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(cnn) federal authorities have ordered exxonmobil to make safety improvements to a ruptured pipeline in montana that caused 750 to 1,000 barrels of crude oil to gush into the yellowstone river last week the cause of the pipeline break is still under investigation, authorities said the us department of transportation... | exxonmobil 25 miles 90 miles 240 miles montana yellowstone river | an exxonmobil official says oil detected 25 miles downstream . but the state says 90 miles and the feds say 240 miles downstream . montana declares a state of emergency for 7 counties, says exxonmobil is responsible . company officials remain unclear of the cause of the spill in montana's yellowstone river |
washington (cnn) after weeks of us and nato bombardment, about one third of moammar gadhafi's ground armor has been destroyed, as well as most of the fixed air defense sites and aircraft, but a stalemate between government and rebel forces is emerging and could last for some time, according to a senior us official w... | complexation hindersome gallowses | no related information |
(cnn) algerian troops ended a hostage crisis at a remote gas facility saturday with one last, bloody assault, algerian and western officials said, after three days of chaos and confusion left dozens dead and fanned fears of a new terror front in africa at least 23 hostages and 32 'terrorists' were killed around the ... | americans us obama algerian | two americans unaccounted for, senior us official says . obama says 'scourge of terrorism' must be fought . algerian state news: at least 55 people, including hostages and militants, have died . the militants targeted an eastern algerian gas facility where many foreigners workers |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) a child cries from hunger, but no tears come from her swollen eyes zimbabwean clinics have been overwhelmed by the cholera epidemic, according to aid organizations malnutrition has left this baby born in zimbabwe fighting for her life she is the face of an unfolding crisis in a country once kn... | infrigidate sieves mephistophelistic | no related information |
missoula, montana (cnn) a federal judge on friday denied a motion to dismiss a murder case against a montana newlywed bride accused of murdering her husband by shoving him off a cliff at glacier national park the ruling followed a surprise appearance on the witness stand by jordan linn graham, who faces first and s... | lightnings applosive noughty | no related information |
new york (cnn) how much would you pay for a bloody sock? a man named pete siegal paid $92,613 admittedly, it wasn't just any old sock it was the sock worn by curt schilling during game 2 of the 2004 world series he pitched for the boston red sox against the st louis cardinals on an injured ankle 'it's a one of a kin... | schilling game 2 of the 2004 world series the boston red sox the red sox cardinals | schilling wore the sock during game 2 of the 2004 world series . he pitched for the boston red sox on an injured ankle . the red sox swept the cardinals in four straight games |
(cnn) a car bomb exploded wednesday in egypt's restive sinai region, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 31 others who were on their way to the capital on leave state media reports said a suicide bomber set off the blast as two minibuses carrying infantry soldiers were passing by last month, a suicide bomber blew up a ... | islamist islamic sinai egyptian mohamed morsy | the soldiers were headed to the capital on leave . islamist militants have wanted an islamic state in sinai . they have stepped up their attacks on egyptian soldiers, since mohamed morsy was deposed |
(cnn) tom stuker jokes that his home is 'in row one in a nice, big plane' the 57 year old car dealership consultant is a mega frequent flier who has racked up 97 million miles during 5,000 flights over the past three decades and he's got the stories to prove it 'i've experienced aborted takeoffs, aborted landings... | 97 million miles faa decades | mega frequent flier: better air tracking system needed . missing connections is 'screwed up,' says flier with 97 million miles . massive faa overhaul aims to cut flight times, reduce late arrivals . it's possible it might cut airfares within decades, expert says |
(cnn) by 2050, the us latino population is expected to nearly triple 'cnn presents: latino in america' reported by soledad o'brien, explored how latinos are reshaping our communities and culture and forcing a nation of immigrants to rediscover what it means to be an american here are some of the people who made thi... | controversional bewigs intrigued | no related information |
(cnn) a new program that allows american fliers to avoid pre flight pat downs by submitting to one off security vetting is proving successful, and is set to expand, says the us transportation security administration (tsa) the scheme, known as 'precheck,' allows pre approved passengers to pass through airport securit... | precheck us tsa | precheck scheme gives some us flyers fast track through airport security . eligible travelers submit to one off security screening ahead of time, avoiding standing in line . more than half a million people have already used the scheme, says tsa |
(cnn) spurred by the continuing political unrest in iran, more than two dozen iranian expatriate superstars are uniting to spread a musical message of non violent resistance neda agha soltan was gunned down on a tehran street on june 20 the entertainers, poets, thinkers and actors are harmonizing on the song 'unite... | mams taylor neda iranian house of sand and fog iran youtube | mams taylor, other artists join together to produce 'united for neda'. song is one of support for the iranian people in wake of crackdown . 'house of sand and fog' actress was another participant . other iran related videos have gone viral on youtube |
(cnn) investigators probably will have to use dental records to identify some of the eight people who were killed in a wreck involving a church bus and two other vehicles in eastern tennessee, a tennessee highway patrol official said thursday some of the bodies in wednesday's crash were burned or otherwise made unre... | i 40 north carolina tennessee | new: two of the 14 people hospitalized have been released . eight killed, 14 others injured in three vehicle wreck on i 40 . north carolina church bus carried seniors returning from tennessee jubilee . police: tire failed and bus crossed the median, striking an suv and a tractor trailer |
(cnn) a 41 year old elephant named patience charged and killed a springfield, missouri, zookeeper who had come to feed her friday john phillip bradford, 62, died in the elephant enclosure at dickerson park zoo, according to springfield police department spokeswoman lisa cox he was the manager of elephants, and had w... | john philip bradford 30 year missouri a week | new: 'very sad day,' zoo says in statement . a zookeeper dies after being charged by an elephant . john philip bradford was 30 year veteran of a missouri zoo . the incident comes a week after the zoo's elephant matriarch died |
new york (cnn) a cigarette smuggling scheme that cost new york state millions of dollars in sales tax revenue may have raised funds for militant groups, authorities said sixteen palestinian men, some with ties to convicted terrorists, were indicted thursday in the alleged scheme that spans new york, maryland, delawa... | new york at least $80 million new york city | officials: the cigarette scheme cost new york state at least $80 million in sales tax revenue . suspects allegedly smuggled untaxed cigarettes across various states . one suspect had links to a blind cleric serving life for plotting to blow up new york city landmarks |
spielberg, austria (cnn) inside the red bull ring home to the returning austrian grand prix mercedes toreadors nico rosberg and lewis hamilton were effectively left to slog it out by their peers in sunday's race hamilton flew from ninth to fourth by the end of the first lap to once again put himself into a fig... | atrenne ungloom frightener | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) israel has broken up an al qaeda terror cell that planned a coordinated attack that included bombing the us embassy in tel aviv, israeli authorities said wednesday three men two from jerusalem and one from the west bank have been arrested in connection with the plot that called for a double sui... | israel the us embassy jerusalem convention center iyad halil mohammad abu sara | new: 'i don't think it is credible it may have been aspirational,' an analyst says . israel's intelligence agency says a three man operation was planning a coordinated attack . among the targets were the us embassy, jerusalem convention center, the agency said . iyad halil mohammad abu sara was one of the alleged opera... |
london (cnn) fifteen years after diana, princess of wales died in a paris car crash while being chased by the paparazzi, a french edition of the magazine closer has angered the british royal family by publishing topless pictures of her son's wife catherine the pictures were taken while diana's oldest son prince will... | claire de than french france jennifer agate | legal expert claire de than: french law is stricter since privacy has constitutional protection . but she adds that average fines for infringement have dropped in france in recent decades . media lawyer jennifer agate says preventing publication across the world would be very difficult . she said the case highlights th... |
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... | armscye transvalued attempted | no related information |
houston, texas (cnn) a texas woman who was sentenced to prison for stabbing her husband more than 200 times may have a chance at probation as a second jury reconsiders her sentence once dubbed the 'blue eyed butcher' in news accounts, susan wright is serving a 25 year sentence for stabbing her husband, jeffrey, to d... | hocused birks premold | no related information |
northern syria (cnn) on the northern edge of this war torn country, barely 100 meters from the turkish border, thousands of desperate syrians slept in the dirt they were hard to spot at first, hidden among ancient olive groves but as the sun rose, bodies stirred beneath filthy blankets, next to pitiable shelters of ... | syrian syrians turkey turkish al assad's | people fleeing the war endure filthy conditions in an impromptu syrian encampment . thousands of syrians are being turned back at turkey's border . turkish facilities for syrian refugees are already overflowing . official: turkey can't keep pace with al assad's violence against his own people |
(cnn) former england cricket star chris lewis was remanded in custody by a british court tuesday, charged with attempting to smuggle drugs through an airport chris lewis joined surrey to play in twenty20 matches for the 2008 season the 40 year old all rounder, who played 32 tests and 53 one day internationals for en... | four kilos 350,000 gatwick airport chris lewis england | four kilos of cocaine worth $350,000 seized at gatwick airport . officials: drugs were in a liquid form hidden in fruit tins in luggage . chris lewis played cricket for england during the 1990s |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) the first daughters have gotten it along with other children, and more residents around the nation may soon be able to get the h1n1 flu vaccine as health officials say more is on its way according to a statement posted on the white house web site by catherine mccormick lelyveld, press secretar... | sasha malia obama washington cdc us | since friday, 6 million doses of h1n1 flu shots, nasal spray released . sasha and malia obama among washington schoolchildren to get vaccine . cdc: h1n1 flu widespread across the us, but some areas seeing decrease |
(cnn) shaquille o'neal is fighting allegations from a former employee who says the nba star stole his personal information and attempted to frame him for using child porn shawn darling, who was o'neal's personal computer consultant, said the nba center acted in retaliation because darling had proof that o'neal cheat... | prissiest staggerwort worldway | no related information |
washington (cnn) speaker nancy pelosi said thursday that house committees will begin action on president elect barack obama's proposed economic recovery package in the next couple of weeks, with a vote in the full house slated for the week after obama's inauguration speaker nancy pelosi says the house will not go on... | nancy pelosi house obama senate democrats 3,000 | speaker nancy pelosi sets full house vote on stimulus for week of january 25 . house committees will work on obama's plan over the next couple of weeks . senate democrats balk at proposal to give employers $3,000 for each worker hired |
london, england (cnn) the death of a 14 year old girl in england after she received a vaccination for human papilloma virus (hpv) has prompted a widespread freeze on the country's national vaccination program millions of girls have received vaccinations for hpv since 2008, the virus that causes 99 percent of cervica... | cervarix england 99 percent | teenage girl dies after receiving cervarix vaccination for hpv . england's national vaccination program freezes as batches are recalled . hpv is a sexually transmitted virus that causes 99 percent of cervical cancers . almost 14million girls in england have already received the vaccine |
miami, florida (cnn) from the custom made, hand beaded white dress to silver studded high heeled shoes, diamond jewelry and tiara, jenny ferro is preparing for a day she's dreamed about since she was 3 years old marlene ferro, left, who emigrated from cuba, says jenny's quinceanera was a gift to both of them 'i'm r... | quinceañeras 15th jenny ferro 15 3 years old marlene ferro 20,000 latinos | quinceañeras, or 15th birthday celebrations, mark a girl's transition to womanhood . jenny ferro, 15, has been preparing for her celebration since she was 3 years old . marlene ferro estimates she spent $20,000 on her daughter's quinceañera . expert: the elaborate parties are a way for latinos to say 'i have done well ... |
san francisco, california (cnn) a 100 inch, high definition screen projects an intense college basketball game massage therapists rub the nervous tensions of men and women away scissors skillfully cut men's hair two chandeliers adorn the main room, complimented by brick walls and a glass bar that doubles as a retail... | 1921 black wall street tulsa oklahoma | entrepreneur read about famed black wall street that was destroyed in 1921 . he and partner created modern barbershop to honor memory of district . black wall street burned to ground during massive race riot in tulsa, oklahoma . tulsa race riot survivor: 'learn how to forgive, but never forget' |
(cnn) a philadelphia couple were charged tuesday in the starvation death of their 3 year old daughter, who weighed only 11 pounds, according to police 'i saw the photos, they were extremely disturbing,' philadelphia police homicide capt james clark said of the girl at a news conference monday carlos rivera, 30, and ... | unidirection gatling kylite | no related information |
soweto, south africa (cnn) it's late sunday morning inside a cavernous salvation army church in soweto, south africa services, complete with african and traditional music, have just finished and a catchy drum beat with a distinctly american hip hop sound is coming from the stage laura difilippi, 12, gets ready to bo... | bushwick brooklyn journey for change malaak compton rock | thirty kids from bushwick, brooklyn, took part in 'journey for change'. malaak compton rock spearheaded the mission to empower 'at risk' youth . kids, ages 12 to 15, volunteered to serve the impoverished, aids orphans . kids were required to sign one year contracts to become 'global ambassadors' |
(cnn) kate meinhardt felt like a clown jammed into a volkswagen bug when she lived in a 21 square foot room aboard a circus train kate meinhardt crammed her life into a 21 square foot room while she lived aboard a circus train bungee cords crisscrossed her walls once a week to prevent an avalanche of items from rain... | scroo finishing prior | no related information |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) a taliban spokesman says the group's phones and website were hacked, and text messages sent out saying their reclusive afghan leader mullah mohammed omar is dead a claim the group has denied omar is alive and the reports 'are just propaganda against our leader and our mission,' spokesman ... | myxomata gallivanted blouselike | no related information |
(cnn) northwest airlines is investigating why the nose cone on one of its planes was damaged on a flight sunday from detroit, michigan, to tampa, florida, a spokeswoman said northwest airlines flight 478 landed in tampa, florida, on sunday as scheduled, a spokeswoman said the safety of the 182 passengers on board wa... | tearpit overaccentuating broils | no related information |
(cnn) three ohio amish men remained in police custody monday after allegedly assaulting other members of their local community in part by forcibly cutting off hair and beards a particularly egregious offense in amish society lester mullet, 26, johnny mullet, 38, and levi miller, 53, were arrested last friday, acc... | amish ohio | 3 amish men in ohio allegedly assaulted other amish men, women, and children . the men allegedly broke into homes and cut beards and other hair . the men belong to an extremist splinter group, local sheriff says |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) at least nine people died after three rockets were fired toward an airport in the pakistani city of peshawar, authorities said saturday the bacha khan international airport was cordoned off after the rocket fire, senior police official imran shahid said syed naveed qamar, pakistan's defense... | peshawar pakistani | many people were hurt . the airport was cordoned off . peshawar is near the pakistani tribal region |
(cnn) a thai airways plane that skidded off the runway while landing at bangkok's suvarnabhumi airport on sunday night had its logos blacked out by workers after the accident more: thai airways plane skids off runway, 13 injured after touching down in bangkok at 11:20 pm, the airbus a330 300 aircraft, which departe... | buffaloed incages struck | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the iraqi government has aired videos showing three men, who claim to be members of the ousted baath party, saying they were involved in last month's devastating baghdad attacks in recent months the iraqi government has played a number of such videos for reporters many iraqis have voiced skeptici... | overdoer prepigmental unabettedness | no related information |
washington (cnn) president obama wrote a personal letter to north korean leader kim jong il that a us envoy delivered, a senior us official said wednesday stephen bosworth, us special envoy for north korea, delivered the letter for the north korean leader during a three day visit to north korea last week, the offici... | us obama north korea stephen bosworth pyongyang | us envoy delivered obama's letter while visiting north korea, official says . special envoy stephen bosworth went to north korea last week . bosworth visit called 'positive,' although it did not win promises from pyongyang . us wants north korea to return to six party talks aimed at ending its nuclear program |
(cnn) on this month's art of life legendary fashion designer, tom ford gives us unprecedented access to his life and his home catwalk king tom ford gives art of life exclusive access to his work and life cnn anchor monita rajpal joins him in milan at the launch party of his men's fragrance and in new york at his fl... | art of life tom ford monital rajpal ford madison ave london | this month on art of life tom ford gives us access to his life and work . monital rajpal gets to know the man behind the brand in an exclusive interview . ford talks about his menswear label at the flagship store on madison ave . a guided tour of ford's london home and his favourite places to eat and relax |
(cnn) at least 1 million people marked the passing of another year at the iconic ball drop in new york's times square, despite an early morning dusting of snow and late night freezing rain with the help of new york city mayor michael bloomberg and students from 12 city high schools, the dazzling crystal ball began ... | times square 11,875 pounds london ben auckland new zealand | in times square, up to 1 million people welcome 2010 with famous ball drop . though weighing 11,875 pounds, the sparkling sphere was more energy efficient . crowds in london gather to hear big ben strike midnight, watch the london eye fireworks . horns blare in auckland, new zealand |
(cnn) president barack obama's vision of a new 'sputnik moment' for the united states carried echoes of a new 'new frontier' if not the kennedy era agenda, at least the song by steely dan co founder donald fagen or perhaps another fagen tune, 'igy,' with its visions of trains of 'graphite and glitter' and cities pow... | obama us sputnik | obama says the us 'unleashed a wave of innovation' after sputnik . he called for a similar push in his state of the union address tuesday night |
new york (cnn) twelve year old francisca abreu was anxious it was february 20, 2007, and she laid her head down on her desk in her seventh grade science class trapped between two worlds, francisca abreu became depressed at 12, she says she wanted to kill herself 'i was crying; i was very depressed i had written a no... | francisca abreu latina cdc latinas | at 12, francisca abreu says she was so depressed she wanted to end her life . one in seven latina teens attempts suicide, according to the cdc . mother daughter conflict drives many latinas to the brink, psychologist says . psychologist: typical at risk latina is 14 or 15, daughter of immigrants, low income |
washington (cnn) president obama announced $83 billion in loan guarantees tuesday for two nuclear reactors to be built in burke county, georgia a new nuclear power plant has not been built in the united states in three decades the new reactors are to be part of an expansion of an existing nuclear facility near augus... | pre three mile island steven chu gop georgia obama | new: modern reactors far safer than pre three mile island reactors, energy secretary says . new: loan applications for more nuclear facilities being considered, steven chu says . new: gop senator from georgia praises obama's decision as 'a step in the right direction'. 3,500 on site construction jobs and 850 permanent ... |
(cnn) the rapper common wants to take hip hop in a new direction, he says, and he has an unsuspecting ally president elect barack obama common says he was looking for a new sound on his eighth album, 'universal mind control' obama 'is going to change hip hop for the better,' predicted the rapper, whose eighth alb... | preachy subcaulescent eupolyzoa | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) legendary pop singer whitney houston was found dead saturday at a beverly hills, california, hotel, officials said she was 48 the entertainer, whose incredible talent was discovered at an early age, was pronounced dead at 3:55 pm (6:55 pm et) at the beverly hilton hotel despite resuscitation effort... | roughhoused unadvisably stercolin | no related information |
(cnn) an anonymous group says it stole copies of gop presidential nominee mitt romney's tax records and will release them unless the company it stole them from pays $1 million the secret service said it is investigating, and the company said there is no immediate sign that any such theft took place 'using your offic... | $1 million mitt romney the secret service | new: a bitcoin developer says such a heist seems unlikely . an unnamed group demands $1 million in bitcoins, an online currency . mitt romney has not responded publicly, . the secret service is investigating |
(cnn) double amputee sprinter oscar pistorius has moved a step closer to realizing his dream of participating in the olympics after running the 'b' standard qualifying time for next year's games in london the 24 year old, who was born without fibulae in both legs, clocked 4561 seconds to win the 400m race at the pr... | oscar pistorius the london 2012 olympics south african pretoria paralympic olympic games | oscar pistorius runs 'b' standard qualifying time for the london 2012 olympics . south african athlete is a double amputee and has carbon fiber prosthetic legs . 24 year old sets new personal best time of 4561 seconds at race in pretoria . could become first amputee sprinter to compete in both paralympic and olympic ga... |
new york (cnn) muslim american leaders gathered monday to voice their support for the building of mosques in america and, more specifically, for the planned islamic center and mosque to be known as park51 near manhattan's ground zero imam al amin abdul latif, president of the islamic leadership council of metropolit... | mosques islamic us | leaders representing mosques, islamic groups gather to back controversial center . they want 'a week of dialogue' to battle bigotry and promote understanding . open houses are to be held at many us mosques october 22 24 |
(mashable) egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down, more than two weeks after the protests that began january 25 in the country and launched a flood of #jan25 and #egypt tweets as well as media coverage that broke the mold to remove the president from power from the beginning, the revolution in egypt... | egyptian hosni mubarak flickr youtube third | egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down . images of the turmoil spread around the world via flickr and youtube . news was shared with the rest of the world using vpn, proxy sites and third party apps |
(cnn) china's national people's congress (npc) meets every year and brings about 3,000 national delegates together in beijing's great hall of the people to discuss government reports, pass legislation and formalize appointments of government officials the npc is constitutionally the highest organ of government power... | sulfaminic squirehood lemurian | no related information |
chatham, england (cnn) the history of journalism is not, as supporters of official regulation pretend, a long march toward state involvement campaigners for a free press have fought for centuries against state interference their certainty that journalism sanitized by official regulators is incompatible with liberty ... | tim luckhurst luckhurst | tim luckhurst: regulation is offensive to principle that free press is guardian of citizens' rights . it would also do nothing to protect the victims of phone hacking, he adds . luckhurst: journalism serves democracy when its values are those public consider decent |
los angeles (cnn) george clooney will likely spend a lot of time at the golden globes podium next month, considering the number of nominations he and his two movies got thursday from the hollywood foreign press association clooney's 'the descendants' and 'the ides of march' are nominated nine times, and both films a... | george clooney's the descendants the ides of march globe the help hugo moneyball war horse brad pitt jonah hill the 69th golden globes the beverly hilton | george clooney's 'the descendants' and 'the ides of march' draw globe nominations . other best drama film nominees are 'the help,' 'hugo,' 'moneyball' and 'war horse'. 'moneyball' gets actor nominations for brad pitt and jonah hill . the 69th golden globes will be televised from the beverly hilton on january 15 |
(cnn) a few million iphone users woke up to a new operating system this week, the much heralded ios 7, the biggest change in apple's smartphone operating system since the phone was first released in 2007 it's a different look and feel, for sure but for those who may fear having to learn some whole new way of using a... | mashing unfruity competitors | no related information |
(cnn) why should we care about what sinead o'connor says to miley cyrus? when a 1990s hitmaker tells a former disney channel darling to stop 'pimping' herself (or allowing herself to be pimped), does that have any bearing on our lives? that's what we were wondering after we read o'connor's open letter to cyrus, in w... | sinead o'connor miley cyrus | sinead o'connor tells miley cyrus to stop allowing herself to be 'pimped'. do her comments have any bearing on our lives? we took to twitter to find out . we want to hear from you! share your thoughts in the comments |
(cnn) a former florida a&m football player fatally shot by police in charlotte, north carolina, was clearly seeking help after a car wreck and video from the squad car's dashboard camera will prove it, an attorney for the man's family said wednesday officer randall kerrick shot the unarmed jonathan ferrell, 24, l... | jonathan ferrell ferrell fiancee | attorney asks why police would think jonathan ferrell was robber when he approached . police fatally shot the 24 year old after woman called 911 to report home invasion . ferrell had been involved in a serious wreck a block away and was seeking help, attorney says . fiancee called ferrell 'sweets' and said he made peop... |
los angeles (cnn) authorities intensified their investigation tuesday into a mystery at los angeles international airport: who's behind the explosions of dry ice in containers for two days in a row? for the moment, police say they don't believe terrorism is at work no injuries have been reported in the explosions 't... | lax | new: incidents at lax 'reveal a vulnerability that we're gonna shore up,' deputy chief says . new: lax should have cameras in public access and restricted areas, police say . 'this appears to be an internal job, maybe a labor dispute or a prank,' police say . dry ice, used for shipping meats and ice cream, turns direct... |
los angeles (cnn) a 28 year old baggage handler accused in two dry ice explosions at los angeles international airport pleaded not guilty thursday to two counts of possession of a destructive device in a public place dicarlo bennett of paramount, california, continues to be held on $1 million bail, but a bail review... | dicarlo bennett $1 million bennett los angeles international airport | baggage handler dicarlo bennett remains jailed with bail set at $1 million . bennett was directed to remove dry ice from a plane, his attorney says . bennett had no intent to make a destructive device, attorney says . prosecutors are gathering surveillance video from los angeles international airport |
(cnn) regina lopez ran up the stairs near her home in long beach, california she hated her thighs she hated her butt if other early morning exercisers had wandered by, they would have heard her whispering to the fat on her legs: 'go away you're going to go away' lopez pictured herself as a smaller person someone ... | regina lopez 97 pounds may 2012 lopez six days | regina lopez has lost 97 pounds since may 2012 when she entered a competition . lopez lost the contest but decided to keep going with her healthy lifestyle . she walks or run six days a week and eats lots of fruit, vegetables and lean meats |
london, england (cnn) the conviction of a terrorist doctor in the uk exposes how any section of society can become radicalized, a top police officer said tuesday bilal abdulla is shown being arrested after the attack at glasgow airport bilal abdulla was well educated and working as a doctor when he carried out his p... | realters hypersensitize unslim | no related information |
(cnn) after eight years together, msnbc and keith olbermann are parting ways a statement from nbc universal revealed the move late friday 'msnbc and keith olbermann have ended their contract,' it read, 'the last broadcast of 'countdown with keith olbermann' will be this evening msnbc thanks keith for his integral ro... | drain gabbler coconino | no related information |
mexico city, mexico (cnn) an engine fell off a mexican government jet before it crashed, killing the second highest official in the nation, the cabinet member in charge of the investigation said saturday firefighters at the scene of the crash tuesday night in mexico city officials also said they have ruled out the p... | jet kmh interior mexicans | jet's left engine fell off as plane traveled between 250 and 300 kmh, reports say . no traces of explosives found in wreckage; no foul play suspected, official says . interior minister, former deputy attorney general among those who died tuesday . mexicans had speculated that drug lords were behind crash |
seoul, south korea (cnn) south korea bade farewell to former president kim dae jung sunday in a ceremony attended by thousands of citizens, dignitaries and politicians south korean buddhist monks pray in front of a portrait of former president kim dae jung during his funeral sunday the solemn sunday afternoon cerem... | south korea kim dae jung kim the nobel peace prize 2000 north saturday north korean seoul | south korea bade farewell to former president kim dae jung . kim won the nobel peace prize in 2000 for fostering better relations with the north . report: top unification officials of the rival nations met saturday . north korean delegation in seoul to mourn the death of kim dae jung |
(cnn) microsoft had trouble solving the problems with its vista operating system, so what are its chances of fixing climate change? burning issue: it's not hip or sexy, but could greenhouse gas accounting be key to combatting climate change? the global software firm has created an online tool called project 2 degree... | microsoft worldwide | greenhouse gas emissions software designed to track and then reduce ghgs . microsoft developed online tool for cities; many more designed for businesses . worldwide over 3,000 businesses use carbon accounting software; number to rise . being able to quantify emissions will lead to more effective action say analysts |
london, england (cnn) hailed as india's greatest actor, he's the legendary star of sholay and leader of the mighty bachchan clan cnn talked to amitabh bachchan, the de niro of bollywood, at an international indian film academy event in london amitabh bachchan talks to myleene on the green carpet at the indian film ... | cnn amitabh bachchan de niro bachan indian | cnn talked to amitabh bachchan, the de niro of bollywood . bachan: indian films profitable and exciting with viewers all over the world . bachan: excited to be working with son and daughter in law |
(cnn) from 'mississippi masala' to 'vanity fair,' mira nair's movies have entranced audiences in india and the west cnn spoke to the director of 'monsoon wedding' and 'salaam bombay!' at the bollywood movie awards in long island about filmmaking in india and america and her adaptation of jhumpa lahiri's novel about ... | monsoon wedding vanity fair salaam bombay the namesake jhumpa lahiri's gogol indian american | nair directed 'monsoon wedding,' 'vanity fair,' 'salaam bombay!'. her film, 'the namesake,' is based on jhumpa lahiri's novel . nair cast character of 'gogol' after teenage son's recommendation . nair: indian and american audiences 'not that different' |
(cnn) wildlife lobbyists are mounting an online campaign to urge vietnam's prime minister to reprieve an animal sanctuary threatened with closure comic actor ricky gervais and broadcaster stephen fry are among the many people who have used twitter to call on vietnam to lift the threat to shut the bear rescue center,... | estimates spencean terminine | no related information |
(cnn) the united states and its allies face a variety of risks in taking direct military action against syria over allegations that it used chemical weapons against civilians, including more poison gas attacks and retaliation against american interests those warnings come from experts in chemical weapons and veteran... | us syria chemical white house washington | us has few good options in syria, observers say . chemical weapons experts say send gas masks, not bombs . white house: a 'clear violation' of global standards needs a response . strikes are 'more about washington saving face,' historian says |
rome (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton, meeting with allies, kept up pressure on libyan leader moammar gadhafi thursday, demanding that he 'cease attacks and the threat of attacks' against rebels who oppose his rule gadhafi must withdraw all forces from rebel cities they have entered, restore services to t... | unbemourned haplodont impanator | no related information |
(cnn) despite acknowledgment from the white house a day earlier that a peace deal between israel and the palestinians is unlikely before a new us president takes office, secretary of state condoleezza rice said friday she is confident that ongoing efforts would produce success israeli foreign minister tzipi livni, ... | preenacted sealette halomancy | no related information |
paris, france (cnn) a plane with seven people aboard crashed into the mediterranean sea on thursday, a french regional government official told cnn a new zealand airbus 320 flying into auckland from france, from a file picture taken in 2003 the airbus a320 jet was on a training flight when the crash occurred about ... | french airbus a320 air new zealand | french official: airbus a320 air new zealand jet crashes off southern french coast . rescue efforts launched, no immediate reports of survivors, floating debris found . passenger jet was on a training flight when it crashed at about 4 pm gmt |
(cnn) a smokejumper in idaho died in a parachuting accident friday, according to the bureau of land management mark t urban of boise was with the great basin smokejumper base and was doing a training jump about 45 miles east of boise, the bureau said in a statement urban, 40, had been with the air deployed firefight... | cgs fogger lubriciousness | no related information |
(cnn student news) september 30, 2013 this monday, cnn student news reports on a new development in washington's 'shutdown showdown,' and we examine the science and the doubt concerning humans' potential impact on climate change we also step inside a top secret forensics lab to see how a shred of evidence can help ... | the daily curriculum the day key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
(cnn) the effects of the us federal government shutdown are threatening to ripple out into the solar system nasa's next mission to mars, due to launch next month, is in danger of being delayed 'we are just inside of seven weeks to launch and we are shut down,' bruce jakosky, the head of the mission, said late wednes... | seven weeks another 26 months maven the red planet's | seven weeks before the planned launch, 'we are shutdown,' says project leader . if the mission misses its window, it will have to wait another 26 months . the maven project aims to study the red planet's loss of much of its atmosphere . a launch rehearsal and mission readiness review have already been canceled |
(cnn) the death toll from the magnitude 71 earthquake in the central philippines rose thursday to 161, authorities said the quake, which struck tuesday, also injured 375 people, according to the national disaster risk reduction and management council, in quezon city the bulk of the casualties were in bohol province ... | philippines bohol province | the death toll from the earthquake in the philippines rises to 161; 375 are injured . the quake was centered near a town in bohol province . it hit on a national holiday in the philippines |
washington (cnn) two steps forward, one step back a surge of optimism on monday for a possible compromise to end the partial government shutdown and avoid a us default as soon as this week got jolted by the sudden postponement of a white house meeting between president barack obama and congressional leaders in a bri... | senate washington democratic obamacare obama house republicans | new: under deal being negotiated, the debt ceiling would be increased until february 7, sources say . senate majority leader hopes that tuesday will be 'bright' in washington . democratic sources say changes to obamacare under consideration . president obama chides house republicans for partisan brinksmanship |
(cnn) yahoo has announced a plan to 'recycle' old e mail addresses, a move meant to free up accounts for folks who want them but that has sparked privacy concerns in a blog post, senior vice president jay rossiter announced that yahoo e mail accounts that have been dormant for more than a year will be reset so that ... | misbestowed paints freakier | no related information |
(cnn) the international olympic committee has reinstated india, allowing its athletes to once again compete under their country's flag after a ban of more than a year the reinstatement raises to 89 the number of countries and territories participating in the sochi games 'it is the first time in olympic history that ... | olympics ioc india the indian olympic association indian sochi | it's the first time a ban of a national committee has been lifted during an olympics . the ioc suspended india in 2012 over the election of a tainted official to a top post . the indian olympic association has now held new elections that the ioc has approved . indian athletes will now be able to walk behind the nationa... |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) africa is not a country, and africans generally do not live in trees or hunt game with spears nor do they all walk around in the nude among lions and zebras chinedu ezeamuzie shows some of his company's web designs after an interview last week african immigrants to the united states say cartoo... | thyrsiform poplet mitridae | no related information |
(cnn) government shelling of the seaside town of misrata resumed thursday afternoon, with heavy artillery and mortars targeting residential areas, killing 10 people, a member of the medical committee of the misrata council told cnn also thursday, rebels retook the border area of dehaiba/wazin after forces loyal to l... | paradiplomatic concordly menorhyncha | no related information |
tripoli, libya (cnn) nato aircraft targeted warships overnight, striking eight of libyan leader moammar gadhafi's vessels in tripoli's seaport, the organization said friday morning a libyan government official said the targets included commercial vessels as well as military ones 'all nato's targets are military in n... | libyan nato gadhafi obama | new: libyan spokesman says media is reporting lies . libyan official says commercial and military areas were struck . nato says its attack struck eight of gadhafi's warships . libyan spokesman calls obama 'delusional' |
copenhagen, denmark (cnn) the united states and china have not offered to go far enough to combat climate change, a top european union official said as a major international summit on the subject opened monday final negotiations at the conference 'will be mostly about what will be delivered from the united states an... | us china eu 15th the conference of parties monday copenhagen 1997 tonight campbell brown cnn 8 pm et | us and china have not offered to go far enough to combat climate change, a top eu official says . 15th meeting of the conference of parties begins monday in copenhagen . summit aim to strike deal on successor to 1997 kyoto protocol . a look at the scientific debate on global warming on tonight's campbell brown, cnn 8 p... |
male, maldives (cnn) the new president of the maldives wants to relocate his entire country much of male, capital of the maldives, was flooded following the 2004 tsunami mohamed 'anni' nasheed, a former political prisoner, was sworn in tuesday after he unseated asia's longest serving leader in the country's first... | spermines platydolichocephalic monospace | no related information |
(cnn) the european union has launched a fact finding mission to determine the causes of the august war between georgia and russia, an eu spokeswoman said tuesday heidi tagliavini, a swiss dipomat, will head the investigation into what started the georgian conflict the eight month inquiry will examine the facts of th... | european union georgian heidi tagliavini un georgia russia | european union launches mission to determine causes of georgian conflict . heidi tagliavini, former un special representative for georgia, heads probe . georgia and russia blame each other for starting the conflict |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a suspected missile strike from a us predator drone killed at least four people in a house in pakistan's north waziristan region early saturday marchers protest recent us missile strikes on the pakistani tribal areas the attack, which occurred in the mir ali subdivision in the village of a... | us fourth pakistan early november mosque | new: teen killed when three bombs explode outside music festival . four killed after suspected us missile strike fired from drone, official says . attack believed to be fourth in pakistan since early november . mosque bombing leaves at least three people dead in northwest |
(cnn) iranian lawmakers have drafted a bill that would force the government to enrich uranium up to 60% if new sanctions are imposed, state media reported wednesday the move comes less than a week after bipartisan legislation was introduced in the us senate that would authorize new economic sanctions on iran if it b... | antimeter desquamatory clamatorial | no related information |
washington (cnn) the us army intentionally denied benefits to soldiers suffering from a widespread stress disorder after they returned from service in iraq and afghanistan, a veterans advocacy group charges in a suit filed wednesday a soldier is welcomed home from iraq by his son at fort stewart, georgia, earlier t... | veterans advocacy group october army six years | soldiers: army denied them disability rating, so they were denied benefits . lawsuit filed by veterans advocacy group on behalf of vets with ptsd . in october, army ordered all future ptsd sufferers to be eligible for benefits . soldiers want eligibility to go back six years |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) a bomb attached to a car carrying an iraqi army general exploded saturday afternoon, killing the driver and wounding the general and a bystander, an interior ministry official said us soldiers patrol the streets of baghdad's central district on saturday the official said gen abdul karim jabbar wa... | baghdad iraqi national police iraqi | bomb attached to vehicle explodes in baghdad, killing one and injuring two . civilian killed in clash between gunmen and iraqi national police in baghdad . child killed by roadside bomb at iraqi army checkpoint |
brighton, england (cnn) no two nick cave and the bad seeds concerts are ever alike, which is one of the reasons why the australian singer remains such a mesmerizing performer well into his sixth decade at the intimate dome theatre in brighton, southern england, he and the seeds are on relaxed form as they give spell... | musing procellas formidably | no related information |
(cnn) president bush had a 'relaxed' and 'friendly' meeting with president elect barack obama after he and first lady laura bush welcomed their successors to their future home monday, a white house spokesman said president bush and laura bush welcome barack and michelle obama to the white house on monday 'the presid... | bush obama laura bush michelle obama | new: president bush calls meeting with president elect obama 'constructive'. laura bush gave michelle obama a tour while president, obama met . bush and president elect were expected to discuss 'broad range of issues'. obama campaigned against what he called bush's 'failed policies' |
(cnn) real madrid doesn't do austerity while recession hit spain continues to wrestle with the financial crisis, real has spent big again by making gareth bale one of the most expensive football players if not the most expensive in history the clubs didn't reveal the official fee sunday when his switch was con... | gareth bale spanish real madrid spurs welsh galacticos about $764m | gareth bale joins spanish club real madrid from spurs . some reports say it's a world record deal for the welsh international . real continue policy of buying 'galacticos'. real have spent about $764m on 11 'galacticos' |
(cnn) almost 33,000 acres of the everglades national park were burning sunday, fire officials said, the latest in a series of wildfires that have scorched parts of florida in may smoke obscures the flames sunday in the everglades national park the smoke cast a haze over parts of south florida, including miami, prom... | cape sable everglades the national weather service south florida brian crowder | fire threatens the cape sable seaside sparrow, which only lives in everglades . dense smoke advisory from the national weather service issued for south florida . brian crowder, 31, accused of setting several wildfires |
(cnn) a middle of the night fight, a surprise pullout from the grammy awards, leaked photos, a police investigation new pieces of the puzzle of the alleged assault of pop singer rihanna by her boyfriend chris brown have been emerging since early february singers rihanna and chris brown, shown performing in decemb... | chris brown rihanna | chris brown and rihanna are reportedly back together despite rumors he beat her . a victim's return to her abuser is common, therapists who treat both say . women who are beaten often feel overwhelming guilt, shame and anxiety . abuser may try to psychologically manipulate victim into thinking it's her fault |
(cnn) the pakistani military reported killing 40 militants thursday near the border with afghanistan the latest in a string of clashes in a frontier region rife with extremism pakistani soldiers carry their weapons as they patrol on the other side of the border, however, security forces have made such gains that ... | acuaesthesia maybushes sixtypenny | no related information |
editor's note: david craig is a film, television and web producer, an adjunct professor at the annenberg school of communications at the university of southern california, and a gay rights activist david craig says there's growing support for recognition of gay unions and gay marriage los angeles (cnn) my battle for... | david craig 1990 craig december 10 | david craig: i've been battling for marriage equality for gays since 1990 . he says civil unions don't provide same level of rights and benefits as marriage . craig is part of a group organizing 'day without gays' protest for december 10 . craig: poll shows growing support for gay unions and for gay marriage |
london, england (cnn) it has taken nearly two decades and $86 billion, but london heathrow's terminal five finally opened for business thursday morning a general view of the new terminal 5 at heathrow airport prior to its official opening on thursday when british airways flight 26 touched down from hong kong at 4:42... | heathrow airport's $86 billion more than 15 years british airways | heathrow airport's $86 billion new terminal 5 finally opens to public . the new building took more than 15 years to complete following protests . building will carry all british airways traffic |
(cnn) a biker who posted videos of himself on youtube performing stunts and speeding at up to 210 kph (130 mph) has been jailed after inadvertently confessing his misdemeanors to police sandor ferenci posted video of himself online performing high speed stunts sandor ferenci, 28, was approached by police after a mot... | 12 weeks youtube 210 kph 130 mph ferenci | biker jailed for 12 weeks after posting youtube stunts video . police estimates put his speed at up to 210 kph (130 mph). ferenci admitted two counts of dangerous driving |
dutch harbor, alaska (cnn) in dutch harbor the smell of fish wafting from the docks and the canneries is the smell of money and lately, the town has smelled a lot less fishy high seas high jinx: tobias gives his shipmate hanns a haircut at sea using a sail bag as a barber cape over fishing, new quota systems and cha... | arctic inuit dutch harbor alaska deadliest catch the silent sound | team aims to discover how climate change has affected arctic and inuit people . at dutch harbor, alaska, discovered how fishing quota transforming community . unexpected calm weather on trip so far despite sailing 'deadliest catch' seas . read the first ship's log from the crew of the silent sound |
(cnn) the second inaugural address is always more difficult than the first when a president elect first steps onto the national stage, he still enjoys a certain degree of innocence and hope americans are waiting to see if the new president will be different when a new president delivers his speech, voters don't yet ... | piste sulpholeate vesicated | no related information |
(cnn) operation serval, france's swift military intervention to roll back advances made by jihadist elements who had hijacked a separatist movement in northern mali, could be a turning point in the ex colonialist's relationship with africa it is not, after all, every day that you hear a senior official of the africa... | french mali africa lansana gberie france africans lansana | french intervention in mali could be turning point in relationship with africa, writes lansana gberie . france's meddling to bolster puppet regimes in the past has outraged africans, he argues . he says few in africa would label the french action in mali as 'neo colonial mission creep'. lansana: 'africa's weakness has ... |
(cnn) close your eyes and imagine this it is the 1930s and, as nazism starts to flex its muscles in europe, you are in the middle east bouncing along a rough road on your way to visit an archaeological dig the excavation is taking place on mount carmel, fabled site of the prophet elijah's burning altar, and archaeol... | overdiffuseness lammie wangara | no related information |
(cnn) a syriac orthodox archbishop in britain called for all christians in iraq to leave the country sunday, one week to the day after gunmen stormed a catholic church in baghdad some 50 people were killed and 75 wounded in the attack at the sayidat al nejat church last week, including women, children and two priest... | athanasios dawood iraqi british christians iraq baghdad | archbishop athanasios dawood says the iraqi government does not protect minorities . he calls on the british government to grant christians living in iraq humanitarian asylum . his appeal comes one week to the day after a brutal attack on a church in baghdad . the church celebrated mass sunday as parishioners lit candl... |
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