world cup victory in 1986 . has battled with drug addiction and health issues in recent years . 'maradona' documentary shown at cannes film festival, may 2008 |
(cnn) the winner of australia's election, tony abbott, on saturday pledged to form a competent and trustworthy government after he defeated prime minister kevin rudd 'i can inform you that the government of australia has changed,' the conservative challenger told supporters 'for just the seventh time in 60 years the... | tony abbott australian kevin rudd labor six years julia gillard australia | tony abbott pledges competent and trustworthy government . australian prime minister kevin rudd concedes election defeat . win ends labor's six years in power under kevin rudd and julia gillard . voting is compulsory in australia, fines issued for people over 18 who fail to do so |
(cnn) uefa has decided not to make a charitable donation to the victims of the chernobyl disaster as part of the social projects it has opted to support during euro 2012, which is being co hosted by ukraine and poland a botched reactor safety test at chernobyl in ukraine then part of the soviet union set off t... | 1986 chernobyl uefa the chernobyl children's trust $3125 million | the 1986 chernobyl disaster was the worst nuclear accident in history . 'there are no plans to make donations to the victims of the chernobyl disaster,' says uefa . chairman of the chernobyl children's trust describes decision as paying 'lip service' to chernobyl victims . uefa made a net profit of $3125 million |
tehran, iran (cnn) the arab world is among the worldwide audience that has been closely watching as events in iran have unfolded over the past week protesters fight running battles with motorcycle mounted militia members saturday in tehran 'in all honesty, i am amazed by these iranians,' egyptian human rights activ... | arab iran egypt morocco shiite sunni | arab world has closely watched as events in iran have unfolded over past week . relations between iran and arab states have always been tense . egypt, morocco accuse iran of trying to spread shiite faith among its sunni population . some arab states look to iran as a regional superpower that can support them |
(cnn) nine people were killed and 25 injured thursday in twin blasts in eastern iraq, health officials said the attacks took place in wasit as thousands of worshipers jammed the streets to attend festivals marking ashura, the most important holy day on the shiite muslim calendar ashura commemorates the death of imam... | ashura shiite shiite muslims iraq the past two days | the latest attacks took place on ashura, the most important holy day on the shiite calendar . at least six blasts have targeted shiite muslims in iraq over the past two days . dozens have been injured in those explosions |
(cnn) british authorities said tuesday they are conducting a criminal investigation into an american man charged in federal court with smuggling weapons into england steven neal greenoe is suspected of buying more than 60 firearms in north carolina and transporting them to england on at least nine occasions, accordi... | steven greenoe britain british | steven greenoe is charged in a 43 count indictment . authorities allege he illegally brought at least 60 guns into britain . british authorities say they are also conducting a criminal investigation |
(cnn) former england defender sol campbell has told cnn world sport he is baffled by england coach roy hodgson's decision to omit rio ferdinand from the forthcoming euro 2012 tournament hodgson insisted he had decided to exclude the 33 year old manchester united center back from his 23 man squad for purely footballi... | england roy hodgson rio ferdinand euro 2012 sol campbell cnn john terry liverpool steven gerrard hodgson | england coach roy hodgson omits rio ferdinand from euro 2012 squad . former england defender sol campbell tells cnn he's baffled by the decision . john terry, the former england captain, is selected in the 23 man squad . liverpool's steven gerrard will captain the side, hodgson reveals |
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