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(cnn) hillary clinton's book rollout hit some speed bumps last week she took some partisan heat for a comment that she recently made to abc's diane sawyer clinton explained that she and her husband were 'dead broke' when they left the white house because of the legal fees they faced her critics instantly jumped on t... | deemphasized centered brasseys | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) with no new video game consoles announced during the electronic entertainment expo, the talk this week has been about the myriad of gaming choices players are going to have from titles with huge blockbuster potential to independent offerings, game designers have broadened their imaginations to brin... | e3 halo nintendo splattoon super smash bros | games are the focus at a console free e3 expo . 'destiny,' from the makers of 'halo,' tops the list . 'assassins creed' and 'littlebigplanet' are back . nintendo teases 'splattoon' and 'super smash bros' |
(cnn) ever since the trayvon martin case came to national attention, george zimmerman has been described by some as having racially profiled the 17 year old before he was shot and killed there's a difference of opinion about whether racial profiling was actually involved, but a key question that is often overlooked ... | mark nejame george zimmerman nejame | mark nejame: many have said george zimmerman engaged in racial profiling . he says civilians aren't subject to same restrictions as police officers face . evidence doesn't support the claim that his actions were racially motivated, nejame says . he says case may not hold up in criminal court, may go to civil lawsuit |
(cnn) a year earlier than usual, the nation's largest teachers union on monday endorsed president barack obama for re election in 2012 the national education association, which represents 32 million teachers and administrators, approved the recommendation from its political action committee at its annual meeting in ... | the national education association a year earlier biden the day nea | the national education association makes its choice a year earlier than usual . vice president biden spoke to the group the day before its vote . the nea represents 32 million teachers and administrators |
(cnn) rafael benitez was given a red hot reception at stamford bridge as chelsea fans vented their fury at its team's new manager the spaniard, who coached his side to a goalless draw with manchester city, was subjected to chants and taunts throughout the game by home supporters the former liverpool manager replaced... | pontificating accidia balsamroot | no related information |
(cnn) eight weeks after the terrorist attacks on the us mission in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans, it is encouraging that congress is finally serious about examining the events surrounding that day as the chairman of the house intelligence committee, rep mike rogers, said on 'meet the press' recently, t... | marco rubio congress benghazi rubio stevens us cia pro american libya | marco rubio: answers from congress' benghazi inquiry will help prevent another tragedy . rubio: ambassador stevens, others warned of deepening security crisis . security at the us consulate and the cia annex was woefully inadequate, he says . rubio: it's critical us helps support a secular, pro american government in l... |
washington (cnn) the man who authorities allege carried out the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people sent himself an e mail saying he knew the attacker's identity, according to court documents released wednesday former biodefense researcher bruce ivins killed himself in july, authorities say bruce ivins, wh... | bolometric overfemininity noonmeat | no related information |
la paz, bolivia (cnn) an air of anxiety clutches bolivia this weekend amid high stakes talks designed to end bloodshed and keep the country whole bolivian president evo morales says opposition leaders are trying to overthrow the government the central government of leftist president evo morales, bolivia's first lead... | bolivian bolivia | bolivian leaders plan to hold talks designed to bring peace to country . four provinces in bolivia have declared autonomy from the central government . at least 30 people have died in september |
atlanta (cnn) a suburban atlanta high school football player has died from injuries suffered while making a tackle during a scrimmage game, according to medical examiners deantre turman's death came friday after he made a tackle during a pre season game, said mike alsip, a forensic investigator for the fulton county... | negligible producted commatic | no related information |
(cnn) a developmentally delayed teen girl is missing and might be in danger, massachusetts state police said wednesday brittany thompson, 17, of medfield, was last seen on monday leaving medfield public library with a man, according to police, who cited a videotape thompson, is about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs ... | medfield brittany thompson | teen girl last seen leaving library in medfield . police looking for man she was seen with . brittany thompson may be in danger, officials say |
colombo, sri lanka (cnn) united states became the second country to offer emergency assistance to more than a million affected by flooding in sri lanka us ambassador to the country, patricia a butenis, said in a statement that washington was donating us $300,000 to provide various goods and services to areas hardest... | yorkers anthocerotales zomotherapy | no related information |
juba, sudan (cnn) sudan's foreign affairs ministry is contradicting us president jimmy carter's statement about southern sudan's debt obligations southern sudanese voters are heading to the polls this week to determine whether they should secede from sudan the question of how to split sudan's debt is one of several ... | southern sudanese sudan july 2005 22 years | southern sudanese are voting on whether to separate from sudan . if they choose to secede, a new country could emerge in july . at least 23 have died in violence leading up to and during the voting . a 2005 peace treaty ended 22 years of war that killed at least 2 million |
(cnn) thailand pulled back from the brink of chaos this week as anti government protesters ended their occupation of bangkok's two main airports after a court ousted prime minister somchai wongsawat protesters say the current thai government is a proxy for exiled former prime minister thaksin shinawatra but politica... | thailand thaksin shinawatra thaksin universally | thailand's political crisis dates back to protests against thaksin shinawatra in 2006 . thaksin was ousted by military coup but his allies remain in government . anti government pad wants lawmakers appointed rather than elected . universally revered monarchy could play key role in resolving crisis |
(cnn) the nepalese government has reached a deal to help reinforce peace after the united nations ends its mandate in the nation early sunday morning the un mission in nepal was set up four years ago to push for peace following a decade long conflict between maoist insurgents and state forces at least 13,000 people ... | un nepal maoist | the un mission in nepal was established four years ago to monitor the peace process . it ends its mandate early sunday . a decade long conflict between maoist insurgents and state forces killed at least 13,000 |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) a nigerian militant group claimed wednesday it sabotaged oil pipelines in the country's oil rich southern niger delta, but the country's military denies the assertion file image of armed mend militants in niger delta region of nigeria the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta (mend)... | nigerian shell agip nembe creek army the niger delta | nigerian militant group says it struck shell and agip crude trunk lines . shell said it is investigating reports of an attack on the nembe creek pipeline . army spokesman: 'no iota of truth in what they (militants) are saying'. movement for the emancipation of the niger delta at war with government |
abidjan, ivory coast (cnn) violence in ivory coast was ongoing amid a tense political standoff wednesday, after at least five police officers were killed and three un peacekeepers were wounded in an abidjan neighborhood, and three other police officers were killed in clashes with protesters, officials said the five ... | abidjan ivory coast | five of the police officers are killed by heavily armed gunmen, a police source says . three others die in clashes with protesters, abidjan's governor says . a tense political standoff in ivory coast is ongoing |
(cnn) lower saxony, the state hardest hit by germany's tainted egg scandal, has lifted a quarantine on 3,000 poultry and hog farms after tests proved negative for increased dioxin levels, officials said monday the state may lift the quarantine on more farms once additional test results come in monday, said the state... | germany lower saxony denmark german | new: germany publishes initiative for animal feed safety . lower saxony says it may lift the quarantine on more farms . denmark thinks some contaminated feed may have been given to hens there . a german official says a company knew its fatty acid was contaminated with dioxin |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) a restless volcano in northern indonesia erupted friday, spewing clouds of ash as high as 2 kilometers into the sky, the country's national disaster management agency said the authorities are warning residents to stay away from the volcano, mt lokon, in north sulawesi, said sutopo purwo nugr... | himalayas hypocrital zoner | no related information |
(cnn) a volcanic eruption in iceland forced flight cancellations and the closure of airspace over the country's four international airports, an official said sunday 'there are no international flights in or out of iceland at this time,' keflavik international airport spokeswoman hjordis gudmunsdottir said officials ... | scotland europe france spain iceland european eurocontrol | new: the ash will reach scotland on tuesday, europe's umbrella air traffic control association says . new: eurocontrol predicts the cloud could reach france and spain on thursday . international flights into and out of iceland are cancelled, airport spokeswoman says . there is no effect on european or transatlantic fli... |
(cnn) an ash cloud from a chilean volcano is disrupting air travel in australia and new zealand once again, airlines said wednesday 'volcanic ash from the eruption of the puyehue cordon caulle volcano in chile continues to cause flight disruptions to the qantas network,' the airline said in a statement 'at qantas sa... | chilean pacific australia new zealand | ash cloud from chilean volcano is affecting parts of pacific region . two airlines cancel some flights between australia and new zealand . the june 4 eruption has already impacted air travel |
(cnn) 'grey's anatomy' star patrick dempsey thinks he's just what the doctor ordered for a struggling seattle based coffee chain dempsey said he won the bid to buy tully's coffee, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in october the company, citing 'rising commodity prices and challenging lease economics,... | firefighter vivisectorium earplugs | no related information |
london, england (cnn) pop star george michael was cautioned by police in london after being arrested in public toilets on suspicion of possessing drugs, the uk's press association reported george michael has talked candidly about drug use in the past in a statement, the metropolitan police said a 45 year old man had... | gradated capparidaceae linewalker | no related information |
beijing, china (cnn) the international olympic committee has asked gymnastics officials to look into whether china's women's gymnastics team used underaged competitors, an ioc spokeswoman said friday china's he kexin kisses her gold medal last week after winning the olympic women's uneven bars the committee asked th... | chinese international olympic committee gymnasts olympics china | probe into chinese gymnasts' age sought by international olympic committee . gymnasts must be at least 16 years of age to compete in olympics . chinese officials defend team, have shown passports proving athletes are eligible . speculation intensified following team gold medal won by china's women |
(cnn) rightly billed as a clash of tennis titans, world no1 versus world no2, few were expecting the comprehensive manner of novak djokovic's defeat of rafael nadal to retain the atp world tour finals title monday night in london nadal will still end the year as the top ranked player in the world, but he was given a... | unshakiness dependableness ulamas | no related information |
(cnn) the crew of a danish cargo ship that caught fire off the coast of norway was trapped on board after a rescue attempt saturday was halted because of bad weather, authorities said a helicopter airlift of some of the crew members aboard the britannia seaways was halted because of strong winds, said john sjurso, a... | danish 24,000 tons oslo bergen | 32 crew members of a danish cargo vessel are trapped on board after a fire on the ship . airlift rescue attempts were halted due to bad weather, a rescue center spokesman said . the ship is carrying 24,000 tons of military equipment from oslo to bergen |
(cnn) president obama embarked thursday on his first presidential visit to asia, an eight day journey that will take him to five cities in four countries throughout the trip to japan, singapore, china and south korea, obama will emphasize the importance of asian nations as vital us partners on major issues such as e... | obama elmendorf air base alaska japan us okinawa apec singapore china hu | new: obama will speak at elmendorf air base in alaska en route to japan. discussions in japan will include status of us base in okinawa . obama will fly to apec summit in singapore and then china . trade likely to be major topic when obama meets china's hu |
(cnn) around 1,700 people who visited yosemite national park from mid june to the end of august are being advised to seek medical attention if they exhibit hantavirus symptoms the park sent letters to the visitors monday and tuesday, explaining that hantavirus cases had been uncovered and that visitors should see th... | us yosemite | hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a rare but sometimes fatal lung disease . hantavirus isn't communicable between people; symptoms include fever, aches and fatigue . in the us, deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and white footed mice carry hantavirus . yosemite said monday a second park visitor died after contracting the... |
jerusalem (cnn) israel was silent friday as a week of massive street protests engulfed the streets of cairo and other egyptian cities neither officials from prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office nor the israeli foreign ministry offered any public comment on the growing political instability in israel's mos... | coproduct pfx nucleoles | no related information |
(cnn) paraguay striker roque santa cruz hopes to revive his stalled career after securing a return to his old stomping ground at english premier league club blackburn rovers the 29 year old has left high flying manchester city on loan for the rest of this season, having failed to make an impact following his $28 mil... | blackburn roque santa cruz ewood park manchester city paraguayan argentina mauro boselli italy genoa south africa world cup steven pienaar english everton | blackburn bring roque santa cruz back to ewood park from manchester city . paraguayan signs on loan until the end of this season, having left in mid 2009 . argentina international mauro boselli moves to italy on loan with genoa . south africa world cup star steven pienaar expected to leave english club everton |
(cnn) carlos sainz claimed a record 23rd stage win at the dakar rally on friday, but the spaniard's title reign in the car category is coming to a close the 48 year old overtook race legend stephane peterhansel for overall victories as he claimed his sixth in the 33rd edition of the endurance event, but he trails vo... | carlos sainz the day spaniard nasser al attiyah more than an hour marc coma third russia vladimir chagin seventh | carlos sainz gains consolation record the day after his title challenge effectively ends . spaniard trails nasser al attiyah by more than an hour ahead of final stage . marc coma close to clinching his third motorbike crown after winning stage 12 . russia's vladimir chagin is on course to win his seventh truck title |
berlin (cnn) the peak of a cloud of volcanic ash that forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights has passed, iceland's prime minister said wednesday 'the worst is over,' prime minister johanna siguroardottir said 'and now the clean up can begin our geoscientists say that the eruption is waning day by day and tha... | ganofs cockneybred traded | no related information |
(mnncom) while every dog is different, most canines enter their geriatric phase at seven to eight years of age as with humans, advanced age can lead to arthritis, decreased mobility and decreased organ functions an expert from my pooch's veterinary clinic offers the following tips to help embrace your dog's inner pu... | whisting chumships mordicate | no related information |
parker, colorado (cnn) matt keil didn't wait for a call to serve his country six weeks after tracy and matt keil married in 2007, he was hit by a sniper fire while serving in iraq he enlisted in the army after graduating from high school in 2000, and when the iraq war started, keil volunteered to go because he was s... | assiege phototherapy putty | no related information |
(cnn) global activist and u2 frontman bono attended the united nations general assembly in new york to push world leaders to join his one campaign in fighting disease, poverty, and hunger he talked to cnn's john roberts on 'american morning' about recent successes and what's next bono said politicians who love sig... | bono $25 billion | bono says he's 'punching the air' after plan to eradicate malaria won funding . global activist says you can change the world with $25 billion investment . campaigning is 'most inspiring' work, but pop star also still loves playing with band |
las vegas, nevada (cnn) a jury of nine women and three men none of them black was seated thursday for the trial of oj simpson on kidnapping and armed robbery charges judge jackie glass decided prosecutors had a 'race neutral' reason for dismissing the potential juror the judge made no official mention of the ... | monday simpson | new: prosecutors revealed in court that no blacks were on the jury . new: opening arguments are scheduled to begin monday . four of simpson's original co defendants have struck deals to testify against him . simpson faces robbery, kidnapping charges |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) the reserve bank of zimbabwe (rbz) has introduced a $1,000 note $10 trillion in the old value as the country battles to end cash shortages in the hyper inflationary environment zimbabwe's currency is trading around z$350 $35 trillion in the old value against us dollar however, ana... | zimbabwe more than a decade robert mugabe | z$1,000 note can only purchase a loaf of bread . zimbabwe's agro based economy in free fall for more than a decade . robert mugabe blames country's economic collapse on sanctions |
(cnn) comedian george carlin, known for pushing the envelope with his use of profanity and for pointing out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life, died of heart failure sunday he was 71 ireporter kevin eckhoff met george carlin at a show in st louis, missouri, in 2004 ireporter chris sargent says, 'he could play... | cnncom carlin alexis karlin george carlin | cnncom readers share their memories of carlin, his comedy . carlin once invited fans to sit on stage so more people could see his show . alexis karlin says for a year, a carlin tape was stuck in her dad's car stereo . ireportcom: share your tales, memories of comedy great george carlin |
(cnn) sarah palin did not visit troops in iraq, a spokesperson for the republican vice presidential nominee confirmed saturday, as new details emerged about the extent of the alaska governor's foreign travel gov sarah palin's aide confirmed to cnn details of her foreign travel saturday in july of last year, palin le... | sarah palin iraq mccain palin virginia john mccain the view | new details emerge on gov sarah palin's foreign travels . campaign now says she didn't visit troops in iraq, only the border . questions surround the crowd size of a mccain palin event in virginia . john mccain gets grilled on 'the view' while defending palin |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) ten french soldiers were killed tuesday in fighting near the afghan capital of kabul after 100 insurgents attacked a patrol, authorities said french soldiers patrol in afghanistan in may 2008 french and nato authorities confirmed the deaths and said 21 other soldiers were wounded in the figh... | french sarkozy afghanistan tuesday night taliban | new: 'this cause is just,' french president sarkozy says . new: sarkozy to travel to afghanistan tuesday night . new: officials dismiss taliban claim of 15 suicide bombers entering base . 10 french soldiers killed as fighting flares around holiday |
bogota, colombia (cnn) a former colombian congressman who was held hostage in the jungle for more than eight years has escaped with the help of a former captor oscar tulio lizcano was kidnapped on august 4, 2000 near the colombian town of riosucio oscar tulio lizcano, his hair disheveled, appeared too weak to sta... | oscar tulio lizcano colombian farc colombia | oscar tulio lizcano was kidnapped august 4, 2000 by colombian leftist rebels . the ex congressman fled about three days ago with help from one of his captors . the farc holds an estimated 750 hostages in colombia |
berlin, germany (cnn) german federal police seized two suspected terrorists from a dutch passenger aircraft at cologne airport friday shortly before it was due to take off for amsterdam, officials told cnn the arrests were made at cologne's airport a 23 year old somali national and a 24 year old german citizen who h... | klm cologne early friday somali german somalia 24 | police board klm flight in cologne early friday to arrest suspects . two suspects said to be somali man, 23 and german born in somalia, 24 . police say 'farewell' letters found from the men |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) ten south african ministers and the deputy president have resigned as president thabo mbeki prepares to leave office south african president thabo mbeki announced his resignation in a televised address sunday his replacement, african national congress deputy president kgalema motlant... | s african thabo mbeki anc kgalema motlanthe mbeki jacob zuma | 10 s african ministers, deputy president resign with president thabo mbeki . replacement, anc deputy president kgalema motlanthe, sworn in thursday . mbeki quit after court case collapsed against longtime rival jacob zuma |
editor's note: join roland s martin for his weekly sound off segment on cnncom live at 10:30 am et wednesday if you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you a nationally syndicated columnist, martin has said he will vote for barack obama in november he is the author of 'listening to the spirit within: 50... | lifeway christian counter . magazine martin | lifeway stores put christian magazine behind counter . magazine featured female pastors on its cover . lifeway has no respect for freedom of the press, martin says . lifeway, southern baptist convention should apologize, he says |
(cnn) former president bill clinton said thursday he thinks that barack obama will win big in the upcoming presidential election bill clinton and barack obama chat at clinton's harlem office 'i predict that sen obama will win and win handily,' clinton said when asked his opinion on the state of the race obama smiled... | barack obama john mccain biden first parma ohio sarah palin alaska | new: barack obama, john mccain lay roses at ground zero . new polls show both candidates with slim leads in key battleground states . biden speaks with first responders in parma, ohio . sarah palin back in alaska for son's deployment ceremony |
beijing, china (cnn) chinese officials in the northwestern xinjiang uygur autonomous region reported the death of a fourth baby thursday in the country's expanding contaminated infant formula case the tainted milk powder has already sickened more than 6,200 babies earlier in the day, authorities announced the arrest... | china mengniu dairy group | new: 12 new arrests raises total number of people detained to 18 . 4 babies have died; over 6,200 infants now known to be ill . china's largest milk producer, mengniu dairy group, recalls three batches of formula . of china's 175 baby milk powder production companies, 66 have stopped production |
(cnn) sens john mccain and barack obama engaged in a pointed exchange over al qaeda in iraq on wednesday sen john mccain questioned sen barack obama's way of handling the war in iraq mccain questioned whether obama was aware of the al qaeda base obama's response was: 'there was no such thing as al qaeda in iraq unti... | mccain obama al qaeda iraq bush democrats george bush | mccain questions whether obama is aware of al qaeda presence in iraq . obama says there was no al qaeda in iraq until bush, mccain decided to invade . mccain statement: comments during democrats' debate were 'timidity of despair'. obama: mccain has followed 'george bush into a misguided war in iraq' |
(cnn) three time indianapolis 500 winner dario franchitti was released from a houston hospital on thursday, days after he was injured in a serious crash thirteen spectators were also hurt during indycar's grand prix of houston on sunday franchitti, who was at memorial hermann texas medical center, will travel to ind... | nymphalinae ostlers tauriferous | no related information |
(cnn) actor anthony mackie was arrested early saturday for drunken driving in new york city, police said the arrest happened at 1:22 am in harlem, detective brian sessa told cnn mackie's camp did not immediately return a call later that day seeking comment the celebrated actor in theater and television has starred i... | anthony mackie new york city mackie the hurt locker | actor anthony mackie is arrested in new york city, police say . mackie was in the award winning 'the hurt locker' |
(cnn) millions of poor american children have untreated tooth decay, some of them because they cannot find a dentist willing to treat them, a federal report issued tuesday said only 1 in 3 children in medicaid received any dental care over a year time span, according to a new report 'dental disease remains a signifi... | medicaid 2005 last year 12 year old deamonte driver | about 65 million children enrolled in medicaid had untreated tooth decay in 2005 . last year 12 year old deamonte driver died from complications of infected tooth . dentists often refuse to accept medicaid, which often pays less than private insurers . many medicaid recipients say it's difficult to get dental care usin... |
beijing, china (cnn) consumers in beijing's malls and shops are shunning the milk and poultry sections for good reasons poultry products, including eggs, may be contaminated with melamine through animal food they are shocked and scared by the news headlines: some food produced in china is tainted with melamine 'o... | chinese wen jiabao china melamine | chinese premier wen jiabao says china will try to win back consumers . melamine is said to have been added to animal food products . report: adding melamine to feed started in aquatic farming 5 years ago . some grocery shoppers say to eat fewer eggs and more bean products |
(cnn) sen barack obama on monday blamed lobbyists, special interests and 'an ethic of irresponsibility' in washington for the financial crisis that has swept the country in recent weeks sen barack obama said monday there needs to be more oversight in washington the senator from illinois sided with congressional demo... | barack obama obama washington john mccain mccain | new: sen barack obama lays out his plan to avoid another economic crisis . new: obama: 'we cannot give a blank check to washington with no oversight'. sen john mccain expresses reservations about government's rescue plan . mccain says there should be a bipartisan oversight board |
muscat, oman (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton is urging countries in the persian gulf region to support iraq's newly created government as she prepares to head to an international forum on development and the environment 'there's a government in iraq that's embraced by the iraqi people the attitude toward... | yodhs yerd fibrocystoma | no related information |
new york (cnn) convicted ponzi schemer bernard madoff will not attend the funeral of his son, mark, out of consideration for his daughter in law and grandchildren, attorney ira sorkin said mark madoff's body was discovered hanging from a ceiling pipe in his manhattan apartment on saturday, two years to the day after... | mark madoff's new york saturday two years | new: 'he will be conducting a private service on his own,' lawyer says . mark madoff's death was ruled a suicide by the new york medical examiner's office . mark madoff's body was found saturday, two years after father's arrest |
(mashable) the samsung continuum was announced earlier at the new york stock exchange, but the phone itself was just unveiled in times square it will take its place beside the galaxy s and will, at least initially, be available exclusively on verizon wireless the device is similar to the galaxy s in many ways its f... | samsung continuum times square smartphone verzion wireless 18 inch | samsung continuum unveiled in times square . smartphone will be available exclusively on verzion wireless . most distinguishing feature is the secondary, 18 inch, super amoled display |
(cnn) there is a striking contrast between the issues being discussed at the climate talks in cancun, mexico, this week, and news reports of the views voiced by some of the incoming freshmen to the house of representatives in cancun, where the united nations framework convention on climate change conference will be ... | mooch chagrinned tolerablish | no related information |
(cnn) the number of states under heat advisories diminished to 15 tuesday evening dangerous heat is expected across parts of northern texas through thursday evening, according to the national weather service dallas, fort worth, arlington and other areas will experience afternoon heat indices of 105 degrees or more ... | the national weather service oklahoma city 100 degrees new jersey new york | the national weather service has taken down heat advisories in some states . the heat wave could harm crops, especially corn . oklahoma city gets a bit of a break after 13 straight day over 100 degrees . parts of new jersey, new york also reported record highs |
(cnn) those who possess illegally downloaded of music or films in japan can face prison term of up to two years and fines of nearly 2 million yen (us $25,679), according to a new law which takes effect monday the move is aimed to stop falling music sales in the world's second largest music market, where industry off... | decessit ironness appendectomy | no related information |
(cnn) three time indianapolis 500 winner dario franchitti announced his retirement thursday, a month after a devastating crash in houston, where he suffered head and spinal injuries in a statement released through his team, target chip ganassi racing, franchitti said he made the decision to stop racing based on the ... | turned campagi physcia | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) us secretary of defense robert gates flew into iraq on monday to oversee a change of command of american forces robert gates is greeted monday at baghdad international airport by army lt gen lloyd austin gen ray odierno will take over command tuesday from gen david petraeus, whose 20 month term ... | potlikker estanciero adderbolt | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) thousands of photos taken during john f kennedy's 1,036 days as president remain unseen since white house photographer cecil stoughton printed and logged them in his darkroom five decades ago when stoughton's family auctioned them last month, collector and filmmaker keya morgan purchased about 15,0... | kennedy white house cecil stoughton stoughton keya morgan december morgan cnn first jfk | most of the 15,000 images of kennedy and family are unpublished . white house photographer cecil stoughton kept most of his prints private . stoughton's family sold the massive collection to keya morgan in a december auction . morgan gave cnn the first peek inside the boxes of jfk photos |
(cnn student news) november 14, 2013 on world diabetes day, cnn student news examines the disease and its risks, and we meet a nascar driver whose diabetes diagnosis didn't send his career off track we also report on initial obamacare enrollment statistics, and we hear about a message that the first lady has for st... | the daily curriculum key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
(cnn) african champions tp mazembe englebert are through to the semifinals of the world club cup in abu dhabi after a 1 0 victory over mexican side pachuca the congolese side secured a last four showdown with south american champions internacional, courtesy of mbenza beli's first half strike, despite playing the fin... | agglutinating hait overcoats | no related information |
(cnn) most of the wintry precipitation had moved on by monday night, but much of the south is likely to see white stuff on the ground until the weekend as an arctic low slides in, bringing low temperatures in the teens and highs barely out of the 20s and a snow storm surging over the plains and into the ohio valley ... | overnight southeast plains mississippi alabama tuesday | new: overnight freeze will keep the southeast stuck . new: the southeast storm is expected to merge with another coming from the plains . traffic fatalities are reported in mississippi, alabama . school closings are stretching into tuesday for much of the region |
washington (cnn) the national security agency doesn't have access to servers run by internet giants google and yahoo, its chief said in a pushback to a washington post report that the us spy network taps into overseas data links to slurp up millions of text, video and audio records every day but gen keith alexander'... | typiest devicefully hematolite | no related information |
(cnn) you might expect sunday to be a day of rest in a predominantly roman catholic country like brazil but the world cup offers as good a reason as it gets to make an exception there will be three contests in brasilia, porte alegre and rio de janeiro on what will be the fourth day of the prestigious football ... | argentina lionel messi first brazil bosnia world cup rio de janeiro the world cup 2016 olympics | argentina's lionel messi will take the field for the first time in brazil . bosnia and herzegovina will start play in its first world cup . action starts in rio de janeiro host of the world cup finals, the 2016 olympics |
(cnn) when you want to get away from it all, set your course for these romantic islands, as chosen by travel + leisure readers bora bora seduces couples with visions of overwater bungalows above a turquoise lagoon but that's not all: the island offers coral reefs and, should you need backup, the st regis romance con... | bora bora hawaiian travel + leisure's | readers voted bora bora the no 1 island for romance, a new category . two hawaiian islands captured spots on travel + leisure's top 10 romantic islands . spin the globe and find a new romantic island to explore with a loved one |
new york (cnn) hundreds of people might have been exposed to hepatitis a while receiving communion on christmas day, long island officials said monday the nassau county department of health is offering vaccines to those who attended two services at our lady of lourdes church in massapequa park in long island, new yo... | our lady of lourdes church massapequa park | hundreds of people might have been exposed to hepatitis a on christmas day . vaccines offered to attendees at our lady of lourdes church in massapequa park . one member of clergy involved with communion process is infected . symptoms of hepatitis a include fever, fatigue, poor appetite, nausea, stomach pain |
(cnn) here are the latest key developments in the violence between gaza and israel, and the diplomatic efforts to bring peace, including a cease fire announced earlier wednesday read cnn's full story on the attacks and the talks here (4:30 pm et, 11:30 pm local) israel makes arrest in tel aviv bus bombing israel h... | nonreasoning anteaters noninterruptedness | no related information |
(cnn) sunday's showpiece european championship final in the ukrainian capital kiev pits spain against italy, between them the winners of the last two world cups spain is on the brink of creating soccer history; never before has a country won three major international football tournaments in a row and spain, which wo... | euro 2012 ukrainian kiev spain first italy euro 1968 | euro 2012 final takes place in ukrainian capital of kiev . spain aiming to become the first nation to win 3 successive major tournaments . italy looking for first euro triumph since 1968 . spain's dominance and style has been labeled 'boring' by some critics |
(cnn) sherlock holmes is back, and it's more than elementary my dear watson eighty one years after the death of his creator, sir arthur conan doyle, and more than 100 years since the last original story, the world's greatest detective returns in a new novel, 'the house of silk' the novel may be the peak of what's be... | anthony horowtiz's the house of silk holmes conan doyle watson | the world's greatest detective returns in anthony horowtiz's new novel, 'the house of silk'. new holmes novel authorized and written with endorsement of conan doyle estate . in the story, watson now lives in a retirement home and holmes is dead a year |
(cnn) the apparent suicide of jacintha saldanha, the nurse who inadvertently put through a prank call to the hospital ward where the duchess of cambridge was staying, has provoked outrage, sadness and demands for retribution in all corners of the media the tragedy has revived memories of previous practical jokes tha... | three days australian uk | new: radio company ceo talks of 'tragic event'. nurse, mother of two, was found dead, three days after prank call . australian djs called uk hospital about pregnant duchess . case raises questions on ethical boundaries |
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... | cambogias ingrateful nonconstruability | no related information |
(cnn) the beijing olympics has lost one of its major attractions after maria sharapova pulled out of the tennis tournament with a shoulder injury sharapova has treatment for a shoulder injury that has ruled her out of olympics the russian world number three sustained the injury in beating marta domachowska of polan... | maria sharapova the bejing olympics russian rogers cup sharapova flushing meadows | maria sharapova withdraws from the bejing olympics due to a shoulder injury . russian star aggravated the injury in three set win at rogers cup wednesday . sharapova now a serious doubt for the final grand slam at flushing meadows |
hong kong, china (cnn) unilever is recalling four batches of lipton milk tea sold in hong kong and macau after finding traces of the chemical melamine in the product, the company said tuesday unilever hong kong limited described it as a precautionary measure and said no other lipton milk tea powder products were aff... | unilever lipton milk tea hong kong unilever hong kong chinese | unilever recalls four batches of lipton milk tea sold in hong kong . unilever hong kong describes it as a precautionary measure . chinese milk products have been contaminated with melamine |
(cnn) elvis presley may have left the building three decades ago, but he raked in more money last year than many living titans of the music industry singer elvis presley tops the forbes list for the second year in a row, raking in $52 million last year for the second year in a row, presley topped the forbes magazi... | presley justin timberlake $44m madonna $40m charles schulz seuss john lennon george harrison heath ledger joker the dark knight | presley earned more than justin timberlake ($44m), madonna ($40m) last year . cartoonist charles schulz, author dr seuss still relevant among children . beatles' john lennon comes in at no 7, but george harrison drops off list . heath ledger debuts on list thanks to performance as joker in 'the dark knight' |
(travel + leisure) china can seem as impenetrable as it is imposing consider the numbers: it's the world's most populous nation (13 billion), where more than 100 cities have populations over a million fifty six ethnic groups are spread across 22 wildly distinct provinces and five autonomous regions, in a landmass sl... | nanluoguxiang beijing mutianyu the great wall solitary beauty peak guilin | explore the traditional alleyways off nanluoguxiang in beijing . from beijing, visit the slightly less trammeled mutianyu section of the great wall . take in the view from solitary beauty peak in guilin |
(cnn) once usain bolt got out of the starting blocks, no one was going to beat him at the world championships two years ago at the worlds, the jamaican false started in the 100 meter final and was disqualified his countryman and training partner, yohan blake, took advantage to claim gold in daegu, south korea there ... | lethargized tows unvivid | no related information |
(cnn) snowstorms barreled across new england on wednesday, canceling flights, closing schools and creating treacherous road conditions for weather weary travelers massachusetts gov duval patrick declared a state of emergency, mobilizing 250 national guardsmen as a precaution, as officials warned of blizzard conditio... | phlorina strophic shoehorns | no related information |
(cnn) a plane crash in eastern guatemala on sunday killed 10 people, including eight americans, a guatemalan official told cnn a cessna caravan 208 carrying 14 people was en route from aurora to el estor when the pilot started making distress calls about engine failure about 45 minutes after takeoff, said jose carlo... | cessna caravan 208 aurora el estor zacapa about 115 kilometers 71 miles guatemala city | cessna caravan 208 was en route from aurora to el estor . pilot started making distress calls about 45 minutes after takeoff . plane crashed in zacapa, about 115 kilometers (71 miles) east of guatemala city |
washington (cnn) the senate approved a controversial nuclear deal with india on wednesday, clearing the way for the united states to export nuclear know how to india after a ban lasting decades president bush, who supports the deal, meets with india prime minister manmohan singh last week sen chris dodd, a connectic... | us india bush 1974 harkin | deal could let us businesses earn billions building plants in india . president bush backs the deal; he's expected to sign it into law . us banned nuclear trade with india in 1974 . sen harkin, bill opponent: we're rewarding india for flouting nonproliferation pact |
(cnn) macau, the world's biggest casino hub, has overtaken switzerland in the wealth stakes, being named the world's fourth richest territory by the world bank a new batch of data released by the world bank showed the former portuguese colony's gdp per person grew to $91,376 in 2013, compared to $77,196 in 2012 only... | bronchodilatation sier hyphantria | no related information |
london (cnn) pakistani schoolgirl malala yousufzai stood with the aid of nurses friday for the first time since her shooting and is 'communicating very freely,' according to the director of the uk hospital where she is undergoing treatment malala can't talk because she has a tracheotomy tube inserted to protect her ... | heartbreaking nonperfectible lovelocks | no related information |
london (cnn) the fact that anyone managed to phone through to the duchess of cambridge's private nurse is a major breach of privacy, whether it was a joke or not it will be a major wake up call for hospital staff and a reminder, as if it were needed, that they have one of the biggest stars in the world in their care... | foster william | foster: incident is a major breach of privacy, whether it was a joke or not . william wants to ensure his wife doesn't suffer media intrusion as his mother did, says foster . observers ask whether william will regard the prank as crossing the line |
belfast, northern ireland (cnn) loyalist paramilitaries are behind some of the violence seen in the past day in northern ireland, police said saturday, as authorities appealed for calm ahead of more protests planned in belfast twelve people including a 13 year old boy were arrested during disorder in the belfa... | linda cleland belfast city hall union | new: alliance party councillor linda cleland was among those those affected by the violence . about 1,000 loyalist supporters rally in front of belfast city hall . senior police officer appeals for protesters to stay at home . tensions have mounted this week since city councilors voted against flying the union flag |
(cnn) forty days alone in the wilderness was enough for jesus, but lance armstrong is facing an altogether longer period of solitude the disgraced former cycling icon was stripped of his seven tour de france titles 44 days ago, on october 22, and has spent most of the intervening period in his hometown of austin, te... | mellow johnny's lance armstrong armstrong austin texas tour de france | mellow johnny's is a cycling store co owned by disgraced former cyclist lance armstrong . the store is in armstrong hometown of austin, texas . armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned for life from cycling . some cycling fans in austin still stand by armstrong despite doping allegations |
(cnn) 'beware the fury of the patient man' john dryden in january, 1956, egyptian president gamal abdel nasser was pledging to take over palestine in the united states, a 'sensational new rca victor star,' just days away from cracking the music charts with his first hit, 'heartbreak hotel,' was touring with hank... | alex castellanos obama romney castellanos year | alex castellanos says election may echo old split between cultural elite, silent majority . he says obama is widely viewed as the 'cool president,' romney is the opposite of cool . castellanos: could romney's persona be a plus in this year's election? |
islamabad (cnn) two suspected us drone strikes in pakistan's volatile tribal region left 15 people dead including a taliban commander on thursday, pakistani intelligence officials said among the 11 killed in one strike in the province of south waziristan was a taliban commander named mullah nazir, also known ... | pakistan taliban pakistani north waziristan | two separate drone strikes target militants in pakistan's tribal region, officials say . one strike kills a taliban leader with ties to the pakistani government, the officials say . another strike kills four in north waziristan, the officials say |
(cnn) tp mazembe from the democratic republic of congo defeated tunisian team esperance 6 1 on aggregate to retain their african champion's league title on saturday having won the first leg 5 0, mazembe were overwhelming favorites ahead of the clash in rades but fell behind to an early goal from esperance's ghanaian... | marabuto viraginian untauntingly | no related information |
(cnn) flooding and landslides from tropical depression parma have killed 186 people in the philippines, authorities said saturday frightened san manuel villagers flee after rumors spread that nearby san roque dam is in danger of collapse another 93 people have been injured, according to nalia tabliago of the philipp... | subdividingly rescindment predetermination | no related information |
(cnn) while sen barack obama says he'll visit iraq and afghanistan before the election, he's staying consistent with his plans to start withdrawing us troops almost immediately should he become president sen barack obama says he'll go to iraq and afghanistan before november obama says the need to withdraw troops is ... | tetradrachmon afterpeak ashamnu | no related information |
washington (cnn) the house of representatives on tuesday night passed an energy bill clearing the way for more oil drilling off us coasts, but not nearly as much as republican leaders wanted the bill was passed by a vote of 236 189 many republicans opposed the bill because it would allow new oil drilling only betwee... | democrats republicans republican | new: bill passes by 236 189 vote . democrats' plan would expand offshore drilling, but republicans not satisfied . some republicans fought proposal, saying too many areas still would be banned . republican representative: 'this is not 'yes' to drilling this is 'yes, but' ' |
(cnn) the end is near and the credits are about to roll but we're not done with 2013 just yet there's still time for you to get involved and tell us your top sporting moments over the past 12 months while we've put our heads together and come out with our own top 10, we'd love to hear from you so get in touch on ... | uncustomable sorbability suffixal | no related information |
(cnn) economic sanctions have effects, says an expert at johns hopkins university, but not all may be intended 'sanctions historically are quite counterproductive in the sense that if you impose sanctions on your enemy, it tends to strengthen your enemy,' steve hanke told cnn's john defterios in iran where oil ex... | authenticatable witness braconid | no related information |
(cnn) with a crushing right hand, juan manuel marquez knocked out manny pacquiao in the sixth round of a non title bout in las vegas late saturday, scoring a definitive victory after three previous bouts that ended in close judgments the fight came to an end 2:59 into the sixth round, after juan manuel marquez lande... | manny pacquiao mitt romney pacquiao | it is the first time either fighter knocked out the other . the first three fights resulted in a draw and two close wins for manny pacquiao . mitt romney wished pacquiao luck before the fight |
london (cnn) when i was driving through poland last year, all the talk was about a chinese company's failure to complete a major motorway project the contract was wrestled away from the chinese and the poles finished it themselves the details, denials and counter claims aren't important for this article; far more in... | cnn jim boulden china europe beijing | cnn's jim boulden writes he hardly hears positive stories about china's influence in europe . europe's and china's economies are intertwined . a change of leadership in beijing will not have much impact in europe |
(cnn) the last time maria sharapova beat serena williams, the russian was just 17 it was the final of the 2004 wta championships, and the victory capped her breakthrough year after an attention grabbing first grand slam title at wimbledon fast forward eight years, and history is repeating as the two biggest names in... | maria sharapova serena williams wta championships american last eight 2004 sharapova victoria azarenka saturday second williams fifth fourth agnieszka radwanska | maria sharapova sets up final clash with serena williams at wta championships . she has lost to american in last eight encounters but beat her in the 2004 final . sharapova defeats world no 1 victoria azarenka in saturday's second semifinal . williams cruised into her fifth final, beating fourth ranked agnieszka radwan... |
london, england (cnn) a british general who advocates a troop 'surge' in afghanistan will be appointed head of the british army next year, the ministry of defense said friday general david richards is to become the new head of the british army next year gen david richards, the current commander in chief of british l... | platycheiria finitely splenatrophy | no related information |
new york (cnn) with memories of a monster christmas blizzard still fresh, another blast of winter weather charged across eastern states friday, with winter advisories issued as far south as middle georgia a large complex winter system stretched across the northeast friday, making for messy commutes in cities like ph... | new york's new york philadelphia boston newark | new: 391 flights are canceled at new york's three major airports . new: a new york resident says many are 'worried about the cleanup work afterwards'. 20 flights are canceled at philadelphia's airport; delays in boston and newark |
geneva, switzerland (cnn) iranian officials sat down monday with the united states and other countries trying to put the brakes on tehran's nuclear program, a day after iran announced it is self sufficient in the nuclear fuel cycle there was 'an exchange of views and concerns,' between the iranians and envoys from t... | us british chinese russian french german iranian iran | new: sources say the talks are over for the day and will resume tuesday . us, british, chinese, russian, french, german and iranian officials meet . the discussions are the first on iran's nuclear program since over a year ago . iran expresses concern about attacks on its nuclear scientists |
tehran, iran (cnn) one of two academics attacked in iran on monday was a scientist involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities, iranian news agencies and the united nations reported in separate but similar attacks, assailants on motorcycles attached bombs to cars carrying two professors at shahid beheshti un... | eu iran un january monday | new: eu recently imposed sanctions on one of two academics attacked in iran . the wounded professor was cited in a un resolution as a nuclear scientist . a nuclear scientist was killed in iran in january . professors targeted monday were members of volunteer paramilitary |
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