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berlin, germany (cnn) a german cruise liner said tuesday it plans to fly its passengers over the gulf of aden, instead of sailing them through, out of fear of pirate attacks in the region us navy image of pirates operating off coast of somalia in october this year hapag lloyd cruises said all 246 passengers and most... | dumpings timoroso augustin | no related information |
washington (cnn) secretary of state condoleezza rice invited the woman set to replace her as the nation's top diplomat, sen hillary clinton, to dinner monday night, a state department spokesman said secretary of state condoleezza rice, left, and sen hillary clinton dined together monday night the dinner took place a... | hillary clinton washington state bill clinton clinton global initiative hong kong | secretary of state invites sen hillary clinton to dinner at her washington home . such dinners allow for exchange of important information, ex secretary of state says . bill clinton releases names of sponsors of clinton global initiative in hong kong |
(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 |
(cnn) four of oj simpson's accomplices in the 2007 robbery at a las vegas hotel were given suspended sentences tuesday by nevada district judge jackie glass district court judge jackie glass sentenced four oj simpson codefendants to probation on tuesday the four charles cashmore, charles erlich, michael mcclinton... | charles cashmore charles erlich michael mcclinton walter alexander simpson | charles cashmore, charles erlich, michael mcclinton, walter alexander in court . four accompanied simpson, another man in robbery of memorabilia dealers . if they violate probation, four face prison terms of 12 months to 84 months . judge must still decide restitution in case |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistani authorities have arrested two top leaders of the islamic militant group india blames for the november massacre in mumbai, pakistan's prime minister confirmed wednesday prime minister yousuf raza gilani said pakistani security forces had rounded up a number of militant figures the ... | us pakistan india mumbai zarar shah lashkar e tayyiba indian kashmir | new: top us military officer encouraged by terror arrests . pakistan arrests militant leaders blamed by india for mumbai terror attacks . zarar shah, top commander of lashkar e tayyiba, among those held . blamed militant groups were formed to oppose indian rule in divided kashmir |
atlanta (cnn) former nfl defensive back paul oliver, who committed suicide last week in his georgia home, shot himself in the head in front of his wife and two young sons, the police report on the incident said the report, obtained by cnn, said oliver, 29, was depressed about the end of his career and marital issues... | polyglotwise error enforcers | no related information |
(cnn) they were sons and daughters, with their whole lives ahead of them until for reasons no one has yet explained their lives came to a horrific, bloody halt on a rural road on tennessee's cumberland plateau dominic davis, 17 davis was new to tennessee, having recently moved from colorado with his family 't... | tennessee colorado | four people three teenagers and a young mother are found shot dead in tennessee . 1 victim was held up as a model student and citizen, school district says . another recently moved from colorado, aiming to be 'most respected'. friend: the slain woman 'couldn't stop talking,' especially about her son |
(cnn) it was a dark secret the kind that destroys lives, devastates families and decimates faith nobody shared it with valerie spruill while her husband was alive for years after his death, she heard bits of the story it was something about an absentee father, something about her husband none of it made sense, she s... | valerie spruill 60 2004 spruill 1998 the age of 60 | valerie spruill, 60, found out her husband was her father in 2004 . spruill's husband father died in 1998 at the age of 60 . spruill learned the family secret from an uncle . a dna test on hair taken from a brush proved the claim |
(cnn) the people have spoken and president barack obama has another four years in office when it comes to the economy we know what the president wants to do in his second term obama's measures are incremental and nuanced, with the exception of the most talked about, which is raising taxes on higher income earners th... | precipitinogen taipans inferomedian | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) at least 19 people have been stung to death by hornets which may include the world's largest hornet species vespa mandarinia in china's central shaanxi province in the last three months, according to the city government of ankang, the apparent epicenter of a recent spate of fatalities and injur... | china shaanxi asian vespa mandarinia | at least 19 people have been stung to death by hornets in southern china . more than 580 people have been stung in china's southern shaanxi province . the asian killer hornet, vespa mandarinia, is world's largest hornet and may be involved . regional hot, dry weather and smell of people may be factors in increased horn... |
baghdad (cnn) dozens have died in iraq in explosions primarily targeting amusement parks where families and children typically go to celebrate the islamic holiday of eid al adha, according to police at least 34 people died and 122 were wounded monday in the series of car bomb and roadside explosions across baghdad, ... | iraq sunni shiite | new: the death toll rises to 34 in iraq explosions . many blasts appeared to target amusement parks, according to police . an explosion in northern iraq collapses buildings, traps people . sunni extremist groups are targeting a shiite minority in the north |
(cnn) president barack obama is preparing for his second term inauguration and with that comes the inevitable cabinet shake up here's a look at presidential cabinets, by the numbers: 4 secretaries in president george washington's cabinet: state, treasury, war, and attorney general 16 members of the cabinet toda... | george washington's cabinet treasury obama latinos andrew jackson | 4 secretaries in president george washington's cabinet: state, treasury, war, and attorney general . 4 women in obama's first term cabinet . 2 number of latinos in president obama's first term cabinet . 5 secretaries of the treasury appointed by president andrew jackson |
washington (cnn) the air traffic controller suspended for failing to respond to two planes heading into ronald reagan washington national airport has told investigators that he had fallen asleep, according to the national transportation safety board the controller, a 20 year veteran, 'indicated that he had fallen as... | faa ntsb | air traffic controller is given a 'standard' drug test . faa administrator says his agency and the ntsb are investigating the incident . two flights landed with no communication from the control tower . ntsb in 2007 cited four near miss collisions involving fatigued controllers |
new york (cnn) this could have caused a major blast from the past workers cleaning a cannon last fired more than 200 years ago were shocked to find that it was still loaded with gunpowder and a cannonball the preservation workers from new york's central park conservancy were removing rust from the antique cannon, wh... | british hms about 18 pounds so many years | the cannon fired munitions aboard the british warship hms hussar . authorities remove about 18 pounds of gunpowder and dispose it at a gun range . author: 'it was there for so many years, and people were sitting on it' |
los angeles (cnn) lamar odom's lawyer on wednesday entered a 'not guilty' plea for the basketball star on a driving under the influence charge, a court spokeswoman said odom, who is married to reality tv star khloe kardashian, was not in court for the arraignment at the van nuys branch of los angeles county superior... | lamar odom wednesday khloe kardashian's next month odom mercedes 50 mph | lamar odom was not in court for wednesday's hearing . khloe kardashian's husband has another court date next month . officer says odom drove his white mercedes suv in a 'serpentine manner at 50 mph' |
(cnn) the international criminal court has excused kenyan president uhuru kenyatta from his 'continuing presence' at his upcoming trial on charges of crimes against humanity the excuse 'is strictly for purposes of accommodating the discharge of his duties as the president of kenya' the court said friday the icc is b... | international criminal court kenyan uhuru kenyatta six years ago | international criminal court to accommodate kenyan leader uhuru kenyatta at trial . he must be present in court at certain times . the charges stem from post election violence six years ago |
washington (cnn) it's ok for republicans to want president obama to fail if they think he's jeopardizing the country, louisiana gov bobby jindal told members of his political party tuesday night gov bobby jindal is offering a spirited defense of republicans who say they want president obama to fail jindal descri... | obama us louisiana republicans tuesday night jindal 2012 gop | jindal: if obama's policies jeopardize us, nothing wrong in desiring his failure . the louisiana governor addresses fellow republicans tuesday night . jindal has sidestepped whether he will make a presidential run in 2012 . jindal to gop: let's declare our time of 'introspection and navel gazing' over |
(cnn) former us house speaker tom foley died at his home in washington, dc, his wife heather confirmed friday foley, 84, was a democrat who represented washington state in the house for 30 years and served as speaker from 1989 to january 1995 after his tenure on capitol hill, he was appointed us ambassador to japan ... | obama tom foley's foley democrat washington house 30 years capitol hill us japan john boehner | new: obama lauds tom foley's 'skill, dedication'. foley was a democrat who represented washington state in the house for 30 years . after his tenure on capitol hill, he was appointed us ambassador to japan . current house speaker john boehner remembers him as 'forthright and warmhearted' |
london, england (cnn) it's the latest executive craze sweeping boardrooms across the globe, and a tiny score is becoming as sought after as a low handicap on the golf course nintendo's ds lite: breaking into markets beyond traditional gamers 'brain training,' or 'brain age' as it's known in north america, is a coll... | nintendo brain training ds lite | nintendo's 'brain training' has sold over 10 million copies worldwide . the gaming giant is breaking into new markets with its ds lite console . did 'brain training' make our reporter smarter? well, it got her hooked |
(cnn) the next time the avengers assemble, it'll be to face off with james spader the actor has been cast as the formidable foe ultron in the next 'avengers' movie, marvel announced thursday written and directed by joss whedon, 'the avengers: age of ultron' will show a more humanized but just as fearsome villa... | james spader avengers marvel ultron the avengers: the age of ultron may 1, 2015 | james spader has been cast as the villain in the upcoming 'avengers' movie . the actor will face off against the marvel heroes as ultron . 'the avengers: the age of ultron' will arrive on may 1, 2015 |
(cnn) instead of rah, rah, rah, some florida schools are saying no, no, no to cheerleader skirts they say are too revealing for the classroom the decision to ban cheerleader skirts during classroom hours is being ridiculed as short in spirit by some pinellas county high school cheerleaders and parents school lead... | pinellas county florida un american school hours | pinellas county, florida, district bans cheerleader skirts during classroom hours . school leaders say the uniforms don't fit into student dress codes . cheerleader's mother says the ban is 'almost un american'. district spokeswoman: some schools have acceptable alternative ensembles for school hours |
(cnn) a 9 year old boy who hopped a flight from minnesota to las vegas this month was ordered wednesday to undergo therapy and to live apart from his parents, for now according to nancy peters, spokeswoman for hennepin county's fourth judicial district in minneapolis, a judge said the boy's parents should be allowed... | tsa delta october 3 | judge says parents should be allowed unlimited visits . boy sneaked past tsa and delta agents on october 3 . he is ordered by the judge to undergo therapy |
(cnn) a teenager accused of killing 10 year old jessica ridgeway in westminster, colorado, pleaded guilty to all counts, a spokesman for colorado's courts said tuesday austin reed sigg was 17 at the time of the killing and was charged as an adult he lived about one mile from ridgeway's home a judge accepted his plea... | austin reed sigg 17 about one mile 10 year old jessica ridgeway november 18 and 19 | austin reed sigg was 17 at the time of the killing and was charged as an adult . he lived about one mile from the home of 10 year old jessica ridgeway . spokesman: sentencing is set for november 18 and 19 |
(cnn) love him or hate him, kanye west will always be himself especially when he's burying the hatchet with jimmy kimmel the 36 year old grammy winner appeared on 'jimmy kimmel live' on wednesday to discuss the feud the two got into a few weeks ago kanye west and twitter: a brief history it all started with kimm... | kanye west jimmy kimmel live kimmel | kanye west appeared on 'jimmy kimmel live' on wednesday . the artist talked about his recent feud with kimmel . both men shared their perspective and had a meeting of the minds |
(cnn) an airline passenger accused of slapping the toddler seated next to him on a minneapolis to atlanta flight in february pleaded guilty to assault wednesday in federal court joe rickey hundley, 61, will be sentenced on january 6, according to his attorney, marcia shein hundley was seated next to jessica bennett ... | joe rickey hundley minneapolis atlanta hundley | joe rickey hundley pleaded guilty to assault in federal court, his attorney says . he was accused of slapping a crying 19 month old boy on a minneapolis to atlanta flight . hundley had learned the day before that his own son was in a coma, the court heard . he is due to be sentenced on january 6, his attorney says |
(cnn) after you've had a major showdown between good and evil, killed off a major character and broken ratings records, what do you do for an encore? that's one big question on the minds of the legions of fans of 'the walking dead' going into the fourth season premiere on sunday last season, the show ranked as the n... | the walking dead gale anne hurd fourth daryl dixon hurd | 'the walking dead' returns as the no 1 scripted show on tv . executive producer gale anne hurd previews the show's fourth season . daryl dixon fans will not be disappointed, hurd says |
(cnn) it was april 1975 when i was packed into a military transport plane with two of my siblings as the vietnam war ended we left vietnam to escape communist rule and eventually, take on an additional identity i was 8 years old, and being separated from both parents for the first time in my life was confusing and... | announces plumed ranarian | no related information |
(cnn) egypt is reconsidering its ties with countries that haven't been supportive of the government that the military installed after ousting the country's first democratically elected president, the interim president said speaking in his first televised interview since egypt's powerful generals put him in office, a... | mansour turkey qatar mohamed morsy | adly mansour expresses frustration with turkey and qatar . he speaks in his first interview since he was installed by the military . he denies there will be a return to a police state . mansour defends the actions of police in the crackdown on supporters of mohamed morsy |
(cnn) his father's death certificate, long lost relatives and a town possibly named after an ancestor are just a few of the details john william harris found as he researched his family tree harris, 62, a sales executive and consultant from atlanta, georgia, had always hoped to learn more about his family, including... | 87 percent americans john william harris us | poll finds 87 percent of americans have interest in their family roots . john william harris is one of millions of americans who traced his family tree . many free and subscription websites allow access to research genealogy in the us |
(cnn) olympic champion lindsey vonn suffered a 'complex knee injury' when she crashed during the opening day super g at the alpine ski world championships in austria on tuesday, doctors said the us ski and snowboard association said the four time alpine world cup champion was airlifted from the race course in schlad... | lindsey vonn alpine world cup monday vonn 2010 olympics vancouver | new: lindsey vonn suffered right knee ligament damage and a fracture . new: four time alpine world cup champion released from hospital . snow prevented her from practicing on the race course monday . vonn won the downhill gold in the 2010 olympics in vancouver |
(cnn) an uncle of president barack obama was arrested last week in framingham, massachusetts, for allegedly operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, police lt ronald brandolini told cnn on monday onyango obama was arrested on august 24 after failing a field sobriety test, brandolini said an administration... | loser outthanking tauric | no related information |
(cnn) a quarter of a century advantage is nothing new to kimiko date krumm the 43 year old may be in the twilight of her career but these are still golden years for the evergreen player from kyoto date krumm defied a 24 year age gap to defeat british teenager laura robson 6 4 6 4 on home soil at the japan open in 19... | evergreen kimiko date krumm laura robson japan open 43 year old japanese 24 years british novak djokovic rafael nadal roger federer shanghai masters first us open | evergreen kimiko date krumm defeats teenager laura robson in japan open . the 43 year old japanese player is 24 years older than the british world no 42 . novak djokovic says rival rafael nadal deserves to be world no 1 . roger federer returns in shanghai masters for first match since us open |
(cnn) the walt disney company has given notice to the boy scouts of america that it will pull all funding to the group starting in 2015 because of a bsa membership policy that bans gay leaders, the entertainment company said friday disney does not give money directly to the national organization or local bsa council... | disney the boy scouts boy scouts company $48 million 2010 lockheed martin mls ups | a disney program allowed employees to give to the boy scouts, but no more . 'we are disappointed in the decision,' boy scouts spokesman says . company says its employees raised $48 million for charities in 2010 . disney joins lockheed martin, mls, ups in ending boy scouts partnership |
(cnn) roy pickler lay on the floor, dripping with sweat, as trainer bob harper quipped, 'you look like you got run over by a reindeer' pickler's job as a professional santa was a constant joke on the latest season of 'the biggest loser' with his long white beard and protruding stomach, the 63 year old looked every b... | cdc age 2 to 19 the united states santa | cdc: about 125 million children age 2 to 19 are obese in the united states . kids learn healthy habits from those they admire most, and santa is a role model . culture may already be changing with santa races, healthy gifts |
(cnn) uk prime minister gordon brown has branded the cholera crisis in zimbabwe 'an international emergency' and called on the world community to confront president robert mugabe, leader of the central african nation a shortage of clean drinking water has unleashed a cholera epidemic in zimbabwe 'this is now an inte... | taino oxskin mirths | no related information |
(cnn) ghana international michael essien has followed goalkeeper petr cech in agreeing a new five year contract with english premier league side chelsea michael essien has made a big impression on new chelsea coach luiz felipe scolari the midfielder, who is in china for the start of the club's pre season tour, is no... | ghana michael essien chelsea petr cech wayne bridge lyon dutch khalid boulahrouz stuttgart | ghana international michael essien signs new five year contract with chelsea . midfielder follows petr cech and wayne bridge in agreeing long term deals . the 25 year old has made 143 appearances since joining from lyon in 2005 . dutch defender khalid boulahrouz leaves chelsea for stuttgart on 4 year deal |
berlin, germany (cnn) a german cruise liner said tuesday it plans to fly its passengers over the gulf of aden, instead of sailing them through, out of fear of pirate attacks in the region us navy image of pirates operating off coast of somalia in october this year hapag lloyd cruises said all 246 passengers and most... | dubai hapag lloyd ms columbus german foreign ministry united states uk somali | passengers will fly to dubai to continue their journey . hapag lloyd: involves 246 passengers, most of crew aboard ms columbus . prompted by travel warning for the area issued by german foreign ministry . united states, uk advise those traveling near somali coast to use extreme caution |
(cnn) baseball hall of fame manager earl sidney weaver, who led the baltimore orioles to four pennants and a world series title with a pugnacity toward umpires, died saturday of an apparent heart attack at age 82, major league baseball said dubbed 'the earl of baltimore,' weaver managed the american league team for ... | anticlimaxes peridendritic kionectomies | no related information |
tehran, iran (cnn) iran said wednesday it is investigating reports of violence at a tehran university dormitory in the wake of rallies sparked by last week's disputed election the aftermath of anti riot police actions at tehran university shows smashed computer terminals tehran university students told a cnn ireport... | astrometrical avowry eerily | no related information |
(cnn) as the mug shots of the alleged killers of nfl star sean taylor were shown on television, i kept wondering when we were going to see their parents step forward i saw a couple of mothers, but their dads were missing in action roland martin credits two strong parents with raising him to do right by them dads mat... | martin nearly 70 percent | martin: nearly 70 percent of black kids are born to unmarried parents . martin: black fathers need to stay on the scene, build relationships with kids . martin: we also should be telling black women not to lie down with any fool |
they're bigger, brawnier, and faster than the typical male, but are national football league players healthier than other men their age? justin bannan, who plays for the baltimore ravens, participated in the study on nfl players yes and no, according to a new nfl funded study that looks at the cardiovascular health of ... | thomas herrion nfl | death of thomas herrion has raised worries over the heart health of big players . researchers looked at 504 active nfl players from 12 teams in 2007 . players were less likely to smoke or have blood sugar problems than other men . nfl athletes are more likely to have prehypertension than other men |
london, england (cnn) it's a question that i have asked myself for a long time why can't portugal produce a top golfer? antonio sobrinho was the only portuguese golfer to make the cut at the recent portugal masters the weather is great, courses are popping up all over the country, and still, they don't have a single... | portugal portuguese a cristiano ronaldo | portugal has an ever growing number of great golf courses . there are no portuguese players in the world's top 400 . golf is too expensive and not high profile enough there . if there were a cristiano ronaldo of golf, children might take it up |
philadelphia (cnn) the supreme court on tuesday cleared the way for death row inmate mumia abu jamal to get a new sentencing hearing for the killing of a philadelphia police officer 30 years ago the high court rejected a request from the philadelphia district attorney's office to overturn the federal appeals court d... | ginglymoid blurred psalis | no related information |
washington (cnn) a latino rights group and other immigrant and labor organizations called thursday for a national boycott of arizona over the state's new immigration law, which allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal us residency the call for a boycott was led by the national council of la raza, which bills i... | arizona us national council of la raza | groups pledge not to hold conventions in arizona because of new immigration law . law allows police to ask anyone for proof of being in us legally . opponents say it will lead to racial profiling; supporters disagree . national council of la raza leads rights groups' call for boycott |
(cnn) barmy about bunkers? crazy about caves? from congress's former nuclear shelter to the viet cong's tunnels and a parisian necropolis, here are some of the world's best subterranean sights coober pedy, south australia tourists wanting to channel their inner hobbit should head to coober pedy most of the south au... | outpopped spirulate exclusionism | no related information |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo scored twice to break the record for goals in a la liga season as real madrid routed almeria 8 1 in the bernabeu saturday night ronaldo's goals in each half took him to 40 for the season, two clear of the previous record set by athletic bilbao's telmo zarra in 1951 and matched by real madri... | cristiano ronaldo la liga almeria telmo zarra hugo sanchez barcelona malaga | real madrid star cristiano ronaldo sets new la liga scoring record . he takes his tally to 40 with double in 8 1 rout of relegated almeria . previous record of 38 held by telmo zarra and hugo sanchez . barcelona finish season with 3 1 win over malaga |
washington (cnn) sharon ilstrup was looking forward to a very special date night with her husband, blake a chance to attend one of the inaugural balls with the president and the first lady but a mistake by ticketmaster the online sales agent tasked with managing the ticketing process led to the early releas... | ticketmaster the presidential inaugural committee | ticketmaster was supposed to distribute tickets to the inaugural balls and parade . they mistakenly released the tickets early, and they were sold out when most of the public went looking for them . thousands were shut out, upset at the snafu . the presidential inaugural committee said no more tickets are available |
(budget travel) if you tirelessly rack up frequent flier miles only to encounter snags when you try to redeem them, it's time you discovered the increasingly generous world of hotel reward programs short on both business and leisure travelers of late, hotel chains are doing whatever it takes to fill their beds 'this... | recent years intercontinental ipod nanos nintendo wiis starwood | hotel loyalty programs have relaxed rules for blackout dates in recent years . intercontinental has ipod nanos and nintendo wiis for sale at its online mall . starwood allows rewards members to directly exchange hotel points for airfare |
(cnn) a pennsylvania teen has been charged as an adult for allegedly planning to kill classmates he did not like before turning the gun on himself in a high school shooting spree, a pennsylvania prosecutor said tuesday richard yanis allegedly stole three handguns from his father and told police he planned to 'shoot ... | shoebird phycoerythrin interrunning | no related information |
(cnn) before middle aged men started singing 'viva viagra' in tv ads, before former sen bob dole appeared in its commercials in the '90s, before the blue pill with a funny name entered the public lexicon, impotence was hush hush viagra entered the market 10 years ago, bringing once taboo subjects like erectile dysfu... | viagra | viagra helped 25 million men with erectile dysfunction and bring awareness . blue pill considered a huge step in understanding human sexuality, cultural attitudes . ed indicates other health issues and that blood vessels aren't working well . viagra isn't a cure all, some sex problems are indicative of relationship pro... |
soddy daisy, tennessee (cnn) kat koonce loves her saturns she owns three, and has pictures of them on saturnfanscom, where she is one of almost 2,500 saturn devotees who've posted photo albums of their vehicles saturn owners show off their sky roadsters after a christmas parade in soddy daisy, tennessee, on sunday j... | gm sky christmas | owners of vulnerable gm brand rave about quality, service . four owners of sky roadsters drive in town's christmas parade . disillusioned longtime fan quits as sales consultant . 'brand loyalty is overrated,' auto industry researcher says |
(cnn) it's hard to imagine meryl streep having second thoughts about tackling any role, but the actress admits that she had doubts about 'doubt,' her newest project the cast of 'doubt,' from left: viola davis, amy adams, meryl streep and philip seymour hoffman the film based on a tony award and pulitzer prize wi... | meryl streep philip seymour hoffman amy adams viola davis a tony award pulitzer prize streep the academy awards | 'doubt' stars meryl streep, philip seymour hoffman, amy adams, viola davis . film is based on a tony award and pulitzer prize winning play by the same name . it examines what happens when a nun suspects a priest of abusing a student . streep advises co star to pick out a dress for the academy awards |
(cnn) one of zimbabwe's top officials blamed his country's spreading cholera outbreak on what he calls 'a genocidal onslaught' by zimbabwe's former colonial ruler britain zimbabwean clinics have been overwhelmed by the cholera epidemic, according to aid organizations 'cholera is a calculated, racist attack on zim... | zimbabwe uk cnn bbc who | zimbabwe information minister says uk responsible for cholera outbreak . he accuses cnn, bbc, other networks of falsifying news reports . who says cholera outbreak has killed almost 800, infected 16,000 |
(cnn) a day before democratic illinois gov rod blagojevich was busted by federal investigators on corruption charges, he dared authorities to tape his phone calls if they thought he was guilty of anything illinois gov rod blagojevich, shown here in 2003, was known as a tireless campaigner 'if anybody wants to tape m... | yugoslavian chicago state congress 2002 blagojevich illinoisans rod | the son of a yugoslavian immigrant has working class roots in chicago . blagojevich worked in state's attorney office before serving 3 terms in congress . he became known for his energy, political clout before joining 2002 race for governor . blagojevich appealed to middle class illinoisans with ads suggesting 'call me... |
washington (cnn) interest in president elect barack obama's inauguration is running so high that one ticket broker is asking $20,095 for a single ticket the government has printed 250,000 tickets so far for barack obama's presidential inauguration on january 20 entry to the biggest event in washington is free if you... | exoterica disfiguringly unloaders | no related information |
(cnn) if anyone's going to be the last man on earth, then will smith seems like an ideal candidate will smith plays the survivor of a plague in 'i am legend' cool and athletic, focused and unflappable, he's not someone who's going to give up on humanity just because the odds are stacked against him even at several b... | undeserting overconcentration federated | no related information |
madrid (cnn) an oil tanker captain was acquitted wednesday of the central charge in what's widely considered spain's worst environmental disaster a spill that blackened hundreds of miles of coastline apostolos mangouras, who was captain of the prestige during the accident in 2002, was found not guilty of environm... | nonlicentiousness reactivities pteridophytes | no related information |
washington (cnn) at its essence, the presidential inaugural symbolizes american democracy's peaceful transition or extension of power every four years, the winner of the preceding november election swears to defend the constitution cannons boom and bands play it all unfolds outside in public, usually before a massiv... | george washington's constitution obama inaugurations | george washington's first inauguration took place on april 30, 1789, and not in the city named for him . as allowed by the constitution, only two presidents chose to 'affirm' rather than swear their oaths . obama will be sworn in twice; once on sunday in private and again on monday in public . inaugurations were predom... |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) the taliban in pakistan have issued a direct challenge to the legitimacy of the pakistani government, by declaring the country's entire legal system 'un islamic' taliban representatives leave talks in peshawar in february after reaching a deal on sharia law in swat 'let the judges and the l... | taliban pakistan islamic swat valley un islamic pakistani islam | taliban in pakistan demand imposition of islamic sharia law across country . government taliban deal has led to implementation of sharia law in swat valley . fundamentalist leader declares pakistan's judicial system 'un islamic'. secular pakistani political parties have condemned strict interpretation of islam |
(cnn) famous for honest self portraits, mexican artist frida kahlo said that she painted her reality and that her paintings carried a message of pain her life was full of it, both physical and emotional, and she used it to fuel her art frida kahlo was born in this house and lived in it with her husband, diego rivera... | frida kahlo la casa azul diego rivera kahlo communist | frida kahlo was born in la casa azul and lived there with diego rivera . the house contains the bed where an injured kahlo started to paint . an entire room in the home is dedicated to communist paraphernalia |
(cnn) in form borussia dortmund made it five straight wins on sunday with a topsy turvy 3 2 bundesliga victory at cologne having looked like they had thrown the three points away mats hummel opened the scoring in the 28th minute and doubled dortmund's lead in first half injury time that remained the score going into... | borussia dortmund cologne kevin grosskreutz kevin kuranyi schalke nuremberg second | borussia dortmund make it five straight wins with a topsy turvy 3 2 bundesliga victory at cologne . kevin grosskreutz pops up in injury time to seal the victory for the visitors who are five points off the top . kevin kuranyi scores the only goal for schalke as they beat nuremberg 1 0 to return to second in table |
(cnn) afghan president hamid karzai has been in talks with high level taliban members, but the effort has failed to yield 'practical reconciliation' or the 'resolution of many issues,' a senior us defense official said thursday 'we don't think the taliban believe that they're losing to the degree that they'd come to... | karzai afghanistan afghan pakistani taliban | karzai tells the group it can help make peace in afghanistan . the peace council launches as afghan leaders meet with pakistani officials . the taliban says it is not part of the peace talks |
london, england (cnn) aircraft manufacturer airbus is ready to fund a third search of the atlantic ocean if a second search, now under way, fails to find debris from last month's air france crash, the company said friday investigators pore over wreckage of air france flight 447 which crashed killing 228 people on ju... | airbus third atlantic ocean air france flight last month | aircraft manufacturer airbus ready to fund third search of atlantic ocean . it wants to help find debris from the crash of air france flight 447 last month . all 228 people on board were killed; plane's flight recorders still missing |
(cnn) the whole world is watching how barack obama picks his cabinet, but he and his wife michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home and it's very political too sasha obama, left, and malia obama will make the white house home come january 20 when they move to washington, will their daughters malia... | us barack obama washington january obama michelle obama | us president elect barack obama takes office in washington in january . much debate about whether obama's daughters will attend public or private school . where parents decide to send children often indicates their views on education . michelle obama: this is a personal process, we ask that people respect that |
fort meade, maryland (cnn) prosecutors say a 25 year old army private accused of aiding the nation's enemies through the largest leak of classified information in us history 'craved' notoriety the defense on monday painted pfc bradley manning as 'naive but good intentioned' so began the first day of the former intel... | overacts spondias reincur | no related information |
(cnn) if cristiano ronaldo feels threatened by gareth bale's arrival at real madrid, it certainly isn't showing in his performances ronaldo followed up his midweek champions league treble with another two goals in sunday's 4 1 win over getafe, while this season's marquee signing bale was unable to make his home debu... | cristiano ronaldo real madrid getafe 4 1 gareth bale ronaldo istanbul besiktas galatasaray | cristiano ronaldo scores twice as real madrid beats getafe 4 1 on sunday . new signing gareth bale misses out on home debut after injury in warmup . ronaldo becomes the fifth highest scorer in real history with a total of 208 . istanbul derby between besiktas and galatasaray abandoned due to crowd trouble |
new york (cnn) the fbi said friday that white powder found at new jersey hotels near the site of the super bowl and at the manhattan office of former mayor rudy giuliani proved to be non hazardous hazardous materials teams and bomb squads responded after white powder was found at several hotels near new jersey's met... | fbi new jersey white powder rudy giuliani | fbi says content of letters isn't hazardous . an unknown powder is found at several hotels in new jersey . a letter with white powder sent to office of rudy giuliani |
(ewcom ) do you belieb that one of canada's biggest exports could be deported as a result of his recent miami arrest? the possibility is slim nevertheless, less than a week after it was first posted to the government's 'we the people' platform, over 100,000 americans have signed a petition asking the obama administr... | bieber white house | people have signed a petition asking for bieber's green card to be revoked . supporters would like white house to step in . meanwhile bieber has a new music video debuting, |
singapore (cnn) lior peleg cuts an incongruous figure at the singapore airshow among the suited middle aged men selling military hardware she looks more like a beach loving backpacker, casually dressed in a black tank top with a camera slung around her neck but what really marks her out among all the arms salesmen t... | united states us five years | unmanned aerial vehicles drones now a huge part of military operations across globe . congressional paper: united states has nearly 7,500 uavs of all sizes and capabilities . analysts predict half of us military aircraft will be unmanned within five years . uavs in missions raise questions over role of humans in ... |
washington (cnn) assisted by a colorful cast of characters, comedy central funnymen jon stewart and stephen colbert held a raucous rally on the national mall saturday in typical fashion before a cheering throng of supporters amidst all the hilarity, however, the 'rally to restore sanity and/or fear' carried a messag... | stewart kareem abdul jabbar battle peace train 'crazy train love train | new: stewart after the rally: 'we don't have a constituency'. medals for 'reasonableness' and fear' awarded . surprise appearances include kareem abdul jabbar, r2 d2 . battle over 'peace train' and 'crazy train' turns into 'love train' |
(cnn) cristiano ronaldo provided the perfect riposte to fifa president sepp blatter after scoring a hat trick as real madrid beat sevilla 7 3 on a night when gareth bale grabbed his first goals at the bernabeu days after blatter had made a bizarre impersonation of the portuguese while saying the star spent 'a lot of... | ronaldo bale real madrid sevilla 7 3 napoli juventus roma italy monaco first the season french league cup | ronaldo hits a hat trick and bale a double as real madrid beat sevilla 7 3 . napoli and juventus close the gap on league leaders roma in italy . monaco suffer first defeat of the season in french league cup |
(cnn) ok, there's no way to write this article without name dropping to cut to the chase, i know jon stewart and stephen colbert, and you don't i used to work for 'the daily show' and 'the colbert report' as the audience warm up act not a bad day job but knowing the hosts didn't mean i got to parade on stage at satu... | cnn pete dominick jon stewart stephen colbert dominick saturday god hates nags hitler nazi | cnn's pete dominick once worked with jon stewart and stephen colbert . dominick wasn't talking to his pals; he was out saturday observing folks attending rally . dominick finds that a good sense of humor is what attendees had in common . funny signs he spotted: 'god hates nags,' 'hitler was a total nazi' |
(cnn) it's not every day you meet an active field agent of israel's super secret spy agency, the mossad generally, if you did, you wouldn't know it but there he was, taking us on a tour of 'operation finale: the story of the capture of eichmann' before the vip guests arrived for opening night this spy is the curator... | mossad german nazi adolf eichmann eichmann first james bond' | an exhibition documenting mossad's capture of german nazi adolf eichmann has just opened . 'operation finale: the story of the capture of eichmann' is curated by an active mossad field agent . the exhibit follows the evolution of mossad and the capture of one of it's most high profile targets . mossad agent: ''it was o... |
washington (cnn) former sen tom daschle will be announced thursday as president elect barack obama's nominee to lead the department of health and human services, a democratic source said wednesday former sen tom daschle, shown with his wife, linda, says he will write obama's health care plan cnn has previously repor... | bargemen retrieval muttons | no related information |
orlando, florida (cnn) authorities cordoned off the home of missing toddler caylee anthony's grandparents on thursday, hours after the remains of a small child were found nearby investigators have sealed off the anthony home, which shows a large caylee poster the sheriff's office in orange county, florida, said it i... | caylee anthony's thursday morning utilility | new: police to search home of caylee anthony's grandparents . child's remains found nearby on thursday morning . affiliate reports that child's skull fell from plastic trash bag when found . utilility worker found remains in bag in area once underwater |
los angeles, california (ap) joey bishop, the stone faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of frank sinatra's rat pack, has died at 89 joey bishop was the last surviving member of the rat pack he was the group's last surviving member peter lawford die... | ruiners interchoked crucifixion | no related information |
covington, louisiana (cnn) a woman recruited over the internet and shot to death during a ku klux klan group's initiation rite felt a need to be wanted and was eager to be part of a group, authorities say family members told them relatives describe cynthia lynch as having a deep need to feel wanted and eager to join... | louisiana klan sons of dixie fbi chuck foster cynthia lynch | louisiana klan group called itself the 'sons of dixie'. fbi says it is working with local police . chuck foster, 44, charged with second degree murder in death of cynthia lynch . others involved in initiation are accused of trying to conceal the killing |
(cnet) suleman ali cashed out just in time suleman ali sold esgut, his portfolio of facebook applications, for seven figures in april the 26 year old, a former microsoft employee who helped put together the windows home server product, founded a company called esgut within months of the debut of facebook's developer... | suleman ali esgut facebook suleman | suleman ali sold esgut, his tech startup, for seven figures in april . esgut is a portfolio of facebook applications; a few of them became big viral hits . suleman 'started building facebook apps just out of restlessness'. he sold his company just before the social platform craze subsided |
(cnn) jo wilfried tsonga's hopes of reaching the atp world tour finals suffered a blow saturday as the top seed crashed out of the erste bank open in austria the frenchman is ranked ninth in the race to london, but at this stage would take one of the eight places on offer due to andy murray's season ending back surg... | safrols fusions inscrutably | no related information |
(cnn) president elect barack obama, who in 10 days will be sworn in using the bible of his political hero abraham lincoln, visited the lincoln memorial in washington on saturday night with his family the obama family walks down the steps of the lincoln memorial in washington on saturday obama, wife michelle and daug... | precognizable swatches undemocratize | no related information |
london, england (cnn) a yellow smiley face badge, smeared with blood, has become the trademark for 'watchmen,' the most critically revered of all comic books but it could also represent its troubled journey from page to big screen 'watchmen' opens with the unexplained murder of the comedian (jeffrey dean morgan) ... | zack snyder two decades terry gilliam darren aronofsky paul greengrass alan moore | comic book movie, directed by zack snyder, took two decades to reach cinemas . directors terry gilliam, darren aronofsky, paul greengrass, previously attached . source material regarded by many as the best comic book ever written . co creator alan moore has objected to the idea of story being made into movie |
london, england (cnn) when hiv positive winnie sseruma was invited to speak on the subject at the united nations in new york last june, she never expected that her condition would prevent her from obtaining a visa hiv positive winnie sseruma was repeatedly questioned before being allowed into the united states winni... | russia us | russia is one of 11 countries worldwide that restricts hiv positive visitors . the us lifted similar ban last july, but has not yet been implemented . protesters argue that ban forces people to lie about health to gain entry |
(cnn) siberia's lake baikal, the world's largest and most biologically diverse lake, faces the prospect of severe ecological disruption as a result of climate change, according to team of us and russian scientists the baikal seal is the world's only freshwater seal publishing their analysis in bioscience magazine th... | russia lake baikal unesco | study says climate change threatens important algae in russia's lake baikal . warmer temperatures could also affect world's only freshwater seal . lake baikal is a unesco world heritage site for its unique flora and fauna |
washington (cnn) president obama said tuesday that us intelligence has had considerable success, but that the botched christmas day attack shows 'the system has failed' in a major way 'when a suspected terrorist is able to board a plane with explosives on christmas day, the system has failed in a potentially disastr... | obama this week | 'we dodged a bullet, but just barely,' official quotes obama as saying . president made comments during and after meeting with security officials on alleged terror plot . obama calls for preliminary reviews this week, then immediate reforms |
(cnn) donald sterling the longtime owner of the los angeles clippers is under investigation by the nba for 'offensive and disturbing' remarks he allegedly made about african americans sterling, who has owned the franchise for nearly three decades, made the comments in a 10 minute argument he had with girlfrien... | poltinnik warehousers cyclophrenia | no related information |
london (cnn) china is experiencing a 'meteoric rise' in the publication of scientific papers in the past two decades, and while the united states remains on top, its dominance is slipping, a new study found this week fewer than one out of 20 of the world's scientific articles came out of china in the decade up to 20... | china sixth second the united states the royal society britain | china moves from sixth place to second in the publication of science articles . the united states remains on top, but its dominance is slipping . china's influence isn't growing as fast as its output . the findings come from the royal society in britain |
(cnn) in sydney's trendy eastern suburbs, tattoo parlors are almost as ubiquitous as hairdressers fashionable, arty and with a long list of celebrity customers, the tattooists at bondi ink along the hip strip on bondi beach's campbell parade have taken the art form a long way since blue birds of happiness and ... | queensland australian | queensland passes raft of tough new laws targetting motorcycle gangs . the laws follow similar anti association laws in other australian states . tattoo parlors have been the subject of stringent new laws in some states . critics say the laws are populist measures that target a high profile group |
(cnn) approaching lance armstrong's interview with oprah winfrey, i had been thinking the american in his type of language was 'done with cycling' used, abused and accused by fans and federations, no doubt he was feeling he had been rolled over by the cycling world, despite his years of sacrifice and heroics a... | ascidiozoa unbarb bridelike | no related information |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) long before u2 and bono blazed their own paths, and decades before the christian music industry became a half billion dollar annual business, a hippie musician with long blond locks paved the way larry norman sang about drugs, politics, racism, sex and jesus sometimes in the same song larry... | larry norman christian first late 1969 norman bob dylan | larry norman was christian rock musician before genre existed . his first solo album, 'upon this rock,' came out in late 1969 . norman's fans include u2, guns n' roses and bob dylan . more than 300 versions of norman's songs have been recorded by other artists |
(cnn) despite patricia blagojevich's myriad charitable endeavors, she is now thought of as the goading voice in the background of a november phone call taped by the fbi illinois first lady patricia blagojevich was born into a political family 'hold up that f ing cubs s f them,' she allegedly said as her husb... | bizarrerie heiltsuk reversingly | no related information |
washington (cnn) if you're looking to rub elbows with celebrities in dc for the inauguration this weekend, you won't have to look too far hollywood movie stars, grammy award winning musicians and professional athletes will be all over washington in celebration of the 57th presidential inauguration here's the latest ... | washington dc beyonce jamie foxx james taylor eva longoria the presidential inaugural committee | musicians, actors and athletes will be in washington, dc this weekend for the inauguration . beyonce, jamie foxx and james taylor are among those expected . eva longoria serves as a co chair of the presidential inaugural committee |
(cnn) joran van der sloot is meeting with investigators thursday in the netherlands in response to the recently released videotape in the natalee holloway case, his us based attorney said joran van der sloot awaits transfer from the netherlands to aruba in november he later was released the exact location of that me... | joran van der sloot van der sloot holloway aruba larry king live | joran van der sloot will answer questions about video story, lawyer said . van der sloot said videotaped story of how woman died was lie . holloway disappeared in 2005 while on graduation trip to aruba . meet journalist who uncovered van der sloot tape; tonight, 9 et, 'larry king live' |
(cnn) one of london's most iconic landmarks is being given a green energy makeover as part of the city's preparations to host the most environmentally friendly olympic games in history tower bridge, which has spanned the river thames for over 100 years, is being retrofitted with an led lighting system that will redu... | tower bridge london 40% the start of the 2012 olympics sydney opera house the empire state building | tower bridge in london is being retrofitted with led light bulbs that will reduce its energy consumption by 40% . the project will be completed by the start of the 2012 olympics, which are aiming to be the greenest ever . other famous buildings to be retrofitted with green technology include sydney opera house and the ... |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) the lear jet that crashed on landing last week in mexico city, killing all aboard, including mexico's interior minister, may have been felled by the turbulence from a large passenger jet it was following too closely, the nation's transportation secretary said friday, citing results of a pr... | boeing 767 | lear jet was too close behind boeing 767, transportation secretary says . pilots were unable to regain control after hitting turbulence . investigators found no alcohol or drugs in pilots, no explosives or sabotage . crash killed 14 people, including nation's interior secretary |
(cnn) an ancient race that lived 2,700 years ago in the gobi desert may have been among the first to use cannabis for medical or religious purposes researchers believe an ancient gushi shaman may have consumed or burned pot for medical or religious purposes nearly two pounds of the plant was found stashed in the tom... | about two pounds gushi 2,700 years ago the gobi desert | about two pounds of potent cannabis found stashed in gushi shaman's tomb . the gushi were horsemen and archers who lived 2,700 years ago in the gobi desert . archaeologists found shaman among 2,500 tombs of mummies, bridles, rare harp . no pipe in grave, leading researchers to surmise shaman ate or burned cannabis |
(cnn) the sometimes ludicrous disguises and complex surveillance techniques used by east germany's stasi secret police to psychologically brutalize the population have been revealed, more than two decades after the fall of the iron curtain from 1950 onwards, the stasi infiltrated almost every aspect of society and b... | endearments corkline hysterically | no related information |
(cnn) daniel radcliffe and dane dehaan attempted to shoot a street scene in brooklyn for the indie film 'kill your darlings' when they realized that the area they were using was right across from an elementary school it was recess time tons of little kids eager for a boy wizard sighting started lining up across the ... | daniel radcliffe allen ginsberg kill your darlings radcliffe harry potter | daniel radcliffe stars as beat poet allen ginsberg in 'kill your darlings'. radcliffe has appeared nude for a role before and has a gay sex scene in the new film . the actor says there are pros and cons to 'harry potter' fame |
st louis, missouri (cnn) michael and steven roberts didn't have two quarters to rub together a couple of decades ago now, the two african american business leaders estimate their holdings from hotels to tv stations are worth $1 billion one st louis hotel they own once barred black people steven roberts, left, ... | bronchiospasm revolter regulize | no related information |
london, england (cnn) news that a british soldier died after he received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker has sparked intense debate as to whether organs from people with unhealthy lifestyles should be used in transplants surgeons 'aren't in a position in to turn down organs because they're not absolutely perfe... | 49 percent uk us | surgeon says shortage of donors mean they must use imperfect organs . 49 percent of last year's lung donors in the uk were smokers . us data suggest one in 5,000 donated organs may have a tumor . organs are thoroughly tested for suitability before transplant, says surgeon |
(cnn) 'justin bieber accused of roughing up photographer' when i read this headline, my initialâ reaction was: who would admit to being beaten up by justin bieber? i think most of us would take that secret with us to our grave for those unfamiliar with bieber if that's even possible he's an 18 year old interna... | schmear tactosol asseverative | no related information |
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