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editor's note: this is an excerpt from cnn contributor bob greene's new book, 'late edition: a love story,' a memoir of his time working at an ohio newspaper in the 1960s the localness of what we did down at the paper defined everything even as a kid brand new to the staff and brand new to the newspaper business, hired... | bob greene's late edition: a love story ohio ohio state university's | bob greene's new memoir is titled 'late edition: a love story'. the book chronicles his tenure at an ohio newspaper in the 1960s . author recalls lesson in etiquette from ohio state university's football coach |
editor's note: a nationally syndicated columnist, roland s martin is the author of 'listening to the spirit within: 50 perspectives on faith' and 'speak, brother! a black man's view of america' visit his web site for more information roland martin says fathers across america are failing their children by shirking their... | roland martin darryl strawberry's martin america | roland martin: darryl strawberry's book says his father failed his family . martin says fathers across america aren't living up to their responsibilities . he says mothers are bearing the burden of raising kids, dealing with schools |
washington (cnn) stevie wonder is boycotting, demonstrators are demanding and president barack obama and a veteran gop senator also are calling for changes in 'stand your ground' self defense laws in the aftermath of the trayvon martin killing despite such pressure tactics, neither obama nor congress have much say i... | unidolatrous superextremeness lukeward | no related information |
madrid, spain (cnn) an investigation was under way aboard a cruise ship in barcelona's port on friday after 26 foot waves crashed into a cruise ship and killed two people off northeast spain, officials said 'we are extending all cooperation to all relevant authorities the captain has been cooperating and is aboard t... | about 26 feet 8 meters maltese german italian cabo de san sebastian | cruise ship was hit by three 'abnormal' waves, each about 26 feet (8 meters) high . maltese government officials begin investigation . german, italian passengers killed when waves smashed windows . fourteen other people injured in the incident which occurred off cabo de san sebastian |
(cnn) last week, john schnatter, the founder and ceo of papa john's pizza, announced that the affordable care act will raise the cost of his pizza 11 to 14 cents each, or 15 to 20 cents per order this has caused some to gloat that obamacare won't be 'free' after all but will be passed down to consumers in the form o... | pizza's the affordable care act aaron e carroll americans carroll | papa john's pizza's ceo said the affordable care act will raise the cost of his pizza . no one thinks government spending is free, says dr aaron e carroll . even americans who get their insurance from their employers pay for their care, he says . carroll: more expensive pizza is a tiny price to pay for the benefits of ... |
(cnn) if you grew up in the 1980s there's nothing guaranteed to make you feel older than a trip to the movies 'conan the barbarian', 'the thing' and 'footloose' what's next? 'top gun'? but if there have to be remakes, then let them all be as much fun as craig brewer's 'footloose' brewer's previous movies, 'hustle & ... | craig brewer's footloose 1984 bacon brewer | craig brewer's 'footloose' is a fun remake of the 1984 classic . wormald doesn't eclipse bacon's performance, but he's an attractive actor . because he's cast real dancers, brewer doesn't have to slice and dice the choreography |
(cnn) michelle obama gave an impassioned speech before the international olympics committee president obama traveled overseas in the middle of debates over health care and afghanistan to make his personal pitch to bring the 2016 olympics to his hometown president obama personally appealed to ioc members for th... | chicago obama gop first rio de janeiro | new: 'i could not be prouder of my hometown of chicago,' obama says . 'i don't know how this is anything but really embarrassing,' gop strategist says . critics had questioned whether obama should make trip, given his full plate . chicago eliminated in first round; rio de janeiro wins |
(cnn) caroline kennedy, who spent most of her life looking to steer clear of the spotlight, is capping off a year of unusually public and political activity with interest in the senate seat that would be vacated by secretary of state designate hillary clinton caroline kennedy could join her uncle edward in the... | nematogen unlegally unversedness | no related information |
moscow, russia (cnn) a magnitude 66 earthquake struck southern kyrgyzstan late sunday night killing an estimated 70 people and destroying more than 120 buildings, the government reported monday the earthquake occurred near kyrgyzstan's border with china gulshat kadirova, an official from the kyrgyz ministry of emerg... | kyrgyzstan central asia china kyrgyz health ministry | magnitude 66 earthquake strikes southern kyrgyzstan sunday night . around 70 estimated killed, 120 buildings destroyed, government says . quake rattled large area of central asia; damage concentrated near china border . kyrgyz health ministry has sets up crisis center to coordinate rescue effort |
(cnn) former england cricket star chris lewis was remanded in custody by a british court tuesday, charged with attempting to smuggle drugs through an airport chris lewis joined surrey to play in twenty20 matches for the 2008 season the 40 year old all rounder, who played 32 tests and 53 one day internationals for en... | four kilos 350,000 gatwick airport chris lewis england | four kilos of cocaine worth $350,000 seized at gatwick airport . officials: drugs were in a liquid form hidden in fruit tins in luggage . chris lewis played cricket for england during the 1990s |
(cnn) caroline kennedy, who spent most of her life looking to steer clear of the spotlight, is capping off a year of unusually public and political activity with interest in the senate seat that would be vacated by secretary of state designate hillary clinton caroline kennedy could join her uncle edward in the... | hillary clinton's kennedy robert . this year barack obama | late president's daughter has expressed interest in hillary clinton's office . move would put kennedy in seat once filled by her uncle robert . kennedy has a history of avoiding partisanship and spotlight . she said this year she was inspired by barack obama |
(cnn) the bigger its touchscreen, the more tempting it is to use a smartphone for watching movies, as a gps device, or to check out the latest happenings on social media people in the united states with smartphones that have screens 45 inches and larger use 44% more data than those tapping away on smaller phones, ac... | greenbrier curtains linaceous | no related information |
kansas city, missouri (cnn) the coffee was brewing and we were just starting our day when the telephone rang the morning of july 5, 1999 it was a call that every parent prays never will come the army colonel was calling from fort campbell, kentucky, where our son was based in the us army a fellow soldier had attack... | pat wally kutteles barry winchell | pat and wally kutteles have worked 10 years to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'. their son, pfc barry winchell, was beaten to death with a bat as he slept . he went through constant, vicious harassment after rumors he was gay, they write . they believe dadt prevented him from reporting harassment to superiors |
(cnn) from a woman who sold fax machines door to door to being named a billionaire, sara blakely's career trajectory has been anything but usual no ivy league mba in sight, blakely has helmed spanx, a company that produces slimming bodywear bras, panties and more to a presence in more than 50 countries and an ... | pyrazin pia miscompose | no related information |
washington (cnn) congressional approval ratings hovered at historic lows republican and democrats hurled insults at each other and among themselves the political circus in washington even made its way to 'saturday night live: in a sketch featuring miley cyrus, at that it seemed that nothing would break through th... | republicans democrats mccain | a bipartisan group of 14 senators worked behind the scenes . the group is seven republicans, six democrats and one independent . mccain: 'this group of 14 (is) committed to staying together' to work on other issues |
(cnn) in english soccer it is an offense that is taken as seriously as almost any other diving and once again, it is controversial liverpool striker luis suarez in the firing line after their premier league clash on saturday, stoke manager tony pulis called for the uruguayan to be banned by the football associati... | liverpool brendan rodgers luis suarez uruguayan stoke rodgers suarez robert huth tony pulis | liverpool boss brendan rodgers defends luis suarez as striker is accused of diving . uruguayan appeared to go to ground in match versus stoke under no contact . rodgers says suarez was stamped on by stoke defender robert huth . stoke manager tony pulis called for suarez to be punished for what he saw as a dive |
washington (cnn) a republican member of congress in charge of investigating the benghazi attacks in which four americans were killed said monday that questions remain about what happened that night but he does not think the obama administration formulated a 'complete cover up' rep lynn westmoreland, r georgia, chair... | lynn westmoreland r georgia cia obama westmoreland | rep lynn westmoreland, r georgia, spoke with 5 cia operatives who were there . he says he doesn't think the obama administration attempted a full scale cover up . westmoreland says there are questions about memo telling personnel they're 'on your own' |
los angeles (cnn) ashton kutcher teased twitter followers thursday night about reports that he'll join the 'two and a half men' cast to fill the gap left by charlie sheen's departure the actor tweeted this riddle to his 6,659,567 followers: 'what's the square root of 625?' the answer is 25, as in 'two and a half' ku... | kutcher charlie sheen | kutcher tweets a riddle with 'two and a half' as the answer . industry publications report kutcher on 'two and a half men' is a done deal . the network and studio are silent about reports kutcher will join the show . charlie sheen is embroiled in a lawsuit over his dismissal from the hit sitcom |
(cnn) if the consequences at berlin airport hadn't been so serious, the expressions on our faces would have made the perfect kodak moment our jaws dropped, color drained from our faces, and we had that sick, sinking feeling familiar to those who've locked their keys in the house only this was a million times worse c... | cnn marketplace europe germany mpe chris pepper | cnn's marketplace europe team was on the road in germany when they got caught in chaos . cnn pulls off exclusive interviews but sometimes travel hiccups makes life very unpredictable . the team's travel plans went utterly awry amid a bomb scare, fog and baggage problems . mpe producer chris pepper says he's learned ... |
(cnn) last month at zaatari, the second largest refugee camp in the world, i met an accountant who carried his 6 day old baby across the jordanian border from syria, and a mother who cannot find her 20 year old son and knows all too well what has likely happened to him i saw parents too frightened to let their ch... | megan bradley syrian jordan syrians syria | megan bradley met traumatized, fearful syrian refugees at a camp and hospital in jordan . she says neighbor countries' hugely generous to shelter them; global community must help . she says it's crucial to keep borders open for fleeing syrians and to keep kids in school . bradely: helping displaced still in syria very ... |
hong kong (cnn) the woes of boeing's new 787 mount as us regulators ordered airlines to stop flying their boeing 787s the us move comes after two fleets of boeing 787s have been grounded in japan after alarms and a burning smell in the cabin forced a dreamliner to make an emergency landing wednesday the incident is ... | us boeing 787s japan | new: us regulators wednesday ordered airlines to stop flying their boeing 787s . two fleets of boeing 787s have been grounded in japan after one jet made an emergency landing . the woes come after the debut of the plane in 2011, nearly three years behind its production schedule . about 50 aircraft have been delivered; ... |
new delhi, india (cnn) reports that 'virginity tests' were conducted on would be brides for a mass wedding has prompted india's federal woman rights watchdog to launch an investigation young indian men and women are paraded before a mass wedding in 2006 in the village of funda but a district magistrate said the test... | indian state india | indian rights watchdog investigates reports of 'virginity tests' on would be brides . state authorities insists tests were 'just clinical examinations'. in largely conservative india, pre marital sex remains taboo |
(cnn) unlike popular period drama 'downton abbey,' any chatting in 'ripper street' takes place after a good brawl, in a brothel or over a dead body in the morgue not a cup of tea teeth jarring fights and the gruesome discovery of a 'ripped tart' in the shadow filled streets of london's east end are the first glim... | bbc downton abbey london east end jack the ripper's | 'ripper street' is a gritty new period drama from the bbc . unlike 'downton abbey,' the series focuses on london's notorious east end . rather than guessing jack the ripper's identity, it shows the hysterical aftermath |
(cnn) president obama threw down the gauntlet to congressional republicans at his press conference on monday he will not, he asserted forcefully, allow the united states' credit rating be held hostage by hard liners demanding budget cuts 'or else' in short, the president's message was that he would not negotiate wit... | david rothkopf obama gop rothkopf boehner house | david rothkopf: obama challenged congressional gop on debt ceiling . rothkopf says boehner and house gop are bizarrely holding nation hostage . he says they must know it will hurt them, but continue; want budget cuts, but not to defense . rothkopf: playing politics with debt ceiling must be permanently out of bounds |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) turkish troops fired artillery shells into northern iraq on wednesday nearly a week after turkey completed its eight day ground offensive targeting kurdish militants, an iraqi official told cnn turkish troops patrol near the border with iraq during the february offensive jabbar yawer, spokesman f... | turkish iraq irbil turkey | turkish troops fire artillery shells into northern iraq . at least 16 rounds fired on uninhabited area in iraq's irbil province . latest action comes a week after turkey completes eight day ground offensive |
(cnn) more and more, today's video game business is driven by huge military shooters like activision's 'call of duty: modern warfare 3' and electronic arts' 'battlefield 3' now, erik prince, the founder of a controversial, real world military group, is stepping into the virtual war zone with a new first person shoot... | standerwort metatarse unappeasedly | no related information |
london, england (cnn) if climate change were a small house fire, current policy in the european union and the united kingdom would ensure that it would destroy not just the house but the entire suburb author of 'carbon scenarios' compares global warming to a house fire that the world is currently failing to contain ... | pethidine galactorrhoea ectocarpaceous | no related information |
(cnn) arizona's immigration law, senate bill 1070, has generated a lot of ink recently, especially with a court ruling last week that allowed a controversial provision that in my view will result in racial profiling to move forward the law's goal is chilling: ramp up deportations of undocumented people by forcing lo... | jose antonio vargas law jerry brown ice vargas california | jose antonio vargas: law awaiting gov jerry brown's action important for immigrants . he says it would stop practice of police holding nonviolent offenders for deportation by ice . vargas says 80,000 people in california have been deported; vast majority aren't criminals |
editor's note: sarah hughes won the gold medal in figure skating at the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city, utah, and is a graduate of yale university medalist sarah hughes says the games are about excellence and unity (cnn) what are the first thoughts that pop into your mind when you hear the word olympics? pro... | sarah hughes obama olympics us michelle obama olympic | sarah hughes: obama is among other world leaders who have sought olympics . she says games are about excellence and unity in support of us teams . she says michelle obama is showing she shares the olympic spirit |
(cnn) two time english fa cup holders chelsea needed a late goal from substitute salomon kalou to stay in the competition saturday as the ivorian's 75th minute goal rescued a 1 1 draw at everton in their fourth round clash france striker louis saha gave everton the lead in the second half of the contest which was... | manchester united southampton salomon kalou's chelsea everton aston villa blackburn crawley torquay united bolton wigan | new: manchester united come from behind to beat southampton 2 1 . salomon kalou's 75th minute goal rescues a 1 1 draw for chelsea against everton . aston villa are through to the fifth round after a 3 1 victory against blackburn . crawley town upset torquay united with a 1 0 win, bolton and wigan draw 0 0 |
los angeles, california (cnn) while automakers lay off staff and shut down plants in response to the economic downturn, one automaker announced thursday that it will open a manufacturing plant in the united states, potentially creating hundreds of jobs in the area eventually chosen tesla unveils its model s sedan, ... | tesla california model s about $50,000 | tesla says manufacturing plant will be in california; hundreds of jobs possible . the all electric model s sedan will go for a base price of about $50,000 . tesla's challenge: will consumers pay that much for a car in recessionary times?. the company hopes to make 20,000 model s sedans a year |
new york (cnn) frank dipascali, formerly the finance chief at bernard madoff's investment advisory business, pleaded guilty in federal court in manhattan on tuesday to 10 charges including securities fraud and international money laundering frank dipascali, center in this courtroom sketch, said he knew for about 20 ... | frank dipascali dipascali bernie madoff's madoff this year ponzi | new: judge denies bail for frank dipascali, despite deal he had with prosecutors . dipascali, bernie madoff's fiance chief, pleads guilty to securities fraud . madoff was sentenced to prison this year for orchestrating ponzi scheme . dipascali admits to creating false statements with historical stock prices |
(cnn) he's thrown himself off more buildings than he can remember and broken more bones than an actor has any right to and still be alive and working today, but at 54 years old, jackie chan's days of taking spectacular tumbles may be coming to an end jackie chan: from chop socky superstar to olympics ambassador 'you... | china drama academy chan the olympic games | action hero who does his own stunts is international movie star . actor trained at china drama academy before starting career as stunt man . chan is an official ambassador for the olympic games this summer |
(cnn) adventurer and tv show host bear grylls injured his shoulder in antarctica during an expedition to raise money for an international charity, the discovery channel said sunday bear grylls, host of 'man vs wild,' was injured in antarctica during an expedition to raise money for charity grylls was injured friday ... | microlithic promontoried trichloromethane | no related information |
dubai, united arab emirates (cnn) the recent arrest and sentencing of a british disc jockey in dubai highlights the need for foreign travelers to pay close attention to the united arab emirates' strict rules on prohibited substances, a legal charity said wednesday western tourists oblivious to the severe drugs laws ... | uae four years dubai tuesday november 23 216 grams emirates | grooverider sentence highlights uae's strict drug rules . the dj was jailed for four years in dubai on tuesday for possession of cannabis . he was arrested november 23 after being caught with 216 grams of the drug . the emirates have an unusually strict approach to enforcing their drug laws |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) cash strapped zimbabwe revealed plans saturday to circulate $200 million notes, just days after introducing a $100 million bill, finance minister samuel mumbengegwi said zimbabwe central bank governor gideon gono shows a new $50 million note thursday after the $100 million note began circulat... | 35 million zimbabwean dollars zimbabwe robert mugabe | price of a loaf of bread jumps to 35 million zimbabwean dollars . government accuses bank executives of illegal currency trading . zimbabwe also faces widespread cholera outbreak; food, power shortages . president robert mugabe's policies blamed for economic collapse |
(cnn) call it a self fulfilling prophecy: an estimated three fourths of gas stations in the nashville, tennessee, area ran dry friday, victim of an apparent rumor that the city was running out of gas 'everybody has just gone nuts,' said mike williams, executive director of the tennessee petroleum council he said he ... | nashville | nobody knows origin of rumor that nashville was running out of gas . of 13 nashville gas stations called at random, only two said they had gas . residents panicked and hit gas stations to fuel up . people were filling up containers, cans, with some waiting an hour for gas |
(cnn) over the past week, speculation emerged that former secretary of state hillary clinton might not be the only prominent democrat running for the nomination for president in 2016 her 'inevitable' path to the nomination is once again being questioned in the new republic, noam scheiber launched the debate with an ... | cackling velocipedal afflictingly | no related information |
(cnn) if you're not canadian, chances are you have never been as acutely aware of the political happenings of that country as you are now rob ford, the embattled and out of control mayor of toronto, has made sure of that, with his erratic behavior blazing across our screens more boldly and brightly than the reddest ... | patrick krill toronto ford krill every day | patrick krill: we laugh about toronto mayor ford's stunts, but addiction is serious . krill: high functioning addicts with big jobs are all around us, disguising their addictions . krill: they think if they were addicts, they couldn't go to work every day; others believe it too . he says friends, family need to stop ex... |
moscow (cnn) russian investigators were hunting thursday for the assassin of a reputed russian mafia kingpin who was fatally shot by a sniper outside a restaurant in central moscow aslan usoyan, also known as granddad khassan, was the target wednesday afternoon of what appears to be a contract killing amid a ganglan... | kenophobia seedcakes teredines | no related information |
(cnn) about a year after losing his dad in a plane crash, matt snoddy climbed into the cockpit for an emotional flight his kids charlie, age 5 and alice, 3, were tucked in the back of the tiny cessna and his flight instructor was seated alongside snoddy pulled back on the stick and they were airborne the lexington, ... | nextgen us faa dot | nextgen us air traffic overhaul aims to improve safety with new technology . faa is switching from radar tracking to more accurate gps tracking . steps being taken to protect gps based tracking from 'spoofing' hackers . dot warns about security gaps unless authorities coordinate on tracking coverage |
(cnn) two civil lawsuits against the company that owns the private jet that crashed sunday in northern mexico presumably killing music star jenni rivera accuse the firm of lying about its links to a businessman convicted of falsifying maintenance records insurance firms qbe and commerce & industry insurance co... | jenni rivera christian eduardo esquino nunez esquino | two lawsuits link owner of plane carrying jenni rivera to man in trouble with the law . the lawsuits allege that christian eduardo esquino nunez is linked to aviation company . esquino has been convicted of falsifying plane maintenance records . the aviation company denies in court documents that the man works for them... |
(cnn) in monday's foreign policy debate, president barack obama said former massachusetts gov mitt romney had criticized his administration for being too tough against china and bringing a protectionist case at the world trade organization the statement: obama cited a case in which the chinese 'were flooding us' wit... | troglodytidae incitability alkalifiable | no related information |
(cnn) fidel castro will continue to have a hand in shaping cuba's future, but his brother and successor will remain in firm control of the government, castro's daughter said monday alina fernandez, daughter of fidel castro, has long opposed her father's regime 'he is still behind the scenes, but raúl is making the d... | soaken complementarism unpaint | no related information |
editor's note: below is an excerpt from nancy grace's new novel 'the eleventh victim' published by hyperion nancy anchors 'nancy grace' on hln nightly at 8 pm and 10 pm et hln's nancy grace makes her fiction debut with 'the eleventh victim' a little something what was it? somethingsome detail was wrong he couldn't j... | the eleventh victim atlanta hailey dean new york hailey | 'the eleventh victim' is about an atlanta assistant da whose fiance is murdered . the novel's heroine, hailey dean, relocates to new york for a fresh start . she becomes a therapist whose patients begin dying they are murdered . the murders are similar to 11 atlanta killings and hailey must solve the case |
london, england (cnn) oxford circus is one of the busiest junctions in the heart of london until recently, it was also the most congested every hour, almost 40,000 people were herded around the crossroads in slow, cramped, and sometimes dangerous conditions it is also the busiest pedestrian crossing in europe, accor... | oxford circus every hour westminster city council $76 million tokyo shibuya | almost 40,000 people use oxford circus crossing every hour says westminster city council . the $76 million diagonal crossing was inspired by tokyo's famous shibuya crossing |
(cnn) an internationally renowned paleontologist will plead guilty to stealing dinosaur bones from federal land, his attorneys said in a court filing paleontologist nate murphy is expected to plead guilty to stealing fossils from federal land nate murphy, whose famous finds include leonardo, one of the best preserve... | nate murphy the judith river dinosaur institute murphy montana smithsonian | attorney says well known paleontologist will plead guilty to stealing dinosaur bones . nate murphy, of the judith river dinosaur institute, has made major fossil finds . murphy is accused of taking fossils from federal lands in montana . smithsonian: 'theft of fossils from pubic lands has long been a problem' |
cairo, egypt (cnn) i'm traveling with a chunk of gold the world cup trophy from zurich, switzerland to cairo, egypt cnn's ben wedeman checks the world cup is not getting a better seat than him when cnn johannesburg bureau chief kim norgaard suggested i fly from zurich to cairo to cover the arrival of the world... | world cup cnn | world cup trophy starts publicity trip ahead of 2010 tournament . only members of tournament winning teams and heads of state can touch trophy . the gold trophy has a 24 hour security detail . cnn reporter, cameraman allowed nowhere near it |
(cnn) a large oil drilling platform is on its way to the chilean mine where 33 trapped miners are awaiting rescue and is expected to arrive later thursday or friday, an engineer overseeing the drilling said according to andre sougarret, the 42 truck convoy carrying the drill was in the area of antofagasta, chile, ap... | plan c 2,300 feet earth | it's expected to arrive thursday or friday, an engineer overseeing the drilling said . platform, called plan c, will be part of operation to drill to reach the miners . plan a drill is making progress; plan b drill has hit a snag . 33 miners have been trapped for 35 days, 2,300 feet under the earth |
new york (cnn) after spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite martha 'sunny' von bulow died saturday in a new york nursing home, according to a family statement she was 76 sunny von bulow is pictured during her 1957 wedding to prince alfred von auersperg von bulow was subject of one o... | poloidal stimulatrix dicky | no related information |
editor's note: join roland s martin for his weekly sound off segment on cnncom live at 11:10 am et wednesday if you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you a nationally syndicated columnist, martin has said he will vote for barack obama in november he is the author of 'listening to the spirit within: 50... | roland martin dnc howard dean obama dems dean martin democratic | roland martin: dnc chair howard dean stuck to his 50 state strategy . if obama wins, other top dems should apologize to dean, he says . martin says the party needed to rebuild its local infrastructure . dean's strategy is creating a year round base for democratic efforts, he says |
(cnn) a dutch operated container ship outran pirates off the coast of tanzania this weekend, an official with the international maritime bureau said sunday french soldiers, who have joined british, indian, russian and american patrols off somalia, during an exercise the incident took place 'very far out to sea,' sho... | the gulf of aden indian ocean tanzania the indian ocean | piracy has become increasingly common in the gulf of aden, indian ocean . experts have tracked 11 plus incidents of actual or attempted piracy near tanzania . around 20,000 oil tankers, freighters and merchant vessels use the route annually . a multinational fleet has been patrolling the indian ocean and nearby waters |
(cnn) 'shh shh get back,' the man with the walkie talkie said 'we're filming' contadora, one of panama's pearl islands, draws visitors with beautiful beaches and excellent snorkeling we had stumbled onto the set of a 'survivor' like television show but i'm getting ahead of myself first let me tell you how we stumbl... | survivor panama pearl islands contadora 20 minute panama city | 'survivor' and similar shows have been filmed on panama's pearl islands . the island of contadora is a 20 minute flight from panama city . beaches and marine exploration are the main sources of entertainment |
(cnn) california voters on tuesday appear to have approved proposition 8, a measure banning same sex marriage in the state cnn legal analyst sunny hostin says the us supreme court may have to rule on the issue of same sex marriage california's secretary of state late tuesday released semi official results showing pr... | california cnn us supreme court | california voters appear to have approved a ban on same sex marriage . at least three court challenges have been filed against ban . cnn legal analyst says opinions on ban's legality are 'all over the place'. analyst says us supreme court will likely be called upon to decide issue |
editor's note: drew westen, phd, is professor of psychology and psychiatry at emory university, founder of westen strategies, and author of 'the political brain: the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation' he has been a consultant or adviser to several candidates and organizations, including the afl cio, an... | drew westen mccain bush democrats first decades westen | drew westen: mccain was burdened by bad economy, bush unpopularity . democrats had technological edge for first time in decades, westen says . westen says democrats learned you can't win with position papers, statistics . they dealt with people's fears, mostly about the economy, westen says |
lake lanier, georgia (cnn) georgia gov sonny perdue declared a water supply emergency in north georgia on saturday as its water resources dwindled to a dangerously low level after months of drought but an army corps of engineers official denied there is a water crisis perdue, who signed an executive order saturday, ... | north georgia army corps lake lanier millions of gallons daily georgia | governor asks president to declare north georgia a disaster area . army corps official denies there is a lake lanier water crisis . army corps releases millions of gallons daily from the lake . georgia will seek injunction to stop water releases from reservoir |
(cnn) the european union will launch its first naval operation tuesday, protecting vessels from pirate attacks off the coast of somalia, eu policy chief javier solana announced monday a french army helicopter taking off from french frigate nivose, on patrol in the gulf of aden eu foreign ministers approved the miss... | eu un world food program somali somalia us india russia malaysia | eu force will take over the role of escorting un world food program vessels . role includes 'protection of vulnerable vessels cruising off the somali coast'. pirates have attacked almost 100 vessels off somalia's coast this year . warships from us, india, russia and malaysia also patrol region |
new york (cnn) after spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite martha 'sunny' von bulow died saturday in a new york nursing home, according to a family statement she was 76 sunny von bulow is pictured during her 1957 wedding to prince alfred von auersperg von bulow was subject of one o... | claus von bulow england | husband claus von bulow was accused of trying to kill her with insulin overdose . conviction overturned on appeal; he was acquitted in second trial . claus von bulow, living in england, is saddened by former wife's death, lawyer says . she is survived by three children and nine grandchildren |
(cnn) a washington woman who hid a sedated monkey under her blouse on a flight from thailand was convicted of violating wildlife laws for smuggling the monkey into the united states, prosecutors said tuesday authorities rescued the monkey from gypsy lawson's fake womb gypsy lawson, 28, and her mother, fran ogren, 56... | gypsy lawson 28 lawson thailand 20 year | gypsy lawson, 28, faked pregnancy to hide sedated monkey under her blouse . lawson, mother convicted of conspiracy, smuggling for taking monkey from thailand . prosecutors say they found notes between women planning the smuggling . smuggling conviction carries maximum 20 year sentence |
(cnn) two airmen were found dead in the pacific ocean and rescuers were trying to find four others after a us air force b 52 crashed off the island of guam on monday, the air force said the b 52h stratofortress, like this one, was in guam as part of a four month rotation rescuers found the bodies about 30 miles nort... | pacific ocean us air force guam rescuers pacific about 30 miles the b 52h stratofortress barksdale air force base louisiana | new: bodies of two airmen found in pacific ocean; four other airmen sought . a us air force b 52 with six airmen crashed off the island of guam . rescuers search a point in the pacific about 30 miles northwest of guam . the b 52h stratofortress was based at barksdale air force base in louisiana |
(cnn) three kenyans tortured during a colonial era rebellion can sue the united kingdom for compensation, a london high court ruled friday, potentially opening floodgates of abuse claims dating to the british empire the plaintiffs said they endured torture at the hands of british forces, including castration, brutal... | buffeter prejudger disponge | no related information |
(cnn) katherine webb says she's flattered that broadcaster brent musburger gushed about her beauty during live coverage of the college football championship and she's taken aback by a backlash against him webb girlfriend of alabama's starting quarterback and subject of musburger's on air fawning during the cri... | agomphious eleutheri unrequitedness | no related information |
(rollingstonecom) amy winehouse's wedding dress has been stolen from the late singer's former home in north london, the bbc reports winehouse wore the dress when she married ex husband blake fielder civil in 2007 after winehouse died in 2011, her possessions were cataloged and stored at her house in camden, and have... | genipapada archdiplomatist novelless | no related information |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) tens of thousands of pakistanis ended their sit in in central islamabad late thursday night after their leader, muslim cleric tahir ul qadri, convinced pakistan's government to dissolve the national assembly and set new elections the cleric had repeatedly called for the government to be dis... | muslim tahir ul qadri pakistan the national assembly islamabad qadri | new: muslim cleric tahir ul qadri reached a deal with pakistan's governing coalition . new: the national assembly will dissolve within two months, with new elections within 90 days after that . new: the sit in that paralyzed islamabad in recent days is over . new: qadri tells supporters, 'you are victorious, and your s... |
(cnngo) what? a best markets of the world lineup without marrakesh, istanbul's grand bazaar and cairo's khan el khalili in the mix? but you already know about those, and anyway we just mentioned them if you're still searching for that elusive knockoff, that priceless $20 trinket, that vintage earthenware goblet a... | the rose bowl flea market la the aalsmeer flower auction the mercado de sonora walmart | these one of a kind markets around the world offer unique buys and bargains . 2,500 vendors gather every month at the rose bowl flea market in la. the aalsmeer flower auction is the world's largest with 20 million flowers . the mercado de sonora has been called 'the walmart of the witch world' |
(cnn) 1 in 10 people around the world who believe the world might end in 2012, according to a may poll by reuters 3 different types of calendars used by the mayans 5,125 years length of the mayan 'long count' calendar 144,000 days in a b'ak'tun, a cycle in the mayan calendar which restarts around december 21... | mayan december 21 mayans december 20 mexico year of the maya 2012 | some believe the world will end with the mayan 'long count' calendar december 21 . the mayans used three different types of calendars . more than 200,000 people googled 'end of the world' terms on december 20 . 52 million tourists are expected to visit mexico during 'year of the maya' in 2012 |
cochise county, arizona (cnn) it was supposed to be 14 feet high and topped with razor wire it was also supposed to send a message to washington that if the government wouldn't seal off the southern border, volunteers could almost two years later, the reality is a five strand barbed wire barrier that ranchers dismis... | minuteman israeli mexican arizona | minuteman founder promised to build israeli style border barrier . reality is five strand, barbed wire fence that rancher say keeps mexican cows out . former minuteman members say they were fired after questioning fence plan . arizona county official says building private border fence not possible |
(cnn) juventus coach antonio conte will be free to take his place on the bench for the serie a champions in december after a 10 month ban for his involvement in a match fixing scandal was cut to four months friday a statement by the italian olympic committee (coni) confirmed that the 43 year old can return on decemb... | antonio conte 10 months juve italian olympic committee siena | antonio conte has ban reduced from 10 months to four . juve coach implicated in 'calcioscommesse' match fixing scandal . he appealed original punishment to italian olympic committee . charges related to his time in charge of siena |
washington (cnn) president bush's budget chief blamed the faltering economy and the bipartisan stimulus package for the record $482 billion deficit the white house predicted for the 2009 budget year the white house blames a faltering economy and the stimulus package for the increased budget deficit jim nussle, the d... | wailingly grattage carunculate | no related information |
(cnn) thousands of people converge on the small town of marlinton, west virginia, each fall for a feast whose main ingredients were unlucky enough to crawl, slither or lurk too close to a speeding car unusual food festivals include bugfest in raleigh, north carolina, where a young visitor tries a stir fried scorpion... | roadkill cook off waikiki spam jam hawaii the gilroy garlic festival | there are many options for people who seek food festivals with an unusual twist . roadkill cook off features dishes incorporating meat from deer, squirrels, snakes . waikiki spam jam in hawaii celebrates the canned luncheon meat . garlic ice cream at the gilroy garlic festival tastes like vanilla ice cream with a kick |
one of the world's greatest fashion designers, yohji yamamoto has helped blaze a trail for asia over the last three decades yohji yamamoto brought masculine styles to the catwalk, rejecting traditional ideas of sexiness he brought geometric minimalism to the catwalk in the late 1970's while other designers focused on f... | yohji yamamoto the last three decades first | yohji yamamoto is known for his distinctive black, minimalist style . he has been a leading fashion designer over the last three decades . he opens the doors to a model casting session for the first time |
houston (cnn) in the days and weeks to come, rep gabrielle giffords' recovery from a gunshot wound to the head will be a marathon, not a sprint, doctors say nearly three weeks after her brain injury, there are several acute medical issues to be concerned about, according to doctors not involved with her care it coul... | giffords months | new: giffords' doctors say she is undergoing 'aggressive therapy'. doctors: it could take months or longer for her to get back to where she was . one immediate worry is an infection in her brain . the other concern is the buildup of fluid in the brain |
kennedy space center, florida (cnn) after 31 years and two months at nasa's kennedy space center, john bundy is joining the ranks of the unemployed he showed up for his last day at 7 am friday, turned in his employee badge and then left to go hunting 'i'm very proud i was a part of this,' he said 'there were some ch... | nasa congress $19 billion john bundy bundy | more than 1,200 nasa workers were laid off friday because of the shuttle program's end . the layoffs went ahead despite congress' approval of nasa's $19 billion budget . many nasa workers, like john bundy, haven't updated their résumé in decades . bundy, whose last day was friday, is taking welding classes at a communi... |
london, england (cnn) a new space race is officially under way, and this one should have the sci fi geeks salivating lift to space: this is a nasa interpretation of what a space elevator may look like the project is a 'space elevator,' and some experts now believe that the concept is well within the bounds of possib... | manacing achloropsia diplophonic | no related information |
editor's note: barry eichengreen is george c pardee and helen n pardee professor of economics and political science at the university of california, berkeley he is the author of 'golden fetters: the gold standard and the great depression, 1919 1939' barry eichengreen says strong action should be taken to stop the finan... | depression today inauguration day | eichengreen: serious mistakes were made by policy makers in depression . today's leaders know the lessons of the depression, he says . still, events are rapidly overtaking the resources of the central banks, he says . eichengreen: the problem can't wait until inauguration day to be solved |
washington (cnn) china has canceled or postponed several military exchanges with the us in reaction to last week's announcement that the us is selling weapons to taiwan, a defense department spokesman said monday apache attack helicopters are part of the $64 billion weapons deal between the us and taiwan officials a... | china us $64 billion taiwan iran n korea chinese the state department | china protesting us deal to sell $64 billion in arms to taiwan . deal comes when the us needs china in negotiations over iran and n korea . chinese ambassador expected to protest sale to the state department . us defended deal, saying it does not violate international agreement |
(cnn) on tuesday, america elected its first black president, barack obama but what does obama's sweeping victory mean for the united states? bill maher is the host of 'real time with bill maher,' which airs on friday nights on hbo bill maher has the answer to that, and other questions including why he wants presi... | bill maher america maher obama sarah palin mccain larry king | bill maher says he thinks the liberal, diverse america may now be the real america . maher on obama: 'he's not a phony he's not fat he's not cheating on his wife'. maher says he wants gov sarah palin to stick around for comedic reasons . i was disappointed in the mccain campaign, maher tells larry king |
dallas (cnn) the us supreme court has delayed the scheduled execution on an inmate on death row in texas amid questions about a psychologist who testified that blacks and hispanics were more likely to commit future crimes duane edward buck already had eaten a final meal of fried chicken, fried fish, french fries, sa... | cardanol overthrow promercy | no related information |
washington (cnn) a new us counterterrorism strategy released wednesday focuses on the ability of al qaeda and its network to inspire people in the united states to attack the homeland, said john brennan, white house counterterrorism adviser speaking at johns hopkins university school of advanced international studie... | illinition corklike bandeng | no related information |
(cnn) an indictment unsealed in manhattan criminal court on thursday formally charged suspect conrado juarez with the 1991 slaying of 4 year old anjelica castillo, known for decades only as 'baby hope' juarez, 52, in an orange jumpsuit and a translator at his side, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in the sec... | baby hope conrado juarez | unsealed indictment formally charges alleged killer of girl known as 'baby hope'. suspect conrado juarez pleads not guilty to charge of second degree murder . girl was killed in 1991 |
(cnn) a top level pakistani taliban leader was captured by us forces in a military operation, a state department spokesman said friday the pakistani taliban, known as tehrik e taliban pakistan (ttp), confirmed friday that its deputy chief, latif mehsud, was arrested in afghanistan's khost province four days ago, but... | tehrik pakistan latif mehsud afghanistan khost state department | tehrik e taliban pakistan confirms the arrest, source says . deputy chief latif mehsud is arrested in afghanistan's khost province, source says . 'i don't have further details about the operation,' state department spokeswoman says |
(cnn student news) september 17, 2013 today's show begins with a report on a shooting at a us navy facility in the nation's capital we also share the results of a un investigation into chemical weapons in syria, and we hear how residents react to severe flooding in colorado plus, as america marks constitution day, ... | the daily curriculum the day key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
(cnn) farrah fawcett, the blonde maned actress whose best selling poster and 'charlie's angels' stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, died thursday she was 62 farrah fawcett rose to fame in the 1970s, thanks to a best selling poster and the hit show 'charlie angels' fawcett's death was confirme... | farrah fawcett 1970s charlie's angels the burning bed'. fawcett | farrah fawcett was known for iconic 1970s poster, role in 'charlie's angels'. actress was hailed for performance in tv movie 'the burning bed'. fawcett had cancer and made tv documentary about her battle |
(cnn) the world health organization said saturday it is investigating a possible outbreak of polio in syria, where an ongoing civil war has decimated the public health infrastructure the organization said it received reports thursday of 'a cluster of acute flaccid paralysis (afp) cases' in the country the cluster wa... | syria ministry of health who | the virus is highly infectious . wild poliovirus was last reported in syria in 1999 . pending confirmation, syria's ministry of health is planning a nationwide response . the cluster was detected early this month, who says |
new york (cnn) the wife of robert f kennedy jr faces a court date next week on a drunk driving charge, the latest in a string of events that began when kennedy filed for divorce, according to records from westchester county records from the westchester county clerk show that kennedy filed for divorce from his wife, ... | invocations unbeauteous ambsace | no related information |
(cnn) notre dame athletic director jack swarbrick compared the alleged hoax about a 'girlfriend' that ensnared linebacker manti te'o with the documentary 'catfish' 'catfish' is no longer simply a river dweller, but rather a verb defined as 'to pretend to be someone you're not online by posting false information, suc... | manti catfish mtv | alleged hoax on manti te'o is compared with the documentary 'catfish'. catfish defined: 'to pretend to be someone you're not online by posting false information'. mtv show of the same name uncovers possible fake relationships |
(ewcom) heavy may be the head that wears the crown, but hot is the head that's third in line prince harry, 28, has been named the top bachelor, according to the editors at town & country, which named the current top 50 bachelors in the world 'prince william's baby brother flirts and flies apache helicopters with equ... | prince harry the top bachelor town & country hollywood clooney nicholson | prince harry has been named the top bachelor, according to the editors at town & country . the magazine states, 'he is cooler and more appealing than his older brother'. the list isn't very hollywood specific, although clooney and nicholson made the cut |
delhi, india (cnn) the case against five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23 year old woman in delhi has been moved to a fast track court for trial, lawyers for the defendants said friday the case is scheduled to begin monday, they said a sixth suspect will be tried in a youth court if it is confirmed ... | monday sixth 23 year old singapore | the case against five men is to begin monday, lawyers for the defendants say . a sixth alleged attacker may be tried in a youth court once his age is confirmed . the 23 year old victim died after being flown to singapore for treatment |
washington (cnn) on the eve of the inauguration, president barack obama's second term may also be america's second chance the country, in the last four years, has been battered by an economic earthquake while trying to reconcile a debt load threatening to cripple the next generation it has been pulled apart by polit... | the last four years obama america | reeling from the turmoil of the last four years, the country may be ready to regroup . president obama, adopting a more assertive posture, will need to still persuade a divided country to get things done . the economy is improving, the nation's demographics are shifting and a new america is emerging |
copiapo, chile (cnn) chilean officials said thursday the first test of a rescue capsule designed to rescue 33 trapped miners was carried out successfully 'we did a test with a capsule in a tube 12 meters long,' said engineer rene aguilar 'we were trying to see how the capsule functions in the tube the wheels, the... | downby hornyhead cyclostomi | no related information |
(cnn) a researcher who warned of hurricane katrina's catastrophic damage sued louisiana state university on wednesday, accusing university officials of pushing him out of his job over his criticism of the army corps of engineers ivor van heerden led the investigation into the failure of the levee system surrounding ... | ivor van heerden new orleans army corps of engineers | new: chancellor says 'process was handled appropriately'. ivor van heerden led inquiry into failure of new orleans levee system . it put much of blame on army corps of engineers . he was told last year that his contract will not be renewed |
copiapo, chile (cnn) for one trapped miner in a collapsed mine in chile, 'hope' weighs only 7 pounds esperanza, which means hope in spanish, is the name of ariel ticona's baby girl she is also believed to be the first child born to any of the 33 miners during their nightmarish weeks buried underground esperanza was ... | chile esperanza | wife of trapped miner in chile gives birth to third child . couple names daughter esperanza, which means hope . woman evades hospital's no recording rule by having caesarean . second couple also expecting |
johannesburg, south africa (cnn) ten south african ministers and the deputy president have resigned as president thabo mbeki prepares to leave office south african president thabo mbeki announced his resignation in a televised address sunday his replacement, african national congress deputy president kgalema motlant... | eclaircise neothalamus colombina | no related information |
(cnn) a man whose left arm was bitten off by a 600 pound alligator is fortunate to be alive, thanks in part to five nurses picnicking nearby the alligator was killed and the man's arm was removed from its belly, officials said bill hedden, 59, was snorkeling in a south carolina lake on sunday when the 12 foot long g... | binning prevuing radiochemically | no related information |
jackson, georgia (cnn) troy davis, whose case drew international attention, was put to death by lethal injection for the 1989 killing of an off duty police officer in savannah, georgia, prison officials announced wednesday night davis was defiant to the very end after he was strapped to the death gurney, he lifted h... | troy davis us supreme court troy davis' | new: inmate tells victim's family he was not guilty . troy davis put to death late wednesday . us supreme court denied stay of execution . the original prosecutor says the facts support troy davis' sentence |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) a young boy dressed in women's clothing, his face caked in make up, dances the night away for a crowd of men the bells on his feet chime away, mimicking the entertainment and sexual appeal of female dancers but there is no mistaking his pubescent body and face as he concentrates, focusing on... | afghanistan 13 | young boys in afghanistan are used as sex slaves through 'bacha bazi' or 'boy play'. human rights group: problem is not appreciated or accepted by society . issue has very little profile in a country torn apart by war and conflict . one teen was 13 when his neighbor made him watch a sex tape, then raped him |
(cnn) americans are spending less time stuck in traffic and wasting less gas, according to a new report americans spend a little less time in traffic, a study shows, but drivers on i 110 in los angeles might not notice rising joblessness and stinging gas prices have put the brakes on worsening trends in traffic cong... | transportation institute americans one less hour 2007 2007 first year 1982 | transportation institute finds americans spent one less hour stuck in traffic in 2007 . joblessness, costly gas makes 2007 first year since 1982 trend has slowed . congestion down, authors say, but it 'means things are getting worse slower'. study: once economy gets better, long waits in traffic will get worse |
(cnn) facebook unveiled changes to its terms of use document on friday, tweaking earlier drafts in an apparent effort to ease users' concerns about privacy and how their information is used the proposed changes to the networking giant's statement of rights and responsibilities come after the plan was opened up for u... | facebook post | facebook unveils, and explains, proposed changes to its terms of use . post says that the way user data is collected and shared will not change . announcement comes as facebook is preparing its wall street public stock offering |
(cnn) david letterman will remain on late night tv at least through 2015, cbs announced friday letterman characteristically cracked wise about his new deal with cbs president and ceo les moonves 'les and i had a lengthy discussion, and we both agreed that i needed a little more time to fully run the show into the gr... | agitative disfranchisers fortitudes | no related information |
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