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(cnn) a solitary goal from karim benzema kept real madrid in touch with league leaders barcelona on sunday night as jose mourinho's side overcame mallorca 1 0 at the bernabeu the french striker's left footed effort in the 61st minute ensured madrid returned to winning ways after a disappointing draw against almeria ... | dispossessing pyopoiesis chinning | no related information |
tijuana, mexico (cnn) more americans, tired of skyrocketing gas prices, are crossing the border to mexico, where fueling up costs a great deal less but the aaa auto club warns the short term savings could spiral into long term expenses right now a gallon of gas costs about $310 in tijuana, while it's about $460 just... | protosalt subnotochordal cupidinous | no related information |
(cnn) raphael larrinaga was tired of sending out job applications and not getting a response, so he decided to try a different approach no, he didn't embellish a job title or fabricate a master's degree on his rã©sumã© instead, he swapped out his spanish first name for something with more 'americanized,' something t... | playground michael howell's kim manlove ryan babarsky | ireporters share stories of living with names associated with different race, gender . playground bullies would ask michael howell's children why their mother had a sex change . kim manlove says being teased for his name taught him compassion for others . 'people still have special ideas about what names mean,' female ... |
(cnn) and here we were expecting a slice of key lime pie google has surprised the tech world by announcing that the next version of android, its mobile operating system, will be named kitkat in honor of the candy bar developers munched on while they were creating it 'we couldn't imagine a better name for our andr... | technically impossibly druses | no related information |
(cnn) something looked a little different on monday night's 17th season premiere of abc's 'dancing with the stars' for one thing, the dancers and celebrities entered the stage on a red carpet set up just outside the studio, and then took their seats next to the judges' table on stage what used to be an upstairs 'lux... | dancing with the stars amber riley | 'dancing with the stars' returned on monday . the competition is now in its 17th season . it's changed a few things in the format . 'glee' star amber riley was a top scorer |
(cnn) four more arrests have been made in connection over the death of a dutch volunteer soccer official who was allegedly beaten by teenage players at an amateur game earlier this month dutch police said tuesday they had arrested two 16 year olds, a 17 year old and a 50 year old man the latter is the father of a pl... | dutch richard nieuwenhuizen | eight people now in custody over the death of dutch volunteer soccer official . two 16 year olds, a 17 year old as well as a 50 year old man arrested on tuesday . dutch police appeal for anyone with photos or video recordings of the attack to come forward . richard nieuwenhuizen, 41, died after being beaten following a... |
(cnn) the boy who wrote a letter to santa asking him to help stop bullies from picking on his twin sister has a lot of new friends now friends like actor and comedian stephen kramer glickman, who plays the manager of a boy band on the nickelodeon show 'big time rush' when glickman heard about 8 year old ryan suffern... | ryan santa amber big time rush stephen kramer glickman tony posnanski cnn | 8 year old ryan wrote a letter to santa after seeing his sister being bullied at school . ryan's sister amber is bullied by her peers on the bus and during class because of her weight . ryan's letter grabbed the attention of 'big time rush' actor stephen kramer glickman . mother shared story with blogger tony posnanski... |
(cnn) former egyptian president mohamed morsy will stand trial on charges of incitement to conduct murder and 'thuggery' relating to clashes near the presidential palace in december, state run mena reported sunday the country's general prosecutor ordered morsy to stand trial along with 14 members of the muslim broth... | december the muslim brotherhood mohamed morsy early july | new: at least 10 people were reportedly killed in the december protests . 14 members of the muslim brotherhood are also ordered to stand trial . it's unclear when the trial will actually start . mohamed morsy was ousted by the military in early july |
washington (cnn) it's a scenario we've seen before: a gridlocked congress pushes off legislative action until the last minute but this time, leaders couldn't reach a deal before they were scheduled to break for a five week recess house speaker john boehner and his new leadership team were prepared to pass a bill to ... | diplogenetic esterase extraregarding | no related information |
(cnn) jury selection kicked off thursday in the federal corruption case of former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick and his associates, who are accused of setting up a criminal enterprise in the mayor's office that engaged in racketeering, bribery, fraud and extortion a panel of 12 jurors, with six alternates, will dec... | detroit millions of dollars | the jury panel will be whittled down from a pool of more than 200 candidates . twelve jurors will decide the fate of the former detroit mayor and three associates . prosecutors say the men were involved in rigging millions of dollars in city contracts . all four men have maintained their innocence |
outside tbilisi, georgia (cnn) evidence of the fighting is everywhere in the georgian city of gori blood on the ground, the smell of smoke in the air, and wrecked cars in the street, according to a cnn crew that drove through the area a gori resident outside her apartment block, which was shelled during the conf... | georgian gori russia russian dutch | georgian city of gori feels full impact of war with russia . few people are left in the city, which russian forces shelled tuesday . dutch cameraman was killed and a correspondent wounded |
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... | manifold heteromeran preaccustoming | no related information |
(cnn) carlos sainz is closing on his first dakar rally car title after extending his lead with victory on tuesday's 10th stage in the south american event the spaniard, who led last year's race before crashing out on the 12th stage, was 10 minutes and six seconds ahead of volkswagen teammate nasser al attiyah of qat... | procellas snecked eagled | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) volunteering with local law enforcement, shaquille o'neal has learned from his peers that domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous for police officers nba star shaquille o'neal praises karen earl for her efforts on behalf of domestic abuse victims '[it's] a very disturbing t... | o'neal karen earl the jenesse center los angeles every year | o'neal's work in law enforcement taught him the serious nature of domestic violence . his hero, karen earl, runs the jenesse center, which aids abuse victims . the los angeles center helps more than 8,500 victims every year . the center gives women a chance to overcome adversity, o'neal said |
(cnn) serie a leaders ac milan remain on course for a domestic double after reaching the quarterfinals of the italian cup with a 3 0 home win over bari milan, with antonio cassano making his debut for the club, were always in control at the san siro, and they now travel to cassano's former club sampdoria with a p... | ac milan the italian cup zlatan ibrahimovic bari alexander merkel robinho san siro milan sampdoria | serie a leaders ac milan reach the quarterfinals of the italian cup on thursday . zlatan ibrahimovic scores the opening goal in a 3 0 victory over bari . alexander merkel and robinho were also on target in the san siro win . milan will now face sampdoria with a semifinal place for the winners |
(cnn) victorious on the ground sunday afternoon, the new york jets got a special welcome home in the air sunday night when the pilot of their large charter plane and air traffic controllers lined them up for a view of the empire state building, which was lit up for the occasion in the team colors green and white ... | the empire state building jets the new england patriots | the empire state building was lit up in green and white . the jets' jet's flight path took it past the illuminated building . the jets beat the new england patriots 28 21 |
(cnn) sierra leone international rodney strasser scored a vital goal five minutes from time to send ac milan five points clear as serie a resumed thursday after its short mid winter break strasser first goal in the italian top flight gave milan a 1 0 win over cagliari in sardinia to increase their lead in the title... | inter milan napoli leonardo first ac milan cagliari serie a rodney strasser sardinia five minutes juventus parma | new: inter milan beat napoli 3 1 in leonardo's first match in charge . ac milan win 1 0 at cagliari to go five points clear at top of serie a . substitute rodney strasser scores winner in sardinia with five minutes left . juventus slump to humiliating 4 1 home defeat to parma |
(cnn) barcelona battled into the quarterfinals of the copa del rey on wednesday night as veteran french defender eric abidal scored his first goal for the spanish champions in a 1 1 draw at athletic bilbao pep guardiola's team set up a clash with either la liga rivals getafe or second division real betis after winni... | barcelona spanish cup athletic bilbao eric abidal sevilla malaga deportivo la coruna cordoba 3 1 | barcelona reach spanish cup quarterfinals on away goals after 1 1 draw at athletic bilbao . substitute eric abidal scores the second goal of his career to put visitors ahead . holders sevilla go through 8 3 on aggregate after beating malaga 3 0 . deportivo la coruna beat second division cordoba 3 1 in extra time |
london, england (cnn) top flight golf is a high stakes, high stress sport but it's not just the pros who are feeling the strain stress can affect golfers of all abilities swede robert karlsson returned from a four month layoff recently with an eye condition that's thought to be stress related, while england's ian... | victor thompson thompson | golf is especially stressful, says sports psychologist victor thompson . thompson says that it can be even tougher playing with your friends . study shows recreational golfers feel more angry and depressed after playing . stress may be bad for you, but golf can still be good for your health |
washington (cnn) jeffrey chafin calls his daughter, eris, 'my sparkle' he says 'she's everything for me, she's phenomenal, she's my life' lynne hales chafin says the 5 year old is 'quite happy' living life with her as the custodial parent what the estranged couple has to say about each other is not so cordial their ... | votally crophead undeprecating | no related information |
washington (cnn) sen ted stevens, indicted tuesday on seven counts of making false statements on senate financial disclosure forms, has a long history in the senate alaska sen ted stevens was charged tuesday with making false statements on financial disclosure forms and in the last few years, the alaska republican h... | podzolize pregenial biliate | no related information |
(cnn) syrian president bashar al assad's odds of holding power 'are slipping away' as the nearly 2 year old revolt against his rule grinds on, russian prime minister dmitry medvedev says in an interview that aired sunday on cnn's 'fareed zakaria gps,' medvedev distanced moscow from its longtime middle east client bu... | syria al assad medvedev syrian syrians | syria's al assad faces mounting odds as the revolt against him drags on, medvedev says . the syrian leader's resistance to reform is an 'important, if not fatal' mistake, he says . but medvedev says syrians, not outside powers, should choose the country's new leaders |
(cnn) justice department inquiries into the dealings of new jersey gov chris christie's administration, sen robert menendez and former virginia gov robert mcdonnell represent the highest profile push in federal public corruption cases since the scandal surrounding lobbyist jack abramoff nearly a decade ago the cases... | faute aetosaur zoogeographer | no related information |
(cnn) australian tourist michael smith says he was eating lunch in a restaurant in tibet's capital, lhasa, on friday when he heard an explosion and saw smoke video shot by an australian tourist shows protesters in the streets of lhasa, tibet, last week as armored vehicles and trucks carrying chinese soldiers rushed ... | michael smith anti chinese lhasa tibet last week australian tibetans smith australia abc news | michael smith shot video of anti chinese rioting in lhasa, tibet, last week . the australian tourist videotaped tibetans smashing windows, setting fires . once home, smith shared his video with australia's abc news |
(cnn) a japanese lawmaker facing drug charges punishable by death has pleaded not guilty in a chinese court, chinese state media reports takuma sakuragi, a 71 year old member of the inazawa municipal assembly in japan's aichi prefecture, was taken into custody on october 31 when staff at the guangzhou baiyun interna... | takuma sakuragi china 32kg japanese sakuragi | takuma sakuragi, a 71 year old lawmaker, is facing drugs charges in china . he is accused of trying to board a flight with 32kg of methamphetamine in luggage . the charges carry the death penalty in china, which executed a japanese trafficker in july . sakuragi has pleaded not guilty, saying he was helping take a frien... |
memphis, tennessee (cnn) in the past 15 years, chad pregracke has helped pull more than 67,000 tires from the mississippi river and other waterways across the united states but that's just scratching the surface he's also helped retrieve 218 washing machines, 19 tractors, 12 hot tubs, four pianos and almost 1,000 re... | chad pregracke the mississippi river us | chad pregracke is dedicated to cleaning the mississippi river and other us waterways . he and his staff organize community cleanups across the country . they have a fleet of boats to get the job done, and they try to make cleanup fun for volunteers |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) a soldier used the quran islam's holy book for target practice, forcing the chief us commander in baghdad to issue a formal apology on saturday maj gen jeffery hammond apologizes after a soldier admitted using the quran for target practice maj gen jeffrey hammond, commander of us forces in ... | us quran iraqi united states | us soldier aims at quran at police shooting range at iraqi village . soldier relieved of duty, sent to united states for reassignment . officer apologizes in special ceremony at village . residents protest with banners and by chanting slogans |
(cnn) while real madrid signed gareth bale in the summer's highest profile football transfer and added several other big names, manchester united fans were left largely underwhelmed by the premier league champion's moves in the off season they might be even more disappointed after learning how much united made in it... | manchester united annual $580 million english premier league 44 percent united the summer cristiano ronaldo cesc fabregas ander herrera | manchester united announces a club record annual revenue of $580 million . the english premier league champion also says sponsorship revenue increased 44 percent . but most united fans are disappointed the team didn't buy more players in the summer . united was linked with cristiano ronaldo, cesc fabregas and ander her... |
kathmandu, nepal (cnn) four people died while coming down the southern slope of the mountain during the weekend after reaching mount everest's 8848 meter (29,028 foot) summit, officials said the victims have been identified as ebehard schaaf, 61, a german medical doctor; sriya shah, 33, a nepali born canadian woman;... | us everest this season | new: odds of surviving a night outside camp are poor, a us expert says . at least four people have died coming down from everest's summit, officials say . adverse weather conditions delayed summiting from the south side, another official says . with four deaths, six have been killed this season so far, ministry officia... |
(sunset) the old warehouses of portland's pearl district are home to increasingly cool cultural diversions spend a weekend browsing the neighborhood's art galleries, snack on a pumpkin pie cupcake and enjoy dinner and a show the gerding theater at the armory has been transformed after its $36 million eco renovation ... | cradle gourdiness gallinula | no related information |
washington (cnn) investigators had a 'significant break' in tracking the salmonella outbreak when they found the bacteria on a jalapeño pepper imported from mexico at a texas food supplier, the food and drug administration announced monday the fda has discouraged all consumers from eating raw jalapeño peppers the fd... | discovery cdc pepper mexico mcallen texas | new: discovery called a 'significant break' in outbreak investigation . strain is salmonella saintpaul, which has sickened hundreds recently . cdc: pepper grown in mexico, but origin of bacteria uncertain . bacteria were found at distribution center in mcallen, texas |
editor's note: alfred liggins is chief executive officer of radio one inc and chairman of tv one llc the companies are aimed at an audience of african american and urban consumers, and they own 53 radio stations in 16 cities, a cable network and a variety of web sites liggins personally has contributed to barack obama'... | alfred liggins america liggins | alfred liggins: america's black population has become more diverse . 40 million population represents many different social, economic viewpoints, he says . liggins: discrimination still key issue, but other concerns have emerged . liggins says politicians need to know that past appeals to race are outdated |
washington (cnn) after friday night's presidential debate, former secretary of state henry kissinger defended sen john mccain's attack against sen barack obama for obama's willingness to meet with the iranian president 'without precondition' former secretary of state henry kissinger says he is not in favor of negoti... | obama kissinger us iran mccain | obama said kissinger thought us should meet with iran without preconditions . mccain: 'kissinger did not say that he would approve a face to face meeting'. kissinger releases statement siding with mccain . ex secretaries of state: next president should have some form of talks with iran |
(cnn) police in bolivia used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who took to the streets protesting a hike on the price of fuels monday the price of gasoline has risen 73 percent while diesel fuel rose at least 80 percent the unions representing the public transit workers called for an indefinite national st... | subintellection antadiform climacter | no related information |
(cnn) spanish champions barcelona began 2011 with an 11th successive league victory on sunday night to move five points clear of title rivals real madrid young winger pedro gonzalez, standing in for the absent lionel messi, scored both goals in the 2 1 victory over levante while world cup winner xavi equaled the cat... | spain xavi barcelona winger pedro spanish levante real madrid kaka getafe valencia espanyol | spain midfielder xavi matches barcelona's all time appearance record of 549 games . winger pedro nets both goals as spanish leaders defeat levante 2 1 at home . real madrid boosted by kaka's return to squad for monday's derby with getafe . ten man valencia consolidate fourth place with a controversial 2 1 win over espa... |
(cnn) jose maria olazabal is looking forward to the biggest challenge of his career after being named as europe's new team captain for the 2012 ryder cup the 44 year old spaniard takes over from colin montgomerie, having been one of the scot's vice captains as europe regained golf's most prestigious prize from the t... | european tour jose maria olazabal ryder cup spaniard last year's 44 year old three to two | european tour members choose jose maria olazabal as ryder cup captain . spaniard was vice captain in last year's winning team and has played seven times . the 44 year old says he is winning his battle against ill health that has hampered him . he is considering reducing captain's wildcard picks from three to two |
(cnn) a year ago, kyle thompson was a soft spoken, 115 pound, football playing freshman whose tug of war with a teacher over 'the hit list,' a note about kids he wanted to tackle on the field, landed him in handcuffs and ultimately led to his expulsion he's still soft spoken, but after eight months on house arrest a... | maudlinize androgynic spacing | no related information |
(cnn) beautiful stretches of desert, wispy cumulus clouds, green chile cheeseburgers and cozy adobe homes these are the hallmarks of albuquerque, new mexico but now, thanks to the amc hit series 'breaking bad,' the fictional saga about a high school chemistry teacher turned drug dealer, there are some new, more unus... | albuquerque new mexico abq trolley co 40 mile breaking bad pollos hermanos twisters burgers burritos the candy lady breaking bad candy | 'breaking bad' is shot in albuquerque, new mexico . abq trolley co offers a 35 hour, 40 mile tour of 'breaking bad' haunts . the los pollos hermanos restaurant is really named twisters burgers and burritos . the candy lady, who used to supply the show's prop meth, sells breaking bad candy |
(cnn) in his speech about syria tuesday night, president obama tried to make a graceful turn on a fast moving platform he wanted to explain to a skeptical public why they should support his plan for a limited military attack on syria in response to, the administration says, the use of chemical weapons by the syrian ... | frida ghitis obama syria assad | frida ghitis: obama went into speech with syria situation in new flux; was mildly successful . she says he saved talk of diplomatic plan till after he described gassing of kids . she says this because clearing syria's chemical weapons could fall through, as assad buys time . ghitis: if diplomacy restores 'red line,' ob... |
(cnn) three time indianapolis 500 winner dario franchitti was injured in a serious crash that also left 13 spectators hurt during sunday's grand prix of houston, authorities reported the wreck occurred in the last lap of the race, when japanese driver takuma sato bumped franchitti's car, sending it airborne into the... | ambulated drawgate chimble | no related information |
austin, texas (cnn) pixar has nothing on nature when she's hungry for proof, head to congress bridge in austin, texas where hundreds of thousands of bats gather between march and october at sunset they whoosh into the sky like someone spiked a pipeline of black dots then, the flapping plume streaks into the city to ... | austin evening south southwest | austin's tremendous temporary bat population puts on a great evening show . south by southwest festival mixes the city's bohemian and big business sensibilities . austin has a reputation both for live music and natural attractions |
(budget travel) avoid the mile long lines at the times square tkts booth by buying discounted broadway tickets using one of these eight approaches lining up at the times square tkts booth isn't the only way to get discounted broadway tickets crack the codes when you're buying tickets online, the major agencies t... | last minute lincoln center theater 20 | general rush tickets and ticket lotteries are available to last minute buyers . two popular musicals offer onstage seating at a fraction of the standard prices . lincoln center theater offers $20 tickets for high school and college students |
(cnn) 'when hardship hits, america is at its best the petty differences that consume us in normal times quickly melt away there are no democrats or republicans during a storm only fellow americans' president barack obama 'the problems we need to overcome now are not bigger than we are we can defeat them i am ... | contusioned metacircularity coastguardman | no related information |
(cnn) when a massive, muscle bound american football player announced this weekend that he is gay, we watched yet another brick crumble in the monolith of american prejudice to some, michael sam's words might have come as a shock, but most americans know the country is in the midst of a fundamental social shift, one... | frida ghitis netherlands us | frida ghitis: the netherlands once seemed permissive to us on pot, same sex marriage . but changes in public opinion, laws have narrowed social gap in the two countries . she says 'family values' stance conflicted with libertarian notion of freedom . ghitis: us differs with many nations on gun issue, but definition of ... |
(cnn) when the jack o' lanterns have all burned out and the candy wrappers have been swept away, jim warfield won't be hanging a 'closed' sign in the window of the raven's grin inn, the haunted mansion he runs in the small illinois town of mount carroll with its twisted passageways, secret tunnels and reported sight... | halloween year long raven's grin inn us the summer halloween mart a 25,000 square feet las vegas 365 days | halloween is just a wild weekend for most, but for others it's a year long occupation . raven's grin inn in the us is a haunted home that scares it guests right through the summer . halloween mart, which occupies a 25,000 square feet store in las vegas, is open 365 days a year |
(cnn) which politician do you hate? do you think president barack obama wants to destroy america? or do you believe former president george w bush is the one who sent the country into the abyss? what about ted cruz, nancy pelosi or john boehner which one of them do you think is the devil incarnate? americans, dis... | frida ghitis bush obama boehner cruz us centrists | frida ghitis: frustration with politics leads people to lash out with hatred . she says rather than hate bush, obama, boehner or cruz, look at the root causes . ghitis says us political system rewards polarization, which wins low turnout elections . centrists need to speak out to put politicians on the right track, she... |
(cnn) call it the debate before the debates in this corner: alex anderson, a college student in hillsdale, michigan, pulling for gop presidential nominee mitt romney in that corner: omekongo dibinga, a longtime ireporter from washington and a supporter of president barack obama both had a chance to see their candida... | google plus omekonga dibinga obama americans alex anderson romney gop | two ireporters who attended political conventions debated on google plus . omekonga dibinga, for obama, said the president and americans agree on many issues . alex anderson, for romney, said the gop nominee has shown he can get things done |
tel aviv (cnn) four year old yosef lies in a hospital bed with curiosity gleaming in his eyes as he listens to a family friend tell him the age old story of jonah and the whale the young boy is surprisingly bright eyed after the traumatic ordeal he's endured as a result of the latest outbreak of warfare between gaza... | yosef 4 bisan 8 israel gaza israeli | yosef, 4, and bisan, 8, were both injured in israel gaza conflict . yosef is from israel; bisan is from gaza . both are being cared for in same israeli hospital . 'medicine has nothing to do with politics,' one mother says |
(cnn) for most of his life, marlon jackson was shy he was the kind who would stand in the corner at a party swaying side to side, quietly sipping on a beer while others danced and socialized 'we called him fudgie,' marlon's cousin, juarez jackson, said 'fudgie was a great cousin with a smile that could light up an e... | marlon jackson iraq 2003 marlon army juarez | spc marlon jackson was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in iraq in 2003 . marlon is remembered by his cousin as a shy, introverted young man . marlon became more confident after joining the army . marlon's life influenced his cousin, juarez, to work as software engineer in defense industry |
(cnn) wicked wintry weather that pummeled the west coast is now barreling across the country, threatening to wreck millions of holiday travel plans just before thanksgiving scores of car crashes and 12 fatalities are blamed on the storm nearly 200 flights out of dallas fort worth international airport were canceled ... | dallas fort worth plains rockies northeast | a dozen deaths are blamed on the weather across several states . nearly 200 flights canceled monday at dallas fort worth airport . sleet and freezing rain will cover parts of the southern plains and rockies . the storm will make a turn toward the northeast this week |
(cnn) a transient, who was nicknamed 'the box cutter,' was sentenced to more than 400 years in prison for a knifing rampage against several california women charles juan proctor was convicted this month of 22 charges including robbery and attempted murder in connection with the slashing spree, the los angeles county... | proctor | authorities say proctor attacked six women . proctor also has to pay money to two women who had their throats slashed . police name proctor the 'box cutter' |
london (cnn) the global economy will slow more than expected this year after being hit by the ukraine crisis, market volatility and bad weather in the us, the world bank says in its latest forecast the bumpy recovery from crisis and emergence of new economic headwinds has prompted the world bank to cut its global gr... | the world bank 32% 28% | global economy will slow, the world bank says in latest economic forecast . the world bank has cut its growth from 32% to 28% amid economic headwinds . developed nations will have steady growth while emerging economies will stay flat |
(cnn) as a new round of french military strikes targeted islamist rebels in mali on sunday, both sides of the fight said they were determined to win french fighter jets bombed rebel training camps and other targets in northern mali, france's defense ministry said in a statement 'france's goal is to lead a relentless... | the un security council mali france islamist al qaeda | new: the un security council will meet about mali on monday . france assists mali's military in the battle to halt islamist rebels linked to al qaeda . a rebel spokesman admits casualties and adds, 'our fighters are prepared to die'. france is in 'a relentless struggle against terrorist groups,' government says |
(cnn) sherry johnston, whose son is having a baby with the daughter of alaska gov sarah palin, was arrested thursday on drug charges, alaska state police said bristol palin, the eldest daughter of alaska gov sarah palin, and her boyfriend, levi johnston, in september johnston's teenage son, levi, is the boyfriend of... | sherry johnston levi johnston bristol palin johnston wasilla alaska january 6 palin | sherry johnston is the mother of levi johnston, boyfriend of bristol palin . johnston arrested in her home in wasilla, alaska, on 6 felony counts . johnston is free on bail, scheduled for arraignment january 6 . palin spokesman has no comment: 'this is not a state government matter' |
(cnn) you cannot look away from the twin disasters befalling the people of syria and iraq that is what president barack obama has realized more than three years after an uprising to topple syrian dictator bashar al assad spun into a devastating civil war, obama is asking congress for $500 million to help arm and tra... | obama congress $500 million syrian frida ghitis syria iraq isis | president obama is asking congress for $500 million to aid syrian opposition . frida ghitis: obama realized he cannot ignore the twin disasters in syria and iraq . she says the brutal isis has swept across the syrian border into iraq, creating havoc . ghitis: the violence opens the possibility that radical extremists w... |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) mexican authorities have detained the country's former drug czar on suspicion that he may have accepted $450,000 a month in bribes from drug traffickers, mexico's attorney general said friday noe ramirez mandujano was in charge from 2006 through august of fighting organized crime in mexico... | disli demophil subprovinces | no related information |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwe urgently needs to form a new government in order to address a food crisis in the nation and prevent starvation, newly designated prime minister morgan tsvangirai told reporters saturday at least 80 percent of the population of zimbabwe are living below the poverty line tsvangirai, le... | zimbabwe robert mugabe | new pm: zimbabwe urgently needs government to address food crisis . robert mugabe blames country's economic collapse on sanctions |
(cnn) manchester city crushed aston villa 4 0 with mario balotelli scoring a hat trick to go temporarily top of the english premier league ahead of city rivals manchester united's 1 1 draw at birmingham later tuesday although city were only at the head of affairs for a few hours, the manner of their victory suggest... | dickers miscoloring unsyllogistic | no related information |
(cnn) a follower of the unification church set fire to herself and two others in south korea thursday, the local fire service said spokesman song sam soo says the japanese woman poured paint thinner on herself and a man, and another woman standing nearby was also injured the man and woman suffered third degree burns... | arrythmical noncommunistic lumpishly | no related information |
editor's note: this story is part of eileen ogintz's taking the kids series follow 'taking the kids' on wwwtwittercom, where ogintz welcomes your questions and comments (tribune media services) no one cares that the water is cold the kids splash at the lake's edge, play on the small sand beach as older, daring ones... | unwarping inept synecdoche | no related information |
(cnn) alex ferguson is in siege mode the manager of soccer club manchester united has been so stung by widespread criticism of his actions this week that he claims the sole person not to have commented is barack obama and that's only because he's busy trying to stop the us economy falling over a fiscal cliff ferg... | alex ferguson newcastle alan pardew manchester united us scot pardew the north east ferguson | alex ferguson defends himself after fierce criticism from newcastle manager alan pardew . manchester united manager says only person not to have a view on saga is us president . the scot hits out at pardew and calls newcastle a 'wee club in the north east'. ferguson will not face any punishment for his behavior during ... |
monterrey, mexico (cnn) dozens died and 30 inmates escaped during a weekend prison riot in northern mexico, an official said monday the prison's director and 18 guards have been removed from their positions and are under investigation, nuevo leon gov rodrigo medina told reporters 'there is no doubt that without the ... | phytophylogenetic maunds extenuated | no related information |
(cnn) nigerian president goodluck jonathan has suddenly shifted his attitude toward the islamist extremist group boko haram, as violence spreads across northern nigeria a week ago, jonathan warned the group had infiltrated the government and security forces and vowed (again) to stamp it out but in an interview with ... | islamist boko haram nigeria al qaeda | islamist extremist group boko haram has been blamed for multiple attacks in nigeria . analysts say the attacks are getting bolder and better coordinated . some believe the group has developed ties with al qaeda affiliates |
(cnn) phil jackson and derek fisher won five nba championships when the former coached the latter in los angeles now, the two hope their latest partnership will achieve great things in new york the new york knicks on tuesday introduced longtime nba player fisher as the team's 26th head coach fisher, 39, just wrapped... | nba derek fisher knicks phil jackson jackson fisher los angeles lakers | former nba player derek fisher named knicks' 26th head coach . 'he's learned under some of the best coaches,' knicks president phil jackson says . jackson coached fisher in los angeles; pair won 5 championships with lakers |
(cnn) storyteller mark twain ignited an american love affair with the mississippi river in the late 1800s with his vivid descriptions in 'the adventures of huckleberry finn' and 'life on the mississippi' twain described river towns as 'pleasing to the eye and cheering to the spirit' and called the mississippi valley... | european us memphis tennessee new orleans pacific northwest american empress | for a european feel with no passport required, consider a river cruise in the us. board a paddlewheel riverboat that travels between memphis, tennessee, and new orleans . or explore the pacific northwest aboard the new american empress |
(cnn) sen barack obama said he was 'deeply disappointed' by a sermon at his church this week that mocked sen hillary clinton a video making the rounds on youtube shows the rev michael pfleger mocking clinton for becoming teary eyed before the new hampshire primary in january in the video, pfleger wipes his eyes wit... | barack obama hillary clinton michael pfleger clinton obama pfleger | sermon at sen barack obama's church took aim at sen hillary clinton . the rev michael pfleger said clinton cried because she felt entitled to presidency . obama says he's 'deeply disappointed' by what he calls a 'divisive' sermon . pfleger apologizes, says his words were inconsistent with obama's message |
sevare, mali (cnn) international backing for french forces battling islamist militants in mali gathered momentum tuesday, as us military aircraft flew french troops and supplies into the african nation and italy's lawmakers voted to lend support the us mission began monday with two flights and is expected to continu... | us french bamako italy mali malian diabaly douentza | us military planes airlift french troops and equipment to bamako . italy's parliament approves logistical support and military trainers . dozens of french armored fighting vehicles head toward northern mali . malian forces recaptured the towns of diabaly and douentza on monday |
(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... | solidaristic threpe synonomously | no related information |
(cnn) charl schwartzel kickstarted the defense of his joburg open title with a superb 10 under par 61 in a weather affected second round on friday the 26 year old, seeking his sixth european tour title, fired a flawless 10 birdie effort to claim a tie for the lead with fellow south african garth mulroy and england's... | plutonomic coteen lieproof | no related information |
(cnn) the food and drug administration on friday approved the first of a new class of hiv drugs that attacks the virus in a different way a woman wears an aids ribbon at a cape town, south africa, hospital where hiv patients are treated isentress, developed by merck & co, is designed for patients who have shown resi... | fda isentress merck & co first | fda approves hiv drug for use in adults with resistance to existing treatments . isentress, by merck & co, is the first of new class of drugs to get approval . more testing necessary before it is approved for new hiv patients, children . drug works by blocking different enzymes involved in hiv replication |
(cnn) anthony michael will take a one shot lead going into the final round of the alfred dunhill championship at leopard creek country club in south africa michael made a faltering start to his third round with bogeys at the first, third and seventh holes, but improved as the round progressed eventually picking up f... | south african third 71 michael last year's pablo martin dawie van der walt denmark iben tinning dubai ladies masters the emirates golf club | south african has one shot lead going into final round after posting third round 71 . michael being chased by last year's champion pablo martin and dawie van der walt . denmark's iben tinning wins dubai ladies masters at the emirates golf club |
(cnn) he is merciless toward opponents, secretive to the point of being a recluse and a true believer in the cause of global jihad and from his hideout somewhere in southern somalia, mukhtar abu zubayr, the emir of al shabaab, planned the most devastating terror attack in kenya since the us embassy bombing in 1998 z... | sydney centroid monosyllabical | no related information |
london (cnn) a new coat of arms to represent prince william and his wife, catherine, as a married couple was unveiled friday, more than two years after their televised wedding was watched by people around the globe the new conjugal coat of arms will 'represent them in heraldic terms as a married couple,' kensington ... | william catherine duchess of cambridge michael middleton | william and catherine have a new coat of arms to represent them as a married couple . the duke and duchess of cambridge were married in 2011 . catherine's father, michael middleton, was granted a coat of arms ahead of the wedding . the new coat of arms places william and catherine's respective shields side by side |
(cnn) nancy ayala arrived in the us 11 years ago, at the age of 9 'why did i move to the states? i still don't know for a better education, for a better life,' she said one of her biggest dreams was to join the marines, but at 17, ayala the first in her family to graduate high school discovered that she couldn... | warriorhood paradoxial fainest | no related information |
(cnn) in the wake of japan's nuclear disaster, all milk, milk products, fresh vegetables and fruit from one of four prefectures closest to the quake stricken fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant will be prevented from entering the united states, a spokesperson for the us food and drug administration said tuesday al... | japan fda | milk, milk products, produce from parts of japan affected . other food products closest to nuclear plant will be diverted for testing . all entries from japan will be flagged, fda says |
(cnn) a mountain lion was killed in a car accident in milford, connecticut, on saturday and authorities say the cat may have been the same one spotted this week in nearby greenwich the connecticut department of environmental protection says it responded to a state police call about 1 am saturday morning reporting a ... | connecticut greenwich state environmental protection | connecticut official says it is most likely the same cat that was seen in greenwich . state environmental protection is testing to determine if it was the same animal . the driver of the car was uninjured in the wreck |
(cnn) for most of his life, marlon jackson was shy he was the kind who would stand in the corner at a party swaying side to side, quietly sipping on a beer while others danced and socialized 'we called him fudgie,' marlon's cousin, juarez jackson, said 'fudgie was a great cousin with a smile that could light up an e... | marlon jackson iraq marlon army juarez | spc marlon jackson was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in iraq in 2003 . marlon is remembered by his cousin as a shy, introverted young man . marlon became more confident after joining the army . marlon's life influenced his cousin, juarez, to work as software engineer in defense industry |
(cnn) monday marks one year since a chinook helicopter crashed in afghanistan and killed 30 american service members, 22 of them navy seals many of the seals belonged to team 6, the unit whose members were involved in the raid that killed osama bin laden a few days after the august 6, 2011, tragedy, a 10 year old bo... | august 6, 2011 us afghanistan 10 year old braydon nichols' nichols braydon army | on august 6, 2011, a us helicopter crashed in afghanistan, killing 30 . among them was 10 year old braydon nichols' father nichols wrote an ireport about his dad . since then, readers haven't stopped commenting on braydon's ireport . the story made one army veteran and father recall his close brush with death |
(cnn) there he goes again russian president vladimir putin, portraying himself as the world's champion of peace and democracy and, of course, doing it at america's expense this time, putin's pr machine managed to get him an op ed in the new york times, just in time for the start of talks in geneva, switzerland, o... | unwatched fs intoned | no related information |
washington (cnn) the bush administration misused intelligence to build a case for the us led invasion of iraq in 2003, the senate intelligence committee said in a report issued thursday president bush didn't request intelligence reports about the post war situation, the senate panel's report says the white house ex... | trullisatio epanorthotic phonometric | no related information |
(cnn) ian poulter struck a flawless round of 60 to seize the lead at the halfway stage of the hong kong open the englishman's ten under par round was a career best and catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard on 13 under one shot in front of american anthony kang, who hit a 61 northern ireland's rory mcilroy ... | tetraster bago reasoned | no related information |
(cnn) michael j fox's return to tv with nbc's 'the michael j fox show' is an exciting and inspiring move there's no argument there but will his decision help boost nbc's comedy slate to its once untouchable highs? that's a question with a less straightforward answer after leaving tv over a decade ago to manage hi... | detritus pressable kiddish | no related information |
(cnn) some people take many years to find their calling in life but for adam van koeverden, it was right in front of him in black and white on a small section of his local newspaper, the canadian boy who would become an olympic champion saw his future flash before him an advert, in the otherwise unremarkable oakv... | adam van koeverden olympic canadian rio 2016 olympics | adam van koeverden is an olympic kayak champion . the canadian has won four olympic medals and two world titles . he took up the sport as a 13 year old after spotting advert in local newspaper . now 31, he is aiming to win gold at rio 2016 olympics |
(cnn) america can handle the truth even if that truth could include a coverup at the powerful irs the irs mission statement pledges to 'enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all' but public scrutiny has revealed details indicating a level of politicization totally at odds with that look at the two eye openi... | the internal revenue service irs congress boehm america | the internal revenue service should get a thorough investigation, author says . the irs targeted tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax exempt status . an acting irs commissioner quit, and another official pleaded the fifth before congress . whatever is going on, boehm says, america can handle the... |
washington (cnn) problems were reported across the country during the first ever nationwide test wednesday of the emergency alert system, designed to allow the president to address the american people during a national emergency some television and radio stations did not air the planned 30 second test at all some th... | homotopy forehandedly substandardization | no related information |
(cnn) the transportation security administration has launched an internal investigation into an air marshal field office in florida where supervisors are alleged to have used a crew assignment board to ridicule and keep score on women, gays and minorities, sources told cnn the board, resembling the tv game show 'je... | appal burgherage shootouts | no related information |
washington (cnn) the us government said wednesday it is holding a somali man on immigration violations, but gave no indication why the man was deemed to be a threat to a commercial jet that was denied permission to overfly the united states on sunday however, the brother of abdirahman ali gaal, the detained man, sai... | aeromexico the united states us | man triggered weekend diversion of an aeromexico flight . brother says the detained man was told he could return to the united states . man was on the 'no fly' list compiled by the us government |
abuja, nigeria (cnn) in nigeria, nobody speaks of terrible things where some unimaginable atrocity has been committed the news is often met with pursed lips, a double snap of the fingers and a swift motion over ones head to invoke a purge against evil to speak of terror is to welcome it into one's life a terrible th... | adamawa monday tilley gyado nigerians | political commentator says nigerians largely indifferent to growing security threat . twenty five students were executed at a university in mubi, adamawa state monday . tilley gyado argues insecurity has now become a constant companion for many nigerians |
(cnn) mexican authorities have captured a suspected leader of the gulf cartel, officials said tuesday a man who 'is presumed to be and says he is' mario cardenas guillen was detained monday in the northern state of tamaulipas, a spokesman for mexico's navy told reporters his brother, osiel cardenas guillen, was the ... | mario cardenas guillen gulf monday osiel cardenas guillen | authorities say mario cardenas guillen is a leader of the gulf cartel . he was captured in a military operation monday . he is wanted in connection with a number of cocaine trafficking cases, officials say . his brother, osiel cardenas guillen, was the cartel's founder and former leader |
(cnn) suspected al qaeda militants disguised as security forces launched an explosive assault on the us embassy in yemen's capital, sanaa, wednesday killing 10 yemeni police and civilians, officials said the attack involved two car bombs, a spokesman for yemen's embassy in washington said six attackers, including a ... | extravasation preview deltoids | no related information |
(cnn) a washoe county, nevada, jury wednesday sentenced a nevada pipe fitter to death for the killing of a 19 year old student in a string of attacks that rattled the university community in reno two years ago james michael biela, 28, was convicted last week of first degree murder and sexual assault in the death of ... | james michael biela last week brianna denison reno nevada tuesday wednesday morning | james michael biela was found guilty last week . he was convicted in death of brianna denison, attacks on two other women . string of attacks rattled reno, nevada, university community . death sentence came after deliberations tuesday night, wednesday morning |
(cnn) hemant karkare, mumbai's slain terror chief, was a shrewd and unflappable investigator whose death is a blow to a police force that has difficult work ahead, his colleagues said this week hemant karkare, left, was killed by gunmen in mumbai shortly after this video was taken wednesday according to accounts in ... | karkare mumbai | official tells paper hemant karkare was on his way home when he heard of attacks . reports: karkare was shot three times in chest responding to mumbai attacks . colleagues describe terror chief as 'workaholic' with utmost integrity . karkare had interest in woodworking, music, palm reading, reports say |
(cnn) one brief window of opportunity when all the elements align themselves the light, the look it all comes together point and click: richard takes a lesson from magnum photographer raghu rai in delhi and then the click a fleeting magical moment come and gone, then lost forever but preserved in one picture th... | richard quest patrick demarchelier steve mccurry frans lanting anne geddes quest | richard quest goes in search of the perfect photo . he meets patrick demarchelier, steve mccurry, frans lanting and anne geddes . quest puts his new skills to the test by photographing a colony of elephant seals |
(cnn) at least four libyan soldiers were killed and three others wounded in violence in benghazi on thursday, medical and news agency sources said the city's al jalaa hospital said it received the bodies of three soldiers killed in fighting that broke out in the eastern sidi khalifa district residents reported fight... | hospital libyan | hospital says it received bodies of 3 soldiers killed in fighting in the eastern part of the city . residents report fighting between the army and an unidentified armed group . earlier, a libyan soldier was shot dead by unknown assailants outside his home |
london, england (cnn) roger federer enjoyed a comfortable 6 1 6 4 victory over david ferrer to join andy murray at the top of group b at the atp world tour finals at london's o2 arena on sunday evening the four time winner of the season finale had never lost to the spaniard in 10 previous meetings and it became clea... | righten fetiches uncinated | no related information |
(cnn) roger federer began the defense of his australian open crown with a straight sets victory over slovakian lukas lacko at melbourne park on monday the world number two took just an hour and 24 minutes to dispatch lacko 6 1 6 1 6 3 in their first round match on the rod laver arena federer, who beat britain's and... | novak djokovic marcel granollers roger federer australian open federer lukas lacko slovakia 6 1 6 1 6 3 melbourne park nikolay davydenko sam querrey | new: third seed novak djokovic beats marcel granollers in first night session . defending champion roger federer eases to first round win at australian open . federer beats lukas lacko of slovakia 6 1 6 1 6 3 at melbourne park . nikolay davydenko and sam querrey are early seeded casualties in first slam of 2011 |
(cnn) rafael nadal is on track to win his fourth successive grand slam after marcos daniel was forced to retire during their first round match at the australian open on tuesday world number one nadal had already opened up a 6 0 5 0 lead before the brazilian suffered a knee injury after 47 minutes of the match nadal,... | rafael nadal second the australian open marcos daniel andy murray karol beck argentina juan martin del potro dudi sela marcos baghdatis john isner radek stepanek melbourne | rafael nadal is into the second round of the australian open after marcos daniel retired . andy murray is through after karol beck was also forced to retire in their match . he is joined in the next round by argentina's juan martin del potro, who beat dudi sela . marcos baghdatis, john isner and radek stepanek all scor... |
washington (cnn) as he battles with congressional republicans over the budget and the debt ceiling, and as a key component of his health care law kicks in, new polling suggests that president barack obama's standing among americans continues to deteriorate the president's approval rating stands at 45%, according to ... | comic homocategoric espinos | no related information |
tripoli, libya (cnn) gun battles between rival militias raged in several parts of the libyan capital on thursday night with no immediate reports of casualties the sound of anti aircraft gunfire and blasts echoed across tripoli in one of the most intense incidents of militia infighting in the city since the fall of t... | nuri fairwan misrata tuesday fairwan tripoli gadhafi 2011 | new: at least two people killed, security officials say . nuri fairwan, a commander of a misrata militia, died of injuries he suffered tuesday . fairwan was hurt when a checkpoint dispute escalated to violence . the fighting is some of the most intense in tripoli since the fall of gadhafi in 2011 |
(cnn) 'i was suicidal in college,' a harry potter looking hipster recently told me the young man's words stunned me it wasn't his age or gender or style that took me by surprise it was because he's black even though suicide is the third leading cause of death for black males ages 10 to 24, i had no immediate image, ... | third ages 10 to 24 michaela angela davis navy davis | suicide reportedly is the third leading cause of death for black males ages 10 to 24 . michaela angela davis: a black man in pain is a story rarely told so it's hard to believe otherwise . she says navy yard gunman had issues and should have been checked for mental illness . davis asks: can we as a society become more ... |
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