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(cnn) i'm typing this in bed, lying next to my dog, mikey we're best buds, and it's sort of a thing we do there's also the occasional tongue kiss his tongue not mine usually but we're definitely pretty tight, and he trusts me with most anything save for dressing him up i once tried to put special doggy hiking shoes ... | kegling labrosaurid tunability | no related information |
(cnn student news) october 7, 2013 cnn student news shares the details on two military operations that us officials say send a message to terrorists around the world we also discuss new developments in the partial us government shutdown, and we examine concerns surrounding the us debt ceiling plus, we offer five th... | the daily curriculum the day 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... |
beijing, china (cnn) the chinese women's gymnastics team did not use underage competitors during this year's summer olympic games in beijing, the international gymnastics federation said wednesday widespread reports claimed that gold medal winner he kexin was only 14 years old the federation said it has concluded ... | noneconomically pincement serenatas | no related information |
london, england (cnn) an international team of climate scientists is calling on the public to help with a new initiative aimed at predicting how the climate will change during the 21st century using the collective power of ordinary home computers, scientists from the united kingdom, united states and south africa wi... | lactates dendrochronological hyperothodox | no related information |
(cnn) it's happened again another actress apparently forgot she wasn't wearing any underwear when exiting her limo in front of throngs of paparazzi the result: 'wardrobe malfunction' followed, of course, by a ton of free publicity for the actress and her new film we're talking about anne hathaway at monday night's n... | colorer homemaking ultratropical | no related information |
washington (cnn) anthony koller's squad was ambushed in iraq he saw his friend die he spent 14 months at war and returned home with a diagnosis that has become all too common for iraq and afghanistan veterans: post traumatic stress disorder the army discharged him but he did not receive medical benefits to which he ... | iraq afghanistan | veterans with post traumatic stress disorder filed a class action lawsuit . they claimed they were denied benefits . a settlement in the case will afford them compensation . thousands of iraq and afghanistan vets suffer from ptsd |
(cnn) are we there yet? if you're voyager 1 and you're looking for a spot beyond the end of our solar system, the answer is no nasa officials have been saying for months that voyager 1 is almost there when it comes to interstellar space as it continues the longest road trip in the history of mankind voyager 1 and vo... | voyager 1 about 11 billion miles voyager 2 about 9 billion miles | voyager 1 is about 11 billion miles from the sun and was launched in 1977 . voyager 1 finds new region of solar system, rather than the edge as scientists had predicted . voyager 2 is about 9 billion miles from the sun on a different flight path |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a radical cleric imprisoned for his role in a deadly pakistan mosque siege has vowed to continue his campaign to impose hardline islamic law in his first sermon since being released maulana abdul aziz gave his first sermon since being released from house arrest maulana abdul aziz was freed ... | diabetes drown concedes | no related information |
london, england (cnn) britain is prepared to send more troops to afghanistan, the head of the british army said in an interview published friday britain currently has 8,300 troops in afghanistan richard dannatt, the chief of the general staff, did not say how many troops he would be prepared to deploy britain curren... | britain afghanistan richard dannatt times army us | britain is ready to increase troop numbers in afghanistan, army chief says . richard dannatt told the times up to 2,000 more could be sent . army waiting for formal request by us government, he says |
(cnn) on the same day a young rising star is given his big break in formula one, one old timer is given a chance to kick start his motorsport career mclaren announced thursday that rookie kevin magnussen will race for the british team in the 2014, while lotus confirmed veteran heikki kovalainen will be part of its d... | chalcone haplitic paleodendrological | no related information |
(cnn) on monday night, avigdor liberman was sworn in as israel's foreign minister after an absence of almost a year, amid a crescendo of opposition protests in the knesset a comfortable majority vote 62 members voting for, 17 against and one abstention paved his way back into office but his hard line attitude ... | avigdor liberman israel monday november 6 liberman december 2012 benjamin netanyahu | avigdor liberman was sworn in as israel's foreign minister again on monday . on november 6, a court acquitted him of breach of trust and fraud charges . liberman had resigned as foreign minister in december 2012 to face the charges . prime minister benjamin netanyahu held the position open for liberman's return |
(cnn) sea levels are rising unevenly around the world, with pacific countries in particular suffering significant increases over the past two decades, according to accurate new satellite data on average, global sea levels have been rising at about three millimeters (mm) a year, however, this masks large differences ... | 3 mm the past two decades european space agency pacific venice | global sea levels rose by an average of 3 mm a year over the past two decades . most accurate data yet based on satellite data from european space agency . sea level rises uneven around the world with pacific region hit worst . venice one of many cities upgrading flood protection barriers |
new york (cnn) two andy warhol masterpieces are expected to sell for more than $100 million combined when they go up for auction next month in new york warhol's 'coca cola (3)' will be auctioned at christie's on november 12, followed by his 'silver car crash (double disaster)' on november 13 at sotheby's 'coca cola ... | warhol silver car 8 feet by 13 feet | paintings by pop artist will be auctioned one day apart . warhol painted iconic 'coca cola (3)' in 1962 . 'silver car crash' is 8 feet by 13 feet in size |
(cnn) christiane amanpour has urged news industry leaders and politicians to protect journalism with proper funding and respect for human rights, including freedom of the press in a speech to a major gathering of television executives in morocco on thursday, cnn's chief international correspondent painted a picture ... | cnn christiane amanpour newsxchange us barack obama amanpour | cnn's christiane amanpour gave a speech at the newsxchange event . she highlighted the need to fund journalism and respect human rights, including press freedom . she described us president barack obama's administrations as 'litigious against journalists'. amanpour also encouraged journalists not to portray every perso... |
(cnn) australia is emerging from the grip of its strongest la nina weather pattern on record a meteorological event that brings either devastating floods or, in the case of its counterpart el nino, scorching droughts according to the australian bureau of meteorology, the weather pattern that brought dramatic floo... | nerthrus ba dalradian | no related information |
washington (cnn) if there's a contest for worst travel experience of the year, united airlines flight 857 might be in the running the plane departed san francisco on sunday for a 13 hour trip to shanghai but most of the 262 passengers didn't get to china until tuesday evening three days late after an unplanned... | san francisco shanghai lavatories one $12 united | flight from san francisco to shanghai landed after lavatories broke . replacement plane also had mechanical problems . passenger says she got one $12 meal voucher but not her luggage . united apologizes, says it is reaching out to customers |
(cnn) british police were told in march this year that missing girl madeleine mccann may have been kidnapped by a pedophile ring which followed her three days before her abduction, according to reports madeleine mccann went missing in may 2007 after being left at a holiday apartment in the algarve region britain's d... | occasionings blemish liableness | no related information |
durban, south africa (cnn) an agreement reached sunday in south africa will help tackle the challenges of climate change for years to come, the united nations' chief said un secretary general ban ki moon hailed the decision reached by parties of the climate change convention in durban, south africa, which agreed to ... | a green climate fund oxfam the kyoto protocol | new: delegates agree to a green climate fund, which would help countries deal with effects of climate change . new: oxfam says negotiators reached the 'bare minimum deal possible' in the climate change talks . the kyoto protocol mandates that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions . it was set to exp... |
london, england (cnn) a neighborhood in east london was getting back to normal saturday after british army engineers detonated a large world war ii bomb unearthed this week on a building site, officials said army engineers covered the bomb with sand to minimise the risk of an explosion an army bomb disposal team car... | british army world war ii london ministry of defense: bomb | british army engineers detonate a large world war ii bomb in london . ministry of defense: bomb was the largest found in the capital since 1975 . disposal experts used strong magnets to stop timer after bomb started ticking |
barcelona fc will travel to london on tuesday evening ahead of saturday's champions league final because of fears iceland's volcanic ash cloud could disrupt their travel plans later in the week 'due to the uncertainty caused by ash from the grimsvotn volcano, the first team of barcelona will travel to london on tuesday... | spanish london barcelona manchester champions league wembley | volcanic ash cloud forces spanish champions onto early flight to london . barcelona meet manchester united in champions league final on saturday at wembley |
(cnn) spain's unemployment rate rose to a record high of 272% in the first quarter of 2013, the spanish national institute of statistics said thursday the figure represented an increase of 11 % from the previous quarter, as recession continues to take its toll on the debt stricken nation francisco carrizo, 37, a ven... | spain 272% the spanish parliament | spain's unemployment rate climbs to a new record high of 272% . the total number of unemployed people is now 62 million, official figures show . anti austerity protesters are due to march on the spanish parliament thursday |
(cnn student news) record the cnn special investigations unit classroom edition: notes from north korea when it airs commercial free on cnn (a short feature begins at 4:00 am and precedes the program) program overview cnn chief international correspondent christiane amanpour travels to north korea as the new york p... | us north korea the new york philharmonic's pyongyang north korea's us | examine the history of us north korea relations . learn about the new york philharmonic's historic concert in pyongyang . examine north korea's standoff with the us over nuclear weapons |
(cnn) the militant fighters of the kurdistan workers' party (pkk) have been engaged in a campaign of violence against the turkish state for more than two decades with the goal of establishing an autonomous kurdish homeland pkk leader abdullah ocalan, pictured in 1992 ocalan is currently serving a life sentence in a... | pkk turkish 1980s group kurdish turkey iraq | pkk militants engaged in violent struggle against turkish state since 1980s . group calls for establishment of an autonomous kurdish homeland . estimated to have killed more than 30,000 in attacks on turkish forces, civilians . turkey accuses pkk of attacking turkish targets from bases in northern iraq |
(cnn) british prime minister david cameron urged the international community thursday to help somalia's feeble government tackle piracy, militants and hunger otherwise, he said, the world risks terror threats from the troubled african nation world leaders met thursday in london to address terror and a raging insurge... | somalia al shabaab | 40 countries and international organizations attend the event . the session aims to galvanize the world to tackle somalia's woes . global terror and militant threats are among pressing issues in somalia . the militant al shabaab continues to pose a major threat |
editor's note: glenn beck is on cnn headline news nightly at 7 and 9 et and also is host of a conservative national radio talk show glenn beck says the decisions washington makes today could have fateful consequences for the future new york (cnn) dear america: happy 300th birthday! it's 2076 and we've just invented... | glenn beck america beck | glenn beck: america in 2076 could be a very scary place . beck imagines a country that is controlled by an all powerful state . people lost trust in government because of uncontrolled partisanship, he says . beck: bailing out industries amounts to socializing their losses |
london (cnn) a second batch of e mails thought to originate from the uk research unit involved in the 'climategate' controversy in 2009 has been posted on the internet a file containing approximately 5,000 private e mails from the university of east anglia's climate research unit (cru) was published online tuesday, ... | six days united nations durban tuesday uk 2009 us | new email leak released six days before united nations climate talks in durban . around 5,000 private emails published on internet on tuesday . uk climate unit believe that emails are from the same batch stolen in 2009 . climate scientists cleared of manipulating or falsifying data by uk and us reviews |
(cnn) officials from the massachusetts port authority issued an apology wednesday after conducting a fire training exercise at boston logan international airport on the 12th anniversary of the september 11 attacks 'the fire department will be training this morning smoke on the airfield is part of the training,' the ... | boston logan international airport 9/11 massachusetts port authority deval patrick | boston logan international airport holds fire training exercise on anniversary of 9/11 . massachusetts port authority issues apology in response to harsh condemnation . gov deval patrick: 'the timing could not be worse' |
sochi, russia (cnn) after several tumultuous days that included police detentions, interrogations and a public flogging from angry cossacks, the dissident punk band pussy riot struck back the controversial russian musicians released an angry music video on thursday slamming russian president vladimir putin's crackdo... | sochi pussy riot vladimir putin cossacks | at a bizarre news conference in sochi, pussy riot unveils a video critical of vladimir putin . the video features footage taken of band members being attacked by cossacks . man in giant chicken costume was part of fowl themed group attempting to disrupt event . on tuesday, police in sochi detained members of the dissid... |
(cnn) the seattle artist moxie makes sculptures out of felted wool that are, like her, desperately playful and mad 'i like to make wool do impossible things, to turn it from something soft to something hard,' says the artist whose blog is called 'we are all angry' moxie's latest creations were on exhibit at gallery ... | seattle moxie | seattle artist moxie creates creatures and objects from bright wool felt . she learned how to felt when she hired an artist while running an afters school program . her 'hunger' series features doll parts being gobbled up by felted aliens . she says there's a 'whimsy, desperate nature and shameful feeling' to some crea... |
(cnn) sen barack obama blasted congress for not passing a financial rescue package monday, while sen john mccain's campaign accused obama and democrats of putting 'politics ahead of country' the house of representatives rejected a $700 billion plan to bail out the financial system, putting a roadblock in front of th... | barack obama congress john mccain mccain obama thursday st louis missouri joe biden sarah palin the week | new: barack obama criticizes congress, statement from john mccain . mccain's campaign says obama 'failed to lead'. vp candidates' debate is thursday in st louis, missouri . joe biden, sarah palin spending much of the week in debate prep mode |
oxford, mississippi (cnn) here, in what could be called the fort knox of dope, mahmoud elsohly waits patiently as an assistant unlocks the stainless steel door to a climate controlled vault mahmoud elsohly oversees the nation's largest legal marijuana garden at the university of mississippi once inside, under the g... | university of mississippi us mexican | university of mississippi lab is home to the nation's only legal pot farm . the us government grows marijuana, tests its potency . study finds percentage of psychoactive ingredient in pot on the rise . mexican cartels control most us pot, but it's lower quality |
(cnn) williams has turned to brazilian felipe massa to boost its flagging f1 fortunes, the british based team confirming his signing for the 2014 season monday williams, once a major force in the constructors' championship, has claimed just a single point in 2013 and has parted company with venezuelan pastor maldona... | williams felipe massa massa ferrari valtteri bottas maldonado kimi raikkonen | williams signs felipe massa for 2014 f1 season . massa will be leaving ferrari at the end of the current season . will partner valtteri bottas at williams replacing pastor maldonado . kimi raikkonen to miss rest of this season due to back problem |
new delhi, india (cnn) more than a dozen trucks loaded with fruits, spices and other goods tuesday crossed the line dividing kashmir as india and pakistan opened a symbolic trade route in the disputed region for the first time in more than 60 years kashmiris watch as indian trucks cross into the border town of chako... | the line of control kashmir india pakistan south asian | trade route between the two sides the first in six decades . a heavy military presence occupies strip of land known as the line of control . kashmir a source of bitter dispute between india and pakistan since 1947 . trade meant to bolster a 2004 peace accord between the south asian rivals |
(cnn) with hundreds of millions of africans owning mobile phones, citizens are becoming increasingly well connected this is providing a powerful opportunity for citizens to access critical information about their parliaments and to report on human rights violations, corruption and poor service delivery these interve... | african loren treisman africa | mobile phones are helping african citizens hold their governments to account . loren treisman: 'there's a real thirst for this information in africa'. technology can help ensure governments serve the interests of their citizens, she says |
jerusalem (cnn) as israel's top housing official announced sunday the details of plans to build new settlements on disputed territory, critics warned that the construction could derail upcoming israeli palestinian peace talks opposition israeli politicians sharply criticized the announcement, which comes days before... | palestinian israel israeli | new: chief palestinian negotiator: israel's settlement announcement is 'unacceptable'. new: israeli government spokesman: 'there's more spinning here than reality'. israel's housing minister says the decision 'is the right thing to do'. the announcement comes as israeli palestinian peace talks are set to resume |
(cnn) summon siri, the digital assistant contained within the iphone 4s, and ask: 'why is it so hard to find good help these days?' 'i don't know what you mean,' answers the robotic female voice despite all of the quirky, saucy and entertaining responses to oddball remarks like 'i'm drunk' (siri returns a list of... | apple siri | siri, apple's voice controlled assistant, is quite good at what it knows how to do . however, siri is unable to perform some basic tasks . apple says siri is a 'beta' and that the company will improve it over time |
manila, philippines (cnn) with memories of last year's killer typhoons still fresh, typhoon megi roared across the philippines on monday, ripping through roofs and cutting off electricity the cyclone's peak wind speeds decreased as the system moved over the sierra madre mountains, but it still packed sustained winds... | typhoon megi typhoon juan the south china sea luzon philippines 300 to 500 millimeters 12 to 20 inches | typhoon megi, also known as typhoon juan, has weakened further over land . the storm is expected to regain strength as it moves over the south china sea . northern areas of luzon have been battered by heavy rain and strong winds . parts of the philippines could get 300 to 500 millimeters (12 to 20 inches) of rain |
new york (cnn) authorities in new york state are working to identify the remains of an infant found in an upstate river that are believed to be those of a baby missing from utica since june utica police sgt steve hauck said a crew of about seven new york state police divers found the remains in a container in a very... | new york state police levon wameling | new york state police find the remains of a child in a river based on a tip . the remains were in a container in 'a narrow area' of the river, police say . levon wameling was 10 months old when his father reported him missing in june . dad waited 2 weeks to report disappearance, raising questions, police said in june |
(cnn) the fourth typhoon to hit the philippines in a month came ashore east of the capital, manila, on saturday morning, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and washing away shanty houses near the coast typhoon mirinae quickly moved west into the south china sea and became a tropical storm it was forecast to continue due... | saturday third lupit last week | storm hits saturday, cuts electricity supply, videographer says . storm washes away many shanty houses near the coast . a third typhoon, lupit narrowly missed making landfall last week |
(cnn) when the republican candidates were asked what they would bring to the white house if elected, georgia businessman herman cain set himself apart from the career politicians on the stage with him by replying: 'i would bring a sense of humor to the white house, because america's too uptight!' he could have been ... | the white house georgia rick santorum jon huntsman harley | candidates tell what changes they would bring to the white house . georgia businessman says he'd bring a sense of humor . rick santorum, father of 7, says he would add a bedroom . jon huntsman says he'd park his harley there |
(cnn) katt williams announced the end of his stand up comedy career monday, a day after a bizarre incident in seattle that landed him in jail 'i'm just going to go ahead and announce my retirement from stand up,' he told a photographer for seattle tv station komo monday night 'i'm kinda done' williams was in seattle... | struthiomimus woodlet slovenlike | no related information |
london, england (cnn) so often it starts with just a provocative word, and in my case it was three 'black and blue' a phrase more commonly used to describe bruising and pain had been used as the title of an autobiography by chelsea's first black footballer, paul canoville paul canoville endured horrendous abuse in ... | cnn series paul canoville chelsea samuel eto'o zinedine zidane formula one | cnn considers issues of racism in sport in a one week special . series includes features on paul canoville, chelsea's first black footballer . football stars samuel eto'o, zinedine zidane tell us about their experiences . formula one, golf, cricket also come under spotlight |
(cnn) in 2009, we wrote a book, '40 more years: how democrats will rule the next generation' building on ruy teixeira and john judis' 2002 tour de force 'the emerging democratic majority' predicting the 2008 election, we argued that america's diversifying and increasingly liberal youth voters would secure a lasting ... | democratic tuesday gop | writers predicted that diverse, liberal youth voters would secure democratic majority . they say tuesday election results proved them correct . they say gop throws money at election, clings to culture war . writers: dems win with support of growing groups; gop sees support of shrinking groups |
(cnn) sports superstar roger federer has organized a charity event to raise funds for the victims of the haiti earthquake, as the tennis world rallies to contribute to the cause federer, the world's top ranked player, will take part in an exhibition event in australia on sunday along with other top names such as ra... | cystiform minidisks laine | no related information |
hong kong, china (cnn) air pollution at or near record levels in hong kong on monday was caused by a sandstorm from northern china, environmental officials said the environmental protection department urged people, especially those with breathing or heart problems, to stay indoors and limit physical exertion schools... | hong kong china | air pollution reaches near record levels, hong kong government says . officials: sandstorm in mainland china causing the pollution |
(cnn) acclaimed director clint eastwood and singer beyonce knowles may team up in a remake of 'a star is born,' a warner bros official said eastwood, the entertainment icon known for his gruff portrayals, is in talks to direct the 1937 classic, a warner bros spokeswoman said and knowles is in negotiations to star in... | clinton eastwood beyonce knowles eastwood | clinton eastwood and beyonce knowles are in talks to work on the film . eastwood may direct a remake of the 1937 classic . it has already been remade two other times |
john f kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th us president on january 20, 1961 the following is a transcript of his inaugural address: vice president johnson, mr speaker, mr chief justice, president eisenhower, vice president nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens: we observe today not a victory of pa... | john f kennedy americans | john f kennedy: 'the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans'. 'if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich'. 'let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate'. 'ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your cou... |
new york (cnn) even though the american elections won't be decided until the polls close tonight, the irish bookies late last week started paying off bettors who predicted republicans would win a majority in the house of representatives and they stopped making new bets that's a pretty definite statement! although i ... | irish gop house rollins republicans john dingell barney frank | rollins: irish bookies already paid bettors who predicted gop would win house majority . because so many races are close, this is one election where every vote matters, rollins says . he says republicans are expected to easily end up with a majority of governors . if john dingell or barney frank loses, then it's been a... |
(cnn) there's rudolph and frosty, the grinch and charlie ralphie, george bailey, clark griswold and buddy but do you recall the geekiest holiday specials and movies of all? for those looking for a change of pace from the traditional holiday fare on tv this season, here are some suggestions for programming that's tra... | pac man chewbacca rankin bass the hobbit skeletor christmas | nerdy holiday favorites star pac man, pee wee and chewbacca . rankin bass, known for its holiday specials, also adapted 'the hobbit'. even a grumpy villain like skeletor can enjoy the spirit of christmas |
(cnn) facebook has been quiet for the past six months, but only because it's been working on new products no, one of them is not a facebook phone 'the phone just doesn't make any sense,' said a smiling but adamant facebook ceo mark zuckerberg when asked whether he was working on the mythical facebook smartphone the ... | eudemian zymophyte hydrotherapeutics | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) a female suicide bomber in northern iraq targeted buoyant soccer fans who had just watched their national team win a big match against china, authorities told cnn at least 29 people were wounded when the bomber detonated her suicide vest in a marketplace in the diyala province town of qara tappa,... | nonsimulate unteased linne | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the british museum plans to display a statue of supermodel kate moss that it bills as the largest gold statue built since ancient egypt the statue of kate moss will be displayed in the british museum in a gallery holding anicent greek sculpture called 'siren,' the statue will be part of a grou... | kate moss egypt siren the british museum greek | statue of kate moss billed as largest gold statue built since ancient egypt . called 'siren,' the statue will be on display at the british museum . moss statue will be displayed in gallery housing ancient greek sculpture |
(cnn) wjla anchorman leon harris remembers that when the pain began on august 1, it came out of the blue 'i woke up that thursday morning prepared to go to the gym and then go to work and have a regular day,' he said 'but i had this incredible, sudden pain in my stomach that was something that i have never felt befo... | nephrelcosis benzazide curvograph | no related information |
(cnn) my earliest memories of life in cambodia are clouded i strain to recall my biological parents i do remember waking up each morning, climbing trees to forage for fruit and berries with my cousins, and sitting around a fire each night for the one meal we ate each day i've always remembered my yea (grandmother... | srey powers khmer cambodia cambodian | srey powers, a former khmer refugee, was adopted from cambodia at the age of six . she was left in an orphanage without explanation of what was happening to her . twelve years later she traveled with her adoptive mother to find her cambodian family . she found her grandmother, who said: 'forgive me for giving you away' |
(cnn) three ballistic missile crew members have been punished for sleeping during a sensitive task, the air force reported thursday two first lieutenants and a captain fell asleep on july 12 while in control of a classified electronic part that contained old launch codes for intercontinental nuclear missiles it happ... | first air force | two first lieutenants and a captain fell asleep while manning a classified device . 2 officers are investigated for lying about destroying classified missile components . there have been a string of air force mishaps and problems relating to weapons |
(cnn) in the 1950s, i was almost gang molested by a group of male fellow high school students the incident took place one afternoon in the basement basketball court of the nearby catholic church, of which i was a member i had recently invited one member of the group to what i thought was an innocent get together at ... | bullweed demonstratable fretworked | no related information |
(cnn) it was a horrifying front page photo in every sense of the word it felt cheap, degrading and exploitative in a way that words could never match the photo captures a queens man, ki suck han, after he had been pushed onto the subway tracks monday as an oncoming train roared toward him the screaming headline says... | howard kurtz new york post new yorkers kurtz | howard kurtz: new york post ran degrading, exploitative pic of man about to be hit by subway . human response is one of horror, and reason paper did it: to grip new yorkers, he says . he says it's newsworthy for a tab, but worse offense is photog who didn't seem to help . kurtz: post sensationalizes to sell papers and ... |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) ann nixon cooper craned her neck and leaned her head forward on the television set across the room, barack obama moved forward and put his hand on the bible ann nixon cooper, 107, watched the inauguration from her atlanta home: 'i'm most excited' at 107 years old, cooper said she always believ... | 107 year old ann nixon cooper barack obama november cooper this day | 'i'm so happy,' says 107 year old ann nixon cooper . barack obama had praised her for her heroism during his november victory speech . cooper watched the inauguration from her living room with grandsons and caretaker . she said she always hoped she'd see this day: 'i'm most excited about it' |
(cnn) one hundred and eighty days apparently wasn't enough time for the buyer of a winning $77 million lottery ticket to come forward that's if the (un)lucky buyer still has it the powerball ticket from a june 29 drawing was not turned in by monday's deadline, said jb landroche, spokesman for the georgia lottery win... | palfrenier uninitialed affronts | no related information |
(rolling stone) it would be impossible to list the oscar worthy performances of 2010 without highlighting javier bardem in 'biutiful' mexican director alejandro gonzález iñárritu ('babel,' '21 grams,' 'amores perros') describes uxbal, the character bardem embodies in flesh and spirit, as 'devoted father, tormented l... | samlets barbers neuromalacia | no related information |
(cnn) my marriage ended in 1995 after 23 years my two daughters were adults i knew i would be required to pay alimony, split the assets and provide health insurance for a reasonable period of time but a marriage that had been difficult for many years was finally over, or so i thought i didn't know i was about to ent... | steve hitner second hitner | steve hitner worked to reform state alimony law after he went bankrupt trying to pay . he remarried and some of his second wife's income went to hitner's alimony payments . hitner: new law has guidelines and sets reasonable length of time for payments . he says many states are considering new laws that don't financiall... |
(cnn) chinese language media often refer to jay chou as the 'small heavenly king,' but the taiwan born pop idol is more down to earth than the many accolades he receives suggest at 29, jay chou is already a household name in many asian countries 'i think i tend to believe in myself i don't knowmaybe i was born to be... | notariate subpotent awkwardly | no related information |
washington (cnn) with moments of silence punctuated by somber music, readings of names, and tears, americans held solemn memorial services thursday to honor the victims of the september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks president bush comforts a mourner thursday at the dedication of the pentagon's 9/11 memorial former de... | a day new york washington cnncom live | new: former defense secretary donated thousands for memorial . 'on a day when buildings fell, heroes rose,' president says . day 'began like any other and ended as none ever has,' new york mayor says . watch 9/11 memorials in new york and washington on cnncom live |
(cnn) two russian bombers have landed at a venezuelan airfield, from which they will carry out training flights for several days, the russian defense ministry said wednesday russia's tupolev tu 160, pictured here in 2003, is a long range strategic bomber the tupolev tu 160 strategic bombers landed at venezuela's lib... | russian interfax russian defense ministry nato venezuelan novosti | russian bombers will use airfield for training over neutral waters, interfax reports . russian defense ministry spokesman: nato fighters followed bombers . venezuelan president had said he'd welcome russian air force, novosti reports |
hong kong (cnn) presenting mooncakes to relatives and business associates may be an integral part of china's mid autumn festival celebrations, but a new law aims to dampen the spirit of mooncake giving at least among government officials as announced by the communist party's central commission for discipline insp... | ammonolyze plasmode deescalation | no related information |
(cnn) smokable herbal blends marketed as 'legal highs' have become increasingly popular and as easy to buy as cigarettes the blends of exotic herbs and other plants have been sprayed or coated with one or more chemicals that, when smoked, produce euphoria they are commonly labeled as herbal incense to mask their in... | calvina fay fay k2 | calvina fay: minors can buy smokable herbal blends sprayed with chemicals . fay says 'synthetic marijuana' labeled as herbal incense to mask intended purpose . k2 contains dangerous drugs and should be illegal, she says, as it is in several nations . we don't need more addicts, drug impaired drivers or drug related d... |
rome (cnn) judges in the trial of the captain of the wrecked cruise liner costa concordia agreed wednesday to his request for a new examination of the ship, costa cruises spokesman davide barbano told cnn from inside the court lawyers for capt francesco schettino had asked the panel of three judges on monday for per... | the costa concordia months francesco schettino schettino | judges agree to a request for a new examination of the costa concordia . the decision could mean a delay of months in the legal process . capt francesco schettino asked for permission to tour the ship's bridge and engine room . schettino's lawyers want to show that he was not solely responsible for the disaster |
(cnn) david moyes' first manchester derby ended in crushing defeat sunday as his united team suffered an embarrassing 4 1 loss away to english premier league title rival city moyes, facing the immense task in replacing alex ferguson the most successful manager in british football history could only watch as ci... | manchester city sunday manchester united sergio aguero yaya toure samir nasri wayne rooney united robin van persie epl stoke | manchester city wins 4 1 in sunday's derby match against manchester united . sergio aguero scores twice, with yaya toure and samir nasri also on target . wayne rooney nets late consolation for united in absence of robin van persie . arsenal top of epl table on goal difference after 3 1 win over stoke |
(cnn) if you don't have the time, inclination and, more importantly, the money to go to university in manila, you can still get a degree it will cost you between $us10 and $us60, it will take about two hours to complete and it will be fake welcome to 'recto university,' the name manila mockingly gives to the strip o... | underranger seasick bacilli | no related information |
(cnn) regional leaders meeting in uganda on saturday called on a rebel group in the eastern democratic republic of the congo to withdraw from a city seized by its fighters this week and to 'stop all war activities' the m23 group must also 'stop talk of overthrowing an elected government,' said a statement issued by ... | kabila congolese rebels drc | new: spokesman: rebels want president kabila to implement a 2009 truce deal . congolese government must listen to the rebels' grievances, regional leaders say . rebels must 'stop talk of overthrowing an elected government,' regional leaders say . aid groups abandon operations, leaving eastern drc susceptible to a human... |
university avenue, yangon (cnn) i am surfing the internet from aung san suu kyi's garden that sentence implies several minor miracles the fact that i am in the country at all is surprising i was deported for my reporting on the repression here twice now i have been invited back with the white house press pack, my pa... | cnn dan rivers myanmar aung san suu kyi's barack obama us asian obama | cnn's dan rivers back in myanmar after being deported twice . he's emailing from aung san suu kyi's garden ahead of a visit by barack obama . us president is on historic trip to myanmar monday as part of asian tour . obama is first sitting us president to visit myanmar after years of repressive military rule |
(cnn) it was intended as a piece of comedy, but it's turned into a drama a young american living in the united arab emirates has been imprisoned since april, his family says, for posting what was intended to be a funny video on the internet now, the family of shezanne 'shez' cassim wants to bring attention to his ca... | tumulous glycopexis knickknacky | no related information |
(cnn) there are few people who can say their job saved them, but former gang member rafael jimenez says he's one of them 'if i wasn't working here i'd be on the streets looking for problems or, even worse, selling drugs,' jimenez told cnn en español 'working here saved my life,' said jimenez, dressed in his blue uni... | homeboy industries greg boyle program | homeboy industries helps gang members get off the streets . father greg boyle, the founder, has counseled thousands of gang members . program provides jobs for people who want to turn their lives around . homeboy industries also provides services such as tattoo removal |
(rolling stone) it could have been a bunch of pip pip, stiff upper lip brit blather about a stuttering king who learns to stop worrying and love the microphone instead, 'the king's speech' a crowning achievement powered by a dream cast digs vibrant human drama out of the dry dust of history king george vi (col... | halalas replant peckled | no related information |
(cnn) authenticity has become one of those buzzwords that we love to hate like many other words that have met a similar fate after being co opted, misused, and overused, authenticity entered the popular lexicon because it tapped into something powerful in our culture having spent the past decade studying human behav... | brené brown brown | brené brown says 'authenticity' is a word that's out of favor, but it's key to a fulfilling life . she says people who choose to express their real self risk criticism and shame . brown says there's more risk if we keep our selves bottled up, losing faith in our worth |
princeton, new jersey (cnn) the outcome of the election of 2012 is becoming even tougher to predict, since there are many political landmines facing both parties president barack obama has enjoyed a resurgence in his political standing, with polls showing him ahead of the gop rivals in hypothetical matchups for the ... | julian zelizer obama europe gop | julian zelizer: events could produce sharp swings in the presidential race . he says obama could be affected by europe crisis, high court ruling on health care . gop feuding has potential to severely handicap the party's eventual candidate, he says |
(cnn) president barack obama has accomplished some extraordinary things but can he really shoot down a fighter jet? the f 22 raptor is the most expensive jet fighter ever built the plane is the f 22 raptor, a supersonic stealth marvel that looks like it's flown straight out of a hollywood action film it is being bui... | us obama congress f 22 raptor defense gates f 22 | us president obama faces battle with congress over new f 22 raptor . obama, defense secretary gates don't want any more of the $350m fighter jets . many in congress see f 22 as way of protecting defense industry jobs . obama has threatened to veto legislation ordering more fighter jets |
near flagstaff, arizona (cnn) as one of hundreds of evacuees in arizona's raging wildfire, serena chesmore valued family over home she ensured the safety of the most precious things in the world: her family and pets her house in kachina village, after all, is replaceable, chesmore said friday 'the kids, the pets, th... | 8,500 acres flagstaff tuesday only 5% three days first | fire has scorched 8,500 acres near flagstaff since tuesday . dust dry pine needles, high winds and steep slopes make for ideal fire conditions . hundreds of homes, businesses are threatened and have been evacuated . the blaze is only 5% contained three days after it was first reported |
(cnn) billy taylor, one of the most influential american jazz musicians of the second half of the twentieth century, died tuesday at the age of 89, according to a statement posted on his official web site taylor passed away in new york due to heart failure, his daughter kim taylor thompson noted in the statement ove... | billy taylor taylor i wish i knew how it would feel to be free | jazz musician billy taylor died tuesday at the age of 89 . taylor died of heart failure, according to his daughter . taylor composed over 350 songs . taylor composed the civil rights song 'i wish i knew how it would feel to be free' |
new york (cnn) prosecutors on thursday dropped a drug possession with intent to sell charge against a musician who was arrested earlier this year in connection with the heroin overdose death of actor philip seymour hoffman in return, robert aaron vineberg pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, according to the manhattan... | robert vineberg philip seymour hoffman oscar february 2 vineberg | robert vineberg was among four people arrested after the death of philip seymour hoffman . oscar winning actor was found dead february 2 of an apparent overdose . vineberg pleads guilty to a lesser drug charge, will get probation |
(cnn) singer aretha franklin is back home recuperating after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed malady, her publicist, tracey jordan, said wednesday doctors called the surgery 'highly successful,' jordan said, and the queen of soul is 'happy to be home' preparing for spending the holidays with her family franklin... | aretha franklin earlier this month franklin | singer aretha franklin was hospitalized earlier this month . surgery is called 'highly successful' by doctors . franklin says she's hoping to see a couple of plays soon |
(cnn) lawyers for the mother of a 15 year old girl suing 'the tyra show' lambasted the show's producers tuesday as 'reckless' for letting her child appear as a self described sex addict the girl's mother, beverly mcclendon, filed a lawsuit earlier this month in us district court in atlanta, georgia her suit contends... | the tyra show beverly mcclendon $3 million | lawyers say 'the tyra show' was 'reckless' in letting a teenage girl on the show . the girl appeared on the show describing her struggles with sex addiction . lawyers say girl forged a signature on a parental consent form . the girl's mother, beverly mcclendon, is suing 'the tyra show' for $3 million |
(cnn) join roland martin for his weekly sound off segment on cnncom live at 11:10 am wednesday if you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you roland martin says voting on tuesday made sense when the day was set in 1845, but a change is needed now that the political parties have informally settled on ... | roland martin martin next congress | roland martin says election day should be changed to the weekend . weekday voting once made sense, but no longer, martin says . goal should be to make it easy for as many people to vote as possible, he says . next president should work with congress to make the switch, he says |
(rollingstonecom) prince promised he'd bring his 'welcome 2 america' series of east coast concerts on 'a purple day in december,' and now we know what that purple day will be: according to new york r&b station wbls, prince will kick off a three night stand at east rutherford, new jersey's izod center on december 14... | december 14th, 15th 17th new jersey's izod center december 19th and 29th new york's madison square garden america october 30th | prince is performing december 14th, 15th, and 17th at new jersey's izod center . prince is also playing december 19th and 29th at new york's madison square garden . tickets for all five 'welcome 2 america' concerts will go on sale october 30th |
(ewcom) gwyneth paltrow will be singing cee lo green's 'f you' on 'glee' in two weeks, fox confirmed i maintain this is a better song for mr schue, but i'm officially curious perhaps it will be country strong! the song is going to be sanitized to 'forget you,' which is so substantially less catchy, and seeing the ... | paltrow glee two weeks fox country strong | the song is going to be sanitized to 'forget you'. paltrow will be appearing on 'glee' in two weeks, fox confirmed . in 'country strong,' paltrow sang four songs herself |
jerusalem (cnn) israel agreed to release a notorious killer sunday in order to bring closure to the families of three missing military men, a government spokesman said an israeli woman stands in front of posters of captured soldiers sunday in jerusalem 'it's not an easy decision,' mark regev told cnn 'one of the peo... | reforbid precisianist cransier | no related information |
(cnn) if england's netballers are going to realize their goal of becoming the world's finest team, they're going to have to get nasty no longer does jo harten want her colleagues to be out muscled by their antipodean cousins, who have ruled the roost at the sport's top table for many years england's goalscoring hots... | riping lecideaceae pilloried | no related information |
(cnn) the budget battles continue to rage every time the congress and the president reach another resolution over taxes and spending the new fiscal cliff another round of fighting begins at best, the government manages to operate based on continuing resolutions, temporary stopgap measures that indicate the bud... | julian zelizer republicans democratic zelizer gop | julian zelizer: budget battles reoccur regularly, and each time seems worse . republicans have used the weapon of a shutdown to cripple democratic presidents, he says . zelizer: when a tactic such as threatening to veto debt limit increase is used, it becomes the new normal . he says some in gop are outraged, and now i... |
san diego, california (cnn) you almost have to feel sorry for president obama almost you know you're having a tough week when you're essentially being called untruthful by, of all people, bill clinton, who knows a thing or two about stretching the truth at the very least, clinton insisted that obama in trying to ... | ruben navarrette obama clinton americans democrats | ruben navarrette: it's been a tough week for obama, including criticism from clinton . he says millions of americans are seeing policies canceled, only small numbers signing up . democrats running for re election in 2014 are getting nervous, he says . obama's poll ratings are taking a hit due to lack of confidence in h... |
(cnn) the driver of a large motor coach that crashed in oregon late last month, killing nine and injuring 39, had worked 92 hours in the seven days leading up to the crash, far exceeding the 70 hours allowed, according to the us department of transportation, which tuesday ordered the canadian bus company to cease op... | bicarb cotehardie amir | no related information |
(cnn) a team of medical examiners has ruled that oklahoma death row prisoner clayton lockett died from the state's lethal injection and not by heart attack the report, which was released thursday by the oklahoma department of corrections, called the manner of death a 'judicially ordered execution' the controversial ... | hd hypertragically emendation | no related information |
(cnn) the environmental protection agency recently finalized a rule that for the first time requires us coal and oil fired power plant operators to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants epa rules in place under the 1990 clean air act have targeted acid rain and smog forming chemicals emitting... | methylmercury epa | the new limits are projected to prevent 130,000 cases of asthma, 6,300 cases of bronchitis . methylmercury, found in fish and shellfish, can harm a child's thinking, language . the new epa rule also limits emissions of hazardous air pollutants like arsenic, benzene |
(cnn) an armed group detained 43 un peacekeepers in syria near the country's only border crossing with the israeli occupied golan heights early thursday, a day after militants took the crossing from the syrian regime, the united nations said those holding the peacekeepers are members of the al qaeda linked al nusra ... | a day syria israeli golan heights un fiji quneitra al nusra front | news comes a day after rebels took crossing between syria, israeli occupied golan heights . the un says 43 peacekeepers from fiji detained in area of quneitra, syria, near crossing . an israeli military official says the al nusra front is detaining the peacekeepers |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) gangs of young men armed with machetes are roaming the streets in kenya as post election violence threatens to engulf the country horrific attacks are being reported, including the torching of a church where people who had sought refuge were burned alive at least 148 people have been killed and ... | extromit compartmentalizing natricine | no related information |
(rollingstonecom) lil wayne returned to the stage last night at the hard rock hotel in las vegas for the finale of drake's light dream's and nightmares tour, stunning fans by joining drake midway through their new single 'miss me' 'i'm fresh from my vacation,' weezy said as the crowd erupted into absolute pandemoniu... | eruptively helioscopic gaulin | no related information |
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 |
(rollingstonecom) lady gaga and elton john, who teamed up to open the 52nd annual grammys back in january, have collaborated on a new song, 'hello, hello' it will appear on the soundtrack for the animated disney film 'gnomeo and juliet' (and not on gaga's upcoming album 'born this way,') ew's the music mix reports t... | gaga john hello, hello disney gnomeo juliet the lion king | gaga and john's song 'hello, hello' will appear on the soundtrack for a disney film . the animated film, 'gnomeo and juliet,' hits theaters on february 11th, 2011 . john has contributed music to movies before, most notably with 'the lion king' soundtrack |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) a man who cast himself as a victim of the recent attack on a nairobi mall gave himself away as a possible suspect when a machine gun magazine fell out of his pocket as he was being evacuated, a kenyan counterterrorism source said thursday this kenyan national, who was injured in the ordeal, is c... | comptie microdentism underslope | no related information |
(ewcom) it's the comeback that 'general hospital' fans have been waiting for: the emmy winning genie francis, who spent a little over a year on 'the young and the restless,' will return to the abc soap that made her a household name, ew has learned exclusively francis just closed a deal to reprise her role as laura ... | ephippial amorphi raunchiest | no related information |
(cnn) when you get bored, your eyes wander so when a blossoming blowout between the university of alabama and some other team in monday night's college football championship floated into yawnfest territory, the electronic eyes of espn naturally went wandering settling on a brunette bombshell who just happens to b... | espn brent musburger katherine webb musburger alabama webb | new: network says the announcer went 'too far' in his comments . espn broadcaster brent musburger points out katherine webb during blowout game . 'what a beautiful woman,' musburger gushes about the alabama quarterback's girlfriend . webb becomes a top web search, gains thousands of twitter followers as a result |
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