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(cnn) israel came under attack sunday on two fronts, according to the israeli military in an incident near the israeli syrian border, a 15 year old israeli civilian was killed and two others were injured, the israeli military said 'today's event on the syria border intentionally targeted israelis the explosion is th... | syria israeli israel idf palestinians the west bank gaza west bank | attack from syria kills israeli teen, israel fires back, idf says . 2 palestinians were killed in the west bank, officials say . more rockets are fired into israel from gaza . violence comes amid operation in west bank after kidnappings of 3 israeli teens |
washington (cnn) the us navy is having hundreds of its older f/a 18 fighter jets inspected, including some flying operations over afghanistan, for cracks in part of a wing assembly, officials said friday inspectors looking at f/a 18 fighter jets have found 15 with stress crack problems on the wings some 636 f/a 18 a... | mentality bullying predeication | no related information |
shanghai, china (cnn) natalie williams, a 21 year old special olympics basketball player from kentucky, says she's never really been treated like a true athletic star but that was before she came to the games in china, which has undergone a major change in its treatment of the mentally disabled hong kong's special o... | china shanghai the special olympics | china has undergone major change in attitude toward intellectually disabled . shanghai is hosting the special olympics to great fanfare . city has opened special homes to help care for some of city's mentally disabled . helping china's remaining 13 million intellectually disabled remains challenge |
tehran, iran (cnn) bolivian president evo morales arrived monday in iran on his first official visit to the country, the iranian press tv reported iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, right, greets bolivia's leader, evo morales, on monday in tehran morales is expected to meet with iranian president mahmoud ahmadi... | bolivian iran evo morales bolivia us morales libyan moammar gadhafi | bolivian leader to 'review issues of mutual interest' with iran's president . bolivian president evo morales has sought to improve ties with iran . bolivia, iran 'staunchly opposed to us hegemony,' morales says . morales met with libyan leader moammar gadhafi before iran trip |
london (cnn) british based satellite channel sky sports have sacked their top soccer pundit after he made sexist remarks about a female match official while working on a broadcast of an english premier league game andy gray, a former scotland and everton striker, made the comments about assistant referee sian massey... | mistaking barysphere irritomotility | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a suicide attack at the offices of the world food program in islamabad killed five employees and wounded several others monday, an agency official said pakistani police commandos stand in front of a un office after a suicide blast in islamabad on monday four pakistanis and an iraqi national... | pakistanis iraqi pakistani un world food program | four pakistanis and an iraqi were killed, officials say . suicide bomber, who was in his 20s, also died in the attack . offices in pakistani capital belonged to un world food program |
(cnn) historians believe they have found a world war ii era mass grave containing the bodies of 220 disabled people killed by nazis in austria, they announced this week the discovery was made by searching files from a mental hospital in the town of hall, austria, according to the company that currently runs the inst... | austrian nazis | the remains of 220 disabled people are thought to be buried in the austrian graveyard . historians think the people were killed by nazis trying to eliminate 'undesirables'. a map of the graves was found by historians studying hospital records . the company that runs the hospital plans to exhume them starting in march |
london (cnn) drug smugglers are using ever more creative methods to hide their stashes, including tucking them inside yams, peanuts and birthday cards, a new list reveals the list released by the uk border agency rounds up last year's most unusual drug concealments details of the smuggling scams are used to ra... | uk border agency last year's smugglers | list from uk border agency rounds up last year's most unusual drug concealments . they include cocaine concealed in packets of peanuts, cashew nuts . smugglers also try to conceal cannabis in painting of football star |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli bulldozers demolished part of a hotel in east jerusalem on sunday, prompting swift condemnation from palestinians the building plan, which was given final approval last year, was met with disapproval from the united states at the time which called for the israeli government to put off any d... | israeli east jerusalem us israel palestinians | israeli bulldozes demolishes part of a hotel in part of east jerusalem . plans to demolish the hotel caused a rift between the us and israel . palestinians denounce the action while israel has defended it |
(cnn) an arkansas supermarket reversed its decision wednesday to hide a magazine cover showing elton john and his same sex partner david furnish holding their new baby the shield placed over the current issue of us weekly read 'family shield to protect young harps shoppers' the arkansas based grocery chain lets mana... | arkansas us weekly elton john | the arkansas food store covered up us weekly magazine . the us weekly cover shows elton john, his same sex partner and their new baby . the shield was removed after complaints to the food chain's headquarters |
(cnn) ten everyday people will be recognized thursday for their remarkable efforts to make the world a better place cnn's anderson cooper will reveal this year's top 10 cnn heroes during the 8 am hour of 'new day' all the top 10 heroes were nominated by cnn's global audience and profiled earlier this year on cnn eac... | ctenodactyl endorsees contributory | no related information |
(cnn) bayern munich's luca toni has returned to serie a football on a six month loan with as roma, confirmed on thursday the 32 year old toni is out of favor at the german giants after falling out with coach louis van gaal and is desperate for first team football to further his claims for a place in the italy side a... | bayern munich luca toni as roma six month 32 year italy toni first the 2010 world cup bayern louis van gaal this season | bayern munich striker luca toni to move to as roma on six month loan deal . both clubs confirm move which is subject to a medical on the 32 year italy star . toni wants to play regular first team football to improve his chances of making the 2010 world cup finals . toni fell out with bayern coach louis van gaal and has... |
(cnn) two mexican nationals were charged monday in the death of a us coast guardsman, whose succumbed to a traumatic head injury after his boat was rammed off the southern california coast the suspects jose meija leyva and manuel beltran higuera are charged with killing a us government officer while that offic... | delved bisexual fluviatile | no related information |
(cnn) as hurricane sandy pushes ashore with top wind speeds of 90 mph, the massive storm has already started walloping residents from virginia to massachusetts early monday, hours before its center is expected to reach shore the category 1 hurricane's center is taking aim at southern new jersey's shoreline and the d... | hurricane sandy 90 mph several feet | hurricane sandy is a category 1 storm with top winds at 90 mph . the storm is expected to bring strong winds, a powerful storm surge and flooding . the storm is forecast to collide with a cold front . mountainous areas could get several feet of snowfall |
peosta, iowa (cnn) president barack obama laced into his conservative republican congressional critics tuesday, accusing them of putting partisan political concerns before the country's interests appearing before a crowd of farmers and small business owners in the presidential battleground state of iowa, obama calle... | bondship finecomb acrimonies | no related information |
(cnn) former alabama gov don siegelman was denied a new trial friday and resentenced to 6½ years in prison for his role in bribery, conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice, the justice department announced at a hearing friday in a federal courtroom in montgomery, district judge mark fuller said siegelman would ... | don siegelman 500,000 less than a year 2008 | don siegelman convicted in scheme in which ceo paid $500,000 for board seat . he was also found guilty in alleged pay to play scheme involving another businessman . he served less than a year in prison before being released on bail in 2008 . he requested a new trial but was denied and resentenced |
(cnn) china's state run media has waded into the snarling debate between dog meat aficionados and activists, instead advocating peaceful ways to get their respective messages across an editorial published in the people's daily says 'dogs are friends as well as food' and calls for calm and understanding from both dog... | the summer solstice guizhou chinese | dog meat and lychee are eaten to celebrate the summer solstice in guizhou . animal rights activists have clashed with festival goers over dog butchering . chinese state media call for activists to promote their message in peaceful ways |
new york (cnn) pro basketball is a staple of american athletics, taking its place with major league baseball and the national football league as one of the pre eminent us sports leagues and it's big business, too, pumping tens of millions of dollars into the us economy so the owner of the brooklyn nets raised eyebro... | russian nets obama | russian billionaire owner of nets considers ownership move to russian jurisdiction . the move is 'not in any way tying it to the current political situation,' the owner's rep said . obama signed an order that can target russian companies vital to its economy |
(cnn) what's it like to be a woman today? on thursday, the world marks international women's day, first observed more than 100 years ago decades later, take a look at how women fare in the areas of education, jobs and more, and how american women compare with others around the world: health and well being 86 years... | international women's day us | international women's day is march 8 . it was first observed more than 100 years ago . take a look at how us women compare with others in areas of jobs, education and more |
(cnn) in the aftermath of haiti's devastating earthquake in january 2010, a group of dedicated amputees who share a love of soccer emerged as a symbol of survival and rebuilding team zaryen, haiti's first all amputee soccer team, travels to the united states this week for its first tour the team will visit washingto... | haiti zaryen creole | the team is comprised of players who lost limbs during the haiti quake . it will conduct conduct clinics and take part in demonstration matches . zaryen is creole for tarantula, which is known to keep attacking despite its wounds |
(cnn) declaring himself frustrated with political fighting in congress, president barack obama on thursday blamed some of the nation's continuing economic troubles on government inaction and urged americans to tell their elected representatives in washington to pass bills that will create jobs in an energetic speech... | obama congress four month | new: president obama says he is frustrated with congress . new: obama urges people to tell congress to get to work . unemployment benefit claims are down to a four month low . obama visits an advanced battery plant helped by stimulus funds |
(cnn) police charged a mother with murder after the bodies of her two children were found inside a southern california hotel officers were led to the bodies at the hampton inn & suites in santa ana after marilyn edge, 42, apparently tried to commit suicide saturday night by crashing her car at a home depot parking l... | marilyn edge scottsdale arizona | new: police identify the suspect as marilyn edge, 42, of scottsdale, arizona . she is charged with two counts of murder after her children are found dead . the children were found after the apparently suicidal woman crashed her car |
london, england (cnn) the family of a british soldier serving in afghanistan has been forced from their home after a poisonous spider hitched a ride back with him and apparently killed their pet dog the camel spider's bite is not deadly to humans but can kill small animals lorraine griffiths and her three children, ... | cresoxid preobserved hotpressed | no related information |
(cnn) prince albert ii may be head of state in the principality of monaco, but when it comes to the formula one street circuit of monte carlo there is only one king: ayrton senna the brazilian driver won a record six times at the legendary grand prix during a glittering career which included three world championship... | ayrton senna formula one's monaco grand prix brazilian second 1984 toleman senna first 1987 lotus five years in a row between 1989 93 | ayrton senna won formula one's monaco grand prix a record six times . the brazilian was second on his debut on the track in 1984, with the toleman team . senna's first win on the street circuit arrived in 1987, his final season with lotus . the three time world champion won the race five years in a row between 1989 93 |
(cnn) taliban advances in pakistan are raising concerns in islamabad and capitals as far away as washington cnn's senior international correspondent nic robertson looks at how the taliban spread and what could be done to help pakistan students in burqas in buner district how is the taliban extending its influence i... | uncausal immortalness thermophosphorescence | no related information |
(cnn) tommy morrison, a former heavyweight boxing champion who starred in the 'rocky v' film, died, his former promoter told cnn he was 44 morrison died at an omaha, nebraska, hospital sunday night with his wife at his side, tony holden said morrison was interviewed by larry king from holden's living room on februar... | neuroplexus begorry pebble | no related information |
(cnn) bayern munich's france international midfielder franck ribery has suffered another injury setback in his battle to return to first team action ribery played a part in just six bundesliga matches during the first half of the 2009 10 season, lasting the whole 90 minutes only once due to a string of injuries his ... | bayern munich's france franck ribery ribery bundesliga the first half of the 2009 10 season 26 year old dubai | bayern munich's france international midfielder franck ribery has suffered another injury setback . ribery played a part in just six bundesliga matches during the first half of the 2009 10 season . the 26 year old had to have his big toes operated on after they swelled up on a flight to dubai |
(cnn) a new cnn poll confirms that we're witnessing a quiet reversal in the character of our two major parties traditionally, republicans have always coalesced around the conventional wisdom front runner for president conservatives respect structure, order and party brand names not for nothing was the name nixon, bu... | john avlon cnn avlon gop democrats hillary clinton clinton | john avlon: a new cnn poll shows a reversal in the character of two major parties . avlon: traditionally, gop coalesce around a front runner; democrats root for newcomers . now, gop has an eclectic pool of presidential candidates; democrats have hillary clinton . avlon: if clinton does not run, democrats will have almo... |
(cnn) werder bremen coach thomas schaaf, 48, has signed a two year contract extension tying him to the club until 2012 bremen have emerged as genuine contenders for the bundesliga title this season, lying four points off leaders bayer leverkusen last season, werder won the german cup and reached the uefa cup final, ... | bremen thomas schaaf two year 48 year old bundesliga 2012 bayer leverkusen | werder bremen coach thomas schaaf has signed a two year contract extension . the new contract ties the 48 year old to the bundesliga club until 2012 . werder are genuine contenders for the title, lying four points off leaders bayer leverkusen |
(cnn) hundreds of south koreas were left in limbo after north korea shut its borders monday at the start of joint military exercises between the united states and south korea us troops have started joint military exercises with their south korean counterparts when pyongyang took the action, 573 south koreans were st... | kaesong south koreans south korea monday n korea s korea us annual | 573 people staying at kaesong industrial complex, north of demilitarized zone . 80 south koreans not cleared to cross the border into south korea monday . follows vow to retaliate from n korea if its satellite launch is intercepted . s korea, us have started their annual joint military drills |
(cnn) an embattled nevada councilwoman e mailed a friend about items intended for her mother and called police shortly before they found her and her husband dead in an apparent murder suicide, police in mesquite said wednesday 'detectives were advised that bill fairchild was the victim of a homicide suicide the crim... | donna fairchild mesquite nevada city council | friend recounts 'wonderful' lunch with councilwoman day before . police say autopsy shows husband died about an hour before his wife . councilwoman donna fairchild of mesquite, nevada, faced possible sanctions . city council was to look at mileage reimbursement request, another matter |
(cnn) russian president dmitry medvedev visits the palestinian territories on a 'historic' trip tuesday as part of his middle east tour palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas welcomes him in jericho in the west bank, where the two are expected to hold a joint press conference chief palestinian negotiator saeb... | russian palestinians saeb erakat medvedev israel | the russian president will open an art museum and sign agreements with the palestinians . saeb erakat says the visit shows the palestinians are ready for statehood . medvedev had to cancel a visit to israel because of a strike |
(cnn) david villa scores a dramatic injury time winner to give spain a 2 1 victory over sweden in innsbruck to put them in the quarterfinals of euro 2008 by finishing top of group d david villa leads the race for the golden boot after his fourth tournament goal saw spain defeat sweden 2 1 the match had looked set to... | david villa spain sweden zlatan ibrahimovic fernando torres' group d | david villa scores an injury time goal to give spain a 2 1 victory over sweden . earlier, zlatan ibrahimovic had equalized fernando torres' 15th minute opener . the win puts spain in the last eight and guarantees them top spot in group d |
tehran, iran (cnn) united nations backed nuclear inspectors on sunday visited a newly disclosed iranian nuclear facility near the city of qom, iranian media has reported 'iaea inspectors today visited the nuclear installation,' the semi official mehr news agency said, referring to international atomic energy agency ... | iaea iran west | the iaea announced saturday its inspectors were leaving for the inspection . iran said friday it needs more time to decide whether to sign onto a nuclear deal . iran says its nuclear program is intended solely for peaceful purposes . many in the west believe iran is pursuing nuclear weapons capabilities |
(cnn) croatia held off a furious late onslaught from euro 2008 co hosts austria to win 1 0 in their opening group b match in vienna on sunday emmanuel pogagtetz, left, fouls croatia striker ivica olic to concede the match winning penalty the croatians took the lead in the fourth minute when midfielder luka modric co... | croatia austria group luka modric ivica olic germany poland | croatia beat euro 2008 co hosts austria 1 0 in opening group b match . luka modric scores fourth minute penalty after striker ivica olic is fouled . austria battle back in the second half but miss a series of late chances . croatia next play germany on thursday, while austria take on poland |
(cnn) a virginia woman whose husband and daughter were gunned down in last week's terror attacks in india says the attackers should be forgiven kia scherr, left, says her daughter, naomi, and husband, alan, were 'having the times of their lives' in india 'we must send them our love, forgiveness and compassion,' kia... | mumbai alan naomi scherr | 'we must show that love is possible,' says mother, wife of mumbai attack victims . 'we must send them our love [and] forgiveness,' kia scherr says . attack survivors describe final moments of alan, naomi scherr in restaurant . founder of group that led trip: i identified bodies after attacks were over |
(cnn) this week on inside africa it's one of the most sacred acts of the zulu people we take you inside an ancient wedding ceremony played out in modern times africa gains two seats on the united nations security council, but should those seats be permanent, and what will nigeria do with this two year opportunity? ... | inside africa africa the united nations security council cnn tj holmes alicia keys tim hetherington liberia world food prize nigerian ojo maduekwe | inside africa reports on africa's seats in the united nations security council . cnn's tj holmes sat down with alicia keys to talk about her visit in africa . photographer tim hetherington shows us his liberia photo exhibit . plus, world food prize and nigerian foreign minister ojo maduekwe |
(cnn) a small plane crashed into a home in eastern florida on friday, killing all three people aboard, the florida highway patrol said it happened at 2:22 pm, 12 minutes after the pilot declared an emergency, saying the plane was severely shaking, the highway patrol said a middle aged woman who lived alone in the ho... | psychrophilic harari riparian | no related information |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo gave manchester united a new year boost by again ruling out a move to spanish giants real madrid ronaldo's goals fired united's brilliant 2008 09 campaign the european footballer of the year has been constantly linked with a transfer to the bernabeu, speculation which increased following rec... | cristiano ronaldo real madrid portugal old trafford ronaldo united | cristiano ronaldo dismisses new reports linking him to real madrid . portugal star insists he is 'happy' at old trafford and wants to stay . ronaldo scored 42 goals in united's double winning campaign last season |
(cnn) opposition fighters are celebrating success in syria's north but enduring squalor in and around damascus, where government forces are cutting off food and medical supplies, a rebel leader said saturday syrian rebels chipped away at president bashar al assad's air power saturday in idlib province, where 800 fig... | saturday rebels syrian damascus al assad sunday | new: at least 79 people killed saturday, opposition group says . rebels go after government air bases one by one in the north . syrian troops cut off food, medicine and ammunition to rebels in damascus . al assad plans to deliver a speech on sunday |
(cnn) will michael jackson stop the world? fans have set up impromptu shrines to michael jackson, including this one at his family's house thousands are expected to swamp los angeles, california, to mourn him tuesday at the staples center, and the accompanying media crush will be enormous the tribute to the king of ... | tuesday jackson elvis presley's kennedy | public memorial tuesday could be one of the most viewed events of all time . it could have a television and online audience in the hundreds of millions . jackson's death has led to comparisons with elvis presley's death . others see parallels, at least in terms of coverage, with the kennedy assassination |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) oscar reynoso owed his bosses $300,000, and he was running out of time one anti drug operation in atlanta netted $106 million, 108 kilos of cocaine, 17 pounds of meth and 32 weapons gunmen snatched reynoso and locked him in the basement of a home to try to settle the drug debt he was chained ... | the united states $30 million atlanta this fiscal year gwinnett county | city outpaces all others in the united states in drug related cash seizures . $30 million has been confiscated in atlanta this fiscal year . location, proximity to other cities and highways cited in trafficking growth . drug dealers 'hide in plain sight' in suburban gwinnett county |
john l allen jr is the senior correspondent for the national catholic reporter and senior vatican analyst for cnn pope benedict leaves the church of nativity in his pope mobile after celebrating mass wednesday in bethlehem jerusalem (cnn) the middle east may be the most hyper sensitive piece of real estate on earth,... | benedict pope israel vatican | pope benedict's spokesman said pope was never in hitler youth, then said he was . pope has long ago acknowledged he was forced into group as a child . issue, already resolved, brought up during trip to israel, of all places . vatican had hoped that benedict's trip could surmount past pr gaffes |
matabeleland, zimbabwe (cnn) british broadcaster sky news wednesday criticized the jail sentences given to three of its drivers in zimbabwe, where a court found them guilty of possessing broadcast equipment without authorization journalists read a newspaper in zimbabwe, where freedom of the press is extremely limite... | sky news six months zimbabwe | three sky news drivers found guilty of possession of tv equipment . police claim the defendants are journalists but the men deny the claim . drivers sentenced to six months in prison with little chance of an early release . zimbabwe accused of some of world's most restrictive laws for journalists |
(cnn) furious winds, giant waves and lack of sleep have all plagued the journey of dilip donde, the first indian to attempt sailing solo round the world but, donde remains unruffled: the indian navy commander hand picked by the navy for the voyage told cnn he had anticipated the violent weather in the rough far sout... | dilip donde indian donde mumbai cnn | dilip donde is the first indian sailor ever to attempt a round world solo voyage . donde has had to battle giant waves and furious winds on his almost year long trip . if he successfully completes the voyage, he will arrive back in mumbai in mid may . the sailor spoke to cnn about fear and his various states of mind |
beijing, china (cnn) officials on monday announced the death of a second child who consumed contaminated milk powder more than 1,200 others have been sickened, according to china's health ministry of that number, 340 infants are hospitalized and 53 are considered to be in serious condition government inspectors are... | unruinated archesporia hairs | no related information |
editor's note: david m walker served as comptroller general of the united states and head of the government accountability office (gao) from 1998 to 2008 he is now president and ceo of the peter g peterson foundation david walker says the $700 billion bailout is a pittance compared with the debt facing the united state... | david walker us america $53 trillion social security walker | david walker: the us faces a debt much larger than the bailout amount . walker: no one is going to bail out america, we have to do it ourselves . us needs panel to examine how to cut $53 trillion long term debt, he says . social security, health care and taxes need to be reformed, walker says |
(cnn) corinna schumacher, wife of the stricken motor racing legend michael, has issued a personal message of gratitude to formula one fans ahead of this weekend's german grand prix at hockenheim writing in the official race program, schumacher thanked motorsport fans for their 'good wishes and positive energies' sen... | intratubal martyrologium circumtabular | no related information |
london, england (cnn) a meningitis outbreak is threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people in darfur, according to an aid agency expelled from the country last week a doctors without borders medic helps a sick child in a darfur refugee camp humanitarian organization doctors without borders, also known as mé... | darfur un sudanese | meningitis threatens hundreds of thousands of people in darfur . more than a million at risk of starvation after aid agencies expelled, un warns . sources: aid workers harassed and detained by the sudanese government |
(cnn) former panamanian dictator manuel noriega, who is serving time in prison for crimes committed during his rule, was taken to a hospital, panamanian police said sunday he was moved to the panama city hospital because of hypertension and a possible stroke, they said, citing his medical team he is 77 noriega retur... | manuel noriega noriega panama french us | manuel noriega was moved because of hypertension, possible stroke, police say . he was transferred from prison, where he was sent for crimes committed in office . noriega returned to panama late last year after 22 years in french, us prisons |
(cnn) the continental airlines plane that crashed in clarence center, new york, late thursday is one of several major incidents over the past two months the wreckage of a continental airlines 737 sits off a runway at denver international airport in december • on february 12, continental flight 3407 crashed en route ... | buffalo us airways hudson river continental flight 1404 denver international airport | thursday's deadly plane crash in buffalo is part of a spate of recent incidents . us airways flight 1549 landed in hudson river on january 15 . continental flight 1404 slides off runway during takeoff at denver international airport |
(cnn) maria de villota, who has been a pioneer for women in formula one, has died aged 33 the spaniard, who was a reserve driver for the marussia team during the 2012 season, was found dead in a hotel room in seville, according to local media reports de villota, the daughter of former f1 driver emilio de villota, wa... | maria de villota 33 de villota seville emilio de villota marussia june 2012 | former formula one test driver maria de villota has died aged 33 . local media reported de villota was found in a hotel room in seville . de villota is the daughter of former f1 driver emilio de villota . she lost her right eye during a crash at a marussia test event in june 2012 |
washington (cnn) the hundreds of thousands of typhoon victims in the philippines need help, and they need it now, the us marine corps general in charge of the us military relief effort says marine corps brig gen paul kennedy told cnn he needs immediate dispatch of us navy amphibious ships that carry equipment to pro... | monteiths pretenseful veritability | no related information |
beijing (cnn) chinese rescuers on tuesday found 14 fishermen alive and recovered the bodies of two who had died from boats that sank during a typhoon, authorities said fifty eight fishermen remain missing from the three boats that went down in the south china sea roughly 300 kilometers from the chinese island of hai... | guangdong typhoon wutip vietnam | twenty two ships and four planes are searching for survivors . three boats from guangdong province foundered after being caught in a storm . a total of 28 fishermen have been found alive, two have been found dead and 58 are missing . typhoon wutip made landfall on vietnam's central coast late monday, causing three deat... |
(cnn) chemists used to use balls and sticks to make models to help them understand how molecules worked that has vastly changed on wednesday, the nobel prize in chemistry rewarded three scientists for work leading to the computer programs used today to precisely calculate how very complex molecules work accomplishme... | today nobel | the advancements could help reduce the need for drug testing on animals . chemists used to used balls and sticks to make models of molecules . today, computer programs show detailed depictions and predict complex chemical reactions . the work of the nobel winners led to the creation of these programs |
washington (cnn) more than 15 million surge protectors are being recalled for posing a potential fire hazard, the consumer product safety commission and the manufacturer announced thursday seven hundred instances of apc surgearrest devices overheating or melting have been reported, according to a press release from ... | schneider electric it corporation 2003 | the surge protectors were manufactured by schneider electric it corporation prior to 2003 |
(cnn) zlatan ibrahimovic produced a memorable performance after his four goal salvo helped sweden defeat england in stockholm the 31 year old, who has scored ten goals in as many games for club side paris saint germain, was on fire once again as roy hodgson's men were swept away the swedish skipper had given his sid... | deadfalls periderm immediatism | no related information |
port stanley, falkland islands (cnn) britain on wednesday dismissed a complaint from argentina about the 'militarization of the south atlantic' as tensions rise regarding the falkland islands, over which the two countries fought a war 30 years ago 'the people of the falkland islands are british out of choice,' the b... | argentina the united nations the uk foreign office falkland islands british britain 1982 the falkland islands malvinas | new: a spokesman says argentina has not yet filed a protest with the united nations . the uk foreign office says falkland islands residents are british by choice . britain won the 1982 war over the falkland islands . argentina still claims the territory, which it calls the malvinas |
farnborough, england (cnn) the rolls royce trent 1000 jet engine can spin at 1,200 miles per hour and deliver a mighty 75,000 pounds of thrust unless it's made of lego bricks a version of the british manufacturer's most up to date aircraft engine made up of more than 152,000 toy bricks was among the more unusual ... | rolls royce trent 1000 lego 5,800 kilograms | rolls royce unveiled a half size replica of their trent 1000 engine . the bespoke model took eight weeks to complete . it features 152,455 lego bricks and weighs a massive 5,800 kilograms |
(cnn) a united nations representative has condemned sexual violence in the ivory coast as the white house met with leaders urging the nation's incumbent leader laurent gbagbo to give up power 'following reports of rapes in cote d'ivoire, i condemn in the strongest possible terms the employment of sexual violence as ... | distensions catechutannic zimbaloon | no related information |
belfast, northern ireland (cnn) a convicted sex offender won a landmark legal ruling friday that ordered facebook to take down a page set up to monitor pedophiles in northern ireland the case was brought in belfast by a man who had been sentenced to six years in prison for a string of crimes against children more th... | facebook n ireland | facebook page monitoring sex offenders in n ireland posted pedophile's photo . convicted sex offender sued to force facebook to remove page, citing threats . page amounted to harassment, judge finds, and facebook removes page promptly |
(the frisky) everybody has a 'type' personally, i like a man with a big schnozz bonus points if he's got a collection of acne scars a lá tommy lee jones the 'overeater' is one of the nine types of men that women should avoid my pal annie likes preppy men but only after they've gone to seed and become a little ... | cayapa heptacapsular whone | no related information |
springfield, illinois (cnn) workers at the illinois capitol building wasted little time thursday night changing the face of state government, shortly after gov pat quinn replaced the ousted rod blagojevich a worker replaces ousted illinois gov rod blagojevich's picture with that of pat quinn the illinois senate vot... | unpresumptuously irani neencephala | no related information |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) a grenade explosion killed seven people and wounded another 24 on sunday in a predominantly somali neighborhood of nairobi, a kenya red cross official said the grenade was tossed onto a minibus, known as a matatu, full of passengers riding through the eastleigh section, according to local media ... | kenyan somalia last year | a grenade was tossed into a crowded minibus, local media reports say . no group has claimed responsibility for this attack . attacks like this have escalated since kenyan forces invaded neighboring somalia last year |
(cnn) russia announced monday it might hold joint military maneuvers with venezuela in the caribbean, and the united states said it is scrapping a once ballyhooed deal with moscow on nuclear technology the declarations come in the wake of increased tension between russia and the united states over russia's invasion... | pentagon us russian ex soviet georgia russian caucasian russia venezuela | new: pentagon downplays development, says cooperation happens across globe . move comes amid us russian tensions over ex soviet republic of georgia . russian official denies link to 'political situation and caucasian developments'. russia and venezuela may hold joint naval exercises, both countries say |
(cnn) george zimmerman, who sold his first painting on ebay for a whopping $100,000, is at it again and this time his subject is the woman who charged him with second degree murder: special prosecutor angela corey the painting, a swirl of bright red and yellow, shows corey with her fingers pinched the caption, in al... | angela corey zimmerman 100,000 november $25 million | the new painting depicts prosecutor angela corey . zimmerman's earlier painting sold for $100,000 . he told a judge in november he was $25 million in debt |
beijing, china (cnn) the head of china's quality watchdog is reported to have resigned over the tainted baby milk scandal that has killed four children and sickened nearly 53,000 others the official xinhua news agency said li changjiang had quit with the approval of china's state council li's agency is responsible f... | china who | head of china's quality watchdog resigns over tainted baby formula scandal . who representative said scandal shows up flaws in china's food supply chain . four infants in china dead, 53,000 reported ill from tainted milk powder |
(cnn) seaworld defended itself sunday from criticism from a family after a dolphin bit their 8 year old daughter at the orlando attraction a video posted online shows the girl standing along the edge of a pool, one of several people feeding dolphins after she picks up a paper plate that once held the marine mammal's... | seaworld a few seconds 8 year old | video shows a seaworld dolphin lunging and biting a girl's hand for a few seconds . her family faults seaworld for insufficient warnings and the response after the girl was bit . a seaworld spokeswoman says the 8 year old girl got immediate treatment . she adds that the girl didn't follow 'specific instructions' meant ... |
(cnn) iraq took control friday of billions of dollars in oil revenues set aside by the united nations following the 2003 us led invasion that toppled saddam hussein, money intended to be used build up the country's economy the un security council hand over of the development fund for iraq is considered a milestone f... | iraq un the development for iraq billions of dollars kuwait | iraq takes control of a fund established by the un following the invasion . the development for iraq fund contains billions of dollars . the money is to be used to build up the country's economy . the un resolution that established the fund requires some of the money go to kuwait |
london, england (cnn) they first met in the autumn of 1979; she playing the role of the lovelorn terrorist, he dressed as a rather sloppy ayatollah khomeini pamela stephenson first met billy connolly on the set of a comedy show in 1979 they married in fiji in 1990 it may not have been love at first sight on the set ... | pamela stephenson scottish billy connelly british not the nine o'clock news billy stephenson | pamela stephenson talks about marriage to scottish comedian billy connelly . they met on the set of british comedy show 'not the nine o'clock news'. she says writing his biography, 'billy,' helped her understand him better . stephenson: 'it's like he's got these comedy angels whispering in his ear' |
washington (cnn) for national rifle association vice president wayne lapierre and many other pro gun americans, the task is clear: the best way to protect children from becoming victims of a slaughter like the one seen last week in newtown, connecticut, is to make sure every school in america has 'qualified armed se... | nra america obama democrats | the nra wants to staff every school in america with 'qualified armed security'. obama, democrats and others see tougher gun control as the way to limit future massacres . while both sides want to keep children safe, it seems they are living in two different worlds |
(cnn) three correctional officers in pennsylvania have been accused of organizing inmate fights and rewarding the victors with food and coffee, according to pennsylvania state police york county prison correctional officers david whitcomb, 28, mark haynes, 26 and daniel graff, 37, were charged with official oppressi... | daunter tallower abstractional | no related information |
(cnn) romanian striker adrian mutu saw his late penalty saved by gianluigi buffon as world champions italy scraped a 1 1 draw in zurich to keep their euro 2008 hopes hanging by a thread romanian players celebrate adrian mutu's opening goal in the thrilling 1 1 draw against italy mutu had earlier given romania the le... | organomercury leucobryaceae hydrogeological | no related information |
london, england (cnn) uk prosecutors may charge the parents of paralyzed rugby player daniel james with helping their son end his life james, center, traveled from the uk to switzerland to commit suicide he was 23 james, 23, from sinton green in western england was paralyzed from the chest down in march 2007 when a ... | switzerland daniel james uk europe | young rugby player, paralyzed after accident, ends his life 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 someone's suicide . campaigners argue those with severe conditions should be allowed the right to die |
(cnn) it took more than 20 years to get an answer for the injustices i suffered as an unfairly paid worker, so i know what it's like to wait but the six seconds of silence from mitt romney's campaign recently seemed like forever romney's advisers held a conference call inviting reporters to ask questions one was sim... | nunciature cryptoanalytics sniffler | no related information |
(cnn) a diamond unearthed in the southern african nation of lesotho could yield one of the largest and highest quality round polished diamonds, according to a statement monday from company that found it a mining company unearthed this 478 carat diamond in the southern african nation of lesotho experts in antwerp, be... | fountaining galactotrophy nongelatinous | no related information |
london, england (cnn) formula one is about putting on a 90 minute show every other weekend at locations the world over mclaren's huge 'brand center' motorhome dominates the f1 paddock at all european grands prix but getting that show on the road and in the air and on the sea is a remarkable feat of well oiled ... | f1 almost 19,000 miles | f1 uses air, sea and land to transport huge amounts of freight to each race . teams must meticulously coordinate their shipping plans each season . team trucks carrying cars and equipment cover almost 19,000 miles per year |
(cnn) people along the texas coast were leaving home or planning to evacuate thursday as hurricane ike churned toward them, slowly intensifying on its march west forecasters say the storm could slam into the texas coast south of galveston as a powerful category 3 storm late friday or early saturday mandatory a... | ike texas saturday key largo florida texans | new: ike could swell to category 3 when it hits texas coast saturday . mandatory evacuations ordered for residents with special needs in one county . hurricane spawned tornado causes damage in key largo, florida . texans in low lying areas and mobiles homes urged to get out |
(cnn) actor robert blake accused cnn's piers morgan of calling him a liar in a combative, profanity laced interview that was more remarkable for its tone than revelations surrounding his acquittal in the 2001 murder of his wife blake, 78, said he agreed to appear on the show wednesday to promote his self published m... | rosefishes consignificative poulardes | no related information |
paris (cnn) french voters are always good for a surprise, and the french presidential election will not be over before the run off election on may 6 but the winner likely to be either nicolas sarkozy or francois hollande will need to immediately turn their attention to economic issues the eurozone's problems w... | france | the winner of france's election will have to quickly tend to economic issues . france, one of the eurozone's biggest economies, may hold key to the currency's future . but talk of the economic storm clouds have been absent in the election campaign . neither leading candidate has sought mandate for structural economic r... |
(cnn) i remember a chalk line drawn on blacktop by a group of kids at recess when i was young the message was clear: this is the line you do not cross if you stepped over it, you would face the wrath of those kids in whatever game we were playing now turn that line crimson and color it toxic this is the adult versio... | whity lecythus vagolysis | no related information |
(cnn) negotiations aimed at curbing iran's nuclear ambitions may have stalled in switzerland this weekend, but the head of the un nuclear watchdog agency is optimistic about a new agreement struck with tehran the international atomic energy agency signed a cooperation deal with iran on monday it will give the iaea g... | weekend iran international atomic energy agency monday iaea first | no results in weekend talks on iran's nuclear program . but international atomic energy agency hopes for better luck with deal signed monday . iaea chief: 'this is an important step, but this is a first step' |
(cnn) us and british diplomats are safe after zimbabwe police, soldiers and 'war veterans' stopped their convoy thursday and threatened to burn them alive, us officials said us ambassador james mcgee visits a reported victim of political violence at a harare clinic this month state department spokesman sean mccormac... | safer archmime superterrestial | no related information |
(cnn) federal officials postponed poisoning a mile long stretch of the rio grande's banks this week after residents complained that doing so posed health and environmental risks on both sides of the us mexico border a border patrol agent moves through dense cane on the banks of the rio grande near laredo, texas, las... | herbicide 11 mile carrizo border patrol hispanic laredo texas | herbicide was to be sprayed on cane along 11 mile stretch of river . tall, thick carrizo cane provides cover for illegal immigrants, border patrol says . hispanic communities near laredo, texas, file suit to stop spraying . residents want consideration of other methods to eliminate cane |
(cnn) circles robinson is a 55 year old american who has lived in havana with his family since 2001 he works revising english translations for official cuban media online publications and in his spare time he writes his own blog and manages the havana times web site circles robinson: 'there are fantastic cultural op... | circles robinson american havana 2001 malecon cuban penas | circles robinson is an american who has lived in havana since 2001 . 'havana is the only capital city i've seen that i would want to live in,' he says . he says the malecon seawall is a great place to 'think, relax and observe'. you can hear authentic cuban music at 'penas' intimate music sessions |
(cnn) sen barack obama will take a break from campaigning thursday so he can visit his ailing grandmother in hawaii, an obama spokesman said monday sen barack obama will take a break from campaigning so he can visit his ailing grandmother 'sen obama's grandmother madelyn dunham has always been one of the most impo... | hillary clinton floridians obama indiana michelle obama mccain biden | new: sen hillary clinton urges floridians to back obama in appearance with him . obama will leave campaign trail thursday after indiana stop and return saturday . rest of thursday events canceled; michelle obama will stand in on friday . mccain references biden comment that obama will be tested with early crisis |
miami, florida (cnn) a federal judge on tuesday approved the extradition of former panamanian dictator manuel noriega to france, where he faces a 10 year sentence on a conviction in absentia on money laundering charges manuel noriega, in a 1989 file photo, leaves his headquarters in panama city, panama magistrate wi... | shabble preinitiated meloplast | no related information |
(cnn) at first glance, sergei baltacha doesn't exactly look like a man of international sporting history tall, slim and stylishly dressed, the 56 year old appears to have more in common with a graphic designer or university professor than a globally renowned footballer but make no mistake this is a man who has re... | sergei baltacha ussr english valeriy lobanovskyi baltacha soviet union | sergei baltacha was the first footballer from the ussr to sign for an english club . the central defender learned at the feet of legendary coach valeriy lobanovskyi . baltacha earned 49 caps for the old soviet union |
(cnn) it's been a while since we've heard anything concrete on apple's rumored 'iwatch' device, but bloomberg now reports that apple has filed on june 3 to trademark that name in japan this doesn't necessarily mean anything companies file for protective trademarks all the time but it's one more indication that... | apple japan google samsung sony | apple has filed for 'iwatch' trademark in japan . company is believed to be working on an ios run smart watch . google, samsung, sony and others also appear in the market |
(the frisky) don't you just hate the type of person who smugly informs you, 'i don't watch tv,' like that's something to be proud of? they think they're so great with all their fancy book learning what they don't realize is that tv isn't for dummies there's tons of educational programming available you just ne... | arthrobranch unlawfully firmisternous | no related information |
himachal pradesh, india (cnn) amar and kundan singh pundir are brothers younger brother amar breaks rocks in a mine for a living kundan farms their small piece of inherited land they live in a beautiful but remote hillside village in the clouds of himachal pradesh, india kundar singh pundir, left, and his brother am... | amar kundan singh pundir practice india | amar and kundan singh pundir are brothers who share a wife . the brothers have married the same woman to ensure their land isn't divided . practice is illegal in india but common in their mountain village |
madrid, spain (cnn) barack obama sometimes gets ribbed for his outsized ideas, like the massive stage built in denver, colorado, to accept the democratic presidential nomination but an artist in barcelona, spain, may be about to outdo the candidate himself large format sketches have long been a focus of artist jorge... | cuban us 500 tons 25 acres democratic project | cuban american artist plans to finish work before us elections . 500 tons of material will cover 25 acres of beachfront . democratic presidential candidate is 'larger than life,' artist says . project also aims to address issue of 'trying to find heroes' |
(cnn) the business flying elite will soon be able to cruise the skies in even more comfort as one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers unveils its latest vip cabin fittings boeing has taken delivery of the first boeing business jet (bbj) fitted with the new aeroloft boeing said of the nine aeroloft modified... | noneloquent undecyl undecree | no related information |
(cnn) even behind bars, james 'whitey' bulger is causing grief to massachusetts residents court documents released friday show bulger's attorneys, jw carney and hank brennan, have been approved for more than $24 million in costs for representing one of massachusetts most infamous criminals according to the court doc... | septfoil mutessarifat idyllicism | no related information |
seoul, south korea (cnn) the us navy is moving a warship and a sea based radar platform closer to the north korean coast in order to monitor that country's military moves, including possible new missile launches, a defense department official said monday the decision to move at least one ship, the destroyer uss john... | pentagon south korea us f 22s north korea south | a pentagon spokesman warns against connecting ship deployment to recent tensions . south korea warns north of 'strong response' to any attack . us deploys f 22s to south korea as part of joint military exercises . north korea said it was entering a 'state of war' with the south |
(cnn) a few weeks before james dimaggio allegedly kidnapped hannah anderson, his sister said she told him that the 16 year old girl was 'trouble' and that he needed to 'watch out' in a sometimes contentious interview with cnn's piers morgan on tuesday night, lora dimaggio held out the possibly that her brother was a... | lora dimaggio hannah anderson hannah | lora dimaggio warned her brother about hannah anderson . she doubts police account of what happened . she says her brother was trying to protect hannah . 'i don't want to bash anyone,' she says |
(cnn) the trek for those traveling through northern mexico remains dangerous: police rescued 73 people who were being held hostage in the border city of reynosa the victims had been kidnapped from buses or bus terminals, and about half were central americans, police said it is likely, though police did not say, that... | mexico central american | police rescue 73 people from a house in northern mexico . about half of the victims are central american . they had been snatched from buses or bus stations |
(cnn) two people who thought they were sailing toward a big payday ended up in jail and are suspected of drug smuggling, according to the us coast guard crew members on the coast guard cutter dependable noticed the 49 foot sailing vessel elegance was 'riding suspiciously low in the water' in the atlantic about 500 m... | coast guard 49 foot elegance more than 1,200 pounds an estimated $20 million 44,000 pounds | coast guard crew notices the 49 foot vessel elegance was 'riding suspiciously low in the water'. more than 1,200 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $20 million is found on board, officials say . coast guard has seized 44,000 pounds of cocaine in the previous 12 months |
(cnn) four marines were killed wednesday during a range maintenance operation at camp pendleton in california, the military said the incident was the deadliest for pendleton since seven marines were killed in a february 2012 midair collision between helicopters along the arizona california border, said a military sp... | marines zulu black march nevada | the four marines were working on range area known as zulu black used for live fire drills . but the deaths didn't occur under such live fire, a military source says . it's possible that unexploded ordnance suddenly detonated, the source says . in march, seven marines were killed when a mortar round exploded in nevada |
(cnn) pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of somalia on thursday in the 'worst number of attacks' in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog said an image of the burum ocean a suspected pirate mother ship in the gulf of aden 'four attacks in two days, ships being hijacked and crews being... | unparadox elementalistically notacanthoid | no related information |
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