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(cnn) thanks to the age old art of bartering, a california teenager became the envy of all his friends when he pulled into school in a porsche convertible steven ortiz, 17, dreamed of one day owning a luxury sports car a dream that became reality after he posted a used cell phone on craigslist 'my friend gave me ... | steve ortiz craigslist ortiz ipod porsche cnn american morning | steve ortiz posted a used cell phone on craigslist under the barter section . ortiz bartered up cell for ipod touch, computer, dirt bike, suv and then a porsche . he says anyone can do it, but warns it takes patience and a lot of research . 'it's trying to catch people who want what you have,' ortiz told cnn's 'america... |
los angeles (cnn) the co author of a study on propofol addiction funded by aeg live and used in their defense in the michael jackson wrongful death trial lost his medical license for writing illegal drug prescriptions, according to testimony dr torin finver was hired to help with the aeg live study after he lost his... | aeg live four months | new: co author of aeg live propofol study was hired after losing pizza parlor job . new: study co author was 'destitute, dead broke,' aeg live expert testifies . aeg live funded the expert's propofol research paper . the wrongful death case is nearing an end after four months |
(cnn) game show host and comedian howie mandel's irregular heartbeat scare is over, his publicist said tuesday howie mandel had an irregular heartbeat, but he did not have a heart attack, his publicist said 'howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow,' said lewis kay 'he appreciates... | godroons smyrnaite disaproned | no related information |
(cnn) manchester united defender patrice evra has been ruled out for a minimum of three weeks after suffering a foot injury during the 3 0 premier league win over title rivals chelsea france defender patrice evra will be out for a minimum of three weeks after hurting ankle ligaments it was evra's first game back aft... | manchester utd patrice evra frenchman chelsea england rio ferdinand | manchester utd defender patrice evra sidelined for minimum of three weeks . frenchman hurt ankle ligaments during 3 0 premier league win over chelsea . england defender rio ferdinand is out for another week with a back problem |
(cnn) this month, a federal judge allowed north carolina to put into effect new laws that would make it more difficult to vote most of the american public didn't notice the republicans pushing to restrict voting rights nationwide are betting on such inattention emboldened by a recent supreme court case limiting the ... | bardling formicaroid valerate | no related information |
(cnn) the supreme court of the united states has long been a unique political and legal institution our justices are the only judges in the world who sit on a nation's highest court for life their power to strike down the political decisions of the president, the congress and the states (the power of judicial review... | supreme court eric segall americans segall | poll finds public believes supreme court decides cases on political grounds . eric segall says americans losing faith in the court because of its partisanship . he says court should televise its proceedings and judges shouldn't have life tenure . segall: extraordinary power of justices should be reined in by time limit... |
washington (cnn) a food and drug administration committee delivered a split verdict on the diabetes drug avandia on wednesday, with most members voting to leave it on the market but recommending different changes in how it's prescribed twelve of the committee's 33 members voted to pull avandia off the market altoget... | eyeservice ornery coheading | no related information |
(cnn) dr yves jean bart, president of the haiti football federation, tells cnn about the day that the earthquake struck, the devastating aftermath and his hope for the future of soccer in the country what happened on the day of the earthquake? i went to the federation around 1pm to meet the president of the women's ... | january haiti football federation yves jean bart jean bart fifa cnn | january's earthquake killed 30 of haiti's football federation officials . haiti's football president dr yves jean bart was injured in the quake . dr jean bart is trying to rebuild the federation with help from fifa . he tells cnn about the earthquake and the enormous challenges ahead |
(cnn) actor patrick swayze's achievements include several feature films such as 'dirty dancing' and 'ghost,' as well as living with advanced pancreatic cancer for longer than most patients patrick swayze died at age 57 of pancreatic cancer he fought the disease for nearly two years that swayze, who died monday at ag... | patrick swayze nearly two years about 95 percent | patrick swayze battled pancreatic cancer for nearly two years . about 95 percent of those with pancreatic cancer die from it, experts say . dozens of drugs are in development or being tested in trials for the disease . doctors encourage patients to try to live their lives normally while in treatment |
washington (cnn) the food and drug administration said wednesday that it has stopped reviewing drug applications from an india based pharmaceutical plant, alleging that officials there falsified data and test results in applications, some of which the agency has already approved in its second action in six months ag... | fda india plant us | fda stops drug applications from india based drug plant . plant officials falsified data on applications, agency says . official: no reason to believe company's drugs on us shelves pose any safety threat |
(cnn) italian authorities found 25 dead bodies in a boat that was carrying refugees and was discovered off the coast of the southern island of lampedusa, an italian official news agency reported monday the bodies of the victims all males were found during an inspection of the boat after it was accompanied asho... | mastership semicretinism fractional | no related information |
(cnn) retirement hasn't been full of lazy days, rounds of golf and luxury vacations for gary terry when this former telecommunications executive called it quits after a 32 year career, he took up an equally time consuming volunteer job as chairman of the american heart association's texas chapter gary terry says his... | texas months earlier | heart association official suffered cardiac arrest in a texas airport . his life was saved by an automated external defibrillator . his group pressed to have the aeds place in the airport months earlier |
(cnn) make the most of 'the world's most livable city' with these insider tips trump card the copenhagen card entitles you to free use of the city's train, bus and metro systems, as well as free admission to 60 museums and attractions there are two versions, valid for either for either 24 hours (199 dkr) or 72 hours... | copenhagen card louisiana museum of modern art nørrebro | if you're a bit of a museum buff then it pays to invest in a copenhagen card . louisiana museum of modern art is a superb combination of nature and art . nørrebro is an up and coming area, with trendy bars, clubs and restaurants . take a canal tour to get a different view of the city or try the water bus service |
washington (cnn) immigration reform entered an uncertain new phase on wednesday as house republicans signaled some willingness to compromise with president barack obama and democrats but rejected a senate passed bill and insisted they would take their time drafting their own version following more than two hours of ... | cursitate paradiddle retaliationist | no related information |
(cnn) south africa inflicted the first home series defeat on australia in almost 16 years as they wrapped up a nine wicket win over the world's number one ranked test nation in melbourne on tuesday south african captain graeme smith led from the front with 75 as his team wrapped up victory captain graeme smith hit ... | aldononose secondhand chaga | no related information |
(cnn) wikileaks founder julian assange is trying to avoid extradition from britain to sweden over allegations of rape and other sex crimes by seeking asylum at the embassy of ecuador in london assange's move is dramatic, but he's not the first person to seek an escape route through a diplomatic mission here are some... | chester planarity zealously | no related information |
(parentingcom) revising its policy on circumcision for the first time in 13 years, the american academy of pediatrics now says that the preventative health benefits of infant circumcision clearly outweigh the risks the aap is also emphasizing that the procedure should be covered by third party payers, including medi... | american academy of pediatrics aap | american academy of pediatrics says circumcision should be covered by insurance . many parents choose the procedure for religious, hygiene or cosmetic reasons . aap's previous policy took a more neutral stance on circumcision |
(cnn) sergio garcia knows the law well he has a law degree and passed the california bar exam on his first try now he wants to practice that law, giving advice and taking on cases 'i'm fighting for my american dream,' he said wednesday was a landmark day his first case before the california supreme court but h... | sergio garcia california american doj | undocumented immigrant sergio garcia fights for his california law license . is it legal for an undocumented immigrant to practice law?. 'i'm fighting for my american dream,' sergio garcia says . doj: how can someone without legal status become licensed as a lawyer? |
waretown, new jersey (cnn) in the shadow of the nation's oldest operating nuclear power plant, alfonse esposito fishes along oyster creek in central new jersey, where he's caught and eaten bluefish and kingfish for 37 years 'i never had a problem with the fish i'm fine,' says the retiree 'there's not anything wrong'... | allopathy refractable grosshead | no related information |
(cnn) there is nothing new about the tension between the united states and iran relations have swung from crisis to crisis ever since the fall of the shah in 1979 but recently, this tension is turning into outright confrontation and the threat of war in october 2011, an alleged iranian plot to kill the saudi ambassa... | anthony cordesman us iran cordesman israel | anthony cordesman: tension between the us and iran is on the rise . cordesman: iran is now far closer to making actual nuclear weapons . he says that israel may be issuing threats in order to push iran towards negotiations . cordesman: risk of war will grow if iran doesn't halt its nuclear program |
(cnn) flamboyant and fearless, roberto cavalli is the peacock of the fashion world; with his body hugging clothes, he woos women the world over fashion designer roberto cavalli but his clients are no dainty damsels: cavalli's women are amazonian warriors and grecian goddesses, whose armor is fashion and whose weapo... | progs pterostigma cyamelide | no related information |
(cnn) the martin luther king, jr day of service is inspiring people across the country to volunteer this holiday weekend but if you're itching to do more perhaps turning your next family vacation into a series of teachable moments about the importance of giving back there are plenty of opportunities to make th... | orlando the sierra club | children with life threatening illnesses can get their wishes at orlando's most famous parks . the sierra club and other groups offer opportunities for families to do good and sweat . trekking for kids requires participants to raise money for the orphanages they visit . kids come to 'understand the world is not just ab... |
you could blame weeds, trees, and grasses if you start itching, sneezing, coughing, and wheezing this fall but the usual suspects aren't the only triggers a host of household items candles, chemicals, stuffed animals, and spices may be the real culprits from blue jeans buttons to limes to teddybears, allergy trig... | 15 percent americans christmas | household items such as candles, wall paint, carpet may cause allergy symptoms . dust mites live in bedding and stuffed animals, irritating 15 percent of americans . mold can grow on christmas trees, household plants causing allergic reaction |
bakuriani, georgia (cnn) the 21 year old georgian luger who propelled to his death after sliding off the track during an olympic practice run in vancouver was laid to rest in his hometown saturday some 4,000 citizens from every walk of life mourned silently as nodar kumaritashvili was buried in his hometown of bakur... | nodar kumaritashvili olympics vancouver kumaritashvili first 1992 | nodar kumaritashvili killed during olympics practice run in vancouver . preliminary inquiry says human error caused accident . other athletes expressed concerned about the speed of the luge track . kumaritashvili's death was the first since 1992 games |
(cnn) a recent study on global wellbeing showed the danes to be the happiest people on the planet and with about a fifth of them living in their capital it stands to reason that copenhagen must be a little bit special the amalienborg palaces are the royal family's winter residence so what are they so happy about? we... | copenhagen danish | copenhagen has been described as the world's most livable city . the city is charming, with medieval streets, canals and royal palaces . sleek danish design is evident everywhere and gives the city a modern edge . the 'free city' of christiania is testimony to danish open mindedness |
london, england (cnn) one revolutionized women's hair in the 1960s another brought fear to middle earth another is a champion golfer who now designs courses all over the world christopher lee is famous for playing count dracula and his roles in 'lord of the rings' and 'star wars' films vidal sassoon, christopher lee... | hairdresser vidal sassoon nick faldo uk dracula christopher lee elizabeth jonathan pryce alan cumming | hairdresser vidal sassoon, golfer nick faldo honored by uk's queen . 'dracula' star christopher lee knighted in queen elizabeth's birthday honors list . actors jonathan pryce and alan cumming also honored |
(cnn) once again, thanks to everyone who made connections between canada and the ivory coast we were quite amazed at the links you found between two countries that at first glance appear to be worlds apart we started the week by talking to lonely planet editor tom hall he told cnn's max foster that one of the most ... | canada the ivory coast food china turkey | we highlight the links you made between canada and the ivory coast . food, religion and sports were all used to connect the two countries . try connecting our next set of countries: china and turkey |
(cnn) alex trebek, longtime host of the television quiz show 'jeopardy,' was injured while chasing a burglar out of his hotel room early tuesday the 71 year old tv personality revealed his condition at the national geographic world championship in san francisco footage shot by cnn affiliate kgo showed trebek taking... | prostrator overphilosophize ozonosphere | no related information |
(cnn) anyone who doubts roland burris' qualifications to serve as the next senator from illinois may want to head to chicago's oak woods cemetery roland burris has erected a mausoleum listing his accompishments in chicago's oak woods cemetery there, burris, whom embattled illinois gov rod blagojevich appointed to su... | allotheist kernelless rizzonite | no related information |
(cnn) argentine coach diego maradona has urged carlos tevez to quit manchester united at the end of the season and head for italy tevez has been advised by argentine coach maradona to leave old trafford at the end of the season maradona watched united trounce chelsea 3 0 last weekend at old trafford where striker te... | diego maradona carlos tevez manchester utd end of season argentine italy inter milan tevez maradona united chelsea the weekend | diego maradona urges carlos tevez to quit manchester utd at end of season . argentine coach believes striker would be better off joining italy's inter milan . tevez on bench when maradona watched united beat chelsea at the weekend |
editor's note: peter bergen is cnn's national security analyst and a fellow at the new america foundation in washington and at new york university's center on law and security his most recent book is 'the osama bin laden i know: an oral history of al qaeda's leader' peter bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the... | peter bergen bush bergen us al qaeda | peter bergen: bush never correctly framed the 'global war on terror'. he says the president went to war against the tactic of terrorism . instead, bergen says, the us should be leading a war vs al qaeda . bergen: al qaeda is a formidable enemy, but not the equivalent of fascism |
(cnn) radovan karadzic, whose interpol charges listed 'flamboyant behavior' as a distinguishing characteristic, was a practicing psychiatrist who came to be nicknamed the 'butcher of bosnia' twice indicted in 1995 by the un international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia, karadzic faces charges of genocide... | evocation unanticipatingly unscrewing | no related information |
tokyo (cnn) a contentious crowd of tokyo electric power company shareholders showed up tuesday for their first meeting since the march tsunami to grill company executives about the future of the embattled company, as well as nuclear energy in japan but in the end, they rejected a motion for the company to abandon nu... | tricyanide infer somniosus | no related information |
(entertainment weekly) punctuation promises comedy in 'the informant!' as if the title subject is a cartoon secret agent maybe agent 86 in 'get smart' matt damon, as a corporate turncoat, offers up secrets in 'the informant!' but he's not the whistle blower worthy of an exclamation point in this groovy looking, c... | quadripolar undervaluer parthenophobia | no related information |
(cnn) a strengthening el nino is expected to bring torrential rain thursday to parts of southern california, including los angeles, and authorities warned of possibly severe mudslides in areas denuded by forest fires the storm could dump 8 inches to 10 inches of rain on the los angeles area and higher amounts in the... | el nino thursday southern california the south pacific | el nino expected to bring torrential rain thursday to parts of southern california . authorities warned of possibly severe mudslides in areas denuded by forest fires . warm ocean current from the south pacific responsible for storm |
(cnn) tanya gray, 28, works at a preschool in florence, where she has lived for the last two years she first moved to the city seven years ago from her home in luxemburg, when she and a friend decided to travel to italy's cultural capital to enroll as students 'once you have seen the duomo and some of the old buildi... | cnn florence tanya gray italian florentines | cnn spoke to florence resident tanya gray about life in the italian city . florence is small enough to walk everywhere, big enough to stay fresh . locals can spot the tourists they're not as dressy as native florentines . florence has a good nightlife, with many clubs and bars open late |
editor's note: in our behind the scenes series, cnn correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events here, soledad o'brien tells users about her work with young people who videotaped their stories in post katrina new orleans from left: shantia reneau, deshawn dabney, sol... | soledad o'brien spike lee january | soledad o'brien and spike lee gave kids cameras in january . one student's neighbor was killed by a gunshot . student may not go to chosen college as family's money goes to rebuild home |
editor's note: in our behind the scenes series, cnn correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events here, soledad o'brien takes users inside a jail where many of the inmates are mentally ill an inmate housed on the 'forgotten floor,' where many mentally ill inmates are ... | miami steven leifman cnn leifman | mentally ill inmates in miami are housed on the 'forgotten floor'. judge steven leifman says most are there as a result of 'avoidable felonies'. while cnn tours facility, patient shouts: 'i am the son of the president'. leifman says the system is unjust and he's fighting for change |
seoul (cnn) pictured giggling on a park bench, 89 year old lee soon sang and his wife, kim eun hae, look as though they met just yesterday in fact, they married more than 60 years ago but for half a century, kim believed her husband was dead, missing in action during the korean war (1950 53) then in august 2004, a t... | impartation blinking pacifists | no related information |
london, england (cnn) david prowse, who played darth vader in the original 'star wars' films, has revealed he is suffering from prostate cancer but is still feeling 'fantastic' david prowse signs autographs during the opening day of 'star wars celabration iv' in los angeles in 2007 prowse, who wore the black suit an... | david prowse darth vader star wars london | david prowse, who played darth vader in 'star wars,' has prostate cancer . prowse says he is undergoing radiotherapy at hospital in south london . actor said every man over 50 should have a blood test for prostate cancer |
(cnn) america is heading toward an energy cliff in the next 20 years, and the impacts could be much worse than those of the recent recession simply put, we cannot keep out of economic downturn without a readily available supply of clean and abundant energy from sources that are affordable, scalable to meet long t... | westinghouse danny roderick us 20% 2018 nearly 30% 2040 roderick | coming 'energy cliff' could be worse than recession, says westinghouse's danny roderick . us estimates coal plants that produce 20% of the nation's energy supply will close by 2018 . meanwhile electricity use will grow by nearly 30% by 2040, author says . nuclear power is the best solution, without taking away our clea... |
(cnn) he had a 1966 volkswagen bus, scraggly beard and a penchant for the arts she had blonde hair and liked the grateful dead that was all they needed craig rutman poses poolside with the grateful dead's bob weir before a 1997 show in reno, nevada 'i knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls,' muses... | seizable honker granddada | no related information |
(cnn) rebecca sedwick should be 13 now she should be enjoying the birthday cupcakes and ice cream her mom planned for her but rebecca will never know what it's like to be a teenager she killed herself last month, jumping off a silo after she was tormented by bullying her mother, tricia norman, posted a birthday mess... | rebecca sedwick's rebecca facebook | 'i did my very best to protect you and now i feel like i failed,' rebecca sedwick's mother says . rebecca, 12, jumped off a silo last month after she was bullied by schoolmates . rebecca's mom promises her that she will teach other parents about how serious bullying is . the father of a teen suspect says his daughter d... |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) royal dutch shell said tuesday that it may not be able to meet its oil supply obligations in nigeria after an attack on its major pipeline heavily armed nigerian rebels pose a constant threat to oil pipelines in the country the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta (mend), a rebel gr... | shell nigerian monday | shell says it may not be able to meet supply contracts after nigerian attack . two of shell's oil pipelines sabotaged by rebel groups on monday . company is working to repair the lines and get production running normally |
(cnn) from playing bat and ball in quiet corners of refugee camps to cricket's most glamorous tournament; afghanistan's national team, like the country, has come a long way the team's rise to the biggest stage of them all, the 2015 world cup, has been nothing short of remarkable and equally heartwarming the scene... | afghanistan kenya the 2015 world cup afghan pakistan soviet taliban | afghanistan triumphed over kenya to win the right to play at the 2015 world cup . far cry from 1979 when afghan exiles played in camps in pakistan during soviet invasion . cricket and sport was banned during taliban rule in afghanistan (1996 2001) |
(cnn) russian energy monopoly gazprom on wednesday said it would stop natural gas deliveries to ukraine over a dispute about payments gazprom chief executive alexei miller accused ukraine of using the issue as 'a political bargaining chip' gazprom chief alexey miller said talks with ukraine have been 'unproductive' ... | russian gazprom 10 am thursday 2 am et company ukraine about $2 billion european january 1, 2006 a day later | russian gas giant gazprom says it will cut gas supply 10 am thursday (2 am et). company says ukraine owes it about $2 billion for past natural gas deliveries . gazprom said supplies to other european customers won't be affected by action . gazprom cut supplies on january 1, 2006, but turned spigots back on a day later |
(cnn) the world famous hubble space telescope is owned by the us government and operated cooperatively by nasa and an institute under contract to nasa now that the government has shut down, the institute can still use existing resources to continue hubble operations for as long as possible its staff has tried to ens... | nasa meg urry two week $3 million to $8 million | government shutdown affects nasa, where employees are off the job . meg urry: a two week shutdown could waste $3 million to $8 million of taxpayer money . she says loss to science is greater as critical astronomical work could be affected . urry: nasa scientists can't do their work and must make up for it when shutdown... |
(cnn) a louisiana teenager whose 2006 arrest in the racially charged 'jena 6' assault case drew thousands of protesters tried to commit suicide days after a separate arrest last week, a police report says mychal bell was released in september 2007 and later agreed to a plea deal in the beating of a classmate mychal ... | mychal bell bell 370 louisiana | police report: mychal bell shot himself because he's tired of media attention . bell was arrested last week on suspicion of shoplifting . he is accused of stealing clothes worth $370 from a department store . bell was a defendant in the racially charged case in louisiana |
london (cnn) the five surviving monty python members on thursday announced their comeback performance in london next year, and fans are eagerly anticipating which vintage sketches will be dusted off for another airing but their combined age of 357 years has taken its toll, and it remains to be seen how the comedians... | pythons terry jones john cleese ministry of silly walks' | fans eagerly awaiting return of monty python stars for first time in three decades . money a factor in pythons' decision to reform, according to terry jones . john cleese says his ailing limbs unlikely to stand up to 'ministry of silly walks'. some of the material has never been performed on stage before |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) a british soldier was killed on new year's day by an explosion in southern afghanistan, britain's ministry of defense said friday a british unit on patrol in helmand province's garmsir district, where another soldier has died the soldier, who served with the 6th battalion the rifles, had bee... | british new year's day afghanistan the 6th battalion the rifles helmand garmsir | british soldier killed on new year's day by blast in afghanistan . soldier served with the 6th battalion the rifles in helmand province . he was on patrol in garmsir district when he was killed |
(cnn) the latest in a string of suspicious fires early thursday destroyed a home in detroit's internationally known heidelberg project, an installation that transformed decaying homes into works of art the blaze engulfed 'the penny house,' a small home adorned with images of pennies, around 3 am, fire officials said... | fourth detroit the penny house heidelberg project | fire destroys fourth house in internationally known detroit art installation . 'the penny house' was leveled in latest fire at heidelberg project . 'something is definitely going on there,' says senior fire chief |
(cnn) the kellogg co announced wednesday it is recommending that consumers not eat its peanut butter crackers because they may be tainted with salmonella salmonella bacteria are transmitted to humans by eating contaminated foods the products affected are austin and keebler branded: toasted peanut butter sandwi... | keebler kellogg | some types of austin and keebler branded sandwich crackers affected . one of its peanut butter suppliers has been linked to outbreak of salmonella . kellogg says warning is strictly precautionary; no incidents of illness reported . outbreak of salmonella poisoning has affected at least 434 people in 43 states |
(the frisky) by t minus 18 days until the oscars and, of course, we are all starting to place bets on who we think will walk away with little golden men this year luckily, the academy has proven itself to be pretty darn predictable over the years if you're america's sweetheart, you'll probably win best actress if yo... | sandra bullock best actress leigh anne tuohy sean penn the academy award harvey milk julia roberts oscar erin brockovich | sandra bullock won best actress for playing leigh anne tuohy . sean penn won the academy award for for playing harvey milk . julia roberts won an oscar for her real life role in 'erin brockovich' |
oakland, california (cnn) a former police officer for the bay area transit system pleaded not guilty thursday in the new year's day shooting of a passenger at an oakland rail station former transit officer johannes mehserle is charged with homicide in the death of oscar grant iii johannes mehserle, 27, appeared in ... | johannes mehserle alameda county oscar grant iii mehserle nevada grant | ex cop johannes mehserle appears in packed alameda county courtroom . supporters separated by aisle from relatives of shooting victim oscar grant iii . mehserle was arrested in nevada earlier this week . grant's death spawned public outrage and a string of protests |
washington (cnn) the grooved, gray concrete wall rising from a few inches to a few feet seems to be solely for blocking the noise from the nearby highway, but like many parts of the new pentagon memorial, there is more to the wall than meets the eye seven years after the september 11 attack on the pentagon, the wall... | pentagon the year new york washington cnncom live | pentagon unveils 9/11 memorial to honor the 184 victims killed there . benches are laid out in a pattern according to the year each victim was born . son visits site with dad to honor his mom: 'i'm very impressed'. watch 9/11 memorials in new york and washington on cnncom live |
(cnn) shia labeouf has at least one high profile supporter during an interview conducted at the karlovy vary international film festival and posted on indiewire, mel gibson said he can sympathize with labeouf who was recently arrested after on outburst in new york city 'when i see someone like shia labeouf with the ... | eczematization inconcinnately bello | no related information |
washington (cnn) even as it prepares to hand over the libyan embassy in washington to the rebel government, the state department is warning the transitional national council to get its act together an administration official told cnn the united states has warned the tnc that this is a 'do or die moment' for the orga... | octaeteric bobtailing yarwhip | no related information |
tehran, iran (cnn) the united nations nuclear monitors plan to return to iran at the end of the month after a positive assessment from both sides of the latest visit an international atomic energy agency (iaea) team spent three days in tehran this week another meeting is planned for february 21 22 'the agency is com... | international atomic energy agency late february iran tehran | new: international atomic energy agency monitors will return in late february . both sides called the meetings a positive step . western powers believe iran is developing nuclear weapons, a charge tehran denies . the watchdog agency wants to keep pushing on talks, its director says |
tokyo (cnn) workers at the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant have discovered a radioactive hot spot far more lethal than anything previously recorded at the damaged facility, the plant's owner reported tuesday the reading at the base of a ventilation tower between the no 1 and no 2 reactors monday after... | us tokyo electric power company | new: the hot spot may have resulted from reactor venting, a us expert says . tokyo electric power company is investigating the cause of the high radiation . these are the highest radiation levels since the early days of the disaster . a single 60 minute dose would be fatal to humans within weeks |
los angeles (cnn) actor charlie sheen on friday declared 'we are at war' following canceled production of the hit cbs sitcom 'two and a half men' and his impending loss of $12 million per episode 'they know what they did is wrong,' sheen, who claimed he is clean, said in a call from the bahamas to the 'loose cannons... | sheen cbs tmz next week | producers picked 'a fight with the wrong guy'. 'sheen's statements, conduct and condition' led to the shutdown, cbs says . the show's producer 'can't handle the truth,' sheen tells tmz . four new episodes were to begin production next week |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) an advisory panel is recommending a major step up in protection for health workers dealing with patients suspected or confirmed to have h1n1 influenza one expert says that based on current knowledge, n95 respirators offer health workers the best protection the institute of medicine said thur... | potsie nebulosus nonratably | no related information |
phoenix, arizona (cnn) 'always you have to run for your life,' says boo htoo, who grew up in a refugee camp in thailand just across the border from myanmar boo htoo and his family lived at the maela refugee camp before being resettled in phoenix, arizona ethnic minorities still flee the repressive military regime in... | phoenix arizona carolyn manning september 11 myanmar boo htoo cnncom/heroes | welcome to america project helps refugees being resettled in phoenix, arizona . carolyn manning founded the group after relative died in september 11 attacks . myanmar refugee boo htoo among 550 plus families the project has helped . nominate your hero at cnncom/heroes |
(cnn) a 75th minute strike by striker graziano pelle gave az alkmaar a 1 0 home win over nec nijmegen on sunday to leave his side top of the dutch standings italian star pelle scored the winner to keep az on top heading into the dutch break the italian's decisive goal means louis van gaal's men will head into 2009 ... | btise aqueously nonsensualistic | no related information |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) pirates holding a saudi owned oil supertanker off the coast of somalia have set the vessel free after receiving a ransom payment, a piracy monitor in neighboring kenya and the us navy fifth fleet said saturday a small aircraft drops a ransom payment during a flight over the sirius star on friday... | second saudi sirius star | new: second hijacked ship also released . pirates release saudi owned oil supertanker after receiving ransom . all crew members on sirius star are safe, according to piracy monitor . four pirates drowned, some ransom lost after skiff capsized in rough seas |
(cnn) denmark's thomas bjorn and american kevin streelman are tied for the lead after thursday's opening round of the world cup of golf in melbourne both men fired rounds of 66 to finish on five under par at the royal melbourne golf club to take their respective nations to the top of the team standings historically,... | cotraitor roche inspiratrix | no related information |
(cnn) the roof of a shopping mall collapsed in latvia's capital on thursday evening, killing four people and trapping dozens of others, officials in the baltic country said thursday the country's national news agency leta, citing a government official, reported there were four deaths a toddler was among the injured ... | riga latvian | roof of mall in western riga collapses, latvian news agency says . deaths are reported . mayor says perhaps 30 people are trapped |
tokyo, japan (cnn) when pictures of prime minister yukio hatoyama's multi colored button down shirt started spreading on the internet, people around the world cringed but not peter crawfurd and michael yang they saw brilliance 'extraordinary,' said yang, of hatoyama's purple, red, yellow, blue and green shirt 'that'... | dottrels levelish unseven | no related information |
(cnn) the prospect of competing in the 2012 london olympics left british rower mohamed sbihi with a big dilemma as a practicing muslim, sbihi, who has moroccan family, should be starting his month long ramadan fast on july 21, abstaining from food and water during daylight hours but it clashes with what should be th... | british mohamed sbihi britain moroccan muslim london six foot eight inches sbihi | british rower mohamed sbihi was born in britain and has a moroccan father . sbihi is a practicing muslim and will delay his ramadan fast to compete in london . he was picked up at the age of 15 by british rowing's talent spotting scheme . at six foot eight inches, sbihi is the tallest member of the british crew |
(cnn) police dropped assault and harassment charges against a man who lindsay lohan said choked her during a scuffle over cell phone photos early sunday, a new york police department official said instead, christian labella, 25, and lohan, 26, filed harassment claims against each other 'cross complaints for harassme... | lindsay lohan christian labella lohan grabbed labella's | new: lindsay lohan and christian labella file harassment claims against each other, official says . lohan grabbed labella's phone when she realized he took photos of her, a police source says . labella says she took the phone without his permission, according to the source . lohan 'did sustain some injuries, she was no... |
cairo (cnn) the trial of international aid workers including 16 americans accused of fraud in egypt got a brief start sunday as intense behind the scenes diplomatic discussions simmered over the case out of the 43 defendants facing fraud charges, only 14 non american workers showed up to court for a trial unfo... | underpain bidented difficultness | no related information |
washington (cnn) iraq is open for business, and american companies should make an effort to invest there, secretary of state hillary clinton said friday 'president obama and i and our government believe strongly that expanding economic opportunity is as essential as building democratic institutions,' clinton said wh... | us iraq imf china clinton | 'expanding economic opportunity' as essential as democracy, she says . federal agencies join forces to support us companies in iraq . imf says iraq's growth will outpace china in two years, clinton says |
so ill he could not move, wolfgang amadeus mozart supposedly sang parts of his final masterpiece, 'requiem,' from his deathbed two centuries later, the exact cause of the austrian composer's premature death, in december 1791 at age 35, is still a mystery this portrait by painter johann georg edlinger, showed mozart not... | turkeyberry collembola bob | no related information |
(cnn) pakistani civilians were given a brief window on friday to flee the ongoing fighting between government forces and taliban militants in the country's north, according to military officials pakistani civilians pack a bus leaving mingora, the capital of the troubled swat valley the pakistan army is trying to pus... | 6 am 2 pm swat valley malakand taliban pakistan 10 months | curfew relaxed from 6 am until 2 pm local time in swat valley, malakand . taliban 'digging trenches, laying mines' in disputed western city, expert says . pakistan wants to push taliban south so it can encircle militants, expert says . some 15 million people have been displaced by 10 months of fighting |
washington (cnn) house speaker john boehner has a liability on his hands rep trey radel, r florida, has taken a leave of absence after pleading guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession boehner has been praised by congressional watchdogs for having little tolerance for derelict members of congress but for now, radel ... | lagoonside nonfragrant isoamylamine | no related information |
denver, colorado (cnn) a former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis c after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with used syringes filled with saline solution, authorities say a hospital worker has admitted to secretly injecting herself an... | kristen diane parker denver october 2008 april 2009 | kristen diane parker believes she contracted hepatitis c from sharing dirty needles . she was a surgical technician in denver from october 2008 to april 2009 . hepatitis c is a contagious liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer |
harare, zimbabwe (cnn) zimbabwe's opposition said sunday that it will not 'commit political suicide' by entering into a government with president robert mugabe without the power to deliver change, food and jobs zimbabwe president robert mugabe, in a speech to supporters saturday, refused calls to step down movement ... | zimbabwe mugabe morgan tsvangirai | opposition: power sharing deal must give it genuine power to deliver change . zimbabwe's president mugabe to hold talks monday with morgan tsvangirai . mugabe says talks are last chance for opposition before he forms government . power sharing deal signed by pair has been deadlocked since september |
colombo, sri lanka (cnn) five members of the sri lanka's civil defense force (cdf) were killed in a suicide blast in sri lanka at a church outside the capital of colombo sunday morning, police said sri lankan police officers investigate sunday's suicide bombing near colombo eight other cdf officers and two civilians... | tamil tiger tiger navy | new: attack coincided during a weekly festival that draws a large crowd . new: police suspect the bomber was a member of the tamil tiger rebels . no immediate response from tiger rebels on church blast, destroyed boat . four rebels killed in boat attack after midnight sunday, navy says |
editor's note: for 85 years, yankee stadium has hosted some of the greatest moments in sports on sunday, the yankees will play their last game before the stadium is torn down former yankee pitcher jim bouton played on the 1963 american league all star team and in two world series he wrote the classic baseball book, 'b... | riata play acidulent | no related information |
washington (cnn) the federal aviation administration has ordered its inspectors to make sure regional airlines' training programs are in line with federal regulations, authorities announced tuesday regional airline colgan air's flight 3407 crashed near buffalo, new york, on february 12 'it's clear to us in looking ... | faa ntsb buffalo usa today | faa to examine training at regional airlines to make sure it meets federal standards . ntsb investigation into fatal crash in buffalo revealed pilot exam failures . usa today inquiry found pilot test failures in eight of nine regional airline crashes |
lagos, nigeria (cnn) royal dutch shell said tuesday that it may not be able to meet its oil supply obligations in nigeria after an attack on its major pipeline heavily armed nigerian rebels pose a constant threat to oil pipelines in the country the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta (mend), a rebel gr... | shell nigerian | shell says it may not be able to meet supply contracts after nigerian attack . two of shell's oil pipelines sabotaged by rebel groups on monday . company is working to repair the lines and get production running normally |
(cnn) in style and substance, barack obama is looking like he could be a different president than the candidate voters got to know during the campaign barack obama has taken on a more somber tone as he prepares to take office his message of changing the country has been replaced by one of repairing the country as he... | obama | obama says not all of his campaign promises will happen at pace he wanted . president elect's tone has become more somber as he prepares to take office . obama says, 'everybody is going to have to give' to get things back on track . president elect's priority is getting his economic recovery package passed |
(cnn) even as anti american violence eased saturday around the muslim world, tensions remained high stoked, in some nations, by the prospect of us troops arriving to protect us diplomatic missions the widespread protests connected to an online trailer for an inflammatory anti islam film privately produced in the ... | solubilize propessimism photographable | no related information |
washington (cnn) there was no shortage of superstars in washington this week, including the middle school students of atlanta, georgia's ron clark academy ron clark academy students singing their newest song, 'dear obama,' in washington this week 'there are those obama kids!' 'those are the kids from tv!' 'sing for ... | atlanta 6th ron clark academy vote however you like obama | singing atlanta schoolkids perform at inauguration festivities . 'i have a sleepy energy,' one 6th grader says of the group's packed schedule . ron clark academy singers gained fame for their 'vote however you like' song . they have written another song, 'dear obama,' which offers advice to the president |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) a british soldier was killed on new year's day by an explosion in southern afghanistan, britain's ministry of defense said friday a british unit on patrol in helmand province's garmsir district, where another soldier has died the soldier, who served with the 6th battalion the rifles, had bee... | british new year's day afghanistan the 6th battalion the rifles helmand garmsir | british soldier killed on new year's day by blast in afghanistan . soldier served with the 6th battalion the rifles in helmand province . he was on patrol in garmsir district when he was killed |
(cnn) to date, britain has avoided the politicized and polarized abortion debate that is so prevalent in the us traditionally, our political parties have seen abortion as a 'private' matter of personal and public 'health' and not a matter of rights the law gives women no 'right' to abortion as in most western democr... | uk ann furedi us | abortion is a legal option in the uk if doctors agree . ann furedi says she is stunned by the intimidation that abortion doctors face in the us. 'women attend our clinics for care or counseling because they need help,' she says . ann furedi argues that protesters refuse to accept that thousands of 'bpas clients' decide... |
(cnn) when it comes to the sport of wrestling, longtime adversaries iran and the united states are friendly enemies andy hrovat, right, seen wrestling reineris salas of cuba, is among the us wrestlers touring this winter a us freestyle men's wrestling team will go to the islamic republic where the sport is widely... | longtime iran the united states us islamic | longtime adversaries iran and the united states are friendly enemies on the mat . us freestyle men's wrestling team will participate in iran tournament . sport of wrestling is hugely popular in the islamic republic . us official says of iran: 'they treat our athletes like kings' |
(cnn) in baseball crazy japan, where players are treated as celebrities, yu darvish is a superstar a new giant of the game? the 6ft 5 in yu darvish could soon be thrown a deal into the big time of mlb he's been called the greatest pitcher in the country, but the relaxed 23 year old takes any pressure that comes his ... | 23 year old japan hokkaido nippon ham fighters iranian japanese us major league | 23 year old has been feted as the best pitcher in japan and has celebrity status . plays with hokkaido nippon ham fighters; father is iranian, mother is japanese . touted as next japanese player to make an impact in us major league |
(cnn) sherri shepherd is leaving the daytime talk show 'the view,' sources close to her told cnn on thursday producers and people close to shepherd have known for months that she was ready to go, they said, adding that shepherd kept the news quiet because she didn't want to upstage or disrupt barbara walters' retire... | shepherd months barbara walters the view last month jenny mccarthy sherri | people close to shepherd have known for months she was ready to go, sources say . barbara walters bid farewell to 'the view' last month . co host jenny mccarthy tweets: 'if sherri goes i go too' |
new york (cnn) a rarely seen portrait of michael jackson is on display inside a harlem luxury car dealership macky dancy, a partner at dancy power automotive, said the oil painting titled 'the book' is believed to be the only portrait for which jackson sat the oil painting titled 'the book' is on display at dancy p... | michael jackson harlem jackson renaissance apollo theater | oil painting said to be the only portrait for which michael jackson sat . painting is displayed at harlem based automotive showroom . it shows jackson in renaissance era clothes, holding a book . partner: painting's owner chose showroom because it's near apollo theater |
washington (cnn) when you see people at the office using such internet sites as facebook and myspace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off a social networking site for the world of spying officially launches for the us intelligence community this month but that's not the case at the cia, the fbi and the... | us a space al qaeda | us intelligence agencies are urging staffers to use a new social networking site . called a space, it's for analysts within the nation's 16 intelligence agencies . analysts can use a space to share information about al qaeda, other issues . only intelligence personnel with the proper security clearance can access the s... |
(cnn) a motorcade carrying secretary of state hillary clinton in the philippines was pelted with eggs and other objects wednesday, the state department confirmed, but the car carrying clinton was not hit and there were no injuries the incident occurred at 2:45 pm in manila, when the motorcade was traveling from the ... | cheer blately lesson | no related information |
washington (cnn) four months ago, north korea threatened to scrap the 1953 armistice agreement that ended the korean war and resume hostilities against the united states and south korea in response to tougher un sanctions against pyongyang after its latest nuclear test this week, the famously reclusive dictatorship ... | palaeodendrological taxemes fluorescigenous | no related information |
oxford, iowa (cnn) brianne leckness stares into the camera, a crooked smile spread across her face it's the epitome of youth a young girl with bows in her hair ready to tackle the world a dog scampers behind her in a blur brianne leckness is one of 100 people featured in a new book called 'the oxford project' but... | wafermaker nonalarmist horizontalism | no related information |
(wired) hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough now scientists worry that someday, they'll try to take over your brain scientists can use brain signals to control computers hands free in the past year, researchers have developed technology that makes it possible to use thoughts to operate a computer, ... | twitter neurosurgical focus | scientists can use thoughts to operate computers, wheelchairs and twitter . as tech develops, risk of 'brain hacking' become more real, scientists say . neurosurgical focus article says risks are slim now . but security 'should proceed in lockstep with the technology,' expert says |
(cnn) authorities investigating the case of a boy who disappeared in kansas almost a decade ago plan to search an undisclosed residence wednesday, the butler county sheriff said an age progression photo shows what adam herrman would like today, as a 21 year old man sheriff craig murphy would not disclose details abo... | fleer morocco getaways | no related information |
beijing, china (cnn) china has become the world's third largest economy, surpassing germany and closing rapidly on japan, according to government and world bank figures commuters drive along a road in downtown beijing, china, on thursday the chinese government revised its growth figures for 2007 from 119 percent to ... | china japan world bank's about 75 percent $600 billion | china's gdp could overtake japan's within a few years . world bank's estimate of china's economic growth is about 75 percent . china announced $600 billion economic stimulus package recently |
gonaives, haiti (cnn) four major storms have raked the desperately poor country of haiti in the past month, leaving at least 341 people dead a man carries drinking water through the flooded streets of gonaives, haiti, on monday nine of the deaths were attributed to fay, 79 to gustav, 183 to hanna and 70 to ike, said... | gonaives haiti | gonaives, haiti, cut off from rest of country by flooded roads, washed out bridges . some flood survivors say they haven't received aid in a week . logistical problems prompt aid workers to warn of deepening humanitarian crisis . at least 341 people have died in four storms in haiti |
washington (cnn) on his final full day in office, president bush issued commutations for two former us border patrol agents convicted in 2006 of shooting and wounding an unarmed illegal immigrant suspected of drug smuggling at the time and then covering it up an artist's sketch shows ignacio ramos, left, and j... | bush ignacio ramos jose compean ex border patrol march 20 | bush commutes sentences of ignacio ramos and jose compean . president believes 'the sentences they received are too harsh,' official says . ex border patrol agents will be released march 20 . pair convicted of shooting undocumented immigrant allegedly running drugs |
bangkok, thailand (cnn) at least 59 people were killed in a fire that broke out early thursday at one of bangkok's most upscale nightclubs, where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year, thai police said rescue officials work at the scene of the fire in thailand most of the dead were thai, but foreigners ... | fireworks club bangkok | fireworks were used as part of a performance, authorities say . most of those who died suffered smoke inhalation or were trampled, authorities say . club is located in one of bangkok's busiest commercial districts |
(cnn) baseball's biggest stars are in new york for tuesday's all star game, as the sport says goodbye to one of its most famous landmarks joseph cornacchia, left, used to play with babe ruth when he was a kid, his son jim says it's the yankees' final season at the 'house that ruth built,' and mlbcom reports that 40... | baseball ireporters ruth goose gossage sparky lyle | baseball's current and former stars getting ready for all star game . ireporters met ruth, bonds, goose gossage and sparky lyle . got a baseball memory? share it on ireportcom |
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