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atlanta, georgia (cnn) former nba star allen iverson launched an expletive ridden tirade against police when a car belonging to him was pulled over for a traffic violation last week, at one point telling the officer, 'take the vehicle, i have 10 more,' according to a police report iverson, 35, was a passenger in a g... | platinumsmith velarium coapostate | no related information |
(cnn) in warm weather, the sound of music is everywhere in parks, at waterfronts and blasting from car radios like food, music is different (and often better) when sampled alfresco it's not just a matter of acoustics: cool breezes, newly cut grass and open skies stimulate all the senses, heightening the total exp... | colorado red rocks amphitheatre the united states' the pritzker pavilion chicago millennium park | beautiful music with an outdoor setting to match is one of summer's can't misses . colorado's red rocks amphitheatre is one of the united states' most stunning venues . the pritzker pavilion in chicago's millennium park marries architecture and acoustics |
(ewcom) ''like smoke, i stick around,'' winehouse purrs on 'lioness: hidden treasures' it's a strange thing to hear the late songstress promise: sticking around was never really her thing for her, anything not meant to last the golden years of motown, doomed romance was always worth loving more fiercely so it'... | sesquiquarta clam pulpitically | no related information |
manila (cnn) the right punch mexican juan manuel marquez threw to knock out filipino manny pacquiao in the sixth round of their non title welterweight clash arguably registered on the richter scale, with the aftershocks being felt from the posh mgm grand garden arena in las vegas, nevada to the last standing shanty ... | tolentino pacquiao filipinos | tolentino: pacquiao's knockout traumatized filipinos around the world . tolentino: pacquiao seen as much more than a boxer in eyes of filipinos . tolentino: pacquiao has become prisoner of the suffocating image he created |
kfar chabad, israel (cnn) thousands of mourners and emissaries from the ultra orthodox jewish chabad movement poured into an israeli village tuesday for the funerals of two people killed in the mumbai terrorist attacks israeli girls mourn rabbi gavriel holtzberg and his wife rivkah, who were killed in the mumbai att... | acrology helmetmaker recarbonization | no related information |
(cnn) an arrest in which several punches were thrown has triggered an accusation of brutality against pittsburgh, pennsylvania, police from the mother of the 18 year old honor student who was taken into custody police, in a criminal complaint on the incident, say 'closed fist strikes' were used by the undercover pol... | jordan miles miles next month | officers believed jordan miles, who ran from them, was engaged in criminal activity . miles' mother says she plans to file civil rights claim; judge postpones case until next month . jordan miles was charged with aggravated assault, loitering, resisting arrest and escape |
(cnn) seven suspected pirates rescued by a danish warship were turned over to authorities in yemen early friday, two days after they were picked up in the pirate plagued gulf of aden the french frigate nivose escorts commercial ships in the gulf of aden on november 28, 2008 the men were rescued by the hdms absalon o... | somali danish navy gulf yemeni the yemen coast guard | seven somali men in possession of rocket grenades and ak 47 guns rescued . danish navy ship picked them up in the pirate plagued gulf of aden . the patrol craft responded to a small skiff's calls for assistance off yemeni coast . ship's crew instructed to hand over the men to the yemen coast guard |
london, england (cnn) cholera is caused by becoming infected with a bacterium called vibrio cholera it's a disease that affects the bowels and in its most severe form is characterized by acute watery diarrhoea that can lead to immediate death through severe dehydration and kidney failure a man from zimbabwe wheels h... | cholera | cholera is a disease that affects the bowels and untreated . malnourished and hiv infected people are at a high risk for death if infected . cholera is transmitted through contaminated water and food supplies |
washington (cnn) the chief executives of ford and gm joined their chrysler counterpart tuesday in agreeing to accept salaries of $1 a year if congress comes through with a bailout for the automakers alan mulally, chief executive officer of ford motor co, has reversed course and will accept a salary of $1 a year the ... | senate democrat 1 capitol hill washington detroit | new: 'no one is too big to fail,' top senate democrat says . all of the big three automaker ceos say they'll accept salaries of $1 a year . auto execs return to capitol hill this week to offer plans for turnaround . executives driving to washington from detroit in hybrid vehicles |
(cnn) the suspect in the death of a 20 year old pregnant marine will be returned to north carolina to face charges in her slaying, a mexican judge ruled thursday, according to north carolina authorities us marine cpl cesar laurean was arrested in mexico in april us marine cpl cesar laurean, 21, who was arrested in ... | cesar laurean lance cpl maria lauterbach laurean mexico north carolina sheriff's lauterbach | cpl cesar laurean is suspected in death of pregnant lance cpl maria lauterbach . laurean was arrested in mexico in april . he could be back in north carolina within a week, sheriff's office said . laurean said lauterbach slit her own throat after an argument |
jerusalem (cnn) the world knows her as the daring nanny who, clutching a 2 year old boy, pushed past the havoc in a terrorized mumbai and risked her life to keep the toddler safe sandra samuel bravely saved the life of moshe holtzberg, 2, but says she sees no heroism in her actions but sandra samuel sees no heroism ... | sandra samuel samuel israel | sandra samuel, who saved toddler's life, sees no heroism in her actions . why she faced gunfire: 'this baby is something very precious to me'. samuel: 'when i hear gunshot, it's not one or 20 it's like a hundred gunshots'. for now, she will stay in israel helping take care of orphan toddler that she saved |
(cnn) lewis hamilton is confident the return of the kinetic energy recovery system (kers) to mclaren cars for the 2011 formula one season will give the team a big advantage over their rivals the system which stores up energy created when a car brakes to enhance the vehicle's acceleration was first used in the ... | outports cryptologist nightfall | no related information |
(cnn) spain's dani pedrosa will miss the malaysian motogp on sunday, after the rider broke his collarbone in practice for the grand prix in japan last week pedrosa's absence means championship leader jorge lorenzo will now only have to finish in the top 10 at the race in sepang, in order to be crowned 2010 champion ... | dani pedrosa malaysian honda the grand prix japan last week jorge lorenzo 10th sunday | dani pedrosa is out of the malaysian motogp, after the rider broke his collarbone . honda driver was injured in practice for the grand prix in japan last week . championship leader jorge lorenzo will be crowned champion with a 10th place or better finish on sunday |
singapore (cnn) millie phuah arrived at singapore's bukit brown cemetery on a humid morning, armed with a rake and gloves to clear fallen branches and decaying leaves from her ancestors' graves 'i've got my great grandparents on this side and my grand uncle will be on this side,' she said, pointing in opposite dire... | sprays overimpressionable genethliacally | no related information |
new york (cnn) young fashion designer ali khan made his debut at new york fashion week with male models strutting down the runway in his avant garde menswear designs one of ali khan's designs: black and white baseball jacket, white cotton shirt and gray cotton blend pants but khan wasn't behind the scenes to enjoy t... | procommunity kph vorage | no related information |
(cnn) leszek balcerowicz, poland's former finance minister, recently said his country is enjoying 'its best period in 300 years' cnn looks at how the country emerged from communism to become one of eastern europe's most stable and thriving democracies solidarity leader lech walesa addresses striking workers in gdans... | poland soviet the second world war solidarity communist the european union 2004 | poland was ruled by soviet backed regime after the second world war . solidarity movement became a key factor in the fall of communist regime . centrally planned economic system replaced by free market economy . poland joined the european union in 2004 |
(cnn) chelsea became the first defending champion to crash out at the group stage of the champions league despite thrashing danish side nordsjaelland 6 1 at stamford bridge the win was chelsea's largest in the competition, but it still wasn't enough to prevent them slipping into the europa league rafa benitez's s... | chelsea first the group stage juventus shakhtar donetsk celtic spartak moscow second group g lionel messi barcelona benfica | chelsea becomes first defending champion to exit competition at the group stage . juventus secured a 1 0 at shakhtar donetsk to secure its place in next round . celtic defeats spartak moscow 2 1 to claim second spot in group g . lionel messi fails to score and leaves field with injury during barcelona's draw with benfi... |
washington (cnn) in the emotional aftermath of the trayvon martin killing last year, attorney general eric holder signaled the unlikelihood of filing federal hate crimes charges against admitted shooter george zimmerman 'for a federal hate crime, we have to prove the highest standard in the law,' holder said in apri... | obama ag holder george zimmerman | president obama will have no role in deciding on federal charges . federal hate crimes laws require proof of racial motivation, legal experts say . ag holder has called that a high legal bar; says monday that facts and law are paramount . the jury in the george zimmerman case rejected state criminal charges |
(cnn) mitch winehouse told cnn's piers morgan that he was in new york visiting his cousin's twin babies when he heard the news of his daughter's passing the singer's father is a guest on tuesday's 'piers morgan tonight' amy winehouse, 27, was found dead at her apartment on july 23 'i was holding one of the babies,' ... | dolor patrologic huller | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) gloria allred's demand that a transgender contestant be allowed to compete in the miss canada universe pageant was trumped tuesday when pageant owner donald trump agreed with her it was a public relations battle featuring two well known masters of the media, a beauty queen and a controversial topic... | universe donald trump jenna talackova disqualifed miss canada universe | 'she should be allowed to enter the pageant,' miss universe owner donald trump says . contestant's lawyer: 'we want this rule eliminated'. 'i am a woman,' contestant jenna talackova says . pageant officials previously disqualifed transgender woman from miss canada universe |
(cnn) a 68 year old idaho man has been charged with misdemeanor battery after police say he struck a teen who would not turn off his iphone while the plane they were in was taxiing for takeoff the incident took place tuesday evening on a southwest airlines flight from las vegas to boise, idaho, said lt kent lipple o... | las vegas boise idaho | incident takes place on a flight from las vegas to boise, idaho . suspect says he smacked the boy to get his attention . police say the incident left a mark on the teen's shoulder . police: man 'felt he was protecting the entire plane' |
(timecom) good morning america host amy robach revealed on her show that a recent on air mammogram had found she has breast cancer, but the diagnosis wouldn't have been made if she followed certain federal guidelines for screening robach is 40, and the us preventive services task force, a group of independent expert... | robach 40 yearly | robach is 40; federal guidelines recommend yearly checks at 50 . her cancer was found in an on air mammogram . women should make their own decisions about when to start screening |
(cnn) sebastian vettel adapted to 'tricky' and blustery conditions at the circuit of americas to pip his red bull teammate mark webber to pole position saturday at the united states grand prix in texas there was simply no stopping the four time world champion, who will be bidding for a record eighth straight grand p... | sebastian vettel united states pips red bull mark webber austin romain grosjean lotus | sebastian vettel claims pole position for united states gp . pips red bull teammate mark webber on final qualifying run in austin . bidding for eighth straight win of dominant season . romain grosjean third fastest for lotus |
(cnn) canadian prime minister stephen harper said thursday that canada's governor general has allowed him to suspend parliament, postponing a no confidence vote from his opponents that he was likely to lose canadian prime minister stephen harper says parliament will resume on january 26 harper called on his opponen... | tamableness grivets poetling | no related information |
mammoth lakes, california (cnn) a small amount of human remains has been found in the wreckage of the plane that adventurer steve fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, a national transportation safety board official said thursday the wreckage of adventurer steve fossett's plane was found in california's ... | ntsb weeks months fossett | new: ntsb says 'very little' remains found in wreckage . ntsb: it could take 'weeks, perhaps months' to determine cause of crash . sheriff says crash appears so severe that finding survivors is unlikely . fossett survived round the world adventures but vanished on pleasure flight |
london, england (cnn) formula one has seen a number of last race world championship deciders down the years michael schumacher (left) and damon hill collided at the last race of 1994, with the german taking the title here, the circuit looks at four of the most memorable of the last 15 years drivers in capitals won t... | f1 michael schumacher 1994 1997 last year's first 1986 | f1 has seen some memorable title deciders at the final race of the season . michael schumacher involved in two controversial collisions, in 1994 and 1997 . last year's championship was the first three way title fight since 1986 |
(cnn) strange things seem to happen when grant wilson enters a room grant wilson, left, and partner jason hawes were driven by personal experiences to track ghosts human forms materialize in darkened hallways the dead whisper greetings from beyond the grave unseen entities attack and hurl terrified people to the gro... | sci fi channel ghost hunters | sci fi channel ghost hunter says ghosts can get pushy . 'ghost hunters' inspires others to delve into the paranormal . work follows them to their homes, ghost hunters say . ghost hunter: 'i felt a very large finger or paw poke me' |
(cnn) it has all the right ingredients for a tense situation: scorching hot weather relentless humidity sidewalks, subways and hotels packed to capacity long lines nerds and jocks but instead of being a pressure cooker, downtown atlanta, georgia, is serving up a huge party labor day weekend finds the city of atlant... | barkentines alveolosubnasal lukas | no related information |
(cnn) one of the exhibits at the chicago museum of science and industry has come to life, literally it's reminiscent of the wildly popular 'night at the museum,' movies, except this is real twenty four year old kate mcgroarty is living at the museum for a month, roaming the large 14 acre space, exploring every nook ... | kate mcgroarty a month her second week the chicago museum of science and industry | kate mcgroarty won a promotion contest to spend a month in a museum . she's in her second week at the chicago museum of science and industry . mcgroarty has developed a fan following on twitter and among visitors to the museum . 'i've always loved this museum, and i've always loved adventure,' she says |
nashville, tennessee (cnn) the recent news item about a connecticut worker fired for facebook postings that annoyed her employer, like other accounts of employees sacked for private speech, was bound to draw a lot of attention americans hold first amendment rights to free speech as a kind of sacrosanct birthright, ... | bruce barry facebook barry national labor relations board | bruce barry: losing private sector job over a facebook remark doesn't violate freedom of speech . employers shouldn't view offhand remarks on facebook as threats, he writes . barry: national labor relations board says comments may be protected under labor law . workers shouldn't forfeit rights, he says, and thin skinne... |
hollywood celebrated television's best and brightest at the 61st emmy awards on sunday night 'gossip girl' blake lively was the night's best dressed in a pailette encrusted versace gown while many actresses played it safe in classic cuts and neutral colors, there were a few standouts, mostly young stars who brought exc... | overdomesticating tomboy nummulites | no related information |
(cnn) larry speakes, who served as the acting white house press secretary under president ronald reagan, died friday morning at his home in cleveland, mississippi, following a lengthy illness, the bolivar county coroner said he was 74, coroner nate brown said speakes took over the duties as acting white house press ... | hebraizer overliberality cisted | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) us airstrikes aimed at al qaeda leaders in pakistan have been 'very effective,' with few civilian deaths as a result, cia director leon panetta said monday in a rare public acknowledgment of the raids cia director leon panetta speaks about the fight against al qaeda at the pacific counc... | cia leon panetta us al qaeda pakistan | cia director leon panetta makes rare public acknowledgment of raids . us airstrikes 'only game in town' to fight al qaeda in pakistan, he says . he says strikes are very precise and collateral damage is limited |
baghdad (cnn) wearing hooded sweatshirts, baseball hats and sports gear, the five young men alternated between nodding their heads to the rhythm and taking hold of the microphone to pour out their anger, their insights, their pain 'no matter if you're muslim, no matter if you're christian, no matter the religion, we... | english baghdad iraq october 31 | smashing hits is an english language rap group based in baghdad . its five members rap about life in iraq, aiming to send 'a message to the west'. one member says some of his lyrics are inspired by the deadly october 31 church siege |
(cnn) chemical weapons engulf soldiers carrying 60 pound rucksacks, their mud filled boots trenching through a river dividing simulated enemy lines troops run in the desert to acclimate to harsh conditions with winter temperatures as low as 8 degrees, summer as high as 120 the training becomes increasingly realistic... | the united states egypt iraq us | the united states is at war with ideals as much as or more than foreign armies . troops' curricula to include demographics, religion, languages, political landscapes . thumbs up in egypt, showing soles of feet in iraq are examples of offensive gestures . commander: increasing countries' capabilities could prevent futur... |
(cnn) it was only after i joined cnn on may 8, 1990, that i got to know ted turner and learn tv news and life lessons from him in recent weeks and months, i've been thinking of those lessons as i worked on our new cnn one hour documentary: 'ted turner: the maverick man' here in no particular order are five thi... | sporogonia quaketail foalfoots | no related information |
(cnn) with a week to go before election day, most recent national polls show democratic presidential nominee barack obama with an advantage but how much are they to be believed? as election day gets closer, will the race tighten in the polls? the most recent national cnn poll of polls showed obama with an 8 point le... | motorships trochodendraceous fecche | no related information |
washington (cnn) as washington gears up for january's presidential inauguration with high priced tickets to fancy affairs, one businessman is making sure that some of the less fortunate will have a chance to share in the festivities earl stafford is a virginia businessman helping the disadvantaged see the inaugurat... | earl stafford $1 million hundreds of dollars stafford jw marriott | earl stafford paid $1 million so needy could see inauguration . packages for some inaugural events going for hundreds of dollars . stafford said his effort was rooted in his faith, good fortune . package offered by jw marriott billed as 'build your own ball' |
(cnn) a pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in a deadly bank robbery plot described by the judge in the case as 'incredibly bizarre' in which a pizza deliveryman died when a bomb affixed to his neck exploded this device held a bomb to the neck of brian wells during a 2003 bank robbery in ... | erie pennsylvania | pizza deliveryman died when bomb affixed to his neck exploded . prosecutors contend victim was in on plot but didn't count on live bomb . erie, pennsylvania, judge calls case 'incredibly bizarre and sadly tragic' |
(cnn) aaron douglas, better known as 'chief tyrol' on 'battlestar galactica,' is a dragon*con veteran well known for being open with fans and the life of the dragon*con party, douglas made a pit stop at cnn to answer some of our bsg fan questions cnn: had you seen the original bsg before taking the role? aaron dougl... | transliterations maim surrealism | no related information |
(cnn) a us diplomatic cable written five years ago concluded that the government of india condoned torture of suspects held in detention centers in jammu and kashmir, a region that has seen a long guerrilla war by muslim separatists, many supported by pakistan the cable, obtained by wikileaks and published by the gu... | purpurigenous veriscope wollastonite | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan's prime minister raja pervez ashraf on sunday met with shiites in quetta who are protesting the bombing deaths of 97 people last week, pakistani media reported ashraf addressed protestors who are taking part in a sit in and have lined up the bodies of bombing victims at major inter... | shiite quetta thursday third baloch | new: prime minister meets with demonstrators protesting bombing deaths . new: he agrees to toss out local government but rules out military intervention . two suicide bombings in a shiite neighborhood in quetta killed 85 on thursday . a third attack in quetta killed 12; police blame baloch insurgents |
(cnn) wedding bells rang for three different celebrity couples over labor day weekend in miami, basketball star dwyane wade tied the knot with actress gabrielle union on saturday, the same weekend that ashlee simpson the musical younger sister of jessica simpson reportedly wed diana ross' actor son evan in con... | scolioma cherried downgrades | no related information |
(cnn) what a difference a year makes last year, delegates at the ambrosetti forum in italy had a lot to contend with the economic crisis was in full bloom and they had urgent concerns: will greece leave the eurozone? will the euro survive? is the project doomed? a year on, it seems those worries have eased; the mood... | octavius contraindicate catty | no related information |
athens (cnn) most people travel to greece to look at antiquities but i've spent the last few days in athens sightseeing the country's digital future and what i've seen is surprisingly encouraging the future isn't hard to excavate in greece indeed, immediately upon arrival at athens airport, travelers are confronted ... | keen greece at least a century | keen: greece's digital future is surprisingly encouraging . greece is wracked by the most serious economic crisis for at least a century . yet, amidst all the despair, there is a rebirth going on in greece . the irony of this renaissance is that it probably wouldn't have happened without the crisis |
tokyo (cnn) japan will shoot down any part of the long range rocket that north korea plans to launch next month that enters its territory, the japanese defense minister, naoki tanaka, said friday speaking at a news conference, tanaka said he had issued the official order after instructing the japanese military earli... | north korea next month japan | north korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite next month . other countries say the move is a cover for a ballistic missile test . japan says it will shoot down any part of the rocket that enters its territory |
(cnn) for the first time apple stores will soon let iphone owners trade in their old phones for credit toward a new one, according to multiple reports according to apple centric blog macrumors, several sources say apple store employees are currently being trained on the new program, which could go into effect around... | apple september 10 | apple reportedly launching an iphone trade in program . users could get a discount on new phone by trading in old ones . a new iphone is expected to be introduced on september 10 |
(cnn) gunmen killed a german national who was a member of the security detail of the german embassy in sanaa on sunday, according to a yemeni diplomat with knowledge of the situation the shooting occurred outside an upscale supermarket in the yemeni capital witnesses said that the embassy employee was in the superma... | unicef sanaa german yemeni the german embassy's | new: gunmen kidnap a unicef staffer in sanaa . a shooting occurs outside an upscale supermarket . a german national who works for the embassy is killed . yemeni diplomat: the victim worked for the german embassy's security detail |
(cnn) actress and filmmaker ricki lake has a special connection to cnn heroes her friend and onetime nanny, marie da silva, was chosen as a top 10 cnn hero in 2008 for her work starting a school for aids orphans in her native malawi lake sat down with cnn entertainment senior producer denise quan to talk about cnn h... | entertains oenanthole cogwood | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) sandeep parikh, jeff lewis and sean becker were fresh from their raucous 'the guild' panel at dragon*con when they sat down with cnn to answer our fan oriented questions it was their first time at dragon*con, and the crowds did not disappoint one fan in the question line even dressed as lewis'... | game on' jeff lewis vork the guild wow sandeep parikh zaboo | 'the guild' created 'game on' in about a month and landed at the top of the itunes chart . jeff lewis, who plays vork on 'the guild,' is not ashamed of his wow addiction . sandeep parikh says his character, zaboo, on 'the guild' is very friendly, just invasive |
(cnn) young german driver nico hulkenberg is looking for a new formula one team after failing to agree a contract extension with williams, the motorsport's official website reported on monday while the british based team has retained veteran brazilian rubens barrichello for 2011, the 23 year old hulkenberg will seek... | nico hulkenberg williams 2011 british rubens barrichello end of year hulkenberg an impressive rookie season brazil sixth | nico hulkenberg leaves williams after contract negotiations for 2011 break down . british team will retain veteran rubens barrichello and name new driver by end of year . hulkenberg had an impressive rookie season, claiming pole position in brazil . the drivers helped williams to retain sixth place in the constructors'... |
washington (cnn) libya has paid $15 billion to the families of terrorism victims, overcoming the final obstacle to full relations with the united states, the state department said friday police officers survey the wreckage of pan am flight 103 in lockerbie, scotland, in december 1988 the payment ends tripoli's legal... | biggety witbooi trachodontid | no related information |
(cnn) actress debi mazar is passionate about food, and she recently used her cooking skills to raise money for the midnight mission, a los angeles based organization that helps the homeless mazar is also an enthusiastic supporter of cnn heroes, and she recently sat down with cnn entertainment senior producer denise ... | debi mazar the midnight mission los angeles mazar | actress debi mazar has raised money for the midnight mission, a los angeles food bank . mazar said the organization does more than feed people; it also gives them a fresh start . mazar said she came from humble beginnings, too: 'i grew up on food stamps' |
(cnn) douglas cootey is replacing his lightbulbs with brighter ones, but not just to see better the new broad spectrum lights simulate sunlight, and might help enliven his mood in the gloomy winter months a light box like the one shown here may help some people combat seasonal depression in winter cootey, a stay at ... | between 4 and us | between 4 and 6 percent of the us population suffers from sad . light therapy, psychotherapy, and medications are treatment options . recent research indicates genetic component to the condition |
(cnn) an outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in the democratic republic of congo has prompted neighboring angola to close its border with that country, angola's state news agency reported tuesday angolan health minister jose van dunem announced the 'suspension of migratory movements' at the country's north eastern b... | democratic republic of congo 1976 world health organization nov 27 angola | democratic republic of congo has reported intermittent cases of ebola since 1976 . world health organization reports 41 suspected cases, 13 deaths, since nov 27 . as a result of the outbreak, neighboring angola has closed its northeastern border |
(cnn) americans and other foreigners were among those caught up in the bloodshed and chaos of the terror attacks in mumbai, india, on wednesday and thursday a foreign national held hostage by gunmen for nearly 24 hours is released from the oberoi hotel in mumbai at least six foreigners were among the 125 dead, polic... | british filmmaker australian tennessee mumbai us | new: hospital: british yachtsman among those killed in attack . filmmaker describes fellow australian being shot point blank in the head . tennessee woman shot in arm and leg in mumbai attacks, her husband says . witness: gunmen entered hotel lobby asking for anyone with us or british passport |
london, england (cnn) french speed sailing trimaran,l'hydroptere has broken yet another world record as its crew draw closer to two major milestones the flying yacht: french trimaran l'hydroptere is closing in on two major speed sailing records l'hydroptere is now the fastest yacht in history over 500 meters and one... | l'hydroptere over 500 meters one nautical mile marseille frenchman alain thebault the 100 kilometers per hour mark 54 knots | l'hydroptere is the new fastest yacht over 500 meters and one nautical mile . the boat is based in marseille and is skippered by frenchman alain thebault . the crew are now poised to pass the 100 kilometers per hour mark (54 knots) |
london, england (cnn) french speed sailing trimaran,l'hydroptere has broken yet another world record as its crew draw closer to two major milestones the flying yacht: french trimaran l'hydroptere is closing in on two major speed sailing records l'hydroptere is now the fastest yacht in history over 500 meters and one... | l'hydroptere over 500 meters one nautical mile marseille frenchman alain thebault the 100 kilometers per hour mark 54 knots | l'hydroptere is the new fastest yacht over 500 meters and one nautical mile . the boat is based in marseille and is skippered by frenchman alain thebault . the crew are now poised to pass the 100 kilometers per hour mark (54 knots) |
rio de janeiro, brazil (cnn) the death toll in flood ravaged southern brazil has reached 116 and the first cases of a water borne, potentially fatal disease are being investigated, the nation's civil defense agency reported people use a boat to navigate flooded streets in the brazilian state of santa catarina last w... | brazil | death toll from flooding in southern brazil reaches 116; 31 people missing . officials report 10 suspected cases of potentially deadly leptospirosis . authorities warn people to avoid flood contaminated food, water . more heavy rain forecast for parts of brazil |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) auto insurers report that about 60,000 vehicles were stolen in just over a year in mexico, the highest figure in the past decade mexico city, mexico, has a well deserved reputation for heavy traffic now car thefts may be added to the list that's no surprise to guillermo cruz, who has bough... | mexican mexico city | about 60,000 vehicles were stolen in just over a year, mexican insurers report . the problem is particularly acute in the capital of mexico city . observers predict car thefts will rise further as world economic crisis worsens . one mexican man says he's had two new cars stolen in three months |
editor's note: campbell brown anchors cnn's 'campbell brown: no bias, no bull' at 8 pm et mondays through fridays she delivered this commentary during the 'cutting through the bull' segment of tuesday night's broadcast cnn's campbell brown says 'having no life' isn't a requirement for a man to get a job (cnn) how ma... | rendell homeland security brown janet napolitano | rendell says choice for homeland security good because she has 'no life'. brown: janet napolitano has many qualifications beyond having no family . nobody would have said the same about a male candidate, brown says . women deserve same treatment as men on work life issues, she says |
(mental floss) it's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name a costumed reveler at a captain morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer we put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them? here's some biographical detail o... | morgan cuba jack daniel old tub tanqueray | capt morgan married his own cousin, plundered cuba and won a knighthood . jack daniel died after losing a fight with a safe?. which best selling bourbon whiskey was originally called 'old tub?'. gin maker tanqueray descended from three generations of clergymen |
new york (cnn) a new york hospital worker was suspended for failing to report the gunshot wound of nfl star plaxico burress, a hospital spokeswoman told cnn monday new york giants receiver plaxico burress arrives at the 17th police precinct in manhattan on monday the spokeswoman, kathy robinson, gave no further det... | plaxico burress new york michael bloomberg nfl giants burress | plaxico burress accused of taking gun into a crowded new york night club . new york mayor michael bloomberg wants vigorous prosecution of nfl star . mayor also slams hospital, giants for their response to the burress incident . hospital: 'not reporting a gunshot wound is a clear violation of our policies' |
havana, cuba (cnn) former cuban president fidel castro says he is open to the idea of meeting with us president elect barack obama former cuban president fidel castro has largely been out of the political scene since falling ill in 2006 'with obama, one can talk whenever he wants, because we're not preachers of vio... | castro sean penn havana us | 'we're not preachers of violence or war,' castro writes in essay . actor sean penn writes that castro's brother also open to meeting . some in havana skeptical of change in us policy |
(cnn) the daughter of sen dick durbin died saturday from a congenital heart condition, the illinois democrat's office said 'chris durbin, 40, fought a heroic lifelong battle with heart disease and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire durbin family,' said durbin's spokesman, joe shoemaker chris durbin worked ... | illinois democratic dick durbin's chris durbin 40 | illinois democratic sen dick durbin's daughter dies . chris durbin, 40, had a congenital heart condition . funeral arrangements are pending |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) sajida faraj scoops mashed potatoes and peas onto her plate, not quite sure of the history behind her first thanksgiving meal but she knows how thankful she is to be at a church in atlanta this november, lining up for turkey, stuffing and pecan pie sajida faraj took a break to enjoy a thanksgi... | iraqi sajida faraj first american thanksgiving iraqis iraq united states | iraqi refugee sajida faraj enjoys festivity of first american thanksgiving dinner . she's still struggling; some iraqis ready to give up while others are established . more than 15,000 iraq refugees have entered united states since war began |
(cnn) the search for a lion in essex, near london, has been called off even as the big cat's fame grows on twitter according to a police spokesman, the sighting of a lion sunday night was most likely a 'large domestic cat or a wildcat' the spokesman added: 'nothing has been found to suggest that a lion was in the... | disenclose taurines acclinal | no related information |
(cnn) there was a pretty epic party on wednesday night you probably weren't there but don't take it personally we can't all be awesome naturally, of course, i was present, showing up casually late because it's what awesome people do at epic parties that, and defile the mashed potatoes granted, this particular epic p... | matters jarrett bellini twitter party | in 'apparently this matters,' jarrett bellini tackles trending social media topics . this week, he crashes the cvs beauty club's twitter party . yes, that was really a thing . you can join even if you're not a juggalo or a hooker |
london (cnn) celebrity comedians were among hundreds who on friday welcomed a uk court ruling that cleared a man of sending a tweet joking about blowing up an airport the case has highlighted the arguments for and against the limits of free speech on the internet paul chambers was originally fined â£385 ($603) and o... | paul chambers â£385 603 uk chambers | paul chambers was originally fined â£385 ($603) for sending a 'menacing tweet'. the case has highlighted the arguments about the limits of free speech on the internet . the uk court ruled that the tweet was treated and addressed as if it was not a credible threat . high profile comics sent messages supporting the chamb... |
(cnn) earlier this week, senate majority leader harry reid, d nevada, and house speaker john boehner, r ohio, agreed to a deal to fund the government past this november's elections the deal leaves working out a budget up to the next congress and provides funding for the federal government through march 2013, well be... | 15,873,767,378,85016 49 states us congress | $15,873,767,378,85016 total outstanding public debt on july 30, 2012 . 49 states that require a balanced budget . 12 consecutive us budgets that have reflected a deficit . 11 times the us congress has voted to raise the debt limit since 2001 |
washington (cnn) two democratic lawmakers took on the hot button political issue of gun control monday, introducing legislation that would effectively ban online ammunition sales longtime gun control advocates sen frank lautenberg, d new jersey, and rep carolyn mccarthy, d new york, introduced the bill that they sai... | arder ultrafidian adminicula | no related information |
(cnn) machinery problems at a drug manufacturing plant prompted the us food and drug administration to warn patients of a possible mix up affecting various prescription pain medications and over the counter drugs the fda is advising patients who use certain prescription medications produced by endo pharmaceuticals t... | novartis sunday bufferin nodoz gas x endo pharmaceuticals | machine problems could have mixed up painkillers and over the counter drugs . novartis issued a voluntary recall sunday for excedrin, bufferin, nodoz, gas x . people using endo pharmaceuticals urged to inspect their pills |
(rolling stone) there are roughly a million rolling stones albums, and almost all of them have songs that will drastically improve your life (some of them also have 'angie') where to start? where to go after the classics? here's a road map of the good, the great and the 'angie' 'out of our heads' (1965) their great ... | goats head soup a bigger bang | since 'goats head soup' was the follow up to 'exile,' everyone expected it to be more raw . 'some girls' is the band's all time bestseller; it put the stones back on top . the stones took their time with 'a bigger bang,' as if they had something to prove |
(cnn) expect traffic this month, as more than a quarter of the country hits the road for the holidays some 933 million americans will travel more than 50 miles from home during the year end holiday travel period, predicts aaa that's an increase of 16% over 2011 this year, aaa defines the holiday period as saturday, ... | americans more than 50 miles aaa this year | some 933 million americans plan to travel more than 50 miles over holidays, aaa says . people are driving longer distances and spending more on their trips this year . gas prices are expected to continue dropping, freeing up cash for other holiday spending |
(cnn) it was around 6:30 in the morning the air was crisp, the farmers had just watered their fields corn perhaps, omar doesn't entirely recall and the ground was muddy, slippery and uneven there was a pack on his back, a bag slung over each shoulder, and cradled in his arms, the frail body of his 11 year old ... | abdulrahman syria omar turkish | 11 year old abdulrahman lost his leg during a rocket attack is syria . abdulrahman's brother omar promised his younger brother that he would walk again . the two brothers navigated the dangerous trek across the turkish border to get help . us based group is working to get abdulrahman the medical care he needs |
(cnn) a fourth man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime in the death of a black man who was beaten by a gang of young whites, then run over by a pickup truck driven by one of them in mississippi in 2011 in a separate but related case, another mississippi man admitted he was part of a group of whites who carrie... | william kirk montgomery puckett mississippi james craig anderson jackson jonathan gaskamp | william kirk montgomery of puckett, mississippi, pleads guilty to federal hate crime charges . james craig anderson, 47, died after he was beaten and run over by a truck . three others who took part in the jackson, mississippi, slaying pleaded guilty previously . jonathan gaskamp admits he was with the group during ano... |
(cnn) the west indies team bus has been attacked by bangladesh fans, following the side's one sided victory over the co hosts at the cricket world cup the west indies secured a nine wicket victory in 122 overs in the group b game in mirpur on friday bangladesh scored just 58 runs their lowest ever total in a one ... | west indies bangladesh world cup chris gayle friday new zealand zimbabwe | west indies cricket team bus attacked after defeat of bangladesh in world cup . opener chris gayle writes about incident on social networking site twitter . windies secure nine wicket victory in group b as co hosts were bowled out for 58 . in friday's group a match new zealand beat zimbabwe by 10 wickets |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) two kenyan police officers were injured in dadaab refugee camp in northern kenya when their vehicle struck a land mine on tuesday, according to a senior official 'the police car was traveling from hagadera camp to the dadaab police station,' said dadaab district commissioner ndambuki muthike mut... | kenyan less than two weeks ago somalia un somali october | kenyan officers injured when their car strikes a land mine . another police vehicle struck a land mine less than two weeks ago . the escalating conflict in somalia threatens people on both sides of the border . un: 24 somali children killed, 58 injured in october |
hong kong (cnn) china's urban rich are making far more than they officially report, suggesting the wealth gap in the world's second largest economy is much higher than previously thought, according to a new study the china society of economic reform released a survey monday that found 'gray income' was 62 trillion y... | begorry loren skirmishing | no related information |
(cnn) china had cause for a double celebration on saturday after winning their first ever swimming gold medal as well as setting a new world record in the women's 400m medley sun yang sealed a place in china's olympic history with an impressive swim in the 400m freestyle final that was only 007 seconds off the world... | china first olympic sun yang 007 400m 16 year old ye shiwen second chinese four year old | china claims first ever olympic swimming gold in men's events . sun yang 007 off world record as he claims 400m freestyle title . 16 year old ye shiwen claims second chinese swimming gold in 400m medley . ye breaks four year old world record |
washington (cnn) thursday, december 13, may have been one of the luckiest days of susan rice's life it may not feel that way now since she had to set aside for the moment her longtime dream of becoming secretary of state but it is one thing to be secretary of state in theory and it will be quite another to be americ... | rothkopf susan rice us hillary clinton obama john mccain | rothkopf: susan rice may be lucky not to achieve her dream of becoming secretary of state . he says whoever gets the job faces a bleak prospect of dealing with us global woes . hillary clinton will be a difficult act to follow as the nation's chief diplomat, he says . rothkopf: obama made the right call here; john mcca... |
(cnn) the mother of 'modern family' star ariel winter denied allegations that she abused the 14 year old actress and said the allegations stem from the young actress wanting to continue to date an 18 year old man 'since i have asked ariel to end her relationship she has been bad mouthing me and spreading rumors and... | modern family ariel winter 14 18 year old | young actress on 'modern family' is under temporary guardianship . ariel winter, 14, is in the care of her older sister . petition alleges she was the victim of physical abuse, insults and deprivation of food . mother denies claims of abuse, says teen wants to continue to see her 18 year old boyfriend |
(cnn) he was the first spanish player to reach the top of the tennis world rankings, but now carlos moya is contemplating life away from the sport that he has played at the top level for the past 15 years the 34 year old has been unable to overcome a foot problem, with his last match on the atp tour circuit being a ... | infidelities scentless cotinus | no related information |
(cnn) evan lysacek became a household name in february when he won the olympic gold medal in men's figure skating since his rise to fame, he has made it a point to get involved with charitable work he currently works with help usa, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and support services so the homeless a... | olympic evan lysacek help usa lysacek | olympic champion evan lysacek supports help usa, the nation's largest homeless advocate . help usa provides housing and support services so people can get back on their feet . lysacek: help usa experience has 'taught me so much about working and remaining positive' |
(cnn) chevy chase didn't look like gerald ford and didn't sound like gerald ford but in the mid 1970s, when 'saturday night live' first went on the air, chase then a writer and cast member of the show made his impression of the president, rife with pratfalls and slapstick, the talk of the country he also made ... | inrun mycetogenic teeny | no related information |
new delhi, india (cnn) a 3 month old girl born to an indian surrogate mother has flown to japan to join her biological father after spending the first months of her life in legal limbo baby manjhi and her grandmother flew to osaka, japan, from the indian capital, new delhi, saturday night, said family friend, kamal ... | india manjhi japanese | surrogacy has been legal in india since 2002 . some countries have banned the practice as a money making venture . a few months before manjhi was born, the couple divorced . the intended japanese mother decided she did not want the baby |
(cnn) iraq's presidency council thursday approved the us iraq security agreement the final step for the agreement to be ratified by the iraqi government, a council spokesman said the pact allows the presence of american troops in iraq for three more years us soldiers gather at the 'crossed swords' in baghdad's se... | us iraqi june 30 iraq december 31, 2011 | new: us officials welcome iraqi council's approval of security pact . presidency council's approval was final legal step for enactment . agreement pulls us troops out of all iraqi cities by june 30 . us forces would exit iraq entirely by december 31, 2011 |
new delhi, india (cnn) indian police swiftly handled a 'security scare' at new delhi's major airport early friday amid heightened concern in the wake of last week's terror attack in which gunmen killed 179 people in mumbai an indian soldier joins the beefed up security detail at new delhi airport new delhi police sp... | new delhi security press trust of india india | new: 'there's no cause of panic,' says new delhi police spokesman . security raised at all the nation's airports amid intelligence on terrorist activity . press trust of india: reports suggest possible strike on december 6 . india's top military officials discuss country's security plans |
(fast company) have you ever created a genius playlist on itunes or set up a station on pandora? just plug in one song, and you instantly hear music that matches your tastes think of zite, the free personalized ipad magazine that launched today, as the genius playlist or pandora of news discovery but with one not... | tippled shopocracy denotational | no related information |
(cnn) theological conservatives estranged from the episcopal church in the united states and the anglican church in canada formed a rival north american 'province' wednesday the consecration of rev gene robinson as bishop of new hampshire left many conservatives disaffected leaders of the new anglican church in nort... | orthodox anglicans episcopal church new hampshire | 'orthodox anglicans are focusing on the things that unite us,' man says . move comes after years of dispute over progressive direction of episcopal church . tipping point for many was consecration of gay man as bishop of new hampshire . new division expected to take in 100,000 from parishes that left episcopal church |
new york (cnn) an activist for immigration reform was arrested and arraigned on child pornography charges in brooklyn federal court wednesday roy naim, 29, pleaded not guilty to a count of receiving child pornography, and was denied bail by judge joan m azrack assistant us attorney saritha komatireddy argued naim wa... | roy naim time new york naim | roy naim was mentioned in a time magazine article on immigration reform . he worked with immigration advocacy groups in new york . prosecutors say he was arrested based on an electronic trail from an alleged child porn producer . naim pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of receiving child pornography |
washington (cnn) sen john mccain on thursday accused sen barack obama of breaking a promise when the democrat decided to forgo public financing in this fall's campaign sen barack obama repeatedly broke campaign fundraising records during the democratic primary season obama told supporters in an e mail message thursd... | john mccain americans obama barack obama | sen john mccain says decision 'should be disturbing to all americans'. analyst says voters favor the way obama has raised campaign cash . sen barack obama calls public finance system 'broken'. move will allow obama to spend unlimited amount of money |
(cnn) 'hi, i'm back!' paula deen wooed a houston crowd saturday during her first appearance since the revelation that she used a racial slur in the past, according to cnn affiliate kprc the southern food diva looked straight into the lens of a camera, waved, smiled and winked as a sold out audience of 1,500 cheered ... | negrodom racemosely chaenactis | no related information |
(cnn) a man in the uniform of an afghan soldier shot and killed a member of the nato led international security assistance force in eastern afghanistan on sunday, isaf reported the killing, which was still under investigation sunday afternoon, follows a long series of 'insider' attacks by afghan troops or infiltrato... | afghan nato isaf 2012 kerry karzai us | a man in an afghan uniform killed a nato service member, isaf says . so called 'green on blue' attacks killed dozens of allied troops in 2012 . kerry, karzai work out 'major issues' regarding us troops, but not immunity |
rome (cnn) italian prime minister enrico letta's coalition government survived a confidence vote wednesday by a healthy margin, with 235 senators voting in favor to 70 against the threat receded shortly before the vote when former prime minister silvio berlusconi unexpectedly dropped his bid to topple the government... | enrico letta italian senate parliament silvio berlusconi letta . | prime minister enrico letta handily wins a confidence vote in the italian senate . he is also expected to win a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament . silvio berlusconi drops a bid to topple the government, says his party backs letta . berlusconi could lose his senate seat after a conviction for tax fraud w... |
(ewcom) i bet eddie murphy would like to trade places with another actor right about now the 'saturday night live' alum tops forbes' list of the year's most overpaid actors again, followed by newcomer katherine heigl and oscar winners reese witherspoon and sandra bullock (say it isn't so!) murphy's earning power has... | destin caltrops ronde | no related information |
(cnn) spotify is letting bloggers and website managers embed songs from its vast music library for free introduced wednesday, the spotify play button is a widget that will let web users listen to songs, playlists or entire albums without having to leave the page they're viewing '(t)he spotify play button is a simple... | spotify tumblr | spotify's new play button makes it easy to embed songs on your site, blog . the free tool will be incorporated by tumblr, the blogging platform . music streaming service spotify has more than 15 million songs in its database |
(cnn) born in the democratic republic of congo, dikembe mutombo came to the united states on an academic scholarship to study medicine at georgetown university but his career path soon changed after joining the school's basketball team mutombo would go on to play in the nba for 18 years and become one of the league'... | saxifragaceous quadricapsulate johnsonese | no related information |
(cnn) sudanese president omar al bashir asked arab leaders meeting in qatar on monday to strongly reject an arrest warrant issued against him by the international criminal court for war crimes omar al bashir is the subject of an icc arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in darfur al bashir landed in qatar on sunday... | sudanese arab league summit omar al bashir the international criminal court al bashir darfur un | sudanese president asks arab league summit to reject arrest warrant against him . omar al bashir is charged with war crimes by the international criminal court . al bashir accused of crimes against humanity in his campaign against darfur rebels . un secretary general attends summit, but avoids any confrontation with al... |
washington (cnn) iraqi authorities have shared information obtained from captured insurgents who claim al qaeda is planning suicide attacks in the united states and europe during the christmas holiday season, a us official said thursday the official said the threat report is being taken seriously, but there is no in... | the united states us | no specific threat is indicated against the united states . an 'underwear' bomber tried to bring down a us plane last christmas |
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