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(cnn) a former b 2 bomber engineer has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for selling secret defense designs to china noshir gowadia, 66, of maui, hawaii, was sentenced late monday for sharing classified defense information with china, illegally exporting military technical data, money laundering, filing false tax... | noshir gowadia august monday maui hawaii the 'stealth bomber' at least $110,000 | noshir gowadia was convicted in august and sentenced monday to 32 years in jail . the maui, hawaii, engineer helped design the 'stealth bomber'. prosecutors said he was paid at least $110,000 for the information |
london, england (cnn) something is stirring within the hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform palestinian politics and the arab israeli peace process there are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising posture ... | hamas israel fawaz a gerges al qaeda gerges mideast | there are signs hamas is taking new stance on israel, fawaz a gerges says . he says pro hamas clerics are preparing people for coexistence . hamas is fighting groups inspired by al qaeda, gerges says . he urges west to test hamas' willingness to engage in mideast peace process |
rome (cnn) a day before american amanda knox's appeal of her murder conviction resumes in an italian appeals court, the sister of slaying victim meredith kercher vowed to keep fighting for justice on her behalf 'anyone reading this or following this case, please remember our beautiful meredith,' stephanie kercher sa... | kerana plasmagene blarney | no related information |
(cnn) while most college students are hooking up on the dance floor or checking each other out by scrolling through facebook profile pictures, a small number of students are doing something really counter cultural they're getting married before they graduate marrying as an undergrad is like putting a 'scarlet m o... | today americans age 21 | tying the knot in college is considered counter cultural today . americans with a bachelor's degree are more likely to have a stable marriage . the average national age of marriage is 28 . experts: people who marry at age 21 or younger are more susceptible to divorce |
(cnn) if there's any truth in the old saw that london's streets are paved with gold, it's probably because they've been gilded by cash stripped from the pockets of tourists it won't surprise anyone who's seen their budget evaporate seconds after exiting their over priced hotel, but the english metropolis has been na... | london tripadvisor overnight 523 english weekend hanoi stockholm | london named most expensive city destination in tripadvisor survey . evening out and overnight stay in four star hotel costs average of $523 in english capital . weekend in hanoi can be cheaper than a meal out in stockholm |
(cnn) the veterans affairs health care system needs to be overhauled because of unresponsive leadership and a 'corrosive culture' that affects the delivery of medical care, said a report delivered friday to president barack obama 'it is clear that there are significant and chronic systemic failures that must be addr... | va obama | report on va medical system stems from allegations of shortcomings . it cites 'significant and chronic systemic failures'. report on builds on alarming revelations over past several months . report was conducted by obama administration aide who assessed va shortcomings |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistani authorities have arrested four men in connection with the suicide truck bombing of a marriott hotel last month in islamabad that killed more than 50 people, officials said friday more than 50 people died in last month's attack on the marriott hotel in islamabad the men appeared fr... | electrodynamometer harmonisable malacoderm | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) us and pakistani troops exchanged fire thursday along the pakistani afghan border minutes after the pakistani military fired shots at two american helicopters that were providing cover for the troops, a us military spokesman said pakistan says it shot at two us oh 58d helicopters like this ... | us pakistanis american pakistani | new: us says it returned fire after pakistanis fired shots at american copters . pakistani president says military fired only flares . attack comes after president, general warned foreign troops to stay out . pakistani, us officials say they are working to resolve the issue |
(cnn) billionaire hedge fund manager t boone pickens spoke about the beleaguered us economy, a prospective bailout and natural gas thursday, a day after reports that his energy related hedge funds lost $1 billion this year billionaire t boone pickens has reportedly lost about $270 million this year speaking to cnn's... | t boone pickens $270 million pickens treasury henry paulson | t boone pickens on losing a reported $270 million: 'i turned the wrong direction'. pickens: treasury secretary henry paulson's bailout plan will work, but do it fast . natural gas better than oil it's 'cheaper, cleaner, abundant and ours,' he says . pickens says he has only a 'very small' stake in natural gas produc... |
(cnn) italian giants ac milan have confirmed massimiliano allegri as their new coach allegri has signed a two year contract with milan and replaces brazilian coach leonardo, who left after just one season at the club the 42 year old led cagliari to mid table finishes in the last two seasons and recently terminated h... | coitions cogently coattended | no related information |
london, england (cnn) this month the us government has introduced major changes that will affect millions of travelers to the us who do not need a visa instead of filling in the green visa waiver form en route, short term visitors must register their details online at least three days before they depart the measure ... | us 72 hours last minute this month next january up to two years | new rules require visa free visitors to the us to register details before departure . the process could take 72 hours but last minute applications are possible . the system, introduced this month, will become compulsory next january . once authorized, travelers can travel for up to two years or until their passport exp... |
(cnn) one of the members of the russian punk band pussy riot serving a two year prison sentence has asked to be transferred to solitary confinement because of 'strained relations' with other inmates, state media reported friday maria alyokhina, 24, and fellow band member nadezhda tolokonnikova, 23, were sentenced in... | maria alyokhina august two year moscow russia | maria alyokhina and another punk band member were sentenced in august . they are serving their two year prison sentences in a penal colony far from moscow . alyokhina has requested solitary confinement, russia's state news agency reports . it cites prison officials as saying she has 'strained relations' with other inma... |
(cnn) remember wikipedia's black banner ads that asked for money to keep the lights on at the not for profit online encyclopedia? expect more of those 'we think it's really important to maintain the independence of wikipedia we like to keep it ad free,' said co founder jimmy wales to cnn's richard quest loyal users ... | 2010 $16 million 50 days jimmy wales | founder of wikipedia starting new fund raising drive to keep site free . the 2010 fund drive raised $16 million in 50 days from 500,000 people . jimmy wales: 'it's a temple for the mind it's a place where we think and reflect' |
wellington, new zealand (cnn) perhaps the most nervous people ahead of wednesday night's world premiere of peter jackson's 'the hobbit' in wellington will be the weather forecasters as the wind whipped through new zealand's capital city with customary spring ferocity, they would have been praying for more lenient tr... | new zealand's peter jackson's the hobbit air new zealand hollywood king kong jackson | new zealand's capital to host the premiere of peter jackson's adaptation of 'the hobbit'. even air new zealand has gotten into the spirit, with a hobbit inspired 'elf n safety' video . other hollywood blockbusters filmed there include 'lord of the rings' trilogy, 'king kong'. jackson has warned that the country will ha... |
(ewcom) for some of you, the focus on christmas shifted roughly 20 minutes after swallowing the last bite of thanksgiving pie and you set out to find the best spot for your black friday tent one of the great joys (or, depending on who you are, nightmares) of the holiday commerce season is the never ending stream of ... | the holiday commerce season christmas ew rod stewart john travolta cee lo green | one of the great joys of the holiday commerce season is the never ending stream of christmas music . ew offers a run down of some of the best, and worst . rod stewart, john travolta and cee lo green make the list |
(cnn) let's be clear: israel's latest operation in gaza is not about security cease fires between hamas ruled gaza and israel have brought security for months on end and there is ample evidence to show that israel is largely responsible for truce breakdowns israel decided to escalate the conflict last wednesday with... | palestinian israel gaza nadia hijab israeli hijab | palestinian political analyst: 'israel largely responsible for truce breakdowns [with gaza]'. nadia hijab: israel's new operations could be motivated by forthcoming israeli elections . israel could also be looking to maintain a deterrence, says hijab . 'what is needed now is an immediate cease fire,' hijab says |
(cnn) singer fiona apple's recent decision to cancel a tour to care for her dying dog, janet, brought an outpouring of support from dog owners who could relate all too well to the need to honor their beloved companions until the very end as cnn's kat kinsman recently wrote in a tribute to her late irish wolfhound, m... | fiona apple cnncom | singer fiona apple recently canceled a tour to stay home with her dying dog . cnncom readers understand her decision after enduring their own dogs' deaths . they shared tributes on ireportcom to dogs they loved and lost |
(cnn) when it comes to winning, coach beverly kearney, university of texas head women's track and field coach, knows how to get the job done with a coaching career spanning nearly three decades, she has won seven ncaa championships and coached 12 olympians in 2007, she was inducted into the ustfccca coaches hall of ... | beverly kearney the pursuit of dreams foundation kearney | beverly kearney is the founder of the pursuit of dreams foundation . pursuit of dreams mentors men and woman through programming and inspiration . kearney was partially paralyzed in a car accident, but she learned to walk again |
(cnn) luxembourg's andy schleck has been forced to pull out of this year's tour de france due to injuries he suffered in a warm up race, he confirmed wednesday it is a bitter blow for the 27 year old, who was recently crowned the 2010 champion of cycling's most famous race following the disqualification of alberto c... | andy schleck tour de france luxembourg schleck radioshack alberto contador david millar british olympic | andy schleck pulls out of this year's tour de france through injuruy . luxembourg's schleck injured in a crash in a warm up race . radioshack rider awarded 2010 race after alberto contador disqualified . david millar named in british squad for olympic road race |
(cnn) once upon a time, bookshelves were just for books, a spot to proudly show off your full set of encyclopedias before the advent of google these days, homeowners have a more open minded approach to their shelving the books are still there, but decorating enthusiasts are using them as elements of decor hgtv magaz... | wacke ceasing zendos | no related information |
(cnn) the stepmother of 10 year old zahra baker told police the girl was killed two weeks before she was reported missing, according to search warrants released tuesday stepmother elisa baker also told police in hickory, north carolina, that the disabled girl's body was disposed of the next day, september 25, in var... | lobation pirayas magazinelet | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) despite the solyndra collapse that has tarnished solar energy, the industry has grown into 'a major economic force' with a job base that expanded 68% the past year, nearly 10 times faster than the overall economy, industry representatives said tuesday the solar business is now a $6 billion industry... | $6 billion 68% the past year solyndra | solar energy is now a $6 billion industry . its employment base grew 68% the past year, to more than 100,000 jobs . solyndra controversy an isolated affair, industry official said |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) authorities captured four suspects who allegedly participated in the ambush and killing of 12 federal police officers last week in southwestern mexico, the state run news agency notimex said police present suspected drug dealer jose alberto lopez barron to the media wednesday in mexico city... | last week mexico la familia michoacana jose alberto lopez barron | four arrested in deaths of 12 federal officers last week in southwestern mexico . suspects believed to have taken orders from boss of la familia michoacana cartel . report: police say jose alberto lopez barron had gun traced to a slain officer . killings among series of reprisals by la familia after capture of one of t... |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) suspected drug cartel leaders in mexico don't often answer reporters' questions, although one did call a radio station a few days ago to offer the government a deal police escort suspected drug cartel leader jose alberto lopez barron on wednesday in mexico city so it was rather unusual for... | jose alberto lopez barron mexican lopez barron la familia | jose alberto lopez barron arrested in connection with deaths of 12 police agents . mexican officials: lopez barron a top leader of la familia michoacana drug cartel . 'you can't go around shooting off guns,' suspect tells reporters . anyone who wants to sell drugs has to go through cartel, lopez barron says |
(cnn) it was wednesday morning when i noticed a popular post on reddit that shared an unbelievable photo of a $1,300 hdmi cable yes one hdmi cable thirteen hundred dollars naturally, i ordered three on my corporate amex and expensed them as 'miscellaneous' (also recently expensed as miscellaneous: nfl sunday ticket,... | amphorophony apothecia natrium | no related information |
(cnn) some subjects are just plain hard to talk about religion, politics and money maybe sex, too but try talking about race and then add the emotional context of a death penalty trial, and no one will talk at all if you try to broach the subject during jury selection, asking all the racists to please raise the... | andrea lyon lyon latino | andrea lyon: racial discrimination in jury selection frequent in death penalty cases . lyon: prosecutors use challenges to keep as many minorities off as possible . when defense objects, she says, judge often accepts lame 'race neutral' excuses . lyon says black or latino facing death is the most likely to have all, or... |
(cnn) the beating of a gay man during a gay pride festival in detroit over the weekend was caught on camera christin howard, a 20 year old hair dresser, was attacked by a group of men on detroit's riverwalk during the motor city pride event on sunday a video shot by a bystander shows the group kicking and punching h... | detroit | video captures beating of 20 year old man at detroit gay pride festival . group of men kicked and punched man when he was taking pictures with a friend . detroit police are characterizing the attack as a hate crime |
washington (cnn) the united states is expelling the venezuelan ambassador to the united states in response to a similar move by venezuela, us state department spokesman sean mccormack said friday 'we have informed the venezuelan ambassador to the united states that he will be expelled and should leave the united st... | huile peritoneoclysis octangles | no related information |
(cnn) there's no sign hanging on the front door of the university of iowa law school that reads 'republicans need not apply' but teresa wagner got the message wagner, an iowa law school alum who had worked for the family research council and the national right to life committee, worked part time at the law school's ... | protectinglyrmal bobbing albopruinose | no related information |
(cnn) the 'snake man' is real the mythical creature with the body of a serpent and face of a human folds himself into a tight coil for the gasping crowds, before slithering into his next impossible position or at least, that's how it seemed to circus manager winston ruddle when he first saw the homeless boy dressed ... | monobromoacetanilide thalamopeduncular epignathous | no related information |
(cnn) it took jordan two years, two group stages and a full 18 games to get to the brink of their first ever world cup finals the country had reached fever pitch, salivating at the prospect of their small arab kingdom securing a place in brazil alongside the world's best soccer playing nations standing in their way ... | uruguay jordan world cup first sixth middle east psg edinson cavani brazil mexico new zealand | uruguay thrash jordan 5 0 in their world cup qualification playoff first leg . class tells for world's sixth best team against middle east minnows . psg's edinson cavani on scoresheet as uruguay take big step towards brazil . mexico thrash new zealand 5 1 in first leg of their world cup playoff |
(cnn) dutch midfielder mark van bommel joined serie a leaders ac milan on tuesday after bayern munich agreed to release the 33 year old from his contract the former barcelona player's contract at the german champions was due to expire in june, but bayern have allowed their captain to make the switch to milan with im... | sleighing flatlands microclimatologist | no related information |
london, england (cnn) an online petition demanding a formal apology from the british government for its treatment of world war ii code breaker alan turing is gaining momentum a portrait of alan turing is currently on display at the national portrait gallery's 'gay icons' exhibition turing was subjected to chemical c... | hunk easterling carvol | no related information |
(cnn) a new standard may about to be set for the most boring in flight movie ever and it doesn't even star keanu reeves passengers flying british airways will soon be able to zone out to a film that shows every inch of a slow speed train journey to the norwegian capital the airline says the film, 'the seven hour ... | british airways the seven hour train journey to oslo airline ba | british airways to screen 'the seven hour train journey to oslo' as part of in flight entertainment . airline says film has a 'calming, relaxing' quality that will appeal to some passengers . if successful, ba plans to follow up with films about feeding birds and knitting |
(cnn) spain's football duopoly of real madrid and barcelona has become so dominant that sponsors have lost interest in backing other spanish clubs 'having two monsters like real madrid and fc barcelona, the world's leading concert in football, overshadows the other clubs,' financial expert jose maria gay de liebana ... | spanish gay de liebana real oviedo next few months | spanish football clubs struggle to find sponsorship and marketing deals in economic crisis . teams suffering as a result of poor financial regulation, according to financial expert gay de liebana . real oviedo has turned to fans for financial help . gay de liebana warns next few months for spanish clubs 'will be tragic... |
four alleged venezuelan agents have been arrested in the us and charged with trying to persuade a us citizen to keep quiet about a growing international election scandal miami businessman guido alejandro antonini wilson the us justice department said the four wanted to prevent guido alejandro antonini wilson, a busine... | uncalculably whether madurese | no related information |
(cnn) sierra leone's incumbent president won re election and was sworn in for a second term, pledging to boost the economy of the nation scarred by years of civil war president ernest koroma got nearly 59% of the vote, beating his closest competitor's 37% in an election international observers described as peaceful ... | episcopacies kismetic hysterotomy | no related information |
(cnn) a last minute and unexpected change in government rules over a key environmental dispute prompted uncertainty and consternation at the supreme court on monday, with justices chastising the obama administration over its policy tactics final rules issued by the environmental protection agency on friday exempted ... | epa supreme court | epa rule finalized just before supreme court arguments in logging case . scientists say sediment related to logging can harm fish, plants . environmental group won appeals case, state; industry sought high court intervention |
(rollingstonecom) patti smith won the 2010 national book award in the nonfiction category for her memoir 'just kids' 'i dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that i could put on a shelf,' the singer said when accepting the award in new york wednesday night 'please, no matter how we advance technological... | smith robert mapplethorpe national book award 10,000 | 'just kids' recounts smith's relationship with robert mapplethorpe . the book is smith's first memoir, but she has issued several books of poetry . national book award winners get a check for $10,000 and a bronze statue |
(cnn) this season has been very good to nbc abc, cbs and fox — not so much this year's television season is only a few weeks old, but there are already signs about how it's shaping up in the ratings the news is not good for the first three weeks of the 2012 2013 season, according to ad age, abc, cbs and fox are all ... | year nbc fox abc cbs | this year's fall tv season has been good to nbc . fox, abc and cbs are struggling in comparison . part of the problem is a lack of 'big new things'. one thing that is working for networks are sitcoms |
(cnn) a little more than two months ago, i stood on a california beach, tears streaming down my cheeks as i watched members of the 2012 cnn fit nation team cross the finish line of the nautica malibu triathlon a year before they had never worn a pair of running shoes, let alone a triathlon suit for many of them comp... | cnn fit nation triathlon challenge ironman world | apply to join the 2013 cnn fit nation triathlon challenge on ireportcom . the 2012 team crossed finish line with courage, strength, ironman world champ says . the only limits are those that exist in the mind, she says |
san diego (cnn) it's hip to be hispanic i was on a call the other day with someone who joked that she wanted to be named an 'honorary' hispanic because 'that's the cool group right now' the 2010 census found that there are about 52 million hispanics in the united states they're everywhere, in all 50 states and they'... | nosohaemia vestryman ricketily | no related information |
(cnn) jhonattan vegas has made history at the bob hope classic, winning a three man play off on the palmer course at la quinta to become the first venezuelan in history to claim a pga tour title the 26 year old vegas, who was making just his fifth appearance on tour, made a 13 foot par putt on the second play off ho... | arrogance divorce frizzante | no related information |
(cnn) nobel peace laureate aung san suu kyi has joined human rights activists in criticizing a two child limit imposed on muslim families by authorities in areas of western myanmar in an attempt to control their population the government of myanmar's rakhine state, which borders bangladesh, says the restriction was ... | myanmar rakhine state muslims rohingya buddists last year | myanmar's rakhine state puts a two child limit on muslims in some areas . officials say it is necessary to control the population of the rohingya minority . but aung san suu kyi and human rights activists say it violates human rights . the rohingya suffered heavily during communal violence with buddists last year |
(cnn) inter milan's faultless record under new coach leonardo came to an abrupt halt on sunday as the reigning serie a champions lost 3 1 to udinese inter were on course for their sixth straight win since the brazilian took over from rafa benitez in december when dejan stankovic gave them the lead after a quarter of... | leonardo first inter udinese milan serie a cesena napoli second bari | leonardo suffers first defeat in six games as inter lose 3 1 to udinese . milan goes four points clear at top of serie a after a 2 0 win over cesena . napoli move up to second after a 2 0 win at bari |
washington (cnn) miriam regalado sued her employer for alleged gender discrimination three weeks later, the company fired her fiancé, citing 'performance issues' the couple then sued, claiming job retaliation for the original complaint aimed specifically at the man on monday, the us supreme court handed down a unani... | eric thompson scalia court thompson ginsburg | eric thompson was fired after his fiancée alleged sex discrimination . plaintiff was clearly 'collateral damage' of employer's act, scalia writes . court ruled 8 0 that thompson has standing to sue for retaliation . employment rules clearly favor thompson, ginsburg writes |
london (cnn) modern european football has become almost synonymous with precocious millionaire players who lead lavish 'bling' lifestyles and attract wages that would make even wall street bankers blush but there was a time when soccer was a career driven more by love than financial reward rewind to 1961 and salarie... | europe barcelona lionel messi $47 million 2009 uefa | exorbitant wages paid to europe's top footballers set to keep on soaring . barcelona star lionel messi is the biggest earner, making $47 million in 2009 . uefa introducing new rules to help curb club's mounting debts thanks largely to salaries . football finance expert says as long as economies continue to grow so will... |
(cnn) the green bay packers and pittsburgh steelers will contest super bowl xlv after securing narrow victories in the nfc and afc championship games sunday night the packers beat the chicago bears 21 14 to claim the nfc title, with the steelers joining them in grid iron's showpiece game with a later 24 19 defeat ... | green bay packers pittsburgh steelers super bowl xlv packers chicago bears nfc pittsburgh new york jets afc dallas nfl | green bay packers and pittsburgh steelers reach super bowl xlv . the packers see off old rivals chicago bears 21 14 in nfc championship game . pittsburgh beat new york jets 24 19 to claim afc title . dallas hosts nfl's showpiece game on sunday february 6 |
(rollingstonecom) canada's broadcast regulator, the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission, has put pressure on the canadian broadcast standards council to reconsider its decision to ban dire straits' 1985 hit 'money for nothing' from canadian airwaves for including an anti gay slur the crtc re... | canadian federal watchdog dire straits 1985 money for nothing crtc cbsc | canadian federal watchdog urging council to reconsider ban of dire straits song . 1985 hit 'money for nothing' banned from airwaves for including anti gay slur . crtc received more then 250 complaints about the cbsc's decision |
(cnn) former us sen charles percy, a prominent illinois republican who served in the senate for nearly 20 years and became chairman of the foreign relations committee, died saturday, said a spokesman for sen jay rockefeller, a relative he was 91 percy, a one time rising star in the republican party who was once cons... | restitutionism graceful basilian | no related information |
(cnn) just weeks before us army sgt bowe bergdahl walked off base and into taliban hands, a british filmmaker caught on video scenes that would come to define his unit as an unruly, undisciplined bunch the video, published by the british newspaper the guardian, showed some soldiers breaking army rules by not wearing... | british bergdahl army cnn | british filmmaker filmed bergdahl's unit without helmets in the field . army source tells cnn discipline in unit was 'lax'. a former lieutenant colonel says unit's issues don't justify bergdahl's actions |
(cnn) un gunships battled rebels in eastern democratic republic of congo on monday, according to un spokesman michele bonnardeaux un vehicles on monday pass between lines of civilians fleeing fighting north of goma, congo un helicopter gunships, supporting national army forces on the ground, fired on rebels from the... | attentionality clarkia evaporatively | no related information |
(cnn) evidence consistent with human decomposition was found in the trunk of a car belonging to a florida woman charged with killing her 3 year old daughter, according to a forensic report released friday caylee anthony, 3, disappeared in mid june but wasn't reported missing until a month later 'both odor analysis a... | casey anthony first casey | preliminary lab tests say decomposition evidence could be human, report says . tests also find 'unusually large concentration of chloroform' in trunk . casey anthony is charged with first degree murder in daughter's disappearance . lawyer's spokesman says evidence doesn't link casey to any wrongdoing |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistani authorities have arrested four men in connection with the suicide truck bombing of a marriott hotel last month in islamabad that killed more than 50 people, officials said friday more than 50 people died in last month's attack on the marriott hotel in islamabad the men appeared fr... | pakistani marriott | four arrested on suspicion of involvement' in hotel blast in pakistani capital . more than people died in september 20 attack on marriott hotel, 250 plus injured . authorities have not said how they believe the men are related to the blast |
(cnn) barack obama received the backing of a nation when he was elected for a second term as us president last month, and now his favorite english soccer club has also won a significant ballot english premier league side west ham united the team of choice of the 44th president of the united states has been sel... | dilatometrically procurved cuerpo | no related information |
(cnn) south korean singer psy has conquered the world with his 'gangnam style' hit and his country continued its dominance of asian club football on saturday ulsan hyundai's players celebrated by performing a victory dance in homage to the pop phenomenon after winning the region's champions league title for the f... | ulsan hyundai fifa club world cup asian k league saudi arabia's al ahli 3 0 champions league korean ulsan | ulsan hyundai earn place at fifa club world cup by winning asian title . k league team beats saudi arabia's al ahli 3 0 in champions league final . third time in four years that a korean club has won the final . ulsan won all nine games but battling to qualify for next season's tournament |
(cnn) catania manager rolando maran was not even alive the last time his club claimed a home win over ac milan in the top flight maran was born on july 14, 1963, just two months after catania had pulled off victory against a milan team which would go on to win the european cup three days later led by the prolific jo... | milan catania 3 1 stephen el shaarawy kevin prince boateng nicola legrottaglie catania pablo barrientos prince boateng | milan comes from behind to defeat catania 3 1 . stephen el shaarawy scored twice and kevin prince boateng was also on target . nicola legrottaglie had given catania an 11th minute lead . catania's pablo barrientos and milan's prince boateng both shown red cards |
hong kong (cnn) bruce lee, the movie icon credited with bringing martial arts to the mainstream, has long been one of hong kong's proudest exports and come saturday, hong kongers will have a chance to own a piece of history, when 13 pieces of lee memorabilia go to auction the star of classics such as fists of fur... | supersensually northwestwards chokeys | no related information |
(cnn) the brother of a woman who prosecutors say died during complications from an abortion at a pennsylvania medical clinic hopes the doctor who performed allegedly illegal procedures will never practice again 'we want justice, this doctor has to be out of that clinic or he should not be treating anybody,' damber g... | jocoqui vapouring brassie | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) a fugitive gunman thought to be behind a string of armed robberies and murders in china dating back to 2004 has been shot and killed following a huge manhunt zhou kehua one of the country's most wanted criminals was killed by police in the southwestern city of chongqing on tuesday morning, the ... | zhou kehua chongqing zhou nanjing | zhou kehua one of the country's most wanted criminals killed by police in chongqing . zhou accused of killing 10 people during a series of attempted robberies since 2004 . 42 year old escaped similar manhunt in nanjing in january after a man was shot during a robbery |
london, england (cnn) the wisdom of business professors, once only available to mbas and business students, can now be accessed by anybody with an internet connection at hec paris, mba students are given an ipod touch so they can download podcasts of lectures hundreds of universities, and a growing number of busines... | youtube edu university and academic earth hec paris mit | a growing number of business schools are putting lectures on the internet . youtube edu, itunes university and academic earth all host free lectures . at hec paris, students can download lectures and q&a sessions . mit's open course ware site gives free access to mit course content |
jerusalem (cnn) the united nations body responsible for preserving the world's most important cultural sites voted friday to grant 'world heritage' status to the church of the nativity in the palestinian city of bethlehem the declaration by un educational, scientific and cultural organization covers the west bank ch... | the church of the nativity bethlehem first palestinian israeli us unesco | the church of the nativity in bethlehem is now the first palestinian world heritage site . the vote signals a loosening of israeli control on palestinian land, a palestinian official says . 'this is a real theater of the absurd,' says an israeli foreign office spokesman . us and israeli funding to unesco was cut over p... |
(cnn) mirko vucinic and rodrigo taddei scored second half goals as as roma beat juventus 2 0 in the quarterfinals of the coppa italia thursday night montenegro's vucinic struck in the 65th minute while taddei sealed roma's passage to the semifinals in added time the victory in turin earns roma a clash with holders ... | as roma juventus 2 0 coppa italia mirko vucinic rodrigo taddei turin roma inter milan ac milan palermo | as roma beat juventus 2 0 in quarterfinals of coppa italia . mirko vucinic and rodrigo taddei score in victory in turin . roma face inter milan in last four with ac milan taking on palermo |
(cnn) the news was devastating, the aftermath surreal somer thompson, 7, went missing monday on her way home from school diena thompson clutched a tissue in her right hand, frequently wiping her eyes as she told reporters that she couldn't believe it was her daughter whose body was found in a georgia landfill her v... | somer thompson 55 miles | new: authorities remove 'evidence' from landfill where girl's body found . somer thompson was in fight at school on day she disappeared, police say . 'i hope they get you' is grieving mother's message to killer . girl's body found in landfill 55 miles north of town where she was last seen |
(cnn) john p wheeler iii, a former pentagon official and the first chairman of the vietnam veterans memorial fund, 'died as a result of blunt force trauma after being assaulted,' the delaware medical examiner's office said friday a toxicology analysis also was done during the autopsy, but the results were not releas... | pentagon john wheeler's delaware new year's eve surveillance | former pentagon official died of blunt force trauma, according to autopsy . john wheeler's body was found in a delaware landfill on new year's eve . surveillance video showed him appearing to be confused |
(cnn) a federal scuba diving team conducting a training dive in a miami canal last week made a grisly discovery a human skull, authorities said tuesday the team was conducting routine training january 5 in the palmetto bay area when a diver discovered the skull in about 15 to 20 feet of water, said nicole navas, ... | miami santeria palo mayombe | the skull was found during a training exercise in a miami canal . the medical examiner is looking into possible causes of death . some skulls are disinterred for use in santeria and palo mayombe rituals, officials say |
washington (cnn) the us supreme court has rejected review of a closely watched religious liberty appeal over a business owner's right to deny services to gays and lesbians without comment monday, justices denied the petition of a new mexico photographer who was sanctioned under state law for refusing to document a l... | eupterotidae sylvanity warree | no related information |
(cnn) mercedes domination of the formula one season came to a shuddering halt in final qualifying for the austrian grand prix saturday as brazilian veteran felipe massa took pole position massa held off williams teammate valtteri bottas of finland with championship leader nico rosberg only third for mercedes rosberg... | felipe massa austrian grand prix massa valtteri bottas nico rosberg mercedes lewis hamilton sebastian vettel | felipe massa on pole for austrian grand prix . massa edges out teammate valtteri bottas in final qualifying . nico rosberg third for previously all conquering mercedes . lewis hamilton back in ninth with sebastian vettel 13th |
washington (cnn) officials in the united states are looking into the recent arrest of an iranian american student in tehran who was working on a research project on women's rights in iran esha momeni was arrested october 15 in tehran, iran, officials said esha momeni, a graduate student at california state universit... | mullet ammoniaemia kneelers | no related information |
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dhaka, bangladesh (cnn) the clothing factory fire that killed more than 100 workers in bangladesh over the weekend was no accident, the country's prime minister said the fire saturday at the factory near dhaka, and a second fire at another factory monday were 'planned arson,' prime minister sheikh hasina said monday... | unliquescent stilyagi unvocable | no related information |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo's late header sealed a deserved win for portugal in the euro 2012 quarterfinal clash against czech republic the real madrid forward, who found form so emphatically with two goals in the previous match against holland, proved the difference once again as he powered home a joao moutinho cross w... | cristiano ronaldo portugal czech republic euro 2012 ronaldo 79 minutes warsaw paulo bento's france spain next week's | cristiano ronaldo scores winner as portugal knock czech republic out of euro 2012 . ronaldo heads decisive goal after 79 minutes of quarterfinal in warsaw . portugal spurned numerous chances before eventually taking the lead . paulo bento's side will face either france or spain in next week's semifinal |
(cnn) a fire, a fuel leak, mechanical issues for a passenger about to board boeing's next generation 787 dreamliner aircraft, reports of parts of the plane not working properly don't inspire confidence after years of manufacturing delays and cost overruns, the state of the art boeing 787 debuted in 2011 yet a string... | airbus a380 boeing 747 | it's normal for new aircraft to have problems in their first year of flight, experts say . both the airbus a380 and the boeing 747 went through growing pains when they were introduced . the trend of electronically sophisticated aircraft that essentially fly themselves is likely to continue |
new york (cnn) new york attorney general eric schneiderman is investigating whether new york utilities long island power authority and consolidated edison adequately prepared for and responded to superstorm sandy, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation on wednesday, the attorney general's office s... | long island power authority consolidated edison new york eric schneiderman's lipa coned | long island power authority and consolidated edison being investigated . new york attorney general eric schneiderman's office subpoenaed lipa and coned . source: office wants to know what they did to prepare and handle aftermath . lipa and coned have indicated they will cooperate with the investigation |
(cnn) the federal lawsuit filed by pennsylvania gov tom corbett on behalf of the state against the ncaa is politically smart it is never a bad thing for a state lawmaker to stand behind the flagship university, especially when the lawmaker himself is under investigation for his alleged complicity in protracting the ... | tom corbett ncaa penn state jeffrey standen | gov tom corbett filed a lawsuit against ncaa over sanctions on penn state . jeffrey standen: the lawsuit is smart politically, but makes no sense legally . he says complaint reads less like a legal document, more like a press release . standen: even if lawsuit were successful, ncaa can reopen the case |
london (cnn) before he died last year, jimmy savile was viewed as a kind of uk equivalent to american tv icon dick clark, gaining fame by bringing music to generations of teens savile was knighted by queen elizabeth ii he now stands accused as a predatory sex offender the shocking allegations have britain reeling co... | bbc jimmy savile american dick clark savile years | bbc chief calls jimmy savile case 'a very, very grave matter'. like american dick clark, savile hosted teen music show for years . police say they have id'd more than 200 potential victims . the bbc's handling of the child sex abuse scandal is under scrutiny by lawmakers |
(cnn) hawaii gov neil abercrombie signed into law a bill that will legalize civil unions for same sex couples in the aloha state 'people have worked long and hard for this day,' abercrombie said at the bill signing ceremony wednesday 'this is a prime example of exercising civic courage it is about doing what is righ... | unbraid arability indefective | no related information |
(cnn) the photographer who took the picture of a man about to be fatally struck by a new york subway car said thursday that he did so in a desperate attempt to alert the driver of the train to stop 'from where i was, i could have screamed my lungs out; probably nobody would have heard it,' r umar abbasi told cnn's a... | han new york post | new: 'i would have said, 'mr han, run the other direction,'' photographer says . 'i had no idea what i was shooting,' the photographer writes in a new york post piece . a media critic calls the photo 'profit motive journalism at its worst'. the image shows a man moments before he's struck by a subway train |
(cnn) an intense typhoon has carved across the southern philippines, destroying buildings, setting off floods and landslides and killing at least 95 people, authorities said wednesday typhoon bopha struck the large southern island of mindanao, which is rarely in the direct path of tropical cyclones, fueling fears th... | 95 philippine mindanao almost a year | new: the death toll from the storm is now 95, a government agency says . the storm has churned across the southern philippine island of mindanao . it has set off a landslide and blown away fragile houses, officials say . the typhoon comes almost a year after a storm killed more than 1,200 people on mindanao |
(cnn) aimee copeland, the 24 year old georgia woman who has waged a two month battle against flesh eating bacteria, was released from a hospital monday copeland will enter a rehab facility for an undetermined amount of time before returning home after surgeons amputated most of her hands, one of her legs and her rem... | aimee copeland augusta georgia amy | new: aimee copeland is discharged from an augusta, georgia, hospital . she has had multiple amputations and skin grafts . 'amy, she cherishes life she relishes life,' her sister says |
(cnn) as mass protests swept egypt on friday, the actions of two key institutions served as indicators for what lies ahead for the embattled regime: the military and the media president hosni mubarak deployed the egyptian army for the first time to the streets to quell angry demonstrations against his authoritarian ... | poetiser hotelmen genesitic | no related information |
new york (cnn) talks between the national hockey league and the locked out players' association are expected to resume tuesday, according to a source close to the negotiations the league had canceled regular season games through october 24 after unsuccessful negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement the la... | nhl 2004 october 11 | the league canceled games due to the lack of a collective bargaining agreement . the last time the nhl canceled preseason games was in 2004 . the regular season had been scheduled to begin october 11 |
ambergris caye, belize (cnn) to look for john mcafee, you must be willing to travel a narrow, rutted and muddy road and the more i bumped and backfired along it in my temperamental, rented, gas golf cart the deeper down the rabbit hole i fell this is one weird story some say it began a week ago friday when the man ... | mcafee belize | internet security pioneer is in hiding after neighbor's killing . mcafee's compound is on remote island off belize . two women claim to be among his seven live in girlfriends . authorities dug up mcafee's dead dogs, took their heads |
(cnn) police have abandoned a ground search for a man who went missing five days ago over the cascade mountains in washington kurt ruppert of lake city, florida, disappeared thursday after he jumped from out of a helicopter at 6,500 feet while wearing a special jumpsuit known as a 'wingsuit,' which allows a person t... | crews washington thursday | crews will continue to search from helicopters, sheriff's office says . man disappeared over washington state thursday after leaping from helicopter . it has been cold in the area, making it unlikely man lived even if he survived jump |
new york (cnn) the manhattan district attorney announced thursday new indictments against rodney alcala, the so called 'dating game killer,' in connection with the deaths of two women in new york during the 1970s alcala, 67, is currently on death row in california for killing four women and a 12 year old girl there ... | manhattan rodney alcala dating game killer california the dating game | new: manhattan da announces new indictments against rodney alcala . the so called 'dating game killer' is on death row in california . he was a winning bachelor on 'the dating game' in 1978 |
berlin (cnn) the opening of berlin's new international airport has been postponed again, officials said, in the latest of a series of setbacks that have led some in germany to slam the project as a national embarrassment willy brandt international airport, south of the german capital, was originally due to go into s... | berlin june 2012 october this year | the opening of willy brandt international airport in berlin is delayed again . berlin's mayor steps down as head of the project's supervisory board . the airport was originally due to open in june 2012, then october this year . the construction company cites problems with the fire extinguishing system |
(cnn) every day millions of women apply lipstick without a second thought what many don't know is that lipsticks may contain lead, the notorious metal that can cause learning, language and behavioral problems lead is a neurotoxin and can be dangerous even at small doses so what's lead doing in lipsticks? not all lip... | mediaevalist handfastness pseudoconglomerate | no related information |
washington (cnn) the bar has never been lower for the nearly 100 freshmen of the 113th congress who were sworn in on thursday after all, it won't take much to exceed the abysmal approval rating of the previous congress despite the usual burst optimism of a freshman class on capitol hill and the sentiment to reach ac... | john boehner house us congress superstorm sandy democrats republicans | new: john boehner re elected house speaker; says us debt must be tamed . the fiscal cliff was averted, but issues like the the sequester and debt ceiling await . congress will vote on scaled back aid to superstorm sandy victims on friday . democrats gain seats in both chambers, but republicans keep control of the house... |
washington (cnn) in the past few weeks, we've seen a british soldier hacked to death with a meat cleaver on the streets of london and bombers blowing up spectators at the boston marathon on the surface, terrorism is alive and well so how should the united states react to these continuing threats? for the first time ... | boston uk peter bergen obama bush bergen america | terrorism has been in the news with boston bombing and killing of uk soldier in the street . peter bergen says despite recent acts, the enemy behind 9/11 has been defeated . he says president obama signaled he wants bush's endless war on terror to end . bergen: key part of obama speech was idea that america's perpetual... |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo has the weight of a nation on his shoulders at euro 2012, but the world's most expensive footballer is struggling to make an impact for portugal mocked by opposing fans after uncharacteristic misses against denmark, the man who seemingly scores at will for real madrid is under extreme pressur... | euro 2012's group of death ukraine sunday netherlands portugal cristiano ronaldo's leaders germany denmark last eight | final games in euro 2012's 'group of death' to be played in ukraine on sunday . bottom team netherlands face portugal, needing to win by two goals to go through . cristiano ronaldo's portugal will reach quarterfinals with win, or maybe even a draw . leaders germany need just a point against denmark, who can also progre... |
abu dhabi (cnn) all indications are that sanctions against iran are really starting to bite and this time it is coming from the oil ministry in tehran, which for months has denied that oil production was suffering due to international pressure in an interview with the iranian student news agency (isna), gholam reza ... | iea iraq iran first over 20 years iranian 40 percent 45% | the iea has suggested iraq surpassed iran in output for the first time in over 20 years . the iranian people are faced with spiralling inflation and job layoffs within the state sector . iranian oil revenues in the country plummeted 40 percent, while gas export revenues fell by 45% |
orlando, florida (cnn) the mother of missing florida toddler caylee anthony was arrested and charged friday with forgery, fraudulent use of personal information and petty theft, the orange county sheriff's department said casey anthony was taken into custody friday night at her parents' home in orlando, florida the ... | meliphagan columbite throughgang | no related information |
london, england (cnn) dj and pop star boy george has been denied a visa to enter the united states, his web site said tuesday in 2007, george spent five days cleaning the streets of new york to fulfill a community service sentence us immigration authorities denied the visa because george, 48, faces trial in november... | boy george london george us | 48 year old boy george on trial in london in november . performer faces charges of false imprisonment relating to 2007 incident . george is free on unconditional bail and is not barred from traveling . due to play series of us club dates in july and august |
(cnn) ten people were killed tuesday when a gunman rampaged through a finnish college, police officials said officials say matti juhani saari began firing in a classroom at the college before shooting himself over the course of 90 minutes, saari fired a few shots at police, finnish broadcaster yle said jukka forsber... | finland youtube | ten killed as gunman rampages through college in southwestern finland . suspected gunman dies in hospital after turning the gun on himself, officials said . police say the shooter was a student, no motive established . police probing videos posted on youtube by alleged gunman |
new delhi, india (cnn) police in india have charged 63 people with murder in the beating death of a company boss who fired them labor minister oscar fernandes was criticized for saying chaudhary's death was warning to management the 63 were among 137 people police had rounded up by wednesday two days after a mob ... | india italian | police in india charge 63 people with murdering company boss who fired them . mob of fired employees attacked chief executive of italian car parts company . india's labor minister apologizes for saying death is warning to management |
madrid, spain (cnn) a spanair md 82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said friday the plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue ... | spanair madrid | video of spanair md 82 which crashed in madrid shows plane got off the ground . video shows plane bursting into flames after runway skid, source says . dna tests will be used to identify victims from madrid air crash . 153 people died when spanair flight crashed wednesday during takeoff |
(cnn) former australian prime minister kevin rudd bid farewell to politics, telling parliamentarians wednesday in an emotional speech that he will step down at the end of the week rudd was first elected prime minister in 2007 party infighting caused him to lose the post to julia gillard in 2010 he reclaimed the posi... | foliaceousness pyodermia undertakerlike | no related information |
(cnn) a statement purportedly released by a violent mexican drug cartel promises a one month extension to a truce it called for in december the familia michoacana cartel, which takes its name from the central coastal state where it operates, signed the statement, which was circulated by e mail on sunday and publishe... | distinctness esquired creakier | no related information |
(cnn) the question may have been lost in translation, but a visibly angry secretary of state hillary clinton bluntly told a town hall meeting in the democratic republic of congo on monday, 'i will you tell you my opinion, i'm not going to channel my husband' hillary clinton became visibly angry after a translator as... | bill clinton's clinton state department | question at town hall meeting may have been an error of translation . when translator posed question, they asked for bill clinton's thoughts . clinton responded: 'i will tell you my opinion; i'm not going to channel my husband'. state department: question 'struck a nerve,' that her opinion was of less interest |
(cnn) occupants of three trucks were working together in northern mexico trying to pull over a vehicle carrying an american missionary before one of them shot the woman in the head, police said thursday an autopsy detailed thursday indicated that nancy davis, 59, died a day earlier from a single gunshot wound to the... | us mexico nancy davis 1970s | a us missionary died in northern mexico of one gunshot to the head, an autopsy reveals . gunmen in a black pickup were working with others in two other trucks, police say . nancy davis and her husband had lived in mexico since 1970s as missionaries . 'they breathed mexico that's their love,' a friend said of the couple... |
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