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(cnn) a day after the disheartening loss of its star studded team in the men's hockey preliminaries, canada got a warm boost when the pair of tessa virtue and scott moir won ice dancing gold monday night leading after two rounds, the duo scored a 11042 in the free dance for a 22157 total and the title the gold was ... | supernaturalize gladiator hardtop | no related information |
new delhi, india (cnn) tibetan spiritual leader the dalai lama will undergo a routine medical examination at a hospital in the indian capital on tuesday, his spokesman tenzin taklha told cnn sunday the dalai lama with french first lady carla bruni sarkozy on a recent visit to france the check up in new delhi is like... | unreputable rephrases boffs | no related information |
(cnn) a rare tropical disease called guinea worm is closer to being eradicated, according to former president jimmy carter and other experts there are now only 542 known cases of guinea worm left worldwide, as of 2012, representing a 48% decrease from 2011, officials said thursday at a news conference 'we cannot res... | sybaritic gashliness holocentridae | no related information |
(hong kong) (cnn) the australian women's basketball team and the japanese women's soccer team flew in premium economy seats in their flights to europe, while their male counterparts stretched out in business class nevermind that the women's australian basketball team has won silver medals in the last three olympics ... | australian japanese olympic | women in australian basketball team and japanese soccer team fly economy . the men's teams flew in business class to the olympic games . difference in flights have sparked outrage over how women were treated |
(cnn) landslides unleashed by tropical depression parma across the philippine province of benguet have killed at least 122 people and left 31 missing, officials said friday a boatman transports three empty wooden coffins on the edge of laguna lake east of manila on thursday four people had been found alive in debris... | illiberalized pyroballogy platans | no related information |
(cnn) sen john mccain monday faulted sen barack obama for downplaying the threat from iran and again called the democratic front runner's judgment 'reckless,' the latest jabs in a foreign policy fight that could continue to the general election sen john mccain called sen barack obama's foreign policy toward iran 're... | obama iraq iran mccain bush soviet union | new: obama says iraq war has strengthened iran . new: obama says mccain wants to 'double down' on bush's iraq policy . mccain calls obama's willingness to talk to iran's president 'reckless'. mccain hits obama for saying threat of iran is 'tiny' compared to soviet union |
(cnn) from the time she was an 11 year old, blue eyed, freckle faced blonde until she was a 29 year old woman with two children, jaycee dugard was kept locked away in a backyard compound of sheds and tarps by a couple who police say abducted her jaycee dugard was locked in a shed tucked under a blue tarp in her alle... | jaycee dugard 18 years dugard | jaycee dugard locked in soundproof sheds in alleged captor's backyard for 18 years . compound of sheds, tarps equipped with makeshift bathroom and shower . dugard also had two children with her captor, gave birth and raised them there . authorities: 'they were kept in complete isolation in this compound' |
(instylecom) objective: find a fabulous but not outrageously priced gift for the label loving fashionista on your holiday list this seemingly daunting task is no problem, with instylecom's seven stylish picks marc jacobs geo ring set slipping into something by one of her favorite designers has never been so easy (o... | spider presbyteria austronesian | no related information |
(cnn) some americans are giving homegrown food and specialty items as presents this holiday season and spending a fraction of what they'd pay in a store who doesn't like a tasty bargain? according to the national gardening association, about 41 million households participate in food gardening; 58 percent do it to gr... | this holiday season kenneth wingard california liz porter | some people will receive homegrown food gifts this holiday season . kenneth wingard gives away peach jam and preserves from his california ranch . liz porter makes gift baskets filled with homemade jams, jellies, pickles, relishes |
(cnn) apple's steve jobs gave quite a monologue monday, dressing down competing makers of smartphones, tablets and software the brunt of that was aimed at google, which makes the android software that powers smartphones from a range of manufacturers including motorola, samsung electronics and htc first, jobs express... | apple steve jobs google rim nokia adobe android jobs | apple's steve jobs participated in the company's earnings call, which is unusual . jobs had choice words for competitors including google, rim, nokia and adobe . android is apple's biggest competitors in the smartphone industry, jobs said |
(wired) windows phone 7, microsoft's complete do over of its mobile operating system, is off to a promising start with the samsung focus despite a few imperfections with usability and web browsing, the big m has polished a gem with this os, and it truly shines through this iphone lookalike's beautiful display the f... | microsoft the samsung focus windows phone mobile internet explorer | microsoft off to a promising start with the samsung focus . despite a few imperfections with usability and web browsing, the os is a polished gem . windows phone 7's colorful tile based interface is a visual treat . mobile internet explorer isn't as bad as desktop browser, but not much better |
rome, italy (cnn) italian prime minister silvio berlusconi says he governs italy out of a sense of duty and sacrifice, not because he enjoys the job prime minister silvio berlusconi at a press conference in rome on oct 7, 2009 the conservative, flamboyant italian leader, 73, says he actually doesn't like governing ... | italian communists italy earlier this year | berlusconi says he doesn't like his job as italian leader . says he entered politics because of growing power of communists in italy . he insists he hasn't committed a single gaffe; all 'invented by the papers'. blames press for his wife's divorce announcement earlier this year |
mogadishu, somalia (cnn) french forces swooped into somalia for a rescue mission under the cover of darkness, leading to a fierce gunbattle with militants who officials fear killed the hostage, a french intelligence commando the raid friday night also left a french soldier and 17 islamist fighters dead, according to... | squamulate cagayans teenie | no related information |
indian wells, california (cnet) billionaire and clean energy proponent t boone pickens said that the us should establish a federally funded loan program, or bank, to finance large scale wind developments t boone pickens says the us should create a federal loan program to finance wind projects, like his own picke... | billionaire t boone pickens us wednesday the clean tech investor summit california $150 billion midwest | billionaire t boone pickens says the us should establish a federal 'wind bank'. the federally funded loan program would finance large scale wind developments . pickens spoke wednesday at the clean tech investor summit in california . his plan calls for spending $150 billion to install wind turbines in the midwest |
(cnn) federal immigration agents arrested about 300 workers tuesday in a raid at a poultry processing plant in greenville, south carolina, the department of justice said the agents executed a criminal search warrant at 9 am at the columbia farms poultry processing plant, capping a 10 month investigation into the pl... | prudhomme generalists turbanto | no related information |
london, england (cnn) blake mycoskie is the founder and 'chief shoe giver' of toms shoes, a company that matches every pair of shoes it sells with a free pair to an impoverished child blake mycoskie started toms shoes in 2006 the company is committed to giving free shoes to poor children around the world cnn caught ... | blake mycoskie toms shoes mycoskie | blake mycoskie talks about his innovative business, toms shoes . he wants to provide children in need with shoes in a sustainable way . mycoskie wants other firms to incorporate the idea of 'one for one' giving |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan has indefinitely blocked travel for convoys, carrying food and military supplies to us troops in afghanistan, through a key mountain pass armed militants pose next to a captured armored vehicle near the pakistan afghanistan border but in a statement, the nato led international secu... | nato pakistan afghanistan route us earlier this week | new: nato force expects no impact on ability to carry out operations . pakistan suspends convoys into afghanistan through key mountain pass . route was used to carry food and military supplies to us troops . militants seized us humvees, food aid in ambush earlier this week |
(cnn) getting ahead in your career is not just about being successful; it's about being noticed so how do you stand out to be hired by potential employers? how do you stand out for a promotion to a superior? how do you stand out as loyal to the people you are leading? it's simple: do the things that others aren't wi... | doubtingly traffickers pyramidicalness | no related information |
washington (cnn) the pentagon may announce as soon as this weekend a plan to bring up to 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work, according to two defense department officials cnn has learned the plan is in the final stages of being written and approved if all are returned to work, it would represent abou... | papize syncretism swanker | no related information |
(cnn) an iowa man shot and killed an escaped inmate on tuesday after the convict held him and his wife hostage in their home, investigators said jerome mauderly, 71, and his wife, carolyn, 66, were asleep when escaped inmate rodney long, 38, broke into their rural bedford home a little after 10 pm on monday, said io... | rodney long jerome mauderly mauderly carolyn | an escaped inmate, rodney long, broke into a couple's home as they were sleeping . he took the gun jerome mauderly had loaded to protect his home from the inmate . long roamed the house, and mauderly recovered the gun as wife, carolyn, called 911 . mauderly then shot long; he will not be charged in self defense case |
cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr and photojournalist peter morris traveled to southern afghanistan with gen james conway, commandant of the marine corps cnn's barbara starr is on assignment in afghanistan, where she says marines are living in very tough terrain helmand province, afghanistan (cnn) our travels... | solder beday durukuli | no related information |
(cnn) the louisiana man who saturday became the first vietnamese american elected to the house says he hopes his win will push more young people to become politically active anh 'joseph' cao says his win shows that 'really anything can happen' 'i am very honored and at this point, somewhat speechless to be the first... | metensarcosis mobiles litiopa | no related information |
(cnn) strong support from young and minority voters propelled barack obama on the road to the white house, exit polls showed tuesday students wait in a long line to vote tuesday on the campus of the university of central florida voters in the 18 to 24 age group broke 68 percent for obama to 30 percent for john mccai... | protease paepae preenacts | no related information |
(cnn) north korea's young leader has been in the job for more than a year and has managed to step out of the considerable shadow left by his late father, kim jong il the humiliation of april's failed rocket launch after a typically jingoistic build up was followed up by a successful attempt in december despite a cho... | unamassed teetotaler debunks | no related information |
tobruk, libya (cnn) aysha ahmed and attique saleh lived in silence for more than four decades under the ironfisted rule of moammar gadhafi but not anymore not after they watched their daughter manhandled and dragged away from a tripoli hotel eman al obeidy's parents told cnn tuesday they are no longer afraid to publ... | hastifly maletote unimprinted | no related information |
(cnn) when she was a public health administrator for the state of california, kathryn hall trujillo found that her greatest challenge was paying for babies who were born sick 'the figure we were working with at that time was about $300,000 to stabilize a baby for the first 90 days,' said hall trujillo, who worked f... | argyrose truncates ropiness | no related information |
washington (cnn) about 30 us military personnel are training members of pakistan's frontier corps on how to fight taliban and al qaeda militants in pakistan's tribal regions, according to several us military sources a missile, perhaps from a us drone, hit a taliban school thursday in pakistan's north waziristan pro... | us pakistan frontier corps taliban al qaeda afghanistan pashtuns | about 30 us military personnel in pakistan, sources say . frontier corps being taught how to fight taliban, al qaeda militants . training focuses on pakistan's tribal region, which borders afghanistan . frontier corps are ethnic pashtuns recruited from tribal region |
(cnn) devastated, but grateful to be alive soccer player fabrice muamba announced his retirement on wednesday, five months after suffering a cardiac arrest on the playing field the 24 year old, who played for english premier league club bolton wanderers, collapsed during an fa cup match at tottenham hotspur in ma... | fabrice muamba march 24 year old one month 78 minutes muamba | fabrice muamba announces his retirement from professional football . the midfielder suffered an on field cardiac arrest during a match in march . the 24 year old spent one month in hospital after his heart stopped for 78 minutes . messages of support and goodwill for muamba flooded in from across the football world |
(cnn) un secretary general ban ki moon urged developed nations to 'lead by example' wednesday as a climate change conference bogged down over support for poor nations trying to adapt to a warming world the two week conference in poland's capital, warsaw, opened with a hunger strike by the top delegate from the typho... | science ban ki moon warsaw | 'science is telling us we need to do more,' ban ki moon tells climate conference . warsaw conference split between developed and developing nations . developing nations want more support for adapting to a warming world |
(cnn) thirty armed militants were killed on thursday during a fight with troops in southern afghanistan, the us military said afghan national army (ana) soldiers listen to a speach in nadi ali district, helmand province, on february 5, 2009 the incident occurred in the gereshk district of helmand province, and the m... | gereshk helmand afghan australian afghanistan | militants killed during a fight with troops in gereshk district of helmand province . afghan soldiers had been conducting combat reconnaissance . militants fired at the troops with small arms and rocket propelled grenades . australian soldier killed by an improvised explosive device in southern afghanistan |
(cnn) top seed caroline wozniacki kept her hopes of a maiden grand slam title alive on tuesday when she came from behind to defeat francesca schiavone in the australian open quarterfinals denmark's wozniacki lost the first set in her last eight tie with sixth seed schiavone before she fought back to clinch a 3 6 6 3... | caroline wozniacki the australian open dane francesca schiavone first melbourne li na china andrea petkovic li | top seed caroline wozniacki is into the semifinals of the australian open . the dane beat francesca schiavone 3 6 6 3 6 3 to reach her first melbourne semifinal . she will face li na of china, who defeated andrea petkovic in straight sets . li is bidding to become china's first grand slam singles champion |
(cnn) leading figures from poland to the united states have been paying tribute to marek edelman, the anti nazi resistance fighter and solidarity movement supporter who died friday marek edelman was one of the leaders of the warsaw ghetto uprising in world war ii edelman was one of the leaders of the warsaw ghetto u... | marek edelman the warsaw ghetto uprising polish lech kaczynski donald tusk edelman early 1980s solidarity | marek edelman was one of the leaders of the warsaw ghetto uprising . both polish president lech kaczynski and prime minister donald tusk pay tribute . edelman is thought to have been the last surviving commander of the uprising . during early 1980s edelman was active with polish trade union movement, solidarity |
seoul, south korea (cnn) the body of a missing sailor was recovered in the wreckage of a south korean ship that went down in the yellow sea in march, yonhap news agency reported saturday the ship sank mysteriously in an incident that heightened tensions between north and south korea south korea is investigating what... | south korea yellow sea | crews recover body of missing sailor from sunken south korea ship . ship went down in yellow sea; cause not yet known . death toll now stands at 40; six sailors listed as missing |
(cnn) the us embassy in beirut is asking for assistance in locating two missing american journalists who were on vacation in lebanon and have not been heard from since they left the lebanese capital last week holli chmela, 27, was last heard from when she and a fellow journalist left beirut, lebanon, on october 1 ho... | nitroglycerine yochel syllabogram | no related information |
denver (cnn) the university psychiatrist who treated the accused gunman in last year's deadly colorado theater rampage could face more than a dozen lawsuits that blame her and the school for not properly handling james holmes' treatment at least 14 people have filed legal documents indicating they are planning to su... | sigmoidectomy euphoriant nonadept | no related information |
(cnn) rafael benitez was only just beginning to win over chelsea's supporters now he'll have to do it all over again the spaniard, who replaced roberto di matteo as interim manager at stamford bridge in november, could only look on in horror as his side suffered a humiliating home defeat by queens park rangers it... | chelsea queens park rangers shaun wright phillips luis suarez liverpool newcastle | chelsea loses at home against bottom of table queens park rangers . former chelsea player shaun wright phillips scores only goal of the game . luis suarez scores twice as liverpool wins 3 0 . everton comes from behind to defeat newcastle 2 1 |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) ex pakistani president pervez musharraf acknowledged his government secretly signed off on us drone strikes, the first time a top past or present pakistani official has admitted publicly to such a deal pakistani leaders long have openly challenged the drone program and insisted they had no ... | antimonarchicalness museologist pagatpat | no related information |
orlando, florida (cnn) the search teams comb through the backyards of the half million dollar homes with metal detectors, placing red flags on the manicured lawns every time they get a hit to the shock of residents, they sometimes find live bombs the army corps of engineers digs up metal in search for live bombs in ... | orlando world war ii army corps of engineers $10 million | more than 100 bombs and rockets have been found on orlando school property . neighborhood was built around a world war ii bombing range . army corps of engineers is conducting a $10 million cleanup . residents are outraged: 'it's incomprehensible' |
(cnn) a group of passengers who were aboard an asiana airlines flight that crash landed last summer has sued aircraft manufacturer boeing, according to a lawsuit filed in an illinois court 'we are asking for damages to be paid to the passengers and asking the court to hold boeing partially liable,' monica kelly, an ... | asiana airlines flight 214 san francisco the summer boeing | asiana airlines flight 214 crashed in san francisco over the summer . a law firm representing the plaintiffs wants to hold boeing partly liable . three people were killed and more than 180 were hurt |
(cnn) fauja singh finished dead last at the scotiabank toronto waterfront marathon on sunday but even though it took him eight hours, he had every reason to beam by completing the 262 mile course, singh nicknamed the turbaned tornado became the oldest undisputed runner to finish a marathon he is 100 singh, bor... | theanthropos zone labioguttural | no related information |
(cnn) the father of a 9 year old boy who hopped a flight from minnesota to las vegas last week tearfully told reporters wednesday that he'd previously asked for help to address the boy's behavior problems, but no one responded 'somebody help me, please,' the father, who did not reveal his name, told reporters betwee... | minnesota las vegas last week | boy sneaked past a 'distracted' gate agent . 'somebody help me, please,' dad says, referencing son's behavior problems . the boy hopped a flight from minnesota to las vegas last week . dad: the boy stole a truck and was suspended from school for fighting |
san francisco, california (cnn) the california supreme court has cleared the way for californians to vote in november on whether to ban same sex marriages in the state a gay couple is married in california in june voters could void same sex marriages in the state in november the court on wednesday denied a petition ... | wanters unfederal gressorial | no related information |
(cnn) tyson gay sent out a world championship message to usain bolt as he eased to victory in the 200 meters at the london grand prix on saturday in a super fast 20 seconds dead tyson gay powers off the bend on his way to 200m victory in the london grand prix gay shrugged off a minor groin injury coming into the me... | speedo attempter counteractivity | no related information |
pensacola, florida (cnn) evelyn rasco started crying early saturday morning as soon as she saw the cars carrying her daughters turn the corner minutes later, her voice took on a tougher tone: 'i'll tell you one thing, y'all ain't going back to the state of mississippi i'll tell you that y'all ain't going there to ge... | 16 years jamie scott | a governor suspends their sentences, saying one must donate a kidney to the other . 'you don't know how many nights i prayed for this,' their mother says . the two sisters spent 16 years in prison for armed robbery . a lawyer says jamie scott is gravely ill and needs a kidney transplant |
(cnn) international music stars shakira, the black eyed peas and alicia keys will now be joined by several top south african names at the launch concert for the soccer world cup in june local artists had been upset that the host nation would not well represented at the june 10 event after only three acts blk jks,... | hugh masekela freshlyground soweto gospel choir south africans organizers south african johannesburg the world cup | hugh masekela, freshlyground and soweto gospel choir among those added to concert . local artists had been angry that south africans would not be properly represented . organizers initially named only three south african acts for june 10 line up . concert takes place in johannesburg the night before the world cup kicks... |
(cnn) when it comes to seeking public redemption for crimes and misdemeanors, such as cheating in the tour de france, surely being interviewed by oprah winfrey is, well, cheating even lance armstrong admits he is unlikely to win absolution simply by subjecting himself to a trial by talk show the road to redemption s... | hyraciform serenissime subsisting | no related information |
new york (cnn) a manhattan grand jury has indicted conrado juarez, who was arrested earlier this month in connection with the 1991 murder of 4 year old anjelica castillo, known for decades only as 'baby hope' juarez, 52, did not appear in court for the procedural hearing on tuesday at his attorney's request 'he's ho... | nonlacteally oscillator crania | no related information |
(cnn) officials in west texas said monday they are investigating the 'suspicious' death of a 3 year old boy, adopted from russia, and a russian official blamed the death on 'inhuman abuse' the boy was born on january 9, 2010, and died on january 21, 2013, according to konstantin dolgov, the russian foreign ministry'... | 3 year old russia january 21 russian texas the united states | a 3 year old boy adopted from russia reportedly died on january 21 . he suffered 'inhuman abuse' at the hands of his adoptive parents, says a russian official . authorities in texas are investigating the allegations of abuse . his death comes amid tension between the united states and russia over adoptions |
washington (cnn) tuesday is the biggest single day of primary voting this year, with eight states holding contests from coast to coast once again, there's a high profile tea party vs mainstream gop senate primary showdown the election, in mississippi, is the anti establishment's best shot at ousting an incumbent rep... | teflon bluesy floriscope | no related information |
(cnn) what happened in tunisia in the last nine months is momentous, an ongoing event of real historical importance when in january of this year zine el abidine ben ali left the country after he indulged in a 'presidency' that lasted almost 24 years, tunisians were hopeful, yet also slightly anxious about the future... | islamist ennahda tunisia adib moghaddam islam | moderate islamist party ennahda wins plurality of votes in tunisia election . adib moghaddam: election signals shift from ideological islam to civic islam . adib moghaddam: time of one man dictatorships in region is over |
(cnn) new jersey voters head to the polls on wednesday in a special us senate election that's become a proxy fight over the federal government shutdown and the bitter partisan battle in the nation's capital over the rollout of the national health care law wednesday's election between two term democratic newark mayor... | democrat cory booker gop steve lonegan obamacare frank lautenberg republican obama three weeks chris christie | democrat cory booker front runner in short campaign against gop's steve lonegan . race seen as proxy fight over issues on national scene shutdown and obamacare . winner will replace the late frank lautenberg in state led by republican but that went for obama . special election three weeks before chris christie faces ... |
(cnn) even as they trade barbs publicly and even as artillery shells and accusations continue to fly in syria the united states and russia could take solace friday in at least one respect: they are still talking discussions between the two in geneva centered around moscow's proposal to have syrian president... | kerry lavrov russian us syria | new: un arab league calls the kerry, lavrov talks 'extremely important'. new: a russian spokesman says us is 'unaccustomed' to competition . official: two sides are 'closer to agreement' on scope of syria's chemical weapons |
washington (cnn) the senate has taken up the employment nondiscrimination act, a measure that would protect gay, lesbian and transgender employees in the workplace while the measure has many obstacles to overcome before it would become law, the senate's action to take up debate is historic, coming after decades of f... | senate employment nondiscrimination act barack obama | act would protect gay, lesbian and transgender employees in the workplace . 1974: first time legislation banning this type of discrimination is introduced . 1996: senate takes up employment nondiscrimination act; it loses in very close vote . 2012: president barack obama comes out in favor of same sex marriage |
tblisi, georgia (cnn) as georgian troops launched a major military offensive friday to regain control over the breakaway province of south ossetia, the former soviet republic's president accused russia of bombing its territory georgian troops fire rockets at seperatist south ossetian troops from an unnamed location ... | montgomeryshire phimotic goyle | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) protests continued friday in several california cities, including san francisco, palm springs and long beach, over the passage of proposition 8, which outlaws same sex marriage the passage of california's proposition 8, which bans same sex marriages, has led to a number of protests the ... | california california supreme court | protests continue over recent passage of same sex marriage ban in california . measure overturns may ruling by california supreme court allowing gay marriages . legal status of same sex weddings that occurred before ban remains unclear |
tehran, iran (cnn) iran's parliament speaker has criticized us president elect barack obama for saying that iran's development of a nuclear weapon is unacceptable iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has outlined where he thinks us policy needs to change ali larijani said saturday that obama should apply his campai... | iran obama us iran tehran | iran criticizes obama for saying nuclear weapon development unacceptable . parliamentary speaker says obama should apply campaign message of change . us iran tensions high over tehran's nuclear ambitions |
(cnn) the united states and other western powers have 'exacerbated somalia's downward spiral' and must revise their policies in the east african country, a human rights watch report has warned recent image of islamist fighters at a camp in the northern outskirts of mogadishu the report, released monday, blames the... | bush european somalia ethiopian islamic | bush policies blamed for 'breeding the very extremism that it is supposed to defeat'. report: european govts failed to address 'human rights dimensions of the crisis'. somalia's ethiopian backed transitional government battling islamic militias . fighting has driven more than a million people from their homes |
(cnn) british based mining giant rio tinto announced plans to cut 14,000 jobs on wednesday, just weeks after a planned buyout by rival bhp billiton collapsed rio tinto has nearly $39 billion in corporate debt rio tinto made the announcement as part of a plan to cut its nearly $39 billion in corporate debt by an esti... | rio tinto bhp last month $12 billion $400 million | rio tinto announces cuts, citing worsening demand conditions . bhp withdrew from planned buyout last month . layoffs would save $12 billion a year but cost $400 million in severance packages |
(cnn) pop superstar madonna reaches a major milestone saturday she's turning 50 becky oliphant went skydiving two weeks before turning 50 'i'm doing things i've never done before,' she said the singer is showing no signs of slowing down as she reaches 50 she will soon begin a world tour and is still regarded as a be... | madonna becky oliphant florida 140 pounds john tackett | as madonna celebrates her birthday, ireporters share what it means to be 50 . becky oliphant celebrated her 50th by skydiving in florida . after losing 140 pounds, john tackett says he's more active than ever . ireportcom: are you 50 and fabulous? share your story |
washington (cnn) president bush signed an executive order friday expanding us sanctions against zimbabwe, the white house said about 200 victims of election violence seek safety outside the us embassy in harare, zimbabwe, this month 'the new executive order significantly enhances our ability to designate individuals... | us bush zimbabwe robert mugabe's russia china un mugabe tsvangirai | us president bush signs order expanding sanctions against zimbabwe . in written statement, bush calls robert mugabe's government 'illegitimate'. russia, china have vetoed un resolution calling for international sanctions . mugabe, tsvangirai have signed agreement paving way for power sharing talks |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a military offensive to rid pakistan's northwest of al qaeda and taliban fighters has killed more than 1,000 militants since it began in full force earlier this month, the country's interior ministry said sunday a pakistani girl displaced by the offensive against the taliban rests at a camp... | salopian tarsotibal wellingtonia | no related information |
(the frisky) despite the tough economic times, you can't just expect to stop lusting after those frye riding boots you've had your eye on forever, or that your longtime trusted hair stylist is going to suddenly start cutting her prices from hobbies to bake sales to your own web site, there are ways to make extra mon... | ebay craigslist | you don't have to get a second job to make extra money in spare time . sell the stuff in your home that you no longer use try ebay or craigslist . sign up to be a focus group participant or become a dog sitter . set up your own blog and use an advertising service |
(cnn) armored cars patrolled the streets of zimbabwe's capital and residents flocked to banks thursday after limits on cash withdrawals were lifted in the inflation ravaged african nation with prices rising even more than once a day, shopping is a mathematical proficiency test for zimbabweans the reserve bank of zim... | central bank daily 500,000 zimbabwean dollars bank last week 100 million dollars 50 us zimbabwe 231 million percent | residents flock to banks after limits on cash withdrawals lifted; troops patrol streets . central bank caps maximum daily withdrawals at 500,000 zimbabwean dollars . bank last week raise that limit to 100 million dollars ($50 us) per week . zimbabwe's inflation rate of 231 million percent is the world's highest |
(cnn) what do copernicus and a britney spears look a like have in common? despite centuries separating the two, both have inspired greatness in poland maxim named joanna crupa, a polish/american model and actress, 61st in its 2006 hot 100 list here we look at some of poland's most famous nationals from years gone... | poles marie curie john paul 27 year reign joanna crupa sexiest swimsuit model | top ten poles: marie curie and her nobel prized family . pope john paul ll: 27 year reign, visited over 100 countries, spoke ten languages . joanna crupa: former 'sexiest swimsuit model' in the world |
london, england extra time goals from frank lampard and didier drogba gave chelsea a 3 2 victory over liverpool to send the london side into a champions league final showdown against english premier league rivals manchester united, 4 3 on aggregate didier drogba (right) and frank lampard both found the net as chels... | chelsea liverpool champions league didier drogba frank lampard manchester united english moscow | chelsea beat liverpool 3 2 to reach champions league final 4 3 on aggregate . didier drogba scores twice and an emotional frank lampard is also on target . chelsea to face title rivals manchester united in an all english final in moscow |
(cnn) travelers heading for mumbai were urged to postpone their journeys thursday amid fears that foreigners could be targeted following wednesday's terror attacks that left more than 100 people dead and two luxury hotels under siege indian reserve soldiers keep vigil outside the residence of the indian prime minist... | travelers mumbai indian air india | travelers urged to postpone journeys to mumbai following terror attacks . indian pm says attackers aimed to 'indiscriminately kill innocent foreigners'. visitors to mumbai urged to stay indoors, await further developments . flights to, from mumbai's main airport undisrupted, air india spokesman says |
l'aquila, italy (cnn) the youngest hadn't lived half a year the oldest had lived nearly a hundred a rescue worker friday kisses the coffin of a child killed by this week's earthquake in central italy the official government list of victims from this week's earthquake in central italy reached 287 on friday, as italia... | italians monday morning | italians have gathered to farewell nearly 300 earthquake victims . almost 20,000 have braved chilly nights in tents, about 11,000 others in hotels . toll from monday morning's earthquake continues to rise: 287 now dead |
(cnn) four boy scouts who died wednesday when a tornado swept through a wilderness camp were remembered for the very qualities that had brought them to the camp in the first place clockwise from top left: sam thomsen, 13; josh fennen, 13; aaron eilerts, 14; and ben petrzilka, 14 josh fennen, 13, sam thomsen, 13, be... | the boy scouts 13 year olds 14 year olds nebraska iowa scouts thursday night omaha | teens who died in tornado said to embody the values of the boy scouts . two 13 year olds, two 14 year olds killed; three from nebraska, one from iowa . friends describe fallen scouts as enthusiastic, hard working, dedicated . candlelight vigil set for thursday night in omaha |
beijing, china (cnn) china has recalled two tainted leukemia drugs tied to 'adverse reactions' in patients, the state run xinhua news agency reported sunday the factories involved in the production of the tainted drugs have been closed for investigation according to xinhau, the state food and drug administration and... | china shanghai hualian pharmaceutical us canadian 42 tons | china has recalled two tainted leukemia drugs causing 'adverse reactions'. production, sale of drug by shanghai hualian pharmaceutical suspended . china returned to us, canadian exporters 42 tons tainted pork, turkey products |
(cnn) the supreme court has just agreed to take on the case of fisher v university of texas abigail fisher, a white woman, argues that she has been a victim of the university's race conscious admission policies; the university contends that its drive for racial and ethnic diversity is educationally enriching a be... | rustproof coryza poll | no related information |
(cnn) teenager patrick cantlay has brushed aside talk about turning professional after becoming the first amateur golfer to card 60 on the pga tour the 19 year old claimed the halfway lead at the travelers championship with his 10 under par effort, which put him one shot clear of fellow american johnson wagner in cr... | patrick cantlay travelers championship 19 year old first the pga tour 1900 phil mickelson 1991 | patrick cantlay leads travelers championship after breaking course record . the 19 year old becomes first amateur golfer to card 60 on the pga tour . he is seeking to become the youngest winner on the tour since 1900 . phil mickelson was the last amateur player to win a pga tour title in 1991 |
cairo, egypt (cnn) azza famy is used to breaking new ground 18ct gold and sapphire earrings from azza fahmy's 'exclusive' collection in the 60s, she was the first woman to apprentice in egypt's jewelry district today, she is heads up 'azza fahmy jewelries' a family business that has evolved into the first egyptian ... | the 60s azza fahmy first egypt today azza fahmy jewelries naomi campbell rania jordan cnn alphonso van marsh | in the 60s, azza fahmy was the first woman to apprentice in egypt's jewelry district . today she heads up international luxury brand, 'azza fahmy jewelries'. her designs are worn by naomi campbell and queen rania of jordan . she tells cnn's alphonso van marsh what it takes to make it in the luxury market |
(cnn) legendary and now disgraced cyclist lance armstrong told oprah winfrey during a confessional interview that he hopes to compete again 'if you're asking me do i want to compete again, the answer is hell yes i'm a competitor,' armstrong said during the second part of a two part interview, which aired friday on w... | armstrong oprah winfrey friday night | new: armstrong says he told his son: 'don't defend me anymore'. he says he deserves punishment, but not the 'death penalty'. part two of armstrong's interview with oprah winfrey aired friday night |
(cnn) we love the glamor of alpine skiing, the glow of tradition, the glitz of stars like lindsey vonn, and the gumption of her quest to race the men but do we love it enough to keep watching when skiing's 'dark side' is so much more exciting and dangerous? freestyle skiing is taking over the olympics a global passi... | 2014 winter olympics sochi kelsey serwa games | a pair of freestyle skiing events to be introduced at 2014 winter olympics . the 'dark arts' of slopestyle and ski halfpipe will make their debut at sochi . several athletes are making switch from alpine competitions, including kelsey serwa . some experts say there are too many 'minor' freestyle events included at game... |
(cnn) persuading congress to ban assault weapons will be tough, new york mayor michael bloomberg said thursday but it's a fight the outspoken advocate of stricter gun laws says he's determined to win 'getting rid of assault weapons, that is a tougher sell, and that's what we've really got to work on,' bloomberg said... | bloomberg congress obama newtown new york | getting rid of assault weapons is 'what we've really got to work on,' bloomberg says . he says he's encouraging members of mayors against illegal guns to lobby congress . obama's new measures probably wouldn't have prevented the newtown shooting, he says . still, the new york mayor says, 'fewer guns means you and your ... |
(cnn) it might seem a bit strange that actress jodie foster chose an event watched by millions to make the case for the need for privacy well, this is hollywood, after all the celebrated actress took the occasion of receiving the cecil b demille award at sunday's golden globes ceremony to make several personal state... | jodie foster the golden globes foster | actress jodie foster discussed privacy during her speech at the golden globes . professor says there are a multitude of outlets for stars personal drama to be shared . writer took exception to some of foster's comments |
washington (cnn) president barack obama will join what is perhaps america's most exclusive club, peppered with names such as washington, jefferson, lincoln and roosevelt, when he delivers his second inaugural address on monday by the numbers: presidential inaugurations sixteen of his 43 predecessors, including five... | washington lincoln clinton george w bush franklin roosevelt | sixteen other presidents have made more than one inaugural address . history offers little guidance on what to expect the second time around . washington and lincoln spoke shorter, clinton and george w bush longer the second time . franklin roosevelt gave an unprecedented four inaugural speeches |
(cnn) rutgers university athletic director tim pernetti has resigned in the wake of a basketball player abuse scandal, saying that he regretted not fighting the school's decision to initially suspend, rather than fire, men's head coach mike rice last year the resignation announced friday by the university's presiden... | equiparable unsolicited unbank | no related information |
(cnn) more than 30,000 people have fled their homes ahead of an expected eruption of the mayon volcano in the central philippines, the red cross said wednesday philippine authorities have said a large scale eruption of the 2,464 meter (8,077 foot) peak is imminent, and have begun trying to evacuate about 50,000 peop... | mayon volcano red cross | large scale eruption of mayon volcano imminent, scientists say . 21 centers set up to house more than 30,000 evacuees . mountain shook several times wednesday, red cross says |
(cnn) just one week ago republicans were united, railing against the man made evil known as obamacare they hated it so much, they said, they would tie the funding of the government to the defunding of the dread program sure, they had tried more than 40 times to get rid of the plan before, but they had never done thi... | gloria borger republicans obamacare ted cruz borger boehner | gloria borger: republicans have quietly abandoned strategy to defund obamacare . she says they secretly knew it was hopeless but felt forced into it by ted cruz, others . borger says shutdown news overshadowed sputtering start to obamacare . she says boehner is back to where he wanted to be: urging spending cuts for de... |
(cnn) 'excuse me,' the woman called 'is the president still speaking?' 'i think so,' i called over to her she let her face scrunch up into an expression of mild dismay it had nothing at all to do with politics this was in central ohio; she was standing next to a furniture delivery truck near the intersection of two ... | overpolemical swampable overstatements | no related information |
(cnn) lynn malerba has years of experience taking care of hearts those of her patients as a nurse, those of her community as health director and now, as chief, those of her tribe recently, malerba officially accepted the leadership role of chief of the mohegan tribe the tribe's first female leader in almost 30... | scenography medical datch | no related information |
bangor, maine (cnn) karen walker has shaken half a million hands in the last few years at least that's her best guess korean war veteran don guptill greets a returning soldier at bangor international airport in maine she and the other 40 or so members of the maine troop greeters have made it their mission to welc... | maine troop greeters marines bangor international airport | maine troop greeters welcome soldiers and marines at bangor international airport . the mission includes troops returning from or heading to a war zone . 'it makes me feel good,' says one soldier headed out on his first deployment . troops also are offered snacks and the use of a cell phone to call their loved ones |
london, england (cnn) they are the tales of two very different people director danny boyle's film 'slumdog millionaire' shines a stark light on poverty in india one an amoral businessman pouring out his life story to the chinese premier, the other a lovelorn teenager appearing on 'kaun banega crorepati,' the indian ... | danny boyle's india forbes indian nisha agrawal oxfam | danny boyle's 'slumdog millionaire' shines a light on slum dwellers in india . huge growth means four of top eight billionaires on forbes rich list are indian . but the new wealth has bypassed india's 456 million poor . nisha agrawal of oxfam says there are: 'two indias, one rich, one impoverished' |
(cnn) rivers are the arteries of our infrastructure flowing from highlands to the sea, they breathe life into ecosystems and communities a levee breach in the sacramento san joaquin river system could have dire effects, a new report says but many rivers in the united states are in trouble rivers in alaska, californi... | alaska california georgia tuesday american rivers american | report: rivers in alaska, california and georgia are among the 10 most endangered . report released tuesday by american rivers, a leading river conservation group . waterways from past american rivers' endangered lists have been preserved |
editor's note: cnn agreed not to use the full names of the family members in this article due to concern for their safety youssif, now in an apartment in los angeles, will need months of treatment los angeles, california (cnn) youssif, the 5 year old iraqi boy who was savagely burned by masked men, arrived in the u... | iraqi cnn 5 year old youssif later wednesday | iraqi boy who was set on fire by masked men arrives for treatment . 12,000 cnn readers contributed to fund to help 5 year old youssif . boy's mom asks, 'am i in heaven?'. youssif is to meet with surgeon later wednesday |
(cnn) as the swine flu outbreak escalates across the globe, us travelers returning from mexico are wondering what to do when they come home travelers leaving a mexican airport fill out questionnaires about their health on wednesday, christine kovar of san francisco, california, returned from a vacation to nuevo vall... | mexico who | travelers with flu like symptoms coming back from mexico should stay at home . healthy travelers coming from mexico can continue to go to work and school . there are more than 230 confirmed cases of swine flu worldwide, according to who . companies and schools are erring on the side of safety asking people not to come |
(cnn) trying to answer the question 'who am i?' is a tricky undertaking i tend to despise labels, but it's probably helpful to have some idea of who you perceive yourself to be and how others perceive you it seems logical that you can examine this question from many angles: where you fit in statistically, physicall... | robert david hall love andrew judy | robert david hall hates to admit it, but he still believes that 'love is all you need'. hall says he's a husband, father, brother, cousin, nephew, friend, co worker . he says his disability, walking on prosthetic limbs, helped him find himself . his greatest joy is being the father of andrew and husband of judy |
(cnn) as a child, i looked forward to nothing more than the dazzling fourth of july laser and fireworks show in stone mountain park near atlanta, georgia it was family tradition to eat a hearty meal at an indian restaurant and then watch the show on the crowded lawn of the park one year, as i struggled to eat my me... | nafees syed syed native americans muslims us usa american | nafees syed and family at july 4th fireworks when a man said, 'what planet are y'all from?'. syed says if we all 'went back to where we came from,' only native americans would be left . people mistakenly think muslims are loyal to another country above us, she says . born in usa, syed says it took being 'in foreign lan... |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) a few months ago, it seemed liked nothing could stop iraqi sprinter dana hussain from representing her country in the upcoming summer olympics iraqi sprinter dana hussain was devastated to learn she could not participate in the beijing summer olympics then, the international olympic committee ban... | anemometrical unleakable hulls | no related information |
new york (cnn) things a 7 year old boy expects mom to put in his backpack: a peanut butter sandwich pencils maybe even a nice note with a little heart scrawled on it things he doesn't: a flare gun, a 22 caliber pistol, a loaded magazine and, for good measure, 14 more bullets in a plastic bag but that's exactly what ... | muscadelle isethionate epileptology | no related information |
(cnn) perhaps money can't buy happiness a recent gallup report shows that singapore's wealthy population is the unhappiest less happy than the populations of iraq, haiti, afghanistan, and syria singaporeans were least likely to report having positive emotions despite the fact that they enjoy one of the highest ... | puckerel july ammoniojarosite | no related information |
(cnn) a new era is beginning in the philippines or you could call it the continuation of a political dynasty benigno aquino iii has been sworn in as president, the country's 15th, after winning election in may by a landslide he secured more than 15 million votes, about 57 million more than his closest competitor,... | benigno aquino iii philippines 15th aquino may | new: benigno aquino iii sworn in as the philippines' 15th president . aquino won election by a landslide in may . aquino continues a political dynasty launched by his parents |
(cnn) north korea's leader has approved a plan to prepare rockets to be on standby for firing at us targets, including the us mainland and military bases in the pacific and in south korea, state media reported in a meeting with military leaders early friday, kim jong un 'said he has judged the time has come to settl... | spodes energy hickishness | no related information |
washington (cnn) the us government can use lethal force against an american citizen overseas if the person is a senior operational leader of al qaeda or one of its affiliates, according to a justice department memo the document, provided to select members of congress last year, provides insights into the obama admin... | justice department the united states white house | justice department memo sets out the conditions for using lethal force . the 16 page document is a policy paper, not an official legal document . 'clear evidence' of an imminent attack on the united states is not required . new: white house says questions weighed against legal concerns, discussed publicly |
(cnn) a former soviet army soldier who went missing in action in 1980 during the soviet invasion of afghanistan has been found alive almost 33 years after he was rescued by afghan tribesmen now living under the name of sheikh abdullah and working as a traditional healer in the shindand district of herat province in ... | soviet army 1980 afghanistan bakhredtin khakimov sheikh abdullah soviet russian 33 years later | former soviet army soldier who went missing in 1980 found in afghanistan . bakhredtin khakimov, now sheikh abdullah, disappeared during the soviet invasion . he suffered a head injury in the conflict and was nursed back to health by a healer . russian team searching for soldiers missing in action tracked him down 33 ye... |
(cnn) laura silsby, the american missionary accused of trying to take nearly three dozen children out of haiti after the devastating january 12 earthquake, has been freed from jail by a haitian court, her defense attorney said monday silsby is at the port au prince airport preparing to board an american airlines fli... | laura silsby haitian us haiti silsby united states | laura silsby freed from jail by a haitian court, her defense attorney says . us missionary was accused of trying to take nearly three dozen children out of haiti after quake . silsby scheduled to fly back to united states around 6 pm et |
(cnn) north korea, under its untested young leader kim jong un, has ratcheted up the threats toward south korea and the united states to unprecedented levels and with greater intensity than ever before a torrent of threats has flowed from north korean spokesmen, including a promise of preemptive nuclear strikes on t... | scott snyder kim jong un south korea us kim snyder | scott snyder: kim jong un ratchets up threats toward south korea and us to record level . snyder: bluff, followed by 'charm offensive,' is typical strategy but kim gets closer to brink . we don't know what kim is trying to prove, snyder says, or what political events drive him . snyder: south korea and us are tired of ... |
(cnn) as a young woman growing up just miles from o'hare airport outside of chicago, lorraine rodgers was fascinated with aviation it was the early 1940s, and amelia earhart had become the first woman to fly solo, nonstop across the atlantic ocean a decade earlier charles lindbergh had done it a few years before tha... | the women airforce service pilots world war ii congress 1944 2010 | about 1,100 women served in the women airforce service pilots program in world war ii . female pilots ferried military planes around the country to allow men to fight overseas . a bill that would have made the program part of the military failed in congress in 1944 . members of the program were awarded congressional go... |
(cnn) manchester united goalkeeper edwin van der sar will retire from football at the end of the season, he announced thursday the 40 year old former dutch international has been at old trafford since 2005, winning three english premier league titles and helping them to their champions league triumph in 2008 van de... | microcrystalline limberness gandum | no related information |
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